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**Udog** · 05-04-2016, 08:33 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- MLB may move may 30-31 Pirates-Marlins series out of Puerto Rico due to the concerns over the Zika virus.

-- PG Spike Albrecht transfers from Michigan to Purdue, second year in row one of the Wolverines transferred to a Big 14 rival.

-- Texas led 1-0 in 9th inning at Toronto, but Justin Smoak homered in 9th inning, then won game with walk-off homer in 10th-- that doesn't happen very much.

-- Blue Jays were fifth bullpen in last 100 years to start a season 0-9; they got their first win last night.

-- Brooks Robinson holds MLB record, with 10 RBIs in games that ended 1-0. Ted Williams had nine.

-- NFL players are being warned about consuming meat produced in China, Mexico that potentially contains clenbuterol, which is banned under NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy.

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

13) Three officials missed five calls in the last 0:13 of Thunder-Spurs game Monday in San Antonio- those refs need to be suspended. I mean, you can watch a winter of 5th grade CYO games and not see officiating that bad- NBA fans like to brag how he pro game is better than the college game, but the college game is better officiated.

12) Tampa Bay Bucs traded up to draft Florida State kicker Roberto Aguayo; one NFL exec called it, "the dumbest draft pick ever", but with touchbacks now being brought out to the 25-yard line, Aguayo's skill at pooching kickoffs could help Bucs trap opponents deep in their own territory. We'll see.

11) States with most players drafted last weekend: Texas 32, Florida 30, California 25, Georgia 16.

10) Dodgers are playing in St Pete against the Rays this week; LA has three players who were on the 2008 AL champ Rays-- Kazmir, Crawford, Howell. Tampa Bay has only one player left from that team, Evan Longoria.

9) Washington Nationals have scored in first inning in 15 of their 26 games, best %age of any big league team.

8) Last December 12, Astros traded Vincent Velasquez and four other players to the Phillies for reliever Ken Giles and a minor leaguer. Velasquez is 4-1, 1.44 for the Phils so far, while Giles is struggling (0-2, 8.18). Early returns favor the Phils by a lot.

7) I don't think felons should be allowed to vote; its a price you pay for getting caught committing a felony, which is a serious crime.

6) Prior to Tuesday's games, these players have come to the plate with the most men on base this season: Polanco (Pitt) 94, Rizzo (Cubs) 88, Heyward (Cubs) 86.

5) Players who knocked in the highest %age of baserunners this season:
Nick Markakis, 33.9%, Ben Paulsen/Bryce Harper 30%, Ryan Braun 27.8%.

4) Players who have had trouble knocking in baserunners this year:
Howie Kendrick 0-34, Logan Morrison, 0-26, Erick Aybar 1-61. Kendrick had four hits Tuesday, getting off the schneid with two RBI.

3) Former UNLV hoop coach Dave Rice is getting paid $300K a year over the next three years by his old team, which is why he signed on as an assistant coach at Nevada for only $75K. Coaches of Rice's stature generally make more than that.

2) Golfer Brian Stuard won his first PGA tournamnt in New Orleans Monday; for the week, he was 44-44 on putts of 10 feet or less. I couldn't make 44 of 44 putting into the clown's mouth at miniature golf, so good for him.

1) One of the growing debates in baseball is whether teams should shift and how much. I'm thinking it is generally helpful but it is being overdone because the numbers gurus have to justify their existence. With bases empty and a non-home run hitter up, you're giving up an easy base hit by shifting. Trey Calhoun did that against the Brewers in a game Monday, bunting for an easy hit because Milwaukee shifted. Shifting against home run hitters has very little downside.

**Udog** · 05-04-2016, 08:37 AM

NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, May 4

Washington at Pittsburgh, 8:05 PM ET
Washington: 12-4 SU in road games revenging a road loss versus opponent
Pittsburgh: 13-18 SU in home games when leading in a playoff series

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, May 4

Pittsburgh-Washington (1-1)
Washington D Orpik is out two more games (suspension); he is their most physical defenseman, and a solid penalty killer; now Pitt's LeTang is out here-- Penguins are 2-8-1 this season when he didn't play.. Visiting team is 6-4 in last ten series games. Caps outshot Pitt 49-33 in Game 3, 35-15 in last two periods, but 3-0 lead was too much to overcome- they didn't make it 3-2 until last minute. Penguins are 0-10 on power play in series, Washington 1-10. Pens won 10 of last 13 games; over is 7-3-2 in their last 12 games. Under is 6-2-2 in Washington's last ten games. Caps split their last four visits here.

Playoffs tally: 1st round-- Home: 23-24, Over: 16-17-14
2nd round-- Home: 8-4, Over: 6-2-4

NHL

Wednesday, May 4

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PITTSBURGH
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

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**Udog** · 05-04-2016, 10:02 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 4

Washington @ Pittsburgh

Game 25-26
May 4, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
13.484
Pittsburgh
11.975
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-115); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, May 4

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WASHINGTON (61-22-0-8, 130 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (54-27-0-9, 117 pts.) - 5/4/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 54-36 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 36-17 ATS (+8.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 25-13 ATS (+7.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 61-30 ATS (+13.3 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 21-11 ATS (+7.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
WASHINGTON is 14-4 ATS (+9.0 Units) in road games after a division game this season.
WASHINGTON is 48-26 ATS (+15.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 92-105 ATS (-33.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 13-18 ATS (-18.7 Units) in home games when leading in a playoff series since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 10-6 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 10-6-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)

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