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**Udog** · 04-03-2015, 05:21 PM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Wisconsin-Kentucky is 7th national semi-final since 1987 with two #1 seeds. Here is a list of the first six of those games.......

2008: Kansas (+3) 84, North Carolina 66

2002: Maryland (+1.5) 97, Kansas 88

1997: Kentucky 78 (-1.5), Minnesota 69

1996: Kentucky 81 (-8), UMass 74

1993: Michigan (+6.5), Kentucky 78

1987: Indiana (+4) 97, UNLV 93 (underdogs 5-1 vs spread in these games)

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here........

13) Shaka Smart takes the Texa$ job and the ca$h that comes with it; read some stuff that said Texas AD Patterson is very hard to work for. Big 14 is real tough league; West Virginia already presses a lot in that league. Rick Barnes was in the NCAA tournament 16 of 17 years; tough act to follow

12) Tennessee paid a search firm $51,000 for them to be told Rick Barnes is a good coach; I would've told them for $51. What a waste of money.

BARNES' WIFE WENT TO TENNESSEE!!!! All they had to do was call him up, and they save $51,000. Complete waste of money. Barnes will be Vols' fourth coach in last six years, by the way. Hard to figure out why.

11) Bowling Green fired its coach Chris Jans, after a video surfaced of Jans in a bar, hitting on a woman while drunk. Jans went 21-12 in his first year with the Falcons, who will have their third coach in three years next fall.

10) John Wooden's last game was 40 years ago in San Diego, when his UCLA team won the NCAA tourney; tickets for the Final Four that year cost $12.

9) Missouri Valley-Mountain West will have a series of games next fall, which will help each league's non-conference schedules and provide some quality TV programming. UNLV-Wichita, Illinois State-San Diego State are two of the better games on the schedule.

8) Sacramento Kings signed 7-foot-5 Sim Bhullar to a 10-day contract; good move. Young man is a better athlete than you'd think; he'll do fine.

7) Chris Paul had a huge game Wednesday, in Clippers' win at Portland; he had 41 points, 17 assists; his only turnover was in the first 0:15 of the game.

6) Coco Crisp (elbow) is out 6-8 weeks for the A's, who play 23 of their first 26 games against AL West rivals. Lot of new players on the A's this season.

5) Chicago Blackhawks (21,756), Montreal Canadiens (21,286) lead the NHL in average attendance; Florida (11,190), Carolina (12,483) are last in the league.

4) Justin Verlander begins the baseball season on the DL, first time he has been on the DL. Tigers are hopeful he can make his first start on April 12 against the Indians; they're not real deep in pitching.

3) Houston Texans have 35 ladies on their cheerleading squad; when they had tryouts recently, over 1,000 women tried out. Lot of cheerleaders in Texas.

2) Washington Redskins once went 11 years (1968-79) without a first round draft pick; their first pick in the '72 draft was in the 8th round!!!!

1) Billy Donovan's salary at Florida is $4.07M a year, but there are murmurs that he will listen closely when NBA teams come calling later this spring; if he leaves Gainesville, it'll create a big domino effect in the coaching carousel, and Shaka Smart might wish he turned down this Texas offer.

**Udog** · 04-03-2015, 05:30 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 3

Colorado Avalanche @ Anaheim Ducks

Game 57-58
April 3, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado Avalanch
10.440
Anaheim Ducks
13.311
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim Ducks
by 3
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim Ducks
-225
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado Avalanch
(-225); Under

Arizona Coyotes @ San Jose Sharks

Game 59-60
April 3, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona Coyotes
9.311
San Jose Sharks
11.555
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose Sharks
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose Sharks
-310
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose Sharks
(-310); Over

Montreal Canadiens @ New Jersey Devils

Game 51-52
April 3, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal Canadien
9.742
New Jersey Devils
11.319
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey Devils
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal Canadien
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey Devils
(+150); Under

Chicago Blackhawks @ Buffalo Sabres

Game 53-54
April 3, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago *********
11.077
Buffalo Sabres
11.903
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo Sabres
by 1
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago *********
-300
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo Sabres
(+250); Over

St. Louis Blues @ Dallas Stars

Game 55-56
April 3, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis Blues
11.392
Dallas Stars
12.182
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas Stars
by 1
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas Stars
-115
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas Stars
(-115); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, April 3

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MONTREAL (47-22-0-9, 103 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (31-33-0-13, 75 pts.) - 4/3/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-2 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

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CHICAGO (47-24-0-6, 100 pts.) at BUFFALO (22-47-0-8, 52 pts.) - 4/3/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 51-48 ATS (-26.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 40-33 ATS (-25.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 15-19 ATS (-22.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 6-1 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
BUFFALO is 198-197 ATS (+432.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
BUFFALO is 43-116 ATS (-185.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 18-63 ATS (+151.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-0-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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ST LOUIS (47-23-0-7, 101 pts.) at DALLAS (37-30-0-10, 84 pts.) - 4/3/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 4-10 ATS (-10.1 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 9-2 ATS (+6.6 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 196-133 ATS (+19.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 6-20 ATS (+28.4 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 6-16 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-6 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-6-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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COLORADO (35-30-0-12, 82 pts.) at ANAHEIM (50-22-0-7, 107 pts.) - 4/3/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 50-29 ATS (+88.8 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 447-376 ATS (+57.3 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 33-13 ATS (+14.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 20-7 ATS (+9.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 24-6 ATS (+13.4 Units) in home games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 54-22 ATS (+20.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 90-76 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 52-38 ATS (+12.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 13-7 ATS (+20.9 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-2 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.3 Units)

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ARIZONA (23-46-0-8, 54 pts.) at SAN JOSE (38-30-0-9, 85 pts.) - 4/3/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 23-54 ATS (+100.2 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 9-31 ATS (+60.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
ARIZONA is 5-24 ATS (+46.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
SAN JOSE is 38-39 ATS (+92.2 Units) in all games this season.
SAN JOSE is 8-13 ATS (-18.0 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 14-16 ATS (-6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN JOSE is 7-10 ATS (-16.3 Units) in home games 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
SAN JOSE is 8-4 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 8-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.5 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, April 3

Montreal at New Jersey, 7:05 ET
Montreal: n/a
New Jersey: n/a

Chicago at Buffalo, 7:05 ET
Chicago: 26-29 SU after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games
Buffalo: 6-1 SU in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game

St Louis at Dallas, 8:35 ET
St Louis: 4-10 SU on Friday nights
Dallas: 20-11 SU when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days

Colorado at Anaheim, 10:05 ET
Colorado: 14-27 SU off a road loss
Anaheim: 16-4 SU off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more

Arizona at San Jose, 10:05 ET
Arizona: 5-24 SU revenging a loss versus opponent
San Jose: 7-0 SU off an home win scoring 4 or more goals

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 3

Hot teams
-- Chicago won its last three games, allowing five goals. Buffalo won its last two games, after losing 12 of its previous 13.
-- Dallas Stars won five of their last seven games.
-- Ducks won four in row, eight of last ten games.
-- Sharks won three of their last four games.

Cold teams
-- Canadiens lost four of their last five games. Devils lost last six games, scoring 7 goals.
-- Blues lost five of their last seven games.
-- Colorado lost five of its last six games.
-- Arizona lost ten of its last twelve games.

Series records
-- Devils lost four of last five games with Montreal.
-- Sabres lost their last six games with Chicago.
-- Blues lost five of last seven games with Dallas.
-- Ducks won their last four games with Colorado.
-- Sharks won four of last five games with Arizona.

Totals
-- Over is 3-0-1 in last four Montreal-New Jesey games.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Chicago games.
-- Four of Dallas Stars' last five games went over.
-- Last three Colorado-Anaheim games stayed under.
-- Six of last nine Arizona-San Jose games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Montreal is 8-4 on road if it played night before.
-- Chicago is 5-3 on road if it played night before.
-- Blues are 6-4 on road if they played night before.

NHL

Friday, April 3

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. BUFFALO
Chicago is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Chicago

7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. NEW JERSEY
Montreal is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home

8:30 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. DALLAS
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games at home
Dallas is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games

10:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing San Jose
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
San Jose is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games at home

10:00 PM
COLORADO vs. ANAHEIM
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Colorado

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