Author: lou
Friday
Posting on time and with the correct day today. No plays yesterday or today but we do have a lean on Toronto +145 at Philadelphia. I’ve added an exclusion for teams on long losing streaks to avoid having plays on the hockey equivalent of the Astros popping up over and over again. Toronto has lost 6 straight heading into tonight and they’re legitimate losses not the OT or shootout variety. They’ve also conceded 3+ every game as well. So they are in the leaner column along with Nashville who is on a back to back. Hopefully we will get a real play in this weekend.
Thursday
Late post today as our NHL season comes to a slow and inconsequential end. No plays again tonight despite a full slate of games. Vancouver who won yesterday and is officially now a garden variety below average team is the best option tonight but rejected for our purposes since they are on a back to back. Hopefully we can find a game to play this week. Enjoy the NCAA action.
Wednesday
Nothing doing again tonight with only three NHL games to choose from and the end of the season rapidly approaching. Lots of back to backs to end the year as well further reducing our options in most cases (If both teams played the night before it’s a wash). Vancouver is the best game of the three though it is a marginal lean at best. I will make sure to track leans next to my plays next season. Win totals for baseball also coming soon though sides and totals won’t be available until early May.
Tuesday
It’s pretty clear that you’re running poorly when marginal plays that are passed turn into winners while the ostensibly “better” plays are consistently losing. Sean is living in that world at the moment as the Jets were much further away from winning than their 2-1 loss would suggest. Keri Lehtonen was excellent in goal for Dallas. Montreal and Ottawa were both shootout winners, the latter ending a 7 or 8 game losing streak.
Nothing doing today despite a full slate of games. Detroit is the closest thing to a play. I have my NL-only Superdork draft tomorrow night and will post a link if possible if anyone wants to follow along.
Monday
Forgive me I am late posting today. One NHL play tonight it’s Winnipeg +150 @ Dallas. Ottawa and Montreal for sadists, action junkies and the like. 28-22 +15.91 for the season.
Saturday
Nothing doing yesterday, Tampa and Calgary are the best options today. Tampa is at Pittsburgh here in 30 minutes or so. I am passing but feel free to play. Calgary is at Edmonton late tonight so it’s far to early to pass or play that for now. Also Ottawa for those needing more action. Updates when necessary. Good luck today.
Friday
Split on hockey yesterday with both games being coinflips and finishing 3-2. Columbus was a bit better than that as they should have had the game wrapped up early but same/same nonetheless. Philly was a winner as well so good job Pat. Nothing doing today though there might be some NBA later. I say that a lot and it usually doesn’t amount to anything but three games popped up today so maybe I will get some action down or just pick NCAA games tonight at random.
Thursday
Nothing yesterday though Charlotte covered and Nashville lost for anyone who played. Hockey has Dallas, Columbus and Anaheim on the shortlist for today with Minnesota in NBA showing up as well. I have OSU to win the East at +1100 for my only NCAA action which is not looking very good at the moment.
Season update on NHL is 27-21 +15.31
UPDATE: Here’s a nominee for the I Don’t Give a Shit Award.
Bernard Tomic’s comeback from hip surgery did not last long.
In fact, it did not even last as long as the previous shortest completed match in ATP history.
Tomic lost to Jarkko Nieminen 6-1, 6-0 in 28 minutes and 20 seconds during first-round action at the Sony Open Tennis tournament in Miami on Thursday afternoon. The 21-year-old Australian won one point in the first five games, three points in the first set, and 13 points in total.
We’ll refrain from pointing out the obvious things like how it’s no longer possible to “fix” a tennis match anymore via withdrawal so we’re left with this sort of “performance” which really could have been turned in by anyone with both a tennis racket and a drinking problem. If Tomic was injured or re-injured himself, why not just withdraw from the match? We make lots of jokes about failure here, but it’s really not anywhere near as much fun when the people involved don’t even pretend to try.
UPDATE 2: I am taking Pat’s action on Philly as I would be strongly considering taking Dallas tonight otherwise, despite them playing an out of conference game. One confirmed play tonight: Anaheim +145 @ Los Angeles. The other game we are watching as mentioned earlier is Columbus and it’s very, very close and will be a GTD.
UPDATE 3: Columbus +119
Wednesday
Carolina was an easy winner yesterday and successfully played the NHL’s version of prevent defense in the 3rd, getting outshot 19-0. Shot totals tend to significantly skew toward the losing team in the 3rd period, but that’s kind of ridiculous. Not much doing tonight. Nashville at Vancouver is easily the best option, but Nashville played last night in Edmonton so they are excluded here. Charlotte at Brooklyn is the best of a typically garbage NBA end of season schedule.
Tuesday
Phoenix was a winner yesterday, again failing to play three periods, this time taking the second off, but managed to come from behind to win 4-3. Single play today and it’s a very straightforward one, Carolina +150 @ Columbus
