Sunday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 12/7

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Trends and Indexes

Sunday, December 7

Good Luck on day #341 of 2014!

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Six most popular picks in the Westgate Hotel handicapping contest, where some of the best handicappers in America put up $1,500 apiece, pick 5 games a week:

6) Browns +3.5-- Not often both sides in same game make the top six.

5) Colts, -3.5-- If Hoyer struggles early will we see Manziel?

4) Rams, -2.5-- Not a lot of faith in the Redskins here.

3) Dolphins, -3.5-- Ngata getting suspended threw supporr to Miami.

2) Seahawks, +1-- Surprising lack of support for homestanding Eagles.

1) Patriots, -3.5-- New England hasn't been good on grass last couple years.

Season record of six most popular picks each week: 42-36

2013 season record of six most popular picks each week: 42-57-4

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

13) Top six teams in the college football rankings all won; how does the committee not take the same four teams that were #1-4 last week?

12) Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0-- Epic tank job by the 10-3 Badgers, whose AD is on the selection committee; ESPN's Dan Dakich threw in that he was Urban Meyer's next-door neighbor when both were head coaches at Bowling Green. If I'm affiliated with TCU this morning, I'm really, really nervous that we're going to get screwed.

11) Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35-- Seminoles are 13-0, 3-10 vs spread; Jameis Winston is 27-0 as a college quarterback. Jimbo Fisher didn't sleep well last night, in spite of not having lost a game in two years.

10) Oklahoma State 38, Oklahoma 35 OT-- Bad game management cost Sooners this game; up 7 with 1:00 to go, Oklahoma punted and Cowboys fair-caught ball on their own 10, something like that, but State ran into the punter, so for some reason, Oklahoma decides to punt again and the kidr runs it back 92 yards for the tying TD, then wins the game in OT. Just a bad mistake.

9) St John's 69, Syracuse 57-- Would love to hear what Coach Boeheim says about joining the ACC, off camera and behind closed doors. This is not a real good Syracuse team, hard to envision them in the NCAAs this season.

8) Arizona 66, Gonzaga 63 OT-- Good game, but Bulldogs were fouled shooting a 3 with 0:03.3 left in OT and missed all three foul shots, giving Arizona a comeback win on its home floor. You could see these teams meeting again in March.

7) NJIT 72, Michigan 70-- Highlanders lost by 17 at Albany, lost to UMass-Lowell twice; thats not the Minutemen, thats UMass-freakin'-LOWELL. NJIT trailed 8-0 at the start, then made 11-17 from arc as they jumped from #293 to #261. Oy.

6) North Florida 73, Purdue 70-- Ospreys is a cool nickname; North Florida has a coach named Matt Driscoll (not the Syracuse mayor), who 20 years ago was the head coach at Laroche College; his mentors are Larry Shyatt and Scott Drew, interesting contrast in styles. Purdue was off to a 6-1 start before this happened.

5) Green Bay 68, Miami 55-- This score just makes no sense, though Green Bay does have a very good PG in Kiefer Sykes.

4) Towson State plays Georgetown today; Tigers probably won't win, but they're 50-25 over the past 2.5 seasons, after being 1-31 three years ago. Some bigger school is going to give Pat Skerry a chance to run its program this spring.

3) Golden State 112, Chicago 102-- Warriors have now won 12 in a row, but their owner took an unnecessary shot at former coach Mark Jackson, bragging how the team is better with him gone now. 19 games into an 82-game season is a bit early for that.

2) When you look at NFL teams nad how they do on drives that start 80+ yards from goal line, these teams do the best:

Patriots 2.66 points/drive, Packers 2.47, Saints 2.33, Ravens 2.21, Colts 2.14

1) Teams that do the worst driving ball from own 20 or worse field position:

Vikings 0.63, Jaguars 0.74, Raiders 0.78, Bucs 0.97, Jets 1.07, Titans 1.16.

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 7

Hot teams
-- Ducks won six of their last eight games. Winnipeg won four of last five.
-- Red Wings won eight of their last ten games.
-- Vancouver won five of its last seven games.
-- Sharks won their last four games, scoring 18 goals.

Cold teams
-- Carolina lost eight of its last eleven games.
-- Senators lost last five games, scoring eight goals.
-- Edmonton lost its last eleven games, scoring 10 goals in last seven games.

Series records
-- Ducks won five of last seven games with Winnipeg.
-- Red Wings won three of last four games with Carolina.
-- Canucks won six of last seven games with Ottawa.
-- Sharks won six of last seven games with Edmonton.

Totals
-- Three of last four Winnipeg games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Detroit games went over total.
-- Last five Ottawa games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five San Jose road games.

Back-to-back
-- Detroit is 1-1 if it played the night before.
-- Ottawa is 1-3 if it played night before; Canucks are 1-4.
-- Sharks are 2-2 if they played the night before.




NHL

Sunday, December 7

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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. WINNIPEG
Anaheim is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games at home
Winnipeg is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim

5:00 PM
DETROIT vs. CAROLINA
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Carolina
Detroit is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing Detroit
Carolina is 5-17-1 SU in its last 23 games ,when playing Detroit

7:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. OTTAWA
Vancouver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Ottawa
Vancouver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Ottawa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 8 games when playing Vancouver

9:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. EDMONTON
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games


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NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 7

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ANAHEIM (17-6-0-5, 39 pts.) at WINNIPEG (14-9-0-4, 32 pts.) - 12/7/2014, 3:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 2-1 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 2-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG 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)

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DETROIT (16-6-0-5, 37 pts.) at CAROLINA (8-14-0-3, 19 pts.) - 12/7/2014, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-1 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 2-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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)

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VANCOUVER (18-8-0-1, 37 pts.) at OTTAWA (10-11-0-5, 25 pts.) - 12/7/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 18-9 ATS (+6.9 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 9-3 ATS (+5.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
VANCOUVER is 18-9 ATS (+6.9 Units) first half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 25-7 ATS (+14.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 18-26 ATS (+44.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 146-173 ATS (-77.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 84-87 ATS (-81.6 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-1 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 2-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

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SAN JOSE (14-10-0-4, 32 pts.) at EDMONTON (6-15-0-5, 17 pts.) - 12/7/2014, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 4-8 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN JOSE is 4-8 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 132-91 ATS (+28.5 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
EDMONTON is 6-20 ATS (-27.1 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 44-60 ATS (-32.8 Units) in home games in December games since 1996.
EDMONTON is 6-20 ATS (+31.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 30-46 ATS (-26.2 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
EDMONTON is 0-9 ATS (+0.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-1 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.4 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Detroit at Carolina
The Red Wings head to Carolina tonight where they are 7-3 in their last 10 meetings versus the Hurricanes. Detroit is the pick (-135) according to Dunkel, which has the Red Wings favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-135). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7

Game 1-2: Anaheim at Winnipeg (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 11.150; Winnipeg 12.000
Dunkel Line & Total: Winnipeg by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 3-4: Detroit at Carolina (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 11.967; Carolina 10.413
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-135); Under

Game 5-6: Vancouver at Ottawa (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 12.421; Ottawa 10.850
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (-135); Over

Game 7-8: San Jose at Edmonton (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 10.305; Edmonton 11.465
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-155); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+135); Under

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NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, December 7

Anaheim at Winnipeg, 3:05 ET
Anaheim: 15-2 SU off a road win scoring 4 or more goals
Winnipeg: 0-3 SU off a home win by 2 goals or more

Detroit at Carolina, 5:05 ET
Detroit: 30-32 SU as a favorite
Carolina: 66-38 SU off a close home loss by 1 goal

Vancouver at Ottawa, 7:05 ET
Vancouver: 11-5 SU in road games
Ottawa: 41-60 SU on Sunday games

San Jose at Edmonton, 9:05 ET
San Jose: 31-15 SU in road games off a road win against a division rival
Edmonton: 0-9 SU after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous