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**Udog** · 12-12-2017, 08:18 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— In last three weeks, Chargers’ Super Bowl odds have dropped from 80-1 to 18-1.

— Angels’ World Series odds dropped from 50-1 to 30-1 after signing Shohei Ohtani.

— Eagles’ QB Carson Wentz is confirmed out for the year with a torn ACL.

— Buffalo Bills paid people $11 an hour to shovel snow at their stadium Saturday/Sunday.

— It is officially more depressing to root for the Marlins than for the A’s.

— Congrats to Alan Trammell, Jack Morris on getting elected to the Hall of Fame.

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

13) There was an interesting article in the New York Times over the weekend about a guy who works for the Golden State Warriors; Eric Housen is the Director of Team Operations. This is from the NY Times article:

“Housen juggles no fewer than a gazillion jobs. He packs the players’ uniforms. He transports their bags. He books their hotel rooms. He washes their practice gear. He buys their snacks. He makes sure that the buses that deliver the team from the airport to the hotel to the arena arrive on time. He arranges the private planes for the team’s massive traveling party, which includes family members and broadcasters. He plans the players’ meals and manages their schedules and troubleshoots their problems and tries hard to limit himself to two energy drinks a day.”

I seriously had no idea all this stuff would be handled by one person. Sounds like a busy guy.

12) His Fitbit app or however he tracks his activity said he walked 13.2 miles in one day. On this road trip, the Warriors had 127 pieces of luggage that he had to account for.

11) Remember when you’re watching games and thinking about teams; the best player on the team isn’t always the team leader. There are guys with strong personalities who are leaders within a group and they are important, sometimes more important than the team’s “star.”

10) Akron Zips are in a bowl game with a 7-6 record; they were a double digit underdog in seven of their 13 games. I’m guessing this is first time ever a team made a bowl game when they were a double digit dog that many times during that season.

9) Arizona State 95, Kansas 85— Sun Devils have a really good backcourt; Bobby Hurley’s team is 9-0, with wins over the Jayhawks, Xavier and Kansas State. ASU is shooting 42.7% behind the arc.

8) Music trivia: the late Jim Morrison was a famous musician, best known as lead singer of The Doors. Morrison’s father was a rear admiral in the US Navy.

7) Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger was a good enough baseball player that he was drafted twice by major league teams; the Astros took him in the 12th round in 1970, the Cardinals took him in the 21st round in 1974.

Kruger started 11 games in A ball in 1974, going 1-6 with a 2.81 ERA in his only season of pro baseball.

6) Tennessee Volunteers are in the college basketball top 25 for the first time since 2010.

5) 34-year old catcher Chris Iannetta hit 17 HR’s in 89 games for Arizona LY; he signed on with the Colorado Rockies over the weekend. Iannetta played for Colorado from 2006-11.

4) Charles Barkley was out in Alabama last night campaigning for Doug Jones in the senator’s race down there— the special election to fill Jeff Sessions’ Senate seat is tomorrow.

3) Miami Dolphins made sure all their players are registered to vote; I’m guessing this was a by-product of the hubbub after the national anthem protests; you want to make your voice heard? Then register to vote. If you don’t vote, you can’t complain about the way things are.

2) Dolphins 27, Patriots 20— New England was 0-11 on 3rd down, first time since 1991 they had a game where they went 0-fer on 3rd down conversions. Patriots have now lost four of last five visits to Miami.

Patriots’ two TD drives were 51-53 yards; on their 11 drives that started 75+ yards from goal line, all they got was two field goals.

1) There are rumors the Los Angeles Angels might go with a 6-man pitching rotation, which is what most Japanese teams do. American teams do not do that; would be an interesting experiment.

**Udog** · 12-12-2017, 08:38 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, December 12

Road team won six of last eight Kings-Devils games; LA won three of last four visits to the Garden State. Six of last eight series games stayed under the total. Los Angeles won its last eight games, allowing 14 goals; they won their last four road games. Under is 11-3-1 in their last fifteen games. New Jersey lost three of its last four games, both overall and at home. Six of their last nine games stayed under the total.

Maple Leafs are 5-3 in last eight games with Philly; they split last four games in this building. Over is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Toronto won five of last six games, allowing four goals in last three games; they won four of last five road games. Three of their last four games stayed under the total. Flyers are back from a 3-0 road trip, where they allowed five goals; they lost their last six home games. Seven of their last ten games went over total.

Sabres won five of last six games with Ottawa; teams split last four meetings played here. Eight of last nine series games stayed under. Ottawa lost its last four games, outscored 17-3; they were blanked in three of the four games. Senators lost eight of last nine road games. Five of their last seven games stayed under. Sabres lost 13 of last 15 games; they lost six of last seven at home, were shut out in last two. Under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.

Washington won six of last seven games with Colorado; four of last five went over the total. Avalanche were outscored 12-4 in losing last three games in this building. Colorado won its last two games after a 1-6 skid; they’re 3-2 in last five road games. Four of last five Avalanche games went over the total. Washington won seven of its last nine games; they won their last four home games. Five of their last six home games went over.

Blue Jackets won six of their last seven games with Edmonton; eight of last ten series games went over the total. Oilers lost their last five visits to Ohio. Edmonton is 5-7 in its last 12 games overall, 3-1 in last four road games. Four of their last five games went over. Columbus won 10 of its last 13 games; they’re 6-1 in last seven home games. Under is 11-4 in their last fifteen games.

Flames won four of its last five games with Minnesota; they won 1-0/2-1 in last two visits to the Twin Cities. Over is 4-2-2 in last eight series games. Calgary won its last two games after a 2-6 skid; they’re 5-5 in last ten road games. Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Minnesota won four of its last five games; they’re 5-1 in their last six home games. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Lightning won its last two games with St Louis, after losing the previous six; Tampa Bay lost its last four games in this building. Tampa Bay won its last four games, scoring 20 goals; they lost three of last four road games. Last four Lightning games went over total. St Louis also won its last four games, allowing total of six goals; they’re 5-4 in last nine home games. Five of their last seven games stayed under the total.

Blackhawks won eight of their last ten games with Florida; under is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Florida lost its last five visits to Chicago. Panthers won three of last four games overall, four of last five on road- under is 10-4 in their last 14 games. Chicago won its last two games after a 5-game skid; they split their last eight home games. Four of their last five games stayed under.

Carolina lost first four games of this road trip, outscored 14-8; they lost last six road games overall. Under is 5-1-1 in Hurricanes’ last seven games. Las Vegas won its last four games, three by one goal; they’re 11-2 at home. Seven of their last nine games went over.

**Udog** · 12-12-2017, 09:39 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, December 12

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LOS ANGELES (20-8-0-3, 43 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (16-9-0-4, 36 pts.) - 12/12/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 8-2 ATS (+10.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
LOS ANGELES is 10-4 ATS (+14.4 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 73-61 ATS (+142.4 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 11-5 ATS (+5.8 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 14-3 ATS (+10.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 4-13 ATS (+20.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 2-2 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 2-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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TORONTO (20-10-0-1, 41 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (11-11-0-7, 29 pts.) - 12/12/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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OTTAWA (9-12-0-7, 25 pts.) at BUFFALO (7-17-0-6, 20 pts.) - 12/12/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 9-19 ATS (-11.4 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 9-19 ATS (-11.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 1-7 ATS (-6.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
OTTAWA is 4-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 279-253 ATS (+544.9 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
OTTAWA is 95-72 ATS (+167.3 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BUFFALO is 7-23 ATS (-20.0 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 7-23 ATS (+43.1 Units) first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 6-3 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 6-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+7.2 Units)

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COLORADO (14-13-0-2, 30 pts.) at WASHINGTON (18-12-0-1, 37 pts.) - 12/12/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

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EDMONTON (12-16-0-2, 26 pts.) at COLUMBUS (19-10-0-1, 39 pts.) - 12/12/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 12-18 ATS (-10.1 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 12-18 ATS (-10.1 Units) first half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 8-16 ATS (-8.8 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 6-13 ATS (-9.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
EDMONTON is 6-22 ATS (+35.4 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 70-47 ATS (+126.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 17-2 ATS (+14.3 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 45-20 ATS (+21.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 22-7 ATS (+14.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 25-12 ATS (+11.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 161-145 ATS (+350.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 13-3 ATS (+8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLUMBUS is 13-3 ATS (+8.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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CALGARY (16-12-0-2, 34 pts.) at MINNESOTA (15-11-0-3, 33 pts.) - 12/12/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 15-3 ATS (+10.2 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 181-117 ATS (+24.0 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 21-8 ATS (+11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 19-15 ATS (+39.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 66-59 ATS (+136.8 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
CALGARY is 12-2 ATS (+10.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (21-6-0-2, 44 pts.) at ST LOUIS (21-8-0-2, 44 pts.) - 12/12/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 21-10 ATS (+7.0 Units) in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 21-10 ATS (+6.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.
ST LOUIS is 67-51 ATS (+6.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 21-8 ATS (+9.1 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 21-9 ATS (+11.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 21-8 ATS (+9.1 Units) first half of the season this season.
TAMPA BAY is 16-4 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 12-3 ATS (+7.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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FLORIDA (12-14-0-4, 28 pts.) at CHICAGO (14-11-0-5, 33 pts.) - 12/12/2017, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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CAROLINA (11-11-0-7, 29 pts.) at VEGAS (19-9-0-1, 39 pts.) - 12/12/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 11-18 ATS (-10.0 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 11-18 ATS (-10.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 4-11 ATS (-8.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CAROLINA is 5-11 ATS (-7.9 Units) in non-conference games this season.
CAROLINA is 6-25 ATS (+42.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 5-19 ATS (+30.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 19-10 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 19-10 ATS (+30.1 Units) first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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**Udog** · 12-12-2017, 09:48 AM

NHL

Tuesday, December 12

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Trend Report
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OTTAWA @ BUFFALO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Buffalo's last 9 games when playing Ottawa

EDMONTON @ COLUMBUS
Edmonton is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Edmonton's last 10 games when playing Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Columbus is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton

LOS ANGELES @ NEW JERSEY
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of New Jersey's last 17 games when playing Los Angeles

TORONTO @ PHILADELPHIA
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

COLORADO @ WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado

CALGARY @ MINNESOTA
No trends to report

TAMPA BAY @ ST. LOUIS
No trends to report

FLORIDA @ CHICAGO
No trends to report

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**Udog** · 12-12-2017, 09:53 AM

NHL

Tuesday, December 12

Los Angeles @ New Jersey

Game 1-2
December 12, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
11.112
New Jersey
12.204
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+115); Under

Toronto @ Philadelphia

Game 3-4
December 12, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
10.787
Philadelphia
11.893
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
N/A

Ottawa @ Buffalo

Game 5-6
December 12, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
9.566
Buffalo
10.617
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(-110); Under

Colorado @ Washington

Game 7-8
December 12, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.844
Washington
12.223
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
N/A

Edmonton @ Columbus

Game 9-10
December 12, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
12.298
Columbus
10.798
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+145); Under

Calgary @ Minnesota

Game 11-12
December 12, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.737
Minnesota
10.722
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+120); Over

Tampa Bay @ St. Louis

Game 13-14
December 12, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.112
St. Louis
11.014
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-115); Under

Florida @ Chicago

Game 15-16
December 12, 2017 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
10.512
Chicago
12.011
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
N/A

Carolina @ Vegas

Game 17-18
December 12, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
11.989
Vegas
10.814
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+130); Over

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