NHL
Dunkel
Los Angeles at Chicago
The Blackhawks open the Western Conference finals at home today where they are 5-0 in their last 5 games against the Kings. Chicago is the pick (-160) according to Dunkel, which has the Blackhawks favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-160). Here are all of today's playoff picks.
SUNDAY, MAY 18
Game 3-4: Los Angeles at Chicago (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 12.338; Chicago 13.892
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-160); 5
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-160); Under
NHL
Long Sheet
Sunday, May 18
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LOS ANGELES (54-33-0-9, 117 pts.) at CHICAGO (54-23-0-17, 125 pts.) - 5/18/2014, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 18-3 ATS (+13.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
CHICAGO is 20-6 ATS (+20.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO is 13-3 ATS (+8.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 25-17 ATS (+6.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
CHICAGO is 26-26 ATS (-22.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 10-5 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 10-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.3 Units)
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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, May 18
Blackhawks beat Los Angeles 4-1 in LY's playoffs; they're won five in row, nine of last 11 vs the Kings, who lost last five visits here. LA is 28-20 on road this season, 5-2 in playoffs; they won Game 7 in Anaheim Friday night, left California yesterday for first time since April 10, got on plane for first time this month. Chicago won eight of last ten games since getting down 2-0 in first round to St Louis; they're 6-0 at home in playoffs, allowing total of seven goals. Under is 9-3 in Kings' last twelve visits to Windy City.
NHL
Sunday, May 18
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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. CHICAGO
Los Angeles is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
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NHL
Sunday, May 18
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Kings at Blackhawks: What bettors need to know
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Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks (-148, 5)
After failing last postseason, the Los Angeles Kings get another chance to knock off the Blackhawks as the teams begin their Western Conference final series in Chicago on Sunday afternoon. The Kings won four straight to oust St. Louis and outlasted San Jose in a seven-game set that saw the home team capture each contest before falling to Chicago, which won the conference final in five games and defeated Boston to earn the fifth Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. Los Angeles dropped all three contests at Chicago in last year's matchup and its first two at San Jose in this postseason's first-round series to extend its road losing streak to eight before winning five of its last six - including three of four at Anaheim.
The Kings have proven they never can be counted out as they became the fourth team in NHL history to overcome a 3-0 series deficit against the Sharks, then were down 3-2 to Pacific Division-champion Anaheim before posting a 2-1 triumph to even the set and trouncing the Ducks 6-2 in the seventh game. Chicago needed six games to dispatch both St. Louis and Minnesota, losing the first two before reeling off four straight wins against the Blues and claiming all three home games before eliminating the Wild with a 2-1 overtime triumph in Minnesota. The Blackhawks are 2-0 all-time versus the Kings, having also defeated Los Angeles in five games in their 1974 first-round matchup.
TV: 3 p.m. ET, NBC, TSN, RDS
ABOUT THE KINGS: Los Angeles was held to three goals or fewer in each of the first six games against Anaheim before erupting for six on Friday. Five different players recorded a goal and an assist apiece, including Anze Kopitar - who raised his league-leading point total to 19 and has registered at least one point in 13 of the Kings' 14 playoff contests. Marian Gaborik scored his league-best ninth goal and also set up a tally.
ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS: Marian Hossa and defenseman Brent Seabrook lead the club in scoring this postseason with 11 points apiece, but the most dangerous players on the roster remain captain Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The dynamic duo has combined for seven of the team's game-winning goals, with Toews leading the NHL with four. Corey Crawford has been superb in net as he has posted a league-best 1.97 goals-against average.
TRENDS:
* Kings are 0-5 in the last five meetings in Chicago.
* Blackhawks are 8-1 in their last nine Conference Finals games.
* Under is 22-8-3 in the last 33 meetings in Chicago.
* Kings are 1-4 in their last five Conference Finals games.
OVERTIME:
1. Los Angeles is 6-0 when facing elimination this postseason.
2. The Blackhawks have won nine of their last 11 meetings with the Kings, including all three in the 2013-14 regular season.
3. Los Angeles played nearly the entire second-round series against the Ducks without Ds Willie Mitchell and Robyn Regehr due to injuries. The latter saw just over 3 1/2 minutes of action in the opener before getting hurt.
Dunkel
Los Angeles at Chicago
The Blackhawks open the Western Conference finals at home today where they are 5-0 in their last 5 games against the Kings. Chicago is the pick (-160) according to Dunkel, which has the Blackhawks favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-160). Here are all of today's playoff picks.
SUNDAY, MAY 18
Game 3-4: Los Angeles at Chicago (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 12.338; Chicago 13.892
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-160); 5
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-160); Under
NHL
Long Sheet
Sunday, May 18
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LOS ANGELES (54-33-0-9, 117 pts.) at CHICAGO (54-23-0-17, 125 pts.) - 5/18/2014, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 18-3 ATS (+13.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
CHICAGO is 20-6 ATS (+20.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO is 13-3 ATS (+8.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 25-17 ATS (+6.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
CHICAGO is 26-26 ATS (-22.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 10-5 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 10-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.3 Units)
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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, May 18
Blackhawks beat Los Angeles 4-1 in LY's playoffs; they're won five in row, nine of last 11 vs the Kings, who lost last five visits here. LA is 28-20 on road this season, 5-2 in playoffs; they won Game 7 in Anaheim Friday night, left California yesterday for first time since April 10, got on plane for first time this month. Chicago won eight of last ten games since getting down 2-0 in first round to St Louis; they're 6-0 at home in playoffs, allowing total of seven goals. Under is 9-3 in Kings' last twelve visits to Windy City.
NHL
Sunday, May 18
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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. CHICAGO
Los Angeles is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
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NHL
Sunday, May 18
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Kings at Blackhawks: What bettors need to know
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Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks (-148, 5)
After failing last postseason, the Los Angeles Kings get another chance to knock off the Blackhawks as the teams begin their Western Conference final series in Chicago on Sunday afternoon. The Kings won four straight to oust St. Louis and outlasted San Jose in a seven-game set that saw the home team capture each contest before falling to Chicago, which won the conference final in five games and defeated Boston to earn the fifth Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. Los Angeles dropped all three contests at Chicago in last year's matchup and its first two at San Jose in this postseason's first-round series to extend its road losing streak to eight before winning five of its last six - including three of four at Anaheim.
The Kings have proven they never can be counted out as they became the fourth team in NHL history to overcome a 3-0 series deficit against the Sharks, then were down 3-2 to Pacific Division-champion Anaheim before posting a 2-1 triumph to even the set and trouncing the Ducks 6-2 in the seventh game. Chicago needed six games to dispatch both St. Louis and Minnesota, losing the first two before reeling off four straight wins against the Blues and claiming all three home games before eliminating the Wild with a 2-1 overtime triumph in Minnesota. The Blackhawks are 2-0 all-time versus the Kings, having also defeated Los Angeles in five games in their 1974 first-round matchup.
TV: 3 p.m. ET, NBC, TSN, RDS
ABOUT THE KINGS: Los Angeles was held to three goals or fewer in each of the first six games against Anaheim before erupting for six on Friday. Five different players recorded a goal and an assist apiece, including Anze Kopitar - who raised his league-leading point total to 19 and has registered at least one point in 13 of the Kings' 14 playoff contests. Marian Gaborik scored his league-best ninth goal and also set up a tally.
ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS: Marian Hossa and defenseman Brent Seabrook lead the club in scoring this postseason with 11 points apiece, but the most dangerous players on the roster remain captain Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The dynamic duo has combined for seven of the team's game-winning goals, with Toews leading the NHL with four. Corey Crawford has been superb in net as he has posted a league-best 1.97 goals-against average.
TRENDS:
* Kings are 0-5 in the last five meetings in Chicago.
* Blackhawks are 8-1 in their last nine Conference Finals games.
* Under is 22-8-3 in the last 33 meetings in Chicago.
* Kings are 1-4 in their last five Conference Finals games.
OVERTIME:
1. Los Angeles is 6-0 when facing elimination this postseason.
2. The Blackhawks have won nine of their last 11 meetings with the Kings, including all three in the 2013-14 regular season.
3. Los Angeles played nearly the entire second-round series against the Ducks without Ds Willie Mitchell and Robyn Regehr due to injuries. The latter saw just over 3 1/2 minutes of action in the opener before getting hurt.
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