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**Udog** · 01-05-2018, 07:02 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Super Bowl exacta odds: winner listed first

6-1— Patriots over Vikimgs

15-2— Vikings over Patriots

8-1— Vikings over Steelers

11-1— Patriots over Eagles, Patriots over Rams, Patriots over Saints

12-1— Steelers over Vikings

14-1— Saints over Patriots

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) Carson Palmer retired this week; he earned $174,148,722 in his NFL career, which means he can do whatever he wants the rest of his life, but lot of athletes have trouble finding something to do that is as stimulating/interesting as playing ball.

Former Phillies star Mike Schmidt talked about that after he retired, how he has struggled to find something that motivates him like baseball did. Schmidt does Phillies games on TV on the weekends; he tried managing in the minor leagues, but that didn’t last long.

12) This would be an interesting TV series; looking up retired athletes and seeing what they’re doing now. Anfernee Hardaway is an interesting person to look at— he coaches high school basketball in Memphis now, and has a really good team. Hardaway earned over $120M in his playing career.

11) TV ratings for the college football bowl games were up 7% from last year; yes, there are too many bowls, but yes, people are watching them.

10) Snowy day here today at Armadillo World HQ; it is a windy, snowy mess here, but was also a solid day of movies on TV. Bull Durham, Blue Chips, The Bodyguard, plus I found a Without a Trace marathon. Better than braving the elements outside on a cruddy winter day.

9) Kevin Durant donated $3M to the University of Texas to support the basketball program and the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation. Durant only played one season at Texas, before heading on to the NBA.

8) RIP Rob Picciolo 64, who passed away this week. Picciolo played nine years in the majors, six of them for the A’s— he was a solid fielder who today would be a super-utility guy. He had been coaching in the major leagues, with the Angels and Padres.

7) Central Florida went 13-0 this year, joining this list of smaller-budget football programs that had an unbeaten season. Here is how the other four teams did the following season:

Utah, 2005— 7-5, won Emerald Bowl 38-10
Boise State, 2007— 10-3, lost Hawai’i Bowl 41-38
Utah, 2009— 10-3, won Poinsettia Bowl 24-13
TCU, 2011— 11-2, won Poinsettia Bowl 31-24

6) Lot of college basketball teams have almost no depth; Syracuse lost 73-67 at Wake Forest on Wednesday; they played two guys the whole 40:00, two others 37:00. Their subs played a total of only fifteen minutes.

5) Sign of the Times: In Tulsa’s 90-88 double OT win over UConn Wednesday, Golden Hurricane made 17-41 3-pointers, 25-36 on foul line, but only 7-23 inside the arc. Shooting has become a huge skill, since teams that don’t have much depth play more zone.

4) Guy named Briceton Branch won around $1.3M when he won this year’s Westgate SuperContest, where you pony up $1,500, then pick five NFL games a week against the spread. More than 2,700 handicappers were involved this season, the biggest one they’ve had.

3) Football coaches are gypsies; Giants’ offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan is the new QB coach in Denver. Rumors on the Interweb Thursday had the Broncos more interested in acquiring Kirk Cousins than Eli Manning- they’re desperate to upgrade their QB play from the last two years.

2) There are rumblings that Donald Trump is going to the Alabama-Georgia game Monday nite, raising the possibility that player(s) on either team might take a knee during national anthem; seeing how there will be roughly 200 players on the sidelines, what are the odds that we get thru the night without some politically-inspired drama?

1) Warm thought of the day: Dodgers’ spring training tickets go on sale Friday morning; tickets are $3 cheaper if you buy them in advance, as opposed to buying them the day of the game.

**Udog** · 01-05-2018, 07:28 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, January 5

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PITTSBURGH (20-18-0-3, 43 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (20-16-0-4, 44 pts.) - 1/5/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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FLORIDA (17-17-0-5, 39 pts.) at DETROIT (16-16-0-7, 39 pts.) - 1/5/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 13-32 ATS (-23.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-18 ATS (-11.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-21 ATS (-18.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-4 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-4-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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SAN JOSE (21-12-0-4, 46 pts.) at OTTAWA (12-17-0-9, 33 pts.) - 1/5/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 410-325 ATS (-115.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
OTTAWA is 27-20 ATS (+48.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 40-35 ATS (+76.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 123-94 ATS (+21.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 12-26 ATS (-23.1 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 4-10 ATS (+14.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
OTTAWA is 0-5 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-2 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.2 Units)

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BUFFALO (10-20-0-9, 29 pts.) at WINNIPEG (23-11-0-7, 53 pts.) - 1/5/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 4-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 4-0-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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VEGAS (27-9-0-2, 56 pts.) at CHICAGO (19-14-0-6, 44 pts.) - 1/5/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 55-26 ATS (+21.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
VEGAS is 27-11 ATS (+39.9 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 63-70 ATS (-39.0 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1996.
CHICAGO is 5-12 ATS (+17.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO is 5-12 ATS (-8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 1-0 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 1-0-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 5

Islanders lost five of last seven games with Pittsburgh; four of last five series games went over total. Penguins split their last four visits to Brooklyn. Pittsburgh is 4-7 in its last 11 games, losing three of last four road games. Under is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Islanders were outscored 20-5 in losing last four games; they’re 2-3 in last five home games. Over is 26-6-3 in their last 35 games.

Road team won last five Florida-Detroit games; last four went OT/SO. Panthers won four of last five visits here. Three of last four series games stayed under. Panthers won five of last six games; they were snowed out in Boston last nite. Florida lost four of its last five road games. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Detroit won its last three games, allowing four goals; Red Wings won their last four home games. Under is 8-2 in Detroit’s last ten games.

Senators won five of last seven games with San Jose, but lost last two; Sharks split their last four visits here. Seven of last eight series games went over total. Sharks won four of their last six games overall; they lost four of last five road games. Four of their last five games stayed under total. Ottawa lost six of its last seven games overall; they’re they’re 3-2 in last five home games. Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

Sabres won their last four games with Winnipeg, winning 3-1/4-2 in their last two visits here. Over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Sabres lost seven of their last nine games; they’re 1-7 in their last eight road games. Four of their last six games went over total. Winnipeg won 10 of its last 11 home games; they’re 5-3 in last eight games overall. Under is 5-3-1 in their last nine games.

Blackhawks lost 4-2 in Las Vegas in teams’ first-ever meeting Oct 24. Las Vegas won eight of its last nine games overall, four of last five on road. Knights are 4-3 if they played night before. Five of Knights’ last six road games stayed under total. Chicago lost four of last six games overall, they won their last four home games. Blackhawks’ last four games went over total.

NHL

Friday, January 5

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Trend Report
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PITTSBURGH @ NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

FLORIDA @ DETROIT
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games

SAN JOSE @ OTTAWA
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose

BUFFALO @ WINNIPEG
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Buffalo is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Winnipeg is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Winnipeg is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home

LAS VEGAS @ CHICAGO
Las Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-05-2018, 12:06 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 5

Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders

Game 51-52
January 5, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
10.419
NY Islanders
11.980
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-115); Over

Florida @ Detroit

Game 53-54
January 5, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
10.311
Detroit
11.785
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-125); Under

San Jose @ Ottawa

Game 55-56
January 5, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
10.309
Ottawa
11.775
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+110); Over

Buffalo @ Winnipeg

Game 57-58
January 5, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.737
Winnipeg
10.800
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-265
6
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+225); Under

Vegas @ Chicago

Game 59-60
January 5, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
12.122
Chicago
11.013
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(+105); Under

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