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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
| BOS at TOR | 07:30 PM | TOR +110 O 5.5 |
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| CAR at BUF | 07:30 PM | CAR -145 U 6.5 |
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Armadillo Sports
Thursday’s 6-pack
Highest scoring college basketball teams:
86.3— Gonzaga
85.7— Southern Utah
85.3— Oral Roberts
85.0— Toledo
84.9— Cornell
83.7— Youngstown State
Quote of the Day
“Bobby was one of the best judges of football talent in NFL history. For most, that alone would be enough. For Bobby Beathard, it doesn’t nearly do the man justice. Bobby was who we all aspire to be — a friendly, caring, giving, thoughtful human being who brought people from all walks of life together….…”
LA Chargers owner Dean Spanos
Thursday’s quiz
If you’re watching a college basketball game in Mackey Arena, who is the home team?
Wednesday’s quiz
1999 was the last time the NFL MVP also won the Super Bowl that season, when Hall of Famer Kurt Warner led the Rams to their first Super Bowl title.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mick Cronin was UCLA’s basketball coach the last time the Bruins made the Final Four; they made it two years ago.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud………
— Our daily update on college basketball referee John Higgins:
January 24— Penn State @ Rutgers
January 25— Utah State @ San Diego State— Long plane ride for a back/back
January 26— Utah @ Oregon State
January 28— California @ Stanford
January 29— Michigan State @ Purdue— Day game after long plane ride.
January 30— Baylor @ Texas
January 31— Kansas State @ Kansas
February 1— Northern Iowa @ Drake- A double overtime game!!! Eight games in nine nights, and a double overtime game on the 9th night.
— In the NCAA Tournament, officials get $2,500 for first and second-round games, $3,000 for regionals and $3,500 for the Final Four. NCAA picks up their expenses during March Madness.
— Wednesday’s Wizards-Pistons game was postponed because cruddy weather in Dallas kept the Pistons in Texas, instead of going home.
Kentucky Wildcats won in Oxford Tuesday; they stayed there overnight because of an ice storm in Mississippi.
— Arena Football League announced plans to re-boot in 2024, with a 16-team league playing a 10-game schedule.
— Seattle Mariners signed utility man Dylan Moore to a 3-year deal worth $8.875M. He’s played seven different positions in his time with Seattle.
— Florida 67, Tennessee 54— Vols shot 27.9%; they scored average of 61.5 ppg in their four losses. Tennessee led 44-38 with 10:40 left, but they folded down the stretch. Alabama now has a 2-game lead in the SEC.
— Xavier 85, Providence 83 OT— Xavier blew a 14-point lead, survived 13-23 shooting on foul line to remain tied with Marquette atop the Big East.
— Drake 88, Northern Iowa 81 2OT— Drake was down 11 with 11:53 left in regulation; they rally to win, are now in a 4-way tie for first stop the Missouri Valley Conference.
Top eight teams in MVC are all either 9-4 or 8-5; should be quite a conference tournament.
— Murray State 83, Belmont 82— Racers outscored Belmont 14-9 over the final 5:52 to avenge an earlier loss; Belmont loses despite making 13-27 shots on the arc.Ben Sheppard scored 35 points in 35:00 in a losing cause.
— Oklahoma State 71, Oklahoma 61— Sooners lost their last four Big X games, but mixed in there they pounded on Alabama, 93-69, which makes no sense.
— Pitt 65, North Carolina 64— Panthers have won five of their last six games; they’ve now won their last three visits to Chapel Hill.
— Southern Utah 72, Cal Baptist 71— All five starters scored in double figures for SUU, which has now won six of its last seven games and is tied for first place in the WAC with Utah Valley.
— Purdue 80, Penn State 60— Mason Gillis came off the bench, scored 29 points in 25:00 on 9-12 shooting on the arc; the kid had scored a total of 18 points in his previous five games. He was 17-53 on the arc coming into the game, then went 9-12 in this game. Go figure.
— Eight NFL teams with unsettled QB situations for 2023:
Carolina— Who will Frank Reich want at QB? Sam Darnold? Matt Corral? PJ Walker? Will they bring in a different QB?
Indianapolis— Have to hire a new coach first, but chances are the Colts will have their 7th different starting QB in seven years on Opening Day.
Las Vegas— Jarrett Stidham could easily wind up as the starter here, but Derek Carr is going to be playing elsewhere next year.
Miami— Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion issues make him a long shot to be the longterm answer under center for the Dolphins. Miami has good receivers; you’d think a free agent QB would be interested in playing here.
New Orleans— Andy Dalton will be 36 in October, Jameis Winston has started 10 games the last three years. Saints need to draft a quarterback, or trade for one.
San Francisco— Lance/Purdy are both coming off serious injuries; would figure that Lance will be the healthier of the two when training camp opens.
Tampa Bay— Blaine Gabbert tops their depth chart right now; somehow I don’t think that is how it will look when September rolls around.
Washington— Will Sam Howell take over the starting job next year, after starting in Week 18 of his rookie season? Carson Wentz could wind up on his 4th team in four years next fall.
— RIP to Bobby Beathard, the Pro Football Hall of Fame executive who helped build those great Redskins teams in the 80’s. Beathard’s teams won four Super Bowl rings; he spent 33 years in the NFL with five different teams.
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All-Star break.... league play resumes Monday.Comment
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Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams with worst roster continuity:
— St Bonaventure
— Georgetown
— New Mexico State
— LSU
— Milwaukee
— Tennessee Tech
Quote of the Day
“I didn’t know what to expect, but I think it turned out pretty well. It got very competitive at the end, and I think that’s what they wanted.”
Seahawks’ QB Geno Smith, talking about the Pro Bowl flag football game
Monday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have played in two Super Bowls; which QB started the one they lost?
Sunday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have won one Super Bowl; Jim McMahon was their quarterback that day.
Saturday’s quiz
Cal-Irvine’s college basketball team is known as the Anteaters.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a winter weekend……..
— Five weeks until Selection Sunday; we’re about to hear a lot more talk about bubbles and brackets and seeds. Joe Lunardi is going to be on TV most every night.
The weird thing about a team’s resume is this: Once you beat a team, you need that team to win a lot of games, which will make your resume look that much better.
On November 21, San Diego State beat Ohio State 88-77 in the Maui Classic, an impressive win for sure, but today, on February 6, the Buckeyes have lost nine of their last ten games, and that win doesn’t look as good as it did in November. Bad for the Aztecs’ seeding.
College basketball teams are fragile; most teams have very little depth. Boise State is having a good season at 18-6, but point guard Marcus Shaver missed their game with San Diego State the other night, and Boise got blasted, 72-52. Good for the Aztecs’ seeding, bad for Boise’s.
— College basketball put the 3-point shot in for the 1986-87 season; since then, there are only two college teams who have made a 3-point shot in every game: UNLV and Princeton.
UNLV’s streak almost ended in 2007; they made one 3-pointer in a game at Air Force, and that came with 1:43 left. Kid who made the 3-pointer was Kevin Kruger, who was playing for his dad Lon Kruger at the time. Kevin Kruger is now the Rebels’ head coach.
— Alabama gave basketball coach Nate Oats a six-year, $30M contract that extends through the 2028-29 season. It makes Oats the 4th-highest-paid basketball coach in the SEC and among the top 10 nationally.
— Drake Bulldogs are having a good basketball season; they’re 19-6, 10-4 in Missouri Valley- they’ve won eight of their last nine games, with three of the wins in overtime. Drake’s last two wins both came in double overtime.
MVC games are fun to watch on ESPN+; Arch Madness is going to be must-watch TV, because the MVC is a one-bid league this season.
— Andy Reid will be the 5th head coach to coach a Super Bowl against a team he used to coach. Here are the first four:
Super Bowl 3— Weeb Ewbank’s Jets beat Baltimore 16-7.
Super Bowl 33— Dan Reeves’ Falcons lost 34-19 to Denver.
Super Bowl 37— Jon Gruden’s Buccaneers beat Oakland 48-21.
Super Bowl 49— Pete Carroll’s Seahawks lost 28-24 to New England.
I know I’m supposed to use Roman numerals, but it is late and I like numbers better
— I didn’t watch the Pro Bowl stuff this weekend, except a few minutes last night watching flag football while I was sitting at a bar having dinner. Apparently, there was money involved in the Pro Bowl stuff.
Players on the winning side in the Pro Bowl Games got $84,000 apiece, players on the losing side got $42,000.
— Dallas Cowboys named Brian Schottenheimer their new offensive coordinator; he replaces Kellen Moore, who got fired because the Cowboys needed a scapegoat for losing to the 49ers in the playoffs. In four years with Moore as OC, Dallas scored the 2nd-most points in the NFL.
Schottenheimer has been an NFL offensive coordinator for the Rams, Seahawks, Jets; his dad Marty was an NFL head coach, going 200-126-1 coaching four teams, most notably the Browns and Chiefs.
— Denver Broncos let defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero bolt to the Carolina Panthers, where he will have the same job under new coach Frank Reich. He interviewed with the Panthers for the head coaching job last month.
Broncos also fired their strength/conditioning coach, which apparently happens a decent amount of the time when teams change head coaches, as Denver recently did.
— Alabama hired Miami Hurricanes’ defensive coordinator Kevin Steele to the same job with the Crimson Tide; this will be the third different time Steele has worked under Nick Saban at Alabama. Miami wasn’t bowl eligible last year for the first time since 2007- they fired their offensive coordinator, now they need a new DC.
— Wind chill in Boston reached minus-39 Friday, the lowest wind chill in Boston since they started keeping track, way back in 1944. It was freakin’ cold in this part of the world for 36 hours or so, but I’m happy to report that tonight, the weather is back to its normal miserable level for early February.
— Brooklyn Nets traded Kyrie Irving to Dallas Sunday night:
Nets get: Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and three draft picks
Dallas gets: Kyrie Irving and Markeiff Morris.
Two of the three draft picks the Nets got are in 2029, which means that the Nets acquired two players who are currently in 7th grade. Seriously, they are, whoever they are.
— Our daily update on college basketball referee John Higgins:
January 24— Penn State @ Rutgers
January 25— Utah State @ San Diego State— Long plane ride for a back/back
January 26— Utah @ Oregon State
January 28— California @ Stanford
January 29— Michigan State @ Purdue— Day game after long plane ride.
January 30— Baylor @ Texas
January 31— Kansas State @ Kansas
February 1— Northern Iowa @ Drake- A double overtime game!!! Eight games in nine nights, and a double overtime game on the 9th night.
February 2— Wisconsin @ Ohio State— Ohio State coach Holtmann was ejected with 0:27 left in first half, after a charging call. Buckeyes have lost eight of their last nine games; tensions are running high.
February 4— Oklahoma @ West Virginia
February 5— Penn State @ Nebraska— He’s worked 11 games in 13 days, 66 games since November 7, which is 66 games in 92 days. Not bad for a 54-year old guy.
— LA Dodgers signed IF Miguel Rojas to a $5M deal for 2024; he will also make $5M this coming season. Dodgers have a $5M option for the 2025 season.
Rojas will turn 34 later this month; he is expected to play a utility role for the Dodgers, after playing 136 games at shortstop for the Marlins last season.
— Seattle Mariners/P Luis Castillo agreed that the pitcher won’t pitch for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic next month, concentrating instead on getting ready for the Mariners’ season, because, you know, they’re paying him $108M over the next five years.
Castillo also pitches for my fantasy team; I’m very happy he is skipping the WBC.
— Saint Mary’s has a sophomore guard Augustas Marciulionis whose dad Sarunas played in the NBA. I’m watching their game with Gonzaga Saturday night and I felt old; Sarunas Marčiulionis was on my NBA fantasy team when he played for Golden State 30 years ago.
Kids I coached in Little League/hgh school sports have kids of their own now; time moves on, that I understand, but it seems to move a lot more quickly these days.
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NY ISLANDERS are 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in road games after allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 7-0 Over (7 Units) in home games when playing 5 or less games in 14 days over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 17-9 ATS (7.1 Units) in road games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 15-19 ATS (-20.8 Units) against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.
ANAHEIM is 1-15 ATS (-15.5 Units) off a close home win by 1 goal in the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 16-11 ATS (3.9 Units) in home games revenging 2 consecutive losses to opponent as a favorite in the last 3 seasons.
NHL
Dunkel
Monday, February 6
NHL
Long Sheet
Monday, February 6
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NY ISLANDERS (25-23-1-3, 54 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (21-21-0-9, 51 pts.) - 2/6/2023, 7:07 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 62-72 ATS (-22.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 172-191 ATS (+416.1 Units) in road games vs. division opponents since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 292-312 ATS (-172.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 493-447 ATS (-103.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 9-5 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 9-5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)
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TAMPA BAY (31-15-1-1, 64 pts.) at FLORIDA (24-23-0-5, 53 pts.) - 2/6/2023, 7:07 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 46-12 ATS (+17.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 24-28 ATS (-14.5 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 129-163 ATS (-34.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
FLORIDA is 4-9 ATS (-9.0 Units) after a division game this season.
FLORIDA is 7-16 ATS (-11.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
FLORIDA is 7-18 ATS (-19.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
FLORIDA is 12-20 ATS (-15.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
FLORIDA is 14-19 ATS (-12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 15-9 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 15-9-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
13 of 23 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)
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VANCOUVER (19-26-1-3, 42 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (31-13-2-3, 67 pts.) - 2/6/2023, 7:37 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 5-16 ATS (+22.3 Units) in non-conference games this season.
VANCOUVER is 32-20 ATS (+55.4 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 152-157 ATS (+340.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 184-174 ATS (+378.6 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 235-284 ATS (+625.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 129-155 ATS (+347.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 5-11 ATS (-9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 2-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)
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CALGARY (24-19-0-7, 55 pts.) at NY RANGERS (26-15-2-6, 60 pts.) - 2/6/2023, 7:37 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 24-26 ATS (-21.2 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 21-22 ATS (-12.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 9-13 ATS (-12.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.
CALGARY is 7-11 ATS (-16.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NY RANGERS are 31-13 ATS (+17.7 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 19-6 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 153-141 ATS (-51.9 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-0 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 2-0-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)
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ANAHEIM (16-30-0-4, 36 pts.) at DALLAS (27-14-1-9, 64 pts.) - 2/6/2023, 8:37 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 14-47 ATS (+102.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 2-19 ATS (+39.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 283-301 ATS (+647.4 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 1-7 ATS (-7.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-1 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)
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MINNESOTA (27-18-1-2, 57 pts.) at ARIZONA (16-28-0-6, 38 pts.) - 2/6/2023, 9:07 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 11-13 ATS (+38.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 11-2 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 11-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)
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NHL
Monday, February 6
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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ Florida
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Islanders @ Philadelphia
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games at home
Vancouver @ New Jersey
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
New Jersey is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Vancouver
Calgary @ NY Rangers
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Anaheim @ Dallas
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Anaheim's last 11 games
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Minnesota @ Arizona
Minnesota
Minnesota is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Arizona
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
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NHL Against the Spread Rankings
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6
TB at FLA 07:00 PM FLA +105
O 6.5+500 +500 NYI at PHI 07:00 PM PHI +105
O 5.5+500 +500 CAL at NYR 07:30 PM NYR -125
U 6.0+500 +500 VAN at NJ 07:30 PM NJ -210
U 6.5+500 +500 ANA at DAL 08:30 PM ANA +270
O 6.0+500 +500 MIN at ARI 09:00 PM ARI +185
U 6.0+500 +500 Comment
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Armadillo Sports
Tuesday’s 6-pack
— Vikings named former Dolphins coach Brian Flores their new DC
— Miami 81, Duke 59— Miami forced 21 turnovers in an easy win.
— Kansas 88, Texas 80— Longhorns are tied for 1st in loss column with Iowa State.
— Green Bay 80, Milwaukee 79 OT— Green Bay snaps 14-game losing streak.
— Northern Colorado 88, Weber State 54— Bears were 12-22 on arc, Weber 3-23.
— Warriors 141, Thunder 114— Klay Thompson was 12-16 on arc, scored 42 points without taking a foul shot.
Quote of the Day
“One can fight evil, but against stupidity one is helpless.”
Henry Miller
Tuesday’s quiz
Which college’s basketball team is known as the Spiders?
Monday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have played in two Super Bowls; Rex Grossman started at QB in the one they lost.
Sunday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have played in two Super Bowls; Jim McMahon started at QB in the one they won.
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Tuesday’s Den: More Super Bowl prop bets……..
You can bet on almost anything during a Super Bowl; here are some more prop bets that have been posted for Sunday’s game:
— Will there be a successful 2-point conversion?
Yes +230
No -270
— Will first turnover of game be……..
Interception -170
Fumble +150
— Will at least one quarter be scoreless?
Yes +400
No -500
— Total number of players throwing a forward pass:
over 2.5, +130
under 2.5, -150
— Will the team, that scores first to win the game”
Yes -165
No +145
— Over/under passing yards for Patrick Mahomes: 288.5
— Over/under passing yards for Jalen Hurts: 238.5
— Over/under longest completion for Patrick Mahomes: 38.5 yards
— Over/under longest completion for Jalen Hurts: 37.5 yards
— Over/under receiving yards for Travis Kelce? 77.5
— Total net yards for the Chiefs: over/under 372.5
— Total net yards for the Eagles: over/under 367.5
— Total punts for both teams:
over 7.5- even
under 7.5- under -120
— Total net yards for both teams: over/under 731.5
— More pass completions:
Mahomes (-6.5) vs Hurts
— More passing yards:
Mahomes (-50.5) vs Hurts
— More receiving yards:
Travis Kelce (-2.5) vs AJ Brown
— Jersey number of player who scores first touchdown:
Over 11.5, +130
Under 11.5, -150
— Who will have more points Sunday?
Eagles (-3.5) vs Tyrese Maxey on the 76ers
— Who will have more points Sunday?
Jayson Tatum on the Celtics (-6.5) vs Chiefs
— Who will have more points Sunday?
Eagles (-2.5) vs Purdue’s Zach Edey
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SAN JOSE is 8-21 ATS (-13.9 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.
COLORADO is 11-2 Over (8.8 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 17-5 Over (11.5 Units) off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games second half of the season in the current season.
NASHVILLE is 12-4 Over (7.6 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 17-52 ATS (-40.2 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.
NHL
Dunkel
Tuesday, February 7
NHL
Tuesday, February 7
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Trend Report
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Colorado @ Pittsburgh
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Colorado
San Jose @ Tampa Bay
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 15 of San Jose's last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton @ Detroit
Edmonton
Edmonton is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Edmonton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Seattle @ NY Islanders
Seattle
Seattle is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 9 games at home
Vegas @ Nashville
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Anaheim @ Chicago
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games on the road
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
COL at PIT 07:00 PM PIT -110
O 6.5+500 +500 SJ at TB 07:00 PM SJ +200
O 6.5+500 +500 EDM at DET 07:30 PM EDM -165
O 6.5+500 +500 SEA at NYI 07:30 PM SEA -105
O 5.5+500 +500 VEG at NAS 08:00 PM NAS -120
O 6.0+500 +500 ANA at CHI 08:30 PM CHI -125
U 6.5+500 +500 Comment
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Armadillo Sports
Wednesday’s 6-pack
Six college hoop teams who force the most turnovers:
26.9%— Iowa State
25.9%— UNLV
24.8%— VCU
24.8%— UCLA
24.8%— Stephen F Austin
24.7%— Missouri
Quote of the Day
“The most important things in life aren’t things.”
Anthony J. D’Angelo
Wednesday’s quiz
Who coached the Eagles the first time they played in a Super Bowl?
Tuesday’s quiz
Richmond’s basketball team is known as the Spiders.
Monday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have played in two Super Bowls; Rex Grossman started at QB in the one they lost.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— Thunder 133, Lakers 130— Lebron James scored 38 points, became NBA’s all-time leading scorer, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was at this game.
I’m hoping that part of all this happening will be young people realizing how freakin’ great a player Kareem was; he won all the time in college, he also won a ton in the NBA, but he’s slipped out of the public spotlight and he’s not exactly a people person.
Guys who played before ESPN started get neglected in talks about all-time greats; Rick Barry falls into that category, too, to a lesser degree.
Lakers are now 25-30, the 13th seed in the 15-team Western Conference; they’re two games out of the last playoff slot in the West.
Lakers were +8 in the 34:00 Lebron played, minus-11 in the 14:00 he sat out.
— Kyrie Irving got traded to Dallas this week; opinions varies on who got the best of the deal.
Irving played three years with Cleveland when Lebron was on the team; Cavaliers went 43-16 in playoff games those years, winning one title, losing the Finals another year. It is funny how many guys win a lot when they’re on the same team as Lebron.
In Irving’s 10 other NBA seasons, his teams are a combined 23-25 in playoff games. There is very little actual evidence that he is worth the $34M or so he makes a year.
The last four years, Irving has played in 143 of his team’s 259 games; one of the best abilities is availability/dependability. We’ll see how he does with Luka Doncic as a teammate.
— Oklahoma has six alumni playing in the Super Bowl this week; Florida, Michigan, Mississippi State all have four.
21 SEC players will be on the field Sunday night; 16 players from the Big 14 will play.
— San Francisco 49ers hired Steve Wilks as their new defensive coordinator; Wilks went 6-6 as interim coach at Carolina this season- he replaces Demeco Ryans, who is the new head coach for the Houston Texans.
— In six of last eight Super Bowls, the longest touchdown play was less than 35 yards.
— Chiefs’ TE Travis Kelce has played in 17 career playoff games; he’s scored 15 touchdowns inn those 17 games.
— Aaron Rodgers and golf pro Ben Silverman won the pro-am tournament at Pebble Beach over the weekend, even though Silverman missed the cut in the pro event.
In college basketball……..
— Arkansas 88, Kentucky 73— Hogs shot 66.7% inside arc; they outscored Kentucky 47-33 in the second half. Wildcats played seven guys, and the 7th guy played only 8:00.
Calipari is looking for answers with a flawed roster; they’re a bubble team on February 8th, which I’m sure thrills the fanbase.
— Wake Forest 92, North Carolina 85— Tyree Appleby was 23-28 on the foul line; all the Tar Heels combined were 21-26.
— Nevada 77, New Mexico 76— Wolf Pack wins a road game, despite being outscored 24-8 on the foul line. Nevada sank 11-22 3-pointers; Steve Alford has his team 19-6, 9-3 in a tough Mountain West, all this despite having thin roster- they’re #331 in bench minutes played.
— Texas A&M 83, Auburn 78— Aggies were 31-39 on the foul line, Auburn was 9-14. Auburn led by 12 in first half; they’ve lost four of last five games, and host arch-rival Alabama Saturday.
— Kansas State 82, TCU 61— Wildcats put five guys in double figures, including two subs; they outscored TCU 46-31 in second half.
— UConn 87, Marquette 72— Huskies made 12-23 on arc, snapped Marquette’s 5-game winning streak; UConn out-rebounded the Eagles 48-24.
— Indiana 66, Rutgers 60— Hoosiers have won seven of their last eight games. Earlier this week, Rutgers lost starting F Mawot Mag for the season; he was averaging 7.8 ppg.
— Bracketology’s bubble teams, as of Tuesday morning:
Last four in: Boise State, Oklahoma State, Nevada, Memphis
First four out: Texas A&M, Florida, Seton Hall, Oregon
— 8 of the AP’s Top 25 lost last weekend; March is going to be a very interesting month.
— We’re four weeks away from conference tournaments starting; the tournaments in the one-bid leagues will be the most fun to watch.
Missouri Valley tournament is always in St Louis, they call it Arch Madness. Here are the standings at the top of MVC right now:
11-4 Drake
10-4 Bradley
10-4 Southern Illinois
10-4 Belmont
9-5 Indiana State
8-6 Missouri State
8-6 Northern Iowa
8-7 Murray State
MVC tournament is going to be very interesting.
— Ivy League tournament only has four teams in it; half the league plays, half don’t. Here are the current Ivy League standings:
7-2 Princeton
6-3 Yale
5-4 Brown
5-4 Cornell
5-4 Penn
4-5 Dartmouth
3-6 Harvard
1-8 Columbia
They might need a play-in game for the 4th seed in the Ivy tournament.
Couple of teams that are having exceptional seasons who still need to win the conference tournament to make the NCAA’s:
— Eastern Washington is 12-0 in the Big Sky, two games ahead of Montana State, four games ahead of Weber State.
— Oral Roberts is 12-0 in the Summit League, four games ahead of everyone else.
— ACC is currently the 6th-ranked conference in the country, their lowest rating since 2013, when they had four teams in the NCAA tournament. Right now, Bracketology has the ACC with seven teams getting in this year, which doesn’t seem right.
— Gregg Marshall coached Wichita State for 13 years; the last 11 of those years, he was 157-41 in conference games. He made two Sweet 16’s and a Final Four, was 5-2 in first round games.
In three years since they fired Marshall, Wichita State is 43-30, 22-17 in conference games, 0-1 in the NCAA Tournament. Wonder what the wealthy boosters think about that?
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NY RANGERS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 8-1 Over (6.9 Units) off a road loss against a division rival over the last 2 seasons.
NHL
Dunkel
Wednesday, February 8
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Wednesday, February 8
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Vancouver @ NY Rangers
Vancouver
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Vancouver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing Vancouver
NY Rangers is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
Minnesota @ Dallas
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
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