Tuesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 12/30

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Trends and Indexes

Tuesday, December 30

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Six playoff droughts for NFL teams.........

-- Chiefs-- Lost last eight playoff games; last win was in '93 against the Oilers.

-- Bengals-- Lost last six playoff games; last win was in '89, also vs Houston.

-- In 48-year Super Bowl era, Lions are 1-10 in playoffs, beating Dallas in '91.

-- Bills-- Haven't made the playoffs since '99, when they lost Music City Miracle game to the Titans in Nashville.

-- Cowboys-- 1-7 in playoffs since '97; beat Eagles 34-14 in 2009.

-- Miami was outscored 74-12 in losing three playoff games since its last win, back in 2000 against the Colts.


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

13) NFL suspended Ndamukomg Suh for the playoff game this week, after he was flagged for stepping on Aaron Rodgers Sunday. Dominic Raiola was suspended for last week's gams; they lost Stephen Tulloch for the season after he blew his ACL out doing a celebratory dance. Weird year for the improved Lions, who have one playoff win in the 48-year Super Bowl era.

12) Want to feel old? Lebron James turns 30 today.

11) Tom Brady re-did his contract (again), giving the Patriots $24M or so in extra cap room this winter. When he retires, Robert Kraft should give him a small ownership stake in the team, thats how much he's meant to this team.

10) Jim Harbaugh is going to be making $1M a year more than Nick Saban; think about that for a second. I'm tired of hearing about Harbaugh; I'm also very happy he's out of the NFC West, because he did nothing but win coaching the 49ers.

9) Its amusing that Florida State is a 9-point underdog Thursday; they're 27-0 with Winston at QB, with last four wins all by 5 or less points.

8) College football fans took to Twitter Monday after to point out a Texas A&M assistant shoving a West Virginia player ont he sidelines; the assistant wasn't on the dielines for the second half of the game. Twitter is turning more fans into the golf fans who calll in obscure rules violations during PGA tournaments.

7) SI.com pointed out Monday that over last 12 years, Patriots have won 61 more games than any other AFC East team- thats five wins a year!!!!

6) Dallas Cowboys are 8-0 on road this year; of the last seven teams to be perfect on the road during the regular season, six of them made it to the Super Bowl.

5) I don't give a rat's ass about MVP races, Cy Young awards or the Heisman Trophy; those are just individual things. Way too much is written about them.

4) Connor Shaw is 22nd starting QB the Cleveland Browns have had since they became a team again in 1999. 22 starting QBs in 16 years? No bueno.

3) Sounds like Cavalier coach David Blatt needs to string some wins together; the rats are starting to jump off the ship a little bit, as Cavaliers struggle since losing their center Anderson Varejao for the season (achilles). Varejeo was a good energy guy, a little Rodman-esque, tough guy to replace.

2) Buffalo QB Kyle Orton retired, a big blow to the Bills, who gave Orton a 2-year contract this summer. Bills had their first winning season in a decade, now they take a step back, since it is evident that EJ Manuel won't be the answer under center.

1) Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6-- This result makes it a tossup between Sooners and North Carolina for the worst bowl performance so far this month. Clemson didn't even have their starting QB for this game. Dismal peformance by Oklahoma.

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NHL
Dunkel

St. Louis at Nashville
The Blues head to Nashville tonight to face a Predators team that is 17-4 in its last 21 home games. Nashville is the pick (-140) according to Dunkel, which has the Predators favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-140). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30

Game 1-2: Montreal at Florida (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 12.502; Florida 11.144
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 3-4: St. Louis at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 11.322; Nashville 12.776
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-140); 5
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-140); Over

Game 5-6: Los Angeles at Edmonton (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 10.283; Edmonton 11.331
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-185); 5
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+165); Under

Game 7-8: Vancouver at San Jose (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.752; San Jose 10.606
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-140); 5
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (+120); Over




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Long Sheet

Tuesday, December 30

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MONTREAL (23-11-0-2, 48 pts.) at FLORIDA (16-9-0-8, 40 pts.) - 12/30/2014, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 5-2 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 5-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.3 Units)

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ST LOUIS (22-11-0-3, 47 pts.) at NASHVILLE (23-9-0-3, 49 pts.) - 12/30/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 23-12 ATS (+9.5 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 23-12 ATS (+7.5 Units) first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-3 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 9-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (18-12-0-7, 43 pts.) at EDMONTON (7-22-0-7, 21 pts.) - 12/30/2014, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 4-12 ATS (-9.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
LOS ANGELES is 4-13 ATS (-11.1 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 4-12 ATS (-9.6 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 7-29 ATS (-46.7 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 0-7 ATS (+9.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 1-11 ATS (+12.9 Units) in December games this season.
EDMONTON is 7-29 ATS (+50.1 Units) first half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 1-16 ATS (+22.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
EDMONTON is 1-15 ATS (+22.2 Units) after a division game this season.
EDMONTON is 4-22 ATS (+38.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 1-16 ATS (+24.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 1-11 ATS (+17.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 3-17 ATS (+31.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
EDMONTON is 3-13 ATS (+22.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
EDMONTON is 3-13 ATS (+18.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 7-1 (+5.8 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.3 Units)

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VANCOUVER (20-11-0-3, 43 pts.) at SAN JOSE (19-12-0-5, 43 pts.) - 12/30/2014, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 17-33 ATS (+51.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 44-24 ATS (+7.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 172-126 ATS (+41.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 79-77 ATS (+174.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 79-74 ATS (-58.1 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 16-24 ATS (-25.2 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 9-13 ATS (-10.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 10-2 (+7.6 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 10-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.5 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, December 30

Hot teams
-- Montreal won six of its last seven games. Panthers won four of their last five.
-- Nashville won six of its last nine games.
-- San Jose won its last eight home games, but lost last two overall.

Cold teams
-- Blues lost four of their last five games.
-- Edmonton lost nine in row, 20 of last 21 games. Kings lost last four road games.
-- Canucks lost six of their last eight games.

Series records
-- Canadiens won five of last seven games with Florida.
-- Blues won eight of last ten games with Nashville, but lost two of three this year.
-- Kings won their last seven games with Edmonton.
-- Sharks won 11 of their last 13 games with Vancouver.

Totals
-- Four of last five Montreal road games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Nashville games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Los Angeles road games went over.
-- Seven of last nine San Jose games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Montreal is 4-2 on road if it played night before.
-- Blues are 3-2 if they played night before; Nashville is 0-2.
-- Los Angeles is 2-3 if it played the night before.




NHL

Tuesday, December 30

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
MONTREAL vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Montreal

8:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of St. Louis's last 25 games when playing on the road against Nashville
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games at home
Nashville is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

9:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Los Angeles's last 12 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 9 games
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Edmonton's last 12 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

10:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games
Vancouver is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Vancouver
San Jose is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Vancouver


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NHL
Short Sheet

Tuesday, December 30

Montreal at Florida, 7:35 ET
Montreal: 17-5 SU as a favorite
Florida: 1-9 SU off a home win by 2 goals or more

St Louis at Nashville, 8:05 ET
St Louis: 2-10 SU in road games revenging a same season loss vs opponent
Nashville: 8-0 SU off a road loss

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:35 ET
Los Angeles: 2-7 SU as a road favorite
Edmonton: 0-13 SU revenging a same season loss vs opponent

Vancouver at San Jose, 10:05 ET
Vancouver: 12-30 SU as an underdog
San Jose: 17-4 SU at home when the money line is -100 to -150

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NHL

Tuesday, December 30


Hurricanes continue to be a red-hot under play

The Carolina Hurricanes lost 3-1 to the Montreal Canadiens Monday night, continuing their red-hot under streak.

The Hurricanes have gone under the total in four straight games and are 0-5-1 over/under in their last six games and even more incredibly, they have only gone over a total once in their last 14 games.

The under run has made the 'Canes the best under play in the NHL this season at 10-22-4 O/U.


Pens' Fleury giving up goals at an alarming rate

Following Monday night's 3-1 loss at the hands of the New Jersey Devils, the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to get inconsistent results from their starting goaltender.

Marc-Andre Fleury has now given up at least three goals in four straight starts, a trend that's also occurred seven times in his last 13 outings.

The Pens will look for a better result in their next matchup Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes.


Blues activate G Elliott, place Porter on IR

The St. Louis Blues activated goaltender Brian Elliott from injured reserve and placed forward Chris Porter on injured reserve with a lower-body injury in the Blues' 3-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche Monday.

Porter will be re-evaluated in six weeks.

Elliott played in 14 games this season, posting an 8-4-1 record while pacing the NHL overall with a 1.82 goals against average and ranking fourth with a .931 save percentage. The 29-year-old goaltender has missed the past 14 games after suffering a lower-body injury on Nov. 25 against the Ottawa Senators.


Lightning recall G Vasilevskiy

The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.

Vasilevskiy played in three games with the Lightning this season and was 2-1-0 with a 2.01 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage. He earned his first NHL victory on December 16 at Philadelphia in his NHL debut, making 23 saves on 24 shots. Vasilevskiy became the third goalie in Lightning history to post a victory in his NHL debut. He set a new Lightning rookie record for saves in a game by making 45 on December 20 against the New York Islanders.

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NHL

Tuesday, December 30


Sharks lighting the lamp and picking up W's at home

The San Jose Sharks continue to light the lamp at home and are dominating teams in the process.

The Sharks have won eight straight contests at the SAP Center. During that span, Joe Thornton's squad have averaged 3.88 goals per game.

Vancouver heads to the Golden State for a clash with the black and teal Tuesday. Oddsmakers have set the Sharks as -143 moneyline faves for the affair.