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**Udog** · 10-16-2015, 08:37 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Mets 3, Dodgers 2-- Mets-Cubs in NLCS, starting Saturday.

-- SS Addison Russell (hamstring) won't play for Cubs in NLCS.

-- Auburn 30, Kentucky 27-- First SEC win this year for the Tigers.

-- Stanford 56, UCLA 28-- Major tank job by wounded Bruins.

-- Stanford has had 19 players drafted in last four years, most in Pac-12.

-- Saints 31, Falcons 21-- First loss of season for Atlanta.

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

13) Royals-Blue Jays, Cubs-Mets are baseball's Final Four. Makes me really happy that all four teams have a guy who played for the A's in the last 13 months.

12) Iowa is unbeaten this year, has covered its last seven tries as a road favorite, but Northwestern will be a tough out in Evanston. Interesting noon game on ESPN2.

11) Unbeaten Broncos and their dominant defense visit Lake Erie and the red-hot QB Josh McCown. Who would've thought McCown is playing better than Manning?

10) Nebraska is having gut-wrenching season, losing four games, all five or less points, in last minute. Cornhuskers play Minnesota Saturday; they lost to Gophers as double digit favorites last two years; they're 4-1-1 in last six games as road underdog.

9) I'm optimistic about the 3-2 Bills, then I read the mindless, selfish quotes by WR Sammy Watkins about not getting thrown to enough and I want to puke. Does anyone care about winning? Buffalo is improved, a contender; why would anyone complain?

8) Bill Snyder is 11-4 in last 15 games as home underdog; K-State has QB who did not start a HS game- they've scored 79 points in first two league games, losing 36-34, 52-45 to unbeaten teams. Bob Stoops played for Snyder in college at Iowa, and he has lost to K-State two of last three years. Snyder is a coaching genius.

7) If the Texans lose at Jacksonville, they should show Bill O'Brien the freakin' door; he butchered the whole QB situation, with two former Patriot backups battling to be the starter for a contending team, when neither is good enough. If Cleveland didn't want Brian Hoyer, why did the Texans want him?

6) Jim Harbaugh's Wolverines haven't allowed a point since Sept 19 vs UNLV; this guy has exceeded all expectations and is a TD favorite over Michigan State, which has beaten Michigan six of last seven times they met. This will be very interesting.

5) Bruce Arians got canned by the Steelers four years ago; now he returns to Steel City as one of the best coaches in the NFL with a really good team. Lot of subplots here, the main one being that Big Ben wanted Arians to stay as OC with Steelers.

4) Notre Dame catches a huge break this week, playing USC six days after Trojans fired their coach. USC seems to have a different coach every year; will be curious to see how their kids play after their coach got fired for being a drunk- thats insensitive but it is true. I'm guessing it has happened before, but the reason was hidden.

3) Unbeaten Carolina is a TD underdog at 2-3 Seattle; these teams have played lot of tight, low-scoring games, most always in Charlotte. I'm expecting Seattle to go on a run now- maybe they can let Jimmy Graham go out for a pass now and then.

2) Ole Miss and Memphis is actually a regional rivalry of sorts and Memphis is 5-0, despite having a sub-par defense. Rebels got spanked by Florida, resume SEC play next week; this is Memphis' Super Bowl. I'm looking forward to this game.

1) Giants-Eagles Monday night in Philly; important game, interesting game. Romo's injury has made these teams the two best in the NFC East.

**Udog** · 10-16-2015, 08:41 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, October 16

Hot teams
-- Sharks won first three games, outscoring foes 12-1.
-- Detroit won its first three games, allowing four goals.
-- Winnipeg won three of first four games, all on the road.
-- Blues/Canucks both won three of their first four games.
-- Minnesota won its first three games, scoring 12 goals.

Cold teams
-- Devils are 0-3 this season, scoring five goals.
-- Toronto is 0-3 this season, outscored 12-5. Columbus is 0-4, allowing 20 goals.
-- Carolina is 0-3 this season, scoring five goals.
-- Flames lost two of their first three games.
-- Anaheim is 0-3 this season, scoring one goal. Avalanche lost two of their first three games.
-- Kings lost their first three games, outscored 12-2.

Series records
-- Sharks won four of last five games with New Jersey.
-- Blue Jackets won four of last six games with Toronto.
-- Detroit won seven of last eight games with Carolina.
-- Flames won six of last nine games with Winnipeg.
-- Canucks won their last six games with St Louis.
-- Ducks won four of last five games with Colorado.
-- Minnesota is 6-4 in its last ten games against the Kings.

Totals
-- Seven of last nine San Jose-New Jersey games went over total.
-- All four Columbus games went over the total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Detroit-Carolina games.
-- Over is 7-1 in last eight Winnipeg-Calgary games.
-- Under is 5-1-2 in last eight Vancouver-St Louis games.
-- Three of last four Anaheim-Colorado games stayed under.
-- Under is 5-0-3 in last eight Minnesota-Los Angeles games.

NHL

Friday, October 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games at home

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. COLUMBUS
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Columbus is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

7:30 PM
CAROLINA vs. DETROIT
Carolina is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Carolina is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Carolina
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

8:00 PM
CALGARY vs. WINNIPEG
Calgary is 3-6-1 SU in its last 10 games ,when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 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 when playing Calgary

10:00 PM
COLORADO vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Colorado is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Anaheim is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

10:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. VANCOUVER
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of St. Louis's last 14 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis

10:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. LOS ANGELES
Minnesota is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road
Los Angeles is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

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**Udog** · 10-16-2015, 10:12 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, October 16

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TORONTO (0-2-0-1, 1 pts.) at COLUMBUS (0-4-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/16/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 30-55 ATS (+91.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 5-29 ATS (+45.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 1-10 ATS (+12.8 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 6-25 ATS (+41.9 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 11-24 ATS (-17.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-2 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-2-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)

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SAN JOSE (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (0-3-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/16/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 16-19 ATS (-18.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 12-16 ATS (-16.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 11-24 ATS (+39.2 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 17-41 ATS (+62.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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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CAROLINA (0-3-0-0, 0 pts.) at DETROIT (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/16/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 4-20 ATS (+34.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 10-30 ATS (+48.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 10-30 ATS (+52.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 21-26 ATS (-18.3 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 20-23 ATS (-27.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-16 ATS (-18.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 6-1 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 6-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

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CALGARY (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) at WINNIPEG (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/16/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 9-3 ATS (+12.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 51-45 ATS (+105.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)

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COLORADO (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) at ANAHEIM (0-2-0-1, 1 pts.) - 10/16/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 123-73 ATS (+19.5 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 95-79 ATS (+11.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 202-153 ATS (+28.3 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 13-7 ATS (+5.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 48-25 ATS (+15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 4-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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ST LOUIS (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) at VANCOUVER (3-0-0-1, 7 pts.) - 10/16/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 5-11 ATS (-10.8 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 155-97 ATS (+34.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 6-0 (+7.6 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 6-0-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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MINNESOTA (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (0-3-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/16/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 21-13 ATS (+35.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 40-45 ATS (-25.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-23 ATS (-22.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 12-18 ATS (-16.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 10-14 ATS (-9.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-26 ATS (-13.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 10-16-2015, 01:12 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, October 16

Toronto @ Columbus

Game 51-52
October 16, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
10.036
Columbus
13.124
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-165); Over

San Jose @ New Jersey

Game 53-54
October 16, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
12.837
New Jersey
9.476
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-150); Under

Carolina @ Detroit

Game 55-56
October 16, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
13.066
Detroit
12.163
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+150); Under

Calgary @ Winnipeg

Game 57-58
October 16, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.931
Winnipeg
10.850
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+125); Over

Colorado @ Anaheim

Game 59-60
October 16, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
13.633
Anaheim
12.515
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+170); Over

St. Louis @ Vancouver

Game 61-62
October 16, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.012
Vancouver
12.509
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(-130); Under

Minnesota @ Los Angeles

Game 63-64
October 16, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.601
Los Angeles
10.122
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
3 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+140); Under

**Udog** · 10-16-2015, 01:14 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, October 16

Toronto at Columbus, 7:05 PM EDT
Toronto: 3-17 SU in road games off a home loss
Columbus: 6-1 SU after allowing 6 goals or more

San Jose at New Jersey, 7:05 PM EDT
San Jose: 11-3 SU on road after allowing 1 goal or less in 3 games
New Jersey: 17-41 SU in non-conference games

Carolina at Detroit, 7:35 PM EDT
Carolina: 21-15 SU in road games off 2 or more consecutive home losses
Detroit: 4-8 SU in home games off a home win

Calgary at Winnipeg, 8:05 PM EDT
Calgary: 23-15 SU when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days
Winnipeg: 9-14 SU after a blowout win by 3 goals or more

Colorado at Anaheim, 10:05 PM EDT
Colorado: 13-6 SU off a home loss
Anaheim: 0-2 SU after a division game

St Louis at Vancouver, 10:05 PM EDT
St Louis: 32-18 SU off a road win
Vancouver: 13-17 SU after a blowout win by 3 goals or more

Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:35 PM EDT
Minneosta: 28-20 SU in road games
Los Angeles: 6-11 SU off a loss against a division rival

**Udog** · 10-16-2015, 01:23 PM

NHL

Friday, October 16

Sharks C Couture suffers broken leg

San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture will undergo surgery to repair a broken right fibula and is expected to miss four to six weeks, the team announced Friday.

"Logan was injured in practice on Thursday in New Jersey and suffered a fractured right fibula at the ankle," Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said in a statement. "He will be returning to San Jose to undergo surgery under the direction of Kaiser Permanente's medical team. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks."

Blue Jackets place C Wennberg on IR

The Columbus Blue Jackets placed center Alexander Wennberg on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 9, on Friday and recalled left winger Kerby Rychel from the American Hockey League's Lake Erie Monsters.

Wennberg, 21, is sidelined indefinitely after suffering a concussion in the Blue Jackets' season opener against the New York Rangers on Oct. 9. He recorded four goals and 16 assists with 22 penalty minutes in 68 games in his first NHL season in 2014-15. The Stockholm, Sweden, native was the team's first pick (14th overall) in the 2013 NHL draft.

Rychel, the 19th pick of the 2013 draft, had an assist in Lake Erie's first game. Last season, the 21-year-old Rychel had three assists in five games with the Blue Jackets, and 12 goals and 31 points in 51 AHL games.

Sharks' penalty kill sparks sizzling start

The San Jose Sharks have begun the 2015-16 season with a three-game winning streak and have allowed just one goal in the process. Part of those sensational numbers is a dominant penalty killing unit.

The Sharks have killed all 11 of their opponents' power play opportunities so far this season and, along with the Edmonton Oilers and Arizona Coyotes, are one of three teams with a penalty killing percentage of 100.

New Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer returns to face the New Jersey Devils, who fired him after a 12-17-7 start to the season last year. The Sharks are presently -157 and the total is 5.

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