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Weekly NHL betting cheat sheet and odds: Oilers dominant Under bets?

The Edmonton Oilers have been a particularly solid Under option at home, going 7-18-1 O/U to date.

Getting Low in Edmonton

You might think that a Edmonton Oilers - Arizona Coyotes matchup would yield a solid goal total given both teams' propensity to play wide-open hockey - but that simply hasn't been the case as the Pacific Division rivals prepare to meet for a fifth time this season Tuesday night at Rogers Place. The teams have split the first four meetings, with each game going Under - though that won't come as much of a surprise to savvy bettors, considering that both Arizona (19-27-7) and Edmonton (20-32-4) have been solid Under plays so far this season. The Oilers have been a particularly solid option at home, going 7-18-1 O/U to date.

No King of the Island

New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist hasn't been his usual dominant self, and that has been especially true when facing the rival Islanders. The two teams do battle for the third time this season Thursday night at Barclays Center - and it will be interesting to see what transpires after the teams played to the Over in each of their first two meetings. Lundqvist was in goal for both games, and surrendered seven goals on just 60 shots while going 1-1.

Predators Facing Wild Task

Only ten teams have turned a profit against the spread entering this week's action - and no team has been better at rewarding bettors than the Minnesota Wild, who tangle with the Central Division-leading Nashville Predators in a Saturday night showdown. The Wild have earned a whopping $2,677 - nearly $800 more than the second place Montreal Canadiens - on the strength of a 34-21 ATS mark and 37-12-6 overall record. The Predators rank sixth among teams that have taken a loss so far this season, losing 246 units. Minnesota has won two of three meetings between the teams so far.

Injury Updates

- The Dallas Stars are still without veteran center Jason Spezza, who is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury suffered in a Feb. 2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The Stars lost their first three games without Spezza, but have bounced back to win the next two.

- The Anaheim Ducks have struggled without defenseman Sami Vatanen, who has missed four games with a lower-body injury and has no timetable for a return to action. Anaheim is just 1-2-1 without him, allowing 14 goals over that span.

Player Notes

- It has been a surprisingly lean stretch for Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby, who has been held without a point in back-to-back games. The Penguins are 5-5-2 SU and 7-5 O/U in games in which Crosby doesn't record a point this season.

- Sabres forward Jack Eichel is on a roll, coming off a three-assist game in a 3-1 win over the rival Maple Leafs over the weekend. Big nights from Eichel mean big things for Buffalo, which is 10-0-0 this season when Eichel records multiple points.

- Eastern Conference teams continue to fear defenseman Brent Burns, who scored twice Sunday as the San Jose Sharks cruised past the New Jersey Devils 4-1. Burns has 11 goals and 18 assists in 26 games against East foes in 2016-17.

Stanley Cup Futures

- Forget prior playoff stumbles: oddsmakers believe the Washington Capitals are the team to beat this season, installing them as a +450 favorite to take home the Stanley Cup. The Capitals enter the week with the best record in the NHL at 39-11-6.

- Not only are the Edmonton Oilers not looking at a prominent seat at this summer's NHL Draft table - they're actually in great shape to make the playoffs. The Oilers are featured as +2,000 longshots to capture the sixth Stanley Cup in franchise history.

- Those who made a preseason bet on the Dallas Stars are probably wishing they had pocketed that money instead. The Stars, who continue to struggle on defense and in net, are now +5,000 to claim the NHL championship.

Over/Under Trends

- The Sharks just keep on pushing, hitting the total three times in their last six games - including Sunday's triumph over New Jersey. San Jose has pushed a league-high 18 times on the season, with 11 of those coming on the road.

- The Wild are giving Under bettors fits, playing to the Over seven times in their previous eight games. That surge has pushed Minnesota to 28-19-8 O/U for the season, with nearly identical marks at home (14-9-3) and on the road (14-10-5).

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, February 13


Arizona @ Calgary

Game 3-4
February 13, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
11.251
Calgary
10.206
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+180); Under

NY Rangers @ Columbus

Game 1-2
February 13, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
11.801
Columbus
12.957
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-125); Over

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYR at CLB 07:30 PM

NYR +120

O 5.5

ARI at CAL 09:00 PM

ARI +170

U 5.5

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— Louisville 76, Syracuse 72, OT— First ACC home loss for the Orangemen. Cardinals survived 16-30 foul shooting.

— Texas Tech 84, Baylor 78— Life on the road is tough in the Big X.

— Kansas 84, West Virginia 80 OT– Jayhawks were down 14 with 2:49 left in regulation.

— Monmouth 102, Siena 82— Surging Hawks have won 12 games in a row.

— Washington Nationals signed 1B Adam Lind, giving them another solid lefty bat.

— New Jersey Giants released Victor Cruz and Rashad Jennings Monday. Dumping Cruz saves them $10M on their salary cap.

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Armadillo:Tuesday's List of 13: Looking at top 13 conferences in college basketball……..

13) Southern Conference— Fastest rising league in country; three years ago, they were #30, two years ago #25, LY #19, now they’re 13.

Furman (11-2) leads East Tennessee State by a game right now, but Chattanooga, NC-Greensboro and Wofford could all win conference tourney too. Their games are well worth watching on ESPN3.com.

12) Colonial— NC-Wilmington and Charleston are on top of league, but have both struggled the last few games. Towson State has been surging but one of their better players was shot in the leg in a drive-by shooting in Philly Saturday night. Not sure when he will play again.

11) West Coast— Gonzaga and St Mary’s and……no one else. BYU is very young this year, so they have taken a step back. Four first-year coaches in this league but the WCC is a lot like the Big West when UNLV ruled it during Jerry Tarkanian’s heyday.

10) Missouri Valley— Wichita State is tied with Illinois State for first place, despite losing Baker and Van Vleet from LY’s team; Redbirds lost star F McIntosh, a big loss for a team that is 21-5 and was headed for a showdown with the Shockers in Arch Madness. Northern Iowa has won eight of last nine games, after a 5-11 start.

9) Mountain West— Totally wide open this year, with San Diego State having a down year. Colorado State/Nevada are two of best teams, but both have zero depth, so winning three days in a row in conference tourney will be dicey. Does that open the door for Boise State?

8) Atlantic 14— League that should get more games on TV. VCU, Dayton, Richmond are all very good; Rhode Island always seems to be a half-step behind the top teams. Davidson is having a disappointing season. St Bonaventure is tough place to play, unless the students storm the court before the game is over.

7) American— SMU-Cincinnati will get in NCAA’s. Bearcats shoot it better than they usually do, could be sleeper in March. Houston/Memphis will try to steal a bid at the conference tourney. UConn has been racked by injury this season.

6) Pac-12— Conference of Champions has Arizona-Oregon-UCLA, fun teams to watch. Knocking on NCAA’s door are USC, Cal and Utah. Trojans’ non-conference schedule was #263, which could haunt them on Selection Sunday.

5) SEC— Kentucky rules this league, obviously, but I like Florida as a sleeper in March; South Carolina will get in tourney this year, but after that, NIT it is. Florida’s Canyon Barry, Rick’s son, has now made 39 foul shots in a row— he shoots underhanded like his dad.

4) Big 14— Committee didn’t have any of these teams in top 16 seeds for NCAA’s, then Wisconsin lost at home to Northwestern, which drops them more. Purdue is probably the best team in league, Maryland is strong but VERY young. Rest of the league is mediocre, but Izzo’s Spartans can’t be ignored, because Izzo is a Hall of Famer. Northwestern is going to make the tournament for the first time ever- -good for them.

3) Big East— Villanova is defending national champ, but Xavier/Creighton both lost their PG for the season with injuries, so they’ll be wounded targets in March. Butler looks like a tourney team, but they’ve lost three of last four games.

2) ACC— TV types keep saying they’re getting ten teams in tournament; I’m not seeing it. Think nine is most they’ll get. Fifteen teams is too many for a league, but they care more about football so they let Notre Dame play basketball here. Irish have been in Elite 8 the last two years; not this season. As I type this, Louisville is in a tie game in last minute at Syracuse and they have a walk-on playing. Did every ESPN play-by-play guy go to Syracuse?

Louisville’s walk-on, by the way, is from Sarasota, FL– Dick Vitale recommended him to Rick Pitino.

1— Big X— No easy outs here, now that TCU has become a good team; Texas/Oklahoma are two worst teams in league this year. Kansas has off-court issues; they’ve looked shaky of late. Baylor looks very strong, but they lost in first round the last two years, as a 5-seed and a 3-seed. Oy.

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, February 14

Penguins won six of last eight games with Vancouver; over is 4-1-2 in last seven games. Canucks lost three of last four visits to Steel City- they also lost five of last seven games overall, are 3-4 in last seven road games. Pittsburgh won four of last six games overall; they split last four games at home. Three of their last four games stayed under the total.

Colorado won nine of last ten games with New Jersey; they won last three visits to Garden State, allowing total of four goals. Nine of last ten series games stayed under. Avalanche lost three in row, eight of last ten games; they lost last five road games. Over is 5-2-2 in their last nine games. Devils lost five of their last six home games; they’re 3-2 in last five games overall. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Islanders won five of last seven games with Toronto; they won three of last four visits here. Over is 8-2 in last ten series games. Islanders won six of last nine games overall, are 3-5 in their last eight road games. Four of their last six games went over. Maple Leafs lost six of last eight games, losing 2-1/3-1 in last two; they split last four home games. Last three Toronto games stayed under the total.

Sabres won four of last five games with Ottawa; they won three of last four games in this building. Under is 8-1-1 in last ten series games. Buffalo lost six of its last nine games; they lost three of last four on the road. Three of their last four games went over. Ottawa won 3-0/3-2 in their last two games; they split last six home games. Three of their last four games stayed under the total.

Winnipeg won four of last five games with Dallas; seven of last ten series games went over total. Dallas Stars lost three of last five visits to Manitoba. Stars lost five of last six games, lost three in row on road by combined 11-6. Six of their last eight games went over. Winnipeg lost its last four games by a combined 18-7; they lost their last five home games. Seven of their last eight games went over.

Minnesota won three of last four games with Anaheim; under is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Teams split last four series games in Twin Cities. Anaheim lost four of last five games, all on the road- they’re 3-6 in last nine games overall. Under is 4-3 in their last seven road games. Wild won seven of last nine games, three of last four at home. Seven of their last eight games went over the total.

Edmonton won its last two games with Arizona after losing previous five series games. Coyotes are 3-2 in last five visits to Edmonton. Last four series games stayed under total. Arizona won three of last four games, winning 3-2/5-0 in last two road games. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Oilers lost four of last five games- they lost last three home games. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

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NHL

Tuesday, February 14

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
COLORADO vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Colorado is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

8:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. PITTSBURGH
Vancouver is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Vancouver is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home

8:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. OTTAWA
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Buffalo's last 10 games on the road
Buffalo is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games when playing Buffalo
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo

8:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 14 of the NY Islanders last 16 games when playing Toronto
NY Islanders are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Toronto's last 16 games when playing NY Islanders
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

9:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Minnesota is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Anaheim

9:00 PM
DALLAS vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

10:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. EDMONTON
Arizona is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Edmonton is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Edmonton's last 24 games at home

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 14

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VANCOUVER (25-25-0-6, 56 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (34-13-0-7, 75 pts.) - 2/14/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 98-62 ATS (+183.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 55-30 ATS (+11.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 13-3 ATS (+8.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
VANCOUVER is 151-125 ATS (+280.3 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 189-202 ATS (+446.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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COLORADO (15-36-0-2, 32 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (23-22-0-10, 56 pts.) - 2/14/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 15-38 ATS (+70.3 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 6-16 ATS (+24.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 228-224 ATS (+473.9 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
COLORADO is 223-182 ATS (+25.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 115-87 ATS (+206.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
COLORADO is 20-17 ATS (+43.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-0 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-0-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (25-19-0-10, 60 pts.) at TORONTO (25-18-0-11, 61 pts.) - 2/14/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 10-3 ATS (+13.0 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-6 ATS (+11.5 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 15-26 ATS (+46.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 33-76 ATS (+127.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 20-48 ATS (+81.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 38-59 ATS (+116.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 14-34 ATS (-21.6 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
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.9 Units)

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BUFFALO (23-23-0-10, 56 pts.) at OTTAWA (29-18-0-6, 64 pts.) - 2/14/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 29-24 ATS (+58.4 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 17-11 ATS (+28.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BUFFALO is 64-61 ATS (+142.1 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BUFFALO is 272-243 ATS (+25.4 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 218-210 ATS (+443.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
BUFFALO is 206-212 ATS (+454.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 6-6 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-6-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.2 Units)

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DALLAS (22-25-0-10, 54 pts.) at WINNIPEG (25-29-0-4, 54 pts.) - 2/14/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 22-35 ATS (-17.1 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 8-16 ATS (-8.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 7-16 ATS (-10.8 Units) after a division game this season.
DALLAS is 3-10 ATS (-7.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
WINNIPEG is 13-8 ATS (+4.3 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 47-27 ATS (+19.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 65-58 ATS (+137.2 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 97-95 ATS (+214.6 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 27-11 ATS (+14.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 0-7 ATS (-8.8 Units) in home games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 10-23 ATS (-19.3 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 11-23 ATS (+34.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 24-34 ATS (+59.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 7-6 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 7-6-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)

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ANAHEIM (29-18-0-10, 68 pts.) at MINNESOTA (37-12-0-6, 80 pts.) - 2/14/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 37-18 ATS (+55.7 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 16-3 ATS (+12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 59-47 ATS (+109.5 Units) in road games in February games since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 504-410 ATS (+29.7 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 225-179 ATS (+29.9 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 10-2 ATS (+7.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
ANAHEIM is 240-222 ATS (+475.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 14-19 ATS (-17.1 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 5-3 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 5-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.4 Units)

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ARIZONA (19-28-0-7, 45 pts.) at EDMONTON (29-19-0-8, 66 pts.) - 2/14/2017, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 11-3 (+10.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 11-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

VAN at PIT 07:00 PM

VAN +220

U 5.5

COL at NJ 07:00 PM

U 5.0

NYI at TOR 07:30 PM

O 5.5

BUF at OTT 07:30 PM

U 5.5

DAL at WIN 08:00 PM

O 6.0

ANA at MIN 08:00 PM

ANA +140

O 5.5

ARI at EDM 09:00 PM

ARI +185

U 5.5

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

— Cavaliers’ Kevin Love had his knee scoped, is out six weeks.

— Orlando traded Serge Ibaka to Toronto for Terrence Ross and a draft pick.

— Cardinals P Alex Reyes had an MRI on his arm, may need Tommy John surgery

— Virginia Tech 66, Pitt 63— Short-handed Hokies came from behind to win late.

— Ole Miss 96, LSU 76— Rebels (-12.5) scored last 18 points of the game.

— Colorado State 78, Wyoming 73— Rams have won 7 of last 8 games, with only seven scholarship players available to play.

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

13) Recruiting services that get quoted like they’re the gospel aren’t quite what they appear. Bob Huggins is in his 10th year as the coach at West Virginia, won a ton of games; he has never had one McDonald’s All-American with the Mountaineers. None.

Huggins finds great athletes who work their butts off to improve and don’t mind being coached hard. Lot of McDonald’s All-Americans think they’re bigger than life and have big egos, with one foot already in the NBA.

12) San Diego State is just 6-6 in the Mountain West, a bad year for them, but they’ve led by 7+ points in all six losses. Aztecs have had too many scoring droughts when they’ve had the lead.

11) Political commentator John Heileman (MSNBC/Bloomberg) was once a good high school pitcher in the LA area. He played Little League ball against Bret Saberhagen, and before blowing his arm out, gave up a 430-foot homer to Darryl Strawberry in high school.

10) Favorites are 13-0 vs spread in Texas Longhorns’ last 13 conference tourney games.

9) Reader Mike e-mailed with news the Chick-fil-A may be headed into our area here, 10 miles north in Clifton Park. This would be outstanding news. Chick-fil-A is good stuff.

8) Michigan State’s AD is the head of the college basketball selection committee, but he had to cancel a 2-week trip to evaluate teams in person. His plate at Michigan State is pretty full:

— The MSU gymnastics coach was suspended, supposedly in connection with an investigation into whether a longtime MSU doctor molested gymnasts.
— Nick Vista, Michigan State’s former longtime SID, passed away over the weekend at age 90.
— Three football players have been suspended with regards to a criminal investigation that is still ongoing. A football staffer was also suspended (with pay).

Too much chaos in East Lansing for the AD to be traveling, watching basketball games.

7) Rutgers switched its shoe/apparel contract from Nike to adidas. Somehow I don’t think Phil Knight is staying awake nights worrying about this development.

6) Oklahoma lost G Jordan Woodard for the year with a knee injury; St Joe’s lost Lamarr Kimble with a broken foot. Towson State’s John Davis was shot in the leg in a drive-by shooting Saturday night; it is unclear whether he will play again this season.

5) What is the over/under on how much Latrell Sprewell was paid to sit next to James Dolan at the Knicks’ game Sunday? I’m guessing $5,000, but who knows?

One of the cable channels showed a clip of Sprewell playing for Minnesota 13 years ago, last time he was in the Garden. He makes a hoop, the Knicks call time-out and one of the Wolves’ subs comes off the bench to chest-bump Sprewell. The sub was Fred Hoiberg, now the Bulls’ coach.

4) Talk show host Carson Daly got a partial golf scholarship when he went to college at Loyola Marymount. He dropped out of LMU to try and become a pro golfer, which didn’t turn out too well but his show business career has gone great.

3) Gonzaga struggled a little bit last year when they had three big-time transfers sitting out the season but practicing with the team. Same thing is happening now at Nevada, which has four transfers sitting out this season, reducing their available scholarship players to nine.

When the current players are playing against better players in practice, it hurts this year’s team.

2) Montreal Canadiens are in first place, but they fired their coach Michel Therrien Tuesday and hired former Bruins coach Claude Julien, who won the Stanley Cup in Boston six years ago. It is the second time (2002-03) the Canadiens replaced Therrien as its coach with Julien.

1— Get well soon to Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder and Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach Ron Gardenhire, both of whom were recently diagnosed with treatable forms of cancer.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 15

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TORONTO (25-18-0-11, 61 pts.) at COLUMBUS (35-15-0-5, 75 pts.) - 2/15/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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ST LOUIS (29-22-0-5, 63 pts.) at DETROIT (22-24-0-10, 54 pts.) - 2/15/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 9-1 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 8-3 ATS (+11.6 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 108-89 ATS (+198.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 118-85 ATS (+32.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 13-6 ATS (+19.0 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 16-5 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 16-27 ATS (-13.3 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-21 ATS (-14.4 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 96-105 ATS (-73.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-1 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-1-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (27-22-0-7, 61 pts.) at CALGARY (28-26-0-3, 59 pts.) - 2/15/2017, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-46 ATS (+74.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-38 ATS (-16.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-28 ATS (-19.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 36-24 ATS (+63.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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FLORIDA (24-20-0-10, 58 pts.) at SAN JOSE (34-18-0-5, 73 pts.) - 2/15/2017, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 145-223 ATS (+387.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 19-11 ATS (+31.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 37-25 ATS (+10.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 38-40 ATS (-17.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 13-20 ATS (-20.8 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 35-36 ATS (-33.6 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 90-85 ATS (-54.6 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 60-55 ATS (-14.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 11-14 ATS (-16.9 Units) in home games 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
SAN JOSE 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=+1.3 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, February 15

Road team won six of last eight Columbus-Toronto games; Maple Leafs won three of last five visits to Ohio (under 3-2). Toronto lost six of last nine games but won 7-1 at home last night; they lost four of last five road games. Blue Jackets lost four of their last six games, three of last four at home. Leafs’ last four games stayed under the total.

Road side won nine of last ten St Louis-Detroit games; Blues won four of last five visits to the Motor City. Seven of last eight series games stayed under. St Louis won its last four games, all on the road, outscoring foes 14-3; over is 4-3 in their last seven road games. Red Wings lost last four games, outscored 17-9; they lost four of last five home games. Over is 5-5 in their last ten games.

Home side won last four Philly-Calgary games; Flyers lost 4-1/2-1 in last two games in the Saddledome. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games (0-2 in last two). Philly lost four of last six games but won two of last three on road; eight of their last nine games stayed under. Flames won four of last six games but lost three of last four at home- three of those four went over.

Sharks won their last three games with Florida; road team won six of last eight series games. Under is 4-2-1 in last seven series games. Panthers won four of last five games but lost four of their last five road games. Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. San Jose lost four of their last five games but won four of last six home games. Under is 3-0-2 in their last five home games.




NHL

Wednesday, February 15

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
TORONTO vs. COLUMBUS
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Columbus
Columbus is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

9:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Detroit
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis

10:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CALGARY
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Calgary is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

11:30 PM
FLORIDA vs. SAN JOSE
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, February 15


Florida @ San Jose

Game 7-8
February 15, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
9.512
San Jose
12.477
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-160); Under

Philadelphia @ Calgary

Game 5-6
February 15, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.505
Calgary
10.414
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+115); Over

St. Louis @ Detroit

Game 3-4
February 15, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
12.551
Detroit
10.044
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-125); Over

Toronto @ Columbus

Game 1-2
February 15, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
12.303
Columbus
10.889
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
N/A

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LAST COUPLE OF DAYS BEEN PROFITABLE DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY..

Date W-L-T % Units Record

02/14/2017 5-4-1 55.56% +600

02/13/2017 3-1-0 75.00% +1400

02/12/2017 4-4-1 50.00% +50

02/11/2017 10-7-0 58.82% +1875


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TOR at CLB 07:00 PM

TOR +165

O 6.0

STL at DET 08:00 PM

O 5.5

PHI at CAL 09:30 PM

PHI +110

O 5.5

FLA at SJ 10:30 PM

U 5.0

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Six of the best minor league prospects for the Atlanta Braves:

1) Dansby Swanson SS— Hit .302 in 102 major league AB’s last year.

2) Ozzie Albies, 2B/SS— Hit .310 in three minor league seasons.

4) Mike Soroka, P— Pitched on Canadian Junior National Team

5) Ian Anderson, P— Rookie from Clifton Park had 2.04 ERA in 40 IP LY in the low minors.

8) Sean Newcomb, P— Was 8-7, 3.86 in 27 starts in AA Southern League LY.

16) Dustin Peterson, OF— Hit .282 with 88 RBI in AA ball last year.

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

13) Minnesota 75, Indiana 74— If Hoosiers miss NCAA’s, will Tom Crean get the boot and if he does, will Indiana go after native son Steve Alford?

12) Seton Hall 87, Creighton 81— Bluejays are 3-4 in their last seven games; Villanova now has a 3-game lead in the Big East.

11) SMU 80, Tulane 75— 24-point underdog Green Wave were up 15 at the half.

10) Duke 65, Virginia 55— Cavaliers shot 5-20 on arc, have now lost four of their last six games.

9) Arkansas 83, South Carolina 76— Erratic Razorbacks were a 9.5-point underdog.

8) Iowa State 87, Kansas State 79— Cyclones never trailed in impressive road win.

7) Northern Iowa 64, Bradley 61— Surging Panthers won nine of last 10 games which followed a 7-game losing streak.

6) Oklahoma State 71, TCU 68— Cowboys won seven of their last eight games after starting Big X play 0-6.

5) North Carolina 97, NC State 73— Wolfpack Nation, never a patient lot, is getting a lot more restless. State lost to UNC twice this season, by total of 75 points.

4) Fordham 53, Rhode Island 43— Ugly loss for the home side; URI is headed to the NIT. They were supposed to make the NCAA’s.

3) San Diego State 66, Utah State 62— Aztecs are grinding out wins without much offense; they are back over .500 (7-6) in the Mountain West.

2) Butler 110, St John’s 86— Bulldogs were 13-26 on arc, 29-40 on the foul line. Not too often a college team scores 110 points in 40:00, especially in a conference game.

1— Non-basketball item; Marlins’ owner Jeffrey Loria is being considered as the United States’ ambassador to France. Good God, the French hate us enough already!!!!

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, February 16

Penguins won seven of last eight games with Winnipeg, which lost last five visits here, by a combined score of 27-13. Four of last six series games went over. Jets lost four of last five games overall; they won three of last four on road. Eight of their last nine games went over the total. Penguins won five of last seven games, three of last four at home. Four of their last five games stayed under.

New Jersey won four of its last five games with Ottawa; Senators lost three of last four visits to Garden State. Six of last eight series games stayed under. Ottawa is 3-5 in its last eight games overall, but won four of last six on the road. Four of their last five games stayed under the total. Devils won four of last six games but lost five of last seven at home. Over is 4-1-2 in their last seven games.

Islanders won five of last six games with the Rangers; over is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Rangers lost their last three visits to Brooklyn. Rangers won last six games, outscoring their foes 27-12; they won last three road games. Under is 6-4 in their last ten games. Islanders are 3-4 in last seven games overall but won five of their last six home games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Colorado won nine of its last ten games with Buffalo, winning four of last five visits here. Over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Avalanche lost its last four games, outscored 16-6; they lost their last five road games- over is 3-0-2 in those games. Buffalo is 4-6 in its last ten games, 2-3 in its last five home games. Under is 5-3 in Sabres’ last eight games overall.

Blues won three of last four games with Vancouver; last three series games stayed under total. Canucks won three of last four games in St Louis. Vancouver lost six of their last eight games, are 3-5 in last eight road games. Four of their last six games went over total. Blues won their last five games, three of which were shutouts; they lost two of last three home tilts. Four of their last six games stayed under.

Minnesota won three of its last four games with Dallas; road teams won five of last seven series games. Teams split last four series games played here. Three of last four series games stayed under. Dallas Stars lost six of last seven games, losing last four road games by combined score of 16-8. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Minnesota won seven of its last ten games, three of last five at home. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

Oilers won three of last four games with Philly; over is 5-2 in last seven series games. Flyers lost four of last five visits to Edmonton. Philly lost four of last five games; they lost 3-1/5-1 in last two road games. Nine of their last ten games stayed under total. Oilers lost four of their last six games, are 1-3 in their last four home games. Last three Edmonton home games went over.

Road team won six of last seven LA-Arizona games; teams split last four series games played here. Over is 3-0-2 in last five series games. Arizona won three of last five games, two of last three on road; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Los Angeles won six of their last eight games- they split their last eight home games. Under is 4-1-4 in their last nine games.

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NHL

Thursday, February 16

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7:30 PM
COLORADO vs. BUFFALO
Colorado is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Buffalo's last 9 games when playing Colorado
Buffalo is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

8:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. NY ISLANDERS
NY Rangers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Rangers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the NY Islanders last 10 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
NY Islanders are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers

8:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Ottawa is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
New Jersey is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Ottawa

8:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. PITTSBURGH
Winnipeg is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 11 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home

9:00 PM
DALLAS vs. MINNESOTA
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 12 games at home
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas

9:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. ST. LOUIS
Vancouver is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver

10:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. EDMONTON
Philadelphia is 5-10-1 SU in its last 16 games ,when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia

11:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. LOS ANGELES
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Arizona is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Arizona
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games