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**Udog** · 01-15-2016, 09:50 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Iowa 76, Michigan State 59-- Iowa spanked Spartans twice this year; they were so much quicker to loose balls in this game.

-- Tulsa 60, UConn 51-- Why are these schools in the same league?

-- Louisville 59, Pitt 41-- This eyesore of a game was 20-17 at halftime.

-- Rider 102, Marist 100 2OT-- Red Foxes took 46 FT, 36 3's. Wild game.

-- BYU 69, Gonzaga 68-- Second year in row Cougars won in Spokane.

-- Cal-Irvine 58, Long Beach State 54-- Two of the better teams in the Big West.

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

Lot of NFL coaching news Thursday.........

13) 49ers signed Chip Kelly; the 49er Gift Shop had Colin Kaepernick jerseys on the clearance rack, but once Kelly got hired, those jerseys aren't clearance items anymore-- he is the ideal QB for Kelly's offense.

12) Giants promoted OC Ben McAdoo to head coach, crediting his work with Eli Manning the last two years. I have some questions/comments about this.

-- How much of Eli's improvement is McAdoo, and how much is Odell Beckham? In Philly, Nick Foles threw 27 TDs with two INTs when he had DeSean Jackson on his team. Foles went to St Louis with subpar WRs and he got benched.
-- Giants retained Steve Spagnuolo as DC; his defense was NFL's worst LY.
-- They fired a Hall of Fame head coach but kept the coordinator of the worst defense in the league? Thats either stupid or age descrimination. Or both.

11) Tampa Bay hired OC Dirk Koetter as coach; they fired Lovie Smith because they didn't trust him to hire an OC who would work well with Jameis Winston once Koetter got a head coaching job elsewhere. Weird way to run a $1B business.

10) Philly will turn to Chiefs' OC Doug Pederson as its next head coach. Pederson is the answer to a trivia question; he played QB for Miami in the game that Don Shula became the winningest coach in NFL history, in 1993 against the Eagles.

9) Rex Ryan hired his brother Rob as a defensive assistant; Buffalo's defense was better before Rex Ryan became the Bills' head coach.

8) NFL Network airs a replay of Super Bowl I tonight; 17 Hall of Famers played in that game which ironically was played in the LA Coliseum, which has been in the news a lot this week, with the Rams moving back to Los Angeles this coming season.

7) Hurricane Alex is the first January hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean since 1938.

6) Major League baseball put in a new rule for 2016: every team has to have a full-time Spanish translator. Not sure why you wouldn't have one anyway, as well as have your coaches be bilingual, with so many Hispanic players these days.

5) Dodgers have six people working in their front office who at one time were GMs of a major league team. Thats a little top-heavy, no?

4) Former NBA player Corey Maggette works Big West games on Prime Ticket in LA; he pointed out last night that Cal-Irvine's 7-foot-6 center Mamadou Ndiaye wears low-cut sneakers when he plays, almost like deck shoes. Very unusual; I'm guessing he gets his ankles taped, but you don't see many players wearing low-cut sneakers.

3) San Diego State's Skylar Spencer is a lefty, but when he was shooting 30% on the foul line, it was suggested that he shoot free throws right-handed. He has improved his %age into the upper 50's and looked like he had good touch in Wednesday's game.

2) Pro golfer Kevin Kisner lost three playoffs last year, the first PGA golfer to do that since 1937-- he later won a tournament too, so it was a big money year for him, making $3,567,939. You still make a lot of money when lose a playoff.

1) So far in the Atlantic 14 this season, favorites are 20-8 against the spread.

**Udog** · 01-15-2016, 09:51 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 15

Boston @ Buffalo

Game 3-4
January 15, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.826
Buffalo
9.723
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 3
3 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
N/A

Chicago @ Toronto

Game 5-6
January 15, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
10.807
Toronto
12.056
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
N/A

Pittsburgh @ Tampa Bay

Game 7-8
January 15, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
12.717
Tampa Bay
11.319
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+115); Under

Winnipeg @ Minnesota

Game 9-10
January 15, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
11.979
Minnesota
10.874
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
N/A

Dallas @ Anaheim

Game 11-12
January 15, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
12.723
Anaheim
11.288
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-105); Under

Vancouver @ Carolina

Game 1-2
January 15, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
9.126
Carolina
10.626
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-140); Over

**Udog** · 01-15-2016, 09:54 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, January 15

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VANCOUVER (17-17-0-10, 44 pts.) at CAROLINA (20-18-0-7, 47 pts.) - 1/15/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 17-27 ATS (-10.3 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 6-13 ATS (-11.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 21-12 ATS (+7.9 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 51-37 ATS (+92.0 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1996.
CAROLINA is 65-78 ATS (-31.6 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 26-52 ATS (+90.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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BOSTON (21-16-0-5, 47 pts.) at BUFFALO (17-22-0-4, 38 pts.) - 1/15/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 4-6 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-4-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

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CHICAGO (29-13-0-4, 62 pts.) at TORONTO (16-18-0-7, 39 pts.) - 1/15/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 2-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (20-16-0-6, 46 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (22-17-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/15/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 64-65 ATS (-34.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 23-32 ATS (-24.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 7-17 ATS (-13.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 89-76 ATS (+173.1 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 21-26 ATS (-18.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 3-10 ATS (-10.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
TAMPA BAY is 321-384 ATS (-170.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.1 Units)

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WINNIPEG (20-21-0-3, 43 pts.) at MINNESOTA (22-13-0-8, 52 pts.) - 1/15/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-6-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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DALLAS (29-11-0-4, 62 pts.) at ANAHEIM (18-17-0-7, 43 pts.) - 1/15/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 11-22 ATS (-13.6 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 462-386 ATS (+69.6 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 202-161 ATS (+14.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 55-24 ATS (+20.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 227-210 ATS (+477.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 34-22 ATS (+58.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 188-127 ATS (+29.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 18-24 ATS (+18.0 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 7-6-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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**Udog** · 01-15-2016, 09:55 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 15

Hot teams
-- Carolina won its last four games, allowing total of seven goals. Canucks are 4-0 in game following their last four losses.
-- Buffalo won its last two games after losing its previous six.
-- Chicago won last nine games, allowing 13 goals in last seven.
-- Lightning won four of their last five games.
-- Anaheim won four of its last six home games.

Cold teams
-- Boston lost eight of its last ten games.
-- Toronto lost its last three games, outscored 12-2.
-- Penguins lost three of their last four games.
-- Winnipeg lost three of its last four games. Minnesota lost five of its last seven.
-- Dallas Stars lost four of their last five games.

Series records
-- Canucks won their last five games with Carolina.
-- Sabres won 6-3/2-1so in last two games with Boston.
-- Blackhawks won eight of last ten games with Toronto.
-- Penguins won nine of last ten games with Tampa Bay.
-- Jets won four of last five games with Minnesota.
-- Road team won four of last five Dalls-Anaheim games. .

Totals
-- Under is 3-0-1 in last four Vancouver-Carolina games.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Boston games.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Chicago games.
-- Nine of last ten Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay games went over.
-- Under is 6-2-2 in last ten Minnesota games.
-- Under is 5-1-2 in last eight Anaheim games.

Back-to-backs
-- Vancouver is 3-2 on road if it played night before; teams are 1-6 the night after playing the Caps. Carolina is 5-2 if it played night before; teams are 2-2 the night after playing St Louis. .
-- Chicago is 0-4 on road (5-0 at home) if it played night before; teams are 4-2 the night after playing the Canadiens.
-- Winnipeg is 2-7 if it played the night before; teams are 3-2 night after playing Nashville.

**Udog** · 01-15-2016, 09:56 AM

NHL

Friday, January 15

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

7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. TORONTO
Chicago is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Toronto
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 3-6-1 SU in its last 10 games ,when playing at home against Chicago
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. CAROLINA
Vancouver is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games at home

7:30 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. TAMPA BAY
Pittsburgh is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

8:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. MINNESOTA
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg

10:00 PM
DALLAS vs. ANAHEIM
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Anaheim's last 22 games when playing at home against Dallas
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas

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**Udog** · 01-15-2016, 02:48 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, January 15

Vancouver at Carolina, 7:05 PM ET
Vancouver: 48-36 SU in road games on Friday nights
Carolina: 3-14 SU after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6

Boston at Buffalo, 7:05 PM ET
Boston: 26-19 SU in road games after playing 4 consecutive road games
Buffalo: 1-14 SU off a road win by 1 goal

Chicago at Toronto, 7:05 PM ET
Chicago: 15-2 SU after a non-conference game
Toronto: 10-31 SU after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:35 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 26-19 SU when playing with 2 days rest
Tampa Bay: 1-6 SU off a road win scoring 4 or more goals

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8:05 PM ET
Winnipeg: 9-4 SU on road after home game where both teams score 3 or more
Minnesota: 0-5 SU in home games off 2 or more consecutive home losses

Dallas at Anaheim, 10:05 PM ET
Dallas: 12-2 SU after 1 or more consecutive losses
Anaheim: 2-10 SU after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game

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