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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 06:57 AM

Daily Sports Roundup

Sunday, December 20

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Bengals look for a win in San Diego, the Vikings meet the Panthers in primetime, and the Mavericks play host to the Cavs.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The top matchup on the NFL schedule for Sunday will take place in San Diego, where the Chargers (10-3 SU, 7-6 ATS) will play host to the Bengals (9-4 SU, 6-7 ATS). San Diego won their eighth game in a row last week, slipping past the Cowboys 20-17 in Dallas. The Bengals were knocked for a loss last Sunday, falling 30-10 to Brett Favre and the Vikings in Minnesota. Oddsmakers have San Diego as a 6.5-point favorite for Sunday, with the total for the game at 43.5 points.

The other late-afternoon games on Sunday are Oakland at Denver (-14), Green Bay at Pittsburgh (-2), Chicago at Baltimore (-11), and Tampa Bay at Seattle (-6.5). Earlier NFL action has Cleveland at Kansas City (-1.5), Atlanta at the Jets, Miami at Tennessee, San Francisco at Philadelphia (-7.5), New England (-7) at Buffalo, Arizona (-12.5) at Detroit, and Houston at St. Louis. The lowly Rams (1-12 SU, 6-7 ATS) head into their Sunday matchup riding a five-game losing streak.

Finally, the Sunday nighter has Minnesota (11-2 SU, 8-4-1 ATS) at Carolina (5-8 SU, 6-7 ATS). Favre went just 17-of-30 for 192 yards passing in the Vikings' win over the Bengals last week, with one TD and one INT. Adrian Peterson ran for 97 yards and two scores. The Panthers fell 20-10 in New England last Sunday, with Steve Smith catching two balls for 83 yards and a TD. The Vikings have been listed as 9-point road favorites for Sunday night's game, with the total set at 43.

As well, there's a single bowl game on the Sunday college football schedule, with Southern Miss (7-5 SU, 6-5 ATS) vs. Middle Tennessee State (9-3 SU, 9-3 ATS) in the New Orleans Bowl at the Superdome. Oddsmakers have Southern Miss set as the 3.5-point favorite for the matchup, with the total for the contest at 57.5.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA offers up seven games on Sunday, with New Orleans at Toronto, Denver at Memphis, Minnesota at Boston, the Lakers at Detroit, Portland at Miami, Charlotte at New York, and Cleveland at Dallas. The Cavaliers picked up an 85-82 home win over Milwaukee in their last game on Friday night, as LeBron James scored 26 points. The Mavericks fell 116-108 in overtime to Houston on Friday, with Dirk Nowitzki leaving in the second quarter with a cut on his elbow.

And there are two games involving ranked teams on the college basketball schedule for Sunday, with UCF at No. 14 Connecticut, and Florida State at No. 22 Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets (8-1 SU, 5-1 ATS) have won five games in a row, most recently beating Arkansas Pine Bluff by a score of 65-53 on Wednesday night. The Seminoles (9-2 SU, 2-6 ATS) got past Auburn 76-72 in their game on Thursday night; Solomon Alabi scored 22 points for Florida State.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are just two games on the National Hockey League schedule for Sunday, with St. Louis at Vancouver and Detroit at Chicago. The Red Wings and Blackhawks haven't met since way back on October 8, when Detroit pulled out a 3-2 home victory. Nicklas Lidstrom, Kris Draper, and now-injured Johan Franzen had the goals for the Wings in that win, while Chris Osgood made 32 saves and was the game's First Star. Patrick Sharp and Kris Versteeg had the Hawks goals.

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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 06:58 AM

Bettor's best friend: Today's helpful tips

Sunday, December 20

Bowe your neck

The Chiefs best offensive player will return to the lineup Sunday after missing four games due to a violation of the NFL’s drug policy.

Dwayne Bowe totaled 33 catches for 466 yards and four scores before being suspended. Kansas City is 1-3 straight up and ATS without Bowe in the lineup and has averaged 16.0 ppg during that span.

The Browns head into the game as 2-point underdogs, but have won three straight against the Chiefs and covered in all three. Kansas City is 5-15 ATS in their last 20 home games.

Don’t dig on swine

Despite not practicing all week because of flu-like symptoms, it appears Rams running back Steven Jackson will play against the Texans on Sunday.

Jackson has been unable to practice for many weeks due to a herniated disk but has yet to miss a game this season and went through a team walk-through on Saturday.

"Steven has shown he can do well without practice and I anticipate he'll do very well this week," backup running back Samkon Gado said. "I'd be very surprised if he couldn't go."

Quarterback Kyle Boller, who missed last week's game with a thigh injury, also has been dealing with an illness. Boller did not participate in Saturday’s walk-through.

If Boller cannot go, Rams will start rookie Keith Null, who threw five interceptions last week in his pro debut. In Tennessee’s 47-7 win, the team stacked the box against the Rams with the inexperienced Null under center and held Jackson to a season-low 39 yards on 18 carries.

The Rams opened as 10.5-point home underdogs to the Texans, but the reported swine flu outbreak in the locker room inflated the spread to as high as 15 at some shops.

Heat-ing pad

Dwayne Wade has been dealing with upper-back spasms and was limited in practice on Saturday.

Miami’s superstar is expected to play on Sunday against Portland, but it would probably be wise to check the starting roster prior to game-time before placing a wager on the Heat.

Wade is the NBA’s fifth-leading scorer, dropping in 26.6 ppg while contributing 6.0 apg, and hasn’t missed a game this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Heat as 5-point favorites with a total of 186.5. The road team is 10-4 ATS in the last 14 games of this series while the Trail Blazers have covered in four of the last five.

Larry legend

Cardinals wideout Larry Fitzgerald said he will definitely play on Sunday after suffering a knee sprain and bone contusion during Monday’s night game against the 49ers.

"We got games we got to take care of," Fitzgerald said. "We don't like to talk about the injury stuff. It's still a little painful, but it's football. Everybody on this roster is dealing with some type of pain. When you sign a contract, it's not just when you're healthy or when you're feeling good. It's every day. You've go to go out there and work hard and produce."

Fitzgerald has not missed a game since the 2007 campaign. Arizona beat Cleveland in that game, 27-21, as 1-point favorites.

The spread in this game spiked when Fitzgerald said he would play. The Cardinals opened as 11-point road favorites and that number has climbed to as high as 15 at some markets.

Fading Falcons

If there were ever a week to get Atlanta’s two best players back on the field, this would be it.

Quarterback Matt Ryan and running back Michael Turner are both listed as questionable heading into the game against the Jets on Sunday and both are expected to be game-time decisions.

Ryan has missed two straight games with a toe injury and was limited in Friday’s practice. Turner has also missed two games, three this season, and the Falcons have gone 0-3 straight up and 2-1 ATS in his absence.

Weather could get ugly in this affair and the under is 12-2 in the Jets last 14 December games. The total has dropped from an opener of 40 to the lowest number on the board at 36.

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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 06:59 AM

Six-pack for Sunday

Some more NFL trends to ponder for Week 15.......

-- Lions covered three of last 10 as non-divisional home underdog.

-- Broncos covered two of last ten divisional home games.

-- Chiefs covered three of last 11 non-divisional home games.

-- Jets are 8-4 as non-divisional home favorites.

-- Rams covered one of last six at home against AFC teams.

-- Seahawks covered five of last six non-divisional home games.

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Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday.........

13) Gutty effort by New Orleans Saturday night, but they fell short 24-17 at home against Dallas and lost for first time this year. Too bad every pro football fan didn't get to see this game, but thats how NFL is running its business these days, trying to squeeze every last dollar from the public.

12) Cable companies are no better; they act like they're better, but they're the greediest bastards going, almost as bad as oil companies. For people to be willing to pay for the NFL Network and the Sunday Ticket, but not to be allowed to because they don't have DirecTV, that should be illegal.

11) Underdog is now 12-1 vs spread in Fresno State's last 13 bowl games after Wyoming nipped Bulldogs 35-28 in OT in Albuquerque Saturday. Fresno State failed to cover last six tries as a boel favorite.

10) Rutgers won its fourth straight bowl, crushing Central Florida 45-24 in a game that effectively ended when UCF threw a pick-6 from its own 20 in last 90 seconds of first half, when they trailed by just 21-17.

9) Wild day of college hoop, which is weird because it didn't look like such a good card before the day started. Oklahoma was fortunate to get past a gutty Northern Colorado squad 80-79, while West Virginia scored with :02 left to win 80-78 at Cleveland State, after being up 13 at the half.

8) Western Kentucky upset Louisville LY, had already beaten Vanderbilt this year, but they got spanked 102-75 by the Cardinals in their last visit to Freedom Hall. Good win for Pitino's team, which had been struggling.

7) Never thought the first basketball game in Jerry World would have 193 points scored in it, but Texas beat North Carolina 100-93. For record, the teams combined to shoot 14 of 37 from the arc, not bad at all, so shooting background in the new stadium must have been pretty good.

6) Richmond beat Florida, Old Dominion beat Georgetown, USC crushed Tennessee (new PG Gerrity was huge difference), South Carolina lost at Wofford. Not a bad day for the have-nots Saturday.

5) Speaking of Michael Gerrity, USC is his third college program, starting out at Pepperdine, then transferring to Charlotte and now USC. Arizona State-USC games will be interestting this year, with Glasser-Gerrity going against each other at the point. Couple of mirror-image guys.

4) Texas Tech lost for first time 85-83 at Wichita, but rallied from down 14 at half to make it interesting. Pat Knight's a better recruiter than his dad.

3) New Mexico was down 12 at half at home against Creighton, but rallied to win by 5; Steve Alford's young team still hasn't lost a game.

2) Temple's defense held Seton Hall 25 points under its season average in a 71-65 upset win in New Jersey. Fran Dunphy has himself a nice team.

1) Kansas State was up 18 at half, easily spanked Alabama 87-74; K-State is very good team with veteran guards.

From: Armadillo
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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 06:59 AM

NBA

Sunday, December 20

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. TORONTO
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against New Orleans

4:00 PM
DENVER vs. MEMPHIS
Denver is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Memphis is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Denver
Memphis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Denver

6:00 PM
LA LAKERS vs. DETROIT
LA Lakers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit
LA Lakers are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

6:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. BOSTON
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home

6:00 PM
PORTLAND vs. MIAMI
Portland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
Portland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games

7:30 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. NEW YORK
Charlotte is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
CLEVELAND vs. DALLAS
Cleveland is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Cleveland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Dallas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 07:00 AM

NBA

Sunday, December 20

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Pick ‘n’ Roll: Today's best NBA bets
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New Orleans Hornets at Toronto Raptors (-2.5, 205)

The Raptors aren’t exactly a franchise striking fear into the hearts of opponents this season. While the Dinos can put up the points, ranking sixth in the NBA in scoring, the defense has been as soft as Santa’s behind.

"Really hard to find the words," Hedo Turkoglu told the Toronto Sun following a loss to the Heat this week. "We did not do much on defense and had too many turnovers. We have to learn from these types of games."

Toronto has allowed more than 106 points per game this month, going 5-6 in this stretch and playing over the total in three straight games, including Friday’s win over the lowly New Jersey Nets.

The Raptors still gave up 95 points to a Nets team that averages under 90 points a night. Toronto’s opponents are shooting almost 48 percent from the field and have dominated the Raptors on the glass, scoring plenty of put-backs and second-chance buckets.

Pick: Over

Cleveland Cavaliers at Dallas Mavericks (N/A, 193)

The great thing about being an NBA beat writer is being able to call it how you see it. And the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Brian Windhorst isn’t holding anything back. Well, maybe his vomit.

The Cavs are on a five-game winning stretch, picking up their most recent victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in ugly fashion Thursday night. Cleveland blew a 15-point lead in the last six minutes of the game to hand bettors who gave the 9.5 points a slap in the face. Windhorst points out that the Cavs did not record an assist in the final 12 minutes of the game and shot a dismal 4-of-17 from the field.

He believes these ugly games are becoming all too common. Defensive lulls, offensive blackouts and turnovers, of which the Cavaliers made 15 of on Thursday, are spoiling the holiday season for anyone putting plays down on Cleveland.

The defense is the only thing keeping Cleveland atop the league. It is giving up under 93 points per game and allowing opponents to shoot just 40 percent from the floor in the last 10 games. The Cavaliers are 5-5 ATS in the span but have covered just twice in the last seven games.

Pick: Dallas

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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 07:01 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

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UCF (7 - 3) at CONNECTICUT (6 - 2) - 12/20/2009, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UCF is 1-0 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 1-0 straight up against UCF over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BRADLEY (5 - 4) at IOWA ST (7 - 3) - 12/20/2009, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BRADLEY is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
IOWA ST is 1-0 against the spread versus BRADLEY over the last 3 seasons
BRADLEY is 1-0 straight up against IOWA ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ARK-LITTLE ROCK (4 - 7) at ARKANSAS ST (3 - 5) - 12/20/2009, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARKANSAS ST is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARK-LITTLE ROCK is 3-1 against the spread versus ARKANSAS ST over the last 3 seasons
ARK-LITTLE ROCK is 3-1 straight up against ARKANSAS ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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FLA INTERNATIONAL (3 - 10) at N TEXAS (6 - 3) - 12/20/2009, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLA INTERNATIONAL is 117-153 ATS (-51.3 Units) in all games since 1997.
FLA INTERNATIONAL is 117-153 ATS (-51.3 Units) in all lined games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
N TEXAS is 1-1 against the spread versus FLA INTERNATIONAL over the last 3 seasons
N TEXAS is 2-0 straight up against FLA INTERNATIONAL over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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FLORIDA ST (9 - 2) at GEORGIA TECH (8 - 1) - 12/20/2009, 5:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
GEORGIA TECH is 2-1 against the spread versus FLORIDA ST over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA ST is 3-0 straight up against GEORGIA TECH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NC STATE (8 - 1) at WAKE FOREST (7 - 2) - 12/20/2009, 7:45 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NC STATE is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NC STATE is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
WAKE FOREST is 9-28 ATS (-21.8 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 since 1997.
WAKE FOREST is 121-158 ATS (-52.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WAKE FOREST is 2-2 against the spread versus NC STATE over the last 3 seasons
WAKE FOREST is 2-2 straight up against NC STATE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DAVIDSON (3 - 7) vs. CORNELL (7 - 2) - 12/20/2009, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CORNELL is 42-24 ATS (+15.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.
CORNELL is 39-22 ATS (+14.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.
CORNELL is 47-24 ATS (+20.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 149-111 ATS (+26.9 Units) in all games since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 149-111 ATS (+26.9 Units) in all lined games since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 49-29 ATS (+17.1 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) in road games after allowing 60 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 58-35 ATS (+19.5 Units) after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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HOFSTRA (7 - 3) at ST JOHNS (8 - 1) - 12/20/2009, 2:15 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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SAN DIEGO (5 - 6) vs. S FLORIDA (8 - 2) - 12/20/2009, 5:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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SAN FRANCISCO (3 - 7) vs. S ILLINOIS (5 - 2) - 12/20/2009, 7:15 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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FAIRFIELD (8 - 2) at RHODE ISLAND (8 - 1) - 12/20/2009, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RHODE ISLAND is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
RHODE ISLAND is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) as a home favorite of 9.5 to 12 points since 1997.
RHODE ISLAND is 53-83 ATS (-38.3 Units) in all home games since 1997.
RHODE ISLAND is 53-83 ATS (-38.3 Units) in home lined games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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N ARIZONA (3 - 6) at COLORADO ST (7 - 3) - 12/20/2009, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 07:01 AM

NCAAB

Sunday, December 20

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Trend Report
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12:00 PM
DAVIDSON vs. CORNELL
Davidson is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
Davidson is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Cornell is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Cornell is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home

1:00 PM
CENTRAL FLORIDA vs. CONNECTICUT
Central Florida is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Central Florida is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Connecticut is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

1:00 PM
DELAWARE vs. VERMONT
Delaware is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Delaware is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games on the road
No trends available

1:00 PM
FAIRFIELD vs. RHODE ISLAND
Fairfield is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Rhode Island is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Rhode Island is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

2:00 PM
BRADLEY vs. IOWA STATE
Bradley is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Iowa State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Iowa State is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games

2:00 PM
HIGH POINT vs. MARSHALL
No trends available
Marshall is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Marshall is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

2:00 PM
HOFSTRA vs. ST. JOHN'S
Hofstra is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Hofstra is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. John's
St. John's is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Hofstra
St. John's is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Hofstra

2:00 PM
PRINCETON vs. MAINE
Princeton is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
No trends available

2:00 PM
SAM HOUSTON STATE vs. AUBURN
No trends available
Auburn is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Auburn is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home

2:00 PM
ST. FRANCIS PA vs. AKRON
No trends available
Akron is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Akron is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

3:00 PM
LOYOLA OF CHICAGO vs. SIU EDWARDSVILLE
Loyola of Chicago is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
SIU Edwardsville is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
SIU Edwardsville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

3:00 PM
TEXAS-ARLINGTON vs. BAYLOR
No trends available
Baylor is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Baylor is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

3:05 PM
ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK vs. ARKANSAS STATE
Arkansas-Little Rock is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Arkansas State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arkansas-Little Rock's last 6 games when playing Arkansas State
Arkansas State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Arkansas State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

3:30 PM
DARTMOUTH vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dartmouth is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Dartmouth is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New Hampshire
No trends available

4:00 PM
BINGHAMTON vs. MARIST
No trends available
Marist is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Marist is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home

4:00 PM
BRYANT vs. BOSTON COLLEGE
No trends available
Boston College is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston College is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

4:00 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. WINTHROP
Charlotte is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Charlotte is 2-10-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
No trends available

4:00 PM
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL vs. NORTH TEXAS
Florida International is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Florida International is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing North Texas
North Texas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida International
North Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Florida International

5:00 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. SOUTH FLORIDA
San Diego is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
South Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
South Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

5:00 PM
ST. GREGORY'S vs. TCU
No trends available
TCU is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
TCU is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games

5:30 PM
FLORIDA STATE vs. GEORGIA TECH
Florida State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Georgia Tech
Florida State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Georgia Tech is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

7:00 PM
LEHIGH vs. SAINT JOSEPH'S
No trends available
Saint Joseph's is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Saint Joseph's is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

7:15 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
San Francisco is 2-12-1 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Southern Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
SOUTH DAKOTA vs. WYOMING
No trends available
Wyoming is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home

7:30 PM
TEXAS A&M C.C. vs. KENT STATE
No trends available
Kent State is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Kent State is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home

7:45 PM
NORTH CAROLINA STATE vs. WAKE FOREST
North Carolina State is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
North Carolina State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Wake Forest is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against North Carolina State
Wake Forest is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against North Carolina State

8:00 PM
NORTHERN ARIZONA vs. COLORADO STATE
Northern Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Northern Arizona is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Colorado State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

9:00 PM
BRYAN vs. TENNESSEE TECH
No trends available
Tennessee Tech is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
Tennessee Tech is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games

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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 07:02 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

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DETROIT (18-11-0-5, 41 pts.) at CHICAGO (22-8-0-3, 47 pts.) - 12/20/2009, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 16-4 ATS (+9.8 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 26-8 ATS (+12.1 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 34-17 ATS (+14.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 15-21 ATS (-14.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 8-12 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 12-8-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (14-14-0-5, 33 pts.) at VANCOUVER (20-15-0-0, 40 pts.) - 12/20/2009, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 20-19 ATS (+47.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
VANCOUVER is 227-220 ATS (-28.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 103-111 ATS (-66.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 9-4 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 9-4-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 07:03 AM

NHL

Sunday, December 20

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
DETROIT vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games

10:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. VANCOUVER
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Vancouver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis

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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 07:03 AM

NHL

Sunday, December 20

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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets
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Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks (-200, 5.5)

The Red Wings were already having a hard enough time putting the biscuit in the basket with a banged up roster. Now, Detroit will have to find ways to score without top gun Henrik Zetterberg, who will miss the next two weeks with a shoulder separation.

Zetterberg injured himself in the Red Wings 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday. The Swedish sniper leads the team in scoring with 10 goals and 22 assists in his 34 games this year. As a team, Detroit is averaging just 2.7 goals a game and has played under the total in seven of their last 10 contests.

The Red Wings roster has been decimated by injuries this season. Along with Zetterberg, they are missing Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula, Jason Williams, Niklas Kronwall, Daniel Cleary, Darren Helm and Jonathan Ericsson.

They face a Chicago Blackhawks squad Sunday that also has a tendency to keep scores low. The Blackhawks have finished below the total in eight of their last 10 contests.

Pick: Under

St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks (-200, 5.5)

After an embarrassing loss Friday night, the Blues can’t get wait to get out of St. Louis.

The Blues played sloppy hockey and constantly gave away the puck, leading to a 6-2 flogging from the Tampa Bay Lightning at home. The loss dropped St. Louis to a dismal 6-11-1-1 inside the Scottrade Center and was the team’s third loss in the past four games.

“I would almost call this loss tonight dumb,” Blues coach Andy Murray told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “It was a dumb loss. To me, the game against Edmonton (a 5-3 loss on Dec. 11) ... in our own building, we got pushed around. Tonight we just played dumb.”

Now, the Blues hit the bricks for the next three games, starting in Vancouver Sunday. The Canucks have one of the best home records in hockey, going 14-5 inside GM Place. They are currently on an eight-game home stand, going 4-1 in the first five games of this stretch.

Pick: Vancouver

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**pm530** · 12-20-2009, 07:04 AM

NOTE:
For the initial posting of trends and indexes, we have provided information available up to the time of posting.
Added updates for today’s games will be posted ASAP.

**Udog** · 12-20-2009, 10:26 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 20

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NEW ORLEANS (12 - 13) at TORONTO (12 - 17) - 12/20/2009, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 48-63 ATS (-21.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 21-34 ATS (-16.4 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 24-42 ATS (-22.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 20-37 ATS (-20.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 45-63 ATS (-24.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 23-37 ATS (-17.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 3-2 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 3-2 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DENVER (19 - 8) at MEMPHIS (11 - 15) - 12/20/2009, 4:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 5-3 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 8-0 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PORTLAND (16 - 12) at MIAMI (13 - 11) - 12/20/2009, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 41-58 ATS (-22.8 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 4-1 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 4-1 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA LAKERS (21 - 4) at DETROIT (11 - 15) - 12/20/2009, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 4-1 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 3-2 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (5 - 22) at BOSTON (20 - 5) - 12/20/2009, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 127-100 ATS (+17.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 34-20 ATS (+12.0 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 37-18 ATS (+17.2 Units) in road games on Sunday games since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-1 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (10 - 15) at NEW YORK (9 - 17) - 12/20/2009, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 62-45 ATS (+12.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 42-29 ATS (+10.1 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 70-44 ATS (+21.6 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 32-18 ATS (+12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 33-16 ATS (+15.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 6-3 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 5-4 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CLEVELAND (20 - 7) at DALLAS (19 - 8) - 12/20/2009, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 4-1 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 4-1 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 12-20-2009, 11:43 AM

NBA
Short Sheet

Sunday, 12/20/2009

NEW ORLEANS at TORONTO, 12:35 PM ET
NEW ORLEANS: 4-14 ATS when the total is 200 to 209.5
TORONTO: 10-1 UNDER at home against Southwest division

DENVER at MEMPHIS, 4:05 PM ET
DENVER: 4-12 ATS off an upset loss as a road favorite
MEMPHIS: 5-1 ATS after playing a game as favorite

PORTLAND at MIAMI, 6:05 PM ET
PORTLAND: 5-15 ATS as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6
MIAMI: 37-17 OVER against Northwest division

LA LAKERS at DETROIT, 6:05 PM ET
LA LAKERS: 19-8 UNDER when playing their 3rd road game in 5 days
DETROIT: 27-12 ATS in December

MINNESOTA at BOSTON, 6:05 PM ET
MINNESOTA: 9-0 ATS AWAY after 1 or more consecutive wins
BOSTON: 13-2 OVER at home after a division game

CHARLOTTE at NEW YORK, 7:35 PM ET
CHARLOTTE: 8-1 OVER in December
NEW YORK: 14-4 OVER at home off a home win

CLEVELAND at DALLAS, 7:35 PM ET
CLEVELAND: 25-6 UNDER on Sunday
DALLAS: 4-9 ATS in home games

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**Udog** · 12-20-2009, 11:45 AM

NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, 12/20/2009

DETROIT at CHICAGO, 7:00 PM ET
DETROIT: 0-2 SU after scoring 3+ goals in 4 straight games
CHICAGO: 16-4 SU in December

ST LOUIS at VANCOUVER, 10:00 PM ET
ST LOUIS: 4-11 SU when playing their 3rd game in 5 days
VANCOUVER: 17-5 SU revenging a loss where team scored 1 or less goals

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