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**Udog** · 04-27-2015, 07:08 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

-- Wizards 125, Raptors 94-- Gutless tank job by Toronto, which was favored to win series but got swept instead, not even bothering to compete in Game 4.

-- Clippers 114, Spurs 105-- Best series on paper has turned out that way.

-- Cavaliers 101, Celtics 93-- Love got hurt, JR Smith got tossed/suspended.

-- Minnesota 4, St Louis 1-- Wild faces Chicago in next round.

-- Montreal 2, Ottawa 0-- Senators had a terrific year, nonetheless.

-- Orioles 18, Red Sox 7-- Think Ben Cherington called Philly last night?

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

13) Kevin Love separated his shoulder Sunday, is expected to miss 2+ weeks, which is pretty much the entire next playoff series. JR Smith will be suspended for Game 1 of next series. Expensive win for Cleveland.

12) Mike Conley has multiple facial fractures, is out for the Grizzlies' game in Portland tonight; he flew back to Memphis over the weekend.

11) If I designed a golf course, there would be a lot of water on it, maybe small streams running parallel to the fairways. Sand traps look nice but are a waste of time. Water is intimidating, makes the course a lot harder.

10) Dodgers' Alex Guerrero has 13 RBI in 23 plate appearances; why doesn't he play more? Its not like they have Mike Schmidt at third base.

9) Dodgers put Yasiel Puig on the DL and replaced him with Andre Ethier, who makes $18M a year. Must be nice to have such well-paid subs.

8) Max Scherzer hurt his thumb batting yesterday, says he now favors using the DH. Adam Wainwright hurt his ankle/achilles batting Saturday, is probably out for the year. I'm against the DH; why can't pitchers be better at hitting?

7) Tampa Bay's Chris Archer allowed one earned run in his last four starts (26.2 IP). Rays get Matt Moore back from injury, they might be better than all of us thought this spring.

6) Bronx 6, Queens 4-- ESPN's Sunday night game was a defensive horror for the first few innings. Mets have to shore up their middle infield defense if they're going to be a serious postseason contender.

5) Curt Schilling brought up a great point last night; it takes 32-35 good major league players to make the playoffs. I remember in 2012, the A's got help from guys like Brandon Hicks (two walk-off HRs), George Kottaras, Seth Smith- they were in first place for one day that year. Fortunately, it was the last day.

Teams only have 25 guys on their active roster, but over the six-month season, all teams will have injuries and need replacements. The teams that compete for championships have solid depth, even in AAA.

4) Former Boston College basketball coach Al Skinner has resurfaced as the coach at Kennesaw State; within 2-3 years, he's going to scare the hell out of some big-name team in the first round of the NCAAs. He can recruit.

3) Indiana got very good news when Yogi Ferrell said he is coming back for his senior year; stuff like that gives a program positive momentum.

2) *********** has posted spreads for NFL games for Weeks 1-16; Oakland is not favored to win any of its games.

1) I love pro football, but good lord I'm sick of all this draft buildup; just wake me up when the draft starts Thursday night. There is too much media and they do way too much speculating. Just tell me what really happens.

**Udog** · 04-27-2015, 07:09 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 27

Tampa Bay hasn't scored goal in periods 1-2 of last three games; they're 2-24 on power play in series, Red Wings 4-25-- Wings had two power play goals in Game 5, can wrap series at home- they are 1-4 in game following their last five wins. Lightning won nine of their last 14 games vs Detroit- under is 8-4-2 in last 14 series games. Under is 5-2-3 in Lightning's last ten games. Tampa Bay lost three of last five road games, scoring total of two goals in the three losses- they outshot Wings 41-23 in Game 5 but never lit the lamp.

Home side won eight of last ten Islander-Washington games. Islanders are 6-9 in last fifteen games overall, with under 4-2-1 in last seven vs Caps. Isles are 0-13 on power play in series-- total of only 31 penalties were called in last five games before fracas at end of Game 6 (Washington is 2-15 on power play in series). Caps won eight of their last 13 games; they won last two home games, scoring nine goals. Islanders outhit Washington 46-32 last game. Home teams are 26-18 in this round; over is 17-20-7. Over is 5-14-3 in Eastern Conference games, 12-6-4 out west.

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
Ott 5-1, _$139, O5
Mtl 2-0, +$105, U5
Canadiens win series, 4-2

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
Det 4-0, +$173, U5

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
NYR 2-1 OT, -$178, U5
Rangers win series 4-1

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, -$130, O5
NYI 3-1, -$130, U5

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

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
Chi 4-3, -$147, O5
Blackhawks win series, 4-2

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
Cal 7-4, -$125, O5
Flames win series, 4-2

NHL

Monday, April 27

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Trend Report
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3:33 PM
CALGARY vs. VANCOUVER
Calgary is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Calgary is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Calgary
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

3:33 PM
CHICAGO vs. NASHVILLE
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

7:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Detroit13-4-1 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

7:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. WASHINGTON
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
NY Islanders are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 04-27-2015, 10:08 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, April 27

New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals

Game 17-18
April 27, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York Islander
9.940
Washington Capita
12.948
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington Capita
by 3
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington Capita
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington Capita
(-140); Over

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Detroit Red Wings

Game 19-20
April 27, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay Lightni
12.287
Detroit Red Wings
13.175
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit Red Wings
by 1
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit Red Wings
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit Red Wings
(-115); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, April 27

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NY ISLANDERS (50-30-0-8, 108 pts.) at WASHINGTON (48-28-0-12, 108 pts.) - 4/27/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 25-26 ATS (-13.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 27-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 24-12 ATS (+8.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-8 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 9-8-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (52-27-0-8, 112 pts.) at DETROIT (46-26-0-15, 107 pts.) - 4/27/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 11-3 ATS (+14.9 Units) in road games when trailing in a playoff series since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 14-3 ATS (+9.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DETROIT is 13-22 ATS (-14.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 9-5 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 9-5-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.6 Units)

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