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[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack


-- Padres are first team ever to get shut out five times in their first ten games.


-- Umps in Brewer-Cardinal game missed Randal Grichuk passing Brandon Moss as he hit a HR-- Moss went back to tag up and Grichuk rounded first, but it wasn't noticed by the Brewers' 1B or the umpires. No bueno.


-- 7-1 Canadian Thon Maker is eligible for the NBA next year; no college for him.


-- ESPN's NBA TV ratings Wednesday: Warriors got a 2.7, Lakers/Kobe got a 2.6.


-- Cowboys went 4-12 LY, still get the obligatory five primetime games this year, the 12th year in a row they get the max amount of primetime games.


-- Four of last five Monday night NFL games are in cold weather cities.


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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Talkin' football in April......


13) There is a scene early in the movie Draft Day, where the Browns' owner (Frank Langella) tells the Browns' GM (Kevin Costner) to "make a splash" in the upcoming draft, in other words, telling him to draft a QB first.


Thats the first thing I thought of when I heard the Los Angeles Rams traded with Tennessee for the first pick in the April 28-30 NFL Draft. Rams need to sell tickets in their new (old) city, they need to upgrade at QB, whether they played home games in Los Angeles, St Louis, or Oshkosh.


12) As far as which QB the Rams are going to take, and they are going to take a QB (this ain't the movies), they're less likely to shy away from a I-AA QB (Carson Wentz) seeing as Jeff Fisher's son played at Montana, which is a rival of North Dakota State at the I-AA level.


I could write about this for a week, but I'll say this: Jeff Fisher presided over the Steve McNair era in Houston/Tennessee; McNair started six games (6) in his first two NFL seasons, playing behind Chris Chandler, so it isn't etched in stone that the rookie QB will start in Week 1 in San Francisco.


11) As for the Rams' schedule, LA and Dallas are only two teams who open with a pair of division opponents. Rams play their three division rivals in the first four weeks of the season, then again in the last three weeks.


Quick impressions of the 2016 schedule-- I'll have more on this tomorrow, but I just got off an airplane and my brain is a little scrambled......
10) Brock Osweiler returns to Denver in Week 7, when the Texans visit Denver on a Monday night. Browns go to Washington October 2-- RGIII against his old team.


9) Over 43,000 possible schedules are considered before the final product is given the seal of approval. TV ratings matter more than the fan who goes to games, seeing as four of the last five Monday night games are in cold weather cities.


8) Green Bay Packers open with two road games for first time since 1924, yes 1924; they christen the Vikings' new domed stadium in a Week 2 Sunday night tilt. After the first two road games, Green Bay then doesn't play another road game until Week 8- they've got four home games and a bye in between their second and third road games.


7) Week 16 is mostly played on Christmas Eve (a Saturday), with two Christmas games; Week 17 is 16 division games, all on New Year's Day, a Sunday. Steelers play on both Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.


6) 8:25 Christmas Eve game with Bengals-Texans should be renamed the Divorce Bowl, fior families who gather on Christmas Eve (its a joke people!!!). Back in the old days, when I was once married, an 8:25 Christmas Eve game would've been an issue. In no way am I complaining that there is a game on Christmas Eve this year.


5) Super Bowl rematch in Week 1: Carolina-Denver on a Thursday.


4) Pete Carroll has a reunion tour this year: the former USC coach revisits the LA Coliseum in Week 2, for the Rams' first home game there in 37 years- Seattle also visits the Jets in Week 4, and Foxboro in Week 10, Carroll's two former teams. The Week 10 game is also the first Seahawk-Patriot meeting since Super Bowl 49.


3) Miami Dolphins have December road games in Baltimore, New Jersey, Buffalo; hope they've got good parkas.


2) One more draft note: Tennessee has six of the top 76 picks in the draft and they do not need a QB, so they could improve their team a lot in two weeks.


1) Thanks to the $8 I spent on WiFi on my flight home last night, the flight was a lot of fun and seemed fairly short. Got to read lot of NFL schedule stuff on Twitter and follow the Thursday baseball-- best $8 I've spent in a while.


I'll have more on the NFL schedule tomorrow-- I'm going to sleep right now.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet


Friday, April 15


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NASHVILLE (41-27-0-14, 96 pts.) at ANAHEIM (46-25-0-11, 103 pts.) - 4/15/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 41-41 ATS (-16.6 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 0-5 ATS (-6.1 Units) on Friday nights this season.
NASHVILLE is 12-28 ATS (+48.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 17-31 ATS (+48.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 169-106 ATS (+275.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 34-14 ATS (+14.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 69-36 ATS (+9.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 21-10 ATS (+7.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
ANAHEIM is 219-165 ATS (+395.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 22-8 ATS (+10.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-3 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.8 Units)


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DETROIT (41-31-0-11, 93 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (47-31-0-5, 99 pts.) - 4/15/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 14-7 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 14-7-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
13 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.7 Units)


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NY ISLANDERS (45-27-0-10, 100 pts.) at FLORIDA (47-26-0-9, 103 pts.) - 4/15/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-3 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.1 Units)
CHICAGO (47-26-0-10, 104 pts.) at ST LOUIS (50-24-0-9, 109 pts.) - 4/15/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 12-10 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 12-10-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.1 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)


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NY RANGERS (46-28-0-9, 101 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (49-26-0-8, 106 pts.) - 4/16/2016, 3:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 14-11 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 14-11-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
11 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-1.3 Units)


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NHL
Short Sheet


Friday, April 15


Nashville at Anaheim, 10:35 PM ET
Nashville: 0-5 SU on Friday nights
Anaheim: 24-7 SU off a road win by 2 goals or more


Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:05 PM ET
Detroit: N/A
Tampa Bay: N/A


NY Islanders at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
New York: N/A
Florida: N/A


Chicago at St Louis, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago: N/A
St Louis: N/A








NHL


Friday, April 15


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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
DETROIT vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit


7:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. FLORIDA
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Florida is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders


8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ST. LOUIS
Chicago is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chicago is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago


10:30 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Nashville's last 10 games when playing Anaheim
Nashville is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 15


Nashville @ Anaheim

Game 65-66
April 15, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.835
Anaheim
11.381
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(+150); Under

Detroit @ Tampa Bay

Game 67-68
April 15, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
12.679
Tampa Bay
11.505
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+140); Under

NY Islanders @ Florida

Game 69-70
April 15, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
10.160
Florida
12.676
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 2 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
N/A

Chicago @ St. Louis

Game 71-72
April 15, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
10.726
St. Louis
13.264
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-120); Over

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up


Friday, April 15


Detroit-Tampa Bay (1-0)
Home side won last six Detroit-Tampa Bay games; under is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Red Wings lost five of last games in Tampa, outscored 19-10. Detroit lost five of its last six games on road; over is 5-2-4 in their last 11 games. Lightning lost three of last five games; they are 5-2 in last seven home tilts. Over is 3-0-2 in their last five games. Teams combined to go 0-9 on power play in Game 1; Lightning scored a goal in all three periods- they scored game-winner at 8:52 of third period.


NY Rangers-Pittsburgh (1-0)
Rangers lost last four games with Pittsburgh in series where road team won six of last nine series tilts. New York won four of last six visits here; they've won three of last five games overall. Over is 7-0-4 in their last 11 games. Pittsburgh won nine of its last ten games, winning last four at home; six of its last eight games went over the total. Both teams went 1-5 on power play in Game 1; Penguins scored twice in a 2:31 span in third period to put Game 1 away.

St Louis-Chicago (0-1)
Blues won Game 1 at 9:04 of OT, their third straight win over Chicago, all in OT/SO; under is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Chicago lost its last three games, all in OT; they outshot St Louis 35-18 in Game 1, 15-4 in third period/OT, but Elliott shut them out. Four of last six Chicago games went over total. Blues won eight of their last ten games, splitting last four at home; four of their last six games went over the total. Teams combined to go 0-9 on power play in Game 1.


Nashville-Anaheim (0-0)
Ducks won seven of last ten games with Nashville (over 9-0-1); Predators lost four of last five visits to Anaheim. Home side won last four series games. Nashville lost five of its last seven games, losing three in row on road; three of its last four games stayed under. Anaheim won six of its last nine games, but lost two of last three at home- four of its last five games stayed under. Anaheim won six of its last nine first round series- this is third year in row they got 100+ points. Nashville is 2-6 in its history in first round series, with last series win back in 2012.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL MONEYLINE


NHL > (79) SAN JOSE@ (80) LOS ANGELES | 2016-04-16 22:35:00 - 2016-04-16 22:35:00
Play ON SAN JOSE using money line in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 11 Wins and 2 Losses for the this season (+10.3 units)

NHL > (65) NASHVILLE@ (66) ANAHEIM | 2016-04-15 22:35:00 - 2016-04-15 22:35:00
Play AGAINST NASHVILLE using money line in All games
The record is 2 Wins and 14 Losses for the this season (-11.7 units)


NHL > (77) MINNESOTA@ (78) DALLAS | 2016-04-16 20:05:00 - 2016-04-16 20:05:00
Play AGAINST DALLAS using money line in Home games after a 3 game unbeaten streak
The record is 3 Wins and 11 Losses for the last three seasons (-13.05 units)

NHL > (69) NY ISLANDERS@ (70) FLORIDA | 2016-04-15 19:35:00 - 2016-04-15 19:35:00
Play ON FLORIDA using money line in All games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 27 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+17.85 units)

NHL > (85) FLORIDA@ (86) NY ISLANDERS | 2016-04-17 20:05:00 - 2016-04-17 20:05:00
Play ON FLORIDA using money line in All games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 27 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+17.85 units)

NHL > (75) PHILADELPHIA@ (76) WASHINGTON | 2016-04-16 19:05:00 - 2016-04-16 19:05:00
Play ON PHILADELPHIA using money line in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 14 Wins and 8 Losses for the this season (+11.05 units)

NHL > (77) MINNESOTA@ (78) DALLAS | 2016-04-16 20:05:00 - 2016-04-16 20:05:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA using money line in All games second half of the season
The record is 18 Wins and 29 Losses for the this season (-19.75 units)


NHL > (75) PHILADELPHIA@ (76) WASHINGTON | 2016-04-16 19:05:00 - 2016-04-16 19:05:00
Play ON PHILADELPHIA using money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 25 Wins and 17 Losses for the this season (+13.55 units)


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NHL PUCKLINE


NHL > (79) SAN JOSE@ (80) LOS ANGELES | 2016-04-16 22:35:00 - 2016-04-16 22:35:00
Play ON SAN JOSE in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 11 Wins and 2 Losses for the this season (+10.3 units)

NHL > (77) MINNESOTA@ (78) DALLAS | 2016-04-16 20:05:00 - 2016-04-16 20:05:00
Play AGAINST DALLAS in Home games after a 3 game unbeaten streak
The record is 3 Wins and 11 Losses for the last three seasons (-13.05 units)


NHL > (69) NY ISLANDERS@ (70) FLORIDA | 2016-04-15 19:35:00 - 2016-04-15 19:35:00
Play ON FLORIDA in All games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 27 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+17.85 units)

NHL > (85) FLORIDA@ (86) NY ISLANDERS | 2016-04-17 20:05:00 - 2016-04-17 20:05:00
Play ON FLORIDA in All games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 27 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+17.85 units)


NHL > (75) PHILADELPHIA@ (76) WASHINGTON | 2016-04-16 19:05:00 - 2016-04-16 19:05:00
Play ON PHILADELPHIA in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 14 Wins and 8 Losses for the this season (+11.05 units)


NHL > (77) MINNESOTA@ (78) DALLAS | 2016-04-16 20:05:00 - 2016-04-16 20:05:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA in All games second half of the season
The record is 18 Wins and 29 Losses for the this season (-19.75 units)

NHL > (75) PHILADELPHIA@ (76) WASHINGTON | 2016-04-16 19:05:00 - 2016-04-16 19:05:00
Play ON PHILADELPHIA in All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 25 Wins and 17 Losses for the this season (+13.55 units)


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NHL TOTALS


NHL > (71) CHICAGO@ (72) ST LOUIS | 2016-04-15 20:05:00 - 2016-04-15 20:05:00
Play UNDER ST LOUIS on the totalin All games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game
The record is 1 Overs and 9 Unders for the this season (+8.35 units)


NHL > (71) CHICAGO@ (72) ST LOUIS | 2016-04-15 20:05:00 - 2016-04-15 20:05:00
Play OVER CHICAGO on the totalin Road games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 7 Overs and 0 Unders for the this season (+7.45 units)


NHL > (71) CHICAGO@ (72) ST LOUIS | 2016-04-15 20:05:00 - 2016-04-15 20:05:00
Play UNDER ST LOUIS on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 12 Overs and 25 Unders for the this season (+12.45 units)

NHL > (81) ST LOUIS@ (82) CHICAGO | 2016-04-17 15:05:00 - 2016-04-17 15:05:00
Play UNDER ST LOUIS on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 12 Overs and 25 Unders for the this season (+12.45 units)

NHL > (77) MINNESOTA@ (78) DALLAS | 2016-04-16 20:05:00 - 2016-04-16 20:05:00
Play UNDER DALLAS on the totalin All games after a 3 game unbeaten streak
The record is 3 Overs and 12 Unders for the this season (+8.65 units)

 

[CNOTES]

4/14 Results: 1 - 2 - 1.009


Overall 2 - 5 - 3.00


FRIDAY, APRIL 15


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS




NYI at FLA 07:30 PM


FLA -157


O 5.0


CHI at STL 08:00 PM


STL -110


U 5.0


NAS at ANA 10:30 PM


NAS +137


O 5.0
+500 +500

 

[boss415]

Bol tonight Cnotes!

 

[CNOTES]

Pro Hockey Trend Report


NY RANGERS (46-28-0-9, 101 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (49-26-0-8, 106 pts.) - 4/16/2016, 3:05 PM


Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 31-15 ATS (+13.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 110-74 ATS (+11.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 8-1 ATS (+6.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
NY RANGERS are 69-42 ATS (+12.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 47-25 ATS (+12.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 24-11 ATS (+13.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 20-11 ATS (+31.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 19-12 ATS (+32.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 30-36 ATS (-25.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 12-17 ATS (-16.1 Units) in home games when leading in a playoff series since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 44-51 ATS (-31.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 16-22 ATS (-15.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 14-11 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 14-11-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
11 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-1.3 Units)


PHILADELPHIA (41-28-0-14, 96 pts.) at WASHINGTON (57-18-0-8, 122 pts.) - 4/16/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 35-54 ATS (+90.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 57-26 ATS (+87.2 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 22-8 ATS (+8.8 Units) after a division game this season.
WASHINGTON is 29-10 ATS (+13.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-12 ATS (+32.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-17 ATS (+45.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 24-18 ATS (+45.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-26 ATS (-24.5 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 8-6 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 8-6-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)


MINNESOTA (38-34-0-11, 87 pts.) at DALLAS (51-23-0-9, 111 pts.) - 4/16/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 38-45 ATS (-19.8 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 18-29 ATS (-19.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 11-18 ATS (-13.2 Units) after a division game this season.
MINNESOTA is 18-23 ATS (-11.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
DALLAS is 51-32 ATS (+83.3 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 15-5 ATS (+9.2 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 25-32 ATS (-8.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-20 ATS (-13.1 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History


DALLAS is 8-7 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 8-7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)


SAN JOSE (47-30-0-6, 100 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (48-29-0-6, 102 pts.) - 4/16/2016, 10:35 PM


Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 22-7 ATS (+10.0 Units) after a division game this season.
SAN JOSE is 19-5 ATS (+13.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
SAN JOSE is 54-41 ATS (+100.4 Units) in road games in April games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 16-5 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 9-1 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games after a division game this season.
SAN JOSE is 17-9 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN JOSE is 12-3 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 88-77 ATS (-7.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 46-44 ATS (-21.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 33-33 ATS (-15.8 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 12-11-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
11 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.9 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL Trend Sheet


APRIL 16, 3:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. PITTSBURGH
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home



APRIL 16, 7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. WASHINGTON
Philadelphia is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home



APRIL 16, 8:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. DALLAS
Minnesota is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota



APRIL 16, 10:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Jose's last 9 games on the road
San Jose is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing San Jose

 

[CNOTES]

NHL Knowledge


NY Rangers-Pittsburgh


Rangers lost last four games with Pittsburgh in series where road team won six of last nine series tilts. New York won four of last six visits here; they've won three of last five games overall. Over is 7-0-4 in their last 11 games. Pittsburgh won nine of its last ten games, winning last four at home; six of its last eight games went over the total. Both teams went 1-5 on power play in Game 1; Penguins scored twice in a 2:31 span in third period to put Game 1 away.


Philadelphia-Washington


Flyers won seven of last 11 games with Washington; they split last six games here. Under is 6-2-1 in last nine series games. Philly lost four of last five games on foreign ice. Caps lost four of last six games, with two OT losses, two shutouts- three of their last five games went over total. Washington outshot the Flyers 31-19 in Game 1, 23-8 in last two periods after scoreless first period. Caps were 1-6 on the power play, Flyers 0-4. Teams that lost Game 1 are 2-1 in Game 2's so far in playoffs- they were 10-5 in last year's playoffs.

Minnesota-Dallas


Minnesota Wild lost five of last six games against Dallas, but split last six visits here, in series where visitor won six of last ten games. Six of last nine series games went over the total. Minnesota lost its last six games, outscored 20-6; under is 4-1-3 in their last eight. Dallas won seven of last eight games; five of their last six stayed under. Wild got blanked 4-0 in Game 1- they were outshot 14-2 in the first period by Dallas, which was 1-6 on power play (Minnesota was 0-2).


San Jose-Los Angeles


Sharks scored GW goal 0:17 into third period of Game 1, then hung on for rest of period, when Kings outshot them 10-3 (24-23 for game). San Jose is 6-5 in last 11 series games; road team went 7-4 in those games. Over is 4-0-2 in last six in series. San Jose won six of last eight games; three of last five stayed under- they won last four road games. Kings are 4-7 in last 11 games, 3-3 in last six at home-- three of their last five at home stayed under. Sharks were 1-4 on power play, Kings 1-3.

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday's NHL Betting Preview




New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins (A: +151, H: -167, 5.5)


The New York Rangers appear to have escaped a potential devastating injury as they prepare to visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in Game 2 of their best-of-seven first-round series. Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist was forced to exit Wednesday's 5-2 loss after taking an inadvertent stick to the right eye from teammate Marc Staal.


Lundqvist, who has started 111 consecutive playoff games for New York, was hurt in the final minute of the first period, but he practiced fully on Friday and is a game-time decision. "I felt pretty good," Lundqvist said. "Saw a specialist. There's no damage to the eye, it's the swelling making it uncomfortable." The Penguins have issues of their own in net with starter Marc-Andre Fleury and backup Matt Murray each dealing with a concussion. Pittsburgh could receive a huge boost, however, as standout forward Evgeni Malkin practiced Friday for the first time since sustaining an upper-body injury on March 11.


ABOUT THE RANGERS (46-28-9, 37-28 O/U): Lundqvist is expected to play as long as there are no adverse effects from Friday's practice and his importance to New York cannot be overstated - he entered the postseason winning his last four playoff starts at Pittsburgh while surrendering a total of four goals. Plus, the Rangers already have huge injury concerns among their defense corps, with captain Ryan McDonagh (hand) still sidelined and Dan Girardi ruled out after returning to the lineup for the series opener. Derek Stepan scored six times in the final nine games of the regular season and netted both goals Wednesday, prompting New York coach Alain Vigneault to tell reporters: "We need our top end players to play better. It’s time to make a difference.”

ABOUT THE PENGUINS (49-26-8, 37-32 O/U): Third-stringer Jeff Zatkoff made 35 saves in his first start since Feb. 20 while spelling Fleury, who suffered his second concussion of the season on March 31 and said of his availability for Game 2: "I don't expect it, but I hope so. It feels like it's been forever." It has been more than month on the shelf for Malkin, who was scoring at a point-per-game pace prior to his injury and adds another lethal weapon to an already-explosive offense, particularly on the power play. "He's one of the few players in the world that can change the game single-handedly," said Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan of Malkin, who was initially expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks. "We have more options with him in."


TRENDS:


* Rangers are 8-0 in their last eight games following a loss of three or more goals.
* Penguins are 4-0 in the last four meetings.
* Over is 5-1-1 in Penguins last seven versus a team with a winning record.
* Over is 6-1-4 in Rangers last 11 road games.


Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals (A: +201, H: -225, 5.0)


After earning a share of the NHL's single-season wins record, goaltender Braden Holtby didn't see much work on his plate en route to helping the Washington Capitals draw first blood in their first-round series with the Philadelphia Flyers. Holtby looks to keep the Presidents' Trophy-winning Capitals cruising along when they host the Flyers in Game 2 on Saturday night.


The likely front-runner for the Vezina Trophy, Holtby prevented Philadelphia from gaining an early advantage by thwarting three first-period power plays and finished with 19 saves for his third career postseason shutout. "With a bunch of PKs, you have to rely on the goaltender quite a bit," forward Jay Beagle told reporters. "He obviously stood on his head again (Thursday). We had momentum coming (out of) the first." In addition to the scoreboard, the Flyers sustained a considerable loss as second-line center Sean Couturier suffered a reported AC sprain in his left shoulder and will be sidelined for two weeks, general manager Ron Hextall told reporters on Friday. "Obviously he is a huge piece of our team. He goes down, but someone else has to step up," fellow forward Wayne Simmonds told the team's website of the 23-year-old Couturier, who scored 11 goals and set up a career-high 28 others this season.


ABOUT THE FLYERS (41-28-14, 32-21 O/U): Versatile Brayden Schenn could shift from left wing to center on the team's second line and 21-year-old Scott Laughton could make his playoff debut in Couturier's absence. "If (Laughton) does go in, he's done a good job killing penalties for us so that's a potential role for him," coach Dave Hakstol said. "He hadn't spent a whole lot of time on the power play so I wouldn't expect that." Philadelphia has struggled with the man advantage of late, mustering little during its four chances on Thursday to push its run to 0-for-17 in its last five games - excluding a "meaningless" season finale versus the New York Islanders.


ABOUT THE CAPITALS (57-18-8, 33-34 O/U): While captain Alex Ovechkin's crushing hit on Couturier along the boards garnered the majority of the headlines, Washington's players weren't shy about putting their bodies on the line throughout the contest. Ovechkin joined defensemen Brooks Orpik and Dmitry Orlov in posting a team-best four hits while 14 of the Capitals' 18 skaters notched at least one. In addition, Washington recorded 17 of its 23 blocked shots during the second and third periods of Game 1.


TRENDS:


* Flyers are 8-2 in their last 10 after scoring two goals or less in their previous game.
* Capitals are 0-4 in their last four games following a win.
* Under is 5-0 in Capitals last five games following a win.
* Under is 3-0-1 in Flyers last four games playing on one days rest.


Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars (A: +182, H: -203, 5.0)


The Minnesota Wild knew they were facing a daunting task going up against the Western Conference's best team and that point was driven home by the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of their best-of-seven postseason series. Dallas breezed to a 4-0 victory on Thursday night and looks to take a commanding 2-0 lead in Saturday night's Game 2 over the visiting Wild.


Minnesota scored only six goals during a season-ending five-game losing streak and mustered only 22 shots on goal in Thursday's loss, prompting coach John Torchetti to shuffle his lines at Friday's practice. "The most important thing we got to understand is we can play with these guys, we can beat these guys," Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk said after the team's fifth consecutive postseason defeat. "There's no reason to think otherwise." Minnesota's task could become more daunting with the expected return of Stars forward Tyler Seguin to the lineup. Seguin, who missed the final 10 games of the regular season with a sliced Achilles tendon, finished tied for second on the team with 33 goals.

ABOUT THE WILD (38-34-11, 29-36 O/U): Minnesota's offensive woes are magnified by the injuries to leading goal scorer Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek, who combined for 94 points this season, but forward Erik Haula is planning to return to the lineup after missing the series opener due to a lower-body injury. “It’s a challenge," said Haula, who has registered 21 points in 27 games since Torchetti took over the coaching reins. "We came here for a split and I think everyone should just be positive and create a positive environment just overall everywhere of being able to accomplish the goal,” he said. Dubnyk was not as practice Friday, although Torchetti said his absence was simply due to "maintenance reasons."


ABOUT THE STARS (51-23-9, 45-37 O/U): Dallas has won 11 of 13 games since the injury to Seguin, who has amassed 107 goals in his three seasons with the Stars and said his condition is "night and day" since he returned to practice with the club on Monday. "Well, for me there's no comparison," coach Lindy Ruff said after Friday's practice. "Like I said, I thought his first day out on the ice he was OK, and today he just seems to be a lot more fluid, lot more jump, no hesitation. Like I said, those couple extra days are doing him well." Ruff did not disclose his starting goaltender for Game 2, but Kari Lehtonen's second career playoff shutout made it a toucher choice between him and the more experienced Antti Niemi.


TRENDS:


* Wild are 0-6 in their last six games overall.
* Stars are 7-0 in their last seven home games.
* Under is 5-1 in Stars last six games overall.
* Wild are 4-22 in their last 26 meetings in Dallas.

San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings (A: +129, H: -143, 5.0)


The San Jose Sharks set a franchise record when posting the best road record in the NHL during the regular season, and they continued their success away from home in their playoff opener. The Sharks look to take a firm hold on their first-round series when they visit the Los Angeles Kings for Game 2 on Saturday.


San Jose went 28-10-3 on the road during the regular season in 2015-16, recording the second-most victories away from home in league history, and carried over that success to Game 1 as it skated to a 4-3 victory. The opener featured several quick responses in the second period as Jeff Carter scored 40 seconds after defenseman Brent Burns gave San Jose a 2-1 lead and Los Angeles' 3-2 advantage lasted only 30 seconds thanks to Tomas Hertl's tally, before captain Joe Pavelski put the Sharks ahead for good 17 seconds into the third with his second goal of the game. The Kings certainly do not want to head to San Jose down 2-0 in the series but aren't likely to panic should it happen as they became the fourth team in NHL history to overcome a 3-0 deficit when these Pacific Division rivals last met in the postseason in 2014. Los Angeles would be wise to be more disciplined in Game 2 after giving San Jose's power play, which ranked third in the league during the regular season, four opportunities in the opener - one of which was converted.

ABOUT THE SHARKS (47-30-6, 43-33 O/U): It was no surprise that Pavelski, who recorded his sixth two-goal performance of his postseason career, scored the game-winner in Game 1 as he led the league in that category during the regular season with 11. "Big-game guy for us," coach Peter DeBoer told reporters. "He's our captain for a reason. He scores a lot of key goals. ... He's been clutch like that for us all season." Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic returned to the lineup Thursday after missing the last 12 regular-season contests with a knee injury and was none the worse for wear, logging a team-high 23 minutes, 23 seconds of ice time.


ABOUT THE KINGS (48-29-6, 29-32 O/U): Alec Martinez is a question mark for Game 2 as he left the opener after blocking a shot late in the second period and did not return for the third. The defenseman was playing his first game after missing the final four of the regular season with an undisclosed injury. Trevor Lewis scored a short-handed goal in the opener, Los Angeles' first in the postseason since Anze Kopitar tallied while down a player in 2012.

TRENDS:


* Sharks are 4-1 in their last five games overall.
* Road team is 5-1 in the last six meetings.
* Over is 6-1-1 in Kings last eight Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Under is 7-1-1 in Sharks last nine road games.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL (PROFESSIONAL)


DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME


Minnesota at Dallas - Saturday April 16, 2016


The Wild look to bounce back from their 4-0 loss to the Stars on Thursday and come into tonight’s contest with a 9-4 record in their last 13 games when playing on 1 days rest. Minnesota is the pick (+180) according to Dunkel, which has the Wild favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+180).


To get all of today’s NHL picks, click on the date below.


SATURDAY APRIL 16, 2016


NY Rangers
@
Pittsburgh
Game 73-74
April 16, 2016 @ 3:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: NY Rangers
11.348
Pittsburgh
12.749
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Pittsburgh
-180
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh
(-180); Under




Philadelphia
@
Washington
Game 75-76
April 16, 2016 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Philadelphia
9.980
Washington
12.755
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Washington
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Washington
-235
5
Dunkel Pick: Washington
(-235); Under




Minnesota
@
Dallas
Game 77-78
April 16, 2016 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Minnesota
11.684
Dallas
10.281
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Minnesota
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Dallas
-215
5
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota
(+180); Over




San Jose
@
Los Angeles
Game 79-80
April 16, 2016 @ 10:30 pm


Dunkel Rating: San Jose
12.596
Los Angeles
11.408
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: San Jose
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Los Angeles
-155
5
Dunkel Pick: San Jose
(+135); Over

 

[CNOTES]

4/15- Results: 1 - 1 - 1 + 0.37
Overall: 3 - 6 - 1 - 2.63


SATURDAY, APRIL 16


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


NYR at PIT 03:00 PM


PIT -175


O 5.5




PHI at WAS 07:00 PM


PHI +211


U 5.0

 

[CNOTES]

Evening Selections:


MIN at DAL 08:00 PM


MIN +184


U 5.0




SJ at LA 10:30 PM


SJ +129


U 5.0

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack


-- UNLV hired Marvin Menzies as its new basketball coach, its 4th coach since January 10, when they fired coach/alum Dave Rice.


-- Hawks 102, Celtics 101-- Boston was down 17 at the half, but scored 67 points in second half, still lost.


-- Pacers 100, Raptors 90-- Toronto last playoff series win was in 2001 (0-5 since)


-- Matt Harvey is 0-3, 5.71 this season; should the Mets be concerned?


-- Felix Hernandez has had 34 starts in his career where he didn't allow a run but still didn't win the game.


-- Oakland A's were 256-175 while they had Yoenis Cespedes; they're 95-134 since they traded him away on July 31, 2014.


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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: More thoughts on the NFL schedule......


13) New England is currently (even) in its season opener at Arizona; Patriots have been favored in their last twelve season openers.


12) If you play fantasy football, Cleveland/Houston will be first teams since 2001 with Week 13 byes, which is often the last week of the fantasy leagues' regular season.


11) Oakland Raiders get their first Sunday night home game in 10 years when Denver comes calling in Week 9.


10) Miami Dolphins requested to be on the road in Weeks 1-2, because their stadium is being refurbished.


9) Five teams opened with consecutive road games LY; of those five, Seattle was only one to make the playoffs.


8) Washington (weeks 12-14), Green Bay (weeks 10-12), are only teams with three-game road trips this season. Teams playing their third week in row on road are generally very poor bets.


7) If you want to draft Aaron Rodgers in fantasy, keep in mind his three playoff games (weeks 14-16) will be two games at Lambeau, one in Chicago, not the best weather scenarios.


6) Tampa Bay's three away games in December: Dallas-New Orleans and San Diego- thats two domes and San Diego, so probably no weather issues.


5) USC requested the Rams not have any primetime home games, because they generally fall on school nights- Seriously, they did- Rams/USC will share the LA Coliseum for the next three years. They must roll up the sidewalks pretty early in Tinseltown, so the kids can do their homework. .


4) Texans/Jets will both play four games on short work weeks this season, most in NFL. Kansas City is the only NFL team with one game on short rest.


3) Oakland Raiders have five 1:00 ET games this year, most in NFL; LA Rams have four, plus a game in England that looks like it is going to start at 6:30am LA time. Terrific.


2) Carolina Panthers have already been bet down from +2.5 to +1 for their season opener in Denver. Line should move again when we finally figure out who the Broncos' QB is going to be.


1) Ridiculous amounts of NFL mock drafts have been done the last few months; when the Rams/Titans swung their big trade the other day, every single one of them went in the ashcan.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel


Sunday, April 17




Nashville @ Anaheim


Game 87-88
April 17, 2016 @ 10:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
10.082
Anaheim
12.247
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-165
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-165); Over


St. Louis @ Chicago


Game 81-82
April 17, 2016 @ 3:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
13.471
Chicago
11.819
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+130); Under


Tampa Bay @ Detroit


Game 83-84
April 17, 2016 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.805
Detroit
11.711
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+100); Under


Florida @ NY Islanders


Game 85-86
April 17, 2016 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.505
NY Islanders
13.091
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-125); Over








NHL
Long Sheet


Sunday, April 17


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ST LOUIS (50-25-0-9, 109 pts.) at CHICAGO (48-26-0-10, 106 pts.) - 4/17/2016, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 12-2 ATS (+8.7 Units) in home games on Sunday games this season.
CHICAGO is 415-403 ATS (+824.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 50-34 ATS (+5.1 Units) in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 23-13 ATS (+9.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
ST LOUIS is 15-8 ATS (+6.3 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 25-16 ATS (+7.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 7-1 ATS (+8.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 12-11 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 12-11-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.1 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)


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TAMPA BAY (48-31-0-5, 101 pts.) at DETROIT (41-32-0-11, 93 pts.) - 4/17/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 11-21 ATS (-13.8 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 14-25 ATS (-13.9 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 338-391 ATS (-120.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 13-4 ATS (+8.3 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-21 ATS (-11.5 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 30-39 ATS (-18.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 94-102 ATS (-74.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 15-7 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 15-7-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
13 of 20 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.6 Units)


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FLORIDA (48-27-0-9, 105 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (46-28-0-10, 102 pts.) - 4/17/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 7-4 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 7-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.8 Units)


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NASHVILLE (42-27-0-14, 98 pts.) at ANAHEIM (46-26-0-11, 103 pts.) - 4/17/2016, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-4 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-4-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.8 Units)


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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up


Sunday, April 17


NY Islanders-Florida (1-1)
Islanders lost four of last six games with Florida; Panthers won three of last five visits here. Islanders lost three of last four home games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games overall. Panthers won six of last eight games (over 5-3-1 in last nine)- they won three of last four road games. So far in series, NY is 1-5 on power play, Florida 1-4; Panthers scored at least once in all six periods. Islanders had 42-31 edge in shots in Game 2, after being outshot 42-26 in opener.


Detroit-Tampa Bay (T2-0)
Home side won last seven Detroit-Tampa Bay games; under is 4-2-1 in those seven games. Lightning is 2-2 in last four visits to Motor City, losing 3-1/2-1 in last two- over is 2-0-1 in last three series games. Over is 4-0-2 in last six Tampa Bay games- Lightning won three of last four games, but lost three of last four on foreign ice. Detroit won its last three home games. Teams combined to go 2-20 on power play in Games 1-2, with both teams 1-10. Lightning scored a goal in all six periods.


St Louis-Chicago (1-1)
Blues won three of last four games with Chicago, with three wins all in OT/SO; under is 3-0-2 in last five series games. St Louis won three of its last four visits here. Chicago lost three of last four games overall, with all three losses in OT; they outshot Blues 64-49 in Games 1-2, 25-13 in third period/OT. Over is 4-2-1 in last seven Chicago games. Blues won eight of their last 11 games, winning three in row on road; over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. St Louis is 0-5 on power play in series; Chicago 1-8.


Nashville-Anaheim (N1-0)
Ducks lost three of last four games with Nashville (over is 9-0-2 in last 11); Predators lost four of last six visits to Anaheim, but won Game 1 when Forsberg scored at 10:25 of 3rd period. Home side won four of last five series games. Nashville won three of last four games overall, but lost three of four on road; under is 3-1-1 in its last five games. Anaheim lost three of its last four at home-under is 4-1-1 in its last six home games. Lot of pressure on Ducks with series heading to Tennessee for Game 3.


Playoffs tally: Home: 9-6, Over; 5-5-5








NHL


Sunday, April 17


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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CHICAGO
St. Louis is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home


7:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Detroit15-5-1 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


8:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Florida's last 12 games when playing NY Islanders
Florida is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games at home
NY Islanders are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Florida


10:30 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ANAHEIM
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Nashville's last 11 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games

 

[CNOTES]

NHL


Sunday, April 17


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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sunday's NHL betting preview
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Roberto Luongo and the Panthers will try to reclaim home ice advantage with a win over the Isle's Sunday.


St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks (A: +131, H: -145, O/U: 5)


Series tied 1-1


The Chicago Blackhawks found themselves on the fortunate side of a pair of coach's challenges en route to evening their first-round series with the St. Louis Blues at one victory apiece. The Blackhawks hope their good fortune travels up Interstate 55 to the United Center on Sunday afternoon as the bitter Central Division rivals play Game 3 of their set.


"When you play the defending Cup champions, you're going to have to fight through a lot of stuff," St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said following a 3-2 setback on Friday. "Calls aren't going to go your way, you're not going to get the officiating you want. It's always going to seem like it's one-sided. Big deal, fight through it." Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 11th career playoff goal and seventh in his past eight games to open the scoring, but his apparent second tally of the game midway into the third period was overturned by an offside call. St. Louis' troubles continued 3 1/2 minutes later as Andrew Shaw's tally was upheld by review in Toronto and again following a coach's challenge for goaltender interference. The Blues failed to recover from the momentum shift and suffered the loss as the series heads to the United Center, which they have lost three straight playoff games.


TV: 3 p.m. ET, NBC, TVAS, SN


ABOUT THE BLUES: While Hitchcock's comments received plenty of airtime, center Paul Stastny told reporters on Saturday that the team has moved on from the result. "If you worry too much about it, those are the teams that will be unsuccessful and kind of use that as an excuse," Stastny told reporters. "It's early in the series. It's frustrating, yeah, but I think once we woke up this morning, we already forgot about it and we're focused on (Sunday)." Captain David Backes scored in overtime of the series opener and had an assist on Friday to extend his point streak to six games (three goals, five assists).


ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS: Stud defenseman Duncan Keith returned with a flourish from his six-game suspension, collecting a goal and an assist on Friday while logging one second short of 31 minutes of ice time. "He's a horse back there, so useful in all areas and he's a threat in a lot of different ways," coach Joel Quenneville told CSN Chicago. The same can be said for captain Jonathan Toews, who has recorded a team-high 11 shots and won 27-of-47 faceoffs (57.4 percent).


TRENDS:


* Blues are 13-3 in their last 16 road games.
* Blackhawks are 9-3 in their last 12 Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Over is 8-1-2 in Blues last 11 games playing on one days rest.
* Over is 10-2-6 in Blackhawks last 18 games playing on one days rest.






Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings (A: +109, H: -120, O/U: 5)


Lightning lead series 2-0


The Detroit Red Wings have not found the answer to slowing down Tyler Johnson in the playoffs over the last two seasons and are running out of time as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday for Game 3 of their first-round series. Johnson scored six times in last year’s seven-game battle and has a pair of goals to go with four assists in two victories to open the postseason in 2016.


Lightning center Brian Boyle told reporters after Friday’s 5-2 victory in Game 2 that Johnson “has found another gear. He’s flying out there.” Johnson, along with linemates Nikita Kucherov and Alex Killorn, have combined for 15 points in the first two games and Detroit forward Dylan Larkin told reporters: “They’re opportunistic. … They get a lot of free space and you have to back check hard and play the body a little more. We’re not making it hard enough on them.” The Red Wings are also 1-for-10 on the power play and continue to give up too many Grade A chances at even strength. “We’re going to make some mistakes, that’s the reality of life,” Detroit coach Jeff Blashill told reporters. “But we’ve had opportunities in the last two games to win the hockey game and we didn’t win it.”


TV: 7 p.m. ET, CNBC, CBC, TVAS, FSN Detroit, FSN Sun (Tampa Bay)


ABOUT THE LIGHTNING: Johnson’s four points Friday tied a single-game franchise record in the playoffs set by Vincent Lecavalier in 2011, and Ryan Callahan told reporters: “He likes this time of year and he’s showing it.” The defense pairing of Braydon Coburn and Nikita Nesterov have raised their games, combining for three assists and a plus-5 rating in front of goaltender Ben Bishop (64 saves, 68 shots). Versatile forward J.T. Brown suffered an upper-body injury in Game 2 and is out indefinitely.


ABOUT THE RED WINGS: Larkin responded after a quiet Game 1 with his first playoff goal and three hits Friday while veterans Pavel Datsyuk (eight shots) and captain Henrik Zetterberg (three) are looking for their first point. The Red Wings’ defense has recorded six of their 11 points in the first two games, led by Mike Green with a goal and an assist. Goalie Jimmy Howard has allowed seven goals on 64 shots and Blashill told reporters any decisions on lineup changes would be decided Sunday.


TRENDS:


* Home team is 7-0 in the last seven meetings.
* Red Wings are 0-6 in their last six versus a team with a winning record.
* Under is 4-1-1 in the last six meetings in Detroit.
* Over is 8-1-1 in Lightning last 10 games following a win.






Florida Panthers at New York Islanders (A: +106, H: -117, O/U: 5)


Series tied 1-1


Postseason hockey will be on display for the first time at Barclays Center as the New York Islanders look to get the upper hand in the first-round series on Sunday when they host the Florida Panthers in Game 3. The Islanders split a pair of encounters with Atlantic Division-champion Florida in Brooklyn this season en route to posting a 25-11-5 mark at their new home.


"We know what kind of environment our fans can create and we're counting on them and we want to feed off them," said New York captain John Tavares, who has scored a goal in six straight contests and has two tallies and two assists in the first two contests of this series. Tavares ended Roberto Luongo's shutout bid late in the third period of Friday's 3-1 setback, with the veteran goaltender recording 41 saves to snap a personal seven-game losing skid in the postseason. Reilly Smith continued his stellar series by joining Nick Bjugstad and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov with a goal and an assist in Game 2. "It seems like the puck is following me around a little bit," Smith told the Miami Herald of the five points he's record in the series, matching the sum total of his previous 12 playoff games.


TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, SN, TVAS2, FSN Florida, MSG-Plus (New York)


ABOUT THE PANTHERS: Veteran Jaromir Jagr may have lost a tooth during Game 2, but he was unable to gain a goal as Florida's leading scorer has gone 33 consecutive postseason games without a tally. "Maybe it will bring me luck," Jagr told the Miami Herald of the lost tooth as he's looking for his first playoff goal since scoring in Game 2 of Philadelphia's first-round series against Pittsburgh in 2012. Linemates Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau have yet to score in the series, but the former has a team high-tying 10 shots on goal while the latter has nine.


ABOUT THE ISLANDERS: Defenseman Nick Leddy saw plenty of positives in his team despite the outcome of Friday's contest, his assist on Tavares' tally notwithstanding. "Our breakouts were good and we turned it on them (on Friday)," Leddy told Newsday. "We got pucks in deep, we worked their (defense). We're doing the things we did at the end of the regular season, playing how we need to play." Coach Jack Capuano had a harsher assessment of the game, going so far as to say that the team left Thomas Greiss "out to dry" on Florida's first two tallies.


TRENDS:


* Panthers are 5-1 in their last six games playing on one days rest.
* Panthers are 5-2 in the last seven meetings.
* Over is 5-1-1 in Islanders last seven overall.
* Over is 5-0-1 in the last six meetings in New York.





Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks (A: +144, H: -160, O/U: 5)


Predators lead series 1-0


Having wrested away home ice with a hard-fought victory in Game 1, the visiting Nashville Predators can put the Anaheim Ducks on the ropes when the teams continue their Western Conference first-round series Sunday night. Filip Forsberg's third-period goal off a fluke deflection proved to be the difference in Nashville's 3-2 victory on Friday night.


The Predators have a chance to take command of the series with a second straight victory on the road but coach Peter Laviolette does not want his team looking ahead. "We’ll have our work cut out for us in Game 2," Laviolette said. "To get off to the right start is a good thing. There’s so much hockey left to be played.” Anaheim, which clinched the Pacific Division title and No. 2 seed on the final day of the regular season, has not lost back-to-back home games since Nov. 11-13 and last faced the Predators on Nov. 17 prior to the series opener. "The one thing, when you haven’t seen a team since November and you get to see them now, at least you know what you’re up against," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. "We’ll reset and hopefully come out and play an awful lot better Sunday.”


TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TVAS, Sportsnet, FSN Tennessee (Nashville), FSN West (Anaheim)



ABOUT THE PREDATORS: James Neal, who netted 31 goals during the regular season, scored 35 seconds into Game 1 and never slowed down, registering a game-high nine shots to help Nashville to a 33-29 edge. "For us, we just want to be in the offensive zone getting looks and I think we did that," said Neal, who lauded linemate Ryan Johansen for his success. "He was making great plays. I like the way his game was. He gave me some great chances. I like the way our line played the first game." Colin Wilson, who set a franchise record with five goals in a playoff series a year ago but scored only six times in the regular season, continued his postseason magic with a tally in Game 1.

ABOUT THE DUCKS: Boudreau declined to announce his starter in net for Game 2 - "I don't want to talk about my goalies" - after John Gibson (30 saves) got the nod in the opener, getting victimized by a one-handed redirection by Wilson and Forsberg's tally that went off the skate of Ducks defenseman Shea Theodore. Fellow blue-liner Josh Manson (head/upper body) was knocked out of the game after absorbing a thunderous hit from Forsberg in the first period, leaving his status unknown for Game 2. Defenseman Kevin Bieksa, sidelined since March 24 due to an upper-body injury, was on the ice during Saturday's optional skate and is "eligible to play" if Manson is unable to go, according to Boudreau.


TRENDS:


* Home team is 4-1 in the last five meetings.
* Ducks are 6-1 in their last seven Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Over is 17-4-5 in the last 26 meetings.
* Over is 5-0-1 in the last six meetings in Anaheim.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL MONEYLINE


NHL > (5) LOS ANGELES@ (6) SAN JOSE | 2016-04-18 22:35:00 - 2016-04-18 22:35:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE using money line in All games in a home game where where the total is 5 or less
The record is 15 Wins and 28 Losses for the last two seasons (-33 units)


NHL > (5) LOS ANGELES@ (6) SAN JOSE | 2016-04-18 22:35:00 - 2016-04-18 22:35:00
Play AGAINST LOS ANGELES using money line in Road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
The record is 5 Wins and 16 Losses for the last two seasons (-17.35 units)


NHL > (1) WASHINGTON@ (2) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-04-18 19:05:00 - 2016-04-18 19:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON using money line in Road games after a division game
The record is 12 Wins and 2 Losses for the this season (+9.9 units)


NHL > (3) DALLAS@ (4) MINNESOTA | 2016-04-18 20:35:00 - 2016-04-18 20:35:00
Play ON MINNESOTA using money line in Home games after 3 or more consecutive unders
The record is 14 Wins and 1 Losses for the last three seasons (+12.35 units)


NHL > (3) DALLAS@ (4) MINNESOTA | 2016-04-18 20:35:00 - 2016-04-18 20:35:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA using money line in Home games second half of the season
The record is 7 Wins and 14 Losses for the this season (-15.25 units)


NHL > (5) LOS ANGELES@ (6) SAN JOSE | 2016-04-18 22:35:00 - 2016-04-18 22:35:00
Play ON SAN JOSE using money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season
The record is 13 Wins and 3 Losses for the this season (+9.75 units)


NHL > (85) FLORIDA@ (86) NY ISLANDERS | 2016-04-17 20:05:00 - 2016-04-17 20:05:00
Play ON FLORIDA using money line in All games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 27 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+17.85 units)

NHL > (7) TAMPA BAY@ (8) DETROIT | 2016-04-19 19:05:00 - 2016-04-19 19:05:00
Play AGAINST TAMPA BAY using money line in All games on Tuesday nights
The record is 5 Wins and 12 Losses for the this season (-11.5 units)


NHL > (1) WASHINGTON@ (2) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-04-18 19:05:00 - 2016-04-18 19:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON using money line in All games
The record is 52 Wins and 19 Losses for the this season (+21.95 units)


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NHL PUCKLINE


NHL > (5) LOS ANGELES@ (6) SAN JOSE | 2016-04-18 22:35:00 - 2016-04-18 22:35:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE in All games in a home game where where the total is 5 or less
The record is 15 Wins and 28 Losses for the last two seasons (-33 units)


NHL > (5) LOS ANGELES@ (6) SAN JOSE | 2016-04-18 22:35:00 - 2016-04-18 22:35:00
Play AGAINST LOS ANGELES in Road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
The record is 5 Wins and 16 Losses for the last two seasons (-17.35 units)


NHL > (1) WASHINGTON@ (2) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-04-18 19:05:00 - 2016-04-18 19:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON in Road games after a division game
The record is 12 Wins and 2 Losses for the this season (+9.9 units)


NHL > (3) DALLAS@ (4) MINNESOTA | 2016-04-18 20:35:00 - 2016-04-18 20:35:00
Play ON MINNESOTA in Home games after 3 or more consecutive unders
The record is 14 Wins and 1 Losses for the last three seasons (+12.35 units)


NHL > (3) DALLAS@ (4) MINNESOTA | 2016-04-18 20:35:00 - 2016-04-18 20:35:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA in Home games second half of the season
The record is 7 Wins and 14 Losses for the this season (-15.25 units)


NHL > (5) LOS ANGELES@ (6) SAN JOSE | 2016-04-18 22:35:00 - 2016-04-18 22:35:00
Play ON SAN JOSE in All games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season
The record is 13 Wins and 3 Losses for the this season (+9.75 units)


NHL > (85) FLORIDA@ (86) NY ISLANDERS | 2016-04-17 20:05:00 - 2016-04-17 20:05:00
Play ON FLORIDA in All games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 27 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+17.85 units)


NHL > (7) TAMPA BAY@ (8) DETROIT | 2016-04-19 19:05:00 - 2016-04-19 19:05:00
Play AGAINST TAMPA BAY in All games on Tuesday nights
The record is 5 Wins and 12 Losses for the this season (-11.5 units)


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NHL TOTALS


NHL > (3) DALLAS@ (4) MINNESOTA | 2016-04-18 20:35:00 - 2016-04-18 20:35:00
Play UNDER DALLAS on the totalin All games after a 3 game unbeaten streak
The record is 3 Overs and 13 Unders for the this season (+9.75 units)


NHL > (9) PITTSBURGH@ (10) NY RANGERS | 2016-04-19 19:05:00 - 2016-04-19 19:05:00
Play UNDER PITTSBURGH on the totalin Road games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 5 Overs and 17 Unders for the last two seasons (+12.8 units)


NHL > (13) ANAHEIM@ (14) NASHVILLE | 2016-04-19 21:35:00 - 2016-04-19 21:35:00
Play OVER NASHVILLE on the totalin Home games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 25 Overs and 9 Unders for the last two seasons (+15.6 units)


NHL > (9) PITTSBURGH@ (10) NY RANGERS | 2016-04-19 19:05:00 - 2016-04-19 19:05:00
Play UNDER PITTSBURGH on the totalin Road games revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 8 Overs and 22 Unders for the last two seasons (+14.25 units)


NHL > (81) ST LOUIS@ (82) CHICAGO | 2016-04-17 15:05:00 - 2016-04-17 15:05:00
Play UNDER ST LOUIS on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 12 Overs and 25 Unders for the this season (+12.45 units)

NHL > (11) ST LOUIS@ (12) CHICAGO | 2016-04-19 21:35:00 - 2016-04-19 21:35:00
Play UNDER ST LOUIS on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 12 Overs and 25 Unders for the this season (+12.45 units)

 

[CNOTES]

4/16- 4 - 2 - 1 + 2.29
Overall 7 - 8 - 2 - 0.34


SUNDAY, APRIL 17


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS




STL at CHI 03:00 PM


CHI -140

U 5.0




TB at DET 07:00 PM


TB +105


U 5.0




FLA at NYI 08:00 PM


FLA +109


O 5.0




NAS at ANA 10:30 PM


ANA -160


O 5.0

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack


Week 1 NFL pointspreads


Carolina @ Denver (-1)...........................Chicago @ Houston (-4.5)


Tampa Bay @ Atlanta (-3.5)..................Green Bay @ Jacksonville (+3.5)


Minnesota @ Tennessee (+3).................Miami @ Seattle (-7.5)


Cleveland @ Philadelphia (-7.5)..............NJ Giants @ Dallas (-5.5)


NJ Jets @ Cincinnati (even)....................Detroit @ Indianapolis (-5.5)


Oakland @ New Orleans (-1.5)...............New England @ Arizona (even)


San Diego @ Kansas City (-7.5).............Pittsburgh @ Washington (+3)


Buffalo @ Baltimore (-3).........................Los Angeles @ San Francisco (+2.5)


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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend.........

13) So which QB do the Rams take with the first pick in the draft? Spent an hour this morning watching Jon Gruden's TV shows with Goff/Wentz, trying to learn about both guys, while seeing if Gruden preferred either guy. Hard to tell.


One thing: Goff is a huge SF Giants baseball fan; you wonder if he's a 49er fan too; if he is, kind of awkward to make him the cornerstone of the Rams' franchise.


12) 18 years ago, Colts/Chargers had #1, #2 picks in the draft; there was a standoff in the media which QB rpsopect was the better one, no one seemed to know. Turns out that Peyton Manning was the right choice and Ryan Leaf wasn't. But make no mistake about it, at the time a lot of smart people thought Leaf was the better choice.


11) Apparently, Tennessee is using the extra picks it got from the Rams to try and get back in the top 10 of the first round.


10) Since 1999 in the NBA playoffs, #7 seeds are 1-33 in first round series against the #2 seeds. I've long believed that best-of-7 series are too long in these first round series. It just gets boring watching the #1, #2 seeds pummel inferior teams.


9) In 1981, Mike Schmidt was baseball's highest paid player; he made $2,130,000.


8) Disney has six Star Wars movies planned, all the way thru 2020; its like having this out-of-control printing press in your cellar that just constantly churns out money.


7) On July 2, 2013, the Orioles traded Jake Arrieta, Pedro Strop and cash to the Cubs, for Scott Feldman, Steve Clevenger. Oy. Arrieta hasn't allowed a run at Wrigley Field since last July, thats six scoreless home starts in a row.


6) Couple years ago, Steve Kerr turned down the Knicks' coaching job and went to the Warriors; now his assistant Luke Walton is doing the same thing.


5) Brooklyn Nets hired Hawks' assistant Kenny Atkinson as their new coach; he is said to be a very strong player development coach.


4) On Opening Day, there were 82 Dominican-born major leaguers, an average of three per team. You wonder how the language barrier affects players who weren't born in this country. If I owned a big league team, all my coaches would have to know how to speak Spanish. Communication is very important.


3) Former Iona star AJ English was VP of the Portsmouth tournament this weekend; we'll see if that helps him get drafted in June.


2) Dodgers started Howie Kendrick at 3B this week, first time he's started there since 2006; they also started him in LF, first time he's started there since 2011.


1) Florida State has played in 34 consecutive bowls, the longest current streak in college football; Virginia Tech is next at 23, then Georgia at 19. Funny that all three schools have changed coaches in the last six years, Va Tech and Georgia this year.