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**Udog** · 06-04-2016, 07:00 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Numbers of entrants in last six Westgate SuperBook's NFL handicapping contests:

2010-- 347-- Since then, entrants have gone up 500.6%.

2011-- 517-- Entrance fee is $1,500, you pick five NFL games every week.

2012-- 745-- This has become so popular, Westgate is taking 8% out of prize pool this year to cover its own expenses for running it, estimated at $216,000.

2013-- 1,034-- Signups for this year's contest begin on July 1st.

2014-- 1,403-- Guy named Steve Fezzik actually won this contest two years in a row (2008, 09), and that is not easy to do.

2015-- 1,727-- Last year's winner took home $906,675.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind......

13) Can't be much fun for ESPN's Mark Jackson calling the NBA Finals, seeing as he coached Warriors for three years before Steve Kerr took over, rallying Golden State from a 23-43 strike-shortened season to 98-66 his last two years, before an off-court between he and the front office led to his departure.

12) Not only is Golden State 140-24 in regular season under Kerr, they're 49-3 at home this season, just a remarkable record. Cleveland has to win at least one game in Oakland to even have a shot in this series.

11) One thing, though; you'd think Kerr would use a higher quality clipboard than the cheesy one he shattered during a timeout in Game 1. I'm guessing this could lead to an endorsement next season with whatever company makes those things.

10) Dwane Casey got a well-deserved 3-year contract extension from Toronto, after his Raptors made the Eastern Conference finals for the first time

9) Minnesota Twins have had a rough season, but Eduardo Nunez led off bottom of first inning of Thursday's game with an inside-the-park homer-it iwas the first inside-park homer for the Twins since moving to Minnesota in 1961.

8) Jose Reyes had his first rehab game rained out Wednesday, he went 0-3 in Game 1 of a DH Thursday, then sat out Game 2, I'm not really sure why- wouldn't he at least DH? Reyes went 1-3 with a homer and a walk Friday night.

Colorado is fairly set with LeMahieu/Story up the middle- it figures they have to eat a lot of Reyes' salary and trade him to a contender, right?

7) When Seattle overcame a 12-2 deficit to win in San Diego Thursday, they became the first MLB team since 1990 to win after trailing by 10+ runs.

6) Kevin Love and Klay Thompson were once Little League teammates in Lake Oswego, Oregon; wonder if their team was any good?

5) David Wright (neck), Hunter Pence (hamstring) are both out 6-8 weeks, big blows for their teams (Mets/Giants), which are both obviously contending.

4) Over last three years, Gonzaga is 25-24 vs spread as a favorite in WCC league games, but 7-2 vs spread in the WCC tournament- they peak at the right time.

3) All five of the Chicago Cubs' starting pitchers have an ERA under 3.00, latest in season that has happened in majors since the 1972 Dodgers.

2) I'm looking forward to going to the adidas Uprising basketball tournament in Las Vegas this summer; went to it last year. Very well-organized, lot of good players, all the coaches you see on TV during the winter are there recruiting. Seven games going on under one roof at the same time, plus decent food in the concession stand.

1) RIP Muhammad Ali, 74, for many years considered the most widely-recognized person on the planet, athlete or otherwise. He will be missed.

**Udog** · 06-04-2016, 07:06 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, June 4

Pittsburgh @ San Jose

Game 55-56
June 4, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
11.897
San Jose
13.392
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-145); Over

NHL
Short Sheet

Saturday, June 4

Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8:05 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 18-7 SU after having won 4 of their last 5
San Jose: 10-17 SU after playing 2 consecutive road games

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, June 4

San Jose-Pittsburgh (P 2-0)
Penguins' Sheary scored GW goal 2:35 into OT, after San Jose tied game with 4:05 left to play- Pitt has a 71-48 edge in shots in first two games. San Jose lost four of last five games with Pittsburgh, but won seven of nine home games in playoffs. Six of last 12 Shark-Penguin games went OT, four to shootout- five of last six stayed under. Six teams have gone up 2-0 in playoff series this spring; all six won that series- last year those teams were 5-0. Pittsburgh is 5-3 on road in playoffs. San Jose was 1-3 on power play in Games 1-2; Penguins 0-5. Sharks are in Stanley Cup finals for first time; Penguins are in for first time since winning Cup in '09, its third Stanley Cup title.

Playoffs tally: 1st round-- Home: 23-24, Over: 16-17-14
2nd round-- Home: 16-9, Over: 11-5-9
Conference finals-- Home 6-7, Over 7-5-1
Home: 2-0 Over: 0-2

NHL

Saturday, June 4

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. SAN JOSE
Pittsburgh is 1-11-1 SU in its last 13 games ,when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
San Jose is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Pittsburgh

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**Udog** · 06-04-2016, 09:15 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, June 4

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PITTSBURGH (62-30-0-10, 134 pts.) at SAN JOSE (58-35-0-9, 125 pts.) - 6/4/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-3-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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**Udog** · 06-04-2016, 11:49 AM

NHL

Saturday, June 4

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Saturday's NHL Stanley Cup finals Game 3 betting preview: Penguins at Sharks
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Pittsburgh proved its worth at home in the first two contests of the series, with rookie Conor Sheary providing the exclamation point in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime win.

Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose Sharks (A: +115, H: -135, O/U: 5.5)

Penguins lead series 2-0

After serving as the NHL's most dominant road team throughout the regular season, the San Jose Sharks are banking on the comforts of home to help bridge the gap with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup final. Winners of seven of their nine playoff contests at SAP Center, the Sharks look to rebound from a pair of one-goal setbacks in the Steel City when they host the Penguins in Game 3 on Saturday night.

"Obviously, we're not coming home under the best circumstances, but we also know we're a tough out, we're going to be a tough team to beat at home," San Jose coach Peter DeBoer told reporters. Pittsburgh proved its worth at home in the first two contests of the series, with rookie Conor Sheary providing the exclamation point in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime win to give the Penguins a 2-0 series lead. Fellow first-year player Matt Murray has turned aside 45-of-48 shots in the final to raise his playoff win total to 13, which is just two shy of the rookie record shared by Montreal's Patrick Roy (1986), Philadelphia's Ron Hextall (1987) and Carolina's Cam Ward (2006). San Jose's Martin Jones has stopped 66-of-71 shots in the first two contests as he attempts to thwart Pittsburgh's bid to move within one game of its fourth Stanley Cup title.

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

PROBABLE GOALIES:

Penguins - Matt Murray (W/L: 13-4, GAA: 2.13, SAVE %: .927)

Sharks - Martin Jones (W/L: 12-8, GAA: 2.16, SAVE %: .918)

ABOUT THE PENGUINS (62-30-10, 45-39 O/U): The "HBK Line" of Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel has been quite the showstopper in the playoffs, as the players have combined for 50 points (19 goals, 31 assists) in 20 games. Kessel scored for the fifth time in eight contests when he recorded his team-leading 10th goal and 19th point in Game 2. Bonino collected his club-best 13th assist for his second point in the final and Hagelin has set up a tally in each contest versus the Sharks.

ABOUT THE SHARKS (58-34-10, 51-40 O/U): One day after claiming that Sidney Crosby cheats in the faceoff circle, Logan Couture did his best to quiet the stir by including a lot more people on that list. "Everyone cheats on faceoffs," Couture told reporters on Friday. "I cheat, Jumbo (teammate Joe Thornton) cheats. That's how you try to win draws. (Crosby's) one of the best at it. He wins a lot of faceoffs." Couture has won four of seven draws versus Crosby, but San Jose has struggled in the circle by winning just 46.7 percent of faceoffs in the playoffs.

TRENDS:

* Penguins are 7-1 in their last 8 vs. Western Conference.
* Sharks are 7-1 in their last 8 home games.
* Under is 5-0 in Penguins last 5 Stanley Cup Finals games.
* Under is 3-0-1 in Sharks last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
* Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
* Penguins are 1-11-1 in the last 13 meetings in San Jose.

CONSENSUS: San Jose is picking up a giant percentage of the Consensus action - currently sitting at 75 percent. The total has move up from the usual 5.0 to 5.5 and the public is pouncing on the Under at a rate of 62 percent.

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