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**Udog** · 02-21-2021, 08:38 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Six of Arizona Diamondbacks’ top prospects:
1) Corbin Carroll, OF
2) Daulton Varsho, C/OF
3) Geraldo Perdomo, SS
6) Slade Cecconi, P
9) Pavin Smith, 1B/OF
10) Corbin Martin, P

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 497,532
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Something to consider when filling out your brackets next month:

There have been only six national champions who didn’t win either:
a) the regular season title in their league, or
b) the conference tournament in their league. One or the other.

Last two teams to do it: UConn in 2014, Duke 2015.

12) North Carolina 99, Louisville 54:
— Louisville has had two COVID pauses; they lost by 37-45 points in their return games.
— Apparently Louisville requested this game be moved to Sunday, so they could have a couple more players eligible to play. North Carolina declined; will there be hard feelings?

11) West Virginia 84, Texas 82:
— Texas led 62-43 with 18:18 left in the game.
— Two Longhorn players had to be separated from each other during a timeout with 15:52 left to play. West Virginia outscored Texas 34-18 the rest of the game.
— Texas is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— West Virginia was 26-37 on the foul line, Longhorns 4-10.

10) Arizona 81, USC 72:
— Loss snaps Trojans’ 7-game win streak.
— Arizona has five starters, from five different countries.

9) South Alabama 56, Appalachian State 54:
— Jaguars have won 8 in a row, the last seven by 6 or fewer points.
— South Alabama played 6 guys in this game; that almost never happens.
— Kayo Goncalves was 6-16 from floor; all 3-pointers. No foul shots.

8) Michigan State 78, Indiana 71:
— Spartans are 11-9 overall, 5-9 in the Big 14.
— Michigan State hasn’t missed the NCAA’s since 1997.

7) Upsets of the Day (it was an upsetting day):
— George Mason (+11.5) 79, VCU 76 OT
— DePaul (+11.5) 88, St John’s 83
— Cal-Fullerton (+9.5) 67, Cal-Irvine 64
— Eastern Illinois (+8.5) 76, Austin Peay 69
— Cal-San Diego (+7.5) 83, Cal-Riverside 82
— Marist (+7.5) 51, Saint Peter’s 50
— Arizona (+7.5) 81, USC 72
— Kentucky (+7.5) 70, Tennessee 55

6) Washington State 85, Stanford 76, 3OT:
— Stanford didn’t score in the third OT.
— Wazzu trailed by 8 in 2nd half; they were 13-40 on the arc, 14-35 inside arc.
— Costly loss for Stanford, which is squarely on the bubble.

5) Syracuse 75, Notre Dame 67:
— Notre Dame was up 59-39 with 16:49 left in the game.
— Buddy Boeheim (yes, his son) scored 29 points.

4) Hornets 102, Warriors 100— Draymond Green got two technicals with 0:09 left, and Golden State up two; this is not ideal. Charlotte made the two foul shots, tied the game, then won it on a jumper from the corner as time expired.

Golden State isn’t a great team anymore; they’re 16-15, a marginal playoff team. Giving away games like this one is damaging.

3) LSU 104, Auburn 80— Auburn is #346 in experience, #34 in tempo. They’re fun to watch, but they’ve been getting pounded, giving up 80+ points in seven of their last eight games.

This game had a total of 166, the biggest total in a college game this season, and it went over, by 18 points. ESPN’s Dalen Cuff was openly talking about the total on air during the game, which is unusual. Seems like ESPN is trying very hard to promote their show Daily Wager.

2) Baylor is 17-0 and is heavily favored to make the Final Four, but they haven’t played in three weeks; how many games will Baylor need to play before the tournament, to get their legs back, if they’re going to make the Final Four?

NCAA Tournament starts March 18-19, that’s 25 days from now.

1) Selection Sunday is three weeks away; I have no idea what’s going to happen between now and then, and neither do you. This is unchartered territory; games will be added to schedules on the fly, some teams won’t want to add games, because they’re secure in the Field of 68.

One thing to remember going forward; every player can come back and play next season; no one loses any eligibility. If you think this regular season has been weird, wait until the transfer season begins this spring.

**Udog** · 02-21-2021, 08:42 AM

25PHILADELPHIA -26 BOSTON
BOSTON is 226-214 ATS (47.7 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game since 1996.

31MONTREAL -32 OTTAWA
OTTAWA is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) in home games after playing 2 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

33WINNIPEG -34 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in home games off a home loss over the last 2 seasons.

87NEW JERSEY -88 WASHINGTON
NEW JERSEY is 46-29 ATS (14.1 Units) in road games when playing 3 or less games in 10 days since 1996.

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, February 21

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PHILADELPHIA (8-3-0-3, 19 pts.) vs. BOSTON (10-3-0-2, 22 pts.) - 2/21/2021, 2:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 59-40 ATS (+15.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 94-93 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
PHILADELPHIA is 5-6 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

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MONTREAL (9-4-0-2, 20 pts.) at OTTAWA (4-14-0-1, 9 pts.) - 2/21/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 9-3 ATS (+13.3 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 2-16 ATS (+23.4 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 4-16 ATS (+25.7 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 7-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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WINNIPEG (10-6-0-1, 21 pts.) at VANCOUVER (8-12-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/21/2021, 10:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 1-8 ATS (-7.4 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 24-17 ATS (+41.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 18-14 ATS (+33.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 6-1 (+4.9 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 6-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (6-3-0-2, 14 pts.) at WASHINGTON (8-4-0-3, 19 pts.) - 2/21/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 109-75 ATS (+15.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 20-26 ATS (-23.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 3-5 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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NHL

Sunday, February 21

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Trend Report
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New Jersey @ Washington
New Jersey
New Jersey is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey

Montreal @ Ottawa
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Montreal is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montreal

Philadelphia @ Boston
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games

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

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**Udog** · 02-21-2021, 10:16 AM

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