CNOTES 2021-2022 NHL TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

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NHL

Saturday, February 19

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Trend Report
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Colorado @ Buffalo
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home

Edmonton @ Winnipeg
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Winnipeg is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Boston @ Ottawa
Boston
Boston is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Ottawa
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Ottawa's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

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

Los Angeles @ Arizona
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Anaheim @ Vancouver
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Anaheim's last 9 games
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Vancouver's last 22 games at home

Seattle @ Calgary
Seattle
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, February 19

 

[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

EDM at WIN 04:00 PM
WIN +109
O 6.0
+500 +500

BOS at OTT 07:00 PM
BOS -185
U 5.5
+500 +500

STL at TOR 07:00 PM
TOR -208
U 6.5
+500 +500

LA at ARI 09:00 PM
LA -175
O 5.5
+500 +500

ANA at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN -161
U 5.5
+500 +500

SEA at CAL 10:00 PM
CAL -313
O 6.0
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

FEBRUARY'S NHL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

02/19/2022.........5-6-1........45.83%.............-14.95
02/18/2022.........5-2-0........71.43%............+11.60
02/17/2022.......5-15-0........25.00%.............-68.65
02/16/2022.........4-4-0........50.00%..............-3.15
02/15/2022.........9-8-0........52.94%.............-10.90
02/02/2022.........3-6-1........35.00%.............-22.55
02/01/2022.......13-9-0........59.09%............+35.10

TOTALS...........44-50-2.........46.80%............-73.50


BEST BETS:

02/19/2022........2-3-1..........40.00%.............-6.50
02/18/2022........3-1-0..........75.00%............+9.50
02/17/2022.......4-11-0.........26.66%............-40.50
02/16/2022.........2-3-0.........40.00%.............-5.50
02/15/2022.........4-4-0.........50.00%.............-2.00
01/02/2022.........0-6-0.........00.00%.............-33.00
02/01/2022.........7-8-0.........46.66%............+10.75

TOTALS............22-36-1.........37.93%.............-67.25


02/19/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday?s 6-pack
Leaders in 2-point FG% defense:
40.4%? Arizona
40.7%? USC
41.1%? Gonzaga
42%? Houston
42%? UConn
42.4%? Creighton

Quote of the Day
?It?s your fault. You changed the game. It?s your fault.?
Giannis Antetokounmpo, jokingly blaming Steph Curry for the dunk contest being terrible Saturday night. Because of Curry?s success, guys care more about shooting now.

Sunday?s quiz
Which USFL team did Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly play for?

Saturday?s quiz
In the movie The Natural, Roy Hobbs got his first hit against Philadelphia.

Friday?s quiz
in the original USFL (1983-85), Steve Spurrier coached the Tampa Bay Bandits.

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Sunday?s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday

13) SEC:
? Florida 63, Auburn 62? Auburn split last four games, after a 22-1 start.
? Kentucky 90, Alabama 81? Wildcats scored 90 without their two best guards.
? South Carolina 77, LSU 75? Tigers lost seven of their last 11 games.
? Auburn leads Kentucky by a game, Arkansas/Tennessee by two games.

12) Big X:
? Texas Tech 61, Texas 55? Longhorns shot 26.5% inside arc.
? Iowa State 75, Oklahoma 54? Cyclones are 13-0 out of conference.
? Oklahoma State 82, Kansas State 79 OT? Cowboys shot 59% inside arc.
? Kansas leads Baylor/Texas Tech by two games each.

11) ACC:
? North Carolina 65, Virginia Tech 57? Tar Heels? first Quad 1 win.
? Wake Forest 79, Notre Dame 74? Irish led by 12 in first half.
? Duke leads Notre Dame by game, UNC/Miami by two games.

10) Pac-12:
? Arizona 84, Oregon 81? Wildcats outscored Oregon 12-5 over final 3:21.
? Colorado 70, Stanford 53? Buffs won their last five games.
? Arizona State 73, Oregon State 53? Beavers have lost 12 in a row.
? Arizona leads UCLA/USC by three games each.

9) WCC:
? Saint Mary?s 69, BYU 64- Cougars lost five of their last seven games.
? Gonzaga 81, Santa Clara 69? Zags were 12-35 on arc, 15-32 inside arc.
? Zags lead Saint Mary?s by three games; USF/Santa Clara are tied for 3rd.

8) Big West:
? UCSB 84, Long Beach 71? Gauchos end Long Beach?s 11-game win streak.
? Irvine 77, Hawaii 52? Anteaters won their last seven games.
? Long Beach leads Fullerton by a game, Irvine by two games.

7) Upsets of the Day:
? SE Missouri State (+11.5) 92, Morehead State 84
? VMI (+8.5) 80, Chattanooga 75
? Drake (+7.5) 83, Loyola 76
? Western Carolina (+5.5) 69, Mercer 65
? Iowa (+5.5) 75, Ohio State 62

6) Big 14:
? Iowa 75, Ohio State 62? Hawkeyes won four of last five games.
? Illinois 79, Michigan State 74? Illini swept Spartans, by 1-5 points.
? Purdue/Illinois are tied for first; Wisconsin is half-game back.

5) Missouri Valley:
? Drake 83, Loyola 76? Bulldogs shot 67.7% inside arc.
? Bradley 72, Illinois State 64? Braves won eight of their last ten games.
? Loyola, Missouri State, Northern Iowa are all tied for first.

4) Atlantic-14:
? Davidson 79, Saint Louis 58? Wildcats made 14-24 shots on the arc.
? Dayton 74, St Joe?s 62? Least experienced team in country is 11-3 in A-14.
? Davidson leads Dayton/VCU by a game, Bonnies by two games.

3) Southern Conference:
? VMI 80, Chattanooga 75? Keydets made 14-32 on the arc.
? Furman 70, Wofford 69? Wofford led 10-0 early, by 4 with 5:11 left.
? Chattanooga leads Furman by game, VMI/Samford by three games.

2) Sun Belt:
? Texas State 68, Little Rock 50? Bobcats won their last seven games.
? Georgia State 58, Georgia Southern 49? Panthers have won five in a row.
? Texas State leads App State, Troy, Georgia State by 2 games in loss column.

1) Mountain West:
? UNLV 72, Colorado State 51? Rebels sweep season series with CSU.
? Boise State 68, Utah State 57? Broncos won 18 of their last 20 games.
? Boise/Wyoming are tied in loss column; San Diego State is game behind.

 

[Udog]

PITTSBURGH is 1-4 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the 2nd half of the season.

MONTREAL is 1-15 ATS (-14.3 Units) against poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the current season.

CHICAGO is 3-17 ATS (-14.6 Units) against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against in the current season.

NY RANGERS are 14-4 ATS (9.6 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the current season.

COLUMBUS are 12-4 ATS (8.8 Units) vs. losing teams in the current season.

ARIZONA is 19-59 ATS (-45.9 Units) revenging a road blowout loss versus opponent by 3 goals or more since 1996.

MINNESOTA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

SAN JOSE is 10-3 ATS (6.7 Units) in home games after allowing 3 goals or more 3 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, February 20

 

[Udog]

NHL

Sunday, February 20

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Trend Report
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Carolina @ Pittsburgh
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Carolina's last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing Carolina

Montreal @ NY Islanders
Montreal
Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Islanders's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Islanders's last 18 games

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

NY Rangers @ Ottawa
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Ottawa's last 15 games

Buffalo @ Columbus
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Columbus's last 8 games
Columbus is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Dallas @ Arizona
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas

Vegas @ San Jose
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Jose's last 14 games

Minnesota @ Edmonton
Minnesota
Minnesota is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

MON at NYI 02:00 PM
NYI -287
O 5.5
+500 +500

FLA at CHI 03:00 PM
FLA -256
O 6.5
+500 +500

NYR at OTT 05:00 PM
NYR -214
O 6.0
+500 +500

BUF at CLB 06:00 PM
CLB -151
O 6.5
+500 +500

DAL at ARI 07:00 PM
DAL -241
O 5.5
+500 +500

MIN at EDM 08:00 PM
EDM -105
O 6.5
+500 +500

VEG at SJ 08:00 PM
VEG -158
O 6.0
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

FEBRUARY'S NHL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

02/20/2022.........7-7-0........50.00%.............-18.65
02/19/2022.........5-6-1........45.83%.............-14.95
02/18/2022.........5-2-0........71.43%............+11.60
02/17/2022.......5-15-0........25.00%.............-68.65
02/16/2022.........4-4-0........50.00%..............-3.15
02/15/2022.........9-8-0........52.94%.............-10.90
02/02/2022.........3-6-1........35.00%.............-22.55
02/01/2022.......13-9-0........59.09%............+35.10

TOTALS...........51-57-2.........47.22%............-92.15


BEST BETS:

02/20/2022........3-4-0..........42.85%............- 7.00
02/19/2022........2-3-1..........40.00%.............-6.50
02/18/2022........3-1-0..........75.00%............+9.50
02/17/2022.......4-11-0.........26.66%............-40.50
02/16/2022.........2-3-0.........40.00%.............-5.50
02/15/2022.........4-4-0.........50.00%.............-2.00
01/02/2022.........0-6-0.........00.00%.............-33.00
02/01/2022.........7-8-0.........46.66%............+10.75

TOTALS............25-40-1.........38.46%.............-74.25


02/20/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday?s 6-pack
? Chris Paul (broken thumb) is out 6-8 weeks.
? Creighton 83, Marquette 82? Bluejays outscored Marquette 10-4 over last 4:31
? Houston 76, Wichita State 74, 2OT? Shockers outscored Houston 23-9 on foul line.
? Providence 71, Butler 70, OT? Butler led by 19 early in second half.
? Fort Wayne 81, Milwaukee 71? Mastodons have won seven in a row.
? USC 62, Washington 60? USC swept Coogs this year, 63-61/62-60.

Quote of the Day
?Of course, I think it?s a problem when players are paid not to play. In some cases, that?s by mutual agreement with the team. Maybe the team is in a rebuilding situation that is focused on certain players. There?s a sense that (a) veteran player isn?t fitting in for whatever reason to the culture they?re trying to create.?
NBA commish Adam Silver

Monday?s quiz
Steph Curry?s dad Dell Curry played in the NBA for 16 years; where did he play his college ball?

Sunday?s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played for the Houston Gamblers in the USFL.

Saturday?s quiz
In the movie The Natural, Roy Hobbs got his first hit against Philadelphia.

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Monday?s Den: NBA trends??.
NBA trends (thru All-Star break)
Hawks (28-30):
? split last eight games SU.
? 2-5 ATS last seven road games.
? 9-2 ATS last 11 home games
? over 6-1 last seven games.

Celtics (34-26):
? won nine of last ten games SU.
? 3-7 ATS last ten home games.
? 5-2 ATS last seven home games.
? 4-1 ATS playing 2nd strait night on road.

Nets (31-28):
? lost 10 of last 12 games SU.
? 2-11 ATS last 13 home games.
? 2-7 ATS if they played night before
? over 4-0 last four road games.

Hornets (29-31):
? lost one of last ten games SU.
? 6-1-1 ATS last eight road games.
? 0-9 ATS last nine home games.
? under 8-1 last nine home games

Bulls (38-21):
? won last five games SU.
? 6-9 ATS last fifteen road games.
? 8-2 ATS last ten home games.
? six of last eight home games went over.

Cavaliers (35-23):
? won 13 of last 18 games SU
? 3-9 ATS last dozen road games.
? 11-5 ATS as home favorites
? under 7-0 last seven home games

Mavericks (35-24):
? won six of last seven games SU.
? 6-2 ATS last eight home games
? 15-8 ATS last 23 road games.
? Under 19-4 last 23 home games

Nuggets (33-25):
? 5-1 SU their last six games
? 7-1 ATS last eight road games
? 2-6 ATS last eight home games
? over 10-1 last eleven home games

Pistons (13-45):
? Lost 15 of last 19 games SU
? 2-7 ATS last nine games.
? 13=16 ATS as road underdog
? over 11-7 last 18 home games.

Warriors (42-17):
? lost four of last five games SU
? 2-7-1 ATS last ten home games
? 3-7-1 ATS last 11 road games
? over 6-1 last seven home games.

Rockets (15-43):
? lost seven in row, 11 of last 12 games SU
? 7-15 ATS home underdog
? 1-12 ATS last thirteen home games
? over 8-3 last 11 games

Pacers (20-40):
? lost six of last seven games SU.
? 2-6 ATS last eight home games
? 6-3-1 ATS if they played night before
? over 5-1 last six road games

Clippers (30-31):
? won three of last four games (4-0 ATS).
? 5-2 ATS last seven home games.
? 8-4 ATS last dozen road games
? over 8-2 last ten home games

Lakers (27-31):
? lost seven of last ten games SU
? 7-3 ATS last ten home games.
? 4-3 ATS if they played night before
? over 9-4 last 13 road games

Grizzlies (41-19):
? won nine of last 11 games SU
? covered 19 of last 23 road games.
? 8-2 ATS last ten home games
? over 8-0 last eight games

Heat (38-21):
? won five of last six games SU
? 10-5 ATS last fifteen road games.
? 9-12 ATS home favorite
? over 10-3 last thirteen home games.

Bucks (36-24):
? lost three of last four games SU
? 2-6 ATS last eight home games
? 3-9 ATS as an underdog
? over 9-1 last 10 games.

Timberwolves (31-28):
? lost three of last four games SU
? 8-4 ATS last 12 home games
? 2-9 ATS last 11 road games
? over 16-5 last 21 games

Pelicans (23-36):
? lost four of their last five games SU.
? 2-6 ATS last eight home games
? 7-1 ATS last eight road games
? under 6-2 last eight road games

Knicks (25-34):
? lost seven of last eight games SU.
? 3-5 ATS last eight home games
? 6-12 ATS as road underdogs
? over 9-2 last 11 games

Thunder (18-40):
? lost five of last six games SU.
? 5-1 ATS last six road games.
? 5-4 ATS if they played night before
? under 6-3 last nine road games

Magic (13-47):
? lost six of last seven games SU
? 11-5 ATS last 16 road games
? 4-12 ATS last 16 home games
? over 8-3 last eleven games.

76ers (35-23):
? split their last eight games SU
? 3-8 ATS last 11 home games.
? 9-3 ATS last 12 road games.
? 4-1 ATS if they won night before

Suns (48-10):
? won 7 in row, 18 of last 19 games SU
? 9-3 ATS last 12 road games
? 6-9 ATS last 15 home games
? over 7-2 last nine games

Trailblazers (25-34):
? won/covered last three games.
? 1-4 ATS last five home games.
? 7-4 ATS last 11 road games
? over 6-2 last eight road games

Kings (22-38):
? 4-10 SU last 14 games.
? 6-3 ATS last nine home games
? 4-12 ATS last sixteen road games
? over 6-1 last seven games

Spurs (23-36):
? won four of last six games SU
? 14-9 ATS as road underdogs.
? 4-8 ATS last 12 home games
? five of their last seven games stayed under.

Raptors (32-25):
? won nine of last 11 games SU.
? 6-1 ATS last seven road games
? 15-4 ATS last 19 home games
? under 10-3 last 13 road games

Jazz (36-22):
? won six of last seven games SU
? 5-0 ATS last five home games, after an 0-12 skid
? 2-7-1 ATS last ten road games
? under 6-1 last seven games

Wizards (27-31):
? lost 10 of last 14 games SU
? 4-14-1 ATS in last 19 games.
? 2-4 ATS if they played night before
? 1-7 ATS first night of back/backx

 

[Udog]

BOSTON is 3-9 ATS (-11 Units) in home games against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 1-10 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home games against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the current season.

WINNIPEG is 5-0 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season.

MONTREAL is 21-39 ATS (-21.9 Units) at home when the total is >=6 in the last 3 seasons.

VANCOUVER is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) off a home blowout loss by 3 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.[/B]




NHL

Monday, February 21

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Trend Report
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Colorado @ Boston
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games

Carolina @ Philadelphia
Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Carolina's last 11 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games

Winnipeg @ Calgary
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Calgary
Winnipeg is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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

Seattle @ Vancouver
Seattle
Seattle is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Vancouver's last 23 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, February 21

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday?s 6-pack
Tuesday is 2/22/22; six ballplayers who wore #22:
? Jim Palmer? Hall of Fame pitcher for the Orioles
? Dick Bass? running back for Rams in the 60?s
? Elgin Baylor? great player for Lakers in the 60?s
? Rick Langford? in 1980, he was 19-12, 3.26 with 28 complete games for the A?s
? Emmitt Smith? great running back for the Cowboys
? Dave DeBusschere? played on Knicks? two championship teams; also pitched for the Chicago White Sox, was player/coach of the Pistons, at age 24.

Thought of the Day
Today would?ve been my dad?s 96th birthday; he passed away seven years ago; he is missed each and every day. An avid Mets-Knicks-Giants fan, he loved to play golf and go to the race track and he loved his family. We loved him too; miss you Dad!!!

Tuesday?s quiz
In the 1950?s, Detroit Lions won three NFL titles; they had a QB who wore number 22. Who was he?

Monday?s quiz
Steph Curry?s dad Dell Curry played in the NBA for 16 years; he played his college ball at Virginia Tech, which didn?t recruit Steph or Seth Curry.

Sunday?s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played for the Houston Gamblers in the USFL.

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Tuesday?s Den: Nobody asked me, but??.

13) Wisconsin 77, Michigan 63:
I didn?t want to talk about this, but it has become a big thing, so here goes.

Sunday, with clock winding down in a lost cause, Michigan is pressing with 0:15 left, even though the issue has been decided. Wisconsin calls time-out, to re-set the 0:10 clock to get the ball over half-court- they?ve got their subs in the game.

a) Michigan coach Juwan Howard didn?t know the 0:10 clock resets after a time-out
b) Howard was ticked off because his team is 14-11 and might not make the NCAA?s
c) Wisconsin?s coach tried to explain himself to Howard in the handshake line, but Howard was doing the breeze-by handshake thing? he was angry when Greg Gard touched him and tried to explain himself. Really angry.
d) One of Wisconsin?s assistants stuck his nose in the fracas and Howard slapped him in the head. Chaos ensued for few minutes.

Social media went crazy/is going crazy about this. Slow news day and all that. Howard had an anger issue last year too, after a loss to Maryland.

My thoughts:
? Howard needs to grow up and accept how to lose; it happens.
? Calling a timeout with 0:13 left when you?re up 15? Bad idea.
? Suspend Howard for a game or two and move on.
? And oh, it would be nice if Howard knew that rule about the 0:10 clock.

Update: Howard got suspended for five games, fined $40,000; he can coach again when the Big 14 tournament starts in couple weeks.

12) Saw a clip this weekend of Secretariat winning the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths in 1973, wrapping up the Triple Crown? that was also the day I rose a horse for the one and only time.

For whatever reason, my 8th grade field trip was at some dude ranch up by Lake George; we played tennis (fun), we rose horses (not fun). Can?t remember much about the rest of the day.

So anyway, I get on this horse; ask the guy what the horse?s name is (mistake). He smiles and says ?Jumper? which raised my blood pressure a little bit. Probably scared the freakin? horse too.

The horse liked to stop and eat plants on the path, plants that were a few feet away from the path; the the horse started jogging, I looked like the guy in Abbott and Costello hanging on to the horse?s neck, praying he wouldn?t throw me off like one of those guys in the rodeo.

I was 13, hoping I?d live to be 14. Always had a lot of respect for jockeys after that; riding a horse ain?t as easy as it looks.

11) I?m envious of writers who create these great TV shows, how creative they are, what a great skill to have. Billions had a big hurdle this season, overcoming the loss of their main character to keep the show edgy and interesting, and so far, they?ve passed the test.

I got really, really bored during the pandemic, went thru every episode of Billions and counted the f-bombs, sorted them by episode, by character. Like I said, really bored.

First five years of Billions, they averaged 30.4 f-bombs an episode, which is a lot, seeing how the average episode is 48-50 minutes. Lot of cursing. In one episode, they had 67. Thats 67 f-bombs in 48 minutes. Lot of anger in that episode.

But Mike Prince is the new main character, a cleaner-cut billionaire than Bobby Axelrod, and the writers have used cursing to emphasize the difference.

First five episodes without Axe, they?re down to 13.2 f-bombs/episode, a big change. They?ve changed the tenor of the show with so much less cursing.

10) Pittsburgh Steelers hired Brian Flores as the linebackers? coach; Flores is suing three NFL teams because they wouldn?t hire him as head coach, even though the guy coached Miami for three years and never made the playoffs.

Not sure I?d want an assistant coach to be a distraction, as Flores obviously will be when he goes on the road next season, but the Steelers have a bigger issue- they need a QB for next season, with Ben Roethlisberger retiring.

9) There was a car race on TV Saturday night; I?m told it was the Infinity Series, like a AAA race before the regular NASCAR race- there was an 18-year old kid driving one of the cars.

How the bleep does an 18-year old become a pro race car driver? I was also told that there are races where 8 and 10-year olds drive against each other, go-karts and stuff? Thats how they grow into being race car drivers at such an early age,

I didn?t get my drivers? license until I was 19; years later, went to one of those indoor driving places where you race go-karts, and my friend?s 10-year old daughter beat me, so probably a good thing I never want to race cars for real.

8) This weekend, MLB Network replayed a Toronto-Baltimore playoff game from 2016; seems weird that the Orioles were a playoff team only six years ago.

Last four years, Baltimore is a combined 178-368, that?s a .326 winning %age. No bueno. How long will it be before they?re contenders again?

7) So far this season, D-I college basketball players are making 71.6% of their foul shots, the best %age ever for college basketball. Excellent!!!

I?m crediting Steph Curry/Klay Thompson for this; the success the Warriors have had the last ten years has helped make shooting cool again. Because of that, basketball is more fun to watch, because passing has benefitted? good passing/good shooting makes for attractive basketball.

6) Safety Eric Weddle came out of a 2-year retirement to play in the playoffs for the Rams, and he helped them win the Super Bowl; now Weddle is retired again and will become a high school coach in the San Diego area next season.

Next year, Weddle will be an assistant coach at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, then he becomes the head coach in 2023. Weddle played eight years for the Chargers, was named to the 2010?s All-Decade team; he has a lot of expertise to pass on to high school players.

5) Four guys in the NBA?s top 75 players played at North Carolina:
Michael Jordan, Billy Cunningham, Bob McAdoo, James Worthy

4) College baseball season started this weekend; Vanderbilt?s team was wearing pitch-selection devices, a watch-like device on their glove hand to receive pitch selection information from the coaching staff, which should largely eliminate sign-stealing and it is also expected to quicken the pace of play.

3) When Dick Vermeil is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer, he?ll be the 28th head coach inducted.

2) Saw a thing on Twitter where former UCLA/Bucks? star Marques Johnson had his 66th birthday; to help celebrate it, he posted a video of him dunking a basketball in his driveway.

Thats excellent, dunking a basketball at age 66; I?m 62, only thing I can dunk is a donut.

1) USFL Draft is tonight; 8-team league starts in April, with all the games to be played in Birmingham. If there is no baseball in April, USFL will have a terrific chance to establish a foothold in the spring sports landscape.

 

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COLUMBUS are 7-2 ATS (6.9 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the 2nd half of the year i...

MINNESOTA is 22-3 ATS (15.9 Units) against poor possession teams-averaging 3+ less shots on goal than opp over the last 2 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 8-27 ATS (-18.4 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

SEATTLE is 5-17 ATS (-14.7 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

ANAHEIM is 297-234 ATS (68 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the 2nd half of the year.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 22

 

[Udog]

NHL

Tuesday, February 22

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Trend Report
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St. Louis @ Philadelphia
St. Louis
St. Louis is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home

Toronto @ Columbus
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 11 games
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Columbus's last 9 games
Columbus is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto

Nashville @ Florida
Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 8 games on the road
Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 9 games at home

Minnesota @ Ottawa
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Ottawa's last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Ottawa's last 13 games at home

San Jose @ Anaheim
San Jose
San Jose is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
San Jose is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing San Jose

NY Islanders @ Seattle
NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of NY Islanders's last 19 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home


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[Cnotes53]

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

MIN at OTT 07:00 PM
MIN -229
O 6.0
+500 +500

STL at PHI 07:00 PM
STL -221
O 6.5
+500 +500

TOR at CLB 07:00 PM
TOR -245
O 7.0
+500 +500

NAS at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA -213
U 6.5
+500 +500

SJ at ANA 10:00 PM
ANA -153
U 6.0
+500 +500

NYI at SEA 10:00 PM
SEA +138
O 5.0
+500 +500

 

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FEBRUARY'S NHL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

02/22/2022.........4-7-1........37.50%.............-35.85
02/20/2022.........7-7-0........50.00%.............-18.65
02/19/2022.........5-6-1........45.83%.............-14.95
02/18/2022.........5-2-0........71.43%............+11.60
02/17/2022.......5-15-0........25.00%.............-68.65
02/16/2022.........4-4-0........50.00%..............-3.15
02/15/2022.........9-8-0........52.94%.............-10.90
02/02/2022.........3-6-1........35.00%.............-22.55
02/01/2022.......13-9-0........59.09%............+35.10

TOTALS...........55-64-3.........46.21%............-128.00


BEST BETS:

02/22/2022........2-7-0..........28.57%...........- 17.50
02/20/2022........3-4-0..........42.85%............- 7.00
02/19/2022........2-3-1..........40.00%.............-6.50
02/18/2022........3-1-0..........75.00%............+9.50
02/17/2022.......4-11-0.........26.66%............-40.50
02/16/2022.........2-3-0.........40.00%.............-5.50
02/15/2022.........4-4-0.........50.00%.............-2.00
01/02/2022.........0-6-0.........00.00%.............-33.00
02/01/2022.........7-8-0.........46.66%............+10.75

TOTALS............27-47-1.........36.48%.............-91/75


02/22/2022

 

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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday?s 8-pack
QB?s taken in first round of USFL Draft:
? Michigan Panthers- Shea Patterson (Michigan)
? Tampa Bay Bandits- Jordan Ta?amu (Ole Miss)
? Philadelphia Stars- Bryan Scott, Occidental
? New Jersey Generals- Ben Holmes, Tarleton State
? Houston Gamblers- Clayton Thorson, Northwestern
? Birmingham Stallions- Alex McGough, FIU
? Pittsburgh Maulers- Kyle Lauletta, Richmond
? New Orleans Breakers- Kyle Sloter, Northern Colorado

Quote of the Day
?There?s a responsibility that you have as an athlete when you play a team sport to be fully invested. You?re fully invested in your body, you?re fully invested in your work and you?re fully invested in your teammates. That is your responsibility, and we have not seen that from Zion (Williamson).?
JJ Redick, a former teammate of Williamson?s

Wednesday?s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons, which current major league manager was the Barons? skipper?

Tuesday?s quiz
In the 1950?s, Detroit Lions won three NFL titles; they had a QB who wore number 22, Bobby Layne.

Monday?s quiz
Steph Curry?s dad Dell Curry played in the NBA for 16 years; he played his college ball at Virginia Tech, which didn?t recruit Steph or Seth Curry

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Wednesday?s Den: Trends for conference tournaments?..

13) WCC? Last 13 years, Gonzaga won it 10 times, Saint Mary?s three times. Last team other than those two teams to win CAA tourney? San Diego, in 2008.

12) Pac-12? #1-seed won this event only three of last 12 years.

11) Conference USA? #1-seed won twice in last seven years; last eight C-USA tourneys, seven different teams won the tournament.

10) Ohio Valley? Last six years, five different teams won a tournament; Murray State won twice.

9) MAAC? Iona won last five MAAC tournaments that were completed; funny thing is, they lost two years ago, but that tournament was never finished because of COVID. Iona was #1-seed in only one of those five tournaments they won.

8) Sun Belt? #1-seed won three of last ten tournaments. Six different teams won the last eight years, with Georgia State winning three times.

7) Horizon? Last ten years, nine different teams won a Horizon tournament, which is what happens when lot of teams bolt your league. #1-seed won six of last 11 years.

6) Summit? Nine of last ten years, either South Dakota State/North Dakota State won the Summit tournament (Oral Roberts won LY). #1-seed won six of last nine tournaments.

5) MAC? Buffalo won four of last six tournaments. #1 seed won four of last 12 MAC tourneys.

4) SEC? #1-seed won five of last seven years. Kentucky is 22-6 in last 28 tourney games, but lost in first game last year.

3) Missouri Valley? #1-seed won five of last nine years; last four years, either Bradley/Loyola won Arch Madness. This is Loyola?s last year in the MVC- they go to the Atlantic 15 next year.

2) SoCon? #1-seed won this tournament the last seven years.

1) Mountain West? San Diego State/Utah State split last four tournaments; before that, four other schools won a tournament, none of which was UNLV, the host team.