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**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:12 AM

Daily Sports Roundup: April 16

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: LeBron James and company begin their quest for an NBA title with a game against the Sixers, and the Coyotes look for a victory in Detroit.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA playoffs get underway on Saturday with four games on the schedule: Indiana at Chicago, Atlanta at Orlando, Portland at Dallas, and Philadelphia at Miami. The Heat (58-24 SU, 39-42-1 ATS) won four games in a row to end the regular season and lock up the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, while the Sixers (41-41 SU, 46-35-1 ATS) ride a two-game losing streak into Saturday's contest. Miami won all three matchups with Philadelphia this season, taking the most recent meeting 111-99 at home as an 8-point favorite on March 25. Oddsmakers have the Heat set as big 10.5-point home favorites for the series opener on Saturday, with the total for the day's contest listed at 190 points.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League schedule for Saturday has Baltimore at Cleveland, Toronto at Boston, Seattle at Kansas City, Minnesota at Tampa Bay, the Angels at the White Sox, Texas at the Yankees, and Detroit at Oakland. Justin Verlander (1-1, 3.13 ERA) gets the ball for the Tigers in that last matchup; righthander Verlander was a hard-luck loser against the Rangers in his last trip to the mound, allowing two runs on six hits over nine innings of work. The Athletics will counter with Dallas Braden (0-1, 4.15 ERA); lefthander Braden is coming off a no-decision versus Chicago (one run in six innings) last time out.

Over in the National League on Saturday it's Milwaukee at Washington, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, the Mets at Atlanta, San Diego at Houston, the Cubs at Colorado, San Francisco at Arizona, St. Louis at the Dodgers, and Florida at Philadelphia. Anibal Sanchez (0-1, 6.97 ERA) heads to the hill for the Marlins on Saturday; righthander Sanchez was knocked around by the Astros last time out, allowing six runs on 13 hits in just 4 2-3 innings of work. Cole Hamels (1-1, 5.59 ERA) gets the call for the Phillies; lefthander Hamels blanked the Braves on four hits over seven innings in his last outing.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, the NHL playoffs continue on Saturday with Buffalo at Philadelphia, Montreal at Boston, Los Angeles at San Jose, and Phoenix at Detroit. The Coyotes and Red Wings played Game 1 of their best-of-seven Western Conference series back on Wednesday night, with Detroit pulling out a 4-2 home win in that contest. Pavel Datsyuk, Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski, and Jiri Hudler had the goals for the Red Wings in that victory, while Jimmy Howard stopped 26 of 28 Phoenix shots. Kyle Turris and Radim Vrbata responded for the Coyotes in the losing cause, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 32 saves. Oddsmakers have Detroit pegged as the -170 favorite for Saturday, with the total at 5.5.

**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:14 AM

Saturday's betting tips: Mets' horrid bullpen presents opportunity

Weather to watch

Texas Rangers at New York Yankees -- It will be an overcast, possibly wet day in the Bronx. At first pitch, 1:05 p.m. ET, there's a 30 percent chance of rain and the likelihood increases throughout the afternoon. The high temperature will be 51 degrees.

Who’s hot

MLB: The Reds are 6-1 in Edinson Volquez's last seven home starts, and 37-17 in his last 54 starts on grass.

NHL: The Red Wings are 38-14 in their last 52 playoff games as a favorite, and 7-2 in their last nine overall playing on two days' rest.

NHL: The Sharks have won 28 of their last 38 games.

NBA: The Pacers are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog of 11 or more points.

NBA: The Trail Blazers are 5-0 ATS in their last five games against teams with a winning percentage of at least .600.

Who’s not

MLB: The Phillies are 3-9 in Cole Hamels' last 12 starts against the Marlins.

NHL: The Flyers are 1-7 in their last eight home games.

NHL: The Over is 2-8-1 in the Bruins' last 11 games against teams with a winning record.

NBA: The Heat is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games as a home favorite of 5 to 10.5 points.

NBA: The Hawks are 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 playoff games as an underdog.

Key stat

97.4 -- That's the Bulls' defensive efficiency rating, tops in the NBA just ahead of the Celtics' 97.8. Defensive efficiency is the number of points a team allows per 100 possessions. Chicago's opponent Saturday, Indiana, ranks 12th at 103.4.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Mavericks guard Rodrique Beaubois, who scored 18 points in his team's last meeting with Portland on April 3, is questionable for Saturday's playoff opener against the Trail Blazers. Beaubois (8.4 ppg, 2.3 apg) left Wednesday's regular-season finale with a sprained left foot. Even if Beaubois is available, coach Rick Carlisle plans to start DeShawn Stevenson at two-guard. Stevenson started 53 games before Beaubois returned from a fractured foot in February. Oddsmakers have Dallas as a 5-point favorite. Portland is 6-2 ATS in the teams' last eight meetings.

Game of the day

Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat (-10.5, 190)

Notable quotable

"No. 1, they got that dude. To be a great team, you have to have that dude and that dude is Derrick Rose. People can say what they want to, he has been the best basketball player in the world this year." -- TNT analyst Charles Barkley on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on radio station ESPN 1000.

Notes and tips

It wouldn't be a bad idea to bet against the Mets in the second halves of games these days. New York has lost five straight despite owning a two-run lead in each game. The Mets’ bullpen sports an unsightly 6.48 ERA during the skid.

The Detroit Red WIngs could get center Henrik Zetterberg back for Game 2 of their series with the Phoenix Coyotes at 1 p.m. ET. Detroit won the opener 4-2 without Zetterberg, who sustained a lower body injury when he was checked by Carolina's Bryan Allen on April 6. Zetterberg has been able to skate with his gloves and stick the past couple days and is listed as questionable. The 30-year-old Swede won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP in 2008. This season, he notched 24 goals and 56 assists.

Now that's more like it. After a brutal 6-for-40 start, St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols located the batting stroke that's produced at least a .300 average, 30 homers and 100 RBIs in each of his first 10 seasons. Pujols went 6-for-13 over a three-game stretch heading into Friday night's game against the Dodgers, with a homer, a double, three RBIs and six runs scored.

**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:16 AM

Saturday's six-pack

-- Red Sox are 2-10 and Carl Crawford is batting .137; you can get him out of the leadoff spot anytime now, ya think?

-- Don't look now Met fans, but Jeff Francoeur is hitting .327 and bats cleanup for the Royals, who are an improved team.

-- Jon Garland had pitched over 2,000 major league innings without any balks until Friday night, and Bob Davidson was nowhere in sight.

-- Colorado Rockies have won seven games in row and are 11-2.

-- There have been two bases loaded triples in the major leagues already this season, and both were hit by catchers. Go figure.

-- Steve Spurrier got another $800,000 raise from South Carolina this week; sounds like he's earned every penny in his dealings with his QB Stephen Garcia, who is currently suspended for the fifth time at USC. Its not good when your QB is your biggest off-field distraction.

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Saturday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but..........

13) Rough couple nights for the Twins, who blew 2-0 lead in 9th inning Thursday, then 3-2 lead in extra innings as Johnny Damon hit winning two-run tater for the Rays; Minnesota then lost to the Rays 5-2 Friday, as Tampa Bay has bounced back with four straight wins.

Minnesota also put Joe Mauer on the DL, which considering he is in the first year of a contract worth $180M+, is even more troubling.

12) Don’t be surprised if the Twins deal Francisco Liriano to the Bronx for one of the Bombers’ catching prospects, which would then move Mauer or Morneau to DH.

11) Knicks are in playoffs for first time in seven years, yet any comments I hear about Mike D’Antoni are largely negative. Why is this? Is no one ever happy? You want Isiah Thomas back? Don Chaney?

10) Its not that easy being famous, I guess. This from the New York Post, on former Verizon pitch man Paul Marcarelli.

"His fame had gotten so broad -- and so weird -- that a few months ago, at his grandmother's funeral, a friend of the family whispered to another person, "Can you hear me now?" just as her body was being lowered into her grave."

Now thats weird.......

9) Red Sox finally made Adrian Gonzalez’ contract extension official; seven years, $154M. Now all they need is some starting pitching, and a leadoff hitter and a catcher.

8) If you get a chance, check out ESPN’s special on Condredge Holloway, who QB’d the Tennessee Vols in the early 70’s. Kenny Chesney narrates it, and it is very well done. My friend Joe J introduced me to Holloway back in the fall of ’04; I have a Tennessee media guide (its text-book sized) signed by him. Very nice man who had no reason to be nice to me. Anyway, check out that show. Its good TV.

7) Pro golfer Kevin Na actually shot a 16 on the par-4 9th hole at the Texas Open Thursday. I suck at golf, but I never got a 16 on one hole. Na hit four tee shots, two shots lefty, it was a complete debacle. Guess he didn’t want to play the weekend.

6) Maybe the best part of UNLV signing Dave Rice is head coach is that they also hired assistant coach Justin Hutson, who was the recruiting assistant at MWC rival San Diego State. Aztecs had a lot of good players the last few years, didn't they?

5) Rory McIlroy shot 69-64 in first two rounds of Malaysian Open this week, bouncing back from last Sunday’s meltdown at Augusta, and even after the airline was late in delivering his golf clubs to Malaysia. Good lesson there; nothing seems to bother the kid, at least not for too long.

4) Pitcher Carlos Zambrano of the Cubs has 22 career home runs; that’s a lot for a pitcher.

3) When Phillies got consecutive complete games from Halladay and Lee earlier this week, it was first time they had consecutive complete games since Paul Byrd/Curt Schilling in 1999.

2) Guy I know at work recently lost 120 pounds; if he had shaved his beard, I wouldn’t have known who he is, thats how different he looks. He had the gastric bypass surgery and says he feels great, so much credit to him, and hope he has continued good health.

1) If the baseball playoffs started Saturday morning, these would be the playoff teams:
AL: Bronx-Cleveland-Kansas City-Texas
NL: Philadelphia-Cincinnati-Colorado-Florida

**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:18 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Atlanta at Orlando
The Magic look to take advantage of an Atlanta team that is 3-12-1 ATS in its last 16 playoff games as an underdog. Orlando is the pick (-8 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Magic favored by 12 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Orlando (-8 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16

Game 701-702: Indiana at Chicago (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 115.561; Chicago 128.516
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 13; 193
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 11 1/2; 188
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-11 1/2); Over

Game 703-704: Philadelphia at Miami (3:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 117.175; Miami 125.947
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 9; 186
Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 10 1/2; 189 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+10 1/2); Under

Game 705-706: Atlanta at Orlando (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 113.105; Orlando 125.774
Dunkel Line & Total: Orlando by 12 1/2; 186
Vegas Line & Total: Orlando by 8 1/2; 179 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Orlando (-8 1/2); Over

Game 707-708: Portland at Dallas (9:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Portland 121.062; Dallas 124.517
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 3 1/2; 182
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 5; 186
Dunkel Pick: Portland (+5); Under

**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:21 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, April 16

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INDIANA (37 - 44) at CHICAGO (61 - 20) - 4/16/2011, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 15-24 ATS (-11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO is 49-32 ATS (+13.8 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 33-19 ATS (+12.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 42-28 ATS (+11.2 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 8-4 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 8-4 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHILADELPHIA (41 - 40) at MIAMI (57 - 24) - 4/16/2011, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 46-35 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 46-24 ATS (+19.6 Units) as a road underdog of 9.5 to 12 points since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games against Southeast division opponents this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 27-17 ATS (+8.3 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 44-23 ATS (+18.7 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
MIAMI is 15-25 ATS (-12.5 Units) in home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 6-5 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 9-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ATLANTA (44 - 37) at ORLANDO (51 - 30) - 4/16/2011, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 37-45 ATS (-12.5 Units) in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 5-20 ATS (-17.0 Units) in road games in all playoff games since 1996.
ATLANTA is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) in road games in the first round of the playoffs since 1996.
ATLANTA is 128-165 ATS (-53.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ATLANTA is 14-23 ATS (-11.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
ORLANDO is 35-46 ATS (-15.6 Units) in all games this season.
ORLANDO is 30-40 ATS (-14.0 Units) as a favorite this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 10-6 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
ORLANDO is 11-5 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
13 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PORTLAND (48 - 33) at DALLAS (56 - 25) - 4/16/2011, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 44-36 ATS (+4.4 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
DALLAS is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
PORTLAND is 89-74 ATS (+7.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 22-9 ATS (+12.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is between 185 and 189.5 points over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 31-50 ATS (-24.0 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 6-5 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-5 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:22 AM

NBA
Short Sheet

Saturday, April 16

Eastern Conference Playoffs - First Round - Best of 7 - Game 1
INDIANA at CHICAGO, 1:05 PM ET ESPN
INDIANA: 13-24 ATS as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points
CHICAGO: 25-10 ATS off a home win

Eastern Conference Playoffs - First Round - Best of 7 - Game 1
PHILADELPHIA at MIAMI, 3:35 PM ET ABC
PHILADELPHIA: 13-5 ATS with triple revenge
MIAMI: 14-25 ATS as a home favorite

Eastern Conference Playoffs - First Round - Best of 7 - Game 1
ATLANTA at ORLANDO, 7:05 PM ET ESPN
ATLANTA: 3-13 ATS Away in 1st round playoff games
ORLANDO: 15-3 Under revenging SU loss as road favorite

Western Conference Playoffs - First Round - Best of 7 - Game 1
PORTLAND at DALLAS, 9:35 PM ET ESPN
PORTLAND: 61-37 UNDER after allowing 110+ points
DALLAS: 6-0 ATS off a division win

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:23 AM

NBA

Saturday, April 16

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
INDIANA vs. CHICAGO
Indiana is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home

3:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. MIAMI
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

7:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. ORLANDO
Atlanta is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Orlando
Atlanta is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Orlando
Orlando is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Atlanta
Orlando is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta

9:30 PM
PORTLAND vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Portland's last 13 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Portland is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Dallas is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Portland

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**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:25 AM

NBA

Saturday, April 16

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Pick 'n' roll: Saturday's best NBA bets
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Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic (-8.5, 179.5)

The Magic lost three of four to Atlanta during the regular season, but you can probably throw those out the window. Orlando seems to be a different team when it reaches the playoffs. Stan Van Gundy’s squad won the East two years ago and did not lose a single game en route to last season’s conference finals before falling to the Celtics in six.

Among Orlando’s 2010 playoff victims was none other than Atlanta. In a record-setting series, the Magic swept the Hawks by a combined 101 points -- the biggest margin in NBA history.

The Hawks should at least get a game this time around, but it may not come on Saturday. Josh Smith missed three games recently with a knee injury and played sparingly in the final two regular-season contests. Jason Collins sat out the last four games due to a sprained ankle. Both should play in Game 1, but they could be limited.

Collins is a little-used reserve, but he is valuable when Atlanta goes up against Dwight Howard and company. Van Gundy told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution after an 85-82 Hawks’ win on March 30 that Collins played “the best defense I’ve seen all year on Dwight.”

Orlando, meanwhile, won five of its last six regular-season games at the Amway Center.

Pick: Magic

Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks (-5, 186)

The Mavericks have flamed out in the first round in three of the last four playoffs. But they are not concerned about that as they try to end the streak of underachieving.

“I’m not into analyzing the past,” coach Rick Carlisle told ESPNDallas.com. “This is a new situation. It’s an exciting time. We’re going to go into this thing guns blazing.”

Dallas is also going into the postseason with a nice four-game winning streak (4-0 ATS). The team won three of those contests by double digits, including a 25-point rout of Phoenix last Sunday and a 32-point destruction of New Orleans on Wednesday.

Carlisle announced that DeShawn Stevenson will replace Roddy Beaubois in the starting lineup at shooting guard for the playoffs. That should energize the Mavs, as Beaubois looked out of his league as a starter after returning from a foot injury in February.

Portland and Dallas split four regular-season meetings, the home team winning every time.

Pick: Mavericks

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**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:29 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Montreal at Boston
The Canadiens look to build on their 7-2 record in the last 9 meetings between the two teams. Montreal is the pick (+175) according to Dunkel, which has the Canadiens favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Montreal (+175). Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16

Game 25-26: Phoenix at Detroit (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 11.115; Detroit 11.823
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-165); Over

Game 27-28: Buffalo at Philadelphia (5:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 11.813; Philadelphia 11.525
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Philadelphia (-165); 5
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+145); Under

Game 29-30: Montreal at Boston (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.904; Boston 11.064
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-210); 5
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (+175); Over

Game 31-32: Los Angeles at San Jose (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 11.392; San Jose 11.860
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-200); 5
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-200); Under

**kbsooner21** · 04-16-2011, 10:30 AM

Thanks as always Udog! Have a great day buddy!

**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:34 AM

You, too, kb!

I keep losing my connection. That's why it's taking so long to get this done!

**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:34 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, April 16

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PHOENIX (43-27-0-13, 99 pts.) at DETROIT (48-25-0-10, 106 pts.) - 4/16/2011, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 96-76 ATS (+177.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 44-32 ATS (+79.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 25-22 ATS (+49.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHOENIX is 17-11 ATS (+30.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
DETROIT is 31-33 ATS (-23.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-13 ATS (-13.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DETROIT is 4-9 ATS (-11.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 12-8-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
11 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.3 Units)

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BUFFALO (44-29-0-10, 98 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (47-24-0-12, 106 pts.) - 4/16/2011, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 13-6 ATS (+19.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 40-43 ATS (-7.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 7-6-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.8 Units)

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MONTREAL (45-30-0-8, 98 pts.) at BOSTON (46-26-0-11, 103 pts.) - 4/16/2011, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 56-26 ATS (+17.9 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 45-38 ATS (+3.9 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 4-1 ATS (+6.3 Units) in road games in the first round of the playoffs over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 26-25 ATS (+61.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 7-10 ATS (-7.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
BOSTON is 11-14 ATS (-13.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 11-12 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 12-11-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (46-30-0-7, 99 pts.) at SAN JOSE (49-25-0-9, 107 pts.) - 4/16/2011, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 18-8 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 109-101 ATS (-60.0 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 12-7 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 12-7-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
9 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:37 AM

NHL
Short Sheet

Saturday, April 16

Western Conference Playoffs - Best of 7 - Game 2 - DET 1-0
PHOENIX at DETROIT, 1:05 PM ET
PHOENIX: 12-6 SU off BB losses
DETROIT: 0-5 SU at home after scoring 4+ goals BB games

Eastern Conference Playoffs - Best of 7 - Game 2 - BUF 1-0
BUFFALO at PHILADELPHIA, 5:05 PM ET
BUFFALO: n/a
PHILADELPHIA: n/a

Eastern Conference Playoffs - Best of 7 - Game 2 - MON 1-0
MONTREAL at BOSTON, 7:05 PM ET
MONTREAL: n/a
BOSTON: n/a

Western Conference Playoffs - Best of 7 - Game 2 - SJ 1-0
LOS ANGELES at SAN JOSE, 10:05 PM ET
LOS ANGELES: n/a
SAN JOSE: n/a

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

**Udog** · 04-16-2011, 10:40 AM

NHL

Saturday, April 16

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Phoenix is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games at home

5:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. PHILADELPHIA
Buffalo is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Buffalo is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo

7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. BOSTON
Montreal is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Montreal
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal

10:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. SAN JOSE
Los Angeles is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
San Jose is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

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Saturday's Trends and Indexes - 4/16 (NBA, NHL, MLB, Misc.)

Saturday's Trends and Indexes - 4/16 (NBA, NHL, MLB, Misc.)

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