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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 4

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MONTREAL (24-23-0-7, 55 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (18-24-0-9, 45 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 24-30 ATS (-11.1 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 1-11 ATS (+15.0 Units) in road games in February games over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 18-39 ATS (+63.2 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 46-75 ATS (+126.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 8-15 ATS (-9.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
MONTREAL is 8-12 ATS (-9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 5-19 ATS (+29.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 4-15 ATS (+20.7 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
NEW JERSEY is 2-8 ATS (+10.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 7-1 (+7.5 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 7-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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FLORIDA (29-17-0-5, 63 pts.) at COLUMBUS (28-16-0-9, 65 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 7:08 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 7-1 (+6.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 7-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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DALLAS (30-18-0-4, 64 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (29-15-0-6, 64 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 36-48 ATS (-21.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 81-59 ATS (+142.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 23-13 ATS (+36.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 41-34 ATS (+5.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 75-104 ATS (-38.7 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-1 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-1-0 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=+0.9 Units)

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VEGAS (27-20-0-7, 61 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (32-15-0-5, 69 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 27-27 ATS (-15.2 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 28-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 9-13 ATS (-10.7 Units) in non-conference games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 94-44 ATS (+42.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 57-22 ATS (+16.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 3-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 3-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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VANCOUVER (30-18-0-5, 65 pts.) at BOSTON (31-10-0-12, 74 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 12-2 ATS (+8.3 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 30-12 ATS (+11.0 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 30-23 ATS (+6.6 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 14-8 ATS (+22.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
VANCOUVER is 208-243 ATS (+537.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
BOSTON is 300-252 ATS (-97.4 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 123-114 ATS (-71.5 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-1 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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COLORADO (28-16-0-6, 62 pts.) at BUFFALO (23-22-0-7, 53 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 21-30 ATS (-10.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 2-10 ATS (+13.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 228-249 ATS (+541.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
COLORADO is 110-95 ATS (+213.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 138-114 ATS (+262.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (19-29-0-5, 43 pts.) at WASHINGTON (35-13-0-5, 75 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 15-38 ATS (+56.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 33-70 ATS (+121.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 152-97 ATS (+279.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 14-3 ATS (+9.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
LOS ANGELES is 8-3 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
WASHINGTON is 49-56 ATS (-39.5 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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ANAHEIM (21-26-0-5, 47 pts.) at OTTAWA (18-24-0-10, 46 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 7:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 578-477 ATS (+32.2 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
OTTAWA is 126-115 ATS (-16.2 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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NASHVILLE (24-20-0-7, 55 pts.) at WINNIPEG (26-23-0-4, 56 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 8:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 24-27 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 50-93 ATS (+151.7 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 10-15 ATS (-14.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NASHVILLE is 37-20 ATS (+13.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 219-187 ATS (+28.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 10-8 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 10-8-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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CAROLINA (30-19-0-3, 63 pts.) at ST LOUIS (31-14-0-8, 70 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 8:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 1-10 ATS (-9.5 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 12-3 ATS (+7.3 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 54-37 ATS (+3.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 29-19 ATS (+8.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 9-2 ATS (+6.5 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
CAROLINA is 34-17 ATS (+12.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 9-2 ATS (+6.6 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
CAROLINA is 15-6 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-1-0 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=+1.8 Units)

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CHICAGO (25-21-0-6, 56 pts.) at MINNESOTA (23-22-0-6, 52 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 8:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 168-189 ATS (-94.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CHICAGO is 11-8 ATS (+23.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
CHICAGO is 6-1 ATS (+7.3 Units) in road games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 14-11 ATS (+29.8 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 7-2 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
CHICAGO is 7-3 ATS (+11.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MINNESOTA is 60-73 ATS (-25.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 1-7 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-19 ATS (-22.1 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 24-43 ATS (-33.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 4-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 21-27 ATS (-10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-13 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 6-4 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-4-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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SAN JOSE (22-27-0-4, 48 pts.) at CALGARY (27-20-0-6, 60 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 9:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 78-77 ATS (-23.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 2-10 ATS (+12.5 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
SAN JOSE is 4-10 ATS (-8.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
SAN JOSE is 3-10 ATS (-7.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
SAN JOSE is 8-19 ATS (+28.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 19-23 ATS (-21.3 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-2 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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EDMONTON (28-18-0-6, 62 pts.) at ARIZONA (26-21-0-7, 59 pts.) - 2/4/2020, 9:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 110-189 ATS (+323.1 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
EDMONTON is 42-53 ATS (-24.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 8-2 ATS (+5.9 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
ARIZONA is 9-1 ATS (+10.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 7-4 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 7-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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In the Crease - Week 19
Joe Williams

Clipped Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are skidding hard, as they slipped to just 12-38-4 after a shutout loss against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night. It was their ninth consecutive loss, and they now have a dismal minus-96 goal differential, which is easily the worst in the NHL. In fact, they also have just 28 points, and the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference is the New Jersey Devils at 45 points. The Devils are the closest team to the Red Wings in terms of goal differential, too, at minus-48. That explains how poor the Red Wings have been.

Detroit ranks 31st in the NHL with just 2.1 goals per game, they're last in shots on goal, too, at 28.1 SOG. In addition, they're just 29th on the power play at 14.6 percent, while ranking last in goals against with 3.8 per game. They're also dead-last on the penalty kill at 72.8 percent, while ranking 26th in shots against at 32.7. The leader for the Red Wings in terms of plus/minus is Jacob De La Rose at plus-3. He was traded a couple of months back, and now plays for the St. Louis Blues. Everyone on the current roster with 33 or more games played has posted an even or minus rating. LW Andreas Athanasiou has managed a poor minus-38 rating through 37 games, and veteran C Valtteri Filppula is close on his heels at minus-37 through 51 outings.

Looking Ahead

Tuesday, Feb. 4

Chicago at Minnesota: The Blackhawks and Wild square off for the second time this season, and the first time in St. Paul. The last time these two teams met it was Robin Lehner and the 'Hawks pushing past the Wild 5-3 back on Dec. 15 at United Center. The Blackhawks head in on a roll, winning four straight on the road while taking six of the past seven games overall. Meanwhile the Wild have won just six of their past 21 against Central Division foes. That includes an ugly 0-4 mark in the past four tries against the Blackhawks.

Nashville at Winnipeg: The Preds and Jets meet for the third time this season, and if the previous two games are any indication this will be a low-scoring, one-goal game. The last time these teams met at MTS Centre it was a 1-0 win by the visitors behind Juuse Saros, while Connor Hellebuyck and company won in the Music City back on Nov. 19. The Preds have won four of the past five games on the road, while the Jets are 2-8 in the past 10 at home and 1-5 in the previous six. However, while Nashville is 1-4 in the past five meetings, the road team has hit in seven of the past 10 meetings, including each of the previous two this season.

Edmonton at Arizona: It's a batlle between the Oilers and Coyotes, and Arizona will be looking for revenge after getting dusted 7-3 in Edmonton in the most recent meeting on Jan. 18. Antti Raanta was spanked in a battle against Mike Smith, who has been administering a lot of beatings lately. These teams also met in the desert back on Nov. 24, with the Oilers coming away with a 4-3 shootout win. The Oilers haven't come up empty in the three meetings, though, as they posted a 3-2 overtime winner in Edmonton on Nov. 4. The road team is 6-1 in the past seven meetings, with the Oilers 5-1 in the past six trips to Arizona, and 10-4 in the past 14 against the Coyotes overall.

Wednesday, Feb. 5

Toronto at N.Y. Rangers: The Maple Leafs are looking to bounce back after a costly blown lead against the Panthers at Scotiabank Arena on Monday, falling 5-3 in an important Atlantic Division battle and wild-card fight. Hitting the road might be better for the Leafs, as they're 7-1 in the past eight away from the Center of the Hockey Universe, including wins in Nashville and Dallas to fire out of the All-Star break. The road team is also 9-3 in the past 12 meetings in this series, with the underdog 5-2 in the past seven. The Leafs are also 4-1 in their past five trips to MSG.

Thursday, Feb. 6

New Jersey at Philadelphia: The Devils and Flyers will meet for the third time this season, and first time since Nov. 1. In the first meeting Oct. 9 in Philly, the Devils were bounced 4-0 behind Carter Hart. The Fly Guys also won behind Hart by a 4-3 score in a shootout in Newark on Nov. 1 in the last meeting. The Devils have been fighting hard lately, going to overtime or a shootout in each of their past three, winning one and dropping a pair at home to Nashville and Dallas. The 'over' has cashed in four of their past six, too.

Carolina at Arizona: The Coyotes will welcome the Hurricanes to the desert looking to pay Carolina back after being treated rather rudely in Raleigh a few weeks back. Petr Mrazek and the Canes bounced Raanta and the Coyotes by a 3-0 count on Jan. 10 as the 'under' connected. The under is 5-3 in the past eight at home against Eastern Conference teams for Arizona, and the Coyotes are averaging just 2.0 goals per game across their past five contests.

Friday, Feb. 7

Minnesota at Dallas: The Stars will have revenge on their minds when the Wild roll into the Metroplex after an embarrassing showing in the Twin Cities in the most recent meeting. Minnesota won a 7-0 game as short 'dogs at Xcel Energy Center on Jan. 18 behind Alex Stalock, so you can bet he'll make the start. Anton Khudobin was chased from the start, and it's more than likely Ben Bishop gets the nod as usual. The Wild won 3-2 in a shootout back on Dec. 1 in the Twin Cities, too, while the Stars doubled up the Wild by a 6-3 count at American Airlines Arena in the first meeting on Oct. 29. The under is 6-2-1 in the past nine meetings in this series, although the over is 2-1 in the first three battles this season.

[Udog]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Tennessee 69, Alabama 68— Vols trailed by 15 in first half.
— Ohio State 61, Michigan 58— Wolverines are 13-9 after starting out 7-0.
— Auburn 79, Arkansas 76 OT— Hogs forced 18 turnovers, were only 16-26 on foul line.
— Penn State 75, Michigan State 70— Nittany Lions won their last five games.
— Maryland 56, DePaul 51— Scoring is down; refs have stopped calling most fouls.
— Duke 63, BC 55— Teams combined to miss their first 26 3-point shots.


Quote of the Day:
“First time I seen him was on TV talking about us. It doesn’t even matter. Andre Iguodala is a great player. I feel like he’s doing the right thing for his career, but we don’t really care. It’s not a distraction at all. I laugh at that type of stuff. A guy that’s on our team that doesn’t want to be on our team, I can’t wait til we find a way to trade him so we can play him and show him what really Memphis is about.”
Dillon Brooks

Wednesday’s quiz
Andre Iguodala has earned $169M+ in his NBA career; where did he play his college ball?

Tuesday’s quiz
Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman used to be head coach for Sacramento, Golden State in the NBA.


Monday’s quiz
In the famous basketball movie Hoosiers, star player Jimmy Chitwood wore number 15 for Hickory High.

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

13) Red Sox-Dodgers-Twins made a 3-team trade Tuesday night.
— Boston gets: OF Alex Verdugo, P Brusdar Graterol
— Dodgers get: OF Mookie Betts, P David Price.
— Twins get: P Kenta Maeda

— Red Sox are paying some of Price’s salary over the next three years, maybe as much as half. He is owed $96M over the next three seasons.
— Why was Boston so anxious to trade Betts? 27 years old, scored 264 runs, knocked in 160 the last two years.

12) Dodgers also traded OF Joc Peterson to the Angels for utility guy Luis Rentifo; there were other prospects exchanged in this deal, not sure which ones.

11) There was also a 4-team, 12-player trade in the NBA that is way too complicated to try and analyze here. Timberwolves pretty much cleaned house, trading five players, getting four back, plus a first round draft pick.

10) Houston Astros hired James Click as their new GM; he used to be the Rays’ VP of baseball operations. 42-year-old Click has spent the last 14 years with the Rays, including the last three as a high-ranking member of the baseball operations staff.

New GM’s of the Red Sox, Astros both worked for Tampa Bay last season.

9) This gambler had a bad day at MGM Grand in Las Vegas Sunday:
— $50K on over 10.5, 1st quarter- L
— $500K on 49ers 1st half (pick)- T
— $550K on 49ers, +1.5- L
— $500K on over 26.5 1st half- L
— $330K on over 53.5- L
— $220K more over over 53.5- L
— $285K on 49ers 2nd half (pick)- L

Guy lost almost $2M Sunday. Thats million, with an M.

8) Chiefs’ playoff run:
— First round: Had bye after Patriots (-17) lost in Week 17
— Second round: W51-31. Trailed 24-0 with 11:00 left in half.
— AFC title game: W35-24. Trailed 17-7 wth 5:00 left in half.
— Super Bowl: W31-20. Trailed 20-10 with 7:00 left in game.

Quite a run. Lot of drama.

7) Reigning champs in the four major sports:
— Chiefs, NFL— Won first title in 50 years.
— Nationals, MLB— Won first title ever in October.
— Raptors, NBA— Won first title ever last spring.
— Blues, NHL— Won first title ever last spring.

6) Tuesday night upsets:
— Tennessee (+6) 69, Alabama 68
— Penn State (+5.5) 75, Michigan State 70
— Northern Illinois (+5.5) 66, Toledo 61
— Western Michigan (+5.5) 64, Miami 60
— Ball State (+4) 62, Kent State 54
— Eastern Michigan (+4) 66, Buffalo 62

5) College football stuff:
— Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio steps down the day before the second Signing Day, which is more than a little weird.
— KJ Costello bolts from Stanford to Mississippi State, because all QB’s want to play for Mike Leach.
— Former Clemson QB Chase Brice is jumping to ACC rival Duke.

4) 76ers lost 10 of their last 12 road games (1-10-1 ATS); how can a team with this much talent do so poorly on the road?

3) Lefty P Marco Gonzales gets four years, $30M to stay with the Mariners.

2) ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla was highly critical of Kansas State G Cartier Diarra during Monday night’s home loss to Baylor, questioning his commitment to the team after he got a technical foul in the first half. You don’t hear a lot of that on network TV broadcasts.

1) If you love football, XFL starts Saturday; there will be four games each week for ten weeks, with eight teams playing in the league’s first season.

[Udog]

27TORONTO -28 NY RANGERS
NY RANGERS are 16-10 ATS (11.4 Units) against horrible power play killing teams-opp score on >19% of chances in the current season.

29BOSTON -30 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 3-12 ATS (-9.5 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.




NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 5

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TORONTO (28-18-0-7, 63 pts.) at NY RANGERS (25-22-0-4, 54 pts.) - 2/5/2020, 7:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 77-65 ATS (-20.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 29-33 ATS (-21.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 421-427 ATS (-136.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TORONTO is 202-220 ATS (-80.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 107-130 ATS (-42.2 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 254-259 ATS (-109.6 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 129-158 ATS (-96.9 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 218-258 ATS (-136.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 122-148 ATS (-55.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-5 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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BOSTON (31-10-0-12, 74 pts.) at CHICAGO (25-21-0-6, 56 pts.) - 2/5/2020, 8:08 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 2-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, February 5

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Trend Report
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New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Rangers's last 21 games
NY Rangers is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games at home
NY Rangers is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Rangers's last 11 games at home
NY Rangers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Rangers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Toronto is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers

Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago


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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, February 5


Toronto @ NY Rangers

Game 27-28
February 5, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
9.630
NY Rangers
10.687
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-140
7
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+120); Under

Boston @ Chicago

Game 29-30
February 5, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.057
Chicago
12.112
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+130); Under

[Udog]

Thursday’s 6-pack
Six of the top prospects for the Arizona Diamondbacks:
1) Sixto Sanchez, P- Was 8-4, 2.53 in AA last year.
2) JJ Bleday, OF— Vanderbilt alum hit .257 in High-A ball LY.
3) Jesus Sanchez, OF— Played 35 games in AAA LY, at age 21.
4) Edward Cabrera, P— Was 4-1, 2.56 in eight AA starts LY.
5) Jazz Chisholm, SS— Was traded even-up for Zac Gallen, a major league P.
6) Monte Harrison, OF— Hit .274 in 56 AAA games last year.


Quote of the Day:
“The Red Sox had perhaps only an outside chance to overcome the Yankees and Rays this season if they had kept Betts, and now that chance becomes almost minuscule. This time, management cannot simply play the greed card with the expectation that fans will accept Betts as the villain.”
Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic

Thursday’s quiz
Which college conference has 15 teams for basketball, only 14 for football?

Wednesday’s quiz
Andre Iguodala has earned $169M+ in his NBA career; he played his college ball at Arizona.

Tuesday’s quiz
Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman used to be head coach for Sacramento, Golden State in the NBA.

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Thursday’s List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud……

13) Vanderbilt 99, LSU 90— “Wildly inconsistent” is the phrase that best describes college ball this season. LSU was 8-0 in the SEC, Vandy 0-8, so of course this happened.

Commodores shot 74% inside the arc, made 12-30 3-pointers, scored 1.30 ppp.

12) Seton Hall 78, Georgetown 71— Pirates led this game 16-0 after 3:33 of play, coasted home.

11) Florida 81, Georgia 75— Dawgs led this game by 22; they led by 15 at the half.

This is the 4th SEC game this season where a team led by 20+, but wound up losing. Georgia lost two of those four games.

10) Purdue 104, Iowa 68— Game was 61-36 at halftime; Boilers have had three games this year where they didn’t score 61 points the whole game.

9) Butler 79, Villanova 76— Kamar Baldwin drained a step-back 3 at the buzzer as Butler won for third time in four games, improving to 6-4 in Big East. Villanova loses consecutive games for first time this year; they’re 17-5 overall, 7-3 in Big East.

8) Louisville 86, Wake Forest 76— Deacons led by 15 late in first half, but Louisville made 14-28 on arc and won this going away.

7) As usual, ESPN is over-hyping Saturday’s Duke-North Carolina game; Tar Heels aren’t very good this year (10-12) and needs a strong finish to make the NIT.

6) Wednesday night upsets:
— Incarnate Word (+13.5) 72, Sam Houston State 71
— Vanderbilt (+12.5) 99, LSU 90
— Houston Baptist (+5) 79, SE Louisiana 76
— Duquesne (+4.5) 82, Saint Louis 68
— Northwestern State (+4.5) 73, Abilene Christian 69

5) Jacksonville Jaguars are going to play two “home” games in London next year, which fuels speculation that they may eventually want to move to England permanently. People who live in Jacksonville are understandably not very happy with this news.

4) Baseball stuff:
— Bronx P James Paxton is expected to miss 3-4 months after having back surgery.

3) Consensus after college football’s second Signing Day seems to be that Georgia has the best recruiting class in the country this year.

2) Disappointed to report that Showtime has cancelled Ray Donovan after seven seasons; an excellent show that was occasionally pretty violent, it was quality entertainment.

1) RIP to the great actor Kirk Douglas, who passed away Wednesday at age 103.

[Udog]

31PITTSBURGH -32 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 73-25 ATS (29.2 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances over the last 2 seasons.

33NEW JERSEY -34 PHILADELPHIA
NEW JERSEY is 17-9 ATS (7.1 Units) in road games after allowing 3 goals or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

35DETROIT -36 BUFFALO
BUFFALO is 4-19 ATS (-19.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

37LOS ANGELES -38 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 20-10 ATS (11.2 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.

39ANAHEIM -40 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 20-48 ATS (-32.8 Units) after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

41VEGAS -42 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) off a road loss in the current season.

43COLORADO -44 OTTAWA
OTTAWA is 230-225 ATS (-76.4 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal since 1996.

45VANCOUVER -46 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 4-12 ATS (-16.3 Units) in home games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

47WINNIPEG -48 ST LOUIS
WINNIPEG is 10-4 ATS (11.2 Units) in road games against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.

49CAROLINA -50 ARIZONA
CAROLINA is 21-23 ATS (-12.1 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

51NASHVILLE -52 CALGARY
CALGARY is 16-24 ATS (-10.4 Units) in home games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

53SAN JOSE -54 EDMONTON
EDMONTON is 10-17 ATS (-14.9 Units) against terrible teams - outscored by opponents by 0.5+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

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NHL

Thursday, February 6

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Trend Report
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Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Buffalo is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Buffalo's last 12 games when playing Detroit
Buffalo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Buffalo is 6-16-1 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing Buffalo
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Detroit is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo

Florida Panthers
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games
Florida is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games at home
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Vegas is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Vegas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Vegas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Montreal's last 16 games
Montreal is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Montreal is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Montreal's last 13 games at home
Montreal is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 9 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games on the road
Anaheim is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 9 games when playing on the road against Montreal

New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Islanders is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games at home
NY Islanders is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
NY Islanders is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games when playing Los Angeles
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Los Angeles is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders

Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 17 games when playing at home against New Jersey
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games
New Jersey is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Jersey's last 10 games on the road
New Jersey is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
New Jersey is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New Jersey's last 17 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games
Tampa Bay is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 21 games at home
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay

Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Ottawa is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Ottawa's last 25 games
Ottawa is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Ottawa is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Ottawa's last 15 games at home
Ottawa is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa

Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games when playing Vancouver
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Vancouver is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games
Vancouver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver's last 11 games on the road
Vancouver is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver's last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Vancouver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
St. Louis is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
St. Louis is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Winnipeg is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Winnipeg is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Winnipeg is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against St. Louis

Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games
Arizona is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Arizona's last 16 games at home
Arizona is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Carolina
Arizona is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Carolina
Arizona is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 10 games
Carolina is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Carolina's last 15 games on the road
Carolina is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
Carolina is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Carolina is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona

Calgary Flames
Calgary is 2-12 ATS in its last 14 games
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
Calgary is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Calgary is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 9 games at home
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Nashville
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 10 games when playing at home against Nashville
Nashville Predators
Nashville is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Nashville's last 15 games on the road
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Calgary
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 10 games when playing on the road against Calgary

Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Edmonton is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
Edmonton is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Edmonton's last 11 games when playing San Jose
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
San Jose is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Jose's last 14 games
San Jose is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose's last 11 games on the road
San Jose is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Jose's last 11 games when playing Edmonton
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton


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NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, February 6

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PITTSBURGH (33-14-0-5, 71 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (33-15-0-5, 71 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 6-14 ATS (-10.8 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 95-44 ATS (+40.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 58-22 ATS (+17.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 33-19 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-2 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-2-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (18-24-0-10, 46 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (29-17-0-7, 65 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 94-78 ATS (+175.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-29 ATS (-13.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 268-286 ATS (-163.7 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 450-397 ATS (-129.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-4 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-4-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)

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DETROIT (12-38-0-4, 28 pts.) at BUFFALO (23-23-0-7, 53 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 12-42 ATS (+86.6 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 2-20 ATS (+42.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
DETROIT is 209-195 ATS (-76.4 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
DETROIT is 322-305 ATS (-114.9 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 7-30 ATS (+61.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
DETROIT is 4-27 ATS (+54.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
DETROIT is 7-29 ATS (+54.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 4-24 ATS (+48.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
DETROIT is 465-380 ATS (-151.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
BUFFALO is 307-293 ATS (+8.8 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 4-19 ATS (+24.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 7-3 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 7-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.5 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (19-30-0-5, 43 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (30-15-0-6, 66 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 217-280 ATS (-91.2 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 15-39 ATS (+57.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 33-71 ATS (+123.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 82-59 ATS (+160.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 3-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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ANAHEIM (22-26-0-5, 49 pts.) at MONTREAL (25-23-0-7, 57 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 7:08 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 2-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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VEGAS (27-21-0-7, 61 pts.) at FLORIDA (29-17-0-6, 64 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 7:08 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 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=+1.8 Units)

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COLORADO (29-16-0-6, 64 pts.) at OTTAWA (18-24-0-11, 47 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 7:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 3-10 ATS (+14.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 111-95 ATS (+214.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 153-152 ATS (+328.9 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 139-114 ATS (+263.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 126-116 ATS (-17.4 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-1 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (30-19-0-5, 65 pts.) at MINNESOTA (24-22-0-6, 54 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 8:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 411-391 ATS (-117.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 30-24 ATS (+5.9 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 14-9 ATS (+23.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
VANCOUVER is 28-25 ATS (+61.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 2-7 ATS (-8.3 Units) in home games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-19 ATS (-20.6 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-25 ATS (-16.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-35 ATS (-22.3 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 25-43 ATS (+68.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-3 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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WINNIPEG (26-23-0-5, 57 pts.) at ST LOUIS (32-14-0-8, 72 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 8:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 13-3 ATS (+8.3 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 36-21 ATS (+11.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 12-7 ATS (+21.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
WINNIPEG is 9-3 ATS (+12.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
WINNIPEG is 42-44 ATS (+107.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-8 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 9-8-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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CAROLINA (30-20-0-3, 63 pts.) at ARIZONA (27-21-0-7, 61 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 9:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 1-6 ATS (-6.5 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
CAROLINA is 1-7 ATS (-7.5 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
CAROLINA is 12-14 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ARIZONA is 5-15 ATS (-10.6 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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NASHVILLE (25-20-0-7, 57 pts.) at CALGARY (27-21-0-6, 60 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 9:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 25-27 ATS (-13.9 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 20-23 ATS (-15.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 38-20 ATS (+14.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 300-237 ATS (+26.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
CALGARY is 25-25 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 3-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 5-2 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (23-27-0-4, 50 pts.) at EDMONTON (28-19-0-6, 62 pts.) - 2/6/2020, 9:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 79-77 ATS (-21.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 9-19 ATS (+28.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 11-4 ATS (+6.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 27-47 ATS (-23.2 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 28-36 ATS (+66.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 8-3 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 8-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
10 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.7 Units)

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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, February 6


Detroit @ Buffalo

Game 35-36
February 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
8.640
Buffalo
9.508
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-210
6
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(-210); Over

Anaheim @ Montreal

Game 39-40
February 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
10.986
Montreal
12.420
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-170); Under

Pittsburgh @ Tampa Bay

Game 31-32
February 6, 2020 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
12.473
Tampa Bay
11.355
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-170
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+150); Over

Vegas @ Florida

Game 41-42
February 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
12.339
Florida
11.408
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-115); Over

Los Angeles @ NY Islanders

Game 37-38
February 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
9.633
NY Islanders
11.527
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-185
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-185); Under

New Jersey @ Philadelphia

Game 33-34
February 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
10.901
Philadelphia
9.884
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-220
6
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+190); Under

Colorado @ Ottawa

Game 43-44
February 6, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
10.412
Ottawa
11.394
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-210
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+175); Over

Winnipeg @ St. Louis

Game 47-48
February 6, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
9.989
St. Louis
11.594
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-215
6
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-215); Under

Vancouver @ Minnesota

Game 45-46
February 6, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
11.946
Minnesota
10.240
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+105); Under

Nashville @ Calgary

Game 51-52
February 6, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
10.336
Calgary
9.376
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-115
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-105); Over

Carolina @ Arizona

Game 49-50
February 6, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
11.805
Arizona
10.257
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-120); Under

San Jose @ Edmonton

Game 53-54
February 6, 2020 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.529
Edmonton
10.082
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-175
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(+155); Over

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
Six of the top prospects for the San Diego Padres:
1) MacKenzie Gore, P— Lefty had 22 IP in Texas League LY.
2) Luis Patino, P— 20-year made two starts in AA LY.
3) CJ Abrams, SS— SS from Georgia won’t be 20 until October.
4) Taylor Trammell, OF— Acquired in the Franmil Reyes trade.
6) Adrian Morejon, P— Had 8 IP in majors LY, as a 20-year old.
7) Andres Munoz, P— Had 23 IP in majors LY, as a 20-year old.


Quote of the Day:
“The last 12 years, our ticket prices have remained flat in many areas. After careful consideration and discussion, we created a moderate increase that will still fall within the four least expensive season tickets in the NFL. We fully understand that our results on the field have not met expectations, either ours or our fans, and we are working hard to create the success that our fans truly deserve.”
Cleveland Browns’ VP of communications Peter John-Baptiste

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, who was the manager of the Oakland A’s?

Thursday’s quiz
ACC has 15 teams for basketball, only 14 for football; Notre Dame doesn’t share the TV money from its football team.

Wednesday’s quiz
Andre Iguodala has earned $169M+ in his NBA career; he played his college ball at Arizona.

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Friday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a busy Thursday night……

13) Here’s a new one: Michigan basketball star Zavier Simpson was suspended for a game last week, after he crashed/wrecked a car at 3am on a weeknight that belonged to a student manager of the basketball team, who also happens to be the athletic director’s son. Oy.

12) Cincinnati 80, Wichita State 79— Wichita’s arena opened on March 1, 1958, when a Cincy player named Oscar Robertson scored 58 points. 62 years later, that is still the single-game arena scoring record, which is cool.

This was a great game, by the way; lot of back/forth in last 2:00.

Bearcats are now tied with Houston atop the AAC standings, at 8-2.

11) Belmont 71, Murray State 64— Murray/Austin Peay were both 10-0 in OVC, but both lost tonight, so now Belmont is only two games out of first, Eastern Kentucky is one game out.

10) Western Kentucky 65, Louisiana Tech 54— These teams are now tied for 2nd in C-USA, a game behind North Texas, which won by 5 at Middle Tennessee.

9) Charleston 68, Wm & Mary 50— Cougars take over first place in CAA at 9-3; Tribe lost four of last six games after starting out CAA play 6-0.

8) Montana 92, Eastern Washington 82— Grizzlies take over first place in Big Sky; they lead EWU and Northern Colorado by a half-game each.

7) Thursday night upsets:
— Pacific (+8.5) 60, San Francisco 48
— Eastern Kentucky (+7) 91, Eastern Illinois 84
— Rice (+6,5) 86, UAB 72
— UTSA (+6) 85, Old Dominion 81
— Louisiana (+5) 80, Georgia State 78
— Rio Grande Valley (+5) 73, UMKC 60
— UConn (+4.5) 72, Tulsa 56

6) Wright State 98, Detroit Mercy 86— John Calipari’s son Brad is a grad transfer for Detroit, which is 6-18, 4-7 in Horizon games. Young Calipari is shooting 40% on the arc for the season, playing around 18:00/game.

5) Utah 64, Stanford 56 OT— Wheels are falling off for Cardinal, who’ve lost four of last five games after a 15-2 start. Utes outscored Stanford 16-4 on foul line.

4) Pacific 60, San Francisco 48— Damon Stoudamire is doing a damn fine job at Pacific, which is 18-8 overall, 6-4 in WCC. Tigers’ last winning season was seven years ago, when veteran coach Bob Thomason retired after a 22-13 season.

3) Stetson 65, Florida Gulf Coast 62— Hatters won six of last seven games, are 7-3 in A-Sun; Stetson’s last winning basketball season was 19 years ago. First-year coach Donnie Jones should get some votes for national Coach of the Year, he’s done that good a job.

2) This is Jae Crowder’s 8th year in the NBA; he’s already been traded six times.

1) Weird story from Dallas, where SMU women’s basketball coach Travis Mays is in trouble after eight players talked about an abusive culture instilled by the Mustangs’ head coach, whom the players say told them to kill themselves if they weren’t going to compete during a practice two years ago. Yikes.

[Udog]

55ANAHEIM -56 TORONTO
ANAHEIM is 153-121 ATS (52 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

57BUFFALO -58 NY RANGERS
BUFFALO is 7-34 ATS (-30.4 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

59DETROIT -60 COLUMBUS
DETROIT is 7-35 ATS (-23.8 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

61MINNESOTA -62 DALLAS
MINNESOTA is 17-34 ATS (-22.2 Units) against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against over the last 2 seasons.




NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, February 7

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ANAHEIM (22-26-0-5, 49 pts.) at TORONTO (28-19-0-7, 63 pts.) - 2/7/2020, 7:08 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-0-0 straight up against ANAHEIM 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, Under=-0.2 Units)

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BUFFALO (23-23-0-7, 53 pts.) at NY RANGERS (26-22-0-4, 56 pts.) - 2/7/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 5-20 ATS (+38.4 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 2-12 ATS (+19.9 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY RANGERS are 108-130 ATS (-41.2 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 255-259 ATS (-107.2 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 128-127 ATS (-58.4 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 150-145 ATS (-83.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 6-1 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 6-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)

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DETROIT (12-38-0-4, 28 pts.) at COLUMBUS (29-16-0-9, 67 pts.) - 2/7/2020, 7:08 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 7-1 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 7-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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MINNESOTA (24-22-0-6, 54 pts.) at DALLAS (30-18-0-5, 65 pts.) - 2/7/2020, 8:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 10-27 ATS (+43.5 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-2 ATS (+8.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
DALLAS is 12-2 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 36-49 ATS (-17.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-5 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 7-5-0 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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NHL

Friday, February 7

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Trend Report
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Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games
Columbus is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 10 games
Columbus is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
Columbus is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Columbus is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Columbus
Detroit is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus

New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of NY Rangers's last 22 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
NY Rangers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo
NY Rangers is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Buffalo is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
Buffalo is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers

Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games on the road
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Anaheim is 3-17-4 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto

Dallas Stars
Dallas is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Dallas is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 13 games at home
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, February 7


Anaheim @ Toronto

Game 55-56
February 7, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
9.892
Toronto
10.874
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-250
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-250); Over

Detroit @ Columbus

Game 59-60
February 7, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
11.296
Columbus
10.331
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-300
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+240); Over

Buffalo @ NY Rangers

Game 57-58
February 7, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
8.852
NY Rangers
11.473
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-180
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-180); Under

Minnesota @ Dallas

Game 61-62
February 7, 2020 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
11.891
Dallas
10.956
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-190
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+165); Under

[Udog]

Saturday’s 6-pack
Six of the top prospects for the Tampa Bay Rays:
1) Wander Franco, SS— Will be 19 years old on March 1.
2) Brendan McKay, P/DH— Started 11 games in the majors last year.
3) Matthew Liberatore, P— Was 6-2, 3.10 as a 19-year old in A ball.
4) Vidal Brujan, 2B/SS— Hit .266 in 55 games in Southern League.
6) Shane Baz, P— Acquired from Pirates in Chris Archer trade.
7) Brent Honeywell, P— Missed last two years with injuries.

Quote of the Day:
“I’ve never heard in 25 years anybody say a bad word about Leon Rose. Not one. He’s a gatherer, he’s a culture-builder. I understand why [the Knicks] would do it if they do that [hire Rose]. Because I’m so close, I’d help him in any way I could being a resource. It just wouldn’t be to coach.”
John Calipari

Saturday’s quiz
Which former NFL QB was the QB of the team that won the only XFL title, back in 2001?

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, Art Howe was the manager of the Oakland A’s; Philip Seymour Hoffman played Howe in the movie.

Thursday’s quiz
ACC has 15 teams for basketball, only 14 for football; Notre Dame doesn’t share the TV money from its football team.

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Saturday’s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) Robert Covington was traded from Minnesota to Houston this week; he took a 6am flight to Houston Wednesday, caught a red-eye flight to LA, had a crash course film session with the Rockets’ coaching staff, and later scored 14 points in 30:00 off the bench at Staples Thursday.

Houston won the game 121-111; they were +16 with Covington on the court, -6 with him on the bench.

Covington is making $11,301,219 this year, which breaks down to $137,819.74 per game.

12) Suns 127, Rockets 91— Houston beats the Lakers in Staples Thursday, then loses by 36 in Phoenix the next night. Kelly Oubre scored a career-high 39 points for the Suns.

11) Maryland 75, Illinois 66— Illini scored 42 points in first half, only 24 in second; Maryland swept them, which is impressive.

10) South Alabama 70, Troy 66— When ESPN started up 40 years ago, Sun Belt was one of the first leagues to let them televise their basketball games- there were a lot of Sun Belt games on TV back then. As ESPN’s profile grew, they dropped the Sun Belt, which is too bad- the league is pretty good right now and deserves more TV exposure.

9) Northern Illinois 57, Kent State 54— Huskies haven’t been to NCAA Tournament since 1996; they’re 15-9 this year, 8-3 in MAC, leading the West Division. Can the Huskies make it this year?

8) VCU 73, Davidson 62— 148th consecutive home sellout for VCU, in the 7,637-seat Siegel Center; its good to be a big fish in a smaller pond.

7) Former UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies sold his old home in a Las Vegas suburb for $1.15M on Friday; Menzies is now an assistant coach at Grand Canyon.

6) Why doesn’t ESPN or the MLB Network televise the Caribbean Series? They want to grow the game, but they blow a chance here to promote the game- this is good baseball being played.

5) Kendrys Morales retired after a major league career where he hit 219 homers and earned around $75M; I’ll always remember Morales for hitting a walk-off homer, leaping on home plate in celebration, but breaking his ankle when his spikes slipped off of home plate; he missed the whole 2011 season because of that injury.

4) North Carolina A&T is leaving the MEAC for the Big South Conference, apparently to reduce travel time for road games.

3) Clemson’s offensive coordinator makes $1.7M a year; if he’s smart, he’ll grab a head coaching job after QB Trevor Lawrence moves on to the NFL a year from now.

2) Houston Astros players can’t be penalized by MLB in the sign-stealing debacle; they were given immunity so they would tell MLB what they knew about what went on.

1) Turns out the Peloton exercise bike costs $58 a month, for someone in a studio somewhere to yell at you while you ride an exercise bike at the crack of dawn. Ummm….no thanks.

[Udog]

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS AT MONTREAL CANADIENS
BUDS AND HABS LOOKING FOR GOALS

Searching for an Over on Saturday night, we set our sites on two teams who are in the Top-4 in Expected Goals For over their last five and in the bottom half in Expected Goals Against. The Toronto Maple Leafs (7-3 O/U last 10) and Montreal Canadiens (2-2-1 O/U since the All-Star break) have played each other twice this year with 18 total goals being scored in the pair of Montreal wins.

The Leafs lead the league in High-Danger Chances For since the break and have been a bit unlucky as their shooting percentage of 18 percent is well off their average of 23 percent.

Even worse is the Leafs’ shooting percentage on scoring chances. Since January 17, they are scoring on good chances at a 14-percent rate (15th in the league), but on the season, they own the 5th-best shooting percentage on scoring chances.

We like more goals in this Atlantic rivalry. Take the Over on Saturday night, even if it means jumping on the intimidating 7.


NEW YORK ISLANDERS AT TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
FINDING VALUE IN THE DOG

The New York Islanders have owned the Tampa Bay Lightning this year winning both matchups by a combined score of 10-3. The Islanders won in Tampa as +160 road dogs and as +100 home dogs. Taking a stab at the line, we’d assume New York would be a big road dog on Saturday night which is fine with the Islanders as they have won six of their last nine road games as the underdog.

Tampa Bay has dominated at home dating back to December 7, going 10-3 SU, but have played a slew of bottom-half teams from the East. The Islanders could reward backers in a big way as the underdog even though both teams have similar record. We are barking at the moon on Saturday night and taking the Islanders as big road dogs.


SUNDAY OVER DAY

The Weekend’s finale gives us a slate of five games with Detroit and Boston starting things off at 12:30 ET and the Wild and Avalanche finishing things at 7:30 ET. However, we are focusing on another match with our eyes set on the Over.

The Chicago Blackhawks and Winnipeg Jets are both averaging under three goals a game since the break but both clubs sit in the Top-10 in Expected Goals for (WPG 4th; CHI 9th) and Expected Goals Against (WPG 3rd; CHI 10th). So not only are we getting two clubs who are getting AND giving up good chances, but we should get a great total as they have been scoring and letting in goals at lower numbers than the stats indicate.

In the last 10 matchups, the Over has hit seven times including a 5-2 Chicago win back on January 19. We are taking the Over here and would love to see a 6, but have no problems with 6.5 either.


GOALIE PROFILE: TUUKKA RASK, BOSTON BRUINS

Since returning from a concussion that sidelined him for three games, Tuukka Rask has picked up right where he left off. The Bruins goalie hasn’t allowed more than two goals in a start since December 24th and hasn’t lost in regulation across nine straight outings.

The veteran goalie is coming off a 3-0 shutout win versus Vancouver on Tuesday and is in line to make the start against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday. Be careful taking the Over in Boston’s weekend game’s as the Bruins are 2-6 O/U in their last eight and Rask is 3-7 O/U in his last 10 starts.


INJURY UPDATE: D CODY CECI, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

The Leafs just got back Top-4 defenseman Jake Muzzin but will now be without Cody Ceci (20:38 min/g) thanks to an ankle injury. With Morgan Reilly still out, this will put the Buds down two blueliners again for “a while” according to reports.

Ceci is a punching bag for the media, but he is at least an NHL-caliber defenseman who has a near-neutral Corsi For percentage. The absence is bad news for a team without its best goalie and just had to pull a few strings to bring in backup Jack Campbell from Los Angeles to plug some holes in a sinking ship. It’s tough to trust the Leafs right now.


HAT TRICK TRENDS

• Last week we were talking about underdogs, but the favorites have swung the battle back in their favor after going 28-17 (62 percent) last week. Away favorites were the big winners over that stretch going 15-5 (75 percent) but covered the -1.5 puckline just seven times in 20 games. Home favorites did an even worse job of covering (28 percent). Over the last month and on the year, favorites are covering at 35 percent.

• Only four teams are hitting the first-period Over at 70 percent or better: Washington Capitals 8-2 O/U last 10, Anaheim Ducks 8-2 O/U last 10, Winnipeg Jets 8-2 O/U last 10 and the Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 O/U last 10.

• Looking to play some Overs? Be careful of these goalies as they lead the league in save percentage over the last month: BOS-Tukka Rask .963, CLS-Elvis Merzlikins .953, MTL-Carey Price .944, TB-Andrei Vasilevsky .940 and CAR-James Reimer .938.