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

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NHL

Monday, February 15

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
DETROIT vs. NY ISLANDERS
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-8 SU in their last 12 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
NY Islanders are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games at home

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

7:30 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. FLORIDA
Pittsburgh is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Florida is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home

8:00 PM
DALLAS vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 9 games on the road
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games

8:30 PM
TORONTO vs. CHICAGO
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Toronto

9:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. ARIZONA
Montreal is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal's last 8 games
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Arizona's last 12 games when playing at home against Montreal

10:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. VANCOUVER
Minnesota is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Vancouver is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games

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NHL

Monday, February 15

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Game of the Day: Penguins at Panthers
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The Penguins are heating up as the season gets closer to the home stretch, winning seven of their last nine games.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers (-126, 5.0)

The injury-ravaged Florida Panthers look to turn things around when they host the surging Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. The Panthers have allowed 10 goals combined during two losses to start a six-game homestand and will likely be without two of their top defensemen along with No. 1 center Aleksander Barkov.

“We’re missing some depth,” Florida coach Gerard Gallant told reporters, “but when nobody plays well that’s what hurts your team.” While the Panthers’ lead in the Atlantic Division is dwindling during a 1-3-1 stretch, Pittsburgh is on a 7-2-0 run to place itself in the middle of a crowded playoff chase in the Eastern Conference. “It gives you accountability, when every single game counts,” Penguins forward Chris Kunitz told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “You have to go out and give your best effort. It’s not good enough just to show up one game a week.” Pittsburgh won’t feel sorry for Florida with second-leading scorer Evgeni Malkin (lower body) likely still a few games away from returning after missing the last five.

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, ROOT (Pittsburgh), FSN Florida

LINE HISTORY: The Panthers opened as -130 home favorites and have been bet down to -126. The total opened at 5.0.

INJURY REPORT:

Penguins - C E. Malkin (out indefinitely, lower body), RW (out indefinitely, upper body), C E. Fehr (Early March, lower body), C N. Bonino (I-R, hand), D D. Warsofsky (I-R, concussion).

Panthers - C Q. Howden (questionable Monday, upper body), D W. Mitchell (questionable Monday, lower body), D E. Gudbranson (questionable Monday, undisclosed), C A. Barkov (out indefinitely, upper body), C D. Bolland (out indefinitely, lower body).

ABOUT THE PENGUINS (28-19-7, 20-24-10 O/U): Captain Sidney Crosby has cooled off after a torrid stretch in which he scored 12 goals in nine games, failing to reach the scoresheet in two straight contests. Pittsburgh still found a way to earn a 2-1 shootout victory over Carolina on Friday after being shutout in the previous contest by the New York Rangers. Crosby has a team-best 53 points overall and defenseman Kris Letang is third with 40 after contributing five in the past four games while playing at least 27 minutes in three of them.

ABOUT THE PANTHERS (32-18-6, 21-24-11 O/U): Jaromir Jagr, who turns 44 Monday, shares the team lead in points (40) with Jonathan Huberdeau and remains two goals shy of Brett Hull (741) for third place on the NHL’s all-time list. The absence of Barkov (35 points) shows while Quinton Howden (upper body) and Brandon Pirri (ankle) were both injured in Saturday’s 5-0 loss to Nashville and fellow forward Greg McKegg was recalled. Defensemen Willie Mitchell (lower body) and Erik Gudbranson (undisclosed) are also expected out.

TRENDS:

* Penguins are 7-2 in their last nine games overall.
* Panthers are 7-1 in their last eight versus Metropolitan Division opponents.
* Over is 3-0-1 in Penguins last four versus Atlantic Division opponents.
* Over is 6-2-1 in Panthers last nine games overall.

CONSENSUS: The public is backing the hot Penguins in this matchup, with 60 percent of wagers backing them. When it comes to the total, 68 percent of wagers are on the over.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


DET at NYI 01:00 PM

DET +144 BEST BET


ANA at CAL 04:00 PM

ANA -136

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


PIT at FLA 07:30 PM

PIT -129


DAL at NAS 08:00 PM

NAS -110


TOR at CHI 08:30 PM

CHI -225


MON at ARI 09:00 PM

O 5.5 BEST BET


MIN at VAN 10:00 PM

U 5.0 BEST BET

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NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, February 15

Detroit at NY Islanders, 1:05 PM ET
Detroit: n/a
New York: n/a

Anaheim at Calgary, 4:05 PM ET
Anaheim: 10-18 SU when playing 3rd game in 5 days
Calgary: 12-4 SU revenging a same season loss

Pittsburgh at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 31-36 SU in second half of the season
Florida: 17-11 SU after three straight losses

Dallas at Nashville, 8:05 PM ET
Dallas: n/a
Nashville: n/a

Toronto at Chicago, 8:35 PM ET
Toronto: 6-27 SU revenging a loss as a home favorite
Chicago: 14-3 SU after losing 3 of their last 4 games

Montreal at Arizona, 9:05 PM ET
Montreal: 25-45 SU at home
Arizona: 2-15 SU after losing 4 of their last 5 games

Minnesota at Vancouver, 10:05 PM ET
Minnesota: 9-18 SU on the road
Vancouver: 6-1 SU revenging a blowout of 3 or more goals

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Current odds to win the 2016 World Series (William Hill)

5-1-- Chicago Cubs-- Opened at 10-1 back in November.

7-1-- San Francisco Giants-- It is an even-numbered year, after all.

8-1-- Houston Astros-- Cubs/Astros in top three of favorites? Wow.

9-1-- Cardinals/Rangers-- Texas signed Ike Davis Monday-- yikes!!!!

11-1-- Boston Red Sox-- Signing David Price lowered odds from 25-1.

12-1-- Mets/Dodgers-- Curious if Washington will play better as an underdog.

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

13) Apparently quality of high school basketball in New York City has declined; I'm watching the LIU-St Francis game Monday afternoon-- both schools are located in Brooklyn and both teams have a kid from Iceland-- freakin' Iceland!!!! Normally you would use subway tokens to recruit for those teams, but not anymore.

12) Oakland Grizzlies have a player named Max Hooper; young man is 98-214 on the arc this season, 0-0 inside the arc-- he hasn't taken a single shot inside the arc all year long. NOT ONE!!!! He is 18-19 on the foul line- he stands on the arc, waits for his point guard to penetrate and dish, then fires away.

11) If you win a Grammy, you have to sign a waiver saying you won't sell it, so you will never find one in a Las Vegas pawnshop. Thought you'd like to know.......

10) TV ratings for the NBA All-Star Game were up 6% from last year; can't say I added to that-- any game where there are 369 points scored, with only seven foul shots taken in the whole game-- thats not a competitive situation. Not fun to watch.

9) UConn won national titles in 2011, 2014; they were underdogs in seven of those 12 games, including their last five games in 2014.

8) UConn's 2014 team are only national champions in last 28 years who were an underdog in their second round game. In 1988, Kansas was pick 'em in its first round game, against Xavier, on their way to an unlikely national title as a 6-seed.

7) This will be sixth year of the field of 68, with four play-in games in Dayton on Tuesday/Wednesday before the main fun starts-- over the first five years, underdogs are 12-7-1 vs spread in those play-in games in Dayton-- 7-3 with the better teams in the play-in games, the 12-seed types, 5-4-1 in the 16-seed type teams. .

6) Over last three seasons, in first round of NCAA tournament, favorites of less than 5 points were 13-21 against the spread.

5) Over last four years, second round favorites of more than 5 points are 17-11-1.

4) We talked about Sean Miller yesterday; he is 11-4 in NCAA games at Arizona; he is 8-0 on the first weekend, only 3-4 on the second weekend. You get paid millions to win games on that second weekend, to get to the Final Four.

3) Not only has Kansas won the last 11 regular season titles in the Big X, they're 22-4 in the last ten Big X tournaments. In the four years they didn't win the title, they got KO'd in second round of NCAAs twice, in third round once and lost the national title in the fourth season. Bill Self takes the conference tourney seriously.

2) Bobby Hurley is finding out that Arizona State is a tough job-- he is 14-12, 4-9 in the Pac-12. Herb Sendek was his predecessor in Tempe- he is a damn good coach. Not a lot of great high school players in Arizona; so you have to be a recruiting dynamo to bring enough good players to the desert to win in the Pac-12.

1) Hard to believe that St John's has been in the NCAAs only twice in the last 14 years. Chris Mullin has a huge rebuilding job on his hands, but he should be able to bring players into NYC's highest profile program. You would think, at least.

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See Spot. See Spot Bet: This Week's Spot Bets

Letdown spot

Wisconsin is rolling these days. In fact, the Badgers enter Thursday's game at Michigan State off seven straight wins, covering the spread in all seven of those games. One of those victories came at Illinois, a 63-55 Badger win on 1/31. Off the big game vs. the Spartans, and off a big upset win at Maryland in their previous game, it may be easy for the Badgers to suffer a letdown against the lowly Illini. Keep in mind that Maryland and Michigan State are the top two teams in the conference while Illinois (11-14) is third from the bottom. Consider grabbing the points with revenge-minded Illinois on Sunday afternoon.

Lookahead spot

The Louisville Cardinals responded to the news that they weren't eligible for the postseason by blowing out a bad Boston College team. Since then, the Cardinals have suffered losses at Duke and at Notre Dame. They'll get another crack at Duke on Saturday afternoon and the recent revenge factor should help provide the Cardinals with some added motivation for that game. First, however, Louisville will take on Syracuse on 2/17. Sure, the Cards will want to snap their losing streak. They'll be laying a fairly big number though and with the Blue Devils looming on deck, it could be easy to get caught looking ahead. Take a look at Syracuse on Wednesday.

Schedule spot

Returning home from an extended road trip can be tough. Girlfriends, wives, friends, bills (regular life) all need to be attended to and can often prove distracting. On Thursday the 18th the Maple Leafs will be playing their first game in Toronto in two full weeks. Much has happened over that span, as the team has traded away its captain, while traveling across the continent. The last time that the Leafs returned from a West Coast trip, they were defeated by lowly Columbus, in their first game back. The Hurricanes are 10-4 their last 14 visits here, including wins in each of the last two. They won here 1-0 in January and 4-1 here last season. Consider Carolina on Thursday.

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, February 16

Hot teams
-- Washington won five of last six games. Kings are 8-1 in game after their last nine losses.
-- Winnipeg won three of its last four games. Carolina won three of last four at home.
-- Columbus won four of its last five games. Bruins won four of their last six games.
-- New Jersey won its last three games, allowing two goals.
-- Buffalo won its last two games, 5-4/4-1.
-- San Jose won 12 of its last 17 games.
-- Dallas Stars won six of their last seven games. St Louis won four of its last six.
-- Anaheim won nine of its last eleven games.

Cold teams
-- Flyers lost five of their last six games.
-- Ottawa lost six of its last eight games.
-- Lightning lost three of its last four games.
-- Edmonton lost four of its last five games.

Series records
-- Kings won eight of last nine games with Washington.
-- Jets won seven of last ten games with Carolina.
-- Bruins won eight of last ten games with Columbus.
-- Flyers lost six of last eight games with New Jersey.
-- Senators won six of last eight games with Buffalo.
-- Road team won last four San Jose-Tampa Bay games.
-- Dallas Stars lost four of last five games with St Louis.
-- Ducks won five of last six games with Edmonton.

Totals
-- Six of last seven Los Angeles games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Winnipeg games went over the total.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Boston games.
-- Last four New Jersey games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 11-3-1 in last fifteen Ottawa games.
-- Four of last five Tampa Bay games went over total.
-- Six of last seven Dallas games went over the total.
-- Over is 7-0-3 in last ten Anaheim games.

Back-to-backs
-- Dallas Stars are 2-4 on road if they played the night before.
-- Anaheim is 3-6 if it played the night before.

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NHL

Tuesday, February 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. COLUMBUS
Boston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Columbus
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Columbus is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Boston

7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Washington is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Washington is 2-7-1 SU in its last 10 games ,when playing at home against Los Angeles

7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NEW JERSEY
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
New Jersey is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

7:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. CAROLINA
Winnipeg is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 8 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg

7:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. OTTAWA
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Buffalo is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ottawa's last 10 games when playing Buffalo

7:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. TAMPA BAY
San Jose is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Jose's last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

8:00 PM
DALLAS vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas

9:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Edmonton is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 16

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LOS ANGELES (33-19-0-3, 69 pts.) at WASHINGTON (40-10-0-4, 84 pts.) - 2/16/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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WINNIPEG (25-27-0-3, 53 pts.) at CAROLINA (25-21-0-10, 60 pts.) - 2/16/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 13-6 ATS (+19.8 Units) after a division game this season.
WINNIPEG is 6-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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BOSTON (30-20-0-6, 66 pts.) at COLUMBUS (23-28-0-6, 52 pts.) - 2/16/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (24-21-0-10, 58 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (29-21-0-7, 65 pts.) - 2/16/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 4-13 ATS (+18.7 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 11-22 ATS (+34.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 11-23 ATS (-12.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 29-28 ATS (+68.4 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 86-45 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 13-7 ATS (+5.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-12 ATS (+31.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 7-4 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 7-4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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BUFFALO (23-28-0-6, 52 pts.) at OTTAWA (25-26-0-6, 56 pts.) - 2/16/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 23-12 ATS (+10.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 38-30 ATS (+70.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 20-13 ATS (+6.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 57-53 ATS (+124.0 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BUFFALO is 261-225 ATS (+30.5 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 12-8 ATS (+22.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 7-3 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 7-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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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SAN JOSE (29-20-0-5, 63 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (30-21-0-4, 64 pts.) - 2/16/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 6-13 ATS (-12.5 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 20-24 ATS (-15.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 9-1 ATS (+7.6 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
TAMPA BAY is 193-202 ATS (+476.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 12-4 ATS (+7.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
SAN JOSE is 78-59 ATS (+17.2 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 10-3 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
SAN JOSE is 13-7 ATS (+20.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
SAN JOSE is 7-2 ATS (+9.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 3-8 ATS (-8.7 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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DALLAS (37-15-0-5, 79 pts.) at ST LOUIS (32-17-0-9, 73 pts.) - 2/16/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-7 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 7-6-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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ANAHEIM (28-19-0-8, 64 pts.) at EDMONTON (22-29-0-6, 50 pts.) - 2/16/2016, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 8-3 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 8-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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NHL MONEYLINE

NHL > (1) LOS ANGELES@ (2) WASHINGTON | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 19:05:00
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 13 Losses for the last two seasons (-15.95 units)

NHL > (5) BOSTON@ (6) COLUMBUS | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 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 24 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+19.6 units)

NHL > (1) LOS ANGELES@ (2) WASHINGTON | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 19:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON using money line in all games
The record is 40 Wins and 14 Losses for the this season (+19.5 units)

NHL > (13) DALLAS@ (14) ST LOUIS | 2016-02-16 20:05:00 - 2016-02-16 20:05:00
Play ON DALLAS using money line in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season
The record is 12 Wins and 5 Losses for the last two seasons (+11.85 units)

NHL > (9) BUFFALO@ (10) OTTAWA | 2016-02-16 19:35:00 - 2016-02-16 19:35:00
Play ON OTTAWA using money line in All games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 23 Wins and 12 Losses for the last two seasons (+15.3 units)

NHL > (7) PHILADELPHIA@ (8) NEW JERSEY | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 19:05:00
Play AGAINST PHILADELPHIA using money line in Road games revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 8 Wins and 30 Losses for the last two seasons (-18.6 units)

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NHL PUCKLINE

NHL > (1) LOS ANGELES@ (2) WASHINGTON | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 19:05:00
Play AGAINST LOS ANGELES in Road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
The record is 3 Wins and 13 Losses for the last two seasons (-15.95 units)

NHL > (5) BOSTON@ (6) COLUMBUS | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 19:05:00
Play ON COLUMBUS in All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 24 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+19.6 units)

NHL > (1) LOS ANGELES@ (2) WASHINGTON | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 19:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON in all games
The record is 40 Wins and 14 Losses for the this season (+19.5 units)

NHL > (13) DALLAS@ (14) ST LOUIS | 2016-02-16 20:05:00 - 2016-02-16 20:05:00
Play ON DALLAS in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season
The record is 12 Wins and 5 Losses for the last two seasons (+11.85 units)

NHL > (9) BUFFALO@ (10) OTTAWA | 2016-02-16 19:35:00 - 2016-02-16 19:35:00
Play ON OTTAWA in All games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 23 Wins and 12 Losses for the last two seasons (+15.3 units)

NHL > (7) PHILADELPHIA@ (8) NEW JERSEY | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 19:05:00
Play AGAINST PHILADELPHIA in Road games revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 8 Wins and 30 Losses for the last two seasons (-18.6 units)

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NHL TOTALS

NHL > (1) LOS ANGELES@ (2) WASHINGTON | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 19:05:00
Play OVER WASHINGTON on the totalin All games second half of the season
The record is 10 Overs and 0 Unders for the this season (+10.2 units)

NHL > (3) WINNIPEG@ (4) CAROLINA | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 19:05:00
Play UNDER CAROLINA on the totalin Home games after a division game
The record is 6 Overs and 20 Unders for the last two seasons (+13.7 units)

NHL > (7) PHILADELPHIA@ (8) NEW JERSEY | 2016-02-16 19:05:00 - 2016-02-16 19:05:00
Play UNDER NEW JERSEY on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season
The record is 4 Overs and 17 Unders for the last two seasons (+12.5 units)

NHL > (13) DALLAS@ (14) ST LOUIS | 2016-02-16 20:05:00 - 2016-02-16 20:05:00
Play OVER DALLAS on the totalin Road games after a division game
The record is 15 Overs and 4 Unders for the last two seasons (+11.2 units)

NHL > (9) BUFFALO@ (10) OTTAWA | 2016-02-16 19:35:00 - 2016-02-16 19:35:00
Play OVER OTTAWA on the totalin Home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 19 Overs and 6 Unders for the last three seasons (+13.4 units)

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


BOS at CLB 07:00 PM

CLB -107

O 5.5 BEST BET


LA at WAS 07:00 PM

LA +113 BEST BET


WIN at CAR 07:00 PM

CAR -113


PHI at NJ 07:00 PM

PHI +106 BEST BET


SJ at TB 07:30 PM

SJ +111 BEST BET

O 5.0 BEST BET


BUF at OTT 07:30 PM

BUF +140 BEST BET


DAL at STL 08:00 PM

STL -130


ANA at EDM 09:00 PM

ANA -123

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- Misissippi State 75, Vanderbilt 74-- Vandy scored three points in last 5:21; they led by 17 points in this game.

-- Air Force 79, UNLV 74-- Rebels beat Air Force 100-64 in first meeting.

-- Ohio State 76, Michigan 66-- Michigan's LeVert is out hurt again.

-- All six favorites covered in MAC games Tuesday night.

-- Missouri 72, South Carolina 67-- Horrific loss for the Gamecocks.

-- Baylor 100, Iowa State 91 OT-- Best game of night, lot of fun to watch.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings.........

13) There was thing on TV in Raleigh, NC this week, that an NC State student who finished last in his fantasy football league had to spend 30 consecutive hours in a Waffle House as punishment for his dismal season. His friends came by to visit, he had some school books to study (architecture) but he was there for 30 freakin' hours.

Waffle Houses are smaller, cheesier versions of Denny's; in other words, they're great.

12) HBO started a 5-part reality show this week on Gonzaga's basketball team; lot of practice stuff, road trips, stuff like that. First episiode was pretty good, but coach Mark Few is a calm guy, so the entertainment factor won't be as high as if you had a wacko in charge of the program, where outbursts would make for good TV.

11) Speaking of Gonzaga, since 1999 they are 14-3 in first round of NCAAs, 5-9 in second round, 1-4 in regional semis, 0-1 in regional finals.

10) Over the last 10 years, Florida Gators were 25-5 in NCAA tournament under coach Billy Donovan, who is now in the NBA. Weirdly, they missed the tourney in three seasons, but made the Elite 8 in six of the other seven.

9) UConn is another team with an odd resume; in their last five NCAA tourneys, they lost in first round twice, made Final Four other three times, winning two titles, in 2011 and 2014, under two different coaches.

8) Roger Goodell made $34M in 2014; its good to be the commish of America's most popular sport. Trivia you may already know: when Robert Kennedy was assassinated in June of 1968, Goodell's father took RFK's Senate seat. He didn't make $34M.

7) Since 1998, Duke is 15-3 in first round of NCAA tournament, 14-1 in the second round, only 7-7 in regional semis, 5-2 in regional finals, 4-1 in nationl semis, 3-1 in title tilts. So you want to play Duke in the first game of the second weekend.

6) Speaking of Duke, when they beat Virginia 63-62 the other day, lot of people were complaining because Grayson Allen walked on his last shot, but he also was fouled and I am no Duke fan. If the whistle was going to be blown on that play, they were going to call the foul before they called a walk. Especially in Durham.

5) If you're planning your summer already: Packers-Colts is first NFL exhibition game, August 7 in Canton, Ohio. SEC already released its schedule for football media days-- July 14 is our guy Les Miles' turn at the podium.

4) LSU's basketball team scored 81.8 ppg in four games since a 77-75 home loss to Oklahoma, when Ben Simmons took criticism for not demanding the ball late in that close game. Kid is a freshman in college, he isn't a jerk and he takes heat for not being selfish; thats the America we live in now.

Simmons was 6-7 from the floor vs Oklahoma; in four games since, he is 28-49, an average of 12.3 shots per game, so the coach is making sure he gets more shots.

3) Kentucky is 22-4 in its last 26 NCAA tourney games; they made the Final Four the last four times they were in the tournament- they missed in 2013. .

2) Good news for BYU's football team: QB Taysom Hill will be back for his last season in the fall. he hurt his foot in the first game LY and missed rest of the season.

1) Kansas was pick 'em when they lost to Wichita State in second round of NCAAs last March; they were the first #2 seed since 1992 that wasn't favored in its second round game-- USC was a 1-point dog to Georgia Tech back in '92. . Kansas is just 4-3 in its last three NCAA tournaments.

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NHL

Wednesday, February 17

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Chicago is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games when playing Chicago

8:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. COLORADO
Montreal is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Montreal is 2-9-3 SU in its last 14 games ,when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Montreal
Colorado is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Montreal

10:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CALGARY
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
Calgary is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home
Calgary is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 17

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MONTREAL (27-26-0-4, 58 pts.) at COLORADO (29-26-0-4, 62 pts.) - 2/17/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 5-13 ATS (-10.5 Units) in non-conference games this season.
MONTREAL is 5-12 ATS (-7.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
MONTREAL is 10-15 ATS (-10.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 123-107 ATS (-47.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 36-30 ATS (+66.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 52-38 ATS (+10.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 11-5 ATS (+16.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLORADO is 9-4 ATS (+13.7 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
COLORADO is 7-13 ATS (+21.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
COLORADO is 42-53 ATS (-51.3 Units) in home games in February games since 1996.
COLORADO is 107-113 ATS (-94.4 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

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CHICAGO (37-18-0-5, 79 pts.) at NY RANGERS (32-18-0-6, 70 pts.) - 2/17/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 96-61 ATS (+15.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 18-5 ATS (+11.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NY RANGERS are 55-29 ATS (+13.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 41-20 ATS (+9.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 20-3 ATS (+15.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CHICAGO is 51-30 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 110-110 ATS (-51.4 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 178-208 ATS (-163.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 4-1 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 4-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)

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MINNESOTA (24-22-0-10, 58 pts.) at CALGARY (25-27-0-3, 53 pts.) - 2/17/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 24-32 ATS (-15.9 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 4-16 ATS (-15.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 17-23 ATS (-10.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-17 ATS (-14.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CALGARY is 75-73 ATS (-37.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 19-9 ATS (+29.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 27-21 ATS (+51.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 23-14 ATS (+40.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-1 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-1-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)