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**Udog** · 11-08-2010, 11:14 PM

Bettors' best friend: Tuesday's wagering tips

Lines to watch
Northern Illinois opened as a 12-point favorite over Toledo but is now set around -10.5.

Who’s hot
Toledo Rockets are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 13 meetings with the Northern Illinois Huskies.

New Orleans Hornets have covered in eight straight dating back to last season.

Vancouver Canucks have won six straight games and are 11-2-1 in their last 14 meetings with the Montreal Canadiens.

The Washington Capitals have scored 20 goals over a four-game win streak.

Who’s not
Utah Jazz have covered in just one of their last 11 meetings with the Miami Heat.

Detroit Pistons are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 meetings with Portland.

Minnesota Timberwolves are off to a 1-6 start straight up and against the spread.

Toronto Maple Leafs have dropped five consecutive games.

Key stat
Zero – number of teams that have scored more than one second-half touchdown against the Northern Illinois Huskies this season. The Huskies have outscored their last five opponents 98-14 in the second half.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked
Luke Ridnour (hamstring) Minnesota Timberwolves – Ridnour missed Monday’s practice with a hamstring injury and is now considered questionable for Tuesday’s game against the Lakers. If he can’t go, Sebastian Telfair would step in for Minnesota, which is set as a big 17-point underdog in the game.

Game of the day
Toledo at Northern Illinois (-10.5, 50)

Notable quotable
“The coaches keep us focused on the game plan and keep us going about our business. But I have a strong dislike for Toledo. They’re our rivals. The past has helped create my dislike for them, no doubt.” – Jake Coffman, Northern Illinois defensive end, told reporters.

Notes and tips
Northern Illinois has 21 seniors playing in their last game at Huskie Stadium against Toledo on Tuesday and 15 of those seniors are Illinois natives. Of the 21 seniors, 13 are regular starters.

Utah Jazz point guard Deron Williams was only able to practice at half speed on Monday as he deals with a bruised hip and a sore back. Willams, who guided the Jazz to a double-overtime win over the Clippers on Saturday night with 30 points, seven assists and eight rebounds, is not expected to miss any game action even though he’s banged up. Utah is up against the Miami Heat Tuesday as a 10-point underdog.

Chris Mason will be back in goal Tuesday night for the Atlanta Thrashers against the Ottawa Senators. The team gave him two games off after he made 53 stops in a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers. Mason has won his last three starts, but still has a lofty 3.45 goals-against average this year while his Thrashers allow 37.8 shots per game.

**Udog** · 11-08-2010, 11:16 PM

NBA

Tuesday, November 9

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Detroit Pistons at Portland Trail Blazers (-10.5, 188.5)

Brandon Roy just didn’t look right in Portland’s 121-96 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night and people are noticing.

Roy was only 1-for-6 from the floor and finished with eight points in 31 minutes of work.
"I've played against Brandon Roy a lot of times," Los Angeles’ Ron Artest, who matched up against Roy on Sunday night, told the Orange County Register. "He wasn't himself."

The rumor running around is that Roy is still hurting again. He had left knee surgery before the 2008-09 season and then came back from a meniscus tear in the same knee early to play in the first round of last year’s playoffs. Right now nobody in the Portland organization is talking about the speculation and Roy is expected to play Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Detroit has been playing tough lately. The Pistons have won two straight and covered in each of their last three, the latest of which was a 102-97 win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.

Pick: Pistons

Utah Jazz at Miami Heat (-10, 192)

It’s only early, but Chris Bosh isn’t going to sit around at the offensive end of the court all year watching Dwyane Wade and LeBron James go off.

Bosh and James had a conversation on the plane after the Heat dropped a 96-93 decision at New Orleans on Friday night, talking about how Bosh fits into the offensive game plan. Bosh had 15 points and one rebound in that game while Hornets forward Emeka Okafor dominated him with 26 points and 13 rebounds.

"We have a system but at the same time when the game is happening so fast, sometimes I just get lost," Bosh told the Miami Herald. "I don't know whether to cut, whether to go, whether to get back and playing with those two talented guys . . . it happens real fast. So, I just let [James] know that.''

The talk seemed to do Bosh a world of good. He put up a season-high 21 points and added five rebounds in Saturday night’s 101-89 win over New Jersey.

Pick: Over

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**Udog** · 11-08-2010, 11:17 PM

NHL

Tuesday, November 9

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Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators (-160, 5.5)

Just as the Ottawa Senators’ offense is finding its way with 20 goals over its last five games, the club welcomes another sniper back to the lineup.

Winger Milan Michalek, who missed the last four games with tendonitis in his left knee following offseason surgery, has been practicing on a line with Mike Fisher and Daniel Alfredsson and is expected to play Tuesday night.

Michalek had 22 goals in 66 games last year and had four goals in 10 games before hitting the shelf. At 6-foot-2, 225 pounds, Michalek will be a welcome addition to a club that’s looking to establish its offense down low and along the boards.

Meanwhile, Alex Kovalev is heating up again. The 37-year-old has fit in well on a line with Jason Spezza and Peter Regin and scored twice while leading the team with six shots in a 3-2 win over Montreal. Kovalev now has five goals in his last six games and is three points away from cracking the 1000-point plateau.

Pick: Senators

Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens (+105, 5.5)

The Montreal media is infamous for getting on the home team when things aren’t going well. Captain Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez know all about it.

Gomez is the highest-paid player on the Canadiens at $8-million per year, but has managed only one goal and three assists in 14 games so far this year.

Gionta just snapped an eight-game goal drought with only his second of the year after he put 28 on the board last season, while Montreal has dropped three of its last four with just six goals for over that span.

"We worked hard, but at the same time you have to do it in a smart context of the game," Gionta told reporters after losing to Ottawa. "You can't be running out of position. (With) guys diving down, we gave up too many odd-man rushes.

"The intention is there, you mean well, but at some point you've got to cut your losses, say the play is broken, and sit back and wait for your next chance."

Vancouver meanwhile, is coming off an impressive 6-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Pick: Canucks

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Pucking the Trends: Detroit Red Wings are still Stanley Cup contenders
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We scan the league every week to try and figure ways to make money betting the NHL. We call it Pucking the Trends.

HOT TEAM: Detroit Red Wings
The preseason questions are always the same, right? Are the Red Wings too old? Has their Stanley Cup window closed? Is there a new team – perhaps these days, the Chicago Blackhawks qualify – to take the torch and carry it for the Western Conference for the long term?

Well, the latter is still up for discussion. The high-flying Blackhawks, salary-cap casualties not withstanding, can still easily become the league’s next dynasty. But for now – and that’s what bettors truly care about, the now – the Red Wings have made an early-season statement:

They’re still around. They’re still winning. And they don’t really have any intentions of going away anytime soon.

The Red Wings dropped a classic, run-and-gun, Western Conference tilt in Vancouver Saturday night, 6-4, to the Canucks, but are still 6-3-1 in their last 10 games, and have won six of their last eight headed into Monday night’s game vs. Phoenix.

There was a lot of talk in the offseason, and preseason for that matter, about the acquisition of Mike Modano, the ageless American forward who keeps on ticking and kicking. And he’s been OK, make no mistake. With two goals headed into Monday’s action, there really shouldn’t be much more expected from him.

But the resurgence – and the rebound from last year’s Detroit disappointment – has clearly been about Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen, who have each netted six goals each, and have struck fear – once again – in Western Conference goalies.

Still very much a veteran team, it’ll be interesting to see how the Red Wings respond Monday night, coming off a road swing, in which they went 2-1. Some teams suffer a letdown when they return to familiar surroundings. Others thrive.

COLD TEAM: Nashville Predators
It all started so well for the Predators, didn’t it? While some of the Western Conference giants stumbled out of the gates early on, Nashville pounced to the tune of three straight wins to open the season, and recorded points – amazingly enough – in their first eight games.

Well, that ended, folks. Nashville closed October with consecutive losses to conclude that point streak, and have opened November with three more losses. All told, the Predators have allowed 21 goals in the five-game skid.

There’s still plenty of time for Nashville to bounce back, certainly. But it should be noted that the Central Division has no cupcakes, and any prolonged slump could doom the Predators, or any other team in that patch of real estate.

Remember, you’re talking about the Blackhawks, Red Wings and St. Louis Blues – for starters – and the Columbus Blue Jackets have a little jump in their skates early on, as well. That division is shaping up to be a monster.

The Predators might be best to shake off this rust … and soon.

OVER PLAY: Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals are up to their normal, regular-season tricks again. Washington, in its last four games, has been involved 31 goals, for and against.

The Capitals see the highest totals of any team in the NHL but their shaky goaltending continues to make them a strong play for the over. The under cashed in eight of their first 10 games but the over is 3-1 over their last four.

Jump on the over any time you see oddsmakers putting out 5.5 totals on the Capitals.

UNDER PLAY: Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets, as we mentioned, are off to a surprising start. Their new coach, Scott Arniel, has installed a defense-first attitude, and that combined with some timely offense, has worked in Ohio.

But remember, we said timely offense, not terrific offense.

Keep Columbus – perhaps a forgotten team in Las Vegas – in your back pocket when looking for under plays. In their last seven games they have only reached six goals for and against – the magic number in hockey totals – once.

And in three of those games, they only reached three. Not a bad little trend for those who like defense, goalies and cashing in on offensive futility.

Surveying the schedule:
** Monitor these Coyotes, who have four games in six days this week, and conclude the stretch with back-to-back home games Friday and Saturday, vs. Calgary and St. Louis, respectively. Might be some tired legs in the desert by then.

** At least the Buffalo Sabres, who perhaps turned a corner with a 3-2 shootout win at Toronto Saturday night, have a few days to prepare for what could be a difficult four-day stretch this week. Buffalo, still with just four wins on the season, have to play three games in a 96-hour span, beginning Wednesday. They play at New Jersey that night, at the New York Rangers the following night, then rush home to face Ovechkin and Washington on Saturday.

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**Udog** · 11-08-2010, 11:17 PM

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

**Udog** · 11-09-2010, 08:51 AM

Daily Sports Roundup: November 9

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Jazz travel to Miami to take on the Heat, while the Lightning play host to the Maple Leafs, and Toledo does battle with Northern Illinois.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

Week 11 of the college football season gets underway on Tuesday night with a Mid-American conference clash between Toledo and Northern Illinois. The Rockets (6-3 SU, 5-4 ATS) bounced Eastern Michigan 42-7 on the road last time out, with Terrance Owens throwing for 234 yards and four touchdowns for Toledo that day. The Huskies (7-2 SU, 6-2 ATS) are coming off a 28-21 road win over Western Michigan in which Chandler Harnish threw for 214 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Both Toledo and Northern Illinois are 5-0 in Mid-American conference play so far this season.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA offers up seven games on Tuesday, with Denver at Indiana, Cleveland at New Jersey, the Clippers at New Orleans, New York at Milwaukee, Detroit at Portland, Minnesota at the Lakers, and Utah at Miami. The Jazz (3-3 SU, 2-4 ATS) slipped past the Clippers 109-107 in double overtime at home in their last game on Saturday, as Deron Williams led the way with a team-high 30 points. Paul Millsap picked up 25 points and 13 rebounds for Utah in that contest. The Heat (5-2 SU, 4-3 ATS) got past New Jersey 101-89 at home in their last game on Saturday. Dwyane Wade had 29 points for Miami in that contest, while LeBron James had 23 points, and Chris Bosh had 21 points.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

As well, there are seven games on tap around the National Hockey League on Tuesday, with Edmonton at Carolina, Vancouver at Montreal, Washington at the Rangers, Atlanta at Ottawa, Calgary at Colorado, Anaheim at San Jose, and Toronto at Tampa Bay. The 5-5-3 Maple Leafs have been tagged with a loss in each of their last five games, falling 3-2 in a shootout to the Sabres in their last game on Saturday night. Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin scored for Toronto in that defeat, while J-S Giguere stopped 29 of 31 Buffalo shots. The 7-4-2 Lightning were beaten 5-2 in San Jose in their last game on Saturday, with Martin St. Louis and Steve Stamkos scoring goals for Tampa in that loss.

**Udog** · 11-09-2010, 08:52 AM

Tuesday's six-pack

-- ESPN changed its Sunday Night baseball announcers; Joe Morgan is mercifully gone; for some reason, they also let Jon Miller go. They had been on Sunday nights together for the last twenty years.

-- Robert Downey Jr will be the first-ever voice of Mr Peanut in new line of Planters peanut commercials. Mr Peanut has been around since 1916. Its about time he came out of his shell........hehe

-- World Series of Poker is down to two players as I type this; ESPN starts broadcasting final table action Tuesday night. Whoever wins is going to get a check for $8.9M. Nice. The last two guys are 23, 24.

-- Pitt held off spunky Rhode Island in first college hoop game of year on TV; if URI plays that way all year, they're an NCAA team.

-- There are 120 I-A college football teams; weird that Michigan is the 106th-ranked defensive team. Just doesn't seem normal.

-- Mike Tirico used the word "fiasco" in the first half-hour of the game Monday night; not a good sign for the 2-6 Bengals.

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Tuesday's List of 13: Our NFL List of 13.........

13) Chiefs—Have to be sick by how they lost at Oakland. Should have been up at least 13-0 at half, then they let Jacoby Ford run amok in the second half, on a soggy field.

12) Buccaneers—Freeman is pretty good QB; how about him, McCoy and Bradford, all Big 12 alumni in last couple years?

11) Eagles—I’d like to see a stat on Michael Vick’s yards per rush in 4th quarter of games; when the defenders get tired, he looks like an Olympic sprinter when he takes off.

10) Titans—Jeff Fisher is latest coach to take a whack at coaching Randy Moss. Good luck.

9) Patriots— Browns ran ball for 220 yards against them Sunday. This is the stretch of games where they’ll miss Moss’ deep threat.

8) Falcons—Wasn’t impressed by how they let Tampa Bay back in game once they got up 14-0. Good game with Ravens Thursday.

7) Ravens—You watch all the games at once Sunday, and Baltimore’s defenders just looked faster and meaner than most everyone else.

6) Jets—Limped through two weeks of NFC North competition, but came through when it counted in Motor City.

5) Packers—Clay Matthews is your 2010 NFL Defensive MVP.

4) Saints—Should get healthier after bye week; can champs generate a running game?

3) Colts—Hard to believe that at 7:15 Sunday, with Raiders/Colts both in 2:00 drill, that Jason Campbell would be the one to produce the winning points for his team, and not #18. .

2) Steelers-- Hung on at end Monday night, after almost blowing 27-7 lead. Took some injury hits on OL last night.

1) Giants—Dominating teams right now. Hard to believe they trailed Carolina at halftime at home in Week 1.

**Udog** · 11-09-2010, 08:53 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Utah at Miami
The Heat look to build on their 5-1 ATS record in their last 6 games as a favorite from 5 to 10 1/2 points. Miami is the pick (-10) according to Dunkel, which has the Heat favored by 12 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Miami (-10). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Game 501-502: Denver at Indiana (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Denver 119.300; Indiana 122.888
Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 3 1/2; 205
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 1; 209
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (-1); Under

Game 503-504: Cleveland at New Jersey (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland 115.711; New Jersey 116.276
Dunkel Line & Total: Even; 201
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey by 2 1/2; 196 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+2 1/2); Over

Game 505-506: Utah at Miami (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Utah 116.046; Miami 128.586
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 12 1/2; 198
Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 10; 192 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-10); Over

Game 507-508: New York at Milwaukee (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New York 116.012; Milwaukee 118.404
Dunkel Line & Total: Milwaukee by 2 1/2; 193
Vegas Line & Total: Milwaukee by 4 1/2; 195 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New York (+4 1/2); Under

Game 509-510: LA Clippers at New Orleans (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Clippers 110.768; New Orleans 123.910
Dunkel Line & Total: New Orleans by 13; 185
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 511-512: Detroit at Portland (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 112.127; Portland 122.252
Dunkel Line & Total: Portland by 10; 194
Vegas Line & Total: Portland by 10 1/2; 188
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+10 1/2); Over

Game 513-514: Minnesota at LA Lakers (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 104.180; LA Lakers 123.506
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Lakers by 19 1/2; 211
Vegas Line & Total: LA Lakers by 16 1/2; 217 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Lakers (-16 1/2); Under

**Udog** · 11-09-2010, 08:53 AM

NBA
Write-Up

Tuesday, November 9

Hot Teams
-- Nuggets covered last three road games; underdogs are 4-0 vs spread in Denver road games this season.
-- Cavaliers won last two road games, are 3-3 overall.
-- Miami is 3-0 at home (2-1 as home fave) winning by 26-32-12 pts. Jazz won three of last four games; they scored 120-125-109 points in their three wins, 88-94-78 in their losses. Utah is 1-1 as an underdog.
-- Knicks won two of first three on road (3-0 vs spread).
-- Hornets won, covered their first six games.
-- Lakers won first seven games, covering five of last six.

Cold Teams
-- Indiana lost last two games, by 26-4 points.
-- Nets lost last four games; they're 1-2 as a favorite.
-- Bucks lost five of first seven games, are 1-3 as a favorite.
-- Clippers lost six of first seven games, but covered last three.
-- Portland is 2-3 in last five games, but they're 3-1-1 when favored. Pistons are 0-3 on road (2-1 as road dog) losing by 3-10-9 points.
-- Minnesota lost its last five games (0-5 vs spread); they're 0-4 as road underdog, losing by 20-32-42-26 points.

Back-to-Back
-- Nuggets are 2-0 if they played night before, winning by 13-11 pts.

Totals
-- Six of seven Denver games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Cleveland games went over the total.
-- Last three Miami games went over the total.
-- Under is 5-2 in Milwaukee games this season.
-- Last three Clipper games went over the total.
-- Under is 5-3 in Portland games this season.
-- Five of first seven Laker games went over the total.

**Udog** · 11-09-2010, 08:54 AM

NBA

Tuesday, November 9

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7:00 PM
DENVER vs. INDIANA
Denver is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Indiana
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing at home against Denver

7:00 PM
CLEVELAND vs. NEW JERSEY
Cleveland is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

7:30 PM
UTAH vs. MIAMI
Utah is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Utah's last 14 games when playing Miami
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games when playing at home against Utah

8:00 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. NEW ORLEANS
LA Clippers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games when playing New Orleans
LA Clippers are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

8:00 PM
NEW YORK vs. MILWAUKEE
New York is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
New York is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing New York

10:00 PM
DETROIT vs. PORTLAND
Detroit is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Portland
Detroit is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Detroit

10:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. LA LAKERS
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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**Udog** · 11-09-2010, 08:55 AM

NBA

Tuesday, November 9

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Utah Jazz at Miami Heat [7:35 PM ET]

JAZZ: After losing their first 2 games of the season, the Jazz have bounced back by winning 3 of their last 4 overall. Utah is 3-3 SU and 2-4 ATS to start the young season. The Jazz are 1-1 ATS as the listed underdog so far this year. The Jazz are struggling defensively, as they've allowed all but 1 of their opponents to scored at least 99 PTS. F Paul Millsap has been Utah's best player, as he's averaging team highs of 20.3 PPG and 11.2 RPG this year. Millsap has easily filled the shoes of departed star Carlos Boozer. PG Deron Williams is averaging 20.2 PPG and a team high 9 APG this season. Utah is 1-2 ATS on the road this year, because of their inability to score on the road. Facing the league's best scoring defense will be a tough test for this Jazz offense. The Jazz are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against the NBA Southeast. Utah is 21-7-1 ATS in their last 29 games against the Eastern Conference. The Jazz are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss. Utah is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600%.

Jazz are 3-8 ATS last 11 games as a road underdog.
Over is 7-1 last 8 road games against a team with a winning home record.

Key Injuries - C Mehmet Okur (achilles) is out.

Projected Score: 97 (UNDER-Total of the Day)

HEAT: (-10, O/U 192) Miami has dominated Utah at home of late, winning their past 7 meetings SU. The Heat are 5-2 SU and 4-3 ATS to start this season. The Heat will be playing their 3rd game of the year as a double digit favorite this year, going 1-1 ATS thus far. Miami is also 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS at home this season. Miami is starting to click on offense, as they've scored more than 100 PTS in 3 of their past 4 games. Miami has been dominant on defense to start the season, as they are allowing an NBA low 86.4 PPG. Only 2 opponents have scored 90 PTS against the Heat this year. G Dwyane Wade leads Miami in scoring this year, averaging 24.1 PPG. F LeBron James is averaging 20.7 PPG and a team high 7.9 APG this year. The Heat are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 Tuesday games. The Heat are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game. Miami is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games playing on 2 days rest.

Heat are 5-1 ATS last 6 games as a favorite between 5 and 10.5 PTS.
Over is 5-1 last 6 games following a double digit SU win.

Key Injuries - F Mike Miller (thumb) is out.

Projected Score: 87

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**Udog** · 11-09-2010, 08:56 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Atlanta at Ottawa
The Thrashers look to build on their 5-1 record in their last 6 games as a road underdog from +110 to +150. Atlanta is the pick (+140) according to Dunkel, which has the Thrashers favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+130). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Game 1-2: Edmonton at Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 11.859; Carolina 10.264
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Carolina (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+130); Under

Game 3-4: Washington at NY Rangers (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 12.632; NY Rangers 11.503
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-140); Over

Game 5-6: Vancouver at Montreal (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 12.222; Montreal 10.640
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (-125); Under

Game 7-8: Atlanta at Ottawa (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 11.523; Ottawa 10.247
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa (-160); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+140); Over

Game 9-10: Toronto at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 11.153; Tampa Bay 10.112
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+130); Over

Game 11-12: Calgary at Colorado (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 10.610; Colorado 12.245
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Colorado (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-130); Under

Game 13-14: Anaheim at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 11.483; San Jose 12.860
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-190); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-190); Under

**Udog** · 11-09-2010, 08:57 AM

NHL
Write-Up

Tuesday, November 9

Hot Teams
-- Washington won six of its last seven games.
-- Canucks won last six games, outscoring foes 25-12.
-- Senators won five of their last six games.
-- Avalanche won three of its last four games.
-- San Jose won its last three home games, all by 5-2 scores. Ducks won their last three games, allowing eight goals.

Cold Teams
-- Carolina is 0-5 in game following its last five wins. Oilers lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Rangers lost three of their last four home games.
-- Canadiens lost three of their last four games.
-- Thrashers lost three of their last four games.
-- Toronto lost five in row, eight of last nine games. Lightning lost last three games, scoring four goals.
-- Flames lost last four games, outscored 17-9.

Totals
-- Over is 7-3 in last ten Edmonton games.
-- Last five Ranger games stayed under the total.
-- Last five Montreal games stayed under the total. Six of Vancouver's last eight games went over.
-- Over is 9-2 in last eleven Atlanta games. Last four Ottawa games went uner the total.
-- Five of last six Toronto games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Colorado games went over the total.
-- Last three Anaheim road games went over the total.

Back-to-Back
-- None

Series Records
-- Oilers won last three games vs Carolina: 3-1/3-1/4-2.
-- Washington won six of last seven games against the Rangers.
-- Home side won both Vancouver-Montreal games LY.
-- Thrashers won four of last five games against Ottawa.
-- Lightning won six of last nine games against Toronto.
-- Colorado won seven of last nine games against Calgary with road club winning last five games in series.
-- Sharks won seven of last eight games against Anaheim.

**Udog** · 11-09-2010, 08:58 AM

NHL

Tuesday, November 9

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. CAROLINA
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Edmonton's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games at home
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton

7:30 PM
ATLANTA vs. OTTAWA
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games at home
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:30 PM
TORONTO vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
Toronto is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

7:30 PM
VANCOUVER vs. MONTREAL
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Montreal's last 9 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Montreal is 2-11-1 SU in its last 14 games ,when playing Vancouver

7:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY RANGERS
Washington is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Rangers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games at home

9:30 PM
CALGARY vs. COLORADO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Calgary is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games at home
Colorado is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Calgary

10:30 PM
ANAHEIM vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Anaheim's last 23 games on the road
Anaheim is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
San Jose is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home

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**Udog** · 11-09-2010, 09:20 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, November 9

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DENVER (4 - 3) at INDIANA (2 - 3) - 11/9/2010, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 114-159 ATS (-60.9 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
DENVER is 14-31 ATS (-20.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 111-74 ATS (+29.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 2-2 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 3-1 straight up against INDIANA 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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CLEVELAND (3 - 3) at NEW JERSEY (2 - 4) - 11/9/2010, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 36-51 ATS (-20.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 43-67 ATS (-30.7 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 17-29 ATS (-14.9 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 4-3 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 7-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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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UTAH (3 - 3) at MIAMI (5 - 2) - 11/9/2010, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 56-39 ATS (+13.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) after allowing 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 30-14 ATS (+14.6 Units) after scoring 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 3-1 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 3-1 straight up against UTAH 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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NEW YORK (3 - 3) at MILWAUKEE (2 - 5) - 11/9/2010, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 57-36 ATS (+17.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 195 and 199.5 points over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 31-8 ATS (+22.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 6-1 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 6-1 straight up against NEW YORK 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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LA CLIPPERS (1 - 6) at NEW ORLEANS (6 - 0) - 11/9/2010, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 7-0 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 7-0 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DETROIT (2 - 5) at PORTLAND (5 - 3) - 11/9/2010, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 73-99 ATS (-35.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PORTLAND is 66-48 ATS (+13.2 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 2-2 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 4-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (1 - 6) at LA LAKERS (7 - 0) - 11/9/2010, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 14-32 ATS (-21.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-3 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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