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**Udog** · 03-06-2016, 08:20 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- Austin Peay 83, UT-Martin 73-- 8th seed in OVC wins the tournament.

-- Western Carolina 88, Wofford 83 2OT-- WCU's point guard played all 50:00.

-- Marshall 109, Southern Mississippi 106 OT-- Losing side scored 90+ points in six of last nine Marshall games.

-- Northern Colorado 78, Montana 72-- Bears were a 15-point underdog.

-- Virginia 68, Louisville 46-- Dismal end to season for Cardinals.

-- Dayton 68, VCU 67 OT-- Atlantic 14 ends in a three-way tie for first.

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

13) It is now Champ Week, not Championship Week; wonder what genius got paid to come up with that one? In any event, it is one of the best weeks all year and it is off to a tremendous start. In lot of ways, this week is better than the NCAAs, since for lot of these schools, just getting in the tournament is the biggest deal of all.

12) Yale 71, Columbia 55-- Yale is in NCAAs for first time since 1962; congrats to the Bulldogs and coach James Jones, a fellow Albany alum and a good guy. He's done a consistently solid job at Yale and now the national media will get to know him.

11) Austin Peay 83, UT-Martin 73 OT-- 69-year old Dave Loos is Austin Peay's coach; he is 491-443 in 30 years as a head coach, 26 of which have been at Peay. Last four years, they're 20-44 in OVC games, but over last four days, they put together a run for the ages, posting four straight upsets to win the OVC tournament.

Coach Loos has ten grandchildren, one of whom is a 5-year old girl who is fighting cancer; hopefully this tournament run gave the family some joy at a sad time.

10) In case you wonder about such things, the three states with the highest rate of sleep deprivation are: Kentucky-Hawai'i-Maryland.

9) The last first-team basketball All-American whose team didn't make the NCAA tournament was Mychal Thompson (Klay's father) at Minnesota in 1978. Its going to happen this year with Ben Simmons and LSU.

8) Saturday was Josh Whitman's first day as the new AD at Illinois; all he did was fire the football coach, who had just signed a 2-year contract in November, so the school has to eat $985,000, and four new assistant coaches who just moved to Champaign have to go and find new jobs. This was totally unexpected.

Lot of speculation on social media had Illinois going after Lovie Smith to be coach.

7) Illinois is 13-17 in basketball this year, 5-12 in conference; in John Groce's four years with the Illini, he is 75-59, 29-42 in Big 14. If I were him, I'd be nervous.

6) Boston College finishes 0-18 in basketball, meaning they go 0-26 in this school year in football/basketball, a level of consistent ineptitude that will go down in history as basically unbeatable. How does the athletic director not get fired there?

5) North Carolina 76, Duke 72-- Duke was 13-34 on arc, 12-33 inside arc; they let Carolina's big men catch the ball 12-15 feet from basket, and defied them to score and it almost worked but it didn't-- Carolina is top seed in ACC tournament, Duke tied for 5th with Notre Dame. They're likely to be lower than a 2-seed for only 4th time in their last 20 NCAA tournaments and are vulnerable to an early upset.

4) Northern Iowa 57, Wichita State 52 OT-- Joe Lunardi was fairly adamant last night that the Shockers are in the tournament, so I'll defer to him on that, but they will have a very, long, nervous week until they see their name in the brackets. Wichita is not that strong on offense-- MVC is only the #12 conference this season.

3) Siena plays Iona tonight in Albany, the #2 seed playing the #3 seed on #3 seed's home court. MAAC teams have bitched about this for years, but Albany is the only place they can hold the tournament and make a lot of money. At the end of the day, no one likes to lose money.

2) IP-Fort Worth has a kid named Max Landis who routinely jacks 28-footers; he is shooting 45.5% behind the arc this year for the 24-8 Mastodons, who play in the semis of the Summit League Monday night- they're a fun team to watch.

1) As a DirecTV subscriber, this was the first year that ESPN3.com was available to me on my laptop-- have enjoyed it a lot. Saw a ton more games, from the Southern Conference to Summit the Big West to the MAC. Some of these leagues are better than you think- if the top seeds can survive their conference tournaments, they could spring some surprises in the NCAA tournament in a couple of weeks.

**Udog** · 03-06-2016, 08:23 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, March 6

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DALLAS (39-20-0-7, 85 pts.) at OTTAWA (31-28-0-7, 69 pts.) - 3/6/2016, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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DETROIT (32-21-0-11, 75 pts.) at CHICAGO (40-21-0-5, 85 pts.) - 3/6/2016, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 5-11 ATS (-8.9 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 22-5 ATS (+14.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CHICAGO is 36-11 ATS (+15.1 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 28-22 ATS (+52.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 113-70 ATS (+25.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
DETROIT is 19-8 ATS (+28.2 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-2 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (35-20-0-7, 77 pts.) at NY RANGERS (38-21-0-6, 82 pts.) - 3/6/2016, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 7-5 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 7-5-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (33-23-0-8, 74 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (31-28-0-7, 69 pts.) - 3/6/2016, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-5-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.7 Units)

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EDMONTON (25-35-0-7, 57 pts.) at WINNIPEG (27-32-0-5, 59 pts.) - 3/6/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 49-100 ATS (+192.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 12-45 ATS (+92.8 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 13-40 ATS (+75.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 3-11 ATS (-11.0 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 6-2 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 6-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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ST LOUIS (37-20-0-9, 83 pts.) at MINNESOTA (31-25-0-10, 72 pts.) - 3/6/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 10-9-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-06-2016, 08:24 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, March 6

Hot teams
-- Detroit won three of its last four games.
-- Islanders won five of their last six games. Rangers won six of their last eight.
-- Edmonton won three of its last four games.
-- St Louis won seven of its last ten games. Minnesota won its last four games.

Cold teams
-- Dallas Stars lost seven of their last nine games. Ottawa lost three of last five games.
-- Blackhawks are 4-6 in their last ten games.
-- Devils lost seven of their last nine games. Pittsburgh lost three of its last four road games.
-- Winnipeg lost seven of its last nine games.

Series records
-- Dallas Stars won seven of last eight games with Ottawa.
-- Blackhawks are 5-3 in their last eight games with Detroit.
-- Islanders won five of last seven games with the Rangers.
-- Home side won nine of last ten Devil-Penguin games.
-- Jets won five of last six games with Edmonton.
-- Minnesota won four of last six games with St Louis.

Totals
-- Six of last eight Dallas games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Chicago games.
-- Seven of last nine Islander-Ranger games stayed under.
-- Last six Devil-Penguin games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Edmonton-Winnipeg games stayed under.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six St Louis games.

Back-to-backs
-- Ottawa is 2-7 if it played the night before.
-- Penguins are 4-8 if they played the night before.
-- Minnesota is 4-8 if it played the night before.
-- Winnipeg n is 4-7 if it played the night before.

**Udog** · 03-06-2016, 08:26 AM

NHL

Sunday, March 6

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
DALLAS vs. OTTAWA
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Ottawa is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
Ottawa is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games

5:00 PM
DETROIT vs. CHICAGO
Detroit is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Detroit is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
Chicago is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit

5:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. NY RANGERS
NY Islanders are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

5:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
New Jersey is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

7:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 8 games
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 9 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton

8:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. MINNESOTA
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

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**Udog** · 03-06-2016, 11:16 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, March 6

Dallas @ Ottawa

Game 51-52
March 6, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.330
Ottawa
11.839
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+140); Over

Detroit @ Chicago

Game 53-54
March 6, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
12.007
Chicago
11.122
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-165
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+145); Under

NY Islanders @ NY Rangers

Game 55-56
March 6, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
11.934
NY Rangers
12.437
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-130); Over

Pittsburgh @ New Jersey

Game 57-58
March 6, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
12.237
New Jersey
10.712
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-145); Under

Edmonton @ Winnipeg

Game 59-60
March 6, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
11.536
Winnipeg
10.442
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+100); Over

St. Louis @ Minnesota

Game 61-62
March 6, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
12.774
Minnesota
11.269
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+100); Under

**Udog** · 03-06-2016, 12:51 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, March 6

Dallas at Ottawa, 5:05 PM ET
Dallas: 13-7 SU in road games revenging a same season loss vs opponent
Ottawa: 0-5 SU in home games when playing on back-to-back days

Detroit at Chicago, 5:05 PM ET
Detroit: 2-9 SU after 2 consecutive non-conference games
Chicago: 22-5 SU after a non-conference game

NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 5:05 PM ET
NY Islanders: 11-2 SU after playing 2 consecutive road games
NY Rangers: 3-5 SU after 2 consecutive division games

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 5:05 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 11-19 SU when playing on back-to-back days
New Jersey: 11-6 SU revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 7:05 PM ET
Edmonton: 9-26 SU in road games
Winnipeg: 17-10 SU after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7

St Louis at Minnesota, 8:05 PM ET
St Louis: 16-7 SU after one or more consecutive overs
Minnesota: 14-20 SU after 1 or more consecutive unders

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