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**Udog** · 03-07-2015, 09:49 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

-- They had over 15,000 people in Arizona for a Cubs-Reds game Friday.

-- Longwood 68, Charleston Southern 60-- #1 seed in Big South goes down.

-- Yale 62, Harvard 52-- Bulldogs win tonite, they win first Ivy title since 1962.

-- Belmont 53, Eastern Kentucky 52-- Bruins are 21-3 in last 24 conference tourney games. Rick Byrd is an excellent coach.

-- Hawks 106, Cavaliers 97-- Atlanta has an 11-game lead over the entire East.

-- Wizards 99, Heat 97-- Washington was up 28 at the half.

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

13) Best name for a college basketball conference tournament; Arch Madness, the Missouri Vallery tournament, always held in St Louis, by the Gateway Arch.

12) This is the 25th Arch Madness: in the first 24, the top seed won the tournament eight times, lost in finals eight times, lost in semi-final eight times.

11) Syracuse loses three scholarships a year for the next four years; Jim Boeheim is suspended for nine ACC games next season, that is, if he is still coaching next season. Could be the end of an era in central New York. Not lot of 70-year old coaches around whose team is on probation.

10) Former USC hoop coach Kevin O'Neill has potential as an analyst; he works on FOX Sports1, is just miserable enough to come across as funny and he doesn't seem to care what he says, which is always a good thing.

9) General rule for hiring analysts, which ESPN doesn't grasp; for the most part, guys who were coaches are better analysts than guys who just played. They've thought the game more, they've communicated the game more.

8) End of an era in Indianapolis, as Reggie Wayne won't be a Colt anymore. Guy has been a hell of a player for a long time; would he go to Denver?

7) Best soda in the world: Dr Brown's black cherry soda. Tremendous.

6) Detroit Tigers a young player named Jordan Lennerton who played in both Little League World Series and College World Series. Not many of those guys around.

5) MLB Network is tremendous in March; 2-3 exhibition games on every day, you get a look at most every team, though my A's have not been on yet.

4) Mets' broadcast Friday had an interesting discussion about how some pitchers don't like fielders shifting behind them; should teams shift if it upsets the pitcher? Lot of guys probably hate it if it costs them a hit, but don't mind if it gets them an out.

3) Absolute highlight of the day: Rory McIlroy hitting a ball in the water, then firing his 3-iron in the water behind it; who hasn't wanted to do that? Lot easier for him, since he gets his clubs for free. Wonder who swam in the pond and fished the club out?

2) They held a CFL tryout camp in Dallas this week. Of course it snowed.

1) It is amazing how much snow is still in the streets of Boston and it is March 7; we are 30 days from Opening Day. Clocks go ahead an hour tonight.

**Udog** · 03-07-2015, 09:52 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, March 7

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PHILADELPHIA (28-25-0-12, 68 pts.) at BOSTON (31-22-0-10, 72 pts.) - 3/7/2015, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 2-13 ATS (+21.6 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 224-227 ATS (-79.7 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 11-17 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BOSTON is 15-3 ATS (+10.5 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-15 ATS (+9.9 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-19 ATS (+48.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 31-32 ATS (-17.9 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 10-16 ATS (-17.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
BOSTON is 178-148 ATS (-45.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
BOSTON is 82-75 ATS (-62.0 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 6-2 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (42-21-0-3, 87 pts.) at FLORIDA (28-23-0-14, 70 pts.) - 3/7/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-27 ATS (-15.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 42-24 ATS (+10.1 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-15 ATS (+39.3 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 87-99 ATS (+225.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-4 ATS (+16.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 151-176 ATS (+351.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 169-200 ATS (-72.9 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 3-10 ATS (-7.5 Units) on Saturday games this season.
FLORIDA is 9-24 ATS (-17.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.0 Units)

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BUFFALO (19-41-0-5, 43 pts.) at WASHINGTON (35-21-0-10, 80 pts.) - 3/7/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-4 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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MONTREAL (41-18-0-6, 88 pts.) at ARIZONA (21-37-0-7, 49 pts.) - 3/7/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 41-24 ATS (+8.3 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 15-8 ATS (+6.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
MONTREAL is 25-18 ATS (+45.9 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 14-3 ATS (+9.2 Units) on Saturday games this season.
MONTREAL is 36-22 ATS (+9.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 83-63 ATS (+147.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
ARIZONA is 21-44 ATS (-63.2 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 7-24 ATS (+39.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-1 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 2-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL 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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COLORADO (28-25-0-11, 67 pts.) at COLUMBUS (27-33-0-4, 58 pts.) - 3/7/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 23-11 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 83-70 ATS (+8.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 45-32 ATS (+11.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 34-26 ATS (+60.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 101-74 ATS (+175.3 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
COLORADO is 44-19 ATS (+19.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-7 ATS (+11.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 3-10 ATS (+13.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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ST LOUIS (40-19-0-5, 85 pts.) at TORONTO (26-34-0-5, 57 pts.) - 3/7/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 18-8 ATS (+9.8 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
ST LOUIS is 29-10 ATS (+12.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 94-75 ATS (+171.1 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 100-72 ATS (+27.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
TORONTO is 5-22 ATS (-20.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 11-27 ATS (+43.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 0-10 ATS (+14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-0-0 straight up against TORONTO 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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WINNIPEG (32-21-0-12, 76 pts.) at NASHVILLE (41-18-0-7, 89 pts.) - 3/7/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 41-25 ATS (+76.3 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 17-3 ATS (+13.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NASHVILLE is 186-131 ATS (+54.3 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 12-2 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.
NASHVILLE is 22-7 ATS (+12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
WINNIPEG is 20-12 ATS (+32.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 6-3 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 6-3-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.6 Units)

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DALLAS (29-26-0-10, 68 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (40-20-0-6, 86 pts.) - 3/7/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 14-24 ATS (+38.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
DALLAS is 44-25 ATS (+17.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 52-48 ATS (+114.1 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 10-15 ATS (-9.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
TAMPA BAY is 303-374 ATS (-80.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 2-1 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 2-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

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VANCOUVER (36-24-0-4, 76 pts.) at SAN JOSE (32-25-0-8, 72 pts.) - 3/7/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 28-42 ATS (-19.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 1-9 ATS (-8.2 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 32-33 ATS (-17.5 Units) in all games this season.
SAN JOSE is 5-11 ATS (-13.3 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 12-3 (+8.2 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 12-3-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (37-18-0-9, 83 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (31-21-0-12, 74 pts.) - 3/7/2015, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-1 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 2-1-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-07-2015, 09:54 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, March 7

Hot teams
-- Avalanche won six of its last nine games.
-- Lightning won five of last seven games. Dallas Stars won last two games after losing previous six.
-- Penguins won five of their last six games. Kings won ten of last thirteen games.
-- Sharks won last two games, after losing eight of previous ten.

Cold teams
-- Boston lost eight of last eleven games. Flyers are 1-5 in game following their last six wins.
-- Islanders lost four of their last seven games. Florida lost six of its last eight.
-- Sabres lost five of their last seven games. Washington lost four of last six.
-- Montreal lost its last three games, outscored 11-4. Arizona lost 10 of last 11 games.
-- Blue Jackets lost seven of their last eight games.
-- St Louis lost four of its last six games. Toronto lost three of its last four.
-- Winnipeg lost 11 of its last 17 games. Nashville lost last five games, allowing 19 goals.
-- Canucks lost their last four games, scoring nine goals.

Series records
-- Flyers lost their last five games with Boston.
-- Islanders won six of last nine games with Florida.
-- Sabres won three of last four games with Washington.
-- Coyotes won last two games with Montreal, after losing previous seven.
-- Blue Jackets are 5-3 in last eight games with Colorado.
-- Blues won their last three games with Toronto.
-- Predators won three of last four games with Winnipeg.
-- Lightning won four of last five games with Dallas.
-- Kings lost four of last five games with Pittsburgh.
-- Sharks won 13 of last 16 games with Vancouver (4-3 in last seven).

Totals
-- Five of last six Philly road games stayed under.
-- Six of last eight Islander road games stayed under.
-- Ten of last thirteen Washington home games stayed under.
-- Six of last nine Arizona home games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Columbus home games went over.
-- Last four St Louis road games stayed under total.
-- Last four Nashville home games went over total.
-- Four of last five Dallas road games went over.
-- Four of last five Los Angeles home games stayed under.
-- 10 of last 14 San Jose home games went over total.

Back-to-back
-- Buffalo is 2-6 on road if it played night before.
-- Columbus is 4-10 if it played night before.
-- Penguins are 2-5 on road if they played night before.

**Udog** · 03-07-2015, 09:56 AM

NHL

Saturday, March 7

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games at home

7:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. WASHINGTON
Buffalo is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Buffalo's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games

7:00 PM
COLORADO vs. COLUMBUS
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. TAMPA BAY
Dallas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Dallas

7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Montreal's last 11 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Montreal is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Arizona's last 11 games when playing at home against Montreal
Arizona is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games at home

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida
NY Islanders are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Florida is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing NY Islanders

7:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games
Toronto is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games

7:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 8 games
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Nashville is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games

10:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Los Angeles is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games

10:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. SAN JOSE
Vancouver is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 10 games
San Jose is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Vancouver

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**Udog** · 03-07-2015, 01:36 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Pittsburgh at Los Angeles
The Penguins head to Los Angeles tonight and come into the contest with a 4-1 record in their last 5 games versus the Kings. Pittsburgh is the pick (+125) according to Dunkel, which has the Penguins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+125). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

Game 1-2: Philadelphia at Boston (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 12.267; Boston 10.300
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-170); 5
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+150); Over

Game 3-4: NY Islanders at Florida (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 9.861; Florida 11.129
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-170); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+150); Under

Game 5-6: Buffalo at Washington (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 10.813; Washington 12.587
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-450); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-450); Under

Game 7-8: Montreal at Arizona (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.937; Arizona 9.938
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-230); 5
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-230); Over

Game 9-10: Colorado at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 10.648; Columbus 11.489
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Colorado (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Columbus (-105); Over

Game 11-12: St. Louis at Toronto (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 9.691; Toronto 11.338
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: St. Louis (-180); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toironto (-160); Under

Game 13-14: Winnipeg at Nashville (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 10.143; Nashville 11.381
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-175); 5
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-175); Over

Game 15-16: Dallas at Tampa Bay (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.692; Tampa Bay 12.790
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-200); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-200); Under

Game 17-18: Vancouver at San Jose (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 10.814; San Jose 13.498
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 2 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-170); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-170); Under

Game 19-20: Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 12.684; Los Angeles 11.133
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-145); 5
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+125); Over

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