Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 12/18

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Trends and Indexes

Wednesday, December 18

Good Luck on day # 352 of 2019!

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Interesting Week 16 NFL games:

— Rams @ 49ers (-6.5)

— Lions @ Broncos (-6.5)

— Raiders @ Chargers (-6)

— Giants @ Redskins (-2.5)

— Cardinals @ Seahawks (-9.5)

— Chiefs (-5) @ Bears


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Armadillo: Wednesday's Den: Mid-week musings……

13) One thing about the new baseball rule that will get talked about a lot in the spring; relievers will have to face 3+ batters in an appearance, unless they finish an inning, then they can be replaced between innings, even if they faced only one or two hitters.

Idea of the rule is to reduce pitching changes within a half-inning, to keep the pace of the game flowing better. There was a game last year where a team had five batters bat in the 8th inning, and they faced five different pitchers. Not good.

12) Appearances that would not have been allowed had the new rule been in effect during the las three seasons:
2019: 649— Oliver Perez had 22 of them, out of his 65 appearances.
2018: 712
2017: 720

11) In month of November, $316.5M was bet on sports in Pennsylvania, $562.7M was wagered in New Jersey; thats $879.2M, just in those two states.

10) North Carolina’s star freshman Cole Anthony is out 4-6 weeks after getting his knee scoped. Tar Heels are +69 this year when Anthony is in the game, minus-47 when he is on the bench.

9) Seth Greenberg and Sean Farnham were talking on ESPN2 last nite about leagues adding more teams to improve their profile in basketball- they were talking about Gonzaga. My thing is this: No league should have more than 12 teams in it; anything more becomes cumbersome.

ACC has 15 basketball teams: too many. Big 14/Atlantic 14? Same thing.

8) Detroit Lions announced that their coach/GM will both come back next year, which during a 3-10-1 season, is a little surprising. If I was a Lions’ fan, I’d have a stronger opinion on this, but thats there business. Lions haven’t won a playoff game since 1991.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Cincinnati Reds signed P Wade Miley
— Houston Astros gave P Joe Smith $8M for two years.

6) More than 25% of all grievances filed league-wide by NFL players for violations of the league’s CBA were filed against the Jacksonville Jaguars, which could be bad news for Jaguars’ VP Tom Coughlin. Dante Fowler is going to get about $700,000 back that the Jaguars fined him.

5) Dallas Mavericks upset the Bucks 120-116 in Milwaukee Monday, snapping the Bucks’ 18-game win streak, even with Dallas star Doncic (ankle) sitting out.

4) College football stuff:
— Former Rutgers coach Chris Ash in the new DC at Texas.
— Fresno State named Indiana OC Kalen DeBoer its new football coach.

3) Median sale price for a single-family house in San Francisco:
2010: $751,000
2019: $1.65M

2) RIP to former Iowa football coach Hayden Fry, who passed away Tuesday at age 90. Fry was the Iowa coach back when I was in college; he revitalized their program, going 96-61-5 in Big 10 games back when Michigan/Ohio State had been totally dominating the league.

1) Something to think about while you’re shoveling snow this week: Only 100 days until Opening Day of baseball season.

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NHL

Wednesday, December 18

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Trend Report
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New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
New Jersey is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Anaheim
New Jersey is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Anaheim
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games on the road
Anaheim is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Anaheim is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing New Jersey
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Anaheim is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey

Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Chicago is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Chicago is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
Colorado is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
Colorado is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
St. Louis is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing Edmonton
St. Louis is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Edmonton is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Edmonton is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games when playing St. Louis
Edmonton is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis


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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, December 18

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ANAHEIM (14-16-0-4, 32 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (10-17-0-5, 25 pts.) - 12/18/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 264-224 ATS (+27.2 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 128-130 ATS (+285.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 10-22 ATS (-15.5 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 10-22 ATS (+42.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 1-6 ATS (-6.9 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 2-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 2-9 ATS (-7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 3-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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COLORADO (21-9-0-3, 45 pts.) at CHICAGO (13-15-0-6, 32 pts.) - 12/18/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 21-12 ATS (+7.7 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 10-5 ATS (+15.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
COLORADO is 21-12 ATS (+7.7 Units) first half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 11-28 ATS (+47.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 7-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 7-4-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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EDMONTON (19-13-0-4, 42 pts.) at ST LOUIS (21-8-0-6, 48 pts.) - 12/18/2019, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 10-4 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 10-4 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 14-9 ATS (+25.5 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 19-14 ATS (+37.4 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-2 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 5-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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23ANAHEIM -24 NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY is 1-7 ATS (-8.3 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

25COLORADO -26 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games after 2 consecutive division games in the last 3 seasons.

27EDMONTON -28 ST LOUIS
EDMONTON is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) revenging a loss where opponent scored 5 or more goals in the current season.

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, December 18


Anaheim @ New Jersey

Game 23-24
December 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
11.122
New Jersey
9.587
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+100); Over

Colorado @ Chicago

Game 25-26
December 18, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.922
Chicago
11.481
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-150
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+130); Over

Edmonton @ St. Louis

Game 27-28
December 18, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.402
St. Louis
11.609
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-175); Under