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**Udog** · 02-10-2017, 08:18 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Odds to win the World Series this season:

— Chicago Cubs 11-4

— Boston Red Sox 11-2

— Cleveland Indians 6-1

— Los Angeles Dodgers 10-1

— Washington Nationals 11-1

— Houston Astros 12-1

Quote of the Day
“Hell is empty. All the devils are here.”
William Shakespeare

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Wrapping up a Thursday night of hoops

13) Before I start in on Thursday’s college games, there was a high school game this week in California that ended 146-123. A 32:00 high school game ended 146-123. No bueno.

Lonzo Ball’s (PG at UCLA) brother is in 10th grade; he scored 92 points in this game for the winning team, 41 in the 4th quarter, but he rarely crossed half court to defend in the second half. All of this raises numerous questions.

— What coach allows their players not to play defense, just so he can show off?
— What parent is OK with their son and his team embarrassing an opponent? The winning team was fouling on purpose, just to get the ball back— this is OK?
— Who coaches the other team? You have to double or triple-team the kid, just so he can’t make fools out of your players. Thats the least you need to do.
— Refs are probably relieved that no one on the losing team tried to put the kid into a wall for being a self-absorbed human being.
— The kid is an outstanding player, already committed to UCLA, and he is only in 10th grade, so this is likely to be repeated at times over the next two years.

12) Duke 86, North Carolina 78— Sorry to disagree with Duke alum Jay Bilas, but Auburn-Alabama football is a much bigger rivalry than this game; I mean, someone poisoned a tree over the Iron Bowl. I didn’t even know it was possible to poison a tree. Duke was 13-27 on the arc.

Weird fact; these teams have met only once in last 12 ACC tournaments. Surprising.

If I’m running ESPN, I bring in UNC alum Brad Daugherty for a 3-man booth for these rivalry games, with Dan Shulman and Bilas. Too may Dukies on network TV.

11) Wofford 131, Samford 127, 4OT— This is the third night in a row a game went four OT’s. Samford led by 6 at the half, made 14-27 on the arc but lost.

10) Purdue 69, Indiana 64— Swanigan had 16 points, 14 boards and I thought he got by far the worst of the officiating- couple fouls against him were total home court calls. . Swanigan has improved his draft stock by staying in college this year. Indiana is 15-10, 5-7 in the Big 14; they need to start winning some games, so Selection Sunday isn’t a very long day.

9) Northeastern 73, Charleston 72— Kid on Northeastern grabbed an airball, tossed up an underhanded flip at the buzzer and it went in, giving Huskies an unlikely win in a game they trailed by 16 at the half. Cougars fall out of a tie for first place in the CAA.

8) Furman 60, Chattanooga 56— Paladins are in first place in an improved Southern Conference; well-balanced Paladins start three juniors and a senior- no one on Furman scored more than 13 points in this game. Chattanooga is 2-3 in its last five games.

7) Rice 89, FIU 78— 16-8 Owls are headed for only their second winning season since 2005; they’re 7-5 in Conference USA.

6) Colorado 81, Washington 66— Huskies’ star freshman Markelle Futlz didn’t play because of a sore knee, which should raise red flags in front offices all over the bottom half of the NBA. Buffs are now 4-8 in Pac-12, after starting out 0-7 in conference games.

5) Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 69 OT— Nigel Hayes tore the Cornhuskers’ hearts out with a 3-pointer with 0:18.4 left in OT, after Nebraska had tied the game with a 3-ball at buzzer of regulation. Nebraska has now lost eight of its last nine games.

4) Cal State-Bakersfield 72, New Mexico State 53— Roadrunners hand NM State their first loss in WAC, are now tied with Aggies in loss column for first place.

3) Liberty 92, Gardner-Webb 87, 2OT
NC-Asheville 104, Winthrop 101, 2OT— Both winners are 11-2 and tied for first place in the Big South, but they both were fully extended here.

2) UCLA 82, Oregon 79— Highly entertaining two hours; Ducks controlled the game early, led by 9 at the half, by 13 with 12:00 left, but then UCLA got momentum in the second half and surged to a win that avenged their 89-87 loss in Eugene back in December.

1— St Mary’s and Gonzaga both won their games vs inferior opponents last night, setting up Saturday’s showdown in Moraga. Gonzaga won first meeting with St Mary’s 79-56 at home Jan 14.

**Udog** · 02-10-2017, 08:23 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, February 10

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TAMPA BAY (24-24-0-6, 54 pts.) at MINNESOTA (35-12-0-6, 76 pts.) - 2/10/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 24-30 ATS (-11.7 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 39-45 ATS (-23.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 39-74 ATS (+125.0 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 35-18 ATS (+16.7 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 35-16 ATS (+13.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 207-216 ATS (+460.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 12-19 ATS (-17.1 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-16 ATS (-13.9 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 35-39 ATS (-12.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-16 ATS (-12.9 Units) 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
MINNESOTA is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 2-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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CHICAGO (33-17-0-5, 71 pts.) at WINNIPEG (25-27-0-4, 54 pts.) - 2/10/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 6-12 ATS (-10.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 335-334 ATS (-133.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 144-161 ATS (-81.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 13-7 ATS (+5.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CHICAGO is 15-5 ATS (+8.8 Units) after a division game this season.
WINNIPEG is 10-21 ATS (-16.8 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 9-20 ATS (-16.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 8-6 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 8-6-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, February 10

Home side won last seven Tampa Bay-Minnesota games; Lightning lost last four visits to Twin Cities, outscored 13-4. Under is 7-1-1 in last nine series games. Tampa Bay won last couple games but lost four of last five on the road. Over is 4-2-1 in last seven series games. Wild won seven of last ten games, three of last five at home. Nine of their last ten games went over.

Blackhawks lost their last four games with Winnipeg in series where road team won five of last six series games. Under is 7-2 in last nine series games. Chicago won its last three games, all on road, scoring 13 goals- six of their last seven games went over the total. Jets lost last three home games; they’re 3-4 in last seven games overall. Over is 9-1 in their last ten games.

NHL

Friday, February 10

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. WINNIPEG
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games

9:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

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**Udog** · 02-10-2017, 10:14 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, February 10

Chicago @ Winnipeg

Game 53-54
February 10, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
13.496
Winnipeg
10.299
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-120); Under

Tampa Bay @ Minnesota

Game 51-52
February 10, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.711
Minnesota
11.256
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-175
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+155); Over

**Udog** · 02-10-2017, 02:40 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, February 10

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8:05 PM ET
Tampa Bay: 9-27 SU as an underdog
Minnesota: 35-18 SU in all games

Chicago at Winnipeg, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago: 9-2 SU off a win against a division rival
Winnipeg: 15-25 SU when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days

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