FLORIDA (11-14-0-6, 28 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (21-7-0-1, 43 pts.) - 12/11/2009, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 20-8 ATS (+31.2 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 20-5 ATS (+13.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 20-8 ATS (+7.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 26-10 ATS (+10.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 10-1 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 10-1 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
FLORIDA is 15-10 ATS (+28.4 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 31-24 ATS (+58.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)

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CAROLINA (7-18-0-5, 19 pts.) at WASHINGTON (19-7-0-5, 43 pts.) - 12/11/2009, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 6-24 ATS (+34.8 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 6-24 ATS (+34.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 2-10 ATS (+13.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
CAROLINA is 0-11 ATS (+13.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
WASHINGTON is 14-4 ATS (+7.3 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 24-7 ATS (+13.5 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 8-7-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.6 Units)

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CHICAGO (19-7-0-3, 41 pts.) at BUFFALO (17-10-0-1, 35 pts.) - 12/11/2009, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 111-116 ATS (+261.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
CHICAGO is 13-3 ATS (+9.0 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 60-49 ATS (+109.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 1-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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ANAHEIM (11-14-0-5, 27 pts.) at DETROIT (14-11-0-5, 33 pts.) - 12/11/2009, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 11-19 ATS (-10.6 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 11-19 ATS (-10.6 Units) first half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 14-24 ATS (-16.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-14 ATS (-13.3 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 10-6 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 10-6-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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EDMONTON (14-13-0-4, 32 pts.) at ST LOUIS (13-11-0-5, 31 pts.) - 12/11/2009, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 11-4 ATS (+15.4 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 34-36 ATS (+87.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 7-2 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 9-3 ATS (+12.6 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 2-8 ATS (-6.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
ST LOUIS is 4-11 ATS (-12.5 Units) in home games first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 7-1 (+7.3 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 7-1-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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MINNESOTA (14-13-0-3, 31 pts.) at CALGARY (19-8-0-3, 41 pts.) - 12/11/2009, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 112-88 ATS (+201.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 11-3 (+9.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 11-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.4 Units)
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TAMPA BAY (11-11-0-8, 30 pts.) at COLORADO (17-10-0-6, 40 pts.) - 12/11/2009, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-0 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-0-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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DALLAS (13-8-0-9, 35 pts.) at SAN JOSE (19-7-0-6, 44 pts.) - 12/11/2009, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 74-52 ATS (+19.1 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 52-43 ATS (+102.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 18-11 ATS (+30.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 18-20 ATS (-17.6 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 36-36 ATS (-25.2 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 3-10 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 129-99 ATS (-27.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 12-13 ATS (-21.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 10-11 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 11-10-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.6 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. WASHINGTON
Carolina is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Carolina

7:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. NEW JERSEY
Florida is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Florida
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida

7:30 PM
ANAHEIM vs. DETROIT
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Anaheim

7:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. BUFFALO
Chicago is 1-4-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Chicago is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

8:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. ST. LOUIS
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton

9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CALGARY
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Calgary is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home

9:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. COLORADO
Tampa Bay is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay

10:30 PM
DALLAS vs. SAN JOSE
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games on the road
San Jose is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Jose's last 11 games

Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday’s loss to the Edmonton Oilers came with an added cost for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Tampa Bay may be without star forwards Ryan Malone and Steve Stamkos when it travels to the Mile-High City Friday night. Malone is nursing what the team is calling a lower-body injury while Stamkos is day-to-day with an upper-body ailment.

Stamkos leads the Lightning with 17 goals while Malone is behind him with 16 goals this year. Neither player practiced Thursday and the team is hoping at least one of them will be back before the weekend.

"With Ryan it was better news day as he is day-to-day, which is good,'' Lighting coach Rick Tocchet told the Tampa Tribune. "They are both day-to-day and whether that means one day, or three or four days, to that extent I don't know, but a little more positive news today on that front.''

The Lightning rank 23rd in the NHL in scoring with 2.5 goals per game. They have lost six of their last seven games, averaging under two goals in that span and getting shutout twice – once in their last meeting with Colorado, which the Avalanche won 3-0 in Tampa Bay Nov. 30.

Pick: Colorado


Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues (-140, 5.5)

After their incredible success on a six-game road swing, the Edmonton Oilers might not want to go back to Alberta. Edmonton has won four of the first five road contests and closes out in St. Louis Friday night.

The team’s most recent victory, a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay, was punctuated by a “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” from Zack Stortini. The beefy winger scored the game-winning goal, helped out on another and got in two fights.

Along with linemate Ryan Stone and Robert Nilsson, the Oilers’ fourth line has given the team a spark be it through scoring or physical play.

“They’ve been our best line two or three nights. They don’t have the ice time, but when they’re out there, they’re effective nearly every shift,” head coach Pat Quinn told the Edmonton Journal. “They not only take the body, but they’re not getting themselves in trouble. For a long time, they were out against their fourth line, but after awhile, I was leaving them out against anybody.”

That grind-it-out style has led to four straight games falling under the total. Now, Edmonton faces a Blues squad that won three of their last four in similar style, playing below the number in three of those games.

Pick: Under