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**Udog** · 03-26-2017, 08:01 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Odds to win this year’s World Series:

19-5— Chicago Cubs

7-1— Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers

8-1— Boston Red Sox

12-1— Houston Astros, New York Mets, Washington Nationals

14-1— San Francisco Giants

30-1— Detroit, Bronx, Seattle, St Louis, Texas, Toronto

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

13) Gonzaga 83, Xavier 59— Would be a fun night to be in Spokane, with Gonzaga making the Final Four for the first time. Clock struck midnight for Xavier, which went further than they should have, considering their point guard last played on January 29. Gonzaga made 12-24 on the arc, and when the favorite makes their 3’s, they often win big.

This is first time since 2002 a double digit seed made regional finals and didn’t cover the spread; they’re now 3-3 SU, 5-1 vs spread in last six tries.

12) Oregon 74, Kansas 60— Wherever Bill Walton watched this game, he had to be gushing; the Ducks were up 11 at the half- they made 11-25 on the arc, Kansas was 5-25. Jordan Bell blocked eight shots, was dominant inside. Jayhawks played only six guys (a 7th guy played 4:00)- this was the fewest points they scored in a game all season.

Must be fun to play for Oregon; tons of free sneakers when your #1 booster is Phil Knight.

11) It bothers me to type this because the guy is one of the best coaches ever, but Bill Self is now 2-7 in Elite 8 games; he’s been a #1-seed in the tournament seven times, and made the Final Four once in those seven years. He’s also won the Big X regular season 13 years in a row, which no other coach has ever done in any league, not even John Wooden.

When you don’t win the national championship there will always be naysayers, and Kansas has won “only” one national title under Self, but for the love of God, Kansas is lucky to have him.

10) Devin Booker scored 70 points Friday night in the Suns’ loss in Boston, their 7th loss in a row and first of the seven losses where they even covered the spread. They’re a very young NBA team that is obviously looking forward to the season ending.

After the game, the team took a pic in the locker room, celebrating Booker’s 70-point night, which is one of the best scoring nights in NBA history, but did all the players have to look so damn happy? Does winning/losing even matter? They’re all young, they’re all rich- I’m just wondering what veteran NBA people think about all that. The pic just didn’t look right. Winning and losing should always matter.

9) I’m curious when NBA scouts are watching a game like Kentucky-UCLA Friday night, and De’Aaron Fox scores 36, how much (if at all) does that one game move the needle as far as their opinion of that player, or the players they were playing against?

8) Indiana hired Dayton’s Archie Miller as its new basketball coach; looks like the AD is trying really hard to distance the Hoosiers from their past, if he didn’t hire Steve Alford, who is beloved in Indiana. Reality is that Alford isn’t as good a coach as Archie Miller.

7) Michael Porter Jr makes the expected move and signs with Missouri, because they hired his father as an assistant coach. My questions are these:

When Michael Jr jumps to the NBA after next season, does Michael Sr get to keep his job?
Why sign with Cuonzo Martin? He had an NBA player in Leon Rabb this year and didn’t make the NCAA’s; he had Rabb and Jaylen Brown last year and lost to Hawai’i in the first round- what makes you think he is the best guy to coach your son?

6) Rough couple of days on the Las Vegas Strip; some genius robbed a jewelry store at Bellagio last night; he actually parked in the parking garage and was nabbed. Then Saturday, there was a shooting on a bus. Get the nonsense out of your system— I’ll be out there soon!!!

5) Minnesota Timberwolves have lost nine games this year that they led by 15+ points, the most in the NBA this season.

4) Apparently TV networks are now in the race to sign Tony Romo, who if he keeps this up much longer might become a candidate for the 2020 Presidential race- everyone seems to want the guy, but not enough to trade a draft pick for him.

3) When ESPN broadcast a Gonzaga game this season, ESPN’s Jay Bilas told Gonzaga big man Przemek Karnowski that he would grow a beard if the Zags made the Final Four, so now he has to grow a beard. Hopefully during next season, not during the summer, when he isn’t on TV.

2) Foul or defend? When your team is up 3 in last 0:15 of a game, this is a genuine gray area of coaching. Some of the best coaches in the country differ on this- there is no right answer.

People say Florida messed up when they didn’t foul Wisconsin when they were up 3 Friday- the Badgers hit a 3-pointer, sent the game to OT, but Florida won, so how did they mess up? Not everyone believes fouling there is the correct play.

What if you foul, and they miss the free throw and get the rebound? It has happened. If you believe in fouling, it has to be practiced. I’ll be very curious to see what Florida does in these situations next season.

There used to be a guy on Twitter, Steve Finamore, a high school coach in Michigan, who tracked as many of these situations as he could. Reaction was mixed on what proper strategy is.

1— One of my favorite parts of Saturday’s regional finals? Mark Few and Dana Altman were the winning coaches; neither one of them played Division I college basketball. Playing and coaching are different things that require different skills. Non-players can be excellent coaches.

**Udog** · 03-26-2017, 08:09 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, March 26

NY Rangers @ Anaheim

Game 59-60
March 26, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
9.179
Anaheim
12.349
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-145); Under

Vancouver @ Winnipeg

Game 57-58
March 26, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
11.896
Winnipeg
10.247
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+150); Under

Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh

Game 55-56
March 26, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
10.011
Pittsburgh
11.980
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-215
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-215); Over

Dallas @ New Jersey

Game 53-54
March 26, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
8.588
New Jersey
9.956
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
N/A

Minnesota @ Detroit

Game 51-52
March 26, 2017 @ 12:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
10.672
Detroit
11.740
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
N/A

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, March 26

Minnesota/Detroit split their last ten meetings; teams split last four games played here. Over is 3-1-2 in last six series games. Wild lost seven of last eight games, four in row on road; four of their last five road games went over. Red Wings lost three of last four home games, are 4-6 in last ten games overall. Under is 5-2 in Detroit’s last seven games.

Devils are 5-3 in last eight games with Dallas; under is 5-3-2 in last ten series games. Dallas Stars lost three of last four games in Garden State. Stars are 3-5 in last eight games, losing four of last five on road; three of their last four games stayed under total. New Jersey lost eight of last ten games, but won two of last three at home. Over is 4-0-2 in their last six games.

Penguins won five of last seven games with Philly; over is 4-2-1 in last seven series games. Flyers lost last three visits here, by combined score of 14-7. Philly lost four of last five road games- they’re 0-3 in game following their last three wins. Three of their last four road games stayed under. Pittsburgh lost last two games in SO’s but they’re 8-4 in last 12 games. Three of their last four games stayed under.

Winnipeg won five of last six games with Vancouver; under is 2-1-2 in last five series games. Canucks lost four of their last five games in Manitoba. Vancouver lost seven of last nine games, but won four of last six on road. Four of their last six games went over total. Winnipeg lost six of last nine games, losing 5-2/3-1 in last two games. Over is 5-5 in their last ten games.

Rangers won their last five games with Anaheim, winning 4-1/2-1 in their last two games in the Pond. Under is 3-1-2 in last six series games. New York won five of last seven road games; they are 2-4 in last six games overall- under is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Ducks won three in row, seven of last nine games; they won five of last six home games. Four of their last five games stayed under total.

NHL

Sunday, March 26

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Minnesota is 6-15-1 SU in its last 22 games ,when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Detroit is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Minnesota

6:00 PM
DALLAS vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Dallas
New Jersey is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games

7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. PITTSBURGH
Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home

9:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. WINNIPEG
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver

10:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. ANAHEIM
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 7 games
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games

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**Udog** · 03-26-2017, 10:57 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, March 26

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MINNESOTA (44-24-0-6, 94 pts.) at DETROIT (29-32-0-12, 70 pts.) - 3/26/2017, 12:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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DALLAS (30-33-0-11, 71 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (27-35-0-12, 66 pts.) - 3/26/2017, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY 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, Under=-0.6 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (34-32-0-8, 76 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (46-17-0-11, 103 pts.) - 3/26/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-50 ATS (+81.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 0-7 ATS (+7.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 43-22 ATS (+7.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 19-4 ATS (+12.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 60-61 ATS (+137.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-5 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-5-0 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=+1.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (30-35-0-9, 69 pts.) at WINNIPEG (33-35-0-7, 73 pts.) - 3/26/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 369-338 ATS (-106.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 219-219 ATS (+461.7 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 11-9 ATS (+27.7 Units) in road games in March games over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 32-30 ATS (+73.7 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 152-127 ATS (+285.0 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 11-16 ATS (+27.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WINNIPEG is 15-27 ATS (-18.9 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 12-24 ATS (+37.2 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 5-3-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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NY RANGERS (46-25-0-4, 96 pts.) at ANAHEIM (40-23-0-11, 91 pts.) - 3/26/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 515-416 ATS (-98.0 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 241-182 ATS (+32.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 406-409 ATS (-104.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 247-223 ATS (+508.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 46-29 ATS (+6.9 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 22-8 ATS (+13.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
NY RANGERS are 14-4 ATS (+18.1 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 6-1 ATS (+7.3 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days this season.
NY RANGERS are 19-6 ATS (+9.7 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
NY RANGERS are 21-5 ATS (+13.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
NY RANGERS are 10-4 ATS (+14.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 23-14 ATS (+39.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 6-13 ATS (-9.2 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-0 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-0-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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