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**Udog** · 04-15-2016, 07:13 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Padres are first team ever to get shut out five times in their first ten games.

-- Umps in Brewer-Cardinal game missed Randal Grichuk passing Brandon Moss as he hit a HR-- Moss went back to tag up and Grichuk rounded first, but it wasn't noticed by the Brewers' 1B or the umpires. No bueno.

-- 7-1 Canadian Thon Maker is eligible for the NBA next year; no college for him.

-- ESPN's NBA TV ratings Wednesday: Warriors got a 2.7, Lakers/Kobe got a 2.6.

-- Cowboys went 4-12 LY, still get the obligatory five primetime games this year, the 12th year in a row they get the max amount of primetime games.

-- Four of last five Monday night NFL games are in cold weather cities.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Talkin' football in April......

13) There is a scene early in the movie Draft Day, where the Browns' owner (Frank Langella) tells the Browns' GM (Kevin Costner) to "make a splash" in the upcoming draft, in other words, telling him to draft a QB first.

Thats the first thing I thought of when I heard the Los Angeles Rams traded with Tennessee for the first pick in the April 28-30 NFL Draft. Rams need to sell tickets in their new (old) city, they need to upgrade at QB, whether they played home games in Los Angeles, St Louis, or Oshkosh.

12) As far as which QB the Rams are going to take, and they are going to take a QB (this ain't the movies), they're less likely to shy away from a I-AA QB (Carson Wentz) seeing as Jeff Fisher's son played at Montana, which is a rival of North Dakota State at the I-AA level.

I could write about this for a week, but I'll say this: Jeff Fisher presided over the Steve McNair era in Houston/Tennessee; McNair started six games (6) in his first two NFL seasons, playing behind Chris Chandler, so it isn't etched in stone that the rookie QB will start in Week 1 in San Francisco.

11) As for the Rams' schedule, LA and Dallas are only two teams who open with a pair of division opponents. Rams play their three division rivals in the first four weeks of the season, then again in the last three weeks.

Quick impressions of the 2016 schedule-- I'll have more on this tomorrow, but I just got off an airplane and my brain is a little scrambled......
10) Brock Osweiler returns to Denver in Week 7, when the Texans visit Denver on a Monday night. Browns go to Washington October 2-- RGIII against his old team.

9) Over 43,000 possible schedules are considered before the final product is given the seal of approval. TV ratings matter more than the fan who goes to games, seeing as four of the last five Monday night games are in cold weather cities.

8) Green Bay Packers open with two road games for first time since 1924, yes 1924; they christen the Vikings' new domed stadium in a Week 2 Sunday night tilt. After the first two road games, Green Bay then doesn't play another road game until Week 8- they've got four home games and a bye in between their second and third road games.

7) Week 16 is mostly played on Christmas Eve (a Saturday), with two Christmas games; Week 17 is 16 division games, all on New Year's Day, a Sunday. Steelers play on both Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.

6) 8:25 Christmas Eve game with Bengals-Texans should be renamed the Divorce Bowl, fior families who gather on Christmas Eve (its a joke people!!!). Back in the old days, when I was once married, an 8:25 Christmas Eve game would've been an issue. In no way am I complaining that there is a game on Christmas Eve this year. :-)

5) Super Bowl rematch in Week 1: Carolina-Denver on a Thursday.

4) Pete Carroll has a reunion tour this year: the former USC coach revisits the LA Coliseum in Week 2, for the Rams' first home game there in 37 years- Seattle also visits the Jets in Week 4, and Foxboro in Week 10, Carroll's two former teams. The Week 10 game is also the first Seahawk-Patriot meeting since Super Bowl 49.

3) Miami Dolphins have December road games in Baltimore, New Jersey, Buffalo; hope they've got good parkas.

2) One more draft note: Tennessee has six of the top 76 picks in the draft and they do not need a QB, so they could improve their team a lot in two weeks.

1) Thanks to the $8 I spent on WiFi on my flight home last night, the flight was a lot of fun and seemed fairly short. Got to read lot of NFL schedule stuff on Twitter and follow the Thursday baseball-- best $8 I've spent in a while.

I'll have more on the NFL schedule tomorrow-- I'm going to sleep right now.

**Udog** · 04-15-2016, 07:20 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, April 15

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NASHVILLE (41-27-0-14, 96 pts.) at ANAHEIM (46-25-0-11, 103 pts.) - 4/15/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 41-41 ATS (-16.6 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 0-5 ATS (-6.1 Units) on Friday nights this season.
NASHVILLE is 12-28 ATS (+48.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 17-31 ATS (+48.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 169-106 ATS (+275.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 34-14 ATS (+14.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 69-36 ATS (+9.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 21-10 ATS (+7.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
ANAHEIM is 219-165 ATS (+395.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 22-8 ATS (+10.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-3 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.8 Units)

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DETROIT (41-31-0-11, 93 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (47-31-0-5, 99 pts.) - 4/15/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 14-7 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 14-7-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
13 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.7 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (45-27-0-10, 100 pts.) at FLORIDA (47-26-0-9, 103 pts.) - 4/15/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-3 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.1 Units)
CHICAGO (47-26-0-10, 104 pts.) at ST LOUIS (50-24-0-9, 109 pts.) - 4/15/2016, 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 12-10 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 12-10-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.1 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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NY RANGERS (46-28-0-9, 101 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (49-26-0-8, 106 pts.) - 4/16/2016, 3:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 14-11 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 14-11-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
11 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-1.3 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, April 15

Nashville at Anaheim, 10:35 PM ET
Nashville: 0-5 SU on Friday nights
Anaheim: 24-7 SU off a road win by 2 goals or more

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:05 PM ET
Detroit: N/A
Tampa Bay: N/A

NY Islanders at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
New York: N/A
Florida: N/A

Chicago at St Louis, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago: N/A
St Louis: N/A

NHL

Friday, April 15

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
DETROIT vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit

7:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. FLORIDA
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Florida is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ST. LOUIS
Chicago is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chicago is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago

10:30 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Nashville's last 10 games when playing Anaheim
Nashville is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games

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**Udog** · 04-15-2016, 08:41 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 15

Nashville @ Anaheim

Game 65-66
April 15, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.835
Anaheim
11.381
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(+150); Under

Detroit @ Tampa Bay

Game 67-68
April 15, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
12.679
Tampa Bay
11.505
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+140); Under

NY Islanders @ Florida

Game 69-70
April 15, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
10.160
Florida
12.676
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 2 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
N/A

Chicago @ St. Louis

Game 71-72
April 15, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
10.726
St. Louis
13.264
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-120); Over

**Udog** · 04-15-2016, 09:31 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 15

Detroit-Tampa Bay (1-0)
Home side won last six Detroit-Tampa Bay games; under is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Red Wings lost five of last games in Tampa, outscored 19-10. Detroit lost five of its last six games on road; over is 5-2-4 in their last 11 games. Lightning lost three of last five games; they are 5-2 in last seven home tilts. Over is 3-0-2 in their last five games. Teams combined to go 0-9 on power play in Game 1; Lightning scored a goal in all three periods- they scored game-winner at 8:52 of third period.

NY Rangers-Pittsburgh (1-0)
Rangers lost last four games with Pittsburgh in series where road team won six of last nine series tilts. New York won four of last six visits here; they've won three of last five games overall. Over is 7-0-4 in their last 11 games. Pittsburgh won nine of its last ten games, winning last four at home; six of its last eight games went over the total. Both teams went 1-5 on power play in Game 1; Penguins scored twice in a 2:31 span in third period to put Game 1 away.

St Louis-Chicago (0-1)
Blues won Game 1 at 9:04 of OT, their third straight win over Chicago, all in OT/SO; under is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Chicago lost its last three games, all in OT; they outshot St Louis 35-18 in Game 1, 15-4 in third period/OT, but Elliott shut them out. Four of last six Chicago games went over total. Blues won eight of their last ten games, splitting last four at home; four of their last six games went over the total. Teams combined to go 0-9 on power play in Game 1.

Nashville-Anaheim (0-0)
Ducks won seven of last ten games with Nashville (over 9-0-1); Predators lost four of last five visits to Anaheim. Home side won last four series games. Nashville lost five of its last seven games, losing three in row on road; three of its last four games stayed under. Anaheim won six of its last nine games, but lost two of last three at home- four of its last five games stayed under. Anaheim won six of its last nine first round series- this is third year in row they got 100+ points. Nashville is 2-6 in its history in first round series, with last series win back in 2012.

**Udog** · 04-15-2016, 11:37 AM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, April 15

Nashville at Anaheim, 10:35 PM ET
Nashville: 0-5 SU on Friday nights
Anaheim: 24-7 SU off a road win by 2 goals or more

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:05 PM ET
Detroit: 13-5 SU in road games after having lost 3 of their last 4
Tampa Bay: 4-10 SU off a close win by 1 goal over a division rival

NY Islanders at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
New York: 10-2 SU off a road win by 1 goal
Florida: 41-63 SU after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7

Chicago at St Louis, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago: 2-7 SU after losing their previous game in overtime
St Louis: 21-7 SU after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games

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