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**Udog** · 01-13-2016, 08:37 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Six teams in country that play the best eFG% defense...........

6) San Diego State-- 42.0%-- Defense is never a problem for the Aztecs.

5) Louisville-- 41.9%-- Put Clemson on line 44 times in Sunday's upset loss.

4) Memphis-- 41.6%-- Tigers do great job at not fouling (#2 in US).

3) Vanderbilt-- 41.4%-- Commodores got off schneid in SEC last night.

2) Purdue-- 40.6%-- Key for Boilers is how well their guards play.

1) Michigan State-- 40.0%-- Izzo's team just got star Valentine back.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Random thoughts with Rams off to LA....

13) I've been a Ram fan since I was six years old, watching them lose to the Packers on our black/white TV with my dad-- I loved their helmets, and became a huge fan as coach George Allen turned them into a contender.

Roman Gabriel, Deacon Jones, Dick Bass, Jack Snow- the heroes of my youth.

Tuesday night's news that the Rams are heading back to LA brought mixed emotions; I live in New York, so it really didn't matter where they wound up-- I just wanted the situation resolved so players/coaches can get settled and get about the job of winning.

12) I was at the 2000 NFC title game when the Rams beat Tampa Bay to made it to the Super Bowl; it was an awesome weekend. St Louis is a very friendly place, so it is sad to see them lose a team. Hopefully they'll get another team soon, but the fact it that St Louis is a baseball-first (and second) town, so they'll get over this.

11) Rams owner Stan Kroenke is called "Silent Stan"; he seldom speaks publicly, but in July 2010, I talked to him at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas- he also owns the Denver Nuggets. He is a businessman first, a really rich guy who knows how to make deals. I took him off guard that day in 2010, but he was polite and talked to me for 10 minutes or so. Was interesting hearing him talk at the press conference last nite.

10) I am not wealthy and do not understand business, so how this all happened is out of my realm, but here is the fallout: Chargers have a year to decide whether to join the Rams in LA or stay in San Diego- if they stay in San Diego, then the Raiders have a year to decide if they want to return to LA or go somewhere else.

As far as 2016 goes, the Rams will be in LA, probably at the Coliseum, the other two teams are in limbo right now.

9) When Clemson scored with 0:12 left Monday night to make final score 45-40, it caused a $10M swing in Las Vegas, with the line at Alabama, -6.5. Nothing like the reactions in the sportsbook when stuff like that happens-- great theater.

8) 40 bowl games this year; over was 26-14 in those forty games.

7) Alabama's nine assistant coaches banked a combined $1.1M in bonuses when they won Monday night; the players got free hats and t-shirts. SEC wound up 9-2 in bowl games this season.

6) Ben Roethlisberger has torn ligaments in his shoulder, will be interesting to see if he plays Sunday (I think he will) and how effective he can be in Denver if he does.

5) Miami Marlins signed P Wei-Yin Chen for five years, $80M. Good move.

4) There is a 16-year old Cuban OF named Lazarito Armentrano who is now a free agent and will be highly sought after by big league teams.

3) Colorado Rockies gave Gerardo Parra a 3-year deal, now will try to deal one of its other OFs for pitching, maybe to the Orioles. If you have a pitcher on your fantasy team who gets traded to the Rockies, it is a very unhappy day.

2) Minnesota Vikings fired their offensive line coach Tuesday; guess it was his fault the kicker missed that short field goal.

1) RIP Andrew Smith, who passed away yesterday at age 25; he played for Butler when they played in back/back national title games a few years back. A damn shame when someone passes away so young. RIP, sir

**Udog** · 01-13-2016, 08:37 AM

This Week's Best Spot Bets

Letdown spot

Even the best teams in the NBA are susceptible to a letdown, especially after playing another of the NBA’s elite. The Cleveland Cavaliers visit Western rivals the San Antonio Spurs Thursday, in a possible Finals preview. LeBron James has plenty of history with San Antonio going back to his original stint with Cleveland and his Miami days and this will be a huge litmus test for the Cavs as they get their lineup back to form.

Following this stop in San Antonio, Cleveland takes the court at the Toyota Center in Houston the very next night. The Rockets play the seventh–fastest pace in the NBA and could take advantage of a tired Cavaliers squad coming off a big game. If this contest opens up and turns into a shootout, Houston could have the edge at home.

Lookahead spot

The San Diego Toreros have a big WCC meeting with Gonzaga this weekend, traveling up the coast to face the Bulldogs in Spokane Saturday. San Diego hits the road for an extended trip after losing four in a row, including the last two inside Jenny Craig Pavilion. A strong effort against Gonzaga could snap the Toreros out of this funk but it could also be setting them for a lookahead spot.

San Diego is in Portland two days earlier, playing the Pilots Thursday. Portland is coming off a loss at Gonzaga and is mired in a losing skid itself, dropping three in a row – all coming away from home. The Pilots haven’t played at home since before Christmas and could catch San Diego looking past them and to the WCC gatekeeper.

Schedule spot

The Ottawa Senators could be looking ahead to their upcoming West Coast road trip, if just to get away from the bitter Canadian cold and the equally chilly Ottawa media. The Senators have alternated wins and losses in their last four and have just three victories in their last 10 games heading into Wednesday’s opener in Anaheim.

Following the clash with the Ducks, Ottawa takes on Los Angeles and San Jose, then comes back East to play at New Jersey on Jan. 21. Last year, this California swing served as a launch pad for the Sens’ second-half push, sweeping Anaheim, L.A., and San Jose as part of a 15-1-1 winning streak. Can the warm weather once again thaw Ottawa for a big run?

**Udog** · 01-13-2016, 08:39 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 13

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COLUMBUS (15-24-0-4, 34 pts.) at TORONTO (16-17-0-7, 39 pts.) - 1/13/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 4-13 ATS (+18.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLUMBUS is 16-11 ATS (+31.7 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 19-16 ATS (+40.5 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 3-14 ATS (-12.5 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 11-37 ATS (+53.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 28-40 ATS (-29.0 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
TORONTO is 10-30 ATS (+46.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 18-30 ATS (+52.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-3 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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BOSTON (21-15-0-5, 47 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (18-15-0-7, 43 pts.) - 1/13/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 62-61 ATS (-29.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 6-14 ATS (-10.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BOSTON is 8-14 ATS (-14.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 9-2 ATS (+6.6 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-7 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-7 ATS (+21.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 168-136 ATS (+309.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
BOSTON is 53-40 ATS (+98.8 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 227-235 ATS (-147.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-1 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-1-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.4 Units)

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FLORIDA (26-12-0-5, 57 pts.) at CALGARY (19-20-0-2, 40 pts.) - 1/13/2016, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 69-65 ATS (+1.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 23-11 ATS (+36.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 52-48 ATS (+109.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 8-2 ATS (+10.1 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
CALGARY is 25-18 ATS (+48.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 26-17 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 34-20 ATS (+13.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA 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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OTTAWA (20-17-0-6, 46 pts.) at ANAHEIM (17-17-0-7, 41 pts.) - 1/13/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 26-10 ATS (+12.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 461-386 ATS (+69.6 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 201-161 ATS (+13.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
OTTAWA is 79-54 ATS (+18.3 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
OTTAWA is 25-17 ATS (+43.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 17-10 ATS (+27.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 17-9 ATS (+28.1 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 17-24 ATS (-11.0 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 2-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, January 13

Hot teams
-- Flyers won last three games, scoring four goals in all three games.
-- Panthers won nine of their last ten games.

Cold teams
-- Columbus lost seven of its last nine games. Toronto lost its last two games by a combined score of 9-1.
-- Boston lost seven of its last nine games.
-- Calgary lost four of its last six games.
-- Ottawa lost five of last seven games. Ducks lost three of last five games, scoring 10 goals.

Series records
-- Blue Jackets lost three of last four games with Toronto.
-- Flyers lost six of last seven games with Boston.
-- Road team won seven of last ten Florida-Calgary games.
-- Ottawa won last two games with Anaheim, after losing seven of previous eight.

Totals
-- Seven of last nine Columbus games went over total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Boston-Philly games.
-- Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Florida games.
-- Seven of last nine Ottawa games stayed under.

Back-to-backs
-- Columbus is 3-6 if it played night before; teams are 5-3 night after playing the Islanders.

NHL

Wednesday, January 13

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. TORONTO
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Columbus is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus

8:00 PM
BOSTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
Philadelphia is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Boston

9:30 PM
FLORIDA vs. CALGARY
Florida is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games at home

10:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Ottawa is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa

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**Udog** · 01-13-2016, 10:04 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 13

Boston @ Philadelphia

Game 3-4
January 13, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.586
Philadelphia
10.908
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-115); Under

Florida @ Calgary

Game 5-6
January 13, 2016 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
10.499
Calgary
11.803
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+100); Over

Ottawa @ Anaheim

Game 7-8
January 13, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.759
Anaheim
10.922
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+130); Under

Columbus @ Toronto

Game 1-2
January 13, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
9.586
Toronto
11.499
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-165); Over

**Udog** · 01-13-2016, 01:19 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, January 13

Columbus at Toronto, 7:05 PM ET
Columbus: 24-17 SU revenging a loss where opponent scored 4 or more goals
Toronto: 13-32 SU off a road loss

Boston at Philadelphia, 8:05 PM ET
Boston: 6-14 SU revenging a loss versus opponent
Philadelphia: 9-2 SU in home games in January

Florida at Calgary, 9:35 PM ET
Florida: 15-6 SU after playing a road game
Calgary: 0-8 SU revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less

Ottawa at Anaheim, 10:05 PM ET
Ottawa: 25-17 SU in non-conference games
Anaheim: 17-24 SU in all games

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