Announcement

**Udog** · 10-26-2016, 08:07 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

NFL trends to ponder with Week 8 on the way…….

— Tennessee is 3-12 vs spread in its last 15 games.

— Oakland covered its last seven road games.

— Buffalo is 14-7-1 in its last 22 divisional games.

— Cowboys are 8-3 vs spread after their last 11 byes.

— Chargers covered nine of their last eleven games.

— New Orleans is 11-3-1 in its last 15 games as a dog.

**********

Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Sports Illustrated ranks NBA players……

Before starting today, I have something that needs to be said.

New Jersey Giants are taking some heat for how they handled the Josh Brown situation; they may have made a mistake giving the guy a 2-year contract after his domestic violence issues, but they corrected that mistake and sent Brown on his way. No one is perfect; when mistakes are made, they need to be corrected and this one was.

The Giants used to have training camp here in Albany; I got to know some of their PR people and they couldn’t have been nicer to me. First class people all the way. My dad (a huge Giants fan) got sick one summer and the Giants gave him a football signed by the whole team. It meant a lot to him. It is still here in my living room, next to my football signed by Vince Ferragamo (ha!!!).

Last year, when my dad passed away, the Giants sent a bouquet of flowers to the wake. It was so kind, so unexpected, just a very nice/thoughtful thing to do. Nice people get scoffed at in today’s society; it is too damn bad.

Lot of people like to report negative things for whatever reason; the positive things that are done by people/teams get glossed over, because that is corny. Kicking people when they’re down is in vogue, but truth is, a hell of a lot more good is done than bad.

You can take this to the bank: the New Jersey Giants are good people. Top-shelf.

— Sports Illustrated’s Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney ranked the NBA’s top 100 players in SI’s NBA Preview issue, with random comments on various players……..here are some of those comments:
(last season’s rank is in parentheses)

100) Devin Booker, Suns (NR)— “Superstar ceiling, but was still a teenager when preseason opened!”

97) Manu Ginobili, Spurs (NR)— “Still a magician at 39. The oldest player on the list.”

91) Bismack Biyombo, Magic (NR)— “Magic paid him $72 million; 71 for his defense, one for his offense.”

78) Nikola Jokic, Nuggets (NR)— “The best young player you’ve (probably) never heard of.”

68) Kristaps Porzingis, Knicks (NR)— “The Big Apple’s most beloved is a lock to make a big jump next year.”

60) Luol Deng, Lakers (56)— “The only Laker to make the list, now that Kobe is retired.”

42) Serge Ibaka, Magic (25)— “Took a hit after a rough season that led to trade.”

25) Kyrie Irving, Cavaliers (23)— “This one incited fan outrage, but his defense was damaging.”

19) Klay Thompson, Warriors (26)— “That’s right; four Warriors in the top 20.”

12) DeMarcus Cousins, Kings (14)— “Top 10 talent; HR nightmare.”

4) Chris Paul, Clippers (6)— “Barely edged out Westbrook, thanks to defense shot selection, control.”

3) Stephen Curry, Warriors (4)— “Is the unanimous MVP underrated?”

1— Lebron James, Cavaliers (1)— “The King for the fourth straight year.”

**Udog** · 10-26-2016, 08:11 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, October 26

Wednesday’s games
Islanders lost their last six games with Montreal; under is 5-3 in last eight series games. Canadiens won their last five visits to Long Island (under 3-1 in last four). Montreal won its last four games, allowing five goals (over 3-3). Islanders won three of last four games (all at home); four of their last five games stayed under.

Home side won last six Boston-NY Ranger games; Bruins lost last three visits to Manhattan by combined score of 10-5. Three of last four series games went over total. Boston lost last two games 4-2/5-0; four of their last five games stayed under. Rangers won three of their last four games (over 3-2-1).

Washington is 6-3 in its last nine games with Edmonton; under is 5-3 in last eight series games. Caps are 3-2 in last five visits here (under 3-1 in last four). Washington won three of last four games (over 2-2-1). Oilers won three in row, five of first six games, with last three staying under the total.

Nashville ousted Anaheim in seven games in LY’s playoffs; under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Predators won three of last four visits here. Preds lost three of last four games (over 3-1). Ducks lost five of first seven games; they won only home game 4-2. Over is 2-3-2 in their games this season.

NHL

Wednesday, October 26

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trend Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Islanders are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing Montreal
NY Islanders are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games

9:00 PM
BOSTON vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games on the road
Boston is 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers are 16-6 SU in their last 22 games when playing at home against Boston

10:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. EDMONTON
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Edmonton is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

11:30 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 9 games
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 9 games when playing at home against Nashville

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**Udog** · 10-26-2016, 09:22 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, October 26

Nashville @ Anaheim

Game 7-8
October 26, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.214
Anaheim
13.220
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-115); Under

Washington @ Edmonton

Game 5-6
October 26, 2016 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
9.756
Edmonton
12.995
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+120); Over

Boston @ NY Rangers

Game 3-4
October 26, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.961
NY Rangers
9.106
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-105); Under

Montreal @ NY Islanders

Game 1-2
October 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.708
NY Islanders
12.748
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-120); Over

**Udog** · 10-26-2016, 09:50 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, October 26

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MONTREAL (5-0-0-1, 11 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (3-3-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/26/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-5 ATS (+10.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 38-20 ATS (+12.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-0 (+6.2 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-0-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BOSTON (3-3-0-0, 6 pts.) at NY RANGERS (4-2-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/26/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON (3-1-0-1, 7 pts.) at EDMONTON (5-1-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/26/2016, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 160-202 ATS (-71.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 31-11 ATS (+15.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 15-29 ATS (-20.2 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-2-0 straight up against WASHINGTON 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=-0.4 Units)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NASHVILLE (2-3-0-0, 4 pts.) at ANAHEIM (2-3-0-2, 6 pts.) - 10/26/2016, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 7-6-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**Udog** · 10-26-2016, 02:35 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, October 26

Montreal at NY Islanders, 7:05 PM ET
Montreal: 14-4 SUafter allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games
New York: 2-8 SU in home games after a blowout win by 3 goals or more

Boston at NY Rangers, 8:05 PM ET
Boston: 1-7 SU after getting shutout in their previous game
New York: 74-36 SU when playing their 3rd game in 5 days

Washington at Edmonton, 9:35 PM ET
Washington: 14-4 SU in road games after 2 or more consecutive overs
Edmonton: 15-28 SU in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game

Nashville at Anaheim, 10:35 PM ET
Nashville: 9-22 SU off an home win scoring 4 or more goals
Anaheim: 9-4 SU after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games

Announcement

Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 10/26

Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 10/26

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment