Friday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 1/22

[Udog]

Trends and Indexes

Friday, January 22

Good Luck on day #22 of 2016!

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[Udog]

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- JD clued us in: Ed Hochuli is the ref for Patriots-Broncos Sunday. Since 2000, Denver is 7-0 in Hochuli games- they're 6-0 in his games since 2008.

-- There is 50-70% chance of rain/snow showers in Denver Sunday.

-- Is Washington DC headed to its biggest snowstorm in 90 years this weekend?

-- Weather changed the Syracuse-Virginia hoop game from Saturday to Sunday and the Cavaliers' game at Wake Forest moves from Monday to Tuesday. Also, games at Villanova/Temple were moved from Saturday to Sunday.

-- Baseball moved its trade deadline from July 31 to August 1 just for this season, because July 31 is on a Sunday. Really smart move to lessen chaos on July 31.

-- I thought the A's badly overpaid DH Billy Butler ($11M a year) until I heard that Hillary Clinton gets $225K for making a speech. Butler at $11M is still awful.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Ranking the months of the year......

This list is totally subjective; weather plays into it. Make your own list-- when you are retired, though, there are no bad months. Just some are better than others.

12) January-- If not for college basketball, this would be a long, cold month. At least now when I hear the wind whipping outside in the morning, I pull the covers over my head and go back to sleep- no trudging to work in cruddy weather. Football playoffs are only a lot of fun if your team is in them; I'm a Ram fan, so........

11) February-- Lot like January, only shorter so it ranks higher. Chinese New Year is next month and 2016 is the Year of the Monkey. Spring training starts and there is a February 29th this year. Most famous people I can find with February 29 birthdays are motivational speaker Tony Robbins and hockey legend Henri Richard.

10) May-- NBA/NHL playoffs, weather is pretty good. Kentucky Derby but this has always been a pretty quiet month for me, except for the four years where I coached Little League, which was an experience all to itself. Very little taught me more about people than watching them watch their young kids play ball. I have stories........lol

9) June-- Lot like May, only better weather. When I was a kid, this was by far the best month of the year, with school ending for the year. Minor league baseball is one of the best entertainment values there is-- we have a short season team over the river in Troy (Astros' Class A team). $7 for a night out is a good deal.

8) April-- Opening Day of baseball season, NFL Draft, plus I usually go to Las Vegas in April and that is prime pool season-- I highly recommend it. I'll be the guy wearing sunglasses, covered in towels so I don't get sunburned. Made that mistake once, never again. Nothing quite as relaxing as an afternoon by the pool.

7) October-- Quietest month for this website; baseball playoffs, football, and prep starts for college basketball. Weather is still decent but it starts getting dark too early. Halloween in Las Vegas is different than Halloween anywhere else; its, how can I say this.......just more fun. More people are into Halloween there.

In 2011, I stayed at South Point Hotel off the Strip, which also happened to host the Fetish and Fantasy Ball on Halloween night. Red carpet, TV camera, some costumes that were amazing. Very interesting elevator rides.

6) July-- This is a good basketball month; AAU in Florida or Vegas, NBA Summer League. One year it was 95 and humid in Florida, but the air conditioning in the Milk House at Walt Disney World was cranked so high I went to the **** to buy sweats to wear in there while I watched games. Sitting by the pool at night and reading college football magazines is also an annual July happening.

5) August-- The big thing in upstate New York in August is the racetrack that runs for six weeks at Saratoga, ending on Labor Day. Good social scene at night, lot of racing during the day. The first time I was in Las Vegas: August 1, 1986- it was 112 outside and I'm in a sportsbook, watching horse races from Saratoga, which is 20 miles from my house. They've over-commercialized it recently, but it is still a fun day.

4) September-- Worst month when I was a kid- who wants to go back to school? I wonder if teachers dreaded it as much as I did. But now as an adult, football is getting started, baseball pennant races are happening, it is still summer weather. Nothing bad about September anymore.

In September 1973, I rode a school bus for the first time, after walking to school in grades K-8. Public school in 9th grade was a new experience-- 720+ kids in the school, all 9th graders and I knew five of them. Five. The first week was a little scary.

3) November-- Busiest month for the website; overlap between college football/hoop gets crazy, plus the NBA gets started. I'm thinking the NBA will become a better game to handicap as they stretch out the season more, to reduce back/backs for teams. When I was working, November had three holidays, never a bad thing.

2) December-- You can get really good rates at hotels in Las Vegas if you go the week before Christmas-- you can get suites fairly cheap. Christmas, New Year's Eve, people putting up trees/lights for my birthday; what could be bad about December? Snow is a potential problem. People are usualy in better moods in December.

1) March-- I'm a big college basketball fan, so March is an excellent month, though you aren't out of the woods with weather yet. Plus there is spring training baseball every day-- I'm thinking of a trip to Arizona to see the A's next March. Have never done the spring training thing-- am told it is lot of fun.

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 22


NY Islanders @ Ottawa

Game 59-60
January 22, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
9.076
Ottawa
10.585
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ottawa
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
N/A

Anaheim @ Washington

Game 51-52
January 22, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
10.515
Washington
12.055
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-185
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-185); Over

Detroit @ Buffalo

Game 53-54
January 22, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
12.673
Buffalo
9.121
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
N/A

NY Rangers @ Carolina

Game 55-56
January 22, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
10.127
Carolina
11.705
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+125); Over

Chicago @ Florida

Game 57-58
January 22, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
10.334
Florida
12.628
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 2 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
N/A

St. Louis @ Colorado

Game 61-62
January 22, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
12.619
Colorado
11.066
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-110); Under

[Udog]

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, January 22

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ANAHEIM (20-18-0-7, 47 pts.) at WASHINGTON (35-8-0-3, 73 pts.) - 1/22/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 20-25 ATS (-11.3 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 35-11 ATS (+22.9 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 464-387 ATS (+27.4 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 228-211 ATS (+454.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 150-195 ATS (-70.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 31-45 ATS (-37.9 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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DETROIT (23-15-0-8, 54 pts.) at BUFFALO (19-24-0-4, 42 pts.) - 1/22/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 9-2 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 9-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

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NY RANGERS (25-16-0-5, 55 pts.) at CAROLINA (21-19-0-8, 50 pts.) - 1/22/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 6-14 ATS (-9.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NY RANGERS are 48-26 ATS (+12.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 32-14 ATS (+13.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 32-10 ATS (+14.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 27-53 ATS (+89.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 29-51 ATS (+81.5 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 10-1 (+8.5 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 10-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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CHICAGO (32-14-0-4, 68 pts.) at FLORIDA (26-15-0-5, 57 pts.) - 1/22/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-0-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (24-15-0-6, 54 pts.) at OTTAWA (22-19-0-6, 50 pts.) - 1/22/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 4-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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ST LOUIS (28-15-0-7, 63 pts.) at COLORADO (24-21-0-3, 51 pts.) - 1/22/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 6-13 ATS (-11.7 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 118-101 ATS (-39.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 31-24 ATS (+5.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 10-4 ATS (+15.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
COLORADO is 50-37 ATS (+90.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 99-79 ATS (+179.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-4 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 7-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.2 Units)

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[Udog]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 22

Hot teams
-- Washington won seven of last eight games. Anaheim won three of its last four games.
-- Red Wings won four of their last six games.
-- Carolina won five of its last seven games.
-- Chicago had its 12-game win streak ended last night.
-- Blues won five of their last six games. Colorado won three of its last four.

Cold teams
-- Detroit lost three of its last four games.
-- Rangers are 0-4 in game following their last four wins.
-- Florida lost its last four games, outscored 16-5.
-- Islanders, Senators are both 3-4 in their last seven games.

Series records
-- Ducks lost five of last six games with Washington.
-- Sabres lost eight of last ten games with Detroit.
-- Rangers won their last eight games with Carolina.
-- Panthers lost their last eight games with Chicago.
-- Islanders won three of last four visits to Ottawa.
-- Colorado won last two games with St Louis, 3-1/4-3OT.

Totals
-- Over is 4-0-2 in last six Washington games.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Detroit-Buffalo games.
-- Under is 4-1-4 in last nine Ranger-Hurricane games.
-- Under is 7-1-2 in last ten Chicago-Florida games.
-- Last six Islander-Ottawa games stayed under.
-- Under is 8-1-1 in last ten St Louis-Colorado games.

Back-to-backs
-- Carolina is 5-3 if it played night before; teams are 3-4 the night after playing Toronto.
-- Chicago is 1-4 on road if it played night before; teams are 2-6 the night after playing Tampa Bay. .
-- Ottawa is 2-5 if it played night before; teams are 3-7 the night after playing the Devils.

[Udog]

NHL

Friday, January 22

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. WASHINGTON
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:00 PM
DETROIT vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Detroit

7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. CAROLINA
NY Rangers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Carolina
NY Rangers are 2-11 SU in their last 13 games on the road
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

7:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games when playing Florida
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Florida's last 12 games
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago

7:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. OTTAWA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
NY Islanders are 7-15-1 SU in their last 23 games ,when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

9:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. COLORADO
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing St. Louis


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[RS170]

---Saratoga, which is 20 miles from my house.---Hey Udog---Boy are you a lucky guy---I used to run the Throughway up into NE a lot--thought people who lived up there had to be nuts---but if my house was 20 miles from Saratoga--- that would about make up for it.

[Udog]

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, January 22

Anaheim at Washington, 7:05 PM ET
Anaheim: 1-11 SU as an underdog
Washington: 17-6 SU after playing a road game

Detroit at Buffalo, 7:05 PM ET
Detroit: N/A
Buffalo: N/A

NY Rangers at Carolina, 7:05 PM ET
New York: 24-9 SU as a road favorite
Carolina: 2-10 SU revenging a road loss versus opponent

Chicago at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
Chicago: N/A
Florida: N/A

NY Islanders at Ottawa, 7:35 PM ET
New York: N/A
Ottawa: N/A

St Louis at Colorado, 9:05 PM ET
St Louis: 9-15 SU after allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games
Colorado: 16-9 SU after 1 or more consecutive unders

[Udog]

---Saratoga, which is 20 miles from my house.---Hey Udog---Boy are you a lucky guy---I used to run the Throughway up into NE a lot--thought people who lived up there had to be nuts---but if my house was 20 miles from Saratoga--- that would about make up for it.

I didn't write that, RS. Biff, from Armadillo Sports, wrote that. That's his house.

I live in northeast Oklahoma and we have been extremely fortunate so far this winter..