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**Udog** · 05-22-2015, 08:28 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Six things you may or may not know about the movie My Cousin Vinny.......

-- The movie screenwriter wanted Robert Deniro to play Vinny, but was talked out of it by people who thought Deniro wasn't funny enough- whoops.

-- Joe Pesci actually learned the card trick he does early in the movie, so it would look better than if they edited the trick into the movie.

-- Fred Gwynne played the judge; he is best known for playing Herman Munster in the 60's TV comedy The Munsters.

-- There is a lawyer somewhere who failed the bar exam 13 times before he passed.

-- Prison guards in the movie weren't actors, they were actual prison guards.

-- The phrase "the two yutes" which is in one of the best courtroom scenes actually came up in a conversation between Pesci and the movie's director- they decided to utilize it in the movie.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here.......

13) If you live in the Albany area and you like high school basketball, there is an excellent tournament this weekend; the Gym Rat Challenge, held at various locations in the Albany area-- it used to be held mostly at Siena College, but the NCAA put the kibosh on D-I schools hosting events like this, which is just another example of their over-bloated rule book.

This is a really well-run event; lot of good players. Here is a link to the event's website-- like I said, its very well-run.

12) There was sentiment to move 2-point conversions in the NFL to the 1-yard line, but they'll stay at the 2-yard line this year. if more teams are going to try for two with PAT's now 32-yard tries, they'll need a running style QB and the Eagles might look smart for having Tim Tebow around.

11) At one point this year, the A's were 8-8; now they're 14-29, so this has been a disasterous month for them, marked by a hideous bullpen and putrid infield defense, especially on the left side, so they made a move this week, bringing back Ron Washington as an infield instructor.

Washington is a great infield coach (Eric Chavez gave him one of his Gold Gloves) so his presence can't hurt. If only he could hit lefties......

10) Oakland is 1-9 vs lefty starters; they traded Cespedes/Donaldson, yet their payroll is the same as it was last year. Not good.

9) People in Texas are nuts about high school football. Former NFL QB Jon Kitna recently got hired to coach a team in Texas, earning $95K a year- some of his assistants are making as much as $70K, even though the entry-level salary for teachers in that district is $44K. Not everyone is happy about this.

8) Tim Lincecum has more strikeouts than Carl Hubbell? Wow. Hubbell had 1,677 strikeouts in 3,590.1 IP. Lincecum has 1,680 in 1,615 IP.

7) Too many college basketball players transfer; things aren't great right off the bat, so they bolt for greener pastures. Frank Kaminsky started two games in his first two years at Wisconsin, but he stayed the course and was a great player his last two years in college. More kids should follow his example.

6) Damn, the centerfield fence at Comerica Field in Detroit is 420 feet from home plate, even farther than in Miami (418) although CF fence in Miami is higher. It takes quite a poke to hit the ball out in CF in those two parks, which is stupid for the Marlins, considering they have Giancarlo Stanton.

5) Mike Babcock took less money fron the Maple Leafs than Buffalo offered him, which doesn't happen a lot. I mean, his family will still be able to put food on the table, but usually the highest bidder wins these things.

4) If you ever wondered what Archie Manning was like as a player, he was a right-handed version of Steve Young, even wore #8. Archie was nothing like his sons are, immobile pocket passers- he could run and throw and he played for terrible Saint teams so he got pummeled more often than not.

3) If you care about such things, Minnesota Twins have scored in first inning in eight of their last ten road games, so they're doing good video review on opposing pitchers. You can wager on that you know, whether a team will score in the first inning or not. Our baseball page has all that info every day.

2) Cubs ended their 3-man catching logjam by dealing Wellington Castillo to Seattle, bad news for Mike Zunino's fantasy owners.

1) The end of last night's Houston-Golden State game is why coaches like to strangle end-game situations with timeouts- they don't trust players to make the right play. I was stunned James Harden didn't get to the baskt on the last play-- Golden State dodged a huge bullet by not blowing that game.

**Udog** · 05-22-2015, 08:31 AM

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 22

Rangers lost five of six games with Tampa Bay this season; they were outscored 28-16 in the six games-- six of last eight series games went over; New York lost three of last four visits to Tampa Bay-- 14 of 15 Ranger playoff games were decided by one goal. Lightning won four of last five at home. Rangers gave up 12 goals in last two games after allowing six goals in winning previous four games. Rangers outhit Tampa Bay 30-18 in Game 1, but hits were 67-61 Tampa in last two games. Lightning is 4-7 on power play last two games; Rangers are 4-9.

2015 NHL playoffs
Tampa Bay vs NY Rangers
NYR 2-1, -$143, U5
TB 6-2, +$128, O5
TB 6-5, -$130, O5

Chicago vs Anaheim
Ana 4-1, -$135, N5
Chi 3-2, 3OT, +$113, N5
Ana 2-1, +$145, U5

NHL

Friday, May 22

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Rangers

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**Udog** · 05-22-2015, 08:36 AM

NHL

Friday, May 22

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What bettors need to know: Rangers at Lightning
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New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning (-126, 5)
Lightning lead series 2-1

The New York Rangers have been taken out of their game and, as a result, are in danger of falling behind 3-1 for the second consecutive postseason series. The visiting Rangers will attempt to slow down the high-flying Tampa Bay Lightning and square the series when the teams clash in Friday's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final.

The Lightning have roared back from a series-opening loss by pumping in 12 goals in back-to-back wins, taking Game 3 on Nikita Kucherov's game-winning tally in overtime. "I think we've got a pretty quick team, and they have a quick team," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. "... I don't know how it looks on TV, but when you're standing there, it is, pardon the pun, it is lightning fast." A beleaguered Henrik Lundqvist, the winningest goaltender in franchise history, has surrendered at least six goals on six occasions this season - and the Lightning have victimized him on the last four occasions. “Sometimes as a team, we can be a little bit better, but also I have to be better,” Lundqvist said. “We’re not going to win if I give up six goals.”

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVA

LINE HISTORY: The Lightning opened between -125 and -130 at online books with a total of 5.

INJURY REPORT: Rangers - LW Mats Zuccarello (Ques-Head) Lightning - D Matt Carle (Ques-Undisclosed)

ABOUT THE RANGERS: New York did a lot of good things in Game 3 - bolting to a 2-0 lead, erasing a two-goal deficit and converting twice on the power play - but the Presidents' Trophy winners need to contain an offense that produced an NHL-best 262 goals in the regular season. “We don’t want to play this way, a track-meet game, back-and-forth,” Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi said. “They’re fast, we’re fast, but I think we want to make it a little more tight-checking.” Jesper Fast, elevated to the No. 2 line alongside Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider, provided a spark with a pair of goals Wednesday - the first multi-goal game by a New York rookie since since Brandon Dubinsky in the 2008 Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

ABOUT THE LIGHTNING: Captain Steven Stamkos has emerged from his slump with four goals in five games and linemate Alex Killorn has tallied three times in the past two contests, but the biggest headache for the Rangers remains the "Triplets." The line of Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Kucherov has been unstoppable, combining for 25 of the Tampa Bay's 47 postseason goals and seven tallies and seven assists in the past two contests alone. "They've impressed me for a long time and now they're impressing the world," said Cooper of the unit that includes an undrafted free agent in Johnson (a league-best 12 goals in the postseason) and a seventh-round draft pick in Palat (four goals in his last four games).

TRENDS:

*Lightning are 6-1 in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
*Rangers are 28-10 in their last 38 road games.
*Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
*Under is 7-3-1 in Lightning last 11 games following a win.

CONSENSUS: 53.52 percent of users are backing the Lightning with 59 percent on the over.

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**Udog** · 05-22-2015, 09:42 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, May 22

New York Rangers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Game 63-64
May 22, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York Rangers
10.786
Tampa Bay Lightni
13.111
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay Lightni
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay Lightni
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay Lightni
(-135); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, May 22

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NY RANGERS (62-27-0-8, 132 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (60-30-0-8, 128 pts.) - 5/22/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 15-4 ATS (+10.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
TAMPA BAY is 27-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 18-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 185-194 ATS (+463.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 62-35 ATS (+13.1 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 21-9 ATS (+11.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NY RANGERS are 42-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 24-14 ATS (+38.4 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 16-6 ATS (+10.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 121-106 ATS (+231.9 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 17-12 ATS (+30.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 12-6 ATS (+18.3 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
TAMPA BAY is 7-5 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-5-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.2 Units)

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**Udog** · 05-22-2015, 01:15 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, May 22

Eastern Conference Finals - Best of 7 - Game 4 Tam Leads 2-1

NY Rangers at Tampa Bay, 8:05
NY Rangers: 65-89 SU after playing 2 straight games where 7 or more total goals were scored
Tampa Bay: 22-4 SU in home games after one or more consecutive overs

**Udog** · 05-22-2015, 01:19 PM

NHL

Friday, May 22

Henrik Lundqvist's troubles versus Lightning

New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has allowed five or more goals just six times during the 2014-15 regular season and postseason, but after Wednesday's 6-5 loss in the Eastern Conference Final, four of those games have come against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Wednesday's scoreline marked the second-consecutive game in the series that the Lightning put six past the Swedish netminder. Tampa Bay tallied five in a 5-1 win against the Blushirts back on Nov. 17 and another five in a 6-3 win on Dec. 1.

The Lightning have a 2-1 lead in the series with Game 4 slated to go Friday evening in Florida. The Lightning are presently -128 and the total is 5.

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