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**Udog** · 04-18-2017, 07:47 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Six batters who have come to bat with most men on base this season, and %age of those runners they knocked in:

6) Christian Yelich 41 (14.6%)

T4) Carlos Santana 42 (19.0%)
T4) Kris Bryant 42 (11.9%)

3) Carlos Correa 43 (4.7%)

2) Robinson Cano 44 (15.9%)

1) Pablo Sandoval 46 (13.0%)

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) They ran the Boston Marathon Monday; I’m thinking it isn’t healthy to run 26 miles.

A marathon is an event that was established “…….in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens, who reported the victory.”

Unfortunately for Pheidippides, as soon as he reported the victory, he collapsed and dropped dead. Like I said, running 26 miles at once might not be good for you.

12) That said, it does take serious onions to run that far; it is demanding, both physically, mentally. Monday, a retired Marine who lost the lower part of his left leg by stepping on an IED in Afghanistan in 2011. ran on his prosthetic leg while carrying a large American flag for the entire 26.2-mile race, finishing in 5:46:13.

That is one tough human.

11) I’m probably not the best person to discuss running; if I drive 26 miles, I’m looking for the drive-thru window at Wendy’s or McDonald’s.

10) Rough start to the year for my A’s; their two best pitchers (Gray/Graveman) are both hurt already, now SS Semien has a broken wrist and is done for couple months. Not like he is Ozzie Smith or anything, but unless they bring highly touted prospect Franklin Barreto up from AAA, best they can do is move Lowrie back to SS and bring a 2B up from Nashville. Oy.

9) Toronto 4, Washington 3 OT— All three series games have gone OT, second time in Washington’s franchise history that has happened. Caps are 1-5 in those six games.

8) Cole Hamels has started three games for Texas this month; Rangers led all three games after the fifth inning. Texas bullpen, however, has allowed 14 runs in 9.2 innings in those games and Texas lost all three.

7) A 17-year old basketball prospect named Kevin Knox was offered $1.4M to play basketball for a Chinese pro team next year, but declined the offer. He’ll announce his college choice next week; most of top programs are involved.

6) Angel Hernandez is a bad umpire; he just is. You watch him work the plate and there is always a lot of crabbing by players during his games there.

5) Carlos Martínez pitched for the Cardinals in the Bronx Saturday; he lost 3-2. Martinez faced 30 batters; 19 of them either walked (8) or struck out (11).

Martinez threw 118 pitches, 25 were called strikes, 19 were swinging strikes, 16 were fouled off, 47 were balls and 11 were put in play. Of the 11 balls put in play, four were hits. Very odd line for him.

4) Brewers 6, Cubs 3— World Champs have lost four in row, are 6-7 overall, 2-5 at home.

3) Cavaliers 117, Pacers 111— Indiana was down 18 after three quarters, but covered thru the backdoor. Kevin Love was +!7; Cavaliers were -11 with him off the floor.

As I type this, Spurs are up 56-30 over Memphis. Not a lot of competition there.

2) NFL schedule gets released Thursday night, the draft is next week. It is freakin’ April, but the NFL has an amazing ability to stay in the news.

1— Utah Jazz have a problem, with Rudy Gobert out for Game 2 with the Clippers, but this year, Jazz are +102 with Derrick Favors on the floor, if they didn’t play the night before. When they played the night before, Favors was -45. No back/backs in the playoffs, good for Utah.

**Udog** · 04-18-2017, 08:57 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 18

Edmonton @ San Jose

Game 55-56
April 18, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
12.381
San Jose
9.897
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+100); Under

Pittsburgh @ Columbus

Game 53-54
April 18, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
11.767
Columbus
9.301
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+100); Under

Montreal @ NY Rangers

Game 51-52
April 18, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.313
NY Rangers
12.901
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+100); Over

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 18

Rangers have now lost six home playoff games in row after 3-1 loss in Game 3— they were outshot 29-21, were 0-3 on power play (are 0-10 in series). Montreal won seven of last ten games with the Rangers; road team won seven of those 10 games. New York is 4-6 in its last ten games overall; five of their last six games stayed under total. Canadiens are 8-3 in their last 11 games; under is 9-3-1 in their last 13. Montreal outshot NY 87-59 in last two games. Rangers won last four first round series; they need win here to avoid going to Montreal down 3-1.

Penguins won first three games of series at home; they were -9 in blocked shots in OT win in Game 3, after being +10 in blocked shots in Games 1-2. Pittsburgh has now won seven of its last nine games, with five of last eight staying under total. Blue Jackets have now lost nine of their last ten games- they scored total of 25 goals in their last 13 games. Three of last four Columbus games stayed under the total. Home side won eight of last ten Columbus-Pittsburgh games; under is 7-4 in last 11 series games.

San Jose hasn’t scored vs Oilers since OT game-winner in Game 1. Edmonton won five of its last seven road games, ten of last 12 games overall; they blanked the Sharks in last two games, holding them to total of 39 shots on goal. San Jose won three of its last five home games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games overall. Oilers are in playoffs for first time since 2006, when they lost Cup final; they’ve lost four of last five first round series. San Jose lost Stanley Cup final LY; they’re 9-3 in last 12 first round series. Oilers won five of last six games with San Jose.

First round series:

East
Washington-Toronto
Wash 3-2 OT
Tor 4-3 2OT
Tor 4-3 OT
Pittsburgh-Columbus
Pitt 3-1
Pitt 4-1
Pitt 5-4 OT
Montreal-NY Rangers
NYR 2-0
Mtl 4-3 OT
Mtl 3-1
Ottawa-Boston
Bos 2-1
Ott 4-3 OT
Ott 4-3 OT

West
Chicago-Nashville
Nash 1-0
Nash 5-0
Nash 3-2 OT
Minnesota-St Louis
StL 2-1 ot
StL 2-1
StL 3-1
Anaheim-Calgary
Ana, 3-2
Ana 3-2
Ana 5-4 OT
Edmonton-San Jose
SJ 3-2 ot
Edmonton 2-0
Edmonton 1-0

Home teams: 12-12
Over: 7-13-4

NHL

Tuesday, April 18

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. NY RANGERS
Montreal is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games
NY Rangers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Montreal

7:30 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. COLUMBUS
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Columbus is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Columbus's last 13 games

10:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. SAN JOSE
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games

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**Udog** · 04-18-2017, 09:04 AM

NHL

Tuesday, April 18

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Tuesday's NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Betting Preview and Odds
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Zack Kassian, who scored seven goals in 79 games during the regular season and none in the first nine playoff contests of his career, recorded the game-winner in each of the Oilers' victories.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continue with a trio of Game 4's on Tuesday. The Canadiens and Oilers look to extend their series leads to 3-1 while the Penguins hold a 3-0 lead and will attempt to end the Blue Jackets' season.

Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers (-110, 5)

Canadiens lead series 2-1

ABOUT THE CANADIENS (49-27-7-2, 30-40 O/U): Montreal was within 18 seconds of dropping into an 0-2 series hole at home and now stand within two wins of advancing to the next round. Alexander Radulov returned to the NHL after spending the previous four seasons in Russia and provided Montreal plenty of bang for its buck. After collecting 18 goals and 54 points in the regular season, Radulov has emerged as the star of the series with five points in the last two contests, setting up the tying goal in Game 2 and adding a highlight-reel tally in Game 3 with Kevin Hayes draped all over him. “He wants to win and he doesn’t care about anything but winning," coach Claude Julien said. "He’s hard on himself because he wants to help us win."

ABOUT THE RANGERS (49-29-3-4, 41-38 O/U): After earning a split in Montreal, New York went down meekly 3-1 before the home fans in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series and is winless in the playoffs at Madison Square Garden since a Game 7 win in the conference semifinals in May 2015. Coach Alain Vigneault shuffled his lines for the final 20 minutes in Game 3 after New York managed a combined 12 shots over the first two periods, and he tinkered some more at Monday's practice, giving rookie Pavel Buchnevich time on a struggling power-play unit that has failed in all 10 chances. “I’m looking at all our options right now,” Vigneault said. "Some of our problems have come a lot on our puck management. We need to do a better job.” Chris Kreider, who scored a team-high 28 goals this season, has yet to register a point in the series.

LINE HISTORY: The moneyline for Game 4 opened as a Pick 'Em and the total hit the board at 5 at most books (4.5 at some).

INJURY REPORT:

Canadiens- D A. Emelin (Questionable, lower body).

Rangers - No injuries to report.

TRENDS:

* Canadiens are 6-1 in their last 7 road games.
* Rangers are 2-9 in their last 11 home games.
* Under is 9-2-3 in Canadiens last 14 vs. Metropolitan.
* Under is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 overall.
* Canadiens are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in New York.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets (-110, 5.5)

Pens lead series 3-0

ABOUT THE PENGUINS (53-21-6-5, 48-32 O/U): Jake Guentzel speaks with a soft voice and is generously listed at 5-foot-10 and 167 pounds, but the 22-year-old rookie has provided loud performances while standing tall in each contest of the Pittsburgh Penguins' opening-round set versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. After completing a hat trick at 13:10 of overtime to give the Penguins a 3-0 series lead, Guentzel looks to give the reigning Stanley Cup champions the final push on Tuesday at Nationwide Arena. Bryan Rust continues to make his presence felt in the NHL's second season, scoring twice in Game 3 to give him seven goals in his past 11 playoff games and five tallies in his last eight contests overall. Fellow forward Evgeni Malkin recorded his 14th career three-point performance by scoring in his second straight game and adding two assists to increase his point total to six (two goals, four assists) in the series. Not to be outdone, captain Sidney Crosby has set up two goals in back-to-back contests after being held off the scoresheet in the series opener.

ABOUT THE BLUE JACKETS (50-26-7-2, 33-46 O/U): The Blue Jackets have been pushed to the brink despite Brandon Dubinsky adding an offensive presence (one goal, one assist) in Game 3 to the physical one he has demonstrated all series (19 hits). Zach Werenski's season came to a close after the rookie defenseman sustained a ghastly facial fracture following taking a puck under his right eye on Sunday. The 19-year-old initially returned to the contest in the third period with a full-face shield before he was forced to exit as his vision was impacted by the swelling around his eye. "It (stinks) for him. I just met with him in the office (Monday) and that's the first thing that comes out of his mouth; he's upset that he can't play," coach John Tortorella said of Werenski, who had one goal in the series and was first in NHL scoring among rookie defensemen with 47 points (11 goals, 36 assists).

LINE HISTORY: The Blue Jackets, for some reason, opened as -115 favorites despite losing the first three games of their series against the Penguins and by Tuesday morning that moneyline was back to a Pick 'Em. The total hit the board at 5.5.

INJURY REPORT:

Penguins - D C. Ruhwedel (Questionable, upper body), G M. Murray (Questionable, lower body), LW C. Kunitz (Out Indefinitely, lower body), D K. Letang (Out For Season, neck), LW C. Hagelin (Late April, lower body).

Blue Jackets - D Z. Werenski (Out For Season, face), LW L. Sedlak (Out Indefinitely, upper body), D R. Murray (Late April, hand), RW D. Clarkson (Out Indefinitely, back).

TRENDS:

* Penguins are 6-0 in their last 6 Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Blue Jackets are 1-9 in their last 10 overall.
* Over is 4-1 in Penguins last 5 road games.
* Under is 6-1-1 in Blue Jackets last 8 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
* Home team is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.

Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks (-120, 5)

Oilers lead series 2-1

ABOUT THE OILERS (49-26-5-5, 32-44 O/U): Zack Kassian, who scored seven goals in 79 games during the regular season and none in the first nine playoff contests of his career, recorded the game-winner in each of the Oilers' victories - including a short-handed tally in Game 2. Captain Connor McDavid was kept off the scoresheet in Game 3, ending his 16-game point streak that began on March 14. Edmonton finally displayed some discipline in Game 3, taking only two penalties after being whistled for six in each of the first two contests. Despite being short-handed a league-high 14 times entering Monday's action, the Oilers have allowed just one power play goal (92.8 percent) to rank third among the 16 playoff teams. Defenseman Oscar Klefbom showed no ill effects from the bone bruise in his left foot he suffered in the previous contest as he saw a team-high 24 minutes, 44 seconds of ice time in Game 3.

ABOUT THE SHARKS (47-31-6-1, 22-39 O/U): Logan Couture was back in the Sharks' lineup for the series opener after missing the final seven regular-season games with a facial injury and Joe Thornton returned for Game 3 after sitting out a total of five contests with a knee ailment, but neither has recorded a point in the matchup. Thornton, who wore a brace on his knee, spent 16:27 on the ice in his first game since April 2 - recording two shots and blocking one while losing both of his faceoffs. "He's our emotional leader," coach Peter DeBoer told reporters. "Gutsy effort by him. There was just no keeping him out (of the lineup). I think he came out and had a great game for us for not playing in a while." San Jose was extremely physical in Game 3, registering 58 hits - including 32 in the first period, which was five shy of Edmonton's total for the entire contest.

LINE HISTORY: The Sharks opened as -120 favorites and the total hit the board at 5.

INJURY REPORT:

Oilers - D A. Ference (Out For Season, hip), RW T. Pitlick (Out For Season, knee).

Sharks - No injuries to report.

TRENDS:

* Oilers are 14-3 in their last 17 overall.
* Sharks are 2-8 in their last 10 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
* Under is 9-2-2 in Oilers last 13 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
* Under is 3-0-1 in Sharks last 4 overall.
* Oilers are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

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**Udog** · 04-18-2017, 09:46 AM

NHL

Tuesday, April 18

We saw our first OVER in the NHL's Western Conference Playoffs Monday night.
O-U in West now: 1-6-5
O-U in StanleyCup Playoffs: 7-12-5

**Udog** · 04-18-2017, 11:45 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, April 18

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MONTREAL (49-27-0-9, 107 pts.) at NY RANGERS (49-29-0-7, 105 pts.) - 4/18/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 14-4 ATS (+14.0 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
NY RANGERS are 24-12 ATS (+10.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY RANGERS are 11-2 ATS (+8.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
MONTREAL is 17-8 ATS (+8.1 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 8-14 ATS (-13.9 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 6-11 ATS (-7.0 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
NY RANGERS are 190-226 ATS (-133.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 7-15 ATS (-13.3 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
MONTREAL is 9-3 (+6.2 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 9-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (53-21-0-11, 117 pts.) at COLUMBUS (50-26-0-9, 109 pts.) - 4/18/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 28-38 ATS (-21.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 50-35 ATS (+10.0 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights this season.
COLUMBUS is 12-4 ATS (+16.0 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
COLUMBUS is 23-14 ATS (+38.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
COLUMBUS is 44-30 ATS (+77.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 117-74 ATS (+6.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 15-5 ATS (+8.7 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 74-42 ATS (+12.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 64-45 ATS (+110.7 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 50-24 ATS (+15.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 48-25 ATS (+10.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 35-13 ATS (+16.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 24-26 ATS (-2.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 7-14 ATS (-8.6 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 8-24 ATS (+39.5 Units) 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
COLUMBUS is 7-8 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 8-7-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)

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EDMONTON (49-26-0-10, 108 pts.) at SAN JOSE (47-31-0-7, 101 pts.) - 4/18/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 5-12 ATS (-9.6 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
EDMONTON is 4-19 ATS (+34.3 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 123-79 ATS (-12.3 Units) in April games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 27-12 ATS (+9.9 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 7-2 ATS (+9.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 44-44 ATS (-17.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 24-24 ATS (-9.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 22-24 ATS (-19.7 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 166-144 ATS (-82.3 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 54-57 ATS (-43.1 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 28-29 ATS (-9.5 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 94-89 ATS (-65.9 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 9-8 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 9-8-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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**Udog** · 04-18-2017, 12:11 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Tuesday, April 18

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Best of 7 – Game 4 – MON Leads 2-1

Montreal at NY Rangers, 7:05 PM ET
Montreal: 2-6 SU off a road win by 2 goals or more
New York: 14-4 SU revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Best of 7 – Game 4 – PIT Leads 3-0

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7:35 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 10-17 SU in road games after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6
Columbus: COLUMBUS is 12-4 SU revenging a home loss versus opponent

Western Conference Quarterfinals – Best of 7 – Game 4 – EDM Leads 2-1

Edmonton at San Jose, 10:05 PM ET
Edmonton: 13-6 SU in road games after having won 2 of their last 3
San Jose: 7-14 SU after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game

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