Cnotes NHL January 2015 Trends/Stats/News Etc...All you know B4 Wagering !

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 16

Hot teams
-- Islanders won six of their last eight games.
-- Carolina won four of its last six games.
-- Washington, Nashville both won six of their last seven games.
-- Winnipeg won three of last four games. Chicago won 10 of last 12 at home.
-- Anaheim won four of its last five games.

Cold teams
-- Penguins lost five of last six road games.
-- Canucks lost three of their last four games.
-- Columbus lost five of last seven games. Rangers lost last two games, both by 3-0 scores.
-- Devils lost six of last seven road games.

Series records
-- Islanders are 5-12 in last 17 games vs Pittsburgh, but won last two.
-- Canucks won four of last five games with Carolina.
-- Rangers lost three of last four games with Columbus.
-- Predators lost six of last eight games with Washington.
-- Jets won last three games vs Chicago, allowing two goals.
-- Devils won four of last five games with Anaheim.

Totals
-- Nine of last eleven Islander home games stayed under.
-- Under is 15-3-2 in Carolina home games.
-- Seven of last nine Columbus games went over.
-- Six of last seven Nashville home games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Winnipeg road games stayed under.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Anaheim home games.

Back-to-back
-- Canucks are 1-5 when they played the night before.
-- Rangers are 3-2 if they played night before, 2-0 on road.
-- Winnipeg is 2-3 if they played the night before.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Friday, January 16

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7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. COLUMBUS
NY Rangers are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Columbus is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

7:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Islanders last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of the NY Islanders last 11 games at home

7:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. CAROLINA
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Vancouver is 3-5-1 SU in its last 9 games ,when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Carolina's last 16 games at home

8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NASHVILLE
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing Washington
Nashville is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington

8:30 PM
WINNIPEG vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Winnipeg's last 19 games
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

10:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. ANAHEIM
New Jersey is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Anaheim's last 24 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Friday, January 16


Under still dominating on the ice as goals disappear

Goals have been hard to come by in NHL action as the play on the ice has a 3-11 over/under record over the past two days. Games are averaging a combined 4.2 goals per game over that stretch.

In those 14 games, there has been five shutouts and six teams have only scored one goal aside from that.

So far this season, NHL games have taken a slight lean to the under going 286-310 on the year.


Bruins shut out Rangers, win 5th straight

The Boston Bruins are beginning to give everybody around the team a reason to believe they’ve fully turned things around. They once again downed a quality team as they outshot the New York Rangers on the shot clock, and thoroughly handled them on the ice by a 3-0 shutout score at TD Garden for their fifth consecutive win to match their longest winning streak of the season.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, January 16

Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7:05 ET
Pittsburgh: 5-12 SU when playing 5 or less games in 14 days
NY Islanders: 19-7 SU as a favorite

NY Rangers at Columbus, 7:05 ET
NY Rangers: 8-1 SU in road games when playing on back-to-back days
Columbus: 3-14 SU after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games

Vancouver at Carolina, 7:05 ET
Vancouver: 16-32 SU second half of the season
Carolina: 14-6 SU in January games

Washington at Nashville, 8:05 ET
Washington: N/A
Nashville: N/A

Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:35 ET
Winnipeg: 12-8 SU as a road underdog
Chicago: 8-12 SU in January games

New Jersey at Anaheim, 10:05 ET
New Jersey: 7-18 SU on Friday nights
Anaheim: 50-17 SU in home games off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Top six college basketball conferences, according to kenpom.com

6) Pac-12-- Utah/Arizona are only locks for NCAA tourney.

5) SEC-- Can anyone beat Kentucky? Two have already come close.

4) Big 14-- Maryland is tied for top in its first year in the league.

3) ACC-- Looks like at least a six-bid league; lot of good teams.

2) Big East-- Cannibalizing each other; Villanova only lock for NCAAs

1) Big X-- TCU was 13-0 in pre-conference, is 0-3 in league but dangerous.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here.......

13) Curious that 49ers hired a head coach from wthin, then fired all other assistant coaches but one, longtime Niner player Tom Rathman. Biggest hire they have is a new offensive coordinator who will be charged with improving Kaepernick's passing.

12) Detroit Tigers already have just under $117M tied up in only six players:
Cabrera-Verlander-Sanchez-Martinez-Price-Kinsler. Pauroll is going to be very high; am guessing a few minimum salary guys make it.

11) UTEP wanted to play Kentucky next year in Maryland, to commemorate 50th anniversary of the famous 1966 title game the Miners won, but negotiuations broke down, probably because the Wildcats don't like playing games away from home, not even at neutral sites. Or maybe they don't like being reminded they lost that game. .

10) Larry Brown won the 1988 NCAA title with Kansas, bolted to the NBA right after, or right before the NCAA put the Jayhawks on probation. Brown was out of college coaching for 25 years, but now, before his SMU team even got to the NCAAs, the Mustangs appear headed to probation too.

SMU took a chance on a coach in his 70's with a checkered past and it looks like it is going to blow up in their face. Brown will just skip town and hide behind his North Carolina pedigree, but fact of the matter is, they should've known this was coming.

9) Every high school/college basketball player should watch D-League showcase on NBAtv this weekend; see how many really good college players are toiling in virtual obscurity now, getting paid but not that much. If some of these kids stayed in school another year, they could've refined their skills and had a better chance at making an NBA roster. Nothing wrong with having an education to fall back on, either.

8) Greedy bastard update: Haven't done one of these in a while, but gas is down to $2.49 a gallon at the station I go to; price actually dropped 20 cents in one day last week. For the first time in at least ten years, the Mobil station I go to had a cheaper price than the Sunoco station across the street. Sunoco station always keeps their price 2-5 cents lower than the Mobil station, but they got caught napping last week.

Gas was $3.69 a gallon almost all summer, so $2.49 is a pretty big drop. Good.

7) Giants gave Nori Aoki $4.7M for one year, good move by them; he has almost no power, but plays a good outfield and will be happier back in the National League. .

6) Peyton Manning's wife owns 5% of the Memphis Grizzlies. Seriously. In other Grizzlies news, turns out they have a "mental endurance coach". I need one of those.

5) Why is the Duke-Louisville game on at noon? Thought that would be the 9pm game to cap off a basketball Saturday.

4) ESPN is broadcasting about 45 college basketball games with their announcers not actually at the game, but in an ESPN studio in Connecticut, like they did with soccer games overseas. Cost cutting measures they say; they don't make enough money?

3) "If I were you, I wouldn't come here." Thats what Jim Boeheim told a young Mark Jackson on his recruiting visit almost 30 years ago. Syracuse had Pearl Washington, so point guard was spoken for and kids strayed in school longer back then, so Jackson went to St John's, where things worked out pretty darn well for him.

2) Rory McIlroy has ten holes-in-one, but got his first in a pro tournament Friday on the 15th hole at Abu Dhabi. Must be fun being that good at something.

1) Pretty cool time of year for me, since I stay up very late writing all this; golf from Abu Dhabi, tennis from Australia, Lot of live events to amuse me while I write.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 17

Hot teams
-- Bruins won last five games, allowing six goals.
-- Islanders won last four games, scoring 17 goals.
-- Nashville won six of its last eight games. Red Wings won four of last five.
-- Lightning won their last six home games. Colorado won six of last nine overall.
-- Blues won five of their last six games.
-- Washington won six of its last eight games.
-- Anaheim won its last three games: 1-0/4-0/4-0.
-- Flames won six of their last nine games. Sharks won four of their last six.

Cold teams
-- Blue Jackets lost their last four games.
-- Flyers were blanked in last two games, lost three of last four games. Buffalo lost last nine games, outscored 42-10.
-- Canadiens lost three of their last four games.
-- Carolina lost its last four road games. Senators lost four of last six games overall.
-- Oilers lost five of their last seven games. Florida lost last three home games.
-- Toronto lost last three games, scoring one goal.
-- Dallas Stars lost five of their last six games.
-- Arizona lost four of its last five games. Minnesota lost six of its last seven.
-- Los Angeles lost six of its last eight games.

Series records
-- Bruins won six of last seven games with Columbus.
-- Flyers won ten of last twelve games with Buffalo.
-- Islanders lost four of last five games with Montreal.
-- Hurricanes won six of last eight games with Ottawa.
-- Red Wings lost eight of last twelve games with Nashville.
-- Lightning won three of last four games with Colorado.
-- Oilers won five of last six games with Florida.
-- Toronto is 4-3 in last seven games with St Louis, but lost last two.
-- Dallas won its last four games with Washington.
-- Coyotes lost last games with Minnesota.
-- Kings won three of last four games with Anaheim.
-- Sharks won five of last seven games with Calgary.

Totals
-- Last four Columbus road games went over total.
-- Seven of last nine Buffalo home games went over.
-- Five of last six Montreal home games stayed under.
-- Under is 10-2-3 in last 15 Carolina games.
-- Six of last seven Nashville road games went over.
-- Eight of last ten Tampa Bay home games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Florida home games went over total.
-- Four of last five Toronto road games stayed under; eight of last 11 St Louis home games went over.
-- Three of last four Washington road games went over.
-- Last six Arizona road games went over the total.
-- Eight of last ten Anaheim road games went over.
-- 10 of last 12 Calgary road games stayed under total.

Back-to-back
-- Columbus is 2-7 if it played the night before.
-- Hurricanes are 1-6 if they played the night before.
-- Nashville is 0-3 on road if it played night before.
-- Washington is 1-6 if it played night before.
-- Anaheim is 4-2 if it played the night before.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Saturday, January 17

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7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. OTTAWA
Carolina is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games

7:00 PM
COLORADO vs. TAMPA BAY
Colorado is 5-9-1 SU in its last 15 games ,when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. BOSTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus

7:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. FLORIDA
Edmonton is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Edmonton
Florida is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton

7:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Nashville's last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Nashville is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. MONTREAL
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Montreal
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
Montreal is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home
Montreal is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Islanders

7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Buffalo is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Philadelphia

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. ST. LOUIS
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Toronto

8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

9:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home

10:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Anaheim's last 16 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Los Angeles's last 16 games when playing at home against Anaheim

10:00 PM
CALGARY vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Calgary
San Jose is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 17

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PHILADELPHIA (17-21-0-7, 41 pts.) at BUFFALO (14-28-0-3, 31 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 0-9 ATS (+9.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BUFFALO is 35-92 ATS (-100.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-39 ATS (+73.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 12-45 ATS (+94.7 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 13-45 ATS (+95.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 4-20 ATS (+34.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (30-13-0-1, 61 pts.) at MONTREAL (27-13-0-3, 57 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-37 ATS (+59.3 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
MONTREAL is 27-16 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 40-29 ATS (+3.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 30-14 ATS (+13.6 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-10 ATS (+30.3 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-2 ATS (+10.5 Units) after a division game this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 14-7 ATS (+6.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-2 ATS (+6.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 15-7 ATS (+22.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 4-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)

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TORONTO (22-20-0-3, 47 pts.) at ST LOUIS (27-13-0-4, 58 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 1-10 ATS (+13.5 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 4-17 ATS (+28.7 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 27-9 ATS (+12.9 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 323-341 ATS (+710.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
TORONTO is 87-100 ATS (+233.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 2-0-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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CAROLINA (14-25-0-5, 33 pts.) at OTTAWA (18-17-0-8, 44 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 14-30 ATS (+52.8 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 4-20 ATS (+34.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 14-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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COLORADO (19-17-0-9, 47 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (28-14-0-4, 60 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 74-60 ATS (+7.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 58-38 ATS (+19.5 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
COLORADO is 36-22 ATS (+11.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 33-21 ATS (+11.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 101-73 ATS (+174.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 297-369 ATS (+759.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 1-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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EDMONTON (10-26-0-9, 29 pts.) at FLORIDA (20-13-0-9, 49 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 10-35 ATS (+62.0 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 1-12 ATS (+22.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
EDMONTON is 3-16 ATS (+22.8 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 6-26 ATS (+45.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 4-17 ATS (+29.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
EDMONTON is 4-15 ATS (+22.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
FLORIDA is 10-4 ATS (+14.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
FLORIDA is 148-173 ATS (+345.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 164-192 ATS (-70.2 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 59-93 ATS (-51.9 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 291-333 ATS (+668.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 141-181 ATS (-72.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NASHVILLE (30-9-0-4, 64 pts.) at DETROIT (24-11-0-9, 57 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 30-13 ATS (+13.3 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 118-89 ATS (+22.6 Units) in January games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 184-128 ATS (+38.7 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 7-2 ATS (+10.3 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.
DETROIT is 14-19 ATS (-8.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 107-102 ATS (-122.7 Units) in January games since 1996.
DETROIT is 8-18 ATS (-11.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 82-91 ATS (-73.2 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 3-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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COLUMBUS (18-21-0-3, 39 pts.) at BOSTON (24-15-0-6, 54 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-1 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS 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 (24-12-0-8, 56 pts.) at DALLAS (19-17-0-7, 45 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 136-183 ATS (-68.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 6-1 ATS (+7.1 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DALLAS is 6-16 ATS (-15.0 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 4-11 ATS (-7.8 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 2-0-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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ARIZONA (16-23-0-4, 36 pts.) at MINNESOTA (19-19-0-5, 43 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-2 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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CALGARY (23-18-0-3, 49 pts.) at SAN JOSE (24-16-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 12-4 ATS (+16.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CALGARY is 11-4 ATS (+6.8 Units) after a division game this season.
SAN JOSE is 1-5 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.
SAN JOSE is 8-13 ATS (-12.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 6-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.3 Units)

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ANAHEIM (29-10-0-6, 64 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (20-14-0-10, 50 pts.) - 1/17/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 36-16 ATS (+4.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 90-50 ATS (+19.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 190-194 ATS (+420.1 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 16-6 ATS (+9.7 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 15-6 ATS (+21.1 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 183-147 ATS (+30.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 13-3 ATS (+8.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 39-12 ATS (+21.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-24 ATS (-28.0 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 128-143 ATS (-19.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 7-14 ATS (-16.7 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 6-11 ATS (-11.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 10-8 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 10-8-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel

Edmonton at Florida
The Oilers (10-26-9) head to Florida tonight to face a Panthers team that is 14-3 in its last 17 games versus a team with a winning percentage below .400. Florida is the pick (-200) according to Dunkel, which has the Panthers favored by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Florida (-200). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17

Game 1-2: Philadelphia at Buffalo (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.309; Buffalo 9.442
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Philadelphia (-175); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-175); Over

Game 3-4: NY Islanders at Montreal (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 11.221; Montreal 12.780
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-130); Over

Game 5-6: Toronto at St. Louis (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 12.223; St. Louis 11.409
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: St. Louis (-225); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+190); Under

Game 7-8: Carolina at Ottawa (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 11.877; Ottawa 10.763
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa (-165); 5
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+145); Under

Game 9-10: Colorado at Tampa Bay (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 10.203; Tampa Bay 11.776
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-210); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-210); Over

Game 11-12: Edmonton at Florida (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 9.334; Florida 11.778
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Florida (-200); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-200); Over

Game 13-14: Nashville at Detroit (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 12.223; Detroit 10.776
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-145); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (+125); Under

Game 15-16: Columbus at Boston (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 11.443; Boston 10.509
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 17-18: Washington at Dallas (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 12.554; Dallas 11.019
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+120); Under

Game 19-20: Arizona at Minnesota (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 9.565; Minnesota 11.908
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 2 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-180); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-180); Under

Game 21-22: Calgary at San Jose (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 10.707; San Jose 12.886
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-170); 5
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-170); Under

Game 23-24: Anaheim at Los Angeles (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 10.442; Los Angeles 11.896
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-145); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-145); Under

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

College basketball conferences #7-12, according to kenpom.com

12) Mountain West-- Down year; this could easily be a one-bid league.

11) MAC-- Bobby Hurley's Buffalo Bulls are highest rated team at #77.

10) MVC-- Looks like Wichita State and Northern Iowa to NCAAs.

9) American-- Tulsa is in first place; SMU is heading towards probation.

8) WCC-- Gonzaga will be better in NCAAs because league is tougher now.

7) Atlantic 14-- VCU will be in NCAAs; will anyone else be joining them?

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday.......

13) Duke 63, Louisville 52-- Blue Devils played zone, which almost never happens, but it might be going to happen lot more the rest of this season. Louisville was 4-25 on the arc, 14-36 inside it; they could use a shooter or two.

12) Kansas State 63, Baylor 61-- Bears have weird team- their best scorer, Taurean Price, doesn't start. K-State is temporarily atop the Big X at 4-1.

11) VCU 70, Duquesne 64-- Rams have won ten in row, are by far best team in A-14.

10) Notre Dame 75, Miami 70-- Nasty scheduling spot for Hurricanes, tough road game after they blasted Duke in Cameron- they're better than the Irish.

9) Having 14 of 15 teams in a basketball conference makes no sense; too many teams. The best leagues have home/home series, where rivalries can form. You play a team once a year in basketball, hard for that to grow into a serious rivalry.

8) Wyoming 70, Fresno State 65 3OT-- Game of the Day. Cowboys are 16-3 and might be best team in a down Mountain West.

7) I can't tolerate Dick Vitale's announcing anymore; he works from the same script most every game. He got wealthy and turned into an elitist, though the work he does for the V Foundation is outstanding. ESPN has done a poor job of cultivating its younger announcers- having Jay Bilas as its new #1 analyst is a bad idea.

6) St Mary's 82, BYU 77-- Randy Bennett has the Gaels challenging Gonzaga atop the WCC standings again. He's bringing in three more Australians next year, will have a total of six on next year's squad.

5) Golfer Martin Kaymer is jogging to an easy win in Abu Dhabi as I type this, but Charl Schwartzel has the prettiest caddy- his wife, who was forced into duty when Schwartzel's regular caddy couldn't get a visa in time for this week's tournament.

4) There is a basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA and there is a college Hall of Fame in Kansas City, which somehow hasn't inducted Jerry Tarkanian. Norm Stewart and Gene Keady are in it, but no Tark-- not a lot of credibility there. Tarkanian is in the Springfioeld Hall of Fame, as he should be.

3) ESPN amalyst Jay Williams referred to Duke as "we" on the air Saturday night; of the Dukies on TV and there are many, Williams is by far the worst of the lot. How they decided to put him on their Saturday morning show is beyond me.

2) Clemson 66, Syracuse 53-- Orangemen used two subs a total of seven minutes. If I ever do a list of the most overrated people in America, Jim Boeheim is sure to be on the list. Before Carmelo Anthony spent his seven months in Syracuse and won a national title, Boeheim was best known for his underwhelming NCAA appearances.

Now supposedly he is responsible for teaching Mike Krzyzewski the 2-3 zone, as if the Duke coach didn't know how it worked before he met Boeheim. Its the simplest thing in the damn world; the tricky part is recruiting the great athletes to play in it.

This game was 39-18 at halftime; how does an ACC team have this thin a bench? He lost two kids for the year to injuries, but still.....

1) Arizona 69, Utah 51-- Utes are supposed to give Arizona a run for their money in the Pac-12 this season; this game was the opposite of that.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 18

Hot teams
-- Rangers won 14 of their last 17 games. Penguins won three of last four at home.
-- Winnipeg won four of its last five games.
-- Red Wings won five of their last six games.

Cold teams
-- Dallas Stars lost their last three road games. Chicago is 3-4 in its last seven games.
-- Coyotes lost their last four games, scoring five goals.
-- Buffalo lost its last ten games, scoring total of 13 goals.

Series records
-- Rangers won five of last six games with Pittsburgh.
-- Chicago won five in row, 11 of last 12 games with Dallas Stars.
-- Jets won four of last five games with Arizona.
-- Red Wings won 13 of last 15 games with Buffalo.

Totals
-- Last four Ranger games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last ten Dallas road games went over.
-- Six of last seven Arizona road games went over.
-- Six of last eight Buffalo road games went over.

Back-to-back
-- Dallas Stars are 0-5 if they played the night before.
-- Arizona is 3-2 on road if it played the night before.
-- Sabres are 3-6 if they played night before; Detroit is 3-2.




NHL

Sunday, January 18

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
NY RANGERS vs. PITTSBURGH
NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
NY Rangers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

6:00 PM
DALLAS vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 9 games
Chicago is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas

7:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. WINNIPEG
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona14-6-1 SU in its last 21 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 6-14-1 SU in its last 21 games ,when playing Arizona
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona

8:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. DETROIT
Buffalo is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
Detroit is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Buffalo


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NHL

Sunday, January 18


NHL game roundup: Canadiens outscore Islanders

MONTREAL -- Center Tomas Plekanec scored two goals and added two assists to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-4 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night at Bell Centre.

Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 27 saves for Montreal (28-13-3).

Counterpart Jaroslav Halak stopped 27 shots in his first career loss against the Canadiens, and Chad Johnson stopped the two shots he faced in relief.

Defenseman P.K. Subban, right winger Dale Weise, left winger Alex Galchenyuk and center David Desharnais also scored for the Canadiens.

Right winger Kyle Okposo, left winger Nikolay Kulemin and centers Anders Lee and John Tavares provided the offense for the Islanders (30-14-1), who saw a four-game winning streak snapped by Montreal for the second time this season.

Flyers 4, Sabres 3

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Center Chris VandeVelde scored on a breakaway in the third period to lead Philadelphia.

Center R.J. Umberger, defenseman Mark Streit and left winger Michael Raffl also scored for the Flyers (18-21-7). Goalie Rob Zepp made 24 saves.

Centers Zemgus Girgensons and Tyler Ennis scored for the Sabres (14-29-3), who extended their franchise record with 10 consecutive losses in regulation. Buffalo also tied a franchise record with 10 consecutive losses of any kind.

Blues 3, Maple Leafs 0

ST. LOUIS -- Goaltender Brian Elliott stopped 27 shots and left winger Alexander Steen scored one goal and assisted on another as St. Louis handed Toronto its fourth loss in a row.

The Maple Leafs were shut out for the third time on a four-game trip in which they have been outscored 12-1.

The Blues improved to 6-0-1 in their last seven games.

Elliott posted his third shutout of the season and 19th as a member of the Blues, moving him within one of tying Jaroslav Halak's franchise record.

Hurricanes 3, Senators 2

OTTAWA -- Forward Nathan Gerbe scored the winner with 5:41 left in the third period for Carolina.

Center Brad Malone and defenseman Justin Faulk also scored for the Hurricanes (15-25-5).

The Senators (18-18-8) got goals from defenseman Cody Ceci and winger Mark Stone.

Hurricanes goalie Anton Khudobin stopped 30 shots to improve his career record against Ottawa to 5-0. Craig Anderson made 25 saves in the Senators' net.

Blue Jackets 3, Bruins 1

BOSTON -- The Blue Jackets, getting a winning goal from left winger Matt Calvert with 3:03 left, ended their four-game losing streak and Boston's five-game winning run.

The Bruins suffered their first regulation loss in 10 games -- since losing to the Blue Jackets on Dec. 27 in Columbus.

Backup goaltender Curtis McElhinney made 34 saves and was outstanding in the third period in earning his fourth win of the season, his second over the Bruins.

Red Wings 5, Predators 2

DETROIT -- Left winger Tomas Tatar had two goals and an assist as Detroit snapped Nashville's five-game winning streak.

Right winger Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist and defenseman Kyle Quincey and forward Henrik Zetterberg scored for Detroit. Center Pavel Datsyuk, defenseman Niklas Kronwall and center Riley Sheahan each had two assists and goaltender Petr Mrazek made 34 saves.

Defenseman Mattias Ekholm and center Mike Fisher scored for Nashville.

Lightning 3, Avalanche 2 (SO)

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Lightning lost the lead in the final seven seconds of regulation, but goalie Ben Bishop got two stops in the shootout.

Tampa Bay (29-14-4) led for most of the third period but gave up the tying goal with 6.8 seconds left, having pulled the goalie and scored on the six-on-five as center Nathan McKinnon flicked a rebound past goalie Ben Bishop.

Right winger Nikita Kucherov gave the Lightning the early lead in the shootout, with Bishop stopping McKinnon. Colorado (19-17-10) tied the shootout when left winger Ondrej Palat was stopped and Avalanche center Matt Duchene scored.

Tampa Bay's final shooter, right winger Ryan Callahan, scored and Bishop made the final stop on Colorado left winger Alex Tanguay.

Oilers 3, Panthers 2 (SO)

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Edmonton snapped a franchise-record 14-game road losing streak.

Right winger Nail Yakupov scored in the shootout to lead the Oilers. Edmonton goalie Viktor Fasth stopped all three Florida shooters to earn the win. Prior to that, he made 35 saves through regulation and overtime.

Edmonton (11-26-9) hadn't won a road game since Nov. 9 against the New York Rangers.

Florida (20-13-10) has lost 10 of its past 12 meetings against Edmonton and has lost three straight games overall.

Stars 5, Capitals 4

DALLAS -- Center Tyler Seguin scored his NHL-leading 27th goal for Dallas.

Left wingers Antoine Roussel, Jamie Benn and Erik Cole and center Jason Spezza also scored as Dallas (20-17-7) finished its three-game homestand at 2-1-0.

Center Nicklas Backstrom and right winger Alex Ovechkin each had a goal and an assist for Washington, and right winger Eric Fehr and left winger Andre Burakovsky also scored.

Goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped 28 of 32 shots for Dallas, who also got two assists from rookie defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka.

Wild 3, Coyotes 1

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Goals by Charlie Coyle and Jason Zucker gave the Minnesota Wild a two-goal lead midway through the second period, and newly acquired goaltender Devan Dubnyk held Arizona mostly at bay.

The Wild (20-19-5) have now won two games in a row for the first time since Dec. 20.

Arizona (16-24-4) fell for the fourth straight time, and it does not get any easier for the struggling Coyotes. The game Saturday marked the first of an eight-game trip, the longest in franchise history.

Dubnyk, who was acquired from Arizona for a 2015 third-round pick on Wednesday, shut out Buffalo in his Minnesota debut on Thursday and stopped 25 shots Saturday.

Ducks 3, Kings 2

LOS ANGELES -- Right winger Jakob Silfverberg scored the lone goal in a shootout, lifting Anaheim to a victory over Los Angeles before a sellout crowd of 18,422 at the Staples Center.

Ducks goalie Frederik Anderson stopped 16 of 18 shots and three in the shootout, allowing the Ducks (30-10-6) to win their fourth straight and sixth in their last seven games. Kings netminder Jonathan Quick turned back 26 of 28 attempts.

The Kings (20-14-11) have dropped two consecutive games and five of their past six.

All three of the meetings between the two clubs have ended in overtime or shootout, with Anaheim winning two of three. The Ducks, who were coming off a 5-1 rout of the New Jersey Devils on Friday night, never led during regulation.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel

NY Rangers at Pittsburgh
The Rangers head to Pittsburgh today to face a Penguins team that is coming off a 6-3 loss to the Islanders on Friday and is 8-3 in its last 11 games after allowing 5 or more goals in the previous game. Pittsburgh is the pick (-135) according to Dunkel, which has the Penguins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-135). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18

Game 51-52: NY Rangers at Pittsburgh (12:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 10.672; Pittsburgh 12.179
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-135); Under

Game 53-54: Dallas at Chicago (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.322; Chicago 12.675
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 2 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-250); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-250); Under

Game 55-56: Arizona at Winnipeg (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 11.112; Winnipeg 10.332
Dunkel Line & Total: Arizona by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Winnipeg (-240); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+200); Over

Game 57-58: Buffalo at Detroit (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 11.775; Detroit 10.633
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-340); 5
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+270); Over




NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 18

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NY RANGERS (25-13-0-4, 54 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (26-11-0-6, 58 pts.) - 1/18/2015, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 9-2 ATS (+11.1 Units) in road games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 23-15 ATS (+38.0 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 6-10 ATS (+6.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 9-10 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 10-9-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.3 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

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DALLAS (20-17-0-7, 47 pts.) at CHICAGO (28-14-0-2, 58 pts.) - 1/18/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 7-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 6-20 ATS (+30.8 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-13 ATS (+20.3 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-14 ATS (+16.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CHICAGO is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 8-13 ATS (-17.2 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 32-34 ATS (-32.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 276-301 ATS (+600.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 5-10 ATS (-14.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 9-1 (+6.8 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 9-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.9 Units)

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ARIZONA (16-24-0-4, 36 pts.) at WINNIPEG (24-14-0-8, 56 pts.) - 1/18/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 4-15 ATS (+24.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 31-27 ATS (+59.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 3-10 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-1-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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BUFFALO (14-29-0-3, 31 pts.) at DETROIT (25-11-0-9, 59 pts.) - 1/18/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 35-93 ATS (+198.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 6-34 ATS (+77.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-40 ATS (+79.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 3-23 ATS (+52.7 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 250-205 ATS (+28.8 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 43-31 ATS (+79.8 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
BUFFALO is 195-185 ATS (+394.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
DETROIT is 7-12 ATS (-6.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DETROIT is 16-18 ATS (-17.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 6-1 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 6-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, January 18

NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 12:35 ET
NY Rangers: 8-1 SU in road games when playing their 3rd game in 4 days
Pittsburgh: 31-35 SU after one or more consecutive overs

Dallas at Chicago, 6:05 ET
Dallas: 2-14 SU vs. division opponents
Chicago: 9-0 SU in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more

Arizona at Winnipeg, 7:05 ET
Arizona: 8-22 SU as an underdog
Winnipeg: 22-16 SU revenging a same season loss vs opponent

Buffalo at Detroit, 8:05 ET
Buffalo: 41-30 SU in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games
Detroit: 7-12 SU vs. division opponents

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

College basketball conferences #13-18, according to kenpom.com

18) Sun Belt-- Wide-open as always; Georgia State is banged up right now.

17) CAA-- Wm&Mary was down 20 at half, won last week; they're tied for 1st.

16) C-USA-- Former Sun Belters La Tech/Western Kentucky are both 5-0.

15) Horizon-- Green Bay/Valparaiso/Cleveland State all tied at the top.

14) Ivy-- Haven't really started yet; Harvard is the heavy favorite.

13) Big West-- Cal-Davis has Hersey Hawkins' son, is in first right now.

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

13) Seahawks 28, Packers 22 OT-- Green Bay had the ball and a 19-7 lead with 5:04 left. From that point on, Seattle ran 17 plays for 206 yards, scoring three TDs as they pulled a rabbit out of a hat and won the NFC title with this unlikely win. Seahawks' first TD scored on a freakin' fake FG after they had converted a 3rd-and-19.

Its going to be a longer, colder than usual winter in Wisconsin.

12) Green Bay kicked 18 and 19-yard FGs in the first quarter, meaning they had two drives that stalled inside the 3-yard line; lot of people are criticizing McCarthy for kicking those FGs instead of going for TDs, but he had a 19-7 lead and the ball in the last 5:00-- things that went on in the first quarter aren't why they lost this game.

11) Seahawks are first team since the '82 Jets to win a postseason game in which they turned the ball over five times. Teams had lost 45 consecutive playoff games in which they turned the ball over five times.

10) Patriots 45, Colts 7-- These teams play again next season; please TV gurus, keep it off national TV, so I don't have to watch this carnage again. New England won its last six games against Indy, scoring 42.3 ppg in last four. This was an awful game.

9) As I type this late at night (did you know its summer in Australia and quite warm there today?), Super Bowl line has both teams favored by a point in various sports books, while other have game pick 'em.

This will be third time in last five years Super Bowl spread was less than three points, when there hadn't been any such games in the decade before that.

8) NFC won four of last five Super Bowls, if that matters to you.

7) Pete Carroll went 28-23 as coach of the Patriots from 1997-99, making playoffs two of three years, going 8-8 the third year, but he got fired, so New England could hire......Bill Belichick. I know its the Super Bowl and you don't need extra motivation, but how sweet would it be for Carroll to keep the Pats title-less since 2004?

6) This is only second time in last 20 years (Saints-Colts in '09) that both #1 seeds made it to the Super Bowl.

Hey, there's other stuff going on........
5) Last night I mentioned Martin Kaymer jogging to an easy win in Abu Dhabi; he had a 10-stroke lead with 13 holes to play. He lost.

After going 47 holes without a bogey, Kaymer went +6 in one 8-hole stretch. Oy.

4) Last week, Gary Kubiak issued a statement about how happy he was in Baltimore, helping John Harbaugh and the Ravens; then the Broncos lost and John Fox got fired. Now, Kubiak is the new coach of the Broncos. Go figure.

Baltimore at Denver would be a fun primetime game next season.

3) Washington Nationals signed Max Scherzer to a 7-year contract, meaning they will probably be trading Jordan Zimmerman/Ian Desmond soon.

2) DePaul 71, St John's 67-- Blue Demons are 4-2 in Big East, after going 10-98 the previous six conference seasons. Not sure if DePaul is that much better or of the Big East is that much worse, but good for Oliver Purnell.

1) Major League Baseball is bizarre; they named Mets' owner Fred Wilpon head of baseball's finance committee; this is same guy who was in bed with Bernie Madoff and has been running the Mets like they were the Toledo Mud Hens ever since. Oy.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 19

Hot teams
-- Islanders won four of their last five games.
-- Canucks won three of their last four games.
-- Minnesota won last two games, after losing previous six.
-- Blues won six of their last seven games.
-- Calgary won seven of its last ten games.

Cold teams
-- Philly lost eight of its last 12 games.
-- Toronto lost last four games, scoring once. Hurricanes lost four of last five road games.
-- Florida lost last three games, allowing 15 goals.
-- Blue Jackets lost four of their last five games.
-- Colorado lost three of its last four games.
-- Los Angeles lost seven of its last nine games.
-- New Jersey lost 13 of its last 18 games. Sharks lost four of last five at home.

Series records
-- Islanders won last two games with Philly, after losing previous five.
-- Hurricanes won seven of last nine games with Toronto.
-- Panthers won three of last four games with Vancouver.
-- Blue Jackets won last four games with Minnesota.
-- Blues won seven of last nine games with Colorado.
-- Kings lost five of last seven games with Calgary.
-- Sharks won their last four games with New Jersey.

Totals
-- Over is 7-3 in Philadelphia's last ten road games.
-- Nine of last eleven Toronto home games went over.
-- Five of last seven Vancouver road games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Columbus road games went over.
-- Six of last seven Colorado road games stayed under.
-- Seven of Kings' last ten home games went over.
-- Under is 12-5 in Devils' last 17 road games.

Back-to-back
-- None

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Monday, January 19

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NY ISLANDERS
Philadelphia is 18-7 SU in their last 25 games when playing NY Islanders
Philadelphia is 15-4 SU in their last 19 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of the NY Islanders last 12 games at home

7:30 PM
CAROLINA vs. TORONTO
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 13 games when playing Carolina

7:30 PM
VANCOUVER vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Florida is 5-11-4 SU in its last 20 games ,when playing Vancouver

8:00 PM
COLORADO vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Colorado

8:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus's last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Columbus is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games

10:30 PM
CALGARY vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Calgary's last 10 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 10 games at home
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home

10:30 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. SAN JOSE
New Jersey is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
New Jersey is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
San Jose is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

MLK Day Matinee Betting Cheat Sheet

Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders (-190, 6)

With four victories in their last five games, the New York Islanders have guaranteed themselves their coveted first-place position in the Metropolitan Division heading into the upcoming All-Star break. The Islanders can pad their three-point lead when they vie for their third straight victory over visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Monday afternoon. Captain John Tavares collected a goal and an assist, but fellow All-Star Jaroslav Halak yielded six goals on 33 shots in New York's 6-4 setback to Montreal on Saturday.

The pair enjoyed much better performances in the first meeting with Philadelphia, as Tavares scored in the shootout and Halak made 21 saves in a 1-0 victory on Nov. 24. Steve Mason turned aside a season-best 46 shots in a losing effort in that contest and is still nursing a knee injury. Former Islanders defenseman Mark Streit scored to lift the sputtering Flyers to a 4-3 triumph over Buffalo on Saturday.

TRENDS:

* The Islanders are 4-1 in their last five overall
* The Over is 4-1 in their last five clashes
* The Flyers are 20-7 in their last 27 meetings in New York

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, January 19

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PHILADELPHIA (18-21-0-7, 43 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (30-14-0-1, 61 pts.) - 1/19/2015, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 30-15 ATS (+51.4 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 14-2 ATS (+11.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-4 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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CAROLINA (15-25-0-5, 35 pts.) at TORONTO (22-21-0-3, 47 pts.) - 1/19/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 15-7 ATS (+8.0 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 25-35 ATS (+64.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 7-16 ATS (-13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-2 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-2-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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VANCOUVER (25-15-0-3, 53 pts.) at FLORIDA (20-13-0-10, 50 pts.) - 1/19/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 17-32 ATS (-18.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 10-3 ATS (+13.1 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 118-107 ATS (+232.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 149-95 ATS (+26.7 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
FLORIDA is 92-134 ATS (+244.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
FLORIDA is 164-193 ATS (-72.8 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 59-94 ATS (-53.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (19-21-0-3, 41 pts.) at MINNESOTA (20-19-0-5, 45 pts.) - 1/19/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 83-85 ATS (+191.3 Units) in January games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 17-12 ATS (+32.3 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 35-24 ATS (+8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 18-6 ATS (+10.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-13 ATS (-12.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-2 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.0 Units)

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COLORADO (19-17-0-10, 48 pts.) at ST LOUIS (28-13-0-4, 60 pts.) - 1/19/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 74-61 ATS (+6.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 58-39 ATS (+18.8 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
COLORADO is 36-23 ATS (+10.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 33-22 ATS (+10.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-4 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 7-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.1 Units)

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CALGARY (24-18-0-3, 51 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (20-14-0-11, 51 pts.) - 1/19/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 13-4 ATS (+17.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CALGARY is 12-4 ATS (+8.0 Units) after a division game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 20-25 ATS (-10.0 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 128-144 ATS (-20.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 1-5 ATS (-8.0 Units) in home games in January games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 1-5 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 5-5 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-5-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.4 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (16-22-0-8, 40 pts.) at SAN JOSE (24-16-0-6, 54 pts.) - 1/19/2015, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-0-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel

Vancouver at Florida
The Canucks head to Florida tonight to face a Panthers team that is 0-4 in its last 4 home games. Vancouver is the pick (-130) according to Dunkel, which has the Canucks favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (-130). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

MONDAY, JANUARY 19

Game 1-2: Philadelphia at NY Islanders (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 12.211; NY Islanders 11.302
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-200); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+170); Under

Game 3-4: Carolina at Toronto (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 11.600; Toronto 10. 733
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-155); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+135); Under

Game 5-6: Vancouver at Florida (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 12.557; Florida 11.023
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-130); 5
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (-130); Over

Game 7-8: Columbus at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.021; Minnesota 12.113
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-175); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-175); Over

Game 9-10: Colorado at St. Louis (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 11.774; St. Louis 10.812
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: St. Louis (-220); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+185); Under

Game 11-12: Calgary at Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 12.220; Los Angeles 11.331
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-175); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+155); Under

Game 13-14: New Jersey at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 10.122; San Jose 12.314
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

College basketball conferences #19-24, according to kenpom.com

24) Big South- Coastal Carolina/High Point are tied for first.

23) Southern-- Mercer-Wofford-Chattanooga all have one loss.

22) Patriot-- Colgate is in first; they're 8-12 overall. Not a good league.

21) Summit-- North Dakota State/Oral Roberts are tied at the top.

20) OVC-- Murray State-Eastern Illinois is Thursday; battle of unbeatens.

19) MAAC-- Wide-open league; Iona-Rider-Monmouth tied for first.

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

13) Radio talk shows are funny; the Packers blew a lead Sunday, so now every move they made during the game becomes the one that cost them the game. They should've done this, they should've done that. Every "Joe from Queens" knows better than the guy who makes $5M a year to coach the team. Amazing.

12) Tom Selleck turns 70 years old next week. I read this Sunday night and it jarred me; I instantly felt older. He did an episode of Magnum PI called "Forty", all about hitting middle age. Hard to believe that was thirty years ago.

11) Milwaukee traded pitcher Yovani Gallardo to Texas, fueling speculation they are going to sign free agent James Shields.

10) Kansas 85, Oklahoma 78-- Jayhawks led by 19 at half, Oklahoma went ahead late in game, but couldn't finish the job. Really good game. Oklahoma is one of those teams that could lose in the first round of the NCAAs but they could win a title, too.

9) 49ers are paying new coach Jim Tomsula $3.5M a year, less than four coaches in the Big 14, where Jim Harbaugh ($5M a year) now works. Niners are a top 5 team in revenue, but Tomsula is the 3rd-lowest paid head coach- this makes sense how?

8) Some of these nitwit owners might've read Moneyball; Billy Beane isn't a big believer in managers being paid huge money, he sees them more as middle managers. In the NFL though thats just not true at all. 49ers will learn that the hard way.

7) Clippers are 28-14; Knicks are 6-36. Mike Woodson is an assistant coach in LA now, after being run out of NY last year. Think he is happier now?

6) Max Scherzer's $210M contract will be paid out over 14 years, even though it is only a seven-year contract. Washington is a prohibitive favorite in the NL East.

5) Forgot to mention this, but over the weekend, South Dakota lost by 14 at South Dakota State as an 8-point underdog, but only before they took a 20-0 lead!!! How many times does a team fall behind 20-0, then rally to win by double figures?

4) I screwed up a stat yesterday about #1 seeds making the Super Bowl. Here is the right stuff: this is the third time in the last six years that both #1 seeds made it to the Super Bowl. Before the Saints-Colts Super Bowl, it had been 16 years since both #1's got to the Super Bowl.

3) Bleachers in Wrigley Field will be closed in April; ones in right field might not be open until Memorial Day, as they refurbish the ballpark. Going to be strange to see games in April with no fans in the outfield.

2) Lou Amundson started for the Knicks Monday; he is on his 10th NBA team in nine seasons. Amundson and Drew Gooden are the two active players who have both been on ten different teams. The record is 12 teams; Amundson has a shot.

1) Four different players have played for 12 NBA teams: Tony Massenberg, Chuckie Brown, Joe Smith and Jim Jackson. Smith and Jackson were high draft picks.