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**Udog** · 01-09-2016, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Six free agents who still haven't signed for 2016.......

-- Yoenis Cespedes OF (30)-- If no one wants him, send him to Oakland!!!

-- Justin Upton OF (28)-- Not a big fan, but he's a lot better than his brother.

-- Chris Davis 1B (30)-- Numbers will go down if he leaves Camden Yards.

-- Ian Desmond SS (30)-- Don't the Padres need a shortstop?

-- Dexter Fowler OF (30)-- If the Cubs don't want him, why should you?

-- Wei-Yin Chen, P (30)-- If I'm a NL GM, we're going all-in on this guy.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here.....

13) ESPN's Adam Schefter had a great NFL stat this week: Four QBs who start for the road teams this weekend have made a combined 37 playoff starts; four home QBs have started zero playoff games.

12) Drafting ballplayers is an inexact science; smart people make some hideously bad decisions. Why are the Warriors great? Steph Curry was the 7th pick in the 2009 draft. Klay Thompson was the 11th pick in the '11 draft. Minnesota had two picks in the '09 draft ahead of Golden State; they took Ricky Rubio/Jonny Flynn. Yikes.

11) I laugh when pro golfers act disgusted with shots they hit, then the ball winds up 20 feet from the hole. Of course they're very precise and their winning/losing rides on getting as many shots as close to the hole as possible, but I can't hit two shots in a row on the fairway and they're such perfectionists.

There must be some epic temper tantrums off camera when these guys have bad days.

10) Then there is the Ally bank commercial, when the guy plays golf with his boss and cheats for his boss- that commercial makes me want to puke. I could never do that which probably explains my mediocre career as a civil servant........lolol

9) Ole Miss opened its new basketball arena this week and TV guys were raving about how nice it is. One thing about facilities though; when the rich donors cough up major money for better facilities, they expect to see an upgrade in the win-loss record.

Nebraska upgraded its facilities and is struggling, which has turned up the heat on Tim Miles. Auburn has new facilities and quickly fired Tony Barbee when he struggled in the SEC after it opened. Rich people are impatient; they expect results.

8) Speaking of which, Georgia's offensive coordinator makes $850K, the OL coach will make $650K, more than just about every MAC head coach.

7) The guy who was St Louis Cardinals' scouting director hacked the Astros' scouting database not once, but twice; thats a federal offense and he pled guilty on five counts of corporate espionage this week- the could could go to jail for five years.

6) One of the things in the leaked documents that were hacked was that the Marlins would've traded Giancarlo Stanton to Houston for Carlos Correa, George Springer. Seeing as I have Stanton in my keeper fantasy league, knowing he could be playing 81 games in Minute Maid Park instead of Miami's cavernous yard makes me sick.

5) Over the last 20 years, under is 20-13-1 in NFL playoff games involving teams who are divisional rivals, such as Steelers-Bengals tonight.

4) Washington Nationals traded former closer Drew Storen to Toronto Friday; Nats fell apart late LY- their bullpen imploded when they acquired Jonathan Papelbon and moved Storen to a set-up role.

3) Minnesota Vikings are only NFL team this year that started same five offensive linemen in all 16 games; thats good scouting, good coaching and a lot of luck that none of them got hurt.

2) Oakland Grizzlies of Horizon League have a player named Max Hooper who is 58-129 (45%) outside the arc this year; he hasn't taken one 2-point shot in a game!!! He scored a layup in a scrimmage during practice the other day and the coach stopped practice so the team could give him a standing ovation. Seriously.

1) Jim Boeheim returns from his nine-game suspension tonight, team went 4-5 while he was away. ESPN will treat him like a hero, but he was banished from the team because the program cheated and to say he didn't know what was going on is comical. Coaches are control freaks; if they don't know, its because they don't want to know.

**Udog** · 01-09-2016, 08:36 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 9

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WASHINGTON (30-7-0-3, 63 pts.) at NY RANGERS (22-14-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/9/2016, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 86-55 ATS (+29.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 45-23 ATS (+13.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 36-16 ATS (+16.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 30-10 ATS (+14.6 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 39-29 ATS (+69.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 63-72 ATS (-47.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 110-108 ATS (-51.1 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 117-118 ATS (-77.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 177-206 ATS (-163.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 10-7 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 10-7-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (22-14-0-5, 49 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (17-15-0-7, 41 pts.) - 1/9/2016, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 20-36 ATS (-22.4 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-7 ATS (+20.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-7 ATS (+21.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 2-11 ATS (+15.5 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-18 ATS (+27.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 6-4 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 6-4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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BOSTON (21-14-0-4, 46 pts.) at OTTAWA (19-16-0-6, 44 pts.) - 1/9/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 6-5 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-5-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.1 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (19-16-0-5, 43 pts.) at MONTREAL (23-16-0-3, 49 pts.) - 1/9/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 63-64 ATS (-33.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 22-31 ATS (-24.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 25-8 ATS (+15.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 88-75 ATS (+171.3 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 4-4 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 4-4-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH 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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TORONTO (16-16-0-7, 39 pts.) at SAN JOSE (18-18-0-2, 38 pts.) - 1/9/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 11-35 ATS (+60.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 11-36 ATS (+56.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 1-14 ATS (+23.5 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 6-22 ATS (+35.5 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 10-29 ATS (+44.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 7-19 ATS (+28.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 11-7 ATS (+20.4 Units) in non-conference games this season.
SAN JOSE is 58-62 ATS (-16.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 20-26 ATS (-18.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 15-21 ATS (-16.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 6-13 ATS (-16.6 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 9-15 ATS (-17.4 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 84-85 ATS (-63.4 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 25-29 ATS (-16.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 16-20 ATS (-18.7 Units) 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
SAN JOSE is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-0-0 straight up against TORONTO 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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CAROLINA (17-18-0-7, 41 pts.) at COLUMBUS (15-24-0-3, 33 pts.) - 1/9/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 47-30 ATS (+78.2 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 27-23 ATS (+53.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 29-13 ATS (+14.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 2-11 ATS (+15.0 Units) after a division game this season.
COLUMBUS is 8-18 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 13-31 ATS (+47.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 8-16 ATS (-8.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 6-4 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 6-4-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.5 Units)

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MINNESOTA (21-11-0-8, 50 pts.) at DALLAS (29-10-0-4, 62 pts.) - 1/9/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 29-14 ATS (+12.7 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 16-4 ATS (+10.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
DALLAS is 12-4 ATS (+5.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MINNESOTA is 19-12 ATS (+32.9 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-6-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)

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NASHVILLE (19-15-0-7, 45 pts.) at ARIZONA (20-16-0-4, 44 pts.) - 1/9/2016, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 6-1 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 6-1-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (20-17-0-4, 44 pts.) at VANCOUVER (16-16-0-9, 41 pts.) - 1/9/2016, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-1 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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ST LOUIS (23-14-0-7, 53 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (26-12-0-2, 54 pts.) - 1/9/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 13-22 ATS (-14.9 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 9-2 ATS (+6.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 10-19 ATS (-23.9 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 23-27 ATS (-20.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-2 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 01-09-2016, 08:37 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 9

Hot teams
-- Washington won eight of its last ten games.
-- Islanders won three of their last five games. Philly won its last four home games.
-- Toronto won three of its last four games.
-- Arizona won three of its last four games.
-- Canucks won four of their last six games.
-- Los Angeles won six of its last seven games.

Cold teams
-- Rangers lost five of their last eight games.
-- Boston lost five of its last seven games. Senators lost six of last eight.
-- Penguins lost four of their last six games. Montreal lost seven of its last ten.
-- San Jose lost five of its last seven games.
-- Carolina lost three of its last four games. Blue Jackets lost five of last seven.
-- Minnesota, Dallas both lost three of their last four games.
-- Predators lost four of their last five games.
-- Lightning is 4-5 in its last nine games.
-- St Louis lost its last five games, last three in OT/SO.

Series records
-- Rangers won four of last five games with Washington.
-- Islanders won six of their last seven games with Philly.
-- Ottawa won four of last six games with Boston.
-- Road team won five of last six Pittsburgh-Montreal games.
-- Sharks won their last six games with Toronto.
-- Hurricanes won four of last five games with Columbus.
-- Dallas Stars won four of last five games with Minnesota.
-- Coyotes lost their last six games with Nashville.
-- Lightning won four of last five games with Vancouver.
-- Kings won eight of last ten games with St Louis.

Totals
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Washington games.
-- Five of last six Philly games went over total.
-- Six of last seven Ottawa games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Pittsburgh road games stayed under.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight San Jose games.
-- Under is 7-2 in last nine Carolina-Columbus games.
-- Five of last six Dallas-Minnesota games went over.
-- Six of last eight Nashville-Arizona games went over.
-- Under is 4-0-2 in last six Tampa Bay-Vancouver games.
-- Last four Los Angeles games stayed under the total.

Back-to-backs
-- Boston is 3-1 if it played night before; teams are 3-7 night after playing the Devils.
-- Carolina is 5-2 if it played night before; Columbus is 3-7, 2-1 at home.
-- Nashville is 0-5 if it played night before.
-- Tampa Bay is 2-4 if it played night before; teams are 2-5 night before playing the Oilers. .
-- St Louis is 3-2 on road if it played night before; teams are 3-8 the night after playing against the Ducks.

**Udog** · 01-09-2016, 08:40 AM

NHL

Saturday, January 9

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

1:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY RANGERS
Washington is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
NY Rangers are 6-13 SU in their last 19 games
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. OTTAWA
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 15 games
Boston is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Boston
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston

7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 9 games when playing Columbus
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina
Columbus is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games

7:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. MONTREAL
Pittsburgh is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Montreal
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games at home

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. SAN JOSE
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
San Jose is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games

8:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. DALLAS
Minnesota is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games at home

9:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ARIZONA
Nashville is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Nashville is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Nashville
Arizona is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home

10:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. VANCOUVER
Tampa Bay is 3-7-2 SU in its last 12 games ,when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

10:30 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. LOS ANGELES
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-09-2016, 11:45 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, January 9

Minnesota @ Dallas

Game 13-14
January 9, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.348
Dallas
11.533
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+125); Over

Nashville @ Arizona

Game 15-16
January 9, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.538
Arizona
9.944
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 2 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-120); Under

Tampa Bay @ Vancouver

Game 17-18
January 9, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.120
Vancouver
12.699
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+110); Over

St. Louis @ Los Angeles

Game 19-20
January 9, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
9.554
Los Angeles
13.360
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 4
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-170); Under

Washington @ NY Rangers

Game 1-2
January 9, 2016 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
11.644
NY Rangers
13.134
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-105); Over

NY Islanders @ Philadelphia

Game 3-4
January 9, 2016 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
13.933
Philadelphia
9.849
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 4
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-115); Under

Boston @ Ottawa

Game 5-6
January 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.858
Ottawa
11.355
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ottawa
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-110); Under

Pittsburgh @ Montreal

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

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
10.396
Montreal
12.858
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-120); Over

Toronto @ San Jose

Game 9-10
January 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
12.058
San Jose
11.112
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+120); Over

Carolina @ Columbus

Game 11-12
January 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
12.284
Columbus
9.799
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 2 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+105); Under

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