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NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, October 25


Minnesota @ Winnipeg

Game 1-2
October 25, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
11.703
Winnipeg
9.850
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+130); Over

Calgary @ NY Rangers

Game 3-4
October 25, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
10.482
NY Rangers
12.573
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
N/A

Los Angeles @ Edmonton

Game 5-6
October 25, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
12.622
Edmonton
9.258
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 3 1/2
3 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-140); Under




NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, October 25

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MINNESOTA (4-1-0-1, 9 pts.) at WINNIPEG (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/25/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 7-16 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 2-10 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-4 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-4-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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CALGARY (2-5-0-0, 4 pts.) at NY RANGERS (5-2-0-1, 11 pts.) - 10/25/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-1-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (4-3-0-0, 8 pts.) at EDMONTON (3-5-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/25/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 44-45 ATS (-21.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 14-24 ATS (-12.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 5-14 ATS (-11.2 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 15-18 ATS (-11.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 1-11 ATS (+17.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 11-35 ATS (+52.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 6-25 ATS (+43.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 11-33 ATS (+64.4 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 22-65 ATS (+114.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 10-35 ATS (+70.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 7-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, October 25

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 6:05 PM EDT
Minnesota: 25-39 SU as a road underdog
Winnipeg: 11-3 SU after losing their previous game in overtime

Calgary at NY Rangers, 7:05 PM EDT
Calgary: tba
New York: tba

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:35 PM EDT
Los Angeles: 38-30 SU when playing against a team with a losing record
Edmonton: 22-65 SU when playing against a team with a winning record




NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, October 25

Hot teams
-- Minnesota won five of its first seven games.
-- Kings won their last four games, allowing three goals. Edmonton won three of last four games.

Cold teams
-- Winnipeg lost its last two games, 4-3ot/4-2.
-- Flames lost four of their last five games. Rangers lost four of their last six.

Series records
-- Jets won three of their last four games with Minnesota.
-- Rangers won five of their last six games with Calgary.
-- Kings wone ight of last ten games with Edmonton.

Totals
-- Under is 3-0-1 in last four Minnesota games.
-- Three of last four Calgary-Ranger games went over.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five LA-Edmonton games.




NHL

Sunday, October 25

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Trend Report
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6:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. WINNIPEG
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 9 games

7:00 PM
CALGARY vs. NY RANGERS
Calgary is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
NY Rangers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Calgary
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games

9:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. EDMONTON
Los Angeles is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Minnesota - 6:00 PM ET Winnipeg -138 500 *****

Winnipeg - Under 5.5 500


Calgary - 7:00 PM ET NY Rangers -165 500 OCTOPLAY

NY Rangers - Over 5.5 500


Los Angeles - 9:30 PM ET Los Angeles -140 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Edmonton - Under 5 500 DOUBLE PLAY

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NHL SUNDAY'S RESULTS:

1 - 0 - 0................ *****

2 - 0.....................DOUBLE PLAY

0 - 0.....................TRIPLE PLAY

1 - 0.....................OCTOPLAY


OVERALL RATED PLAYS

*****.....................................17 - 16 - 1.....................- 0.64

double play..............................29 - 19.........................+ 20.54

triple play................................11 - 7............................- 2.40

octoplay..................................8 - 5.............................+ 8.00

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

-- Tom Brady has won 16 NFL games while throwing 50+ passes; next-highest in NFL history are several guys, who each won five such games.

-- Pat Haden makes $2.5M a year as USC's AD; apparently he also makes another half million or so as a member of six corporate/non-profit boards. Must be nice.

-- They made another Rocky movie, this one with Apollo Creed's son boxing. Oy.

-- Ryan Tannehill now holds the NFL record with 25 consecutive completions; I'm surprised the number is that low for an all-time record.

-- Danny Woodhead caught seven passes on one drive Sunday, the most by any player since Troy Brown caught seven passes on one drive in a 2002 game.

-- Some good news: Craig Sager will be back working NBA games on TNT when the season starts this week; he is doing well in his battle with leukemia. Great!!!

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

We're moving the weekly NFL wrap to Tuesday this week........

13) RIP Flip Saunders, who lost his battle with lymphoma at age 60. I used to go to Florida for my summer vacation to watch AAU basketball. One summer Saunders' son was playing for a team (Minnesota Magic??) and I was watching their game down in Orlando at Disney World. Saunders was there, but not coaching. There were six games going on at once in the building; the place was a beehive of activity.

At halftime, I drifted towards the concession stand (surprise!!!) and walked down the hall where the Minnesota team was resting. Flip Saunders had a grease board and was diagramming stuff for the kids, teaching them about the x's and o's of basketball. No yelling, just instruction and quiet encouragement.

What an education those kids must've gotten. RIP, sir.

12) Great stat on the Browns-Rams game on CBS yesterday: St Thomas Aquinas HS in Florida has 15 alumni playing in the NFL; next most are three schools with six. Michael Irvin, Chris Evert also went to St Thomas Aquinas.

11) Giants ran a kick and an INT back for TD in the same game Sunday for the first time since 1951 (in regular season); last time they did that the guy who ran the pick-6 back was Tom Landry, who went on to be a pretty good coach.

10) New Orleans Saints have 25 new players on their team this year, most in NFL.

9) Do NASCAR drivers have a concussion protocol? Do older drivers suffer from hearing loss? It has to be really, really loud in those cars.

8) NFL wants its officials to pick out someone to penalize whenever there is a brief scuffle, which is impossible to do (correctly). Why not just throw the flag, call fouls on both sides and move on? NFL is the most over-officiated sport ever.

7) Someone named Smylie Kaufman won the Las Vegas PGA stop this week; last week it was Emiliano Grillo; the two guys are a combined 46 years old. Lot of really good young golfers world-wide.

6) Miami fired Al Golden Sunday; now both sides can move on. Golden is a good coach who wasn't a great fit in Miami; the alumni blamed him for everything this side of global warming. Very curious to see who gets this job next; the alumni are mouthy and demanding, they don't have a great home field advantage and they're in a league. When they were a power, Miami was an independent and scheduled differently. .

5) Northeast of Miami, UCF coach George O'Leary "retired" during an 0-8 season; the kicker here is that OC Brent Kay was promised the job after O'Leary and because he is not getting it, the school has to pay Kay $700K to go away- must be nice.

4) Philip Rivers' wife is having the couple's 8th child any day now; I have a friend who has seven kids. How do you keep track of all of their names?

3) Odd news of the weekend: Ruben Amaro Jr was recently canned as Phillies' GM; he is now the first base coach for the Red Sox. Very unusual career move.

2) New England's first drive of the second half this year: Six drives, 59 plays, 444 yards, 7.53 yards/play. Three TDs, three field goals. Good adjustments.

1) What would the NFL be like if the players wore no equipment?

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, October 26


Calgary @ NY Islanders

Game 51-52
October 26, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.058
NY Islanders
13.500
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
N/A

Arizona @ Toronto

Game 53-54
October 26, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
10.540
Toronto
9.009
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+100); Over

Anaheim @ Chicago

Game 55-56
October 26, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
11.850
Chicago
10.942
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+140); Under




NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, October 26

Hot teams
-- Islanders won five of their last six games.
-- Chicago won last three games, allowing three goals.

Cold teams
-- Flames lost five of their last six games.
-- Arizona lost four of its last five games. Toronto lost six of its last seven.
-- Ducks lost six of their first seven games.

Series records
-- Islanders won five of their last seven games with Calgary.
-- Coyotes won eight of last ten games with Toronto.
-- Ducks lost three of last four games with Chicago.

Totals
-- Four of last six Islander games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Arizona-Toronto games stayed under.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Chicago games.




NHL

Monday, October 26

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CALGARY vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Calgary is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games at home
NY Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home

7:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. TORONTO
Arizona is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Arizona is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Toronto's last 18 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Arizona

8:30 PM
ANAHEIM vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Anaheim's last 13 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Anaheim's last 10 games on the road
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games at home

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NHL

Monday, October 26


Panthers' Barkov has broken hand

Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov missed Saturday's game with an injury, and the Florida Sun Sentinel reported Sunday that Barkov has a broken bone in his hand.

It is unclear how long Barkov will be sidelined, with the Sun Sentinel report suggesting it could be anywhere from two weeks to two months.

Barkov, 20, last played in a game on Thursday. He has three goals and three assists in his seven games this season. Last season he had 16 goals and 20 assists.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, October 26

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CALGARY (2-6-0-0, 4 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (5-2-0-1, 11 pts.) - 10/26/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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ARIZONA (4-3-0-1, 9 pts.) at TORONTO (1-4-0-2, 4 pts.) - 10/26/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 31-58 ATS (+95.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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ANAHEIM (1-5-0-1, 3 pts.) at CHICAGO (5-3-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/26/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 1-6 ATS (-7.1 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 1-6 ATS (-7.1 Units) first half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 20-11 ATS (+31.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 37-39 ATS (-28.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 43-35 ATS (-10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 150-158 ATS (-76.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 8-5 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 8-5-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.3 Units)

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NHL

Monday, October 26


NHL roundup: Jets edge Wild in high-scoring tilt

WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Minnesota and Winnipeg combined for eight goals through two periods, and after building a 5-1 lead, the Jets withstood a furious late-game rally by the Wild to hold on for a 5-4 victory on Sunday.

The Jets got two goals from Drew Stafford and one each from Bryan Little, Andrew Ladd and Nikolaj Ehlers. Minnesota got goals from Jason Zucker, Mikko Koivu, Justin Fontaine and Zach Parise.

Rangers 4, Flames 1

NEW YORK -- Antti Raanta made 22 saves as the New York Rangers knocked off Calgary at Madison Square Garden.

The victory pushed the Rangers into first place in the Metropolitan Division. The Flames have yet to win a game in regulation.

Kevin Klein, Dan Girardi, Oscar Lindberg and Derick Brassard scored for the Rangers while Jiri Hudler scored for the Flames.

Kings 3, Oilers 2

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Tanner Pearson scored the go-ahead goal with 3:24 to play, and Los Angeles extended its winning streak to five games with a win over Edmonton.

Drew Doughty led the way with two assists for the Kings. Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar scored goals, and Jonathan Quick made 26 saves for the win.

Taylor Hall and Benoit Pouliot got the goals for the Oilers, who lost their second game in a row. Edmonton goalie Cam Talbot stopped 31 shots.

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NHL

Monday, October 26


Devils F Fuutu out 4-6 weeks with fractured foot

New Jersey Devils forward Tuomo Ruutu is expected to be out 4-6 weeks with a fracture in his right foot.

Ruutu has missed the past four games with a foot injury. The Devils said Monday that the fracture did not show up initially. Ruutu has no points and six shots on goal in three games this season.

Forward Bobby Farnham was claimed off waivers Monday from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Farnham has five penalty minutes in three games this season.


Under teams collide in the NHL Monday night

Two great under plays face off in NHL action when with Anaheim Ducks visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. The teams are a combined 1-11-1 O/U this season.

The Ducks are having a historically bad offensive start to the season, scoring just 0.9 goals per game on their way to a 1-5-1 O/U start.

Meanwhile, the Blackhawks are 0-6-2 O/U thanks to scoring 2.2 goals per game, while allowing just 2.0 goals per game.

The total for tonight's matchup is set at 5.0.


Favorites continue to be red-hot on the ice

Favorites continued their red-hot run to start the NHL season by going 3-0 straight up Sunday night.

They are now 73-32-8-3 for the season, good for a success rate of approximately 63 percent.

With three more games on the schedule Monday, the Islanders (vs. Flames), the Maple Leafs (vs. Coyotes) and the Blackhawks (vs. Ducks) will be favored.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 26

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Calgary - 7:00 PM ET NY Islanders -191 500 TRIPLE PLAY

NY Islanders - Under 5.5 500

Arizona - 7:30 PM ET Arizona +101 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Toronto - Under 5.5 500

Anaheim - 8:30 PM ET Chicago -140 500 *****

Chicago - Under 5 500

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NHL MONDAY'S RESULTS:

1 - 0 - 0................ *****

1 - 0.....................DOUBLE PLAY

1 - 0.....................TRIPLE PLAY

0 - 0.....................OCTOPLAY


OVERALL RATED PLAYS

*****.....................................18 - 16 - 1.....................+ 0.36

double play..............................30 - 19.........................+ 22.56

triple play................................12 - 7............................+ 0.60

octoplay..................................8 - 5.............................+ 8.00


LAST TWO DAYS 7 - 0..............ON A NICE RUN......

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Lions fired their OC and offensive line coaches, just before they headed over the pond to play the Chiefs in London Sunday. The head coach should be next.

-- Baylor QB Seth Russell (neck) will have surgery, is out for the year.

-- 5-time All-Star Torii Hunter retired; he was an excellent defensive outfielder.

-- Texans coach Bill O'Brien wanted to cut Ryan Mallett after he missed the team charter to Miami, but GM Rick Smith overruled him. Where is Hard Knocks when we really need it?

-- Purdue's best basketball recruit hasn't been cleared yet by the NCAA; he was adopted by a guy in 8th grade who is a Purdue alum. Make a decision, people; the season starts in 2.5 weeks.

-- UNLV's Chris Wood made the 76ers roster, the 10th Findlay Prep alum to make the NBA in the last five years.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Wrapping up Week 7 in NFL......

13) Jaguars 34, Bills 31-- Jax led 27-3 with 3:00 left in half, but blew lead, throwing awful pick-6 with 5:21 left to fall behind 31-27. Bortles then drove them 84 yards in 3:07 for the win, hitting Allen Hurns for the winning TD. Hurns now has a TD in his last five games-- Jacksonville is slowly getting better- they scored defensive TDs 0:07 apart in the second quarter. Buffalo screwed up trading Matt Cassel to Dallas.

12) Rams 24, Browns 6-- Cleveland had scored 26.2 ppg in its previous five games, but St Louis forced/recovered four fumbles and rode rookie RB Gurley to a win that evens their record at 3-3. Rams scored defensive TD on Browns' third play of game.

11) Chiefs 23, Steelers 13-- KC snapped five-game skid against QB making his first NFL start. Chiefs still had only two TDs on five red zone drives. Home favorites are 25-20-1 vs spread in non-divisional games this season.

10) Dolphins 44, Texans 26-- Houston backup QB Mallett "missed the plane" to game; this is same guy who didn't show up for practice the day after Hoyer was named starting QB. Tough spot; QBs are hard to come by; if they cut him, he'll get scooped up in five minutes, but he seems like a jerk who should be cut.

This game was 41-nil at half; in Week 4 at Atlanta, Texans trailed 28-0 at half. O'Brien almost has to get fired, just a matter of when. Would be second year in a row the coach on Hard Knocks gets the boot. Not good for HBO or NFL Films.

As if things couldn't get worse for Houston, Arian Foster has a torn achilles.

9) Patriots 30, Jets 23-- Nine rushes, 16 yards; that was it for the Patriots' run game; they trailed 20-16 with 12:50 left, but on their last two drives, Brady drove them on TD drives of 80-68 yards for the win. NE has now won eight of last nine series games; five of last seven were decided by 3 or less points; Jets lost last five visits here by 9-3-3-2-7 points. Jets are much-improved, but Brady is still Brady.

8) Vikings 28, Lions 19-- There were rumors all Saturday night that Adrian Peterson was sick and wouldn't play; he ran ball 19 times for 98 yards and caught three passes. If playoffs started today, Minnesota would be #6 seed in NFC. Detroit is 1-6 as they head to London for a game with Kansas City.

7) Falcons 10, Titans 7-- Tennessee lost its ninth home game in a row; three of their home losses this year are by 3 or less points. Atlanta is an unimpressive 6-1; they've trailed in 4th quarter in four of six wins and this game wasn't much better, but they are still 6-1, albeit still behind Carolina in NFC South.

6) Redskins 31, Buccaneers 30-- Greatest comeback in Washington history; trailing 24-0 in first half, Cousins led Redskins back- they scored winning TD with 0:24 left, driving 80 yards on 11 plays. Bucs' WR Evans caught eight balls for 164 yards. Skins are 3-4 and only a game out of first place in NFC East.

5) Saints 27, Colts 21-- Indy is 3-4 but still atop a horrible AFC South; their teams are 6-1 vs spread outside the division. Colt owner Irsay had harsh words with GM Grigson after this loss-- Saints led 20-nil at half. New Orleans won three of last ffour games, scoring 58 points in last two games.

4) Raiders 37, Chargers 29-- Oakland led 37-6 early in the third quarter in a stadium where it was hard to tell who the home team was. NFL needs to clear up this stadium thing; who is going to LA, who isn't. Raiders started six drives in Charger territory; all 12 San Diego drives started 80+ yards from goal line.

3) Giants 27, Cowboys 20-- Dallas was -4 in turnovers, gave up a kick return TD and still almost won; they ran ball for 233 yards, but lost to Giants for first time in last six meetings. Divisional home favorites are now 5-16-1 vs spread this season.

Not a lot of fun having only two 4:25 games; NFL is leaning on Cowboys to produce TV ratings, but they stink without Romo and he is still a month away from playing.

2) Panthers 27, Eagles 16-- Carolina is unbeaten, Eagles are 3-4 and Rams need Sam Bradford to start two more games so they can bank a 4th-round draft pick for dealing the oft-injured QB last spring. If Dick Butkus were playing today, he'd be Thomas Lewis of the Panthers; hard hitter, very, very good player.

1) Cardinals 26, Ravens 18-- If the 2016 NFL Draft were this morning, it would be weird, since it isn't 2016 yet, but Baltimore would have the first pick- all six of their losses are by 8 or less points. Carson Palmer is now 75-75 as an NFL starting QB.

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, October 27

Hot teams
-- Devils won last four games, all by one goal, three in OT/SO.
-- Flyers won four of their last five games.
-- Minnesota won its first three home games, allowing four goals.
-- Los Angeles won last five games, allowing five goals. Winnipeg is 5-3 in first eight games.
-- Dallas Stars won five of their last six games.
-- Montreal won first nine games, eight by 2+ goals.

Cold teams
-- Bruins lost first four home games. Arizona lost four of its last six games.
-- Columbus lost eight of its first nine games.
-- Sabres lost four of their last five games.
-- Hurricanes lost six of their first eight games. Detroit lost four of its last five.
-- Colorado lost last three games, scoring four goals. Florida lost three of last four games.
-- Lightning lost four of its last six games. St Louis lost last two games, 3-0/3-2ot.
-- Edmonton lost six of its first nine games.
-- Ducks lost seven of their first eight games.
-- Vancouver lost its last four games, two in OT.

Series records
-- Bruins won their last seven games with Arizona.
-- Blue Jackets are 5-3 in last eight games with New Jersey.
-- Flyers won five of last six games with Buffalo.
-- Red Wings won four of last five games with Carolina.
-- Road team won last four Colorado-Florida games.
-- Blues won five of last six games with Tampa Bay.
-- Oilers lost seven of last ten games with Minnesota.
-- Kings lost four of last five visits to Winnipeg.
-- Ducks won four of last five games with Dallas Stars.
-- Canadiens won seven of last nine games with Vancouver.

Totals
-- Over is 3-0-1 in last four Arizona-Boston games.
-- Under is 2-0-2 in last four Columbus-New Jersey games.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Philly games.
-- Three of last four Carolina games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Colorado games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Tampa Bay-St Louis games went over.
-- Five of last six Edmonton-Minnesota games stayed under.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six LA-Winnipeg games.
-- Last three Anaheim-Dallas games stayed under.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Montreal-Vancouver games.

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NHL

Tuesday, October 27

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7:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. BOSTON
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games

7:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Philadelphia's last 22 games when playing at home against Buffalo

7:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. NEW JERSEY
Columbus is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Columbus's last 19 games
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Jersey's last 10 games at home

7:30 PM
CAROLINA vs. DETROIT
Carolina is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Carolina is 3-16-1 SU in its last 20 games ,when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit16-3-1 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Carolina
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

7:30 PM
COLORADO vs. FLORIDA
Colorado is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 7-15-1 SU in its last 23 games ,when playing Colorado
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Edmonton is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Minnesota is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Edmonton

8:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Los Angeles is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 8 games at home

8:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. ST. LOUIS
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

8:30 PM
ANAHEIM vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 11 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Anaheim is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games when playing at home against Anaheim

10:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. VANCOUVER
Montreal is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games at home

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NHL

Tuesday, October 27


Red Wings D Green out 2-3 weeks

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green will be out 2-3 weeks because of an upper-body injury, the Red Wings announced Monday.

Green, 30, was injured in the first period on Friday night against the Calgary Flames. He sat out Saturday's game against the Vancouver Canucks.

In seven games this season, Green has one assist and is averaging 19:37 of ice time per game.

Defenseman Kyle Quincey also was hurt against the Flames. Quincey is in the concussion protocol and will miss at least the next three games, the team said.