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**Udog** · 02-12-2016, 07:40 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Indiana 85, Iowa 78-- Teams meet again before the Big 14 tournament.

-- California 83, Oregon 63-- Golden Bears got PG Wallace back.

-- UMass 69, VCU 63-- 11-point home dog Minutemen pulled an upset.

-- Temple 63, UConn 58-- Owls swept pair of games with UConn this season.

-- Hawai'i 74, UC-Irvine 52-- Rainbows made seven 3's in row at one point.

-- All nine NHL games went over the total Thursday; that doesn't happen a lot.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind........

13) This season, Jimmy Butler, James Harden are only two NBA players who are playing 37+ minutes per game; as recently as ten years ago, there were 33 players averaging 37+ minutes a game. Have NBA players gotten softer?

12) People are writing articles now about how grueling the NBA travel schedule is- this'll make me sound old, but 20-30 years ago, teams didn't have their own airplanes-- travel was a hell of a lot less conventient than it is now Players are softer now; the money is so big, it has taken some of the toughness out of players.

Example: Karl Malone played 80+ games in 17 of his 18 season where there were 82 games. Derrick Rose has played in 385 of a possible 626 games in his career. This was started by Gregg Popovich, players routinely taking second nights of back/backs off. It cheats the fans-- kids in AAU play three games a day, but kids are hungry.

11) There was a scuffle on the Phoenix Suns' bench Wednesday; only surprising thing there is that it doesn't happen more often. Emotions run high and when a team's season goes down the drain, its not a lot of fun. Suns will be very glad for the All-Star break, just to get away from each other for a few days.

10) Underrated thing about these Presidential debates: the candidates stand up the whole time. Bernie Sanders is 74 years old-- I am 56, and if someone asked me to stand up for two hours straight, after I stopped laughing, I'd ask them for a 6-pack of Cherry Coke to keep me upright the whole time. I would want to debate sitting down.

9) California 83, Oregon 63-- This was an awful game, except that Bill Walton was the analyst and he was fired up-- he played a glockenspeil for part of the second half, while the game was going on, delighting the Cal band member he got on national TV.

8) Walton also educated us that crocodiles are revered in the Egypitan culture. Did not catch why crocodiles are revered by Egyptians, but apparently they are.

7) I was talking to a guy yesterday- he told me if you go to spring training in Florida, best camp to go to is the Phillies' camp in Clearwater-- very informal setting, can talk to lot of people. He talked to Charlie Manuel for a while there last year. My plan is to hit Arizona next March for my first-ever visit to A's spring training.

6) Tampa Bay Rays changed their hitting philosophy last year; they jumped frm 27th in swing % to 6th, a huge jump in one season. They acquired Corey Dickerson from the Rockies because they like his aggressive style at the plate.

5) Royals signed 3B Mike Moustakas for two years, $14.3M.

4) My man Les Miles signed 19 of ESPN's top 300 football recruits this winter, the #1 recruiting class in America; not sure if any of them are QBs and LSU needs a QB, but Les can recruit, which is why they always win a lot of games and why LSU has a ton of alumni playing in the NFL.

3) I did not know this because I never watched the TV show Entourage, but Jerry Jones once played himself on that show-- he was involved with bringing an NFL team back to Los Angeles, kind of what played out for real last month.

2) The average fan at the Super Bowl spent $87.57 on food/drink; I know stuff is real expensive, but $87.57 in 3-4 hours? Thats a lot of hot dogs. Apparently they sold over 8,000 glasses of wine, a sure sign we're getting soft-- who the hell drinks wine at a football game?

1) Rece Davis worked the Iowa-Indiana game with Dick Vitale last night; other than Mike Tirico, who is great at every sport he works, Davis is ESPN's best guy- no ego, just solid work at everything he does. Very easy to listen to.

**Udog** · 02-12-2016, 07:41 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, February 12

Hot teams
-- Montreal won its last three games, allowing four goals.
-- Penguins won six of their last eight games.
-- Rangers won their last four games, allowing five goals.
-- Detroit won its last three games, allowing two goals.
-- Florida won six of its last eight games.
-- Lightning won their last eight home games.
-- Calgary won four of five games since All-Star break.

Cold teams
-- Sabres lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Carolina is 4-5 in its last nine games.
-- Los Angeles is 3-5 in its last eight games, 3-1 in last four on road.
-- Colorado lost four of its last five games.
-- St Louis lost four of its last six games.
-- Nashville lost three of its last four games.
-- Arizona lost its last five games, allowing 23 goals.

Series records
-- Penguins lost three of last four games with Carolina.
-- Sabres won four of last five games with Montreal.
-- Rangers lost six of last eight games with Los Angeles.
-- Red Wings won five of last seven games with Colorado
-- Blues won six of last seven games with Florida.
-- Predators won seven of last eight games with Tampa Bay.
-- Arizona won last two games with Calgary, after losing previous five.

Totals
-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Pittsburgh games.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Buffalo games.
-- Last five Los Angeles games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Colorado games went over.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Florida games.
-- Over is 3-0 in last three games for both Nashville, Tampa Bay.
-- Four of last five Arizona games went over the total.

Back-to-backs
-- Buffalo is 4-5 if it played the night before.
-- Los Angeles is 6-1 if it played the night before.
-- Colorado won its last five games if it played the night before.
-- Calgary is 3-5 if it played the night before.

**Udog** · 02-12-2016, 07:41 AM

NHL

Friday, February 12

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. NY RANGERS
Los Angeles is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
NY Rangers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games

7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal

7:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. CAROLINA
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Carolina is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

7:30 PM
COLORADO vs. DETROIT
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Colorado
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado

7:30 PM
NASHVILLE vs. TAMPA BAY
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. FLORIDA
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida
Florida is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games at home

9:00 PM
CALGARY vs. ARIZONA
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Calgary

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**Udog** · 02-12-2016, 08:25 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, February 12

Pittsburgh @ Carolina

Game 1-2
February 12, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
13.575
Carolina
9.005
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 4 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-125); Over

Montreal @ Buffalo

Game 3-4
February 12, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.517
Buffalo
10.011
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-145); Under

Los Angeles @ NY Rangers

Game 5-6
February 12, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
12.182
NY Rangers
10.675
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
N/A

Colorado @ Detroit

Game 7-8
February 12, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
12.806
Detroit
11.711
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
N/A

St. Louis @ Florida

Game 9-10
February 12, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
10.650
Florida
12.037
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(-125); Over

Nashville @ Tampa Bay

Game 11-12
February 12, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.005
Tampa Bay
13.553
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-160); Under

Calgary @ Arizona

Game 13-14
February 12, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
12.410
Arizona
10.279
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+115); Under

**Udog** · 02-12-2016, 08:54 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, February 12

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PITTSBURGH (27-19-0-7, 61 pts.) at CAROLINA (24-21-0-9, 57 pts.) - 2/12/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 71-69 ATS (-32.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 30-36 ATS (-23.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 16-32 ATS (-32.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 13-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 58-85 ATS (-37.2 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
CAROLINA is 28-54 ATS (+91.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 38-51 ATS (-29.5 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-6 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-5-0 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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MONTREAL (27-24-0-4, 58 pts.) at BUFFALO (21-28-0-6, 48 pts.) - 2/12/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 20-10 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 34-16 ATS (+14.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 28-13 ATS (+12.4 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-36 ATS (+71.6 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 41-59 ATS (-50.4 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
BUFFALO is 1-10 ATS (+13.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents this season.
BUFFALO is 22-66 ATS (+146.7 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 4-6 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-4-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (32-18-0-3, 67 pts.) at NY RANGERS (31-18-0-5, 67 pts.) - 2/12/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 6-3 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 6-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

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COLORADO (28-25-0-4, 60 pts.) at DETROIT (28-18-0-8, 64 pts.) - 2/12/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 2-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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ST LOUIS (30-17-0-9, 69 pts.) at FLORIDA (32-16-0-6, 70 pts.) - 2/12/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 6-14 ATS (-13.0 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 10-14 ATS (-9.7 Units) in non-conference games this season.
FLORIDA is 32-22 ATS (+9.5 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 9-3 ATS (+12.4 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 12-5 ATS (+6.2 Units) after a division game this season.
FLORIDA is 20-13 ATS (+36.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 13-4 ATS (+17.1 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
FLORIDA is 13-8 ATS (+3.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
FLORIDA is 108-148 ATS (+275.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
FLORIDA is 182-205 ATS (-79.8 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 49-78 ATS (-46.5 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
FLORIDA is 67-103 ATS (-57.5 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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NASHVILLE (25-21-0-8, 58 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (29-20-0-4, 62 pts.) - 2/12/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 25-29 ATS (-14.9 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 32-36 ATS (-10.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 38-76 ATS (+127.5 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 7-16 ATS (+24.2 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 10-22 ATS (+33.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
TAMPA BAY is 25-10 ATS (+12.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 324-386 ATS (+846.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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CALGARY (25-25-0-3, 53 pts.) at ARIZONA (24-23-0-6, 54 pts.) - 2/12/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 11-7 ATS (+20.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
ARIZONA is 12-5 ATS (+18.4 Units) after a division game this season.
CALGARY is 75-71 ATS (+159.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 58-54 ATS (+120.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 33-23 ATS (+60.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 44-38 ATS (+87.6 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 27-19 ATS (+50.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 0-8 ATS (+9.1 Units) in home games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 16-45 ATS (+92.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 4-17 ATS (+24.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 7-5 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 7-5-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-12-2016, 12:34 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, February 12

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:05 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 14-20 SU as a road favorite of -200 or less
Carolina: 7-5 SU at home when the money line is -100 to -150

Montreal at Buffalo, 7:05 PM ET
Montreal: 28-13 SU after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
Buffalo: 22-66 SU after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game

LA Kings at NY Rangers, 7:05 PM ET
Los Angeles: N/A
New York: N/A

Colorado at Detroit, 7:35 PM ET
Colorado: N/A
Detroit: N/A

St Louis at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
St Louis: 6-14 SU on Friday nights
Florida: 12-2 SU off a road win

Nashville at Tamap Bay, 7:35 PM ET
Nashville: 0-9 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +150
Tampa Bay: 17-3 SU after 2 or more consecutive losses

Calgary at Arizona, 9:05 PM ET
Calgary: 12-3 SU revenging a same season loss vs opponent
Arizona: 3-17 SU in home games after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 games

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