Cnotes 2021-2022 nhl trends, news, best bets and opinions thru the playoffs !

[Udog]

CAROLINA is 8-2 Under (5.8 Units) in home games after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game in the current season.

TORONTO is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) after 3 straight wins by 2 goals or more in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 11-3 Over (7.7 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more in the current season.

EDMONTON is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in home games after a home game where both teams score 3 or more goals over the last 2 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 4

NHL

Wednesday, May 4

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Carolina
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games
Boston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing Carolina
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston

Tampa Bay @ Toronto
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

St. Louis @ Minnesota
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing St. Louis

Los Angeles @ Edmonton
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

Carolina has won four straight games when facing Boston.
The goal total has gone OVER in three straight meetings.
Carolina has won 1P ML in five of six games when facing Boston.
Carolina has gone OVER in four straight games.
Carolina has covered the puck line in six straight games when facing Boston.
Carolina has won seven straight games.
Carolina has seen the BTS Over 1.5 hit in seven of its last eight games.


Tampa Bay has won seven straight Game 2s.
Tampa Bay has gone OVER the goal total in five of six games when facing a team on a current winning streak.
The goal total has gone OVER in three of the last four meetings.
Toronto has won four straight games.
Tampa Bay has seen the home team win 1P ML in three of its last four games.
Toronto has won 12 of its last 13 home games.


St. Louis has won 1P ML in five straight games when facing Minnesota after winning on the road the game prior.
St. Louis has won eight of its last nine games when facing Minnesota as the underdog.
The goal total has gone OVER in four of the last five meetings.
The underdog has covered the puck line in four straight meetings.
Minnesota has won five of its last six games after losing the game prior.
St. Louis has covered the puck line in nine straight games when facing Minnesota as the underdog.
St. Louis has seen the BTS Over 1.5 goals hit in six straight games after winning on the road the game prior.
Minnesota has gone OVER the goal total in five straight games when facing St. Louis after losing the game prior.


Edmonton has won three of its last four games when facing Los Angeles.
The goal total has gone OVER in three of the last four meetings.
Los Angeles has covered the puck line in four of its last five games when facing Edmonton.
Edmonton has won 14 of its last 16 home games.
Edmonton has lost 1P ML in four straight games when facing the Western Conference.
Los Angeles has covered the puck line in six straight divisional games when playing as the underdog.
Edmonton has gone OVER the goal total in 10 of its last 12 home games when playing at night.
Los Angeles has seen the BTS Over 1.5 goals hit in eight of nine divisional games.

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

BOS at CAR 07:00 PM
CAR -120
O 5.5
+500 +500

TB at TOR 07:30 PM
TOR -129
O 6.5
+500 +500

STL at MIN 09:30 PM
MIN -145
O 6.5
+500 +500

LA at EDM 10:00 PM
LA +177
O 6.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY NHL PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units


05/04/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%.................+8.05
05/03/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%.................+2.25
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%.................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%................+ 5.00

TOTALS....................14-9-0.................60.86%............. + 4.80


BEST BETS:

05/04/2022...............4-3-0................57.14%.................+2.55
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%.................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%...............+ 5.00

TOTALS....................10-8-0................55.55%................- 3.95


UPDATED ON 05/04/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
Leaders in OPS (on-base %age + slugging %age) (min 40 ABs)
1.231— Taylor Ward, LAA
1.125— Nolan Arenado, StL
1.118— Mike Trout, LAA
1.078— Jose Ramirez, Clev
1.053— Byron Buxton, Minn
1.043— J.P. Crawford, Sea

Quote of the Day
“If you’re a sports fan, for a while, like a decade, at least, you’re going to need an established bundle of some type, whether it’s distributed the old-fashioned way, and you’re also probably going to need some streaming services. It’s not going to be cheap.”
Patrick Crakes, a former Fox executive, and media consultant

Thursday’s quiz
Where did Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler play his college basketball?

Wednesday’s quiz
Trent Dilfer was the first quarterback to win a Super Bowl in his first season with that team, when the 2000 Baltimore Ravens won the title.

Tuesday’s quiz
1993 was the last time an NHL franchise located in Canada won the Stanley Cup, when Montreal beat the LA Kings 4-1 in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Thursday’s Den: Happy Cinco de Mayo

13) Lights in my neighborhood went out for 40 minutes tonight, no power, nothing. Very weird to sit in the dark and stare at my phone. Got e-mail notification from the power company, lights came back on sooner than expected, so its all good now.

I think.

If you’re reading this, the power stayed on.

12) NFL announced its five international games for the coming season:
October 2— Vikings-Saints in London
October 9— Giants-Packers in London
October 30— Broncos-Jaguars in London
November 13— Seahawks-Buccaneers in Munich
November 21— Cardinals-49ers in Mexico City

11) Arizona 8, Miami 7:
— Madison Bumgarner got ejected after the first inning of his start against Miami Wednesday after a confrontation with first-base umpire Dan Bellino. Bellino was checking Bumgarner’s hand for foreign substances; the check seemed to go longer than usual, then words were exchanged and Bumgarner flipped out. It was his second career ejection.
— Pavin Smith won the game with a 2-run tater in last inning.

10) Players in NBA history with 55+ points, 10+ rebounds in a playoff game:
Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Charles Barkley

9) Game 2 of the Boston-Milwaukee series was Tuesday; Game 3 isn’t until Saturday. NBA teams don’t practice that much during the season, so this will be unusual for them.

8) Phoenix 129, Dallas 109:
— Suns are first team since the ’86 Lakers to shoot 50%+ in their first seven playoff games of a season; now they’ve shot 50%+ in eight straight games- they shot 64.5% in this game.
— Phoenix outscored Dallas 71-49 in second half.
— Phoenix leads series, 2-0

7) Brewers 18, Reds 4:
— Rowdy Tellez homered twice, knocked in eight runs; he has four homers in his last four games.
— Cincinnati is 3-21, losing 19 of their last 20 games. Not good.

6) Was watching a ballgame the other day and Marwin Gonzalez was playing, which reminded me of a cruddy day in my fantasy baseball history.

August 2017 we’re in our fantasy baseball playoffs, and my game is very close. Week runs from Monday to Sunday, so 6:30 or so Sunday, we’re down to cases. Angels-Astros is the last relevant game for me; I’m ahead by a whisker, just need Marwin Gonzalez to make an out in his last at-bat of the week.

Guy on Houston had just hit a 3-run double to put the Astros up 7-5; now Gonzalez is up with a guy on third, two out, his team up 7-5.

Mike Scioscia was managing the Angels; he walked Gonzalez……..intentionally. I lose.

Can never remember a guy getting walked intentionally in that situation before. Or since. Not that I’m bitter about it or anything, but it has been five years and it still ticks me off.

5) Wednesday was the 47th anniversary of the day the 1,000,000th run in MLB history was scored. It was kind of a big deal back then; Tootsie Rolls actually ran a promotion where the player who scored the 1,000,000th run got 1,000,000 Tootsie Rolls and 1,000,000 pennies ($10,000).

Came down to a Sunday afternoon; guys on the Astros and Reds hit home runs at roughly the same time, and the baserunner on Houston is racing the batter for the Reds to see who would score first, to score that millionth run.

Houston’s Bob Watson scored the 1,000,000th run, Dave Concepcion scored the 1,000,001st run. Watson donated the Tootsie Rolls to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

4) Angels 10, Red Sox 5 (10)
— Angels had been shut out in three of previous four games; they didn’t get a baserunner in this game until the fifth inning.
— Jared Walsh tied game with 9th inning single; he also hit a 3-run homer in a 6-run 10th.

3) Robert Griffin III didn’t play in the NFL last year, he was a college football TV analyst, but he recently ran a 4.48 40-yard dash, so now he has apparently gotten calls from a few NFL teams about making a comeback.

Griffin is 32; he has a lifetime record of 18-27 as a starter, but he was 9-6 as a rookie in 2012, and it went downhill from there. Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta may be interested in his services.

2) Speaking of QBs/TV analysts, before Tony Romo started his TV career, Jay Cutler was supposed to be the new FOX analyst, but got bounced in favor of Romo.

Cutler was on a reality show with his wife a few years ago; I think the show was Very Cavallari on the E! Channel. Cutler had kind of a sarcastic sense of humor; I’d still be curious about how he would be as a TV analyst.

1) Miami 119, Philadelphia 103:
— Heat made 14-29 on shots on the arc.
— Miami was +1o on backboards.
— Heat leads series 2-0; it isn’t sounding promising for Joel Embiid to return in the next few days. Without Embiid, 76ers ain’t winning this series.

 

[Udog]

NY RANGERS are 51-29 ATS (17.7 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

FLORIDA is 11-3 Over (7.7 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

NASHVILLE is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games in the current season.

DALLAS are 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) after a low scoring game where both teams scored 1 goal or less in the last 3 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, May 5

NHL

Thursday, May 5

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ NY Rangers
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Washington @ Florida
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games when playing Florida
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 9 games when playing Washington
Florida is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home

Nashville @ Colorado
Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home

Dallas @ Calgary
Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Dallas is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Calgary is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games


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[Udog]

New York has won three of the last four meetings.
New York has covered the puck line in four of its last five games when facing Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh has seen the home team win 1P ML in seven of its last nine games.
New York has failed to cover the puck line in five straight games.
New York has lost four of its last five home games when facing a team on a winning streak as the favorite.
New York has gone UNDER the goal total in eight straight home games when playing on a Thursday.
Sidney Crosby has scored a point in seven of his last eight games when Pittsburgh is the underdog.
Frank Vatrano has scored a goal in three of his last four games when facing Pittsburgh.
Chris Kreider has scored a goal in three straight Stanley Cup Playoff games inside MSG.


Florida has lost four of its last five games when playing as the favorite.
The goal total has gone OVER in eight of the last nine meetings.
Washington has covered the puck line in 12 straight games when facing a team on a current losing streak as the underdog.
Florida has won 1P ML in six of its last nine games when facing Washington.
The home team has won four straight meetings.
The underdog has covered the puck line in five straight meetings.
The BTS OVER 1.5 goal market has hit in 14 straight games when Florida is facing the Metro Division.
Florida has seen the OVER 1.5 1P goals hit in nine straight home hames when facing the Eastern Conference.
Alex Ovechkin has scored a point in seven of his last eight games when facing Florida.
Lars Eller has scored a goal in three of his last four games when facing Florida.
Sam Reinhart has scored a goal in three of his last four games.


Colorado has won 31 of its last 37 home games.
Nashville has gone OVER the goal total in nine straight divisional games.
Nashville has won three of its last four game when facing Colorado.
The goal total has gone OVER in five straight meetings.
Nashville has covered the puck line in three of its last four games when facing Colorado.
Colorado has failed to cover the puck line in four straight games when facing a team on a current losing streak.
The home team has won the 1P ML in five straight meetings.
Nathan MacKinnon has scored a goal in seven of his last eight Game 2s.
Matt Duchene has scored a goal in seven of his last eight games when facing Colorado.
Nashville has seen the BTS Over 1.5 goals hit in nine straight games.
Mikko Rantanen has scored a point in 20 of his last 21 Stanley Cup Playoffs games.
Artturi Lehkonen has scored a goal in four straight home games.


Dallas has seen the home team win eight of its last nine games.
Dallas has covered the puck line in eight of its last nine games when facing Calgary as the underdog.
Calgary has won three straight games when facing Dallas.
The goal total has failed to go OVER in two straight meetings.
Dallas has lost 1P ML in four straight games when facing the Pacific Division.
Calgary has gone UNDER the goal total in three straight games.
Johnny Gaudreau has scored a point in eight of his last nine games.
Elias Lindholm has scored the first goal in two straight home games.
Jason Robertson has scored a goal in 4 of his last 5 games when Dallas is the underdog.

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, MAY 5
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

PIT at NYR 07:00 PM
NYR -151
O 5.5
+500 +500

WAS at FLA 07:30 PM
FLA -255
U 7.0
+500 +500

NAS at COL 09:30 PM
COL -333
O 6.5
+500 +500

DAL at CAL 10:00 PM
CAL -228
O 5.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY NHL PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

05/05/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%.................+2.60
05/04/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%.................+8.05
05/03/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%.................+2.25
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%.................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%................+ 5.00

TOTALS..................19-12-0.................61.29%............... + 7.40


BEST BETS:

05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................- 1.00
05/04/2022...............4-3-0................57.14%.................+2.55
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%.................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%...............+ 5.00

TOTALS..................12-10-0................54.54%................- 4.95


UPDATED ON 05/05/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
States with most players drafted by the NFL last week:
32— Texas
29— Georgia
22— California/Florida
13— Ohio
12— Alabama
10— Louisiana/North Carolina

Quote of the Day
“I can’t wait to leave this tour. I can’t wait to get out of here. Just a couple more weeks until I don’t have to deal with you anymore.”
Golfer Sergio Garcia, who is upset with rules officials on the PGA Tour

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Denis Leary is the newly-hired coach of the Cleveland Browns; who was the previous coach of the Browns?

Thursday’s quiz
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler played his college basketball at Marquette.

Wednesday’s quiz
Trent Dilfer was the first quarterback to win a Super Bowl in his first season with that team, when the 2000 Baltimore Ravens won the title.

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

13) Mets 8, Phillies 7:
— Mets scored seven runs in top of 9th inning.
— Mets have a 5-game lead in the NL East.
— Phillies are 11-15 and struggling.

12) Clayton Kershaw was on with the Dodger TV guys during a game the other night, talking about this year’s baseball and how “it just doesn’t go as far” as baseballs have in the past. He is a pitcher and yet he didn’t seem happy about it.

It is unclear if the people who run MLB are on the same page about their sport:
— They want higher scoring games, to increase fan interest. Smart
But…….
— They deadened the baseball. (is deadened a word?)
— They want games to last under 3:00.

At least they approved the universal DH; no one wants to see pitchers hit.

They should’ve eliminated shifts this season; that will decrease the amount of players who just swing for the fences all the time. With no shifts next year, line drive hitters will have greater success than they’ve been having. There will be more balls put in play, better highlights to show.

11) White Sox-Red Sox are playing a nationally televised game Sunday morning at 11:30; game is on NBC/Peacock. Apparently this is a new idea for MLB to expand their audience.

10) Broncos-Jaguars Week 8 game from London will be televised on ESPN+, a bad omen for the future of sports on TV. ESPN+ is only $6 a month and if you like college sports it is well worth it, but I already buy the Sunday Ticket so I can see all the games. Lot of greed in the world today.

9) Red Sox 2B Trevor Story signed a 6-year deal with Boston for $23.3M a year, but he fired his agent a month later; did he really want to sign with the Rangers, who paid Corey Seager $32M a year? You fire your agent, you’re telling the world he/they did a bad job.

Story is from the Dallas area; it was assumed that he would sign with the Rangers.

8) Tuesday night, Rowdy Tellez knocked in eight runs for Milwaukee, most in Brewers’ history.

First player to knock in seven runs in a game for Milwaukee? Way back in 1970, it was utility infielder Ted Kubiak, who started his career with the A’s, bounced to Milwaukee, then found his way back to Oakland, where he played on three consecutive World Series champs, from 1972-74.

7) P Chris Flexen has started five games for Seattle; they scored zero or one run in four of those five games.

6) Ian Anderson has pitched five games for Atlanta; road team won all five.

5) Memphis Grizzlies F Dillon Brooks is suspended for Game 3 of the Memphis-Golden States. series; his flagrant foul broke Gary Payton II’s elbow in Game 2.

4) Texas Longhorns RB Bijan Robinson has an NIL deal with Lamborghini, as college athletes continue to cash in on the new NIL rules.

3) Padres 2, Marlins 1— Manny Machado knocked in both San Diego runs with a pair of solo homers. Miami has lost five in a row.

2) If you’re wagering on totals in USFL games, read this: starting this weekend, the USFL will use a running clock after incomplete passes during the first and third quarters. That means fewer plays will be run.

1) If the playoffs started today (they do not):
AL— New York, Twins, Angels. Wild Cards: Rays, Angels, Blue Jays
NL— Mets, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Rockies, Cardinals, Padres

 

[Udog]

CAROLINA is 9-2 Over (6.8 Units) in road games after a blowout win by 3 goals or more in the current season.

TORONTO is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in road games after a home game where both teams score 3 or more goals in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after allowing 6 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

EDMONTON is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Friday, May 6

 

[Udog]

NHL

Friday, May 6

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Trend Report
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Carolina @ Boston
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

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

Minnesota @ St. Louis
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota

Edmonton @ Los Angeles
Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

Hurricanes are 8-0 in the past eight games overall.
Hurricanes are 4-0 in the past four road games.
Hurricanes are 2-8 in the past 10 playoff games as a 'dog.
Bruins are 40-17 in the past 57 games as a favorite.
Bruins are 37-18 in the past 55 home games.
Bruins are 6-3 in the past nine Eastern QF games.
Bruins are 1-4 in the past five playoff games as a fave.
OVER is 5-1 in the past six road games for the Hurricanes.
OVER is 3-0-1 in the past four as a 'dog for the Hurricanes.
OVER is 7-3 in the past 10 Eastern QF games for the Canes.
UNDER is 8-3-2 in the past 13 games overall for the B's.
UNDER is 5-0-1 in the past six home games for the B's.
UNDER is 4-1-2 in the past seven as a fave for the B's.
Hurricanes are 5-0 in the past five meetings.
Hurricanes are 3-9 in the past 12 trips to Boston.
Favorite is 24-8 in the past 32 meetings.
OVER is 4-0 in the past four meetings.
OVER is 8-3 in the past 11 meetings in Boston.


Maple Leafs are 11-5 in the past 16 vs. winning teams.
Maple Leafs are 3-7 in the past 10 as a road underdog.
Maple Leafs are 4-9 in the past 13 playoff games as a 'dog.
Lightning are 6-2 in the past eight games overall.
Lightning are 57-24 in the past 81 home games.
Lightning are 45-20 in the past 65 as a favorite.
Lightning are 27-11 in the past 38 playoff games as a favorite.
Lightning are 4-1 in the past five Eastern QF games.
OVER is 21-5-2 in the past 28 road games for the Leafs.
OVER is 4-1-1 in the past six as an underdog for the Leafs.
OVER is 7-1-1 in the past nine as a road 'dog for the Leafs.
OVER is 9-2 in the past 11 games overall for the Lightning.
OVER is 5-1 in the past six at home for the Lightning.
OVER is 7-1 in the past eight as a fave for the Lightning.
Maple Leafs are 5-2 in the past seven trips to Tampa.
OVER is 4-1 in the past five meetings.
OVER is 5-2 in the past seven meetings in Tampa.


Wild are 20-6 in the past 26 games overall.
Wild are 2-5 in the past seven as a road underdog.
Wild are 12-28 in the past 40 playoff games as a 'dog.
Wild are 3-10 in the past 13 Western QF games.
Blues are 13-4 in the past 17 games overall.
Blues are 6-2 in the past eight home games.
Blues are 20-8 in the past 28 as a home fave.
Blues are 9-2 in the past 11 overall as a fave.
Blues are 2-6 in the past eight playoff games as a fave.
UNDER is 5-2 in the past seven as an underdog for the Wild.
UNDER is 9-3 in the past 12 Western QF games for the Wild.
OVER is 20-7-1 in the past 28 games for the Blues.
OVER is 4-1 in the past five home games for the Blues.
OVER is 6-2 in the past eight as a favorite for the Blues.
OVER is 8-3 in the past 11 playoff games as a fave for the Blues.
Wild are 3-13 in the past 16 meetings.
Wild are 8-20 in the past 28 in St. Louis.
Home team is 6-2 in the past eight meetings.
Underdog is 8-3 in the past 11 meetings.
OVER is 5-1 in the past six meetings.


Oilers are 20-7 in the past 27 games overall.
Oilers are 5-2 in the past seven road games.
Oilers are 41-18 in the past 59 as a favorite.
Oilers are 7-2 in the past nine as a road fave.
Oilers are 5-2 in the past seven Western QF games.
Oilers are 1-7 in the playoff games as a favorite.
Kings are 6-2 in the past eight games overall.
Kings are 1-6 in the past seven as an underdog.
Kings are 1-7 in the past eight Western QF games.
Kings are 7-19 in the past 26 as a home underdog.
OVER is 5-2 in the past seven overall for the Oilers.
OVER is 16-5 in the past 21 as a fave for the Oilers.
OVER is 10-4 in the past 14 playoff games as a fave for the Oilers.
UNDER is 5-2-1 in the past eight games overall for the Kings
UNDER is 4-0-1 in the past five home games for the Kings.
UNDER is 4-1-1 in the past six Western QF games for the Kings.
Kings are 17-5 in the past 22 home games vs. Oilers.
Favorite is 35-16 in the past 51 meetings.
OVER is 3-1-2 in the past six meetings.
OVER is 7-2-2 in the past 11 meetings in L.A.

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, MAY 6
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

CAR at BOS 07:00 PM
BOS -132
O 5.5
+500 +500

TOR at TB 07:30 PM
TB -112
O 6.5
+500 +500

MIN at STL 09:30 PM
STL -121
O 6.5
+500 +500

EDM at LA 10:00 PM
EDM -145
O 6.0
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY NHL PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

05/06/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+7.85
05/05/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+2.60
05/04/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+8.05
05/03/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+2.25
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%..................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%................+ 5.00

TOTALS..................24-15-0.................61.53%.............. +15.25


BEST BETS:

05/06/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%................+ 7.85
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................- 1.00
05/04/2022...............4-3-0................57.14%.................+2.55
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%.................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%...............+ 5.00

TOTALS..................17-13-0................56.66%................+7.90


UPDATED ON 05/06/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in batting average (min. 40 AB’s)
.382— Manny Machado, SD
.373— Yadiel Hernandez, Wsh
.371— Eric Hosmer, SD
.363— JP Crawford, Sea
.362— Taylor Ward, LAA
.354— Andrew Benintendi, KC

Quote of the Day
“I can only imagine how difficult it is. I mean, I’ve had a concussion before, so just to come off a concussion, and obviously his face is swollen, still got a hand problem. But it was game time. It was winning time. It’s the playoffs. Joel (Embiid) knew how much we needed him, and he delivered. His dominance on both ends of the ball is very important to this team, it’s very valuable to this team.”
James Harden

Saturday’s quiz
Where did the Braves call home, before they moved to Atlanta?

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Denis Leary is the newly-hired coach of the Cleveland Browns; the previous coach of the Browns was Coach Weaver, whose son Sonny (Kevin Costner) is the Browns’ general manager.

Thursday’s quiz
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler played his college basketball at Marquette.

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

13) Friday night in Florida, Dick Vitale’s V Foundation raised $11.1M for cancer research; coach Vitale has now raised over $100M overall for this cause. Lot of great work by a passionate guy.

12) Weird night Friday; six major league games were rained out, the most in one day since 2018, so the night didn’t get busy until the west coast games started.

Had the Arizona-Colorado game on my TV, the Tampa Bay-Seattle game on Apple TV on my phone and my fantasy team’s boxscore on my laptop, plus a fantasy baseball podcast on Sirius radio. You never know when you might learn something.

11) Arizona 4, Colorado 1— Last week, I tried really hard to trade Merrill Kelly in our fantasy league; had couple deals cooking, but nothing happened, which is good, because he threw 8.2 IP in this game, getting his third win of the year.

Daulton Varsho homered in the bottom of the 8th inning to put Arizona ahead; then David Peralta also homered (in his 900th big league game).

Arizona has won eight of its last ten games, after a dismal start.

10) Houston 3, Detroit 2:
— Astros’ #8/#9 hitters hit back/back homers in second inning.
— Detroit had only two hits.
— Houston has won five games in a row.

9) Milwaukee 6, Atlanta 3:
— Eric Lauer is a surprising 3-0, 1.82 for the Brewers.
— 1B Rowdy Tellez has 12 RBI in his last four games.
— Braves lost five of their last seven games.

8) Chicago 4, Boston 2:
— Luis Robert his a 2-run homer for the Pale Hose.
— Red Sox lost 10 of their last 13 games.
— White Sox have won four in row, after an 8-13 start.

7) Minnesota 2, Oakland 1:
— Winder has allowed one unearned in 12 IP, in two starts.
— A’s had bases loaded with one out in last inning, couldn’t tie game.
— Byron Buxton hit his 9th homer of the season.

6) Angels 3, Washington 0:
— Diaz threw five shutout innings in his first ’22 start.
— Trout had two hits, knocked in couple runs.
— Nationals had only four hits.

5) Tampa Bay 8, Seattle 7:
— Margot hit a 3-run homer in top of 9th.
— Gilbert needed 99 pitches to get thru five innings.
— Mariners lost nine of their last ten games.

4) San Diego 3, Miami 2:
— Darvish threw 7 innings, got his third win.
— Marlins have lost six games in a row.
— All five teams in NL West are over .500.

3) Philadelphia 26, Michigan 25:
— Michigan missed a 21-yard FG on last play of the game.
— Michigan was only 9-17 passing, for 51 yards.
— Panthers lost despite running ball for 251 yards.
— In his first start in three years, Philly QB Cookus threw for 190 yards and two TD’s.

2) 76ers 99, Heat 79:
— Embiid had 18 points, 11 boards in his first action of series.
— 76ers were +27 with Harden on court, minus-7 in 10:00 with him on bench.
— Heat was 7-30 on arc, Philly 16-33.
— Miami still leads series, 2-1.

1) Dallas 103, Phoenix 94:
— League’s accountants are happy; both these series get at least a 5th game.
— Brunson scored 28, Doncic 26 for Dallas.
— Home side has won all three series games.

 

[Udog]

FLORIDA is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in home games after playing 2 consecutive road games in the current season.

NY RANGERS are 14-1 ATS (12.9 Units) after 2 or more consecutive overs in the current season.

DALLAS are 20-8 ATS (9.5 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.




NHL
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Saturday, May 7

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Trend Report
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Florida @ Washington
Florida
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games

Colorado @ Nashville
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing Colorado

NY Rangers @ Pittsburgh
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Calgary @ Dallas
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
Calgary is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

Hurricanes are 8-1 in the past nine games overall.
Hurricanes are 4-1 in the past five road games.
Hurricanes are 2-9 in the past 11 playoff games as a 'dog.
Bruins are 41-17 in the past 58 games as a favorite.
Bruins are 38-18 in the past 56 home games.
Bruins are 7-3 in the past 10 Eastern QF games.
OVER is 6-1 in the past seven road games for the Hurricanes.
OVER is 4-0-1 in the past five as a 'dog for the Hurricanes.
OVER is 8-3 in the past 11 Eastern QF games for the Canes.
UNDER is 8-4-2 in the past 14 games overall for the B's.
UNDER is 5-1-1 in the past seven home games for the B's.
UNDER is 4-2-2 in the past eight as a fave for the B's.
Hurricanes are 5-1 in the past six meetings.
Hurricanes are 3-10 in the past 13 trips to Boston.
Favorite is 25-8 in the past 33 meetings.
OVER is 5-0 in the past five meetings.
OVER is 9-3 in the past 12 meetings in Boston.


Wild are 21-6 in the past 27 games overall.
Wild are 13-28 in the past 41 playoff games as a 'dog.
Wild are 4-10 in the past 14 Western QF games.
Blues are 1-4 in the past five games overall.
Blues are 6-2 in the past eight home games.
Blues are 20-9 in the past 29 as a home fave.
Blues are 9-3 in the past 12 overall as a fave.
Blues are 2-7 in the past nine playoff games as a fave.
UNDER is 6-2 in the past eight as an underdog for the Wild.
UNDER is 4-1 in the past five Western QF games for the Wild.
OVER is 20-8-1 in the past 29 games for the Blues.
Wild are 3-10 in the past 13 meetings.
Wild are 1-7 in the past eight in St. Louis.
Underdog is 9-4 in the past 13 meetings.
OVER is 8-3 in the past 11 meetings.


Rangers are 1-4 in the past five games overall.
Rangers are 5-1 in the past six road games.
Rangers are 4-1 in the Eastern QF games.
Penguins are 4-1 in the past five home games.
Penguins are 13-5 in the past 18 as a home 'dog.
Penguins are 1-4 in the past five games as a 'dog.
Penguins are 1-5 in the past six Eastern QF games.
OVER is 4-1 in the past five overall for the Rangers.
OVER is 5-1 in the past six as a fave for the Rangers.
OVER is 5-0-2 in the past seven playoff games as a fave for the Rangers.
UNDER is 3-1-1 in the past five Eastern QF games for the Rangers.
UNDER is 33-13-5 in the past 51 as a home 'dog for the Penguins.
Rangers are 1-5 in the past six trips to Pittsburgh.
Home team is 11-4 in the past 15 meetings.
Favorite is 9-4 in the past 13 meetings.
OVER is 23-8-5 in the past 36 meetings.


Flames are 31-14 in the past 45 games overall.
Flames are 7-3 in the past 10 road games.
Flames are 17-6 in the past 23 as a road favorite.
Flames are 1-4 in the past five Western QF games.
Stars are 4-1 in the past five home games.
Stars are 2-5 in the past seven as an underdog.
Stars are 2-5 in the past seven playoff games as a 'dog.
Stars are 4-1 in the past five Western QF games.
UNDER is 4-0 in the past four games for the Flames.
UNDER is 4-0 in the past four as a fave for the Flames.
UNDER is 6-2-1 in the past nine road games for the Flames.
UNDER is 6-1-1 in the past eight playoff games as a fave for the Flames.
UNDER is 6-2 in the past eight home games for the Stars.
UNDER is 3-0-1 in the past four as a 'dog for the Stars.
UNDER is 3-0-1 in the past four playoff games as a 'dog for the Stars.
Favorite is 6-2 in the past eight meetings.
OVER is 3-1-1 in the past five meetings.
OVER is 3-1-1 in the past five meetings in Dallas.

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, MAY 7
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

FLA at WAS 01:00 PM
FLA -180
U 6.5
+500 +500

COL at NAS 04:30 PM
COL -219
O 6.5
+500 +500

NYR at PIT 07:00 PM
PIT +101
O 6.0
+500 +500

CAL at DAL 09:30 PM
DAL +141
O 5.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY NHL PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

05/07/2022...............6-2-0...............75.00%.................+17.60
05/06/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+7.85
05/05/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+2.60
05/04/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+8.05
05/03/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+2.25
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%..................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%................+ 5.00

TOTALS..................30-17-0.................63.82%.............. +32.85


BEST BETS:

05/07/2022...............5-1-0................83.33%...............+21.60
05/06/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%................+ 7.85
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................- 1.00
05/04/2022...............4-3-0................57.14%.................+2.55
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%.................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%...............+ 5.00

TOTALS..................22-14-0................61.11%...............+ 29.50


UPDATED ON 05/07/2022