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**Udog** · 10-16-2016, 08:23 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Six most popular picks in this week’s Westgate Super Contest:

1) Chiefs (even) 704

2) Seahawks (-6.5) 450

3) Packers (-4.5) 448

4) Texans (-3) 424

5) Eagles (-2.5) 410

6) Falcons +6.5 (404)– Lot of action both ways in this game.

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

13) Clemson 24, NC State 17 OT— Tigers GOT SO LUCKY in this game; Wolfpack had a 33-yard FG to win it at the gun, but the kicker choked and pushed it wide right. Clemson should drop in the polls this week; key word there is “should”.

12) Arkansas 34, Ole Miss 30— Want to thank both teams for 3.5 hours of solid entertainment. Didn’t care who won, but it was a close, interesting game between two good teams, and it was fun to watch. I’m not a big fan of Arkansas coach Bielema, who is now 8-19 in SEC games, but this is a solid win for him.

11) Upset of the Day: Syracuse (+19.5) 31. Virginia Tech 17— Dino Babers gave an emotional post-game talk to his team, where he quoted the Vegas spread on this game. Go find it on the Interweb, it is worth it. Will he recruit well enough/stay long enough to make the Orangemen relevant?

10) Stanford 17, Notre Dame 10— Cardinal star McCaffery didn’t play, Irish led 10-0 before Stanford scored a defensive TD, then a safety. Notre Dame is now 2-5; this was a very bad loss, after the Washington schools eviscerated Stanford the last two weeks.

Random tangent: Why doesn’t NBC have Notre Dame alums doing color on Notre Dame games? Have a different guy do it every home game: Theismann, Golic, Tim Brown, Ismail, Bettis, Reggie Ho. Doug Flutie went to BC; why is he on there?

9) Temple 26, Central Florida 25— Knights led 25-7, I turned game off but Owls rallied for the win, scoring GW TD with 0:01 left. AAC games are oddly entertaining.

Houston 38, Tulsa 31– 21-point favorite Cougars stopped Tulsa on the one-yard line on the last play of the game.

8) Northwestern 54, Michigan State 40— Wildcats have now covered seven games in a row in East Lansing, winning five of the seven SU. No explanation for this, but wheels have fallen off for Michigan State this season- they’ve now lost four games in a row.

7) Indians 2, Blue Jays 1— Teams head to Canada with Cleveland up 2-0. Andrew Miller is first reliever EVER with 5+ strikeouts in consecutive playoff games.

Cubs 7, Dodgers 3— I had Miguel Montero on my fantasy team this summer and was happy to get two pick ups from the scrap heap for him in a trade; now he is a playoff hero. Life makes no sense sometimes.

Cubs last won a World Series in 1908; the last living player from that team passed away……in 1961. Indians haven’t won a Series since 1948. Lot of anxiety in those two fanbases.

6) North Carolina 20, Miami 13— Not many teams beat Florida State/Miami in same year; both UNC wins came on road (and they lost 34-3 at home in the game between those two- go figure). Huge win for Larry Fedora’s program; hats off to him!!!

5) Eastern Michigan 27, Ohio U 20— Tip of the Armadillo’s cap to Eastern Michigan coach Chris Creighton, who was a QB in his playing days at D-III Kenyon College (Shaka Smart’s alma mater). From 2012-15, Eastern was 7-41; they’re 5-2 this year, one win from the Eagles’ first bowl game since 1987 (their only bowl game). Mr Creighton is going to get some job offers.

4) Alabama 49, Tennessee 10— On last four Satudays, Vols played Florida-Georgia-Texas A&M-Alabama; no off weeks, way too tough a stretch for a college team. Alabama just killed them here, running ball for 438 yards on 49 carries. Now the Vols can regroup during a bye week and finish their season strong. Whoever made Tennessee’s schedule needs a pay cut.

3) Whoever invented the TV camera-in-the-pylon thing deserves a pay raise. They get some interesting views from that camera in the end zone.

2) Ohio State 30, Wisconsin 23 OT– Coaches get more out of close wins than routs; Buckeyes survived a stiff test here, made them a better team. Tough loss for the Badgers, who played their hearts out.

1) Florida State 17, Wake Forest 6— Much like Tennessee, Seminoles need a week off to get healthy and just recharge some- they’re off this week, then play Clemson. Watching the reality show about FSU on Showtime, they seem like a tired group, maybe with not as much depth as recent years.

**Udog** · 10-16-2016, 08:42 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, October 16

Anaheim @ NY Islanders

Game 1-2
October 16, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
11.549
NY Islanders
13.306
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-130); Over

Buffalo @ Edmonton

Game 3-4
October 16, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
9.144
Edmonton
12.601
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-180
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-180); Under

Carolina @ Vancouver

Game 5-6
October 16, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
12.701
Vancouver
10.302
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-105); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, October 16

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ANAHEIM (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/16/2016, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 15-23 ATS (-15.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-2 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 51-35 ATS (+90.8 Units) in road games on Sunday games since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 213-166 ATS (+33.9 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 77-116 ATS (-52.9 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS 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=+2.0 Units)

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BUFFALO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at EDMONTON (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/16/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 166-166 ATS (-44.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 74-83 ATS (-58.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-0 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-0-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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CAROLINA (0-0-0-1, 1 pts.) at VANCOUVER (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/16/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 8-20 ATS (+29.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 59-113 ATS (+197.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 142-144 ATS (-32.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 22-30 ATS (-26.8 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 17-22 ATS (-15.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-0 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, October 16

Islanders won three of last four games with Anaheim (under 3-1); teams split last four games played here. Ducks lost first two games 4-2/3-2; they lost in Pittsburgh last nite. New York split its first two games, losing 2-1 in Washington last night.

Edmonton won its last four games with Buffalo, three by one goal; under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Sabres lost 3-2/4-2 in last two visits here. Oilers scored 12 games in sweeping two games from Calgary to open season. Sabres lost their opener 4-1 at home to Montreal.

Vancouver won its last six games with Carolina (under 3-0-2 in last five); Hurricanes lost last five visits here, only two by one goal. Carolina lost its season opener in OT at Winnipeg. Canucks won their opener last nite in a SO.

**Udog** · 10-16-2016, 09:20 AM

NHL

Sunday, October 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. NY ISLANDERS
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games at home
NY Islanders are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games

8:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. EDMONTON
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
Edmonton is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games at home

11:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. VANCOUVER
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Carolina is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Vancouver is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games at home

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