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**Udog** · 05-19-2015, 07:43 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Bruce Chen retired after 17 big league seasons with 11 different teams, where he proved that it pays to be lefthanded.

-- Angels' Matt Shoemaker has started seven games, all won by the road team.

-- Rough night for Randal Grichuk of St Louis; 0-6 with five K's. Oy.

-- Coming into this week, Miami's Dee Gordon had 15 more hits than anyone else in the National League.

-- Padres/Marlins have never had a player hit for the cycle; Arizona's Aaron Hill hit for the cycle twice, both in 2012.

-- Lightning 6, Rangers 2-- Tyler Johnson had a hat trick; series is 1-1.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.......

13) Tonight and tomorrow night are the last two nights for David Letterman's TV show; he has Bob Dylan on tongiht, making a rare TV appearance. Eddie Vedder was terrific at the end of last night's show.

12) When baseball teams own the TV stations their games are shown on, you get better stuff; Mets have in-game interviews with pitchers or subs in third inning of their home games.

Then there are the Marlins, who put their team president on the air after they made the GM the field manager Monday. He didn't have a lot to say.

11) Christopher Kamka from Chicago comes up with some great nuggets; this one is interesting.........

Last 33 times Chris Sale started for White Sox, Tyler Flowers was his catcher, thats 3,452 pitches thrown to the same catcher.

In Jeff Samardzija's last 41 starts, he's thrown to seven different catchers.

10) Miami Dolphins signed QB Ryan Tannehill up thru the 2020 season; now he has to play like he's worth it-- he hasn't to this point. Taneyhill was WR for half of his career at Texas A&M- this will be interesting to follow.

9) Corey Kluber struck out 12 White Sox; he has 30 strikeouts in his last two starts, but Chicago beat the Tribe 3-2 and Cleveland is now 1-7 this year when Kluber starts, after he won the Cy Young Award last year.

8) Mets scored four runs in Matt Harvey's last three starts; he left his last two starts with 1-0 leads, but the NY bullpen blew both leads- at some point, they will have to make a trade to bolster their lineup-- then we'll find out if Sandy Alderson deserved to have a book written about him.

7) Colorado catcher Nick Hundley got thrown out last night by the first base umpire when he argued a check-swing call against him; biggest problem there is that the first base ump last night works the plate tonight, so Hundley will be 18 inches in front of him for three hours tonight- that should be fun.

6) I hope this is just a weird coincidence; the Marlins fired Mike Redmond with a 16-22 record. Twelve years ago, the Marlins fired Jeff Torborg and re-hired Jack McKeon, who led the Marlins to a world title. The Marlins record when they made the Torborg/McKeon switch? 16-22.

5) Why are fedoras such a popular giveaway item at ball games this year?

4) Good baseball teams have starting pitchers who can be depended upon to go 6+ innings, takes the strain off the bullpen. Teams whose pitchers last less than six innings put a strain on the bullpen, which more often than not turns into a disaster. Building a good bullpen is a hit-and-miss proposition.

3) Seven baseball games Monday; six one-run games, three in extra innings, only three of 14 teams scored more than three runs.

2) Do the Phoenix Suns have the best trainers in the NBA? In five years with the Suns: Grant Hill played in 362/410 games (88.3%). During the rest of his NBA career, he played in 664/1148 games (57.8%).

1) NFL owners' meetings are this week; chances are the league will change how extra points are done, making them longer while giving the defense the chance to score two points, the way they can in college.

Imagine how bettors will feel when this happens; Team A is favored by 2.5 points; they trail by four with 0:12 left- they score a TD with 0:04 left to go up by two points. Instead of kicking the PAT (which could be blocked and run back for tying points), Team A takes a knee and wins but does not cover. I'd love to be in Las Vegas the first time that happens.

**Udog** · 05-19-2015, 07:46 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 19

Chicago Blackhawks @ Anaheim Ducks

Game 57-58
May 19, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago *********
12.981
Anaheim Ducks
11.885
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago *********
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim Ducks
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago *********
(+110); Over

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 19

Anaheim is 9-1 in playoffs this spring, losing one game in Calgary (4-0 at home)- over is 5-2-1 in last eight games. Chicago won four of last six games with Anaheim, winning three of last four games in this building; the road team won six of last eight series games- under is 8-2-1 in last 11 series games. Ducks Blackhawks won five of last six games they allowed four goals in Game 1, after they allowed seven goals in 4-game sweep of Minnesota; over is 7-2-2 in their last 11 games. Ducks blocked 22 shots in Game 1, a physical game where Anaheim outhit Chicago 44-34.

2015 NHL playoffs
Tampa Bay vs NY Rangers
NYR 2-1, -$143, U5
TB 6-2, +$128, O5

Chicago vs Anaheim
Ana 4-1, -$135, N5

NHL

Tuesday, May 19

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ANAHEIM
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chicago is 7-16-2 SU in its last 25 games ,when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 05-19-2015, 08:33 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, May 19

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CHICAGO (56-31-0-6, 118 pts.) at ANAHEIM (60-24-0-8, 128 pts.) - 5/19/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 60-55 ATS (-27.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 60-32 ATS (+18.7 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 15-1 ATS (+13.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
ANAHEIM is 36-17 ATS (+6.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 19-5 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games when leading in a playoff series since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 37-15 ATS (+16.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 25-8 ATS (+12.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 26-7 ATS (+13.3 Units) in home games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 34-18 ATS (+5.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 225-206 ATS (+471.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CHICAGO is 33-16 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-4 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-4-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)

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**Udog** · 05-19-2015, 10:39 AM

NHL

Tuesday, May 19

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Blackhawks at Ducks: What bettors need to know
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Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks (-130, 5)

The Chicago Blackhawks attempt to wrestle home-ice advantage away from the host Anaheim Ducks and even the Western Conference final at one win apiece when they visit Honda Center for Game 2 on Tuesday. Chicago, which had been idle since completing a sweep of Minnesota in the conference semifinals on May 7, stormed out of the gate in the series opener and outshot Anaheim 16-7 in the first period but trailed 1-0 at intermission.

The Blackhawks went on to suffer a 4-1 loss, with former Conn Smythe Trophy winner Brad Richards scoring the lone goal off a turnover late in the middle session. Jakob Silfverberg, Nate Thompson and defenseman Hampus Lindholm each recorded a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who improved to 9-1 this postseason. Corey Perry was kept off the scoresheet, remaining at 15 points as he was overtaken by Tampa Bay's Tyler Johnson for the playoff scoring lead. Anaheim Anaheim owns a 6-0 record at home this postseason and a 5-0 mark when netting the game's first goal.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVA

LINE HISTORY: The Ducks opened -133 and are now -130. The total opened at 5.

INJURY REPORT: Blackhawks - D Michal Rozsival (Out, ankle). Ducks - D Sheldon Souray (Out, wrist).

ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS: Anaheim did a great job keeping Patrick Kane at bay, limiting the superstar to zero points and just one shot on goal. The 26-year-old had his five-game goal-scoring streak halted and also saw his seven-game point run come to an end as he was blanked for just the second time in 11 contests this postseason. Kane understands he and his teammates must perform better if they wish to accomplish their goal before the series shifts to the Windy City. "We still have a chance to come here and do what we want to do and take one from them and try to get home ice back in our favor," he said. "We have to come ready to play. I think we have a little bit of a better effort to offer, too."

ABOUT THE DUCKS: Silfverberg's two-point performance in Game 1 was his third in a row and gave him a total of 13 points this postseason - tying him for fourth in the league with Kane and Ducks teammate Ryan Getzlaf, who recorded an assist Sunday. Anaheim received two tallies from its third line in the opener as Kyle Palmieri gave it a 2-0 lead early in the second period and Thompson scored with less than eight minutes remaining in the third to make it 3-1. "We can contribute and take some pressure off guys like (Getzlaf, Perry, Ryan Kesler and Matt) Beleskey, those guys that kind of been running the ship for us offensively," Thompson said. "Whenever we can contribute and help out the team, it definitely bodes well."

TRENDS:

* Road team is 4-1 in the last five meetings.
* Under is 20-6-1 in the last 27 meetings.
* Ducks are 4-0 in their last four Conference Finals games.
* Over is 6-0-1 in Blackhawks last seven Conference Finals games.

CONSENSUS: According to Consensus, 51 percent of bettors are backing the Ducks.

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**Udog** · 05-19-2015, 10:41 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, May 19

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CHICAGO (56-31-0-6, 118 pts.) at ANAHEIM (60-24-0-8, 128 pts.) - 5/19/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 60-55 ATS (-27.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 60-32 ATS (+18.7 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 15-1 ATS (+13.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
ANAHEIM is 36-17 ATS (+6.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 19-5 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games when leading in a playoff series since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 37-15 ATS (+16.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 25-8 ATS (+12.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 26-7 ATS (+13.3 Units) in home games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 34-18 ATS (+5.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 225-206 ATS (+471.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CHICAGO is 33-16 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-4 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-4-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)

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**Udog** · 05-19-2015, 04:22 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Tuesday, May 19

Western Conference Finals - Best of 7 - Game 2

Chicago Blackhawks at Anaehim Ducks, 9:05 ET
Chicago: 19-26 ATS in road games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread
Anaheim: 15-1 ATS in a home game where where the total is 5 or less

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