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**Udog** · 11-21-2014, 09:07 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Raiders 24, Chiefs 20-- Oakland ends 16-game losing skid on a rainy night.

-- Clippers 110, Heat 93-- LA wins first two games of eastern swing.

-- Cal 73, Syracuse 59-- Could be long year for inexperienced Orange

-- Texas 71, Iowa 57-- Hawkeyes led by six at the half.

-- Indiana 74, SMU 68-- When do the Mustangs start winning?

-- Niagara 61, St Peter's 59-- Purple Eagles win first conference tilt of year.

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

13) Jets-Bills game was moved to Detroit; game will be 7:00 Monday night. Bills haven't practiced the last two days- there's still a driving ban in parts of Buffalo. Jim Kelly said there is as much as seven feet of snow at his house in suburban Buffalo.

12) Arizona has been one of the most interesting teams this season, lot of close finishes. Wildcats are at Utah this week, a week after Utes won in OT at Stanford.

11) Broncos have been strong after a loss in Manning era; Miami won four of its last five games and looks to be catching a break with weather (sunny/43 is forecasted) on Sunday. Interesting game in Denver.

10) Arkansas got the SEC monkey off Bret Bielema’s back last week; now he goes for two in a row, but the Ole Miss offense is better than LSU’s. Not many easy outs (Vandy, maybe Kentucky now) in the SEC this season.

9) Giants lost their last five games and haven’t covered any of them; now the hated Cowboys come calling a few weeks after they beat Big Blue 31-21 in JerryWorld. How much did the bye week help Romo’s ailing back?

8) Miami went all-out last week and came up short against Florida State; much like LSU last week at Arkansas, the Hurricanes go on road this week to face a lesser but dangerous opponent in Virginia. Winning a letdown road game with a freshman QB has never been an easy day in college football.

7) I’ve basically given up predicting how the Bengals will play from week/week; they’re so erratic. Houston is improved this year at 5-5, winning Mallett’s first start last week in Cleveland. Dalton played college ball at TCU; will a trip back to the Lone Star State help his game any?

6) Saturday night, the 0-11 76ers visit the 3-10 Knicks, in Philly’s best chance in a while to actually win a game. Why are the Knicks paying Phil Jackson $12M a year? How are they any better now than they were the last two years?

5) Saints lost their last two home games, now host a Raven squad that won the Super Bowl last time they visited Bourbon Street. This should be a fun game to watch.

4) Stanford-Cal is a fierce rivalry; Cardinal seem to be declining, while Golden Bears are getting better, though only on offense. Speaking of Cal, shouldn’t Jack Nicklaus’ grandson have gone to Cal instead of Florida State? After all, he is the Golden Bear.

3) Lions head to Foxboro after they were held without a TD by the Cardinals. New England has been a juggernaut since Gronkowski got healthy, scoring 40+ points in their last three games.

2) USC-UCLA is a terrific rivalry; neither team wears white jerseys. UCLA always wears the light blue jerseys, Trojans wear the cardinal and gold. Third different HC in three years for USC, but Sarkisian looks a guy who will get their ship headed back towards the top, once he gets back to 85 scholarship players.

1) 9-1 Cardinals are getting 6.5 points from a 6-4 Seattle team this week. Redbirds won in Seattle in Week 16 LY. Going to be interesting to see how they fare out in the elements this year. Drew Stanton is a real good backup QB, but if something happens to him, the wheels are going to fall off the Redbird Express.

**Udog** · 11-21-2014, 09:09 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, November 21

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NY RANGERS (8-7-0-4, 20 pts.) at BUFFALO (5-13-0-2, 12 pts.) - 11/21/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 15-5 ATS (+9.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 26-76 ATS (-87.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-35 ATS (+73.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 4-1 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 4-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (12-6-0-0, 24 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (13-3-0-1, 27 pts.) - 11/21/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 42-17 ATS (+12.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 174-127 ATS (+21.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-4 ATS (+14.5 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 20-24 ATS (-19.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 12-4 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 12-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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BOSTON (12-8-0-0, 24 pts.) at COLUMBUS (6-11-0-1, 13 pts.) - 11/21/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 96-77 ATS (+179.8 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
BOSTON is 155-129 ATS (+289.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
BOSTON is 124-84 ATS (+23.1 Units) in November games since 1996.
BOSTON is 35-23 ATS (+58.7 Units) in road games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
BOSTON is 116-87 ATS (+27.4 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-0-0 straight up against COLUMBUS 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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NEW JERSEY (8-9-0-2, 18 pts.) at EDMONTON (6-11-0-2, 14 pts.) - 11/21/2014, 9:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 1-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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, Under=-0.3 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, November 21

Hot teams
-- Pittsburgh won ten of its last eleven games. Islanders won six of their last seven.
-- Bruins won seven of their last nine games.

Cold teams
-- Blue Jackets lost ten of their last twelve games.
-- Devils lost six of last eight games. Edmonton lost last four games, allowing 19 goals.

Series records
-- Islanders lost six of last seven games with Pittsburgh.
-- Bruins won their last six games with Columbus.
-- Devils won three of last four games with Edmonton.

Totals
-- Last four Islander games went over total; last four Pitt games stayed under.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Columbus games.
-- Under is 9-4-2 in last fifteen Edmonton games.

Back-to-back
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NHL

Friday, November 21

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. COLUMBUS
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Columbus is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Columbus is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. PITTSBURGH
NY Islanders are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Islanders are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Islanders

7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. BUFFALO
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games

9:30 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
New Jersey is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey

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**Udog** · 11-21-2014, 12:41 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Boston at Columbus
The Bruins head to Columbus tonight to face a Blue Jackets team that is 1-9 in its last 10 games versus Eastern Conference opponents. Boston is the pick (-145) according to Dunkel, which has the Bruins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Boston (-145). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21

Game 1-2: NY Rangers at Buffalo (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 10.506; Buffalo 11.667
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-200); 5
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+170); Under

Game 3-4: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 10.567; Pittsburgh 12.230
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-165); Over

Game 5-6: Boston at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 12.775; Columbus 11.322
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-145); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-145); Under

Game 7-8: New Jersey at Edmonton (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 11.212; Edmonton 9.675
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Edmonton (-115); 5
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (-105); Over

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, November 21

NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET
New York: 28-24 SU in road games
Pittsburgh: 20-24 SU after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game

Boston at Columbus, 7:05 ET
Boston: 5-11 SU in road games off a home win by 2 goals or more
Columbus: 54-41 SU in home games after allowing 5 goals or more

New Jersey at Edmonton, 9:35 ET
New Jersey: n/a
Edmonton: n/a

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