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**Udog** · 04-29-2015, 10:02 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Six of the more interesting first round matches in the golf tournament today:

-- Justin Rose (-$240) vs Marc Leishman-- Rose is off win in New Orleans.

-- Jason Day (-$200) vs Charley Hoffman-- Day is 14-3 in this event.

-- Jordan Spieth (-$325) vs Mikko Ilonen-- Ilonen got in when Lefty withdrew.

-- Rory McIlroy (-$260) vs Jason Dufner-- Tough first round match, no?

-- Bubba Watson (-$210) vs M.A Jimenez-- Interesting pair of characters here.

-- Henrik Stenson (-$240) vs John Senden- Stenson has won this event.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Random mid-week stuff.......

13) Another baseball game was cancelled at Camden Yards Tuesday due to the rioting/curfew in Baltimore. Wednesday's game is at 2pm and will be the first big league game ever played with no fans.

Baltimore's weekend series against Tampa Bay has been moved to the Trop; the Orioles will be the "home team" for those games.

12) Rockets 103, Mavericks 94-- Houston advances to second round for first time since 2009. Enjoyed listening to Chris Webber on this game, talking about how improved foul shooting is the product of one thing-- good practice.

11) Spurs 111, Clippers 107-- Speaking of which, DeAndre Jordan was 7-16 on the foul line and this led directly to San Antonio grabbing a 3-2 series lead. Asked a few people who coached last night if they would foul on purpose if they were in Spurs' shoes- when million$ of dollar$ are at $take, the an$wer i$ ye$. You find an opponents' weakness, you exploit it.

10) Match Play tournament starts today; since 1999, the average seed of the winner has been 19.6; Brooks Koepka is #19, Kevin Na #20.

9) Blue Jays 11, Red Sox 8-- Boston allowed 34 runs in its last three games, as the price tag for Hamels/Kazmir, even Bud Norris keeps going up. Boston's five starting pitchers have an ERA of over 6.00, worst in major leagues.

8) Speaking of which, Masahiro Tanaka is on the DL, as trends point to him needing Tommy John surgery. Forearm strains are often a precursor to issues with the UCL, which is what just sidelined Brandon McCarthy for the season.

7) Senator from Vermont named Bernie Sanders is running for President; never heard of the guy, but at first glance, he looks like Verne Lundquist.

6) John Daly turned 49 years old this week, which means that a year from now, the Senior Tour is going to get a big boost, if Daly chooses to play there.

5) Bo Jackson is 51 years old, has an artificial hip; he won a long drive contest at a charity golf tournament this week, hitting a golf ball 331 yards. You never hear about him anymore, which means he has a good life. Good for him.

4) Nationals 13, Braves 12-- Atlanta led 10-2 after the 4th inning; Washington has been playing terrible baseball. Teams combined to allow nine unearned runs in this game. The NL East is wide open for the Mets to win, especially is the Nationals keep playing this sloppily.

3) When the NBA holds its draft in June, shouldn't the D-league draft be immediately after it, starting at midnight and shown on the NBA Network? It would be obvious to everyone then what kids got bad advice and maybe more kids would stay in school instead of coming out when they should not.

2) My point is this-- there are 30 NBA teams, it is a two-round draft, so that is sixty selections. 48 college players, 43 international kids applied for this year's draft- thats not counting the college seniors. It just does not add up-- lot of kids could still be in college, getting better-- college teams practice more.

1) Since Kevin Durant helped get Scott Brooks fired, I hope he at least got Brooks' cellphone bill reduced, the way he does on that TV commercial.

**Udog** · 04-29-2015, 10:06 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 29

Detroit Red Wings @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Game 31-32
April 29, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit Red Wings
13.175
Tampa Bay Lightni
10.187
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit Red Wings
by 3
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay Lightni
-190
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit Red Wings
(+165); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 29

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DETROIT (46-27-0-15, 107 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (53-27-0-8, 114 pts.) - 4/29/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 13-23 ATS (-17.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
TAMPA BAY is 178-191 ATS (+453.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 6-13 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games in the first round of the playoffs since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 15-17 ATS (-10.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 10-5 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 10-5-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.6 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 29

Tampa Bay won 32 home games during regular season, most in NHL; they're 10-5 in last 15 games vs Detroit, but home side is just 2-4 in this series, losing last three games. Lightning last played a Game 7 four years ago; their last one at home was in '04. Red Wings split pair of Game 7's two years ago. Tampa is 2-26 on power play in series, Detroit 5-32 (1-7 last game); 43-goal scorer Stamkos doesn't have a goal in this series. Detroit D Kronwall (suspension) is out here. Under is 8-5-2 in last 15 series games, 2-2-2 in this series.

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
TB 5-2, +$107, O5

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
Wash 2-1, -$150, U5
Capitals win series, 4-3

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 1

NHL

Wednesday, April 29

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
DETROIT vs. TAMPA BAY
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
Tampa Bay is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Detroit

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**Udog** · 04-29-2015, 10:07 AM

NHL

Wednesday, April 29

John Gibson, Anaheim - day-to-day

Gibson has been recovering from an upper-body injury. He is expected to be available for Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Flames.

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Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 4/29

Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 4/29

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