Sunday Trends and Indexes 1/3 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

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NHL
Dunkel


Philadelphia at Ottawa
The Flyers look to build on their 4-1 record in their last 5 road games. Philadelphia is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Flyers favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-105). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3

Game 1-2: Philadelphia at Ottawa
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.912; Ottawa 11.464
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-105); Under

Game 3-4: Buffalo at Montreal
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 11.654; Montreal 11.232
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Buffalo (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (-120); Under

Game 5-6: Pittsburgh at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 10.812; Florida 11.060
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-145); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+125); Over

Game 7-8: Anaheim at Chicago
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 11.309; Chicago 12.605
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total:
Dunkel Pick:

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NBA
SUNDAY NBA POWER TRENDS


Sunday, 1/3/2010
(703) SAN ANTONIO vs. (704) TORONTO

TORONTO is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) vs. very good shooting teams making >=48% of their shots over the L3 seasons. The average score was TORONTO 98.5, OPPONENT 112.2 - (Rating = 2*)

(705) CHARLOTTE vs. (706) CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND is 15-2 UNDER (+12.8 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons. The average score was CLEVELAND 95.9, OPPONENT 86.4 - (Rating = 3*)

(707) PHILADELPHIA vs. (708) DENVER

DENVER is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in home games vs. poor defensive teams allowing 99+ PPG over the last 2 seasons. The average score was DENVER 116.7, OPPONENT 102.9 - (Rating = 1*)

[Udog]

NBA
Short Sheet


Sunday, 1/3/2010

INDIANA at NEW YORK, 6:05 PM ET
INDIANA: 6-16 ATS as an underdog
NEW YORK: 7-0 Under vs. Central Division

SAN ANTONIO at TORONTO, 6:05 PM ET NBA
SAN ANTONIO: 6-0 ATS if favored last game
TORONTO: 1-6 ATS playing on back to back days

CHARLOTTE at CLEVELAND, 6:05 PM ET
CHARLOTTE: 13-4 ATS Away playing on back to back days
CLEVELAND: 16-2 Under on Sundays

PHILADELPHIA at DENVER, 8:05 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA: 5-1 Under after allowing 100+ pts BB games
DENVER: 6-1 ATS off BB Unders

DALLAS at LA LAKERS, 9:35 PM ET
DALLAS: 32-13 ATS Away off 3+ away games
LA LAKERS: 0-5 ATS at home vs. Dallas

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NCAAB
Short Sheet


Sunday, 1/3/2010

WISCONSIN at PENN ST, 2:00 PM ET Big 10
WISCONSIN: 10-0 ATS off BB wins by 20+ pts
PENN ST: 15-5 Under they made 50%+ of their 3 point shots last game

GEORGETOWN at DEPAUL, 2:00 PM ET
GEORGETOWN: 18-7 Under as DD favorite
DEPAUL: 2-12 ATS in home games

HOUSTON at IOWA ST, 2:00 PM ET
HOUSTON: 12-2 Over as road underdog
IOWA ST: 7-0 Over off BB wins by 15+ points

MISSOURI ST at N IOWA, 2:00 PM ET
MISSOURI ST: 9-22 ATS as an underdog
N IOWA: 6-0 ATS off 3+ SU wins

BRADLEY at WICHITA ST, 3:00 PM ET
BRADLEY: 10-1 Over as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points
WICHITA ST: 13-4 ATS off home win by 20+ points

CREIGHTON at EVANSVILLE, 3:00 PM ET
CREIGHTON: 33-16 Over as a favorite
EVANSVILLE: 6-26 ATS after a game with 9 or less assists

UTEP at TEXAS TECH, 3:00 PM ET
UTEP: 8-0 ATS after allowing 55 points or less
TEXAS TECH: 9-1 Over off home win

FLORIDA at NC STATE, 3:00 PM ET FSN
FLORIDA: 11-2 Under off win by 20+ points
NC STATE: 6-0 Over in January home games

OHIO ST at MICHIGAN, 4:30 PM ET Big 10
OHIO ST: 6-0 Under Away off ATS loss
MICHIGAN: 6-0 ATS at home off an Over

PROVIDENCE at ST JOHNS, 5:30 PM ET
PROVIDENCE: 7-1 Over this season
ST JOHNS: 8-0 Under after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games

XAVIER at WAKE FOREST, 5:30 PM ET FSN
XAVIER: 8-1 ATS in January
WAKE FOREST: 74-102 ATS off ATS loss

MIAMI at PEPPERDINE, 7:00 PM ET
MIAMI: 7-0 Under off 5+ SU wins
PEPPERDINE: 2-8 ATS off non-conf game

INDIANA ST at DRAKE, 7:00 PM ET
INDIANA ST: 2-9 ATS as favorite
DRAKE: 15-6 Under vs. conference

CLEMSON at DUKE, 7:45 PM ET FSN
CLEMSON: 23-44 ATS off BB ATS wins
DUKE: 26-10 ATS at home if the total is 140 to 149.5

S ILLINOIS at ILLINOIS ST, 8:00 PM ET ESPNU
S ILLINOIS: 14-5 Over off conference game
ILLINOIS ST: 0-7 ATS at home off SU loss

Added Games

MARYLAND at UNC-GREENSBORO, 1:00 PM ET
MARYLAND: 47-27 Under Away off ATS loss
UNC-GREENSBORO: 3-12 ATS in home games

MONTANA ST at IDAHO ST, 4:00 PM ET
MONTANA ST: 11-1 ATS after having lost 2 of their last 3 games
IDAHO ST: 12-0 off BB games w/ 12 or less assists

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NHL
Short Sheet


Sunday, 1/3/2010

PHILADELPHIA at OTTAWA, 1:05 PM ET NHL
PHILADELPHIA: 4-14 SU revenging shutout loss
OTTAWA: 16-9 SU at home vs. Philadelphia

BUFFALO at MONTREAL, 3:05 PM ET
BUFFALO: 7-16 SU off OT win
MONTREAL: 9-17 SU at home playing with double revenge

PITTSBURGH at FLORIDA, 5:05 PM ET
PITTSBURGH: 38-18 SU off loss by 2+ goals
FLORIDA: 0-7 SU off home loss by 1 goal

ANAHEIM at CHICAGO, 7:05 PM ET
ANAHEIM: n/a
CHICAGO: n/a

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NBA
Write-Up


Sunday, January 3

Hot Teams
-- Knicks are 9-5 in their last fourteen games.
-- Spurs won five in row, 11 of last 13 games. Raptors won five of their last six games.
-- Cavaliers won their last seven games (5-2 vs spread). Bobcats covered eight of last ten games.
-- 76ers are 10-4 vs spread in their last 14 road games.
-- Mavericks won nine of their last twelve games.

Cold Teams
-- Pacers lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Nuggets lost five of their last seven games.
-- Lakers are 0-5 vs spread in last five home games.

Totals
-- Four of last five Indiana games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Spur road games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Cleveland games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Denver games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Dallas games stayed under the total; five of last six Laker games went over the total.

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NHL
Write-Up


Sunday, January 3

Hot Teams
-- Senators won three of their last four games. Flyers won four of their last five games.
-- Sabres won last three games, scoring 13 goals. Canadiens won six of their last seven games.
-- Chicago won five of its last six games.

Cold Teams
-- Panthers lost four of their last five games. Penguins lost last four in a row, scoring a total of seven goals.
-- Ducks lost four of their last five games.

Totals
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Ottawa games.
-- Four of last five Buffalo games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Florida games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Anaheim games went over the total.

Playing second of back-to-back nights
-- Penguins lost three of last four games when they played night before.
-- Ducks are 1-6 when they played the night before.

Series Records
-- Senators won three of last four games against Philadelphia.
-- Sabres won three of last four games against Montreal.
-- Penguins won five of their last six games against Florida.
-- Blackhawks won three of last four games against Anaheim.

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NCAAB
Write-Up


Sunday, January 3

Information on the best of Sunday's college hoop games........

Wisconsin beat Penn State twice LY, 65-61/54-44; Badgers won five in a row (4-1 vs spread), but they've lost their only road game, 88-84 in OT at Milwaukee. Penn State is 3-0 vs spread as an underdog this season.

DePaul (+16.5) lost 48-40 at Georgetown LY; Blue Demons lost five of last seven games, losing by 13 at Pitt in Big East opener. Georgetown is 10-1; they have double-revenge games at Marquette Wednesday. Hoyas are 4-3 as a favorite. DePaul is 3-2 vs spread as an underdog this year.

Northern Iowa swept Missouri State LY, 78-64/78-69, holding Bears to 39% from floor in both games; UNI shot 70.5% from floor in game here LY. Panthers won last nine games, taking first two Valley games by 19-8 points. Bears are 12-1, losing by 4 in OT at Arkansas; they won first two MVC games by 14-4 points.

Bradley beat Wichita State twice LY, 60-58/65-50; they're 5-6, 2-2 on road, losing by 10 at BYU, 22 at Iowa State- they've won at Drake and Northern Illinois. Shockers won 10 of their laat 11 games, winning by 23 in Valley home opener. Wichita is 2-1-1 vs spread as a favorite.

Creighton swept Evansville LY, 79-57/89-84; Bluejays started 0-2 in the MVC this year, losing 60-52 to No Iowa, 70-64 at Indiana State- they're 0-4 on road, losing by 10-3-5-6 points. Evansville lost its last three in a row, dropping first two MVC games, by 14-19 points.

Texas Tech (+2) lost 96-78 at UTEP LY; Red Raiders beat McNeese St by just one point Friday- they split last four games after their 8-0 start. Tech is 3-1 as a favorite this year. Miners are 8-2, winning 79-58 in only road game, at New Mexico State. C-USA road underdogs are 15-14.

Florida (-11) beat NC State 68-66 after trailing by 10 at the half; they're 10-3 this year, 2-3 in last five, winning by 18 at Jacksonville in its only true road game. Wolfpack won five of their last six games. ACC home teams are 21-24 vs spread in non-conference games.

Ohio State swept Michigan LY, 65-58/54-42, holding Wolverines under 36% from floor in both games; Buckeyes are 0-2 on road, losing 65-43 at Wisconsin in Big 11 opener, 74-66 at Butler. Michigan is just 2-3 in last five games after getting upset at undermanned Indiana in Big 11 opener.

Providence (-8.5) hammered St John's 75-54 LY, but Friars are just 5-5 in last ten games, losing by 13 at Notre Dame in Big East opener- they are 2-3 on road, losing by 9 at Alabama, 4 at URI, 13 at Notre Dame. St John's is improved at 10-3, but they lost at Georgetown by 7 in opener of Big East season- they're 1-5 vs spread as a favorite this season.

Wake Forest won its last six games; they're 3-4 against spread as a fave. ACC home favorites are 21-23 vs spread in non-conference tilts. Xavier split last eight games after 4-0 start; they're 0-2 on road, losing by point at Butler, by 15 at Kansas State. A-14 road dogs are 18-29 vs spread.

Home side won both Indiana State-Drake games LY, then the Sycamores upset Drake 62-55 (+3) in MVC tournament. State is 3-1 vs spread on the road, winning at Arkansas State, Toledo, losing by 11 at LSU, by 18 at Southern Illinois. Drake lost its last five games, losing by 8-23 points in its first two conference games.

Clemson (+4) hammered Duke 74-47 LY, holding Blue Devils to 30.8% from floor; Tigers are 12-2, losing by 9 to Texas A&M, by 2 to Illinois when they led by 25 in the second half. Duke is 11-1, winning last four games by ridiculous margins (beat Gonzaga by 35, Penn by 59).

Illinois State beat Southern Illinois twice LY, 70-63/60-57ot; Redbirds are 10-3, 2-5 vs spread as favorite- they won first MVC game by 15 vs Wichita State. Southern Illinois won its last two games, taking first two in Valley play by 18-5 points- they made 10-21 from arc in 86-81 win at Bradley Friday night.