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Additional Model Predictions ⬇️

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

Money Line Predictions: 0-1

Over/Under Predictions: 1-0

Spread Predictions: 1-0

Featured Matchup: 1-0

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

Seattle Kraken @ New Jersey Devils

Model Predicts- Devils ML, OVER 6.5, Kraken +1.5

The Seattle Kraken will continue a four-game road trip on Monday, with the next stop coming in Newark, New Jersey to take on the Devils.

Seattle enters tonight’s matchup with a 21-20-10 record, most recently suffering a 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. Meanwhile, New Jersey owns a 25-21-4 record, with the Devils’ most recent loss coming at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime.

Both squads are in the midst of a two-game losing streak, but our model expects the Devils to end their streak tonight. Let’s take a look at why that is.

Seattle Kraken

• Enter tonight on two-game losing streak

  • Losses to Sharks and Flyers

  • -3 goal differential in that time

• Defensive numbers hint at more regression

  • Own 1.21 GA/60 in 5-on-5 situations during losing streak, but xGA/60 in same situations is 2.71

  • Surrendering 12.08 high-danger scoring chances per 60 minutes in 5-on-5 in last two games

• Expected goalie- Joey Daccord

  • .938 Save % in 5-on-5 situations. Ranks 17th in Goals Saved Above Expected (GSAx) with +7.0

New Jersey Devils

• Enter tonight on two-game losing streak

  • Losses to Flames and Hurricanes

  • -3 goal differential in that time

• Offense due for positive regression

  • Own 2.98 xGF/60 in 5-on-5 since All-Star break ended (4th in NHL)

  • xGF/60 is 0.38 goals higher than GF/60

• Expected goalie- Vitek Vanecek

  • .902 Save % in 5-on-5. Ranks 89th in GSAx (-11.1)

What’s the Play?

New Jersey is at a significant disadvantage in net tonight, but we agree with our model that the Devils can overcome that disadvantage and win tonight’s game.

Seattle’s defense has been solid for most of the season, but several metrics show that regression is on the way, largely in part because of the amount of high-danger chances that the Kraken are allowing in recent games. Those same statistics show that the Devils are due to start finding the back of the net more often, and tonight presents them with a great matchup to do so.

We’ll take the home favorite on the money line.

The Play: Devils ML (-140)

Money Line Trends 💰

• New York Rangers- 33-16-3 overall this season, 4-0 in last four games

• Philadelphia Flyers- 28-19-6 overall this season, 3-0 in last three games

Over/Under Trends ⬆️⬇️

• Arizona Coyotes- Over is 26-21-3 this season with average total of 6.08

• Minnesota Wild- Over is 24-23-24 this season with average total of 6.33

Puck Line Trends ➕➖

• Arizona Coyotes- Puck line is 28-22 this season

👨‍⚖️ Reilly to have in-person hearing for cross check. Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly faces a hearing on Tuesday for cross-checking Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig during their recent game. Rielly's potential suspension could exceed five games, a penalty comparable to Detroit Red Wings forward David Perron's six-game suspension earlier in the season for a similar offense against Artem Zub. The altercation, which stemmed from Greig's slap shot into the empty net, occurred in the final moments of the Maple Leafs' 5-3 loss, prompting conflicting views from both teams' coaches regarding the appropriateness of Rielly's reaction and Greig's actions.

🎶 Blues beat Canadiens by five goals. St. Louis Blues dominated the Montreal Canadiens with a 7-2 victory on Super Bowl Sunday, led by Jordan Kyrou's two goals and Torey Krug's remarkable five assists. Robert Thomas, Jake Neighbours, Colton Parayko, Alexey Toropchenko, and Nathan Walker also contributed to the Blues' win, with goalie Jordan Binnington making 30 saves. St. Louis, victorious in seven of their last eight games, displayed a cohesive performance on the ice, while Montreal struggled, losing their second consecutive game and continuing their poor record in back-to-back matchups this season.

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- The Kansas Jayhawks defeated what team in the National Championship in the 2008 March Madness Tournament?

Question #2- Who won the NFL MVP award in 2012?

Question #3- The Tampa Bay Rays selected what outfielder with the No.1 overall pick in the 1999 MLB Draft?

Anyone know what has happened on February 12th throughout history? We didn’t have a clue either, but it appears that it has been a busy day.

On February 12th…

1982- Wayne Gretzky scores his 153rd point of the NHL season. The performance set a new NHL record, which came with nearly two more months left in the NHL season. Gretzky would end the 1981-82 season with 212 points, which included 92 goals and 120 assists.

1989- The 39th NBA All-Star game is held at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The Western Conference took care of business in the game, defeating the Eastern Conference by a score of 143-134. Karl Malone, who was making an appearance in his second All-Star games, was named MVP.

2023- The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. Kansas City scored 38 points to Philadelphia’s 35, outscoring the eagles 17-8 in the fourth quarter to win the game. Patrick Mahomes, who threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns, was named MVP of the game.

1. Memphis

2. Adrian Peterson

3. Josh Hamilton