The Bum's National Hockey League February Rated Plays - Trends - News - Etc. !!

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Preview: Coyotes (25-23) at Sharks (28-20)
Date: February 13, 2016 10:30 PM EDT

The San Jose Sharks' win over the Arizona Coyotes last month came amidst a season-high point streak that has since drifted into inconsistent play.

The good news is the Coyotes haven't been able to make up much ground, anyway.

While the Coyotes seek just their fourth win in the last month on Saturday night, the Sharks hope a home game against their Pacific Division foe brings similar success that it has over the last decade.

San Jose (28-20-5) earned its fourth win in the last five games of this series with a 3-1 victory at Arizona on Jan. 21. That was the Sharks' seventh step on a 10-game point streak that lasted from Jan. 9-26, though they have been up and down since.

They have traded wins and losses for a 2-2-1 record and have surrendered at least five goals in two of the last three games. A shutout came from the other, but the Sharks have dropped eight points behind division-leading Los Angeles.

While San Jose combined for just nine goals in its four previous games, it busted out for five on Thursday against Calgary. The Flames, however, scored the same amount on backup Alex Stalock before eventually winning 6-5 in a shootout.

The Sharks did, though, escape with a point after trailing 4-1 through one period - a nice consolation to tag onto Tuesday's 2-0 win at Chicago.

'We stuck with it and found a way to get a point," coach Peter DeBoer said.

San Jose has taken most of the points in this series since the 2012-13 season, earning 23 of a possible 30 with a 10-2-3 record.

The advantage is more lopsided while dating back further at San Jose. The Sharks are 18-2-5 there against the Coyotes since Jan. 18, 2007, going 5-0-3 in the past eight.

San Jose is also currently riding an eight-game home point streak, but it follows Saturday's game with a five-game road trip that starts Tuesday in Tampa Bay.

Starting goaltender Martin Jones has only been part of this series this season, but he made 23 saves to earn the win last month. Jones recorded one of his 12 career shutouts in his only other start against Arizona while with Los Angeles in December 2014.

Arizona (25-23-6) followed last month's loss to San Jose with back-to-back wins, but the Coyotes picked up only one point while matching a season-worst five-game losing streak.

Shane Doan put the brakes on the skid Friday, however, with two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over Calgary. Doan's big day helped him become the Coyotes leader with 931 career points.

'What he's done for this organization is phenomenal,' coach Dave Tippett said. 'The commitment he has to the organization, to the city, to his teammates, it's just amazing to watch every day.'

Louis Domingue made 26 saves for the win, but it may be Anders Lindback who gets a shot to end his struggles Saturday. Lindback hasn't won since Dec. 27 and surrendered five goals in his last start, a 5-2 loss at Anaheim on Feb. 5.

Sharks left winger Patrick Marleau has scored in his last two games and added an assist against the Flames, and he beat Domingue for a goal last month.

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Six of the top minor league prospets of the Cleveland Indians........

1) Bradley Zimmer, OF-- Expected to be Indians' CF in 2017.

2) Clint Frazier, OF-- No many teams' top two prospects are both OFs.

3) Brady Aiken, P-- Top pick in 2014 draft turned down $5M from Astros, then got hurt and had to have Tommy John surgery. Tribe gave him $2.5M

4) Jordan Sheffield, P-- Turned down chance to pitch at Vanderbilt.

7) Mike Clevinger, P-- Allowed 127 hits in 158 IP in Eastern League LY.

15) Yandy Diaz, 3B-- Cuban infielder hit .315 in Eastern League LY.

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

13) I'd like to see a HORSE competition for NBA All-Star weekend, in addition to a 3-point contest. I'd rather watch that than a dunking contest-- skill-based competition is more fun to watch. I'm probably in the minority on that one.

12) Was reminded last night that Jeff Van Gundy has suggested that any 3-point shot that gets banked in should only count for two points, since no one tries to bank a 3-pointer. He was probably kidding, but it would be interesting if that was a rule.

11) Rhode Island PG Jarvis Garrett broke a bone in his jaw, but has to come back to play with a facemask that looks like it might be hard to breathe thru. He played 36:00 in a tough 68-66 loss to Dayton last night, scoring 11 points with four assists.

10) University of Buffalo suspended its best player- they got waxed at home last nite by Ohio U. The logo at mid-court on Buffalo's court is a map of New York, which isn't unusual, but the huge "New York" written over it looks stupid. I'm pretty sure most everyone knows where Buffalo is.

9) I watched East Carolina's last two home games on TV; haven't seen a lot of ECU basketball over the years, but now that they're in the AAC, they got on TV now and then. They lost the two games, in double OT and triple OT. Tough week.

8) There was a Twitter controversy Friday about how the NCAA is going to judge Syracuse's season, since they went 4-5 while coach Boeheim was suspended. It isn't like a player was injured- the coach was suspended because they broke the rules, they should not get any kind of break from the committee because of that.

7) Presidential candidate Ted Cruz portrays himself as Mr Religion, which is fine, except he ran a TV commercial this week ripping one of his Republican rivals and one of the actresses in the commercial turns out to be a porn actress. Whoops.

6) Five assistant football coaches for the Texas Longhorns have bolted Austin since the season ended; what makes that unusual is that they did so well recruiting. Four of the five coaches were on the offensive side of the ball.

5) 96 underclassmen declared for the NFL Draft; 14 of those 96 kids weren't even invited to the NFL Combine, which means they made bad decisions to leave school.

4) Hadn't really thought about this, but in college basketball, each team can use the basketball of its choice for home games and the kids are starting to complain about it, since there apparently big differences in the balls used.

Hard to believe leagues like the ACC or Big 14 don't have a contract for a uniform ball to be used in its conference games, but Nike/adidas/Under Armour are providing new basketballs. That is something that should change for the quality of the game.

3) President of the Bank of America made $15M last year; he got a $3M raise, so we can safely assume he had a good banking year.

2) Oakland A's got OF Khris Davis from Milwaukee; he hit 27 HRs LY and all they gave up were two minor leaguers who haven't played above A ball. Good deal on the surface, but you have to wait to see how those kids pan out before we completely judge the deal. A's needed a right-handed power bat, though.

1) Bill Walton was talking about crocodiles and Egyptians Thursday; here is some more information that was sent to me about this:

The Nile crocodile was the biggest and most feared predator in ancient Egypt. People feared and revered them, those who successfully fought them were greatly admired. Crocodiles also inhabited the after-life, a big thing for Egyptians.

So now you know more than you ever wanted to on that subject. You're welcome.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, February 13

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NEW JERSEY (27-21-0-7, 61 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (24-20-0-9, 57 pts.) - 2/13/2016, 1:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-4 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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BOSTON (29-19-0-6, 64 pts.) at MINNESOTA (23-21-0-10, 56 pts.) - 2/13/2016, 2:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 70-66 ATS (-28.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 6-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.
BOSTON is 44-17 ATS (+16.0 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 125-92 ATS (+30.5 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 23-31 ATS (-26.0 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 3-15 ATS (+18.8 Units) second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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TORONTO (19-25-0-9, 47 pts.) at VANCOUVER (22-20-0-12, 56 pts.) - 2/13/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 49-86 ATS (+149.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 14-47 ATS (+72.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 1-17 ATS (+27.5 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 8-32 ATS (+54.8 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 12-34 ATS (+53.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 19-36 ATS (-21.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 5-19 ATS (-14.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 160-104 ATS (+28.4 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 220-210 ATS (-115.6 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 2-8 ATS (+11.6 Units) on Saturday games this season.
VANCOUVER is 14-19 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 5-9 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games 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
TORONTO is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (29-18-0-6, 64 pts.) at CAROLINA (24-21-0-10, 58 pts.) - 2/13/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 6-16 ATS (+22.5 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 39-66 ATS (+105.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
CAROLINA is 12-6 ATS (+18.7 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-4 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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OTTAWA (25-25-0-6, 56 pts.) at COLUMBUS (22-28-0-6, 50 pts.) - 2/13/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 34-30 ATS (+70.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 28-24 ATS (+58.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 23-14 ATS (+39.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 33-16 ATS (+15.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 9-18 ATS (-12.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 6-2 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.6 Units)

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NASHVILLE (25-21-0-9, 59 pts.) at FLORIDA (32-17-0-6, 70 pts.) - 2/13/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 3-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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WASHINGTON (40-9-0-4, 84 pts.) at DALLAS (35-15-0-5, 75 pts.) - 2/13/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 152-195 ATS (-69.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
DALLAS is 38-32 ATS (+1.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 40-13 ATS (+19.4 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 55-40 ATS (+97.7 Units) in road games in February games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 29-12 ATS (+13.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 19-7 ATS (+11.2 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 9-1 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WASHINGTON is 10-2 ATS (+7.3 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
WASHINGTON is 15-4 ATS (+8.9 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.
WASHINGTON is 42-30 ATS (+72.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-0 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 5-0-0 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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ANAHEIM (26-19-0-8, 60 pts.) at CHICAGO (36-18-0-4, 76 pts.) - 2/13/2016, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 40-13 ATS (+13.5 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 21-6 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ANAHEIM is 149-97 ATS (+15.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 49-27 ATS (+9.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 206-162 ATS (+33.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 214-161 ATS (+25.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 107-106 ATS (+233.5 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 232-212 ATS (+459.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CHICAGO is 3-7 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-21 ATS (-20.9 Units) 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
CHICAGO is 10-5 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 10-5-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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WINNIPEG (24-27-0-3, 51 pts.) at EDMONTON (22-29-0-5, 49 pts.) - 2/13/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 10-4 ATS (+15.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WINNIPEG is 14-9 ATS (+26.0 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 46-36 ATS (+83.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 9-30 ATS (+55.9 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-2 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 5-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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ARIZONA (25-23-0-6, 56 pts.) at SAN JOSE (28-20-0-5, 61 pts.) - 2/13/2016, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-3 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, February 13

Hot teams
-- Bruins won three of their last four games.
-- Islanders won last three games, scoring 16 goals
-- Blue Jackets won five of their last seven games.
-- Washington won its last five games. Dallas Stars won five of their last six.
-- Anaheim won seven of its last nine games.
-- San Jose is 5-0 in game following its last fiv losses.

Cold teams
-- Devils/Flyers both lost three of their last four games.
-- Minnesota lost 11 of its last 12 games.
-- Toronto lost 12 of its last 15 games. Canucks lost last three home games.
-- Carolina lost three of its last four games.
-- Ottawa lost seven of its last ten games.
-- Nashville is 1-4 since All-Star break. Florida lost three of last four games.
-- Chicago lost last two games, 4-2/2-0.
-- Winnipeg lost six of its last nine games. Edmonton lost three of last four.
-- Arizona lost five of its last six games.

Series records
-- Flyers lost three of last four games with New Jersey.
-- Bruins won last two games with Minnesota 3-2ot/4-2.
-- Home side won last six Toronto-Vancouver games.
-- Road team won six of last seven Islander-Carolina games.
-- Senators won five of last six games with Columbus.
-- Predators won seven of last ten games with Florida.
-- Dallas Stars won their last eight games wth Washington.
-- Chicago won its last four games with Anaheim, last two in OT.
-- Winnipeg won four of its last five games with Edmonton.
-- San Jose won six of its last eight games with Arizona.

Totals
-- Under is 5-0-1 in last six New Jersey road games.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Boston games.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Toronto games.
-- Over is 6-0-2 in last eight Islander games.
-- Five of last six Ottawa games went over total.
-- Last four Nashville games went over total.
-- Last five Dallas Stars games went over total.
-- Over is 6-0-2 in last eight Anaheim games.
-- Five of last six Winnipeg games went over.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Arizona games.

Back-to-backs
-- Carolina is 6-4 if it played the night before.
-- Nashville is 1-6 if it played night before. Florida is 6-3 if it played night before.
-- Arizona is 2-4 on road if it played night before.

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NHL

Saturday, February 13

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. PHILADELPHIA
New Jersey is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey

2:00 PM
BOSTON vs. MINNESOTA
Boston is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

7:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. FLORIDA
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
Florida is 5-11-3 SU in its last 19 games ,when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. CAROLINA
NY Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Carolina
NY Islanders are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Carolina is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Carolina is 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing NY Islanders

7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 9 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. VANCOUVER
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Toronto is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. DALLAS
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 15 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
Dallas is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home

8:30 PM
ANAHEIM vs. CHICAGO
Anaheim is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim

10:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Edmonton is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games

10:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Arizona is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games at home
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona

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NHL MONEYLINE

NHL > (55) TORONTO@ (56) VANCOUVER | 2016-02-13 19:05:00 - 2016-02-13 19:05:00
Play AGAINST TORONTO using money line in Road games second half of the season
The record is 4 Wins and 32 Losses for the last two seasons (-26.5 units)

NHL > (55) TORONTO@ (56) VANCOUVER | 2016-02-13 19:05:00 - 2016-02-13 19:05:00
Play AGAINST TORONTO using money line in Road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season
The record is 3 Wins and 23 Losses for the last three seasons (-19.6 units)

NHL > (53) BOSTON@ (54) MINNESOTA | 2016-02-13 14:05:00 - 2016-02-13 14:05:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA using money line in All games second half of the season
The record is 3 Wins and 15 Losses for the this season (-15.6 units)

NHL > (69) ARIZONA@ (70) SAN JOSE | 2016-02-13 22:35:00 - 2016-02-13 22:35:00
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 9 Losses for the this season (-10.9 units)

NHL > (63) WASHINGTON@ (64) DALLAS | 2016-02-13 20:05:00 - 2016-02-13 20:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON using money line in Road games revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 25 Wins and 9 Losses for the last two seasons (+18.1 units)

NHL > (51) NEW JERSEY@ (52) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-02-13 13:05:00 - 2016-02-13 13:05:00
Play AGAINST PHILADELPHIA using money line in All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 19 Wins and 41 Losses for the last two seasons (-29.2 units)

NHL > (69) ARIZONA@ (70) SAN JOSE | 2016-02-13 22:35:00 - 2016-02-13 22:35:00
Play ON ARIZONA using money line in All games after a division game
The record is 13 Wins and 5 Losses for the this season (+11.8 units)

NHL > (63) WASHINGTON@ (64) DALLAS | 2016-02-13 20:05:00 - 2016-02-13 20:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON using money line in All games
The record is 37 Wins and 11 Losses for the this season (+19.65 units)

NHL > (59) OTTAWA@ (60) COLUMBUS | 2016-02-13 19:05:00 - 2016-02-13 19:05:00
Play ON COLUMBUS using money line in All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 23 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+18.6 units)

NHL > (69) ARIZONA@ (70) SAN JOSE | 2016-02-13 22:35:00 - 2016-02-13 22:35:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE using money line in Home games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 21 Wins and 25 Losses for the last three seasons (-31.1 units)

NHL > (65) ANAHEIM@ (66) CHICAGO | 2016-02-13 20:35:00 - 2016-02-13 20:35:00
Play ON ANAHEIM using money line in Road games on Saturday games
The record is 22 Wins and 8 Losses for the last three seasons (+16.4 units)

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NHL PUCKLINE

NHL > (55) TORONTO@ (56) VANCOUVER | 2016-02-13 19:05:00 - 2016-02-13 19:05:00
Play AGAINST TORONTO in Road games second half of the season
The record is 4 Wins and 32 Losses for the last two seasons (-26.5 units)

NHL > (55) TORONTO@ (56) VANCOUVER | 2016-02-13 19:05:00 - 2016-02-13 19:05:00
Play AGAINST TORONTO in Road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season
The record is 3 Wins and 23 Losses for the last three seasons (-19.6 units)

NHL > (53) BOSTON@ (54) MINNESOTA | 2016-02-13 14:05:00 - 2016-02-13 14:05:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA in All games second half of the season
The record is 3 Wins and 15 Losses for the this season (-15.6 units)

NHL > (69) ARIZONA@ (70) SAN JOSE | 2016-02-13 22:35:00 - 2016-02-13 22:35:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE in Home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 2 Wins and 9 Losses for the this season (-10.9 units)

NHL > (63) WASHINGTON@ (64) DALLAS | 2016-02-13 20:05:00 - 2016-02-13 20:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON in Road games revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 25 Wins and 9 Losses for the last two seasons (+18.1 units)

NHL > (51) NEW JERSEY@ (52) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-02-13 13:05:00 - 2016-02-13 13:05:00
Play AGAINST PHILADELPHIA in All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 19 Wins and 41 Losses for the last two seasons (-29.2 units)

NHL > (69) ARIZONA@ (70) SAN JOSE | 2016-02-13 22:35:00 - 2016-02-13 22:35:00
Play ON ARIZONA in All games after a division game
The record is 13 Wins and 5 Losses for the this season (+11.8 units)

NHL > (63) WASHINGTON@ (64) DALLAS | 2016-02-13 20:05:00 - 2016-02-13 20:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON in all games
The record is 40 Wins and 13 Losses for the this season (+20.65 units)

NHL > (59) OTTAWA@ (60) COLUMBUS | 2016-02-13 19:05:00 - 2016-02-13 19:05:00
Play ON COLUMBUS in All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 23 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+18.6 units)

NHL > (69) ARIZONA@ (70) SAN JOSE | 2016-02-13 22:35:00 - 2016-02-13 22:35:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE in Home games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 21 Wins and 25 Losses for the last three seasons (-31.1 units)

NHL > (65) ANAHEIM@ (66) CHICAGO | 2016-02-13 20:35:00 - 2016-02-13 20:35:00
Play ON ANAHEIM in Road games on Saturday games
The record is 22 Wins and 8 Losses for the last three seasons (+16.4 units)

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NHL > (55) TORONTO@ (56) VANCOUVER | 2016-02-13 19:05:00 - 2016-02-13 19:05:00
Play UNDER VANCOUVER on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 4 Overs and 16 Unders for the this season (+12.35 units)

NHL > (63) WASHINGTON@ (64) DALLAS | 2016-02-13 20:05:00 - 2016-02-13 20:05:00
Play OVER WASHINGTON on the totalin All games second half of the season
The record is 9 Overs and 0 Unders for the this season (+9.2 units)

NHL > (69) ARIZONA@ (70) SAN JOSE | 2016-02-13 22:35:00 - 2016-02-13 22:35:00
Play OVER SAN JOSE on the totalin Home games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 22 Overs and 6 Unders for the last two seasons (+15.95 units)

NHL > (57) NY ISLANDERS@ (58) CAROLINA | 2016-02-13 19:05:00 - 2016-02-13 19:05:00
Play UNDER CAROLINA on the totalin Home games after a division game
The record is 5 Overs and 20 Unders for the last two seasons (+14.7 units)

NHL > (61) NASHVILLE@ (62) FLORIDA | 2016-02-13 19:05:00 - 2016-02-13 19:05:00
Play OVER NASHVILLE on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season
The record is 21 Overs and 6 Unders for the last two seasons (+15.8 units)

NHL > (69) ARIZONA@ (70) SAN JOSE | 2016-02-13 22:35:00 - 2016-02-13 22:35:00
Play OVER SAN JOSE on the totalin Home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season
The record is 10 Overs and 1 Unders for the last two seasons (+9.2 units)

NHL > (51) NEW JERSEY@ (52) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-02-13 13:05:00 - 2016-02-13 13:05:00
Play UNDER NEW JERSEY on the totalin Road games in February games
The record is 17 Overs and 48 Unders for the since 1992 (+29.75 units)

NHL > (55) TORONTO@ (56) VANCOUVER | 2016-02-13 19:05:00 - 2016-02-13 19:05:00
Play UNDER TORONTO on the totalin Road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 5 Overs and 16 Unders for the last two seasons (+11.35 units)

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


NJ at PHI 01:00 PM

NJ +121 BEST BET


BOS at MIN 02:00 PM

BOS -105

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NHL SELECTIONS:

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


NYI at CAR 07:00 PM

NYI -140


TOR at VAN 07:00 PM

TOR +142 BEST BET


OTT at CLB 07:00 PM

OTT +107


NAS at FLA 07:00 PM

FLA -120


WAS at DAL 08:00 PM

WAS -110


ANA at CHI 08:30 PM

ANA +121 BEST BET


WIN at EDM 10:00 PM

EDM +102


ARI at SJ 10:30 PM

ARI +213 BEST BET

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Preview: Avalanche (29-25) at Sabres (22-28)
Date: February 14, 2016 12:30 PM EDT

Even with Ryan O'Reilly now on their side, the Buffalo Sabres were unable to end their prolonged struggles against the Colorado Avalanche last month.

Getting another crack at his former team, O'Reilly tries to help the Sabres avoid an 11th consecutive defeat to an Avalanche club that can complete a sweep of its three-game trip Sunday.

Deciding it would cost too much to sign O'Reilly to a long-term contract extension after six seasons in Denver, Colorado sent the talented forward to Buffalo in a five-player deal over the summer. The Sabres then signed him to a seven-year, $52.5 million contract.

In his return to Colorado on Jan. 20, O'Reilly assisted on Evander Kane's second-period power-play goal, but defenseman Francois Beauchemin broke a tie with 31.7 seconds left to give the Avs (29-25-4) a 2-1 victory.

'Once you got on the ice it's just another game,' said O'Reilly, who leads Buffalo with 17 goals and 30 assists. 'You try to win. It wasn't too weird I guess. It was just different.'

O'Reilly should feel even more relaxed this time as the Sabres (22-28-6) try to end an 0-6-4 slide in the series. They've been held to eight goals while losing the last five in regulation.

However, Buffalo could have a little more jump after ending its 0-2-2 slide with Friday's 6-4 home victory over Montreal. Kane and Marcus Foligno each scored twice and O'Reilly had two assists as the Sabres matched their season-high goal total while almost squandering a 4-1 lead.

"We had some moments where we were bending, but we didn't break," defenseman Josh Gorges told the Sabres' official website. "We found a way to get the two points," We'll build and we'll learn from how to play in the third periods with a one-goal lead."

Buffalo has yielded 16 goals in three games and won twice in 11 at home.

That might not bode well against Colorado, which in addition to its series dominance is 11-4-0 on the road since the beginning of December and won five of the last six away from the Pepsi Center.

"We've been playing with confidence on the road," coach Patrick Roy told the Avalanche's official website.

The Avs followed an 0-3-1 post-All-Star break homestand by winning 4-3 at Ottawa on Thursday then 3-2 in a shootout at Detroit one night later. Colorado was outshot 45-21 by the Red Wings, but Semyon Varlamov stopped all but two to improve to 14-3-3 when making 40 or more saves.

"When you see him play like that, it gives you a lot of confidence," said teammate Mikhail Grigorenko, who was also part of the O'Reilly trade.

Varlamov has a 1.84 goals-against average and a .950 save percentage while winning seven of eight on the road. Following his 27-save performance in last month's meeting, the veteran netminder has a 1.65 GAA during a six-game winning streak against the Sabres.

Robin Lehner made 33 saves at Colorado in January, but has yielded nine goals in his last two starts.

O'Reilly's gone 15 games without a goal but has 12 assists during that span. Kane has scored five of his 15 goals in the last seven.

Colorado's Matt Duchene has recorded 17 of his team-leading 25 goals on the road. He has three in three games at Buffalo.

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Preview: Kings (33-18) at Devils (27-21)
Date: February 14, 2016 12:30 PM EDT

The Los Angeles Kings' pattern of inconsistency has carried over into their season-high road trip, but they have proved steady in many recent visits to New Jersey.

The Kings, however, will have to face a Devils team that's coming off a pair of stingy efforts and has a red-hot power play going into Sunday's matchup.

Los Angeles (33-18-3) has alternated wins and losses in its last seven games, including a 2-1 record on a seven-game trip. It began with a pair of lopsided results, winning 9-2 in Boston on Tuesday before losing 5-2 to the New York Islanders on Thursday. They nearly suffered a second straight defeat Friday but pulled off a 5-4 overtime victory over the New York Rangers.

Anze Kopitar completed his third career hat trick with 29.7 seconds left in regulation, and Tanner Pearson moved Los Angeles to 8-1 in the NHL's 3-on-3 format for extra periods.

"We weren't very happy with the way we played (Thursday). We talked about responding, and I think guys did a fairly good job," defenseman Luke Schenn said. "Obviously, there are a couple of things we need to tighten up for sure. I think our goals against is a little higher than we would have liked, but a win is a win.

"This is a huge road trip and a huge point in our season. Every two points we'll take."

The Pacific Division leaders haven't won back-to-back games since Jan. 17-19 but are heading to a place where they are 6-1-1 in their last eight visits, including three in the 2012 Stanley Cup finals and a 3-1 win March 23 in the teams' last matchup.

The Kings held the Devils to nine goals in those eight games and to 1 for 20 on the power play, but New Jersey has been tough to stop with the man advantage lately.

The Devils (28-21-7) are coming off back-to-back 2-1 wins, scoring all of their goals on the power play. That unit is 11 for 25 in the past nine contests, including 7 for 11 at home.

"Power play is going right now," Adam Henrique said after scoring the overtime winner against Philadelphia on Saturday. "Past couple of games it's been the difference maker, getting us two points."

Henrique scored on the power play in both games, giving him three goals and two assists in the last four games.

Los Angeles also has been strong on the power play, going 8 for 17 in five games this month, but has allowed a power-play goal in four straight.

New Jersey has had no such problems, killing 22 of 23 penalties this month while getting solid play from Cory Schneider. He stopped 31 shots Saturday and improved to 7-2-1 with a 1.59 goals-against average in his last 10 starts.

With the Devils playing on back-to-back days, it's unclear if coach John Hynes will start Schneider again. Schneider started both games in New Jersey's most recent back-to-back set Monday and Tuesday, earning a 2-1 win over Edmonton in the second.

The Kings have played their past two games without top goaltender Jonathan Quick (lower body), and they placed Marian Gaborik (knee) on injured reserve Saturday.

Quick, who reportedly practiced Saturday, is 8-3-1 with a 1.29 GAA in his past 12 games against New Jersey, including the postseason.

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Preview: Bruins (29-19) at Red Wings (28-18)
Date: February 14, 2016 3:30 PM EDT

An uptick in offense helped the Boston Bruins rebound from their most lopsided loss, even as their top scorer was sidelined for the first time this season.

A little more might improve their already impressive streaks on the road and against an Atlantic Division rival.

The Bruins might again be without Patrice Bergeron on Sunday when they try to continue their success away from home by beating the Detroit Red Wings for the seventh straight time.

Boston (30-19-6) suffered an embarrassing 9-2 home loss to Los Angeles on Tuesday but bounced back with Thursday's 6-2 win at Winnipeg and Saturday's 4-2 victory at Minnesota to open a season-high six-game road trip.

Those gave the Bruins six consecutive wins on the road and improved them to 13-3-3 away from home since Nov. 8. Their 18-5-3 road record is second to only Washington's and has helped offset a 4-7-1 stretch at home since Dec. 22.

'I wish I could transport that to our home games, but we just seem to be ready to play and seem to be able to continue to play more or less, for the 60 minute span,' coach Claude Julien said.

Bergeron leads Boston with 47 points and scored twice against the Jets, but he sat out against the Wild with an undisclosed injury and is day to day.

Boston averaged only 2.25 goals in eight games from Jan. 21-Feb. 9, but it has scored in five of its last six periods. Brad Marchand has goals in 11 of the last 12 games, including each of the last six. His goal Saturday was his 19th career short-handed - the most of any player since he entered the league in 2009-10.

Marchand has been held mostly in check in 15 career meetings against the Red Wings (28-18-9), but the Bruins have still dominated the series.

Boston has won the last six games and 10 of 11, including four straight to close a 2014 playoff series. That stretch includes wins in five of six in Detroit and two more to open this season's series - a 3-1 home victory on Nov. 14 and a 3-2 overtime win on Nov. 25 at Detroit.

"It just seems like they find ways to beat us," Detroit center Darren Helm told the Red Wings' official website. "We're playing good hockey right now and we've got to find a way to beat them. It's a really big game coming up."

That solid play has resulted in Detroit's 3-0-1 start to a five-game homestand, though its three-game win streak was snapped with Friday's 3-2 shootout loss to Colorado - in which the Red Wings finished one off a season high with 45 shots.

Petr Mrazek had another strong game despite the loss, stopping 19 of 21 shots. He has a 0.98 goals-against average while starting each game of Detroit's homestand. Mrazek, who will start on his 24th birthday Sunday, holds the top save percentage (.952) and GAA (1.22) of any goaltender who has started more than three games since Jan. 4.

He is still searching for his first career victory against the Bruins, though, after losing the first two matchups this year to fall to 0-2-1 against them with a 3.01 GAA.

Tuukka Rask has fared much better for Boston, going 8-1-0 with a 1.51 GAA in his last nine starts against Detroit, including playoffs.

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Preview: Blues (31-17) at Lightning (30-20)
Date: February 14, 2016 6:00 PM EDT

While it's unclear how long he'll remain in Tampa Bay, Steven Stamkos can get the Lightning's home win streak into record territory before it's time to make that crucial decision.

After playing the hero in the latest game, Stamkos will try to help Tampa Bay tie its all-time mark with a 10th consecutive home victory Sunday night against the St. Louis Blues.

With the chances of re-signing their star appearing murky, the Lightning could deal Stamkos before the trade deadline at the end of this month. The high-scoring forward hasn't said if he would waive his no-trade clause, stating before Friday's game against Nashville that any answers would come in a couple weeks.

Stamkos then provided a power-play goal with 26.6 seconds left in regulation and assisted on Tyler Johnson's overtime winner in a 4-3 victory over the Predators. Tampa Bay (30-20-4) had totaled three goals in back-to-back losses.

"We dug deep and we found a way. Hopefully this gets us over that little hump," said Stamkos, who is two shy of his 300th career goal. "You've got to find ways when you don't necessarily play your best in this league. We'll work on some things but this could be a confidence booster for our team."

The Lightning established their record run at home last season, but they will have to end a four-game skid against St. Louis.

The Blues extended their recent mastery in the series with a 2-0 victory Oct. 27. Jake Allen stopped 26 shots but is currently out because of a knee injury.

Brian Elliott has gone 8-3-2 with a 1.77 goals-against average in 13 consecutive starts in his absence. He's 3-0-0 with a 1.33 GAA in his last three against the Lightning.

Elliott got plenty of support from his teammates Friday in a 5-3 victory at Florida, including Jaden Schwartz in his return from a fractured left ankle.

Schwartz's first goal of the season was among the Blues' four in a row across the opening two periods. Captain David Backes started that run and ended a 10-game drought.

"(Schwartz has) been watching games for I don't know how many months now, so it's good to see him get back out there and put it in right away," Elliott said. "We obviously can't expect that every night, but he's a big piece to our puzzle."

The Blues, seeking their first three-game road win streak since November, have alternated wins and losses in their last five trips to Tampa. They won 6-3 in their lone visit last season.

Vladimir Tarasenko, who wrapped up the scoring in that game, has three goals and one assist in his last four matchups with the Lightning as does Troy Brouwer. Tarasenko, St. Louis' leading scorer, has two of his 27 goals in the last three games after finding the net once in his previous 11.

Tampa Bay goaltender Ben Bishop is 0-3-1 with a 3.02 GAA in last four starts against his former team. Stamkos has two goals in his last six games against St. Louis after producing four goals and four assists in his first three.

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Preview: Flyers (24-20) at Rangers (31-18)
Date: February 14, 2016 7:30 PM EDT

The New York Rangers don't lose often at Madison Square Garden, but one slipped away this weekend. The same applies to home games against the Philadelphia Flyers, though a lengthy streak came to a close earlier this season.

The Rangers look to get back on track at MSG when the Flyers visit Sunday night for the fifth and final regular-season meeting between the Metropolitan Division rivals.

New York (31-18-6) is riding a 7-0-2 run at the Garden, improving its record at the famed arena to 20-5-3. The Rangers are one of only four teams with that many home wins.

A five-game home streak came to a close, however, with Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to Los Angeles. The Rangers seemed to have their fifth straight victory in hand before allowing the tying goal with 30 seconds left in regulation and another in the extra period with backup Antti Raanta making his first start since Jan. 17.

"When you have the lead in the final minute, you want to nail it down and take the two points, but 3 on 3 (in overtime) is touch and go sometimes and it's a heartbreaker when you lose," defenseman Keith Yandle told the team's official website.

"We're not going to get deflated."

The Garden had a habit of taking the air out of Philadelphia (24-20-10) until the Flyers' 3-0 victory there Nov. 28.

Wayne Simmonds had two goals and an assist to help snap the club's 10-game regular-season skid at MSG, which came by a combined 38-11 score. The win was just the Flyers' second in their last 15 games on Broadway, including a 2014 first-round playoff series.

The first four in this season's series were split, though New York won the last two in shootouts at Philadelphia. The most recent was a 3-2 Rangers win Feb. 6 that opened 1-2-2 stretch for the Flyers.

Though Philadelphia has scored only 11 goals during that time - even with Thursday's 5-1 win over Buffalo - Shayne Gostisbehere has hit his stride. The rookie scored in Saturday's 2-1 loss to New Jersey to become the first rookie defenseman in NHL history with a point in 11 consecutive games, one more than Barry Beck in 1977-78.

Gostisbehere's streak is also a club record for rookies.

"He's stayed very confident with the puck and he's confident in adding offense to our team," coach Dave Hakstol said.

Philadelphia, which is 11-12-3 away from home, will draw a tough matchup against New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist as he tries to improve on his 17-3-2 home record. Lundqvist has won four straight and holds a .939 save percentage and 1.73 goals-against average in 12 starts since Jan. 11.

He is 2-0-1 against the Flyers this season with a .946 save percentage, and he can draw even with Chicago's Corey Crawford and Washington's Braden Holtby for the league lead in home victories.

The Rangers will continue on without Ryan McDonagh (concussion) and Rick Nash (left leg bruise), who have missed three and eight straight games, respectively. McDonagh practiced Saturday and is nearing a return, while coach Alain Vigneault said Nash would be shut down for at least another week.

New York has averaged a healthy 3.29 goals over the last seven games and will face Steve Mason, who made 41 saves Thursday against the Sabres. Mason has started each game against the Rangers this season, going 2-0-2 with a .951 save percentage.

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NHL MONEYLINE

NHL > (3) LOS ANGELES@ (4) NEW JERSEY | 2016-02-14 12:35:00 - 2016-02-14 12:35:00
Play ON LOS ANGELES using money line in Road games after allowing 4 goals or more
The record is 8 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+8.25 units)

NHL > (7) ST LOUIS@ (8) TAMPA BAY | 2016-02-14 18:05:00 - 2016-02-14 18:05:00
Play ON TAMPA BAY using money line in Home games second half of the season
The record is 9 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+9 units)

NHL > (9) PHILADELPHIA@ (10) NY RANGERS | 2016-02-14 19:35:00 - 2016-02-14 19:35:00
Play ON PHILADELPHIA using money line in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 8 Wins and 3 Losses for the this season (+8.85 units)

NHL > (9) PHILADELPHIA@ (10) NY RANGERS | 2016-02-14 19:35:00 - 2016-02-14 19:35:00
Play AGAINST NY RANGERS using money line in Home games after allowing 4 goals or more
The record is 89 Wins and 116 Losses for the since 1992 (-77 units)

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NHL > (3) LOS ANGELES@ (4) NEW JERSEY | 2016-02-14 12:35:00 - 2016-02-14 12:35:00
Play ON LOS ANGELES in Road games after allowing 4 goals or more
The record is 8 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+8.25 units)

NHL > (7) ST LOUIS@ (8) TAMPA BAY | 2016-02-14 18:05:00 - 2016-02-14 18:05:00
Play ON TAMPA BAY in Home games second half of the season
The record is 9 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+9 units)

NHL > (9) PHILADELPHIA@ (10) NY RANGERS | 2016-02-14 19:35:00 - 2016-02-14 19:35:00
Play ON PHILADELPHIA in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 8 Wins and 3 Losses for the this season (+8.85 units)

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NHL > (3) LOS ANGELES@ (4) NEW JERSEY | 2016-02-14 12:35:00 - 2016-02-14 12:35:00
Play UNDER NEW JERSEY on the totalin Home games in non-conference games
The record is 5 Overs and 17 Unders for the last two seasons (+12.3 units)

NHL > (5) BOSTON@ (6) DETROIT | 2016-02-14 15:30:00 - 2016-02-14 15:30:00
Play UNDER DETROIT on the totalin Home games vs. division opponents
The record is 1 Overs and 8 Unders for the this season (+7.25 units)

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Six of the top minor league prospets of the Colorado Rockies........

1) Jon Gray, P-- Was 0-2, 5.53 in nine big league starts LY.

3) Brendan Rodgers, SS-- Won't turn 20 until August; HS kid from Florida.

4) Jeff Hoffman, P-- Allowed 36 hits in 48 IP in AA last year.

6) Kyle Freeland, P-- Evansville alum got $2.3M to sign in 2014

8) Trevor Story, 2B/SS-- Hit .277 at high altitude Albuquerque LY; not great.

9) Antonioo Senzatela, P-- 37-18, 2.49 in three minor league seasons.

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

13 Back in the early days of ESPN, when they had most of the NCAA tourney, they would run replays of every game back all night long, until next day's games started. This was tremendous; now there is station on DirecTV, ROOT TV (channel 687) that basically does the same thing every Saturday night, running games back all night. As I type this, I'm on my 18th straight hour of watching college hoop- tremendous!!!

12) Kentucky 89, South Carolina 62-- Calipari got tossed 2:26 into this game, then his players then played their best game of the season. Funny how that works.

11) ESPN treats Joe Lunardi's NCAA tournament projections like they are a fact: "Gonzaga dropped out of the field by losing at SMU". Stop already. Lunardi does an excellent job projecting the field, but he isn't always right and it becomes annoying as they talk about this stuff when the brackets are still four weeks away.

10) Providence (-4) 75, Georgetown 72-- Gambling is hard; Friars were up 26 in this game, led by 20 at the half, but didn't cover the spread.

9) Morehead State 78, Belmont 77-- Contrasting styles, a growing rivalry. Belmont was up 14 at the half in this game. This was a tough game to officiate

8) Stacey Augmon spoke out about the vacant UNLV head coaching job; he is an assistant at his alma mater now and he spoke to the Las Vegas newspaper Saturday, saying he wanted the job. If they don't hire him or Reggie Theus, another alum, then they better hire Rick Pitino or they're going to look bad.

7) Fort Wayne 88, Denver 84-- Pioneers of Summit League lost this game, but made 20-32 on the arc, wthout taking a single foul shot the whole game. Very rarely see a team go a whole game without any FTs- scoring 84 points makes it more rare.

6) Atlantic 14 needs better TV exposure- when you're on the east coast and your first game on a Saturday doesn't start until 4:00, you're missing out on four hours of potential TV exposure. Some good teams in this league; they need to be seen more.

5) Wright State 61, Valparaiso 59........Texas Tech 84, Baylor 66-- Rough day for the Drew brothers, who were favored by 14, 9 points in these games.

4) Albert Einstein has been dead since 1955- his estate made $11M last year.

3) Kansas 76, Oklahoma 72-- Not often Sooners go 10-32 on the arc- they shot 33% from floor in this game. .

2) I've said this before: ESPN fouled up letting basketball anaylst Doug Gottlieb get away-- he is smart, opinionated and teaches you stuff. He is so much better at his job than Jay Bilas is, but ESPN has anointed Bilas as its #1 analyst. Bad move.

1) Stanford 76, Oregon 72-- Rough weekend for Ducks in Bay Area; getting swept by Cal and Stanford. Oregon-Arizona-USC are all tied for first in loss column- Arizona and USC play today. Six teams are within 1.5 games of first place in Pac-12.