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**Udog** · 01-11-2018, 07:11 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

— LSU 75, Arkansas 54— Impressive road win for the Bayou Bengals.

— Indiana State 69, Northern Iowa 67— UNI has lost seven in row after an 8-2 start.

— OF Jay Bruce signed a 3-year, $39M deal to return to the Mets.

— St John’s soph G Marcus Lovett (knee) is done for this season.

— Clippers 125, Warriors 106— Lou Williams hung half a hundred on Golden State.

— Northwestern 83, Minnesota 60— McIntosh had 16 assists, no turnovers for Wildcats.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) Further evidence that I’m an idiot; spent 90 minutes in the local DMV office today, waiting to get my license renewed. No big deal, lot of people in there— not sure how their system works, other than some 70-ish year-old lady held things up for several minutes because she had to have her license picture taken 5-6 times until it was just right.

Anyway, they finally call my number and I go up to the counter, only it isn’t my license that needs renewal. It is my dad’s license that needs renewal— he passed away three years ago. Whoops.

12) 2007 Jacksonville Jaguars are only visiting team that has beaten the Steelers twice in Pittsburgh in the same season. Roethlisberger had one of his worst games ever against the Jags back in October- he threw five INTs, two of which were run back for TD’s.

11) Seattle Seahawks fired the OC and offensive line coach, and there are rumors the DC will be gone soon, too, so the Seahawks are basically starting over again with a new coaching staff and an aging roster. As long as they have Russell Wilson, they’re going to be a contender.

10) Heard on TV Tuesday nite that Fresno State isn’t flying charters to road game as much now, which is a big deal in the Mountain West, which has schools in out-of-the-way places. Flying commercial flights to Fort Collins, Logan, Laramie makes travel a lot more cumbersome.

9) Michigan State 76, Rutgers 72 OT— Spartans were a presumptive Final Four pick few days ago, then they got bamboozled by Ohio State and then this. Go figure.

Rutgers gave coach Steve Pikiell a contract extension this week; he’s upgraded their team a lot so far, but it hasn’t shown up that much in the won-loss column. Yet.

8) Villanova 89, Xavier 65— Xavier is 15-3, but two of their losses were by 16-24 points; they’re a streaky/erratic team. Villanova scored 87+ points in its last six games.

7) Oakland (-16) 95, Youngstown State 82— Penguins outscored Oakland 8-0 over the last 1:38 for the backdoor cover.

6) UMass 86, LaSalle 79 OT— Explorers were up 16 at the half, but Luwane Pipkins went for 44 and the Minutemen improved to 9-8. Tough loss for 7-10 LaSalle.

5) George Mason 81, St Joe’s 79— Otis Livingston drained a 30-foot buzzer-beater for the win.

4) Louisville 73, Florida State 69— Impressive road win for the Cardinals- it is their first win in four true road games this season. Seminoles led by 13 points at halftime.

3) The power of television: In only four days, that book Michael Wolff wrote about the White House sold over a million copies. Guy was on every talk show in America over the weekend.

2) Starlin Castro has requested a trade from the Marlins, who acquired him in the Giancarlo Stanton trade December 11. It is funny when people start jumping off a sinking ship, before they’re actually even on the ship.

What is the over/under for the attendance at the Marlins’ home opener? Half-full?

1) Best wishes to Texas Longhorns sophomore guard Andrew Jones, who was diagnosed with leukemia this week. Get well soon, young man.

**Udog** · 01-11-2018, 07:34 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, January 11

Columbus @ Buffalo

Game 51-52
January 11, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
10.737
Buffalo
11.623
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+135); Under

Carolina @ Washington

Game 53-54
January 11, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
10.224
Washington
12.712
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-155); Under

Calgary @ Tampa Bay

Game 55-56
January 11, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.014
Tampa Bay
12.515
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-210); Over

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 11

Columbus won four of last five games with Buffalo; they split last four games in this building. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games. Blue Jackets won three of last four games, but lost six of last eight road games. Last five Columbus games stayed under the total. Buffalo lost its last five games, giving up 24 goals; over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Sabres lost three of their last four home games.

Washington won eight of last ten games with Carolina; over is 4-0-1 in last five series games. Hurricanes lost their last five games in Washington. Carolina lost four of its last five games; they’re 4-10 in last 14 home games. Three of their last four games went over total. Washington won its last five games, scoring 21 goals; they won their last ten home games. Four of their last five games went over total.

Tampa Bay won six of last nine games with Calgary; six of last eight series games stayed under. Flames are 2-3 in last five games in this building. Calgary won its last three games, all by one goal; they’re 4-6 in last ten road games. Six of their last eight games stayed under total. Tampa Bay won 14 of last 18 games overall, nine of last ten at home. Last three Lightning games went over total.

NHL

Thursday, January 11

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Trend Report
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COLUMBUS @ BUFFALO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Buffalo's last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games

CAROLINA @ WASHINGTON
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

CALGARY @ TAMPA BAY
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-11-2018, 08:23 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 11

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COLUMBUS (25-16-0-3, 53 pts.) at BUFFALO (10-24-0-9, 29 pts.) - 1/11/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 211-220 ATS (+482.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 23-8 ATS (+13.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders this season.
BUFFALO is 10-33 ATS (+10.0 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 2-12 ATS (+14.3 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 5-25 ATS (+43.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BUFFALO is 7-21 ATS (+36.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 2-15 ATS (+22.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-3 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 5-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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)

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CAROLINA (19-15-0-8, 46 pts.) at WASHINGTON (27-13-0-3, 57 pts.) - 1/11/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 8-29 ATS (+49.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 27-16 ATS (+27.0 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 14-3 ATS (+10.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 15-3 ATS (+9.4 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 15-2 ATS (+11.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-2 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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CALGARY (22-16-0-4, 48 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (31-9-0-3, 65 pts.) - 1/11/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 31-12 ATS (+31.0 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 13-2 ATS (+9.6 Units) in non-conference games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 17-4 ATS (+11.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
TAMPA BAY is 15-4 ATS (+8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 215-222 ATS (+515.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 2-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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