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**Udog** · 12-28-2015, 08:34 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Westgate Super Contest (1,727 entrants-- prize pool is $2.5M)
Most popular picks in Week 16 season record: 50-46-2

Redskins (+3) were 4th most popular pick; they played Saturday night- W.

7) Browns +12 (335)-- People showing faith in big underdogs this week- W.

6) Rams +13.5 (353)-- St Louis lost its last ten visits to King County- W.

5) Patriots -3 (411)-- Don't get many chances at New England -3- L.

3) Vikings -4.5 (431)-- Going to be a frigid night in the Twin Cities.- W.

2) Steelers -10 (437)-- Jimmy Clausen is 0-3 against spread this year- L.

1) Broncos -3.5 (446)-- Denver could actually still miss the playoffs.

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday........

13) Rams 23, Seahawks 17-- St Louis sweeps Seahawks for first time in 11 years; at 7-8, Rams are finishing strong, but when they go 3-1 vs Arizona/Seattle and miss the playoffs, its an empty feeling. St Louis was +3 in turnovers; last two weeks, teams with +2 or better turnover ratio are 14-0 SU.

12) Bears 26, Buccaneers 21-- Tampa Bay faded down stretch, losing four of last five games; in those five games, Bucs started 37 drives 80+ yards from goal line, their opponents only 20. Bad special teams, lousy on 3rd down (9 of last 29). Up 14-13 in third quarter with ball in red zone, Winston threw an awful INT, giving up an easy FG. Chicago dominated game from that point on.

11) Falcons 20, Panthers 13-- First loss of season for Carolina; not sure it is worst thing, takes some pressure off- they can rest banged-up guys next week. Atlanta was eliminated when the Giants got beat in Minnesota last night- they started season 5-0, so missing the playoffs.makes this season a crummy one.

10) Bills 16, Cowboys 6-- Buffalo hosts the Jets next week, with chance to knock Rex Ryan's old team out of playoffs. Dallas is 1-10 with backup QB starting this year, and they used three of them. Broncos (Week 5) are only team this year to win a game they didn't score an offensive TD in, when other team did- Broncos also won a game in Week 1 when neither team scored an offensive TD.

9) Saints 38, Jaguars 27-- New Orleans had 10 drives; five TDs, three FGs, not good day for Jaguars, who have now lost four of last five games. If you're the Saints, would you trade your coach for a draft pick and if so, how high a pick would you want? Lot of rumors out there that the Dolphins/Colts are interested in Sean Payton.

8) Lions 32, 49ers 17-- Detroit won five of last seven games; if they're smart, they get rid of Jim Caldwell anyway, hire a defensive-minded coach who will keep OC Cooter on his staff. 49ers are 2-9 vs spread in its 11 losses, 4-8 vs the spread as an underdog of 6+ points. They must've really not liked Jim Harbaugh to fire him.

7) Chiefs 17, Browns 13-- Chiefs won last nine games (7-2 against spread) have made playoffs despite starting season 1-5. Cleveland lost nine of last ten games (2-8 against spread) as another dismal season comes to an end. This is good time to point out that all 16 games next weekend will be divisional rivalry games.

6) Colts 18, Dolphins 12-- Miami lost seven of last nine games (1-8 vs spread); their next coach will be a big name- they had ball in red zone five times in this game, scored only 12 points. Indy is still alive for playoff spot; they host hapless Titans, Houston plays Jacksonville. Still baffled how Ryan Tannehill never gets benched.

5) Jets 26, Patriots 20 OT-- I'm pretty sure last NFL coach who chose to kick off to start OT was Marty Mornhinweg, who got fired shortly thereafter; if defense keeps Jets out of EZ on first drive, no one says a word. They didn't.

Tom Brady used to date actress Bridget Moynihan- they had a kid together- the young man's name is John Edward Thomas, as in J-E-T. Not a coincidence. Apparently Ms Moynihan holds a grudge-- hope she bet the Jets in this game.

4) Texans 34, Titans 6-- Houston won six of its last eight games, despite using five QBs this season- they could be tough out in AFC playoffs. Tennessee lost six of its last seven games (0-6-1 vs spread); they're 1-10 vs spread when scoring less than 33 points. How happy will Jerry Jones be when Brandon Weeden starts a playoff game?

3) Cardinals 38, Packers 8-- Next week's Sunday night game: Vikings-Packers, so for second week in row, a game in frigid conditions gets moved from noon to 7:30pm local time kickoff. Does no one care about fans who buy tickets? Packers' OL was useless in this game. Arizona won last nine games; they were -3 in turnovers in both their losses- they're the best team in the NFL right now.

2) Ravens 20, Steelers 17-- Steelers now need to win in Cleveland and get help from Buffalo next week to make playoffs. Ravens found a competent backup QB in Mallett, who was cut by Houston when he missed plane to Miami game, after he took a day off when Hoyer was named starter this summer.

1) Vikings 49, Giants 17-- Tank job by Giants, who were eliminated when Redskins won Saturday night. If you owned the Giants and it was your money being spent, do you bring Tom Coughlin back as coach? It was pretty much assumed in the media last summer that if he missed the playoffs this year it was sayonara.

And if you do fire a coach who won two Super Bowls, who do you bring in who will be better? Do you fire the GM, who hasn't drafted well? Interesting questions.

**Udog** · 12-28-2015, 08:37 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, December 28

Hot teams
-- Washington won its last seven games, allowing 11 goals. Sabres won four of last six games.
-- Tampa Bay won four of its last six games.
-- Canucks won three of their last four games.

Cold teams
-- Canadiens lost six in row, nine of last ten games.
-- Rangers lost six of their last eight games. Nashville lost four of its last six games.
-- Red Wings lost four of their last six games. Minnesota lost three of last four.
-- Los Angeles lost four of its last six games.
-- Colorado lost its last two games, 7-4/2-1ot, after winning five in a row. San Jose lost seven of its last ten games.

Series records
-- Sabres lost six of last nine games with Washington.
-- Lightning won eight of last ten games with Montreal.
-- Rangers won five of last seven games with Nashville.
-- Red Wings won three of last four games with Minnesota.
-- Canucks won three of last four games with Los Angeles.
-- Sharks won their last four games with Colorado.

Totals
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Buffalo games.
-- Seven of last nine Montreal games stayed under. Four of last five Tampa Bay games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-0-2 in last eight Ranger-Nashville games.
-- Over is 5-0-3 in last eight Detroit-Minnesota games.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Los Angeles games.
-- Five of last seven San Jose-Colorado games went over.

Back-to-backs
-- Colordo is 2-2 if it played the night before.

**Udog** · 12-28-2015, 08:39 AM

NHL

Monday, December 28

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. BUFFALO
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:30 PM
MONTREAL vs. TAMPA BAY
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Montreal's last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal

8:00 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
Detroit is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games

8:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the NY Rangers last 8 games when playing Nashville
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing NY Rangers

10:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Vancouver is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games

10:30 PM
COLORADO vs. SAN JOSE
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games

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**Udog** · 12-28-2015, 09:41 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, December 28

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WASHINGTON (26-6-0-2, 54 pts.) at BUFFALO (15-16-0-4, 34 pts.) - 12/28/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 9-4 ATS (+14.9 Units) in home games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 7-2 ATS (+10.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-8 ATS (+13.6 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 26-8 ATS (+13.6 Units) first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 3-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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MONTREAL (20-14-0-3, 43 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (18-15-0-3, 39 pts.) - 12/28/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 2-10 ATS (-8.5 Units) in December games this season.
MONTREAL is 47-35 ATS (+82.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 31-16 ATS (+14.2 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 87-67 ATS (+155.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 21-25 ATS (-16.8 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 12-7 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 12-7-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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NY RANGERS (20-12-0-4, 44 pts.) at NASHVILLE (17-12-0-6, 40 pts.) - 12/28/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 3-8 ATS (-7.7 Units) in December games this season.
NY RANGERS are 61-82 ATS (-35.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 198-158 ATS (+37.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 11-2 ATS (+8.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 84-53 ATS (+12.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 51-37 ATS (+13.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 15-7 ATS (+22.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 30-13 ATS (+12.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE 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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DETROIT (18-10-0-7, 43 pts.) at MINNESOTA (18-10-0-6, 42 pts.) - 12/28/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 170-151 ATS (+342.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
DETROIT is 108-67 ATS (+23.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
DETROIT is 14-5 ATS (+19.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (21-11-0-2, 44 pts.) at VANCOUVER (14-14-0-9, 37 pts.) - 12/28/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 61-55 ATS (-19.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 23-31 ATS (-12.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 19-20 ATS (-11.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 14-23 ATS (-23.0 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 14-23 ATS (+40.5 Units) first half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 118-112 ATS (-55.4 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 5-14 ATS (-9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VANCOUVER is 5-14 ATS (+20.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 8-4 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 8-4-0 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=+5.0 Units)

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COLORADO (17-17-0-2, 36 pts.) at SAN JOSE (17-15-0-2, 36 pts.) - 12/28/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 111-96 ATS (+12.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 5-1 ATS (+6.5 Units) in road games in December games this season.
COLORADO is 25-15 ATS (+40.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 4-9 ATS (-7.4 Units) in home games first half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 146-128 ATS (-72.6 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 8-12 ATS (-9.7 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 24-27 ATS (-15.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 20-24 ATS (-21.7 Units) 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
SAN JOSE is 5-2 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)

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**Udog** · 12-28-2015, 10:03 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, December 28

Washington @ Buffalo

Game 1-2
December 28, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.332
Buffalo
10.195
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-170); Under

Montreal @ Tampa Bay

Game 3-4
December 28, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
10.922
Tampa Bay
12.940
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-170); Over

NY Rangers @ Nashville

Game 5-6
December 28, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
12.415
Nashville
11.560
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+125); Under

Detroit @ Minnesota

Game 7-8
December 28, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
12.247
Minnesota
11.303
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+125); Over

Los Angeles @ Vancouver

Game 9-10
December 28, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
12.282
Vancouver
10.819
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-145); Under

Colorado @ San Jose

Game 11-12
December 28, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.509
San Jose
11.558
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-180
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-180); Over

**Udog** · 12-28-2015, 10:11 AM

NHL

Monday, December 28

Under went 7-2 in Sunday's nine NHL games and is now 246-211 (53.83%) season to date.

**Udog** · 12-28-2015, 10:14 AM

NHL

Monday, December 28

Jets place F Scheifele on IR

The Winnipeg Jets placed forward Mark Scheifele on injured reserve Sunday with an upper-body injury.

Scheifele, 22, sustained a head injury in practice Saturday. He has 12 goals and 10 assists in 34 games this season.

The Jets also recalled forward Adam Lowry from the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League.

Lowry, 22, has played 31 games with the Jets this season, recording eight points (one goal, seven assists) and 22 penalty minutes. Last season, Lowry played 80 games with the Jets and totaled 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists). He was drafted by Winnipeg in the third round of the 2011 NHL draft.

Sabres aware of Kane investigation

The Buffalo Sabres responded to a report in the Buffalo News on Sunday that star left winger Evander Kane is the subject of a sex offense investigation.

"We take the allegation made (Sunday) against Evander Kane very seriously," the Sabres said in a statement. "We are gathering facts and have been in touch with the NHL and Evander's representatives. Until we have more information we will not have any additional comment."

The alleged incident occurred Sunday morning in a downtown hotel room near the First Niagara Center, according to Buffalo News sources.

"We have an investigation ongoing," a Buffalo police source told the News. "We are not naming the suspect, and we do not expect it to be resolved in the very near future."

Kane, who currently has not been charged with a crime, was not at Buffalo's practice on Sunday for a reported personal reason.

The 24-year-old power forward, in his first season with the Sabres after coming over in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets last season, has eight goals and five assists in 25 games this season.

**Udog** · 12-28-2015, 10:36 AM

NHL

Monday, December 28

The Canadiens, who have scored 22 goals in 14 games since Price went down, are 2-for-33 on the PP in the last 11 contests.

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