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CNOTES · May 18, 2015

MLB

Monday, May 18

A's still the top over team in the bigs

Another week of Major League Baseball League action in the books and the Oakland Athletics are still the bigs best over bet. Here are the MLB's Top 5 over bets after six weeks of play:

1. Oakland Athletics - 27-10-2 over/under

2. Washington Nationals - 25-13-1 O/U

3. San Diego Padres - 24-14-1 O/U

4. Los Angeles Dodgers - 23-12-2 O/U

5. Miami Marlins - 23-13-2 O/U

Rays tops when it comes to under bets

The Tampa Bay Rays are the top under bet through six weeks of Major League Baseball action. Here are the rest of the top five under plays so far this season:

1. Tampa Bay Rays - 16-23 O/U

2. Seattle Mariners - 15-21-1 O/U

3. Los Angeles Angels - 15-20-2 O/U

4. St. Louis Cardinals - 16-20-1 O/U

5. Detroit Tigers - 18-20 O/U

Angels pitching makes them a hot under play

The Los Angeles Angels have gone under six the total in six consecutive games and nine of their last 10 thanks to some hot pitching.

The Angels have been giving up just 2.33 runs per game over that 10 game stretch, improving on their already stellar 3.37 team ERA for the season.

Los Angeles will try to make it seven in a row Monday afternoon when they begin a three game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays. The total for today's game is currently at 8.5.

Red Sox's power outage continues Sunday

The Boston Red Sox's power outage continued Sunday, getting shutout 5-0 by the Seattle Mariners and with that the under is now 13-3-1 in the BoSox last 17 games.

The Red Sox are scoring a miniscule 2.47 runs per game over that 17 game stretch, that has Boston at 18-19-1 over/under for the season.

Boston has an off day Monday before starting three game series with the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park Tuesday.

CNOTES · May 18, 2015

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, May 18

Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Rangers

Game 55-56
May 18, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay Lightni
13.504
New York Rangers
12.612
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay Lightni
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York Rangers
-140
4 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay Lightni
(+120); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, May 18

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TAMPA BAY (58-30-0-8, 124 pts.) at NY RANGERS (62-26-0-7, 131 pts.) - 5/18/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 62-33 ATS (+21.3 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 42-18 ATS (+11.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 33-23 ATS (-2.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 22-12 ATS (+8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
TAMPA BAY is 12-3 ATS (+15.8 Units) in road games when trailing in a playoff series since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 183-194 ATS (+415.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 83-94 ATS (-27.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-5 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-5-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, May 18

Eastern Conference Finals - Best of 7 - Game 2 - NYR Leads 1-0

Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 8:05 ET
Tampa Bay: 26-11 SU after 1 or more consecutive losses
NY Rangers: 22-26 SU in home games after a 4 game unbeaten streak

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 18

Rangers won Game One 2-1 on a goal with 2:25 left, after they lost three games with Tampa Bay during the season; they were outscored 15-7 in three games against Lightning the regular season. Four of last six series games went over; Lightning won three of last four visits to this building. All thirteen Ranger playoff games were decided by one goal. Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Lightning games; they've won four of last six on road. Rangers allowed six goals in winning last four games overall. Rangers outhit Tampa Bay 30-18 in Game 1- only Lightning goal came on the power play.

2015 NHL playoffs
Tampa Bay vs NY Rangers
NYR 2-1, -$143, U5

Chicago vs Anaheim
Ana 4-1, -$135, N5

NHL

Monday, May 18

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. NY RANGERS
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 6 games

CNOTES · May 18, 2015

NHL

Monday, May 18

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Game of the Day: Lightning at Rangers
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Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers (-135, 4.5)

An inability to prevail in one-goal games spelled the difference for the New York Rangers in last season's Stanley Cup Finals loss to Los Angeles, but they are perfecting the winning formula this time around. New York looks to take a 2-0 edge over the visiting Tampa Bay Lighting in Monday's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final after squeezing out a 2-1 victory in the series opener.

All 13 of the Rangers' postseason games have been decided by one goal and they are 9-4 overall, with seven having been deciding by 2-1 margins. "This is a comfortable place for us to be," New York forward Martin St. Louis said after his team's NHL record 15th consecutive one-goal decision dating to last postseason. "We've been in tight games all year in the playoffs. We're used to it." The Rangers also managed to finally solve Lightning netminder Ben Bishop, who had won his first eight career starts against them, but Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper was rankled more by his team's overall performance. "one team played like they'd been there before and the other one played like they hadn't," Cooper said.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVA

LINE HISTORY: As of this writing, sportsbooks have not moved off New York -135 since opening.

INJURY REPORT: Tampa Bay - B. Boyle (questionable), M. Ohlund (I-R). New York - M. Zuccarello (questionable).

ABOUT THE LIGHTNING: Tampa Bay needs to find a way get some balanced scoring after Ondrej Palat netted the lone tally in Game 1, giving the "Triplets" line of Palat, Tyler Johnson and Nikita Kucherov 18 of the team's 35 goals in the postseason. "To be honest I don't think we tested (Rangers goaltender Henrik) Lundqvist as much as we should have, not a lot of quality shots, not a lot of shots period," said Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, a 43-goal scorer in the regular season. "We have to find a way to generate more." Ryan Callahan returned to the lineup five days after undergoing an appendectomy but fellow forward Brian Boyle sat out Game 1 and did not practice Sunday.

ABOUT THE RANGERS: Veteran forward Dominic Moore, who has played with nine different teams (including the Lightning), scored the game-winner with 2:25 left in regulation in Game 1 when a pass from Kevin Hayes caromed off his knee and into the net. Even though it was a bit of a fluke, Moore's teammates said it was no accident that he was in position for the decisive tally. "I'm all about preparation and I can see him almost being like a goalie with everything he does to prepare himself to get into the right place going into every game," Lundqvist said. "I think that's why he's been so consistent throughout his career as well. He brings his game to a level that he's helping the team every night."

TRENDS:

*Under is 3-1-1 in Lightning last 5 overall.
*Under is 9-1-1 in Rangers last 11 overall.
*Lightning are 8-2 in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest.
*Rangers are 30-8 in their last 38 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.

CONSENSUS: Per Consensus, 61 percent of support is on the Rangers.

CNOTES · May 18, 2015

Team Open Line Movements Current Puck Line Scores

8:05 PM EDT
55 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 4.5o25 4.5o25 +1.5(-260)

56 NEW YORK RANGERS -135 -135 -140 -1.5(+215)

TAM-G-Ben Bishop-Probable | NYR-G-Henrik Lundqvist-Probable | TV: NBC Sports Network, DTV: 220

CNOTES · May 18, 2015

Team Pitcher Open Line Movements Current Runline Scores

7:10 PM EDT

901 ST LOUIS CARDINALS (R) Lackey, J 6.5u20 6.5u20 6.5u19 +1.5(-205)

902 NEW YORK METS (R) Harvey, M -140 -131 / -129 / -131 -130 -1.5(+175)

TV: ESPN, FS-Midwest, SNY, DTV: 206, 639, 671 | MOSTLY CLOUDY, 40% CHANCE SHOWERS LATE. WIND IN FROM RIGHT 10-15.GAME TEMP 62, RH 87%

7:10 PM EDT

903 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (R) De La Rosa, R 8u20 8u20 7.5o20 +1.5(-205)

904 MIAMI MARLINS (R) Haren, D -140 -125 / -118 / -120 -123 -1.5(+175)

TV: FS-Arizona, FS-Florida, DTV: 654, 686 | PARTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS EARLY.WIND IN FROM LEFT CENTER 8-13. GAME TEMP 86, RH 56% HEAT INDEX 91(MARLINS STADIUM ROOF CLOSES IN WET WEATHER)

8:40 PM EDT

905 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (L) Hamels, C -104 -108 / -110 / -112 -110 -1.5(+150)

906 COLORADO ROCKIES (R) Lyles, J 9u15 9u15 / 9 / 9o15 9 +1.5(-170)

COL-SS-Troy Tulowitzki-? | TV: ROOT-Rocky Mountain, DTV: 683 | MOSTLY CLOUDY, 40% CHANCE SHOWER/STORMS. WIND RIGHT TO LEFT 11-16.GAME TEMP 54, RH 66%

1:05 PM EDT

907 LOS ANGELES ANGELS (L) Wilson, C -111 9.5u15 / 9.5u20 / 9.5u15 9.5o15 +1.5(-200) 3BOT 4

908 TORONTO BLUE JAYS (R) Redmond, T 9u20 -104 / -106 / -113 -107 -1.5(+170) 4

Pitching Change: Toronto - T. Redmond for A. Sanchez | TV: FS-West, DTV: 692 | MOSTLY CLOUDY, 40% CHANCE SHOWERS. WIND OUT TO RIGHT CENTER 9-14.GAME TEMP 71, RH 63% (ROGERS CENTRE ROOF CLOSES IN WET WEATHER)

8:10 PM EDT

909 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (L) Pomeranz, D 8.5o20 8.5o15 / 8.5o14 / 8.5 8.5u15 +1.5(-190)

910 HOUSTON ASTROS (R) Mccullers, L -130 -125 / -121 / -120 -122 -1.5(+160)
TV: CSN-California, ROOT-Southwest, DTV: 674, 698 | PARTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. WIND OUT TO LEFT CENTER6-11. GAME TEMP 84, RH 69% HEAT INDEX 91(MINUTE MAID PARK ROOF CLOSES IN WET WEATHER)

8:10 PM EDT

911 CLEVELAND INDIANS (R) Kluber, C 7.5u20 7 / 7u15 / 7u16 7u15 +1.5(-215)

912 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (L) Sale, C -125 -113 / -115 / -114 -115 -1.5(+185)
TV: CSN-Chicago, SportsTime Ohio, DTV: 662, 665 | MOSTLY FAIR, WIND OUT TO CENTER 10-15. GAME TEMP 68, RH 46%

7:05 PM EDT

913 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (R) Fiers, M 8.5 8.5 / 8.5o15 / 8.5 8.5o15 +1.5(-170)

914 DETROIT TIGERS (L) Lobstein, K -150 -143 / -142 / -140 -134 -1.5(+150)
MIL-CF-Carlos Gomez-Probable | TV: FS-Detroit, FS-Wisconsin, DTV: 663, 669 | MOSTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. WIND RIGHT TO LEFT11-16. GAME TEMP 78, RH 51%

CNOTES · May 18, 2015

MLB

Monday, May 18

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Milwaukee - 7:08 PM ET Detroit -115 500
Detroit - Over 8.5 500

Arizona - 7:10 PM ET Miami -122 500
Miami - Under 8 500

St. Louis - 7:10 PM ET NY Mets -129 500
NY Mets - Under 6.5 500

Cleveland - 8:10 PM ET Cleveland +127 500
Chi. White Sox - Over 7 500

Oakland - 8:10 PM ET Houston -115 500
Houston - Over 8.5 500

Philadelphia - 8:40 PM ET Philadelphia -110 500
Colorado - Over 9 500

NHL

Monday, May 18

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Tampa Bay - 8:00 PM ET Tampa Bay +115 500
NY Rangers - Over 5 500