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**Udog** · 05-06-2016, 08:29 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Notes from VegasInsider.com on the Kentucky Derby.......

1) Trojan Nation (50-1)-- Its been 80+ years since a maiden won this race.

3) Creator (10-1)-- One of many closers; has navigated thru traffic before.

4) Mo Tom (20-1)-- Got a lousy ride in the Louisiana Derby.

8) Exaggerator (8-1)-- Ran well in Santa Anita Derby, but on a wet track.

13) Nyquist (3-1)-- Favorite is undefeated in his seven-race career.

17) Mor Spirit (12-1)-- His jockey (Gary Stevens) has won Derby three times.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here.......

13) Playoff hockey is tremendously tremendous; Nashville scored a goal at 2:05am ET to beat San Jose 4-3 in triple OT and even their series 2-2. Great fun; the effort these players put out is just very impressive. Outstanding entertainment.

12) Houston Astros didn't win consecutive games in April; they're first team in 34 years to make the playoffs one year, then not win consecutive games the next April.

11) Indiana Pacers fired Frank Vogel Thursday; Vogel was 250-181 in the regular season, 31-30 in playoff games, and he gets fired? Not unlike Anaheim Ducks firing their coach last week, after an early playoff ouster. It seems terribly unfair.

10) So far in interleague baseball games this season, over is 25-12.

9) Scott Kerkin pointed this out on Twitter: over the last 22 years, the AL team that had the best April record made the playoffs 18 of those 22 years. That team this year is the Chicago White Sox.

8) The outfield at Marlins Park is a little messed up; they had a Beyonce concert there last weekend and re-sodded the outfield afterwards, but there were complaints about the soft dirt on the warning track. Last night was only fourth time the roof was open at Marlins Park-- it rains a lot in the early evening in south Florida.

7) One more Marlins note; Miami opponents are 0-9 this year when they challenge calls via replay; you wonder what umpires hear from the league office when their calls get overturned. Some umpires have to get overturned more than others.

6) Houston Astros starting pitchers have finished six innings in only six of their last 18 games; they need to improve that, or the bullpen will implode. Teams that win are teams whose bullpens need to get less than nine outs per game.

Wednesday night, Astros are up 9-4 in 5th inning with two outs. Seattle has a couple guys on base and AJ Hinch takes Mike Fiers out, not a great show of faith. Maybe it was the right move, but making the bullpen get 13 outs in that game was curious.

5) Bartolo Colon is older than 14 of the 30 major league managers.

4) Rockies 17, Giants 7-- SF gave up 12+ runs in an inning for second time in last six days. Tim Lincecum has a showcase today; will the Giants be interested?

3) Derek Law is a reliever for the Giants; his dad Joe Law pitched in minors for nine years he was in major leagues for four days, but never got into a game, which seems kind of sad. Even if he only got in once, like Moonlight Graham in the movies.

2) My best friend in first grade was a huge hockey fan; he had one of those rod hockey games in his house, the first one I ever saw. After that year, his parents put him in another school and we went our separate ways. Years later, I found out that he became a state trooper and his son was playing as a defenseman in the AHL.

Looked it up on the Internet; his son got to the NHL briefly and played one game for the Sharks. Must be pretty cool to see your name on hockey-reference.com.

1) Judging from what I heard on TV today, Donald Trump is basically a third-party candidate, and the Republicans are sitting the election out. Lot of these Republicans seem like spoiled rich kids who take their ball and go home if they don't get their way.

**Udog** · 05-06-2016, 08:34 AM

NHL

Friday, May 6

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Friday's Stanley Cup Playoffs NHL betting preview: Lightning at Islanders
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The New York Islanders coughed up three leads before losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 in overtime Tuesday.

The New York Islanders get a spotlight home game for, probably, the first time since the 1980's as they play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Barclays Center for Game 4.

Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders (A: -115, H: -105, O/U: 5)

Lightning lead series 2-1

Captain John Tavares and Kyle Okposo look to get back on the scoresheet as their New York Islanders try to avoid a deeper hole in the second-round series when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 on Friday. Tavares and Okposo, the team's top two scorers who accounted for 55 goals in the regular season, have gone without a point the last two games as the Islanders dropped both to fall behind 2-1 in the series.

New York coughed up three leads before losing 5-4 in overtime Tuesday while Okposo and Tavares each finished with a minus-2 rating, getting blanked on eight total shots by Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop. “It’s all part of the playoffs,” Islanders forward Josh Bailey, who scored twice Tuesday, told reporters. “You’re going to have these swings, and these ups and downs. It’s all part of the ride.” The Lightning have been successful getting top defenseman Victor Hedman (six points, plus-3 in series) out against Okposo and Tavares as much as possible. Tampa Bay right wing Nikita Kucherov scored the tying goal with less than a minute left in regulation – his seventh of the playoffs – and Brian Boyle won it in overtime Tuesday after Islanders coach Jack Capuano said he unleashed an illegal check on New York defenseman Thomas Hickey.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, CBC, TVAS

PROBABLE GOALIES:

Lightning - Ben Bishop (W/L 6-2, GAA: 2.27, SAVE %: 0.926)

Islanders - Thomas Greiss (W/L 5-4, GAA: 2.34, SAVE %: 0.926)

INJURY REPORT:

Lightning - RW E. Condra (Questionable Friday, upper body), D M. Carle (Questionable Friday, undisclosed), RW J. Brown (Out Indefinitely, upper body), C S. Stamkos (Early June, arm), D A. Stralman (Out Indefinitely, leg).

Islanders - D T. Hickey (Questionable Friday, head), D B. Strait (Questionable Friday, upper body), D R. Pulock (Questionable Friday, upper body).

ABOUT THE LIGHTNING (52-33-5, 38-52 ATS, 37-41 O/U): The script for right wing Jonathan Drouin’s season continues to add twists and turns after he came back from a devastating hit by Hickey early in Game 3 to set up the tying goal -- his sixth assist and seventh point of the playoffs. “He’s a warrior,” Bishop told reporters of Drouin, who was suspended by the Lightning for six weeks early in 2016 and appeared done with them. “. … He’s a big reason why we are where we are right now.” Defenseman Matt Carle (undisclosed) and forward Erik Condra (upper body) could be ready to return after practicing Thursday.

ABOUT THE ISLANDERS (50-30-11, 38-53 ATS, 38-44 O/U): Capuano said Game 3 was one of the team’s best performances of the season and there were reportedly no changes to his forward lines at practice while defenseman Ryan Pulock (upper body) is still day-to-day. Former first-round pick Ryan Strome was scratched in Game 3 after the return of Bailey, who had one point in seven playoff games before suffering an injury in Game 1. “He’s was flying,” Tavares told reporters of Bailey’s effort in Game 3. “You could see some of those days off helped. … Probably was our best forward out there. Really made a lot happen.”

TRENDS:

* Lightning are 14-3 in their last 17 Conference Semifinals games.
* Islanders are 5-0 in their last 5 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
* Over is 8-2-4 in Lightning last 14 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Over is 5-1-1 in Islanders last 7 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
* Lightning are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings in New York.

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**Udog** · 05-06-2016, 08:34 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, May 6

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TAMPA BAY (52-33-0-5, 109 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (50-30-0-11, 111 pts.) - 5/6/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 15-26 ATS (-13.9 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 16-22 ATS (-11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-6 ATS (+13.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 24-17 ATS (+2.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 34-18 ATS (+7.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
TAMPA BAY is 17-5 ATS (+10.8 Units) in the second round of the playoffs since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 32-14 ATS (+12.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-14 ATS (-8.7 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 6-6 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 6-6-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY 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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NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, May 6

Tampa Bay at NY Islanders, 7:05 PM ET
Tampa Bay: 7-17 SU in road games off a road win scoring 4 or more goals
New York: 25-15 SU after 1 or more consecutive losses

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 6

NY Islanders-Tampa Bay (1-1)
Lightning tied Game 3 with 0:39 left to play, won it at 2:48 of OT to grab series lead; Islanders are 5-3 in last eight games with Tampa Bay, winning three of last four played here-- over is 6-1-2 in last nine series games. Islanders lost four of last six games in Brooklyn- under is 3-2-1 in last six games overall. Tampa Bay won six of its last eight games, splitting last six road games. NY is 3-13 on power play in series, Lightning 2-11. Tampa Bay outshot NY 86-40 in periods 2-3 and OT first three games in series. So far in this round, an average of 5.87 goals/game have been scored (5.02 in first round).

Playoffs tally: 1st round-- Home: 23-24, Over: 16-17-14
2nd round-- Home: 10-5, Over: 7-2-6

NHL

Friday, May 6

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Trend Report
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7:05
TAMPA BAY vs. NY ISLANDERS
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 7 games at home

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**Udog** · 05-06-2016, 11:30 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, May 6

Tampa Bay @ NY Islanders

Game 59-60
May 6, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
9.871
NY Islanders
12.645
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 3
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-110
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-110); Under

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