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**Udog** · 02-18-2020, 08:39 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

NBA trends to ponder…….

— Atlanta Hawks: 3-8 ATS in last 11 road games.

— Boston Celtics 5-2-1 ATS last eight home games.

— Brooklyn Nets won/covered its last five home games.

— Chicago Bulls are 3-9-1 ATS in last 13 road games.

— Cleveland Cavaliers are 3-10 ATS in last 13 home games.

— Seven of last nine Dallas Maverick games went over the total.

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

13) Random idea to raise money for charity in the summer:
— A 64 player 1-on-1 tournament.
— Two players from each NBA team, with four Wild Card additions.
— When they show the brackets, it would be highly-anticipated TV.
— Each player picks a charity of his choice and earns $$$ for that charity.
— Games are to 20, have to win by 3 points (shots outside arc are 2 points).

Would be difficult to get all the star players on board, but it would be great fun.

12) XFL observations:
— Home teams won six of the first eight games.
— Home favorites are 3-2 ATS, home underdogs 1-2
— Six of eight games stayed under the total.

11) Much like the AAF last year, quarterback play in this spring league is sub-par; thinking back to the USFL in the 80’s, they had Jim Kelly, Doug Flutie, Doug Williams, Steve Young, Bobby Hebert, Brian Sipe, John Reaves— NFL quarterbacks, which is part of what made it so good.

The XFL has been fun to watch so far, but it ain’t the NFL, which is fine.

10) Most interesting part of the XFL so far is the extra point; you cannot kick a PAT, you have three options:
— A one-point conversion from 2-yard line (6-22)
— A two-point conversion from 5-yard line (3-14)
— A three-point conversions from 10-years line (1-2)

So a 9-point game is still a one-possession game; there is no set-in-stone strategy on what is the smart thing to do. Coaches are learning on the fly, which is interesting to observe.

9) XFL teams are running an average of 61.4 plays per game; New York ran only 45-47 plays in their first two games, St Louis ran 71-83 plays in its two games.

8) Defenses are usually ahead of offenses early in any season; we’ll see if the scoring goes up as the season moves along.

7) Xavier 77, St John’s 74— Fast-paced, fun game to watch; Musketeers get their 11th straight win over St John’s. Xavier improves to 17-9, 6-7 in Big East play.

6) In his Hall of Fame career, Tony Gwynn his .302 in at-bats after he had two strikes on him. From 1974-2019, the next best average in that situation? Wade Boggs, at .262.

Some college basketball notes…….
5) Pac-12: Four teams are tied for first in loss column, with four losses. USC/UCLA are both 8-5, a game out of first place. Arizona-Colorado-Oregon look like locks for the tournament; rest of the league is beating each other up.

4) Big 14: If you had a Maryland/Penn State exacta to win the league, you’re looking good right now. Rutgers is trying for its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1991; they could use a road win or two to strengthen their case.

3) Selection Sunday figures to be more dramatic than usual; the bubble is overcrowded, Lots of mediocre/pretty good teams. 15-20 teams can legitimately win the national title, but most of those teams could also lose their first round games. It is that wide open.

2) I’ve said this before, but no conference should get more than eight teams into the NCAA Tournament; if you finish 9th in a league, you don’t deserve to play for the national title, no matter how good your league is.

1) Notre Dame 77, North Carolina 76— Tar Heels are having the season from hell; they had a 15-point lead with 8:39 left in this game, but lost on a 3-pointer with 0:01.6 left. UNC is 3-12 in ACC games, they’re in last place- six of their last seven losses were by 6 or fewer points.

**Udog** · 02-18-2020, 08:40 AM

51COLUMBUS -52 PHILADELPHIA
COLUMBUS are 17-14 ATS (7.8 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game in the current season.

53TORONTO -54 PITTSBURGH
TORONTO is 1-8 ATS (-11.9 Units) against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

55MONTREAL -56 DETROIT
DETROIT is 6-31 ATS (-21.9 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

57BUFFALO -58 OTTAWA
BUFFALO is 5-21 ATS (-21.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

59CAROLINA -60 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 8-14 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

61NEW JERSEY -62 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 4-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

63LOS ANGELES -64 WINNIPEG
LOS ANGELES are 6-23 ATS (-13.8 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the current season.

**Udog** · 02-18-2020, 09:19 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 18

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COLUMBUS (30-18-0-12, 72 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (32-20-0-7, 71 pts.) - 2/18/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-30 ATS (-17.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 6-4 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 6-4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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TORONTO (31-21-0-8, 70 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (36-15-0-6, 78 pts.) - 2/18/2020, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 31-29 ATS (-14.7 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 32-37 ATS (-25.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 26-26 ATS (-12.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 41-42 ATS (-30.1 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH 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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MONTREAL (27-26-0-8, 62 pts.) at DETROIT (14-43-0-4, 32 pts.) - 2/18/2020, 7:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 27-34 ATS (-12.1 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 2-13 ATS (+18.9 Units) in road games in February games over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 48-78 ATS (+132.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 10-17 ATS (-9.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
MONTREAL is 2-11 ATS (-12.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
DETROIT is 16-10 ATS (+31.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 9-3 ATS (+12.3 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 14-47 ATS (-54.8 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 129-155 ATS (-114.0 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
DETROIT is 324-307 ATS (-146.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 4-31 ATS (+83.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DETROIT is 6-29 ATS (+64.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
DETROIT is 107-126 ATS (-74.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
DETROIT is 5-25 ATS (+54.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
DETROIT is 466-382 ATS (+62.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 8-3 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 8-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.6 Units)

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BUFFALO (27-24-0-8, 62 pts.) at OTTAWA (20-28-0-11, 51 pts.) - 2/18/2020, 7:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 7-30 ATS (+56.6 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 4-21 ATS (+37.0 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 9-26 ATS (+42.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 5-21 ATS (-18.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 68-70 ATS (+159.3 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BUFFALO is 309-294 ATS (+610.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
OTTAWA is 126-118 ATS (-19.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 3-11 ATS (+17.7 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 174-161 ATS (-64.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 6-5 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-5-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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, Under=-0.3 Units)

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CAROLINA (33-21-0-4, 70 pts.) at NASHVILLE (29-22-0-7, 65 pts.) - 2/18/2020, 8:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 425-448 ATS (-135.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 29-29 ATS (-17.2 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 9-12 ATS (-7.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
NASHVILLE is 10-13 ATS (-12.2 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-1 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (22-26-0-10, 54 pts.) at ST LOUIS (32-17-0-10, 74 pts.) - 2/18/2020, 8:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 4-19 ATS (+28.0 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 11-6 ATS (+18.8 Units) after a division game this season.
ST LOUIS is 1-6 ATS (-8.7 Units) in February games this season.
ST LOUIS is 6-12 ATS (-11.1 Units) second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-0-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (21-33-0-5, 47 pts.) at WINNIPEG (30-25-0-5, 65 pts.) - 2/18/2020, 8:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 10-4 ATS (+15.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-4 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.9 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-18-2020, 10:41 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 18

Columbus @ Philadelphia

Game 51-52
February 18, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
10.498
Philadelphia
11.817
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-145); Under

Toronto @ Pittsburgh

Game 53-54
February 18, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
10.220
Pittsburgh
11.960
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-140
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-140); Under

Buffalo @ Ottawa

Game 57-58
February 18, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
10.387
Ottawa
11.705
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+100); Under

Montreal @ Detroit

Game 55-56
February 18, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
9.028
Detroit
10.410
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+175); Over

New Jersey @ St. Louis

Game 61-62
February 18, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
9.733
St. Louis
10.720
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-240
6
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-240); Over

Carolina @ Nashville

Game 59-60
February 18, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
10.517
Nashville
11.442
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-125); Under

Los Angeles @ Winnipeg

Game 63-64
February 18, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
11.322
Winnipeg
10.525
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+140); Under

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