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**Udog** · 04-17-2015, 09:56 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Odds on NBA first round playoff series

-- Chicago -$750 vs Milwaukee +$500

-- Cleveland -$3,500 vs Boston +$1,500

-- Toronto -$190 vs Washington +$165

-- Atlanta -$1,500 vs Brooklyn +$800

-- Houston -$330 vs Dallas +$265

-- San Antonio -$185 vs LA Clippers +$160

-- Golden State -$5,000 vs New Orleans +$1,800

-- Memphis -$165 vs Portland +$140

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

13) Cubs finally brought Kris Bryant up to big leagues; he stayed in minors for 12 days, meaning the Cubs keep him until club control for an extra year, which is a terrible rule. Its also against the rules for Cubs to do that, but they did it.

12) Odd thing is that Bryant never played a home game this year in AAA; his team won on road in Memphis/New Orleans. Wonder where all his stuff is? He has gone from spring training to AAA and now to the big leagues.

11) NHL has done an excellent job miking its players, showing locker room scenes after games, doing NFL Films-type stuff. Well done. Playoff hockey is first-class entertainment.

10) If you care about such things, there are 3,073 names on the Stanley Cup.

9) One last hockey note: the St Louis Blues made the Stanley Cup finals their first three years in existence (1968-70), went 0-12 in those three series but have not been back in the finals since.

League expanded from six to 12 teams in 1967; all six new teams were in the Western Conference, meaning one of the new teams would be in the finals every year. St Louis was the best of those teams, but their fans have had a very long wait to win a Stanley Cup.

8) There is a Senator from Oklahoma named James Lankford; I know nothing about the guy, but I'm hearing him on TV as I type this-- he has a tremendous voice. He could make a fortune doing voiceovers on commercials.

7) Adrian Peterson was re-instated by the NFL; next question is, will he stay on the Vikings, or get traded somewhere else (Dallas???)?

6) There are four NBA teams who finished in the top 10 this year, in efficency on both offense and defense: Spurs-Hawks-Warriors-Trailblazers.

5) High school athletes sign with the college head coach more than they do with the college itself; Dominic Green signed with Arizona State last fall, but he has re-opened his recruitment, with Herb Sendek getting fired. Green shoots it well, is considered a top 150 recruit.

4) UNLV is having a very good week; Stephen Zimmerman signed with the Rebels this week- he is a local 7-footer who played for Dave Rice's brother in high school at Bishop Gorman. Nigel Williams-Goss may also go to UNLV after transferring from Washington- he would be a tremendous get for the Rebels, and he has two years left in college.

I'm told that when local boosters were clamoring for Rice's head right after the season ended, Zimmerman's mom sent UNLV's AD an e-mail that said her son wouldn't play for the Rebels if Rice got fired. Take that, boosters.........

3) There will soon be a college basketball tournament in the Cayman Islands, much like the event in Atlantis every November. More basketball is good!!!!

2) Do you think these NFL prospects get tired of all these interviews they do with teams? They're only going to play for one team, but half the league has been picking their brains. Has to be tiring for a young person.

1) If NFL Network ever wants to do a great reality show, they should show us an inside peek at how the schedule is made up every year. This year's schedule hasn't been finished yet and it looks like it will be released later than usual.

**Udog** · 04-17-2015, 09:57 AM

Can underdogs dominate NBA Playoffs betting like last year?

NBA betting underdogs were unleashed in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs last year, going an incredible 32-19-1 ATS (with one pick’em game) and covering the spread at a near 63 percent rate.

And that was the story for most of the 2014 postseason as well, as NBA underdogs finished the playoffs with a 52-36-1 ATS mark (57.8 percent). That Round 1 trend bled over into the conference semifinals, where underdogs finished 14-9 ATS, then went south in the conference finals (3-9 ATS) before showing up a bit in the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs (3-2 ATS).

So, will basketball bettors see similar success blindly betting the underdog when the 2015 NBA Playoffs start Saturday?

“With the Western Conference, it’s a lot closer than the Eastern Conference this year,” Mark Tomita, assistant manager at the Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas tells Covers. “The West looks pretty wide open this year.”

Tomita does expect the public to come in heavy on the notable favorites, like Golden State and Cleveland, but says early money has already taken San Antonio, which is a 1.5-point pup at the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday.

As for which playoff teams hold the most underdog value, here are the top NBA underdog bets this season:

New Orleans Pelicans - 26-13 ATS
Boston Celtics - 31-17 ATS
Milwaukee Bucks - 29-20-1 ATS
Atlanta Hawks – 12-9-1 ATS
Houston Rockets - 16-12 ATS
Memphis Grizzlies – 13-10 ATS

In a cruel twist of this trend, NBA bettors should beware of double-digit NBA Playoff underdogs. Since the 2003 NBA Playoffs, when Round 1 went to a best-of-seven format from best-of-five, double-digit dogs are just 29-42-3 ATS (6-68 SU) in the postseason - covering just 41 percent of the time.

There are a pair of double-digit underdogs on the board for this weekend’s games: New Orleans +11 at Golden State, and Boston +11 at Cleveland. Those two teams, as shown above, just so happen to be the top underdog bets in the NBA this season.

Underdog-heavy results are a double-edged sword for sportsbooks. While the general public gravitates towards the big-name favorites, the sharp bettors tend to take the points in the NBA Playoffs. This is especially true with some of the earlier weekday postseason time slots – the 7 p.m. ET starts – which are on at 4 p.m. in Nevada.

These weekday afternoon games in Las Vegas don’t get much walk-in traffic from tourists and conference goers, which leaves the books to go one-on-one with the wiseguys in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, with little money from the betting public to limit liability.

“The midweek people aren't getting engaged until after 5 p.m. and it makes the late games much more attractive, since they can come in and place a bet and have a beer,” Jay Rood, vice president of race and sports from MGM properties in Las Vegas, told Covers last April. “That leaves us going head-to-head with sharps in the early games. So if the underdogs are covering in those early midweek games, it’s not good for us.”

Last year’s early underdog trend did pull a fair share of public bettors away from the favorites. Rood said that NBA regular season games will see an 80/20 split of money on the favorite and underdog but that difference drops to 75/25 in the postseason.

As for the regular season giving any hints of how the playoffs could lean, oddsmakers did their job handicapping the games. Favorites and underdogs split, each going 601-601-27 ATS on the year.

**Udog** · 04-17-2015, 09:57 AM

The truth behind betting the Zig-Zag Theory in the NBA Playoffs

In NBA betting circles, Zig-Zags are trendy applications that have been profitable moneymakers during the playoffs. The premise is simple: Bet a team off a playoff loss in its very next game.

The theory is that in a short series involving imminent elimination, a team in more inclined to bounce back with a good effort off a losing performance than it is to continue its losing ways.

How have these plays held up of late? You might be surprised. Here are pointspread results of NBA Playoff Zig-Zags from 1991 through 2014.

Game On, Dude

Overall: 786-693-37 • 53.1 percent
Game 2: 195-153-13 • 54.7 percent
Game 3: 195-159-6 • 55.1 percent
Game 4: 159-163-8 • 49.4 percent
Game 5: 128-121-6 • 51.4 percent
Game 6: 79-70-2 • 53.0 percent
Game 7: 30-27-2 • 52.6 percent

The strength of NBA Zig-Zags appears to be in Game 3 where they become a better than 55 percent pointspread play on the blind.

Burn baby burn

Like all things that are popular, though, they eventually burn out and revert back to the norm.

A combination of the law of averages and an adjustment by the oddsmakers has seen the NBA Zig-Zags go up in smoke since 2001.

That’s confirmed by the fact that these plays slipped dramatically the last 14 years (2001-2014), going 475-444-27– or 51.6 percent - overall as opposed to a 311-249-10 mark – or 55.5 percent - in games played from 1991-2000.

That’s a decline of nearly four full percentage points. Talk about a buzz kill.

Round ‘em up

Here is a breakdown of how the Zig-Zags have fared during each round of the NBA Playoffs since 1991:

Round 1: 377-330-21 • 53.3 percent
Round 2: 235-205-7 • 53.4 percent
Round 3: 116-108-6 • 51.8 percent
Round 4: 58-50-3 • 53.7 percent

While it appears there is no discernable edge between rounds, it should be noted that home teams off a double-digit loss in Round 2 have delivered the largest profits, as they are 80-51-3.

Planting the seed

Here is a breakdown of how the Zig Zags have fared by seed during NBA Playoffs:

No. 1 Seeds: 110-101-5 • 52.1 percent
No. 2 Seeds: 107-86-4 • 55.4 percent
No. 3 Seeds: 91-80-9 • 53.2 percent
No. 4 Seeds: 79-71-1• 52.7 percent
No. 5 Seeds: 72-68-2• 51.4 percent
No. 6 Seeds: 62-55-2• 53.0 percent
No. 7 Seeds: 42-61-4• 40.8 percent
No. 8 Seeds: 62-44-5 • 58.5 percent

Note these results are since the 1996 season, when our database first began charting seeds.

Note the disparate results that abound between No. 7 and No. 8 seeds.

Rocky Mountain high

So when is it we can still expect to catch the best possible result when firing up with these with NBA Zig-Zags these days, you ask?

Simple. Look to back double-digit underdogs when they are off a SU and ATS loss. They’ve stood the test of time, going 33-18-2 ATS since 1991. That’s a pretty high 64.7 percent winning percentage when you think about it.

**Udog** · 04-17-2015, 09:58 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 17

Friday's games
Canadiens scored four second period goals to win Game 1 4-3, in game with scoreless third period; two of three Senator goals came on power play (2-5, Montreal was 0-1). Ottawa won three of its last four games with Montreal; over is 7-1-1 in last nine series games. Senators won six of last eight games overall; five of those eight stayed under total. Sens won three of last five on road. Montreal won last four games overall, allowing ten goals; over is 5-0-2 in their last seven games.

Islanders scored three goals on 16 shots in periods 2-3 in 4-1 Game 1 win; they've lost six of last ten games overall, with over 4-2-1 in last seven. Both teams were 0-2 on power play in Game 1; Caps won faceoffs 39-23, but didn't score goal on 18 shots in periods 2-3. Caps won five of its last eight games with over 6-2-1 in last nine. Home side won four of last five series games; Isles lost four of last six visits here.

Chicago was down 3-0 after first period in Game 1, switched goalies, wound up winning 4-3 in double OT, its first win in last five games overall. Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Nashville has now lost seven games in row overall, allowing 29 goals; they missed playoffs last two years- in their franchise history, they're 2-5 in first round series. Chicago won four of last five games with Nashville; six of last nine series games stayed under total.

Calgary scored with 0:30 left to win Game 1; they've lost last seven first round series- its last series win was in 1993. Flames won last three games with Vancouver 1-0/3-2/2-1 after losing previous eight series games; under is 4-1-1 in last six played here. Canucks won five of last eight games; they missed playoffs LY, haven't won playoff series since '10. Flames also won six of last eight games, with five of last six staying under.

Home teams are 4-4 in this round; over is 4-3-1.

NHL

Friday, April 17

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. WASHINGTON
NY Islanders are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the NY Islanders last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. MONTREAL
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Ottawa is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa

9:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing Nashville
Chicago is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Nashville is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
Nashville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

10:00 PM
CALGARY vs. VANCOUVER
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Vancouver is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Calgary

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**Udog** · 04-17-2015, 09:58 AM

NHL

Friday, April 17

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Game of the Day: Friday's NHL Playoff matchups
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Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens (,)
Canadiens lead series 1-0

As was the case when the clubs met two years ago in the postseason, the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators didn't waste much time ratcheting up the vitriol in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Atlantic Division-champion Montreal dealt the first significant blow in more ways than one with a 4-3 victory in the series opener, and looks to extend the advantage when it hosts Ottawa in Game 2 on Friday.

Brian Flynn scored his first career playoff goal late in the second period and joined defenseman P.K. Subban with two assists to lead the Canadiens to victory on Wednesday. Subban, however, was involved in a slashing incident with Mark Stone nearly midway into the second period that caused a microfracture of the right wrist and some ligament damage to the promising Senators rookie, and resulted in the Montreal blue-liner receiving a game misconduct. Stone, who is listed as "very questionable" to play in the rest of the series by general manager Bryan Murray, ended the regular season on an impressive nine-game point streak (eight goals, five assists). The 22-year-old also had 26 tallies and set up 38 more to match Calgary's Johnny Gaudreau for the most points (64) by a rookie during the 2014-15 season.

TRENDS:

*Canadiens are 5-0 in their last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games.
*Under is 4-1 in Senators last 5 road games.
*Over is 7-1-1 in the last 9 meetings.
*Home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

New York Islanders at Washington Capitals (,)
Islanders lead series 1-0

The New York Islanders will look to seize a 2-0 lead in a playoff series for the first time in 32 years when they visit the Washington Capitals on Friday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. Brock Nelson scored twice to send New York to a 4-1 triumph over its Metropolitan Division rival on Wednesday, giving the club a series lead since it won Game 1 versus Ottawa in 2003.

For the Islanders to win the first two contests of a series for the first time since sweeping Edmonton in the Stanley Cup final in 1983, they'll need to continue to keep captain Alex Ovechkin in check. The Russian superstar led the league with 53 goals, but was kept off the scoresheet despite registering a team-leading eight shots. "I don't think our execution was there," Washington forward Brooks Laich said. "It starts with thinking quicker and moving quicker. I don't think we did that well in the first period. The result was that we looked like a slow team. It has to get better."

TRENDS:

*Islanders are 0-7 in their last 7 games following a win.
*Capitals are 1-5 in their last 6 Conference Quarterfinals games.
*Under is 8-2-1 in the last 11 meetings in Washington.
*Over is 3-0-2 in Capitals last 5 vs. Metropolitan.

Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators (,)
Blackhawks lead series 1-0

There's a new Darling on the sports scene in the Windy City, but the Chicago Blackhawks will revert to an old and familiar formula when they visit the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. The Blackhawks erased a three-goal deficit en route to a 4-3 victory in double overtime on Wednesday as rookie Scott Darling stopped all 42 shots he faced after replacing an ineffective Corey Crawford.

Despite the brilliant performance by Darling in his postseason debut, Chicago coach Joel Quenneville called it an "easy decision" to go back to Crawford for Game 2. "It was kind of a no-brainer. It was probably a tougher situation to pull him out (Wednesday night)," Quenneville said. "He’s been our strength all year long. It was one period.” Nashville, which lost its final six games of the regular season, must regroup after bolting to a 3-0 lead in the first 20 minutes before giving up three goals in the second period. "Other than the second period, I thought we played a really good game," Nashville captain Shea Weber said. "It just didn't go our way, and now we've just got to move past it."

TRENDS:

*Blackhawks are 5-0 in their last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games
*Predators are 0-7 in their last 7 overall.
*Under is 11-2-3 in Blackhawks last 16 games following a win.
*Over is 6-1-3 in Predators last 10 overall.

Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks (,)
Flames lead series 1-0

After stealing home-ice advantage away from Vancouver in the opener, the Calgary Flames look to bring a 2-0 series lead back to Alberta when they visit the Canucks for Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round matchup on Friday. Calgary pulled out the victory in Game 1 with another of its patented third-period comebacks, as David Jones forged a tie eight minutes into the session and defenseman Kris Russell scored with 30 seconds remaining for the 2-1 triumph.

It was the 11th win of 2014-15 when trailing after 40 minutes for the Flames, who tied for the league lead with 99 goals in the final period during the regular season. Vancouver received its best efforts from a pair of players making their postseason debuts as rookie Bo Horvat scored the lone goal while Eddie Lack turned aside 28 shots. However, it wasn't enough to prevent the Canucks from falling to 0-7 at home in the playoffs since Game 5 of the 2011 Stanley Cup final against Boston. Vancouver coach Willie Desjardins has yet to announce whether Lack will be back in net for Game 2 or if he will turn to veteran Ryan Miller, who was not sharp in his return from a knee injury in the regular-season finale versus Edmonton.

TRENDS:

*Flames are 23-6 in their last 29 vs. Pacific.
*Canucks are 2-12 in their last 14 Conference Quarterfinals games.
*Under is 5-1 in Flames last 6 overall.
*Under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings.

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**Udog** · 04-17-2015, 09:59 AM

NHL

Friday, April 17

NHL roundup: Datsyuk leads Wings to win in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning, which had the NHL's best home record in the regular season, opened the playoffs with a home loss Thursday night.

Detroit center Pavel Datsyuk scored twice to lead the Red Wings to a 3-2 win at Amalie Arena.

Detroit took a chance by starting Petr Mrazek, 23, in goal over veteran Jimmy Howard, 31, but Mrazek played superbly, making 44 saves.

Center Luke Glendening scored the other Detroit goal while center Brian Boyle and defenseman Nikita Nesterov scored for Tampa Bay.

Rangers 2, Penguins 1

NEW YORK -- Center Derick Brassard scored 27 seconds into the first period as the New York Rangers defeated Pittsburgh in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series at Madison Square Garden.

Defenseman Ryan McDonagh also scored for the Rangers, who received 24 saves from goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.

Right winger Blake Comeau scored for the Penguins. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury allowed two dubious goals but was otherwise solid in stopping 36 shots.

Wild 4, Blues 2

ST. LOUIS -- Left winger Jason Zucker and defenseman Matt Dumba scored to lead Minnesota over St. Louis in the first game of their opening-round playoff series.

After getting only 11 shots on goal through the first two periods, the Blues cut the lead to 2-1 at 7:12 of the third period when left winger Jaden Schwartz deflected a shot by defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk past goalie Devan Dubnyk.

The Wild sandwiched empty-net goals from center Mikael Granlund and right winger Jason Pominville around a short-handed goal by left winger Alexander Steen to close the scoring.

Ducks 4, Jets 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Anaheim got prolific performances from its top point producers to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with Winnipeg at Honda Center.

Anaheim right winger Corey Perry contributed two goals and two assists, including the deciding goal that was awarded upon review. Defenseman Sami Vatanan and center Ryan Getlzaf added a goal and two assists each. Left winger Adam Lowry and right winger Drew Stafford scored for Winnipeg.

Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen turned aside 25 of 27 Winnipeg shots, while Jets netminder Ondrej Pavelec stopped 29 shots in defeat.

**Udog** · 04-17-2015, 11:14 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 17

Ottawa Senators @ Montreal Canadiens

Game 17-18
April 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa Senators
12.361
Montreal Canadien
10.977
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa Senators
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal Canadien
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa Senators
(+120); Over

New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals

Game 19-20
April 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York Islander
13.983
Washington Capita
12.819
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York Islander
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington Capita
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
New York Islander
(+130); Over

Chicago Blackhawks @ Nashville Predators

Game 21-22
April 17, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago *********
12.888
Nashville Predato
10.385
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago *********
by 2 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville Predato
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago *********
(-105);; Under

Calgary Flames @ Vancouver Canucks

Game 23-24
April 17, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary Flames
13.182
Vancouver Canucks
12.204
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary Flames
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver Canucks
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary Flames
(+130); Under

**Udog** · 04-17-2015, 11:19 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, April 17

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OTTAWA (43-27-0-13, 99 pts.) at MONTREAL (51-22-0-10, 112 pts.) - 4/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 51-32 ATS (+87.4 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 44-27 ATS (+8.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 17-7 ATS (+17.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
MONTREAL is 50-36 ATS (+2.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 29-23 ATS (+52.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 43-40 ATS (+2.7 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 28-19 ATS (+6.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 19-11 ATS (+30.2 Units) after a division game this season.
OTTAWA is 27-15 ATS (+43.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
OTTAWA is 21-19 ATS (+44.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OTTAWA is 12-7 ATS (+20.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 11-8 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 11-8-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
12 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.9 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (48-28-0-7, 103 pts.) at WASHINGTON (45-27-0-11, 101 pts.) - 4/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 25-19 ATS (+46.8 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-2 ATS (+6.6 Units) on Friday nights this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 22-9 ATS (+10.3 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 15-20 ATS (-16.2 Units) in home games in the first round of the playoffs since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 25-36 ATS (-29.1 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 6-6 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-6-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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CHICAGO (49-28-0-6, 104 pts.) at NASHVILLE (47-25-0-11, 105 pts.) - 4/17/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 24-22 ATS (-14.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 186-147 ATS (+358.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
CHICAGO is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 0-5 ATS (-8.5 Units) in April games this season.
NASHVILLE is 7-14 ATS (-11.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
NASHVILLE is 1-7 ATS (-8.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
NASHVILLE is 7-15 ATS (-9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 10-5 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 10-5-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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CALGARY (46-30-0-7, 99 pts.) at VANCOUVER (48-30-0-5, 101 pts.) - 4/17/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 20-14 ATS (+1.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 46-37 ATS (+84.4 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 11-8 ATS (+22.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
CALGARY is 25-19 ATS (+5.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 23-7 ATS (+15.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CALGARY is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) after a division game this season.
VANCOUVER is 36-44 ATS (-34.2 Units) in home games in April games since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 40-49 ATS (-24.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 115-110 ATS (-65.5 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 11-4 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 11-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, April 17

Ottawa at Montreal, 7:05 ET
Ottawa: 5-18 SU in the 2nd game of a playoff series
Montreal: 8-1 SU off a close win by 1 goal over a division rival

NY Islanders at Washington, 7:05 ET
NY Islanders: 22-9 SU vs. division opponents
Washington: 15-27 against the money line (-25.8 Units) in home games off a home loss against a division rival

Chicago at Nashville, 9:35 ET
Chicago: 13-2 SU off a close win by 1 goal over a division rival
Nashville: 1-7 against the money line (-9.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses

Calgary at Vancouver, 10:05 ET
Calgary: 22-10 against the money line (+13.8 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days
Vancouver: 4-12 against the money line (-10.4 Units) after playing 4 consecutive home games

**Udog** · 04-17-2015, 12:43 PM

NHL

Friday, April 17

Offense expected from Canadiens-Senators in Game 2

The Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators played some sloppy hockey in Game 1 on Wednesday, but that only helped to continue a trend of these two teams going over. In the past nine contests between the Habs and Sens the teams have a 7-1-1 over/under record.

Those nine contests have seen the Canadiens and the Sens average 3.7 goals per game each. On 12 occasions either the Habs or the Sens tallied four or more goals, 67 percent, in the past nine.

The Canadiens have been going over in the Bell Centre lately, as the past five games in Montreal have a 4-0-1 O/U mark.

The total is currently five for Game 2 Friday.

Two months since Islanders won consecutive games

The New York Islanders will look to end a run of inconsistency when they look to take Game 2 against the Washington Capitals Friday. The Isles have not recorded back-to-back wins since Feb. 27, going 0-7 after their victories since then.

The positive for the Islanders during that span has been how close those losses have been, with six being decided by one goal and four L's coming in a shootout.

New York is currently +125 for Game 2 against the Washington Capitals.

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