NHL
Thursday, February 10
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Columbus @ Buffalo
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo
Buffalo is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Buffalo is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Columbus
Washington @ Montreal
Washington
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh @ Ottawa
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Carolina @ Boston
Carolina
Carolina is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Carolina
Boston is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing Carolina
New Jersey @ St. Louis
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Jersey's last 17 games on the road
New Jersey is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
St. Louis is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing New Jersey
Toronto @ Calgary
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Calgary
Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay @ Colorado
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games at home
Colorado is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
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Thursday, February 10
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Columbus @ Buffalo
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo
Buffalo is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Buffalo is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Columbus
Washington @ Montreal
Washington
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh @ Ottawa
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Carolina @ Boston
Carolina
Carolina is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Carolina
Boston is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing Carolina
New Jersey @ St. Louis
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Jersey's last 17 games on the road
New Jersey is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
St. Louis is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing New Jersey
Toronto @ Calgary
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Calgary
Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay @ Colorado
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games at home
Colorado is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
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Armadillo Sports
Friday’s 6-pack
Teams who get highest %age of their points on 3-pointers:
2) Evansville
3) Cal-San Diego
4) San Francisco
5) Wofford
6) Rice
8) Florida International
Quote of the Day
“(Matt Ryan) loves the game. He loves the Falcons. He loves the city, and he wants to stay here. That’s a decision the coach and general manager will make. But we have no reason to think he won’t continue to be playing quarterback for us.”
Falcons’ owner Arthur Blank
Friday’s quiz
Where did James Harden play his college basketball?
Thursday’s quiz
Kawhi Leonard played his college basketball at San Diego State
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, where Kevin Costner played the GM of the Cleveland Browns, Denis Leary played the coach of the Browns.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..
13) 76ers traded Ben Simmons to Brooklyn for James Harden; Philly also sent Seth Curry and Andre Drummond to the Nets, along with two first-round draft picks. Paul Millsaps goes to the 76ers as part of the deal.
Here’s the thing: Seth Curry is married to Doc Rivers’ daughter, which has to make things just a little awkward in the Rivers household this weekend.
As part of the trade, Harden opts into his $47.3M deal for next year.
12) Think about that: next year, Harden will make $47.3M for playing 82 basketball games.
Secondary question: Does this mean Simmons will actually play now? He hasn’t played a minute yet this season. If the 76ers hadn’t traded him, he would’ve forfeited $24M this season.
11) After the trade, 76ers dropped from 12-1 to 7-1 to win the NBA title.
10) NFL announced that next season, they’ll have games in Germany, Mexico, England.
9) Was listening to a fantasy baseball podcast the other night; they said that Statcast posted that if Marcus Semien had played for Texas last year, he would’ve hit 32 home runs, instead of the 45 he hit for the Blue Jays, that’s what a pitcher’s ballpark they have in Arlington now.
Blue Jays played home games in Dunedin, Buffalo, Toronto last year; Dunedin/Buffalo are great hitters’ parks.
8) Wonder if ballplayers ever listen to these fantasy podcasts, hearing nerds like myself discuss their stats and projecting how they’ll do in the coming season.
7) The baseball commissioner hasn’t delayed the start of spring training yet; he did say that the universal DH is a done deal, so that helps fantasy baseball owners make some plans.
If you have JT Realmuto on your team, it is safe to assume that he’ll DH most days he isn’t behind the plate. Yon Gomes will probably be the Cubs’ DH, Robinson Cano the Mets’ DH.
Some teams will use the DH slot to rest starters, give them a day off from the field, but in any event, the universal DH is a positive development.
6) There was a tine, 12-15 years ago, where I spent my summer vacation at Disney’s Wide World of Sports watching the national AAU basketball tournament for 12 hours a day or so- saw ton of really good players, learned some stuff.
When I got back to work, friend of mine asked me what I did on my vacation; got a very strange look when I told her. Hey, everyone likes different stuff.
One day I’m sitting there and the two guys next to me are talking; one was an SEC head coach, the other guy was an assistant at a much smaller D-I school. The head coach wanted to schedule a buy game against the smaller school; he told the assistant to tell his boss: if they came to play the SEC school, then he would help the smaller school get a recruit that would help their team.
Never heard a name mentioned, so don’t know how this all turned out with the recruit, but the smaller school did go play that game.
5) Southern Conference is an underrated league in college basketball; they’re the #12 league in Ken Pomeroy’s rankings. Last seven years, the #1 seed won their conference tournament every time, which is very unusual, especially since the tournament is played at a neutral site.
4) Iowa 110, Maryland 87— Not a lot of defense played here; mentioned yesterday how the Louisville head coaching job will be an interesting hire this spring, so will the Maryland job.
Not sure why they fired Mark Turgeon, but they did. The next coach has a rebuild ahead of him.
3) Michigan 82, Purdue 58— Purdue is 21-0 when it scores 70+ points, 0-4 when it doesn’t. No idea what to make of the Boilermakers as far as March Madness goes; the four starters other than Jaden Ivey shot a combined 7-20 from the floor.
2) Right now, 30 states have legalized sports betting, but California isn’t one of them; in 2021, American sportsbooks accepted nearly $60B in bets, generating more than $4.3B in revenue.
California voters will have sports betting on their ballot this fall; very competitive as to which vendors get the lucrative contracts.
1) Very happy to report that Dick Vermeil will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer. Coach Vermeil took downtrodden franchises in Philly/St Louis to Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams. Congratulations coach!!!
Friday’s 6-pack
Teams who get highest %age of their points on 3-pointers:
2) Evansville
3) Cal-San Diego
4) San Francisco
5) Wofford
6) Rice
8) Florida International
Quote of the Day
“(Matt Ryan) loves the game. He loves the Falcons. He loves the city, and he wants to stay here. That’s a decision the coach and general manager will make. But we have no reason to think he won’t continue to be playing quarterback for us.”
Falcons’ owner Arthur Blank
Friday’s quiz
Where did James Harden play his college basketball?
Thursday’s quiz
Kawhi Leonard played his college basketball at San Diego State
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, where Kevin Costner played the GM of the Cleveland Browns, Denis Leary played the coach of the Browns.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..
13) 76ers traded Ben Simmons to Brooklyn for James Harden; Philly also sent Seth Curry and Andre Drummond to the Nets, along with two first-round draft picks. Paul Millsaps goes to the 76ers as part of the deal.
Here’s the thing: Seth Curry is married to Doc Rivers’ daughter, which has to make things just a little awkward in the Rivers household this weekend.
As part of the trade, Harden opts into his $47.3M deal for next year.
12) Think about that: next year, Harden will make $47.3M for playing 82 basketball games.
Secondary question: Does this mean Simmons will actually play now? He hasn’t played a minute yet this season. If the 76ers hadn’t traded him, he would’ve forfeited $24M this season.
11) After the trade, 76ers dropped from 12-1 to 7-1 to win the NBA title.
10) NFL announced that next season, they’ll have games in Germany, Mexico, England.
9) Was listening to a fantasy baseball podcast the other night; they said that Statcast posted that if Marcus Semien had played for Texas last year, he would’ve hit 32 home runs, instead of the 45 he hit for the Blue Jays, that’s what a pitcher’s ballpark they have in Arlington now.
Blue Jays played home games in Dunedin, Buffalo, Toronto last year; Dunedin/Buffalo are great hitters’ parks.
8) Wonder if ballplayers ever listen to these fantasy podcasts, hearing nerds like myself discuss their stats and projecting how they’ll do in the coming season.
7) The baseball commissioner hasn’t delayed the start of spring training yet; he did say that the universal DH is a done deal, so that helps fantasy baseball owners make some plans.
If you have JT Realmuto on your team, it is safe to assume that he’ll DH most days he isn’t behind the plate. Yon Gomes will probably be the Cubs’ DH, Robinson Cano the Mets’ DH.
Some teams will use the DH slot to rest starters, give them a day off from the field, but in any event, the universal DH is a positive development.
6) There was a tine, 12-15 years ago, where I spent my summer vacation at Disney’s Wide World of Sports watching the national AAU basketball tournament for 12 hours a day or so- saw ton of really good players, learned some stuff.
When I got back to work, friend of mine asked me what I did on my vacation; got a very strange look when I told her. Hey, everyone likes different stuff.
One day I’m sitting there and the two guys next to me are talking; one was an SEC head coach, the other guy was an assistant at a much smaller D-I school. The head coach wanted to schedule a buy game against the smaller school; he told the assistant to tell his boss: if they came to play the SEC school, then he would help the smaller school get a recruit that would help their team.
Never heard a name mentioned, so don’t know how this all turned out with the recruit, but the smaller school did go play that game.
5) Southern Conference is an underrated league in college basketball; they’re the #12 league in Ken Pomeroy’s rankings. Last seven years, the #1 seed won their conference tournament every time, which is very unusual, especially since the tournament is played at a neutral site.
4) Iowa 110, Maryland 87— Not a lot of defense played here; mentioned yesterday how the Louisville head coaching job will be an interesting hire this spring, so will the Maryland job.
Not sure why they fired Mark Turgeon, but they did. The next coach has a rebuild ahead of him.
3) Michigan 82, Purdue 58— Purdue is 21-0 when it scores 70+ points, 0-4 when it doesn’t. No idea what to make of the Boilermakers as far as March Madness goes; the four starters other than Jaden Ivey shot a combined 7-20 from the floor.
2) Right now, 30 states have legalized sports betting, but California isn’t one of them; in 2021, American sportsbooks accepted nearly $60B in bets, generating more than $4.3B in revenue.
California voters will have sports betting on their ballot this fall; very competitive as to which vendors get the lucrative contracts.
1) Very happy to report that Dick Vermeil will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer. Coach Vermeil took downtrodden franchises in Philly/St Louis to Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams. Congratulations coach!!!
DALLAS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after a division game in the current season.
NY ISLANDERS are 3-15 ATS (-13.6 Units) vs. winning teams in the current season.
TAMPA BAY is 127-115 ATS (-49.7 Units) against horrible teams - outscored by opponents by 0.65+ goals/game since 1996.
SEATTLE is 10-26 ATS (-16.4 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.
NHL
Dunkel
Friday, February 11
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Friday, February 11
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Winnipeg @ Dallas
Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
NY Islanders @ Edmonton
NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 9 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay @ Arizona
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
Seattle @ Anaheim
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games at home
Anaheim is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games at home
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NY ISLANDERS are 3-15 ATS (-13.6 Units) vs. winning teams in the current season.
TAMPA BAY is 127-115 ATS (-49.7 Units) against horrible teams - outscored by opponents by 0.65+ goals/game since 1996.
SEATTLE is 10-26 ATS (-16.4 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.
NHL
Dunkel
Friday, February 11
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Winnipeg @ Dallas
Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
NY Islanders @ Edmonton
NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 9 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay @ Arizona
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
Seattle @ Anaheim
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games at home
Anaheim is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games at home
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Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack
— St Bonaventure 68, Saint Louis 61— Three Bonnies played all 40:00
— Siena 70, Iona 64— Gaels’ 2nd straight loss, after starting 11-0 in MAAC
— Boise State 69, UNLV 63— Hamilton scored 32 of Rebels’ 63 points.
— Nevada 85, Utah State 72— Wolf Pack snaps six-game losing skid.
— Xavier 74, UConn 68— Musketeers shot 56.4% inside arc.
— Colorado State 65, Fresno State 50— Bulldogs were only 5-27 on the arc.
Quote of the Day
“Yeah, I’m happy that I’m not going to be answering any more questions about that subject. It’s good that, not just for me, but my teammates, the whole organization. The whole year, it was pretty annoying with the whole situation, but I’m glad that everybody has moved on.”
Joel Embiid, after Thursday’s big trade
Saturday’s quiz
Which pitcher (other than Ohtani) hit the last home run in the majors last year?
Friday’s quiz
James Harden played his college basketball at Arizona State
Thursday’s quiz
Kawhi Leonard played his college basketball at San Diego State
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Saturday’s Den: Unusual prop bets for the Super Bowl
This weekend, you can bet on most anything; here are some unusual prop bets you can make at the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas. The document with all their prop bets is 40+ pages long.
13) Total field goals made in Super Bowl:
none— 18-1
1— 15-2
2— 3-1
3— 3-1
4— 4-1
5— 7-1
6— 14-1
7— 30-1
8+— 40-1
12) Will a TD be scored by defense/special teams:
— no -275
— yes +235
11) Devin Booker’s points Saturday (-3.5)
vs points scored in first half of Super Bowl
10) Klay Thompson’s points Saturday
vs largest lead by either team in Super Bowl (-0.5)
9) Stephen Curry 3-points baskets Saturday
vs Odell Beckham receptions Sunday (-0.5)
8) Jayson Tatum points + rebounds Sunday
vs Matthew Stafford pass attempts Sunday (-0.5)
7) Anthony Davis points Saturday (-0.5)
vs LA Rams’ points Sunday
6) Total numbers of players to throw a pass in Super Bowl
(doesn’t include 2-point conversions)
— under 2.5 (-150)
— over 2.5 (+130)
5) Joel Embiid points + rebounds + assists Saturday (-0.5)
vs total points scored in Super Bowl
4) Joel Embiid points Saturday
vs length of first field goal made in Super Bowl (-5.5)
3) Highest scoring quarter by both teams combined: over/under 19.5 points
2) Total yardage in game: over/under 759.5 yards
1) Total points by Rams’ K Matt Gay:
— over 7.5 (-130)
— under 7.5 (+110)
Like I said, you can bet on most anything this weekend
Saturday’s 6-pack
— St Bonaventure 68, Saint Louis 61— Three Bonnies played all 40:00
— Siena 70, Iona 64— Gaels’ 2nd straight loss, after starting 11-0 in MAAC
— Boise State 69, UNLV 63— Hamilton scored 32 of Rebels’ 63 points.
— Nevada 85, Utah State 72— Wolf Pack snaps six-game losing skid.
— Xavier 74, UConn 68— Musketeers shot 56.4% inside arc.
— Colorado State 65, Fresno State 50— Bulldogs were only 5-27 on the arc.
Quote of the Day
“Yeah, I’m happy that I’m not going to be answering any more questions about that subject. It’s good that, not just for me, but my teammates, the whole organization. The whole year, it was pretty annoying with the whole situation, but I’m glad that everybody has moved on.”
Joel Embiid, after Thursday’s big trade
Saturday’s quiz
Which pitcher (other than Ohtani) hit the last home run in the majors last year?
Friday’s quiz
James Harden played his college basketball at Arizona State
Thursday’s quiz
Kawhi Leonard played his college basketball at San Diego State
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Saturday’s Den: Unusual prop bets for the Super Bowl
This weekend, you can bet on most anything; here are some unusual prop bets you can make at the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas. The document with all their prop bets is 40+ pages long.
13) Total field goals made in Super Bowl:
none— 18-1
1— 15-2
2— 3-1
3— 3-1
4— 4-1
5— 7-1
6— 14-1
7— 30-1
8+— 40-1
12) Will a TD be scored by defense/special teams:
— no -275
— yes +235
11) Devin Booker’s points Saturday (-3.5)
vs points scored in first half of Super Bowl
10) Klay Thompson’s points Saturday
vs largest lead by either team in Super Bowl (-0.5)
9) Stephen Curry 3-points baskets Saturday
vs Odell Beckham receptions Sunday (-0.5)
8) Jayson Tatum points + rebounds Sunday
vs Matthew Stafford pass attempts Sunday (-0.5)
7) Anthony Davis points Saturday (-0.5)
vs LA Rams’ points Sunday
6) Total numbers of players to throw a pass in Super Bowl
(doesn’t include 2-point conversions)
— under 2.5 (-150)
— over 2.5 (+130)
5) Joel Embiid points + rebounds + assists Saturday (-0.5)
vs total points scored in Super Bowl
4) Joel Embiid points Saturday
vs length of first field goal made in Super Bowl (-5.5)
3) Highest scoring quarter by both teams combined: over/under 19.5 points
2) Total yardage in game: over/under 759.5 yards
1) Total points by Rams’ K Matt Gay:
— over 7.5 (-130)
— under 7.5 (+110)
Like I said, you can bet on most anything this weekend
PHILADELPHIA is 8-25 ATS (-16.4 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.
OTTAWA is 30-34 ATS (15.7 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 1-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) against poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the current season.
ARIZONA is 11-5 ATS (5.5 Units) in road games off a home loss in the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest in the current season.
TORONTO is 20-23 ATS (-20.5 Units) in road games vs. losing teams in the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 10-2 ATS (8.3 Units) in road games against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the current season.
ST LOUIS are 9-15 ATS (-21.1 Units) in home games vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 3-16 ATS (-14.6 Units) vs. winning teams in the current season.
OTTAWA is 30-34 ATS (15.7 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 1-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) against poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the current season.
ARIZONA is 11-5 ATS (5.5 Units) in road games off a home loss in the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest in the current season.
TORONTO is 20-23 ATS (-20.5 Units) in road games vs. losing teams in the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 10-2 ATS (8.3 Units) in road games against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the current season.
ST LOUIS are 9-15 ATS (-21.1 Units) in home games vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 3-16 ATS (-14.6 Units) vs. winning teams in the current season.
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Philadelphia @ Detroit
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Columbus @ Montreal
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Boston @ Ottawa
Boston
Boston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Ottawa
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ottawa's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa's last 9 games at home
Toronto @ Vancouver
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Vancouver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Winnipeg @ Nashville
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Nashville
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Chicago @ St. Louis
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Carolina @ Minnesota
Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Carolina
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
NY Islanders @ Calgary
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Islanders's last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 7 games on the road
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
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Philadelphia @ Detroit
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Columbus @ Montreal
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Boston @ Ottawa
Boston
Boston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Ottawa
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ottawa's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa's last 9 games at home
Toronto @ Vancouver
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Vancouver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Winnipeg @ Nashville
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Nashville
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Chicago @ St. Louis
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Carolina @ Minnesota
Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Carolina
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
NY Islanders @ Calgary
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Islanders's last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 7 games on the road
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
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Armadillo Sports
Sunday’s 6-pack
Teams that force the highest %age of turnovers:
2) VCU- 26%
4) Iowa State- 25.1%
5) LSU- 25%
6) Tennessee- 24.7%
7) Texas- 24.6%
8) Texas A&M- 24.5%
Quote of the Day
“We will rally around Kurt Warner, and we will play good football.”
Dick Vermeil on August 29, 1999, five months before the Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV
Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; who were the two QB’s that won them?
Saturday’s quiz
Logan Webb is the pitcher (other than Ohtani) who hit the last home run in the major leagues.
Friday’s quiz
James Harden played his college basketball at Arizona State
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a basketball Saturday…….
13) ACC:
— North Carolina 94, Florida 74— UNC led 62-24 at halftime. 62, to. 24.
— Miami 76, Wake Forest 72— Deacons led by 13 late in first half.
— Pitt 71, NC State 69— Panthers snap an 0-12 skid against NC State.
— Duke/Notre Dame are tied for first, game ahead of Miami/UNC.
12) Big X:
— Kansas 71, Oklahoma 69— Sooners led by 5 with 8:45 left.
— Baylor 80, Texas 62— Bears lost big man Jonathan Tchatchoua to a leg injury.
— Jayhawks lead Baylor by a game, Texas Tech by two games.
11) SEC:
— Alabama 68, Arkansas 67— Hogs shot 32.7% inside arc; they had won 9 in a row.
— LSU xx, Mississippi State xx— Tigers win for third time in last nine games.
— Auburn leads Kentucky by a game, Tennessee by two games.
10) AAC:
— Memphis 69, Houston 59— Cougars’ 37-game home win streak ends.
— SMU 80, East Carolina 66— Mustangs won their last five games.
— Houston/SMU are tied for first place in AAC.
9) Pac-12:
— USC 67, UCLA 64— Trojans won without their best big man, Mobley.
— California 78, Oregon 64— 13-point dog Golden Bears shot 61% inside arc.
— Arizona leads UCLA by game, USC/Oregon by three games.
8) Big East:
— Providence 76, DePaul 73 OT— DePaul has five Big East losses by 7 or less points.
— Villanova 73, Seton Hall 67— Pirates led by 7 with 10:58 left.
— 21-2 Providence leads Villanova by two games atop Big East.
7) Upsets of the Day:
— Little Rock (+14) 66, Troy 62
— California (+13) 78, Oregon 64
— Idaho (+10.5) 83, Weber State 79
— Memphis (+10) 69, Houston 59
— Citadel (+9) 83, VMI 79
— Rutgers (+8.5) 73, Wisconsin 65
— Miami (+7.5) 76, Wake Forest 72
— Eastern Illinois (+6) 82, Tenn-Martin 70
6) Big 14:
— Rutgers 73, Wisconsin 65— Badgers were 4-19 on arc, 9-17 on foul line.
— Ohio State 68, Michigan 57— Liddell scored 28 points, was 11-11 on line.
— Illinois leads Purdue/Wisconsin by half-game, Michigan State by one game.
5) Missouri Valley:
— Bradley 68, Drake 59— Braves won seven of last eight games.
— Missouri State 84, Valparaiso 66— Bears made 12-23 on the arc.
— Northern Iowa leads Loyola by half-game, Missouri State by one game.
4) Atlantic-14:
— Rhode Island 72, Davidson 65— Rams snap six-game losing skid.
— Dayton 80, George Washington 54—17-8 Dayton is nation’s least experienced team.
— Davidson leads Dayton/VCU by game, Saint Louis by 1.5 games.
3) Southern Conference:
— Chattanooga 64, Furman 58— Paladins led by 11 with 15:25 left in game.
— Samford 77, East Tennessee State 73— Bulldogs won five of last six games.
— Chattanooga has 3-game lead over Furman; SoCon tournament will be the big thing.
2) Ivy League:
— Yale 84, Columbia 59— Bulldogs won six in row, eight of last nine games.
— Penn 84, Harvard 72— Quakers made 13 of 22 3-point shots.
— Yale leads Penn by half-game, Princeton by a full game.
1) Sun Belt
— Little Rock 66, Troy 62— Freshman PG Smith scored 15 points, played all 40:00
— Texas State 63, UL-Monroe 54— Bobcats won last five games, giving up 62 ppg.
— Texas State leads Troy/Appalachian State by game in loss column.
Sunday’s 6-pack
Teams that force the highest %age of turnovers:
2) VCU- 26%
4) Iowa State- 25.1%
5) LSU- 25%
6) Tennessee- 24.7%
7) Texas- 24.6%
8) Texas A&M- 24.5%
Quote of the Day
“We will rally around Kurt Warner, and we will play good football.”
Dick Vermeil on August 29, 1999, five months before the Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV
Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; who were the two QB’s that won them?
Saturday’s quiz
Logan Webb is the pitcher (other than Ohtani) who hit the last home run in the major leagues.
Friday’s quiz
James Harden played his college basketball at Arizona State
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a basketball Saturday…….
13) ACC:
— North Carolina 94, Florida 74— UNC led 62-24 at halftime. 62, to. 24.
— Miami 76, Wake Forest 72— Deacons led by 13 late in first half.
— Pitt 71, NC State 69— Panthers snap an 0-12 skid against NC State.
— Duke/Notre Dame are tied for first, game ahead of Miami/UNC.
12) Big X:
— Kansas 71, Oklahoma 69— Sooners led by 5 with 8:45 left.
— Baylor 80, Texas 62— Bears lost big man Jonathan Tchatchoua to a leg injury.
— Jayhawks lead Baylor by a game, Texas Tech by two games.
11) SEC:
— Alabama 68, Arkansas 67— Hogs shot 32.7% inside arc; they had won 9 in a row.
— LSU xx, Mississippi State xx— Tigers win for third time in last nine games.
— Auburn leads Kentucky by a game, Tennessee by two games.
10) AAC:
— Memphis 69, Houston 59— Cougars’ 37-game home win streak ends.
— SMU 80, East Carolina 66— Mustangs won their last five games.
— Houston/SMU are tied for first place in AAC.
9) Pac-12:
— USC 67, UCLA 64— Trojans won without their best big man, Mobley.
— California 78, Oregon 64— 13-point dog Golden Bears shot 61% inside arc.
— Arizona leads UCLA by game, USC/Oregon by three games.
8) Big East:
— Providence 76, DePaul 73 OT— DePaul has five Big East losses by 7 or less points.
— Villanova 73, Seton Hall 67— Pirates led by 7 with 10:58 left.
— 21-2 Providence leads Villanova by two games atop Big East.
7) Upsets of the Day:
— Little Rock (+14) 66, Troy 62
— California (+13) 78, Oregon 64
— Idaho (+10.5) 83, Weber State 79
— Memphis (+10) 69, Houston 59
— Citadel (+9) 83, VMI 79
— Rutgers (+8.5) 73, Wisconsin 65
— Miami (+7.5) 76, Wake Forest 72
— Eastern Illinois (+6) 82, Tenn-Martin 70
6) Big 14:
— Rutgers 73, Wisconsin 65— Badgers were 4-19 on arc, 9-17 on foul line.
— Ohio State 68, Michigan 57— Liddell scored 28 points, was 11-11 on line.
— Illinois leads Purdue/Wisconsin by half-game, Michigan State by one game.
5) Missouri Valley:
— Bradley 68, Drake 59— Braves won seven of last eight games.
— Missouri State 84, Valparaiso 66— Bears made 12-23 on the arc.
— Northern Iowa leads Loyola by half-game, Missouri State by one game.
4) Atlantic-14:
— Rhode Island 72, Davidson 65— Rams snap six-game losing skid.
— Dayton 80, George Washington 54—17-8 Dayton is nation’s least experienced team.
— Davidson leads Dayton/VCU by game, Saint Louis by 1.5 games.
3) Southern Conference:
— Chattanooga 64, Furman 58— Paladins led by 11 with 15:25 left in game.
— Samford 77, East Tennessee State 73— Bulldogs won five of last six games.
— Chattanooga has 3-game lead over Furman; SoCon tournament will be the big thing.
2) Ivy League:
— Yale 84, Columbia 59— Bulldogs won six in row, eight of last nine games.
— Penn 84, Harvard 72— Quakers made 13 of 22 3-point shots.
— Yale leads Penn by half-game, Princeton by a full game.
1) Sun Belt
— Little Rock 66, Troy 62— Freshman PG Smith scored 15 points, played all 40:00
— Texas State 63, UL-Monroe 54— Bobcats won last five games, giving up 62 ppg.
— Texas State leads Troy/Appalachian State by game in loss column.
MONTREAL is 1-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) against poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the current season.
WASHINGTON is 6-11 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the curr...
NEW JERSEY is 12-32 ATS (-23.2 Units) in home games after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS are 8-0 ATS (8.3 Units) in home games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) in the current season.
NHL
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Ottawa @ Washington
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Ottawa's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Buffalo @ Montreal
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games on the road
Buffalo is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh @ New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Pittsburgh
Colorado @ Dallas
Colorado
Colorado is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 11 games when playing at home against Colorado
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WASHINGTON is 6-11 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the curr...
NEW JERSEY is 12-32 ATS (-23.2 Units) in home games after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS are 8-0 ATS (8.3 Units) in home games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) in the current season.
NHL
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Ottawa @ Washington
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Ottawa's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Buffalo @ Montreal
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games on the road
Buffalo is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh @ New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Pittsburgh
Colorado @ Dallas
Colorado
Colorado is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 11 games when playing at home against Colorado
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Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack
Odds to win next year’s Super Bowl:
13-2— Kansas City
7-1— Buffalo
10-1— LA Rams
12-1— Cincinnati
14-1— San Francisco
15-1— Green Bay
Quote of the Day
“Whatever it is, I just want to execute my job to the best of my ability. I trust that as the game goes on, I will have opportunities, as well, and I just want to stay ready for those things, stay locked in.”
Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp
Monday’s quiz
In Matthew Stafford’s 12 years in Detroit, how many head coaches did he play for?
(not counting interim coaches)
Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; Trent Dilfer/Joe Flacco were the two QB’s that won them.
Saturday’s quiz
Logan Webb is the pitcher (other than Ohtani) who hit the last home run in the major leagues.
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Monday’s Den: Random thoughts on an excellent night…….
I had a really interesting den ready to post today, but it’ll have to wait for another day, because Sunday night, the Rams won the Super Bowl!!!! Second Super Bowl title for the Rams, their first in LA, and very dramatic.
Rams went 0-3 in November, were 7-4; the naysayers were having a field day. We live in a fickle society, so you have to win to keep the rats from jumping off the ship, and boy, from December 1st on, the Rams did nothing but win, often by the skin of their teeth.
Last time the Rams won it all, this blog didn’t exist, so hopefully I won’t be too obnoxious here.
First of all, the game and its trappings:
The game
— 15 plays, 72 yards, 4:48, the game-winning drive. Tremendous. Cooper Kupp (of course) scored the game-winning TD with 1:25 left.
Rams didn’t have Robert Woods, Odell Beckham Jr missed the second half, and LA’s top three tight ends were out; Brycen Hopkins (#88) came out of nowhere to catch four passes for 47 yards— he caught one pass in the regular season, as the Rams 4th-string tight end.
GM Les Snead deserves a huge heap of credit— more on him later.
— Sean McVay is now 55-26 in regular season, 7-3 in playoff games. Five years, two Super Bowls, coaching a franchise that before he got there, hadn’t had a winning season in 13 years. Whatever they pay him, it ain’t enough.
— First 4:41 of the third quarter was an unmitigated disaster; Cincinnati threw a 75-yard TD pass on first play of third quarter, then picked off a pass and kicked a field goal- they led 20-13 with 10:19 left in the third quarter. Things didn’t look good.
— There was a weird stretch in the second half, before the game-winning drive where both teams punted three times in a row; Rams ran nine plays for nine yards, Cincinnati 11 plays for no yards.
— Matthew Stafford was 26-40 for 283 yards and three TD’s; now people can start thinking about his chances to eventually be a Hall of Famer. He was awesome this season.
There was a sporting goods store in Detroit selling “Detroit Rams” t-shirts, that’s how popular Stafford is after playing 12 years for the Lions.
Imagine what he must be thinking right now?
Imagine what Lion fans must be thinking right now?
— Cooper Kupp caught eight passes for 92 yards and two TD’s; the guy went to college at freakin’ Eastern Washington, a I-AA football program. He is a great receiver.
— 3rd down conversions: Rams 6-15, Cincinnati 3-14
— Aaron Donald, Von Miller, Leonard Floyd, they put lot of pressure on Joe Burrow, sacked him seven times.
I’m standing in my living room watching the last series, and I’m as confident as I’ve ever been that the defense ain’t getting scored upon, and sure enough, they shut the Bengals down.
— Total of only six penalties were accepted in this game; football should always be officiated this way, though the facemark penalty on the long Cincinnati TD should’ve been called.
— The wife of Rams’ WR Van Jefferson was taken to the hospital during the game; she had a baby, so really big day for the Jeffersons.
— Rams’ safety Taylor Rapp proposed to his girlfriend on the field after the game; she said yes. She gets an engagement ring; he gets a Super Bowl ring.
— Potentially expensive day for Odell Beckham Jr, who caught two passes for 52 yards and a TD; he hurt his knee in second quarter. A doctor on Twitter thought it was a torn ACL, which won’t help his chance to cash in as a free agent this spring.
— Rams’ GM Les Snead deserves a huge pat on the back for all this: quality depth wins in the NFL; Snead has done an exceptional job of fortifying the Rams’ roster, while dealing first round draft picks for proven stars.
Skeptics were everywhere; like I said, our society is fickle. After the game, people on NFL Network were debating whether Les Snead’s approach will spread around the league. Back in November, they were thrashing the guy for trading draft picks.
— This is I know; on Thursday September 8, the Rams will host the NFL season opener.
Trappings:
— Too damn many commercials and too much hoopla before the game; the first two or three series of the games were smothered by commercials. I know the NFL exists to make $$$, but good grief, has to be tough for the players to get a rhythm for the game.
— I mute TV during all the Ram games, so didn’t hear Dwayne Johnson’s act before kickoff; was getting antsy waiting for the freakin’ game to start, can only imagine what the players are thinking while they’re waiting for the biggest game of their lives while hijinks are going on all around them.
— John Calipari just showed up on an episode of Billions; brilliant casting, and he’s good, giving the hedge fund traders a pep talk.
— Don’t watch the Super Bowl commercials, don’t care about them, I know some people do, I do wonder how effective they are; when other teams play in the Super Bowl, hardly watch the commercials. Use timeouts to get food or hit the men’s room or play word games on my phone.
— Halftime was long, over a half hour; do players hate this? Cincinnati’s kicker stayed out on the field and watched halftime. Does it help coaches make adjustments?
— Now we look forward to the 2022 football season, but we’ll get into that down the road- the draft, the schedule release, free agency and trades. Will be an interesting offseason, for sure.
“The most competitive business in the world”
NFL has 32 teams, some are run better than others- things have to break just right and to win a championship. This year, things broke just right for the good guys.
Tonight, Armadillo World HQ is a freakin’ happy place.
Monday’s 6-pack
Odds to win next year’s Super Bowl:
13-2— Kansas City
7-1— Buffalo
10-1— LA Rams
12-1— Cincinnati
14-1— San Francisco
15-1— Green Bay
Quote of the Day
“Whatever it is, I just want to execute my job to the best of my ability. I trust that as the game goes on, I will have opportunities, as well, and I just want to stay ready for those things, stay locked in.”
Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp
Monday’s quiz
In Matthew Stafford’s 12 years in Detroit, how many head coaches did he play for?
(not counting interim coaches)
Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; Trent Dilfer/Joe Flacco were the two QB’s that won them.
Saturday’s quiz
Logan Webb is the pitcher (other than Ohtani) who hit the last home run in the major leagues.
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Monday’s Den: Random thoughts on an excellent night…….
I had a really interesting den ready to post today, but it’ll have to wait for another day, because Sunday night, the Rams won the Super Bowl!!!! Second Super Bowl title for the Rams, their first in LA, and very dramatic.
Rams went 0-3 in November, were 7-4; the naysayers were having a field day. We live in a fickle society, so you have to win to keep the rats from jumping off the ship, and boy, from December 1st on, the Rams did nothing but win, often by the skin of their teeth.
Last time the Rams won it all, this blog didn’t exist, so hopefully I won’t be too obnoxious here.
First of all, the game and its trappings:
The game
— 15 plays, 72 yards, 4:48, the game-winning drive. Tremendous. Cooper Kupp (of course) scored the game-winning TD with 1:25 left.
Rams didn’t have Robert Woods, Odell Beckham Jr missed the second half, and LA’s top three tight ends were out; Brycen Hopkins (#88) came out of nowhere to catch four passes for 47 yards— he caught one pass in the regular season, as the Rams 4th-string tight end.
GM Les Snead deserves a huge heap of credit— more on him later.
— Sean McVay is now 55-26 in regular season, 7-3 in playoff games. Five years, two Super Bowls, coaching a franchise that before he got there, hadn’t had a winning season in 13 years. Whatever they pay him, it ain’t enough.
— First 4:41 of the third quarter was an unmitigated disaster; Cincinnati threw a 75-yard TD pass on first play of third quarter, then picked off a pass and kicked a field goal- they led 20-13 with 10:19 left in the third quarter. Things didn’t look good.
— There was a weird stretch in the second half, before the game-winning drive where both teams punted three times in a row; Rams ran nine plays for nine yards, Cincinnati 11 plays for no yards.
— Matthew Stafford was 26-40 for 283 yards and three TD’s; now people can start thinking about his chances to eventually be a Hall of Famer. He was awesome this season.
There was a sporting goods store in Detroit selling “Detroit Rams” t-shirts, that’s how popular Stafford is after playing 12 years for the Lions.
Imagine what he must be thinking right now?
Imagine what Lion fans must be thinking right now?
— Cooper Kupp caught eight passes for 92 yards and two TD’s; the guy went to college at freakin’ Eastern Washington, a I-AA football program. He is a great receiver.
— 3rd down conversions: Rams 6-15, Cincinnati 3-14
— Aaron Donald, Von Miller, Leonard Floyd, they put lot of pressure on Joe Burrow, sacked him seven times.
I’m standing in my living room watching the last series, and I’m as confident as I’ve ever been that the defense ain’t getting scored upon, and sure enough, they shut the Bengals down.
— Total of only six penalties were accepted in this game; football should always be officiated this way, though the facemark penalty on the long Cincinnati TD should’ve been called.
— The wife of Rams’ WR Van Jefferson was taken to the hospital during the game; she had a baby, so really big day for the Jeffersons.
— Rams’ safety Taylor Rapp proposed to his girlfriend on the field after the game; she said yes. She gets an engagement ring; he gets a Super Bowl ring.
— Potentially expensive day for Odell Beckham Jr, who caught two passes for 52 yards and a TD; he hurt his knee in second quarter. A doctor on Twitter thought it was a torn ACL, which won’t help his chance to cash in as a free agent this spring.
— Rams’ GM Les Snead deserves a huge pat on the back for all this: quality depth wins in the NFL; Snead has done an exceptional job of fortifying the Rams’ roster, while dealing first round draft picks for proven stars.
Skeptics were everywhere; like I said, our society is fickle. After the game, people on NFL Network were debating whether Les Snead’s approach will spread around the league. Back in November, they were thrashing the guy for trading draft picks.
— This is I know; on Thursday September 8, the Rams will host the NFL season opener.
Trappings:
— Too damn many commercials and too much hoopla before the game; the first two or three series of the games were smothered by commercials. I know the NFL exists to make $$$, but good grief, has to be tough for the players to get a rhythm for the game.
— I mute TV during all the Ram games, so didn’t hear Dwayne Johnson’s act before kickoff; was getting antsy waiting for the freakin’ game to start, can only imagine what the players are thinking while they’re waiting for the biggest game of their lives while hijinks are going on all around them.
— John Calipari just showed up on an episode of Billions; brilliant casting, and he’s good, giving the hedge fund traders a pep talk.
— Don’t watch the Super Bowl commercials, don’t care about them, I know some people do, I do wonder how effective they are; when other teams play in the Super Bowl, hardly watch the commercials. Use timeouts to get food or hit the men’s room or play word games on my phone.
— Halftime was long, over a half hour; do players hate this? Cincinnati’s kicker stayed out on the field and watched halftime. Does it help coaches make adjustments?
— Now we look forward to the 2022 football season, but we’ll get into that down the road- the draft, the schedule release, free agency and trades. Will be an interesting offseason, for sure.
“The most competitive business in the world”
NFL has 32 teams, some are run better than others- things have to break just right and to win a championship. This year, things broke just right for the good guys.
Tonight, Armadillo World HQ is a freakin’ happy place.
DETROIT is 3-24 ATS (-23.4 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 5-20 ATS (-15.3 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances in the current season.
SEATTLE is 5-16 ATS (-13.7 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.
SAN JOSE is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the current season.
NHL
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Detroit @ Minnesota
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto @ Seattle
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 13 games
Chicago @ Winnipeg
Chicago
Chicago is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 9 games at home
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
Edmonton @ San Jose
Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Edmonton's last 12 games when playing San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Jose's last 12 games when playing Edmonton
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CHICAGO is 5-20 ATS (-15.3 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances in the current season.
SEATTLE is 5-16 ATS (-13.7 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.
SAN JOSE is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the current season.
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Detroit @ Minnesota
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto @ Seattle
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 13 games
Chicago @ Winnipeg
Chicago
Chicago is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 9 games at home
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
Edmonton @ San Jose
Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Edmonton's last 12 games when playing San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Jose's last 12 games when playing Edmonton
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Armadillo Sports
Tuesday’s 6-pack
— Virginia 62, Virginia Tech 53— Hokies have won six in a row.
— Kansas State 78, West Virginia 73— WVU lost nine of its last ten games.
— Fort Wayne 102, Cleveland State 98, 3OT— Mastodons made 15-35 on arc.
— UNCW 80, Wm & Mary 73, OT— Seahawks are 3-0 in overtime this season.
— Northern Colorado 100, Southern Utah 95— NC shot 73% inside arc, 10-20 on arc.
— St Bonaventure 83, Saint Louis 79— Bonnies’ bench played total of 11:00.
Quote of the Day
“Someone once told me: The hardest thing about winning the Super Bowl is you wake up the next morning and it’s the next season. It’s over. And to be fair, I think that’s daunting to some degree, when you wake up this morning and you realize, ‘I’ve got to go do it all over again,’ and you don’t have the energy. So I think the talk is actually natural. When you look at someone like Aaron Donald and what he’s accomplished, this was obviously a legacy piece.”
Rams COO Kevin Demoff
Tuesday’s quiz
Bob Huggins is best known for coaching Cincinnati/West Virginia; in between those two stops, he coached somewhere else, for one season. Where was it?
Monday’s quiz
In Matthew Stafford’s 12 years in Detroit, he played for three head coaches:
— Jim Schwartz 29-52
— Jim Caldwell 36-30
— Matt Patricia 13-29-1
Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; Trent Dilfer/Joe Flacco were the two QB’s that won them.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
13) On June 14, 1974, Nolan Ryan walked 10, struck out 19 batters in 13 innings in a 4-3 Angels win that lasted 15 innings. Ryan threw 235 pitchers in this game; 235!!!!!!!!
Ryan had a 3-1 lead in ninth inning, but Carl Yastrzemski hit a 2-run homer to tie the game.
Luis Tiant pitched the whole game for the Red Sox.
12) So, when is spring training starting? Too bad the baseball owners/players are all rich nitwits who can’t agree what day it is. They need to end the lockout and get spring training started.
11) They had a draft of players for the NBA All-Star Game last week; how would you like to be the last guy picked for that game?
When I was a kid, I wasn’t usually the last guy picked, but I was closer to the bottom than the top and it sucks. Imagine making $47.2M a season and being the last guy picked? Well, guess making $47.2M would soften the blow some, but still it sucks.
Enough said.
10) Huge overlap in seasons now; I’m still basking in the glow of the Super Bowl, while there is a college hoop game on TV and I’m listening to a podcast on fantasy baseball. Only 26 days until Selection Sunday, 44 days until Opening Day of baseball.
9) MLB Network is televising a college baseball tournament this weekend; not sure how that will be, but some baseball is better than none.
8) John Calipari had a cameo on Showtime’s Billions Sunday night; he gave the hedge fund traders a pep talk, telling them to put their first million dollars away, for security. Once you have security, he says, you lose your fear of failure.
“I’ve had 52 players drafted in the NBA, have 35 players in the league now……”
A terrific 1:49 scene, very well done, complete with Calipari waving his national title ring in the air, to impress the traders. Excellent scene.
7) Underdogs are now 10-5 ATS the last fifteen Super Bowls.
6) Last eight Super Bowls, the team that won the coin toss lost the game.
5) Kirk Cousins’ salary cap number next year is $45M. Oy.
4) February 2, Syracuse won 89-82 at NC State; three Syracuse subs played a total of 20:00, took one shot the whole game (it missed). None of the starters scored 20 points, which is weird; they all scored between 16-19 points.
You sit in a 2-3 zone, have to rest some on defense; Boeheim’s two sons played 38-40 minutes. This will be a good team to avoid betting on in the ACC tournament, once you get past the first day.
3) NBC is re-booting Law & Order February 24; it is supposed to be pretty much similar to what it was it went off the air 12 years ago. Sam Waterston/Anthony Anderson return to their old roles; one terrific addition to the cast will be Jeffrey Donovan, who was great on an old USA Network series Burn Notice, which ran from 2007-13.
2) Prediction made without judgment: NFL will eventually award a 3rd-round draft pick to teams who hire a minority head coach. NFL needs more teams to hire minority head coaches; a 3rd-round pick is a damn good incentive.
Joe Montana, Terrell Davis, Cooper Kupp were all 3rd-round picks.
1) Sam Ryder made a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at the Phoenix Open Saturday, the hole where 50,000 people watch in a stadium-like setting. Hundreds of water bottles were thrown on the green in celebration. Seeing how the tournament was sponsored by Waste Management, didn’t take long to clean up the bottles, but it was a fun thing to see.
Tuesday’s 6-pack
— Virginia 62, Virginia Tech 53— Hokies have won six in a row.
— Kansas State 78, West Virginia 73— WVU lost nine of its last ten games.
— Fort Wayne 102, Cleveland State 98, 3OT— Mastodons made 15-35 on arc.
— UNCW 80, Wm & Mary 73, OT— Seahawks are 3-0 in overtime this season.
— Northern Colorado 100, Southern Utah 95— NC shot 73% inside arc, 10-20 on arc.
— St Bonaventure 83, Saint Louis 79— Bonnies’ bench played total of 11:00.
Quote of the Day
“Someone once told me: The hardest thing about winning the Super Bowl is you wake up the next morning and it’s the next season. It’s over. And to be fair, I think that’s daunting to some degree, when you wake up this morning and you realize, ‘I’ve got to go do it all over again,’ and you don’t have the energy. So I think the talk is actually natural. When you look at someone like Aaron Donald and what he’s accomplished, this was obviously a legacy piece.”
Rams COO Kevin Demoff
Tuesday’s quiz
Bob Huggins is best known for coaching Cincinnati/West Virginia; in between those two stops, he coached somewhere else, for one season. Where was it?
Monday’s quiz
In Matthew Stafford’s 12 years in Detroit, he played for three head coaches:
— Jim Schwartz 29-52
— Jim Caldwell 36-30
— Matt Patricia 13-29-1
Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; Trent Dilfer/Joe Flacco were the two QB’s that won them.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
13) On June 14, 1974, Nolan Ryan walked 10, struck out 19 batters in 13 innings in a 4-3 Angels win that lasted 15 innings. Ryan threw 235 pitchers in this game; 235!!!!!!!!
Ryan had a 3-1 lead in ninth inning, but Carl Yastrzemski hit a 2-run homer to tie the game.
Luis Tiant pitched the whole game for the Red Sox.
12) So, when is spring training starting? Too bad the baseball owners/players are all rich nitwits who can’t agree what day it is. They need to end the lockout and get spring training started.
11) They had a draft of players for the NBA All-Star Game last week; how would you like to be the last guy picked for that game?
When I was a kid, I wasn’t usually the last guy picked, but I was closer to the bottom than the top and it sucks. Imagine making $47.2M a season and being the last guy picked? Well, guess making $47.2M would soften the blow some, but still it sucks.
Enough said.
10) Huge overlap in seasons now; I’m still basking in the glow of the Super Bowl, while there is a college hoop game on TV and I’m listening to a podcast on fantasy baseball. Only 26 days until Selection Sunday, 44 days until Opening Day of baseball.
9) MLB Network is televising a college baseball tournament this weekend; not sure how that will be, but some baseball is better than none.
8) John Calipari had a cameo on Showtime’s Billions Sunday night; he gave the hedge fund traders a pep talk, telling them to put their first million dollars away, for security. Once you have security, he says, you lose your fear of failure.
“I’ve had 52 players drafted in the NBA, have 35 players in the league now……”
A terrific 1:49 scene, very well done, complete with Calipari waving his national title ring in the air, to impress the traders. Excellent scene.
7) Underdogs are now 10-5 ATS the last fifteen Super Bowls.
6) Last eight Super Bowls, the team that won the coin toss lost the game.
5) Kirk Cousins’ salary cap number next year is $45M. Oy.
4) February 2, Syracuse won 89-82 at NC State; three Syracuse subs played a total of 20:00, took one shot the whole game (it missed). None of the starters scored 20 points, which is weird; they all scored between 16-19 points.
You sit in a 2-3 zone, have to rest some on defense; Boeheim’s two sons played 38-40 minutes. This will be a good team to avoid betting on in the ACC tournament, once you get past the first day.
3) NBC is re-booting Law & Order February 24; it is supposed to be pretty much similar to what it was it went off the air 12 years ago. Sam Waterston/Anthony Anderson return to their old roles; one terrific addition to the cast will be Jeffrey Donovan, who was great on an old USA Network series Burn Notice, which ran from 2007-13.
2) Prediction made without judgment: NFL will eventually award a 3rd-round draft pick to teams who hire a minority head coach. NFL needs more teams to hire minority head coaches; a 3rd-round pick is a damn good incentive.
Joe Montana, Terrell Davis, Cooper Kupp were all 3rd-round picks.
1) Sam Ryder made a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at the Phoenix Open Saturday, the hole where 50,000 people watch in a stadium-like setting. Hundreds of water bottles were thrown on the green in celebration. Seeing how the tournament was sponsored by Waste Management, didn’t take long to clean up the bottles, but it was a fun thing to see.
ST LOUIS are 23-27 ATS (-22.9 Units) vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 2-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) in home games when playing 5 or less games in 14 days in the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 4-25 ATS (-23.8 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the current season.
PITTSBURGH is 0-4 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the 2nd half of the season.
NY RANGERS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after playing a home game in the current season.
NASHVILLE is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after a blowout loss by 3 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current s...
CALGARY is 11-1 ATS (8.5 Units) against poor possession teams-averaging 3+ less shots on goal than opp in the current season.
LOS ANGELES are 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) after scoring 3 goals or more in 4 straight games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 2-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) in home games when playing 5 or less games in 14 days in the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 4-25 ATS (-23.8 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the current season.
PITTSBURGH is 0-4 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the 2nd half of the season.
NY RANGERS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after playing a home game in the current season.
NASHVILLE is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after a blowout loss by 3 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current s...
CALGARY is 11-1 ATS (8.5 Units) against poor possession teams-averaging 3+ less shots on goal than opp in the current season.
LOS ANGELES are 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) after scoring 3 goals or more in 4 straight games over the last 2 seasons.
NHL
Tuesday, February 15
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Trend Report
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Boston @ NY Rangers
Boston
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
NY Islanders @ Buffalo
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
Tampa Bay @ New Jersey
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
New Jersey
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Jersey's last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
St. Louis @ Ottawa
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Ottawa's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ottawa's last 10 games at home
Washington @ Nashville
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Washington
Columbus @ Calgary
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas @ Colorado
Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games at home
Colorado is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
Edmonton @ Los Angeles
Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
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Tuesday, February 15
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Trend Report
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Boston @ NY Rangers
Boston
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
NY Islanders @ Buffalo
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
Tampa Bay @ New Jersey
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
New Jersey
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Jersey's last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
St. Louis @ Ottawa
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Ottawa's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ottawa's last 10 games at home
Washington @ Nashville
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Washington
Columbus @ Calgary
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas @ Colorado
Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games at home
Colorado is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
Edmonton @ Los Angeles
Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
PHI at PIT 07:00 PM
PIT -311
O 6.5
+500 +500
BOS at NYR 07:00 PM
NYR -142
O 5.5
+500 +500
STL at OTT 07:00 PM
STL -221
+500
NYI at BUF 07:00 PM
NYI -186
O 5.5
+500 +500
TB at NJ 07:00 PM
TB -298
U 6.5
+500 +500
WAS at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -139
U 6.0
+500 +500
CLB at CAL 09:00 PM
CAL -284
O 6.5
+500 +500
DAL at COL 09:00 PM
COL -248
O 6.5
+500 +500
EDM at LA 10:30 PM
LA -105
U 6.5
+500 +500
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
PHI at PIT 07:00 PM
PIT -311
O 6.5
+500 +500
BOS at NYR 07:00 PM
NYR -142
O 5.5
+500 +500
STL at OTT 07:00 PM
STL -221
+500
NYI at BUF 07:00 PM
NYI -186
O 5.5
+500 +500
TB at NJ 07:00 PM
TB -298
U 6.5
+500 +500
WAS at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -139
U 6.0
+500 +500
CLB at CAL 09:00 PM
CAL -284
O 6.5
+500 +500
DAL at COL 09:00 PM
COL -248
O 6.5
+500 +500
EDM at LA 10:30 PM
LA -105
U 6.5
+500 +500
Armadillo Sports
Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Genesis Invitational golf tournament this week:
+950— Jon Rahm
+1200— Patrick Cantlay
+1600— Justin Thomas
+1800— Dustin Johnson
+2000— Collin Morikawa
+2200— Rory McIlroy
Quote of the Day
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Oscar Wilde
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Aaron Rodgers play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
Bob Huggins is best known for coaching Cincinnati/West Virginia; in between those two stops, he coached Kansas State for one season.
Monday’s quiz
In Matthew Stafford’s 12 years in Detroit, he played for three head coaches:
— Jim Schwartz 29-52
— Jim Caldwell 36-30
— Matt Patricia 13-29-1
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Wednesday’s Den: Conference tournament trends……..
College tournaments aren’t that far away; here are some trends for how teams have done in their tournaments.
13) Since 2004, Gonzaga is 37-4 in the WCC tournament; since 2010, Saint Mary’s is 17-9. BYU is 9-8 in their last 17 tourney games.
Other than those three teams, not lot of wins left in the WCC.
12) Despite playing the Big East tournament on its home floor at Madison Square Garden, since 2003, St John’s is 8-14 in Big East tournament.
Similar thing for UNLV, which hosts the Mountain West event; since 2009, Rebels are 11-13 in conference tournament games- they last won the tournament in 2009.
11) Since 2013, Iona is 24-3 in MAAC tournament games, 17-1 since 2016.
On other hand, Marist is 1-9 in last nine MAAC tourneys.
10) Since 2003, under five different coaches, VCU is 34-14 in conference tournament games.
9) Cincinnati is 10-2 in its last four conference tournaments, winning two of them.
8) Last eight conference tournaments, George Washington has gone W-L seven times.
7) 11 of the last 12 years, San Diego State has won at least two games in the Mountain West tournament; since 2009, they’re 27-9 in the conference tournament.
6) Last four years, Utah State is 10-2 in Mountain West tournament.
5) San Jose State is 0-8 in its last eight Mountain West tournaments, with last seven losses all by 13+ points.
4) From 2012-14, Louisville went 10-0 in winning three straight conference tournaments; since then, Cardinals are 2-5 in conference tournament games.
3) Last five years, Oklahoma is 0-4 in Big X tournament games.
2) Since 2015, Arizona is 11-2 in Pac-12 tournament games; since 2009, Washington State is 1-10 in tournament games.
1) Since 2015, Cal-Irvine is 13-4 in Big West tournament games; last five years, Hawaii is 0-4.
Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Genesis Invitational golf tournament this week:
+950— Jon Rahm
+1200— Patrick Cantlay
+1600— Justin Thomas
+1800— Dustin Johnson
+2000— Collin Morikawa
+2200— Rory McIlroy
Quote of the Day
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Oscar Wilde
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Aaron Rodgers play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
Bob Huggins is best known for coaching Cincinnati/West Virginia; in between those two stops, he coached Kansas State for one season.
Monday’s quiz
In Matthew Stafford’s 12 years in Detroit, he played for three head coaches:
— Jim Schwartz 29-52
— Jim Caldwell 36-30
— Matt Patricia 13-29-1
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Wednesday’s Den: Conference tournament trends……..
College tournaments aren’t that far away; here are some trends for how teams have done in their tournaments.
13) Since 2004, Gonzaga is 37-4 in the WCC tournament; since 2010, Saint Mary’s is 17-9. BYU is 9-8 in their last 17 tourney games.
Other than those three teams, not lot of wins left in the WCC.
12) Despite playing the Big East tournament on its home floor at Madison Square Garden, since 2003, St John’s is 8-14 in Big East tournament.
Similar thing for UNLV, which hosts the Mountain West event; since 2009, Rebels are 11-13 in conference tournament games- they last won the tournament in 2009.
11) Since 2013, Iona is 24-3 in MAAC tournament games, 17-1 since 2016.
On other hand, Marist is 1-9 in last nine MAAC tourneys.
10) Since 2003, under five different coaches, VCU is 34-14 in conference tournament games.
9) Cincinnati is 10-2 in its last four conference tournaments, winning two of them.
8) Last eight conference tournaments, George Washington has gone W-L seven times.
7) 11 of the last 12 years, San Diego State has won at least two games in the Mountain West tournament; since 2009, they’re 27-9 in the conference tournament.
6) Last four years, Utah State is 10-2 in Mountain West tournament.
5) San Jose State is 0-8 in its last eight Mountain West tournaments, with last seven losses all by 13+ points.
4) From 2012-14, Louisville went 10-0 in winning three straight conference tournaments; since then, Cardinals are 2-5 in conference tournament games.
3) Last five years, Oklahoma is 0-4 in Big X tournament games.
2) Since 2015, Arizona is 11-2 in Pac-12 tournament games; since 2009, Washington State is 1-10 in tournament games.
1) Since 2015, Cal-Irvine is 13-4 in Big West tournament games; last five years, Hawaii is 0-4.
