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**Udog** · 01-16-2015, 10:26 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Georgia Southern 78, UL-Lafayette 70-- Teams are now tied atop Sun Belt.

-- Murray State 92, Belmont 77-- Steve Prohm is 89-27 at Murray State; how is he still coaching there and not at a wealthier school?

-- Utah 76, Arizona State 59-- Big game Saturday; Utes at Arizona.

-- Eastern Washington 92, Portland State 85-- Eagles are 4-0 in Big Sky.

-- Washington State 108, Oregon 99 OT-- Ernie Kent beats his alma mater, has his Coogs 3-1 in Pac-12. Much improved team.

-- Gonzaga 78, Pepperdine 76-- Waves are on their way back- this was good game, but Bulldogs were an awful 14-33 on foul line. 14 for 33. Oy.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind.......

13) Good high school basketball event in Springfield, MA this weekend; 14 games with teams from all over the country. Games Monday will all be on ESPNU. Who is paying the freight for all these teams to fly to Massachusetts? It ain't cheap.

12) Washington Redskins hired Bill Callahan as offensive line coach; he had the title of offensive coordinator in Dallas, but thats all it was obviously, a title. Callahan is a good get for Jay Gruden and the Redskins.

11) Two of Rex Ryan's new assistants in Buffalo have famous names; Tony Sparano Jr and Bobby April III, sons of longtime NFL coaches. Don't forget, Rex Ryan is the son of a longtime NFL coach too.

10) 2016 All-Star Game is in San Diego, giving NL the mid-summer classic two years in a row, which is unusual. Going to San Diego is always good, but the HR Derby in Petco Park won't be great-- too big. HR Derby in Cincinnati this July will be very good. Smaller parks make for better home run derbies.

9) A's general manager Billy Beane has made nine trades with nine different teams since Thanksgiving weekend; when Oakland takes the field April 6, only two of their nine hitters will be guys who were on the A's last season.

8) Gonzaga's basketball game at Pepperdine was delayed for 33 minutes after the Zags' team bus got stuck in freeway traffic and got to the gym only 25 minutes before the scheduled gametime. Gonzaga was 14-33 from the foul line in this game; I'm sure they are just glad to get out with a win and get ready for LMU Saturday.

7) How long will Gonzaga big guy Domantas Sabonis stay in Spokane? He is highly skilled, the son of a great player. Young Sabonis will be a high draft pick whenever he decides to go pro. American big kids generally leave school too early-- is there anyone who remembers the Bradley kid, Patrick O'Bryant? He got the Braves to the Sweet 16, went pro and then his career withered and died. That happens too much.

6) Gonzaga was 14 for 33 on foul line last night; Duquesne was 13-34 in a 78-69 loss at Saint Louis Wednesday; how does a team full of kids on basketball scholarships do so poorly on the foul line? I am 55 years old sitting here in sweats watching CSI reruns and I could drive to a gym in ten minutes and make half my foul shots. Oy.

5) North Carolina's last three games were decided by a total of four points; Tar Heels are a good team but a weird one, they're thin in the backcourt in an era when guards are dominating the game. Marcus Paige might be the MVP of college hoop this year.

4) I love my IPhone6, but the whole autocorrect thing bothers me; I'd rather fix my own mistakes than have the phone invent words for me. .

3) May 23 the White Sox will retire Paul Konerko's number 14.

2) Ohio State QB Cardale Jones will stay at Ohio State, which makes sense; he has made three starts in college, no way is he ready for the NFL. Matt Cassel is the one guy who got drafted into the NFL without ever starting a college game-- he backed up Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC, but he is an unusual case.

1) I saw Austin Rivers play AAU ball in Florida the summer before his 10th grade year; he played for team sponsored by Amare Stoudamire (Team STAT). Doc Rivers sat in first row at half court at Poinciana HS that day and gave advice quietly when he could-- now he'll get paid to give his son advice, as the Clippers traded for his son.

They will be the first father/son coach/player combo in NBA history.

**Udog** · 01-16-2015, 10:28 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Vancouver at Carolina
The Canucks head to Carolina tonight and come into the contest with an 8-1 record in their last 9 games versus Metropolitan Division opponents. Vancouver is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Canucks favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (-105). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16

Game 51-52: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 10.332; NY Islanders 12.409
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (-125); Under

Game 53-54: NY Rangers at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 11.552; Columbus 10.128
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-135); Under

Game 55-56: Vancouver at Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 12.332; Carolina 10.887
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Carolina (-115); 5
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (-105); Over

Game 57-58: Washington at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 12.445; Nashville 11.307
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 59-60: Winnipeg at Chicago (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 12.441; Chicago 11.509
Dunkel Line & Total: Winnipeg by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-260); 5
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+220); Over

Game 61-62: New Jersey at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 11.877; San Jose 10.992
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-240); 5
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (+200); Over

**Udog** · 01-16-2015, 10:30 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, January 16

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PITTSBURGH (26-10-0-6, 58 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (29-13-0-1, 59 pts.) - 1/16/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 21-28 ATS (-26.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 29-14 ATS (+29.0 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-7 ATS (+21.4 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-2 ATS (+10.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-2 ATS (+9.5 Units) after a division game this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 14-7 ATS (+5.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 178-128 ATS (+29.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 146-206 ATS (+404.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 12-6 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 12-6-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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NY RANGERS (24-13-0-4, 52 pts.) at COLUMBUS (18-20-0-3, 39 pts.) - 1/16/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 45-28 ATS (+74.5 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 8-2 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 8-1 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 17-9 ATS (+26.4 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 20-6 ATS (+12.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.7 Units)

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VANCOUVER (24-15-0-3, 51 pts.) at CAROLINA (14-24-0-5, 33 pts.) - 1/16/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 7-15 ATS (-11.1 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 16-32 ATS (-19.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 14-6 ATS (+7.5 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 48-35 ATS (+86.7 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 145-111 ATS (+256.6 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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WASHINGTON (24-11-0-8, 56 pts.) at NASHVILLE (29-9-0-4, 62 pts.) - 1/16/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 1-1-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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WINNIPEG (23-14-0-8, 54 pts.) at CHICAGO (28-13-0-2, 58 pts.) - 1/16/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 24-6 ATS (+14.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 25-6 ATS (+13.3 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 17-4 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO is 26-6 ATS (+15.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 8-12 ATS (-15.2 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 32-33 ATS (-29.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 54-63 ATS (-33.8 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-3 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-3-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (16-21-0-8, 40 pts.) at ANAHEIM (28-10-0-6, 62 pts.) - 1/16/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 51-76 ATS (+132.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 7-18 ATS (-11.3 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 12-30 ATS (+46.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 89-50 ATS (+146.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 182-147 ATS (+12.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 38-12 ATS (+19.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 1-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 01-16-2015, 10:32 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 16

Hot teams
-- Islanders won six of their last eight games.
-- Carolina won four of its last six games.
-- Washington, Nashville both won six of their last seven games.
-- Winnipeg won three of last four games. Chicago won 10 of last 12 at home.
-- Anaheim won four of its last five games.

Cold teams
-- Penguins lost five of last six road games.
-- Canucks lost three of their last four games.
-- Columbus lost five of last seven games. Rangers lost last two games, both by 3-0 scores.
-- Devils lost six of last seven road games.

Series records
-- Islanders are 5-12 in last 17 games vs Pittsburgh, but won last two.
-- Canucks won four of last five games with Carolina.
-- Rangers lost three of last four games with Columbus.
-- Predators lost six of last eight games with Washington.
-- Jets won last three games vs Chicago, allowing two goals.
-- Devils won four of last five games with Anaheim.

Totals
-- Nine of last eleven Islander home games stayed under.
-- Under is 15-3-2 in Carolina home games.
-- Seven of last nine Columbus games went over.
-- Six of last seven Nashville home games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Winnipeg road games stayed under.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Anaheim home games.

Back-to-back
-- Canucks are 1-5 when they played the night before.
-- Rangers are 3-2 if they played night before, 2-0 on road.
-- Winnipeg is 2-3 if they played the night before.

**Udog** · 01-16-2015, 10:33 AM

NHL

Friday, January 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. COLUMBUS
NY Rangers are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Columbus is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

7:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Islanders last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of the NY Islanders last 11 games at home

7:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. CAROLINA
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Vancouver is 3-5-1 SU in its last 9 games ,when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Carolina's last 16 games at home

8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NASHVILLE
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing Washington
Nashville is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington

8:30 PM
WINNIPEG vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Winnipeg's last 19 games
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

10:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. ANAHEIM
New Jersey is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Anaheim's last 24 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey

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**Udog** · 01-16-2015, 10:36 AM

NHL

Friday, January 16

Under still dominating on the ice as goals disappear

Goals have been hard to come by in NHL action as the play on the ice has a 3-11 over/under record over the past two days. Games are averaging a combined 4.2 goals per game over that stretch.

In those 14 games, there has been five shutouts and six teams have only scored one goal aside from that.

So far this season, NHL games have taken a slight lean to the under going 286-310 on the year.

Bruins shut out Rangers, win 5th straight

The Boston Bruins are beginning to give everybody around the team a reason to believe they’ve fully turned things around. They once again downed a quality team as they outshot the New York Rangers on the shot clock, and thoroughly handled them on the ice by a 3-0 shutout score at TD Garden for their fifth consecutive win to match their longest winning streak of the season.

**Udog** · 01-16-2015, 12:24 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, January 16

Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7:05 ET
Pittsburgh: 5-12 SU when playing 5 or less games in 14 days
NY Islanders: 19-7 SU as a favorite

NY Rangers at Columbus, 7:05 ET
NY Rangers: 8-1 SU in road games when playing on back-to-back days
Columbus: 3-14 SU after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games

Vancouver at Carolina, 7:05 ET
Vancouver: 16-32 SU second half of the season
Carolina: 14-6 SU in January games

Washington at Nashville, 8:05 ET
Washington: N/A
Nashville: N/A

Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:35 ET
Winnipeg: 12-8 SU as a road underdog
Chicago: 8-12 SU in January games

New Jersey at Anaheim, 10:05 ET
New Jersey: 7-18 SU on Friday nights
Anaheim: 50-17 SU in home games off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more

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