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NHL

Sunday, March 30


Bruins' G Tuukka Rask, questionable Sunday

Rask left Saturday's game with a case of dehydration according to Claude Julien. He is questionable for Sunday's game against the Hurricanes.


Islanders still a hot under play

The under is now 7-0-1 in the New York Islanders last eight games after their 3-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks Saturday night.

The streak, which has seen the Islanders score just 1.5 goals per game, puts them at 34-40-2 over/under for the season.

The Isles play their second game in as many days Sunday when they host the Detroit Red Wings with a total of 5.5.


Blue Jackets hot as underdogs

The Columbus Blue Jackets topped the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Saturday night for their sixth straight win and fifth in a row as +135 underdogs or greater.

More impressive, is the fact the Jackets have been big road dogs in four of those five games.

The Blue Jackets are off until Tuesday when they will most likely be home favorites against the New Jersey Devils.

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Some more baseball over/under prop bets, courtesy of South Point casino.......

-- Total home runs for Miguel Cabrera, 31

-- Total wins for Jered Weaver, 13.5

-- Total hits for Pablo Sandoval, 156

-- Total hits for Robinson Cano, 173.5

-- Total wins for Johnny Cueto, 12.5

-- Total home runs for Albert Pujols, 26.5



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

13) Michigan State 76, Louisville 70 OT-- Izzo is now 21-4 in turnaround games, as Spartans bench had 26-5 scoring edge in game they trailed by 8 at half. This is 4th time in last five years a team seeded 7th or lower made the Final Four.

12) Duke 66, Gonzaga 52-- Zags' Wiltjer had an easy layup to tie game with 4:51 left, but missed badly and Gonzaga was outscored 13-1 from that point on. Three 1-seeds make the Final Four, most since all four made it in '08. Last five years, only one 1-seed each year had made the Final Four.

11) DePaul hired Dave Leitao as its coach, 10 years after he bolted DePaul to be head coach at Virginia. Leitao got the Blue Demons to NCAAs in 2004, when they played in what was a pretty good Conference USA. Twitter mainly bashed the hiring, but the guy knows the school, has had success there, and he'll probably stay there.

10) St John's has offered Chris Mullin its coaching job; no answer yet. Mullin has no coaching experience, but is an alumnus and a famous name who has been an NBA GM-- Interweb reports say he is expected to accept the job.

9) Former Manhattan coach Barry Rohrssen is a good pal of Mullin's and would be an ace recruiter for the Red Storm, but he's still a little busy, being an assistant coach for Kentucky. Mullin will need to hire two solid recruiters.

8) Cal-Irvine's Russell Turner turned George Mason down; he has some experience in the NBA, so likely could land a bigger job than George Mason down the road. Plus, he has 7-foot-6 Ndiaye coming back; the Anteaters will be good again next season.

7) Utah State waited a long time before announcing they hired from within, naming assistant coach Tim Duryea to replace longtime coach Stew Morrill.

6) One more Izzo note: he is now 13-9 in NCAA tourney games when they wear green jerseys, which means they're the lower-seeded team. 13-9 as a lower seed.

5) Would people really buy a Buick just because it has WiFi? Seriously?

4) Little unusual that college hockey takes this week off, waiting until April 9-11 to have the Frozen Four. Extra week gets them lot more attention, since basketball will obviously be front-and-center all this week.

3) Jimmy Walker wins the PGA Tour event in San Antonio, making him first repeat winner this season, and first 54-hole leader in 11 weeks to win that tournament.

2) In last 12 NCAA tournaments, eight regional final games went to overtime; thats 8 out of 48 games, a pretty high number.

1) At no point this season did I think Michigan State was a Final Four team; they lost at home to Texas Southern Dec 20, they're 3-5 in overtime games this year, lost at home to Minnesota and Illinois, but they're mentally tough and they're still playing.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, March 30

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TAMPA BAY (46-23-0-7, 99 pts.) at MONTREAL (47-21-0-8, 102 pts.) - 3/30/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 47-29 ATS (+13.0 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 41-25 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 19-12 ATS (+2.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MONTREAL is 27-21 ATS (+48.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 8-7-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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VANCOUVER (43-27-0-5, 91 pts.) at ST LOUIS (46-22-0-7, 99 pts.) - 3/30/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 35-46 ATS (-19.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 122-111 ATS (+241.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 71-50 ATS (+19.0 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 18-11 ATS (+29.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 6-2 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 6-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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CALGARY (41-28-0-7, 89 pts.) at DALLAS (37-29-0-10, 84 pts.) - 3/30/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 12-8 ATS (+21.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 41-35 ATS (+78.2 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 10-7 ATS (+20.2 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 39-30 ATS (+7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-18 ATS (-18.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 5-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.3 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (37-24-0-14, 88 pts.) at CHICAGO (45-24-0-6, 96 pts.) - 3/30/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 37-38 ATS (-20.8 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 13-21 ATS (-12.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
LOS ANGELES is 2-7 ATS (-7.9 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 3-9 ATS (-9.2 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
CHICAGO is 9-10 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 9-10 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CHICAGO is 39-33 ATS (-16.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 14-19 ATS (-23.7 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 13-7 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 13-7-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
13 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.4 Units)

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EDMONTON (22-40-0-13, 57 pts.) at COLORADO (35-28-0-12, 82 pts.) - 3/30/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 22-53 ATS (+107.2 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 9-31 ATS (+51.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 90-74 ATS (+179.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 52-36 ATS (+3.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 37-26 ATS (+8.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 39-31 ATS (+70.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 48-21 ATS (+24.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 24-9 ATS (+12.1 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
EDMONTON is 6-4 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 6-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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BUFFALO (20-47-0-8, 48 pts.) at ARIZONA (23-45-0-8, 54 pts.) - 3/30/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 41-116 ATS (+259.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 16-63 ATS (+142.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 3-23 ATS (+54.3 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 15-53 ATS (+119.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 7-27 ATS (+55.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BUFFALO is 7-32 ATS (+60.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 23-53 ATS (+126.5 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 9-30 ATS (+44.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
ARIZONA is 1-9 ATS (+15.8 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 2-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 2-1-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, March 30

Hot teams
-- Canadiens won their last three home games.
-- Dallas Stars won eight of their last ten games.
-- Kings won three of their last four games.
-- Edmonton won three of its last four games.

Cold teams
-- Lightning lost last two games, outscored 7-2.
-- Vancouver lost its last two games, 4-1/4-3ot. Blues lost four of last five games.
-- Flames lost five of their last eight games.
-- Chicago lost three of its last five games.
-- Colorado lost three of its last four games.
-- Arizona lost nine of last eleven games. Buffalo lost its last five games, outscored 19-10.

Series records
-- Lightning won their last four games with Montreal.
-- Canucks won their last five games with St Louis.
-- Dallas Stars won five of last six games with Calgary.
-- Kings won five of last eight games with Chicago.
-- Avalanche won three of last four games with Edmonton.
-- Sabres won seven of last nine games with Arizona.

Totals
-- Four of last five Tampa Bay-Montreal games went over.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Vancouver-St Louis games.
-- Eight of last nine Calgary-Dallas games went over.
-- Over is 7-0-1 in last eight LA-Chicago games.
-- Under is 4-1 in Oilers' last five visits to Colorado.
-- Last three Buffalo games went over the total.

Back-to-back
-- Chicago is 7-5 if it played the night before.
-- Flames are 4-1 on road if they played on road night before.

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NHL

Monday, March 30

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. MONTREAL
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

8:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Vancouver's last 17 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver

8:30 PM
CALGARY vs. DALLAS
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary

8:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. CHICAGO
Los Angeles is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing Los Angeles
Chicago is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

9:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. COLORADO
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton

10:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. ARIZONA
Buffalo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Buffalo is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Arizona is 3-19 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games

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Monday, March 30

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Game of the Day: Canadiens at Lightning
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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens (-135, 5)

The Montreal Canadiens look to avoid a season-series sweep Monday and hand the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning their first three-game losing streak of the campaign. The Canadiens have been outscored 16-5 in four losses against the Lightning, including a 1-0 overtime defeat in the last meeting at Montreal on March 10. Tampa Bay, trailing the first-place Canadiens by three points in the Atlantic Division, comes in off Saturday’s 4-0 loss at Detroit when it lost two key performers to injuries.

Top-four defenseman Jason Garrison was sent back home to be evaluated after suffering an upper-body injury and physical forward Cedric Paquette sustained a lower-body injury Saturday. The Lightning’s magic number is two points to clinch a playoff spot and they need one victory to set a single-season franchise record. The game matches the league’s top scoring team (Tampa Bay) against the NHL’s top defensive team (Montreal) -- led by Hart and Vezina Trophy candidate goalie Carey Price.

LINE HISTORY: Most shops opened the Habs around -127, but it was sitting at -135 at the time of writing.

INJURY REPORT: TB - Paquette (Ques), Garrison (Out), Coburn (Early April), Ohlund (IR). MON - Gilbert (Ques)

ABOUT THE LIGHTNING (46-23-7): Tampa Bay was shut out for the first time since December of 2013 on Saturday and has been blanked on 11 power-play attempts over the last two contests. Captain Steven Stamkos has 40 goals – tied for second in the league with Rick Nash of the New York Rangers – has not scored in four games, but boasts five against the Canadiens this season. With veterans Garrison and Braydon Coburn (lower body) out, the Lightning must go with three defensemen with less than 120 NHL games of experience.

ABOUT THE CANADIENS (47-21-8): Max Pacioretty has posted five points in the last five games to match his career high (65) and his team-leading 36th goal beat Florida 3-2 in overtime Saturday, leaving him three from tying his all-time best. Tomas Plekanec has recorded eight points in eight contests to equal defenseman P.K. Subban for second in the team with 53 and is two shy of 200 career goals. Blue liner Tom Gilbert (jaw) is expected to miss his fourth straight game Monday, but could return next week.

TRENDS:

*Lightning are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
*Over is 5-1-2 in the last 8 meetings.
*Lightning are 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
*Under is 6-1-2 in Canadiens last 9 home games.

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NHL

Monday, March 30


Road teams have a big day on the ice Sunday

Sunday was a good day for bettors to back road teams, with them going 6-1-1 straight up yesterday.

Away teams have been the better bet over the past seven days, cashing 56 percent of the time.

The New York Islanders and the Pittsburgh Penguins were the only home teams to win Sunday.


Lack of goals has Devils going under

The New Jersey Devils continue to struggle to score goals, falling 2-1 to the Anaheim Ducks Sunday, resulting in the Devils being a hot under bet.

The Devils are scoring just 1.6 points per game over their last nine games where the under is 7-0-2 and the run now has them as the second best under bet in the NHL at 22-45-9 over/under.

New Jersey will try to keep the run going when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday.



NHL roundup: Bruins inch closer to playoffs with win

RALEIGH, N.C. -- David Pastrnak scored with 37 seconds left in overtime and goalie Tuukka Rask returned in net to stop 30 shots as the Boston Bruins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 Sunday and inch closer to the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.

Boston (38-25-13) was 1-3-3 in its previous seven games, allowing Ottawa back into the chase over the last few weeks for the final spot in the Eastern Conference Wild Card playoff spot. However, the Senators lost to Florida and now trail the Bruins, who have six games left, by three points. Ottawa does have one game in hand.

Left winger Nathan Gerbe scored for Carolina and center Ryan Spooner scored for Boston in regulation.

Panthers 4, Senators 2

OTTAWA -- Winger Jaromir Jagr scored twice to lead Florida to a victory over Ottawa in a game with significant playoff race implications at Canadian Tire Centre.

The win kept alive the Panthers hopes at the final wild card spot as it improved to 85 points. Panthers goalie Dan Ellis made a surprise start and was solid, making 25 saves. Senators goalie Craig Anderson made 33 stops.

Winger Jussi Jokinen and center Dave Bolland also scored for Florida while the Senators got goals from center Jean-Gabriel and defenseman Erik Karlsson.

Flames 5, Predators 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Scoring four straight goals, Calgary moved into the third playoff spot in the Pacific Division with a win over Nashville at sold-out Bridgestone Arena.

Goalie Jonas Hiller made 27 saves as Calgary (41-28-7) finished the season 3-0-0 against Nashville. Backup goalie Carter Hutton (6-6-4), who got the call after goalie Pekka Rinne drew 11 straight starts, stopped 25 shots for the Predators (47-22-8).

Center Lance Bouma scored twice, and Kris Russell, left winger Michael Ferland and center Jiri Hudler scored one each for Calrgary. Defensemen Roman Josi and Seth Jones scored for the Predators.

Islanders 5, Red Wings 4

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The struggling and skidding New York Islanders enjoyed their best offensive day of the month, coming back from an early two-goal deficit to edge Detroit at Nassau Coliseum.

Centers Brock Nelson, Frans Nielsen and Ryan Strome, and right wingers Kyle Okposo and Cal Clutterbuck scored for the Islanders while goalie Jaroslav Halak made 21 saves.

Center Tomas Tatar, left winger Drew Miller, defenseman Niklas Kronwall and center Pavel Datsyuk scored for the Red Wings and goalie Jimmy Howard recorded 15 saves in relief of Petr Mrazek, who was pulled less than one minute into the second after allowing four goals on 11 shots.

Capitals 5, Rangers 2

NEW YORK -- Right winger Alex Ovechkin scored his 48th and 49th goals of the season and left winger Jason Chimera added two goals in the third period as Washington topped the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Center Marcus Johansson scored an empty-net goal with 2:23 remaining to seal the victory The win pulled the Capitals (41-25-10) to within one point of second place in the Metropolitan Division. Goaltender Braden Holtby allowed two goals late in the first period but was otherwise splendid in making 23 saves.

Centers Kevin Hayes and Derick Brassard scored for the Rangers, who received 26 saves from goaltender Cam Talbot.

Ducks 2, Devils 1

NEWARK, N.J. -- Rookie goaltender John Gibson continued his brilliant play by stopping 26 shots and Ryan Kesler and Francois Beauchemin each scored a goal, leading Anaheim over New Jersey at the Prudential Center.

The victory was the third straight for the Ducks (49-22-7) while the loss was the fifth straight for the Devils (31-33-12), who were eliminated from playoff contention earlier in the day when Boston defeated Carolina.

The Devils got a goal from Dainius Zubrus while goalie Cory Schneider made 24 saves in vain.

Blackhawks 4, Jets 3

WINNIPEG -- Jonathan Toews scored with 30.8 seconds remaining to give Chicago a come-from-behind win over Winnipeg.

Forwards Andrew Shaw, Brad Richards and Patrick Sharp also scored for Chicago (45-24-6), which moved back into third place in the Central Division.

Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien scored two power-play goals in the second period for the Jets, and forward Blake Wheeler added a short-handed marker for Winnipeg (39-25-12).

Penguins 3, Sharks 2 (SO)

PITTSBURGH -- Center Sidney Crosby and left winger David Perron scored in a shootout to lift Pittsburgh past San Jose at Consol Energy Center.

Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves through regulation and overtime and stopped both Sharks shooters he faced in the shootout. Sharks goalie Alex Stalock made 31 saves in the loss.

Pittsburgh had blown a two-goal lead forged on quick first-period goals by right winger Patric Hornqvist and left winger Chris Kunitz. The Sharks tied it with second-period goals by right winger Ben Smith and center Logan Couture.

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Monday, March 30


Blues turn to struggling Elliott Monday

According to Andy Strickland of Fox Sports Midwest, Brian Elliott will get the start for the St. Blues when they host the Vancouver Canucks Monday.

The 29-year-old netminder has been struggling of late, losing his last three decisions and has allowed seven goals on 32 shots in his previous two starts (at Minnesota, versus Columbus).

Elliott has posted a record of 24-13-3 on the season and has a 2.18 goals against average and .920 save percentage on the year.

At present, the Blues are -165 on the moneyline.

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Dunkel

Monday, March 30


Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens

Game 51-52
March 30, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay Lightning
11.510
Montreal Canadiens
10.360
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay Lightning
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal Canadiens
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay Lightning
(+115); Under

Vancouver Canucks vs St. Louis Blues

Game 53-54
March 30, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver Canucks
11.927
St. Louis Blues
10.353
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver Canucks
by 1 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis Blues
-175
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver Canucks
(+155); Under

Calgary Flames vs Dallas Stars

Game 55-56
March 30, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary Flames
11.272
Dallas Stars
12.333
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas Stars
by 1
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas Stars
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas Stars
(-155); Over

Los Angeles Kings vs Chicago Blackhawks

Game 57-58
March 30, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles Kings
10.632
Chicago Blackhawks
12.243
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Blackhawks
by 1 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Blackhawks
-110
5
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Blackhawks
(-110); Over

Edmonton Oilers vs Colorado Avalanche

Game 59-60
March 30, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton Oilers
12.664
Colorado Avalanche
11.131
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton Oilers
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado Avalanche
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton Oilers
(+175); Over

Buffalo Sabres vs Arizona Coyotes

Game 61-62
March 30, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo Sabres
11.077
Arizona Coyotes
10.098
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo Sabres
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona Coyotes
-185
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo Sabres
(+165); Over

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Short Sheet

Monday, March 30

Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:35 ET
Tampa Bay: 36-19 SU after having lost 2 of their last 3 games
Montreal: 48-70 SU after winning their previous game in overtime

Vancouver at St Louis, 8:05 ET
Vancouver: 35-46 SU second half of the season
St Louis: 26-9 SU after playing a home game

Calgary at Dallas, 8:35 ET
Calgary: 22-14 SU after playing a road game
Dallas: 3-8 SU in home games after playing 2 consecutive road games

LA Kings at Chicago, 8:35 ET
LA Kings: 14-22 SU in road games
Chicago: 14-3 SU at home when the money line is -100 to -150

Edmonton at Colorado, 9:05 ET
Edmonton: 9-26 SU after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread
Colorado: 30-18 SU revenging a same season loss vs opponent

Buffalo at Arizona, 10:05 ET
Buffalo: 3-23 SU in March games
Arizona: 2-14 SU in home games when playing their 3rd game in 5 days

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Monday, March 30


Alexander Steen, St. Louis - Out Mon

Steen left Saturday's game after a knee-on-knee collision and will not play Monday against the Canucks.


Lightning dominant versus Habs this season

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-0 versus the Montreal Canadiens this season and will look to extend that dominance as +115 dogs at the Habs Monday evening.

The Lightning have cashed as -145, -101, +105 and -122 on the moneyline in those four victories.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- VCU coach Shaka Smart might be the Texas coach by the time you read this; he was talking to Longhorn brass Monday night.

-- Duke is first ACC team in the Final Four since 2010.

-- Atlanta Falcons lose a 5th-round draft pick for piping in fake crowd noise for their games; weird part is the fake noise was from a soccer game.

-- WR Miles Austin signed a 1-year deal with the Eagles.

-- Houston Rockets lose PG Patrick Beverley (wrist) for the season.

-- Kyle Korver scored 11 points in 1:05 last night; shooters are marketable; that is something that will never change.



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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but..........

13) If you're Texas or Alabama and you need a basketball coach, don't you at least have to give Mike Brey a call and see if he'd like to make $3M a year?

12) Fordham hired a good coach from Eastern Kentucky, but got abused anyway because the guy......is from Eastern Kentucky. Jeff Neubauer was a top assistant for John Beilein, so he's a damn good coach, but the question will be whether he can recruit at the A-14 level. Players win games.

Some people on Twitter were actually questioning whether Fordham was a better job than Eastern Kentucky; EKU made the NCAAs last season.

11) Chris Mullin said yes to St John's, so the big question becomes who will he hire as assistant coach/recruiters? Mullin has never coached, so he'll need an experienced tactician and a couple sharp recruiters.

10) Georgia State's RJ Hunter will skip his senior year, enter the NBA Draft, leaving his dad/coach behind after a memorable season.

9) Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin was medically cleared to resume coaching duties, after sitting out most of this season with a non-life-threatening heart ailment, so thats good news for Cronin and the Bearcats.

8) Not sure why the Indianapolis Colts are letting coach Chuck Pagano enter the 2015 season as a lame duck coach, but it looks like they are.

7) Arena Football games are being shown on CBS Sports Network; great shots during replay reviews, with referee miked and you can see what he's looking at as he reviews the call.

6) NFL suspended Cleveland GM Ray Farmer for four games for texting the Browns' bench during games. This is a classic case of having too damn many rules, much like the deflated balls thing. Let teams do what they want and you'll have less drama. Who cares if the GM drives the coach nuts during games?

5) MLB Network is tremendous in March; 3-4 games on TV every day, either live or taped. Lets you get a feel for all the teams.

4) I'm not a big fan of teams batting the pitcher 8th; don't understand why it is done, other than Tony Larussa used to do it so people assume it is smart. How would you like to explain to a 9th-place hitter why he bats behind the pitcher?

3) Knicks fired their D-League coach with four games left in season, which seems unfair, seeing as the Knicks' D-League team plays in Madison Square Garden, disguised as the Knicks.

2) Eldrick Woods is now ranked #104 in the world and sinking; it is the first time since 1996 he is outside the top 100.

1) You learn about baseball teams when you watch other team's broadcast; the home side rarely gives the down side of their club- they're usually pretty eager to talk honestly about the other team.

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Long Sheet

Tuesday, March 31

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NEW JERSEY (31-33-0-12, 74 pts.) at COLUMBUS (36-35-0-4, 76 pts.) - 3/31/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 5-18 ATS (+30.2 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
NEW JERSEY is 13-29 ATS (+50.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
COLUMBUS is 36-39 ATS (-11.0 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 20-20 ATS (-0.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 10-4 ATS (+15.4 Units) in March games this season.
COLUMBUS is 15-12 ATS (+30.8 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
COLUMBUS is 10-5 ATS (+16.1 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
COLUMBUS is 13-8 ATS (+23.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLUMBUS is 7-2 ATS (+10.1 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.
COLUMBUS is 26-13 ATS (+11.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 4-12 ATS (-8.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-3 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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FLORIDA (35-26-0-15, 85 pts.) at BOSTON (38-25-0-13, 89 pts.) - 3/31/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 9-1 (+8.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 9-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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CAROLINA (28-36-0-11, 67 pts.) at WASHINGTON (41-25-0-10, 92 pts.) - 3/31/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 7-26 ATS (+46.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 52-62 ATS (-46.6 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 8-5 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 8-5-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (47-23-0-7, 101 pts.) at TORONTO (28-42-0-6, 62 pts.) - 3/31/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 6-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
TAMPA BAY is 305-375 ATS (-122.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TORONTO is 28-48 ATS (-71.7 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 7-31 ATS (-27.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 7-22 ATS (+34.3 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 13-32 ATS (+54.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 112-126 ATS (-32.6 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 1-15 ATS (+22.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 6-4 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 6-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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OTTAWA (37-26-0-12, 86 pts.) at DETROIT (40-23-0-12, 92 pts.) - 3/31/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 12-4 ATS (+17.0 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
OTTAWA is 22-14 ATS (+37.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
OTTAWA is 14-8 ATS (+23.9 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 9-15 ATS (-10.0 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 10-17 ATS (-19.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DETROIT is 19-22 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.4 Units)

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NY RANGERS (47-21-0-7, 101 pts.) at WINNIPEG (39-25-0-12, 90 pts.) - 3/31/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 55-77 ATS (-34.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 12-5 ATS (+17.2 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
WINNIPEG is 32-23 ATS (+7.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 47-28 ATS (+8.1 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 16-6 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 10-2 ATS (+8.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
NY RANGERS are 21-12 ATS (+33.4 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 14-5 ATS (+19.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-2 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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VANCOUVER (44-27-0-5, 93 pts.) at NASHVILLE (47-22-0-8, 102 pts.) - 3/31/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, March 31

Hot teams
-- Blue Jackets won six in row, nine of last ten games.
-- Bruins won last two games, after losing previous six.
-- Washington won four of its last six games.
-- Tampa Bay won five of its last seven games.
-- Winnipeg won six of its last eight games.
-- Canucks won eight of their last twelve games. Nashville won its last four games.

Cold teams
-- Devils lost last five games, outscored 14-5.
-- Florida lost three of its last four games.
-- Carolina lost eight of its last eleven games.
-- Maple Leafs lost seven of its last eight games.
-- Ottawa lost its last three games, outscored 10-3. Detroit lost nine of last 13 games.
-- Rangers lost three of their last four games.

Series records
-- Devils won three of last four games with Columbus.
-- Bruins won nine of last ten games with Florida.
-- Washington won three of last four games with Carolina.
-- Lightning won four of last five games with Toronto.
-- Red Wings won four of last five games with Ottawa.
-- Rangers lost four of last six games with Winnipeg.
-- Predators won three of last four games with Vancouver.

Totals
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five New Jersey-Columbus games.
-- Under is 6-2-2 in last ten Florida-Boston games.
-- Three of last four Washington home games went over.
-- Over is 10-4 in Toronto's last fourteen home games.
-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Ottawa-Detroit games.
-- Five of last seven Ranger-Winnipeg games went over.
-- Four of last five Nashville-Vancouver games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Lightning is 4-7 if they played the night before.
-- Vancouver is 2-8 if it played the night before.

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Tuesday, March 31

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 9 games
Carolina is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Carolina
Washington is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games at home

7:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. BOSTON
Florida is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Florida is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing Boston
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games

7:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. COLUMBUS
New Jersey is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing New Jersey
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

7:30 PM
OTTAWA vs. DETROIT
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa

7:30 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

8:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing NY Rangers

8:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Nashville
Vancouver is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games at home
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games