Friday's Trends and Indexes 10/15 (MLB, NHL, CFL, Misc.)

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MLB
Write-Up


Sabathia is 3-1, 3.86 in his last five starts; he beat Texas 5-1 April 16 in rain-shortened six-inning game. He is 7-4, 4.54 in 12 career postseason starts. Wilson is 2-2, 3.26 in his last five starts; he was 0-1, 6.91 in three starts against Bronx this season. he blanked Tampa Bay for 6.1 innings in his first postseason start. Bronx is fortunate Tampa Bay extended the previous series to five games, knocking Lee out of this start.

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NHL
Dunkel


Colorado at New Jersey
The Avalanche look to build on their 7-3-1 record in the last 11 meetings between the two teams. Colorado is the pick (+140) according to Dunkel, which has the Avalanche favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+140). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15

Game 1-2: Colorado at New Jersey (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 11.759; New Jersey 10.645
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-160); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+140); Over

Game 3-4: Toronto at NY Rangers (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 11.675; NY Rangers 11.951
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-140); Under

Game 5-6: Chicago at Columbus (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 11.269; Columbus 12.398
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Columbus (-105); Under

Game 7-8: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 11.273; Pittsburgh 12.114
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 9-10: Montreal at Buffalo (7:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.336; Buffalo 10.770
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Buffalo (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (+130); Under

Game 11-12: Atlanta at Anaheim (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 10.442; Anaheim 10.989
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-135); 6
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-135); Over

Game 13-14: Vancouver at Los Angeles (10:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.731; Los Angeles 10.744
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (+100); Over

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NHL
Write-Up


Friday, October 15

Hot Teams
-- Avalanche won two of first three games, with both wins in OT.
-- Maple Leafs won first three games, outscoring opponents 12-6.
-- Blue Jackets won their first two games, both by 3-2 scores.
-- Kings won two of first three games, allowing five goals.

Cold Teams
-- Devils lost three of their first four games.
-- Rangers split first two games, scoring 10 goals, giving up nine.
-- Blackhawks lost three of their first four games.
-- Penguins lost their first three games in their new arena. Islanders lost two of their first three games.
-- Sabres lost last three games, outscored 11-5. Canadiens lost two of their first three games, with all three games decided by one goal.
-- Ducks lost three of first four games, with home team winning all four. Thrashers lost last two games, 5-3/3-1.
-- Canucks lost two of their first three games.

Series Records
-- Avalanche, Devils split last four games (home teams 2-2).
-- Rangers won three of last four games against Toronto.
-- Blackhawks won three of last four visits to Columbus.
-- Pittsburgh won 11 of last 13 games against the Islanders, who lost last eight visits to the Steel City.
-- Sabres won four of last five games against Montreal.
-- Thrashers won last two games vs Anaheim, 8-4/2-1.
-- Canucks beat LA in six games in playoffs last spring, but lost 2-1 in OT to Kings in season opener last week.

Back-to-Back
None

Totals
-- First three Colorado games all went over the total.
-- Four of last six Toronto-Ranger games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Chicago-Columbus games.
-- Three of first four Penguin games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-3 in last eleven Buffalo-Montreal games.
-- Last two Anaheim games went over the total.
-- Kings' first three games all stayed under the total.

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CFL
Write-Up


Week 16 CFL games

Hamilton (7-7) @ Toronto (7-7)-- TiCats are 2-0 vs Toronto this year, winning 16-12 (+2.5) here in Week 8, then 28-13 in Hamilton two weeks later (-4.5). Hamilton won three of last four road games; they're 3-6 vs spread as a favorite this year, 0-2 on road. Argos lost five of last seven games 1-3 in last four at home. Under is 5-1 in last six Hamilton games, 8-3 in last eleven Toronto tilts.

Edmonton (4-10) @ British Columbia (5-9)-- Teams split pair of earlier games in Edmonton; Lions (+4) won season opener 25-10, then lost four weeks later 28-25 (+1.5). BC ran ball for 359 yards in those games; they are just 2-5 at home. 1-4 vs spread when favored. Five of last seven BC games went over the total; three of last four Eskimo games stayed under. Edmonton covered only one of its last six road games.

Winnipeg (4-10) @ Montreal (10-4)-- Alouettes beat Winnipeg twice in earlier games, 38-17 here (-11) in Week 8, 44-40 in Manitoba in Week 13 (-4.5), a game they trailed 26-17 at half. Bombers covered five of last six games; their last three road games were all decided by four points or less. Winnipeg is 2-4 as road dog, Montreal is 4-3 as home favorite. Under is 5-2 in last seven Bomber games, 0-3 in Montreal's last three games.

Calgary (10-4) @ Saskatchewan (9-5)-- Home team won both previous games; Stampeders (-1.5) won 40-20 in Week 4, handing Riders first loss of season, then lost 43-37 in OT (+3) in Week 12 at Regina. After a 9-1 start, Calgary lost three of last four games, giving up 89 points in losing last two road games. Roughriders won three of last four games; eight of their last stayed under. Seven of last eight Calgary games went over. Winner here is in first place in West.