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**Udog** · 02-03-2017, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the best college point guard:

— Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga

— Monte Morris, Iowa State

— Frank Mason, Kansas

— De’Aaron Fox, Kentucky

— Melo Trimble, Maryland

— Joel Berry, North Carolina

— Dennis Smith, NC State

— Lonzo Ball, UCLA

— Jalen Brunson, Villanova

— Markelle Fultz, Washington

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: College basketball thoughts

Thursday night’s card of college basketball wasn’t a good set of games. Here is some info from both Wednesday/Thursday’s college hoop games.

Late Update:
Most of Thursday’s best action was after midnight:
— UTEP 63, UAB 59— Other than Middle Tennessee State, C-USA isn’t very good.
— Cal Poly 74, Cal-Davis 70— Fairly big upset in the Big West.
— Oregon 71, Arizona State 70— Sun Devils played their hearts out, came up little short.
— St Mary’s 74, Pacific 70— Gaels got up 17 fairly early, then let gritty Pacific back in it.
— California 77, Utah 75, 2OT’s— Utah didn’t score in last 3:26 of regulation.
— Gonzaga 85, BYU 75— Zags remain undefeated; they’re 23-0, and haven’t trailed once in their last 13 games.

13) Belmont 81, Murray State 69— Bruins are now 11-0 in OVC; this was Rick Byrd’s first win at Murray State- tough place to play. Going forward, Belmont still has to win OVC tourney to get into the NCAA’s, so there will be pressure on them in the conference tournament, even though they’re unbeaten in league play.

12) TCU 86, Kansas State 80 OT— Horned Frogs are 4-5 in Big X, which doesn’t seem like much, until you realize that TCU was 8-64 in conference games the last four years. Jamie Dixon is in the chase for National Coach of the Year.

11) VCU 81, Richmond 74— This is a crosstown rivalry that is fun to watch; Spiders have closed the gap with VCU this year in terms of athleticism, but Spiders’ bounciest guys are freshmen. Rematch is February 17, a Friday night with no NBA games that night. Good TV exposure.

10) Florida 93, Missouri 54— Mizzou is awful, just a terrible team. Let me be the first person to promote NC-Wilmington coach Kevin Keatts for the Missouri job. He is a Pitino protege, and he has built UNCW up into a CAA power in only three years. Tigers need a new direction.

9) Charleston 67, NC-Wilmington 66- Speaking of which, Keatts’ Seahawks got beat last night, are now tied for first in CAA with Charleston.

8) Arizona 71, Oregon State 54— Beavers led by a hoop at halftime, but then reality set in. Sean Miller signed a contract extension thru 2022 this week, a reward for the great job he’s done this season. Oregon State needs to get healthier and more experienced.

7) Mike Krzyzewski will be back on the bench for Duke Saturday when the Blue Devils host the skidding Pitt Panthers. Duke was 4-3 in his absence.

6) Indiana 110, Penn State 102 3OT’s— You lose in triple OT and shoot 17-29 on foul line, you have no one to blame but yourself.

5) USC 82, Washington 74— Huskies ended first half on 15-0 run, led by 10 at half, but Trojans had solid comeback— this was an uplifting win for them. Washington is where LSU was LY; they have a great freshman but their team stinks and Fultz will be in the NBA at this time next season.

4) Syracuse 100, NC State 93 OT— John Gillon was 9-10 on arc, 14-14 on foul line; how good would Colorado State be if they had him this year? Gillon has 56 points in his last two games, going 27-28 on the charity stripe.

Gillon is on his third college, by the way; he played a year at Little Rock, two at Colorado State and now Syracuse. You have to wonder about guys like that- do they just bolt at the first sign of adversity? Katin Reinhardt is also a 3-school guy, playing for Marquette this season, after playing for UNLV/USC.

3) Kansas 73, Baylor 68— Game was 64-all with 2:40 left; Baylor is better than people think. Jayhawks are very hard to beat at home.

2) Game of the Night: Towson 104, Drexel 103, 2OT’s— Towson was 37-50 on the foul line; Davis had 19 points, 17 rebounds in 34 minutes and he didn’t start.

1— Nebraska retired Cavaliers’ coach Tyronn Lue’s #10 jersey at halftime of their game with Michigan State last night. Last 12 months have been pretty good for coach Lue.

**Udog** · 02-03-2017, 08:34 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, February 3

Blue Jackets won six of last nine games with Pittsburgh, splitting last four games played here. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games. Columbus is 3-4 in its last seven road games, 5-5 in last 10 overall; their last four games went over total. Penguins won five of last seven games, three of last four at home. Six of last eight Pittsburgh games went over the total.

Home side won last five Edmonton-Carolina games; Oilers lost their last two visits to Raleigh, 7-4/4-1. Edmonton won seven of its last nine games, winning last three road games by combined score of 15-4. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games. Hurricanes lost five of last six games, but won five of last seven at home. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Flames won six of last eight games with New Jersey but lost last two; teams split last four games played here. Under is 4-2-1 in last seven series games. Calgary won its last two games, but lost three of last four on road. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Devils were outscored 14-4 in losing last four home games; they’re 2-3 in last five games overall. Three of their last four home games stayed under.

Islanders lost three of last four games with Detroit, losing 5-1/4-1 in last two visits to Motor City. Four of last five series games went over. New York won three in row, six of last seven games; this is their first road game in 18 days. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Detroit lost its last five games, with three of those in OT; they scored three goals in losing last three home games. Over is 6-4 in their last ten games.

Ducks won six of last nine games with Florida; Anaheim won three of last five games played in this building. Over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Ducks won seven of last ten games, three of last four on road. Under is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Florida won its last three home games; they’re 3-5 in last eight games overall. Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

NHL

Friday, February 3

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. PITTSBURGH
Columbus is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

8:30 PM
ANAHEIM vs. FLORIDA
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 9 games at home

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

8:30 PM
EDMONTON vs. CAROLINA
Edmonton is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
Edmonton is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games at home
Carolina is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home

8:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing Detroit
NY Islanders are 6-15 SU in their last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

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**Udog** · 02-03-2017, 10:40 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, February 3

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COLUMBUS (33-12-0-4, 70 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (31-13-0-5, 67 pts.) - 2/3/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 95-60 ATS (+184.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 52-28 ATS (+13.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 39-19 ATS (+11.0 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 33-16 ATS (+14.8 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) on Friday nights this season.
COLUMBUS is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
COLUMBUS is 34-23 ATS (+58.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 14-4 ATS (+9.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLUMBUS is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
COLUMBUS is 13-6 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 3-8 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 6-3 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 6-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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EDMONTON (28-17-0-8, 64 pts.) at CAROLINA (22-20-0-7, 51 pts.) - 2/3/2017, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 3-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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CALGARY (26-24-0-3, 55 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (21-21-0-9, 51 pts.) - 2/3/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 16-10 ATS (+29.9 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 4-16 ATS (+24.2 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (22-17-0-9, 53 pts.) at DETROIT (20-21-0-9, 49 pts.) - 2/3/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 3-12 ATS (-12.3 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-26 ATS (-18.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 6-16 ATS (+24.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DETROIT is 30-37 ATS (-18.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-3 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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ANAHEIM (28-15-0-9, 65 pts.) at FLORIDA (22-19-0-10, 54 pts.) - 2/3/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 12-2 ATS (+9.1 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 503-406 ATS (+32.5 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 18-5 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 35-11 ATS (+14.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 127-161 ATS (+306.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
FLORIDA is 195-216 ATS (-79.7 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 98-149 ATS (+251.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
FLORIDA is 2-7 ATS (-6.1 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
FLORIDA is 143-222 ATS (-82.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 1-8 ATS (-8.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-03-2017, 10:42 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, February 3

Anaheim @ Florida

Game 9-10
February 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
10.843
Florida
13.250
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+105); Over

NY Islanders @ Detroit

Game 7-8
February 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
13.183
Detroit
9.986
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-105); Under

Calgary @ New Jersey

Game 5-6
February 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.680
New Jersey
10.765
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+100); Over

Edmonton @ Carolina

Game 3-4
February 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.053
Carolina
12.559
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
N/A

Columbus @ Pittsburgh

Game 1-2
February 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
9.667
Pittsburgh
13.053
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-140
6
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-140); Over

**Udog** · 02-03-2017, 05:05 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, February 3

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7:05 PM ET
Columbus: 9-1 SU when playing with 2 days rest
Pittsburgh: 3-8 SU in home games on Friday nights

Edmonton at Carolina, 7:35 PM ET
Edmonton: 2-17 SU in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
Carolina: 12-3 SU in home games after playing 2 consecutive home games

Calgary at New Jersey, 7:35 PM ET
Calgary: 16-10 SU revenging a home loss versus opponent
New Jersey: 4-16 SU on Friday nights

NY Islanders at Detroit, 7:35 PM ET
New York: 9-6 SU revenging a same season loss vs opponent
Detroit: 4-10 SU as a home favorite of -200 or less

Anaheim at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
Anaheim: 18-5 SU when playing with 2 days rest
Florida: 2-7 SU in home games after a division game

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