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**Udog** · 03-04-2016, 07:35 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Six of the better minor league prospects for the Minnesota Twins

1) Byron Buxton, OF-- Promoted to majors after only 55 ABs in AAA.

3) Max Kepler, 1B/OF-- Hit .322 in AA Southern League LY.

4) Nick Gordon, SS-- Half-brother of Marlins' 2B Dee Gordon.

7) Byung Ho Park, 1B-- Will be 30 in July; hit over .300 last three years in Korea.

8) Kohl Stewart, P-- Turned down shot to succeed QB Manziel at Texas A&M

25) Huascar Ynoa, P-- Won't be 18 until May; had 2.70 ERA in rookie ball.

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

13) Warriors 121, Thunder 106-- Oklahoma City has 10 losses when they led in 4th quarter, tied with 76ers for most in NBA this season.

Golden State has 31 games this year with 30+ assists; Thunder has four.

12) Sacramento 104, Dallas 101-- Kings ended an 0-22 skid in Dallas.

11) Longtime Clippers' TV announcer Ralph Lawler got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday; he's worked for Braves/Clippers since 1978, and is probably the best local TV play-by-play guy in the NBA, other than maybe Mike Breen.

10) Golf coach at Arizona State is Tim Mickelson; yes, Lefty's brother. Recruiting probably isn't a real big problem.

9) Arizona 64, California 61-- Wildcats scored last 11 points of game; had the idea after this was over that the better team lost.

8) Manhattan basketball coach Steve Masiello signed a contract extension, which is not going to be worth the paper it is printed on if a big money school comes calling. Chances are when the UNLV job is filled, it is going to create a domino effect with lot of coaching changes all over the country.

7) Louisiana Tech 97, Marshall 94-- This was one of the most fun games I watched all season; two coaches who just let the players have at it. Kid on Tech drained one at the buzzer from halfcourt to win it. Hopefully these teams will meet up again at the Conference USA tournament next week.

6) Georgia 74, South Carolina 72-- Emotional Senior Night may have drained South Carolina some here; Gamecocks' three seniors are all from other countries, and it was a very emotional pre-game ceremony. Frank Martin has built a winning program where there hasn't been one in quite a while- their last NCAA appearance was in 2004.

5) Canisius 102, Niagara 97 3OT-- Rivals played a triple OT thriller in beautiful downtown Albany; I saw Canisius win a 3OT game against UL-Monroe in Las Vegas in December. Griffins have to play Iona tonight; Gaels beat them by 18-8 this year.

4) Oregon State freshman Tres Tinkle got hurt in a walkthrough Wednesdsy; his status for the UCLA game and the Pac-12 tournament is still unknown. he is a skilled scorer and is also the coach's son

3) Pittsburgh Pirates will wear old-fashioned, pillbox hats at Sunday home games this season; lot of teams wore those hats in 1976, for the nation's bicentennial- they were actually called bicentennial caps back then. Pirates were the only team, I think, that wore them after 1976.

2) Marco Rubio had the onions to say on TV last night that people move to Florida, not because of the better weather, but because government in Florida is run better than in the north. Alrighty then. Does this nitwit even listen to himself? Aren't there people who tell him not to say stupid things?

1) Texas Longhorns have an artificial turf baseball field, which is odd, because it doesn't rain that much in Texas, and only two big league teams (Tampa Bay/Toronto) have artificial turf fields and they both play in domed stadiums.

**Udog** · 03-04-2016, 07:39 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, March 4

Hot teams
-- Washington won seven of its last nine games. Rangers won five of their last seven.
-- Edmonton won its last three games, allowing two goals. Columbus won four of its last six home games.

Cold teams
-- New Jersey lost six of its last eight games. Dallas Stars lost seven of last eight.

Series records
-- Rangers lost their last three games with Washington.
-- Blue Jackets won three of last four games with Edmonton.
-- Dallas Stars lost four of last six games with New Jersey.

Totals
-- Five of last six Ranger-Washington games went over total.
-- Last seven Edmonton games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Dallas Stars games went over the total.

Back-to-backs
-- Rangers are 7-5 if they played the night before.
-- Edmonton is 2-6 if it played the night before.
-- New Jersey is 4-5 if it played the night before.

NHL

Friday, March 4

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing Washington
NY Rangers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

8:30 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. DALLAS
New Jersey is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
New Jersey is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Dallas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games

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**Udog** · 03-04-2016, 08:55 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, March 4

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NY RANGERS (37-21-0-6, 80 pts.) at WASHINGTON (47-12-0-4, 98 pts.) - 3/4/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 10-9-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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EDMONTON (25-34-0-7, 57 pts.) at COLUMBUS (26-30-0-8, 60 pts.) - 3/4/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.1 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (31-27-0-7, 69 pts.) at DALLAS (38-20-0-7, 83 pts.) - 3/4/2016, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 13-31 ATS (+44.6 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 208-137 ATS (+26.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 10-16 ATS (-16.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 21-29 ATS (-16.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 14-21 ATS (-17.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 3-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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**StarDust Bum** · 03-04-2016, 11:17 AM

NHL

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

The Oilers head to Columbus tonight to face the Blue Jackets and come into the contest with a 4-1 record in their last 5 games versus Eastern Conference opponents. Edmonton is the pick (+145) according to Dunkel, which has the Oilers favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+125).

NY Rangers @ Washington

Game 51-52
March 4, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
11.935
Washington
10.992
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-185
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+160); Over

Edmonton @ Columbus

Game 53-54
March 4, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.672
Columbus
9.424
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+145); Under

New Jersey @ Dallas

Game 55-56
March 4, 2016 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
10.335
Dallas
12.627
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 2 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-210
5
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-210); Over

**Udog** · 03-04-2016, 12:36 PM

You accidentally posted college hoops Dunkel, Stan. I'll just edit over your post with the NHL. Thanks for your help today!!!

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, March 4

NY Rangers vs Washington, 7:05 PM ET
New York: N/A
Washington: N/A

Edmonton at Columbus, 7:05 PM ET
Edmonton: N/A
Columbus: N/A

New Jersey at Dallas, 8:35 PM ET
New Jersey: 6-1 SU after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7
Dallas: 4-9 SU after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6

**StarDust Bum** · 03-04-2016, 03:16 PM

What a idiot...................my bad.................

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