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**Udog** · 03-02-2015, 08:21 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

-- Fifteen lined D-I games Sunday; Oregon was the only road team that won.

-- Paul Casey, Ian Poulter are tied for first at the rain-delayed Honda Classic, which resumes early Monday morning.

-- Resume-damaging losses Sunday for Pitt, Stanford; they'll both have to win their conference tournament to make the NCAAs.

-- Phillies lost an exhibition game to a D-II college team, which doesn't matter but is not going to help season ticket sales any.

-- Memphis lost its best player, Austin Nichols, to an ankle injury, which cripples their chance to make a run in the C-USA tournament next week.

-- Watched the movie Hurricane Season on VH1 last night; excellent true story about a high school team that won the state championship after Hurricane Katrina.

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

13) Everyone has bad days, even Lebron James, who went 3-11 from the foul line in an OT loss in Houston. Cavaliers are 37-24, right now the #4 seed in the east- that would pit them against #1 seed Atlanta in the second round.

12) NBA office once vetoed a Kevin Garnett/DeAndre Jordan trade, maybe the best move the Clippers never made. Jordan had 26 rebounds Sunday in Chicago.

11) Speaking of Garnett, he bought 1,000 tickets for tonight's game with the Clippers and gave them away-- thats a pretty expensive gift. .

10) Watched the Jerry Tarkanian memorial on the Internet yesterday; UNLV did a really nice job, with one segment video appearances by John Calipari, Dick Vitale, Tom Thibodeau, Bob Huggins and Mike Krzyzewski.

ESPN's Kenny Mayne was the emcee; he is a former backup QB for the Rebels.

9) Hard to believe the NFL hasn't had a team in LA or Anaheim since 1994, but it looks like they'll have at least one therre fairly soon. I've been a Ram fan since the mid-60's; they weren't supported that well in the Coliseum, which is why they moved to Anaheim. Part of the reason they moved out of the Big A is that then-owner Georgia Frontiere was from St Louis-- really wasn't a great move for the franchise.

8) Tired of people bashing current Rams owner Stan Kroenke as being difficult to deal with; its not that hard to meet him. I live in upstate NY and I've met the guy. Saw him at the NBA Summer League in Vegas few years ago, talked to him about the Rams for 10 minutes. Good guy, was very polite and answered some questions. He's a business guy; he'll do what is best for his wallet, which is how rich people get rich. Would any of us do any differently?

7) When James Hahn won the LA Open last week, he was 297th in World Golf Ranking; this week, Padraig Harrington was 297th and now he is contending at Doral, only four shots out of the lead, thats how competitve golf has become, guys barely in the top 300 are winning or contending to win.

6) If you shoot a basketball and it wedges between the backboard and the rim, that should not be ruled a held ball, the defense should get the ball. No way should the offense benefit from a shot like that- those are bad shots.

5) Want to feel old? Ron Howard (Richie Cummingham on Happy Days, Opie on the Andy Griffith Show) turned 61 Sunday.

4) Saturday night, UTEP blew a 15-point halftime lead and lost at lowly Southern Miss 63-60; thats what happens when your head coach is suspended for a game. Tim Floyd was ejected at Louisiana Tech in the Miners' previous game and got suspended for that, so in effect, he got thrown out of two games for the same act.

3) Did you know the voting age is Japan is 20? Me either.

2) Oregon 73, Stanford 70-- 11 ties, 17 lead changes as the Ducks stay hot; tough loss for Stanford, which now probably needs to win the Pac-12 tournament or else they'll be on ESPN losing an NIT home game in a couple weeks.

1) Let me get this straight; the 76ers have two young prospects they drafted who have never played for the team, then they traded for JaVale McGee and just cut him, possibly because he doesn't always try hard. My question is this: Is the 76er brass trying hard to win? How are they any different from McGee?

**Udog** · 03-02-2015, 08:28 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Montreal at San Jose
The Canadiens head to San Jose tonight and come into the contest with an 11-2 record in their last 13 road games. Montreal is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Canadiens favored by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-120). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

Game 51-52: Nashville at NY Rangers (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 10.242; NY Rangers 12.143
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-120); Over

Game 53-54: Carolina at Chicago (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 12.125; Chicago 10.352
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-220); 5
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+185); Under

Game 55-56: Montreal at San Jose (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 13.301; San Jose 10.956
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-120); 5
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-120); Over

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, March 2

Hot teams
-- Rangers won eight of their last ten games.
-- Carolina won four of its last five games.
-- Montreal won its last four games, allowing five goals.

Cold teams
-- Nashville lost four of its last six games.
-- Blackhawks lost four of their last six games.
-- Sharks lost their last three games, scoring five goals.

Series records
-- Predators won last two games with Rangers, after losing previous three.
-- Blackhawks won five of last six games with Carolina.
-- Sharks won four of last five games with Montreal.

Totals
-- Four of last five Nashville road games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Chicago home games stayed under.
-- Five of last seven San Jose home games went over.

Back-to-back
-- None

NHL

Monday, March 2

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. NY RANGERS
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers are 1-6-1 SU in their last 8 games ,when playing at home against Nashville
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games

8:30 PM
CAROLINA vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing Chicago
Carolina is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

10:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. SAN JOSE
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Montreal is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal

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NHL

Monday, March 2

Home teams cash for bettors in NHL action Sunday

Home teams were the side to wager on in NHL action Sunday, going 5-1 on home ice yesterday.

The only road team to snag a victory last night was the Anaheim Ducks winning 3-1 over the Stars in Dallas.

Home teams have been the slightly better bet in the NHL this season, cashing 54.9 percent of the time.

**Udog** · 03-02-2015, 10:13 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, March 2

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NASHVILLE (41-15-0-7, 89 pts.) at NY RANGERS (38-17-0-6, 82 pts.) - 3/2/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 41-22 ATS (+11.4 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 201-197 ATS (-100.6 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 124-124 ATS (-60.1 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 7-14 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 163-195 ATS (-112.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 2-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 2-1-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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CAROLINA (24-30-0-7, 55 pts.) at CHICAGO (37-21-0-5, 79 pts.) - 3/2/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 7-24 ATS (+42.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 53-103 ATS (+178.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 22-5 ATS (+12.5 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 14-10 ATS (+26.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 12-14 ATS (-18.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 14-19 ATS (-17.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 10-13 ATS (-13.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CHICAGO is 35-30 ATS (-13.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 10-16 ATS (-21.4 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 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 2-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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MONTREAL (41-16-0-5, 87 pts.) at SAN JOSE (30-25-0-8, 68 pts.) - 3/2/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 41-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 15-5 ATS (+9.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
MONTREAL is 8-2 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
MONTREAL is 38-23 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 18-6 ATS (+10.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
MONTREAL is 13-5 ATS (+7.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
SAN JOSE is 30-33 ATS (-38.7 Units) in all games this season.
SAN JOSE is 6-12 ATS (-10.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
SAN JOSE is 10-15 ATS (-15.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 9-14 ATS (+9.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
SAN JOSE is 8-16 ATS (-14.7 Units) in non-conference games this season.
SAN JOSE is 3-8 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 2-0-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-02-2015, 11:16 AM

NHL

Monday, March 2

Rangers' D Keith Yandle, questionable Monday

Yandle is questionable to make his Rangers debut Monday against the Predators.

Home teams cash for bettors in NHL action Sunday

Home teams were the side to wager on in NHL action Sunday, going 5-1 on home ice yesterday.

The only road team to snag a victory last night was the Anaheim Ducks winning 3-1 over the Stars in Dallas.

Home teams have been the slightly better bet in the NHL this season, cashing 54.9 percent of the time.

Canadiens struggling versus Pacific Division teams

The Montreal Canadiens are just 3-4-2 versus opponents from the Pacific Division so far this season and have a date with the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center Monday evening.

Monday's game marks the first in a four-game road swing versus the division that also sees them visit Anaheim (Wednesday), Los Angeles (Thursday) and, finally, Arizona (Saturday).

Furthermore, the Habs are mired in a three game losing skid versus the Pacific heading into Monday's game. They lost 2-1 versus Anaheim (Dec. 18), 3-2 versus Arizona (Feb. 1) and lost 4-3 in overtime versus Edmonton (Feb. 12).

The Canadiens are presently -120.

Penguins getting the job done as heavy faves

The Pittsburgh Penguins topped the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 as heavy -273 faves Sunday night, a position the Pens have performed well in this season.

When the Penguins have been favorites of -200 or greater they have taken care of business compiling a 10-3 record.

Pittsburgh starts a four-game West coast road trip Wednesday and expect them to be close to -200 favorites when they begin in Colorado.

Blues the top over play in the NHL

The St. Louis Blues are the top over play in the NHL, with their 6-5 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks Sunday exemplifying the fact.

The Blues are now 30-20-13 over/under for the season, just percentage points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning (36-28 O/U) and the Winnipeg Jets (34-26-4 O/U), who also both went over in their games last night.

Next up for the Blues, is a trip to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers Thursday.

**Udog** · 03-02-2015, 11:48 AM

NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, March 2

Nashville at NY Rangers, 7:05 ET
Nashville: 41-22 SU in all games
NY Rangers: 7-14 SU in home games after allowing 4 goals or more

Carolina at Chicago, 8:35 ET
Carolina: 7-24 SU in a road game where where the total is 5 or less
Chicago: 9-0 SU in home games off a road loss by 2 goals or more

Montreal at San Jose, 10:05 ET
Montreal: 17-4 SU off a home win
San Jose: 1-10 SU in home games after having lost 3 of their last 4 games

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