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**Udog** · 06-06-2016, 07:27 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Odds to win the US Open golf tournament next week at Oakmont

15-2-- Jason Day

17-2-- Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth

20-1-- Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler

22-1-- Adam Scott

28-1-- Bubba Watson

30-1-- Hideki Matsuyama, Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend......

13) Golden State 110, Cleveland 77-- Went out to eat, hoping to have some pasta while watching the basketball game. Was 30-22 Cavaliers when I sat down, but by time the linguini came, Warriors were up nine. Game. Set, Match.

NBA has to give serious thought to re-seeding the playoffs without East/West, so that the two best teams (or close to it) make the Finals. When a second round series is the second-best series of the playoffs (Spurs-Thunder), that not good.

12) Jockey Kent Desormeaux won the Preakness, will ride in the Belmont five days from now, but in between he is spending some time in a rehab center as he battles alcohol abuse. I have no idea how this is allowed, but apparently it is.

11) It was 108 degrees in Las Vegas Sunday, tied for hottest June 5 in Las Vegas history. Should be nice and cool when I get there next month.

10) Golfer William McGirt won his first PGA tournament in 165 tries Sunday, which gets him into the Masters, US Open and PGA. in 12 years on Tour, McGirt has only played in one major, so this a career-maker for him.

9) Last pitcher to no-hit the Red Sox in Fenway Park? Detroit's Jim Bunning.

In 1958.

8) I'd be curious to know, over the course of a typical year, how much $$$ Budweiser spends on advertising at ballgames and on televised games.

7) Last November 2, Detroit Tigers' GM Al Avila granted his starting catcher free agency, as Detroit moved in another direction behind the plate.

That catcher he let walk was Alex Avila, his son.

They said on TV Sunday that Al Avila's mom, Alex's grandma, didn't talk to her son for a week after that transaction. Must've been an awkward Christmas.

6) San Francisco Giants are 13-3 on road if game stays under the total or pushes the total; they're 5-10 on road if game went over the total.

5) Oakland's starting pitcher lasted 5+ innings in only eight of its last 20 road games; you cannot win that way, it puts too much strain on the team's bullpen.

4) Milwaukee SS Jonathan Villar is having a big year, but the Brewers' #1 prospect is Orlando Arcia, who is hitting .309 at AAA Colorado Springs. Brewers could easily trade Villar at the trading deadline next month.

3) Cincinnati Reds went 5-2 last week, even after a 10-9 loss to Washington, when Reds blew an early 5-0 lead. Cincy has bad pitching, but they should at least score lot of runs; they have some good veteran position players.

2) Down in Miami, Giancarlo Stanton is a mess; he looks terrible at the plate, like he is afraid of being hit by the ball. New hitting coach Barry Bonds hasn't helped. My guess is, behind the scenes, things aren't too pleasant in Miami.

1) Last seven Super Bowl losers made the playoffs the next year; none of the seven got back to the Super Bowl that year.

**Udog** · 06-06-2016, 07:29 AM

NHL

Monday, June 6

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Monday's NHL Stanley Cup finals Game 4 betting preview: Penguins at Sharks
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Rookie Joonas Donskoi thrilled the home crowd with the overtime winner in Game 3 to cut the Sharks' series deficit to 2-1.

Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose Sharks (A: +125, H: -135, O/U: 5.5)

Penguins lead series 2-1

The San Jose Sharks look to ride the momentum of their first Stanley Cup final win in their 25-year history into Monday's Game 4 versus the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. Home ice has served them well as the Sharks attempt to win their ninth such contest in 10 outings and even the Stanley Cup final at two victories apiece on Monday.

Martin Jones has given the SAP Center faithful a show in the playoffs, yielding just 17 tallies en route to posting an 8-2 mark with two shutouts, a 1.74 goals-against average and .938 save percentage. "Everyone knows what's at stake," Jones told CSNBayArea.com after his 40-save performance - in addition to rookie Joonas Donskoi's overtime goal - keyed the Sharks to a 3-2 overtime victory on Saturday. "We played well. That was our best game of the series. We can still be better. It was a good step forward for us." Pittsburgh rookie Matt Murray took a step back by permitting a pair of questionable goals, including Joel Ward's tying tally in the third period. The 22-year-old goaltender has rebounded well following a defeat in the playoffs, posting a 4-0 mark while stopping 106-of-114 shots.

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

PROBABLE GOALIES:

Penguins - Matt Murray (W/L: 13-5, GAA: 2.15, SAVE %: .926)

Sharks - Martin Jones (W/L: 13-8, GAA: 2.13, SAVE %: .919)

ABOUT THE PENGUINS (62-30-11, 45-40 O/U): Defenseman Ben Lovejoy didn't mince words when he talked about his teammates' readiness to put their bodies on the line. "We're ready to block shots at any time," the 32-year-old Lovejoy told reporters after Pittsburgh thwarted 38 shots on goal in Game 3 after averaging 17.5 in the first two contests - and 16.4 over the first three rounds. "I'm ready to take a Brent Burns slapshot to my face." Shot-happy Burns saw 12 of his attempts bounce off a Pittsburgh player on Saturday, with blue-liner Olli Maatta recording a career-high six blocks in the contest.

ABOUT THE SHARKS (59-34-10, 51-41 O/U): Joe Pavelski has been held off the scoresheet in the first three contests of this series after collecting 22 points (team-high 13 goals, nine assists) in the first three rounds. While Pavelski suddenly is struggling, fellow forward Ward scored his first goal of the series and fifth in his last five contests. Veteran Joe Thornton, who saw Melker Karlsson and Logan Couture platoon on his line with Pavelski for the absent Tomas Hertl (undisclosed), notched a pair of assists in Game 3 after recording 18 points (three goals, 15 assists) in 18 games during the first three rounds.

TRENDS:

* Penguins are 21-5 in their last 26 games playing on 1 days rest.
* Sharks are 8-1 in their last 9 home games.
* Under is 6-0 in Penguins last 6 Stanley Cup Finals games.
* Under is 4-0-1 in Sharks last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
* Under is 6-1 in the last 6 meetings.
* Penguins are 1-12-1 in the last 14 meetings in San Jose.

CONSENSUS: San Jose is picking up a sizeable percentage of the Consensus action - currently sitting at 64 percent. The total is set at 5.5 and the public is pouncing on the Under at a rate of 62 percent.

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**Udog** · 06-06-2016, 07:33 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, June 6

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PITTSBURGH (62-30-0-11, 135 pts.) at SAN JOSE (59-35-0-9, 127 pts.) - 6/6/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-4 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-4-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, June 6

San Jose-Pittsburgh (P 2-1)
Sharks' Donskoi scored 12:18 into OT to keep series alive, after San Jose tied game 8:48 into the third period. San Jose lost four of last six games with Pittsburgh, but won eight of ten home playoff games. Seven of last 13 Shark-Penguin games went OT, four to shootout- six of last seven stayed under total. Pittsburgh is 5-4 on road in playoffs, Sharks are 6-5 on road. San Jose was 1-6 on power play in Games 1-2; Penguins 0-6. Pitt has a 113-74 edge in shots in first three games. 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: 3-0 Over: 0-3

NHL

Monday, June 6

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. SAN JOSE
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
San Jose is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Pittsburgh

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**Udog** · 06-06-2016, 08:34 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, June 6

Pittsburgh @ San Jose

Game 57-58
June 6, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
12.851
San Jose
11.357
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+115); Under

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