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CNOTES · Dec 5, 2015

NHL

Saturday, December 5

Kris Letang, Pittsburgh - Doub Sat

Letang is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is not expected to play Saturday against the Kings.

NHL roundup: Isles edge Blues in shootout

NEW YORK -- Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo scored in the shootout on Friday night as the New York Islanders edged the St. Louis Blues 2-1 at the Barclays Center.

Nielsen and Okposo scored on the Islanders' only shots in the shootout as New York completed a perfect three-game homestand by winning its fourth straight game.

Mikhail Grabovski scored in the second period for the Islanders and Thomas Greiss finished with 31 saves.

Kevin Shattenkirk scored for the Blues, who have lost two in a row and seven of 11. Brian Elliott had 24 saves.

Panthers 2, Blue Jackets 1 (SO)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Aleksander Barkov scored off his backhand in the fourth round of a shootout, leading Florida over Columbus before 14,062 in Nationwide Arena.

The Panthers have won five straight for the first time since Dec. 10-19, 2013. The Blue Jackets lost three straight for the first time since coach John Tortorella took over on Oct. 21.

Vincent Trocheck scored his eighth goal of the season for Florida, while Al Montoya -- giving starter Roberto Luongo a breather -- finished with 22 saves. Michael Chaput scored for the Blue Jackets, while Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 30 saves.

Flyers 4, Devils 3 (OT)

NEWARK, N.J. -- Matt Read's goal with 1:36 left in overtime lifted Philadelphia over New Jersey at the Prudential Center.

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux also scored for Philadelphia, which won a season-high four in a row. Jakub Voracek finished with two assists and Michal Neuvirth made 15 saves.

Stefan Matteau, Kyle Palmieri and Mike Cammalleri scored for the Devils and Cory Schneider stopped 21 of 25 shots.

Sabres 5, Coyotes 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. Evander Kane scored two goals to lead Buffalo over Arizona.

Sam Reinhart, Jamie McGinn and Marcus Foligno also scored for the Sabres, while Chad Johnson made 18 saves.

Max Domi scored twice for the Coyotes and Mike Smith made 23 saves.

Oilers 2, Stars 1 (OT)

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Jordan Eberle scored 45 seconds into overtime and Edmonton topped Dallas.

The Oilers, having just beaten the Boston Bruins, posted their second upset in three days and won back-to-back games for only the second time this season. The win came in large part to the efforts of goaltender Anders Nilsson, who made 42 saves.

Taylor Hall scored in regulation for the Oilers and Mattias Jankmark scored for the Stars.

Flames 5, Bruins 4 (OT)

CALGARY, Alberta -- Johnny Gaudreau scored his third goal of the night with 1:40 remaining in overtime to give Calgary a win over Boston at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Jiri Hudler had tied the game during a scramble with 1.2 seconds remaining in regulation time while Mark Giordano also scored for Calgary.

Brad Marchand scored two goals and Matt Beleskey, Zdeno Chara scored one each for Boston.

Ducks 1, Sharks 0

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Santorelli scored early in the third period to give Anaheim a victory over San Jose at the Honda Center.

John Gibson made 23 saves for his second shutout in three games as the Ducks gave the Sharks their third loss in four games.

Santorelli scored his fourth goal of the season 2:49 into the final period. Nate Thompson secured the puck behind the net and passed to Santorelli, who dragged a wrist shot from the right circle inside the right post.

CNOTES · Dec 5, 2015

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, December 5

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WASHINGTON (18-5-0-1, 37 pts.) at WINNIPEG (12-12-0-2, 26 pts.) - 12/5/2015, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 149-194 ATS (-70.6 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 18-6 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 18-6 ATS (+8.6 Units) first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 11-1 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
WASHINGTON is 11-1 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-1 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (14-8-0-2, 30 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (15-8-0-1, 31 pts.) - 12/5/2015, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 58-53 ATS (-24.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 69-92 ATS (-47.4 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 29-38 ATS (-30.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 55-51 ATS (-13.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 3-1-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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TORONTO (8-13-0-5, 21 pts.) at ST LOUIS (15-7-0-4, 34 pts.) - 12/5/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 38-70 ATS (+118.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 0-14 ATS (+22.4 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 10-27 ATS (+42.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 9-29 ATS (+43.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-0-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (15-8-0-4, 34 pts.) at OTTAWA (13-7-0-5, 31 pts.) - 12/5/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-33 ATS (-19.8 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-38 ATS (+60.8 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 40-24 ATS (+14.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 90-102 ATS (+230.8 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-11 ATS (+33.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 150-132 ATS (-78.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-2 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 4-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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MONTREAL (19-5-0-3, 41 pts.) at CAROLINA (8-13-0-4, 20 pts.) - 12/5/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 75-46 ATS (+16.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 30-18 ATS (+11.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 43-21 ATS (+15.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 24-5 ATS (+16.9 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 38-69 ATS (-63.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 16-30 ATS (+51.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 18-44 ATS (+73.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 5-1 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 5-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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NASHVILLE (13-8-0-4, 30 pts.) at DETROIT (14-8-0-4, 32 pts.) - 12/5/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 192-140 ATS (+29.5 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 178-156 ATS (+342.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
DETROIT is 7-12 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games in December games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 27-34 ATS (-31.7 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 7-11 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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COLUMBUS (10-16-0-1, 21 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (11-10-0-5, 27 pts.) - 12/5/2015, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 7-2 (+6.2 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 7-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.4 Units)

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COLORADO (11-14-0-1, 23 pts.) at MINNESOTA (13-7-0-4, 30 pts.) - 12/5/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 168-150 ATS (+14.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
COLORADO is 105-92 ATS (+10.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 39-30 ATS (+70.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 46-34 ATS (+81.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 10-8 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 10-8-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.0 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

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BOSTON (13-8-0-3, 29 pts.) at VANCOUVER (9-10-0-8, 26 pts.) - 12/5/2015, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-1 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (12-11-0-3, 27 pts.) at SAN JOSE (14-11-0-0, 28 pts.) - 12/5/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 139-95 ATS (-0.4 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 10-18 ATS (-16.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 146-126 ATS (-60.0 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 8-13 ATS (-13.9 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 84-83 ATS (-60.5 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 9-12 ATS (-12.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 82-68 ATS (-64.0 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
SAN JOSE is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

CNOTES · Dec 5, 2015

NHL

Saturday, December 5

Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay - Doub Sat

Johnson missed the last two games with a lower-body injury and is not expected to play Saturday against the Sharks.

CNOTES · Dec 5, 2015

Preview: Capitals (17-5) at Jets (12-12)
Date: December 05, 2015 3:00 PM EDT

Amid their longest winning stretch in three seasons, the Washington Capitals are still looking to play better.

They'll get another chance while trying for a seventh consecutive victory Saturday on the road against the Winnipeg Jets.

T.J. Oshie scored twice and Braden Holtby stayed hot with 33 saves to help Washington win 3-2 at Eastern Conference-leading Montreal on Thursday. The Capitals' six-game winning streak is their longest since an eight-game run during the lockout-shortened 2013 season.

"The team's been riding high," defenseman Karl Alzner said. "A lot of guys with confidence ... It's a good time for the Caps right now but it's a long season."

And the Capitals know they can improve.

Washington (18-5-1) generated a season-low 19 shots Thursday, failed on all three power-play chances after going 6 for 9 in the previous three games and allowed Montreal to record 27 shots in the first two periods. The Capitals have allowed an average of 34.3 shots in the last three games and recorded 42 in the last two.

"(Thursday) was probably the most solemn win that we've had this year," coach Barry Trotz told the NHL's official website. "The last couple of games, I don't think we've played our best."

Holtby might be the exception, posting a 1.72 goals-against average and .940 save percentage in his last 11 starts. He's riding a career-high eight-game winning streak, the longest by a Washington netminder since Jose Theodore won 10 in a row in 2009-10 to tie Pat Riggin's club record.

'He can really sway the game in our favor when he makes those big saves time after time,' said Oshie, who has scored three of his eight goals in the last three games. "There are a lot of things we have to clean up so he doesn't have to bail us out so much."

Holtby settled down after allowing two first-period goals on six shots against Winnipeg (12-12-2) on Nov. 25 and finished with 23 saves in a 5-3 victory.

He's been in goal for every game as Washington has won eight of nine against the Jets, outscoring them 36-17. Alex Ovechkin also has keyed that recent dominance, totaling 11 goals and seven assists in the clubs' last 11 meetings. Nicklas Backstrom has 17 points in his last 12 against Winnipeg.

Ovechkin and Backstrom both scored last week against the Jets' Michael Hutchinson, who has a 4.10 GAA during his three-game losing streak. It's possible Connor Hellebuyck could make his second straight start after recording 32 saves in Wednesday's 6-1 rout of Toronto.

Called up Nov. 22 after Ondrej Pavelec suffered a sprained knee that's likely to keep him out until January, the 22-year-old Hellebuyck has stopped 46 of 48 shots to win his first two NHL games.

'He's calm in the net," teammate Mark Scheifele said. "He doesn't get scrambly, he doesn't get rattled very easily. I think that's a big thing in a young goaltender, that he's able to not crack under that pressure.

"He's been awesome for us and you know he's going to be a pretty special goalie.'

Drew Stafford scored twice and Scheifele had a goal with two assists Wednesday as the Jets improved to 4-3-0 since losing six straight.

Andrew Ladd has a goal in three of the last four games, beginning with the loss to Washington. He also has six assists in his last five against the Capitals.

CNOTES · Dec 5, 2015

Preview: Penguins (13-8) at Kings (14-8)
Date: December 05, 2015 4:00 PM EDT

Emphatically ending his slow start to 2015-16, Evgeni Malkin is looking to match his longest scoring streak in almost four years.

The Pittsburgh Penguins would surely settle for him leading them to another win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Malkin looks to continue his offensive barrage as the Penguins go for their longest road winning streak over the Kings on Saturday.

Malkin had 12 points through the first 17 games, but just four were goals and he failed to score any in the last seven of that stretch. The 2012 Hart Trophy winner has since turned things around in a big way, scoring eight goals and assisting on five others in his past seven.

The center has also totaled five goals during a four-game scoring streak, his longest since a five-gamer from March 15-22, 2012.

Malkin had three points Tuesday, including a highlight-reel goal where he evaded a defender, skated around the net and scored on a wraparound in a 5-1 win at San Jose. The Penguins (14-8-2) won there for the first time since Oct. 22, 1997, ending a 12-game winless run.

"It's like we're getting used to (Malkin)," said left wing David Perron, who had one goal and one assist Tuesday. "We're not even talking about it, his goal, but it's another highlight reel at a key time. That's right up there with the last two unreal goals he had. It's amazing."

Malkin has six goals and four assists in seven career meetings with Los Angeles, and they've all ended in wins for Pittsburgh.

The Penguins have won eight of the last 10 matchups with the Kings (15-8-1), including three straight at Los Angeles to match their longest streak there from 1996-99.

Pittsburgh may be without Kris Letang after he suffered an undisclosed injury Tuesday. The team's leading scorer among defensemen with 14 points, he's collected eight on the power play.

"We'll see what the trainers have to say as we move along," coach Mike Johnston told the team's official website. "With an afternoon game (Saturday) we'll just check him in the morning. If things are moving like they think they might be there's a shot (he'll play). If not, we'll definitely keep him out."

If Letang is out, David Warsofsky is expected to fill in at the point on the top power-play unit. He spent 45 seconds with the second unit Tuesday while making his Penguins debut after being called up from the minors.

"He's auditioning a little bit," Johnston said.

The Kings have won nine of their last 11 at home and are trying to win five straight as host for the first time since Jan. 28-Feb. 24.

Anze Kopitar sealed the latest victory Tuesday, scoring in overtime of a 2-1 win over Vancouver after holding a 40-16 shot advantage - 18-1 after the second period.

Tyler Toffoli, though, is having trouble finding the back of the net lately. Of the right wing's team-high 11 goals, only two have come in the past 14 games. He has none in four career meetings with the Penguins.

"He hasn't played as well lately," coach Darryl Sutter said. "He had two great (opportunities) last game. He shot right into the glove, one was, I think, he couldn't get it up. As long as he's getting good chances, and if he's not, then you've got a problem."

Jonathan Quick will likely get the nod in net. He's 8-2-0 with a 1.78 goals-against average in his last 10 home games. He's 0-1-2 with a 2.45 GAA in his past three home matchups with the Penguins.

CNOTES · Dec 5, 2015

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at WIN 03:00 PM

WAS -127 DOUBLE PLAY

O 5.5 DOUBLE PLAY

PIT at LA 04:00 PM

PIT +130 DOUBLE PLAY

U 5.0 *****

CNOTES · Dec 5, 2015

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MON at CAR 07:00 PM

MON -130 *****

NAS at DET 07:00 PM

NAS -105 DOUBLE PLAY

TOR at STL 07:00 PM

STL -185 DOUBLE PLAY

NYI at OTT 07:00 PM

NYI +106 TRIPLE PLAY

CLB at PHI 07:30 PM

CLB +102

COL at MIN 08:00 PM

MIN -169 OCTOPLAY

BOS at VAN 10:00 PM

BOS +111

TB at SJ 10:30 PM

SJ +102 DOUBLE PLAY

CNOTES · Dec 6, 2015

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Westgate Super Contest (1,727 entrants-- prize pool is $2.5M)
six most popular picks in Week 13 season record: 35-36-2

6) Broncos -4 (366)-- Brock's (Osweiler) Bandwagon is picking up steam.

5) Chiefs -2.5 (414)-- Kansas City looking to win/cover sixth in a row.

4) Giants +2.5 (424)-- Both teams are playing in their home stadium.

3) Saints +7 (432)-- Still lot of doubters for unbeaten Carolina.

2) Texans +3.5 (439)-- Dome team in Buffalo in December........

1) Seahawks even (484)-- 6-5 Seattle led in fourth quarter in every game.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday.....

13) Michigan State 16, Iowa 13-- Spartans scored with 0:27 left to win Big 14 title and a likely spot in the national championship playoff. State's three best wins all came in game's final minute, over Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa- a memorable season.

12) Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14-- That was the good news last night; now the bad news- coach Dino Babers bolted Bowling Green for Syracuse, which was #117 in passing this year. Babers' Falcons were #1, albeit in a lesser league. It is second time in three years Bowling Green had a winning coach skip town-- Dave Clawson bolted for Wake Forest two years ago, where he has yet to have any success.

11) Texas 23, Baylor 17-- Bears actually ran out of QBs, were down to #4 guy who throws the ball like a punter; still, they were down 20-0, rallied and had ball with shot to win before RB fumbled on last drive. It makes me want to puke that three 5-7 teams are going to bowl games- simply put, there are too many bowl games.

10) Alabama 29, Florida 15-- How did the Gators win so many games with that kid playing QB? Not only is he a terrible passer, he got suspended earlier in year when he flunked a drug test. The other QB got suspended for using PEDs- if they made a movie with that storyline, nobody would believe it.

9) Warriors 112, Raptors 109-- Toronto had chance to hand Golden State its first loss, but missed couple of key FTs in last minute; Warriors are 21-0, the best start for any team in any pro sport- they play in Brooklyn today. I'm seriously wondering if at some point, losing a game will become a relief, so they can give Curry/Thompson bit of a rest? Its a very long season- they need to be somewhat fresh for the playoffs.

8) Couple of horrendous home losses that will hurt on Selection Sunday:
South Dakota 85, Minnesota 81, double OT
Missouri State 64, Oklahoma State 63

7) Clemson 45, North Carolina 37-- Tigers were up 14-9 in first half when punter decided to run for a first down on 4th and 14 and failed miserably. Dabo Swinney then went off on the kid, throwing a Mike Dtika-like tirade in the kid's face on the sideline.

The punter is an academic All-American who used to be a walk-on-- if they had lost this game, he might have been a walk-home punter.

6) More shocking than Zack Greinke's $34.3M a year deal is Jeff Samardzija somehow snookering the Giants into giving him $18M a year for five years- he was AWFUL last year, I mean terrible and I like the guy after his stint with the A's in 2014.

Johnny Cueto's agent had to be laughing his butt off when he saw those numbers.

5) Georgetown 79, Syracuse 72-- Hoyas spanked Syracuse in first game of a 9-game suspension for Jim Boeheim, which will carry into ACC play. Good news is that rest of this month is a parade of stiffs for Syracuse, so they'll right the ship soon.

4) Arizona football coach Rich Rodriguez turned South Carolina down Saturday night for its head coaching job- media types were surprised. Following Steve Spurrier is not a good idea-- ask Ron Zook or Barry Wilson, who replaced the Ol' Ball Coach at Florida, Duke-- neither one lasted too long.

3) "They wanted the game more" was one TV analyst's description of Arizona's upset win at Gonzaga Saturday. How the hell does he know who wanted what? It is very simple; Arizona got down big early, then played really well in the second half and pulled an upset. It is lazy and a cliche to just say "they wanted the game more".

2) Atlanta Falcons are getting a new stadium in downtown Atlanta; the place they play in now, the Georgia Dome is only 23 years old. Why do they need a new stadium?

1) Arizona State 67, Texas A&M 54-- Solid win for Bobby Hurley's team over the 18th-ranked Aggies- they were up 25 in second half. At this point, Hurley has to be the odds-on favorite to replace Mike Krzyzewski at Duke when that day comes.

CNOTES · Dec 6, 2015

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 6

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WINNIPEG (13-12-0-2, 28 pts.) at CHICAGO (13-9-0-4, 30 pts.) - 12/6/2015, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 40-39 ATS (-20.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 294-314 ATS (+694.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 155-160 ATS (-74.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-5 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-5-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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ARIZONA (13-12-0-1, 27 pts.) at CAROLINA (9-13-0-4, 22 pts.) - 12/6/2015, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-1-0 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=+1.8 Units)

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FLORIDA (13-9-0-4, 30 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (13-10-0-3, 29 pts.) - 12/6/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 32-57 ATS (-30.1 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 10-20 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 4-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 4-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA 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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OTTAWA (14-7-0-5, 33 pts.) at NY RANGERS (17-7-0-3, 37 pts.) - 12/6/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 6-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 81-47 ATS (+136.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 22-8 ATS (+30.7 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 34-22 ATS (+11.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 61-71 ATS (-52.6 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 175-205 ATS (-118.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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BUFFALO (11-12-0-3, 25 pts.) at EDMONTON (10-15-0-2, 22 pts.) - 12/6/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 0-12 ATS (+24.4 Units) in road games in December games over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 7-3 ATS (+12.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 7-2 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BUFFALO is 7-2 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 18-47 ATS (+82.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 157-157 ATS (-36.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 70-81 ATS (-61.1 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 3-1 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 3-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (14-9-0-2, 30 pts.) at ANAHEIM (10-12-0-5, 25 pts.) - 12/6/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-0 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-0-0 straight up against ANAHEIM 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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TAMPA BAY (13-11-0-3, 29 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (16-8-0-1, 33 pts.) - 12/6/2015, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY 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)

CNOTES · Dec 6, 2015

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, December 6

Tampa Bay @ Los Angeles

Game 63-64
December 6, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
10.414
Los Angeles
12.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-140); Over

Winnipeg @ Chicago

Game 51-52
December 6, 2015 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
11.580
Chicago
10.774
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-215
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(+180); Under

Arizona @ Carolina

Game 53-54
December 6, 2015 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
10.874
Carolina
9.418
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+110); Over

Florida @ New Jersey

Game 55-56
December 6, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
12.644
New Jersey
11.102
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(-105); Over

Ottawa @ NY Rangers

Game 57-58
December 6, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
12.692
NY Rangers
11.509
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-185
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+160); Under

Buffalo @ Edmonton

Game 59-60
December 6, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.712
Edmonton
10.204
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+115); Under

Pittsburgh @ Anaheim

Game 61-62
December 6, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
12.404
Anaheim
10.913
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+100); Over

CNOTES · Dec 6, 2015

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WIN at CHI 05:00 PM

CHI -210 TRIPLE PLAY

ARI at CAR 05:00 PM

ARI +127

OTT at NYR 07:00 PM

OTT +164

FLA at NJ 07:00 PM

NJ -118 DOUBLE PLAY

PIT at ANA 08:00 PM

ANA -150 TRIPLE PLAY

BUF at EDM 08:00 PM

BUF +107

TB at LA 10:00 PM

TB +136 TRIPLE PLAY

CNOTES · Dec 7, 2015

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Westgate Super Contest (1,727 entrants-- prize pool is $2.5M)
six most popular picks in Week 13 season record: 39-38-2

6) Broncos -4 (366)-- Brock's (Osweiler) Bandwagon is picking up steam- W.

5) Chiefs -2.5 (414)-- Kansas City looking to win/cover sixth in a row- W.

4) Giants +2.5 (424)-- Both teams are playing in their home stadium- L.

3) Saints +7 (432)-- Still lot of doubters for unbeaten Carolina- W.

2) Texans +3.5 (439)-- Dome team in Buffalo in December- L

1) Seahawks even (484)-- 6-5 Seattle led in fourth quarter in every game- W.

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 14: Wrapping up a sports Sunday.......

14) Panthers 41, Saints 38-- This was like an old AFL game from the 60's, one of the most fun games I've watched in a while. Carolina won despite a -2 turnover ratio. Four weeks to go and the Panthers have a 2-game lead over the whole NFC for home field in the playoffs. Cam Newton needs to slide more; he took a beating in this game.

13) 49ers 26, Bears 20 OT-- Chicago missed a 35-yard FG on last play of regulation, missed a 40-yarder earlier, lost a game where they had a 13-yard edge in field position, which doesn't happen much. Chicago scored with 3:32 left to take 20-13 lead, but on last three drives, 49ers gained 135 yards on 10 plays, scoring tying/winning TDs.

12) Bengals 37, Browns 3-- Last week there were ten teams that were +2 or better in turnovers; Cleveland was only one of the ten to lose. In the first 14 games in Week 13, Browns were only team that was -2 or worse in turnovers. Teams that didn't score an offensive TD are 2-20 this year- two teams played each other, so really 1-19.

11) Titans 42, Jaguars 39-- Tennessee snapped 11-game home skid by beating Jags, last team they had beaten in Nashville. Jacksonville missed two PATs and a 2-point play. Marcus Mariota had an 87-yard rushing TD; Titans scored a defensive TD-- all five of its offensive TDs came on drives of 75+ yards.

10) Bills 30, Texans 21-- Dome team Houston caught break with good weather on a December day in western NY, but Bills threw 40-yard TD pass with 1:53 left for the winning score, ending Houston's win streak at four. Is it me, or was it a really bad day for kickers Sunday? Both teams missed a PAT in this game, Jaguars also missed two.

There were eight PATs missed in the NFL all of last year. There were eight missed and one blocked, just in today's games.

9) Dolphins 15, Ravens 13-- Game was scoreless at 2:00 warning of first half, Ravens had ball, but then Schaub threw a pick, Miami scored on next play. 0:20 later, Schaub threw his weekly pick-6 and when Ravens were offsides on PAT, Miami went for two and got it, then held on to win despite going scoreless in second half. Ravens got ball on Miami's 41 after a fumble with 4:17 left, but did nothing with it.

8) Seahawks 38, Vikings 7-- Seattle brought its A-game to Twin Cities, kicked the Vikings butts, outgaining them 433-125; they've now won five of last six games, and the Packers are back atop NFC North. Seattle holds the second Wild Card now.

This seems like a good time to point that the A's have signed two free agent pitchers this fall; starter Rich Hill, who didn't start a big league game from 2010-14, and Ryan Madson who wasn't even in the major leagues from 2012-14- they're both 35 now.

7) Cardinals 27, Rams 3-- You can tell when a football team has surrendered; Rams are one of those teams. I'm not a big fire-the-coach guy; don't think Jeff Fisher should go, but I do think every offensive coach should be fired. Watch them play, then you tell me. Arizona has two losses this year; in both games, they were -3 in turnovers.

6) Buccaneers 23, Falcons 19-- Atlanta was 5-0 at one point; both of these teams are 6-6 now and game behind Seattle for second Wild Card in NFC. No division winner under .500 should make the playoffs; they should replace them with extra Wild Card, so the best possible teams make playoffs. Jameis Winston is pretty good, by the way

5) Jets 23, Giants 20 OT-- Giants drove ball 67 yards on 17 plays on an epic drive that took 11:21 off the clock, but with a 20-10 lead and under 9:00 left, they went for it on 4th down instead of kicking an easy FG and failed. On last three drives of game from that point on, Jets gained 212 yards on 35 plays, scoring two FGs and a TD to end a 5-game losing streak to the Giants in dramatic fashion.

Last four weeks of the regular season, New York media can start specualting on who will be coaching the Giants next year, because it probably won't be Tom Coughlin.

4) Broncos 17, Chargers 3-- Brock Osweiler is 3-0 as Denver's QB; they scored 17 in both of his road starts, getting a defensive TD here. Chargers lost fifth home game in a row- they were outscored 50-6 in last two home games. Could be that December 20 is last-ever home game in San Diego for the Bolts, who are likely moving to LA.

3) Chiefs 34, Raiders 20-- KC won/covered its last six games; Maclin caught couple TD passes in 4th quarter, then Chiefs scored a defensive TD to wrap things up- they have been plus in turnovers eight games in row now. Why exactly did the Eagles give up on Maclin- he has revitalized the Chiefs' passing game.

Derek Carr imploded in fourth quarter, throwing three INTs when Oakland led 20-14 after the third quarter. Chiefs' three TD drives in fourth quarter came on "drives" of 2-13 yards, followed by a defensive TD. Quite a turnaround this year for KC.

2) Eagles 35, Patriots 28-- Philly scored TDs on a punt return, a blocked punt and an INT return; thats how you pull an upset on the road. Luckily the NFL has Wild Cards since in five of eight divisions, the leader has a 3+-game lead- not lot of drama there. In two of the three close races, the whole division sucks (6-6 Colts, 5-6 Redskins are the leaders). Only the NFC North (Packers/Vikings 8-4) has a real quality race.

Philly's INT return for a TD was a 99-yarder, by the way. Eagles are 5-7, have their next three games at home- they're in thick of the playoff race.

1) Steelers 45, Colts 10-- In 2004, Giants traded with Chargers to get Eli Manning after the draft; San Diego got Philip Rivers. Ben Roethlisberger wound up with the Steelers. Now all three QBs are really good, but if that draft happened again today, wouldn't you take Big Ben first over the other two? I know I would.

CNOTES · Dec 7, 2015

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, December 7

Nashville @ Boston

Game 1-2
December 7, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
10.648
Boston
12.785
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-140); Under

Minnesota @ Colorado

Game 3-4
December 7, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
10.155
Colorado
11.586
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-115); Over

Buffalo @ Vancouver

Game 5-6
December 7, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.470
Vancouver
10.307
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-185
5
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+160); Under

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, December 7

Hot teams
-- Bruins won six of their last eight games.
-- Minnesota won last three games, allowing one goal. Colorado won three of its last five.
-- Sabres won three of their last five games.

Cold teams
-- Nashville lost seven of its last nine games.
-- Vancouver lost its last five games, outscored 17-5.

Series records
-- Bruins won four of last five games with Nashville.
-- Avalanche lost eight of last nine games with Minnesota.
-- Home side won eight of last ten Buffalo-Vancouver games.

Totals
-- Over is 4-0-2 in last six Nashville-Boston games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Minnesota-Colorado games.
-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Buffalo-Vancouver games.

Back-to-backs
-- Sabres are 2-1 when they played the night before.

NHL

Monday, December 7

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. BOSTON
Nashville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing at home against Nashville

See more trends!
DECEMBER 7, 9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. COLORADO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Colorado
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing Minnesota

See more trends!
DECEMBER 7, 10:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. VANCOUVER
Buffalo is 1-7-1 SU in its last 9 games ,when playing on the road against Vancouver
Buffalo is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Vancouver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

CNOTES · Dec 7, 2015

NHL

Monday, December 7

NHL roundup: Kane breaks Blackhawks' record

CHICAGO -- Patrick Kane increased his point streak to a franchise record 22 games, and the Chicago Blackhawks held on for a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night.

Marian Hossa scored a goal and collected an assist while Teuvo Teravainen and Artemi Panarin also scored for Chicago.

Chris Thorburn scored the lone goal for the Jets. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for Winnipeg.

Kane earned an assist on Panarin's empty-net goal with 1:46 to go in the third period to maintain his point streak. Kane surpassed the franchise record set by Bobby Hull, who garnered a point in 21 straight games during the 1971-72 season.

Hurricanes 5, Coyotes 4

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Justin Faulk scored a power-play goal with 17 seconds left as Carolina responded with two late goals to defeat at PNC Arena.

Ron Hainsey, Eric Staal, Kris Versteeg and Jay McClement also scored for the Hurricanes, who last won two games in a row in late October. Staal also finished with two assists.

Antoine Vermette, Stefan Elliott, Tobias Rieder and defenseman Nicklas Grossmann scored for the Coyotes, who are winless on the first four games of a five-game road trip.

Cam Ward made 19 saves for Carolina and Arizona goalie Anders Lindback had 13 saves.

Rangers 4, Senators 1

NEW YORK -- Derick Brassard scored twice as the New York Rangers defeated Ottawa at Madison Square Garden.

Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 23 shots Ryan McDonagh scored in the first period and Jesper Fast added an empty-net goal with 1:31 remaining for the Rangers.

Marc Methot scored for the Senators, who received 27 saves from Craig Anderson.

Devils 4, Panthers 2

NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey ended its four-game home winless streak, topping Florida at the Prudential Center.

Lee Stempniak, Kyle Palmieri, Adam Henrique and Mike Cammalleri scored the Devils. Henrique and Damon Severson each registered two assists.

Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Huberdeau scored for the Panthers. Florida's Jaromir Jagr also recorded two assists.

Ducks 2, Penguins 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Corey Perry and Chris Stewart scored as Anaheim earned a victory over Pittsburgh in front of 15,836 at the Honda Center.

John Gibson stopped 23 shots for his third victory in four games as the Ducks gave the Penguins their fourth loss in the last five contests.

Olli Maatta scored his fourth goal of the season for Pittsburgh.

Oilers 4, Sabres 2

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Edmonton won its third game in a row, topping Buffalo.

Taylor Hall and Teddy Purcell each had a goal and an assist, and Anders Nilsson, who has started every game during the Oilers winning streak, made 32 saves.

Jordan Eberle and Luke Gazdic also scored for Edmonton, while Jack Eichel and Eric Gryba scored for the Sabres.

Kings 3, Lightning 1

LOS ANGELES -- Anze Kopitar recorded his 400th career assist on Brayden McNabb's go-ahead goal in the second period, and Los Angeles won its fourth in a row.

Jonathan Quick stopped 24 of the 25 shots he faced as the Kings captured their fifth decision in the past six games. They have won 11 of their past 13 home games.

Tampa Bay's Andrei Vasilevskiy saved eight of 10 shots before Ben Bishop came on to replace him in the second period. Bishop finished with 17 saves on 18 shots as the Lightning had their five-game unbeaten run against Pacific Division clubs end.

CNOTES · Dec 7, 2015

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, December 7

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NASHVILLE (13-8-0-5, 31 pts.) at BOSTON (14-8-0-3, 31 pts.) - 12/7/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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MINNESOTA (14-7-0-4, 32 pts.) at COLORADO (11-15-0-1, 23 pts.) - 12/7/2015, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 11-8 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 11-8-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

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BUFFALO (11-13-0-3, 25 pts.) at VANCOUVER (9-11-0-8, 26 pts.) - 12/7/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 0-13 ATS (+25.3 Units) in road games in December games over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 9-19 ATS (+32.5 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 9-19 ATS (+31.5 Units) first half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 17-27 ATS (-16.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 3-10 ATS (-8.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.
VANCOUVER is 10-14 ATS (-10.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 2-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-2-0 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=+1.8 Units)

CNOTES · Dec 7, 2015

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NAS at BOS 07:00 PM

BOS -113 DOUBLE PLAY

O 5.5 DOUBLE PLAY

MIN at COL 09:00 PM

MIN -113 DOUBLE PLAY

U 5.5 TRIPLE PLAY

BUF at VAN 10:00 PM

BUF +171 *****

O 5.0 *****

CNOTES · Dec 8, 2015

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Six of the more interesting NFL games in Week 14

-- Vikings @ Arizona (-7)-- Interesting Thursday game in the desert.

-- Bills @ Philadelphia (-1)-- LeSean McCoy visits his old friends.

-- Falcons @ Carolina (-7.5)-- These teams play twice in next three weeks.

-- Saints @ Tampa Bay (-4)-- Buccaneers heading towards the playoffs.

-- Patriots (-3.5) @ Houston-- New England visits their old QB coach.

-- Cowboys @ Green Bay (-8.5)-- 3:25 local time kickoff on frozen tundra.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.......

13) Steve Sarkisian is suing USC for wrongful termination; he is asking for a lot of money. He got fired for showing up drunk- he might even have coached a game or two under the influence. Takes a lot of onions to sue your employer after that happens.

12) Dodgers signed pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma as a free-agent; Seattle then filled that hole by acquiring Wade Miley from Boston. Iwakuma is good if he is healthy.

11) Speaking of the Dodgers, Peter Gammons wrote last week that new manager Dave Roberts wasn't allowed to pick any of his coaches-- very unusual. Why would you hire a guy who has never managed, then not let him pick any of his coaches?

10) Saints ran a blocked PAT back for two points Sunday, first time that happened in an NFL game-- rule has been in college for lot longer. Counting that block, there were nine PATs missed this week- there were eight missed all of last year.

9) UMass-Lowell 68, Boston College 66-- If you're in same league as Louisville, Duke, North Carolina and Virginia, and you lose to Mass-Lowell, its going to be a very long winter. Some BC players apparently got food poisoning at a Chipotle, too- they didn't practice on Monday.

8) When Austin Davis started for Cleveland Sunday, he became their 24th starting QB since 1999. If you own the Browns, just hire a coach, keep him there for a few years, give him a chance. Without continuity, it is hard to develop a good program.

7) Oklahoma 78, Villanova 55-- This game was played in a neat old arena on Pearl Harbor; no air conditioning, seats close to the court. It really did look like a summer league game. Both of these teams should be high seeds in March, but this was really a surprisingly easy win for Oklahoma.

6) Nancy Pelosi was Speaker of the House from 2007-11; she is obviously a very influential politician. About ten years ago, her husband was an investor in an ill-fated football league, the UFL. Apparently he and others lost tens of millions on the deal. I'm reading s book about a guy who coached in that league- must be nice to be rich.

5) In Matt Schaub's last nine starts, he's thrown six pick-6's; no bueno.

4) Indianapolis Colts fired OC Pep Hamilton earlier this year, replaced him with Rob Chudzinski. Problem is, Chudzinski doesn't know the language of Indy's offense, so when he calls plays, it has to go thru a third party so the QB gets the right terminology called in to the quarterback's helmet.

Wouldn't it be easier to let Matt Hasselbeck call his own plays? He's started 157 NFL games, he has to be able to call his own game. QBs called the plays in the old days-- it is not always progress when you change things.

3) Last four years, Big 14 teams have played in 33 bowl games; they've been the underdog in 27 of those 33 games, going 13-20 SU.

2) Under-reported sports story of the year: Remember Michigan State's miracle TD on last play of the game to beat Michigan? Well, when the Michigan State players ran on the field to celebrate, so many of them jumped on the pile that the kid who scored the TD dislocated his hip and is out for the year, may never play again.

1) Cowboys 19, Redskins 16-- Three NFC East teams are 5-7; they're all tied for first place, with Dallas at 4-8. You win your division, you get a home game in the playoffs; it is almost guaranteed that the #5 seed will be a hefty road favorite over the NFC East champ in the first round of the playoffs.

CNOTES · Dec 8, 2015

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, December 8

Hot teams
-- Los Angeles won five of its last six games.
-- Islanders, Flyers won four of their last five games.
-- Florida won five of its last six games. Senators won six of their last nine games.
-- New Jersey won its last three road games.
-- Washington won six of last seven games. Red Wings won four of their last five.
-- Dallas Stars won seven of last ten games.
-- Calgary won last four home games, last three in OT/SO.

Cold teams
-- Blue Jackets lost three of their last four games.
-- Maple Leafs lost five of their last seven games.
-- Arizona lost last four games, allowing five goals in each one. St Louis lost four of its last five games.
-- Nashville lost seven of its last ten games. Chicago lost three of its last four.
-- Carolina won last two overall, but lost last three road games, scoring six goals
-- San Jose lost its last three games, scoring four goals.

Series records
-- Kings won six of their last eight games with Columbus.
-- Islanders won five of last six games with Philly.
-- Panthers won four of their last six games with Ottawa.
-- Devils won their last four games with Toronto.
-- Red Wings lost three of last four games with Washington.
-- Blues won eight of last nine games with Arizona.
-- Blackhawks won six of last eight games with Nashville.
-- Dallas Stars won six of last eight games with Carolina.
-- Flames won six of their last eight games with San Jose.

Totals
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Los Angeles games.
-- Under is 4-1-2 in last seven Islander games.
-- Five of last seven Ottawa games went over total.
-- Last three New Jersey games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Detroit games went over total.
-- Last five Arizona games went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Chicago-Nashville games went over.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in last four Carolina games.
-- Five of last six San Jose games went over the total.

Back-to-backs
-- Nashville is 0-3 when it played the night before.

CNOTES · Dec 8, 2015

NHL

Tuesday, December 8

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. COLUMBUS
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Columbus is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home

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DECEMBER 8, 7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Islanders are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

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DECEMBER 8, 7:30 PM
DETROIT vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Washington
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

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DECEMBER 8, 7:30 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. TORONTO
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
New Jersey is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 20 of Toronto's last 25 games when playing at home against New Jersey

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DECEMBER 8, 7:30 PM
OTTAWA vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Florida is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing Ottawa

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DECEMBER 8, 8:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. ST. LOUIS
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona

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DECEMBER 8, 8:30 PM
CAROLINA vs. DALLAS
Carolina is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Carolina

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DECEMBER 8, 8:30 PM
NASHVILLE vs. CHICAGO
Nashville is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Nashville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Chicago is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home

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DECEMBER 8, 9:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. CALGARY
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Jose's last 10 games when playing Calgary
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Calgary's last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 10 games when playing San Jose

CNOTES · Dec 8, 2015

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, December 8

NY Islanders @ Philadelphia

Game 53-54
December 8, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
12.877
Philadelphia
11.442
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-115); Over

New Jersey @ Toronto

Game 57-58
December 8, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
12.969
Toronto
9.224
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 3 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-110
5
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-110); Over

Ottawa @ Florida

Game 55-56
December 8, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.604
Florida
10.082
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+100); Under

Detroit @ Washington

Game 59-60
December 8, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
11.313
Washington
12.779
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-160); Over

Arizona @ St. Louis

Game 61-62
December 8, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
8.762
St. Louis
12.603
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 4
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-210); Under

Nashville @ Chicago

Game 63-64
December 8, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.779
Chicago
11.606
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-175
5
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(+155); Over

Carolina @ Dallas

Game 65-66
December 8, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
12.395
Dallas
11.202
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-215
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+180); Under

San Jose @ Calgary

Game 67-68
December 8, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.451
Calgary
9.908
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-110
5
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-110); Under

Los Angeles @ Columbus

Game 51-52
December 8, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
12.908
Columbus
11.366
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-150); Under