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**Udog** · 12-11-2015, 07:41 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- JJ Watt broke his left hand in practice this week, is expected to play Sunday.

-- NBA commish Adam Silver gave the 76ers' owner a list of names of people who could help him rescue his hideous team; 76-year old Jerry Colangelo was at the top of the list-- thats how Colangelo is now working (and part-owner?) of the Sixers.

-- Cal football coach Sonny Dykes parlayed rumors of his wanting to leave Cal into a contract extension with the school as well as raises for his assistants.

-- Iowa State 83, Iowa 82-- Hawkeyes had their hearts ripped out, after leading by 20 in second half. Veteran teams cannot lose games like this- it'll leave a scar.

-- Cardinals 23, Vikings 20-- Arizona clinched playoff berth, appears headed to #2 seed in NFC playoffs.

-- Our thoughts/prayers to Jay Cutler's family; his wife's brother passed away this week in Utah, at age 30. He had been missing for a couple of weeks.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Baseball thoughts on a mid-December day

Baseball's Winter Meetings were this week so with that in mind, some baseball stuff to ponder, with spring training a little over two months away.......

13) Houston Astros used the most (151) different lineups LY and made the playoffs; KC Royals used the fewest (83) and won World Series. No other big league team used less than 108 (Pirates) lineups.

12) Every NL team issued at least 28 intentional walks LY-- pitchers bat in the NL, so you often walk the #8 hitter to get to the pitcher. Nine of 15 AL teams issued less than 28 intentional walks- Bronx (16), Astros (17) issued the fewest.

Angels (45), Mariners (41) issued most intentional walks of the AL teams.

11) Every NL team attempted at least 48 sacrifice bunts; 11 of 15 AL teams tried fewer than 48 LY, with Oakland (17), Baltimore (26) trying the fewest.

Pirates (81), Braves (80) tried bunting the most; of the AL teams, Rangers (66) tried the most sacrifices. Texas manager Banister used to be Clint Hurdle's right-hand man.

10) Most major league managers are former catchers; Seattle (30) pitched out the most LY, followed by the Reds (28- managed by a former pitcher). Mets, Nationals had only one pitch-out each last year.

9) Every NL team pinch-hit at least 225 (Washington) times; San Diego (311) used the most pinch-hitters. Tampa Bay (219) pinch-hit 58 more times than any other team in the American League (Oakland, 161).

Platooning is an unfortunate epidemic in baseball these days.

8) I read an article that gave Billy Butler a 9% chance of getting to 3,000 career hits; he currently has 1,408 hits and has been putrid the last two years. If Butler has a 9% shot at 3,000 hits, then I have a 9% chance of dating Pamela Anderson, whose sons were once batboys for the Pepperdine baseball team, so you never know........

7) There were 44% more runs scored in Colorado home games than road tilts LY.

6) There were 15% fewer runs scored in Giant home games than road tilts LY.

5) Over last three years, Fenway Park has been friendliest to righty hitters; Camden Yards has been friendliest for lefty hitters (Chris Davis, take note).

4) Batters who came up with most men on base LY, and % of those runners he knocked in:
Carlos Santana 480 (13.8%)...Todd Frazier 468 (11.5%)....Eric Hosmer 457 (16.4%)

3) Of batters with 250+ PA, those who knocked in highest percantage of runners from third base:
1) Ryan Zimmerman (27-45, 60%), 2) Mookie Betts (33-58, 56.9%), 3) Juan Lagares (14-26, 53.8%).

2) Of batters with 250+ PA, those who knocked in lowest percantage of runners from third base:
295) Chris Coghlan (6-42, 14.3%), 294) Justin Maxwell (4-23, 17.4%), 293) Joc Pederson (9-50, 18%).

1) Best record in one-run games LY:
Pirates 36-17, Angels 35-17, Cubs 34-21, Braves 28-18.

Worst record in one-run games LY:
Blue Jays 15-28, A's 19-35, Phillies 16-27, Reds 18-29

**Udog** · 12-11-2015, 07:44 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, December 11

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LOS ANGELES (18-8-0-1, 37 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (15-10-0-2, 32 pts.) - 12/11/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 58-51 ATS (-16.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-28 ATS (-11.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 65-57 ATS (+131.2 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 59-55 ATS (-6.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 77-98 ATS (-39.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 29-39 ATS (-29.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 3-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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DETROIT (15-8-0-5, 35 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (14-10-0-4, 32 pts.) - 12/11/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 12-28 ATS (+44.4 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 1-8 ATS (+9.3 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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WINNIPEG (13-13-0-2, 28 pts.) at CHICAGO (15-9-0-4, 34 pts.) - 12/11/2015, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-6 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-5-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (11-11-0-6, 28 pts.) at DALLAS (21-5-0-2, 44 pts.) - 12/11/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 44-66 ATS (+111.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-31 ATS (+46.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-13 ATS (+18.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
DALLAS is 21-7 ATS (+29.6 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 21-7 ATS (+9.7 Units) first half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 30-17 ATS (+8.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 74-52 ATS (+19.2 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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NY RANGERS (18-8-0-3, 39 pts.) at EDMONTON (12-15-0-2, 26 pts.) - 12/11/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 82-48 ATS (+17.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 27-15 ATS (+11.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 18-6 ATS (+11.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 15-3 ATS (+18.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 17-8 ATS (+25.4 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 30-10 ATS (+16.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 20-47 ATS (+83.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 13-38 ATS (+63.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS 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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MINNESOTA (14-7-0-5, 33 pts.) at ARIZONA (13-14-0-1, 27 pts.) - 12/11/2015, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-1 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-1-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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CAROLINA (10-14-0-4, 24 pts.) at ANAHEIM (11-12-0-5, 27 pts.) - 12/11/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 40-70 ATS (+122.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 6-27 ATS (+46.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 20-45 ATS (+76.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 54-108 ATS (+186.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 21-47 ATS (+79.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 23-7 ATS (+13.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 23-7 ATS (+11.1 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 197-157 ATS (+11.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 11-17 ATS (-8.6 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 11-17 ATS (-11.1 Units) first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 4-1 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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**Udog** · 12-11-2015, 07:46 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, December 11

Hot teams
-- Kings won their last five games, with three OT wins.
-- Red Wings won four of their last five games.
-- Chicago won three of its last four home games.
-- Dallas Stars won seven of its last ten games. Flyers won five of their last seven games.
-- Edmonton won five of its last six games.
-- Minnesota won three of its last four games.
-- Anaheim won three of its last four games.

Cold teams
-- Penguins lost four of their last six games.
-- New Jersey lost five of its last eight games.
-- Winnipeg lost four of its last five road games.
-- Rangers lost six of their last eight games.
-- Arizona lost last five games (all on road); they won last three at home.
-- Hurricanes lost four of their last six games.

Series records
-- Kings lost five of last seven games with Pittsburgh.
-- Devils lost their last four games with Detroit.
-- Blackhawks won three of last four games with Winnipeg.
-- Flyers won four of their last five visits to Dallas.
-- Rangers won three of last four visits to Edmonton.
-- Coyotes lost their last six games to Minnesota
-- Ducks won six of last seven games with Carolina.

Totals
-- Three of last four Pittsburgh games went over the total.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Detroit games.
-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Winnipeg games.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in last four Philly games.
-- Five of last six Ranger games stayed under total.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Minnesota games.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five Carolina games.

Back-to-backs
-- Red Wings are 4-2 if they played the night before.
-- Winnipeg is 2-4 if it played the night before.
-- Flyers are 1-3 if they played the night before.

**Udog** · 12-11-2015, 07:47 AM

NHL

Friday, December 11

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
DETROIT vs. NEW JERSEY
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Jersey's last 12 games when playing at home against Detroit
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Los Angeles is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
Pittsburgh is 4-6-2 SU in its last 12 games ,when playing at home against Los Angeles

8:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. DALLAS
Philadelphia is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 17 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

8:30 PM
WINNIPEG vs. CHICAGO
Winnipeg is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Winnipeg is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. ARIZONA
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

9:30 PM
NY RANGERS vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 6 games
NY Rangers are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games

10:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. ANAHEIM
Carolina is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games at home
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 12-11-2015, 08:40 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, December 11

Philadelphia @ Dallas

Game 7-8
December 11, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.637
Dallas
10.558
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-260
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+220); Under

NY Rangers @ Edmonton

Game 9-10
December 11, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
10.552
Edmonton
11.742
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+130); Over

Minnesota @ Arizona

Game 11-12
December 11, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
9.158
Arizona
10.622
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
N/A

Carolina @ Anaheim

Game 13-14
December 11, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
9.650
Anaheim
10.573
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-205
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-205); Over

Los Angeles @ Pittsburgh

Game 1-2
December 11, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
12.915
Pittsburgh
10.459
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-115); Under

Detroit @ NY Islanders

Game 3-4
December 11, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
9.638
NY Islanders
11.144
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-110
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-110); Over

Winnipeg @ Chicago

Game 5-6
December 11, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
12.915
Chicago
11.887
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
N/A

**Udog** · 12-11-2015, 01:12 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, December 11

Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 7:05 PM ET
Los Angeles: 14-3 SU after 1 or more consecutive unders
Pittsburgh: 17-25 SU after one or more consecutive overs

Detroit at New Jersey, 7:05 PM ET
Detroit: 4-2 SU when playing on back-to-back days
New Jersey: 1-8 ATS when playing with 2 days rest

Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:35 PM ET
Winnipeg: 10-20 SU after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6
Chicago: 11-1 SU after allowing 5 goals or more

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:35 PM ET
Philadelphia: 11-23 SU revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less
Dallas: 11-2 SU off a close home win by 1 goal

NY Rangers at Edmonton, 9:05 PM ET
New York: 21-7 SU as a road favorite of -200 or less
Edmonton: 4-16 SU in home games off an home win scoring 4 or more goals

Minnesota at Arizona, 9:05 PM ET
Minnesota: 10-2 SU after 4 or more consecutive unders
Arizona: 4-18 SU as a home underdog of +100 to +150

Carolina at Anahiem, 10:05 PM ET
Carolina: 21-47 SU revenging a loss versus opponent
Anaheim: 60-28 SU after a 2 game unbeaten streak

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