Cnotes53 2017 NHL Best Bets-News-Trends-Thru The Stanley Cup ! !

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NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, February 4

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VEGAS (34-13-0-4, 72 pts.) at WASHINGTON (30-16-0-5, 65 pts.) - 2/4/2018, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 154-86 ATS (+243.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 39-18 ATS (+10.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 11-2 ATS (+8.3 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
WASHINGTON is 26-8 ATS (+11.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 34-17 ATS (+52.3 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) on Sunday games this season.
VEGAS is 18-8 ATS (+26.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 189-219 ATS (-73.6 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 41-50 ATS (-38.1 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 1-0-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (27-16-0-8, 62 pts.) at CAROLINA (24-20-0-8, 56 pts.) - 2/4/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 2-11 ATS (-10.6 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 413-328 ATS (-116.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 204-165 ATS (-73.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CAROLINA is 14-19 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 7-14 ATS (-11.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

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OTTAWA (17-24-0-9, 43 pts.) at MONTREAL (21-25-0-6, 48 pts.) - 2/4/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 17-33 ATS (+54.5 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 40-38 ATS (+85.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 13-7 ATS (+22.3 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 21-31 ATS (+71.1 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 10-21 ATS (-15.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 7-5 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-5-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, February 4

Washington got blanked 3-0 in Las Vegas in teams? only meeting, Dec 23; Golden Knights won four of last six games overall, three of last four on road. Five of their last seven games went over the total. Washington lost four of its last six games overall, three of last four at home. Five of their last seven games went over the total.

Home side won last five San Jose-Carolina games; Sharks lost four of their last five visits to Raleigh. Five of last six series games went over the total. San Jose lost four of last five games overall; they?re 4-3 in last seven road games. Four of their last six games went over. Carolina won three of last four games overall, but lost four of last six home games. Six of their last eight games stayed under.

Montreal won five of its last six games with Ottawa; three of last four series games went under the total. Senators lost four of last five visits to Montreal. Ottawa lost six of last eight games overall, three of last four on road. Five of last six Ottawa games stayed under total. Canadiens lost seven of their last ten games overall; they?re 3-4 in last seven home games. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.




NHL

Sunday, February 4

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Trend Report
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VEGAS @ WASHINGTON
Vegas is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home

SAN JOSE @ CAROLINA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Carolina
San Jose is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games

OTTAWA @ MONTREAL
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games at home
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa

 

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NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, February 4


Vegas @ Washington

Game 51-52
February 4, 2018 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
12.564
Washington
10.672
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(+105); Under

San Jose @ Carolina

Game 53-54
February 4, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
12.328
Carolina
11.229
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(+110); Under

Ottawa @ Montreal

Game 55-56
February 4, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
10.768
Montreal
11.675
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-165); Over

 

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Odds to win the 2018 World Series

5-1? Bronx Bombers

11-2? Houston Astros

6-1? Los Angeles Dodgers

15-2? Cleveland Indians

9-1? Chicago Cubs

10-1? Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals


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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a super Sunday

13) Eagles 41, Patriots 33? Before this season, Nick Foles was 20-16 as an NFL starting QB; he has never started more than 11 games in a season. Now he is a Philadelphia legend.

Foles was 28-43 for 373 yards and three TD?s, ending an improbable story where he took over for an injured Carson Wentz and led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl title and 4th NFL title, their first one since 1960.

I completely whiffed on this game; didn?t think a backup QB could hang 41 in a Super Bowl, so the next question is, does Foles go back to being a backup next year, or do the Eagles trade him, and if so, where do they trade him?

12) This game broke the Super Bowl record for most total yards before the third quarter was over.

11) So the Eagles score their first TD to make score 9-3; before they can try the PAT (which they missed), my DirecTV goes out, so I have to go downstairs, retrieve a stepladder and go out to sweep the inch or so of snow off the satellite dish. No bueno.

Also had my 2017 tax return done by halftime, making it the most productive 90 minutes of my 2018, by far. Muy bueno.

10) What does ESPN show during the Super Bowl?
ESPN2? World Series of Poker
ESPNU? College gymnastics
ESPN? 30 for 30 on wrestler Ric Flair

9) New England?s field goal on their first drive were first 1st-quarter points they?ve scored in the eight Super Bowls Brady has played in.

This was first Super Bowl where both starting QB?s threw for 100+ yards each in first quarter.

8) Over/under on numbers of players to throw a pass was 2.5, with the over +$180. Four guys threw passes in the first half.

7) Home underdogs in college basketball were 0-6 vs spread Sunday; that doesn?t happen much.

6) Gary Woodland shot a 64 Sunday and won the Phoenix Open. Best shot of the day was on the 16th hole, when Matt Kuchar damn near aced the popular par-3.

5) How many football coaches around the country will put that trick play in that the Eagles used to score their second TD? That will be a popular 2-point play in high school games next fall.

When Eagles? TE Trey Burton went to college at Florida, he thought he would be Tim Tebow?s replacement at QB, but that never worked out. Funny how eight years later he throws a TD pass in a Super Bowl.

4) First half total yardage was 350-323, Patriots; both teams averaged over nine yards per play.

How would you like to be a Lions? fan and see that stat? One DC (Jim Schwartz) used to be the Lions? coach; the other (Matt Patricia) is the Lions? next head coach.

3) There had never been a sack-less Super Bowl; Graham?s sack/fumble with 2:10 left was the first sack of the game. Pretty good time for it.

2) Friend of mine had two squares in a $1,000 per square pool; I?m guessing the guy who had 2-2 was cursing the fates??.until halftime, when the score was 22-12. Cha-ching!!!

1- I?m guessing this Super Bowl got tremendous TV ratings; it was a terrific, fun game, with a dramatic finish. Next year?s Super Bowl is in Atlanta?s new stadium. Who will be in it?

 

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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, February 5

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ANAHEIM (25-18-0-10, 60 pts.) at TORONTO (30-19-0-5, 65 pts.) - 2/5/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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NASHVILLE (31-12-0-7, 69 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (26-22-0-5, 57 pts.) - 2/5/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 3-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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NY RANGERS (25-22-0-5, 55 pts.) at DALLAS (30-19-0-4, 64 pts.) - 2/5/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 5-14 ATS (+20.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
DALLAS is 37-11 ATS (+20.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 21-11 ATS (+9.2 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 19-11 ATS (+30.9 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 13-7 ATS (+20.9 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-25 ATS (-19.8 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 16-26 ATS (-17.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (36-13-0-3, 75 pts.) at EDMONTON (22-24-0-4, 48 pts.) - 2/5/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 375-416 ATS (-123.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 36-16 ATS (+10.9 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 15-6 ATS (+7.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
TAMPA BAY is 17-5 ATS (+9.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
TAMPA BAY is 19-6 ATS (+9.7 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 22-28 ATS (-20.0 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 56-86 ATS (+152.0 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
EDMONTON is 8-14 ATS (-12.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.
EDMONTON is 2-8 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 3-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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NHL Betting Cheat Sheet and Odds: Golden Knights visit the champs
Monty Andrews

The Golden Knights are installed at +800 on Bet365 to win the Stanley Cup in their first year of existence - behind only the Lightning, who are at +500.

Welcome Home

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a long climb ahead of them if they hope to gain ground in the Atlantic Division - but the schedule is on their side as they kick off a five-game homestand Monday night against the Anaheim Ducks. Toronto comes into the week trailing the division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning by 10 points; Boston is in second place, five points clear of the Maple Leafs, but has four games in hand. Still, Toronto has a great opportunity to make up some real estate on both teams, with eight of their next 10 games at Air Canada Centre. And the Leafs have won seven of their last nine meetings with the Ducks.

Meet the Champs

The Vegas Golden Knights have looked every bit the part of Stanley Cup contender since their first NHL game. Tuesday, they'll get a crack at the two-time champ as the expansion darlings take on the Penguins in Pittsburgh. The Golden Knights are installed at +800 on Bet365 to win the Stanley Cup in their first year of existence - behind only the Lightning, who are at +500. The Penguins know a thing or two about winning the title, and are coming off a sensational 9-3-0 showing in January that has elevated their odds of a third consecutive championship to +1,800 - sixth-best among Eastern Conference teams.

Connor Heads to Tinseltown

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers look to continue their push for a playoff spot as they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Edmonton comes into the week a full 13 points out of a Western Conference wild-card berth, and is running out of games to make up ground. McDavid finds himself in a similar situation when it comes to the NHL scoring race; the defending Art Ross Trophy winner is 10 points behind current front-runner Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who come to town on Tuesday night. Edmonton is a whopping +5,000 longshot to win the NHL title.

Trade Target Tussle

Two teams expected to be active in the days leading up to the NHL trade deadline do battle Thursday night in upstate New York when the Buffalo Sabres entertain the New York Islanders. Firmly entrenched in last place in the Eastern Conference, Buffalo is in sale mode, with several players likely to be on the block - most notably winger Evander Kane, the team's second-leading scorer. The Islanders are on the periphery of the wild-card picture in the East, and would love to shore up their shaky defense and goaltending. The Islanders are +1,500 longshots on Bet365 to represent the East in the Stanley Cup finals.

Player News

* The Penguins are ready to roll with their current goaltending tandem of Matt Murray and Tristan Jarry as they push for a high playoff seed. Pittsburgh enters the week in third place in the Metropolitan and is listed at +600 to win the division.

* The New York Rangers might be without defenseman Marc Staal for a while after he was hit in the head by Nashville's Alexei Emelin on Saturday night. Staal is a major piece for a Rangers back end that ranks 22nd in goals against per game (3.0).

* The Sedin twins will remain with the Vancouver Canucks through the remainder of the season. There was talk the Sedins might consider moving on, but will stay with the only team they've ever played for until their contracts expire this summer.

Injury Updates

* Colorado's playoff hopes have taken a major hit with word that star forward Nathan MacKinnon will miss the next 2-to-4 weeks with an arm injury. MacKinnon has 61 points in 50 games for the Avalanche, who are +1,600 on Bet365 to claim the Central Division.

* Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin is day-to-day after taking a puck to the ribs from teammate Karl Alzner over the weekend. The Habs are 14-3-3 SU and 13-6-1 O/U in games in which Drouin records a point so far this season.

* Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan is out indefinitely after re-injuring his hand in Thursday's win over Anaheim. It has been a lost year for the four-time 30-goal scorer, who has tallied just seven times while recording 20 points through his first 39 games.

Stanley Cup Futures

* Have the Dallas Stars finally put it altogether after years of frustrating inconsistency? Oddsmakers have the Stars at +2,000 on Bet365 to win the Stanley Cup; Dallas has won two in a row coming into the week and sits fourth in the Central.

* The Philadelphia Flyers are headed in the wrong direction, coming into the first full week of February having lost four consecutive games. Oddsmakers have the Flyers as a +2,800 longshot to end their 43-year Stanley Cup title drought.

Over/Under Trends

* So much for the goal frenzy that punctuated the start of the NHL season. Entering Sunday's action, teams had gone below the total 200 times over the previous 60 days, compared to just 172 over results in that same span.

* The Lightning are one of only a handful of teams that have bucked the recent under-heavy league trend; the No. 1 team in the NHL has exceeded the total in nine of its last 12 games, moving to 31-21 O/U for the season - the second-most overs in the NHL.

 

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Odds to win the Eastern Conference of the NBA:

7-4? Cleveland Cavaliers

2-1? Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors

20-1? Washington, Milwaukee, Philadelphia

40-1? Indiana, Miami, Detroit


Odds to win the NBA title:

-$250? Golden State Warriors

+$200? Everyone else


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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Can baseball thoughts make you warmer?

It was 75 degrees when I got off the plane in Las Vegas Monday; problem is, I had been on that plane for 11 hours? more on that tomorrow.

Spring training starts next week; here are some baseball notes to keep you warm.

13) Houston Astros led MLB with a .478 slugging percentage LY and struck out only 1,087 times; they?re only second team since 1948 (?95 Indians) to lead league in SP while striking out the least amount of times in the league.

12) Atlanta Braves used nine 3rd basemen LY; with Chipper Jones getting in Hall of Fame this summer, it has been five years since he left Atlanta and they still haven?t found a replacement.

11) Chicago Cubs are 27-15 in their last 42 games against their rivals from St Louis.

10) Cubs had 100 quality starts in 2016, when they won the World Series; that number slipped to 77 last year, which put a big strain on their bullpen.

9) Speaking of which, Toronto?s bullpen threw 596.2 innings LY- thats 11 outs a game, which is just too much. If your starting pitchers can?t finish the 6th inning consistently, you?re in trouble.

8) Seattle Mariners made 219 player transactions last season; they used 61 different players, 15 of whom weren?t in Seattle?s organization when the season started.

7) Red Sox hit 168 homers last year, least in the American League.

6) Texas Rangers had three guys LY who hit 25+ homers while batting less than .210; they?re first team ever to do that.

5) Baltimore?s starting pitchers had a 5.70 ERA last year, which helps explain why they won 14 fewer games than in 2016.

4) Cincinnati Reds used 10 different ROOKIE starting pitchers LY; playing in their small home ballpark, thats just too many.

3) Angels? first basemen hit a combined .231 LY; their second basemen hit .206, which is why they got Ian Kinsler. Albert Pujols is going to have to play a decent amount of 1B this year if Shotei Ohtani, is going to DH.

2) Detroit Tigers owe Miguel Cabrera $184M over the next six years; Cabrera is going to be 35 in April, so it is doubtful they?ll be able to get out from under that back-loaded contract.

1) Oakland A?s allowed 82 unearned runs LY, most in baseball; they made 121 errors, which is unacceptable. Maybe they shouldn?t have let infield coach Ron Washington bolt to Atlanta.

 

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, February 6

Ducks won six of last nine games with Buffalo; they won three of last four visits to western NY. Five of last six series games stayed under total. Anaheim lost its last three games, outscored 14-7; they?re 2-4 on road if they played night before. Five of their last seven games went over. Sabres lost its last three games, outscored 8-3; they lost five of last six home games. Under is 5-1 in Buffalo?s last six games.

Flyers won six of last nine games with Carolina; they split last four visits to Raleigh. Last five Philly games went over the total. Flyers lost their last four games, allowing 18 goals; they split last six road games. Last four Flyer games went over total. Carolina lost four of last six games overall, five of last seven at home. Seven of their last nine games stayed under the total.

Washington won its last four games with Columbus; Caps split their last four visits to Ohio. Over is 3-3-4 in last ten series games. Washington lost five of its last seven games overall, four of last five at home. Six of their last eight games went over the total. Blue Jackets lost four of their last five games overall, three of last four at home. Seven of their last ten games stayed under the total.

Penguins lost 2-1 in Las Vegas Dec 14, in teams? only meeting. Las Vegas won five of its last seven games overall; they won four of last five road games. Six of their last eight games went over total. Pittsburgh won four of last five games overall; they?ve won seven in a row at home. Three of last four Penguin games went over.

Boston won eight of last ten games with Detroit; they?re 3-2 in last five games in the Motor City. Over is 5-3 in last eight series games. Bruins won seven of their last eight games; they won their last four road games. Last six Boston games stayed under the total. Detroit is 3-5 in its last eight games overall; they lost five of last six home games. Seven of Red Wings? last nine games stayed under the total.

Devils won six of last nine games with Ottawa; they won three of last four games here. Under is 6-4 in last ten series games. New Jersey won its last three games, allowing five goals; they lost eight of last ten road games. Six of their last seven games stayed under the total. Ottawa lost seven of its last nine games overall; they lost four of last five home games. Six of their last seven games stayed under total.

Vancouver/Florida split last ten meetings; home team won last four. Canucks are 2-3 in last five games here. Under is 5-3-2 in last ten series games. Canucks are 3-4 in last seven games overall, 2-7 in last nine road games. Four of their last five games went over total. Florida won its last three games, allowing total of five goals; they won six of last eight home games. Seven of their last nine games went over total.

Blues won six of last eight games with Minnesota; Wild lost two of last three visits here. Six of last eight series games stayed under. Minnesota won six of last nine games overall, they lost six of last eight road games. Three of their last four games went over total. St Louis won six of its last eight games overall; they?re 6-2 in last eight home games. Blues? last five games stayed under the total.

Winnipeg won five of last six games with Arizona; over is 3-2 in last five series games played here. Coyotes lost their last five visits to Winnipeg. Arizona lost eight of its last ten games overall, four of last five on road; five of their last seven games stayed under. Winnipeg won five of last seven games overall, eight of last nine home tilts. Seven of their last nine games stayed under.

Chicago is 6-4 in last ten games with Calgary, but Flames won last two in OT; Calgary lost three of last four games in Chicago. Over is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Calgary lost six of last seven games overall, but won four of last five road games. Flames? last four games went over total. Chicago lost six of its last eight games overall, also lost their last four home games. Three of their last four games went over total.

Sharks won seven of last ten games with Colorado; they?re 3-2 in last five visits to Denver. Over is 7-0-1 in last eight series games. San Jose split its last eight games overall, won six of last nine road games. Sharks? last three games stayed under total. Colorado lost four of its last five games overall, they won their last eight home games. Four of their last six home games stayed under.

 

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NHL

Tuesday, February 6

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Trend Report
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ANAHEIM @ BUFFALO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Anaheim

PHILADELPHIA @ CAROLINA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games at home

WASHINGTON @ COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games at home
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington

VEGAS @ PITTSBURGH
Vegas is 13-1 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

BOSTON @ DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games at home

VANCOUVER @ FLORIDA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vancouver's last 10 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games
Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

NEW JERSEY @ OTTAWA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey

MINNESOTA @ ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of St. Louis's last 16 games at home

ARIZONA @ WINNIPEG
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games at home

CALGARY @ CHICAGO
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games at home

SAN JOSE @ COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

 

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 6

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ANAHEIM (25-19-0-10, 60 pts.) at BUFFALO (14-29-0-9, 37 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-2 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 3-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (24-19-0-9, 57 pts.) at CAROLINA (24-21-0-8, 56 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-3 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-3-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.2 Units)

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WASHINGTON (30-17-0-5, 65 pts.) at COLUMBUS (27-21-0-4, 58 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 154-87 ATS (+17.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 11-28 ATS (+42.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-3 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

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VEGAS (35-13-0-4, 74 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (29-22-0-3, 61 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 97-55 ATS (+7.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 25-9 ATS (+12.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 11-2 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 17-4 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 35-17 ATS (+53.2 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 14-7 ATS (+21.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
VEGAS is 16-9 ATS (+6.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
VEGAS is 19-8 ATS (+27.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 9-15 ATS (-9.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 1-0-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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BOSTON (31-11-0-8, 70 pts.) at DETROIT (21-22-0-8, 50 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 8-2 (+5.8 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (27-16-0-8, 62 pts.) at OTTAWA (17-25-0-9, 43 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 5-3 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 5-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (21-25-0-6, 48 pts.) at FLORIDA (22-22-0-6, 50 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 6-22 ATS (+35.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 376-353 ATS (-114.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 18-7 ATS (+10.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest this season.
FLORIDA is 13-20 ATS (-8.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 203-228 ATS (-89.6 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 9-21 ATS (-12.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 160-240 ATS (-82.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 184-176 ATS (-81.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 172-206 ATS (-73.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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MINNESOTA (28-19-0-5, 61 pts.) at ST LOUIS (32-19-0-3, 67 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 55-61 ATS (-30.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 40-29 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 11-6 (+7.5 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 11-6-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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ARIZONA (12-31-0-9, 33 pts.) at WINNIPEG (31-13-0-9, 71 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 12-40 ATS (+68.7 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 0-9 ATS (+14.1 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
ARIZONA is 10-28 ATS (+48.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 5-18 ATS (+30.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ARIZONA is 7-21 ATS (+35.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 14-1 ATS (+12.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WINNIPEG is 2-9 ATS (-9.4 Units) in home games in February games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 6-2 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 6-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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CALGARY (26-18-0-8, 60 pts.) at CHICAGO (24-20-0-8, 56 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 24-19 ATS (+49.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 14-3 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 18-12 ATS (+31.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 33-43 ATS (-30.0 Units) in home games in February games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 8-16 ATS (-10.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-4 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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SAN JOSE (28-16-0-8, 64 pts.) at COLORADO (28-19-0-4, 60 pts.) - 2/6/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 3-11 ATS (-9.4 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 28-23 ATS (+52.2 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 9-4 ATS (+14.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 11-5 ATS (+5.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN JOSE is 32-14 ATS (+14.0 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 213-221 ATS (+473.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 4-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.5 Units)

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL

Tuesday, February 6

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NHL Game of the Day: Golden Knights at Penguins betting preview and odds
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Golden Knights' Marc-Andre Fleury will be flanked by wife, Veronique, and his two daughters when he receives his championship ring from Penguins owner Mario Lemieux prior to the contest.

Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins (A: +110, H: -130, T: 6)

Marc-Andre Fleury returns to the city he called home for 13 seasons on Tuesday when the three-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender leads the expansion Vegas Golden Knights into PPG Paints Arena to face the Pittsburgh Penguins. Fleury will be flanked by wife, Veronique, and his two daughters when he receives his championship ring from Penguins owner Mario Lemieux prior to the contest.

"It's tough to know. It's never happened," Fleury said of his expected reaction. "I guess I had a little taste when they were in Vegas, but I'm sure it's going to be a little emotional, a little crazy, a little different, weird from playing all those years on the other side." The 33-year-old Fleury turned aside 24 shots in Vegas' 2-1 triumph over Pittsburgh at T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 14 and enters Tuesday's tilt with wins in each of his last five road outings. Pacific Division-leading Vegas has won five of seven and will look to Fleury to slow down the red-hot Evgeni Malkin, who earned NHL First Star of the Week honors after recording 11 points (eight goals, three assists) in his last four games. The former Hart Trophy recipient scored his team's lone goal on Saturday as the Penguins saw their four-game winning streak halted with a 3-1 setback at New Jersey.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, Sportsnet1, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, TVAS, AT&T Sportsnet-Rocky Mountains (Vegas), AT&T Sportsnet-Pittsburgh

LINE HISTORY: The Penguins opened as -140 favorites over the visiting Golden Knights but, as is often the case, Vegas money has pushed the favorite moneline down to -130. The total hit betting boards at 6 and has not moved.

GOALIE SHOWDOWN:

Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) vs. Matt Murray (PIT)

GP W L OTL GAA SAVE % SO

Marc-Andre Fleury
21 15 4 2 1.84 .939 2

Matt Murray
33 17 12 1 2.93 .905 1


INJURY REPORT:

Golden Knights - LW William Carrier (Out, Undisclosed), LW Tomas Nosek (Out Indefinitely, Upper Body), D Jon Merrill (Out Indefinitely, Lower Body), D Luca Sbisa (Early March, Hand), D Clayton Stoner (Out Indefinitely, Abdominal).

Penguins - RW Phil Kessel (Questionable, Illness), D Matt Hunwick (Questionable, Upper Body), RW Patric Hornqvist (Out Indefinitely, Lower Body), LW Conor Sheary (Out Indefinitely, Lower Body), D Chad Ruhwedel (Out Indefinitely, Upper Body).

ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (35-13-2-2, 29-21 O/U): While Fleury's return to the Steel City will dominate the headlines, David Perron is also making the rounds as the former Penguins forward has amassed 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in his last nine games. Six of those assists have come on the power play for Vegas, which is a sterling 10-for-17 with the man advantage in their last seven contests. The 29-year-old Perron also set up a goal in the first encounter versus Pittsburgh, with which he spent two seasons (2014-15, 2015-16) before spending time with Anaheim, St. Louis and now Vegas.

ABOUT THE PENGUINS (29-22-2-1, 27-25 O/U): Patric Hornqvist was labeled by coach Mike Sullivan as week-to-week with a lower-body injury that he sustained during the third period of Friday's 7-4 win over Washington. "It's hard to replace (Hornqvist's) energy, I'll tell you that," Sullivan said. "He brings so much energy to our dressing room, to the bench. It's not quite as vocal when he's not around." Hornqvist's absence likely will be felt on the power play, with the 31-year-old Swede's nine goals tied with fellow forward Phil Kessel for second behind Malkin (13).

TRENDS:

* Golden Knights are 7-0 in their last 7 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.
* Penguins are 53-18 in their last 71 home games.
* Over is 5-1 in Golden Knights last 6 road games.
* Over is 4-1 in Penguins last 5 home games.

CONSENSUS: The public is siding with the home favorite Penguins at a rate of 62 percent and the Over is getting 58 of the totals action

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 6


Anaheim @ Buffalo

Game 51-52
February 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
12.502
Buffalo
9.981
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-130); Over

Philadelphia @ Carolina

Game 53-54
February 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.562
Carolina
12.498
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-120); Over

Washington @ Columbus

Game 55-56
February 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.602
Columbus
10.114
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-105); Over

Vegas @ Pittsburgh

Game 57-58
February 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
12.419
Pittsburgh
10.523
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(+100); Over

Boston @ Detroit

Game 59-60
February 6, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.504
Detroit
10.015
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-140); Under

New Jersey @ Ottawa

Game 61-62
February 6, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
11.203
Ottawa
10.311
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-120); Under

Vancouver @ Florida

Game 63-64
February 6, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
11.323
Florida
10.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+140); Over

Minnesota @ St. Louis

Game 65-66
February 6, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.345
St. Louis
10.897
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+115); Over

Arizona @ Winnipeg

Game 67-68
February 6, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
10.405
Winnipeg
11.675
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-240
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-240); Under

Calgary @ Chicago

Game 69-70
February 6, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
10.224
Chicago
12.317
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-115); Over

San Jose @ Colorado

Game 71-72
February 6, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
10.512
Colorado
12.098
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-105); Over

 

[Cnotes53]

Books adjust Boston Bruins
February 6, 2018

Compensation on the ice?

If you walk around Boston and the surrounding area at the moment you will no doubt encounter lots of long faces amongst sports fans - even if they might have spanked their bookmaker after a crazy Super Bowl on Sunday. Things, however, should not all be doom and gloom, as the city has another potential success story in the making.

Boston Bruins fans did not really have much reason to be incredibly optimistic back in September with a number of unproven players in their lineup at the start of the season.

Having reached February, however, the B?s are without a doubt one of the hottest teams on the NHL ice and hopes are high that a real title challenge could be on the cards.

Top stars such as Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and Tuukka Rusk between the pipes have underlined their class, but the supporting cast has also come into its own in the last few months and as a result the bookies at Intertops.eu, who originally priced the Bruins at 25/1 for the Stanley Cup, are now offering 8/1 on the trophy coming to TD Garden.

After having their longest winning streak in almost half a century snapped at Anaheim last Tuesday, the Bruins bounced back with two top performances against the Blues and the Leafs to outscore their opponents 7-2 ? now that is a real sign of quality!

There may still a couple of months to go until the playoffs get underway, but now might be just the right moment to take a closer look at the men in black and gold.

Stanley Cup: To Win Outright ? Intertops.eu
Tampa Bay Lightning 11/2
Vegas Golden Knights 15/2
Boston Bruins 8/1
Nashville Predators 10/1
Washington Capitals 12/1
Winnipeg Jets 12/1
Toronto Maple Leafs 14/1
Pittsburgh Penguins 16/1
St. Louis Blues 16/1
New Jersey Devils 18/1
Columbus Blue Jackets 20/1
Dallas Stars 20/1

Eastern Conference: To Win Outright ? Intertops.eu
Tampa Bay Lightning 11/4
Boston Bruins 9/2
Washington Capitals 6/1
Toronto Maple Leafs 7/1
Pittsburgh Penguins 9/1
New Jersey Devils 10/1
Columbus Blue Jackets 10/1
New York Rangers 14/1
New York Islanders 16/1
Philadelphia Flyers 16/1
Carolina Hurricanes 20/1

Odds subject to change

 

[Cnotes53]

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

? Tennessee 61, Kentucky 59? Wildcats are 3-5 in their last eight games.

? There are 446 bridges in the city of Pittsburgh. Lot of bridges.

? Thunder 125, Warriors 105? OKC had lost its previous four games.

? Boise St 73, New Mexico 71? Boise outscored Lobos 8-0 over the final 1:46.

? Wednesday is National Signing Day in college football; games in 2021 and 2022 will be won by what happens today.

? Magic 116, Cavaliers 98? Cleveland led by 21 in second quarter. Cavaliers would be #4 seed in the East right now. Thursday 3pm is the NBA trade deadline; I?m just sayin?.


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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings??.

13) Tuesday morning, the Indianapolis Colts announced they hired Josh McDaniels as their new coach. By 8pm Tuesday, McDaniels had backed out of the deal. Go figure.

12) There are reports the Patriots greatly sweetened McDaniels? contract to keep him in Foxboro; maybe they guaranteed he?d replace Bill Belichick when Belichick retires. Who knows what happened, but the Colts look foolish for now, even if they may be better off in the long run.

If someone isn?t 100% into being your football coach, then YOU DO NOT WANT HIM. Now the Colts have to regroup and take advantage of the opportunity to find a smart football person who really wants to coach the Indianapolis Colts. NFL head coaching jobs are in great demand.

it should be mentioned here that when McDaniels was coach of the Broncos, he drafted Tim Tebow in the first round. If you?re a Colts? fan, are you really sad about losing this guy?

11) Took the 6:20am flight from Albany to Chicago to Las Vegas Monday morning; was in the airport by 4:30am. Was on the plane at 6am- the flight took off??.at 10:53am. Oy.

It was a bright. sunny morning in Albany Monday; Southwest Airlines claimed it was too windy to take off, and that snow had blown on the one runway they could use, none of which made a hell of a lot of sense. There was maybe a half-inch of snow on the ground. Maybe some air traffic callers called in sick, who knows?

Everything turned out pretty well, other than wasting four hours of my life that could?ve spent with me being asleep. In a bed. There were three empty seats on the Chicago-to-Vegas flight; one of them was the middle seat next to me. Leg room is tremendous!!!

Then I got a $100 voucher Tuesday in an e-mail from Southwest, apologizing for the delay. it was this e-mail that casually mentioned something about air traffic controllers, which made me wonder what was really up.

10) Bad news for the Knicks Tuesday night; Kristaps Porzingis tore his ACL, is out for the year.

9) Ben Simmons is a really good player and the 76ers will probably make the playoffs this year, but could he learn how to shoot? They said Tuesday that of 346 baskets this season, only seven of them came on shots longer than 16 feet. He is 0-10 behind the arc, but only seven baskets in 1,720 minutes longer than 16 feet?

Simmons is also shooting only 56.3% on the foul line.. If he wants to eventually be considered a truly great player, he better get himself in a gym this summer and improve his shooting.

8) Emeka Okafor played nine minutes for the Pelicans Monday night; it was his first NBA action in four years and 296 days, when he was on the Wizards. Okafor is 35 and banked just under $90M in his playing career. Good to see that he worked hard enough to get back in the NBA.

7) Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim got his 200th career win on February 4, 1985 against Seton Hall, the day after current Louisville coach David Padgett was born.

6) Schools are closed in Philadelphia Thursday, because of the Eagles? victory parade.

5) Think about it, from 2005-08, Doug Pederson was the head football coach at Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, LA. Now he is the head coach of the Super Bowl champs.

4) James Madison postponed basketball games scheduled for Thursday, Saturday over fears of a possible mumps outbreak in the program. One assistant coach had mumps; three other people, including one player, are suspected of having it now.

In case you were wondering: ?Mumps is a mild to moderate contagious viral illness spread usually by close or face-to-face contact. Its symptoms can appears from 12 to 25 days after exposure, and those symptoms include body aches, fever and swollen or tender salivary glands.?

3) San Francisco Giants will retire Barry Bonds? #25 when the Giants host Pittsburgh in August.

2) So much for preseason polls: Auburn was picked 9th, Tennessee 13th in the SEC preseason poll. They?re the top two teams in the league.

1? Sat next to a couple gamblers in the Westgate sportsbook Tuesday night; this is one of my favorite places on earth, where people of all races/creeds sit near each other and bond over their desire to wager money on sports. If only the rest of the world got along so well??..

Anyway, Gambler A was having a bad day. Gambler B, his friend, was trying to pump him up that his current bet, a totals? bet on the first half of the Michigan-Northwestern game, was going to be a winner. Gambler B?s optimism was annoying Gambler A.

Gambler B: ?Hey, I?m just trying to keep things positive.?
Gambler A: ?I?m not big on all this positive shit.?

Alrighty then; as soon as he says that, kid on Northwestern hit a 3-pointer at the end of the half to make Gambler A?s bet a loser. they left right after that; Gambler A won later on with his Nebraska bet; hopefully he was more cheerful then.

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, February 7

Maple Leafs won three of last four games with Nashville; road team won six of last eight series games. Predators lost three of last five visits to Toronto. Nashville won eight of its last ten games, winning last three road games. Over is 4-3 in their last seven games. Toronto won five of its last six games overall- they split last four home games. Under is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.

Rangers won their last seven games with Boston; over is 6-3 in last nine series games. Bruins lost their last five visits to Manhattan. Boston won eight of its last nine games; they?re 2-5 if they played night before. Bruins won their last five road games. New York lost six of last seven games overall; they?re 3-4 in last seven home games. Over is 8-3 in their last eleven games.

Kings won seven of last ten games with Edmonton; home side won seven of last eight series games. Oilers lost their last five games in the Staples Center. Edmonton won five of its last seven games; they?re 2-3 in last five road games- this is their first road game since Jan 13. Four of their last five games went over. Los Angeles won four of its last six games; they?re 2-3 in last five home games. Six of their last nine games stayed under.

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NHL

Wednesday, February 7

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Trend Report
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NASHVILLE @ TORONTO
Nashville is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

BOSTON @ NY RANGERS
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston

EDMONTON @ LOS ANGELES
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Edmonton is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton


NASHVILLE VS. TORONTO
Nashville is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Nashville is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Nashville is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Nashville is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 3-13 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 16 games at home
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville

BOSTON VS NYR
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games
NY Rangers is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Rangers's last 11 games
NY Rangers is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
NY Rangers is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

EDMONTON VS LOS ANGELES
Edmonton is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
Edmonton is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
Edmonton is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 9 games
Los Angeles is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
Los Angeles is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton


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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 7

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NASHVILLE (32-12-0-7, 71 pts.) at TORONTO (31-19-0-5, 67 pts.) - 2/7/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 32-19 ATS (+7.1 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 14-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NASHVILLE is 17-8 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 30-17 ATS (+12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 89-103 ATS (-54.7 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
TORONTO is 134-145 ATS (-83.2 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 7-19 ATS (+29.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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BOSTON (32-11-0-8, 72 pts.) at NY RANGERS (25-23-0-5, 55 pts.) - 2/7/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 29-39 ATS (-20.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 23-13 ATS (+9.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 16-4 ATS (+10.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 14-18 ATS (-12.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 5-15 ATS (+21.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
NY RANGERS are 200-232 ATS (-147.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 7-1 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 7-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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EDMONTON (23-24-0-4, 50 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (28-19-0-5, 61 pts.) - 2/7/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 23-28 ATS (-11.7 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 9-20 ATS (-13.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 3-9 ATS (-9.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 4-10 ATS (-9.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 10-2 ATS (+7.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
LOS ANGELES is 149-155 ATS (-20.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 26-32 ATS (-19.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 3-8 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 19-29 ATS (-25.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 3-9 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 107-110 ATS (-55.0 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 8-3 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 8-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

 

[Cnotes53]

In the Crease - Week 19
February 7, 2018

STREAKY TEAMS

Wins and Losses Streak Over/Under Streak

Boston 8-1 past nine games Boston Under 7-0 past seven games
Nashville 9-1-1 past 11 games Columbus Under 11-3 past 14 games
N.Y. Rangers 1-6 past seven games Minnesota Over 4-1 past five games

Powerless Rangers
The New York Rangers have struggled mightily this season, and they have now tumbled into last place in the Metropolitan Division. While the situation might seem to be grave, they're just three points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and 12 points behind the Washington Capitals for first place in the Metro. It's a tail of two teams as far as the Blueshirts are concerned, as New York is 17-9-3 at home and 8-14-2 on the road. New York has posted a 1-6 mark over the past seven outings, but they're 6-1 in their past seven at home against teams with a winning road record. They're 15-6 over the past 21 games overall. They could get well against the visiting Boston Bruins on Wednesday, as the B's are 7-20 in their past 27 trips to Madison Square Garden while going 0-7 in the past seven against the Rangers.

Making Beautiful Music
The Nashville Predators have posted a 9-1-1 record over the past 11 games, and they're mashing opponents lately. Over the past three outings they have lit the lamp five times in each game, and they have three or more goals in seven of the past eight. They're averaging 3.6 goals per game over the past 11 outings, while allowing just 1.6 goals per game over the past five outings. Nashville has vaulted to second place in the Central Division, just two points behind the Winnipeg Jets with three games in hand. A big part of Nashville's success is the fact they're 18-5-1-2 at home, and a solid 14-7-2-2 on the road this season while posting an impressive plus-30 goal differential.

Looking Ahead

Wednesday, February 7
On Monday, the Edmonton Oilers finally did what everyone thought they would be doing regularly -- score goals frequently and mash opponents. The Oilers worked over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning by a 6-2 while Connor McDavid notched his first-career four-goal game, sending Tampa home unhappy at the end of their eight-game road trip. The Oilers have won five of their past seven, as they feverishly try to get back into the playoff chase. They're also 37-17 in their past 54 against Pacific Division foes. The Kings could be the perfect opponent to keep the Oil on track. L.A. is just 3-7 in the past 10 against Western Conference foes, 2-5 in their past seven at home and 1-4 in their past five against teams with a losing overall record.

Thursday, February 8
The Sabres have been careening out of control lately, and even when they play well they can't get it right. Buffalo suffered a 4-3 setback in overtime on Tuesday night, blowing a 2-1 lead with 2:42 to go in the second period. The Sabres did fight back for a game-tying goal with :15 left in regulation with an extra attacker, but Adam Henrique sunk them with an overtime winner. Buffalo will be looking for revenge after suffering a 3-2 overtime setback in Brooklyn on Dec. 27. The Islanders also doubled up the Sabres by a 6-3 count on Oct. 7 in the second game of the regular season. The Sabres enter with an 'under' in five of the past seven, and they're averaging just 1.5 goals per games over the past four outings.

The Blackhawks host the Stars, as they look to finally piece something together and get out of last place in the Central Division. Dallas has been red hot, entering the week with three stragiht wins while outscoring the opponent 12-3. Over the past 10 outings, the Stars are 7-2-1 while averaging 3.4 goals per game and allowing just 1.8 goals per outing. The Blackhawks have struggled this season, as postseason success and offseason defections for more money have finally taken a toll. Chicago has replaced the losses with some young talent, but they're still a work in progress. The Stars have owned the series this season, winning all three outings by a combined score of 11-5. They have a win in regulation, a win in a shootout and a win in overtime in the only meeting in Chicago back on Nov. 30.

Friday, February 9
The Hurricanes are on the outside of the playoffs looking in, but they're still very much in the mix. Carolina will host Vancouver, a team they need to take care of for two points if they hope to return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2008-09 season. If they're going to get into the postseason, they need to generate some offense. They have scored three total goals over their past three games, all losses (0-2-1). In fact, the Hurricanes have scored two or fewer goals in five straight, and seven of the past eight outings. The 'under' has hit in five in a row for Carolina heading into Wednesday.

The first-place Jets host the Blues for the first meeting since Dec. 17. The Blues won 2-0 in the front end of the home-and-home on Dec. 16, while the Jets won at MTS Centre on the 17th by a 4-0 score. All-Star Connor Hellebuyck has recorded five shutouts this season, and one of them came against the Blues in that earlier game in Winnipeg. St. Louis was humbled at home by a 6-2 score on Tuesday. However, they have been hot on the road lately, winning three of the past four, outscoring the opposition 8-5.

Saturday, February 10
The Maple Leafs have had a lot of ebb and flow this season. Lately, they have been red hot, winning five of their past five games heading into the new week. A resurgence on offense has served them well, as they're averaging 4.0 goals per game over the past six contests. Despite the big offense, the 'under' is still 5-1 over their past six, as they have allowed just 1.8 goals per outing. The Senators have gotten the best of the Maple Leafs in two of three outings this season, with Toronto winning the most recent meeting on Jan. 20, 4-3. The Sens won 4-3 in Toronto on Jan. 10, and 6-3 in Canada's capital city on Oct. 21.

The Sharks play host to the Oilers on Saturday night in an important game for both sides. Edmonton, as mentioned earlier, is just trying to get into the playoff mix. San Jose is hoping to hang onto what it's got. In the first and only meeting of the season so far, the Oilers knocked around Martin Jones and the Sharks by a 5-3 score in Edmonton on Dec. 18. This is the first of three meetings between the teams between now and March 14. The Sharks have totaled 17 goals on home ice over their past four outings, and they're 8-1-2 over their past 11 at SAP Center.

 

[Cnotes53]

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NAS at TOR 07:30 PM
TOR -125
U 5.5

BOS at NYR 08:00 PM
BOS -145
O 5.5

EDM at LA 10:30 PM
EDM +115
O 5.5

 

[Cnotes53]

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

? Texas A&M 81, Auburn 80? Aggies have an interesting resume for NCAA?s.

? UNLV 86, Nevada 78? Big road win for the Rebels; Nevada?s best player is hurt.

? 3B/1B Todd Frazier gets $17M for two years from the Mets.

? Twins? P Ervin Santana is out 10-12 weeks after he had a finger operated on.

? 17 college hoop teams have already been ranked in the top 5 this season.

? Agent Bob LaMonte fired Josh McDaniels as a client after Tuesday?s switcheroo; he is also the agent for the Colts? GM Chris Ballard.


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud??

13) St John?s 79, Villanova 75? Red Storm started out 0-11 in Big East, but in last five days, they beat both Duke/Villanova. Johnnies played only six guys in this game; four of their starters played 37:00+. Villanova was only 8-33 on arc in this game.

12) The NBA has strategically moved All-Star Weekend back until after football ends, to make the most of its exposure, but players are complaining now that the break should be earlier in the season, to give them a much-needed break from the 82-game schedule.

For example, Cleveland has already played 53 of its 81 games, so All-Star break will come after the 2/3 mark of the season. If they move it to January, it will compete with the NFL playoffs.

11) Gave this some thought during my 11-hour plane excursion Monday; If I?m the Eagles, I don?t trade Nick Foles. Carson Wentz is still the starter, but getting rid of Foles seems like a mistake.

10) An NBA game got rained out Wednesday night; seriously. Roof was leaking in the arena in New Orleans, so Pacers-Pelicans will play some other day. There was actually a puddle near one of the foul lines, which makes it difficult to play.

9) Speaking of the Pacers, they?re 30-19 when Victor Oladipo plays, 0-6 when he does not.

8) Turns out Indianapolis Colts already signed three assistant coaches to contracts before they got left at the altar by Josh McDaniels? one of the coaches is the defensive coordinator, so they almost have to hire a coach with offensive leanings, since the DC is already in place.

7) Former manager Joe Girardi has surfaced as a studio analyst on MLB Network, which is a good idea; hopefully he?ll do some games. Girardi is a smart guy; we can learn from him.

6) There is a actually a service where you pay people to walk your dog. If you have to pay someone to walk your dog??.

a) You?re too damn busy
b) You shouldn?t have a dog
c) You?re extremely lazy. Even I would walk my dog, if I had one.

5) Westgate Hotel added a poker room near their great sportsbook; I was walking down that way the other night and some guy bustles ahead of me like it was a race or something. Turns out he wanted a seat at a poker table; I wanted a hamburger at the restaurant next door.

4) There have never been four QB?s taken in the first 10 picks of an NFL Draft; that surprised me, figured it would have happened at least once.

3) Cavaliers 140, Timberwolves 138 OT? Everyone at ESPN can take a deep breath; the Cavaliers won a game. You listen to their 60-minute pregame show and I think they mentioned Minnesota once the whole hour.

2) Another thing I was wondering about on the plane Monday: what would the average score of an NHL game be if neither team used a goalie, and they just played 6-on-6?

1? NBA trade deadline is 3:00 this afternoon; will be interesting to see what happens.

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, February 8

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CALGARY (27-18-0-8, 62 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (27-17-0-8, 62 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 24-19 ATS (+49.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 11-4 ATS (+15.1 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 15-10 ATS (+28.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 19-40 ATS (+62.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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MONTREAL (22-25-0-6, 50 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (25-19-0-9, 59 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 22-31 ATS (-13.0 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 6-14 ATS (-11.0 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-5 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-14 ATS (-8.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-3-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (26-22-0-6, 58 pts.) at BUFFALO (14-29-0-10, 38 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 14-39 ATS (+53.0 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 7-29 ATS (+47.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)

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VANCOUVER (21-26-0-6, 48 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (36-14-0-3, 75 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 36-17 ATS (+61.3 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 17-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 113-104 ATS (+228.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 198-219 ATS (+485.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 108-120 ATS (+267.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 375-417 ATS (+798.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-2 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)

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NASHVILLE (32-12-0-8, 72 pts.) at OTTAWA (18-25-0-9, 45 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-0-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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COLORADO (29-19-0-4, 62 pts.) at ST LOUIS (32-20-0-3, 67 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 8-4 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 8-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

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ARIZONA (12-32-0-9, 33 pts.) at MINNESOTA (29-19-0-5, 63 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 12-41 ATS (+70.5 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 6-19 ATS (+32.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
ARIZONA is 7-22 ATS (+37.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MINNESOTA is 56-61 ATS (-21.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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DALLAS (31-19-0-4, 66 pts.) at CHICAGO (24-21-0-8, 56 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 14-31 ATS (+45.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-30 ATS (-18.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 144-139 ATS (-55.7 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
CHICAGO is 24-29 ATS (-24.7 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 33-44 ATS (-31.5 Units) in home games in February games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 2-7 ATS (-6.1 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 8-17 ATS (-10.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CHICAGO is 7-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-6 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 7-6-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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VEGAS (35-14-0-4, 74 pts.) at SAN JOSE (28-17-0-8, 64 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 37-18 ATS (+12.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
VEGAS is 35-18 ATS (+54.3 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 12-2 ATS (+9.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
VEGAS is 14-8 ATS (+22.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
VEGAS is 19-9 ATS (+28.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN JOSE is 58-60 ATS (-45.3 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 8-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 1-0-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, February 8

Calgary won eight of last ten games with New Jersey; they won three of last four visits to the Garden State. Three of last four series games went over. Flames won their last two games after a six-game skid; they won three of last four road games. Four of last five Calgary games went over the total. Devils won three of their last four games; they?re 3-2 in last five home games. Six of their last eight games stayed under.

Home side won last eight Philly-Montreal games; Canadiens lost four of their last five games in this building. Three of last four series games stayed under. Montreal lost three of last four road games, but won last two games overall. Six of their last nine games stayed under total. Flyers lost four of their last five games overall; they split their last four home games. Four of their last five games went over.

Islanders won their last four games with Buffalo, three of which went over total. New York won three of last four visits to western NY. Islanders lost six of their last nine games overall, but are 3-2 in last five road games. Four of their last six games stayed under. Sabres lost their last four games, outscored 12-6, all at home- they lost their last five home tilts. Five of their last seven games stayed under the total.

Lightning won six of last nine games with Vancouver; over is 7-2-1 in last ten series games. Canucks won three of last five visits to Tampa. Vancouver was outscored 9-3 in losing their last three road games; they?re 3-5 in last eight games overall. Three of their last four games went over. Lightning are off a 5-3 road trip; this is their first home game in 20 days. Five of their last six games went over.

Nashville won six of last seven games with Ottawa; they won three of last four games in this building. Three of last four series games went over. Predators won nine of their last 12 games overall; they won three of last four road games. Under is 10-5 in their last 15 games. Senators won three of last four games overall; they won their last two home games. Six of their last eight games stayed under.

Blues won eight of their last nine games with Colorado; three of last four series games stayed under. Avalanche lost their last four visits to St Louis. Colorado lost four of last six games overall, four of last five on road. Under is 3-2 in their last five games. St Louis won six of last nine games overall, three of last four at home. Seven of their last nine games stayed under the total.

Minnesota won eight of last ten games with Arizona; under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Coyotes lost four of last five visits to the Twin Cities. Arizona lost its last four games, outscored 16-5; they lost three of their last four road games, last three of which went over. Minnesota won seven of its last ten games; they won four of their last five home games. Four of last five Wild games went over total.

Dallas Stars won their last three games with Chicago, two of which were in OT/SO. Stars lost three of their last four visits to Chicago. Three of last four series games stayed under. Dallas won its last three games, outscoring foes 12-3; Stars won four of their last five road games. Chicago lost seven of its last nine games overall; they lost their last five home games. Five of their last six home games stayed under.

Las Vegas beat the Sharks 5-4 in OT Nov 24, in teams? only meeting. Golden Knights split their last six games overall; they?re 4-3 in last eight road games. Seven of their last nine games went over the total. San Jose lost five of its last seven games; they allowed 11 goals in losing last two home games. Sharks? last four games stayed under the total.

 

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NHL

Thursday, February 8

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Trend Report
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NY ISLANDERS @ BUFFALO
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games

CALGARY @ NEW JERSEY
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games when playing at home against Calgary

MONTREAL @ PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Montreal's last 19 games
Philadelphia is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Montreal
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal

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

VANCOUVER @ TAMPA BAY
Vancouver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver's last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home

ARIZONA @ MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Arizona
Minnesota is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home

COLORADO @ ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Colorado is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado

DALLAS @ CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Dallas's last 20 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Chicago's last 20 games when playing at home against Dallas

VEGAS @ SAN JOSE
Vegas is 14-1 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
San Jose is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

 

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

? Arizona State 80, USC 78? Trojans? last three losses are by total of six points.

? North Carolina 82, Duke 78? Duke scored 49 points in first half, 29 in second.

? North Texas 67, UAB 60? Mean Green is 7-4 in C-USA; last five years, they were 30-60.

? UCLA 82, Arizona 74? Bruins made 11-24 behind the arc; this is only their 2nd road win.

? Tennessee State 64, Belmont 56? Pretty big upset in the OVC.

? Tulsa 91, Tulane 89 OT? Tulsa was 29-40 on foul line; they were down 10 at the half.


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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random thoughts from the desert??

13) One of things that I like about is Las Vegas is sitting in the sportsbook, watching games, and thinking??.last night, I was thinking about how this website can improve.

Came up with couple of ideas, one of which will start in April? I think you?ll enjoy it, and one will take place next fall? some people might not like this one as much, but hopefully it?ll make this site a better one to read and one you can profit more from reading.

12) Cleveland Cavaliers made three trades Thursday; they dealt six players, acquired four, and hopefully improved their team.

11) Someone on ESPN Thursday afternoon casually mentioned that ?Isaiah Thomas might come off the bench for the Lakers.? Not long after, a message appeared on ESPN?s crawl that Thomas? agent had texted someone at ESPN, saying ?Thomas WILL NOT COME OFF THE BENCH for the Lakers.? Apparently someone is really sensitive about what he hears on TV.

10) I?ve spent 17 years of my life involved with basketball teams- I did a lot with analytics and numbers to help the head coach make decisions.

If I ever got back into this, one of things I?d change is making sure a player who assisted on a 3-point shot would get credit for 1.5 assists? would have to make a new category, but you get my point. Passing for a foul shot or 3-point basket needs to be recognized, not just 2-point baskets.

9) Upsets of the Night:
UL-Monroe (+12) 66, Georgia Southern 64
North Texas (+10) 67, UAB 60
UCLA (+9) 82, Arizona 74
Monmouth (+8.5) 72, Iona 50
Tennessee State (+7.5) 64, Belmont 56
Wisconsin (+5.5) 78, Illinois 69

8) One of the new and not necessarily better features of the Westgate sportsbook is an increased interest in hockey- they had the volume up on the hometown Golden Knights? game Thursday night, instead of UCLA-Arizona, with Pasch/Walton on the mike. No bueno.

7) Question of the Day: What would you do if you were worth $10 billion? I was watching a movie on TV last week about the guy who founded Facebook- he has to be pretty damn rich now, right? He is 33 years old and is worth $73 billion, 73 freakin? billion dollars.

What does he do every day that keeps him interested? Having a sick amount of money is great, but you have to have something that makes you jump out of bed in the morning. I wonder how the really rich people stay motivated? What makes them get up in the morning?

6) Dodger pitcher Ross Stripling went to seven weddings this offseason, including his own; five of the seven were guys on the Dodgers getting married.

5) Manhattan College is in the Bronx, not Manhattan; Long Island University is in Brooklyn, not on Long Island.

4) Toronto Raptors? guard Kyle Lowry gave $1M to his alma mater Villanova, so they can re-do the locker room facilities in their fieldhouse.

Seems like a lot of cash, but Lowry has struck gold in the NBA- he has a 3-year, $90M contract, so giving away $1M of it ain?t such a big deal, but its a big deal to Villanova? it is the largest gift they?ve ever gotten from a former athlete.

3) Portland Trailblazers hired former referee Don Vaden, to serve as a consultant who offers advice on league rules, background on referee personalities and tendencies, and knowledge on how to avoid or draw fouls. Good idea.

2) 49ers gave QB Jimmy Garoppolo a 5-year, $137.5M contract, which is a lot of cabbage for a guy with seven NFL starts? he did win all seven of them.

1? Why do college basketball teams have timeouts on the court while NBA teams have them on the bench, where they?re supposed to be?