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**Udog** · 01-16-2017, 08:43 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Odds to win the World Baseball Classic in March:

5-2— Dominican Republic

11-4— Japan

3-1— America

10-1— Puerto Rico, South Korea

13-1— Venezuela

18-1— Cuba

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) Packers 34, Cowboys 31— Last 5:00 of this game turned into Arena Football; tremendous drama. There were three FG’s of 50+ yards in last 2:00 of this game. Aaron Rodgers is worth his weight in gold to the Packers, who led 21-3 in first half.

After the game, people were told not to leave the stadium due to a tornado warning, as a bad day for Dallas got even worse. Hope everyone got home safely.

12) Steelers 18, Chiefs 16— Andy Reid has a 173-114-1 regular record as an NFL coach; he is 11-12 in playoff games, 7-4 at home, 4-7 on road, 0-1 in Super Bowls.

From 2000-08, Reid was 10-7 in playoffs, 7-0 in the first playoff game of a season. Since 2009, he is 1-5 in playoff games, with home losses to Packers-Steelers. His Chiefs also lost a playoff game in Indy that they led 38-10 in the third quarter.

I equate Reid’s career with Chuck Knox, who was 186-147 in regular season games, 7-11 in playoff games. Hard to complain about guys who win as many regular season games as they did, but in January, their teams made you bang your head against a freakin’ wall.

As for the Chiefs with or without Reid, they’re 0-5 in home playoff games since 1995. Oy.

11) Another interesting stat I heard on my car radio Sunday: Since 2008, Aaron Rodgers has thrown 13 TD passes on a play where the opponent jumped offsides, giving him a “free play”. During that time, no one else in the NFL has more than three such TD passes.

10) FieldTurf makes refs’ job simpler on catches close to the sidelines; easy to see if the WR drags his toe on the ground, since the little black tire pellets pop up when the foot is dragged.

9) USC 71, Colorado 68— Buffs might be best team in country that is 0-5 in conference play; their coach WAS NOT HAPPY when this game ended. Losing isn’t fun.

USC basketball coach Andy Enfield scored over 2,000 points in his college career at D-III Johns Hopkins; he shot over 92% on the foul line for his career.

8) Georgia Tech 86, NC State 76— Tech was universally picked to finish last in the ACC; they’re 3-2 in league now, with wins over Carolina, Clemson and NC State. Josh Pastner is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met; he’s a damn good coach too.

7) I’m watching the San Diego-BYU game Saturday night; out of nowhere, they show Johnny Manziel sitting in the crowd with a buddy. There weren’t a lot of people at the game; was just kind of random. Hope he is getting his life in order.

6) Sonny Dykes must’ve really aggravated some people at Cal; for a football coach to be fired in mid-January, three weeks before Signing Day, then to have them hire a successor from outside the program, that is an indication of severe dysfunction that is potentially disastrous if they do not recruit well this year.

Knee-jerk reaction when Dykes got fired was that Cal was going after Chip Kelly, but that didn’t happen, so now the Golden Bears have a first-time head coach. Interesting decision.

5) Why is it so newsworthy that the Jaguars interviewed Kelly before they hired Doug Marrone as their coach? Their job is to interview good candidates and find the best one.

Al Davis used to interview a ton of people for openings with the Raiders, many of whom he had no intention of hiring, just to pick their brains and learn as much as he could about the Raiders, football and the NFL. It is smart business.

4) Steph Curry is the 4th-highest paid guy on the Warriors. Yikes.

3) Tickets to the Super Bowl in Houston dropped anywhere from 18-20% on StubHub after the Cowboys lost Sunday.

2) Early lines on next weekend’s conference championship games:
Falcons -4 over Green Bay and Patriots -6 over Pittsburgh.

1— Playoff wins of random NFL teams since 1999:

Patriots 23, Ravens 15, Steelers 15, Giants 10, Rams 6, Titans 5, Cowboys 2.

**Udog** · 01-16-2017, 09:04 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 16

Home side won seven of last nine Dallas-Buffalo games; Dallas Stars lost three of their last five games in western NY. Six of last eight series games stayed under total. Dallas lost five of its last seven games but split its last four on road; five of their last six games went over total. Sabres won last two home games but are 3-5 in last eight games overall; four of their last five games went over total.

Boston won five of its last six games with the Islanders, but New York won three of last five visits here- three of last four series games here stayed under total. Islanders lost four of last five games, are 2-4 in last six away games; seven of their last ten games went over. Bruins are 0-3 in game following their last three wins; they’re 3-4 in last seven games overall. Three of their last four games went over.

Home side won six of last seven Montreal-Detroit games; Canadiens won three of last five visits to Motor City (under 4-1). Montreal won five of last seven games, four of last five on road. Over is 5-0-1 in their last six games. Red Wings lost six of last eight home games, three of last four games overall. Detroit’s last four games all went over the total.

Kings won seven of last nine games with Tampa Bay; home side won five of last six series games. Lightning lost last four visits to Staples, scoring total of five goals- they lost five of last six games overall, were outscored 14-4 in losing their last three road games. Five of last six Tampa Bay games went over total. Los Angeles won five of its last seven games, three of last four at home; over is 3-0-1 in their last four games.

Road team won five of last seven Winnipeg-San Jose games; Jets won three of last four visits to San Jose. Over is 4-4-2 in last ten series games. Winnipeg lost its last three games, allowing 14 goals; they also lost their last three road games. Over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. San Jose lost five of last seven overall, three of last four at home; over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Home side won last seven Washington-Pittsburgh games; Caps lost their last four visits to Steel City, with last three of those all in OT/SO. Over is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Washington is won its last nine games; they allowed total of three games in their last six games. Caps won last three on road, outscoring foes 11-3. Penguins lost last three games, outscored 15-6, but they’ve also won their last five home games. Over is 4-1 in their last five games.

Arizona won five of its last six games with Edmonton; they won three of last four visits here. Four of last five series games stayed under. Coyotes lost eight of last ten games; they were outscored 10-4 in losing last three road games. Under is 7-3 in last ten Arizona games. Oilers won four of last six games; their last three wins were all in OT/SO- they’re 3-2 in their last five home games.

**Udog** · 01-16-2017, 09:04 AM

NHL

Monday, January 16

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Trend Report
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2:00 PM
DALLAS vs. BUFFALO
Dallas is 2-6-1 SU in its last 9 games ,when playing on the road against Buffalo
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games

2:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. BOSTON
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
NY Islanders are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Boston is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders

4:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. DETROIT
Montreal is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games at home
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

5:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. LOS ANGELES
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 14 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

5:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. SAN JOSE
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 9 games
San Jose is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PITTSBURGH
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games at home

10:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games on the road
Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Edmonton's last 19 games at home
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-16-2017, 09:43 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 16

Arizona @ Edmonton

Game 13-14
January 16, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.867
Edmonton
12.403
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-235
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-235); Over

Washington @ Pittsburgh

Game 11-12
January 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
13.636
Pittsburgh
12.169
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+110); Over

Winnipeg @ San Jose

Game 9-10
January 16, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
9.187
San Jose
12.078
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

Tampa Bay @ Los Angeles

Game 7-8
January 16, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
9.635
Los Angeles
12.525
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-155
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-155); Under

Montreal @ Detroit

Game 5-6
January 16, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
12.566
Detroit
10.164
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-135); Over

NY Islanders @ Boston

Game 3-4
January 16, 2017 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
9.741
Boston
12.321
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-200); Under

Dallas @ Buffalo

Game 1-2
January 16, 2017 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
14.044
Buffalo
9.641
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 4 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-115); Over

**Udog** · 01-16-2017, 09:45 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, January 16

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DALLAS (18-18-0-8, 44 pts.) at BUFFALO (16-17-0-9, 41 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 18-26 ATS (-11.6 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 4-15 ATS (+21.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
DALLAS is 5-12 ATS (-8.9 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 27-33 ATS (-14.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-9 ATS (-9.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.
BUFFALO is 14-7 ATS (+23.4 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 216-209 ATS (+4.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 26-15 ATS (+42.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-1 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (16-17-0-8, 40 pts.) at BOSTON (23-18-0-5, 51 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 0-5 ATS (-6.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
BOSTON is 9-14 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 2-7 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 8-17 ATS (-20.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 3-9 ATS (-7.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
BOSTON is 14-18 ATS (-16.2 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 13-16 ATS (-12.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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MONTREAL (27-11-0-6, 60 pts.) at DETROIT (18-19-0-6, 42 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 27-16 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 13-4 ATS (+7.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
DETROIT is 35-52 ATS (-24.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 8-2 (+6.7 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 8-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (20-20-0-4, 44 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (22-17-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 1-10 ATS (+11.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
TAMPA BAY is 2-9 ATS (-9.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 27-39 ATS (-17.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 203-213 ATS (+453.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 111-101 ATS (-3.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 65-73 ATS (-40.7 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 51-49 ATS (-26.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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WINNIPEG (20-22-0-4, 44 pts.) at SAN JOSE (25-16-0-2, 52 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 21-9 ATS (+8.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 34-38 ATS (-18.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 31-34 ATS (-20.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 91-87 ATS (-42.5 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 18-18 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 5-8 ATS (-10.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-3-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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WASHINGTON (29-9-0-5, 63 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (26-11-0-5, 57 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 47-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 37-19 ATS (+9.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 25-8 ATS (+13.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 25-7 ATS (+15.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 91-46 ATS (+23.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) in January games this season.
WASHINGTON is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 13-2 ATS (+10.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 9-9-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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ARIZONA (13-23-0-6, 32 pts.) at EDMONTON (23-15-0-7, 53 pts.) - 1/16/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 11-41 ATS (+81.6 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 6-22 ATS (+38.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 3-22 ATS (+46.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 27-17 ATS (+50.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 20-52 ATS (+95.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 4-9 ATS (-8.3 Units) after a division game this season.
EDMONTON is 171-172 ATS (-48.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 11-2 (+11.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 11-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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