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SCOTT RICKENBACH
10* SD Chargers
10* St Johns
10* Tampa Bay/Ottawa Over 5.5
10* SD Chargers
10* St Johns
10* Tampa Bay/Ottawa Over 5.5
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Anthony Redd
60 Dime selection on the Chargers as the road favorite against the Jaguars. As this play is released at 6am Pacific, San Diego is currently laying 3 points here in Vegas and offshore.
50 Dime selection on St. John's against Detroit. The Red Storm are currently between a pick'em or laying 1 point depending on where you shop.Comment
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NHL Predictions (2-11-3 run)
Toronto Maple Leafs @ New York Rangers - OVER 5.5 GOALS (+106)
The Maple Leafs look to bounce back from back-to-back losses against the red hot Boston Bruins, while the Rangers look for their 6th straight win and 8th straight win at home. The Maple Leafs are averaging 3.1 goals per game this season, and 3.80 goals per game over their last 5. Toronto is also giving up a high 3.23 goals against per game. New York is averaging 3 goals per game on the year, and a high 4.20 per game over their last 5. Jonas Gustavsson is back between the pipes tonight and is 8-5 on the season with a 2.97 GAA and .898 SV%. Note that the OVER is 4-1 in the Leafs last 5 games overall, and 13-6 in their last 19 road games. The OVER is also 4-1 in the Leafs last 5 games as an underdog, and 19-7 in their last 26 vs Eastern Conference opponents. The OVER is 4-1 in the Rangers last 5 overall and 8-3-1 in their last 12 home games. The OVER is also 5-0 in these two teams last 5 meetings in New York. These two teams have met once this season in New York, with the game going OVER the total in a Leafs 4-2 win. Take the OVER here at plus money.
Phoenix Coyotes @ Chicago Blackhawks - UNDER 5.5 GOALS (-113)
The Coyotes have dropped two straight games, and look to get back on track in Chicago, where they won 4-1 on November 29th. The Blackhawks have won 4 of their last 5 games, with their only loss coming to the Coyotes at home. Phoenix has been struggling scoring with just 1.8 goals per game over their last 5, where they have failed to score a powerplay goal. On the season the Coyotes are averaging just 2.6 goals per game. Nothing is confirmed but we fully expect Mike Smith and Corey Crawford in net tonight. Smith has a low 2.24 GAA and very solid .932 SV% on the year, while Crawford has a 2.91 GAA and .899 SV%. The UNDER is 4-1 in the Coyotes last 5 games, and 6-2 in their last 8 road games. The UNDER is also 6-2-1 in the Coyotes last 9 games as an underdog. The UNDER is 5-2 in these two teams last 7 meetings, and 16-4-1 in their last 21 meetings in Chicago. Phoenix has averaged just 20 shots per game in their two meetings with Chicago this season. Expect this one to fall under the posted total - take the UNDER.Comment
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David Chan Free Play
Boston Bruins / Pittsburgh Penguins OVER 5.5
The 16-7-1 Boston Bruins rumble into Pittsburgh to take on the 16-7-4 Penguins.
Tim Thomas is between the pipes for the Bruins in this first game of the back to back (on a plane over night and into Winnipeg for tomorrow's contest); Marc-Andre Fleury gets the start for the Pens.
Both teams come into this game red hot.
Thomas has a 1.76 GAA and three shutouts during the Bruins win streak.
The Pens are 5-1-1 with Crosby back in the lineup, dominating on both ends of the ice in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Hurricanes.
It's interesting to note that the road team won all four meetings last year.
A couple of the hottest goaltenders going head to head on Monday night; all signs point to a low-scoring affair!Comment
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Matt Fargo Free Play
3* (750) Austin Peay Governors -3.5
Austin Peay certainly has not gotten off to the start it was looking for as it has started the year 0-9 following a 31-point blowout loss at Memphis this past Saturday. The Governors are not a 0-9 team as they were picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference following another 20-win season last year. This is a very talented team with big returnees from last season but they were hit with a brutal early season schedule as eight of those first nine games were away from home.
Now it is up to Austin Peay to try and recover right away following the blowout to the Tigers just two days ago. This is the worst start in program history and with another brutal road game on deck at Tennessee, it is pretty important for the Governors to get that elusive win. They are struggling offensively and defensively but they have really had some bad spots and have seen the wrongs teams at the wrong time. In their only home game, Middle Tennessee shot an unheard of 64.7 percent.
Arkansas St. comes in riding a two-game winning streak including a victory at St. Bonaventure last Thursday as 11.5-point underdogs which put the Red Wolves in a great play against situation. They were 0-3 on the road this season heading into that game and that included a combined 81 points scored in their previous two road games at Ohio and Louisville. Defensively they are solid but they are averaging only 55.6 ppg on 40.4 percent shooting on offense which is a break for the Governors.
Austin Peay falls into a great situation as well as we play on home teams that are averaging between 63 and 67 ppg going up against teams allowing fewer than 63 ppg after allowing 85 points or more. This situation is 26-5 ATS (83.9 percent) over the last five seasons which puts the Governors in a good contrarian spot. The Governors are 6-1 ATS in their last seven home games against teams with a losing road record and this is finally the game that they break away with a win.Comment
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Steve Janus - Free Play
Austin Peay Governors -4
Pick Analysis:
The Governors have got off to a miserable 0-9 start, but are much better than their record indicates. Many came into the year picking the Governers to win the Ohio Valley Conference. Austin Peay has played just one home game the entire season, and that came against a talented Middle Tennessee State team that has started out 8-1. The schedule has been absolutely brutal. They have played Middle Tennessee State twice, California, Oral Roberts, George Washington, Detroit, and Memphis.
At this point the players are sick and tired of losing, and I fully expect them to take out their frustrations on Arkansas State, who is just 3-4 on the year. The Red Wolves come in off back-to-back wins, which has them slightly overvalued in this matchup. While the Governors are going to be extremely motivated to snap their losing streak at home, I find it hard to believe that the Red Wolves will take an 0-9 team seriously. The fact that the oddsmakers have Austin Peay even listed as a favorite should tell you something. A lot of people are going to look at the records of these two teams and instantly take the points. Don't make that mistake!
Arkansas State is just 1-4 on the road this season, which puts even more value on the home team to not only win but cover the spread. Austin Peay is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400 while the Red Wolves are just 1-4-3 ATS in their last 8 games as a road underdog of 0.5-6.5. BET THE GOVERNORS -4!Comment
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