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**Udog** · 02-27-2018, 08:13 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Six top prospects for the Chicago White Sox:

1) Eloy Jimenez, OF— Hit .353 in 18 games in the Southern League LY.

2) Michael Kopech, P— Has 344 strikeouts in 269 career IP

5) Dane Dunning, P— florida alum has 2.76 ERA in two years in A ball.

9) Zach Collins, C— Supposedly a good hitter, but hit .229 in first two years in the minors.

9) Gavin Sheets, 1B— Wake Forest alum is son of former big leaguer Larry Sheets

13) Carson Fulmer, P— Vandy alum was 3-1, 3.86 in seven big league games (5 starts) LY.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) There are reports out of Los Angeles that the Dodgers are having $$$ problems and are looking for minority investors (25%??). You’d think the Dodgers are one team that wouldn’t have money problems, but these are weird times– you never know.

Dodgers paid over $48M last year to players who never played for them, otherwise known as dead money.

12) Thinking ahead; since the NCAA’s went to 68 teams, the 11-seeds who advance with Tuesday/Wednesday play-in wins are 8-6 vs spread in their first-round games that they play on short rest. 13 of those 14 teams were underdogs; Tennessee (-4) covered as the lone favorite in the next round, back in 2014.

11) Red Sox were 15-3 in extra inning games last year, most extra inning games played in the major leagues last season.

10) Five major leaguers played every game last season:
Joey Votto, Freddy Galvis, Rougned Odor, Eric Hosmer and Alcides Escobar.

Galvis and Hosmer left their 2017 teams and will be teammates on the Padres this year.

9) Golfer Justin Thomas has won 7 of the last 31 PGA tournaments he entered.

7 of the last 15 PGA tournaments went to a playoff, but hey, Eldrick Woods finished 12th.

8) Quinnipiac lost seven of its last eight games heading into the MAAC tournament, but three of those seven losses were in double overtime. Mike Dunleavy’s son Baker is the coach there; this is his first season. Teams are shooting 40.8% behind the arc vs Quinnipiac this year, 4th-highest %age against any team in the country.

7) JD Martinez will make $22M a year for the Red Sox; he has played more than 123 games in a season ONCE in his career!!!!

If JD Martinez spends 120+ days on the DL with Boston, Red Sox will get some salary relief later in his contract. Martinez knocked in 104 runs in 119 games for Detroit/Arizona LY, which is a lot of production, but he does get hurt a lot.

6) Conference tournament knowledge: #1 seed has won the last seven Big Sky tournaments. Last four Atlantic 14 tournaments were won by teams seeded #3 or worse.

5) NC State won its last four basketball games; in those games, backup G Sam Hunt made 14-17 behind the arc. Hunt has had an interesting career; he played a year at Jacksonville, then two years at North Carolina A&T- in those three seasons, he made 34.3% of his 3-pointers. This year, playing as a senior in the ACC, Hunt is making 41.8% (46-110) behind the arc.

4) Los Angeles Rams got CB Marcus Peters from the Chiefs, sending 2nd/4th round picks to KC. Rams also get a 6th-round pick in the deal.

3) It is weird to me that the Big 14 tournament is this week instead of next week; having it in New York City doesn’t matter much to me, since TV is TV, but having it at the same time as Arch Madness and the MAAC tourney and the WCC is just so different.

2) Doing some conference tournament research: over the last six years, in the semis/finals of the OVC tournament, the underdogs are 12-5 vs spread- one game had no line. Favorites are 15-8-1 vs spread in the first two rounds.

1— Colleges who have already fired their basketball coach:
Charlotte
Colorado State
East Carolina
Eastern Kentucky
Ole Miss
Cal-Riverside
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**Udog** · 02-27-2018, 08:29 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 27

New Jersey @ Pittsburgh

Game 1-2
February 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
10.875
Pittsburgh
13.878
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-210
6
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-210); Over

Ottawa @ Washington

Game 3-4
February 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
10.283
Washington
11.446
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-210
6
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-210); Under

Carolina @ Boston

Game
February 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
10.875
Boston
9.797
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-220
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+180); Under

Toronto @ Florida

Game 7-8
February 27, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.792
Florida
12.668
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
N/A

Nashville @ Winnipeg

Game 9-10
February 27, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
11.350
Winnipeg
12.924
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-125); Under

St. Louis @ Minnesota

Game 11-12
February 27, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
9.929
Minnesota
12.474
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-150); Over

Calgary @ Dallas

Game 13-14
February 27, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.666
Dallas
10.254
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+130); Under

Los Angeles @ Vegas

Game 15-16
February 27, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
11.964
Vegas
10.889
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
N/A

Edmonton @ San Jose

Game 17-18
February 27, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.046
San Jose
11.127
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(-145); Under

**Udog** · 02-27-2018, 08:30 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, February 27

Devils lost five of last six games with Pittsburgh; they lost four of their last five visits to the Steel City. Three of last four series games went over total. New Jersey won five of its last seven games overall, three in row on road. Under is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Penguins won six of last seven games overall, four in row at home. Seven of their last nine games went over the total.

Washington won eight of last ten games with Ottawa; Over is 5-5 in last ten series games. Senators lost their last four games in this building. Ottawa lost its last four games, outscored 17-10; they lost their last four road games. Eight of last ten Senator games went over the total. Washington lost six of its last nine games overall, three of last four at home. Over is 7-2-1 in last ten series games.

Carolina won four of last six games with Boston; five of those six games went to OT. Hurricanes lost three of last five visits to Boston. Over is 2-0-1 in last three series games. Carolina lost its last five games, outscored 20-6; they lost three of their last four road games. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Bruins lost three of their last five games overall; they won three of last four home games. Three of their last four games stayed under.

Toronto won five of last seven games with Florida; Maple Leafs split their last four visits here. Four of last five series games stayed under the total. Toronto won nine of its last eleven games overall, but lost three of last four road games. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Panthers won five of last seven games overall, four of last five at home; five of their last seven games went over the total.

Predators are 5-3 in last eight games with Winnipeg; over is 5-2 in last seven series games. Nashville lost three of its last five trips to Manitoba. Preds won their last four games, outscoring foes 19-5; they split their last four road games, three of which stayed under total. Winnipeg won five of its last six games overall, four of last five home games. Seven of their last nine games went over total.

Blues won six of last nine games with Minnesota; they won four of last five visits to the Twin Cities. Three of last four series games went over total. St Louis lost its last six games; they got blanked 4-0/4-0 in last two games and lost last three road games. Under is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Wild won last four games overall; they split their last six home games. Under is 5-2-1 in last eight series games.

Dallas Stars won four of last six games with Calgary; under is 5-2 in last seven series games. Flames lost three of last five visits to Texas. Calgary split their last ten games overall; they’re 4-3 in last seven road games. Over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Dallas lost three of its last four games; they won four of their last six home games. Three of their last four home games went over the total.

Las Vegas won two of three games with the Kings, losing in OT at Staples last night; last two series games went OT. Kings won four of last six games overall, three in row on road. Four of their last six road games went over the total. Golden Knights won five of their last seven games overall, five of last six at home. Three of their last four home games went over.

Edmonton won five of last seven games with the Sharks; they won three of last five visits to San Jose. Four of last five series games went over the total. Oilers won four of its last five games overall, three in a row on the road. Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. San Jose lost its last three games, outscored 13-4; they split their last four home games. Under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

**Udog** · 02-27-2018, 08:32 AM

NHL

Tuesday, February 27

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Trend Report
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CAROLINA @ BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Carolina's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games at home

NEW JERSEY @ PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home

OTTAWA @ WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Ottawa

TORONTO @ FLORIDA
Toronto is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games at home

ST. LOUIS @ MINNESOTA
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis

NASHVILLE @ WINNIPEG
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games at home
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

CALGARY @ DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games on the road
Calgary is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Calgary
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary

EDMONTON @ SAN JOSE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing San Jose
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games

LOS ANGELES @ VEGAS
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Vegas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 02-27-2018, 11:10 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 27

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NEW JERSEY (32-22-0-8, 72 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (36-23-0-4, 76 pts.) - 2/27/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 17-6 ATS (+8.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 41-19 ATS (+13.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 18-7 ATS (+8.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PITTSBURGH is 14-2 ATS (+10.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 32-30 ATS (+65.2 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-3 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)

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OTTAWA (21-30-0-10, 52 pts.) at WASHINGTON (35-21-0-7, 77 pts.) - 2/27/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 21-40 ATS (+68.6 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 2-12 ATS (+18.8 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
WASHINGTON is 20-6 ATS (+11.0 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 95-76 ATS (+172.7 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
OTTAWA is 45-45 ATS (+102.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-1 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

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CAROLINA (27-25-0-10, 64 pts.) at BOSTON (37-15-0-8, 82 pts.) - 2/27/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 27-35 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 7-15 ATS (-11.7 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 9-15 ATS (-9.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 4-15 ATS (+23.8 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 12-19 ATS (-9.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CAROLINA is 12-22 ATS (-10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 40-48 ATS (-36.7 Units) in home games in February games since 1996.
BOSTON is 28-28 ATS (-22.0 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 9-13 ATS (-14.6 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 11-15 ATS (-15.3 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 47-57 ATS (-42.2 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
BOSTON is 210-173 ATS (-54.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
BOSTON is 98-87 ATS (-70.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-3 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-3-0 straight up against BOSTON 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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TORONTO (39-20-0-6, 84 pts.) at FLORIDA (28-25-0-6, 62 pts.) - 2/27/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 6-5 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 6-5-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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NASHVILLE (38-14-0-9, 85 pts.) at WINNIPEG (37-16-0-9, 83 pts.) - 2/27/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 17-3 ATS (+13.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WINNIPEG is 30-18 ATS (+7.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 38-23 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 36-21 ATS (+9.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 260-206 ATS (+33.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 20-10 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 33-19 ATS (+12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 6-12 ATS (-9.8 Units) in home games in February games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 6-5-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)

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ST LOUIS (34-25-0-4, 72 pts.) at MINNESOTA (35-20-0-7, 77 pts.) - 2/27/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 14-4 ATS (+8.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 44-33 ATS (+10.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 25-17 ATS (+42.6 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 18-7 ATS (+25.4 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 25-15 ATS (+44.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 62-64 ATS (-24.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 11-7 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 11-7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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CALGARY (32-22-0-9, 73 pts.) at DALLAS (35-23-0-4, 74 pts.) - 2/27/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 12-2 ATS (+8.5 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
DALLAS is 9-1 ATS (+7.4 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DALLAS is 19-4 ATS (+12.8 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 11-5 ATS (+17.2 Units) in road games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 9-4 ATS (+13.6 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 15-3 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-4 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (34-24-0-5, 73 pts.) at VEGAS (41-16-0-5, 87 pts.) - 2/27/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 2-1-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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EDMONTON (27-31-0-4, 58 pts.) at SAN JOSE (33-21-0-9, 75 pts.) - 2/27/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 27-35 ATS (-14.0 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 9-20 ATS (-12.3 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 6-12 ATS (-8.3 Units) after a division game this season.
EDMONTON is 12-21 ATS (-10.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 9-17 ATS (-9.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 5-14 ATS (-11.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
SAN JOSE is 33-16 ATS (+10.6 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 39-22 ATS (+14.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 417-330 ATS (+0.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 208-167 ATS (-75.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 10-7 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 10-7-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.5 Units)

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