Announcement

**Udog** · 01-15-2021, 08:29 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Odds to win the Eastern Conference in the NBA:
3-2— Brooklyn
3-1— Milwaukee
15-2— Boston, Miami, Philadelphia
20-1— Toronto
30-1— Indiana
80-1— Atlanta

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 385,503
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

**********

Armadillo: Weekend List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here……

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

**Udog** · 01-15-2021, 08:31 AM

1PITTSBURGH -2 PHILADELPHIA
PITTSBURGH is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in road games after a division game in the last 3 seasons.

5WASHINGTON -6 BUFFALO
BUFFALO is 309-295 ATS (-15.5 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.

7CHICAGO -8 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 434-439 ATS (-104.1 Units) vs. losing teams since 1996.

9TORONTO -10 OTTAWA
OTTAWA is 129-120 ATS (-3 Units) at home when the total is >=6 since 1996.

11ST LOUIS -12 COLORADO
COLORADO is 202-177 ATS (34.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

**Udog** · 01-15-2021, 08:34 AM

NHL

Friday, January 15

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trend Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Washington @ Buffalo
Washington
Washington is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing Washington

Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Chicago @ Tampa Bay
Chicago
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Chicago
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

Toronto @ Ottawa
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 12 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Ottawa is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Toronto

St. Louis @ Colorado
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road
St. Louis is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Colorado's last 11 games

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**Udog** · 01-15-2021, 08:56 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, January 15

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/15/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 21-27 ATS (-18.4 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 52-34 ATS (+7.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-7 ATS (+12.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-13 ATS (+9.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 279-291 ATS (-94.7 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 457-400 ATS (-92.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-3 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at BUFFALO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 1/15/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 13-19 ATS (-15.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 49-72 ATS (-49.3 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-2 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 1/15/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 124-58 ATS (+200.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 24-7 ATS (+8.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 434-439 ATS (-97.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO 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=-0.3 Units)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TORONTO (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at OTTAWA (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 1/15/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 129-120 ATS (-18.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-4 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at COLORADO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 1/15/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 202-177 ATS (+24.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 59-67 ATS (+163.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-3 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 7-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**Udog** · 01-15-2021, 10:55 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 15

Announcement

Friday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 1/15

Friday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 1/15

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment