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**Udog** · 10-09-2015, 09:52 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Colts 27, Texans 20-- Gutty effort by 40-year old QB Hasselbeck, who was sick for much of the week before this game.

-- NFL teams coming off a bye are 386-376 vs spread; under is 403-372, so no real trends have emerged as far as post-bye teams go.

-- Washington 17, USC 12-- Natives in Trojan Nation are officially restless.

-- Minnesota 5, Colorado 4-- Avalanche led 4-1, then gave up four goals in 5:07 as the Wild won its opener. Colorado coach Patrick Roy was not happy. Not at all.

-- Not only are road teams 4-0 in baseball playoffs, home team hasn't led in any of the games yet.

-- Restaurant recommendation: Fellini's in the Stratosphere-- this is a very good place to eat. I had chicken parm; their bread is as good as I've ever had.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Things I'm looking for this weekend.......

13) NLDS series start today; road teams are 4-0 so far in playoffs, under is 3-0-1. Shadows shouldn't be a problem in LA; at 5:10 Thursday, shadows were already in the outfield, so the hitters should be able to see just fine.

12) There are only three 4:00 games Sunday; NFL was banking on NE-Dallas game to entertain America for three hours, but with Romo out, can Cowboys compete?

11) Georgia got squashed at home last week by Alabama; Tennessee lost last two games, both at home. Loser of this game is going to take some serious heat.

10) Seattle hasn't allowed a TD since Kam Chancellor came back; Cincinnati's offense is underrated because national media doesn't care about the Bengals. Interesting matchup; this would've been a good 4:25 Sunday game

9) Northwestern has been tormented by Michigan in last three meetings; a 10-9 loss and two OT losses. Wildcats are 5-0; can they score on Michigan's stout defense?

8) Buffalo is 2-2, but losses were to Brady/Eli Manning, both multiple Super Bowl winners; this is a game Bills have to have if they are payoff contenders.

7) Clemson had an emotional win last week; now skidding Georgia Tech comes to town and this is a dangerous game for the Tigers.

6) If Texas loses to Oklahoma Saturday and the Eagles get upset by New Orleans Sunday, the Chip Kelly-to-Texas rumors are going to gain momentum. Philly is at its best when Bradford throws long; maybe they should do it more often.

5) Rams seem to play with more spunk against divisional rivals; Todd Gurley gave the offense a huge boost last week in Arizona; can he do it again this week at Lambeau Field, where Aaron Rodgers is usually close to being perfect?

4) Navy is 10-1 vs spread in its last 11 visits to Notre Dame; Irish are licking their wounds after the Clemson loss. Navy is 24-9 as an underdog since 2005.

3) 4-0 Falcons are turning into a juggernaut; OC Kyle Shanahan once got fired by the Redskins, along with his dad. Think this game is personal to him?

2) Who thought Cal-Utah would be a huge Pac-12 game? Well, it is.

1) Why is Tampa Bay favored over anyone? Only reason I'm not taking Jaguars this week is that it is their third week in row on road, usually a very bad spot for visiting NFL teams.

**Udog** · 10-09-2015, 10:02 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, October 9

Winnipeg @ New Jersey

Game 1-2
October 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
10.768
New Jersey
12.217
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+100); Over

NY Rangers @ Columbus

Game 3-4
October 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
13.768
Columbus
10.857
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 3
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
N/A

Chicago @ NY Islanders

Game 5-6
October 9, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
13.757
NY Islanders
10.323
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
N/A

Toronto @ Detroit

Game 7-8
October 9, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
10.631
Detroit
13.768
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-220
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-220); Under

Toronto @ Los Angeles

Game 9-10
October 9, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
9.990
Los Angeles
12.348
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-240
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-240); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, October 9

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WINNIPEG (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/9/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 17-39 ATS (+56.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)

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NY RANGERS (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at COLUMBUS (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/9/2015, 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 5-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)

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CHICAGO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/9/2015, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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TORONTO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at DETROIT (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/9/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 1-9 ATS (+11.4 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 5-24 ATS (+41.2 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 19-26 ATS (-20.4 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 13-24 ATS (-21.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.6 Units)

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ARIZONA (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/9/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 24-58 ATS (+110.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 40-43 ATS (+106.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 12-16 ATS (-11.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, October 9

NHL writeups will begin October 15.

NHL

Friday, October 9

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Columbus's last 16 games at home
Columbus is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games

7:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games at home

7:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. NY ISLANDERS
Chicago is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
NY Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home
NY Islanders are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

7:30 PM
TORONTO vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Toronto

10:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. LOS ANGELES
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona

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**Udog** · 10-09-2015, 10:07 AM

NHL

Friday, October 9

Sabres G Lehner exits game with leg injury

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo Sabres goalie Robin Lehner left Thursday's season opener against the Ottawa Senators due to a right leg injury.

Lehner appeared to injure his right leg on a routine butterfly save 7:30 into the second period. After being checked out by trainers, Lehner attempted to skate but had difficulty putting weight on the injured leg.

He was spotted after the 3-1 loss to the Senators with a cast on his right leg and Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said the injury "doesn't look like it's short-term."

"It's more than day to day at this point in time, and we need to evaluate it further," Bylsma said.

Lehner, who was making his first start for the Sabres after being acquired from the Senators in a trade this offseason, was replaced by Chad Johnson, who stopped eight of the nine shots he faced.

NHL roundup: Lightning top Flyers in OT

TAMPA, Fla. -- Jason Garrison scored on a breakaway in overtime -- his second goal of the night -- to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night in the season opener at Amalie Arena.

Garrison's winner came with 2:43 left in overtime, shortly after Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop blocked a penalty shot -- the Flyers also missed one wide in the first period -- to preserve a 2-2 tie in the first three-on-three overtime in NHL history.

Garrison also scored the game's first goal in the second period. Matt Read and Brayden Schenn followed with goals for Philadelphia, Schenn's on a power play, to give the Flyers a 2-1 lead. Ryan Callahan equalized on a Tampa Bay power play late in the middle period.

Bishop stopped 23 shots in the win. Flyers goalie Steve Mason made 29 saves.

Jets 6, Bruins 2

BOSTON -- Winnipeg, forced to begin the season with four games in six nights on the road, ended the franchise's 13-game TD Garden losing streak with a victory over Boston.

The Jets, who last won in Boston as the Atlanta Thrashers on March 31, 2007, scored three goals in the second period and three in the third to clear out the sellout crowd.

Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler and Drew Stafford scored the second-period goals. and goaltender Ondrej Pavelec stopped 29 shots in the win.

Senators 3, Sabres 1

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Kyle Turris scored twice, leading Ottawa to a win over Buffalo in the season opener for both teams.

Senators goalie Craig Anderson made 26 saves, and right winger Curtis Lazar added an empty-net goal. Making his much-anticipated NHL debut, second overall draft pick Jack Eichel scored in his first game with Buffalo.

Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner made 11 saves before leaving 7:30 into the second period due to a lower-body injury. He appeared to injure his left leg on a routine save.

Predators 2, Hurricanes 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Scoring his team's first goal for the second consecutive home opener, Craig Smith helped Nashville open a season of great expectations with a win over Carolina.

With Carolina's Jordan Staal in the penalty box after high-sticking Ryan Ellis in the first minute, Smith tipped in Ellis' shot at 2:23, and the Predators had a lead they never relinquished.

Rookie Viktor Arvidsson added his first NHL goal at 17:03 of the first period off a bizarre double deflection. Seth Jones' wrister from the point caromed off Calle Jarnkrok and was then redirected in by Arvidsson, who celebrated his milestone tally with a Tiger Woods-style fist pump.

Blues 3, Oilers 1

ST. LOUIS -- Robby Fabbri celebrated his first game in the NHL by scoring the game-winning goal in the third period, giving St. Louis a win over Edmonton.

Fabbri, the Blues' first pick in the 2014 draft, converted a behind-the-back pass from Jori Lehtera at 9:29 of the period to break a 1-1 tie. He is the first Blues player to score a goal in his NHL debut since Vladimir Tarasenko, who scored the Blues' first goal Thursday night.

Troy Brouwer added an empty-net goal in the closing seconds.

Stars 3, Penguins 0

DALLAS -- Ales Hemsky had a goal and an assist and Antti Niemi stopped all 33 shots he faced for his 33rd career shutout in his Dallas debut as the Stars defeated Pittsburgh at American Airlines Center in the season opener for both teams.

Niemi also had two assists for Dallas, who received goals from rookie Mattias Janmark and captain Jamie Benn.

Janmark opened the scoring by tapping in a cross-ice pass from Hemsky 1:39 into the game.

Wild 5, Avalanche 4

DENVER -- Zach Parise scored three goals, two of them in a furious third-period comeback, and Minnesota rallied to defeat Colorado.

Nino Niederreiter and Thomas Vanek also scored for the Wild. Devan Dubnyk had 19 saves.

The Avalanche led 4-1 after the second period on goals from Jarome Iginla and Gabriel Landeskog, John Mitchell and Erik Johnson. Minnesota erased that deficit and went ahead in a span of five minutes, seven seconds in the third. Parise got the first goal, Niederreiter made it 4-3 just 1:58 later, and Vanek tied it with a wrister that went by Semyon Varlamov and rattled off both posts.

**Udog** · 10-09-2015, 01:42 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, October 9

Winnipeg at New Jersey, 7:05 PM EDT
Winnipeg: 11-7 SU on Friday nights
New Jersey: 17-39 SU in non-conference games

NY Rangers at Columbus, 7:05 PM EDT
New York: 16-4 SU as a road favorite of -200 or less
Columbus: 11-14 SU at home where where the total is 5 or less

Chicago at NY Islanders, 7:35 PM EDT
Chicago: 32-37 SU after a non-conference game
New York: 25-12 SU first half of the season

Toronto at Detroit, 7:35 PM EDT
Toronto: 7-25 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +200
Detroit: 15-6 SU on Friday nights

Arizona at Los Angeles, 10:35 PM EDT
Arizona: 3-9 SU as a road underdog of +200 or higher
Los Angeles: 16-9 SU as a home favorite of -200 or higher

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