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**Udog** · 01-14-2015, 10:05 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- Miami 90, Duke 74-- 'canes were 10-20 on arc; Duke was 10-20 on foul line.

-- Kansas 67, Oklahoma State 57-- Jayhawks took 46 FTs, Cowboys 25.

-- VCU 65, Rhode Island 60-- VCU took URI's best shot, still won.

-- Iowa 77, Minnesota 75-- Richard Pitino's Gophers are 0-5 in conference.

-- Tulsa 66, UConn 58-- Why are these teams in the same league?

-- Boise State 82, UNLV 73 OT-- Ugly end to game for young Rebels.

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

13) Duke lost consecutive regular season games for first time in six years, and they go to Louisville Saturday. Young teams are going to struggle at some point. Kentucky played consecutive OT games with mid-level SEC teams. Its just inevitable when you go up against older players.

12) Mikhail Prokhorov is selling the Brooklyn Nets, as the Donald Sterling fiasco has had unintended consequences-- owners see how much they can get for their teams, so they jump ship for a big profit. First the Hawks, now the Nets.

11) According to baseballguys.com's Ray Flowers, 694 pitchers threw at least one pitch last year; 139 of them (20.8%) have had Tommy John surgery.

10) NFL coaching stuff: Jets hired Todd Bowles as head coach, Jason Garrett got a five-year extension in Dallas and John Fox is unemployed despite going 48-19 and winning four division titles in a row. I mention it every day because it is disappointing that the world is so bizarre that a guy who is 48-19 would get fired.

9) Dating Tip of the Day: Generally its a terrible idea to take dating advice from me, but this much I know: "You should always try and avoid dating trained/paid killers." Don't believe me? Ask NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, who claims his ex-girlfriend was a trained killer, much like Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Oy.

8) Last three ACC tournament champs: Florida State-Miami-Virginia. No Duke or North Carolina, though one of those two lost all three finals. Surprising fact.

7) In the Pac-12, the lower-seeded team won the last six Pac-12 tourney finals, so that will be an interesting fact to remember come March.

6) Suns 107, Cavaliers 100-- Cleveland is now 19-20. No bueno. How long do they wait before they pull the plug on the coach and bring Mike Brown back (again)?

5) Pirates are giving Korean SS Jing-Ho Kung $16M for four years. Last year, A's signed a Japanese shortstop for decent money and I still haven't seen him play. Lot of artificial turf in Japan; need a better throwing arm and better bat on grass fields.

4) Speaking of which, A's tried to trade for Yunel Escobar in July when Jed Lowrie was hurt and team was sinking; Escobar vetoed the deal. Now A's traded for him and his agent said Escobar is good with the trade-- not sure why he vetoed the trade last summer but was good with it now. Maybe because Joe Maddon went to Chicago.

3) There is a new TV program on WGN about a family that owns a funeral parlor and also dabbles in professional wrestling. Seriously. Wrestling with Death- no way could I make stuff like this up. Real life is much stranger than fiction.

2) Big East has teams in Indianapolis, Omaha, Chicago and Milwaukee, as kids all over America struggle with Geography. I wonder why? UConn and Tulsa are in the same league, as are West Virginia and six schools in OklahomaTexas. Yikes.

1) Odds and ends for Hump Day
-- Odd Fact of the Day: Rex Ryan roots for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
-- I'm afraid the vultures could be circling over UNLV hoop coach Dave Rice soon.
-- Why did Ohio State run the score up in the last minute against Oregon?
-- Islanders shut the Rangers out in Madison Square Garden for first time since 1975.
-- Georgia's best shot blocker is out tonight after getting hit by a car. Colorado State's center Avila is suspended for tonight's game.

**Udog** · 01-14-2015, 10:07 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 14

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MONTREAL (26-12-0-3, 55 pts.) at COLUMBUS (18-19-0-3, 39 pts.) - 1/14/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 82-83 ATS (+169.3 Units) in January games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 97-81 ATS (+185.4 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
MONTREAL is 26-15 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 19-13 ATS (+34.9 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 2-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (17-19-0-7, 41 pts.) at WASHINGTON (23-11-0-8, 54 pts.) - 1/14/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-3 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.2 Units)

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TORONTO (22-18-0-3, 47 pts.) at ANAHEIM (27-10-0-6, 60 pts.) - 1/14/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 88-50 ATS (+157.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 12-3 ATS (+7.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 37-12 ATS (+22.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 43-27 ATS (+4.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 206-195 ATS (+443.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
TORONTO is 12-7 ATS (+20.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TORONTO is 87-98 ATS (+230.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-0 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-0-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (15-21-0-8, 38 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (20-13-0-10, 50 pts.) - 1/14/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 15-29 ATS (+48.6 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 5-15 ATS (+20.9 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 11-30 ATS (+44.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 25-34 ATS (-15.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-23 ATS (+20.0 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 61-83 ATS (-53.0 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 1-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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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**Udog** · 01-14-2015, 10:09 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, January 14

Hot teams
-- Washington won five of its last six games. Flyers won three of their last four.
-- Anaheim won three of its last four games.

Cold teams
-- Montreal lost last two games, but won last five on road. Columbus lost four of last six games.
-- Maple Leafs lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Devils lost 18 of their last 22 games. Los Angeles lost five of its last seven games.

Series records
-- Blue Jackets won five of last eight games with Columbus.
-- Flyers won their last four games with Washington.
-- Maple Leafs won their last six games with Anaheim.
-- Kings are 8-5 in last thirteen games with New Jersey.

Totals
-- Five of last six Montreal road games stayed under; seven of last eight Columbus games went over.
-- Six of last eight Flyer road games went over total.
-- Seven of last ten Toronto road games stayed under.
-- Six of last eight Los Angeles home games went over.

Back-to-back
-- None

**Udog** · 01-14-2015, 10:11 AM

NHL

Wednesday, January 14

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. COLUMBUS
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games on the road
Columbus is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
Columbus is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

8:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

10:00 PM
TORONTO vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Anaheim's last 23 games at home

10:30 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. LOS ANGELES
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Los Angeles's last 15 games
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

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**Udog** · 01-14-2015, 10:15 AM

NHL

Wednesday, January 14

NHL game roundup: Isles take battle of New York

NEW YORK -- Goaltender Jaroslav Halak stopped 27 shots as the New York Islanders dominated the New York Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in a battle of eastern elites.

The Islanders got goals from center Anders Lee, left winger Nikolay Kulemin and center Frans Nielsen.

Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 29 of 32 shots and was removed from the game by coach Alain Vigneault to start the third period. Cam Talbot made 12 saves in relief.

The Islanders have won six of eight and sit in second place in the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers had their five-game winning streak snapped but have won 13 of their last 15 games and remain in fourth place in the Metropolitan.

Bruins 4, Lightning 3

BOSTON -- Right winger David Pastrnak delivered his second straight two-goal game, powering Boston past Tampa Bay.

The 18-year-old Pastrnak, who had seven shots on goal in his eighth NHL game, had a couple of prime chances to finish the hat trick but came up short. Left wingers Milan Lucic and Brad Marchand also scored for Boston, which got two assists apiece from center David Krejci and defenseman Torey Krug.

Center Steven Stamkos scored twice and right winger Ryan Callahan once for Tampa Bay.

Penguins 7, Wild 2

PITTSBURGH -- David Perron scored twice for his first multi-goal game with Pittsburgh and his team rolled over Minnesota, sending it to its seventh consecutive loss.

Left winger Chris Kunitz, centers Marcel Goc and Brandon Sutter and defensemen Paul Martin and Kris Letang also found the back of the net for Pittsburgh. Center Sidney Crosby had three assists and center Evgeni Malkin added two and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves.

Defenseman Jonas Brodin and right winger Justin Fontaine scored goals for Minnesota and goalie Niklas Backstrom stopped 29 shots.

Hurricanes 3, Avalanche 2 (SO)

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Carolina rookie center Victor Rask scored his first career shootout goal and goalie Anton Khudobin remained brilliant in shootouts and their team beat Colorado.

Center Jordan Staal and right winger Patrick Dwyer scored in regulation for Carolina and Khudobin stopped 28 shots.

Colorado centers Matt Duchene and John Mitchell scored in regulation and rookie goalie Calvin Pickard stopped 44 shots.

Red Wings 3, Sabres 1

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Centers Darren Helm, Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar scored, leading Detroit to a comfortable win over Buffalo.

Goalie Petr Mrazek made 25 saves for Detroit as the Red Wings improved to 3-2 on their six-game road trip, which ends Thursday night in St. Louis.

Defenseman Mike Weber scored for the Sabres, who lost their eighth game in a row. Buffalo goalie Michal Neuvirth made 27 saves.

Blues 4, Oilers 2

ST. LOUIS -- Right winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 24th goal of the season and assisted on another as St. Louis extended its winning streak to five games with a win over Edmonton.

Center David Backes and left wingers Jaden Schwartz and Alexander Steen also scored for St. Louis. Center Jori Lehtera earned assists on both goals and defenseman Barret Jackman added two assists.

Left winger Benoit Pouliot scored twice for Edmonton.

Predators 5, Canucks1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville improved to 17-2-1 at home with a win over Vancouver.

Nashville blew it open with three goals in a 4:07 span of the third period when centers Filip Forsberg, Mike Fisher and Craig Smith scored. Smith and center Colin Wilson scored earlier in the game.

Defenseman Alexander Edler scored the lone goal for Vancouver.

Jets 8, Panthers 2

WINNIPEG -- Center Mathieu Perrault scored the team's second-ever hat trick -- and then added a

Defenseman Dustin Byfuglign scored twice and forwards Jay Harrison and Evander Kane one each to round of the scoring for Winnipeg.

Center Dave Bolland and right winger Brad Boyes scored for Florida.

Stars 5, Senators 4

DALLAS -- Rookie defenseman John Klingberg scored two goals and backup goaltender Anders Lindback stopped 34 of 36 shots in relief of starting goaltender Kari Lehtonen as Dallas held off Ottawa at American Airlines Center.

Defenseman Trevor Daley, left winger Erik Cole and right winger Ales Hemsky scored for Dallas.

Center Mike Hoffman, left winger Clarke MacArthur, defenseman Jared Cowen and winger Milan Michalek scored for Ottawa.

Sharks 3, Coyotes 2

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Defenseman Brenden scored the game-winning goal in San Jose's victory over Arizona at Gila River Arena.

Sharks centers Joe Pavelski and Tomas Hertl also scored.

Right wingers Mikkel Boedker and Shane Doan scored for Arizona.

Predators lose Rinne in win over Canucks

The Nashville Predators lost goaltender Pekke Rinne to a lower body injury during the team's 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday night.

The team has announced Rinne was day-to-day and would give us an update on the goalie's status Thursday.

Rinne has played at an MVP caliber level this season, leading the NHL with 29 wins a 1.96 goals against average and a .931 save percentage and has the Predators on top of the Western Conference standings with 62 points.

**Udog** · 01-14-2015, 12:21 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Montreal at Columbus
The Canadiens travel to Columbus tonight to face a Blue Jackets team that is 5-1 in its last 6 games versus Atlantic Division opponents. Columbus is the pick (+110) according to Dunkel, which has the Blue Jackets favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Columbus (+110). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14

Game 51-52: Montreal at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 10.224; Columbus 11.756
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Columbus (+110); Under

Game 53-54: Philadelphia at Washington (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.807; Washington 10.998
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-120); No Total
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+100); N/A

Game 55-56: Toronto at Anaheim (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 10.442; Anaheim 12.533
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-185); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-185); Over

Game 57-58: New Jersey at Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 10.442; Los Angeles 11.872
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-230); 5
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-230); Over

**Udog** · 01-14-2015, 06:15 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, January 14

Montreal at Columbus, 7:05 ET
Montreal: 168-125 UNDER off a home loss
Columbus: 21-9 UNDER after allowing 5 goals or more 2 straight games

Philadelphia at Washington, 8:05 ET
Philadelphia: 1-7 ATS after having won 3 of their last 4 games
Washington: 8-1 ATS revenging a same season loss vs opponent

Toronto at Anaheim, 10:05 ET
Toronto: 8-24 ATS iin road games after 1 or more consecutive losses
Anaheim: 14-4 ATS after one or more consecutive overs

New Jersey at Los Angeles, 10:35 ET
New Jersey: 111-78 UNDER in road games after a division game
Los Angeles: 397-304 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders

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