Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 2/8

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Trends and Indexes

Wednesday, February 8

Good Luck on day #39 of 2017!

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

— Alabama 90, South Carolina 86 4OT— Gamecocks were 3-30 from floor in first half, missing their last 17 shots of the half. Tide was 22-33 on foul line. Sindarius Thornwell was 25-33 on the foul line, BY HIMSELF- he had 44 points and 21 rebounds, but was 9-25 from floor.

— Siena 81, Iona 79- Saints trailed by double digits in second half.

— Penn State 70, Maryland 64— Young Terps lose their second game in a row.

— Michigan 86, Michigan State 57— Game was 55-29 at the half. Wow.

— Central Michigan 97, Ohio U 87— Marcus Keene had 41, his 5th game this season of 40+ points.

— Syracuse 82, Clemson 81— Orangemen hit a 3 from the right corner at the buzzer.

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

13) Betting handle on the Super Bowl in Las Vegas was $138.5M; hard to believe that sports betting won’t be legal everywhere in this country before too long.

If you care about such things, Vegas books made over $10M profit on that $138.5M handle.

12) Falcons hired Steve Sarkisian as its new OC, meaning Alabama will soon have its third OC of 2017, probably before Presidents’ Day.

Alabama got to the national title game with freshman Jalen Hurts at QB, but Hurts isn’t a good passer; Crimson Tide signed two freshman QB’s- that could be a contentious situation for the guy who winds up as the offensive coordinator- that guy will be Saban’s 6th OC in his ten years as Alabama’s head coach.

11) LSU football coach Ed Orgeron has himself a problem; after Signing Day, he demoted an assistant coach who was a prime recruiter in the talent-rich New Orleans area and now the HS coaches there are organizing a boycott of the LSU program. No bueno.

The assistant who was demoted has since bolted to Texas Tech.

10) Sam Vecenie covers basketball for The Sporting News; he knows his stuff. Of his top 16 prospects for the NBA Draft, 13 are college freshmen, three are foreign kids. This is part of why handicapping college basketball has gotten a lot harder: the best players are less dependable.

So the 13 best college basketball players this season were in high school LY; how many of them already have one foot in the NBA, and could care less about college? Maybe all, maybe none, but it is probably in middle somewhere. You think Ben Simmons cared about making the NCAA’s last season?

Used to be that high-level teams with lot of juniors/seniors were teams to focus on; now those kids are suspects, not good enough to move up to the next level. The most talented teams are also the least mature.

9) Friend of mine sent me some message boards from Kentucky/Louisville fans Monday; damn, those people are harsh!!! Lot of negativity- their basketball teams are really good.

As another friend of mine likes to say, “We’re with you win or tie, but we’re not crazy about tie.”

8) Kyle Shanahan’s hiring in San Francisco makes the Shanahans the 7th father/son head coaching combo in the NFL; the other 6?

Phillips-Shula-Nolan-Mora-Ryan-Fassel

Shanahan, by the way, will have control of the 53-man roster.

7) NHL’s Boston Bruins fired coach Claude Julien, kind of a gutless day to do it, with the victory parade for the Patriots burying hockey news in Wednesday’s papers.

Julien was 419-246 as Bruins’ coach; he won the Stanley Cup in 2011, lost in Finals two years later. He didn’t suddenly get stupid; the front office has done a cruddy job and Julien is the fall guy for that. He won’t be out of work long, if he doesn’t want to be.

6) Guy named Sports Dude on Twitter (@GSWahooFalcons) grew up in Cleveland, was born in Atlanta, lives in Oakland. Roots for Indians-Warriors-Falcons. Been a rough year for the man.

5) There are rumors that UConn may bolt the AAC to go the Big East for basketball next year, if they can find a landing spot for their football program. What they really need are healthy players; the AAC is a good enough league.

4) Timing is everything in life: Baylor hired a new football coach, because of a sex scandal that was overlooked by the previous coaching staff- the new football coach brought a strength coach in with him from Temple. Baylor football is trying to start over and remake is image.

In the history of bad timing, with people screaming at Baylor over the behavior of its players, it wasn’t good when the strength coach got busted in a prostitution sting over the weekend. The guy got fired immediately, even though his charge was only a Class B misdemeanor. One of the most expensive Class B misdemeanors ever.

3) DeMarcus Cousins got his 15th/16th technical fouls of the season Monday night; he gets an automatic one-game suspension for Wednesday’s game with Boston. Very talented player, but Cousins hurts himself with outbursts of anger directed towards the officials.

2) Kind of funny listening to people whine about the overtime rules in the NFL, when they had no idea what the rules were until Sunday night. Some people just like to complain.

1— Surprising fact: over the last five years, Baltimore Orioles are winningest team in the American League- they’ve outplayed their preseason projections by 14 games a year during that time. Not sure what he makes, but Buck Showalter is underpaid.

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, February 8

Minnesota won its last six games with Chicago; they won last three visits to Windy City, all by one goal. Over is 3-1-3 in last seven series games. Blackhawks won four of their last five road games; they’re 5-3 in last eight games overall. Five of their last six games went over the total. Wild won seven of last nine games; they won three of last four at home. Over is 9-1 in their last ten games. Minnesota is 4-4 if it played night before, 0-1 at home.




NHL

Wednesday, February 8

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. MINNESOTA
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home


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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 8

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CHICAGO (32-17-0-5, 69 pts.) at MINNESOTA (35-12-0-5, 75 pts.) - 2/8/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 8-7 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-7-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, February 8


Chicago @ Minnesota

Game 51-52
February 8, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
9.630
Minnesota
12.480
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-115); Under

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NHL

Wednesday, February 8

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NHL on NBC betting preview and odds: Blackhawks at Wild
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Minnesota wrapped up a 3-1-0 road trip with a 4-2 triumph in Winnipeg on Tuesday and now begins a lengthy stretch in a building in which it has lost only six times in 23 contests.

Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild (-115, 5.5)

The Minnesota Wild own a six-point lead in the Central Division and have a tremendous opportunity to expand it as they kick off an eight-game homestand Wednesday against the second-place Chicago Blackhawks. Minnesota wrapped up a 3-1-0 road trip with a 4-2 triumph in Winnipeg on Tuesday and now begins a lengthy stretch in a building in which it has lost only six times in 23 contests.

Jason Pominville recorded two goals and two assists while Nino Niederreiter also scored twice for the Wild, who are five points ahead of San Jose for the top spot in the Western Conference. Chicago is seeking its third consecutive victory after beginning its six-game road trip with a loss in San Jose on Jan. 31. The Blackhawks bounced back with wins in Arizona and Dallas, and now look to avenge a 3-2 home setback against Minnesota on Jan. 15. Patrick Kane tallied in both of Chicago's triumphs on the trek and is three away from reaching the 20-goal plateau for the 10th time in as many seasons in the NHL.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, Sportsnet, TVAS

LINE HISTORY: Lines were late to hit the board for this key Western Conference matchup, but when they were eventually released the Wild were pegged as slight favorites at -115. The total, not surprisingly, was set at 5.5. Check out the complete line history here.

INJURY REPORT:

Blackhawks - D M. Rozsival (Late Feb, lower body).

Wild - D J. Brodin (Mid Feb, finger), D V. Bartley (I-R, tricep).


ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS (32-17-5, 21-22 O/U): Corey Crawford posted his 20th victory of the season Saturday, marking the sixth time in seven campaigns he has reached the plateau. It also was his 202nd career win, moving him past Ed Belfour for sole possession of third place on the franchise list. Kane netted both tallies in the loss to Minnesota last month - his only multi-goal performance this season.

ABOUT THE WILD (35-12-5, 32-20 O/U): Charlie Coyle will establish a franchise record Wednesday by playing in his 284th consecutive game, breaking the mark held by Antti Laaksonen. The 24-year-old Coyle collected three assists in Tuesday's win, leaving him three shy of 100 for his career. Jason Zucker had his four-game point streak (two goals, four assists) halted by the Jets, keeping him one away from 100 in the NHL.

TRENDS:

- Blackhawks are 0-5 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Wild are 12-3 in their last 15 home games.
- Over is 5-1 in Blackhawks last 6 overall.
- Over is 19-4-4 in Wild last 27 overall.
- Blackhawks are 0-6 in the last 6 meetings.


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NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, February 8


Chicago at Minnesota, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago: 8-18 SU in road games after having won 2 of their last 3 games
Minnesota: 20-8 SU after playing a road game