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

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

OTT at WIN 03:00 PM
WIN -235
O 6.0

VEG at SJ 04:00 PM
SJ +165
O 6.0

BOS at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI +110
U 5.0

MON at TOR 07:00 PM
MON +120
O 6.5

TB at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA +115
O 5.5

CLB at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI -110
U 5.5

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -165
O 5.5

STL at ARI 08:00 PM
STL -115
U 5.5

CAR at DAL 08:00 PM
DAL +100
U 5.5

CAL at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +110
O 6.0



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................28 - 46..........- 86.00


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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

OTT at WIN 03:00 PM
WIN -235..........2 - 1
O 6.0............LOSER

VEG at SJ 04:00 PM
SJ +165........3 -1.......LOSER
O 6.0.........LOSER

BOS at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI +110........4 - 2.........WINNER
U 5.0

MON at TOR 07:00 PM
MON +120.........2 - 1.....WINNER
O 6.5........LOSER

TB at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA +115........6 - 1
O 5.5.........WINNER

CLB at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI -110.........2 - 3
U 5.5.........WINNER

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -165.......4 - 2
O 5.5..........WINNER

STL at ARI 08:00 PM
STL -115..........5 - 4
U 5.5................LOSER

CAR at DAL 08:00 PM
DAL +100.........4 - 3.....LOSER
U 5.5.........LOSER

CAL at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +110............WINNER
O 6.0...........LOSER



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................34 - 54..........- 98.00


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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

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Sunday’s 6-pack
Six teams that score the most in college basketball:
92.7— Gonzaga
88.1— Bryant
87.4— Iowa
87.0— Baylor
86.5— Colgate
85.6— Southern Utah

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 480,510
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“After my freshman year, I just felt like I didn’t produce enough or show enough to show them I could play at the next level. With me, it’s all about getting better, no matter how long it takes, no matter how long you stay in college. That never really bothered me. I always heard, ‘You should go to the draft.’ But it was always my decision. I just wanted to get better and better every year.”
Alabama’s John Petty, a rare 5-star recruit who played four years in college

Sunday’s quiz
Where did James Harden play his college basketball?

Saturday’s quiz
Illinois is known as “The Land of Lincoln”

Friday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in the Southern League, he wore number 45.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) A word of caution:

Friday afternoon, I got a text from my credit card company; someone tried to charge $458 on my credit card, and they were checking to see if it was me, which it wasn’t, so they shut down my credit card and will send me another one. No harm done, but no bueno.

Be careful with your personal information; lot of scam artists out there.

12) The Urban Meyer era in Jacksonville is off to a rocky start; the strength coach they hired a few days ago quit already, after complaints about how he left his job at Iowa, with former players at Iowa accusing him of racist behavior. Not the best way for this era of Jaguar football to start.

11) Baseball stuff:
— Seattle gave lefty P James Paxton $8.5M for one year.
— Royals signed IF Asdrubel Cabrera to a 1-year deal.
— Bronx signed OF Jay Bruce to a minor league deal

10) Florida State 92, Wake Forest 85 OT:
— Seminoles won their 11th straight overtime game.
— Florida State tied game with 0:00.5 left on a transition layup.
— Wake was 13-27 on the arc, Seminoles 12-25.
— This was FSU’s first game in 14 days; guys on TV who watched this game said the Seminoles looked exhausted near the end of regulation. They have a few weeks to get their legs.

9) Creighton 86, Villanova 70:
— When Bluejays make 12-26 on the arc, they can beat anyone.
— The thing is, no goes 12-26 all that often; can they make a run to the Final 4?
— Creighton starts three seniors, two juniors; they’re experience team #39.

8) Arkansas 86, Missouri 81 OT— They were telling Eric Musselman stories on this telecast; the son of former NBA coach Bill Musselman, Eric was a coach/GM in the Continental League when he was in his mid-20’s, highly unusual.

The first day he was GM of the Rapid City Thrillers, Musselman made four trades, which sounds like a guy I’d like to have in our fantasy baseball league.

Musselman’s Razorbacks are 16-5, 8-4 in the SEC; they’ve won six of last seven games.

7) Upsets of the Day:
— California (+10) 71, Colorado 62
— Vanderbilt (+7.5) 72, Mississippi State 51
— Valparaiso (+7) 70, Northern Iowa 57
— North Dakota (+6.5) 85, South Dakota 76
— Arkansas State (+6) 67, Little Rock 65
— Illinois State (+5.5) 80, Southern Illinois 55
— Oral Roberts (+4) 103, South Dakota State 86

6) Oklahoma 91, West Virginia 90, 2OT:
— Sooners have won six of their last severn games.
— Lon Kruger is a really underrated coach; he’s led five different schools to the NCAA Tournament, getting two of them to a Final Four.
— He also coached the Atlanta Hawks for a couple years.
— 671 college wins is a lot of wins.

5) Cal-Santa Barbara 81, Hawai’i 74:
— Gauchos win despite blowing a 12-point halftime lead.
— Santa Barbara has a slim lead atop the Big West; two of their last three wins were in OT.

4) Northeastern 76, Towson 67:
— Tyson Walker made 7-12 3-pointers, scored 36 points.
— Walker is a sophomore; Huskies’ coaches better make sure he doesn’t get poached by Duke, or some other big money program.

3) Pundits on the Big 14 Network rattle on and on about how great their league is, but fact of the matter is this: Last time a Big 14 team won the basketball national title was when Michigan State won it all, in 2000. A 21-year drought seems lengthy for such a great league.

2) Candidates for the NFL’s Name Hall of Fame:
— Eagles used to have a kicker named Happy Feller— he kicked in college at Texas.
— Browns used to have a receiver named Fair Hooker— insert your own joke here.

1) Lot of times when I’m writing this site late at night, I put old episodes of The West Wing on my laptop and listen while I write. The other night, I finished up, turned the laptop off and started watching an old episode of Columbo on TV.

1973, back when I was a kid, Columbo was a popular show; Peter Falk is a quirky cop who always gets his man, but there was a familiar face in this episode, a much, much younger Martin Sheen, who I had just watched play President Bartlett on my laptop while I was writing.

What a great career he’s had; that was 48 years ago, and he still does commercials on TV.

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SIZE=1]1WASHINGTON -2 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games after 2 consecutive division games over the last 2 seasons.

3COLORADO -4 VEGAS
VEGAS are 1-6 ATS (-12.1 Units) in home games against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp over the last 2 seasons.




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Sunday, February 14

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WASHINGTON (6-3-0-3, 15 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (6-5-0-1, 13 pts.) - 2/14/2021, 3:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 18-25 ATS (-17.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 142-120 ATS (+280.0 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-3 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.8 Units)

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COLORADO (7-3-0-1, 15 pts.) at VEGAS (8-2-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/14/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 18-8 ATS (+26.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 205-178 ATS (+26.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-2 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-2-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)

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Trend Report
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Washington @ Pittsburgh
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's 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 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

Colorado @ Vegas
Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vegas
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing Colorado


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Dunkel

Sunday, February 14

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at PIT 03:00 PM
WAS +100
O 6.5

COL at VEG 07:00 PM
VEG +100
U 6.0



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................34 - 54..........- 98.00


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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at PIT 03:00 PM
WAS +100........3 - 6.........LOSER
O 6.5..........WINNER

COL at VEG 07:00 PM
VEG +100.........WINNER
U 6.0...........WINNER



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................37 - 55..........- 88.50


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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

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Monday’s 6-pack
Six of the college teams that play the best FG% defense:
42.1%— opponents’ eFG%- Houston
43.1— Michigan
43.6— USC
44.1— Memphis
45.1— Alabama
45.5— Texas

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 485,235
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Feels like I’m super washed up, but still had a blast. That was the most fun I’ve had in a while. Win or lose we booze on the Zappers.’”
Johnny Manziel, who is playing in an Arena Football-type league, Fan Controlled Football

Monday’s quiz
Which American President was in office for only 32 days, before he died?

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

Saturday’s quiz
Illinois is known as “The Land of Lincoln”

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Monday’s Den: Going thru college basketball conferences

Selection Sunday is less than four weeks away; no one even knows yet how Championship Week is going to play out; will every conference have a tournament this year, or just a lot of makeup games, so the better teams can jack up their power ratings?

Here is what I think/know about how teams look heading into the season’s stretch run:

AAC— Houston is 17-2, the AAC’s only sure bet to be in the field of 68; Cougars beat Texas Tech on a neutral floor in November, will be a popular sleeper pick in people’s brackets.

Cincinnati is 4-0 since their 25-day COVID pause; the four wins were by a total of nine points. Memphis, SMU still have a shot to play their way into at-large bids.

ACC— When ESPN’s announcers openly talk about the ACC being down this year, you KNOW the league is down. kenpom.com has ACC as the #4 league, tied for its lowest ranking since 2013. Right now, Virginia/Florida State look like the only sure things for the NCAA’s.

ACC will wind up with 2-3 other teams in the field, but it’ll be dependent on who wins lot of games from now on. Louisville is on a pause; Virginia Tech and UNC should get in if the wheels don’t fall off for them. Duke is 8-8, 6-6 in league; they’re a bubble team.

A-14— Some teams in this league have been hit hard by the pandemic; Davidson hasn’t played in three weeks, Saint Louis went 34 days between games, Fordham didn’t play a game until December 30, then fired its coach.

Their conference tournament will be one of the better ones; the winner might be the only A-14 team in the field of 68.

Big East— Villanova/Creighton are in, Seton Hall is mostly in. Rest of the league better get hot, or they’ll be in the NIT. KenPom has the Big East at #5, as low as they’ve been since 2002.

UConn lost lost four of its last six games; Xavier just had a 2-week pause. Under Patrick Ewing., Georgetown is 23-42 in regular season conference games; how does he get to fix things?

Big 14— One of the most interesting parts of Selection Sunday will be how many teams from this league get in the field of 68. Pundits on the Big 14 Network would have you believe that every team in the league is tournament-worthy, but we know thats not true. Why should a team that finishes 9th or 10th in a 14-team league get to play for a national title?

Michigan came off a 23-day layoff Sunday and had a terrific comeback win at Wisconsin; Ohio State has won 9 of its last 10 games, Illinois has won five in a row (with two OT wins). One of the things I’ll be looking at is if Iowa gets in the same bracket as a real athletic underdog, a team like VCU or Loyola or Oregon.

Big X— Baylor hasn’t played in three weeks; my thing is that teams will need 3-4 games before the tournament to get their sea legs back. Oklahoma won its last won 7 of its last 8 games, and has a coach who has taken two other schools to a Final Four. They’re going to get six teams in the tournament unless Oklahoma State gets hot and makes it seven.

Texas was 11-2 before their 10-day COVID pause; they’re 3-2 since, but won their last couple games- they’re a team to watch between now and Selection Sunday.

Big West— I enjoy watching Big West games on my laptop late at night; its a good league, not a great league, but highly competitive. Adding Cal-Bakersfield made their conference tournament a hell of a lot harder- they’re a tough defensive team that doesn’t score points early, a lot like Cal-Irvine, another one of the league’s frontrunners.

Cal-Santa Barbara hasn’t lost yet in 2021 (10-0); this is the best team Cal-Riverside has ever had, and with a first-year head coach. Bottom part of the league has been on pause a lot; the semi-final doubleheader at the Big West tournament will be must-see TV.

Conference USA— North Texas/Western Kentucky seem like the two best teams; Mean Green hasn’t made the tournament since 2010, WKU hasn’t made it since 2013. UAB, Louisiana Tech also have a legit shot to win the tournament; this is a one-bid league.

Last three NCAA tournaments, C-USA had three different teams repping it, and none of those three were North Texas/Western Kentucky. Hilltoppers have an NBA big man in Bassey and three senior starters; this is Rick Stansbury’s time to shine.

Mountain West— Utah State, Boise State, San Diego State figure to battle it out in Las Vegas; Aztecs can get an at-large bid even if they lose in Vegas- they beat UCLA, Arizona State back before Christmas. San Diego State plays Boise State twice in a couple weeks; Aztecs got swept by Utah State. All three of those teams shouldo be in the Mountain West Final Four.

Bottom half of this league is really bad; the bottom three teams are a combined 6-35. Aztecs will sweat some on Selection Sunday if they lose in the MW tournament, but they’re likely the only team in the league that rates an at-large bid.

Pac-12— Contrary to what Bill Walton talks about on ESPN every week, league is a little down- Arizona’s being ineligible because of recruiting violations is a big part of that. I’m thinking four teams from Pac-12 get in. Right now, USC is clearly the best team, but Andy Enfield won more NCAA tourney game at Florida Gulf Coast (2) than he has with the Trojans (1).

UCLA lost three of its last five games; Mick Cronin hasn’t had a great record in March. Oregon usually gets stronger as time goes on; they’re likely to make some noise next month. Colorado has a veteran team, but they play one good game, then have a stinker- their last three losses are to Washington, Utah, Cal, all bad losses.

SEC— The most 2020 thing in college hoop is that Kentucky is 6-13, 6-7 in conference; curious to see if John Calipari is in the CBS studio during the first round of the tournament. With the league’s perennial frontrunner out of the picture, that leaves Alabama as the best team- they’re fun to watch, play a very fast pace, but they don’t have a great basketball pedigree (one win in NCAA’s, since 2007).

SEC figures to get five other teams in the field of 68; Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Missouri, Tennessee. Would expect all six teams to win their first round game; not sure any of them, other than Alabama, will get to the Sweet 16.

Southern— Much like the Big West, I’m looking forward to the semi-finals of this tournament; this is a one-bid league, so when East Tennessee, Furman, NC-Greensboro and Wofford likely face off in the semi-finals, it’ll be very entertaining.

WCC— Gonzaga is in this league; they’re this generation’s version of Jerry Tarkanian’s great UNLV teams from 30-40 years ago. Big fish, small pond, strong national footprint. Gonzaga is going to be favored to win a national title; that springs added pressure.

BYU is only other WCC team that has a shot at an at-large bid; they have wins over San Diego State, Utah. BYU probably needs to get to 20 wins for that to happen; they’re a mature team in terms of the players’ ages, which has to help in a weird season like this one.

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5ST LOUIS -6 ARIZONA
ST LOUIS are 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in road games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

7NY ISLANDERS -8 BUFFALO
NY ISLANDERS are 0-5 ATS (-6.5 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

11OTTAWA -12 TORONTO
OTTAWA is 5-1 ATS (3.9 Units) after scoring 2 goals or less in 5 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

13CHICAGO -14 DETROIT
CHICAGO is 10-4 ATS (5.6 Units) in road games after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

15NASHVILLE -16 DALLAS
NASHVILLE is 1-8 ATS (-11.4 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

17WINNIPEG -18 EDMONTON
WINNIPEG is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) off a close home loss by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.

19CALGARY -20 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) off a home win against a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

21ANAHEIM -22 SAN JOSE
ANAHEIM is 1-8 ATS (-8.9 Units) against poor starting goalies - saving <= 89.5% of shots against over the last 2 seasons.

87COLUMBUS -88 CAROLINA
COLUMBUS are 40-83 ATS (-51.3 Units) off a close loss by 1 goal to a division rival since 1996.

89FLORIDA -90 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 60-26 ATS (19.7 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game over the last 2 seasons.


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Monday, February 15

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Trend Report
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St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing St. Louis
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

NY Islanders @ Buffalo
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

Columbus @ Carolina
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus

Florida @ Tampa Bay
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Ottawa @ Toronto
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa

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

Nashville @ Dallas
Nashville
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville
Dallas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Nashville

Winnipeg @ Edmonton
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Calgary @ Vancouver
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games on the road
Vancouver
Vancouver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Anaheim @ San Jose
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Anaheim's last 14 games
San Jose
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim


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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, February 15

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ST LOUIS (9-4-0-2, 20 pts.) at ARIZONA (6-6-0-2, 14 pts.) - 2/15/2021, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 5-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 209-202 ATS (+427.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
ARIZONA is 11-25 ATS (+37.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 7-5 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 7-5-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (6-4-0-3, 15 pts.) at BUFFALO (4-4-0-2, 10 pts.) - 2/15/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 1-6 ATS (-6.4 Units) in road games after a division game this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 30-18 ATS (+49.1 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 4-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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OTTAWA (3-12-0-1, 7 pts.) at TORONTO (11-3-0-1, 23 pts.) - 2/15/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 2-13 ATS (+23.0 Units) after a division game this season.
TORONTO is 432-437 ATS (-49.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-5 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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CHICAGO (7-5-0-4, 18 pts.) at DETROIT (4-10-0-2, 10 pts.) - 2/15/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 390-391 ATS (-146.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
DETROIT is 21-66 ATS (+93.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 330-320 ATS (-300.4 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 7-31 ATS (+62.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 14-48 ATS (+103.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 109-130 ATS (-118.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
DETROIT is 470-389 ATS (-130.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-1 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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NASHVILLE (6-9-0-0, 12 pts.) at DALLAS (5-3-0-4, 14 pts.) - 2/15/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 42-46 ATS (-25.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 19-21 ATS (-18.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 10-14 ATS (-15.2 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
DALLAS is 10-7 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 10-7-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.5 Units)

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WINNIPEG (8-5-0-1, 17 pts.) at EDMONTON (9-7-0-0, 18 pts.) - 2/15/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 12-6 ATS (+5.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 59-95 ATS (-61.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
EDMONTON is 18-31 ATS (-14.8 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 5-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.8 Units)

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CALGARY (7-6-0-1, 15 pts.) at VANCOUVER (7-11-0-0, 14 pts.) - 2/15/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 129-125 ATS (+284.7 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
CALGARY is 117-120 ATS (+264.7 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 7-5-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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ANAHEIM (6-6-0-3, 15 pts.) at SAN JOSE (5-7-0-1, 11 pts.) - 2/15/2021, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 179-147 ATS (-70.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 197-169 ATS (-91.6 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 240-168 ATS (-28.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 5-4-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.9 Units)

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COLUMBUS (7-5-0-4, 18 pts.) at CAROLINA (9-3-0-0, 18 pts.) - 2/15/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 49-25 ATS (+14.9 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 53-63 ATS (-39.0 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 222-188 ATS (-40.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 6-3 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 6-3-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)

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FLORIDA (8-2-0-2, 18 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (10-2-0-1, 21 pts.) - 2/15/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 133-61 ATS (+70.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 33-10 ATS (+10.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 132-140 ATS (+308.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
FLORIDA is 24-12 ATS (+10.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 3-9 ATS (-13.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 10-15 ATS (-12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 8-2 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 8-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.6 Units)

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

STL at ARI 04:00 PM
STL -115
U 5.5

OTT at TOR 07:00 PM
OTT +255
U 6.5

FLA at TB 07:00 PM
TB -170
O 6.0

CLB at CAR 07:00 PM
CLB +155
U 5.5

NYI at BUF 07:00 PM
NYI -130
U 5.5

CHI at DET 07:30 PM
CHI -125
O 5.5

NAS at DAL 08:30 PM
NAS +145
U 5.5

WIN at EDM 09:00 PM
WIN +120
O 6.5

CAL at VAN 10:00 PM
CAL -115
O 6.0

ANA at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ -105
O 5.5



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................37 - 55..........- 88.50


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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

STL at ARI 04:00 PM
STL -115........0 - 1
U 5.5 .........WINNER

OTT at TOR 07:00 PM
OTT +255..........6 - 5.......WINNER
U 6.5.........LOSER

FLA at TB 07:00 PM
TB -170........6 - 4
O 6.0..........WINNER

CLB at CAR 07:00 PM
CLB +155..........3 - 7....LOSER
U 5.5

NYI at BUF 07:00 PM
NYI -130.....3 - 1
U 5.5...........WINNER

CHI at DET 07:30 PM
CHI -125....3 - 2
O 5.5...........LOSER

NAS at DAL 08:30 PM
NAS +145..........PPD
U 5.5

WIN at EDM 09:00 PM
WIN +120........6 - 5....WINNER
O 6.5..........WINNER

CAL at VAN 10:00 PM
CAL -115..........4 - 3
O 6.0...........WINNER

ANA at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ -105.........2 - 3
O 5.5..........LOSER



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................44 - 59..........- 66.75


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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

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Tuesday’s 6-pack
NBA teams who score the most points/game:
120.9— Brooklyn Nets
120.7— Milwaukee Bucks
115.8— Los Angeles Clippers
115.5— Denver, Portland
115.0— Utah Jazz
114.7— Chicago Bulls

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 486,532
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“This is one of the top 20 coaching jobs in all of college football. When this opportunity came, I was ready. I really believe they’re getting the best Gus Malzahn of any time in my career, for the fact that I had eight weeks to reflect, refresh, evaluate, and to be better the next time you do it.”
Gus Malzahn

Tuesday’s quiz
Who is the wealthiest owner in the NBA?

Monday’s quiz
Williams Henry Harrison was president was in office for only 32 days, before he died.

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

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) Florida State 81, Virginia 60:
— Seminoles were up 20 at the half; they played nine guys 14:00+
— Florida State made 13-24 on the arc.
— Very curious where they’ll be seeded next month.

12) North Carolina’s basketball team actually advertised on Twitter this week for a home game and they got one, Wednesday against Northeastern.

We’re going to see more of that over the next 2-3 weeks, teams adding games to the schedule on the fly, to juice up their resume some, and also keep their players sharp.

11) Was listening to Hubie Brown analyze a game on ESPN the other night; guy is one of the best analysts ever, and he is still sharp, even at age 87. Had the pleasure of meeting coach Brown way back in 1984, when he was coaching the Knicks. Good guy, very smart.

10) Duke’s freshman Jalen Johnson “opted out” of the rest of the season, a nice way of saying he quit and will enter the NBA Draft. This news created mixed reactions on social media.

“Start what you finish” is probably an antiquated concept, but today is February 16. Duke isn’t going to make the NCAA’s, and even off they did, they wouldn’t last long. Would practicing and working out for an extra month be such a bad thing for him?

He could get hurt, that is true, but “opting out” has to hurt his perception with at least some of the NBA teams who might draft him. He is going to have to work out anyway in preparation for the NBA Combine, and he could get hurt there too. I’m thinking the kid got bad advice.

9) One of the great strategic debates that doesn’t have a right answer is whether a team should foul intentionally, when they’re up 3 points in the last 0:15.

If you foul on purpose, the opponent can’t hit a game-tying 3, but they could rebound a missed foul shot, and that has happened. If you play it out and the opponent makes a 3, the game is still tied and you play overtime.

I watch a lot of games on TV and there is a very mixed opinion on what the right strategy is.

8) Central Florida hired former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn as its next football coach, to the tune of $2.3M a year. Not bad for a guy who, as recently as 2005, was a HS coach in Arkansas.

Malzahn was 9-3 in one year as Arkansas State’s coach, then went 68-35 at Auburn, 39-27 in SEC games. He had the misfortune of being at Auburn while Nick Saban was at Alabama.

7) Boston College fired basketball coach Jim Christian, who went 26-94 in ACC games; moving from the Big East to the ACC has been a debacle for BC’s athletic department.

Christian went 101-37 in eight years as a MAC coach at Ohio/Kent State, but he also went 18-44 in Big X games at TCU. BC is a tough job.

6) Hovering over every open coaching job is former Michigan coach John Beilein, whose brief stint in the NBA was a disaster. He went 63-15 his last two years at Michigan; I’m guessing a lot of AD’s would fire their coach, if they knew they could get Beilein to replace him.

5) Clippers 125, Heat 118: Since Patrick Beverley has been a Clipper:
— Clippers are 101-47 when Beverley played
— Clippers are 17-18 when Beverley didn’t play
— Beverley was one of four Clipper starters who sat this game out.

4) Baseball stuff:
— Mets signed OF Kevin Pillar
— Twins signed P Matt Shoemaker
— Braves signed 2B Jason Kipnis

3) I watch a lot of movies late at night; you know its an old(er) movie if someone uses a payphone, or doesn’t have a cellphone. We used to always to carry a quarter in our pocket in case you needed to make a quick phone call.

2) Why is Jeremy Lin in the G League? There are 30 NBA teams, 15 guys on a team; Jeremy Lin isn’t one of the best 450 basketball players in the world? That is nonsensical.

He scored 11.6 ppg in nine NBA seasons, dishing out 4.3 assists/game. This season in his four G League games, he is scoring 17.8 ppg, dishing out 7.3 ppg. He should be on an NBA roster.

1) Young lady named Jessica Pegula is a tennis pro playing in the Australian Open this week; her parents own the Buffalo Bills/Sabres, so she is a rich kid but she has worked very hard at playing tennis and is now at an elite level. Good for her.

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23NY ISLANDERS -24 BUFFALO
NY ISLANDERS are 18-6 ATS (11.4 Units) when playing on back-to-back days in the last 3 seasons.

29WASHINGTON -30 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after 2 consecutive division games over the last 2 seasons.

33NASHVILLE -34 DALLAS
NASHVILLE is 1-8 ATS (-11.4 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

35MINNESOTA -36 LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES are 32-28 ATS (1.2 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the last 3 seasons.

37COLORADO -38 VEGAS
VEGAS are 2-6 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp over the last 2 seasons.

79NEW JERSEY -80 NY RANGERS
NEW JERSEY is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.


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Tuesday, February 16




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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 16

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NY ISLANDERS (7-4-0-3, 17 pts.) at BUFFALO (4-5-0-2, 10 pts.) - 2/16/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 18-6 ATS (+11.6 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 31-18 ATS (+50.0 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 49-74 ATS (-51.9 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 5-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 5-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)

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WASHINGTON (6-4-0-3, 15 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (7-5-0-1, 15 pts.) - 2/16/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 18-26 ATS (-18.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 142-121 ATS (+281.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-3 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.8 Units)

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NASHVILLE (6-9-0-0, 12 pts.) at DALLAS (5-3-0-4, 14 pts.) - 2/16/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 42-46 ATS (-25.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 53-95 ATS (+156.5 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 19-21 ATS (-18.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 10-14 ATS (-15.2 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
DALLAS is 10-7 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 10-7-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.5 Units)

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MINNESOTA (6-5-0-0, 12 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (4-6-0-3, 11 pts.) - 2/16/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 179-186 ATS (-18.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 117-121 ATS (-47.6 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 134-143 ATS (-73.9 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-3 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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COLORADO (7-4-0-1, 15 pts.) at VEGAS (10-2-0-1, 21 pts.) - 2/16/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 205-179 ATS (+25.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-3 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-3-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (4-3-0-2, 10 pts.) at NY RANGERS (4-6-0-3, 11 pts.) - 2/16/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 108-81 ATS (+22.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 16-12 ATS (+32.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 39-47 ATS (-30.5 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 161-161 ATS (-75.7 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 11-25 ATS (+42.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-4-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.0 Units)

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

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

New Jersey @ NY Rangers
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home

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

Minnesota @ Los Angeles
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games

Colorado @ Vegas
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Vegas
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Vegas
Vegas
Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at PIT 07:00 PM
PIT -135
U 6.5

NYI at BUF 07:00 PM
NYI -130
U 5.5

NJ at NYR 07:00 PM
NJ +115
U 5.5

MIN at LA 10:00 PM
MIN -130
O 5.5

COL at VEG 10:00 PM
COL -110
O 5.5



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................44 - 59..........- 66.75


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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at PIT 07:00 PM
PIT -135...........3 - 1
U 6.5............WINNER

NYI at BUF 07:00 PM
NYI -130..........3 - 0
U 5.5...........WINNER

NJ at NYR 07:00 PM
NJ +115..........5 - 2....WINNER
U 5.5.........LOSER

MIN at LA 10:00 PM
MIN -130...........0 - 4
O 5.5.............LOSER

COL at VEG 10:00 PM
COL -110....3 - 2
O 5.5............LOSER



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................47 - 62..........- 66.00


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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

NBA players who play the most minutes/game:
37.7— James Harden, Bkn
36.7— Julius Randle, NY
36.3— Fred Van Vleet, Tor
36.3— Jerami Grant, Det
36.1— Domantas Sabonis, Ind
35.9— Malcolm Brogdon, Ind

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 487,495
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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

13) Nets 128, Suns 124:
— Brooklyn was down 24 at one point, trailed 75-54 at the half.
— Durant, Irving didn’t play; Harden scored 38 points.
— Loss snaps the Suns’ 6-game winning streak.

12) There has been lot of debate on social media about ballplayers quitting on their college teams, to get ready for the NBA Draft. Here is a quick summation of my thoughts on this:

— I firmly believe kids should be able to go straight to the NBA, from high school.
— The rule is the NBA’s, has little to do with the NCAA.
— Once you start a season with a team, you should finish the season with that team.

— The transfer epidemic is damaging college basketball; loyalty is obsolete.
— I’m not sure how Jalen Johnson quitting Duke now helps him; the season only has 3-4 weeks left. What will he do now, in those 3-4 weeks, that will be more productive than practicing and playing for Duke? (I’m not a Duke fan, not at all, but still…..)

— He could get hurt playing for Duke, he could get hurt working out or playing pickup.

Everyone wants to get rich quick; it ain’t that easy.

11) Trevor Lawrence had surgery on his left (non-throwing) shoulder, will be on the shelf for 4-6 weeks, which doesn’t really matter, seeing how training camp starts in July. Jacksonville is going to take him, then sell a lot of tickets, then we’ll see who Urban Meyer hires to coach the offense.

10) I rarely look at NFL Mock Drafts anymore; they’re busywork, once you get past the first one, plus I’m a Rams fan- they haven’t had a first round pick since 2016 and don’t have another one until 2024.

Every writer should only be allowed to do one mock draft, not just constantly change them to attract more clicks.

9) Miami Dolphins gave kicker Jason Sanders a 5-year contract extension, apparently for $22M, with $10M of that guaranteed.

8) St John’s 93, Xavier 84:
— Red Storm won seven of its last eight games.
— St John’s coach Anderson wins his 400th career game.

7) Arkansas 75, Florida 64:
— Razorbacks won four in row, seven of last eight games.
— Eric Musselman has coached two NBA teams (Warriors/Kings)

6) I enjoy watching Florida State play; Leonard Hamilton plays a lot of guys (they’re #24 in bench minutes) and he doesn’t have lot of hotshot recruits, so they pass the ball willingly and root for each other and look like they’re having fun playing. That isn’t always the case.

5) Purdue 75, Michigan State 65— Spartans lost their last four road games, six of last eight games overall; they’re #329 in country at forcing turnovers. Unusual season for them.

4) Rhode Island 91, Dayton 89, 2OT:
— Dayton led 58-40 with 9:44 left in the game.
— Teams combined to take 75 foul shots.
— Flyers lost despite shooting 61% inside the arc.
— Win snaps URI’s 4-game losing streak.

3) Toronto 124, Milwaukee 113:
— Bucks lost their 4th straight game, have slipped to 16-12, #3-seed in East.
— Toronto won six of its last nine games, has improved to 13-15, #7-seed.

2) A US District Court judge ruled that Citibank won’t be allowed to recover $500M or so it accidentally wired. Citibank filed a lawsuit in August seeking the return of its money, but so far, no luck.

How would you like to be the person responsible for that screw-up? They were supposed to send Revlon $8M, but sent them around $500M instead. Whoops.

Apparently, the law usually punishes people who spend money accidentally deposited in their accounts, but not so in this case, thanks to the judge’s ruling.

1) Spring training starts today, which seems odd, given all the ice in my driveway, but pitchers and catchers report today. Exhibition games start in 10 days; they’re oddly entertaining. Our fantasy draft has started, always a good thing, a sign that warmer weather is on the way.