Cnotes 2021-2022 nhl trends, news, best bets and opinions thru the playoffs !

[Udog]

NHL

Thursday, January 13

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Boston
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

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

Vancouver @ Tampa Bay
Vancouver
Vancouver is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver

Winnipeg @ Detroit
Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games
Winnipeg is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games at home
Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

New Jersey @ NY Islanders
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against New Jersey
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Buffalo @ Nashville
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Seattle @ St. Louis
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home

Montreal @ Chicago
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Montreal is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Chicago is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Montreal

Ottawa @ Calgary
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games
Calgary is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Ottawa

Pittsburgh @ Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

NY Rangers @ San Jose
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, January 13

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

VAN at TB 07:00 PM
TB -243
+500

CLB at CAR 07:00 PM
CAR -285
O 6.5
+500 +500

PHI at BOS 07:00 PM
BOS -252
O 6.0
+500 +500

NJ at NYI 07:30 PM
NYI -205
O 6.0
+500 +500

WIN at DET 07:30 PM
WIN -112
O 5.5
+500 +500

BUF at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -338
O 6.0
+500 +500

SEA at STL 08:00 PM
STL -183
O 6.0
+500 +500

MON at CHI 08:30 PM
CHI -237
O 5.5
+500 +500

OTT at CAL 09:00 PM
CAL -281
+500

PIT at LA 10:30 PM
LA +122
O 5.5
+500 +500

NYR at SJ 10:30 PM
NYR -124
+500

 

[CNOTES]

JANUARY'S NHL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

01/13/2022......7-10-0.........41.18%...........-48.70
01/12/2022........4-1-1.........80.00%............+4.90
01/10/2022........4-2-0.........66.66%...........+9.00
01/09/2022........2-2-0.........50.00%.............-1.00
01/08/2022........5-9-0.........35.71%............-34.55
01/07/2022........2-2-0.........50.00%..............-0.50
01/06/2022.......9-10-1.........47.36%............-15.60
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75

TOTALS............55-45-2..........55.00%...........- 33.00


BEST BETS:

01/13/2022........2-7-0..............22.22%........-27.40
01/12/2022........1-1-1..............50.00%........-0.50
01/10/2022........3-1-0..............75.00%........+9.50
01/09/2022........0-2-0..............00.00%..........-1.00
01/08/2022........1-7-0..............12.50%.........-33.50
01/07/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%.........- 0.50
01/06/2022........4-7-1..............36.36%.........-18.50
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%..........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%..........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00

TOTALS...........21-29-2.............42.00%.........- 52.40


01/13/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack:
— Iowa 83, Indiana 74— Hoosiers are 0-4 in true road games.
— Wisconsin 78, Ohio State 68— Badgers won 12 of last 13 games.
— Texas Tech 78, Oklahoma State 57— Tech is pleasant surprise at 13-3.
— Belmont 92, Tennessee Tech 77— Bruins won their last eight D-I games.
— Oakland 70, Cleveland State 65— Two best teams in Horizon faced off.
— As I’m typing this at 12:38am, Gonzaga leads BYU 93-67 with 9:07 left in game.

Quote of the Day
“We got on a roll there, and were playing really good ball until the final two weeks of the season. We have processes in place. I’m not going to overreact. But I’m pissed. We embarrassed ourselves.”
Colts’ GM Chris Ballard

Friday’s quiz
Who was the Houston Texans’ QB, first time they played a playoff game?

Thursday’s quiz
First time Chiefs won the Super Bowl, Hank Stram was their coach; he later coached in New Orleans, after he left the Chiefs.

Wednesday’s quiz
Seth Curry of the 76ers played three years of college basketball at Duke, after transferring from Liberty.

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

13) NFL Playoffs start this weekend; Rams play Monday night, with QB Matthew Stafford looking for his first playoff win in his 13 NFL seasons.

Stafford played his first 12 seasons for Detroit, which hasn’t won a playoff game in 30 years. All three of Stafford’s playoff games were on the road.

Monday night, the NFC West champ Rams are at home and there is a lot of pressure on Stafford to get a win. He’s had a good season: 4,886 yards, 41 TD passes, a division title- his first.

Here is the narrative that the talk show morons will go with Tuesday morning:
— Rams win: They’ll blame Kliff Kingsbury and speculate on his job security.
— Rams lose: Stafford is a fraud and LA screwed up trading for him.

Thats what talk show morons do; really wish ESPN would go back to showing poker during the day, instead of their annoying talk shows. No one learns anything listening to them; they just yell at each other, kind of like pro wrestling interviews.

12) Rams’ safety Jordan Fuller hurt his ankle, is done for this season; Rams brought Eric Weddle out of retirement to play in Fuller’s place.

Weddle played 13 years in NFL, played in six Pro Bowls, but he hasn’t played in two years.

11) Oregon 84, UCLA 81:
— Dana Altman gets his 700th career win.
— Ducks blew a 6-point lead in last 0:36 of regulation.
— Game was played in a mostly-empty arena (family only) with UCLA shutting down their campus to the public until at least January 21, because of COVID.

Non-basketball thing I learned from listening to Bill Walton: Snoop Dawg and Billie Jean King went to the same high school.

10) Florida Gators are 0-3 in the SEC, first time since 1981 they’re 0-3 in conference play.

9) Las Vegas Raiders have won six games this season on the final play of the game, the most by any team in NFL history.

8) Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman had shoulder surgery Thursday and is expected to miss at least two games; he hurt his shoulder during practice few weeks ago, when he collided with a player during a drill.

Assistant coach Keith Smart is the interim coach.

7) Today is January 14, and there are several college basketball teams who haven’t even played a conference game yet.

George Mason, Portland, Wyoming, Tennessee Tech, among others. There weren’t too many games cancelled last night; hopefully things are getting closer to normal now.

6) Houston Texans fired coach David Culley after only one season; Texans went 4-13, playing without Deshaun Watson. Where they go from here is anyone’s guess.

Culley is 66 years old; he had only been a coordinator once in his career, and that was in 1990, at Texas-El Paso. Not really sure why they hired him, but the Texans played hard all year but with a rookie QB— those teams rarely win— not sure why they fired him, either.

Texans will have an interesting offseason:
— what will they get for Watson?
— who will their next coach be?
— who will they draft with all the picks they get for trading Watson?

5) Major League was on TV the other night; one of my favorite movies. Still think Bob Uecker should’ve been nominated for best supporting actor for his role as Harry Doyle, the Indians’ radio announcer.

4) I don’t know anyone who bets a lot of NBA games; this season, performances have been so erratic, not sure how you would handicap them.

Bulls won by 46 the other night, then lost by 26 the next night. Golden State was down 77-38 at halftime against the Bucks Thursday. Bulls/Warriors are good teams and they’re erratic as hell.

3) One team that is much-improved is Cleveland; so far this season, the Cavaliers:
— won in Miami for first time since 2010.
— won in Portland for first time since 2013.
— won in Utah for first time since 2014.

2) Jon Lester retired Thursday, after pitching in the big leagues for 16 years; he won 200 games, had a postseason record of 9-7, 2.51 in 26 games (22 starts).

1) Batman the TV series started 56 years ago this week; still remember the animated opening sequence, when they showed the credits. Whap!!! Pow!!! Biff!!!

When you’re six years old and your name is Biff, seeing that name on TV every week was a big deal. Batman was weird but it was a fun; lot of famous actors played villains on the show, and Adam West wound up with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Obscure trivia:
Six actors/actresses who appeared in both Batman and Magnum PI:
— Cesar Romero (Joker on Batman)
— Jill St John
— Alan Hale (Skipper on Gilligan’s Island)
— Barbara Rush
— Howard Duff (he played Magnum’s grandfather)
— Elisha Cook (Icepick in Magnum PI)

 

[Udog]

FLORIDA is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) in home games against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the current season.

ANAHEIM is 3-23 ATS (-18.9 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) over the last 2 seasons.

COLORADO is 27-3 ATS (21.4 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal over the lst 2 seasons.




NHL

Friday, January 14

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Trend Report
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Dallas @ Florida
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games at home

Anaheim @ Minnesota
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim

Arizona @ Colorado
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Arizona's last 13 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 14

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

DAL at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA -193
O 6.5
+500 +500

ANA at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN -170
U 5.5
+500 +500

ARI at COL 09:00 PM
COL -620
U 6.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

JANUARY'S NHL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

01/14/2022........4-2-0.........66.67%...........+9.00
01/13/2022......7-10-0.........41.18%...........-48.70
01/12/2022........4-1-1.........80.00%............+4.90
01/10/2022........4-2-0.........66.66%...........+9.00
01/09/2022........2-2-0.........50.00%.............-1.00
01/08/2022........5-9-0.........35.71%............-34.55
01/07/2022........2-2-0.........50.00%..............-0.50
01/06/2022.......9-10-1.........47.36%............-15.60
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75

TOTALS............59-47-2..........55.66%...........- 24.00


BEST BETS:

01/14/2022........1-2-0..............33.33%.........-6.00
01/13/2022........2-7-0..............22.22%........-27.40
01/12/2022........1-1-1..............50.00%........-0.50
01/10/2022........3-1-0..............75.00%........+9.50
01/09/2022........0-2-0..............00.00%..........-1.00
01/08/2022........1-7-0..............12.50%.........-33.50
01/07/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%.........- 0.50
01/06/2022........4-7-1..............36.36%.........-18.50
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%..........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%..........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00

TOTALS...........22-31-2.............41.50%.........- 58.40


01/14/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Top six teams in 2-point FG%:
63.6%— Gonzaga
61%— Oklahoma
60.7%— Belmont
58.7%— Wake Forest
58.3%— Arizona
58.2%— San Francisco

Quote of the Day
“You’re either humbled and hungry like they were trying to pull off the so-called upset, or you’re arrogant without cause because we’ve won nothing.”
UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin, after Thursday’s loss to Oregon

Saturday’s quiz
Michigan Wolverines were in the Final Four four years ago; who was their coach?

Friday’s quiz
TJ Yates was the Houston Texans’ QB first time they played a playoff game, a 31-10 win over Cincinnati ten years ago.

Thursday’s quiz
First time Chiefs won the Super Bowl, Hank Stram was their coach; he later coached in New Orleans, after he left the Chiefs. *

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Saturday’s Den: Trends for college basketball conference games…….

Following stats are for conference games only:
(thru Thursday’s games)

Pac-12
— Double digit home favorites are 1-6 ATS
— Single digit home favorites are 6-2 ATS
— Home underdogs are 4-1 ATS

Big 14:
— Home favorites of less than 12 points: 14-6 ATS
— Home favorites of 12+ points: 0-4 ATS

SEC home favorites are 11-6 ATS

Summit League:
— Single digit home favorites are 3-6 ATS
— Double digit home favorites are 4-1 ATS
— Home dogs of 6 or less points are 1-5 ATS
— Home dogs of 7+ points are 5-0 ATS

Big Sky
— Home favorites 6-10 ATS
— Home underdogs are 2-5 ATS

AAC home favorites are 5-11 ATS.

Southern Conference:
— Home favorites are 9-4 ATS
— Home underdogs are 4-2 ATS

C-USA home favorites are 12-6 ATS

ACC home favorites are 9-20 ATS.

MAAC:
— Home favorites are 3-8 ATS
— Home underdogs are 5-3 ATS

A-14 home favorites are 5-9 ATS, home dogs are 0-2.*

Big X single digit home favorites are 6-3 ATS

Big East:
— Home underdogs are 4-9 ATS
— Home favorites are 6-5 ATS

Big West home teams are 6-4 ATS.*

CAA:
— Home underdogs are 5-1 ATS
— Home favorites are 3-4 ATS

Horizon home favorites are 10-14 ATS

Ivy League home teams are 5-3 ATS

MAC:
— Home favorites are 7-5 ATS
— Home underdogs are 5-4 ATS

Missouri Valley
— Home favorites are 5-7 ATS
— Home underdogs are 4-1 ATS

Mountain West home teams are 6-4 ATS

Sun Belt home favorites of 5 or less points are 9-5 ATS

WCC favorites are 8-2 ATS

 

[Udog]

VANCOUVER is 13-5 ATS (7.5 Units) when playing 3 or less games in 10 days in the last 3 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 7-1 ATS (7.8 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) in the current season.

NY ISLANDERS are 3-12 ATS (-10.6 Units) vs. winning teams in the current season.

FLORIDA is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) in home games against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the current season.

DETROIT is 8-1 ATS (7 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 7-1 ATS (6.3 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 102-50 ATS (26.9 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the last 3 seasons.

NY RANGERS are 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the current season.

ANAHEIM is 14-9 ATS (11.4 Units) in road games vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.

LOS ANGELES are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) after scoring 3 goals or more in 3 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

OTTAWA is 26-31 ATS (12.3 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances over the last 2 seasons.

SAN JOSE is 298-237 ATS (-74.7 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game since 1996.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, January 15

 

[Udog]

NHL

Saturday, January 15

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Trend Report
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Nashville @ Boston
Nashville
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Nashville is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Vancouver @ Carolina
Vancouver
Vancouver is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Vancouver is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Carolina
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Carolina is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games

Washington @ NY Islanders
Washington
Washington is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Columbus @ Florida
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Columbus's last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus

Toronto @ St. Louis
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Toronto is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home

Buffalo @ Detroit
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Detroit's last 15 games

NY Rangers @ Philadelphia
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers

Dallas @ Tampa Bay
Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home

Anaheim @ Chicago
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Anaheim's last 14 games
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim

Colorado @ Arizona
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado

Los Angeles @ Seattle
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home

Ottawa @ Edmonton
Ottawa
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa

Pittsburgh @ San Jose
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
San Jose
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh


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[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Since 2000, the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament:
2012— Norfolk State (+21) over Missouri
2018— UMBC (+20.5) over Virginia
2001— Hampton (+17.5) over Iowa State
2016— Middle Tennessee State (+16.5) over Michigan State
2021— Oral Roberts (+15) over Ohio State
2005— Bucknell (+14) over Kansas

Quote of the Day
“……..for the next year? I’m gonna play football………I’m going to play football this year — we’ll see where.”
Georgia Bulldogs QB Stetson Bennett

Sunday’s quiz
Before Saturday, Cincinnati’s last playoff win was in 1990; who played QB for the Bengals that day?

Saturday’s quiz
Michigan Wolverines were in the Final Four four years ago; John Beilein was their coach.

Friday’s quiz
TJ Yates was the Houston Texans’ QB first time they played a playoff game, a 31-10 win over Cincinnati ten years ago.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Bengals 26, Raiders 19:
— Raiders were in Cincinnati territory six times, scored only 19 points.
— Last time Bengals won a playoff game (1990), only four current Bengals were alive.
— Bengals are at Kansas City next week.

12) Bills 47, New England 17:
— Buffalo scored a TD on their first seven drives.
— Bills averaged 8.9 yards per play, converted 6-7 on third down.
— Buffalo and Tennessee meet next week in Nashville.

11) Joe Burrow sat on Ohio State’s bench before he transferred to LSU, where he led the Bayou Bengals to a national title. We should’ve realized back then that Urban Meyer wouldn’t be much of an NFL coach, with Burrow sitting behind JT Barrett and Dwayne Haskins.

10) Friday night, I’m watching the Iona-Manhattan game, with Rick Pitino coaching the Gaels, then little later on, the movie Blue Chips comes on, one of my favorite all-time movies.

Nick Nolte coaches fictional Western U; their first game in the movie, which was made in 1994, is against fictional Texas Western, coached by Rick Pitino.

28 years later and he’s still one of the best coaches in the game.

9) My all-time favorite movie scene in early on, with Nolte talking to his athletic director (Bob Cousy), while the Hall of Famer shoots free throws in shirt-and-tie. Cousy goes 10-for-10, and people who were there say the scene was filmed in one take. Cousy made the last foul shot with his left hand.

8) Someone on Twitter posted an old NFL Today clip, with Brent Musburger talking about a Lions-Patriots game in 1979; sitting in for Jimmy the Greek that day was Pete Rose.

I’m not making this up; Rose was handicapping NFL games on TV, seven years before he retired as one of the best baseball players ever, before his gambling exploits became a huge deal.

7) Eagles visit Tampa Bay Sunday; Philly is 0-6 this season against playoff teams.

6) Another trend that makes me queasy; Arizona is 6-0 SU this season as an underdog.

Another trend that makes me queasy; Arizona is 6-0 SU this season as an underdog.

6) Baylor/USC were the last two unbeaten teams in the country, but they both went 0-2 this week.

Something to set aside for March; Oregon swept the LA schools this weekend, which very seldom happens, and that will give them a big bump in the seeding, but there were no fans at either game. To me, that diminishes the feat somewhat. Ducks could become overrated.

5) College basketball upsets:
— Oklahoma State (+14) 61, Baylor 54
— Boston College (+10.5) 70, Clemson 68
— Northwestern (+9.5) 64, Michigan State 62
— South Florida (+8) 75, UCF 51
— Arkansas (+6.5) 65, LSU 58
— Oregon (+6.5) 79, USC 69
— Murray State (+6) 82, Belmont 60
— Portland (+6) 82, Pepperdine 63

4) Gonzaga 115, Santa Clara 83:
— First three WCC games, Zags scored 117-110-115 points.
— Gonzaga is shooting 63.7% inside arc this season.

3) East Carolina 72, Memphis 71:
— When season began, Memphis was a top 20 team; now they’re #42.
— Tigers are 4-7 in their last 11 games; they’re 1-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Memphis is turning ball over 24.3% of time (#354 of 358 teams)

2) Pittsburgh 65, Louisville 53:
— Cardinals lost third straight game; as I type this, they’re #100 in country.
— Last time Louisville finished outside top 100 was 2001, Denny Crum’s last season.

1) TCU 59, Oklahoma 58 OT
— Sooners tied game on OB under play for layup at the buzzer of regulation.
— Teams combined to go 9-38 on the arc.
— TCU survived 5-11 shooting on foul line.

 

[Udog]

VANCOUVER is 137-163 ATS (24.1 Units) in road games against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game since 1996.




NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, January 16

NHL

Sunday, January 16

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Trend Report
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Vancouver @ Washington
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Vancouver is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver


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[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

VAN at WAS 02:00 PM
WAS -192
O 5.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

JANUARY'S NHL OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

01/16/2022........1-1-0.........50.00%............-4.60
01/14/2022........4-2-0.........66.67%...........+9.00
01/13/2022......7-10-0.........41.18%...........-48.70
01/12/2022........4-1-1.........80.00%............+4.90
01/10/2022........4-2-0.........66.66%...........+9.00
01/09/2022........2-2-0.........50.00%.............-1.00
01/08/2022........5-9-0.........35.71%............-34.55
01/07/2022........2-2-0.........50.00%..............-0.50
01/06/2022.......9-10-1.........47.36%............-15.60
01/05/2022.........3-1-0.........75.00%...........+10.00
01/04/2022.......11-5-0..........68.75%..........+26.70
01/03/2022.........1-0-0........100.00%...........+ 5.00
01/02/2022.........7-3-0..........70.00%...........+11.75

TOTALS............60-48-2..........55.55%...........- 28.60


BEST BETS:

01/16/2022........1-0-0.............100.00%.......+5.00
01/14/2022........1-2-0..............33.33%.........-6.00
01/13/2022........2-7-0..............22.22%........-27.40
01/12/2022........1-1-1..............50.00%........-0.50
01/10/2022........3-1-0..............75.00%........+9.50
01/09/2022........0-2-0..............00.00%..........-1.00
01/08/2022........1-7-0..............12.50%.........-33.50
01/07/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%.........- 0.50
01/06/2022........4-7-1..............36.36%.........-18.50
01/05/2022........1-1-0..............50.00%..........- 0.50
01/04/2022........4-4-0..............50.00%..........- 2.00
01/03/2011........1-0-0............100.00%.........+ 5.00
01/02/2022........3-0-0............100.00%.........+15.00

TOTALS...........23-31-2.............42.59%.........- 53.40


01/16/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack:
Some of the teams forcing the most turnovers this season:
26.3% of possessions— Texas
26.2%—VCU
26.2%— Iowa State
25.9%— LSU
25.4%— Texas A&M
25.3%— Tennessee

Quote of the Day
“You can shear a sheep many times but you can only skin him once.”
Amarillo Slim

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Steelers’ QB before Ben Roethlisberger?

Sunday’s quiz
Before Saturday, Cincinnati’s last playoff win was in 1990; Boomer Esiason played QB for the Bengals that day.
(Really obscure trivia: Cody Carlson played QB for Houston that day)

Saturday’s quiz
Michigan Wolverines were in the Final Four four years ago; John Beilein was their coach.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday……..

13) Buccaneers 31, Eagles 15:
— Tampa Bay led 31-0 after three quarters.
— Eagles in first three quarters: 45 plays, 154 yards, no points.
— Brady is 35-11 in playoff games.

12) 49ers 23, Cowboys 17:
— San Francisco led 23-7 after three quarters.
— Dallas had ball in 49ers’ territory when time ran out.
— Cowboys had 14 penalties for 89 yards.

11) Chiefs 42, Steelers 21:
— Game was scoreless after the first quarter.
— Steelers took 7-0 lead with a defensive score.
— Kansas City then scored a TD on its next six drives.

10) Spreads for next week’s playoff games:
— Bengals @ Tennessee (-3.5)
— 49ers @ Green Bay (-5.5)
— Bills @ Kansas City (-2.5)

9) Dak Prescott holds an NFL record, throwing for 974 yards in consecutive games LY (Weeks 3-4). Problem is, he got hurt in Week 5 and was lost for the rest of the season.

Dallas won the NFC East this year, Prescott had a good season, but now he is 1-3 in playoff games, and there are rumblings that coach McCarthy’s job is on thin ice.

Prescott threw for 254 yards Sunday, was sacked five times; Dallas had 14 penalties. Whose fault is that? It is debatable, but Jerry Jones may not want to lose OC Kellen Moore, and may promote him to head coach at a fairly young age. That would make McCarthy the fall guy for Sunday’s loss.

8) Las Vegas Raiders made the playoffs this year, despite a minus-9 turnover ratio, and with a defense that gave up 35 touchdowns on 43 red zone drives. Tons of distractions, on and off the field, but the interim coach kept the group together- they won six games on last play of the game, an NFL record.

Doesn’t Rich Bisaccia deserve a shot at the fulltime head coaching job?

7) I’m guessing the fine folks at NBC were grumbling about the lousy Sunday night game; had the Chargers won/tied last week, they would’ve knocked the Steelers out of the playoffs, and the Sunday night game this week might’ve been more competitive.

6) Cincinnati 61, Wichita State 57— Shockers are off to a disappointing 0-4 start in AAC.

5) St John’s 88, Georgetown 69— This is Patrick Ewing’s fifth year coaching the Hoyas; his record in Big East conference games? 26-47.

At what point does Ewing go on the hot seat? He’s the school’s most prominent basketball alumnus, but 26-47 is 26-47.

4) Iona 78, Niagara 55— I hear this Pitino guy is a pretty good coach; Gaels are 6-0 in the MAAC- they’re 26-9 in 1.5 years under the Hall of Fame coach.

3) Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant sprained his knee, is out 4-6 weeks.

2) If you like high school basketball, ESPNU has four consecutive games on Monday, starting at 11am. Teams from all over the country facing off.

1) If you coach/teach basketball to kids, do this demonstration; show them that a basketball hoop is exactly two basketballs wide. This surprises most everyone; with the rim ten feet high, it doesn’t look that big, but you can place two basketballs in a hoop— sometimes that makes a shooter more confident.

 

[Udog]

DETROIT is 0-10 ATS (-10.4 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

COLORADO is 28-3 ATS (22.4 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal over the last 2 seasons.

LOS ANGELES are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after scoring 3 goals or more in 4 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

MONTREAL is 1-10 ATS (-9.2 Units) against poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the current season.

SEATTLE is 2-13 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

NY ISLANDERS are 29-11 ATS (16.9 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

VEGAS are 20-5 ATS (12 Units) in home games when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Monday, January 17

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Trend Report
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Detroit @ Buffalo
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Buffalo
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Buffalo is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games

Minnesota @ Colorado
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Minnesota is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

Los Angeles @ San Jose
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles

Montreal @ Arizona
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Montreal's last 17 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Arizona's last 17 games when playing at home against Montreal

Chicago @ Seattle
Chicago
Chicago is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Seattle's last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games

Philadelphia @ NY Islanders
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games

Nashville @ St. Louis
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Nashville is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home

Pittsburgh @ Vegas
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
Pittsburgh is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Vegas
Vegas is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home


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