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**Udog** · 01-13-2018, 08:28 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Odds to hit the most home runs this coming baseball season:

5-1— Giancarlo Stanton

8-1— Aaron Judge

15-1— Bryce Harper

18-1— Mike Trout, Manny Machado

20-1— JD Martinez

25-1— Gallo, Arenado, Bellinger, Bryant, Goldschmidt, Freeman

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

13) It is wrong to sit back and say nothing about the stuff thats gone on in the White House this week. Saying nothing gives tacit approval to what has gone on, that the President of our country can openly say racist things and get away with it.

The second paragraph of our Declaration of Independence starts this way:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

Rich people aren’t better than poor people; no race or religion is better than another.

“All men are created equal”…….very important words to remember

12) Arizona Cardinals players wore a saying on t-shirts this season:

Trust, loyalty, respect.

Our culture is losing its respect for the diversity that has made this country great. Without respect, common decency takes a backseat to what we’re seeing now. Its not good.

11) You can go on baseballprospectus.com and look up salary info for every major league team; it tracks salary commitments from now until 2023.

Right now, the Oakland A’s have $12,333,000 on the books for 2019.
Los Angeles Dodgers have $116,426,000 on the books for 2019.

10) Bronx Bombers have $87,343,000 on the books for 2020, $40,200,000 to pitchers.
New York Mets have $56,000,000 on the books for 2020, $43M of it to Cespedes/Bruce, $12M to David Wright, who is probably finished, and $0 to pitchers.

These two franchises are located eight miles apart physically, worlds apart in their approach.

9) Tampa Bay Rays have $19,833,000 on their payroll for 2019; they’re supposedly competing with the Red Sox and Bronx Bombers in the AL East— good luck there.

8) OVC heads into the weekend with a 5-way tie for first place at 4-1. Jacksonville State plays Austin Peay, Murray State visits Tennessee Tech in two matchups between 4-1 teams.

7) Six assistant coaches have left the Dallas Cowboys’ staff since the season ended.

6) Georgia QB Jacob Eason is transferring to Washington; he’ll sit next season, then have couple years of eligibility left. Eason sprained his knee in the Dawgs’ opener this season; freshman Jake Fromm replaced him and led Georgia to the national title game.

I wonder if Jacob Eason ever heard of Wally Pipp?

5) Think about Bruce Arians’ coaching career; he was an assistant at Alabama for Bear Bryant’s last season coaching, and he was Peyton Manning’s first QB coach. What a career— now he is hoping to move into television next season, and for my sake, I hope he does. Arians tells the truth and he’ll be great on TV— we’ll be able to learn a lot from him.

4) In 1972-73, the Virginia Squires of the ABA went 42-42 under coach Al Bianchi; this team was one of the great announcer’s nightmares of all-time. They had these three players:

Julius Erving. George Gervin. George Irvine. Three similar sounding last names.

Dr J and the Iceman went on to be two of the greatest scorers ever; Irvine went on to coach the Indiana Pacers, but what a tongue-twister that had to be when the Squires had the ball.

3) Blue Jays signed Josh Donaldson for one year at $23M; he is a free agent next winter, but is 32 and missed 49 games last year with injuries.

2) Utah Jazz’ Rodney Hood got fined $35,000 by the NBA for slapping a cellphone out of a fan’s hand as he left the court in Washington after getting ejected from a game.

He should have to buy the fan a new IPhoneX, even if he didn’t break the first phone. Grow up.

1) ESPN had an interesting stat last night; from 2012-14, the Power 5 leagues and Big East got 70.9% of at-large bids to the NCAA tournament.

Last three years, those six leagues got 84.3% of at-large bids. The mid-majors are slowly being squeezed out of the at-large process, in part due to how the big boys schedule and now with the big leagues going to bigger conference schedules, which will jack up their RPIs.

**Udog** · 01-13-2018, 08:51 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 13

Detroit won its last three games with Pittsburgh; they’re 2-3 in last five visits to Steel City. Over is 8-2 in last ten series games. Red Wings won four of last five games overall, six of last seven road games. Five of their last seven games stayed under the total. Pittsburgh won three of last four games overall; they’re 3-4 in last seven home games. Six of their last nine games stayed under the total.

Islanders won eight of last nine games with the Rangers; they won four of last five games in Manhattan. Over is 5-1-1 in last seven series games. Islanders lost five of their last six games overall; they’ve lost their last seven road games. Over is 26-6-3 in their last 35 games. Rangers are 3-5 in their last eight games overall, but 6-3 in last nine home games. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.

Devils won four of last five games with Philly; under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Flyers lost four of last six visits to the Garden State. Flyers won their last three games, scoring 16 goals; they lost three of last four road games. Four of their last five games went over total. New Jersey lost its last five games overall, but win six of last seven home games. Four of Devils’ last five games went over total.

Bruins/Montreal split their last eight meetings; road team is 7-3 in last 10 series games. Boston won three of last four games in this building. Under is 2-0-1 in last three series games. Bruins won eight of their last ten games overall; they’re 8-3 in last 11 road games. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Montreal lost five of its last seven games overall; they’re 3-1 in last four home games. Seven of their last eight games stayed under the total.

Jets won their last four games with Minnesota; they split their last four games in the Twin Cities. Over is 7-2 in last nine series games. Winnipeg won six of its last eight games; they’re 3-10 in their last 13 road games. Four of last six Jets games stayed under the total. Minnesota is 5-3 in its last eight games overall, 8-2 in its last ten home games. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games overall.

Dallas won six of last eight games with Colorado; four of last six series games went over the total. Avalanche lost their last five visits to Texas. Colorado won its last five games, scoring 22 goals; they’re 3-5 in last eight road games. Over is 10-6-1 in their last 17 games. Dallas Stars won six of their last eight games; they’re 6-1 in their last seven home games. Over is 18-9 in their last 27 games.

Edmonton pounded Las Vegas 8-2 at home in their only meeting, November 14. Edmonton lost seven of its last nine games; they’re 1-4 in last five road games. Five of their last seven games stayed under total. Las Vegas is 18-2-1 at home; they’ve won 10 of last 11 games overall. Six of their last eight games stayed under total.

Sharks won three of last four games with Arizona; Coyotes lost four of last five games in the Shark Tank. Under is 8-0-2 in last ten series games. Arizona lost four of its last five games; they’re 1-7 in last eight road games. Under is 16-6 in their last 22 games. San Jose lost its last three games; they’re 6-1 in last seven home games. Five of their last seven games stayed under total.

Kings won three of last four games with Anaheim; under is 4-2-2 in last eight series games. Ducks lost three of last five games in the Staples Center. Anaheim is 5-6 in its last 11 games overall, 3-5 in last eight road games. Under is 12-3 in their last 15 games. Kings lost four of their last six games overall- they’re 6-8 in last 14 home games. Three of their last four games went over the total.

**Udog** · 01-13-2018, 08:54 AM

NHL

Saturday, January 13

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Trend Report
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NY ISLANDERS @ NY RANGERS
NY Islanders is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Islanders is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders

DETROIT @ PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit

WINNIPEG @ MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Minnesota is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home

BOSTON @ MONTREAL
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 8 games
Montreal is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Boston

PHILADELPHIA @ NEW JERSEY
Philadelphia is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
New Jersey is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games

COLORADO @ DALLAS
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games

EDMONTON @ LAS VEGAS
Edmonton is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Las Vegas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games

ANAHEIM @ LOS ANGELES
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 12 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

ARIZONA @ SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 11 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona

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**Udog** · 01-13-2018, 09:30 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 13

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DETROIT (17-17-0-7, 41 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (22-19-0-3, 47 pts.) - 1/13/2018, 1:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-4 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.2 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (21-18-0-4, 46 pts.) at NY RANGERS (22-15-0-5, 49 pts.) - 1/13/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 1-9 ATS (+12.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
NY RANGERS are 20-8 ATS (+9.6 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-1 ATS (+10.0 Units) on Saturday games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 8-1 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 28-14 ATS (+11.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 78-94 ATS (-34.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 1-6 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 237-232 ATS (-132.8 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 144-137 ATS (-65.4 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 8-1 (+7.9 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 8-1-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (19-15-0-8, 46 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (22-11-0-8, 52 pts.) - 1/13/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 248-261 ATS (-92.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 14-34 ATS (+57.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-3 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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BOSTON (23-10-0-7, 53 pts.) at MONTREAL (18-20-0-4, 40 pts.) - 1/13/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 33-21 ATS (+11.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 15-5 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 25-12 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 18-24 ATS (-16.3 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 5-4 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 5-4-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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WINNIPEG (26-12-0-7, 59 pts.) at MINNESOTA (23-17-0-4, 50 pts.) - 1/13/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 8-5 (+4.9 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 8-5-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.0 Units)

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COLORADO (22-16-0-3, 47 pts.) at DALLAS (24-16-0-3, 51 pts.) - 1/13/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 1-22 ATS (+39.3 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 2-17 ATS (+32.0 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 22-19 ATS (+46.0 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 61-49 ATS (+113.9 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
DALLAS is 16-29 ATS (-24.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 9-22 ATS (-16.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 14-23 ATS (-15.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 8-5 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 8-5-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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EDMONTON (19-23-0-3, 41 pts.) at VEGAS (29-10-0-2, 60 pts.) - 1/13/2018, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 1-0-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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ARIZONA (10-28-0-6, 26 pts.) at SAN JOSE (21-13-0-6, 48 pts.) - 1/13/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 4-7 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+9.0 Units)

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ANAHEIM (19-15-0-9, 47 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (24-13-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/13/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 16-5 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ANAHEIM is 532-427 ATS (+37.5 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 38-26 ATS (+7.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 427-432 ATS (+886.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 34-21 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 65-76 ATS (-45.9 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 22-26 ATS (-16.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 2-7 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-25 ATS (-23.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 6-6-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 01-13-2018, 12:44 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, January 13

Detroit @ Pittsburgh

Game 51-52
January 13, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
10.202
Pittsburgh
12.391
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-200); Over

NY Islanders @ NY Rangers

Game 53-54
January 13, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
11.737
NY Rangers
10.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+130); Over

Philadelphia @ New Jersey

Game 55-56
January 13, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
10.312
New Jersey
11.783
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-125); Under

Boston @ Montreal

Game 57-58
January 13, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.562
Montreal
10.628
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-140); Under

Winnipeg @ Minnesota

Game 59-60
January 13, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
12.309
Minnesota
10.787
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(+120); Under

Colorado @ Dallas

Game 61-62
January 13, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
10.204
Dallas
12.617
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-200); Under

Edmonton @ Vegas

Game 63-64
January 13, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
12.198
Vegas
11.238
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-210
6
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+175); Over

Arizona @ San Jose

Game 65-66
January 13, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.402
San Jose
12.322
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-230
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-230); Over

Anaheim @ Los Angeles

Game 67-68
January 13, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
12.203
Los Angeles
10.737
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+110); Under

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