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**Udog** · 12-07-2016, 08:17 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

— Baylor hired Temple’s football coach Matt Rhule; good move.

— Duke 84, Florida 74— Gators’ coach Mike White is the son of Duke’s AD; tough couple hours for Mrs White the wife/mom.

— San Antonio 105, Minnesota 91— Spurs are unbeaten on road.

— Florida Atlantic 79, Ohio State 77 (OT)— FAU came in 1-5 vs D-I teams, with one top 200 game (L 88-80 to Hofstra). Owls were a 20-point underdog.

— Magic 124, Wizards 116— John Wall scored 52 in a losing cause.

— Red Sox traded for Chris Sale, giving up four prospects. Most of what I read on the Interweb said Chicago got best of the deal. Boston ate the rest of Yoan Moncada’s contract since Sale’s deal is so team-friendly.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Random bowl game observations

13) Bowl rematch: North Texas went to West Point in October and beat the Cadets 35-18 as a 17-point underdog, Mean Green was +6 in turnovers that day; they were 1-11 last year, are in a bowl for only second time in last 12 years. Army is in its first bowl since 2010. These teams meet in the Dallas Bowl, played in the iconic Cotton Bowl.

12) South Florida is fun to watch; QB Flowers is a dynamic playmaker, especially on scramble plays, but against an SEC defense (lot faster than the typical AAC defense), he could be negated some. USF lost 55-35 to Florida State in September, a team with SEC-like speed. South Carolina won its last four bowl games, but that was with coach Spurrier.

11) Miami Ohio was 0-6, finished 6-6; Baylor was 6-0, finished 6-6. Too bad the powers-that-be couldn’t have hooked them up in a bowl.

Miami will play 5-7 Mississippi State (the 5-7 teams won their bowls LY); Baylor will be playing Boise State in its bowl, with a lame duck coaching staff- Bears hired Temple coach Rhule on Tuesday.

10) South Alabama is playing Air Force in its bowl game; Jaguars beat San Diego State and Mississippi State, but also lost to UL-Monroe and Georgia Southern, so you never know what you’re getting with USA. South Alabama lost 33-28 in its only other bowl game, couple years ago against Bowling Green.

9) New Mexico and Hawaii are playing bowl games on their home fields; is that fun? Would kids rather go somewhere else for a bowl? Lobos’ last four bowls have all been in Albuquerque- they’re 1-4 in their last five bowls.

8) Speaking of bowl travel, was is the worst place to go for a bowl? Anywhere with a beach can’t be considered, so that leaves Boise, Detroit, New York City. In Detroit/NYC, kids probably go to an NBA or NHL game as entertainment, but what do you do in Idaho for fun in December?

7) Idaho is dropping back to I-AA in 2018, so this bowl game has special meaning for them and they won’t mind playing in Boise. Vandals’ QB is Matt Linehan, son of the Dallas Cowboys’ OC. Idaho won five of its last six games (6-0 vs spread).

6) Old Dominion is playing in its first bowl game; Eastern Michigan’s last bowl was in 1987; the Bahamas Bowl is going to be fun. ODU scored 45.8 pts/game in its last four games. EMU covered eight of its last ten games. Both teams will be very happy to be there.

5) BYU-Wyoming used to be conference rivals; other than Utah, no one despises the Cougars more than Wyoming fans. BYU is 8-4, with four losses by a total of 8 points. This should be one of the better bowl games.

4) Indiana fired Kevin Wilson, but not because of their win-loss record; apparently he isn’t a nice guy and some of the players complained, so he is gone and the OC was promoted. Awkward.

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham is 8-1 in bowl games, the best bowl record since Boston College strung together eight straight bowl wins when Tom O’Brien was coach there.

3) TCU has only eight scholarship seniors, so the practices they get before the bowl and then the game itself serve as an early start for next season. Horned Frogs won four of last five bowls, scoring 89 points in last two- they beat Oregon in OT in Alamo Bowl LY.

2) Underdogs covered last four Holiday Bowls, winning three of the four SU; there was a time when Holiday Bowl was famous for high scoring games, so fitting that Mike Leach’s Washington State team will be there. This is third bowl in four years for Coogs, after they went ten years in between bowl appearances. Leach has done a great job reviving the Wazzu program.

1— Florida State-Michigan and USC-Penn State are terrific bowl matchups between traditional powers.

After watching the Showtime reality show on the Seminoles this fall, am curious how they do in this bowl, given a chance to get healthier and then there was the war of words between the two coaches about the satellite camps Harbaugh runs in Florida.

If you’re Penn State coach Franklin, missing out on the playoff is disappointing, but isn’t playing in the Rose Bowl really good and in the long run, couldn’t that help PSU’s recruiting more than a loss to Alabama in the national semifinal?

**Udog** · 12-07-2016, 08:21 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, December 7

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MINNESOTA (12-8-0-4, 28 pts.) at TORONTO (10-9-0-5, 25 pts.) - 12/7/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 52-60 ATS (-24.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-10 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MINNESOTA is 5-10 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 20-12 ATS (+32.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 28-41 ATS (-30.4 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-0-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.3 Units)

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BOSTON (15-10-0-1, 31 pts.) at WASHINGTON (14-7-0-3, 31 pts.) - 12/7/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 42-19 ATS (+15.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 19-11 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 13-5 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 184-206 ATS (+446.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-0 (+6.6 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-0-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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OTTAWA (15-9-0-2, 32 pts.) at SAN JOSE (15-9-0-1, 31 pts.) - 12/7/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 35-18 ATS (+8.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 185-137 ATS (+42.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
OTTAWA is 37-28 ATS (+68.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 22-11 ATS (+33.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 30-34 ATS (-16.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 52-56 ATS (-44.9 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-0 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-0-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.3 Units)

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CAROLINA (10-10-0-5, 25 pts.) at ANAHEIM (12-9-0-5, 29 pts.) - 12/7/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 0-9 ATS (+11.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
CAROLINA is 15-40 ATS (+72.3 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 61-115 ATS (+202.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 30-53 ATS (-27.2 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 25-10 ATS (+11.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 27-35 ATS (-18.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 4-1 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-1-0 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=+2.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, December 7

Minnesota won its last six games with Toronto; they won 2-1 in both of last two games in this building. Last nine series games stayed under. Wild lost three of last four games- three of those four went OT/SO. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Maple Leafs lost five of last seven games, but they’ve won three of last four at home. Under is 4-3 in their last seven games.

Bruins lost their last six games to Washington, outscored 18-4. Boston lost last three visits here, outscored 9-1. Under is 5-0-1 in last six series games. Bruins won four of last five overall, with three of last four games going OT/SO. Under is 4-1-2 in their last seven games. Caps lost three of their last four games but won five of last seven at home. Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Ottawa won its last four games with San Jose, winning 4-3/4-2 in last two visits here. last five series games went over total. Senators lost three of their last four games overall; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Sharks won six of last seven games, outscoring opponents 19-9; they’re 5-1 in last six home games. Under is 4-0-3 in their last seven games.

Anaheim won seven of last nine games with Carolina; over is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Hurricanes lost three of last four games in this building. Carolina lost five of last seven games; they scored six goals in last four games. Under is 6-1-2 in their last nine games. Anaheim is 3-5 in its last eight games, losing last three at home, all by 3-2 scores. Three of their last four games stayed under total.

NHL

Wednesday, December 7

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Trend Report
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8:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. TORONTO
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

9:00 PM
BOSTON vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston

11:30 PM
CAROLINA vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Carolina
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina

11:30 PM
OTTAWA vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Ottawa's last 19 games
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of San Jose's last 22 games

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**Udog** · 12-07-2016, 01:24 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, December 7

Carolina @ Anaheim

Game 57-58
December 7, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
11.988
Anaheim
9.990
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+140); Over

Ottawa @ San Jose

Game 55-56
December 7, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
9.462
San Jose
12.663
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

Boston @ Washington

Game 53-54
December 7, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.359
Washington
12.417
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-140); Under

Minnesota @ Toronto

Game 51-52
December 7, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.902
Toronto
11.499
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+100); Over

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