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**Udog** · 12-13-2015, 07:22 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

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six most popular picks in Week 14 season record: 39-38-2

6) Steelers +2.5 (377)-- Bengals clinch division with a win here. .

5) Bills -1 (386)-- LeSean McCoy returns to Philly; interesting game.

4) Giants -1 (447)-- Big Blue has lost four games in last minute when they led.

3) Lions even (517)-- Detroit had extra prep time after LW's Thursday game.

2) Patriots -3 (532)-- People don't think NE will lose three in a row.

1) Seahawks -6.5 (962)-- Spread doubled after Clausen named starter.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday......

13) Bucks 108, Warriors 95-- Golden State's 28-game win streak comes to an end; I'm wondering if anyone in Oakland is relieved the streak is over, so they can get on with the business of the regular season- the bandwagon will empty, lot of the media will be gone, and they can properly rest guys who are banged-up.

12) Our world is too impatient: Penguins fired coach Mike Johnston, even though the team has a 15-10-3 record. 15-10-3 ain't bad. Apparently the owners think things should be better, but its not even Christmas yet. We'll see how this turns out.

11) Chattanooga 61, Dayton 59-- Biggest basketball upset of the day; Flyers won at Vanderbilt earlier this week, now lose at home to a Southern Conference team. UTC has a new coach this year; the previous coach replaced Shaka Smart at VCU.

10) Texas 84, North Carolina 82-- Speaking of Shaka Smart, he got the biggest win of his brief Texas tenure when his Longhorns upset UNC on a late baseline jumper that just barely beat the buzzer. Tar Heels are now 0-2 in true road games.

9) I know the show is 90:00 because they can sell ads to fill 90:00 of TV, but why in God's name does ESPN waste 90:00 of airtime for a Heisman Trophy show? All that matter is the thirty seconds at the end the winner is announced- how can people watch the rest of it? What is said that already hasn't been said?

8) When Iowa State rallied back from 20 down to beat Iowa Thursday, kids stormed the court in celebration, during which a sports columnist was knocked down and he broke his leg. Few years ago, a high school star in Arizona was paralyzed when he was trampled in a similar court storming- the kid had a scholarship at Stanford waiting for him, but he can't walk anymore. Pretty soon court storming will be banned.

7) Xavier 65, Cincinnati 55-- Musketeers have now won six of last seven games in an intense inner-city rivalry- they're probably the best team in the Big East. .

6) Xavier-Cincinnati is so intense that it was moved off campus for a couple years to a neutral downtown arena, after a big brawl. When you see the refs assigned to a game like this, it is a big compliment to them. The three refs at Xavier last night were Jeffrey Anderson, Brent Hampton, Roger Ayers- they must be very good officials.

5) UCLA 71, Gonzaga 66-- Zags lost at home to Arizona/UCLA in last eight days; at what point do we call them a fraud, or is Karnowski's back injury the missing link to the Zags being a really good team? Gonzaga gets an awful lot of publicity, but other than taking the WCC every year, what exactly do they win?

4) Kansas 82, Oregon State 67-- Jayhawks were down 11 at half, outscored OSU 54-28 in second half. Beavers' coach Wayne Tinkle's son plays for OSU-- he shoots a lot of 3-pointers, he wears uniform number 3, his first name is Tres. Now that makes sense; the kid hit his first five 3's in this game, but made only one other basket.

3) Michael Cuddyer retired after 15 years in the big leagues; good to wrap up your career by playing in a World Series for the first time. Cuddyer banked just over $79M in his 13-year career- he would have made another $12.5M if he played next year. .

2) Marquette 57, Wisconsin 55-- Badgers have lost three home games already.

1) Carolina Panthers are 12-0, rolling along towards an undefeated season, but coach Ron Rivera's mom Delores thinks the Panthers should blitz more. Seriously, she knows a lot about football and thinks her son's defense doesn't blitz enough. Oy.

**Udog** · 12-13-2015, 07:27 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 13

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NEW JERSEY (15-10-0-4, 34 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (16-8-0-5, 37 pts.) - 12/13/2015, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 41-25 ATS (+68.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-12 ATS (+34.3 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
NY ISLANDERS is 8-3 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 8-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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COLORADO (12-16-0-1, 25 pts.) at ST LOUIS (16-9-0-4, 36 pts.) - 12/13/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 40-31 ATS (+72.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 19-33 ATS (-33.1 Units) in home games on Sunday games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-2 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 7-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.2 Units)

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VANCOUVER (11-11-0-8, 30 pts.) at CHICAGO (16-10-0-4, 36 pts.) - 12/13/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 11-19 ATS (-9.9 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 11-19 ATS (-9.9 Units) first half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 19-27 ATS (-12.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 36-11 ATS (+14.6 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 24-13 ATS (+37.8 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 72-52 ATS (+18.1 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 179-189 ATS (+412.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 296-314 ATS (-83.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 157-160 ATS (-72.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-3 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-3-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 13

Hot teams
-- Islanders won six of their last seven games.
-- Colorado won four of its last six games.
-- Canucks won last two games 4-1/2-1, after losing previous five games. Chicago won three of last four.

Cold teams
-- Devils are 0-5 in game following their last five wins.
-- St Louis lost four of its last six games.

Series records
-- Islanders won seven of last eight games with New Jersey
-- Blues won eight of last ten games with Colorado.
-- Canucks won three of last four games with Chicago.

Totals
-- Four of last five Islander games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-0-1 in last eight St Louis-Colorado games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Vancouver games.

Back-to-backs
-- Islanders are 3-3 if they played the night before.
-- Colorado is 1-2 if it played night before; St Louis is 2-2.

NHL

Sunday, December 13

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
New Jersey is 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey

6:00 PM
COLORADO vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado

7:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. CHICAGO
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 12 games when playing Vancouver
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver

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**Udog** · 12-13-2015, 07:51 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, December 13

New Jersey @ NY Islanders

Game 1-2
December 13, 2015 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
10.032
NY Islanders
12.647
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 2 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-160); Over

Colorado @ St. Louis

Game 3-4
December 13, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.993
St. Louis
10.747
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-210
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-210); Under

Vancouver @ Chicago

Game 5-6
December 13, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
12.001
Chicago
11.248
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-190
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+165); Under

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