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**Udog** · 03-20-2016, 09:37 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Seven #15-seeds who won in first round- how did they do in their second game?

1991-- Richmond beat Syracuse-- Lost 77-64 (+2.5) in next game.

1993-- Santa Clara beat Arizona-- Lost 68-57 (+11) in next game.

1997-- Coppin State beat South Carolina-- Lost 82-81 (+11.5) to Texas.

2001-- Hampton beat Iowa State-- Lost 76-57 (+12.5) to Georgetown

2012-- Norfolk State beat Missouri-- Lost 84-50 (+14) to Florida.

2012-- Lehigh beat Duke-- Lost 70-58 (+4.5) to Xavier.

2013-- Florida Gulf Coast beat Georgetown-- Beat San Diego State 81-71 (+7.5).

2016-- Middle Tennessee State beat Michigan State-- ??????

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

13) Actually left the house today, went out for lunch and watched the Wichita State game. Checking out of the human race for a few days to watch basketball is something I highly recommend. Starting Monday, time to get ready for baseball, and Sweet 16 games next weekend. And maybe pack for a vacation...... :-)

12) Miami 65, Wichita State 57-- Hurricanes were up 27-6 very quickly, then blew the lead-- Shockers went up 43-42, but Miami pulled back ahead and advances to the Sweet 16. Van Vleet/Baker gave Wichita fans tons of thrills, what great careers they've had, but now they move on to pro ball and Wichita State has to rebuild.

11) Duke 71, Yale 64-- Duke led 46-19 at one point, were up 23 at half, then all of a sudden, Yale started playing well, then really well- they got the lead all the way down to three before time ran out on them. Historic season for the Bulldogs, who made it to the NCAAs for first time since 1962. Hope they enjoyed it.

10) Indiana 73, Kentucky 67-- Wildcats had at least made the Sweet 16 the last five they were in the tournament, but Indiana shot 61% inside arc, Kentucky shot 4-16 on the arc and now we wait to see which Wildcats bolt for the NBA Draft. Up next for the Hoosiers is North Carolina, another good game for TV ratings.

9) Virginia 77, Butler 69-- Cavaliers are 15-3 in last 18 games, move on to play Iowa State in a great game of contrasting styles. I think I overrated Butler; kept waiting for them to play better and they really never did. Wonder if the people at Wisconsin were going to go after Tony Bennett, had the Badgers not gotten hot in February?

8) Kansas 73, UConn 61-- Jayhawks led 42-19 at one point; Huskies got it down to single digits, but Kansas was just too good. Maryland-Hawai'i winner awaits in the next round; Terps are 4-6 in last ten games and were shaky at end of their win Friday against South Dakota State. Will Kevin Ollie jump to an NBA coaching job?

7) Iowa State 78, Ark-Little Rock 61-- Big underdogs who pull shocking first round upsets tend to do poorly in their next game, just the way it has usually been. After a couple of games vs free-wheeling teams this week, Iowa State plays Virginia next, and the Cavaliers are quite the opposite. That will be an interesting game.

6) Gonzaga 82, Utah 59-- Tank job by Utes, who lost to Oregon by 31 last week in Pac-12 tournament- those are their only two losses in their last ten games, but that is how this Utah team will be remembered. As for Gonzaga, three weeks ago, they lost at home to St Mary's on Senior Night and looked like they would miss the NCAAs for first time since 1998- now they're in Sweet 16 and playing their best basketball.

5) North Carolina 85, Providence 66-- .Game was 41-41, but Friars just didn't have enough players; you'd think they'd go to a zone once Dunn/Bentil got into foul trouble, since those two were the backbone of the team. Carolina is 11-1 in its last dozen Sweet 16 games, losing to Wisconsin LY. Tar Heels play Indiana next.

4) Favorites went 5-2 Saturday; I had Gonzaga-Utah as pick 'em. I'm thinking it is hard to play these noon games on Saturday/Sunday- pregame meals at 8am?

3) Rutgers hired Stony Brook coach Steve Pikiell as its new coach, $1.6M a year; he is also a former UConn player/coach. Danny Hurley/Mike Lonergan were Rutgers' first two choices. I might have looked at Manhattan coach Steve Masiello, but seems like these college administrators are so gutless- they just pick guys who had big years this season, rather than a lot of good years previously.

2) Middle Tennessee coach Kermit Davis got a $31,250 bonus for winning a game in the NCAA tournament; wonder how they came up with that amount?

1) 11-seed in South Region has now beaten the 6-seed in first round seven years in row, so go find a blank bracket, put "2017" on top and circle the 11-seed in the South. then put it where you can find it next March and you'll already have one winner.

**Udog** · 03-20-2016, 09:41 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, March 20

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ANAHEIM (39-22-0-9, 87 pts.) at WINNIPEG (29-37-0-5, 63 pts.) - 3/20/2016, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 49-40 ATS (+93.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 162-101 ATS (+21.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 33-22 ATS (+55.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 24-10 ATS (+9.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 32-10 ATS (+16.3 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 210-164 ATS (+34.2 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 39-20 ATS (+10.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 23-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 78-35 ATS (+19.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 12-1 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
WINNIPEG is 29-42 ATS (-47.7 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 3-9 ATS (+12.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
WINNIPEG is 4-14 ATS (-13.3 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
WINNIPEG is 4-9 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
WINNIPEG is 13-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 10-1 (+8.5 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 10-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)

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COLUMBUS (29-34-0-8, 66 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (34-31-0-7, 75 pts.) - 3/20/2016, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 9-3 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 9-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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WASHINGTON (51-14-0-5, 107 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (39-24-0-8, 86 pts.) - 3/20/2016, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-5 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-5-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.1 Units)

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CALGARY (30-35-0-6, 66 pts.) at MONTREAL (33-33-0-6, 72 pts.) - 3/20/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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MINNESOTA (33-28-0-11, 77 pts.) at CHICAGO (42-24-0-6, 90 pts.) - 3/20/2016, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 13-10-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
11 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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COLORADO (37-31-0-4, 78 pts.) at EDMONTON (29-38-0-7, 65 pts.) - 3/20/2016, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 37-35 ATS (+75.6 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 14-9 ATS (+26.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
COLORADO is 44-35 ATS (+79.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 33-23 ATS (+57.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 15-28 ATS (+44.5 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
EDMONTON is 33-85 ATS (+150.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 5-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 5-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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ARIZONA (31-33-0-7, 69 pts.) at SAN JOSE (40-25-0-6, 86 pts.) - 3/20/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 23-56 ATS (+109.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 16-45 ATS (+82.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 17-53 ATS (+105.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 142-100 ATS (+29.4 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 24-13 ATS (+7.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 15-10 ATS (+28.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
SAN JOSE is 19-22 ATS (-20.0 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 10-13 ATS (-9.7 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 12-16 ATS (-14.5 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 5-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
SAN JOSE is 9-12 ATS (-9.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN JOSE is 6-10 ATS (-14.9 Units) in home games 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
SAN JOSE is 8-4 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 8-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.4 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-20-2016, 09:42 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, March 20

Hot teams
-- Devils won three of their last five games.
-- Penguins won six of their last seven games. Washington won four of its last six games.
-- Colorado won four of its last five games. Oilers won last two games, 2-0/6-4.
-- Arizona won three of its last four games. Sharks won four of their last six.

Cold teams
-- Anaheim lost four of its last six games. Jets lost five of their last seven.
-- Columbus lost four of its last six games.
-- Calgary lost three of its last four road games. Montreal lost three of last four overall.
-- Chicago lost four of its last five games. Minnesota lost four of its last six games.

Series records
-- Ducks won their last nine games with Winnipeg.
-- Devils lost their last six games with Columbus.
-- Washington won five of its last seven games with Pittsburgh.
-- Canadiens won three of last four games with Calgary.
-- Blackhawks lost their last three games with Minnesota.
-- Colorado won five of its last seven games with Edmonton.
-- Coyotes won three of last four games with San Jose.

Totals
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Anaheim-Winnipeg games.
-- Six of last eight New Jersey games went over.
-- Under is 6-1-2 in last nine Washington-Pittsburgh games.
-- Four of last six Calgary games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Minnesota-Chicago games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Colorado games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Arizona-San Jose games stayed under.

Back-to-backs
-- Devils are 4-6 if they played night before. Columbus is 5-8 on road if it played night before.
-- Pittsburgh is 5-8 if it played night before, but won last three.
-- Montreal is 3-8 in last 11 games if it played night before.
-- Minnesota is 4-9 this season if it played the night before.
-- Arizona is 2-6 in last eight games if it played the night before.

**Udog** · 03-20-2016, 09:44 AM

NHL

Sunday, March 20

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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. WINNIPEG
Anaheim is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
Winnipeg is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Winnipeg is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games at home

5:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. NEW JERSEY
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus

6:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PITTSBURGH
Washington is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Pittsburgh's last 22 games when playing Washington

7:00 PM
CALGARY vs. MONTREAL
Calgary is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Montreal
Calgary is 4-9-2 SU in its last 15 games ,when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
Montreal is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games

8:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CHICAGO
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games at home
Chicago is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home

9:30 PM
COLORADO vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Edmonton is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home

10:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. SAN JOSE
Arizona is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Arizona
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 03-20-2016, 10:23 AM

NHL

Sunday, March 20

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Game of the Day: Capitals at Penguins
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Sidney Crosby and the Penguins are red-hot heading into their matchup with Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals.

Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins (-120, 5.5)

Less than two weeks ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins were staring at the likelihood of facing the NHL-best Washington Capitals in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. One five-game winning streak later and the surging Penguins have aspirations of a top-three seed in the Metropolitan Division as they prepare to host the Capitals on Sunday.

Pittsburgh continues to bolster its playoff positioning at the expense of its division rivals, improving to 13-3-1 in its last 17 versus Metropolitan foes with a 4-1 victory at Philadelphia on Saturday. The Penguins overtook the New York Islanders for third place in the division and are two points behind the second-place New York Rangers. Washington is on cruise control for the Presidents' Trophy and has won two in a row, including a 4-1 triumph over Nashville on Friday that represented its largest margin of victory since Jan. 19. The Capitals have won two of the three meetings this season, including a 4-1 victory at Pittsburgh on Dec. 14.

TV: 6 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TVA

LINE HISTORY: The Penguins opened as slight -120 favorites, while the total opened at 5.5 goals.

INJURY REPORT:

Capitals - C M. Latta (Out Sunday, illness), D J. Carson (Out Sunday, lower body).

Penguins - LW S. Wilson (Out Sunday, upper body), C E. Malkin (Out Sunday, upper body), RW B. Bennett (Out Sunday, upper body).

GOALIE REPORT:

Captials - B. Holtby (43-8-4, 2.20 GAA, 0.923 save percentage).

Penguins - M. Fleury (31-16-6, 2.30 GAA, 0.922 save percentage).

WHAT SHARPS SAY:"Don’t look now but the Pens are playing solid hockey with three straight wins and four in their last five. Sidney Crosby has a 11-game point streak on the go, totaling 14 points in that stretch."

ABOUT THE CAPITALS (51-14-5): Coach Barry Trotz admitted there's no need to "reinvent the wheel" for his team, but he shuffled his lines last week and watched the second and third units each come up with a big game. “We’re very interchangeable parts here and our depth is one of our best attributes, and it’s going to carry us a long way in the playoffs,” forward Justin Williams said. “These are good barometer games for us, just to see where we are and ramp our game up for the fun times.” Evgeny Kuznetsov collected three assists Friday to extend his point streak to five games.

ABOUT THE PENGUINS (39-24-8): A slow start to the season is a distant memory for captain Sidney Crosby, who set up a pair of goals Saturday to give him six tallies and 12 assists during his 11-game point streak. Nick Bonino, who inherited the unenviable task of stepping in for the injured Evgeni Malkin, collected a pair of assists against the Flyers after scoring a goal in the previous game versus Carolina. Phil Kessel, who is one assist shy of 300 for his career, has recorded a goal and an assist in three meetings versus Washington this season.

TRENDS:

* Under is 3-0-1 in the last four meetings in Pittsburgh.
* Penguins are 5-0 in their last five games overall.
* Under is 15-5-2 in the last 22 meetings.
* Capitals are 5-2 in the last seven meetings

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**Udog** · 03-20-2016, 10:26 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, March 20

Columbus @ New Jersey

Game 53-54
March 20, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
10.481
New Jersey
9.463
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
N/A

Washington @ Pittsburgh

Game 55-56
March 20, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
11.800
Pittsburgh
12.985
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
N/A

Calgary @ Montreal

Game 57-58
March 20, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
9.762
Montreal
11.307
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
N/A

Minnesota @ Chicago

Game 59-60
March 20, 2016 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
13.481
Chicago
12.299
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
N/A

Colorado @ Edmonton

Game 61-62
March 20, 2016 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
12.182
Edmonton
11.269
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+115); Under

Arizona @ San Jose

Game 63-64
March 20, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.382
San Jose
12.777
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 3 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-230
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-230); Over

Anaheim @ Winnipeg

Game 51-52
March 20, 2016 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
10.526
Winnipeg
12.178
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(+150); Over

**Udog** · 03-20-2016, 01:41 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, March 20

Anaheim at Winnipeg, 3:05 PM ET
Anaheim: 32-10 SU on Sunday games
Winnipeg: 4-9 in home games after a division game

Columbus at New Jersey, 5:05 PM ET
Columbus: 6-2 SU in road games after a blowout win by 3 goals or more
New Jersey: 15-39 SU revenging 2 consecutive losses to opponent as a favorite

Washington at Pittsubrgh, 6:05 PM ET
Washington: 23-11 SU in road games
Pittsburgh: 9-17 SU after scoring 4 goals or more in 2 straight games

Calgary at Montreal, 7:05 PM ET
Calgary: 31-25 SU after allowing 4 goals or more
Montreal: 1-9 SU after allowing 5 goals or more

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:35 PM ET
Minnesota: 5-15 SU as an underdog
Chicago: 8-0 SU after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7

Colorado at Edmonton, 9:35 PM ET
Colorado: 14-9 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Edmonton: 9-19 SU at home off a home win where they shut out their opponent

Arizona at San Jose, 10:05 PM ET
Arizona: 15-10 SU vs. division opponents
San Jose: 1-6 SU in home games off an home win scoring 4 or more goals

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