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**Udog** · 10-10-2017, 07:22 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— Oregon State football coach Gary Anderson walked away from the school Monday, leaving $12.630,555 on the table. Chances are the story is not that simple.

— This is the 7th straight season Oklahoma’s football team lost a game when they were favored by double digits in that game.

— Minnesota Twins smartly gave manager Paul Molitor a 3-year contract extension.

— If I ran baseball for 24 hours, I’d ban coaches/managers from visiting the mound.

— Knicks’ Michael Beasley is 28— Knicks are his 6th NBA team, with 56+ games played at 4 of his other 5 stops.

— ESPN isn’t holding its 24-hour college hoop marathon this year; sounds like a 1-year thing, with the 16-team PK80 event in Oregon a one-time event honoring Nike’s Phil Knight.

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

13) Connie Hawkins was the first basketball player I can remember palming the ball, just holding it in his hand like it was a softball. He had huge hands and was a great player— the Phoenix Suns jumped from 16-66 in their expansion season to 39-43 in his first NBA season, then 48-34 and 49-33 the next two years.

12) Suns lost a coinflip with the Milwaukee Bucks for the first pick in the 1969 NBA Draft- the Bucks took Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of 3 or 4 best players of all-time. Suns took a center from Florida named Neal Walk with the #2 pick, but the NBA also awarded them to rights to Hawkins, who played a couple years in the ABA after being wrongly banned from the NBA after a point-shaving investigation that never implicated him— he sued the NBA and collected $1.3M from the league, which was a boatload of money in the late 60’s.

11) Hawkins passed away over the weekend at age 75; he was Dr J before Dr J and ESPN— if he played today, he’d have a huge sneaker deal and would be on highlight shows every night. I’m trying to think of a modern comparison to him— Giannis Antetokounmpo comes to mind. Big wingspan, rangy, fun to watch.

As a little kid just learning basketball, Hawkins was great fun to watch. RIP, sir.

Elsewhere in the world……..
10) Alex, I’d like “Career Suicide for $200″, please: Miami Dolphins’ offensive line coach quit Monday after a video was released on social media showing him snorting a white powdery substance. Dolphins have scored three TD’s on 42 drives in their 2-2 start; this genius was making between $2.5M-$3M a year as a freakin’ assistant coach.

25 years as an NFL assistant coach; hope he saved some of that money.

9) Watched the Celtics-76ers preseason game Friday night; Sixers’ TV guys said the goal for Ben Simmons this year was “70% from the foul line.” Say what?

Simmons shot 67% from the line at LSU two years ago; the goal should be 75% or 80%, not 70%; what did he do all last year when he wasn’t playing? Should’ve been working on his shot, yes?

He can really pass the ball, he is a high-level passer, but he has to develop a pull-up jumper to make defenses respect him, which takes a defender out of passing lanes. He picked up at least two charging fouls against the Celtics.

Simmons is still a young guy (21) but if he wants to be a great player, his shooting has to improve.

8) UCLA held a outdoor practice at Venice Beach over the weekend; it is good to live in southern California. UNLV held an outdoor practice in downtown Vegas last year; its a cool gimmick to get the fanbase interested.

I’m curious to see UCLA without Lonzo Ball this year; he made all his teammates a lot better. They’re not going to get as many open looks this year without Ball running the offense.

7) Houston Rockets were sold this summer for $2.2B, thats how profitable NBA teams are now, with the worldwide appeal of the league.

6) Why the Sacramento Kings are almost always bad:

They had the 20th pick in the NBA Draft in June, and took Duke’s Harry Giles, who when he was a 9th grader, was the #1 player in the high school Class of 2016, but then he tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus in his left knee in 2013, then his ACL in his right knee in 2015..

In his one year at Duke, he averaged 3.9 ppg in 11.5 mpg, hardly numbers for a first round draft pick, but the Kings being the Kings, used the 20th pick on him.

Now Sacramento says Giles is out until at least January, to “improve his overall health.” Oy.

5) Sacramento’s record the last 10 years:
33-49, 38-44, 17-65, 25-57, 24-58, 22-44, 28-54 (twice), 29-53, 33-49, 32-50.

4) 76ers gave Joel Embiid a 5-year, $148M contract extension; he played 25.4 mpg in 31 games LY, scoring 20.2 ppg, grabbing 7.8 rpg. Missing 51 games is a red flag, especially after sitting out the previous two years; wonder what kind of games-played incentives are in the contract.

Embiid scored 11.2 ppg in 23.1 mpg in his one season at Kansas, then sat out his first two years in the NBA with injuries- he is 23 years old.

3) Big 14’s conference basketball tournament is leaving the midwest and is headed to Manhattan in March; thats New York City, not Manhattan, Kansas.

Because the Big East has Madison Square Garden in Championship week, the Big 14 agreed to have its tournament a week earlier than normal, which means their teams will all play a couple of conference games the first week in December, to make up for the week the league loses in March due to moving the tournament up.

This is a 5-game stretch of Indiana’s schedule in late November/early December:
Nov 29- Duke, Dec 2- @ Minnesota, Dec 4- Iowa, Dec 9- @ Louisville, Dec 16- Notre Dame. Tough stretch of games for the Hoosiers.

2) Washington State football coach Mike Leach played rugby, not football, in his college days at BYU. He is one of only four I-A head coaches who didn’t play college football.

BYU had great passing teams in those days; Leach credits LaVell Edwards for having a big influence on the Air Raid offense Leach runs now.

1) Baseball playoffs:
Astros 5, Red Sox 4— Houston moves on to ALDS, using Justin Verlander in relief.
Cubs 2, Nationals 1— Chicago takes 2-1 lead in this series.
New York 7, Indians 3– Game 5 is in Cleveland Wednesday.
Los Angeles 3, Arizona 1– Dodgers advance to the NLCS.

**Udog** · 10-10-2017, 07:24 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, October 10

St. Louis @ NY Rangers

Game 1-2
October 10, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
12.174
NY Rangers
10.398
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
N/A

Columbus @ Carolina

Game 3-4
October 10, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
13.372
Carolina
10.708
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(+105); Over

Chicago @ Montreal

Game 5-6
October 10, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
13.002
Montreal
9.526
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
N/A

Philadelphia @ Nashville

Game 7-8
October 10, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.215
Nashville
9.738
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+130); Under

Detroit @ Dallas

Game 9-10
October 10, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
9.385
Dallas
11.693
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-185
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-185); Under

Ottawa @ Vancouver

Game 11-12
October 10, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.770
Vancouver
10.462
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(-105); Under

Arizona @ Vegas

Game 13-14
October 10, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
11.903
Vegas
8.331
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-110); Under

**Udog** · 10-10-2017, 07:26 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, October 10

Rangers won three of last four games with St Louis, which lost 5-0/6-3 in last two visits to Manhattan. Under is 2-0-1 in last three series games. Blues are off to a 3-0 start, with road wins in SO/OT- over is 2-1 in their games. New York lost two of its first three games (over 2-1), splitting pair at home.

Home side won last four Columbus-Carolina games; Blue Jackets lost 5-3/2-1ot in last two visits to Raleigh. Last three series games stayed under. Columbus split their first two games (over 1-1), losing 5-1 at Chicago in their only road game. Hurricanes beat Minnesota 5-4 in OT in its only game so far.

Chicago won its last seven games with Montreal, winning last three visits here by a combined margin of 11-3. Over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Blackhawks won two of first three games (over 3-0), losing first road game in OT at Toronto Monday. Canadiens went 1-2 on their opening road trip (over 1-1-1)- they scored four goals in the three games.

Flyers won four of their last five games with Nashville; they won 6-3/4-2 in last two visits to Music City. Over is 3-1-1 in last five series games played here. Philly won two of its first three games, all on road (under 2-1). Predators lost 4-3/4-0 in their first two games (over 1-1), both on road.

Detroit is 7-3 in its last ten games with the Dallas Stars; Red Wings won four of last five visits to Texas. Under is 3-1 in last four series games. Red Wings won their first two games 4-2/2-1ot (over 1-1). Dallas lost 4-2/2-1 in their first two games (over 1-1), losing in OT to Las Vegas in their only home game.

Ottawa won four of last five games with Vancouver, but they lost two of last three visits here; home side won five of last six series games. Under is 3-1 in last four. Senators lost their first two games, both at home, both in SO (over 1-1). Canucks beat Edmonton 3-2 in their home opener Saturday, their only game so far.

Las Vegas plays its first-ever home game after winning its first two games on road, both by 2-1 scores. Knights won 2-1 in Arizona in OT Saturday. Coyotes are 0-2 with two one-goal losses (over 1-1); they lost 5-4 at Anaheim in their only road game.

**Udog** · 10-10-2017, 07:28 AM

NHL

Tuesday, October 10

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. CAROLINA
Columbus is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games

8:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. NY RANGERS
St. Louis is 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
St. Louis is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games on the road
NY Rangers are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against St. Louis
NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis

8:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. MONTREAL
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago

9:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

9:30 PM
DETROIT vs. DALLAS
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Dallas's last 23 games at home
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

11:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. LAS VEGAS
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games
No trends available

11:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Ottawa is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Vancouver is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Ottawa

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**Udog** · 10-10-2017, 08:41 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, October 10

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ST LOUIS (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) at NY RANGERS (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/10/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-1-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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COLUMBUS (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at CAROLINA (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/10/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 26-65 ATS (+118.6 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 27-10 ATS (+38.0 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 20-8 ATS (+28.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 73-86 ATS (-60.5 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-3 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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CHICAGO (2-0-0-1, 5 pts.) at MONTREAL (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/10/2017, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-0 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-0-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at NASHVILLE (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/10/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-27 ATS (+41.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 199-171 ATS (+381.0 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 35-23 ATS (+6.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 34-42 ATS (-30.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 32-40 ATS (-20.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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DETROIT (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) at DALLAS (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/10/2017, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 111-131 ATS (-85.2 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
DETROIT is 430-322 ATS (-127.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
DALLAS is 11-2 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 34-50 ATS (-26.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-27 ATS (-22.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 2-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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OTTAWA (0-0-0-2, 2 pts.) at VANCOUVER (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/10/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 9-2 ATS (+6.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 55-48 ATS (+107.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 15-11 ATS (+29.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 94-72 ATS (+166.4 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
OTTAWA is 22-14 ATS (+37.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 17-11 ATS (+31.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 31-22 ATS (+58.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 369-341 ATS (-27.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-1 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.5 Units)

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ARIZONA (0-1-0-1, 1 pts.) at VEGAS (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/10/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 5-29 ATS (+65.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 1-0 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 1-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 10-10-2017, 12:05 PM

Home Teams and Overs dominating 1st week of 2017-18 National Hockey League season.

Home Teams: 22-9-3-4
Overs: 22-13-3

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