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**Udog** · 05-22-2017, 10:21 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Some over/under win totals for college football this coming fall:

— Texas 7.5, under -$120

— UCLA 6, over -$135

— Nebraska 6, over -$125

— Michigan State 6.5, under -$130

— USC 9.5, over -$135

— LSU 9, over -$120

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a fun weekend…….

13) Had an excellent time Sunday night at the Upstate New York Basketball Hall of Fame induction dinner in Troy; my friend Rob got inducted- he was a great player at U of Albany and also won a gold medal in the 1980 Empire State Games, when he was a teammate of Mavericks’ coach Rick Carlisle- their team played small ball and beat teams with more famous players.

Carlisle, former NBA coach Kevin O’Neill and former Marquette coach Mike Deane all spoke at the dinner. Albany Great Danes’ coach Will Brown was also inducted into the Hall of Fame. All in all, an excellent evening.

12) Odd Sunday in baseball; 30 of 32 starting pitchers got decisions in their games. None of the 16 games played saw the game-winning run score after the 6th inning. Very unusual day.

11) Over is 14-1 in last fifteen games played at Wrigley Field; wind was blowing straight in on Friday and the game still went over the total.

10) Friday night, the Dodgers’ Corey Seager swung at a 3-0 pitch while LA led 5-0, which for some reason ticked off Miami manager Don Mattingly. Soon after that, the Marlins drilled Brett Eibner with a pitch, so then the Dodgers threw a ball behind Giancarlo Stanton.

Stanton got hit in the face with a pitch a couple years ago in Milwaukee and still wears an extra face guard, so Mattingly endangered his best player’s health because an opponent swung at a 3-0 pitch in a 5-0 game. Brilliant!!!

9) Movie recommendation: Wizard of Lies on HBO, with Robert DeNiro playing Bernie Madoff, the Ponzi scheme huckster who bilked a lot of people out of billions of dollars. It isn’t a pleasant movie or at all uplifting, but it is really well done.

8) Indiana Tech, a college in Fort Wayne, is offering scholarships to video gamers who play League of Legends and Hearthstone. This is a world I know nothing about, but apparently it is a growing industry. Go figure.

Too bad they didn’t offer Pac-Man scholarships back in the day; could’ve saved some money.

7) Astros catcher Brian McCann (concussion) goes on 7-day DL. Dodgers sent Julio Urias down to AAA, called Josh Ravin up for some bullpen depth.

6) Brewers-Cubs game was rained out very early Saturday morning, but then it didn’t rain in the afternoon, so the game could/should have been played. It was the Cubs’ decision and the Milwaukee people didn’t see too happy about it; they also seemed a little mystified as to why.

Milwaukee called up pitcher Tyler Cravy from AAA Saturday; the game got rained out, then Ryan Braun got activated off the DL and Cravy was sent back to Colorado Springs. No bueno.

5) Jose Reyes got his 2,000th hit Saturday night; 1,398 of them have come with the Mets. He sat out Sunday’s game with a “tweaked rib cage”.

4) Looks like Kawhi Leonard will sit out tonight’s Game 4 of Spurs-Warriors series, meaning we won’t see him play until next fall, since Golden State will end this series tonite.

David Lee has a partially torn patella; been a rough couple weeks for the Spurs.

3) In the last 24 days, utility infielder Chase d’Arnaud has gone from the Braves to the Red Sox to the Padres, who need all the major leaguers they can get. He was a 1.000 hitter for Boston (1-1 with two runs scored in two games).

2) Celtics 111, Cavaliers 108— Cleveland led by 21 points against a Boston team playing without star Isaiah Thomas, but Celtics rallied and pulled a huge upset. Good for the Celtics, good for Brad Stevens, great for the NBA, which desperately needs some competitive playoff games.

1) What would happen if American Idol had one season where all the contestants were 50+ years old? I think it would be a big hit. Would be a gamble, but in my opinion, a winning one.

**Udog** · 05-22-2017, 11:52 AM

Monday's Stanley Cup Playoffs Betting Preview and Odds: Ducks at Predators

The Predators are -145 favorites to win Game 6 of teh Western Conference final. With a win they'll advance to their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators (-145, 5)

Predators lead series 3-2

Amid the Western Conference final turning into a series of attrition, the Nashville Predators can advance to the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night in Game 6. Nashville pushed the Ducks to the brink of elimination with a 3-1 victory at Anaheim on Saturday to take a 3-2 series lead.

The Predators had to overcome the stunning loss of top-line center Ryan Johansen to emergency surgery following Game 4 and the absence of captain and center Mike Fisher to win at the Honda Center for the second time in the series and earn the chance to clinch at home. "We all know it's nothing but Game 6 for us," said Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne, who sparkled with 32 saves in Game 5. "If we win, we're in the (Cup Final). If we lose, we come back here, and we don't want to do that." The Ducks have major injury concerns of their own after starting goaltender John Gibson (lower body) exited Game 5 and Rickard Rakell, a 33-goal scorer during the regular season, sat out the contest. Gibson vowed to be back in the lineup Monday but coach Randy Carlyle was not as optimistic, telling reporters: "We'll do an assessment tomorrow and we'll do an assessment once we get to Nashville on Monday morning and see where that takes us."

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, CBC, TVAS

LINE HISTORY: Oddsmakers opened the Predators as -140 favorites to advance to their first Stanley Cup Finals in team history and they have been bet up slightly to -145. The total for Game 6 is 5.

GOALIE MATCHUP: John Gibson (ANA) vs. Pekka Rinne (NAS)

Gibson - GP: 16, W/L: 9-5, GAA: 2.59, SAVE %: .918
Rinne - GP: 15, W/L: 11-4, GAA: 1.62, SAVE %: .942

INJURY REPORT:

Ducks - RW L. Shaw (Questionable Monday, lower body), G J. Gibson (Questionable Monday, lower body), C R. Rakell (Out Monday, lower body), RW P. Eaves (Out indefinitely, lower body), D S. Despres (Out indefinitely, concussion).

Predators - RW C. Smith (Questionable Monday, undisclosed), C M. Fisher (Questionable Monday, eye), C R. Johansen (Out for season, thigh), LW K. Fiala (Out for season, leg).

ABOUT THE DUCKS: The murky status of Gibson -- "We can't risk him," Carlyle said -- could have Anaheim pinnning its must-win hopes on backup Jonathan Bernier, who turned aside 16 of 18 shots Saturday but hasn't made a start since April 9. Gibson finished 21-7-4 with a 2.50 goals-against average and ripped off a 9-0-1 stretch late in the season that started with a 4-3 shootout win over visiting Nashville on March 7, but he has been limited to three relief appearances in the postseason. Rakell has scored seven times in the postseason and was termed day-to-day by Carlyle, who assigned the same status to injured forward Patrick Eaves (career-high 32 goals), sidelined for the past nine games of the playoffs.

ABOUT THE PREDATORS: Nashville had to tap into its reserves to replace Johansen and Fisher and received more than they could hope for from two rookies: Pontus Aberg scored the game-winning tally (matching his career total) with an airborne swipe of a rebound before being summoned to the league's concussion protocol, and Frederick Gaudreau did yeoman's work against Anaheim's center men, winning 10 of 14 faceoffs in his postseason debut. "This was his first playoff game and he played like he's been in the League for 10 years," said star forward Filip Forsberg of Gaudreau, seeing his first action since Jan. 8. Forsberg continues to do the heavy lifting with four goals and two assists during a six-game point streak.

TRENDS:

* Ducks are 6-2 in their last eight road games.
* Predators are 9-3 in their last 12 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
* Under is 9-1-3 in Predators last 13 home games.
* Under is 3-0-4 in the last seven meetings in Nashville.

**Udog** · 05-22-2017, 11:56 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, May 22

Anaheim @ Nashville

Game 13-14
May 22, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
11.308
Nashville
12.443
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-140); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, May 22

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ANAHEIM (56-28-0-14, 126 pts.) at NASHVILLE (52-32-0-13, 117 pts.) - 5/22/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 32-19 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 24-12 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 56-42 ATS (+3.3 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 38-22 ATS (+9.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) in road games when trailing in a playoff series over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 12-5 ATS (+6.6 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 28-16 ATS (+9.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 13-3 ATS (+9.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 16-6 ATS (+8.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 31-21 ATS (+8.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 21-13 ATS (+7.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 24-32 ATS (-10.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 11-10-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.7 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 22

Nashville can wrap this series at home, but road team is 3-2 in this series; Anaheim lost three of its last four visits to Nashville- under is 2-0-1 in last three series games. Predators won four of last five home games, with one loss in OT- they allowed one goal in all four wins. Under is 6-1-2 in last nine Predator games; over is 5-3-2 in Ducks’ last ten games. Nashville is 2-23 on power play in its last six games; Ducks are 2-30 on power play in their last nine games. Three of last six games between these teams went to OT.

Conference finals
Ottawa-Pittsburgh
Ottawa 2-1 OT
Pitt 1-0
Ottawa 5-1
Pitt 3-2
Pitt 7-0

Nashville-Anaheim
Nashville 3-2 OT
Anaheim 5-3
Nashville 2-1
Anaheim 3-2 OT
Nashville 3-1

NHL

Monday, May 22

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. NASHVILLE
Anaheim is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Nashville is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 9 games

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**Udog** · 05-22-2017, 02:24 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, May 22

Western Conference Finals – Best of 7 – Game 6 – NAS Leads 3-2

Anaheim at Nashville, 8:00 PM ET
Anaheim: 12-3 SU off a home loss
Nashville: 2-9 SU off a road win by 2 goals or more

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