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**Udog** · 11-24-2014, 09:27 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

-- Six most popular picks in the Westgate Hotel handicapping contest are 3-1 this week, 39-31 so far this season, with Jets/Ravens pending tonight.

-- Red Sox offered Pablo Sandoval $95M for five years; no answer yet.

-- West Virginia 78, UConn 68-- Mountaineers win Puerto Rico Classic.

-- Miami 77, Charlotte 58-- Hurricanes win Charleston Classic.

-- Providence 75, Notre Dame 74-- Ed Cooley doing good work with Friars.

-- Three Thanksgiving Day NFL games, six NFC teams. Very unusual.

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up Week 12 in NFL.........

13) Raiders 24, Chiefs 20-- First win in over a year for Oakland. Chiefs were 2-12 on third down. Raiders ran ball for 179 yards.

12) Browns 26, Falcons 24-- Atlanta is now 0-7 out of division, 4-0 inside it; AFC North teams are 9-1-1 against NFC South. Hoyer threw three picks, Browns had ball in red zone six times, scored one TD, four FGs; despite all that, Browns won.

11) Eagles 43, Titans 24-- Josh Huff ran opening kick back 107 yards for a TD and things went downhill from there for Titans, who were travelling on short week after Monday night home game. Eagles now have ten return TDs this season.

10) Patriots 34, Lions 9-- Detroit didn't score TD on 21 drives on this two-game road trip, losses in Arizona/Foxboro. Jonas Gray was on cover of Sports Illustrated after he ran for 199 yards last week. He didn't play this week.

9) Packers 24, Vikings 21-- Two of three Packer TDs came on drives of less than 55 yards. Green Baay's offense is way better at Lambeau than on the road.

Comment that has nothing to do with this game: college football is better officiated than NFL games; too much micro-managing of officials by higher-ups. They want the refs to pick out a culprit when there is a skirmish. Ridiculous idea.

8) Colts 23, Jaguars 3-- Indy is now 14-0-1 vs spread under Pagano/Arians in game following a loss. Jacksonville is awful; say they wanted to move to LA; why would anyone in LA buy season tickets to watch such an awful team? Not like the fanbase in southern California is known for its loyalty.

7) Bengals, Bears and Seattle all won field position by 10+ yards Sunday, making those teams 57-1 SU this season. In other words, its important to get first downs and move the chains to help create longer fields for your opponents.

6) Bengals 22, Texans 13-- Cincinnati is really erratic, even by NFL standards. Andy Dalton gave a signed jersey from this game to his dad for his 55th birthday. Only TD Houston scored was by their defense, one of three defensive TDs scored league-wide; other two were scored by Rams-Chargers in same game.

5) Bears 21, Buccaneers 13-- Tampa led 10-0 at half and looked like they'd get their coach a win in his return to the Windy City, but they turned ball over three times in third quarter and Bears scored three TDs in a 7:31 span to get their second win in a row. Total yardage in this game: 367-204, Tampa.

4) Seahawks 19, Cardinals 3-- Arizona still leads NFC West by two games, but of their last five games, which are they winning? @ Atlanta, Chiefs, @ Rams on a short week, Seattle, @ 49ers. If they finished 10-6 it wouldn't be a shock.

3) Chargers 27, Rams 24-- You can't win in the NFL without a decent QB. You can't win in the NFL without a decent QB. You can't win in the NFL without a decent QB. You can't win in the NFL without a decent QB. You can't win in the NFL without a decent QB. You can't win in the NFL without a decent QB.

In case you're wondering, my living room wasn't a happy place at 7:15 last night.

2) 49ers 17, Redskins 13-- Added note from the Ram game; Ronde Barber sucks as an analyst. His comment after Shaun Hill threw a brutal INT on the goal line at the end of the game: "He played a great game".

My ass he did. Rams scored two TDs on offense, one was a 21-yard drive; Hill was picked on the Rams' second series, handing San Diego a FG, he fumbled when sacked, giving them a TD, then the last fateful pick. Gutty effort, not a great game.

1) Cowboys 31, Giants 28-- Question for you readers out there; your team has the ball on its own 20-yard line, down three points, 2:00 left-- what current QB do you want leading your team? Send me your answer at [email protected]

**Udog** · 11-24-2014, 09:28 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, November 24

Hot teams
-- Boston won three of its last four games.
-- Islanders won eight of their last nine games.
-- Minnesota won four of its last five games.
-- Red Wings won five of their last seven home games.

Cold teams
-- Penguins lost last two games, allowing nine goals.
-- Flyers lost four of last five games with the Islanders.
-- Panthers lost six of their last nine games.
-- Senators lost five of their last seven games.

Series records
-- Bruins won six of last seven games with Pittsburgh.
-- Islanders lost five of last six games with Philly.
-- Panthers lost three of last four games with Minnesota.
-- Red Wings won six of last nine games with Ottawa.

Totals
-- Five of last six Penguin games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Islander games went over total.
-- Over is 4-1-2 in last seven Florida games.
-- Over is 4-0-2 in last six Detroit games.

Back-to-back
-- None

NHL

Monday, November 24

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NY ISLANDERS
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the NY Islanders last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 6 games

7:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh

7:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. FLORIDA
Minnesota is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Florida
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota

7:30 PM
OTTAWA vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 11-24-2014, 10:51 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, November 24

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PITTSBURGH (13-4-0-2, 28 pts.) at BOSTON (13-9-0-0, 26 pts.) - 11/24/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 125-85 ATS (-9.3 Units) in November games since 1996.
BOSTON is 146-128 ATS (+282.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-3 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (8-9-0-2, 18 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (14-6-0-0, 28 pts.) - 11/24/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 221-221 ATS (-76.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 14-6 ATS (+21.6 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 8-2 ATS (+5.3 Units) in November games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 14-6 ATS (+20.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 70-63 ATS (+144.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-16 ATS (-9.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-3 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.8 Units)

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MINNESOTA (11-8-0-0, 22 pts.) at FLORIDA (7-5-0-6, 20 pts.) - 11/24/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 10-22 ATS (+32.7 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-16 ATS (-9.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 88-130 ATS (+236.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
FLORIDA is 44-69 ATS (-39.5 Units) in home games in November games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 134-165 ATS (-68.8 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 59-91 ATS (-49.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 1-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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OTTAWA (9-6-0-4, 22 pts.) at DETROIT (10-5-0-5, 25 pts.) - 11/24/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 12-20 ATS (-16.6 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 79-90 ATS (-80.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
DETROIT is 10-14 ATS (-7.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 14-20 ATS (-14.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)

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**Udog** · 11-24-2014, 12:58 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, November 24

Pittsburgh at Boston, 7:05 ET
Pittsburgh: 43-14 SU after 1 or more consecutive unders
Boston: 14-2 SU off a home loss

Philadelphia at NY Islanders, 7:05 ET
Philadelphia: 113-94 SU in road games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games
New York: 8-2 SU in November games

Minnesota at Florida, 7:35 ET
Minnesota: 39-18 SU as a favorite
Florida: 22-8 SU in home games after 3 consecutive non-conference games

Ottawa at Detroit, 7:35 ET
Ottawa: 88-77 SU in road games after failing to cover 4 of their last 6 against the spread
Detroit: 24-31 SU as a favorite

**Udog** · 11-24-2014, 02:57 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Pittsburgh at Boston
The Penguins travel to Boston tonight and come into the contest with a 6-0 record in their last 6 Monday games. Pittsburgh is the pick (-125) according to Dunkel, which has the Penguins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-125). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24

Game 51-52: Pittsburgh at Boston (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 12.395; Boston 10.610
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-125); Under

Game 53-54: Philadelphia at NY Islanders (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.219; NY Islanders 10.376
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-160); 6
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+140) Under

Game 55-56: Minnesota at Florida (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 10.149; Florida 11.623
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+115); Over

Game 57-58: Ottawa at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 12.041; Detroit 11.140
Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (+130); Over

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