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**Udog** · 05-09-2017, 07:43 AM

Armadillo:Tuesday's six-pack

— A’s 3, Angels 2—Oakland walks off for 3rd day in a row; tremendous!!!! Jed Lowrie homered twice, including the game-winner.
— Orioles 6, Nationals 4—Baltimore homered three times in first inning.
— Capitals 5, Penguins 2—Game 7 is in Washington Wednesday nite.
— Warriors 121, Jazz 95—Next up for Golden State, the Spurs-Rockets survivor.
— I am told Matt Harvey’s 3-day suspension amounts to roughly $84,000.
— Get well soon Jameson Taillon; the Pirates’ pitcher is apparently being treated for testicular cancer.

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

13) New York-Chicago played an epic 18-inning game on Sunday Night Baseball; games like this are what baseball unique- lot of odd decisions have to be made and it tests the mental toughness of the players. Excellent theater.

Of course, in today’s softening society, some people want there to be tie games in baseball. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, no matter how wrong it is.

12) One thing that is really irritating; hearing someone who is getting paid to watch baseball complain that a game went extra innings. You have a cushy job; too bad there is a small bit of inconvenience involved. If you quit your job, I’m guessing a ton of people would wait outside in a snowstorm to take your place.

11) 583 pitches in the game; umpire Joe West is 64 years old. Hope he has today off. He basically umpired a doubleheader behind the plate Sunday night.

10) Interesting stuff on the Interweb about Kansas State football and succession plans for 77-year old coach Bill Snyder, who battled throat cancer this past winter.

Snyder is an icon in Manhattan, KS—it is hard to describe how pathetic Kansas State was before he became coach. Barry Switzer’s Oklahoma teams used to beat K-State 64-3 without breaking a sweat, but Snyder made the Wildcats winners and he carries a lot of influence- he wants his son Sean to take his place as head coach.

Others have resisted this succession plan, but some of those others have moved on to other jobs. It appears as if Snyder will get his way and his son will succeed him, but the real question will be, can Sean Snyder succeed as his dad’s successor?

9) In France, they hold elections on weekends and get a higher voter turnout than we do in this country.

8) Mets are so spineless they pushed back Matt Harvey’s next start until Friday in Milwaukee- they don’t want him starting at home right away. Hell, part of his punishment should be having to pitch in front of the home fans, who will give him the grief he deserves if he doesn’t do well.

If Harvey pitched well, the home fans would love him, no doubt.

7) Cincinnati Reds in first place after five weeks of baseball? Surprising.

6) Patrick Ewing is going to be an interesting study as the new basketball coach at Georgetown- the Hoyas picked up a grad transfer this weekend from South Dakota (43.8% inside arc, 31.6% outside arc), a team that won the Summit League regular season title- Monday they offered a 9th grader (Class of 2020) from Washington DC a scholarship.

5) Red Sox scored a total of 15 runs in Chris Sale’s first six starts; they scored 17 in his 7th start, Sunday in Minnesota.

4) If Kyle Lowry stays with the Toronto Raptors, they can offer him a contract worth $205M for five years; if he goes elsewhere, he can get $152M for four years. I’m not sure of the tax implications of playing in Canada, but it sounds like he would be forfeiting a lot of cash if he chooses to leave Toronto.

3) Average attendance at all minor league baseball games in April: 3,986, best-ever for April. Owning a minor league team is a solid investment.

2) Former New Mexico/Ole Miss guard Cullen Neal will be a grad transfer at St Mary’s next year; Neal was headed to St Mary’s out of high school, but then Steve Alford got the UCLA head coaching job and his dad Craig Neal inherited the Lobos’ job, so Cullen stayed in Albuquerque and played two years, but the fans were tough on him when the team struggled, so Cullen transferred to Ole Miss. Craig got fired this past spring.

1) This from Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, on the Matt Harvey story:

“Several hours after Harvey texted a Mets coach (or texted the coach back, depending on who tells the story) to let him know that he was ill and wouldn’t be coming to Citi Field for Saturday night’s game against the Marlins, the Mets’ pitcher was visited at his Manhattan apartment by a couple men — Mets security people — sent by the team to see what was happening with him.

Harvey, it seems, sensed the Mets were checking up on him with their surprise visit around 10 p.m. (to see if his headache story checked out). Meanwhile, people close to the Mets suggest that, after many messages went unreturned, the security men were merely checking on him (to see if he was OK, or needed help).”

Harvey is a free agent after the 2018 season. Everyone involved needs him to pitch well; Harvey so he can break the bank next winter, the Mets so they can get rid of him before than and still get someone of value in return.

**Udog** · 05-09-2017, 07:48 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, May 9

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OTTAWA (51-32-0-10, 112 pts.) at NY RANGERS (54-31-0-8, 116 pts.) - 5/9/2017, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 26-14 ATS (+6.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
OTTAWA is 51-42 ATS (+96.1 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 31-26 ATS (+58.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 93-72 ATS (+165.1 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
OTTAWA is 14-9 ATS (+24.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
OTTAWA is 27-17 ATS (+47.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OTTAWA is 15-10 ATS (+27.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 237-230 ATS (-116.5 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 61-69 ATS (-43.8 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 99-135 ATS (-101.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 131-131 ATS (-64.2 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 194-226 ATS (-179.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 7-7 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 7-7-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.5 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 9

Home team won last seven Ottawa-Ranger games, including all five in this series; Senators lost four of last five visits to Manhattan. Over is 2-0-2 in last four series games. Senators are 1-16 on power play in series, with only goal in Game 1; New York is 2-20 on power play in series. Rangers’ two series wins are both 4-1; all three Ottawa wins are by a goal, with 2 of 3 in OT. Ottawa is 7-3 in its last 10 games overall; five of the seven wins came in OT. New York won its last four home games, allowing one goal in all four games. Ottawa beat Rangers 3 of 4 during regular season, so they’re 6-3 against New York this season.

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

Pittsburgh (+$110) vs Washington (-$130)
Penguins 3-2
Penguins 6-2
Wash 3-2 OT
Penguins 3-2
Wash 4-2
Wash 5-2

St Louis (+$110) vs Nashville (-$130)
Nashville 4-3
St Louis 2-1
Nashville 3-1
Nashville 2-1
St Louis 2-1
Nashville 3-1
Predators win series, 4-2

Anaheim (-$135) vs Edmonton (+$115)
Edmonton 5-3
Edmonton 3-2
Anaheim 6-3
Anaheim 4-3 OT
Anaheim 4-3 2OT
Edmonton 7-1

Home: 11-12 (31-34)
Over: 11-10-2 (24-31-10)

NHL

Tuesday, May 9

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
OTTAWA vs. NY RANGERS
Ottawa is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Ottawa

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**Udog** · 05-09-2017, 07:50 AM

Tuesday’s Stanley Cup Playoffs betting preview: Senators at Rangers

The Rangers, who sustained a double-overtime loss in Game 2, suffered a similar fate in Game 5 - falling in one extra session to find themselves on the verge of elimination.

Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers (-170, 5)

Sens lead series 3-2

The New York Rangers find themselves in a familiar position, only their postseason hangs in the balance this time around. New York attempts to send its Eastern Conference second-round series to the limit when it hosts the Ottawa Senators for Game 6 on Tuesday.

The Rangers, who squandered a lead and sustained a double-overtime loss in Game 2, suffered a similar fate in Game 5 - falling in one extra session to find themselves on the verge of elimination. Kyle Turris scored at 6:28 of overtime to put Ottawa one victory away from reaching the conference final for the third time in franchise history and first since 2007, when it went on to land in the Stanley Cup Final. New York is hoping a different trend continues as the home team has won each of the first five games in the series. The Rangers, who have scored the first goal in every game of the series thus far, posted a pair of 4-1 triumphs in their own building while the Senators have recorded three one-goal victories on home ice.

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, CBC, TVAS

LINE HISTORY: The Rangers opened as -170 home favorites for this crucial Game 6 and that moneyline has yet to move. The total opened at 5.

INJURY REPORT:

Senators - D M. Borowiecki (Out Indefinitely, leg).

Rangers - No injuries to report.

ABOUT THE SENATORS (51-31-7-4, 36-50 O/U): Turris is proving to be a clutch postseason performer, as his goal in Game 5 was his third career playoff game-winner - with all three coming in overtime. Captain Erik Karlsson registered the first three-point performance of his playoff career with a trio of assists in Game 5. The 26-year-old Swede has scored a goal and set up 10 others this postseason, setting franchise records for most assists and points by a defenseman in one playoff year.

ABOUT THE RANGERS (54-30-5-4, 43-41 O/U): Captain Ryan McDonagh scored his 10th career playoff goal in Game 5, tying Barry Beck for fifth place on the franchise list among defensemen while becoming the sixth blue-liner in club history to reach double digits. Derek Stepan is riding a four-game point streak after notching an assist in Game 5 to tie Steve Vickers and Ron Greschner for sixth place on the franchise list with 49 career postseason points. Jimmy Vesey and defenseman Brady Skjei have each recorded five points this postseason, becoming the franchise's second rookie duo since 1986-87 to accomplish the feat (Jesper Fast and Kevin Hayes in 2015).

TRENDS:

* Senators are 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
* Rangers are 4-0 in their last 4 home games.
* Under is 3-0-1 in Senators last 4 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
* Under is 4-0-2 in Rangers last 6 home games.
* Home team is 7-0 in the last 7 meetings.

**Udog** · 05-09-2017, 08:50 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 9

Ottawa @ NY Rangers

Game 3-4
May 9, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.410
NY Rangers
12.555
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-170); Over

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