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**Udog** · 01-01-2017, 10:09 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Week 17’s most popular selections in the Westgate SuperContest:

6) Carolina Panthers +6 (350)

5) Denver Broncos -1 (374)

4) Baltimore Ravens +2 (389)

3) Detroit Lions +3.5 (405)

2) Miami Dolphins +9.5 (417)

1) Green Bay Packers -3.5 (538)

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Random thoughts as 2016 comes to an end

13) Virginia Tech 89, Duke 75— Blue Devils get tripped up in Blacksburg in first game of the Grayson Allen suspension.

Georgia Tech 75, North Carolina 63— Rough day for the bluebloods of the ACC.

12) When Lane Kiffin got fired by USC, he sold his house in Manhattan Beach to actor Vince Vaughn for $6.5M; his next-door neighbor was the guy who created the TV show Duck Dynasty. Sounds like a pretty good neighborhood to live in.

11) Bill Parcells used to say he was against drafting any QB unless the kid started for three years in college, which would make us skeptical of North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky, who started for only one season at North Carolina— he is expected to declare for April’s draft.

10) Rumors on the Interweb have the 49ers totally cleaning house after tomorrow’s game, with coach and GM both getting told to take a hike. Apparently their season sweep of the Rams didn’t impress ownership very much.

9) Bowl game tallies to this point: favorites are 13-23 vs spread. Over is 15-21.

8) Nevada basketball player Jordan Caroline is the son of former NFL lineman Simeon Rice, who won a Super Bowl as a defensive end for the Buccaneers.

7) Good grief, Jennifer Garner is in a lot of TV commercials. Whats in your wallet?

6) Villanova 80, Creighton 70— 5th straight time Wildcats beat Creighton, third straight win for Villanova in Omaha, handing the Bluejays their first loss this season.

5) Big West was 13th-ranked conference each of last two years; this year, they’ve slipped all the way to #26, with #180 Cal-Irvine their top-ranked team right now. There isn’t one good team in the league; you can almost pencil in their conference tourney champ for a play-in game already.

4) LSU 29, Louisville 9— I still can’t believe LSU fired Les Miles and replaced him with Ed Orgeron; just a totally baffling move. If you’ve ever read the book Meat Market, which dealt with Orgeron’s tenure at Ole Miss, you’ll know what I’m talking about.

3) Alabama 24, Washington 7— Huskies were held to 194 yards; Alabama scored their 11th defensive TD of the season in what wasn’t an interesting game.

Two jobs you do not want; replacing Nick Saban at Alabama, Mike Krzyzewski at Duke; will be virtually impossible for the next guy to satisfy those fanbases.

2) Clemson 31, Ohio State 0— Last six years, Big 14 teams have been favored in only 13 of their 55 bowl games; think about that for a second.

Since 2011, Big 14 teams are 5-7-1 vs spread when favored in a bowl game.

1— As far as 2017 is concerned, I hope people in this country become more tolerant of each other and of differing opinions. We’re a very diverse country and we need to respect each other more. Diversity should be a strength, not a weakness. It is OK to agree to disagree.

Happy New Year, everyone. Thanks for reading.

**Udog** · 01-01-2017, 10:20 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, January 1

Philadelphia @ Anaheim

Game 55-56
January 1, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.961
Anaheim
10.005
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+130); Over

Ottawa @ Washington

Game 53-54
January 1, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.676
Washington
12.789
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-135); Under

Detroit @ Toronto

Game 51-52
January 1, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
10.756
Toronto
9.652
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+130); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 1

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DETROIT (16-16-0-4, 36 pts.) vs. TORONTO (16-12-0-7, 39 pts.) - 1/1/2017, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 10-17 ATS (-14.4 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 35-51 ATS (-25.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 421-307 ATS (-119.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
DETROIT is 7-1 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-6 ATS (+5.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 4-21 ATS (-24.8 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 24-66 ATS (+106.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 58-89 ATS (-40.7 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
TORONTO is 31-54 ATS (+93.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-5 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+9.4 Units)

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OTTAWA (20-12-0-4, 44 pts.) at WASHINGTON (21-9-0-5, 47 pts.) - 1/1/2017, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (20-14-0-4, 44 pts.) at ANAHEIM (18-12-0-8, 44 pts.) - 1/1/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-41 ATS (+66.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-38 ATS (+65.6 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 37-56 ATS (-30.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-22 ATS (+32.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 493-402 ATS (+83.2 Units) second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 5-0 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 5-0-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 1

Red Wings won three of last four games with Toronto; they won four of last six games in Toronto. Last nine series games stayed under the total. Detroit lost six of its last nine games but won last two on road. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Maple Leafs are back from a 4-0 road trip, winning last two games in OT/SO; they lost four of last five home games. Under is 9-1 in Toronto’s last ten games. This is an outdoor game.

Washington won five of last six games with Ottawa; Senators were outscored 11-3 in losing last three visits here. Three of last four series games went over total. Ottawa lost 4-3/3-2 in their last two games; they’re 2-3 in last five road games. Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Senator games. Caps lost four of last six games; they won in New Jersey Saturday, are 3-2 in last five home games. Over is 4-3-1 in their last eight games.

Flyers lost their last seven games with Anaheim; they were outscored 14-9 in losing last three games in this building. Over is 6-1-2 in last nine series games. Philly lost five of last six games, losing last four away games by combined score of 15-4; under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Ducks lost four of last five games; their last three losses were all in OT. Under is 3-1-2 in their last six games.

NHL

Sunday, January 1

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Trend Report
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4:00 PM
DETROIT vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home

8:30 PM
OTTAWA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Washington's last 20 games when playing Ottawa
Washington is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games

9:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

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