The Bum's 2015 NHL Playoff Thread News, Notes, Trends Etc. !!

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NHL

Friday, April 17


Offense expected from Canadiens-Senators in Game 2

The Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators played some sloppy hockey in Game 1 on Wednesday, but that only helped to continue a trend of these two teams going over. In the past nine contests between the Habs and Sens the teams have a 7-1-1 over/under record.

Those nine contests have seen the Canadiens and the Sens average 3.7 goals per game each. On 12 occasions either the Habs or the Sens tallied four or more goals, 67 percent, in the past nine.

The Canadiens have been going over in the Bell Centre lately, as the past five games in Montreal have a 4-0-1 O/U mark.

The total is currently five for Game 2 Friday.


Two months since Islanders won consecutive games

The New York Islanders will look to end a run of inconsistency when they look to take Game 2 against the Washington Capitals Friday. The Isles have not recorded back-to-back wins since Feb. 27, going 0-7 after their victories since then.

The positive for the Islanders during that span has been how close those losses have been, with six being decided by one goal and four L's coming in a shootout.

New York is currently +125 for Game 2 against the Washington Capitals.

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

-- Bronx 5, Tampa Bay 4-- ARod hit two HRs in front of 15,752 in the Trop; when are the Rays moving to Montreal?

-- Red Sox 3, Orioles 2-- Umpire Jordan Baker tossed Oriole starter Jimenez in the 4th inning, before he allowed a hit and before he warned either side. Not good.

-- Mets 4, Marlins 1-- Colon is 3-0; Mets have won six in a row.

-- Arizona 9, Giants 0-- SF is off to its worst start since 1951

-- Nationals 7, Phillies 2-- Phils are 0-10-1 in first five innings of a game.

-- In seven of eight games played in AL parks last night, the winning run scored after the sixth inning; lot of interesting games.

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

13) Since 2010, only two big leaguers batted cleanup in their MLB debut; Jose Abreu and Kris Bryant. Must be a Chicago thing. Bryant had a rough debut but there aren't too many guys like James Shields pitching in AAA.

12) CB Bucknor is generally regarded as the worst ump in the major leagues; he had the plate in the Arizona-SF game Thursday- both sets of announcers let him have it during the game.

When the Arizona play-by-play guy read the umpires' names before the game, analyst Bob Brenly let out a very loud groan, nothing else. Tremendous.

11) That said, I'll take Bucknor over Angel Hernandez any day of the week, where the A's are concerned. Oakland got hosed bigtime on a force play at second base last night and replay failed to overturn it.

Hernandez didn't umpire last night, so pretty good chance he was in New York sticking it to the A's while reviewing replays. He and Bob Melvin do not get along at all. I don't trust the freaking guy. Which leads me to......

10) ....MLB needs to be more transparent as to who is reviewing replays.

9) Get well soon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; he had quadruple bypass surgery on Thursday, is expected to make a full recovery. I firmly believe he is the greatest basketball player ever-- he hardly ever lost in high school or college. When he was a freshman at UCLA, freshman team beat the varsity by 20 and the varsity had won the national championship the year before.

8) NBA must be doing pretty well: salary cap projections for the net three years, with caveat that the labor agreement runs out after the 2017 season, so this may be posturing on the owners' part:
2016: $67.1M....2017: $89M......2018: $108M

7) Three NBA teams are getting new arenas built right now: Golden State, Sacramento and Milwaukee. How are two northern California teams getting new arenas but the A's can't get a new ballpark built? This is one problem I cannot blame on Angel Hernandez.

6) They're having problems with the new artificial turf at Rogers Centre in Toronto, where the Blue Jays play; it is too thick, too heavy. In batting practice some balls that were hit in the gaps stopped before they rolled to the fence.

5) Saints WR Marques Colston owns part of the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena League; their game in New Orleans next week was pushed back to Sunday because the NBA's Pelicans have a home playoff game on Saturday.

4) Rick Pitino lost one of his assistant coaches to Cal, so he brought back 69-year old Ralph Willard, whose son Kevin is the coach at Seton Hall.

3) Kansas State must've had a fun season this past year; five players have already either transferred or been thrown off the team, just since the season ended. They've got six new kids coming in, but even with that, they're going to have a thin roster.

2) Good rule of thumb these days might be: act as if you're being videotaped, because chances are, you just might be. This goes double for anyone in the public eye. Maybe it should go triple, or tenfold.

1) How long now before a reality TV show will be set in the pay booth of a tow truck company?

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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, April 18

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MINNESOTA (47-28-0-8, 102 pts.) at ST LOUIS (51-25-0-7, 109 pts.) - 4/18/2015, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 18-10 ATS (+28.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
MINNESOTA is 17-7 ATS (+24.2 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 11-5 ATS (+17.3 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
MINNESOTA is 15-8 ATS (+6.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-4 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 9-4-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)

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DETROIT (44-25-0-14, 102 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (50-25-0-8, 108 pts.) - 4/18/2015, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 11-20 ATS (-16.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DETROIT is 87-94 ATS (-57.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 21-7 ATS (+12.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-3 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (43-28-0-12, 98 pts.) at NY RANGERS (54-22-0-7, 115 pts.) - 4/18/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 43-40 ATS (-21.6 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 1-6 ATS (-9.2 Units) in April games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 20-26 ATS (-20.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 9-22 ATS (-26.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 6-14 ATS (-9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 54-29 ATS (+21.7 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 34-14 ATS (+13.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 24-7 ATS (+13.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY RANGERS are 128-125 ATS (-62.2 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 166-198 ATS (-112.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 11-10 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 11-10-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
10 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.5 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

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WINNIPEG (43-27-0-13, 99 pts.) at ANAHEIM (52-24-0-7, 111 pts.) - 4/18/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 52-31 ATS (+90.6 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 12-1 ATS (+10.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
ANAHEIM is 20-6 ATS (+11.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 33-14 ATS (+17.2 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 20-8 ATS (+8.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 54-37 ATS (+1.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 217-205 ATS (+464.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 11-5 ATS (+16.3 Units) on Saturday games this season.
WINNIPEG is 44-38 ATS (+87.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 33-24 ATS (+57.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-1 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 18

Rangers won seven of last eight games with Pittsburgh, with only loss in a shootout. Penguins lost last four visits here; five of last seven series games stayed under total. Penguins lost six of last seven games overall, with only win vs lowly Buffalo; seven of their last nine stayed under. Rangers won seven of last eight games overall, with four of last six going over total; they scored 0:28 into Game 1, outshot Pitt 38-25, were just 1-5 on power play (Penguins were 0-1).

Tampa Bay outshot Detroit 46-14 in Game 1, but on seven power plays, Wings actually outscored them 1-0, scoring a shorthanded goal. Lightning won seven of last ten games with Detroit- seven of those ten stayed under the total. Red Wings lost four of last five visits to Tampa, are 4-5 in last nine games overall. Tampa Bay won three of its last four games, allowing eight goals; they won four of last six at home. Under is 4-1-1 in Lightning's last six games.

Minnesota scored two empty net goals late in Game 1; they held Blues to only 21 shots in 4-2 win, four in second period. St Louis won seven of last 11 games with Minnesota; Wild lost three of last five visits to St Louis. St Louis won five of its last seven games overall. Wild won five of its last six road games, but lost four of last seven games overall. Significant pressure on Blues to win here and not go to Minnesota down 2-0, given their recent sordid playoff history.

Anaheim won last four games with Winnipeg, scoring twice in first 2:00 of a period in 4-2 Game 1 win; Jets split last six visits here. Four of last five series games went over the total. Winnipeg won four of last six games; they were 0-3 on power play in Game 1, got beat 40-24 in faceoffs. Anaheim won six of its last eight games; they scored three third period goals in Game 1, after being down 2-1 after two periods. Two of four Anaheim goals came on power play (2-3).

Home teams are 8-4 in this round; over is 6-3-3.




NHL

Saturday, April 18

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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
DETROIT vs. TAMPA BAY
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing Detroit
Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Detroit

3:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. ST. LOUIS
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Minnesota is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
St. Louis is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Minnesota

8:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of the NY Rangers last 13 games

10:30 PM
WINNIPEG vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, April 18


Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers

Game 29-30
April 18, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh Pengui
12.136
New York Rangers
10.025
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh Pengui
by 2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York Rangers
-185
5
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh Pengui
(+165); Over

Winnipeg Jets @ Anaheim Ducks

Game 31-32
April 18, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg Jets
12.996
Anaheim Ducks
11.387
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg Jets
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim Ducks
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg Jets
(+125); Over

Minnesota Wild @ St. Louis Blues

Game 25-26
April 18, 2015 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota Wild
10.037
St. Louis Blues
12.664
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis Blues
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis Blues
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis Blues
(-145); Under

Detroit Red Wings @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Game 27-28
April 18, 2015 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit Red Wings
9.184
Tampa Bay Lightni
12.740
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay Lightni
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay Lightni
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay Lightni
(-175); Under

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NHL player Stoll arrested in Las Vegas

April 18, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll was arrested Friday for suspected cocaine possession at the MGM Grand Hotel's Wet Republic pool complex.

Las Vegas police Lt. Michael Mauntel said Stoll is being held at the Clark County Detention Center.

Stoll is the boyfriend of Erin Andrews, the ''Dancing with the Stars'' co-host and Fox Sports reporter. Stoll also was engaged to actress and model Rachel Hunter, singer Rod Stewart's former wife.

The 32-year-old Stoll is an unrestricted free agent after struggling this season. He had six goals and 11 assists in 73 games, his seventh with Los Angeles after five with Edmonton.

The center helped the Kings win Stanley Cup titles in 2012 and 2014. Los Angeles missed the playoffs this season.

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- Toronto Raptors are now 0-7 in Game 1's in first round series.

-- Edmonton Oilers won NHL Draft Lottery, will have first pick in draft for fourth time in last six years. When are they going to become good?

-- Adam Jones has used the same bat in batting practice for four years.

-- 80-year old John Amironte has sung national anthem at NY Ranger games for 35 years; he is "retiring", will be missed. Saturday was his last game.

-- Alabama has 11 tight ends listed on its spring football roster. Eleven.

-- Nashville Sounds, AAA team of the A's has a scoreboard that is shaped like a guitar, seeing as Nashville is Music City.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday.........

13) FOX Sports hired Pete Rose as a studio analyst for baseball telecasts, a rare burst of sanity in an increasingly insane world. Rose still makes over $1M a year signing autographs, mostly in Las Vegas-- someday baseball will wise up and induct him into Cooperstown, where he belongs.

12) Wizards 93, Raptors 86 OT-- Teams conbined to go 12-50 from arc in this brickfest, only road win of the four games Saturday. Toronto's subs outscored Washington's 48-27, but Raptor starters were combined -30 in an OT game.

11) Warriors 106, Pelicans 99-- Golden State was up 18 at half, won despite getting only three baskets (3-12, 12 points) from bench. Tyreke Evans got hurt for New Orleans, played only 12 minutes.

10) Bulls 103, Bucks 91-- In NBA playoffs, coaches have lot more time to prepare, making it more like college ball; Thibodeau vs Kidd is a big mismatch as far as tactics go. More importantly, Chicago has better players.

9) Rockets 118, Mavericks 108-- I'm guessing Mark Cuban won't like the 32-14 edge Houston had on foul line, but they also had 29 fast break points and hit 10-25 3-pointers. Funny that Stoudemire/Prigioni are in this series; at least some of this year's Knicks made the playoffs.

8) When Marlins pitcher Mat Latos was five years old, he went to the Marlins' first-ever home game, in Joe Robbie Stadium.

7) Purdue center AJ Hammond is coming back to school next year, a big boost for the Boilermakers, who might be a top 25 team now.

6) Royals/A's aren't getting along well this weekend, after Alcides Escobar was injured Friday night on a play at second base, when Brett Lawrie slid hard into the bag. KC was upset because Lawrie actually tried hard on the play, instead of giving up the way lot of guys do.

Benches emptied both nights, nothing happened, because it is baseball after all, but Yordano Ventura drilled Lawrie last night and was ejected- he was mad because Josh Reddick hit a homer off him that might still be going, the batter before Lawrie got plunked.

5) Hanley Ramirez hit a ball in batting practice Friday that took a chunk out of the Green Monster; he chipped a piece of the wall off.

4) They put 99,391 people into the big Horseshoe for the spring football game at Ohio State yesterday. Cardale Jones threw a ball 74 yards, which is really far to throw a football. Imagine 99,000 people going to a glorified scrimmage?

3) Stephen Collier is Ohio State's 4th-string QB; QBs ALWAYS wear the different colored jersey in practice, so no one hits him, right? Collier was the only OSU QB who wasn't wearing one, so it was OK to drill the guy!!!. If I'm Collier, who must be pretty good to even be on Ohio State's roster, I'm taking a look at transferring to a school where they might care if I got hurt.

2) Buffalo Sabres lost out on prize draft prospect Connor McDavid (he played for the Erie Otters in juniors, just a great nickname), but they'll likely land Jack Eichel from Boston U-- he actually wants to play in Buffalo, so good for them.

1) A's pitcher Jesse Hahn and Mets' pitcher Matt Harvey went to high school together in Connecticut; must've had a pretty good baseball team.

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

-- I don't like coaches' interviews after first/third quarters in NBA games, even less so during playoff games. No one says anything, it just annoys the coaches.

-- I like 2-hour baseball games a lot less than 3-hour games.

-- A's are 0-5 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs; their six wins are by a combined score of 47-1. I'd rather this happen now than just be winning close games.

-- Darrell Waltrip called the contending drivers "a bunch of hungry hounds" during the Bristol NASCAR race last night; he makes races more fun to listen to.

-- Home teams are 14-6 so far in Stanley Cup playoffs; over is 10-6-4.

-- Mark Cuban can criticize college ball all he wants, but no way is the NBA game more fun to watch- they have better players, but not a better game.

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

13) NFL has a way of grabbing headlines year-round; when word came out late on Sunday that the Eagles signed Tim Tebow, it was almost like the Interweb was going to implode. Lot of fuss about a guy who isn't every good, so much so thats its been almost 600 days since he was on an NFL roster.

12) I'm not going to criticize Chip Kelly for what he's doing, mainly because I have no bleeping idea what he's trying to do, but I'm glad he traded Nick Foles to my Rams. Maybe Tebow is a nothing-to-lose attempt to find a diamond in the rough, but Tebow brings a media circus with him and who wants that?

11) Eagles have to be the team on HBO's Hard Knocks, right?

10) The poor bastard who does the NFL schedule may have had to make a few more edits when the Tebow news hit; that can't be an easy job and its already late coming out this year.

9) First eight NBA playoff games, Clippers were only team to shoot higher than than 50% from floor. Five teams shot under 40%. Houston's 29 transition points were most by any team.

8) Three of the four years the Spurs won the NBA title, they lost their first playoff game, but they also haven't repeated.

7) Mariners 11, Rangers 10-- Not often a team scores seven runs in an inning and loses; Texas pulled it off here. Nelson Cruz already has eight homers.

6) Mets 7, Marlins 6-- New York is 10-3 with best record in NL but they lost catcher D'Arnaud and lefty reliever Blevins with broken bones Sunday.

5) Rumors out of Miami have the Marlins looking for another manager already in wake of their terrible 3-10 start- what they need is a new owner. Jeffrey Loria was in New York for the weekend series and didn't look too happy.

4) Milwaukee Brewers are 2-10, with a minus-35 run differential and leadoff hitter Carlos Gomez is on the DL- they play the struggling Reds this week with both teams starving for wins.

3) Golfer Jim Furyk made $1.062M when he won at Hilton Head Sunday, his first Tour win since 2010-- he has now made over $3.8M in his career, just in this one tournament in South Carolina.

2) Good God I hope the Atlanta Hawks win the NBA title; here is the shot distribution for their five starters Sunday: 11-12-12-12-12.

They're a team!!!! No ball hogging, fallaway 25-footers. Just good basketball.

1) In his NBA career, Lebron James is 22-7 in playoff series.
In his NBA career, Carmelo Anthony is 22-41 in playoff games.

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NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, April 20

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 3 - Series Tied 1-1

NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET
New York: 16-5 SU off a close home loss by 1 goal
Pittsburgh: 9-17 SU after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored

Western Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 3 - Series Tied 1-1

St Louis at Minnesota, 8:05 ET
St Louis: 31-11 SU after playing a home game
Minnesota: 1-7 SU in home games after allowing 4 goals or more

Western Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 3 - ANA Leads 2-0

Anaheim at Winnipeg, 9:05 ET
Anaheim: 25-16 SU in road games
Winnipeg: 20-22 SU after playing a road game




NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 20

Rangers won seven of last nine games with Pittsburgh, winning three of last four visits here. Penguins lost six of last eight games overall, seven of their last ten stayed under. Rangers won seven of last nine games overall, with five of last seven going over total. Pittsburgh held Rangers to just three shots on goal in first period Saturday, after being outshot 13-5 in first period of Game 1. Rangers are just 2-12 on power play in series, Pens are 2-5. Would expect a more physical game tonight.

St Louis won eight of last 12 games with Minnesota; Blues won six of their last eight games overall- they're 3-2 in last five visits here. Over is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Wild lost five of last eight games overall- they had only one power play (0-1) in Game 2, after scoring half their goals (2-4) with man advantage in Game 1. Minnesota actually lost its last three home games- this is their first home game in two weeks. Blues have 77-56 faceoff advantage so far in series.

Anaheim is first team ever to win first two games of series at home, when they trailed both games in third period- they won last five games with Winnipeg, scoring with 0:21 left to break Jets' hearts in Game 2 on Saturday, but this is first home playoff game in Winnipeg since 1996, so fans ill be riled up. Four of last six series games went over the total. Winnipeg is 0-7 on power play in series. Ducks won seven of their last nine games; they've outscored Jets 5-0 in third period.

Home teams are 14-6 in this round; over is 10-6-4.

2015 NHL playoffs

Montreal vs Ottawa
Mtl 4-3, -$140, O5
Mtl 3-2 OT, -$140, N5
Mtl 2-1 OT, +$110, U5

Tampa Bay vs Detroit
Det 3-2, +$155, U5.5
TB 5-1, -$200, U5.5

NY Rangers vs Pittsburgh
NYR 2-1, -$180, U5
Pitt 4-3, +$175, O5

Washington vs NY Islanders
NYI 4-1, +125, N5
Wash 4-3, -$135, O5.5
NYI 2-1 OT, -$140, U5.5

St Louis vs Minnesota
Minn 4-2, +$125, O5
StL 4-1, -$140, N5

Nashville vs Chicago
Chi 4-3 OT, +$105, O5
Nash 6-2, -$120, O5
Chi 4-2, -$160, O5

Anaheim vs Winnipeg
Ana 4-2, -$150, O5
Ana 2-1, -$150, U5

Vancouver vs Calgary
Cal 2-1, +$135, U5
Van 4-1, -$155, N5
Cal 4-2, -$115, O5




NHL

Monday, April 20

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. PITTSBURGH
NY Rangers are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games

8:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. MINNESOTA
St. Louis is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Minnesota
St. Louis is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing St. Louis
Minnesota is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against St. Louis

9:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Anaheim is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Winnipeg is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games at home

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NHL

Monday, April 20


NHL roundup: Blackhawks take series lead vs. Predators

CHICAGO -- Left winger Brandon Saad scored the tiebreaking goal to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-2 win against the Nashville Predators on Sunday afternoon.

Center Jonathan Toews added a goal and an assist for Chicago, which seized a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference quarterfinal. Blackhawks center Andrew Desjardins and defenseman Brent Seabrook also scored.

Center Mike Ribeiro and defenseman Mattias Ekholm scored for Nashville

Chicago rookie goaltender Scott Darling made 35 saves to win his first career playoff start. Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne turned aside 26 shots in the loss.

Islanders 2, Capitals 1 (OT)

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Center John Tavares scored 15 seconds into overtime as the New York Islanders edged Washington in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Nassau Coliseum.

Right winger Kyle Okposo scored for the Islanders while goalie Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves.

Center Nicklas Backstrom scored late in the third period for the Capitals while goaltender Braden Holtby, who missed Game 2 with the stomach flu, recorded 40 saves.

Canadiens 2, Senators 1 (OT)

OTTAWA -- Montreal took a commanding 3-0 series lead over Ottawa when winger Dale Weise scored his second of the night at 8:47 of overtime at Canadian Tire Centre.

Weise's snap shot from the left wing circle went behind Senators goalie Craig Anderson on the short side, the only glitch in an otherwise exceptional 47-save effort.

Winger Clarke MacArthur scored the Senators' goal

Game 4 of the series is Wednesday night in Ottawa.

Flames 4, Canucks 2

CALGARY, Alberta -- Rookie center Sam Bennett scored his first NHL goal and Jonas Hiller made 23 saves as Calgary beat Vancouver in Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.

Left winger Brandon Bollig, defenseman T.J. Brodie and center Sean Monahan also scored for the Flames, while the Canucks got their goals from center Shawn Matthias and right winger Jannik Hansen in what has been a bitter series so far between the Canadian rivals.

Canucks goalie Eddie Lack made 23 saves as the Flames take a 2-1 series lead.

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NHL

Monday, April 20


Over wagers have slight edge early in playoffs

Over bets have gone 10-6 with four pushes through the first five days of the NHL postseason.

Leading the way is the series between the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators. Each of the opening three games have gone over the closing total.

The NHL playoffs resume with three games on the board Monday.

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, April 20


New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Game 51-52
April 20, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York Rangers
11.903
Pittsburgh Pengui
10.389
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York Rangers
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York Rangers
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
New York Rangers
(-120); Under

St. Louis Blues @ Minnesota Wild

Game 53-54
April 20, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis Blues
11.289
Minnesota Wild
12.772
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota Wild
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota Wild
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota Wild
(-135); Under

Anaheim Ducks @ Winnipeg Jets

Game 55-56
April 20, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim Ducks
12.932
Winnipeg Jets
9.701
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim Ducks
by 3
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg Jets
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim Ducks
(+115); Over




NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, April 20

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NY RANGERS (54-23-0-7, 115 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (44-28-0-12, 100 pts.) - 4/20/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 54-30 ATS (+11.9 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 18-6 ATS (+11.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NY RANGERS are 34-15 ATS (+11.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 24-8 ATS (+12.3 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY RANGERS are 19-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 23-12 ATS (+35.4 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 15-5 ATS (+10.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 14-9 ATS (+24.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 9-3 ATS (+12.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 44-40 ATS (-1.7 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 71-94 ATS (-40.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 21-26 ATS (-18.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 10-22 ATS (-23.3 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 26-34 ATS (-30.7 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 2-8 ATS (-9.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 11-11 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 11-11-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
11 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-1.9 Units)

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ST LOUIS (52-25-0-7, 111 pts.) at MINNESOTA (47-29-0-8, 102 pts.) - 4/20/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 59-43 ATS (+102.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 164-146 ATS (+332.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 30-24 ATS (+56.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 1-7 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 10-4 (+4.9 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 10-4-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)

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ANAHEIM (53-24-0-7, 113 pts.) at WINNIPEG (43-28-0-13, 99 pts.) - 4/20/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 44-39 ATS (+94.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 13-6 ATS (+19.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 53-31 ATS (+8.4 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 18-8 ATS (+26.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 450-378 ATS (+25.9 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 55-37 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 218-205 ATS (+440.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 7-1 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 7-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Running a 26-mile marathon seems unhealthy; then again, if I drive 26 miles, I'm looking for a Wendy's drive-thru window.

-- Cubs face Francisco Liriano tonight, their first game against a lefty starter- they also brought up infield prospect Addison Russell, who will play 2B..

-- North Carolina PG Marcus Paige had his ankle scoped this week; he didn't do lot of practicing this season.

-- San Jose Sharks "fired" Todd McLellan after seven years; he was 311-163-66 as Sharks' coach, but never made the Stanley Cup finals. No one quits these jobs.

-- Why would Oklahoma City fire Scott Brooks? Is it his fault his players were hurt all season? Sometimes coaching an NBA team seems like running an asylum. He has not been fired yet, but rumors are they want to hire Kevin Ollie.

-- Jimmy Butler scored 31 points for the Bulls last night; he didn't have a D-I scholarship offer coming out of high school. He went to Tyler JC for a year, then went to Marquette. Life is funny sometimes.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud..........

13) Losing isn't fun; Cincinnati Reds' manager Brian Price went on a 5:34 tirade against a sportswriter, complete with 77 F-bombs and 11 other expletives. My first thought on this was: the season is two weeks old and the guy sounds like he's going to have a nervous breakdown. He might not be cut out for the job.

12) Seriously, 77 F-bombs in 5:34 is tremendous and he got off to a slow start. Worst thing about the whole thing is that his basic point is wrong; its the job of the reporter to give out news on the team. If a manager can't deal with this being the age of instant news via social media, then he shouldn't have the job he has. If he doesn't start winning soon, he won't have it anyway.

11) Sad day for a couple of tough guys: Doug Buffone, 71 and Bob St Clair, 84 two very tough men, passed away Monday. Buffone was a LB for the Bears with Dick Butkus, St Clair was a Hall of Famer for the 49ers. RIP fellas.

10) Anaheim Ducks are first team in NHL history to lead a playoff series 3-0 when they trailed all three games in the third period. Ottawa is down 3-0 in its series with Montreal, losing last two games in OT- they led all three games after the first period.

9) Woman was standing behind the plate in Pittsburgh last night; a foul ball hit the net, the net gave way a little and the ball hit the lady square in the side of the head. She was taken away on a stretcher after a 15-minute delay- can you say "personal injury lawsuit"?

8) Steve Spurrier turned 70 years old this week, is still going strong, playing golf and coaching the Gamecocks. He's had a tremendous career.

7) Adrian Peterson will make $765,000 a game this season, $15M in 2016, $17M in 2017; will another team take a chance on such an expensive player in his 30's? Peterson hasn't played since Week 1 of last season.

6) Kyle Wiltjer is coming back to Gonzaga next year, Jakob Poeltl is coming back to Utah, great news for both those teams.

5) Couple transfers to note: PG Ricky Tarrant goes from Alabama to Memphis and Evan Payne goes from LMU to Long Beach State.

4) Rumors say the Marlins will hire Wally Backman as manager if they can Mike Redmond; Backman is a fiery type who has done well in the minors, but Redmond is highly respected. Two weeks is a little quick to be firing people.

3) 15 of 30 current major league managers caught in the big leagues.

2) Ranger-Penguin series is first time since 2009 Stanley Cup finals that the Penguins haven't had home ice advantage in a series- thats ten series ago.

1) NFL schedule comes out tonight at 8:00; as Bud Grant used to say, "Its not who you play, its when you play them." Steelers-Patriots is early favorite to be the Thursday night season opener.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, April 21

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TAMPA BAY (51-25-0-8, 110 pts.) at DETROIT (44-26-0-14, 102 pts.) - 4/21/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 6-13 ATS (-9.7 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
TAMPA BAY is 22-7 ATS (+11.5 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 176-189 ATS (+405.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
DETROIT is 21-25 ATS (-8.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 10-16 ATS (-7.2 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 3-8 ATS (-11.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
DETROIT is 11-21 ATS (-21.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DETROIT is 87-95 ATS (-80.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 8-3 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 8-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

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WASHINGTON (46-27-0-12, 104 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (49-29-0-7, 105 pts.) - 4/21/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 23-10 ATS (+8.3 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 26-14 ATS (+7.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 29-35 ATS (-7.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 57-86 ATS (-32.7 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 7-7 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 7-7-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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NASHVILLE (48-26-0-11, 107 pts.) at CHICAGO (50-29-0-6, 106 pts.) - 4/21/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 1-6 ATS (-6.7 Units) in April games this season.
NASHVILLE is 8-14 ATS (-11.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
NASHVILLE is 8-16 ATS (-10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 47-16 ATS (+16.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 187-147 ATS (+36.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
CHICAGO is 25-23 ATS (-9.0 Units) second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 11-6 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 11-6-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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VANCOUVER (49-31-0-5, 103 pts.) at CALGARY (47-31-0-7, 101 pts.) - 4/21/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 41-50 ATS (-19.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 47-38 ATS (+86.4 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 26-20 ATS (+1.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 24-8 ATS (+14.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CALGARY is 21-10 ATS (+10.6 Units) after a division game this season.
VANCOUVER is 124-113 ATS (+245.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 21-15 ATS (+36.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 3-14 ATS (+18.8 Units) when leading in a playoff series since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 12-5 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 12-5-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 21

Tampa Bay outshot Detroit 76-38 in first two games, 31-10 in third period; they went 2-4 on power play in Game 2, after being outscored 1-0 on seven power plays in Game 1. Lightning won eight of their last 11 games with Detroit- seven of those 11 stayed under the total. Tampa Bay won four of its last five games overall, allowing nine goals; they split last four visits to Motor City. Under is 4-2-1 in Lightning's last seven games. Red Wings lost three of last four at home.

Islanders scored 0:15 into OT Sunday, 6th-fastest OT goal in NHL history; they're 5-7 in last dozen games overall, with over 5-3-1 in last nine. Isles are 0-6 on power play in series-- only eight penalties total were called in last two games. Caps won six of their last ten games with over 7-3-1 in last 11- they outshot Islanders 24-14 in third period last two games, but Islanders outshot them 33-13 in first two periods Sunday. Home side won six of last seven series games. Isles are 3-2 in last five here.

Nashville lost eight of last nine games overall after 4-2 loss here Sunday; Predators lost five of last seven games with Chicago, with last four going over total- they'e 2-12 on power play in series, are down 2-1 despite not allowing third period goal in series. Chicago won last three series games in this building, with two of three going OT/SO; all three games in this playoff series have gone over total. Nashville lost its last three road games by combined score of 11-5.

Calgary finally scored couple of first period goals in 4-2 win Sunday; five of their seven series goals have come in third period, on 34 shots. Flames have now won seven of last ten games; under is 5-2-1 in last eight Calgary games. Home crowd helped underdog Flames in Game 3; they can gra commanding series lead here. Calgary won four of last five games with Vancouver, despite scoring eleven goals in four games. Vancouver is 2-7 on power play in series. Under is 3-1-2 in last five series games.

Home teams are 15-8 in this round; over is 11-8-4.

2015 NHL playoffs
Montreal vs Ottawa
Mtl 4-3, -$140, O5
Mtl 3-2 OT, -$140, N5
Mtl 2-1 OT, +$110, U5

Tampa Bay vs Detroit
Det 3-2, +$155, U5.5
TB 5-1, -$200, U5.5

NY Rangers vs Pittsburgh
NYR 2-1, -$180, U5
Pitt 4-3, +$175, O5
NYR 2-1, even U5

Washington vs NY Islanders
NYI 4-1, +125, N5
Wash 4-3, -$135, O5.5
NYI 2-1 OT, -$140, U5.5

St Louis vs Minnesota
Minn 4-2, +$125, O5
StL 4-1, -$140, N5
Minn 3-0, -$135, U5

Nashville vs Chicago
Chi 4-3 OT, +$105, O5
Nash 6-2, -$120, O5
Chi 4-2, -$160, O5

Anaheim vs Winnipeg
Ana 4-2, -$150, O5
Ana 2-1, -$150, U5
Ana 5-4 OT, +$120, O5

Vancouver vs Calgary
Cal 2-1, +$135, U5
Van 4-1, -$155, N5
Cal 4-2, -$115, O5




NHL

Tuesday, April 21

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Detroit is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay

7:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY ISLANDERS
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Washington is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Islanders are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games at home

9:30 PM
NASHVILLE vs. CHICAGO
Nashville is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Nashville

10:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. CALGARY
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Vancouver is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Calgary
Calgary is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Vancouver
Calgary is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 21


Nashville Predators @ Chicago Blackhawks

Game 61-62
April 21, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville Predato
9.312
Chicago *********
12.265
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago *********
by 3
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago *********
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago *********
(-175); Under

Vancouver Canucks @ Calgary Flames

Game 63-64
April 21, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver Canucks
12.944
Calgary Flames
10.320
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver Canucks
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary Flames
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver Canucks
(+100); Under

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Detroit Red Wings

Game 57-58
April 21, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay Lightni
10.324
Detroit Red Wings
11.404
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit Red Wings
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay Lightni
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit Red Wings
(+105); Over

Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

Game 59-60
April 21, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington Capita
10.163
New York Islander
12.761
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York Islander
by 2 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York Islander
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York Islander
(-145); Over

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Pointspreads for Week 1 of the 2015 NFL season

-- Steelers @ Patriots -6
-- Packers -4 @ Bears
-- Chiefs @ Texans -1.5
-- Browns @ Jets -1
-- Colts -3 @ Bills
-- Dolphins -2.5 @ Redskins
-- Panthers -4 @ Jaguars
-- Seahawks -3.5 @ Rams
-- Saints @ Cardinals -2.5
-- Lions @ Chargers -2
-- Titans @ Buccaneers -3
-- Bengals -3 @ Raiders
-- Ravens @ Broncos -4
-- Giants @ Cowboys -5.5
-- Eagles @ Falcons -1.5
-- Vikings @ 49ers -3.5

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Initial thoughts on the '15 NFL schedule

13) Week 1 Thursday night game: Steelers @ Patriots. New England doesn't have lot of strong opponents on its '15 schedule; with this game on NBC, the opponent had to be a good team, and Pittsburgh fits that bill.

12) Eagles have five primetime games, plus Thanksgiving Day in Detroit, so the league is saying they like what Chip Kelly is doing. Weeks 6-7-9, Philly is on in primetime all three weeks, with a bye in Week 8.

11) Four of the Giants' first six games are night games, with three of the four divisional games.

10) Week 1: Ravens @ Broncos-- Gary Kubiak against team he worked for last year. Week 11: Broncos @ Bears-- John Fox against team he worked for LY.

9) Week 6: Cardinals @ Steelers-- Ben Roethlisberger wasn't happy when the Steelers let Bruce Arians go as OC; Arians returns here as a very successful head coach of the Cardinals-- he spent eight years in Pittsburgh.

8) Rex Ryan faces his old team in Week 10 when the Bills visit Swamp Stadium; they meet again January 3 in Orchard Park. Starting in Week 10, Buffalo plays five of six games on the road, including three in row in Weeks 10-12.

7) Week 1: Packers @ Bears-- Last three years, the team Green Bay opened the season with eliminated the Packers in the playoffs that year.

6) Andre Johnson catches passes for the Colts now; the longtime Texan WR will see his former team in Weeks 5 and 15, with Week 5 in Houston.

5) Week 1: Titans @ Bucs-- If Winston/Mariota are the first two picks in the draft next week, they could face each other in the first game of their careers.

4) Week 2: Seahawks @ Packers-- If Seattle kicks off to start the game, they have to onside kick, right?

3) Thanksgiving tripleheader:
-- Eagles-Lions, Panthers-Cowboys, Bears-Packers. Green Bay will retire #4 that night, as Brett Favre returns to the frozen tundra.

2) Jerry Jones better order some warm parkas for his team; their last three road games are in Washington (Dec 7 night game), Green Bay six days later, then in Buffalo on Dec 27. Something to ponder when you draft your fantasy team.

1) Oh yeah, DeMarco Murray is an Eagle now; Philly-Dallas games are Week 2, a 4:25 (presumably national) game, then a Week 9 Sunday night game.