Sunday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 12/14

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Trends and Indexes

Sunday, December 14

Good Luck on day #348 of 2014!

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[Udog]

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) Vikings, +8-- Trying to avenge 17-3 loss in first meeting.

5) 49ers, +10-- Trying to right the ship and get back in contention.

4) Colts, -6.5-- Survived four turnovers in narrow win last week.

3) Patriots, -7.5-- Back home after spending last week in California.

2) Cowboys, +3-- Better be prepared to stop the run this time.

1) Bills, +4.5-- Green Bay hasn't been as good on the road.

Season record of six most popular picks each week: 46-38

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

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

13) White Sox signed Melky Cabrera to a 3-year contract as they escalate their spending war with the Cubs in the Windy City. Both teams should sell a lot more season tickets in 2015.

12) Albany 77, Siena 68-- My alma mater beats their crosstown rival for third year in row and 4th time in five years, in front of 10.278 at the Times Union Center. Why do I mention this? Because every time they play its a Siena home game, which is BS.

11) Siena should play in Albany's gym now and then, even if teams play a second game some years; its only fair. Not like Siena's team is superior; they've lost four of the last five meetings. Siena plays in a better league, is more popular with local fans, but fact of the matter is, both teams do well in their respective leagues. Its spineless to duck playing in SEFCU Arena- Albany's administration should tell Siena to take a hike unless they get a home game in the series now and then. .

10) Kansas 63, Utah 60-- Utes were down 21 in this game, stormed back; at the end of the day, they may have gotten more out of this game than the Jayhawks, who are very thin at point guard. Utah will finish near the top of the Pac-12.

9) VCU 93, Northern Iowa 87, 2OT-- Panthers lose for first time this season in the best game of the day. Much-needed non-conference win for the Atlantic 14.

8) Notre Dame 83, Florida State 63-- Seminoles lost leading scorer Thomas (grades) for the season, looked lost Saturday without him.

7) Greg Chalmers beat Adam Scott on the 7th playoff hole to win the Australian PGA very late Saturday night. Chalmers shot a 64 to get into the playoff.

6) Gonzaga 87, UCLA 74-- Bulldogs lost in OT at Arizona last week, needed this win to establish themselves as second-best team on west coast.

5) Dave Winfield/Jimmy Connors were sitting next to each other in this game; Dick Vitale ran over to get his picture taken with them. Connors was tossed from a UCSB hoop game last year for being too boisterous with the refs. Hard to believe, huh?

4) Late in the game, Vitale said this: "Steve Alford hates to lose." Is there a coach out there who doesn't hate to lose?

3) Meanwhile former UCLA coach Ben Howland has surfaced as a studio analyst on FOX Sports1; hard to believe he's not coaching somewhere, but he priced himself out of the Oregon State job last spring. Someone will hire him this offseason.

2) I'm in my mid-50's and still can't convert yards to meters; I didn't forget how, I just never learned. Nitwit. I know 100 meters is longer than 100 yards, just don't know how much longer. Realized this watching the golf tournament from Australia, when the caddy was discussing chip shot distances in meters.

1) If the guy in the Dos Equus commercials is the Most Interesting Man in the World, then NY Post columist Phil Mushnick is the Most Miserable Man in the World. If you're not from New York or have never read the Post, I highly recommend reading his work-- he rarely has a good word for anything, criticizing everyone from talk show hosts to show-off athletes with a very biting style. Makes me laugh every day.

[Udog]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 14

Hot teams
-- Toronto won four in row, eight of last ten games.
-- Blackhawks lost eight of their last nine games.
-- Rangers won six of their last nine games.

Cold teams
-- Kings lost three of their last four games.
-- Calgary lost last four games, scoring seven goals.
-- Edmonton lost 14 of its last 15 games.

Series records
-- Road team won last five LA-Toronto games.
-- Flames lost five of last seven games with Chicago.
-- Rangers lost three of last four games with Edmonton.

Totals
-- Six of last eight Los Angeles games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Calgary-Chicago games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Ranger games went over the total.

Back-to-back
-- Maple Leafs are 4-2 if they played night before.
-- Chicago is 3-2 if it played the night before.
-- Rangers are 1-2 if they played night before.




NHL

Sunday, December 14

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. TORONTO
Los Angeles is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

8:00 PM
CALGARY vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Calgary

9:30 PM
NY RANGERS vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games
NY Rangers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 14

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LOS ANGELES (15-10-0-5, 35 pts.) at TORONTO (17-9-0-3, 37 pts.) - 12/14/2014, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 109-125 ATS (-81.8 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 55-84 ATS (-43.9 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-1 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 1-1-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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CALGARY (17-12-0-2, 36 pts.) at CHICAGO (20-9-0-1, 41 pts.) - 12/14/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 28-9 ATS (+12.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 90-89 ATS (+199.3 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
CHICAGO is 4-8 ATS (-8.1 Units) after a non-conference game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-4 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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NY RANGERS (13-10-0-4, 30 pts.) at EDMONTON (7-18-0-5, 19 pts.) - 12/14/2014, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 6-1 ATS (+7.2 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 16-5 ATS (+10.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 7-23 ATS (-29.9 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 45-61 ATS (-33.0 Units) in home games in December games since 1996.
EDMONTON is 7-23 ATS (+42.5 Units) first half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 1-11 ATS (+14.6 Units) after a division game this season.
EDMONTON is 1-12 ATS (+15.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 149-148 ATS (+301.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 68-77 ATS (-60.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-1-0 straight up against NY RANGERS 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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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Los Angeles at Toronto
The Kings head to Toronto today where they are 4-0 in their last 4 games versus the Maple Leafs. Los Angeles is the pick (-130) according to Dunkel, which has the Kings favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-130). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14

Game 51-52: Los Angeles at Toronto (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 12.671; Toronto 11.557
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-130); Under

Game 53-54 Calgary at Chicago (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 11.743; Chicago 10.908
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-200); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+170); Over

Game 55-56: NY Rangers at Edmonton (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 10.715; Edmonton 9.809
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-135); Under

[RS170]

Hey Udog--Another tip for you--Cincy started out as 2 pt fav, but line has moved to Clev -2.5 (bookmaker). Manzielmania is unbelievable here in Clev--takes a lot of money to move line that much. Sure it's probably public money---but in this case, think public may be right--Go with Clev -2.5.

You're wasting your time ranting on those AD's--they seldom listen to the voice of reason.

[Udog]

Hey Udog--Another tip for you--Cincy started out as 2 pt fav, but line has moved to Clev -2.5 (bookmaker). Manzielmania is unbelievable here in Clev--takes a lot of money to move line that much. Sure it's probably public money---but in this case, think public may be right--Go with Clev -2.5.

You're wasting your time ranting on those AD's--they seldom listen to the voice of reason.

Thanks, RS! I was considering taking em. Still looking hard at Buffalo, too. Good luck today!

[Udog]

NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, December 14

Los Angeles at Toronto, 1:05 ET
Los Angeles: 71-70 SU on road after allowing 2 goals or more in the 3rd period
Toronto: 49-82 SU after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games

Calgary at Chicago, 8:05 ET
Calgary: 31-28 SU after 1 or more consecutive losses
Chicago: 7-12 SU after 2 consecutive non-conference games

NY Rangers at Edmonton, 9:35 ET
New York: 6-1 SU in road games when playing on back-to-back days
Edmonton: 1-11 SU after a division game