Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 2/25

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Trends and Indexes

Wednesday, February 25

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- Derrick Rose is having knee surgery, so he's on the shelf again. Hopefully, when he heals, he won't play in any more useless summer tournaments.

-- Arkansas 81, Texas A&M 75-- Hogs led 33-9 in this game, were up 23 at half.

-- Maryland 59, Wisconsin 53-- Signature win for the Terrapins.

-- NC State 58, North Carolina 46-- Least points UNC has scored in Deandome, and that covers thirty seasons.

-- Missouri 64, Florida 52-- Gators were 9-23 on foul line, PG Hill was 1-8. Oy.

-- Niagara 82, Canisius 71-- Pretty big upset in the MAAC.



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

13) Lebron James has a 10-year old son, Lebron Jr. There is no need for ESPN to show this kid playing youth basketball-- let the kid be a kid.

Wayne Gretzky's son wound up playing pro baseball; neither one of Michael Jordan's sons wound up finishing their college hoop career. Its hard as hell having a dad who you can't possibly be as good as-- no need to put a 10-year old on national TV.

12) Now that the Red Sox have this Moncada kid, they have a lot more depth in their position players than they do on the mound; are they stockpiling players, hoping to pry Cole Hamels from Philly?

11) If my job depended on drafting the right QB this spring, I'd have two really big questions about Jameis Winston:
a) Does he really want to play football, or does he want to try baseball too?
b) His weight would be a concern to me; thats a red flag about his dedication.

10) In the entire 2014 season, Marcus Mariota took five snaps under center. Five. The rest were shotgun snaps. Oregon never huddles, so a 1st-round draft pick QB has to learn the basics of running an NFL huddle-- thats a big adjustment, on top of all the other things he has to learn, in addition to adjusting to the speed of the game.

9) September 4, Friday night of Labor Day weekend: Washington at Boise State, the return of former Boise coach Chris Petersen, who now runs the Huskies' program. No one who has left Boise State has equalled the success they had on the blue turf.

8) UCLA quietly hired former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley, right after the recruiting period ended. This way, he gets to coach a season before he has to recruit and possibly answer questions about the Penn State debacle that he lived through. Good football coach, he will help Jim Mora Jr's team.

7) It bears repeating that Snoop Dawg and Jim Mora Sr will both be in the Rose Bowl next fall, cheering on their sons with the Bruins. ESPN has to get an interview with these two football dads, two of the most opposite people in the history of man.

6) If you care about such things, ACC home favorites of 5+ points are 14-26 against the spread this season, which shows that the league has no dominant team. Conference tournament in couple of weeks is going to be something.

5) Wyoming gets star forward Larry Nance Jr (mono) back tonight; doubt he is 100%, but they need anything they can get from him. Cowboys are on the bubble but stand a pretty good chance in a wide open Mountain West tourney. League is down this year. New Mexico won last three tourneys; they won't this year.

4) Guy named Scott Walker might win the Republican nomination for President, but he isn't a college graduate.

Fair question: Should the President of the US be a college graduate?

Last non-graduate candidate to win a major party nomination was Barry Goldwater in 1964; last president who wasn't a college graduate was Harry Truman, and he was a pretty damned good President.

One other question: Walker went to Marquette for a couple of years. Why did he leave? How does a college dropout become such a successful politician?

3) Alabama has a young man on its golf team: Davis Love IV. Think their golf booster club has some deep pockets? If I remember right, Davis Love III went to North Carolina and introduced Michael Jordan to golf.

2) By the way, I had never heard this before, but in order for a PGA golfer to get into the Hall of Fame, he either has to have won 15 PGA tournaments or two majors.

1) Watched a replay of the Florida-Missouri game. Sometimes, you see a team that will just be really happy when the season ends. That team is Florida; they're just awful, losing to a Missouri club that had lost 13 games in a row. Florida's point guard goes 1-8 on the foul line-- what college point guard goes 1-8 on the line?

They've given up on the season and appear anxious for it to be over.

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Letdown spot

NBA fans are treated to a potential Finals preview with the Golden State Warriors visiting the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday night. These teams have identical 6-2 records in February, heading into Tuesday, and if the NBA futures are right, Cavs priced at +300 and Warriors priced at +400, they will be battling for the league title this spring.

But after the smoke has cleared and the dust settles Thursday, Golden State must travel overnight to the Great White North to face another of the NBA’s elite. The Toronto Raptors are waiting to sink their claws into the Warriors, who are ripe for a letdown in the Air Canada Centre. Toronto was smashed by 21 points in the Bay Area back in January and would love to return the favor Friday.

Lookahead spot

The BYU Cougars are long shots to make the NCAA tournament, sitting third in the West Coast Conference behind projected No. 1 seed Gonzaga and St. Mary’s. It’s not completely crazy to think three WCC schools could go to the Big Dance and in order for that to happen, the Cougars must boost their NCAA portfolio with a win over the Bulldogs this weekend.

With BYU setting its sights on the Zags Saturday, the Cougars could look past this week’s opponent Portland. They travel to the Earle A. Chiles Center Thursday night. The Pilots had strung together four straight wins before road losses at St. Mary’s and Pacific (in overtime). Portland showed it has the offensive firepower to keep pace with BYU and could spoil the Cougars’ tournament hopes before they get a shot at Gonzaga.

Schedule spot

The Ottawa Senators escape the horrid winter weather in Canada’s capital with a West Coast road trip this week, dropping the puck in Anaheim Wednesday night. The Sens went 3-2 during a five-game home stand but now play five in a row on the road, including three games in four nights to end the month. Ottawa is just 10-13-3-2 away from the Canadian Tire Centre this season.

Following Wednesday’s game with the Ducks, the Senators stay in Los Angeles to face the Kings Thursday, then have a day off to travel to San Jose to play the Sharks Saturday. Ottawa is outside of the playoff picture heading into this tough stretch of schedule and a couple quick losses could have the front office packing it in for the season, playing the prospects, and sizing up potential deals before the trade deadline. Keep an eye on the Sens motivation come Saturday in San Jose.

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NHL
Dunkel

Pittsburgh at Washington
The Penguins head to Washington tonight and come into the contest with an 8-3 record in their last 11 contests versus the Capitals. Pittsburgh is the pick (+100) according to Dunkel, which has the Penguins favored by 2. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+100). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

Game 1-2: Calgary at New Jersey (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 11.711; New Jersey 10.471
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-130); 5
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+110); Over

Game 3-4: Pittsburgh at Washington (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 12.966; Washington 11.068
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-120); 5
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+100); Over

Game 5-6: Ottawa at Anaheim (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 10.712; Anaheim 12.538
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-200); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-200); Under




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Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 25

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CALGARY (32-24-0-4, 68 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (25-26-0-9, 59 pts.) - 2/25/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 32-28 ATS (+61.0 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 15-34 ATS (+52.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-0 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-0-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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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PITTSBURGH (34-17-0-9, 77 pts.) at WASHINGTON (33-18-0-10, 76 pts.) - 2/25/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 7-15 ATS (-17.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 23-32 ATS (-29.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 179-130 ATS (+27.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-3 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.9 Units)

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OTTAWA (24-23-0-10, 58 pts.) at ANAHEIM (38-16-0-7, 83 pts.) - 2/25/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 151-177 ATS (-61.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 1-9 ATS (+12.1 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 16-30 ATS (-16.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 99-57 ATS (+167.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 187-151 ATS (+26.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 193-145 ATS (+32.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 17-6 ATS (+9.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 32-13 ATS (+13.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 46-20 ATS (+15.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 2-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 2-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, February 25

Hot teams
-- Devils won their last four games, allowing four goals.
-- Washington won four of its last five games. Penguins won last two games, outscoring foes 9-3.
-- Senators won three of their last four games. Ducks won last three games, scoring 12 goals.

Cold teams
-- Flames lost four of last five road games.

Series records
-- Devils lost their last four games with Calgary.
-- Caps are 3-0 vs Pittsburgh this season, outscoring them 10-1.
-- Ducks won four of last six games with Ottawa.

Totals
-- 11 of last 13 New Jersey games stayed under total.
-- Eight of last eleven Washington games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Ottawa games went over the total.

Back-to-back
-- Calgary is 2-8 if it played the night before.




NHL

Wednesday, February 25

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
CALGARY vs. NEW JERSEY
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Jersey's last 10 games when playing Calgary
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary

8:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

10:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. ANAHEIM
Ottawa is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Ottawa


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NHL

Wednesday, February 25


Blackhawks' RW Patrick Kane, Out indefinitely

Kane could miss up to ten weeks with an upper-body injury.


Red-hot Hammond gets start for Senators Wednesday

The Ottawa Senators will give Andrew Hammond the start in net as the team visits the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday evening.

It will be the third-straight start for Hammond who was called up from Ottawa's AHL affiliate in Binghamton on Jan. 29 when Craig Anderson went on injured reserve.

Hammond has two starts and three appearances in total so far this season. Heading into Wednesday night's matchup, he has a record of 2-0-0, 2.13 goals against average and a .930 save percentage.

At present, the Sens are +170 underdogs for the game and oddsmakers have a total of 5.5 on the board.


Capitals save best hockey for Penguins

The Washington Capitals seem to be undergoing somewhat of a renaissance under new head coach Barry Trotz. Symbolic of this is the way the Caps have played hockey against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The pair have met three times already this season and the Capitals have won all three, outscoring the Pens 10-1 in those games. Prior to their new found success against Pittsburgh, the Caps lost eight-straight games to the Pens.

The two will renew aquaintances Wednesday evening in Washington and oddsmakers opened the Caps as -116 favorites but that has been adjusted to -120. Furthermore, the total opened 5.5 but is now five.


Jets extend over streak to five

The Winnipeg Jets extended their streak of going over totals to five consecutive games by topping the Dallas Stars 4-2 Tuesday night.

The streak should be no surprise as the Jets have been a top over play in the NHL all season, posting a 33-25-4 over/under. That makes them the third best over play in the league.

Over bettors will hope the streak continues when the Jets host the St. Louis Blues Thursday.


Kings edge Red Wings for eighth win in a row

The Los Angeles Kings have started their playoff push early, edging the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 Tuesday night for their eighth consecutive win.

The Kings, who were on the outside of the playoff picture looking in before the streak started and now sit in third place in the Pacific Division.

Los Angeles goes for nine in a row when they host the Ottawa Senators Thursday.

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NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, February 25

Calgary at New Jersey, 7:35 ET
Calgary: 16-11 ATS after playing a road game
New Jersey: 1-9 ATS after allowing 1 goal or less in 2 straight games

Pittsburgh at Washington, 8:05 ET
Pittsburgh: 7-15 ATS vs. division opponents
Washington: 7-1 ATS off a loss against a division rival

Ottawa at Anaheim, 10:05 ET
Ottawa: 1-9 ATS in road games after a win by 2 goals or more
Anaheim: 20-8 ATS after one or more consecutive overs

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NHL

Wednesday, February 25


Ramo starts for Flames after stellar performance

Following his spectacular performance in defeat Tuesday, the Calgary Flames will give Karri Ramo the start in goal against the New Jersey Devils Wednesday.

Ramo allowed just one goal on 29 shots against the New York Rangers Tuesday, but it wasn't enough as across the ice, Rangers' netminder Cam Talbot pitched a shutout for the Blueshirts.

Ramo is 9-6-1 on the season and has a 2.60 goals against average and .908 save percentage. The Flames are presently +105 road dogs at the Devils.


Offense lacking when Penguins-Capitals clash

Despite boasting Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin; the under has cashed out in seven of the past eight contests between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals.

Those eight games have seen four shutouts and four combined goals per game.

The current total for the Pens-Caps matchup Wednesday is 5.