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

01/18/2021 12-5-0 70.59% +3300 Detail
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..........41-37-0.......52.56%.....+8.00

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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Six of the most experienced college basketball teams:
1) Cal-Bakersfield (9-4, 5-1 Big West)
2) Eastern Illinois (5-8, 2-4 OVC)
4) Georgia Tech (6-3, 2-1 ACC)
5) Richmond (9-3, 3-1 A-14)
8) Missouri (8-2, 2-2 SEC)
9) Niagara (5-7, 4-6 MAAC)

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 400,103
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
John F Kennedy

Tuesday’s quiz
Where did Ben Simmons play his one season of college basketball?

Monday’s quiz
Drew Brees originally played for the Chargers, before going to New Orleans.

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

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Tuesday’s Den: Random thoughts on a winter night

13) Florida State 78, Louisville 65:
— How the bleep is Florida State not in the top 25?
— Seminoles never trailed, led 40-16 at one point.

12) Baylor 78, Kansas 69:
— 13-0 Baylor has six top 100 wins.
— Bears are #4 in country shooting 3’s, #3 at forcing turnovers.

11) Warriors 115, Lakers 113:
— Golden State was down 19 in first quarter, 17 in third quarter.
— Warriors’ subs were a combined +43 in this game.

10) Nets 125, Bucks 123:
— This looked a lot like a preview of Eastern Conference finals.
— Harden had 34 points, 12 assists in his 2nd game for Brooklyn.

9) Portland star CJ McCollum (foot) is out for at least a week; he is scoring 26.7 ppg this year.

8) Tennessee fired football coach Jeremy Pruitt Monday; AD Philip Fulmer was also told to take a hike— oh wait, he “retired” Uh-huh.

Pruitt was 16-19 overall at Tennessee, 10-16 in the SEC- Vols lost seven of their last eight games this season. There are stories that Pruitt got fired after an investigation into potential recruiting violations within the program— he really got fired for being 3-7 last year.

Everyone cheats at that level of college recruiting; if you don’t cheat, you finish last. If you cheat and you still finish last (or close to it), then you get fired.

Two ways to keep your SEC coaching job:
— Don’t go 3-7.
— Don’t get caught cheating after going 3-7.

7) Oy. New York Mets were having such a good winter, with a new owner and all, “were having” being the operative phrase there.

Turns out that recently hired GM Jared Porter sent explicit, unsolicited photos to a female reporter in 2016, when he was working for the Cubs. This isn’t a good thing.

The woman was a foreign correspondent who had moved to this country to cover baseball; she has left journalism since then, and hadn’t commented publicly until now, because Porter was a nobody until now.

She has a limited grasp of the English language, but an interesting grasp of timing; might be difficult for the guy to keep the best job he was ever going to get.

6) Porter and the Mets pulled off a 3-way trade Monday:
— Mets get lefty P Joey Lucchesi
— Padres get P Joe Musgrove
— Pirates get a boatload of prospects, one of whom is expected to be Hudson Head, an OF a lot of scouts think highly of.

5) When the president of the United States leaves office, he gets a pension of $210,700 a year for the rest of his life.

Jimmy Carter was a president who is actually a decent person; he has written 14 books since he left office, as well as helping Habitat for Humanity build homes for people who need them.

4) St John’s 74, UConn 70:
— UConn led this game 21-7 early.
— Red Storm are still only 3-6 in Big East, and UConn’s best player didn’t play, but its an important win for their program.

3) Other baseball stuff:
— Washington Nationals signed P Jon Lester for one year for undisclosed money.
— Los Angeles Angels signed C Kurt Suzuki for one year, $1.5M.

2) From the Elias Sports Bureau: New Orleans Saints are first NFL team ever to win 49+ regular-season games in four-year span without reaching the Super Bowl during that time.

1) This is the first week since December, 1982 that neither Duke/North Carolina is in the college basketball top 25.

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61NEW JERSEY -62 NY RANGERS
NY RANGERS are 43-35 ATS (4.5 Units) after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.

63CHICAGO -64 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 6-15 ATS (-12 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

63CHICAGO -64 FLORIDA
JOEL QUENNEVILLE is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances (Coach of FLORIDA)

65BUFFALO -66 PHILADELPHIA
ALAIN VIGNEAULT is 27-14 ATS (11.6 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game (Coach of PHILADELPHIA)

65BUFFALO -66 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 27-14 ATS (16.9 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game over the last 2 seasons.

67WINNIPEG -68 OTTAWA
WINNIPEG is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) off a loss against a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

71COLUMBUS -72 DETROIT
DETROIT is 11-45 ATS (-25.1 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game over the last 2 seasons.

73CAROLINA -74 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing their 3rd game in 4 days in the last 3 seasons.

75COLORADO -76 LOS ANGELES
TODD MCLELLAN is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest (Coach of LOS ANGELES)

75COLORADO -76 LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 19

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 19

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NEW JERSEY (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) at NY RANGERS (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/19/2021, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 13-8 ATS (+24.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 159-156 ATS (-83.7 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 169-169 ATS (-76.4 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 129-129 ATS (-80.4 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 151-147 ATS (-84.7 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-3 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.0 Units)

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CHICAGO (0-3-0-0, 0 pts.) at FLORIDA (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/19/2021, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA 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=+2.7 Units)

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BUFFALO (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 1/19/2021, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 5-22 ATS (+36.7 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 53-35 ATS (+99.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-8 ATS (+12.4 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-9 ATS (+7.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 458-401 ATS (-92.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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WINNIPEG (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at OTTAWA (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/19/2021, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 11-5 ATS (+5.2 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 130-121 ATS (-18.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 2-14 ATS (+20.7 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-2 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 2-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG 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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WASHINGTON (2-0-0-1, 5 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/19/2021, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 14-20 ATS (-15.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 135-88 ATS (+26.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 22-28 ATS (-18.5 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.7 Units)

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COLUMBUS (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) at DETROIT (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/19/2021, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 13-6 ATS (+19.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 468-386 ATS (-118.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 6-1 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 6-1-0 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=+0.9 Units)

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CAROLINA (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at NASHVILLE (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 1/19/2021, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 428-451 ATS (-43.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 184-175 ATS (+397.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 13-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 9-13 ATS (-14.7 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-1 (+3.2 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
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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COLORADO (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (0-0-0-2, 2 pts.) - 1/19/2021, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 12-5 ATS (+17.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 177-184 ATS (-18.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-3 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)


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Tuesday, January 19

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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Florida
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

New Jersey @ NY Rangers
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games on the road
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Rangers's last 11 games when playing New Jersey

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

Washington @ Pittsburgh
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games

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

Columbus @ Detroit
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 13 games when playing at home against Columbus
Detroit is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Columbus

Carolina @ Nashville
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

Colorado @ Los Angeles
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Colorado's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WIN at OTT 07:00 PM
O 6.0

NJ at NYR 07:00 PM
NJ +125
U 6.0

WAS at PIT 07:00 PM
WAS +115
O 6.5

CHI at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA -165
O 6.5

BUF at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI -135
O 6.0

CLB at DET 07:30 PM
O 5.5

CAR at NAS 08:00 PM
CAR -115

COL at LA 10:00 PM
U 5.5

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[SIZE=1]NHL JANUARY'S RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/19/2021 7-4-0 63.64% +1475 Detail
01/18/2021 12-5-0 70.59% +3300 Detail
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..........48-41-0.......53.93%.....+22.75

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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Some of the college basketball teams who play fastest tempo:
1) Citadel 8-3, SoCon
4) Monmouth 7-4, MAAC
6) Eastern Kentucky 12-2, OVC
7) Gonzaga 14-0, WCC
8) Georgia 8-4, SEC
9) Buffalo 5-5 MAC

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 400,103
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Don’t forget to dress warm tomorrow, it’s supposed to be minus 45.”
Tom Steyer

Wednesday’s quiz
Of the 50 states in our country, which state was the first one?

Tuesday’s quiz
Ben Simmons played his one season of college basketball at LSU.

Monday’s quiz
Drew Brees originally played for the Chargers, before going to New Orleans.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

13) Toronto Blue Jays signed OF George Springer to a 6-year, $150M contract Tuesday night; Springer played with Houston for seven years, has a .852 career OPS.

Blue Jays also signed reliever Kirby Yates to a 1-year contract.

12) Baseball America published its list of the top 100 prospects; Vladimir Guerrero Jr is younger than 55 of the 100 guys on that list, and he already has 757 plate appearances in the big leagues.

11) New York Mets acted quickly and fired GM Jared Porter, who held the job for 37 days or so; Porter lost his job when it became public that he had sent sent explicit pictures to a female reporter back in 2016, when he worked for the Cubs. Mets said they probably won’t replace Porter this year, just split up his responsibilities between the rest of the front office.

Mets’ president of baseball operations Sandy Alderson did a Zoom news conference Tuesday; he had a Sean Spicer-level of discomfort answering reporters’ questions. What had been a super winter for Met fans was, for now, derailed by this debacle.

10) They were talking on MLB Network Tuesday, saying that lot of teams are likely to use a 6-man starting rotation this season, since pitchers didn’t throw as much last year, so they won’t to jump up their workload all in one year.

Spring training starts four weeks from today, by the way.

9) We still don’t know if there will be a designated hitter in the National League this season; like I said, spring training starts in four weeks, would be nice if they figured it out soon.

Free agents Marcell Ozuna, Nelson Cruz, Mitch Moreland will bank lot more $$$ this season if the DH is in both leagues.

8) Baltimore Ravens cut backup QB Robert Griffin III this week; RGIII was the #2 overall pick in the 2012 Draft, after the Redskins paid a ransom to the Rams for that pick.

Washington went 10-6 in Griffin’s rookie year, losing 24-14 to Seattle in their first playoff game, but it was all downhill from there. After going 9-6 as a starter that year, Griffin went 7-20 as a starter the rest of his career, a career that is now likely over.

7) Northwestern Wildcats picked up a QB Tuesday; Ryan Hilinski will transfer to the Wildcats after bolting South Carolina. Hilinski started for the Gamecocks as a true freshman in 2019, throwing for 2,357 yards and 11 touchdowns, but he lost his starting job last fall and wound up as the #3 QB on the roster.

6) Tampa Bay Buccaneers are first #5-seed to reach a conference final since the 49ers seven years ago; Tennessee made the AFC title game as a #6-seed last year.

5) Tennessee Titans WR AJ Brown had surgery on both knees Tuesday; Brown caught 70 passes for 1,075 yards and 11 TD’s— he is the first Tennessee WR with back-to-back seasons of 1,000+ receiving yards since Derrick Mason did it in 2003-04.

4) Not sure what it is about Staples Center, but Steph Curry has made only 6 of his last 32 3-point attempt in Staples, whether he was playing against the Lakers/Clippers. Curry has a career 3-point percentage of 43.3%, so 6-32 is quite a slump.

3) Alabama 105, LSU 75:
— Crimson Tide made 23-43 3-pointers; they’re up to 35.9% on the arc for the season.
— Alabama has won eight games in a row; if their uniforms said “Kentucky” on the front, they’d be a top-5 team in the country.

2) Pittsburgh 79, Duke 73:
— Duke is 5-4; their best win is over the #86 team.
— Duke is a thin team that is #344 in experience; they appear headed to the bubble and a nervous Selection Sunday.

1) Villanova 76, Seton Hall 74
— Wildcats hadn’t played in 27 days; this was a good game.
— Villanova led by 9 with 7:21 left; game was decided a foul with 0:00.9 left that I’n guessing the ref wishes he hadn’t called.
— Seton Hall shot 65.6% inside the arc; both teams shot 40%+ on the arc.

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77EDMONTON -78 TORONTO
EDMONTON is 11-5 ATS (11.2 Units) in road games vs. winning teams over the last 2 seasons.

77EDMONTON -78 TORONTO
DAVE TIPPETT is 11-5 ATS (5.5 Units) in road games vs. winning teams (Coach of EDMONTON)

79SAN JOSE -80 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) off a close win by 1 goal over a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

81MINNESOTA -82 ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

83MONTREAL -84 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 31-23 ATS (13.3 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp over the last 2 seasons.

85ARIZONA -86 VEGAS
VEGAS are 25-27 ATS (-23.9 Units) against horrible power play killing teams-opp score on >19% of chances over the last 2 seasons.




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Dunkel

Wednesday, January 20






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Wednesday, January 20

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Trend Report
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Edmonton @ Toronto
Edmonton
Edmonton is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 9 games
Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Edmonton

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

Minnesota @ Anaheim
Minnesota
Minnesota is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 15 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Montreal @ Vancouver
Montreal
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games at home

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


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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 20

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EDMONTON (1-3-0-0, 2 pts.) at TORONTO (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) - 1/20/2021, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 17-7 ATS (+24.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 11-5 ATS (+18.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 44-38 ATS (-18.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-1 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON 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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SAN JOSE (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) at ST LOUIS (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 1/20/2021, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 104-92 ATS (+208.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 8-4 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 8-4-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-1.2 Units)

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MINNESOTA (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at ANAHEIM (1-1-0-1, 3 pts.) - 1/20/2021, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 470-486 ATS (-19.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 4-3 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

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MONTREAL (2-0-0-1, 5 pts.) at VANCOUVER (1-3-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/20/2021, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 24-20 ATS (+48.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 116-116 ATS (+254.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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ARIZONA (1-1-0-1, 3 pts.) at VEGAS (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) - 1/20/2021, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 6-19 ATS (+25.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 12-7 ATS (+22.1 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 3-5 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 5-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

EDM at TOR 07:00 PM
EDM +140
O 6.5

SJ at STL 09:00 PM
SJ +165
O 6.0

MIN at ANA 09:30 PM
ANA +115
U 5.5

MON at VAN 10:00 PM
MON -130
U 6.0

ARI at VEG 10:00 PM
ARI +170
O 5.5

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[SIZE=1]NHL JANUARY'S RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/20/2021 4-6-0 40.00% -775 Detail
01/19/2021 7-4-0 63.64% +1475 Detail
01/18/2021 12-5-0 70.59% +3300 Detail
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..........52-47-0.......52.52%.....+15.00

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Thursday’s 6-pack
Some of the college basketball teams who take the most 3’s:
1) Wofford 54.9% of their shots are 3’s; they make 37.1%
2) Evansville 53.7%, make 37.6%
4) Akron 51.7%, make 32.5%
5) San Francisco 50.8%, make 36.3%
7) Rice 50.0%, make 36.2%
9) St Joe’s 49.3%, make 30.2%

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 405,117
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Faith sees best in the dark.”
Sшren Kierkegaard

Thursday’s quiz
Where did Chris Paul play his college basketball?

Wednesday’s quiz
Of the 50 states in our country, Delaware was the first one.

Tuesday’s quiz
Ben Simmons played his one season of college basketball at LSU.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……

13) Georgia 63, Kentucky 62:
— Wildcats went 1-13 on arc, lost third game in a row- they’re 4-9.
— Georgia scored on an OB under play in last 0:03 for the win.
— Kentucky led by 6 with 1:50 left.

12) They take college basketball very seriously in the state that somehow elects Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell all the time. To illustrate this, I’ll flash back to 1979:

In my college days, I was student manager for the Albany Great Danes; we were a D-3 team back then. We made the NCAA Tournament in ’79, but we get sent out of the region, to Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.

Four teams at each regional site; normally, the home team plays the nightcap, but Centre played the first game, and we played Savannah State in the nightcap. Centre had a high school-like gym, seated at most 1,000 people, but it was packed for Centre’s game.

Why did Centre play the first game? Kentucky had the 8:30 game in the SEC tournament that night, so when we came upstairs for our game, there were like 20-25 people left in the stands. Everyone went home to watch the Wildcats play on TV.

11) Other random items from that weekend, 42 years ago:
— Danville was in a dry county; the drinking age was 18 back then. There were some disappointed people in our traveling party.
— We lost to Savannah State in OT;l their best player, Harold Hubbard, would up playing for the Harlem Globetrotters.
— Watching TV in the hotel Saturday afternoon, we saw Larry Bird play for the first time, in the Missouri Valley tournament. This was just before ESPN started, so lot fewer games on TV.

10) NCAA Tournament schedule was announced today; it’ll be a little different, no idea if these changes will be permanent, or if they’re just trying something new this year:

Thursday, March 18— First Four games
March 19-20— First round
March 21-22— Second round, so there will be 8 games on a Monday
March 27-28— Sweet 16 games, Saturday and a Sunday
March 29-30— Elite 8 games on a Monday/Tuesday
April 3, 5— Final Four

9) Colts’ QB Philip Rivers retired Wednesday, after a 17-year career where he went 134-106 in regular season games, 5-7 in playoff games, with 66,435 passing yards, 421 TD passes. He is a lock for the Hall of Fame, though it may/may not be in his first year of eligibility.

8) Still unclear if Drew Brees will retire; his wife posted something on Instagram Wednesday, saying how this season alone, he played with a torn rotator cuff, a torn fascia in his foot, and half his ribs broken. Tough freakin’ guy.

7) Astros signed OF/DH Michael Brantley to a 2-year, $32M deal, but not before it was rumored that Toronto had signed him- FanGraphs even had Brantley listed in Toronto’s lineup when I was looking on my phone at lunch yesterday.

6) NFL playoffs trend; last seven years, #1-seeds are 10-2 SU, 8-4 ATS in conference finals. Both #1 seeds lost at home in two years ago, when the Rams/Patriots both won.

5) Odd fact that I learned this week; Once you’re President of the United States, you’re not allowed to drive anymore, ever, for security reasons. Secret Service guys drive you around.

4) People were actually betting on how long Joe Biden’s inaugural address would last; 20-25:00 was the winning wager, at +$200.

3) When teams get fined by a league, where does that money go? NHL’s Washington Capitols were fined $100,000 this week; who benefits from that? A charity of the Caps’ choice?

2) Cavaliers 147, Nets 135, 2OT:
— Hey, Kyrie Irving showed up and played- he scored 37 points (15-28 FG)
— James Harden only took 14 shots, Kevin Durant took 25.
— Collin Sexton torched the Nets for 42 points.
— Cavaliers played only eight guys in a 58:00 game.

1) Arkansas 75, Auburn 73:
— Tigers led by 19 at one point.

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1WINNIPEG -2 OTTAWA
WINNIPEG is 24-14 ATS (8.6 Units) in road games after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

3PHILADELPHIA -4 BOSTON
BOSTON is 22-4 ATS (17.6 Units) after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

5TAMPA BAY -6 COLUMBUS
TAMPA BAY is 36-14 ATS (16.3 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game over the last 2 seasons.

7NEW JERSEY -8 NY ISLANDERS
NEW JERSEY is 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) after 2 consecutive division games over the last 2 seasons.

11MONTREAL -12 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 31-23 ATS (13.3 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp over the last 2 seasons.

13COLORADO -14 LOS ANGELES
COLORADO is 30-15 ATS (12.3 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game over the last 2 seasons.


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Thursday, January 21

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Boston
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Tampa Bay @ Columbus
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay

New Jersey @ NY Islanders
New Jersey
New Jersey is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey'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 5 games
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey

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

Montreal @ Vancouver
Montreal
Montreal is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Vancouver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

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


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NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 21

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WINNIPEG (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at OTTAWA (1-1-0-1, 3 pts.) - 1/21/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 130-122 ATS (-19.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA 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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PHILADELPHIA (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) at BOSTON (1-1-0-1, 3 pts.) - 1/21/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 280-292 ATS (-96.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 459-401 ATS (-121.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 54-35 ATS (+16.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-13 ATS (+9.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 57-62 ATS (-40.3 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) at COLUMBUS (1-2-0-1, 3 pts.) - 1/21/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 435-439 ATS (-132.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 8-1 ATS (+6.5 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 125-58 ATS (+21.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 25-7 ATS (+11.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-8 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 8-5-0 straight up against COLUMBUS 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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NEW JERSEY (2-0-0-1, 5 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 1/21/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 102-81 ATS (+208.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 43-30 ATS (+8.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-4 ATS (+14.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 14-8 ATS (+25.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 5-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 5-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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MONTREAL (2-0-0-2, 6 pts.) at VANCOUVER (2-3-0-0, 4 pts.) - 1/21/2021, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 48-43 ATS (-8.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 24-34 ATS (-25.9 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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COLORADO (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (0-1-0-2, 2 pts.) - 1/21/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 177-184 ATS (-18.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-4 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NJ at NYI 07:00 PM
NJ +135
U 5.0

WIN at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +100
O 6.0

TB at CLB 07:00 PM
TB -165
U 5.5

PHI at BOS 07:00 PM
PHI +135
U 5.5

MON at VAN 09:30 PM
VAN +115
U 6.5

COL at LA 10:00 PM
COL -250
U 5.5