5-12-14

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Game of the Day: Bruins at Canadiens

Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens (+118, 5)

The Boston Bruins silenced the Bell Centre and turned the tide with an overtime triumph in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference second-round series. After posting a 4-2 victory on Saturday, the Presidents' Trophy-winning Bruins look to close out the series in Montreal as they face the Canadiens in a pivotal Game 6 showdown on Monday. Reilly Smith and Jarome Iginla scored power-play goals 32 seconds apart early in the second period as Boston moved within one victory of gaining a berth in the conference final for the third time in four seasons.

"Our power play was due," Bruins coach Claude Julien said matter-of-factly. Boston had failed on its first 10 opportunities with the man advantage in the series and 39 consecutive chances on the power play versus Montreal in the postseason dating to Game 2 of the 2009 first-round series. Tomas Plekanec assisted on Brendan Gallagher's goal on Saturday, but also committed three minor penalties - with the last two resulting in power-play goals for Boston.

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, RDS

LINE HISTORY: The Canadiens opened as +120 home dogs, but have been bet down to +118. The total opened at 5.

INJURY REPORT: Bruins: C Chris Kelly (Out indefinitely, back), D Dennis Seidenberg (Out indefinitely, knee). Canadiens C Alex Galchenyuk (Questionable, knee).

ABOUT THE BRUINS: While his team was cooling off the Canadiens, cameras spotted enforcer Shawn Thornton squirting a water bottle at Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban as play was in progress late in Saturday's contest. TSN reported the league's hockey operations and safety division will discuss a potential fine for Thornton. Tuukka Rask has done his best to throw water on the Canadiens' offense, following his 33-save shutout in Game 4 by stopping 29 shots on Saturday.

ABOUT THE CANADIENS: Three years ago, Montreal found itself facing elimination heading back to the Bell Centre to host Boston in a pivotal Game 6 clash. Captain Brian Gionta scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and Carey Price turned aside 31 shots as the Canadiens skated to a 2-1 victory. Montreal would love for a breakthrough from Gionta, who has been held off the scoresheet in each of the last four games and has just one assist in the series.

TRENDS:

* Under is 4-1-1 in the last six meetings in Montreal.
* Bruins are 11-3 in their last 14 Conference Semifinals games.
* Canadiens are 4-1 in their last five home games.
* Over is 5-1-1 in Bruins last seven overall.

COVERS CONSENSUS: 51 percent of wagers in the Covers Consensus are on the Bruins.

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Today's MLB Picks

Washington at Arizona

The Nationals head to Arizona tonight to open their series with the Diamondbacks and come into the contest with a 5-0 record in Jordan Zimmermann's last 5 starts as a road favorite of -110 to -150. Washington is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Nationals favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Washington (-120). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, MAY 12 Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 901-902: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (8:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Wood) 14.211; St. Louis (Lyons) 15.203 Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 9 Vegas Line: St. Louis (-170); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-170); Over

Game 903-904: Washington at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Zimmermann) 16.102; Arizona (Collmenter) 14.779 Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 7 1/2 Vegas Line: Washington (-120); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Washington (-120); Under

Game 905-906: Miami at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Koehler) 16.052; LA Dodgers (Haren) 15.190 Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 6 Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-165); 7 Dunkel Pick: Miami (+145); Under

Game 907-908: Atlanta at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Floyd) 15.825; San Francisco (Lincecum) 14.656 Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1; 7 1/2 Vegas Line: San Francisco (-115); 7 Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-105); Over

Game 909-910: LA Angels at Toronto (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Wilson) 14.687; Toronto (Buehlre) 16.177 Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Toronto (-115); 9 Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-115); Under

Game 911-912: Detroit at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Porcello) 14.934; Baltimore (Norris) 15.816 Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 9 1/2 Vegas Line: Detroit (-115); 9 Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-105); Over

Game 913-914: Texas at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Lewis) 15.580; Houston (Peacock) 14.005 Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Texas (-135); 9 Dunkel Pick: Texas (-135); Under

Game 915-916: Chicago White Sox at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Danks) 15.527; Oakland (Chavez) 14.441 Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 9 Vegas Line: Oakland (-190); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+165); Over

Game 917-918: Tampa Bay at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Ramos) 15.341; Seattle (Hernandez) 14.442 Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 5 1/2 Vegas Line: Seattle (-165); 7 Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+145); Under

Game 919-920: NY Mets at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Colon) 14.859; NY Yankees (Kuroda) 14.305 Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-160); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+140); Over

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Today's NBA Picks

San Antonio at Portland

The Spurs look to follow up their 118-103 win over Portland in Game 3 and finish the sweep tonight against a Blazers team that is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games after allowing 100 points or more in the previous game. San Antonio is the pick (-3 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Spurs favored by 8. Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (-3 1/2). Here are all of today's playoff picks.

MONDAY, MAY 12 Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 729-730: Miami at Brooklyn (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami 124.965; Brooklyn 126.347 Dunkel Line & Total: Brooklyn by 1 1/2; 191 Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 2 1/2; 187 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Brooklyn (+2 1/2); Over

Game 731-732: San Antonio at Portland (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 129.699; Portland 121.501 Dunkel Line & Total: San Antonio by 8; 206 Vegas Line & Total: San Antonio by 3 1/2; 211 Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (-3 1/2); Under

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Today's NHL Picks

Los Angeles at Anaheim

The Kings head back to Anaheim for Game 5 tonight and come into the contest with a 4-0 record in their last 4 road games. Los Angeles is the pick (+110) according to Dunkel, which has the Kings favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+110). Here are all of today's playoff picks.

MONDAY, MAY 12 Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST

Game 67-68: Boston at Montreal (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boston 12.844; Montreal 11.359 Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 4 Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-130); 5 Dunkel Pick: Boston (-130); Under

Game 69-70: Los Angeles at Anaheim (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 13.102; Anaheim 12.099 Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-130); 5 Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+110); Over

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CHASE DIAMOND

Los Angeles Angels vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays-105

This game features the 19-17 Angels at the 18-20 Jays. We got smacked hard yesterday backing the Blue Jays as they got blow out. But today we are backing the hottest pitcher in the American League Mark Buehrle he is 6-1 with a 1.91 ERA and seems to have his stuff back. Toronto needs this game having lost 3 straight this team will be playing balls to the wall tonight. Take the Jays to win straight for little to no juice for 10* play.

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StatFox Super Situations™ – FoxSheets

MLB | LA ANGELS at TORONTO
Play Against – Any team (TORONTO) with a starting pitcher whose gives up 0.5 or less HR’s/start, after a game where the bullpen was rocked for 5 or more earned runs
166-113 over the last 5 seasons. ( 59.5% | 60.2 units )
5-4 this year. ( 55.6% | 0.9 units )

StatFox Situational Power Trends™ – FoxSheets

MLB | CHI WHITE SOX at OAKLAND
OAKLAND is 37-14 (+23.3 Units) against the money line after 3 straight games without giving up a stolen base over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was: OAKLAND (5.3) , OPPONENT (3.7)

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StatFox Super Situations™ – FoxSheets

NBA | SAN ANTONIO at PORTLAND
Play Under – Any team after 2 or more consecutive overs against opponent after 5 or more consecutive overs
68-32 over the last 5 seasons. ( 68.0% | 32.8 units )
19-13 this year. ( 59.4% | 4.7 units )

NBA | SAN ANTONIO at PORTLAND
Play On – Any team vs the money line (SAN ANTONIO) average defensive team (92-98 PPG) against a horrible defensive team (>=102 PPG), after scoring 105 points or more
188-75 over the last 5 seasons. ( 71.5% | 66.0 units )
30-14 this year. ( 68.2% | 6.3 units )

NBA | SAN ANTONIO at PORTLAND
Play Under – Road teams where the first half total is greater than 100 excellent shooting team (>=47.5%) against an average shooting team (43.5-45.5%) after 42+ games
110-59 since 1997. ( 65.1% | 45.1 units )
13-4 this year. ( 76.5% | 8.6 units )

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NBA

Monday, May 12

All three Miami-Brooklyn games were within three points at half; Nets are 5-2 vs Miami this season, 3-0 here- they made 15-25 from arc in its Game 3 win. Nets were 18-48 from arc in first two games. Brooklyn is 26-19 vs spread at home this year. Saturday's loss was first for Miami in its seven playoff games; they're 21-21 vs spread on road. Six of last ten series games went under total, five of last seven Miami games went over.

Spurs led first three games of series 65-39/70-51/60-40 at half; Portland has to be competitive before they can even win a game. Aldridge was just 15-46 from floor last two games; Blazers are -20 in turnovers so far in series. Spurs lost seven of last ten visits to Rip City, but they've won last four games with Portland overall, and figure to get lot of rest for old roster, with win here, since Clippers-Thunder look like they're going 7.

Over is 40-24 in playoffs this season, 9-5 in this round.
Favorites are 22-42 in playoffs this season, 6-8 in this round.

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NHL

Monday, May 12

Team that scored first won all five Boston-Montreal games. Bruins won three of last four in series, after losing opener. Canadiens scored four goals in both series wins, a total of five goals in three series losses. Teams split last four games played here. Four of six goals in Game 5 came on power play. Bruins are 2-12 on power play in series, scoring their first two PP goals 0:32 apart in second period Saturday. Over is 6-1-2 in Montreal's playoff games. Canadiens are 6-3 in playoffs this spring, 3-1 at home. Boston is 29-16 on road this season.

Visitor won all four LA-Anaheim games, and last seven games overall in this rivalry. Ducks are 5-0 in Staples this year, after losing previous five visits here. Ducks went into shell after taking 2-0 lead Saturday; they had zero shots on goal in second period, were outshot 19-3 in last two periods, but goalie Gibson stoned LA in his first playoff start. Over is 5-3-3 in last 11 Duck games, under is 6-1-3 in last ten series games, but 2-3-2 in Ducks' last seven games overall. League-wide, over is 37-19-12 in the playoffs, 8-7-5 in this round.

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Mike Anthony

NBA Playoffs Game of the Year on the BROOKLYN NETS +2.5

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FantasySportsGametime

MONDAY
NBA BASKETBALL

1000* Play Brooklyn +2.5 over Miami (NBA TOP PLAY)
8:00 PM EST

Miami has lost 27 of the last 47 games against the spread coming off an OVER the total in their last game and they have lost 5 of the last 7 games against the spread coming off a road loss by ten points or more.Miami has lost 4 of the last 5 games against the spread coming off three games with eleven or less turnovers and they have lost four of the last six games against the spread vs. Brooklyn on the road.

50* Play San Antonio -3.5 over Portland (NBA BONUS PLAY)

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NHL HOCKEY


50* Play Montreal +120 over Boston (NHL BONUS PLAY)
50* Play Anaheim -130 over Los Angeles (NHL BONUS PLAY)

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MLB Baseball

1000* Play Oakland -175 over Chicago White Sox (MLB TOP PLAY)

Oakland has won 75 of the last 131 games vs. left-handed starting pitchers and they have won 53 of the last 91 games vs. AL Central Division Opponents.Oakland has won 28 of the last 44 games when playing on a Monday and they have won 51 of the last 71 games when playing as a favorite of -150 or higher.

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50* Play Seattle -150 over Tampa Bay (MLB BONUS PLAY)
50* Play NY Yankees -140 over NY Mets (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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XpertPicks

MONDAY

• Play San Antonio -3.5 over Portland (NBA)---RISK 10% OF YOUR BANKROLL
  10:30 PM EST

Portland has lost 18 of the last 27 games against the spread vs. Southwest Division Opponents and they have lost 55 of the last 93 games against the spread coming off an OVER the total in their last game.Portland has lost 25 of the last 39 games against the spread after allowing 105 points or more in their last game and they are allowing an average of 113 points in playoff games this season.

• Play Brooklyn +2.5 over Miami (TOP NBA PLAY)---RISK 3% OF BANKROLL

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NHL HOCKEY

• Play Montreal +120 over Boston (TOP NHL PLAY)---RISK 3% OF BANKROLL
• Play Anaheim -130 over Los Angeles (TOP NHL PLAY)---RISK 3% OF BANKROLL

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XpertPicks

MONDAY BASEBALL

• Play Los Angeles Angels +100 over Toronto----Top Play (Risk 8% of your Bankroll)
  7:00 PM EST

CJ Wilson has won 45 of the last 71 games when the total posted is between 8.5 and 10 runs and he has won 48 of the last 81 road games. CJ Wilson has won 47 of the last 74 games when pitching in the 1^st half of the season and he has won 12 of the last 17 games when pitching on a Monday.

• Play Arizona +110 over Washington----Top Play (Risk 8% of your Bankroll)
  9:40 PM EST

Josh Collmenter has won 5 of the last 6 games when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs and he has won 5 of the last 6 home games when pitching as an underdog of +100 or higher. Josh Collmenter has won 17 of the last 28 night games and he has won 4 of the last 5 games when pitching in the month of May.