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**Udog** · 05-30-2015, 08:47 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Six NFL teams who will travel the most miles this coming season.........

Arizona Cardinals-- 23,652

San Diego Chargers-- 24,274

Seattle Seahawks-- 25,086

Oakland Raiders-- 26,336

Miami Dolphins-- 26,452

San Francisco 49ers-- 27,998

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind......

13) Bad news for the Washington Nationals, as Stephen Strasburg left Friday's game after five batters with a sore shoulder. He was having a dismal season as rumors swirled that he was having arm problems.

12) Dodgers have now been shut out in their last four road games.

11) Marlins are having a cruddy season, but they're 5-1 against Matt Harvey since he came to the major leagues.

10) If the Cubs wind up missing the playoffs by a game, that two weeks they kept Kris Bryant in AAA in April is going to look like a disaster- he is really good. Hopefully no one on this planet believes they sent him to AAA for more seasoning- thats just a blatant lie.

9) Josh Hamilton homered twice off a knuckleball pitcher Friday nite, his first multiple-HR game since July 2013.

8) Astros' pitcher Scott Feldman had knee surgery, will be replaced in the Houston rotation by Brett Oberholtzer. Houston still has a 5-game lead in the AL West, but the Mariners are starting to play better.

7) Cincinnati Reds' AA farm club in the Southern League are the Pensacola Blue Yahoos, thats an interesting name for a team.

6) Reds scored in first inning in 12 of 22 home games, but only four of 25 away games; not sure why that would be.

5) Phillies are 11-10 when Hamels or Harang pitch, 8-21 in the other games.

4) Ray Rice isn't being blackballed; its just that his last year in the NFL wasn't productive enough to merit the firestorm that signing him would cause. As I once said to a kid I was coaching, who was a marginal player and a bigtime annoyance "You ain't good enough to act like this".

3) Best wishes to Old Dominion hoop coach Jeff Jones, who had surgery for prostate cancer this week; we obviously hope he has a speedy recovery.

2) Chicago Bulls still owe Tom Thibodeau $9M over the next two years; I wish someone hated me enough to pay me $9M to go away.

1) Orlando Magic hired Scott Skiles as head coach; he has a career record of 443-433 in 13 seasons with three different teams.

**Udog** · 05-30-2015, 08:52 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, May 30

Chicago @ Anaheim

Game 77-78
May 30, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
10.659
Anaheim
13.665
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 3
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-125); Over

NHL
Short Sheet

Saturday, May 30

Western Conference Finals - Best of 7 - Game 7 - Series Tied 3-3

Chicago at Anaheim, 8:05 PM
Chicago: 20-27 SU in road games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread
Anaheim: 33-13 SU after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, May 30

Chicago won first 14 faceoffs in Game 6, was 33-17 for game; home side won last three series games. Anaheim is 11-4 in playoffs this year but 3-3 in this series; two of Ducks' losses in this series were in 3OT/2OT- over is 8-3-2 in last 13 Duck games, 4-0-2 in this series. Chicago won seven of its last 11 games with Anaheim; road team has won nine of last 13 series games. Over is 10-3-3 in last sixteen Chicago games. Ducks outhit Chicago 251-185 in last five games- they're 2-14 on power play in this series;; Chicago is 3-22 on power play in series. Over is 7-4-2 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
NYR 7-3, -$135, O5
TB 2-0, +$145, U5
Lightning win series, 4-3

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
Ana 5-4 OT, -$143, O5
Chi 5-2, -$145, O5

NHL

Saturday, May 30

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ANAHEIM
Chicago is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chicago's last 23 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
Anaheim is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

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**Udog** · 05-30-2015, 08:54 AM

NHL

Saturday, May 30

Ducks-Blackhawks go for fourth straight Over

The NHL Western Conference Finals has been a boon for bettors banking on high totals, but it will officially come to an end on Saturday in Game 7 with either the Chicago Blackhawks or the Anaheim Ducks earning the right to represent the West in the Stanley Cup Finals.

The Over has cashed in three straight games in the series, going 3-1-2 Over/Under in total.

Oddsmakers have tabbed the matchup with a 5 goal total.

**Udog** · 05-30-2015, 11:50 AM

NHL

Saturday, May 30

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Game of the Day: Blackhawks at Ducks
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Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks (-129, 5)

Series tied 3-3

The Anaheim Ducks have been unable to take advantage of having home ice for a Game 7 in each of the last two postseasons. They hope to break that negative trend Saturday when they host the Chicago Blackhawks for the deciding contest of the Western Conference final.

Anaheim fell to Detroit in a 2013 first-round matchup that was eerily similar to this series, as it alternated wins and losses over the first six contests in the exact same way before suffering a 3-2 defeat at home in Game 7. Last postseason, the Ducks also held a 3-2 lead over the Kings in the conference semifinals before dropping Game 6 in Los Angeles and Game 7 at Honda Center. Chicago came up short in Game 7 of the conference final last year, succumbing to the Kings at home after bouncing back from a 3-1 series deficit. The Blackhawks are seeking their third Stanley Cup final appearance in six years while the Ducks are attempting to reach the final round for the second time in franchise history.

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

LINE HISTORY: Most books initially opened the Ducks -130, but it's sitting at -129 after briefly dropping a few points.

INJURY REPORT: Blackhawks - D Michal Rozsival (Out-Ankle) Ducks - D Sheldon Souray (Out-Wrist)

ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS: It would be no surprise if Patrick Sharp scored a goal Saturday, as the veteran has tallied at least once in each of his last 19 playoff series. However, the 33-year-old has yet to get a shot past Frederik Andersen in this matchup, notching only three assists. Chicago would like to see a few other players record a goal in Game 7, as it is 15-0 in the playoffs when Marian Hossa tallies, 9-0 when Andrew Shaw scores and 6-0 when Marcus Kruger beats the opposing goaltender.

ABOUT THE DUCKS: Ryan Getzlaf, who leads the league with 17 playoff assists, did what most captains would do and accepted the blame for Anaheim's loss in Game 6. "I thought the tension was there a little bit. It started with me," Getzlaf said. "That's on me. I've got to be better and calm our group down as we go." Another member of the Ducks who will have to be better is Andersen, who has allowed at least four goals in each of the last three games (two losses) after yielding more than two only three times in his first 12 postseason contests.

TRENDS:

*Blackhawks are 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
*Ducks are 5-0 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
*Over is 9-1-2 in Blackhawks last 12 Conference Finals games.
*Under is 3-1-2 in the last 6 meetings in Anaheim.

CONSENSUS: Per Consensus, 59 percent of wagers are being placed on the favored Ducks.

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**Udog** · 05-30-2015, 11:53 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, May 30

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CHICAGO (59-32-0-7, 125 pts.) at ANAHEIM (62-25-0-10, 134 pts.) - 5/30/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 63-57 ATS (-26.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 17-20 ATS (-18.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 62-35 ATS (+17.0 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 16-2 ATS (+13.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
ANAHEIM is 38-20 ATS (+3.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 21-7 ATS (+10.8 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 200-148 ATS (+48.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 20-10 ATS (+6.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
ANAHEIM is 36-21 ATS (+9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 227-209 ATS (+477.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CHICAGO is 36-18 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 8-7 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 8-7-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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