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**Udog** · 02-09-2015, 09:12 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Six of the best minor league prospects for the Baltimore Orioles:

1) Dylan Bundy, P-- Missed all of 2013 after Tommy John surgery.

2) Hunter Harvey, P-- First two prospects are both HS pitchers.

3) Christian Walker, 1B-- Won back/back national titles at South Carolina.

9) Mike Yaztrzemski, OF-- Vandy alum has a very famous grandfather.

11) Pat Connaughton, P-- You've seen him play hoop at Notre Dame.

14) Henry Urrutia, OF-- Got 58 ABs with Orioles in '13; lacks power.

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

13) RIP coach Dean Smith, who passed away at age 83 Saturday night; if you posted a Mt Rushmore of college basketballl coaches, John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski and Dean Smith would definitely be on it- the fourth coach would be an interesting debate.

Rupp, Knight, Pitino, Donovan, Izzo, Calipari, Self? My choice would be Pitino.

12) Smith's 4-corner offense is one of the main reasons the shot clock was put into college basketball-- he was an innovator who put lot of coaches into the profession. George Karl, Larry Brown, Roy Williams, Buzz Peterson, Matt Doherty, Jeff Lebo, King Rice, Billy Cunningham, Doug Moe, Scott Cherry, John Kuester, all Tar Heels.

11) Lookalikes: pro golfer Paul Goydos and Lou Piniella.

10) Senior Tour golfer Rod Spittle (great name, by the way) finished three shots out of first place yesterday; he had a 10 on the par-5 6th hole. Cost him lot of money.

9) Blake Griffin has a staph infection in his elbow, is out for at least a couple weeks. Clippers had a rough week on the road; it ain't getting better with Griffin out.

8) Pelicans' star Anthony Davis sprained his shoulder on a nasty fall Saturday night, is doubtful for their game tonight with Utah.

7) Former Ravens' RB Jamal Lewis declared for bankruptcy; the Super Bowl ring he got from Raven owner Steve Bisciotti just sold for $50,820 at an auction.

6) Marv Albert's son Kenny is a very good announcer; he does his homework, asks his analysts good questions and makes broadcasts better, but you would never really notice him. Thats a good thing, by the way. Good play-by-play guys are like a point guard; they set their teammates up and make them better. Albert does that.

5) Utah State got good news this weekend; QB Chuckie Keeton who is a very good player but has been hurt a lot, got a fifth year of eligibility from the NCAA so he'll be back next fall. Aggies went through four QBs last fall, still went 10-4.

4) Tony Romo's Pizza Hut commercial? Wasn't sure it was him until about fourth time I saw it. Not sure his face is well-known enough for him to be on it without a Cowboys' logo or his jersey on or something.

3) Oregon State 64, Washington 50-- Wayne Tinkle might be national Coach of the Year-- his Beavers are 16-7 after not being good for a long time. This is Tinkle's first year in Corvallis; he has some good recruits coming in next year.

2) Rhode Island 79, Richmond 74-- Danny Hurley's Rams are 16-5 and will be a fun team to follow during Championship Week.

1) Boise State 61, San Diego State 46-- Boise snapped 7-game losing streak against the Aztecs-- they're doing well despite losing Anthony Drmic, their best player for the season last month.

**Udog** · 02-09-2015, 09:16 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, February 9

Hot teams
-- New Jersey won three of its last four games.
-- Minnesota is 5-0 since All-Star break, allowing three goals. Canucks won three of last four on road.
-- Chicago won five of its last eight games.
-- Calgary won eight of its last eleven games.

Cold teams
-- Edmonton lost four of its last six games.
-- Los Angeles lost seven of its last nine games. Blue Jackets are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
-- Arizona lost ten of its last thirteen games.
-- Sharks lost three of their last four games.

Series records
-- Devils won four of last five games with Edmonton.
-- Kings won five of last six games with Columbus.
-- Minnesota won five of last six games with Vancouver.
-- Blackhawks won five of last six games with Arizona.
-- Flames won five of last six games with San Jose.

Totals
-- Last four Edmonton road games went over total; five of last six Devil games stayed under
-- Six of last eight Los Angeles road games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Vancouver road games stayed under.
-- Six of last eight Chicago home games went over.
-- Seven of last eight San Jose home games went over.

Back-to-back
-- Blackhawks are 6-3 if they played the day before.

NHL

Monday, February 9

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. NEW JERSEY
Edmonton is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 9 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Jersey's last 9 games when playing Edmonton

7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. COLUMBUS
Los Angeles is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Columbus's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

8:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. MINNESOTA
Vancouver is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home

8:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. CHICAGO
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Arizona's last 24 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Chicago's last 24 games when playing at home against Arizona

10:30 PM
CALGARY vs. SAN JOSE
Calgary is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Calgary is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
San Jose is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games at home

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**Udog** · 02-09-2015, 09:19 AM

NHL

Monday, February 9

Road teams heat up the ice Sunday night

Teams in the visitors dressing room had a great night, going 6-2 straight up in NHL action Sunday night.

The number is even more impressive considering seven of the eight road teams were underdogs and went 5-2 SU.

Winnipeg dumping Colorado 5-3 and Tampa Bay beating Anaheim 5-3 were the only two home teams to win Sunday.

Road teams have cashed 44.44 percent of the time so far this season.

NHL roundup: Isles jump into 1st with win

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Right winger Colin McDonald, center Anders Lee and center Mikhail Grabovski scored to lead the New York Islanders to a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.

Goalie Jaroslav Halak made just eight saves for New York in the victory. It was the first regulation win for the Islanders (34-18-1) since Jan. 27. They were 0-4-1 in their previous five games but jumped over Pittsburgh to take a one-point lead in the Metropolitan Division standings.

Right wingers Marcus Foligno and Drew Stafford scored for the Sabres, who mounted a comeback but were unable to tie the game. Goalie Michal Neuvirth made 28 saves for Buffalo.

Blackhawks 4, Blues 2

ST. LOUIS -- Right winger Marian Hossa scored a power-play goal at 11:19 of the third period, his second goal of the game, to lift Chicago to a win in St. Louis.

Hossa's goals were his first in six games. It was also only his second two-goal game of the season. He came into Sunday with only 10 goals in the Blackhawks' first 52 games, only two in his previous 15 games. That is a big drop-off from his normal production, having had only one season since 1998 in which he scored fewer than 24 goals. Left winger Bryan Bickell and center Marcus Kruger also scored for Chicago.

Center David Backes and right winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored for St. Louis, which suffered only its second home loss in regulation since Nov. 11. The Blues had gone 15-1-2 at home over that span, losing only to Dallas on Dec. 7.

Flyers 3, Capitals 1

WASHINGTON -- Right winger Wayne Simmonds scored his first even-strength goal since Dec. 23 to give Philadelphia a third-period lead, and goaltender Ray Emery stopped six shots in relief of starting netminder Steve Mason in a win over Washington at the Verizon Center.

The Flyers' win, which was sealed on right winger Jakub Voracek's empty-netter with 36.4 seconds remaining, was their fifth in six games (5-0-1), but they lost Mason to a lower-body injury in the process. Defenseman Mark Streit also scored for the Flyers, who moved within nine points of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

Left winger Alex Ovechkin scored the lone goal for the Capitals, who managed just 14 shots in the game. The Capitals had their three-game win streak snapped with the loss.

Predators 3, Panthers 2 (SO)

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Rookie left winger Filip Forsberg got the tying goal in regulation and the winning goal in the shootout as Nashville rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat Florida at the BB&T Center.

Nashville also got a regulation goal from defenseman Seth Jones. Florida got regulation goals from left winger Tomas Fleischmann, his sixth, and Aaron Ekblad, his eighth, which is tops among rookie defensemen this season.

The Panthers got a strong game in goal from Roberto Luongo, who made 34 saves. Nashville, which rested starting goalie Pekka Rinne, went with backup Carter Hutton, who is now 4-0-2 in his past six games after making 23 saves.

Stars 3, Rangers 2 (OT)

NEW YORK -- Right winger Ales Hemsky scored 1:02 into overtime to give Dallas an overtime victory against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Left winger Erik Cole and center Jason Spezza scored for the Stars, who ended a three-game losing streak with the.

Left wingers Chris Kreider and Carl Hagelin scored for the Rangers.

Lightning 5, Ducks 3

TAMPA, Fla. -- Center Brian Boyle scored two goals and center Valtteri Filppula scored a goal and two assists to lead Tampa Bay over Anaheim at Amalie Arena.

Right wingers Nikita Kucherov and Ryan Callahan also scored for Tampa Bay.

Defensemen Sami Vatanen and Eric Brewer and center Ryan Getzlaf scored for Anaheim.

Jets 5, Avalanche 3

WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Right winger Dustin Byfuglien, playing up front for the third straight game after a long stint on the blue line, scored his 13th goal of the season and chipped in a pair of assists for to lead Winnipeg past Colorado.

Left winger Mathieu Perreault scored his 18th goal of the season, a career high, early in the middle frame and also had two assists, while defenseman Ben Chiarot fired his second goal of the year, center Bryan Little netted his club-leading 21st and blueliner Jacob Trouba scored his sixth.

Defenseman Tyson Barrie scored in his return, center Matt Duchene added his ninth goal of the season and left winger Alex Tanguay scored his 14th, while veteran right winger Jerome Iginla supplied two assists for Colorado.

Canadiens 3, Bruins 1

BOSTON -- Montreal finished off a four-game season sweep of rival Boston.

First-line wingers Dale Weise and Max Pacioretty both scored a goal and set up the other and defenseman Andrei Markov scored the other for Montreal. Goaltender Carey Price stopped 34 shots.

Rookie right winger David Pastrnak scored Boston's lone goal and goalie Tuukka Rask stopped 31 shots.

**Udog** · 02-09-2015, 09:45 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, February 9

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EDMONTON (14-30-0-9, 37 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (21-23-0-9, 51 pts.) - 2/9/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 14-39 ATS (+72.7 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 8-28 ATS (+51.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 4-21 ATS (+36.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 6-17 ATS (+27.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 13-31 ATS (-19.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 2-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (22-18-0-12, 56 pts.) at COLUMBUS (23-25-0-3, 49 pts.) - 2/9/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 22-30 ATS (-22.3 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 6-17 ATS (-13.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
LOS ANGELES is 4-10 ATS (-9.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 7-14 ATS (-12.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 8-14 ATS (-14.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 5-10 ATS (-10.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 8-12 ATS (-14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLUMBUS is 35-29 ATS (+67.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 15-12 ATS (+30.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
COLUMBUS is 37-26 ATS (+67.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 20-8 ATS (+11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-1 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS 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, Under=-0.4 Units)

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VANCOUVER (29-19-0-3, 61 pts.) at MINNESOTA (25-20-0-6, 56 pts.) - 2/9/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 21-36 ATS (-21.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 13-3 ATS (+9.8 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 84-51 ATS (+15.4 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 12-4 ATS (+7.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 119-107 ATS (+233.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 146-111 ATS (+257.6 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 70-49 ATS (+18.7 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 10-3 ATS (+6.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-3 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-3-0 straight up against VANCOUVER 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, Under=-0.4 Units)

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ARIZONA (19-27-0-7, 45 pts.) at CHICAGO (33-18-0-2, 68 pts.) - 2/9/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 2-12 ATS (+18.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 5-18 ATS (+31.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO is 37-38 ATS (-8.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 9-12 ATS (-11.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
CHICAGO is 32-27 ATS (-5.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 7-13 ATS (-18.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-2 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA 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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CALGARY (29-21-0-3, 61 pts.) at SAN JOSE (28-19-0-7, 63 pts.) - 2/9/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 29-24 ATS (+53.8 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 16-5 ATS (+21.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CALGARY is 90-90 ATS (+200.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 6-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
SAN JOSE is 2-6 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 6-6 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 6-6-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.4 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-09-2015, 10:47 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Los Angeles at Columbus
The Kings head to Columbus tonight and come into the contest with a 5-1 record in their last 6 games versus the Blue Jackets. Los Angeles is the pick (-125) according to Dunkel, which has the Kings favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-125). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9

Game 1-2: Edmonton at New Jersey (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 10.598; New Jersey 9.513
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-200); 5
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+170); Under

Game 3-4: Los Angeles at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 12.308; Columbus 10.607
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-125); Over

Game 5-6: Vancouver at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 12.630; Minnesota 10.996
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-145); 5
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (+125); Over

Game 7-8: Arizona at Chicago (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 10.995; Chicago 12.620
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-300); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-300); Under

Game 9-10: Calgary at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 10.634; San Jose 12.326
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-160); 5
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-160); Over

**Udog** · 02-09-2015, 05:25 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, February 9

Edmonton at New Jersey, 7:05 ET
Edmonton: 1-10 SU after allowing 5 goals or more
New Jersey: 13-31 SU in non-conference games

Los Angeles at Columbus, 7:05 ET
Los Angeles: 0-5 SU off a road win
Columbus: 13-6 SU revenging a loss where opponent scored 4 or more goals

Vancouver at Minnesota, 8:05 ET
Vancouver: 13-32 SU as an underdog
Minnesota: 9-0 SU off a home win where they shut out their opponent

Arizona at Chicago, 8:35 ET
Arizona: 1-9 SU revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more
Chicago: 11-0 SU in home games after 3 consecutive division games

Calgary at San Jose, 10:35 ET
Calgary: 16-5 SU vs. division opponents
San Jose: 0-4 SU in home games off a close home loss by 1 goal

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