JANUARY'S NHL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75
TOTALS.............22-9-0..........70.96%...........+53.45
BEST BETS:
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%.........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%.........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00
TOTALS..............9-5-0............,64.28%..........+17.50
01/05/2022
Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75
TOTALS.............22-9-0..........70.96%...........+53.45
BEST BETS:
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%.........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%.........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00
TOTALS..............9-5-0............,64.28%..........+17.50
01/05/2022
Armadillo Sports
Thursday’s 6-pack:
NBA rebounding leaders:
15.1— Rudy Gobert, Utah
14.0— Nikola Jokic, Den
13.1— Clint Capela, Atl
12.0— Jonas Valanciunas, NO
11.9— Domantas Sabonis, Ind
11.6— Nikola Vucevic, Chi
Quote of the Day
“We’re in such a place as an industry that it’s kind of like politics. Everyone is so obsessed with winning this narrow game we’ve prescribed for ourselves. There’s no practicality. No moderation.”
An unnamed baseball executive, talking about labor negotiations
Thursday’s quiz
What veteran actor played Judge Petrovsky in the classic poker movie, Rounders?
Wednesday’s quiz
Paul Shaffer was the musical director on David Letterman’s late night talk show.
Tuesday’s quiz
Over the last 11 years, only one NFL team hasn’t been a double digit favorite in any game, the New Jersey Giants.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
13) If you like comedy, especially if you’re a little older, HBO/HBO Max has a 90-minute show that is like a history lesson into comedy in the 80’s/90’s.
The Super Bob Einstein movie goes thru the career of the actor/comedian who played Super Dave Osborne on his own show; he also had roles in Modern Romance, Oceans Thirteen and Curb Your Enthusiasm, among others.
When Steve Martin, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld and Rob Reiner are touting you as a comic, that’s a huge compliment. This was an excellent show.
12) Alabama-Georgia play for the college football national title Monday; since 2007, there have been 54 in-season rematches in college football. Team that won the first game was 29-25 SU in the second meeting. Alabama beat Georgia 41-24 in the SEC title game December 4th.
11) Liam Shanahan plays football for LSU; he played three years at Harvard before transferring to LSU; he majored in Economics at Harvard, with a minor in Celtic language (that has nothing to do with Larry Bird or Bill Russell). Anyway, he is really smart.
Liam had a very interesting summer job; he was on the grounds crew at Fenway Park, and has a World Series ring from last time the Red Sox won the World Series. Not lot of college football players have a World Series ring.
10) Murray State and Belmont are bolting from the Ohio Valley Conference to the Missouri Valley, starting next season. Murray won 20+ games nine of the last 12 years; Belmont has won 20+ games 11 years in a row.
9) NFL notes:
— Bengals won’t play QB Joe Burrow (knee) or RB Joe Mixon (COVID) this week.
— Rookie QB Justin Fields is starting for the Bears this week; Chicago is 2-8 in his starts.
8) Vikings’ QB Kirk Cousins has a $45,166,668 salary cap hit next year; Cousins is 58-59-2 as an NFL starter, 1-2 in playoff games. 59-61-2 isn’t exactly $45M worth of production.
Cousins’ 2022 salary is $35M guaranteed; there is no sense is cutting him, his cap hit would stay the same. For $35M, the least the guy could do is get vaccinated, so he wouldn’t miss any games.
7) Mountain West Conference went 5-1 in bowl games this season, the best record of any league. Boise State/Hawai’i didn’t get to play their bowls. Nevada was only MW team that lost its bowl.
6) SEC is 5-7 in bowl games, not a good record for a league that promotes itself as the best football league in the country, but the national title game is Alabama-Georgia, so there’s that.
5) Sometime in the near future, Big 12 is going to lose Oklahoma/Texas to the SEC, but this season, the Big X was 3-0 in bowl games against the SEC.
4) Then there is the Pac-12, which went 0-5 in bowls this season; the league has now lost its last eleven bowl games.
Memo to the people who run the Pac-12; could you put the Pac-12 Network on DirecTV? Would that be too much to ask?
3) Miami 88, Florida 87:
— Syracuse led 44-26 late in first half.
— Miami won its 8th straight game.
— Syracuse lost despite making 17-32 on the arc.
— Syracuse is 7-7, 2-5 vs top 100 teams.
2) Notre Dame 78, North Carolina 73:
— Tar Heels are 1-4 against top 100 teams.
— 6-10 kid on Notre Dame made 6-7 behind the arc.
— This score hurts ACC’s chances of getting 2nd team in top 25.
1) Missouri State 71, Bradley 69:
— Mosley hit a contested 3-pointer at 0:00 for the win.
— Missouri State blew an 18-point second half lead.
— Bradley lost despite making 11-25 on the arc.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
NBA rebounding leaders:
15.1— Rudy Gobert, Utah
14.0— Nikola Jokic, Den
13.1— Clint Capela, Atl
12.0— Jonas Valanciunas, NO
11.9— Domantas Sabonis, Ind
11.6— Nikola Vucevic, Chi
Quote of the Day
“We’re in such a place as an industry that it’s kind of like politics. Everyone is so obsessed with winning this narrow game we’ve prescribed for ourselves. There’s no practicality. No moderation.”
An unnamed baseball executive, talking about labor negotiations
Thursday’s quiz
What veteran actor played Judge Petrovsky in the classic poker movie, Rounders?
Wednesday’s quiz
Paul Shaffer was the musical director on David Letterman’s late night talk show.
Tuesday’s quiz
Over the last 11 years, only one NFL team hasn’t been a double digit favorite in any game, the New Jersey Giants.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
13) If you like comedy, especially if you’re a little older, HBO/HBO Max has a 90-minute show that is like a history lesson into comedy in the 80’s/90’s.
The Super Bob Einstein movie goes thru the career of the actor/comedian who played Super Dave Osborne on his own show; he also had roles in Modern Romance, Oceans Thirteen and Curb Your Enthusiasm, among others.
When Steve Martin, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld and Rob Reiner are touting you as a comic, that’s a huge compliment. This was an excellent show.
12) Alabama-Georgia play for the college football national title Monday; since 2007, there have been 54 in-season rematches in college football. Team that won the first game was 29-25 SU in the second meeting. Alabama beat Georgia 41-24 in the SEC title game December 4th.
11) Liam Shanahan plays football for LSU; he played three years at Harvard before transferring to LSU; he majored in Economics at Harvard, with a minor in Celtic language (that has nothing to do with Larry Bird or Bill Russell). Anyway, he is really smart.
Liam had a very interesting summer job; he was on the grounds crew at Fenway Park, and has a World Series ring from last time the Red Sox won the World Series. Not lot of college football players have a World Series ring.
10) Murray State and Belmont are bolting from the Ohio Valley Conference to the Missouri Valley, starting next season. Murray won 20+ games nine of the last 12 years; Belmont has won 20+ games 11 years in a row.
9) NFL notes:
— Bengals won’t play QB Joe Burrow (knee) or RB Joe Mixon (COVID) this week.
— Rookie QB Justin Fields is starting for the Bears this week; Chicago is 2-8 in his starts.
8) Vikings’ QB Kirk Cousins has a $45,166,668 salary cap hit next year; Cousins is 58-59-2 as an NFL starter, 1-2 in playoff games. 59-61-2 isn’t exactly $45M worth of production.
Cousins’ 2022 salary is $35M guaranteed; there is no sense is cutting him, his cap hit would stay the same. For $35M, the least the guy could do is get vaccinated, so he wouldn’t miss any games.
7) Mountain West Conference went 5-1 in bowl games this season, the best record of any league. Boise State/Hawai’i didn’t get to play their bowls. Nevada was only MW team that lost its bowl.
6) SEC is 5-7 in bowl games, not a good record for a league that promotes itself as the best football league in the country, but the national title game is Alabama-Georgia, so there’s that.
5) Sometime in the near future, Big 12 is going to lose Oklahoma/Texas to the SEC, but this season, the Big X was 3-0 in bowl games against the SEC.
4) Then there is the Pac-12, which went 0-5 in bowls this season; the league has now lost its last eleven bowl games.
Memo to the people who run the Pac-12; could you put the Pac-12 Network on DirecTV? Would that be too much to ask?
3) Miami 88, Florida 87:
— Syracuse led 44-26 late in first half.
— Miami won its 8th straight game.
— Syracuse lost despite making 17-32 on the arc.
— Syracuse is 7-7, 2-5 vs top 100 teams.
2) Notre Dame 78, North Carolina 73:
— Tar Heels are 1-4 against top 100 teams.
— 6-10 kid on Notre Dame made 6-7 behind the arc.
— This score hurts ACC’s chances of getting 2nd team in top 25.
1) Missouri State 71, Bradley 69:
— Mosley hit a contested 3-pointer at 0:00 for the win.
— Missouri State blew an 18-point second half lead.
— Bradley lost despite making 11-25 on the arc.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-14 ATS (-11.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season.
BUFFALO is 3-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) when playing 5 or less games in 14 days in the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 2-18 ATS (-17.9 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 11-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in road games against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.
FLORIDA is 0-6 ATS (-7.1 Units) in road games against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against in the current season.
COLORADO is 25-3 ATS (19.4 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 5-21 ATS (-18.1 Units) in home games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 14-4 ATS (10.4 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.
ANAHEIM is 15-36 ATS (-24.6 Units) in home games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES are 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) off 2 or more consecutive home wins in the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 3-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) when playing 5 or less games in 14 days in the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 2-18 ATS (-17.9 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 11-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in road games against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.
FLORIDA is 0-6 ATS (-7.1 Units) in road games against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against in the current season.
COLORADO is 25-3 ATS (19.4 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 5-21 ATS (-18.1 Units) in home games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 14-4 ATS (10.4 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.
ANAHEIM is 15-36 ATS (-24.6 Units) in home games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES are 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) off 2 or more consecutive home wins in the last 3 seasons.
NHL
Thursday, January 6
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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Boston
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 12 games
Minnesota is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
San Jose @ Buffalo
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
Buffalo
Buffalo is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Buffalo is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against San Jose
Columbus @ New Jersey
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Jersey's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games when playing Columbus
Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Calgary @ Tampa Bay
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Calgary
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Florida @ Dallas
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Dallas's last 14 games
Chicago @ Arizona
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games
Chicago is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
Arizona is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Winnipeg @ Colorado
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Detroit @ Anaheim
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
Anaheim
Anaheim is 17-4 ATS in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 10 games
NY Rangers @ Vegas
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Vegas
Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 7 games at home
Nashville @ Los Angeles
Nashville
Nashville is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Nashville is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Nashville
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
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Thursday, January 6
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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Boston
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 12 games
Minnesota is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
San Jose @ Buffalo
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
Buffalo
Buffalo is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Buffalo is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against San Jose
Columbus @ New Jersey
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Jersey's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games when playing Columbus
Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Calgary @ Tampa Bay
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Calgary
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Florida @ Dallas
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Dallas's last 14 games
Chicago @ Arizona
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games
Chicago is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
Arizona is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Winnipeg @ Colorado
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Detroit @ Anaheim
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
Anaheim
Anaheim is 17-4 ATS in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 10 games
NY Rangers @ Vegas
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Vegas
Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 7 games at home
Nashville @ Los Angeles
Nashville
Nashville is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Nashville is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Nashville
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
PIT at PHI 07:00 PM
PIT -235
O 6.0
+500 +500
MIN at BOS 07:00 PM
BOS -180
O 6.0
+500 +500
CLB at NJ 07:00 PM
NJ -136
O 6.5
+500 +500
SJ at BUF 07:00 PM
SJ -114
O 6.0
+500 +500
CAL at TB 07:00 PM
TB -138
O 6.0
+500 +500
FLA at DAL 08:30 PM
FLA -134
O 6.5
+500 +500
CHI at ARI 09:00 PM
CHI -158
O 5.5
+500 +500
WIN at COL 09:00 PM
COL -220
U 6.5
+500 +500
NYR at VEG 10:00 PM
NYR +133
O 6.0
+500 +500
DET at ANA
ANA -141
+500
NAS at LA 10:30 PM
LA +116
O 5.5
+500 +500
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
PIT at PHI 07:00 PM
PIT -235
O 6.0
+500 +500
MIN at BOS 07:00 PM
BOS -180
O 6.0
+500 +500
CLB at NJ 07:00 PM
NJ -136
O 6.5
+500 +500
SJ at BUF 07:00 PM
SJ -114
O 6.0
+500 +500
CAL at TB 07:00 PM
TB -138
O 6.0
+500 +500
FLA at DAL 08:30 PM
FLA -134
O 6.5
+500 +500
CHI at ARI 09:00 PM
CHI -158
O 5.5
+500 +500
WIN at COL 09:00 PM
COL -220
U 6.5
+500 +500
NYR at VEG 10:00 PM
NYR +133
O 6.0
+500 +500
DET at ANA
ANA -141
+500
NAS at LA 10:30 PM
LA +116
O 5.5
+500 +500
JANUARY'S NHL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units
01/06/2022.......9-10-1.........47.36%............-15.60
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75
TOTALS............31-19-1..........62.00%...........+37.85
BEST BETS:
01/06/2022........4-7-1..............36.36%.........-18.50
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%..........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%..........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00
TOTALS...........13-12-1............,52.00%..........- 1.00
01/06/2022
Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units
01/06/2022.......9-10-1.........47.36%............-15.60
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75
TOTALS............31-19-1..........62.00%...........+37.85
BEST BETS:
01/06/2022........4-7-1..............36.36%.........-18.50
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%..........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%..........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00
TOTALS...........13-12-1............,52.00%..........- 1.00
01/06/2022
Armadillo Sports
Friday’s 6-pack:
NBA assist leaders:
10.1— Chris Paul, Phx
9.8— James Harden, Bkln
9.5— Trae Young, Atl
8.9— Dejounte Murray, SA
8.3— Kyle Lowry, Mia
8.1— Russell Westbrook, LAL
Quote of the Day
“I think it’s a lack of mental toughness to fight through those adverse times…….it’s a lot of different things. And then, like I said, a calming presence to slow it down and get us what we want is really what you need at that point. And sometimes we all get caught up in it.”
Celtics coach Ime Udoka, after Boston blew a 25-point lead and lost to the Knicks
Friday’s quiz
Who was the last QB to be the starter for the Indianapolis Colts two years in a row?
Thursday’s quiz
Martin Landau played Judge Petrovsky in the classic poker movie, Rounders.
Wednesday’s quiz
Paul Shaffer was the musical director on David Letterman’s late night talk show.
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Friday’s Den: NBA trends…….
NBA trends (thru Wednesday’s games)
Hawks (17-20):
— 5-10 SU last 15 games.
— lost last eight home games.
— 0-9 ATS last nine home games
— 8-4 ATS last 12 home games.
Celtics (18-20):
— 5-9 last fourteen games SU.
— 1-4 ATS last five road games.
— 1-4 ATS last five as a home favorite.
— under 10-4-1 last 15 road games
Nets (24-12):
— 1-3 SU last four games.
— 2-10 ATS last 12 home favorite
— 6-1-1 ATS last 8 games on the road.
— over 8-2 last ten home games.
Hornets (20-19):
— covered 10 of last 11 home games.
— won four of last six games SU
— 6-4 ATS last ten road games
— over 5-2-1 last eight home games
Bulls (25-10):
— won their last eight games SU.
— 5-2 ATS last seven home games.
— 7-4 ATS as a road favorite.
— six of last nine games went over.
Cavaliers (21-17):
— lost four of last five games SU
— 1-6 ATS last seven games.
— 14-6 ATS at home (0-3 last three)
— over 4-1-1 last six games
Mavericks (20-18):
— won five of last six games SU.
— 5-1 ATS last six home games
— 6-3 ATS last nine as a road underdog.
— Under 14-4 last 18 games
Nuggets (18-18):
— 4-5 SU their last win games
— 3-6 ATS last nine games as a favorite
— under 6-1 last seven games.
— 1-5 ATS if they played night before.
Pistons (7-29):
— Lost 19 of last 22 games SU
— 5-3 ATS last eight as a home underdog.
— 3-2 ATS if they played night before
— over 4-2 last six games.
Warriors (29-8):
— won eight of last 11 games SU
— 14-5-1 ATS as home favorites.
— 4-6 ATS road favorite, 4-2 road underdog.
— over 6-3 last nine games.
Rockets (11-28):
— lost eight of last nine games SU.
— 0-4 ATS last four hone games.
— 1-6 ATS last seven games as road underdogs.
— over 11 of last 15 games overall.
Pacers (14-25):
— lost last six games SU
— 7-3 ATS as a road underdog
— 6-2-1 ATS last nine home games
— 0-7 ATS as a road favorite
— under 12-3 last fifteen road games
Clippers (19-19):
— lost seven of last ten games SU
— over 4-1 last five games.
— 1-7 ATS last eight games as a home favorite.
— 1-5 ATS if they played night before
Lakers (20-19):
— won four of last five games SU
— 5-12 ATS as a home favorite.
— 2-5 ATS as a road favorite.
— under 6-2 last eight road games
Grizzlies (25-14):
— won last six games SU (5-1 ATS).
— won/covered 10 of last 11 on road.
— 8-4 ATS as road underdogs.
— over 6-0 last six road games
Heat (24-15):
— won eight of last 12 games SU
— over 7-1 last eight games.
— 4-0 ATS as home underdogs.
— 5-8 ATS as as road favorites
Bucks (25-15):
— 7-5 last twelve games SU.
— 6-11 ATS as home favorites, 10-3 ATS as road favorites
— 2-7 ATS as underdogs.
— five of last six games went over.
Timberwolves (18-20):
— 7-5 last 12 games SU
— 3-6 ATS last nine home games
— 6-2 ATS last eight road games
— under 5-1 last six games
Pelicans (13-25):
— won six of last ten games SU
— 1-5 ATS last six road games
— 4-1 ATS last five home games
— over 6-2 last eight games
Knicks (18-20):
— won six of last 10 games SU.
— under 5-1 last six games
— 6-11 ATS at home
— 3-9 ATS as an underdog.
Thunder (13-24):
— lost four of last five games SU.
— 9-2 ATS last 11 games overall.
— 12-5 ATS as home underdog, 11-7 as road dog
— under 4-0 last four games
Magic (7-32):
— lost last seven games SU
— over 5-0 last five home games
— 3-13 ATS as a home underdog
— 11-5 ATS last 16 road games.
76ers (21-16):
— won last five games SU
— last seven of last ten home games SU
— 5-10 ATS at home
— four of last five games went over.
Suns (29-8):
— won 8 of last 11 games SU (7-4 ATS)
— covered four of last five road games
— 16-15 ATS as a favorite
— over 5-1 last six home games
Trailblazers (14-23):
— lost five of last six games SU
— 3-12 ATS on the road
— 2-9 ATS last 11 home games.
— over 4-1 last five games
Kings (16-24):
— lost six of last nine games SU
— 10-13 ATS at home
— over 6-2 on road since coaching change
— 3-5 ATS if they played night before.
Spurs (15-22):
— lost four of last five games SU
— 10-5 ATS as road underdogs.
— 10-7 ATS at home
— over 13-3-1 at home
Raptors (18-17):
— won last four games SU.
— 11-2 ATS last thirteen games
— 1-4 ATS as home underdogs, 8-6 as road dogs.
— over 9-0 last nine games
Jazz (28-10):
— won 8 of last 9 games SU
— 0-7 ATS last seven home games
— 10-5 ATS as road favorite
— under 5-0-1 last six road games
Wizards (19-19):
— lost ten of last fifteen games
— 5-2 ATS as home underdogs, 6-8 as road dogs.
— 1-6 ATS as road favorites
— over 6-2 last eight road games.
Friday’s 6-pack:
NBA assist leaders:
10.1— Chris Paul, Phx
9.8— James Harden, Bkln
9.5— Trae Young, Atl
8.9— Dejounte Murray, SA
8.3— Kyle Lowry, Mia
8.1— Russell Westbrook, LAL
Quote of the Day
“I think it’s a lack of mental toughness to fight through those adverse times…….it’s a lot of different things. And then, like I said, a calming presence to slow it down and get us what we want is really what you need at that point. And sometimes we all get caught up in it.”
Celtics coach Ime Udoka, after Boston blew a 25-point lead and lost to the Knicks
Friday’s quiz
Who was the last QB to be the starter for the Indianapolis Colts two years in a row?
Thursday’s quiz
Martin Landau played Judge Petrovsky in the classic poker movie, Rounders.
Wednesday’s quiz
Paul Shaffer was the musical director on David Letterman’s late night talk show.
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Friday’s Den: NBA trends…….
NBA trends (thru Wednesday’s games)
Hawks (17-20):
— 5-10 SU last 15 games.
— lost last eight home games.
— 0-9 ATS last nine home games
— 8-4 ATS last 12 home games.
Celtics (18-20):
— 5-9 last fourteen games SU.
— 1-4 ATS last five road games.
— 1-4 ATS last five as a home favorite.
— under 10-4-1 last 15 road games
Nets (24-12):
— 1-3 SU last four games.
— 2-10 ATS last 12 home favorite
— 6-1-1 ATS last 8 games on the road.
— over 8-2 last ten home games.
Hornets (20-19):
— covered 10 of last 11 home games.
— won four of last six games SU
— 6-4 ATS last ten road games
— over 5-2-1 last eight home games
Bulls (25-10):
— won their last eight games SU.
— 5-2 ATS last seven home games.
— 7-4 ATS as a road favorite.
— six of last nine games went over.
Cavaliers (21-17):
— lost four of last five games SU
— 1-6 ATS last seven games.
— 14-6 ATS at home (0-3 last three)
— over 4-1-1 last six games
Mavericks (20-18):
— won five of last six games SU.
— 5-1 ATS last six home games
— 6-3 ATS last nine as a road underdog.
— Under 14-4 last 18 games
Nuggets (18-18):
— 4-5 SU their last win games
— 3-6 ATS last nine games as a favorite
— under 6-1 last seven games.
— 1-5 ATS if they played night before.
Pistons (7-29):
— Lost 19 of last 22 games SU
— 5-3 ATS last eight as a home underdog.
— 3-2 ATS if they played night before
— over 4-2 last six games.
Warriors (29-8):
— won eight of last 11 games SU
— 14-5-1 ATS as home favorites.
— 4-6 ATS road favorite, 4-2 road underdog.
— over 6-3 last nine games.
Rockets (11-28):
— lost eight of last nine games SU.
— 0-4 ATS last four hone games.
— 1-6 ATS last seven games as road underdogs.
— over 11 of last 15 games overall.
Pacers (14-25):
— lost last six games SU
— 7-3 ATS as a road underdog
— 6-2-1 ATS last nine home games
— 0-7 ATS as a road favorite
— under 12-3 last fifteen road games
Clippers (19-19):
— lost seven of last ten games SU
— over 4-1 last five games.
— 1-7 ATS last eight games as a home favorite.
— 1-5 ATS if they played night before
Lakers (20-19):
— won four of last five games SU
— 5-12 ATS as a home favorite.
— 2-5 ATS as a road favorite.
— under 6-2 last eight road games
Grizzlies (25-14):
— won last six games SU (5-1 ATS).
— won/covered 10 of last 11 on road.
— 8-4 ATS as road underdogs.
— over 6-0 last six road games
Heat (24-15):
— won eight of last 12 games SU
— over 7-1 last eight games.
— 4-0 ATS as home underdogs.
— 5-8 ATS as as road favorites
Bucks (25-15):
— 7-5 last twelve games SU.
— 6-11 ATS as home favorites, 10-3 ATS as road favorites
— 2-7 ATS as underdogs.
— five of last six games went over.
Timberwolves (18-20):
— 7-5 last 12 games SU
— 3-6 ATS last nine home games
— 6-2 ATS last eight road games
— under 5-1 last six games
Pelicans (13-25):
— won six of last ten games SU
— 1-5 ATS last six road games
— 4-1 ATS last five home games
— over 6-2 last eight games
Knicks (18-20):
— won six of last 10 games SU.
— under 5-1 last six games
— 6-11 ATS at home
— 3-9 ATS as an underdog.
Thunder (13-24):
— lost four of last five games SU.
— 9-2 ATS last 11 games overall.
— 12-5 ATS as home underdog, 11-7 as road dog
— under 4-0 last four games
Magic (7-32):
— lost last seven games SU
— over 5-0 last five home games
— 3-13 ATS as a home underdog
— 11-5 ATS last 16 road games.
76ers (21-16):
— won last five games SU
— last seven of last ten home games SU
— 5-10 ATS at home
— four of last five games went over.
Suns (29-8):
— won 8 of last 11 games SU (7-4 ATS)
— covered four of last five road games
— 16-15 ATS as a favorite
— over 5-1 last six home games
Trailblazers (14-23):
— lost five of last six games SU
— 3-12 ATS on the road
— 2-9 ATS last 11 home games.
— over 4-1 last five games
Kings (16-24):
— lost six of last nine games SU
— 10-13 ATS at home
— over 6-2 on road since coaching change
— 3-5 ATS if they played night before.
Spurs (15-22):
— lost four of last five games SU
— 10-5 ATS as road underdogs.
— 10-7 ATS at home
— over 13-3-1 at home
Raptors (18-17):
— won last four games SU.
— 11-2 ATS last thirteen games
— 1-4 ATS as home underdogs, 8-6 as road dogs.
— over 9-0 last nine games
Jazz (28-10):
— won 8 of last 9 games SU
— 0-7 ATS last seven home games
— 10-5 ATS as road favorite
— under 5-0-1 last six road games
Wizards (19-19):
— lost ten of last fifteen games
— 5-2 ATS as home underdogs, 6-8 as road dogs.
— 1-6 ATS as road favorites
— over 6-2 last eight road games.
CALGARY is 11-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in road games against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.
PETER LAVIOLETTE is 16-2 ATS (13.8 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp (Coach of Washington).
NHL
Friday, January 7
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Trend Report
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Calgary @ Carolina
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
Carolina
Carolina is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Carolina is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Washington @ St. Louis
Washington
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
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PETER LAVIOLETTE is 16-2 ATS (13.8 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp (Coach of Washington).
NHL
Friday, January 7
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Trend Report
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Calgary @ Carolina
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
Carolina
Carolina is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Carolina is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Washington @ St. Louis
Washington
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
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JANUARY'S NHL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units
01/07/2022........2-2-0.........50.00%..............-0.50
01/06/2022.......9-10-1.........47.36%............-15.60
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75
TOTALS............33-21-1..........61.11%...........+37.35
BEST BETS:
01/07/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%.........- 0.50
01/06/2022........4-7-1..............36.36%.........-18.50
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%..........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%..........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00
TOTALS...........14-13-1............,51.85%..........- 1.50
01/07/2022
Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units
01/07/2022........2-2-0.........50.00%..............-0.50
01/06/2022.......9-10-1.........47.36%............-15.60
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75
TOTALS............33-21-1..........61.11%...........+37.35
BEST BETS:
01/07/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%.........- 0.50
01/06/2022........4-7-1..............36.36%.........-18.50
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%..........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%..........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00
TOTALS...........14-13-1............,51.85%..........- 1.50
01/07/2022
Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
All-time leaders in 3-point shots:
3,012— Steph Curry
2,973— Ray Allen
2,560— Reggie Miller
2,522— James Harden
2,450— Kyle Korver
2,290— Vince Carter
Quote of the Day
“Remember that sometimes, not getting what you want is a tremendous stroke of luck.”
Dalai Lama XIV
Saturday’s quiz
Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan played 44 games in the NBA for the Knicks, before he started his Hall of Fame coaching career; where did Donovan play his college basketball?
Friday’s quiz
Andrew Luck was the last QB to be the starter for the Indianapolis Colts two years in a row.
Thursday’s quiz
Martin Landau played Judge Petrovsky in the classic poker movie, Rounders.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……
13) Once upon a time, it was hard to get into the NCAA basketball tournament.
In 1973-74, Maryland went 23-5, 9-3 in the ACC; they had great players; John Lucas, Tom McMillen, Len Elmore. They were ranked #4 in the country, but they didn’t get into the tournament. The NUMBER 4 team in the COUNTRY didn’t make the tournament.
Back then, only conference champions made the tournament, and the ACC decided its champ with a conference tournament, back when most leagues didn’t have one.
Maryland lost the ACC title game 103-100 in OT to NC State, one of the best college games ever played. NC State had David Thompson, Tom Burleson, Monte Towe; they wound up winning the national title that year, but they, obviously, almost missed the tournament.
12) 1970-71, USC Trojans went 24-2, 12-2 in the Pac-8; they were ranked 5th in the country, but they didn’t make the NCAA Tournament either- their two losses were both to perennial national champ UCLA, who beat USC 64-60/73-62 in their two meetings.
Trojans had Paul Westphal, Dennis Layton, Ron Riley; they played on the west coast, ten years before ESPN existed, so none of us knew much about them.
UCLA went 29-1 that year, the season in between Kareem and Bill Walton; they won the 1971 national title, in a Final Four with Kansas, Villanova and Western Kentucky.
11) How are kids any good at geography these days?
Friday night, a Big East basketball game on FS1, Xavier at Buter. Big EAST rivals.
Problem is, Butler is in Indianapolis, Xavier is in Cincinnati. Neither of these cities is in the east; as recently as 2013, both teams were in the Atlantic 10, another misnomer.
The last five years before they refigured, Big East was never ranked lower than 3rd nationally; last four years, they’ve been ranked 5th-3rd-6th-4th. Having schools without football programs has hurt the Big East.
10) Thursday night in Boulder, Colorado was leading Washington State 78-72 with 1:13 left; coming out of a timeout, the Buffs got a technical foul for having six guys on the floor. You don’t see that very often.
Colorado has a player (Evan Battey) a 6-8 center, whose grandfather was Earl Battey, a catcher who played 13 years in the major leaguers, mostly with Minnesota.
Earl Battey was the Twins’ catcher in the 1965 World Series; he made four All-Star teams, had a .757 career OPS with 104 home runs.
Evan Battey has been a regular all four of his seasons with the Buffaloes, who are 10-3 so far this season, 2-1 in Pac-12 games.
9) College football transfers:
— QB Zach Calzada bolts from Texas A&M to Auburn
— QB Casey Thompson bolts from Texas to Nebraska
— QB Connor Bazelak bolts from Missouri to Indiana.
8) All in all, last time I checked there were 1,428 players in the college football transfer portal. With 130 D-I teams, that’s ten players per team.
7) Louisville is 4-0 in ACC basketball games; all four wins were by 5 or fewer points; Pitt Panthers are 0-3, with the three losses by total of five points.
6) USFL named its first four head coaches; the 8-team league kicks off in April:
— Kevin Sumlin (Houston Gamblers)
— Mike Riley (New Jersey Generals)
— Bart Andrus (Philadelphia Stars)
— Todd Haley (Tampa Bay Bandits)
Riley has now been a head coach in the NFL, CFL, WLAF, college football, AAF and USFL.
5) NFL tidbits:
— Bears will start Andy Dalton at QB; Chicago is 4-2 with Dalton/Foles starting.
— Ravens will start Tyler Huntley at QB; Lamar Jackson (ankle) misses his 4th straight game.
— Aaron Rodgers will start for Green Bay; no guarantees how long he plays in a meaningless game for the Packers.
4) Raptors 122, Jazz 108— Utah had its 10-game road winning streak snapped; impressive to win ten in a row anywhere, but especially away from home.
3) Boston Celtics have blown four leads of 19+ points this season, more than any NBA team.
2) ESPN re-did its Sunday Night Baseball TV crew; David Cone/Eduardo Perez are the new analysts, Karl Ravech will do play-by-play. Cone can be very funny; he should be a good addition to Sunday night games.
1) Iona-Saint Louis cobbled together a matchup for Saturday; Saint Louis coach Travis Ford played point guard for Rick Pitino at Kentucky. This should be a pretty good game.
Saturday’s 6-pack:
All-time leaders in 3-point shots:
3,012— Steph Curry
2,973— Ray Allen
2,560— Reggie Miller
2,522— James Harden
2,450— Kyle Korver
2,290— Vince Carter
Quote of the Day
“Remember that sometimes, not getting what you want is a tremendous stroke of luck.”
Dalai Lama XIV
Saturday’s quiz
Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan played 44 games in the NBA for the Knicks, before he started his Hall of Fame coaching career; where did Donovan play his college basketball?
Friday’s quiz
Andrew Luck was the last QB to be the starter for the Indianapolis Colts two years in a row.
Thursday’s quiz
Martin Landau played Judge Petrovsky in the classic poker movie, Rounders.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……
13) Once upon a time, it was hard to get into the NCAA basketball tournament.
In 1973-74, Maryland went 23-5, 9-3 in the ACC; they had great players; John Lucas, Tom McMillen, Len Elmore. They were ranked #4 in the country, but they didn’t get into the tournament. The NUMBER 4 team in the COUNTRY didn’t make the tournament.
Back then, only conference champions made the tournament, and the ACC decided its champ with a conference tournament, back when most leagues didn’t have one.
Maryland lost the ACC title game 103-100 in OT to NC State, one of the best college games ever played. NC State had David Thompson, Tom Burleson, Monte Towe; they wound up winning the national title that year, but they, obviously, almost missed the tournament.
12) 1970-71, USC Trojans went 24-2, 12-2 in the Pac-8; they were ranked 5th in the country, but they didn’t make the NCAA Tournament either- their two losses were both to perennial national champ UCLA, who beat USC 64-60/73-62 in their two meetings.
Trojans had Paul Westphal, Dennis Layton, Ron Riley; they played on the west coast, ten years before ESPN existed, so none of us knew much about them.
UCLA went 29-1 that year, the season in between Kareem and Bill Walton; they won the 1971 national title, in a Final Four with Kansas, Villanova and Western Kentucky.
11) How are kids any good at geography these days?
Friday night, a Big East basketball game on FS1, Xavier at Buter. Big EAST rivals.
Problem is, Butler is in Indianapolis, Xavier is in Cincinnati. Neither of these cities is in the east; as recently as 2013, both teams were in the Atlantic 10, another misnomer.
The last five years before they refigured, Big East was never ranked lower than 3rd nationally; last four years, they’ve been ranked 5th-3rd-6th-4th. Having schools without football programs has hurt the Big East.
10) Thursday night in Boulder, Colorado was leading Washington State 78-72 with 1:13 left; coming out of a timeout, the Buffs got a technical foul for having six guys on the floor. You don’t see that very often.
Colorado has a player (Evan Battey) a 6-8 center, whose grandfather was Earl Battey, a catcher who played 13 years in the major leaguers, mostly with Minnesota.
Earl Battey was the Twins’ catcher in the 1965 World Series; he made four All-Star teams, had a .757 career OPS with 104 home runs.
Evan Battey has been a regular all four of his seasons with the Buffaloes, who are 10-3 so far this season, 2-1 in Pac-12 games.
9) College football transfers:
— QB Zach Calzada bolts from Texas A&M to Auburn
— QB Casey Thompson bolts from Texas to Nebraska
— QB Connor Bazelak bolts from Missouri to Indiana.
8) All in all, last time I checked there were 1,428 players in the college football transfer portal. With 130 D-I teams, that’s ten players per team.
7) Louisville is 4-0 in ACC basketball games; all four wins were by 5 or fewer points; Pitt Panthers are 0-3, with the three losses by total of five points.
6) USFL named its first four head coaches; the 8-team league kicks off in April:
— Kevin Sumlin (Houston Gamblers)
— Mike Riley (New Jersey Generals)
— Bart Andrus (Philadelphia Stars)
— Todd Haley (Tampa Bay Bandits)
Riley has now been a head coach in the NFL, CFL, WLAF, college football, AAF and USFL.
5) NFL tidbits:
— Bears will start Andy Dalton at QB; Chicago is 4-2 with Dalton/Foles starting.
— Ravens will start Tyler Huntley at QB; Lamar Jackson (ankle) misses his 4th straight game.
— Aaron Rodgers will start for Green Bay; no guarantees how long he plays in a meaningless game for the Packers.
4) Raptors 122, Jazz 108— Utah had its 10-game road winning streak snapped; impressive to win ten in a row anywhere, but especially away from home.
3) Boston Celtics have blown four leads of 19+ points this season, more than any NBA team.
2) ESPN re-did its Sunday Night Baseball TV crew; David Cone/Eduardo Perez are the new analysts, Karl Ravech will do play-by-play. Cone can be very funny; he should be a good addition to Sunday night games.
1) Iona-Saint Louis cobbled together a matchup for Saturday; Saint Louis coach Travis Ford played point guard for Rick Pitino at Kentucky. This should be a pretty good game.
DALLAS are 6-0 ATS (6.2 Units) in home games against top caliber teams - outscoring opponents by 0.65+ goals/game in the current season.
NEW JERSEY is 3-18 ATS (-16.9 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the current season.
BOSTON is 239-223 ATS (50.2 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game since 1996.
TORONTO is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) after a game where both teams scored 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
PETER LAVIOLETTE is 16-3 ATS (12.7 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp (Coach of Washington).
NASHVILLE is 21-10 ATS (13.1 Units) against poor passing teams - averaging 4 or less assists per game in the current season.
CHICAGO is 4-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.
NY RANGERS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the current season.
DETROIT is 2-22 ATS (-22.2 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 3-18 ATS (-16.9 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the current season.
BOSTON is 239-223 ATS (50.2 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game since 1996.
TORONTO is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) after a game where both teams scored 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
PETER LAVIOLETTE is 16-3 ATS (12.7 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp (Coach of Washington).
NASHVILLE is 21-10 ATS (13.1 Units) against poor passing teams - averaging 4 or less assists per game in the current season.
CHICAGO is 4-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.
NY RANGERS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the current season.
DETROIT is 2-22 ATS (-22.2 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.
NHL
Saturday, January 8
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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Dallas
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas
Dallas is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Toronto @ Colorado
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Florida @ Carolina
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey @ Columbus
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games
San Jose @ Philadelphia
San Jose
San Jose is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Boston @ Tampa Bay
Boston
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Washington @ Minnesota
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games at home
Nashville @ Arizona
Nashville
Nashville is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
Nashville is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Nashville
NY Rangers @ Anaheim
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim
Anaheim is 17-4 ATS in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 10 games
Chicago @ Vegas
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Vegas
Vegas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
Vegas is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Chicago
Detroit @ Los Angeles
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
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Pittsburgh @ Dallas
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas
Dallas is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Toronto @ Colorado
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Florida @ Carolina
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey @ Columbus
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games
San Jose @ Philadelphia
San Jose
San Jose is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Boston @ Tampa Bay
Boston
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Washington @ Minnesota
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games at home
Nashville @ Arizona
Nashville
Nashville is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
Nashville is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Nashville
NY Rangers @ Anaheim
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim
Anaheim is 17-4 ATS in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 10 games
Chicago @ Vegas
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Vegas
Vegas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
Vegas is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Chicago
Detroit @ Los Angeles
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
PIT at DAL 02:00 PM
DAL -100
O 5.5
+500 +500
BOS at TB 07:00 PM
TB -178
O 5.5
+500 +500
NJ at CLB 07:00 PM
CLB -122
U 6.5
+500 +500
SJ at PHI 07:00 PM
SJ -120
O 5.5
+500 +500
NAS at ARI 08:00 PM
NAS -217
U 5.5
+500 +500
CHI at VEG 10:00 PM
VEG -243
O 6.0
+500 +500
DET at LA 10:30 PM
DET +116
O 5.5
+500 +500
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
PIT at DAL 02:00 PM
DAL -100
O 5.5
+500 +500
BOS at TB 07:00 PM
TB -178
O 5.5
+500 +500
NJ at CLB 07:00 PM
CLB -122
U 6.5
+500 +500
SJ at PHI 07:00 PM
SJ -120
O 5.5
+500 +500
NAS at ARI 08:00 PM
NAS -217
U 5.5
+500 +500
CHI at VEG 10:00 PM
VEG -243
O 6.0
+500 +500
DET at LA 10:30 PM
DET +116
O 5.5
+500 +500
JANUARY'S NHL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units
01/08/2022........5-9-0.........35.71%............-34.55
01/07/2022........2-2-0.........50.00%..............-0.50
01/06/2022.......9-10-1.........47.36%............-15.60
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75
TOTALS............38-30-1..........55.88%...........+2.80
BEST BETS:
01/08/2022........1-7-0..............12.50%.........-33.50
01/07/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%.........- 0.50
01/06/2022........4-7-1..............36.36%.........-18.50
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%..........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%..........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00
TOTALS..............15-20-1...........42.85%.........- 35.00
01/08/2022
Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units
01/08/2022........5-9-0.........35.71%............-34.55
01/07/2022........2-2-0.........50.00%..............-0.50
01/06/2022.......9-10-1.........47.36%............-15.60
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75
TOTALS............38-30-1..........55.88%...........+2.80
BEST BETS:
01/08/2022........1-7-0..............12.50%.........-33.50
01/07/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%.........- 0.50
01/06/2022........4-7-1..............36.36%.........-18.50
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%..........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%..........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00
TOTALS..............15-20-1...........42.85%.........- 35.00
01/08/2022
