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Monday, October 27

Game Score Status Pick Amount


Minnesota 0 0th Minnesota -102 500 DOUBLE PLAY
NY Rangers 0 Over 5 500 *****


Montreal - 9:30 PM ET Edmonton +125 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Edmonton - Under 5.5 500 *****

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Six of the more interesting football games this coming weekend.......

-- Florida State @ Louisville-- Seminoles better come ready to play.

-- Auburn @ Ole Miss-- Rebels trying to bounce back from first loss.

-- Stanford @ Oregon-- Cardinal beat Oregon 26-20/17-14 last two years.

-- Indiana @ Michigan-- How bad are Hoosiers to be +7 here?

-- Arizona @ UCLA-- Bruins one of country's most disappointing teams.

-- TCU @ West Virginia-- Mountaineers beat Baylor here two weeks ago.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud......

13) Selfishly, I’m hoping Joe Maddon doesn’t manage next season and works on ESPN baseball telecasts; you never know for sure, but I’m guessing Maddon would be television gold.

12) Sports books in Las Vegas opened at 6am Sunday to accommodate people who might want to bet on the ridiculously early Lion-Falcon game from London. I love watching football, but it doesn’t need to be on 24 hours a day. People need time to sleep.

11) Odd fact: both punters in the Ole Miss-LSU game Saturday night are from Australia. I’m pretty sure LSU’s last three punters were all from Down Under.

10) Kentucky QB Patrick Towles is the grandson of Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning; Gary Danielson was adamant Saturday when he said he thinks Towles will be a good NFL QB.

9) NFC South standings: :
Carolina 3-4-1, Saints 3-4, Falcons 2-6, Bucs 2-6. Not much to endorse there.

8) Ben Roethlisberger threw for 522 yards Sunday, so whenever we see highlights of that game in years to come, we’ll see the God-awful Steeler throwback uniforms, which look like prison garb. Does anyone buy those?

7) Because it is never too early to gamble, here are odds to win '15 World Series:
Dodgers/Nationals 6-1,
Tigers/Angels 8-1,
Royals/Orioles 14-1,
Cardinals/Giants 16-1.

6) TCU scored 82 points Saturday, causing the school to run thru its entire stash of fireworks that they were supposed to use the rest of this season whenever the Frogs score a touchdown.

5) Somehow Notre Dame has suckered NBC into throwing money at them to televise their home football games; even more bizarre was BYU’s decision to also be an independent in football, so they wouldn’t have to share any BCS-football money that they earned.

One small problem; BYU ain’t Notre Dame. Their QB got hurt last month, now they lose every week- they’ll be lucky to get to any bowl. BYU should’ve stayed in the Mountain West.

4) Detroit Lions got back from their London trip at 1:15 Monday morning; they’re on the post-London bye now, but some of those coaches probably went right in the office and started watching film of their next opponent.

3) Packer-Saint game Sunday night got better TV ratings than Game 5 of World Series; MLB continues to pay for shoving Red Sox-Bronx down our throats during the regular season. Other teams make the World Series, less people care, since they don't know those teams, having never seen them during the season

2) Jerry Jones finished his live interview on Monday Night Football just before Tony Romo got hurt and left the game; would've been some interesting live TV had Jones still been miked when Romo got hurt.

1) If you bet the Super Bowl blindly today, line is AFC -3 over the NFC.

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NHL
Dunkel

San Jose at Colorado
The Avalanche play host tonight to a San Jose team that is 0-4 in its last 4 games in Colorado. Colorado is the pick (+100) according to Dunkel, which has the Avalanche favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+100). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28

Game 1-2: Ottawa at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 12.370; Columbus 11.209
Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Columbus (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (+115); Over

Game 3-4: New Jersey at Pittsburgh (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 10.592; Pittsburgh 12.113
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-175); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-175); Over

Game 5-6: Los Angeles at Philadelphia (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 11.234; Philadelphia 12.677
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 7-8: Winnipeg at NY Islanders (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 11.913; NY Islanders 10.729
Dunkel Line & Total: Winnipeg by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-170); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+150); Over

Game 9-10: Minnesota at Boston (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 12.297; Boston 11.348
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1; 3 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-160); 5
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+140); Under

Game 11-12: Buffalo at Toronto (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 10.193; Toronto 12.572
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-230); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-230); Over

Game 13-14: Arizona at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 11.145; Tampa Bay 10.232
Dunkel Line & Total: Arizona by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+145); Over

Game 15-16: St. Louis at Dallas (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 10.051; Dallas 11.729
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-125); Over

Game 17-18: Anaheim at Chicago (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 12.493; Chicago 11.572
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (+130); Under

Game 19-20: San Jose at Colorado (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 10.765; Colorado 12.329
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+100); Over

Game 21-22: Montreal at Calgary (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 10.158; Calgary 11.634
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 23-24: Carolina at Vancouver (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 11.401; Vancouver 10.552
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-230); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+190); Under

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, October 28

Hot teams
-- Bruins won three of their last four games.
-- Islanders won six of their first eight games.
-- Kings won their last six games, allowing five goals. Philly won three of last four games.
-- Lightning is 3-0 in game following a loss this season.
-- Ducks won seven of last eight games. Chicago won four of its five home games.
-- Dallas Stars won four of their last six games.
-- Canadiens won four of their last five games. Calgary is 4-0 in game following a loss.

Cold teams
-- Minnesota lost its last three road games.
-- Jets lost five of their last seven games.
-- New Jersey lost four of its last five games. Penguins lost three of last five.
-- Columbus lost three of last four games. Senators lost last two games, scoring three goals.
-- Buffalo lost seven of its first nine games. Maple Leafs lost three of last four.
-- Arizona lost three of its last four games.
-- Blues lost three of their last five games.
-- San Jose lost four of its last five games. Colorado lost seven of its first nine.
-- Carolina lost its first seven games, allowing 29 goals. Canucks lost three of last five games.

Series records
-- Bruins lost three of last five games with Minnesota.
-- Islanders won five of last seven games with Winnipeg.
-- Flyers lost three of last four games with Los Angeles.
-- Devils won five of last seven games with Pittsburgh.
-- Senators won four of last five games with Columbus.
-- Sabres lost three of last four games with Toronto.
-- Coyotes won three of last four games with Tampa Bay.
-- Ducks won five of last seven games with Chicago, but lost last two.
-- Blues lost their last three games against Dallas.
-- Sharks lost their last four visits to Denver, all by one goal.
-- Flames won four of last five games with Montreal.
-- Canucks won three of last four games with Carolina.

Totals
-- Under is 7-2-1 in Boston games this season.
-- Four of last five Winnipeg games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Philly games went over total.
-- Under is 5-0-2 in last seven Devil-Penguin games.
-- Six of seven Ottawa games stayed under total.
-- Last five Buffalo games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Coyote-Lightning games went over.
-- Last five Anaheim games stayed under total.
-- Three of last four Dallas games went over.
-- Three of last four San Jose-Colorado games went over.
-- Last four Montreal games, last seven Calgary games stayed under total.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in Vancouver games this season.

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NHL

Tuesday, October 28

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. PHILADELPHIA
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

7:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing Boston
Boston is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home
Boston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota

7:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. PITTSBURGH
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing New Jersey

7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Ottawa's last 12 games
Ottawa is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

7:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 9 games on the road
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the NY Islanders last 9 games

7:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. TAMPA BAY
Arizona is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Tampa Bay
Arizona is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona

7:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Buffalo is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Toronto is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Buffalo

8:30 PM
ANAHEIM vs. CHICAGO
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Anaheim is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago's last 14 games when playing Anaheim

8:30 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Dallas
St. Louis is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

9:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. CALGARY
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

9:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games
Colorado is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing San Jose

10:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Carolina's last 14 games on the road
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vancouver's last 11 games

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, October 28

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OTTAWA (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) at COLUMBUS (4-4-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 17-10 ATS (+28.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 96-75 ATS (+177.8 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
OTTAWA is 77-55 ATS (+18.2 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
OTTAWA is 13-6 ATS (+19.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (4-2-0-2, 10 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 170-126 ATS (+20.4 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 4-3 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 4-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (6-1-0-1, 13 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (3-3-0-2, 8 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-1 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 1-1-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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WINNIPEG (3-5-0-0, 6 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (6-2-0-0, 12 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 18-16 ATS (+41.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-22 ATS (+37.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 8-16 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 51-81 ATS (-40.9 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 2-8 ATS (-7.4 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 8-15 ATS (+24.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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MINNESOTA (4-3-0-0, 8 pts.) at BOSTON (5-5-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 7-18 ATS (+25.7 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 354-339 ATS (-77.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
BOSTON is 144-124 ATS (+277.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 1-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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BUFFALO (2-7-0-0, 4 pts.) at TORONTO (3-4-0-1, 7 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 23-68 ATS (+136.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-32 ATS (+55.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 243-193 ATS (+26.3 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
TORONTO is 146-152 ATS (-21.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
TORONTO is 309-323 ATS (-59.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-4-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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ARIZONA (3-3-0-1, 7 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (5-3-0-1, 11 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 281-361 ATS (+707.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 124-175 ATS (-68.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-0 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 2-0-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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ST LOUIS (3-3-0-1, 7 pts.) at DALLAS (4-2-0-2, 10 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 13-6 ATS (+19.4 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-2 ATS (+8.2 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-3 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-3-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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ANAHEIM (7-2-0-0, 14 pts.) at CHICAGO (5-2-0-1, 11 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 35-9 ATS (+16.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 68-36 ATS (+17.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 36-15 ATS (+15.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 14-20 ATS (-18.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 4-2 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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SAN JOSE (5-4-0-1, 11 pts.) at COLORADO (2-4-0-3, 7 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 17-20 ATS (-22.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 5-9 ATS (-13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 57-41 ATS (-24.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 4-3 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 4-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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MONTREAL (7-2-0-0, 14 pts.) at CALGARY (5-4-0-1, 11 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 1-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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CAROLINA (0-5-0-2, 2 pts.) at VANCOUVER (5-3-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/28/2014, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 0-7 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 0-7 ATS (+8.7 Units) first half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 53-77 ATS (-32.3 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
CAROLINA is 50-96 ATS (+164.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 2-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Tuesday, October 28

Ottawa at Columbus, 7:05 ET
Ottawa: 13-6 ATS after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
Columbus: 10-25 ATS in home games after 2 consecutive non-conference games

New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET
New Jersey: 132-78 UNDER in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Pittsburgh: 36-13 ATS after 1 or more consecutive unders

Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET
Los Angeles: 12-4 ATS in road games after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games
Philadelphia: 218-221 ATS after a win by 2 goals or more

Winnipeg at NY Islanders, 7:05 ET
Winnipeg: 6-1 ATS in road games off a close home win by 1 goal
NY Islanders: 2-8 ATS in home games when playing with 2 days rest

Minnesota at Boston, 7:05 ET
Minnesota: 61-37 UNDER in road games after a non-conference game
Boston: 11-1 ATS off a road win against a division rival

Buffalo at Toronto, 7:35 ET
Buffalo: 5-35 ATS when playing their 4th game in 7 days
Toronto: 146-152 ATS in a home game where where the total is 5.5

Arizona at Tampa Bay, 7:35 ET
Arizona: 1-3 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days
Tampa Bay: 22-10 OVER in non-conference games

St Louis at Dallas, 8:35 ET
St Louis: 9-1 ATS in road games after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread
Dallas: 2-8 ATS in home games after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games

Anaheim at Chicago, 8:35 ET
Anaheim: 38-20 ATS when playing their 3rd game in 5 days
Chicago: 14-20 ATS after a non-conference game

San Jose at Colorado, 9:05 ET
San Jose: 2-8 ATS in road games off a road win scoring 4 or more goals
Colorado: 6-16 ATS off a road loss

Montreal at Calgary, 9:05 ET
Montreal: 24-13 ATS after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored
Calgary: 1-9 ATS in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game

Carolina at Vancouver, 10:05 ET
Carolina: 50-96 ATS in road games in non-conference games
Vancouver: 17-29 ATS when playing their 3rd game in 5 days

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Tuesday, October 28

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Minnesota - 7:00 PM ET Minnesota +151 500 *****
Boston - Over 5 500

Winnipeg - 7:00 PM ET Winnipeg +155 500
NY Islanders - Over 5.5 500

Los Angeles - 7:00 PM ET Philadelphia +113 500 *****
Philadelphia - Under 5 500

New Jersey - 7:00 PM ET New Jersey +171 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Pittsburgh - Under 5.5 500

Ottawa - 7:00 PM ET Ottawa -103 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Columbus - Under 5.5 500

Buffalo - 7:30 PM ET Buffalo +201 500
Toronto - Over 5.5 500

Arizona - 7:30 PM ET Tampa Bay -160 500
Tampa Bay - Over 5.5 500 *****

Anaheim - 8:30 PM ET Anaheim +140 500
Chicago - Under 5.5 500 TRIPLE PLAY

St. Louis - 8:30 PM ET Dallas -110 500 HAT TRICK
Dallas - Over 5.5 500

San Jose - 9:00 PM ET San Jose -107 500 HAT TRICK
Colorado - Over 5.5 500

Montreal - 9:00 PM ET Montreal -114 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Calgary - Under 5 500

Carolina - 10:00 PM ET Vancouver -214 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Vancouver - Under 5.5 500

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RATED PLAYS ( MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS )

NHL October Rated Picks

*****............... 17 - 15 - 2 ......... - 0.77

Double Play.............. 11 - 16.............- 9.98

Triple Play................ 15 - 9 ............ + 15.81

HAT TRICK.................6 - 9.............. - 18.73


RATED PLAYS AND OPINONS

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

10/28/14 16-*7-*1 69.57% +*5045 Detail

10/27/14 3-*1-*0 75.00% +*1115 Detail

10/26/14 4-*6-*0 40.00% -*1425 Detail

10/25/14 12-*9-*1 57.14% +*2065 Detail

10/24/14 7-*3-*0 70.00% +*1930 Detail

10/23/14 7-*8-*1 46.67% -*1720 Detail

10/22/14 2-*4-*0 33.33% -*865 Detail

10/21/14 11-*9-*0 55.00% +*475 Detail

10/20/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% +*170 Detail

10/19/14 1-*7-*0 12.50% -*3355 Detail

10/17/14 4-*8-*0 33.33% -*2240 Detail

10/16/14 8-*6-*0 57.14% +*570 Detail

10/15/14 4-*1-*1 80.00% +*2145 Detail

10/14/14 7-*11-*0 38.89% -*3160 Detail

10/13/14 2-*2-*0 50.00% -*50 Detail

10/12/14 1-*2-*1 33.33% -*875 Detail

10/11/14 18-*10-*2 64.29% +*3330 Detail

10/10/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% 0 Detail

10/09/14 6-*10-*1 37.50% -*3240 Detail

10/08/14 3-*5-*0 37.50% -*1310 Detail

Totals 118-*111-*8 51.53% -*1395

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Some NFL trends with Week 9 coming up this weekend.......

-- Saints covered only three of their last 15 road games.

-- New England covered 13 of last 17 when getting points.

-- Redskins are 2-7 vs spread in last nine non-divisional games.

-- Oakland is 2-5 in last seven games as a double digit underdog.

-- Baltimore covered one of last six divisional road games.

-- Colts covered eight of last nine as a road favorite.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but......

13) College Football Playoff selection committee announced its first-ever top 25 rankings on Tuesday with Miss State, Florida State, Auburn and Ole Miss the four teams. This will play itself out, but the initial reaction is that strength of schedule is going to be stressed and thats going to make future Septembers more fun to watch, as teams will be forced to upgrade their non-league schedules.

12) Baylor is 13th in the rankings; upgrade your schedule. Bears were favored by 34+ points in their first three games this season.

11) Redskin-Cowboy game was highest-rated Monday night game in four years.

10) That said, did ESPN even show Redskin owner Daniel Snyder once? Jerry Jones had an in-game interview, had to be on camera 25 times, but no sign of Snyder that I can remember-- they were more interested in showing Colt McCoy's dad.

9) ESPN did show Tony Wyllie, the Redskins' PR guy, pulling McCoy away from an ESPN Desportes reporter, grabbing him by the jersey. Apparently the TV business is also a contact sport-- there is a protocol to when/where players do interviews and Tony Wyllie takes that protocol seriously. Don't mess with him.

8) Jackass update: Bears' DE Lamarr Houston tore his ACL while celebrating a sack of the Patriots' backup QB when New England was winning by 25 points. He is the second NFL player to do that this season. It is not smart.

7) Dodgers, Padres, Rockies, Diamondbacks all have new general managers, which means the Giants are only NL West team that hasn't changed GMs this year.

6) San Diego hired scouting director Logan White away from the Dodgers-- he has a very good reputation as a talent evaluator. San Diego seems to be doing smart things as far as beefing up their scouting department-- its the best way for smaller market teams to become competitive, and then stay that way.

5) Hawai'i fired basketball coach Gib Arnold Tuesday, not the best thing to do on October 28, but an indication the NCAA may come calling soon. An assistant coach also got the boot. Have a nice season, fellas.

4) We all have worked for bosses we don't like much; imagine how hard it must be for an NFL QB, if he doesn't get along with his head coach or offensive coordinator?

3) San Antonio 101, Dallas 100-- Tremendous game. Seriously. Someday, when the NBA cuts back to 64 or 68-game schedule, you'll see a lot more games like this, when both sides have fresh legs more often.

2) Marv Albert is 73 years old and still going strong calling NBA games. When FOX resorts to showing Erin Andrews interviewing a couple who just had a baby during a World Series game, they're telling me to put the Spurs game on. In the 4th inning.

1) Grant Hill is now teamed with Albert and Greg Anthony on TNT; does every Duke alum have to be on television? When does Greg Koubek get his TV gig?

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NHL
Dunkel

Detroit at Washington
The Red Wings head to Washington tonight where they are 0-4 in their last 4 games versus the Capitals. Washington is the pick (-125) according to Dunkel, which has the Capitals favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Washington (-125). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

Game 51-52: Detroit at Washington (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 111.194; Washington 112.775
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-125); Under

Game 53-54: Nashville at Edmonton (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 12.276; Edmonton 10.750
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-120); Over




NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, October 29

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DETROIT (4-2-0-2, 10 pts.) at WASHINGTON (4-2-0-2, 10 pts.) - 10/29/2014, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-1 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 2-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

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NASHVILLE (5-1-0-2, 12 pts.) at EDMONTON (4-4-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/29/2014, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 163-151 ATS (+326.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
EDMONTON is 15-26 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-2 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, October 29

Hot teams
-- Oilers won last four games, allowing seven goals. Nashville won four of its six home games.

Cold teams
-- Detroit lost last two road games, scoring three goals. Washington is 2-2 at home, with three of four games going to shootouts.

Series records
-- Red Wings lost four of last five games with Washington.
-- Oilers won four of last five games with Nashville.

Totals
-- Last five Washington-Detroit games went over total.
-- Seven of eight Nashville games stayed under total.




NHL

Wednesday, October 29

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
DETROIT vs. WASHINGTON
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Detroit

10:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Nashville's last 8 games
Nashville is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


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NHL

Wednesday, October 29

Goals galore when Red Wings and Washington clash

If you are a fan of the goal lamp lighting up, you will likely enjoy when the Detroit Red Wings visit the Washington Capitals Wednesday. In the last five meetings between the two clubs, the over has cashed out every time.

There has been an average of 8.2 goals scored per contest and not once have the teams combined for less than seven goals over that span.


Predators playing poorly in Edmonton

The Nashville Predators have been leaking like a bad pipe when they visit Edmonton. In the past six contests at the Rexall Place, the 'Preds are 1-5.

Nashville has been outscored 17-7 at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers. In the span of those six games, the Predators have never scored more than two goals.


Goals galore when Red Wings and Washington clash

If you are a fan of the goal lamp lighting up, you will likely enjoy when the Detroit Red Wings visit the Washington Capitals Wednesday. In the last five meetings between the two clubs, the over has cashed out every time.

There has been an average of 8.2 goals scored per contest and not once have the teams combined for less than seven goals over that span.

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NHL October Rated Picks

*****............... 17 - 15 - 2 ......... - 0.77

Double Play.............. 11 - 16.............- 9.98

Triple Play................ 15 - 9 ............ + 15.81

HAT TRICK.................6 - 9.............. - 18.73


RATED PLAYS AND OPINONS

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

10/28/14 16-*7-*1 69.57% +*5045 Detail

10/27/14 3-*1-*0 75.00% +*1115 Detail

10/26/14 4-*6-*0 40.00% -*1425 Detail

10/25/14 12-*9-*1 57.14% +*2065 Detail

10/24/14 7-*3-*0 70.00% +*1930 Detail

10/23/14 7-*8-*1 46.67% -*1720 Detail

10/22/14 2-*4-*0 33.33% -*865 Detail

10/21/14 11-*9-*0 55.00% +*475 Detail

10/20/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% +*170 Detail

10/19/14 1-*7-*0 12.50% -*3355 Detail

10/17/14 4-*8-*0 33.33% -*2240 Detail

10/16/14 8-*6-*0 57.14% +*570 Detail

10/15/14 4-*1-*1 80.00% +*2145 Detail

10/14/14 7-*11-*0 38.89% -*3160 Detail

10/13/14 2-*2-*0 50.00% -*50 Detail

10/12/14 1-*2-*1 33.33% -*875 Detail

10/11/14 18-*10-*2 64.29% +*3330 Detail

10/10/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% 0 Detail

10/09/14 6-*10-*1 37.50% -*3240 Detail

10/08/14 3-*5-*0 37.50% -*1310 Detail

Totals 118-*111-*8 51.53% -*1395





Wednesday, October 29

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Detroit - 7:30 PM ET Washington -119 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Washington - Under 5.5 500

Nashville - 10:00 PM ET Edmonton +104 500 HAT TRICK
Edmonton - Under 5.5 500

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NHL October Rated Picks

*****............... 17 - 15 - 2 ......... - 0.77

Double Play.............. 11 - 17.............- 12.36

Triple Play................ 15 - 9 ............ + 15.81

HAT TRICK.................6 - 19.............. - 22.73


Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

10/29/14 1-*3-*0 25.00% -*1145 Detail

10/28/14 16-*7-*1 69.57% +*5045 Detail

10/27/14 3-*1-*0 75.00% +*1115 Detail

10/26/14 4-*6-*0 40.00% -*1425 Detail

10/25/14 12-*9-*1 57.14% +*2065 Detail

10/24/14 7-*3-*0 70.00% +*1930 Detail

10/23/14 7-*8-*1 46.67% -*1720 Detail

10/22/14 2-*4-*0 33.33% -*865 Detail

10/21/14 11-*9-*0 55.00% +*475 Detail

10/20/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% +*170 Detail

10/19/14 1-*7-*0 12.50% -*3355 Detail

10/17/14 4-*8-*0 33.33% -*2240 Detail

10/16/14 8-*6-*0 57.14% +*570 Detail

10/15/14 4-*1-*1 80.00% +*2145 Detail

10/14/14 7-*11-*0 38.89% -*3160 Detail

10/13/14 2-*2-*0 50.00% -*50 Detail

10/12/14 1-*2-*1 33.33% -*875 Detail

10/11/14 18-*10-*2 64.29% +*3330 Detail

10/10/14 1-*1-*0 50.00% 0 Detail

10/09/14 6-*10-*1 37.50% -*3240 Detail

10/08/14 3-*5-*0 37.50% -*1310 Detail

Totals 119-*114-*8 51.07% -*2540

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Odds to win the NBA championship this season.......

3-1-- Cavaliers-- How long before they're a cohesive unit?

4-1-- Spurs-- Five rings but have never repeated.

6-1-- Bulls-- Can they stay healthy?

7-1-- Thunder-- What will record be when Durant comes back?

10-1-- Clippers-- At least there's one good team in Los Angeles.

15-1-- Rockets-- Let some good players walk last summer.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Things I'm looking for this weekend.......

13) Saints lost their last seven road games and were favored in most of them; after this game, a 4-4 team will be in first place at halfway point in the NFC South. Three of NO’s four road losses were by three or less points.

12) Florida State has a dicey road game at Louisville; Seminoles are only favored by 3.5 points, which seems very low. Bobby Petrino is a good coach; not sure his team is ready to pull this upset.

11) Chargers lost their last two games after a 5-1 start, now visit south Florida, where they haven’t won since the Kellen Winslow/OT playoff game in 1981- they’re 0-7 at Miami since then, losing a tight one LY.

10) Stanford beat Oregon the last two years, holding Ducks to total of 34 points; they’ll be hard-pressed to make it three in a row.

9) 7 of 13 NFL games this weekend have a spread of 3 or less points; there are four home underdogs this week. Over is 19-6 in primetime games this season.

8) Pitt-Duke played a 55-52 thriller LY, in their first meeting as ACC rivals; this year’s game won’t be like that one, but should be a good game.

7) Lot of new faces in new places as the NBA season kicks off; how long will it take the Cavaliers to become a cohesive unit? It took the Heat a month or so when Lebron James first went there.

6) Brett Bielema still hasn’t won an SEC game at Arkansas, but he’s pretty good at beating up Sun Belt teams like he did last week; his Razorbacks visit Starkville and the #1 Mississippi State Bulldogs, whose QB Prescott wore a walking boot for at least part of this week.

5) Will Tony Romo play? Would Dallas be better off if he didn’t play for a week or two? Arizona is 6-1 despite using three different QB’s, with only loss at Denver. Cardinals won their last three games with Dallas.

4) West Virginia beat Baylor at home two weeks ago, now the TCU Horned Frogs come east to Morgantown; Horned Frogs scored so many points last week, the school ran out of fireworks that they shoot off after every TCU score. Total in this game (74) is the week’s highest as I type this.

3) Steelers are retiring Mean Joe Greene’s number Sunday night; what took them so long? Ravens are 0-2 against the Bengals, 5-1 against everyone else- they’ve won five of last seven games against the Steelers.

2) Auburn-Ole Miss is the best SEC game this week; can the Rebels bounce back after getting beat at LSU last week? Will teams try to run scores up to impress the Selection Committee? Will the committee care about such things?

1) Broncos won, covered all four games since their bye, but they’ve lost last four visits to Foxboro, after blowing a big lead there LY. You know its a big game when they say Aaron Hernandez will be allowed to watch it on TV in prison.

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NHL roundup: Howe in guarded condition after stroke

Detroit Red Wings and hockey legend Gordie Howe remained in guarded condition Wednesday after he suffered a major stroke Sunday morning.

Howe has lost some function on the right side of his body and has difficulty speaking, his daughter, Cathy Purnell, confirmed to ESPN.com.

Howe, known as "Mr. Hockey," is the Red Wings franchise leader in goals, points and games played, and many regard him as the greatest player of his generation. Howe, 86, led the Red Wings to four Stanley Cup championships while winning six league scoring titles and taking home the Hart Trophy six times as the league's MVP.

Howe's family including his four children -- Marty, Mark, Cathy and Murray -- has gathered in Lubbock, Texas, where they remain by their father's side.

---Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug will miss two to three weeks with a broken finger, according to the team.

The injury occurred during the Bruins' 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Krug has two goals, six points and a plus-2 rating in 11 games this season.

The Bruins also recalled defensemen Joe Morrow and David Warsofsky from Providence of the American Hockey League.

---New York Rangers defenseman John Moore received a five-game suspension from the NHL on Wednesday for an illegal check on Minnesota Wild forward Erik Haula.

The suspension is Moore's second for a check to the head. He was given a two-game banishment for a hit on Montreal Canadiens forward Dale Weise during the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs.

---The Dallas Stars reassigned left winger Curtis McKenzie to the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.

McKenzie, 23, appeared in two games for Dallas, including his NHL debut on Oct. 18 vs. Philadelphia, and did not record a point. In one game with Texas this season, he registered one goal and four shots on net.

---The Nashville Predators sent forward Rich Clune to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League after he cleared waivers Wednesday.

The Predators also activated forward Matt Cullen from injured reserve in advance of Wednesday night's game at Edmonton. Cullen suffered an upper-body injury Sept. 24.

Clune has appeared in one game for Nashville this season and 120 career NHL games since 2009-10, amassing 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) and 305 penalty minutes.