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**Udog** · 02-02-2018, 07:03 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Six college basketball teams with the biggest budgets last season:

6) Arizona Wildcats $11.8M

5) Indiana Hoosiers $12.1M

4) Syracuse Orangemen $13.9M

3) Duke Blue Devils $17.9M

2) Louisville Cardinals $17.9M

1) Kentucky Wildcats $18.9M

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind……

13) Georgia Tech 55, Syracuse 51— The current state of college hoop; total of only 13 players played in this game— four of the 13 kids played the whole 40:00.

Lot of teams have almost no depth, partially because of the transfer epidemic (most transfers have to sit out a year) and injuries.

Teams combined to shoot 10-36 on the arc in this game; had to be lot of tired legs out there.

12) Is Wyoming the most fun team in the country? Cowboys are 15-7, 6-0 in overtime games this season; they won their last three games in OT, with two of those going double OT.

Wyoming’s starting guards are a freshman/sophomore, but their two forwards are their two best players- Justin James, who has 91 points in his last three games, and Hayden Dalton, who played 46:00 twice in their last three games. Good passer, solid glue guy.

11) If you like to shoot the ball a lot when you play pickup ball, then Central Michigan’s Josh Kozinski is your new hero.

Against Northern Illinois Wednesday, Kozinski played 27:00, scored 24 points— he made 8-15 on the arc, but did almost nothing else. One rebound, one assist, one steal. A specialist.

For the season, Kozinski has taken 91 3-pointers, five 2-point shots, 17 foul shots.

10) Northern Arizona is a bad, obscure team; they’re 3-18, 1-9 in the Big Sky- they even lost to an NAIA school named Embry-Riddle, which I think used to be a pilot’s school. NAU is 10-36 in conference games the last three years.

But its not wise to bet against the Lumberjacks; they covered six of their last seven games, are 7-3 vs spread in Big Sky games, 4-1 on the road. Go figure.

9) Cal-Irvine 75, Long Beach State 68— 49ers led by 7 with 12:50 left in game Wednesday, but fell apart in last few minutes and are now 13-13, 6-3 in conference.

Long Beach has a starting forward, I won’t mention his name, but the kid went 0-7 on the foul line, 3-9 from the floor and turned ball over three times. He is shooting 65.9% from the line for the year, so going 0-7 on the line in a home game is odd.

8) Pitt Panthers are 0-10 in the ACC, but they’ve covered their last five games.

7) Villanova will probably be a #1 seed in the NCAA’s, but since 2010, Wildcats have made the Sweet 16 once, when they won the national title two years ago.

Villanova won five of last seven first round games, but is 1-4 in last five second round games- they were favored in all four of those losses.

6) Arizona will also be a highly-seeded team; they’ve won 19 of last 20 games, but the second weekend of the NCAA’s hasn’t been kind to the Wildcats.

Since 2002, Arizona is 5-4 in Sweet 16 games, 0-5 in Elite 8 games. If you pick the Wildcats to get to the Final Four, do so at your own risk.

5) Apparently when the Patriots won the Super Bowl LY, they had rings made up with 283 diamonds in each ring, which seems excessive, but the “28-3” is reference to the score Atlanta led last year’s game, before things fell apart for them.

Falcons’ owner Arthur Blank isn’t happy about the “283 diamond” thing:

“I said to Robert (Kraft), ‘You didn’t have to do the 28-3 in the ring. It kind of pissed me off.”

Alrighty then.

4) If you like math, that adds up to 14,999 diamonds just for the 53 rings that went to players. If Mr Blank owned a jewelry store instead of Home Depot, he might not be so mad.

3) New Orleans Pelicans got Nikola Mirotic and a 2nd-round pick from Chicago in exchange for a 1st-round pick, Omer Asik, Jameer Nelson and Tony Allen, who will be waived soon— his acquisition just balanced out cap numbers. Mirotic replaces the injured DeMarcus Cousins.

2) Thursday night’s college basketball upsets:
Loyola Marymount (+9.5) 76, BYU 69
Cleveland State (+9.5) 77, Wright State 74
Citadel (+9) 80, Wofford 78
Temple 81 (+6), Wichita State 79 OT

1) One of the highlights for me every fall is when the Blue Ribbon Yearbook comes in the mail in October- it is an encyclopedia of college basketball.

This fall, their Newcomer of the Year: Michael Porter Jr of Missouri

Blue Ribbon’s Player of the Year: Bonzie Colson of Notre Dame

Missouri gave Porter’s father a coaching job when they signed the son and his brother, but Porter Jr played two minutes in the season opener before a back injury ended his season.

Colson got hurt and hasn’t played since December 30 and is likely done for the year. Notre Dame lost its last six games- they also have other injuries.

Even the college basketball encyclopedia couldn’t foresee some of this season’s events.

**Udog** · 02-02-2018, 07:30 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, February 2

Carolina won four of last six games with Detroit; over is 4-2-1 in last seven series games. Red Wings lost four of last five visits to Raleigh. Detroit lost six of its last nine games; they won their last two road games. Six of their last eight games stayed under the total. Carolina won its last three games after a 2-5 skid; Hurricanes are 4-5 if they played night before. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Sharks won their last three games with Columbus; they won three of last four games in this arena. Over is 5-5 in last ten series games. San Jose lost its last four games, three by one goal; they split their last six road games. Four of their last five games went over total. Columbus lost four of its last six games; they split their last four home games. Eight of last ten series games stayed under total.

Penguins are 6-4 in last ten games with Washington; under is 5-2 in last seven series games. Caps split their last four visits to Pittsburgh. Washington is 3-4 in its last seven games; they won three of their last four road games. Four of their last six games went over total. Penguins won eight of their last ten games; they won their last six home games, four of which went over the total.

Las Vegas lost 4-2 in Minnesota in teams’ only meeting Nov 30. Golden Knights won four of their last five games; they won four of their last five road games. Four of their last six games went over total. Vegas is 5-4 if they played the night before. Minnesota won five of its last seven games; they won three of last four home games. Six of their last eight games stayed under the total.

NHL

Friday, February 2

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Trend Report
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DETROIT @ CAROLINA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

SAN JOSE @ COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of San Jose's last 23 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Columbus's last 11 games

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

VEGAS @ MINNESOTA
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Vegas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 02-02-2018, 09:08 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, February 2

Detroit @ Carolina

Game 51-52
February 2, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
10.516
Carolina
12.443
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-165); Under

San Jose @ Columbus

Game 53-54
February 2, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
10.713
Columbus
11.776
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-130); Under

Washington @ Pittsburgh

Game 55-56
February 2, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.113
Pittsburgh
11.298
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+130); Over

Vegas @ Minnesota

Game 57-58
February 2, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
12.312
Minnesota
10.775
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
N/A

**Udog** · 02-02-2018, 09:22 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, February 2

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DETROIT (20-21-0-8, 48 pts.) at CAROLINA (24-19-0-8, 56 pts.) - 2/2/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 438-335 ATS (-135.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
DETROIT is 123-84 ATS (+23.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 30-56 ATS (+94.2 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 12-15 ATS (-10.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 3-9 ATS (-10.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-3 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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SAN JOSE (26-16-0-8, 60 pts.) at COLUMBUS (27-19-0-4, 58 pts.) - 2/2/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 31-34 ATS (-17.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 7-16 ATS (-11.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 18-6 ATS (+11.2 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 23-9 ATS (+12.7 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 29-16 ATS (+10.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 164-150 ATS (+357.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 212-221 ATS (+472.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 11-27 ATS (+41.7 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
SAN JOSE is 3-1 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS 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=-0.4 Units)

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WASHINGTON (30-15-0-5, 65 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (28-21-0-3, 59 pts.) - 2/2/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 96-54 ATS (+7.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 38-18 ATS (+11.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 20-4 ATS (+13.6 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 30-10 ATS (+11.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 16-4 ATS (+10.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 154-85 ATS (+20.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 59-45 ATS (+105.8 Units) in road games in February games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 15-3 ATS (+10.0 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 43-19 ATS (+12.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 43-24 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 0-5 ATS (-7.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 14-10 (+5.8 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 14-10-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
10 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-1.8 Units)

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VEGAS (34-12-0-4, 72 pts.) at MINNESOTA (27-18-0-5, 59 pts.) - 2/2/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA 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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