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**Udog** · 04-30-2015, 10:15 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

-- Over is 17-6-3 in interleague games so far this season.

-- Dodgers haven't led the major leagues in homers since 1974.

-- Oklahoma-Villanova are playing a basketball game near Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, to commemorate the 74th anniversary of that sad day.

-- Last time a horse with #2 post won the Kentucky Derby was 1978.

-- Giancarlo Stanton was walked intentionally 24 times LY; he's only been walked intentionally once so far this year.

-- Alabama has had a kid taken in the first round of NFL Draft the last six years, the longest active streak in college football.

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

13) I didn't know they changed the format of the Match Play golf tournament this year, making it like AAU basketball, with sixteen 4-team pools, the winners moving on to the Sweet 16 of the tournament. So all players are going to play 54 holes before the Sweet 16 is determined- maybe this is why Phil Mickelson begged out of playing, maybe he doesn't approve of the changes.

12) If Billy Donovan does indeed go to the NBA, then the Florida opening will be interesting to follow-- think Shaka Smart will be kicking himself for going to Texas? I'm guess Florida is a better job than Texas-- Rick Barnes did pretty darn well in Austin and got fired for it.

11) NFL will have lot of kids in Chicago for their draft this weekend, but no quarterbacks; Jameis Winston not being there bothers me; the grandmother excuse is lame. If he cared so much about being close to her, why didn't he go to college in Alabama? Lot of red flags where Winston is concerned.

10) The more you read, it seems like the consensus among NFL people is that there are roughly 16 players this year with solid first round grades, so first round won't be so good at the bottom, but the middle rounds will be strong.

9) US Open golf tournament will be broadcast on FOX for first time in June; Joe Buck/Greg Norman will be the main announcers.

8) Baylor-Utah scheduled a football series for 2023-24; kids who will play in those games are currently in anywhere from 4th to 8th grade.

7) There is a Shake Shack in Istanbul, Turkey, in case you were wondering. Good milkshakes, but ridiculously expensive, at least the ones at the racetrack in Saratoga are-- then again, everything in Saratoga is too expensive.

6) UAB will get kicked out of Conference USA if they don't revive the football program; rumors have Liberty University wanting to step up and take UAB's place in C-USA, as they try and raise the profile of their athletic department.

UAB's basketball team is on the rise; not sure what league where they would go to if they were forced to leave C-USA?

5) Animal trainer Jack Hanna made his 103rd and last appearance with David Letterman last night; guy always had unique animals with him on TV. Going to be odd not to have Letterman on latenight TV anymore

4) It is slightly weird that there the AL/NL have separate rules as far as the DH is concerned, but in Japan, where they also have two major leagues, they also have only one league with the DH, one without. Whats up with that?

3) I don't ask for much, but I beg the folks at Taco Bell to lose the commercial where the brother/sister scream while opening Christmas gifts. Good grief it is annoying to have noise, just for the sake of noise-- please make it stop.

2) For one day, I'd love to shoot a basketball as well as Kyle Korver.

1) Ben Martin beat Matt Kuchar at the Match Play tournament thanks to a hole-in-one on the 17th hole; it was Martin's first ace on Tour-- this is his first match play event since the US Amateur in 2009.

**Udog** · 04-30-2015, 10:17 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, April 30

Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers

Game 55-56
April 30, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington Capita
9.863
New York Rangers
12.485
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York Rangers
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York Rangers
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
New York Rangers
(-170); Under

Calgary Flames @ Anaheim Ducks

Game 51-52
April 30, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary Flames
11.377
Anaheim Ducks
12.978
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim Ducks
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim Ducks
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim Ducks
(-200); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 30

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CALGARY (49-32-0-7, 105 pts.) at ANAHEIM (55-24-0-7, 117 pts.) - 4/30/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 55-31 ATS (+92.3 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 31-16 ATS (+2.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 43-22 ATS (+6.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 34-14 ATS (+14.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 22-8 ATS (+10.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 29-17 ATS (+2.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 220-205 ATS (+467.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CALGARY is 49-39 ATS (+89.4 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 28-21 ATS (+6.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 26-9 ATS (+16.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CALGARY is 23-11 ATS (+11.0 Units) after a division game this season.
CALGARY is 15-7 ATS (+7.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 8-4 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 8-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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WASHINGTON (49-28-0-12, 110 pts.) at NY RANGERS (57-23-0-7, 121 pts.) - 4/30/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 57-30 ATS (+24.3 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 37-15 ATS (+14.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 27-8 ATS (+16.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY RANGERS are 22-8 ATS (+11.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 28-20 ATS (-2.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 28-14 ATS (+9.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY RANGERS are 129-126 ATS (-63.0 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 82-93 ATS (+183.4 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 11-7 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 11-7-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.4 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, April 30

Washington won a tense Game 7 Monday night; Rangers have been off since Friday, better for them. Capitals lost four of last five games with New York; three of last four series games went over total. Caps are 2-3 in last five visits to Manhattan. Four of last five games for both teams stayed under the total. All four Ranger wins in Pittsburgh series were 2-1 games; they've won eight of last ten games overall. Washington killed all 14 Islander power plays last series; they split last four road games.

Calgary won its first playoff series in 11 years when it upset Vancouver Sunday; Anaheim has been off for eight days since sweeping Winnipeg. Home side won eight of last ten Calgary-Anaheim games, with Flames losing last four visits to Disneyland- six of last eight series games went over. Calgary is 7-3 in its last ten games (under 6-3-1); they scored one goal in each of the losses- they lost three of last four road games. Anaheim won eight of last ten games overall, but both losses came at home.

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

NHL

Thursday, April 30

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY RANGERS
Washington is 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Rangers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Washington

10:00 PM
CALGARY vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Calgary is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing Calgary
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

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**Udog** · 04-30-2015, 10:19 AM

NHL

Thursday, April 30

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Thursday's NHL Playoffs betting cheat sheet
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Washington Capitals at New York Rangers (-160, 5)

Despite the presence of superstar captain Alex Ovechkin and his league-best 53 goals, Washington has fostered a new identity under coach Barry Trotz, finishing third in the Eastern Conference - behind the Rangers and Montreal - in goals allowed while limiting the Islanders to 11 shots on net in Game 7. Nicklas Backstrom reached 60 assists for the second straight season while rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov tallied three times in the final three contests against the Islanders, including the series clincher on Monday. One concern is Braden Holtby, who matched franchise highs in wins (41) and appearances (73) but yielded 12 goals in four matchups versus the Rangers.

Henrik Lundqvist - who is 18-8-3 with four career shutouts against Washington - missed nearly two months with a vascular injury, but all four of his victories against Pittsburgh came by 2-1 decisions. Forward Mats Zuccarello is sidelined indefinitely after taking a shot off the side of the head in Game 5 against Pittsburgh and will be replaced on the top line by veteran Martin St. Louis, who has registered at least one point in 11 consecutive games against the Capitals. Like Nash, Derick Brassard also set a career high with 19 goals for the Rangers, who expect to have defenseman Kevin Klein back in the lineup for the first time since he broke his arm on March 11.

TRENDS:

* Capitals are 1-4 in the last five meetings.
* Under is 4-0 in Capitals last four road games.
* Under is 4-1 in Rangers last five overall.
* Under is 15-5-8 in the last 28 meetings.

Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks (-189, 5.5)

Coach Bob Hartley is well aware of the fact his team will need to pull out at least one victory at Honda Center in order to move on. While he'd like to do it as early in the series as possible, he isn't worried about when it will occur. "Whether we win the first one, second one, third one or last one, we're okay with this," he said. "Obviously, we're going to try to win them all."

After having him tending its net for the previous three postseasons, Anaheim will be trying to get pucks past Jonas Hiller for a change. The 33-year-old Swiss spent the first seven seasons of his NHL career with the Ducks before signing with Calgary as a free agent last summer. "It should be a great challenge for us," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "He knows where our shooters, most of them, shoot. We know where most of the goals have gone in on him. ... He'll be a big part of it, but it's not going to be the final component (to determine who wins the series)."

TRENDS:

* Flames are 2-28-3 in the last 33 meetings in Anaheim.
* Over is 4-1 in the last five meetings.
* Flames are 20-6 in their last 26 vs. Pacific.
* Ducks are 7-2 in their last nine vs. Pacific.

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