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NHL

Monday, January 27

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles vs Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of New Jersey's last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Jersey's last 11 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Philadelphia is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing New Jersey

Vancouver vs St. Louis
Vancouver is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver

Seattle vs Edmonton
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Edmonton is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

Pittsburgh vs San Jose
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 27

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NFL coaching changes so far this winter:
— Chicago- Ben Johnson
— Dallas- Brian Schottenheimer
— Jacksonville- Liam Coen
— Las Vegas- Pete Carroll
— New England- Mike Vrabel
— New Jersey Jets- Aaron Glenn

New Orleans’ Saints job is still open.

Quote of the Day
“…..I want them playing on the edge. It’s a violent game. They have to be that way. I want them to play that way. So that’s where it starts. If we can get that out of these guys, I think we’ll be moving in the right direction.”
Jaguars coach Liam Coen

Tuesday’s quiz
When was the last time an SEC team won the college basketball national title?

Monday’s quiz
Andy Reid’s first year as an NFL coach was 1999 with the Eagles; former Eagles/Jaguars coach Doug Pederson started the most games at QB for Philadelphia that year.

Sunday’s quiz
The last time the Chiefs didn’t play in the AFC Championship game, the two QB’s were Tom Brady and Blake Bortles (Jaguars)

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

— Arizona 86, Iowa State 75 OT
Arizona’s Caleb Love hit a half-court shot at buzzer to force OT
Arizona’s bench outscored Iowa State’s subs, 31-7.
Wildcats take over 2nd place in Big X, a game behind Houston.

— Do ballplayers tell their agents what they want, or do they just let the agent do their thing, figuring the agent will get them the most $$$?

I’m thinking of Alex Bregman/Pete Alonso, who are both represented by Scott Boras; if Bregman told Boras he’ll take the six-year, $156M offer from the Astros, would Boras try to talk him out of it?

These negotiations would be great reality TV; baseball needs a Hard Knocks-type program.

— Jimmy Butler is getting paid $48,798,677 to play basketball this year, which amounts to $595,105.81 per game- he’s already been suspended for nine games, so he has already lost $5,355,952.35 in fines this season.

Butler went to the Heat’s shoot-around Monday, was told that he won’t be starting anymore; he walked out, and was suspended indefinitely by the team. Not good.

Miami has five games before next week’s trade deadline; if he doesn’t get traded until the last minute, he gets fined another $2,975,529, bringing the total to $8,331,481.40.

Just show up, do what they want you to do and you pocket an extra $8 MILLION!!!! What is difficult about this?

My next/last question is this: are the Heat so spiteful that they wouldn’t trade the 35-year old Butler, suspend him for the rest of the year, which would force him to turn down his player option for next year, which is over $50M???? Stay tuned.

— Championship Week figures to be very busy this year, but in the ACC and Big 18, only 15 of their 18 teams will be playing in their conference tournaments.

I’m guessing the six head coaches who miss the conference tournaments are on the hot seat, as far as their future employment is concerned.

— There were 14 overtime games in college basketball Saturday, the most in any day since 2020.

— Michigan 76, Penn State 72
Wolverines outscored Penn State 9-0 over the final 2:07.
Nittany Lions lost six of their last seven games.
Michigan is 7-2 in the Big 18; they were 3-15 last year.

— UCLA 82, USC 76
Bruins win their fourth straight game.
UCLA scored 1.26 points/possession.
USC was 11-31 on the arc, 16-24 inside arc.

— Eastern Illinois 56, Little Rock 54
EIU outscored Little Rock 10-1 over the final 1:56.
Tony Romo’s alma mater snaps a 7-game losing skid.
Loss snaps the Trojans’ 5-game winning streak.
Eastern Illinois was a 10.5-point underdog.

— UL-Monroe 77, South Alabama 66
Warhawks snap a 10-game losing skid; they were a 12-point home dog.
ULM was 24-26 on foul line, Jaguars were 8-13.
South Alabama shot 34.3% from the floor.

— Famous birthdays, January 28th:
Alan Alda, 89
Harley Jane Kozak, 68
Michael Cage, 63
Tom Hodson, 58

Jermaine Dye,, 51
Magglio Ordóñez, 51
Mark Madsen, 49
Daunte Culpepper, 48

Andre Iguodala, 41
Hunter Renfroe, 33
Ke’Bryan Hayes, 28
Payton Pritchard, 27

— Eagles 55, Commanders 23
Philly scored a TD on four of five first half drives.
Eagles ran ball 36 times for 229 yards (6.4 yards/carry)
Washington turned ball over four times (minus-4)
Eagles outgained the Commanders, 459-350

— Chiefs 32, Bills 29
Chiefs kicked 35-yard FG with 3:37 left for the win.
Kansas City led 21-16 at halftime.
Buffalo converted 4-6 fourth down plays.
Bills failed on a pair of 2-point conversions.

— Since 2020, Bills-Chiefs have met four times in the playoffs:
2020: Chiefs 38-24 (-3.5)
2021: Chiefs 42-36 (-2.5)
2023: Chiefs 27-24 (+2.5)
2024: Chiefs 32-29 (-2.5)

During that same time (2020-24), Buffalo went 4-1 against the Chiefs in regular season games, which doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

— Baseball writer Melissa Lockard was on TV Monday; she thinks there is a less than a 50% chance that the A’s wind up in Las Vegas, which is disappointing to me. We’ll see how all this plays out, but leaving Oakland for Sacramento doesn’t seem ideal.

— Favorites went 9-2 ATS in the college football playoffs this season.

If you care about such things, Ohio State is favored by 9.5 points over Michigan in their football matchup next November.

— An 11-year old kid from Los Angeles found the one-of-a-kind baseball card featuring Pirates’ P Paul Skenes that was in some cards he bought; the card has Skenes’ autograph and a patch from a game-worn jersey with it. Apparently it is worth a lot of $$$.

Not sure why, but the Pirates tried to buy the card back from the kid, putting together a package that included 30 years’ worth of season tickets behind home plate at PNC Park and the chance to play a softball game on the field in exchange for the card.

Why would an 11-year old from Los Angeles want tickets for ballgames in Pittsburgh?

The kid’s family decided to put the card up for auction on Fanatics Collect in March; the curious side of me wants to know more about the kid’s family.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Tuesday, January 28

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Trend Report
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Boston vs Buffalo
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Buffalo's last 15 games when playing at home against Boston

Winnipeg vs Montreal
Winnipeg is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games on the road
Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Montreal is 16-3 ATS in its last 19 games

Carolina vs NY Rangers
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Carolina

Chicago vs Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Chicago
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago

Colorado vs NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Colorado's last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 12 of NY Islanders's last 13 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 8 games

Washington vs Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Calgary is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games

Anaheim vs Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing Seattle
Anaheim is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Seattle is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Dallas vs Vegas
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 Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 28

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six teams who get lot of their points on 3-point shots:
46.3% of points— North Dakota State (16-6)
42.6%— IU Indy (7-15)
41.1%— Cal Poly (7-14)
40.7%— Furman (16-5)
40.6%— Akron (15-5)
40.5%— Princeton (14-5)

Quote of the Day
“Don’t mistake kindness for weakness.”
Al Capone

Wednesday’s quiz
Which active NBA player has scored the most points in the history of the Toronto Raptors?

Tuesday’s quiz
2012 was the last time an SEC team won the college basketball national title, when John Calipari’s Kentucky team won the championship.

Monday’s quiz
Andy Reid’s first year as an NFL coach was 1999 with the Eagles; former Eagles/Jaguars coach Doug Pederson started the most games at QB for Philadelphia that year.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..​

— Kentucky 78, Tennessee 73
Wildcats were 12-24 on the arc, Tennessee 11-45.
This was 2nd-most 3’s Tennessee has ever taken in a game.
All five Kentucky starters scored in double figures.
Tennessee is 4-4 in the SEC, after a 13-0 pre-conference mark.

— Louisville 72, Wake Forest 59
Louisville led this game 45-21 at halftime.
Cardinals are 16-5, 9-1 in ACC games; last three years, they were 25-71, 11-49 in ACC games, so a tremendous coaching job being done by Pat Kelsey.

— BYU 93, Baylor 89 OT
BYU led this game 44-36 at halftime.
BYU shot 64.9% inside the arc.
Baylor shot 13-28 on the arc.
Both teams are 5-4 in the Big X.

— Pittsburgh 73, North Carolina 65
Pitt played only seven guys and the 7th guy played four minutes.
Tar Heels led 44-42 at the half, were outscored 31-21 in second half.
North Carolina lost three of its last four games.
Pitt was 16-20 on foul line, North Carolina 6-9.

— Kansas 91, Central Florida 87
Jayhawks pounded UCF 99-48 when they played in Florida January 5th.
Knights led this game by 9 early in second half.
Kansas was 25-29 on foul line, UCF 15-17.
Jayhawks shot 47.6% on the arc, 41.9% inside the arc.

— Wyoming 83, Fresno State 72 OT
Bad Beat of the Night, if you had Fresno State +8.5
Fresno led by 4 with 0:41 left in regulation.
Wyoming was 17-36 on the arc, Bulldogs 5-22.

— Marquette 78, Butler 69
Butler led 42-35 at halftime.
Marquette shot 59% inside the arc.
Marquette is 18-3, 9-1 in Big East, tied with St John’s for first place.

— Famous birthdays, January 29th:
Katherine Ross, 85
Tom Selleck, 80
Ann Jillian, 75
Oprah Winfrey, 71
Terry Kinney, 71
Steve Sax, 65
Mike Aldrete, 64
Aeneas Williams, 57
Sara Gilbert, 50
Jose Abreu, 38
Ka’imi Fairbairn, 31
Quentin Lake, 26

— Baltimore Ravens signed former Colts’ Chuck Pagano as their secondary coach; Pagano was 56-46 in six years as coach of the Colts, 3-3 in playoff games.

— 19 major leaguers hit 20+ home runs last year, while also stealing 20+ bases.

— P Trevor Bauer signed a contract to pitch for the Yokohama BayStars in the Japanese League this coming year. He had a 2.76 ERA for the BayStars LY; he hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since 2021, when he went 8-5, 2.59 in 17 starts for the Dodgers.

— Chicago White Sox lost 23 games last year that they led after six innings; they had a dismal season, going 41-121. Their over/under win total for this year is 51.5.

— Pittsburgh Pirates signed 2B/OF Adam Frazier for one year, $1.525M. Frazier was an all-star in 2021, but this will be his 4th team in four years since then.

— New York Mets made the playoffs last year; they had 14 players on that team who were/are free agents this winter. Detroit Tigers also made the playoffs LY; they didn’t have any players who were free agents this winter.

— LA Dodgers signed reliever Kirby Yates for one year, $13M; Yates had 33 saves last year, for the Texas Rangers.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Wednesday, January 29

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles vs Florida
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Florida
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Florida's last 11 games at home

Philadelphia vs New Jersey
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Philadelphia is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New Jersey's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of New Jersey's last 25 games

Minnesota vs Toronto
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

Vancouver vs Nashville
Vancouver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Pittsburgh vs Utah
Pittsburgh is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Utah
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Utah is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games


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[Udog]

Guys,

I have to leave for a melanoma removal. I should be back in plenty of time to get Dunkel posted before tipoff.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 29

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Average salary in major leagues, the last six years:
2019- $4,051,490
2020- $3,881,021
2021- $3,679,335
2022- $4,222,193
2023- $4,525,718
2024- $4,655,366

Quote of the Day
“There will constantly be challenges that arise that you don’t expect. The better you handle those unexpected situations, the more successful your life will turn out.”
Dean Smith

Tuesday’s quiz
Which NFL team drafted Hall of Fame QB John Elway?

Wednesday’s quiz
DeMar DeRozan has scored the most points in the history of the Toronto Raptors.

Tuesday’s quiz
2012 was the last time an SEC team won the college basketball national title, when John Calipari’s Kentucky team won the championship.

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Thursday’s Den: Wrapping up a full night of college basketball​

— SEC
Alabama 88, Mississippi State 84
Crimson Tide shot 15-31 on the arc; Miss State was 8-25.
Alabama was only 11-20 on the foul line.
5-11 G Hubbard scored 38 points for Miss State.

Ole Miss 72, Texas 69
Texas led by 13 late in first half.
Ole Miss had only 4 turnovers (+7) in a 67-possession game.
Longhorns are 3-5 in their last eight games.
Ole Miss coach Beard beats team he coached three years ago.
SEC home underdogs are 11-6 ATS; home favorites are 24-19.
Bracketology has 13 SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Missouri Valley
Ill-Chicago 93, Bradley 70
UIC trailed 22-9 early on, but made 14-27 shots on the arc.
UIC was picked for last in MVC in the preseason; they’re tied for 3rd now.
Flames have won 10 of their last 13 games.
Loss snapped Bradley’s 5-game winning streak.
Drake/Bradley are now tied for first in the Valley, at 9-2.
MVC home favorites are 14-28 ATS; home underdogs are 12-11.

— Big East
UConn 72, DePaul 61
Blue Demons led 28-14 early on.
Tarris Reed had 16 points, six rebounds in 24:00 off the bench.
UConn is only 3-3 in its last six games.

Creighton 86, Xavier 77
Bluejays have won six games in a row.
Creighton shot 59.4% inside the arc.
Creighton is shooting 60.1% inside arc (#6)
Big East home favorites are 16-20 ATS; home underdogs are 8-11.
Bracketology has four Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Big X
Houston 63, West Virginia 49
Houston led this road game 39-19 at halftime.
Houston has #2 eFG% defense in the country.
Cougars have won 13 games in a row; their last loss was November 30th.
Big X home underdogs are 4-14 ATS; home favorites are 24-24
Bracketology has eight Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Upsets of the Night:
VMI (+12.5) 74, Wofford 67
Old Dominion (+11.5) 78, Appalachian State 77
Virginia Tech (+10.5) 76, Florida State 66
Ill-Chicago (+8.5) 93, Bradley 70
Rutgers (+7.5) 79, Northwestern 72
Fordham (+4.5) 88, LaSalle 72
Evansville (+4.5) 78, Murray State 74

— Saint Mary’s 67, Santa Clara 54
Gaels have won nine games in a row.
Saint Mary’s led 61-33 with 5:52 left in the game.
Santa Clara shot 35.3% from the floor.
WCC home favorites are 17-14 ATS; home underdogs are 9-10
Bracketology has Saint Mary’s/Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament.

— Southern
Furman 72, Samford 70
Paladins survived shooting 11-21 on foul line.
Furman never trailed; they led by 12 with 10:57 in the game.
Cooper Bowser was 8-8 from floor, scored 21 points.
Samford has three starters who are playing at their third different college.
SoCon home favorites are 11-18 ATS; home underdogs are 9-7.

— Big 18
Rutgers 79, Northwestern 72
6-10 freshman Bailey scored 37 points.
Rutgers shot 57.1% inside arc, 57.1% (8-14) on the arc.
Northwestern lost six of its last eight games.
Big 18 home favorites are 31-29 ATS; home underdogs are 12-10
Bracketology has nine Big 18 teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Mountain West
Utah State 76, UNLV 71
Utah State shot 60% inside the arc.
UNLV was only 4-20 on the arc.
Rebels lost their last three games, by 2-2-5 points.
Mountain West home favorites are 15-20 ATS; home underdogs are 11-9.
Bracketology has three Mountain West teams in NCAA Tournament.

— ACC
Virginia 82, Miami 71
Miami has lost 10 in a row, 17 of last 18 games.
Hurricanes have #360 eFG% defense in country.
Virginia scored 1.37 points/possession in this game.
ACC home favorites are 28-28 ATS; home underdogs are 11-16
Bracketology has five ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Famous birthdays, January 30th:
Gene Hackman, 95
Davey Johnson, 82
Phil Collins, 74
Charles Dutton, 74
Nolan Cromwell, 70
Michael Thompson, 70
Jalen Rose, 52
Jorge Cantú, 43
Kodai Senga, 32
Bryan Woo, 25

— Atlantic Sun
Florida Gulf Coast 83, Jacksonville 79
Dolphins led 56-32 early in second half.
Dolphins led by 9 with 2:46 left in the game.
FGCU shot 55.8% inside the arc.
Both teams are 7-2 in ASUN

— American
Temple 90, Charlotte 89, 2 OTs
Charlotte led by 5 with 4:05 left in regulation.
Jamal Mashburn Jr scored 34 points for Temple.
Owls were 24-27 on the foul line.
7-1 North Texas leads 6-1 Memphis by half-game atop AAC standings.
AAC home favorites are 11-19 ATS; home underdogs are 8-6

— Atlantic 15
George Mason 58, Loyola Chi 53 OT
Patriots won despite shooting 11-22 on the foul line.
Mason has won six in a row; 2 of their last 3 wins came in overtime.
Teams combined to shoot 9-48 on the arc.
George Mason leads VCU/Saint Louis by a game atop A-15 standings.
A-15 home favorites are 14-21 ATS; home underdogs are 16-9

— Summit
South Dakota 91, Omaha 87
Omaha led 64-49 with with 14:56 left in the game.
Loss snaps Mavericks’ 8-game win streak vs D-I teams.
South Dakota outscored Omaha 54-37 in second half.
Omaha/St Thomas are tied for first atop the Summit standings.
Summit League home favorites are 9-11 ATS; home underdogs are 6-8.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Thursday, January 30

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Trend Report
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Winnipeg vs Boston
Winnipeg is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Boston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home

Chicago vs Carolina
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Carolina is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago

Minnesota vs Montreal
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Montreal is 16-4 ATS in its last 20 games

Washington vs Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games at home

Los Angeles vs Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles

NY Islanders vs Philadelphia
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

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

Detroit vs Edmonton
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Edmonton is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Edmonton's last 10 games at home

Columbus vs Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus's last 8 games
Columbus is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Vegas's last 16 games at home
Vegas is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home

San Jose vs Seattle
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose


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[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, January 30

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Odds on first player to score a TD in next week’s Super Bowl:
+425— Saquon Barkley
+600— Jalen Hurts
+800— Kareem Hunt, Travis Kelce
+1000— AJ Brown, Xavier Worthy
+1500— Dallas Goedert
+1800— Patrick Mahomes, Devonta Smith, Marquise Brown

Quote of the Day
“You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”
Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday

Friday’s quiz
Other than the Chiefs, what is the only NFL team Patrick Mahomes hasn’t beaten in a regular season game?
(Hint: He beat them in a playoff game)

Thursday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted Hall of Fame QB John Elway, then traded him to Denver.

Wednesday’s quiz
DeMar DeRozan has scored the most points in the history of the Toronto Raptors.

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Friday’s Den: Thinking out loud on the last day of the month​

— CAA
Charleston 81, Stony Brook 74
Stony Brook led 18-2 out of the gate.
Cougars shot 62.9% inside the arc.
Seawolves are 1-8 in the CAA, Charleston is 7-2.

Monmouth 104, Drexel 97, 2OT
Monmouth led by 18 late in first half.
Madison Durr was 10-11 from floor, 19-19 on the foul line.
Drexel lost despite making 12-26 on the arc.
8-1 Towson leads UNCW, Charleston, Wm & Mary by a game atop the CAA.

— Big Sky
Montana 92, Portland State 78
Grizzlies shot 10-15 on the arc.
Montana has won seven of its last nine games.
7-1 Northern Colorado leads Montana by half-game atop the Big Sky.

— Horizon
Cleveland State 68, Fort Wayne 58
Vikings have won 13 games in a row, after starting season 4-6.
Chase Robinson scored 20 points for Cleveland State; he didn’t start.
Fort Wayne was 5-32 on the arc.
Cleveland State leads Milwaukee by two games atop the Horizon, but the winner of the Horizon tournament is only team going to the NCAA’s. No pressure there.

— Conference USA
This is #9 league in country, highest they’ve been ranked since 2011.
New Mexico State 61, Middle Tennessee 57
Aggies snap a three-game losing skid.
Teams combined to shoot 9-44 on the arc.

Jacksonville State 71, FIU 67
Gamecocks outscored FIU 9-4 over the final 3:53.
Jacksonville State has won five games in a row.
6-2 Jacksonville State leads four other teams by a game atop C-USA standings.

— Famous birthdays, January 31st:
Nolan Ryan, 78
Feed Kendall, 76
Bob Apodaca, 75
Anthony LaPaglia, 66
Rod Higgins, 65
Doug Peterson, 56
Minnie Driver, 55
Justin Timberlake, 44
Cole Irvin, 31
Donte DiVincenzo, 28
Ronnie Rivers, 26
Zach Neto, 24

— Toronto Blue Jays signed P Max Scherzer for one year, $15.5M; 40-year old Scherzer has 223 career wins- he was 2-4, 3.95 in only nine starts for Texas last year.

— Tampa Bay Rays signed IF Ha-Seong Kim for two years, $29M; he is a .242 hitter with a .706 OPS in four big league seasons. Kim is expected to miss the first month of this season— he is recovering from shoulder surgery.

— Detroit Tigers signed reliever Tommy Kahnle for one year, $7.75M; Kahnle has pitched for four teams in his 10-year career- he has a 1.23 WHIP, 3.47 ERA in 390 big league games.

— Reliever Carlos Estévez signed a 2-year deal with the Royals worth $22.2M; Estevez had 26 saves last year, pitching for the Angels/Phillies. Overall, he has 82 career saves.

— Reliever Ryne Stanek signed on with the Mets for this year; he had seven wins, seven saves last year, pitching for Seattle and the Mets. He’s pitched for five different teams in his eight-year big league career.

— Washington Nationals signed Japanese left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara to a 2-year deal; last year, Ogasawara was 5-11, 3.12 ERA in Japan, throwing 144.1 IP in 24 games.

— Happy birthday to former Mets manager Davey Johnson, who turned 82 this week; Johnson led the Mets to the 1986 World Series title. The other time the Mets won the World Series, in 1969, Johnson made the last out in Game 5, while a 2B for the Orioles.

 

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NHL

Friday, January 31

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Trend Report
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Nashville vs Buffalo
Nashville is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games at home
Buffalo is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Nashville

Vancouver vs Dallas
Vancouver is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Vancouver is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

St. Louis vs Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games at home

Columbus vs Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games on the road
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games when playing Columbus


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NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 31

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
According to Bracketology, leagues getting more than one team in NCAA’s:
13 teams- SEC
9- Big 18
8- Big X
5- ACC
4- Big East
3- Mountain West
2- WCC

Quote of the Day
“There’s one writer that I wasn’t able to get a vote from. I would like to invite him over to my house and we’ll have a drink together, and have a good chat.”
Ichiro Suzuki, talking about the one vote he didn’t get for the Hall of Fame

Saturday’s quiz
What famous baseball player was the QB for the Tennessee Vols just before Peyton Manning played QB for Tennessee?

Friday’s quiz
Other than the Chiefs, Colts are the only NFL team Patrick Mahomes hasn’t beaten in a regular season game; he did beat them in a playoff game.

Thursday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted Hall of Fame QB John Elway, then traded him to Denver.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a winter day…….​

— Miami Heat President Pat Riley owns at least six trademarks for the term “three-peat”, so if the Chiefs win their third consecutive Super Bowl next week, Riley figures to bank as much as $1M, since anyone who uses the phrase on team merchandise — hats, shirts, jackets, mugs, backpacks, and more, has to pay Riley first.
He filed for the trademark in 1989, after his Lakers won consecutive NBA titles.

— Purdue 81, Indiana 76
Purdue was 21-28 on full line, Hoosiers 9-16.
Indiana led 41-37 at halftime.
Braden Smith scored 24 points, had 7 assists, 6 steals.
Boilers won nine of their last ten games.

— Yale 77, Princeton 70
Yale shot 9-16 on arc, scored 1.18 points/possession.
Bulldogs have won six in a row, are 5-0 in Ivy League.
Princeton was 14-42 on the arc, 10-27 inside arc.

— Georgetown 73, Butler 70
Hoyas shot 63% inside arc, 2-17 on the arc.
Just second win in last eight games for Georgetown.
Butler lost 12 of its last 14 games.

— Dayton 71, Saint Louis 63
Dayton was +7 in turnovers (19-12)
Fourth win in last five games for the Flyers.
Saint Louis drops to third in the A-15, two games behind George Mason.

— Akron 85, Kent State 71
Zips ran out to a 48-31 lead at halftime.
Zips were 11-27 on arc, scored 1.16 points/possession.
Akron went 9-0 in January, after a 7-5 pre-conference record.
— I still think that assists on 3-point shots should count as 1.5 assists.

— Famous birthdays, February 1st:
Bill Mumy, 71
TR Dunn, 70
Tim Mazzetti, 69
Linus Roache, 61
Sherilyn Fenn, 60
Brett Anderson, 37
Sean Manaea, 33
Jazz Chisholm, 27

— Detroit Lions have lost seven assistant coaches since their season ended, including both of their coordinators.
New Jersey Jets hired former Lions assistant Tanner Engstrand as their new OC; he spent five years with Detroit, and also spent a year in the XFL, serving as the offensive coordinator for the DC Defenders.
Earlier this week, Jets hired former Charlotte coach Steve Wilks as their new DC.

— Tampa Bay Bucs promoted Josh Grizzard to offensive coordinator,, replacing Liam Coen, who is the new head coach in Jacksonville.
This past season, Bucs were 3rd in the NFL in passing yards, 4th in rushing yards. Grizzard was Tampa Bay’s pass game coordinator this year.
Grizzard will be the 8th OC Baker Mayfield has had in his eight years as an NFL QB.

— Dallas Cowboys hired Arizona’s offensive line coach Klayton Adams as their new OC. New head coach Brian Schottenheimer will call plays for Dallas; Adams will make sure Dak Prescott is protected, and the run game goes well.

— At least ten Super Bowl commercials for next week’s game have sold for $8M; all the ad spots for the game have been sold. Roughly 124 million people watched last year’s Super Bowl, 115 million the year before.

— Since 1994, Baltimore Ravens have gotten 54 compensatory draft picks, which they got for their players bolting to other teams. That is the most in the NFL during that time. Ravens are getting four comp picks in this year’s draft.

— Four teams that the NFL can force to be shown on HBO’s Hard Knocks next summer, and also the draft-related shows this spring:
Falcons, Panthers, Seahawks, Titans. Tennessee has the first pick in the draft, so they probably make more sense for the draft Hard Knocks.

— Only four NBA players ever with 25,000+ points, 8,000+ assists:
James Harden
Lebron James
Oscar Robertson
Russell Westbrook

 

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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, February 1

 

[Udog]

NHL

Saturday, February 1

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Trend Report
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Chicago vs Florida
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Chicago is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

NY Rangers vs Boston
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Toronto vs Edmonton
Toronto is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Edmonton
Toronto is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Edmonton's last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games

Los Angeles vs Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Minnesota vs Ottawa
Minnesota is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Ottawa's last 14 games
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Nashville vs Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Nashville
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Nashville

NY Islanders vs Tampa Bay
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

Winnipeg vs Washington
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington's last 11 games

Detroit vs Calgary
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games at home
Calgary is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit


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