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**Udog** · 11-15-2017, 08:22 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

— Duke 88, Michigan State 81— Blue Devils started four freshmen in this game.

— Kansas 65, Kentucky 61— Are young Wildcats better than people think?

— Wake Forest is already 0-2, losing to Georgia Southern and Liberty. Pitt lost its first two games, to Navy/Montana- they’re going to drag the ACC’s rating down a little bit.

— Eastern Washington 67, Stanford 61— Big Sky’s Eagles were a 16-point dog.

— Celtics 109, Nets 102— Boston won its last 13 game after an 0-2 start.

— Lemon pound cake at Starbucks is………tremendous!!!!

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Carolina Panthers are on their bye week; injured TE Greg Olsen is going to Minnesota on Sunday to work the Rams-Vikings game on FOX TV. The Vikings aren’t happy about it.

Carolina plays Minnesota in three weeks; Olsen is likely to be playing by then. FOX has said Olsen won’t be in production meetings or meet with the coaches during the week, but he will be in the booth with Kevin Burkhardt-Charles Davis Sunday.

I’m not sure what to think of this; I’d have a bigger problem about a production meeting with Jon Gruden if my team had a Monday night game with Washington, seeing how his brother coaches the Redskins, but no one seems to have an issue with that.

12) The three nitwits from UCLA’s basketball team who got caught stealing from stores in China were sent home Tuesday. Next step is up to UCLA’s administration; how long do these geniuses get suspended for? They embarrassed their families, the school, our country; they’re lucky they aren’t stuck in a Chinese jail for a year to two- it could’ve happened.

11) Duke-Michigan State game Tuesday; five freshman starters, four sophomore starters. Part of why November games are a handicapping minefield- so many players/teams you just don’t know a lot about.

10) Duke’s freshman Marvin Bagley got poked in his eye by a teammate in the first half Tuesday and sat out the rest of the game. I’m thinking the next time we see Bagley play, he’ll be wearing goggles.

9) Kid named Geno Crandall from North Dakota scored 41 points in a game vs Troy over the weekend; he only had four points at halftime— he scored 37 in the second half!!!

8) Bad news for Central Florida’s hoop team; BJ Taylor is out 4-6 weeks with a stress fracture in his foot. He is UCF’s best player.

7) Common sense scored a rare win Tuesday when NC State’s Braxton Beverly was declared eligible by the NCAA. Beverly was taking summer classes at Ohio State when Thad Matta was fired by the Buckeyes- young Beverly then bolted to NC State.

6) So much money goes into scouting in pro sports; then you remember that Jimmer Fredette was taken one spot before Klay Thompson and you realize it is still an inexact science, and always will be.

5) New Mexico is favored over UNLV in football Saturday, the first time they’ve been favored over the Rebels since 2008. Hard to believe UNLV’s football team has been favored over anyone six times in a row.

4) Washington Nationals hired Chip Hale as their bench coach, bad news for my A’s, who now have to find a new third base coach. I’m not sure why the Nationals didn’t just hire Hale as their manager; they hired Dave Martinez, who has never managed in the big leagues.

3) Milwaukee 74, Iowa State 56— Stunning score from earlier this week; Cyclones are in a total rebuild, but losing by 18 at home to Milwaukee? Oy.

2) How did Joe Girardi get fired as manager in New York, wth no replacement immediately hired? They still haven’t hired anyone— managing a team in New York isn’t an entry-level job.

1) If you think Roger Goodell is overpaid as NFL commish, here are four CEO’s who are also breaking the bank— why do these people make so much money?
a) Thomas Rutledge. Charter Communications $98M in 2016
b) Les Moonves, CBS $68.6M
c) David O’Connor, Madison Square Garden $54M
d) Fabrizio Freda, Estee Lauder $47.7M

**Udog** · 11-15-2017, 08:47 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, November 15

Calgary won five of its last six games with Detroit; over is 3-1-2 in last six series games. Flames split their last four visits to the Motor City. Calgary won five of its last six games; they scored 13 goals in their last two games. Flames’ last four games went over total- this is their first road game in three weeks. Red Wings lost three of last five games overall, two of last three at home. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.

Road team won seven of last eight Ranger-Chicago games; under is 6-1-1 in last eight series games. New York won its last four games in the Windy City. Rangers won their last six games, winning their last two road games in OT. Seven of New York’s last eight games went over the total. Blackhawks lost six of their last nine games; four of their last six games stayed under the total. Chicago lost three of its last four home games.

Ducks won their last seven games with Boston; three of last four series games went over total. Bruins lost their last four games in the Pond. Boston lost six of last eight games, with three losses in OT/SO; they’re 1-5 on the road this season. Under is 6-3 in their last nine games. Anaheim lost five of last six games overall, four of last five at home; three of their last four games stayed under the total.

NHL

Wednesday, November 15

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Trend Report
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CALGARY @ DETROIT
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games

NY RANGERS @ CHICAGO
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

BOSTON @ ANAHEIM
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

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**Udog** · 11-15-2017, 10:00 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, November 15

Calgary @ Detroit

Game 1-2
November 15, 2017 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
9.572
Detroit
12.033
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
N/A

NY Rangers @ Chicago

Game 3-4
November 15, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
10.259
Chicago
12.256
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-130); Over

Boston @ Anaheim

Game 5-6
November 15, 2017 @ 10:06 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.579
Anaheim
9.101
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+105); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, November 15

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CALGARY (10-7-0-0, 20 pts.) at DETROIT (8-8-0-2, 18 pts.) - 11/15/2017, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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NY RANGERS (9-7-0-2, 20 pts.) at CHICAGO (8-8-0-2, 18 pts.) - 11/15/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 4-11 ATS (-10.8 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 98-109 ATS (-48.3 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
CHICAGO is 48-24 ATS (+14.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) in November games this season.
NY RANGERS are 25-10 ATS (+11.4 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 9-1 ATS (+8.0 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 17-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 2-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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BOSTON (6-6-0-4, 16 pts.) at ANAHEIM (7-7-0-3, 17 pts.) - 11/15/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 52-52 ATS (-18.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 234-186 ATS (+13.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
BOSTON is 186-149 ATS (+339.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
BOSTON is 83-69 ATS (+155.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 4-0 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-0-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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