The Bum's NHL January 2015 Trends/Stats/News Etc...All you know B4 Wagering !

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Pro Hockey Trend Report

WASHINGTON (20-11-0-7, 47 pts.) at TORONTO (21-16-0-3, 45 pts.) - 1/7/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 13-4 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 12-6 ATS (+21.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TORONTO is 12-6 ATS (+19.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 13-3 ATS (+9.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 27-37 ATS (-26.7 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-2-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)


BOSTON (19-15-0-6, 44 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (24-10-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/7/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 19-21 ATS (-11.9 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 4-10 ATS (-8.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
BOSTON is 168-185 ATS (+405.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 69-87 ATS (-33.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 4-10 ATS (-11.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-4 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-4-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH 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)


DETROIT (21-10-0-9, 51 pts.) at CALGARY (21-16-0-3, 45 pts.) - 1/7/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 104-101 ATS (-49.0 Units) in January games since 1996.
DETROIT is 100-59 ATS (+22.9 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 2-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)


NY RANGERS (21-11-0-4, 46 pts.) at ANAHEIM (26-9-0-6, 58 pts.) - 1/7/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 87-49 ATS (+37.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 37-11 ATS (+20.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 15-6 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 15-6 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 30-20 ATS (+50.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 2-0-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

-- Kansas 56, Baylor 55-- Bears missed a layup, butchered an inbounds play in last 0:12; tough loss for Baylor.

-- Pistons 108, Mavericks 95-- Detroit is now 7-0 since cutting Josh Smith.

-- Ball State 60, Eastern Michigan 59 OT-- Cardinals were 13-point underdogs.

-- DePaul 70, Creighton 60-- Blue Demons are now 3-0 in the Big East.

-- Loyola 71, Evansville 70-- Ramblers scored winning hoop with 0:00.1 left, are now 12-3 and a pleasant surprise in the MVC.

-- Minnesota 104, Oklahoma City 83-- Wolves snap 12-game losing streak.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud............

13) In last seven years, #1 seed in the NFC is 4-3 SU in this round; #1 seed in AFC is 3-3 in this round. So much for the bye being a big advantage.

12) College basketball ref Kip Kissinger did the Iowa State-South Carolina game in Brooklyn Saturday, the UNLV-Kansas game Sunday in Lawrence, and New Mexico-San Diego State game Tuesday night. Lot of frequent flyer miles there.

11) Speaking of the Aztecs, they've now won their last 131 games when they led with 5:00 to play. Thats a tremendous streak and very sound coaching.

10) If I had a Hall of Fame vote this year, I would've voted for Tim Raines and Mike Piazza, in addition to the four guys who made it.

9) Four of the five kids on the Atlantic 14's pre-season All-League team are sophs, which says a lot for that league's future. Davidson-VCU game Wednesday was a terrific game between two teams with very different philosophies.

8) Herm Edwards/Bill Polian do good work during the day on ESPN; can learn a lot about the inner workings of how the NFL works. Job interviews, what front office people look for in players, good information.

7) Denver Nuggets are doing away with game-day shootarounds, hoping that if players have more uninterrupted sleep, they'll play better. They hired a sleep expert whose opinion it was that mid-day shootarounds were a hinderence more than a help.

6) Over the last six years, ACC football teams are 22-30 in bowls, not exactly what the league's honchos had in mind when they added Miami and Florida State.

5) Knicks-Bucks are playing a game in London a week from today; we've sent the Jaguars and Knicks to England in the same year. I'm sure the British are grateful.

4) Former Boston College/NC State football coach Tom O'Brien retired; he is the missing link in Russell Wilson's life story, the NC State coach who cut Wilson loose before his senior year, so he was free to transfer to Wisconsin. How did this happen ands why doesn't anyone talk about it?

I mean, a 3-year starting QB transfers before his senior year, doesn't have to sit out a year and the program he left doesn't seem to care?. Wilson played a lot of minor league baseball in summers when he was in college- he was a second baseman in the Colorado organization. You hear so much now about what a great teammate Wilson is, then why did NC State just let him leave town?

3) Should DH's be elected to the Hall of Fame? I mean, David Ortiz might not even own a glove. 68% of the games Edgar Martinez played in were as a DH.

2) Its freakin' freezing today in upstate New York, so the idea that the first spring training baseball game is March 3, Orioles-Tigers in Lakeland, only 54 cold days away, well thats a good thought. My tentative plan is to hit spring training in Arizona next March and see my A's get ready for the 2016 season. Haven't done that before.

1) If I interviewed Jameis Winston at the NFL Combine, my first question would be this: Are you 100% committed to football? Have you given up on baseball? Being an NFL QB is a 24/7 job; its hard enough when you're totally committed. His answers would be very interesting.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 8

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NEW JERSEY (15-20-0-7, 37 pts.) at BOSTON (20-15-0-6, 46 pts.) - 1/8/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 50-74 ATS (+127.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 25-33 ATS (-14.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 175-146 ATS (-37.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

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

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WASHINGTON (21-11-0-7, 49 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (15-18-0-7, 37 pts.) - 1/8/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-3 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)

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BUFFALO (14-24-0-3, 31 pts.) at CAROLINA (12-24-0-4, 28 pts.) - 1/8/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 6-33 ATS (+75.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-35 ATS (+70.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 12-42 ATS (+86.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 13-43 ATS (+77.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 12-5 ATS (+6.7 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 93-93 ATS (+207.0 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 12-28 ATS (+58.1 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-2 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)

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CHICAGO (26-12-0-2, 54 pts.) at MINNESOTA (18-15-0-5, 41 pts.) - 1/8/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 6-11 ATS (-14.0 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 30-32 ATS (-20.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 274-300 ATS (-132.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 147-156 ATS (-64.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 21-9 ATS (+9.8 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 6-12 ATS (-8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MINNESOTA is 6-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 13-7 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 13-7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-1.6 Units)

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SAN JOSE (22-14-0-5, 49 pts.) at ST LOUIS (24-13-0-3, 51 pts.) - 1/8/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 183-192 ATS (+410.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 174-128 ATS (+31.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 5-3 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-3-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.5 Units)

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DALLAS (18-15-0-6, 42 pts.) at NASHVILLE (26-9-0-4, 56 pts.) - 1/8/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 5-13 ATS (-10.0 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-11 ATS (+13.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NASHVILLE is 26-13 ATS (+40.8 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 50-46 ATS (+109.5 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 192-127 ATS (+39.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 84-79 ATS (+176.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 6-4 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 6-4-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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WINNIPEG (20-13-0-7, 47 pts.) at ARIZONA (15-20-0-4, 34 pts.) - 1/8/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-0 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-0-0 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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OTTAWA (16-15-0-8, 40 pts.) at COLORADO (16-16-0-8, 40 pts.) - 1/8/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 148-174 ATS (-60.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
COLORADO is 33-20 ATS (+8.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 37-15 ATS (+21.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 10-5 ATS (+16.6 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-1 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 2-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA 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)

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FLORIDA (17-11-0-9, 43 pts.) at VANCOUVER (23-12-0-3, 49 pts.) - 1/8/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
VANCOUVER is 15-29 ATS (-18.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 1-1 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 1-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NY RANGERS (22-11-0-4, 48 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (19-12-0-9, 47 pts.) - 1/8/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 74-86 ATS (-38.0 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 35-15 ATS (+7.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 30-20 ATS (+50.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 7-1 ATS (+8.1 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 19-6 ATS (+11.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 19-21 ATS (-18.5 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-2 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 8

Hot teams
-- Devils won last two games after losing 16 of previous 20.
-- Washington won seven of its last nine games.
-- St Louis won last two games 7-2/6-0 after losing six of previous seven games. Sharks won three of their last four games.
-- Nashville won nine of its last thirteen games.
-- Chicago is 8-0 in game following its last eight losses.
-- Colorado won three of its last four games.
-- Vancouver won five of its last seven games.
-- Rangers won 11 of their last 12 games.

Cold teams
-- Bruins lost three of their last four games.
-- Flyers lost five of their last six games.
-- Buffalo lost nine of last ten games. Carolina lost 12 of its last 16 games.
-- Dallas Stars lost last two games after wnning eight of previous nine.
-- Minnesota lost eight of its last ten games.
-- Senators lost five of their last eight games.
-- Arizona lost 12 of its last 18 games. Winnipeg lost three of its last four.
-- Panthers lost three of their last four games.
-- Los Angeles lost three of its last four games.

Series records
-- Bruins won nine of last eleven games with New Jersey.
-- Flyers won eight of last eleven games with Washington.
-- Sabres lost five of last seven games with Carolina.
-- Sharks won four of last five vs St Louis, but lost 7-2 to Blues Saturday.
-- Predators won eight of last 12 games with Dallas.
-- Blackhawks won six of last eight games with Minesota.
-- Senators lost seven of last eight games with Colorado.
-- Coyotes lost their last four games with Winnipeg.
-- Canucks are 4-3 in last seven games with Florida.
-- Kings beat Rangers in five games in Stanley Cup finals last spring, with three of their four wins in overtime.

Totals
-- 11 of last 14 New Jersey road games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Philly home games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Buffalo road games went over total. Under is 7-0-1 in last eight Carolina games.
-- Under is 8-1-2 in last eleven San Jose road games.
-- Seven of last eight Nashville home games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Minnesota home games went over.
-- Under is 8-1-1 in last ten Ottawa road games.
-- Last four Winnipeg road games went over total.
-- Six of last eight Vancouver home games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Los Angeles home games went over.

Back-to-back
-- Bruins are 0-6 if they played the night before.
-- Washington is 1-5 if it played the night before.
-- Rangers are 2-2 if they played the night before.

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NHL

Thursday, January 8

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7:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. CAROLINA
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Carolina's last 14 games at home
Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo

7:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Jersey

7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 20 of Washington's last 24 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games at home

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games
Minnesota is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
DALLAS vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Nashville is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing Dallas

8:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Jose's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of St. Louis's last 17 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home

9:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. COLORADO
Ottawa is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Ottawa's last 15 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Colorado is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games

9:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Winnipeg is 2-8-1 SU in its last 11 games ,when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona8-2-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

10:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. VANCOUVER
Florida is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Florida is 4-11-4 SU in its last 19 games ,when playing Vancouver
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Vancouver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

10:30 PM
NY RANGERS vs. LOS ANGELES
NY Rangers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
NY Rangers are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games
Los Angeles is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers

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NHL

Thursday, January 8


Wild G Darcy Kuemper, questionable Thursday

Kuemper is suffering from an illness and is questionable for Thursday's game against the Blackhawks.


Road teams have perfect night on the ice

It was a great night to be backing road teams in NHL action as they went a perfect 4-0 on the ice Wednesday night.

Last night bucked the season trend, with road teams winning just 44 percent of the time.

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NHL
Short Sheet

Thursday, January 8

New Jersey at Boston, 7:05 ET
New Jersey: 2-14 SU after a 2 game unbeaten streak
Boston: 26-7 SU in home games when playing their 4th game in 7 days

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET
Washington: N/A
Philadelphia: N/A

Buffalo at Carolina, 7:05 ET
Buffalo: 4-0 SU off 2 or more consecutive road losses
Carolina: 6-22 SU after allowing 2 goals or more in the third period last game

Chicago at Minnesota, 8:05 ET
Chicago: 6-11 SU in January games
Minnesota: 21-10 SU revenging a loss where opponent scored 4 or more goals

San Jose at St Louis, 8:05 ET
San Jose: 14-20 SU off a road win
St Louis: 70-33 SU as a favorite

Dallas at Nashville, 8:05 ET
Dallas: 5-14 SU when playing their 3rd game in 5 days
Nashville: 18-5 SU as a favorite

Winnipeg at Arizona, 9:05 ET
Winnipeg: 11-5 SU in road games after 2 or more consecutive overs
Arizona: 8-19 SU as an underdog

Ottawa at Colorado, 9:05 ET
Ottawa: 5-1 SU in road games off a close road loss by 1 goal
Colorado: 34-71 SU revenging a road loss versus opponent by 2 goals or more

Florida at Vancouver, 10:05 ET
Florida: 20-13 SU after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game
Vancouver: 2-7 SU in home games off a close home win by 1 goal

NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 10:35 ET
NY Rangers: 7-1 SU in road games when playing on back-to-back days
Los Angeles: 4-10 SU after allowing 5 goals or more

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NHL > (55) BUFFALO@ (56) CAROLINA | 01/08/2015 - 07:05 PM
Play OVER BUFFALO on the total after allowing 4 goals or more
The record is 12 Overs and 3 Unders for the this season (+9.5 units)

NHL > (57) CHICAGO@ (58) MINNESOTA | 01/08/2015 - 08:05 PM
Play AGAINST CHICAGO using the money line second half of the season
The record is 10 Wins and 22 Losses for the last two seasons (-18.3 units)

NHL > (57) CHICAGO@ (58) MINNESOTA | 01/08/2015 - 08:05 PM
Play AGAINST CHICAGO using the second half of the season
The record is 10 Wins and 22 Losses for the last two seasons (-18.3 units)

NHL > (65) OTTAWA@ (66) COLORADO | 01/08/2015 - 09:05 PM
Play OVER OTTAWA on the total after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
The record is 18 Overs and 6 Unders for the last two seasons (+12.5 units)

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Michigan State 75, Iowa 61-- Spartans were down 11 at the half.

-- SMU 73, Memphis 59-- Home side won eight of last nine series games.

-- UL-Lafayette 84, Georgia State 80-- Four Sun Belt games between these teams have all been decided by 4 or less points.

-- Louisiana Tech 58, UTEP 45-- Miners were held to 12 second half points.

-- UCLA 86, Stanford 81, 2OT-- Cardinal lost last ten visits to Westwood; they lost this game despite going 15-31 behind the arc.

-- Pepperdine 67, BYU 61-- Waves won as 15-point road underdogs

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

13) John Smoltz is first Hall of Fame pitcher who had Tommy John surgery, which reminds me that Dr Frank Jobe and Dr James Andrews should be in the Hall of Fame as contributors; not many people helped baseball more than those two surgeons.

12) Former NBA great Rick Barry will be 71 in two months; he was really a great player. The youngest of his five sons is named Canyon and is a sophomore guard at Charleston-- he had 21 against Hofstra last night. Just like his dad, young Barry takes his free throws underhanded-- he is 17-23 (73.9%) so far this season.

Rick Barry was a career 89.3% shooter from the foul line, scoring 25,279 points while averaging 24.8 ppg as a pro. In my mind, he was a very underrated player.

11) DePaul Blue Demons are 3-0 in the Big East, which doesn't sound like that much, until you realize that over last six seasons, they were 10-98. 10 and freakin' 98.

10) I walk into my living room Wednesday night; the Utah-Colorado game is on TV and Bill Walton is talking about dinosaur fossils; its always great fun listening to him doing Pac-12 games with Dave Pasch. Last night night they had Stanford-UCLA, a double OT game so we got ten extra minutes of Waltoin, never a bad thing.

9) So the Cavaliers traded Dion Waiters to Oklahoma City; Waiters asked to wear #13 for the Thunder (James Harden's old number) but for whatever reason, Thunder turned his request down, so he'll wear #23. Thats just a little strange- you'd think they want to make a new player feel comfortable, but not in today's micro-managed world.

8) Michigan State is 1-5 this year in games decided by 10 or less points; they were down 11 at the half in Iowa City last night, stormed back to win by 14, after Izzo got a technical just before halftime.

Spartans are 6-1 against Fran McCaffery, who once wouldn't let his Siena team shake hands with Manhattan after a game because the Jaspers "played too physically." Izzo teams occasionally practice in shoulder pads. Big 14 plays big boy basketball.

7) Five of eight QBs starting in the NFL playoffs this weekend have already won a Super Bowl and Cam Newton won a college champoionship.

6) Look beyond the records: Georgia Tech is 0-2 in the ACC, but lost in double OT at Notre Dame, lost by a point to Syracuse. Tech is an improved team.

Syracuse is 2-0 in the ACC, with road wins by 2 at Virginia Tech, at Georgia Tech by a point. Orangemen are shaky and thin, not as strong as usual- they're pretty good, but not a top 25 team or a lock for the NCAA tournament.

5) ESPN has an incredible amount of coverage of college football during the day this week; coaches are scrambling for precious TV air time, since this is also recruiting season, with Signing Day less than four weeks away.

Brian Kelly, James Franklin, Art Briles all made appearances during the short time I was watching Thursday afternoon. Jim Harbaugh will be on during the national title game on ESPNU's simulcast Monday night. It is recruiting season, people.

4) Lot of stuff on ESPN2 on weekdays suggests that they might as well be airing WWE matches; the trash talking that goes on is childish and embarrassing. Probably sound old complaining about this, but you don't learn anything listening to the crap program that Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless pollute every day-- they just spout trash at each other, then laugh all the way to the bank. It is worthless garbage.

3) I have lot of channels on DirecTV; one of the better ones is #693, Prime Ticket from Los Angeles, which shows lot of Big West/WCC games late at night. Articles in this space tend to be a little better if I'm being entertained while I'm writing.

In old UNLV/Tark days, lot of Big West games were on TV, but they've disappeared off of TV recently, except for Prime Ticket, so we're thankful to them for that.

2) Thursday would've been Elvis Presley's 80th birthday; happy birthday to the King!!! Westgate Hotel in Las Vegas still has one of his old cars in their lobby; I was looking at it in November. An old Lincoln Mark IV; must be worth a fortune now.

1) Six weeks before spring training starts and James Shields/Max Scherzer are still free agents; these two pitchers are game-changers for whomever signs them. I am told pitching is the most important part of baseball; these two guys are going to get some serious money, but from which teams?

Additional warm weather note: the PGA Tour starts today!!!

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NHL
Dunkel

Columbus at Toronto
The Blue Jackets head to Toronto tonight to face a Maple Leafs team that is 1-5 in its last 6 games versus Eastern Conference opponents. Columbus is the pick (+110) according to Dunkel, which has the Maple Leafs favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Columbus (+110). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9

Game 1-2: NY Islanders at New Jersey (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 12.334; New Jersey 10.756
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-155); 5
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (-155); Under

Game 3-4: Buffalo at Tampa Bay (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 9.973; Tampa Bay 12.435
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 2 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-375); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-375); Under

Game 5-6: Columbus at Toronto (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 11.872; Toronto 10.403
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-130); 6
Dunkel Pick: Columbus (+110); Over

Game 7-8: Florida at Calgary (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida 12.662; Calgary 11.513
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-145); 5
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+125); Over

Game 9-10: Chicago at Edmonton (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 11.309; Edmonton 12.331
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-220); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+180); Over




NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, January 9

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NY ISLANDERS (26-13-0-1, 53 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (15-21-0-7, 37 pts.) - 1/9/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 26-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-5 ATS (+17.6 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-2 ATS (+7.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NEW JERSEY is 50-75 ATS (-34.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 7-17 ATS (-12.2 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 8-4 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 8-4-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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BUFFALO (14-25-0-3, 31 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (26-12-0-4, 56 pts.) - 1/9/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 35-89 ATS (+190.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-36 ATS (+71.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 3-22 ATS (+49.7 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 250-203 ATS (+29.6 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 195-183 ATS (+390.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 295-368 ATS (+722.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 6-4-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)

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COLUMBUS (18-17-0-3, 39 pts.) at TORONTO (21-17-0-3, 45 pts.) - 1/9/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 28-70 ATS (+130.5 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 12-5 ATS (+6.9 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 30-21 ATS (+8.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 10-2 ATS (+12.7 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
COLUMBUS is 12-9 ATS (+24.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 24-34 ATS (+62.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-1-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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FLORIDA (18-11-0-9, 45 pts.) at CALGARY (21-17-0-3, 45 pts.) - 1/9/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 112-169 ATS (+283.2 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
CALGARY is 30-23 ATS (+59.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-0-0 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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CHICAGO (27-12-0-2, 56 pts.) at EDMONTON (9-23-0-9, 27 pts.) - 1/9/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 7-11 ATS (-12.9 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 31-32 ATS (-19.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 275-300 ATS (-131.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 148-156 ATS (-63.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
EDMONTON is 9-32 ATS (-53.5 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 5-25 ATS (+39.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 2-17 ATS (+27.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 15-47 ATS (+83.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 7-32 ATS (+59.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-1 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, January 9

NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7:05 ET
NY Islanders: 10-2 SU vs. division opponents
New Jersey: 7-17 SU on Friday nights

Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:35 ET
Buffalo: 3-22 SU in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent
Tampa Bay: 20-5 SU in home games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days

Columbus at Toronto, 7:35 ET
Columbus: 23-14 SU after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games
Toronto: 67-74 SU in home games after playing a game where 8 or more total goals were scored

Florida at Calgary, 9:05 ET
Florida: 1-10 SU in road games off a win or tie in their previous game
Calgary: 12-5 SU off a close home loss by 1 goal

Chicago at Edmonton, 9:35 ET
Chicago: 7-11 SU in January games
Edmonton: 7-27 SU as an underdog




NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 9

Hot teams
-- Islanders won 11 of their last 13 home games. Devils won three of last four at home.
-- Tampa Bay won six of its last seven games.
-- Blue Jackets won 11 of their last 15 games.
-- Panthers are 5-4 in their last nine road games, but are 4-13 in game following a win.
-- Blackhawks won 15 of their last 20 games.

Cold teams
-- Sabres lost six in row, ten of last eleven games.
-- Maple Leafs lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Flames lost ten of their last fourteen games.
-- Oilers lost 22 of their last 25 games, but split last four.

Series records
-- Islanders won last four games with New Jersey, three in OT/SO.
-- Lightning won five of last seven games with Buffalo.
-- Blue Jackets won three of last four games with Toronto.
-- Panthers lost their last three games with Calgary.
-- Oilers lost their last five games with Edmonton.

Totals
-- Seven of last nine New Jersey home games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Buffalo road games went over total.
-- Five of last six Columbus games went over total.
-- Five of last six Calgary home games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Edmonton home games went over.

Back-to-back
-- Devils are 3-5 if they played night before.
-- Buffalo is 3-5 if it played night before.
-- Panthers are 1-3 if they played night before.
-- Chicago is 4-2 if it played the night before.




NHL

Friday, January 9

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. NEW JERSEY
NY Islanders are 15-8 SU in their last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of the NY Islanders last 13 games on the road
New Jersey is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Islanders

7:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. TAMPA BAY
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing Buffalo

7:30 PM
COLUMBUS vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Columbus is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home

9:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. CALGARY
Florida is 4-8-2 SU in its last 14 games ,when playing Calgary
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games at home
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida

9:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. EDMONTON
Chicago is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Chicago is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home

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NHL

Friday, January 9


Sabres lack of defense making them over force

The Buffalo Sabres have an over/under mark of 11-1-1 in their last 13 games, thanks in large to their lack of defense. Buffalo has allowed 55 goals during those 13 games, which equals an average of 4.3 goals allowed per game.

Buffalo will travel to Tampa Bay Friday.

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NHL > (5) COLUMBUS@ (6) TORONTO | 01/09/2015 - 07:35 PM
Play ON COLUMBUS using the money line revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 19 Wins and 8 Losses for the last two seasons (+17.25 units)

NHL > (5) COLUMBUS@ (6) TORONTO | 01/09/2015 - 07:35 PM
Play ON COLUMBUS using the revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 19 Wins and 8 Losses for the last two seasons (+17.25 units)

NHL > (9) CHICAGO@ (10) EDMONTON | 01/09/2015 - 09:35 PM
Play AGAINST EDMONTON using the money line revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 5 Wins and 25 Losses for the this season (-19.55 units)

NHL > (9) CHICAGO@ (10) EDMONTON | 01/09/2015 - 09:35 PM
Play AGAINST EDMONTON using the revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 5 Wins and 25 Losses for the this season (-19.55 units)

NHL > (3) BUFFALO@ (4) TAMPA BAY | 01/09/2015 - 07:35 PM
Play OVER BUFFALO on the total after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 13 Overs and 4 Unders for the this season (+9.7 units)

NHL > (1) NY ISLANDERS@ (2) NEW JERSEY | 01/09/2015 - 07:05 PM
Play OVER NY ISLANDERS on the total when playing with 2 days rest
The record is 21 Overs and 6 Unders for the last three seasons (+15.15 units)

NHL > (5) COLUMBUS@ (6) TORONTO | 01/09/2015 - 07:35 PM
Play OVER COLUMBUS on the total after playing 3 consecutive road games
The record is 7 Overs and 0 Unders for the last two seasons (+7.45 units)

NHL > (7) FLORIDA@ (8) CALGARY | 01/09/2015 - 09:05 PM
Play OVER FLORIDA on the total when playing on back-to-back days
The record is 14 Overs and 3 Unders for the last three seasons (+11.3 units)

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Over/unders on passing yardage for the eight NFL QB's this weekend.........

-- Flacco, Balt-- 254.5--

-- Brady, NE-- 282.5-- 4:30 kickoff in Foxboro is a winter night game.

-- Newton, Car-- 211.5--

-- Wilson, Sea-- 222.5-- Last three series games were defensive struggles.

-- Romo, Dal-- 270.5--

-- Rodgers, GB-- 294.5-- Betting over for him would be huge leap of faith.

-- Luck, Ind-- 308.5--

-- Manning, Den-- 303.5-- You'd think Denver will try and establsih the run.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Things haven't always been this way.........

13) There are advantages/disadvantages to everything; one of the good things about being my age is that I got to see Pete Maravich play basketball.

This was before ESPN, before 3-pointers; he was flashy and prolific but most of all, he was great fun to watch. He scored 63 against the Knicks one night in New Orleans before the NBA had 3-pointers-- if you put some of his highlights in a movie, you'd get laughed at for being unrealistic. An amazing talent.

12) There are still four phone booths in the lobby of a building I used to work in; no more phones, but the booths are still there. There used to be phone booths on a lot of street corners and in stores-- for a quarter you could talk for three minutes.

Now 90% of people have a cellphone in their pocket; someone took a bath investing in pay phones the last few years before cellphones became popular. I remember seeing Bobby Cremins talking on a cellphone in Orlando at an AAU tournament-- the other coaches all had cellphones, but Cremins was there putting his change in. I bet even coach Cremins has a cellphone now.

11) Basketball without shot clocks and 3-point shot was often strangled to death by control freak coaches; I mean a Duke Carolina game in the late 70's was 7-0 at the half. If teams played zone while behind the team that was leading could just hold the ball or pass it back and forth up top forever.Today, no one would watch it. Not everything has improved with time, but basketball definitely has.

10) There used to be weekday afternoon World Series games; the first weeknight Series game was in 1971. Now all the games are at night and sometimes don't end until close to midnight. One of the reasons less kids like the sport now.

9) Tell someone in their 20's that the Oakland Raiders used to be an NFL power, a team everyone looked up to and you get strange looks, but they were the coolest team for a long time, throwing the ball vertically down the field with their silver and black uniforms and DBs with tons of stick 'em on their arms. Not anymore though.....

8) There was a time when NHL players who wore helmets were mocked for not being as manly as other players; now everyone does it, but not always. Actually, as late as 1974, there was a pro goalie playing without a mask-- imagine that?

7) Until Larry Bird/Magic Johnson's rivaly revitalized the NBA, Finals games were shown on tape delay at 11:30 on weeknights. Seriously. Imagine if anyone did that now? Of course, ESPN was just starting out back then, too.

6) Instant replay is a fairly recent phenomena, but with 47% of challenged calls getting overturned in baseball LY, you wonder how many games would've ended in a different way replay existed 30-40 years ago?

5) One season in the 70's, Chicago White Sox had an artificial turf infield and a grass outfield; weird. Half the teams in major leagues had an artificial turf field at one time or another-- now Toronto and Tampa Bay are only ones that do.

4) Obviously, the Internet changed the whole world; when I was young, I saw the A's boxscores at 4:00 the next day, at least for their home games. Now I follow along in real time every night, both the A's and my fantasy team. Its part of the reason society is so impatient now; very seldom do we have to wait for anything.

3) NFL teams took longer to develop QBs because college teams rarely threw the ball a lot; many of them ran the option, couldn't throw the ball. Now so mamy teams run pro-style or run/shoot-type offenses, QBs come to the pros at least physically ready to play. The mental part of the game remains a puzzle for young guys.

2) College basketball players used to stay in school for three or even four years; that made the college game a lot stronger than it is now, where a kid makes two or three hoops in a row and starts looking for an agent. I actually think the college game would be better if kids could just skip college and go right to the pros.

1) Social media is a recent entrant into the "distractions" category that lot of teams and celebrities face. 40 years ago, if a college QB jumped up on a cafeteria table and started singing, I doubt we would've known about it. Now we know about it before dinner.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 10

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BOSTON (21-15-0-6, 48 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (16-18-0-7, 39 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 157-129 ATS (+291.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
BOSTON is 36-23 ATS (+59.7 Units) in road games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
BOSTON is 117-88 ATS (+27.1 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 89-96 ATS (-73.2 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-1 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-1-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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NASHVILLE (27-9-0-4, 58 pts.) at MINNESOTA (18-16-0-5, 41 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 2:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 27-13 ATS (+10.3 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 115-89 ATS (+20.0 Units) in January games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 183-128 ATS (+37.7 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 11-5 ATS (+5.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NASHVILLE is 7-1 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games after a division game this season.
NASHVILLE is 15-4 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NASHVILLE is 15-4 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 1-6 ATS (-7.0 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
MINNESOTA is 6-13 ATS (-17.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MINNESOTA is 6-13 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

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

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DALLAS (18-15-0-7, 43 pts.) at COLORADO (17-16-0-8, 42 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 5-14 ATS (-10.7 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 6-19 ATS (+29.8 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-12 ATS (+15.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 3-10 ATS (-7.3 Units) after a division game this season.
COLORADO is 72-58 ATS (-6.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 34-20 ATS (+9.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 31-20 ATS (+10.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 38-15 ATS (+20.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 114-113 ATS (-85.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 6-3 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 6-3-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)

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DETROIT (22-10-0-9, 53 pts.) at WASHINGTON (21-11-0-8, 50 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 105-101 ATS (-47.8 Units) in January games since 1996.
DETROIT is 80-90 ATS (-61.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 14-4 ATS (+9.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
DETROIT is 101-59 ATS (+24.1 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.3 Units)

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OTTAWA (16-16-0-8, 40 pts.) at ARIZONA (16-20-0-4, 36 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 148-175 ATS (-61.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 1-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA 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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NY ISLANDERS (26-13-0-1, 53 pts.) at COLUMBUS (18-17-0-3, 39 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-22 ATS (-11.3 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 12-5 ATS (+6.2 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 30-21 ATS (+8.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 26-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-2 ATS (+7.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-1 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (24-10-0-6, 54 pts.) at MONTREAL (26-12-0-2, 54 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 26-14 ATS (+6.2 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 33-20 ATS (+8.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 40-28 ATS (+8.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 176-128 ATS (+27.4 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-3-0 straight up against MONTREAL 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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CAROLINA (13-24-0-4, 30 pts.) at ST LOUIS (25-13-0-3, 53 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 4-19 ATS (+32.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 51-100 ATS (+171.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 26-9 ATS (+12.3 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 13-5 ATS (+7.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 1-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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WINNIPEG (20-14-0-7, 47 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (19-13-0-9, 47 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 30-26 ATS (+60.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 26-15 ATS (+42.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 31-17 ATS (+49.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 19-22 ATS (-9.3 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 61-82 ATS (-57.6 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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NY RANGERS (23-11-0-4, 50 pts.) at SAN JOSE (22-15-0-5, 49 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 31-11 ATS (+7.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 31-20 ATS (+51.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 7-1 ATS (+8.1 Units) in road games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 9-13 ATS (-10.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 2-1-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.3 Units)

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CALGARY (21-17-0-3, 45 pts.) at VANCOUVER (23-13-0-3, 49 pts.) - 1/10/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 10-4 ATS (+5.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
VANCOUVER is 15-30 ATS (-20.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 11-1 (+9.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 11-1-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 10

Hot teams
-- Boston won last two games, 3-2ot/3-0. Flyers also won last two, after losing previous five.
-- Nashville won four of last five games; four of their last six went OT/SO.
-- Colorado won four of its last five games.
-- Red Wings won five of their last seven games. Washington won three of last four.
-- Arizona won five of its last seven games.
-- Islanders won eight of last twelve games.
-- Canadiens won six of their last seven games.
-- Carolina won three of its last four games.
-- Rangers won four in row, 12 of last 13 games.

Cold teams
-- Minnesota lost nine of its last eleven games.
-- Dallas Stars lost last three games, allowing 12 goals.
-- Senators lost last three games, scoring five goals.
-- Columbus is 4-5 in its last nine games.
-- Penguins lost six of their last eight games.
-- Kings, Jets both lost four of their last five games.
-- Sharks lost five of their last eight games.
-- Canucks are 5-8 in their last thirteen games. Calgary lost last three games, all by one goal.

Series records
-- Flyers lost their last four games with Boston.
-- Minnesota is 5-3 in its last eight games with Nashville.
-- Avalanche won four of last five games with Dallas.
-- Washington won four of last six games with Detroit.
-- Senators are 5-3 in last eight games with Arizona.
-- Islanders lost three of last four games with Columbus.
-- Penguins are 5-3 in last eight games with Montreal.
-- Carolina is 5-3 in its last eight games with St Louis.
-- Kings won their last three games with Winnipeg.
-- Rangers are 4-3 in last seven games with San Jose.
-- Canucks won their last nine games with Calgary.

Totals
-- Five of last six Philly home games stayed under.
-- Last six Nashville home games went over total.
-- Four of last five Colorado home games went over.
-- Five of last seven Detroit road games stayed under; last six Detroit-Washington games went over.
-- Four of last five Ottawa road games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Columbus home games went over.
-- Four of last five Penguin road games went over; four of last five Montreal home tilts stayed under.
-- Last six Carolina road games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Los Angeles home games went over.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in last four Ranger games.
-- Last four Vancouver home games stayed under total.

Back-to-back
-- Islanders are 4-2 if they played night before; Columbus is 2-6.
-- Calgary is 3-2 if it played the night before.