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**Udog** · 02-16-2021, 09:32 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-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

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Armadillo: 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.

**Udog** · 02-16-2021, 09:33 AM

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.

**Udog** · 02-16-2021, 09:35 AM

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Tuesday, February 16

**Udog** · 02-16-2021, 09:37 AM

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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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**Udog** · 02-16-2021, 09:39 AM

NHL

Tuesday, February 16

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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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