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**Udog** · 12-30-2016, 07:52 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24— Hokies were down 24-nil at the half. This was the 3rd-largest bowl comeback in the last ten years.

— South Florida 46, South Carolina 39 OT— Gamecocks turned ball over twice inside the Bulls’ 5-yard line. No bueno.

— Cavaliers 124, Celtics 118— Cleveland almost blew a 20-point lead.

— LSU dismissed 6-9 Craig Victor from its hoop team; he had scored 15.3 pts/game in Tigers’ last three games before he got the boot.

— Lipscomb 81, Missouri 76— Mizzou will likely be looking for a new coach in March.

— RIP coach LaVell Edwards, 86, who passed away Thursday. he made BYU a national power in football in the 80’s. RIP, sir.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Wrapping up a busy couple of days

13) So George Karl wrote a book and in promoting it, seems like he is managing to offend every single person in the NBA. Why is he doing this? Promote your book, don’t burn bridges; there is a difference.

12) You could play four years of college football and never know some of your teammates; thats how big college football squads are. Schools have an 85 scholarship limit, plus they have walk-ons/practice players too. If you’re on opposite sides of the ball, very possible you never meet a few guys.

11) I know absolutely nothing about UFC; my cousin claims that Amanda Nunes will beat Ronda Rousey in their bout Friday night, in case you care about stuff like that.

10) St John’s 76, Butler 73— Chris Mullin’s Red Storm beat Syracuse/Butler in last two games; they’ve got a solid 3-person nucleus. This wasn’t a fluky win; St John’s was only 4-16 on the arc. This was a good solid win- game was tied at the half.

9) Oregon 89, UCLA 87— Exciting, up-an-down game where defense wasn’t exactly a priority. Teams that beat UCLA will have to out-run them. Bruins are very hard to slow down.

8) Pitt 112, Marshall 106— Panthers were up 58-38 at half, but Dan D’Antoni has his team competing for 40:00 and this game got dicey for the Panthers late. Marshall is going to cause some problems in Conference USA.

7) Nebraska 87, Indiana 83— Cornhuskers were a 16-point underdog but they scored 1.21 points/possession and pulled a big upset in their Big 14 opener.

6) UConn hired back its former football coach Randy Edsall; in 2010, Edsall left UConn to go to Maryland, a move that didn’t help anyone. Getting back in Storrs should help the Huskies.

5) ESPNU has guy named Chris Spatola doing analysis on hoop games; he is Mike Krzyzewski’s son-in-law and also a former point guard at West Point. Sometimes in this crazy world of ours, it isn’t what you know, it is who you know.

4) Lane Kiffin has a weird resume; he is 41 and has already been HC of USC, Tennessee and the Oakland Raiders, but now he is at Florida Atlantic. Is he going backwards? If he wins at FAU will he quickly bolt for greener pa$ture$?

I’ll give Kiffin credit for this; in his three years as OC at Alabama, he had three first-year QB’s and got to the national playoff all three years. Not an easy thing to do.

3) Betting line this week on Matt McGloin’s passing yards for the Raiders: over 235.5 yards is +$135. Under 235.5 yards is -$175. Oakland tries to win the AFC West in Denver Sunday.

2) On February 8, 2017, the Rivers Casino will open in Schenectady, about 12 miles from Armadillo World HQ. Am curious to see what it is like; wonder how long it will be before we can go there and bet on games. I’m guessing that someday, the Trump administration will get sports betting legalized.

1) Sounds like Mark Sanchez is going to get a lot of playing time at QB for the Cowboys Sunday in Philly. Dak Prescott will start, Tony Romo will not play. Have fun handicapping that game.

**Udog** · 12-30-2016, 08:03 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, December 30

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CHICAGO (22-10-0-5, 49 pts.) at CAROLINA (15-12-0-7, 37 pts.) - 12/30/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 2-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 2-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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NASHVILLE (15-13-0-6, 36 pts.) at ST LOUIS (19-12-0-5, 43 pts.) - 12/30/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-6 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 7-6-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (20-13-0-4, 44 pts.) at SAN JOSE (22-12-0-1, 45 pts.) - 12/30/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 38-20 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 188-139 ATS (+42.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 79-59 ATS (+18.2 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-28 ATS (+68.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-15 ATS (+39.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 33-35 ATS (-15.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 89-83 ATS (-42.1 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 160-137 ATS (-75.1 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 4-0-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

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ANAHEIM (17-12-0-7, 41 pts.) at VANCOUVER (15-18-0-3, 33 pts.) - 12/30/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 32-40 ATS (-19.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 102-87 ATS (-3.2 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 125-121 ATS (-70.5 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 5-12 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 361-328 ATS (-14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-7 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 7-5-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.2 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, December 30

Chicago won four of last six games with Carolina; under is 5-1-1 in last seven series games. Blackhawks won two of last three games in this building. Chicago was outscored 9-5 in last three games, but they won their last three road games. Under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Carolina won three of last four games overall, four of last five at home. Under is 3-0-1 in their last four games.

Home side won six of last seven Nashville-St Louis games; Predators lost their last four visits to St Louis. Under is 5-2-1 in last eight series games. Nashville lost six of last nine games overall, but won 5-1/2-1 in last two road games. Under is 3-1-1 in Predators’ last five games. Blues are 3-5 in last eight games, splitting last four games at home. Five of last seven St Louis games went over the total.

Flyers lost nine of last ten games with San Jose, losing four of last five games in Shark Tank. Three of last four series games stayed under total. Philly lost four of last five games; they were outscored 13-3 in losing last three road tilts. Sharks won seven of last eight games, winning last two in OT; San Jose won its last three home games. Over is 4-1-5 in their last ten games.

Ducks won three of last four games with Vancouver; they won 5-2/3-1 in last two visits to British Columbia. Under is 7-2-1 in last ten series games. Anaheim lost its last three games, last two in OT; Ducks lost four of their last six road games. Over is 6-2-2 in their last ten games. Canucks lost six of last nine games but are 3-2 in last five home games. Over is 5-2-3 in their last ten games overall.

NHL

Friday, December 30

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Trend Report
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8:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. CAROLINA
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 2-7-1 SU in its last 10 games ,when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina7-2-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Chicago
Carolina is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

9:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ST. LOUIS
Nashville is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Nashville is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games

11:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. VANCOUVER
Anaheim is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim

11:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. SAN JOSE
Philadelphia is 1-8-1 SU in its last 10 games ,when playing on the road against San Jose
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

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**Udog** · 12-30-2016, 10:31 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, December 30

Anaheim @ Vancouver

Game 57-58
December 30, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
10.234
Vancouver
12.499
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+100); Over

Philadelphia @ San Jose

Game 55-56
December 30, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
10.523
San Jose
12.644
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-175
5
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-175); Under

Nashville @ St. Louis

Game 53-54
December 30, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
10.204
St. Louis
12.711
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-115); Under

Chicago @ Carolina

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

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
11.409
Carolina
12.311
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+100); Over

**Udog** · 12-30-2016, 02:45 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, December 30

Chicago at Carolina, 7:35 PM ET
Chicago: 12-2 SU after 2 or more consecutive unders
Carolina: 4-14 SU after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6

Nashville at St Louis, 8:05 PM ET
Nashville: 4-11 SU after a division game
St Louis: 5-3 SU revenging a loss where opponent scored 4 or more goals

Philadelphia at San Jose, 10:05 PM ET
Philadelphia: 21-13 SU after having lost 3 of their last 4
San Jose: 7-12 sU in home games after a 2 game unbeaten streak

Anaheim at Vancouver, 10:05 PM ET
Anaheim: 8-3 SU after having lost 2 of their last 3 games
Vancouver: 1-7 SU after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games

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