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**Udog** · 03-08-2021, 08:42 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Six best college basketball teams, at 2-point FG% offense (W-L record)
64.4%— Gonzaga (24-0)
60.8%—Furman (16-9)
59.4%—Belmont (26-4)
58.0%— Loyola, Chi (24-4)
57.6%— Weber State (17-5)
57.4%— Colorado State (17-5)

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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……

13) An underrated aspect of this college basketball season is that EVERY SENIOR in the country can come back and play in college again next season. The better seniors will take their talents and try to make money playing pro ball, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Will be curious to see what I think will be a huge amount of player movement this spring/summer.

12) Liberty 79, North Alabama 75— Liberty won the Atlantic Sun title here; they had already clinched the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, because North Alabama just moved to D-I and isn’t eligible yet to play in March Madness.

Liberty has been in the A-Sun three years; they’ve won the league title all three years.

11) Michigan State 70, Michigan 64— This win makes the next week a little easier for fans, players and coaches in East Lansing. Would appear that this win gets the Spartans into the field of 68, but the more they do this coming week the better- playing Maryland Thursday afternoon in the Big 14 tournament is next on Michigan State’s calendar.

10) NCAA Tournament, like everything else, will be different this year; the second weekend of the tournament, usually Thursday-Sunday, will now be Saturday-Tuesday, with the regional finals being played Monday/Tuesday night, March 29-30.

9) USC 64, UCLA 63— Trojans swept their crosstown rivals this year; they’ll be the #2-seed in the Pac-12 tournament. UCLA lost its last three games and is 5-6 in its last 11 games, after a 12-2 start.

8) From 2006-08, under coach Ben Howland, UCLA made the Final Four three years in a row, going 97-17 those three years, but five years later, Howland got fired after a 25-10 season, saying his style of play wasn’t exciting enough. When a team wins seven national titles in a row, like UCLA did under John Wooden, the fanbase has unrealistic expectations.

In those three Final Four years, UCLA ranked #298-251-209 in tempo, but they went 97-17, so no one said anything. Howland’s last year, the 25-10 season, they were #35 in tempo, but they lost in the first round of the NCAA’s, and a change was made. They played faster, like people wanted, but they didn’t make the Final Four.. Some people are never happy.

7) My point is this: Mick Cronin is now UCLA’s coach; he is 36-20 at UCLA, 25-12 in Pac-12 games, solid numbers. But this is a fanbase who didn’t like Ben Howland’s style; here are the tempos that Mick Cronin’s teams have played the last eight years:

2021: #333 17-8 record (13-6 Pac-12)
2020: #325 19-12, 12-6 (no NCAAs)
2019: #338 28-7, 14-4 AAC (0-1 NCAA)
2018: $330 31-5, 16-2 (1-1)
2017: #330 30-6, 16-2 (1-1)
2016: #333 22-11, 12-6 (0-1)
2015: #339 23-11, 13-5 (1-1)
2014: #328 27-7, 15-3 (1-1)

Cronin went 6-9 in NCAA tourney games at Cincinnati, made one Sweet 16. At this time next year, the UCLA fanbase is going to start mumbling, if they aren’t already. Cronin wins a lot, his teams defend well, but fact of the matter is, he is no Ben Howland.

6) St Bonaventure-VCU are going to play in the A-14 championship game, but that game isn’t until Sunday in Dayton. Both teams are expected to make the NCAA Tournament, which will be held entirely in Indiana, and Dayton is close to Indiana, so the teams can get on a bus and go right from Dayton to their hotel where they’ll hunker down for the NCAA Tournament.

5) Florida basketball coach Mike White played college basketball at Ole Miss, where his roommate was teammate Keith Carter, who is now the athletic director at Ole Miss. Athletic director is a nice way of saying “lead fundraiser”; Carter raised a record $45.6M in cash contributions for the Rebels, in 2015-16.

Couple of very successful friends there; you wonder how many college roommates are both making six-figure salaries these days (White makes seven figures).

4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit Foxboro next season, which obviously is Tom Brady going back home to face his former employers. Would love to see the backroom negotiating with the TV networks who want to televise that game; it won’t be in Week 1- the Super Bowl champ opens the next season at home. But you know NBC/ESPN/FOX all want that game.

3) Speaking of which, apparently the NFL schedule will be released in May this year, a little later than usual. Schedule usually comes out before the draft, but with the COVID situation still developing, it makes sense to release the schedule a little later.

2) 31-year old Blake Griffin signed on with the Brooklyn Nets, after accepting a buyout from Detroit; Griffin has already earned $255M in his playing career and is due another $29.5M next year, so he is joining Brooklyn for the rest of this year, to try and win a championship.

1) Astros have injury issues in their pitching rotation; they signed Jake Odorizzi this weekend to a 2-year deal. Odorizzi has a 62-56 career record, was 15-7 for Minnesota in 2019- he started only four games LY, because of bruised ribs and a blister.

**Udog** · 03-08-2021, 08:52 AM

41VEGAS -42 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

43OTTAWA -44 EDMONTON
EDMONTON is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

45ARIZONA -46 COLORADO
ARIZONA is 15-9 ATS (12.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

47MONTREAL -48 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) off a home win against a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

49LOS ANGELES -50 ANAHEIM
LOS ANGELES are 34-29 ATS (2.1 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the last 3 seasons.

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, March 8

NHL

Monday, March 8

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Trend Report
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Vegas @ Minnesota
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vegas

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

Ottawa @ Edmonton
Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Ottawa is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games

St. Louis @ San Jose
St. Louis
St. Louis is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU 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 OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Los Angeles @ Anaheim
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles

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

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**Udog** · 03-08-2021, 10:19 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, March 8

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VEGAS (16-4-0-1, 33 pts.) at MINNESOTA (13-8-0-1, 27 pts.) - 3/8/2021, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-4 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 4-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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OTTAWA (9-17-0-1, 19 pts.) at EDMONTON (15-11-0-0, 30 pts.) - 3/8/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 4-27 ATS (+57.6 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 13-10 ATS (+29.2 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 210-207 ATS (-62.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 92-106 ATS (-78.3 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
EDMONTON is 5-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 5-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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ARIZONA (11-10-0-3, 25 pts.) at COLORADO (13-7-0-2, 28 pts.) - 3/8/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 16-30 ATS (+47.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 22-8 ATS (+10.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 15-9 ATS (+28.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 9-13 ATS (-17.6 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
COLORADO is 9-3 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 9-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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MONTREAL (11-6-0-6, 28 pts.) at VANCOUVER (11-15-0-2, 24 pts.) - 3/8/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 47-57 ATS (-18.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 20-27 ATS (-14.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 19-27 ATS (-13.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 417-401 ATS (-44.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 7-2 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.7 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (10-8-0-5, 25 pts.) at ANAHEIM (7-12-0-6, 20 pts.) - 3/8/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 10-5 ATS (+16.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 13-25 ATS (+44.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-4 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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ST LOUIS (14-8-0-3, 31 pts.) at SAN JOSE (8-11-0-3, 19 pts.) - 3/8/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 7-14 ATS (-9.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 61-67 ATS (+164.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 181-152 ATS (-75.2 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 199-174 ATS (-93.5 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 39-39 ATS (-25.9 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 10-6 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 10-6-0 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=-0.5 Units, Under=-1.4 Units)

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