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**Udog** · 02-06-2015, 09:53 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Six of the top minor league prospects of the Arizona Diamondbacks.......

1) Archie Bradley, P-- Was 1-4, 5.18 in five AAA starts at age 22

3) Aaron Blair, P-- Highest player ever drafted out of Marshall U.

4) Yasmany Tomas 3B/OF-- Cuban defector got $68.5M to sign.

8) Pete O'Brien C/1B-- Acquired from Bronx in Martin Prado deal.

11) Robbie Ray, P-- Went 1-4, 8.16 in six starts with Detroit LY.

18) Andrew Chafin, P-- Went 0-1, 3.86 in three starts for Arizona LY.

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

13) Eldrick Woods was +2 on 3rd green (12th hole of his day) when his caddy picked up his ball marker and they went home; he has a bad back and withdrew, which forced Golf Channel announcers to actually watch other golfers play. I asked this last week, but how long does this go on before it stops being a story?

12) Woods now has three missed cuts and three WDs in his last eight tournaments, as reports circulate that he still owes his ex-wife $50M from their divorce settlement.

11) There is a golfer on the ladies tour named Brooke Pancake; tremendous name. If she did a radio talk show with former Giants' CB Elvis Patterson, they could call it "Pancake and Toast".

10) Starter at the Farmers' tournament this weekend in LaJolla is the dad of pro golfer Pat Perez, who has only one pro win, the '09 Bob Hope Classic. Perez played golf at Arizona State, where the coach (since 2011) is Phil Mickelson's brother Tim.

9) For the second time in the last four offseasons, Victor Martinez has screwed up his knee during a workout; why doesn't the guy just lay on his couch until he goes to spring training? One thing a fantasy baseball owner doesn't want to see in February is one his players' name in the paper. Almost always bad news.

This time at least, the injury isn't as bad as three years ago- he should be good to go sometime in April. He missed all of 2012 after two operations on the same knee.

8) UAB 80, Louisiana Tech 60-- Will be quite a story if Blazers get into NCAAs, in same academic year when school dropped its football program, which has caused lot of ill will within the UAB community. No matter what, Jarrod Haase has done a great job of reviving the program Gene Bartow started in 1978.

7) Of the 351 Division I basketball coaches, only two have a PhD degree; LaSalle's John Giannini and Brett Reed of Lehigh.

6) Cavaliers 105, Clippers 94-- Cleveland was up 32 after three quarters, sat their starters for rest of game; they've now won 12 games in a row and no one talks about them anymore. Maybe Doc Rivers shouldn't have given his guys Tuesday night off in Manhattan-- letting pro athletes loose in NYC is an invitation for too much fun.

5) Kansas State suspended two players, including leading scorer Marcus Foster; Bruce Weber has been doing a nice job with these Wildcats, but the margin of error for so many D-I teams is very thin, losing a guy like Foster could be a back-breaker.

4) ESPN named Rece Davis the new host of college football GameDay, a great move seeing as Davis is their best college football voice. Chris Fowler will still be on the Saturday night games; he was better on the pregame show than he is calling games.

3) Saw part of the football schedule next fall for Bishop Gorman HS in Las Vegas; its first six opponents come from five different states, with two from California. This is a high school program; their first game in August is going to be on ESPN.

2) Jim Harbaugh got himself a QB in Houston transfer John O'Korn, who was lot better as a freshman than a sophomore, when he lost his starting job halfway thru this past season. O'Korn will sit this year, play for Michigan in 2016-17.

1) Kam Chancellor played the Super Bowl with a torn MCL; Earl Thomas has a torn labrum, Richard Sherman's elbow might need Tommy John surgery. Football is a tough sport to play and thats a vast understatement.

**Udog** · 02-06-2015, 09:59 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, February 6

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ANAHEIM (34-12-0-6, 74 pts.) at WASHINGTON (27-15-0-10, 64 pts.) - 2/6/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 1-1 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 1-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM 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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ST LOUIS (34-13-0-4, 72 pts.) at COLUMBUS (21-25-0-3, 45 pts.) - 2/6/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 3-9 ATS (-9.2 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 16-3 ATS (+10.6 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
ST LOUIS is 38-14 ATS (+13.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 2-8 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-1 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 5-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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TORONTO (22-26-0-4, 48 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (20-22-0-9, 49 pts.) - 2/6/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 1-13 ATS (+17.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 7-21 ATS (+34.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 8-20 ATS (+28.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 5-18 ATS (+29.4 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 7-16 ATS (-12.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 0-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 7-20 ATS (-14.3 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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CHICAGO (31-18-0-2, 64 pts.) at WINNIPEG (26-18-0-9, 61 pts.) - 2/6/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 35-38 ATS (-25.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 13-18 ATS (-18.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 9-14 ATS (-11.6 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 31-27 ATS (-22.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 6-13 ATS (-19.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 2-8 ATS (-9.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-3 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-3-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (29-14-0-8, 66 pts.) at CALGARY (29-20-0-3, 61 pts.) - 2/6/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 29-23 ATS (+3.3 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 29-26 ATS (+59.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 15-5 ATS (+20.0 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 3-0-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, February 6

Hot teams
-- Devils won four of their last five games.
-- Anaheim won eight of its last ten games. Caps won last two games, allowing one goal.
-- Blues won their last seven games, allowing 11 goals.
-- Calgary won eight of its last ten games.

Cold teams
-- Toronto lost its last ten games, outscored 30-10.
-- Columbus lost its last three games, scoring four goals.
-- Chicago lost three of last four games, was blanked in last two. Winnipeg is 0-5 since All-Star break, allowing 23 goals.
-- Penguins lost six of their last nine games.

Series records
-- Devils won their last three games with Toronto.
-- Ducks lost five of last seven games with Washington.
-- Blues won five of last six games with Columbus.
-- Jets won their last four games with Chicago.
-- Penguins won their last eight games with Calgary.

Totals
-- Six of last eight Toronto road games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Washington home games stayed under.
-- Eight of last nine Columbus games stayed under.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Winnipeg home games.
-- Five of last seven Calgary home games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Anaheim is 3-1 on road if it played the night before.
-- Washington is 2-7 if it played night before, 2-1 at home. St Louis is 5-3 if it played night before, all on road.

NHL

Friday, February 6

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. WASHINGTON
Anaheim is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Anaheim's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games

7:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. COLUMBUS
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Columbus's last 15 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Columbus is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. NEW JERSEY
Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games when playing Toronto

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

9:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. CALGARY
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Calgary is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

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**Udog** · 02-06-2015, 10:02 AM

NHL

Friday, February 6

Evander Kane, Winnipeg - Out Fri

Kane has been placed on injured reserve with an unspecified injury and will miss the next two games at least.

Road teams buck trend, nearly sweep games Thursday

Traveling teams went a stellar 8-1 in NHL action on Thursday. Road teams outscored their counterparts 30-13 in those games, as the hosting teams failed to amass any real offense across the board.

Of the nine home teams Thursday, five failed to score more than one goal and the hapless Buffalo Sabres were shutout.

This has not been a huge season for road teams on the ice, as the traveling team has only won 44.27 percent of games.

McElhinney to start as Jackets host Blues Friday

The Columbus Blue Jackets will task Curtis McElhinney with trying to stop the red-hot St. Louis Blues Friday evening.

Jackets head coach Todd Richard told reporters Thursday that McElhinney would be slated to get the start against the league's hottest team.

The 31-year-old has appeared in 18 games this season (14 starts) and has a 5-8-1 record with a 3.00 goals against average and .907 save percentage.

Presently, the Blues are -165 road faves and the Jackets are +149 home underdogs for the game.

**Udog** · 02-06-2015, 10:05 AM

NHL
Dunkel

St. Louis at Columbus
The Blues head to Columbus tonight to face a Blue Jackets team that is coming off a 4-1 loss to Arizona and is 1-7 in its last 8 games following a home defeat by 3 or more goals. St. Louis is the pick (-165) according to Dunkel, which has the Blues favored by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-165). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6

Game 51-52: Anaheim at Washington (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 12.947; Washington 11.941
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 53-54: St. Louis at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 12.717; Columbus 10.114
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 2 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: St. Louis (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-165); Under

Game 55-56: Toronto at New Jersey (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 9.566; New Jersey 11/285
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (-135); Over

Game 57-58: Chicago at Winnipeg (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 10.089; Winnipeg 11.112
Dunkel Line & Total: Winnipeg by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-145); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+125); Under

Game 59-60: Pittsburgh at Calgary (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 12.199; Calgary 10.779
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-120); Under

**Udog** · 02-06-2015, 12:46 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, February 6

Anaheim at Washington, 7:05 ET
Anaheim: N/A
Washington: N/A

St Louis at Columbus, 7:05 ET
St Louis: 3-9 SU on Friday nights
Columbus: 7-2 SU after 2 or more consecutive unders

Toronto at New Jersey, 7:05 ET
Toronto: 8-20 SU revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite
New Jersey: 7-20 SU on Friday nights

Chicago at Winnipeg, 8:05 ET
Chicago: 9-14 SU revenging a home loss versus opponent
Winnipeg: 19-12 SU after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread

Pittsburgh at Calgary, 9:05 ET
Pittsburgh: 54-21 SU after 1 or more consecutive unders
Calgary: 2-9 SU after having won 4 of their last 5 games

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