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**Udog** · 10-23-2015, 09:41 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Las Vegas native Bryce Harper was a judge for UNLV's dunk contest at their outdoor practice in downtown Vegas last night.

-- Seahawks 20, 49ers 3-- Monday night doubleheaders would be better than these Thursday night games. Football wasn't meant to be played on three days' rest.

-- Temple 24, East Carolina 14-- Owls are 7-0, play Notre Dame next week.

-- UCLA 40, Cal 24-- Bruins' kicker made 60-yard FG. Pac-12 teams are proving to be wildly erratic from week-to-week.

-- Appalachian State 31, Georgia Southern 13-- ASU is bowl eligible for first time.

-- Pelicans' G Tyreke Evans (knee) is out 6-8 weeks

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: For amusement only........

13) July 23, 2015-- the Mets rolled out a lineup with John Mayberry Jr batting 4th and Eric Campbell 5th. Not good. Mets were 52-50 on July 30, after blowing a 7-1 lead in a rainy home loss to San Diego. Things have gotten better since.

12) October 22, 1972-- Oakland A's won their first of three straight World Series, nipping the Reds 3-2. Pete Rose flied out to left to end the series, where six of seven games were decided by one run.

Same day, the Rams beat Cincinnati 15-14-- David Ray, who wasn't that great a kicker, won it with a 54-yard FG. Back then, straight-on kickers weren't that good- a 54-yard FG was a big deal, especially to win the game. Pretty good day for a 12-year old me.

By the way, Game 7 of the World Series back then was a 1:00 start. Not anymore.

11) Temple and Memphis are having magical football seasons, both unbeaten, but the sad reality of modern coaching is that there is a pretty good chance neither team will have its coach by the time their bowl games roll around, since the big $$$ teams generally like their new coaches in place as early as possible, to fight the upcoming recruiting battles. Signing Day for reruits is in very early February.

Hard to imagine coaches Fuente, Ruhle not moving up the coaching ladder.

10) Yoenis Cespedes plays golf almost every day? Wow. Long time ago, playing golf was taboo for baseball players. Even now, playing during the playoffs is a little odd.

9) Was thinking about it today; wouldn't basketball be a better game without any kind of timeouts, except TV timeouts? Let the players play. TV timeouts have to be, to pay for everything, but other ones could be done away with.

8) Dodgers finally put Don Mattingly and his 8-11 playoff record out of their misery Thursday, firing the skipper, who is rumored headed to Miami, where nitwit owner Jeffrey Loria can drive him nuts. You can't win with a $300M payroll, why would he be able to win managing one of baseball's most dysfunctional franchises?

7) Three basketball teams from the CAA have lost their leading returning scorer to higher-level Division I programs, as poaching continues to be a problem for mid-major basketball teams. Lousville poached Drexel's leading scorer; its a free country, but that just doesn't seem fair.

6) If I'm Johnny Cueto, a decent-but not-great free agent pitcher, I'm running back to the NL, where they don't have a DH and to a bigger ballpark than Cincinnati.

5) NFL teams who get the highest %age of their first downs on third down:
Browns 36.8%......Bears/Redskins, both 32.2%........Saints 32.1%

Teams that get the lowest %age of first downs on third down:
Cowboys 16.4%........Chiefs 16.9%........Cardinals 17.6%.

4) Florida Gators have a kicking problem; their starter has a hamstring pull, their backup is out for the year, so they held an open tryout Wednesday, for any student enrolled with 12+ credit hours this semester. Two women were among 216 students who were interested and signed up.

3) Cal Ripken is interested in the Nationals' managing opening, but apparently the team isn't interested in him, after just having had Matt Williams as manager, a former player with no managing experience. Curious to see who they hire.

2) Clippers 115, Portland 109-- NBA exhibition games don't mean much, but LA was down 35 points in this game before rallying to win. That doesn't happen a lot.

1) Doubtful that I'm getting my lazy butt out of bed at 9:30 Sunday morning to watch the Bills-Jaguars game from London on my laptop. Game is streaming on Yahoo!; I'm paying DirecTV to be able to see every game, but guess this one doesn't count.

**Udog** · 10-23-2015, 09:44 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, October 23

Washington @ Edmonton

Game 7-8
October 23, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
11.398
Edmonton
12.769
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-105); Under

Detroit @ Calgary

Game 9-10
October 23, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
12.127
Calgary
10.188
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-105); Over

Carolina @ Los Angeles

Game 11-12
October 23, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
9.594
Los Angeles
13.019
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 3 1/2
3 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
N/A

Montreal @ Buffalo

Game 1-2
October 23, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
12.776
Buffalo
10.275
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
N/A

Boston @ NY Islanders

Game 3-4
October 23, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.692
NY Islanders
13.019
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-160); Over

Tampa Bay @ Winnipeg

Game 5-6
October 23, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.945
Winnipeg
10.346
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
N/A

**Udog** · 10-23-2015, 09:46 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, October 23

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MONTREAL (7-0-0-0, 14 pts.) at BUFFALO (2-4-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/23/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-5 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 5-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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BOSTON (2-3-0-1, 5 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (4-1-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/23/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 43-45 ATS (-26.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 29-14 ATS (+9.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 161-131 ATS (+297.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
BOSTON is 174-193 ATS (+420.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 159-218 ATS (+427.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 3-3-0 straight up against BOSTON 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=-0.5 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) at WINNIPEG (4-2-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/23/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 2-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 2-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY 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)

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WASHINGTON (5-1-0-0, 10 pts.) at EDMONTON (3-4-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/23/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 145-192 ATS (-70.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 11-34 ATS (+51.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 22-64 ATS (+120.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 10-34 ATS (+69.4 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
EDMONTON is 2-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-2-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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DETROIT (3-3-0-0, 6 pts.) at CALGARY (1-5-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/23/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 7-1 ATS (+8.0 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 106-64 ATS (+23.9 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
DETROIT is 11-4 ATS (+15.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-1 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-1-0 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)

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CAROLINA (2-4-0-0, 4 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (3-3-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/23/2015, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 10-23-2015, 09:54 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, October 23

Hot teams
-- Montreal won first seven games; they allowed one goal in last three games.
-- Islanders won last four games, scoring 18 goals.
-- Winnipeg won four of its first six games.
-- Washington won last four games, outscoring foes 17-6. Edmonton won last three games, allowing a total of four goals.
-- Los Angeles won last three games, allowing one goal in each.

Cold teams
-- Buffalo lost four of its first six games.
-- Bruins are 2-4 this season; 2-0 on road, 0-4 at home.
-- Lightning lost three of their last four games.
-- Detroit lost last three games, outscored 12-5. Flames lost last four games, outscored 18-8.
-- Hurricanes lost four of their first six games.

Series records
-- Sabres won their last three games with Montreal.
-- Islanders lost three of last four games with Boston.
-- Jets won five of last seven games with Tampa Bay.
-- Red Wings won three of last four games with Calgary.
-- Oilers won last two games with Washington, 5-4so/3-2.
-- Kings won six of last eight games with Carolina.

Totals
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Buffalo-Montreal games.
-- All six Boston games went over the total.
-- Over is 3-0 in Tampa Bay's last three visits to Winnipeg.
-- Six of last nine Detroit-Calgary games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Washington games stayed under.
-- Under is 3-0-2 in last five Carolina-LA games.

**Udog** · 10-23-2015, 09:58 AM

NHL

Friday, October 23

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. BUFFALO
Montreal is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Buffalo
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games
Buffalo is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games at home

7:30 PM
BOSTON vs. NY ISLANDERS
Boston is 17-8 SU in their last 25 games when playing NY Islanders
Boston is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. WINNIPEG
Tampa Bay is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Winnipeg
Tampa Bay is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Winnipeg is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Tampa Bay

9:00 PM
DETROIT vs. CALGARY
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing Calgary
Calgary is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing Detroit

9:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. EDMONTON
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington's last 15 games
Edmonton is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Washington

10:30 PM
CAROLINA vs. LOS ANGELES
Carolina is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Carolina
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Carolina

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**Udog** · 10-23-2015, 10:01 AM

NHL

Friday, October 23

NHL roundup: Stars dominate Pens again

PITTSBURGH -- Antti Niemi made 33 saves and the Dallas Stars dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second time in 15 days, winning 4-1 Thursday night for their fifth consecutive victory.

Niemi was excellent from the start to improve to 6-1-1 in his career against the Penguins, who had won three in a row only to generate little offense against a Stars team that has scored 25 goals to Pittsburgh's 11 this season.

The Stars, off to a 6-1 start that includes four consecutive road wins, didn't get a point from either of their high-scoring forwards -- reigning NHL scoring champion Jamie Benn (10 points) or center Tyler Seguin (10 points) -- but they didn't need any.

Johnny Oduya, John Klingberg, Jason Spezza and Mattias Janmark all scored for Dallas, while Nick Bonino scored his first goal as a member of the Penguins.

Rangers 4, Coyotes 1

NEW YORK -- Kevin Hayes capitalized on a third-period gaffe by goaltender Mike Smith to help the New York Rangers clip Arizona at Madison Square Garden.

With the score tied at 1, Smith skated behind his net to play the puck. Smith's backhand pass deflected off J.T. Miller and directly to Hayes, who backhanded his second goal of the season into the vacated net less than three minutes into the period.

Keith Yandle and Rick Nash later added goals for the Rangers, who got an earlier goal from Chris Kreider. Klas Dahlbeck scored Arizona's goal.

Devils 5, Senators 4 (SO)

OTTAWA -- Lee Stempniak was the hero as New Jersey extended its winning streak to three with a shootout victory over Ottawa at Canadian Tire Centre.

Stempniak's goal in the fourth round of the shootout ended a game he prolonged by scoring off a crease-side scramble with 31.4 seconds left in regulation time set the stage for overtime.

Travis Zajac, Jordin Tootoo anf Adam Henrique also scored in regulation for New Jersey, while Mika Zibanejad, Zack Smith, Mike Hoffman and Chris Neil scored for Ottawa.

Predators 5, Ducks 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ryan Ellis and Colin Wilson each collected a goal and two assists as Nashville dumped struggling Anaheim at Bridgestone Arena.

In improving to 6-1-0, the Predators broke up a scoreless tie with three second period goals, then added Mattias Ekholm's slapper at 3:03 of the third period and Wilson's power-play tally at 18:18 to cap the scoring and up their home record to 4-0-0.

Pekka Rinne turned away 27 shots, although he lost out on his 38th career shutout when Jiri Sekac potted a power-play marker for Anaheim at 12:15 of the third.

Mike Ribeiro and Eric Nystrom also scored for Nashville.

Wild 3, Blue Jackets 2

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Goals by Zach Parise, Thomas Vanek and Nino Niederreiter kept Minnesota undefeated at home, and Columbus winless anywhere.

Columbus fell to 0-8-0, losing its first game under new coach John Tortorella after former coach Todd Richards was fired earlier in the week.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves for the Blue Jackets, who got first period goals from Alexander Wennberg and Brandon Dubinsky.

Devan Dubnyk made 27 saves for the Wild.

Blackhawks 3, Panthers 2

CHICAGO -- Patrick Kane and Brent Seabrook each had a goal and two assists, and Chicago held on for a win over Florida.

Artem Anisimov added a goal as the Blackhawks earned their third consecutive win on home ice.

Vincent Trocheck notched a goal and an assist for Florida and Jaromir Jagr also scored. Corey Crawford stopped 16 of 18 shots to earn his 150th career victory while Roberto Luongo turned aside 24 of 27 shots for Florida.

Capitals 3, Canucks 2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Alex Ovechkin kept his hot scoring streak alive with a third-period goal to give Washington a narrow win over Vancouver.

Jay Beagle had a goal and an assist for Washington and Jason Chimera also scored for the Capitals, who won their fourth straight game and fifth of six.

Henrik Sedin scored a power-play goal and an assist for the Canucks. Radim Vrbata had the Canucks other goal. Ryan Miller ended the night stopping 32 shots. Capitals goalie Braden Holtby made 23 saves.

Kings 4, Sharks 1

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- In his first game with the Kings, goaltender Jhonas Enroth led Los Angeles to a win over San Jose.

The backup to Jonathan Quick stopped 39 of 40 shots. Enroth was key as the Kings' penalty-killers went 5-for-5 to propel Los Angeles to a third straight win after the team began the season with three losses in a row. The Sharks lost their third consecutive game.

Jeff Carter scored two goals to lead the Kings' attack.

**Udog** · 10-23-2015, 12:22 PM

NHL

Friday, October 23

Bruins are the hottest over bet on the ice

The Boston Bruins have struggled to keep the puck out of the net in the early part of the season and because of that, they're the hottest Over bet in the NHL.

The Bruins have played six games so far this season and the over has cashed in all six. The B's have allowed 26 goals in those six games, second only the Columbus Blue Jackets' 37. In Boston's six games, there has been an average of eight goals scored per thus far.

The Bruins visit the New York Islanders Friday evening. Oddsmakers have a total of 5.5 tabbed on the game. It will be the second 5.5 total in a Bruins game this season.

**Udog** · 10-23-2015, 12:48 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, October 23

Montreal at Buffalo, 7:05 PM EDT
Montreal: 36-15 SU after playing 2 consecutive home games
Buffalo: 4-15 SU after winning their previous game in overtime

Boston at NY Islanders, 7:35 PM EDT
Boston: 20-12 SU off a home loss
New York: 9-26 SU after a 4 game unbeaten streak

Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 8:05 PM EDT
Tampa Bay: 17-9 SU off a close road loss by 1 goal
Winnipeg: 17-28 SU after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games

Washington at Edmonton, 9:05 PM EDT
Washington: 15-8 SU in road games after playing a road game
Edmonton: 70-75 SU in home games after a 2 game unbeaten streak

Detroit at Calgary, 9:05 PM EDT
Detroit: 11-4 SU in road games in non-conference games
Calgary: 1-9 SU in home games off a home loss by 2 goals or more

Carolina at Los Angeles, 10:35 PM EDT
Carolina: 4-7 SU after winning their previous game in overtime
Los Angeles: 7-2 SU after allowing 1 goal or less in 3 straight games

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