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**Udog** · 01-18-2017, 08:07 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Random NFL coaches’ records on replay challenges:

— Jack Del Rio, Jax/Oak— 77 of 103, 74.8%

— Mike Mularkey, Buff/Jax/Tenn— 29 of 39, 74.4%

— Jay Gruden, Wash— 17 of 23, 73.9%

— John Fox, Car/Den/Chi— 125 of 170, 73.5%

— Bill O’Brien, Hst— 19 of 26, 73.1%

— Mike Zimmer, Minn— 15 of 21, 71.4%

No current NFL head coach has less than a 60% success rate in replay challenges.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings……..

13) Alex Rodriguez is going to have his own TV show on CNBC, dealing with athletes who have had financial problems in their post-playing days. The show will match athletes with “money-savvy mentors” who will advise the athletes on way to upgrade their financial situations.

12) One growing trend in college basketball; more and more teams are playing only 7-8 guys in a game, some only six. Would expect to see a rule change next year, where it’ll take six fouls to foul out, rather than five fouls.

11) Creighton guard Mo Watson tore his ACL Monday at Xavier, his college career is over. Very sad for the young man and his team; he is the Bluejays’ best player.

10) This is tremendous; 25 moving companies based in San Diego banded together and refuse to help the Chargers move north to Los Angeles.

Chargers kept Ken Whisenhunt as OC, a good move.

9) ESPN’s Sean McDonough did his first basketball telecast of the season Monday night in Chapel Hill; he seemed positively giddy to be working with Jay Bilas, after working with Jon Gruden on Monday Night Football all season. Draw your own conclusions.

8) Oklahoma City Thunder has nine games left in January; eight of them are on the road. Thunder will fly over 14,000 miles in January alone.

7) Happy birthday to the great Betty White, who turned 95 on Tuesday.

Also congrats to Roy Williams on his 800th win Monday night.

6) Phillies signed OF Michael Saunders to a 1-year deal; the oft-injured Saunders is 30, has played 130+ games in only three seasons, but he did hit 24 HR’s for Toronto LY.

5) Two guys in Las Vegas pooled $300 and money-lined the Packers in Week 12, and let it ride ever since. Their $300 investment now is worth $28,213.60 and if Green Bay wins on Sunday, it’ll be worth $76,176.70.

These guys tried the same thing LY (with two other friends) but the Cowboys lost the first week of the wager. I’m guessing the two friends who didn’t re-up this year are kicking themselves.

One of the two guys played basketball for Seth Greenberg at Long Beach State and later was an assistant coach for Greenberg, I think at South Florida.

4) Quinnipiac is 4-4 in the MAAC, an ordinary team, but they’ve covered their last seven MAAC games, making them a great team for those who wager on the Bobcats.

3) Chris Paul tore ligaments in his thumb Monday night, is out 6-8 weeks.

2) Houston Texans fired their offensive coordinator two days after their loss in Foxboro; they said “they mutually parted ways” which means they paid off his contract and told him to take a hike.

1— Interesting discussion on the Australian Open late Monday night, on how tennis players on the rise can actually play too much, if they advance further than expected in tournaments.

Marginal players play in more events, but if they go deep into the tournaments, it reduces their down time between events, increasing their risk of injury and making conditioning a lot more important. As a player improves, he/she actually reduce the number of events they play in.

**Udog** · 01-18-2017, 08:26 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 18

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PITTSBURGH (27-11-0-5, 59 pts.) at MONTREAL (27-12-0-6, 60 pts.) - 1/18/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 21-32 ATS (-21.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 1-7 ATS (-7.2 Units) in road games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 48-26 ATS (+10.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 26-8 ATS (+14.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-3-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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ARIZONA (13-24-0-6, 32 pts.) at WINNIPEG (20-23-0-4, 44 pts.) - 1/18/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 9-2 ATS (+6.3 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 27-18 ATS (+52.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 8-18 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 21-32 ATS (+55.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-3 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 5-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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BOSTON (23-19-0-5, 51 pts.) at DETROIT (19-19-0-6, 44 pts.) - 1/18/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 106-105 ATS (-34.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 20-29 ATS (-17.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 8-3 ATS (+11.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
BOSTON is 21-12 ATS (+8.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 19-7 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 16-7 ATS (+8.5 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 36-52 ATS (-23.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 14-20 ATS (-16.2 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 8-2 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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FLORIDA (20-17-0-8, 48 pts.) at EDMONTON (24-15-0-7, 55 pts.) - 1/18/2017, 9:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (26-16-0-2, 54 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (22-18-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/18/2017, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 11-8 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 11-8-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, January 18

Penguins won three of last four games with Montreal, in series where visitor won six of last nine meetings. Pittsburgh won three of last four games in Molson Centre (under 4-0). Penguins lost three of last four games; they were outscored 15-6 in losing last three on road. Five of their last six games went over total. Montreal is 5-3 in its last eight games, 3-0 in game following their last three losses. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

Home side won six of last seven Arizona-Winnipeg games; Coyotes were outscored 15-10 in losing last four visits to Manitoba. Three of last four series games went over total. Arizona lost eight of last ten games, were outscored 13-5 in losing last four on road. Five of their last six games stayed under. Winnipeg lost its last four games, allowing 19 goals; they lost three of last four at home. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Bruins won eight of last nine games with Detroit, winning four of last five visits to Motor City; over is 4-2-2 in last eight series games. Boston is 3-5 in its last eight games, 2-3 in its last five on road. Over is 3-3 in their last six road games. Red Wings won 6-3/1-0 in last two games, following a 1-5 skid; four of their last five games went over total. Detroit won three of its last four home games.

Road team won six of last seven Edmonton-Florida games; Oilers won seven of last nine series games, but Florida won 4-2/2-1 in last two visits to Edmonton. Under is 7-3 in last 10 series tilts. Panthers won three of last five games after losing in Calgary last nite; their last three games went over total. Edmonton won its last three home games, allowing total of four goals; they’re 5-2 in last seven games overall. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six home games.

Road team won six of last nine San Jose-LA games; Sharks won four of their last five visits to Staples Center. Under is 4-1-3 in last eight series games. San Jose is 3-5 in its last eight games; they split last four on road. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Los Angeles is playing its 7th straight home game; they’re 3-3 in last six. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

NHL

Wednesday, January 18

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Trend Report
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8:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Arizona

8:30 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. MONTREAL
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

9:00 PM
BOSTON vs. DETROIT
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games at home

10:30 PM
FLORIDA vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Florida's last 11 games
Florida is 3-7-1 SU in its last 11 games ,when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Edmonton's last 16 games

11:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. LOS ANGELES
San Jose is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Jose
Los Angeles is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Jose

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**Udog** · 01-18-2017, 01:57 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, January 18

Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7:35 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 21-32 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Montreal: 26-11 SU in home games when playing their 3rd game in 5 days

Arizona at Winnipeg, 7:35 PM ET
Arizona: 3-16 SU after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games
Winnipeg: 37-23 SU after having lost 4 of their last 5

Boston at Detroit, 8:05 PM ET
Boston: 19-7 SU in road games vs. division opponents
Detroit: 14-25 SU revenging a loss where team got shut out

Florida at Edmonton, 9:35 PM ET
Florida: 5-0 SU in road games after allowing 3 goals or more 3 straight games
Edmonton: 0-5 SU in home games off a win by 2 goals or more over a division rival

San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:35 PM ET
San Jose: 19-9 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +200
Los Angeles: 1-8 SU after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 18

San Jose @ Los Angeles

Game 9-10
January 18, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
13.165
Los Angeles
11.560
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
N/A

Florida @ Edmonton

Game 7-8
January 18, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.377
Edmonton
9.510
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
N/A

Boston @ Detroit

Game 5-6
January 18, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.831
Detroit
9.919
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-140); Under

Arizona @ Winnipeg

Game 3-4
January 18, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.224
Winnipeg
10.696
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-200); Over

Pittsburgh @ Montreal

Game 1-2
January 18, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
14.905
Montreal
12.136
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+100); Under

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