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**Udog** · 05-13-2016, 07:40 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- From Katie Sharp, pitch counts for the five 20-strikeout games: Clemens (1996) 151, Clemens (1986) 138, Randy Johnson 124, Kerry Wood 122, Scherzer 119

-- In those five games, pitchers struck out 100, didn't walk one batter.

-- Scherzer/Johnson are only pitchers with a 20-strikeout game and a no-hitter.

-- Nine of Scherzer's 20 Ks came on 3-pitch at-bats.

-- Only 20.7% of big league strikeouts come on 3-pitch at-bats.

-- Victor Martinez was 3-4 against his former teammate with no strikeouts.

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

13) Its not that I'm old, its just that I'm not young anymore.

I'm watching TV the other night and a commercial for some reality dating show comes on; the host says to the contestant: "I need your swag level up to the tril!!!"

WTF does that even mean? When did I stop understanding English?

12) Kansas City Royals put two starting pitchers (Young/Medlen) on DL, as they continue to flounder, having lost 11 of their last 16 games.

11) Scott Skiles abruptly quit as coach of the Orlando Magic after only one season, during which the Magic improved 10 games from over last season.

10) Braves-Marlins are playing a game at Fort Bragg, NC on July 3 to honor our troops; they're putting up a new ballpark for the occasion.

9) UNLV added a couple of recruits from Chicago this week and now 6-11 Canadian Jordy Tshimanga will visit UNLV with his 7-1 brother Link Kabadyundi, a JC transfer who played a year at TCU. Rebels are up to nine players as they rebuild under Marvin Menzies, who had several Canadian players at New Mexico State.

8) Speaking of Las Vegas, WCC wisely decided to keep its postseason tourney at Orleans Arena thru 2019. Nice arena, good size for that league's tournament.

7) NBA Combine stuff is on TV this week on ESPN2 during the day; interesting to see the kids fightning hard as they try to impress NBA teams. Kids who are really good players in HS/college have to be shocked at how hard it is to make an NBA roster.

6) Nashville Predators are 21st NHL team to play two Game 7's in same season.

5) Noah Sydergaard homered twice in LA Wednesday night, first pitcher to do that since Micah Owings in 2007, first Met pitcher since Walt Terrell in '83.

4) Fernando Rodney saved two games Wednesday as Padres swept a twinbill; only other time a Padre reliever did that was Rollie Fingers at Candlestick in 1977.

3) Max Scherzer and John Lackey are only two active pitchers who've beaten all 30 major league teams.

2) It is odd that the Cowboys look like they're going into training camp with only two backup QBs, Kellen Moore and rookie Dak Prescott. Tony Romo is 36; he played in four games LY. Would be nice to have a competent backup QB.

1) RIP Dayton C Steve McAlvene, 20, who collapsed and died at his Indiana home this week. Very tragic to pass away so young.

**Udog** · 05-13-2016, 07:44 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, May 13

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TAMPA BAY (54-33-0-5, 113 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (56-28-0-9, 121 pts.) - 5/13/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 12-22 ATS (-13.8 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 16-26 ATS (-12.9 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 56-37 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 23-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
PITTSBURGH is 38-18 ATS (+9.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 12-3 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
TAMPA BAY is 36-18 ATS (+9.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
TAMPA BAY is 200-209 ATS (+444.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 45-53 ATS (-30.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-4 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-4-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.1 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, May 13

Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 8:05 PM ET
Tampa Bay: 2-10 SU as an underdog
Pittsburgh: 13-4 SU after 3 consecutive division games

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 13

Tampa Bay-Pittsburgh (0-0)
Lightning won first two series in five games each; they're 3-1 on road in playoffs. Pittsburgh won first round in five games, last round in six; they're 5-1 at home in playoffs. Tampa Bay won four of its last five games with Penguins, but losing three of last four played in Igloo. Last seven series games got over total (over 9-1 in last 10). Under is 4-2-2 in last eight Tampa Bay games, over is 3-0-2 in last five games played in Pittsburgh. Lightning last played on Sunday; Penguins last played on Tuesday.

Playoffs tally: 1st round-- Home: 23-24, Over: 16-17-14
2nd round-- Home: 16-9, Over: 11-5-9

NHL

Friday, May 13

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. PITTSBURGH
Tampa Bay is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

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**Udog** · 05-13-2016, 07:47 AM

NHL

Friday, May 13

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NHL Conference Finals betting preview: Lightning at Penguins
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Rookie goalie Matt Murray’s solid play has kept veteran Marc-Andre Fleury on the bench following his recovery from a concussion.

Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins (A: +155, H: -175, O/U: 5)

Series tied 0-0

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been the hottest team in the NHL over the past two months and hope to pass another test when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Penguins went 14-2-0 to end the regular season before knocking off the New York Rangers and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Washington Capitals in the postseason.

“I think if you look at us, we kept improving as the year went on,” Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang told reporters. “I think we have to look at what we were capable of doing in the last few weeks and keep building on that.” The Penguins have made the conference final for the first time since 2013 with balanced scoring, improved defense and rookie goalie Matt Murray’s solid play that has kept veteran Marc-Andre Fleury on the bench. Pittsburgh must find a way to contain a lethal Tampa Bay offense that is led by Nikita Kucherov (nine goals, 12 points) and Tyler Johnson (13 points) while the Lightning’s top-pair defenseman Anton Stralman (broken fibula) and captain Steven Stamkos (blood clot) could return at some point in the series. Tampa Bay beat the Penguins three straight in the regular season, but were outshot 109-74 combined and Lightning coach Jon Cooper told reporters, “the way they were playing then to where they’re playing now is completely different.”

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, CBC, TVAS

PROBABLE GOALIES:

Lightning - Ben Bishop (W/L: 8-2, GAA: 1.89, SAVE %: .928)

Penguins - Matthew Murray (W/L: 7-2, GAA: 2.05, SAVE %: .932)

ABOUT THE LIGHTNING (54-33-5, 37-43 O/U): Stralman has gone through full practice the last few days, but told reporters the leg “is not perfect,” and versatile forward J.T. Brown (upper body) could be back in the lineup after missing almost a month. While Kucherov, Johnson, Alex Killorn (nine points) and the emergence of Jonathan Drouin (eight assists) have played a big part, 6-foot-6 defenseman Victor Hedman was the key figure in the second-round series victory over the New York Islanders – holding captain John Tavares without a point the last four games and recording eight. “When the big boy’s rolling, we feed off that,” Cooper told reporters.

ABOUT THE PENGUINS (56-28-9, 41-35 O/U): It will be difficult for Cooper to pick which line Hedman will go up against the most because Pittsburgh’s four forward units have all produced in the postseason with three of them represented among the top four scorers. Sidney Crosby (10 points) and Evgeni Malkin (nine) each center a line while the trio of Phil Kessel (five goals, 12 points), Nick Bonino (eight assists) and Carl Hagelin may be their best in the playoffs thus far. “We really like how that line has come together,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan told reporters of Bonino’s unit. “It allows us to kind of spread out talent a bit and create more balance.”

TRENDS:

* Lightning are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Penguins are 17-4 in their last 21 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Under is 9-2-1 in Lightning last 12 games playing on 3 or more days rest.
* Over is 10-1 in the last 11 meetings in Pittsburgh.
* Lightning are 1-7 in the last 8 meetings in Pittsburgh.

CONSENSUS: The public is hammering the Pittsburgh Penguins at a rate of 71 percent and the over is picking up a very sturdy 79 percent of the wagers.

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**Udog** · 05-13-2016, 08:53 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, May 13

Tampa Bay @ Pittsburgh

Game 1-2
May 13, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
13.692
Pittsburgh
12.549
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-175
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+155); Over

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