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**Udog** · 03-05-2021, 08:01 AM

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**Udog** · 03-05-2021, 08:01 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Six most experienced college basketball teams (W-L record)
6) UMBC (14-5)
5) Texas Southern (12-8)
4) Georgia Tech (14-8)
3) North Carolina Central (5-8)
2) Nicholls State (17-6)
1) Cal-Bakersfield (15-10)

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 519,867
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Friday's Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….

13) Creighton suspended basketball coach Greg McDermott for Sunday’s regular season finale, after he used racially insensitive language in a postgame talk at Xavier last weekend.

According to a story on the Interweb, McDermott said this: ”Guys, we got to stick together. We need both feet in. I need everybody to stay on the plantation. I can’t have anybody leave the plantation.” Ummmm……not an outstanding choice of words.

When a head coach gets suspended for Senior Day, it is conceivable that McDermott won’t be back in Omaha next season. Imagine him recruiting on the heels of this?

12) Multimedia sports brand Overtime will be starting a professional basketball league that will offer high school basketball players an alternative to college in preparation for the NBA.

Overtime Elite will begin in September 2021 and will feature 30 of the nation’s top prospects from ages 16-18. The athletes will be given a guaranteed minimum salary of $100,000, in addition to bonuses and equity in the league.

Players will also have access to healthcare and disability benefits. If an Overtime Elite athlete chooses not to pursue an NBA career, the league will pay them up to $100,000 to go towards college tuition, that’s assuming they graduated high school.

Carmelo Anthony is on Overtime Elite’s board of directors.

11) 39-year old Ben Roethlisberger will be the Steelers’ QB again next fall, after agreeing to a deal with the team— it is assumed he took a large pay cut to remain a Steeler.

10) Baylor 81, Oklahoma State 70— Bears held OSU star Cade Cunningham to four points in first half, then survived Cunningham’s 20-point explosion in the second half. Cowboys lost despite shooting 63.6% inside the arc.

Baylor is 20-1 after beating West Virginia/Oklahoma State within 48 hours, which kind of sounds like an NCAA Tournament weekend.

9) Kansas 67, Texas-El Paso 62:
— This was supposed to be a glorified workout for the Jayhawks, but they trailed 34-20 at the half, 48-33 with 13:46 left to play.
— UTEP is 12-11, 8-8 in Conference USA; they’re ranked #135.

8) Texas 69, Oklahoma 65— Sooners were on an 8-1 roll in this strangest of seasons, then they lost their last four games, likely putting them in a play-in game at the Big X tourney next week.

7) Vanderbilt 78, Cincinnati 64— This score doesn’t bode well for the AAC; Cincy had won six of its last eight games, then gets whacked at home by an SEC doormat. Memphis/SMU are near or on the NCAA bubble; they had to cringe when they saw this score.

6) Stetson 73, Bellarmine 70— Upset in the A-Sun: Bellarmine went 10-3 in the Atlantic Sun this year, their first season in Division I, but they got upset here by the gritty Hatters, who had lost to Bellarmine twice during the season.

5) New Orleans Saints cut Thomas Morstead, their punter for the last 12 years.

4) OF Jackie Bradley Jr signed a 2-year, $24M contract with Milwaukee.

3) Arizona OF Kole Calhoun hurt his knee, is out for six weeks.

2) Since 2015, Astros’ C Martin Maldonado has thrown out 37.7% of runners trying to steal a base, the best %age of any catcher with 200+ attempts against him in that timespan.

1) Wizards 119, Clippers 117— Good coaching job by Scott Brooks; Wizards are 8-3 in their last 11 games, after starting the season 6-17. They’re within two games of the #8-seed in the East.

**Udog** · 03-05-2021, 08:04 AM

61WASHINGTON -62 BOSTON
BOSTON is 158-138 ATS (-74.4 Units) in home games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game since 1996.

63TAMPA BAY -64 CHICAGO
TAMPA BAY is 41-18 ATS (15 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game over the last 2 seasons.

65MINNESOTA -66 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 11-3 ATS (9.8 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

67ST LOUIS -68 LOS ANGELES
ST LOUIS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after 2 straight close wins by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.

69ANAHEIM -70 COLORADO
ANAHEIM is 31-64 ATS (-39.4 Units) after 1 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

71VEGAS -72 SAN JOSE
VEGAS are 28-29 ATS (-24 Units) against horrible power play killing teams-opp score on >19% of chances over the last 2 seasons.

**Udog** · 03-05-2021, 08:07 AM

NHL

Friday, March 5

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Trend Report
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Washington @ Boston
Washington
Washington is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Boston
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Boston's last 23 games when playing at home against Washington

Tampa Bay @ Chicago
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago's last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Chicago is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games at home

Minnesota @ Arizona
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

Anaheim @ Colorado
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

St. Louis @ Los Angeles
St. Louis
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Los Angeles is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home

Vegas @ San Jose
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games

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**Udog** · 03-05-2021, 08:47 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, March 5

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WASHINGTON (13-5-0-4, 30 pts.) at BOSTON (12-5-0-3, 27 pts.) - 3/5/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 136-89 ATS (+26.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 14-4 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 215-254 ATS (+546.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
BOSTON is 40-46 ATS (-34.0 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
BOSTON is 149-145 ATS (-79.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-3 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (15-4-0-1, 31 pts.) at CHICAGO (12-7-0-5, 29 pts.) - 3/5/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 15-9 ATS (+25.5 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 138-63 ATS (+25.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 38-12 ATS (+15.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 6-1 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 6-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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MINNESOTA (12-7-0-1, 25 pts.) at ARIZONA (10-9-0-3, 23 pts.) - 3/5/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 15-29 ATS (+44.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-2 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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ST LOUIS (13-8-0-2, 28 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (9-8-0-4, 22 pts.) - 3/5/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 211-203 ATS (+429.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 9-2 ATS (+6.5 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
LOS ANGELES is 180-187 ATS (-18.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-4 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-4-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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ANAHEIM (6-12-0-5, 17 pts.) at COLORADO (12-7-0-1, 25 pts.) - 3/5/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 100-96 ATS (-93.5 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
ANAHEIM is 5-3 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 5-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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VEGAS (14-4-0-1, 29 pts.) at SAN JOSE (8-10-0-2, 18 pts.) - 3/5/2021, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 181-150 ATS (-72.3 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 199-172 ATS (-91.6 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 9-7 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 9-7-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.2 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-05-2021, 09:23 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, March 5

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Friday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 3/5

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