Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/09/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -325 | Detail |
| 05/08/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -400 | Detail |
| 05/07/2023 | 5-1-0 | 83.33% | +2175 | Detail |
| 05/06/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/05/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1075 | Detail |
| 05/04/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -750 | Detail |
| 05/03/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -125 | Detail |
| 05/02/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1175 | Detail |
| 05/01/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
05/09/2023............................2 - 1............................66.66%...............................+ 5.00
05/08/2023............................1 - 1............................50.00%...............................- 4.00
05/07/2023............................4 - 0..........................100.00%................ ..............+ 20.50
05/06/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ ...............- 0.50
05/05/2023............................0 - 2...........................00.00%................ ..............- 10.75
05/04/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ ..............- 7.50
05/03/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ ..............- 0.50
05/02/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ ............- 11.75
05/01/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
TOTALS...............................12 - 13............................48.00%.............. . .............- 10.00
05/09/2023............................2 - 1............................66.66%...............................+ 5.00
05/08/2023............................1 - 1............................50.00%...............................- 4.00
05/07/2023............................4 - 0..........................100.00%................ ..............+ 20.50
05/06/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ ...............- 0.50
05/05/2023............................0 - 2...........................00.00%................ ..............- 10.75
05/04/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ ..............- 7.50
05/03/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ ..............- 0.50
05/02/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ ............- 11.75
05/01/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
TOTALS...............................12 - 13............................48.00%.............. . .............- 10.00
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Wednesday’s Den: 13 of my favorite movie scenes…….
13) Jack Nicholson as Colonel Jessup on the witness stand in A Few Good Men– “You WANT me on that wall; you NEED me on that wall!!!” Great acting.
12) In Prince of Tides, when Nick Nolte’s character takes Barbra Streisand’s husband’s Stradivarius violin and dangles it over the edge of the balcony, until he apologizes to his wife for being rude. Then he tosses the million-dollar violin in the air but catches it, then walks out of the dinner party.
11) In Any Given Sunday, when QB Willie Beamen visits the coach’s house for dinner and a “talk” and coach Tony D’Amato lectures him— “You’re the goddamn quarterback!!!”
I think this scene is better than the “Game of Inches” speech that Pacino gives near the end of the movie, before the last game.
10) Rocky II wasn’t a good movie, but the last fight scene, where Rocky Balboa wins the heavyweight title for the first time, is a great fight scene, probably the best scene in all the Rocky movies.
9) In the movie Heat, there is a scene with Al Pacino (the cop) and Robert DeNiro (bank robber) where they actually talk in a diner about how someday, their situation will come to a head and either the arrest will be made, or harm will come to the cop. DeNiro and Pacino; a great scene.
8) Susan Sarandon and James Spader were in a 1990 movie called White Palace; I only saw this movie for the first time in the last couple years.
There is a scene where a lot of people were at Thanksgiving dinner and they’re talking about politics; the patriarch of the family is Steven Hill (the original DA on Law and Order).
When a younger person says something Hill’s character sees as uninformed, he snaps at her, “Would it kill you to pick up a newspaper?” Good stuff.
7) In the true story Invincible, when 30-year old bartender Vince Papale breaks the news to his best friend that he made the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster, despite never having played college football.
6) In Friday Night Lights, when the coach (Billy Bob Thornton) delivers a halftime speech when his team is getting smoked. He talks about “being perfect” and how giving your all is the most important thing of all.
Of all the sports movies I’ve seen, I think Thornton’s character in this movie is the best portrayal of a coach that I’ve seen.
5) In the original Bad News Bears, when the coach is talking to his worst player, ordering him into the championship game- the kid is too nervous to go out and play.
“Listen, Lupus, you didn’t come into this life just to sit around on a dugout bench, did ya? Now get your ass out there and do the best you can.”
4) In Roxanne, Steve Martin’s character has a very long nose, like Cyrano de Bergerac; guy in a bar insults his long nose, the whole bar shuts down, and Martin mocks the insult.
“I suppose you could do better?” and Martin proceeds to give 20 jokes (actually 26) that were all funnier than the guy’s insult.
3) In Rounders, the scene where Mike (Matt Damon) finds his law professor (Martin Landau) in a restaurant and the professor tells him how his parents disowned him because he chose to study the law instead of becoming a rabbi.
2) Oakland A’s 20-game winning streak in Moneyball; at least they showed Miguel Tejada’s walk-off homer in the 18th straight win- they gave him almost no credit in the book/movie for how good the A’s were that year— he was the best shortstop in the game that year.
1) Bob Cousy shooting free throws in an empty gym with Nick Nolte in Blue Chips. Cousy was 65 at the time, made 10 in a row while wearing a shirt and tie- they filmed the scene in one take. He made the last foul shot left-handed.
Wednesday’s Den: 13 of my favorite movie scenes…….
13) Jack Nicholson as Colonel Jessup on the witness stand in A Few Good Men– “You WANT me on that wall; you NEED me on that wall!!!” Great acting.
12) In Prince of Tides, when Nick Nolte’s character takes Barbra Streisand’s husband’s Stradivarius violin and dangles it over the edge of the balcony, until he apologizes to his wife for being rude. Then he tosses the million-dollar violin in the air but catches it, then walks out of the dinner party.
11) In Any Given Sunday, when QB Willie Beamen visits the coach’s house for dinner and a “talk” and coach Tony D’Amato lectures him— “You’re the goddamn quarterback!!!”
I think this scene is better than the “Game of Inches” speech that Pacino gives near the end of the movie, before the last game.
10) Rocky II wasn’t a good movie, but the last fight scene, where Rocky Balboa wins the heavyweight title for the first time, is a great fight scene, probably the best scene in all the Rocky movies.
9) In the movie Heat, there is a scene with Al Pacino (the cop) and Robert DeNiro (bank robber) where they actually talk in a diner about how someday, their situation will come to a head and either the arrest will be made, or harm will come to the cop. DeNiro and Pacino; a great scene.
8) Susan Sarandon and James Spader were in a 1990 movie called White Palace; I only saw this movie for the first time in the last couple years.
There is a scene where a lot of people were at Thanksgiving dinner and they’re talking about politics; the patriarch of the family is Steven Hill (the original DA on Law and Order).
When a younger person says something Hill’s character sees as uninformed, he snaps at her, “Would it kill you to pick up a newspaper?” Good stuff.
7) In the true story Invincible, when 30-year old bartender Vince Papale breaks the news to his best friend that he made the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster, despite never having played college football.
6) In Friday Night Lights, when the coach (Billy Bob Thornton) delivers a halftime speech when his team is getting smoked. He talks about “being perfect” and how giving your all is the most important thing of all.
Of all the sports movies I’ve seen, I think Thornton’s character in this movie is the best portrayal of a coach that I’ve seen.
5) In the original Bad News Bears, when the coach is talking to his worst player, ordering him into the championship game- the kid is too nervous to go out and play.
“Listen, Lupus, you didn’t come into this life just to sit around on a dugout bench, did ya? Now get your ass out there and do the best you can.”
4) In Roxanne, Steve Martin’s character has a very long nose, like Cyrano de Bergerac; guy in a bar insults his long nose, the whole bar shuts down, and Martin mocks the insult.
“I suppose you could do better?” and Martin proceeds to give 20 jokes (actually 26) that were all funnier than the guy’s insult.
3) In Rounders, the scene where Mike (Matt Damon) finds his law professor (Martin Landau) in a restaurant and the professor tells him how his parents disowned him because he chose to study the law instead of becoming a rabbi.
2) Oakland A’s 20-game winning streak in Moneyball; at least they showed Miguel Tejada’s walk-off homer in the 18th straight win- they gave him almost no credit in the book/movie for how good the A’s were that year— he was the best shortstop in the game that year.
1) Bob Cousy shooting free throws in an empty gym with Nick Nolte in Blue Chips. Cousy was 65 at the time, made 10 in a row while wearing a shirt and tie- they filmed the scene in one take. He made the last foul shot left-handed.
FLORIDA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) off 2 consecutive wins against division rivals in the current season.
VEGAS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after covering 4 of their last 5 against the spread in the current season.
NHL
Dunkel
Wednesday, May 10
NHL
Long Sheet
Wednesday, May 10
TORONTO (54-25-1-11, 120 pts.) at FLORIDA (49-36-0-7, 105 pts.) - 5/10/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 24-12 ATS (+4.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
TORONTO is 25-13 ATS (+11.6 Units) when trailing in a playoff series since 1996.
TORONTO is 17-8 ATS (+8.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
FLORIDA is 49-43 ATS (-6.5 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 84-100 ATS (-53.2 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-4 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)
VEGAS (57-24-0-9, 123 pts.) at EDMONTON (55-26-0-10, 120 pts.) - 5/10/2023, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 53-20 ATS (+21.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 24-9 ATS (+10.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 12-3 ATS (+6.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
VEGAS is 57-33 ATS (+9.0 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 25-14 ATS (+7.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
VEGAS is 32-19 ATS (+8.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
VEGAS is 28-17 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VEGAS is 19-10 ATS (+29.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 25-20 ATS (-9.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
EDMONTON is 169-191 ATS (-45.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 7-4 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 7-4-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)
NHL
Wednesday, May 10
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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Florida
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas @ Edmonton
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Edmonton
Edmonton is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games
Edmonton is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
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VEGAS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after covering 4 of their last 5 against the spread in the current season.
NHL
Dunkel
Wednesday, May 10
NHL
Long Sheet
Wednesday, May 10
TORONTO (54-25-1-11, 120 pts.) at FLORIDA (49-36-0-7, 105 pts.) - 5/10/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 24-12 ATS (+4.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
TORONTO is 25-13 ATS (+11.6 Units) when trailing in a playoff series since 1996.
TORONTO is 17-8 ATS (+8.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
FLORIDA is 49-43 ATS (-6.5 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 84-100 ATS (-53.2 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-4 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)
VEGAS (57-24-0-9, 123 pts.) at EDMONTON (55-26-0-10, 120 pts.) - 5/10/2023, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 53-20 ATS (+21.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 24-9 ATS (+10.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 12-3 ATS (+6.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
VEGAS is 57-33 ATS (+9.0 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 25-14 ATS (+7.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
VEGAS is 32-19 ATS (+8.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
VEGAS is 28-17 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VEGAS is 19-10 ATS (+29.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 25-20 ATS (-9.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
EDMONTON is 169-191 ATS (-45.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 7-4 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 7-4-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)
NHL
Wednesday, May 10
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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Florida
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas @ Edmonton
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Edmonton
Edmonton is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games
Edmonton is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Cincinnati 7, Mets 6— $375M Mets are 3-12 in their last 15 games.
— Colorado 10, Pittsburgh 1— Jurickson Profar hit two home runs for the Rockies.
— San Diego 6, Minnesota 1— Juan Soto went 4-for-4 with a walk.
— New York 10, Oakland 5— Rookie Jordan Diaz hit three homers for the A’s.
— Houston 3, LA Angels 1— Framber Valdez allowed three hits in 8 IP.
— Seattle 5, Texas 0— George Kirby tossed seven shutout innings.
Quote of the Day
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
Albert Einstein
Wednesday’s quiz
LA Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke also owns which NBA team?
Tuesday’s quiz
From 1988-90, the A’s played in three straight World Series; losing two of them; they played the Dodgers, Reds and Giants in those series.
Monday’s quiz
From 1972-74, the A’s won three straight World Series; they beat the Reds, Mets, Dodgers in those series.
Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Cincinnati 7, Mets 6— $375M Mets are 3-12 in their last 15 games.
— Colorado 10, Pittsburgh 1— Jurickson Profar hit two home runs for the Rockies.
— San Diego 6, Minnesota 1— Juan Soto went 4-for-4 with a walk.
— New York 10, Oakland 5— Rookie Jordan Diaz hit three homers for the A’s.
— Houston 3, LA Angels 1— Framber Valdez allowed three hits in 8 IP.
— Seattle 5, Texas 0— George Kirby tossed seven shutout innings.
Quote of the Day
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
Albert Einstein
Wednesday’s quiz
LA Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke also owns which NBA team?
Tuesday’s quiz
From 1988-90, the A’s played in three straight World Series; losing two of them; they played the Dodgers, Reds and Giants in those series.
Monday’s quiz
From 1972-74, the A’s won three straight World Series; they beat the Reds, Mets, Dodgers in those series.
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1075 | Detail |
| 05/09/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -325 | Detail |
| 05/08/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -400 | Detail |
| 05/07/2023 | 5-1-0 | 83.33% | +2175 | Detail |
| 05/06/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/05/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1075 | Detail |
| 05/04/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -750 | Detail |
| 05/03/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -125 | Detail |
| 05/02/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1175 | Detail |
| 05/01/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
05/10/2023............................1 - 3............................25.00%................................- 10.75
05/09/2023............................2 - 1............................66.66%............... ................+ 5.00
05/08/2023............................1 - 1............................50.00%............... ................- 4.00
05/07/2023............................4 - 0..........................100.00%................ ..............+ 20.50
05/06/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ ...............- 0.50
05/05/2023............................0 - 2...........................00.00%................ ..............- 10.75
05/04/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ ..............- 7.50
05/03/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ ..............- 0.50
05/02/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ ............- 11.75
05/01/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
TOTALS..............................13 - 16............................44.82%.............. . .............- 20.75
05/10/2023............................1 - 3............................25.00%................................- 10.75
05/09/2023............................2 - 1............................66.66%............... ................+ 5.00
05/08/2023............................1 - 1............................50.00%............... ................- 4.00
05/07/2023............................4 - 0..........................100.00%................ ..............+ 20.50
05/06/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ ...............- 0.50
05/05/2023............................0 - 2...........................00.00%................ ..............- 10.75
05/04/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ ..............- 7.50
05/03/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ ..............- 0.50
05/02/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ ............- 11.75
05/01/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
TOTALS..............................13 - 16............................44.82%.............. . .............- 20.75
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Thursday’s 6-pack
Hardest 2023 NFL schedules, based on 2022 win %ages:
— Philadelphia
— Miami
— New England
— Dallas/Giants
— Jets
— Buffalo
This is before we know when teams play each other.
Quote of the Day
“It’s not who you play, it’s when you play them.”
Bud Grant
Thursday’s quiz
Who was the first head coach, other than Vince Lombardi, to win the Super Bowl?
Wednesday’s quiz
LA Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke also owns the NBA’s Denver Nuggets.
Tuesday’s quiz
From 1988-90, the A’s played in three straight World Series; losing two of them; they played the Dodgers, Reds and Giants in those series.
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Thursday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
— Three other NFL games I’m looking forward to seeing when they’re played:
Chargers made OC Joe Lombardi a scapegoat when they blew that big lead and lost a playoff game to Jacksonville; Lombardi surfaced in Denver with Sean Payton, and is now a division rival of the Chargers. Those two games this season should be interesting.
Raiders DC Patrick Graham was passed over for the Giants’ head coaching job when the Giants hired Brian Daboll last year; Daboll worked wonders with Daniel Jones, hard to argue with Big Blue’s decision to hire Daboll, but you know Graham will be fired up when the Giants visit Las Vegas this fall.
— Used to be that in the NFL, if the visiting team was in the NFC, that game would almost certainly be shown on FOX, with AFC games on CBS. This will be the first year without that arrangement, which might be why the schedule seemed to take longer to put together this year.
— I’m on the airplane flying from Chicago to Las Vegas Monday, and a flight attendant asks me if anyone had ever told me that I look like Christopher Lloyd, the actor. I laughed and said no.
Christopher Lloyd is 84; I’m a lot younger than 84. I did like him in Taxi, though.
Last year in Las Vegas, a lady stopped me in a casino and asked me for my autograph; turns out she thought I was Larry David from Curb Your Enthusiasm. I’m a lot younger than he is, too.
Oy.
— Marlins 5, Arizona 4— Miami is 19-19 this season; 12-0 in one-run games, 7-19 in all the other games.
— Texas 4, Seattle 3— Mariners’ offense is struggling; Julio Rodriguez is hitting .205- this week they dropped him from leadoff to 6th in the batting order.
— This is how much baseball has changed in the last 40 years; the late Vida Blue threw 220+ innings in nine different seasons.
Last year, Sandy Alcantara (228.2 IP) was the only major leaguer to throw more than 205 IP.
— Lebron James’ son announced that he’ll play basketball at USC in the fall; now comes word that DJ Rodman, Dennis Rodman’s son, is transferring from Washington State to USC, who figure to get a ton of TV time, at least for the one season Bronny James will be there.
— RIP to Denny Crum, the great basketball coach; he led the Cardinals to two national titles and six Final Fours.
RIP to Joe Kapp, the only QB ever to lead his team to a Rose Bowl, Grey Cup final and a Super Bowl. He also coached Cal the day they beat rival Stanford in the Stanford Band game.
Cal hasn’t been in the Rose Bowl since Kapp played for them there in the late 50’s.
— If you’re the basketball coach at VCU, part of your contract says that if you bolt the Rams for greener pa$ture$, then your new school has to play a home-and-home with VCU, which is why the Rams have a home-and-home coming up with Penn State.
Personally, I think VCU is a better basketball job than Penn State, but no one asked me.
— There is a darts tournament near the hotel where I’m staying; ton of people walking around the hotel in very loud, very ugly shirts and for once, none of them are me.
— Kansas City Royals are averaging 7 runs a game in nine games this month, but they’re still only 4-5 in those games.
— Was watching The Price Is Right the other day; some lady had the last bid, trying to become a contestant on stage. She bid a dollar more than the previous high bid and she won.
Wonder if anyone has ever kept track of how often that tactic has worked? Show has been on TV for 50 years; would be fun to know that.
— There is only major league baseball game scheduled for the timeslot when the NFL is releasing its schedule tonight. Funny how that works out.
Thursday’s 6-pack
Hardest 2023 NFL schedules, based on 2022 win %ages:
— Philadelphia
— Miami
— New England
— Dallas/Giants
— Jets
— Buffalo
This is before we know when teams play each other.
Quote of the Day
“It’s not who you play, it’s when you play them.”
Bud Grant
Thursday’s quiz
Who was the first head coach, other than Vince Lombardi, to win the Super Bowl?
Wednesday’s quiz
LA Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke also owns the NBA’s Denver Nuggets.
Tuesday’s quiz
From 1988-90, the A’s played in three straight World Series; losing two of them; they played the Dodgers, Reds and Giants in those series.
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Thursday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
— Three other NFL games I’m looking forward to seeing when they’re played:
Chargers made OC Joe Lombardi a scapegoat when they blew that big lead and lost a playoff game to Jacksonville; Lombardi surfaced in Denver with Sean Payton, and is now a division rival of the Chargers. Those two games this season should be interesting.
Raiders DC Patrick Graham was passed over for the Giants’ head coaching job when the Giants hired Brian Daboll last year; Daboll worked wonders with Daniel Jones, hard to argue with Big Blue’s decision to hire Daboll, but you know Graham will be fired up when the Giants visit Las Vegas this fall.
— Used to be that in the NFL, if the visiting team was in the NFC, that game would almost certainly be shown on FOX, with AFC games on CBS. This will be the first year without that arrangement, which might be why the schedule seemed to take longer to put together this year.
— I’m on the airplane flying from Chicago to Las Vegas Monday, and a flight attendant asks me if anyone had ever told me that I look like Christopher Lloyd, the actor. I laughed and said no.
Christopher Lloyd is 84; I’m a lot younger than 84. I did like him in Taxi, though.
Last year in Las Vegas, a lady stopped me in a casino and asked me for my autograph; turns out she thought I was Larry David from Curb Your Enthusiasm. I’m a lot younger than he is, too.
Oy.
— Marlins 5, Arizona 4— Miami is 19-19 this season; 12-0 in one-run games, 7-19 in all the other games.
— Texas 4, Seattle 3— Mariners’ offense is struggling; Julio Rodriguez is hitting .205- this week they dropped him from leadoff to 6th in the batting order.
— This is how much baseball has changed in the last 40 years; the late Vida Blue threw 220+ innings in nine different seasons.
Last year, Sandy Alcantara (228.2 IP) was the only major leaguer to throw more than 205 IP.
— Lebron James’ son announced that he’ll play basketball at USC in the fall; now comes word that DJ Rodman, Dennis Rodman’s son, is transferring from Washington State to USC, who figure to get a ton of TV time, at least for the one season Bronny James will be there.
— RIP to Denny Crum, the great basketball coach; he led the Cardinals to two national titles and six Final Fours.
RIP to Joe Kapp, the only QB ever to lead his team to a Rose Bowl, Grey Cup final and a Super Bowl. He also coached Cal the day they beat rival Stanford in the Stanford Band game.
Cal hasn’t been in the Rose Bowl since Kapp played for them there in the late 50’s.
— If you’re the basketball coach at VCU, part of your contract says that if you bolt the Rams for greener pa$ture$, then your new school has to play a home-and-home with VCU, which is why the Rams have a home-and-home coming up with Penn State.
Personally, I think VCU is a better basketball job than Penn State, but no one asked me.
— There is a darts tournament near the hotel where I’m staying; ton of people walking around the hotel in very loud, very ugly shirts and for once, none of them are me.
— Kansas City Royals are averaging 7 runs a game in nine games this month, but they’re still only 4-5 in those games.
— Was watching The Price Is Right the other day; some lady had the last bid, trying to become a contestant on stage. She bid a dollar more than the previous high bid and she won.
Wonder if anyone has ever kept track of how often that tactic has worked? Show has been on TV for 50 years; would be fun to know that.
— There is only major league baseball game scheduled for the timeslot when the NFL is releasing its schedule tonight. Funny how that works out.
CAROLINA is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) in home games as a # 1 seed in the playoffs over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) in road games after allowing 5 goals or more in the current season.
NHL
Long Sheet
Thursday, May 11
NEW JERSEY (56-28-2-7, 121 pts.) at CAROLINA (58-24-3-7, 126 pts.) - 5/11/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 25-36 ATS (+63.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 26-8 ATS (+12.4 Units) after a division game this season.
CAROLINA is 50-22 ATS (+4.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 16-11 ATS (+30.7 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 126-124 ATS (+269.4 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 7-4 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 7-4-1 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)
SEATTLE (52-33-0-8, 112 pts.) at DALLAS (52-24-1-15, 120 pts.) - 5/11/2023, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 52-41 ATS (+5.9 Units) in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 26-13 ATS (+39.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
SEATTLE is 21-11 ATS (+32.1 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
SEATTLE is 15-8 ATS (+23.3 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
SEATTLE is 26-17 ATS (+43.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
SEATTLE is 22-16 ATS (+5.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
SEATTLE is 13-11 ATS (+29.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 18-16 ATS (-7.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
DALLAS is 14-14 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-4-0 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.2 Units)
NHL
Thursday, May 11
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New Jersey @ Carolina
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games
Carolina
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing New Jersey
Seattle @ Dallas
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
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SEATTLE is 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) in road games after allowing 5 goals or more in the current season.
NHL
Long Sheet
Thursday, May 11
NEW JERSEY (56-28-2-7, 121 pts.) at CAROLINA (58-24-3-7, 126 pts.) - 5/11/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 25-36 ATS (+63.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 26-8 ATS (+12.4 Units) after a division game this season.
CAROLINA is 50-22 ATS (+4.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 16-11 ATS (+30.7 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 126-124 ATS (+269.4 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 7-4 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 7-4-1 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)
SEATTLE (52-33-0-8, 112 pts.) at DALLAS (52-24-1-15, 120 pts.) - 5/11/2023, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 52-41 ATS (+5.9 Units) in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 26-13 ATS (+39.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
SEATTLE is 21-11 ATS (+32.1 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
SEATTLE is 15-8 ATS (+23.3 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
SEATTLE is 26-17 ATS (+43.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
SEATTLE is 22-16 ATS (+5.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
SEATTLE is 13-11 ATS (+29.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 18-16 ATS (-7.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
DALLAS is 14-14 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-4-0 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.2 Units)
NHL
Thursday, May 11
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Trend Report
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New Jersey @ Carolina
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games
Carolina
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing New Jersey
Seattle @ Dallas
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
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Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/11/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/10/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1075 | Detail |
| 05/09/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -325 | Detail |
| 05/08/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -400 | Detail |
| 05/07/2023 | 5-1-0 | 83.33% | +2175 | Detail |
| 05/06/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/05/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1075 | Detail |
| 05/04/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -750 | Detail |
| 05/03/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -125 | Detail |
| 05/02/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1175 | Detail |
| 05/01/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
05/11/2023............................2 - 0..........................100.00%............................+ 10.00
05/10/2023............................1 - 3............................25.00%.............................- 10.75
05/09/2023............................2 - 1............................66.66%............... .............+ 5.00
05/08/2023............................1 - 1............................50.00%............... .............- 4.00
05/07/2023............................4 - 0..........................100.00%................ ...........+ 20.50
05/06/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
05/05/2023............................0 - 2...........................00.00%................ .............- 10.75
05/04/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ .............- 7.50
05/03/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
05/02/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ .............- 11.75
05/01/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
TOTALS..............................15 - 16............................48.38%.............. . .............- 10.75
05/11/2023............................2 - 0..........................100.00%............................+ 10.00
05/10/2023............................1 - 3............................25.00%.............................- 10.75
05/09/2023............................2 - 1............................66.66%............... .............+ 5.00
05/08/2023............................1 - 1............................50.00%............... .............- 4.00
05/07/2023............................4 - 0..........................100.00%................ ...........+ 20.50
05/06/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
05/05/2023............................0 - 2...........................00.00%................ .............- 10.75
05/04/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ .............- 7.50
05/03/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
05/02/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ .............- 11.75
05/01/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
TOTALS..............................15 - 16............................48.38%.............. . .............- 10.75
Armadillo Sports
Friday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in pitching strikeouts:
67— Spencer Strider Atl/Kevin Gausman Tor
66— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
64— Zac Gallen, Ariz
62— Pablo Lopez, Mini
58— Gerrit Cole NYY/Shane McClanahan, TB
57— Framber Valdez, Hst
Quote of the Day
“Raiders and Chiefs, that just sounds like a football game, it sounds like Christmas. Maybe we can get a little weather in Kansas City, get some snow. A few hours later in Philadelphia, same thing. Santa Claus going back to Philly, I’m sure he can’t wait for the Giants-Eagles game. And once Lamar Jackson re-signed with the Ravens I think we felt even better about putting the Ravens in national television windows and so you get a game like Ravens-49ers to backstop a tripleheader.”
NFL scheduling guru Mike North
Friday’s quiz
When Atlanta Braves’ owner Ted Turner managed his team briefly in 1977 during a bad slump, what uniform number did he wear?
Thursday’s quiz
Weeb Ewbank was the first head coach, other than Vince Lombardi, to win the Super Bowl. He coached the Jets in Super Bowl III.
Wednesday’s quiz
LA Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke also owns the NBA’s Denver Nuggets.
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Friday’s Den: Quick thoughts on the 2023 NFL schedule
Before I start, thanks to Ken Thomson for having me on his excellent radio show Thursday; it is always fun and an honor to chop it up with one of the best in the business.
— Aaron Rodgers’ Jets get five primetime games, plus the Black Friday game in November against the Dolphins— that game is a 3pm local time kickoff, the day after Thanksgiving.
— Cardinals, Colts, Falcons, Texans do not have any primetime games scheduled; the NFL’s schedule team doesn’t have high hopes for these teams.
— Thanksgiving tripleheader:
Packers @ Detroit
Commanders @ Dallas
49ers @ Seattle
— Christmas tripleheader:
Raiders @ Kansas City
Giants @ Philadelphia
Ravens @ San Francisco
— In Weeks 2-3, there are two games on Monday night:
Week 2: Saints @ Carolina, Browns @ Pittsburgh
Week 3: Eagles @ Tampa Bay, Rams @ Cincinnati
— Division rival Cowboys-Giants meet in Week 1 for 7th time in the last 12 years.
— There are conference final rematches, but both are later in the season; 49ers travel to Philadelphia in Week 13; the Bengals go to Kansas City on New Year’s Eve in Week 17.
— Deshaun Watson’s Cleveland Browns visit Houston, Watson’s old home, on Christmas Eve in Week 16.
— The two New Jersey teams visit Las Vegas on consecutive weekends in November; Giants visit the Raiders in Week 9, Jets visit in Week 10.
Raiders’ defensive coordinator Patrick Graham was with the Giants two years ago, got passed over for their head coaching job when Big Blue hired Brian Daboll.
— Over is 11-0 in the Lions’ last 11 season openers; over is 7-0-1 in Kansas City’s last eight.
Last 20 years, the defending Super Bowl champ is 11-6-3 ATS in Week 1 the next year.
Last 20 years, the Super Bowl loser is 4-16 ATS in Week 1 the next year.
— Baltimore Ravens have three divisional games in the first five weeks; they’ve got only one divisional game in December. Lamar Jackson missed their last six games last year, their last four games the year before.
— Buffalo Bills have three consecutive primetime games in Weeks 8-10.
— New Orleans Saints play their five AFC opponents in the season’s first eight weeks; they also don’t have any cold weather games, unless November 5 in Chicago turns nasty.
— Detroit Lions have four primetime games, plus their traditional Thanksgiving game; high expectations for a team that hasn’t won a playoff game since 1991.
— This is the first time since 2016 that Jacksonville is favored in its road opener.
— NFL Week 1 pointspreads:
Lions +7 @ Kansas City
Bengals -2.5 @ Cleveland
Buccaneers +5.5 @ Minnesota
Panthers +1.5 @ Atlanta
Jaguars -3.5 @ Indianapolis
49ers -2.5 @ Pittsburgh
Texans +9.5 @ Baltimore
Titans +3.5 @ New Orleans
Cardinals +5.5 @ Washington
Packers +3 @ Chicago
Raiders +4 @ Denver
Eagles -3.5 @ New England
Dolphins +3 @ LA Chargers
Rams +4.5 @ Seattle
Cowboys -2.5 @ NJ Giants
Bills -2 @ NJ Jets
Friday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in pitching strikeouts:
67— Spencer Strider Atl/Kevin Gausman Tor
66— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
64— Zac Gallen, Ariz
62— Pablo Lopez, Mini
58— Gerrit Cole NYY/Shane McClanahan, TB
57— Framber Valdez, Hst
Quote of the Day
“Raiders and Chiefs, that just sounds like a football game, it sounds like Christmas. Maybe we can get a little weather in Kansas City, get some snow. A few hours later in Philadelphia, same thing. Santa Claus going back to Philly, I’m sure he can’t wait for the Giants-Eagles game. And once Lamar Jackson re-signed with the Ravens I think we felt even better about putting the Ravens in national television windows and so you get a game like Ravens-49ers to backstop a tripleheader.”
NFL scheduling guru Mike North
Friday’s quiz
When Atlanta Braves’ owner Ted Turner managed his team briefly in 1977 during a bad slump, what uniform number did he wear?
Thursday’s quiz
Weeb Ewbank was the first head coach, other than Vince Lombardi, to win the Super Bowl. He coached the Jets in Super Bowl III.
Wednesday’s quiz
LA Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke also owns the NBA’s Denver Nuggets.
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Friday’s Den: Quick thoughts on the 2023 NFL schedule
Before I start, thanks to Ken Thomson for having me on his excellent radio show Thursday; it is always fun and an honor to chop it up with one of the best in the business.
— Aaron Rodgers’ Jets get five primetime games, plus the Black Friday game in November against the Dolphins— that game is a 3pm local time kickoff, the day after Thanksgiving.
— Cardinals, Colts, Falcons, Texans do not have any primetime games scheduled; the NFL’s schedule team doesn’t have high hopes for these teams.
— Thanksgiving tripleheader:
Packers @ Detroit
Commanders @ Dallas
49ers @ Seattle
— Christmas tripleheader:
Raiders @ Kansas City
Giants @ Philadelphia
Ravens @ San Francisco
— In Weeks 2-3, there are two games on Monday night:
Week 2: Saints @ Carolina, Browns @ Pittsburgh
Week 3: Eagles @ Tampa Bay, Rams @ Cincinnati
— Division rival Cowboys-Giants meet in Week 1 for 7th time in the last 12 years.
— There are conference final rematches, but both are later in the season; 49ers travel to Philadelphia in Week 13; the Bengals go to Kansas City on New Year’s Eve in Week 17.
— Deshaun Watson’s Cleveland Browns visit Houston, Watson’s old home, on Christmas Eve in Week 16.
— The two New Jersey teams visit Las Vegas on consecutive weekends in November; Giants visit the Raiders in Week 9, Jets visit in Week 10.
Raiders’ defensive coordinator Patrick Graham was with the Giants two years ago, got passed over for their head coaching job when Big Blue hired Brian Daboll.
— Over is 11-0 in the Lions’ last 11 season openers; over is 7-0-1 in Kansas City’s last eight.
Last 20 years, the defending Super Bowl champ is 11-6-3 ATS in Week 1 the next year.
Last 20 years, the Super Bowl loser is 4-16 ATS in Week 1 the next year.
— Baltimore Ravens have three divisional games in the first five weeks; they’ve got only one divisional game in December. Lamar Jackson missed their last six games last year, their last four games the year before.
— Buffalo Bills have three consecutive primetime games in Weeks 8-10.
— New Orleans Saints play their five AFC opponents in the season’s first eight weeks; they also don’t have any cold weather games, unless November 5 in Chicago turns nasty.
— Detroit Lions have four primetime games, plus their traditional Thanksgiving game; high expectations for a team that hasn’t won a playoff game since 1991.
— This is the first time since 2016 that Jacksonville is favored in its road opener.
— NFL Week 1 pointspreads:
Lions +7 @ Kansas City
Bengals -2.5 @ Cleveland
Buccaneers +5.5 @ Minnesota
Panthers +1.5 @ Atlanta
Jaguars -3.5 @ Indianapolis
49ers -2.5 @ Pittsburgh
Texans +9.5 @ Baltimore
Titans +3.5 @ New Orleans
Cardinals +5.5 @ Washington
Packers +3 @ Chicago
Raiders +4 @ Denver
Eagles -3.5 @ New England
Dolphins +3 @ LA Chargers
Rams +4.5 @ Seattle
Cowboys -2.5 @ NJ Giants
Bills -2 @ NJ Jets
FLORIDA is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive division games in the current season.
VEGAS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games off a road loss in the current season.
NHL
Dunkel
Friday, May 12
NHL
Long Sheet
Friday, May 12
FLORIDA (49-37-0-7, 105 pts.) at TORONTO (55-25-1-11, 122 pts.) - 5/12/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 49-44 ATS (-16.9 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 8-15 ATS (-11.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 18-24 ATS (-16.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 26-13 ATS (+40.4 Units) when trailing in a playoff series since 1996.
TORONTO is 61-35 ATS (+0.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 24-13 ATS (+8.3 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
FLORIDA is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 8-4 ATS (+14.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 310-286 ATS (-131.7 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
TORONTO is 53-61 ATS (-40.9 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-5 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-5-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)
EDMONTON (56-26-0-10, 122 pts.) at VEGAS (57-25-0-9, 123 pts.) - 5/12/2023, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 57-34 ATS (+7.2 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 32-20 ATS (-1.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
VEGAS is 26-11 ATS (+39.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
VEGAS is 11-3 ATS (+5.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
VEGAS is 28-18 ATS (+4.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VEGAS is 19-11 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 266-316 ATS (+679.4 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
EDMONTON is 15-3 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
EDMONTON is 23-9 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 8-4 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 8-4-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)
NHL
Friday, May 12
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Trend Report
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Florida @ Toronto
Florida
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Florida
Edmonton @ Vegas
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
Vegas is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
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VEGAS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games off a road loss in the current season.
NHL
Dunkel
Friday, May 12
NHL
Long Sheet
Friday, May 12
FLORIDA (49-37-0-7, 105 pts.) at TORONTO (55-25-1-11, 122 pts.) - 5/12/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 49-44 ATS (-16.9 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 8-15 ATS (-11.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 18-24 ATS (-16.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 26-13 ATS (+40.4 Units) when trailing in a playoff series since 1996.
TORONTO is 61-35 ATS (+0.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 24-13 ATS (+8.3 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
FLORIDA is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 8-4 ATS (+14.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 310-286 ATS (-131.7 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
TORONTO is 53-61 ATS (-40.9 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-5 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-5-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)
EDMONTON (56-26-0-10, 122 pts.) at VEGAS (57-25-0-9, 123 pts.) - 5/12/2023, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 57-34 ATS (+7.2 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 32-20 ATS (-1.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
VEGAS is 26-11 ATS (+39.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
VEGAS is 11-3 ATS (+5.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
VEGAS is 28-18 ATS (+4.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VEGAS is 19-11 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 266-316 ATS (+679.4 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
EDMONTON is 15-3 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
EDMONTON is 23-9 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 8-4 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 8-4-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)
NHL
Friday, May 12
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Trend Report
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Florida @ Toronto
Florida
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Florida
Edmonton @ Vegas
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
Vegas is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
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Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/12/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +725 | Detail |
| 05/11/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/10/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1075 | Detail |
| 05/09/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -325 | Detail |
| 05/08/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -400 | Detail |
| 05/07/2023 | 5-1-0 | 83.33% | +2175 | Detail |
| 05/06/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/05/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1075 | Detail |
| 05/04/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -750 | Detail |
| 05/03/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -125 | Detail |
| 05/02/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1175 | Detail |
| 05/01/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
05/12/2023............................1 - 2............................33 .33%...........................- 9.00
05/11/2023............................2 - 0..........................100.00%............................+ 10.00
05/10/2023............................1 - 3............................25.00%.............................- 10.75
05/09/2023............................2 - 1............................66.66%............... .............+ 5.00
05/08/2023............................1 - 1............................50.00%............... .............- 4.00
05/07/2023............................4 - 0..........................100.00%................ ...........+ 20.50
05/06/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
05/05/2023............................0 - 2...........................00.00%................ .............- 10.75
05/04/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ .............- 7.50
05/03/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
05/02/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ .............- 11.75
05/01/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
TOTALS..............................16 - 18............................47.05%.............. . .............- 19.75
05/12/2023............................1 - 2............................33 .33%...........................- 9.00
05/11/2023............................2 - 0..........................100.00%............................+ 10.00
05/10/2023............................1 - 3............................25.00%.............................- 10.75
05/09/2023............................2 - 1............................66.66%............... .............+ 5.00
05/08/2023............................1 - 1............................50.00%............... .............- 4.00
05/07/2023............................4 - 0..........................100.00%................ ...........+ 20.50
05/06/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
05/05/2023............................0 - 2...........................00.00%................ .............- 10.75
05/04/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ .............- 7.50
05/03/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
05/02/2023............................1 - 3...........................25.00%................ .............- 11.75
05/01/2023............................1 - 1...........................50.00%................ .............- 0.50
TOTALS..............................16 - 18............................47.05%.............. . .............- 19.75
