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**Udog** · 12-10-2017, 08:41 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top 6 picks in Week 14 in the Westgate Super Contest:

6) San Francisco 49ers +3 (572)

5) Baltimore Ravens +5 (583)

4) Green Bay Packers -3 (619)

3) Seattle Seahawks +2.5 (700)

2) Minnesota Vikings, -2.5 (757)

1) Philadelphia Eagles, +2 (782)

Record of top 6 picks each week: 38-40

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Boston College 89, Duke 84— Eagles made 15-26 on arc, 11-16 in first half. BC played only seven players, and the 2nd sub played only 4:00. Eagles were a 15-point underdog.

12) Looks like Giancarlo Stanton is getting traded to the Bronx, in a total salary dump by the new owners of the Marlins, who apparently want their home games to be played in an empty stadium next year.

Conservative estimate: I’ve seen 80% of Stanton’s at-bats the last three years. Now he plays in a way smaller stadium, so he should at least put up similar numbers to 2017, but he will be playing on a team I can’t stand so it’ll be harder to root for him.

11) If you care about such things, the two minor leaguers the Marlins get in the Stanton trade are:

— Jose Devers, an 18-year old SS who hit .246 in A-ball last year.
— Jorge Guzman, a 21-year old P who is 11-11, 3.67 in 33 starts in A ball over three years.

10) Army 14, Navy 13— Cadets win Commander-in-Chief trophy for first time since 1996 on a snowy day in Philadelphia. Navy missed a 48-yard FG at the end that would’ve won it.

9) Middle Tennessee State 77, Ole Miss 58— Anytime a Conference USA team beats an SEC team, it is a big deal for them and their league. Helps raise the whole league’s profile.

8) California 63, San Diego State 62— Opposite side of that; this score is bad for the whole Mountain West, especially Nevada. 2015 was last time the Mountain West got multiple bids to the NCAA tournament.

7) Michigan 78, UCLA 69 OT— Bruins led by 15 in second half, but Michigan rallied for the win. You wonder if the two UCLA kids who are still suspended after the China incident would’ve made a difference here, and you wonder if the two of them will play at all this season (I’m guessing no).

6) Upsets of the Day:
Boston College (+15) 89, Duke 84
California (+14.5) 63, San Diego State 62
Tulsa (+10.5) 61, Kansas State 54
SE Missouri St (+10) 75, Southern Illinois 69
Marquette (+7) 63, Wisconsin 62
Miami OH (+6.5) 81, Fort Wayne 73
Penn (+6) 78, Dayton 70

5) Interesting thing on MLB Network on why Shohei Ohtani wanted to play on west coast; if he played in the east, his games would air in Japan in the middle of the night, instead of early in the morning, when people in Japan could watch them live.

If Ohtani DH’s three days a week, does that mean Albert Pujols plays 1B three days a week?

4) Albany 74, Siena 69— This is a local rivalry game here in Albany; they drew 9,071 fans on a snowy night. Great Danes have now won this game five of the last six years.

3) UNLV 89, Illinois 82— Rebels were 33-48 on foul line, Illini 11-15; 48 FT’s in a college game is an awful lot. Illinois stayed in game going 11-25 on arc, but they had seven guys finish game with four or five fouls.

Lot of Illinois fans made the trip out west for this game, which was played in the MGM Arena because the rodeo is in the Thomas & Mack Center.

2) Was surprised by this: looking at SEC football records fro 2013-17, conference games only. Alabama is obviously strong (36-4), Georgia 27-13……..worst records are Vanderbilt at 10-30, then Arkansas at 11-29. Wouldn’t have guessed the Razorbacks to have the 2nd-worst record.

1) Arkansas 95, Minnesota 79— Surprisingly easy win for the basketball Razorbacks; Big 14 is having a rough time in their pre-conference games.

**Udog** · 12-10-2017, 09:58 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, December 10

Arizona @ Chicago

Game 1-2
December 10, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.943
Chicago
12.331
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-240
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-240); Over

Buffalo @ St. Louis

Game 3-4
December 10, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
10.202
St. Louis
12.331
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
N/A

Edmonton @ Toronto

Game 3-4
December 10, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
11.778
Toronto
10.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
N/A

Minnesota @ San Jose

Game 7-8
December 10, 2017 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
11.788
San Jose
10.405
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+110); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 10

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ARIZONA (7-20-0-5, 19 pts.) at CHICAGO (13-11-0-5, 31 pts.) - 12/10/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 7-25 ATS (+42.4 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 7-25 ATS (+42.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
ARIZONA is 11-44 ATS (+93.5 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
ARIZONA is 5-18 ATS (+30.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CHICAGO is 53-25 ATS (+12.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 349-345 ATS (-63.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 97-87 ATS (-60.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-0 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)

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BUFFALO (7-17-0-5, 19 pts.) at ST LOUIS (20-8-0-2, 42 pts.) - 12/10/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-1 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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EDMONTON (12-15-0-2, 26 pts.) at TORONTO (19-10-0-1, 39 pts.) - 12/10/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-1 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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MINNESOTA (14-11-0-3, 31 pts.) at SAN JOSE (16-10-0-2, 34 pts.) - 12/10/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 155-109 ATS (+30.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 14-3 ATS (+10.0 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 20-8 ATS (+10.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-2 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 10
Chicago won its last eight games with Arizona; over is 5-1-1 in last seven series games. Coyotes lost four of last five visits to the Windy City. Arizona lost five of its last six games overall, losing their last four away games. Eight of their last ten games stayed under total. Blackhawks lost five of their last six games; they split last four home games. Seven of their last ten games stayed under total.

Blues won nine of their last ten games with Buffalo; under is 3-1-3 in last seven series games. Sabres were outscored 19-6 in losing their last five visits to St Louis. Buffalo lost eight of its last ten games overall, three of last four on road. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. St Louis won 3-0/4-3 in last two games; they split their last six home games. Four of their last five games stayed under the total.

Toronto won eight of its last ten games with Edmonton; three of last four series games went over total. Oilers lost their last four games in this building, outscored 19-8. Edmonton is 5-3 in its last eight games, winning four of last five on road. Eight of their last ten games went over total. Maple Leafs won four of their last five games; they split last four home games, three of which stayed under the total.

Minnesota won its last three games with San Jose; they lost three of last five visits to the Twin Cities. Over is 4-4-2 in last ten series games. Wild won three of last four games; their last two wins were in OT. Minnesota lost four of last six road games. Six of their last nine games went over the total. Sharks won five of their last seven games; they won their last three home tilts. Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games.

NHL

Sunday, December 10

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Trend Report
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ARIZONA @ CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona

BUFFALO @ ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Buffalo's last 15 games
Buffalo is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
St. Louis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Buffalo

EDMONTON @ TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Edmonton

MINNESOTA @ SAN JOSE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of San Jose's last 21 games

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