Cnotes 2020/2021 NHL Season Long Trends, News, Notes, Picks !

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[SIZE=1]NHL JANUARY'S RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/15/2021 7-3-0 70.00% +2300 Detail
01/14/2021 6-13-0 31.58% -3900 Detail
01/13/2021 4-6-0 40.00% -1250 Detail

TOTAL..........17-22-0.......43.58%.....-28.50

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Saturday’s 6-pack
— Falcons hired Titans’ OC Arthur Smith as their head coach.
— Bronx re-signed DJ Lemahieu for six years, $90M
— Siena 78, Rider 69— 5-0 Saints win road game without their best player.
— UAB 61, Charlotte 37— Blazers led this game 24-1.
— Monmouth (-10) 92, Quinnipiac 80, OT— Bad Beat of the Week???
— Wisconsin 60, Rutgers 54— Scarlet Knights lost 5 of last 6 games.

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 388,887
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“It’s no secret he’s disappointed in the (lack of) communication during the hiring process.”
Houston Texans’ owner Cal McNair, on his QB (Deshaun Watson) being unhappy on how the team chose its new general manager

Saturday’s quiz
Of all current NBA players, who has the most games with 20+ points/20+ rebounds?

Friday’s quiz
Before coaching Florida/Ohio State, Urban Meyer was a head coach at Utah, Bowling Green.

Thursday’s quiz
James Harden played his college basketball at Arizona State.

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

13) Jacksonville Jaguars made some noise Thursday, hiring Urban Meyer as their new coach; it will be fascinating to see how this works out. 56-year old Meyer is 187-32 as a college coach, but has zero NFL experience, so who he hires as assistant coaches will be interesting.

Jaguars have four of the top 45 picks in April’s draft, have $74M in cap space, so they figure to get better fairly quickly.

Meyer seemed to have stress-related issues at Florida/Ohio State; can he deal with 9-7 or 8-8 being a great year with the Jaguars? Or 5-11 being a big improvement?

Again, Meyer was 187-32 in college; last three years, Jaguars are 12-36. This will be interesting.

12) There were murmurs on the Interweb Thursday night that Scott Linehan would be the new OC in Jacksonville. Linehan was head coach of the Rams from 2006-08, then OC in Detroit from 2009-13 and OC for Dallas from 2015-18. He was the OC at LSU this past season.

11) Detroit Lions hired LA Rams’ director of college scouting Brad Holmes as the team’s new GM; Holmes worked for the Rams for 17 years, starting out as a PR intern. He is the son of former Steelers’ lineman Mel Holmes, the nephew of Luther Bradley, who was the Lions’ first round draft pick in 1978.

Here’s what makes all this a little different; because Holmes is a minority, Rams will get two 3rd round draft picks, as part of the NFL’s new hiring initiatives- when one team hires a minority coach or a GM from another team, the other team gets two 3rd round picks as compensation.

10) Texas Longhorns hired Jeff Banks as their new special teams coach; the guy was making $750,000 as special teams coach at Alabama, will make $1M for doing the same thing at Texas.

9) Atlantic 14 pulled its conference tournament out of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, will have it at a campus facility- they’ll be back in Barclays Center next year.

8) Purdue 81, Indiana 69:
— Purdue won last eight series games, last five visits to Bloomington.
— Purdue’s last four games were on the road, the first time since 1960 they played four straight conference games on the road. One of their home games was postponed because of COVID.

7) 76ers 125, Heat 108:
— Shake Milton scored 31 points in 27:00 off bench; 76ers were +24 with him on the floor.
— Ben Simmons had 12 assists, 10 rebounds, took only 8 shots. He is a unique player.

6) Something to look forward to: spring training for Korean baseball starts February 1st, two weeks from Sunday. Spring training for the major leagues starts February 17th.

5) Baseball stuff:
— Mets signed 1B/DH Jose Martinez, a solid right-handed bat
— Phillies signed reliever Archie Bradley, who was most recently with Arizona.

4) Former Red Sox/Cubs GM Theo Epstein got a job this week in the commissioner’s office as a consultant. According to a MLB statement, Epstein will “work with baseball analytics experts from the Commissioner’s Office and the Clubs to determine the likely effects of various contemplated rule changes.”

3) Blind resume for the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
One of these QB’s is in the Hall of Fame, one is not.
Player A: 62-63-4 career regular season record, 2-1 in playoffs. 173 TD passes, 220 INT’s
Player B: 72-72 career regular season record, 8-2 in playoffs. 164 TD passes, 198 INT’s.

Which of these two resumes do you think belongs to a Hall of Famer?

2) If you’re one of the morons who attacked the Capitol in Washington last week, and you had your cellphone with you, get ready to be arrested, since the phones have GPS tracking systems in them, so it is a matter of time until they find you and fingerprint you.

1) I’m a little annoyed that the Secret Service was spending $3,000 per month to rent a studio apartment, just so they could have a bathroom available to use while they protected Jared Kushner and his cruddy wife. The Kushner’s didn’t let the Secret Service, the people who were PROTECTING THEM, use one of the SIX BATHROOMS in their house. Oy.

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

— Falcons hired Titans’ OC Arthur Smith as their head coach.
— Bronx re-signed DJ Lemahieu for six years, $90M
— Siena 78, Rider 69— 5-0 Saints win road game without their best player.
— UAB 61, Charlotte 37— Blazers led this game 24-1.
— Monmouth (-10) 92, Quinnipiac 80, OT— Bad Beat of the Week???
— Wisconsin 60, Rutgers 54— Scarlet Knights lost 5 of last 6 games.

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 388,887
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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13BOSTON -14 NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY is 207-171 ATS (18.9 Units) off a home loss since 1996.

15SAN JOSE -16 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) off a home loss over the last 2 seasons.

17MONTREAL -18 EDMONTON
MONTREAL is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) in road games off a close road loss by 1 goal in the last 3 seasons.

21NY ISLANDERS -22 NY RANGERS
NY RANGERS are 220-261 ATS (-87.3 Units) in home games vs. winning teams since 1996.

23CAROLINA -24 DETROIT
DETROIT is 4-24 ATS (-22.4 Units) off a home loss by 2 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

25COLUMBUS -26 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 6-13 ATS (-14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

29VANCOUVER -30 CALGARY
VANCOUVER is 414-400 ATS (-109.6 Units) vs. losing teams since 1996.

31ANAHEIM -32 VEGAS
ANAHEIM is 469-485 ATS (8.3 Units) vs. winning teams since 1996.


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NHL

Saturday, January 16

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Trend Report
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Boston @ New Jersey
Boston
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
New Jersey is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games at home

San Jose @ Arizona
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
San Jose is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games at home

NY Islanders @ NY Rangers
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
NY Rangers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Islanders

Carolina @ Detroit
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing Carolina

Montreal @ Edmonton
Montreal
Montreal is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home

Toronto @ Ottawa
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Columbus @ Nashville
Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Columbus's last 10 games on the road
Columbus is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Nashville
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus

Minnesota @ Los Angeles
Minnesota
Minnesota is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Vancouver @ Calgary
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vancouver's last 12 games when playing Calgary
Vancouver is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Calgary's last 12 games when playing Vancouver
Calgary is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Vancouver

Anaheim @ Vegas
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games on the road
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim

Washington @ Pittsburgh
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games


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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 16

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BOSTON (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) - 1/16/2021, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 227-176 ATS (+47.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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SAN JOSE (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at ARIZONA (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) - 1/16/2021, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 5-18 ATS (-13.4 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 4-4 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 4-4-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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MONTREAL (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) at EDMONTON (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/16/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 8-16 ATS (-8.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 123-148 ATS (-84.3 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
EDMONTON is 33-43 ATS (+76.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 88-105 ATS (-80.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 3-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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TORONTO (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at OTTAWA (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/16/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 3-11 ATS (-13.5 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 130-120 ATS (-17.4 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 157-140 ATS (-61.5 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 176-162 ATS (-120.9 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-4 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at NY RANGERS (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 1/16/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 101-80 ATS (+12.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 16-7 ATS (+23.8 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 111-136 ATS (-44.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 158-156 ATS (-73.4 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 3-10 ATS (+13.3 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 130-161 ATS (-108.8 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 220-261 ATS (-142.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-4 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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CAROLINA (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at DETROIT (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 1/16/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 37-64 ATS (-35.4 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
DETROIT is 326-309 ATS (-285.2 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 7-33 ATS (+70.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-2-0 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=+0.7 Units)

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COLUMBUS (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at NASHVILLE (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/16/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 12-15 ATS (-13.6 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 15-20 ATS (-13.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 6-13 ATS (-17.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 2-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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MINNESOTA (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) - 1/16/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 177-183 ATS (-17.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES 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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VANCOUVER (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at CALGARY (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) - 1/16/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 414-400 ATS (-125.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 47-41 ATS (+97.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 3-11 ATS (-18.4 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-4 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-4-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)

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ANAHEIM (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at VEGAS (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/16/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 133-134 ATS (+297.2 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 469-485 ATS (+994.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 8-1 (+6.5 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 8-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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Best Bets, Score Predictions for Saturday Jan. 16
Matt Blunt

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Nashville Predators

Money-Line Odds: Columbus +104; Nashville -120
Total (Over-Under): 5.5

Score Prediction: Nashville 4 Columbus 2
Best Bet: Predators ML

It appears I'm not starting nearly as high on Columbus or possibly as low on Nashville as the market suggests for this game, as the Predators are a team I do believe can be more of a player in the Central Division than their +800 price tag suggests.

The Blue Jackets are right behind them at +900, but I would have had Nashville be listed as a slightly bigger favorite than this.

The Predators have won six of the past eight meetings between the two clubs for what that's worth, but I view this as a short price on Nashville regardless. That info definitely doesn't hurt that position.


San Jose Sharks vs. Arizona Coyotes

Money-Line Odds: San Jose +108; Arizona -125
Total (Over-Under): 5.5

Score Prediction: San Jose 3 Arizona 2
Best Bet: Sharks ML

Maybe it's starting to show up as a theme, but San Jose is another team I'm not in a hurry to completely give up on this season, as I'm not sure they will be as bad as expected in the West.

It will be an uphill climb to compete for a playoff spot for the Sharks for sure, but they've been where Arizona is trying to build up too, and understand what type of team will be coming for them.

Also, an older team like the Sharks would do itself a great help by starting out hot and piling together wins while they are fresh and haven't been bogged down by some brutal travel or back-to-back spots.

Arizona is another one of those teams that I still prefer to treat as a “prove it to me first” team, similar to my thoughts on Montreal yesterday. These are the games the Coyotes are supposed to win if they want to make that next leap, but sight unseen, the prove it first idea is worthy of a fade.


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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, January 16

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at NJ 01:00 PM
NJ +165
U 5.5

SJ at ARI 04:00 PM
SJ +110
O 5.5

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NIGHT ACTION ON THE ICE:

MON at EDM 07:00 PM
MON -115
O 6.5

NYI at NYR 07:00 PM
NYR +100
U 6.0

TOR at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +180
O 6.5

CAR at DET 07:00 PM
CAR -230
U 5.5

CLB at NAS
CLB -105
O 5.5

MIN at LA 09:00 PM
MIN -140
O 5.5

ANA at VEG 10:00 PM
VEG -240
O 6.0

VAN at CAL 10:00 PM
CAL -150
O 6.5

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[SIZE=1]NHL JANUARY'S RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/16/2021 11-9-0 55.00% +400 Detail
01/15/2021 7-3-0 70.00% +2300 Detail
01/14/2021 6-13-0 31.58% -3900 Detail
01/13/2021 4-6-0 40.00% -1250 Detail

TOTAL..........28-31-0.......47.45%.....-24.50

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Sunday’s 6-pack
— Alabama 90, Arkansas 59— Crimson Tide is 6-0 in SEC
— Auburn 66, Kentucky 59— Wildcats slip to 4-8 this year.
— Baylor 68, Texas Tech 60— Gonzaga-Baylor is what people want to see.
— Virginia 85, Clemson 50— Game was 18-2 after the first 10:00.
— Utah St 64, San Diego St 59— Aggies are now 8-0 in Mountain West.
— Minnesota 75, Michigan 57— Wolverines’ first loss this season.

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 395,372
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
Writer: “Whats it like hitting off of Sandy Koufax?”
Willie Stargell: “You ever drink coffee with a fork?”

Sunday’s quiz
Who did the Buffalo Bills play last time they were in a Super Bowl?

Saturday’s quiz
Of all current NBA players, Dwight Howard has the most games with 20+ points/20+ rebounds, with 51.

Friday’s quiz
Before coaching Florida/Ohio State, Urban Meyer was a head coach at Utah, Bowling Green.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Apparently someone in the NCAA has gotten a copyright on the phrase ”Mask Madness” for this year’s NCAA tournament, which will be held entirely in Indiana. Sounds like there will be t-shirts sold.

12) Jets hired Robert Saleh as their new head coach; he is expected to bring Mike LaFleur with him from San Francisco to be the Jets’ new offensive coordinator.

Because Saleh is a minority, 49ers get a 3rd round draft pick this year, and one next year. That is part of the NFL’s new minority hiring initiative.

11) UCLA swept their Arizona road trip this season; last seven times UCLA swept their Arizona trip, here is how they made out in the NCAA tournament that year:

— won NCAA tournament once
— lost in championship game once
— made two other Final Fours
— made two other Elite 8’s
— made Sweet 16 the other year

So they’ve won 2+ NCAA tournament games the last seven times they swept in Arizona.

By the way, this is the first time since 1994 that UCLA started out 6-0 in Pac-12 play.

10) Florida State 82, North Carolina 75:
— Tar Heels are 8-5, 3-3 in ACC games.
— Carolina is turning ball over 21.5% of time (#265).
— UNC is #284 in eFG%; they were #309 last year; in the five years before that, their average ranking in that category was 88.8.

9) It is January 17 and Saint Louis hasn’t played a conference game yet, and they’re an NCAA-level team. Billikens are 7-1, with wins over LSU/NC State, but they haven’t played since two days before Christmas. They may wind up playing a lot of games in a short period of time.

8) Auburn has a 6-1 freshman G Sharife Cooper who became eligible three games ago; Auburn won two of the three games he’s played, scoring 83.7 ppg. Much more dynamic team with him in there; even when he went 3-13 from floor like he did Saturday, he also had eight assists.

7) There were 1,039 transfers in college basketball last year; there are 357 Division I hoop teams, so that works out to 2.91 transfers for EVERY team last year. College hoop is turning into baseball, with big $$$ schools pillaging the schools with fewer resources.

6) The founder of Jersey Mike’s sub shops is a guy named Peter; go figure.

5) Steph Curry is a very famous alumnus of Davidson College, but because he never graduated from the school, they’ve never retired his number. Wonder if that affects how much of a donation he gives them every year?

4) Portland Trailblazers’ C Jusuf Nurkic broke his wrist, is out eight weeks.

3) We posted these blind resumes yesterday:
One of these QB’s is in the Hall of Fame, one is not.

Player A: 62-63-4 career regular season record, 2-1 in playoffs. 173 TD passes, 220 INT’s
Player B: 72-72 career regular season record, 8-2 in playoffs. 164 TD passes, 198 INT’s.

Player A is Joe Namath, who is in the Hall of Fame; Player B is Jim Plunkett, who is not.

2) Green Bay 32, LA Rams 18:
— Packers scored the first five times they had the ball.
— Green Bay outgained LA, 484-244, converting 8-12 third down plays.
— Packers host NFC title game in first game next Sunday

1) Buffalo 17, Baltimore 3:
— Taron Jackson had a 101-yard pick-6 for the Bills.
— Lamar Jackson was KO’d from this game with a concussion.
— Buffalo hosts next week if Cleveland wins Sunday; otherwise, they go to Arrowhead.

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33WASHINGTON -34 PITTSBURGH
WASHINGTON is 28-15 ATS (11.5 Units) in road games after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

37CHICAGO -38 FLORIDA
CHICAGO is 213-228 ATS (-37.8 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs since 1996.




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Sunday, January 17






NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 17

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WASHINGTON (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) - 1/17/2021, 12:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 14-19 ATS (-14.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 21-28 ATS (-19.6 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-3 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.7 Units)

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CHICAGO (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) at FLORIDA (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 1/17/2021, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 2-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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NHL

Sunday, January 17

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Trend Report
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Washington @ Pittsburgh
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home

Chicago @ Florida
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 11 games when playing on the road against Florida
Chicago is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Florida
Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Florida's last 11 games when playing at home against Chicago
Florida is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CHI at FLA 07:00 PM

FLA -145

U 6.5

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[SIZE=1]NHL JANUARY'S RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/17/2021 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
01/16/2021 11-9-0 55.00% +400 Detail
01/15/2021 7-3-0 70.00% +2300 Detail
01/14/2021 6-13-0 31.58% -3900 Detail
01/13/2021 4-6-0 40.00% -1250 Detail

TOTAL..........29-32-0.......47.54%.....-25.00

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Monday’s 6-pack
— Green Bay (-4, 51) vs Tampa Bay in NFC title game
— Kansas City (-3, 54.5) vs Buffalo in AFC title game
— Purdue 80, Penn State 72— PSU is 3-5, hasn’t won since December 8
— Tulsa 58, Memphis 57— Tulsa won 7 of its last eight 8 games.
— Iowa 96, Northwestern 73— Wildcats lost their last five games.
— Virginia Tech 64, Wake Forest 60— Hokies are a surprising 11-2.

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 395,372
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“This means everything to me. I didn’t know what was going on. It was a real surprise. It was breathtaking. It felt like I was in a movie or something.”
Oklahoma State basketball player Dee Williams, who was a walk-on and was working at his job at Wal-Mart, when OSU coach Mike Boynton showed up at the Wal-Mart and informed him that he had earned a scholarship to the team. All his teammates were watching on Zoom

Monday’s quiz
Which NFL team did Drew Brees originally play for?

Sunday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills lost 30-13 to Dallas, the last time they were in a Super Bowl, in January 1994

Saturday’s quiz
Of all current NBA players, Dwight Howard has the most games with 20+ points/20+ rebounds, with 51.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) New Orleans Saints lost a home playoff game Sunday, third year in a row they did that, but they’ve got nothing on the Kansas City Chiefs. From 1995-2017, the Chiefs went 0-7 in playoff games at Arrowhead Stadium, an amazing display of playoff futility.

Over a 23-year period, they went 0-7 in home playoff games. Oy.

Last year’s Super Bowl title quashed those bad memories, but now all Chief fans can stress out this week about Patrick Mahomes’ concussion.

12) They mentioned a cool stat Sunday that I had never heard of before; from 2012-15, Seattle Seahawks led at one point or another in 70 consecutive games, which is the all-time record. Right now, Kansas City has led in 60 consecutive games, so the record is within reach.

11) When I was a kid, I learned how to do math in my head by doing batting averages; if Sal Bando went 4-13 for a weekend, I knew that was .308. if Catfish Hunter gave up two runs in seven innings, I knew that was a 2.57 ERA. Stuff like that; decades later, when I was an adult, I actually got a job promotion because of my math skills. For real, a big promotion.

So when I see the Big EAST Conference has five teams in the midwest, it saddens me; how can kids learn geography if they think Nebraska is in the east?

— Xavier is in Cincinnati
— Creighton is in Omaha
— DePaul is in Chicago
— Marquette is in Milwaukee
— Butler is in Indianapolis

None of those cities are close to the east; they’re midwestern cities.

Big East needs to find a better name for the league, for education’s sake.

10) Houston Cougars are 11-1, with a win over Texas Tech; all 15 of their players have already tested positive for COVID at some point this season. They’ve got a shot at going a long way in March/Mask Madness.

9) Ivy League didn’t play basketball this winter, which means one less automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, and one more at-large bid. Not sure what criteria will be used; some teams haven’t played in a while:

— 8-1 Villanova is a top 10 team; they haven’t played since December 23
— 7-1 Saint Louis hasn’t played a league game yet; they haven’t played since December 23.

When the bubble teams come more into focus, it’ll be fun to see how their resumes contrast.

8) College basketball upsets this weekend:
— Northern Arizona (+12) 62, Montana 58
— California (+11.5) 72, Utah 63
— Butler (+9) 70, Creighton 66
— Wm & Mary (+9) 69, Drexel 64 (Sunday)
— Georgia (+7.5) 78, Ole Miss 74
— IUPUI (+7) 65, Northern Kentucky 63

7) There are couple of very bad basketball teams in the Mountain West; so far this season, favorites of 15+ points are 8-1-1 ATS in conference games.

6) Odd Fact of the Day: Starting lineup for the Wisconsin Badgers is older than the starting lineup for the NBA’s Chicago Bulls.

5) James Harden made his debut for the Brooklyn Nets Saturday night; he put up 32 points, 12 rebounds, 14 assists in the Nets’ 122-115 win over Orlando. Not a bad opening act.

4) Sunday will be Aaron Rodgers’ 5th NFC title game, but the first one played at Lambeau Field; Green Bay lost the conference championship in Santa Clara LY to the 49ers.

3) Los Angeles Chargers didn’t have to look far for their next coach; they hired Brandon Staley, who was the Rams’ defensive coordinator this past season. Staley is 38, was a coordinator for one season; he comes from the Vic Fangio coaching tree.

Curious who his offensive coordinator will be, seeing how Sean McVay runs Rams’ offense, so he’ll be poaching someone off another coaching staff.

2) Kansas City 22, Browns 17:
— Mahomes (concussion) was KO’d in 3rd quarter; Chad Henne finished up at QB.
— Browns lost a goal-line fumble with 1:34 in first half, which turned out to be damaging.
— Chiefs outgained Cleveland 438-308; they host the Bills Sunday night.

1) Tampa Bay 30, New Orleans 20:
— Saints are first team since ’86-’88 Bears to lose home playoff game 3 years in a row.
— Brees threw three INT’s; New Orleans was minus-4 in turnovers.
— Buccaneers go to Lambeau Field for the NFC title game Sunday.

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39COLUMBUS -40 DETROIT
DETROIT is 242-182 ATS (-70.9 Units) in home games vs. losing teams since 1996.

41BOSTON -42 NY ISLANDERS
BOSTON is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after playing a game where 3 or fewer total goals were scored over the last 2 seasons.

43WINNIPEG -44 TORONTO
WINNIPEG is 10-4 ATS (9.5 Units) in road games against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp in the last 3 seasons.

45BUFFALO -46 PHILADELPHIA
BUFFALO is 7-33 ATS (-29.3 Units) in road games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.

47SAN JOSE -48 ST LOUIS
SAN JOSE is 41-51 ATS (-15.1 Units) after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.

49CAROLINA -50 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 17-28 ATS (-13.8 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.

51MONTREAL -52 EDMONTON
MONTREAL is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

53VANCOUVER -54 CALGARY
CALGARY is 5-10 ATS (-6 Units) in home games after 2 consecutive division games in the last 3 seasons.

55MINNESOTA -56 ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM is 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) off 2 or more consecutive road losses over the last 2 seasons.

57ARIZONA -58 VEGAS
ARIZONA is 12-6 ATS (11.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

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Monday, January 18

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NHL

Monday, January 18

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Trend Report
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Columbus @ Detroit
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Columbus is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing at home against Columbus

Boston @ NY Islanders
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games

Winnipeg @ Toronto
Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Winnipeg's last 16 games when playing Toronto
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Toronto's last 16 games when playing Winnipeg

Buffalo @ Philadelphia
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo

Carolina @ Nashville
Carolina
Carolina is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina

San Jose @ St. Louis
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
San Jose is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose

Minnesota @ Anaheim
Minnesota
Minnesota is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Anaheim
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Anaheim is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home

Vancouver @ Calgary
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vancouver's last 13 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games
Calgary
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver

Montreal @ Edmonton
Montreal
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Edmonton
Edmonton is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games at home

Arizona @ Vegas
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing Arizona


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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, January 18

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COLUMBUS (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) at DETROIT (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/18/2021, 12:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 18-14 ATS (+42.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 468-385 ATS (-206.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 5-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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BOSTON (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/18/2021, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 227-177 ATS (+46.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-1 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.0 Units)

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WINNIPEG (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at TORONTO (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 1/18/2021, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-1 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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BUFFALO (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 1/18/2021, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 53-34 ATS (+97.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-7 ATS (+13.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-12 ATS (+8.0 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-13 ATS (+10.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 87-102 ATS (-83.6 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 280-291 ATS (-93.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 458-400 ATS (-91.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-1 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at ST LOUIS (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/18/2021, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 10-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-4 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 7-4-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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CAROLINA (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at NASHVILLE (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 1/18/2021, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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MONTREAL (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) at EDMONTON (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/18/2021, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 18-9 ATS (+27.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 17-6 ATS (+11.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 3-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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VANCOUVER (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) at CALGARY (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) - 1/18/2021, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 47-42 ATS (+98.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 4-11 ATS (-17.2 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-5 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-4-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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MINNESOTA (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) at ANAHEIM (0-1-0-1, 1 pts.) - 1/18/2021, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 469-486 ATS (-20.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 3-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 3-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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ARIZONA (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) at VEGAS (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 1/18/2021, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 6-18 ATS (+24.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 12-6 ATS (+20.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 3-4 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 4-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)

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Best Bets, Score Predictions for Monday Jan. 18
Matt Blunt

Winnipeg Jets vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Money-Line Odds: Winnipeg +138; Toronto -162
Total (Over-Under): 6.5

Score Prediction: Winnipeg 4 Toronto 3

Best Bet: Jets ML

There are always different sides to stand on in regards to the rest/rust idea early on in the season, but Toronto's clawed their way to a 2-1 SU record, while Winnipeg's still only played once.

Guys would always prefer to play themselves into shape with stretches like Toronto's fourth game in six nights like this is, but this early in the year I'm more inclined to fade teams in that role, especially as a chalky favorite like the Leafs are.

Concern about Winnipeg not playing themselves into shape yet is mitigated by the price in assessing the risk here, and it's not like Toronto has shown much either in splitting with Ottawa and needing a late comeback to force OT and beat Montreal.

The Jets can score with Toronto if that's the type of game this turns out to be, and I'm just not convinced any team is physically going to be at their best in their first 4-in-6 spot of the year.


Carolina Hurricanes vs. Nashville Predators

Money-Line Odds: Carolina -114; Nashville -103
Total (Over-Under): 5.5

Score Prediction: Carolina 4 Nashville 2

Best Bet: Hurricanes ML

Another road team for me on Monday night, as the Hurricanes find themselves in what I view as a nice bounce back spot after a bad loss to a bad Detroit team.

Good teams like Carolina are going to get caught against those basement feeders at times, in these two and three-game sets where complacency can easily set in.

But off one of those losses is where backing those teams makes some sense, and with Nashville sweeping their foe – a Columbus team that's definitely better than Detroit -- the Hurricanes may even be sold a bit short here.

Carolina's won seven of the past eight games between these two organizations as it is, and Carolina's odds to win this division are still +350, with Nashville's at +700.

Had Carolina did what was expected and took two from Detroit in a similar fashion to Nashville's 3-1, and 5-2 wins over Columbus, I think the Hurricanes price is much better than this.

No problem backing them at a number I believe to be a bargain.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 18
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CLB at DET 12:00 PM
CLB -180
O 5.5

BOS at NYI 05:00 PM
NYI +125
U 5.5

WIN at TOR 07:00 PM
TOR -155
O 6.5

BUF at PHI 07:30 PM
PHI -155
O 6.0

SJ at STL 08:00 PM
O 6.0

CAR at NAS 08:00 PM
CAR -130

VAN at CAL 09:00 PM
VAN +130

MIN at ANA 09:00 PM
ANA +120
U 5.5
+500 +500

MON at EDM 09:00 PM
MON -115
U 6.5

ARI at VEG 10:00 PM
VEG -200
U 5.5