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**Udog** · 11-07-2014, 10:50 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Some football trends for this weekend........

-- Alabama covered once in its last seven games as a road favorite.

-- Washington State is 8-4 as a road underdog under Mike Leach

-- Indiana covered in three of its last fifteen conference games.

-- Since 2007, Louisiana Tech covered 10 of 14 as a road favorite.

-- Michigan covered twice in its last nine road games.

-- Over is 22-6 in NFL primetime games this season.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Our NFL's bottom 5 and top 8.........

32) Raiders—Common thread between bottom four teams on this list are QB issues; Carr looks like he’ll be fine, but playing a rookie has its drawbacks. Oakland has played better the last four weeks, under interim coach Sparano.

31) Jaguars—Another rookie QB, another team that has been more competitive of late, but 1-7 is 1-7. They’re in England this week; NFL cheated their fans out of seeing the popular Cowboys to move this game to London.

30) Jets—Fire everyone as soon as the season ends. Coaches, QB’s, GM, janitors, secretaries, everyone. Start over; that way it’ll be easier to win in the long run.

29) Titans—First road start this week for young Mettenberger against Baltimore team smarting after consecutive division losses.

28) Buccaneers—Offense has legit excuse in that OC Tedford had to leave before season really started because of heart issues, so they’re getting outcoached badly on that side of ball since HC Smith is defensive guy and couldn’t step in and take over.

8) Dolphins—This time LY, Miami was in hell, its season ruined by the Incognito bullying scandal; Joe Philbin had wanted to cut Incognito the previous spring but was overruled, which is probably why the owner fired the GM after last season. Now Philbin has his team rolling and headed towards the playoffs.

7) Eagles—Mark Sanchez makes his first Eagle start this week at home on Monday Night Football. If he plays well, it’ll be another nail in the 2014 Jet coffin- they couldn’t wait to dump the guy two years ago.

6) Colts—Have a vast array of offensive weapons, but Luck has taken lot of hits this season; they’re screwed if he gets hurt. RB’s Richardson/Bradshaw are suspects, but they do have lot of weapons at WR/TE.

5) Packers—How healthy is Rodgers’ hamstring? He tweaked it at end of Saint game two weeks ago. Interesting game against reeling Bears Sunday night; both teams are coming off byes. Chicago lost four of its last five games.

4) Steelers—Roethlisberger is first QB EVER to throw 12 TDs in two-game span; now they go on road to face reeling Jets. Pitt lost only previous game on artificial turf this year, in Week 2 at Baltimore.

3) Broncos—Raiders can’t catch a break; they play Denver this week with Broncos reeling after their beatdown in Foxboro.

2) Patriots—Healthy Gonkowski makes a big difference in their passing game; still amazing how Patriots don’t have any good WRs. Edelman was a QB in college.

1) Cardinals-- Life is all about opportunity; Bruce Arians had to wait for a head coaching job until he was in his 60’s, now he is making the most of it. There are people out there saying Arizona is lucky; I say they’re getting the most out of what they have, despite a lot of injuries.

**Udog** · 11-07-2014, 11:01 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Columbus at Carolina
The Blue Jackets travel to Carolina tonight and come into the contest with a 1-7 record in their last 8 Friday games. Carolina is the pick (-145) according to Dunkel, which has the Hurricanes favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Carolina (-145). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Game 1-2: Edmonton at Buffalo (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 11.560; Buffalo 10.004
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Edmonton (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (-135); Under

Game 3-4: Columbus at Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.034; Carolina 11.619
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Carolina (-145); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (-145); Over

Game 5-6: New Jersey at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 11.251; Detroit 10.107
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 7-8: Washington at Chicago (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 11.958; Chicago 10.892
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-200); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+170); Over

Game 9-10: Arizona at Anaheim (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 10.335; Anaheim 11.798
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, November 7

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EDMONTON (4-8-0-1, 9 pts.) at BUFFALO (3-9-0-2, 8 pts.) - 11/7/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 17-38 ATS (+66.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 5-23 ATS (+44.3 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 44-39 ATS (+95.0 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1996.
BUFFALO is 24-72 ATS (+99.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-34 ATS (+68.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 1-1 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 1-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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COLUMBUS (4-8-0-0, 8 pts.) at CAROLINA (3-6-0-2, 8 pts.) - 11/7/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 75-153 ATS (+290.9 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 25-67 ATS (+123.1 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 12-7 ATS (+21.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 29-17 ATS (+9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 90-96 ATS (-68.9 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (6-5-0-2, 14 pts.) at DETROIT (6-3-0-4, 16 pts.) - 11/7/2014, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 2-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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WASHINGTON (4-5-0-3, 11 pts.) at CHICAGO (7-5-0-1, 15 pts.) - 11/7/2014, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 131-180 ATS (-71.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 11-24 ATS (-14.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 16-2 ATS (+12.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 53-62 ATS (-36.0 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1996.
CHICAGO is 10-14 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 0-5 ATS (-10.8 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CHICAGO is 268-296 ATS (-73.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 141-152 ATS (-71.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 1-1-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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ARIZONA (5-6-0-1, 11 pts.) at ANAHEIM (10-3-0-1, 21 pts.) - 11/7/2014, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-2 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, November 7

Hot teams
-- Hurricanes won last three games, allowing four goals.
-- Ducks won 10 of last 13 games, are 3-3 in last six. Arizona won its last two games but is 1-5 on the road this season.

Cold teams
-- Buffalo lost seven of last nine games. Oilers lost last four games, scoring six goals.
-- Columbus lost its last six games, allowing 25 goals.
-- Detroit lost its last three games, scoring six goals. Devils lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Chicago is 3-5 in its last eight games; they lost 1-0 in last two home games. Washington lost its last five games, allowing 22 goals.

Series records
-- Sabres won four of last five games with Edmonton.
-- Blue Jackets lost three of last four games with Carolina.
-- Devils lost five of their last eight games with Detroit.
-- Capitals won four of last six games with Chicago.
-- Coyotes lost six of last seven games with Anaheim.

Totals
-- Under is 8-0-2 in last ten Buffalo games.
-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Carolina games.
-- Five of last seven New Jersey games stayed under.
-- Last five Washington games went over the total; under is 8-1-2 in last 11 Chicago games.
-- Last ten Anaheim games stayed under the total.

NHL

Friday, November 7

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. CAROLINA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus

7:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Buffalo's last 10 games
Buffalo is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home

7:30 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. DETROIT
New Jersey is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
New Jersey is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing New Jersey

8:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. CHICAGO
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games

10:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. ANAHEIM
Arizona is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Anaheim is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games

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NHL

Friday, November 7

Sabres to give Enroth the start against Oilers

The Buffalo Sabres are sending Jhonas Enroth to the crease against the Edmonton Oilers Friday. The Swedish netminder has a .908 SV% with a 3.34 GAA this season.

Enroth has not started the past two games with the Sabres opting for Michal Neuvirth instead.

Buffalo is currently +119 home dogs Friday.

Lighting claim sole possession of top over team

High scoring offense has made the Tampa Bay Lighting the top over play in the NHL. After a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames Thursday, the Lightning are now 8-5 over/under this season.

Tampa Bay is averaging 3.6 goals per contest, second in the league, and have scored four or more goals in their last five contests.

The Lightning play Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Another under has Preds top under play on ice

The Nashville Predators squeaked out a 3-2 win Thursday night with the five goals scored just under the 5.5 closing total. With that under, the Preds are now carrying a 2-11 over/under mark this season which is the best under record in the league.

The stunning under play has been thanks to a focus on defensive hockey with the team only allowing 2.0 goals per game.

Nashville will travel to St. Louis Saturday in their next game.

**Udog** · 11-07-2014, 04:05 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, November 7

Edmonton at Buffalo, 7:05 ET
Edmonton: 42-39 SU in road games on Friday nights
Buffalo: 9-40 SU after having lost 3 of their last 4 games

Columbus at Carolina, 7:05 ET
Columbus: 32-97 SU in road games after a division game
Carolina: 25-17 SU when playing their 4th game in 7 days

New Jersey at Detroit, 7:35 ET
New Jersey: 4-14 SU on Friday nights
Detroit: 12-2 SU on Friday nights

Washington at Chicago, 8:35 ET
Washington: 3-11 SU after 2 consecutive non-conference games
Chicago: 16-2 SU in home games in non-conference games

Arizona at Anaheim, 10:05 ET
Arizona: 2-5 SU as an underdog
Anaheim: 71-38 SU in all games

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