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**Udog** · 03-15-2015, 08:09 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- Albany 51, Stony Brook 50-- Great Danes go to fifth NCAA D-I tournament, in a bitter loss for Seawolves, who blew 7-point lead in last 2:24.

-- SF Austin 83, Sam Houston State 70-- Lumberjacks are 29-4; they won a game in LY's NCAA tournament. Could they do it again?

-- Harvard 53, Yale 51-- Crimson go to NCAAs for fourth year in a row.

-- Hampton 82, Delaware St. 61-- Pirates are 16-17, probably headed to Dayton.

-- Check out YouTube for a video of Northern Arizona coach Jack Murphy almost inciting a melee after his team got hosed at Montana Friday night. It is OK to scream at the refs, but not at the other coach. They tend to yell back.

-- New Mexico State 80, Seattle 61-- Big West needs to re-claim Aggies; they're a good team in this bizarre mish-mash of teams called the WAC. They deserve better.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a college hoop Saturday

14) Big East
-- Villanova 69, Xavier 52-- Wildcats win first Big East tournament title in 20 years- their best guy back then was Kerry Kittles. Is Villanova a #1 seed? .

13) AAC
-- UConn 47, Tulsa 42-- Huskies can steal a bid from someone today.
-- SMU 69, Temple 56-- Last time Larry Brown was in NCAAs, he won it (1988).

12) ACC
-- Notre Dame 90, North Carolina 82 -- Tar Heels got tired playing for 4th day in row; Fighting Irish pass well, shoot well, are fun to watch.

11) A-14
-- VCU 93, Davidson 73-- When Rams make 12-24 on arc, they're not going to lose much-- they don't do it often, making 34.1% this year.
-- Dayton 56, Rhode Island 52-- Have feeling Archie Miller will have a new address fairly soon. Interesting game vs VCU today.

10) Big X
-- Iowa State 70, Kansas 66 -- Cyclones fell behind by 17, which they seem to do most every game, then they stormed back and won second Big X tourney in a row.

9) Big 14
-- Michigan State 62, Maryland 58-- Spartans were down 16 early, came back and beat Terps for first time in three tries this season.
-- Wisconsin 71, Purdue 51-- Boilermakers led by 5 at half, but Badgers turned it up in second half and pulled away. Should Purdue feel good about tonight?

8) Big Sky
-- Eastern Washington 69, Montana 65-- Eagles get to NCAAs for second time ever, rallying back from 11 down in last 5:00. ESPN needs to do a latenight package with the Big Sky Conference-- games are fun to watch. Tyler Harvey leads the whole country in scoring, just over 23 ppg. Does that seem low for a national leader?

7) Big West
-- Cal-Irvine 67, Hawai'i 58-- Anteaters are going to NCAAs for first time with a 7-6 center who will cause problems on defense. They've got good athletes, can shoot it some and their coach was an NBA assistant. Big West hasn't won non-play-in game since Pacific won a game ten years ago; could this be the year?

6) C-USA
-- UAB 73, Middle Tennessee 60-- MTSU was playing for 4th day in row in UAB's city, so Blazers caught lot of breaks this week. Ironic they make NCAAs just months after the school president pulled the plug on their football program, which has divided the UAB community.

Also ironic that Murry Bartow got fired at East Tennessee State this week; his dad Gene founded UAB's basketball program in 1978.

5) MAC
-- Buffalo 89, Central Michigan 84--Bobby Hurley gets to first NCAAs as a coach in his second season. He is good longshot bet to be guy who eventually replaces Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, when that time comes.

4) Mountain West
-- Wyoming 45, San Diego State 43-- Cowboys steal a bid by winning here; Aztecs just cannot score enough to do much damage next week. Wyoming is in tourney for first time since 2002; Larry Shyatt gets the most out of a limited roster.

3) Pac-12
-- Arizona 80, Oregon 52--If I'm the AD at Duquesne, I'm finding out why the hell TJ McConnell transferred to Arizona. If I'm the president at Duquesne and McConnell left because former coach Ron Everhart got fired, then I fire the AD.

By the way, Sean Miller has really done a great job of filling Lute Olson's shoes in Tucson. In three meetings this year, Arizona outscored Oregon by 80 points.

2) SEC
-- Arkansas 60, Tennessee 49 -- Razorbacks were talking trash to the Kentucky kids in between games Saturday, so this game could be a lot of fun.
-- Kentucky 91, Auburn 67-- Bruce Pearl will have his day and he'll have it within two years; it would help if Calipari left to coach in the NBA again.

1) Sun Belt
-- Georgia State 83, UL-Lafayette 79-- Panthers led by 17 at half, hung on to get to the finals. Ron Hunter has done nice job as his team moved up in class.
-- Georgia Southern 44, UL-Monroe 43-- Georgia State lost in finals LY, but ULL had an NBA player (Elfrid Payton); doubt Eagles have an NBA player.

**Udog** · 03-15-2015, 08:11 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, March 15

Hot teams
-- Panthers won five of their last seven games. Rangers won five of their last six games.
-- Blue Jackets won their last three games.
-- Dallas Stars won five of last six games. St Louis won three of its last four games.
-- Senators won five of their last six games.
-- Bruins won seven of their last eight games.
-- Penguins won seven of their last ten games.

Cold teams
-- Carolina lost five of its last six games.
-- Flyers lost four of their last five games.
-- Washington lost three of its last four games.
-- Detroit lost four of its last five games.
-- Nashville lost seven of its last nine games. Anaheim lost three of its last four.

Series records
-- Rangers won their last five games with Florida.
-- Hurricanes won four of last six games with Columbus.
-- Blues lost five of last six games with Dallas.
-- Flyers won four of last five games with Ottawa.
-- Bruins are 4-7 in last eleven games with Washington.
-- Penguins won seven of last ten games with Detroit.
-- Ducks won seven of last eight games with Nashville.

Totals
-- Six of last seven Florida road games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Columbus home games went over.
-- Four of last five St Louis games stayed under.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Ottawa home games.
-- Last three Boston road games stayed under total.
-- Five of last seven Detroit road games went over.
-- Last seven Nashville road games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Florida is 4-5 if it played the night before. Rangers are 1-3 at home if they played day before.
-- Carolina is 3-8 if it played the night before.
-- Blues are 5-4 on road if they played night before.
-- Boston is 0-5 on road if it played night before.
-- Detroit is 2-3 on road if it played night before. Penguins are 5-7 if they played night before.

**Udog** · 03-15-2015, 08:15 AM

NHL

Sunday, March 15

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
DETROIT vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games

5:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. COLUMBUS
Carolina is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home

5:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Florida is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
NY Rangers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Florida
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home

6:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. DALLAS
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. OTTAWA
Philadelphia is 6-16-3 SU in its last 25 games ,when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

7:30 PM
BOSTON vs. WASHINGTON
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Washington is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home

8:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ANAHEIM
Nashville is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games

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**Udog** · 03-15-2015, 08:26 AM

NHL

Sunday, March 15

Panthers' G Roberto Luongo, questionable Sunday

Luongo has missed the last four games with a shoulder injury and will not return Sunday against the Rangers.

NHL roundup: Bruins win fifth straight

PITTSBURGH -- With the crowd clad in green and both teams donning black and gold, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins met for the third and final time this season on Saturday.

Each of the previous eight games between the teams was decided by one goal and this contest was another tight one, with Boston defeating Pittsburgh 2-0.

It was Boston's fifth consecutive win. Pittsburgh had won eight consecutive afternoon games against Boston. The win gives the Bruins at least one point in eight straight and puts them seven points ahead of the idle Ottawa Senators for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

In a bizarre start to the game, Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby was a late scratch after taking warm-ups. Then, less than two minutes into the game, center Evgeni Malkin took a hard hit from Boston center Chris Kelly and stayed down on the ice with an apparent lower-body injury. He got up and skated off to the Pittsburgh locker room where he stayed for several minutes, but then came back out late in the first period and took a few more shifts. However, he did not return for the start of the second period.

There was no immediate update given by the Penguins on either player.

Blackhawks 6, Sharks 2

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Third-period goals from Brandon Saad and Bryan Bickell snapped a 2-2 tie and Chicago added two other scores to notch a win over desperate San Jose in front of a sell-out crowd at SAP Center.

San Jose's dwindling playoff hopes took a hit as the Sharks head out for a pivotal seven-game road trip where they'll have to try to find a way to pass at least two teams in the Western Conference to qualify for the playoffs for an 11th straight season.

Less than two minutes elapsed in the period when Blackhawks left winger Saad took advantage of an error from Sharks rookie defenseman Mirco Mueller to score his 21st goal at 1:21 of the third. Bickell, a left winger, scored his 12th at 4:56 on a feed from center Brad Richards, as San Jose's skaters got caught staring at the puck.

Chicago right wing Patrick Sharp scored his second of game and 12th of the season on the power play at 15:10 and right wing Marian Hossa filled an empty net at 17:44.

Flyers 7, Red Wings 2

PHILADELPHIA -- Six Flyers scored, including center Brayden Schenn, who notched two, leading Philadelphia to a rout of Detroit.

Flyers goaltender Steve Mason made 31 saves.

Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard made 29 saves, with left winger Justin Abdelkader and left winger Erik Cole each tallying their 19th goals of the season.

The loss was the Red Wings' fourth in their last five games.

Panthers 2, Hurricanes 0

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Center Brandon Pirri's second-period goal held up and third-string goalie Dan Ellis stopped 27 shots for his 15th career shutout as Florida claimed a shutout victory over Carolina.

Ellis, playing for his sixth NHL team since being drafted in 2000, improved to 3-0-1 after being recalled from the minors in relief of injured goalies Roberto Luongo and Al Montoya.

The Panthers (31-23-14) stayed six points out of the Eastern Conference playoffs with 14 games remaining, trailing Washington and Boston for the final two wild-card positions.

Meanwhile, the Hurricanes (25-34-8) closed out their five-game homestand 1-3-1 and were shut out for the sixth time this season.

Rangers 2, Sabres 0

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Goalie Mackenzie Skapski made 20 saves to lead New York to a shutout victory over Buffalo. It was Skapski's first career shutout in his second NHL game.

Defenseman Keith Yandle and right winger Martin St. Louis scored for New York (43-17-7).

Goalie Anders Lindback was strong between the pipes for Buffalo (19-43-6) and made 31 saves in his 100th career game.

Yandle's winning goal came with 12:29 left on a long shot from the point that made its way through traffic in front of the net to give the defenseman his first goal as a Ranger. He was traded from Arizona to New York on March 1.

The Rangers ended a season-long five-game trip with a 4-0-1 record and have won 13 of their last 16 games. They have also won their last seven games against Buffalo.

Canucks 4, Maple Leafs 1

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Right winger Derek Dorsett scored a goal and added two assists as Vancouver continued its home-ice dominance of Toronto.

Left winger Chris Higgins and right winger Jannik Hansen also scored for the Canucks, who haven't lost against Toronto at Rogers Arena since November 2003. Center Shawn Matthias scored into an empty-net goal late in the third period.

Dorsett's three points give him a career-high 22 on the season.

Right winger Phil Kessel scored Toronto's goal on a penalty shot at 12:38 of the third period.

Jets 2, Lightning 1

TAMPA, Fla. -- A five-minute boarding penalty and a costly turnover helped road-tough Winnipeg rally from a goal down in the third period, surprising division-leading Tampa Bay with a win.

Winnipeg (34-23-12) took the lead with 7:16 left in the game, capitalizing on a turnover by Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman deep in his zone during 4-on-4 play.

Right winger Blake Wheeler stole the puck from Hedman, skated around defenseman Anton Stralman and found the far end of the net to beat goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for his 20th goal and the lead. Tampa Bay (42-21-7) had lost only six games at home all season.

The game pivoted with 11:59 left in the third on a hit that Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov made close to the boards on Jets defenseman Toby Enstrom, which resulted in a five-minute boarding penalty and a game misconduct, giving the Winnipeg power play a sustained chance to tie the game.

Canadiens 3, Islanders 1

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Montreal put a halt to its recent skid in which it had lost four of its last five games by defeating New York.

Now with 93 points, the Canadiens sit alone atop the Atlantic Division.

With the loss, the Islanders have now dropped three straight home games for the first time this season. They have lost four of their last five games as well and drop three points behind the New York Rangers for first place in the Metropolitan Division.

One of the strongest offensive teams in the league, the Islanders have scored just three goals in their past three games. Running into a red-hot Carey Price certainly did not help. Price was a stalwart, repelling 35 shots in his league-leading 38th victory of the season.

Wild 3, Blues 1

ST. LOUIS -- In a potential Central Division playoff preview, Minnesota scored twice in 17 seconds with a little more than six minutes to play en route to a victory over St. Louis at Scottrade Center.

Right winger Nino Niederreiter and center Kyle Brodziak scored the decisive goals in short fashion as the Wild took control of what had been a 1-1 game.

First, Niederreiter broke the tie by putting away the puck at 13:27 after it slithered through Blues goalie Brian Elliott on center Mikko Koivu’s shot. Then, at 13:44, Brodziak beat Elliott on a point-blank backhand after right winger Vladimir Tarasenko’s turnover.

The Blues got on the board first at 4:57 of the second period when center David Backes deflected a point shot by left winger Alex Steen between goaltender Devan Dubnyk's legs. Center Paul Stastny also assisted.

Devils 4, Coyotes 1

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- New Jersey goaltender Cory Schneider is quietly having a great season on a team destined for the NHL Draft lottery. When it comes to games against Arizona, however, Schneider is having a great career.

Schneider entered Saturday night's game at Gila River Arena with a 4-1-1 record, a 0.82 goals-against average and a .970 save percentage in six career starts against the Coyotes. That dominance continued as he stopped 30 shots in the Devils' 4-1 win.

In two games against the Coyotes this season, Schneider has stopped 68 of 69 shots.

New Jersey left winger Adam Henrique opened the scoring when he batted a puck out of midair and past Coyotes goalie Mike Smith on a power play with 1:57 left in the second period. Travis Zajac, who playing defense on the power play, blasted a shot high over the net that struck the glass and ricocheted to Henrique, who was parked at the left post.

It was the Devils' fifth power play goal in their last eight games and the 15th goal of the season for Henrique.

Predators 2, Kings 1

LOS ANGELES -- Left winger Viktor Stalberg scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, rallying Nashville to a victory over Los Angeles at Staples Center.

Goaltender Pekka Rinne recorded 23 saves for his 200th career win, leading the Predators (43-20-7) to only their second win in the last nine games.

Goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 22 of the 24 shots he faced, but the Kings (33-22-13) had their two-game winning streak snapped.

The Predators scored twice within a 66-second span to prevail. They grabbed the lead when Stalberg slapped a wrist shot that deflected off the stick of Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin and fluttered past Quick at 7:43 of the third. It was Stalberg's first goal this season.

Avalanche 3, Flames 2

DENVER -- Left winger Alex Tanguay had a goal and an assist, goaltender Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves and Colorado beat Calgary.

Centers Ryan O’Reilly and John Mitchell also had goals and defenseman Tyson Barrie had two assists for the Avalanche, which picked up two important points.

Right winger David Jones and center Lance Bouma had a goal and an assist each for the Flames, who lost in regulation for the first time in March.

Goalie Karri Ramo stopped 23 shots and center Mikael Backlund had two assists for the Flames.

The chaotic playoff race in the Western Conference remains tight. Vancouver jumped Calgary into second in the Pacific Division while Los Angeles’ loss to Nashville cost it a chance to also move ahead of the Flames. Calgary, with 81 points, is one ahead of the Winnipeg, which is in the second wild-card slot after beating Tampa Bay on Saturday night.

**Udog** · 03-15-2015, 08:34 AM

NHL

Sunday, March 15

Penguins' C Evgeni Malkin, questionable Sunday

Malkin left Saturday's game with a leg injury. He is questionable for Sunday's game against the Red Wings.

**Udog** · 03-15-2015, 09:09 AM

NHL

Sunday, March 15

Road teams, under rule Saturday night

Road teams and the under were the spots to put your money on in NHL action Saturday night.

Road team went 9-3 straight up, cashing 75 percent of the time, while the under 9-2-1 coming in 81.8 percent of the time.

There are seven games on the board for Sunday.

**Udog** · 03-15-2015, 10:16 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, March 15

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FLORIDA (31-23-0-14, 76 pts.) at NY RANGERS (43-17-0-7, 93 pts.) - 3/15/2015, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 6-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 6-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.7 Units)

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CAROLINA (25-34-0-8, 58 pts.) at COLUMBUS (30-34-0-4, 64 pts.) - 3/15/2015, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 25-12 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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ST LOUIS (43-20-0-5, 91 pts.) at DALLAS (32-27-0-10, 74 pts.) - 3/15/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 5-19 ATS (+32.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 10-17 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-9 ATS (-9.1 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-5 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-5-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (29-27-0-14, 72 pts.) at OTTAWA (32-24-0-11, 75 pts.) - 3/15/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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BOSTON (36-22-0-10, 82 pts.) at WASHINGTON (36-23-0-10, 82 pts.) - 3/15/2015, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-3 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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DETROIT (37-19-0-11, 85 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (39-19-0-10, 88 pts.) - 3/15/2015, 12:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 3-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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NASHVILLE (43-20-0-7, 93 pts.) at ANAHEIM (43-20-0-7, 93 pts.) - 3/15/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 7-1 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 7-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.6 Units)

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