Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 3/16

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Trends and Indexes

Wednesday, March 16

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Six of the minor league prospects for the Los Angeles Dodgers.......

1) Corey Seager, SS/3B-- One of frontrunners for NL Rookie of the Year.

2) Julio Urias, P-- Got called up to AAA last year, as an 18-year old.

3) Jose DeLeon, P-- Wasn't drafted out of HS; will start year in AAA.

5) Cody Bellinger, 1B/OF-- Hit 30 homers in California League LY.

9) Jharel Cotton, P--Was 5-2, 2.30 in hitter-friendly Texas League.

15) Zach Lee, P-- Chose baseball over being the QB at LSU.

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

13) Wichita State 70, Vanderbilt 50-- Shockers are mentally tough; an experienced team that will be a handful for Arizona on Thursday. Two huge runs propelled the Shockers in this game- they were down 30-25 before the first one, then closed things out on a 20-2 run, during which Vanderbilt basically just gave up.

12) Florida Gulf Coast 96, FDU 65-- One of worst games I saw all year; FGCU is not a 16-seed- they could beat a 2 or a 3-seed. They're definitely better than Austin Peay or Hampton, but nobody asked me. Eagles play North Carolina Thusday. .

11) No team that lost its first conference tournament game has won the national title; that would eliminate Indiana, Iowa this year.

10) Politics are a reality of life; money talks. No team from a Power-5 conference with an RPI of 54 or better missed the NCAA tournament. Eight teams with a 54 RPI or better from non-Power 5 conferences missed the tounrmanent. Money talks.

Eight teams from non-Power 5 conferences with an RPI of 54 or better got left out of the tournament. Syracuse got in with an RPI of 71.

9) Low major teams who play in these play-in games are happy; it is two hours on a nationally televised stage, when nothing else is going on. Its a damn infomercial for your program and if you win, you still have a shot at a big upset.

The at-large teams who play in Dayton are usually on TV a lot already, so they'd just as soon skip the play-in games and play in the first round.

8) The Experts show on ESPNU that previews NCAA tournament is a good source of information; former Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio is very good on TV-- you learn stuff you wouldn't ordinarily find out. Plus the show isn't wooden-- there is laughter and you get the feeling you're just listening to friends talking about basketball.

7) Vanderbilt's Frank Cornet grew seven inches in his senior year of high school, then another two inches after he got to Vanderbilt. Thats a lot of growing.

6) Dan Majerle played 14 years in the NBA; he is now the coach at Grand Canyon University in Arizona, which sounds like the school Gabe Kaplan coached in the great basketball movie, Fast Break.

Anyway, Grand Canyon is on TV Monday and in his pre-game speech, he mentions how their game is the only one on TV that night, that is actually the heart of his pre-game talk. The Antelopes draw over 5,5000 fans a game in what looks like a fairly new arena- Grand Canyon is a program on the rise.

5) Heineken is sold in 192 countries. Just thought you'd like to know. There is no way I can name 192 countries.

4) Tyson Ross will start on Opening Day for the Padres, the 7th different pitcher to start on Opening Day for San Diego in the last eight years.

3) Mark McGwire is bench coach for the Padres; no one has been let off the hook more by national media than McGwire, after the whole steroids debacle. What really helped him was Tony Larussa bringing him back in as a coach. Now Barry Bonds is a coach too, so hopefully people will just ignore him too and let him coach.

2) Miami Dolphins signed backup QB Matt Moore to a 2-year, $3.5M deal; Moore is better than several starting QBs in the NFL. He's got a good deal, stands out there on the sidelines on Sunday, gets paid millions, never gets hit. Everyone loves him.

1) Oakland A's are typical, I assume; they play 32 exhibition games this month, lot of meaningless games used mainly to get pitchers in shape, but I do enjoy watching them and hearing the crack of the bat. MLB Network is tremendous in March; couple of games live every day, others replayed at all hours of night. Excellent.

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, March 16


Montreal @ Buffalo

Game 51-52
March 16, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.716
Buffalo
10.179
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+110); Over

Philadelphia @ Chicago

Game 53-54
March 16, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
12.516
Chicago
11.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-200
5
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+170); Under

St. Louis @ Edmonton

Game 55-56
March 16, 2016 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
12.376
Edmonton
9.855
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-150); Under

Winnipeg @ Calgary

Game 57-58
March 16, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
9.566
Calgary
11.166
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-125); Over

Colorado @ Vancouver

Game 59-60
March 16, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
10.227
Vancouver
9.179
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-110
5
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-110); Over

NY Rangers @ Anaheim

Game 61-62
March 16, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
12.033
Anaheim
10.641
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-155
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+135); Under

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, March 16

Hot teams
-- Flyers won seven of their last nine games.
-- St Louis won six of its last seven games.
-- Winnipeg won its last two games, 3-2/5-2.

Cold teams
-- Canadiens lost six of their last eight games. Buffalo lost five of its last eight.
-- Blackhawks lost four of their last five games.
-- Edmonton lost three of its last four games.
-- Calgary lost seven of its last ten games.
-- Colorado lost last three road tilts, outscored 14-6. Vancouver lost five of last eight games.
-- Rangers, Ducks both lost three of their last four games.

Series records
-- Sabres won five of last seven games with Montreal.
-- Flyers won five of last seven games with Chicago.
-- Oilers lost their last eight games with St Louis.
-- Flames are 6-4 in their last ten games with Winnipeg.
-- Canucks won three of last four games with Colorado.
-- Rangers won their last three games with Anaheim.

Totals
-- Over is 4-0-2 in last six Montreal-Buffalo games.
-- Six of last eight Philly games went over the total.
-- Six of last eight St Louis-Edmonton games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Calgary games stayed under total.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Colorado-Vancouver games.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in last four Ranger games.

Back-to-backs
-- Montreal lost eight of last ten if it played night before.

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NHL

Wednesday, March 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. BUFFALO
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Montreal
Buffalo is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games at home

8:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CHICAGO
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

9:30 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. EDMONTON
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 8 games when playing St. Louis

10:00 PM
COLORADO vs. VANCOUVER
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Vancouver is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing Colorado

10:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. CALGARY
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games when playing Calgary
Winnipeg is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

10:30 PM
NY RANGERS vs. ANAHEIM
NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Anaheim
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
Anaheim is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Rangers


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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, March 16

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MONTREAL (32-32-0-6, 70 pts.) at BUFFALO (28-33-0-9, 65 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 6-15 ATS (+21.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
MONTREAL is 13-19 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BUFFALO is 262-227 ATS (-9.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 16-12 ATS (+33.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MONTREAL is 34-18 ATS (+15.3 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 14-40 ATS (+71.1 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 5-16 ATS (+21.4 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 5-7 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-5-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (33-23-0-12, 78 pts.) at CHICAGO (41-23-0-6, 88 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 37-11 ATS (+16.4 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-10 ATS (+26.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-13 ATS (+35.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-14 ATS (+35.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 309-320 ATS (+711.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 20-24 ATS (-25.3 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
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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ST LOUIS (41-21-0-9, 91 pts.) at EDMONTON (27-38-0-7, 61 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 51-103 ATS (-133.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 6-20 ATS (+34.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 32-85 ATS (+160.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 8-0 (+8.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 8-0-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

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WINNIPEG (29-35-0-5, 63 pts.) at CALGARY (29-35-0-5, 63 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 30-25 ATS (+61.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 12-20 ATS (+35.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-4 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-4-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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COLORADO (35-31-0-4, 74 pts.) at VANCOUVER (27-29-0-12, 66 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 35-35 ATS (+73.8 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 42-35 ATS (+77.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 224-217 ATS (-117.9 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-4 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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NY RANGERS (39-23-0-7, 85 pts.) at ANAHEIM (38-21-0-9, 85 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 10-18 ATS (-9.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
ANAHEIM is 100-66 ATS (+23.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 33-12 ATS (+16.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 23-9 ATS (+8.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 209-163 ATS (+21.0 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 217-163 ATS (+31.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 39-19 ATS (+11.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 235-214 ATS (+489.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 103-67 ATS (+13.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 62-35 ATS (+14.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 44-23 ATS (+12.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 17-8 ATS (+25.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 22-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 19-11 ATS (+30.7 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 18-9 ATS (+28.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, March 16

Montreal at Buffalo, 7:05 PM ET
Montreal: 26-14 SU in road games after playing 2 consecutive home games
Buffalo: 1-11 SU in home games after a game where they covered the spread

Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:05 PM ET
Philadelphia: 15-9 SU after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread
Chicago: 0-4 SU in home games revenging a loss where team got shut out

St Louis at Edmonton, 9:35 PM ET
St Louis: 10-3 SU after 2 or more consecutive overs
Edmonton: 2-14 SU off 2 or more consecutive home losses

Winnipeg at Calgary, 10:05 PM ET
Winnipeg: 0-11 SU after allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games
Calgary: 30-25 after allowing 4 goals or more

Colorado at Vancouver, 10:05 PM ET
Colorado: 20-14 SU after a game where they failed to cover the spread
Vancouver: 7-12 SU as a home favorite

NY Rangers at Anaheim, 10:35 PM ET
New York: 10-18 SU in a road game where where the total is 5 or less
Anaheim: 18-6 SU revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less