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**Udog** · 03-18-2018, 09:45 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Over/under win totals for baseball season:

96.5– Houston Astros

96.5— Los Angeles Dodgers

94.5– Chicago Cubs

94.5— Cleveland Indians

92.5— Washington Nationals

91.5— Boston Red Sox

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…..

13) Michigan 64, Houston 63— Cougars were leading 63-61 and were shooting two foul shots with 0:04 left; the Houston kid misses both shots, Michigan calls time-out. Houston doesn’t put a man on the inbounder (like Duke-Kentucky when Laettner hit that shot) and Jordan Poole, a 36.8% shooter on the arc, hit the walk-off 3-pointer to keep Michigan dancing.

This was the kind of game that if you’re wth the Houston team, you’ll think about it every day the rest of your life.

12) Loyola, Chi 63, Tennessee 62— Clayton Custer got a fortuitous bounce on his game-winning jumper with 0:03.6 left, as the Ramblers won a very exciting game. This is the time in 11 years Loyola had a winning conference record- they’ve won their last 12 games.

This is the 11th year in a row a team seeded 11th or worse makes it to the Sweet 16; Ramblers were ranked outside the top 100 in early January, but they’ve won 12 games in row now and will play the Cincinnati-Nevada in the Sweet 16.

11) Texas Tech 69, Florida 66— This was the best game of the day; Red Raiders hung on after nearly gagging away a 5-point lead in last 0:20. Tech goes to the Sweet 16 for 4th time- Chris Beard won a tournament game with Little Rock two years ago as a 12-seed, and now this. He’s a darned good coach.

10) Gonzaga 90, Ohio State 84— Zags ran out to a 15-0 lead, lost the lead, then pulled away down the stretch, as they advance to the Sweet 16 for the 4th year in a row. Gonzaga beat the Buckeyes by 27 in the PK80 tournament in November- this was way tougher.

9) You think you had a bad day? Thursday, a gambler at SouthPoint Casino in Las Vegas bet $10,000 on Arizona to win SU—- if the Wildcats won, he banked $2,000 for his trouble. If they lost, he was out the $10,000.

A 9-point favorite, Arizona lost by 21. Thats a bad day.

8) One of the truly weird things about being in Las Vegas during March Madness is that there is a wagering proposition: “Which team gets to 15 points first?”

First time I witnessed this was in 2010 at the MGM; I’m watching the first part of the first game, and these three guys start hugging each other as if they had just won the lottery. Score of the game was 15-12.

I actually asked one guy if that was his brother who had scored the last basket; he explained the betting prop to me. Lot of people bet on this, apparently.

7) Jets traded three 2nd round draft picks to Indianapolis Saturday to move up three spots in the draft, from #6 pick to #3. Wonder which quarterback they want? Great move by the Colts, who already have a QB and have many other needs.

6) Few years ago, I was at the Wendy’s near my house, in line behind a basketball team- it was this time of year and the America East tournament was at UAlbany.

It was the UMBC Retrievers, who weren’t very good back then, but they were a good group of guys, patient and respectful in line.

Friday, a guy at the Venetian in Las Vegas put $800 of his hard-earned dollars on UMBC on the money line; he got $16,000 back for his trouble. It takes onions to put $800 on a 16-seed, when in the history of the tournament, no 16-seed had ever beaten a #1-seed (0-135).

5) Jarius Lyles was the star of the show for UMBC Friday; both his parents went to Virginia. UMBC is his third college, after pit stops at VCU, Robert Morris. Kid played high school ball at DeMatha in Washington DC, one of the best basketball high schools in the country.

4) Kirk Cousins’ agent is Mike McCartney, whose dad Bill was a really good football coach for the Colorado Buffaloes, winning a national title in Boulder.

3) Obscure baseball trivia: The first time Hank Aaron played for the Braves in a spring training game was in 1954, when he took the place of Bobby Thomson, who broke his ankle sliding into second base. Yes, the same Bobby Thomson who three years earlier hit a walk-off homer to give the New York Giants the NL pennant.

2) Tampa Bay Bucs signed C Ryan Jensen to a four-year, $42 million deal with $22M guaranteed that makes him the highest-paid center in the NFL.

1) Georgia hired Tom Crean as its new basketball coach, after Thad Matta turned them down.

**Udog** · 03-18-2018, 10:39 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, March 18

Detroit @ Colorado

Game 51-52
March 18, 2018 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
8.942
Colorado
13.105
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-180
6
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-180); Over

Calgary @ Vegas

Game 53-54
March 18, 2018 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
9.930
Vegas
10.970
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-160); Under

Edmonton @ Tampa Bay

Game 55-56
March 18, 2018 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
9.545
Tampa Bay
11.626
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-240
6
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-240); Over

Washington @ Philadelphia

Game 57-58
March 18, 2018 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.473
Philadelphia
11.626
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-110); Under

Carolina @ NY Islanders

Game 59-60
March 18, 2018 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
9.623
NY Islanders
11.182
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-110
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-110); Under

St. Louis @ Chicago

Game 61-62
March 18, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.888
Chicago
10.774
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+105); Under

Dallas @ Winnipeg

Game 63-64
March 18, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.270
Winnipeg
12.765
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-165
6
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-165); Over

New Jersey @ Anaheim

Game 65-66
March 18, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
13.028
Anaheim
11.270
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+145); Over

**Udog** · 03-18-2018, 10:40 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, March 18

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DETROIT (26-34-0-11, 63 pts.) at COLORADO (38-25-0-8, 84 pts.) - 3/18/2018, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 26-45 ATS (+81.3 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 7-21 ATS (+33.7 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
DETROIT is 18-42 ATS (+64.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 100-117 ATS (-66.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
COLORADO is 39-33 ATS (+89.2 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 14-4 ATS (+18.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
COLORADO is 20-14 ATS (+5.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 18-12 ATS (+32.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.
COLORADO is 1-9 ATS (+11.7 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 127-131 ATS (-87.5 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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CALGARY (35-27-0-10, 80 pts.) at VEGAS (45-21-0-5, 95 pts.) - 3/18/2018, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 33-50 ATS (-20.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 11-23 ATS (+39.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 46-26 ATS (+73.4 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 9-1 ATS (+7.3 Units) on Sunday games this season.
VEGAS is 16-5 ATS (+9.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CALGARY is 9-2 ATS (+11.1 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
CALGARY is 117-113 ATS (+259.3 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 2-0-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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EDMONTON (31-35-0-5, 67 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (48-19-0-4, 100 pts.) - 3/18/2018, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 3-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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WASHINGTON (41-23-0-7, 89 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (36-25-0-11, 83 pts.) - 3/18/2018, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 10-7-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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CAROLINA (30-30-0-11, 71 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (30-31-0-10, 70 pts.) - 3/18/2018, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 30-41 ATS (-18.0 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 12-21 ATS (-12.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 8-15 ATS (-9.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CAROLINA is 6-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) after a division game this season.
CAROLINA is 15-23 ATS (-10.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CAROLINA is 15-26 ATS (+41.6 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 13-20 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 32-20 ATS (+12.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 8-14 ATS (+22.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-22 ATS (-18.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 1-7 ATS (-7.5 Units) in home games in March games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 6-6-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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ST LOUIS (38-28-0-5, 81 pts.) at CHICAGO (30-34-0-8, 68 pts.) - 3/18/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 10-8 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 10-8-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)

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DALLAS (38-26-0-8, 84 pts.) at WINNIPEG (42-19-0-10, 94 pts.) - 3/18/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 72-82 ATS (-30.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-7 ATS (-7.5 Units) in March games this season.
DALLAS is 20-32 ATS (-18.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-18 ATS (-13.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
DALLAS is 31-47 ATS (-18.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 31-20 ATS (+5.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 70-69 ATS (+157.0 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 11-2 ATS (+8.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 8-5 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 8-5-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.8 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (37-26-0-8, 82 pts.) at ANAHEIM (36-24-0-12, 84 pts.) - 3/18/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 35-14 ATS (+13.0 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 246-195 ATS (-5.5 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 21-13 ATS (+7.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 10-2 ATS (+7.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.
ANAHEIM is 436-439 ATS (-53.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 43-28 ATS (+14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 38-34 ATS (+76.3 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 17-11 ATS (+29.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 3-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-18-2018, 10:42 AM

NHL

Sunday, March 18

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Trend Report
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DETROIT @ COLORADO
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Detroit's last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
Colorado is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games

CALGARY @ VEGAS
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 9 games on the road
Calgary is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 7 games

CAROLINA @ NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Carolina's last 12 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina

WASHINGTON @ PHILADELPHIA
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home

EDMONTON @ TAMPA BAY
Edmonton is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Tampa Bay's last 21 games

ST. LOUIS @ CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

DALLAS @ WINNIPEG
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Dallas's last 10 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas

NEW JERSEY @ ANAHEIM
New Jersey is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

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