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**Udog** · 04-24-2015, 10:02 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Top six picks in ESPN.com's last NFL mock draft........

6) Jets-- Todd Gurley, RB Georgia-- Has been cleared medically.

5) Redskins-- Shane Ray, LB Missouri-- Skins need an edge pass rusher.

4) Raiders-- Amari Cooper, WR Alabama-- Derek Carr needs some receivers.

3) Jaguars-- Dante Fowler, DE Florida-- Can also play outside linebacker.

2) Titans-- Marcus Mariota, QB Oregon-- Could very easily trade this pick.

1) Buccaneers-- Jameis Winston, QB Florida State-- If you made $1M a year and your job depended on getting this pick right, who would you choose?

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

13) Warriors 123, Pelicans 119 OT-- Golden State was down 20 after the third quarter; Curry was 7-18 on the arc, Thompson 6-12, everyone else 1-11.

12) Bulls 113, Bucks 106 2OT-- In a double OT game, Chicago was +18 if Pau Gasol was on the court, -11 if he wasn't and he was only off for 14:00.

11) Reason #7,142 that NBA playoff series are too long; teams down 3-0 are a combined 0-110 in playoff series. Thats oh and 110.

10) Rajon Rondo will go down as one of the NBA's all-time strangest people; there was a story on the Interweb this year about when he was with Boston, during a film session, he took a water bottle, fired it at the 50-inch flatscreen TV that was playing the video of the game and shattered it. For no reason other than than the coach was critiquing his play. Oy.

9) Over/under on Lebron James' points Thursday was 26.5; he had 31. One of the great joys of being in Las Vegas is all the odd things you can bet on- there is no shortage of prop bets for any big event.

8) More college basketball transfers: Manu Lecomte from Miami to Baylor; Drexel's leading scorer Damion Lee was poached by Louisville.

7) Speaking of Louisville, they're taking a trip to Puerto Rico in August, where they will play six exhibition games. Trips like this are invaluable.

6) Maryland-Georgetown have finally agreed to play a game in November, which will be very big in that area of the world- they've only met three times since 1980, when Georgetown became a national power.

5) Mississippi State is expected to land Malik Newman today, the first prime recruit of the Ben Howland era; Newman's dad played for State. Problem is if he is any good, he's likely a 1-and-done, but he puts the Bulldogs on the map.

4) NFL schedule oddity: this will be the second year in a row no AFC team will play on Thanksgiving Day.

3) Mets are the 28th team since 2000 to win 11 games in a row; only two of previous 27 wound up that season with a losing record: the '04 Rays went 70-91 despite a 12-game win streak. The '13 Blue Jays won 11 games in a row, but wound up 74-88 anyway.

2) Major league teams whose pitchers walk more than they strike out are 4-25 this season, wth two of the four wins coming Wednesday night.

1) Baseball season is 18 days old; Phillies have played 16 games (5-11) but they still haven't led a game (0-13-3) after the fifth inning.

**Udog** · 04-24-2015, 10:04 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 24

Ottawa Senators @ Montreal Canadiens

Game 83-84
April 24, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa Senators
13.230
Montreal Canadien
14.795
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal Canadien
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal Canadien
-165
5
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal Canadien
(-165); Over

Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers

Game 81-82
April 24, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh Pengui
10.236
New York Rangers
12.397
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York Rangers
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York Rangers
-185
5
Dunkel Pick:
New York Rangers
(-185); Over

Minnesota Wild @ St. Louis Blues

Game 85-86
April 24, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota Wild
13.109
St. Louis Blues
9.708
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota Wild
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis Blues
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota Wild
(+130); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, April 24

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PITTSBURGH (44-29-0-13, 101 pts.) at NY RANGERS (56-23-0-7, 119 pts.) - 4/24/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 44-42 ATS (-22.6 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 2-8 ATS (-9.4 Units) in April games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 21-28 ATS (-20.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 10-24 ATS (-26.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 7-16 ATS (-10.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 56-30 ATS (+23.8 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 36-15 ATS (+13.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 26-8 ATS (+12.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY RANGERS are 128-126 ATS (-63.9 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 166-199 ATS (-118.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 13-11 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 13-11-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
12 of 23 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

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OTTAWA (44-27-0-15, 103 pts.) at MONTREAL (53-23-0-10, 116 pts.) - 4/24/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 53-33 ATS (+89.8 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 47-28 ATS (+12.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 46-28 ATS (+9.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 23-15 ATS (+1.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MONTREAL is 31-24 ATS (+55.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 29-21 ATS (+5.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 20-13 ATS (+33.2 Units) after a division game this season.
OTTAWA is 13-7 ATS (+21.6 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 12-10 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 12-10-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
12 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.9 Units)

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MINNESOTA (48-30-0-8, 104 pts.) at ST LOUIS (53-26-0-7, 113 pts.) - 4/24/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 18-11 ATS (+29.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
MINNESOTA is 17-8 ATS (+25.3 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 11-6 ATS (+18.5 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
MINNESOTA is 165-146 ATS (+317.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 11-4 ATS (+15.7 Units) in road games 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 11-5 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 11-5-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 24

Ottawa scored Game 4's only goal at 9:05 of third period after Montreal won previous two games in OT- Game 4 was only game Senators haven't led after first period. Six of nine Montreal goals have come in second period, as Canadiens outshot Ottawa 62-37 in 2nd period in series. Montreal won five of its last six games overall, allowing 14 goals; over is 5-2-3 in their last ten games. Ottawa is lost four of last five visits to Montreal. Over is 7-3-2 in last eleven series games. Canadiens are 1-16 on power play in series, Ottawa is 3-12.

Rangers won nine of last 11 games with Pittsburgh, winning four of last five played here. Penguins lost eight of last ten games overall, nine of their last twelve stayed under. Rangers won nine of last 11 games overall, with three of four in this series ending 2-1. Last three games, there were total of only 28 shots on goal (16-12 Pitt) in first period. Penguins were held without shot in OT of Game 4, as Rangers scored on third shot at 3:14 of OT to win and set up elimination game here. Rangers are just 2-17 on power play in series, Pens are 2-10.

St Louis scored couple goals 1:25 apart to open scoring in decisive 6-1 Game 4 win that evened series and gave Blues home ice edge back. Blues had 10 first period shots, only third time in series they had 10+ shots in a period- they're still just 1-7 on power play in series. Minnesota split its last four in St Louis- they won the two games in this series when St Louis didn't score in first period. Wild is 1-5 on power play last three games, after scoring half their goals (2-4) with man edge in Game 1. Over is 4-1-1 in last six series games.

Home teams are 22-13 in this round; over is 16-14-5

2015 NHL playoffs
Montreal vs Ottawa
Mtl 4-3, -$140, O5
Mtl 3-2 OT, -$140, N5
Mtl 2-1 OT, +$110, U5
Ott 1-0, -$106, U5

Tampa Bay vs Detroit
Det 3-2, +$155, U5.5
TB 5-1, -$200, U5.5
Det 3-0, -$105, U5.5
TB 3-2 OT, -$107, N5

NY Rangers vs Pittsburgh
NYR 2-1, -$180, U5
Pitt 4-3, +$175, O5
NYR 2-1, even U5
NYR 2-1 OT, -$119, U5

Washington vs NY Islanders
NYI 4-1, +125, N5
Wash 4-3, -$135, O5.5
NYI 2-1 OT, -$140, U5.5
Wash 2-1 OT, +$125, U5.5
Wash 5-1, -4130, O5

St Louis vs Minnesota
Minn 4-2, +$125, O5
StL 4-1, -$140, N5
Minn 3-0, -$135, U5
StL 6-1, +$128, O5

Nashville vs Chicago
Chi 4-3 2OT, +$105, O5
Nash 6-2, -$120, O5
Chi 4-2, -$160, O5
Chi 3-2 3OT, -$160, U5.5
Nash 5-2, -$119, O5

Anaheim vs Winnipeg
Ana 4-2, -$150, O5
Ana 2-1, -$150, U5
Ana 5-4 OT, +$120, O5
Ana 5-2, +$106, O5.5
Ducks win series, 4-0

Vancouver vs Calgary
Cal 2-1, +$135, U5
Van 4-1, -$155, N5
Cal 4-2, -$115, O5
Cal 3-1, -$120, U5
Van 2-1, -$147, U5

NHL

Friday, April 24

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. MONTREAL
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Ottawa is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Montreal is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa

7:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. NY RANGERS
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of the NY Rangers last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh

9:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. ST. LOUIS
Minnesota is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Minnesota
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

10:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. ANAHEIM
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Winnipeg is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

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**Udog** · 04-24-2015, 10:04 AM

NHL

Friday, April 24

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Friday's NHL Playoffs betting cheat sheet
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Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens (-166, 5)
Canadiens lead series 3-1

The Ottawa Senators have played their best when there has been little margin for error. After staving off a sweep by scoring the lone goal of the last contest, the Senators look to prevent their season from coming to an end when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Friday in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.

"We have a hard road to travel and there's no reason why we can't be in the next game also," said Craig Anderson, who made 28 saves in a 1-0 win on Wednesday and has stopped 75-of-77 shots since relieving Andrew Hammond. Rookie Mike Hoffman scored the lone goal midway into the third period for Ottawa, which also stepped up its game when the regular season was slipping away by posting a 21-3-3 mark in its final 27 contests. Montreal was unable to secure its second sweep of a first-round foe in as many years, but Carey Price isn't hanging his head. "We've just got to do the same thing," Price said. "There's no secret to it; their backs are against the wall."

TRENDS:

*Senators are 11-2 in their last 13 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
*Home team is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
*Over is 5-0-2 in the last 7 meetings in Montreal.
*Under is 5-1-1 in Senators last 7 vs. Atlantic.

Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers (-185, 5)
Rangers lead series 3-1

After setting a franchise record in wins during the regular season, the New York Rangers need just one more to advance to the second round in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Presidents' Trophy-winning Rangers look to accomplish that feat and complete another early postseason exit for the Pittsburgh Penguins when the Metropolitan Division rivals meet at Madison Square Garden in Game 5 on Friday.

Although New York is enjoying the upper hand in the series, coach Alain Vigneault is keeping a keen eye on an opponent that knows all too well that a 3-1 lead can evaporate in short order. After all, the Rangers overcame that very deficit to derail the Penguins in the second round last year. "Pittsburgh has elite players and great balance up front, and a goalie who has won a Stanley Cup and proven he's one of the top guys in the league," Vigneault said. While all of that holds water, captain Sidney Crosby's two goals came in the Penguins' 4-3 win in Game 2, Evgeni Malkin has been plagued by an undisclosed injury and Marc-Andre Fleury has been undone by a lack of offensive support.

TRENDS:

*Penguins are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in New York.
*Rangers are 32-12 in their last 44 games following a win.
*Under is 14-5 in Penguins last 19 games playing on 1 days rest.
*Under is 4-1 in Rangers last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games.

Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues (-139, 5)
Series tied 2-2

Having reclaimed home ice with a dominating performance in a lopsided romp, the St. Louis Blues are riding a wave of optimism as they prepare to host the Minnesota Wild in Friday's Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. Vladimir Tarasenko scored a pair of goals as the Blues drubbed the Wild 6-1 on Wednesday to level the best-of-seven series at two games apiece.

"We're going to play our game now. We're not going to chase it around the rink like we did the first three games," St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said." This is the way it's going to be for the next little while. If they can match it, great on them." The Blues amassed their highest postseason goal total since 2003 to snap a nine-game playoff drought on the road. Minnesota suffered the worst postseason defeat in franchise history only two nights after a convincing 3-0 victory over St. Louis. “We went from feeling awesome about ourselves, feeling like we can’t be beat after last game, and then you get a little dose of reality, a little slap in the face,” Wild forward Zach Parise said.

TRENDS:

*Wild are 5-1 in their last 6 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
*Blues are 66-30 in their last 96 home games.
*Over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings.
*Over is 5-1 in Wild last 6 following a loss of 3 or more goals.

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**Udog** · 04-24-2015, 10:05 AM

NHL

Friday, April 24

Over tickets cashing in Montreal

Despite being known for a defensive approach this season, the Montreal Canadiens have been exciting fans in the Bell Centre as of late going 4-0-2 over/under in their past six games at home.

The Habs have averaged 3.5 goals while allowing 3.3 in those six contests. The combined 6.8 goals per game, is a full two goals more than their season average.

Montreal will look to close out their Round 1 series against the Ottawa Senators Friday.

NHL roundup: Lightning storm back in Detroit

DETROIT -- Tyler Johnson's second goal of the game, 2:25 into overtime, completed the Tampa Bay Lightning's comeback from a two-goal deficit, and gave them a 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday at Joe Louis Arena to tie the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at 2-2.

Johnson also had an assist and Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay while Ben Bishop stopped 22 shots.

Gustav Nyquist and Joakim Andersson scored for Detroit. Petr Mrazek stopped 26 shots.

Capitals 5, Islanders 1

WASHINGTON -- Rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov scored two goals and assisted on another to lead Washington over the New York Islanders in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Karl Alzner, Brooks Laich and Jason Chimera also scored for the Capitals, who can clinch the best-of-seven series with a victory on Saturday at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.

Center Josh Bailey scored the only goal for the Islanders, who are looking to stay alive in their final season in the 43-year-old Coliseum.

Predators 5, Blackhawks 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Scoring three goals in a 2:27 span early in the third period, Nashville staved off elimination in Game 5 of its Western Conference quarterfinal series with Chicago.

Filip Forsberg scored a hat trick and James Neal and Colin Wilson also added goals in the win for Nashville. Goalie Pekka Rinne finished with 28 saves for the Predators, who will go back to Chicago on Saturday night for Game 6.

Kris Versteeg and Brad Richards scored for Chicago while Scott Darling made 24 saves.

Canucks 2, Flames 1

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Daniel Sedin scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as Vancouver topped Calgary to stay alive in their first-round series.

The Flames still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 with Game 6 to be played Saturday night in Calgary.

Nick Bonino also scored for Vancouver, who trailed 1-0 after the first period.

David Jones scored for Calgary.

**Udog** · 04-24-2015, 10:29 AM

NHL

Friday, April 24

Favorites dominant on ice Thursday

Moneyline favorites skated to a perfect 4-0 night in playoff action Thursday.

Faves have posted a dominant record of 23-8-4 heading into Friday's slate of games, and have gone 20-4-3 in the past week.

Predators-Blackhawks continue to go over

Another over cashed for bettors in the Nashville Predators and Chicago Blackhawks series Thursday, bringing the Over/Under record to 4-1 so far.

Through their five games so far the Preds have averaged 3.6 goals while the 'Hawks have tallied 3 goals per game. The one under was in Game 4 when the team's combined for five goals on a 5.5 total.

Nashville and Chicago continue their series in the Windy City Saturday.

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