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**Udog** · 04-01-2018, 09:36 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Lowest opening day payrolls in major leagues:

30) Oakland A’s $67,475,833

29) Chicago White Sox $72,202,000

28) Tampa Bay Rays $78,219,329

27) Pittsburgh Pirates $86,344,999

26) Milwaukee Brewers $90,030,700

25) San Diego Padres $95,652,133

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

13) Michigan 69, Loyola 57— Ramblers were up 7 at the half; other than Wagner, Wolverines were 4-23 in first half, but Michigan scored 47 points in 2nd half, after only 22 in first, and they move on to the national championship game Monday night.

Loyola shot 39.8% on the arc for the season; they were 1-10 in this game.

12) Villanova 95, Kansas 79— With 6:52 left in first half, Villanova led by 14 and already had seven guys who made at least one 3-pointer- this game was 22-4 at one point, and was reminiscent of Villanova’s dismantling of Oklahoma in the national semis two years ago.

11) I’ve thought a lot about this, asked lot of people about it and still cannot find a decent reason to bat the pitcher 8th. Mets/Phillies are doing it this year with new managers.

Tony LaRussa used to do it, Joe Maddon has done it, which gives the idea credibility, but they did not do it in playoff games, which makes me a skeptic.

10) Scheduling quirk: AL West Houston Astros/Texas Rangers do not play this season after July 29th. All 19 of their meetings are before then.

9) Asdrubel Cabrera is the first ballplayer in 103 years to bat cleanup on Opening Day, then bat leadoff in the second game of the season.

Only one instance Interweb folks could find where a guy batted leadoff on Opening Day, then batted cleanup in the second game of the year— Hall of Famer Tim Raines, in 1989.

8) Obscure Stat of the Day: White Sox pitcher James Shields is the first pitcher since 1908 to allow four 1st-inning runs on Opening Day, but then go on to win that game.

7) Baltimore Orioles won in walk-off fashion in their last three Opening Day games.

6) Sporting News basketball writer Mike DeCourcy is from Pittsburgh; when Jeff Capel got the Pitt Panthers coaching job earlier this week, DeCourcy wrote an article about the Pitt job, and wrote about how Pittsburgh “….isn’t a basketball town.” Uh oh.

Why would you want to coach in the ACC at a school that isn’t in “a basketball town”?

5) Gonzaga will stay in the WCC next season, instead of bolting to the Mountain West.

4) A guy at SouthPoint Casino in Las Vegas risked $130,000 on Michigan to win SU; he got $50,000 for his trouble; after the Wolverines won, he quickly put the $50,000 on Kansas, +5.

3) Seems like the Arizona Diamondbacks wear a different uniform every night; I’m thinking it has to be at least a little distracting, especially early in the season.

2) Phillies’ rookie manager Gabe Kapler took his starting pitcher out in the 4th inning last nite in Atlanta, but there didn’t seem to be anyone warming up when he did it. The reliever took a long time to get to the mound and Braves manager Snitker got tossed when he objected to the pitcher being allowed his eight warmup tosses even after taking forever to get on the field.

1) Xavier Silas got signed by the Celtics this week; its been six years, over 2,100 days since he last played in the NBA. I remember seeing him play in an AAU tournament in Orlando when he was in high school— his dad James Silas was a terrific player in the ABA.

Imagine how great it must be to wait over six years and finally get that call again to play in the NBA? There had to be times he thought it would never happen, but it did.

**Udog** · 04-01-2018, 10:25 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, April 1

Boston @ Philadelphia

Game 51-52
April 1, 2018 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.099
Philadelphia
10.187
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
N/A

Nashville @ Tampa Bay

Game 53-54
April 1, 2018 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
10.086
Tampa Bay
12.516
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
N/A

New Jersey @ Montreal

Game 55-56
April 1, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
10.672
Montreal
9.505
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-160); Under

Washington @ Pittsburgh

Game 57-58
April 1, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.323
Pittsburgh
10.978
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
N/A

Colorado @ Anaheim

Game 59-60
April 1, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
11.948
Anaheim
10.351
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
N/A

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, April 1

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BOSTON (49-17-0-11, 109 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (39-25-0-14, 92 pts.) - 4/1/2018, 12:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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NASHVILLE (50-17-0-11, 111 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (52-22-0-4, 108 pts.) - 4/1/2018, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (41-28-0-9, 91 pts.) at MONTREAL (28-38-0-12, 68 pts.) - 4/1/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 42-37 ATS (+83.1 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 7-1 ATS (+8.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs this season.
NEW JERSEY is 7-3 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NEW JERSEY is 8-2 ATS (+10.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.
MONTREAL is 28-51 ATS (-35.8 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 12-28 ATS (+12.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
MONTREAL is 13-35 ATS (+48.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
MONTREAL is 9-31 ATS (+46.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MONTREAL is 3-19 ATS (+28.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-2 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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WASHINGTON (46-25-0-7, 99 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (45-28-0-6, 96 pts.) - 4/1/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 15-10 (+6.8 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 15-10-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
11 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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COLORADO (42-28-0-8, 92 pts.) at ANAHEIM (40-25-0-13, 93 pts.) - 4/1/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-4 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)

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NHL

Sunday, April 1

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Trend Report
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Boston Bruins
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
Philadelphia is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Boston

Nashville Predators
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Nashville is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games
Nashville is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Nashville is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Nashville is 3-5-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
Tampa Bay is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville

New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games
New Jersey is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
New Jersey is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Montreal is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Montreal is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Montreal is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing New Jersey
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey

Washington Capitals
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Washington is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Pittsburgh is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Pittsburgh is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
Colorado is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 12 games when playing Anaheim
Colorado is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Anaheim is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Anaheim is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 9 games at home
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 12 games when playing Colorado
Anaheim is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado

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**Udog** · 04-01-2018, 01:01 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, April 1

Boston @ Philadelphia

Game 51-52
April 1, 2018 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.099
Philadelphia
10.187
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-105); Over

Nashville @ Tampa Bay

Game 53-54
April 1, 2018 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
10.086
Tampa Bay
12.516
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-145); Under

New Jersey @ Montreal

Game 55-56
April 1, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
10.672
Montreal
9.505
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-160); Under

Washington @ Pittsburgh

Game 57-58
April 1, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.323
Pittsburgh
10.978
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-105); Over

Colorado @ Anaheim

Game 59-60
April 1, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
11.948
Anaheim
10.351
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+140); Over

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