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**Udog** · 02-22-2021, 09:13 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Six of Atlanta Braves’ top prospects:
1) Cristian Pache, OF
2) Ian Anderson, P— He’s from a suburb of Albany
3) Drew Waters, OF
5) Bryce Wilson, P
9) Braden Shewmake, SS
11) Michael Harris, OF

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 499,911
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Happy birthday, Dad…….

13) I’ve become a fan of listening to podcasts on my phone; if there aren’t any good movies on TV late at night, after the games are over, then I’ll put music on or listen to a podcast.

I’m a little concerned that podcasts have replaced writing in a lot of places, because our society is lazy, and running your mouth is easier than typing out your thoughts, but still, I’ve enjoyed learning stuff from listening to people who are smarter than I am.

Word of caution: There A LOT OF PODCASTS out there, so pick/choose things that interest you. My main interests are sports and movies; here are a few podcasts I listen to:

— The Moment, with Brian Koppelman (one of writers of Billions)
— Eye on College Basketball, a CBS production which is self-explanatory.
— The Mind of Miles, with former Nebraska hoop coach Tim Miles, who will have himself a nice career on TV if he chooses that option. He is upbeat and can really talk.
— Truth and Basketball, with George Karl and another guy- they get some good guests. Listened to an episode with Julius Erving the other night.
— 6 Ways to Sunday— Rams’ GM Les Snead and his wife, Kara Henderson talk about interesting aspects of being an NFL GM that we might not usually think about.

Sports, politics, movies, music; its all out there. Its like eavesdropping on conversations, so if you choose smart, interesting people, you’ll get smarter while you’re being entertained.

12) Book recommendation: If you love pro basketball and you remember the ABA, then you have to read Loose Balls, which is basically an oral history of the ABA. The author interviewed a ton of people, then cut/pasted their answers and created this book, long before cut/paste was an actual thing.

Lot of great stories; some of it is obviously dated, seeing how the ABA ended 45 years ago, but the ABA is also highly underrated in basketball history. This book is worth reading.

11) Kid on Florida Atlantic’s baseball team hit two grand slams in one inning the other day, and they were his first two college at-bats. Not a bad way to start your career.

10) I’m in a 14-team fantasy baseball league; it is a dynasty league, so we have a 2-round draft every February, but otherwise keep our teams from year-to-year. This league has been going on since 2005; we’ve finished our draft already and now wait for spring training games to start this coming weekend. Every team gets four drop/adds per month.

I used to offer trades during the spring, but trading can be frustrating; only a couple guys will make deals that are fair exchanges. Few years ago, thought I had a trade wrapped up, but then the guy says, “One more thing……throw in deGrom and we’ve got a deal” Ummm, no bueno.

9) Colorado Rockies are taking grief over dealing Nolan Arenado, and the prospect of Trevor Story also getting traded sometime this year, before he hits free agency. Last time Colorado signed a major league free agent?

December 21, 2018, they signed Daniel Murphy. Are they trying to win?

8) More bad news for the Rockies Sunday; 35-year old 1B/OF Ian Desmond is opting out for the second year in a row, to spend more time with his family. Desmond must’ve taken good care of his money; he has passed on $13.5M by sitting out last year/this year. He is a free agent after this season; why would a hitter willingly leave Denver?

7) One of the pitfalls of wagering on college basketball is that lot of teams have very little depth, and a turned ankle or foul trouble to one guy can cripple a team.

— Notre Dame-Syracuse game Saturday, both teams played 7 guys (Syracuse played an 8th kid, but only for 3:00)
— South Alabama is on a roll, winning 8 in a row; they played six guys Saturday. Six!!!

Lot of work keeping up with who is healthy/who isn’t. It is way worse this year because of teams pausing for COVID and games getting re-scheduled. Hopefully next season will be more normal.

6) When you hear a basketball announcer on TV say “Eurostep” that’s his polite way of saying, “the guy just walked but the ref didn’t call it.”

5) Atlantic 14 tournament has been jockeyed around some:
— Tournament was moved up to March 3-6 in Richmond, all except the final.
— A-14 final will be March 14 in Dayton, which is close to Indiana, where the whole NCAA Tournament will be played. Trying to minimize any possible COVID issues.

4) St Bonaventure 69, Davidson 58:
— Bonnies are 11-3, 9-3 in conference.
— Get a map, and find Olean, NY; it is in middle of nowhere, on Southern Tier of NY.
— How does Bonnies’ coach Mark Schmidt not have a better job? He is a great coach.

Bonnies have 12 players, 2 freshmen, one sophomore, and NINE JUNIORS. They could be a really good team the next couple of years.

3) When I wrote tomorrow NBA’s page just before I started this page, was watching the Minnesota-Knicks game on TV. Knicks won a close game; just heard that after the game, the Timberwolves fired coach Ryan Saunders.

2) As if the last year hasn’t been weird enough, Saturday an NHL game was delayed for eight hours because the sun was out and the ice at the outdoor rink was melting. This was at the same time as the PGA event in Los Angeles being delayed because it was too windy out. Oy.

1) Today would’ve been my dad’s 95th birthday; he passed away six years ago, and I miss him every day. He was a quiet, patient person; somehow the patience didn’t get passed down to his son. ��

Back in the day, I wasn’t allowed to watch The Three Stooges on TV: my mother apparently thought I would start drilling people in the head with a wrench if I did, but when she went out, I would put The Three Stooges on (WSBK in Boston) and my dad would come in the room, shake his head at me, but five minutes later, he’d be laughing harder than I was. Every time.

My dad grew up in New York City, was a huge Brooklyn Dodgers fan; he loved golf, the Mets/Knicks/Giants, going to the racetrack at Saratoga and being around his family, and we loved being around him. Happy birthday dad; wish you were here.

**Udog** · 02-22-2021, 09:15 AM

35CALGARY -36 TORONTO
TORONTO is 22-26 ATS (-22 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances in the last 3 seasons.

41LOS ANGELES -42 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 1-5 ATS (-7.5 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

43VEGAS -44 COLORADO
VEGAS are 24-37 ATS (-21.8 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the last 3 seasons.

45ANAHEIM -46 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 5-11 ATS (-11.2 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) over the last 2 seasons.

75DALLAS -76 FLORIDA
DALLAS are 0-6 ATS (-7.2 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

77BUFFALO -78 NY ISLANDERS
BUFFALO is 2-18 ATS (-15.9 Units) in road games when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the last 3 seasons.

79TAMPA BAY -80 CAROLINA
TAMPA BAY is 10-17 ATS (-15.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

81MINNESOTA -82 SAN JOSE
SAN JOSE is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) off a road win scoring 4 or more goals in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 02-22-2021, 09:18 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, February 22

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CALGARY (8-9-0-1, 17 pts.) at TORONTO (14-3-0-2, 30 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 17-24 ATS (-17.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 14-5 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 130-125 ATS (+285.4 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
CALGARY is 118-121 ATS (+266.6 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
CALGARY is 55-51 ATS (+120.8 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
TORONTO is 167-164 ATS (-90.6 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 2-6 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 434-438 ATS (-98.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-3-0 straight up against CALGARY 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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LOS ANGELES (7-6-0-3, 17 pts.) at ST LOUIS (10-6-0-2, 22 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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VEGAS (10-4-0-1, 21 pts.) at COLORADO (9-4-0-1, 19 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 2-9 ATS (-12.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 207-179 ATS (+27.5 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 6-3 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 6-3-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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ANAHEIM (6-9-0-3, 15 pts.) at ARIZONA (7-7-0-3, 17 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 314-255 ATS (+32.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 135-135 ATS (+300.9 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
ARIZONA is 12-27 ATS (+39.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 9-15 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 6-5 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 6-5-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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DALLAS (5-3-0-4, 14 pts.) at FLORIDA (11-3-0-2, 24 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 13-1 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 247-265 ATS (+567.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 1-6 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 2-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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BUFFALO (5-7-0-2, 12 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (8-6-0-3, 19 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 1-11 ATS (+17.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 9-29 ATS (+43.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 6-1 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 6-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (10-4-0-1, 21 pts.) at CAROLINA (12-3-0-1, 25 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 10-17 ATS (-16.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 52-26 ATS (+16.5 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 15-6 ATS (+8.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 133-63 ATS (+20.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 56-17 ATS (+23.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 12-1 ATS (+10.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 38-65 ATS (-33.7 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-4-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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MINNESOTA (8-6-0-0, 16 pts.) at SAN JOSE (7-7-0-2, 16 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 198-169 ATS (-90.2 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 6-2 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 6-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-22-2021, 09:20 AM

NHL

Monday, February 22

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Trend Report
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Calgary @ Toronto
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Calgary is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing at home against Calgary
Toronto is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Calgary

Dallas @ Florida
Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Dallas

Tampa Bay @ Carolina
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Carolina
Carolina
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Buffalo @ NY Islanders
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Los Angeles @ St. Louis
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles

Anaheim @ Arizona
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Arizona is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games

Vegas @ Colorado
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games

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

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**Udog** · 02-22-2021, 10:10 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, February 22

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Monday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 2/22

Monday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 2/22

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