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**Udog** · 01-06-2017, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

If I had it to do it all over again, six colleges I would’ve chosen from to attend

— Cal-Santa Barbara— Every other car there has a surfboard on its roof. The basketball coach back then lived on a freakin’ boat.

— Arizona State— Sparky the Sun Devil and I would’ve been good buddies.

— Cal State Fullerton— Could’ve got me a summer job at Disneyland.

— UNLV— I would’ve flunked out in one semester, but it would’ve been a fun semester.

— St Leo’s College— First thing you see when you pull into this Florida college is a built-in pool; I swear the place is a converted motel.

— San Diego State— Not sure I would’ve studied much during Padre homestands, but I didn’t study very much in college anyway.

As it was, I went to U of Albany, which was mostly a good experience, but that walk to the gym was so damn cold. Still shiver thinking about it. Wasn’t thinking too clearly back then.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Wrapping up a busy Thursday……

13) Nebraska 93, Iowa 90, 2OT— Cornhuskers almost gagged game away (19-35) on foul line, but they won and are 3-0 in conference play for first time since joining the Big 14. Glynn Watson had been averaging 13.9 pts/game; he had 34 in this game.

12) Purdue 76, Ohio State 75— Is it me or have their been an incredible amount of close games in first 7-10 days of conference play? I don’t trust Matt Painter teams in close games, but Boilers got a solid road win here, while Ohio State is 0-2 in league, with losses by 1-5 points.

11) Minnesota 70, Northwestern 66— This was a damn good game, almost felt like a play-in game for the NCAA’s. Gophers had their hearts ripped out by Michigan State in Big 14 opener last week, but rallied for wins at Purdue and here- they’re 14-2 vs schedule #69, which means they’re headed for March Madness.

10) Fairfield 97, Manhattan 79— Curtis Cobb is a 6-3 soph who was averaging 14.8 pts/game; then he went for 46 here as Stags are now tied for first in the wide-open MAAC.

9) Rockets 118, Thunder 116— Russell Westbrook scored 49 as Oklahoma City rallied back from down 18, but it wasn’t enough. Houston is 28-9 and Mike D’Antoni is Coach of the First Half of the Year.

On the UCLA-Cal broadcast, ESPN’s Dave Pasch was saying that Billy Donovan told him that Westbrook was basically an unknown coming out of high school. Florida’s coaches didn’t have him on their radar at all. He’s been a much better pro than he was a college player.

8) UCLA 81, California 71— Bruins are this year’s Most Fun Team to Watch; they run like crazy and most of them can shoot and they don’t defend much. Problem is, Lonzo Ball will be in the NBA next year and they’ll be starting all over again. Enjoy it while you can.

7) Of the 14 basketball coaches in the Big 14, 10 of them have been in their current job for at least five years, which struck me as odd. Thought there would be more turnover than that.

6) More on football coaches as nomads: Jedd Fisch jumps from Michigan to UCLA, which will have its third offensive coordinator in three years. They also have a junior QB who will be playing for his third OC in three years. Not the best situation.

5) Washington Redskins fired four defensive coaches, New Orleans Saints fired five coaches, none from the offensive side of the ball. I’m guessing a lot of former Ram defensive coaches will wind up on those two staffs.

4) Houston Texans were penalized only 87 times this year, Oakland Raiders 147 times, which makes this week’s playoff game a little more interesting.

3) Dallas defensive lineman Randy Gregory was suspended again by the NFL, this time for a full year, which means he is out for the playoffs that for the Cowboys start next week.

2) Apparently Reds 2B Brandon Phillip blocked another off-season trade, this one to Atlanta. Last year, he vetoed a trade to Washington, which means he doesn’t care about winning, since the Nationals are really good and Cincinnati isn’t. Great guy to pay a lot of money to.

1— Georgia Tech’s first three ACC basketball games: North Carolina-Duke-Louisville, with Duke and the Cardinals both coming off losses. After Saturday, it’ll only get easier for Josh Pastner’s Yellow Jackets.

**Udog** · 01-06-2017, 08:32 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 6

Predators won five of last seven games with Florida; they won three of last four visits to Miami. Under is 4-2-4 in last ten series games. Nashville outscored opponents 17-3 in winning last four road games; road team won their last ten games (4-6 overall). Panthers lost their last five home games, with three of last four losses in OT/SO; five of their last six games stayed under total.

Home side won last six Toronto-New Jersey games; Maple Leafs lost last five visits to Garden State, allowing total of nine goals. Over is 3-1-3 in last seven series games. Toronto won five of its last six games; their last four games all went OT. three of Leafs’ last four road games stayed under total. New Jersey won three of last four games but is 2-3 in last five at home; under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Carolina won its last three games with Chicago, outscoring Blackhawks 10-3; they beat Chicago 3-2 at home a week ago tonite. Under is 5-1-2 in last eight series games. Hurricanes lost three of last five games; under is 5-1-2 in their last eight- they split last four road games. Blackhawks lost five of last seven games, three of last four at home; over is 4-2-4 in their last ten games.

Islanders are 6-4 in last ten games with Colorado; home side won last four series games. New York lost 5-0/2-1 in last two visits to Denver. Six of last nine series games went over the total. Islanders won four of last five games but are 2-3 in last five road games; nine of their last ten games went over total. Avalanche lost last five games, outscored 23-10; they’re 0-4 in last four home games, with last three going over total.

Calgary won five of its last six games with Vancouver; teams split last four games played here. Over is 4-2-2 in last eight series games. Calgary won four of its last five games, two of last three on road; over is 5-3-2 in their last ten games. Canucks won their last five games, allowing total of seven goals; under is 4-0-1 in their last five games. Vancouver won its last four home games, outscoring opponents 11-5.

Anaheim won last three games with Arizona: 5-2/5-1/5-1; Coyotes lost three of last five visits to Orange County. Last five series games went over total. Arizona lost its last eight games, outscored 31-13; three of those eight were on road- four of their last six games stayed under total. Ducks won three of their last four games; four of their last six games went OT. Under is 3-1-2 in their last six games.

**Udog** · 01-06-2017, 08:34 AM

NHL

Friday, January 6

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Trend Report
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8:30 PM
NASHVILLE vs. FLORIDA
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games at home

8:30 PM
TORONTO vs. NEW JERSEY
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

9:30 PM
CAROLINA vs. CHICAGO
Carolina is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina

10:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. COLORADO
NY Islanders are 4-11-1 SU in their last 16 games ,when playing on the road against Colorado
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
Colorado is 5-10-1 SU in their last 16 games ,when playing NY Islanders
Colorado11-4-1 SU in their last 16 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

11:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Arizona's last 20 games
Arizona is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Anaheim is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Arizona
Anaheim is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Arizona

11:00 PM
CALGARY vs. VANCOUVER
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 8 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary

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**Udog** · 01-06-2017, 09:38 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, January 6

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NASHVILLE (17-14-0-7, 41 pts.) at FLORIDA (16-15-0-8, 40 pts.) - 1/6/2017, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 3-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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TORONTO (17-12-0-8, 42 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (16-16-0-7, 39 pts.) - 1/6/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 20-52 ATS (+95.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 5-22 ATS (+31.6 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 25-67 ATS (+117.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 32-54 ATS (-23.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 3-14 ATS (+20.5 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 5-2 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 5-2-0 straight up against TORONTO 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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CAROLINA (17-14-0-7, 41 pts.) at CHICAGO (24-12-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/6/2017, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-2 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-2-0 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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NY ISLANDERS (15-15-0-6, 36 pts.) at COLORADO (12-25-0-1, 25 pts.) - 1/6/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 35-30 ATS (+71.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 18-13 ATS (+34.0 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 27-15 ATS (+8.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 2-11 ATS (+16.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
COLORADO is 0-6 ATS (-8.7 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
COLORADO is 113-122 ATS (-98.7 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 4-13 ATS (+25.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 4-13 ATS (+17.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 2-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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CALGARY (21-17-0-2, 44 pts.) at VANCOUVER (19-18-0-3, 41 pts.) - 1/6/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 12-10 ATS (+22.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CALGARY is 123-124 ATS (+271.4 Units) in road games vs. division opponents since 1996.
CALGARY is 12-5 ATS (+17.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 228-221 ATS (-131.8 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 25-32 ATS (-22.1 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 11-6 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 11-6-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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ARIZONA (11-22-0-5, 27 pts.) at ANAHEIM (20-12-0-8, 48 pts.) - 1/6/2017, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-6 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-5-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

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**Udog** · 01-06-2017, 10:38 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 6

Arizona @ Anaheim

Game 11-12
January 6, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.421
Anaheim
11.988
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-185
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-185); Over

Calgary @ Vancouver

Game 9-10
January 6, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
10.858
Vancouver
12.272
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(-115); Under

NY Islanders @ Colorado

Game 7-8
January 6, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
7.778
Colorado
11.341
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+125); Under

Carolina @ Chicago

Game 5-6
January 6, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
10.690
Chicago
9.884
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-180
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+160); Over

Toronto @ New Jersey

Game 3-4
January 6, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.196
New Jersey
9.678
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-125); Over

Nashville @ Florida

Game 1-2
January 6, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
9.349
Florida
12.778
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(-135); Under

**Udog** · 01-06-2017, 02:18 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, January 6

Nashville at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
Nashville: 0-5 SU off a road win scoring 4 or more goals
Florida: 3-1 ATS after a blowout loss by 3 goals or more in their previous game

Toronto at New Jersey, 7:35 PM ET
Toronto: 0-11 SU in road games after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals
New Jersey: 5-1 SU after allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games

Carolina at Chicago, 8:35 PM ET
Carolina: 5-16 SU off a road win
Chicago: 13-2 SU after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games

NY Islanders at Colorado, 9:05 PM ET
New York: 32-14 SU after playing 2 consecutive road games
Colorado: 1-8 SU in home games after playing a road game

Calgary at Vancouver, 10:05 PM ET
Calgary: 6-18 SU after having won 4 of their last 5 games
Vancouver: 9-3 SU in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders

Arizona at Anaheim, 10:05 PM ET
Arizona: 0-12 SU revenging a loss where opponent scored 4 or more goals
Anaheim: 28-12 SU when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days

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