Announcement

**Udog** · 12-21-2016, 08:23 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

NFL trends with Week 16 sneaking up on us:

— Cleveland is 1-12-1 vs spread in its last fourteen games.

— Steelers are 10-3 in last thirteen games as a home favorite.

— Atlanta is 8-17 in its last 25 games as a favorite.

— New England covered 10 of its last 13 games.

— Rams are 1-7-2 vs spread in last 10 games; 49ers are 2-11 in last 13.

— Chiefs covered twice in their last ten home games.

**********

Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Some of my favorite movie quotes

13) “Who’s the u-boat commander?” From Risky Business, when the kid’s father’s Porsche winds up in Lake Michigan, and then in a repair shop to be cleaned up.

12) “I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn’t work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there’s no guilt in baseball, and it’s never boring.”
Susan Sarandon, from Bull Durham

11) “He’s a great player, but I don’t think we can get him in academically.”
Jerry Tarkanian, playing himself in Blue Chips

10) “In ‘Confessions of a Winning Poker Player,’ Jack King said, ‘Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems, but every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his career.’ It seems true to me, ‘cause walking in here, I can hardly remember how I built my bankroll, but I can’t stop thinking of how I lost it.”
Matt Damon in Rounders

9) “I guess it comes down to a simple choice; get busy living, or get busy dying.”
Tim Robbins from Shawshank Redemption

8) “……Who cares? I’ll tell you. Me. I’m not your best friend. I’m your only friend. I don’t make anything? I’m making you money. And lest we forget, that’s the only reason any of you became stockholders in the first place. You want to make money! You don’t care if they manufacture wire and cable, fried chicken, or grow tangerines!

You want to make money! I’m the only friend you’ve got. I’m making you money. Take the money. Invest it somewhere else. Maybe, maybe you’ll get lucky and it’ll be used productively. And if it is, you’ll create new jobs and provide a service for the economy and, God forbid, even make a few bucks for yourselves.

And if anybody asks, tell ’em ya gave at the plant. And by the way, it pleases me that I am called “Larry the Liquidator.” You know why, fellow stockholders? Because at my funeral, you’ll leave with a smile on your face and a few bucks in your pocket. Now that’s a funeral worth having!”
Danny DeVito, in Other People’s Money

7) “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard… is what makes it great.” Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own

6) “You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to.”
Jack Nicholson, from A Few Good Men

5) “Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It’s not about winning. It’s about you and your relationship with yourself, your family and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn’t let them down because you told them the truth. And that truth is you did everything you could. There wasn’t one more thing you could’ve done. Can you live in that moment as best you can, with clear eyes, and love in your heart, with joy in your heart? If you can do that gentleman – you’re perfect!”
Billy Bob Thornton in Friday Night Lights

4) “And you know Steve you get the feeling that Billy Chapel isn’t pitching against left handers, he isn’t pitching against pinch-hitters, he isn’t pitching against the Yankees. He’s pitching against time. He’s pitching against the future, against age, and even when you think about his career, against ending. And tonight I think he might be able to use that aching old arm one more time to push the sun back up in the sky and give us one more day of summer.”
The great Vin Scully, from For Love of the Game

3) “GOD LIKES ME! HE REALLY, REALLY, LIKES ME! WHAT A DAY! WHAT A FABULOUS DAY!”
Richard Dreyfuss in Let It Ride

2) “You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”
Al Pacino, from Any Given Sunday

1)“Do whats in your heart, son. You’ll be fine.”
Robin Williams, from Good Will Hunting

**Udog** · 12-21-2016, 09:47 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, December 21

Washington won four of last six games with Philly; Caps won three of last five games in this building. Under is 5-1-1 in last seven series games. Washington won six of last seven games, winning last three on road. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five road games. Flyers lost last couple games 3-1/2-1, after a long win streak; three of their last four games stayed under. Philly won four of its last five home games.

Arizona won nine of its last ten games with Edmonton; Oilers lost last five games in desert, with three of those five losses in OT/SO. Under is 3-1 in last four series games. Edmonton won three of last four games, with last two wins in OT/SO; Oilers lost three of last four road games- their last four games overall stayed under. Arizona lost seven of its last ten games, losing three of last four at home. Under is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

NHL

Wednesday, December 21

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

9:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Washington

10:30 PM
EDMONTON vs. ARIZONA
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games at home

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

**Udog** · 12-21-2016, 12:07 PM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, December 21

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

WASHINGTON (19-8-0-3, 41 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (19-11-0-4, 42 pts.) - 12/21/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-27 ATS (+60.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-14 ATS (+37.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 81-43 ATS (+18.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 47-20 ATS (+17.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 7-7 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 7-7-0 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)

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

EDMONTON (17-12-0-5, 39 pts.) at ARIZONA (11-16-0-5, 27 pts.) - 12/21/2016, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 17-49 ATS (+83.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 20-12 ATS (+37.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 26-13 ATS (+44.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 11-1 (+12.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 11-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, December 21

Edmonton @ Arizona

Game 53-54
December 21, 2016 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
11.067
Arizona
7.662
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-150); Over

Washington @ Philadelphia

Game 51-52
December 21, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
13.151
Philadelphia
11.227
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-120); Under

Announcement

Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 12/21

Wednesday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 12/21

Comment

Comment

Comment