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**Udog** · 04-10-2015, 10:50 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

I watch lot of baseball; here are six announcers/announce teams I prefer to listen to:

-- Dick Enberg, Padres-- What a career this guy has had, all different sports. He is in his late 70's and still doing play-by-play. Pretty cool.

-- Brian Anderson, Bill Schroeder, Brewers-- Anderson is also very good on college hoop during March Madness.

-- Bob Brenly, Diamondbacks-- Has a way of explaining things very simply.

-- Dan Orsillo/Jerry Remy, Red Sox--- Orsillo is very good and once he gets laughing with Remy (who has kind of a dark side) it is good TV.

-- Rich Waltz, Tommy Hutton, Marlins-- Lot of times they digress into social media and other stuff when the Marlins stink, but they're upbeat and fun to listen to.

-- Tom Grieve, Rangers-- Like a wise uncle in the booth; very smart, calm. Always learn something when I listen to him.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.........

13) Trevor Bauer didn't allow a hit in six innings at Houston Thursday, in his six innings (111 PT) he allowed only six fair balls to be hit, striking out 11. In its first three games, Astros are batting .097 as a team.

12) Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha broke his ankle in an incident with the NYPD at a nightclub early Wednesday morning. He played 19 mpg in the Hawks' last six games before the injury.

11) Bobby Hurley was officially named coach at Arizona State, as his career path moves in the direction of eventually replacing Mike Krzyzewski at Duke.

10) Seven Kentucky players declared for the NBA Draft, gutting their team for next year; eight of the top 20 high school seniors are still undeclared, so you know John Calipari will be after lot of those guys.

One mock draft I saw had one Harrison brother getting picked #53, the other not getting taken at all. Why leave early if that is when you're getting picked?

9) There are 351 Division I college basketball teams; there are already 261 transfers posted for this year. Kids make bad decisions, or things don't go as well as they would like. No one wants to sit anymore, not even for a while.

8) There is a Presidential election in 2016; I personally don't care who wins, as long as their last name isn't Clinton or Bush.

7) There was a story this week about how in 2008, Celtics played Atlanta in a playoff series; Boston's scouting report was 100 pages long. Thats an awful lot of information-- how much do you think gets absorbed?

6) Adrian Gonzalez is the ballplayer ever to hit five home runs in his first three games of a season; I was surprised no one had ever done that before.

5) NFL announced their preseason schedule Thursday; Vikings-Steelers is the Hall of Fame game August 9. Johnny Manziel remains an interesting person, as Buffalo-Cleveland is somehow a national TV game on August 23.

4) As far as NFL mock drafts go, only one per writer, please; there is too much speculation in media today anyway. The real draft is three weeks away.

3) Not to throw dirt on any baseball team this early in the season, but if your starting rightfielder is Jeff Francoeur, chances are your team stinks.

2) Nigel Williams-Goss transferred out of Washington's basketball program; he is a very good player, will be an excellent get no matter where he lands. Two schools that already have had contact with him: UNLV and Arkansas.

1) Don't think I could ever go to the Masters; would be traumatic to be without my cellphone for that long.

**Udog** · 04-10-2015, 10:58 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 10

New York Islanders @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Game 1-2
April 10, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York Islander
12.479
Pittsburgh Pengui
9.754
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York Islander
by 2 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh Pengui
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York Islander
(+105); Under

Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Game 3-4
April 10, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo Sabres
10.707
Columbus Blue Jac
9.708
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo Sabres
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus Blue Jac
-360
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo Sabres
(+280); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, April 10

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NY ISLANDERS (46-28-0-6, 98 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (42-26-0-12, 96 pts.) - 4/10/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 12-7-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
11 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)

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BUFFALO (23-49-0-8, 54 pts.) at COLUMBUS (40-35-0-5, 85 pts.) - 4/10/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 44-118 ATS (+267.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 19-65 ATS (+149.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 40-40 ATS (+112.9 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 24-21 ATS (+2.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 14-7 ATS (+21.9 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
COLUMBUS is 22-19 ATS (+49.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
COLUMBUS is 11-6 ATS (+17.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
COLUMBUS is 15-9 ATS (+26.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLUMBUS is 28-13 ATS (+13.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 6-12 ATS (+18.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 2-3 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 10

Hot teams
-- Columbus won 10 of their last 11 games. Sabres won three of their last five.

Cold teams
-- Islanders lost nine of their last 12 games. Pittsburgh lost six of its last eight.

Series records
-- Islanders won their last three games with Pittsburgh.
-- Road team won last five Buffalo-Columbus games.

Totals
-- Six of last nine Islander-Penguin games went over.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Buffalo-Columbus games.

Back-to-back
-- None

NHL

Friday, April 10

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Buffalo is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
NY Islanders are 5-19 SU in their last 24 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

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**Udog** · 04-10-2015, 11:00 AM

NHL

Friday, April 10

Bobrovsky confirmed for red-hot Blue Jackets

According to Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch, Sergei Bobrovsky will get the start between the pipes as the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Buffalo Sabres Friday evening.

The Jackets have been a red-hot bet of late, recording 10 wins - seven of which came as underdogs - in their past 11 games.

Bobrovsky is 29-17-3 with a 2.70 goals against average and .918 save percentage this season.

Islanders a hot bet versus Penguins of late

The New York Islanders have been a hot play in head-to-head meetings with the Pittsburgh Penguins of late, winning the previous three matchups with their Metropolitan Division rivals.

The Isles have cashed as +152, +110 and -119 options over the past three games versus the Pens. Pittsburgh won the first meeting by a score of 3-1 this season.

**Udog** · 04-10-2015, 11:33 AM

See spot. See spot bet: This week's best spot bet opportunities

Letdown spot

We’re tabbing this NHL regular season finale as our letdown spot, but it could really be dubbed a “motivational” spot, with the Pittsburgh Penguins still playing for postseason positioning and the Buffalo Sabres in full-on tank mode hoping to score projected No. 1 overall pick Connor McDavid in the upcoming NHL Draft.

The Pens visit the Sabres Saturday night and head into Thursday's action sitting seventh in the Eastern Conference. Pittsburgh isn’t out of the woods when it comes to even making the playoff cut so there's a lot on the line. Buffalo is at the bottom of the league with 54 points, two less than Arizona. The Sabres, who have actually won three of their last five, could be counting down the seconds to the offseason and laying down for the Pens in order to secure the No. 1 pick.

Lookahead spot

The Toronto Raptors have the Atlantic Division title in the bag but are still trying to secure the third spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They're currently tied with the Chicago Bulls but hold the tie-breaker heading toward the weekend. Toronto has a huge matchup with the Heat Saturday night – Miami trying to sneak into the No. 8 spot - but could get caught looking ahead when it takes the court in Orlando Friday.

The Raptors visit the Magic ahead of that showdown in Miami. Toronto has won all three meetings with Orlando this season, with an average margin of victory of 10 points in those contests. The Magic did the Raps a favor Wednesday, edging the Bulls by two points and have a taste for the spoiler role now. They’ve won three in a row heading into Thursday, going 3-0 ATS in that span.

Schedule spot

Coors Field is always a tricky stadium to deal with, but it has especially draining effects this early into the season. Fresh off spring training, teams aren’t yet in tip-top shape and the thin air in Denver can quickly leave players lethargic. The Chicago Cubs head up the mountain for the Rockies' home opening series, starting Friday.

No team in the big leagues smashes more home runs in front of their faithful than Colorado. The Rockies launched a MLB-high 119 balls over the fences at Coors Field and have already done some damage with the long ball, recording five home runs in their season-opening set against the Brewers this week. Colorado won all three road games and scored a combined 20 runs in those three contests. The Cubs and Rockies have gone Over the number in 13 of their last 18 meetings in Coors Field.

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