Saturday's Trends and Indexes - 4/7 (NBA, NHL, MLB, Misc.)

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MLB
Dunkel

Miami at Cincinnati
The Marlins look to take advantage of a Cincinnati team that is 0-4 in its last 4 Saturday games. Miami is the pick (+140) according to Dunkel, which has the Marlins favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Miami (+140). Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7

Game 901-902: Washington at Chicago Cubs (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Gonzalez) 14.773; Cubs (Garza) 16.306
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-115); No Total
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-115); N/A

Game 903-904: Atlanta at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Jurrjens) 14.904; NY Mets (Dickey) 13.612
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-110); 7
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-110); Over

Game 905-906: St. Louis at Milwaukee (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wainwright) 15.483; Milwaukee (Greinke) 16.287
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-120); Over

Game 907-908: San Francisco at Arizona (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Bumgarner) 15.795; Arizona (Hudson) 15.155
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Arizona (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+105); Under

Game 909-910: Colorado at Houston (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Moyer) 14.582; Houston (Harrell) 12.987
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Colorado (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-115); Under

Game 911-912: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Lee) 14.342; Pittsburgh (Karstens) 15.172
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-175); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+155); Over

Game 913-914: Miami at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Nolasco) 14.743; Cincinnati (Latos) 13.644
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Miami (+140); Over

Game 915-916: LA Dodgers at San Diego (8:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Capuano) 16.264; San Diego (Moseley) 16.413
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: San Diego (-115); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-115); Under

Game 917-918: Toronto at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Morrow) 13.915; Cleveland (Jimenez) 15.247
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-110); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-110); Under

Game 919-920: Boston at Detroit (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Beckett) 15.893; Detroit (Fister) 15.507
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Detroit (-110); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-110); Over

Game 921-922: Kansas City at LA Angels (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Hochevar) 15.492; LA Angels (Haren) 14.591
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 8
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-200); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+170); Over

Game 923-924: Minnesota at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Liriano) 14.266; Baltimore (Hunter) 15.521
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-115); Under

Game 925-926: NY Yankees at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Kuroda) 15.207; Tampa Bay (Price) 16.379
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-120); Over

Game 927-928: Chicago White Sox at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Peavy) 15.846; Texas (Holland) 15.446
Dunkel Line: White Sox by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-180); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+160); Under

Game 929-930: Seattle at Oakland (9:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Hernandez) 14.684; Oakland (Colon) 15.810
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Seattle (-120); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+100); Under

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NHL
Dunkel

Los Angeles at San Jose
The Kings look to bounce back from Thursday night's loss to San Jose and build on their 5-0 record in their last 5 in the second game of a home-and-home series. Los Angeles is the pick (+125) according to Dunkel, which has the Kings favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+105). Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7

Game 1-2: Buffalo at Boston (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 11.322; Boston 12.088
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-150); Over

Game 3-4: Ottawa at New Jersey (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 12.287; New Jersey 11.103
Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (+115); Under

Game 5-6: Washington at NY Rangers (6:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 12.161; NY Rangers 10.966
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 7-8: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.668; Pittsburgh 12.708
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 9-10: Anaheim at Calgary (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 10.052; Calgary 11.632
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-140); Over

Game 11-12: Chicago at Detroit (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 12.279; Detroit 11.073
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-170); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (+150); Under

Game 13-14: NY Islanders at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 11.933; Columbus 11.210
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 15-16: Toronto at Montreal (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 10.618; Montreal 11.116
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-125); Over

Game 17-18: Tampa Bay at Winnipeg (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay 10.540; Winnipeg 11.703
Dunkel Line & Total: Winnipeg by 1; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Winnipeg (-145); 6
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (-145); Over

Game 19-20: Carolina at Florida (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 11.220; Florida 10.105
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Florida (-180); 5
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+160); Under

Game 21-22: St. Louis at Dallas (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 10.625; Dallas 10.165
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 23-24: Phoenix at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 11.559; Minnesota 12.542
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 25-26: Nashville at Colorado (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 10.819; Colorado 11.700
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+115); Over

Game 27-28: Edmonton at Vancouver (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 11.693; Vancouver 10.428
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-250); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+210); Under

Game 29-30: Los Angeles at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 12.527; San Jose 10.927
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-145); 5
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+125); Under

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NBA
Dunkel

Boston at Indiana
The Celtics look to build on their 5-1 ATS record in their last 6 games as a road underdog of 1 to 4 1/2 points. Boston is the pick (+2) according to Dunkel, which has the game Even. Dunkel Pick: Boston (+2). Here are all of today's picks

SATURDAY, APRIL 7

Game 501-502: Atlanta at Charlotte (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 118.948; Charlotte 106.253
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 12 1/2; 192
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta by 9; 187 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-9); Over

Game 503-504: Boston at Indiana (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 123.305; Indiana 122.980
Dunkel Line & Total: Even; 189
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 2; 185 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+2); Over

Game 505-506: Orlando at Philadelphia (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Orlando 113.466; Philadelphia 120.046
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 6 1/2; 185
Vegas Line & Total: Philadelphia by 4 1/2; 180
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-4 1/2); Over

Game 507-508: Minnesota at New Orleans (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 116.894; New Orleans 112.811
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 4; 188
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 2 1/2; 191
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-2 1/2); Under

Game 509-510: Dallas at Memphis (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 119.462; Memphis 121.751
Dunkel Line & Total: Memphis by 2; 180
Vegas Line & Total: Memphis by 3 1/2; 183
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (+3 1/2); Under

Game 511-512: Portland at Milwaukee (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Portland 117.116; Milwaukee 120.294
Dunkel Line & Total: Milwaukee by 3; 209
Vegas Line & Total: Milwaukee by 4 1/2; 204 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Portland (+4 1/2); Over

Game 513-514: LA Lakers at Phoenix (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Lakers 120.956; Phoenix 118.928
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Lakers by 2; 195
Vegas Line & Total: Pick; 198 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Lakers; Under

Game 515-516: Sacramento at LA Clippers (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Sacramento 114.491; LA Clippers 124.837
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Clippers by 10 1/2; 217
Vegas Line & Total: LA Clippers by 8; No Total
Dunkel Pick: LA Clippers (-8); N/A

Game 517-518: Denver at Golden State (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Denver 116.961; Golden State 115.948
Dunkel Line & Total: Denver by 1; 202
Vegas Line & Total: Denver by 3 1/2; 209
Dunkel Pick: Golden State (+3 1/2); Under

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 7

Hot teams
-- Bruins won eight of their last eleven games.
-- New Jersey won its last five games, allowing seven goals.
-- Washington won three of its last four games.
-- Flyers won seven of their last eight games. Pittsburgh is 17-3 in its last 20 home games.
-- Blue Jackets won four of their last five games.
-- Hurricanes won seven of their last eleven games.
-- Minnesota won four of its last five games. Phoenix won its last four games, allowing one goal.
-- Predators won five of their last seven games.
-- Canucks won seven of their last eight games.
-- San Jose won six of its last seven home games. Kings won nine of their last thirteen games overall.

Cold teams
-- Sabres lost three of their last four games.
-- Senators lost their last two games, 2-1/3-1.
-- Rangers lost their last three games, outscored 10-3.
-- Anaheim lost seven of its last nine away games. Calgary lost three of its last four games overall.
-- Red Wings are 5-6 in their last eleven home games. Chicago lost four of its last six games overall.
-- Islanders lost their last three games, scoring five goals.
-- Maple Leafs lost six of their last nine games. Montreal lost five of its last six games overall.
-- Lightning lost their last four road games, allowing 19 goals. Winnipeg lost its last three home games, allowing 14 goals.
-- Panthers lost eight of their last nine games.
-- Dallas Stars lost their last four games, outcored 15-4. Blues lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Avalanche lost six of their last seven games.
-- Edmonton lost four of its last five games.

Totals
-- Four of last five Buffalo games went over the total.
-- Last four Ottawa road games went over the total.
-- Over is 7-3 in Washington's last ten road games.
-- 15 of Philly's last 18 games stayed under the total. Pittsburgh's last 10 games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Anaheim games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Chicago games.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Islander games.
-- Seven of last nine Toronto games went over the total.
-- Over is 9-2 in Tampa Bay's last eleven road games.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Carolina games.
-- Under is 7-3 in last ten St Louis road games.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Phoenix games.
-- Four of last five Nashville games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Edmonton games.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven San Jose home games.

Series records
-- Sabres lost seven of their last eight visits to Boston.
-- Senators lost seven of their last eight visits to New Jersey.
-- Caps lost three of their last four games at Madison Square Garden.
-- Penguins lost five of their last six games against Philly.
-- Anaheim won six of last seven games against the Flames.
-- Blackhawks won seven of last ten games with Detroit.
-- Blue Jackets won 4-3 in OT on Long Island in LY's matchup.
-- Road team won six of last seven Toronto-Montreal games.
-- Jets won three of their last four games with Tampa Bay.
-- Panthers won four of their last five games with Carolina.
-- Blues lost five of last seven games against Dallas.
-- Coyotes won four of their last five visits to Minnesota.
-- Predators won their last eight games against Colorado.
-- Canucks won 12 of last 16 games against Edmonton.
-- Kings are 5-10 in their last fifteen games at San Jose.

Back-to-Back
-- Blues are 4-8 on the road if they played the night before.
-- Coyotes are 3-2 if they won the night before.

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MLB
Short Sheet

Saturday, April 7

Early Games

National League

Washington at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 ET
Gonzalez: Washington 14-5 SU playing with rest
Garza: Cubs 11-24 SU at home after scoring and allowing 3 runs or less

Atlanta at NY Mets, 1:10 ET
Jurrjens: 36-18 Under with a line of +125 to -125
Dickey: 19-9 TSR as an underdog of +150 or less


American League

Toronto at Cleveland, 1:05 ET
Morrow: 9-0 TSR away with a total of 7 to 8.5 runs
Jimenez: 2-9 TSR in day games

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NHL
Short Sheet

Saturday, April 7

Early Games

(TC) Buffalo at Boston, 4:05 ET
Buffalo: 2-11 SU away after losing 3 of their last 4 games
Boston: 18-4 SU vs. division opponents

Ottawa at New Jersey, 3:05 ET
Ottawa: 25-12 Under away off BB home games
New Jersey: 41-19 SU after winning 6 or 7 of their last 8 games

(TC) Washington at NY Rangers, 6:35 ET
Washington: 1-11 SU away playing with revenge
NY Rangers: 16-4 SU after losing 2 of their last 3 games

Philadelpia at Pittsburgh, 4:05 ET
Philadelphia: 13-2 SU off a combined score of 3 goals or less
Pittsburgh: 4-10 SU at home playing with double-revenge

Anaheim at Calgary, 4:05 ET
Anaheim: 2-12 SU away with a total of 5 goals or less
Calgary: 19-11 SU after losing 4 or 5 of their last 6 games

(TC) Chicago at Detroit, 1:05 ET NBC
Chicago: 5-15 SU away off a loss
Detroit: 15-2 SU at home on Saturdays

(TC) Time Change

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MLB
Short Sheet

Saturday, April 7

Update

National League

St. Louis at Milwaukee, 4:05 ET
Wainwright: 15-4 TSR as a road underdog
Greinke: Milwaukee 6-19 SU revenging a loss where they allowed 10+ runs

San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 ET
Bumgarner: San Francisco 25-12 Over away vs. division opponents
Hudson: Arizona 31-17 Over in April

Colorado at Houston, 7:05 ET
Moyer: 21-10 TSR away in April
Harrell: Houston 27-62 SU off an Over

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET
Lee: 10-1 Under as a road favorite of -125 to -175
Karstens: Pittsburgh 16-8 SU revenging a one-run loss

Miami at Cincinnati, 7:10 ET
Nolasco: 19-11 TSR in road games
Latos: Cincinnati 5-15 SU after allowing 1 or 0 runs

LA Dodgers at San Diego, 8:35 ET
Capuano: 29-48 TSR with a line of +125 to -125
Moseley: San Diego 13-4 SU off a loss by 6+ runs


American League

Boston at Detroit, 4:05 ET
Beckett: Boston 20-11 as a road underdog of +125 or less
Fister: 11-2 Under with a line of +125 to -125

Kansas City at LA Angels, 4:05 ET
Hochevar: Kansas City 3-20 SU revenging a loss scoring 1 or 0 runs
Haren: Angels 11-2 Under at home in April

Minnesota at Baltimore, 7:05 ET
Liriano: Minnesota 1-13 SU away in Saturdays
Hunter: 21-8 TSR in night games

NY Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 ET
Kuroda: 8-2 Over in April
Price: 31-12 TSR vs. division opponents

Chicago White Sox at Texas, 8:05 ET
Peavy: 11-2 Over away in the first half of the season
Holland: 16-3 TSR at home with a total of 8.5 to 10 runs

Seattle at Oakland, 9:05 ET
Hernandez: Seattle 9-27 SU off 3+ division games
Colon: Oakland 10-1 Over as a home underdog of +125 or less

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 7

Early Games

Not a lot of relevant info to give out this early in the season, but we'll do what we can.

National League
Gio Gonzalez makes Washington debut here; he was 4-0, 1.24 in his last four starts for Oakland LY; he allowed six runs in five IP in losing his only start against the Cubs, back in 2010. Garza was 4-0, 2.72 in his last six starts LY; he is 0-1, 8.56 in three starts against the Nationals.

Jurrjens has been battling knee problems; he was 1-3, 6.17 in his last four starts LY, and is 2-3, 4.06 in his last five starts vs New York, 0-2, 4.85 in his last two starts at Citi Field. Dickey was 3-2, 1.66 in his last seven starts LY; he is 1-3, 3.86 in his last five against the Braves.

American League
Morrow was 2-0, 0.86 in his last three starts LY, 1-2, 4.24 in last four on the road; he is 0-2, 6.29 in four starts against the Indians. Jimenez is 2-3, 5.52 in his last five starts, 0-2, 4.50 in his last three at home; in his only start vs Toronto, he gave up three runs in six IP and won the game.

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NHL
Short Sheet

Saturday, April 7

Update

NY Islanders at Columbus, 7:05 ET
NY Islanders: 11-6 SU after scoring and allowing 4+ goals
Columbus: 5-14 SU at home off a win by 2+ goals

Toronto at Montreal, 7:05 ET
Toronto: 13-6 SU off a home win by 1 goal
Montreal: 9-17 SU at home playing their third game in five days

Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 7:05 ET
Tampa Bay: 4-16 SU away off a loss
Winnipeg: 7-2 SU off BB games allowing 4+ goals

Carolina at Florida, 7:35 ET
Carolina: 10-4 SU off BB games scoring 2 goals or less
Florida: 0-7 SU playing their eighth game in 14 days

St. Louis at Dallas, 8:05 ET
St. Louis: 2-11 SU off BB home losses
Dallas: 27-12 SU off a loss by 2+ goals

Phoenix at Minnesota, 8:05 ET
Phoenix: 18-7 SU off 3+ wins
Minnesota: 8-0 Over at home off BB Unders

Nashville at Colorado, 9:05 ET
Nashville: 27-16 SU in the second half of the season
Colorado: 9-25 SU playing with triple-revenge

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10:05 ET
Edmonton: 7-28 SU away vs. division opponents
Vancouver:

Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:35 ET
Los Angeles: 14-5 SU away off an overtime loss
San Jose: 0-6 SU off BB games scoring 5+ goals