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Hurricanes beat Capitals 2-1 in Game 4 to even series
April 19, 2019
By The Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Teuvo Teravainen scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Thursday night to even their playoff series at two games apiece.

Warren Foegele scored 17 seconds in, giving him three goals in two home games, and Petr Mrazek made 30 saves for Hurricanes. They lost another key forward - Jordan Martinook - to injury yet fed off the energy of the largest hockey crowd in PNC Arena history to win their second straight on home ice after routing Washington 5-0 in Game 3.

Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal and Braden Holtby finished with 22 saves for the Capitals, who hadn't lost consecutive games in regulation since late January.

And in what has emerged as a theme of the first four games of the best-of-seven series, the road teams have yet to lead.

BLUES 3, JETS 2

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Jaden Schwartz scored with 15 seconds remaining to cap St. Louis' three-goal third period, giving the Blues a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.

Ryan O'Reilly and Brayden Schenn scored earlier in the final period for the Blues, who host Game 6 of the best-of-seven series on Saturday. Jordan Binnington stopped 29 shots.

On the winning goal, Tyler Bozak sent a pass over to Schwartz, who redirected it out of the air past Hellebuyck.

Winnipeg was up 2-0 after the first period on goals by Adam Lowry and Kevin Hayes. Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves as the Jets lost their sixth straight at home, including the regular season.

The Blues' win marked the first time in 15 years, and fourth time overall, the road team has won each of the first five games in a seven-game series. According to a league stat, when a best-of-seven NHL playoff series is tied 2-2, the winner of Game 5 takes the series 78.8 per cent all time (205-55).

SHARKS 5, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Tomas Hertl got San Jose off to the fast start that had been missing the past three games, Martin Jones came up with the big saves and the Sharks staved off elimination in Game 5 of their first-round series.

Hertl scored his first of two goals just 76 seconds into the game to give the Sharks their first lead since Game 1. Logan Couture, Barclay Goodrow and Joe Pavelski also scored to cut the Golden Knights' lead in the series to 3-2 heading into Game 6 in Vegas on Sunday night.

Jones made 30 saves after getting pulled in two of the past three games, including a brilliant pad save midway through the third period to rob Reilly Smith's attempt at the tying goal on a 2-on-1 after Vegas had cut it to 3-2 on Jonathan Marchessault's power-play goal.

Fleury made 24 saves after a shutout in Game 4. Smith scored earlier in the game on a power play for the Golden Knights, who were hoping to eliminate the Sharks on their home ice for the second straight year.

 

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SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY APRIL 19, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:08 PM Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins TD Garden
10:08 PM Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome


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NHL PLAYOFF RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/18/2019 4-2-0 66.67% +9.85
04/17/2019 1-4-0 20.00% -17.00
04/16/2019 3-5-0 37.50% -10.35
04/15/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.40
04/14/2019 4-4-0 50.00% -2.00
04/13/2019 5-1-0 83.33% +20.00
04/12/2019 1-7-0 12.50% -42.60
04/11/2019 1-2-0 33.33% -5.50
04/10/2019 5-2-1 71.43% +14.95


Totals.............25-28-1..... 47.16%.... -33.09


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

04/18/2019..............1 - 1....................+0.35...................2 - 1..............+4.50.................+4.85
04/17/2019..............0 - 1....................-5.50....................1 - 2..............-6.00..................-11.50
04/16/2019..............2 - 1....................+8.35...................1 - 3..............-11.50................-3.15
04/15/2019..............1 - 0....................+5.10...................0 - 1...............-5.50.................-0.40
04/14/2019..............1 - 0....................+8.25...................2 - 2...............-1.00.................+7.25
04/13/2019..............0 - 1.....................-5.00...................4 - 0...............+20.00..............+15.00
04/12/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................1 - 3................-11.50...............-11.50
04/11/2019..............0 - 1.....................-5.00...................1 - 2.................-6.00................-11.00
04/10/2019..............1 - 1.....................+0.10..................4 - 0................+20.00............+20.10


Totals......................6 - 6.....................+6.65...............16 - 14...............+3.00.................+9.65

 

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

? Tampa Bay Rays have outscored opponents 22-3 in first inning.

? A?s signed DH Khris Davis to a 2-year, $33.5 contract extension.

? Kyle Freeland has made 33 career starts at Coors Field; under is 27-6.

? Mariners 11, Angels 10? Seattle blew a 10-2 lead, won in 9th inning.

? Golden St 132, Clippers 105? Warriors led 73-52 at halftime.

? St Louis 3, Winnipeg 2? Blues trailed 2-0 after second period.


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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here??

13) St John?s struggled with hiring a basketball coach; apparently there was an internal divide about who the school should go after. St John?s is located in Jamaica, Queens, which is part of New York City. You?d think it would be a prime job.

The basketball coach at Loyola-Chicago interviewed for the St John?s job, was offered an 8-year contract that doubled his salary, and turned it down. Not many people turn down $2M a year.

Loyola is in the Missouri Valley Conference, the 15th-rated league in America. Ramblers have been in the MVC for six years, going 27-9 the last two years, after going 27-45 in their first four years, when Wichita State was in the Valley and it was a tougher league (#10 league in 2017).

12) Porter Moser is the Loyola coach who turned St John?s down; he?s been a head coach for 15 years at three schools. Here is his breakdown:

2001-03, Ark-Little Rock: 48-34 overall, 25-19 in Sun Belt games. No trips to NCAA?s.
2004-07, Illinois State: 51-67 overall, 22-50 in MVC games, when both Creighton/Wichita were in the league. No trips to NCAA?s.
2012-present, Loyola: 141-125 overall, 6-28 in Horizon games, then 54-54 in MVC. One trip to NCAA?s.

11) 15 years as a head coach, one time in the NCAA tournament, but it was one great time, An 11-seed in 2018, Loyola made it to the Final Four, with three of their four wins in NCAA?s that year by either one or two points.

Big East was the #5 league this season, after being #2 or #3 the previous four years.

10) Then there is Iona coach Tim Cluess, who is 199-108 in nine years as coach at Iona, which is in New Rochelle. According to Mapquest, Iona/St John?s are 19.1 miles apart. Under Cluess, Iona is 124-46 in MAAC games; they?ve made the NCAA tournament the last four years and six of last eight years.

Cluess also coached D-II ball at CW Post (now LIU Post) for four years, going 98-23.

Cluess played at St John?s from 1979-81; three of his brothers also played at St John?s; he knows the NYC/New Jersey area. Not sure why St John?s didn?t hire him, but Cluess took his name out of the running Thursday.

Update: St John?s hired former UAB/Missouri/Arkansas coach Mike Anderson. His teams will play hard and play fast. He?s never had a losing season (two 16-16 seasons) and won 20+ games in 11 of 17 seasons as a head coach.

Elsewhere in the world??..
9) Chargers are going to wear their powder blue jerseys as their home uniform for the 2019 season, which is a smart decision. I?m wondering how many fans come up from San Diego to Carson for Charger home games now; they move into the Inglewood dome in 2020.

8) Tampa Bay Buccaneers might not be too happy with their 2019 schedule; they go seven weeks without playing a home game, and during those 49 days, they?ll travel a total of 20,378 miles to play in Los Angeles, New Orleans, London, Nashville and Seattle.

They play the Giants at home in Week 3, and then not again until Week 10.

7) USC has already added three grad transfers for next season, all kids who can shoot the 3; they shot 37-40-45% from the arc last year, at Akron-Columbia-San Jose State. Trojans have couple of highly-touted freshman big men coming in- they should be a lot better next season.

6) First seven games at the new ballpark in Las Vegas was 9,744, which amounts to seven sellouts. AAA Aviators are the Oakland A?s farm club.

Old ballpark was downtown, next to the Cashman Center; terrific park to watch a game. New park is in Summerlin, right near the Red Rock Hotel, roughly 14 miles from downtown.

5) LSU told athletic director Joe Alleva take a hike; not sure what this means for basketball coach Will Wade, who was suspended by Alleva but was reinstated last week.

4) Baseball injuries:
? A?s put P Marco Estrada (back) on the IL.
? Phillies put OF Odubel Herrera (hamstring) in the IL.

3) In 2015, there were 104 complete games pitched in the major leagues, only 42 last year.

2) Joey Votto popped out to the first baseman Wednesday night, for the first time in his 6,828 major league plate appearances. He still has never popped out to the catcher or the pitcher.

1) New Jersey Jets do not leave the eastern time zone at all during the 2019 season; they even have three home games in preseason, seeing how the Jets-Giants game is a Giants ?home? game.

By way of contrast, LA Rams play four games in eastern time zone, a preseason game in Hawai?i and a regular season game in London. Lot of travel for them.

 

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63Toronto -64 Boston
TORONTO is 19-21 ATS (-17.4 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

65Colorado -66 Calgary
COLORADO is 3-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road games when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 19


Toronto @ Boston

Game 63-64
April 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.496
Boston
10.001
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+125); Over

Colorado @ Calgary

Game 65-66
April 19, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
10.885
Calgary
9.505
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-175
6
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+155); Under




NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, April 19

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TORONTO (48-30-0-8, 104 pts.) at BOSTON (51-26-0-9, 111 pts.) - 4/19/2019, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 22-25 ATS (-20.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 14-2 ATS (+10.0 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
TORONTO is 14-8 ATS (+22.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 291-245 ATS (-154.3 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 13-10 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 13-10-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
11 of 21 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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COLORADO (41-31-0-14, 96 pts.) at CALGARY (51-26-0-9, 111 pts.) - 4/19/2019, 10:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 41-45 ATS (-12.1 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 17-53 ATS (+103.2 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 95-85 ATS (+188.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
CALGARY is 4-14 ATS (-18.2 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 22-21 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 1-7 ATS (-9.5 Units) in the first round of the playoffs over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 9-4 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 9-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-1.2 Units)

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NHL

Friday, April 19

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Trend Report
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games
Toronto is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Boston is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games at home
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Colorado is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Colorado's last 19 games
Colorado is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
Colorado is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Calgary
Colorado is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Calgary is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games
Calgary is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Calgary is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games at home
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 games at home
Calgary is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Calgary is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Colorado
Calgary is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado

 

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FRIDAY, APRIL 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TOR at BOS 07:00 PM
BOS -140
U 6.0

COL at CAL 10:00 PM
COL +150
U 6.0

 

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Leafs edge Bruins 2-1 in Game 5
April 19, 2019
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BOSTON (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs have grown accustomed to playoff disappointment in recent years.

However, after putting together possibly their best defensive effort of the season, their latest victory has them on the brink of getting out of the first round for the first time since 2004.

Auston Matthews broke a scoreless tie in the third period, Kasperi Kapanen added another goal and the Maple Leafs held on to beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 Friday night and take a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series.

With the goalie pulled for an extra skater, David Krejci got the Bruins on the board with 43.7 seconds left, but Boston couldn't tie it up.

The Maple Leafs, who have alternated wins and losses in the first five games, now have a chance to close out the series when it shifts back to Toronto for Game 6 on Sunday.

''Total team victory,'' Toronto's Zach Hyman said. ''Guys were battling. It took a full 60 to get it done, but we got it done''

Frederik Andersen had 28 saves for Toronto. The Bruins' Tuukka Rask finished with 25.

Boston failed to convert on its three power plays, and Toronto was 0 for 1.

''Defensively the ice was tough,'' Toronto coach Mike Babcock said. ''It was humid in the building. ... But I thought our guys kept grinding and stayed patient. We didn't get in our own way tonight.''

The Maple Leafs' goals broke up what had been a defense-dominated game for 2 1/2 periods.

Matthews' fourth goal of the postseason came after he took a feed from Jake Muzzin and found an open corner of the net on a slap shot with 8:27 left. The Bruins challenged Matthews' goal, arguing that Rask was interfered with, but the goal was upheld after a review.

''I guess you really just hope for the best,'' Matthews said. ''I never really got a good look at it, but I'm fortunate that they called it a good goal. So you'll take it.''

Kapanen got Toronto's second goal less than two minutes later, scoring on a wrist shot off assists from Andreas Johnsson and Morgan Rielly. Kapanen was also credited with an assist on Matthews' goal, along with Muzzin.

Toronto failed to convert on its power play in the third after the Bruins were nabbed for having too many men on the ice.

The Bruins were 2 for 2 on power plays in Game 4, helping propel them to the win. However they couldn't take advantage of their chances in Game 5.

Boston got its first power-play opportunity with three minutes remaining in the first after Zach Hyman was called for tripping. But it missed on two shots and Jake DeBrusk was wide of the net on another attempt shortly before the end of the period.

A second one-man advantage came just 4:13 into the second after Patrick Marleau was sent to the penalty box for hooking Krejci. This time the Bruins had two good chances. First Patrice Bergeron was denied on a wrist shot. A slap shot by David Pastrnak was also handled by Andersen.

Remarkably Boston got its third power-play chance about four minutes later when Mitchell Marner sent the puck over the glass for delay of game. Once again, the Bruins couldn't convert, mishandling the puck in the offensive zone a few times. Then Torey Krug bobbled a pass, giving Matthews a breakaway. But his he missed over the net.

Krejci thought he had a goal with 7:20 left in the second with a slap shot that slipped by Andersen's shoulder. A video review showed the puck bounced off the crossbar, failing to cross the line.

Both teams played conservatively and combined for only 13 shots on goal in the opening 15 minutes.

Rask smothered three loose pucks that hung around the net as part of seven first-period stops. Andersen had six saves in the first, his best coming when he turned away a tip-in opportunity by DeBrusk off a feed from Pastrnak.

''They were better than us in the third and finished plays,'' Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. ''We've to generate more.''

NOTES: Sean Kuraly started at left wing for the Bruins, making his playoff debut after missing a month with a broken hand. ... With Toronto's Nazem Kadri suspended for the remainder of the first round, William Nylander played center on a line along with Patrick Marleau and Connor Brown for the first time on the road.

UP NEXT

Game 6 is Sunday afternoon in Toronto.


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AVALANCE 5, FLAMES 1

 

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY APRIL 20, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:08 PM Dallas Stars Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
7:08 PM Winnipeg Jets St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
8:08 PM Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals Capital One Arena


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NHL PLAYOFF RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/19/2019 2-1-1 66.67% +5.50
04/18/2019 4-2-0 66.67% +9.85
04/17/2019 1-4-0 20.00% -17.00
04/16/2019 3-5-0 37.50% -10.35
04/15/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.40
04/14/2019 4-4-0 50.00% -2.00
04/13/2019 5-1-0 83.33% +20.00
04/12/2019 1-7-0 12.50% -42.60
04/11/2019 1-2-0 33.33% -5.50
04/10/2019 5-2-1 71.43% +14.95


Totals.............27-29-2..... 48.21%.... -27.59


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

04/19/2019..............1 - 0....................+7.50...................1 - 0...............+5.00.................+12.50
04/18/2019..............1 - 1....................+0.35...................2 - 1...............+4.50.................+4.85
04/17/2019..............0 - 1....................-5.50....................1 - 2................-6.00..................-11.50
04/16/2019..............2 - 1....................+8.35...................1 - 3...............-11.50.................-3.15
04/15/2019..............1 - 0....................+5.10...................0 - 1...............-5.50...................-0.40
04/14/2019..............1 - 0....................+8.25...................2 - 2...............-1.00..................+7.25
04/13/2019..............0 - 1.....................-5.00...................4 - 0..............+20.00................+15.00
04/12/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................1 - 3..............-11.50..................-11.50
04/11/2019..............0 - 1.....................-5.00...................1 - 2...............-6.00..................-11.00
04/10/2019..............1 - 1.....................+0.10..................4 - 0..............+20.00...............+20.10


Totals.....................7 - 6.....................+14.15...............17 - 14.............+8.00..................+22.15

 

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Saturday?s 6-pack

Some early point spreads for NFL games this fall:
? Week 2: Browns (-2.5) @ Jets
? Week 4: Cowboys @ Saints (-.5.5)
? Week 7: Patriots (-6) @ Jets
? Week 8: Packers @ Chiefs (-6)
? Week 14: Chiefs @ Patriots (-2.5)
? Week 15: Colts @ Saints (-3.5)

Quote of the Day
?They didn?t like the Gary Sanchez thing with the Home Run Derby, but you can?t fix stupid, you know??
Logan Morrison, back in April 2018, talking about baseball fans in the Bronx. Morrison signed a minor league deal with the Bronx Bombers this week

Saturday?s quiz
Four of the top five picks in the 1989 NFL Draft are Hall of Famers (Troy Aikman, Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas, Deion Sanders); Tony Mandarich was the #2 pick that year, an offensive lineman from Michigan State. Which team drafted Mandarich?

Friday?s quiz
Al Pacino coached the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday.

Thursday?s quiz
Miami Marlins have won two World Series; they?ve never won the NL East.

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Saturday?s List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind??.

13) Oakland Raiders sent their scouts home for the weekend; they?re not expected to be back before the draft next weekend. Supposedly, Raiders? hierarchy (Gruden) doesn?t trust all his people, but doesn?t know exactly who he doesn?t trust. 🙂

Apparently this isn?t all that unusual; Gil Brandt told a story this week from 1987, where they told one scout about this LB they want to draft (they didn?t really want to). Two days later, a writer in Dallas posts this article about how the Cowboys are going to take the LB, which outed the scout as a leaker. He then became an ex-scout.

12) Other former front office guys have been saying on Twitter this week that the last 8-10 years, teams have been limiting access to a team?s draft board to only the top 3-4 football people.

11) Blue Jays are calling up top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr; he is expected to make his big league debut on Tuesday against the Giants.

10) College basketball is getting to the point where any returning player who scored double figures for a low-to-mid major is getting poached by bigger schools. Norfolk State?s leading scorer entered the transfer portal the week; it makes handicapping during the season that much harder. Will the new player fit in? How much does his departure hurt his former team?

Can?t be much fun for guys who coach in low/mid-majors.

9) Was reading something this week about how they?re using major league baseballs at the AAA level for the first time this year, and home runs have spiked early in the season. Homers in the International League are up 39%; in the Pacific Coast League, 32%.

Same thing hasn?t happened in AA or A ball, so it makes you wonder??

8) San Antonio Spurs? Derrick White played three years of D-II ball at Colorado?Colorado Springs, transferred and played his senior year for the Colorado Buffaloes; he had zero D-I scholarship offers out of high school. None.

This year, he played 25.8 mpg for the Spurs, scored 9.9 ppg. He scored 36 points in the Spurs? Game 3 win over Denver Thursday. Good for him.

7) Baseball transactions:
? Red Sox put IF Eduardo N??ez (back) on IL.
? Padres put OF Manuel Margot on the paternity list, called up Jose Pirela.
? Mets put Jacob deGrom (elbow) on the IL.

6) NCAA relaxed some transfer rules for freshmen: Incoming freshmen who enroll in summer school and receive financial aid can transfer and play immediately without a waiver if their coach leaves prior to the first day of fall classes.

This involves situations where a coach gets fired late in the spring or in summer, like couple years ago when Ohio State fired Thad Matta. It does not include football players who are early enrollees.

5) Not sure what the wisdom of the four outfielder shift is; seems like having four infielders would be a better idea. Lot of the guys you use the four OF shift with, if they hit it in the air to the outfield, it is going over the fence anyway.

4) Former UNLV coach Marvin Menzies signed on to be an assistant coach for Dan Majerle at Grand Canyon University in the WAC.

3) Mets? ace Jacob deGrom will have an MRI on his elbow Monday, which is bad news for the Mets and worse news for my fantasy team.

I mentioned a few days ago how deGrom had trouble putting hitters away in his last two starts, and this is probably a big reason why.

2) Draft trivia; Kyler Murray?s father Kevin was the 11th player taken in the 1982 baseball draft, one spot after Bill Ripken (Cal?s brother).

1) Nick Saban will have hip replacement surgery on Monday; can?t imagine he?d be much fun to have as a patient in the hospital. Good luck to all the nurses??..

 

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71Carolina -72 Washington
WASHINGTON is 14-2 ATS (11.8 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

75Winnipeg -76 St Louis
ST LOUIS are 18-4 ATS (14.3 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

77Dallas -78 Nashville
DALLAS are 8-3 ATS (4.7 Units) in road games after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game in the current season.




NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, April 20

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CAROLINA (48-30-0-8, 104 pts.) at WASHINGTON (50-28-0-8, 108 pts.) - 4/20/2019, 8:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 25-35 ATS (-14.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 16-46 ATS (+76.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 116-77 ATS (+197.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 25-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 46-26 ATS (+8.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 46-25 ATS (+9.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 24-9 ATS (+11.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 63-44 ATS (+1.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 39-28 ATS (+6.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 32-16 ATS (+10.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 21-10 ATS (+7.5 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 11-5 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 11-5-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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WINNIPEG (49-33-0-5, 103 pts.) at ST LOUIS (48-29-0-10, 106 pts.) - 4/20/2019, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 33-17 ATS (+6.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 27-18 ATS (+3.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 15-6 ATS (+21.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
WINNIPEG is 19-8 ATS (+28.5 Units) in road games in April games since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 17-11 ATS (+31.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 12-6 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 12-6-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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DALLAS (45-33-0-8, 98 pts.) at NASHVILLE (49-31-0-6, 104 pts.) - 4/20/2019, 3:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 26-42 ATS (-25.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 31-45 ATS (-23.4 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 287-222 ATS (+576.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 217-182 ATS (+400.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 61-35 ATS (+11.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 11-7 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 11-7-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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NHL

Saturday, April 20

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Trend Report
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Dallas Stars
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Dallas is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Nashville
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Dallas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville Predators
Nashville is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Nashville is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Nashville's last 16 games
Nashville is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Nashville is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Nashville is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas

Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games
Winnipeg is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Winnipeg is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing St. Louis
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of St. Louis's last 19 games at home
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
St. Louis is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
St. Louis is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Carolina's last 12 games
Carolina is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Carolina is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Carolina is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing Washington
Carolina is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Carolina
Washington is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina


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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, April 20


Dallas @ Nashville

Game 77-78
April 20, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.711
Nashville
12.400
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-145); Under

Winnipeg @ St. Louis

Game 75-76
April 20, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
12.025
St. Louis
10.851
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(+130); Under

Carolina @ Washington

Game 71-72
April 20, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
11.906
Washington
10.265
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+120); Over

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL Stanley Cup playoffs best bets and prop predictions: Jets, Blues take flight in third
Monty Andrews

Will another higher seed bite the dust Saturday? The Winnipeg Jets are on the brink of elimination as they visit the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round series ? and if they lose, they'll be the third higher-seeded team to be knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs, joining the Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames. Here are the top betting trends to monitor as the second-round playoff field slowly begins to take shape:

DALLAS STARS AT NASHVILLE PREDATORS

Moneyline Odds: Dallas +125/Nashville -145
Over/Under: 5 goals
Series Price: Dallas +125/Nashville -175
Start Time: 3 p.m. ET, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.

Dallas and Nashville are staring at a typically low total for the fifth game of their Western Conference quarterfinal series ? but Saturday might be a good day to consider the over, even ignoring the Stars' 5-1 victory in Game 4. Nashville have seen six or more goals scored in six of their nine afternoon games this season, with the other three coming in at exactly five goals; Dallas has gone over the five-goal threshold in five of eight afternoon contests in 2018-19. We like the O5 in this one (+105).


WINNIPEG JETS AT ST. LOUIS BLUES

Moneyline Odds: Winnipeg +125/St. Louis -145
Over/Under: 5.5 goals
Series Price: St. Louis -400/Winnipeg +280
Start Time: 7 p.m. ET, Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo.

Every Stanley Cup playoff season, there's one series that bucks the home-ice trend ? and it's clear that this Jets-Blues series fits the bill in 2019. The road team has prevailed in all five games so far, which bodes well for the Jets as they look to stay alive in St. Louis. But the more intriguing trend from a betting perspective is the fact that the third period has been the highest-scoring frame in four of five games, producing 13 of the 27 goals in the series. We like that trend to continue Saturday (+230).

If you're looking for a player goal prop, it might be best to ignore the Blues' side of the ice; no St. Louis player has more than two goals in the series, while nine different skaters have converted at least one. But on the Winnipeg side, bettors should consider Kyle Connor, who scored three goals in the two games in St. Louis while firing nine shots on goal in those victories. Connor had 34 goals during the regular season, and might be the Jets' best bet of hitting the scoresheet in Game 5.


CAROLINA HURRICANES AT WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Moneyline Odds: Carolina +115/Washington -135
Over/Under: 5.5 goals
Series Price: Carolina +125/Washington -175
Start Time: 8 p.m. ET, Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

Home team dominance has been the order of the series between the Hurricanes and Capitals, with the hosts winning each of the first four games. And the visitors have had a particularly hard time making headway in the opening period, with the home team leading after 20 minutes in every game while outscoring the opposition 7-1 along the way. Taking the host Capitals -0.5 at +175 looks like a strong play given how this series has progressed so far.

 

[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, APRIL 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at NAS 03:00 PM
DAL +137
U 5.0

WIN at STL 07:00 PM
WIN +129
O 5.5

CAR at WAS 08:00 PM
WAS -141
O 5.5

 

[Cnotes53]

Blues beat Jets 3-2 in Game 6 to advance to 2nd round
April 20, 2019
By The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) Jaden Schwartz scored three times and Jordan Binnington stopped 18 shots to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in Game 6 of their playoff series Saturday night to advance to the second round.

The Blues will next face the winner of the Dallas-Nashville series, which the Stars lead 3-2.

Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien scored for Winnipeg, which tried to rally after falling behind 3-0 early in the third period. Connor Hellebuyck finished with 33 saves.

The Blues became the first home team to win in the series, and advanced to the second round for the third time in four years.

Schwartz, who had only 11 goals in the regular season, has four in the playoffs - the Blues' last four, starting the tiebreaking tally with 15 seconds left in the 3-2 win in Game 5.

STARS 5, PREDATORS 3

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Alexander Radulov and Jason Dickinson each scored twice to help Dallas to push Nashville to the brink of elimination.

The Stars came into the postseason as the West's first wild card and are up 3-2 in the best-of-seven series over the two-time defending Central Division champs. Dallas will have a chance Monday night at home in Game 6 to join Colorado and Columbus as the latest lower seed coming through in the opening round.

Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist, and Jamie Benn had three assists as the Stars scored at least five goals in back-to-back playoff games for the ninth time in franchise history, and the first since Games 3 and 4 of the 1991 conference finals when this team was still in Minnesota.

Ben Bishop, named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy during the game, made 30 saves for the win.

Rocco Grimaldi, Ryan Johansen and Kyle Turris scored for Nashville, and Pekka Rinne finished with 21 saves. The Predators lost back-to-back playoff games for the first time since Games 5 and 6 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final.


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Capitals beat Hurricanes 6-0 to take 3-2 series lead
April 20, 2019
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WASHINGTON (AP) So much went right for the Washington Capitals that the chants from the crowd changed by the shift.

Fans chanted for Nicklas Backstrom's four points, Braden Holtby's 30-save shutout, Devante Smith-Pelly's return to the NHL and T.J. Oshie's absence that is arguably the biggest obstacle to Washington going back-to-back.

Oh, and there were those chants, too as the defending Stanley Cup champions blew out the Carolina Hurricanes 6-0 in Game 5 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 series lead and move one victory away from advancing to the second round.

In their first game since Oshie was knocked out indefinitely with an upper-body injury, the Capitals got two goals from Backstrom, power-play goals from Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson and secondary scoring in the form of a goal by Brett Connolly and a successful penalty shot by Nic Dowd to make a statement that they were back after laying an egg in two road losses that evened the series.

''That was a pretty great response,'' Backstrom said after matching his 2018 playoff total with five goals through five games in this first round. ''We weren't satisfied with the games in Carolina. Tonight we played some Caps hockey, I thought. Everyone bought in to everything, we worked together and it paid off.''

Ovechkin assisted on Backstrom's second goal and Connolly's first of the playoffs to again lead the way in a postseason win. The reigning playoff MVP has three goals and four assists so far in the series and is hurting the Hurricanes with more than just his patented shot.

Backstrom, who is known more for his passing, had five goals in 20 games during the Capitals' Cup run a year ago that included missing four games with two fractures in his right pointer finger. He and Ovechkin were two of the best players on the ice Saturday with their team in a precarious spot.

''Obviously they got on the point sheet, but their play away from the puck, on the forecheck, supporting each other, they're real tough to play against when they play like that,'' said Holtby, who set a franchise record with his seventh playoff shutout. ''I thought they've been doing a great job all playoffs, too. You can tell that they want to win, and the rest of the team will follow.''

There were more leaders than followers in this rout, and that included penalty killers who salted away all five Carolina power plays. Three successful penalty kills in the second period of what was then a one-goal game helped the Capitals blow the game open.

''That was a game-changer for us,'' said Backstrom, who made it 2-0 just 19 seconds after the final penalty kill in that stretch expired. ''Kill `em off and then we got going after that. You need that in games like this.''

Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek was hung out to dry in allowing six goals on 28 shots, and their power play came up empty when even a few scoring chances would've built some momentum and couldn't match Washington's high-powered unit.

''They scored a couple power-play goals, we stunk it up on ours,'' Carolina captain Justin Williams said.

As much of a complete effort as it was for the Capitals, it was that much of a missed opportunity for the upstart Hurricanes, who looked frazzled at times after dominating long stretches of the past two games. For the fifth time in five games, the team that scored first - and the home team - won, something the Hurricanes hope to continue back at home facing elimination.

''We've just got to make sure at home we get that first one and get our crowd into it,'' said defenseman Jaccob Slavin, who was on the ice for five Capitals goals. ''It's do or die now.''

After showing what they could do without Oshie and with Smith-Pelly back from a two-month stint in the minors for salary-cap reasons, the Capitals are another performance like this from facing former coach Barry Trotz and the New York Islanders in the second round. But before tackling that, they have to finish off the upstart Hurricanes, who have shown they can respond just as well despite being playoff newcomers.

''It's a win,'' Holbty said. ''We regroup, we know they're going to come harder next game and we'll focus on that.''

NOTES: Dowd's penalty shot goal was the first in franchise playoff history. ... The Capitals improved to 11-3 this season without Oshie. ... Carolina F Aleksi Saarela became the first player in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers franchise history to make his Stanley Cup playoff debut before appearing in a regular-season game. Saarela replaced Jordan Martinook (lower-body injury) in the lineup. ... LW Andrei Svechnikov took part in the Hurricanes' morning skate and said he hopes to play in Game 6 after being concussed in a fight with Ovechkin in Game 3. ... F Micheal Ferland missed his second consecutive game with an upper-body injury.

UP NEXT

The Hurricanes could set another arena attendance record Monday when they look to stave off elimination in Game 6.

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY APRIL 21, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
12:00 PM Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center
3:05 PM Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
7:00 PM San Jose Sharks Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena


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NHL PLAYOFF RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

04/20/2019 3-3-0 50.00% +0.85
04/19/2019 2-1-1 66.67% +5.50
04/18/2019 4-2-0 66.67% +9.85
04/17/2019 1-4-0 20.00% -17.00
04/16/2019 3-5-0 37.50% -10.35
04/15/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.40
04/14/2019 4-4-0 50.00% -2.00
04/13/2019 5-1-0 83.33% +20.00
04/12/2019 1-7-0 12.50% -42.60
04/11/2019 1-2-0 33.33% -5.50
04/10/2019 5-2-1 71.43% +14.95


Totals.............30-32-2..... 48.38%.... -26.74


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

04/20/2019..............1 - 1....................+1.85...................1 - 1...............-0.50...................+1.35
04/19/2019..............1 - 0....................+7.50...................1 - 0...............+5.00.................+12.50
04/18/2019..............1 - 1....................+0.35...................2 - 1...............+4.50.................+4.85
04/17/2019..............0 - 1....................-5.50....................1 - 2................-6.00..................-11.50
04/16/2019..............2 - 1....................+8.35...................1 - 3...............-11.50.................-3.15
04/15/2019..............1 - 0....................+5.10...................0 - 1...............-5.50...................-0.40
04/14/2019..............1 - 0....................+8.25...................2 - 2...............-1.00..................+7.25
04/13/2019..............0 - 1.....................-5.00...................4 - 0..............+20.00................+15.00
04/12/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................1 - 3..............-11.50..................-11.50
04/11/2019..............0 - 1.....................-5.00...................1 - 2...............-6.00..................-11.00
04/10/2019..............1 - 1.....................+0.10..................4 - 0..............+20.00...............+20.10


Totals.....................8 - 7.....................+16.00...............18 - 15.............+7.50..................+23.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday?s 6-pack

More spreads on NFL games this season:
? Week 2: Saints @ Rams (-3)
? Week 3: Rams (-2) @ Browns
? Week 8: Browns @ Patriots (-6.5)
? Week 12: Cowboys @ Patriots (-5.5)
? Week 14: Cowboys @ Bears (-2.5)
? Week 15: Colts @ Saints (-3.5)

Quote of the Day
?We didn?t count velocity; we just counted outs.?
Jim Kaat, talking about his playing days

Sunday?s quiz
Which NFL team drafted Eli Manning?

Saturday?s quiz
Four of the top five picks in the 1989 NFL Draft are Hall of Famers (Troy Aikman, Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas, Deion Sanders); Tony Mandarich was the #2 pick that year, an offensive lineman from Michigan State. Green Bay drafted Mandarich.

Friday?s quiz
Al Pacino coached the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday.

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Sunday?s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday??..

13) Twins-Orioles broadcast Saturday was great; Jim Kaat, Bert Blyleven were the analysts and it was educational. Play-by-play guy described the action on the field then got out of the way and let the two experts talk. Good stuff.

Kaat was saying how much harder batters work now before the game, and he referenced Aaron Judge going on the IL Saturday with an oblique strain. It is possible to overtrain.

12) Auburn?s Chuma Okeke tore his ACL during the NCAA tournament, but he is entering the NBA Draft anyway, not really sure why. You?d think he?d stay in school, use the school?s facilities to strenghten/rehab his knee, then go into the ?20 draft. We?ll see how this works out for him.

11) Advice from Bucky Brooks, former NFL player and scout:

?If you?re a HS football player who isn?t playing baseball in the Spring, you SHOULD run track for your school. Speed is such an important part of being a top-notch football player. Learning how to run and compete on the track carries over onto the field.. Dare to be great..?

10) Interesting trivia on this year?s NFL schedule:
? NFL?s Senior VP of broadcasting Howard Katz is one of the people who makes the NFL schedule every year.
? Philadelphia Eagles are only NFL team that plays three straight weeks on road this year.
? Katz and Eagles? coach Doug Pedersen are next-door neighbors.

Part of the reason the Eagles are on road for three straight weeks in October is that the Phillies are expected to be World Series contenders, and the NFL didn?t want any conflicts between Eagle/Phillies games, seeing how they share parking areas.

9) Miami Marlins fired hitting coach Mike Pagliarulo after 20 games; it ain?t his fault Miami has a bad team. Marlins fired hitting coach Frank Menechino after last season; what they need to do is find an owner who is willing to spend money on ballplayers.

Two years ago, Miami?s outfield was Yelich-Ozuna-Stanton, then the team was sold and the new geniuses who are in charge traded the three of them for three piles of crap. No bueno.

8) Keldon Johnson scored 13.5 ppg this year as a freshman at Kentucky; he is projected by one draft guru to be picked 17th in June?s NBA Draft.

Johnson was seen in Hollywood this week driving a $300,000 McLaren 720S Spider; until watching a Showtime special a few weeks ago, I had no idea that there were cars that cost so much money. Wish the young man well in his NBA career, but someone might want to teach him money management skills before it is too late.

Last year?s NBA rookie salary scale paid the #17 pick a total of $6,358,500 for his first three years in the league. Taxes eat half of that, agent takes another 3%, so he?s down to $2,988,495 before he starts.

Donte DiVincenzo was the #17 pick LY; he played 15.2 mpg, scored 4.9 ppg, so he?s no lock for a second contract in the league when the time comes. The second contract is the key; thats where guys establish themselves in the NBA. Then they can buy the $300,000 car.

7) Baseball injuries:
? New York put Aaron Judge (oblique) on IL.
? Red Sox put P Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) on IL.
? Pirates put 2B Erik Gonzalez (clavicle), CF Starling Marte (abdomen) on IL.
? Phillies put SS Jean Segura (hamstring), P Victor Arano (elbow) on IL.

6) Former Georgia/Miami football coach Mark Richt will be an analyst on the new ACC Network starting this fall.

5) There is a high school football stadium in Jacksonville, TX called the Tomato Bowl.

4) On April 12, CG Technology took these two futures bets:
? Jaguars for $4,000 at 45-1, to win $180,000
? Titans for $2,000 at 85-1, to win $170,000

Long time to let the books hold your money; will odds change that much between now and before the preseason games start this summer?

3) Giants have apparently talked about trading for Arizona QB Josh Rosen, but don?t want to give up either one of their first round picks (6th, 17th picks) in this draft.

Rosen was the 2nd player taken in last year?s draft, so if you won?t give up a first round pick for him now, then you really don?t want him.

2) From Henry Schulman: Since 1912, the longest a team has gone to start a season without scoring a first-inning run is 28 games. Giants are at 22 games and counting thru Saturday.

1) 76ers 112 (-3.5), Nets 108? Philly hit two foul shots with 0:06 left to cover the spread; if you had Brooklyn +3.5, this was a bad beat. Embiid had 31 points, 16 rebounds for Philly.

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

79 BOSTON -80 TORONTO
TORONTO is 20-21 ATS (-16.1 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

83 SAN JOSE -84 VEGAS
VEGAS are 2-8 ATS (-8.6 Units) against poor starting goalies - saving <= 89.5% of shots against in the current season.



NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, April 21


Boston @ Toronto

Game 79-80
April 21, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.766
Toronto
10.531
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+100); Under

San Jose @ Vegas

Game 83-84
April 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.102
Vegas
9.798
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-175
6
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(+155); Over




NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, April 21

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BOSTON (51-27-0-9, 111 pts.) at TORONTO (49-30-0-8, 106 pts.) - 4/21/2019, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 6-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 58-62 ATS (-30.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 211-168 ATS (+42.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
TORONTO is 23-25 ATS (+48.7 Units) second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 14-10 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 14-10-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
12 of 22 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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SAN JOSE (48-30-0-9, 105 pts.) at VEGAS (46-34-0-7, 99 pts.) - 4/21/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 48-39 ATS (-14.3 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 22-4 ATS (+16.0 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 49-24 ATS (+15.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 47-25 ATS (+10.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 56-41 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 62-47 ATS (+115.1 Units) in road games in April games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 225-241 ATS (+508.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
VEGAS is 46-41 ATS (-2.1 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 23-22 ATS (-11.2 Units) second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 12-7 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 12-7-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
13 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.6 Units)

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NHL

Saturday, April 20

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Trend Report
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Boston Bruins
Boston is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Boston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Boston is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 5-16 ATS in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games
San Jose is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing Vegas
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games at home
Vegas is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games when playing San Jose
Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 7 games when playing at home against San Jose


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[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, APRIL 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at TOR 03:00 PM
BOS +109
O 5.5

SJ at VEG 07:00 PM
SJ +151
O 6.0

 

[Cnotes53]

Bruins beat Leafs, force Game 7
April 21, 2019
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TORONTO (AP) Facing elimination, Boston didn't panic when it fell behind halfway through the first period. The Bruins kept their focus, quickly tied it and took the lead, and then held off the Toronto Maple Leafs to force a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series.

Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist as the Bruins beat the Maple Leafs 4-2 on Sunday.

''We just knew there was a lot of game left,'' Marchand said. ''We've come from behind a lot this year. We weren't fazed. We came together, played very hard after that. We played a really good game.''

Torey Krug and Jake DeBrusk also scored, and David Pastrnak had two assists to help Boston avoid elimination. Tuukka Rask stopped 22 shots.

''(We) gave ourselves another opportunity for another game,'' Marchand said. ''We got to try to replicate it. They're going to come hard. They've played really well so far in our building this series.''

Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews scored for Toronto in a series neither team has managed back-to-back victories and each has won twice on the road. Frederik Andersen finished with 37 saves.

''It is what is now,'' Maple Leafs forward John Tavares said. ''We've still got a good chance to win this series. That's what our focus is on now. It's over with now. Obviously we'd love to get it done today. It's not the case.''

The Bruins will host the deciding game on Tuesday night.

The Maple Leafs, who lost to the Bruins in seven games in both 2013 and last spring, have not advanced to the second round of the playoffs since 2004.

''You try to forget the past, whether it's this series or last year's series,'' DeBrusk said, ''and understand they're going to come out with everything they've got and so are we.''

The winner of this series will take on the Columbus Blue Jackets, who got the Eastern Conference's last wild card and then swept a Tampa Bay Lightning team that tied an NHL record with 62 victories in the regular season.

Toronto, which took a 3-2 lead in the series thanks to a patient, stifling defensive performance Friday at Boston, is Canada's last hope of ending the country's 26-year Stanley Cup drought. The Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets were eliminated in their first-round series.

Toronto opened the scoring at 9:42 of the opening period on Rielly's first of the playoffs. Having hit the post on an early power play, the defenseman took a pass from William Nylander and fired a one-timer short-side along the ice after the Bruins failed to clear the defensive zone.

Boston tied it on a man advantage 1:41 later when Marchand snapped his third goal of the series on a shot off a scrambled draw that hit Leafs defenseman Ron Hainsey and beat Andersen between the legs.

''When the season's on the line you want to play hard, you want to leave it all out there,'' Marchand said. ''Sometimes it bounces your way, sometimes it doesn't. Luckily today it bounced our way.''

The Bruins' power play, which was held in check in Game 5, but was still 5 for 14 coming into this game, struck again with 2:58 left in the period. Krug got a rebound of Pastrnak's shot and fired a shot upstairs on Andersen for his first of the postseason.

Andersen did well to keep it a one-goal deficit late in the first by making two hockey-card caliber stops on both Patrice Bergeron and Grzelcyk.

Andersen was solid, but could do nothing on Boston's slick goal that made it 3-1. DeBrusk left the puck for David Krejci on a 2-on-2 rush before getting inside position on Maple Leafs forward Andreas Johnsson and making a diving stab at the return feed at 7:57.

The goal was the first of the playoffs for DeBrusk, who had six goals last spring - with five coming against Toronto, including two in Game 7.

''It's obviously nice to get the result we wanted and it was nice to contribute,'' DeBrusk said.

The Maple Leafs pulled within one early in the third as Matthews scored his fifth goal in the last four games as he took a pass from Jake Gardiner and rifled a shot far side on Rask at 4:15. Matthews was held without a point in the first two games of the series, and had just two points in Toronto's seven-game loss to Boston last spring.

Kasperi Kapanen cut in off the rush seven minutes into the third, but Rask closed the door on the speedy winger to preserve Boston's lead.

Andersen bailed out Rielly after a brutal turnover with under four minutes to go, robbing Pastrnak of a chance, but Marchand scored into an empty net with 1:54 left to seal the win and even the series.

''We've got a one-game series against these guys,'' Toronto coach Mike Babcock said, looking ahead to Tuesday. ''We've got a good group that enjoys being together and plans on having a good run. ... In order to do that, we've got to go into Boston and win a game.''

NOTES: The 3 p.m. puck drop was something different for the Maple Leafs, who had just one afternoon game in the regular season. The Bruins played 12 day games.

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Game 7 is Tuesday night at Boston.