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**StarDust Bum** · 01-21-2019, 02:50 AM

'Hawks extend Caps' season-worst skid
January 20, 2019
By The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) Jonathan Toews had three goals and two assists, Patrick Kane added two goals and three assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks handed the Washington Capitals their season-high fifth consecutive loss with an 8-5 victory on Sunday.

Brandon Saad and Alex DeBrincat also scored and Dylan Strome added an empty-netter as last-place Chicago stopped its own five-game slide. Collin Delia made 34 saves, including impressive stops on John Carlson and Tom Wilson in the second.

Washington's defensemen accounted for each of its five goals while star forwards Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov were kept off the scoresheet. Carlson scored twice, Dmitry Orlov and Matt Niskanen each had a goal and an assist, and Brooks Orpik got his second of the season.

Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby allowed four goals on 11 shots before he was replaced by Pheonix Copley 2:30 into the second.

ISLANDERS 3, DUCKS 0

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Cal Clutterbuck scored twice in the first period and Robin Lehner made 19 saves as New York downed Anaheim for its fifth straight win.

The victory was the 15th in 18 games for the Metropolitan Division-leading Islanders, who have surged past Washington and Columbus over the past month.

Clutterbuck opened the scoring at 4:50 of the first with a power-play goal.

Clutterbuck scored again from a nearly identical spot midway through the first for his sixth goal of the season.

Leo Komarov scored his sixth this season with 29 seconds remaining in the second period.

CANUCKS 3, RED WINGS 2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist in his return from a knee injury, and Vancouver beat Detroit.

The 20-year-old rookie, who ran his point total this season to 44, missed five games after suffering an MCL sprain against Montreal on Jan. 3.

Antoine Roussel and Bo Horvat also scored for Vancouver, and Brock Boeser had two assists.

Frans Nielsen and Thomas Vanek scored for Detroit.

Jacob Markstrom stopped 35 shots for the Canucks, and Wings goalie Jonathan Bernier had 28 saves.

COYOTES 4, MAPLE LEAFS 2

TORONTO (AP) - Vinnie Hinostroza scored in the third period and Arizona beat slumping Toronto.

Clayton Keller, Mario Kempe and Lawson Crouse also scored as Arizona won for the fifth time in its last seven games (5-1-1). Darcy Kuemper stopped 25 shots. The Coyotes improved to 8-0-1 in their last nine trips to Toronto.

John Tavares and Travis Dermott had the goals for Toronto, which has lost seven of its last 10.

HURRICANES 7, OILERS 4

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Nino Niederreiter and Lucas Wallmark each scored twice to lead Carolina past Edmonton.

Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and two assists, and Brock McGinn and Jordan Martinook also scored as the Hurricanes snapped a two-game skid. Sebastian Aho and Jaccob Slavin each had three assists, and Petr Mrazek stopped 17 shots.

Leon Draisaitl had two goals, and Brandon Manning and Zack Kassian also scored for the Oilers, who have lost two straight. Cam Talbot gave up three goals on 15 shots before he was replaced by Mikko Koskinen, who had 15 saves.

**StarDust Bum** · 01-21-2019, 02:56 AM

SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY JANUARY 21, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:05 PM Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center
4:05 PM St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings Staples Center
6:05 PM Minnesota Wild Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
7:05 PM San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers BB&T Center

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NHL JAN. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/20/2019 3-3-1 50.00% -0.50
01/19/2019 5-10-2 33.33% -26.20
01/18/2019 9-3-0 75.00% +37.70
01/17/2019 7-3-1 70.00% +22.65
01/16/2019 4-4-0 50.00% +3.50
01/15/2019 11-5-0 68.75% +30.00
01/14/2019 2-1-0 66.67% +5.00
01/13/2019.......6-3-0.......66.66%.....+2.60
01/12/2019..... 10-5-0 66.66% +29.20
01/11/2019 4-3-0 57.14% +4.50
01/10/2019 ;;;;10-7-0 58.82% +19.30
01/09/2019 4-2-0 66.67% +14.30
01/08/2019 7-9-1 43.75% -13.00
01/07/2019 4-4-0 50.00% -0.55
01/06/2019 3-8-1 27.27% -22.15
01/05/2019 10-5-0 66.66% +25.90
01/04/2019 4-5-1 44.44% -10.10
01/03/2019 10-3-0 76.92% +34.75
01/02/2019 6-4-0 60.00% +9.00
01/01/2019 3-2-1 60.00% +5.00

Totals...........120-89-1.......57.41%....+72.90

BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

01/20/2019.............0 - 2...................-10.00....................3 - 1.................+9.50..............-0.50
01/19/2019.............2 - 3...................+1.80....................3 - 6.................-18.00..............-16.20
01/18/2019.............5 - 0...................+25.00...................3 - 3.................-1.50...............+23.50
01/17/2019.............2 - 1...................+8.65.....................4 - 2.................+9.00.............+17.65
01/16/2019.............2 - 0..................+17.25....................2 - 3.................-6.50..............+10.75
01/15/2019.............1 - 2...................-3.50......................7 - 3.................+18.50...........+15.00
01/14/2019.............0 - 1...................-5.00......................2 - 0.................+10.00...........+5.00
01/13/2019.............1 - 0...................+6.00.....................3 - 2.................+4.00.............+10.00
01/12/2019.............4 - 0...................+30.45...................3 - 5.................-12.50.............+17.95
01/11/2019.............0 - 2...................-10.00....................3 - 1.................+9.50..............-0.50
01/10/2019.............2 - 3...................+1.30.....................7 - 4.................+13.00...........+14.30
01/09/2019.............1 - 1...................+4.80.....................2 - 1.................+4.50.............+9.30
01/08/2019.............1 - 2...................-4.85......................4 - 5..................-7.50.............-12.35
01/07/2019.............2 - 1...................+6.55.....................2 - 3..................-6.50.............+0.05
01/06/2019.............1 - 2...................+0.85.....................0 - 6..................-33.00...........-32.15
01/05/2019.............3 - 2...................+7.40.....................6 - 3..................+13.50..........+20.90
01/04/2019.............0 - 1....................-5.00.....................3 - 2..................+4.00............-1.00
01/03/2019.............1 - 2....................-4.55.....................6 - 0..................+30.00..........+25.45
01/02/2019.............0 - 2....................-10.00...................4 - 2..................+9.00.............-1.00
01/01/2019.............0 - 2....................-10.00...................2 - 1..................+4.50.............-5.50

Totals...................28 -49.................+47.15..................69 - 53..............+53.50..........+10o.65

**StarDust Bum** · 01-21-2019, 10:22 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

New England in the Super Bowl under Brady/Belichick:

2001: W20-17 (+14) vs St Louis

2003: W32-29 (-7) vs Carolina

2004: W24-21 (-7) vs Philadelphia

2007: L14-17 (-12) vs NY Giants

2011: L17-21 (-3) vs NY Giants

2014: W28-24 (-1) vs Seattle

2016: W34-28 OT (-3) vs Atlanta

2017: L33-41 (-4.5) vs Philadelphia

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a frigid weekend…….

13) My opinion is that I write better when I’m annoyed, so today’s article might be pretty terrible, because this was a great freakin’ weekend.

— The weather here was awful all weekend, we had a foot of snow, but DirecTV never went out, except for a couple of the movie channels late Saturday night.
— My car started in 0 degree weather Sunday night, because I got a new battery Thursday.
— Watched a ton of basketball Saturday; seems like it was a week ago.
— Oh yeah, the Rams are going to the Super Bowl!!! Tremendous!!!

12) Rams 26, Saints 23 OT— Not many games where the winning team led for 0:00 the whole game, except after the last play. This game turned on a fake punt by the Rams when they trailed 13-0 with 14:23 left in 2nd quarter- they looked like a dead team until then.

Scouting is important in football; I had never heard of Missouri Western University until the Rams drafted a kicker from Missouri Western in the 6th round of the 2012 draft. Rams were in St Louis at the time; not sure if that helped them find Greg Zuerlein, but they did, and boy did that pay off Sunday night in the Superdome.

Greg the Leg booted a 48-yard FG to tie the game, a 57-yard FG to win it as the Rams, who did not lead at any point in regulation, won their 4th NFC title, 26-23.

11) I mention this every so often, but the NFL is awesome because the difference between the winning and losing teams is so often EXTREMELY thin.

Go back to 2016, the Rams were 4-5 when they decided to give Jared Goff his first NFL start; they were playing Miami at home, and led 10-0 with 5:00 left. If they win the game, they’re 5-5, everyone is happy, and they probably finish 7-9 at worst- they have said since then if they had wound up 7-9 that year, they wouldn’t have fired Jeff Fisher.

Miami won that game 13-10, the Rams didn’t win another game that season and a coaching change was made. And what a change it has been!!!

They wouldn’t have hired Sean McVay if they finished 7-9, so thank the good Lord they blew that 10-0 lead against the Dolphins. Or else today’s fun wouldn’t have happened.

11) Patriots 37, Chiefs 31 OT— What a day for the NFL; two overtimes in conference title games when the weather in lot of the country was terrible. TV ratings have to be huge. Patriots head to their 11th Super Bowl.

Tony Romo is amazingly good on TV, the best NFL TV analyst ever; he calls out plays before they happen, the way Hank Stram used to do working Monday night games on the radio.

Tough night for the replay center; awful lot of close replay decisions in this game.

10) SUNY-Morrisville plans to roll out a program next fall that will teach their students how to grow marijuana. Anticipation of a Cannabis Industry Minor is a result of the expectation that New York is expected to legalize recreational marijuana soon.

9) Nick Foles came up four snaps short of a $1M bonus for playing in 33% of Philly’s snaps, but the Eagles did the right thing and gave Foles the $1M anyway.

8) Only four of the first 29 Mountain West basketball games were decided by fewer than ten points. League has slipped a decent amount the last couple years.

7) Providence 79, Marquette 68— Marquette retired Dwyane Wade’s #3 jersey at halftime of this game. Not sure what took them so long, but better late than never.

6) Boston College 87, Florida State 82— Sometimes you lose a game and it comes with a hangover; Seminoles lost at home to Duke by a hoop, then went on road and lost at both Pitt and Boston College. FSU was 12-1 vs non-conference schedule #113, but is 1-4 in the ACC.

Speaking of which……..

5) Monmouth 83, Iona 81— Hawks are 5-2 in the MAAC, after going 1-12 in pre-conference games; Iona is 4-2 in the MAAC, after going 2-9 in pre-conference games.

In other words, the MAAC sucks this year.

4) Very interesting conversation during the Kansas-West Virginia game Saturday, with Fran Fraschilla giving two solid reasons why Canada is producing more and more top college hoop prospects.

a) Vince Carter and the Toronto Raptors inspired a lot of Canadians to enjoy basketball more, hoops has become a bigger part of the culture north of the border.

b) Canada’s more liberal immigration laws have resulted in more people from the Caribbean and Africa winding up in Canada.

3) Timberwolves 116, Suns 114— Minnesota wins on a fadeaway jumper by Derrick Rose with 0:00.6 left; Wolves are being coached by Flip Saunders’ 32-year old son now- they’ve played lot of high-scoring games since he took over from Tom Thibodeau.

2) Basketball player named Isaiah Stewart from Rochester chose Washington over Duke, as Mike Hopkins’ connections to central New York pay off again.

1) Rams opened as a 1-point favorite in the Super Bowl, but professional bettors dumped a lot of money on New England, so now the Patriots are -2 as I type this late Sunday night. The total is 59. Lets hope those pros are wrong with their bets

**StarDust Bum** · 01-21-2019, 10:23 AM

NHL

Monday, January 21

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Trend Report
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Nashville Predators
Nashville is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games
Nashville is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Nashville is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 8 games on the road
Nashville is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Nashville is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Nashville's last 21 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Nashville is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
Colorado is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
Colorado is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Colorado's last 21 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Nashville
Colorado is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Nashville

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing Los Angeles
St. Louis is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 12 games
Los Angeles is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games at home
Los Angeles is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 10 games when playing St. Louis
Los Angeles is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games
Minnesota is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Vegas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games at home

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
San Jose is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Jose's last 11 games
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida Panthers
Florida is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Florida is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Florida is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games at home
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose

**StarDust Bum** · 01-21-2019, 10:24 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, January 21

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NASHVILLE (28-18-0-4, 60 pts.) at COLORADO (22-18-0-8, 52 pts.) - 1/21/2019, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 11-13 ATS (-13.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 8-1 ATS (+7.0 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-8 ATS (+28.3 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 21-9 ATS (+10.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 279-213 ATS (+39.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
COLORADO is 7-15 ATS (-9.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 14-3 (+7.4 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 14-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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ST LOUIS (21-21-0-5, 47 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (19-26-0-4, 42 pts.) - 1/21/2019, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 34-25 ATS (+61.5 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 121-100 ATS (+223.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 123-83 ATS (+22.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 168-171 ATS (-18.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 68-81 ATS (-50.3 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 46-56 ATS (-13.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

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MINNESOTA (24-21-0-3, 51 pts.) at VEGAS (29-17-0-4, 62 pts.) - 1/21/2019, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 8-17 ATS (-12.9 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 0-6 ATS (+6.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.
VEGAS is 94-59 ATS (+26.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 3-1-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (28-15-0-7, 63 pts.) at FLORIDA (19-20-0-8, 46 pts.) - 1/21/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 2-8 ATS (-7.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
FLORIDA is 19-6 ATS (+12.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 19-28 ATS (-50.0 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 170-253 ATS (+461.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

**Udog** · 01-21-2019, 02:05 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 22

Nashville @ Colorado

Game 11-12
January 21, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
11.786
Colorado
10.283
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-105); Over

St. Louis @ Los Angeles

Game 13-14
January 21, 2019 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
8.889
Los Angeles
13.211
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 4 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+105); Over

Minnesota @ Vegas

Game 15-16
January 21, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.687
Vegas
11.371
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-175
6
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+155); Under

San Jose @ Florida

Game 17-18
January 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
9.214
Florida
8.329
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-125); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 01-21-2019, 06:15 PM

MONDAY, JANUARY 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SJ at FLA 07:00 PM
SJ -123
O 6.5

**StarDust Bum** · 01-22-2019, 01:18 AM

Coyle scores, Wild beat Golden Knights 4-2
January 21, 2019
By The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) Charlie Coyle scored his second game-winning goal of the season with 5:31 remaining to lift the Minnesota Wild past the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Monday.

With the win, the Wild moved past Colorado and Vancouver into the top wild-card slot in the Western Conference. Minnesota takes on Colorado on Wednesday, the final game before the All-Star break for both teams.

With the puck loose in front of the net, Jared Spurgeon sent a perfect pass to Coyle, who beat Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury with a high shot that put the Wild in front.

Marcos Foligno, Eric Staal and Mikko Koivu also scored for the Wild. Devan Dubnyk made 30 saves and has stopped 64 of 67 shots in his last three games.

Alex Tuch and Max Pacioretty scored for the Golden Knights.

Fleury made 18 saves for Vegas.

The loss kept Vegas in third place in the Pacific Division, behind first-place Calgary and San Jose.

KINGS 4, BLUES 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul LaDue scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and Los Angeles rallied past St. Louis.

Jonathan Quick stopped 33 shots in his 302nd NHL victory, which is fourth-best among U.S.-born goaltenders.

Anze Kopitar and Tyler Toffoli each had a goal and an assist, while Brendan Leipsic had two assists. Drew Doughty also scored for Los Angeles, which has won three of its last five.

Mackenzie MacEachern, Oskar Sundqvist and Ryan O'Reilly scored for St. Louis. Jordan Binnington made 25 saves.

PREDATORS 4, AVALANCHE 1

DENVER (AP) - Pekka Rinne stopped a penalty shot among his 35 saves and Nashville knocked off Colorado as Peter Laviolette captured win No. 600 of his NHL coaching career.

Nick Bonino and Viktor Arvidsson scored 1:34 apart in the second period, while Roman Josi added another and Ryan Ellis contributed a late empty-netter from deep in his zone. The Predators beat their Central Division rivals for a 12th time over the last 13 regular-season meetings.

Alexander Kerfoot had the lone goal for the Avalanche, who have dropped five of seven.

PANTHERS 6, SHARKS 2

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Frank Vatrano had a goal and three assists for a career-high four points to lift Florida over San Jose.

Vincent Trocheck, Keith Yandle and Nick Bjugstad each had a power-play goal for the Panthers. Mike Matheson and Aaron Ekblad also scored, Roberto Luongo stopped 27 shots and Aleksander Barkov added three assists.

The Panthers have won three straight after losing their previous seven games.

Timo Meier and Logan Couture scored for the Sharks. Martin Jones allowed five goals on 21 shots before being replaced by Aaron Dell with 12:38 left in the third period. Dell made eight saves.

**StarDust Bum** · 01-22-2019, 01:24 AM

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 22, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM San Jose Sharks Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
7:35 PM Arizona Coyotes Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
8:35 PM New York Islanders Chicago Blackhawks United Center
9:05 PM Carolina Hurricanes Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
9:05 PM Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place

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NHL JAN. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/21/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -1.15
01/20/2019 3-3-1 50.00% -0.50
01/19/2019 5-10-2 33.33% -26.20
01/18/2019 9-3-0 75.00% +37.70
01/17/2019 7-3-1 70.00% +22.65
01/16/2019 4-4-0 50.00% +3.50
01/15/2019 11-5-0 68.75% +30.00
01/14/2019 2-1-0 66.67% +5.00
01/13/2019.......6-3-0.......66.66%.....+2.60
01/12/2019..... 10-5-0 66.66% +29.20
01/11/2019 4-3-0 57.14% +4.50
01/10/2019 ;;;;10-7-0 58.82% +19.30
01/09/2019 4-2-0 66.67% +14.30
01/08/2019 7-9-1 43.75% -13.00
01/07/2019 4-4-0 50.00% -0.55
01/06/2019 3-8-1 27.27% -22.15
01/05/2019 10-5-0 66.66% +25.90
01/04/2019 4-5-1 44.44% -10.10
01/03/2019 10-3-0 76.92% +34.75
01/02/2019 6-4-0 60.00% +9.00
01/01/2019 3-2-1 60.00% +5.00

Totals...........121-90-1.......57.34%....+70.85

BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

01/21/2019.............0 - 0...................+0.00....................1 - 0..................+5.00..............+5.00
01/20/2019.............0 - 2...................-10.00....................3 - 1.................+9.50..............-0.50
01/19/2019.............2 - 3...................+1.80....................3 - 6.................-18.00..............-16.20
01/18/2019.............5 - 0...................+25.00...................3 - 3.................-1.50...............+23.50
01/17/2019.............2 - 1...................+8.65.....................4 - 2.................+9.00.............+17.65
01/16/2019.............2 - 0..................+17.25....................2 - 3.................-6.50..............+10.75
01/15/2019.............1 - 2...................-3.50......................7 - 3.................+18.50...........+15.00
01/14/2019.............0 - 1...................-5.00......................2 - 0.................+10.00...........+5.00
01/13/2019.............1 - 0...................+6.00.....................3 - 2.................+4.00.............+10.00
01/12/2019.............4 - 0...................+30.45...................3 - 5.................-12.50.............+17.95
01/11/2019.............0 - 2...................-10.00....................3 - 1.................+9.50..............-0.50
01/10/2019.............2 - 3...................+1.30.....................7 - 4.................+13.00...........+14.30
01/09/2019.............1 - 1...................+4.80.....................2 - 1.................+4.50.............+9.30
01/08/2019.............1 - 2...................-4.85......................4 - 5..................-7.50.............-12.35
01/07/2019.............2 - 1...................+6.55.....................2 - 3..................-6.50.............+0.05
01/06/2019.............1 - 2...................+0.85.....................0 - 6..................-33.00...........-32.15
01/05/2019.............3 - 2...................+7.40.....................6 - 3..................+13.50..........+20.90
01/04/2019.............0 - 1....................-5.00.....................3 - 2..................+4.00............-1.00
01/03/2019.............1 - 2....................-4.55.....................6 - 0..................+30.00..........+25.45
01/02/2019.............0 - 2....................-10.00...................4 - 2..................+9.00.............-1.00
01/01/2019.............0 - 2....................-10.00...................2 - 1..................+4.50.............-5.50

Totals...................28 -49.................+47.15..................70 - 53..............+58.50..........+105.65

**StarDust Bum** · 01-22-2019, 11:58 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— Rutgers 76, Nebraska 67— Damaging loss for the Cornhuskers.

— Creighton 91, Georgetown 87— Very fun game to watch; refs weren’t calling flops!!!

— Kansas 80, Iowa State 76— Remind me in March that Iowa State is really good.

— Warriors 130, Lakers 111— Klay Thompson made his first ten 3-pointers.

— Nine of 11 NBA games Monday were decided by 10+ points.

— Has a former QB ever been an NFL defensive coordinator? Would make some sense.

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

13) Football players are really tough; Saints’ OT Andrus Peat played the last two weeks with a broken hand that he had operated on during the Saints’ bye week two weeks ago. Imagine a guy having to block Aaron Donald all day with a broken hand? Can’t be much fun.

12) One of the best parts of Super Bowl week is when the Westgate SuperBook puts out its prop bets for the game- last year, it was a 42-page PDF document. You can get into a lot of trouble with a document that is filled with 42 pages of wagering opportunities.

11) There are rumors that former Seahawks’ QB Jon Kitna will become the QB coach for the Cowboys; right now, he is offensive coordinator for the San Diego Fleet of the new AAF, where his boss is former Rams’ coach Mike Martz.

The AAF starts play on February 9, the Saturday after the Super Bowl.

10) Cincinnati Reds got P’s Sonny Gray, Reiver Sanmartin from Bronx in exchange for IF Shed Long and the Reds’ 2019 Competitive Balance Round A draft pick. Gray signed a contract thru the 2022 season; Gray will enjoy not facing the DH, but Cincinnati does have a small ballpark- over last five years, it ranks #11 out of 30 major league fields as a hitters’ ballpark.

9) This is a good time to remind everyone that for whatever reason, Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft once met Vladimir Putin; during the meeting, as the story goes, Kraft takes off his Super Bowl ring and shows it to Putin, who stuck the ring in his pocket and walked away.

That ring is still in Russia; Kraft appealed to the Obama administration, but was told to let it go. Why would Kraft be meeting Putin in the first place?

8) NFL announced their international games for next season:

Mexico City: Chiefs-Chargers
England: Panthers-Buccaneers, Bears-Raiders
Rams-Bengals, Texans-Jaguars

7) Danny the Glover checked in to let us know that this is the first time the same two cities have been opponents in the World Series/Super Bowl in same season since 1969, when Mets-Orioles met in the World Series, and Jets-Colts played in the Super Bowl.

6) How bad do you have to be in order to be a home underdog to the Chicago Bulls? Bulls came into Monday’s game on a 9-game losing streak, but beat Cleveland 104-88 as a 2-point road favorite. It was the first time the Bulls were favored anywhere since November 21.

5) NBA math; Houston Rockets are trading Carmelo Anthony (actually, his contract) and cash to Chicago but he’ll never play for the Bulls. Chicago will release him and he’ll be a free agent, if/when he clears waivers.

4) I’ll say this about NFL officiating: Seems like there are lot fewer penalties called in playoff games than during the regular season- they should call fewer penalties all the time.

3) Watching the Australian Open tennis tournament, they have a camera in the net at Rod Laver Arena, which gives them some cool replays. Kind of like the camera in the pylon by the goal line at football games, whoever decided that was a good idea deserves a raise.

2) From Mike Teevan: Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 18th round of the 1995 baseball draft; Jared Goff’s dad Jerry was a major league catcher for six years; he played 55 games for the Expos, in 1990, 92.

1) Adam Long is a 31-year old golf journeyman who was making only his 6th PGA Tour start when he won the Desert Classic this past weekend, beating Phil Mickelson, Adam Hadwin by a stroke.

Getting your first PGA Tour win is a life-changing event; Long won $1,062,000 and now has a two-year exemption on the Tour. Huge day in his career.

**StarDust Bum** · 01-22-2019, 11:59 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 22

San Jose @ Washington

Game 19-20
January 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
10.816
Washington
12.226
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-140
6
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-140); Over

Arizona @ Ottawa

Game 21-22
January 22, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.552
Ottawa
8.130
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ottawa
-110
6
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-110); Over

NY Islanders @ Chicago

Game 23-24
January 22, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
10.203
Chicago
11.437
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-145
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+125); Under

Detroit @ Edmonton

Game 25-26
January 22, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
8.175
Edmonton
9.579
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-145); Over

Carolina @ Calgary

Game 27-28
January 22, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
12.109
Calgary
11.118
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-180
6
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+160); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 22

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SAN JOSE (28-16-0-7, 63 pts.) at WASHINGTON (27-16-0-5, 59 pts.) - 1/22/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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ARIZONA (22-22-0-4, 48 pts.) at OTTAWA (19-25-0-5, 43 pts.) - 1/22/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 44-52 ATS (+123.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 22-16 ATS (+43.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 109-94 ATS (-11.4 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 105-115 ATS (-72.9 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 17-28 ATS (+46.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 3-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (29-15-0-4, 62 pts.) at CHICAGO (17-24-0-9, 43 pts.) - 1/22/2019, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 51-84 ATS (-34.7 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 29-19 ATS (+50.4 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-7 ATS (+22.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-2 ATS (+11.8 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 16-6 ATS (+10.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-6 ATS (+17.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 7-3 ATS (+11.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CHICAGO is 50-83 ATS (-47.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 14-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 17-37 ATS (-22.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 25-50 ATS (-26.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 8-21 ATS (+35.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
CHICAGO is 0-6 ATS (+6.5 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
CHICAGO is 21-48 ATS (-32.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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DETROIT (18-25-0-7, 43 pts.) at EDMONTON (23-23-0-3, 49 pts.) - 1/22/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 121-144 ATS (-84.5 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
DETROIT is 452-351 ATS (-136.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 15-28 ATS (-17.3 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 10-20 ATS (-17.4 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 3-9 ATS (-7.5 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 11-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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CAROLINA (23-20-0-5, 51 pts.) at CALGARY (32-13-0-5, 69 pts.) - 1/22/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 59-71 ATS (-22.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 8-19 ATS (-11.6 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 4-12 ATS (-11.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CAROLINA is 73-137 ATS (+238.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 13-39 ATS (+65.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 32-18 ATS (+53.3 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 16-9 ATS (+26.3 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 8-17 ATS (-16.7 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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NHL

Tuesday, January 22

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Trend Report
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San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
San Jose is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
San Jose is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games on the road
San Jose is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Washington
San Jose is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games at home
Washington is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing San Jose
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose

Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Arizona is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Ottawa is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Ottawa is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona

New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
NY Islanders is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 10 games on the road
NY Islanders is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Islanders's last 12 games when playing Chicago
NY Islanders is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games at home
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago's last 12 games when playing NY Islanders
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Carolina is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games
Carolina is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 10 games when playing Calgary
Carolina is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 9 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Calgary is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games
Calgary is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 10 games when playing Carolina
Calgary is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing at home against Carolina

Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games
Detroit is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing Edmonton
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Detroit is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games at home
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Edmonton is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Edmonton is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Detroit

**Udog** · 01-22-2019, 12:23 PM

Bet against this period in Predators vs Golden Knights game, and this week's NHL predictions and picks
Monty Andrews

Viktor Arvidsson and the Nashville Predators will be taking on the Las Vegas Golden Knights in NHL action on Wednesday night.

Two of the top defensive teams in the league face off on Wednesday as the Las Vegas Golden Knights take on the Nashville Predators, headlining an action-packed week of puck action heading into the All-Star Break. Here are the top games, betting trends and tips to monitor as the first half of the season winds down.

Fillin' Them Nets

The New Year has been rather kind to the Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes – and not so much to their opponents. The two highest-scoring teams of the new calendar face off Tuesday night at Scotiabank Saddledome, with the Flames entering the week having scored 46 goals in 10 January games and the Hurricanes right behind them with 39 tallies. It's no surprise, then that Calgary is 10-1 O/U in its last 11 games overall while Carolina is 5-1 to the Over in its past six road games. But bettors beware: The Under has cashed in seven of their past 10 meetings.

First is Sometimes the Worst

Bettors looking at period-by-period totals betting for Wednesday's encounter between the Nashville Predators and the Vegas Golden Knights will enjoy this. The teams have met four times in their history, and have produced just two total first-period goals. It's easily the lowest-scoring period in their head-to-head encounters, with the teams having combined for six second-period markers and seven third-period tallies. And that trend might very continue Wednesday; while Vegas ranks 10th in first-period goals (45), Nashville is 24th (39). Vegas has also allowed the seventh-fewest goals in the first (39).

Goalie Profile: Robin Lehner, New York Islanders

Surprise! The Islanders sit atop the Metropolitan Division standings thanks in large part to a five-game winning streak fueled by some sensational goaltending. Lehner has been one of the hottest goalies in the NHL over the previous month, having posted an 11-1-0 while racking up three shutouts and not allowing more than three goals at any point over that stretch. And as you might expect, the Islanders have been a premier Under play in Lehner's appearances, having gone an incredible 3-13 O/U in his previous 16 appearances dating back to Nov. 21.

Injury Update: G Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins

The Bruins go into the final week before the break on a somber note after losing Rask to a concussion over the weekend. The veteran netminder was run into by Filip Chytil of the New York Rangers just before Chytil scored to tie Saturday's game 1-1. Fortunately for the Bruins, they don't play again until Tuesday, Jan. 29, when they tangle with the Winnipeg Jets – but there's no guarantee Rask will have recovered in time. Rask is 14-8-3 with a 2.43 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage for the Bruins, who enter the break at +2,000 to win the Stanley Cup – the 10th-best odds in the NHL.

Hat Trick Trends:

Last week was a terrific time to lean on road 'dogs, as they converted at an unbelievable 47.2-percent clip (17-17-2) in what was easily the most unexpected league trend of the previous seven days. Underdogs on the whole were an impressive 26-20-3 for the week, improving to 42.6 percent for the season.

Ian Walsh might look nothing like Homer Simpson, but in betting circles, there has been no more beneficial homer than he. The home team has gone 26-18 ATS in the 44 games Walsh has officiated so far this season, earning a league-best 19.63 units over that span. T.J. Luxmore is close behind, with home teams going 29-18 ATS for 18.39 units.

Former Adams Division rivals Montreal and Buffalo are engaged in a new battle this season – specifically, which team is the league's best ATS play. The Canadiens enter the truncated week with an NHL-best 32 covers in 50 games, but the Sabres are right on their heels with 31 covers through their first 50 contests.

**StarDust Bum** · 01-22-2019, 05:28 PM

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SJ at WAS 07:00 PM
SJ +122
U 6.5

ARI at OTT 07:30 PM
U 6.0

NYI at CHI 08:30 PM
U 6.0

DET at EDM 09:00 PM
O 6.0

CAR at CAL 09:00 PM
CAR +153
U 6.5

**StarDust Bum** · 01-23-2019, 12:51 AM

NHL JAN. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/22/2019 4-3-0 57.14% +5.10
01/21/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -1.15
01/20/2019 3-3-1 50.00% -0.50
01/19/2019 5-10-2 33.33% -26.20
01/18/2019 9-3-0 75.00% +37.70
01/17/2019 7-3-1 70.00% +22.65
01/16/2019 4-4-0 50.00% +3.50
01/15/2019 11-5-0 68.75% +30.00
01/14/2019 2-1-0 66.67% +5.00
01/13/2019.......6-3-0.......66.66%.....+2.60
01/12/2019..... 10-5-0 66.66% +29.20
01/11/2019 4-3-0 57.14% +4.50
01/10/2019 ;;;;10-7-0 58.82% +19.30
01/09/2019 4-2-0 66.67% +14.30
01/08/2019 7-9-1 43.75% -13.00
01/07/2019 4-4-0 50.00% -0.55
01/06/2019 3-8-1 27.27% -22.15
01/05/2019 10-5-0 66.66% +25.90
01/04/2019 4-5-1 44.44% -10.10
01/03/2019 10-3-0 76.92% +34.75
01/02/2019 6-4-0 60.00% +9.00
01/01/2019 3-2-1 60.00% +5.00

Totals...........125-93-1.......57.33%....+75.95

BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

01/22/2019.............1 - 1...................+1.10....................3 - 2..................+4.00..............+5.10
01/21/2019.............0 - 0...................+0.00....................1 - 0..................+5.00..............+5.00
01/20/2019.............0 - 2...................-10.00....................3 - 1.................+9.50..............-0.50
01/19/2019.............2 - 3...................+1.80....................3 - 6.................-18.00..............-16.20
01/18/2019.............5 - 0...................+25.00...................3 - 3.................-1.50...............+23.50
01/17/2019.............2 - 1...................+8.65.....................4 - 2.................+9.00.............+17.65
01/16/2019.............2 - 0..................+17.25....................2 - 3.................-6.50..............+10.75
01/15/2019.............1 - 2...................-3.50......................7 - 3.................+18.50...........+15.00
01/14/2019.............0 - 1...................-5.00......................2 - 0.................+10.00...........+5.00
01/13/2019.............1 - 0...................+6.00.....................3 - 2.................+4.00.............+10.00
01/12/2019.............4 - 0...................+30.45...................3 - 5.................-12.50.............+17.95
01/11/2019.............0 - 2...................-10.00....................3 - 1.................+9.50..............-0.50
01/10/2019.............2 - 3...................+1.30.....................7 - 4.................+13.00...........+14.30
01/09/2019.............1 - 1...................+4.80.....................2 - 1.................+4.50.............+9.30
01/08/2019.............1 - 2...................-4.85......................4 - 5..................-7.50.............-12.35
01/07/2019.............2 - 1...................+6.55.....................2 - 3..................-6.50.............+0.05
01/06/2019.............1 - 2...................+0.85.....................0 - 6..................-33.00...........-32.15
01/05/2019.............3 - 2...................+7.40.....................6 - 3..................+13.50..........+20.90
01/04/2019.............0 - 1....................-5.00.....................3 - 2..................+4.00............-1.00
01/03/2019.............1 - 2....................-4.55.....................6 - 0..................+30.00..........+25.45
01/02/2019.............0 - 2....................-10.00...................4 - 2..................+9.00.............-1.00
01/01/2019.............0 - 2....................-10.00...................2 - 1..................+4.50.............-5.50

Totals...................29 -50.................+48.25..................73 - 53..............+62.50..........+110.75

**StarDust Bum** · 01-23-2019, 12:53 AM

Wednesday’s 6-pack

— South Carolina 80, Auburn 77— Tigers are now 1-3 in true road games.

— Michigan 59, Minnesota 57— Wolverines win on a last-second baseline jumper.

— Kansas State 58, Texas Tech 45— Third straight loss for Tech, after a 15-1 start.

— Northwestern 73, Indiana 66— Fifth loss in a row for the Hoosiers.

— South Florida 52, Wichita State 41— This was a terrible basketball game.

— Northern Illinois 77, Buffalo 75— Best team in MAC gets upset.

Tweet of the Day
“Honestly, the front office pushes who they want to get the ball to. I haven’t been a huge priority in that regard. Maybe that will change but I’m not sure. More balls come my way in 2-minute drill where nothing is planned.”
Dallas Cowboys’ WR Cole Beasley, complaining about the Dallas offense

Wednesday’s quiz
Which two major league pitchers threw postseason no-hitters?

Tuesday’s quiz
Tennessee is #1 in country in basketball for the second time; Bruce Pearl was the Volunteers’ coach the first time they were #1 in the country.

Monday’s quiz
Rams have played in three Super Bowls under three different head coaches; Ray Malavasi, Mike Martz and the great Dick Vermeil

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

13) Glad to see Edgar Martinez get elected to the baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday; he joins Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay and Mike Mussina as new inductees, with Rivera the first guy to get elected unanimously to the Hall.

I have no problem with Rivera being voted in unanimously; I have a HUGE problem with none of THESE great players being voted in unanimously:

Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Ken Griffey Jr, Johnny Bench, George Brett, Bob Gibson, Mike Schmidt, among others. Who would vote against any of them?

If Hank Aaron or Willie Mays wasn’t voted in unanimously, why should Rivera be? Doesn’t really matter, but if Rivera had the exact same career for the Padres or Mariners, no way is he a unanimous selection.

12) Atlanta Braves re-signed OF Nick Markakis to a one-year deal. Markakis made the All-Star Game for the first time LY at age 34; he hit only .258 after the All-Star break, after hitting .323 prior to the mid-summer classic.

11) Vanderbilt freshman PG Darius Garland is out for the year with an injury; he left school and will prepare for the NBA Draft, not surprising. I’m pretty adamant that kids should be able to go right from high school to the NBA; going to college for a year is a farce.

Garland scored 16.2 ppg in five games for the Commodores, before he got hurt.

10) Speaking of freshman guards, how is it that Russell Westbrook played only 9 minutes a game as a freshman at UCLA? He was a dominant figure the next year, then bolted to the NBA, where he’s become a big star, but he scored only 122 points in 36 games in 2006-07.

9) Kentucky 76, Mississippi State 55— Someone on the MSU staff checked off a wrong starter in the scorebook, so the Bulldogs’ point guard didn’t start the game- Miss State led 4-0 early, so it wasn’t a disaster, just a little embarrassing.

Flashback to December, 1981: I was the student manager at UAlbany, and part of my job was to fill out the names in the scorebook. We had a player quit the team, and the next day I mistakenly put his name in the book, omitting someone else’s name, although I had the omitted player’s number written in the book.

As luck would have it, the omitted player has the best game of his career, but the PA guy kept announcing the name of the player who had quit; not good for me, when they discovered the mistake. The ref saved my butt by not accessing a technical, since the number was correct, but we lost the game, and I was in the doghouse for a while.

8) Looking at game experience in college basketball, out of 32 D-I leagues in the country, the A-14 and Pac-12 are the two leagues whose players have the least actual game experience.

7) Part of the reason that Cincinnati traded for Sonny Gray is that he is close with Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, who was his pitching coach in college at Vanderbilt.

6) Arizona Diamondbacks will have four of the first 34 picks in the 2019 draft if AJ Pollock signs with another team for more than $50M, which is expected to happen.

5) 76ers 121, Rockets 93— Over/under for James Harden’s scoring in this game Monday night was 41.5; he had 37 thru three quarters, but sat the 4th quarter out because the Rockets were getting killed.

4) Something to think about in March/April: Cleveland Browns have more than $80M in salary cap space to use; they have eight picks in the first five rounds of the 2019 draft.

3) Different ways to skin a cat, from Rufus Peabody: This season, NFL teams went for it 62% of time on 4th and less than 2 in enemy territory. Rams went for it only 6-of-19 times. Eagles, who make much more analytically-driven decisions, went for it 15-of-18 times.

2) NFL defensive line prospect Rashan Gary is the founder and CEO of his own sports agency; his mother is the president of the five-person agency- certified agent Ian Clarke will negotiate Gary’s NFL contract, but as an employee of Gary’s agency, instead of getting a percentage.

Gary played college ball at Michigan, is expected to be a top-10 pick in April’s draft.

There is an old saying, “A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client,” but Gary isn’t a lawyer, he will be the boss of the lawyer who represents him. Innovative idea.

1) Kansas City Chiefs fired defensive coordinator Bob Sutton, making him the scapegoat for the Chiefs’ loss to New England Sunday night.

Social media wasn’t kind to Sutton on his way out of town. Couple of people suggested that CBS analyst Tony Romo dictating everything New England was going to do before they did it, didn’t help Sutton’s situation any.

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