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**Udog** · 03-22-2021, 08:42 AM

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**Udog** · 03-22-2021, 08:43 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

NBA leaders in 3-point shooting %age:
56.6%— Tony Snell, All
49.0%— Joe Ingles, Utah
48.8%— Joe Harris, Bkln
46.7%— Bobby Portis, Milw
46.5%— Maxi Kleber, Dal
46.0%— Luke Kennard, LAC

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: Monday's Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday

13) Oral Roberts 81, Florida 78:
Long time ago, on Oral Roberts’ home court, this was stamped on each baseline:

“Expect a miracle”
Not sure if it’s there anymore; they’re not on TV much.

Well, a 15-seed making the Sweet 16 is pretty darn close to a miracle.

— Florida Gulf Coast (2013) was only previous #15-seed to make Sweet 16.
— ORU shot 59.3% inside arc; their two stars never came out of the game.
— Golden Eagles prepped for this; they played 3rd-hardest non-league schedule in country.

Ironically, when Florida Gulf Coast finally lost in 2013, they lost to Florida in the regional semifinals. Today, the Gators were the victims.

12) Loyola, Chi 71, Illinois 58:
— Loyola’s big man Krutwig had 19 points, 12 boards, 5 assists.
— Loyola was +6 in turnovers (17-11); they got most of the loose balls.
— Not only did the #1-seed lose, they never led in this game.

11) Loyola is a #8-seed in the Sweet 16. Since 1990, here is how 8-9 seeds have done in the Sweet 16:

— 10-8 SU in regional semifinal
— 10-7-1 ATS in those games; 1-2 ATS when favored, 9-5-1 otherwise.
— Loyola plays in O State in the regional semi-final this coming weekend.

10) This is the first NCAA Tournament ever to have at least four teams seeded #13 or lower make it into the second round.

9) Arkansas 68, Texas Tech 66:
— Hogs held Tech to 29.3% inside arc; they denied MacClung the ball a lot- he only took six shots.
— Arkansas basically played six guys; a 7th guy played only 3:00.
— Arkansas plays #15-seed Oral Roberts in their next game.

8) Baylor 76, Wisconsin 63:
— Baylor got seven games in after a 21-day COVID pause, before NCAA tourney.
— Bears turned ball over only four times, scored 1.19 ppp.
— Wisconsin started four seniors; if all those guys came back next year, and they can if they want, Badgers would have older starters than some NBA teams.

7) Houston 63, Rutgers 60:
— Cougars outscored Rutgers 13-2 over the final 4:33.
— Houston had 43-29 rebounding edge, with 16 offensive boards.
— This was first NCAA Tournament for Rutgers since 1991, so an excellent season for them.

6) Syracuse 75, West Virginia 72:
— Syracuse made 14-31 on the arc, shot 61.9% inside arc.
— Orangemen led 30-16 early; West Virginia led 53-52 with 9:15 left.
— Mountaineers ended season losing four of their last six games.

5) Villanova 84, North Texas 61:
— North Texas pulled big upset Friday, didn’t have much left here.
— Wildcats shot 15-30 on the arc, scored 1.42 ppp.
— Villanova had lost in this round four of last six years, so had to be a relief to get to the Sweet 16, especially with their point guard out for the year.

4) Shaka Smart’s NCAA Tournament resume:
at VCU:
2011— Won five tournament games, lost national semi-final (11-seed).
2012— Won one, lost one (12-seed).
2013— Won one, lost one (5-seed).
2014— Lost in 1st round (5-seed)
2015— Lost in 1st round (7-seed)
at Texas:
2016— Lost in 1st round (6-seed)
2018— Lost in 1st round (10-seed)
2020—Lost in 1st round (3-seed)

3) Oregon State 80, Oklahoma State 70:
— Oregon State only got in because they won Pac-12 tourney; they’re red-hot now.
— Lot of whistles: Beavers were 32-35 on foul line, Oklahoma State 26-38.
— Loyola-Oregon State is the rare 8-12 seed game next weekend.

2) Since 1997, Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton is 14-9 SU in NCAA tournament games.; underdog was 18-5 ATS in those games.

He was 3-10 ATS when favored, 8-2 when the underdog.

1) Think the Houston Texans regret not trading Deshaun Watson already? They could’ve gotten a huge haul for him last month, but now Watson seems to be facing an off-field legal battle, which at least will be a big distraction. Do other teams still want to trade for him?

**Udog** · 03-22-2021, 08:45 AM

37EDMONTON -38 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 9-15 ATS (-13.2 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

39BUFFALO -40 NY RANGERS
BUFFALO is 8-36 ATS (-31.6 Units) in road games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.

41CAROLINA -42 COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS are 12-8 ATS (10 Units) against top caliber teams - outscoring opponents by 0.65+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

43CALGARY -44 OTTAWA
OTTAWA is 1-13 ATS (-11.4 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

45NY ISLANDERS -46 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) off a blowout loss by 3 goals or more to a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

45NY ISLANDERS -46 PHILADELPHIA
ALAIN VIGNEAULT is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) off a blowout loss by 3 goals or more to a division rival (Coach of PHILADELPHIA)

47ANAHEIM -48 MINNESOTA
ANAHEIM is 0-7 ATS (-7 Units) against poor power play teams - scoring on < 14.5% of their chances in the current season.

49COLORADO -50 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 17-7 ATS (14.6 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

51WINNIPEG -52 VANCOUVER
WINNIPEG is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) off a loss against a division rival in the current season.

53ST LOUIS -54 VEGAS
ST LOUIS are 18-29 ATS (-21.6 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game over the last 2 seasons.

**Udog** · 03-22-2021, 08:48 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, March 22

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EDMONTON (21-13-0-0, 42 pts.) at MONTREAL (14-8-0-9, 37 pts.) - 3/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 14-17 ATS (-13.6 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 14-17 ATS (-14.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
MONTREAL is 22-32 ATS (-19.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 157-160 ATS (-67.4 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
MONTREAL is 16-26 ATS (-12.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 15-25 ATS (-14.4 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 9-17 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-3-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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BUFFALO (6-19-0-4, 16 pts.) at NY RANGERS (13-13-0-4, 30 pts.) - 3/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 6-23 ATS (+37.5 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 6-23 ATS (+37.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
BUFFALO is 6-22 ATS (+36.3 Units) after a division game this season.
BUFFALO is 3-17 ATS (+28.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BUFFALO is 1-13 ATS (+20.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
BUFFALO is 31-50 ATS (-19.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 164-164 ATS (-78.4 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 9-18 ATS (-9.4 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 3-10 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-3 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)

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CAROLINA (20-7-0-3, 43 pts.) at COLUMBUS (13-12-0-7, 33 pts.) - 3/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 60-32 ATS (+14.8 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 8-4 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 8-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.5 Units)

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CALGARY (15-14-0-3, 33 pts.) at OTTAWA (10-20-0-3, 23 pts.) - 3/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 24-31 ATS (-19.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 120-122 ATS (+268.4 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-5 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.4 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (20-8-0-4, 44 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (15-11-0-3, 33 pts.) - 3/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 0-5 ATS (-5.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 0-5 ATS (-5.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 66-48 ATS (+120.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-9 ATS (+10.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-6 ATS (+9.7 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 120-92 ATS (+15.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 61-41 ATS (+14.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 10-8-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
12 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.9 Units)

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ANAHEIM (9-17-0-6, 24 pts.) at MINNESOTA (18-10-0-1, 37 pts.) - 3/22/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 9-23 ATS (+39.7 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 9-23 ATS (+39.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
ANAHEIM is 316-261 ATS (+29.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 135-137 ATS (+303.6 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-4-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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COLORADO (19-8-0-2, 40 pts.) at ARIZONA (13-13-0-5, 31 pts.) - 3/22/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 7-14 ATS (-12.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 18-35 ATS (+54.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 10-4 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 10-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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WINNIPEG (18-11-0-2, 38 pts.) at VANCOUVER (16-16-0-3, 35 pts.) - 3/22/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 62-59 ATS (-19.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 17-9 ATS (+7.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 56-50 ATS (-1.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 65-63 ATS (+144.2 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 18-10 ATS (+29.3 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 18-7 ATS (+9.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 5-17 ATS (+24.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 8-2 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 8-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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ST LOUIS (16-10-0-5, 37 pts.) at VEGAS (21-6-0-1, 43 pts.) - 3/22/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 20-11 ATS (+31.2 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 34-25 ATS (+62.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 13-7 ATS (+21.9 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.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-5 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 5-5-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.0 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (12-11-0-6, 30 pts.) at SAN JOSE (11-14-0-4, 26 pts.) - 3/22/2021, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 182-154 ATS (-77.2 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 200-176 ATS (-94.4 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 241-169 ATS (-41.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-5 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-22-2021, 08:51 AM

NHL

Monday, March 22

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Trend Report
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Buffalo @ NY Rangers
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Carolina @ Columbus
Carolina
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Carolina's last 10 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

Edmonton @ Montreal
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Montreal's last 12 games when playing at home against Edmonton

Calgary @ Ottawa
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Ottawa
Ottawa is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary

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

Anaheim @ Minnesota
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Colorado @ Arizona
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games at home

Winnipeg @ Vancouver
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Winnipeg is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games at home
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

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

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

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**Udog** · 03-22-2021, 10:14 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, March 22

Announcement

Monday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 3/22

Monday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 3/22

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