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**Udog** · 10-23-2014, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

NFL trends to ponder with Week 8 upon us.........

-- San Diego is 8-1-1 in last ten games as a road underdog.

-- Browns are 6-12-1 in last 19 games as a home favorite.

-- Arizona is 7-3-1 in its last eleven home games.

-- New England covered eight of last ten non-divisional home games.

-- Titans covered twice in their last fourteen games.

-- Ravens are 2-7-1 in last ten games as a road underdog.

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

13) I think Joe Buck is really good calling baseball games (it is obvious he likes it a lot more than football), but why can't FOX come up with a good analyst to sit next to him? Harold Reynolds says some nonsensical things ("I like having a lefthanded first baseman because it looks really cool"); he seems like a good guy, but bottom line he is mute button material.

My suggestion would be former big league pitcher Jim Kaat, who does games on MLB Network. He talks about the game and he makes sense.

12) The wife of Royals’ pitcher Wade Davis left a waiter a pretty neat tip Monday; a ticket to Game 1 of the World Series. She must’ve gotten good service.

11) Lions-Falcons game from London this week is on at 9:30 am in eastern US, 6:30 in Las Vegas, as they try to play earlier in the day in London.

When the hell am I supposed to sleep? College games won’t end until 2am Saturday night; guess I’m sleeping the seven hours in between there. Too bad it wasn’t next weekend, when the clocks go back and we get an extra hour of sleep.

10) Young man from Albany area, Kevin Huerter, whose dad played for Siena, is getting looks from George Mason, Brown, Quinnipiac and surprisingly Creighton, a Big East team. Kid is 6-4 and can shoot it, which makes him marketable; will be an interesting young man to follow-- he's very thin, but is only a junior in high school.

9) CBS has to show every SEC football team at least once every six years and Kentucky’s type is almost up, so they’re showing the Miss State-Kentucky game Saturday at 3:30.

8) Vanderbilt is starting its fourth QB of the season this week and baseball hasn’t even ended yet. James Franklin has to be laughing his butt off up in Happy Valley- he overachieved at Vandy and got out of Nashville just in time.

7) One of the reasons Steve Kerr decided to coach the Warriors instead of the Knicks is that his daughter plays volleyball at Cal, which is close to the Bay Area.

6) Florida will start the more mobile but younger Treon Harris when they play Georgia in the annual rivalry game in Jacksonville; the Gators looked terrible last week and appear headed for a coaching change.

5) Jack Nicklaus on Jameis Winston:
"I just hate to see them hammering a 20-year-old kid. Has he made mistakes? Maybe. But you're supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, I think. Not charged and convicted and sentenced. I wonder how many autographs I have out there. Every game I go to I sign, probably 20 or 25 (people) and four or five each. Start adding that up. And he's a lot more available than I am. He's not the only kid with a couple thousand out there. A bunch of those kids have to have a couple thousand."

Nicklaus’ grandson is Nick O’Leary, the FSU tight end.

4) By my count, 31 of 49 college football games this weekend have a double digit point spread, with a couple more spreads being 9.5, so at first glance, its not the most appealing Saturday coming up.

3) Surprising baseball stat: Bartolo Colon had a higher strikeout %age this year than Justin Verlander.

2) NBA moved its logo, featuring the silhouetted image of Jerry West, from upper-left chest on uniforms, where it's been since 1986, to the back of the jersey. This is supposed to be a forerunner of advertising coming to the front of the uniforms in the near future.

1) Toronto Maple Leafs were on lockdown in their Ottawa hotel Wednesday morning, because of the shootings near the Parliament building; their game with the Senators was postponed. Our thoughts, prayers go out to the family of the police officer who was murdered. Some things just make no sense.

**Udog** · 10-23-2014, 08:31 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, October 23

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NY ISLANDERS (4-2-0-0, 8 pts.) at BOSTON (4-4-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 354-338 ATS (-76.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
BOSTON is 144-123 ATS (+276.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) at DETROIT (3-1-0-2, 8 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 8-18 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-1 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 2-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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ARIZONA (2-2-0-1, 5 pts.) at MINNESOTA (2-2-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 152-139 ATS (+294.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-2 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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CHICAGO (4-0-0-1, 9 pts.) at NASHVILLE (4-0-0-2, 10 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 14-19 ATS (-15.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 0-7 ATS (-8.0 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 9-19 ATS (-13.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 16-10 ATS (+28.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-6 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-4-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) at ST LOUIS (2-2-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 39-48 ATS (-17.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 115-103 ATS (+225.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-1 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-1-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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CAROLINA (0-3-0-2, 2 pts.) at CALGARY (4-3-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 50-94 ATS (+161.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-0 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 2-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) at SAN JOSE (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 74-150 ATS (+285.1 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 25-6 ATS (+11.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 163-121 ATS (+38.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 2-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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BUFFALO (1-5-0-0, 2 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (4-1-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/23/2014, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 22-66 ATS (+129.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 1-1 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 1-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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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**Udog** · 10-23-2014, 08:32 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, October 23

Hot teams
-- Boston won three of its last four games.
-- Penguins won three of their first five games.
-- Nashville won three of its four home games. Blackhawks won four of their first five games.
-- Kings won last four games, allowing three goals.
-- Columbus won three of its first five games.

Cold teams
-- Islanders lost last two games, scoring three goals, after winning first four.
-- Detroit lost three of its last five games.
-- Vancouver lost last two games after winning first three. St Louis lost three of its first five.
-- Coyotes lost last two games, allowing ten goals. Minnesota lost its last two, both 2-1 games.
-- Carolina is 0-5 this season, outscored 18-11. Calgary lost its first two home games.
-- Sabres lost five of their first six games.
-- San Jose lost three of its last four games.

Series records
-- Islanders won three of last four games with Boston.
-- Penguins won six of last eight games with Detroit.
-- Canucks won six of last eight games with St Louis.
-- Predators won four of last six games with Chicago.
-- Coyotes lost four of last five games with Minnesota.
-- Flames won four of last five games with Carolina.
-- Kings lost three of last four games with Buffalo.
-- Blue Jackets lost three of last four visits to San Jose.

Totals
-- Five of six Islander games went over the total.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in Detroit games this season.
-- Under is 13-1-1 in last 15 Vancouver-St Louis games; four of five Canuck games this year have gone over the total.
-- Four of five Chicago games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in Arizona games this season.
-- Last five Calgary games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Buffalo-Los Angeles games.
-- Five of last seven Columbus-San Jose games went over.

**Udog** · 10-23-2014, 08:32 AM

NHL

Thursday, October 23

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. BOSTON
NY Islanders are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games
Boston is 17-7 SU in their last 24 games when playing NY Islanders

7:30 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. DETROIT
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

8:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. MINNESOTA
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. NASHVILLE
Chicago is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Nashville
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
Nashville is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games

8:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. ST. LOUIS
Vancouver is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver

9:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. CALGARY
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina

10:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. LOS ANGELES
Buffalo is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Buffalo is 2-9-1 SU in its last 12 games ,when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

10:30 PM
COLUMBUS vs. SAN JOSE
Columbus is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of San Jose's last 20 games when playing Columbus

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**Udog** · 10-23-2014, 08:33 AM

NHL

Thursday, October 23

Jake Allen to get the nod for the Blues

After a 0-3 loss with Brian Elliot in net, the St. Louis Blues are sending Jake Allen to the crease. In Allen's one start this season he posted a .960 SV% against the Coyotes.

The Blues host Vancouver Thursday.

Penguins to give Greiss first start of season

Marc-Andre Fleury will get his first rest of the season, as the Pittsburgh Penguins are giving Thomas Greiss his first start of the season.

While playing for the Coyotes last season, Griess was 9-14 against the moneyline and had an over/under record of 8-13-1.

The Penguins travel to Detroit Thursday.

Crawford will not make trip with Blackhawks

After missing the a start against the Philadelphia Flyers, Corey Crawford will not make the weekend trip with the Chicago Blackhawks due to an upper body injury.

Antti Raanta will assume the starting role in net for the 'Hawks. The Finnish netminder shutout the Flyers in his first start this season.

Chicago plays in Nashville Thursday and in St. Louis Saturday.

**Udog** · 10-23-2014, 09:22 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Pittsburgh at Detroit
The Penguins look to bounce back from last night's 5-3 loss to Philadelphia and come into tonight's contest in Detroit with a 7-3 record in their last 10 games versus the Red Wings. Pittsburgh is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Penguins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-105). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23

Game 51-52: NY Islanders at Boston (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 9.873; Boston 11.376
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-170); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-170); Over

Game 53-54: Pittsburgh at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 12.402; Detroit 10.873
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-105); Over

Game 55-56: Arizona at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 19.812; Minnesota 11.475
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-190); 5
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-190); Under

Game 57-58: Chicago at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 13.221; Nashville 10.870
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-130); 5
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-130); Over

Game 59-60: Vancouver at St. Louis (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 10.447; St. Louis 11.923
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: St. Louis (-175); 5
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-175); Under

Game 61-62: Carolina at Calgary (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 11.582; Calgary 10.497
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-160); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+140); Over

Game 63-64: Columbus at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 12.612; San Jose 11.729
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-180); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (+160); Over

Game 65-66: Buffalo at Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 9.837; Los Angeles 12.309
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-340); 5
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-340); Over

**Udog** · 10-23-2014, 01:08 PM

NHL

Thursday, October 23

Calgary has not been welcoming to Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes don't travel to Calgary often, but when they do it has not ended well. The 'Canes are 0-5 in their last five games at the Saddledome.

The Hurricanes have been outscored by the Flames 17-8 during those past visits.

The Hurricanes are currently +140 road dogs Thursday.

Bruins expected to send Svedberg to crease Thursday

The Boston Bruins are expecting to give starting goalie Tukka Rask rest Thursday by sending Niklas Svedberg to the net. The young Swede is sporting a .969 SV% and .910 GAA in his two starts this season, which have both gone under.

The Bruins are currently -170 favorites when they host the New York Islanders Friday.

**Udog** · 10-23-2014, 04:43 PM

NHL

Thursday, October 23

Senators-Leafs game rescheduled for Nov. 9

The game between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs in Ottawa that was postponed Wednesday because of shootings in downtown Ottawa was rescheduled for Sunday, Nov. 9 in Ottawa, the NHL announced Thursday.

Starting time will be 6 p.m. ET.

Goaltending has kept the Red Wings going under

Through their first six games, the Detroit Red Wings have yet to register a single over play. The Wings are 0-5-1 over/under this season thanks in large to stellar goaltending.

Starting goalie Jimmy Howard has a 1.77 GAA with a .937 SV% so far this season and backup Jonas Gustavsson has a shutout in his one start this year.

Detroit hosts Pittsburgh Thursday with a total dealing 5.5.

Coyotes remain leagues only team without an under

Scoreboard operators have been busy when the Arizona Coyotes hit the ice this season as the team has gone 4-0-1 over/under in the early days of this season.

The 'Yotes offense has been clicking and averaging 3.2 goals per game, but it's their shoddy defending that has really put them on the totals map. An average of 4.4 gpg has past the Coyotes goaltenders this season.

Arizona travels to Minnesota Thursday.

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