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**Udog** · 12-17-2017, 07:35 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top 6 picks in Week 15 in the Westgate Super Contest:

6) Dallas Cowboys, -3 (595)

5) Los Angeles Rams, +2 (621)

4) New England Patriots, -3 (670)

3) Los Angeles Chargers, even (719)

2) Kansas City Chiefs, even (750)

1) San Francisco 49ers, -2 (765)

Record of top 6 picks each week: 42-42

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

13) Chiefs 30, Chargers 13— Kansas City now leads the AFC West by a game-plus, seeing how they swept the season series with the Chargers.

Marcus Peters had a big INT that set up a KC score, two weeks after he threw a penalty flag into the stands in New Jersey, which resulted in him getting suspended for last week’s game.

12) Syracuse 86, Georgetown 79 OT— Hoyas led by 13, let it get away late; at least this game gets their schedule up to 350th (out of 351) in the country.

Syracuse has almost no depth; three guys played 44+ minutes, but they shot 10-23 on arc, while Georgetown was 2-17.

11) Rutgers 71, Seton Hall 65— Big win for the Scarlet Knights over their Garden State rivals. Seton Hall led by 10 at the half. Rutgers outscored Pirates 22-6 on foul line in their home gym, which overcame their 34% shooting from the floor.

10) Underdogs won/covered four of the five bowl games Saturday, as bowl season got underway. Troy State was the only favorite that won.

9) Basketball upsets of the day:
— Stephen F Austin 83, LSU 82
— NC-Greensboro 81, NC State 76
— Rutgers 71, Seton Hall 65
— New Mexico State 74, Illinois 69
— Oklahoma 91, Wichita State 83
— Illinois State 101, Ole Miss 97 OT

8) Cincinnati 77, UCLA 63— Bearcats avenged a loss to UCLA in last year’s NCAA tournament.

7) Northwestern 62, DePaul 60— Blue Demons went 9-24 on foul line and lost by a hoop. Oy. Northwestern was only 3-5 on foul line, but made 11-28 on the arc.

Oklahoma State 71, Florida State 70— Seminoles were only 16-24 on foul line.

6) Oklahoma 91, Wichita State 83— Oklahoma’s star freshman Trae Young has an irrational fear of birds; he doesn’t like to eat his lunch outside, because of his fear of our feathered friends.

Guys like Trae Young are why handicapping college hoop before Christmas is a lot more difficult now. Used to be, if you saw freshman guards starting, you automatically went against them, but Young will be in the NBA next year- he is way better than most players, so you want to be on his side, not against him. Thats what December is now, evaluating players for conference play.

5) Atlanta Braves traded Matt Kemp to the Dodgers, for Adrian Gonzalez, Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy and Charlie Culbertson.

Braves immediately DFA’d Gonzalez; lot of this trade involves bookkeeping/salary relief. Atlanta opens up an outfield spot for prize prospect Ronald Acuna.

There are rumors the Dodgers want to move Kemp; he would be a solid DH on a good AL team.

4) Xavier 68, East Tennessee State 66— Musketeers are erratic; they were down 20 in 2nd half.

3) Oregon 68, Fresno State 61— Ducks were down 10 at the half, rallied for the win.

When you look at these coaching searches and teams don’t get their 1st, 2nd or 3rd choices, keep in mind that Dana Altman was Oregon’s 6th or 7th choice when they hired him in 2010. Turned out pretty well for everyone.

2) Clemson 71, Florida 69— Tigers were down 12 in second half, rallied to give Brad Brownell his 300th coaching win, and also give Florida their 4th loss in their last five games.

1) If you had Arizona State and TCU to be two of the last four unbeaten teams in the country, pat yourself on the back. You’re a hell of a lot smarter than I am.

**Udog** · 12-17-2017, 08:14 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 17

Blues blanked Winnipeg 2-0 at home last nite, snapping 6-game series skid; St Louis lost 5-3/3-0 in last two visits to Manitoba. Over is 3-1 in their last four visits to Winnipeg. Blues won five of its last seven games, scoring 10 goals in winning last two road games. Eight of last ten St Louis games stayed under the total. Jets lost five of their last six games; they’re 4-1 in last five home games. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Road side won five of last six Minnesota-Chicago games. Blackhawks won four of their last five games with Minnesota; four of those five went over total. Wild won four of last five visits to the Windy City. Minnesota won six of its last eight games; they’re 2-3 in last five road games, with both wins in OT. Four of their last five games stayed under. Chicago won its last four games, giving up six goals. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

Home side won 8 of last 10 Calgary-Vancouver games; Flames lost three of last four visits here, but are 6-4 in last ten series games overall, with last three going over total. Calgary lost its last three games, outscored 7-3; their last three road games all went OT/SO. Five of Flames’ last six games stayed under total. Canucks lost four of last five games; they’re 3-2 in last five games at home. Last four Vancouver games went over total.

Las Vegas coach Gallant was fired by Florida last year; chances are this means little more to him. Panthers lost six of last eight games, with three of those losses in OT/SO. Florida’s last three games stayed under total. Las Vegas won five of last six games, with four of the six going to OT/SO. Knights won three of last four home games. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.

NHL

Sunday, December 17

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Trend Report
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ST. LOUIS @ WINNIPEG
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Winnipeg is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis

MINNESOTA @ CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

CALGARY @ VANCOUVER
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Vancouver is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Calgary

FLORIDA @ LAS VEGAS
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Florida's last 12 games on the road
Las Vegas is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
Las Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

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**Udog** · 12-17-2017, 08:29 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, December 17

St. Louis @ Winnipeg

Game 51-52
December 17, 2017 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
12.319
Winnipeg
10.499
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

Minnesota @ Chicago

Game 53-54
December 17, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
11.223
Chicago
12.314
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
N/A

Calgary @ Vancouver

Game 55-56
December 17, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.619
Vancouver
10.287
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
N/A

Florida @ Vegas

Game 57-58
December 17, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.774
Vegas
10.704
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-180
6
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+160); Under

**Udog** · 12-17-2017, 08:56 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 17

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ST LOUIS (22-10-0-2, 46 pts.) at WINNIPEG (18-10-0-5, 41 pts.) - 12/17/2017, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 6-4 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 6-4-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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MINNESOTA (17-12-0-3, 37 pts.) at CHICAGO (16-11-0-5, 37 pts.) - 12/17/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 11-1 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 17-4 ATS (+11.7 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 17-21 ATS (-16.6 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 3-10 ATS (+14.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO is 3-10 ATS (-7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-4 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-4-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.1 Units)

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CALGARY (16-14-0-3, 35 pts.) at VANCOUVER (15-14-0-4, 34 pts.) - 12/17/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 8-5 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 8-5-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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FLORIDA (12-15-0-5, 29 pts.) at VEGAS (20-9-0-2, 42 pts.) - 12/17/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 47-67 ATS (-25.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 28-42 ATS (-15.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 104-159 ATS (+267.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
FLORIDA is 156-235 ATS (+409.6 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
VEGAS is 20-11 ATS (+31.2 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 20-11 ATS (+8.6 Units) first half of the season this season.
VEGAS is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.

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

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