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**Udog** · 03-28-2016, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

-- Underdogs are now 16-3 vs spread in last 19 West Region finals; weird stat.

-- Last year, Cincinnati started a rookie pitcher in their last 64 games. Not good.

-- Baseballs used in Japan are smaller than major league baseballs.

-- Robinson Cano hit three HRs Sunday; he's ready for the season to start.

-- CBS sideline reporter Allie LeForce is married to Angels' reliever Joe Smith.

-- Want to feel old? William Shatner turned 85 last week, Randall Cunningham 53.

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend.......

13) Syracuse 68, Virginia 62-- Over last 30 years, when teams from same conference meet in a regional final, the lower seed is 8-4 SU, 10-2 vs spread. Virginia led this game 54-39 with 9:32 left, before their epic collapse began. Syracuse is the first double-digit seed to make the Final Four since VCU five years ago.

12) North Carolina 88, Notre Dame 74-- Carolina shot 61.5% inside arc- they made 15-33 on arc this weekend. Tar Heels beat Syracuse by 5-11 points in two meetings this season, UNC was 8-40 on arc against the Orangemen this season. Next week is a dome setting, better suited for a zone defense.

11) Early Final Four line: North Carolina -9.5 over Syracuse

Over last 31 years, when teams from same conference meet in Final Four, higher seed is 3-3. St John's/Georgetown were both #1 seeds when they met in '85.

10) Pitt hired Kevin Stallings away from Vandy, hire that got mixed reviews- some suggest that Vanderbilt was about to can Stallings anyway, after their lackluster loss in the play-in game. He's been at Vandy 17 years; is 35-37 in SEC play last four years.

Considering how Vanderbilt gets treated like a pinata in football, you'd think they'd throw Stallings a parade, but apparently not, and that is why he left for Pitt.

9) Weird sidebar to Vandy-Pitt story: Sheldon Jeter is a 6-8 junior for Pitt; he started his college career at Vanderbilt-- when he wanted to transfer back home to Pitt, it was blocked by Stallings. Now the kid is playing for him again, unless he wants to transfer. I'm guessing the NCAA would give him a waiver if he wants to transfer again, without him having to sit out a year.

8) Good to see Lon Kruger, Jay Wright make Final Four; I'm told they're good guys that everyone likes. Kruger made the Final Four with Florida way back in 1994, has coached the Atlanta Hawks- he might be the most underrated coach in the game.

7) Looks like hitters will try to bunt more to beat the shift; Jay Bruce did it against the Dodgers yesterday. How many times will have a hitter have to take a free basehit by bunting, before teams don't shift against him anymore?

6) Diamondbacks have won 20+ spring training games; but it means zero, bupkus. Could it sell some extra season tickets? Maybe, but otherwise it means nothing. You can tell their TV guys want to talk about it, but sometimes it raises expectations to a stupid high level. Arizona spent a lot of $$$ last winter; we'll see if it helped.

5) Colorado Rockies look like they've got a keeper in rookie SS Trevor Story, which makes the Jose Reyes debacle an intriguing one. Reyes goes on trial over his domestic abuse charges next week in Hawai'i- considering he makes $22M this year and next, they'd probably be just as happy if he got suspended for the year- he's not tradeable, not at age 33, with a history of hamstring problems.

4) Cardinals' coach Jose Oquendo is taking medical leave after knee surgery; he's both the third base coach and infield instructor- he will be missed.

3) Actress Condola Rashad, whose character Kate works in the prosecutor's office in Showtime's Billions, is the daughter of Ahmad and Felicia Rashad.

2) Columbia beat NJIT 80-65, Cal-Irvine whacked Coastal Carolina 66-47 in CIT.

1) One week until Opening Day; make sure you log on every day for information on each and every baseball game, thru the World Series. Pitchers/umpires/team trends, it will be all be there.

**Udog** · 03-28-2016, 08:33 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, March 28

Hot teams
-- Washington won four of its last six games.
-- Toronto won five of its last seven games. Lightning won three of last four.
-- Sabres won three of their last four games. Detroit won three of its last five.
-- Nashville won five of its last six games.
-- Arizona won its last three games, allowing four goals.

Cold teams
-- Columbus lost six of its last eight games.
-- Winnipeg lost three of its last four road games. Flyers lost three of last five games.
-- Colorado lost 4-0/4-2 in its last two games.
-- Anaheim lost four of its last six road games. Oilers lost three of last four overall.
-- Calgary lost four of their last five games.
-- Sharks lost last three games, scoring five goals. Los Angeles lost three of last four games.

Series records
-- Blue Jackets lost three of last four games with Washington.
-- Flyers won their last four games with Winnipeg.
-- Lightning won five of last seven games with Toronto.
-- Red Wings won six of last seven games with Buffalo.
-- Colorado won three of last four games with Nashville.
-- Ducks won seven of last eight games with Edmonton.
-- Coyotes won their last four games with Calgary.
-- Kings won four of last six games with San Jose.

Totals
-- Eight of last ten Columbus-Washington games went over.
-- There are no totals trends worth noting for this game.
-- Four of last five Tampa Bay games went over total.
-- Five of last six Detroit games went over the total.
-- Six of last eight Colorado games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Edmonton games.
-- Eight of last ten Arizona-Calgary games stayed under.
-- Under is 6-3-1 in last ten San Jose games.

Back-to-backs
-- None

**Udog** · 03-28-2016, 08:35 AM

NHL

Monday, March 28

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. WASHINGTON
Columbus is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Washington is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home

7:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. PHILADELPHIA
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Winnipeg is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Philadelphia is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games

7:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. DETROIT
Buffalo is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing Detroit
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
Detroit is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Buffalo

7:30 PM
TORONTO vs. TAMPA BAY
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto

8:00 PM
COLORADO vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Nashville is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Colorado

9:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Anaheim's last 23 games when playing Edmonton
Anaheim is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Edmonton's last 19 games

10:00 PM
CALGARY vs. ARIZONA
Calgary is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games
Arizona is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

10:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. SAN JOSE
Los Angeles is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing San Jose
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
San Jose is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Los Angeles

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**Udog** · 03-28-2016, 11:28 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, March 28

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COLUMBUS (30-37-0-8, 68 pts.) at WASHINGTON (53-16-0-5, 111 pts.) - 3/28/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 53-21 ATS (+80.9 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 28-8 ATS (+15.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLUMBUS is 11-6 ATS (+19.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 42-41 ATS (+86.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 8-4 ATS (+13.5 Units) in road games in March games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 29-25 ATS (+59.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 23-18 ATS (+47.0 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-5 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-5-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.1 Units)

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WINNIPEG (31-38-0-6, 68 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (36-25-0-13, 85 pts.) - 3/28/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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TORONTO (27-36-0-11, 65 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (43-27-0-5, 91 pts.) - 3/28/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 57-99 ATS (+174.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 22-60 ATS (+98.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 4-21 ATS (+32.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
TORONTO is 15-37 ATS (+60.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 14-39 ATS (+62.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 1-17 ATS (+31.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 29-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 334-389 ATS (+750.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-5-0 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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BUFFALO (31-34-0-10, 72 pts.) at DETROIT (37-27-0-11, 85 pts.) - 3/28/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 263-229 ATS (+28.3 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 19-14 ATS (+35.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
DETROIT is 10-17 ATS (-9.0 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 28-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 17-20 ATS (-5.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 10-2 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 10-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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COLORADO (38-33-0-4, 80 pts.) at NASHVILLE (39-23-0-13, 91 pts.) - 3/28/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 7-5 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 7-5-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.6 Units)

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ANAHEIM (41-23-0-10, 92 pts.) at EDMONTON (30-41-0-7, 67 pts.) - 3/28/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 164-103 ATS (+19.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 64-33 ATS (+15.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 64-31 ATS (+18.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 212-165 ATS (+34.4 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 41-20 ATS (+12.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 20-8 ATS (+9.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 80-37 ATS (+18.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 28-8 ATS (+13.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 54-106 ATS (-133.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 12-42 ATS (+70.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 34-87 ATS (+156.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 10-3 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 10-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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CALGARY (31-38-0-6, 68 pts.) at ARIZONA (34-34-0-7, 75 pts.) - 3/28/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 7-16 ATS (+23.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CALGARY is 14-22 ATS (-9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ARIZONA is 16-6 ATS (+23.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 16-11 ATS (+30.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
ARIZONA is 23-19 ATS (+45.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CALGARY is 32-27 ATS (+65.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 26-20 ATS (+50.6 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 16-46 ATS (+82.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 7-7-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
10 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (45-25-0-5, 95 pts.) at SAN JOSE (41-28-0-6, 88 pts.) - 3/28/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 85-72 ATS (-21.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 31-39 ATS (-13.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 25-13 ATS (+8.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
LOS ANGELES is 19-4 ATS (+12.1 Units) after a division game this season.
SAN JOSE is 6-14 ATS (-13.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
SAN JOSE is 20-25 ATS (-24.4 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 11-14 ATS (-14.4 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 21-27 ATS (-25.3 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 9-14 ATS (-14.4 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 12-9 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 12-9-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-28-2016, 05:22 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, March 28

Columbus @ Washington

Game 51-52
March 28, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
10.201
Washington
12.712
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-225
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-225); Over

Winnipeg @ Philadelphia

Game 53-54
March 28, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
11.213
Philadelphia
11.757
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-200
5
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-200); Under

Toronto @ Tampa Bay

Game 55-56
March 28, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.998
Tampa Bay
10.756
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-260
5
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+220); Over

Buffalo @ Detroit

Game 57-58
March 28, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.404
Detroit
10.506
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-180
5
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+160); Under

Colorado @ Nashville

Game 59-60
March 28, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.122
Nashville
11.613
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-230
5
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-230); Over

Anaheim @ Edmonton

Game 61-62
March 28, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
13.233
Edmonton
10.314
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 3
3 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-160); Under

Calgary @ Arizona

Game 63-64
March 28, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.712
Arizona
10.216
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+125); Under

Los Angeles @ San Jose

Game 65-66
March 28, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
13.300
San Jose
12.200
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-105); Over

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