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**Udog** · 10-14-2015, 08:23 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- Steve Spurrier will be TV gold, if he goes in that direction.

-- Tyrod Taylor (sprained MCL) won't play this week for the Bills.

-- Cowboys will start Matt Cassel at QB in Week 7 against the Giants.

-- TV people have to be happier than hell that the Cubs advanced.

-- Angels fired their pitching coach and hitting coach, like it was their fault.

-- Dodgers 3, Mets 1-- Game 5 in Chavez Ravine Thursday night.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Top8 and bottom 5 in the NFL.....

32) Lions-- They were 11-5 LY, are 0-5 now; the last-second loss in Seattle was the straw that broke these Lions' backs. They've won one playoff game since 1957; they need to go out and hire a proven winner as coach (Gruden? Payton? Pagano?)

31) Saints-- Drew Brees is nearing the end of a great career; good time to re-boot the franchise and let team, coach go in different directions. Miami is said to be interested if Sean Payton becomes a free agent; every team with an opening should be.

30) Dolphins-- Now that the players don't have Joe Philbin to blame for everything, lets see how they do. Still think they should change QBs; interim coach Campbell talked a lot after his hiring, we'll see how he does.

29) Texans-- Mallett seems like the more talented player, Hoyer the better leader; neither seems like a QB you can build a winning team around, but hey, they know the offense and they used to play for the Patriots so whatever.....

28) Chiefs-- Now that Jamaal Charles is out for the year, Alex Smith's inability to stretch the field will become a more glaring weakness.

8) Jets-- Solid defense, Ivory is running ball well, Fitzpatrick isn't screwing anything up; intereting game this weekend with the Redskins.

7) Broncos-- Excellent defense, but if the QB's name wasn't Manning, he'd be called a declining game manager- they've already won twice without scoring a TD on offense.

6) Panthers-- Red flag is their +8 turnover ratio; if the takeways dry up, will they be able to score? Trip to Seattle this weekend should be enlightening.

5) Falcons-- Trailed four of five games in 4th quarter, so could just as easily be 1-4 as 5-0. Its a big reason why the NFL is so popular; small margin for error.

4) Cardinals-- Bruce Arians got fired as OC of the Steelers before he went to Indy; he wouldn't be human if this week's game at Heinz Field didn't mean just a little bit more to him than the average game does.

3) Packers-- Was no fun rooting against Aaron Rodgers last week; he is so good; he is making a WR like James Jones a star. Jones got cut by the Raiders/Giants before the season started- they couldn't use him? Well, they don't have Rodgers.

2) Bengals-- Underrated because national media is slow to recognize how potent an offense they have; coming back from 17 down to beat Seattle was impressive.

1) Patriots-- Had a cab driver in Las Vegas Thursday who was an obnoxious jerk and a Patriot fan to boot; rattled on for the whole ride about he doesn't care if the Patriots cheat, as long as they win. Then he laughed a loud, hideous laugh; I didn't tell him who I rooted for and even gave him a (small) tip. More than the jerk deserved.

**Udog** · 10-14-2015, 08:25 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, October 14

NHL writeups will begin October 15.

NHL

Wednesday, October 14

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. COLUMBUS
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Columbus is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. PHILADELPHIA
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Philadelphia is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Chicago

10:00 PM
BOSTON vs. COLORADO
Boston is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Boston

10:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. ANAHEIM
Arizona is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Anaheim is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games

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**Udog** · 10-14-2015, 08:27 AM

NHL

Wednesday, October 14

NHL roundup: Unbeaten Habs hand Pens 3rd straight loss

PITTSBURGH -- Tomas Fleischmann scored early in the third period after Montreal twice couldn't hold leads created by Max Pacioretty goals, and the Canadiens finished off a sweep of a season-opening four-game road trip by beating the winless Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 Tuesday night.

The Penguins, outscored 8-3 so far while going 0-3-0, are off to their worst start since they were 0-4-4 in 2005-06, Crosby's rookie season.

Carey Price made 31 saves for the Canadiens.

Beau Bennett and Kris Letang scored for Pittsburgh, while Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves in the loss.

Sharks 5, Capitals 0

WASHINGTON -- Martin Jones stopped 31 shots for his second consecutive shutout, and San Jose kicked off a four-game road trip by blanking Washington.

Matt Nieto and center Chris Tierney each had an empty-net goal and an assist. Joe Thornton, Mike Brown and Tomas Hertl also scored for San Jose and Barclay Goodrow contributed two assists.

Goalie Braden Holtby had 27 saves for Washington.

Jets 4, Rangers 1

NEW YORK -- Michael Hutchinson made 40 saves -- including 20 in the second period -- as Winnipeg defeated the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Bryan Little scored twice and Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Stuart scored one each for the Jets.

Mats Zuccarello scored his third goal of the season for the Rangers.

Panthers 4, Hurricanes 1

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Rookie Connor Brickley's first career NHL goal with 7:42 remaining broke a tie and helped Florida top Carolina at PNC Arena.

Nick Bjugstad, Aleksander Barkov and Jussi Jokinen also scored for Florida and Al Montoya made 22 saves in his season debut for the Panthers

Eddie Lack, making his Carolina debut, stopped 26 shots and Elias Lindholm scored his team's lone goal.

Predators 3, Devils 1

NEWARK, N.J. -- Pekka Rinne turned aside 22 shots and Roman Josi scored two goals, leading Nashville over New Jersey at the Prudential Center.

Eric Nystrom scored an empty-net goal in the closing minutes for Nashville.

Kyle Palmieri scored his first goal with the Devils on a power play late in the third period.

Red Wings 3, Lightning 1

DETROIT -- Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and an assist to lead Detroit to a win against Tampa Bay at Joe Louis Arena.

Gustav Nyquist and Kyle Quincey also scored for Detroit and Jimmy Howard made 20 saves.

Ryan Callahan scored for Tampa Bay and Ben Bishop stopped 21 shots.

Stars 4, Oilers 2

DALLAS -- Jason Spezza scored a hat trick, including the game-winner late in the third period, and goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped 26 of 28 shots in his first start of the season to lead Dallas over Edmonton at American Airlines Center.

Stars captain Jamie Benn also scored for Dallas (2-1-0).

Edmonton got goals from Oscar Klefbom and Connor McDavid, his first NHL goal. Benoit Pouliot had two assists for the Oilers.

Blues 4, Flames 3

CALGARY, Alberta -- Colton Parayko scored twice to lead St. Louis over Calgary at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Troy Brouwer had a goal and an assist for the Blues, while Scottie Upshall scored once. Brian Elliott made 15 saves to record his second win of the season.

Mason Raymond, Jiri Hudler and David Jones all scored for the Flames, while Dennis Wideman and Michael Frolik chipped in with two assists each. Jonas Hiller stopped 24 of 28 shots he faced.

Canucks 3, Kings 0

LOS ANGELES -- Ryan Miller celebrated his 600th start with a shutout, leading Vancouver to a victory over winless Los Angeles.

Adam Cracknell and Alexander Edler tallied second-period goals, and Derek Dorsett added an empty-netter with 2:39 remaining as the Canucks defeated the Kings for the third consecutive time.

Miller stopped all 15 shots he faced. Kings goalie Jonathan Quick saved 23 of 25 attempts.

**Udog** · 10-14-2015, 09:48 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, October 14

Ottawa @ Columbus

Game 51-52
October 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
10.214
Columbus
11.718
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-150); Over

Chicago @ Philadelphia

Game 53-54
October 14, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
12.829
Philadelphia
9.784
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-145); Under

Boston @ Colorado

Game 55-56
October 14, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.551
Colorado
9.497
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+120); Over

Arizona @ Anaheim

Game 57-58
October 14, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.310
Anaheim
13.154
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 4
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-245
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-245); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, October 14

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OTTAWA (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at COLUMBUS (0-3-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/14/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 15-8 ATS (+24.5 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 14-7 ATS (+22.5 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.8 Units)

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CHICAGO (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (1-1-0-1, 3 pts.) - 10/14/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 34-37 ATS (-26.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 288-311 ATS (-141.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 149-157 ATS (-64.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-8 ATS (+5.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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BOSTON (0-3-0-0, 0 pts.) at COLORADO (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/14/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 41-44 ATS (-27.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 11-21 ATS (-14.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 11-18 ATS (-13.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 6-14 ATS (-15.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 95-78 ATS (+15.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 48-24 ATS (+21.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-1 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)

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ARIZONA (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) at ANAHEIM (0-1-0-1, 1 pts.) - 10/14/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 123-72 ATS (+199.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 8-2 (+4.9 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 8-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.5 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, October 14

Ottawa at Columbus, 7:05 PM EDT
Ottawa: 14-7 SU in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
Columbus: 0-7 SU after allowing 4 goals or more 3 straight games

Chicago at Philadelphia, 8:05 PM EDT
Chicago: 61-47 SU in road games off an home win scoring 4 or more goals
Philadelphia: 10-16 SU after a low score home game, both teams scored 1 goal or less

Boston at Colorado, 10:05 PM EDT
Boston: 0-7 SU off a home loss against a division rival
Colorado: 29-11 SU at home when the money line is -100 to -150

Arizona at Anaheim, 10:35 PM EDT
Arizona: 10-30 SU after playing a home game
Anaheim: 5-6 SU off a close home loss by 1 goal

**Udog** · 10-14-2015, 09:50 AM

NHL

Wednesday, October 14

Tuesday was away day in the NHL

Road teams went an impressive 7-2 straight up in NHL action Tuesday night, good for a 77.78 percent success rate.

Away teams have been the better bet at this young point of the season and are now 26-18-1, cashing 57.78 percent of the time.

**Udog** · 10-14-2015, 09:54 AM

Don't dare let these three spot bet opportunities pass you by

Washington State is coming off a massive upset over Oregon and giving eight points to visiting Oregon State Saturday.

Letdown spot

The Mike Leach experiment at Washington State produced its finest results last weekend when the Cougars upset Oregon 45-38 in double overtime as 15.5-point road underdogs in Eugene. Washington State has long been the Pac-12’s favorite punching bag, but struck back with a monster win over the Ducks, using two crazy touchdowns including a bizarre fumble recovery on the goal line to get the 'W'. The Cougars' social media jockeys trolled the Ducks following the win with a clever "Oregon Trail" meme.

That sets Wazzu up for perhaps the biggest letdown spot of the college football season. Washington State is an 8-point home favorite against Oregon State Saturday afternoon. The Beavers are just 2-3 on the year but have covered in seven straight trips to Pullman and are 11-4 ATS in their previous 15 meetings overall.

Lookahead spot

The New York Jets are coming off a bye week following their victory against Miami in the NFL’s UK game in London. It’s very likely the Jets spent as much time preparing for next week’s opponent – the New England Patriots – as they did for this week’s foe, the Washington Redskins.

New York, at 3-1 SU and ATS, has exceed expectations through four games and has a chance to upend the Pats, who are coming off a tough Sunday night matchup with Indianapolis. That will be the Jets’ first game against Bill Belichick and Tom Brady without Rex Ryan on the sideline in some time. New York, however, is giving six points in Week 6 to a rising Washington squad that has covered in three of its last four outings.

Schedule spot

The San Jose Sharks have a busy travel schedule this week, kicking off Tuesday in the nation’s capitals. San Jose, which opened the season 2-0, takes on Washington then plays a challenging three games in four nights away from home to wrap the week.

Following a showdown with the Capitals, the Sharks hit the ice in New Jersey Friday, travel to Brooklyn to play the Islanders Saturday, rest Sunday, and finish this frantic East Coast trip against the Rangers on Monday. Heading into Tuesday’s game, San Jose was just 2-5 in its last seven versus Metropolitan foes.

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