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[CNOTES]

Landeskog scores in return, Avalanche beat Canadiens
December 5, 2019
By The Associated Press

MONTREAL (AP) Gabriel Landeskog scored in his return from a lower-body injury and the Colorado Avalanche beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Thursday night.


Ryan Graves and Matt Calvert also scored and backup goalie Pavel Francouz made 39 saves to help the Avalanche win their fifth straight game and improve to 18-8-2.


Brendan Gallagher and Nick Cousins scored for Montreal The Canadiens have lost nine of 10 to fall to 12-11-6.


Cayden Primeau stopped 32 shots in his NHL debut. The 20-year-old son of former NHL player Keith Primeau played in the first of a back-to-back for Montreal, with Carey Price set to face the New York Rangers on Friday night.


BLACKHAWKS 4, BRUINS 3, OT


BOSTON (AP) - Jonathan Toews scored 54 seconds into overtime and Chicago recovered after blowing a three-goal, third-period lead to end Boston's eight-game winning streak.


Toews picked up the puck after a turnover by David Pastrnak and skated in on Tuukka Rask before backhanding it between the goalie's legs. The crowd, which thought Pastrnak had been tripped, began showering the ice with garbage.


Robin Lehner made 37 saves for the Blackhawks, who had lost six of their previous seven games. Ryan Carpenter and Dylan Strome scored 37 seconds apart at the end of the first period, and Alex DeBrincat scored off the opening faceoff of the third period to make it 3-0 - the first three-goal deficit Boston had faced all season.


ISLANDERS 3, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2, OT


UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Ryan Pulock scored a power-play goal 3:20 into overtime to lift New York past Vegas.


Cal Clutterbuck and Brock Nelson also scored for the Islanders. They won their seventh straight at Nassau Coliseum and snapped Vegasâ?? four-game winning streak.


Semyon Varlamov stopped 31 shots for his ninth win of the season.


Alex Tuch and Jonathan Marchessault scored for the Golden Knights.


Marchessault was sent off for tripping at 3:10 of OT, giving the Islanders a 4-on-3 advantage. That led to Pulockâ??s goal after New York won the faceoff in the Vegas zone.

HURRICANES 3, SHARKS 2, SO


RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped San Jose cold in the tiebreaker and Carolina beat the Sharks.


Svechnikov had a goal and an assist in regulation, Jake Gardiner also scored and Warren Foegele added two assists for the Hurricanes. Mrazek stopped 28 shots.


Svechnikov had the only goal of the tiebreaker, beating Aaron Dell with a forehand to his stick side in the third round. Mrazek, who had stopped Kevin Labanc and Erik Karlsson in the first two rounds, then stuffed Logan Couture with his pads and stick to end it.


Marcus Sorensen scored and Couture added a deflected goal for the Sharks.

WILD 5, LIGHTNING 4


TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists and Minnesota beat Tampa Bay for its fifth straight victory.


Joel Eriksson Ek, Jason Zucker, Carson Soucy and Victor Rask also scored for the Wild, who have an 11-game point streak (8-0-3). Alex Stalock stopped 30 shots.


Tampa Bay, which is 1-3-1 over its last five games, got goals from Erik Cernak, Mikhail Sergachev, Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 16 saves.


COYOTES 3, FLYERS 1


PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phil Kessel scored two goals to lead Arizona past Philadelphia.


Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves and Conor Garland also scored for the Coyotes. They improved to 10-3-3 on the road.


Matt Niskanen scored for Philadelphia. The Flyers had won five in a row and had points in seven straight games.


RANGERS 3, BLUE JACKETS 2


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Artemi Panarin scored the decisive goal in his return to Columbus, leading New York past the Blue Jackets.


Panarin's goal was his team leading 13th. He left Columbus after signing a lucrative free-agent contract in the offseason with New York.


Brendan Lemieux and Jacob Trouba also scored for New York, and backup goalie Alexander Georgiev made a season-high 45 saves. Cam Atkinson and Seth Jones scored for Columbus.


STARS 3, JETS 2, OT


DALLAS (AP) - Joe Pavelski scored on the power play 2:02 into overtime in Dallas' victory over Winnipeg.


The goal came 31 seconds after Josh Morrissey went to the penalty box. Tyler Seguin picked up a rebound of his own shot and sent a backhand pass to Pavelski, who scored his sixth goal this season.


Dallas' Ben Bishop made 36 saves, 15 in the third period and overtime. Jamie Benn and Denis Gurianov scored the first two goals of the game. The Stars had lost 11 of the last 14 games against Winnipeg.


Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele tied Ã*t with third-period goals for the Jets.


FLAMES 4, SABRES 3


CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Milan Lucic scored his first goal for Calgary and the Flames held on to beat Buffalo.


Tobias Rieder, Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan also scored for the Flames, who are 4-0-1 in their last five games. Monahan also had an assist for his first multipoint game since Nov. 7.


Interim coach Geoff Ward improved to 3-0-0 since taking over for Bill Peters.


Sam Reinhart, Jake McCabe and Jack Eichel scored for Buffalo, which earned at least one points in its previous four games. Eichel extended his points streak to 11 games (10 goals, 10 assists).

 

[CNOTES]

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY DECEMBER 6, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Arizona Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
7:05 PM Chicago Blackhawks New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
7:05 PM Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
9:05 PM Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
10:05 PM Washington Capitals Anaheim Ducks Honda Center




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nhl december best bets and opinions (dogs and totals only )


date.....................w/l/t................%.................units


12/05/2019.............7-7-0............50.00%............+3.85
12/04/2019.............3-4-0............42.86%.............-2.50
12/03/2019.............8-5-2............61.54%...........+14.20
12/02/2019.............1-5-0............16.67%............-21.50
12/01/2019.............3-1-1............75.00%...........+10.00


totals...................22-22-3...........50.00%............+4.05


best bets


date........................ats................uni ts...................o/u...............units.............totals


12/05/2019..............3 - 2................+10.95................5 - 4..............+3.00.............+13.95
12/04/2019..............2 - 1................+9.00..................1 - 3..............-11.50.............-2.50
12/03/2019..............3 - 1................+5.70..................6 - 3..............+13.50............+19.20
12/02/2019..............0 - 3................-15.00.................2 - 3...............-6.50..............-21.50
12/01/2019..............1 - 0................+5.25..................2 - 0..............+10.00...........+15.25


totals......................9 - 7................+15.90..............16 - 13..............+8.50............+24.40

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack


Pitchers who threw fewest pitches/batter last year:


3.58— Brett Anderson, A’s


3.63— German Marquez, NYY


3.65— Zach Eflin Phil, Mike Soroka, Atl


3,67— Masahiro Tanaka, NYY


3.69— Sandy Alcantara, Mia


3.70— Kyle Hendricks Cubs, Joe Musgrove, Pitt


Quote of the Day:
“Come on. Is that really a possibility? They’re not really thinking about that. Are they?……I hate it. I think it’s stupid.”
Clayton Kershaw, talking about the possibility of robot umps in the major leagues

Friday’s quiz
Which retired tennis star once played a judge in an episode of Law and Order?


Thursday’s quiz
Lovie Smih was the Chicago Bears’ coach the last time they played in a Super Bowl.


Wednesday’s quiz
14 Vice-Presidents later became President of the United States.


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Friday’s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…..


13) Bears 31, Cowboys 24:
— Dallas drove 75 yards on 17 plays (8:57) for a TD on their first drive.
— Cowboys’ next five drives: 19 plays, 58 yards, 2 first downs, 0 points.
— Dallas lost four of last five games, but still leads NFC East at 6-7.


— Trubisky ran ball nine times for 64 yards and a TD; he threw for three TD’s.
— Bears won four of last five games; they won field position by 19 yards.
— Chicago has outscored opponents 98-30 in 3rd quarter this year.


12) There are two divisions in the ACC during football season, the Atlantic and the Coastal. The winners meet in the ACC title game, this year being held in Charlotte.


Over the last nine years, Clemson/Florida State have won the Atlantic Division every year, but over the last seven years, the Coastal Division has been won by seven different teams. The true definition of parity; seven division champs in seven years.


11) Ohio State 74, North Carolina 49— This is the first time since 1949-50 that North Carolina hasn’t scored 80+ points in any of their first eight games in a season. Tar Heels are 6-2, with both of their losses are against top 15 teams.


10) UNLV 81, Fresno State 80 2OT— Rebels have already played four OT games; this was first one they won- it was their conference opener, so it was more important than the other ones.


9) Louisiana Tech 74, Mississippi State 67— Good win for Conference USA. Tech made 10-16 on arc in this game. State made 11-23 on arc and still lost.


Auburn 81, Furman 78 OT— Furman led this game by 14 with 16:09 to play; they made 13-31 on arc, but Auburn rallies to stay unbeaten, despite turning ball over 19 times (-4).


8) Ideas for reality TV shows:
— Inside the room as they make the NFL schedule each year.
— Inside the room of a major league team approaching the trade deadline.
— Inside agent Scott Boras’ entourage during the Winter Meetings.


7) Baseball stuff:
— Milwaukee got C Omar Narvaez from Seattle for minor league P Adam Hill and a competitive balance draft pick.
— Mets got OF Jake Marisnick from Houston for two minor leaguers.


6) From ESPN.com: Over/under season win totals that already cashed:
Seahawks over 8.5
49ers over 8
Ravens over 8
Bills over 7


Chargers under 10
Eagles under 10
Falcons under 8.5
Bengals under 6


5) Former Auburn QB Joey Gatewood is transferring to Kentucky; not often a kid transfers to another school in the same league. He will be eligible to play in 2021, and hopefully, those two teams will play once or twice while he is playing for the Wildcats.


4) Michigan-Kentucky are going to play a basketball game in London next December.


3) Indiana Hoosiers are only D-I college hoop team that hasn’t played a game yet away from its home arena- they play at Wisconsin Saturday.


2) Suns 139, Pelicans 132 OT— Booker scored 44 points for the Suns, who blew a 16-point lead in 4th quarter. Four of five New Orleans starters scored 20+ points in the loss.


1) Baseball’s winter meetings are next week; a good time to think about next season and try and make some decisions about my fantasy baseball team, which had a cruddy year LY. One of the bigger decisions; what writers do I trust for information?


Last year I was reading some stuff on The Athletic, and this writer was raving about a pitcher on the Blue Jays, Trent Thornton. I didn’t have any opinion on Thornton myself, but I took a leap of faith in the writer and added Thornton, who proceeded to get treated like a piñata by hitters— his ERA on August 31 was 5.48 (he did have a solid September).


No bueno. Moral of the story: Be careful who you listen to.

 

[CNOTES]

63CHICAGO -64 NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY is 3-9 ATS (-8.4 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.


65ARIZONA -66 PITTSBURGH
ARIZONA is 12-6 ATS (11 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.


67MONTREAL -68 NY RANGERS
NY RANGERS are 103-125 ATS (-34.5 Units) at home when the total is >=6 since 1996.


69LOS ANGELES -70 EDMONTON
EDMONTON is 0-5 ATS (-7.1 Units) against poor offensive teams - scoring <=2.55 goals/game in the current season.


71WASHINGTON -72 ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM is 0-9 ATS (-9.9 Units) at home when the total is >=6 in the last 3 seasons.








NHL


Friday, December 6


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Trend Report
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New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing Chicago
New Jersey is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Chicago is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Chicago is 4-11-1 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against New Jersey


New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
NY Rangers is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Montreal
NY Rangers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing Montreal
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Montreal is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal's last 10 games
Montreal is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Montreal's last 12 games on the road
Montreal is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing NY Rangers
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Montreal is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers


Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games when playing Arizona
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Arizona is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games when playing Pittsburgh
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh


Edmonton Oilers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Edmonton's last 12 games
Edmonton is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Edmonton is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Edmonton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Edmonton's last 8 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Los Angeles is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games when playing on the road against Edmonton


Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Anaheim's last 12 games
Anaheim is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Anaheim is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games at home
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing Washington
Anaheim is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Anaheim




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NHL
Long Sheet


Friday, December 6


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CHICAGO (11-12-0-5, 27 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (9-14-0-4, 22 pts.) - 12/6/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 375-382 ATS (-153.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 91-74 ATS (+1.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 9-18 ATS (+30.6 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 9-18 ATS (+27.9 Units) first half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 1-6 ATS (-6.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 1-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 3-1 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 3-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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ARIZONA (17-9-0-4, 38 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (15-9-0-4, 34 pts.) - 12/6/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 20-16 ATS (+43.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 20-16 ATS (+43.4 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 6-1 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
ARIZONA is 6-1 ATS (+7.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
ARIZONA is 28-26 ATS (+64.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 12-5 ATS (+19.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 35-38 ATS (-32.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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MONTREAL (12-11-0-6, 30 pts.) at NY RANGERS (14-10-0-3, 31 pts.) - 12/6/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 14-35 ATS (+57.0 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 103-125 ATS (-40.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 165-162 ATS (-78.3 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 4-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (11-16-0-2, 24 pts.) at EDMONTON (17-10-0-3, 37 pts.) - 12/6/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 213-270 ATS (-88.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 29-61 ATS (+103.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 34-28 ATS (+3.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 63-79 ATS (-37.5 Units) in home games in December games since 1996.
EDMONTON is 6-11 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 14-26 ATS (-20.5 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 11-20 ATS (-14.5 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 10-15 ATS (-8.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 86-102 ATS (-79.2 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
EDMONTON is 5-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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WASHINGTON (21-4-0-5, 47 pts.) at ANAHEIM (12-12-0-4, 28 pts.) - 12/6/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 299-230 ATS (+42.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 460-472 ATS (-76.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 21-9 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 32-21 ATS (+10.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-9 ATS (+8.5 Units) first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 133-85 ATS (+28.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 11-3 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 0-6 ATS (+6.2 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 3-2 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 3-2-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)




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NHL
Dunkel


Friday, December 6




Chicago @ New Jersey


Game 63-64
December 6, 2019 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
11.099
New Jersey
9.662
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-140
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+120); Over


Arizona @ Pittsburgh


Game 65-66
December 6, 2019 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
11.446
Pittsburgh
12.609
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-175); Under


Montreal @ NY Rangers


Game 67-68
December 6, 2019 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.582
NY Rangers
10.573
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-115
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-115); Under


Los Angeles @ Edmonton


Game 69-70
December 6, 2019 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
10.607
Edmonton
9.231
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-165
6
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+145); Over


Washington @ Anaheim


Game 71-72
December 6, 2019 @ 10:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.279
Anaheim
11.328
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-140
6
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-140); Under




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by: Josh Inglis




DECEMBER OF THE PENGUINS


The Metropolitan Division is possibly the most competitive in the league. The Pittsburgh Penguins are 15-9-2 but still sit in fourth place. The Pens are staying in the thick of the race thanks in part to the Eastern Conferences second-best goal differential at home (+20) and only trail the Boston Bruins for most points on home ice.


The Crosby-less Penguins (3-2 SU, 3-2 O/U last five) come into Friday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes (3-2 SU, 3-2 O/U last five) winners of their last four and most recently blanked the Cup champs 3-0 on Wednesday. Pittsburgh has taken 17 of a possible 19 points at home since October 29 and have also won five of the last six games versus Arizona including the last five contests in Pittsburgh.


Take the Pens’ 3-way ML for this Friday night matchup.




MATINEE MONEY MAKING


The Vancouver Canucks are 7-4-1 O/U at home this year and have hit the Over in eight of their last 11 games. Since November 15, the Canucks (2-3 SU, 3-2 O/U last five) sit seventh in expected goals for and 28th in expected goals against. Add that up and you get a team that has the second-most goals per game behind the porous Montreal Canadiens.


The Buffalo Sabres (2-3 SU, 3-2 O/U last five) will continue their West Coast road trip on Saturday in Vancouver as they play the second game of a three-game road trip in four nights. The Sabres are 4-2 O/U in their last six as Buffalo’s penalty kill has been near the bottom of the league for the entirety of the season.


With the Canucks scoring on 33 percent of their power plays since November 15, we are expecting some lamplighters on Saturday’s 4:00 p.m. afternoon game (1:00 p.m. in Vancouver). We will take the Over at 6.5 and hammer it if it opens at 6.




BIG DOGS BITE


Moving to Saturday night, the Los Angeles Kings (2-3 SU, 1-4 O/U last five) will take their nine-game road losing streak (as of Friday) to Calgary (4-1 SU, 2-3 O/U last five) in what will be the backend of a traveling back-to-back. L.A. has not scored more than two goals in any of its nine consecutive away losses.


Special teams are also killing the last-place Kings as they have the fourth-worst power play since Halloween and are burying their scoring chances at a 12 percent rate which is also fourth-worst.


The Flames are 0-9-1 O/U in their last 10 as only the Detroit Red Wings have scored fewer goals since November 1. With two of the lowest-scoring teams, we are taking the plunge on the Under 5.5 while also taking the Under 2.5 on the Kings’ team total. We wouldn’t call you crazy either for sprinkling a little on the Kings’ ML as the price will tempting.




SLEEPY SUNDAY SHOWDOWN


It has been tough sledding for the Winnipeg Jets’ opponents of late as the Jets are conceding just 2.2 goals against in their last 10 and 1.4 goals in their last five. On top of that, the Jets have taken 15 of a possible 20 points in their last ten and are just six points out of the top spot in the West.


The Anaheim Ducks (2-3 SU, 3-2 O/U) will play Friday night at home and then make the trip north for their Sunday matinee against the Jets (3-2 O/U, 1-4 O/U last five). The Ducks’ offense hasn’t been generating many scoring chances as they have the sixth-fewest since November 15. Honestly, don’t expect many quality chances in this game with both teams sitting in last and second-last place in shots for and both in the Top-10 in shots against over the last three weeks.


We like the Jets to keep their opponents in check Sunday and are taking the Ducks’ team total Under 2.5 as well as the game total Under 5.5.




GOALIE PROFILE: CARTER HART, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS


It has been anything but a consistent season for the Flyers’ young goalie this year. Carter won his first two starts of the year, then dropped his next four, then won four straight, then lost four in a row and how he is riding a three-game winning streak. We might be able to jump on the netminder for one more victory before his system switches to losing mode.


The Flyers dropped their first game in regulation in eight games with Brian Elliott in net, meaning the Flyers management will most likely switch over to Hart for the team’s Saturday 1:00 p.m. home tilt against one of the East’s worst road teams, the Ottawa Senators.


With Hart staying hot and carrying a 1.44 goals against in afternoon games over his short career, we have no problem taking the plus-money puck line (-1.5) even in the uncommon world of early games. The Senators are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 road losses while the Flyers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home wins.



INJURY UPDATE: F MITCH MARNER, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS


The $10.9 million man has returned to the Leafs’ lineup and saw plenty of ice time with Auston Matthews on Wednesday versus the Avalanche. The young winger looked rusty in his return which didn’t do much to spark a struggling Leaf’s offense even though the team had 26 scoring chances on 39 shots but went 1-for-12 in high danger shooting.


Things will turn around for the Leafs as they are dealing with some tough puck luck. Toronto has the second-most scoring chances for over the last 30 days but are scoring on just 11 percent of those chances (regular shots have an average of about a 8-12-percent chance of scoring).


Maybe with Marner back and a game under his belt, it will help the Leafs capitalize as they are getting great chances — third in high-danger chances for — but just not finishing. The Leafs head out on a four-game, out-of-conference road trip with a stop in St. Louis on Saturday night. The money line is hard to swallow with the Leafs’ poor special teams play of late but perhaps they get their scoring touch back against an unlikely opponent.




HAT TRICK TRENDS


• The Detroit Red Wings continue to lose, stretching their streak to double digits. Detroit is 0-6 ATS in its last six and 5-12 ATS since November. The Wings will face a hot Penguins team at home on Saturday and a puck line bet or alternative puck line may be in order.


• If you have been paying attention to totals and first-period totals, then maybe you have noticed that we are at the stretch of the year where the Unders are the majority. Looking at all 31 teams and their last 10 games, only four teams are hitting first-period Overs at 70 percent or better and 20 teams are hitting the Over 1.5 at 50 percent or worse. Looking at full-game totals, the Unders hit at 51 percent last week and 54 percent over the last month.


• The Winnipeg Jets are the most profitable team this year. Winnipeg is 17-11 SU and would have returned bettors $922 at $100 per game. The Jets’ only game this weekend is Sunday versus the Anaheim Ducks.

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


ARI at PIT 07:00 PM
ARI +154
U 5.5


MON at NYR 07:00 PM
O 6.5


CHI at NJ 07:00 PM
CHI +119
O 6.5


LA at EDM 09:00 PM
O 6.0


WAS at ANA 10:00 PM
ANA +137
O 6.0

 

[CNOTES]

Jarry spoils Kessel's return, Penguins beat Coyotes 2-0
December 6, 2019
By The Associated Press


PITTSBURGH (AP) Tristan Jarry spoiled Phil Kessel's return to Pittsburgh, turning aside all 33 shots to post his second consecutive shutout as the Penguins edged the Arizona Coyotes 2-0 Friday night.


Kessel helped Pittsburgh to back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 2016 and 2017 before being traded to the Coyotes in exchange for Alex Galchenyuk last summer. He received a rousing ovation during the first period and played 21 inspired minutes but couldn't solve Jarry.


Jarry won for the fifth time in six starts and is making a serious case to supplant Matt Murray as Pittsburgh's top goaltender.


Evgeni Malkin broke a scoreless tie 7:13 into the third period to put the Penguins in front. Brandon Tanev chipped in an empty netter with two seconds remaining as the Penguins won their fifth straight meeting with the Coyotes.


Antti Raanta finished with 24 saves but couldn't quite match Jarry, who stole the show during Kessel's highly anticipated return.


CANADIENS 2, RANGERS 1


NEW YORK (AP) - Nate Thompson scored with less than two minutes left in the third period and Montreal beat New York for its second victory in the last 11 games.


Brendan Gallagher also scored for the Canadiens. Carey Price made 29 saves and improved to 7-2-0 in his last nine games at Madison Square Garden.


Brendan Smith scored for the Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev made 31 saves in his second straight start in place of Henrik Lundqvist, who was feeling under the weather.


The loss was the Rangers' 17th in their last 23 games against the Canadiens since the start of 2013.


When these teams met in Montreal on Nov. 23, they played an instant classic. The Canadiens led 4-0 before the Rangers stormed back to win 6-5.


BLACKHAWKS 2, DEVILS 1, SO


NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Kirby Dach scored in the fifth round of the shootout to lift Chicago over New Jersey.


Chicago won its second game in two nights. Corey Crawford preserved the victory by stopping Jack Hughes on the final shootout attempt to cap a night in which he won his 250th game. He had 29 saves.


Alex DeBrincat scored in the second period for Chicago, and Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane also connected in the shootout.


Taylor Hall scored for the Devils, who are 0-2 under interim coach Alain Nasreddine. Mackenzie Blackwood had 28 saves, but he was defenseless when Dach roofed his shootout attempt.


Nikita Gusev and Jesper Boqvist scored for New Jersey in the shootout, while Kyle Palmieri and Hall were stopped in addition to Hughes.


Hughes, the top pick in this year's draft, returned to the lineup after missing three games with a lower body injury.


OILERS 2, KINGS 1


EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Leon Draisaitl and Alex Chiasson each had a goal and an assist as Edmonton moved back into the top spot in the Pacific Division with a win over Los Angeles.


Mikko Koskinen made 35 saves for the Oilers (18-10-3), who improved to 8-4-2 at home.


Michael Amadio scored for the Kings (11-17-2), who have lost three straight games and 10 in a row on the road.


CAPITALS 3, DUCKS 2


ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jakub Vrana scored the go-ahead goal less than two minutes into the third period and Washington beat Anaheim in a physical battle Friday night.


Travis Boyd and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for Washington. Braden Holtby had 24 saves.


Ryan Getzlaf and Adam Henrique scored for Anaheim. Ryan Miller had 33 saves.


The game comes 2+ weeks after the Capitals' Garnet Hathaway was given a three-game suspension for spitting on the Ducks' Erik Gudbranson after the players paired off late in Washington's 5-2 home victory.


Gudbranson and Hathaway squared off twice Friday.

 

[CNOTES]

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
4:05 PM Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
7:05 PM Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins TD Garden
7:05 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:05 PM Minnesota Wild Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
7:05 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
7:05 PM San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
7:05 PM Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
8:05 PM New Jersey Devils Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
9:05 PM New York Islanders Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
10:05 PM Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome




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nhl december best bets and opinions (dogs and totals only )


date.....................w/l/t................%.................units


12/06/2019.............2-6-0............25.00%............-21.05
12/05/2019.............7-7-0............50.00%............+3.85
12/04/2019.............3-4-0............42.86%.............-2.50
12/03/2019.............8-5-2............61.54%...........+14.20
12/02/2019.............1-5-0............16.67%............-21.50
12/01/2019.............3-1-1............75.00%...........+10.00


totals...................24-28-3...........46.15%.............-17.00


best bets


date........................ats................uni ts...................o/u...............units.............totals


12/06/2019..............1 - 2................-4.05...................1 - 4..............-17.00.............-21.05
12/05/2019..............3 - 2................+10.95................5 - 4..............+3.00.............+13.95
12/04/2019..............2 - 1................+9.00..................1 - 3..............-11.50.............-2.50
12/03/2019..............3 - 1................+5.70..................6 - 3..............+13.50............+19.20
12/02/2019..............0 - 3................-15.00.................2 - 3...............-6.50..............-21.50
12/01/2019..............1 - 0................+5.25..................2 - 0..............+10.00...........+15.25


totals.....................10 - 9................+11.85..............17 - 17..............-8.50..............+3.35

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack


Pitchers who allowed lowest on-base %age against them last year:


.219— Justin Verlander


.236— Gerrit Cole


.256— Jack Flaherty


.257— Jacob deGrom


.263— Hyun-Jin Ryu


.266— Max Scherzer


Quote of the Day:
“Because it’s Australia or New Zealand, and not China or Europe, it’s going to be a much more attractive avenue for kids. This generation of kids is looking for any opportunity to avoid school. If this works, you’ll definitely see more.”
An unnamed NBA scout, on HS kids skipping college to play pro ball down under


Saturday’s quiz
Vince Young led the Texas Longhorns to the 2005 national title; which team did he play most of his NFL career with? (He played 54 of 60 NFL games for this team)


Friday’s quiz
Retired tennis star Billie Jean King played a judge in an episode of Law and Order.


Thursday’s quiz
Lovie Smih was the Chicago Bears’ coach the last time they played in a Super Bowl.


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Saturday’s List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind……


13) Oregon 37, Utah 15— This score makes the Oklahoma-Baylor game a play-in game for the 4-team national playoff, unless Georgia upsets LSU tomorrow night. Ducks led this game 23-0, Utes got back within 23-15 but that was it.


How do you handicap a disappointed Utah team when they play in their bowl game?


12) There have been 18 conference games in college basketball so far this season; home favorites are 5-5 ATS, home underdogs are 3-5. Home teams are 8-10 ATS, underdogs 8-10.


11) Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement ends after the 2021 season; lot of people think that when 2022 starts, both leagues will have the DH, so look for NL teams to add a sluggish defensive player who can hit in the next year or so, with 2022 in mind.


Some teams will probably use the DH to give guys a day off from playing in the field, while keeping their bat in the lineup. Will be curious to see how each team handles the change.


10) San Diego Padres added OF Tommy Pham in a deal with Tampa Bay; Rays get OF Hunter Renfroe, SS prospect Xavier Edwards and a prospect to be named later. Pham hit .273 with an .819 OPS LY, with 33 doubles, 21 homers, 68 RBI, 77 runs and 25 steals LY for the Rays


9) Four college football coaches used the job opening at Florida State to get contract extensions at their current job: Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, Penn State’s James Franklin, Washington State’s Mike Leach and Indiana coach Tom Allen.


Ole Miss is set to hire Lane Kiffin as their new football coach; Kiffin could write a hell of a book, with some of the jobs he’s had— Tennessee, USC, the Raider- he was an assistant coach at Alabama, too.


8) New York Knicks fired head coach David Fizdale Friday after the team’s 4-18 start. It isn’t Fizdale’s fault; the Knicks have a terrible owner, a mediocre front office- their roster isn’t a winning one. The bigger question is this: Why did they hire Fizdale in the first place?


7) Get well soon to Jeff Tedford, who resigned as football coach at Fresno State due to health concerns; Tedford had heart problems five years ago, when he had to step down as OC with the Tampa Bay Bucs in the NFL. No word whether his health issues now are heart related.


6) A few days after Georgetown’s off-court problems resulted in two of their starters entering the transfer portal, the Hoyas also lost a top 100 recruit for next year. Not good.


Terrance Williams is a 6-6 F from Gonzaga College HS in Washington DC who originally chose the Hoyas over Michigan and Notre Dame.


5) Florida Gators will name its basketball court after former coach Billy Donovan on February 15, during the NBA All-Star break; Donovan led the Gators to two national championships and four Final Four appearances during his 19 seasons in Gainesville.


4) Duke 77, Virginia Tech 63– Blue Devils outscored Tech 39-22 after trailing by 3 at the half; they win their ACC opener.


3) Michigan 103, Iowa 91— Wolverines scored 1.39 points/possession- there won’t be many figures higher than that anywhere all season long. Not often a team scores 103 points but no one on that team scores 20+. Iowa’s Garza scored 44 of their 91 points.


2) Patriots will re-sign Nick Folk to kick for them Sunday; he had an appendectomy couple weeks ago, so they cut him and brought in another guy last week, but that guy missed a PAT in Houston so they told him to take a hike. New England has used four kickers this year.


1) Interesting article in The Athletic about RJ Hampton, a young man who skipped college to play pro ball for the New Zealand Breakers of Australia’s National Basketball League- he hopes to be in the NBA at this time next year.


Hampton will make around $500,000 this season; he also signed a five-year shoe deal with Li-Ning. He averaged 10.5 ppg in his first six games of a 28-game season- in the short time he’s been in New Zealand, the Breakers’ general manager quit, and an assistant coach walked out at an airport- the team also lost four of its first six games.


Hampton had the grades to go to college and play there, but chose this route instead. Lot of other people are watching to see how he does.

 

[CNOTES]

1OTTAWA -2 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.


3BUFFALO -4 VANCOUVER
BUFFALO is 7-30 ATS (-26 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.


5COLORADO -6 BOSTON
COLORADO is 13-5 ATS (8.8 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.


7MINNESOTA -8 CAROLINA
MINNESOTA is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) revenging a loss where opponent scored 4 or more goals in the current season.


9SAN JOSE -10 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 40-11 ATS (20.4 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.


11COLUMBUS -12 FLORIDA
COLUMBUS are 19-7 ATS (12.9 Units) in road games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.


13PITTSBURGH -14 DETROIT
DETROIT is 1-13 ATS (-13.3 Units) off a home blowout loss by 3 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.


15TORONTO -16 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 46-26 ATS (21.3 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.


17NEW JERSEY -18 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 2-8 ATS (-11.8 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.


19NY ISLANDERS -20 DALLAS
NY ISLANDERS are 17-4 ATS (13.1 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.


21LOS ANGELES -22 CALGARY
CALGARY is 45-43 ATS (-21.1 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the last 3 seasons.




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Saturday, December 7


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OTTAWA (12-16-0-1, 25 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (16-8-0-5, 37 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 10-3 ATS (+13.5 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 442-393 ATS (-73.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-31 ATS (-20.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-3 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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BUFFALO (13-11-0-5, 31 pts.) at VANCOUVER (14-11-0-4, 32 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 8-22 ATS (+37.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 146-146 ATS (-85.6 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 403-387 ATS (-45.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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COLORADO (18-8-0-2, 38 pts.) at BOSTON (20-3-0-6, 46 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 18-10 ATS (+7.4 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 10-4 ATS (+14.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
COLORADO is 18-10 ATS (+7.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 265-228 ATS (+25.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 136-111 ATS (+258.6 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
COLORADO is 198-173 ATS (+372.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 143-142 ATS (-81.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-1 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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MINNESOTA (14-11-0-4, 32 pts.) at CAROLINA (17-11-0-1, 35 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 9-3 ATS (+12.1 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CAROLINA is 86-99 ATS (-51.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 218-186 ATS (-41.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-1 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.2 Units)

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SAN JOSE (15-13-0-2, 32 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (13-10-0-3, 29 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 18-25 ATS (-16.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 14-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 72-32 ATS (+13.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 50-18 ATS (+16.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 50-21 ATS (+14.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 2-6 ATS (-8.1 Units) on Saturday games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 1-5 ATS (-10.5 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-1 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 3-1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)

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COLUMBUS (11-13-0-4, 26 pts.) at FLORIDA (13-9-0-5, 31 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 204-187 ATS (-17.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 6-0 (+6.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 6-0-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (15-9-0-4, 34 pts.) at DETROIT (7-20-0-3, 17 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 13-18 ATS (-13.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 8-27 ATS (+47.3 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 2-15 ATS (+17.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DETROIT is 2-14 ATS (+24.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
DETROIT is 2-13 ATS (+24.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-3 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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TORONTO (13-13-0-4, 30 pts.) at ST LOUIS (18-6-0-6, 42 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-0 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 5-0-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (9-14-0-4, 22 pts.) at NASHVILLE (12-10-0-5, 29 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 9-18 ATS (+27.0 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 9-18 ATS (+27.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 12-15 ATS (-5.4 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 4-8 ATS (-8.3 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
NASHVILLE is 12-15 ATS (-3.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 2-7 ATS (-8.7 Units) on Saturday games this season.
NASHVILLE is 4-10 ATS (-12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NASHVILLE is 4-10 ATS (-13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 3-1 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (19-6-0-2, 40 pts.) at DALLAS (16-11-0-3, 35 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-8 ATS (+9.0 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-8 ATS (+9.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-8 ATS (+12.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (11-16-0-2, 24 pts.) at CALGARY (14-12-0-4, 32 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 0-7 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 0-7 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-5 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.5 Units)

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Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games at home
Philadelphia is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Philadelphia is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Ottawa's last 16 games
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia


Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Vancouver is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver's last 11 games
Vancouver is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Vancouver is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games at home
Vancouver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Buffalo is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Buffalo is 2-10-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing on the road against Vancouver


St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis's last 13 games
St. Louis is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games at home
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Toronto
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Toronto is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Toronto is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games on the road
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis


Boston Bruins
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games at home
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Boston is 1-11-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Boston
Colorado is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston


Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games
Carolina is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Carolina is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games at home
Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Carolina is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Carolina
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Carolina
Minnesota is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Carolina


Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Detroit's last 17 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 17 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit


Florida Panthers
Florida is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 11 games
Florida is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games at home
Florida is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Florida is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus
Florida is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games
Columbus is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Columbus is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Florida
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
Columbus is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida


Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Tampa Bay is 7-13-1 SU in its last 21 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Tampa Bay's last 17 games when playing San Jose
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing at home against San Jose
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 14 of San Jose's last 17 games when playing Tampa Bay
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay


Nashville Predators
Nashville is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Nashville is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
Nashville is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Nashville is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
Nashville is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Nashville is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against New Jersey
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
New Jersey is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
New Jersey is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Nashville


Dallas Stars
Dallas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Dallas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Dallas's last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
NY Islanders is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games
NY Islanders is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas


Calgary Flames
Calgary is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games
Calgary is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games at home
Calgary is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 8 games when playing Los Angeles
Calgary is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games on the road
Los Angeles is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games when playing Calgary
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary




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NHL
Long Sheet


Saturday, December 7


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OTTAWA (12-16-0-1, 25 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (16-8-0-5, 37 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 10-3 ATS (+13.5 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 442-393 ATS (-73.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-31 ATS (-20.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-3 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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BUFFALO (13-11-0-5, 31 pts.) at VANCOUVER (14-11-0-4, 32 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 8-22 ATS (+37.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 146-146 ATS (-85.6 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 403-387 ATS (-45.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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COLORADO (18-8-0-2, 38 pts.) at BOSTON (20-3-0-6, 46 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 18-10 ATS (+7.4 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 10-4 ATS (+14.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
COLORADO is 18-10 ATS (+7.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 265-228 ATS (+25.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 136-111 ATS (+258.6 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
COLORADO is 198-173 ATS (+372.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 143-142 ATS (-81.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-1 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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MINNESOTA (14-11-0-4, 32 pts.) at CAROLINA (17-11-0-1, 35 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 9-3 ATS (+12.1 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CAROLINA is 86-99 ATS (-51.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 218-186 ATS (-41.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-1 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.2 Units)

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SAN JOSE (15-13-0-2, 32 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (13-10-0-3, 29 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 18-25 ATS (-16.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 14-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 72-32 ATS (+13.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 50-18 ATS (+16.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 50-21 ATS (+14.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 2-6 ATS (-8.1 Units) on Saturday games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 1-5 ATS (-10.5 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-1 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 3-1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)

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COLUMBUS (11-13-0-4, 26 pts.) at FLORIDA (13-9-0-5, 31 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 204-187 ATS (-17.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 6-0 (+6.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 6-0-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (16-9-0-4, 36 pts.) at DETROIT (7-20-0-3, 17 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 13-18 ATS (-13.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 36-38 ATS (-23.2 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 8-27 ATS (+47.3 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 2-15 ATS (+17.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DETROIT is 2-14 ATS (+24.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
DETROIT is 2-13 ATS (+24.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-3 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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TORONTO (13-13-0-4, 30 pts.) at ST LOUIS (18-6-0-6, 42 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-0 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 5-0-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (9-14-0-5, 23 pts.) at NASHVILLE (12-10-0-5, 29 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 9-19 ATS (-10.2 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 9-19 ATS (-10.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 2-8 ATS (-7.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 2-8 ATS (-7.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 12-15 ATS (-5.6 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 4-8 ATS (-8.3 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
NASHVILLE is 12-15 ATS (-3.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 2-7 ATS (-8.7 Units) on Saturday games this season.
NASHVILLE is 4-10 ATS (-12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NASHVILLE is 4-10 ATS (-13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 3-1 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (19-6-0-2, 40 pts.) at DALLAS (16-11-0-3, 35 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-8 ATS (+9.0 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-8 ATS (+9.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-8 ATS (+12.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (11-17-0-2, 24 pts.) at CALGARY (14-12-0-4, 32 pts.) - 12/7/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 2-12 ATS (+19.3 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 0-7 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 0-7 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-5 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.5 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


OTT at PHI 01:00 PM
OTT +181
O 6.0


BUF at VAN 04:00 PM
O 6.0


PIT at DET 07:00 PM
U 6.0

COL at BOS 07:00 PM
COL +135
O 6.0


MIN at CAR 07:00 PM
O 5.5


CLB at FLA 07:00 PM
CLB +141
O 6.5


SJ at TB 07:00 PM
SJ +180
O 6.5


NJ at NAS 08:00 PM
U 6.0


NYI at DAL 09:00 PM
NYI +126
U 5.0


LA at CAL 10:00 PM
LA +182
U 5.5

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, December 7


Ottawa @ Philadelphia

Game 1-2
December 7, 2019 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
10.802
Philadelphia
12.483
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-200
6
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-200); Under

Buffalo @ Vancouver

Game 3-4
December 7, 2019 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.300
Vancouver
9.807
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+140) Over

Colorado @ Boston

Game 5-6
December 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
12.570
Boston
11.243
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+125); Over

Pittsburgh @ Detroit

Game 13-14
December 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
10.318
Detroit
11.865
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-220
6
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+180); Over

San Jose @ Tampa Bay

Game 9-10
December 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.496
Tampa Bay
10.151
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-200
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(+170); Over

Columbus @ Florida

Game 11-12
December 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
10.232
Florida
11.599
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-160
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(-160); Under

Minnesota @ Carolina

Game 7-8
December 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
10.117
Carolina
11.605
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-160); Under

Toronto @ St. Louis

Game 15-16
December 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
10.239
St. Louis
12.199
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-115); Under

New Jersey @ Nashville

Game 17-18
December 7, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
9.735
Nashville
10.725
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-235
6
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-235); Under

NY Islanders @ Dallas

Game 19-20
December 7, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
12.036
Dallas
11.145
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+125); Over

Los Angeles @ Calgary

Game 21-22
December 7, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
10.013
Calgary
12.436
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-210); Under

 

[CNOTES]

Miller scores in OT, Canucks beat Sabres 6-5
December 8, 2019
By The Associated Press


VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) J.T. Miller scored a power-play goal 3:21 into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 Saturday.


Buffalo's Marcus Johansson scored with 59 seconds left and his team's goalie pulled in the third period to tie it at 5, but Miller scored his 13th of the season off a pass from rookie defenseman Quinn Hughes in OT.


The Sabres thought they had scored in overtime, but the goal was disallowed because of a delayed interference penalty to Henri Jokiharau. Miller scored on the ensuing power play.


Antoine Roussel and Josh Leivo had two goals each for the Canucks. Tyler Myers added a short-handed goal and an assist, while Jake Virtanen had two assists. Thatcher Demko, making his second consecutive start, stopped 23 shots.


Rookie Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist for Buffalo, which battled back from deficits of 2-0, 3-2 and 5-3. Kyle Okposo, Zemgus Girgensons and Rasmus Ristolainen also scored for the Sabres. Jack Eichel had three assists. Carter Hutton made 24 saves.


FLYERS 4, SENATORS 3


PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Scott Laughton had a goal, an assist and a hard check in a chippy contest to lead Philadelphia.


Ivan Provorov, Travis Konecny and Shayne Gostisbhere also scored for the Flyers, who have won six of seven. Carter Hart stopped 27 shots.


Anthony Duclair scored twice for Ottawa, and Brady Tkachuk also had a goal. The Senators have lost six of seven. Craig Anderson gave up two goals on six shots before leaving with a lower body injury in the first period. Anders Nilsson came on and stopped 13 of the 15 shots he faced.


AVALANCHE 4, BRUINS 1


BOSTON (AP) - Ian Cole scored his first goal of season in his 500th career NHL game, backup goalie Pavel Francouz stopped all 16 shots he faced in relief and Colorado got its season-high sixth straight win.


Andre Burakovsky, Valeri Nichushkin and Gabriel Landeskog also scored for Colorado, which has won 11 of its last 14 games. The Avalanche posted their 11th win in their last 12 games in Boston, with their lone loss in the stretch coming in the last trip on Feb. 10 last season.


Francouz replaced starter Phillip Grubauer late in the first period. Grubauer left with an apparent injury after giving up a goal on four shots.


Chris Wagner scored for Boston, which lost its second straight and first in regulation at home this season after going 12-0-5. Jaroslav Halak had 16 saves for the Bruins, the NHL's last team without a regulation loss on home ice.


PANTHERS 4, BLUE JACKETS 1


SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Sergei Bobrovsky made 33 saves against his former team and Josh Brown scored the winning goal in Florida's win over Columbus.


Bobrovsky made his first start against the Blue Jackets since signing with the Panthers on July 1. He played the previous seven seasons with Columbus.


Evgenii Dadonov, Brett Connolly and Mike Hoffman also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. The Panthers beat Columbus for the first time in eight games.


Vladislav Gavrikov scored for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 23 shots. Columbus lost its fourth straight game and is 0-10-3 when the opponent scores first.


HURRICANES 6, WILD 2

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sebastian Aho had three goals and two assists for his first career five-point game as Carolina ended Minnesota's five-game winning streak.


Teuvo Teravainen added three assists and Lucas Wallmark, Andrei Svechnikov and Joel Edmundson also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the third time in four games. Petr Mrazek stopped 22 shots for his NHL-leading 10th home win.


Ryan Donato and Mats Zuccarello scored for Minnesota. Alex Stalock had 34 saves.


MAPLE LEAFS 5, BLUES 2


ST. LOUIS (AP) - Auston Matthews broke out of a slump with two goals, Zach Hyman also scored twice and Toronto beat St. Louis.


Jason Spezza capped the Maple Leafs' four-goal first period outburst with his fourth of the season. Frederik Andersen made 26 saves for Toronto, which had lost seven in a row against St. Louis.


David Perron and Ivan Barbashev scored for the Blues, who have lost two in a row following a four-game winning streak. Jordan Binnington started and gave up four goals on 11 shots in the first 9 1/2 minutes before he was pulled. Jake Allen replaced him and stopped 15 of the 16 shots he faced.


PENGUINS 5, RED WINGS 3


DETROIT (AP) - Evgeni Malkin and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists to help Pittsburgh win its third straight.


Chad Ruhwedel, Dominik Kahun and John Marino also scored for the Penguins, and Matt Murray made 26 saves for his first win in nearly a month.


Murray didn't help his case to compete with Tristan Jarry for playing time, giving up two goals in the third period.


Robby Fabbri, Filip Hronek and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit, which has lost 11 straight - its longest since a franchise-record 14-game skid during the 1981-82 season. Jonathan Bernier was pulled midway through the third period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Eric Comrie stopped all four shots he faced.


PREDATORS 6, DEVILS 4


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nick Bonino, Dante Fabbro and Rocco Grimaldi each had a goal and an assist to help Nashville end a two-game skid.


Yakov Trenin scored his first NHL goal, and Daniel Carr and Filip Forsberg also scored for the Predators. Mattias Ekholm had two assists and Pekka Rinne stopped 29 shots.


Jesper Bratt, Travis Zajac, Kyle Palmieri and Taylor Hall scored for the Devils, losers of five straight. Louis Domingue finished with 31 saves.


LIGHTNING 7, SHARKS 1


TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy made 37 saves, Steven Stamkos had two power-play goals and an assist, and Tampa Bay cruised past San Jose.


The Lightning also got two goals from Tyler Johnson. Alex Killorn, Victor Hedman and Carter Verhaeghe had the other goals, and Killorn added three assists.


Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored with 5:16 remaining for the Sharks, who had picked up a point in their previous five road games (4-0-1). Martin Jones was pulled early in the third after allowing four goals on 21 shots.


STARS 3, ISLANDERS 1


DALLAS (AP) - Alexander Radulov returned with a goal and an assist on a revitalized Dallas power play, and the Stars beat the New York Islanders.


Andrew Cogliano and Denis Gurianov also scored for the Stars, and Ben Bishop stopped 34 shots.


Mathew Barzal scored for the Islanders, and Thomas Greiss finished with 34 saves.


FLAMES 4, KINGS 3

 

[CNOTES]

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 8, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:05 PM Anaheim Ducks Winnipeg Jets Bell MTS Place
5:05 PM San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers BB&T Center
7:05 PM Arizona Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks United Center
7:05 PM New York Rangers Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
8:05 PM Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place




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nhl december best bets and opinions (dogs and totals only )


date.....................w/l/t................%.................units


12/07/2019...........6-10-0............37.50%............-20.75
12/06/2019.............2-6-0............25.00%............-21.05
12/05/2019.............7-7-0............50.00%............+3.85
12/04/2019.............3-4-0............42.86%.............-2.50
12/03/2019.............8-5-2............61.54%...........+14.20
12/02/2019.............1-5-0............16.67%............-21.50
12/01/2019.............3-1-1............75.00%...........+10.00


totals...................30-38-3...........44.11%.............-37.75


best bets


date........................ats................uni ts...................o/u...............units.............totals




12/07/2019..............1 - 5................-18.25.................5 - 5..............-2.50..............-20.75
12/06/2019..............1 - 2................-4.05...................1 - 4..............-17.00.............-21.05
12/05/2019..............3 - 2................+10.95................5 - 4..............+3.00.............+13.95
12/04/2019..............2 - 1................+9.00..................1 - 3..............-11.50.............-2.50
12/03/2019..............3 - 1................+5.70..................6 - 3..............+13.50............+19.20
12/02/2019..............0 - 3................-15.00.................2 - 3...............-6.50..............-21.50
12/01/2019..............1 - 0................+5.25..................2 - 0..............+10.00...........+15.25


totals.....................11 - 14..............-6.40..................22 - 22.............-11.00............-17.40

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack


Top six picks for Week 14 in Westgate Super Contest:


6) Bills (747) +5.5


5) Saints (787) -2.5


4) Chiefs (803) +3


3) 49ers (809) +2.5


2) Bengals (895) +8.5


1) Rams (899) even


2019 record: 41-34-3


Quote of the Day:
“I’m a breakfast burrito guy in the mornings. Where I go, you have to ask for the salsa. They charge you for it. It’s kind of ridiculous. … We play for the national championship, and I’m pleased to say I now get free salsa.”
Texas Tech basketball coach Chris Beard


Sunday’s quiz
Where was the first SEC football championship game played, in 1992?


Saturday’s quiz
Vince Young led the Texas Longhorns to the 2005 national title; he played 54 of his 60 NFL games for the Tennessee Titans.


Friday’s quiz
Retired tennis star Billie Jean King played a judge in an episode of Law and Order.


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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……


Random thoughts on a December day when I’m hunkered down inside because it is damn cold outside, and I’m already tired of winter:


Noon-4pm:
Oklahoma 30, Baylor 23 OT— NFL teams are very high on Baylor coach Matt Rhule as someone who will be an NFL head coach someday. His QB got knocked out of this game in the 2nd quarter, but they still took Oklahoma to OT, behind freshman 3rd-stringer Jacob Zeno, who completed only two passes, but for 159 yards.


11am local time kickoff means a 7am pre-game meal. Not an ideal situation, though, such an early kickoff. TV decides which games are played when.


This was Baylor’s first appearance in the Big X title game; they were outgained 146-16 in the first quarter, 433-265 for the game.


Baylor 63, Arizona 58— Feel bad for the Baylor basketball players, with this game at same time as the football game, which was played 98 miles away in Arlington. They actually let fans into the basketball game in Waco for free, and not that many showed up.


— Cheerleading trivia: Half of Baylor’s cheerleaders went to the football game, half stayed behind in Waco and went to the basketball game. The cheerleaders who stayed behind get to go to Baylor’s bowl game, which seems like it would be more fun than a 98-mile bus ride to Dallas.


Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38— This game was 42-17 with 2:00 left in third quarter; Ragin’ Cajuns closed to within final margin with 1:19 left to play. ULL gained 513 yards, but their minus-2 turnover ratio did them in. App State’s last TD was a pick-6.


Miami OH 26, Central Michigan 21— RedHawks won their 16th MAC title, after gaining only 61 yards in the first half. CMU did great just getting to this game, after going 1-11 LY.


Ohio State 106, Penn State 74— If the NCAA tournament started tomorrow (it doesn’t), I’d pick a Louisville-Ohio State national title game.


4-7pm:
LSU 37, Georgia 10— Joe Burrow is going to win the Heisman Trophy; at one time, he was the 3rd-string QB at Ohio State. Three of the four QB’s in the national playoff are going to be guys who transferred from their original school.


Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24—- Not often teams play each other two weeks in a row; Tigers beat Cincinnati twice in eight days- thats the good news.


Bad news for Memphis— their coach is expected to bolt to Florida $tate today.


Boise State 31, Hawai’i 10— If you went to college at Hawai’i, how excited would you be about visiting Boise in December? Broncos win their third Muntain West title game.


Wisconsin 84, Indiana 64— Hoosiers were last D-I team in America to play outside their home arena, and it showed here- they got waxed. This was Indiana’s 17th loss in a row in Madison.


Creighton 95, Nebraska 76— Bluejays led this game 37-7; Nebraska has ton of work to do on the recruiting trail.


Memphis 65, UAB 57— Blazers were up 20 in first half, but Memphis is so talented; they won this going away. When Tigers get Wiseman back in January, they have shot at developing into a Final Four contender. Big afternoon for the Memphis athletic department.


Xavier 73, Cincinnati 66— One of best rivalries in the country, been dominated by the home team recently. Naji Marshall scored 31 for the Musketeers.


7pm-on…..:
— Clemson 62, Virginia 17— Tigers won their fifth consecutive ACC title, winning their 28th game in a row. Lawrence threw for 302 yards, four TD’s.


— Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21— Badgers led 21-7 at halftime, then got crushed in second half; Ohio State wins Big 14 title game for third year in a row.


Western Kentucky 86, Arkansas 79 OT— Hilltoppers scored last five points of regulation, but may have lost star C Massey to a knee injury. This was Arkansas’ first loss of season.


Marquette 77, Kansas State 65— Solid road win for the Golden Eagles, who made 12-22 on the arc.


Elsewhere…….
— Portland Trailblazers’ Rodney Hood tore his left achilles Friday night; he was scoring 11 ppg in 29.5 mpg. Tough injury to come back from.


— Texas Rangers signed P Jordan Lyles to a 2-year, $16M deal, after signing Kyle Gibson to a 3-year, $30M deal last week.


— Florida State is expected to name Memphis coach Mike Norvell its new football coach at a news conference Sunday afternoon.


— Colts will have Chase McLaughlin kicking for them in Tampa Sunday, in place of Adan Vinatieri.


— NFL fined the Detroit Lions’ organization $75,000, HC Matt Patricia $25,000, and GM Bob Quinn $10,000 for failing to properly update the injury status of QB Matthew Stafford before the November 10 game against the Bears.

 

[CNOTES]

23ANAHEIM -24 WINNIPEG
ANAHEIM is 42-71 ATS (-36.1 Units) after 1 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.


25SAN JOSE -26 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 93-130 ATS (-50 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.


27ARIZONA -28 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 8-3 ATS (4.7 Units) after playing a road game in the current season.


29NY RANGERS -30 VEGAS
NY RANGERS are 6-2 ATS (3.8 Units) in road games off a close home loss by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.


31BUFFALO -32 EDMONTON
BUFFALO is 7-30 ATS (-26 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.








NHL
Long Sheet


Sunday, December 8


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ANAHEIM (12-13-0-4, 28 pts.) at WINNIPEG (17-10-0-2, 36 pts.) - 12/8/2019, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 17-12 ATS (+32.3 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 30-10 ATS (+17.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 17-12 ATS (+29.9 Units) first half of the season this season.
WINNIPEG is 22-8 ATS (+12.1 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 36-16 ATS (+11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 57-42 ATS (+106.3 Units) in road games on Sunday games since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 264-222 ATS (+29.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 299-231 ATS (+36.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 6-2 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 6-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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SAN JOSE (15-13-0-2, 32 pts.) at FLORIDA (13-9-0-5, 31 pts.) - 12/8/2019, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 3-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 3-1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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ARIZONA (17-10-0-4, 38 pts.) at CHICAGO (12-12-0-5, 29 pts.) - 12/8/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 20-17 ATS (+45.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 20-17 ATS (+44.9 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 10-5 ATS (+17.6 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 16-38 ATS (+65.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 3-3 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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NY RANGERS (14-11-0-3, 31 pts.) at VEGAS (15-11-0-5, 35 pts.) - 12/8/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 3-14 ATS (+20.8 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 3-17 ATS (+29.4 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
VEGAS is 25-6 ATS (+17.5 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
VEGAS is 61-59 ATS (+0.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 3-9 ATS (-12.1 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
VEGAS is 21-24 ATS (-10.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 4-1-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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BUFFALO (13-11-0-5, 31 pts.) at EDMONTON (18-10-0-3, 39 pts.) - 12/8/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 1-7 ATS (-8.8 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 12-21 ATS (-14.8 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 11-15 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 87-102 ATS (-78.2 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
BUFFALO is 2-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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)

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NHL


Sunday, December 8


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Trend Report
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Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 4-15 ATS in its last 19 games at home
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 10 games at home
Winnipeg is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Anaheim's last 13 games
Anaheim is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games on the road
Anaheim is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Winnipeg
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg


Florida Panthers
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Florida's last 19 games
Florida is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Florida's last 25 games at home
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Florida is 5-7-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against San Jose
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
San Jose is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida


Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 9 games
Vegas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games at home
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vegas


Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Chicago is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Chicago is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Arizona
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games
Arizona is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Arizona is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
Arizona is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Chicago
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago


Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Edmonton is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Buffalo is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Edmonton

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


ANA at WIN 03:00 PM
O 5.5


ARI at CHI 07:00 PM
U 5.5


NYR at VEG 07:00 PM
U 6.5

BUF at EDM 08:00 PM
BUF +151
O 6.5

 

[CNOTES]

Scheifele leads Jets to 3-2 win over Ducks
December 8, 2019
By The Associated Press


WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Mark Scheifele scored twice, the second on a power play with 4:22 left for his 400th NHL point, in the Winnipeg Jets' 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.


Scheifele beat goalie John Gibson over the glove for his 13th of the season.


Adam Lowry also scored, Mathieu Perrault had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves. Winnipeg is 5-1-1 in its past seven games.


Jakob Silfverberg scored his team-leading 11th goal for the Ducks. Devin Shore had his first of the season and John Gibson made 30 saves. Anaheim is 1-3-1 in its lat five games.


PANTHERS 5, SHARKS 1


SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots to win for the second straight night as Florida beat San Jose.


Aleksander Barkov, Keith Yandle and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and an assist, and Mike Matheson and Brett Connolly also scored to help Florida win for the third time in four games. Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Huberdeau each had two assists.


Bobrovsky, coming off a 33-save performance in win over Columbus - his former team - on Saturday night, improved to 11-6-4.


Kevin Labanc scored and Martin Jones had 28 saves for the Sharks, who lost their fourth straight (0-3-1).

COYOTES 4, BLACKHAWKS 3


RANGERS 5, KNIGHTS 0


SABRES 3, OILERS 2

 

[CNOTES]

SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY DECEMBER 9, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
7:05 PM New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
7:35 PM Boston Bruins Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
9:05 PM Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center


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nhl december best bets and opinions (dogs and totals only )


date.....................w/l/t................%.................units


12/08/2019.............2-3-0............40.00%............-3.95
12/07/2019...........6-10-0............37.50%............-20.75
12/06/2019.............2-6-0............25.00%............-21.05
12/05/2019.............7-7-0............50.00%............+3.85
12/04/2019.............3-4-0............42.86%.............-2.50
12/03/2019.............8-5-2............61.54%...........+14.20
12/02/2019.............1-5-0............16.67%............-21.50
12/01/2019.............3-1-1............75.00%...........+10.00


totals...................32-41-3...........43.83%.............-41.70


best bets


date........................ats................uni ts...................o/u...............units.............totals


12/08/2019..............1 - 0................+7.55..................1 - 3.............-11.50.............-3.95
12/07/2019..............1 - 5................-18.25.................5 - 5..............-2.50..............-20.75
12/06/2019..............1 - 2................-4.05...................1 - 4..............-17.00.............-21.05
12/05/2019..............3 - 2................+10.95................5 - 4..............+3.00.............+13.95
12/04/2019..............2 - 1................+9.00..................1 - 3..............-11.50.............-2.50
12/03/2019..............3 - 1................+5.70..................6 - 3..............+13.50............+19.20
12/02/2019..............0 - 3................-15.00.................2 - 3...............-6.50..............-21.50
12/01/2019..............1 - 0................+5.25..................2 - 0..............+10.00...........+15.25


totals.....................12 - 14..............+1.15.................23 - 25.............-22.50............-21.35

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack


Top six picks for Week 14 in Westgate Super Contest:


6) Bills (747) +5.5- L


5) Saints (787) -2.5- L


4) Chiefs (803) +3- W


3) 49ers (809) +2.5- W


2) Bengals (895) +8.5- W


1) Rams (899) even- W


2019 record: 45-36-3


Quote of the Day:
“I’d say that it wasn’t handled right. He’s (Odell Beckham) not able to run as well as he as should be able to, as well as he knows. And that’s frustrating for him. You can sense some of his frustration, where that comes from. It wasn’t handled the right way, in our training room. It is what it is. His not 100% is still good enough for us.”
Baker Mayfield, who talks a lot


Monday’s quiz
Where did Steph Curry play his college basketball?


Sunday’s quiz
The first SEC football championship game was played at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL


Saturday’s quiz
Vince Young led the Texas Longhorns to the 2005 national title; he played 54 of his 60 NFL games for the Tennessee Titans.


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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…….


49ers 48, Saints 46:
— 49ers’ first five drives: 22 plays, 296 yards, four TD’s.
— Niners are 12-7 ATS in last 19 games as a road underdog, 5-0 TY.
— 49ers drove 63 yards in seven plays, kicked GW 30-yard GW FG at the gun.


— Saints’ first four drives: 32 plays, 240 yards, four TD’s.
— Game went over the total in the 2nd quarter.
— Saints are 10-15 ATS in last 25 games as a home favorite, 2-4 TY.


Broncos 38, Texans 24:
— Broncos ran 63 plays; only eight were on 3rd down.
— Rookie QB Lock was 22-27/309 passing, with three TD’s.
— Broncos are now 5-4 in last nine games, after an 0-4 start.


— Texans beat New England LW; gambling is hard.
— Houston is 7-12 ATS in last 19 games as a home favorite, 1-5 TY
— Denver led 31-3 at halftime; this score makes no sense..


Ravens 24, Bills 17:
— Lamar Jackson is now 17-3 as an NFL starter,
— Baltimore won its last nine games, covering six of last seven.
— Both teams went well under their rushing averages (118-104, Balt).


— Buffalo averaged only 2.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Teams had a combined 42 net passing yards in first half.
— Teams combined to convert only 7-28 third down plays.


Packers 20, Redskins 15:
— Redskins’ first four drives: 16 plays, 32 yards, 2 first downs, 0 points.
— Redskins’ last six drives: 44 plays, 246 yards, 16 first downs, 15 points.
— Washington is 15-10 ATS in last 25 games as a road underdog, 4-2 TY.


— Green Bay is 24-15-2 ATS in last 41 games as a home favorite, 4-3 TY
— Four of Packers’ last five games stayed under the total.
— Green Bay had 12-yard advantage in field position.


Browns 27, Bengals 19:
— Cincy outgained Browns 451-333, running 20 more plays than Cleveland.
— Bengals scored one TD, three FG’s on five trips to red zone.
— Under is 6-1-1 in Cincinnati’s last eight games


— Cleveland won four of its last five games.
— Browns had six plays of 20+ yards; four of them came on 3rd down.
— Cleveland’s first TD came on a pick-6 when they trailed 3-0.


Falcons 40, Panthers 20:
— Guess it wasn’t Ron Rivera’s fault.
— Carolina turned ball over four times (-4), converted 3-10 on 3rd down.
— Panthers lost field position battle by 18 yards.


— Ryan broke the game open with a 93-yard TD pass to Zaccheaus in 3rd quarter, making score 27-10.
— Falcons in 2nd half: 6 drives: 30 plays, 207 yards, three TD’s, two FG’s.
— Koo kicked four FG’s, recovered a fumble on a kickoff.


Vikings 20, Lions 7:
— Predictable result for rookie QB making first NFL road start.
— Detroit lost its sixth game in a row.
— Under Patricia, Lions are 6-4-1 ATS as a road underdog, 2-2-1 TY.


— Vikings sacked Blough five times, held Detroit to 3.6 yards/pass attempt.
— Minnesota converted 23 of last 40 third down plays.
— Under Zimmer, Vikings are 25-9-2 ATS as a home favorite, 3-2-1 TY.


Jets 22, Dolphins 21:
— Miami covered seven of its last nine games.
— Dolphins had ball ten times, kicked seven FG’s, missed an 8th try.
— 15 points on six trips to the red zone is no bueno.


— Ficken kicked a 44-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Darnold drove Jets 51-49 yards for FG’s on Jets’ last two drives.
— Jets won four of last five games overall.


Buccaneers 38, Colts 35:
— Colts lost five of last six games after a 5-2 start.
— All six Indy road games have been decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Not too many NFL teams lose with a +3 turnover ratio.


— Wnston threw for 456 yards, four TD’s, three INT’s.
— Buccaneers have turned ball over 32 times in 13 games (-10).
— This game was over the total at halftime; over is 10-3 in Bucs’ games.


Chargers 45, Jaguars 10:
— Chargers had ball nine times, scored six touchdowns.
— LA averaged 11.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Chargers ran 58 plays, only 8 of them on third down.


— Jaguars lost last five games, allowing 34.8 ppg, with all five losses by 17+ points.
— It is fair to say that Jacksonville has packed it in for the season.
— Jaguars lost for 7th time in last eight meetings with Chargers.


Chiefs 23, Patriots 16:
— Chiefs won four of last five games, clinch AFC West title.
— Under Reid, Kansas City is 15-8 ATS as a road underdog
— Penalty yards: Chiefs 136, Patriots 25


— Patriots lost 2nd game in row, converting 2-12 on third down.
— New England is #2-seed in AFC; they’re 0-3 vs #1-3-4 seeds.
— Under is 9-4 in Patriot games this season.


Steelers 23, Cardinals 17:
— Steelers won seven of last eight games after a 1-4 start.
— Pittsburgh is 3-0 with 3rd-string QB Hodges starting.
— Under is 9-2 in Steelers’ last ten games.


— Arizona lost its last six games, but covered six of last nine.
— Cardinals scored only 10 points in three trips to red zone.
— Total yardage was 275-236 Steelers; only five plays of 20+ yards.


Titans 42, Raiders 21:
— Tennessee won six of its last seven games after a 2-4 start.
— Titans converted 8-11 third down plays, gained 552 yards on 59 plays.
— Tannehill averaged 14.5 yards/pass attempt— his resurgence is one of the big stories in the league this season.


— Raiders in first half: 4 drives: 29 plays, 194 yards, 12 first downs, 21 points.
— Raiders in second half: 6 drives: 31 plays, 163 yards, 10 first downs, 0 points.
— Oakland gave up a defensive TD for third week in a row.


Rams 28, Seahawks 12:
— This was Seattle’s first road loss this season.
— Seahawks’ only TD scored n a pick-6 early in third quarter.
— 49ers move back on top of NFC West standings.


— Rams outgained Seattle 455-308; their best performance in long time.
— Seven of Rams’ last eight games went under the total.
— Gurley/Higbee/Woods are first trio of teammates to all gain 100+ yards from scrimmage in consecutive weeks since the 2000 Vikings.

 

[CNOTES]

33COLUMBUS -34 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) after scoring 3 goals or more in 4 straight games in the current season.


35NY ISLANDERS -36 TAMPA BAY
NY ISLANDERS are 12-2 ATS (10.5 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game in the current season.


37BOSTON -38 OTTAWA
BOSTON is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.


39CALGARY -40 COLORADO
COLORADO is 14-5 ATS (10.1 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.








NHL


Monday, December 9


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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games at home
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Tampa Bay is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing NY Islanders
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Islanders is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 8 games
NY Islanders is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Islanders is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games on the road
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Islanders is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Islanders is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
NY Islanders is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay


Washington Capitals
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Washington's last 25 games
Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Washington is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games
Columbus is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
Columbus is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games on the road
Columbus is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Washington
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington


Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Ottawa is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Boston
Ottawa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Boston
Ottawa is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Boston
Ottawa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 19-6 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games on the road
Boston is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Ottawa
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Boston is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa


Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 8 games
Calgary is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Calgary is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 games on the road
Calgary is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Calgary is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Calgary is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado




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NHL
Long Sheet


Monday, December 9


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COLUMBUS (11-14-0-4, 26 pts.) at WASHINGTON (22-4-0-5, 49 pts.) - 12/9/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 22-9 ATS (+32.3 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 22-8 ATS (+9.3 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 22-9 ATS (+9.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 134-85 ATS (+33.5 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 8-6 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 8-6-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (19-7-0-2, 40 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (14-10-0-3, 31 pts.) - 12/9/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 15-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 73-32 ATS (+14.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 51-18 ATS (+20.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-9 ATS (+7.9 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-9 ATS (+7.9 Units) first half of the season this season.
TAMPA BAY is 4-9 ATS (-14.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 4-9 ATS (-10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-4 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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BOSTON (20-4-0-6, 46 pts.) at OTTAWA (12-17-0-1, 25 pts.) - 12/9/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 25-24 ATS (+62.1 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 10-4 ATS (+16.2 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 13-2 ATS (+10.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 10-0 (+10.0 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 10-0-0 straight up against OTTAWA 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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CALGARY (15-12-0-4, 34 pts.) at COLORADO (19-8-0-2, 40 pts.) - 12/9/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 19-10 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 19-10 ATS (+30.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 266-228 ATS (-27.3 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
CALGARY is 72-64 ATS (+147.9 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
COLORADO is 98-93 ATS (-87.8 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
COLORADO is 7-6 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 7-6-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel


Monday, December 9



NY Islanders @ Tampa Bay


Game 35-36
December 9, 2019 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
11.721
Tampa Bay
10.439
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-185
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+160); Over


Columbus @ Washington


Game 33-34
December 9, 2019 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
9.793
Washington
13.228
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-240
6
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-240); Under


Boston @ Ottawa


Game 37-38
December 9, 2019 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.908
Ottawa
11.749
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-190
6
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+165); Over


Calgary @ Colorado


Game 39-40
December 9, 2019 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.271
Colorado
13.905
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 2 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-165
6
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-165); Under




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by: Josh Inglis




FLAMES WON’T MELT THIS AVALANCHE


On Monday,the second-place team in the Western Conference, the Colorado Avalanche, will host the Calgary Flames who will be on the front-end of a back-to-back road trip. The Avs offense is at full strength with its top-line finally back together after nearly a monthapart due to injuries.


The reunion is bad news for the league as Colorado has ripped off six straight wins and have outscored its opponents 26-10 since November 27.


Calgary has been playing good hockey of late, having won its last four, but those wins came against the Sabres (2), Kings and Senators while the Flames are scoring just 2.1 goals over thei last 10.


Avs’ starting goalie Philipp Grubauer is questionable after leaving Saturday’s game, but backup Pavel Francouz is no slouch and has won his last three games, holding opponents to just four goals on 92 shots.


Colorado is 7-1 ATS at home in its last eight wins this year. We are stacking this game and playing the Avalanche 3-way ML (-105) as well as the -1.5 for +170.




WILD FOR THE OVER


Since starting goalie Devan Dubnyk went down with an injury on November 17, the Minnesota Wild have allowed the third-most goals in the league. Minny is 3-0-2 O/U in its last five thanks to scoring three or more goals in each of its home games where they average 3.8 goals a game.


The Anaheim Ducks will travel to Minnesota on Tuesday for the second game of a two-game road trip before heading back to California. The Ducks have been playing some loose hockey on the road this year as they are 6-2 O/U in their last eight road games as their penalty kill is getting scored on nearly 40 percent of the time since mid-November — the worst-mark in the league.


We expect the Wild to start backup Kappo Kahkonen who is only 23 and has played just two games in the league. The rookie is due for a poor performance after two solid starts to begin his career and teams having more tape on him. Take the Over 6 and we will pound it if it opens at 5.5.




DETROIT SAD WINGS


The Winnipeg Jets will welcome the Detroit Red Wings to the Bell MTS Place (terrible name) with open arms on Tuesday as the Wings are riding a laughable 11-game losing streak. Over this shameful streak that began on November 14, Detroit’s opponents are scoring an average of 4.4 goals a game and have scored four or more in nine of the 11 games.


Things won’t get better for Detroit as they could be without their leading scorer in Tyler Bertuzzi who is playing close to 20 minutes a game but left Saturday’s game with an injury.


We are taking the Jets -1.5 as Detroit is 0-7 ATS in its last seven.




POOR PLAY POWERS OVER


On Wednesday, we turn our attention to two Eastern Conference teams who sit 13th and 14th in points over their last 10 games. The Montreal Canadiens have recently brought up rookie goalie Cayden Primeau after waiving backup Keith Kinklaid.


The move is an effort to spark something from the club as the Canadiens sit on the outskirts of a playoff spot and are tied for the league lead in goals allowed over their last 10. Although the Habs are just 1-4 O/U in their last five games as of Monday, they are 4-1-1 O/U in their previous six contests at home.


The Ottawa Senators have rewarded Over backers when they travel as the 14th-place Sens are 4-1 O/U in their last five road contests. This will also be their seventh road game in an eight-game stretch.


Making matters worse for Ottawa is the fact that its starting goalie Craig Andersen, who just returned from injury, was lifted from Saturday’s game against Philadelphia with another injury and his status is up in the air. We are banging the Over 6.5 on this Canadian hump day contest.




GOALIE PROFILE: TRISTAN JARRY, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS


Tristan Jarry has stopped all 61 shots he has faced over his last two starts and hasn’t allowed a goal in nearly 140 minutes of action. The Pens have also won five of his last six starts as the 24-year-old netminder is becoming one of a handful of bright young goaltenders in the league. Incredibly, Jarry has allowed more than two goals in just two of his 11 games this year and sits first in goals against (1.81) and save percentage (.943).


The Montreal Canadiens will try their best to solve Jarry on Tuesday and will probably have to do so at even strength. Montreal’s power play is in the bottom-10 over the last three weeks at 15 percent which is slightly better than its 28th-ranked penalty kill.


We are riding the hottest goalie in the league and will take the Pens 3-way ML on Tuesday night.



INJURY UPDATE: F PATRICE BERGERON, BOSTON BRUINS


The best could get better this week as the No. 1 team in the East, the Boston Bruins, may get the services of their top center in Patrice Bergeron. The two-way pivot has been out since Nov 26 and could suit up Monday versus the Ottawa Senators or Wednesday against the Washington Capitals. The Bruins went 5-2 SU without the centerman but have dropped their last two games and now head out on a four-game road trip along the East coast.


Getting Bergeron back will help in shaping out all four lines and especially the team’s power play. The Bruins’ PP scored at 17 percent without Bergeron but was the best in the league at 32 percent with him on the ice. Look for the Bruins to top their team total of 3.5 on Monday and Wednesday if Bergeron does rejoin the team.




HAT TRICK TRENDS


• Through 14 home games, the Washington Capitals have been an Over machine going 11-2-1 O/U at Capital One Arena this year. On Monday, the Metropolitan’s best will entertain the Columbus Blue Jackets with the Over set at 6. The Caps are 8-2-1 O/U on totals of six and the Blue Jackets are 7-7-1 on totals of six.


• The L.A. Kings are surprisingly the only team in the league hitting first-period Overs at 80 percent in their last 10. The Kings will host the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. New York is 8-4 O/U on the road in first-period totals and is 6-4 O/U in its last 10.


• Away favorites went a cool 6-7 ATS last week which hasn’t happened often this year as away favorites are 34-76 (31%) over the course of the season. Away teams hit at over 57 percent in the last seven days going 26-19 which is almost bang on to their season mark of 56.59 percent. On Monday, the Boston Bruins are the only away favorite with their Puck Line (-1.5) at +135.