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12/5/2019 |
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COMING
UP
8:20 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 8:20 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-162
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-3 (-111)
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Over 43 (-112)
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+146
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+3 (+100)
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Under 43 (+100)
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GAME PREVIEW
Dec 04, 2019LAKE FOREST, Ill. Dak Prescott saw no need for strong words or fiery speeches. The Dallas Cowboys have lost six of nine since a 3-0 start, and all their star quarterback cares about is finding a way to win consistently again. They will try to get headed back in the right direction when they visit the Chicago Bears on Thursday night in a matchup between disappointing 6-6 teams that made the playoffs last season. ''Talk is cheap right? We've talked a lot,'' Prescott said. ''We've talked a bunch and got ourselves right to where we are. In a moment like this I say hell with the talking and I'm going to do more. I'm going to work harder and if you're a young guy looking for somebody to figure it out, how to do it, yeah, look at me and some of these other guys because that's exactly what we're doing - putting our head down focusing and doubling down on ourselves. '' The Cowboys came into the season with high expectations after winning the NFC East, and they looked like they were ready to deliver in the early going. Dallas averaged 32 points and 481 yards in its first 3-0 start since 2008, winning each of those games by at least 10 points. But in recent weeks, the team with the NFL's leading passer and No. 1 offense is having trouble scoring. The Cowboys were kept out of the end zone in a 13-9 loss at New England two weeks ago, then managed two touchdowns in falling 26-15 to Buffalo on Thanksgiving. Despite all that, they still hold a one-game lead over Philadelphia in the division. But they will be facing a top 10 defense for the third straight week when they meet Khalil Mack and the Bears. Chicago has won three of four after losing four in a row, though two of those victories were against the Lions and the other was over the Giants. Detroit and New York are a combined 5-18-1, and the Lions started backup quarterbacks Jeff Driskel and David Blough with Matthew Stafford injured. ''It speaks to the direction of where we could've went in that four-game slide,'' Bears coach Matt Nagy said. ''I thought it revealed a lot of who we were as a team and who we are as people. No one not one time started pointing fingers. . . . That's a credit to our players for battling through that. It makes you proud to be their coach. '' COOPER'S ROAD WOESAmari Cooper's strong production since joining the Cowboys in a midseason trade last year hasn't translated on the road in his first full season with Dallas. The receiver has 47 catches, 758 yards and five touchdowns in six home games, and 17 catches for 213 yards and two scores on the road. For Cooper, the more important numbers are 60 and 32. That's the difference in targets between home and road games. Cooper isn't one to complain, and isn't doing so by pointing out those numbers. ''It's just like basketball,'' said Cooper, who is still fifth in the league in yards receiving (971) and tied for fifth in TD catches (seven). ''You shoot the ball more, you're going to have more points. If you only have two shots, then you only score four points. '' TRUBISKY'S TURNAROUNDBears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky is on a bit of a roll the past four games after struggling for most of the season. He was 29 of 38 for a season-high 338 yards with three touchdowns - one in the closing minutes - to lead the Bears to a 24-20 win at Detroit on Thanksgiving. Trubisky is 94 of 145 for 979 yards, eight touchdowns, four interceptions and a 91. 1 rating in the past four games. The three wins came against last-place teams, and he will be going against a top 10 defense this week. FADING MAHERThe Cowboys finally brought in kickers for tryouts after Brett Maher had two big misses in the loss to Buffalo, pushing his NFL-leading total to nine misses. Dallas decided against signing a replacement, for now. Maher has been one of the most interesting riddles in a season full of them for the Cowboys. He's the only kicker in NFL history with three kicks of at least 60 yards - all three from at least 62. But he has the second-lowest success rate from 30-49 yards at 55% (6 of 11). CATCHING ONBears receiver Anthony Miller looks as if he is starting to emerge. The second-year pro set career highs with nine catches and 140 yards against Detroit last week. He has 21 receptions for 271 yards past three games, compared to 17 for 218 in first nine. The Memphis product had 423 yards last season. PENALTY PROBLEMSilly penalties continue to be an issue for the Bears. They had 10 for 89 yards last week and seemed in disarray at times, with not enough players on the field at one point and an illegal formation at another. At important times, Roquan Smith got called for unnecessary roughness and Leonard Floyd was flagged for roughing the passer. ---More NFL: https://apnews. com/NFL and https://twitter. com/-NFL
 Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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12/5/2019 |
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FOUND
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COMING
UP
7:05 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 7:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-326
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-7.5 (-106)
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Over 233 (-108)
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+278
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+7.5 (-104)
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Under 233 (-102)
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GAME PREVIEW
Dec 04, 2019The Philadelphia 76ers will go for their fifth straight win when they visit the banged-up Washington Wizards on Thursday night.Philadelphia has won eight of its past nine after Monday's 103-94 win over the Utah Jazz at the Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers are 10-0 at home and 5-6 on the road as they visit Washington.The 76ers are allowing 103.7 points per game, tied for third lowest in the NBA entering Wednesday's play, and are scoring 108.6 points per game, 19th in the league. Both of those numbers are likely to spike against the offensive-minded Wizards, who are putting up 118.9 points per game, third best in the NBA.Last time out, the 76ers started the fourth quarter with a 19-point lead over the Jazz and watched all but seven points of it disappear before holding on.Tobias Harris scored 26 points to lead the Philadelphia. Joel Embiid scored 16 points on 5-for-13 shooting.Al Horford scored 12 of his 17 points in the first quarter when he hit all five shots, including two from 3-point range. Horford appears to be getting more comfortable playing the power forward spot with Embiid at center."I started with a good rhythm," he said, "and I just think the more games I am starting to play, the more I am understanding where my shots are coming from and how I need to play and things I have to do." The Sixers played their third straight game without starting guard Josh Richardson (right hamstring tightness).The depleted Wizards will face Embiid and Co. without their top two centers. Starter Thomas Bryant, who was averaging 13.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right foot Tuesday and will be re-evaluated in three weeks."Hopefully we get good news then," Wizards coach Scott Brooks said regarding Bryant, who experienced pain in his foot following Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.Washington was also without back-up center Moritz Wagner (left ankle sprain), forcing the team to use rookie forward Rui Hachimura in the center spot in Tuesday's 127-120 loss to the Orlando Magic.Also, reserve guard C. J. Miles underwent surgery to repair ligament damage in his left wrist on Wednesday. There isn't yet a timeline for how long he will be sidelined.Meanwhile, star guard Bradley Beal scored 42 points against Orlando for the Wizards, who have lost three straight. Beal is averaging 28.7 points per game."He puts the fear in everybody because of the way he can shoot," Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said of Beal.Davis Bertans, inserted into the starting lineup, added 21 points and Isaiah Thomas scored a season-high 20 for Washington, which was outrebounded 48-38.Brooks also started forward Isaac Bonga in place of Troy Brown, Jr. saying he hoped to spark Brown (five points, eight rebounds) by playing him with the second unit."We've got to work with what we've got," Beal said postgame. "We can't make excuses and on top of that it's giving a lot of guys the opportunity to come in and earn minutes. They're going to make the best of (those minutes). We're just going to keep chipping away." The Wizards rallied from an 18-point, second-quarter deficit and took a one-point lead in the third quarter before tiring as Orlando went back ahead by double digits and held on.It marked the seventh time this season that the Wizards, who are allowing an NBA-worst 122.9 points per game, scored 120 or more points and lost.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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UP
7:35 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 7:35 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+121
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+2 (+102)
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Over 230 (-109)
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-133
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-2 (-112)
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Under 230 (-101)
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GAME PREVIEW
Dec 04, 2019Both teams will be coming off overtime losses when the Houston Rockets visit the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.The Raptors were blown out by the Miami Heat 13-2 in the overtime period in their 121-110 home loss on Tuesday.The Rockets squandered a 22-point lead at San Antonio and lost 135-133 Tuesday to the Spurs in a game marred by a controversial call.The controversy came with the Rockets leading by 13 with 7:50 left in the fourth quarter when a breakaway dunk by James Harden, who had 50 points for the game, was ruled no basket."(The officials) said the ball hit James and went back through, so it was goaltending on James," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said. "So, I said, 'I challenge that.' Then, I didn't get a response. Then, another guy said it wasn't a goaltending. It went out of bounds on us, so I said, 'I'll challenge that.' I didn't get an explanation." Crew chief James Capers, speaking to a pool reporter, said that after reviewing the play after the game the basket should have counted, but the Rockets did not challenge the call quickly enough."To have a successful field goal it must clear the net," Capers said. "We have since come in here and looked at the play. He dunked it so hard that the net carried it back over the rim a second time, so in fact it did clear the net and should have been a successful field goal." But he said the challenge was not made within the required 30 seconds.Harden followed that play with a 3-pointer for a 16-point Houston lead. But D'Antoni said even before the controversial play, his team had lost focus."Obviously that just added to the circumstances," D'Antoni said. "We quit playing defense. We quit getting back. We turned it over silly and didn't get back. Then they got hot and started making shots and we didn't combat it." "We just stopped playing," Harden said. "They gained confidence." The Rockets will be facing a Raptors team that also will have plenty of motivation. They had a seven-game winning streak end with the loss to the Heat. It also was their first home loss of the season in 10 games. The nine-game home winning streak was a franchise record to open a season.Toronto had Kyle Lowry back in the lineup Tuesday after he had missed 11 games with a fractured thumb. He had 12 points and 11 assists in his return.Lowry shot only 2-for-18 from the field, however."That was terrible," he said. "That's rhythm, I missed shots. I mean honestly I didn't force anything, I don't think. I think everything I shot came within the offense and honestly a lot of those 3s went in and out. Layups, it's just rhythm and a little bit of timing. ... But I'm sure I'll be better next game." The Raptors' defense has done well in limiting their opponents' top scorers this season and Harden will be a challenge. They will need to be better than they were against the Heat."We just didn't have the greatest energy I didn't think, especially in the first half," Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. "I thought they were trying pretty hard in the second half and it was just one of those games where it wasn't quite bouncing our way." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
7:35 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 7:35 PM EST (TODAY) |
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TOTAL |
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-377
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-9 (-104)
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Over 203 (-108)
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+316
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+9 (-106)
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Under 203 (-102)
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GAME PREVIEW
Dec 04, 2019One team coming off a disheartening defeat encounters another that's hit rock bottom when the Denver Nuggets visit the New York Knicks on Thursday night.Both teams bring losing streaks into a meeting that tips off a four-game Eastern swing for the Nuggets while serving as the opener of a two-game homestand for the Knicks.Each club stumbled in a brush with fame in its most recent game.The Nuggets watched as LeBron James and Anthony Davis dominated them for 25 points apiece in a 105-96 home loss Tuesday night in a highly anticipated duel of Western Conference heavyweights.The Knicks also ran face-first into an NBA superstar and got flattened by Giannis Antetokounmpo's 29 points in 22 minutes in a 132-88 road shellacking dealt by the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.While the Nuggets had four hours in the air to replay what went wrong on their flight to New York on Wednesday, Knicks coach David Fizdale needed about five seconds after Monday's game to make his assessment of the debacle in Milwaukee."Personally, I think we didn't come in with an idea we could beat this team from the beginning,'' Fizdale told reporters. "That's what was most disappointing. They got whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted. We never took a real stand.'' The Nuggets are 13-5, and the Knicks are 4-17, but the clubs have more in common than what the records might indicate.Denver's trip continues to Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia, all teams that visited Colorado earlier this season and left with narrow defeats. The Nuggets beat the Celtics 96-92, the Nets 101-93 and the 76ers 100-97.All will have revenge motivation when Denver hits town on this East Coast swing.The Knicks have no such motivation, but they do have the knowledge that their past three home opponents have been those same three clubs -- Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Boston.They were competitive against them all, losing 103-101 to the Nets, 101-95 to the 76ers and 113-104 to the Celtics.If the Knicks have an advantage in what, on paper, appears to be a one-sided matchup, it's in bench play. Their reserves rank 13th in the NBA with 37.5 points per game this season, while their Nuggets counterparts rate just 22nd-best in scoring (33.7).All five Nuggets reserves had negative plus/minus figures in the loss to the Lakers.Another potential issue for Denver is center Nikola Jokic, who has averaged just 9.0 points in his past four games, shot just 7-for-23 in his past two and hasn't made a 3-pointer in his past five outings, missing all 10 attempts."Right now, I cannot make shots," Jokic said to reporters after Tuesday's game. "It is what it is." The Nuggets have lost two straight after having won six in a row. The Knicks, meanwhile, have lost seven in a row, including four straight at home.Denver has beaten New York in eight of their past nine meetings, including 111-93 at Madison Square Garden last March.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
8:05 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 8:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+142
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+3 (+104)
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Over 235.5 (-104)
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-158
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-3 (-114)
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Under 235.5 (-108)
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GAME PREVIEW
Dec 05, 2019It has been two weeks since the New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns last met.When visiting New Orleans won 124-121 at Phoenix on Nov. 21, it was the climax of the Pelicans' best stretch in what has been an overall disappointing start to the season. It was their fourth win in five games.However, it was also the last time they've won a game, having lost six straight as they prepare to host the Suns on Thursday night.New Orleans is having a hard time pinpointing one culprit for its mounting defeats."Sometimes it's the first half," guard Jrue Holiday said, "sometimes it's finishing games, sometimes it's coming out in the second half." In the latest loss, a 118-97 setback against the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night, it was a 33-16 Mavericks run during the second quarter that did the most damage."It starts with defense," New Orleans point guard Lonzo Ball said. "We're letting guys score too many points too easily. Hopefully we can get out in transition more and get some easy buckets. That's what we're best at." The Pelicans have had a rash of injuries, and no one has played in every game. Rookie No. 1 overall draft choice Zion Williamson has yet to play because of arthroscopic knee surgery that was expected to sideline him for six to eight weeks. He has been sidelined for more than six weeks, and there are reports that his absence will extend beyond eight weeks."It's a new team with a lot of new guys," Ball said. "We just haven't had a full team. We've had a lot of new guys. It's a long year. We've still got a lot of time to turn it around." The Suns were at .500 after their defeat to the Pelicans, which capped a three-game losing streak. They are 2-4 since that game.Phoenix began a four-game road trip with a 109-104 victory at Charlotte on Monday, and the Suns lost 128-114 at Orlando on Wednesday in the front half of a back-to-back set."We just have to learn from this and mature," Suns coach Monty Williams said after the loss to the Magic. "They were physically outdueling us tonight. They shot the ball well." Orlando hit 57.6 percent from the floor, the highest percentage allowed this season by Phoenix. The Magic also outrebounded the Suns 45-29.The Suns led 37-31 after one quarter, then trailed 65-58 at halftime before being outscored 38-28 in the third quarter."They came out with a sense of urgency that we didn't have in the second half," said Phoenix guard Devin Booker, who scored 17 points. "We brought it in the first half, fought the whole time, but there was a little stretch to start the third that got us in a hole the rest of the game." Center Frank Kaminsky led Phoenix with a season-high 23 points, making 10 of 12 field-goal attempts, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range."I know we are a tough group and we respond well," Kaminsky said. "We've really responded when our backs are against the wall. Tonight's just one of those nights you've got to tip your cap. It's all about how we respond (Thursday)." Williams will be back on the bench in New Orleans for the first time since Phoenix hired him in the offseason. He was the head coach of the Hornets/Pelicans from 2010-15."I think our guys will be jacked up to play (Thursday) to get this taste out of their mouth," Williams said following the loss to Orlando.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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NCAAB |
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12/5/2019 |
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FOUND
10
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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TOTAL |
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+531
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+11.5 (-110)
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Over 149.5 (-113)
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-802
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-11.5 (-110)
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Under 149.5 (-117)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+141
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+3.5 (-109)
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Over 137 (-115)
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-172
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-3.5 (-111)
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Under 137 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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TOTAL |
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-158
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-2.5 (-119)
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Over 131.5 (-115)
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+130
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+2.5 (-102)
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Under 131.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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TOTAL |
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+307
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+8.5 (-113)
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Over 139.5 (-115)
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-383
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-8.5 (-104)
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Under 139.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-260
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-6 (-112)
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Over 130 (-119)
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+216
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+6 (-105)
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Under 130 (-111)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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TOTAL |
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OFF
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+26 (-115)
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Over 142 (-115)
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-26 (-105)
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Under 142 (-115)
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COMING
UP
8:30 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 8:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+161
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+4.5 (-109)
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Over 135 (-115)
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-198
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-4.5 (-111)
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Under 135 (-115)
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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TOTAL |
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+581
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+12.5 (-117)
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Over 145.5 (-124)
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-823
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-12.5 (+100)
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Under 145.5 (-107)
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GAME PREVIEW
Dec 04, 2019Guard Samir Doughty is emphatically making a case that he is Auburn's Most Valuable Player ahead of the 14th-ranked Tigers' Thursday home game against Furman.Doughty leads the team in scoring (19.3 points per game) and is igniting a defense that has held opponents to an average of 66.4 points a game while forcing them into 14.9 turnovers per game.But the player who might hold the key to the Tigers' chances of duplicating last season's Final Four run could be center Austin Wiley.It is still very early in the season, but the 6-foot-11 senior looks ready to assume the role of dominant big man he was projected to fill when he arrived at Auburn as a five-star recruit before injuries and eligibility issues took their toll.Wiley is coming off a season-high 18 points in a win over Richmond in the Legends Classic final in New York. He recorded his fifth career double-double (14 points, career-high 13 rebounds) in a victory over New Mexico in the Legends Classic opener.He is one of four players scoring in double figures for the Tigers with his 10.7 average, and he's the leading rebounder at 8.6 per game. Since fouling out with just two points and one rebound in 10 minutes in Auburn's 70-69 win at South Alabama, Wiley has averaged a double-double (13.8 points, 10 rebounds) in the Tigers' double-digit wins over Cal State Northridge, Colgate, New Mexico and Richmond."He's healthy for the first time in his career, and you can see how well he moves and how dominating he is," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. "You just can't cover him. All you can do is foul him." Wiley averaged 6.9 points, four rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game while playing 13 minutes a game for the Tigers as a junior, but he was limited to 29 of Auburn's 40 games because of foot and leg injuries.He sat out the entire 2017-18 season with a leg injury and a wait for the NCAA to approve his eligibility after he was caught up in the FBI investigation that cost assistant coach Chuck Person his job.Now down to 250 pounds, Wiley is making up for lost time. He figures to be a particular problem for a Furman team that is coming off a defeat at South Florida in its last outing.The Paladins lost their leading scorer, forward Matt Rafferty (17.5 points per game) from last season's 25-win team to graduation but return four other starters. Five-foot-11 guard Jordan Lyons (14.8 ppg) noses out 6-7 forward Clay Mounce (14.4 ppg) for the points lead. Their tallest inside player is Jonny Lawrence, a 6-10 freshman who has yet to play in a game.Mounce recently earned Southern Conference Player of the Week honors after averaging 16 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.7 steals over a three-game span. He had 14 points and 12 rebounds in the loss to South Florida on Monday.Auburn will be the Paladins' second visit to a Southeastern Conference site this season. They lost 81-73 at Alabama on Nov. 19.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
10:00 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 10:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-107
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Over 137.5 (-117)
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-109
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Under 137.5 (-113)
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COMING
UP
10:00 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 10:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+794
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+14.5 (-113)
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Over 130 (-110)
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-1262
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-14.5 (-103)
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Under 130 (-121)
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12/5/2019 |
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FOUND
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COMING
UP
7:08 PM EST |
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12/5/2019 7:08 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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TOTAL |
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+192
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+1.5 (-127)
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Over 6 (-112)
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-217
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-1.5 (+115)
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Under 6 (-100)
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GAME PREVIEW
The Boston Bruins have been playing with fire of late, as they ride an eight-game winning streak into a home matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.The Bruins extended their run -- and a 12-game points streak (9-0-3) overall -- with a 2-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in which both goals came during the final five minutes of regulation. Boston has scored nine of its 10 goals in its last four games in the third period or later, the only outlier coming with 1:32 left in the second period of an overtime win over the New York Rangers last Friday."We know how to play when the game is on the line," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. "We're still focusing on our start."... No team is going to have it together for 60 minutes every night, we've talked about that. We're building like everyone else." The Blackhawks certainly have more to build on than most -- the team has lost six of its last seven (1-5-1) to fall to the cellar of the Central Division. Chicago is coming off a 4-0 shutout at the hands of the St. Louis Blues on Monday.In that game, the Blackhawks played a man short due to injuries and their current salary cap situation. Without room under the cap to maneuver, Chicago played 11 forwards and six defensemen."It is what it is. We got down on the score pretty early in the game. Sometimes you shorten your bench in those situations anyway," captain Jonathan Toews said. "It's something we're used to. It shouldn't be that big of a deal." Andrew Shaw (concussion) being scratched necessitated the unique circumstance, as he joined fellow forwards Dylan Strome (concussion) and Drake Caggiula (concussion), defenseman Duncan Keith (groin) and goaltender Robin Lehner (illness) in being unable to play. Strome, Caggiula and Lehner's availability will be evaluated prior to Thursday's game, while defenseman Olli Maatta is expected to play after missing practice Wednesday due to flu-like symptoms.With Lehner nearing return, Chicago re-assigned goaltender Kevin Lankinen to American Hockey League affiliate Rockford and recalled defenseman Dennis Gilbert.The Bruins could benefit from the return of one of their defensemen Thursday after John Moore practiced Wednesday and is nearing his season debut. Moore has been sidelined since shoulder surgery in June."[Thursday] morning we'll make those decisions, who's going to go in," Cassidy said. "We want to make sure he (Moore) got through a good practice today, a little more contact. If he's ready to go, then we'll have to make a decision whether he goes in or not." Forward Brett Ritchie is also nearing his return from an elbow infection, while top-line center Patrice Bergeron (lower body) won't be available Thursday but is "getting closer," according to Cassidy.With Bergeron out, David Krejci has performed well on the top line with six points (two goals, four assists) in his past five games.The Bruins have won four of their past five meetings with the Blackhawks.--Field Level Media
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+145
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+1.5 (-166)
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-161
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-1.5 (+149)
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The Carolina Hurricanes know that playing well, as they've done quite a bit at times, is no guarantee of a victory.Negative results are difficult to digest, but the key for coach Rod Brind'Amour is to avoid allowing those unfortunate outcomes to impact the future.So that will be one of the areas the Hurricanes address Thursday night when they host the San Jose Sharks.The Hurricanes have some recovering to do after Tuesday night's 2-0 loss at Boston in a rematch of last spring's Eastern Conference finals.Brind'Amour said it's tough when the team plays well but walks away without a win -- and even worse, no points."These ones sting. These are the ones that are hard to come back from," he said. "We're going to have to pick the pieces up. No one feels sorry for you. You have to get right back at it." It's an important week for Carolina and there's probably some urgency for the Hurricanes, who aside from this game and Saturday's matchup with the Minnesota Wild, don't have another home game until Dec. 21.The Sharks are busy as well. They wrapped up a stretch of five games in nine days with Tuesday night's 5-2 home loss to the Washington Capitals.Then it was a cross-country trip to Raleigh, N. C., for the second meeting of the season with the Hurricanes. San Jose won 5-2 at home on Oct. 16."Some big tests. Good teams, tough buildings," San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. "Big tests." This is the beginning of a stretch of four road games in six nights for the Sharks. They won two games in a row before the setback to Washington.DeBoer said the Sharks' commitment to defend in the zone was softer than they could afford in the Washington game. But otherwise, there have been good stretches for a defensive unit that's also prone to produce some offense."I like our defense corps. I like where they're at," DeBoer said. "Those guys aren't going to shoot as much as they have in the past because other teams are taking that way." The Hurricanes have lost three of their past four games, so Brind'Amour might be aiming to make sure confidence doesn't wane."A lot of our losses have been this way where we're in the game and you make the critical error," Brind'Amour said. "Keep it simple and not give up too many Grade 'A' (chances)." The Hurricanes have been shut out twice this season -- both in the past three games."It's not a lack of effort," Brind'Amour said of some sequences. "We're trying to do too much." Carolina has used goalie James Reimer as the starter the past two games. Those are his first consecutive starts this season.Brind'Amour credited Reimer with keeping the Hurricanes within range in the Boston game.Still, the Hurricanes tend to turn to Petr Mrazek in home games, where he has been mostly stellar since last season.For the Hurricanes, this is the first of seven consecutive games against teams from the Western Conference.--Field Level Media
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+1.5 (-206)
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Artemi Panarin spent the previous two seasons piling up the points for the Columbus Blue Jackets and then cashed in during free agency to sign with the New York Rangers in July.He'll make his return to Columbus on Thursday night when the Rangers visit the Blue Jackets.Panarin led the Blue Jackets with a team-record 82 points in 2017-18 and then totaled 87 points last season as Columbus reached the playoffs in both seasons. The Blue Jackets obtained him in a trade with Chicago after he played his first two seasons there but were unable to retain him as the Rangers signed him to a seven-year, $81.5 million contract.Two months into the deal, it is working out for the Rangers. Panarin leads the Rangers in scoring with 12 goals and 21 assists and he was highly productive while Mika Zibanejad was out with an upper-body injury from Oct. 27-Nov. 25.Panarin has a point in 20 of New York's 26 games and before not getting a point in the Rangers' past two games, he had 23 points in 14 games. He also had a 12-game points streak from Oct. 24-Nov. 20 in which he totaled seven goals and 12 assists."I am confident," he said after a 4-1 win over Washington Nov. 20. "I try to play hard every game. Nothing changes. I do what I do every day the same." Panarin has not gone more than two games without getting a point. His production has helped the Rangers go 9-5-2 in their past 16 games and 5-2-1 in their past eight games since losing consecutive games at Tampa Bay and Florida Nov. 14-16.The Rangers are hoping to rebound from Monday's 4-1 home loss to the Vegas Golden Knights when they allowed two power-play goals and went 0-for-6 with the man advantage."I've mentioned this before, where we've been good, or really bad (defensively)," Rangers coach David Quinn said. "It's a mindset, and something we've got to completely buy into -- that night in and night out, we have to be way more committed to playing the right way and playing defense." Without Panarin, the Blue Jackets' 68 goals are the second-fewest in the league, only ahead of Detroit's 63. The Blue Jackets are 6-9-2 in their past 17 games since Oct. 24 and have scored three goals or less 14 times in that span.Columbus dropped to 1-11-2 when scoring two goals or fewer on Tuesday when it dropped a 4-2 decision on home ice to the Arizona Coyotes."It's been like that almost the whole season," Columbus defenseman Dean Kukan said. "We can't score goals. That's the main issue we have. All in all, we played a good game." Kukan and Alexandre Texier scored Tuesday for the Blue Jackets, who were hoping Cam Atkinson could step into Panarin's productive role. Atkinson had an assist Tuesday but only has 15 points so far and one goal in his past 17 games.Columbus is struggling to score despite getting plenty of chances. The Blue Jackets outshot Arizona 35-28.The Blue Jackets are 5-0-1 in the past six meetings against the Rangers.--Field Level Media
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+130
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+1.5 (-196)
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The surging Philadelphia Flyers look to extend their season-high win streak to six games on Thursday when they continue their three-game homestand against the Arizona Coyotes.Philadelphia, which has outscored the opposition by a 21-8 margin in the past five contests, also carries an 11-game home point streak (7-0-4) into Thursday's tilt."Everyone is going right now," Philadelphia forward Travis Konecny said after scoring a goal and setting up another in Tuesday's 6-1 romp over Toronto."Everyone has found their legs. Even if one line is down for a bit, the next one picks them up and we just cycle through and keep on going." Offseason acquisition Kevin Hayes has rebounded from a sluggish start by collecting points in four straight games (two goals, two assists) and seven of his past eight (four goals, three assists)."Everyone has a lot of faith in each other," the 27-year-old Hayes said. "It's probably the tightest team I've ever played with. Our leaders lead from the front, and it's easy to follow. It's a lot of fun to be on the ice, it's a lot of fun to go to battle every night, and even if the other team scores, we're not really panicked. And it shows." Hayes has just 14 points on the season for the Flyers, who flourish when he finds the scoresheet. The team sports a 9-2-1 record when Hayes records a point.The rookies also have stepped up for Philadelphia, with Joel Farabee riding a four-game point streak (one goal, three assists) and Philippe Myers picking up three assists in one period on Tuesday.Fellow blue-liner Shayne Gostisbehere has two goals in his past three games after serving as a healthy scratch in his previous three. The 26-year-old scored the overtime winner on Nov. 8, 2018, to help the Flyers complete a season sweep of the Coyotes.Although Philadelphia has a 9-1-4 record at Wells Fargo Center, Arizona has made itself comfortable on the road with a 9-3-3 mark -- including a 7-1-2 run in its past 10.Carl Soderberg padded those numbers with a season-high three-point performance (one goal, two assists) on Tuesday as the Coyotes began their four-game trek with a 4-2 victory over Columbus."We don't really know. I think we simplify our game maybe a little bit and maybe that's the reason," the 34-year-old Swede told The Athletic of his team's success on the road.Christian Fischer also tallied on Tuesday, marking the fourth time he has scored in his past two games at Nationwide Arena."It was a really solid road game when you think of it," the 22-year-old said. "All three periods I thought we did a really good job, a couple big PK's there in the third. A good road win."Things got mucky, but we stuck with it." --Field Level Media
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+188
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+1.5 (-133)
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-212
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The Tampa Bay Lightning won a physical, playoff-style match in Nashville on Tuesday night, and now they return to Florida with more confidence than they have had over the past two weeks.Winger Nikita Kucherov chipped in Steven Stamkos' diagonal pass in overtime, slipping his third career overtime winner past Predators goalie Pekka Rinne for a 3-2 victory in Nashville.The win snapped a three-game (0-2-1) losing skid for the Atlantic Division club and handed the Predators their seventh defeat in their past eight home games.The Lightning will continue their play against three consecutive Western Conference foes by hosting the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.Tampa Bay's only visit to Nashville was a chippy outing, more resembling a springtime postseason matchup than an early December meeting between clubs from opposite conferences who play just twice during the regular season.Nashville's Ryan Johansen was called for elbowing after a hard hit that bloodied Brayden Point's nose and given a game misconduct. On Wednesday, he was fined $5,000. Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak returned the favor with a high shot against Daniel Carr that received a two-minute penalty but not an ejection, angering the Predators.Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy bailed out the Lightning in the end as the Russian backstop posted 30 saves to help end his club's bad spell.Luke Schenn, who fought Nashville's Austin Watson in an edgy second period, gave much of the credit to Vasilevskiy for allowing the team to leave the Music City with two points."It's world-class goaltending, obviously," said Schenn, in his first year playing defense for the Lightning. "He wins the Vezina (Trophy) last year and brings it every game. There have been some nights where we've hung him out to dry and he bailed us out."It's not by accident that he puts up those numbers that he does." With No. 1 goalie Devan Dubnyk out for personal reasons due to his wife's illness, the Wild turned to rookie Kaapo Kahkonen for his second career start on Tuesday night.The Finnish backstop, who beat the Devils last Tuesday in New Jersey, responded one week later in South Florida as he turned aside 44 of 46 shots by the Florida Panthers in a 4-2 comeback win by the Wild.Minnesota's victory was its fourth straight and earned the team points in its 10th consecutive contest during a 7-0-3 stretch.The Panthers tallied twice in a tough first period for Minnesota, which also lost Jared Spurgeon for the game with an upper-body injury after the defenseman played just five shifts. ESPN reported on Wednesday that Spurgeon would be out about two weeks.But Minnesota received goals from Jason Zucker and Mats Zuccarello to tie the game in the second period, and Carson Soucy notched the game-winner after gloving a pass from Zach Parise and pushing his second career goal past Florida backup Chris Driedger -- making his second career start like Kahkonen.Luke Kunin ended any hopes of a Florida comeback by banking a clearing attempt off the sideboards, and the puck rolled the length of the ice for an empty-net goal.However, Kahkonen and his 44-save effort -- a franchise rookie record -- stole the show for the streaking Wild."The goalie played great," said Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau. "When your goalie plays great, good things happen." --Field Level Media
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+102
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+1.5 (-230)
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-112
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-1.5 (+202)
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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon has done what superstars are expected to do -- carry a team through rough patches.He could have a bit more help when the Avalanche visit the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.MacKinnon has been a stalwart while linemates Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog sat on the injured list. The good news the Avalanche is that the team is starting to get healthy.Rantanen (lower body) returned to the lineup Saturday, and he has five points in his first two games back. Matt Calvert (concussion) played Wednesday for the first time since Nov. 16, and he notched an assist in Colorado's 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.Now Landeskog and Andre Burakovsky might be ready to make their returns Thursday.Landeskog missed the past 16 games with a lower-body injury. Burakovsky has sat out three games due to an upper-body injury."It's awesome," MacKinnon, who has 44 points in 27 games, told reporters at the morning skate on Wednesday. "We've had some tough injuries, but it's so great to see Mikko out there, and I think Gabe is playing soon. Getting Calvert back as fast as we have is surprising but awesome."We're excited. We were such a good team healthy, and we're excited to get back to that." Rantanen a goal and three assists in his return Saturday during a 7-3 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, but he sat out the third period after tweaking his leg and didn't practice before the trip.He played Wednesday, helping out with an assist on MacKinnon's first-period goal.Colorado has won four in a row, including the opener on the current three-game road trip. The Wednesday victory was a measure of revenge for the Avalanche, who lost at home to the Maple Leafs 5-3 on Nov. 23.Philipp Grubauer made 38 saves against the Maple Leafs. His backup, Pavel Francouz, is expected to be in net against Montreal.The Canadiens had the day off after beating the visiting New York Islanders 4-2 on Tuesday to end an eight-game losing streak (0-5-3). Montreal coach Claude Julien tried to keep the team on an even keel through the winless streak."When I say remain positive, it's not about being happy," Julien said earlier this week. "It's about telling yourself we're going to get out of this by doing the right things. And that's where as a coaching staff you keep your team focused on doing what needs to be done in order to turn things around and not get caught up with all the other stuff that's going on around us right now."I hope that in a month from now we can say that adversity is what made us the team that we are today. I can't say that right now, but I'm hoping that in a month that's what's going to be coming out of our mouths here." Goaltending has been an issue for Montreal this season. Carey Price is 11-9-3 with a 3.13 goals-against average and an .899 save percentage. The recently waived Keith Kinkaid was 1-1-3 with a 4.24 GAA and an .875 save percentage in six games (five starts).Cayden Primeau was promoted from the AHL Laval Rocket to take Kinkaid's roster spot. The 20-year-old New Jersey native was 7-4-1 with a 2.58 GAA and a .910 save percentage in 12 AHL games this season. He might get a start either Thursday vs. Colorado or Friday when the Canadiens visit the New York Rangers."We think Primeau has a great future," Julien said. "We're going to see what he brings." Montreal made a roster change Wednesday, demoting defenseman Gustav Olofsson to Laval while recalling defenseman Otto Leskinen.--Field Level Media
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+100
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+1.5 (-252)
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-110
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A trip to the East Coast might have been all the Vegas Golden Knights needed to get their season on track.On Thursday, the surging Knights will look to complete a perfect three-game trek when they visit the suddenly inconsistent New York Islanders in Uniondale, N. Y.Both teams were off Wednesday following the completion of a back-to-back set of road games Tuesday. The Golden Knights ran their winning streak to a season-high four games when Jonathan Marchessault scored a natural hat trick in the third period to lead Vegas to a 4-3 comeback victory over the New Jersey Devils.The Islanders' own third period comeback fell short in a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.A sustained winning streak has been a long time in coming for the Golden Knights, who previously had four winning streaks of at least two games and four losing streaks lasting at least two games. Vegas lost eight of 10 (2-7-1) prior to its current run, which includes three one-goal victories and two comebacks as well as a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on Monday.On Tuesday, the Golden Knights were outshot 17-7 in the first period and fell behind twice in the first 40 minutes against the Devils, hours after New Jersey fired head coach John Hynes and replaced him with Alain Nasreddine.While Vegas head coach Gerard Gallant was relieved the Golden Knights were rewarded with the victory, he also saw an opportunity to use the slow start as a cautionary tale."It feels good," Gallant said. "We've still got a long way to go, but it's definitely going in the right direction right now. We've just got to keep battling every game. We can't play many first periods like we did tonight, but overall it's been real good." Few teams had been as consistently good this season as the Islanders, who produced a franchise-record 17-game point streak from Oct. 12 through Nov. 23 and entered Wednesday with the third-most points in the NHL. But New York is just 2-3-1 in its past six contests, a stretch that began with the final game of the point streak (a 2-1 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks).The Islanders trailed 2-0 heading into the third period Tuesday, when they fell in regulation on the second game of a back-to-back set for just the second time in 17 tries in two seasons under Barry Trotz."We played tired -- tired mind, tired body," Trotz said Tuesday night. "We weren't good enough. We sort of got what we deserved, and I felt that if we came out with two points tonight based on our performance that we would have stolen it. To be realistic, we didn't have enough push. (The Canadiens) had more urgency and desperation. They deserved to win." The game Thursday will be the Islanders' first at Nassau Coliseum since a 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 13. New York, which is scheduled to play 28 of its 41 regular season home games at the Coliseum, has won six straight at its old home, where it is 7-2-0 overall this year. It is 4-0-1 at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.--Field Level Media
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After playing what head coach Jim Montgomery called their "worst game of the year" on Tuesday, the Dallas Stars get a quick chance to redeem themselves when they host the Winnipeg Jets in the back half of a home-and-home on Thursday night.The Stars have dropped four straight games, including Tuesday night's 5-1 loss in Winnipeg. The Jets, behind a goal and two assists by Kyle Connor, led 4-1 after two periods and cruised to their second win in three meetings with Dallas this season."We never responded throughout the game," Montgomery said. "I thought the Jets were ready to go. I thought they were really good, and they were the better team in every facet of the game." Anton Khudobin finished with 25 saves for the Stars, including a handful of grade-A stops in the first 40 minutes or the score could have been even more lopsided."I apologized to Dobby after the second (period) for the effort in front of him," Montgomery said."I don't think we were ready to play," forward Corey Perry told NHL.com. "We were slow executing, we were slow moving the puck. If you play slow in this league, teams jump all over you. Our game is playing quick and jumping on other teams and making them chase us. We didn't have that tonight." The Stars had that in their meeting with the Jets in Dallas on Nov. 21, when they jumped out to a 3-0 lead in an eventual 5-3 victory. That win was part of a 12-game point streak that saw the Stars win 11 times, with the only loss coming in overtime at Winnipeg on a Mark Scheifele goal.One player Dallas must try to contain is forward Patrik Laine.Laine had a goal and an assist in Tuesday's win for the Jets and has scored 18 goals in 16 career games against Dallas, including three in three games this season."I wish we would play 82 (games) against those guys," said Laine, who has scored eight goals this season. "It just seems like it goes in. I don't have any explanation but thank God they're in our division." The contest is another key four-point swing game in a competitive Central Division. Winnipeg (35 points) moved into second place, seven points behind first-place St. Louis with Tuesday night's win. Dallas (33 points) is in fourth place.Nikolaj Ehlers, Josh Morrissey and Scheifele also scored goals in Tuesday night's victory for Winnipeg while Connor Hellebuyck finished with 27 saves.Ehlers scored his team-leading 13th goal at the 7:45 mark of the first period to give the Jets a quick 1-0 lead."For us, we want to come out and have good starts every single game," Ehlers said. "But all teams want to do that. We get ourselves ready for every single game. We know what we need to do out there every single game. It doesn't change. It's just a matter of doing it, and we're doing it right now." --Field Level Media
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The Buffalo Sabres might have stopped the freefall just in time, but it won't be easy to keep moving in the right direction.As the Sabres kick off a three-game road trip through Western Canada with a Thursday clash at the Calgary Flames, they are on a 3-1-2 run capped by a 7-1 home win over the New Jersey Devils on Monday.However, five of Buffalo's next eight games are against clubs currently sitting in a playoff position, and the other three opponents are the Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators and Flames - clubs expected to be in the hunt for a playoff spot."The last couple of weeks, we think we've been playing pretty good hockey," forward Conor Sheary said. "We haven't gotten a lot of results, and part of that is because of secondary scoring. The other part is special teams, and both of those were good (against the Devils). Hopefully that will give us confidence moving forward." This season has been a roller coaster for the Sabres. They posted an 8-1-1 mark in the first 10 games, then won only twice in their next dozen outings before stemming the tide.The hope is that one-sided victory over the cellar-dwelling Devils - Buffalo staked itself to a 5-0 lead by the end of the first period - is a sign things are in order."They did a good job of managing it with 5-0," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "We haven't been in that position before, and Linus (goaltender Linus Ullmark) did a good job too. It was nice to see the guys explode. ... Just a lot of things happening that we can build on." The Flames appear to also be finding their form. Coming off a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, Calgary has a 3-0-1 mark in the past four games, and the team must be happy the calendar has turned to a new month. In November, the team saw defenseman T. J. Brodie collapse on the ice during practice and coach Bill Peters become embroiled in a controversy that led to his resignation."Everyone's been through a lot, emotionally, lately here," forward Milan Lucic said. "When you're on the ice, it's like that Happy Gilmore 'Happy Place'-type of thing. You're not really thinking about anything other than when you were a kid playing the game of hockey. When you work hard and get the result, there's no better feeling, so we've got to keep that going." The win over Ottawa kicked off a stretch in which the Flames play seven of nine games at home. With the benefit of some rest - they actually had two consecutive days off following their last game - the Flames are optimistic they are prepared to take advantage of the opportunity before them."The biggest thing we've noticed over the last couple of games was how tight we were defensively," interim coach Geoff Ward said. "It was better than it has been. Good teams and winning teams, they know how to manage games. Even on nights when you're not having your best effort, defensively and away from the puck, you're still good and you find a way to keep yourself in the game and a lot of times, win the game." The Flames also will receive a boost against Buffalo as second-pairing defenseman Travis Hamonic is poised to return after missing six games due to a lower-body injury.--Field Level Media
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Is your sports
handicapping service website listed in the
directory? You can
click here
to claim your website by selecting your
website domain name and creating your account
password. If your sports handicapping service
website is not already listed in the directory,
please
click here
first to submit a new website to the directory.
Please note, we must verify that you own
the specific website you are trying to claim
before your account is activated and you
are able to log in. Once verified and activated,
you can log into your account and post and
sell your sports picks as well as edit your
service info. You can also respond to any
reviews that may have been submitted for
your sports handicapping service. A valid
PayPal account is required to sell picks
in the directory.
Do you want
to post and sell your picks but do not have
a website? Not a problem! We can setup a
new website for you in the directory absolutely
free! Just
click here
to get started. Once you register your new
website, you can access your account and
post and sell your sports picks as well
as edit your service info. A valid PayPal
account is required to sell picks in the
directory.
Attention,
we need your help! Do you know of any other
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Click here
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Learn more.
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