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**Udog** · 02-13-2017, 08:57 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

— Michigan 75, Indiana 63— Wolverines sweep Indiana for first time in 22 years.

— SMU 60, Cincinnati 51— First loss since December 10 for the Bearcats.

— Virginia Tech 82, Virginia 80 2OT— Game meant lot more to Hokies, who are on bubble.

— FOX made an additional $20M in ad revenue because the Super Bowl went into overtime.

— Apparently the Cowboys think they can get a third round draft pick for Tony Romo.

— Only two sportswriters, Jerry Green and Jerry Izenberg, have covered all 51 Super Bowls.

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Armadillo:Monday's List of 13: Random thoughts on a snowy night

13) Joel Embiid hasn’t played for the 76ers since January 27; they’re 13-18 when he plays, 7-16 when he doesn’t. Apparently Embiid has a slight meniscus tear in his knee, which is why he hasn’t been playing, but then video of him dancing on the stage of a Meek Mill concert in Philly the other night showed up and people in Philly are, uh…….not real happy.

Coach Brett Brown: ”The conversations I had with Joel after I saw the video included a lot, some of which you mentioned. By and large, I’d probably prefer it was a private conversation.’’

I’m guessing the player was introduced to the word “perception” as in, ‘When you’re getting paid millions and you can’t play because your knee hurts, then don’t show up on stage at a concert dancing. People might perceive that you’re not taking your knee rehab seriously.’

12) San Diego State 70, Nevada 56— Aztecs are 6-6 in the Mountain West this season, as their lack of shooting has caused the program to take a dip— last time the Aztecs finished under .500 in conference play was 2005.

In his last two road games, Nevada’s leading scorer Marcus Marshall is 2-22 from the floor.

11) Grant Napear is the Kings’ TV announcer; Friday night, Sacramento is playing terribly against the Hawks, just getting killed. Kings fans are chanting “Ref u suck!!!” when they don’t get calls and Mr Napear says, “The way they’re playing, the fans should be chanting that to the Kings.”

Wow. You don’t get that kind of honesty very often on local broadcasts. Sacramento rallied to win the game, by the way.

10) This info is from Sports Insights: So far this season, 84.5% of NBA games closed with a total of 200+ points. just two years ago, that figure was only 49.6%.

9) Northwestern 66, Wisconsin 59— The long drought is over; if they get Lindsey back soon, they will be in the NCAA’s. Credit to Chris Collins, tough to turn a losing program around.

8) The following passage is from writer Jeff Passan: he is talking about Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who hopefully is selling the ballclub soon:

“Over the last 18 years, as Jeffrey Loria sprayed the stench of his naked greed across baseball like the skunk he is, as he destroyed the sport in one city and bilked another out of billions of dollars, as he tore asunder a championship team and micromanaged countless others and behaved like the lamest sort of wannabe George Steinbrenner possible, all blowhard, zero substance, the aggrieved could take solace in one thing and one alone: some day, the game would rid itself of him.”

7) Golf is really hard; on the European Tour this week, guy named Bernd Weisberger had nine straight birdies in his round on Friday. Doesn’t happen much. On the same nine holes the next day, he was +2 and drifted out of contention.

6) If Indiana misses the NCAA tournament, would the school reach out to Steve Alford to see if he would come home to be its coach? Alford coaching UCLA just seems weird; Alford coaching Indiana seems like it should happen.

I’m thinking that UCLA is/was/always will be a really hard job; the shadow of John Wooden, even 40 years later, is tough to coach under. Ben Howland went to three Final Fours and they couldn’t wait to get rid of him.

5) Raiders gave coach Jack Del Rio a 4-year contract extension. You wonder where he’ll be working four years from now; Las Vegas, San Diego, Oakland?

4) If Kevin Durant thinks it is necessary to hire ARMED security for his mother at a game, why would she even bother going to the game? She was surprised that people are steamed at her son bolting to Golden State? That should not be surprising; unfortunate maybe, but not surprising.

3) Tampa Bay Rays signed P Nathan Eovaldi to a $2M deal for 2107, with a club option for ’18; what makes this odd is that Eovaldi had Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch this season, so it is really a future contract for 2018.

2) Reds traded Brandon Phillips to the Braves; LY, he turned down a trade to the Nationals, a contending team. Now he approves a trade to the rebuilding Braves? Unusual.

Braves may have made the trade because Sean Rodriguez needs shoulder surgery after he was injured in a car accident. Initial reports said he was uninjured in the accident.

1) So I’m (trying to) sleep Saturday morning, my doorbell rings, then there is a knock on the door, so I think it might be important- it wasn’t.

Some guy wants to know if I’d like him to shovel the inch or two of snow that fell late Friday night off my sidewalk. I’m not a morning person, but I managed to decline politely and go back to sleep. Don’t be knocking on people’s doors on a Saturday morning.

Sunday, we got a foot of snow; think the guy will show up and want to clear off my sidewalk today? Nah, me either.

**Udog** · 02-13-2017, 09:06 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, February 13

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NY RANGERS (36-18-0-1, 73 pts.) at COLUMBUS (35-14-0-5, 75 pts.) - 2/13/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 94-107 ATS (-50.3 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 35-19 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 13-7 ATS (+21.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 36-19 ATS (+8.9 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 16-6 ATS (+9.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
NY RANGERS are 15-4 ATS (+9.1 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 43-23 ATS (+18.2 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 18-5 ATS (+10.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
NY RANGERS are 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs this season.
NY RANGERS are 18-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 8-3 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 8-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.0 Units)

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ARIZONA (18-28-0-7, 43 pts.) at CALGARY (28-25-0-3, 59 pts.) - 2/13/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 23-60 ATS (+112.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 8-31 ATS (+66.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 10-4 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 10-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, February 13

Columbus is 2-1 against the Rangers this year, after losing previous seven series games; New York won four of its last five games in the Buckeye State. Eight of last nine series games went over the total. Rangers won their last five games, outscoring foes 18-10; they won their last three road games. Three of their last four games went over. Columbus is 3-5 in its last eight games; they split last four at home. Last three Blue Jacket games stayed under.

Calgary won its last five games with Arizona; Coyotes lost 5-2/2-1 in last two visits to Calgary. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Arizona lost three of last five games, two of last three on road. Over is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Flames won four of their last five games; they split their last four games in Saddledome. Seven of their last ten games went over the total.

NHL

Monday, February 13

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
NY RANGERS vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Rangers last 9 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the NY Rangers last 9 games on the road
Columbus is 2-8 SU in their last 10 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Columbus's last 9 games when playing NY Rangers

10:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. CALGARY
Arizona is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Arizona is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games
Calgary is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona

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**Udog** · 02-13-2017, 11:07 AM

Weekly NHL betting cheat sheet and odds: Oilers dominant Under bets?

The Edmonton Oilers have been a particularly solid Under option at home, going 7-18-1 O/U to date.

Getting Low in Edmonton

You might think that a Edmonton Oilers - Arizona Coyotes matchup would yield a solid goal total given both teams' propensity to play wide-open hockey - but that simply hasn't been the case as the Pacific Division rivals prepare to meet for a fifth time this season Tuesday night at Rogers Place. The teams have split the first four meetings, with each game going Under - though that won't come as much of a surprise to savvy bettors, considering that both Arizona (19-27-7) and Edmonton (20-32-4) have been solid Under plays so far this season. The Oilers have been a particularly solid option at home, going 7-18-1 O/U to date.

No King of the Island

New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist hasn't been his usual dominant self, and that has been especially true when facing the rival Islanders. The two teams do battle for the third time this season Thursday night at Barclays Center - and it will be interesting to see what transpires after the teams played to the Over in each of their first two meetings. Lundqvist was in goal for both games, and surrendered seven goals on just 60 shots while going 1-1.

Predators Facing Wild Task

Only ten teams have turned a profit against the spread entering this week's action - and no team has been better at rewarding bettors than the Minnesota Wild, who tangle with the Central Division-leading Nashville Predators in a Saturday night showdown. The Wild have earned a whopping $2,677 - nearly $800 more than the second place Montreal Canadiens - on the strength of a 34-21 ATS mark and 37-12-6 overall record. The Predators rank sixth among teams that have taken a loss so far this season, losing 246 units. Minnesota has won two of three meetings between the teams so far.

Injury Updates

- The Dallas Stars are still without veteran center Jason Spezza, who is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury suffered in a Feb. 2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The Stars lost their first three games without Spezza, but have bounced back to win the next two.

- The Anaheim Ducks have struggled without defenseman Sami Vatanen, who has missed four games with a lower-body injury and has no timetable for a return to action. Anaheim is just 1-2-1 without him, allowing 14 goals over that span.

Player Notes

- It has been a surprisingly lean stretch for Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby, who has been held without a point in back-to-back games. The Penguins are 5-5-2 SU and 7-5 O/U in games in which Crosby doesn't record a point this season.

- Sabres forward Jack Eichel is on a roll, coming off a three-assist game in a 3-1 win over the rival Maple Leafs over the weekend. Big nights from Eichel mean big things for Buffalo, which is 10-0-0 this season when Eichel records multiple points.

- Eastern Conference teams continue to fear defenseman Brent Burns, who scored twice Sunday as the San Jose Sharks cruised past the New Jersey Devils 4-1. Burns has 11 goals and 18 assists in 26 games against East foes in 2016-17.

Stanley Cup Futures

- Forget prior playoff stumbles: oddsmakers believe the Washington Capitals are the team to beat this season, installing them as a +450 favorite to take home the Stanley Cup. The Capitals enter the week with the best record in the NHL at 39-11-6.

- Not only are the Edmonton Oilers not looking at a prominent seat at this summer's NHL Draft table - they're actually in great shape to make the playoffs. The Oilers are featured as +2,000 longshots to capture the sixth Stanley Cup in franchise history.

- Those who made a preseason bet on the Dallas Stars are probably wishing they had pocketed that money instead. The Stars, who continue to struggle on defense and in net, are now +5,000 to claim the NHL championship.

Over/Under Trends

- The Sharks just keep on pushing, hitting the total three times in their last six games - including Sunday's triumph over New Jersey. San Jose has pushed a league-high 18 times on the season, with 11 of those coming on the road.

- The Wild are giving Under bettors fits, playing to the Over seven times in their previous eight games. That surge has pushed Minnesota to 28-19-8 O/U for the season, with nearly identical marks at home (14-9-3) and on the road (14-10-5).

**Udog** · 02-13-2017, 12:47 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, February 13

Arizona @ Calgary

Game 3-4
February 13, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
11.251
Calgary
10.206
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+180); Under

NY Rangers @ Columbus

Game 1-2
February 13, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
11.801
Columbus
12.957
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-125); Over

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