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**Udog** · 02-26-2016, 07:40 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Hofstra 70, UNCW 69-- Pride won after trailing by 18; they lost first matchup vs Seahawks, after leading by 20.

-- UAB 95, Marshall 91-- Blazers have two-game lead in Conference USA.

-- Utah 81, Arizona State 46-- This game was 44-10 at the half. 44. to. 10.

-- California 75, UCLA 63-- Golden Bears won their last six games.

-- East Tennessee State 80, Furman 75-- Bucs are 9-1 in SoCon games decided by 6 or less points or in OT.

-- Cal-Riverside 77, Hawai'i 71-- Big upset out west in latenight action.

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

13) Saw something I never saw before last night; kid was taking a foul shot, the ball rattles in and out and wedged between the rim and the backboard. The ref looked at it for a second, like he had no idea what to do. Never saw that happen before, not even on a playground. They went to the possession arrow, by the way.

12) One of the things they do at the NFL Combine is give players physicals- the QBs get their hands measured-- big hands are an advantage, especially for teams that might play lot of games in bad weather. Jared Goff measured in with a 9-inch hand; a little less than optimal, but big enough so it won't hurt his standing in the draft.

One of the reasons Johnny Manziel appealed to Cleveland was that he has big hands, and should be OK playing in cold weather. Scouting is an inexact scienece; Manziel's issues obviously have very little to do with his play on the field.

11) NFL has tremendous skill at always staying in the news; the Combine this week is just a series of workouts/job interviews-- would be great TV if they aired the teams' interview part, which they obviously cannot.

Super Bowl was 19 days ago; you'd think this was a dead time of year, but they have this and then free agency starts March 9 and then they'll have the schedule unveling and the draft in April and that is why the NFL has a daily show os ESPN, year-round.

10) Colin Kaepernick is slated to make $11.9M next year, the 49ers say they he will be on the roster April 1, but apparently Kaepernick has sought permission to seek out a trade. How much can you get for a guy you benched for Blaiine Gabbert?

9) Pac-12 needs to do something about court storming before someone gets hurt; every time Arizona loses a road game, opponents' fans rush the floor after the game- it looks dangerous and it can be. Sean Miller spoke out about it Wednesday night- you'd hope the schools will get together and get security in place to prevent it.

8) Not only did Steph Curry have 51 points last night, he had eight assists, seven rebounds. The best player in the NBA is only 6-foot-3- he's made a 3-pointer in 128 straight games, a new NBA record. .

7) Baseball is putting up a 0:30 clock for coaches/managers' visits to the mound this year, as they try to speed up the game. I'll do them one better; why not just ban the visits to the mound altogether- what would that hurt? If you change pitchers, just sub them in/out like players do in basketball. if they're serious about shortening games, lot of ways to do it pretty easily, without screwing around with the actual game.

Random opinion: I love watching baseball, I don't think games are too long and I can amuse myself during stoppages in play, so I'm not a stickler that games need to be a lot shorter, but if you're trying to shorten them, this is an easy way to do it.

6) Put it this way: I'm fairly excited that exhibition games start Tuesday.

5) There was a report on the Interweb yesterday that Yoenis Cespedes was wearing his hat backwards during batting practice, a la Ken Griffey Jr and that Terry Collins wasn't that happy about it and was going to say something to him about it. Oy.

I'd be more concerned about those fancy cars Cespedes drives to the ballpark every day; they don't look like they were designed to stay under the speed limit. But if they do get sick of Cespedes and his backwards hat, feel free to send him back to Oakland.

4) Ever see those Dos Equus beer commercials, the ones with The Most Interesting Man in the World? I was informed yesterday that Mr Interesting lives about 100 miles south of here, in same town as one of my friends and he is in his late 70's now, being a 1956 high school graduate. He was at Saratoga racetrack couple of summers ago and drew quite a crowd- the power of television.

3) Interweb was reporting Wednesday night that Dexter Fowler signed with Baltimore for three years, $35M, after he turned down a 1-year, $15.8 deal from the Cubs early in this offseason. Turns out the Interweb was wrong; Fowler signed with the Cubs yesterday, for one year, $9M. Then his agent went public, bashing the Orioles for leaking info on the negotiations- I'm guessing the agent got an earful from Fowler and is now trying to avoid being fired by his client.

2) A's traded a struggling pitcher (Aaron Brooks) for a journeyman utility man (Chris Coghlan) yesterday, who became expendable once the Cubs re-signed Fowler. Brooks had a 6.71 ERA in nine starts LY. Coghlan was Rookie of the Year in 2009 and hit 16 HRs LY; his .340 career on-base %age ain't bad- to get him for basically nothing is a solid move by Oakland.

1) I'm amazed that each college basketball conference doesn't have an official basketball to be used during all conference games; each school can use whatever ball it sees fit. Apparently there is a big difference between Nike, adidas, Under Armour basketballs; some of the Wisconsin players were complaining about it last month.

**Udog** · 02-26-2016, 07:43 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, February 26

Hot teams
-- Washington won four of its last five games.
-- Lightning won their last four games, scoring 16 goals.
-- Carolina won four of its last five home games.
-- Anaheim won its last six games, scoring 25 goals.
-- San Jose won four of its last six games.

Cold teams
-- Minnesota lost its last two games, 4-1/3-2.
-- New Jersey lost four of its last five games.
-- Boston is 1-4 in game following its last five wins.
-- Edmonton lost six in row, nine of last ten games.
-- Buffalo lost three of its last four games.

Series records
-- Washington won four of last six games with Minnesota.
-- Devils won four of last six games with Tampa Bay.
-- Bruins won five of last six games with Carolina.
-- Ducks won six of last seven games with Edmonton.
-- Sabres won eight of last nine games with San Jose.

Totals
-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Minnesota games.
-- Five of last six New Jersey-Tampa Bay games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Boston games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Anaheim games.
-- Four of last five San Jose games went over the total.

Back-to-backs
-- Minnesota is 4-7 if it played the night before.
-- Devils won three of last four games if they won night before.
-- Carolina won seven of last nine games if it played night before.
-- Edmonton is 2-5 if it played the night before.

NHL

Friday, February 26

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. CAROLINA
Boston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston

7:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games
Washington is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games at home
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

7:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. NEW JERSEY
Tampa Bay is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing New Jersey
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
New Jersey is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

10:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. ANAHEIM
Edmonton is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton

10:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. SAN JOSE
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
San Jose is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games ,when playing at home against Buffalo

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**Udog** · 02-26-2016, 08:31 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, February 26

Minnesota @ Washington

Game 1-2
February 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.739
Washington
11.947
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
N/A

Tampa Bay @ New Jersey

Game 3-4
February 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.587
New Jersey
12.986
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+120); Over

Boston @ Carolina

Game 5-6
February 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.231
Carolina
12.796
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
N/A

Edmonton @ Anaheim

Game 7-8
February 26, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.287
Anaheim
12.991
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-260
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-260); Over

Buffalo @ San Jose

Game 9-10
February 26, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.904
San Jose
10.897
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-260
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+220); Under

**Udog** · 02-26-2016, 08:48 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, February 26

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MINNESOTA (27-24-0-10, 64 pts.) at WASHINGTON (44-11-0-4, 92 pts.) - 2/26/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-2 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (34-22-0-4, 72 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (30-25-0-7, 67 pts.) - 2/26/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 328-386 ATS (-120.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 13-9 ATS (+24.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
NEW JERSEY is 13-30 ATS (+44.7 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 4-2 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 4-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)

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BOSTON (33-22-0-6, 72 pts.) at CAROLINA (28-24-0-10, 66 pts.) - 2/26/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-1 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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EDMONTON (22-34-0-6, 50 pts.) at ANAHEIM (32-19-0-8, 72 pts.) - 2/26/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 46-98 ATS (+186.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 10-37 ATS (+66.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 0-12 ATS (+18.4 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 31-83 ATS (+169.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 155-97 ATS (+339.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 30-11 ATS (+14.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 10-2 ATS (+6.9 Units) in February games this season.
ANAHEIM is 17-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 60-31 ATS (+14.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 207-162 ATS (+31.4 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 74-35 ATS (+20.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 22-6 ATS (+12.1 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
ANAHEIM is 9-3 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 9-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

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BUFFALO (24-30-0-7, 55 pts.) at SAN JOSE (32-21-0-6, 70 pts.) - 2/26/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 200-206 ATS (+439.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 1-8 ATS (-13.1 Units) in home games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 15-19 ATS (-17.6 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 10-16 ATS (-22.0 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 2-7 ATS (-10.5 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 32-34 ATS (-17.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 22-25 ATS (-20.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 4-1 (+8.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 4-1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE 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, Under=-0.5 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-26-2016, 01:13 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, February 26

Minnesota at Washington, 7:05 PM ET
Minnesota: N/A
Washington: N/A

Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7:05 PM ET
Tampa Bay: 8-16 SU on road after allowing 1 goal or less in previous game
New Jersey: 10-5 SU off a road loss

Boston at Carolina, 7:05 PM ET
Boston: N/A
Carolina: N/A

Edmonton at Anahiem, 10:05 PM ET
Edmonton: 6-24 SU as a road underdog
Anaheim: 10-2 SU in February games

Buffalo at San Jose, 10:35 PM ET
Buffalo: 8-18 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days
San Jose: 15-4 off a close road loss by 1 goal

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