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**Udog** · 05-09-2015, 10:47 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

-- Bulls 99, Cavaliers 96-- Rose banked in contested 3 at buzzer; Bulls are up 2-1.

-- Rangers 2, Washington 1 OT-- NY stays alive with an overtime home win.

-- Jacksonville's top draft pick Dante Fowler tore his ACL in the first half hour of his first practice as a pro, is already out for the year.

-- NBA fined Matt Barnes $50,000 for cursing out James Harden's mother.

-- Washington 9, Atlanta 2-- Bryce Harper has five homers in his last two games.

-- Toronto hitting coach Brook Jacoby was suspended for 14 games for an incident that happened after a recent game in Boston. 14 games is a hefty suspension.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Some Week 1 NFL trends to peruse....

Something a little different today; notes on Week 1 NFL games, in case you'd like to invest in these games now, which you can in some places......

Steelers @ Patriots (NL, 53.5)-- Brady's '15 status will be announced next week; Pitt lost last four road openers by average score of 28-11. Patriots are 5-0-1 vs spread in last six home openers where spread was less than nine points, 0-6 if the spread was 9+ points.

Packers (-4.5, 50.5) @ Bears-- Pack won last five visits to Windy City, four by 7+ points, but they've lost last three road openers. Bears won five of last six home openers.

Chiefs @ Texans (-1.5, 42.5)-- Houston won last five home openers, covering four of them. Under is 7-3 in last 10 road openers for KC, home openers for Texans.

Browns @ Jets (-2.5, 41)-- Cleveland is 1-15 SU in season openers. Jets won last four home openers, with three of four by 5 or less points.

Colts (-2.5, 48) @ Bills-- Buffalo is 5-2 in last seven home openers, with losses by 2-5 points. Rex Ryan won his last four home openers with the Jets. Colts lost four of last five road openers; under is 7-3 in their last ten road openers.

Dolphins (-2.5, 44.5) @ Redskins-- Home side won last seven Dolphin-Redskin tilts. Under is 16-5 in Miami's last 21 road openers. Washington is 10-3 in its last 13 home openers; Miami lost nine of last 11 road openers.

Panthers (-4, 43) @ Jaguars-- Carolina lost five of last six openers- they won LY with Derek Anderson at QB. Jaguars lost their last three home openers by combined score of 99-26. Under is 14-6-1 in Jacksonville home openers.

Seahawks (-3.5. 43.5) @ Rams-- Rams lost 17 of last 20 games with Seattle, but won three of last five played here. Average total in last ten series games, 32.4. Seattle lost seven of last eight road openers.

Saints @ Cardinals (-2.5, 47)-- New Orleans covered one of its last eight road openers. Arizona won five in row, eight of last nine home openers. Home team won last five Saint-Cardinal games.

Lions @ Chargers (-2, 45.5)-- Detroit is 3-11 (4-10 vs spread) in last 14 road openers. San Diego won four of last five home openers. Lions lost last four visits to San Diego, with three of four losses by six or less points.

Titans @ Buccaneers (-3, 42)-- Mariota vs Winston? Home side won nine of ten series games. Under is 15-3 in Titans' last 18 road openers, 8-3-1 in Buccaneers' last 12 home openers. Titans covered six of last eight road openers.

Bengals (-3.5, 42) @ Raiders-- Cincy has never won (0-10) in Oakland; they were 1-3 vs Raiders in LA (win in '88). Oakland lost last five times they opened season at home (last Week 1 home win, '02). Five of last six Cincy road openers went over.

Ravens @ Broncos (-4, 53)-- Average total in last three series games, 66.7. Baltimore is 5-2 vs spread last seven times they were an underdog in their road openers. Denver is 23-3 in last 26 home openers, 10-4-1 vs spread in last fifteen.

Giants @ Cowboys (-5.5, 50)-- Big Blue lost last four season oepners; over is 10-1 in their last 11 road openers. Cowboys are 1-5 vs spread in last six tries as a home fave in Week 1. Average total in last five Giant-Cowboy games, 55.2.

Eagles (-1, 53) @ Falcons-- Atlanta won/covered last seven home openers; they scored average of 34.2 ppg in last five home openers. Over is 5-1-1 in Eagles' last seven road openers. Average total in last three Eagle-Falcon games, 52.7.

Vikings @ 49ers (-4, 41.5)-- Home side won 10 of last 11 series games. In their last 14 road openers as an underdog, Vikings are 8-4-2 vs spread. 49ers won last four openers, scoring 28+ points in all four games.

**Udog** · 05-09-2015, 10:52 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, May 9

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Montreal Canadiens

Game 11-12
May 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay Lightni
13.352
Montreal Canadien
10.744
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay Lightni
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal Canadien
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay Lightni
(+110); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, May 9

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TAMPA BAY (57-28-0-8, 122 pts.) at MONTREAL (55-26-0-11, 121 pts.) - 5/9/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 55-37 ATS (+8.2 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 19-3 ATS (+14.7 Units) on Saturday games this season.
MONTREAL is 18-7 ATS (+9.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
MONTREAL is 54-41 ATS (+6.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 14-3 ATS (+10.3 Units) in the second round of the playoffs since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 15-3 ATS (+10.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
TAMPA BAY is 182-192 ATS (+412.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 11-9 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 11-9-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, May 9

Tampa Bay won eight of its last nine games with Montreal; they held the Canadiens to four goals in the first three games of series, then fell behind 5-0 in Game 4-- teams are playing for third time in four nights. Seven of last ten series games went over total. Lightning won last five visits here; they've now won five of last six games overall. Canadiens lost five of last seven games, but scored shorthanded goal to break Game 4 open. Canadiens are 1-11 on power play in series. Tampa Bay's two goals on power play last game came after Montreal led 5-0.

Home teams are 10-7 in this round of playoffs; under is 8-7-2.

2015 NHL playoffs
Washington vs NY Rangers
Wash 2-1, +$143, U5
NYR 3-2, -$174, N5
Wash 1-0, +$105, U5
Wash 2-1, -$107, U5
NYR 2-1 OT, -$166, U5

Tampa Bay vs Montreal
TB 2-1 OT, +$107, U5
TB 6-2, +$125, O5
TB 2-1, -$144, U5
Mtl 6-2, +$134, O5

Calgary vs Anaheim
Ana 6-1, -$190, O5.5
Ana 3-0, -$215, U5.5
Cal 4-3 OT, +$106, O5.5
Ana 4-2, -$137, O5.5

Minnesota vs Chicago
Chi 4-3, -$135, O5
Chi 4-1, -$137, N5
Chi 1-0, +$134, U5
Chi 4-3, +$105, O5
Blackhawks win series, 4-0

NHL

Saturday, May 9

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. MONTREAL
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

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**Udog** · 05-09-2015, 10:55 AM

NHL

Saturday, May 9

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What bettors need to know: Lightning at Canadiens
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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens (-125, 5)
Lightning lead series 3-1

The Montreal Canadiens kept alive their season with a lopsided victory and hope to stave off elimination again when they return home to face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Saturday's Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The Canadiens averted a sweep with a 6-2 drubbing at Tampa Bay on Thursday, ending a string of eight consecutive losses to the Lightning this season.

“We’re not going away quietly,” Montreal forward Brandon Prust said after his team rebounded from a crushing last-second loss in Game 3. The Canadiens dominated both games at Tampa Bay and one of their two home losses came in double overtime. The Lightning, who won all five regular-season meetings before taking the first three games of this series, know they need to put forth a better effort. "We got what was coming," Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos said. "We had too many passengers the last couple games. The team will address that."

TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVA

LINE HISTORY: Sportsbooks opened the Habs in the -116 ballpark, but that line has since moved to -125.

INJURY REPORT: Lighting - C Cedric Paquette (Ques-Undisclosed) Canadiens - Nathan Beaulieu (Ques-Upper Body)

ABOUT THE LIGHTNING: Ben Bishop was sidelined due to injury when Montreal swept the Lightning in four games a year ago, but the 6-7 netminder had haunted the Canadiens since, stopping 100 of 104 shots in the first three games before he was sent to an early exit Thursday. "I think Bishop sort of was sitting on a horseshoe for a little bit there," Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban said. "He's played well, but he's been lucky, as well. I think seeing him being pulled out of the net is a confidence booster for our team." Ondrej Palat, who had 16 goals and 63 points during the regular season, scored once and set up the Lightning's other tally Thursday to match his point total from the previous six contests.

ABOUT THE CANADIENS: Montreal netted only eight goals in the five regular-season meetings and four more in the first three games of the series before leading scorer Max Pacioretty set up one tally and scored short-handed in the first 8:43 of Game 3 to ignite the rout. "This group won three out of four elimination games in the playoffs last year, so we knew what to expect and we played with that desperation we needed to have," Pacioretty said. "But we're still down three games to one and we need to play with that same desperation the next game and hope to creep into their mind by playing the right way." Pacioretty finished with three points while Subban and Alex Galchenyuk added two assists each.

TRENDS:

*Lightning are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Montreal.
*Canadiens are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
*Over is 8-3-2 in the last 13 meetings.
*Over is 6-1-2 in Canadiens last 9 home games.

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