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Today's NHL Picks

St. Louis at Winnipeg

The Blues look to bounce back from their 5-2 loss to Anaheim on Saturday and build on their 4-1 record in their last 5 games versus the Jets. St. Louis is the pick (-150) according to Dunkel, which has the Blues favored by 2. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-150). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 1-2: Los Angeles at Montreal (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 11.201; Montreal 12.929 Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1 1/2; 4 Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-125); 5 Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-125); Under

Game 3-4: New Jersey at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 11.982; Columbus 10.994 Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Columbus (-120); 5 Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (+100); Over

Game 5-6: Ottawa at Buffalo (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 10.150; Buffalo 11.054 Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa (-140); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+120); Over

Game 7-8: Tampa Bay at Washington (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay 10.812; Washington 12.348 Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1 1/2; 5 Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-145); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Washington (-145); Under

Game 9-10: Detroit at Florida (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 11.005; Florida 12.233 Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-115); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Florida (-105); Over

Game 11-12: Nashville at NY Rangers (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 9.881; NY Rangers 11.886 Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 2; 4 Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-175); 5 Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-175); Under

Game 13-14: St. Louis at Winnipeg (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 13.212; Winnipeg 11.148 Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 2; 4 Vegas Line & Total: St. Louis (-150); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-150); Under

Game 15-16: Chicago at Dallas (8:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 12.827; Dallas 11.366 Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line & Total: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 17-18: Phoenix at Colorado (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 12.230; Colorado 10.971 Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Colorado (-135); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+115); Over

Game 19-20: Boston at Calgary (9:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boston 12.206; Calgary 10.501 Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 4 Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-155); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Boston (-155); Under

Game 21-22: Carolina at Edmonton (9:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 12.027; Edmonton 10.529 Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Edmonton (-130); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+110); Over

Game 23-24: NY Islanders at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 9.623; San Jose 12.801 Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 3; 5 Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-300); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-300); Under

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WINNING POINTS

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Florida* over Kansas by 8
Not since 2008-’09, when they lost their only non-conference road game by 17 points
at Arizona, has Kansas gone through a season with only two kids averaging doubledigit
points, which is what they have right now with Perry Ellis and Andrew Wiggins.
FLORIDA, 75-67.

Wisconsin-GB over Eastern Michigan* by 3

Xavier* over Evansville by 8

Indiana* over Oakland by 26

Illinois* over Dartmouth by 23

Gonzaga over West Virginia* by 3
‘Let’s get physical,’ say Huggy Bear’s homers. ‘Do we have to?’ ask Mark Few’s visitors.
GONZAGA, 69-66.

Kentucky* over Boise State by 9
Slowing it down and shooting 3s is how Calipari thinks opponents can beat Kentucky.
But Boise State likes to speed it up and shoot 3s, so they’d need to change who they
are and still play their best, which is hard to do.
KENTUCKY, 80-71.

California* over Nevada by 16
Where’s the tall Solomon kid for Cal?
CALIFORNIA, 77-60.

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THE GOLD SHEET

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

FLORIDA 71 - Kansas 64—Florida a bit nicked up, with PG Scottie Wilbekin
(ankle) the latest casualty. But not sure we are ready to trust KU side that
looked a bit disorganized and disinterested in the recent Paradise Jam in the
Bahamas, where ballyhooed 6-8 frosh Andrew Wiggins struggled mightily (just
11 for 30 FGs in three games). 12-DNP CABLE TV—ESPN

EASTERN MICHIGAN over Wis.-Green Bay by 3 to 5—12-DNP

XAVIER over Evansville by 7 to 10—12-DNP

INDIANA over Oakland by 13 to 16—12-DNP CABLE TV—ESPN2

ILLINOIS over Dartmouth by 16 to 19—12-DNP

WEST VIRGINIA 74 - Gonzaga 71—With WV aching for this rematch
following LY’s embarrassing 34-pt. debacle at Gonzaga, will side with the now
more offensively-potent Mountaineers (85 ppg), who’re are converting 46.5%
from treyland. The replenishing Bulldogs (just 2 starters back) are playing only
their second game as a visitor this season, so look for WV’s nifty PG Juwan
Staten (7.6 apg; 4th nationally) to dictate the tempo in this MAJOR intersectional
payback game. 12-GON -10' 84-50 CABLE TV—ESPN2

KENTUCKY over Boise St. by 11 to 14—12-DNP CABLE TV—ESPN

CALIFORNIA over Nevada by 12 to 15—12-DNP

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StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets

CBB OAKLAND at INDIANA
Play Against - Home favorites of 10 to 19.5 points (INDIANA) a very good team (>=+8 PPG differential) against a poor team (-3.5 to -8 PPG differential), after a combined score of 155 points or more
100-53 since 1997. ( 65.4% 41.7 units )
2-2 this year. ( 50.0% -0.2 units )

CBB IUPU-FT WAYNE at BRADLEY
Play Against - Underdogs of +145 to +350 vs. the money line (IUPU-FT WAYNE) good 3 point shooting team - making >=37% of their attempts, in December games
231-54 over the last 5 seasons. ( 81.1% 84.6 units )
17-5 this year. ( 77.3% 2.8 units )

CBB IUPU-FT WAYNE at BRADLEY
Play Against - Road underdogs of 2 to 3.5 points vs. the first half line (IUPU-FT WAYNE) excellent shooting team (>=47.5%) against a good shooting team (45-47.5%), in a game involving two good ball handling team (<=14.5 TO's)
126-72 since 1997. ( 63.6% 46.8 units )
7-3 this year. ( 70.0% 3.7 units )

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StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets

NBA BOSTON at BROOKLYN
Play Under - Any team after beating the spread by 36 or more points total in their last five games against opponent after being beaten by the spread by 48 or more points total in their last ten games
59-26 over the last 5 seasons. ( 69.4% 30.4 units )
4-1 this year. ( 80.0% 2.9 units )

NBA MIAMI at INDIANA
Play On - Any team vs the money line (MIAMI) explosive offensive team - scoring 103+ points/game on the season against opponent after trailing in their previous game by 15 or more points at the half
89-33 over the last 5 seasons. ( 73.0% 41.0 units )
9-4 this year. ( 69.2% 1.0 units )

NBA MIAMI at INDIANA
Play On - Road underdogs vs. the 1rst half line (MIAMI) explosive offensive team - scoring 103+ points/game on the season against opponent after a combined score of 205 points or more 2 straight games
119-65 since 1997. ( 64.7% 47.5 units )
3-2 this year. ( 60.0% 0.8 units )

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CHASE DIAMOND

9* NBA SOLID WOOD
Brooklyn-128

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Paul Leiner

100* Gonzaga -2
50* Seton Hall -13.5

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Diamond Dog Sports
NBA Basketball 35-30-1 (-2.35u)


Knicks +2.5 -110 (A)
Under Hawks 203.0 -110 (A)


NCAA Basketball 20-26-2 (-5.36u)


#531 Nevada +14.5 -110 (A)

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Football Crusher
no play
(System Record: 44-4, won last 3 games)
Overall Record: 44-42-1

Hockey Crusher
Boston Bruins -150 over Calgary Flames
(System Record: 38-0, won last 2 games)
Overall Record: 38-22

Basketball Crusher
Eastern Michigan +1.5 over Wisconsin Green Bay
(System Record: 18-2, won last game)
Overall Record: 18-25-1

Soccer Crusher
Swindon + Stevenage UNDER 3
This match is happening in England
(System Record: 490-18, won last 2 games and a push)
Overall Record: 490-426-73

Here are the rest of his hockey and basketball plays for today...


Hockey
Washington Capitals -140 over Tampa
Buffalo Sabres +125 over Ottawa Senators
Columbus Blue Jackets -121 over New Jersey Devils


Basketball
Toronto Raptors +7 over San Antonio
Cleveland Cavaliers -1.5 over NY Knicks
Indiana Pacers -3 over Miami Heat

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NBA

Tuesday, December 10

Hot teams
-- Cavaliers won three of their last four games.
-- Pacers are 18-3 SU, 6-3 vs spread at home. Miami covered seven of its ten road games.
-- Thunder won 10 of their last 11 games (6-3 vs spread in last nine). Atlanta won its last three home games, by 2-10-19 points.
-- Celtics won four of their last five games.
-- Pistons won four of their last five games.
-- Suns won six of last nine games, are 9-2 vs spread on road. Lakers won six of their last nine games, are 7-3-1 vs spread at home.

Cold Teams
-- New York lost ten of its last twelve games.
-- Raptors lost five of their last six games (1-5 vs spread). San Antonio lost three of its last five games.
-- Nets lost seven of last ten games, are 2-6 vs spread at home.
-- Timberwolves lost five of their last six games.
-- Bucks lost 14 of their last 16 games. Chicago lost seven of last nine.

Totals
-- Seven of Knicks' nine road games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Miami games went over the total.
-- Eight of last nine San Antonio games went over total.
-- Last four Atlanta games went over the total.
-- 10 of 12 Boston road games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Detroit games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Milwaukee road games went over total.
-- Five of last six Phoenix games went over the total.

Series records
-- Knicks won five of their last six games with Cleveland.
-- Heat lost four of their last five visits to Indiana.
-- Spurs won their last five games with Toronto (2-2-1 vs spread).
-- Thunder won three of last four visits to Atlanta, winning by 3-7-8.
-- Nets won three of their last four games with Boston.
-- Pistons lost their last six games with Minnesota.
-- Bulls won eight of last ten games vs Milwaukee; dogs covered last five series games. Road teams won six of last seven.
-- Suns lost last five games at the Lakers (2-3 vs spread).

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NHL

Tuesday, December 10

Hot teams
-- Washington won four of its last five games.
-- Blue Jackets won last three home games, outscoring foes 9-2.
-- Kings won their last three games, allowing four goals. Montreal won nine of its last ten.
-- Red Wings won their last four road games, allowing five goals.
-- Colorado won six of its last nine home games.
-- Bruins won six of their last eight games. Calgary won three of last four.
-- Carolina won three of its last four games.

Cold teams
-- Buffalo lost eight of its last nine games. Senators lost four of their last six.
-- Lightning lost three of their last four games.
-- New Jersey lost three of its last four games.
-- Florida lost three of its last four home games.
-- Nashville lost its last five games, outscored 19-7. Rangers lost three of last four games.
-- Winnipeg lost its last three home games, allowing 14 goals. St Louis lost three of its last four games.
-- Dallas is 3-5 in last eight games, with last three losses in OT/SO. Blackhawks lost three of their last four games.
-- Coyotes lost six of their last eight games.
-- Edmonton lost three of its last four home games.
-- San Jose lost its last three games, but won their last five home games. Islanders lost last ten games, scoring seven goals in last six.

Totals
-- Six of last seven Ottawa games went over the total.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Tampa Bay games; 10 of last 12 Tampa-Washington games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Columbus games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-2-5 in Los Angeles road games.
-- Five of last six Florida games went over the total.
-- Last three Ranger-Predator games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight St Louis-Winnipeg games.
-- Four of last five Chicago games went over the total.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Colorado games.
-- Five of last six Calgary games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Carolina road games.
-- Five of last seven Islander games stayed under the total; five of last six San Jose games went over.

Series records
-- Senators won four of last five games with Buffalo.
-- Lightning lost its last three games with Washington.
-- Devils lost three of last four games with Columbus.
-- Kings lost their last four games with Montreal.
-- Detroit won four of its last six games with Florida.
-- Rangers won last three games with Nashville, allowing one goal.
-- Blues won four of their last five games with Winnipeg.
-- Blackhawks won six of last seven games with Dallas.
-- Coyotes won four of last five visits to Colorado.
-- Bruins won last three games with Calgary, outscoring them 17-1.
-- Carolina won its last two games with Edmonton, 7-1/5-3.
-- Islanders lost their last five games with San Jose.

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NCAAB

Tuesday, December 10

First game in eight days for Florida squad that gets Wilbekin/Hill back to handle ball; they've lost two of three vs top 100 teams, winning by point over Florida State at home- their losses are by total of 7 points, Kansas lost two of last three games, with all three decided by 4 or less points- they lost by 3 at Colorado Saturday, in first true road game of season.

First true road game for Green Bay team that beat Virginia at home after winning two of three in Alaska, losing to Harvard by 12- their other loss was to Wisconsin by 3. Eastern Michigan lost last three games, by 18-12-5 points, all to top 100 teams; best team Eagles beat was Cleveland State (#139). MAC home underdogs are 5-5 against the spread.

Xavier snapped 3-game skid with OT home win over Bowling Green on Saturday; Musketeers are turning ball over 20.1% of time, making 60.1% on foul line- they're 1-3 vs teams in top 160, beating #34 Tennessee by 4 at home. Evansville is 3rd-least experienced team in US; they lost three in row on road, by 31-22-2 points. Big East home favorites are 16-10.

Indiana is 7-0 vs teams outside top 100, with six wins by 16+; they're turningball over 20.6% of time, making just 28.8% from arc; Hoosiers have game with Notre Dame on deck this weekend. Oakland is 0-5 vs top 100 teams, with three losses by 16+ points- they pounded Ohio U by 17 at home in last game- they've got transfers from bigger schools, shouldn't be awed by surroundings, having already played UNC/UCLA.

Quick turnaround for 8-1 Illini squad that waxed Auburn in Atlanta on Sunday; Illinois have trip to play Oregon over weekend, figure to be bit flat here, vs Dartmouth that lost by 7-16 to No Illinois/Fort Wayne on first two games of midwest swing. Big Green lost by 10-16 in only two top 200 games- this is big step up in class. Ivy road underdogs: 7-8.

Gonzaga beat West Virginia last two years by 23-34 points; Zags were up 45-18 at half in LY's game in Spokane- this is their first true game on road-- they split pair of neutral games on Maui. WVU is 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 5-7-9 points- they're making 44% from arc, protecting ball better than LY. Zags make 46.4% from arc, have #2 eFG% in US.

8-0 Boise State won by 13 at Creighton, lost by 4 at Michigan State LY, they're an experienced team thats played easy schedule so far, beating Utah by hoop at home in toughest game so far. Kentucky is grabbing 46% of its missed shots- they're 1-2 vs top 100 teams, with only win by 14 vs Providence in NYC. Wildcats' next game is at UNC on Saturday.

Cal lost three of last four games, losing by 7 at UCSB last game; Bears are 2-0 vs teams outside top 200, winning by 19-28 points. Nevada lost by 21-13 points in two Vegas games vs top 100 teams; Wolf Pack aren't playing good defense, allowing 56.3% shooting inside arc. Nevada is 3-1 on road, but #146 was best of four foes. MW road underdogs are 9-7.

Fort Wayne is 5-4 vs D-I teams, with 57-55 loss at Illinois impressive score for Summit team; Mastadons turn ball over 21.1% of time- they are 2-4 on road, losing by 1-1-2-7 points. Bradley lost four of last five games; they're 0-4 vs teams ranked higher than #279. Braves are making 26.8% from arc, turning ball over 19.9% of time. Summit AUs: 10-13.

South Dakota State misses departed star Wolters (in NBA); they're 2-6 vs D-I teams, losing by 19-32 points to UCSB/Stanfoird last week- they lost 88-64 here LY (48-24 at half). Minnesota is 4-0 vs teams outside top 200, winning by 15-22-10-19 points; they're forcing turnovers 21% of time. Summit League road underdogs are 10-13 against the spread.

South Dakota was outscored 5-0 over last 1:42 of 67-66 OT home loss in last game, to #106 Wyoming, best team they've played so far. USD is 2-5 vs D-I teams, beating #259 Utah Valley in only home game, so this is big step up. Kansas State beat Coyotes 70-50 here LY but was -4 in turnovers. Wildcats are 3-0 vs teams outside top 200 (Ws by 14-13-33).

Utah beat Idaho State by 11-12 points last two years, holding Bengals to 17 second half points LY after trailing by 7 at half; Utes have played 3rd easiest schedule in US so far, losing by hoop at Boise State, only good team they've played. Utah is making 63.2% inside arc, best % in nation- they've got rivalry game with BYU coming up in next game Saturday.

Ark-Little Rock is playing first D-I game in 11 days after this game was postponed Saturday; Trojans were 24-40 from line LY in 72-65 win at home vs Tulsa (16-24 on line) LY. UALR is 1-4 vs tough schedule thus far, but they lost to 3251 North Florida, a red flag. Tulsa is 2-5 vs D-I teams with a win over #63 Indiana State in Alaska, but they're 1-3 vs teams ranked outside top 100.

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Alex Smart

Added

NBA
Boston+2.5

NHL-
Boston in reg +105
Tampa Bay/Washington under 5.5 -130

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Power play wins

OKC

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Maddux Sports

Timberwolves +1

Evansville +11.5