Friday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 8/21

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Trends and Indexes

Friday, August 21

Good Luck on day #234 of 2020!

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Week 3 NFL odds
— San Francisco (-7.5) @ NJ Giants
— Cincinnati @ Philadelphia (-10)
— Houston @ Pittsburgh (-5)
— NJ Jets @ Indianapolis (-7)
— Carolina @ LA Chargers (-6.5)
— Tampa Bay (-1) @ Denver

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Armadillo: Friday's Den: Random stuff with weekend here…..

13) Padres 8, Rangers 7 (10)— San Diego became the first team ever (EVER!!!) to hit a grand slam in four consecutive games. Thats over 100 years of history; I was surprised when I heard that no one had done that before. By this time, you figure everything has been done at least once.

12) Blue Jays 3-9, Phillies 2-8— Not only did Philly lose a doubleheader, they lost the nightcap after taking a 7-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning. Phillies’ bullpen is horrendous; their ERA before Thursday was 8.10. It is higher now.

11) Minnesota Timberwolves won the #1 pick in 2020 the NBA Draft; if I were them, I’d include Karl Anthony Towns in on how they make their pick, because he’s their best player, and will need to mesh well with whoever the new kid in town is.

10) Mets had games Thursday/Friday postponed after two of their people tested positive for coronavirus.

9) The start of next season’s NBA schedule sounds like it is going to be pushed back until at least Christmas; they’re going to want to have fans in the stands when next season starts, but that is unlikely until there is a virus. I’m guessing Christmas for Opening Day. Having a virus by then would be a good Christmas present for the world.

8) Arizona Diamondbacks are 13-7 vs righty pitchers, 0-6 vs lefties.

7) San Francisco Giants are 1-9 this season in games where the winning run scores from the 7th inning on.

6) Donald Trump actually suggested trading Puerto Rico for Greenland; this is a guy you’d love to have in your fantasy baseball league, except the imbecile would never pay the entry fee. There is a reason the NFL wouldn’t let him buy the Buffalo Bills.

NBA playoff games (all Game 2’s):
5) Miami 109, Indiana 100 (Heat leads 2-0)
— Heat made 18-35 shots behind the arc.
— Miami’s bench outscored Indiana’s 30-18.
— Duncan Robinson scored 24 for Miami; he played his first year of college basketball at D-III Williams, before transferring to Michigan.

4) Houston 111, Oklahoma City 98 (Rockets lead 2-0)
— Rockets outscored OKC 34-20 in 4th quarter.
— Houston was 19-56 behind the arc, 19-35 inside arc.
— Seven of eight Rockets who played scored double figures.

3) Milwaukee 111, Orlando 96 (series 1-1)
— NBA playoffs would be lot more interesting if series were shorter, and the lesser teams had an actual chance to pull the upset. An 8-seed winning four of seven isn’t realistic without injuries.
— This game was 64-43 at the half.
— Nikola Vucevic scored 32, has 67 points in first two series games.

2) Lakers 111, Portland 88
— Damian Lillard dislocated the index finger on his left hand.
— Gabriel (-21) was only Portland starter who was better than minus-28
— Anthony Davis was 13-21 from floor in Game 2, after being 8-24 in Game 1.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL East- New York, Tampa Bay
AL Central- Minnesota, Cleveland
AL West- Oakland, Houston
AL Wild Cards- Toronto, Chicago

NL East- Miami, Atlanta
NL Central- Chicago, St Louis
NL West- Los Angeles, San Diego
NL Wild Cards- Colorado, Arizona

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NHL public betting, line movement for August 21
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Goaltender Carey Price hopes he can help the Canadiens win Game 6 Friday and force a Game 7 against the Flyers. Montreal is a +115 underdog at Caesars sportsbooks, and Philadelphia is -130.

NHL betting odds are up for a slimmed-down two-game Friday night quarterfinal slate. The eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens will try to force Game 7 against the top-seeded Philadelphia Flyers, as will the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues against the Vancouver Canucks.

Caesars sportsbooks provided insights on NHL opening lines and early line movement, sharp money and public betting for Friday’s contests.

NHL line movement

The Flyers couldn’t close out the Canadiens in Game 5, as Montreal nabbed a 5-3 victory to pull within 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Caesars books opened Philadelphia a -125 Game 6 favorite and moved to -130 Thursday evening, with Montreal +115 for a 7 p.m. ET faceoff.

The Blues dug out of a 2-0 series hole to knot the series up through four games, but the Canucks notched a 4-3 Game 5 victory and can clinch the series in this 9:45 p.m. ET clash. St. Louis opened -130 at Caesars and moved to -135 late Thursday night, with Vancouver +120.

NHL public betting

In the Consensus, often indicative of public opinion, the Flyers were landing 63 percent of early picks against the Canadiens. Blues-Canucks was closer to two-way play, with St. Louis drawing 55 percent of Consensus picks Thursday night.

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13ST LOUIS -14 VANCOUVER
ST LOUIS are 6-14 ATS (-13.4 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

15PHILADELPHIA -16 MONTREAL
PHILADELPHIA is 31-17 ATS (16.6 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.




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Long Sheet

Friday, August 21

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ST LOUIS (44-23-0-12, 100 pts.) vs. VANCOUVER (42-29-0-7, 91 pts.) - 8/21/2020, 9:45 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 10-15 ATS (-10.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
VANCOUVER is 42-36 ATS (-4.2 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 57-49 ATS (+132.0 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 170-151 ATS (+332.8 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 20-16 ATS (+2.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 61-44 ATS (+12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 137-160 ATS (+354.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 7-7 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 7-7-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (47-23-0-7, 101 pts.) vs. MONTREAL (36-35-0-9, 81 pts.) - 8/21/2020, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 456-400 ATS (-122.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
MONTREAL is 11-4 ATS (+16.6 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 15-12 ATS (+29.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 47-30 ATS (+12.5 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-8 ATS (+23.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-5 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 9-18 ATS (+28.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 9-5 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 9-5-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)

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NHL

Friday, August 21

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Montreal
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Montreal
Montreal is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia

St. Louis @ Vancouver
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Vancouver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis


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NHL
Dunkel

Friday, August 21

Philadelphia @ Montreal

Game 15-16
August 21, 2020 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
12.928
Montreal
11.873
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-135); Under

St. Louis @ Vancouver

Game 13-14
August 21, 2020 @ 9:45 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
10.668
Vancouver
11.720
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+115); Under