Cnotes 2020/2021 NHL Season Long Trends, News, Notes, Picks !

[Cnotes53]

17WASHINGTON -18 NY RANGERS
WASHINGTON is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game in the current season.

19NEW JERSEY -20 BOSTON
NEW JERSEY is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

21DETROIT -22 FLORIDA
DETROIT is 6-39 ATS (-28.4 Units) in road games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

23COLUMBUS -24 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 93-34 ATS (29.5 Units) against horrible power play killing teams-opp score on >19% of chances in the last 3 seasons.

25CAROLINA -26 CHICAGO
CAROLINA is 15-5 ATS (9.8 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.

27DALLAS -28 NASHVILLE
DALLAS are 3-17 ATS (-17.5 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

71EDMONTON -72 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 9-15 ATS (-13.2 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.


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NHL

Tuesday, March 30

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Trend Report
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New Jersey @ Boston
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing New Jersey

Detroit @ Florida
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Florida
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Detroit
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Washington @ NY Rangers
Washington
Washington is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Rangers is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games

Columbus @ Tampa Bay
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Edmonton @ Montreal
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Edmonton is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games at home

Carolina @ Chicago
Carolina
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home

Dallas @ Nashville
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games on the road
Dallas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, March 30

 

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TUESDAY, MARCH 30
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at NYR 07:00 PM
NYR -110.............2 - 5
U 6.0.................LOSER

NJ at BOS 07:00 PM
NJ +175..............4 - 5 LOSER
U 5.5.................LOSER

EDM at MON 07:00 PM
EDM +100...........0 - 4.....LOSER
O 6.0................LOSER

DET at FLA 07:00 PM
DET +190............1 - 4 ....LOSER
O 5.5..................LOSER

CLB at TB 07:00 PM
CLB +185.............3 - 1...WINNER
U 5.5.......................WINNER

CAR at CHI 07:30 PM
CAR -155.............1 - 2
U 6.0............................WINNER

DAL at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -105
O 5.5...........2 - 3........LOSER




CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

MAR.30 2021.................3 - 7........30.00%.........-19.25
MAR.29 2021.................5 - 6........45.45%.........- 4.75
MAR.28 2021.................8 - 2........80.00%.........+ 38.50
MAR.27 2021.................6 - 7........46.15.............- 5.25
MAR.262021..................5 - 2........71.42..............+17.35
MAR.25 2021.................6 - 13.......31.57..............-38.25
MAR.24 2021.................2 - 4.........33.33%...........-9.00
MAR.23 2021.................2 -3..........40.00%...........+4.00
MAR.22 2021.................6 - 5.........54.54%..........+5.25
MAR.21 2021.................5 - 2.........71.42%..........+22.25
MAR.20,2021.................5 - 11.......31.25..............-41.00
MAR.19,2021.................2 - 6.........25.00%...........-21.00
MAR.18.2021.................8 - 4.........66.66%...........+24.50
MAR. 17,2021................2 - 10.......16.66%............-27.50
MAR. 16,2021................4 - 6.........40.00%............-8.00
MAR. 15,2021................5 - 7.........41.66%............- 5.50
MAR. 14.2021................6 - 4.........60.00%............+13.50
MAR. 13,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+24.25
MAR. 12,2021................3 - 4.........42.85%............- 7.00
MAR. 11,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+33.75
MAR. 10.2021................0 - 6.........00.00%............- 33.00
MAR. 09, 2021...............4 - 9.........30.76%............- 29.50
MAR. 08,2021................6 - 4.........60.00%...........+ 11.00
MAR. 07, 2021...............4 - 5.........44.44%..............- 1.75
MAR. 06, 2021...............5 - 10.......33.33%.............- 21.00
MAR. 05, 2021...............4 - 5.........44 .44%..............- 2.00
MAR. 04, 2021...............7 - 6.........53.84%..............+ 3.00
MAR. 03, 2021...............3 - 6.........33.33%.............- 18.00
MAR. 02, 2021...............6 - 4.........60.00%.............+13.25
MAR. 01, 2021...............4 - 5..........44.44%..............- 1.75

TOTALS.....................141 - 167.......45.77%............-77.65

 

[Cnotes53]

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds for the Masters next week:
8-1? Dustin Johnson
9-1? Bryson DeChambeau
11-1? Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas
14-1? Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth
20-1? Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka
22-1? Patrick Cantlay

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 550,903
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Wednesday's Den: Mid-week musings??..

13) UCLA 51, Michigan 49:
? UCLA lost their last four games before the NCAA?s; they were down 5 with 1:27 left in the play-in game, against Michigan State.
? Michigan was 6-11 on foul line in a 2-point loss.
? Bruins have played six OT games this year; two of them were in the NCAA?s.
? Here?s the thing: if Mick Cronin?s relatives filled out brackets, no way they picked the Bruins.

12) Baylor 81, Arkansas 72:
? Bears are 9-2 since their 21-day COVID pause in February.
? Baylor never trailed, led 29-11 right off the bat, made 8-15 on the arc.
? Bears are diverse; they force ton of turnovers, are best in country shooting on the arc.

11) Houston 67, Oregon State 61:
? Each region has teams seeds from #1-16: Houston beat seeds #15-10-11-12
? Cougars have won 11 games in a row.
? Houston shot only 32.3% from floor, but had 19 offensive rebounds.

10) Gonzaga 85, USC 66:
? Gonzaga is 30-0, with ONE WIN by less than 10 points.
? Zags never trailed in this game, led 49-30 at halftime.
? USC has #7 eFG% defense in country; Zags shot 57.8% inside arc.

9) Tip of the cap to Oral Roberts sophomore Max Abmas, who led ORU to a Summit League title, then two wins in the NCAA Tournament. Kid led the country in scoring, at 24.2 ppg.

In Oral Roberts? six postseason games, the Summit/NCAAs, Abmas NEVER came out of the game, played the whole 245:00 (one game went OT). In those six games, Abmas:
? shot 32-57 inside arc
? shot 13-45 on the arc
? shot 40-46 on foul line
? also had 34 assists
? 23.8 ppg, 5-1 record on the biggest stage. Good for him.

Next question is, unfortunately, how many phone calls has the kid gotten about transferring to a higher-profile program? Come on, kids who are way worse than Abmas have bolted low or mid-majors to be role players for the $$$ teams. Loyalty is becoming obsolete.

We?ll see what happens.

8) Speaking of which, Kentucky poached grad transfer Kellen Grady away from Davidson; Grady 2,000 points+ in his Davidson career and is a career 36.6% 3-point shooter.

Three years ago, Grady scored 16 points against Kentucky in an NCAA tourney game.

7) NFL is upgrading its schedule to 17 games next season; AFC teams will all get the extra home game next year, then NFC teams get the extra home game in even-numbered years.

The extra game will pit division vs division; for 2021:
? NFC West vs AFC North
? NFC East vs AFC East
? NFC North vs AFC West
? NFC South vs AFC South

6) Here is how the length of NFL schedules have worked over the years:
1947-60? 12 games
1961-77? 14 games; from 1966-77, 14 games in 15 weeks
1978-89? 16 games/season
1990-2020? 16 games in 17 weeks.

5) Final Four is set:
? two #1-seeds, a #2-seed and a #11-seed
? 7th year in a row, a team seeded #5 or lower wins a region.
? Third time in five years a double-digit seed goes to the Final Four.

4) This year was first time since 2001 that the Pac-12 had three teams in Elite 8.

3) Pac-12 has done so well in the NCAA tournament that the Washington Huskies have moved up 43 spots in the kenpom.com rankings, since they played their last game.

2) I can?t help it, every time I see Dick Vitale?s GEICO commercial, I laugh/smile; the guy dumps a cooler of water over his head? he is 81 years old. The commercial has been on TV a lot, but it never stops being funny. Hope I live as long as Coach Vitale, and would love to have his energy.

1) Was watching Daily Wager on ESPN2; good program, but they?re talking about betting NFL futures already and it is freakin? March 30. Too early.

? Haven?t had the draft yet.
? Trading may not be over yet.
? The freakin? schedule hasn?t been released yet.
? How can you wager on things when so much is still unknown?

 

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29TORONTO -30 WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) after playing 2 consecutive road games in the current season.

31PHILADELPHIA -32 BUFFALO
BUFFALO is 1-18 ATS (-17.2 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.

33ARIZONA -34 COLORADO
ARIZONA is 19-14 ATS (3.6 Units) in road games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.

35LOS ANGELES -36 VEGAS
LOS ANGELES are 3-21 ATS (-20.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss where team scored 1 or less goals in the last 3 seasons.

39CALGARY -40 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) when playing 3 or less games in 10 days over the last 2 seasons.


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NHL

Wednesday, March 31

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Winnipeg
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing Toronto

Philadelphia @ Buffalo
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Buffalo is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Philadelphia

Arizona @ Colorado
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games

Los Angeles @ Vegas
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles

Minnesota @ San Jose
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Jose's last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
San Jose is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota

Calgary @ Vancouver
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vancouver's last 11 games


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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, March 31

 

[Cnotes53]

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHI at BUF 07:30 PM
PHI -200.............1 - 6
O 6.0...................WINNER

TOR at WIN 07:30 PM
WIN +120...............1 - 3......LOSER
O 6.0..................LOSER

ARI at COL 09:30 PM
ARI +240...........3 - 9.....LOSER
U 5.5..............LOSER

LA at VEG 10:00 PM
LA +175..........4 - 2....WINNER
U 5.5..................WINNER

MIN at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ +140..........2 - 4.........WINNER
U 6.0...................PUSH

CAL at VAN 10:30 PM
CAL -120..................PPD
U 5.5


CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

MAR.31 2021.................4 - 4........50.00%.........+3.75
MAR.30 2021.................3 - 7........30.00%.........-19.25
MAR.29 2021.................5 - 6........45.45%.........- 4.75
MAR.28 2021.................8 - 2........80.00%.........+ 38.50
MAR.27 2021.................6 - 7........46.15.............- 5.25
MAR.262021..................5 - 2........71.42..............+17.35
MAR.25 2021.................6 - 13.......31.57..............-38.25
MAR.24 2021.................2 - 4.........33.33%...........-9.00
MAR.23 2021.................2 -3..........40.00%...........+4.00
MAR.22 2021.................6 - 5.........54.54%..........+5.25
MAR.21 2021.................5 - 2.........71.42%..........+22.25
MAR.20,2021.................5 - 11.......31.25..............-41.00
MAR.19,2021.................2 - 6.........25.00%...........-21.00
MAR.18.2021.................8 - 4.........66.66%...........+24.50
MAR. 17,2021................2 - 10.......16.66%............-27.50
MAR. 16,2021................4 - 6.........40.00%............-8.00
MAR. 15,2021................5 - 7.........41.66%............- 5.50
MAR. 14.2021................6 - 4.........60.00%............+13.50
MAR. 13,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+24.25
MAR. 12,2021................3 - 4.........42.85%............- 7.00
MAR. 11,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+33.75
MAR. 10.2021................0 - 6.........00.00%............- 33.00
MAR. 09, 2021...............4 - 9.........30.76%............- 29.50
MAR. 08,2021................6 - 4.........60.00%...........+ 11.00
MAR. 07, 2021...............4 - 5.........44.44%..............- 1.75
MAR. 06, 2021...............5 - 10.......33.33%.............- 21.00
MAR. 05, 2021...............4 - 5.........44 .44%..............- 2.00
MAR. 04, 2021...............7 - 6.........53.84%..............+ 3.00
MAR. 03, 2021...............3 - 6.........33.33%.............- 18.00
MAR. 02, 2021...............6 - 4.........60.00%.............+13.25
MAR. 01, 2021...............4 - 5..........44.44%..............- 1.75

TOTALS.....................145 - 171.......45.88%............-73,90

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday?s 6-pack
Odds for the Texas Open this week:
11-1? Jordan Spieth
14-1? Tony Finau
15-1? Scott Scheffler
19-1? Abraham Ancer, Hideki Matsuyama
21-1? Corey Connors
30-1? Ryan Palmer

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 550,903
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?It?s a beautiful day for a ballgame. Let?s play two today!?
Ernie Banks

Thursday?s quiz
In the history of baseball, what Hall of Famer threw the only no-hitter on Opening Day?

Wednesday?s quiz
2015 was last time three #1-seeds made the Final Four; Wisconsin, Kentucky, Duke.

Tuesday?s quiz
Last time Kelvin Sampson made it to the Final Four, he was coaching Oklahoma.

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Thursday?s Den: Random thoughts on Opening Day

Before we start, happy birthday to my grandmother; today was her birthday. Very nice lady. Not sure April 1 is a great day for a birthday.

13) Will be fun to see fans in the stands; hopefully by the end of this season, stands will be full again, but for now, hearing real people cheer will be enough. Cardboard cutouts are cool, but they don?t make any noise.

For the record, the best cardboard cutout last year was the one in Kansas City of Bernie Lomax, the main character from the Weekend at Bernie?s movies.

12) Houston Astros made the expanded playoffs LY, despite a 29-31 record; how will they bounce back this year? They won the 2017 World Series, lost the ?19 Series in seven games; this year they?ll be without Verlander (hurt), Springer (free agent to Toronto).

Last year, Jose Altuve hit .219 in the regular season, then hit 18-48 (.375) in playoffs, so we?ll see what this year brings.

11) Baseball has done a very smart thing, letting players watch video of their at-bats on iPads during the game. Players couldn?t do that last year- from what you hear on TV, it hampered some hitters, who are creatures of habit. Baseball wants more offense, right?

10) Los Angeles Dodgers are loaded; they won World Series LY for first time since 1988, and appear to be headed that way again this year, especially after adding pitching ace Trevor Bauer as a free agent.

Their TV guys have been fairly cocky this spring; on how many teams would David Price or Tony Gonsolin not be in the starting rotation?

9) Seattle and the Angels are two teams that will apparently use 6-man pitching rotations this season, somehow new to MLB. Teams in Japan do this; starters generally pitch once a week.

Teams are guarding against ramping up a pitcher?s innings too much from one year to the next; for instance, Seattle?s Marco Gonzales threw 69.1 IP LY; he threw 203 the year before. Doubtful they want him ramping back up to 203 until next season.

8) Steve Cohen is the new owner of the Mets; supposedly, Bobby Axelrod on Showtime?s Billions was modeled after Cohen, a wildly successful hedge fund trader. In other words, he is really, really rich.

Cohen?s Mets offered newly-acquired SS Francisco Lindor $320M for 10 years; Lindor?s people are asking for 12 years, $385M. We?ll see how that works out.

LATE UPDATE: Here?s how it worked out: Lindor signed a 10-year deal for $341M Wednesday night.

7) Umpire ?ngel Hern?ndez lost his lawsuit against MLB alleging racial discrimination; hired as a big league umpire in 1993, the Cuban-born Hernandez alleged he was discriminated against because he had not been assigned to the World Series since 2005 and had been passed over for crew chief.

From the judge who decided the case:
?The explicit reason MLB offers ? that according to (Joe) Torre, Hern?ndez ?has not demonstrated the leadership ability and situation-management skills in critical high-pressure roles on a consistent basis? ? is presented in clear and specific terms.?

In other words, Hernandez should be glad he has a lucrative job that he doesn?t do very well.

6) Colorado Rockies traded star 3B Nolan Arenado to St Louis, and with SS Trevor Story headed for free agency, he could be the next to leave Denver, which can?t make fans in Denver happy.

Are the Rockies headed for a total rebuild? Colorado won 87-91 games in 2017/?18, but now they?re looking like a doormat.

5) Can Giancarlo Stanton/Aaron Judge stay healthy this season?
? Last two years, Stanton played a total of 41 regular season games.
? Last three years, Judge played 112-102-28 games.
? Stanton went 8-26 with six homers in seven playoff games LY; they need him for six months, not seven games.

4) Angels have lot of hitting, lot of star power; Trout, Pujols, Rendon, Ohtani, but pitching is important in baseball and the Angels don?t have much of that.

In 12 games as a major league pitcher, Ohtani has given up 26 runs in 53.1 IP; there is very little evidence that he?ll be a good major league pitcher.

3) Lot of hype around the Padres/White Sox; there is no doubt that 76-year Tony LaRussa?s return to the dugout will be fascinating to follow in Chicago.

LaRussa hasn?t managed since 2011; he?s won three World Series as a skipper, but the world is a different place than it was 10 years ago. He did a dugout interview during a spring training game a few days ago and it??.um??.didn?t go well.

Random LaRussa trivia; he pinch-hit for the A?s in their first-ever home game in Oakland, way back in 1968.

2) Baseball needs the universal DH, for a few reasons:
? They want more scoring; pitchers can?t hit
? They want more balls in play; DH?s put balls in play
? Pitchers get hurt hitting/running the bases. Not good.

1) I?ll be looking at how the new experimental rules work once the minor leagues get rolling in May; I like the anti-shifting rules, the pitch-clock thing isn?t necessary. The 3-batter minimum for relievers is a great rule.

I can?t stand the extra inning rules or 7-inning doubleheaders. Media guys like shorter extra innings, since it makes their job easier, but to me it cheapens the game.

As for the automated strike zone, no thank you!!! Just let umpires do their jobs, and hire better umpires than Angel Hernandez.

 

[Udog]

59WASHINGTON -60 NEW JERSEY
WASHINGTON is 11-1 ATS (10.1 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

61TORONTO -62 WINNIPEG
TORONTO is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games vs. winning teams in the current season.

63CALGARY -64 EDMONTON
EDMONTON is 17-4 ATS (12.2 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

65ST LOUIS -66 COLORADO
ST LOUIS are 13-17 ATS (-13.3 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

67SAN JOSE -68 LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES are 18-12 ATS (10.9 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

69ARIZONA -70 ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM is 5-17 ATS (-12.2 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Friday, April 2

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Trend Report
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Washington @ New Jersey
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Toronto @ Winnipeg
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Winnipeg's last 21 games when playing Toronto

Calgary @ Edmonton
Calgary
Calgary is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary

St. Louis @ Colorado
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
St. Louis is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Colorado is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home

Arizona @ Anaheim
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim
Anaheim is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

San Jose @ Los Angeles
San Jose
San Jose is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
San Jose is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
Los Angeles is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 2

 

[Udog]

Saturday?s 6-pack
Six of the better ?17th game? NFL matchups this season:
? Packers @ Chiefs
? Cowboys @ Patriots
? Seahawks @ Steelers
? Buccaneers @ Colts
? Rams @ Ravens
? Saints @ Titans

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 553,980
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?I?m really tired of seeing them complain about the lack of pay, because they?re doing themselves a disservice by just complaining. They?re not laying out steps that they can take to change that.?
Draymond Green, complaining about WNBA players complaining

Saturday?s quiz
Which current major leaguer has a dad who hit two grand slams in one inning in a major league game?

Friday?s quiz
Of active players, Mike Trout (38) has the most career home runs against the Oakland A?s.

Thursday?s quiz
In the history of baseball, Bob Feller threw the only no-hitter on Opening Day, in 1940.

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Saturday?s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind??..
Its been a busy few days, even beyond baseball starting:

13) North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams retired, with 903 career wins, 485 for the Tar Heels, 418 at Kansas. He won?t be easily replaced; where does North Carolina turn from here?

My guess is former Tar Heel player Wes Miller, who is coach at NC-Greensboro; last five years, he?s gone 125-43 with the Spartans of the Southern Conference.

Back to Roy Williams for a minute; he seems like a genuinely nice person in addition to being a great coach. I remember reading a article where he read a book about golf? I think Rick Reilly wrote the book, but Williams really liked it, so he bought 20 copies of it and gave them to his friends. There aren?t enough nice person in today?s world: Roy Williams will be missed.

12) Kansas Jayhawks gave Bill Self a lifetime contract this week, despite Kansas not having an AD right now. I guess the school?s chancellor stepped in and did the deal.

Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated wrote this about what the contract says about Kansas: ?We like to win, we don?t care how, we don?t care what NCAA sanctions may come, we don?t care about anything but continuing to win.?

Kansas is headed towards some type of probation because of recruiting violations, but Self?s new contract says that he cannot be fired for cause due to NCAA sanctions.

11) As I starting writing this piece, Oklahoma tabbed Porter Moser as its next basketball coach, replacing the retired Lon Kruger. Moser went 178-141 in 10 years at Loyola, going 99-36 the last four years, including a run to the Final Four in 2018.

One of the interesting things about college hoop is how teams take advantage of circumstances to become relevant. Creighton left the MVC in 2013, Wichita State in 2017; they had dominated the Valley before moving on to greener pa$ture$. Loyola?s 56-16 run in MVC games the last four years coincide with Wichita State moving elsewhere.

10) Then there is Texas Tech, which got kicked in the teeth this week when Chris Beard left the Red Raiders to become the new coach at rival Texas, his alma mater. Bears was a student assistant to Tom Penders with the Longhorns in the early 90?s.

Beard went 112-55 in five years at Tech, after a 30-5 season at Little Rock. Texas has won one NCAA Tournament game in the last decade (1-6). Beard will be expected to win more than that.

9) Chris Ogden quit his job as HEAD COACH at Texas-Arlington, to become one of Beard?s ASSISTANTS at Texas. Ogden was 44-47 in three years at UTA, after they canned Scott Cross, who went 72-33 in his last three years with the Mavericks. Cross is now the coach at Troy- he knocked Ogden?s Arlington team out of the Sun Belt tournament last month.

8) Washington Wizards? Russell Westbrook a triple-double earlier this week, the first one ever where the guy scored 35+ points and had 20+ assists in the same game. He had 35 points, 21 assists, 14 rebounds; he must?ve had the ball a lot, that?s for sure.

Most importantly, Washington beat the Pacers 132-124.

7) Utah Jazz had a scary night this week, when their flight to Memphis struck a flock of birds during takeoff, damaging the left engine of the plane. There was a loud sound like an explosion, flames coming out of the engine and visible damage. Then the plane started to tilt and slowly lose altitude.

Players were actually texting their families, saying their goodbyes; luckily, the flight turned around and made an emergency landing back in Salt Lake City. The rest of the team got on a rescheduled flight to Memphis, but star Donovan Mitchell, who apparently hates flying in the first place, stayed home and skipped that game, which the Jazz won anyway.

6) ESPN signed 81-year old Dick Vitale to a new, 2-year contract to continue working for them; they need to tell him to stop pouring that cooler of water over his head that does in the GEICO commercial? a guy can catch pneumonia.

Not sure if everyone nows this, but Dick Vitale was a really good coach before he worked on TV; he was an assistant coach at Rutgers who recruited a lot of the players who formed the nucleus of their Final Four squad in 1976.

From there, he went 78-30 as head coach at Detroit, finishing ranked #12 in the country in his last season there. He went 34-60 in a brief stint coaching the NBA?s Detroit Pistons.

The man has amazing energy, even now; he?s helped raise over $100M to fight cancer. At times he is tough to listen to, but damn, he?s had a hell of a career.

5) DePaul hired Oregon assistant Tony Stubblefield as its new basketball coach; they haven?t made the NCAA Tournament since 2004. Since 2008, the Blue Demons are 43-206 in Big East conference games, which is, as we like to say, no bueno.

Stubblefield just turned 51; he?s never been a head coach, though he was an interim coach at New Mexico State in 2005, when Lou Henson got sick. He worked as an assistant under Mick Cronin at Cincinnati.

4) The clusterbleep of the year may be at East Tennessee State, where coach Jason Shay was told to take a hike this week- they say he ?resigned? but guys don?t quit after their first year as a head coach, not a guy who waited until he was 47 to become a head coach.

East Tennessee?s players took a knee during the national anthem before a few games this year, which ticked off boosters/state politicians, who publicly said so. Shay backed the players; if you want to be a successful coach, you back your players, especially when they?re right.

Shay went 13-12 in his one year as a head coach; he had assisted Steve Forbes for the five years before that, when ETSU went 130-43, going 71-19 in SoCon games.

East Tennessee?s decision makers have some questions to answer:
? Who do they hire from here?
? Who would want this job, if you fired Shay for supporting his players?
? Do the ETSU decision makers want to win?
? If you get a reputation as a racist organization, how do you recruit basketball players?

3) NFL?s Los Angeles Chargers have some internal issues involving the Spanos family, which owns the team. Chargers have to start paying a $650M relocation fee to the NFL pretty soon; they can?t sell the team just yet? the NFL will penalize them even more money if they move the team too quickly after bolting up the freeway to LA? its called a ?flip tax?.

In a November 2019 letter included with a court filing, Dean Spanos vowed to his three siblings that he would retain an investment bank at the end of the 2024 season in an effort to find a new owner- by 2024, the ?flip tax? wouldn?t be relevant anymore.

But Spanos? sister says the family?s finances are such that the team needs to be sold before that; the family has owned the Chargers since 1984. If you go broke while you own an NFL franchise, you?re a candidate for the Moron Hall of Fame.

There is a rumor that when the team is sold, they could move back to San Diego, which happens to be the 8th-biggest city in America.

2) In 1979, the Kansas City Royals drafted both John Elway and Dan Marino, which would be great, if the Royals were an NFL team. But they?re a baseball team; Elway played a year for Oneonta in the NY-Penn League, after New York drafted him in the 2nd round of the 1981 draft.

1) Amazing Fact of the Day: Tampa Bay won its season opener 1-0 at Miami Thursday; it is the first time since 1946 that a road team won 1-0 on Opening Day!!!!

Back then, Bob Feller blanked the White Sox on three hits at Comiskey Park; former major league manager Bob Lemon played CF for Cleveland that day.

Additional thing that happened Friday: this weekend?s Mets-Nationals series was cancelled, due to four Washington players testing positive for COVID.

 

[Udog]

1PITTSBURGH -2 BOSTON
PITTSBURGH is 19-7 ATS (11.4 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.

3DETROIT -4 TAMPA BAY
DETROIT is 6-41 ATS (-30.4 Units) in road games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

5CHICAGO -6 NASHVILLE
CHICAGO is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) in road games playing with triple revenge - 3 straight losses vs. opponent over the last 2 seasons.

7COLUMBUS -8 FLORIDA
COLUMBUS are 2-9 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road games against horrible power play killing teams-opp score on >19% of chances in the current season.

9OTTAWA -10 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.

11PHILADELPHIA -12 NY ISLANDERS
PHILADELPHIA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) off a blowout loss by 3 goals or more to a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

13NY RANGERS -14 BUFFALO
BUFFALO is 2-19 ATS (-16.4 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.

15DALLAS -16 CAROLINA
DALLAS are 4-18 ATS (-17.7 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

17ST LOUIS -18 COLORADO
ST LOUIS are 13-17 ATS (-13.3 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

19MINNESOTA -20 VEGAS
VEGAS are 46-17 ATS (18 Units) in home games against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against since 1996.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Saturday, April 3

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Pittsburgh @ Boston
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Boston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Detroit @ Tampa Bay
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Tampa Bay is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing Detroit

Chicago @ Nashville
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games
Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Nashville is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

NY Rangers @ Buffalo
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers

Dallas @ Carolina
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Columbus @ Florida
Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 9 games
Florida
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games

Philadelphia @ NY Islanders
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 13 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
NY Islanders is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

Ottawa @ Montreal
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ottawa's last 10 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Montreal's last 10 games when playing Ottawa
Montreal is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Ottawa

St. Louis @ Colorado
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Colorado is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games

Minnesota @ Vegas
Minnesota
Minnesota is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Vegas
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Vegas
Vegas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Vegas is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games

San Jose @ Los Angeles
San Jose
San Jose is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Los Angeles is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, April 3

 

[Udog]

Sunday?s 6-pack
Six more ?17th game? NFL matchups this season:
? Eagles @ Jets
? Bears @ Raiders
? Vikings @ Chargers
? Giants @ Dolphins
? Lions @ Broncos
? Panthers @ Texans

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 554,522
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?Every day in shootaround before the game we shoot half-courters. I haven?t been making my half-courters, but I got it with confidence, put it up. It?s crazy. I can?t come to words right now.?
Gonzaga?s Jalen Suggs, Saturday night?s hero

Sunday?s quiz
When was the last time two #1-seeds faced off for the national championship?

Saturday?s quiz
Fernando Tatis Sr hit two grand slams in one inning in a major league game in the late 90?s, against the Dodgers. Oddly, he hit both of them off the same pitcher.

Friday?s quiz
Of active players, Mike Trout (38) has the most career home runs against the Oakland A?s.

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Sunday?s Den: Wrapping up a fun day??.

13) Gonzaga 93, UCLA 90 OT:
? Suggs banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win a tremendous game.
? Gonzaga shot 71.4% inside arc, scored 1.27 ppp- they were only 12-20 on foul line.
? This was UCLA?s 7th OT game this season; it was only Gonzaga?s second game this year decided by fewer than 10 points- the other one was December 2nd.

12) Baylor 78, Houston 59:
? Game was 45-20 at halftime.
? To win their region, Houston beat seeds #15-10-11-12.
? Baylor is 10-2 since their 21-day COVID shutdown.

11) Opening line for Monday?s championship game: Gonzaga, minus 5

10) In three days of major league baseball:
? Giants? Johnny Cueto is only pitcher to throw 100+ pitches (105) in a game.
? Seattle?s Marco Gonzales, Chicago?s Lance Lynn both threw 99 pitches in their starts.

9) Tampa Bay pitcher Rich Hill is the only pitcher EVER to lose a perfect game in the 9th inning, when one of his fielders made an error. Later in that same game he became the only pitcher EVER to lose a no-hitter on a walk-off hit in extra innings.

Hill has thrown to 35 different catchers in his big league career; one of them was Kevin Cash, who is now his manager with the Rays.

8) Arizona Diamondback manager Tory Lovullo hit only 15 homers in his 8-year big league career (303 games); three of them were against Dwight Gooden, Roger Clemens, Jack Morris, all great pitchers.

7) WHIP is a stat that calculates how many baserunners a pitcher allows, but for whatever reason, hit batters aren?t counted- they should be.

6) MLB Network did a very smart thing and hired Buck Showalter to work games; he called a game with Matt Vasgersian Friday night, and pointed out that on Opening Day, there were 256 players on major league rosters who weren?t born in this country, that is 8.5 per team.

5) Showalter offered an interesting player comp: Tampa Bay?s Randy Arozarena and the old Houston outfielder Jimmy Wynn, known back then as the Toy Cannon. Wynn hit 291 homers, stole 225 bases in his 15-year big league career, playing in three All-Star Games.

4) Major League Baseball moved this July?s All-Star Game out of Atlanta for political reasons, heading off a probable showdown with the Players? Association had they not done that. No word on where the game will be played now.

3) Third day of baseball season, and two of the three outfielders on my fantasy team left their game with injuries/illness. Awesome.

2) Since start of last season, Chicago White Sox are 15-0 against lefty starting pitchers.

1) Dodgers? president Andrew Friedman was on TV the other night, and admitted that no one is really sure how the 2021 season is going to play out, as far as pitcher usage goes. Last year was obviously a short season, so pitchers will throw a lot more this year than they did last year, but how much more? No one knows.

 

[Udog]

25DETROIT -26 TAMPA BAY
DETROIT is 6-41 ATS (-30.4 Units) in road games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

27WASHINGTON -28 NEW JERSEY
WASHINGTON is 12-1 ATS (11.1 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

29COLUMBUS -30 FLORIDA
COLUMBUS are 2-9 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road games against horrible power play killing teams-opp score on >19% of chances in the current season.

31DALLAS -32 CAROLINA
DALLAS are 4-18 ATS (-17.7 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

35TORONTO -36 CALGARY
TORONTO is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

37ARIZONA -38 ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM is 5-18 ATS (-13.2 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Sunday, April 4

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Detroit @ Tampa Bay
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Tampa Bay is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games when playing Detroit

Washington @ New Jersey
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home
New Jersey is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Columbus @ Florida
Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Dallas @ Carolina
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas

Arizona @ Anaheim
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Anaheim is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Arizona

Toronto @ Calgary
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Calgary
Calgary is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing Toronto


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, April 4

 

[Udog]

Monday?s 6-pack
Active leaders in most sacrifice bunts, career:
108? Clayton Kershaw
100? Elvis Andrus
85? Johnny Cueto
67? Julio Teheran
64? Brett Gardner
60? Adam Wainwright

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 554,522
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?Experience is something you don?t get until just after you needed it.??
Steven Wright

Monday?s quiz
Who was manager of the Cincinnati Reds, last time they won a playoff game?

Sunday?s quiz
2017 was the last time two #1-seeds faced off for the national championship.

Saturday?s quiz
Fernando Tatis Sr hit two grand slams in one inning in a major league game in the late 90?s, against the Dodgers. Oddly, he hit both of them off the same pitcher.

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Monday?s Den: Random thoughts on a spring day??.

13) First thing today is a survey question; you know how the guy who wins the Masters picks the menu for the champions? dinner the next year? He can choose anything he likes.

If you won the Masters, what food would you serve at the champions? dinner?

E-mail me at ffib13@gmail.com or text me, if you know my cell number. We?ll post the results later on.

12) Tony LaRussa manages the White Sox now; he is 76 years old; there he was Sunday night, barking at 28-year old umpire Edwin Moscoso, who was working the plate. LaRussa probably has lot of clothes that are older than Moscoso.

Chicago has a 3rd-string catcher/DH Yermin Mercedes, who got hits in his first eight AB?s this season, making him the first player since 1933 to do that. He is apparently a bad defensive catcher, but he can also hit. With Eloy Jimenez hurt, White Sox need another hitter.

11) White Sox also have OF Billy Hamilton, who runs very fast but can?t hit; the guy has a career on-base %age of .296, a career OPS of .621- this is over nine years.

Every time I see Hamilton bat, I hear my dad?s voice, what he always said about light hitters who ran very fast: ?You can?t steal first base!!!?

10) My A?s are off to a terrible start; they?re the first team in last 100 years to lose their first four games of the season to the same team, all by 4+ runs. Houston is a good team, but Brantley got hurt and missed Sunday?s game. A?s host the Dodgers next? yikes.

9) Red Sox got swept at home by Baltimore, first time since 1948 that they lost their first three games of a season that were all at Fenway Park. Orioles led Sunday?s game 10-0 in third inning; the few fans that were there were not happy.

8) Colorado Rockies have a pitcher named Tyler Kinley who apparently is a descendent of the former President William McKinley.

On September 6, 1901, President McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo- he died eight days after he was shot. Fearing that anarchists might target the rest of the family, the Secret Service suggested that the family change their name a little, and that?s what happened.

7) Speaking of pitchers in Colorado, if you?re a high school/college pitcher and the Rockies draft you, you have to get queasy, yes? Who succeeds pitching in such high altitude?

6) Extra innings in the major leagues start with a runner on second base; there are a couple of baseball guys on TV who advocate intentionally walking the first hitter, saying it is easier to get out of a jam with a force play in effect, instead of just a guy on second.

Don?t think any big league managers have tried that one yet; it conceivably could happen in the bottom half of the inning, if the score was tied. No one is going to put the winning run on base.

5) Back to Colorado for a second; Saturday night, a Rockies runner steals second with two out, and a 1-2 count on Corey Seager. Rockies walk Seager intentionally to set up a force and bring Chris Taylor up, facing a righty pitcher. Can?t remember ever seeing an intentional walk when they count was 1-2.

Taylor crossed up the strategy by banging a double off the leftfield wall.

4) White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito was miked in the dugout for a half inning of a game this weekend; he seemed at ease with a mike, which makes sense, since his grandfather was an actor named Warren Frost, who played George Costanza?s father-in-law on Seinfeld.

Mr Frost had 36 acting credits, ranging from Death Valley Days to Matlock to Seinfeld; in 10-12 days, when Giolito?s playing days are done, he?ll make a good broadcaster.

3) Maryland Terrapins have already poached transfers from Georgetown/Rhode Island this spring, as the new way to restock rosters isn?t so much recruiting high school kids as it is pillaging players from other schools. Georgetown has lost three starters the last two years.

2) Last year, Mac MacClung bolted from Georgetown to Texas Tech, to play for coach Chris Beard, a very good coach. Imagine MacClung?s surprise last week when Beard bolted himself, from Lubbock to the Texas Longhorns. Transfer market goes both ways.

1) QB Chase Daniel recently signed on as a backup with the LA Chargers; the guy is one of my heroes. He?s started five games in 11 years (five games!!!) but he?s banked $37.8M, plus the most popular guy on the team is usually the backup QB.

261 career passes, $37.1M, plus he?ll be all set for a career as a coach or broadcaster when he retires. Thats a career you can get behind.

Don?t forget to answer our survey question:

If you won the Masters, what food would you serve at the champions? dinner?

 

[Udog]

39EDMONTON -40 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 11-16 ATS (-13.5 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

41PHILADELPHIA -42 BOSTON
BOSTON is 161-140 ATS (-76 Units) in home games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game since 1996.

43COLORADO -44 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

45VEGAS -46 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 2-11 ATS (-16.8 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

47TORONTO -48 CALGARY
TORONTO is 9-1 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances in the current season.

49ARIZONA -50 LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES are 12-4 ATS (7.6 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

49ARIZONA -50 LOS ANGELES
TODD MCLELLAN is 12-4 ATS (7.6 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders (Coach of LOS ANGELES)

 

[Udog]

NHL

Monday, April 5

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Edmonton @ Montreal
Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Edmonton is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton

Philadelphia @ Boston
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

Ottawa @ Winnipeg
Ottawa
Ottawa is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Winnipeg is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa

Colorado @ Minnesota
Colorado
Colorado is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home

Vegas @ St. Louis
Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vegas's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Vegas

Toronto @ Calgary
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Calgary's last 15 games when playing Toronto

Arizona @ Los Angeles
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing Arizona


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