Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 5/1

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Trends and Indexes

Wednesday, May 1

Good Luck on day # 121 of 2019!

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

The Athletic’s NBA Mock Draft

1) Zion Williamson, Duke

2) Ja Morant, Murray State

3) RJ Barrett, Duke

4) Darius Garland, Vanderbilt

5) Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech

6) De’Andre Hunter, Virginia


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

13) Last year, the Arizona Cardinals spent a lot of $$$ on quarterbacks:
— They paid Sam Bradford $16M; he played three games.
— They paid Josh Rosen $11.5M; he lives in Miami now.
— They paid Mike Glennon $5M; he lives in Oakland now.

Now the Cardinals’ QB’s are Kyler Murray, Brett Hundley and two guys I’ve never heard of, free agents from Murray State and Princeton. Kyler Murray better be the real deal.

12) No idea how NFL teams will handle their rookie QB’s this year, but last season, all five first-round quarterbacks were playing by midseason, so there’s that.

11) Interesting article in the Los Angeles Times about UCLA’s search for a new basketball coach; Bruins offered to double Jay Wright’s salary, but the Villanova coach turned them down. When a coach declines having his salary doubled, thats a major red flag.

Similar to Loyola coach Porter Moser turning down St John’s, when they offered to more than double his salary. Turning down a Big East job to stay at Loyola was an eye-opener.

10) So far this baseball season, relief pitchers have a worse ERA than starting pitchers; that hasn’t happened over a full season in fifty years. Starting pitchers need to last longer in games; there is too much strain being put on bullpens.

9) There are 127 I-A college football teams; for some reason, in 2020 there will be three new bowl games, bringing the total (for now) to 43.

Fenway Park, Myrtle Beach and the new dome in Los Angeles get the new bowl games; why do baseball stadiums in Boston/New York have bowl games? These games are in December; warm weather cities seem like a better bowl destination.

Do kids want to freeze their butts off in a bowl game? I think not.

With 43 bowls, teams with losing records will go to bowls, which also isn’t ideal.

8) 233 players have declared for early entry to the NBA Draft; players have until late May to pull their names from the draft. NBA Draft is two rounds- 60 players get picked, so do the math, then add in the seniors who will also be involved.

If you’re not a first round pick, go back to school. Become a better player. Unless you want to play in the G-League or in Europe.

7) Warriors 115, Rockets 109— Houston was +5 with Chris Paul on court. -11 in the 8:00 he sat out. Golden State leads series, 2-0.

Scott Foster was one of the refs for this game; Houston has now lost the last seven times Foster reffed their games, with six losses by 16+ points. Back in February. James Harden called Foster “rude and arrogant.” You would think the league would keep Foster away from the Rockets.

It was also mentioned that Golden State’s players aren’t crazy about Foster, either. There was a recent stretch where the road team had won 12 playoff games in a row worked by Foster.

With three refs working a game, I’m skeptical how much stats like this actually mean, but if the players think they matter, then they matter, whether they matter or not.

6) Harden led the NBA in foul shots attempted in six of last seven years; he led the NBA in free throws made the last five years in a row. He is obviously used to getting calls.

5) Baseball stuff:
— Dodgers put OF AJ Pollock (elbow) on IL.
— Nationals put 3B Anthony Rendon (elbow) on DL.
— Padres put SS Fernando Tatis (hamstring) on DL
— Mariners sent OF Mallex Smith to AAA because he can’t hit.

4) Ranger College basketball coach Billy Gillispie was named JUCO Coach of the Year this week, after leading Ranger to a 31-4 record this year- they played in the NJCAA championship game.

The former head coach at Kentucky, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and UTEP, Gillispie returned to coaching this season after a kidney transplant. Good for him.

3) Tim Mead was named this week as the new vice-president of National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Mead represented the Los Angels Angels for the last 40 years, under three owners, nine managers and six interim managers, last 22 years as the team’s vice president of communications.

Not often you see a guy get a new job, followed by a flood of 100% positive tweets giving the thumbs up to the hire. Everyone really likes this guy, so good for the Hall of Fame.

2) Milwaukee Bucks are now 19-4 vs spread this season in the game following a loss.

1) Wake Forest signed football coach Dave Clawson to an 8-year contract extension; Wake is the smallest school that has big-time college football. Tough job.

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71Ny Islanders -72 Carolina
NY ISLANDERS are 16-1 ATS (14.9 Units) after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games in the current season.

73St Louis -74 Dallas
ST LOUIS are 15-7 ATS (12.7 Units) in road games vs. winning teams in the current season.




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Long Sheet

Wednesday, May 1

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NY ISLANDERS (52-28-0-8, 112 pts.) at CAROLINA (52-31-0-8, 112 pts.) - 5/1/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 36-17 ATS (+7.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 25-11 ATS (+11.0 Units) after a division game this season.
CAROLINA is 14-6 ATS (+7.5 Units) in the second round of the playoffs since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 52-36 ATS (+14.3 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 31-19 ATS (+6.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 22-12 ATS (+34.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 22-11 ATS (+10.1 Units) after a division game this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-7 ATS (+21.6 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 8-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
CAROLINA is 49-61 ATS (-26.9 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 8-7-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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ST LOUIS (51-30-0-10, 112 pts.) at DALLAS (48-35-0-8, 104 pts.) - 5/1/2019, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 29-18 ATS (+9.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 36-18 ATS (+10.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 24-13 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 30-19 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 18-7 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 8-8-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, May 1

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

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


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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 1


NY Islanders @ Carolina

Game 71-72
May 1, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
11.863
Carolina
13.378
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-120); Under

St. Louis @ Dallas

Game 73-74
May 1, 2019 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
10.479
Dallas
11.876
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-125); Over