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NHL SEASON RECORD: UNDERDOGS AND TOTALS ONLY

RECORD BASED ON 5 UNITS

M/L Picks 117-177-0 39.80% -15495

O/U Picks 236-229-78 50.75% -7950

DAILY RECORD;

Date W-L-T % Units Record

01/01/2017 1-3-0 25.00% -1100
01/02/2017 2-1-1 66.67% +500
01/03/2017 6-3-0 66.67%+1875
01/04/2017 2-3-0 40.00% -450
01/05/2017 NO PLAYS
01/06/2017 NO PLAYS
01/07/2017 8-12-040.00%-2225

DAILY BEST BETS:

ATS:.......4 - 7............. + 730

O/U........6 - 6 ............ - 300

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Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Texans 27, Raiders 14— Oakland was having such a great season until Derek Carr broke his leg, then the whole fell apart very quickly. Raiders were also without their LT, center and backup QB in this game, as Houston advances to play the Patriots in Foxboro next week.

Back in Week 3, Texans were actually favored (-1) in Foxboro, but the Jacoby Brissett-led Patriots smoked Houston 27-0. New England will have a better QB playing next week.

12) Seahawks 26, Lions 6— Detroit wound up 0-4 in outdoor games this season, scoring 13.3 pts/game in those four; they haven’t won a playoff game since 1991 and before that, 1957.

Overall, Lions have lost nine straight playoff games, an NFL record; their last road playoff win was when Dwight Eisenhower was President. Oy.

Cris Collinsworth was saying how the Lions “have something going now”, referring to their long-term contention, but they also trailed in 4th quarter in 16 of 17 games this season, so they conceivably could’ve been a 1-15 team, instead of a playoff team.

11) Mississippi State 95, LSU 78— There was wintry weather in the south this weekend, so Miss State took a bus to Baton Rouge, rather than flying. On their way, they saw a car skid on the ice and turn over off the side of the road.

Miss State coaches/trainers got an unconscious woman out of the car and she is reportedly doing well in the hospital. Then the Bulldogs went to LSU and drilled the Tigers, their best win of the year. Hopefully everyone got home safely.

10) Baylor 61, Oklahoma State 57— Monday morning the Bears will be #1 in the country for the first time; they were lucky in this game— Oklahoma State was only 11-20 on the foul line. Baylor isn’t the best team in the country, but they’re having a surprisingly good season and figure to be a top 4 seed in the NCAA’s, as long as they stay healthy.

9) Notre Dame 75, Clemson 70— Irish were 15-32 on the arc as the better team lost this game. Clemson was up 7 at the half but lost their second straight nailbiter. There were a total of only 14 foul shots taken in this whole game.

Game was 70-70 with 1:10 left, so if you took 4 points with Clemson, this was a bad beat.

8) Villanova 93, Marquette 81— Wildcats were a ridiculous 14-23 on the arc; Marquette was 14-31. Wildcats shot 69% inside the arc, scored 1.43 pts/possession, which is really good.

7) Upset of the Day: Tex-San Antonio 69, Louisiana Tech 68— Roadrunners were a 16-point underdog; they trailed by 10 at the half.

6) Weber State at Idaho State— Weber State led 13-2 less than 5:00 into the game, but then the game was suspended due to a leaky roof in Idaho State’s gym.

5) Nevada coach Eric Musselman once coached the Rapid City Thrillers in the old CBA, which basically was the D-League before the D-League existed. One of his players in Rapid City was current Mew Mexico coach Craig Neal, who is 4-5 years older than Musselman.

Now the two are Mountain West coaching rivals.

4) NC State-North Carolina, Gonzaga-Portland and Wofford-Samford games were postponed and will be played today. There was cruddy weather all over the country Saturday.

3) Butler 85, Georgetown 76 OT— Bulldogs were little flat with noon tipoff three days after they knocked off Villanova, but they shot 10-20 on the arc and survived a stunningly-soft Georgetown team that is now 0-4 in the Big East.

Bulldogs never got on their flight home; the plane had mechanical issues, second road game in a row Butler had airplane issues trying to get back to Indianapolis.

2) Georgia 71, Missouri 66— Assistant coaches from both sides got into a little fracas as the end of the first half. Players were milling around, but the coaches were more fired up than they were. I’m guessing there will be fines. Mizzou was 6-36 on the arc in this game; they’re not very good.

1— Kid named Sam Cunliffe transferred from Arizona State after his first semester of college; think he scored 9.5 pts/game for ASU but now will be going to Kansas, where he’ll be eligible at this time next year.

This transferring is getting ridiculous; an AVERAGE of two kids per team transferred after last year and there are 351 Division I teams. Teams are basically getting rebuilt on the fly, like an expansion team in pro sports.

UNLV, Delaware basically had to cob together teams wherever they could find players last April/May after coaching changes and player defections. Hurts the quality of the product, for sure.

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

— Cleveland Browns hired Gregg Williams to run their defense next season.

— Pacers 123, Knicks 109— NY is now 0-7 on back end of a back/back, 2-5 vs spread.

— Nevada 105, New Mexico 104 OT— I think Coach Neal can start looking for a new job after Lobos blew a 17-point lead with 2:42 left to play.

— Boise State 78, San Diego State 66— Aztecs are 0-3 in Mountain West, Boise State is 3-0. Colorado State is tied for 2nd place, but Rams are down to seven eligible players.

— Early line on next week’s NFC playoff game: Falcons (-4) vs Seattle.

— Pistons-Blazers NBA game was postponed due to an ice storm in Portland.

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 8

Penguins won their last three games with Tampa Bay; five of last six series games went over total. Lightning won three of last five visits to Steel City. Tampa Bay lost four of its last five games- they lost last four on road; over is 4-2 in their last six games. Pittsburgh won its last four games, outscoring foes 16-8; they won six of last seven at home- -four of their last six games went over.

Carolina won three of its last four games with Boston; teams split last four games played in Raleigh. Under is 6-0-2 in last eight series games. Bruins won three of last five games, but lost three of last four on road; under is 3-1 in their last four games. Carolina lost three of last four games but won three of last four at home; under is 6-1-2 in their last nine games overall.

Blue Jackets won eight of last ten games with Philly, winning last four here, all in OT/SO; three of those four games stayed under total. Flyers lost seven of last nine games but won last nite; they lost five of last six on road- four of their last five games went over total. Columbus lost its last two games after a 16-game win streak; they won 8 of last 9 home games. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Chicago won six of its last nine games with Nashville, which lost four of last five visits to Windy City. Over is 4-1-5 in last ten series games. Predators lost five of their last seven games but won four of last five on road; three of their last four overall stayed under. Blackhawks won 4-3/2-1 in their last two games, which followed a 1-5 skid; under is 3-1-3 in their last seven games- they split their last six home games.

Road team won six of last eight Edmonton-Ottawa games; Oilers won three of last four games in this building (over 3-1). Edmonton won six of last nine games, with five of those nine going to OT- they won four of last six road games. Under is 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. Senators lost their last four games, scoring total of six goals; four of their last five games stayed under- they’re 2-3 in their last five home games.

Anaheim won five of last six games with Minnesota, winning four of last five played here. Under is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Wild lost two of last three games after a 12-game win streak; they won 7 of last 8 road games- over is 6-0-1 in their last seven games. Ducks won four of last five games, winning last three home games. Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

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NHL

Sunday, January 8

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. PITTSBURGH
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay

6:00 PM
BOSTON vs. CAROLINA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Carolina
Carolina is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Carolina is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. COLUMBUS
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

8:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. OTTAWA
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

8:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. CHICAGO
Nashville is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Nashville is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games at home
Chicago is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home

9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

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NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 8

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TAMPA BAY (19-18-0-4, 42 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (25-8-0-5, 55 pts.) - 1/8/2017, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-7 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-7-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
11 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+9.1 Units)

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BOSTON (21-17-0-4, 46 pts.) at CAROLINA (17-15-0-7, 41 pts.) - 1/8/2017, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-4 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-4-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.3 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (21-15-0-5, 47 pts.) at COLUMBUS (27-7-0-4, 58 pts.) - 1/8/2017, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-42 ATS (+67.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 237-248 ATS (-87.7 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 27-11 ATS (+38.5 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 50-34 ATS (+84.9 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 13-2 ATS (+15.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLUMBUS is 10-5 ATS (+4.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLUMBUS is 10-5 ATS (+15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-30 ATS (+71.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 82-74 ATS (+172.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 11-23 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 7-2 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 7-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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NASHVILLE (17-15-0-7, 41 pts.) at CHICAGO (25-12-0-5, 55 pts.) - 1/8/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 17-22 ATS (-11.0 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 18-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 33-14 ATS (+12.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 224-183 ATS (+28.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 191-166 ATS (+363.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
CHICAGO is 328-332 ATS (-65.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 12-6 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 12-6-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)

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EDMONTON (21-13-0-7, 49 pts.) at OTTAWA (20-14-0-4, 44 pts.) - 1/8/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-1 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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MINNESOTA (24-9-0-5, 53 pts.) at ANAHEIM (21-12-0-8, 50 pts.) - 1/8/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 5-1 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 5-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.4 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, January 8

Minnesota @ Anaheim

Game 11-12
January 8, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.664
Anaheim
11.123
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+135); Under

Edmonton @ Ottawa

Game 9-10
January 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.330
Ottawa
12.539
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(-105); Over

Nashville @ Chicago

Game 7-8
January 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
8.951
Chicago
12.290
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-145); Over

Philadelphia @ Columbus

Game 5-6
January 8, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.047
Columbus
12.518
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-185
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-185); Under

Boston @ Carolina

Game 3-4
January 8, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
9.951
Carolina
10.815
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+115); Under

Tampa Bay @ Pittsburgh

Game 1-2
January 8, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.276
Pittsburgh
10.082
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+115); Over

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 8

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TB at PIT 05:00 PM

TB +210 *****

O 6.0 *****

BOS at CAR 05:00 PM

U 5.0

PHI at CLB 06:00 PM

PHI +155 *****

O 5.5 *****

NAS at CHI 07:00 PM

NAS +120 *****

U 5.0 *****

EDM at OTT 07:00 PM

EDM +110 *****

O 5.0

MIN at ANA 08:00 PM

U 5.0 *****

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NHL roundup: Jackets back on track
January 8, 2017

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It would take late game heroics from Philadelphia's Brayden Schenn to send Sunday's game into overtime, but he couldn't beat the overtime performance of Nick Foligno, who provided the game-winner in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 2-1 win over the Flyers.

Foligno got the puck on his stick in the slot and fired one past Steve Mason with 2:27 remaining in overtime. It was his 14th goal of the season. That came after Schenn, with the goaltender pulled for an extra skater with 16.5 to play in regulation, tapped the puck around Sergei Bobrovsky's left side for his 12th of the season.

David Savard scored the regulation goal for Columbus and Bobrovsky had 25 saves against his former club. Mason stopped 23 of the shots he faced for the Flyers.

Penguins 6, Lightning 2

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh shook off the rust from its bye week, scoring four goals in a row en route to a dominating win over Tampa Bay at PPG Paints Arena.

Conor Sheary, Eric Fehr, Chris Kunitz, Scott Wilson, Phil Kessel and Kris Letang scored for the penguins, who won their fifth straight.

Jonathan Drouin and Vladislav Namestnikov scored for the Lightning.

Hurricanes 4, Bruins 3

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Sebastian Aho's second goal of the game came with 3:26 remaining in overtime to give Carolina a victory against Boston at PNC Arena.

Derek Allen and Jay McClement also scored for the Hurricanes, who have points in 12 of their last 13 home games. Aho, a rookie, has 10 goals. Cam Ward made 32 saves.

Tim Schaller, David Backes and Brad Marchand scored goals for the Bruins, who played beyond regulation for the first time in seven games. Zane McIntyre, making only his fourth career appearance, stopped 26 shots.

Senators 5, Oilers 3

OTTAWA -- Tom Pyatt's second-period goal stood as the winner, and Ottawa snapped a four-game winless drought by defeating Edmonton at Canadian Tire Centre.

Mark Stone led the way for Ottawa with a goal and two assists, while Mike Hoffman, Zack Smith and Kyle Turris had the other Senators goals. Smith and Turris each added an assist.

Patrick Maroon scored twice for the Oilers, and Leon Draisaitl added the other.

Blackhawks 5, Predators 2

CHICAGO -- Ryan Hartman recorded his first career hat trick with three goals in the third period, including a pair of empty-net goals, and Chicago from Nashville.

Artemi Panarin and Niklas Hjalmarsson also scored for the Blackhawks. Patrick Kane finished with three assists as the Blackhawks won their third game in a row.

Mattias Ekholm and Austin Watson scored for the Predators, who lost their second straight.

Wild 2, Ducks 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Minnesota used two second-period goals to beat Anaheim at Honda Center.

Matt Dumba and Jared Spurgeon scored less than two minutes apart in the middle frame to account for the scoring and Devan Dubnyk stopped 23 shots for the Wild, who out-shot the Ducks, 36-24.

Ryan Kesler scored the Ducks lone goal.

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Monday’s six-pack

— Jason Day signed a deal with Nike, reportedly worth $10M a year, just for apparel and shoes. Nike is out of the equipment business. Day uses TaylorMade clubs.

— Richmond 77, George Washington 70— Spiders are 3-0 in Atlantic 14.

— Northwestern 74, Nebraska 66— Will Wildcats make NCAAs for first time?

— Purdue 64, Wisconsin 55— First conference loss of the year for the Badgers.

— Dabo Swinney is the 5th Alabama alum to become Clemson’s football coach.

— Next weekend’s NFL schedule: Saturday: Seahawks-Falcons and Texans-Patriots. Sunday will be Steelers-Chiefs and Packers-Cowboys.

Quote of the Day
“Coach Dykes clearly built up our program — both on the field and in the classroom — and he leaves Cal in a stronger position than when he arrived. For that alone, he deserves credit and our thanks. After our bowl win last season, we showed our commitment to him with a contract extension. But after looking at a number of factors after the end of this season, I felt that we needed a change of direction for the good of our student-athletes and our program.

“We’re not connecting this in any way to on-field performance. I’m very pleased with what Sonny has done with the culture of the football program and with the academic performance of our student-athletes.”
Cal athletic director Mike Williams, on the odd firing of football coach Sonny Dykes

Monday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Cal Bears fired football coach Sonny Dykes Sunday, a very odd time for this to happen, setting the Interweb on fire with rumors that Chip Kelly will be coming to Berkeley.

Dykes gets roughly $3.5M to take a hike and shouldn’t be out of work for too long, if he doesn’t want to be. He would be an interesting guy to listen to on TV, seeing how his one winning season in his four years at Cal led to Jared Goff being drafted by the Rams.

12) Odd/surprising Fact of the Day: When the undefeated Dolphins beat Pittsburgh in the 1972 AFC title game, they had to do it in Three Rivers Stadium. How does an undefeated team have to go on the road for a conference championship game?????

11) When the Raiders drafted kicker/punter Janikowski/Lechler in the 4th/5th rounds of the 2000 Draft, they twice passed on Tom Brady. Oakland didn’t have a 6th round pick, which is where New England drafted Brady, 30 picks after the Saints took Marc Bulger.

10) Stumbled across an odd movie the other night: “Black and White” which had Robert Downey Jr, Claudia Schiffer and Marla Maples (Donald Trump’s ex-wife) in it. Made in 1999, Mike Tyson is also in the movie, as is former NBA star Allan Houston, who had a fairly big role.

I watched a few minutes of the movie and kept thinking “that guy looks like Allan Houston” until I looked it up and indeed, it was him.

9) On the heels of the Nevada-New Mexico game late Saturday, there was another epic comeback Sunday afternoon: Stony Brook outscored Albany 21-0 over the final 5:55 to win, 72-70. Albany is my alma mater, so this is bad news, but better now than in March.

8) Now that Gregg Williams is the new DC in Cleveland, I wonder if he’ll bring his son Blake along to work for him. Blake Williams was with the Rams with his father but got let go when he was DC during his father’s 1-year suspension- apparently the other coaches couldn’t stand him.

Jeff Fisher’s son Brandon (a DB coach) is expected to follow Williams to Cleveland.

7) Division I basketball teams have a scholarship limit of 13; Nevada has a starter injured and also has four transfers sitting out this year, meaning they only have 8 scholarship players right now, though the transfers can at least practice.

6) OK, I was surprised to learn this weekend that dolphins are actually not fish, they are aquatic mammals. I’m thinking I was much smarter as a teenager than I am now.

5) One of my all-time favorite stories is about Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft going to the Soviet Union on business and meeting Vladimir Putin; at some point, Kraft takes his Super Bowl ring off and shows it to Putin, actually handing it to him.

Putin takes the ring, puts it in his pocket and stalks off, with his henchmen protecting him. Kraft never saw the ring again— ha!!!!

Apparently Kraft appealed to the Obama administration to try and get the ring back, to which they replied, “Let it go.” Somehow, I’m sure he’ll blame that on Roger Goodell, too.

4) Baseball trivia: Padres’ lefty Brad Hand pitched on consecutive days 29 times last year, most of any big league pitcher. To me, the number is more interesting than who did it.

3) Steelers 30, Dolphins 12— Coaching malpractice 101— This game was over long before it actually ended, but Roethlisberger stayed in till the finish and took a big shot with 4:23 left and Steelers up 30-12. He was in a walking boot after the game. Why is he passing with an 18-point lead and 4:23 left???? Brilliant!!!!

2) Packers 38, Giants 13— Coaching malpractice 102— Green Bay is up 14-6 late in third quarter and gets stuffed on consecutive running plays, giving them 4th-and-1 around their own 40. With Vince Lombardi turning over in his grave, they went for it and didn’t make it. Giants scored a TD a few plays later to cut the lead to 14-13. This was really an amateurish decision.

Packers played really well after the Giants’ TD and won going away, but you have to wonder when the most important person in a $1B business makes a decision like that one.

1— Monday is Bart Starr’s 83rd birthday. Winning QB in the first two Super Bowls, he ruined my 8th birthday by beating the Rams in a divisional playoff game. Happy birthday anyway.

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NHL SEASON RECORD: UNDERDOGS AND TOTALS ONLY

RECORD BASED ON 5 UNITS

M/L Picks 117-181-0 39.26% -17495

O/U Picks 239-232-78 50.74% -8100

DAILY RECORD;

Date W-L-T % Units Record

01/01/2017 1-3-0 25.00% -1100
01/02/2017 2-1-1 66.67% +500
01/03/2017 6-3-0 66.67%+1875
01/04/2017 2-3-0 40.00% -450
01/05/2017 NO PLAYS
01/06/2017 NO PLAYS
01/07/2017 8-12-040.00%-2225
01/08/2017 3-7-0 30.00% -2150

DAILY BEST BETS:

ATS:.......4 - 11............. + 330

O/U........8 - 8 ............ - 500

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 9

Panthers won their last four games with New Jersey, but lost three of last four visits to the Garden State; over is 6-2-2 in last ten series games. Home side won eight of last ten series games. Florida lost six of last eight games but won last two on road; their last six games all stayed under. New Jersey lost four of last five home games; they’re 3-5 in last eight games overall. Six of their last nine games stayed under.

Road team won six of last eight Washington-Montreal games; Caps won three of last four games in this building. Under is 7-2-1 in last ten series games. Washington won last five games, outscoring foes 20-8; they won 1-0/6-2 in last two road games- over is 2-1-1 in their last four road games. Canadiens won four of last five games; five of their last six games went to OT. Six of last nine Montreal games went over total.

Home side won last six Calgary-Winnipeg games; Flames lost 5-1/3-1 in last two visits here. Under is 3-1 in last four series games. Calgary won five of its last seven games, but split last four road games (over 3-0-1). Winnipeg lost 5-3/6-2 in its last two home games; they split last eight games overall. Over is 4-1 in Jets’ last five games.

Kings are 4-6 in last ten games with Dallas; under is 5-3 in last eight series games. Dallas Stars won three of last four visits to Staples Center. Dallas lost its last three games, scoring total of seven goals; three of their last four games went over total. Los Angeles won three of last four games; their last two wins were in OT- they won two of last three home games. Under is 8-1-1 in their last ten games.




NHL

Monday, January 9

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida

8:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MONTREAL
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games at home

9:00 PM
CALGARY vs. WINNIPEG
Calgary is 3-7-1 SU in its last 11 games ,when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games

11:30 PM
DALLAS vs. LOS ANGELES
Dallas is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Dallas is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Dallas
Los Angeles is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home


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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, January 9

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FLORIDA (17-16-0-8, 42 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (16-17-0-8, 40 pts.) - 1/9/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 5-3 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 5-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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WASHINGTON (25-9-0-5, 55 pts.) at MONTREAL (25-9-0-6, 56 pts.) - 1/9/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 25-7 ATS (+14.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 13-6 ATS (+5.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 87-46 ATS (+19.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 11-3 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 18-6 ATS (+11.5 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 4-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 4-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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CALGARY (22-18-0-2, 46 pts.) at WINNIPEG (19-20-0-3, 41 pts.) - 1/9/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 5-2 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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DALLAS (16-16-0-8, 40 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (20-16-0-4, 44 pts.) - 1/9/2017, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 16-24 ATS (-11.6 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 3-10 ATS (-8.8 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 5-13 ATS (-9.4 Units) after a division game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 109-100 ATS (-6.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-11 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games in January games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 49-48 ATS (-26.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-4-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 9


Dallas @ Los Angeles

Game 57-58
January 9, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
8.680
Los Angeles
13.834
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 5
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-160); Over

Calgary @ Winnipeg

Game 55-56
January 9, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
13.621
Winnipeg
12.048
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-120); Under

Washington @ Montreal

Game 53-54
January 9, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
14.546
Montreal
11.026
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-105); Over

Florida @ New Jersey

Game 51-52
January 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
7.504
New Jersey
11.471
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 4
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+105); Under

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NHL SEASON RECORD: UNDERDOGS AND TOTALS ONLY

RECORD BASED ON 5 UNITS

M/L Picks 120-181-0 39.87% -15795

O/U Picks 240-234-79 50.63% -8700

DAILY RECORD;

Date W-L-T % Units Record

01/01/2017 1-3-0 25.00% -1100
01/02/2017 2-1-1 66.67% +500
01/03/2017 6-3-0 66.67%+1875
01/04/2017 2-3-0 40.00% -450
01/05/2017 NO PLAYS
01/06/2017 NO PLAYS
01/07/2017 8-12-040.00%-2225
01/08/2017 3-7-0 30.00% -2150
01/09/2017 4-2-1 66.67% +1100

DAILY BEST BETS:

ATS:.......7 - 11............. + 2030

O/U........9 - 8 ............ + 100


Tuesday’s six-pack

Odds to win the 2017 World Series:

3-1— Chicago Cubs

6-1— Boston Red Sox

8-1— Dodgers-Mets-Giants-Astros

10-1— Washington Nationals/Cleveland Indians

12-1— Bronx Bombers

15-1— Texas Rangers


Tuesday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but……..

13) Clemson 35, Alabama 31— One of greatest college football games ever. Some quick thoughts:
— Clemson ran 98 plays from scrimmage, had 31 first downs. Against Alabama.
— Crimson Tide was just 2-15 on third down. Hard to win with a freshman QB, even if he is a really good freshman.
— Deshaun Watson threw for 420 yards; he threw for 405 vs Alabama LY. Can’t wait to see where he gets drafted in the NFL.
— Alabama led 24-14 after the third quarter; at that point, no one thought they were losing.
— I had great fun watching ESPNews, with six D-I coaches and Brian Griese watching the game. Three of the six happen to be ACC coaches. It was excellent TV.
— Boston College coach Steve Addazio was good in studio but he didn’t know the clock doesn’t run during a PAT, which seems strange.
— BYU coach Kilani Sitake had the line of the night, when coaches were busting his chops about his players going on Mormon missions: “If it was a great system to develop athletes, Alabama would be doing it.”
— Clemson’s last national title was in 1981; their coach then was Danny Ford, who just like Dabo Swinney, is an Alabama graduate.

12) This past weekend was first time in 15+ years that all four home favorites won/covered in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. All four favorites covered in 2012, but Seattle was a road favorite in Washington that year.

11) DeMarcus Cousins is a really good player, but has anger management issues; he already has 10 technical fouls this year. When he gets to 16, it is an automatic one-game suspension.

10) Valparaiso 81, Detroit 74— This game was Sunday; Crusaders were 33-42 on the foul line, the visiting Titans 4-9. In a 7-point game. Detroit got hosed.

9) Clippers/Lakers both played at home Sunday at Staples Center, the Clippers against Miami in the afternoon, Lakers against Orlando at night. Wonder how many people were at both games?

8) Over last three years, #1 seeds are 6-0SU in the divisional round (3-3 vs spread). Over last five years, underdogs are 11-7-1 vs spread in all games of the divisional round- 49ers-Panthers game was a pick ‘em in 2013.

7) Jacksonville promoted interim coach Doug Marrone to head coach, hired Tom Coughlin as an executive, and gave their GM a 2-year contract extension.

6) Branden Grace finished last at the SBS Tournament of Champions this weekend at Kapalua; he cashed a check for $61,000. Winning a PGA Tour event has many bonuses, this being one of them, a spot in the TOC that guarantees you a nice check for the next year.

5) I’d like to see an NBA team skip having gameday walk-thrus, see if it helped keep players fresher, both mentally/physically. Walk-thrus became a thing in the 70’s. Just wondering if the game would be crisper if players were only in the gym once a day on game day.

4) Minnesota Vikings fired QB coach Scott Turner, who is Norv Turner’s son. Norv may have to take another OC job in order to get his son another job.

3) Wake Forest has lost 25 ACC road games in a row. No bueno.

2) Georgetown 83, St John’s 55— Red Storm are impossible to handicap; they get crushed in this game, after they won by 33 at Syracuse, and upset Butler. Hoyas won by 28, didn’t appear to play that well.

1— Pelicans 110, Knicks 96— So you want to be an NBA coach? Derrick Rose was a no-show and didn’t call; he had Knick officials concerned enough that they checked his apartment. Apparently he had a family issue and went back to Chicago.

I hope Rose and his family/friends are all healthy.

That said, Derrick Rose is making $21,323,250 this year, or $260,039.63 per game. In this day and age, if you cannot text/call a teammate, coach or the GM when you’re going to miss a game, then you shouldn’t be paid for that game. Its not that hard.

Quote of the Day

“I mean, I don’t really want to talk too much about it because I don’t really know what the situation is,. Obviously Derrick is one of our better players. And when he is not here it is tough. But I am just happy that everything is OK with him.”
Joakim Noah, on Derrick Rose’s absence Monday night

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NHL

Tuesday’s games

Flyers won seven of last ten games with Buffalo, winning three of last four visits to western New York. Six of last nine series games went over total. Philly lost eight of its last ten games, losing last six road games. Three of their last four games went over total. Sabres lost seven of last ten games, losing two of last three at home; over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Road team won eight of last ten Carolina-Columbus games; Blue Jackets won three of last five trips to Raleigh. Columbus won 17 of last 19 games (lost 2 of last 3), winning eight of last nine on road. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Carolina is 2-3 in its last five games but won four of last five home games; under is 6-2-2 in Hurricanes’ last ten games.

Nashville won four of last six games with Vancouver; over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Canucks lost three of last five visits to Music City. Vancouver won six of its last seven games, but lost five of last six on road; four of their last five games stayed under the total. Predators lost last four home games and six of last eight games overall. Under is 4-2-2 in their last eight games.

Blues won five of last seven games with Boston; three of last four series games went over the total. Bruins won three of last five visits to St Louis. Boston lost three of last four games; they’re 2-4 in last six road games. Over is 4-3 in their last seven games. St Louis is 0-4 in game following its last four wins; they’re 3-4 in last seven home games. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Blackhawks won six of last nine games with Detroit; under is 2-0-2 in last four series games played here. Red Wings lost four of last five visits to Windy City. Detroit is 3-4 in its last seven games, losing four of last five on road. Over is 5-3-1 in their last nine games. Chicago outscored foes 11-5 in winning its last three games; two of their last three games went over the total.

Sharks won six of last nine games with Edmonton (over 5-3-1). Teams split last four games played in Edmonton. San Jose lost three of last four games; they split last four road contests- their last two games went over the total. Edmonton is 2-3 in its last five games, 4-3 in its last seven home games. Under is 7-2-1 in Oilers’ last ten games.

Home side won last five Dallas-Anaheim games; Stars lost three of last four visits to Anaheim. Four of last six series games went over total. Dallas Stars lost their last three goals, scoring total of seven goals; they’re 2-8 in last ten road games- three of their last four games went over total. Ducks won three of last four games but scored bolt six goals in last three. Under is 4-1-1 in last six Anaheim games.

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NHL

Tuesday, January 10

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8:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. CAROLINA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Columbus is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Carolina is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus

8:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. BUFFALO
Philadelphia is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Buffalo is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games

9:00 PM
BOSTON vs. ST. LOUIS
Boston is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games at home
St. Louis is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing Boston

9:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. NASHVILLE
Vancouver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
Nashville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver

9:30 PM
DETROIT vs. CHICAGO
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Detroit is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Chicago is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home

10:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. EDMONTON
San Jose is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home

11:00 PM
DALLAS vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Dallas's last 15 games on the road
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Anaheim's last 24 games when playing at home against Dallas