Sunday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 3/21

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Trends and Indexes

Sunday, March 21

Good Luck on day #80 of 2021!

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

NBA leaders in minutes/game:
37.9— James Harden, BK
36.8— Julius Randle, NY
36.7— Fred Van Vleet, Tor
36.3—Domantas Sabonis, Ind
36.2— Damian Lillard, Port
36.0— Collin Sexton, Clev

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 540,430
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Wrapping a sports Saturday

Abilene Christian 53, Texas 52:
— 23 turnovers for Texas, in a low-possession game.
— Abilene Christian leads country in forcing turnovers.
— Under Smart, Texas is 0-3 in NCAA Tournament games.

Ohio 62, Virginia 58:
Virginia’s last three NCAA tournaments:
— 2021- Lose in first round as a 4-seed (7.5-point favorite)
— 2019- Won national title
— 2018- Lost in first round as a 1-seed (22.5-point favorite)

— Two guys on Ohio U played the whole game.
— Virginia team got to Indiana Friday; they were 8-31 on the arc.
— Ohio-Creighton is an odd 2nd round game on Monday.

Colorado 96, Georgetown 78:
— Colorado made 16-25 on arc, scored 1.32 ppp.
— Four years at Georgetown, Patrick Ewing is 62-59, 26-44 in league games.
— Colorado plays Florida State in second round Monday.

Florida State 64, NC-Greensboro 54:
— Not often a team goes 0-9 on arc and wins, but Florida State did that here.
— This game was 51-50 with 4:52 left; UNCG played well.
— Seminoles played nine guys 10:00+; not many teams do that.

Kansas 93, Eastern Washington 84:
— EWU Eagles led by 10 with 17:58 left in game.
— Jayhawks made 12-30 on arc, scored 1.24 ppp.
— Jayhawks won nine of last ten games, after a 12-7 start.

LSU 76, St Bonaventure 61:
— LSU won five of its last six games, after a 4-6 midseason slump.
— Bonnies shot only 33.3% from floor.
— LSU gave up 78+ points in all their losses; Bonnies didn’t have enough firepower.

Michigan 82, Texas Southern 66:
— Game was 42-24 at halftime, stress-free day for the Wolverines.
— Livers missed another game for Michigan; they didn’t need him here.
— Monday’s game with LSU should be interesting.

Creighton 63, Cal-Santa Barbara 62:
— Kid on UCSB missed a putback at rim with 0:01 left.
— Gauchos led by 6 with 5:24 left; they outscored Creighton 13-4 on foul line.
— Creighton’s subs played total of 27:00, scored two points.

Alabama 68, Iona 55:
— Game was 33-32 at halftime; Alabama wore them down in 2nd half.
— Iona goes 12-6 in Pitino’s first year, with a 52-day pause; the man can coach.
— Alabama-Maryland will be an interesting game Monday.

Oklahoma 72, Missouri 68:
— Sooners won for only second time in last seven games.
— Mizzou shot only 35.5% inside arc in this game.
— Cuonzo Martin made Sweet 16 at Tennessee in 2014; since then, he is 0-3 in tourney games.

USC 72, Drake 56
— Game was 40-37 at halftime; Drake was 2 for its first 23 in 2nd half.
— Bulldogs had a great year, going 26-5 with a win in First Four Thursday.
— USC plays Kansas Monday, which should be a prime time game.

Maryland 63, UConn 54
— Maryland’s starters all played 33:00+; they held UConn to 32.3% from floor.
— Huskies lost their last two games, scoring 56-54 points.
— Since 1998, Maryland won 14 of 15 first round games.

Iowa 86, Grand Canyon 74:
— Iowa made 10-22 on arc, scored a whopping 1.37 ppp.
— Antelopes started four seniors, made NCAAs for first time, a terrific season.
— Iowa plays Oregon Monday; Ducks got a bye Saturday because of COVID.

Oregon advanced after VCU couldn’t play because of COVID issues.

Gonzaga 98, Norfolk State 55:
— When better team makes 14-27 on the arc, it’ll be an ugly game.
— Game was 43-23 at halftime, then it got worse.
— #1-seeds were 2-2 ATS, #2-seeds 1-3 this weekend.

UCLA 73, BYU 62:
— Surprisingly easy win for the Bruins, who play Abilene Christian Monday.
— Since 2003, WCC teams other than Gonzaga are 3-9 ATS in first round.
— Pac-12 teams are 5-0 SU so far this week.

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29NEW JERSEY -30 PITTSBURGH
NEW JERSEY is 8-5 ATS (10.4 Units) in road games against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

31FLORIDA -32 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 67-30 ATS (18.4 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game over the last 2 seasons.

33VEGAS -34 LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES are 35-32 ATS (-0.2 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the last 3 seasons.

35NASHVILLE -36 DALLAS
DALLAS are 2-13 ATS (-13.6 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.




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Trend Report
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New Jersey @ Pittsburgh
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home

Florida @ Tampa Bay
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Florida's last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing Florida
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Florida

Vegas @ Los Angeles
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vegas's last 8 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 8 games when playing Vegas

Nashville @ Dallas
Nashville
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Nashville's last 14 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Nashville


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Sunday, March 21

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NEW JERSEY (10-14-0-4, 24 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (19-11-0-1, 39 pts.) - 3/21/2021, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 12-3 ATS (+8.3 Units) in home games vs. division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 12-3 ATS (+8.2 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
NEW JERSEY is 13-10 ATS (+29.8 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 118-111 ATS (+243.8 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 5-4 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 5-4-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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FLORIDA (20-6-0-4, 44 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (21-6-0-2, 44 pts.) - 3/21/2021, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 35-66 ATS (+106.4 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 144-66 ATS (+210.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 44-15 ATS (+20.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 34-11 ATS (+15.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 8-3 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 8-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.7 Units)

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VEGAS (21-6-0-1, 43 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (12-11-0-6, 30 pts.) - 3/21/2021, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 182-189 ATS (-17.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 6-6 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 6-6-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.0 Units)

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NASHVILLE (13-17-0-1, 27 pts.) at DALLAS (10-9-0-7, 27 pts.) - 3/21/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 17-25 ATS (-17.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 25-26 ATS (-19.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 225-193 ATS (+28.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 10-16 ATS (-11.2 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 10-16 ATS (-9.4 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 9-16 ATS (-11.4 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 10-8 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 10-8-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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