Tuesday Trends

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College Football Trend Report
SOUTHERN MISS (4 - 3) at MARSHALL (4 - 4) - 11/8/2005, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SOUTHERN MISS is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SOUTHERN MISS is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
SOUTHERN MISS is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
SOUTHERN MISS is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as a road favorite over the last 3 seasons.
SOUTHERN MISS is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MARSHALL is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) after playing a conference game over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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Pro Basketball Trend Report
LA LAKERS (2 - 1) at ATLANTA (0 - 3) - 11/8/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in road games after scoring 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 28-47 ATS (-23.7 Units) in road games versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=91 points/game since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 78-108 ATS (-40.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 34-60 ATS (-32.0 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-22 ATS (-15.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 34-51 ATS (-22.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 33-48 ATS (-19.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-2 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 2-2 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




SEATTLE (1 - 1) at MEMPHIS (2 - 1) - 11/8/2005, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 72-48 ATS (+19.2 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 6-1 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 6-1 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




GOLDEN STATE (2 - 1) at MILWAUKEE (3 - 0) - 11/8/2005, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-2 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 3-1 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




ORLANDO (0 - 3) at HOUSTON (1 - 1) - 11/8/2005, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 6-22 ATS (-18.2 Units) in November games over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 22-37 ATS (-18.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 41-67 ATS (-32.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
ORLANDO is 4-18 ATS (-15.8 Units) after scoring 85 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 14-40 ATS (-30.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 31-51 ATS (-25.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 38-62 ATS (-30.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 31-49 ATS (-22.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 135-100 ATS (+25.0 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
HOUSTON is 17-33 ATS (-19.3 Units) in home games off a upset loss as a favorite since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 4-0 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 4-0 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




DETROIT (3 - 0) at SACRAMENTO (1 - 2) - 11/8/2005, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 74-46 ATS (+23.4 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.
DETROIT is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.


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

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Pro Hockey Trend Report
BOSTON (7-5-0-4, 18 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (8-3-0-1, 17 pts.) - 11/8/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 30-39 ATS (-19.3 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-11 ATS (+32.0 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
BOSTON is 37-22 ATS (+11.4 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-37 ATS (-46.3 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 2-1-1 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)




WASHINGTON (6-8-0-0, 12 pts.) at TORONTO (7-6-0-2, 16 pts.) - 11/8/2005, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 33-20 ATS (+5.7 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 49-57 ATS (-42.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 2-1-2 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)




TAMPA BAY (7-6-0-2, 16 pts.) at MONTREAL (11-3-0-1, 23 pts.) - 11/8/2005, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 10-39 ATS (+58.5 Units) in road games in November games since 1996.
MONTREAL is 35-52 ATS (+35.0 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 6-2 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 6-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)




NY ISLANDERS (6-8-0-0, 12 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (6-6-0-2, 14 pts.) - 11/8/2005, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 40-69 ATS (+110.0 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 48-40 ATS (+98.4 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 40-39 ATS (-59.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 3-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)




PHOENIX (7-8-0-2, 16 pts.) at MINNESOTA (8-7-0-1, 17 pts.) - 11/8/2005, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 40-27 ATS (+67.5 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 26-14 ATS (+44.2 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 3-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 3-1-1 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)




EDMONTON (8-7-0-1, 17 pts.) at NASHVILLE (8-3-0-2, 18 pts.) - 11/8/2005, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 47-36 ATS (+89.0 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 3-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 2-2-1 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)




SAN JOSE (8-6-0-1, 17 pts.) at COLORADO (7-4-0-2, 16 pts.) - 11/8/2005, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 69-45 ATS (+18.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 37-22 ATS (+14.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 14-7 ATS (+22.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 43-26 ATS (+12.0 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 8-1 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games in November games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 11-20 ATS (-28.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 205-181 ATS (+205.0 Units) in home games against the puck line since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 6-4 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-4-1 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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Favorites are 21-28 so far this season (7-12 last 3 nites)
Over is 24-26 so far this season.

Series Records
-- Home side won both Laker-Hawk games last year, with LA losing 114-108 at this site. Atlanta off to a 0-3 start (all on road) losing by 25,1,15 points. Lakers are 2-1, winning only road game at Denver.
-- Sonics were 3-0 vs Memphis last year, winning twice at this site, 93-84/102-99. Seattle split its first two home games; this is their road opener. Grizzlies are 2-1.
-- Warriors won both games vs Milwaukee last year, by total of five points. Golden State won its first road game, at Knicks; they're 2-1. Bucks are off to a 3-0 start.
-- McGrady out for Houston's game vs his old team; last year, Rockets won both games, by 9,11 points. Magic are 0-3, losing by 8-9-12 points.
-- Detroit is 3-0, winning by 20,1,33 points, allowing an average of 84.3 ppg. Kings went 1-2 on road trip that opened their season.

Totals
-- Average total in LA-Hawk games last year was 209.
-- Average total in Sonic-Memphis games last yr, 203.
-- Over is 3-0 in Milwaukee games this year. Average total in Warrior-Buck games last year was 228.5.
-- Under is 3-0 in Orlando games, 2-0 in Houston tilts. Average total in last year's Magic-Rocket games, 187.
-- Average total in last year's Piston-King games was 183.

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Tuesday's Game
Marshall is 3-1 at home, losing 21-19 to Kansas State; their three wins vs I-A teams are by 3-1-1 points; they're 4-2 as underdog this year. Their three home games vs I-A foes were decided by a total of six points. Herd's offensive coordinator used to coach at Southern Miss. Under is 5-2 in Marshall games this year. USM is +8 in turnovers last three games (10-2); they had NC State by throat in last game, but Wolfpack slipped away, running for 297 yards. Eagles scored 21 at Alabama, almost beat NC State and is scoring 34.8 ppg in C-USA games, but Huntington tough place to play points (Marshall is 4-0 as home underdog since 2000).

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This season, favorites are 117-82 (11-4 last 2 nights).
Under is 101-85-3 (11-3-1 last two nights)

Hot teams
-- Flyers won last three games, scoring 17 goals.
-- Washington is 3-2 in last five games, after 2-7 start; they beat Toronto 5-4 at home Saturday. Leafs are 5-2 in their last seven home games.
-- Montreal is 12-3, winning last four games, last three by a goal each.
-- Minnesota won last two games, allowing four goals; they lost 2-1 at Phoenix on Oct. 8.
-- Oilers lost last night for first time in six games; they won 5-1 on this ice Oct 29.
-- Sharks won five of last six games, but scored only 2 goals in their last two combined. Colorado won four of their last five games.

Cold teams
-- Bruins lost their last five road games.
-- Lightning lost last three games, allowing 15 goals.
-- Devils lost their last three games, scoring seven goals. Islanders lost four of their last five games.
-- Coyotes lost four of last five road games.
-- Predators lost last five games, scoring eight goals.

Totals
-- Over is 8-2 in last ten Boston games.
-- Over is 10-4 in last 14 Maple Leaf games.
-- Under is 9-4-1 in last 14 Tampa Bay games.
-- Under is 4-1 in last five Islander road games.
-- Under is 12-5 in Phoenix games, with last four staying under the total. Under is 7-1-1 last 9 Minnesota games.
-- Over is 5-1-2 in last eight Edmonton games, 1-7-1 in last nine Nashville games.
-- Last four San Jose games stayed under the total.

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Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.........
13) Instead of sending turf guru George Toma to LSU to work on the Saints' "home" field,, how about sending him over to Foxboro to grow some grass on the middle of the field? It is a disgrace for an NFL field to look like that, but now that Colts are gone, maybe it will miraculously improve.

12) When USC visited Notre Dame, the field looked the rough at US Open; maybe Charlie Weis could send some turf to his old pal in Foxboro. The wins by Indy and USC show that the little baby games they play to gain an edge don't mean a hill of beans if you don't have real good players.

11) College football officials need to stop calling penalties for excessive celebration when kids score touchdowns late in a close game. The call against Vanderbilt Saturday night was borderline corrupt, it was so wrong. Players are the show, the reason 70,000 people (or more) are in these stadiums is to see them play. If they make a game-changing play, not letting them show joy hurts the game, in my opinion.

10) I am surprised neither CBS or ESPN picked up So Carolina Florida game this week, as Spurrier hosts his old team for first time. LSU-Alabama and Georgia-Auburn are also this week, so a huge schedule of SEC contests are on tap.

9) Now that Steve Spurrier's Gamecocks are bowl eligible, it is interesting to see that he has a 6-6 bowl record, but none of the six wins are by less than 15 points. Spurrier once took a Dave Brown-QB'd Duke team to a bowl; go figure. The job he has done with this Gamecock team is exceptional.

8) Some college football folks fear that a playoff system will be a drain on the regular season. They think there is really an elimination/playoff system of sorts now, which makes every Saturday pretty dramatic. I think a playoff system would be a better thing, bit I picked the Saints to win Super Bowl, so.....

7) AFC East is only division with no one over .500. Patriots still lead, at 4-4, with no solid challengers behind them.

6) Nobody in the history of NFL needs a bye week more than Jim Haslett.

5) Teams that have started 3+ drives in enemy territory have won 33 of 42 games in NFL this season. Of course, Saints did and lost, failing to score on three drives that started in Bears' territory. Will Aaron Brooks ever get benched?

4) Jets were another team that lost while starting four drives in Charger territory Sunday; they scored 10 out of possible 28 points on those four drives, and lost 31-26. Capitalizing on a short field situation is easiest way to post NFL upset.

3) Last year, the pair of NBA teammates that had the best plus/minus (scoring margin) while on court together was the Suns' Nash-Marion (+664). Year before, Cassell-Garnett led the league at +569. Lot of parallels between this year's Suns and last year's Wolves, which could be bad news for Phoenix.

2) To show that this is indeed a great country, two Carolina Panther cheerleaders were arrested in Tampa early Sunday morning, after a brawl in a nightclub, caused because the two cheerleaders, in town for Panther-Buc game, were holding the rest room line up by having sex in a stall. I don't have a good enough imagination to make this stuff up.

2a) My question is, how did these girls get fired, but Terrell Owens only gets suspended? Cheerleaders need a union....

1) What promises to be an unusual college hoop season gets underway tonight, with Cornell-St Francis PA and Syracuse- Bethune Cookman. With so much realignment this season, the conference season will be much different than past years, as new rivalries are formed and new stars emerge.