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**Udog** · 02-08-2015, 09:05 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- Duke 90, Notre Dame 60-- Blue Devils had a 43-7 run in this game.

-- Virginia 52, Louisville 47-- Cavs lost leading scorer Anderson (hand).

-- Oklahoma State 67, Kansas 62-- Jayhawks led by 11 at the half.

-- SMU 68, Tulsa 57-- First AAC loss for the Golden Hurricane.

-- Colorado State 83, UNLV 82-- Rams were down 18 in first half.

-- Mavericks 111, Blazers 101 OT-- Dallas was down 11 with 2:00 left.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday.....

13) Pretty ironic that Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich is applauded for how his teams play and winning four titles while doing things the right way and all that, but this new trend of "recovery days", where star players often sit out one game of back/back nights, is something Popovich popularized with the Spurs.

How would you like to shell out major money to see a game, only to have the star of each team sit out because the teams played the night before? Happens all the time now-- maybe they should give discounts if the stars don't play. Ha!!!!

12) There will be 12 running backs just from the SEC alone at the NFL Combine.

11) Buffalo Bills signed Richie Incognito, who was banished from Miami after he was fingered in that bullying debacle; now he'll play the Dolphins twice a year. He did not play in the NFL this past season. When he was with the Rams, Incognito owned a car that had 31 TVs in it and I'm not kidding. 31 TVs.

10) Chris Paul got docked $25K for criticizing a rookie official, who is also a female; wonder if he would've gotten fined for criticizing a male rookie ref?

9) Virginia lost its best scorer Justin Anderson (broken hand) Saturday; he's getting operated on and is expected back in 4-6 weeks. Selection Sunday is five weeks from today. Tough luck for Tony Bennett's team.

8) Knicks TV analyst, former NBA star Walt Frazier said on air Saturday night he owns "around 125 suits". He must have a very large closet.

7) Noon tipoffs of college basketball games are for TV purposes only; its not normal to have a pregame meal at 8am, meaning you have to go to bed at midnight or so the night before. How many college students go to bed at midnight on Friday night? This leads to lot of lethargic first halves in those noon games.

6) Oak Hill Academy is a prep school in Virginia that is a basketball factory; its five starters this year will be playing next year for: Iowa-Ohio State-Purdue-Florida State and Missouri. Pretty good high school/prep school team.

5) PGA caddies are mad because the bibs they wear at tournaments have advertising on them that nets the PGA Tour a small fortune, but the caddies still have lousy health benefits. Shockingly, lawyers are now involved.

4) Every time I watch the movie Draft Day, I'm amused that Hodges from CSI plays the GM of the Kansas City Chiefs; unusual casting.

3) Saw a stat line I've never seen before; in Wednesday's 83-82 loss at Ohio U, the Akron Zips were 0-6 from the foul line for the game, and 18-36 from the 3-point arc. It makes no sense, but thats what happened.

2) Best wishes to Providence hoop coach Ed Cooley, who had trouble breathing at the Friars' game at Xavier; he spent the night in a Cincinnati hospital. He left the bench early in the second half and was taken to the hospital during the game.

1) Saturday, the Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Islanders, Devils all lost, first time all five teams lost on the same day since 1986.

**Udog** · 02-08-2015, 09:08 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, February 8

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CHICAGO (32-18-0-2, 66 pts.) at ST LOUIS (34-14-0-4, 72 pts.) - 2/8/2015, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 36-38 ATS (-24.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-6 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 19-32 ATS (-31.6 Units) in home games on Sunday games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 10-8 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 10-8-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

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NASHVILLE (33-12-0-6, 72 pts.) at FLORIDA (23-17-0-10, 56 pts.) - 2/8/2015, 3:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 2-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (22-22-0-8, 52 pts.) at WASHINGTON (28-15-0-10, 66 pts.) - 2/8/2015, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 0-5 ATS (-6.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-4 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-4-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (33-17-0-1, 67 pts.) at BUFFALO (15-34-0-3, 33 pts.) - 2/8/2015, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 196-189 ATS (+416.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 33-18 ATS (+11.2 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 18-12 ATS (+33.5 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 14-8 ATS (+5.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-3 ATS (+13.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 36-98 ATS (-66.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 11-45 ATS (+96.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 4-3 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 4-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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DALLAS (23-20-0-8, 54 pts.) at NY RANGERS (30-15-0-4, 64 pts.) - 2/8/2015, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 198-195 ATS (-86.2 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 2-1 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 2-1-0 straight up against DALLAS 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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ANAHEIM (34-12-0-7, 75 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (33-15-0-5, 71 pts.) - 2/8/2015, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 1-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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COLORADO (22-19-0-11, 55 pts.) at WINNIPEG (26-18-0-10, 62 pts.) - 2/8/2015, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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MONTREAL (32-15-0-3, 67 pts.) at BOSTON (27-17-0-7, 61 pts.) - 2/8/2015, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 13-5 (+12.2 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 13-5-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.0 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-08-2015, 09:09 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, February 8

Hot teams
-- Blues won seven of their last eight games.
-- Nashville won three of its last four games. Florida won last two games, after losing seven of eight.
-- Flyers won four of their last five games. Washington won last three games, allowing three goals.
-- Anaheim won eight of its last eleven games. Lightning won six of last nine.
-- Rangers won three of their last four games.
-- Montreal won six of its last eight games. Bruins won three of last four.

Cold teams
-- Chicago is 4-5 in its last nine games.
-- Islanders lost four of their last five games. Buffalo lost 15 of last 17 games.
-- Dallas Stars lost last three games, scoring seven goals.
-- Colorado got blanked in last two games, is 4-7 in last 11 games. Winnipeg is 0-6 since All-Star break, giving up 25 goals.

Series records
-- Blackhawks won five of last six games with St Louis.
-- Predators won five of last seven games with Florida.
-- Flyers won four of last five games with Washington.
-- Islanders lost six of last nine games with Buffalo.
-- Home side won five of last six Anaheim-Tampa Bay games.
-- Rangers won four of last six games with Dallas.
-- Jets won three of last four games with Colorado.
-- Boston lost its last five games with Montreal.

Totals
-- Last four St Louis home games stayed under total.
-- Over is 8-3 in Nashville's last eleven home games.
-- Six of last seven Washington home games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Islander road games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Lightning home games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Ranger games stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last eleven Colorado road games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Boston home games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Nashville is 0-5 on road if they played night before.
-- Islanders are 6-1 if they played night before; Buffalo is 3-8.
-- Lightning are 3-5 if they played the night before.
-- Dallas Stars are 1-5 if they played night before. Rangers are 4-2.
-- Colorado is 0-5 if it played the night before.
-- Montreal is 6-3 on road if it played night before; Bruins are 1-6 overall if they did.

**Udog** · 02-08-2015, 09:11 AM

NHL

Sunday, February 8

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. ST. LOUIS
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

3:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Nashville's last 12 games on the road
Nashville is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Florida
Florida is 4-10-3 SU in its last 17 games ,when playing Nashville
Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home

3:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. WASHINGTON
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

5:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Anaheim is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Tampa Bay is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Anaheim

5:00 PM
DALLAS vs. NY RANGERS
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Dallas's last 14 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games at home
NY Rangers are 4-7-1 SU in their last 12 games ,when playing at home against Dallas

5:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home

6:00 PM
COLORADO vs. WINNIPEG
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado

7:30 PM
MONTREAL vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 9 games on the road
Montreal is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games

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**Udog** · 02-08-2015, 09:29 AM

NHL

Sunday, February 8

Canadiens undefeated this season against Bruins

The Montreal Canadiens have had the Boston Bruins number this season, going 3-0 against their Original Six rival. Going into last season's playoffs, the Habs have now won five consecutive games against the Bruins.

Over those five games, the Canadiens have outscored the Bruins 20-6. Boston has also been shutout twice and only scored more than one goal in one of those five games.

**Udog** · 02-08-2015, 11:15 AM

Guys,

I cannot sit here and wait on Dunkel and short sheets today. I've got important business 50 miles away and I've got to leave. I will not be back to finish this before the games start. I will post the stuff as soon as I return, though.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-08-2015, 11:50 AM

Today's NHL Picks

Anaheim at Tampa Bay

The Ducks head to Tampa Bay tonight to face a Lightning team that is coming off a 4-2 loss to the Kings and is 8-3 in its last 11 games after allowing 4 goals or more in the previous game. Tampa Bay is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Lightning favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-120). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Time Posted: 10:30 a.m. EST

Game 51-52: Chicago at St. Louis (12:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 10.504; St. Louis 12.139
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: St. Louis (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-120); Over

Game 53-54: Nashville at Florida (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 12.342; Florida 10.819
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-130); 5
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-130); Over

Game 55-56: Philadelphia at Washington (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.989; Washington 10.817
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-185); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+165); Under

Game 57-58: NY Islanders at Buffalo (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 10.212; Buffalo 11.133
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-250); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+210); Under

Game 59-60: Dallas at NY Rangers (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 11.313; NY Rangers 12.762
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-150); Under

Game 61-62: Anaheim at Tampa Bay (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 11.109; Tampa Bay 12.821
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-120); Over

Game 63-64: Colorado at Winnipeg (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 11.899; Winnipeg 10.702
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Winnipeg (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+145); Under

Game 65-66: Montreal at Boston (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.213; Boston 12.769
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-140); 5
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-140); Over

**Udog** · 02-08-2015, 02:31 PM

Thanks, Bum!!

I guess the short sheet source isn't going to bother today.

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