Saturday's Trends and Indexes - 11/26 (NCAAB, NHL, CFL, Misc.)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Saturday, November 26

NY ISLANDERS at NEW JERSEY, 1:00 PM ET
NY ISLANDERS: 1-9 SU revenging a loss versus opponent
NEW JERSEY: 21-10 SU after having won 2 of their last 3 games

PHILADELPHIA at NY RANGERS, 2:00 PM ET NHL
PHILADELPHIA: 16-26 SU when playing 6 or more games in 10 days
NY RANGERS: 22-11 SU when playing on back-to-back days

EDMONTON at COLORADO, 3:00 PM ET
EDMONTON: 1-16 SU after playing 3 consecutive road games
COLORADO: 19-33 SU in home games

WINNIPEG at BOSTON, 7:00 PM ET
WINNIPEG: 3-10 SU as a road underdog
BOSTON: 10-1 SU in November games

WASHINGTON at BUFFALO, 7:00 PM ET
WASHINGTON: 3-8 SU off a home loss by 2 goals or more
BUFFALO: 16-6 SU off a road loss

PITTSBURGH at MONTREAL, 7:00 PM ET NHL
PITTSBURGH: 12-4 SU in road games on Saturday games
MONTREAL: 0-5 SU in home games revenging a loss where team scored 1 or less

FLORIDA at TAMPA BAY, 7:00 PM ET
FLORIDA: 5-0 SU on Saturday games
TAMPA BAY: 18-13 SU when playing on back-to-back days

NASHVILLE at DETROIT, 7:00 PM ET
NASHVILLE: 26-21 SU as a road underdog
DETROIT: 1-7 SU in home games after a non-conference game

DALLAS at PHOENIX, 8:00 PM ET
DALLAS: N/A
PHOENIX: N/A

VANCOUVER at SAN JOSE, 10:00 PM ET
VANCOUVER: 15-5 SU in road games after a huge blowout win by 5 goals or more
SAN JOSE: 3-7 SU in home games after allowing 1 goal or less in 3 straight games

CHICAGO at LOS ANGELES, 10:30 PM ET
CHICAGO: 28-10 SU after having lost 3 of their last 4 games
LOS ANGELES: 0-5 SU in home games off a close road loss by 1 goal

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Odds available on NBA Christmas Day games

The weather inside NBA labor talks was frightful. But the promise of an NBA season is so delightful.

With the players and owners finally making progress in the 149-day lockout, and the marquee Christmas Day schedule looking like the opening of a shortened 2011-12 season, sportsbooks have begun blowing the dust of their NBA odds.

Lucky’s Sportsbook chain in Las Vegas has posted opening lines on the three Christmas Day games.

The Boston Celtics are 2-point favorites on the road against the New York Knicks, the Los Angeles Lakers are 5-point chalk hosting the Chicago Bulls, and the Miami Heat are 4-point road underdogs in a rematch with the Dallas Mavericks.

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CFL
Dunkel - Grey Cup Final

Winnipeg at BC
The Lions look to take advantage of a Winnipeg team that is coming off a 19-3 win over Hamilton and is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games following a SU win. BC is the pick (-7) according to Dunkel, which has the Lions favored by 10 1/2. Dunkel Pick: BC (-7). Here are all of this week's CFL picks.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27

Game 291-292: Winnipeg at BC (6:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 114.840; BC 125.556
Dunkel Line: BC by 10 1/2; 54
Vegas Line: BC by 7; 50 1/2
Dunkel Pick: BC (-7); Over




CFL
Long Sheet - Grey Cup Final

Sunday, November 27

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WINNIPEG (11 - 8) at BRITISH COLUMBIA (12 - 7) - 11/27/2011, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing on a Sunday over the last 3 seasons.
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 9 or more games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) as an underdog this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-1 against the spread versus BRITISH COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-2 straight up against BRITISH COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CFL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, November 27

Winnipeg (11-8) @ BCLions (12-7)-- Lions started season 1-6; losses 5-6 both came against Winnipeg, 25-20 (+3.5) on road in Week 5, then 30-17 (-1) two weeks later- they've won 11 of 12 games since them, going 5-1 vs spread in last six games as home favorite. Bombers stumbled to 3-7 finish in regular season after starting 7-1; they're 0-4 in Grey Cups since winning title in 1990. BC coach Buono has won four Grey Cups, last one coming five years ago. Winnipeg is 5-2 as a road underdog this year. Weird playing a championship game on someone's home field, advantage Lions. Bombers have to have confidence though, after beating BC twice during the season.




CFL
Grey Cup Final

Sunday, November 27

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Trend Report
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6:30 PM
WINNIPEG vs. BRITISH COLUMBIA
Winnipeg is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against British Columbia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing British Columbia
British Columbia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of British Columbia's last 7 games when playing Winnipeg


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CFL

Sunday, November 27

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Canadian Bacon: Grey Cup preview and pick
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WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS AT B.C. LIONS

The 99th Grey Cup promises to offer a great spectacle between two teams who followed very different paths to get there. The Lions started with a terrible 1-6 record, losing their first games of 2011. The Blue Bombers sprinted out of the gate but seemed out of breath down the stretch of the regular season.

Ironically it’s by mauling the Montreal Alouettes in the last game of the regular season that B.C. opened the door for Winnipeg to claim first place in the East and to host the Conference Finals. The Bombers lost their last three regular-season games while the B.C. Lions got in the playoffs with 11 wins in their last 12 games.

Quarterback Travis Lulay, this year’s most outstanding player, will try to continue his success and give the Lions a shot at accomplishing a rare feat: winning the Grey Cup at home, which only three teams have managed to do in the last three decades. With receivers like Geroy Simon, Arland Bruce, Akeem Foster and Paris Jackson, Lulay certainly has the tools to win the aerial battle.

But the young QB will need help from his offensive line to contain defensive ends Odell Willis and Jason Vega, two of the most efficient pass rushers in the CFL. Unlike his counterpart Buck Pierce, Lulay will have the luxury of calling plays at the line of scrimmage without being deafened by a crowd that will, without a doubt, largely be supporting the Lions.

Pierce is a tough act to follow and let’s not underestimate his resiliency in such a big game. He doesn’t mind adversity and even if he denies it, he probably would like to beat his former coach Wally Buono, who gave up on him in Vancouver because he felt the veteran QB was injury prone.

Although Lions’ running back Andrew Harris can do some damage, the Blue Bombers have a more potent ground game with Chris Garrett, who gained no less than 190 yards rushing in the East Final.

That being said, we must agree with Buono, who said this game will be fought and decided in the trenches. It is the offensive and defensive lines that will give Lulay and Pierce a chance to throw the ball, make it possible for Harris and Garrett to run with the ball, and for the receivers to catch some passes downfield.

This game will feature interesting duels involving some seasoned veterans: Glenn January against Brent Johnson, Doug Brown against Angus Reid, Odell Willis against Ben Archibald, and so forth. None of these players has a shot at being named this game’s MVP, but they are truly the ones that will be the difference-makers in a contest that could be much closer than many anticipate.

Pick: B.C.


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