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**Udog** · 11-25-2017, 08:44 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Saturday’s six-pack

Six things I learned from listening to Bill Walton this week…….

— Bill Walton and his brother Bruce are only brothers ever, where one brother played in a Super Bowl and the other won an NBA championship.

— A massive collection of Bob Dylan memorabilia is being housed in a museum in Tulsa.

— Nike founder Phil Knight has twin sisters; Nike was originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports.

— Oregon is the 33rd state in the United States of America.

— Bill Walton has had 37 orthopedic operations during/after his playing career.

— Powell’s Bookstore in Portland is the biggest independent bookstore in America.

Late Update: In a game that ended at 2:20am here in the east, Florida beat Gonzaga in double OT, 111-105 at the PK80 tournament in Oregon.

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

13) If you coach basketball, find a tape of Wichita State— look for #0, Rashard Kelly, then play the tape and have your kids watch how hard Kelly plays. (I know, its not tape anymore)

Kelly is scoring 4.8 pts/game, no big deal, but against Marquette, he had 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocked shots. He dominated the game with sheer physical effort. At one point, he blocked a breakaway layup, then blocked the kid again when he got the rebound, then ran down to the other end and got an offensive rebound, all without any whistles blowing.

Every great team has a player like Kelly who busts his butt and does the dirty work.

12) Gonzaga has 14 basketball players; they represent 10 states in this country, plays three other countries.

11) For older guys like me who love basketball, a historic perspective; Gonzaga today is a lot like UNLV was 25-30 years ago. Gonzaga has grabbed the entire WCC by the collar and picked up their profile, much like the Rebels did with the Big West in the 80’s.

Teams like New New Mexico State/Cal-Santa Barbara became top 50 programs because they got national TV exposure playing against Jerry Tarkanian’s UNLV teams in the Big West. Ever heard of the Aggies or Gauchos lately? They don’t get on TV since UNLV left the Big West.

Players like Brian Shaw, Eric McArthur were big time players who went to UCSB. New Mexico state got at-large bids to the NCAA’s with players like Sam Crawford, Tracey Ware.

Nowadays, St Mary’s/BYU’s profile have been raised by its nationally-televised games with Gonzaga. The rest of the WCC has been stumbling over itself trying to close ground with the top of the WCC- half the league’s teams have changed coaches recently.

As long as Mark Few stays at Gonzaga, it will be tough for the WCC to unseat the king.

10) Random Cal-Santa Barbara trivia; Joe Pasternack is the Gauchos’ new basketball coach; his wife is the sister of ESPN play-by-play guy Roxy Bernstein.

9) Houston Rockets beat Denver 125-95 the other night; saw a stat I’ve never seen before. One of the Rockets, Luc Mbah a Moute, was +57; the Rockets were outscored 59-32 while he was off the court- they outscored Denver 93-36 while he was on the floor. Never saw something like that.

It is a modern NBA record.

9) Rice is off to a 1-4 start under new coach Scott Pera, who was James Harden’s high school coach at Artesia HS in Los Angeles.

8) 6-5 freshman Justin Minaya is scoring 8 pts/game for South Carolina’s hoop team; his dad is former Mets’ GM Omar Minaya.

7) Last six years, Dayton’s leading scorer has been a guy who transferred into the Flyers’ program.

6) Miami Marlins fired TV guy Rich Waltz this week; he was the Marlns’ voice for the last 13 years. Derek Jeter isn’t making a lot of friends early in his tenure in Miami.

I watch a ton of Marlins games, having Stanton/Ozuna on my fantasy team. Waltz is as a good an announcer as anyone else at the big league level— he also does college basketball in the winter, and is really good at that. Not sure why decisions like these get made.

5) Surprised that Dick Vitale isn’t at the Phil Knight/Nike tournament in Oregon- they have him at the Battle of Atlantis.

4) Kicker Jay Feely was in the NFL for 14 years for six teams; he does TV work now. The other day, they showed a clip of Feely kicking for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena League- it was the only Arena League game Feely kicked in. Tampa Bay cut him after one game, then he went on to kick in 211 NFL games. Go figure.

3) Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese baseball player who will be very rich very soon; he will be the subject of a bidding war. Apparently Mr Ohtani wants to pitch and hit in the major leagues, so it will be interesting to see how that all plays out.

2) Disappointed to report that after this year, Chaminade will be in the Maui Classic every other year, instead of every year. Guess a lot of teams want to spend Thanksgiving in Maui, so the D-II hosts were demoted to playing every other year.

1) This was the 34th Maui Classic; of the first 33 Maui Classic champs, 31 made the NCAA tournament, 13 made the Sweet 16, 8 made the Final Four, 5 won the national title.

**Udog** · 11-25-2017, 09:33 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, November 25

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TAMPA BAY (16-4-0-2, 34 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (11-10-0-3, 25 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 8-7 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 8-7-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
12 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+10.1 Units)

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WASHINGTON (13-10-0-1, 27 pts.) at TORONTO (15-8-0-1, 31 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-4 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 9-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.0 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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CHICAGO (10-8-0-3, 23 pts.) at FLORIDA (8-11-0-2, 18 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 346-345 ATS (-138.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 50-25 ATS (+15.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 43-60 ATS (-47.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 171-196 ATS (+388.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 55-79 ATS (-41.6 Units) in home games in November games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 103-157 ATS (+273.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
FLORIDA is 78-114 ATS (-61.1 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 180-174 ATS (-42.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO 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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BUFFALO (6-13-0-4, 16 pts.) at MONTREAL (8-12-0-3, 19 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 7-4 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-4-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (13-7-0-2, 28 pts.) at OTTAWA (8-7-0-6, 22 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (13-5-0-4, 30 pts.) at DETROIT (10-9-0-4, 24 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 3-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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MINNESOTA (11-8-0-3, 25 pts.) at ST LOUIS (16-6-0-1, 33 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 10-5 (+7.5 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 10-5-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

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VEGAS (14-6-0-1, 29 pts.) at ARIZONA (6-16-0-3, 15 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 2-0 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 2-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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CALGARY (12-9-0-1, 25 pts.) at COLORADO (11-8-0-2, 24 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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WINNIPEG (14-5-0-3, 31 pts.) at SAN JOSE (11-8-0-2, 24 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 4-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 4-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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ANAHEIM (10-9-0-3, 23 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (12-8-0-3, 27 pts.) - 11/25/2017, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-5 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 11-25-2017, 09:34 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, November 25

Penguins won five of last seven games with Tampa Bay; home side won last four series games. Lightning were outscored 13-5 in losing last three games in Steel City. Over is 9-1 in last ten series games. Tampa Bay won six of its last eight games, four of last five on road; over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Pittsburgh is 0-6 this season if they played day before; they lost five of last seven games overall. Over is 4-2 in their last six games.

Washington won three of last four games with Toronto; road team is 5-3 in last eight series games. Caps won three of last four visits here. Last three series games stayed under. Capitals won three of last four games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Caps are 0-4 if they played the night before. Maple Leafs won seven of last nine games; they won four of last five home games. Under is 5-1-1 in there last seven games.

Chicago won eight of last ten games with Florida; under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Hawks lost 4-0/7-0 in last two visits to Miami. Blackhawks are 3-2 in their last five games, 3-3 in last six road games; six of their last nine games stayed under total. Panthers split their last eight games, winning last two home games, both in SO’s; seven of last eight Florida games stayed under the total.

Montreal won six of its last eight games with Buffalo; under is 3-1-2 in last six series games. Sabres lost three of last four games in this building. Buffalo lost seven of its last eight games; under is 7-2 in their last nine. Sabres lost last four road games, outscored 15-7. Montreal lost its last five games, outscored 19-8; they lost four of last five at home. Under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.

Islanders/Senators split their last ten games; New York split its last four visits to Ottawa. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Islanders won five of their last six games; they split last six road games. Over is 5-0-1 in their last six games. Ottawa lost its last five games, outscored 19-7; they lost four of their last six home games. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

Detroit won three of its last four games with New Jersey; over is 6-2-2 in last ten series games. Devils lost four of last six visits to the Motor City. New Jersey is 4-7 in its last 11 games, 3-1 if they played night before; Devils lost four of last six on road. Under is 6-3 in their last nine games. Red Wings lost five of their last seven games; they split last six home games. Over is 3-1 in their last four home games.

Blues won four of last five games with Minnesota; under is 5-1 in last six series games. Wild lost three of last four visits to St Louis. Minnesota won six of its last eight games, three of last four on road; under is 5-3 in their last eight games. St Louis won its last three games, scoring 16 goals; they won four of last six home games. Four of their last five games went over the total.

Las Vegas won its first two games with Arizona, 5-2/2-1OT (over 1-1). Knights won their last four games, scoring 18 goals; over is 6-1-2 in their last nine games. Vegas split its last six games on road. Coyotes won four of its last five games after a 2-18 start; they split last four home games. Under is 10-1 in their last eleven games.

Calgary won four of last five games with Colorado; they won 4-0/6-3 in last two visits to Denver. Three of last four series games went over total. Flames lost last two games, are 7-4 in last 11 overall, 2-3 in last five road games. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Avalanche are 3-5 in last eight games, but 4-1 in last five at home. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Colorado is 2-3 if it played the night before.

Sharks won four of last five games with Winnipeg; road team won five of last six series games. Jets are 3-2 in their last five games in the Shark Tank. Over is 3-1 in last four series games. Winnipeg won six of its last seven games (under 5-2); they won four of last six on road. Sharks lost four of last five games, including last three at home. under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.

Ducks are 6-4 in their last 10 games with Los Angeles; they won three of last five games in the Staples Center. Over is 2-0-1 in last three series games. Anaheim is 4-3 in its last seven games, 4-3 on the road. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Kings lost seven of last eight games, six of last seven at home. Under is 6-0-1 in their last seven games.

**Udog** · 11-25-2017, 09:38 AM

NHL

Saturday, November 25

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Trend Report
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NEW JERSEY @ DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
New Jersey is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Detroit is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Detroit is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home

CHICAGO @ FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing on the road against Florida
Chicago is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games

BUFFALO @ MONTREAL
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 9 games
Montreal is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo

NY ISLANDERS @ OTTAWA
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa's last 11 games when playing NY Islanders

TAMPA BAY @ PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home

WASHINGTON @ TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

LAS VEGAS @ ARIZONA
Las Vegas is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Las Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Arizona's last 11 games
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

MINNESOTA @ ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

WINNIPEG @ SAN JOSE
Winnipeg is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Winnipeg is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Jose's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games

CALGARY @ COLORADO
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games at home

ANAHEIM @ LOS ANGELES
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games

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**Udog** · 11-25-2017, 02:16 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, November 25

Tampa Bay @ Pittsburgh

Game 51-52
November 25, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
10.730
Pittsburgh
11.612
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-115); Over

Washington @ Toronto

Game 53-54
November 25, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
10.219
Toronto
11.786
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-125); Over

Chicago @ Florida

Game 55-56
November 25, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
12.399
Florida
10.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-110); Over

Buffalo @ Montreal

Game 57-58
November 25, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.511
Montreal
10.466
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+170); Over

NY Islanders @ Ottawa

Game 59-60
November 25, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
10.209
Ottawa
11.390
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ottawa
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(-115); Over

New Jersey @ Detroit

Game 61-62
November 25, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
9.844
Detroit
10.666
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-125); Under

Minnesota @ St. Louis

Game 63-64
November 25, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
11.998
St. Louis
10.877
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+135); Under

Vegas @ Arizona

Game 65-66
November 25, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
10.409
Arizona
11.588
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+105); Over

Calgary @ Colorado

Game 67-68
November 25, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
12.520
Colorado
10.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-115); Over

Winnipeg @ San Jose

Game 69-70
November 25, 2017 @ 10:06 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
10.502
San Jose
11.919
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-135); Under

Anaheim @ Los Angeles

Game 71-72
November 25, 2017 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
11.717
Los Angeles
10.809
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+130); Under

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