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**Udog** · 03-09-2015, 08:18 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

-- Ndamukong Suh gets $114M ($60M guaranteed) from the Dolphins. Wow.

-- JB Holmes shot a -10 62 Thursday, all he needed to do to win at Doral was shoot even par the last three days. he shot +2 and lost by a stroke to Dustin Johnson.

-- Corey Harrison of Pawn Stars recently lost 192 pounds; good for him.

-- Tim Duncan has played in 1,311 NBA games; Sunday was first time he didn't score a basket in one of them. Spurs won by 11 anyway.

-- Current iron man in NHL? Anaheim's Andrew Cogliano played 602 games in a row

-- BYU.tv televised the WCC's first round; they had commercials on there for some company that sells emergency rations in case the world ends or some other disaster.

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

13) What exactly is Chip Kelly doing in Philadelphia? Last year he dumped his best WR DeSean Jackson; this year he traded LeSean McCoy to Buffalo and now they've let WR Jeremy Maclin leave via free agency, but they re-signed Marc Sanchez. Oy.

12) There were rumors all over the Internet late last night that 49ers have put Colin Kaepernick on the trading block. If true, that merits a WOW.

11) William & Mary 92, Hofstra 91 2OT--- Tribe was down nine with 5:00 left, by 5 with 0:50 left but won game on a 3-pointer with half a second left. Tremendous game, lot of action. People who rip on college ball should watch the mid-majors more.

10) William & Mary has never been in the NCAA tournament, which changes if they beat Northeastern tonight. St Francis hasn't been there either; they have a game at home against Robert Morris tomorrow. Would be cool if they both made it.

9) North Florida 63, SC Upstate 57-- Before you scoff at the Ospreys, keep in mind this league gave up Mercer LY (they beat Duke) and Florida Gulf Coast the year before (beat Georgetown and San Diego State). The unbridled joy of the students when they won is the best part of Championship Week; Murray State is the worst part.

8) Albany 60, New Hampshire 58-- Great Danes will be on 11:30 Saturday morning of Championship Week for the third straight year; they won last two years as #4/#5 seeds, underdogs- they're top seed this year. Some great minds have strolled through the halls of Albany's campus, and I went there too!!!!

Don't laugh; sales of tuna subs in the campus center went way down after I graduated.

7) Coastal Carolina 81, Winthrop 70-- Chanticleers lost to UCLA by 11, Ole Miss by 3; they beat Auburn. Cliff Ellis has taken Clemson/Auburn to NCAAs- they lost to Virginia by 11 in last year's tournament, but were #3 seed in Big South this year.

6) Nine Altanta pitchers combined to throw a 10-inning no-hitter against Houston Sunday; adding to the oddity was that the game ended in a 2-2 tie, even though Astros didn't get a hit. If I'm paying $30 to see a damn spring training game, I want to see one team win and one team lose. Tickets to Met exhibition games run from $22 to $33 for the better seats.

5) Looking ahead to Championship Week, North Carolina-Louisville would be a very tough quarterfinal 2:30 Thursday afternoon. Speaking of Louisville, was it me, or does Rick Pitino look very pale, almost sickly? He doesn't look healthy.

4) VCU-Richmond are crosstown rivals, but they're likely to meet Friday afternoon in Brooklyn in a 2:30 quarterfinal game in the A-14. Spiders won first two meetings.

3) Red Sox-Mets met in spring training this weekend for first time in four years. It has become a problem for teams who train in eastern Florida, playing too many games against the same teams. Clubs don't like to travel cross-state for games.

2) My friend John posted on Twitter this weekend than an average college game had 82.7 possessions per team in 1975, when there was no shot clock. Now there are 64.9; I think part of the reduction is that teams fouled a lot more at the end of games back then, when everything was 1-and-1 free throws after the seventh foul.

Coaching is strangling both college basketball and the NFL; reducing timeouts in college hoop would let players decide the outcome more at the end of games and give the game a better flow, which in some cases it badly needs.

1) By the way, it is March 9 and the NFL is still on the front page, with free agency starting tomorrow. They're a public relations dynamo.

**Udog** · 03-09-2015, 08:21 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, March 9

Hot teams
-- Penguins won six of their last seven games.
-- Anaheim won four of its last five games.

Cold teams
-- Islanders lost three of their last four games. Toronto lost four of last five.
-- Edmonton lost six of its last seven games. Detroit lost last two games, 5-2/5-3.
-- Nashville lost its last six games, scoring 11 goals. Arizona lost 11 of last 12 games.
-- Sharks lost 11 of their last 16 games.
-- Canucks lost four of their last five games.

Series records
-- Islanders won six of last nine games with Toronto.
-- Red Wings won 14 of last 15 games with Edmonton.
-- Predators won their last four games with Arizona.
-- Sharks won eight of last ten games with Pittsburgh.
-- Ducks won nine of last ten games with Vancouver.

Totals
-- Four of last five Toronto home games went over.
-- Six of last nine Detroit home games went over total.
-- Six of last seven Nashville road games stayed under.
-- Under is 9-4 in last thirteen Pittsburgh road games.
-- Four of last five Anaheim road games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Edmonton is 1-7 if it played night before; Detroit is 4-3.

NHL

Monday, March 9

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
EDMONTON vs. DETROIT
Edmonton is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Edmonton

7:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 9 of the NY Islanders last 10 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

10:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games on the road
Vancouver is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing Anaheim
Vancouver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim

10:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ARIZONA
Nashville is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Nashville's last 12 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games at home

10:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 14 of San Jose's last 21 games
San Jose is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games

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NHL

Monday, March 9

Leafs' Robidas out for season; Kadri sent home

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Stephane Robidas will undergo surgery on his shoulder and is done for the season, according to David Alter of mapleleafs.com.

"Stephane Robidas has been shut down for the season with a shoulder injury. Will have surgery," Alter tweeted Sunday.

The 38-year-old Robidas has been battling a shoulder injury most of the season. He has a goal and six assists in 52 games this season after signing a three-year, $9 million deal this past summer.

Alter also reported Sunday that center Nazem Kadri missed a team meeting Sunday morning and was sent home prior to the team's practice.

"He missed the meeting, so I sent him home," Maple Leafs interim head coach Peter Horachek told the Canadian Press. "He's available (Monday) if I want him."

The 24-year-old Kadri has 16 goals and 20 assists in 64 games this season.

**Udog** · 03-09-2015, 09:48 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, March 9

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NY ISLANDERS (42-21-0-4, 88 pts.) at TORONTO (26-35-0-5, 57 pts.) - 3/9/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 42-25 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 8-1 ATS (+6.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-5 ATS (+17.1 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.
TORONTO is 5-23 ATS (-21.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 11-28 ATS (+41.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 0-11 ATS (+15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.8 Units)

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EDMONTON (18-37-0-11, 47 pts.) at DETROIT (36-17-0-11, 83 pts.) - 3/9/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 18-48 ATS (+95.1 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 11-33 ATS (+64.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 6-24 ATS (+45.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 7-27 ATS (+43.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 5-18 ATS (+32.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
EDMONTON is 20-56 ATS (+116.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 16-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in non-conference games this season.
DETROIT is 18-19 ATS (-8.4 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 6-0 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 6-0-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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NASHVILLE (41-19-0-7, 89 pts.) at ARIZONA (21-38-0-7, 49 pts.) - 3/9/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 9-3 ATS (+12.2 Units) in road games after a division game this season.
NASHVILLE is 171-153 ATS (+334.7 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 22-8 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ARIZONA is 21-45 ATS (-56.6 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 1-12 ATS (+22.2 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 4-19 ATS (+37.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 7-25 ATS (+37.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 5-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 5-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (38-18-0-9, 85 pts.) at SAN JOSE (32-26-0-8, 72 pts.) - 3/9/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 82-79 ATS (+178.1 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 32-34 ATS (-29.8 Units) in all games this season.
SAN JOSE is 5-12 ATS (-15.0 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 143-123 ATS (-66.9 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 9-16 ATS (-13.5 Units) in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 1-1-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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ANAHEIM (42-18-0-7, 91 pts.) at VANCOUVER (37-24-0-4, 78 pts.) - 3/9/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 42-25 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 198-198 ATS (+430.7 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 40-20 ATS (+11.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 188-153 ATS (+27.9 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 14-6 ATS (+6.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
ANAHEIM is 50-34 ATS (+8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 213-202 ATS (+433.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 29-42 ATS (-33.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 111-108 ATS (-66.5 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 10-2 (+8.2 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 10-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-09-2015, 11:59 AM

NHL

Monday, March 9

Over a solid play on the ice Sunday night

Teams found the back of the net 41 times in just six games of NHL action Sunday night, resulting in the over going 4-1-1.

That bucks the season trend with the over being the slightly worse bet, cashing 48 percent of the time.

**Udog** · 03-09-2015, 12:10 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, March 9

NY Islanders at Toronto, 7:35 ET
NY Islanders: 42-25 SU in all games
Toronto: 11-28 SU revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite

Edmonton at Detroit, 7:35 ET
Edmonton: 40-45 SU when playing their 3rd road game in 4 days
Detroit: 9-15 SU in home games after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games

Nashville at Arizona, 10:05 ET
Nashville: 9-3 SU in road games after a division game
Arizona: 2-12 SU in home games when playing their 3rd game in 5 days

Pittsburgh at San Jose, 10:05 ET
Pittsburgh: 59-24 SU after 1 or more consecutive unders
San Jose: 5-12 SU in home games second half of the season

Anaheim at Vancouver, 10:05 ET
Anaheim: 20-12 SU in road games
Vancouver: 7-13 SU in home games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game

**Udog** · 03-09-2015, 02:04 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Pittsburgh at San Jose
The Penguins head to San Jose tonight to face a Sharks team that is 1-9 in its last 10 home games. Pittsburgh is the pick (-115) according to Dunkel, which has the Penguins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-115). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

MONDAY, MARCH 9

Game 1-2: NY Islanders at Toronto (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 9.546; Toronto 10.674
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-180: 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+160); Over

Game 3-4: Edmonton at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 11.227; Detroit 9.868
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-340): 5
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+270); Over

Game 5-6: Nashville at Arizona (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 11.204; Arizona 9.795
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-220); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-220); Under

Game 7-8: Pittsburgh at San Jose (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 13.445; San Jose 11.827
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-115); Under

Game 9-10: Anaheim at Vancouver (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 12.182; Vancouver 10.485
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-110); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (=110); Over

**Udog** · 03-09-2015, 06:34 PM

NHL

Monday, March 9

Red Wings huge faves with Oilers in town

The Detroit Red Wings will be huge favorites of -300 or greater when they host the Edmonton Oilers Monday night.

The Red Wings are currently listed at -320, with the Oilers on the board at +281.

However, Detroit is just 3-5 straight up in scenarios where they are listed at -200 or greater.

The Ducks have been road warriors this season

The Anaheim Ducks have had no problem performing well in games away from home this season, going 20-8-1 straight-up away from the Honda Center.

Anaheim will be on the road once again Monday when they travel to British Columbia for a clash with the Vancouver Canucks. The 'Nucks are 17-12-0 at home in the 2014-15 campaign.

Oddsmakers currently have Vancouver listed as slight -110 faves with a total of 5.5.

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