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**Udog** · 03-13-2016, 10:16 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- Would people really buy a car just because it has WiFi in it?

-- LSU trailed 35-13 at halftime yesterday; thats the kind of effort that gets your coach fired. Losing is one thing; losing 71-38 on national TV is quite another.

-- Oklahoma State fired basketball coach Travis Ford , who really lost his job when he didn't make hay when he had Marcus Smart on his team.

-- If you've never had an avocado smoothie, have one very soon- tremendous.

-- Seton Hall 69, Villanova 67-- Pirates last won the Big East tourney in 1993.

-- Can we move this Presidential election up a couple months before the whole country implodes? Little too much tension now; people need to relax.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Thoughts on Selection Sunday.......

Did you turn you clock ahead an hour?

13) Bubble teams all over America will be rooting for UConn against Memphis in the AAC title game today. UConn is in the field of 68, Memphis is not, so the Tigers steal a bid they win. I'm rooting for Memphis; I've met Josh Pastner a couple times and he is a terrific guy. If you had a son, you'd want him to grow up to be like Josh.

12) Big West has nine teams in it, eight of whom are California state schools- why not add Bakersfield and make it a ten-team league?

11) I know TV pays for lot of this so they dictate game times, but day games after night games in these conference tournaments is a bad idea- kids need recovery time if you want the product to be good quality. Even 20-year olds get tired.

10) Dummy of the Day-- NFL Draft is in six weeks or so; lot of teams really need a QB and QBs make a lot of money, so if you're a QB that wants to be drafted, getting a DUI six weeks before the draft is just dumb. (Dak Prescott of Mississippi State).

9) Cal-Bakersfield 57, New Mexico State 54-- Dedrick Basile swished a 3-ponter at the buzzer to give Cal-Bakersfield its first-ever spot in March Madness. Bakersfield has won three national titles in D-II, if I remember right- this is a bigger deal. Why do I say that? The mayor of Bakersfield was on the team's bench right after the game.

8) Stony Brook 80, Vermont 74-- Seawolves get to March Madness for first time; three Vermont players fouled out- they led by 15 with 15:17 left.

7) Of 14 teams in Atlantic 14, only three of them (St Joe's, George Washington and Duquesne) were members of the league when it began 40 years ago, as Eastern 8.

6) Middle Tennessee 55, Old Dominion 53-- Enjoy watching coaches after they make the NCAA tournament for the first time. MTSU coach Kermit Davis wore a baseball cap with his gray suit after his Blue Raiders won the C-USA tournament. He was positively glowing. Coaching can be stressful; good to see them have fun.

5) Fresno State 68, San Diego State 63-- Mountain West was terrible this year; it is going to be a very long Sunday for members of the Aztec program, as they wait and see if they get an at-large bid. Fresno has veteran guards; last time they were in the NCAA tournament was in 2001, when Jerry Tarkanian was coaching his alma mater.

4) When UNLV won in triple OT in the Mountain West tournament earlier this week, the correct play was to go against them next day; sure enough, they lost to Fresno State by 11 the next day. So when UConn beat Cincinnati in 4 OTs Friday, popular wisdom said to go against the Huskies in their game with Temple yesterday.

But UConn seems to thrive on adversity; they won easily Saturday, thwarting lot of handicappers who tried to capitalize on their situation. I didn't have Temple or Fresno but I couldn't fault anyone who did. Capitalizing on that is solid handicapping.

3) Was great to hear Don Orsillo working a Padre spring training game Saturday; he got hosed last summer when the Red Sox fired him, but San Diego quickly scooped him up and he will replace Dick Enberg as the Padres' main TV guy in 2017.

2) Hawai'i 64, Long Beach State 60-- Weird situation; Hawai'i is going on probation after this season, but they can go to the tournament this year- they're not going to be an easy out. Hawai'i beat Northern Iowa by 16, lost to Oklahoma by 3. .

Big West title game ended three great days of basketball; tremendous fun. NCAAs are going to have a tough act to follow.

1) This is why there might be 20-25 teams who can win a national title this season; when UConn won in 2014, they won their first round game in OT-- they were down 3 in last minute of regulation. Huskies were then an underdog in four of their next five games and pick 'em in the other one- they just as easily could've lost that first game.

This year is just like that; survive and advance will be the key words.

**Udog** · 03-13-2016, 10:20 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, March 13

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PITTSBURGH (35-24-0-8, 78 pts.) at NY RANGERS (39-22-0-7, 85 pts.) - 3/13/2016, 12:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 14-8 (+7.2 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 14-8-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
11 of 20 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (39-24-0-5, 83 pts.) at COLUMBUS (28-32-0-8, 64 pts.) - 3/13/2016, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 332-388 ATS (-120.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 40-36 ATS (-1.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 13-6 ATS (+19.6 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.6 Units)

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TORONTO (22-34-0-11, 55 pts.) at DETROIT (34-23-0-11, 79 pts.) - 3/13/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 22-45 ATS (+83.7 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 11-42 ATS (+71.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 8-23 ATS (+38.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 1-12 ATS (+21.8 Units) when playing on back-to-back days this season.
TORONTO is 1-19 ATS (+26.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
TORONTO is 8-31 ATS (+51.2 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 29-67 ATS (+112.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 9-32 ATS (+55.8 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 4-15 ATS (+23.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
TORONTO is 3-18 ATS (+29.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
DETROIT is 7-13 ATS (-7.4 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 7-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 7-4 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 7-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, March 13

Hot teams
-- Penguins won five of their last eight games.
-- Columbus is 4-0 in game following its last four losses.

Cold teams
-- Rangers lost three of their last five games.
-- Tampa Bay lost last three games, outscored 8-3.
-- Maple Leafs lost six of their last seven games. Detroit lost three of last four

Series records
-- Rangers won four of last five games with Pittsburgh.
-- Lightning won five of last six games with Columbus.
-- Red Wings won six of last nine games with Toronto.

Totals
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Penguin-Ranger games.
-- Six of last eight Tampa Bay-Columbus games stayed under.
-- Last seven Detroit-Toronto games stayed under the total.

Back-to-backs
-- Rangers won last three games if they played the night before.
-- Detroit lost its last seven games if it played night before. Toronto is 1-12 if it played night before- under is 10-1-1 in last 12 of those.

NHL

Sunday, March 13

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. NY RANGERS
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

3:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. COLUMBUS
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Columbus's last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay

7:30 PM
TORONTO vs. DETROIT
Toronto is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

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**Udog** · 03-13-2016, 11:00 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, March 13

Pittsburgh @ NY Rangers

Game 1-2
March 13, 2016 @ 12:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
11.769
NY Rangers
13.164
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-135); Over

Tampa Bay @ Columbus

Game 3-4
March 13, 2016 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
13.282
Columbus
9.999
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-150); Under

Toronto @ Detroit

Game 5-6
March 13, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.997
Detroit
10.971
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-215
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+180); Under

**Udog** · 03-13-2016, 01:13 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, March 13

Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 12:35 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 20-34 SU vs. division opponents
New York: 44-23 SU vs. division opponents

Tampa Bay at Columbus, 3:05 PM ET
Tampa Bay: 19-4 SU after 2 or more consecutive losses
Columbus: 15-26 SU in home games after 1 or more consecutive losses

Toronto at Detroit, 7:35 PM ET
Toronto: 0-7 SU off a loss by 2 goals or more to a division rival
Detroit: 10-8 SU after playing 2 consecutive home games

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