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**Udog** · 02-27-2021, 08:32 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Six of the Washington Nationals’ best prospects:
1) Cade Cavalli, P
3) Cole Henry, P
4) Yasel Antuna, SS
5) Andry Lara, P
7) Tim Cate, P
8) Eddy Yean, P

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 508,750
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Saturday's Den: NCAA tourney notes, and random thoughts on a winter night

13) Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, stolen Thursday by thieves who shot and wounded a dog walker,, were recovered unharmed Friday in Los Angeles. The dog walker is expected to recover from his gunshot wounds; they didn’t say if the woman who returned the dogs banked the $500,000 reward Lady Gaga posted.

12) Georgia State 84, South Alabama 81— When ESPN first started 40 years ago, they showed a lot of Sun Belt games early on. I’m thinking they should give the league a weekly time slot now, either on Friday nights or Sundays:

a) They play good basketball; this game was fun to watch.
b) to show appreciation for helping ESPN get off the ground 40 years ago

This loss snapped South Alabama’s 8-game winning streak.

11) Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan are heavy favorites to be #1-seeds in the NCAA Tournament, but it is totally unclear who the fourth #1-seed will be.

10) Saint Louis 72, Richmond 67— Teams in A-14 are cannibalizing each other; I’m not even sure the A-14 will get more than one team in the tournament. Top six teams in the standings all have either three or four conference losses.

9) New Mexico fired basketball coach Paul Weir, but he’ll finish the season. Lobos are 16-36 in Mountain West games the last three years. Firing a coach after this screwed-up season could be judged as hasty; Lobos are very inexperienced this year, a bad season for that to happen.

8) Wichita State removed the interim tag from basketball coach Isaac Brown’s job title, named him the full-time head coach. Shockers have won five in a row, are 13-4 this season.

7) Random fact: actor Jim Belushi owns a cannabis farm in Oregon.

Some notes to remember for the upcoming NCAA tournament:
6) Last three years, #1-seeds are 5-7 ATS in first round, 4-7 ATS in second round

5) Last four years, #2-seeds are 9-6-1 ATS in first round, 6-10 ATS in second round.

4) Last six years, in 2nd round games in #4-5 seeds’ bracket, favorites are 19-5 ATS.

3) Last four years, underdogs are 11-5 ATS in Sweet 16 games.

2) Last six tournaments (obviously, there was no tournament LY), underdogs are 16-8 ATS in Elite 8 games.

1) Last nine years, underdogs are 10-8 ATS in national semifinals, but favorites covered six of last nine national title games.

**Udog** · 02-27-2021, 08:34 AM

31WASHINGTON -32 NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY is 16-6 ATS (9.4 Units) after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

33CALGARY -34 OTTAWA
OTTAWA is 0-14 ATS (-15.4 Units) off a win by 2 goals or more over a division rival in the last 3 seasons.

35COLUMBUS -36 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 4-12 ATS (-12.8 Units) in home games against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game over the last 2 seasons.

37DALLAS -38 TAMPA BAY
DALLAS are 1-8 ATS (-8 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

39TORONTO -40 EDMONTON
TORONTO is 28-16 ATS (13.4 Units) in road games vs. winning teams in the last 3 seasons.

41CAROLINA -42 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 10-17 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

43PITTSBURGH -44 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 64-54 ATS (14.9 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the last 3 seasons.

45DETROIT -46 CHICAGO
DETROIT is 5-34 ATS (-25 Units) in road games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

47LOS ANGELES -48 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

49COLORADO -50 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 45-114 ATS (-52.5 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) since 1996.

**Udog** · 02-27-2021, 08:37 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, February 27

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WASHINGTON (10-5-0-4, 24 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (7-6-0-2, 16 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 22-28 ATS (-17.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 19-15 ATS (+40.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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CALGARY (9-10-0-2, 20 pts.) at OTTAWA (7-14-0-1, 15 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 18-26 ATS (-18.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 15-5 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 9-3 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 119-122 ATS (+268.5 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
OTTAWA is 133-126 ATS (-20.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 2-13 ATS (+23.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 177-163 ATS (-120.9 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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COLUMBUS (8-8-0-5, 21 pts.) at NASHVILLE (8-11-0-0, 16 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 44-48 ATS (-20.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 16-19 ATS (-14.5 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 10-14 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 3-10 ATS (-11.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 21-23 ATS (-10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 12-16 ATS (-15.8 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
NASHVILLE is 4-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)

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DALLAS (6-5-0-4, 16 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (13-4-0-1, 27 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 136-63 ATS (+71.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 36-12 ATS (+9.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 248-267 ATS (+570.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 440-440 ATS (-195.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 6-4-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

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TORONTO (15-4-0-2, 32 pts.) at EDMONTON (14-8-0-0, 28 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 28-16 ATS (+11.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 18-32 ATS (-21.9 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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CAROLINA (12-6-0-1, 25 pts.) at FLORIDA (13-4-0-2, 28 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 6-13 ATS (-11.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (10-7-0-1, 21 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (10-6-0-3, 23 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 10-23 ATS (-17.7 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 9-6 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 9-6-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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DETROIT (6-13-0-3, 15 pts.) at CHICAGO (11-6-0-4, 26 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 23-70 ATS (+143.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 332-324 ATS (-115.1 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 9-35 ATS (+72.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 16-51 ATS (+106.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 21-13 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 109-98 ATS (-63.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-1 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (9-6-0-3, 21 pts.) at MINNESOTA (10-6-0-0, 20 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-4 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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COLORADO (9-6-0-1, 19 pts.) at ARIZONA (9-7-0-3, 21 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 7-3 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 7-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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VEGAS (11-4-0-1, 23 pts.) at ANAHEIM (6-10-0-4, 16 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 3-9 ATS (-11.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 1-6 ATS (-7.0 Units) in road games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 472-491 ATS (+977.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 10-2 (+6.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 10-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-1.2 Units)

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MONTREAL (9-6-0-4, 22 pts.) at WINNIPEG (12-6-0-1, 25 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 18-25 ATS (-13.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 17-25 ATS (-11.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 15-24 ATS (-12.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 4-13 ATS (-11.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 1-7 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (10-8-0-2, 22 pts.) at SAN JOSE (7-8-0-2, 16 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 6-10 ATS (-10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ST LOUIS is 6-10 ATS (-10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 209-203 ATS (+428.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 180-148 ATS (-70.6 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 198-170 ATS (-91.4 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-6 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 9-6-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.6 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (9-4-0-3, 21 pts.) at BUFFALO (6-8-0-3, 15 pts.) - 2/27/2021, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 462-403 ATS (-120.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 60-41 ATS (+15.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-27-2021, 08:41 AM

NHL

Saturday, February 27

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Trend Report
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Washington @ New Jersey
Washington
Washington is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing New Jersey
Washington is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games at home
New Jersey is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games

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

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

Columbus @ Nashville
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Columbus's last 18 games on the road
Nashville
Nashville is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing at home against Columbus

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

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

Dallas @ Tampa Bay
Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Dallas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Toronto @ Edmonton
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Detroit @ Chicago
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago
Chicago is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit

Los Angeles @ Minnesota
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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

Vegas @ Anaheim
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas's last 8 games on the road
Anaheim
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games when playing Vegas

Montreal @ Winnipeg
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal

St. Louis @ San Jose
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose
San Jose is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 02-27-2021, 11:11 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, February 27

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Saturday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 2/27

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