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**Udog** · 02-08-2018, 09:25 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

— Texas A&M 81, Auburn 80— Aggies have an interesting resume for NCAA’s.

— UNLV 86, Nevada 78— Big road win for the Rebels; Nevada’s best player is hurt.

— 3B/1B Todd Frazier gets $17M for two years from the Mets.

— Twins’ P Ervin Santana is out 10-12 weeks after he had a finger operated on.

— 17 college hoop teams have already been ranked in the top 5 this season.

— Agent Bob LaMonte fired Josh McDaniels as a client after Tuesday’s switcheroo; he is also the agent for the Colts’ GM Chris Ballard.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud……

13) St John’s 79, Villanova 75— Red Storm started out 0-11 in Big East, but in last five days, they beat both Duke/Villanova. Johnnies played only six guys in this game; four of their starters played 37:00+. Villanova was only 8-33 on arc in this game.

12) The NBA has strategically moved All-Star Weekend back until after football ends, to make the most of its exposure, but players are complaining now that the break should be earlier in the season, to give them a much-needed break from the 82-game schedule.

For example, Cleveland has already played 53 of its 81 games, so All-Star break will come after the 2/3 mark of the season. If they move it to January, it will compete with the NFL playoffs.

11) Gave this some thought during my 11-hour plane excursion Monday; If I’m the Eagles, I don’t trade Nick Foles. Carson Wentz is still the starter, but getting rid of Foles seems like a mistake.

10) An NBA game got rained out Wednesday night; seriously. Roof was leaking in the arena in New Orleans, so Pacers-Pelicans will play some other day. There was actually a puddle near one of the foul lines, which makes it difficult to play.

9) Speaking of the Pacers, they’re 30-19 when Victor Oladipo plays, 0-6 when he does not.

8) Turns out Indianapolis Colts already signed three assistant coaches to contracts before they got left at the altar by Josh McDaniels— one of the coaches is the defensive coordinator, so they almost have to hire a coach with offensive leanings, since the DC is already in place.

7) Former manager Joe Girardi has surfaced as a studio analyst on MLB Network, which is a good idea; hopefully he’ll do some games. Girardi is a smart guy; we can learn from him.

6) There is a actually a service where you pay people to walk your dog. If you have to pay someone to walk your dog…….

a) You’re too damn busy
b) You shouldn’t have a dog
c) You’re extremely lazy. Even I would walk my dog, if I had one.

5) Westgate Hotel added a poker room near their great sportsbook; I was walking down that way the other night and some guy bustles ahead of me like it was a race or something. Turns out he wanted a seat at a poker table; I wanted a hamburger at the restaurant next door.

4) There have never been four QB’s taken in the first 10 picks of an NFL Draft; that surprised me, figured it would have happened at least once.

3) Cavaliers 140, Timberwolves 138 OT– Everyone at ESPN can take a deep breath; the Cavaliers won a game. You listen to their 60-minute pregame show and I think they mentioned Minnesota once the whole hour.

2) Another thing I was wondering about on the plane Monday: what would the average score of an NHL game be if neither team used a goalie, and they just played 6-on-6?

1— NBA trade deadline is 3:00 this afternoon; will be interesting to see what happens.

**Udog** · 02-08-2018, 10:07 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, February 8

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CALGARY (27-18-0-8, 62 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (27-17-0-8, 62 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 24-19 ATS (+49.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 11-4 ATS (+15.1 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 15-10 ATS (+28.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 19-40 ATS (+62.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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MONTREAL (22-25-0-6, 50 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (25-19-0-9, 59 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 22-31 ATS (-13.0 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 6-14 ATS (-11.0 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-5 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-14 ATS (-8.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-3-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (26-22-0-6, 58 pts.) at BUFFALO (14-29-0-10, 38 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 14-39 ATS (+53.0 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 7-29 ATS (+47.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)

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VANCOUVER (21-26-0-6, 48 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (36-14-0-3, 75 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 36-17 ATS (+61.3 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 17-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 113-104 ATS (+228.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 198-219 ATS (+485.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 108-120 ATS (+267.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 375-417 ATS (+798.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-2 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)

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NASHVILLE (32-12-0-8, 72 pts.) at OTTAWA (18-25-0-9, 45 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-0-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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COLORADO (29-19-0-4, 62 pts.) at ST LOUIS (32-20-0-3, 67 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 8-4 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 8-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

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ARIZONA (12-32-0-9, 33 pts.) at MINNESOTA (29-19-0-5, 63 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 12-41 ATS (+70.5 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 6-19 ATS (+32.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
ARIZONA is 7-22 ATS (+37.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MINNESOTA is 56-61 ATS (-21.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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DALLAS (31-19-0-4, 66 pts.) at CHICAGO (24-21-0-8, 56 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 14-31 ATS (+45.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-30 ATS (-18.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 144-139 ATS (-55.7 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
CHICAGO is 24-29 ATS (-24.7 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 33-44 ATS (-31.5 Units) in home games in February games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 2-7 ATS (-6.1 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 8-17 ATS (-10.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CHICAGO is 7-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-6 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 7-6-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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VEGAS (35-14-0-4, 74 pts.) at SAN JOSE (28-17-0-8, 64 pts.) - 2/8/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 37-18 ATS (+12.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
VEGAS is 35-18 ATS (+54.3 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 12-2 ATS (+9.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
VEGAS is 14-8 ATS (+22.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
VEGAS is 19-9 ATS (+28.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN JOSE is 58-60 ATS (-45.3 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 8-17 ATS (-11.7 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
VEGAS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 1-0-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-08-2018, 10:08 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, February 8

Calgary won eight of last ten games with New Jersey; they won three of last four visits to the Garden State. Three of last four series games went over. Flames won their last two games after a six-game skid; they won three of last four road games. Four of last five Calgary games went over the total. Devils won three of their last four games; they’re 3-2 in last five home games. Six of their last eight games stayed under.

Home side won last eight Philly-Montreal games; Canadiens lost four of their last five games in this building. Three of last four series games stayed under. Montreal lost three of last four road games, but won last two games overall. Six of their last nine games stayed under total. Flyers lost four of their last five games overall; they split their last four home games. Four of their last five games went over.

Islanders won their last four games with Buffalo, three of which went over total. New York won three of last four visits to western NY. Islanders lost six of their last nine games overall, but are 3-2 in last five road games. Four of their last six games stayed under. Sabres lost their last four games, outscored 12-6, all at home- they lost their last five home tilts. Five of their last seven games stayed under the total.

Lightning won six of last nine games with Vancouver; over is 7-2-1 in last ten series games. Canucks won three of last five visits to Tampa. Vancouver was outscored 9-3 in losing their last three road games; they’re 3-5 in last eight games overall. Three of their last four games went over. Lightning are off a 5-3 road trip; this is their first home game in 20 days. Five of their last six games went over.

Nashville won six of last seven games with Ottawa; they won three of last four games in this building. Three of last four series games went over. Predators won nine of their last 12 games overall; they won three of last four road games. Under is 10-5 in their last 15 games. Senators won three of last four games overall; they won their last two home games. Six of their last eight games stayed under.

Blues won eight of their last nine games with Colorado; three of last four series games stayed under. Avalanche lost their last four visits to St Louis. Colorado lost four of last six games overall, four of last five on road. Under is 3-2 in their last five games. St Louis won six of last nine games overall, three of last four at home. Seven of their last nine games stayed under the total.

Minnesota won eight of last ten games with Arizona; under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Coyotes lost four of last five visits to the Twin Cities. Arizona lost its last four games, outscored 16-5; they lost three of their last four road games, last three of which went over. Minnesota won seven of its last ten games; they won four of their last five home games. Four of last five Wild games went over total.

Dallas Stars won their last three games with Chicago, two of which were in OT/SO. Stars lost three of their last four visits to Chicago. Three of last four series games stayed under. Dallas won its last three games, outscoring foes 12-3; Stars won four of their last five road games. Chicago lost seven of its last nine games overall; they lost their last five home games. Five of their last six home games stayed under.

Las Vegas beat the Sharks 5-4 in OT Nov 24, in teams’ only meeting. Golden Knights split their last six games overall; they’re 4-3 in last eight road games. Seven of their last nine games went over the total. San Jose lost five of its last seven games; they allowed 11 goals in losing last two home games. Sharks’ last four games stayed under the total.

**Udog** · 02-08-2018, 10:10 AM

NHL

Thursday, February 8

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Trend Report
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NY ISLANDERS @ BUFFALO
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games

CALGARY @ NEW JERSEY
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games when playing at home against Calgary

MONTREAL @ PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Montreal's last 19 games
Philadelphia is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Montreal
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal

NASHVILLE @ OTTAWA
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games when playing at home against Nashville
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

VANCOUVER @ TAMPA BAY
Vancouver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver's last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home

ARIZONA @ MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Arizona
Minnesota is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home

COLORADO @ ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Colorado is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado

DALLAS @ CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Dallas's last 20 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Chicago's last 20 games when playing at home against Dallas

VEGAS @ SAN JOSE
Vegas is 14-1 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
San Jose is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

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**Udog** · 02-08-2018, 07:58 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, February 8

Guys, I've been waiting all day for Dunkel to finish NHL but I guess this is all they're going to do...

Vancouver @ Tampa Bay

Game 57-58
February 8, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
9.809
Tampa Bay
12.768
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-240
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-240); Under

Nashville @ Ottawa

Game 59-60
February 8, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
10:760
Ottawa
11:664
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+140); Under

Arizona @ Minnesota

Game 63-64
February 8, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
11.556
Minnesota
10.674
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-240
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+200); Under

Dallas @ Chicago

Game 65-66
February 8, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.804
Chicago
12.225
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+105); Over

Vegas @ San Jose

Game 67-68
February 8, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
12.102
San Jose
11.223
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-115); Over

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