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**Udog** · 03-12-2017, 09:33 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Odds to win major league strikeout title this season:

7-2— Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw

8-1— Madison Bumgarner

10-1— Chris Archer, Chris Sale

14-1— Corey Kluber, Noah Syndergaard

18-1— Justin Verlander

20-1— Michael Pineda, David Price

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a super Saturday…….

13) Arizona 83, Oregon 80— High-level game; Wildcats jumped out quickly, held on at the end. I’m not big on debating seeding, but I do think that right now, both these teams are better than Gonzaga, if only because they’ve been tested so much more in the last nine weeks.

12) VCU 87, Richmond 77 OT— Spiders (+6.5) are our Bad Beat of the Day (they led by 3 with 0:30 left in regulation), but also they lost to their crosstown rival for third time this season. Has to be frustrating.

Bad beat #2: Penn (+7) lost by 8 in OT at home to Princeton.

Champ Week is great fun because of games like this one; VCU was in NCAA’s no matter what, but Richmond could’ve been a bid stealer, so teams like USC, Illinois State, Kansas State had to be rooting like hell for VCU, maybe harder than VCU fans.

11) Big Sky final: North Dakota 93, Weber State 89, OT— They used to be called the Fighting Sioux before the world became politically correct; now they’re the Fighting Hawks. Fitting that a team whose best player is Quinton Hooker won the first Big Sky tournament played in Nevada.

10) Duke 75, Notre Dame 69— Blue Devils are first ACC team to win conference tournament by winning four games in four days- they came from behind in second half the last three days.

9) Oregon lost Chris Boucher, its best shot blocker, with a torn ACL, damaging blow to their NCAA hopes. He was scoring 11.8 pts/game, grabbing 6.1 rebounds/game. Boucher played 12:00 last night AFTER the injury, which was found by an MRI today. Tough kid.

Minnesota lost senior guard Akeem Springs for the season with an achilles injury, big blow for the Gophers.

8) First day of the first-ever Ivy League tournament was an on-court success; Princeton snuck past the host Penn Quakers in overtime, while Yale beat rival Harvard to advance to the finals.

Princeton was 14-0 during regular season; would’ve been a bitter pill to lose to a 6-8 team that was playing on its home court. Harvard has a really good senior point guard, but their other four starters are freshmen. Unusual.

7) Random fact: Over last eight NCAA tournaments, the overall #1 seed has only won the national championship twice.

6) Nevada 79, Colorado State 71— CSU coach Larry Eustachy got every last drop out of his seven-man squad that had five frosh/sophs on it, but it wasn’t enough to win three games in three days in a conference tournament.

Question for Nevada is this: can they keep their coach now? Eric Musselman was an NBA head coach (Golden State/Sacramento); his salary in Reno isn’t that great (less than $400K). He was an assistant at LSU a few years ago; he’d be a great hire for them.

5) Illinois went 37-53 in conference play the last five years; they fired John Groce Saturday. Illini played for the national title in 2005 under Bruce Weber, but has only made tournament in three of last ten years.

Bob Williams is out after 19 years at Cal-Santa Barbara; Gauchos had a horrible year this season, but the three years before this one, UCSB was 34-14 in the Big West- they haven’t been in the NCAA’s since 2011, but this seems like a quick hook.

4) Texas State 83, Texas-Arlington 62— UTA was a team I was looking at to be a Cinderella next week; they beat St Mary’s easily in Moraga, but they got upset in the semis of their conference tournament, so they’re off to the NIT. Texas State plays Troy State Sunday for the Sun Belt title; will the winner be headed to Dayton for a Wednesday play-in game?

3) Cincinnati 81, UConn 71— Bearcats beat UConn three times this season, all by double digits, twice in the Nutmeg State. Cincy will be a trendy sleeper pick in brackets next week.

2) What could the biggest possible “worlds colliding” matchup in the first round of the NCAA’s? In 1986, Montana State played St John’s; something like that. How often does a team from NYC play a team from Bozeman, Montana?

How about North Dakota-UCLA? Vermont-West Virginia?

1— Random observation; officials called way fewer fouls in Champ Week than they did during the regular season. Watched games from all over the country: the Big West tournament could’ve been played on an outdoor court at Venice Beach— tremendous amount of contact was ignored.

**Udog** · 03-12-2017, 09:43 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, March 12

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NY RANGERS (43-23-0-2, 88 pts.) at DETROIT (26-29-0-11, 63 pts.) - 3/12/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 8-15 ATS (-10.7 Units) after a division game this season.
NY RANGERS are 43-25 ATS (+9.0 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 20-8 ATS (+11.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
NY RANGERS are 11-3 ATS (+14.0 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 8-1 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
NY RANGERS are 14-5 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NY RANGERS are 36-13 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.
DETROIT is 12-22 ATS (-10.8 Units) in March games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 0-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) in home games on Sunday games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-4 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-4-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)

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MONTREAL (38-22-0-8, 84 pts.) at EDMONTON (35-23-0-9, 79 pts.) - 3/12/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-1 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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MINNESOTA (43-17-0-6, 92 pts.) at CHICAGO (42-20-0-5, 89 pts.) - 3/12/2017, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 42-25 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 22-6 ATS (+13.0 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 38-17 ATS (+13.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 428-418 ATS (+850.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 43-23 ATS (+10.9 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 17-6 ATS (+10.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 9-8-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.5 Units)

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WASHINGTON (44-16-0-7, 95 pts.) at ANAHEIM (35-23-0-10, 80 pts.) - 3/12/2017, 9:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-1 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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DALLAS (27-30-0-10, 64 pts.) at SAN JOSE (40-20-0-7, 87 pts.) - 3/12/2017, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-3-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, March 12

Oilers won five of last six games with Montreal; Canadiens lost three of last five visits here. Three of last four series games went over total. Montreal won six of its last seven games, with four of six wins in OT; under is 7-1-2 in their last ten games. Edmonton lost four of its last six games, and its last two home games, 4-1/3-2. Three of their last four games stayed under total.

Home side won eight of last ten Ranger-Red Wing games; New York lost three of last four visits to the Motor City. Under is 7-1-2 in last ten series games. Rangers won five of their last six road games, are 3-4 in last seven games overall- their last two games went over. Detroit lost four of its last five games but split last four at home; three of their last four games went over the total.

Road team won seven of last ten Minnesota-Chicago games; Wild won last three visits to Windy City, all by one goal. Over is 5-1-3 in last nine series games. Minnesota lost three of its last five games, split its last four road games; four of their last five games stayed under total. Chicago lost 1-0/4-2 in last two games after a 7-game win streak; six of their last nine games went over total.

Washington won five of its last six games with Anaheim; Capitals won their last four games in the Pond. Five of last seven series games stayed under. Washington lost its last three games overall and three of last four on road- their last three games went over total. Ducks won four of last five home games, are 5-5 in last ten games overall. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.

Dallas Stars won three of last four games with San Jose; road team won four of last six series games. Last six series games went over total. Dallas won five of its last eight games, winning last two on road; six of their last eight games went over total. Sharks won five of last seven games, three of last four at home. Under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.

NHL

Sunday, March 12

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CHICAGO
Minnesota is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. DETROIT
NY Rangers are 12-6 SU in their last 18 games
NY Rangers are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

8:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Montreal's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Montreal

10:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ANAHEIM
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Anaheim's last 15 games at home

11:00 PM
DALLAS vs. SAN JOSE
Dallas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games at home
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

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**Udog** · 03-12-2017, 05:07 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, March 12

Dallas @ San Jose

Game 59-60
March 12, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
13.076
San Jose
11.601
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
N/A

Washington @ Anaheim

Game 57-58
March 12, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.428
Anaheim
9.786
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
N/A

Minnesota @ Chicago

Game 55-56
March 12, 2017 @ 12:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
8.639
Chicago
12.134
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-135); Over

Montreal @ Edmonton

Game 53-54
March 12, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
10.850
Edmonton
13.392
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
N/A

NY Rangers @ Detroit

Game 51-52
March 12, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
11.326
Detroit
10.289
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-120); Under

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