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College Basketball
Arizona -1 (-115) 8* 6:05 EST {Diamond Selection}
Notre Dame +11.5 5* 8:50 EST
NBA
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PUCKING HOCKEY
LA Kings vs Minnesota Wild
Getting Red-Hot At The Right Time, Again
The Kings just being the Kings winning 3 straight on the road and staying alive in the playoff race. Either the Kings get lucky at the right time every season, or head coach Darryl Sutter is the ultimate hockey genius.
I have been watching hockey for 20 years and I always credited Mike Babcock as the best coach I have ever seen in my life time. But Sutter has pushed him down the rankings. And for a guy who can barely speak, it amazes me how he can lead a hockey team to the Stanley Cup Finals, 2 out of 3 seasons.
According to the players, Sutter mumbles under his breath about players when they make mistakes, and the players make sure they correct those mistakes. I’ve always believed in never yelling at the players, when I coach I always keep a positive attitude and don’t use negativity. Clearly Sutter thinks the same way, and it works.
LA Kings Injuries
Tanner Pearson F Out Indefinitely (leg)
Jarret Stoll F Day-to-Day (upper body)
Slava Voynov D OUT FOR BEING A SCUMBAG!
LA Kings Trends and Stats
Los Angeles has the best shots against in the league allowing 27.1 per game
Kings vs Wild Free NHL Hockey Pick and Prediction
Kings vs Wild Free NHL Hockey Pick and Prediction
Back To Back Situation, At Home
The Wild took care of the Flames Friday night with a demanding 4-2 victory. I was hoping for this kind of blowout win from the Wild, especially where they fired over 35 shots on the Flames.
The Wild have lost 3 of 7 at home before Friday’s game and now they have to play host to the LA Kings, tonight. Will Dubnyk be back in net? I am 99.9% sure he will play in the back to back situation, especially since he only faced 23 shots Friday night. Which is about average.
Minnesota Wild Injuries
Keith Ballard D Out Indefinitely (upper body)
Kyle Brodziak F Day-to-Day (upper body)
Ryan Carter F Out Indefinitely (shoulder)
Matt Cooke F Out Indefinitely (lower body)
Nate Prosser D Out Indefinitely (lower body)
Jason Zucker F Out Indefinitely (clavicle)
Minnesota Wild Trends and Stats
NHL Starting Goalies
LA Kings – Jonathan Quick
Minnesota Wild – Devan Dubnyk
For Minnesota’s sake, they better get ready for a hard hitting game tonight. They only delivered 11 hits last night, and the Flames only delivered 7 hits. The Wild had it easy as the game was a pretty fast paced game.
That won’t happen tonight.
The Wild blew their load Friday night blowing out the Flames. They completely dominated the Flames and controlled the puck for most of the game, firing over 35 shots on net. I can’t see them pulling that style of game off again. The Flames are OK but they are no LA Kings, so the Wild had it pretty easy on Friday.
The Kings are heating up and will go into Minnesota tonight, play a hard-hitting playoff style game, both teams will rely on a tight fore-checking style, but LA will come out with the victory. Minnesota will eventually wear themselves out due to the back to back situation, and lose this game.
This game should go one of two ways. Either the Kings get up on Minnesota early, forcing them to rely on their d-men to join the rush (which will lead to odd man rushes for the Kings) OR it’s a tight game down to the third period where the Kings will eventually be victorious.
Besides all that being said. LA has the much more potent offense, defense and goaltending. I wish I didn’t already release a top pick of the month for March, because this would be one…….(do as you please)
LA Kings +105 (risking $1,000 to profit $1,050) “TOP PICK OF THE DAY”Comment
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NHL
Hot teams
-- Nashville won last three games, allowing four goals. Washington won four of its last five.
-- Anaheim won five of its last seven games.
-- Arizona won last two games in OT, after losing previous eight games.
-- Rangers won seven of their last nine games.
-- Lightning won four of their last five games.
-- Florida won three of its last four games.
-- Ottawa won seven of its last eight games.
-- Blue Jackets won eight of their last nine games.
-- Los Angeles won its last three games, allowing five goals. Minnesota won six of its last seven.
-- Dallas Stars won nine of their last twelve games. Canucks won five of their last seven.
Cold teams
-- Sharks lost four of their last six games. Philly lost four of its last five.
-- Islanders lost six of their last seven games.
-- Penguins lost six of their last seven games.
-- Boston lost last six games, with three of last five in OT/SO.
-- Detroit lost eight of its last eleven games.
-- Canadiens lost last two games, allowing eight goals.
-- Carolina lost seven of last nine games. Devils lost last three games, outscored 9-3.
-- Toronto lost its last seven games, outscored 29-11.
-- Blues lost three of their last four games.
-- Sabres lost four in row, 11 of last 12 games. Colorado lost last three games, all by one goal.
Series records
-- Predators lost their last four visits to Washington.
-- Flyers lost nine of last ten games with San Jose.
-- Islanders lost three of last four games with Anaheim.
-- Penguins won four of last six games with Arizona.
-- Rangers lost five of their last six games with Boston.
-- Red Wings lost seven of last eight games with Tampa Bay.
-- Panthers lost four of last five games with Montreal.
-- Devils won five of last six games with Carolina.
-- Senators won three of last four games with Toronto.
-- Blues won five of last seven games with Columbus.
-- Road team won four of last five LA-Minnesota games.
-- Sabres lost their last eight games with Colorado.
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Totals
-- Under is 5-1-3 in last nine Nashville games.
-- Five of last seven San Jose road games went over total.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Anaheim road games.
-- Four of last five Pittsburgh home games went over.
-- Last five Ranger road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 3-1 in Lightning's last four visits to Detroit.
-- Seven of last eight Florida road games stayed under.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven New Jersey road games.
-- Nine of last eleven Ottawa road games stayed under.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Columbus road games.
-- Under is 5-0-2 in last seven LA-Minnesota games.
-- Four of last five Colorado home games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Vancouver home games stayed under.
Back-to-back
-- Columbus is 4-8 on road if it played night before.
-- Minnesota is 4-5 if it played the night before.
-- Dallas Stars are 3-7 id they played night before.Comment
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NBA
Hot Teams
-- Hawks won six of last seven at home; they clinched home field thru the Eastern Conference playoffs last night (3-5 last eight AF).
-- Bulls won four of their last five games (4-1 last five HF).
-- Golden State won its last seven games (6-1 vs spread).
-- Thunder won four of its last five games (6-3 last nine AF).
-- Portland won last two games, allowing 89-81 points, after losing five in row before that (5-2 last seven HF).
Cold Teams
-- Charlotte is 2-8 in last ten games, losing in double OT last night (4-2 last six HU).
-- Knicks lost their last six games (1-5 vs spread).
-- Milwaukee lost six of last seven games (1-3 last four HU).
-- Utah lost five of its last six games (4-1 last five HU).
-- Nuggets lost four of their last six games (6-3 last nine AU).
Series Records
-- Hawks won eight of last ten games with Charlotte.
-- Knicks lost eight of last ten games with Chicago.
-- Warriors won their last three games with Milwaukee.
-- Thunder won seven of last nine games with Utah.
-- Nuggets lost their last seven games with Portland.
Totals
-- Six of last seven Charlotte home games went over.
-- Six of last eight New York road games stayed under.
-- Under is 9-4 in Golden State's last 13 road games.
-- Last nine Oklahoma City road games went over.
-- Five of last six Portland home games went over.
Back-to-Backs
-- Hawks are 2-4-1 vs spread on road if they were at home night before. Charlotte is 3-5 at home if they played night before.
-- Knicks are 5-9-1 on road if they played night before.
-- Golden State is 7-5 on road if it played night before.
-- Jazz is 3-2 vs spread at home if they played night before.
-- Denver is 1-5 vs spread if it won night before; Portland is 8-7 when it had played the night before.Comment
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StatFox Super Situations
NBA | NEW YORK at CHICAGO
Play Against - Favorites of 10 or more points (CHICAGO) a good offensive team (98-102 PPG) against a poor offensive team (88-92 PPG), after a win by 10 points or more
54-23 since 1997. ( 70.1% | 28.7 units )
3-0 this year. ( 100.0% | 3.0 units )
NBA | GOLDEN STATE at MILWAUKEE
Play On - Road favorites vs. the money line (GOLDEN STATE) after playing a road game, playing with 3 or more days rest
86-28 since 1997. ( 75.4% | 41.2 units )
5-2 this year. ( 71.4% | 2.2 units )
NBA | ATLANTA at CHARLOTTE
Play On - Road teams where the 1rst half line is +1.5 to -1.5 (ATLANTA) good 3PT shooting team (>=36.5%) against a poor 3PT shooting team (<=33%), good ball handling team (<=14.5 TO's) against a poor pressure defensive team (<=14.5 TO's)
67-31 since 1997. ( 68.4% | 32.9 units )
7-3 this year. ( 70.0% | 3.7 units )Comment
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StatFox Super Situations
CBB | ARIZONA at WISCONSIN
Play On - Neutral court teams as a favorite or pick (ARIZONA) after 2 straight games committing 11 or less turnovers against opponent after a game committing 8 or less turnovers
115-62 since 1997. ( 65.0% | 46.8 units )
16-8 this year. ( 66.7% | 7.2 units )
CBB | NOTRE DAME at KENTUCKY
Play Against - Neutral court teams (KENTUCKY) a good offensive team (74-78 PPG) against a good defensive team (63-67 PPG), after allowing 65 points or less 2 straight games
29-18 over the last 5 seasons. ( 61.7% | 24.8 units )
3-7 this year. ( 30.0% | -2.6 units )
CBB | ARIZONA at WISCONSIN
Play Under - Neutral court teams where the first half total is 60.5 to 65.5 in a game involving 2 slow-down teams (<=55 shots/game) after 15+ games
218-132 since 1997. ( 62.3% | 72.8 units )
26-12 this year. ( 68.4% | 12.8 units )Comment
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Mighty Quinn
Mighty missed with N.C. State (+3) on Friday and likes Kentucky on Saturday.
The deficit is 585 sirignanos.Comment
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Hondo
NCAAB
Kentucky, Arizona, Michigan State, Gonzaga
Champion: Arizona over GonzagaComment
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EZWINNERS
NCAAB
4* (514) Wisconsin Badgers +1.5Comment
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Wizard's Dubai World Cup Selection
Race 9 Wagering strategy
trifecta 5-9 with 5-9 with all = $21 for a $1.50 wager
trifecta 5-9 with all with 5-9 = $14 for a $1 wager
dime superfecta 5-9 over 1-5-6-9 over 1-2-5-6-9 over all $10.80 for a 10 cent wagerComment
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Sports Insights Plays 59 Play on NYR -107 51 Play on NAS +110 65 Play on NJD +119Comment
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Sports Insights Plays
59 Play on NYR -107
51 Play on NAS +110
65 Play on NJD +119Comment
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PAUL LEINER
100* NBA – Hawks -2.5
100* CBB – Arizona -1
50* CBB – New Jersey Tech -2.5Comment
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Harry Bondi
5 Arizona
3 KentuckyComment
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