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Additional Model Predictions ⬇️

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There were plenty of model predictions to go around yesterday across the NBA, with our model focusing in on one of those predictions in our Featured Matchup. That prediction went 0-1 overall, and you can see how the rest of the model performed below.

Money Line Predictions: 7-4

Over/Under Predictions: 6-5

Spread Predictions: 5-6

Featured Matchup: 0-1

12 NHL games are scheduled to take place today. Our model’s predictions for all 12 matchups can be found below.

Anaheim Ducks @ Seattle Kraken

Model Predicts- Kraken ML, UNDER 6, Ducks +1.5

The Anaheim Ducks will begin a five-game road trip on Tuesday, with the first stop coming in Seattle, Washington to take on the Kraken.

Anaheim enters tonight’s matchup with a 24-43-4 record following an overtime loss to the Lightning on Sunday, placing the Ducks in seventh place in the the Pacific Division. Meanwhile, Seattle sits one spot higher in the same division, but enters tonight on an eight-game losing streak.

Neither one of these teams is playing good hockey at the moment, a big reason why our model is forecasting a low-scoring game here. Now, let’s take a look at our best bet for tonight’s matchup between the Ducks and Kraken.

Anaheim Ducks

• Coming off loss to Lightning in last game

  • Lost 3-2 in overtime. Outshot Tampa Bay 32-27

• Own 2-7-1 record in last ten games

  • Wins came against Blackhawks and Senators

  • Rank 31st in xGF/60 (2.05) in 5-on-5 situations in that time

• Expected goalie- John Gibson

  • ,908 Save % in 5-on-5 situations. Ranks 82nd in Goals saved Above Expected (GSAx) with -6.6

Seattle Kraken

• Coming off loss at home to Montreal Canadiens

  • Lost game 5-1. Went down 4-0 in first period

• Loss to Montreal was the eighth-consecutive loss

  • Last win came on March 5th. -19 goal differential since then

  • Rank last in NHL in GF/60 (1.06), 30th in high-danger scoring chances per 60 minutes (HDCF/60) in 5-on-5

• Expected goalie- Philipp Grubauer

  • .908 Save % in 5-on-5. Ranks 81st in GSAx (-6.5)

What’s the Play?

Anaheim and Seattle have played brutal hockey over the last two weeks, and as a result we are going to take the under here at its current total of six goals.

Gibson and Grubauer are by no means strong forces in net, but neither one of these teams has proven that they will exploit either sub-par goaltender. Seattle has scored one goal or less in six of the last eight games, while Anaheim has been held to two scores or less in five of the last six, further highlightning just how cold both groups are.

If there is a bright side for either team, its that Seattle’s defense ranks inside the top1- in xGA/60 during its losing streak, which should only further help the under by keeping Anaheim’s already weak offense in check. We don’t expect much scoring here, so we’ll be on the under.

The Play: Under 6 (-120)

Money Line Trends 💰

• Florida Panthers- 46-20-5 overall this season, 21-11-2 as the home team

• Winnipeg Jets- 44-22-5 overall this season, 23-9-2 as the home team

Over/Under Trends ⬆️⬇️

• Toronto Maple Leafs- Over is 38-30-2 this season with average total of 6.83

• Seattle Kraken- Under is 36-30-4 this season with average total of 5.59

Puck Line Trends ➕➖

• Montreal Canadiens- Puck line is 45-25 this season

• Philadelphia Flyers- Puck line is 43-29 this season

 🐺 Coyotes recall forward Josh Doan. The Coyotes have brought up forward Josh Doan, the son of the team's former longtime captain Shane Doan, from the Tucson Roadrunners. Josh, 22, is set to make his NHL debut against Columbus after leading Tucson with 26 goals and 20 assists in 62 games. Growing up in the Phoenix area, he follows in his father's footsteps, who spent 21 seasons with the Coyotes, most of them as captain, and currently serves as a special advisor to the Toronto Maple Leafs' GM.

🙌 Vegas’ overtime heroics lead to win over Blues. The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in overtime, with Logan Thompson making a crucial save on Pavel Buchnevich's penalty shot early in the extra period. Jonathan Marchessault scored the game-winning goal just 19 seconds later, taking advantage of the Blues' defensive lapse. William Karlsson praised Thompson's performance, describing it as "clutch," and the win extended the Golden Knights' lead over the Blues to five points in the race for the second wild card spot.

Today’s trivia requires you to dig into multiple pockets of your brain, testing your knowledge of recent events as well as those that happened decades ago.

See how many of the below questions you can get correct. Answers are provided at the end of the newsletter.

Question #1- Who was the last MLB player to wear the number 42, as he was already wearing it when the league retired Jackie Robinson’s number is 1997?

Question #2- Who led the NHL in goals for the 2016-17 season, scoring 44 total?

Question #3- What university did former Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg attend prior to be selected with the No.1 overall pick in the 2009 MLB Draft?

Anyone know what has happened on March 26th throughout history? We didn’t have a clue either, but it appears that it has been a busy day.

On March 26th…

1972- The Los Angeles Lakers set a new NBA record for wins in a regualr season. Los Angeles set the high point with 69 wins and just 13 losses. The record would stand for 24 years, that is until Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls won 72 games during the 1995-96 season.

1979- The 41st NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship is contested between Michigan State and Indiana State. The Spartans defeated the Sycamores 75-64 in what was the highest-rated game in the history of televised college basketball. The game also marked the start of one of the greatest basketball rivalries between two players, with those players being Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

2001- Tiger Woods win the PGA Tour’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Woods shot 5-under par to move to 14-under for the tournament, defeating Vijay Singh by one stroke. The victory was the first for Woods at the Players Championship, and he would go on to win again in 2013.

1. Mariano Rivera

2. Sidney Crosby

3. San Diego State