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**Udog** · 12-30-2017, 11:15 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

— Wake Forest 55, Texas A&M 52— Deacons had 38 points- at halftime.

— NC State 52, Arizona State 31— ASU paid Todd Graham $11M to go away, but they had him coach this game- why?

— Kentucky 90, Louisville 61— Not a good day for the Cardinals.

— Ohio State 24, USC 7— Pac-12 is 1-7 in bowl games this season. Oy.

— Wade Davis gets $52M for three years from the Rockies, who’ve spent over $100M on their bullpen so far this winter.

— Dirk Koetter will be back coaching the Bucs next year, which likely means Jon Gruden turned Tampa Bay down.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..

13) There is a betting line out there, on how many NFL head coaches get fired between Monday and the Super Bowl. Over/under is 6. Dirk Koetter’s staying in Tampa helps the under.

12) Number 9 horse was going to win a race at Gulfstream Park Thursday, the last leg of the pick-6. Race caller even started to call the horse the winner, when jockey Emisael Jaramillo fell off the horse, allowing the 6 horse to win the race.

Had the 9 horse won, one bettor would have hit the pick-6, for $571,000.

Five hundred. 71 thousand. Dollars. Oy.

11) One of the disappointing things about being retired is realizing how horrendous daytime TV is. Simply awful, couldn’t be worse.

There was this guy on TV the other day who was killing Bill Belichick for the Garoppolo trade, ripping Belichick like he was GM of the Browns or something like that.

What we’ve devolved to now is people who are so desperate for attention that they purposefully say stupid stuff, just to get noticed, which is why I‘m not typing this genius’s name.

I’m no Patriots’ fan, but Belichick is one of the best coaches in NFL history, and if you’re going on national TV to rip him, then maybe you shouldn’t have a spot on national TV.

10) Iowa State is playing Memphis in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis today; you’d think it is a true road game for the Cyclones, but Iowa State had a pep rally at the minor league baseball stadium in Memphis and it looked like at least 10,000 people were there, all in red and gold, so Cyclones will have more than their share of support at the game.

9) How is it possible that Iowa State didn’t lose a fumble all season long?

8) Northwestern 24, Kentucky 23— Wildcats lost junior QB Thorson with a blown-out knee after he caught a pass on a trick play with 14:25 left in 2nd quarter. Now the young man will have to rehab all winter/spring as he preps for his senior year at Northwestern.

Stuff like this will encourage future NFL prospects to skip bowl games so they can stay healthy for the NFL Draft, which is only four months away.

Kentucky scored TD with 0:37 left to make score 24-23, then went for two points and the win even though:
a) Kentucky has the better kicker
b) Northwestern’s backup QB was playing.

So Kentucky had just about every edge if the game goes to OT but they go for two points and the win, not to mention, they gave up valuable national TV exposure by declining to play in overtime. Not smart.

7) Boston hasn’t hosted an NBA All-Star Game since 1964? How is that possible? They had one in Las Vegas in 2007 and Vegas obviously doesn’t even have an NBA team.

6) Michigan State went 10-3 in football this year, and 13 of their 22 starters were freshmen or sophomores, so the Spartans should be pretty darned good next year, too.

5) When an NFL team is sold these days, there can be a group of buyers, but there can be no more than 24 people in the group and one person must own 30+%of the team.

4) Looks like Johnny Manziel will be playing in the CFL next summer; Hamilton Tiger-Cats own his CFL rights. Manziel is only 25; seems like he should be in his mid-30’s by now.

3) Jets announced that their coach/GM will be back next season; Jets’ last four head coaches all went 9-7 or 10-6 their first year- their combined record the rest of their tenures: 89-118.

2) There has been decent amount of chatter on social media about Hall of Fame voting, so I’ll throw my two cents in— there is no way on God’s green earth that Omar Vizquel was a Hall of Fame player. Played over 20 years, was an outstanding fielder, but a Hall of Famer? No.

1) Pardon me for being cynical, but one of the announce teams at a bowl game was heaping praise on Scott Frost for coaching Central Florida in its bowl game, even though he has already taken the Nebraska coaching job. They praised Frost effusively; I had to turn the channel. Why?

Here is how it works. Frost quit on UCF about 45 seconds after they won the C-USA title game; from that point on, he became Nebraska’s coach, simple as that, but the thing is, Nebraska was lousy this year and isn’t in a bowl game. No TV time for the Cornhuskers.

By coaching Central Florida ON NATIONAL TV Monday, Frost gets FOUR HOURS of NATIONAL TV EXPOSURE that he wouldn’t get if he had just gone away— you can’t buy that kind of exposure to recruits.

UCF should’ve told him to take a hike as soon as he signed with Nebraska.

**Udog** · 12-30-2017, 11:58 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, December 30

Boston @ Ottawa

Game 51-52
December 30, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.515
Ottawa
12.101
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+150); Over

New Jersey @ Washington

Game 53-54
December 30, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
12.102
Washington
11.311
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+170); Over

Montreal @ Florida

Game 55-56
December 30, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
10.545
Florida
11.644
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(-120); Under

Carolina @ St. Louis

Game 57-58
December 30, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
10.209
St. Louis
12.311
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-125); Over

Minnesota @ Nashville

Game 59-60
December 30, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
11.324
Nashville
12.442
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-145); Over

Los Angeles @ Vancouver

Game 61-62
December 30, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
12.232
Vancouver
10.787
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-135); Under

**Udog** · 12-30-2017, 12:01 PM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, December 30

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BOSTON (20-10-0-6, 46 pts.) at OTTAWA (12-16-0-8, 32 pts.) - 12/30/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 40-34 ATS (+77.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 32-20 ATS (+11.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 14-5 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 24-12 ATS (+10.9 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 12-24 ATS (-22.4 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 4-9 ATS (-5.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
OTTAWA is 12-24 ATS (+41.8 Units) first half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 161-146 ATS (-57.4 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 11-4 (+11.2 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 11-4-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (22-9-0-6, 50 pts.) at WASHINGTON (23-13-0-3, 49 pts.) - 12/30/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 8-1 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 8-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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MONTREAL (16-18-0-4, 36 pts.) at FLORIDA (16-16-0-5, 37 pts.) - 12/30/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 16-22 ATS (-10.4 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 13-26 ATS (-15.7 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 16-22 ATS (-10.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
FLORIDA is 17-6 ATS (+10.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 22-13 ATS (+35.3 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 99-78 ATS (+177.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
FLORIDA is 51-68 ATS (-43.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 11-18 ATS (-8.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 182-176 ATS (-84.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 5-4 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 5-4-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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CAROLINA (18-12-0-7, 43 pts.) at ST LOUIS (23-15-0-2, 48 pts.) - 12/30/2017, 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 3-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.4 Units)

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MINNESOTA (20-15-0-3, 43 pts.) at NASHVILLE (22-10-0-5, 49 pts.) - 12/30/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-5 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-5-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (22-11-0-5, 49 pts.) at VANCOUVER (16-17-0-5, 37 pts.) - 12/30/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 15-24 ATS (-21.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-6 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 14-4 ATS (+8.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 14-4 ATS (+8.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 131-130 ATS (-60.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 6-21 ATS (+27.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-5 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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**Udog** · 12-30-2017, 12:02 PM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, December 30

Ottawa won seven of last ten games with Boston; over is 3-1-2 in last six series games. Bruins split their last four visits here. Bruins won five of their last six games; they’re 6-2 in last eight road games. Six of their last eight road games stayed under. Senators split their last eight games; they won three of last four home games, are 3-4 if they played night before. Four of their last five games went over the total.

Washington won nine of last ten games with New Jersey; Devils lost four of last five games here. Three of last four series games went over. Devils won five of their last six games overall, but they lost three of last four road games. NJ is is 5-2 if it played the night before. Seven of their last ten games went over total. Washington lost three of last four games; they won their last seven home games. Four of their last six games stayed under the total.

Canadiens won their last four games with Florida; they’re 3-2 in last five visits here. Under is 3-1 in last four series games played here. Montreal lost its last three games, outscored 10-3; they lost six of last nine road games. Six of their last seven games stayed under total. Florida won its last four games, allowing total of six goals; they won four of last five home games. Six of their last eight games stayed under total.

Road team won last six Carolina-St Louis games; Hurricanes split last four visits here. Over is 4-1-2 in last seven series games. Carolina won seven of its last eight games overall, three of last four on road. Under is 9-4 in their last thirteen games. Hurricanes are 4-2 if they played night before. St Louis lost seven of last nine games overall, three of last four at home- they’re 3-0 at home if they played night before. Under is 9-1 in their last ten games.

Minnesota won five of last seven games with Nashville; over is 5-1-1 in last seven series games. Wild are 2-3 in last five visits here; they’re 7-4 in last 11 games overall, but they lost three of last four road games. Minnesota is 2-3 if they played night before. Four of their last five games went over total. Nashville lost four of last five games overall, three in row at home- they’re 3-1 if they played night before. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

Canucks won three of last four games with Los Angeles; LA split its last four visits here. Three of last four series games stayed under the total. Kings lost five of their last seven games overall, four of last five on road. LA’s last four games stayed under the total. Vancouver lost eight of its last ten games; they lost five of their last seven home games. Eight of their last nine games went over total.

**Udog** · 12-30-2017, 12:05 PM

NHL

Saturday, December 30

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Trend Report
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MONTREAL @ FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games on the road
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

BOSTON @ OTTAWA
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
Ottawa is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Boston

NEW JERSEY @ WASHINGTON
New Jersey is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing New Jersey

MINNESOTA @ NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Nashville's last 13 games at home

CAROLINA @ ST. LOUIS
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis's last 10 games

LOS ANGELES @ VANCOUVER
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games at home

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