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NY RANGERS (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/5/2009, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 14-5 (+8.7 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 14-5-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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COLUMBUS (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at VANCOUVER (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/5/2009, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 11-22 ATS (-14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 3-11 ATS (-9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 22-14 ATS (+36.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-3 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 5-3-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. NEW JERSEY
NY Rangers are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Rangers last 9 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home

10:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. VANCOUVER
Columbus is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Columbus is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Vancouver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home

NY RANGERS at NEW JERSEY, 7:00 PM ET NY RANGERS:
18-35 SU after playing a game with 7+ total goals
NEW JERSEY: 5-9 SU off a home loss

COLUMBUS at VANCOUVER, 10:00 PM ET
COLUMBUS: 36-78 SU AWAY when the total is 5.5
VANCOUVER: 7-1 SU after getting shutout

NY Rangers at New Jersey
The Rangers look to build on their 14-5 record in the last 19 meeting between the two teams. New York is the pick (+125) according to Dunkel, which has the Rangers favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (+125). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5

Game 51-52: NY Rangers at New Jersey
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 11.695; New Jersey 11.553
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (+125); Under

Game 53-54: Columbus at Vancouver
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.676; Vancouver 11.541
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (-165); Over

New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils (-130, 5.5)

The Rangers’ new top line looks good through the first two games and you can toss some of the credit to No. 1 center Brandon Dubinsky.

The 23-year-old playmaker held out the first bit of training camp before settling on a new contract with the Blue Shirts. Coach John Tortorella originally called Dubinsky’s no-show in camp “stupid” but now that the kid has four points in his first two games, Tortorella is reconsidering.

“I think he wants to prove he’s worth what he did. And that’s not a bad thing, I don’t begrudge him that at all,” Tortorella told the New York Daily News following the Rangers 5-2 win over the Senators. “He just has a different look about him, even when he’s not playing, how he’s handling himself…. He has the right type of arrogance right now.”

Look for Dubinsky and Marian Gaborik to apply pressure on New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur whenever they're on the ice and the Rangers to come away with the win.

Pick: Rangers


Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks (-164, 5.5)

The Jackets enjoyed their finest season in franchise history last year and there’s optimism this year will be even better. Columbus beat Minnesota in a low-scoring but entertaining game on Saturday.

“I think we’re going to be a lot better than people think we’re going to be,” coach Ken Hitchcock told the Columbus Dispatch.

For that to happen, the Blue Jackets will need Steve Mason to play even better than he did in his rookie season. The prodigy goaltender went 33-20 with a 2.29 goals against and a league-high 10 shut outs a year ago.

Mason was key in his team’s first win stopping 32 of 33 produced by the Wild.

Meanwhile, the Canucks are winless with two games under their belt. Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo allowed eight goals in the two losses, but his coach thinks the team has other more glaring issues.

“Right now we’ve got one line, in my mind, generating offensively and that’s Henrik [Sedin’s] line,” Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault told the Vancouver Sun following a 3-0 loss to the Avalanche. “The other three lines are not doing enough to be successful.”

Pick: Blue Jackets