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**Udog** · 01-03-2015, 10:47 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

-- Colorado 62, UCLA 56-- Bruins lost their last four games.

-- Pistons 97, Knicks 81-- Spike Lee's tickets cost $3,600 a pop; he ain't getting his money's worth.

-- Mavericks 119, Celtics 101-- Rondo had 29 in his return to Boston.

-- USC QB Cody Kessler is coming back to school next year; very good news for the Trojans, who are on way back from depth-reducing probation.

-- North Carolina named former Auburn coach Gene Chizik defensive coordinator; he won the national title at Auburn four short years ago.

-- Get well soon coach Mick Cronin-- Cincinnati hoop coach is done for year due to an aneurysm-related health problem.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here.......

13) Houston 35, Pitt 34-- Cougars fired their coach; Pitt's coach bolted for another job, so of course this bowl had one of the best endings. Pitt led 35-14 with 4:00 left but lost in regulation. Houston recovered two onside kicks on a rainy day. Cougars gained 292 yards, just in the fourth quarter.

12) You see how happy those Houston kids were when they won, and you know why some people prefer the bowl system to a playoff. With the playoff, only one team gets to go home happy at the end. Those Houston kids are happy today.

11) Michigan State 42, Baylor 41-- Spartans were down 41-21 early in 4th quarter, rallied to beat Baylor team that passed for 605 yards. Next time you hear Art Briles' name mentioned for an NFL job, he better have learned better game management skills than he showed in this game. When you're holding the ball to kill the clock, don't snap the ball with :11 left on the play clock. Spartans got winning TD with 0:17 left.

10) Four teams have won bowls this year after trailing by 14+ points; Baylor's win at TCU was the only regular season game this year where a team trailed by 20+ in fourth quarter and won. Michigan State and Houston did it this week.

9) Butler named Chris Holtmann permanent head coach, taking the interim tag off that he had since this fall, when the previous coach took medical leave. Bulldogs have played better this season; not sure if they're an NCAA tourney team though.

8) UCLA 40, Kansas State 35-- Bruins led 31-6 at half, then hung on for win; Mora was annoyed that his QB got hit while kneeling down to kill clock at end of the game. He pretty much blew off Bill Snyder in the coaches' post-game handshake.

7) RIP Donna Douglas, who died this week at age 81. Ms Douglas played Elly May on the Beverly Hillbillies. Her death leaves Max Baer (Jethro) as the only surviving member of the cast. Guys I went to college with watched this show every day.

6) Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22-- Pac-12 is now 5-2 in bowl games this year. #7 on Washington not only played defense, he was covering kicks, alll while playing with a broken left thumb. Rams need to draft that young man.

5) Must cost a small fortune to transport/house these bands that play at college football games-- there are over 200 kids in those bands.

4) Warriors 126, Raptors 105-- Not sure if I've mentioned this, but Golden State has a really big fan base-- they have, by far, the most fans at summer league games in Las Vegas. If you didn't know and just assumed the teams with the most fans were the best teams, you'd identify the Warriors as a league power.

3) There is a reality program called Friday Night Tykes on the Esquire Channel-- it is about youth football and it is pretty interesting, if not occasionally disturbing. The show's second season starts later this month.

2) New Orleans Saints fired three assistant coaches, using them as scapegoats for the team's lousy season,. One of the coaches is Henry Ellard, who was one of my favorite players when he was a fine WR for the Rams. How does Rob Ryan keep his job while they fire the wide receivers' coach?

1) Now comes news that Knicks may shut Carmelo Anthony down for the season; do season ticket holders get a rebate when the supposed "star" stops playing? Knicks are already 5-30, with two 10-game losing streaks in the first 35 games.

**Udog** · 01-03-2015, 10:51 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 3

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OTTAWA (15-14-0-7, 37 pts.) at BOSTON (19-15-0-4, 42 pts.) - 1/3/2015, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 0-7 ATS (+8.5 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 12-25 ATS (-14.7 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 175-145 ATS (-44.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 7-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 7-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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NASHVILLE (24-9-0-3, 51 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (19-12-0-8, 46 pts.) - 1/3/2015, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 35-14 ATS (+12.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 14-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 24-12 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 182-128 ATS (+36.6 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 5-2 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 5-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES 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 (25-11-0-2, 52 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (24-9-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/3/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 25-13 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 25-18 ATS (+44.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 18-13 ATS (+33.8 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 32-16 ATS (+14.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 16-10 ATS (+27.3 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 39-27 ATS (+67.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 69-86 ATS (-32.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 21-27 ATS (-23.4 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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BUFFALO (14-22-0-3, 31 pts.) at NY RANGERS (20-11-0-4, 44 pts.) - 1/3/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 12-40 ATS (+81.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 93-91 ATS (+203.5 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 193-193 ATS (-111.8 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 96-101 ATS (-63.1 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 11-15 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game 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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PHILADELPHIA (14-17-0-7, 35 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (13-20-0-7, 33 pts.) - 1/3/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 0-8 ATS (+8.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 0-8 ATS (+8.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-13 ATS (+34.3 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 13-27 ATS (-20.8 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 4-11 ATS (+17.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NEW JERSEY is 5-17 ATS (+25.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NEW JERSEY is 23-33 ATS (+58.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-4 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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TORONTO (21-15-0-3, 45 pts.) at WINNIPEG (19-12-0-7, 45 pts.) - 1/3/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 1-9 ATS (+12.0 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 25-15 ATS (+7.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 1-7 ATS (-9.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 1-7 ATS (-6.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-1 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-1-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (16-16-0-3, 35 pts.) at ARIZONA (14-19-0-4, 32 pts.) - 1/3/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 80-80 ATS (+181.5 Units) in January games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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MINNESOTA (18-14-0-4, 40 pts.) at DALLAS (17-14-0-5, 39 pts.) - 1/3/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 4-11 ATS (-10.3 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 1-10 ATS (-11.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 2-9 ATS (-9.4 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
DALLAS is 1-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-3 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-3-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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DETROIT (20-9-0-9, 49 pts.) at VANCOUVER (21-12-0-3, 45 pts.) - 1/3/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 103-100 ATS (-48.7 Units) in January games since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 4-12 ATS (-13.8 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 13-29 ATS (-20.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 10-16 ATS (-13.7 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 18-33 ATS (-17.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-0 (+6.2 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-0-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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ST LOUIS (22-13-0-3, 47 pts.) at SAN JOSE (20-13-0-5, 45 pts.) - 1/3/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 45-25 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 173-127 ATS (+41.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 79-75 ATS (-53.7 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 44-46 ATS (-35.0 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 5-2 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)

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**Udog** · 01-03-2015, 10:54 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 3

Hot teams
-- Nashville won five of its last seven games.
-- Rangers won nine of their last ten games.
-- Montreal won eight of its last nine games. Penguins won seven of last eight at home.
-- Dallas Stars won last three games, allowing five goals.
-- Arizona won three of its last four games. Columbus won nine of last 12 (3-3 in last six).
-- Red Wings won three of their last four games.

Cold teams
-- Bruins lost nine of last 14 games. Ottawa lost seven of last nine road games.
-- Kings are 6-8 in last 14 games, but won three of last four at home.
-- Flyers lost last four games, scoring seven goals. Devils lost ten of last twelve games.
-- Sabres lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Maple Leafs lost six of their last eight games. Winnipeg lost its last three home games.
-- Minnesota lost six of its last eight games.
-- Vancouver lost seven of its last ten games.
-- St Louis lost six of its last seven games. San Jose lost three of last four.

Series records
-- Senators are 4-3 in last seven games with Boston.
-- Kings lost their last three games with Nashville.
-- Road team won six of last seven Flyer-Devil games.
-- Rangers won eight of last ten games with Buffalo.
-- Penguins won five of last seven games with Montreal.
-- Jets won five of last six games with Toronto.
-- Minnesota won its three games with Dallas this season.
-- Blue Jackets won last three games with Arizona.
-- Sharks won their last four games with St Louis.

Totals
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Ottawa road games. Last five Boston games went over.
-- Last four Nashville road games went over total.
-- Five of last seven Philly road games went over. Under is 14-3 in last 17 Devil games.
-- Last four Buffalo road games went over total.
-- Eight of last ten Pittsburgh home games stayed under.
-- Six of last eight Toronto road games stayed under.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Minnesota road games.
-- Four of last five Columbus road games stayed under.
-- Under is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Detroit games.
-- Seven of last eight San Jose games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Flyers are 1-5 if they played the night before. New Jersey is 2-5.
-- Sabres are 3-4 if they played the night before.
-- Montreal is 5-2 on road if it played night before. Penguins are 2-4 if they played nite before.
-- Toronto is 5-3 if it played the night before.
-- Minnesota won two of three if it played night before.
-- St Louis is 3-3 if it played night before.

**Udog** · 01-03-2015, 10:56 AM

NHL

Saturday, January 3

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. BOSTON
Ottawa is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Boston
Ottawa is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Ottawa

4:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games on the road
Nashville is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
Los Angeles is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home

7:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. NY RANGERS
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
NY Rangers are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo

7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Montreal is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal

7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NEW JERSEY
Philadelphia is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing New Jersey
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Philadelphia
New Jersey is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games at home

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Toronto

8:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. ARIZONA
Columbus is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
Columbus is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games at home

8:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. DALLAS
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

10:00 PM
DETROIT vs. VANCOUVER
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games

10:30 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. SAN JOSE
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis
San Jose is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games

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**Udog** · 01-03-2015, 11:17 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Philadelphia at New Jersey
The Flyers head to New Jersey tonight to face a Devils team that is 0-7 in its last 7 Saturday games. Philadelphia is the pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Flyers favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+105). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3

Game 1-2: Ottawa at Boston (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 10.362; Boston 11.719
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-180); 5
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-180); Over

Game 3-4: Nashville at Los Angeles (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 12.323; Los Angeles 10.853
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (+105); Under

Game 5-6: Montreal at Pittsburgh (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 12.607; Pittsburgh 11.565
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-150); 5
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (+130); Under

Game 7-8: Buffalo at NY Rangers (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 9.752; NY Rangers 12.375
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-325); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-325); Over

Game 9-10: Philadelphia at New Jersey (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.651; New Jersey 10.221
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+105); Over

Game 11-12: Toronto at Winnipeg (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 10.212; Winnipeg 11.775
Dunkel Line & Total: Winnipeg by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Winnipeg (-145); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (-145); Under

Game 13-14: Columbus at Arizona (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 12.078; Arizona 10.019
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Arizona (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Columbus (-105); Under

Game 15-16: Minnesota at Dallas (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnnesota 10.663; Dallas 12.069
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-140); Over

Game 17-18: Detroit at Vancouver (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 11.556; Vancouver 10.102
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1 1/2; ;5
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+105); Under

Game 19-20: St. Louis at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 10.756; San Jose 12.104
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-140); 5
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-140); ;Over

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