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**Udog** · 01-06-2018, 07:29 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Longshot Super Bowl exacta odds: winner listed first

1,250-1— Titans over Panthers

1,000-1— Falcons over Titans, Falcons over Bills

800-1— Bills over Falcons

600-1— Eagles over Titans, Eagles over Bills

500-1— Rams over Titans, Rams over Bills

250-1— Jaguars over Panthers

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

13) Did some research today: as far as NFL teams meeting for third time in season in playoffs; in Super Bowl era, the home team is 34-25 in the third meeting. Teams that swept first 2 meetings are 11-5 in third meeting.

Carolina lost to the Saints twice this year, so they fit this scenario Sunday.

12) Jon Gruden is going to get a 10-year, $100M contract to coach the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, which seems excessive, but now ESPN needs to come up with someone to replace Gruden interviewing college QB prospects before the NFL Draft, because that was some of their best programming.

College basketball notes from last few days:
11) Western Kentucky’s 4-star recruit Josh Anderson became eligible this week, and will play at Marshall Saturday. Anderson is an athletic defender at guard who gives the Hilltoppers needed depth- they used seven players in their last three games.

10) North Texas won two of its first three games in C-USA; the three games were decided by total of four points.

9) Stanford 107, UCLA 99 2OT— Bruins went 19-35 on foul line in this double OT game, a game Bruins led by 13 with 9:31 to play. Six players fouled out of this game, three on each side.

8) Over last seven years, Big West has put seven different teams into the NCAA tournament; in these one-bid leagues, all that really matters in the conference tournament in March, not sure if thats a good thing, but it is what it is.

7) Best college basketball studio show is on FS1, with Steve Lavin/Jim Jackson analyzing games and Rob Stone. Good banter where you can learn stuff, and laugh at same time.

6) Mike Dunleavy Sr has coached 1,329 NBA games; quite a coup for Tulane to hire him as their basketball coach. Green Wave was 33-63 the last three years, 6-25 in Dunleavy’s first season last year, but they’re 11-4 this year, and 2-1 in the AAC with wins over Temple/SMU.

Big improvement for Tulane, who last finished over .500 in conference 11 years ago.

5) Cal Poly 80, Cal-Santa Barbara 79 OT— Gauchos led this game 23-2 on road Thursday nite, but let it slip away down the stretch. Not too many teams that are down 21 come back to win.

4) Colorado 90, Arizona State 81 OT— Sun Devils were unbeaten, ranked #4 in country, but now they’re 0-2 in Pac-12, after losing to Arizona/Colorado. ASU was 9-33 on arc in this game, was +7 in turnovers. Conference play is tough, much more competitive.

3) UNLV 82, San Jose State 76 OT— UNLV coaches dodged a bullet here; down a point with 0:16 left, Rebels called timeout, but star player McCoy didn’t check in quick enough during the timeout, so he had to stay on the bench, and since UNLV was out of timeouts, they played the most important possession of the game without their best player. No bueno.

UNLV tied the game, McCoy came back in and played the OT, and the Rebels survived to win a game that would’ve been a hideous loss. San Jose State is rebuilding- there was almost no one there— there had been a power outage on campus during the day. UNLV did its walk-thru in a mostly dark gym— seriously. TV announcer Drew Goodman filmed part of it with his phone.

2) Tennessee State 67, Jacksonville State 60— Gamecocks were 0-3 on foul line for the game; you don’t see that a lot- they were 10-24 on the arc. Tennessee State was 15-15 on the line; they shot 61% inside the arc. JSU may have been looking ahead to its game with Belmont Saturday.

1) Texas A&M scored 61.5 ppg in losing its first two SEC games, after an 11-1 start to their season, but think they get leading scorer Hogg back from suspension for their home game with LSU today. Hogg was 5th (and hopefully last) Aggie to be suspended this season- they just got couple guys back from knee injuries- they’re very good if they can just get back to full strength.

**Udog** · 01-06-2018, 07:46 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 6

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ST LOUIS (26-15-0-2, 54 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (17-15-0-8, 42 pts.) - 1/6/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-4 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 174-167 ATS (+358.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 21-11 ATS (+32.4 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 37-20 ATS (+11.9 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 17-8 ATS (+8.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 9-3 ATS (+12.2 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-9 ATS (-8.5 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 246-261 ATS (-83.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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EDMONTON (18-20-0-3, 39 pts.) at DALLAS (23-16-0-3, 49 pts.) - 1/6/2018, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 18-23 ATS (-10.8 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 7-16 ATS (-10.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
DALLAS is 35-11 ATS (+20.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 13-23 ATS (-13.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-4-0 straight up against EDMONTON 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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VANCOUVER (16-19-0-5, 37 pts.) at TORONTO (24-16-0-2, 50 pts.) - 1/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 2-10 ATS (+14.2 Units) after a division game this season.
VANCOUVER is 5-20 ATS (+31.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 25-15 ATS (+41.4 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 196-216 ATS (+478.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
TORONTO is 188-198 ATS (-23.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
TORONTO is 48-61 ATS (-37.9 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
TORONTO is 87-102 ATS (-49.7 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
TORONTO is 368-392 ATS (+822.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (29-8-0-3, 61 pts.) at OTTAWA (12-17-0-9, 33 pts.) - 1/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 3-7 ATS (-8.5 Units) after a division game this season.
TAMPA BAY is 371-415 ATS (-125.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 171-207 ATS (-73.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
OTTAWA is 40-35 ATS (+78.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 29-11 ATS (+11.4 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 24-10 ATS (+12.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 12-26 ATS (-34.3 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.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-2 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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CAROLINA (19-13-0-8, 46 pts.) at BOSTON (22-10-0-6, 50 pts.) - 1/6/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 13-26 ATS (+39.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 30-55 ATS (-29.1 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 8-27 ATS (+46.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 7-21 ATS (+35.2 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.
BOSTON is 22-25 ATS (-20.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 46-57 ATS (-47.0 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
BOSTON is 208-171 ATS (-53.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-2 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-2-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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NY RANGERS (21-14-0-5, 47 pts.) at ARIZONA (10-27-0-5, 25 pts.) - 1/6/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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MINNESOTA (22-16-0-3, 47 pts.) at COLORADO (21-16-0-3, 45 pts.) - 1/6/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 49-56 ATS (-29.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-19 ATS (-11.4 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 21-19 ATS (+0.3 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 8-2 ATS (+10.0 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.
COLORADO is 184-159 ATS (+22.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 25-10 ATS (+14.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 9-22 ATS (+38.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 8-3 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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ANAHEIM (19-14-0-9, 47 pts.) at CALGARY (20-16-0-4, 44 pts.) - 1/6/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 532-426 ATS (+38.5 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
CALGARY is 6-14 ATS (-11.6 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 14-2 (+12.3 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 14-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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NASHVILLE (23-11-0-6, 52 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (24-12-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/6/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 7-1 ATS (+5.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
NASHVILLE is 48-30 ATS (+15.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 162-166 ATS (+357.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 65-75 ATS (-44.5 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 47-50 ATS (-27.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 4-12 ATS (-10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 4-12 ATS (-8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-2 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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**Udog** · 01-06-2018, 07:46 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 6

Blues/Flyers split their last ten games; St Louis lost three of its last four games in this building. Six of last nine series games stayed under the total. St Louis won its last three games, allowing five goals; they lost four of last five road games. Under is 12-1 in their last 13 games. Philly lost four of last six games overall- they’re 5-2 in last seven home games. Over is 5-2 in Flyers’ last seven games.

Oilers won three of last four games with Dallas; they lost three of last four visits here. Home see won seven of last nine series games, with last four going over total. Edmonton lost four of its last five games; they’re 5-2 in last seven road games. Under is 7-3 in Oilers’ last ten games. Dallas Stars won five of their last seven games overall; they’re 5-1 in last six home games. Over is 11-5 in their last six teen games.

Home side won nine of last ten Vancouver-Toronto games; Canucks lost their last four games int his building, with last three going over the total. Canucks lost six of their last seven games overall, seven of last eight road games. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Toronto lost three of last four games overall- they won four of last five home games. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Tampa Bay won seven of its last nine games with Ottawa; they won last three games in this arena. Three of last four series games went over the total. Lightning won 12 of last 15 games overall, five of last seven road games. Five of their last six games stayed under total. Ottawa lost six of last eight games overall; they’re 4-2 in last six home games. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Carolina won four of last five games with Boston; seven of last eight series games went OT/SO. Hurricanes are 2-3 in last five visits to Boston. Under is 6-1-2 in last nine series games. Carolina won eight of last 11 games; they’re 4-2 in their last six road games. Four of Hurricanes’ last five games stayed under total. Boston won won 16 of last 21 games overall- they won last four home games. Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.

Rangers won their last eight games with Arizona; they won last three games in this building. Over is 5-1-2 in last eight series games. Rangers lost four of last six games; they’re 0-4 in last four road games. Six of last eight Ranger games stayed under the total. Arizona split its last six games after an 0-7 skid; Coyotes lost five of last seven home games. Under is 11-5 in their last 16 games.

Minnesota won its last four games with Colorado; they split last four games in Denver. Under is 6-3-1 in last ten series games. Minnesota won four of its last five games overall; they lost last three home games, outscored 10-2. Six of their last eight games went over total. Colorado won its last four games, allowing total of six goals; they won five of last six home games. Over is 9-6-1 in their last sixteen games.

Ducks won eight of their last nine games with Calgary; they won their last four games in Saddledome. Last three series games stayed under the total. Anaheim won five of its last seven games overall, three of last four road games. Under is 10-3 in their last 13 games. Calgary won five of its last seven games overall, three of last four at home. Under is 11-3 in their last 14 games.

Kings won five of last seven games with Nashville; seven of last ten series games went OT/SO. Predators split their last six games in LA (over 3-2-1). Nashville lost six of its last eight games overall, four of last five road tilts. Four of their last five games stayed under total. Los Angeles lost three of last five games overall; they’re 5-1 in last six home games. Five of their last seven games stayed under total.

**Udog** · 01-06-2018, 07:49 AM

NHL

Saturday, January 6

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Trend Report
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ST. LOUIS @ PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of St. Louis's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against St. Louis

EDMONTON @ DALLAS
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton

CAROLINA @ BOSTON
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

TAMPA BAY @ OTTAWA
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Ottawa is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games

VANCOUVER @ TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver

NY RANGERS @ ARIZONA
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Arizona's last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games at home

MINNESOTA @ COLORADO
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

ANAHEIM @ CALGARY
Anaheim is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Calgary
Anaheim is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Calgary's last 12 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 10 games

NASHVILLE @ LOS ANGELES
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 11 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-06-2018, 11:49 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, January 6

St. Louis @ Philadelphia

Game 1-2
January 6, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.312
Philadelphia
12.109
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-110); Under

Edmonton @ Dallas

Game 3-4
January 6, 2018 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10..198
Dallas
12.505
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-145); Over

Vancouver @ Toronto

Game 5-6
January 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
11.323
Toronto
10.499
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-230
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+190); Under

Tampa Bay @ Ottawa

Game 7-8
January 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
10.872
Ottawa
12.415
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-220
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+180); Over

Carolina @ Boston

Game 9-10
January 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
12.109
Boston
11.200
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+140); Over

NY Rangers @ Arizona

Game 11-12
January 6, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
10.414
Arizona
11.329
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+140); Under

Minnesota @ Colorado

Game 13-14
January 6, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.322
Colorado
10.206
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-125); Over

Anaheim @ Calgary

Game 15-16
January 6, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
10.717
Calgary
11.609
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-115); Under

Nashville @ Los Angeles

Game 17-18
January 6, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
10.702
Los Angeles
12.135
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-120); Over

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