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**Udog** · 05-25-2015, 08:41 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Dodgers' payroll this year is .$271,608,629, highest ever in baseball........

-- Adrian Gonzalez-- Owed roughly $22M a year thru 2018; hitting .342 this year with 32 RBI. Pretty much worth every penny.

-- Carl Crawford-- Owed $21.M a year thru '17; an injury-prone stiff.

-- Clayton Kershaw-- Owed roughly $35M a year thru 2020; not sure how anyone can live up to that money-- this year, he is 2-3, 4.32 in his first nine starts.

-- Zack Greinke-- Owed $25.5M a year thru 2018; this year, he is 5-1, 1.48 in his first nine starts.

-- Justin Turner-- Makes $2.5M a year; is hitting .288 with a .374 OB%.

-- Yasiel Puig-- Makes $30M over next four years; has been limited by injuries this year, playing in only eleven games.

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Sunday........

13) Because pro sports have sold their souls to TV networks, the NBA Finals could be moved up two days if both semifinal series end up in sweeps. Right now, the Finals are scheduled to begin June 4, a week from Thursday, but they are saying it could be moved up two days to June 2, so people don't forget about the NBA during what would be a nine-day layoff.

12) They had 15,692 at The Trop in St Pete Sunday for A's-Rays and Tampa Bay is a surprise first place team. They had 10,010 in Louisville Saturday for a AAA game. No one can blame the Rays if they skip town and soon.

11) Sometimes, I just wish a guy who lost a PGA tournament would smile at the camera and say, "So what I didn't win? Second place is $600K and thats a damn good week." They're apparently coached never to say that.

10) Odrisamer Despaigne hasn't pitched well for the Padres this year, but how about a little support for the guy? San Diego was shut out in his last three starts, outscored 23-0 in the three games.

9) I'll give Cleveland coach David Blatt credit for this: not many coaches would be playing Matthew Dellevedova as much as Cleveland does. Kid won a lot of games at St Mary's, played four years- he is gritty and tough and knows how to win (get the ball to Lebron when it counts most).

8) I find myself rooting for the Diamondbacks a lot; so much of their front office/coaching staff has ties to the A's and pitching coach Mike Harkey's son is a tight end for the Rams. They've improved under Chip Hale and sounds like they're a good bargain as far as ticket prices go. May have to make a road trip out there one of these years.

7) Was encouraged to see clips of the Diamondbacks practicing sliding before game Sunday, mostly leadoff man Inciarte, who was working on his headfirst slides with the help of a sliding pad. Teams don't take infield practice before games anymore, not really sure why. Practice makes perfect.

6) Underrated baseball record: Shawn Green had 19 total bases in a game; if you hit four homers in a game, thats only 16 bases. Hard record to break.

5) Texas Rangers get Josh Hamilton in lineup today, as a surprisingly good series starts in Cleveland, Texas has won five in a row, Indians six straight.

4) Why did the golf tournament have lift-clean-place yesterday, even in the rough? Never saw that before. Makes it kind of easy for pros, if they don't get penalized even when they miss the fairway with drives.

3) Mets are going to a six-man pitching rotation, as GM Sandy Alderson sits by and watches the 2015 season unravel; they're 7-15 on the road, which wouldn't be so bad except that they still have 59 more road games to play.

2) We should all take a minute today to thank the people who risk their lives to keep our country safe, thats what Memorial Day is all about. Its not about politics or stuff like that; soldiers do good work and deserve to be thanked.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not) playoffs would be:
NL-- Nationals-Cardinals-Dodgers. Wild Card: SF-Chicago
AL-- Rays-Royals-Astros Wild Card: Detroit-Minnesota

**Udog** · 05-25-2015, 08:46 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 25

Anaheim is 10-3 in playoffs this year, but is 2-2 in this series with losses in 3OT/2OT- over is 6-3-2 in last 11 Duck games, 2-0-2 in this series. Chicago won six of last nine games with Anaheim; road team has won nine of last 11 series games- under is 9-3-2 in last 14 series tilts. Over is 8-3-3 in last 14 Chicago games. Ducks outhit Chicago 167-124 in last three games- they're 1-9 on power play in this series;; Chicago is 3-17 on power play in series. Both teams scored three goals in wild third period Saturday. Over is 4-3-2 in this round of the playoffs.

2015 NHL playoffs
Tampa Bay vs NY Rangers
NYR 2-1, -$143, U5
TB 6-2, +$128, O5
TB 6-5, -$130, O5
NYR 5-1, +$129, O5
TB 2-0, +134, U5

Chicago vs Anaheim
Ana 4-1, -$135, N5
Chi 3-2, 3OT, +$113, N5
Ana 2-1, +$145, U5
Chi 5-4, 2OT, -$123, O5

NHL

Monday, May 25

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ANAHEIM
Chicago is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

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**Udog** · 05-25-2015, 09:44 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, May 25

Chicago @ Anaheim

Game 69-70
May 25, 2015 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
12.467
Anaheim
13.956
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-125); Under

**Udog** · 05-25-2015, 09:51 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, May 25

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CHICAGO (58-32-0-6, 122 pts.) at ANAHEIM (61-24-0-10, 132 pts.) - 5/25/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 62-56 ATS (-26.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 61-34 ATS (+16.9 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 15-2 ATS (+12.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
ANAHEIM is 37-19 ATS (+4.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 199-148 ATS (+50.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 19-9 ATS (+6.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
ANAHEIM is 25-9 ATS (+13.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 35-20 ATS (+5.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 226-208 ATS (+475.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CHICAGO is 35-17 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 7-6 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 7-6-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 05-25-2015, 11:02 AM

NHL

Monday, May 25

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What bettors need to know: Blackhawks at Ducks
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Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks (-129, 5)

Series tied 2-2

The Chicago Blackhawks' sudden-death supremacy this postseason has kept them from being swept and turned the Western Conference final into a best-of-three series. Chicago looks to record its first regulation victory of the set when it visits the Anaheim Ducks for Game 5 on Monday.

The Blackhawks are 4-0 in overtime this postseason, posting two victories in the second extra session and another pair that needed three bonus periods to decide the outcome. Chicago's most impressive overtime triumph came on Saturday, as the team allowed three goals in a 37-second span midway through the third period to watch a 3-1 lead turn into a one-goal deficit. The Blackhawks - whose current core players also were members of their championship clubs of 2010 and 2013 - drew upon that experience as Patrick Kane responded 3 1/2 minutes later before late-season acquisition Antoine Vermette evened the series 5:37 into the second overtime. The Ducks hope to bounce back from that tough defeat, as well as their first setback at home in Game 2, which went deep into the third extra session before Marcus Kruger provided the heroics for Chicago.

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

LINE HISTORY: Books opened the Ducks -129 and the total at 5.

INJURY REPORT: Blackhawks - D Michal Rozsival (Out, ankle).

ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS: The irony of Vermette scoring the winning goal to prevent Chicago from falling into a 1-3 series hole was remarkable, considering the veteran center was a healthy scratch for Game 3. "The emotion (of being scratched), it's not a pleasant one," Vermette said. "As a proud competitor, like anybody else on this team, you want to be part of the team. You think you can help the team." The 32-year-old, who reached the Stanley Cup final with Ottawa in 2007, has notched two tallies and an assist over 11 games as he appears in just his second postseason since 2009.

ABOUT THE DUCKS: Anaheim, which entered Game 4 as one of two teams in NHL history (1979 New York Rangers) to have played their first 12 postseason contests without losing in regulation, should have little trouble shaking off Saturday's loss. After all, it rebounded from the Game 2 triple-overtime setback by posting a 2-1 victory two nights later. "We're a resilient group," defenseman Cam Fowler said. "(The overtime losses) could be a tough pill to swallow, but you can also use it as motivation to get ready."

TRENDS:

* Under is 3-0-2 in the last five meetings in Anaheim.
* Road team is 6-2 in the last eight meetings.
* Blackhawks are 6-1 in their last seven games playing on one days rest.
* Under is 2-0-2 in Ducks last four home games.

CONSENSUS: According to Consensus, 68 percent of bettors are on the Ducks.

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