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Cleveland +14 over PITTSBURGH PINNACLE
Home side most certainly has an advantage on these Thursday night games but five of the six Thursday games thus far has seen the victorious team win by 10 or less. The only blowout was Seattle over Philly last week. The Steelers come into this one extremely banged up and that includes QB Ben Roethlisberger (hand). Roethlisberger at home usually spells big yardage and multiple scores but the Browns bring in a very good pass defense and there is no reason for Big Ben to throw the ball that much. The Browns never allow more than the one passing TD and rarely more than 200 passing yards. Expect a moderate game from Big Ben and conservative approach from the Steelers. The Browns lost by a combined 79-19 in two games to the Steelers last season. If nothing else, they’ll be looking to restore some dignity and work their rear ends off to give themselves a shot. Also note that in 10 of 12 games this season the Brownies have been within this range and the total here of 38½ suggests they’ll stay within range in this one too. Play: Cleveland +14 (Risking 2.08 units to win 2).
Hot teams
-- Rangers won five of their last six games.
-- Boston won 14 of its last 16 games. Panthers won six of their last nine.
-- Chicago won its last three road games, scoring 13 goals. Islanders won three of their last four games.
-- Philly won four of its last five games. Penguins won three of their last four road games.
-- Canucks won seven of their last eight games.
-- Detroit won its last seven home games. Coyotes won nine of their last twelve road games.
-- Blues won five of their last seven games.
-- Calgary won three of its last four home games.
-- Minnesota won its last five games, allowing nine goals.
Cold teams
-- Tampa Bay lost last five games, outscored 20-8.
-- Predators lost seven of their last nine games. Columbus is 1-6 this year in game following a win.
-- New Jersey lost four of its last five games. Senators lost three of their last four.
-- Canadiens lost five of their last six games.
-- Anaheim lost nine of its last eleven games.
-- Colorado lost last six road games, outscored 29-13.
-- Dallas Stars lost four of their last five road games. San Jose lost four of its last five games overall.
-- Kings lost four of their last six games.
Totals
-- Last four Lightning games went over the total.
-- Last three Boston games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last eight Chicago road games went over total.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Nashville games.
-- Last three Flyer games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Ottawa games went over the total.
-- Last three Vancouver games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Detroit home games went over total.
-- Seven of last nine Anaheim games went over total. Under is 9-1-1 in last eleven St Louis home games.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Colorado games.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Dallas games.
-- Kings' last five games stayed under the total.
Series records
-- Rangers lost four of last five games against Tampa Bay.
-- Bruins won six of last eight games against Florida.
-- Islanders lost last two games vs Chicago, 5-0/5-4.
-- Predators won five of last seven games against Columbus.
-- Flyers won three of last four games against Pittsburgh.
-- Devils lost four of last five games against Ottawa.
-- Canadiens beat Vancouver twice LY, 2-0/3-2.
-- Detroit won 10 of last 13 games against Phoenix, sweeping Coyotes four straight in last spring's playoffs.
-- Ducks won three of last four games against St Louis.
-- Flames won their last eight games vs Colorado.
-- Sharks won four of last five games against Dallas Stars.
-- Minnesota lost seven of last nine games in Staples Center.
Back-to-Back
-- Flyers are 2-3 if they played night before, 0-2 at home.
-- Senators are 2-2 if they played night before, 1-2 if they lost.
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