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[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 22

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NY RANGERS (29-16-0-1, 59 pts.) at DETROIT (20-19-0-7, 47 pts.) - 1/22/2017, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 14-6 ATS (+7.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
NY RANGERS are 41-23 ATS (+16.3 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs this season.
NY RANGERS are 15-5 ATS (+8.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
DETROIT is 3-8 ATS (-9.5 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)

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BOSTON (23-20-0-6, 52 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (29-11-0-5, 63 pts.) - 1/22/2017, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 106-107 ATS (-37.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 25-31 ATS (-17.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 26-37 ATS (-20.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 93-58 ATS (+30.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 50-26 ATS (+14.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 21-12 ATS (+8.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 80-67 ATS (+151.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
BOSTON is 186-209 ATS (+451.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-2 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-2-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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COLUMBUS (31-10-0-4, 66 pts.) at OTTAWA (25-15-0-4, 54 pts.) - 1/22/2017, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 5-2 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 5-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (22-19-0-6, 50 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (19-17-0-8, 46 pts.) - 1/22/2017, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-45 ATS (+72.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-20 ATS (+30.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 39-60 ATS (-33.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-25 ATS (-17.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-5 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 5-5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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VANCOUVER (22-19-0-6, 50 pts.) at CHICAGO (29-14-0-5, 63 pts.) - 1/22/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 11-1 ATS (+9.2 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 18-5 ATS (+9.1 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 34-16 ATS (+7.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 45-21 ATS (+13.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders this season.
VANCOUVER is 30-27 ATS (+65.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 15-13 ATS (+34.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
VANCOUVER is 188-201 ATS (+444.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 141-159 ATS (-88.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-3-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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NASHVILLE (22-17-0-7, 51 pts.) at MINNESOTA (30-10-0-5, 65 pts.) - 1/22/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-5 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-5-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, JANUARY 22


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


NYR at DET 12:30 PM


DET +120


U 5.5


BOS at PIT 03:00 PM


O 5.5


CLB at OTT 05:00 PM


OTT +110


PHI at NYI 06:00 PM

PHI +110


VAN at CHI 07:30 PM


U 5.0


NAS at MIN 08:00 PM


O 5.0

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack


— Dallas 122, Lakers 73— LA’s 2nd loss by 40+ points in last ten days.


— Home favorites went 8-2 in the NFL playoffs this season. Unusual.


— Concessions prices at Falcons’ new stadium: $5 beers, $2 hot dogs, $2 refillable sodas.


— Suns 115, Raptors 103— Damn good weekend for Phoenix, back/back road wins.


— T’wolves 111, Nuggets 108— Minnesota won five of its last seven games.


— Opening line for the Super Bowl: Patriots -3, with total of 57.5, which would be the highest total in Super Bowl history.


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


13) Willie Taggart is the new football coach at Oregon, but his tenure is off to a rocky start; three of his players wound up in the hospital after workouts under the new strength coach (who came with Taggart from USF) who was then suspended for a month.


Then his new offensive coordinator was arrested for DUI last week and will be fired for cause. All this in about a month. No bueno.


12) Al Geiberger was the first golfer to shoot 59 in a PGA event; he won the Memphis Open that week by three shots, Weird thing is, his other three rounds that week? 72-70-72.


How do you shoot 59 one day and not break 70 any of the other three days?


11) Of the eight rounds of 59 on Tour, only four came on par-72 courses.


Adam Hadwin shot 59 this week and didn’t win the tournament.


10) Broadcaster Barry Tompkins is in his mid-70’s now; he teaches broadcasting in college, has been a local sports anchor, been in movies (Rocky IV), broadcast boxing, football, basketball, tennis- he’s had a great career.


Working the LMU-Santa Clara basketball game Saturday night, Tompkins told partner Brad Holland that he never attended college. Apparently he tried to become an actor at an early age and that didn’t go too well. Things worked out really well since then, though.


9) When the NBA players voted for the All-Star teams, 51 players voted for Kristaps Porzingis, 50 players voted for Carmelo Anthony.


8) Cal Poly has an assistant coach from Poland, a freshman big man from Poland and will apparently try to start a recruiting pipeline from Poland, much like what St Mary’s has done with Australian players.


There is a Big West rule that teams have to give at least 7 of their 13 scholarships to kids from California, so the Mustangs will be going international with those other six free rides.


7) Arizona beat UCLA Saturday; heard someone saying that Sean Miller gave everyone else the blueprint for how to beat the Bruins. One small problem with that:


Very few teams have Arizona’s talent level, a level right there with UCLA and few teams defend like Arizona does— they were great at contesting 3-pointers Saturday.


6) There have been 19 games this season where a D-I college player scored 40+ points in a game; that player’s team is 12-7 in those games.


5) Virginia Tech 82, Clemson 81— Tigers have now lost six games in a row, as a promising season has turned into the season from hell.


Same thing at Colorado; the Buffs were picked to finish 4th in the Pac-12; right now, they’re 0-7 after losing in OT at perennial league doormat Washington State.


4) I don’t want to hear anything about 11 or 12 teams from the ACC making the NCAA’s; you finish 11th or 12th in a 15-team league, you don’t deserve to be in the national tournament.


These days, the Big-5 football conferences wield a lot of power, but the line has to be drawn somewhere. Much rather see two teams from mid-major leagues get in the tournament.


3) Patriots 36, Steelers 17— How come the Patriots win so much but no one hires their coordinators to become head coaches?


I’m guessing Antonio Brown didn’t broadcast Mike Tomlin’s postgame speech on Facebook.


2) Falcons 44, Packers 21— This was an awful game, just a complete destruction by the Falcon offense, which put up 493 yards in an easy win.


1— Kickers were 33-33 on field goals this postseason until Mason Crosby’s missed field goal in first quarter in Atlanta.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 23


Florida @ Arizona

Game 61-62
January 23, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
9.913
Arizona
10.695
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+115); Under

San Jose @ Colorado

Game 59-60
January 23, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.215
Colorado
9.119
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-235
5
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-235); Over

Anaheim @ Winnipeg

Game 57-58
January 23, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
10.467
Winnipeg
12.450
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
N/A

Calgary @ Toronto

Game 55-56
January 23, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
12.476
Toronto
13.308
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-145); Under

Carolina @ Washington

Game 53-54
January 23, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
9.852
Washington
12.327
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-215
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-215); Over

Los Angeles @ NY Rangers

Game 51-52
January 23, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
13.328
NY Rangers
12.449
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+110); Under

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, January 23

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LOS ANGELES (22-20-0-4, 48 pts.) at NY RANGERS (30-16-0-1, 61 pts.) - 1/23/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 111-104 ATS (-45.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-19 ATS (-16.7 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 29-30 ATS (-18.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 22-28 ATS (-16.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 15-3 ATS (+11.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 225-219 ATS (-125.7 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.4 Units)

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CAROLINA (21-18-0-7, 49 pts.) at WASHINGTON (31-9-0-6, 68 pts.) - 1/23/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 4-12 ATS (+16.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CAROLINA is 2-14 ATS (+21.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 93-47 ATS (+158.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 10-1 ATS (+8.1 Units) in January games this season.
WASHINGTON is 10-1 ATS (+8.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 11-1 ATS (+9.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
WASHINGTON is 48-17 ATS (+20.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 35-48 ATS (-40.2 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-3 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-3-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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CALGARY (24-22-0-3, 51 pts.) at TORONTO (21-14-0-9, 51 pts.) - 1/23/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 9-3 ATS (+12.0 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 37-30 ATS (+70.6 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 9-25 ATS (-16.6 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 29-70 ATS (+106.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 34-54 ATS (+108.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 10-29 ATS (-20.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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ANAHEIM (26-14-0-9, 61 pts.) at WINNIPEG (22-23-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/23/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 9-1 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 9-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (29-16-0-2, 60 pts.) at COLORADO (13-29-0-2, 28 pts.) - 1/23/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 56-51 ATS (-27.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 189-155 ATS (-71.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 33-16 ATS (+16.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 23-12 ATS (+10.0 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 13-31 ATS (-54.7 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 137-134 ATS (-44.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 5-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)

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FLORIDA (20-19-0-9, 49 pts.) at ARIZONA (14-26-0-6, 34 pts.) - 1/23/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 20-28 ATS (-10.5 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 97-148 ATS (+250.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
FLORIDA is 143-221 ATS (+384.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 9-17 ATS (-9.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 164-199 ATS (-80.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
ARIZONA is 12-36 ATS (+67.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 2-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 23

Rangers lost eight of last ten games with Los Angeles; last four series games went over total. Kings won four of their last five visits to Manhattan. LA lost its last three games overall, scoring total of five goals; their 1-4 in last five road games- over is 4-1-2 in their last seven games. New York won last two games but were outscored 15-9 in losing last three home games. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Washington won seven of last ten games with Carolina; three of last four series games went over total. Hurricanes were outscored 14-7 in losing last four visits here. Carolina was outscored 14-4 in losing its last three games; they also lost last three road games. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Capitals won nine of last ten games- they outscored foes 21-2 in last four home tilts. Over is 5-0-1 in their last six games.

Home side won last six Calgary-Toronto games; Flames were outscored 15-7 in losing last four visits here. Three of last four series games went over total. Calgary lost four of last five games; they were outscored 8-3 in losing last three road games. Flames’ last three games all went over. Maple Leafs lost 5-2/3-2 in their last two games, after a 9-2 run; seven of their last nine games went over the total.

Ducks won nine of last ten games with Winnipeg; Anaheim won their last five visits to Manitoba. Over is 4-2-2 in last eight series games. Anaheim won five of last seven games but is 4-5 in its last nine road tilts. Under is 8-1-1 in their last ten games. Jets won three of last four home games but lost four of last six games overall. Over is 5-0-1 in their last six games.

Sharks won six of last eight games with Colorado; San Jose is 2-3 in its last five visits to Mile High City. Over is 5-0-1 in last six series games. Sharks won last four games, allowing total of seven goals- they won two of last three road games. Over is 4-2-3 in their last nine games. Avalanche was outscored 18-10 in losing their last five games; under is 5-1-2 in their last eight games.

Home side won last five Florida-Arizona games; Panthers were outscored 9-3 in losing last three visits to desert. Under is 7-1 in last eight series games. Florida was outscored 11-6 in losing last three games, all on road; four of their last five games went over total. Coyotes lost four of last five games but won three of last four at home; their last three games went over total.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Monday, January 23

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. WASHINGTON
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Carolina

8:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. NY RANGERS
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

8:30 PM
CALGARY vs. TORONTO
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Toronto is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games

9:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Anaheim is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing Anaheim
Winnipeg is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim

10:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games when playing Arizona
Florida is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Arizona is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games

10:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. COLORADO
San Jose is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing San Jose
Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Jose

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, JANUARY 23


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


CAR at WAS 07:00 PM


O 5.5


LA at NYR 07:00 PM

LA +105


O 5.5


CAL at TOR 07:30 PM


CAL +125


O 5.5


ANA at WIN 08:00 PM


O 5.5


SJ at COL 09:00 PM


COL +175


O 5.0


FLA at ARI 09:00 PM


U 5.0

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack


Six facts about dolphins…….


— A group of dolphins is called a pod.


— The dolphin is the only mammal that gives birth with the tail first instead of the head.


— A dolphin may be able to dive up to 1,000 feet


— The average lifespan of a dolphin is 17 years. However, some of them that have been observed in the wild lived about 50 years.


— A dolphin needs to get air at different intervals. Some need air every 20 seconds but others only need it every 30 minutes.


— There are about 100 teeth in the mouth of a dolphin. They use the teeth to grab their prey but they don’t chew it. All food is swallowed whole.


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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….


13) Michigan Wolverines are having spring football practice….in Italy? Jim Harbaugh is very creative, a little weird. This has to cost a lot of money. Does it help them?


12) Floyd Mayweather has a guy in his entourage who walks around with a doctor’s bag that is filled with a ton of cash, in case he wants to bet. Last Thursday, he wanted to bet.


Mayweather wagered $100,000 on Gonzaga (-8, -$115) in the first half of its game at Santa Clara. His winning wager netted him $86,956. Not bad work for an hour.


11) Interesting baseball trade: Dodgers send pitching prospect Jose DeLeon to Tampa Bay for versatile IF Logan Forsythe.


24-year old DeLeon was 2-0, 6.35 in four starts (17 IP) for LA last year. 30-year old Forsythe hit .264 with 20 HR’s LY- he’s played all four infield positions, but was strictly at 2B LY.


10) Andy Iskoe is a really smart guy, an excellent handicapper. He points out that since Super Bowl ***, the team with the better regular season record is 1-14-1 vs spread in Super Bowls, the one cover being Tampa Bay in 2002 when Jon Gruden coached against his old team.


Underdogs won last five, and seven of last nine Super Bowls SU.


9) There are five ex-Browns, five ex-Redskins playing in this year’s Super Bowl.


8) Before this NFL season started, more people bet on Cleveland to win the Super Bowl than bet on the Falcons to win it. Gambling is difficult, but it isn’t that difficult.


7) For the first time ever, college football teams averaged over 30 pts/game (30.04) this year.


6) Northern Colorado University is located in Greeley, CO. Tom Norton is Greeley’s mayor; he has courtside seats at Northern Colorado’s hoop games- the coach is his neighbor.


Referees told Mayor Norton to take a hike Saturday when he came on the court to argue a call against his beloved Bears. The mayor later returned and sat in a different seat (further away from the court) as Northern Colorado lost 74-69 to Big Sky leader Weber State.


5) Back in 2005, when Nick Saban was coaching the Miami Dolphins, his defensive line coach was Dan Quinn, who will coach the Falcons in the Super Bowl next weekend.


4) There is a pro tennis player who wears a mouthpiece during matches, supposedly to help his balance. I’m not sure who came up with that idea, but if it helps, then it helps.


3) Chris Evert was saying that tennis players today are more isolated from each other now than they used to be; Evert told a story about she used to practice with rival Martina Navratilova and also have lunch with her before matches, which seems unusual.


Players today have so much more money, they have their own entourages and they hang out with them instead of other players.


The retractable roof at the Australian Open can be closed during a match if if rains, but once it is closed, it has to stay closed during the rest of that match.


2) NC State 84, Duke 82— Wolfpack lost by 51 in Chapel Hill, but they pulled the upset here as a 16-point underdog, rallying back from down 9 late in game. State had lost five of its last seven games coming in.


Last time the Wolfpack won in Durham was 1995, which is also the last time Coach Krzyzewski had back surgery.


1— Northwestern’s win at Ohio State Sunday was their first one since 1977, when the Wildcats’ coach was Tex Winter, who went on to be one of Phil Jackson’s assistants with the Chicago Bulls.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 24

Devils won four of last six games with Los Angeles; under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Teams split last four series games played here. Kings were outscored 12-7 in losing last four games; they’re 1-5 in last six road games. Under is 2-1-1 in their last four games. New Jersey won four of its last five games but lost four in row at home; under is 5-1-2 in their last eight games.

islanders won five of last six games with Columbus; over is 7-3 in last ten series games. Blue Jackets lost 5-2/4-3 in last two visits to Brooklyn. Columbus won three of its last four games overall, is 2-3 in last five road games; three of their last four games stayed under. New York is won three of last four games but split last four at home; Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Blues won six of last nine games with Pittsburgh, are 3-1 in last four visits to Steel City; over is 3-0-1 in last four series games. St Louis was outscored 18-10 in losing their last three games; they split last four road games. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Penguins won last four games, outscoring last three victims 16-3; over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

Bruins won eight of last ten games with Detroit but split last four; Red Wings were outscored 18-8 in losing their last four visits here. Detroit is 3-5 in its last eight games, losing 3-2/1-0 in last two, both in OT; Red Wings lost last four road games, outscored 18-10. Boston was outscored 16-6 in losing its last four games; they were shut out in last two home games. Over is 5-3 in last eight Boston games.

Road team won last four Calgary-Montreal games; Flames won six of last nine in series, winning 6-2/4-1 in last two visits here. Under is 4-2 in last six series games. Calgary lost three in row (outscored 15-6) and five of last six games; they lost last four road games. Three of their last four games went over. Canadiens lost three of last four games, both overall and at home; under is 3-0-1 in their last four games.

Washington won seven of its last eight games with Ottawa, winning 4-2/1-0 in last two visits here; under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Capitals won 12 of their last 13 games, are 5-1 in last six road games. Over is 6-0-1 in their last seven games. Senators won five of their last seven games but lost last two games at home; three of their last four home games went over the total.

Road team won eight of last ten Buffalo-Nashville games; Sabres lost five of last six games with the Predators, losing two of last three visits to Music City. Under is 2-0-2 in last four games in series. Buffalo won three of last four games, winning last two in OT; over is 4-0-1 in their last five road games. Nashville won three in row, six of last seven games. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Road team is 5-3 in last eight San Jose-Winnipeg games; teams split last four games played in this building. Over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. San Jose won its last five games, allowing total of nine goals; over is 2-0-2 in their last four road games. Winnipeg lost five of last seven games but is 3-2 in last five home games. Over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

Dallas Stars are 6-4 in last ten games with Minnesota, over is 4-2-1 in last seven series games. Wild lost three of last five visits to Texas. Minnesota won six of last eight games, four of their last five on road. Over is 8-1-1 in their last ten games. Dallas lost four of its last five games overall, three of their last four at home; over is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Blackhawks won four of last five games with Tampa Bay, winning last three meetings here by a total score of 5-1. Under is 9-1 in last ten series games. Lightning lost three in row, eight of last ten games; four of their last five games stayed under total. Blackhawks won three in row, seven of last nine games; they won five of their last six home games. Over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Tuesday, January 24

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. NY ISLANDERS
Columbus is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 8 games on the road
NY Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of the NY Islanders last 13 games at home

8:00 PM
DETROIT vs. BOSTON
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

8:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. NEW JERSEY
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New Jersey's last 16 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. PITTSBURGH
St. Louis is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-9-1 SU in its last 15 games ,when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:30 PM
CALGARY vs. MONTREAL
Calgary is 5-9-2 SU in its last 16 games ,when playing on the road against Montreal
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Calgary
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary

8:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. OTTAWA
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Ottawa's last 22 games when playing Washington

9:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. NASHVILLE
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games

9:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. WINNIPEG
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
San Jose is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Winnipeg is 7-15-2 SU in its last 24 games ,when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games at home

9:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Minnesota is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games at home

9:30 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Chicago is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 24

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LOS ANGELES (22-21-0-4, 48 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (20-19-0-9, 49 pts.) - 1/24/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 3-2 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 3-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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COLUMBUS (32-10-0-4, 68 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (19-17-0-9, 47 pts.) - 1/24/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 24-62 ATS (+114.3 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 32-14 ATS (+16.1 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 26-24 ATS (+60.6 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 14-3 ATS (+10.4 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLUMBUS is 15-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLUMBUS is 12-5 ATS (+18.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 183-236 ATS (+466.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 7-3 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 7-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.7 Units)

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ST LOUIS (23-19-0-5, 51 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (30-11-0-5, 65 pts.) - 1/24/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 94-58 ATS (+27.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 51-26 ATS (+15.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 10-0 ATS (+10.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 16-3 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 24-14 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 113-85 ATS (+27.3 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 24-16 ATS (+41.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 15-5 ATS (+20.6 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.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 2-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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DETROIT (20-19-0-8, 48 pts.) at BOSTON (23-21-0-6, 52 pts.) - 1/24/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 8-3 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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CALGARY (24-23-0-3, 51 pts.) at MONTREAL (28-13-0-7, 63 pts.) - 1/24/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 107-107 ATS (+242.0 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
CALGARY is 35-23 ATS (+58.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 16-28 ATS (-18.4 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 2-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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WASHINGTON (32-9-0-6, 70 pts.) at OTTAWA (25-15-0-5, 55 pts.) - 1/24/2017, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-1 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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BUFFALO (19-18-0-9, 47 pts.) at NASHVILLE (23-17-0-7, 53 pts.) - 1/24/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 132-103 ATS (-6.0 Units) in January games since 1996.
BUFFALO is 63-60 ATS (+139.6 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 71-72 ATS (+172.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 6-13 ATS (-12.6 Units) after a division game this season.
NASHVILLE is 4-10 ATS (-8.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
NASHVILLE is 2-12 ATS (-13.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NASHVILLE is 3-8 ATS (-8.0 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 28-28 ATS (-12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 3-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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SAN JOSE (30-16-0-2, 62 pts.) at WINNIPEG (22-24-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/24/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 4-3-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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MINNESOTA (30-11-0-5, 65 pts.) at DALLAS (19-20-0-9, 47 pts.) - 1/24/2017, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 10-9-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (21-22-0-5, 47 pts.) at CHICAGO (30-14-0-5, 65 pts.) - 1/24/2017, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 21-27 ATS (-11.2 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 2-13 ATS (+15.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
TAMPA BAY is 3-12 ATS (-10.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 28-41 ATS (-17.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 18-6 ATS (+7.3 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 46-21 ATS (+18.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 204-215 ATS (+457.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CHICAGO is 142-159 ATS (-87.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 6-4 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-4-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
9 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+8.5 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 24


Tampa Bay @ Chicago

Game 19-20
January 24, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.397
Chicago
12.913
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-160); Under

Minnesota @ Dallas

Game 17-18
January 24, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.706
Dallas
11.879
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+120); Over

San Jose @ Winnipeg

Game 15-16
January 24, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.171
Winnipeg
12.771
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(+130); Over

Buffalo @ Nashville

Game 13-14
January 24, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
9.470
Nashville
10.467
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-175
5
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-175); Under

Washington @ Ottawa

Game 11-12
January 24, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.431
Ottawa
9.852
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-115); Over

Calgary @ Montreal

Game 9-10
January 24, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
12.039
Montreal
10.509
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+170); Under

Detroit @ Boston

Game 7-8
January 24, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
12.818
Boston
10.259
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+155); Over

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh

Game 5-6
January 24, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
9.038
Pittsburgh
11.898
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-210
6
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-210); Under

Columbus @ NY Islanders

Game 3-4
January 24, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
13.308
NY Islanders
11.441
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-140); Over

Los Angeles @ New Jersey

Game 1-2
January 24, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
9.818
New Jersey
8.441
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+100); Under

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


LA at NJ 07:00 PM


U 5.0


STL at PIT 07:00 PM


STL +180


O 6.0


CLB at NYI 07:00 PM


NYI +115


O 5.5


DET at BOS 07:00 PM


O 5.5


CAL at MON 07:30 PM


CAL +160


U 5.5


WAS at OTT 07:30 PM


U 5.5


SJ at WIN 08:00 PM


O 5.5


BUF at NAS 08:00 PM


U 5.0


TB at CHI 08:30 PM


U 5.0


MIN at DAL 08:30 PM


DAL +105


U 5.5

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack


— Ticket breakdown for the Super Bowl: NFL gets 25.2% of tickets, Patriots/Falcons 17.5% each, Texans 5%, other 29 teams 1.2% each.


— Houston’s Clint Capela has scored 90.9% of his points in the paint this year, highest percentage of any player in the NBA this year.


— 11 of the last 12 Super Bowl winners wore white jerseys in the game.


— If Joel Embiid didn’t play last night, why does he have to rest tonight? What exactly is he resting from?


— From Travis Branham: the last six years, 147 of 600 top 100 basketball prospects have transferred colleges; of those 147, only 66 transferred closer to home.


— Sonny Perdue, who has been nominated for Agriculture Secretary, had a bit part in the movie We Are Marshall, playing a football coach for East Carolina.


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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Quotes, tweets, other stuff…….

13) Tweet of the Day #1, from ESPN’s Seth Greenberg: “I seriously feel it is not in (Grayson) Allen’s best interest to play the remainder of the season. He surely is not himself and seems distracted!”


Grayson Allen isn’t playing well; not sure how sitting out would help anyone, but that was Seth Greenberg’s opinion and he was a D-I coach for a long time, so I respect that.


12) Tweet of the Day #2, from Evan Longoria on the Rays’ trade Monday: “I’m surprised and upset at losing a player, clubhouse presence and friend like Logan (Forsythe). He’s a rare player’’


What he means is, “I need some protection in the damn lineup or I’ll never see another fastball.”


11) Tweet of the Day, #3, from MGM Resorts sports book hub manager Jeff Stoneback, talking about the Super Bowl spread: ”It would take a minimum of a half-a-million (dollars) for us to move off 3, but we’ve got house players who can do it with one wager.”


10) Quote of the Day, #2: “Get it to a shooter!!! Instead, he got it to Solomon Hill”
New Orleans Pelicans TV guy Joel Meyers, at end of the Pelicans’ upset of Cleveland Monday night. Apparently Meyers doesn’t think much of Hill’s shooting (he made 1 of 2, Pelicans won)


9) Quote of the Day, #3: “Them skeezers ain’t going to be out for the bad teams.” Charles Barkley, on TNT Monday night, talking about why good teams may struggle on the road in certain cities, like Miami, New Orleans, New York and Los Angeles. Party cities.


The exact definition of “skeezers” wasn’t given, but apparently whoever they are, they don’t like to party with players from non-contending teams.


8) Quote of the Day, #4— “Seriously, why are we showing the Knicks?”
Barkley again, complaining (again) that the Knicks are on a TNT game


7) Quote of the Day, #5— “It’s like when you don’t have bodies. It’s tough. The bleeping grind of the regular season. We’re a top-heavy team. We have a top-heavy team. We top-heavy as shit. It’s me, [Kyrie Irving], [Kevin Love]. It’s top-heavy.”


“We need a bleeping playmaker. I’m not saying you can just go find one, like you can go outside and see trees. I didn’t say that.”
Lebron James after the Cavaliers lost in New Orleans


6) By whatever metric ESPN uses, Oklahoma has played the toughest basketball schedule in the country this season; they’re a very young team, so thats a bad combination.


5) Troy Aikman told a story Sunday about how Dallas center Mark Stepnoski once tore up his knee during a game, but he stayed in the game for five more plays before coming out and he wound up needing a total knee reconstruction. Football players are tough.


4) Was surprised Sunday that with 12:53 left in the game and Green Bay driving, Joe Buck made an Al Michaels-like reference to the over/under in the game. Never heard him do that before. People who bet the over can thank Aaron Rodgers’ competitive drive for cashing their bets.


3) Cleveland Cavaliers are 3-5 in their last eight games, all against Western Conference clubs. Not only do the Cavaliers need another point guard, they need to get back to playing the weaker Eastern Conference teams.


2) I wonder if Shaka Smart regrets leaving VCU? Other than the money, of course, but Texas doesn’t play anything like his VCU teams play— he could out-recruit teams in the A-14, but he can’t in the Big X and the people in Austin ain’t going to be happy for much longer with the lousy record the Longhorns have this season.


VCU could be like Gonzaga is out west and he would still be making over $1M a year, winning all the while. The Big X doesn’t have any bad teams, but somebody still has to finish last.


1— February 11 they’re going to have a TV show that will publicize who the top 16 seeds in the NCAA tournament would be if the season ended then. It doesn’t end then, so the show is irrelevant, but it’ll get people talking more about college basketball, which is a good thing.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 25

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TORONTO (22-14-0-9, 53 pts.) at DETROIT (20-19-0-8, 48 pts.) - 1/25/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 10-25 ATS (+37.3 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 30-70 ATS (+123.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 35-54 ATS (-21.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 11-29 ATS (+44.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 41-34 ATS (+1.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 37-53 ATS (-23.0 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-20 ATS (-12.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-5 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-5-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+8.1 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (23-19-0-6, 52 pts.) at NY RANGERS (31-16-0-1, 63 pts.) - 1/25/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-45 ATS (+72.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-40 ATS (+68.3 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 142-94 ATS (+262.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 15-4 ATS (+10.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-32 ATS (+74.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 226-219 ATS (-124.1 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 2-6 ATS (-7.3 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 8-3 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 8-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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VANCOUVER (22-20-0-6, 50 pts.) at COLORADO (13-30-0-2, 28 pts.) - 1/25/2017, 9:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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EDMONTON (26-15-0-8, 60 pts.) at ANAHEIM (27-14-0-9, 63 pts.) - 1/25/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 22-52 ATS (+87.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 81-43 ATS (+17.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 240-219 ATS (+497.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 9-2 (+6.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 9-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, January 25

Maple Leafs are 5-3 in last eight games with Detroit, splitting last four visits to Motor City. Nine of last ten series games stayed under total. Red Wings lost their last three games, all in OT; they won three of last four home games. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Toronto won last three road games (all by 4-2 score), is 4-2 in last six games overall. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games (0-2 in last two).

Rangers won their last five games with Philly, winning two of last three series games played here; under is 3-1-2 in last six series games. Flyers lost five of last seven games overall, five of last six on road; under is 3-1-1 in their last five road games. New York won its last three games, allowing total of four goals; they lost three of last four home games. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Canucks won four of last five games with Colorado,; they outscored Avalanche 11-5 in winning last three visits to Denver. Under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Vancouver lost five of last seven games; they scored six goals in their last four games— under is 7-3 in their last ten. Colorado was outscored 23-12 in losing its last six games; they lost five of last six home tilts. Under is 5-2-2 in their last nine games.

Anaheim won five of last six games with Edmonton; under is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Oilers lost three of last four visits here, losing last two 2-1ot/4-1. Oilers won five of last six games overall, three of last four on road (over 3-1). Ducks won six of their last eight games overall, four of last six home games. Under is 8-1-1 in Anaheim’s last ten games overall.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Wednesday, January 25

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
TORONTO vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing Detroit
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home

9:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NY RANGERS
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Philadelphia is 2-14 SU in their last 16 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
NY Rangers are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games

10:30 PM
VANCOUVER vs. COLORADO
Vancouver is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Colorado is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games at home

11:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Edmonton is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonto

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 25


Edmonton @ Anaheim

Game 57-58
January 25, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.937
Anaheim
10.054
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+125); Under

Vancouver @ Colorado

Game 55-56
January 25, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
10.524
Colorado
9.338
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
N/A

Philadelphia @ NY Rangers

Game 53-54
January 25, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
13.328
NY Rangers
11.829
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+155); Over

Toronto @ Detroit

Game 51-52
January 25, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.937
Detroit
8.898
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-130); Under

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


TOR at DET 07:00 PM


DET +120


U 5.5


PHI at NYR 08:00 PM

PHI +125


U 5.5


VAN at COL 09:30 PM


COL +110


U 5.0


EDM at ANA 10:00 PM


EDM +115


U 5.0

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack


Odds to win the PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines this weekend


9-1— Jason Day, Dustin Johnson


12-1— Hideki Matsuyama


25-1— Rose-Fowler-Koepka-Reed-Snedeker-Walker


30-1— Eldrick Woods, Phil Mickelson


40-1— Casey-Steele-Howell-Woodland


50-1— Rahm-An-Berger-Grillo-Oosthuizen-Holmes-Molinari-Horschel-Leishman-Laird-Finau


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Wrapping up last two nights of hoops

13) The great Brent Musburger is retiring from TV broadcasting next week, the end of an era where he was one of America’s most recognizable voices.


Musburger trivia: When he was a young man, in 1959, Brent was an umpire in Class A ball out in the Pacific Northwest. He once umpired a game where the catcher was a young Tim McCarver, who went to play a long time in the big leagues and who also became a prominent broadcaster.


12) Turns out that Musburger is leaving ESPN to become the main voice for the soon-to-be-launched Vegas Sports Information Network, which has a nearly completed studio on the floor of the South Point Casino. The network will be available on SiriusXM radio.


As luck would have it, my next Las Vegas vacation is going to be at South Point, so that could turn out to be very cool.


11) Celtics 120, Rockets 109— Quote from Boston TV guy Mike Gorman: “This is like when you go to a high school rival and they have two local guys officiating.”


Gorman is supposed to be the reasonable guy on Celtic telecasts. Oy.


10) Georgia Tech 75, Florida State 56— So Florida State beats Duke/Louisville, everyone is touting them as a Sweet 16 team (at least) and then they’re down 41-15 at the half in this game. Now as a handicapper, I cannot trust the Seminoles.


Josh Pastner might be doing the best coaching job in the whole country.


9) Louisville 106, Pitt 51— Think Jamie Dixon enjoyed this score? He bolted Pitt because he felt unappreciated, now the Panthers are 1-6 in the ACC while Dixon has TCU contending to get into the NCAA’s. And Louisville played this game without their injured point guard.


8) USC 82, UCLA 74— Bruins got their butts kicked by a more athletic, tougher team that also made 14-34 on the arc. UCLA is soft and very young, but they’re way better than this. Trojans held Bryce Alford to 3 points; if he isn’t scoring, he is totally bleeping useless.


7) Marquette 74, Villanova 72— Hard to win when you go 6-34 on the arc. Villanova led this game 68-55 with 5:43 left to play, but faded down stretch. Wildcats played only seven guys.


6) VMI 80, Chattanooga 64— Keydets were a 22.5-point underdog. 22-point underdogs don’t win very much.


5) Tennessee 82, Kentucky 80— Vols fell behind 8-2 early, survived shaky (17-27) foul shooting and pulled off a big upset. Kentucky’s last three road games were all decided by 7 or less points.


4) Penn 77, LaSalle 74— Last two years, Ivy League teams are now just 3-14 against A-14 teams. LaSalle had been playing well until the last couple games, which were awful.


3) West Virginia 85, Kansas 69— Bob Huggins gets a $25,000 bonus every time he beats Kansas; he donates the money to cancer research, in honor of his late mother. Jayhawks have now lost their last four visits to Morgantown.


2) Wyoming 66, UNLV 65— Cowboys were up 18 at the half, but trailed by 3 with 1:35 left before they pulled game out down the stretch. Teams combined to go 18-34 on foul line.


1— RIP Mary Tyler Moore. I spent a ton of time as a kid watching her TV show and the old Dick Van Dyke Show. A terrific actress. She also had a variety show on CBS in the late 70’s that helped launch David Letterman’s comedy career.


I’m having lunch at a bar yesterday and had to explain to one of the younger workers who Mary Tyler Moore was. Showed him some pictures of her off the Interweb and he says “Oh, she was beautiful.” Indeed.