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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, April 17

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WASHINGTON (49-26-0-9, 107 pts.) at COLUMBUS (47-30-0-7, 101 pts.) - 4/17/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 24-11 ATS (+11.1 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 50-35 ATS (+5.1 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 19-13 ATS (+5.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 51-36 ATS (+92.7 Units) in road games in April games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 245-243 ATS (+510.5 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 19-8 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 23-11 ATS (+8.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WASHINGTON is 26-17 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-6 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 9-6-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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WINNIPEG (54-21-0-10, 118 pts.) at MINNESOTA (46-28-0-11, 103 pts.) - 4/17/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 18-7 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 54-32 ATS (+10.7 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 10-1 ATS (+8.8 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 28-21 ATS (+55.6 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 36-22 ATS (+13.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 27-13 ATS (+9.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WINNIPEG is 52-40 ATS (+11.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 17-10 ATS (+31.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 73-77 ATS (-15.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-20 ATS (+41.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 10-7 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 10-7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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VEGAS (54-24-0-7, 115 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (45-32-0-8, 98 pts.) - 4/17/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 55-31 ATS (+17.7 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 23-9 ATS (+11.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
VEGAS is 28-15 ATS (+12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 84-84 ATS (-14.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-14 ATS (-17.5 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 43-49 ATS (-31.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-19 ATS (+33.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
LOS ANGELES is 16-28 ATS (-21.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 5-2 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 5-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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Tuesday's NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Betting Preview and Odds

The Vegas Golden Knights look to win their first playoff series in franchise history Tuesday. The Knights hold a 3-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Kings and look to convert the sweep tonight.

Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets (-135, 5.5)

Jackets lead series 2-0.

The Washington Capitals are watching history repeat itself in the postseason, victimized by an opponent that is enjoying its first taste of playoff success. After rallying for a pair of overtime victories in Washington, the Columbus Blue Jackets can put a stranglehold on their Eastern Conference first-round series when they host the Capitals in Game 3 of the best-of-seven set on Tuesday night.

ABOUT THE CAPITALS (49-26-8-1, 48-34 O/U): Washington now is in the position of hoping to avoid another early playoff exit -- it has lost in the second round in each of the past three seasons but did push Pittsburgh to seven games a year ago after also dropping the first two at home. Washington learned Monday that forward Andre Burakovsky will miss at least the next two games after sustaining an upper-body injury and he will be replaced by Jakub Vrana, who was a healthy scratch Tuesday after collecting an assist in the series opener. Trotz said he has made his decision on his starting goaltender in Game 3 but would not disclose if he is going back to Braden Holtby after he replaced Philipp Grubauer in the third period of Sunday's loss.

ABOUT THE BLUE JACKETS (47-30-3-4, 43-41 O/U): Columbus has never led, much less won, a postseason series but became only the fifth team in history to erase multiple-goal deficits in the opening two games of a playoff series. Matt Calvert delivered the deciding tally in overtime Sunday, but Cam Atkinson netted two goals to rally Columbus from a pair of two-goal deficits and continue a late-season binge that has seen him score 13 times over his last 13 games. Two-time Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky entered the series with a ghastly 3-10 postseason record but he has been immense in the first two games, setting a franchise record with 54 saves, including 21 in the third period, in Sunday's victory.

SERIES PRICE (PER SPORTS INTERACTION):



LINE HISTORY: The Blue Jackets opened as -115 favorites and have moved up to -135 as of Tuesday morning. This line move is despite 54 percdent of the Covers Consensus action being on the underdog Capitals. The total hit betting boards at 5.5 and has yet to move.

INJURY REPORT:

Capitals - C Travis Boyd (Questionable, Illness), LW Andre Burakovsky (Out, Upper Body).

Blue Jackets - C Alexander Wennberg (Questionable, Upper Body), LW Lukas Sedlak (Out Indefinitely, Head).

MATCHUP CHART:



TRENDS:

* Capitals are 5-0 in their last 5 road games.
* Blue Jackets are 11-1 in their last 12 vs. Eastern Conference.
* Over is 5-0 in Capitals last 5 overall.
* Over is 6-0 in Blue Jackets last 6 vs. Metropolitan.
* Over is 9-2-1 in the last 12 meetings in Columbus.




Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild (-110, 5.5)

Jets lead series 2-1.

The Minnesota Wild aim to draw even in their first-round playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday at home, bolstered by a resounding 6-2 triumph in Sunday’s Game 3 to pull within two games to one. Outplayed in two losses at Winnipeg and facing a must-win situation in Game 3, Zach Parise scored for the third consecutive game and, after goaltender Devan Dubnyk held off the Jets through most of the second period, the Wild broke it open with three goals in 3:43.

ABOUT THE JETS (54-21-8-2, 42-41 O/U): Clearly the Jets still hold the upper-hand in the series but face the prospect of playing the pivotal Game 4 without Myers, a standout defenseman with two goals in the series who left with a leg injury in the second period. Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice did not offer an update after Monday’s practice on Myers, who has three points in the series while helping the Jets defense provide a spark in the first two games. Captain Blake Wheeler scored a power-play goal to give Winnipeg a short-lived 1-0 lead, but the NHL co-leader in assists in the regular season is a minus-3 in the series.

ABOUT THE WILD (46-28-8-3, 42-39 O/U): The Wild took it to the Jets from the beginning with a physical brand of play Minnesota lacked in the opening two games, and Winnipeg - which did not make it to town until Sunday morning due to a blizzard - mustered no response after Tyler Myers pulled the Jets within 3-2 in the second period. The heroes were plenty in Game 3 but a pair of rookies - defenseman Nick Seeler (two assists and strong play on the penalty kill) and forward Jordan Greenway (first career goal) - helped set the tone in the decisive second period. Captain Mikko Koivu notched a pair of assists to give him four in the series, while fellow forward Mikael Granlund rebounded from a quiet opening two games with a goal and an assist. Dubnyk, who was pounded by 84 shots in the opening two games, denied several high-quality chances while the game was close and finished with 29 saves.

SERIES PRICE (PER SPORTS INTERACTION):



LINE HISTORY: This pivotal Game 4 opened as a Pick 'Em and has yet to move off that number. With 61 percent of the Covers Consensus action on the home Wild we could see a move in their direction before puck drop. The total hit betting boards at 5.5 and has yet to move.

INJURY REPORT:

Jets - C Mathieu Perreault (Questionable, Shoulder), D Toby Enstrom (Questionable, Lower Body), D Dmitry Kulikov (Late April, Back), LW Matt Hendricks (Questionable, Lower Body), D Tyler Myers (Doubtful, Lower Body).

Wild - D Gustav Olofsson (Questionable, Upper Body), D Ryan Suter (Out For Season, Ankle), C Luke Kunin (Out For Season, Knee).

MATCHUP CHART:



TRENDS:

* Jets are 8-1 in their last 9 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Wild are 0-5 in their last 5 games following a win.
* Over is 4-1 in Jets last 5 road games.
* Under is 5-1 in Wild last 6 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
* Home team is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.




Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings (-125, 5)

Golden Knights lead series 3-0.

Only four teams in NHL history have rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series and one of them is the Los Angeles Kings, who came back from the dead against San Jose in 2014 en route to winning the Stanley Cup. The Kings find themselves in that situation again as they try to fight off elimination against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.

ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (54-24-4-3, 42-40 O/U): There were questions of whether the Golden Knights could deal with postseason pressure or thrive away from raucous T-Mobile Arena but they are on the verge of becoming the first team to advance to the next round. Tied at 1-1 late in the third period, Vegas scored twice in a 21-second span, getting the tiebreaking tally from James Neal and an insurance goal from William Karlsson, who led the team with 43 during the regular season. Neal has reached 20 goals in each of his 11 seasons and is a proven playoff performer with 14 tallies in 42 postseason games over the previous three seasons with Nashville. Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury has turned aside 96 of 99 shots in the series.

ABOUT THE KINGS (45-31-8-1, 37-45 O/U): After allowing three third-period goals to the expansion Golden Knights in Sunday's 3-2 defeat, Los Angeles is more concerned with sending the Western Conference first-round series back to Las Vegas than it is preoccupied with duplicating the comeback of four years ago. Los Angeles allowed the fewest goals in the league during the regular season but a lack of offense is proving to be its downfall -- the Kings have won one of eight playoff games since hoisting the Cup and are 1-6 in those decided by one goal.

SERIES PRICE (PER SPORTS INTERACTION):



LINE HISTORY: The Kings opened as -130 home favorites with their backs against the wall Tuesday night. Despite fairly split action on Covers Consensus the moneyline has dropped slightly to -125. The total opened at 4.5 and has been bumped up slightly to 5.

INJURY REPORT:

Golden Knights - D Luca Sbisa (Questionable, Hand), D Clayton Stoner (Out Indefinitely, Abdominal).

Kings - D Derek Forbort (Out Indefinitely, Lower Body).

MATCHUP CHART:



TRENDS:

* Golden Knights are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Kings are 0-5 in their last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Under is 4-0-1 in Golden Knights last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
* Under is 7-0-1 in Kings last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Under is 5-0-2 in the last 7 meetings.

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MLB

Tuesday, April 17

National League
Rockies (10-8) @ Pirates (11-5)
Bettis is 2-0, 2.04 in three starts this year (under 2-1). 5-inning record: 3-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Williams is 3-0, 1.56 in his first three ’18 starts (under 2-1). 5-inning record: 3-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Colorado won five of its last six games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Pirates won five of their last eight games; over is 9-5 in their last 14 games.

Nationals (8-9) @ Mets (12-3)
Gonzalez is 1-1, 2.76 in three starts this year (under 2-1). 5-inning record: 2-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Wheeler allowed one run in seven IP (83 PT) in his first ’18 start, a 4-1 win in Miami. 5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1

Washington lost four of its last six games; five of their last eight games stayed under. Mets won 10 of their last 12 games; under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

Phillies (9-6) @ Braves (9-6)
Pivetta is 1-0, 1.42 in his last two starts (under 2-0-1). 5-inning record: 2-0-1) Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Foltynewicz is 1-1, 4.02 in three starts this season (under 1-0-2). 5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Phillies won six of their last seven games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Atlanta is 5-2 at home this season; seven of their last eight games stayed under.

Reds (3-13) @ Brewers (8-9)
Romano is 0-1, 6.46 in his first three ’18 starts (over 3-0). 5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-3

Guerra allowed one run in 5.1 IP (86 PT) in his first ’18 start, a 3-2 win in St Louis. 5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Reds lost eight of their last eight games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Milwaukee is 5-7 in its last 12 games, is 2-6 at home; under is 4-1-1 in their last six home games.

Cardinals (9-7) @ Cubs (7-7)
Wainwright is 0-2, 5.06 in his first two ’18 starts (under 2-0). 5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Chatwood is 0-2, 4.91 in two starts this season (over 1-1). 5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

St Louis won its last four games; four of their last five games stayed under. Cubs are 2-3 at home this season; under is 8-3-1 in their last dozen games.

Dodgers (5-9) @ Padres (7-10)
Wood is 0-2, 5.09 in three starts this year (under 2-1). 5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3

Mitchell is 0-2, 5.27 in three starts this year (under 2-1). 5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3

Dodgers lost seven of their last 11 games; their last five games went over. Padres won five of their last eight games; nine of their last 13 games stayed under.

Giants (6-9) @ Diamondbacks (11-4)
Cueto is 1-0, 0.69 in two starts, but hasn’t pitched in 13 days (over 1-1). 5-inning record: 1-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Corbin is 2-0, 2.50 in three starts this year (over 2-1). 5-inning record: 3-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Giants lost four of their last five games; four of their last six games went over. Arizona won five of its last seven game; they’re 5-1 at home. D’backs’ last five games went over.


American League
Orioles (5-11) @ Tigers (4-9)
Cashner is 1-0, 0.69 in his last two starts (under 3-0). 5-inning record: 1-0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Liriano is 1-1, 2.13 in his first two ’18 starts (under 2-0). 5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Orioles lost five of their last six games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six road games. Detroit lost its last five games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Royals (3-10) @ Blue Jays (9-5)
Skoglund allowed five runs in 4.2 IP (84 PT) in his first ’18 start, an 8-3 loss to Seattle. 5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1

Duffy is 0-2, 6.00 in his first three ’18 starts (under 2-1). 5-inning record: 0-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1-1

Garcia is 1-0, 3.18 in his first two ’18 starts (over 1-1). 5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2

Happ 2-1, 4.50 in his first three starts (under 2-1). 5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Royals lost their last five games; under is 9-2-1 in their last 12 games. Blue Jays won four of their last five games; four of their last six games stayed under the total.

Indians (8-6) vs Twins (7-4) (@ Puerto Rico)
Kluber is 1-1, 1.57 in his first three starts (under 3-0). 5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Odorizzi is 1-0, 2.21 in his first three ’18 starts (under 2-1). 5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Indians won five of their last six games; under is 7-2 in their last nine games. Minnesota hasn’t played since Thursday; they won last their last three games. Under is 7-4 in their games. This series is in Puerto Rico.

Rangers (6-12) @ Rays (4-12)
Moore is 0-3, 9.24 in his first three ’18 starts (over 2-1). 5-inning record: 0-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Rays are 0-5 in bullpen games, with four one-run losses. 5-inning record: 2-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5

Rangers lost six of their last eight games; under is 6-2 in their road games. Tampa Bay lost 11 of its last 14 games; over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

White Sox (4-9) @ A’s (7-10)
Gonzalez is 0-2, 9.64 in two starts this month (over 2-0). 5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2

Cahill is making his first ’18 start; he was 4-3, 4.93 in 21 games LY (14 starts). He’s started 188 MLB games in his career. 5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

White Sox lost six of their last seven games; four of their last six road games stayed under. Oakland lost five of its last eight home games, four of their last five home games stayed under. This game will be a sellout; the 50th anniversary of the A’s first game in Oakland.

Red Sox (13-2) @ Angels (13-3)
Price is 1-1, 2.40 in three starts this year, but left his last start early with a sore hand. Under is 2-1 in his starts. 5-inning record: 0-1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Ohtani is 2-0, 1.93 in his first two MLB starts, both vs Oakland (over 1-1). 5-inning record: 2-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Boston won its last four games; four of their last five road games stayed under. Angels won their last seven games; under is 3-0-1 in their last four games.

Astros (10-7) @ Mariners (9-5)
McCullers is 1-1, 8.36 in his first three ’18 starts (over 2-1). 5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Miranda is making his first ’18 start; he was 8-7, 5.12 in 29 starts LY. 5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Houston lost four of their last six games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Seattle won six of its last eight games; over is 9-5 in their games this season.

Interleague
Marlins (4-11) @ Bronx (7-7)
Garcia no-hit the Mets for six innings in his first MLB start (77 PT). 5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Tanaka is 2-1, 5.09 in his first three ’18 starts (under 2-1). 5-inning record: 2-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3

Marlins lost 10 of their last 12 games; over is 6-3 in their last nine. New York is 4-5 in its last nine games; over is 6-1 in their home games.

Umpires
Col-Pitt: This will be rookie ump Rehak’s 2nd MLB game behind plate.
Wsh-NY: Underdogs are 8-3 in Little’s last 11 games.
Phil-Atl: Under is 9-3 in last dozen Eddings games.
Cin-Mil: Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Wolcott games.
LA-SD: Last six Danley games stayed under total.

Tex-TB: Over is 4-0 in Marquez games this season.
Chi-A’s: Underdogs won last seven Whitson games.
Hst-Sea: Under is 5-3 in last eight Barber games.

Mia-NY: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Lentz games.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/16/18
Ariz 5-3-1…5-0-1……..10-3
Atl 5-3……4-2-1……..9-5
Cubs 3-4-2……0-4-1…..3-8
Reds 2-6………1-6-1…..3-12
Colo 6-5-2……2-2-1……8-7
LA 2-3-1…..4-4-1……..6-7
Miami 0-3-1…..4-4-4……..4-7
Milw 6-3…….2-6………..8-9
Mets 3-3……6-2-2………8-5
Philly 3-3-3…..3-1-1……..6-4
Pitt 6-1-2….6-1……….12-2
St. Louis 7-2-1…….2-4……..9-6
SD 2-2-2…..3-8-1……..5-10
SF 3-4-1…..2-4-1……..5-8
Wash 4-3……..4-5-1……..8-8

Orioles 2-5-3…….1-3-2……3-8
Boston 3-0-3……..5-2-2……8-2
White Sox 3-4………1-5………4-9
Cleveland 2-2-2……5-1-2…….7-3
Detroit 2-5………1-5………3-10
Astros 3-3-2……5-3-1…….8-6
KC 2-2-1……3-4-1…….5-6
Angels 8-1-1……2-3-1…….10-4
Twins 2-2-1……3-2-1…….5-4
NYY 5-2-1……4-1-2…….9-3
A’s 4-3-1……2-5-2……6-8
Seattle 4-2-1……2-2-3……6-4
TB 4-3-1……2-4-2…….6-7
Texas 3-4-1……..2-8……..5-12
Toronto 3-2-2……1-5-1…….4-7

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 4/16/18)
Ariz 4-8……..4-6………..8
Atl 3-8……..4-7………..7
Cubs 1-9……..2-5………..3
Reds 1-8……..1-8………..2
Colo 6-12……2-6..………8
LA 1-6……..3-8..………4
Miami 1-4……..4-12……….5
Milw 2-9……..0-8…..…….2
Mets 1-6……..6-9…………7
Philly 2-9……..4-6…………6
Pitt 1-9……..3-7…………4
StL 3-9……..1-6…………4
SD 1-6……..1-11……….2
SF 1-7………2-7……….3
Wash 6-7……..5-10………11

Orioles 5-10……0-6………..5
Boston 1-6……..6-9………..7
White Sox 0-7…….2-6………..2
Clev 1-6……..3-8……….4
Detroit 1-7…….0-6………..1
Astros 3-8……..3-7……….6
KC 1-5……..3-8………..4
Angels 5-10……..2-5……….7
Twins 1-5……..0-6……….1
NYY 2-8……..4-7……….6
A’s 4-8……..0-9………4
Seattle 4-7…….2-7……….6
TB 3-8…….2-8………5
Texas 0-8……..2-10…….2
Toronto 2-7……..1-7………3

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 7-2 NL, favorites -$140
AL @ NL– 2-2 , favorites -$112
Total: 9-4 NL, favorites -$252

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 5-4
AL @ NL: Under 2-2
Total: Under 7-6