Tuesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 1/19

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Trends and Indexes

Tuesday, January 19

Good Luck on day #19 of 2016!

NOTE:
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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Home team won eight of last nine AFC title games; home team is 4-4 in last eight NFC title games.

-- Iowa State 82, Oklahoma 77-- Last time Cyclones beat a #1 team, the best player on the other team was Wilt Chamberlain (1957).

-- Syracuse 64, Duke 62-- Duke lost its last three games, all to unranked teams.

-- Greg Norman got dumped by FOX as its #1 golf analyst.

-- Indianapolis Colts named Brian Schottenheimer as their new QB coach.

-- There apparently is growing momentum to have the DH in both leagues.

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

13) Detroit Tigers signed Justin Upton for $22M a year for six years, which tells me there is something about Yoenis Cespedes that the general public doesn't know. I'd rather have Cespedes than Upton, although Cespedes is two years older.

12) Warriors 132, Cavaliers 98-- Ugly no-show at home for Cleveland. You play the team that beat you in the Finals last year, you're supposed to compete.

11) Knicks 119, 76ers 113 2OT-- New York was 25-30 on the foul line; Philly was 13-25. Sixers had rallied back from down 18 late in third quarter.

10) Charlotte 124, Utah 119 2OT-- Solid set of afternoon games in the NBA. Kemba Walker had 52, the first Hornet ever to score 50+ points.

9) Purdue 107, Rutgers 57-- If you're in your third year as coach of a Big 14 team and you lose by 50 at home, it is time to start updating your resume. There are lot of good basketball players in New Jersey-- no excuse for Rutgers to be this bad.

8) Robert Morris won the NEC tournament LY, won a play-in game in the NCAAs, but last spring Clemson poached their best player, 6-3 G Marcquise Reed (he is sitting out this season at Clemson) and now Robert Morris is 4-15 and floundering. It is a free country, but poaching players from mid-majors is a growing trend and it stinks.

7) You'll see some Saturday afternoon NBA games starting later this month for this reason: the league now has a Saturday night TV deal in Europe- since they're 5-6 hours ahead of us, for games to be shown live there they have to be afternoon games here.

6) Odd stat: West Virginia won the Big East tournament in 2010, then made it to the Final Four in DeSean Butler's last year there; since then, the Mountaineers are 0-5 in conference tournament games- that surprised me.

5) Guy in the Australian Open Sunday night was wearing two different sneakers as he played, one black, one orange. Hopefully this is not a portent of the future. Some wiseguy said he probably has another pair just like that one back in his hotel. .

4) I enjoy the instant replay system in tennis; it is quick and it makes a difference.

3) This is the first time since 2004 that both conference championship games have the #1 seed playing #2 seed. Home sides were 4-0 this past weekend, after being 0-4 the week before. Sunday should be an interesting day.

2) It wound up not mattering Saturday night, but Patrick Peterson drew a taunting penalty as he ran back an INT for a TD, turning and waving to guys who were chasing him. How stupid can he be? If not for another Arizona penalty on the same play, he would've cost his team a TD in a game that wound up going to overtime. Wise up!!!

1) If you like politics or are interested by it, there is a good reality show on Showtime called The Circus, about this year's Presidential race. Lot of behind-the-scenes looks at rallies, interviews with candidates. Stuff we don't normally get to see.

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Cashing in your NFL Conference Championship bets takes perfect timing

Oddsmakers are basically making the NFC Championship a push, giving the visiting Cardinals three points at Carolina.

Spread to bet now

Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers (-3)

What to make of the Panthers? Carolina was driving a Ferrari in the first half against the Seahawks, but came out in the third period behind the wheel of a VW Beetle. It got just a little bit dicey in the late going as the Panthers went into a four-corner Dean Smith-type offense in the second half. Expected league MVP Cam Newton wound up throwing the ball only 22 times as the Panthers burned clock after going up big early.

The Panthers are unlikely to have their way in the late game against a Cardinals team that is ranked in the Top 10 in the NFL against the run, against the pass and overall. Books figure that this game is a push, giving the field goal to Arizona as the road team. There appear to be no major injuries or other factors that could alter that line, though early money is on Carolina to cover.

Spread to wait on

New England Patriots at Denver Broncos (+3)

The Patriots are now paying the price for that debacle at Miami in the final game of the season in which they played much of the game to protect the health of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. A win over the pathetic Dolphins would have likely meant that the AFC title game would be played in Gillette Stadium (though the divisional round matchup would have been different), and New England would have been a solid touchdown favorite.

As it is, the Patriots are giving the three, based on New England’s bounce-back effort against white-hot Kansas City last week. New England’s defense is a notch better than Pittsburgh and no one can occupy Peyton Manning’s skull more effectively than Bill Belichick can. Bettors like New England two to one in the early going, but bear in mind that the Patriots and Brady have not ever fared well in Denver since the teams started going at it back in the 1960s.

Totals to watch

Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers (47)

Both the Cardinals (9-7) and the Panthers (10-5-1) have been Over teams this season, led by MVP-candidate quarterbacks. More importantly, both teams have coaches who are now afraid to let the ball fly - even with the stakes so high.

New England Patriots at Denver Broncos (44.5)

Interesting number, considering that when the teams played in late November, they put 48 points on the board in regulation. The Patriots offense is healthier now than it was two months ago and the Broncos have turned back to Manning, even though they had 433 total yards behind Osweiler in November.

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 19

Boston @ Montreal

Game 11-12
January 19, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.730
Montreal
10.256
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-105); Under

Chicago @ Nashville

Game 13-14
January 19, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
12.549
Nashville
11.156
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-120); Under

Dallas @ Los Angeles

Game 15-16
January 19, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.467
Los Angeles
11.928
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-135); Over

Toronto @ Philadelphia

Game 1-2
January 19, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
10.693
Philadelphia
9.663
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+125); Under

Washington @ Columbus

Game 3-4
January 19, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
11.012
Columbus
12.207
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
N/A

Vancouver @ NY Rangers

Game 5-6
January 19, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
9.607
NY Rangers
11.073
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-180
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-180); Over

Calgary @ New Jersey

Game 7-8
January 19, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
9.325
New Jersey
10.829
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-130); Under

Edmonton @ Tampa Bay

Game 9-10
January 19, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
11.283
Tampa Bay
10.272
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-230
5
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+190); Over

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 19

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TORONTO (16-20-0-7, 39 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (20-15-0-8, 48 pts.) - 1/19/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 3-17 ATS (+22.4 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 11-40 ATS (+60.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 18-31 ATS (-17.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 4-14 ATS (-10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 10-3 ATS (+6.4 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-13 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 4-13 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
PHILADELPHIA is 3-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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WASHINGTON (34-8-0-3, 71 pts.) at COLUMBUS (17-25-0-4, 38 pts.) - 1/19/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-6 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-5-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.1 Units)

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VANCOUVER (19-17-0-10, 48 pts.) at NY RANGERS (24-16-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/19/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 16-5 ATS (+9.2 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 181-193 ATS (+420.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 214-207 ATS (-115.6 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 12-17 ATS (-13.0 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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CALGARY (20-20-0-3, 43 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (22-19-0-5, 49 pts.) - 1/19/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 70-66 ATS (+148.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 53-49 ATS (+110.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 43-37 ATS (+85.9 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 14-9 ATS (+26.1 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 25-49 ATS (+81.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 5-0 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-0-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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EDMONTON (19-23-0-5, 43 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (24-17-0-4, 52 pts.) - 1/19/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 26-26 ATS (+60.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 2-7 ATS (-7.3 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
TAMPA BAY is 22-26 ATS (-9.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 322-384 ATS (-170.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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BOSTON (23-16-0-5, 51 pts.) at MONTREAL (23-19-0-4, 50 pts.) - 1/19/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 64-62 ATS (-28.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 7-15 ATS (-10.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
MONTREAL is 88-68 ATS (+159.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
MONTREAL is 66-54 ATS (+2.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 14-5 (+12.4 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 14-5-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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CHICAGO (31-13-0-4, 66 pts.) at NASHVILLE (20-17-0-8, 48 pts.) - 1/19/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 17-20 ATS (-22.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 199-162 ATS (+27.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
CHICAGO is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in January games this season.
CHICAGO is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 17-2 ATS (+13.8 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CHICAGO is 19-5 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NASHVILLE is 20-25 ATS (-18.8 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 27-32 ATS (-8.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 5-11 ATS (-11.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NASHVILLE is 2-7 ATS (-10.1 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
NASHVILLE is 9-19 ATS (+29.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 8-10 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 10-8-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.5 Units)

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DALLAS (29-12-0-5, 63 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (28-13-0-3, 59 pts.) - 1/19/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 1-6 ATS (-6.3 Units) in January games this season.
DALLAS is 1-6 ATS (-6.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 34-24 ATS (+60.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 12-5 ATS (+17.3 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 36-29 ATS (+69.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-4 ATS (+15.8 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.
LOS ANGELES is 68-58 ATS (+135.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 130-144 ATS (-23.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 12-21 ATS (-25.6 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-2 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 19

Hot teams
-- Flyers won five of their last six games.
-- Washington won six of its last seven games. Columbus won its last two games, 2-1/3-1.
-- Vancouver won three of its last four games. Rangers won three of last four at home.
-- Lightning won last five games. Edmonton won its last two games, allowing three goals.
-- Bruins won last two games, after losing six of previous eight.
-- Chicago won its last eleven games, allowing six goals in last four.

Cold teams
-- Toronto lost last five games, outscored 19-5.
-- Flames lost three of their last four games. New Jersey lost five of its last seven.
-- Montreal lost its last four games, scoring seven goals.
-- Predators lost five of their last six games.
-- Dallas Stars lost six of their last seven games. Los Angeles won seven of its last 10 games.

Series records
-- Flyers won three of last four games with Toronto.
-- Capitols lost four of last six visits to Washington.
-- Rangers lost last two games with Vancouver after winning previous five.
-- Devils lost their last six games with Calgary.
-- Home side won six of last seven Edmonton-Tampa Bay games.
-- Canadiens won nine of last ten games with Boston.
-- Blackhawks won five of last seven games with Nashville.
-- Kings lost four of last five games with Dallas.

Totals
-- Five of last six Toronto games stayed under total.
-- Eight of last ten Washington-Columbus games went over.
-- Over is 3-1 in Canucks' last four visits to Manhattan.
-- Six of last eight Calgary games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Edmonton games stayed under total.
-- Under is 5-0-2 in last seven Boston games.
-- Under is 5-2-2 in last nine Chicago games.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Dallas-Los Angeles games.

Back-to-backs
-- Edmonton is 2-3 if it played night before; teams are 3-0 the night after playing Florida.

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NHL

Tuesday, January 19

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CALGARY vs. NEW JERSEY
Calgary is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Jersey's last 12 games when playing Calgary

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

7:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. NY RANGERS
Vancouver is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. COLUMBUS
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Columbus is 8-15-1 SU in its last 24 games ,when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

7:30 PM
BOSTON vs. MONTREAL
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

7:30 PM
EDMONTON vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games
Edmonton is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Nashville is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

10:30 PM
DALLAS vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
Los Angeles is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games


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NHL
Short Sheet

Tuesday, January 19

Toronto at Philadelphia, 7:05 PM ET
Toronto: 5-19 SU off a road loss against a division rival
Philadelphia: 19-11 SU after 2 or more consecutive unders

Washington at Columbus, 7:05 PM ET
Washington: N/A
Columbus: N/A

Vancouver at NY Rangers, 7:05 PM ET
Vancouver: 7-21 SU after a 2 game unbeaten streak
New York: 16-5 SU on Tuesday nights

Calgary at New Jersey, 7:05 PM ET
Calgary: 22-14 SU off a road loss
New Jersey: 8-26 SU revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less

Edmonton at Tampa Bay, 7:35 PM ET
Edmonton: 1-7 SU in a road game where where the total is 5 or less
Tampa Bay: 20-8 SU off 2 or more consecutive home wins

Boston at Montreal, 7:35 PM ET
Boston: 7-15 SU revenging a loss versus opponent
Montreal: 34-24 SU after 4 or more consecutive losses

Chicago at Nashville, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago: 17-2 SU after a non-conference game
Nashville: 1-9 SU revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less

Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:35 PM ET
Dallas: 14-3 in road games after playing 2 consecutive road games
Los Angeles: 17-20 SU after having won 2 of their last 3