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**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 08:36 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Oregon 61, Arizona State 55 OT- Wild game ended at 2:40 ET. ASU gained 741 yards, had 37 first downs....and lost.

-- TCU 40, West Virginia 10-- Mountaineers are 0-4 in Big X.

-- North Carolina 26, Pitt 19-- Tar Heels won seven in row after losing opener.

-- Hawks 112, Knicks 101-- Back to reality; Atlanta was 10-24 from arc.

-- Clippers 104, Mavericks 88-- Rough night for Mark Cuban-- DeAndre Jordan had 15 rebounds, four blocks against team he almost signed with.

-- Patriots 36, Dolphins 7-- Pats converted 3rd-and-16 on first drive; it ended there.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.........

13) NBA is trying to have teams play less back/back nights; LY, teams averaged 19.3 back/backs. This year, it is 17.8 and no team has more than 20.

12) I'd love to know what a President feels like the day after his term in office ends; imagine spending eight years in the most consuming job ever, where you can't drive a car and your assets are frozen and then one day it ends.. What do you do?

11) Central Michigan's basketball team is pretty good; how do I know? They had a hard time scheduling games-- when they called teams to fill out five slots in this year's schedule, BYU was the only team that would play the Chippewas, so they're going to play four non-D-I games, which huts their strength of schedule-- too bad.

10) ESPN's Magazine had a story on LSU's Leonard Fournette, how he gets a police escort back to his dorm after home games, from a state trooper who played for LSU 20+ years ago and whose day job is security for Governor Bobby Jindal. Without the police escort, the kid whould get beseiged by autograph seekers and it might take him hours to get away fron the stadium.

9) Dallas Mavericks lost to the Clippers last night and don't play again until Sunday night against the Lakers; they're staying in LA all weekend.

8) Baseball happenings: San Diego Padres named Arizona 3B coach Andy Green their new manager; Washington named former Padres' manager Bud Black their new skipper, Arizona named former Angel pitching coach Mike Butcher their new PC. .

7) San Diego State's basketball team has a new $15M practice facility, where kids can go 24/7 to work on their games. I was a basketball manager in college, but at a D-III school; can't imagine getting a call to go rebound for someone who wants to shoot at midnight, but it happens at the D-I level.

6) How is Tom Thibodeau not doing NBA games on TV? Guy is a basketball lifer, he was 417-283 coaching the Bulls-- we could learn a lot from him about basketball, plus I'm very curious if he has a TV personality. His in-game interviews were epic for being boring, but his taped tribute to the late Jerry Tarkanian this year was excellent.

5) Walgreen's drug stores bought out Rite-Aid this week for $9.4B; we have lot of drug stores around here. Must have lot of sick people.

4) Last March/April in college hoop, ACC teams were 19-7 in all postseason games, Pac-12 teams were 15-6, MVC teams 14-3. Loyola/Evansville both won a consolation tournament, pumping up the Valley's record.

3) Jets cut punter Steve Weatherford after one game; he nets $51K for punting four times and holding for five kicks. Good work if you can get it.

2) Analytics people in sports like to evaluate players using one number; I'm sure how they get to this number is well thought out but in my humble opinion, it is impossible to accurately evaluate a human being's performance with one number-- there are just so many intangibles that can't be measured accurately.

It is what makes sports so interesting; Raiders/Giants cut James Jones but with Green Bay (and Aaron Rodgers) he might make the Pro Bowl. Measure that.

1) Best wishes to Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill, who retired this week for health reasons (he has epilepsy). Coach Kill revived the Gophers' program, setting up his successor to be a contender in the Big 14.

**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 08:39 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, October 30

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COLORADO (2-5-0-1, 5 pts.) at CAROLINA (3-6-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/30/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 102-75 ATS (+177.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
COLORADO is 49-28 ATS (+13.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 13-33 ATS (-22.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (2-8-0-0, 4 pts.) at WASHINGTON (6-2-0-0, 12 pts.) - 10/30/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 9-4 ATS (+14.5 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 18-14 ATS (+37.8 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 13-6 ATS (+19.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-4-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.1 Units)

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TORONTO (1-5-0-2, 4 pts.) at NY RANGERS (6-2-0-2, 14 pts.) - 10/30/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 31-59 ATS (+97.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 7-21 ATS (+30.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 7-25 ATS (+42.8 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 70-41 ATS (+122.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 59-70 ATS (-48.3 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 106-107 ATS (-61.6 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 113-118 ATS (-81.3 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (4-2-0-2, 10 pts.) at BUFFALO (3-6-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/30/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-26 ATS (-21.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 1-9 ATS (+10.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.2 Units)

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OTTAWA (4-3-0-2, 10 pts.) at DETROIT (4-4-0-1, 9 pts.) - 10/30/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 21-38 ATS (-20.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 21-28 ATS (-21.4 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 5-10 ATS (-9.4 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-25 ATS (-21.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 9-21 ATS (-16.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 20-25 ATS (-17.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-18 ATS (-22.2 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 4-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)

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BOSTON (4-3-0-1, 9 pts.) at FLORIDA (5-3-0-1, 11 pts.) - 10/30/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 45-45 ATS (-24.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 162-131 ATS (+298.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
BOSTON is 37-24 ATS (+61.7 Units) in road games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
BOSTON is 121-91 ATS (+27.5 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
BOSTON is 175-193 ATS (+421.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
BOSTON is 153-135 ATS (+291.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 156-178 ATS (+358.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 89-138 ATS (+233.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
FLORIDA is 120-176 ATS (+332.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 7-2 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 7-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA 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)

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CHICAGO (6-3-0-0, 12 pts.) at MINNESOTA (6-2-0-1, 13 pts.) - 10/30/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 42-20 ATS (+14.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 18-4 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 13-7 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 13-7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-1.8 Units)

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MONTREAL (9-1-0-0, 18 pts.) at CALGARY (2-7-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/30/2015, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 2-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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VANCOUVER (4-2-0-3, 11 pts.) at ARIZONA (5-4-0-1, 11 pts.) - 10/30/2015, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-5 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 5-5-0 straight up against VANCOUVER 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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**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 08:41 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, October 30

Hot teams
-- Rangers won three of their last four games.
-- Washington won five of its last six games. Columbus won last two games, after starting season 0-8.
-- Hurricanes won last two games, allowing three goals.
-- Bruins won four of their last five games. Florida won last two games, scoring ten goals.
-- Blackhawks won four of their last five games. Minnesota won three of last four.

Cold teams
-- Buffalo lost five of last seven games. Flyers lost last two games, 4-1/4-3ot?
-- Maple Leafs lost their last four games, three by one goal.
-- Colorado lost four of its last five games.
-- Senators lost four of their last five games. Detroit lost five of its last six.
-- Montreal lost last two games, after starting out 8-0. Flames lost seven of their last eight.
-- Vancouver lost five of its last six games. Arizona lost five of its last seven

Series records
-- Flyers won five of last seven games with Buffalo.
-- Rangers lost three of last four games with Toronto.
-- Blue Jackets lost three of last four visits to Washington.
-- Avalanche lost three of last four games with Carolina.
-- Red Wings won four of last six games with Ottawa.
-- Bruins won eight of their last ten games with Florida.
-- Blackhawks won four in row, eight of last ten vs Minnesota.
-- Flames won seven of last ten games with Montreal.
-- Canucks won three of last four games with Arizona.

Totals
-- Last four Buffalo games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Toronto-Ranger games went over.
-- Seven of last eight Columbus-Washington games went over.
-- Five of last six Colorado games stayed under.
-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Detroit-Ottawa games.
-- All eight Boston games went over the total.
-- Under is 8-0-1 in last nine Chicago games.
-- Last four Montreal games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Vancouver-Arizona games stayed under.

**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 08:43 AM

NHL

Friday, October 30

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
COLORADO vs. CAROLINA
Colorado15-6-1 SU in its last 22 games when playing Carolina
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

7:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. WASHINGTON
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Columbus is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. BUFFALO
Philadelphia is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games at home
Buffalo is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Rangers last 11 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
BOSTON vs. FLORIDA
Boston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Florida
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Florida is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Boston

7:30 PM
OTTAWA vs. DETROIT
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing Ottawa
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. MINNESOTA
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

9:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. CALGARY
Montreal is 1-7-1 SU in its last 9 games ,when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 games at home
Calgary is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Montreal

10:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Arizona is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games at home

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**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 10:26 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, October 30

Toronto @ NY Rangers

Game 55-56
October 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.135
NY Rangers
13.099
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-235
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-235); Over

Philadelphia @ Buffalo

Game 57-58
October 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
12.208
Buffalo
9.895
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-135); Under

Ottawa @ Detroit

Game 59-60
October 30, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
12.509
Detroit
9.649
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 3
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+110); Under

Boston @ Florida

Game 61-62
October 30, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.509
Florida
11.084
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+105); Over

Chicago @ Minnesota

Game 63-64
October 30, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
11.349
Minnesota
12.864
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-145); Over

Montreal @ Calgary

Game 65-66
October 30, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
12.549
Calgary
9.095
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 3 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
N/A

Vancouver @ Arizona

Game 67-68
October 30, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
10.347
Arizona
11.870
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
N/A

Colorado @ Carolina

Game 51-52
October 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
11.668
Carolina
10.546
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+120); Over

Columbus @ Washington

Game 53-54
October 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
12.544
Washington
11.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-205
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(+175); Under

**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 02:02 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, October 30

Colorado at Carolina, 7:05 PM ET
Colorado: 17-7 SU after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games
Carolina: 20-27 SU as a favorite

Columbus at Washington, 7:05 PM ET
Columbus: 13-6 SU after a win by 2 goals or more
Washington: 16-27 SU at home off a home loss against a division rival

Toronto at NY Rangers, 7:05 PM ET
Toronto: 7-21 SU after a non-conference game
New York: 70-41 SU in all games

Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:05 PM ET
Philadelphia: 5-1 SU off 2 or more consecutive home losses
Buffalo: 19-60 SU after having lost 2 of their last 3

Ottawa at Detroit, 7:35 PM ET
Ottawa: 47-34 SU in road games after having lost 4 of their last 5
Detroit: 6-10 SU in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders

Boston at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
Boston: 36-24 SU in road games after shutting out their opponent
Florida: 11-26 SU after covering 2 of their last 3

Chicago at Minnesota, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago: 89-104 SU after having won 4 of their last 5
Minnesota: 19-5 SU in home games after a close win by 1 goal

Montreal at Calgary, 9:05 PM ET
Montreal:
Calgary:

Vancouver at Arizona, 10:05 PM ET
Vancouver:
Arizona:

**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 02:14 PM

NHL

Friday, October 30

Over bettors feasting on Bruins games

Betting the Over in Boston Bruins games has been one of, if not the, hottest wagers out of the gate in the NHL season.

The Over has gone 8-0 through the first eight games on the Bruins' schedule and they'll visit the Florida Panthers Friday evening in their ninth game of the campaign.

The Bruins allowed 16 goals in their first three games of the season but have somewhat rectified their defensive shortcomings of late, including a shutout versus the Arizona Coyotes their last time out. In recent games, Boston has shown no trouble filling the net as they've tallied 26 goals over the course of their last five games.

Books have a total of 5.5 on the board for Friday's meeting in Florida.

Under bets keep cashing in Blackhawks games

Another game, another scoreline that resulted in cashed under bets in Chicago Blackhawks games. The defending Stanley Cup champions were defeated 3-1 by the Winnipeg Jets Thursday evening, moving their Over/Under record to 0-8 in their opening 10 games.

Chicago has tallied just 20 goals through those 10 games, but has allowed a paltry 19. More specifically, over their previous three games, the Hawks have managed just three goals.

The Blackhawks are right back at it with a visit to the Minnesota Wild Friday evening. Oddsmakers have a total of 5 on the board for this game.

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