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ATLANTA (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/16/2009, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 11-1 ATS (+9.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 107-120 ATS (+268.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-2-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (0-2-0-2, 2 pts.) at BUFFALO (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/16/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 63-59 ATS (+143.1 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
BUFFALO is 18-21 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-4 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 4-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (3-1-0-1, 7 pts.) at FLORIDA (1-4-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/16/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-2 ATS (+10.4 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 99-114 ATS (+226.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 4-4 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 4-4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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BOSTON (2-3-0-0, 4 pts.) at DALLAS (2-0-0-3, 7 pts.) - 10/16/2009, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 39-27 ATS (+68.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 30-12 ATS (+16.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 31-12 ATS (+13.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-30 ATS (-18.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 6-16 ATS (-15.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 1-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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MINNESOTA (1-4-0-0, 2 pts.) at EDMONTON (3-2-0-1, 7 pts.) - 10/16/2009, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 8-2 ATS (+10.5 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 9-5 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 9-5-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.4 Units)

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VANCOUVER (2-3-0-0, 4 pts.) at CALGARY (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/16/2009, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 36-24 ATS (+63.1 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 102-75 ATS (+181.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 49-33 ATS (+83.9 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 117-125 ATS (+280.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CALGARY is 3-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 9-6 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 9-6-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)

7:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. NEW JERSEY
Atlanta is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. BUFFALO
NY Islanders are 6-15 SU in their last 21 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the NY Islanders last 10 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games at home

7:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. FLORIDA
Philadelphia is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games at home

8:30 PM
BOSTON vs. DALLAS
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Dallas is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Dallas is 4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. EDMONTON
Minnesota is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing Edmonton
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home

9:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. CALGARY
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vancouver's last 9 games when playing Calgary
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games at home

ATLANTA at NEW JERSEY, 7:00 PM ET
ATLANTA: 15-24 SU after playing BB road games
NEW JERSEY: 11-1 SU after playing 3 consecutive road games

NY ISLANDERS at BUFFALO, 7:30 PM ET
NY ISLANDERS: 5-13 SU when playing with 3 or more days rest
BUFFALO: 10-5 SU as a home favorite of -200 to -300

PHILADELPHIA at FLORIDA, 7:30 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA: 8-2 SU AWAY on Friday nights
FLORIDA: 8-18 SU at home after allowing 3+ goals in BB games

BOSTON at DALLAS, 8:30 PM ET
BOSTON: 30-12 SU in first half of the season
DALLAS: 5-15 SU off a home win

MINNESOTA at EDMONTON, 9:00 PM ET
MINNESOTA: 18-11 SU after playing 3 consecutive road games
EDMONTON: 7-16 SU at home after 1+ consecutive overs

VANCOUVER at CALGARY, 9:00 PM ET
VANCOUVER: 33-23 SU AWAY on Friday nights
CALGARY: 3-8 SU on Friday nights

Boston at Dallas
The Bruins look to take advantage of a Dallas team that is 4-11 in its last 15 home games. Boston is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Bruins favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Boston (+115). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

Game 1-2: Atlanta at New Jersey
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 11.746; New Jersey 11.395
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-170); 6
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+160); Under

Game 3-4: NY Islanders at Buffalo
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 11.087; Buffalo 13.338
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Buffalo (-210); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (-210); Under

Game 5-6: Philadelphia at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.631; Florida 11.300
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Philadelphia (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-135); Over

Game 7-8: Boston at Dallas
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 11.895; Dallas 11.685
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+115); Under

Game 9-10: Minnesota at Edmonton
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 11.902; Edmonton 12.022
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Edmonton (-145); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (-145); Over

Game 11-12: Vancouver at Calgary
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.473; Calgary 11.504
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-140); Over

Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars (-120, 5.5)

This is a classic case of two teams heading in opposite direction.

The Stars enter this contest fresh off a 6-0 blowout win over the Preds Wednesday night. Dallas displayed a balanced scoring attack with each of its top two lines finding the back of the net multiple times.

“I thought our guys were spot on early in the game, especially our top two lines,” Stars coach Marc Crawford told the Dallas Morning News. “I thought they really established their dominance in the game.”

Dallas has yet to lose a game in regulation and has outscored its opponents 14-6 over the last three games.

The Bruins, meanwhile, have looked uneven throughout their first five games. Coach Claude Julien responded by modifying his top two lines a bit (Michael Ryder and Milan Lucic switched places). Julien is confident his club doesn’t need a major shakeup yet.

“It’s just a little tweak for no other reason than to see if that will help maybe shake things up a little bit and get some attention and maybe spark something,” Julien told the Boston Globe.

The over is a sizzling option for total bettors. The Stars and Bruins have both played over the total in each of their last four games.

Pick: Over 5.5


Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers (+128, 5.5)

You know it’s a bad sign when a team hopes the arrival of journeyman center Dominic Moore will ignite its offense. Unfortunately for Florida backers, that’s the situation the Panthers are in.

Florida has just six goals in its last four games, all of which ended in a loss for the club.

The Flyers are taking some time for team building activities to try and get the squad a bit closer. The team fun days continue in south Florida and shouldn’t be interrupted by the Friday game against the Panthers.

Pick: Flyers -139