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**Udog** · 05-05-2017, 09:59 AM

Armadillo:Friday's six-pack

Odds to win the Pac-12 football title this coming fall:
even: USC
5-2: Washington
6-1: Stanford
7-1: Oregon, UCLA
12-1: Colorado
13-1: Utah, Washington State
20-1: Arizona State
35-1: Arizona
50-1: Oregon State
60-1: California

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here……….

13) May 24 is the deadline for kids to withdraw from the NBA Draft; Purdue is holding its breath that Caleb Swanigan will come back to West Lafayette next season- that would make the Boilers a top-10 preseason team.

Apparently, Swanigan hasn’t yet been assured that he’ll be a first round pick.

12) Tony Parker has a ruptured left quadriceps tendon and will miss the remainder of the playoffs, which makes life much harder for the Spurs in their series with Houston.

11) Washington Wizards have outscored Boston 119-70 in first quarter of their games in this playoff series, but Celtics still won two of the three games- home side won all three.

10) Mark William Calaway, better known as the Undertaker on WWE broadcasts, had hip replacement surgery right after Wrestlemania- he is 52 years old.

9) There is a horse with only one eye running in the Kentucky Derby Saturday- Patch.

8) In 2009, the San Diego Padres picked Donovan Tate with the #1 overall pick; he never got above Class A ball, hit .226 in his career and now, at age 26, will walk on as a QB at the U of Arizona- he was at one time also a top football recruit.

He can walk on because the Padres are paying for his education.

7) Big 14 Conference is having its conference tournament in Madison Square Garden next winter, a week earlier than normal; because of that, they’ll play some conference games in December, which they’ve never done before.

6) Mt St Mary’s won the NEC basketball tourney twice in last four years; they won’t win it next year- five of their returning players have already transferred, as higher-level programs increase their poaching of low major and mid-major teams.

5) Atlanta Hawks have 11 draft picks over the next three years, so they figure to improve; they’re not firing their GM after all, just giving him a different title, probably a small demotion/reduction of duties.

4) Leonard Hamilton (Florida St) and Richard Pitino (Minnesota) got contract extensions this week, after their successful seasons.

3) Wizards 116, Celtics 89— Home side is now 3-0 in this series; there was an incident in the first half between Kelly Oubre and Kelly Olynyk— no one was KO’d in the scuffle.

Lot of Boston/Washington-area hostility in the sports world this week.

2) An NBA agent was fired for running up a $42,000 Uber tab on a player’s credit card, charges which were not authorized by the player, who isn’t a client of that agent.

1— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t), they would look like this:

AL: Bronx/Cleveland or CWS/Houston. Wild Cards: Orioles; then either BoSox or Central #2
NL: Washington/Cubs/Colorado. Wild Cards: Arizona/Dodgers

**Udog** · 05-05-2017, 10:25 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, May 5

Edmonton @ Anaheim

Game 5-6
May 5, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
11.301
Anaheim
12.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-140); Over

Nashville @ St. Louis

Game 3-4
May 5, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
13.150
St. Louis
10.549
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-105); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, May 5

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NASHVILLE (48-30-0-12, 108 pts.) at ST LOUIS (51-33-0-7, 109 pts.) - 5/5/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 41-83 ATS (+136.7 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 110-83 ATS (+24.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 32-22 ATS (-1.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 58-45 ATS (+0.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 37-27 ATS (+7.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 28-16 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 20-9 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 10-9 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 10-9-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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EDMONTON (53-28-0-11, 117 pts.) at ANAHEIM (52-25-0-13, 117 pts.) - 5/5/2017, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 52-38 ATS (+11.1 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 34-18 ATS (+5.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 24-13 ATS (+3.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
ANAHEIM is 27-17 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 17-9 ATS (+7.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 34-20 ATS (+7.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 26-13 ATS (+8.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
EDMONTON is 10-3 ATS (+13.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 12-16 ATS (-11.0 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 12-6 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 12-6-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 5

Nashville is 7-1 in playoffs this spring, 3-1 in this series, 7-3 in its last 10 games overall against the Blues. Predators are 2-3 in their last five visits to St Louis. Under is 5-2-2 in last nine series games, 3-1-1 in last five games played here. Predators allowed total of 11 goals in last eight games; they won four of last six road games overall. Blues lost four of last six games overall, two of last three at home- under is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games overall. Nashville is 3-10 on power play in series, Blues are 1-9. Must-win game for the Blues, or else series os over.

Road side won all four series games; Oilers won 5-3/2-1 in Games 1-2 here, then lost 4-3/6-3 in Games 3-4 at home. Ducks scored at 0:45 of overtime in last game to even series. Oilers are 5-3 in last eight series games overall. Anaheim is 10-2 in its last 12 games overall- they had won 8 in row at home before losing Games 1-2. Oilers are 6-1 in their last seven road games. Edmonton won three of last four visits to Anaheim. Over is 4-1-1 in last six series meetings. Edmonton is 4-15 on power play in series, Ducks 2-15.

Second round NHL series

NY Rangers (-$150) vs Ottawa (+$130)
Ottawa 2-1
Ottawa 6-5 OT
NYR 4-1
NYR 4-1

Pittsburgh (+$110) vs Washington (-$130)
Penguins 3-2
Penguins 6-2
Wash 3-2 OT
Penguins 3-2

St Louis (+$110) vs Nashville (-$130)
Nashville 4-3
St Louis 2-1
Nashville 3-1
Nashville 2-1

Anaheim (-$135) vs Edmonton (+$115)
Edmonton 5-3
Edmonton 3-2
Anaheim 6-3
Anaheim 4-3 OT

Home: 7-9 (27-31)
Over: 6-8-2 (19-29-10)

NHL

Friday, May 5

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ST. LOUIS
Nashville is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Nashville is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Nashville

10:30 PM
EDMONTON vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games
Edmonton is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Anaheim is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Edmonton

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**Udog** · 05-05-2017, 10:29 AM

Friday’s NHL Stanley Cup Betting Preview and Odds

After sweeping top-seeded Chicago, Nashville takes a 3-1 series lead into Friday's Game 5 against the host St. Louis Blues.

Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues (-115, 5)

Preds lead series 3-1

ABOUT THE PREDATORS (48-30-8-4, 42-38 O/U): The Nashville Predators were not expected to get past the first round of the postseason, but they are on the verge of advancing to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history. After sweeping top-seeded Chicago, Nashville takes a 3-1 series lead into Friday's Game 5 against the host St. Louis Blues. The Predators improved to 7-1 in the postseason after winning back-to-back games in Nashville to push St. Louis to the brink of elimination. There were questions about the drop-off in Rinne's play entering the playoffs, but he has posted a 7-1-0 mark, 1.33 goals-against average and a staggering .953 save percentage - the highest for a netminder with at least eight starts since 1982-83. "It's still a small stretch of games to me," said Rinne, who yielded three goals in each game at St. Louis. "But it's one of those things, you try not to look at those numbers." Nashville's defensemen continue to supply great production with eight goals and 14 assists in eight playoff games.

ABOUT THE BLUES (51-33-5-2, 36-41 O/U): Blues scored two goals in two games in Nashville and can't count on a return home to serve as a panacea - they are 6-8 in their last 14 playoff games at Scottrade Center, including 2-2 this postseason. Among the simplest ways for St. Louis to generate more offense is to improve its struggling power play, which has converted on 1 of 9 chances in the series and 2 of 24 in the postseason. “That’s something that we need to be better at for sure,” forward Jaden Schwartz told reporters. “We’ve just got to do a better job of making tape-to-tape passes, coming down hill a little bit more and not looking for the perfect pass, just getting them on net and find a way to get rebounds.” Vladimir Sobotka replaced Schwartz on the No. 1 line at Thursday's practice.

LINE HISTORY: The Blues opened as -115 favorites on home ice with their backs against the wall in Game 5. The total hit the board at 5.

INJURY REPORT:

Predators - RW C. Smith (Questionable, lower body), LW P. Aberg (Questionable, undisclosed), LW K. Fiala (Out For Season, leg).

Blues - C R. Fabbri (Out For Season, knee).

TRENDS:

* Predators are 7-1 in their last 8 overall.
* Blues are 5-12 in their last 17 Conference Semifinals games.
* Under is 5-1-5 in Predators last 11 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Under is 8-2-3 in Blues last 13 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Home team is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.

Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers (-140, 5.5)

Series tied 2-2

ABOUT THE OILERS (53-28-6-5, 37-46 O/U): Leon Draisaitl (team-high 10 points) has been pretty hard to solve on the heels of his third multi-point performance in the playoffs for the Oilers. Captain Connor McDavid followed his highlight-reel goal in Game 3 with another tally on Wednesday, giving the Hart Trophy finalist a point in five of his last six outings. The 20-year-old McDavid wasn't hanging his head after his team dropped both contests at Rogers Place and rather expressed an air of confidence on Thursday given Edmonton's 4-1 record during the playoffs in Southern California and 22-14-5 road mark in the regular season. "I think everyone feels pretty good, even though losing both (games) at home is not ideal," McDavid said. "We're going into a building that we feel pretty comfortable playing in, we've had success there before. We've been a pretty good road team this year, the guys seem to jell on the road."

ABOUT THE DUCKS (52-25-10-3, 32-38 O/U): After remaining perfect in the playoffs in Alberta, the Ducks vie for their third win in a row in the series when they host the Oilers in Game 5 on Friday. Captain Ryan Getzlaf has enjoyed the advantage regardless of venue, highlighting his four-point performance in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime victory with a pair of tallies to surpass Teemu Selanne (35) for first place on the all-time franchise playoff list. Jakob Silfverberg scored the second-fastest overtime goal in Anaheim's franchise playoff history when he tallied 45 seconds into overtime, extending his goal streak to four contests and playoff total to seven in eight games. The 26-year-old Swede has shown a knack for coming up big in the postseason as he's only two years removed from recording 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) in 16 games during Anaheim's run to the Western Conference final. Rickard Rakell, who led the team with a career-high 33 goals, has scored in back-to-back outings and totaled a plus-6 rating over those two contests.

LINE HISTORY: The Ducks opened as -140 moneyline favorites as they attempt to become the first home team in this series to notch a victory. The total opened at 5.5.

INJURY REPORT:

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

Ducks - RW O. Kase (Questionable, lower body), RW P. Eaves (Doubtful, lower body), D K. Bieksa (Out Indefinitely, lower body), D S. Despres (Out Indefinitely, concussion), D C. Stoner (Out Indefinitely, abdominal).

TRENDS:

* Oilers are 2-8 in their last 10 Friday games.
* Ducks are 17-4 in their last 21 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Under is 12-2-2 in Oilers last 16 Friday games.
* Over is 4-1-2 in Ducks last 7 games following a win.
* Road team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

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