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

CNOTES · Feb 9, 2021

3EDMONTON -4 OTTAWA
OTTAWA is 130-124 ATS (-6.4 Units) at home when the total is >=6 since 1996.

5PHILADELPHIA -6 WASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA is 29-16 ATS (16.9 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game over the last 2 seasons.

7DETROIT -8 FLORIDA
DETROIT is 4-32 ATS (-24.4 Units) in road games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

11TAMPA BAY -12 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 4-10 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game over the last 2 seasons.

13CHICAGO -14 DALLAS
CHICAGO is 13-4 ATS (8.6 Units) after 5 straight games with 30 or more shots on goal in the last 3 seasons.

17SAN JOSE -18 LOS ANGELES
SAN JOSE is 41-55 ATS (-19.5 Units) when playing their 3rd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

19ANAHEIM -20 VEGAS
VEGAS are 42-13 ATS (21.2 Units) in home games against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against since 1996.

21WINNIPEG -22 CALGARY
CALGARY is 10-18 ATS (-9.8 Units) in home games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

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NHL

Tuesday, February 9

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Detroit @ Florida
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Florida
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Detroit

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

Chicago @ Dallas
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Chicago

Tampa Bay @ Nashville
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay

Winnipeg @ Calgary
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Calgary is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

San Jose @ Los Angeles
San Jose
San Jose is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Jose's last 10 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 10 games when playing San Jose

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

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 9

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EDMONTON (7-7-0-0, 14 pts.) at OTTAWA (2-10-0-1, 5 pts.) - 2/9/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 9-1 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 130-125 ATS (-23.0 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 1-11 ATS (+18.4 Units) after a division game this season.
OTTAWA is 3-17 ATS (+32.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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PHILADELPHIA (8-3-0-2, 18 pts.) at WASHINGTON (6-3-0-3, 15 pts.) - 2/9/2021, 6:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 282-293 ATS (-95.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 109-75 ATS (+15.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 59-39 ATS (+16.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-17 ATS (+10.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-11 ATS (+7.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 18-25 ATS (-24.0 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-5 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

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DETROIT (3-8-0-2, 8 pts.) at FLORIDA (6-1-0-2, 14 pts.) - 2/9/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 20-64 ATS (+132.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 329-318 ATS (-112.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 6-29 ATS (+60.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 108-128 ATS (-62.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 183-208 ATS (+407.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 212-191 ATS (-32.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 8-2 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 8-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (8-1-0-1, 17 pts.) at NASHVILLE (5-7-0-0, 10 pts.) - 2/9/2021, 8:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 439-440 ATS (-133.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 223-191 ATS (+30.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 185-180 ATS (+404.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 131-60 ATS (+23.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 31-9 ATS (+13.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 41-44 ATS (-48.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 8-12 ATS (-14.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 9-13 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE 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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CHICAGO (5-4-0-4, 14 pts.) at DALLAS (5-2-0-2, 12 pts.) - 2/9/2021, 8:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 243-168 ATS (+7.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-3 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-3-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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SAN JOSE (4-5-0-1, 9 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (3-6-0-2, 8 pts.) - 2/9/2021, 10:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 178-185 ATS (-18.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-4 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 4-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.8 Units)

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ANAHEIM (5-5-0-3, 13 pts.) at VEGAS (7-1-0-1, 15 pts.) - 2/9/2021, 10:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 313-252 ATS (+34.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 471-489 ATS (+1,002.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 9-1 (+7.5 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 9-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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WINNIPEG (7-3-0-1, 15 pts.) at CALGARY (5-5-0-1, 11 pts.) - 2/9/2021, 10:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 16-12 ATS (+29.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 15-5 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 6-13 ATS (-17.8 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 5-11 ATS (-13.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 3-12 ATS (-20.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 2-8 ATS (-8.7 Units) in home games 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
WINNIPEG is 6-6 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 6-6-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.5 Units)

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CNOTES · Feb 9, 2021

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHI at WAS 06:00 PM
PHI -115
O 6.0

DET at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA -210
U 5.5

EDM at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +170
U 6.5

CHI at DAL 08:30 PM
CHI +130
U 5.5

TB at NAS 08:30 PM
NAS +150
U 5.5

ANA at VEG 10:00 PM
VEG -225
O 5.5

SJ at LA
LA +105
U 6.0

WIN at CAL 10:00 PM
WIN +110
U 6.0

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

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...................17 - 29..........- 62.00

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

CNOTES · Feb 10, 2021

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHI at WAS 06:00 PM
PHI -115
O 6.0...............PPD

DET at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA -210
U 5.5

EDM at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +170.......3 - 2.........LOSER
U 6.5.......WINNER

CHI at DAL 08:30 PM
CHI +130......2 - 1......WINNER
U 5.5

TB at NAS 08:30 PM
NAS +150.......6 - 1.....LOSER
U 5.5

ANA at VEG 10:00 PM
VEG -225 4 - 5
O 5.5......WINNER

SJ at LA
LA +105......4 - 3.....LOSER
U 6.0

WIN at CAL 10:00 PM
WIN +110.....2 - 3......LOSER
U 6.0......WINNER

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

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...................21 - 33..........- 60.50

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

CNOTES · Feb 10, 2021

Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Arkansas 81, Kentucky 80- Hogs end an 8-game losing skid at Kentucky.
— Notre Dame 93, Duke 89— Blue Devils lost six of last eight games.
— Michigan State 60, Penn State 58— Spartans held PSU scoreless over last 3:18.
— Pistons 122, Nets 111— Brooklyn lost four of last five games.
— Jazz 122, Celtics 108— Utah is 9-0-1 ATS in its last ten home games.
— West Virginia 82, Texas Tech 71— Tech coach Beard got tossed in last minute.

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 463,584
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Like any player, you never want to get hit. That’s the reality of playing this position. Ask any quarterback who wants to play this game. But at the same time, it’s part of the job and everything else. I think that the reality is I’ve definitely been hit. I’ve been sacked almost 400 times, so we’ve got to get better. I’ve got to find ways to get better, too.”
Russell Wilson

Wednesday’s quiz
When was last time a Canadian franchise won the Stanley Cup?

Tuesday’s quiz
DJ Lemahieu had the best batting average in the major leagues last year (.364)

Monday’s quiz
When Tampa Bay won its first Super Bowl title, Bill Callahan was coaching the Raiders.

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Wednesday's Den: Mid-week musings…….

13) Big 14 is moving its conference tournament from Chicago to Indianapolis; going to be a lot of basketball played in Indiana next month. Having everything in one state makes it easier, as far as keeping up with all the COVID protocols.

12) Several years ago, I was sitting at an AAU basketball tournament, sitting next to a guy who was a great small college coach, so I picked his brain a little, because thats how we get smarter- you ask people questions who are smarter than you.

I asked him what he looked for when he went to tournaments like this one, with dozens of games mostly being played by kids we had never seen before.

“What is their college skill?” he replied. What can he do at the college level that will make him an effective college player. I had once recommended a player to him and the kid played really well for his team, so he was generous with his ideas and I learned a lot.

11) Trying to figure out a reason the underdog is 10-4 ATS in last fourteen Super Bowls. There doesn’t have to be a reason, but would be nice to know underdogs are covering so much.

10) Patrick Mahomes is having surgery Wednesday for turf toe, which is a sprain of the big toe joint. More serious than it sounds; it ended the career of the great Steeler LB, Jack Lambert.

9) Missouri Tigers are 13-3 this season, 6-3 in the SEC; their coach is Cuonzo Martin, who was a very good player at Purdue. He’s had an interesting career as a coach.

— 2008-11— Missouri State 26-28 in MVC games, 50-21 overall the last two years
— 2011-14— Tennessee 32-20 in SEC games, made Sweet 16 his 3rd year, then he bolted.
— 2014-17— California 29-27 in Pac-12 games, lost his only NCAA game.
— 2017-now—Missouri 28-35 in SEC games, lost his only NCAA game.

— This is his 4th coaching stop; this year is the first time he’s been at the same school four years in a row.
— He won two state titles as a high school player, teammates with LaPhonso Ellis.
— He played in only seven NBA games; he went to the G-League and to an Italian League- he was later diagnosed with lymphoma, which mercifully went into remission.

— As a college coach, Martin is 8-3 in first game of a conference tournament, 2-6 in the second game, 0-2 in third game. He is 3-3 in NCAA tourney games, partly because Mercer upset Duke in the 2014 first round, which gave his Tennessee team a much easier 2nd round game.

Missouri will be a prominent team when the brackets come out in a month or so; they’re #6 experience team in country, which seems to be an important thing in this unusual season.

8) I do lot of work with trends when giving out information on games; I’m seriously wondering how much this year’s trends mean? How similar/different is this season to most seasons? How much does having no fans in the stands affect the games?

7) I mentioned this briefly last week, but it deserved more attention than that; Toronto’s Fred VanVleet scored 54 points in a game last week, the most points EVER by an NBA player who was not drafted.

VanVleet was a really good player at Wichita State, but he is (listed at) 6-1 and doesn’t look like a prototype NBA athlete, but he can really play. He’s in his 5th NBA season, and is scoring over 20.0 ppg this season. Good for him.

6) Watching a replay of a Golden State-Dallas game Tuesday, was laughing listening to Jeff Van Gundy going off on a tangent about Law and Order: SVU— “Why would any parent send their kid to Hudson University? There was a crime there every week!!!”

Van Gundy is a very good coach, but I hope he stays on TV; he is fun to listen to.

5) In that game, Draymond Green had 13 rebounds, six steals, six assists….before he scored a point. Thats why he was such a great part of the Warriors’ title teams; he did a lot of the hard work that led to Steph Curry/Klay Thompson scoring a ton of points.

All great teams have players who get a lot of loose balls, play tough defense, pass the ball well, make their teammates better players.

4) Green Bay Packers wanted to hire Jim Leonhard as their defensive coordinator; he has that job at Wisconsin now, but he turned the Packers down. Green Bay then turned to Joe Barry, who was a linebackers coach for the Rams, but left there when they didn’t name him DC.

3) Miami Marlins signed OF Adam Duvall for one year, $4.5M.

2) RIP to coach Marty Schottenheimer, who passed away this week at age 77; he played in the AFL for six years (Bills/Patriots), was a head coach for 21 years, going 200-126-1 in regular season games, only 5-13 in playoff games.

The last year he coached was 2006; he is the only guy ever to get fired after going 14-2, which he did with the ’06 Chargers. RIP, coach.

1) Happy birthday to the great actor Joe Pesci, who turned 78 earlier this week; everyone has different likes/dislikes, but My Cousin Vinny is my favorite Pesci movie.

CNOTES · Feb 10, 2021

23BOSTON -24 NY RANGERS
NY RANGERS are 231-252 ATS (-92 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game since 1996.

25TORONTO -26 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 15-25 ATS (-22.4 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

NHL

Wednesday, February 10

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Trend Report
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Boston @ NY Rangers
Boston
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games

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

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 10

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BOSTON (8-1-0-2, 18 pts.) at NY RANGERS (4-5-0-2, 10 pts.) - 2/10/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 230-178 ATS (+47.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 161-159 ATS (-74.5 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 6-13 ATS (-7.2 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 223-261 ATS (-169.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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TORONTO (10-2-0-1, 21 pts.) at MONTREAL (8-2-0-2, 18 pts.) - 2/10/2021, 7:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 4-8 ATS (-9.3 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 15-21 ATS (-8.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 34-45 ATS (-28.5 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
MONTREAL is 154-158 ATS (-69.5 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 4-4 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 4-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.6 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, February 10

CNOTES · Feb 10, 2021

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at NYR 07:00 PM
BOS -165
O 5.5

TOR at MON 07:30 PM
TOR -110
U 6.5

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

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...................21 - 33..........- 60.50

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

CNOTES · Feb 10, 2021

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at NYR 07:00 PM
BOS -165.....3 - 2
O 5.5.....LOSER

TOR at MON 07:30 PM
TOR -110.....4 - 2
U 6.5.....WINNER

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

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...................22 - 34..........- 61.00

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

CNOTES · Feb 11, 2021

Thursday’s 6-pack
Odds for this week’s Pebble Beach PGA tournament:
15-2— Patrick Cantlay
14-1— Daniel Berger
18-1— Paul Casey
19-1— Will Zalatoris
21-1— Jason Day
23-1— Francesco Molinari, Jordan Spieth

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 468,117
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I don’t think that we go out every single day of our lives and sacrifice the time in order to be average at anything. I know you don’t wake up, I know that no one here on this call wakes up to be average at anything that they do. And we look very average……..”
Kyrie Irving

Thursday’s quiz
What team did Shaquille O’Neal finish his NBA career with?

Wednesday’s quiz
1993 was last time a Canadian franchise won the Stanley Cup, when Montreal won.

Tuesday’s quiz
DJ Lemahieu had the best batting average in the major leagues last year (.364)

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……

13) If the Seahawks trade Russell Wilson, I’ll be doing snow angels on my front lawn and I’m not kidding. As a Ram fan, watching them defend Wilson twice a year (3 times this past year) for the last nine seasons hasn’t been fun.

Send him to Las Vegas, the Jets, Houston— anywhere outside the NFC West!!!

12) Last bet I made in Las Vegas was October 2019, Seattle @ Cleveland. Seahawks won 32-28, I had some great pizza at Bonanno’s (around corner from excellent sportsbook at MGM Grand) and all was well with the world. Rooting for Wilson is more fun than rooting against him.

While you were sleeping the other night, I was watching movies and doing research. Here are some trends on how teams who lost a Super Bowl fared the next season:

11) 37 of 54 Super Bowl losers made the playoffs again the next season.

10) 8 of 54 Super Bowl losers made it back to the Super Bowl the next year, going 3-5.

Three teams that won the Super Bowl the year after losing one:
— 1971 Cowboys
— 1972 Dolphins
— 2018 Patriots

9) Last team to lose the Super Bowl 2+ years in a row: the 1990-93 Bills.

8) From 1974-86, the loser of the Super Bowl made the playoffs the next season every year, but went only 2-12 in playoff games.

7) Overall, Super Bowl losers are 32-34 SU in playoff games the following season.

Elsewhere…….
6) There was a 3-way trade in baseball:
— Royals get OF Andrew Benitendi
— Red Sox get OF Franchy Cordero and P prospect Josh Winckowski
— Mets get OF prospect Khalil Lee

5) From what I read/hear on the Interweb, the Houston Texans are a tremendous mess.

Team president Jamey Rootes quit Wednesday, at least in part from tensions over the front office’s recent general manager search. I’ve never heard of this freakin’ guy, but they said on TV that the team’s owner ignored the work the search committee did on finding a new GM. Roones has worked for Houston for 20 years, so his quitting is no small thing.

Rootes’ resignation comes a week after the Texans fired Kevin Krajcovic, director of football administration, as well as equipment manager Mike Parson- they also fired a PR person who had been there for years.

Cal McNair has run the Texans since his father passed away; he got thoroughly ripped on an ESPN talkshow Wednesday, by three ex-NFL players. We’ll see if they wind up trading QB Deshaun Watson, but if I was a Texans’ fan, I’d be pretty queasy right now.

4) Over last two NBA seasons, Dallas Mavericks have lost 23 games by 5 or fewer points, the most of any team in the league.

3) Heard a new TV analyst on ESPNU Wednesday; former North Carolina coach Matt Doherty, who was a pleasant surprise. He spoke his mind, gave out some Dean Smith tidbits, and was generally upbeat and candid.

I’ve said this a lot here; the best announce teams are when you feel like you’re eavesdropping on two friends watching a game. Thats what this was like, so a good hire by ESPN.

2) Washington’s NFL team re-signed QB Taylor Heinicke, I’m guessing to be their backup again next season. Heinicke threw for 306 yards in Washington’s playoff game last month; you would think they’ll try to acquire a bigger name to start next year, but Heinicke proved he belongs in the league.

1) Weird season in college basketball; Kentucky is 5-13, Duke is 7-8. Michigan State is 4-7 in conference games. March is going to be a very interesting month.

CNOTES · Feb 11, 2021

27EDMONTON -28 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 15-25 ATS (-22.4 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

29PITTSBURGH -30 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 76-50 ATS (22.2 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the last 3 seasons.

33TAMPA BAY -34 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.

37OTTAWA -38 WINNIPEG
OTTAWA is 0-9 ATS (-9 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

39DETROIT -40 NASHVILLE
DETROIT is 4-33 ATS (-25.4 Units) in road games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

43COLUMBUS -44 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 208-190 ATS (-82.6 Units) in home games vs. losing teams since 1996.

45CAROLINA -46 DALLAS
CAROLINA is 8-26 ATS (-20.6 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game in the last 3 seasons.

49SAN JOSE -50 LOS ANGELES
SAN JOSE is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) off a road win scoring 4 or more goals in the last 3 seasons.

51ANAHEIM -52 VEGAS
ANAHEIM is 81-50 ATS (26 Units) in road games after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals since 1996.

53CALGARY -54 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

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Tampa Bay @ Florida
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games

Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 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 when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Islanders is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Edmonton @ Montreal
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Montreal's last 11 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Montreal is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games

Columbus @ Chicago
Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Columbus's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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

Ottawa @ Winnipeg
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa

Carolina @ Dallas
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Carolina
Dallas is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Carolina

San Jose @ Los Angeles
San Jose
San Jose is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
San Jose is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose

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

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

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EDMONTON (8-7-0-0, 16 pts.) at MONTREAL (8-3-0-2, 18 pts.) - 2/11/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 19-13 ATS (+36.6 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 13-8 ATS (+24.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 13-7 ATS (+23.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 15-22 ATS (-9.7 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 8-13 ATS (-12.6 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 5-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (5-5-0-1, 11 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (5-4-0-2, 12 pts.) - 2/11/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 4-12 ATS (-9.8 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 3-11 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 9-3 (+8.6 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 9-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (9-1-0-1, 19 pts.) at FLORIDA (7-1-0-2, 16 pts.) - 2/11/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 9-14 ATS (-12.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 132-60 ATS (+24.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 32-9 ATS (+14.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 28-8 ATS (+13.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 5-12 ATS (-11.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-1 (+5.8 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.6 Units)

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OTTAWA (2-11-0-1, 5 pts.) at WINNIPEG (7-4-0-1, 15 pts.) - 2/11/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 1-12 ATS (+20.0 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 5-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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DETROIT (3-9-0-2, 8 pts.) at NASHVILLE (5-8-0-0, 10 pts.) - 2/11/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 20-65 ATS (+133.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 329-319 ATS (-113.9 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 6-30 ATS (+62.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 108-129 ATS (-63.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
DETROIT is 469-388 ATS (-153.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 223-192 ATS (+29.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 41-45 ATS (+106.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 15-18 ATS (-13.9 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 4-9 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 41-38 ATS (-18.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 9-13 ATS (-14.0 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 3-1 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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COLUMBUS (6-5-0-3, 15 pts.) at CHICAGO (6-4-0-4, 16 pts.) - 2/11/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 389-390 ATS (-101.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 108-97 ATS (-62.9 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 4-2 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)

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CAROLINA (7-3-0-0, 14 pts.) at DALLAS (5-2-0-3, 13 pts.) - 2/11/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 243-169 ATS (+6.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.8 Units)

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SAN JOSE (5-5-0-1, 11 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (3-6-0-3, 9 pts.) - 2/11/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 178-186 ATS (-19.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-5 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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ANAHEIM (5-6-0-3, 13 pts.) at VEGAS (8-1-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/11/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 313-253 ATS (+33.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 134-135 ATS (+299.6 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 471-490 ATS (+1,003.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 10-1 (+8.5 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 10-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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CALGARY (6-5-0-1, 13 pts.) at VANCOUVER (6-10-0-0, 12 pts.) - 2/11/2021, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 6-4-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)

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Dunkel

Thursday, February 11

CNOTES · Feb 11, 2021

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PIT at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI -110
O 5.5

EDM at MON 07:00 PM
MON -155
U 6.5

TB at FLA 07:00 PM
TB -160
O 5.5

CLB at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI -125
U 5.5

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
DET +150
O 5.5

OTT at WIN 08:00 PM
OTT +190
O 6.0

CAR at DAL 08:30 PM
CAR -130
O 5.5

ANA at VEG 10:00 PM
ANA +190
O 5.5

SJ at LA 10:00 PM
LA +110
U 6.0

CAL at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +120
O 6.0

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

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...................22 - 34..........- 61.00

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

CNOTES · Feb 12, 2021

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PIT at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI -110.......4 - 3
O 5.5...........WINNER

EDM at MON 07:00 PM
MON -155..... 3 - 0
U 6.5................WINNER

TB at FLA 07:00 PM
TB -160..............2 - 5
O 5.5................WINNER

CLB at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI -125......6 - 5
U 5.5.......LOSER

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
DET +150.......2 - 3.......LOSER
O 5.5..........LOSER

OTT at WIN 08:00 PM
OTT +190........1 - 5......LOSER
O 6.0...........PUSH

CAR at DAL 08:30 PM
CAR -130
O 5.5..........WINNER

ANA at VEG 10:00 PM
ANA +190 1 - 0-.......WINNER
O 5.5......LOSER

SJ at LA 10:00 PM
LA +110......2 - 6......WINNER
U 6.0.....LOSER

CAL at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +120.......3 - 1......LOSER
O 6.0......LOSER

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

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...................28 - 42..........- 66.00

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

CNOTES · Feb 12, 2021

Friday’s 6-pack
Six leading scorers in college basketball:
22.0— Antoine Davis, Detroit
22.1— Michael Flowers, South Alabama
22.1— Davion Warren, Hampton
22.3— Isaiah Ross, Iona
22.4— Cameron Thomas, LSU
25.3— Luka Garza, Iowa

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 475,235
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Thought of the Day
Happy birthday to Abe Lincoln; not only is today February 12 (2/12) today would be his 212th birthday.

Friday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in the Southern League, what number did he wear?

Thursday’s quiz
Shaquille O’Neal finished his NBA career with the Celtics, ten years ago.

Wednesday’s quiz
1993 was last time a Canadian franchise won the Stanley Cup, when Montreal won.

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

13) Washington State 81, UCLA 73
— Bruins lose for third time in last four games.
— USC takes sole possession of first place in the Pac-12.
— Wazzu wins for third time in four games.

12) From 2006-08, Ben Howland got UCLA to the Final Four three years in a row; unfortunately for them, Billy Donovan’s Florida team beat them in the Final Four two years in a row, then they lost to Memphis in ‘08. Making the Final Four three years in a row is damn fine coaching, but if your fanbase is spoiled, it leaves a sour taste.

We live in a fickle society; the fanbase got tired of Howland and his defense-first approach, so Steve Alford replaced him, and that didn’t go well enough (three Sweet 16’s in six years), so after butchering the latest coaching search, they eventually hired Mick Cronin, a coach who wins a lot (11 NCAA tourneys, never in Elite 8) but also believes in defense-first.

The last eight years (8 years is a significant trend), Mick Cronin’s teams have finished outside the top 300 in tempo (they are 357 teams in the country). If they thought Howland’s teams weren’t entertaining enough, they’re going to get tired of Cronin pretty soon, once fans are let back in Pauley Pavilion.

Unless, of course, Cronin wins a national title; that would appease the fanbase, for a while.

11) I have a new hero; his name is Mark Daigneault, he coaches the Oklahoma City Thunder.

At age 35, he is an NBA head coach; he began his basketball career as a student manager at UConn, working for Jim Calhoun. He was going to stay in college and get a Master’s degree, but Calhoun and assistant coach George Blaney pushed him to apply for an assistant coaching job at Holy Cross, which he got, because Calhoun/Blaney are influential people.

From there he hooked up with Billy Donovan at Florida and then moved up to become the head coach of Oklahoma City Thunder’s G League team. Last year he became an assistant coach for the Thunder, and now he sits in the first chair, at age 35.

For those of us who were student managers in college, this guy is a hero; there are others who have followed this path— Lawrence Frank, Will Wade, Buzz Williams. I root for those guys.

10) While we’re talking about the Oklahoma City Thunder, lets talk about Kenrich Williams, a 6-6 forward. This is a guy who didn’t get a D-I scholarship offer playing high school ball in Waco, TX. Baylor missed the boat on this guy.

Williams went to New Mexico JC, then to TCU, where he helped the Horned Frogs improve into a contending team, but he wasn’t an All-American or anything.

His persistence is inspirational; for two years, he bounced between the G League and the New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans traded him to the Thunder last November, and how he is scoring 5.6 ppg in 16.6 mpg for Oklahoma City.

Not bad for a kid with no scholarship offers coming out of high school; it shows kids that if you work your butt off on your game and don’t give up, great things can and will happen.

9) Lakers won their last six games, with last three games all going overtime. In those three games, 36-year old Lebron James played:

46:29, 42:31, 41:03

Lot of minutes for a 36-year old, even if he is one of the five best players ever. At some point, as the playoffs approach, they’re going to have to taper his off playing time a little- they’ll need his legs to be fresh for the playoffs. He is an all-time great, but he’s still a human being.

8) Valparaiso University is dropping their Crusaders nickname, mascot and logos, because they’ve been adopted and embraced by different hate groups. Animal mascots are going to be even more popular as we move forward; I think Valparaiso Armadillos would be a cool name.

Are there armadillos in Indiana?

7) Stanford’s best basketball player is Oscar deSilva; the young man speaks six languages!!!! He can get away with cursing at officials any time he wants, as long as the refs aren’t bilingual.

6) Ivy League will let current senior student-athletes play an additional year as graduate students next season, a one-time deal, since the league didn’t play this season.

Previously, the Ivy League hasn’t let athletic redshirts or graduate students to play sports, which is why lot of them transfer elsewhere to play in their fifth year of eligibility. Right now, there are 20 Ivy League men’s basketball players currently in the NCAA transfer portal.

This spring/summer will be a very active time for transfers/roster poaching in college hoop.

5) Texas State 63, Tex-Arlington 56:
— Bobcats are 14-6, 8-3 in Sun Belt with an interim coach.
— Texas State is #13 at shooting 3’s, #10 at forcing turnovers.

4) From 2004-08, Mike D’Antoni coached the Phoenix Suns; they won 62-54-61-55 games in those years, they were so much fun to watch, they won a lot, but they went 26-25 in playoff games and the new owner sent D’Antoni packing, a large mistake.

They’ve made the playoffs once in 12 years since then, they’ haven’t been fun to watch, they’ve pretty much been a dismal franchise, but hey, the owner is a really rich guy with no patience.

Sacramento Kings have the NBA’s longest playoff drought (14 years); Suns are next, at 10 years. Suns are doing well, look like they’ll make the playoffs this year. Hopefully the jackass owner will leave Monty Williams alone and let him coach a young, improving team.

3) Red Sox gave Marwin Gonzalez $3M to play this season; Gonzalez is a switch-hitter who plays a lot of different positions. He knocked in 90 runs for the world champion Astros in 2017.

2) Jacksonville Jaguars raised eyebrows this week when they hired Chris Doyle as their strength coach; he had that job with the Iowa Hawkeyes for 21 years. Supposedly a good strength coach.

Here’s the thing: in 2019, former players made accusations about institutional racism within the Iowa football program, including specific accusations against Doyle, who was given $1.1M to take a hike. Now Urban Meyer brings him to the NFL? Eyebrows raised.

1) You bring a head coach with zero NFL experience to a franchise that loses a lot; one of the first people he hires is a guy that has been accused of racist activity, at a lower level. What could possibly go wrong?

When I heard that Jacksonville hired Meyer, first thing that popped into my head was this: This won’t be a mediocre hire; it’ll either go really well, or really, really badly. They’re not off to a great start.

CNOTES · Feb 12, 2021

55BOSTON -56 NY RANGERS
NY RANGERS are 28-17 ATS (9.3 Units) off a home loss in the last 3 seasons.

83ST LOUIS -84 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

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BOSTON (9-1-0-2, 20 pts.) at NY RANGERS (4-5-0-3, 11 pts.) - 2/12/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 66-54 ATS (+124.0 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 114-138 ATS (-44.1 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 161-160 ATS (-75.9 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 11-24 ATS (+40.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 223-262 ATS (-167.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-2 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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ST LOUIS (7-4-0-2, 16 pts.) at ARIZONA (6-5-0-1, 13 pts.) - 2/12/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 4-13 ATS (-11.2 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 11-23 ATS (+34.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 7-3 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 7-3-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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Boston @ NY Rangers
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Rangers's last 8 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

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CNOTES · Feb 12, 2021

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at NYR 07:00 PM
NYR +155
O 5.5

STL at ARI 09:00 PM
ARI +110
O 5.5

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

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...................28 - 42..........- 66.00

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

CNOTES · Feb 12, 2021

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at NYR 07:00 PM
NYR +155...........1 - 0....LOSER
O 5.5..........LOSER

STL at ARI 09:00 PM
ARI +110.........4 - 1......LOSER
O 5.5.......LOSER

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

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...................28 - 46..........- 86.00

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

CNOTES · Feb 13, 2021

Saturday’s 6-pack
Six leading scorers in the NBA:
32.8— Bradley Beal, Wash
30.0— Steph Curry, GSt
29.4— Damion Lillard, Port
29.4— Joel Embiid, Phil
28.2— Zach LaVine, Chi
28.1— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 480,510
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I don’t like it at all because that’s not who I am. The drama, the extra whatever you want to call it, the negativity for me. I don’t really like negative energy. That’s draining. So I don’t like how it necessarily happened. I feel like it could have happened a lot smoother, a lot easier, but it is what it is.”
James Harden, on how his Houston tenure ended

Saturday’s quiz
Which state is known as “The Land of Lincoln?”

Friday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in the Southern League, he wore number 45.

Thursday’s quiz
Shaquille O’Neal finished his NBA career with the Celtics, ten years ago.

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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

13) NCAA Tournament, like everything else for the last year or so, promises to be a bit bizarre; right now, Michigan/Baylor would both be #1 seeds in the Field of 68, but both teams are on pause, because of COVID.

In my mind, teams like that will need to play some games before the tournament, so their players can get their legs back. Teams on pause usually don’t practice, sometimes the players aren’t even allowed to go outside and jog, or shoot hoops.

12) Houston Texans released JJ Watt, who has been a great player and is an iconic figure in the Houston area— he raised $41.6M for victims of Hurricane Harvey a few years ago.

The thing is, Watt will be 32 in March; he doesn’t want to go thru a rebuilding program, and if any team is going thru a rebuild, it is the Texans. He requested the release and he got it.

11) Illinois 77, Nebraska 72 OT— Illini was favored by 15 points in Lincoln; they needed five extra minutes to put away the gritty Cornhuskers.

10) Iona 85, Manhattan 67— Rick Pitino’s Gaels are 6-3; this was their first game in 51 days.

9) Robert Morris 88, Oakland 82 OT— Colonials’ last four home games have gone into overtime; this was the first one of those they won.

8) Utah 129, Milwaukee 115— Jazz won five in row, 15 of last 16 games; they’re 14-1-1 ATS in those 16 games.

7) Lakers 115, Memphis 105— Lakers were down 22-2, but they still won/covered. LA won its last seven games. Lebron James played 34 minutes, down some from their last few games.

6) Texas State’s football team offered over 100 kids scholarships this year, but none of them accepted. That is zero out of 100, very unsuccessful recruiting.

Texas State has instead brought in 11 transfer students, who will try and improve the fortunes of Bobcat football. They need to do better at recruiting next year.

5) Guy on the Interweb posted a picture of a room in his house, where he had his sneaker collection spread out on the floor. 85-90 pairs of Air Jordans; thats an expensive collection, and a very cool one.

4) Thing I learned from listening to Bill Walton on TV: Arizona is the 6th biggest state in the country, roughly the same size as Italy.

3) Oregon basketball coach Dana Altman has won Coach of the Year in four different leagues.

2) I’ve had two eye operations in the last 16 months, then I saw the Miami Heat’s new uniforms last week and thought my eye fell apart again. Pink on the left side, blue on the right, ugly on both sides. First I checked my eyes, then the TV; they’re all fine. The uniforms are terrible.

1) There is a United States Senator from Rhode Island named Sheldon Whitehouse; this guy has to run for President someday, yes? I don’t even know what party he is in, but if your last name is Whitehouse, he needs to seriously consider running for President.

CNOTES · Feb 13, 2021

59OTTAWA -60 WINNIPEG
OTTAWA is 0-10 ATS (-10 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

63ST LOUIS -64 ARIZONA
ST LOUIS are 19-28 ATS (-18.4 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

65BOSTON -66 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 70-56 ATS (17.1 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the last 3 seasons.

67TAMPA BAY -68 FLORIDA
TAMPA BAY is 9-15 ATS (-13.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

69MONTREAL -70 TORONTO
TORONTO is 8-14 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) in the last 3 seasons.

71DETROIT -72 NASHVILLE
DETROIT is 4-34 ATS (-26.4 Units) in road games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

73CAROLINA -74 DALLAS
CAROLINA is 9-26 ATS (-19.6 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game in the last 3 seasons.

75COLUMBUS -76 CHICAGO
COLUMBUS are 11-38 ATS (-30.8 Units) in road games after a game where both teams scored 4 goals or more since 1996.

77CALGARY -78 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

85VEGAS -86 SAN JOSE
VEGAS are 27-29 ATS (-25 Units) against horrible power play killing teams-opp score on >19% of chances over the last 2 seasons.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, February 13

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OTTAWA (2-12-0-1, 5 pts.) at WINNIPEG (8-4-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/13/2021, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 2-13 ATS (+22.9 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 2-13 ATS (+22.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
OTTAWA is 1-13 ATS (+21.8 Units) after a division game this season.
OTTAWA is 3-18 ATS (+32.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 6-2 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 6-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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ST LOUIS (7-4-0-2, 16 pts.) at ARIZONA (6-5-0-1, 13 pts.) - 2/13/2021, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 7-3 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 7-3-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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BOSTON (9-1-0-2, 20 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (5-4-0-3, 13 pts.) - 2/13/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 231-178 ATS (+48.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.1 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (9-2-0-1, 19 pts.) at FLORIDA (8-1-0-2, 18 pts.) - 2/13/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 9-15 ATS (-14.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 132-61 ATS (+22.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 32-10 ATS (+12.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 26-6 ATS (+14.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 184-208 ATS (+408.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-2 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.6 Units)

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MONTREAL (8-4-0-2, 18 pts.) at TORONTO (11-2-0-1, 23 pts.) - 2/13/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 34-27 ATS (+65.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 11-5 ATS (+17.0 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 166-163 ATS (-90.2 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 81-117 ATS (-62.0 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-4 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-4-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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DETROIT (3-10-0-2, 8 pts.) at NASHVILLE (6-8-0-0, 12 pts.) - 2/13/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 20-66 ATS (+135.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 329-320 ATS (-114.9 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 6-31 ATS (+63.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 13-48 ATS (+98.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 108-130 ATS (-64.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
DETROIT is 469-389 ATS (-155.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 42-45 ATS (+107.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 42-38 ATS (-8.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 20-23 ATS (-20.6 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
DETROIT is 3-2 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT 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=+0.8 Units)

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CAROLINA (8-3-0-0, 16 pts.) at DALLAS (5-3-0-3, 13 pts.) - 2/13/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 273-182 ATS (+41.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 48-25 ATS (+13.8 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-2 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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COLUMBUS (7-5-0-3, 17 pts.) at CHICAGO (6-5-0-4, 16 pts.) - 2/13/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 389-391 ATS (-64.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 108-98 ATS (-64.5 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 4-3 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)

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CALGARY (7-5-0-1, 15 pts.) at VANCOUVER (6-11-0-0, 12 pts.) - 2/13/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 13-5 ATS (+18.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 7-4-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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VEGAS (8-2-0-1, 17 pts.) at SAN JOSE (5-6-0-1, 11 pts.) - 2/13/2021, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 179-146 ATS (-68.6 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 197-168 ATS (-90.5 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 8-7-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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NHL

Saturday, February 13

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Trend Report
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Ottawa @ Winnipeg
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa

Vegas @ San Jose
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Vegas
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Florida
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing Florida
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Boston @ NY Islanders
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

Montreal @ Toronto
Montreal
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Toronto
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Arizona
Arizona is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Columbus @ Chicago
Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Columbus's last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Chicago is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games

Carolina @ Dallas
Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road
Dallas
Dallas is 14-3-1 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina

Detroit @ Nashville
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Detroit is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Nashville
Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games at home

Calgary @ Vancouver
Calgary
Calgary is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games

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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, February 13

CNOTES · Feb 13, 2021

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

OTT at WIN 03:00 PM
WIN -235
O 6.0

VEG at SJ 04:00 PM
SJ +165
O 6.0

BOS at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI +110
U 5.0

MON at TOR 07:00 PM
MON +120
O 6.5

TB at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA +115
O 5.5

CLB at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI -110
U 5.5

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -165
O 5.5

STL at ARI 08:00 PM
STL -115
U 5.5

CAR at DAL 08:00 PM
DAL +100
U 5.5

CAL at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +110
O 6.0

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

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...................28 - 46..........- 86.00

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

CNOTES · Feb 14, 2021

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

OTT at WIN 03:00 PM
WIN -235..........2 - 1
O 6.0............LOSER

VEG at SJ 04:00 PM
SJ +165........3 -1.......LOSER
O 6.0.........LOSER

BOS at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI +110........4 - 2.........WINNER
U 5.0

MON at TOR 07:00 PM
MON +120.........2 - 1.....WINNER
O 6.5........LOSER

TB at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA +115........6 - 1
O 5.5.........WINNER

CLB at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI -110.........2 - 3
U 5.5.........WINNER

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -165.......4 - 2
O 5.5..........WINNER

STL at ARI 08:00 PM
STL -115..........5 - 4
U 5.5................LOSER

CAR at DAL 08:00 PM
DAL +100.........4 - 3.....LOSER
U 5.5.........LOSER

CAL at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +110............WINNER
O 6.0...........LOSER

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

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...................34 - 54..........- 98.00

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

CNOTES · Feb 14, 2021

Sunday’s 6-pack
Six teams that score the most in college basketball:
92.7— Gonzaga
88.1— Bryant
87.4— Iowa
87.0— Baylor
86.5— Colgate
85.6— Southern Utah

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 480,510
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“After my freshman year, I just felt like I didn’t produce enough or show enough to show them I could play at the next level. With me, it’s all about getting better, no matter how long it takes, no matter how long you stay in college. That never really bothered me. I always heard, ‘You should go to the draft.’ But it was always my decision. I just wanted to get better and better every year.”
Alabama’s John Petty, a rare 5-star recruit who played four years in college

Sunday’s quiz
Where did James Harden play his college basketball?

Saturday’s quiz
Illinois is known as “The Land of Lincoln”

Friday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in the Southern League, he wore number 45.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) A word of caution:

Friday afternoon, I got a text from my credit card company; someone tried to charge $458 on my credit card, and they were checking to see if it was me, which it wasn’t, so they shut down my credit card and will send me another one. No harm done, but no bueno.

Be careful with your personal information; lot of scam artists out there.

12) The Urban Meyer era in Jacksonville is off to a rocky start; the strength coach they hired a few days ago quit already, after complaints about how he left his job at Iowa, with former players at Iowa accusing him of racist behavior. Not the best way for this era of Jaguar football to start.

11) Baseball stuff:
— Seattle gave lefty P James Paxton $8.5M for one year.
— Royals signed IF Asdrubel Cabrera to a 1-year deal.
— Bronx signed OF Jay Bruce to a minor league deal

10) Florida State 92, Wake Forest 85 OT:
— Seminoles won their 11th straight overtime game.
— Florida State tied game with 0:00.5 left on a transition layup.
— Wake was 13-27 on the arc, Seminoles 12-25.
— This was FSU’s first game in 14 days; guys on TV who watched this game said the Seminoles looked exhausted near the end of regulation. They have a few weeks to get their legs.

9) Creighton 86, Villanova 70:
— When Bluejays make 12-26 on the arc, they can beat anyone.
— The thing is, no goes 12-26 all that often; can they make a run to the Final 4?
— Creighton starts three seniors, two juniors; they’re experience team #39.

8) Arkansas 86, Missouri 81 OT— They were telling Eric Musselman stories on this telecast; the son of former NBA coach Bill Musselman, Eric was a coach/GM in the Continental League when he was in his mid-20’s, highly unusual.

The first day he was GM of the Rapid City Thrillers, Musselman made four trades, which sounds like a guy I’d like to have in our fantasy baseball league.

Musselman’s Razorbacks are 16-5, 8-4 in the SEC; they’ve won six of last seven games.

7) Upsets of the Day:
— California (+10) 71, Colorado 62
— Vanderbilt (+7.5) 72, Mississippi State 51
— Valparaiso (+7) 70, Northern Iowa 57
— North Dakota (+6.5) 85, South Dakota 76
— Arkansas State (+6) 67, Little Rock 65
— Illinois State (+5.5) 80, Southern Illinois 55
— Oral Roberts (+4) 103, South Dakota State 86

6) Oklahoma 91, West Virginia 90, 2OT:
— Sooners have won six of their last severn games.
— Lon Kruger is a really underrated coach; he’s led five different schools to the NCAA Tournament, getting two of them to a Final Four.
— He also coached the Atlanta Hawks for a couple years.
— 671 college wins is a lot of wins.

5) Cal-Santa Barbara 81, Hawai’i 74:
— Gauchos win despite blowing a 12-point halftime lead.
— Santa Barbara has a slim lead atop the Big West; two of their last three wins were in OT.

4) Northeastern 76, Towson 67:
— Tyson Walker made 7-12 3-pointers, scored 36 points.
— Walker is a sophomore; Huskies’ coaches better make sure he doesn’t get poached by Duke, or some other big money program.

3) Pundits on the Big 14 Network rattle on and on about how great their league is, but fact of the matter is this: Last time a Big 14 team won the basketball national title was when Michigan State won it all, in 2000. A 21-year drought seems lengthy for such a great league.

2) Candidates for the NFL’s Name Hall of Fame:
— Eagles used to have a kicker named Happy Feller— he kicked in college at Texas.
— Browns used to have a receiver named Fair Hooker— insert your own joke here.

1) Lot of times when I’m writing this site late at night, I put old episodes of The West Wing on my laptop and listen while I write. The other night, I finished up, turned the laptop off and started watching an old episode of Columbo on TV.

1973, back when I was a kid, Columbo was a popular show; Peter Falk is a quirky cop who always gets his man, but there was a familiar face in this episode, a much, much younger Martin Sheen, who I had just watched play President Bartlett on my laptop while I was writing.

What a great career he’s had; that was 48 years ago, and he still does commercials on TV.