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**Udog** · 01-03-2016, 08:36 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

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Most popular picks in Week 17 season record: 50-47-2

6) Buccaneers, +10.5 (254)-- Will Carolina rest its starters?

5) Steelers -10.5 (317)-- Steelers need win and Jets to lose in Buffalo.

T3) Jets, -3 ((327)-- Lot of opinions both ways in this critical game.

T3) Giants, -3 (327)-- One coach is already fired; other one will be Monday

2) Packers -3 (392)-- Winner gets home field in playoff game next week. .

1) Bills +3 (403)-- Rex Ryan can knock his old team out of the playoffs.

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

13) TCU 47, Oregon 41 OT-- Hasn't been a great bowl season, but this game was an epic comeback by TCU, which trailed 31-0 at halftime-- their star QB was arrested, suspended after a bar fight during the week. This ties the record for biggest comeback in a bowl game, tying Texas Tech's comeback from a 38-7 deficit to beat Minnesota in 2006 Insight Bowl-- the Gophers' coach was fired shortly after that

12) SEC football-- SEC teams kicked butt in the bowls, winning/covering eight of ten bowls, with only losers Florida/Texas A&M, both of whom had severe deficiencies at quarterback. Hell, LSU has a lousy QB and they hung half a hundred on Texas Tech.

11) Oklahoma 87, Iowa State 83-- Monday night's Kansas-Oklahoma game will be a showdown between #1-#2 teams in country. Jayhawks pounded on Baylor, making 11-19 from arc. Sooners won a tough game over a veteran Cyclone squad.

10) Xavier 88, Butler 69-- Bulldogs went 11-1 pre-conference but are now 0-2 in Big East and the 11-1 stuff is all forgotten. Their Big East opponents shot 22-47 from arc and that won't last, so this is just a bump in the road for Butler.

9) Iowa 70, Purdue 63-- Boilermakers honored the great shooter Rick Mount at half of this game, when they led by 17, but then Hawkeyes made an unlikely comeback and are now 2-0 in Big 14 play. Purdue has terrific big guys; how good are their guards?

8) LSU 90, Vanderbilt 82-- ESPN now has a "beat-it-to-death" approach to how they promote their network; you'd think Ben Simmons was a combination of Dr J, Lebron and Kareem the way they hype his every move. LSU-Kentucky is on Tuesday, if you missed it. Simmons is really good- he had 37 points, 14 rebounds in this game.

7) West Virginia 43, Arizona State 42-- Are football coaches stupid? Arizona State scored a TD with 4:58 left to go up 41-36; at that point, there is no difference between being up by 5 or 6 points- you lose if West Virginia scores a TD, so ASU has to go for two points, but they don't. And they lose. Their coach makes $2.7M a year- this isn't the first time this year that happened. Tennessee lost to Florida in a similar fashion.

6) West Virginia 87, Kansas State 83 2OT-- Good day to be a Mountaineer; about 12 hours before the football team won, the hoop team pulled out a game in Manhattan in a brickfest where teams combined to go 6-39 from arc. Wouldn't want to have been a ref for this game-- ton of loose balls, lot of close calls, two screaming coaches.

5) Southern Illinois 75, Northern Iowa 73-- Two years ago, Barry Hinson publicly berated his Salukis, some of the kids fired back and a mutiny had to be averted. Now SIU is 13-2 and no one is getting berated. This is a huge win for Hinson, whose only losses this year are by total of seven points to UTEP, SI-Edwardsville.

4) Gonzaga 102, San Francisco 94 OT-- Dons had double digit lead in second half, but couldn't close the deal. Zags are 12-3 but not as strong as usual.

3) Montana State 74 Northern Arizona 72 OT-- Lumberjacks are 0-11 vs teams in D-I, but lost first two Big Sky games in overtime- they were up 8 with 2:55 left in this game. Not the best way to start a new year.

2) North Carolina 86, Georgia Tech 78-- Tech is improved, Carolina still struggles shooting from arc- they were 2-12 here.

1) Auburn 83, Tennessee 77-- Bruce Pearl's new team beats Bruce Pearl's old team, ending a 7-game series losing streak. Auburn has some injury issues, so they've been struggling, but this win had to make him feel good. Auburn's Kareem Canty is fun to watch if you like shameless gunners, but he's really good, shooting 41.2% from arc.

**Udog** · 01-03-2016, 08:42 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, January 3

Dallas @ NY Islanders

Game 1-2
January 3, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
11.043
NY Islanders
12.520
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-115); Under

Minnesota @ Florida

Game 3-4
January 3, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
9.655
Florida
11.884
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
N/A

Ottawa @ Chicago

Game 5-6
January 3, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.520
Chicago
13.118
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-185
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-185); Over

Winnipeg @ Anaheim

Game 7-8
January 3, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
12.381
Anaheim
11.297
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-165
5
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(+145); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 3

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DALLAS (28-8-0-4, 60 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (21-13-0-5, 47 pts.) - 1/3/2016, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-2 ATS (+8.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 22-12 ATS (+35.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 28-12 ATS (+10.5 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 34-20 ATS (+56.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 8-2 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
DALLAS is 19-9 ATS (+28.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 12-2 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 12-2 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 36-42 ATS (-11.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 3-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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MINNESOTA (20-10-0-7, 47 pts.) at FLORIDA (22-12-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/3/2016, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-1 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 3-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

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OTTAWA (18-14-0-6, 42 pts.) at CHICAGO (22-13-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/3/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 7-17 ATS (-11.6 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 38-12 ATS (+15.4 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 24-16 ATS (+40.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 16-9 ATS (+25.6 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 16-8 ATS (+25.6 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 11-16 ATS (-19.1 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 301-316 ATS (-75.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 162-162 ATS (-71.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA 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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WINNIPEG (18-18-0-2, 38 pts.) at ANAHEIM (15-15-0-7, 37 pts.) - 1/3/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 24-8 ATS (+12.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 459-384 ATS (+72.9 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 29-8 ATS (+17.3 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 15-22 ATS (-14.1 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 2-10 ATS (-11.1 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 9-1 (+7.5 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 9-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 3

Hot teams
-- Florida won its last eight games, allowing 10 goals. Minnesota won three of its last five games.
-- Chicago won five of its last seven games.
-- Winnipeg, Anaheim both won three of their last four games.

Cold teams
-- Dallas Stars lost their last three road games. Islanders are 3-5 in their last eight games.
-- Seantors lost four of their last five games.

Series records
-- Islanders won three of last four games with Dallas.
-- Minnesota won five of last six games with Florida.
-- Chicago won five of last seven games with Ottawa.
-- Ducks won their last eight games with Winnipeg.

Totals
-- Seven of last nine Dallas-Islander games went over the total.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Minnesota games.
-- Four of last five Chicago-Ottawa games went over.
-- Six of last eight Anaheim-Winnipeg games went over.

Back-to-backs
-- Dallas Stars are 4-2 if they played the night before (teams are 3-6 the night after playing the Devils). Islanders are 4-3 (post-Penguins 3-2).
-- Minnesota is 2-4 if it played night before (post-Tampa Bay 2-4). Florida is 3-1 on road if they played night before (post-NYR 1-4).
-- Winnipeg is 2-6 if it played the night before (post-San Jose 1-2)

NHL

Sunday, January 3

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
DALLAS vs. NY ISLANDERS
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games at home
NY Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Dallas

6:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. FLORIDA
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games at home

7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. CHICAGO
Ottawa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ottawa's last 10 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games when playing at home against Ottawa

9:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Anaheim's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

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**Udog** · 01-03-2016, 12:59 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, January 3

Dallas at NY Islanders, 5:05 PM ET
Dallas: 8-2 SU in road games after a non-conference game
New York: 36-42 SU in a home game where where the total is 5.5

Minnesota at Florida, 6:05 PM ET
Minnesota: 12-4 SU after 4 or more consecutive unders
Florida: 1-9 SU off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more

Ottawa at Chicago, 7:05 PM ET
Ottawa: 10-3 SU off a home loss by 2 goals or more
Chicago: 2-7 SU revenging a loss vs opponent as a road favorite

Winnipeg at Anaheim, 9:05 PM ET
Winnipeg: 7-14 SU in road games
Anaheim: 45-20 SU after playing 2 consecutive road game

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