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**Udog** · 10-17-2015, 08:43 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

NFL trends to ponder, with Week 6 here.......

-- Arizona is 21-5-1 vs spread in its last 27 non-divisional games.

-- Packers are 9-1-1 in last eleven games as a home favorite.

-- Cincinnati is 29-11-4 in its last 43 non-divisional games.

-- Indianapolis is 10-4 in its last fourteen games as a home dog.

-- Baltimore is 5-14 as a non-divisional road favorite.

-- Philadelphia is 6-15 as a non-divisional home favorite

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

13) Fact of the matter is this: many athletes struggle with their life after they stop playing ball for a living, it can often lead to depression. During their playing days, athletes are often coddled, catered to and idolized. Once they retire, a lot of that stops and especially if the athlete didn't put a lot of money away, it can be depressing, and that is too bad, but it happens.

12) Someone who probably won't run out of money is Zack Greinke, who is opting out of the last three years ($71M) of his contract to test free agency, where he will undoubtedly make even more money. It is good to be his agent.

11) BYU's "true freshman" QB is actually 22 years old, not really a true freshman.

10) It is a pleasure to listen to Mike Breen call an NBA game, even an exhibition game; he is smart, upbeat and can be very funny. Good to hear his voice again.

9) Don Mattingly has a 446-363 regular season record as manager of the Dodgers, but he is only 8-11 in playoffs, not exactly what you expect from a team with a $300M payroll. His contract runs thru 2016, but will the Dodgers keep him?

8) Jacob deGrom threw 105 pitches against Mattingly's Dodgers Thursday night; 57 of them came with a runner in scoring position, as he scuffled thru his six innings but did his job, as the Mets advance to the NLCS, which starts tonight.

7) Graduates from West Point next spring will have metal in their class rings that came from the World Trade Center, as a reminder of what their education is about.

6) Last 2+ weeks, NFL road teams are 21-9-1 against the spread.

5) Underrated injury; Patriots lost LT Nate Solder for the season; the left tackle protects the QB's blind side (if he throws righty) so that is a big deal.

4) If you care about such things, over last four weeks, Jacksonville QB Blake Bortles is #5 amongst NFL QBs in fantasy points. Wouldn't have guessed that.

3) Odd fact of the day: Johnny Cueto has started 231 games in his fine career, but Game 5 against Houston was the first time he started with veteran ump Gerry Davis behind the plate, whch you wouldn't think would be possible, but it is true.

2) Sasha Vujacic is back in NBA with the Knicks; wonder if there is any significance to his wearing number 18, which Phil Jackson wore with the Knicks?

1) Why is the NBA package on DirecTV $60 more expensive than the NHL's?

**Udog** · 10-17-2015, 08:48 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, October 17

San Jose @ NY Islanders

Game 13-14
October 17, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
12.837
NY Islanders
11.608
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(+140); Over

Edmonton @ Calgary

Game 19-20
October 17, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.633
Calgary
9.753
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+130); Under

Boston @ Arizona

Game 17-18
October 17, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.896
Arizona
9.306
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-110
5
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-110); Over

Detroit @ Montreal

Game 1-2
October 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
12.124
Montreal
13.931
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-170); Under

Carolina @ Washington

Game 3-4
October 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
10.008
Washington
13.453
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-220
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-220); Over

Nashville @ Ottawa

Game 5-6
October 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
11.608
Ottawa
9.549
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ottawa
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-105); Under

Toronto @ Pittsburgh

Game 7-8
October 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.115
Pittsburgh
10.036
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-250
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+210); Over

Buffalo @ Tampa Bay

Game 9-10
October 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
9.786
Tampa Bay
13.633
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 4
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-290
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-290); Over

Dallas @ Florida

Game 11-12
October 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.396
Florida
11.790
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(-110); Under

Columbus @ Chicago

Game 15-16
October 17, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
11.825
Chicago
9.837
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(+175); Under

**Udog** · 10-17-2015, 08:50 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, October 17

Hot teams
-- Montreal won first five games, allowing six goals. Red Wings won three of first four games.
-- Nashville won three of its first four games.
-- Dallas Stars, Florida both won three of their first four games.
-- Washington won two of its first three games.
-- Sharks won first four games, outscoring foes 14-2. Islanders won last two games 4-3/4-2.
-- Arizona won three of its first four games.

Cold teams
-- Ottawa lost two of its last three games.
-- Tampa Bay lost last two games, 5-3/3-1. Sabres lost three of their first four games.
-- Toronto, Pittsburgh both lost three of their first four games.
-- Carolina lost three of its first four games.
-- Columbus lost first five games, allowing 26 goals. Chicago lost last two games 4-1/3-0.
-- Oilers lost first four games, outscored 13-5. Calgary lost three of first four games.
-- Boston lost three of its first four games.

Series records
-- Red Wings lost last six games with Montreal.
-- Senators won four of last six games with Nashville.
-- Lightning won their last five games with Buffalo.
-- Florida is 5-3 in its last eight games with Dallas (0-2 last two; visitor 7-2 last nine).
-- Penguins won seven of last eight games with Toronto
-- Washington won four of last five games with Carolina.
-- Islanders lost six of last eight games with San Jose.
-- Columbus won last two vs Chicago, after losing previous eight,
-- Flames won their last seven games with Edmonton.
-- Bruins won their last six games with Arizona.

Totals
-- Under is 3-1 in last four Detroit-Montreal games.
-- Under is 3-1 in last four Nashville-Ottawa games.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Buffalo-Tampa Bay games.
-- Last three Dallas Stars games went over the total.
-- Over is 3-1 in Maple Leafs' last four visits to Pittsburgh.
-- Over is 5-2 in last seven Washington-Carolina games.
-- Under is 5-2 in last seven San Jose-Islander games.
-- Three of last four Columbus-Chicago games went over.
-- Over is 4-2 in last six Edmonton-Calgary games.
-- Over is 2-0-1 in last three Boston-Arizona games.

**Udog** · 10-17-2015, 08:52 AM

NHL

Saturday, October 17

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. TAMPA BAY
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing Buffalo
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo

7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. WASHINGTON
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

7:00 PM
DETROIT vs. MONTREAL
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit

7:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. OTTAWA
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Nashville

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. PITTSBURGH
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 2-23 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

7:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. NY ISLANDERS
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
NY Islanders are 2-7-2 SU in their last 11 games ,when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 7 games when playing San Jose

8:30 PM
COLUMBUS vs. CHICAGO
Columbus is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Columbus

10:00 PM
BOSTON vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Boston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona is 3-19 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games at home

10:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. CALGARY
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 10-17-2015, 09:29 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, October 17

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DETROIT (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) at MONTREAL (5-0-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 15-24 ATS (-14.0 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 61-38 ATS (+19.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 29-13 ATS (+9.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 21-3 ATS (+17.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 24-11 ATS (+10.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 57-42 ATS (+2.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-2 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-2-0 straight up against DETROIT 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=-0.3 Units)

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CAROLINA (1-3-0-0, 2 pts.) at WASHINGTON (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 8-31 ATS (+54.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 11-30 ATS (+49.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-36 ATS (-32.2 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-5 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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NASHVILLE (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) at OTTAWA (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 190-135 ATS (+33.9 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 82-87 ATS (-74.0 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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TORONTO (1-2-0-1, 3 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (1-3-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 6-29 ATS (+46.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 0-10 ATS (+14.9 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 12-24 ATS (-16.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 45-46 ATS (-16.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-1 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-1-0 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=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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BUFFALO (1-3-0-0, 2 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 17-5 ATS (+10.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 253-214 ATS (+30.1 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 309-376 ATS (+827.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 140-182 ATS (-69.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 8-2 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 8-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)

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DALLAS (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) at FLORIDA (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 23-14 ATS (+39.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 175-141 ATS (+28.9 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 13-5 ATS (+19.7 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 16-11 ATS (+32.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 85-80 ATS (+179.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 155-177 ATS (+356.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 183-248 ATS (+457.4 Units) after a division game since 1996.
FLORIDA is 126-197 ATS (+324.0 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (4-0-0-0, 8 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (2-1-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/17/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 27-14 ATS (+7.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 15-7 ATS (+23.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 136-94 ATS (+29.2 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 31-37 ATS (-8.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 16-32 ATS (+48.8 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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COLUMBUS (0-5-0-0, 0 pts.) at CHICAGO (2-3-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/17/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 0-5 ATS (-6.0 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 0-5 ATS (-6.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 9-5 ATS (+16.3 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 23-13 ATS (+38.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 34-39 ATS (-22.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 42-35 ATS (-14.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 149-158 ATS (-76.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 2-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 2-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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BOSTON (1-3-0-0, 2 pts.) at ARIZONA (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/17/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 42-44 ATS (-25.8 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 120-91 ATS (+26.6 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
BOSTON is 173-193 ATS (+419.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ARIZONA is 2-12 ATS (+20.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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EDMONTON (0-4-0-0, 0 pts.) at CALGARY (1-3-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/17/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 24-62 ATS (+117.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 8-34 ATS (+54.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 5-24 ATS (+38.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 4-25 ATS (+43.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 8-36 ATS (+74.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 51-46 ATS (+103.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 7-3 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 28-14 ATS (+50.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 14-7 ATS (+22.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 16-7 ATS (+24.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 25-12 ATS (+38.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 8-2 (+6.4 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 8-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-0.0 Units)

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