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**Udog** · 02-07-2018, 08:20 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

— Tennessee 61, Kentucky 59— Wildcats are 3-5 in their last eight games.

— There are 446 bridges in the city of Pittsburgh. Lot of bridges.

— Thunder 125, Warriors 105— OKC had lost its previous four games.

— Boise St 73, New Mexico 71— Boise outscored Lobos 8-0 over the final 1:46.

— Wednesday is National Signing Day in college football; games in 2021 and 2022 will be won by what happens today.

— Magic 116, Cavaliers 98— Cleveland led by 21 in second quarter. Cavaliers would be #4 seed in the East right now. Thursday 3pm is the NBA trade deadline; I’m just sayin’.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Tuesday morning, the Indianapolis Colts announced they hired Josh McDaniels as their new coach. By 8pm Tuesday, McDaniels had backed out of the deal. Go figure.

12) There are reports the Patriots greatly sweetened McDaniels’ contract to keep him in Foxboro; maybe they guaranteed he’d replace Bill Belichick when Belichick retires. Who knows what happened, but the Colts look foolish for now, even if they may be better off in the long run.

If someone isn’t 100% into being your football coach, then YOU DO NOT WANT HIM. Now the Colts have to regroup and take advantage of the opportunity to find a smart football person who really wants to coach the Indianapolis Colts. NFL head coaching jobs are in great demand.

it should be mentioned here that when McDaniels was coach of the Broncos, he drafted Tim Tebow in the first round. If you’re a Colts’ fan, are you really sad about losing this guy?

11) Took the 6:20am flight from Albany to Chicago to Las Vegas Monday morning; was in the airport by 4:30am. Was on the plane at 6am- the flight took off…….at 10:53am. Oy.

It was a bright. sunny morning in Albany Monday; Southwest Airlines claimed it was too windy to take off, and that snow had blown on the one runway they could use, none of which made a hell of a lot of sense. There was maybe a half-inch of snow on the ground. Maybe some air traffic callers called in sick, who knows?

Everything turned out pretty well, other than wasting four hours of my life that could’ve spent with me being asleep. In a bed. There were three empty seats on the Chicago-to-Vegas flight; one of them was the middle seat next to me. Leg room is tremendous!!!

Then I got a $100 voucher Tuesday in an e-mail from Southwest, apologizing for the delay. it was this e-mail that casually mentioned something about air traffic controllers, which made me wonder what was really up.

10) Bad news for the Knicks Tuesday night; Kristaps Porzingis tore his ACL, is out for the year.

9) Ben Simmons is a really good player and the 76ers will probably make the playoffs this year, but could he learn how to shoot? They said Tuesday that of 346 baskets this season, only seven of them came on shots longer than 16 feet. He is 0-10 behind the arc, but only seven baskets in 1,720 minutes longer than 16 feet?

Simmons is also shooting only 56.3% on the foul line.. If he wants to eventually be considered a truly great player, he better get himself in a gym this summer and improve his shooting.

8) Emeka Okafor played nine minutes for the Pelicans Monday night; it was his first NBA action in four years and 296 days, when he was on the Wizards. Okafor is 35 and banked just under $90M in his playing career. Good to see that he worked hard enough to get back in the NBA.

7) Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim got his 200th career win on February 4, 1985 against Seton Hall, the day after current Louisville coach David Padgett was born.

6) Schools are closed in Philadelphia Thursday, because of the Eagles’ victory parade.

5) Think about it, from 2005-08, Doug Pederson was the head football coach at Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, LA. Now he is the head coach of the Super Bowl champs.

4) James Madison postponed basketball games scheduled for Thursday, Saturday over fears of a possible mumps outbreak in the program. One assistant coach had mumps; three other people, including one player, are suspected of having it now.

In case you were wondering: “Mumps is a mild to moderate contagious viral illness spread usually by close or face-to-face contact. Its symptoms can appears from 12 to 25 days after exposure, and those symptoms include body aches, fever and swollen or tender salivary glands.”

3) San Francisco Giants will retire Barry Bonds’ #25 when the Giants host Pittsburgh in August.

2) So much for preseason polls: Auburn was picked 9th, Tennessee 13th in the SEC preseason poll. They’re the top two teams in the league.

1— Sat next to a couple gamblers in the Westgate sportsbook Tuesday night; this is one of my favorite places on earth, where people of all races/creeds sit near each other and bond over their desire to wager money on sports. If only the rest of the world got along so well……..

Anyway, Gambler A was having a bad day. Gambler B, his friend, was trying to pump him up that his current bet, a totals’ bet on the first half of the Michigan-Northwestern game, was going to be a winner. Gambler B’s optimism was annoying Gambler A.

Gambler B: “Hey, I’m just trying to keep things positive.”
Gambler A: “I’m not big on all this positive shit.”

Alrighty then; as soon as he says that, kid on Northwestern hit a 3-pointer at the end of the half to make Gambler A’s bet a loser. they left right after that; Gambler A won later on with his Nebraska bet; hopefully he was more cheerful then.

**Udog** · 02-07-2018, 08:38 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, February 7

Maple Leafs won three of last four games with Nashville; road team won six of last eight series games. Predators lost three of last five visits to Toronto. Nashville won eight of its last ten games, winning last three road games. Over is 4-3 in their last seven games. Toronto won five of its last six games overall- they split last four home games. Under is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.

Rangers won their last seven games with Boston; over is 6-3 in last nine series games. Bruins lost their last five visits to Manhattan. Boston won eight of its last nine games; they’re 2-5 if they played night before. Bruins won their last five road games. New York lost six of last seven games overall; they’re 3-4 in last seven home games. Over is 8-3 in their last eleven games.

Kings won seven of last ten games with Edmonton; home side won seven of last eight series games. Oilers lost their last five games in the Staples Center. Edmonton won five of its last seven games; they’re 2-3 in last five road games- this is their first road game since Jan 13. Four of their last five games went over. Los Angeles won four of its last six games; they’re 2-3 in last five home games. Six of their last nine games stayed under.

**Udog** · 02-07-2018, 09:23 AM

NHL

Wednesday, February 7

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Trend Report
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NASHVILLE @ TORONTO
Nashville is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

BOSTON @ NY RANGERS
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston

EDMONTON @ LOS ANGELES
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Edmonton is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton

NASHVILLE VS. TORONTO
Nashville is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Nashville is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Nashville is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Nashville is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 3-13 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 16 games at home
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville

BOSTON VS NYR
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games
NY Rangers is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Rangers's last 11 games
NY Rangers is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
NY Rangers is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

EDMONTON VS LOS ANGELES
Edmonton is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
Edmonton is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
Edmonton is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 9 games
Los Angeles is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
Los Angeles is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton

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**Udog** · 02-07-2018, 10:39 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 7

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NASHVILLE (32-12-0-7, 71 pts.) at TORONTO (31-19-0-5, 67 pts.) - 2/7/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 32-19 ATS (+7.1 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 14-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NASHVILLE is 17-8 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 30-17 ATS (+12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 89-103 ATS (-54.7 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
TORONTO is 134-145 ATS (-83.2 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 7-19 ATS (+29.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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BOSTON (32-11-0-8, 72 pts.) at NY RANGERS (25-23-0-5, 55 pts.) - 2/7/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 29-39 ATS (-20.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 23-13 ATS (+9.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 16-4 ATS (+10.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 14-18 ATS (-12.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 5-15 ATS (+21.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
NY RANGERS are 200-232 ATS (-147.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 7-1 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 7-1-0 straight up against BOSTON 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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EDMONTON (23-24-0-4, 50 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (28-19-0-5, 61 pts.) - 2/7/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 23-28 ATS (-11.7 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 9-20 ATS (-13.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 3-9 ATS (-9.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 4-10 ATS (-9.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 10-2 ATS (+7.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
LOS ANGELES is 149-155 ATS (-20.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 26-32 ATS (-19.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 3-8 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 19-29 ATS (-25.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 3-9 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 107-110 ATS (-55.0 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 8-3 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 8-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-07-2018, 01:55 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, February 7

Nashville @ Toronto

Game 1-2
February 7, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.646
Toronto
11.117
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(+105); Over

Boston @ NY Rangers

Game 3-4
February 7, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.566
NY Rangers
12.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+115); Over

Edmonton @ Los Angeles

Game 5-6
February 7, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.875
Los Angeles
12.336
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-130); Over

**Udog** · 02-07-2018, 07:07 PM

Bruins are 13-3 in their last 16 road games & 21-5 in their last 26 games vs. Eastern Conference teams. NYR are 1-6 in their last 7 overall.
BOS -138 NYR +125
Total: 5.5

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