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**Udog** · 03-31-2017, 07:14 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan has missed only six games the last six years.

— Orlando’s Elfrid Payton’s hair gets in the way when he shoots foul shots; seriously. His hands actually make contact with his hair- it is weird.

— Walt Frazier turned 72 years old this week, which makes me feel old.

— TCU 88, Georgia Tech 56— Horned Frogs win NIT title.

— Cardinals signed catcher Yadier Molina to a 3-year contract extension. Since 2011, Cardinals are 458-322 (.587) when Molina starts, 93-99 (.484) when he does not.

— Saints signed backup QB Chase Daniel, who has thrown 78 passes in seven years in the NFL, starting two games (1-1).

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Baseball knowledge on the last day of March……

13) Atlanta Braves open a new stadium this season, baseball’s first new stadium since Miami Marlins opened their ballpark in 2012.

12) Joey Votto’s career on-base percentage is an astoundingly-good .425.

11) Detroit Tigers had a $198M payroll last year, but went 87-75 and missed the playoffs. Now their beloved owner has passed away- will they downsize their payroll?

10) Dodgers haven’t won a World Series since 1988 (we don’t talk about that one in my house) but they’ve been in playoffs ten times since then, going 23-37 in playoff games.

9) Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was once a catcher who played for The Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic. Becoming a pitcher has worked out really well for him and the Dodgers.

8) Last time the Red Sox finished in first place in consecutive seasons: 1915-16. Really.

7) Orioles have a new pitching coach; Roger McDowell, who was Atlanta’s pitching coach the last eleven years. Can’t be lot of fun being a pitching coach for a team with a small stadium; your guys give up more home runs.

6) Speaking of which, Baltimore hit the most homers in the major leagues LY, but were only #12 in runs scored, #21 in on-base %age.

5) Indians skipper Terry Francona has had a winning record 12 years in a row, making playoffs seven times, winning World Series twice. Good to see an easy-going guy have great success.

4) Is batting average overrated? (Yes) Kansas City slipped from 95-67 to 81-81 LY- they were #7 in batting average, but #26 in on-base% and #23 in runs scored.

3) Texas Rangers had 49 come-from-behind wins LY, eight of which came when they trailed after the 8th inning. Ranger relievers had 41 wins LY, tied for the most ever.

2) This is crazy; Ryan Raburn has 352 RBI in his 11-year major league career. 82 of them have come against the White Sox. His next highest vs any team? 25 against the Royals and Rangers.

1— The Curse of Cespedes lives: A’s were 66-41 when they traded Yoenis Cespedes to Boston on July 31, 2014. Since that fateful day, Oakland is 159-220- they still made the playoffs in 2014, but have been awful the last two years. The costly Josh Donaldson trade didn’t help, either.

**Udog** · 03-31-2017, 07:18 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, March 31

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PITTSBURGH (46-19-0-11, 103 pts.) at NY RANGERS (46-26-0-5, 97 pts.) - 3/31/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 25-37 ATS (-24.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 4-10 ATS (-8.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
NY RANGERS are 54-29 ATS (+15.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 21-9 ATS (+7.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
PITTSBURGH is 43-23 ATS (+10.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 34-11 ATS (+17.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 29-9 ATS (+15.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 6-12 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 138-133 ATS (-75.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 97-133 ATS (-100.5 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 129-130 ATS (-65.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 189-224 ATS (-153.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 6-13 ATS (-11.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 11-10-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (27-35-0-14, 68 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (35-28-0-12, 82 pts.) - 3/31/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 27-49 ATS (+89.1 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 4-18 ATS (+25.7 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 8-2 (+5.6 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 8-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.8 Units)

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COLUMBUS (49-19-0-7, 105 pts.) at CHICAGO (49-21-0-7, 105 pts.) - 3/31/2017, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-1 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO 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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SAN JOSE (43-26-0-7, 93 pts.) at CALGARY (43-30-0-4, 90 pts.) - 3/31/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 43-34 ATS (-0.4 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 30-15 ATS (+45.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 41-33 ATS (+78.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 14-5 ATS (+8.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
SAN JOSE is 37-20 ATS (+15.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 21-11 ATS (+33.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 8-5 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 8-5-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

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ST LOUIS (42-28-0-6, 90 pts.) at COLORADO (20-53-0-3, 43 pts.) - 3/31/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 15-7 ATS (+24.0 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 39-29 ATS (+9.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 16-7 ATS (+23.3 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 21-5 ATS (+14.0 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 18-7 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 37-14 ATS (+14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-56 ATS (-60.7 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 8-32 ATS (+47.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 130-130 ATS (-103.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
COLORADO is 6-25 ATS (+44.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
COLORADO is 116-128 ATS (-34.1 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 2-13 ATS (+20.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 1-14 ATS (+26.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-4 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 9-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.4 Units)

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WASHINGTON (51-17-0-8, 110 pts.) at ARIZONA (27-41-0-9, 63 pts.) - 3/31/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 3-9 ATS (-9.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 178-210 ATS (-71.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
ARIZONA is 24-19 ATS (+52.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 51-25 ATS (+8.2 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 30-11 ATS (+10.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) on Friday nights this season.
WASHINGTON is 26-9 ATS (+10.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
WASHINGTON is 59-23 ATS (+16.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 27-84 ATS (+161.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (36-33-0-7, 79 pts.) at VANCOUVER (30-37-0-9, 69 pts.) - 3/31/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 36-40 ATS (-17.3 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 44-62 ATS (-27.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-21 ATS (-13.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 43-44 ATS (-27.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 232-233 ATS (-125.5 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 2-13 ATS (-13.4 Units) in home games in March games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 369-339 ATS (-0.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 10-17 ATS (-14.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 6-7 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-6-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-31-2017, 07:19 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, March 31

Rangers lost four of last five games with Pittsburgh; over is 6-1-1 in last eight series games. Penguins won their last five games in Manhattan. Pittsburgh was outscored 17-7 in losing its last four games, three of which were at home. Over is 2-0-1 in their last three games. Rangers lost six of last eight games overall, three in row at home- their last two games both went over the total.

Islanders won eight of last ten games with New Jersey; under is 6-1-3 in last ten series games. Devils lost their last five visits to Brooklyn. New Jersey lost four in row, eight of last ten games; their last two losses were in OT/SO. Over is 5-2-2 in their last eight games. Islanders lost three in row, seven of last ten games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. New York lost its last five home games.

Columbus won four of last five games with Chicago; they lost four of last five games in Windy City (over is 3-1 in last four series games in Chicago). Blue Jackets won six of last eight games, three of last four on road. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Blackhawks are 2-3 in last five games, but won three of last four at home. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Calgary is 6-4 in its last ten games with San Jose; road team won four of last six series games. Under is 2-0-2 in last four series games. Sharks lost seven of their last eight overall, five games in a row on road. Over is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Flames are 2-3 in their last five games but won three of last four at home. Over is 3-1-2 in their last six games.

Blues won their last five games with Colorado; they won last three visits to Denver by combined score of 12-3. Three of last four series games went over the total. St Louis won six of last seven games overall, four in row on road. Under is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Avalanche lost last seven games, outscored 35-16; they lost four of last five home games. Six of their last seven games went over.

Washington won three of last four games with Arizona; home side won eight of last ten series games. Caps lost three of last four games in desert. Last four series games stayed under total. Washington won its last six games, scoring 14 goals in last three; they won last three games on road. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Coyotes were outscored 14-4 in losing last four away games; they also lost last three road games. Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.

Kings lost three of last four games with Canucks; they lost three of last four games played here. Over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Los Angeles lost six of its last nine games, three of last four on road. Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Vancouver lost eight of last ten games overall, five in row at home (over 3-1-1).

**Udog** · 03-31-2017, 07:21 AM

NHL

Friday, March 31

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

8:30 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. NY ISLANDERS
New Jersey is 2-10 SU in their last 12 games when playing NY Islanders
New Jersey is 2-15-1 SU in its last 18 games ,
NY Islanders are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games
NY Islanders are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games when playing New Jersey

9:30 PM
COLUMBUS vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 9 games on the road
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Chicago is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games

10:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. CALGARY
San Jose is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Calgary
San Jose is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing at home against San Jose
Calgary is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Jose

10:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. COLORADO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis

11:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Los Angeles's last 25 games on the road
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
Vancouver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

11:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ARIZONA
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games at home

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**Udog** · 03-31-2017, 01:16 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, March 31

Los Angeles @ Vancouver

Game 13-14
March 31, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
9.821
Vancouver
10.844
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-165
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+145); Under

Washington @ Arizona

Game 11-12
March 31, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
11.618
Arizona
10.718
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-280
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-280); Over

St. Louis @ Colorado

Game 9-10
March 31, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.403
Colorado
9.821
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-230
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-230); Under

San Jose @ Calgary

Game 7-8
March 31, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
10.158
Calgary
12.228
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-135
5
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-135); Under

Columbus @ Chicago

Game 5-6
March 31, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
12.915
Chicago
9.221
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(+120); Under

New Jersey @ NY Islanders

Game 3-4
March 31, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
9.144
NY Islanders
10.034
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-200); Over

Pittsburgh @ NY Rangers

Game 1-2
March 31, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
12.171
NY Rangers
8.364
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+105); Over

**Udog** · 03-31-2017, 01:18 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, March 31

Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 7:05 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 29-9 SU after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
New York: 3-8 SU in home games after 2 or more consecutive overs

New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7:35 PM ET
New Jersey: 4-22 SU revenging a same season loss vs opponent
New York: 8-2 SU after allowing 6 goals or more

Columbus at Chicago, 8:35 PM ET
Columbus: 19-7 SU after 1 or more consecutive losses
Chicago: 1-6 SU in home games after a blowout win by 4 goals or more

San Jose at Calgary, 9:05 PM ET
San Jose: 3-9 SU off a close road loss by 1 goal
Calgary: 14-5 SU after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game

St Louis at Colorado, 9:05 PM ET
St Louis: 18-7 SU in road games after a win by 2 goals or more
Colorado: 6-25 SU after a non-conference game

Washington at Arizona, 10:05 PM ET
Washington: 30-9 SU when playing their 4th game in 7 days
Arizona: 3-18 SU revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10:05 PM ET
Los Angeles: 7-12 SU revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less
Vancouver: 25-17 SU off a loss against a division rival

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