Wednesday's Trends and Indexes - 4/9 (MLB, NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

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NBA

Wednesday, April 9


Dwyane Wade, Miami - Doub Wed

Wade is suffering from cramps in his left hamstring and has missed the last seven games. He is unlikely to play Wednesday against the Grizzlies.


Raptors C Valanciunus expected to play after DUI

Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas is expected to play Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, two days after being charged with drunk driving.

The 21-year-old sophomore was not made available to the media after the Raptors practice Tuesday, but general manager Masai Ujiri confirmed he will be in the lineup.

The 7-footer was arrested Monday in Wasago Beach, Ontario after police say they began investigating a vehicle that went through a drive-thru with open beer bottles visible.

Valanciunas apologized to his teammates, the organization, family and friends in a release. He is averaging 11 points and 8.6 rebounds per game for the playoff-bound Raptors.

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NHL
Dunkel

San Jose at Anaheim
The Sharks head to Anaheim tonight where they are 1-4 in their last 5 meetings against the Ducks. Anaheim is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Ducks favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-120). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Game 1-2: Montreal at Chicago (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.427; Chicago 12.575
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-150); Under

Game 3-4: Detroit at Pittsburgh (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 12.529; Pittsburgh 11.606
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 5-6: Los Angeles at Calgary (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 11.432; Calgary 12.303
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-140); 5
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+120); Over

Game 7-8: San Jose at Anaheim (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 11.094; Anaheim 12.511
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-120); Under

Game 9-10: Columbus at Dallas (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 11.639; Dallas 12.988
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A




NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 9

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MONTREAL (45-27-0-7, 97 pts.) at CHICAGO (45-19-0-15, 105 pts.) - 4/9/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 22-4 ATS (+14.7 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 24-7 ATS (+12.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 17-20 ATS (-8.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 7-11 ATS (-10.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 1-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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DETROIT (38-27-0-14, 90 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (50-24-0-5, 105 pts.) - 4/9/2014, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 2-1-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (45-28-0-6, 96 pts.) at CALGARY (34-38-0-7, 75 pts.) - 4/9/2014, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 3-12 ATS (+15.5 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 20-19 ATS (+45.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 18-19 ATS (+47.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-7 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+7.5 Units)

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SAN JOSE (49-21-0-9, 107 pts.) at ANAHEIM (51-20-0-8, 110 pts.) - 4/9/2014, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 51-28 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 20-7 ATS (+8.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
ANAHEIM is 175-133 ATS (+21.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 200-191 ATS (+436.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 48-36 ATS (+90.2 Units) in road games in April games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 29-13 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN JOSE is 13-3 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 8-7 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 8-7-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
10 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.3 Units)

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COLUMBUS (41-31-0-7, 89 pts.) at DALLAS (39-29-0-11, 89 pts.) - 4/9/2014, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 9

Hot teams
-- Canadiens won seven of their last eight games. Chicago won its last three games, allowing total of seven goals.
-- Red Wings won five of their last six games.
-- Dallas won five of its last seven games. Blue Jackets won three of their last four.
-- Calgary won its last three games, allowing two goals.
-- Anaheim won six of its last nine games.

Cold teams
-- Pittsburgh lost four of its last five home games.
-- Kings lost three of their last four games.
-- Sharks are 4-6 in their last ten games.

Totals
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Montreal games.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Detroit games.
-- Five of last seven Columbus games stayed under.
-- Under is 10-1-1 in last twelve LA-Calgary games.
-- Eight of last eleven San Jose games stayed under.

Series records
-- Home side won last six Montreal-Chicago games.
-- Penguins won five of last seven games with Detroit.
-- Blue Jackets won four of last five games with Dallas.
-- Kings won six of their last eight games with Calgary.
-- Sharks won five of last six games with Anaheim.




NHL

Wednesday, April 9

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
MONTREAL vs. CHICAGO
Montreal is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Chicago
Montreal is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal

8:00 PM
DETROIT vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games

8:30 PM
COLUMBUS vs. DALLAS
Columbus is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Columbus's last 13 games
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

10:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. CALGARY
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Los Angeles is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
Calgary is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
Calgary is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

10:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. ANAHEIM
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Jose's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Anaheim's last 15 games when playing San Jose


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NHL

Wednesday, April 9


Carey Price, Montreal - Out Wed

Price will be given the day to rest and will not be in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blackhawks.


Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh - Ques Wed

Crosby is dealing with a minor upper-body injury and did not play Sunday against the Avalanche. He is questionable to return for Wednesday's game against the Red Wings.


Andrew Ladd, Winnipeg - out for season

Ladd will miss the remainder of the season with an undisclosed injury.


Kings top defense makes them best under play

The L.A. Kings have the No.1 ranked defense in the NHL, allowing only 2.1 gpg and when you combine that with their No.24 ranked offense you have the top under play on ice.

The Kings carry a 20-40-19 O/U record, which is eight more unders than any other team. Travelling to Calgary, the Kings (8-17-14 O/U on the road) are appearing to keep the scoresheet unscathed again. In the past 21 meetings between the Kings and Flames have an O/U record of 3-16-2.

Looking for their fourth straight under, the Kings visit Calgary with a puckline of 5.


Habs resting up, will be shorthanded against Blackhawks

With a playoff spot sewn up, the Montreal Canadiens are looking to rest some players Wednesday.

Head coach Michel Terriern announced Tuesday that Carey Price, Andrei Markov and Alexei Emelin will not make the trip to Chicago. That's the Canadiens starting goalie and their top defensive pairing that will be resting when the face the powerhouse Blackhawks.

The Canadiens, winner of seven of their past eight, are almost ensured to play the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the playoffs. The Lightning are 4-points behind in the standings, but have a game in hand on the Canadiens.

The Habs (+136) will start Peter Budaj in nets for the clash with Chicago (-147).

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MLB
Short Sheet

Wednesday, April 9

Cincinnati at St Louis, 1:45 ET
Leake: CINCINNATI 80-53 OVER off 2 straight road losses against a division rival
Miller: ST LOUIS 72-50 OVER in day games

Miami at Washington, 7:05 ET
Hand: n/a
Zimmermann: n/a

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET
Garza: 16-26 TSR as a road favorite
Hernandez: PHILADELPHIA 27-10 in home games after 2 straight losses by 4 runs or more

NY Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 ET
Wheeler: 7-2 TSR as a road underdog
Santana: 21-10 UNDER in all games

Pittsburgh at Chicago, 8:05 ET
Rodriguez: PITTSBURGH 51-65 as a road favorite
Hammel: 10-2 TSR in April games

Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 ET
Arroyo: 12-3 OVER when working on 5 or 6 days rest
Lincecum: 39-25 OVER in all games

Oakland at Minnesota, 1:10 ET
Chavez: OAKLAND 119-78 after a win
Hughes: MINNESOTA 16-34 in home games after a loss

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 2:10 ET
Odorizzi: TAMPA BAY 4-13 in road games after scoring and allowing 3 runs or less
Guthrie: 15-7 TSR when the total is 8 to 8.5

Texas at Boston, 4:05 ET
Ross: TEXAS 5-11 after a game with a combined score of 15 runs or more
Peavy: BOSTON 50-24 after a loss

Houston at Toronto, 7:05 ET
Harrell: HOUSTON 68-151 after a loss
Morrow: 19-3 TSR at home when the total is 9 to 9.5

Baltimore at NY Yankees, 7:05 ET
Gonzalez: BALTIMORE 134-89 UNDER after a win by 6 runs or more
Tanaka: NY YANKEES 31-14 UNDER in home games after allowing 12 runs or more

LA Angels at Seattle, 10:10 ET
Richards: LA ANGELS 21-29 against left-handed starters
Elias: SEATTLE 29-9 at home with a money line of -100 to -125

San Diego at Cleveland, 12:05 ET *Doubleheader Game #1
Stults: SAN DIEGO 94-69 OVER when the money line is +125 to -125
McAllister: 10-1 OVER at home with a money line of -100 to -150

Chicago at Colorado, 3:10 ET
Johnson: CHI WHITE SOX 27-13 after scoring 8 runs or more
Nicasio: COLORADO 17-36 after a game with a combined score of 15 runs or more

Detroit at LA Dodgers, 10:10 ET
Sanchez: n/a
Beckett: n/a

San Diego at Cleveland, 12:05 ET *Doubleheader Game #2
Erlin: SAN DIEGO 35-18 OVER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125
Bauer: CLEVELAND 31-11 as a favorite of -125 to -175

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NBA
Dunkel

Miami at Memphis
The Heat head to Memphis tonight to face a Grizzlies team that is 0-7 ATS in its last 7 games. Miami is the pick (+4) according to Dunkel, which has the Heat favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Miami (+4). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Game 701-702: Brooklyn at Orlando (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Brooklyn 123.690; Orlando 115.390
Dunkel Line & Total: Brooklyn by 8 1/2 1/2; 191 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Brooklyn by 5 1/2; 195
Dunkel Pick: Brooklyn (-5 1/2); Under

Game 703-704: Philadelphia at Toronto (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 104.812; Toronto 124.004
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 19; 212
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto by 13 1/2; 206 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-13 1/2); Over

Game 705-706: Detroit at Cleveland (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 111.598; Cleveland 115.331
Dunkel Line & Total: Cleveland by 4; 202 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Cleveland by 6 1/2; 207
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+6 1/2); Under

Game 707-708: Charlotte at Washington (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Charlotte 121.218; Washington 119.657
Dunkel Line & Total: Charlotte by 1 1/2; 198
Vegas Line & Total: Washington by 5; 193 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Charlotte (+5); Over

Game 709-710: Boston at Atlanta (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 110.070; Atlanta 114.680
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 4 1/2; 210 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta by 7 1/2; 204
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+7 1/2); Over

Game 711-712: Indiana at Milwaukee (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 110.243; Milwaukee 112.365
Dunkel Line & Total: Milwaukee by 2; 177 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 5; 182
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+5); Under

Game 713-714: Miami at Memphis (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami 122.908; Memphis 121.324
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 1 1/2; 177
Vegas Line & Total: Memphis by 4; 182 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (+4); Under

Game 715-716: Chicago at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 123.979; Minnesota 117.166
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 7; 197
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 3; 192 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-3); Over

Game 717-718: Phoenix at New Orleans (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 120.302; New Orleans 117.331
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 3; 203 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 6; 207
Dunkel Pick: New Orleans (+6); Under

Game 719-720: Houston at Denver (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston 122.516; Denver 117.838
Dunkel Line & Total: Houston by 4 1/2; 228
Vegas Line & Total: Houston by 1 1/2; 222 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-1 1/2); Over

Game 721-722: Sacramento at Portland (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Sacramento 112.430; Portland 126.876
Dunkel Line & Total: Portland by 14 1/2 1/2; 206
Vegas Line & Total: Portland by 11 1/2; 200 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Portland (-11 1/2); Over

Game 723-724: Oklahoma City at LA Clippers (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma City 124.018; LA Clippers 129.012
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Clippers by 5; 206
Vegas Line & Total: LA Clippers by 3; 212
Dunkel Pick: LA Clippers (-3); Under