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**Udog** · 03-26-2019, 07:45 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Odds to win the Dell Match Play Championship this week:

10-1— Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson

14-1— Justin Thomas

18-1— Jon Rahm

20-1— Day, DeChambeau, Fleetwood, Koepka, Rose

25-1— Casey, Molinari, Woods

30-1— Finau, Poulter, Schauffele, Watson

Late Update: Trailblazers 148, Nets 144, 2OT– Portland’s Jusuf Nurkic was taken off the court on a stretcher after what looked like a severe injury to his left leg.

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

13) Duke beat Central Florida by a point Sunday. In the 25:00 Tacko Fall played, UCF was +16; they were -17 in the 15:00 he didn’t play. Pretty telling stat.

12) Denver Broncos suggested the NFL borrow the AAF’s version of onside kicks where a team can go for an “onside kick” by running a 4th-and-12 play from their own 28-yard line after a score, if they’re down by 17+ points, or trailing with 5:00 or less left in the game.

After the 4th-and-12 play, the game just continues from there.

NFL competition committee voted 7-1 in favor of this rule; Giants’ owner John Mara was the one vote against it, saying “What are we, the Arena Football League?”

24 of the 32 owners would have to vote “Yes” for it to become an actual rule.

11) From MetsMerizedOnline.com:

Mets owner Fred Wilpon is buying back a 12% stake of the team for about $180M, which values the Mets at about $1.5B, a lot less than the $2.1B Forbes magazine valued it at last year. If these numbers are right, thats a 28% decrease in value, in only one year.

The Wilpons now own 68% of the team, which is bad news for Mets fans everywhere.

10) Bears-Packers will be the Thursday night game in Week 1 of the NFL this season; this is the NFL’s 100th season, and Green Bay-Chicago is the league’s oldest rivalry.

New England will open at home on Sunday Night Football.

9) Milwaukee Brewers are playing couple of exhibition games against the Blue Jays in Montreal this week, but Ryan Braun forgot his passport, so he won’t be there. Whoops.

8) Ron Darling was talking on the Mets’ game the other day about how the Seattle Mariners have it worse than any other baseball team, as far as travel goes, since Seattle is way up there in the Pacific Northwest, pretty far away from all their opponents, except Oakland.

He was talking about Robinson Cano being 36 years old and how many games he will play this season. Darling said Cano should still be able to play 140 or so games, since the Mets’ travel will be a lot less arduous than the Mariners’ was.

7) Showtime has a 4-part series called Action airing this month, about the growth of legalized gambling. In the first show, a well-known professional gambler named Bill Krackomberger is profiled; they show him betting thousands of dollars ($3,300 a game) on several NFL games, yet he says that he probably cannot name 15 players in the NFL.

A friend in the same business confirmed that this is probably true. I’ve known of this guy for years as a sharp bettor; it is amazing to me that a guy can win betting the NFL but can’t at least name every starting QB in the league.

6) Johnny Manziel made his AAF debut for Memphis Sunday, going 3-5 for 48 yards passing, and running ball twice for 20 yards in his backup role. Starter Brandon Silvers won the game for Memphis, though, leading the game-tying drive in the last minute of regulation, then leading another TD drive in overtime.

Silvers, who played college ball at Troy, was 24-35 for 266 yards and two TDs.

That was the first overtime game in AAF history, by the way.

5) One thing I won’t miss about spring training ending; games where both teams are wearing the same color jersey.

4) When a player breaks his bat in a major league game, they actually sell the bat at concession stands in the stadium, and broken bats ain’t cheap.

I was in Philadelphia couple years ago, and was looking at the game-used items they sell there; jerseys, baseballs, bats, bases. Made the mistake of grabbing a bat by the barrel and got pine tar all over my hands. Sticky stuff.

3) In the last two weeks, Auburn won six games, counting the SEC tournament and then their two NCAA tournament wins. In the previous 13 years combined, Auburn had won a total of seven postseason games.

2) Jazz 125, Suns 92— Devin Booker scored 59 points in this one-sided game; Jimmer Fredette went 1-10 in 14:00 off the bench in his first NBA game in three years.

Booker stayed in the game in the last 0:20 with the Suns down 33, trying to get 60 points, but Utah fouled someone else intentionally so he couldn’t get the ball.

1) If you follow comments that Celtics players/coaches have made this season, sounds like they’re all having a miserable season. Boston is 43-31, right now they’re the #5-seed in the East but you get the impression they won’t be too unhappy when the season ends, and they can all go their separate ways.

**Udog** · 03-26-2019, 08:28 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, March 26

NY Islanders @ Columbus

Game 29-30
March 26, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
12.226
Columbus
10.797
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+125); Under

Carolina @ Washington

Game 31-32
March 26, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
11.968
Washington
10.535
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-140
6
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+120); Under

Buffalo @ Ottawa

Game 33-34
March 26, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
10.869
Ottawa
8.713
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(-115); Over

Florida @ Montreal

Game 35-36
March 26, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
9.853
Montreal
11.352
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-175
6
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-175); Under

Los Angeles @ Edmonton

Game 37-38
March 26, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
10.223
Edmonton
12.454
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-200
6
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-200); Over

Chicago @ Arizona

Game 39-40
March 26, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
10.659
Arizona
9.508
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+110); Under

Anaheim @ Vancouver

Game 41-42
March 26, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
10.460
Vancouver
9.453
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+120); Over

**Udog** · 03-26-2019, 08:32 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, March 26

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NY ISLANDERS (44-25-0-7, 95 pts.) at COLUMBUS (41-30-0-4, 86 pts.) - 3/26/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 55-31 ATS (+16.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 44-32 ATS (+10.5 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 62-61 ATS (+140.8 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-9 ATS (+26.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
COLUMBUS is 5-9 ATS (-8.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 6-5-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

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CAROLINA (42-26-0-7, 91 pts.) at WASHINGTON (44-24-0-8, 96 pts.) - 3/26/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 12-22 ATS (-11.9 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 20-30 ATS (-12.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 15-42 ATS (+71.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 110-73 ATS (+188.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 42-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 57-41 ATS (+2.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 33-25 ATS (+3.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 26-11 ATS (+11.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 74-68 ATS (+154.5 Units) in road games in March games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-3-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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BUFFALO (31-35-0-9, 71 pts.) at OTTAWA (26-43-0-6, 58 pts.) - 3/26/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 56-102 ATS (+190.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 5-22 ATS (+41.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-25 ATS (+41.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
BUFFALO is 12-22 ATS (-10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BUFFALO is 1-14 ATS (-13.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
BUFFALO is 68-68 ATS (+156.7 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BUFFALO is 297-279 ATS (+584.0 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 247-252 ATS (+528.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
OTTAWA is 113-100 ATS (-13.3 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 2-9 ATS (+12.3 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 170-154 ATS (-23.6 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
OTTAWA is 18-31 ATS (-16.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 7-4 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 7-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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FLORIDA (33-31-0-12, 78 pts.) at MONTREAL (40-28-0-8, 88 pts.) - 3/26/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 33-43 ATS (-14.3 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 8-23 ATS (+36.3 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 14-22 ATS (-10.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
MONTREAL is 12-5 ATS (+17.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
MONTREAL is 33-60 ATS (-34.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-5 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-5-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (28-39-0-8, 64 pts.) at EDMONTON (33-34-0-8, 74 pts.) - 3/26/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 12-8 ATS (+21.5 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 70-88 ATS (-59.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 10-16 ATS (+26.2 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
EDMONTON is 4-11 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 4-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.
EDMONTON is 11-23 ATS (-20.1 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 7-11 ATS (-6.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
EDMONTON is 3-7 ATS (-8.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 6-6-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.5 Units)

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CHICAGO (33-32-0-10, 76 pts.) at ARIZONA (36-33-0-7, 79 pts.) - 3/26/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 14-32 ATS (-21.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 373-376 ATS (-148.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 163-186 ATS (-97.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
ARIZONA is 39-40 ATS (+81.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 30-21 ATS (+55.7 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
CHICAGO is 6-2 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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ANAHEIM (31-36-0-10, 72 pts.) at VANCOUVER (32-34-0-10, 74 pts.) - 3/26/2019, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 8-4 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 8-4-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.9 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-26-2019, 08:36 AM

NHL

Tuesday, March 26

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Trend Report
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New York Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 8 games
NY Islanders is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Islanders is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Islanders's last 14 games on the road
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Columbus
NY Islanders is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
NY Islanders is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Columbus is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Carolina is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Carolina is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington
Carolina is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Washington is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Carolina
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina

Florida Panthers
Florida is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games
Florida is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games on the road
Florida is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
Montreal is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Montreal is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Montreal is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida

Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
Buffalo is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games on the road
Buffalo is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Ottawa
Buffalo is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Buffalo's last 15 games when playing Ottawa
Buffalo is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Ottawa is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
Ottawa is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Ottawa is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Ottawa is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Buffalo
Ottawa is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Ottawa's last 15 games when playing Buffalo
Ottawa is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games
Los Angeles is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Edmonton
Los Angeles is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Edmonton
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Edmonton is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Edmonton is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games at home
Edmonton is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Edmonton is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Los Angeles
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Chicago's last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Chicago is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chicago's last 15 games on the road
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Chicago is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Arizona
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Arizona is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
Arizona is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Arizona is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Chicago
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games
Anaheim is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Anaheim is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Anaheim is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Anaheim's last 10 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games
Vancouver is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games at home
Vancouver is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Vancouver is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vancouver's last 10 games when playing at home against Anaheim

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**Udog** · 03-26-2019, 08:36 AM

29Ny Islanders -30 Columbus
COLUMBUS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after 3 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

31Carolina -32 Washington
CAROLINA is 12-3 ATS (9.1 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

33Buffalo -34 Ottawa
BUFFALO is 1-14 ATS (-15.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season in the current season.

35Florida -36 Montreal
FLORIDA is 9-26 ATS (-19.6 Units) after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals in the last 3 seasons.

37Los Angeles -38 Edmonton
LOS ANGELES are 16-36 ATS (-23.6 Units) after playing a game where 3 or fewer total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.

39Chicago -40 Arizona
CHICAGO is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game in the current season.

41Anaheim -42 Vancouver
ANAHEIM is 1-9 ATS (-10.7 Units) against poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

**Udog** · 03-26-2019, 10:39 AM

Home-ice edge in Colorado, and this week's NHL odds and best bets
Monty Andrews

We're into the final week of March, which means that the conference playoff races have never been hotter. And that makes for some great betting options – particularly on an early-week schedule that includes Alex Ovechkin looking to reach the 40-goal plateau for his career against the Carolina Hurricanes. Here are the top matchups, tips and trends to monitor heading into a new week of NHL action.

Goin' for 40

The Winnipeg Jets and Tampa Bay Lightning already know what it's like to watch Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin score 40 times against them – and Tuesday, the Carolina Hurricanes might join that list as Ovechkin and the Caps play host. Ovechkin has scored 39 goals in 75 career games against the Hurricanes, behind only the Jets (47) and Lightning (45). And you have to think Ovechkin is due for a breakout, having scored just two goals over his last nine games – both coming in a win over the Lightning. Ovie has three goals and an assist in two meetings with Carolina this season.

Now That's Home-Ice Advantage: The Sequel

The road team has never won a meaningful game in the history of the Colorado Avalanche-Vegas Golden Knights rivalry – and no, the sample size isn't very big, but that home-team dominance shouldn't be ignored as the teams do battle Wednesday night at Pepsi Center in Denver.

The home side has won all five regular-season encounters between the Western Conference foes – and not only that, the road team has been outscored by a ridiculous 18-3 margin in those games. Strangely enough, the four pre-season games the teams have played over the past two years have all been won by the road team.

Goalie Profile: Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak, Boston Bruins

Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock once said, "It takes two to make a thing go right." If the "thing" is a top-three spot in the overall NHL standings, then Rask and Halak have executed those song lyrics to perfection. The dynamic duo have helped lead Boston to four consecutive victories while making it one of only three teams to have reached the 100-point plateau for the season.

The Bruins have surrendered just five goals over the course of their winning streak, with Halak and Rask each tending net twice in that span. Their sensational seasons have helped Boston to the third-best goals-against average in the league (2.48).

Injury Update: F Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks

It has been that kind of season for the Anaheim Ducks, who are preparing to be without their star center for Tuesday's contest against the host Vancouver Canucks. Getzlaf, who has already missed 11 games this season, was a late scratch from Anaheim's 4-3 loss to the host Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night with an upper-body injury, and is considered questionable for Tuesday. Getzlaf was on a tear with eight points over his previous seven games – and the Ducks were beneficiaries of his hot stretch, going 4-3-0 SU in that span. Getzlaf has 47 points in 65 games on the season.

Hat Trick Trends

The Under continues to be the superior option from a totals perspective as the league winds down its regular-season schedule, with 33 out of 50 games coming in below the total over the previous seven days. That bumps the 30-day under success rate to a whopping 56.3 percent as teams shore up their defenses for the playoff push.

As for straight-up trends, the road underdog has been a better-than-average play over the previous week, prevailing at nearly a 43 percent clip (15-20 SU). Road teams in general won better than 49 percent of the time in the past week, compared to a 46.3-percent win rate for all of 2018-19.

The race to be the break-even team of the season is heating up, with five teams at less than one unit gained or lost so far. Vancouver (+0.23 units won), Washington (+0.68) and Montreal (+0.69) are the closest to break-even on the positive side of the ledger, while Toronto (-0.53) and Columbus (-0.75) are the closest on the negative side.

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Tuesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 3/26

Tuesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 3/26

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