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  • NHL
    Long Sheet

    Tuesday, January 14


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    VEGAS (24-18-0-6, 54 pts.) at BUFFALO (20-19-0-7, 47 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 7:05 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    VEGAS is 24-24 ATS (-14.7 Units) in all games this season.
    VEGAS is 25-27 ATS (-16.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
    VEGAS is 5-11 ATS (-12.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
    VEGAS is 22-27 ATS (-16.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
    VEGAS is 2-6 ATS (-8.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.
    VEGAS is 8-11 ATS (-13.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
    BUFFALO is 9-3 ATS (+12.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
    BUFFALO is 15-32 ATS (+58.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
    BUFFALO is 20-52 ATS (+81.9 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
    BUFFALO is 10-29 ATS (+47.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

    Head-to-Head Series History
    VEGAS is 3-1 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
    VEGAS is 3-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
    2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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    MINNESOTA (20-19-0-6, 46 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (28-12-0-5, 61 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 7:05 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    MINNESOTA is 57-70 ATS (-23.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
    MINNESOTA is 18-34 ATS (+52.4 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
    MINNESOTA is 24-41 ATS (-21.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
    PITTSBURGH is 18-6 ATS (+10.7 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
    PITTSBURGH is 19-6 ATS (+11.7 Units) in non-conference games this season.

    Head-to-Head Series History
    PITTSBURGH is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
    PITTSBURGH is 4-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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    LOS ANGELES (18-25-0-4, 40 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (27-14-0-4, 58 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 7:05 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    LOS ANGELES is 216-276 ATS (-90.2 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
    LOS ANGELES is 15-34 ATS (+50.4 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
    LOS ANGELES is 33-66 ATS (+115.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
    TAMPA BAY is 155-76 ATS (+251.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
    TAMPA BAY is 20-3 ATS (+14.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
    LOS ANGELES is 6-2 ATS (+9.0 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
    LOS ANGELES is 8-2 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
    TAMPA BAY is 425-434 ATS (+944.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

    Head-to-Head Series History
    TAMPA BAY is 4-0 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
    TAMPA BAY is 4-0-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
    4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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    NEW JERSEY (17-21-0-7, 41 pts.) at TORONTO (24-16-0-6, 54 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 7:05 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    TORONTO is 73-62 ATS (+175.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
    TORONTO is 33-30 ATS (-11.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
    TORONTO is 3-7 ATS (-9.8 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
    TORONTO is 25-30 ATS (-22.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
    TORONTO is 161-160 ATS (-57.4 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
    TORONTO is 35-29 ATS (-1.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
    TORONTO is 11-12 ATS (-10.9 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
    TORONTO is 5-2 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
    TORONTO is 5-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
    4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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    BOSTON (27-8-0-12, 66 pts.) at COLUMBUS (22-16-0-8, 52 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 7:05 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    COLUMBUS is 10-2 ATS (+7.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
    BOSTON is 223-173 ATS (+48.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
    BOSTON is 29-11 ATS (+12.9 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.

    Head-to-Head Series History
    BOSTON is 7-6-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
    6 of 13 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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    DETROIT (12-31-0-3, 27 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (27-13-0-4, 58 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 7:05 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    DETROIT is 129-153 ATS (-81.0 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
    DETROIT is 4-23 ATS (+44.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
    DETROIT is 4-21 ATS (+41.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
    NY ISLANDERS are 27-17 ATS (+27.0 Units) in all games this season.
    NY ISLANDERS are 15-3 ATS (+11.5 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
    NY ISLANDERS are 30-18 ATS (+51.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
    NY ISLANDERS are 22-12 ATS (+9.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
    NY ISLANDERS are 74-104 ATS (-39.3 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights since 1996.

    Head-to-Head Series History
    NY ISLANDERS is 5-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
    NY ISLANDERS is 5-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
    4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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    CHICAGO (20-20-0-6, 46 pts.) at OTTAWA (16-22-0-7, 39 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 7:35 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    CHICAGO is 381-385 ATS (-149.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
    CHICAGO is 165-189 ATS (-98.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
    CHICAGO is 14-11 ATS (+30.1 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
    OTTAWA is 125-111 ATS (-12.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

    Head-to-Head Series History
    CHICAGO is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
    CHICAGO is 4-0-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
    3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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    VANCOUVER (25-17-0-4, 54 pts.) at WINNIPEG (24-18-0-4, 52 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 8:05 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    WINNIPEG is 7-1 ATS (+8.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
    VANCOUVER is 165-146 ATS (+325.4 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
    VANCOUVER is 207-241 ATS (+533.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

    Head-to-Head Series History
    WINNIPEG is 7-0 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
    WINNIPEG is 7-0-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
    4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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    NASHVILLE (21-16-0-7, 49 pts.) at EDMONTON (24-18-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 9:05 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    NASHVILLE is 21-23 ATS (-12.5 Units) in all games this season.
    NASHVILLE is 35-19 ATS (+12.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
    NASHVILLE is 219-186 ATS (+29.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
    NASHVILLE is 20-12 ATS (+32.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
    EDMONTON is 6-12 ATS (-9.9 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
    EDMONTON is 25-45 ATS (-24.7 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
    EDMONTON is 17-28 ATS (-18.1 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
    EDMONTON is 27-35 ATS (-10.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
    EDMONTON is 4-8 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games 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
    NASHVILLE is 5-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
    NASHVILLE is 5-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
    4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)

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    SAN JOSE (21-22-0-4, 46 pts.) at ARIZONA (25-18-0-5, 55 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 9:05 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    SAN JOSE is 2-9 ATS (+11.5 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
    ARIZONA is 17-9 ATS (+28.2 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
    SAN JOSE is 27-16 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

    Head-to-Head Series History
    SAN JOSE is 6-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA 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=-0.8 Units)

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    DALLAS (26-15-0-4, 56 pts.) at COLORADO (25-15-0-5, 55 pts.) - 1/14/2020, 9:05 PM
    Top Trends for this game.
    DALLAS is 236-162 ATS (+37.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
    DALLAS is 228-248 ATS (+527.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
    COLORADO is 7-13 ATS (-9.7 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

    Head-to-Head Series History
    COLORADO is 6-6 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
    COLORADO is 6-6-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
    9 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.8 Units)

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    Comment


    • Tuesday’s 6-pack
      Odds to win the 2020 college football title:
      +200: Clemson
      +255: Ohio State
      +700: Alabama
      +750: Georgia
      +800: Georgia
      +2000: Notre Dame


      Tweet of the Day:
      “I bet on my own team to win. That’s what I did in a nutshell. I was wrong, but I didn’t taint the game. I didn’t try to steal any games. I never voted against my team. I bet on my team every night because that’s the confidence that I had in my players. And I was wrong. But this (Astros’ situation) is a little different. It’s a lot different, actually, and I think that’s why the commissioner came down so hard.”
      Pete Rose

      Wednesday’s quiz
      When Pete Rose first came up to the major leagues, what position did he play?

      Tuesday’s quiz
      Seven Super Bowls have been played in the Superdome.

      Monday’s quiz
      Steelers beat Seattle 21-10 the one time Bill Cowher won a Super Bowl as a coach.

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

      13) It is mid-January; usually MLB Network has to stretch to find interesting things to talk about. This week? Not so much.

      Tuesday night, Red Sox told manager Alex Cora to take a hike, as a result of sign-stealing that has gone on the last few years. Apparently Cora was involved, both in Houston and Boston.

      12) So right now, the Astros/Red Sox managing jobs are open, less than a month before spring training starts. Houston also needs a general manager.

      11) Minnesota Twins signed 3B Josh Donaldson to a 4-year, $92M deal, which surprised the hell out of me. Donaldson turned 34 last month, had major injury issues two of last three years.

      Where do the Braves go for a 3B now? Riley? Camargo? Trade for Kris Bryant? Arenado?

      10) Cleveland Browns introduced their new coach Kevin Stefnaski Tuesday; he mentioned that he already talked to Baker Mayfield and Odell Beckham.

      Stark contrast to Dallas, where Mike McCarthy said at this press conference that he hadn’t talked to Dak Prescott yet. Why? Isn’t that kind of important?

      9) Best college football teams against the spread this season (all 10-3 ATS):
      Kentucky, Navy, Oklahoma State

      8) More baseball stuff:
      — Phillies claimed outfielder Nick Martini off waivers from Reds, DFA’d OF Odubel Herrera.

      7) SEC football teams went 9-2 in postseason; LSU led the country in scoring, first SEC team to do that since Florida in 1996.

      6) This didn’t take long: LSU’s passing game coordinator, 30-year old Joe Brady, is off to the NFL- he’ll be the new offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers.

      5) Joe Burrow’s dad Jimmy was a 2-time CFL All-Star as a DB, playing mostly for the Montreal Alouettes; he was also c0-defensive coordinator at Iowa State, in 1994.

      4) This showed up on my Twitter feed Tuesday night; pro wrestler George (the Animal) Steele was also a Math teacher in Detroit. Just thought you’d like to know

      3) Clemson 79, Duke 72:
      — Clemson beat UNC over weekend, now this.
      — Why do the BLUE Devils were black uniforms?
      — Duke played on ESPN but Jay Bilas did the Kansas game? Wow.

      2) Decent amount of people worked overtime Tuesday:
      — Louisville 73, Pitt 68 OT— Cardinals scored last 7 points in regulation.
      — Villanova 79, DePaul 75 OT— DePaul ended regulation on a 12-1 run.
      — LSU 89, Texas A&M 85 OT— Been a happy week so far in Baton Rouge.

      1) Only one player was mentioned by name in the commissioner’s report on the Astros’ sign stealing: Carlos Beltran.

      Beltran spent the last year of his career with the ’17 Astros and won a World Series ring; he was named manager of the Mets this winter, but now may never get to manage a game. Hard to believe he gets to keep his job, with Hinch/Cora already hitting the road.

      Comment


      • 23CHICAGO -24 MONTREAL
        MONTREAL is 6-12 ATS (-11.9 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

        25PHILADELPHIA -26 ST LOUIS
        PHILADELPHIA is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) after playing 2 consecutive home games in the current season.




        NHL
        Long Sheet

        Wednesday, January 15


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        CHICAGO (20-20-0-6, 46 pts.) at MONTREAL (20-20-0-7, 47 pts.) - 1/15/2020, 7:35 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        CHICAGO is 381-385 ATS (-149.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
        CHICAGO is 165-189 ATS (-98.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
        MONTREAL is 16-6 ATS (+9.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
        MONTREAL is 20-27 ATS (-17.8 Units) in all games this season.
        MONTREAL is 8-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
        MONTREAL is 7-11 ATS (+19.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        CHICAGO is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
        MONTREAL is 2-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
        4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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        PHILADELPHIA (24-16-0-6, 54 pts.) at ST LOUIS (30-10-0-7, 67 pts.) - 1/15/2020, 8:05 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        ST LOUIS is 30-17 ATS (+47.6 Units) in all games this season.
        ST LOUIS is 50-27 ATS (+12.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
        ST LOUIS is 15-5 ATS (+8.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
        ST LOUIS is 53-33 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
        ST LOUIS is 28-15 ATS (+11.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
        ST LOUIS is 2-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
        2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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        NHL

        Wednesday, January 15


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        Trend Report
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        Montreal Canadiens
        Montreal is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
        Montreal is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
        The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 8 games
        Montreal is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games at home
        Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
        The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
        Montreal is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Chicago
        The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Chicago
        Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
        The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
        Chicago Blackhawks
        Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
        Chicago is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
        Chicago is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
        Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
        Chicago is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Montreal
        The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Montreal
        Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
        The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing on the road against Montreal

        St. Louis Blues
        St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
        St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
        The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
        St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
        St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
        The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 12 games at home
        The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
        St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
        St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
        St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
        Philadelphia Flyers
        Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
        Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
        The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
        Philadelphia is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
        Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
        The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games on the road
        Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
        Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
        Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis


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        • NHL
          Dunkel

          Wednesday, January 15



          Chicago @ Montreal

          Game 23-24
          January 15, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

          Dunkel Rating:
          Chicago
          10.776
          Montreal
          10.033
          Dunkel Team:
          Dunkel Line:
          Dunkel Total:
          Chicago
          by 1
          5
          Vegas Team:
          Vegas Line:
          Vegas Total:
          Montreal
          -170
          6
          Dunkel Pick:
          Chicago
          (+150); Under

          Philadelphia @ St. Louis


          Game 25-26
          January 15, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

          Dunkel Rating:
          Philadelphia
          11.270
          St. Louis
          12.546
          Dunkel Team:
          Dunkel Line:
          Dunkel Total:
          St. Louis
          by 1
          7
          Vegas Team:
          Vegas Line:
          Vegas Total:
          St. Louis
          -170
          5 1/2
          Dunkel Pick:
          St. Louis
          (-170); Over

          Comment


          • Thursday’s 6-pack
            Six of the best 3-point shooting teams in country:
            — Saint Mary’s 40.7%
            — South Dakota 40.5%
            — Northeastern 40.3%
            — Marquette 39.9%
            — Georgia State 39.8%
            — Air Force 39.6%

            Tweet of the Day:
            “He said you are a first-round pick… you’re what NFL teams are looking for. … It blindsided me, because basketball was my life.”
            Antonio Gates, on what then-Michigan State coach Nick Saban told him during the recruiting process. Gates played basketball, not football at Kent State, but played 16 years in the NFL

            Thursday’s quiz
            Vince Lombardi left the Green Bay Packers after the 1967 season; he coached another NFL team after that, for only one (1969) season. Which team?

            Wednesday’s quiz
            When Pete Rose first came up to the major leagues, he played second base.

            Tuesday’s quiz
            Seven Super Bowls have been played in the Superdome.

            ************************************************** *********************************

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

            13) The Mike Miller who coaches the Knicks these days isn’t the Mike Miller who played in the NBA; he’s taken a much more circular route to being an NBA head coach:
            1989-90— ass’t coach, Western Illinois
            1990-91— ass’t coach, Sam Houston State
            1991-94— ass’t coach, Texas State
            1994-2000— head coach, Texas State
            2000-05— ass’t coach, Kansas State
            2005-12— head coach, Eastern Illinois
            2012-13— ass’t coach, Cal-Riverside
            2013-15— ass’t coach, Austin Spurs (G-League)
            2015-19— head coach, Westchester Knicks
            2019-20— ass’t coach/interim HC, New York Knicks

            Miller’s 1997 Texas State team made the NCAA tournament.

            12) Alabama 83, Auburn 64— Crimson Tide hands its rival their first loss of the season, which leaves San Diego State as the last unbeaten team in the country. Auburn shot 31.7% from the floor; Alabama went 29-37 on the foul line.

            11) Whoever manages the Red Sox this coming season will be their fifth manager in ten years; for a team thats who two World Series with only two losing years during that time, why do they change managers so much?

            10) Rutgers 59, Indiana 50— Scarlet Knights haven’t been to the NCAA tournament since 1991; they’re 13-4 right now, are ranked in top 30 and appear headed to being a great story a couple months from now. Rutgers has the #6 eFG% defense in country.

            9) Colorado State 105, New Mexico 72— Rams made 18 of their first 27 3-pointers.

            New Mexico is down two players, one of whom got tossed for a DUI, another who has been suspended but not charged with anything— he is suing the school. No bueno.

            8) Stanford 74, UCLA 59— Bruins lost six of their last seven games; they got ripped on the radio postgame show, by their coach, Mick Cronin. Stanford is one of the quietest 15-2 teams in the history of the world- they were picked to finish 10th in the Pac-12 last fall.

            7) UCLA also has 12 football players in the transfer portal; that seems like a lot.

            6) College basketball upsets:
            — Northwestern State (+12.5) 73, Nicholls State 72
            — Hartford (+7.5) 68, Stony Brook 65
            — South Carolina (+6.5) 81, Kentucky 78
            — Seton Hall (+5) 78, Butler 70
            — Temple (+4.5) 65, Wichita State 53

            5) Seton Hall 78, Butler 70— Pirates were down 10 at the half, outscored Butler 48-30 in second half, as they won their 7th game in a row, handing Butler their 2nd loss of season.

            4) NFL stuff:
            — Chicago Bears hired Bill Lazor to serve as their next offensive coordinator, John DeFilippo as their new QB coach.
            — Washington Redskins named Ken Zampese their new QB coach.
            — Las Vegas Raiders fired DL coach Brenston Buckner, replaced him with 70-year old Rod Marinelli, who had been the DC in Dallas.

            3) Air Force 85, Boise State 78— Boise coach Leon Rice got tossed in the first half; that doesn’t happen a lot in college ball. Boise lost three of its last four games, allowing 83+ points in all three losses.

            2) Florida State 54, Virginia 50— Seminoles won their last eight games, are 5-1 in ACC, while slumping Virginia lost its third game in row, scoring 52.7 ppg. Cavaliers are 11-5, dropping like a rock, and look like a bubble team, at best.

            1) Orlando 119, Lakers 118— Markelle Fultz had a triple-double as the Magic ended the Lakers’ 9-game win streak. Orlando stays in LA and faces the Clippers tonight.

            Comment


            • 27NEW JERSEY -28 WASHINGTON
              NEW JERSEY is 8-3 ATS (4.7 Units) after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games in the current season.

              29NY RANGERS -30 NY ISLANDERS
              NY ISLANDERS are 19-6 ATS (14.8 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game in the current season.

              31PITTSBURGH -32 BOSTON
              PITTSBURGH is 21-11 ATS (9 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

              33MONTREAL -34 PHILADELPHIA
              MONTREAL is 12-19 ATS (-13.2 Units) against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

              35CAROLINA -36 COLUMBUS
              COLUMBUS are 9-3 ATS (9.7 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game in the current season.

              37LOS ANGELES -38 FLORIDA
              FLORIDA is 24-5 ATS (14.3 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

              39CALGARY -40 TORONTO
              TORONTO is 8-13 ATS (-16.4 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

              41VEGAS -42 OTTAWA
              VEGAS are 11-16 ATS (-17 Units) against horrible power play killing teams-opp score on >19% of chances in the current season.

              43ANAHEIM -44 NASHVILLE
              ANAHEIM is 2-15 ATS (-12.4 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

              45TAMPA BAY -46 MINNESOTA
              MINNESOTA is 5-15 ATS (-18.8 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the 2nd half of the year over the last 2 seasons.

              47BUFFALO -48 DALLAS
              BUFFALO is 0-13 ATS (-13.4 Units) against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the current season.

              49SAN JOSE -50 COLORADO
              COLORADO is 19-22 ATS (-15.7 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

              51ARIZONA -52 VANCOUVER
              ARIZONA is 10-3 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

              Comment


              • NHL
                Dunkel

                Thursday, January 16



                Pittsburgh @ Boston

                Game 31-32
                January 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                Pittsburgh
                11.636
                Boston
                10.519
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Pittsburgh
                by 1
                7
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Boston
                -140
                6
                Dunkel Pick:
                Pittsburgh
                (+120); Over

                Calgary @ Toronto


                Game 39-40
                January 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                Calgary
                10.942
                Toronto
                11.722
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Toronto
                by 1
                9
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Toronto
                -160
                6 1/2
                Dunkel Pick:
                Toronto
                (-160); Over

                Los Angeles @ Florida


                Game 37-38
                January 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                Los Angeles
                11.762
                Florida
                10.800
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Los Angeles
                by 1
                7
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Florida
                -180
                6 1/2
                Dunkel Pick:
                Los Angeles
                (+160); Over

                NY Rangers @ NY Islanders


                Game 29-30
                January 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                NY Rangers
                11.122
                NY Islanders
                11.993
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                NY Islanders
                by 1
                7
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                NY Islanders
                -170
                6
                Dunkel Pick:
                NY Islanders
                (-170); Over

                Montreal @ Philadelphia


                Game 33-34
                January 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                Montreal
                11.213
                Philadelphia
                10.270
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Montreal
                by 1
                7
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Philadelphia
                -155
                6
                Dunkel Pick:
                Montreal
                (+135); Over

                New Jersey @ Washington


                Game 27-28
                January 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                New Jersey
                10.374
                Washington
                11.678
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Washington
                by 1 1/2
                5
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Washington
                -315
                6 1/2
                Dunkel Pick:
                Washington
                (-315); Under

                Carolina @ Columbus


                Game 35-36
                January 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                Carolina
                10.807
                Columbus
                11.787
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Columbus
                by 1
                3
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Carolina
                -135
                5 1/2
                Dunkel Pick:
                Columbus
                (+115); Under

                Vegas @ Ottawa


                Game 41-42
                January 16, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                Vegas
                9.783
                Ottawa
                9.066
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Vegas
                by 1
                5
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Vegas
                -190
                6
                Dunkel Pick:
                Vegas
                (-190); Under

                Anaheim @ Nashville


                Game 43-44
                January 16, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                Anaheim
                11.245
                Nashville
                10.144
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Anaheim
                by 1
                5
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Nashville
                -210
                6
                Dunkel Pick:
                Anaheim
                (+180); Under

                Tampa Bay @ Minnesota


                Game 45-46
                January 16, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                Tampa Bay
                10.068
                Minnesota
                11.290
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Minnesota
                by 1
                5
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Tampa Bay
                -160
                6 1/2
                Dunkel Pick:
                Minnesota
                (+140); Under

                Buffalo @ Dallas


                Game 47-48
                January 16, 2020 @ 8:30 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                Buffalo
                10.829
                Dallas
                12.313
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Dallas
                by 1 1/2
                4
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Dallas
                -210
                5 1/2
                Dunkel Pick:
                Dallas
                (-210); Under

                San Jose @ Colorado


                Game 49-50
                January 16, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                San Jose
                10.196
                Colorado
                11.606
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Colorado
                by 1 1/2
                6
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Colorado
                -210
                6 1/2
                Dunkel Pick:
                Colorado
                (-210); Under

                Arizona @ Vancouver


                Game 51-52
                January 16, 2020 @ 10:00 pm

                Dunkel Rating:
                Arizona
                11.704
                Vancouver
                10.024
                Dunkel Team:
                Dunkel Line:
                Dunkel Total:
                Arizona
                by 1 1/2
                6
                Vegas Team:
                Vegas Line:
                Vegas Total:
                Vancouver
                -135
                5 1/2
                Dunkel Pick:
                Arizona
                (+115); Over

                Comment


                • NHL

                  Thursday, January 16


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                  Trend Report
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                  Boston Bruins
                  Boston is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
                  The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games
                  Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
                  Boston is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Pittsburgh
                  The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
                  Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
                  Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
                  Pittsburgh Penguins
                  Pittsburgh is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
                  Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
                  Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
                  Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
                  The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
                  Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
                  Pittsburgh is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Boston
                  The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing Boston
                  Pittsburgh is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
                  Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston

                  Columbus Blue Jackets
                  Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
                  Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
                  The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 10 games
                  Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
                  Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
                  The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Columbus's last 13 games when playing Carolina
                  Columbus is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
                  Columbus is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina
                  The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina
                  Carolina Hurricanes
                  Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games
                  The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Carolina's last 13 games on the road
                  Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
                  Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
                  The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Carolina's last 13 games when playing Columbus
                  Carolina is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
                  Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
                  The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus

                  Florida Panthers
                  Florida is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
                  Florida is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games
                  Florida is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
                  Florida is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games when playing Los Angeles
                  Florida is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
                  Los Angeles Kings
                  Los Angeles is 15-4 ATS in its last 19 games
                  Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
                  The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 12 games
                  Los Angeles is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
                  Los Angeles is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games on the road
                  The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games on the road
                  Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
                  Los Angeles is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing Florida
                  Los Angeles is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Florida

                  New York Islanders
                  NY Islanders is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
                  NY Islanders is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing NY Rangers
                  NY Islanders is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
                  NY Islanders is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
                  The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Islanders's last 15 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
                  New York Rangers
                  NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Rangers's last 9 games
                  NY Rangers is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
                  NY Rangers is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
                  The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
                  NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
                  NY Rangers is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing NY Islanders
                  NY Rangers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
                  NY Rangers is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
                  The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Rangers's last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders

                  Philadelphia Flyers
                  Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
                  Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
                  Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Montreal
                  Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Montreal
                  Philadelphia is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Montreal
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
                  Montreal Canadiens
                  Montreal is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
                  Montreal is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
                  The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 8 games
                  Montreal is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
                  Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
                  The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 8 games on the road
                  Montreal is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
                  Montreal is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
                  Montreal is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia

                  Toronto Maple Leafs
                  Toronto is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
                  Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
                  The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Calgary
                  Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary
                  The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing at home against Calgary
                  Calgary Flames
                  Calgary is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
                  Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
                  Calgary is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
                  Calgary is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
                  The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Calgary's last 22 games on the road
                  Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
                  The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing Toronto
                  Calgary is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
                  The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto

                  Washington Capitals
                  Washington is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
                  Washington is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
                  Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
                  Washington is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games when playing New Jersey
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing New Jersey
                  Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
                  Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
                  New Jersey Devils
                  New Jersey is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
                  New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Jersey's last 13 games
                  New Jersey is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
                  New Jersey is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games on the road
                  New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
                  New Jersey is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games when playing Washington
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing Washington
                  New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
                  New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington

                  Ottawa Senators
                  Ottawa is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
                  Ottawa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 14 of Ottawa's last 19 games
                  Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
                  The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Vegas
                  Vegas Golden Knights
                  Vegas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
                  Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 7 games
                  Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
                  Vegas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
                  Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
                  The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing Ottawa

                  Minnesota Wild
                  Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
                  Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
                  The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
                  Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
                  Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
                  The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
                  Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
                  Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
                  The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 16 games when playing Tampa Bay
                  Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
                  Tampa Bay Lightning
                  Tampa Bay is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games
                  Tampa Bay is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
                  Tampa Bay is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
                  Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
                  Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
                  Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
                  The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 16 games when playing Minnesota
                  Tampa Bay is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

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

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

                  Colorado Avalanche
                  Colorado is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
                  Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games
                  Colorado is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
                  Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
                  Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
                  Colorado is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Jose
                  The total has gone OVER in 14 of Colorado's last 20 games when playing San Jose
                  Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
                  Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
                  The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing at home against San Jose
                  San Jose Sharks
                  San Jose is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
                  San Jose is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
                  The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games
                  San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
                  San Jose is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
                  The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games on the road
                  San Jose is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
                  San Jose is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Colorado
                  The total has gone OVER in 14 of San Jose's last 20 games when playing Colorado
                  San Jose is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
                  San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
                  The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 9 games when playing on the road against Colorado

                  Vancouver Canucks
                  Vancouver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
                  Vancouver is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
                  Vancouver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
                  Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
                  The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games at home
                  Vancouver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
                  Vancouver is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
                  Vancouver is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona
                  The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Vancouver's last 24 games when playing at home against Arizona
                  Arizona Coyotes
                  Arizona is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games
                  Arizona is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
                  Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
                  Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
                  Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
                  Arizona is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
                  The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Arizona's last 24 games when playing on the road against Vancouver


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                  Comment


                  • Friday’s 6-pack
                    Teams that rely the least on 3-point shots:
                    353) Cleveland State 16% of their points on 3’s
                    T349) Kentucky 20%
                    348) Indiana 20.1%
                    346) Illinois 20.2%
                    345) Sacramento State 20.8%
                    344) Southern Miss 20.9%

                    Tweet of the Day:
                    “The number one question I’ve gotten is how’s the weather. What attracted me here is not the weather it’s the climate. The Cougar climate. The passion that I’ve seen since I’ve stepped in to this city and this campus.”
                    Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich

                    Friday’s quiz
                    Which Division I college basketball program plays its home games in Stockton, CA?

                    Thursday’s quiz
                    Vince Lombardi left the Green Bay Packers after the 1967 season; he coached another NFL team after that, for only one season, the Washington Redskins in 1969.

                    Wednesday’s quiz
                    When Pete Rose first came up to the major leagues, he played second base.

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

                    13) Pelicans 138, Jazz 132 OT— Utah’s 10-game win streak ends in New Orleans, where the Jazz franchise started out a long time ago. Brandon Ingram scored 49 points for the Pelicans.

                    12) Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry is first cousins with the great David Thompson, who led NC State to the national basketball title in 1974.

                    11) Mets gave manager Carlos Beltran the boot, before he ever managed a game in New York. Never knew that banging on garbage cans could be such an expensive activity.

                    10) Tim Hudson pitched in the major leagues for 17 years, winning 222 games; now he is going back to his alma mater Auburn to be the Tigers’ pitching coach.

                    Guys like Hudson made a fortune playing ball (Hudson made $121M+), but now they need something that gets them out of bed every day. Coaching college kids should be fun.

                    9) Western Kentucky 71, Old Dominion 69— Hilltoppers trailed by 12 with 3:30 left but rallied for the unlikely win; WKU outscored the Monarchs 24-11 on foul line.

                    8) Colorado 68, Arizona State 61— Solid road win for the 14-3 Buffaloes; this was Colorado’s first win in last seven visits to Tempe.

                    7) Washington State replaced Mike Leach as football coach with Hawai’i coach Nick Rolovich, who went 28-27 in four years coaching the Rainbow Warriors.

                    6) College basketball upsets:
                    — High Point (+13.5) 68, NC-Asheville 66
                    — Washington State (+9.5) 72, Oregon 61
                    — Northern Arizona (+8.5) 75, Southern Utah 72
                    — Charleston Southern (+7.5) 77, Campbell 62
                    — Charlotte (+6) 77, Marshall 75
                    — Stetson (+6) 54, North Alabama 49
                    — Detroit (+6) 90, Milwaukee 84

                    5) Laurent Hurtubise, who was born with one arm, got a hole-in-one on the 151-yard par-3 4th hole at the pro-am event at the PGA West Stadium Course in La Quinta, CA. Pretty cool.

                    4) Win a bar bet: Comedian Bob Hope hosted the Academy Awards 16 times, more than anyone else has. Hope also owned a small part of the Cleveland Indians.

                    3) If Kellen Moore is still going to call plays for the Cowboys, why did they fire Jason Garrett?

                    2) Baylor Bears hired former LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda as their new head coach, so in three days, LSU has already lost its DC and QB coach, not to mention Joe Burrow and seven undergraduates to the NFL.

                    In other words, LSU’s coaches aren’t getting to enjoy the national title yet; they’re working their butts off recruiting for the next three weeks.

                    1) I-AA Missouri State hired Bobby Petrino as its football coach this week; Petrino is a very good coach, but some off-field decisions have sabotaged his career.

                    He is 160-65 as a college coach, but while at Arkansas he wrecked his motorcycle while his girlfriend was riding it with him, which didn’t sit well in the conservative south, or with his wife.

                    He was 3-10 coaching the Atlanta Falcons, and quit before this first year there was over, so he can’t go back to the NFL, but he was also Lamar Jackson’s college coach, which carries some weight.
                    Last edited by Udog; 01-17-2020, 09:00 AM.

                    Comment


                    • 53ANAHEIM -54 CAROLINA
                      ANAHEIM is 2-15 ATS (-12.4 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

                      55PITTSBURGH -56 DETROIT
                      DETROIT is 36-98 ATS (-71.8 Units) after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.

                      57TAMPA BAY -58 WINNIPEG
                      TAMPA BAY is 16-1 ATS (14.9 Units) when playing their 8th game in 14 days over the last 2 seasons.




                      NHL

                      Friday, January 17


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                      Trend Report
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                      Carolina Hurricanes
                      Carolina is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
                      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games
                      Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
                      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games at home
                      Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
                      Carolina is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
                      Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
                      Anaheim Ducks
                      Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
                      Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
                      The total has gone OVER in 8 of Anaheim's last 12 games
                      Anaheim is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
                      Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
                      The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games on the road
                      Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
                      Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
                      Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina

                      Detroit Red Wings
                      Detroit is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games
                      Detroit is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games
                      Detroit is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games at home
                      Detroit is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games at home
                      The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games at home
                      Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
                      Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
                      The total has gone OVER in 13 of Detroit's last 18 games when playing Pittsburgh
                      Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
                      Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
                      The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
                      Pittsburgh Penguins
                      Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
                      The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
                      Pittsburgh is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
                      Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
                      The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games on the road
                      Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
                      Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
                      The total has gone OVER in 13 of Pittsburgh's last 18 games when playing Detroit
                      Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
                      Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
                      The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit

                      Winnipeg Jets
                      Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
                      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games
                      Winnipeg is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
                      Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
                      The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
                      Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
                      The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 11 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
                      Tampa Bay Lightning
                      Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
                      Tampa Bay is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
                      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
                      Tampa Bay is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
                      Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
                      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
                      Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
                      The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
                      Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
                      The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg


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                      Comment


                      • NHL
                        Dunkel

                        Friday, January 17



                        Anaheim @ Carolina

                        Game 53-54
                        January 17, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

                        Dunkel Rating:
                        Anaheim
                        11.212
                        Carolina
                        9.804
                        Dunkel Team:
                        Dunkel Line:
                        Dunkel Total:
                        Anaheim
                        by 1 1/2
                        4
                        Vegas Team:
                        Vegas Line:
                        Vegas Total:
                        Carolina
                        -240
                        5 1/2
                        Dunkel Pick:
                        Anaheim
                        (+200); Under

                        Pittsburgh @ Detroit


                        Game 55-56
                        January 17, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

                        Dunkel Rating:
                        Pittsburgh
                        9.607
                        Detroit
                        10.831
                        Dunkel Team:
                        Dunkel Line:
                        Dunkel Total:
                        Detroit
                        by 1
                        7
                        Vegas Team:
                        Vegas Line:
                        Vegas Total:
                        Pittsburgh
                        -230
                        6
                        Dunkel Pick:
                        Detroit
                        (+190); Over

                        Tampa Bay @ Winnipeg


                        Game 57-58
                        January 17, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

                        Dunkel Rating:
                        Tampa Bay
                        12.124
                        Winnipeg
                        10.887
                        Dunkel Team:
                        Dunkel Line:
                        Dunkel Total:
                        Tampa Bay
                        by 1 1/2
                        5
                        Vegas Team:
                        Vegas Line:
                        Vegas Total:
                        Tampa Bay
                        -135
                        6
                        Dunkel Pick:
                        Tampa Bay
                        (-135); Under





                        NHL
                        Long Sheet

                        Friday, January 17


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                        ANAHEIM (18-24-0-5, 41 pts.) at CAROLINA (27-18-0-2, 56 pts.) - 1/17/2020, 7:35 PM
                        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

                        Head-to-Head Series History
                        ANAHEIM is 4-1 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
                        ANAHEIM is 4-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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                        PITTSBURGH (29-13-0-5, 63 pts.) at DETROIT (12-32-0-3, 27 pts.) - 1/17/2020, 7:35 PM
                        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

                        Head-to-Head Series History
                        DETROIT is 3-4 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
                        PITTSBURGH is 4-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
                        4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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                        TAMPA BAY (28-15-0-4, 60 pts.) at WINNIPEG (25-18-0-4, 54 pts.) - 1/17/2020, 8:05 PM
                        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

                        Head-to-Head Series History
                        WINNIPEG is 3-2 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
                        WINNIPEG is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
                        4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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                        Comment


                        • by: Josh Inglis


                          GOOD GETTING BETTER

                          The worst team in the league is without its No. 1 goalie until after the All-Star break and the fourth-best team in the league has its captain back after missing over two months.

                          The Detroit Red Wings have conceded 13 goals in the two games without goalie Jonathan Bernier and were beaten 5-1 and 8-2 to teams which rank 16th and 20th in goals per game.

                          The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Detroit on Friday having won eight of their last 10 games and just welcomed back Sidney Crosby, who notched one goal and three assists in his first game back. Crosby’s return boosts an offense that is scoring over four goals a game in its last 10 outings which sits second best in the league.

                          We’re taking the Penguins on the puckline (-1.5) as the Red Wings are 0-9 ATS in their last nine home loses and are in big trouble with goalie Jimmy Howard between the pipes after allowing 21 goals in his last five starts.


                          TRIED AND TRUE

                          No team in the league has scored fewer goals per game since January 1 than the Montreal Canadiens.

                          The Habs are averaging 1.88 goals in 2020 thanks to having the worst powerplay since the calendar flipped. Defensively, they’ve played well as they sit sixth in goals against at 2.63 in that same span and have the third-best penalty kill. Put all this together and you get a Montreal team that is 1-7-1 Over/Under in its last nine showings.

                          The Canadiens will host the struggling Vegas Golden Knights (who fired their head coach earlier this week), who are 2-4 SU in their last six and are 10-11-1 O/U on the road this year. We have no problem dropping dollars on the unexciting Under which should be at a total of six, which would be much preferred over 5.5.


                          CANADA’S BEST HOME TEAM

                          The Vancouver Canucks finally returned home on Thursday after a five-game eight-day East Coast road trip and beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-1, extending their home winning streak to seven games.

                          Vancouver owns the West’s third-best home record and has won 10 of its last 12 at Rogers Arena. The Canucks offense has put up 3.7 goals at home per game but are 10-10-1 O/U at home, meaning they’re getting some great support on the backend.

                          On Saturday, the Canucks welcome the San Jose Sharks, who have won just two of their last 10 road games and are scoring just two goals per contest over that stretch. The Sharks will also be without their leading scorer Logan Couture and are having trouble finding consistent goaltending as the team bounces back and forth between Martin Jones and Aaron Dell. We like the Canucks' moneyline for this Saturday night play.


                          BACK-TO-BACK BEASTS

                          The Chicago Blackhawks will play the backend of a back-to-back at home Sunday versus the Winnipeg Jets, who last played on Friday. The second of back-to-back games usually offers terrible odds on the rested team, but we won’t be looking to take the Jets.

                          Chicago is 8-1 SU in the second game of a back-to-back this year and 4-0 SU when that game is at home. In those nine games, the Blackhawks have won as underdogs six times and beat the Jets in Winnipeg on December 19.

                          Chicago is also heading into the weekend riding a three-game winning streak and should return the services of Top-6 forward and No. 4 in scoring Dylan Strome. We’re grabbing the Blackhawks on the moneyline.


                          GOALIE PROFILE: BRIAN ELLIOTT, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

                          The Philadelphia Flyers lost starting goalie Carter Hart to an abdominal strain for three weeks and will now have to roll with Brian Elliott. The veteran goalie has collected 10 wins this year with a 3.14 goals against average and a sub-.900 save percentage.

                          The Over is 5-1 in the goalie’s last six starts with his team going 3-3 SU. Elliott should face the L.A. Kings on Saturday - a team he saw earlier this year in a brief start as he made just 11 saves on 15 shots before being replaced.

                          We like the road team as an underdog after the Flyers struggled against Western Conference opponents this year, going 7-11-2.


                          INJURY UPDATE: D MORGAN REILLY, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

                          The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost star defenseman Morgan Reilly for up to eight weeks with a fractured foot. This puts two of the team’s top-4 blueliners on the shelf, meaning there are a lot of minutes up for grabs for the Leafs’ young call-ups.

                          In the first game without Reilly, the Leafs cruised to a 7-4 victory but were anything but tough defensively down the stretch allowing three third-period goals.

                          With goalie Frederick Andersen not on his game, the new defensive talent could struggle with their inexperience turning games into shootouts. Toronto hosts the Blackhawks on Saturday in a game we will be wagering on the Over 6.5.


                          HAT TRICK TRENDS

                          • We have yet to suggest putting your money on a tie, but if we were it would most likely be a game that Ottawa Senators goalie Marcus Hogberg is playing. The Sens and Hogberg have gone to overtime in six of his eight starts this year, including his three most previous starts. Ottawa is 1-5 SU in each of those six overtime games. The Sens are at home to Calgary Flames on Saturday.

                          • The home dogs were barking over the last seven days, winning 53 percent of the games outright and posting a 15-3 ATS versus the puckline. Over the last month home puckline dogs are 44-24 ATS and although there isn’t much value in taking the +1.5 puckline (due to the large juice attached to that spread), parlaying a couple can net betters values of +125 or better.

                          • The New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks are all 9-1 Over/Under in their last 10 first-period totals of 1.5. Over bettors need to be careful of the Columbus Blue Jackets and San Jose Sharks as both teams have hit the Over just twice in each of their last 10 first periods.

                          Comment


                          • Saturday’s 6-pack
                            NBA teams that sold the most team merchandise last year:
                            6) Golden State
                            5) Milwaukee
                            4) Toronto
                            3) Philadelphia
                            2) Boston
                            1) Lakers

                            Quote of the Day:
                            “I don’t understand why in sports they try to marginalize it. They try to make you pick one and I get it, but we’ll see. I think it would be fun. Right now, though, I’m just focused on football.”
                            Cardinals’ QB Kyler Murray; I’m sure Arizona was thrilled to see this

                            Saturday’s quiz
                            76ers’ Ben Simmons played one year of college basketball; where dd he play?

                            Friday’s quiz
                            Pacific Tigers of the WCC play their home games in Stockton, CA.

                            Thursday’s quiz
                            Vince Lombardi left the Green Bay Packers after the 1967 season; he coached another NFL team after that, for only one season, the Washington Redskins in 1969.

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                            Saturday’s Den: Doing some studying for the NCAA tournament……

                            Did some research today, which means:
                            a) It was really cold out.
                            b) There weren’t any good movies on TV.

                            I looked at the 40 teams who made the Elite 8 over the last five years, trying to find any common threads to teams who got to a regional final.

                            I’ll pull this list out the day after the brackets come out and see if we can identify a team or two that could surprise and make the Final Four. Here is what I found:

                            13) 2017 South Carolina is one of the weirdest Final Four teams ever; they started season 8-0, but went 12-6 in the SEC, lost their first SEC tourney game. On Selection Sunday, Gamecocks had lost six of their last nine games, but they got a 7-seed, so they were comfortably in the field of 68, but no one was picking them to advance very far.

                            Carolina’s eFG% was #304, which is bad (there are 353 teams); their experience was #233, but they played great defense (#15 eFG%) and were #5 in forcing turnovers.

                            It is South Carolina’s only NCAA appearance since 2004, and they made the Final Four.

                            12) Over the last five years, 16 of 40 teams (40%) who made the Elite 8 won their conference tournament; 8 of the 40 teams (20%) lost their first conference tourney game.

                            11) 32 of the 40 teams (80%) were in the KenPom top 20 on Selection Sunday; last year, all eight of the Elite Eight were in the top 15.

                            10) Strong defense is important; 24 of 40 teams (60%) were in top 50 in top 50 of eFG% rankings (FG% where a 3-pointer counts as 1.5 hoops).

                            9) Forcing turnovers? Not as important. Only 8 of 40 Elite 8 teams (20%) were teams that ranked in top 50 in forcing turnovers. Teams that do well in that category are generally bully teams who beat up on stiffs, but in March, there aren’t too many stiffs still playing.

                            8) Three of last four years, a team that went 9-9 in conference play but made the Elite 8:
                            — 2016 Syracuse, a 10-seed
                            — 2017 Xavier, an 11-seed
                            — 2018 Florida State, a 9-seed

                            7) Getting easy baskets is important; 22 of 40 Elite 8 teams (55%) ranked in top 50 in eFG% on offense; 53 of 60 teams (88.3%) were in the top 100.

                            6) How important is experience? Not so much. Talent means more.

                            Only 6 of 40 Elite 8 teams (15%) were in the top 100 in experience; the most talented teams have kids who bolt school early.

                            5) You can make the case that continuity is more important than actual experience; maybe a team has a nucleus of sophomores who played together for two years.

                            12 of 40 Elite 8 teams (30%) were in top 100 in minutes continuity.

                            4) Does playing a hard non-conference schedule help you in March, Unless your name is Mark Few, not really.

                            Only 5 of 40 Elite 8 teams (12.5%) had a non-conference schedule that ranked in the top 50 nationally. Teams from the bigger leagues pad their power ratings with conference games; they pad their W-L record with pre-conference wins.

                            8 of 40 Elite 8 teams (20%) had a non-conference schedule outside the top 200.

                            3) As for overall strength of schedule, 33 of 40 teams (82.5%) ranked in the top 40- teams like 2019 Auburn, 2018 Kansas State, 2017 Oklahoma made the Elite 8 from Power 5 leagues, with Big East being the 6th Power 5 league.

                            2017 Xavier had a 5-game losing skid in February; 2018 Texas Tech had a 4-game skid.

                            2) How about teams who get a lot of their points outside the arc?

                            Only 10 of 60 Elite 8 teams (16.7%) ranked in the top 100, as far as getting their points on 3-point shots. 21 of 40 teams (52.5%) ranked outside the top 200 in that category.

                            1) Depth seems to be incredibly overrated; TV timeouts are longer in March and while I can’t prove it, I’m pretty sure refs call fewer fouls in March.

                            Only 6 of 40 Elite 8 teams ranked in the top 100 in bench minutes; 10 of 60 teams (16.7%) ranked outside the top 200.

                            Like I said, we’ll put this article out on March 16 as we examine the brackets.

                            Comment


                            • NHL

                              Saturday, January 18


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                              Trend Report
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                              Washington @ NY Islanders
                              Washington
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
                              NY Islanders
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing Washington

                              St. Louis @ Colorado
                              St. Louis
                              St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
                              St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
                              Colorado
                              The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games at home
                              Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

                              Arizona @ Edmonton
                              Arizona
                              Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
                              Edmonton
                              Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Arizona

                              Calgary @ Ottawa
                              Calgary
                              Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
                              Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
                              Ottawa
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Calgary
                              The total has gone OVER in 14 of Ottawa's last 20 games

                              New Jersey @ Columbus
                              New Jersey
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing Columbus
                              The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games on the road
                              Columbus
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games at home
                              Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey

                              Florida @ Detroit
                              Florida
                              Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
                              Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
                              Detroit
                              Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida
                              Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

                              Vegas @ Montreal
                              Vegas
                              The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing Montreal
                              Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
                              Montreal
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games

                              Los Angeles @ Philadelphia
                              Los Angeles
                              Los Angeles is 13-1 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
                              Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
                              Philadelphia
                              Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
                              Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

                              Chicago @ Toronto
                              Chicago
                              Chicago is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
                              Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
                              Toronto
                              The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Chicago
                              The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games

                              Buffalo @ Nashville
                              Buffalo
                              Buffalo is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Nashville
                              Buffalo is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
                              Nashville
                              Nashville is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Buffalo
                              The total has gone OVER in 10 of Nashville's last 15 games

                              Dallas @ Minnesota
                              Dallas
                              The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
                              Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
                              Minnesota
                              The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home
                              Minnesota is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Dallas

                              San Jose @ Vancouver
                              San Jose
                              San Jose is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
                              San Jose is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Vancouver
                              Vancouver
                              Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
                              Vancouver is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games


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                              Comment


                              • NHL
                                Long Sheet

                                Saturday, January 18


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                                WASHINGTON (32-11-0-5, 69 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (28-14-0-4, 60 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 1:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                NY ISLANDERS are 80-56 ATS (+23.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
                                NY ISLANDERS are 35-17 ATS (+16.4 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
                                NY ISLANDERS are 30-21 ATS (+7.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
                                NY ISLANDERS are 31-18 ATS (+49.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
                                NY ISLANDERS are 11-6 ATS (+2.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
                                WASHINGTON is 149-95 ATS (+22.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
                                WASHINGTON is 29-16 ATS (+45.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
                                WASHINGTON is 38-27 ATS (+66.0 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
                                WASHINGTON is 17-7 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
                                WASHINGTON is 25-12 ATS (+37.3 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
                                WASHINGTON is 31-15 ATS (+15.8 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
                                WASHINGTON is 77-56 ATS (+15.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
                                WASHINGTON is 23-16 ATS (+43.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                WASHINGTON is 6-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
                                WASHINGTON is 6-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
                                6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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                                ARIZONA (26-19-0-5, 57 pts.) at EDMONTON (25-18-0-5, 55 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 3:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                ARIZONA is 5-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) after a division game this season.
                                ARIZONA is 24-20 ATS (+52.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
                                ARIZONA is 12-6 ATS (+20.7 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
                                ARIZONA is 11-6 ATS (+20.1 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
                                EDMONTON is 4-12 ATS (-11.8 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
                                EDMONTON is 3-12 ATS (+15.0 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
                                EDMONTON is 12-19 ATS (-17.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                EDMONTON is 6-4 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
                                EDMONTON is 6-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
                                7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)

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                                ST LOUIS (30-10-0-8, 68 pts.) at COLORADO (26-15-0-6, 58 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 3:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                ST LOUIS is 91-65 ATS (+8.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
                                ST LOUIS is 16-9 ATS (+25.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
                                ST LOUIS is 50-28 ATS (+12.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
                                ST LOUIS is 36-20 ATS (+9.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
                                ST LOUIS is 53-34 ATS (+16.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
                                ST LOUIS is 28-16 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                ST LOUIS is 9-3 (+5.9 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
                                ST LOUIS is 9-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
                                6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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                                CALGARY (26-18-0-5, 57 pts.) at OTTAWA (16-23-0-8, 40 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 4:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                CALGARY is 15-3 ATS (+10.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
                                CALGARY is 25-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
                                OTTAWA is 125-113 ATS (-15.0 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                CALGARY is 4-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
                                CALGARY is 4-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
                                4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)

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                                LOS ANGELES (18-26-0-5, 41 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (25-17-0-6, 56 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 7:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                LOS ANGELES is 0-8 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games on Saturday games this season.
                                LOS ANGELES is 216-278 ATS (-91.2 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
                                LOS ANGELES is 15-36 ATS (+53.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
                                LOS ANGELES is 33-68 ATS (+118.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
                                PHILADELPHIA is 448-397 ATS (-72.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                LOS ANGELES is 4-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
                                LOS ANGELES is 4-1-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
                                2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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                                VEGAS (25-19-0-6, 56 pts.) at MONTREAL (21-21-0-7, 49 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 7:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                VEGAS is 25-25 ATS (-15.4 Units) in all games this season.
                                VEGAS is 26-28 ATS (-16.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
                                VEGAS is 6-12 ATS (-13.2 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
                                VEGAS is 23-28 ATS (-16.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
                                VEGAS is 9-12 ATS (-14.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
                                MONTREAL is 17-7 ATS (+9.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
                                MONTREAL is 21-28 ATS (-35.0 Units) in all games this season.
                                MONTREAL is 7-13 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
                                MONTREAL is 4-14 ATS (+18.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                MONTREAL is 4-1 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
                                MONTREAL is 4-1-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
                                4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.7 Units)

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                                CHICAGO (22-20-0-6, 50 pts.) at TORONTO (25-16-0-7, 57 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 7:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                CHICAGO is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest this season.
                                CHICAGO is 15-11 ATS (+30.9 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
                                TORONTO is 74-63 ATS (+162.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
                                TORONTO is 34-31 ATS (-12.3 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
                                TORONTO is 4-8 ATS (-10.7 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
                                TORONTO is 26-31 ATS (-23.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
                                TORONTO is 103-112 ATS (-53.3 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
                                TORONTO is 419-426 ATS (-47.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
                                TORONTO is 200-219 ATS (-112.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                TORONTO is 3-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
                                4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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                                FLORIDA (25-16-0-5, 55 pts.) at DETROIT (12-32-0-4, 28 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 7:08 PM

                                There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                FLORIDA is 7-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
                                FLORIDA is 7-3-0 straight up against DETROIT 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=-0.9 Units)

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                                NEW JERSEY (17-23-0-7, 41 pts.) at COLUMBUS (24-16-0-8, 56 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 7:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                COLUMBUS is 71-59 ATS (+143.9 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
                                COLUMBUS is 4-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                COLUMBUS is 8-1 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
                                COLUMBUS is 8-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
                                5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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                                BUFFALO (22-19-0-7, 51 pts.) at NASHVILLE (21-18-0-7, 49 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 8:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                BUFFALO is 5-19 ATS (+36.7 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
                                BUFFALO is 4-20 ATS (+35.4 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
                                BUFFALO is 9-25 ATS (+41.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
                                BUFFALO is 4-16 ATS (-12.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
                                NASHVILLE is 21-25 ATS (-40.3 Units) in all games this season.
                                NASHVILLE is 7-10 ATS (-7.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
                                NASHVILLE is 1-5 ATS (-6.3 Units) in home games on Saturday games this season.
                                NASHVILLE is 2-6 ATS (-10.9 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
                                NASHVILLE is 3-7 ATS (-9.6 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
                                NASHVILLE is 2-7 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
                                NASHVILLE is 1-5 ATS (-8.0 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
                                NASHVILLE is 8-14 ATS (-11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                BUFFALO is 2-3 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
                                NASHVILLE is 3-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
                                3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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                                DALLAS (27-16-0-4, 58 pts.) at MINNESOTA (21-20-0-6, 48 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 9:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                DALLAS is 34-46 ATS (-21.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
                                DALLAS is 35-22 ATS (+10.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
                                DALLAS is 265-175 ATS (+56.6 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
                                DALLAS is 237-162 ATS (+38.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
                                MINNESOTA is 8-17 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                DALLAS is 7-4 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
                                DALLAS is 7-4-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
                                5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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                                SAN JOSE (21-24-0-4, 46 pts.) at VANCOUVER (26-18-0-4, 56 pts.) - 1/18/2020, 10:08 PM
                                Top Trends for this game.
                                SAN JOSE is 2-9 ATS (-7.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
                                VANCOUVER is 61-69 ATS (-12.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
                                VANCOUVER is 255-258 ATS (-151.7 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
                                VANCOUVER is 409-391 ATS (-77.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
                                VANCOUVER is 105-96 ATS (-69.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

                                Head-to-Head Series History
                                SAN JOSE is 8-3 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
                                SAN JOSE is 8-3-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
                                5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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