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NBA
Dunkel

Friday, February 10


Chicago @ Winnipeg

Game 53-54
February 10, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
13.496
Winnipeg
10.299
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-120); Under

Tampa Bay @ Minnesota

Game 51-52
February 10, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.711
Minnesota
11.256
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+155); Over

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CHI at WIN 08:00 PM

U 5.5

TB at MIN 08:00 PM

TB +145

O 5.5

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

— Random fact: 5,411 people renounced their American citizenship last year. Not sure why people do this, but they did.

— Packers’ QB Aaron Rodgers is also a 7-handicap golfer.

— Wisconsin Badgers won their last seven overtime games.

— Duke hasn’t won the ACC regular season title since 2010.

— Oregon’s hoop team has only one kid from Oregon on its roster.

— North Carolina announced that football DC Gene Chizik quit Thursday, just before the hoop game with Duke, interesting time for a news dump.

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

13) Baseball is going to experiment with a rule in the low minor leagues where teams start extra innings with a runner on second base; this is when you know idiots are taking over at the top of the sport.

If you really need to shorten/quicken baseball games, here are some ideas that would work, without making the major leagues look like girls’ softball:

— Make a pitcher have to face at least two batters in every appearance; would result in way fewer pitching changes, each of which is 5-6 minutes in length.
— Pitching changes are subbed in, just like basketball. You call time, the guy jogs in from the bullpen and the game resumes. No conferences on the mound, which leads us to……
— No visits to the mound by any coach/manager. Ever. If a coach comes to the mound because of an injury to the pitcher, the pitcher has to leave the game.
— Get rid of the DH; then, more pitching changes would happen via pinch-hitting and you’d have less pitching changes within the half-inning.
— If you hate extra inning games so much (I love them myself), then instead of cheapening the game by having runners start the inning on base, just have tie games, like they do in Japan. If the game is tied after 10 or 11 innings, it ends.

I’m not in favor of this; extra inning games create some unique happenings that make the game great fun but better tie games than starting an inning with men on base.

— Eliminating replay reviews would be useless, because managers’ arguments with umpires took up just as much time as replay reviews and with far fewer benefits.

The thing is, MLB is harping on this issue because games are 8-10 minutes longer than they used to be; 8-10 minutes!!!! Who cares? The game is fine the way it is; people who don’t like baseball have way too much influence over the game’s decision makers.

12) Jeffrey Loria supposedly has reached an agreement to sell the Miami Marlins for $1.6B to a guy in NYC, but the guy (a real estate magnate) doesn’t have enough cash on hand- his wealth is tied up in real estate, so it is unclear if MLB would approve the sale. Baseball would be better off to get rid of Loria, though.

Kicker is, the real estate guy who wants to buy the Marlins is Ivanka Trump’s brother-in-law; how much money do these people have?

11) Tough break for the Milwaukee Bucks; Jabari Parker tore an ACL, is done for the season. Portland loses Evan Turner for 5-6 weeks with a broken hand.

10) Jordan Spieth got into a verbal spat with professional autograph collectors/sellers this week, saying that “….they should get a job” instead of selling his signature on the Interweb. Actually, selling autographs, memorabilia is a job.

I’ve seen NFL players bark at collectors too; Torry Holt for one, at the Football Hall of Fame in 2001 when I was watching the Rams practice before the Hall of Fame Game. Guys with thick binders filled with pictures are guys who collect signed stuff and sell them. Players are very cool with kids; they sign a lot and willingly. With collectors, they have way less patience.

It is the American way, I guess; make money any legal way you can.

9) Houston Astros players lost only 413 days to the disabled list last year, least in the major leagues; Oakland A’s lost the most, with 1,966 player days on the DL.

8) Just when Northwestern looked headed to their first NCAA tourney, their best player gets mono and the Wildcats lose their next two games. Their non-conference schedule was so weak, their margin for error is less than most teams.

7) Central Michigan beat Ohio U 97-87 Tuesday night; the two teams combined to take 72 3’s, 60 2-point shots and only 43 foul shots. Basketball is trending that way, for better or worse.

6) Apparently, Michael Buffer got paid $10,000 to do his shtick introducing the starting lineups at the UNLV-Nevada game in Reno Wednesday night. He did the same thing at a Kentucky game couple of weeks ago. Now thats a good gig.

5) Saint Louis Billikens lost at St Bonaventure Wednesday night; afterwards, they couldn’t find the team bus. Turns out the bus driver was drunk and she took off without any passengers- she and the bus were found 40 miles away, because coach Travis Ford’s I-Pad was on the bus and he could locate it with his IPhone. Oy.

its been a bad season for the Billikens but at least that provided some comic relief, once they got on the chartered plane back home.

4) RIP Mr Mike Ilitch, 87, who owned the Little Ceasar’s pizza chain, as well as the Red Wings and the Tigers. He won four Stanley Cups as owner of the Red Wings, who had a farm club in Glens Falls for many years

3) Louisville will be back at full strength for Saturday’s game with Miami; PG Snider is healthy again and the two late-night partiers are back in good graces after being suspended for the game at Virginia, after they missed curfews (supposedly by four hours).

2) Atlanta Falcons had a great season, right? Well, they fired their defensive coordinator and their defensive line coach, so they’ll have two new coordinators next season. Unusual to fire assistant coaches after you came so close to winning a championship.

1— It hadn’t dawned on me until I just heard it on TV: the 49ers will have their 4th different head coach in four years next season, and that doesn’t include interim coaches. That would indicate the problem may be the owner, since he is the only decision maker who has been there the whole time.

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, February 11

San Jose won its last six games with the Flyers; they won last four games in this building. Four of last five series games stayed under. Sharks lost last three games, two in OT/SO, allowing 14 goals; over is 4-2-2 in their last eight games. Philly was outscored 6-1 in losing their last three games, all at home; seven of their last eight games stayed under the total.

Canucks won five of last seven games with Boston; they won three of last four visits games here. Over is 3-2 in last five series games played here. Vancouver lost four of last five games overall, three of last five on road; under is 5-3-2 in their last ten games. Boston won three of last four home games, four of last six overall- they won first game for their new coach. Last seven Boston games went over the total.

Road team won seven of last ten Islander-Ottawa games; New York won four of last five visits here. Seven of last nine series games stayed under. Islanders won five of last seven games; they’re 4-5 in last nine road games- three of their last four games went over. Senators lost four of last six games; they’re 2-3 in last five at home. Three of their last four home games stayed under the total.

Nashville is 5-3 in its last eight games with Florida; under is 2-0-3 in last five series games. Panthers lost three of last four visits to Music City. Florida won four of last five home games, three of last four overall; over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games overall. Predators won three of last four home games, are 3-0 in game following their last three losses. Six of their last eight games went over the total.

Dallas Stars won their last three games with Carolina; Hurricanes lost three of last four visits to Texas. Three of last four series games went over the total. Carolina won three of last four games but lost four of last five on road. Over is 2-0-1 in their last three road games. Dallas lost four in row, seven of last nine games; they lost four of last six home games. Four of last six series games went over total.

Columbus won seven of last ten games with Detroit, whose 87-year old owner passed away last night. Red Wings lost three of last five visits to Ohio. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Detroit lost seven of last nine games, three of last four on road. Over is 4-3 in their last seven games. Columbus lost five of last seven games, three of last four at home. Six of their last eight games went over total.

Blues won seven of their last ten games with Montreal; they lost 4-1/3-0 in last two visits here. Over is 3-1-2 in last six series games. Blues won last three games, allowing total of one goal; they won four of last five road games. Three of their last four games stayed under total. Montreal lost four of last five games; they’re 2-3 in last five home games. Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Road team won last five Colorado-Ranger games; Avalanche won 4-3/2-1 in last couple visits to Manhattan. Under is 3-2 in last five series games played here. Colorado lost eight of last ten games overall, four in row on road; over is 3-2-2 in their last seven games. Rangers won their last four games, allowing total of eight goals; under is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Maple Leafs won three of last four games with Buffalo; over is 5-2-2 in last nine series games. Sabres lost four of last five visits to Toronto. Buffalo lost five of last seven games overall, three in row on road; over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Maple Leafs lost five of their last seven games overall; they split last four home games. Under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.

Lightning won four of last six games with Winnipeg; they won last three visits to Manitoba, 4-2/4-2/4-3. Five of last six series games went over. Tampa Bay lost seven of last ten games overall, five of last six on road; under is 2-0-1 in their last three games. Jets were outscored 14-6 in losing last three games; they lost last four home games. Nine of their last ten games went over the total.

Washington won six of last eight games with Anaheim; five of last six series games stayed under the total. Teams split last six series games played here. Anaheim lost three of first four games on this road trip; under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Washington outscored opponents 24-8 in winning its last five games; over is 5-2-3 in their last ten games.

Home side won seven of last nine Pittsburgh-Arizona games; teams split last four series games played here. Six of last eight series games stayed under total. Pittsburgh won seven of last ten games overall, four of last five on road- their last three games stayed under total. Coyotes lost three of last four games, losing their last three at home. Over is 5-1-3 in their last nine games.

Chicago won eight of last ten games with Edmonton; Blackhawks won three of last five games in this building. Seven of last ten series games went over total. Chicago scored 18 goals in winning their last four games, all on road; seven of their last eight games went over the total. Edmonton lost three of last four games, losing last two at home. five of their last six games stayed under the total.

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NHL

Saturday, February 11

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Trend Report
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2:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. OTTAWA
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
NY Islanders are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

2:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. PHILADELPHIA
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing San Jose
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose

2:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. BOSTON
Vancouver is 5-7-3 SU in its last 15 games ,when playing on the road against Boston
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games

3:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. DALLAS
Carolina is 1-11-1 SU in its last 13 games ,when playing on the road against Dallas
Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Carolina
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Carolina

3:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. NASHVILLE
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Florida is 6-12-3 SU in its last 21 games ,when playing Nashville
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
Nashville is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

6:00 PM
DETROIT vs. COLUMBUS
Detroit is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Columbus
Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games at home

7:30 PM
ANAHEIM vs. WASHINGTON
Anaheim is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Anaheim's last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim

8:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. TORONTO
Buffalo is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Buffalo is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

8:00 PM
COLORADO vs. NY RANGERS
Colorado is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 7-15-1 SU in their last 23 games ,when playing Colorado
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

8:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. MONTREAL
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Montreal
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Montreal is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing St. Louis

8:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. WINNIPEG
Tampa Bay is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
Tampa Bay is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games at home

9:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ARIZONA
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-8-2 SU in its last 14 games ,when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh

11:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chicago's last 17 games when playing Edmonton
Chicago is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Edmonton
Edmonton is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Edmonton's last 17 games when playing Chicago

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NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, February 11

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SAN JOSE (33-18-0-4, 70 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (26-22-0-7, 59 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 12-19 ATS (-15.2 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 59-54 ATS (-29.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 192-158 ATS (-73.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-1 ATS (+6.7 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 36-33 ATS (+71.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-23 ATS (+56.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 35-17 ATS (+16.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 26-14 ATS (+10.4 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 116-89 ATS (+20.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 23-9 ATS (+11.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-0-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)

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VANCOUVER (24-24-0-6, 54 pts.) at BOSTON (27-23-0-6, 60 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 9-25 ATS (+37.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 110-110 ATS (-26.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 34-47 ATS (-40.6 Units) in home games in February games since 1996.
BOSTON is 29-34 ATS (-14.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 18-26 ATS (-15.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 3-10 ATS (-9.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
BOSTON is 16-20 ATS (-18.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 14-18 ATS (-15.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 90-84 ATS (-71.6 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
VANCOUVER is 3-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (24-18-0-10, 58 pts.) at OTTAWA (28-18-0-6, 62 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 7-20 ATS (-17.1 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 28-24 ATS (+54.8 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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FLORIDA (23-20-0-10, 56 pts.) at NASHVILLE (26-20-0-8, 60 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 2:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 144-223 ATS (+386.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 165-200 ATS (-80.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 227-187 ATS (+31.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 74-76 ATS (-32.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 3-8 ATS (-7.0 Units) on Saturday games this season.
NASHVILLE is 29-30 ATS (-9.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 3-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

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CAROLINA (24-21-0-7, 55 pts.) at DALLAS (21-24-0-10, 52 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 2:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 63-118 ATS (+208.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
DALLAS is 21-34 ATS (-18.1 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 1-7 ATS (-9.4 Units) in home games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-11 ATS (-9.6 Units) on Saturday games this season.
DALLAS is 5-14 ATS (-9.9 Units) in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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DETROIT (22-22-0-10, 54 pts.) at COLUMBUS (34-14-0-5, 73 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 34-19 ATS (+60.4 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 18-5 ATS (+12.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
COLUMBUS is 9-21 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-3 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 5-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (28-22-0-5, 61 pts.) at MONTREAL (31-17-0-8, 70 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 25-8 ATS (+14.6 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 8-1 ATS (+6.7 Units) in road games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 28-15 ATS (+12.1 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 107-89 ATS (+197.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 117-85 ATS (+31.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 26-17 ATS (+45.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 17-6 ATS (+23.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 18-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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COLORADO (15-34-0-2, 32 pts.) at NY RANGERS (35-18-0-1, 71 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 15-36 ATS (+66.4 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 35-19 ATS (+77.0 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 14-4 ATS (+7.5 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 17-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
NY RANGERS are 18-5 ATS (+10.4 Units) in non-conference games this season.
COLORADO is 21-19 ATS (+47.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 228-222 ATS (+470.7 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
COLORADO is 223-180 ATS (+26.2 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 115-85 ATS (+203.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
COLORADO is 37-34 ATS (+80.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-16 ATS (+41.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 16-14 ATS (+39.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 229-221 ATS (-98.1 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 128-128 ATS (-61.3 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 93-107 ATS (-24.4 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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BUFFALO (22-22-0-10, 54 pts.) at TORONTO (25-17-0-11, 61 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 2-11 ATS (+17.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BUFFALO is 271-243 ATS (+24.2 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 217-210 ATS (+442.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 33-75 ATS (+128.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 6-16 ATS (+22.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 80-97 ATS (-42.4 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
TORONTO is 20-47 ATS (+75.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 38-58 ATS (+114.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 14-33 ATS (-20.3 Units) 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
BUFFALO is 5-5 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-5-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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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TAMPA BAY (24-24-0-7, 55 pts.) at WINNIPEG (25-28-0-4, 54 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

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ANAHEIM (29-17-0-10, 68 pts.) at WASHINGTON (38-11-0-6, 82 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 5-10 ATS (-8.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
WASHINGTON is 38-17 ATS (+19.3 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 41-15 ATS (+18.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 17-3 ATS (+11.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 13-3 ATS (+8.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 59-46 ATS (+108.2 Units) in road games in February games since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 504-409 ATS (+30.5 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 225-178 ATS (+30.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 240-221 ATS (+474.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-1 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (34-13-0-6, 74 pts.) at ARIZONA (17-28-0-7, 41 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 23-33 ATS (-20.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 22-16 ATS (+45.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 98-61 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 55-29 ATS (+13.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 14-36 ATS (+64.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 9-27 ATS (+50.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 24-75 ATS (+130.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-1-0 straight up against ARIZONA 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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CHICAGO (34-17-0-5, 73 pts.) at EDMONTON (29-18-0-8, 66 pts.) - 2/11/2017, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

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GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SJ at PHI 01:00 PM

U 5.0

NYI at OTT 01:00 PM

U 5.5

VAN at BOS 01:00 PM

VAN +195

O 5.0

CAR at DAL 02:00 PM

CAR +105

FLA at NAS 02:00 PM

FLA +145

U 5.0

DET at CLB 05:00 PM

U 5.5

TB at WIN 07:00 PM

TB +110

STL at MON 07:00 PM

O 5.0

BUF at TOR 07:00 PM

BUF +150

COL at NYR 07:00 PM

COL +240

O 5.5

ANA at WAS 07:30 PM

ANA +165

U 5.0

PIT at ARI 08:00 PM

U 5.5

CHI at EDM 10:00 PM

O 5.5

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

— Bill Walton/Dick Vitale are working an NBA game together Wednesday night. Play-by-play guy will get paid and he’s not going to be able to get a word in edgewise.

— I’m not fond of watching amateurs play golf on TV; I like watching the pros, but I’m turning the channel before I watch a bunch of actors, CEO’s, athletes play golf.

— Draymond Green had a triple/double Friday night, the first one ever where the guy didn’t score at least 10 points.

— Three college hoop teams have won this year after trailing in that game by 25+ points; Nevada, Navy and Utah Valley.

— Southern Illinois honored the 50th anniversary of its 1967 NIT title team this weekend; the best player on the team was Hall of Famer Walt Frazier, who was also a great player for the Knicks.

— RIP Professor Irwin Corey, who passed away this week at age 102. One of my favorite comedians as a kid, his madcap antics made him popular on talk shows for years.

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

13) There were three 4-OT games during the week: here is how those six teams bounced back from those long games:
— Alabama (+7.5) lost 67-58 to Kentucky
— South Carolina (-5.5) won 77-73 at Mississippi State but didn’t cover.
— Samford (+6.5) lost 90-73 at Furman
— Wofford (+1.5) lost 73-65 to Chattanooga
— Wyoming (+3) lost 81-74 at Utah State
— Fresno State (+3) lost 78-62 at Colorado State

Summing up, those six teams combined to go 0-6 vs spread today; only South Carolina won.

12) Duke 64, Clemson 62— Mike Krzyzewski turns 70 on Monday; how long is he going to keep coaching? Clemson led this game with by a point with 10:10 left, but Duke made 11-26 on the arc and Tigers were only 2-9. Tough to overcome that.

Luke Kennard was only Blue Devil to score in double figures in this game; a small red flag.

11) Coming into today, Big X home favorites of 8+ points were 1-15-1 vs the spread this season. but all four of the league’s home favorites covered Saturday, so that stat is now 5-15-1.

10) St John’s 78, Seton Hall 70— CBS announcers said on air that part of why Chris Mullin is recruiting more international players is that they tend to be more team-oriented and are often better fundamentally. I don’t disagree but it is disappointing to hear, isn’t it?

9) Wm & Mary 89, Charleston 79
Elon 77, NC-Wilmington 76— Both frontrunners in the CAA go on the road and lose.

8) Rider 112, Quinnipiac 107— Broncs were 13-19 on arc, 31-36 on foul line; Rider really played only seven guys (an 8th guy played 3:00) in an 89-possession game- they must be tired.

7) Michigan State 77, Iowa 66— Not one Big 14 team was a top 4 seed in the initial NCAA bracket that was released Saturday, a very interesting development. Wisconsin fans have to be a little upset by that- they’re 21-3, but not considered a top 4 seed.

6) Georgia 76, Tennessee 75— Dawgs lost five of last seven games, but they’re 7-0 as an SEC road underdog- their last five road games were all decided by 4 or less points or in OT.

5) Appalachian State 77, Georgia State 72— Panthers fall out of a tie for first in Sun Belt. App State crawls out of a tie for last place.

4) Villanova 73, Xavier 57— Xavier has major injury issues, but congrats to Jay Wright on his 500th career coaching win.

3) Tennessee Tech 83, Belmont 70— First OVC loss of the season for the Bruins, who are 6-2 vs spread in OVC road games.

2) Gonzaga 74, St Mary’s 64— Next difficult game for Gonzaga should be when BYU visits Spokane; surprisingly, Cougars won two of last three visits to Spokane.

1— Ole Miss 90, Auburn 84— Rebels were down 20 at the half, 47-27, so if you took Auburn +4, you can stop reading this now. Terence Davis scored 26 points in this game, he had zero points at halftime. Ole Miss scored 27 points in first half, 63 in second half.

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SAN JOSE (33-18-0-5, 71 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (23-21-0-10, 56 pts.) - 2/12/2017, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 12-20 ATS (-16.6 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 0-6 ATS (-8.6 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
SAN JOSE is 59-55 ATS (-30.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 192-159 ATS (-75.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 35-17 ATS (+16.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 150-103 ATS (+32.1 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 15-6 ATS (+21.2 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 2-3 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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DETROIT (22-23-0-10, 54 pts.) at MINNESOTA (36-12-0-6, 78 pts.) - 2/12/2017, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 5-12 ATS (-11.7 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 36-18 ATS (+61.4 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 23-13 ATS (+39.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 13-19 ATS (-16.4 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 36-39 ATS (-18.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 4-8 ATS (-11.2 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
DETROIT is 3-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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COLORADO (15-35-0-2, 32 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (24-19-0-10, 58 pts.) - 2/12/2017, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS 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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DALLAS (22-24-0-10, 54 pts.) at NASHVILLE (26-21-0-8, 60 pts.) - 2/12/2017, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 22-34 ATS (-16.3 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 4-18 ATS (+24.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
DALLAS is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
DALLAS is 3-11 ATS (-8.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
DALLAS is 13-20 ATS (-11.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 227-188 ATS (+427.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 27-19 ATS (+48.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 26-29 ATS (-9.4 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 13-21 ATS (-15.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 3-15 ATS (-18.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NASHVILLE is 10-14 ATS (-7.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 8-5 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 8-5-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)

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VANCOUVER (24-25-0-6, 54 pts.) at BUFFALO (23-22-0-10, 56 pts.) - 2/12/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 3-14 ATS (+23.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BUFFALO is 44-60 ATS (-41.5 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 2-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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MONTREAL (31-18-0-8, 70 pts.) at BOSTON (28-23-0-6, 62 pts.) - 2/12/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 111-110 ATS (-53.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 35-47 ATS (-39.6 Units) in home games in February games since 1996.
BOSTON is 13-17 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 1-8 ATS (-8.0 Units) when playing on back-to-back days this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 9-3 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 9-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, February 12

Road team won five of last six San Jose-New Jersey games; Sharks won last four visits to the Garden State. Last three series games stayed under total. Devils haven’t played since Monday; Sharks have played three games since then. San Jose lost last four games, with three of them in OT/SO. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six road games. New Jersey won three of last four games but lost four of last five at home. Four of their last five games went over.

Red Wings won three of last four games with Minnesota; teams split last four series games in Twin Cities. Over is 5-1-4 in last ten series games. Detroit lost three in row, eight of last ten games; they lost four of last five road games- three of their last four games stayed under. Wild won six of last eight games; they’re 3-2 in last five at home. Eight of their last ten games went over the total.

Home side won last five Colorado-Islander games; Avalanche lost last two visits to Brooklyn, 6-0/5-3- last four series games here went over. Colorado lost nine of last 11 games; they’ve been outscored 19-6 in losing last five road games. Over is 3-2-2 in their last seven games. Islanders won four of last five home games; they’re 7-4 in last 11 games overall. Over is 3-2 in Islanders’ last five games.

Dallas Stars won eight of last ten games with Nashville; they won three of last five visits to Music City. Four of last six series games went over total. Dallas lost four of its last five games, losing its last three road games. Five of their last seven games went over total. Nashville lost five of last eight games; they lost 7-4 at home last night. Seven of their last nine games went over the total.

Home side won last six Vancouver-Buffalo games; Canucks lost 6-3/3-2 in last two visits to western NY. Over is 6-2-1 in last nine series games. Vancouver lost five of their last six overall, losing three of last four on road. Three of their last four games went over total. Buffalo lost five of its last eight games; they split last four home games. Four of their last six games stayed under the total.

Road team won eight of last ten Montreal-Boston games; Canadiens won their last five visits to Beantown. Over is 4-2-2 in last eight series games. Montreal lost five of its last six games; they lost three of last four road games. Under is 3-2-1 in their last six games. Boston is 2-0 since they changed coaches; they won four of last five home games. Last eight Boston games went over the total.

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1:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games at home

4:00 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
Detroit is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Detroit is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home

7:00 PM
COLORADO vs. NY ISLANDERS
Colorado is 1-8 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 12 of the NY Islanders last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Nashville
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 9 games

8:30 PM
MONTREAL vs. BOSTON
Montreal is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home

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

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Dunkel

Sunday, February 12


Montreal @ Boston

Game 61-62
February 12, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.325
Boston
13.543
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-135); Over

Vancouver @ Buffalo

Game 59-60
February 12, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
10.300
Buffalo
9.133
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+130); Under

Dallas @ Nashville

Game 57-58
February 12, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
12.513
Nashville
11.065
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+140); Over

Colorado @ NY Islanders

Game 55-56
February 12, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
7.878
NY Islanders
11.054
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
N/A

Detroit @ Minnesota

Game 53-54
February 12, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
8.766
Minnesota
12.337
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-260
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-260); Over

San Jose @ New Jersey

Game 51-52
February 12, 2017 @ 12:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.243
New Jersey
12.602
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+105); Under

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SJ at NJ 12:30 PM

U 5.0

DET at MIN 03:00 PM

DET +215

O 5.5

COL at NYI 06:00 PM

O 5.5

DAL at NAS 06:00 PM

DAL +140

O 5.5

MON at BOS 07:30 PM

O 5.0

VAN at BUF 07:30 PM

VAN +130

U 5.0

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

— Michigan 75, Indiana 63— Wolverines sweep Indiana for first time in 22 years.

— SMU 60, Cincinnati 51— First loss since December 10 for the Bearcats.

— Virginia Tech 82, Virginia 80 2OT— Game meant lot more to Hokies, who are on bubble.

— FOX made an additional $20M in ad revenue because the Super Bowl went into overtime.

— Apparently the Cowboys think they can get a third round draft pick for Tony Romo.

— Only two sportswriters, Jerry Green and Jerry Izenberg, have covered all 51 Super Bowls.

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Armadillo:Monday's List of 13: Random thoughts on a snowy night

13) Joel Embiid hasn’t played for the 76ers since January 27; they’re 13-18 when he plays, 7-16 when he doesn’t. Apparently Embiid has a slight meniscus tear in his knee, which is why he hasn’t been playing, but then video of him dancing on the stage of a Meek Mill concert in Philly the other night showed up and people in Philly are, uh…….not real happy.

Coach Brett Brown: ”The conversations I had with Joel after I saw the video included a lot, some of which you mentioned. By and large, I’d probably prefer it was a private conversation.’’

I’m guessing the player was introduced to the word “perception” as in, ‘When you’re getting paid millions and you can’t play because your knee hurts, then don’t show up on stage at a concert dancing. People might perceive that you’re not taking your knee rehab seriously.’

12) San Diego State 70, Nevada 56— Aztecs are 6-6 in the Mountain West this season, as their lack of shooting has caused the program to take a dip— last time the Aztecs finished under .500 in conference play was 2005.

In his last two road games, Nevada’s leading scorer Marcus Marshall is 2-22 from the floor.

11) Grant Napear is the Kings’ TV announcer; Friday night, Sacramento is playing terribly against the Hawks, just getting killed. Kings fans are chanting “Ref u suck!!!” when they don’t get calls and Mr Napear says, “The way they’re playing, the fans should be chanting that to the Kings.”

Wow. You don’t get that kind of honesty very often on local broadcasts. Sacramento rallied to win the game, by the way.

10) This info is from Sports Insights: So far this season, 84.5% of NBA games closed with a total of 200+ points. just two years ago, that figure was only 49.6%.

9) Northwestern 66, Wisconsin 59— The long drought is over; if they get Lindsey back soon, they will be in the NCAA’s. Credit to Chris Collins, tough to turn a losing program around.

8) The following passage is from writer Jeff Passan: he is talking about Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who hopefully is selling the ballclub soon:

“Over the last 18 years, as Jeffrey Loria sprayed the stench of his naked greed across baseball like the skunk he is, as he destroyed the sport in one city and bilked another out of billions of dollars, as he tore asunder a championship team and micromanaged countless others and behaved like the lamest sort of wannabe George Steinbrenner possible, all blowhard, zero substance, the aggrieved could take solace in one thing and one alone: some day, the game would rid itself of him.”

7) Golf is really hard; on the European Tour this week, guy named Bernd Weisberger had nine straight birdies in his round on Friday. Doesn’t happen much. On the same nine holes the next day, he was +2 and drifted out of contention.

6) If Indiana misses the NCAA tournament, would the school reach out to Steve Alford to see if he would come home to be its coach? Alford coaching UCLA just seems weird; Alford coaching Indiana seems like it should happen.

I’m thinking that UCLA is/was/always will be a really hard job; the shadow of John Wooden, even 40 years later, is tough to coach under. Ben Howland went to three Final Fours and they couldn’t wait to get rid of him.

5) Raiders gave coach Jack Del Rio a 4-year contract extension. You wonder where he’ll be working four years from now; Las Vegas, San Diego, Oakland?

4) If Kevin Durant thinks it is necessary to hire ARMED security for his mother at a game, why would she even bother going to the game? She was surprised that people are steamed at her son bolting to Golden State? That should not be surprising; unfortunate maybe, but not surprising.

3) Tampa Bay Rays signed P Nathan Eovaldi to a $2M deal for 2107, with a club option for ’18; what makes this odd is that Eovaldi had Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch this season, so it is really a future contract for 2018.

2) Reds traded Brandon Phillips to the Braves; LY, he turned down a trade to the Nationals, a contending team. Now he approves a trade to the rebuilding Braves? Unusual.

Braves may have made the trade because Sean Rodriguez needs shoulder surgery after he was injured in a car accident. Initial reports said he was uninjured in the accident.

1) So I’m (trying to) sleep Saturday morning, my doorbell rings, then there is a knock on the door, so I think it might be important- it wasn’t.

Some guy wants to know if I’d like him to shovel the inch or two of snow that fell late Friday night off my sidewalk. I’m not a morning person, but I managed to decline politely and go back to sleep. Don’t be knocking on people’s doors on a Saturday morning.

Sunday, we got a foot of snow; think the guy will show up and want to clear off my sidewalk today? Nah, me either.

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NY RANGERS (36-18-0-1, 73 pts.) at COLUMBUS (35-14-0-5, 75 pts.) - 2/13/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 94-107 ATS (-50.3 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 35-19 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 13-7 ATS (+21.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 36-19 ATS (+8.9 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 16-6 ATS (+9.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
NY RANGERS are 15-4 ATS (+9.1 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 43-23 ATS (+18.2 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 18-5 ATS (+10.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
NY RANGERS are 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs this season.
NY RANGERS are 18-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 8-3 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 8-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.0 Units)

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ARIZONA (18-28-0-7, 43 pts.) at CALGARY (28-25-0-3, 59 pts.) - 2/13/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 23-60 ATS (+112.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 8-31 ATS (+66.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 10-4 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 10-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, February 13

Columbus is 2-1 against the Rangers this year, after losing previous seven series games; New York won four of its last five games in the Buckeye State. Eight of last nine series games went over the total. Rangers won their last five games, outscoring foes 18-10; they won their last three road games. Three of their last four games went over. Columbus is 3-5 in its last eight games; they split last four at home. Last three Blue Jacket games stayed under.

Calgary won its last five games with Arizona; Coyotes lost 5-2/2-1 in last two visits to Calgary. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Arizona lost three of last five games, two of last three on road. Over is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Flames won four of their last five games; they split their last four games in Saddledome. Seven of their last ten games went over the total.




NHL

Monday, February 13

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
NY RANGERS vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Rangers last 9 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the NY Rangers last 9 games on the road
Columbus is 2-8 SU in their last 10 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Columbus's last 9 games when playing NY Rangers

10:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. CALGARY
Arizona is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Arizona is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games
Calgary is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona