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**Udog** · 01-14-2018, 10:17 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

— Seahawks hired Brian Schottenheimer as their OC, replacing Darrell Bevell.

— Reliever Addison Reed gets $17M for two years from Minnesota.

— Pirates traded P Gerrit Cole to Houston, for P Musgrove and three prospects.

— Mets signed 1B Adrian Gonzalez; Mets will pay $550K of his $22M salary.

— Oakland Raiders brought back their old offensive line coach Tom Cable

— One of the rims in Celtics-76ers game in London Thursday was crooked. Seriously.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) RIP to the great Keith Jackson 89, the voice of college football, who passed away Friday.

To me, Keith Jackson WAS college football, but he also was the original voice of Monday Night Football, and worked 10 Olympics, 11 World Series, as well as baseball and some NBA (worked the NBA with Bill Russell as his partner).

One of the all-time greats. RIP, sir.

12) Oklahoma 102, TCU 97 OT— Trae Young went for 43 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists. Horned Frogs are 1-4 in Big X play, losing their last two games in OT- they lost their other game against Oklahoma by a point. lost by 4 to Kansas. Big X is a really good league.

11) Duquesne 101, LaSalle 94 3OT— Dukes survived 29-45 shooting on foul line; they’re 4-1 in A-14 under Keith Dambrot, who was Lebron James’ high school coach.

10) Colorado State 78, Wyoming 73— Visiting State used nine players in this game; seven of them wound up with either 4 or 5 fouls, as Wyoming lost despite going 31-42 on foul line. This is a pretty big rivalry; refs tried very hard to keep the game under control. Maybe too hard.

9) Rhode Island 87, St Bonaventure 73— 11am tipoff, which means pre-game meals were at 7am, and that is way too early. Bonnies have good guards- they’ve played lousy defense on the road.

8) Duke 89, Wake Forest 71— Mike Krzyzewski missed this game with a virus; he is 70 years old and has missed lot of games last few years, mostly, with back/knee issues. Wouldn’t be stunned if this was his last season coaching.

7) Cal State-Fullerton 85, Cal-Davis 70— Issue was decided early on; Fullerton took a 24-second violation on purpose in the last minute, like in the NBA, then Davis jacked up a 3 in last 0:10 but for whatever reason, Fullerton’s coach yapped about it in the handshake line and teams almost went at it after the game. Seriously, the head coaches almost got in a fight.

I watched both Fullerton games this week; they was lot of pushing/shoving in both games. Titans have very good guards, and they’re 4-0 in Big West for first time since 1984, but referees might get tired of their attitudes. I’ll make sure to see their rematch with Cal-Davis.

6) Auburn 76, Mississippi State 68— Auburn is 16-1 and two of their best players never became eligible this season. Tigers trailed by 11 at the half here, but rallied for the win. If/when the Chris Mullin experiment ends, Bruce Pearl would be the perfect coach for St John’s.

5) Texas Tech 72, West Virginia 71— These might be best two teams in Big 12; think both these teams and Oklahoma are all better than Kansas. Tech was down 11 in second half, but they start three seniors, so they came back. West Virginia only had two guys score in double figures.

4) Kansas 73, Kansas State 72— Jayhawks are 4-1 in Big X, but none of the four wins were by more than six points. They’re in bottom 5 in whole country at getting to the foul line.

3) Upsets of the Day:
Colorado (+11.5) 68, UCLA 59
Michigan (+10.5) 82, Michigan State 72
Austin Peay (+9.5) 87, Jacksonville State 67
Memphis (+8.5) 75,Temple 72 OT
Florida Atlantic (+7.5) 73, Tex-San Antonio 69
Colorado State (+7) 78, Wyoming 73
Morehead State (+6) 71, Tenn-Martin 67
South Carolina (+5.5) 64, Georgia 57

2) Eagles 15, Falcons 10— Nick Foles was 23-30 for 246 yards with no turnovers; his job was to not lose the game, and he didn’t. Eagle defense blanked Atlanta in the second half, and now Philly hosts the NFC title game next Sunday night.

1) Patriots 35, Titans 14— The NFC is so much better than the AFC this season, it isn’t funny. You don’t think the Seahawks or Dallas would’ve made the playoffs in the AFC? Tennessee wouldn’t have been over .500 in the NFC this season. Those three games the Titans lost in a row in December? All to NFC West teams.

**Udog** · 01-14-2018, 10:41 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, January 14

NY Rangers @ Pittsburgh

Game 1-2
January 14, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
12.109
Pittsburgh
11.212
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
N/A

Calgary @ Carolina

Game 3-4
January 14, 2018 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.884
Carolina
10.017
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+100); Over

Vancouver @ Minnesota

Game 5-6
January 14, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
9.867
Minnesota
12.325
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
N/A

Detroit @ Chicago

Game 7-8
January 14, 2018 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
11.309
Chicago
12.775
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
N/A

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 14

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NY RANGERS (22-16-0-5, 49 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (23-19-0-3, 49 pts.) - 1/14/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 11-5 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 11-5-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
10 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.9 Units)

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CALGARY (24-16-0-4, 52 pts.) at CAROLINA (20-16-0-8, 48 pts.) - 1/14/2018, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 23-18 ATS (+46.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) in January games this season.
CALGARY is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 7-1 ATS (+8.3 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 17-11 ATS (+29.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 3-9 ATS (-10.4 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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VANCOUVER (17-21-0-6, 40 pts.) at MINNESOTA (24-17-0-4, 52 pts.) - 1/14/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-3 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)

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DETROIT (17-18-0-7, 41 pts.) at CHICAGO (22-16-0-6, 50 pts.) - 1/14/2018, 12:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-1 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 14

Rangers lost seven of last ten games with Pittsburgh; they’re 2-2 in last four visits to the Steel City. Seven of last eight series games went over total. Rangers are 3-6 in last nine games overall; they split last six road games. Under is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Penguins won their last three games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Pittsburgh won three of its last four home games.

Carolina won four of its last six games with Calgary; under is 6-2-1 in last nine series games. Flames split last four visits to Raleigh. Calgary won its last six games overall, winning last three on road, outscoring foes 12-5. Four of their last six games went over total. Hurricanes lost five of their last seven games overall; they’re 3-2 in last five home games. Three of last four Carolina games went over total.

Canucks won three of last four games with Minnesota; road team won five of last seven series games. Vancouver is 3-2 in its last five visits to the Twin Cities. Over is 7-1-2 in last ten series games. Vancouver lost five of its last six games overall, four of last five on road. Over is 6-4 in their last ten games. Minnesota won four of last five home games but is just 5-3 in last eight games overall. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Blackhawks won three of last four games with Detroit; over is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Red Wings lost four of their last five visits to Chicago. Detroit won four of its last six games, but they lost last four road games. Six of their last eight games stayed under total. Blackhawks won three of last four games overall; they split last four home games. Three of their last four games stayed under the total.

NHL

Sunday, January 14

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Trend Report
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DETROIT @ CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games at home
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit

CALGARY @ CAROLINA
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary

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

VANCOUVER @ MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver's last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

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