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**Udog** · 01-15-2018, 09:59 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Longshots to win The Masters in April:

75-1— Tony Finau

80-1— Tyrell Hatton

85-1— Kevin Kisner, Lee Westwood

100-1— Zach Johnson

110-1— Noren-Haas-Grace-Holmes-Kaymer-Moore

125-1— Molinari-Walker-Perez-Henley

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

13) Jaguars 45, Steelers 42— Had zero idea this would happen, Blake Bortles putting up 45 on the Steelers in Pittsburgh. This was first time since 2010 the Steelers had a first round bye and they didn’t take advantage of it.

12) Vikings 29, Saints 24— New Orleans was shut out in the first half for the first time in their last 62 games, thats how their day was going. Then they played the second half, and what a second half it was. One of the most dramatic endings in NFL history- if you had the under or the Vikings, -5.5, tough beat- they took a knee on the PAT after the last TD.

Case Keenum threw a 61-yard TD pass on the last play, is now 21-18 as an NFL starter; if his walk-off game-winning TD doesn’t cement him as the Vikings’ starting QB going forward, nothing will. He is now a Minnesota legend.

11) If the Vikings win in Philly next week, they’ll be the first team to play a Super Bowl in their home ballpark. Rams played the Super Bowl in the Rose Bowl in 1980, their home city, but not their home stadium. 49ers played a Super Bowl in Stanford Stadium; similar situation.

10) In 2016, Brian Daboll was the Patriots’ tight ends coach.
This past season, Daboll was Alabama’s offensive coordinator.
Next season, Daboll will be the Buffalo Bills’ offensive coordinator.

If I was a Bills’ fan, not sure how excited I’d be about that.

9) Nick Saban’s six national titles have been won with five different offensive coordinators.

8) Klay Thompson’s streak of 95 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer came to an end Friday night in Milwaukee.

7) Pelicans 123, Knicks 118 OT— Anthony Davis had 48 points, 17 rebounds for New Orleans.

6) Heat 87, Bucks 79— Miami has won seven games in a row, is a quiet 25-17.

5) Someone on Twitter showed clips of 76ers’ rookie Markelle Fultz practicing his jumpshot Sunday; lets just say…….it didn’t look good. If I owned an NBA team and my #1 pick shot the ball like that, I’d be asking my basketball people some very pointed questions.

4) U of Arizona is going to hire Kevin Sumlin as its new football coach, which is a better hire than Arizona State hiring Herm Edwards.

3) Scouting/drafting are inexact sciences; Antonio Brown and Tom Brady were both 6th round draft choices, in a seven-round draft. It is a big part of what makes sports so interesting.

2) Tip on living in the frozen north; on really cold days, bring your car’s ice scraper in the house with you at night, so when you go to scrape your windshield the next day, it is warm enough so that it’ll actually scrape ice off the windshield.

1) It really is a small world: Nick Foles was traded from Philly to the Rams for Sam Bradford, who was later traded to Minnesota, where he started in front of Case Keenum before he got hurt. Now Foles is back in Philly and will lead the Eagles in the NFC Championship game, where he will face the Vikings, whose two QB’s are Keenum and Bradford.

**Udog** · 01-15-2018, 10:37 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 15

Dallas @ Boston

Game 51-52
January 15, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
11.245
Boston
13.712
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-150); Under

Anaheim @ Colorado

Game 53-54
January 15, 2018 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
12.209
Colorado
10.313
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-115); Under

San Jose @ Los Angeles

Game 55-56
January 15, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
10.429
Los Angeles
12.036
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-135); Over

NY Islanders @ Montreal

Game 57-58
January 15, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
10.214
Montreal
11.743
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-125); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, January 15

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DALLAS (24-17-0-3, 51 pts.) at BOSTON (24-10-0-7, 55 pts.) - 1/15/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 10-30 ATS (+41.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-18 ATS (-12.9 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 4-15 ATS (-11.3 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 42-21 ATS (+16.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 210-142 ATS (+35.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 205-221 ATS (+470.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
BOSTON is 23-25 ATS (-18.8 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 16-23 ATS (-25.4 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 99-102 ATS (-58.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
BOSTON is 25-34 ATS (-22.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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ANAHEIM (20-15-0-9, 49 pts.) at COLORADO (23-16-0-3, 49 pts.) - 1/15/2018, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 23-19 ATS (+42.0 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 7-1 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 533-427 ATS (+38.5 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 39-26 ATS (+8.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 131-127 ATS (+275.7 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 428-432 ATS (+887.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 35-21 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-4 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

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SAN JOSE (22-13-0-6, 50 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (24-14-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/15/2018, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 13-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 211-219 ATS (+469.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 65-77 ATS (-47.3 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 22-27 ATS (-17.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-26 ATS (-22.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 2-7 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 4-13 ATS (-14.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 12-6 (+6.9 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 12-6-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (22-18-0-4, 48 pts.) at MONTREAL (18-20-0-5, 41 pts.) - 1/15/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-3 ATS (+6.5 Units) after a division game this season.
MONTREAL is 18-25 ATS (+18.0 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 19-25 ATS (-8.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 4-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 4-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 15

Boston won five of last seven games with Dallas; road team won seven of last eight series games. Stars won three of last four games in Beantown. Dallas Stars won six of their last nine games; they lost their last three road games. Six of last eight Dallas games went over total. Bruins won eight of their last ten games; they won last four home games, outscoring foes 17-4. Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Boston games.

Ducks won four of last five games with Colorado; they’re 3-2 in last five visits to Denver. Under is 6-3-1 in last ten series games. Anaheim won six of last nine games overall, four of last six on road; six of Ducks’ last eight games stayed under the total. Avalanche won their last six games, outscoring foes 26-9; Colorado won its last five home games. Three of their last four games stayed under the total.

Sharks won seven of their last ten games with Los Angeles; they won four of last five games in Staples Center. Under is 3-0-2 in last five series games. Sharks lost three of last four games overall, five of last six road games. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games. Kings lost five of their last seven games overall, three in row at home. Four of last five Lo Angeles games went over the total.

Islanders won last two games with Montreal, after losing previous seven series games; under is 4-2-1 in last seven series games. New York lost three of last four games in this building. Islanders won their last two games 5-4/7-2, after losing previous five games; they lost three of last four road tilts. Canadiens lost six of last eight games overall; they split last four home tilts. Under is 7-2 in last nine Montreal games.

NHL

Monday, January 15

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Trend Report
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DALLAS @ BOSTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games

ANAHEIM @ COLORADO
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

SAN JOSE @ LOS ANGELES
San Jose is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
San Jose is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 13 games at home

NY ISLANDERS @ MONTREAL
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Islanders's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 9 games
Montreal is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing NY Islanders

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**Udog** · 01-15-2018, 03:16 PM

NHL Betting Cheat Sheet and Odds: An Avalanche of goals piling up in Denver
Monty Andrews

The Avalanche have played themselves into the periphery of the Western Conference playoff race thanks in large part to an electrifying offense that has produced 26 goals over its previous six games.

An Avalanche of Goals

The goals are piling up in the Mile High City as the Colorado Avalanche look to extend their winning streak to seven games Monday afternoon against the visiting Anaheim Ducks. The Avalanche have played themselves into the periphery of the Western Conference playoff race thanks in large part to an electrifying offense that has produced 26 goals over its previous six games. But Colorado still has plenty of work to do, sitting at the bottom of the Central Division despite riding the longest active winning streak in the league. The Ducks have also been playing some solid hockey, going 6-2-1 in their last nine games.

Vengeance vs. Vegas?

More than a few teams would like to gain their revenge on the Western Conference-leading Vegas Golden Knights - and the defending conference-champion Nashville Predators get next crack as the two teams do battle Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators are holding down second place in the incredibly competitive Central Division, three points back of the Winnipeg Jets. And they'd love nothing more than to improve their 13-4-2 home mark against a Golden Knights team that blanked them 3-0 in their previous encounter Jan. 2. Vegas has points in 16 of its last 17 games dating back to the beginning of December.

Original Six Rematch

The next chapter in one of the NHL's most storied rivalries goes Wednesday night at the Bell Centre as the Montreal Canadiens duel with the host Boston Bruins. The Canadiens hit the road for the first time in 2018 - and they'll be looking to make up for a lackluster showing in their last trek away from Montreal, when they went 2-5-0 while scoring fewer than two goal in all five of their losses. They also have revenge on their minds after dropping a 4-3 shootout decision to the Bruins on Saturday night - and if they don't atone Wednesday, they'll get another crack at the Bruins when they meet again this Saturday in Montreal.

Injury Updates

* The Lightning - and their fans - are regrouping after learning that defenseman Victor Hedman will miss the next three-to-six weeks with a knee injury. That timetable will prevent Hedman from playing in front of the home crowd at the All-Star Game.

* Jaromir Jagr's NHL career might be winding down. The 45-year-old has been placed on injured reserve by the Calgary Flames with a groin injury; Jagr has just one goal and six assists in 22 games, with the Flames going 5-1-0 SU when Jagr records a point.

* The Avalanche will be without the services of netminder Semyon Varlamov for another two weeks as he continues to recover from a groin ailment. But Colorado hasn't missed a beat with Jonathan Bernier in goal, winning each of his previous five starts.

Player News

* There's a new name atop the rookie scoring table, after New York Islanders forward Matthew Barzal roasted the rival Rangers for five points in a 7-2 victory. That puts Barzal at 44 points through 44 games, ranking inside the top 20 among league scorers.

* The Penguins' legendary 1-2 center duo has been lighting up the scoreboard in recent games. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have combined for 21 points through six games in January - a major reason why Pittsburgh is 5-1-0 SU so far this month.

* Oliver Ekman-Larsson's nightmare season continues. The star defenseman carries a minus-8 rating through the first four games of January, and is already an incredible minus-40 on the season - far and away the worst rating in the league.

Stanley Cup Futures

* The defending Stanley Cup finalists still have decent odds of a repeat appearance in the NHL championship. The Predators are installed at +1,300 on Bet365 - the fifth-best odds in the league - while the Penguins aren't far back at +2,200.

* The Islanders' recent tailspin has driven their Stanley Cup odds down to true longshot range. The Isles are now +2,500 to win their first championship since 1983; only five Eastern Conference teams have worse odds.

Over/Under Trends

* Losing their defensive anchor in Hedman might make the Lightning a target for over bettors. Tampa Bay has already been one of the stronger over plays this season, going 26-18 O/U so far - including 15 overs through its first 22 home games.

* St. Louis spent the majority of the season as a top-flight under option - but recent lapses in defense and goaltending might have bettors thinking otherwise. The Blues come into the week having played three straight overs, allowing 17 goals in that span.

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