Sunday Trends and Indexes 12/20 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

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NCAAB
Short Sheet


Sunday, 12/20/2009

UCF at CONNECTICUT, 1:00 PM ET
UCF: 6-0 OVER in December
CONNECTICUT: 0-6 ATS at home when the total is 130 to 139.5

BRADLEY at IOWA ST, 2:00 PM ET
BRADLEY: 9-1 OVER as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12
IOWA ST: 2-9 ATS after having lost 2 of their last 3 games

ARK-LITTLE ROCK at ARKANSAS ST, 3:00 PM ET
ARK-LITTLE ROCK: 0-9 ATS after having lost 4 of their last 5 games
ARKANSAS ST: 11-3 OVER after playing a road game

FLA INTERNATIONAL at N TEXAS, 4:00 PM ET
FLA INTERNATIONAL: 16-32 ATS after a loss by 6 points or less
N TEXAS: 7-0 ATS after 1 or more consecutive unders

FLORIDA ST at GEORGIA TECH, 5:30 PM ET
FLORIDA ST: 13-3 ATS AWAY when the total is 135 to 139.5
GEORGIA TECH: 27-13 UNDER after an ATS win

NC STATE at WAKE FOREST, 7:45 PM ET
NC STATE: 8-1 ATS as a road underdog or pick
WAKE FOREST: 9-28 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5

Holiday Festival - Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
DAVIDSON vs. CORNELL, 12:00 PM ET
DAVIDSON: 1-9 ATS after playing a game as an underdog
CORNELL: 13-4 ATS after 3 consecutive non-conference games

HOFSTRA at ST JOHNS, 2:15 PM ET
HOFSTRA: 11-2 ATS off a home win
ST JOHNS: 13-3 UNDER at home in December

Holiday Hoops Classic - Final Round - South Point Arena - Las Vegas, NV
SAN DIEGO vs. S FLORIDA, 5:00 PM ET
SAN DIEGO: 21-8 UNDER when playing with one or less days rest
S FLORIDA: 10-2 ATS when playing only their 3rd game in a week

SAN FRANCISCO vs. S ILLINOIS, 7:15 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO: 2-8 ATS in non-conference games
S ILLINOIS: 4-1 ATS after a win by 6 points or less

Added Games

FAIRFIELD at RHODE ISLAND, 1:00 PM ET
FAIRFIELD: 10-3 OVER after 3+ consecutive wins
RHODE ISLAND: 2-10 ATS as a home favorite of 9.5 to 12

N ARIZONA at COLORADO ST, 8:00 PM ET
N ARIZONA: 5-16 ATS when playing with one or less days rest
COLORADO ST: 11-2 OVER after a combined score of 125 points or less

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel


Portland at Miami
The Heat look to take advantage of a Portland team that is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games as an underdog. Miami is the pick (-5) according to Dunkel, which has the Heat favored by 7 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Miami (-5). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20

Game 501-502: New Orleans at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: New Orleans 113.723; Toronto 117.731
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 4; 208
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto by 2 1/2; 204 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-2 1/2); Over

Game 503-504: Denver at Memphis
Dunkel Ratings: Denver 121.382; Memphis 120.466
Dunkel Line & Total: Denver by 1; 207
Vegas Line & Total: Denver by 2 1/2; 209 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Memphis (+2 1/2); Under

Game 505-506: Portland at Miami
Dunkel Ratings: Portland 115.636; Miami 123.180
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 7 1/2; 190
Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 5; 186 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-5); Over

Game 507-508: LA Lakers at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: LA Lakers 124.630; Detroit 119.532
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Lakers by 5; 184
Vegas Line & Total: LA Lakers by 8; 189 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+8); Under

Game 509-510: Minnesota at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 112.655; Boston 127.203
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 14 1/2; 199
Vegas Line & Total: Boston by 13; 197
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-13); Over

Game 511-512: Charlotte at New York
Dunkel Ratings: Charlotte 116.143; New York 122.496
Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 6 1/2; 197
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 3; 193
Dunkel Pick: New York (-3); Over

Game 513-514: Cleveland at Dallas
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland 121.543; Dallas 122.936
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 1 1/2; 184
Vegas Line & Total: Cleveland by 4; 188 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (+4); Under

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NCAAB
Dunkel


Central Florida at Connecticut
The Golden Knights look to build on their 7-3 ATS record in their last 10 games as an underdog. Central Florida is the pick (+19) according to Dunkel, which has Connecticut favored by only 17 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Central Florida (+19). Here are all of today's games.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20

Game 515-516: Central Florida at Connecticut
Dunkel Ratings: Central Florida 56.830; Connecticut 74.520
Dunkel Line: Connecticut by 17 1/2
Vegas Line: Connecticut by 19
Dunkel Pick: Central Florida (+19)

Game 517-518: Bradley at Iowa State
Dunkel Ratings: Bradley 59.797; Iowa State 65.924
Dunkel Line: Iowa State by 6
Vegas Line: Iowa State by 8
Dunkel Pick: Bradley (+8)

Game 519-520: AR-Little Rock at Arkansas State
Dunkel Ratings: AR-Little Rock 52.150; Arkansas State 51.802
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Arkansas State by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: AR-Little Rock (+3 1/2)

Game 521-522: Florida International at North Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Florida International 39.180; North Texas 58.598
Dunkel Line: North Texas by 19 1/2
Vegas Line: North Texas by 15 1/2
Dunkel Pick: North Texas (-15 1/2)

Game 523-524: Florida State at Georgia Tech
Dunkel Ratings: Florida State 68.742; Georgia Tech 69.214
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Georgia Tech by 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida State (+6 1/2)

Game 525-526: North Carolina State at Wake Forest
Dunkel Ratings: North Carolina State 65.157; Wake Forest 68.134
Dunkel Line: Wake Forest by 3
Vegas Line: Wake Forest by 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: North Carolina State (+9 1/2)

Game 527-528: Davidson vs. Cornell
Dunkel Ratings: Davidson 54.032; Cornell 59.997
Dunkel Line: Cornell by 6
Vegas Line: Cornell by 7
Dunkel Pick: Davidson (+7)

Game 529-530: Hofstra vs. St. John's
Dunkel Ratings: Hofstra 53.473; St. John's 63.138
Dunkel Line: St. John's by 9 1/2
Vegas Line: St. John's by 7
Dunkel Pick: St. John's (-7)

Game 531-532: San Diego vs. South Florida
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego 52.124; South Florida 63.247
Dunkel Line: South Florida by 11
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 533-534: San Francisco vs. Southern Illinois
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco 44.361; Southern Illinois 58.753
Dunkel Line: Southern Illinois by 14 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 535-536: Fairfield at Rhode Island
Dunkel Ratings: Fairfield 55.273; Rhode Island 65.391
Dunkel Line: Rhode Island by 10
Vegas Line: Rhode Island by 11 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Fairfield (+11 1/2)

Game 537-538: Northern Arizona at Colorado State
Dunkel Ratings: Northern Arizona 46.341; Colorado State 59.835
Dunkel Line: Colorado State by 13 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

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NHL
Dunkel


St. Louis at Vancouver
The Blues look to bounce back from a 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay and build on their 4-1 record in their last 5 games following a home loss by 3 or more goals. St. Louis is the pick (+165) according to Dunkel, which has the Blues favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+165). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20

Game 1-2: Detroit at Chicago
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 12.543; Chicago 12.092
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-215); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+185); Over

Game 3-4: St. Louis at Vancouver
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 11.261; Vancouver 11.111
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-185); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+165); Over

[Udog]

NBA
Write-Up


Sunday, December 20

Hot Teams
-- Hormets won five of their last seven games.
-- Nuggets won three of their last four games. Memphis covered seven of their last nine home games.
-- Celtics won 11 of last 12 games, covered one of last five. Minnesota covered nine of its last eleven games.
-- Lakers are 14-1 in last five games, but covered just one of last five.
-- Miami won its last two games, by 20-18 points.
-- Cavaliers won last five games; they're 8-3 vs spread in their last eleven road contests. Mavericks won five of their last six games.
-- Knicks won five of their last seven games.

Cold Teams
-- Raptors covered just two of their last seven games.
-- Pistons lost last three games by 11-8-11 points.
-- Portland lost seven of their last eight road games.
-- Bobcats lost four of last five games, but are 6-4 vs spread in their last ten road games.

Totals
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven New Orleans games; last three Toronto games all went over.
-- Six of last nine Denver games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Boston home games stayed under total.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in Lakers' last seven games.
-- Five of last six Miami games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Cleveland games.
-- 11 of last 13 Charlotte games went over the total; Knicks' last five games all stayed under.

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NCAAB
Write-Up


Sunday, December 20

Information on Sunday's college basketball games.

Central Florida is 6-3 vs D-I teams, losing road games at Notre Dame by 18, South Florida by 4 (1-1 as road dog); their other loss to vs Niagara by 17. UConn gets big freshman Majok eligible here, which should help their defense. Huskies are playing for first time in 11 days, since loss to Kentucky- they're 1-4 against the spread as a favorite.

Bradley is 4-4, getting upset at home in last two games; they lost 68-65 to Loyola in last game, after leading by 11 at the half. Braves are 1-1 on road, losing by 10 at BYU, winning by 14 at Northern Illinois. Iowa St. is 7-3, losing three of last four games- this is their first game in 9 days, Cyclones failed to cover last three games as a favorite.

Ark-Little Rock beat Arkansas State twice LY, by 1-6 points, holding ASU to 33% shooting in both games; UALR is 3-6, losing its last three games, including 74-71 loss at So Alabama in Sun Belt opener (led by 6 at half). Arkansas State lost last five games (four losses by 11+ points); favorite is 5-1 vs spread in their games this season.

Isiah Thomas' Florida International team is 1-8, losing last three games by 20-17-6, losing Sun Belt opener 59-53 at Denver Thursday; they are 4-3 vs spread as underdog, covering last three as dog. North Texas won 80-75 at FIU LY; they're 4-3 after beating UL-Monroe 79-62 in league opener, covering their only game as a favorite this season.

Florida State beat Georgia Tech twice LY, 62-58/64-62; Seminoles won last three games by 20-7-4 points, are 9-2 on season, 1-2 on road, losing by 16 at Florida, 13 at Ohio State. Tech won last six games, is 8-1 this season, covering all five games as a favorite. Jackets' only loss is 63-59 on neutral court to Dayton; best wins are Siena, USC.

Home team won both NC State-Wake Forest games, with State losing by 7 here, winning by 6 at home. Wolfpack is 8-1 with win at Marquette in inly road game- they struggled to beat Elon by 3 last game. Wake Forest just beat Elon by 40; they're 6-2, winning last three games by 2-40-11 points. Deacons are 3-1 against spread this season when a favorite.

7-2 Cornell is playing for first time in two weeks; they've won last five games, with four of those games away from home. Big Red has wins vs Alabama-UMass-Drexel-St Joe's-- their losses are Seton Hall, Syracuse. Davidson is 1-7 vs D-I teams (won by 11 at Citadel), playing schedule designed for team that had Curry playing. Davidson is 1-3-1 as a dog.

St John's is 8-1; its only loss was 80-71 at Duke (was down 16 at half). Red Storm won last two games by 10-17 points, beating Siena, Temple, Georgia- they're 0-4 vs spread this season when favored. Hofstra is 6-3, 2-1 vs spread as underdog; two of their losses are Kansas/UConn- their other loss is by 8 to Charlotte. Hofstra won their last three games.

South Florida is 8-2 after hammering San Francisco by 20 last nite; they are 6-2 vs spread as a favorite, now face enigmatic San Diego team that blew another 15-point halftime lead last night, losing to SIU. This is the fourth game in eight days for Bulls. San Diego lost six of its last seven games. Underdog is 9-1-1 vs spread in Torero games this season.

Southern Illinois rallied to win last night after being down 15 at the half; Salukis are 5-2 vs D-I teams, losing at UNLV by 9, Saint Louis by 10. SIU is 3-1 vs spread as a favorite. San Francisco lost eight of its last nine games after losing by 20 to South Florida last night; they're 2-6 against spread as an underdog.

Rhode Island is 8-1, winning last four games with win at Boston College last game; they're 2-2 as favorite this year. URI's only loss this year was by hoop at VCU. Fairfield is 8-2 against a terrible schedule (ranked 340 out of 347); Stags lost by 29 at Maryland, 4 at Hofstra. Their best win, I guess was a 13-point win at St Peter's in a conference game.

Colorado State is 6-3, winning last three games by 1-5-15 points, with wins over Denver/Colorado/Montana, all decent wins. Rams are 3-1 as a favorite this season. Northern Arizona is getting ready for the back/back schedule Big Sky is playing by doing that this weekend- they upset Air Force yesterday 60-52, their third win in ten games vs D-I teams.

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NHL
Write-Up


Sunday, December 20

Hot Teams
-- Blackhawks won five of their last six games. Red Wings won four of their last five games.
-- Washington won four of their last five games.

Cold Teams
-- Blues lost three of their last four games.

Totals
-- Six of last seven Detroit games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four St Louis games went over the total.

Playing second of back-to-back nights
-- Red Wings won last five times they had played the night before.

Series Records
-- Red Wings are 11-4 in last fifteen games against Chicago.
-- Canucks won four of last five games against St Louis.