Thursday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 5/19

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Trends and Indexes

Thursday, May 19

Good Luck on day #140 of 2016!

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Westgate Superbook's odds on random football games this coming fall..........

-- Week 8: Packers (-3.5) @ Atlanta

-- Week 9: Broncos @ Oakland (-1.5)

-- Week 10: Seahawks @ New England (-3.5)

-- Week 11: Bears @ NJ Giants (-4)

-- Week 12: Vikings (-1) @ Detroit

-- Week 13: Colts @ NJ Jets (-2.5)

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud......

13) Warriors 118, Thunder 91-- No one on Oklahoma City had more than 9 points, other than Durant/Westbrook. They need a third double figure scorer to compete.

12) Knicks are apparently going to name Jeff Hornacek head coach; good coach, good basketball guy, but kind of feel about him the same way I felt when the Mets hired Art Howe as manager-- not very New York-ish. Sometimes that matters.

11) Chicago White Sox turned their second triple play of the season last night; they are first team since '07 Phillies to turn two triple plays in same season.

10) A's 8, Rangers 1-- Khris Davis has nine HRs, 20 RBI in first 18 days of May.

9) NBA playoff favorites of 8+ points are 19-6 vs spread this season.

8) Why is the price of gasoline 45 cents a gallon cheaper in New Jersey than here in New York? Is Crhis Christie that good a governor that his constituents don't get ripped off like we do? By the way, in New Jersey they put the gas in your car for you.

7) NBA Summer League will be July 8-18 at UNLV and on TV every day on NBA TV. Solid entertainment; I'll be out there for the AAU tournaments later in the month.

6) Illinois got good news: big man Mike Thorne got a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA, very important for John Groce's team.

5) More transfers, as number approaches 600 this year (there are 351 D-I teams):
-- Anthony Livingston goes from Arkansas State to Texas Tech.
-- Kendall Stephens goes from Purdue to Nevada

4) This will be the sixth NFL season for 49er QB Blaine Gabbert, who will have his sxith different head coach, sixth offensive coordinator, sixth QB coach. Oy.

3) Why would the Ravens intentionally break the NFL rule about not using full pads during rookie minicamps? Sounds like they did just that.

2) Minnesota Twins are 4-2 against the Cleveland Indians, 0-15 against the rest of the AL Central. No bueno. Minnesota is 5-12 in games where the winning run scores from the 7th inning on.

1) Werid story about Robert Griffin III and his relationship with his coaches in Washington; if that story is remotely true, Daniel Snyder is the worst owner in the NFL and the Browns may have made a colossal mistake acquiring RGIII, who appears to be a complete jerk if you believe the article, which is excerpted up above.

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NHL

Thursday, May 19

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Thursday's NHL Conference Finals betting preview: Blues at Sharks
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The Sharks rolled to a 5-0 win in Game 2, their fifth victory by a margin of at least three goals in the past 10 games.

St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks (A: +125, H: -145, O/U: 5)

Series tied 1-1

After seizing home-ice advantage with a dominant victory in St. Louis on Tuesday, the San Jose Sharks look to continue the momentum when they host the Blues in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night. The Sharks rolled to a 5-0 win in Game 2, their fifth victory by a margin of at least three goals in the past 10 games.

The Blues were outplayed in both games at home and only a stellar performance by netminder Brian Elliott in Game 1 is keeping them from staring at a 2-0 series deficit. "(They have) got their 'A' game going right now, and it's our job to catch up," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said of San Jose after Tuesday's beating. "We have played two 'B' games, and I think at times quite frankly, we're fortunate it's 1-1. We'll take 1-1 right now with the way we've played." The Sharks were 18-20-3 during the regular season at SAP Center -- the worst mark of any playoff team -- but have rectified those issues by winning five in a row at home, with their only loss coming in overtime in the first round. "SAP Center is different come playoff time," San Jose forward Logan Couture said. "It's full, it's loud, it's an intimidating building, and that definitely helps."

TV: 9 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVAS

PROBABLE GOALIES:

Blues - Brian Elliott (W/L: 9-7, GAA: 2.26, SAVE %: .930)

Sharks - Martin Jones (W/L: 9-5, GAA: 2.02, SAVE %: .919)

ABOUT THE BLUES (58-29-11, 38-44 O/U): St. Louis captain David Backes acknowledged that San Jose was the best team for five of the six periods in Games 1 and 2, one reason why coach Ken Hitchcock said he is planning to make some changes to his lineup to jump-start his team. "I think changing your lineup has a real impact. There can't be any emotion in the coaches' decisions at this time," Hitchcock told reporters Wednesday. "You have to do what's best for your team. ... We're probably going to have to make a few more tomorrow and hopefully they work." Leading scorer Vladimir Tarasenko registered a game-high six shots on goal Tuesday but has been held off the scoresheet in the series.

ABOUT THE SHARKS (55-32-9, 48-37 O/U): Brent Burns established franchise records for a defenseman during the regular season with 27 goals and 75 points and has not slowed down in the playoffs, netting a pair of pair of power-play goals in Game 2 to give him six for the postseason. "Best I've ever seen," San Jose coach Pete DeBoer said of Burns' shooting prowess from the point. "I think [it's] just how he can get it off from every angle, how he can get it to the net off balance, in bad spots. He finds a way to get it there. If it's in the right spot, it's going in. That's a great weapon for us." Logan Couture had a pair of assists Tuesday to set a team record with 19 points.

TRENDS:

* Blues are 9-2 in their last 11 games following a home loss of 3 or more goals.
* Sharks are 2-11 in their last 13 Conference Finals games.
* Under is 6-1-2 in Blues last 9 Thursday games.
* Over is 5-0-1 in Sharks last 6 Thursday games.
* Road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

CONSENSUS: At the time of publication (Tuesday evening) the San Jose Sharks are picking up 66 percent of the moneyline wagers for Game 3. There is also plenty of action on the total, with Over 5 nabbing 61 percent of the picks.


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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, May 19

San Jose-St Louis (1-1)
Road team won four of last five St Louis-San Jose games; Blues won four of last seven games overall aganst the Sharks, winning 7-2/1-0 in last two visits here. St Louis won five of last eight games (over 3-2-3) overall; they won last three road games. Sharks won last four home games by combined score of 18-7 (over 2-0-2). San Jose is 2-8 on power play in series, the Blues are 0-7. St Louis is 5-2 on road so far in playoffs, San Jose is 5-1 at home in playoffs, losing one game to the Kings.

Playoffs tally: 1st round-- Home: 23-24, Over: 16-17-14
2nd round-- Home: 16-9, Over: 11-5-9
Conference finals-- Home 2-3, Over 1-3-1




NHL

Thursday, May 19

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. SAN JOSE
St. Louis is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, May 19


St. Louis @ San Jose

Game 11-12
May 19, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
13.039
San Jose
12.117
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-155
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+135); Under




NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, May 19

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ST LOUIS (58-30-0-10, 126 pts.) at SAN JOSE (55-33-0-8, 118 pts.) - 5/19/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 24-11 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN JOSE is 19-5 ATS (+13.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 58-40 ATS (+6.4 Units) in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 28-15 ATS (+12.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
ST LOUIS is 35-23 ATS (+6.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) when tied in a playoff series this season.
ST LOUIS is 33-22 ATS (+8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 22-13 ATS (+7.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 12-16 ATS (-9.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
SAN JOSE is 27-28 ATS (-22.6 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 0-4 ATS (-6.9 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game this season.
SAN JOSE is 8-11 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-4 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-4-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Thursday, May 19

St Louis at San Jose, 9:05 PM ET
St Louis: 5-0 SU when tied in a playoff series
San Jose: 5-9 SU in home games off a road win