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

CNOTES · Feb 24, 2021

61CALGARY -62 TORONTO
TORONTO is 22-27 ATS (-23.4 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances in the last 3 seasons.

63NY RANGERS -64 PHILADELPHIA
NY RANGERS are 18-8 ATS (17.3 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp over the last 2 seasons.

65ANAHEIM -66 ARIZONA
ANAHEIM is 82-50 ATS (27 Units) in road games after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals since 1996.

67LOS ANGELES -68 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 3-7 ATS (-10 Units) in home games vs. losing teams in the current season.

85CAROLINA -86 TAMPA BAY
CAROLINA is 11-27 ATS (-18.2 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game in the last 3 seasons.

87DALLAS -88 FLORIDA
DALLAS are 0-7 ATS (-8.2 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

89MINNESOTA -90 COLORADO
MINNESOTA is 23-41 ATS (-23.4 Units) against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against in the last 3 seasons.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 24

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CALGARY (9-9-0-1, 19 pts.) at TORONTO (14-4-0-2, 30 pts.) - 2/24/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 51-42 ATS (-13.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-3 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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NY RANGERS (6-7-0-3, 15 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (8-4-0-3, 19 pts.) - 2/24/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 59-41 ATS (+114.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-7 ATS (+9.6 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 158-148 ATS (+318.9 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 177-200 ATS (-156.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 461-403 ATS (-27.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-2 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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ANAHEIM (6-10-0-3, 15 pts.) at ARIZONA (8-7-0-3, 19 pts.) - 2/24/2021, 9:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 314-256 ATS (+32.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 135-136 ATS (+302.2 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
ARIZONA is 13-27 ATS (+40.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 7-5 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 7-5-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (8-6-0-3, 19 pts.) at ST LOUIS (10-7-0-2, 22 pts.) - 2/24/2021, 9:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 12-7 ATS (+21.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 6-1 ATS (+7.3 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 3-7 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ST LOUIS is 3-7 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-4 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES 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)

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CAROLINA (12-4-0-1, 25 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (11-4-0-1, 23 pts.) - 2/24/2021, 5:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 134-63 ATS (+65.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 57-17 ATS (+19.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 52-27 ATS (+15.3 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 11-17 ATS (-14.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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DALLAS (5-4-0-4, 14 pts.) at FLORIDA (12-3-0-2, 26 pts.) - 2/24/2021, 5:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 273-183 ATS (+56.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 243-170 ATS (+35.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 247-266 ATS (+568.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 185-209 ATS (+410.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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MINNESOTA (9-6-0-0, 18 pts.) at COLORADO (9-5-0-1, 19 pts.) - 2/24/2021, 9:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 207-180 ATS (+26.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
COLORADO is 54-64 ATS (-48.6 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 6-5-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, February 24

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Trend Report
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Dallas @ Florida
Dallas
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 13 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Carolina @ Tampa Bay
Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Carolina
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

NY Rangers @ Philadelphia
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Rangers's last 8 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing NY Rangers
Philadelphia is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing NY Rangers

Calgary @ Toronto
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Toronto is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Calgary

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

Minnesota @ Colorado
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Los Angeles @ St. Louis
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 10 of St. Louis's last 14 games at home
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, February 24

CNOTES · Feb 24, 2021

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at FLA 05:00 PM
DAL +120
O 5.5

CAR at TB 05:00 PM
CAR +135
O 6.0

NYR at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI -125
O 5.5

CAL at TOR 07:00 PM
TOR -150
U 6.0

ANA at ARI 09:00 PM
ARI -155
O 5.0

MIN at COL 09:00 PM
COL -175
U 5.5

LA at STL 09:30 PM
LA +135
O 5.5

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

Feb. 23,2021..........2 - 6.........-19.00
Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................79 - 98..........- 77.00

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 25, 2021

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at FLA 05:00 PM
DAL +120..........3 - 0.........WINNER
O 5.5...............LOSER

CAR at TB 05:00 PM
CAR +135..........0 - 3......LOSER
O 6.0...........LOSER

NYR at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI -125..........4 - 3
O 5.5.................WINNER

CAL at TOR 07:00 PM
TOR -150.........1 - 2
U 6.0...............WINNER

ANA at ARI 09:00 PM
ARI -155............3 - 4
O 5.0.................WINNER

MIN at COL 09:00 PM
COL -175..............6 - 2
U 5.5..............LOSER

LA at STL 09:30 PM
LA +135......2 - 1.......WINNER
O 5.5...........LOSER

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS
Feb. 24,2021..........5 - 5........+0.25
Feb. 23,2021..........2 - 6.........-19.00
Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................84 - 103..........- 76.75

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 25, 2021

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Six of the Baltimore Orioles’ best prospects:
1) Adley Rutschman, C
2) Grayson Rodriguez, P
4) Heston Kjerstad, OF
5) Ryan Mountcastle, OF
7) Yusniel Diaz, OF
9) Dean Kremer, P

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 506,030
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Thursday's Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) Since the AFL/NFL merger 50+ years ago, only one NFL quarterback who has started 50+ games hasn’t thrown at least one pick-6. The answer is surprising; I’ll post it down below.

12) May 17, 1979; Phillies beat the Cubs 23-22 in ten innings, with the wind blowing out at Wrigley Field. One of the craziest ballgames ever:

— Neither starting pitcher finished the first inning.
— Cubs’ #3-4 hitters went a combined 7-13, with seven runs scored, 13 RBI and Chicago still lost.
— Cubs’ #3 hitter was Bill Buckner, who was a very good big league hitter.
— For some reason, Larry Bowa hit 2nd, Pete Rose 3rd for the Phillies. Bowa was a good fielder but a less-than-average hitter. Bake McBride batted leadoff for Philly.

—Tug McGraw gave up 7 runs (4 earned) in 0.2 innings; you may have heard of his son, Tim McGraw, the great singer. Tug McGraw saved 180 games in his 19-year MLB career.
— Rawly Eastwick got the win in relief, throwing two perfect innings in a 23-22 game.
— Six different players knocked in 4+ runs.
— Bob Boone (Aaron Boone’s father) was the Phillies’ catcher.
— The game took 4:03 to play; 14,952 fans watched it.

11) Jazz 114, Lakers 89:
— Jazz have played 32 games; they’re had a 20+ point lead in 20 of them.
— In its last 23 games, Utah is 20-2-1 against the spread.

10) NBA will host two 4-team play-in tournaments May 18-21, to determine the last four playoff teams this season, two in each conference:
— #7-seed hosts the #8-seed; winner is in.
— #10-seed visits the #9-seed; loser is out.
— Loser of the 7-8 game hosts the 9-10 winner; winner of that game gets in playoffs.

9) Arkansas 81, Alabama 66:
— Free throws: Arkansas 27-43, Alabama 3-8. Seems fair.
— One kid on Arkansas was 16-19 on the line; Alabama’s whole team was 3-8.
— Arkansas has won five in row, 8 of last 9 games.
— Alabama is 4-3 in its last seven games, after a 14-3 start.

8) Rutgers 74, Indiana 63— The pundits on the Big 14 Network preach endlessly about how great their league is; I’m a skeptic. FS1’s Doug Gottlieb was saying how fewer kids from the Big 14 jump early to the NBA, so they have an advantage early in the season, their teams have more continuity, an advantage that erodes as the season goes on.

7) ESPN missed the boat when they let Gottlieb walk; he is a way better analyst than Jay Bilas, who somehow is ESPN’s #1 analyst. Bilas played for Duke, which seems to mean a lot at ESPN.

Gottlieb speaks his mind, has some humor and doesn’t bitch about the refs every 90 seconds, the way Bilas does. Always learn stuff listening to Gottlieb.

6) NC State 68, Virginia 61:
— Virginia lost three in row, after a 15-3 start.
— Wolfpack won three in row, after an 8-9 start.
— NC State played seven guys the whole game. Not many teams have depth these days.

5) Wednesday night’s biggest upsets:
— Western Carolina (+14) 81, NC-Greensboro 80
— NC State (+12) 68, Virginia 61
— Marquette (+8.5) 83, North Carolina 70
— St Joe’s (+8) 97, Dayton 84
— Butler (+7.5) 61, Seton Hall 52
— Fresno State (+7) 67, UNLV 64

4) SNY in New York City does it right; they replay a classic Mets’ game every weekday at 3pm. Watching ballgames is the fun thing to do, listening to Cohen-Darling-Hernandez is a fine way to spend a winter afternoon, at least until exhibition games start this weekend.

3) Blue Jays’ 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr has lost 42 pounds since last season; he turns 22 next month, has hit .269 in his first 183 big league games, over two seasons. Curious to see if being so much lighter will make him a better hitter.

2) I’m amazed that people bet on the NFL Draft; you can wager on how many QB’s will get taken in the first round, what pick in the first round will the last QB be taken, basically anything you can think of.

Over the last 50 years, Mitch Trubisky is the only NFL quarterback with 50+ starts who hasn’t thrown at least one pick-6.

1) Conference tournaments start tonight; the Horizon League has four first-round games.

CNOTES · Feb 25, 2021

1CHICAGO -2 COLUMBUS
CHICAGO is 13-7 ATS (8.7 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) over the last 2 seasons.

3DALLAS -4 FLORIDA
DALLAS are 0-7 ATS (-8.2 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

5CAROLINA -6 TAMPA BAY
CAROLINA is 11-27 ATS (-18.2 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game in the last 3 seasons.

7PITTSBURGH -8 WASHINGTON
PITTSBURGH is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

9CALGARY -10 OTTAWA
OTTAWA is 3-21 ATS (-20.1 Units) after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

11BOSTON -12 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 40-30 ATS (9.6 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp over the last 2 seasons.

13NASHVILLE -14 DETROIT
DETROIT is 9-38 ATS (-24 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

15MONTREAL -16 WINNIPEG
MONTREAL is 31-41 ATS (-20.2 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances over the last 2 seasons.

19EDMONTON -20 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 26-14 ATS (10.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

69NEW JERSEY -70 BUFFALO
NEW JERSEY is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

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Long Sheet

Thursday, February 25

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CHICAGO (10-6-0-4, 24 pts.) at COLUMBUS (8-7-0-5, 21 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 393-391 ATS (-143.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
CHICAGO is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
CHICAGO is 19-13 ATS (+35.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 6-3 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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DALLAS (5-4-0-4, 14 pts.) at FLORIDA (12-3-0-2, 26 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 247-266 ATS (+568.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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CAROLINA (12-4-0-1, 25 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (11-4-0-1, 23 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 134-63 ATS (+65.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 57-17 ATS (+19.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 11-17 ATS (-14.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (10-6-0-1, 21 pts.) at WASHINGTON (9-5-0-4, 22 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 10-22 ATS (-16.5 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-28 ATS (-25.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 8-4 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 8-4-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.6 Units)

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CALGARY (9-9-0-1, 19 pts.) at OTTAWA (6-14-0-1, 13 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 132-126 ATS (-21.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 176-163 ATS (-42.2 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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BOSTON (11-3-0-2, 24 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (9-6-0-3, 21 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-3 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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NASHVILLE (8-10-0-0, 16 pts.) at DETROIT (5-13-0-3, 13 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 44-47 ATS (-24.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 3-9 ATS (-9.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 44-40 ATS (-25.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 22-25 ATS (-21.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 22-70 ATS (-100.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 331-324 ATS (-305.2 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 8-35 ATS (+68.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-51 ATS (+112.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 16-58 ATS (+118.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 470-392 ATS (-118.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
DETROIT is 6-21 ATS (+36.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-3 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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MONTREAL (9-5-0-4, 22 pts.) at WINNIPEG (11-6-0-1, 23 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 17-24 ATS (-10.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 4-12 ATS (-10.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-1 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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EDMONTON (13-8-0-0, 26 pts.) at VANCOUVER (8-13-0-2, 18 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 26-14 ATS (+42.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 152-155 ATS (-74.7 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 6-5-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (6-6-0-2, 14 pts.) at BUFFALO (6-8-0-2, 14 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 9-2 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 117-110 ATS (+241.5 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 17-14 ATS (+38.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 6-3 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 6-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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VEGAS (11-4-0-1, 23 pts.) at SAN JOSE (7-8-0-2, 16 pts.) - 2/25/2021, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 3-9 ATS (-11.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 1-6 ATS (-7.0 Units) in road games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 180-148 ATS (-69.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 198-170 ATS (-91.4 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 9-7 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 9-7-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.2 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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NHL

Thursday, February 25

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

Dallas @ Florida
Dallas
Dallas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Dallas's last 14 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Florida's last 14 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games at home

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

Carolina @ Tampa Bay
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Carolina
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Pittsburgh @ Washington
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh

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

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

Nashville @ Detroit
Nashville
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 9 games at home
Detroit is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Nashville

Montreal @ Winnipeg
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal

Edmonton @ Vancouver
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Vancouver
Vancouver is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Edmonton
Vancouver is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Edmonton

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NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, February 25

CNOTES · Feb 25, 2021

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAL at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +125
U 6.0

CHI at CLB 07:00 PM
CHI +110
U 6.0

CAR at TB 07:00 PM
CAR +120
U 6.0

DAL at FLA 07:00 PM
DAL +110
O 5.5

PIT at WAS 07:00 PM
PIT -110
O 6.5

BOS at NYI 07:00 PM
BOS -125
U 5.5

NJ at BUF 07:00 PM
BUF +100
U 5.5

NAS at DET 07:30 PM
DET +140
O 5.5

MON at WIN 08:00 PM
MON -130
O 6.0

EDM at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +120
O 6.5

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

Feb. 24,2021..........5 - 5........+0.25
Feb. 23,2021..........2 - 6.........-19.00
Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................84 - 103..........- 76.75

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 26, 2021

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAL at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +125.............1 - 6.....WINNER
U 6.0...........LOSER

CHI at CLB 07:00 PM
CHI +110.............2 - 0......WINNER
U 6.0..................WINNER

CAR at TB 07:00 PM
CAR +120...........1 - 3........LOSER
U 6.0....................WINNER

DAL at FLA 07:00 PM
DAL +110.............2 - 3....LOSER
O 5.5............LOSER

PIT at WAS 07:00 PM
PIT -110...........2 - 5
O 6.5...................WINNER

BOS at NYI 07:00 PM
BOS -125...............2 - 7
U 5.5..............LOSER

NJ at BUF 07:00 PM
BUF +100 4 - 3....LOSER
U 5.5..........LOSER

NAS at DET 07:30 PM
DET +140..............2 - 5.........WINNER
O 5.5.................WINNER

MON at WIN 08:00 PM
MON -130.........3 - 6
O 6.0..................WINNER

EDM at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +120.............2 - 0......LOSER
O 6.5..............LOSER

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

Feb. 25,2021..........8 - 9........-5.75
Feb. 24,2021..........5 - 5........+0.25
Feb. 23,2021..........2 - 6.........-19.00
Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................92 - 112..........- 82.50

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 26, 2021

Friday’s 6-pack
Six of the Boston Red Sox’ best prospects:
1) Triston Casas, 1B
3) Bobby Dalbec, 1B/3B
4) Bryan Mata, P
5) Jarren Duran, OF
7) Gilberto Jimenez, OF
8) Tanner Houck, P

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 507,803
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“He who cannot be a good follower,, cannot be a good leader.”
Aristotle

Friday’s quiz
Oakland A’s have won four World Series, under three different managers; two of the three are in the Hall of Fame (Dick Williams, Tony LaRussa). Who is the third manager?

Thursday’s quiz
Last time a Pac-12 team won the national title in basketball was 1995, when UCLA won.

Wednesday’s quiz
Before heading to the NBA, Brad Stevens led Butler to two Final Fours.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) Read a good story this week, we don’t hear enough positive stuff these days.

Matthew Berry writes for ESPN, mostly about fantasy sports, but his first job out of college was production assistant for The George Carlin Show. It was uplifting when Berry wrote an article saying what a great guy Carlin was, and how nice the great comedian was to Berry .

There is too much hostility in our world; we need to be nicer to each other. Seriously.

12) NBA TV showed the replay of a 1977 Jazz-Knicks game from New Orleans, when the great Pete Maravich hung 68 points on the Knicks- this was before there were 3-pointers.

I remember watching the game with my dad, who was a big Knicks fan. It was fun watching the replay; Maravich would dribble up the floor and take a lot of quick, pull-up jumpers. Picture Steph Curry time traveling back 44 years; that’s what it was like.

Knicks had some interesting subs that year:
— Phil Jackson obviously became one of the NBA’s best-ever coaches.
— Tom McMillen wound up as a US Congressman for six years.
— Ticky Burden was one of the best-ever basketball players from here in Albany.
— Dean Meminger was the first head coach of the Albany Patroons of the CBA, a team that Phil Jackson would later coach, before his great run in the NBA.

11) Michigan 79, Iowa 57:
— Michigan is 17-1; they’ve won six in a row. Wolverines are very good.

10) Michigan State 71, Ohio State 67:
— Spartans won last three games, are 13-9; imagine the #1-seed who is going to see the Spartans in their bracket, in a potential 2nd-round game?

— Michigan State scored 65 or less points in six of their last seven losses; they scored 78-81-71 points in their last three games.

9) Cincinnati Bearcats won five of their last six games; none of the five wins was by more than three points. They still don’t shoot well, but they’ve saved their season.

8) Horizon tournament opened last night; three of the four home teams won. Fort Wayne was the only road winner; they won 89-84 in double OT at Green Bay, after trailing by 8 points in the second half. Mastodons made 10-21 3-pointers; they won for only second time in their last 11 games.

7) Illinois star Ayo Dosunmu broke his nose, is out for a while; he’ll probably be wearing a mask when he comes back. Dosumnu is Illinois’ best player, a 40% shooter on the arc; this isn’t great timing for the Illini.

6) Colorado 80, USC 62— Buffaloes are an experienced team with good guards, but they play better against the good teams than weak sisters. Thats not a good recipe for March. Colorado has now won six games in a row over USC, which lost for only second time in their last 10 games.

5) Upsets of the Night:
— Tennessee Tech (+8.5) 81, Austin Peay 76
— Eastern Kentucky (+8) 81, Belmont 67
— SE Missouri State (+6) 94, Eastern Illinois 88
— Fort Wayne (+5.5) 89, Green Bay 94, 2OT
— Northwestern (+4.5) 67, Minnesota 59
— LMU (+4.5) 81, Pepperdine 74

4) Bad Beat of the Night: San Diego State (-6) 78, Boise State 66, OT— Aztecs led by 17 early in the second half, blew the lead, then covered in overtime. Boise was 12-40 on the arc, 12-26 inside the arc.

3) Shin-Soo Choo retired from the major leagues and went home to Korea, where he’ll play for the Wyverns in the KBO this season. Choo had a .377 on-base %age in 16 big league seasons, and now he gets to finish his career at home. Good for him.

2) Sportsbooks in New Jersey banked an $82.6M profit in January; sportsbooks in Nevada raked in $52.4M. Tough times for gamblers; too many variables. I’m not picking games on this site these days because I don’t think there is a realistic expectation of coming out ahead right now, and I like coming out ahead.

1) There is a good program on ESPN2 most weekdays; Daily Wager, that talks about gambling and handicapping. Handicapping is a grind, it is fun, but there are ups and downs, and dealing with those determines who wins and who loses over the long haul. It is well worth watching.

CNOTES · Feb 26, 2021

23BOSTON -24 NY RANGERS
NY RANGERS are 231-255 ATS (-95.4 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game since 1996.

25LOS ANGELES -26 MINNESOTA
LOS ANGELES are 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games over the last 2 seasons.

25LOS ANGELES -26 MINNESOTA
TODD MCLELLAN is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak (Coach of LOS ANGELES)

73COLORADO -74 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 45-114 ATS (-52.5 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) since 1996.

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, February 26

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BOSTON (11-3-0-2, 24 pts.) at NY RANGERS (6-8-0-3, 15 pts.) - 2/26/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 232-178 ATS (+48.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 161-162 ATS (-78.6 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 13-27 ATS (+46.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 132-161 ATS (-90.3 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 223-263 ATS (-161.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (9-6-0-3, 21 pts.) at MINNESOTA (10-6-0-0, 20 pts.) - 2/26/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 7-1 ATS (+8.3 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-18 ATS (-10.9 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 2-9 ATS (-9.7 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-19 ATS (-13.4 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-4 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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COLORADO (9-6-0-1, 19 pts.) at ARIZONA (9-7-0-3, 21 pts.) - 2/26/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 14-27 ATS (-13.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 7-3 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 7-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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NHL

Friday, February 26

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Trend Report
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Boston @ NY Rangers
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games at home

Los Angeles @ Minnesota
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Colorado @ Arizona
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Arizona's last 22 games

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NHL
Dunkel

Friday, February 26

CNOTES · Feb 26, 2021

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at NYR 07:00 PM
BOS -175
U 5.5

LA at MIN 08:00 PM
LA +155
O 5.5

COL at ARI 09:00 PM
COL -175
U 5.5

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

Feb. 25,2021..........8 - 9........-5.75
Feb. 24,2021..........5 - 5........+0.25
Feb. 23,2021..........2 - 6.........-19.00
Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................92 - 112..........- 82.50

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 26, 2021

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at NYR 07:00 PM
BOS -175..........2 - 6
U 5.5............LOSER

LA at MIN 08:00 PM
LA +155..........1 - 3.......LOSER
O 5.5............LOSER

COL at ARI 09:00 PM
COL -175......3 - 2
U 5.5.............WINNER

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

Feb. 26,2021..........1 - 3........-11.50
Feb. 25,2021..........8 - 9........-5.75
Feb. 24,2021..........5 - 5........+0.25
Feb. 23,2021..........2 - 6.........-19.00
Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................93 - 115..........- 94.00

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 27, 2021

Saturday’s 6-pack
Six of the Washington Nationals’ best prospects:
1) Cade Cavalli, P
3) Cole Henry, P
4) Yasel Antuna, SS
5) Andry Lara, P
7) Tim Cate, P
8) Eddy Yean, P

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 508,750
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“It’s not the referee’s fault when you run into a guy shooting a 3. I told the guys I don’t want anymore reactions to calls period. I’m going to screw calls up in practice on purpose just to see if you can move on to the next play.”
Nate Oats

Saturday’s quiz
Who managed the Colorado Rockies, in their one World Series appearance?

Friday’s quiz
Oakland A’s have won four World Series, under three different managers; two of the three are in the Hall of Fame (Dick Williams (1972-73), Tony LaRussa (1989)). Alvin Dark was the A’s manager when they won it all in 1974.

Thursday’s quiz
Last time a Pac-12 team won the national title in basketball was 1995, when UCLA won.

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Saturday’s Den: NCAA tourney notes, and random thoughts on a winter night

13) Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, stolen Thursday by thieves who shot and wounded a dog walker,, were recovered unharmed Friday in Los Angeles. The dog walker is expected to recover from his gunshot wounds; they didn’t say if the woman who returned the dogs banked the $500,000 reward Lady Gaga posted.

12) Georgia State 84, South Alabama 81— When ESPN first started 40 years ago, they showed a lot of Sun Belt games early on. I’m thinking they should give the league a weekly time slot now, either on Friday nights or Sundays:

a) They play good basketball; this game was fun to watch.
b) to show appreciation for helping ESPN get off the ground 40 years ago

This loss snapped South Alabama’s 8-game winning streak.

11) Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan are heavy favorites to be #1-seeds in the NCAA Tournament, but it is totally unclear who the fourth #1-seed will be.

10) Saint Louis 72, Richmond 67— Teams in A-14 are cannibalizing each other; I’m not even sure the A-14 will get more than one team in the tournament. Top six teams in the standings all have either three or four conference losses.

9) New Mexico fired basketball coach Paul Weir, but he’ll finish the season. Lobos are 16-36 in Mountain West games the last three years. Firing a coach after this screwed-up season could be judged as hasty; Lobos are very inexperienced this year, a bad season for that to happen.

8) Wichita State removed the interim tag from basketball coach Isaac Brown’s job title, named him the full-time head coach. Shockers have won five in a row, are 13-4 this season.

7) Random fact: actor Jim Belushi owns a cannabis farm in Oregon.

Some notes to remember for the upcoming NCAA tournament:
6) Last three years, #1-seeds are 5-7 ATS in first round, 4-7 ATS in second round

5) Last four years, #2-seeds are 9-6-1 ATS in first round, 6-10 ATS in second round.

4) Last six years, in 2nd round games in #4-5 seeds’ bracket, favorites are 19-5 ATS.

3) Last four years, underdogs are 11-5 ATS in Sweet 16 games.

2) Last six tournaments (obviously, there was no tournament LY), underdogs are 16-8 ATS in Elite 8 games.

1) Last nine years, underdogs are 10-8 ATS in national semifinals, but favorites covered six of last nine national title games.

CNOTES · Feb 27, 2021

31WASHINGTON -32 NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY is 16-6 ATS (9.4 Units) after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

33CALGARY -34 OTTAWA
OTTAWA is 0-14 ATS (-15.4 Units) off a win by 2 goals or more over a division rival in the last 3 seasons.

35COLUMBUS -36 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 4-12 ATS (-12.8 Units) in home games against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game over the last 2 seasons.

37DALLAS -38 TAMPA BAY
DALLAS are 1-8 ATS (-8 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

39TORONTO -40 EDMONTON
TORONTO is 28-16 ATS (13.4 Units) in road games vs. winning teams in the last 3 seasons.

41CAROLINA -42 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 10-17 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

43PITTSBURGH -44 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 64-54 ATS (14.9 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the last 3 seasons.

45DETROIT -46 CHICAGO
DETROIT is 5-34 ATS (-25 Units) in road games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

47LOS ANGELES -48 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

49COLORADO -50 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 45-114 ATS (-52.5 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) since 1996.

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Long Sheet

Saturday, February 27

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WASHINGTON (10-5-0-4, 24 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (7-6-0-2, 16 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 22-28 ATS (-17.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 19-15 ATS (+40.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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CALGARY (9-10-0-2, 20 pts.) at OTTAWA (7-14-0-1, 15 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 18-26 ATS (-18.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 15-5 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 9-3 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 119-122 ATS (+268.5 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
OTTAWA is 133-126 ATS (-20.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 2-13 ATS (+23.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 177-163 ATS (-120.9 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA 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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COLUMBUS (8-8-0-5, 21 pts.) at NASHVILLE (8-11-0-0, 16 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 44-48 ATS (-20.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 16-19 ATS (-14.5 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 10-14 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 3-10 ATS (-11.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 21-23 ATS (-10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 12-16 ATS (-15.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)

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DALLAS (6-5-0-4, 16 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (13-4-0-1, 27 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 136-63 ATS (+71.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 36-12 ATS (+9.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 248-267 ATS (+570.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 440-440 ATS (-195.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 6-4-0 straight up against DALLAS 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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TORONTO (15-4-0-2, 32 pts.) at EDMONTON (14-8-0-0, 28 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 28-16 ATS (+11.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 18-32 ATS (-21.9 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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CAROLINA (12-6-0-1, 25 pts.) at FLORIDA (13-4-0-2, 28 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 6-13 ATS (-11.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (10-7-0-1, 21 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (10-6-0-3, 23 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 10-23 ATS (-17.7 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 9-6 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 9-6-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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DETROIT (6-13-0-3, 15 pts.) at CHICAGO (11-6-0-4, 26 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 23-70 ATS (+143.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 332-324 ATS (-115.1 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 9-35 ATS (+72.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 16-51 ATS (+106.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 21-13 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 109-98 ATS (-63.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-1 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (9-6-0-3, 21 pts.) at MINNESOTA (10-6-0-0, 20 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-4 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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COLORADO (9-6-0-1, 19 pts.) at ARIZONA (9-7-0-3, 21 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 7-3 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 7-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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VEGAS (11-4-0-1, 23 pts.) at ANAHEIM (6-10-0-4, 16 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 3-9 ATS (-11.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 1-6 ATS (-7.0 Units) in road games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 472-491 ATS (+977.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 10-2 (+6.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 10-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-1.2 Units)

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MONTREAL (9-6-0-4, 22 pts.) at WINNIPEG (12-6-0-1, 25 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 18-25 ATS (-13.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 17-25 ATS (-11.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 15-24 ATS (-12.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 4-13 ATS (-11.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 1-7 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (10-8-0-2, 22 pts.) at SAN JOSE (7-8-0-2, 16 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 6-10 ATS (-10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ST LOUIS is 6-10 ATS (-10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 209-203 ATS (+428.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 180-148 ATS (-70.6 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 198-170 ATS (-91.4 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-6 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 9-6-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.6 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (9-4-0-3, 21 pts.) at BUFFALO (6-8-0-3, 15 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 462-403 ATS (-120.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 60-41 ATS (+15.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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NHL

Saturday, February 27

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Trend Report
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Washington @ New Jersey
Washington
Washington is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing New Jersey
Washington is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games at home
New Jersey is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games

Calgary @ Ottawa
Calgary
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

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

Columbus @ Nashville
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Columbus's last 18 games on the road
Nashville
Nashville is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing at home against Columbus

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

Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
NY Islanders is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Dallas @ Tampa Bay
Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Dallas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Toronto @ Edmonton
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Detroit @ Chicago
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago
Chicago is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit

Los Angeles @ Minnesota
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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

Vegas @ Anaheim
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas's last 8 games on the road
Anaheim
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games when playing Vegas

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

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

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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, February 27

CNOTES · Feb 27, 2021

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAL at OTT 01:00 PM
CAL -155
U 6.0

PHI at BUF 01:00 PM
PHI -145
O 5.5

WAS at NJ 01:00 PM
WAS -135
O 6.0

CLB at NAS 03:00 PM
CLB +105
U 5.5

PIT at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI -125
O 5.5

DAL at TB 07:00 PM
DAL +167
O 5.5

TOR at EDM 07:00 PM
TOR -115
U 6.5

CAR at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA +100
O 6.0

DET at CHI 08:00 PM
DET +150
U 5.5

MON at WIN 10:00 PM
WIN +100
O 6.0

VEG at ANA 10:00 PM
ANA +185
O 5.5

STL at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ +140
O 5.5

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

Feb. 26,2021..........1 - 3........-11.50
Feb. 25,2021..........8 - 9........-5.75
Feb. 24,2021..........5 - 5........+0.25
Feb. 23,2021..........2 - 6.........-19.00
Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................93 - 115..........- 94.00

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 28, 2021

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAL at OTT 01:00 PM
CAL -155..............6 - 3
U 6.0....................LOSER

PHI at BUF 01:00 PM
PHI -145......3 - 2
O 5.5............LOSER

WAS at NJ 01:00 PM
WAS -135................5 - 2
O 6.0...................WINNER

CLB at NAS 03:00 PM
CLB +105..........1 - 2.........LOSER
U 5.5.........................WINNER

PIT at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI -125..............4 - 3
O 5.5...................WINNER

DAL at TB 07:00 PM
DAL +167............0 - 5......LOSER
O 5.5...................LOSER

TOR at EDM 07:00 PM
TOR -115...........4 - 0
U 6.5.................WINNER

CAR at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA +100..............4 - 3....LOSER
O 6.0.........................WINNER

DET at CHI 08:00 PM
DET +150............5 - 3....WINNER
U 5.5........................LOSER

MON at WIN 10:00 PM
WIN +100..............1 - 2....WINNER
O 6.0...................LOSER

VEG at ANA 10:00 PM
ANA +185............3 - 2....LOSER
O 5.5............LOSER

STL at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ +140............7 - 6.....LOSER
O 5.5.................WINNER

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

Feb. 27,2021..........8 - 11......-18.00
Feb. 26,2021..........1 - 3........-11.50
Feb. 25,2021..........8 - 9........-5.75
Feb. 24,2021..........5 - 5........+0.25
Feb. 23,2021..........2 - 6.........-19.00
Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals..................101 - 126..........- 112.00

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 28, 2021

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Six guys who were student managers for their college hoop teams:
— Auburn coach Bruce Pearl (Boston College)
— LSU coach Will Wade (Clemson)
— Clippers’ executive Lawrence Frank (Indiana)
— Thunder coach Mar Daigneault (UConn)
— Texas Tech coach Chris Beard (Texas)
— Iowa State coach Steve Prohm (Alabama)

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 510,658
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Wrapping up a basketball Saturday……

13) Will any of this season’s scheduling oddities become normal in the future? Will playing two games at one site over 2-3 days, which reduces travel, become the new normal, or will things go back to the way they were last year?

Friday nights have always been a slow night for college hoop, but this year, Fridays have been busier than Wednesday/Thursdays. I’m guessing the TV people would prefer leaving Fridays to the NBA and getting college games back to mid-week dates, but that remains to be seen.

12) Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats recently signed a contract extension that will pay him $3.225M/year, not bad for a guy who, eight years ago, was a high school Math teacher and the basketball coach at a Michigan HS. He taught at the school for 11 years; now he’s rich.

Alabama is 19-6 this year, 14-2 in the SEC; they’ll be a high seed in the NCAA’s.

11) Oklahoma State 94, Oklahoma 90, OT— Cade Cunningham scored 40 points for OSU, in an impressive one-man show. Cunningham’s brother was hired as an assistant coach by the Cowboys last year, as an inducement for his brother to come to Stillwater.

Whatever they’re paying the brother, it ain’t enough. Oklahoma State will play in the NCAA’s before they get their probation from the NCAAs. Cunningham will be a walking advertisement for the Oklahoma State program when he plays in the NBA.

10) Louisville 80, Duke 73 OT
— Cardinals blew a 12-point lead, but pulled away for the OT win.
— ESPN’s Jay Bilas (a Duke alum) calls most Duke games, but he was at Kansas-Baylor, so ESPN showed they give Duke no special treatment— Chris Spatola was the analyst. He is Coach K’s son-in-law.

Oy.

9) Kansas 71, Baylor 58— Bears lose for first time in 18 games; this was their second game back after a 21-day COVID pause. Selection Sunday is two weeks from today, so their first game in the NCAA Tournament is 18-19 days away. Will they have their legs back by then?

8) North Carolina 78, Florida State 70
— This was Roy Williams’ 900th career win; 482 at Carolina, 418 at Kansas.
— Florida State led this game by 16 in the first half.
— Peaks/valleys: Carolina got hammered at home by Marquette during the week.

7) Upsets of the Day:
— Tennessee Tech (+10.5) 71, Murray State 61
— Northridge (+10) 90, Bakersfield 87
— Rider (+9.5) 78, Saint Peter’s 65
— Vanderbilt (+9.5) 75, Ole Miss 70
— Auburn (+8) 77, Tennessee 72
— Bradley (+8) 67, Drake 61
— Oregon State (+7) 73, Stanford 62
— Boston College (+7) 94, Notre Dame 90

6) Texas Tech 68, Texas 59:
— Longhorns are 4-6 in their last ten games, after a 10-1 start.
— Tech’s win snaps a 3-game losing skid.

5) Morehead State 89, Belmont 82, OT
— Belmont lost twice this week, after starting the season 24-1.
— Morehead was 31-39 on foul line, Belmont 14-19.

4) Auburn 77, Tennessee 72— Tigers pull the upset without star G Sherife Cooper, who is out for the year. Excellent coaching job by Bruce Pearl, but also a disturbing loss for Tennessee, which looked lackluster in defeat. When network TV guys say it on the air, it had to be obvious.

3) Arkansas 83, LSU 75— Razorbacks have won six in row, nine of last ten games. LSU takes lot of quick shots and doesn’t pass the ball so much- they’re 4-6 in their last ten games, after they started the season 10-2.

2) Gonzaga 86, LMU 69— Gonzaga is the last unbeaten team in the country which puts the target right on their backs. Zags have one single-digit win the entire season (December 2nd vs West Virginia); when they have to play a close game in the NCAA’s, will that hurt them?

1) There are a lot of teams who are capable of beating anyone on a given day, but it seems like there are very few teams who are consistently good. Winning a national title takes six wins a row, the last four (or five) over strong teams.

The eventual national champ this year may be a team that gets help from upsets elsewhere in their bracket, not unlike Kansas in 1988.

CNOTES · Feb 28, 2021

57BOSTON -58 NY RANGERS
NY RANGERS are 232-255 ATS (-94.1 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game since 1996.

59COLUMBUS -60 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 4-12 ATS (-12.8 Units) in home games against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game over the last 2 seasons.

61PHILADELPHIA -62 BUFFALO
PHILADELPHIA is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

61PHILADELPHIA -62 BUFFALO
ALAIN VIGNEAULT is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread (Coach of PHILADELPHIA)

63PITTSBURGH -64 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 64-54 ATS (14.9 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the last 3 seasons.

65DETROIT -66 CHICAGO
DETROIT is 5-34 ATS (-25 Units) in road games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

87WASHINGTON -88 NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY is 5-17 ATS (-14.5 Units) in home games against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances over the last 2 seasons.

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Trend Report
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Boston @ NY Rangers
Boston
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston

Philadelphia @ Buffalo
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Columbus @ Nashville
Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Columbus's last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 8 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Columbus
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus

Washington @ New Jersey
Washington
Washington is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing New Jersey
Washington is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games when playing at home against Washington

Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games at home

Detroit @ Chicago
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Chicago
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

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BOSTON (11-5-0-2, 24 pts.) at NY RANGERS (7-8-0-3, 17 pts.) - 2/28/2021, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 232-180 ATS (+46.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 162-162 ATS (-77.5 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 7-16 ATS (+23.2 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 130-131 ATS (-62.6 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 152-149 ATS (-86.3 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 224-263 ATS (-193.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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COLUMBUS (8-9-0-5, 21 pts.) at NASHVILLE (9-11-0-0, 18 pts.) - 2/28/2021, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 45-48 ATS (-19.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 45-41 ATS (-12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 23-26 ATS (-22.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 5-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 5-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS 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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PHILADELPHIA (10-4-0-3, 23 pts.) at BUFFALO (6-9-0-3, 15 pts.) - 2/28/2021, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 282-294 ATS (-96.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 463-403 ATS (-119.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 61-41 ATS (+16.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 30-19 ATS (+10.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 49-75 ATS (-53.2 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
BUFFALO is 4-12 ATS (+16.0 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-2 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (11-7-0-1, 23 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (10-6-0-4, 24 pts.) - 2/28/2021, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 11-23 ATS (-16.5 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-6 ATS (+10.8 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-5 ATS (+7.3 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 9-7 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 9-7-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

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DETROIT (7-13-0-3, 17 pts.) at CHICAGO (11-7-0-4, 26 pts.) - 2/28/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 24-70 ATS (+144.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 333-324 ATS (-113.6 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
CHICAGO is 14-9 ATS (+24.6 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 394-392 ATS (+798.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 109-99 ATS (-65.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-2 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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WASHINGTON (11-5-0-4, 26 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (7-7-0-2, 16 pts.) - 2/28/2021, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 23-28 ATS (-16.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 8-19 ATS (+33.1 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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=-0.8 Units)

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CNOTES · Feb 28, 2021

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CLB at NAS 03:00 PM
NAS -125
U 5.5

PHI at BUF 03:00 PM
PHI -170
O 5.5

WAS at NJ 03:00 PM
WAS -140
O 6.0

PIT at NYI 05:00 PM
NYI -110
O 5.5

DET at CHI 07:00 PM
DET +170
U 5.5

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

Feb. 27,2021..........8 - 11......-18.00
Feb. 26,2021..........1 - 3........-11.50
Feb. 25,2021..........8 - 9........-5.75
Feb. 24,2021..........5 - 5........+0.25
Feb. 23,2021..........2 - 6.........-19.00
Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals..................101 - 126..........- 112.00

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 28, 2021

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CLB at NAS 03:00 PM
NAS -125..........1 - 3
U 5.5...................WINNER

PHI at BUF 03:00 PM
PHI -170...............3 - 0
O 5.5..............LOSER

WAS at NJ 03:00 PM
WAS -140.................PPD
O 6.0

PIT at NYI 05:00 PM
NYI -110............0 - 2
O 5.5.................LOSER

DET at CHI 07:00 PM
DET +170............2 - 7....LOSER
U 5.5..............LOSER

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

Feb. 282021...........1 - 4........-17.00
Feb. 27,2021..........8 - 11......-18.00
Feb. 26,2021..........1 - 3........-11.50
Feb. 25,2021..........8 - 9........-5.75
Feb. 24,2021..........5 - 5........+0.25
Feb. 23,2021..........2 - 6.........-19.00
Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals..................102 - 130..........- 129.00

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Mar 1, 2021

Monday’s 6-pack
Over/under major league win totals (from DraftKings):
102.5— Dodgers
95.5— Bronx Bombers
94.5— Padres
91.5— Braves, White Sox
90.5— Mets
88.5— Twins

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 510,658
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Never miss a good chance to shut up.”
Will Rogers

Monday’s quiz
Which NBA team used to play its home games in St Louis?

Sunday’s quiz
Virginia won the last NCAA Tournament, two years ago; they beat Texas Tech in the final.

Saturday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle managed the Colorado Rockies, in their one World Series appearance.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Quick piece of advice: don’t bet on spring training games this year.

They have some unusual rules this year; one of the weird ones is if a pitcher throws 20+ pitches in an inning, his manager can simply end the inning, just by saying so.

Up 5-2 in top of 6th Sunday, Angels had bases loaded, but the SF pitcher had reached 20 pitches that inning, so Gabe Kapler just told the umpire the half-inning was over. MLB is trying to prevent pitchers from overworking themselves this spring.

Some games are 5 innings, some 7, others 9, at least until March 13, when they’re expected to go back to all nine-inning games.

12) If you were born on February 29, when do you celebrate your birthday? The 28th? March 1? Must be odd having a birthday once every four years.

11) There is a basketball player at South Alabama named Kayo Goncalves: here are his shooting stats for this year, his senior season:

— 2-point shots: 7-19, 36.8%
— foul shots: 9-14, 64.3%
— 3-point shots: 65-168, 36.7%

He mustn’t dribble very much, just catch/shoot. Jaguars are 16-10 overall this season, 23-14 in Sun Belt play the last two seasons. Sun Belt basketball is fun to watch.

10) Knicks 109, Pistons 90— Knicks are 18-17, first time since 2013 that they’ve been over .500 after 35 games. Tom Thibodeau is a very good coach.

9) QB Allen Bowman is transferring from Texas Tech to Michigan; Jim Harbaugh had a young QB play for him last year and it didn’t go well, so he grabs another transfer. Bowman threw for 2,600+ yards the last two seasons.

8) It was great to watch actual baseball games Sunday, even meaningless exhibition games. Regular season starts April 1st, four weeks from Thursday.

7) Marcus Semien got $18M to play for Toronto this season, but he is also moving from SS to second base, and he’ll play most of his home games on artificial turf.

Blue Jays will stay in Florida for their first two homestands, and they’ll play it by ear from there, as far as COVID protocols go. Blue Jays played their home games in Buffalo last year, but you don’t want to play outdoors in Buffalo in April.

6) Butler 73, Villanova 61— Villanova shot 2-27 from the arc; they’re shooting 36.1% for the season behind the arc. This is the kind of game teams will have to avoid in the tournament; you lay an egg there and your season ends quickly.

5) Iowa 73, Ohio State 57— In reality, NCAA Tournament will have three #1-seeds (Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan) and five #2-seeds, just that one of the five will be named as a #1-seed, but who will it be? Buckeyes had a shot, but they’ve lost three in a row now, so that won’t happen.

4) Victor Oladipo rejected a 2-year, $45.2M contract extension from the Houston Rockets; you know your life is going well when $45.2M isn’t a good deal. He wants a contract that is longer than two years, and if he stays healthy, he’ll probably get it.

3) Charlotte 127, Sacramento 126:
— Sacramento led by 8 with 0:55 left.
— Kings missed five foul shots in the last 1:09.
— Charlotte’s best player, Gordon Hayward, didn’t play.
— Sacramento has lost 10 of its last 11 games.

2) RIP to Irv Cross, 81, who passed away Sunday. Cross was a DB in the NFL for nine years (Eagles, Rams) but was better known as a popular person on the NFL Today pregame show for many years, with Brent Musburger, Phyllis George and Jimmy the Greek. RIP, sir.

1) Sunday was the 38th anniversary of the last episode of M*A*S*H, one of the all-time great TV shows. Spent many an hour watching M*A*S*H re-runs on weekday afternoons; the episodes with MacLean Stevenson were my favorites.