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**Udog** · 05-04-2015, 08:14 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

-- Astros have won 10 games in a row, have a 7-game lead in AL West.

-- Brewers fired manager Ron Roenicke, replaced him with Craig Counsell.

-- Chris Paul (hamstring) probably won't play in Game 1 tonite in Houston.

-- A's are 10-5 in games decided by 3+ runs, 1-10 in games decided by 1-2 runs.

-- Golden State hasn't lost at home since January 27 (Bulls).

-- Wizards won their last four Game 1's that were on road; they're first NBA team ever to do that, win four straight Game 1 road games.

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

13) NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has apparently gotten a lot of notes from youth basketball coaches asking him not to outlaw "Hack-a-Shaq" (fouling bad foul shooters intentionally) because they want to show kids that not making your foul shots can negatively affect your playing time.

12) Astros have won ten games in a row, lead AL West by seven games; how long before they get a game on ESPN?

11) Speaking of Houston, they opened at -$205 against Texas Monday, the first time they've been that big a favorite in any game since 2008.

10) Florida State had 29 football players drafted the last three years, coming up two short of the record (Texas had 31 drafted from 1982-84).

9) Mets lost 1-0 the last two days, first time since 1990 they lost to the same team 1-0 on consecutive days- last time it happened at home was 1973. Mets are 3-7 since their 11-game winning streak ended- they're also playing without their third baseman and catcher, who are on the DL.

8) Heard this a while ago, then again this weekend; it is bad form for catchers to yap at umpires about called strikes when they're batting, since they want those pitches called strikes when they're behind the plate.

7) Gonzaga lands Nigel-Williams Goss, a Pac-12 level PG who transferred out of Washington and will have two years left to play. Great get.

6) Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze, who uses NASCAR terms to describe the paces of his offense, drove the pace car at Talledega Sunday.

5) Texas Rangers have to be concerned with P Yovani Gallardo, who induced zero misses on 38 swings Sunday against Oakland; it is very rare for a pitcher to pitch 6.2 innings and not get a single swing/miss. The 30 starting pitchers Sunday averaged 7.8 swing/misses.

4) Lot of people grade the NFL Draft the day after it happens, which creates a lot of page visits I guess, but draft grades don't mean squat for 3-4 years, when you evaluate everything that actually happened.

3) Great clutch shot by Chris Paul Saturday nite to win Game 7, but my lasting impression of Paul will always be this: he was very close to his granddad, who was murdered at age 61 the day after Paul declared to go to college at Wake Forest partially because his granddad loved the Deacons- the cap he put on at his news conference was his granddad's Wake Forest cap.

A few days later, Chris Paul scored 61 points to honor his granddad, then he collapsed on the sideline in inconsolable grief when he was taken out of the game. It is one of the saddest and heart-wrenching things I've ever seen.

2) Classy of San Antonio fans to greet the Spurs at the airport when they came home after losing a great Game 7 Saturday night.

1) Many thanks to the fine people at VA Hospital in Albany; my dad just spent four weeks there-- the kindness and professionalism of the workers will never be forgotten. My dad is in a rehabilitation place now, trying to get back on his feet-- any prayers you could offer him would be appreciated.

**Udog** · 05-04-2015, 08:15 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, May 4

New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals

Game 67-68
May 4, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York Rangers
11.662
Washington Capita
13.187
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington Capita
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington Capita
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington Capita
(-115); Under

NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, May 4

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

NY Rangers at Washington, 7:35 ET
New York: 9-1 SU in road games after 2 or more consecutive unders
Washington: 7-14 SU in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 4

Washington lost five of last seven games with New York; over is 3-2-1 in last six series games. Caps won last three home games, allowing five goals. Rangers won their last four road games, allowing six goals. Under is 5-1-1 in Ranger playoff games, 5-2-2 in Washington's games- five of last seven NY games were 2-1 games; they've won nine of last 12 games overall, won three of last four visits here. Capitals are 19-20 killing penalties in playoffs; they won four of last six games overall. There were only nine penalties called during first two games. Rangers outshot Washington 27-11 in first period in series, were outshot 50-40 in periods 2-3.

2015 NHL playoffs
Washington vs NY Rangers
Wash 2-1, +$143, U5
NYR 3-2, -$174, N5

Tampa Bay vs Montreal
TB 2-1 OT, +$107, U5
TB 6-2, +$125

Calgary vs Anaheim
Ana 6-1, -$190, O5.5
Ana 3-0, -$215, U5.5

Minnesota vs Chicago
Chi 4-3, -$135, O5
Chi 4-1, -$137, N5

NHL

Monday, May 4

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

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**Udog** · 05-04-2015, 09:27 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, May 4

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NY RANGERS (58-24-0-7, 123 pts.) at WASHINGTON (50-29-0-12, 112 pts.) - 5/4/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 29-14 ATS (+12.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WASHINGTON is 28-23 ATS (-1.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 58-31 ATS (+14.3 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 20-6 ATS (+13.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NY RANGERS are 38-16 ATS (+14.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 28-9 ATS (+14.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY RANGERS are 21-10 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 13-2 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 16-9 ATS (+25.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 11-3 ATS (+14.2 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
NY RANGERS is 12-8 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 12-8-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
10 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.4 Units)

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**Udog** · 05-04-2015, 11:01 AM

NHL

Monday, May 4

Flames epic losing streak at Honda Center hits 21

The Calgary Flames dropped Game 2 of their Western Conference semi final 3-0 to the Anaheim Ducks Sunday night, making it an unfathomable 21 consecutive losses at the Honda Center.

The Flames are giving up 3.9 goals per game in Anaheim over that stretch and 4.3 goals per game in three games there this season.Calgary only gave up 2.6 goals per game during the regular season.

The puck drops on Game 3 Tuesday in Calgary.

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