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**Udog** · 04-24-2016, 08:55 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Some betting props for this week's NFL Draft..........

-- Who gets drafted first? Goff -$185, Wentz +$150

-- Who gets drafted first? Treadwell -$135, Doctson -$105

-- Quarterbacks drafted in first round: Over 2.5 (-$600), under 2.5 (+$375)

-- RBs/WRs drafted in first round: Over 5.5 (+$180), under 5.5 (-$260)

-- Players from SEC drafted in first round: Over 8.5 (+$120), under (-$160)

-- Total Ohio State players drafted in whole draft: Over 13.5 (-$115), under -$125

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

13) Hornets 96, Heat 80-- First playoff win for Charlotte in 14 years; they had lost their last 12 playoff games in a row.

12) Charlotte coach Steve Clifford makes around $4M a year now working for Michael Jordan's team, but in 1994-95, he was an assistant coach at Siena College here just outside of Albany, where he made far less than $4M a year.

11) Why did the Knicks let Jeremy Lin go? Never made sense to me; the team was winning when he ran the point, they were fun to watch-- everyone (except Carmelo Anthony) seemed happy. He would still be the best point guard on their roster.

10) Twins' rookie OF Max Kepler was born in Germany; both of his parents are professional dancers over there.

9) Atlanta Braves are 4-13, haven't homered in their last 12 games- could be a very long year on Peachtree Street, but they move into their new stadium next year and have lot of good young prospects down on the farm, not far from the big leagues.

8) There have been 15 pinch-hit homers in the major leagues this month; Cardinals have seven of them.

7) In Japan, the baseball season is 143 games long and Monday is a mandatory day off; during batting practice, they use two cages at once, placed next to each other.

6) I'd watch a Japanese League Game of the Week; could have American graphics and maybe a couple of guys on MLB Network studios analyzing the game wthout going all the way over there. Am curious to see waht their games are like.

5) When minor league teams play doubleheaders, both games are seven innings.

4) A 29-year old African man is facing deportation from Canada after he posed as a 16-year old basketball star and was attracting interest from American colleges.

3) New York Mets scored in top of first inning in six of the eight games on their current road trip- they have 38 games against Philly/Atlanta and 19 more with the dysfunctional Marlins- it must be nice.

2) Dodgers 4, Rockies 1-- Japanese import Kenta Maeda has allowed one run in 25.1 IP in his first four American starts.

1) Has to be hard for ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy to be calling the one-sided Detroit-Cleveland series, seeing as the losing coach is going to be his brother Stan. He does as well as he can hiding the fact that he is rooting for the Pistons.

**Udog** · 04-24-2016, 09:10 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, April 24

Washington @ Philadelphia

Game 57-58
April 24, 2016 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
11.671
Philadelphia
12.775
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-185
5
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+160); Over

Florida @ NY Islanders

Game 61-62
April 24, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
12.911
NY Islanders
11.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(-105); Over

Dallas @ Minnesota

Game 63-64
April 24, 2016 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
11.733
Minnesota
9.824
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 2
3 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-135); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, April 24

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WASHINGTON (59-20-0-8, 126 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (43-30-0-14, 100 pts.) - 4/24/2016, 12:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 27-19 ATS (+46.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-20 ATS (+50.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 59-28 ATS (+14.1 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 20-10 ATS (+7.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
WASHINGTON is 43-35 ATS (+85.1 Units) in road games in April games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 13-3 ATS (+9.2 Units) in road games after a division game this season.
WASHINGTON is 14-7 ATS (+21.8 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 10-3 ATS (+6.5 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WASHINGTON is 9-3 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 233-243 ATS (-152.1 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 10-8 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 10-8-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

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FLORIDA (49-28-0-10, 108 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (48-29-0-10, 106 pts.) - 4/24/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 22-15 ATS (+39.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
FLORIDA is 49-38 ATS (+4.8 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 16-3 ATS (+12.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
FLORIDA is 22-13 ATS (+7.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 8-6 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 8-6-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)

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DALLAS (53-24-0-10, 116 pts.) at MINNESOTA (40-36-0-11, 91 pts.) - 4/24/2016, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 27-34 ATS (-15.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 53-34 ATS (+5.3 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 23-16 ATS (+41.3 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 23-16 ATS (+42.3 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 106-93 ATS (+204.5 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 23-12 ATS (+36.6 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 40-47 ATS (-36.4 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 20-31 ATS (+53.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 13-20 ATS (-8.9 Units) after a division game this season.
MINNESOTA is 8-14 ATS (-7.3 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 10-9-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, April 24

NY Islanders-Florida (NY 3-2)
Islanders scored 16:00 into double OT Friday to grab 3-2 series lead; they were 1-5 on power play, Florida just 0-1. Isles are now 4-6 in last ten games with Florida, 2-3 in last five played here. Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games overall, 2-3 in this series. Panthers won seven of last 11 games (over 6-5-1 in last 12)- they won four of last six road games, Islanders lost three of last four home games. So far in series, NY is 5-18 on power play, Florida 2-12; Panthers scored at 9:25 of third period in Game 4 and hung on to tie series. Islanders went 82:29 between goals in Game 5 win

Philadelphia-Washington (W 3-2)
Flyers have been outscored 13-6 in losing three of five series games; they were outshot 44-11 in Game 5, despite having six (0-6) power plays. Philly allowed one goal in winning last two games after Caps had taken 3-0 series lead. Philly is 1-21 on power play in series, Hosts won five of last seven series games- Under is 8-3-2 in the last thirteen series games, 4-2 in last six played here. Washington had 57 shots in last four periods in series; they lost three of last five visits here. Caps were 7-11 on power play in Games 2-3, are 0-5 since.

Minnesota-Dallas (D 3-2)
Koivu scored tying, winning goals in Game 5, as Wild survived being outshot 41-24 (15-5 in wild third period) to stay alive. Minnesota lost seven of last ten games against Dallas (four of last five here), eight of last ten games overall . Dallas won nine of last 12 games; under is 6-3-1 in their last ten. Stars split last four road games; they allowed total of three goals in three series wins, 5-5 in losses. Dallas is 3-16 on power play in series, Minnesota is 2-12. Wild won Game 5 despite not having a power play the whole game.

Playoffs tally: Home: 20-21, Over: 15-13-13

NHL

Sunday, April 24

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Trend Report
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12:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Washington's last 25 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

3:00 PM
DALLAS vs. MINNESOTA
Dallas is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Dallas's last 23 games on the road
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas

7:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. NY ISLANDERS
Florida is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Florida's last 15 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games at home
NY Islanders are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 04-24-2016, 09:57 AM

NHL

Sunday, April 24

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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sunday's NHL betting preview
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The Panthers need a win Sunday or they're heading to the golf course for the summer.

It's win or go home for three teams in Sunday's Stanley Cup Playoffs, but if they can stay alive get ready for the best two words in sports "Game 7." We break down all the action in our betting preview.

Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers (A: -171, H: +156, O/U: 5)

Capitals lead series 3-2

With little margin for error, Michal Neuvirth has been nearly perfect in helping his current team claw back in its first-round series against his former one. Neuvirth looks to help the upstart Philadelphia Flyers even their set with the Presidents' Trophy-winning Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon when the Metropolitan Division rivals play Game 6 in the City of Brotherly Love.

Neuvirth replaced an ineffective Steve Mason and made 31 saves in a 2-1 victory on Wednesday before turning aside all 44 shots he faced two nights later for his second career postseason shutout in a 2-0 win. "I like to face a lot of shots. It keeps me in the game," the 28-year-old Neuvirth said after his team was outshot by a 4-to-1 margin (44-11). Braden Holtby made 10 saves, but saw fourth-liner Ryan White receive credit for the Flyers' first goal after the puck caromed off the skate of Washington defenseman Taylor Chorney before Chris VandeVelde sealed the win with an empty-net tally. "We put a lot of pucks on net and didn't get any to trickle through," Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner said. "We have to hope the goalie over there cools off and some of those (shots) find a way in."

TV: Noon ET, NBC, CBC, TVAS

PROBABLE GOALIES: Capitals - B. Holtby (0.924%), Flyers - M. Neuvirth (0.929%).

ABOUT THE CAPITALS (59-20-8, 34-36 O/U): Washington's disappointing postseason performances are well documented, so much so that Barry Trotz feels he's on the defensive even though he's only been the club's coach for one month shy of two years. "Everybody talks about all the past, the past, the past," Trotz said. "The only pressure that we'll have is on ourselves. We've got to go into Philadelphia and we've got to play really well and get a win there. If we don't accomplish that, then it will go to Game 7 (on Wednesday)." The Capitals have won just one of their past nine opportunities to close out a playoff series - with a 1-6 mark under Trotz.

ABOUT THE FLYERS (43-30-14, 33-33 O/U): Citing his team's "bend but don't break" mindset, rookie defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere was quick to look for positives after seeing the ice tilted for much of Friday's contest. "Game 6 is back in our place, and we have a lot of confidence going forward with our group," Gostisbehere told Philly.com. "It doesn't go by shots. It goes by goals." Philadelphia has mustered just six of those and Gostisbehere's goal in Game 4 is the team's lone score on the power play in 21 chances.

TRENDS:

* Home team is 5-2 in the last seven meetings.
* Capitals are 3-9 in the last 12 meetings in Philadelphia.
* Under is 4-1-2 in the last seven meetings.
* Over is 22-8 in the last 30 meetings in Philadelphia.

Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild (A: -125, H: +113, O/U: 5)

Stars lead series 3-2

The Minnesota Wild seemingly have been on their heels throughout the first round of the playoffs, but they have a chance to knot up their postseason series when they host the Dallas Stars for Sunday afternoon's Game 6. Minnesota has clawed back from a 2-0 series deficit and staved off elimination with a 5-4 overtime win at Dallas on Friday night.

The Stars were just over three minutes from winning their first postseason series since 2008 when the Wild tied it on a goal by captain Mikko Koivu, who also delivered the game-winning tally in overtime to send the series back to Minnesota. "We will work to use the crowd and work hard to give them a good game in Game 6," Wild netminder Devan Dubnyk said. "We love playing in our barn and have a great feeling about it. That was the next step for us." Dallas coach Lindy Ruff did not have much to complain about, saying: "I think our team played our best game." The Stars have won four of five meetings in Minnesota this season - all by one goal and three in overtime.

TV: 3 p.m. ET, NBC, Sportsnet, TVAS

PROBABLE GOALIES: Stars - A. Niemi (0.904%), Wild D. Dubnyk (0.916%)

ABOUT THE STARS (53-24-10, 47-38 O/U): Ruff has juggled his goaltenders - who each registered 25 victories - throughout the season and the same has held true in the playoffs after Kari Lehtonen started the first three games of the series before Antti Niemi got the nod in Games 4 and 5. Ruff said he did not think the one day off between Games 4 and 5 was a factor in Niemi's performance in Game 5 and expressed confidence in both of his netminders. "We'll just evaluate and move on," Ruff said. "We'll just keep doing what we've done all year. We're up 3-2, and they've both won us games in the playoffs."

ABOUT THE WILD (40-36-11, 31-37 O/U): Koivu entered the series mired in a deep postseason rut, scoring twice in his previous 28 games, but he has already surpassed that total against the Stars with what proved to be the game-winner in Game 3 before his dramatic pair of tallies on Friday night. "Of course, it's always nice to score," Koivu said. "It's more important in the bigger picture how you play individually and as a team. We're doing a lot of good things. We've been playing better as the series goes on here, and that's a good sign." Forward Jordan Schroeder made his series debut in Game 5 and scored.

TRENDS:

* Wild are 2-8 in their last 10 games overall.
* Stars are 4-1 in the last five meetings in Minnesota.
* Over is 5-0-1 in the last six meetings in Minnesota.
* Under is 3-0-1 in Wild last four after scoring five goals or more in their previous game.

Florida Panthers at New York Islanders (A: -105, H: -105, O/U 5)

Islanders lead series 3-2

The New York Islanders can advance in the playoffs for the first time in 23 years on Sunday when they host Game 6 of their first-round series with the Florida Panthers. The Islanders survived several anxious moments on Friday as Thomas Greiss (47 saves) denied Aleksander Barkov on a penalty shot in the first overtime before rookie Alan Quine's one-timer beat Roberto Luongo exactly 16 minutes into the second extra session to secure the 2-1 win.

The back-and-forth series shifts to the Barclays Center, where New York posted an impressive 25-11-5 mark during the regular season before splitting Games 3 and 4 with Atlantic Division-champion Florida. The Islanders have won all six of their opportunities in franchise history when hosting a Game 6 with a chance to clinch a series. Although his team trails in the set, Panthers coach Gerard Gallant hasn't had much issue with his team's compete level in the series. "I can't tell them to play much better," Gallant told reporters. "They're playing their game, they're working hard and they're competing. It's not like we're not playing well."

TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVAS, SUN (Florida), MSG-Plus (New York)

PROBABLE GOALIES: Panthers - R. Luongo (0.922%), Islanders - T. Greiss (0.927%)

ABOUT THE PANTHERS (49-27-11, 35-34 O/U): Nick Bjugstad is listed as day-to-day after losing an edge and falling face-first into the boards early in the second overtime on Friday. "He got looked at (on Friday night), he got looked at (Saturday) morning like all the other players that are banged up, and then I'll know from there," Gallant told reporters of Bjugstad, whose four points (two goals, two assists) are second only to Reilly Smith (four goals, four assists). "But I haven't been told he's not (playing) and I haven't been told he is." Veteran Shawn Thornton and fellow forwards Quinton Howden and Gregg McKegg are candidates to play on Sunday should Bjugstad sit out.

ABOUT THE ISLANDERS (48-29-10, 36-43 O/U): Signed in the summer to be Jaroslav Halak's backup, Greiss has loomed large as New York is in position to clinch its first postseason victory since it defeated Washington and Pittsburgh to advance to the 1993 Wales Conference final. The 30-year-old German has stopped 74-of-77 shots in the last two contests and yielded just 12 goals in the series. "I'm seeing pucks just fine," said Greiss, who made a sparkling left pad save on Barkov's penalty shot. "Couple other games, the puck bounces in."

TRENDS:

* Panthers are 5-2 in their last seven road games.
* Islanders are 4-1 in their last five games playing on one days rest.
* Over is 6-1-1 in the last eight meetings in New York.
* Over is 11-2-5 in Panthers last 18 games playing on one days rest.

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**Udog** · 04-24-2016, 01:21 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, April 24

Washington at Philadelphia, 12:05 PM ET
Washington: 13-3 SU in road games after a division game
Philadelphia: 32-52 SU after playing a road game

Florida at NY Islanders, 7:05 PM ET
Florida: 14-6 SU revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less
New York: 7-13 SU after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game

Dallas at Minnesota, 3:05 PM ET
Dallas: 17-9 SU in road games revenging a same season loss vs opponent
Minnesota: 8-14 SU in home games after allowing 4 goals or more

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