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**Udog** · 01-17-2016, 09:24 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- Get well soon to ESPN's Chris Mortenen, who has taken a leave of absence so he can get treatment for throat cancer. We obviously wish him well.

-- Orioles signed Chris Davis for seven years, $161M. Good deal for both sides.

-- Royals signed Ian Kennedy for five years, $70M. Pitchers rake in the cash.

-- Scumweasel agent Scott Boras did roughly $300M in deals in a 48-hour span late this week. 4% of $300M is $12M or so-- pretty good week's work.

-- Tennessee Titans made interim coach Mike Mularkey their full-time coach.

-- Our thoughts and prayers to singer Celine Dion, who lost her husband to cancer this week, then lost her brother to the same disease 48 hours later.

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

13) Cardinals 26, Packers 20 OT-- Tremendous drama at the end. Some thoughts:

-- No matter what, Aaron Rodgers is freakin' awesome.
-- Football coaches try to get cute with clock mamagement and wind up looking like stupid people. Sometimes being conservative is the right play.
-- Media has to be happy that the possibility of a trip to Green Bay next week is out.
-- How hard is it to flip a coin? How do you do it without the coin turning over?
-- For the last 24 years, Green Bay has had Favre/Rodgers at QB, two Hall of Famers. They've won two Super Bowls, which has to be described as underachieving.
-- Mike McCarthy has lost seven playoff games, five on the last play of the game.

12) Really a fun day, watching college basketball for 13 hours, except for Cardinal game mixed in there. I'm not sure what the right word is, but it is hard to tell what will happen from one day to the next. Parity-unpredictability-mediocrity?

11) Oklahoma 70, West Virginia 68-- If these teams played for the national title, it wouldn't be a big shock. Really high level game. Kenpom.com has Big X with three of the five best teams in the country-- these two plus Kansas.

10) VCU 94, Richmond 89 OT-- Game seems like it was two days ago, but it was a 2pm game. Neighborhood rivalries are awesome; these schools are five miles apart.

Richmond had a 2-point lead and the ball with 1:47 left in regulation; they come out of a timeout with six men on the floor-- one-shot technical foul. Game winds up going to OT and Richmond lost-- coach Mooney's brush-by handshake with Will Wade was not very friendly. The rematch at VCU will be interesting.

9) Clemson 76, Miami 65-- In last seven days, Tigers beat Louisville-Duke-Miami, all at home. At some point they have to go on the road, but what a week!!!!

8) Notre Dame 95, Duke 91-- Duke can't defend because if they get in foul trouble, they're screwed since they have zero depth- six good players. Irish have now won four of their last five games against the Blue Devils.

7) North Carolina 67, NC State 55-- This is hard to believe, but Tar Heels are 5-0 in the ACC for the first time in fifteen years.

6) Gambling is hard: 76ers won by 25 last night. Golden State lost by 18.

5) Gambling is hard, part 2: Florida Atlantic 63, Louisiana Tech 61-- Tech (-5.5) was up 20 at the half, but lost to the 4-14 Owls. Oy.

4) Virginia Tech 78, Georgia Tech 77-- Buzz Williams has Hokies 4-1 in the ACC, with all four wins by 1 or 2 points or in OT.

3) Auburn 75, Kentucky 70-- This will help Bruce Pearl's recruiting down the road, but his team is really banged-up right now.

2) LSU 76, Arkansas 74-- ESPN has to shut up about Ben Simmons; he is a kid who will be a great player when he grows into an adult, but that is not this year. To listen to ESPN's voices, you'd think he was Magic Johnson right now. He is not, but he will be very wealthy this summer, when he is the first pick in the NBA Draft.

Apparently, Simmons' "high school" team in Australia didn't play home/away games like teams do here; they played in all neutral court tournaments, so Simmons is not used to playing home games where fans root like hell for you, or road games, where fans work like hell to distract you or irritate you. He is learning a lot this year.

1) This college basketball season is summed up by this fact: the only unbeaten team in Division I can not go to their conference tourney or the NCAAs, because their coach is a serial cheater. If SMU finishes 30-0, will it put a cloud over March?

**Udog** · 01-17-2016, 09:28 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 17

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CAROLINA (20-18-0-8, 48 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (20-16-0-7, 47 pts.) - 1/17/2016, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 15-41 ATS (+73.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 5-14 ATS (+19.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
PITTSBURGH is 64-66 ATS (-14.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 78-102 ATS (-43.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 23-33 ATS (-26.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 13-31 ATS (-31.0 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 6-10 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 30-28 ATS (-13.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-5 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-5-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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VANCOUVER (18-17-0-10, 46 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (24-15-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/17/2016, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 0-5 ATS (-5.8 Units) on Sunday games this season.
VANCOUVER is 6-16 ATS (+24.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-1 ATS (+7.5 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-1 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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FLORIDA (26-13-0-5, 57 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (23-17-0-4, 50 pts.) - 1/17/2016, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 189-200 ATS (+471.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 26-18 ATS (+7.7 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 10-3 ATS (+13.0 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 19-12 ATS (+33.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 6-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-3 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.1 Units)

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NY RANGERS (24-15-0-5, 53 pts.) at WASHINGTON (33-8-0-3, 69 pts.) - 1/17/2016, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 10-8 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 10-8-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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MONTREAL (23-18-0-4, 50 pts.) at CHICAGO (30-13-0-4, 64 pts.) - 1/17/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (19-15-0-8, 46 pts.) at DETROIT (23-14-0-7, 53 pts.) - 1/17/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-17 ATS (+25.4 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 14-4 ATS (+8.0 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-8 ATS (+23.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DETROIT is 3-10 ATS (-12.6 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 9-13 ATS (-10.5 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 91-98 ATS (-88.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
DETROIT is 4-9 ATS (-8.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (27-13-0-3, 57 pts.) at ANAHEIM (19-17-0-7, 45 pts.) - 1/17/2016, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 11-6 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 11-6-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.3 Units)

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**Udog** · 01-17-2016, 09:30 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 17

Hot teams
-- Carolina won four of its last five games.
-- Islanders won three of last four home games.
-- Lightning won its last four games.
-- Washington won five of its last six games.
-- Blackhawks won their last ten games.
-- Red Wings won five of last six games. Philly won four of its last five games.
-- Kings won seven of their last nine games. Anaheim won three of its last four.

Cold teams
-- Penguins lost four of their last five games.
-- Vancouver is 0-4 in game following its last four wins.
-- Florida lost last two games, 3-2ot/6-0 after winning nine in row before that.
-- Rangers lost four of their last six road games.
-- Montreal lost eight of its last eleven games.

Series records
-- Carolina won five of last seven games with Pittsburgh.
-- Islanders lost five of last six games with Vancouver.
-- Lightning is 7-3 in last ten games with Florida, but lost last two.
-- Washington won 4-3ot/7-3 in last two games with Rangers.
-- Canadiens lost their last four games with Chicago.
-- Flyers won four of last five games with Detroit.
-- Ducks won four of last five games with the Kings.

Totals
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Carolina-Pittsburgh games.
-- Under is 4-0-6 in Vancouver's last ten games. Yes, 4-0-6.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Florida games.
-- Four of last five Ranger-Washington games went over.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Chicago games.
-- Five of last six Philly-Detroit games went over.
-- Five of last six Los Angeles games stayed under.

Back-to-backs
-- Rangers 5-4 (1-2 on road) if they played night before. Washington is 5-2
-- Montreal is 5-4 if it played the night before.
-- Philadelphia is 1-3 if it played the night before.

**Udog** · 01-17-2016, 09:32 AM

NHL

Sunday, January 17

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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. PITTSBURGH
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

4:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. NY ISLANDERS
Vancouver is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games at home
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver

5:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. TAMPA BAY
Florida is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing Tampa Bay
Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida

5:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. WASHINGTON
NY Rangers are 8-15 SU in their last 23 games
NY Rangers are 2-10 SU in their last 12 games on the road
Washington is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers

7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. CHICAGO
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago's last 15 games at home

7:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. DETROIT
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

9:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. ANAHEIM
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

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**Udog** · 01-17-2016, 10:12 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, January 17

Carolina @ Pittsburgh

Game 1-2
January 17, 2016 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
10.612
Pittsburgh
12.113
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-165
5
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-165); Over

Vancouver @ NY Islanders

Game 3-4
January 17, 2016 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
10.201
NY Islanders
12.776
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 2 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-175
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-175); Under

Florida @ Tampa Bay

Game 5-6
January 17, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
12.103
Tampa Bay
10.772
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+125); Under

NY Rangers @ Washington

Game 7-8
January 17, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
12.512
Washington
11.406
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
N/A

Montreal @ Chicago

Game 9-10
January 17, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.122
Chicago
12.614
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
N/A

Philadelphia @ Detroit

Game 11-12
January 17, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
10.202
Detroit
12.612
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-165
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-165); Over

Los Angeles @ Anaheim

Game 13-14
January 17, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
12.512
Anaheim
11.106
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
3 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
N/A

**Udog** · 01-17-2016, 02:58 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, January 17

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 3:05 PM ET
Carolina: 5-2 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +150
Pittsburgh: 5-11 SU after one or more consecutive overs

Vancouver at NY Islanders, 4:05 PM ET
Vancouver: 4-13 SU after a game where they covered the spread
NY Islanders: 9-1 SU in home games in non-conference games

Florida at Tampa Bay, 5:05 PM ET
Florida: 9-5 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +150
Tampa Bay: 42-44 SU off a win or tie in their previous game

NY Rangers at Washington, 5:05 PM ET
New York: 16-3 SU off a road win by 1 goal
Washington: 4-9 SU after having won 20 or more of their last 25 games

Montreal at Chicago, 7:05 PM ET
Montreal: 4-11 SU in non-conference games
Chicago: 16-2 SU after a non-conference game

Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:35 PM ET
Philadelphia: 10-28 SU in road games when playing their 3rd game in 5 days
Detroit: 9-2 SU after playing 4 consecutive road games

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 9:05 PM ET
Los Angeles: 8-14 SU after allowing 5 goals or more
Anaheim: 61-30 SU after a 2 game unbeaten streak

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