Sunday's Trends and Indexes - 12/12 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

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NHL
Dunkel


Minnesota at Anaheim
The Ducks look to take advantage of a Minnesota team that is 0-4 in its last 4 games when playing with 0 days of rest. Anaheim is the pick (-165) according to Dunkel, which has the Ducks favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-165). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12

Game 51-52: Washington at NY Rangers (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 10.534; NY Rangers 11.666
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 53-54: Minnesota at Anaheim (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 11.173; Anaheim 12.052
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-165); Under

Game 55-56: Vancouver at Edmonton (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.446; Edmonton 12.371
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+130); Under

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NBA
Write-Up


Sunday, December 12

Hot Teams
-- 76ers covered their last seven games.
-- Knicks won their last seven games (6-1 vs spread). Nuggets won eight of their last ten games.
-- Lakers won three of last four games, but are 1-7 vs spread last eight.
-- Spurs won 18 of last 20 games, covering last three. Portland won and covered its last four games.
-- Thunder won three of last four games; they're 4-6-1 as a home fave.

Cold Teams
-- Hornets lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Nets lost their last six games (1-5 vs spread).
-- Cavaliers lost last seven games (1-6 vs spread).
-- Clippers lost four of last five games, but are 4-1 vs spread in last five games as a road underdog. Orlando lost last four games (three by 11+).

Totals
-- Last six New Orleans games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of ten Denver road games stayed under total.
-- 10 of last 12 Laker games stayed under the total. Five of last seven New Jersey games went over.
-- Four of last five Portland games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Cleveland games went over the total.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in Clippers' last six games.

Back-to-Back
-- Cavaliers are 4-4 vs spread if they played night before, 1-2 on road.
-- Clippers are 4-2 vs spread if they played day/night before.

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NCAAB
Write-Up


Sunday, December 12

Disappointing Virginia Tech lost last three games, scoring 56 ppg; they scored less than 60 points in last four. Hokies are 2-2 as favorite. Penn State is 7-2, losing only road game by 13 at Ole Miss. ACC home faves of 8 or less are 4-6 vs spread. Big 11 single digit road underdogs are 9-4.

7-3 Kent State lost last two games, scoring 59-52 points; they're 0-3 vs spread as a favorite-Iona/Robert Morris are best teams they've beaten (by total of 4 points). South Florida is just 5-4, but covered four of five as an underdog. MAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 1-5 vs spread; Big East single digit road dogs are 10-5 vs spread.

Princeton is 6-3, beating Rutgers/St Joe's; they've won last four games, and is 2-1 as an underdog this year. Tulsa lost its last two games; they're 2-2 as a favorite. C-USA single digit home favorites are 1-8-1 vs spread; Ivy League single digit underdogs are 5-2 against spread, 3-1 on road.

Villanova won its last eight games vs LaSalle, winning last three here by 11-13-11 points; their last seven series wins were all by 11 or less pts. Explorers' last three games were all decided by 5 or less points. Big East double digit road favorites are 4-2 vs spread. Ivy League underdogs are 10-10, 4-1 at home.

Bowling Green is 0-8 vs D-I teams, but were underdog in all seven lined games; they scored average of 48.7 ppg in last three. Florida Int'l is 0-3 on road, losing by 9-37-9 points; they're 1-2 as an underdog. Sun Belt road underdogs of 7 or less points are 4-9 vs spread. MAC home faves of 5 or less points are 1-5 against the spread.

5-3 Wake Forest won its last three games, scoring 77.3 ppg; Deacons are 2-2 as a favorite. 3-4 NC-Wilmington lost three of last four games; they are 3-2 vs spread as an underdog this year. ACC home favorites of 14 or less points are 6-10 vs spread. CAA road underdogs of 11 or less points are 12-8. Wake won last two series games by 11-32 points.

Akron won last two meetings with Temple, 67-65/80-73; Zips are 3-1 in last four games- they're 2-0 as an underdog. Owls are 6-3 after beating Georgetown Thursday; they're 4-1 vs spread as a favorite. MAC road underdogs of between 11-20 points are 11-2 vs spread. Atlantic-14 double digit home favorites are 3-6 vs spread.

3-4 Drake is playing first home game in 29 days. 6-2 Boise State lost last two games by three points each, to Long Beach and at UNLV; Broncos are 3-1 on road, winning by 5-20-29 points. MVC single digit underdogs are 10-15 vs spread, 0-4 at home. WAC single digit favorites are 13-4 vs spread, 4-1 on road.

Home side lost last four Boston College-Maryland games; Eagles are 5-3 in last eight vs Maryland, winning last two visits here, 76-67/81-78. BC won last four games, beating UMass/Providence in last two by combined total of 7 points. 7-3 Terps are 1-3 vs number in games where spread was single digits.

Southern Miss is 6-1, winning by 7 at South Florida, losing by 5 at Ole Miss. Cal Bears are 3-0 when they score 76+ points, 1-3 when they don't, with all three losses by 13+ points- they lost last game by 20 at home to San Diego State. C-USA underdogs of less than 4 points are 7-3 vs spread. Pac-10 home favorites of 6 or less points are 4-1.

Clemson-Florida State split last four games; Tigers are 3-3 in last six in Tallahassee, with all three of their wins there by 3 or less points. Florida State is 6-2 but scored just 51.7 ppg in last three games, losing twice, to Florida/Ohio State. FSU is 2-1 as a favorite. Clemson lost three of last five games, scoring 60-61-60 points; they're underdog for first time.

West Virginia won its last seven games vs Duquesne, winning last three visits here, by 5-31-3 points. 6-2 Mountaineers lost only road game by 3 at Miami. Duquesne is 3-3 vs D-I teams, losing to Pitt by 14. Big East single digit road favorites are 11-14 vs spread. A-14 underdogs of 7 or less points are 13-10 vs spread, 3-3 at home.

Cal State-Fullerton is 3-1 vs spread in true road games, losing by 27 at USC, 8 at Montana, 11 at Arizona (beat San Diego). Portland St. is 4-2 vs D-I teams, with only one win by more than seven points. Big Sky home favorites are 3-4 vs spread. Big West road underdogs of 7 or less points are 8-6 vs spread.

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NHL
Write-Up


Sunday, December 12

Hot Teams
-- Minnesota won its last two games, both by 3-2 scores.
-- Vancouver won five of its last seven games. Oilers won five of their last six games.

Cold Teams
-- Washington lost its last five games, scoring eight goals. Rangers lost three of their last four home games.
-- Anaheim is 3-5 in its last eight home games.

Totals
-- Six of last eight Ranger games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Anaheim games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Edmonton games stayed under the total.

Back-to-Back
-- Rangers are 7-0 if they played the night before.
-- Minnesota is 2-5 if it played the night before.
-- Vancouver is 1-1 if it played the night before.

Series Records
-- Rangers lost seven of last eight games against Washington.
-- Minnesota is 5-2 in last seven games against the Ducks, but lost last two visits here, 3-2/4-2.
-- Canucks won five of their last six games with Edmonton.

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NBA
Short Sheet


Sunday, 12/12/2010

NEW ORLEANS at PHILADELPHIA, 12:00 PM ET
NEW ORLEANS: 8-0 ATS when the total is between 180 and 189.5
PHILADELPHIA: 13-26 ATS after a loss by 6 points or less

DENVER at NEW YORK, 12:00 PM ET
DENVER: 9-2 UNDER in road games
NEW YORK: 8-1 ATS off a road win

LA LAKERS at NEW JERSEY, 1:00 PM ET
LA LAKERS: 5-1 UNDER after a non-conference game
NEW JERSEY: 2-8 ATS after a game giving up 5 or less offensive rebounds

PORTLAND at SAN ANTONIO, 3:30 PM ET
PORTLAND: 42-24 UNDER after scoring 60+ in the first half last game
SAN ANTONIO: 8-0 ATS off BB DD home wins

CLEVELAND at OKLAHOMA CITY, 7:00 PM ET
CLEVELAND: 9-23 ATS Away after 5+ consecutive losses
OKLAHOMA CITY: 30-17 ATS after 1+ consecutive unders

ORLANDO at LA CLIPPERS, 9:30 PM ET
ORLANDO: 18-6 ATS against Pacific division
LA CLIPPERS: 3-16 ATS after 3+ consecutive unders

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NCAAB
Short Sheet


Sunday, 12/12/2010

PENN ST at VIRGINIA TECH, 1:00 PM ET
PENN ST: 9-2 ATS as a road underdog or pick
VIRGINIA TECH: 0-6 ATS in home games after BB games where they had 5 or less steals

S FLORIDA at KENT ST, 6:30 PM ET
S FLORIDA: 16-6 ATS Away after a combined score of 110 points or less
KENT ST: 9-24 ATS in non-conference games

PRINCETON at TULSA, 2:00 PM ET
PRINCETON: 13-5 ATS in road games
TULSA: 4-12 ATS after BB games giving up 9 or less offensive rebounds

VILLANOVA at LASALLE, 2:00 PM ET ESPNU
VILLANOVA: 14-5 ATS after allowing 60 points or less
LASALLE: 1-10 ATS at home

FLA INTERNATIONAL at BOWLING GREEN, 2:00 PM ET
FLA INTERNATIONAL: 8-1 ATS after 3+ consecutive losses
BOWLING GREEN: 3-13 ATS after 3+ consecutive unders

Greensboro, NC
UNC-WILMINGTON vs. at WAKE FOREST, 1:00 PM ET
UNC-WILMINGTON: 9-2 ATS Away in non-conference games
WAKE FOREST: 1-10 ATS as a neutral court favorite of 6.5 to 12

AKRON at TEMPLE, 3:00 PM ET
AKRON: 6-1 UNDER after BB road games
TEMPLE: 11-3 ATS as a home favorite or pick

BOISE ST at DRAKE, 3:05 PM ET
BOISE ST: 9-2 OVER off a road loss
DRAKE: 11-1 ATS after a game committing 8 or less turnovers

BOSTON COLLEGE at MARYLAND, 4:00 PM ET FSN
BOSTON COLLEGE 6-1 UNDER after having won 4 of their last 5
MARYLAND: 13-4 ATS against conference opponents

SOUTHERN MISS at CALIFORNIA, 5:00 PM ET
SOUTHERN MISS: 12-4 ATS in road games
CALIFORNIA: 5-1 OVER as a home favorite of 6 points or less or pick

CLEMSON at FLORIDA ST, 6:15 PM ET FSN
CLEMSON: 1-8 ATS in conference road games
FLORIDA ST: 6-0 Under after a combined score of 110 points or less

Consol Energy Center
W VIRGINIA at DUQUESNE, 7:00 PM ET CBSC
W VIRGINIA: 84-59 ATS vs. non-conference
DUQUESNE: 1-8 ATS at home off road game

UC-RIVERSIDE at STANFORD, 8:00 PM ET
UC-RIVERSIDE: 1-8 ATS off ATS win
STANFORD: 14-9 Under as home favorite

St. John's Arena - Columbus, OH
W CAROLINA at OHIO ST, 2:00 PM ET BIG10
W CAROLINA: 3-11 ATS playing only their 2nd game in a week
OHIO ST: 29-13 ATS off home no-cover where they won SU as favorite

FURMAN at MIDDLE TENN ST, 4:00 PM ET
FURMAN: 2-10 ATS in non-conf road games
MIDDLE TENN ST: 47-27 ATS playing only their 2nd game in 8 days

E WASHINGTON at SAN JOSE ST, 4:05 PM ET
E WASHINGTON: 0-9 ATS off BB non-conf games
SAN JOSE ST: 16-6 ATS at home after allowing 30 points or less in the first half BB games

MONTANA at SAN FRANCISCO, 4:00 PM ET
MONTANA: 13-5 ATS playing only their 2nd game in a week
SAN FRANCISCO: 7-19 ATS off road loss by 20+ points

CS-FULLERTON at PORTLAND ST, 5:00 PM ET
CS-FULLERTON: 54-35 ATS Away off SU loss
PORTLAND ST: 27-46 ATS after having won 2 of their last 3 games

N COLORADO at ILLINOIS, 6:00 PM ET
N COLORADO: 9-1 ATS as double digit road underdog
ILLINOIS: 4-13 ATS at home off an Under

Added Games

APPALACHIAN ST at GEORGETOWN, 12:00 PM ET ESPNU
APPALACHIAN ST: 11-3 ATS as an underdog
GEORGETOWN: 0-8 ATS if road favorite last game

IUPUI at OHIO U, 2:00 PM ET
IUPUI: 6-0 ATS off double digit loss
OHIO U: 96-59 ATS off home game

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NHL
Short Sheet


Sunday, 12/12/2010

WASHINGTON at NY RANGERS, 7:00 PM ET
WASHINGTON: n/a
NY RANGERS: n/a

MINNESOTA at ANAHEIM, 8:00 PM ET
MINNESOTA: 9-25 SU off road win
ANAHEIM: 20-9 SU at home playing with revenge

VANCOUVER at EDMONTON, 8:00 PM ET
VANCOUVER: 33-18 SU Away if both teams scored 4+ goals last game
EDMONTON: 7-33 SU revenging same season loss

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Sunday's six-pack

Some trends for Week 14 of the NFL season

-- Buffalo covered three of its last ten as a home favorite.

-- Steelers covered six of last eight against the Bengals.

-- Redskins are 5-13-2 vs spread in last 20 home games.

-- Vikings covered seven of last ten home games.

-- Packers are 6-2 as a road favorite in divisional games.

-- Chiefs are 8-3 as an underdog in divisional games.


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

13) Cam Newton was left off 106 of the 886 ballots that were submitted for the Heisman Trophy balloting. 93% of people who named him had him as the #1 guy. Not voting for the kid makes you look stupid, mean or something worse than stupid and mean.

12) So much for reading Internet speculation on coaching changes; the Florida Gators named Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp as their new head coach. Saw over a dozen names speculated on to replace Urban Meyer, but never saw Muschamp's name once.

11) Muschamp is the fourth Texas assistant coach to leave the program this week. Mack Brown now has to replace both coordinators.

10) They put 113,411 fans into the Big House in Ann Arbor Saturday for college hockey game between the Wolverines and Michigan State.

9) Chiefs' QB Matt Cassel played first base in the 1994 Little League World Series; he has a brother Jack who pitched in the major leagues.

8) Kentucky QB Hartline was busted for public drunkenness and is out for the Wildcats' bowl game against Pitt.

7) Fordham upset St John's 84-81, after trailing by 20 points in the first half. Horrendous loss for the Red Storm; it'll haunt them on Selection Sunday, if they win enough to become a bubble team. Losing to Fordham and St Bonaventure in same week is no way for a Big East team to act.

6) Speaking of bubble teams, North Carolina beat Long Beach State by 5, after leading by 14 at the half. Tar Heels could be bubblicious in March; they've shown nothing that indicates a return to elite status.

5) Gonzaga and Butler are now both looking at having to win conference tournaments to get into the Field of 68. Gonzaga is way overscheduled. Will be interesting to see how they handle the WCC schedule.

4) Inclement weather in Minnesota prevented the Giants' plane from going there, so the team wound up in Kansas City, where they're going to stay Saturday night. Game is now scheduled Monday night, because the Metrodome roof is leaking and its not safe for workers to remove the snow off the stadium roof because of high winds.

3) I guess its at least a little ironic that if Minnesota had a stadium with no roof, then the game would've been played Sunday, in dismal weather, but the threat of the roof collapsing under the weight of the snow made the decision to cancel a no-brainer.

2) Bad news is that ESPN will still show Ravens-Texans Monday, while Giant-Viking game will be shown on FOX Sports, but only in NY and Twin Cities metro areas. That means my 84-year old dad, who loves the Giants, can't watch the game. Thanks again, NFL.

1) I'm disappointed Cam Newton's father wasn't at the Heisman awards show; the guy isn't a criminal, he should have been there. That said, I'm hoping Cecil doesn't try to sell the Heisman in the subway tonight.