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Early Saturday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: VCU + 12 1/2
Early Saturday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: VCU + 12 1/2
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#1 Sports
Early Saturday's Free Selection: Butler Bulldogs - 25 1/2Comment
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Huddle Up Sports
Free Play: Indiana +10Comment
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Hawkeye Sports
Early Saturday's Free Pick: Western Michigan - 5 1/2Comment
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Golden Dragon Sports
Free Pick Marquette +6Comment
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Arthur Ralph Sports
FREE play: SAT Utah Jazz + 3Comment
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Platinum Plays
Free Pick: Free Early Pick the Oklahoma St Cowboys +6½ over Wichita StComment
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The Vegas Steam Line
Your free winner for Saturday: Take WYOMING -10 over PacificComment
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High Stakes Syndicate
Free Selection for Early Saturday: Akron Zips - 3Comment
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Sharp Bettor
Sharp Bettor FREE Play for Saturday, December 9, 2017
12/09 07:05 PM NBA (719) HOUSTON ROCKETS VS (720) PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS
Take : ROCKETSComment
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Roz Wins
Roz's Saturdday, Decmeber 9, 2017, Free Pick
12/09 11:00 AM CB (751) INDIANA VS (752) LOUISVILLE
Take : LouisvilleComment
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When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 9, 2017
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Matchup Edge
NYI Edge in: BOS
Offense
Defense
Power Play
Penalty Kill
Face Offs
Discipline
Goaltending
Preview: Islanders at Bruins
The New York Islanders will try to avoid a season-worst third consecutive defeat when they visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday night in the finale of a four-game road trip. New York is coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh that left head coach Doug Weight dealing with mixed emotions.
“It was a really good game, a really good point for us to get,” Weight said after watching his team erase a two-goal deficit in the third period. “And I’m still really (expletive) off about it.” A major reason for Weight's ire is New York's ineffiency on special teams, which has been burned for two power-play goals in each of the past four games. The resurgent Bruins beat up on their favorite punching bag Thursday, rolling to a 6-1 rout of Arizona for their 12 consecutive win against the Coyotes. Boston has followed a four-game slide with a 7-2-0 run, allowing a total of 10 goals in the seven victories.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, MSG-Plus2 (New York), NESN (Boston)
ABOUT THE ISLANDERS (16-9-3): Not surprisingly, New York's 30th-ranked penalty kill was the focal point at Friday's practice after Pittsburgh converted on both chances with the man advantage -- the sixth straight game in which the Islanders have yielded at least one power-play tally. “We’re together as a coaching staff and a team and we’re going to find a way to kill one off,” Weight said after Thursday's game. “Sometimes you have to just learn it all over again.” Jordan Eberle scored his 12th goal Thursday -- all coming in the past 18 games.
ABOUT THE BRUINS (13-9-4): If Boston needed any reason to see why David Backes served as a longtime captain in St. Louis, the veteran forward provided another example in his fourth game back from abdominal surgery that was expected to sideline him a month longer. Backes, in his second season with the Bruins, scored his first two goals of the season to ignite the win over Arizona. “He’s a commanding presence," forward Brad Marchand said. “He's stepped up all over the place – in the room, on the ice, and on the bench. He’s a big void when he’s not playing."
OVERTIME
1. New York won both matchups in Boston last season, outscoring the Bruins 8-2.
2. Bruins F David Pastrnak has four goals and four assists during a seven-game point streak.
3. Islanders F Mathew Barzal, who leads all rookies with 27 points, has assisted on eight of Eberle's 12 tallies.
PREDICTION: Islanders 4, Bruins 3Comment
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Trends - NY Islanders at Boston
W/L Trends
NY Islanders
Islanders are 8-0 in their last 8 Saturday games.
Islanders are 11-2 in their last 13 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Islanders are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. Atlantic.
Islanders are 11-5 in their last 16 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.
Islanders are 13-6 in their last 19 vs. Eastern Conference.
Boston
Bruins are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
Bruins are 4-1 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Bruins are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Bruins are 7-2 in their last 9 overall.
Bruins are 16-5 in their last 21 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Bruins are 60-29 in their last 89 Saturday games.
Bruins are 4-11 in their last 15 games following a win.
Bruins are 4-14 in their last 18 games playing on 1 days rest.
Bruins are 1-4 in their last 5 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
OU Trends
NY Islanders
Over is 4-0 in Islanders last 4 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Over is 4-0 in Islanders last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Over is 7-1 in Islanders last 8 games playing on 1 days rest.
Over is 7-1 in Islanders last 8 vs. Atlantic.
Over is 6-1-1 in Islanders last 8 road games.
Under is 4-1 in Islanders last 5 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation.
Over is 4-1 in Islanders last 5 Saturday games.
Over is 16-5-1 in Islanders last 22 vs. Eastern Conference.
Over is 19-7-1 in Islanders last 27 overall.
Over is 34-16-3 in Islanders last 53 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Boston
Over is 5-0 in Bruins last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Under is 5-1 in Bruins last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.
Under is 19-6-2 in Bruins last 27 vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 5-2 in Bruins last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
Under is 7-3-1 in Bruins last 11 vs. Metropolitan.
Under is 35-17-6 in Bruins last 58 Saturday games.
Head to Head
Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Boston.
Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Islanders are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Boston.
Islanders are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings.
Road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.Comment
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When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 9, 2017
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Matchup Edge
EDM Edge in: MON
Offense
Defense
Power Play
Penalty Kill
Face Offs
Discipline
Goaltending
Preview: Oilers at Canadiens
The Edmonton Oilers have been among the league's biggest underachievers this season but they will kick off a three-game road trip at a venue where they have had surprising success of late. Coming off yet another disappointing performance at home, Edmonton attempts to generate some momentum when it visits the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
The Oilers own the second-worst record in the Western Conference and are a dreadful 5-9-0 on home ice, but they have won five of their last six visits to Montreal. Edmonton also has won three of its past four on the road, including a 7-5 victory Saturday at Calgary, which knocked off the Canadiens in overtime on Thursday night. The 3-2 setback to the Flames was the second loss in a row following a five-game winning streak for Montreal, which will receive the expected return of Jonathan Drouin to the lineup. Drouin, who has centered the team's top line, missed the past four games due to injury and illness.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, Sportsnet, TVAS
ABOUT THE OILERS (11-15-2): Forward Nathan Walker and defenseman Jeff Davidson, recent waiver-wire acquisitions, are expected to join the lineup on the road trip to provide "some new energy," Edmonton defenseman Oscar Klefbom said. Davidson, traded by the Oilers to Montreal at last season's trade deadline, is especially eager to face the team that waived him a week ago. "I think that I have something to prove, maybe a little bit, but I'm excited to get into a game first and foremost," Davidson said after Friday's practice.
ABOUT THE CANADIENS (13-13-4): Drouin, in his first season with Montreal, had two goals and two assists during a three-game point streak prior to the injury, which was followed by a bout with the flu that he said caused him to lose six pounds. Drouin went through a full practice Friday and skated on a slightly reconfigured unit with Andrew Shaw joining him and regular linemate Alex Galchenyuk. The Montreal Gazette noted a reason for the change could be Drouin's 40.8 faceoff percentage, compared to Shaw's 54.8.
OVERTIME
1. Canadiens G Carey Price will make his eighth consecutive start since returning from injury.
2. Oilers captain Connor McDavid has two assists in four games against Montreal.
3. Canadiens F Daniel Carr has six points in four games since he was summoned from Laval of the American Hockey League.
PREDICTION: Canadiens 4, Oilers 2
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Trends - Edmonton at Montreal
W/L Trends
Edmonton
Oilers are 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Oilers are 5-2 in their last 7 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Oilers are 38-83 in their last 121 Saturday games.
Oilers are 6-15 in their last 21 vs. Eastern Conference.
Oilers are 5-16 in their last 21 games playing on 2 days rest.
Oilers are 2-9 in their last 11 vs. a team with a losing record.
Montreal
Canadiens are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Canadiens are 5-1 in their last 6 Saturday games.
Canadiens are 6-2 in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Canadiens are 5-2 in their last 7 overall.
Canadiens are 21-43 in their last 64 vs. Western Conference.
Canadiens are 4-10 in their last 14 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Canadiens are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. Pacific.
OU Trends
Edmonton
Over is 4-0 in Oilers last 4 Saturday games.
Over is 5-1 in Oilers last 6 road games.
Over is 4-1 in Oilers last 5 overall.
Over is 4-1 in Oilers last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.
Over is 7-2-1 in Oilers last 10 vs. Atlantic.
Over is 5-2-1 in Oilers last 8 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Under is 7-3 in Oilers last 10 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Under is 11-5-1 in Oilers last 17 games playing on 2 days rest.
Montreal
Under is 6-2-1 in Canadiens last 9 games playing on 1 days rest.
Under is 6-2 in Canadiens last 8 vs. Western Conference.
Under is 6-2 in Canadiens last 8 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Under is 11-4-1 in Canadiens last 16 overall.
Under is 8-3-1 in Canadiens last 12 home games.
Over is 5-2-1 in Canadiens last 8 Saturday games.
Head to Head
Oilers are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Montreal.
Over is 10-3-2 in the last 15 meetings in Montreal.
Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Oilers are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
Road team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.Comment
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