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**Udog** · 03-15-2016, 08:27 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Way back in 1950, CCNY won the NCAA tournament and the NIT in the same year. Back then, the NIT was the bigger of the two tournaments.

-- Last year was 4th time in last 29 years there were no upsets in 5-12 games in the NCAA tournament. That has never happened two years in a row.

-- Only 11 of 31 #1 seeds won their conference tournament.

-- Bad job: Secret Service agent for Donald Trump. High-risk proposition.

-- Bernie Sanders got $5M in campaign contributions in the first 24 hours after he won the Michigan primary. $5M in only 24 hours.

-- LSU passed on any postseason tournament; now the question becomes will Ben Simmons be the #1 pick in the NBA Draft?

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.........

13) Winning is fun and losing sucks, but some fans at New Mexico crossed the line, sending death threats to Lobos' PG Cullen Neal, who is also the coach's son- things are apparently so bad the young man will transfer to another school to finish his playing career and he's a good player. Doesn't help his dad's chances of keeping his job.

12) Duke has made 16 Final Fours but has never made a Final Four out of the West Region; in last 30 years, they've been in West Region four other times.....
-- 2003: 3-seed. Lost to Kansas in regional semi.
-- 2007: 6-seed: Lost to VCU in first round.
-- 2008: 2-seed: Lost to West Virginia in second round.
-- 2011: 1-seed: Lost to Arizona in regional semi.
-- 2015: 4-seed: ?????

11) Coaching carousel: Cornell-Tulane-TCU-James Madison-Stanford fired their coaches in last couple of days. Lets look at all five situations:
-- Cornell: Bill Courtney went 27-57 in Ivy League games, after inhertiing a program that went 38-4 the three years before he got there. .
-- James Madison: Dukes were 23-13 in CAA last two years, but made NCAAs only once in Matt Brady's eight years. Not many guys get fired after a 21-11 season.
-- Stanford: Johnny Dawkins also made one NCAA in eight years, won NIT LY, was 46-44 in Pac-12 last five years. Guess the NIT means absolutely nothing.
-- TCU-- Horned Frogs got a new arena built, but went 8-64 in the Big X under Trent Johnson. Boosters are rich people who expect results; 8-64 gets you fired, even if the Horned Frogs are in the very best league in the country.
-- Tulane: Ed Conroy got hosed when Green Wave failed to get in the Big East, it set his program back- they had good players coming in who then went elsewhere. Tulane was 9-27 in their first two years in the AAC. .

10) Pitt coach Jamie Dixon is a TCU alum; back in 2012, lot of people wanted the Frogs to hire him. Now, TCU may have to fight off UNLV to hire Dixon, who is in the NCAAs with Pittsburgh, but rumored to be way on his way out of there. .

9) Big X is a terrific league, but no Big X team has made a regional final since Kansas, Baylor in 2012. Since then, Big X teams are 0-5 in regional semifinal round.

8) Four AAC teams made the NCAAs, but none is higher than a 9-seed; SMU would've been a 4 or a 5-seed, so their absence hurts the league.

7) Last two years; double digit favorites in first round: 9-16 against spread.

6) You know how on NASCAR telecasts the drivers are miked? Why do they bleep out the drivers cursing? Thats the best part!!!! They're driving in close quarters at 150 mph-- I know people who curse driving in traffic at 40 mph- lets hear it!!!!

5) One thing I noticed about Selection Sunday; lot of these college teams have really nice mini-theaters for their players to watch film in. Comfortable chairs, lot of leg room, probably outlets to plug video games into, also.

4) Since 2003, underdogs are 31-21 vs spread in 8-9 first round games.

3) Charlotte Hornets gave away Jeremy Lin bobbleheads to first 7,500 fans Saturday night; there are already several of them on EBay, for anywhere from $32-$60. Michael Jordan's team is doing well at 37-29- they're looking at a 4 or 5 seed in playoffs.

2) This is third year in row Virginia/Michigan State are in same region; Spartans beat UVa the last two years, despite being the lower seed both years.

1) U of Denver hired alum Rodney Billups as its new coach; he is an assistant at Colorado right now and the brother of former NBA star Chauncey Billups.

**Udog** · 03-15-2016, 08:29 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, March 15

NY Islanders @ Pittsburgh

Game 1-2
March 15, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
12.176
Pittsburgh
10.675
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
N/A

Carolina @ Washington

Game 3-4
March 15, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
11.855
Washington
10.763
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-240
5
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+200); Over

Tampa Bay @ Toronto

Game 5-6
March 15, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.631
Toronto
9.993
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-180
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-180); Under

Florida @ Montreal

Game 7-8
March 15, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
9.834
Montreal
11.315
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
N/A

Detroit @ Philadelphia

Game 9-10
March 15, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
12.631
Philadelphia
10.427
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+110); Under

Minnesota @ Ottawa

Game 11-12
March 15, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
10.433
Ottawa
12.061
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+105); Over

Los Angeles @ Dallas

Game 13-14
March 15, 2016 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
10.002
Dallas
13.629
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 3 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
N/A

Boston @ San Jose

Game 15-16
March 15, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.627
San Jose
13.167
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 2 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-135); Under

**Udog** · 03-15-2016, 08:30 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, March 15

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NY ISLANDERS (37-21-0-8, 82 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (36-24-0-8, 80 pts.) - 3/15/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 6-5 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 6-5-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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CAROLINA (31-26-0-12, 74 pts.) at WASHINGTON (49-14-0-5, 103 pts.) - 3/15/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 19-47 ATS (+84.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 49-19 ATS (+72.8 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 43-22 ATS (+14.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 25-8 ATS (+13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-5-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (40-24-0-5, 85 pts.) at TORONTO (23-34-0-11, 57 pts.) - 3/15/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 4-10 ATS (-10.7 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
TAMPA BAY is 333-388 ATS (-119.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 22-9 ATS (+8.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 53-97 ATS (-115.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 18-58 ATS (-44.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 2-19 ATS (+25.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
TORONTO is 9-31 ATS (+46.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 30-67 ATS (+124.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 4-18 ATS (+31.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-4 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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FLORIDA (38-21-0-9, 85 pts.) at MONTREAL (32-31-0-6, 70 pts.) - 3/15/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-4 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-4-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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DETROIT (34-24-0-11, 79 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (32-23-0-12, 76 pts.) - 3/15/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 7-14 ATS (-11.0 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 105-115 ATS (-73.5 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
DETROIT is 15-19 ATS (-11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 69-78 ATS (-63.8 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 24-45 ATS (+69.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-20 ATS (-12.6 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
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

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MINNESOTA (32-27-0-10, 74 pts.) at OTTAWA (32-30-0-8, 72 pts.) - 3/15/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 32-37 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 12-21 ATS (-14.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 15-19 ATS (-12.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OTTAWA is 34-26 ATS (+60.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 29-23 ATS (+5.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 8-2 ATS (+10.2 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in road games in March games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 29-47 ATS (-20.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (40-22-0-5, 85 pts.) at DALLAS (41-20-0-9, 91 pts.) - 3/15/2016, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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BOSTON (39-23-0-8, 86 pts.) at SAN JOSE (38-24-0-6, 82 pts.) - 3/15/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 21-30 ATS (-19.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 13-6 ATS (+19.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
BOSTON is 12-5 ATS (+6.7 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 14-4 ATS (+9.4 Units) in road games in March games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 70-56 ATS (+130.4 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BOSTON is 127-93 ATS (+31.5 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
BOSTON is 181-197 ATS (+431.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 17-22 ATS (-22.1 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 83-82 ATS (-67.7 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 8-13 ATS (-15.0 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 12-18 ATS (-19.1 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 4-8 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
SAN JOSE is 4-9 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-15-2016, 08:31 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, March 15

Hot teams
-- Islanders won five of their last seven games. Pittsburgh won three of its last four.
-- Washington won three of its last four games.
-- Flyers won six of their last eight games.
-- Minnesota won five of its last seven games.
-- Los Angeles won seven of its last ten games.
-- San Jose won six of its last eight games. Bruins won five of their last seven games.

Cold teams
-- Carolina lost five of its last eight games.
-- Toronto lost seven of its last nine games. Tampa Bay lost three of its last four games.
-- Florida lost five of its last six road games. Montreal lost five of its last seven games.
-- Red Wings lost four of their last six games.
-- Ottawa lost five of its last seven games.
-- Dallas Stars lost six of their last nine games.

Series records
-- Islanders won five of last six games with Pittsburgh.
-- Washington won six of its last eight games with Carolina.
-- Lightning won five of last six games with Toronto.
-- Canadiens won six of last eight games with Florida.
-- Flyers won five of last six games with Detroit.
-- Ottawa won eight of last ten games with Minnesota.
-- Dallas Stars won four of last six games with Los Angeles.
-- Sharks won five of last eight games with Boston.

Totals
-- Three of last four Islander road games went over the total.
-- Over is 3-1 in Carolina's last four visits to Washington.
-- Eight of last ten Tampa Bay games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five Florida games.
-- Five of last seven Philly games went over the total.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in Minnesota's last five visits to Ottawa.
-- Five of last six Dallas Stars games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Boston games.

Back-to-backs
-- Islanders won six of last eight games if they played the night before.
-- Florida is 4-3 on road if it played the night before.
-- Los Angeles is 7-2 if it played the night before.

**Udog** · 03-15-2016, 08:33 AM

NHL

Tuesday, March 15

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. WASHINGTON
Carolina is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington
Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Carolina

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. PITTSBURGH
NY Islanders are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games
NY Islanders are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home

7:30 PM
DETROIT vs. PHILADELPHIA
Detroit is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games

7:30 PM
FLORIDA vs. MONTREAL
Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Montreal is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Florida
Montreal is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

7:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. OTTAWA
Minnesota is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Ottawa
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TORONTO
Tampa Bay is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay

8:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. DALLAS
Los Angeles is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Dallas is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

10:00 PM
BOSTON vs. SAN JOSE
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games

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**Udog** · 03-15-2016, 01:29 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Tuesday, March 15

NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:05 PM ET
NY Islanders: 21-10 SU in road games after 2 or more consecutive unders
Pittsburgh: 2-8 SU off 2 consecutive wins against division rivals

Carolina at Washington, 7:05 PM ET
Carolina: 19-47 SU in a road game where where the total is 5 or less
Washington: 23-10 SU off a road loss

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:35 PM ET
Tampa Bay: 18-7 SU as a road favorite
Toronto: 9-31 SU revenging a home loss versus opponent

Florida at Montreal, 7:35 PM ET
Florida: N/A
Montreal: N/A

Detroit at Philadelphia, 7:35 PM ET
Detroit: 13-5 SU revenging a loss where team scored 1 or less goals
Philadelphia: 2-11 SU after allowing 2 goals or more in the third period last game

Minnesota at Ottawa, 7:35 PM ET
Minnesota: 4-9 SU after allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games
Ottawa: 8-2 SU after shutting out their opponent in their previous game

Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:35 PM ET
Los Angeles: N/A
Dallas: N/A

Boston at San Jose, 10:05 PM ET
Boston: 11-5 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +200
San Jose: 1-6 SU in home games off a home win

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