Thursday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 4/8

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Trends and Indexes

Thursday, April 8

Good Luck on day #98 of 2021!

NOTE:
As information becomes available, we will attempt to post the trends and indexes as soon as possible.
Information is posted from what we believe are reliable sources.
Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the posting member or BettorsChat.

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Odds to win The Masters:
19-2— Bryson Dechambeau, Dustin Johnson
11-1— Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas
12-1— Jon Rahm
19-1— Rory McIlroy
22-1— Patrick Cantlay
25-1— Xander Schauffele

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 556,307
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Thursday's Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..

13) Arizona Wildcats finally fired basketball coach Sean Miller, who spent 12 years in Tucson, going 150-68 in Pac-12 games, 13-8 in NCAA tourney games, but 0-3 in Elite 8 games, last of which was in 2015. Things were not headed in an upward direction, though.

Miller’s program wound up getting overwhelmed by problems with the NCAA:
— Academic fraud.
— Impermissible benefits.
— Bribery.

Not good. Where does Arizona turn from here? There are four candidates who played ball for the Wildcats; one of these guys is likely to get the nod:

Luke Walton, Damon Stoudamire, Josh Pastner. Miles Simon

12) One of the amusing parts of these job searches is that guys at other schools wind up getting their contracts extended, so they won’t consider bolting town for greener pa$ture$.

— Cal-Santa Barbara gave Joe Pasternack a 5-year contract extension.
— Maryland’s Mark Turgeon also got a 5-year extension.

11) Its hard to win at gambling:
— A’s 4, Dodgers 3 (10)— A’s were 0-6, looked terrible, so of course they win the game when Trevor Bauer starts against them. Go figure.
— Rangers 2, Blue Jays 1— Kyle Gibson didn’t get out of the first inning in his first start; he blanked Toronto for six innings here, which makes no sense.

10) I’m not a big fan of the new extra inning system, where the inning starts with a guy on 2nd base, but seeing how the A’s are 7-0 in extra innings this year and last, maybe I should be.

9) Braves were 0-4, then they swept a twinbill in Washington Wednesday; Huascar Ynoa tossed five shutout innings for Atlanta in the nightcap.

8) If one of the pitchers on your fantasy team is pitching and you see Jerry Layne is umping the plate, the next couple of hours might be fun. His strike zone is……..wide.

7) Cardinals’ pitcher Génesis Cabrera wears number 92; he is the first major leaguer EVER to wear #92 in a regular season game.

6) Mariners 8, White Sox 4— Seattle pitcher Justin Dunn allowed only one hit in 4.2 IP, but he also walked eight guys— he threw 48 strikes, 45 balls, allowed three runs.

Here are some of the better survey answers we got on the question:
What would you serve if you hosted The Masters champions’ dinner?

5) Pete from Rome (NY, not Italy)— Baked lasagna or baked ziti. Messy, but good.

4) Mr Dodger has an extensive menu:
— Appetizer: Buffalo chicken wings, Waldorf salad.
— Entree: New York strip steak
— Vegetable: green beans Almondine
— Dessert: New York cheesecake
— Wines from the Fingerlakes Region, craft beer from the Albany area.

3) G-squared— 16-ounce New York strip steak, with baked potatoes. Vegetatians can go back to the fairway and graze. ��

2) Billy C— Surf and turf!!!

1) Hoosier Mike:
— Home Run frozen pizza
— Pistachio pudding
— Fillet steak
— Mashed potatoes
— String beans/carrots mixed
— Hot bread rolls
— Ben and Jerry’s ice cream

0) Armadillo:
— pasta and meatballs
— cheesecake for dessert

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11FLORIDA -12 CAROLINA
CAROLINA is 6-0 ATS (6.7 Units) against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp in the current season.

13TAMPA BAY -14 COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS are 4-10 ATS (-7 Units) in home games off an home win scoring 4 or more goals in the last 3 seasons.

15WINNIPEG -16 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 12-16 ATS (-12.5 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

17PITTSBURGH -18 NY RANGERS
PITTSBURGH is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) off 2 consecutive losses against division rivals over the last 2 seasons.

19BOSTON -20 WASHINGTON
BOSTON is 229-216 ATS (48.3 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game since 1996.

21PHILADELPHIA -22 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in home games after playing a home game in the current season.

23NEW JERSEY -24 BUFFALO
NEW JERSEY is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games off 2 consecutive losses against division rivals over the last 2 seasons.

25NASHVILLE -26 DETROIT
NASHVILLE is 11-1 ATS (11 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) in the current season.

27DALLAS -28 CHICAGO
DALLAS are 5-20 ATS (-18.4 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

29NEW JERSEY -30 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite in the current season.

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

Florida @ Carolina
Florida
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Florida is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Carolina
Carolina is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Florida
Carolina is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Florida

Philadelphia @ NY Islanders
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 11 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
NY Islanders is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games

Pittsburgh @ NY Rangers
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Pittsburgh's last 22 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home

Boston @ Washington
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 15 games
Washington
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Washington is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Boston

Tampa Bay @ Columbus
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Tampa Bay's last 23 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Winnipeg @ Montreal
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 16-3 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Edmonton @ Ottawa
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games

Nashville @ Detroit
Nashville
Nashville is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit
Detroit is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Dallas @ Chicago
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 20 of Dallas's last 25 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Dallas's last 13 games on the road
Chicago
Chicago is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Dallas
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas


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