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**Udog** · 12-15-2010, 10:22 PM

Bettors' best friend: Thursday's wagering tips

Lines to watch

San Diego Chargers opened as 10-point favorites against San Francisco, but are now listed at -9.

Who’s hot

NFL: San Diego Chargers are 11-4 against the spread in their last 15 games in December.

NHL: Los Angeles Kings are 4-0-1 in their last five.

NCAAB: Oral Roberts have covered in five of their last six.

Who’s not

NBA: Washington Wizards are 0-12 straight up on the road, covering in four of those games.

NHL: New York Islanders have lost six in a row.

NHL: Ottawa Senators are 2-4-2 in their last six.

NCAAB: Memphis Tigers have dropped four of their last five against the spread.

Key stat

1 – number of games the Washington Wizards have held their opposition to fewer than 100 points in their last 12 games. Nine of those 12 games have played over the total.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Antonio Gates (foot), San Diego Chargers – NFL.com’s Steve Wyche reports that Gates is unlikely to play Thursday against the San Francisco 49ers. With the club playing on a short week, he may try to give it a go in pre-game warm-ups, but it looks like he’ll miss another game.

Game of the day

San Francisco 49ers at San Diego Chargers (-9, 44.5)

Notable quotable

“Whoever’s idea it was for Thursday games never played football. The key will be getting a lot of rest. It will be more mental.” – San Diego Chargers guard Kris Dielman said about his club’s matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.

Notes and tips

The Dallas Stars hope No. 1 goaltender Kari Lehtonen will be ready to return to the lineup Thursday night against the San Jose Sharks. Lehtonen looked good in Tuesday’s practice after sitting out since Dec. 8. Dallas is 2-2-1 in its last five

It doesn’t sound like John Wall (knee) will be able to play against the New Jersey Nets on Thursday. According to Wizards beat writer Michael Lee, Flip Saunders didn’t think the rookie would be fit to play. He sat out his 10th game of the season Tuesday against the Lakers, but is averaging 16.7 points and 8.9 assists in the games he has played.

J.R. Smith received George Karl’s message loud and clear when the guard took a seat for three straight games last month. Karl says he has never seen this level of commitment from the 25-year-old, who just happens to be in the last year of his current contract. Smith has scored in double digits in four of the last five even though the Nuggets have won and covered only two of those games.

**Udog** · 12-15-2010, 10:24 PM

NBA

Thursday, December 16

Pick 'n' roll: Thursday's best NBA bets

Washington Wizards at New Jersey Nets (N/A)

The New Jersey Nets plan to go small up against the Wizards with Jordan Farmar starting beside Devin Harris in place of Anthony Morrow, who’s out with a hamstring injury.

Morrow is out indefinitely, so this could be a look we’ll see more often, especially since Avery Johnson doesn’t have a whole lot of other options, with Travis Outlaw not impressing the coaching staff much.

Meanwhile, the team expects Sasha Vujacic to have an immediate impact after he came over from the Lakers in a three-way deal that was finalized on Wednesday.

"This trade benefits our team in both the short and long term," Nets general manager Billy King said in a statement.

"Sasha is a veteran NBA player who will add depth to our backcourt rotation, while the addition of the two future number one picks adds to our assets as we look to rebuild into a championship contender."

The Nets are probably better off concentrating on the future than this season considering they have dropped eight straight games, covering only twice over that span. Luckily in this spot, the Wizards are aboard the same sinking ship.

Pick: Under

**Udog** · 12-15-2010, 10:28 PM

NBA

Thursday, December 16

NBA TNT doubleheader: What bettors need to know

Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics

No Ordinary Joe

The Atlanta Hawks (16-10 straight up, 11-15 against the spread) put up a brave front but are feeling the absence of swingman Joe Johnson. The four-time NBA All-Star is out with an elbow injury and isn’t expected to return until mid-January.

Atlanta won four of its first five games without Johnson in the lineup, but has since dropped two of three including Tuesday’s 23-point setback to the sad-sack Pistons.

"I do like the fact that we are less predictable [without Johnson] but I also know that with Joe in the lineup, he is a go-to guy," coach Larry Drew told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Obviously, bettors don’t like the sporadic play. Getting a read on this team without Johnson has been really tough. The Hawks score 80 points one night and 116 the next.

"Obviously when you lose your top gun, it's tough on guys," combo guard Jamal Crawford told reporters on Monday. "But we've all pulled together, we've all sacrificed and stepped up for each other. We are playing for each other. When he comes back, it will only make us that much stronger."

That might be tough against the Celtics on Thursday, especially if Crawford (back) isn’t able to play.

Déjà vu

The Celtics are again playing like the league’s best team. Boston enters Wednesday’s showdown against the Knicks with a 10-game win streak intact and those wins have come with a different starting five almost every other game.

Veteran big men Shaquille and Jermaine O’Neal have missed time here and there due to a few nagging injuries, reserve guard Delonte West is out indefinitely with a broken wrist and All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo is fighting through an assortment of leg and foot injuries.

“It’s hard to explain it, but this team is on one accord,’’ Paul Pierce, who’s been fighting the flu himself, told the Boston Globe. “We’re feeling good right now. We feel like we can beat anybody regardless of who we put out there. We’re in a great rhythm right now as a team.’’

Kevin Garnett is a big part of the reason the C’s aren’t missing a beat despite the banged up crew. The one-time league MVP is no longer showing the effects of knee surgery that slowed him a season ago.

“He looks way better because his legs look better,” backup forward Glen Davis said. “He has more confidence. I don’t think he had that confidence last year. He looks better and he seems like he feels better and he’s playing better.”

Coach Doc Rivers also deserves a lot of credit for managing his aged roster. The Celtics skipped practice twice already this week in the hopes of keeping the more senior players fresh on game days.

Trends

Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last five games against the Celtics.

The under is 7-3 in the Hawks’ last 10 games.

Boston is 6-3-1 ATS during its 10-game win streak.

The Celtics are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games playing on zero days’ rest.

San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets

Meet the New Boss….

It was the Miami Heat, not the past-their-prime San Antonio Spurs who were supposed to be challenging the regular season win total. But after the first quarter of the campaign, San Antonio (20-3 SU, 15-7-1 ATS) finds itself on a record-breaking pace.

Despite winning 22 of 23 games, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is looking for ways to improve his club.

“Coaches are sick people,” Popovich told the San Antonio Express-News. “Whether you win or lose, there are always many mistakes made. They’ll never all be corrected, but that’s why we have a job.”

The Spurs are winning all these games and it’s happening with a major reduction in All-Star Tim Duncan’s time on the floor. The 34-year-old big man is averaging fewer than 30 minutes over the last 10 games, something he’s not happy about but knows it’s probably best for the team.

"I think (coach Gregg Popovich's) philosophy this year is to try not to play me in the fourth quarter at all, whether we're winning or losing," Duncan jokingly told the Associated Press after a recent win over the Trail Blazers. "I think he thinks our team is better without me out there. I've been trying to disprove him at some point."

Drama Queen

It looks like Carmelo Anthony’s refusal to re-sign with Denver is finally starting to affect the Nuggets (15-9 SU, 8-14-2 ATS). George Karl’s club is 2-3 in its last five contests and 2-5 ATS over its last seven matchups.

Still, the squad was able to put the Carmelo distraction aside during its 111-94 win over the Orlando Magic.

“I have a game here on Thursday night against San Antonio, and that’s what I’m focused on,” Anthony told the Denver Post after scoring 35 points against the Magic. “All of that other stuff, I don’t even pay attention to right now.

The Nuggets won despite playing without point guard Chauncey Billups, who’s having one of the worst seasons of his career and is expected to miss a week due to a sore wrist.

"It's supposed to feel better by then,” Billups said about one-week period. “But, of course, the best scenario is for me to rest it for four to six weeks and do nothing, but I can't do that.”

Trends

The under is 4-0 in the last four meetings between these two teams.

San Antonio is 7-1 in its last eight games against teams with winning records.

Denver is 4-10-1 in its last 15 games overall.

**Udog** · 12-15-2010, 10:30 PM

NCAAB

Thursday, December 16

College funds: Thursday's best NCAAB bets

Austin Peay Governors at No. 19 Memphis Tigers (-14, N/A)

The Memphis Tigers need a stroke of good luck in a bad way.

Over the last week or so they lost leading-scorer Wesley Witherspoon to a knee injury that will keep him on the shelf until at least midway through next month. If that wasn’t enough, D.J. Stephens went down with a groin injury, while junior forward Angel Garcia bailed to play pro ball in Spain.

"This is a tough break for Wesley, because at the time of the injury, he was carrying us in those first five games," coach Josh Pastner told reporters.

"It was probably a good thing that we had a little bit of a break so we're able to kind of get situated in some of those areas. We'll be ready. We know we're going to have a good challenge in front of us on Thursday but I have confidence in our guys."

Coming off an 81-68 loss to Kansas as an 11-point underdog on Dec. 7, you have to believe Pastner is going to have his club ready to fight back against their misfortune here.

Pick: Tigers

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at No. 12 Missouri Tigers (N/A)

Missou heads into this one having won three straight and with just a loss to Georgetown as the only blemish on its resume. Against the spread is a totally different story.

The Tigers have covered only once in six games that they have seen a pointspread and are now up against a Golden Eagles club that beat them last year.

However, Missou should come into Thursday’s game well rested after rotating 12 different players into the action during Saturday’s 70-55 win over Presbyterian with no Tiger playing more than 23 minutes.

"It's nice to have a chance to play a game like this because some of our guys have played a lot of minutes," guard Marcus Denmon told reporters. "They give guys that normally aren't able to play as much a chance to do things and show coach that they're able to help us."

Meanwhile, Oral Roberts’ Michael Craion, who played hero by hitting a last-second layup to down Missou last season, is still working himself back into the rotation following a foot injury.

Missou gets its revenge Thursday.

Pick: Tigers

**Udog** · 12-15-2010, 10:32 PM

NHL

Thursday, December 16

Ice picks: Thursday's best NHL bets

Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames (-145, 5.5)

Dion Phaneuf makes his return to the Saddledome and as much as he wants to think he won’t get a nasty greeting from the Flames faithful, Calgary wasn’t heartbroken to see him to head east.

Phaneuf was excused from Wednesday’s workout to attend his grandmother’s funeral in Summerside, PEI, but should be back in Calgary in time for Thursday’s game.

Nobody says much about it, but he wasn’t the greatest guy in that dressing room and even though Toronto stapled the “C” to his chest, it doesn’t seem like he has progressed much from his days in Toronto.

The issue with Phaneuf is consistency. When he’s fired up and ready to go he can still be one of the best players on the ice anytime he feels like it - though those nights are few and far between. Edmonton Oilers Taylor Hall made a rookie mistake by saying the Leafs were ripe for the picking leading up to Wednesday’s game and the Leafs responded by drilling Toronto 4-1.

The Flames are hitting their stride and won’t let Phaneuf’s return distract them.

Pick: Flames

Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues (-115, 5)

The Los Angeles Kings have officially shrugged off the four-game losing streak they went through late last month.

Since then they are 4-0-1 including a very impressive 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. Goaltender Jonathan Quick was out of his mind in that one making 51 stops – including 26 in the second period and 13 more in the third – to record his second shutout of the season.

"You get a good rhythm going. I'm not saying it's easy but, I do think at times it's easier than playing those games where you only see 17 shots and you get a Grade A scoring chance once every 10 minutes," Quick told reporters. "Those are tough games to play in as well. At the end of the day it's two points and it feels good to get it."

It was a sweet bounce-back game for Quick, who gave up a couple of rotten goals in a 3-2 overtime loss to Minnesota in his last start.

The way he’s playing right now, combined with St. Louis’ offensive issues have us on the under.

Pick: Under

**Udog** · 12-15-2010, 10:33 PM

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**pm530** · 12-16-2010, 02:59 AM

Daily Sports Roundup: December 16

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Chargers host the Niners on Thursday Night Football, while the Sharks try to bite the Stars, and the Celtics do battle with the Hawks.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The Thursday night NFL matchup this week has San Francisco (5-8 SU, 6-7 ATS) at San Diego (7-6 SU, 7-6 ATS), with both teams still in the hunt for playoff berths despite middling records. The Chargers blasted the Chiefs 31-0 at home last week, with Philip Rivers throwing for 226 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in that contest. Mike Tolbert and Ryan Mathews both ran for San Diego scores. The Niners are coming off a 40-21 home win over the Seahawks in which Alex Smith threw for 255 yards with three TD strikes with no interceptions. Oddsmakers have the Chargers pegged as 8.5-point home favorites for Thursday night, with the total for the matchup set at 44.5 points.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA slate for Thursday has Washington at New Jersey, San Antonio at Denver, and Atlanta at Boston. The Celtics and Hawks met in Atlanta back on November 22, with the road side cruising to a 99-76 victory as a 3-point underdog. Kevin Garnett scored a team-high 17 points to go along with 11 rebounds for Boston in that contest, while Nate Robinson chipped in with 16 points and 10 assists in place of an injured Rajon Rondo. Paul Pierce was good for 13 points in that win. Mike Bibby was the Hawks' leading scorer that day with 11 points, and Al Horford was held to just six points.

As well, there are two games involving ranked teams on the college basketball schedule for Thursday, with Oral Roberts at No. 13 Missouri and Austin Peay at No. 18 Memphis. The 18th-ranked Tigers (7-1 SU, 1-5 ATS) are coming off their first defeat of the season, an 81-68 loss to Kansas back on December 7. Will Barton scored 16 points for Memphis in that losing cause. The Governors (6-5 SU, 4-2 ATS) beat Fontbonne 112-52 last game, with TyShwan Edmondson pouring in a game-high 20 points for Austin Peay.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are nine games on the NHL's schedule for Thursday, with Boston at Montreal, Anaheim at the Islanders, Phoenix at the Rangers, Carolina at Atlanta, Los Angeles at St. Louis, Ottawa at Minnesota, Toronto at Calgary, Columbus at Edmonton, and San Jose at Dallas. The Stars and Sharks just met on Monday night in San Jose, with Dallas pulling out a 3-2 victory in a shootout. Jamie Benn and Mike Ribeiro scored for the Stars in regulation time that night, while Benn and Brad Richards potted goals in the shootout to seal the win. Andrew Raycroft stopped 31 of 33 San Jose shots. Derek Joslin and Ryane Clowe replied for the Sharks, and Antti Niemi stopped 29 Dallas shots.

**pm530** · 12-16-2010, 03:08 AM

Thursday's six-pack

-- Colts have offered their dome for Monday night's Bear-Viking game, but Minnesota is afraid the dome would be overrun by Bear fans.

-- Suns made their first six 3-pointers in 4th quarter, rallied back from 8-point deficit to beat gritty Minnesota, 128-122.

-- Bulls' Joakim Noah is out 4-6 weeks after he had thumb surgery.

-- Indians' pitching legend Bob Feller passed away at age 92. One of the best strikeout pitchers of all-time.

-- CC Sabathia can opt of his contract next winter; if I'm his agent, I'm looking at Cliff Lee's contract and my eyes are getting very big.

-- Celtic-Knick game was a great advertisement for the NBA; really a super game from beginning to end. Boston won, 118-116.

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Thursday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind.........

13) This has to be the strangest card of NFL games in years; Titans lost their last six games, Panthers lost last seven games and Bengals have lost ten games in a row……AND THEY’RE ALL FAVORED THIS WEEK!!!!! Have fun handicapping these games........

12) The celebration rule in college football is going to be HUGE next year, especially in September, because any pre-goal line celebrations will negate the touchdown, which should send already hypertense coaches up the freakin’ wall. I think at least for a while, its going to be a really big deal.

11) Read that someone suggested that Sidney Crosby is a better hockey player than Wayne Gretzky was. No. When Crosby gets banned from fantasy leagues, because having him was such an advantage, then we can start talking. It is underrated how Gretzky dominated the NHL when he was in Edmonton.

10) Temple went 8-4 but didn't go bowling, because they wouldn't bring lot of fans with them; UTEP is going to the New Mexico Bowl, because it can bring a decent amount of fans to Albuquerque. On a neutral field, the Owls would be a 4-point favorite over UTEP. Shouldn't that count for something? 8-4 teams should go bowling before 6-6 teams.

9) Kansas City Royals signed Melky Cabrera and Jeff Francoeur last week; doubt they hired any extra help for the front office, to handle to crush of season ticket requests after those moves.

8) Phillies’ payroll is now at $170M, with only 19 players signed, which means the last six are going to be mostly minimum salary guys. They’re in better shape than the Bronx Bombers, whose #3 starter right now is Phil Hughes, and their #4-5 starters, until they re-sign Pettitte, are both minor leaguers, unless they give Chad Gaudin another shot.

7) Who is the genius that stole $1.5M in chips from Bellagio? Nothing like stealing from a place that has every inch covered by security cameras. And the nitwit won’t be able to cash the chips, since they’re probably marked anyway. Brilliant!!!

6) Villanova plays Eastern Washington in the I-AA semifinals Friday night; EWU plays on a red field, much like Boise State’s blue turf, so if you see it on TV Friday, your TV isn’t screwed up. The field is red.

5) So I'm Christmas shopping Wednesday and a guy walks up to me and hands me a free Bible; I must look like someone who needs one. Maybe the guy has been reading my basketball picks this season.

4) Cliff Lee turned down $22M a year for seven years from the Bronx baseball team; he grabbed $24M a year for five years from the Phillies, so while technically he took less guaranteed money, he could actually make more in the long run, if he stays productive/healthy.

3) 2010 Houston Texans are first NFL team ever to lose four games in the same season, where they had rallied from 14+-point deficit to tie or take the lead. They’ve really lost some tough games. You’d like to see them give Kubiak another year to see if he could break through with this team.

2) The league I call the Big 11 (because it has 11 teams) still calls itself the Big 10, even though it’ll have 12 teams (adds Nebraska) next year. They can’t call it the Big 12, because there already is a Big 12, even though they’ll be down to 10 teams (Nebraska/Colorado leave) next year. I'm very confused. Go figure. Maybe I should go read the Bible.

1) So the Big 11 divided its 12 teams into divisions, and gave them such nonsensical, ill-fitting names that I won’t even use them here. I’m going to come up with my own names for these divisions, and guaranteed they’ll make more sense than the ones they chose.

**pm530** · 12-16-2010, 04:00 AM

NBA
Write-Up

Thursday, December 16

Hot Teams
-- Celtics won last 11 games, but are 3-7 in last 10 games as home fave.
-- Nuggets won their last ten home games. San Antonio won its last six games, covered four of last five.

Cold Teams
-- Nets lost their last eight games (1-5 vs spread in last six). Wizards lost their last five games (1-4 vs spread).
-- Hawks lost three of last four road games, with all three losses by 12+ points.

Totals
-- Over is 9-3 in Washington's last dozen games. Last three New Jersey home games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Atlanta games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven San Antonio games stayed under the total.

Back-to-Back
-- Celtics are 0-2 vs spread at home if they played on road nite before.
-- Spurs are 2-1 if they played the night before.

**pm530** · 12-16-2010, 04:01 AM

NCAAB
Write-Up

Thursday, December 16

NC State is 5-3, 2-1 as favorite, beating teams at Youngstown's level by 13-10-19 points; they've got Arizona coming in Sunday, could look past Penguin squad that is 4-3, but 0-3 on road, losing by 7 at Akron, 30 at Robert Morris, 9 at Milwaukee. Horizon double digit road dogs are 7-4 against the spread this season. ACC double digit home faves are 9-9.

Troy won three of last four games vs Florida Atlantic, winning last two here by 86-80/94-87 scores, but Trojans are 0-7 vs D-I teams, with none of losses by less than nine points, but they did cover three of their last four games. FAU won three of last four games, splitting pair up north earlier thisweek- they're 5-2 against the spread as an underdog.

Ark-Little Rock is 1-3 on road, losing by 13 at St Bonaventure, 26 at Oral Roberts, 34 at Missouri State (won by 10 at SMU); Trojans are 3-4 as underdog this year. Rice hasn't played in 12 days; they lost four of last five games vs D-I teams. C-USA single digit home favorites are just 2-9-1 vs spread. Sun Belt single digit road underdogs are 7-14.

Austin Peay is 5-5 vs D-I teams, losing by 22 at Purdue, best team they played so far- also lost to Oakland by 8. Governors are 2-3 as underdog this year. Memphis is down to nine scholarship players after player left to go play pro ball in Spain and another got hurt; they haven't played in nine days. Tigers are 1-4 against the spread as a favorite.

Tulsa lost its last three games, and were favored in two of them; they're 4-0 if they allow 68 or less points, 0-5 if they allow more. Hurricane is 2-3 as favorite this year. Weber State won last three games, by 1-4-6 points, after losing to Arizona State by a point up in Alaska. Big Sky road dogs of 14 or less points are 10-6 against the spread.

Arizona got crushed at BYU in last game, has trip to NC State on deck; they're 6-1 vs spread as favorite, beating two Big Sky teams already, by 48 over Idaho State, 23 over No Colorado. Big Sky road underdogs of 14+ points are 3-7 vs spread. Pac-10 home favorites of 15+ points are 13-5 vs spread. Lumberjacks are 3-1 vs spread as an underdog.

**pm530** · 12-16-2010, 04:01 AM

NHL
Write-Up

Thursday, December 16

Hot Teams
-- Anaheim won four of its last five games.
-- Rangers won seven of their last ten games. Phoenix won six of its last eight road games.
-- Thrashers won 10 of their last 13 games.
-- Los Angeles won four of its last five games.
-- Dallas won nine of its last ten home games.
-- Flames won four of their last five home games. Toronto won four of its last six games.

Cold Teams
-- Islanders lost last six games, outscored 26-13.
-- Carolina is 3-7 in last 10 road games, but won last two.
-- Montreal lost last three games, outscored 12-6. Bruins lost three of their last four road games.
-- Ottawa lost six of its last eight games. Minnesota lost four of its last five home games.
-- Blues lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Sharks lost three of their last four games.
-- Columbus lost its last five road games.
-- Oilers lost three of their last four games.

Totals
-- Under is 6-2 in last seven Anaheim road games.
-- Seven of last ten Ranger games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-2 in last ten Carolina games. Three of last four Atlanta games went over the total.
-- Under is 5-0-2 in last seven Boston road games.
-- Over is 8-1-3 in last dozen Minnesota games.
-- Under is 3-0-1 in Kings' last four road games.
-- Three of last four Dallas home games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Edmonton games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Calgary games stayed under the total.

Back-to-Back
-- Teams are 0-5 the night after playing Washington.
-- Rangers are 8-0 if they played the night before.
-- Thrashers are 2-5 if they played the night before.
-- Teams are 4-7 the night after playing Buffalo, 4-2 the night after they played the Flyers. .
-- Blues are 0-3 at home if they played on road the night before.
-- San Jose is 1-4 if it played the night before.
-- Blue Jackets are 4-1 if they played the night before.

Series Records
-- Anaheim won last two games against the Islanders, 5-4ot/1-0.
-- Rangers won three of last four games against Phoenix.
-- Hurricanes won three of last four games against Atlanta.
-- Canadiens won six of last seven games against Boston.
-- Minnesota lost 4-1 at Ottawa in LY's meeting.
-- Kings lost four of last five games against St Louis.
-- Dallas won six of its last eight games against the Sharks.
-- Blue Jackets won five of last six games against Edmonton.
-- Calgary beat Toronto twice LY, 5-2/3-1.

**pm530** · 12-16-2010, 04:24 AM

NBA

Thursday, December 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Washington

8:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 15 games when playing at home against Atlanta

10:30 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. DENVER
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Antonio's last 18 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Denver's last 18 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio

**pm530** · 12-16-2010, 04:25 AM

NCAAB

Thursday, December 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
SHENANDOAH vs. WILLIAM & MARY
No trends available
William & Mary is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
William & Mary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:00 PM
YOUNGSTOWN STATE vs. NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Youngstown State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
North Carolina State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
ORAL ROBERTS vs. MISSOURI
No trends available
Missouri is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Missouri is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

8:00 PM
UC DAVIS vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE
UC Davis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UC Davis's last 6 games on the road
No trends available

8:00 PM
WEBER STATE vs. TULSA
Weber State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Tulsa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tulsa's last 6 games

8:00 PM
ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK vs. RICE
Arkansas-Little Rock is 1-18 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Rice is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Rice is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games

8:00 PM
AUSTIN PEAY vs. MEMPHIS
Austin Peay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Austin Peay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Memphis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Austin Peay

8:00 PM
FLORIDA ATLANTIC vs. TROY
Florida Atlantic is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Troy
Florida Atlantic is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Troy is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Troy is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

8:00 PM
AMERICAN vs. NORTHWESTERN
No trends available
Northwestern is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Northwestern is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

8:00 PM
MCNEESE STATE vs. LSU
No trends available
LSU is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
LSU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing McNeese State

9:00 PM
OK PANHANDLE STATE vs. NEW MEXICO STATE
No trends available
New Mexico State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
New Mexico State is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games

9:00 PM
LEWIS-CLARK ST. vs. GONZAGA
No trends available
Gonzaga is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Gonzaga's last 6 games

9:30 PM
NORTHERN ARIZONA vs. ARIZONA
Northern Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northern Arizona
Arizona is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northern Arizona

11:59:59 PM
CHICAGO STATE vs. HAWAII
No trends available
Hawaii is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Hawaii is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games

**pm530** · 12-16-2010, 04:26 AM

NHL

Thursday, December 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. NY ISLANDERS
Anaheim is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-9-4 SU in their last 19 games ,when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games when playing Anaheim
NY Islanders are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games at home

7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. ATLANTA
Carolina is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

7:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. NY RANGERS
Phoenix is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
Phoenix is 2-9 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
BOSTON vs. MONTREAL
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Boston is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Boston
Montreal is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

8:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. ST. LOUIS
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

8:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. MINNESOTA
Ottawa is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa

8:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
Dallas is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games

9:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. EDMONTON
Columbus is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 9 games when playing Edmonton
Edmonton is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
Edmonton is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games at home

9:00 PM
TORONTO vs. CALGARY
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Toronto's last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Calgary is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games

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Thursday's Trends and Indexes - 12/16 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

Thursday's Trends and Indexes - 12/16 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

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