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**Udog** · 11-21-2017, 07:17 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— UL-Lafayette 80, Iowa 71— Big win for the Sun Belt on the Cayman Islands.

— Marquette 94, VCU 83— Marquette shot 70% inside the 3-point arc.

— Wichita St 92, Cal 82— Young Golden Bears led by 18 early in 2nd half.

— Creighton 100, UCLA 89— Both teams took 30+ foul shots.

— LSU 77, Michigan 75– Entertaining nightcap in Maui Classic.

— Falcons 34, Seahawks 31— If playoffs started today, Atlanta wound be in them.

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

13) Denver Broncos fired OC Mike McCoy Monday; no idea what happened behind closed doors, but it ain’t McCoy’s fault the Denver GM stocked the Broncos’ roster with lousy QB’s. Of course, the GM is John Elway, who fired McCoy.

12) I have this college basketball debate with myself, every now and then, comparing different head coaching jobs, as to which one is the better job to have.

Will Wade left VCU for LSU; now I’m 99% sure the $$$ is way better at LSU, but VCU’s coach still makes serious money, and VCU doesn’t have football, so basketball is king on their campus. Rams have sold out 100 straight home games, and they play in a league that gets multiple bids to the NCAA tournament.

Football will always be king at LSU; they’ve been in NCAAs in basketball twice in the last 11 years. Shaquille O’Neal, Pete Maravich and Ben Simmons played there, but despite those great players, LSU hasn’t won a whole lot at the national level.

If a friend of mine was a coach and was at VCU, think I’d tell him that it is better to be a big fish in smaller pond than the other way around.

11) Best way to know which players a basketball coach trusts the most: the five guys who are on the floor in the last 2:00 of close games. Much more telling than who starts.

10) Pac-12 North champ is 6-0 vs the Pac-12 South champ in the Pac-12 football title game.

9) Interesting conversation on a college football TV game the other night about the differences in high school football between Florida and Texas.

In Texas, coaches start coaching kids up in 6th or 7th grade, preparing them for the roles they’ll play for that high school— it is much more structured.

In Florida, there are much better athletes for the most part, with lot less coaching until they get to the high school level, or so these TV guys were emphatically claiming.

8) South Florida has 106 kids on its football team; 97 of them are from Florida, three are from Georgia. Six other kids are from six other states.

7) Robert Covington of the 76ers just signed a $62M contract; when he was a high school senior, he had only two scholarships offers, and went to obscure Tennessee State. He kept working hard on his game, had some good coaching along the way, and now is a very wealthy person.

Thats what can happen when you work hard and get some breaks along the way.

6) You know those Peloton commercials that are on all the time, the exercise bike commercials? What exactly is their advertising budget? How many bikes do they have to sell to break even?

5) Alex Rodriguez was the guest analyst on ESPN’s college football GameDay ten days ago, from the Notre Dame-Miami game; he went 12-0 with his picks.

4) Kid named Rashaad Penny is a running back for San Diego State; he had 429 total yards the other night against Nevada, scoring TD’s on both a punt return and a kick return. Quite a game for the young man, whose grandmother passed away earlier that morning.

3) They imploded the Georgia Dome Monday, the stadium that Falcons used to play in, but more importantly, the stadium where the Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV. No bueno.

Weather Channel set up a remote camera to broadcast the implosion, across the street from the site, but at the exact moment when the implosion was going to happen, a city bus stopped at a red light and blocked the camera’s view.

All you could see was the top of the bus and all you could hear was the camera guy cursing; the bus then pulled away, but the stadium had already been imploded.

2) In their first seven games, Buffalo Bills were 5-2 with a +14 turnover ratio; in their last three games, all losses, they’re -9 in turnovers, and lost field position by 13-18-22 yards.

1) In their last five games, Cincinnati Bengals ran a total of 244 plays; their opponents have run a total of 381 plays- thats 27 plays a game less than their opponents. Hard to win that way, but the Bengals did win two of those five games.

**Udog** · 11-21-2017, 07:31 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, November 21

Flyers won their last three games with Vancouver; home team won four of last five series games. Canucks are 2-3 in last five games in this building. Under is 2-1-3 in last six series games. Vancouver lost four of its last five games; they split last four road games (under 3-1). Flyers lost their last four games, last two in OT/SO; they lost four of their last five home games. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Oilers won four of last five games with St Louis; road team is 5-3 in last eight series games. Last four series games stayed under. Edmonton won 3-2/2-1 in last two visits here. Oilers lost four of their last five games; under is 5-3 in their last eight games. Edmonton was outscored 12-6 in losing its last three road games. Blues won five of their last seven games; they won four of last six at home. Over is 3-1 in their last four games.

Montreal won six of last eight games with Dallas; home team won five of last six series games. Canadiens lost three of last five visits to Texas. Montreal lost its last three games, outscored 13-5; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Canadiens won three of last four on road; this is their first road game in 16 days. Dallas Stars lost three of last four overall, won three of last four at home. Last four Dallas games went over the total.

NHL

Tuesday, November 21

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Trend Report
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VANCOUVER @ PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games at home

EDMONTON @ ST. LOUIS
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Edmonton

MONTREAL @ DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games

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**Udog** · 11-21-2017, 08:56 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, November 21

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VANCOUVER (9-8-0-3, 21 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (8-8-0-4, 20 pts.) - 11/21/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 372-346 ATS (-111.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 10-2 ATS (+7.4 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights this season.
VANCOUVER is 73-49 ATS (+24.0 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 76-85 ATS (-67.2 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-28 ATS (-15.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 38-51 ATS (-13.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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EDMONTON (7-11-0-2, 16 pts.) at ST LOUIS (15-5-0-1, 31 pts.) - 11/21/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 7-13 ATS (-10.2 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 7-13 ATS (-10.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 7-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 4-12 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 1-7 ATS (-6.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ST LOUIS is 15-6 ATS (+8.0 Units) in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 15-6 ATS (+6.3 Units) first half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 17-23 ATS (-20.3 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-3-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)

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MONTREAL (8-11-0-2, 18 pts.) at DALLAS (10-9-0-1, 21 pts.) - 11/21/2017, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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**Udog** · 11-21-2017, 01:38 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, November 21

Vancouver @ Philadelphia

Game 1-2
November 21, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
9.602
Philadelphia
11.125
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-165); Over

Edmonton @ St. Louis

Game 3-4
November 21, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
9.473
St. Louis
11.264
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-140); Over

Montreal @ Dallas

Game 5-6
November 21, 2017 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
10.904
Dallas
8.700
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
N/A

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