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SATURDAY JANUARY 14, 2017

NY Islanders
@
Carolina
Game 7-8
January 14, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: NY Islanders
9.140
Carolina
12.612
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Carolina
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Carolina
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Carolina
(-150); Over

Columbus
@
Florida
Game 5-6
January 14, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Columbus
11.467
Florida
13.997
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Florida
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Columbus
-135
5
Dunkel Pick: Florida
(+115); Under

Nashville
@
Colorado
Game 3-4
January 14, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Nashville
12.626
Colorado
9.611
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Nashville
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Nashville
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Nashville
(-150); Over

Philadelphia
@
Boston
Game 1-2
January 14, 2017 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Philadelphia
11.384
Boston
12.680
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Boston
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Boston
-145
5
Dunkel Pick: Boston
(-145); Under

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHI at BOS 01:00 PM

PHI +155

NAS at COL 03:00 PM

COL +130

O 5.5

PIT at DET 07:00 PM

DET +150

O 5.5

NYR at MON 07:00 PM

NYR +120

CLB at FLA 07:00 PM

O 5.0

TOR at OTT 07:00 PM

U 5.5

NYI at CAR 07:00 PM

NYI +140

O 5.5

ANA at ARI 08:00 PM

O 5.0

MIN at DAL 08:00 PM

U 5.5

WIN at LA 10:00 PM

WIN +170

O 5.0

CAL at EDM 10:00 PM

CAL +155

U 5.5

STL at SJ 10:30 PM

STL +155

O 5.0

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Odds to win the 2017 Masters

15-2— Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy

8-1— Jason Day

10-1— Dustin Johnson

13-1— Hideki Matsuyama

18-1— Bubba Watson

20-1— Adam Scott, Eldrick Woods

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Falcons 36, Seahawks 20— Matt Ryan has a 2-4 career record in playoff games, with both wins at home against Seattle. Football is an emotional game; Seahawk lineman Michael Bennett went off on a reporter for a question he was asked after the game.

Side note: This result is a win for the Rams; had they waited for Kyle Shanahan to be available, this would’ve been bad. Now they already have their coach and are assembling a staff. Curious to see if Shanahan goes to San Francisco.

12) Patriots 34, Texans 16— Home favorites won/covered first six playoff games this month; bad for ratings, but what can you do? It is not pro wrestling or roller derby, where the finishes are scripted. Sometimes the top teams are just a lot better than the teams below them.

11) Upsets of the Day: Saint Louis (+14) got their first A-14 win, 63-56 at George Mason, and Brown (+12) upset Penn 82-70 in the Palestra. Stephen Spieth (Jordan’s brother) had 22 points for the victorious Bears and yes, he really is Jordan Spieth’s brother.

10) Louisville 78, Duke 69— Blue Devils are 2-3 in ACC, their worst league start since 1996, last time Mike Krzyzewski had his back operated on. Duke is fairly ordinary without big man Amile Jefferson, who has a bad foot (again). Louisville sometimes looks like they practice without a basketball, but boy can they defend.

9) West Virginia 74, Texas 72— Longhorns played their hearts out in first game without leading scorer Tevin Mack (suspended), but came up just short. This was just second win for West Virginia in their last eight games with Texas, which is floundering this year at 7-10, 1-4 Big X.

8) Mississippi State 67, Texas A&M 59— Starters in this game: 4 freshman, 5 sophomores and one lone junior. Two good teams; Ben Howland is quietly assembling a very good team down there in Starkville.

7) Loyola Marymount 79, Portland 78— Just watched a replay of this game; Portland led 78-73 with 0:45 left and then collapsed, just an awful loss, but LMU starts three seniors and they’re struggling, so unless they have a great recruiting year, they’ll get pummeled next year.

6) Illinois State 76, Wichita State 62— Big win for the Redbirds, who are challenging Wichita for MVC supremacy; it is possible the Valley could get two teams in NCAAs this year.

5) UCLA 83, Utah 82— If you had the Bruins -3, a pretty bad beat. Welsh hit two FT’s with 0:01 left to give UCLA an 83-80 lead, with ONE SECOND LEFT. Somehow, Utah throws a long pass right under the basket and the kid hits a short jumper and he celebrates like they just forced OT, except THEY WERE DOWN THREE POINTS. Why do these arenas have scoreboards?

4) UTEP 66, Florida Atlantic 65 OT— Miners came into this weekend on a 12-game losing skid, but they won both home games, both by a point in OT. Winning helps and losing doesn’t.

3) TCU 84, Iowa State 77— Is Jamie Dixon National Coach of the Year so far? After going 50-79 the last four years (8-64 in league play), Horned Frogs are 14-3 this year, 3-2 in Big X play and there are no easy games in the Big X. They beat a very experienced Cyclone team here.

2) Richmond 70, St Joe’s 66— Spiders were 5-5 when they inserted freshman De’Monte Buckingham into the starting lineup; they’re 6-1 since, are 5-0 in A-14 with three road wins.

1— San Diego 88, BYU 75— BYU won here 69-67 LY; two nights later, the teams met again in Provo and BYU crushed the Toreros 91-33. 91-33, an ugly night.

Revenge was sweet last night, as an 11-point underdog San Diego squad that played seven guys; three freshmen, two sophs, a junior from Germany and a senior, beat the Cougars and evened their record at 9-9.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 15

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PHILADELPHIA (22-17-0-6, 50 pts.) at WASHINGTON (28-9-0-5, 61 pts.) - 1/15/2017, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-19 ATS (+28.9 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 90-46 ATS (+147.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in January games this season.
WASHINGTON is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 63-32 ATS (+17.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 46-17 ATS (+19.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-31 ATS (+72.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-21 ATS (+52.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 34-48 ATS (-40.9 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 18-27 ATS (-21.6 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 8-7 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 8-7-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.9 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (17-18-0-9, 43 pts.) at VANCOUVER (20-19-0-5, 45 pts.) - 1/15/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 13-12 ATS (+32.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
VANCOUVER is 9-2 ATS (+11.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
VANCOUVER is 229-221 ATS (-129.7 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 93-80 ATS (-59.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 4-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 4-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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MINNESOTA (27-9-0-5, 59 pts.) at CHICAGO (27-13-0-5, 59 pts.) - 1/15/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-7 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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ST LOUIS (22-16-0-5, 49 pts.) at ANAHEIM (24-13-0-8, 56 pts.) - 1/15/2017, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 3-3-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 15

Flyers won three of last four games with Washington, but they lost three of last four visits here. Under is 5-1-2 in last eight series games. Philly lost its last seven road games; they’re 2-8 in last ten games overall. Five of their last seven games went over total. Washington won its last eight games, allowing total of three goals in last five games. Over is 3-1-2 in their last six games.

Devils won their last four games with Vancouver but lost three of last four visits here; over is 2-0-2 in last four series games. New Jersey lost four of its last five games but won three of last four on road. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Canucks lost last three games, last two in OT/SO; they won their last five home games, allowing seven goals. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Minnesota won its last five games with Chicago, winning 2-1/3-2 in last two visits to Windy City. Over is 3-1-2 in last six series games. Wild won 20 of their last 22 games, nine of last ten on road; over is 8-1-1 in their last ten games overall. Blackhawks won four of their last five games, winning last four at home. four of their last five games went over the total.

Home side won last seven St Louis-Anaheim games; Blues were outscored 12-6 in losing last four visits to Orange County. Three of last four series games went over the total. St Louis are 2-3 in last five games; they split last four road games. Four of their last five games went over total. Ducks won six of their last seven games, four of last five at home; under is 5-0-1 in their last six games.




NHL

Sunday, January 15

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. WASHINGTON
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CHICAGO
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Minnesota is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

8:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. VANCOUVER
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games
Vancouver is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Jersey

10:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. ANAHEIM
St. Louis is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Anaheim
St. Louis is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 15

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHI at WAS 01:00 PM

PHI +200

O 5.0

NJ at VAN 07:00 PM

U 5.0

MIN at CHI 07:00 PM

MIN +105

O 5.0

STL at ANA 09:00 PM

STL +135

U 5.0

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Odds to win the World Baseball Classic in March:

5-2— Dominican Republic

11-4— Japan

3-1— America

10-1— Puerto Rico, South Korea

13-1— Venezuela

18-1— Cuba

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

13) Packers 34, Cowboys 31— Last 5:00 of this game turned into Arena Football; tremendous drama. There were three FG’s of 50+ yards in last 2:00 of this game. Aaron Rodgers is worth his weight in gold to the Packers, who led 21-3 in first half.

After the game, people were told not to leave the stadium due to a tornado warning, as a bad day for Dallas got even worse. Hope everyone got home safely.

12) Steelers 18, Chiefs 16— Andy Reid has a 173-114-1 regular record as an NFL coach; he is 11-12 in playoff games, 7-4 at home, 4-7 on road, 0-1 in Super Bowls.

From 2000-08, Reid was 10-7 in playoffs, 7-0 in the first playoff game of a season. Since 2009, he is 1-5 in playoff games, with home losses to Packers-Steelers. His Chiefs also lost a playoff game in Indy that they led 38-10 in the third quarter.

I equate Reid’s career with Chuck Knox, who was 186-147 in regular season games, 7-11 in playoff games. Hard to complain about guys who win as many regular season games as they did, but in January, their teams made you bang your head against a freakin’ wall.

As for the Chiefs with or without Reid, they’re 0-5 in home playoff games since 1995. Oy.

11) Another interesting stat I heard on my car radio Sunday: Since 2008, Aaron Rodgers has thrown 13 TD passes on a play where the opponent jumped offsides, giving him a “free play”. During that time, no one else in the NFL has more than three such TD passes.

10) FieldTurf makes refs’ job simpler on catches close to the sidelines; easy to see if the WR drags his toe on the ground, since the little black tire pellets pop up when the foot is dragged.

9) USC 71, Colorado 68— Buffs might be best team in country that is 0-5 in conference play; their coach WAS NOT HAPPY when this game ended. Losing isn’t fun.

USC basketball coach Andy Enfield scored over 2,000 points in his college career at D-III Johns Hopkins; he shot over 92% on the foul line for his career.

8) Georgia Tech 86, NC State 76— Tech was universally picked to finish last in the ACC; they’re 3-2 in league now, with wins over Carolina, Clemson and NC State. Josh Pastner is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met; he’s a damn good coach too.

7) I’m watching the San Diego-BYU game Saturday night; out of nowhere, they show Johnny Manziel sitting in the crowd with a buddy. There weren’t a lot of people at the game; was just kind of random. Hope he is getting his life in order.

6) Sonny Dykes must’ve really aggravated some people at Cal; for a football coach to be fired in mid-January, three weeks before Signing Day, then to have them hire a successor from outside the program, that is an indication of severe dysfunction that is potentially disastrous if they do not recruit well this year.

Knee-jerk reaction when Dykes got fired was that Cal was going after Chip Kelly, but that didn’t happen, so now the Golden Bears have a first-time head coach. Interesting decision.

5) Why is it so newsworthy that the Jaguars interviewed Kelly before they hired Doug Marrone as their coach? Their job is to interview good candidates and find the best one.

Al Davis used to interview a ton of people for openings with the Raiders, many of whom he had no intention of hiring, just to pick their brains and learn as much as he could about the Raiders, football and the NFL. It is smart business.

4) Steph Curry is the 4th-highest paid guy on the Warriors. Yikes.

3) Tickets to the Super Bowl in Houston dropped anywhere from 18-20% on StubHub after the Cowboys lost Sunday.

2) Early lines on next weekend’s conference championship games:
Falcons -4 over Green Bay and Patriots -6 over Pittsburgh.

1— Playoff wins of random NFL teams since 1999:

Patriots 23, Ravens 15, Steelers 15, Giants 10, Rams 6, Titans 5, Cowboys 2.

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 16

Home side won seven of last nine Dallas-Buffalo games; Dallas Stars lost three of their last five games in western NY. Six of last eight series games stayed under total. Dallas lost five of its last seven games but split its last four on road; five of their last six games went over total. Sabres won last two home games but are 3-5 in last eight games overall; four of their last five games went over total.

Boston won five of its last six games with the Islanders, but New York won three of last five visits here- three of last four series games here stayed under total. Islanders lost four of last five games, are 2-4 in last six away games; seven of their last ten games went over. Bruins are 0-3 in game following their last three wins; they’re 3-4 in last seven games overall. Three of their last four games went over.

Home side won six of last seven Montreal-Detroit games; Canadiens won three of last five visits to Motor City (under 4-1). Montreal won five of last seven games, four of last five on road. Over is 5-0-1 in their last six games. Red Wings lost six of last eight home games, three of last four games overall. Detroit’s last four games all went over the total.

Kings won seven of last nine games with Tampa Bay; home side won five of last six series games. Lightning lost last four visits to Staples, scoring total of five goals- they lost five of last six games overall, were outscored 14-4 in losing their last three road games. Five of last six Tampa Bay games went over total. Los Angeles won five of its last seven games, three of last four at home; over is 3-0-1 in their last four games.

Road team won five of last seven Winnipeg-San Jose games; Jets won three of last four visits to San Jose. Over is 4-4-2 in last ten series games. Winnipeg lost its last three games, allowing 14 goals; they also lost their last three road games. Over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. San Jose lost five of last seven overall, three of last four at home; over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Home side won last seven Washington-Pittsburgh games; Caps lost their last four visits to Steel City, with last three of those all in OT/SO. Over is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Washington is won its last nine games; they allowed total of three games in their last six games. Caps won last three on road, outscoring foes 11-3. Penguins lost last three games, outscored 15-6, but they’ve also won their last five home games. Over is 4-1 in their last five games.

Arizona won five of its last six games with Edmonton; they won three of last four visits here. Four of last five series games stayed under. Coyotes lost eight of last ten games; they were outscored 10-4 in losing last three road games. Under is 7-3 in last ten Arizona games. Oilers won four of last six games; their last three wins were all in OT/SO- they’re 3-2 in their last five home games.

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NHL

Monday, January 16

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Trend Report
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2:00 PM
DALLAS vs. BUFFALO
Dallas is 2-6-1 SU in its last 9 games ,when playing on the road against Buffalo
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games

2:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. BOSTON
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
NY Islanders are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Boston is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders

4:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. DETROIT
Montreal is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games at home
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

5:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. LOS ANGELES
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 14 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

5:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. SAN JOSE
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 9 games
San Jose is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PITTSBURGH
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games at home

10:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games on the road
Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Edmonton's last 19 games at home
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 16


Arizona @ Edmonton

Game 13-14
January 16, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.867
Edmonton
12.403
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-235
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-235); Over

Washington @ Pittsburgh

Game 11-12
January 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
13.636
Pittsburgh
12.169
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+110); Over

Winnipeg @ San Jose

Game 9-10
January 16, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
9.187
San Jose
12.078
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-210
5
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-210); Under

Tampa Bay @ Los Angeles

Game 7-8
January 16, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
9.635
Los Angeles
12.525
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-155
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-155); Under

Montreal @ Detroit

Game 5-6
January 16, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
12.566
Detroit
10.164
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-135); Over

NY Islanders @ Boston

Game 3-4
January 16, 2017 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
9.741
Boston
12.321
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-200); Under

Dallas @ Buffalo

Game 1-2
January 16, 2017 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
14.044
Buffalo
9.641
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 4 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-115); Over

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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, January 16

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DALLAS (18-18-0-8, 44 pts.) at BUFFALO (16-17-0-9, 41 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 18-26 ATS (-11.6 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 4-15 ATS (+21.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
DALLAS is 5-12 ATS (-8.9 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 27-33 ATS (-14.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-9 ATS (-9.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.
BUFFALO is 14-7 ATS (+23.4 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 216-209 ATS (+4.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 26-15 ATS (+42.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-1 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (16-17-0-8, 40 pts.) at BOSTON (23-18-0-5, 51 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 0-5 ATS (-6.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
BOSTON is 9-14 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 2-7 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 8-17 ATS (-20.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 3-9 ATS (-7.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
BOSTON is 14-18 ATS (-16.2 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 13-16 ATS (-12.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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MONTREAL (27-11-0-6, 60 pts.) at DETROIT (18-19-0-6, 42 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 27-16 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 13-4 ATS (+7.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
DETROIT is 35-52 ATS (-24.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 8-2 (+6.7 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 8-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (20-20-0-4, 44 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (22-17-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 1-10 ATS (+11.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
TAMPA BAY is 2-9 ATS (-9.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 27-39 ATS (-17.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 203-213 ATS (+453.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 111-101 ATS (-3.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 65-73 ATS (-40.7 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 51-49 ATS (-26.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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WINNIPEG (20-22-0-4, 44 pts.) at SAN JOSE (25-16-0-2, 52 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 21-9 ATS (+8.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 34-38 ATS (-18.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 31-34 ATS (-20.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 91-87 ATS (-42.5 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 18-18 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 5-8 ATS (-10.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

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

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WASHINGTON (29-9-0-5, 63 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (26-11-0-5, 57 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 47-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 37-19 ATS (+9.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 25-8 ATS (+13.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 25-7 ATS (+15.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 91-46 ATS (+23.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) in January games this season.
WASHINGTON is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 13-2 ATS (+10.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 9-9-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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ARIZONA (13-23-0-6, 32 pts.) at EDMONTON (23-15-0-7, 53 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 11-41 ATS (+81.6 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 6-22 ATS (+38.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 3-22 ATS (+46.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 27-17 ATS (+50.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 20-52 ATS (+95.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 4-9 ATS (-8.3 Units) after a division game this season.
EDMONTON is 171-172 ATS (-48.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 11-2 (+11.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 11-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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MONDAY, JANUARY 16

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYI at BOS 01:00 PM

NYI +190

U 5.5

DAL at BUF 01:00 PM

U 5.5

MON at DET 03:00 PM

O 5.5

TB at LA 04:00 PM

U 5.0

WIN at SJ 04:00 PM

WIN +165

U 5.0

WAS at PIT 07:00 PM

WAS +115

O 5.5

ARI at EDM 09:00 PM

ARI +190

O 5.5

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— Each player on Super Bowl winner gets $107,000; each player on losing side gets $53,000.

— If I ran the Sacramento Kings, we’d trade DeMarcus Cousins before giving him a $200M contract; you give a guy that much cash, he has to be beyond reproach.

— Rory McIlroy has a rib injury, withdrew from the Abu Dhabi golf event this week.

— NBA’s Denver Nuggets have players from six different countries.

— #26 national basketball recruit, PG Matt Coleman chose Texas over Duke.

— Ram coach Sean McVay’s father played safety at Indiana, where his coach was ESPN’s Lee Corso.

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

13) When Orlando Magic coach Frank Vogel was in 8th grade, he appeared on the David Letterman Show in the Stupid Human Tricks segment, spinning a basketball on a toothbrush while brushing his teeth. I’m not a sure how a kid starts practicing that stunt, but he did and got good enough to be on national TV.

12) Speaking of the Magic, guard DJ Augustin has played for nine different NBA teams over the last six seasons; he’s banked roughly $28.3M in his career and must be an expert packer, too.

11) If you’re Mike Tomlin, whats your reaction that one of your star players was broadcasting your postgame speech live over the Interweb? Would’ve been nice if Antonio Brown had turned the camera off when Tomlin started speaking, but that isn’t what happened.

10) Kansas City Chiefs are first team in NFL playoff history to score multiple touchdowns, allow zero touchdowns in a playoff game, and still lose the game.

9) When the Packers hired Mike McCarthy as coach in 2006, the guy he beat out for the job was Sean Payton. Would’ve been fun to see Payton work with Aaron Rodgers.

8) Tex-Arlington 89, South Alabama 83— Glad to see the Sun Belt get exposure on ESPN; back when ESPN first started, Sun Belt was one of the first leagues to let ESPN broadcast its games on a regular basis.

7) Creighton 72, Xavier 67— Costly victory for Bluejays; senior PG Mo Watson went down with a knee injury and it didn’t look good- he said he heard it pop, rarely a good thing.

6) Saturday was just third time ever that the LA Lakers/Clippers/Kings all played in Staples Center on the same day.

5) After the 2014 college basketball season, South Florida tried to hire Manhattan coach Steve Masiello as basketball coach, but changed their mind after it turned out he was a couple courses short of having graduated from college at Kentucky.

Masiello got Manhattan to the NCAAs two years in a row and was one of hot names in the coaching carousel, but the last couple of years, Jaspers are just 20-29 and are struggling in the MAAC this season. Masiello has since gotten his college degree, but isn’t a hot name anymore, which seems ludicrous. He hasn’t gotten dumber the last two years.

Anyway, the South Florida job is open again; curious to see if USF goes after Masiello this time. They were also interested in then-UNLV coach Dave Rice back then; he’s an assistant at Nevada these days. Either guy would be a good hire for the Bulls.

4) There will be three college football games at Fenway Park next fall: UConn-Boston College, Brown-Dartmouth and UMass-Maine.

Long time ago, back in the 60’s, the Patriots played home games at Fenway.

3) Turns out Derrick Rose got fined $193,848 for missing that game last week; when the NBA suspends a player for a game, they take 1/110th of a player’s salary- for Rose thats the number. So not answering a phone call and making up a lie for 30 seconds cost him $193,848. Wow.

2) There is a new casino opening in Schenectady on February 8, around 15 miles from Armadillo World HQ. Am curious to see what it is like. Also wonder how long it will be before we can go there and bet on ballgames, like in Las Vegas.

1— Last week I asked about why the Chargers would move to LA instead of just staying where they were; read over the weekend where the value of the Charger franchise would roughly double after the move, more than making up for the $550M relocation fee they will pay out over the next decade. When in doubt, the answer is always “its about the money”.
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DALLAS (18-19-0-8, 44 pts.) at NY RANGERS (28-15-0-1, 57 pts.) - 1/17/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 18-27 ATS (-12.8 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 5-13 ATS (-10.1 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-10 ATS (-10.4 Units) in non-conference games this season.
DALLAS is 0-6 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
DALLAS is 5-13 ATS (+18.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 14-4 ATS (+8.3 Units) in non-conference games this season.
DALLAS is 46-26 ATS (+19.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 26-17 ATS (+45.0 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 64-58 ATS (+136.0 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 26-8 ATS (+16.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 23-11 ATS (+10.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-8 ATS (+27.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 70-89 ATS (-36.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 225-218 ATS (-123.8 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 58-65 ATS (-40.9 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 8-13 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 96-131 ATS (-115.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 126-127 ATS (-63.9 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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CAROLINA (21-15-0-7, 49 pts.) at COLUMBUS (29-9-0-4, 62 pts.) - 1/17/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 7-2 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 7-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS 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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BUFFALO (17-17-0-9, 43 pts.) at TORONTO (20-13-0-8, 48 pts.) - 1/17/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 63-59 ATS (+138.2 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BUFFALO is 268-241 ATS (+22.5 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
TORONTO is 8-23 ATS (-15.2 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 28-68 ATS (+108.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 121-135 ATS (-80.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 33-54 ATS (+97.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 5-4 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 5-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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OTTAWA (22-15-0-4, 48 pts.) at ST LOUIS (23-16-0-5, 51 pts.) - 1/17/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 46-33 ATS (-0.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 90-69 ATS (+20.4 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
OTTAWA is 44-32 ATS (+78.0 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 25-19 ATS (+46.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 12-7 ATS (+20.8 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 23-13 ATS (+37.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 11-7 ATS (+19.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 2-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (18-18-0-9, 45 pts.) at MINNESOTA (28-9-0-5, 61 pts.) - 1/17/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 28-14 ATS (+54.6 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 13-5 ATS (+6.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.
MINNESOTA is 3-9 ATS (-11.0 Units) in home games in January games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 25-33 ATS (-13.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 31-36 ATS (-19.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 8-13 ATS (-12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 4-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 4-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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FLORIDA (20-17-0-8, 48 pts.) at CALGARY (23-20-0-3, 49 pts.) - 1/17/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 97-147 ATS (+248.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
FLORIDA is 143-218 ATS (+380.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
CALGARY is 34-23 ATS (+58.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 2-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)

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CHICAGO (27-14-0-5, 59 pts.) at COLORADO (13-27-0-1, 27 pts.) - 1/17/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 4-11 ATS (-11.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 330-332 ATS (-135.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
COLORADO is 26-26 ATS (+58.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 3-12 ATS (+18.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
COLORADO is 6-16 ATS (+26.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 129-127 ATS (-84.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 5-6 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-5-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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NASHVILLE (20-16-0-7, 47 pts.) at VANCOUVER (20-19-0-6, 46 pts.) - 1/17/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 68-71 ATS (-25.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 40-81 ATS (+133.7 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 6-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) after a division game this season.
VANCOUVER is 9-3 ATS (+12.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
VANCOUVER is 229-222 ATS (-131.0 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 8-13 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 5-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 5-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (21-20-0-4, 46 pts.) at ANAHEIM (24-13-0-9, 57 pts.) - 1/17/2017, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-0 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-0-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 17

Rangers won five of last seven games with Dallas; road team won six of last nine series games. Dallas Stars lost three of last five visits to Manhattan. Under is 7-1-1 in last nine series games. Dallas lost six of its last eight games, three of last four on road; over is 5-2 in their last seven games. New York lost 4-2/5-4 in its last two games after a 5-1 run; they lost three of last four at home. Over is 8-2 in their last eight games.

Carolina won five of last six games with Columbus; they won last four visits to Ohio, in series where road team won five of last seven meetings. Over is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Hurricanes won their last four games, scoring 21 goals but those were all at home; they lost three of last four on road. Over is 5-1 in their last six games. Columbus lost four of last six games after a long win streak; over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.

Buffalo won four of last six games with Toronto in series where home side won eight of last ten meetings; Sabres lost four of last five visits to Toronto. Over is 4-2-2 in last eight series games. Buffalo lost four of its last five road games; they’re 4-3 in last seven games overall. Four of last five Sabre games went over. Maple Leafs won 8 of last 10 games and 8 of those 10 were on road; five of last six Toronto games went over total.

Visitor won last five Ottawa-St Louis games; Senators won four of last six games against the Blues, won last three visits to St Louis, all in OT/SO. Over is 2-1-2 in last five series games. Ottawa lost five of last seven games, losing 4-3/2-1 in last two road games. Four of their last six games stayed under total. Blues won last two games but are 2-3 in last five at home. Over is 6-3-1 in last ten series games.

Devils won five of last six games with Minnesota, in series where home side won seven of last eight meetings; New Jersey lost three of last four visits to Twin Cities (over 3-2 in last five). New Jersey won four of its last five road games; under is 4-0-1 in their last five games, with three of those games going OT. Wild won last four games, outscoring opponents 17-8; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.

Calgary won four of its last six games with Florida; road team is 6-4 in last ten series games, with Panthers 3-2 in last five played here. Last four series games went over. Florida won three of last four overall, three in row on road; eight of their last ten games stayed under. Flames lost three of last four games, but won four of last five at home. Under is 4-0-1 in their last five games overall.

Chicago won four of its last five games with Colorado; Blackhawks won three of last four visits to Denver. Last three series games stayed under the total. Chicago were outscored 9-2 in losing last two games; they were outscored 13-3 in losing last three road games. Over is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Avalanche lost seven of last eight games, five of last six at home. Under is 4-0-1 in their last five games.

Nashville won five of last seven games with Vancouver; Predators lost three of last five games in this building (under 4-1). Nashville won its last three games, allowing total of four goals; they are 3-2 in last five road games. Six of their last eight games stayed under total. Canucks lost their last four games, last three all in OT/SO. they won four of last five home games. Under is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

Lightning won six of last seven games with Anaheim; they won 4-1/2-1 in last two visits here. Under is 6-2-1 in last nine series games. Tampa Bay lost five of its last seven games, three of last four on road. Five of last seven games went over total. Ducks won six of their last eight games but lost two of last three at home. Under is 6-0-1 in their last seven games.

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Tuesday, January 17

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8:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Carolina

8:00 PM
DALLAS vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Rangers last 10 games
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home

8:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. TORONTO
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games at home

9:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. MINNESOTA
New Jersey is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home

9:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games ,when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home

10:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. COLORADO
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Colorado's last 15 games when playing at home against Chicago
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

10:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. CALGARY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Florida

11:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Nashville is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Vancouver is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 8 games

11:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Anaheim is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Anaheim is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home