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**Udog** · 02-28-2015, 10:31 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

NHL teams who've won the most overtime/shootout games..........

13-7-- Anaheim Ducks-- Exactly one-third of wins came in OT/SO.

12-2-- New York Islanders-- Right now, they're #2 seed in the East.

12-4-- St Louis Blues-- 5-5 in last 10 games, are #3 seed in West.

12-7-- Nashville Predators-- Have only four home losses all season.

11-4-- Calgary Flames-- Tied with Kings for last playoff spot in West.

11-5-- Chicago Blackhawks-- Kings (1-7), Bruins (2-6) have worst SO records.

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

13) At midnight Friday night, TCU's hoop team was still on an Amtrak train going from Fort Worth to Norman for this afternoon's game with Oklahoma. They took the train because weather problems made flying hazardous, but train travel was also slow. If the game goes on at the scheduled time, TCU will be on very short rest. .

12) Arkansas' flight to Kentucky also got off to a late start. Razorbacks won couple of OT games against Kentucky LY--in one of the games, both teams took 40+ FTs. In my mind, the biggest question here is can Arkansas score enough to put their press on enough to force 15+ turnovers?

11) Florida State has a freshman named Xavier Rathan-Mayes who went on an epic scoring spree at Miami the other night. He had fve points with 5:00 left and FSU was down 18, but he scored 30 points in the last 4:52 as Florida State rallied late but lost 81-77 to the Hurricanes in Miami. I checked it twice; he scored 30 points in less than five minutes of gametime.

Even after his scoring spree, Rathan-Mayes is shooting only 27.4% from the arc.

10) UTEP coach Tim Floyd is suspended for today's game at Southern Miss after he got tossed at Louisiana Tech Thursday. Ironic because Floyd's father used to coach at Southern Miss. Miners struggled lately; frustrations are mounting.

9) Florida Gators re-instated second-leading scorer Dorian Finney-Smith for their game with Tennessee tonight. Florida's season is a disaster; not even sure they'll go to one of the consolation tournaments.

8) If professional teams charge higher ticket prices for teams with big stars, like Lebron James or Mike Trout or Kevin Durant, do fans get a discount when those stars do not play? Cavaliers played in Indiana Friay without James or Kyrie Irving-- just doesn't seem fair that a game like that would have a premium price on it.

7) Nine of the 14 SEC football coaches make $4M+ a year. Think about that.

6) Some jackass stole a NASCAR car/trailer out of a hotel parking lot in Atlanta; how exactly does the thief think they'll profit from that? Nitwit.

5) When a team has trouble getting the ball over halfcourt and calls timeout, the 10-second count should NOT re-set. Why should the defensive team be penalized when it forces its opponent to call a timeout?

4) It has been three years since a running back was taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. Curious to see if that changes at this year's Draft, which appears to be very thin at quarterback.

3) Cleveland Browns signed QB Josh McCown, who played for the 2-14 Bucs LY and from what you read, was pretty much the team's offensive coordinator as well as the starting QB after OC Jeff Tedford had heart problems and had to quit.

2) Cornell 57, Harvard 49-- Crimson and Yale are now tied for first in the Ivy, which doesn't have a conference tournament. Teams play next weekend in Cambridge.

1) Best wishes to Josh Hamilton, who faces the battle of his life daily, fighting an addiction to drugs that now risks his baseball career. He had a support system with the Rangers that he doesn't have now with Anaheim and he is facing a suspension for at least part of this coming season. Its a scary thing.

**Udog** · 02-28-2015, 10:38 AM

NHL
Dunkel

First Post

Detroit at Nashville
The Red Wings head to Nashville this afternoon and come into the contest with a 15-6 record in their last 21 non-conference games. Detroit is the pick (+140) according to Dunkel, which has the Red Wings favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+140). Here are all of today's early NHL picks.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Game 51-52: Detroit at Nashville (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 12.529; Nashville 11.361
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-160); 5
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+140); Over

Game 53-54: Buffalo at Florida (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 11.820; Florida 9.272
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 2 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Florida (-225); 5
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+185); Under

Game 55-56: Carolina at NY Islanders (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 10.933; NY Islanders 12.280
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-195); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (-195); Under

**Udog** · 02-28-2015, 10:38 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, February 28

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DETROIT (34-15-0-11, 79 pts.) at NASHVILLE (41-14-0-7, 89 pts.) - 2/28/2015, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 84-93 ATS (-60.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 41-21 ATS (+63.7 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 17-2 ATS (+14.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NASHVILLE is 12-2 ATS (+8.4 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 186-130 ATS (+317.7 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 11-1 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
NASHVILLE is 39-26 ATS (+7.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 13-3 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 171-154 ATS (+336.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DETROIT is 105-63 ATS (+23.8 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
DETROIT is 15-6 ATS (+7.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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BUFFALO (19-38-0-5, 43 pts.) at FLORIDA (26-22-0-13, 65 pts.) - 2/28/2015, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 40-104 ATS (+227.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 15-51 ATS (+108.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 16-50 ATS (+92.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 7-25 ATS (+45.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 251-207 ATS (+29.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
FLORIDA is 93-139 ATS (+251.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
FLORIDA is 167-198 ATS (-81.0 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 2-10 ATS (+13.1 Units) on Saturday games this season.
FLORIDA is 294-338 ATS (+740.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 144-186 ATS (-75.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 8-3 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 8-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)

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CAROLINA (23-30-0-7, 53 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (41-20-0-2, 84 pts.) - 2/28/2015, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 28-50 ATS (-27.0 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 41-22 ATS (+70.3 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-4 ATS (+13.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 153-210 ATS (+413.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-26 ATS (-13.8 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 6-4 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 6-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.9 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (25-27-0-10, 60 pts.) at COLUMBUS (26-30-0-4, 56 pts.) - 2/28/2015, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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ARIZONA (20-35-0-7, 47 pts.) at BOSTON (30-22-0-9, 69 pts.) - 2/28/2015, 5:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 20-42 ATS (+77.2 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 3-18 ATS (+31.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BOSTON is 30-31 ATS (+75.1 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 30-42 ATS (-36.4 Units) in home games in February games since 1996.
BOSTON is 2-8 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing on back-to-back days this season.
BOSTON is 177-148 ATS (-49.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
BOSTON is 81-75 ATS (-62.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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TORONTO (25-31-0-5, 55 pts.) at MONTREAL (40-16-0-5, 85 pts.) - 2/28/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 4-19 ATS (+27.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 1-13 ATS (+18.6 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 10-24 ATS (+35.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
MONTREAL is 40-21 ATS (+75.3 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 49-33 ATS (-6.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 13-3 ATS (+8.3 Units) on Saturday games this season.
MONTREAL is 17-6 ATS (+8.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
MONTREAL is 12-5 ATS (+5.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
TORONTO is 87-104 ATS (+240.3 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
MONTREAL is 7-5 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-5-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.2 Units)

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NY RANGERS (38-16-0-6, 82 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (26-25-0-11, 63 pts.) - 2/28/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 78-90 ATS (-38.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 24-15 ATS (+8.4 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 38-22 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 16-5 ATS (+8.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY RANGERS are 11-2 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
NY RANGERS are 11-3 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NY RANGERS are 10-2 ATS (+7.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NY RANGERS are 26-7 ATS (+13.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 92-99 ATS (-81.7 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 12-7 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 12-7-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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ST LOUIS (39-18-0-4, 82 pts.) at EDMONTON (18-34-0-10, 46 pts.) - 2/28/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 28-10 ATS (+11.7 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 18-44 ATS (-78.1 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 4-20 ATS (+35.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 31-47 ATS (-28.7 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
EDMONTON is 11-32 ATS (+54.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-1 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 7-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.1 Units)

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MINNESOTA (32-22-0-7, 71 pts.) at COLORADO (27-24-0-11, 65 pts.) - 2/28/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 82-69 ATS (-20.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 44-31 ATS (+75.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 124-118 ATS (-42.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
COLORADO is 117-113 ATS (-76.6 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
COLORADO is 44-50 ATS (-43.7 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
COLORADO is 101-106 ATS (-30.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 101-110 ATS (-59.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 12-8 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 12-8-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
11 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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OTTAWA (26-23-0-10, 62 pts.) at SAN JOSE (30-24-0-8, 68 pts.) - 2/28/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 30-32 ATS (-11.0 Units) in all games this season.
SAN JOSE is 3-9 ATS (-12.2 Units) in February games this season.
SAN JOSE is 4-10 ATS (-12.6 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 2-7 ATS (-9.8 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.
SAN JOSE is 8-15 ATS (-13.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
SAN JOSE is 11-14 ATS (-10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN JOSE is 6-9 ATS (-15.3 Units) in home games 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
SAN JOSE is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 2-0-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-28-2015, 10:41 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, February 28

Hot teams
-- Nashville won eight of its last eleven games.
-- Sabres won last two games (first time since Dec 15).
-- Islanders won nine of last thirteen games. Hurricanes won three of last four.
-- Montreal won five of last seven games. Maple Leafs won last two games, both by a goal.
-- Rangers won eight of their last nine games.
-- Minnesota won 12 of its last 15 games. Colorado won five of last seven.
-- Senators won last four games, allowing three goals.

Cold teams
-- Detroit lost five of its last eight games.
-- Florida lost last four games, outscored 14-4.
-- Devils lost six of their last ten games. Columbus lost last four games, outscored 16-8.
-- Coyotes lost their last eight games. Boston lost seven of last nine.
-- Flyers lost six of their last nine games.
-- St Louis lost three of its last five games. Oilers lost four of last six games.
-- Sharks lost seven of their last nine games.

Series records
-- Red Wings won four of last six games with Nashville.
-- Sabres lost six of last seven games with Florida.
-- Islanders won their last four games with Carolina.
-- Devils lost their last three visits to Columbus.
-- Bruins won their last five games with Arizona.
-- Canadiens won their last four games with Toronto.
-- Rangers won four of last five games with Philadelphia.
-- Blues won 13 of last 15 games with Edmonton.
-- Minnesota is 3-0 vs Edmonton this season 5-0/3-0/1-0.
-- Sharks won six of last seven games with Ottawa.

Totals
-- Six of last eight Detroit road games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Florida home games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Carolina road games went over.
-- Last five Columbus home games went over total.
-- Six of last seven Boston home games stayed under.
-- 10 of last 12 Toronto road games stayed under total.
-- Philly's last five home games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Edmonton home games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Minnesota road games stayed under.
-- Last five Ottawa road games stayed under the total.

Back-to-back
-- Carolina is 2-8 if it played night before; Rangers are 5-3, but 1-3 at home.
-- Devils are 1-5 on road if they played night before.
-- Bruins are 1-7 if they played the night before.
-- Colorado is 0-6 if it played the night before.

**Udog** · 02-28-2015, 10:43 AM

NHL

Saturday, February 28

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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. FLORIDA
Buffalo is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Buffalo's last 11 games
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 9 games

3:00 PM
DETROIT vs. NASHVILLE
Detroit is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games

5:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. NY ISLANDERS
Carolina is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Carolina
NY Islanders are 19-6 SU in their last 25 games at home

5:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. COLUMBUS
New Jersey is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of New Jersey's last 21 games on the road
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Columbus's last 9 games

5:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. BOSTON
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 3-6-1 SU in its last 10 games ,when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games when playing Arizona
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. MONTREAL
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing Toronto

8:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA
NY Rangers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the NY Rangers last 9 games
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games

10:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. COLORADO
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

10:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa's last 12 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games

10:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. EDMONTON
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Edmonton is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games at home

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