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Preview: Flyers (18-17) at Islanders (21-15)
Date: January 23, 2016 7:30 PM EDT

The New York Islanders are turning things around since being soundly beaten by the Philadelphia Flyers to cap a sluggish stretch two weeks ago.

The weather, however, may prevent the Islanders from another victory.

With Winter Storm Jonas bearing down on the East Coast, it's unknown if the Islanders will get a chance to extend their home winning streak over the Flyers to five games Saturday night.

New York (24-15-6) lost for the seventh time in 11 games after being pounded 4-0 at Philadelphia (20-17-8) on Jan. 9. The Islanders were outshot 11-2 in the first period and 31-20 overall while being blanked for the second time this season.

Avenging that defeat may have to wait since the region is about to be hit by a blizzard, with forecasts calling for up to 18 inches of snow in New York.

If the games goes forward, it'll give the Islanders a chance at a fourth win in five games since last facing the Flyers. New York scored three unanswered goals in the third period of its 5-2 win at Ottawa on Friday.

"Overall it was a good road win, especially coming off a bit of a layoff, and it will be good if we can carry this momentum forward," captain John Tavares said.

Tavares is looking to build on his two points from Friday, when he ended a six-game goal drought. The center's 16 goals are two behind Brock Nelson for the team lead, but Tavares has gone eight home games without finding the net.

He has five goals and four assists in his last nine home meetings with Philadelphia, setting up a tally by Kyle Okposo in a 3-1 win Nov. 25.

Okposo leads the team with 35 points, including four in the last three games. He's collected five over the past five home matchups with the Flyers.

Philadelphia has dropped six of its last eight games on the road after blowing a two-goal, first-period lead and losing 4-3 at Pittsburgh on Thursday. That came two days after falling 3-2 to Toronto after surrendering a goal with 8 seconds left in regulation.

"It's huge. We got another tough game in Brooklyn," right wing Jakub Voracek said. "We just gotta make sure we win that one. Obviously, we pissed away points the last two games. We can't hang our heads here. Like I've said before 'nobody cares.' We just gotta make sure we're ready to play Saturday."

The Flyers are now trying to avoid a three-game overall slide after a 5-0-1 stretch included the victory over the Islanders two weeks ago.

Voracek and Claude Giroux didn't get on the score sheet in that meeting, but they've got seven points each in five games since after netting two apiece against the Penguins.

Giroux has 40 points in 36 career meetings with the Islanders, his highest total against any opponent. He's found the net in each of the last two road matchups.

It's unknown if Philadelphia will have Sean Couturier back after he missed Thursday's game with a lower-body injury. The center has nine points in his last 11 road games but none in the past three against the Islanders. However, he had one goal and one assist at home against them earlier this month.

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Preview: Kings (27-14) at Coyotes (22-19)
Date: January 23, 2016 9:00 PM EDT

The Arizona Coyotes' homestand has turned into a disaster after the club suddenly lost its scoring touch, missing out on a golden opportunity to pull out of a jumble of Pacific Division teams trying to keep up with first-place Los Angeles.

Even the Kings, though, are prone to a clunker now and then.

Arizona completes a seven-game stretch at home looking to avoid a fifth consecutive defeat when it faces the Kings on Saturday night.

The Coyotes (22-19-5) began their home stretch by scoring four goals each time in victories over Nashville and Edmonton to give them a four-game winning streak, but they've been outscored 10-4 in the ensuing 0-3-1 stretch. They trailed by two within the first 10 minutes of Thursday's 3-1 loss to San Jose.

Arizona went 10-2-2 in a 14-game stretch at Gila River Arena prior to the skid, averaging 3.50 goals.

The Pacific has four teams with fewer than 50 points while no other division has more than two below the mark. It's also the most tightly bunched one from second through last place with eight points separating those spots, which could make for a down-to-the-wire race for playoff berths over the season's final 2 1/2 months.

'(Thursday) was a measuring-stick game,' coach Dave Tippett said. 'We didn't have enough players measure up. It's a good learning experience for our group.

'The pace you need to play in a game like that has to be top-notch from the start. We didn't have a good enough pace and we didn't execute well enough to get ourselves off to a good start.'

Los Angeles (29-14-3) has opened up a 10-point lead on the Sharks and Vancouver and had scored at least three goals in each of its previous four. Playing their fourth game in six nights, though, the Kings couldn't keep up with Minnesota on Thursday and fell 3-0.

It was their first time being blanked since a 5-0 loss at Toronto on Dec. 19 and first being shut out at home since a 3-0 defeat to the Canucks on Oct. 13.

Anze Kopitar had his five-game point streak snapped after recording three goals and seven assists in that stretch.

"That was just a very poor effort," forward Tyler Toffoli said. "I think we really weren't prepared to play and it showed. We had our chances to score and we didn't bear down."

Toffoli assisted on Kopitar's overtime goal that gave the Kings a 4-3 road win over the Coyotes on Dec. 26. Arizona won the first two meetings in Los Angeles, 4-1 on Oct. 9 and 3-2 on Nov. 10.

Jonathan Quick has posted a 3.34 goals-against average in starting each of those matchups after going 3-0-1 with a 1.23 GAA and two shutouts in his previous four against the Coyotes.

The victory the day after Christmas began a 9-1-1 stretch with a 1.72 GAA for Quick before Thursday. He didn't get much special teams help against the Wild as they scored on the power play and added a short-handed goal in the third.

'Usually when you have success, you win the special teams battle for sure,' defenseman Luke Schenn said. 'But we weren't good enough at all. You can't be giving up special teams goals like that. It sucked the life out of us.'

Arizona's opponents have gone 7 for 13 on the power play in the last five, with Louis Domingue in net for four of those contests. His start Dec. 26 was his third of the season after Mike Smith went down with a core muscle injury in mid-December.

Domingue has allowed seven goals while losing his last three starts on the homestand.

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Preview: Predators (19-18) at Oilers (15-25)
Date: January 23, 2016 10:00 PM EDT

A strong showing to open a four-game trip through Canada might be exactly what the Nashville Predators needed to turn things around on the road.

Armed with a sense of urgency, the Predators can build on that key win with a fifth straight victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.

Ryan Johansen and James Neal each had a goal with an assist as Nashville (21-18-8) snapped an 0-3-1 road slide with Thursday's 4-1 victory at Winnipeg. Johansen has three goals and six assists in seven games since being acquired from Columbus.

"It was a great team win, a good way to start off what is going to be a tough road trip," said Neal, who has two goals with three assists in four games since going seven straight without a point.

Just outside of playoff position in the Western Conference, the Predators have four wins in their last 17 road contests. The only time they've won back-to-back games away from home came in October. However, they appear extra determined to improve that play on a trip that leads into next week's All-Star break.

"They're huge points, and they're playoff-like games," Neal told the NHL's official website. "(Each team) is fighting for its playoff lives, so you've got to do everything you can to grab a point, grab two."

Nashville has scored four goals in each game while earning three points in its last two on the road - both at Winnipeg. It's also recorded a power-play goal in three straight away from home and killed 12 of 13 penalties over the same span.

"Hard work, especially on the road," said Pekka Rinne, who made 26 saves Thursday to snap an 0-4-1 overall slide that resulted in a 3.73 goals-against average.

"I know it sounds (very) simple, but it's just the way it is. It's really the simple things, but I think that's what it comes down to when you win on the road."

The Predators won 4-1 in their last visit to Edmonton on Oct. 29, 2014, and haven't allowed a goal in the last two overall meetings. Nashville has never shut out the same opponent in three consecutive contests.

Rinne made 31 saves in a 2-0 win over the Oilers (19-25-5) on Oct. 10, and has an 0.74 GAA during the four-game series winning streak.

Boston was the last team to blank Edmonton in three straight meetings spanning the 2006-07 and '09-10 seasons.

The Oilers scored four goals each time while splitting the first two of a three-game trip before Thursday's 3-2 loss at Dallas. Teddy Purcell scored for the second time in three games but Edmonton was held to two or fewer goals for the 12th time during a 5-10-3 stretch.

"Those moral victories don't put points in the bank," coach Todd McLellan said after Thursday's respectable performance. "So I'm disappointed in that, but the effort at the back end of a road trip, a long couple weeks, was real strong, and I'm happy for that."

This will be Edmonton's final game before a break that could help heal McLellan's ailing roster. The Oilers are dealing with long-term injuries to key forwards Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (hand) and Connor McDavid (clavicle), while winger Lauri Korpikoski (foot) is a long-short to return from a three-game absence Saturday.

"Guys are resilient and they're stepping up, taking on bigger roles," Purcell said. "We're working our tails off and trying to do the right thing."

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NHL MONEYLINE

NHL > (13) MONTREAL@ (14) TORONTO | 2016-01-23 19:05:00 - 2016-01-23 19:05:00
Play AGAINST TORONTO using money line in All games vs. division opponents
The record is 0 Wins and 10 Losses for the this season (-10.15 units)

NHL > (19) LOS ANGELES@ (20) ARIZONA | 2016-01-23 21:05:00 - 2016-01-23 21:05:00
Play AGAINST LOS ANGELES using money line in Road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
The record is 3 Wins and 12 Losses for the last two seasons (-14.4 units)

NHL > (19) LOS ANGELES@ (20) ARIZONA | 2016-01-23 21:05:00 - 2016-01-23 21:05:00
Play ON ARIZONA using money line in All games after a division game
The record is 10 Wins and 3 Losses for the this season (+10.3 units)

NHL > (21) NASHVILLE@ (22) EDMONTON | 2016-01-23 22:05:00 - 2016-01-23 22:05:00
Play AGAINST NASHVILLE using money line in All games after a win by 2 goals or more
The record is 2 Wins and 8 Losses for the this season (-10.3 units)

NHL > (13) MONTREAL@ (14) TORONTO | 2016-01-23 19:05:00 - 2016-01-23 19:05:00
Play AGAINST TORONTO using money line in All games second half of the season
The record is 12 Wins and 41 Losses for the last two seasons (-28.05 units)

NHL > (21) NASHVILLE@ (22) EDMONTON | 2016-01-23 22:05:00 - 2016-01-23 22:05:00
Play AGAINST NASHVILLE using money line in All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 11 Wins and 24 Losses for the last two seasons (-20.95 units)

NHL > (3) MINNESOTA@ (4) SAN JOSE | 2016-01-23 16:05:00 - 2016-01-23 16:05:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE using money line in Home games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 19 Wins and 27 Losses for the since 1992 (-30.15 units)

NHL > (3) MINNESOTA@ (4) SAN JOSE | 2016-01-23 16:05:00 - 2016-01-23 16:05:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE using money line in All games in a home game where where the total is 5 or less
The record is 12 Wins and 21 Losses for the last two seasons (-20.4 units)

NHL > (5) ANAHEIM@ (6) DETROIT | 2016-01-23 19:05:00 - 2016-01-23 19:05:00
Play AGAINST DETROIT using money line in Home games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 4 Wins and 10 Losses for the this season (-11.2 units)

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NHL PUCKLINE

NHL > (13) MONTREAL@ (14) TORONTO | 2016-01-23 19:05:00 - 2016-01-23 19:05:00
Play AGAINST TORONTO in All games vs. division opponents
The record is 0 Wins and 10 Losses for the this season (-10.15 units)

NHL > (19) LOS ANGELES@ (20) ARIZONA | 2016-01-23 21:05:00 - 2016-01-23 21:05:00
Play AGAINST LOS ANGELES in Road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
The record is 3 Wins and 12 Losses for the last two seasons (-14.4 units)

NHL > (19) LOS ANGELES@ (20) ARIZONA | 2016-01-23 21:05:00 - 2016-01-23 21:05:00
Play ON ARIZONA in All games after a division game
The record is 10 Wins and 3 Losses for the this season (+10.3 units)

NHL > (21) NASHVILLE@ (22) EDMONTON | 2016-01-23 22:05:00 - 2016-01-23 22:05:00
Play AGAINST NASHVILLE in All games after a win by 2 goals or more
The record is 2 Wins and 8 Losses for the this season (-10.3 units)

NHL > (13) MONTREAL@ (14) TORONTO | 2016-01-23 19:05:00 - 2016-01-23 19:05:00
Play AGAINST TORONTO in All games second half of the season
The record is 12 Wins and 41 Losses for the last two seasons (-28.05 units)

NHL > (21) NASHVILLE@ (22) EDMONTON | 2016-01-23 22:05:00 - 2016-01-23 22:05:00
Play AGAINST NASHVILLE in All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 11 Wins and 24 Losses for the last two seasons (-20.95 units)

NHL > (3) MINNESOTA@ (4) SAN JOSE | 2016-01-23 16:05:00 - 2016-01-23 16:05:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE in Home games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 19 Wins and 27 Losses for the since 1992 (-30.15 units)

NHL > (3) MINNESOTA@ (4) SAN JOSE | 2016-01-23 16:05:00 - 2016-01-23 16:05:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE in All games in a home game where where the total is 5 or less
The record is 12 Wins and 21 Losses for the last two seasons (-20.4 units)

NHL > (5) ANAHEIM@ (6) DETROIT | 2016-01-23 19:05:00 - 2016-01-23 19:05:00
Play AGAINST DETROIT in Home games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 4 Wins and 10 Losses for the this season (-11.2 units)

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NHL TOTALS

NHL > (1) VANCOUVER@ (2) PITTSBURGH | 2016-01-23 12:35:00 - 2016-01-23 12:35:00
Play UNDER PITTSBURGH on the totalin Home games on Saturday games
The record is 1 Overs and 11 Unders for the last two seasons (+10.4 units)

NHL > (3) MINNESOTA@ (4) SAN JOSE | 2016-01-23 16:05:00 - 2016-01-23 16:05:00
Play UNDER MINNESOTA on the totalin All games on Saturday games
The record is 1 Overs and 9 Unders for the this season (+8.4 units)

NHL > (3) MINNESOTA@ (4) SAN JOSE | 2016-01-23 16:05:00 - 2016-01-23 16:05:00
Play OVER SAN JOSE on the totalin Home games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 20 Overs and 6 Unders for the last two seasons (+13.9 units)

NHL > (13) MONTREAL@ (14) TORONTO | 2016-01-23 19:05:00 - 2016-01-23 19:05:00
Play OVER TORONTO on the totalin Home games on Saturday games
The record is 25 Overs and 8 Unders for the last three seasons (+16.9 units)

NHL > (1) VANCOUVER@ (2) PITTSBURGH | 2016-01-23 12:35:00 - 2016-01-23 12:35:00
Play UNDER PITTSBURGH on the totalin All games on Saturday games
The record is 9 Overs and 24 Unders for the last two seasons (+14.5 units)

NHL > (21) NASHVILLE@ (22) EDMONTON | 2016-01-23 22:05:00 - 2016-01-23 22:05:00
Play UNDER NASHVILLE on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 14 Overs and 33 Unders for the last two seasons (+18.5 units)

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Preview: Avalanche (24-21) at Stars (28-13)
Date: January 23, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

Ending their longest losing streak of the season has the Dallas Stars feeling good. The mood isn't all too pleasant after meetings with the Colorado Avalanche.

The Stars attempt to address their struggling special teams as they try to snap a seven-game losing streak to the Avalanche on Saturday night.

A 1-5-2 stretch cost Dallas (30-13-5) the Central Division lead, relinquishing it to Chicago. The Stars trail the Blackhawks by three points, but they regained some confidence after beating Edmonton 3-2 on Thursday to snap a four-game skid.

"Just to get two points, it's feeling good in here again. Winning helps," defenseman Alex Goligoski told the team's official website. "Definitely some areas we can be better."

Special teams certainly needs to improve, as the Stars have allowed opponents to go 5 for 10 on the power play over the last four games.

Dallas is also 3 for 28 on the power play over the last 11 contests after going 7 for 18 during the previous five.

The Stars' issues against Colorado (25-21-3) go beyond special teams. They're 1-7-3 in 11 meetings since hiring coach Lindy Ruff prior to the 2013-14 season, and they've surrendered an average of 4.14 goals while losing seven straight matchups.

Dallas gave up five unanswered goals in a 6-3 loss at Colorado on Oct. 10, allowing the Avalanche to go 2 for 4 on the power play.

"It's our last hurdle we've got to get over," Ruff said of needing to beat Colorado. "We played some great games last year and didn't win, but we've got to find a way to win. You can do that different ways. That can be special teams or being sound defensively against their key personnel."

The Avalanche have won seven of 10 games since Jan. 4, winning three in a row by 2-1 scores. In Friday's 2-1 shootout win over St. Louis, Nathan MacKinnon's goal with 53.7 seconds left in regulation forced overtime and Gabriel Landeskog converted the only successful attempt in the tiebreaker.

"We stayed focused," coach Patrick Roy said. "It could have been easy to panic and be (angry) and have excuses to lose the game. We kept pushing."

Landeskog and MacKinnon are among the reasons behind the Avs' recent dominance of the Stars. Landeskog has five goals and eight assists during a seven-game point streak against Dallas, collecting a career-high four points Oct. 10.

MacKinnon had one goal and two assists in that matchup, giving him 10 points in 11 career meetings.

The Stars are getting production out of Jamie Benn, who has three goals and two assists in five games after going four games without a point. The left wing's 27 goals are third in the NHL, one back of Washington's Alex Ovechkin and three behind Patrick Kane of Chicago.

Much of Benn's success has come at home. He leads the league with the most goals as host with 20 after scoring six times over the past seven contests.

Benn only has three goals in his last 22 games against the Avalanche, but has contributed 18 assists over that stretch.

Tyler Seguin has 11 points over his past nine meetings with Colorado. However, he enters this one with two goals and one assist in nine games after going pointless in the last two.

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

-- Yoenis Cespedes gets $75M for three years from the Mets; he can opt out next winter, but why would he want to?

-- Wright State 73, Valparaiso 62-- Big upset in Horizon League.

-- 227 baseball players made their major league debut last season.

-- Hornets 120, Magic 116 OT-- Kemba Walker had 40 points for the winners.

-- Warriors 122, Pacers 110-- Steve Kerr's return is a triumphant one.

-- I listen to stories about Jim Harbaugh recruiting and the thought crosses my mind, "Are we 100% sure this guy is sane?"

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

13) Odd fact of the day: John Calipari doesn't go to his team's pre-game meals; he wants his team to relax, so he stays away from them while they're eating.

12) Cincinnati Bearcats will be doing an $87M upgrade of their basketball arena after the 2016-17 season; they haven't decided where they'll play games in 2017-18. Puts more pressure on the coach, having that much $$$ poured into the program.

11) Back in October, I was lucky enough to go to a UNLV basketball practice; they have a brand new practice facility, a building that is first class in every way. Took a lot of cash to build it and rich people (boosters) aren't patient, so when the Rebels lost five of six games around the holidays, coach Dave Rice was fired.

The night of the practice I went to, there was a booster event at the practice facility; they have these donor cords with check boxes for how much you'd like to contribute to the program, ranging from $3,000 to $20,000 with an "other" box. UNLV flies charter for conference road games, an important upgrade for the program, but it ain't cheap.

My point is this: teams like Cincinnati/UNLV get donors to provide enhancements for the programs, but those boosters want results. No results? Heads can roll.

10) Speaking of unhappy rich people, the Cavaliers' owner fired coach David Blatt, who was 30-11 this year and lost in NBA Finals LY, his first as an NBA coach. Only people in the Cavaliers' inner circle know what the deal is, so I'm not going to criticize the move, or praise it. Not many 30-11 coaches get fired, though.

9) Cavaliers went out of their way to say that Lebron James wasn't notified of Blatt's firing until it actually happened; I really don't believe that, and even if I do believe that, I'm not sure it would be smart to change coaches without talking to James first. Former NBA guard Tyronn Lue is the new coach, by the way.

8) Not sure if they still do it, but Princeton used to spend eight minutes of every practice working on all kinds of layups that they might take as a result of cuts made in their offense. as Watching Belmont play Thursday night; their bigger guys are good at using the basket for protection from more athletic shot blockers on reverse layups.

7) From 2005-08, Marist went 37-17 in MAAC with Matt Brady as coach; Brady moved on to James Madison. since then, Marist is 27-102 in MAAC games.

6) Steve Kerr came back to the Warriors' bench last night; Jason Kidd is coming back from back surgery next week. Milwaukee is 8-7 under interim coach Joe Prunty sduring Kidd's absence.

5) Bob Huggins has been basketball coach at West Virginia for nine years; during that time, the school has had five school presidents and three athletic directors. Seems to me that five school presidents in nine years is an awful lot.

4) Houston Rockets put Andre Drummond on foul line 36 times in Detroit's 123-114 win in Houston the other night- he was 13-36, the most foul shots any NBA player has ever missed in one game. Very discouraged to see shooting that bad.

3) Mike Vrabel is the linebackers' coach for the Texans; he turned down a chance to be Chip Kelly's defensive coordinator in San Frasncisco. Interesting decision.

2) New Orleans Pelicans' star Anthony Davis stands to lose a potential $23M in contract incentives unless he makes all-NBA this season, which is unlikely. Not getting voted to the All-Star team makes the all-NBA thing the deciding factor.

1) Good luck to the selection committee for the NCAA hoop tournament; what an odd season. Seeding is going to be impossible. Lot of guys on TV think mid-major teams like Valparaiso or Belmont will make lot of noise in March.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 23

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VANCOUVER (20-17-0-11, 51 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (22-17-0-7, 51 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 3-13 ATS (+16.2 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 150-119 ATS (+270.3 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 66-67 ATS (-33.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 80-102 ATS (-41.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 25-34 ATS (-25.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 20-24 ATS (-17.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 32-42 ATS (-37.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 3-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER 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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MINNESOTA (23-16-0-8, 54 pts.) at SAN JOSE (24-18-0-3, 51 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 21-14 ATS (+37.3 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 13-6 ATS (+21.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 12-21 ATS (-18.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 12-17 ATS (-16.3 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 147-129 ATS (-78.6 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 19-27 ATS (-26.8 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 9-14 ATS (-14.4 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 12-16 ATS (-15.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 8-12 ATS (-17.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 4-3 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 4-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

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ANAHEIM (20-18-0-7, 47 pts.) at DETROIT (23-15-0-8, 54 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 4-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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COLUMBUS (17-27-0-4, 38 pts.) at BOSTON (24-17-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 5-16 ATS (+23.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
COLUMBUS is 5-15 ATS (+23.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLUMBUS is 17-12 ATS (+34.2 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 26-22 ATS (+52.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 13-11 ATS (+29.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 65-63 ATS (+156.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 9-19 ATS (-17.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 185-154 ATS (-43.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
BOSTON is 86-77 ATS (-62.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (26-17-0-4, 56 pts.) at FLORIDA (26-15-0-5, 57 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 8-3 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 8-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (24-19-0-5, 53 pts.) at WINNIPEG (21-23-0-3, 45 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 8-26 ATS (+41.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 45-34 ATS (+8.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 44-28 ATS (+73.2 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.2 Units)

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MONTREAL (23-20-0-4, 50 pts.) at TORONTO (17-20-0-8, 42 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 19-10 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 88-69 ATS (+158.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
TORONTO is 4-18 ATS (-16.0 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 12-41 ATS (+58.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 0-10 ATS (+15.3 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
TORONTO is 26-53 ATS (+85.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 2-12 ATS (+18.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
TORONTO is 19-32 ATS (+57.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 5-15 ATS (-12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 9-2 (+6.5 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 9-2-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.9 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (20-17-0-8, 48 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (24-15-0-6, 54 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-18 ATS (+27.8 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-8 ATS (+25.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-9 ATS (+24.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 28-31 ATS (-4.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 20-37 ATS (-23.5 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 25-27 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 6-5 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 6-5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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COLORADO (24-21-0-3, 51 pts.) at DALLAS (30-13-0-5, 65 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 10-1 (+9.4 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 10-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (29-14-0-3, 61 pts.) at ARIZONA (22-19-0-5, 49 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 6-6 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 6-6-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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NASHVILLE (21-18-0-8, 50 pts.) at EDMONTON (19-25-0-5, 43 pts.) - 1/23/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 21-26 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 28-33 ATS (-10.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 2-8 ATS (-10.4 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
NASHVILLE is 11-24 ATS (-15.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 8-13 ATS (-13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NASHVILLE is 195-144 ATS (+27.2 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
EDMONTON is 9-28 ATS (+54.0 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 162-159 ATS (-23.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 23

Hot teams
-- Canucks won three of their last four games.
-- Sharks won six of their last seven games.
-- Anaheim won three of its last four games.
-- Bruins won three of their last four games.
-- Tampa Bay won its last seven games.
-- New Jersey won its last three games.
-- Islanders won three of their last four games.
-- Avalanche won four of their last five games.
-- Kings won six of their last ten games.

Cold teams
-- Penguins lost five of their last eight games.
-- Minnesota lost five of its last six games.
-- Red Wings lost three of last five games.
-- Blue Jackets lost six of their last eight games.
-- Panthers lost four of their last five games.
-- Winnipeg lost five of its last seven games.
-- Canadiens lost last five games, scoring eight goals. Toronto lost six of its last seven.
-- Flyers lost three of their last four games.
-- Dallas stars lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Arizona lost its last four games, outscored 10-4.
-- Nashville/Edmonton both losr six of their last eight games.

Series records
-- Penguins won five of last seven games with Vancouver.
-- Sharks won six of last nine games with Minnesota.
-- Ducks won four of last five games with Detroit.
-- Bruins won seven of last nine games with Columbus, but lost last two.
-- Lightning won seven of last ten games with Florida.
-- Jets won six of last eight games with New Jersey.
-- Montreal won its last eight games with Toronto.
-- Islanders won six of last eight games with Philly.
-- Dallas Stars lost their last seven games with Colorado.
-- Kings won four of their last six games with Arizona.
-- Oilers lost their last four games with Nashville.

Totals
-- Over is 3-0-1 in last four Pittsburgh games.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Minnesota games.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Detroit games.
-- Under is 4-1-2 in last seven Boston games.
-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Tampa Bay games.
-- Last seven New Jersey-Winnipeg games stayed under.
-- Seven of last ten Montreal-Toronto games went over.
-- Under is 3-1-2 in last six Philly games.
-- Five of last seven Colorado-Dallas games went over.
-- Under is 3-0-1 in last four Nashville-Edmonton games.

Back-to-backs
-- Detroit is 4-5 if it played night before; teams are 4-3 night after playing Buffalo.
-- Florida is 4-4 if it played night before; teams are 2-6 night after playing Chicago.
-- Islanders are 5-3 if they played night before; teams are 4-0 night after playing Ottawa.
-- Colorado is 3-2 if it played night before; teams are 2-4 night after playing St Louis.

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NHL

Saturday, January 23

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
VANCOUVER vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Vancouver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver

4:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 17 of San Jose's last 25 games
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

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

7:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. BOSTON
Columbus is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 12 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games at home
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Columbus

7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. TORONTO
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Montreal's last 15 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games

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

7:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. FLORIDA
Tampa Bay is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing Florida
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Florida's last 25 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Florida's last 13 games

7:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NY ISLANDERS
Philadelphia is 15-6 SU in their last 21 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games at home
NY Islanders are 6-15 SU in their last 21 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

8:00 PM
COLORADO vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

9:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles

10:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. EDMONTON
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


CLB at BOS 07:00 PM
BOS -203


NJ at WIN 07:00 PM

NJ +122 BEST BET


ANA at DET 07:00 PM

DET -102


MON at TOR 07:00 PM

TOR +100


TB at FLA 07:00 PM

FLA +115 BEST BET


COL at DAL 08:00 PM

COL +171 BEST BET


LA at ARI 09:00 PM

ARI +140 BEST BET


NAS at EDM 10:00 PM

NAS -138

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top six outfielders in OPS last season.......

6) Andrew McCutchen, Pitt-- .889

5) David Peralta, Ariz-- .893

4) Jose Bautista, Tor-- .913

3) Nelson Cruz, Sea-- .936

2) Mike Trout, LAA-- .991

1) Bryce Harper, Wsh-- 1.109

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

13) Nevada 65, UNLV 63-- Former NBA coach Eric Musselman is the new coach at Nevada; this was his first game against rival UNLV. Musselman went to college at the U of San Diego, where his roommate was George Tarkanian (yes, his son).

12) ESPN struck gold with former Stanford/Cal/Warrior coach Mike Montgomery as analyst of the UNLV-Nevada game. He is smart, relaxed behind the mike-- you learn stuff listening to him.

11) Ball State, Iowa State were only teams that played yesterday that turned the ball over more than 20 times; odd thing is, they both won and on the road at that.

10) Ball State 88, Eastern Michigan 87 2OT-- Speaking of which, maybe the worst 0:15 of officiating we'll see all season at the end of the second OT. Seriously.

EMU led 87-85 with 0:18 left, Ball State misses a 3 from the left wing. Rebound goes into the right corner, where an EMU player grabs it, is trapped by three guys on Ball State, at least two of whom seem to foul him, or in worst case, cause a tied ball.

But the officials swallow their whistles, a Ball State player emerges from the scrum by taking at least four steps with the ball- he passes to a teammate, who hits a 3-ball to win game with 0:00.7 left. This game was in Ypsilanti; home fans weren't happy.

All three of these refs should be suspended for blatantly failing to do their job.

9) Ark-Little Rock 68, Tex-Arlington 62-- Game between Sun Belt titans was 42-14 at the half, Little Rock.hung on in second half; Arlington got within four in last 1:00.

8) Pepperdine 71, BYU 65-- Cougars came back from 10 down at half to win at LMU Thursday, but Waves got best of them here. BYU was just 6-22 on the arc.

7) Bulls 96, Cavaliers 83-- Tyronn Lue's first game as head coach in Cleveland did not go well. Lue says the Cavaliers aren't in good enough shape. To be continued....

6) California 74, Arizona 73-- During this game, Bill Walton talked about: volcanoes, Lou Brock, alignment of the planets, Bugs Bunny, San Quentin, Apple computers, as well as his grandson. He also fit in commentary on Cal's dramatic win- they went 2-0 at home this week, even without injured point guard Tyrone Wallace. Big week.

5) Louisville 75, Georgia Tech 71-- Tech led by 7 at half, Cardinals rallied for third win in a row. Coach K's son-in-law was analyst for this game; he was shilling for the ACC as strongest league in the country. Apparently, he hasn't seen any Big X games.

4) Cal-Riverside 74, Long Beach State 72-- Riverside coach Dennis Cutts is a fellow Albany alum and a good coach; big win for him here. Long Beach made 13-24 from the arc and still lost- that doesn't happen very much.

3) Indiana 89, Northwestern 57-- Impressed with how much better Hoosiers are now than they were in November, when they lost to Wake Forest, UNLV. They're 7-0 in a Big 14 that isn't nearly as good as everyone thinks it is, but they are 7-0.

2) Biggest upset of the day: South Florida (+16.5) 71, Houston 62.

1) Duke and Michigan State ended their three-game skids. Spartans were especially emotional after beating Maryland at home-- was fun to see kids show genuine joy at winning one regular season game. Maybe it was more relief than joy, but still......

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NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, January 24


NY Rangers @ Ottawa

Game 53-54
January 24, 2016 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
12.683
Ottawa
9.704
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 3
3 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-135); Under

Calgary @ Carolina

Game 55-56
January 24, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
10.717
Carolina
9.203
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+110); Over

St. Louis @ Chicago

Game 57-58
January 24, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
12.424
Chicago
9.640
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3
3 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-165
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+145); Under

Los Angeles @ San Jose

Game 59-60
January 24, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
12.328
San Jose
10.810
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
N/A




NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 24

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NY RANGERS (26-16-0-5, 57 pts.) at OTTAWA (22-20-0-6, 50 pts.) - 1/24/2016, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 36-28 ATS (+5.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 18-12 ATS (+5.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 90-58 ATS (+12.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 49-26 ATS (+13.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 38-18 ATS (+13.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 33-14 ATS (+14.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 33-10 ATS (+15.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 7-19 ATS (-12.7 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 6-2 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 6-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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CALGARY (21-21-0-3, 45 pts.) at CAROLINA (21-20-0-8, 50 pts.) - 1/24/2016, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 71-67 ATS (+151.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 54-50 ATS (+112.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-1 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (28-15-0-8, 64 pts.) at CHICAGO (32-15-0-4, 68 pts.) - 1/24/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 18-3 ATS (+13.8 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CHICAGO is 48-28 ATS (+8.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 9-9-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (29-15-0-3, 61 pts.) at SAN JOSE (25-18-0-3, 53 pts.) - 1/24/2016, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 11-9 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 11-9-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 24

Hot teams
-- Rangers won three of their last four games.
-- St Louis won five of its last seven games.
-- Sharks won seven of their last eight games.

Cold teams
-- Ottawa lost four of its last six games.
-- Calgary lost four of its last six games. Carolina lost three of its last four.
-- Chicago lost its last two games, 2-1/4-0, after winning 12 in row.
-- Kings lost their last two games, 3-2/3-0.

Series records
-- Rangers won six of last eight games with Ottawa.
-- Flames won four of last five games with Carolina.
-- Blues won three of last four games with Chicago.
-- Kings won three of last four visits to San Jose.

Totals
-- Seven of last nine Ranger-Ottawa games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Calgary games went over total.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Chicago games.
-- Three of last four San Jose games went over total.

Back-to-backs
-- Kings are 5-1 if they played night before; teams are 2-3 the night after playing Arizona. San Jose is 3-4 if it played night before; teams are 1-5 the night after playing Minnesota.




NHL

Sunday, January 24

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh

3:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. OTTAWA
NY Rangers are 3-11 SU in their last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers

6:00 PM
CALGARY vs. CAROLINA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Calgary is 2-6-2 SU in its last 10 games ,when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary

7:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CHICAGO
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago's last 16 games at home

10:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. SAN JOSE
Los Angeles is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games at home

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NHL MONEYLINE

NHL > (57) ST LOUIS@ (58) CHICAGO | 2016-01-24 19:05:00 - 2016-01-24 19:05:00
Play ON CHICAGO using money line in Home games after a non-conference game
The record is 12 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+12 units)

NHL > (57) ST LOUIS@ (58) CHICAGO | 2016-01-24 19:05:00 - 2016-01-24 19:05:00
Play ON CHICAGO using money line in All games after a non-conference game
The record is 18 Wins and 3 Losses for the this season (+14.75 units)

NHL > (59) LOS ANGELES@ (60) SAN JOSE | 2016-01-24 22:05:00 - 2016-01-24 22:05:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE using money line in Home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 2 Wins and 8 Losses for the this season (-9.6 units)

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NHL PUCKLINE

NHL > (57) ST LOUIS@ (58) CHICAGO | 2016-01-24 19:05:00 - 2016-01-24 19:05:00
Play ON CHICAGO in Home games after a non-conference game
The record is 12 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+12 units)

NHL > (57) ST LOUIS@ (58) CHICAGO | 2016-01-24 19:05:00 - 2016-01-24 19:05:00
Play ON CHICAGO in All games after a non-conference game
The record is 18 Wins and 3 Losses for the this season (+14.75 units)

NHL > (59) LOS ANGELES@ (60) SAN JOSE | 2016-01-24 22:05:00 - 2016-01-24 22:05:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE in Home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 2 Wins and 8 Losses for the this season (-9.6 units)

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NHL TOTALS

NHL > (55) CALGARY@ (56) CAROLINA | 2016-01-24 18:05:00 - 2016-01-24 18:05:00
Play UNDER CAROLINA on the totalin Home games after a division game
The record is 4 Overs and 20 Unders for the last two seasons (+15.75 units)

NHL > (57) ST LOUIS@ (58) CHICAGO | 2016-01-24 19:05:00 - 2016-01-24 19:05:00
Play UNDER CHICAGO on the totalin All games after a non-conference game
The record is 15 Overs and 32 Unders for the last two seasons (+16.7 units)

NHL > (53) NY RANGERS@ (54) OTTAWA | 2016-01-24 15:05:00 - 2016-01-24 15:05:00
Play OVER OTTAWA on the totalin All games revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 13 Overs and 5 Unders for the this season (+9.25 units)

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 24

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


NYR at OTT 03:00 PM

OTT +127 BEST BET


CAL at CAR 06:00 PM

CAR -116


STL at CHI 07:00 PM

CHI -150


LA at SJ 10:00 PM

SJ -105

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 25

Hot teams
-- Bruins won four of their last five games.
-- Islanders won three of their last four games.
-- Rangers won three of their last four home games.

Cold teams
-- Canadiens lost five of their last six games. Columbus lost seven of its last nine.
-- Philly lost three of its last four games.
-- Red Wings lost three of last four games.
-- Buffalo lost its last two games, 2-1/3-0.
-- Coyotes lost four of their last five games. Minnesota lost six of its last seven.
-- Flames lost five of their last seven games. Dallas lost five of its last six.

Series records
-- Montreal won six of last seven games with Columbus.
-- Flyers won last two games with Boston 5-4ot/3-2.
-- Islanders won eight of last ten games with Detroit.
-- Rangers won their last seven games with Buffalo.
-- Minnesota won six of last seven games with Arizona.
-- Flames won their last three games with Dallas.

Totals
-- Four of last five Montreal-Columbus games stayed under.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Boston-Philly games.
-- Four of last five Detroit-Islander games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Ranger-Sabre games stayed under total.
-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Minnesota-Arizona games.
-- Eight of last ten Calgary-Dallas games went over.

Back-to-backs
-- Rangers are 4-2 at home if they played nite before; teams are 2-5 nite after playing Ottawa.
-- Calgary is 2-4 if it played the night before; teams are 4-5 night after playing Carolina.