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**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 08:22 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds to win the 2019 college basketball title:

5-1— Duke

8-1— Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova

12-1— North Carolina

15-1— Gonzaga, Michigan St, Virginia

20-1— Michigan, Oregon

30-1— Auburn, UCLA, West Virginia

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

13) Rams traded 1st and 6th-round draft picks to New England Tuesday for WR Brandin Cooks and a 4th-round pick. Two things about this:

a) I no longer have to worry about the Rams trading for Odell Beckham
b) Rams still have eight draft picks, but only one of their original picks- four of those eight picks are in the 6th round. Their first pick right now will be the 87th selection.

12) This means all those geniuses who do a mock draft every 36 hours get to do more of them, since the #23 pick moves to the Patriots. Still 22 days until the draft.

11) Louisville QB Lamar Jackson is being advised by his mother instead of by an agent. No one knows what this means exactly, since the mom is a private person and hasn’t said much. Will be curious to see if an agent is hired once a team drafts him, and negotiations for a contract begin.

One thing, for sure; Lamar Jackson is going to play QB, and only QB.

10) This was the 4th time in last five years the college basketball national champ went 6-0 vs spread in its NCAA tournament games.

9) This is a little hard to believe, but they said on TV Monday night that Padres’ reliever Adam Cimber is first the major leaguer ever to wear number 90.

8) Arizona 8, Dodgers 7 (15)— This game ended at 3:26am Tuesday morning; had the game gone to the 16th inning, both teams would’ve used position players to pitch.

7) Two pitchers have already been removed from games this season with a no-hitter going: Minnesota’s Kyle Gibson Saturday in Baltimore, Pirates’ Trevor Williams Sunday in Detroit.

6) A’s drew only 7,416 fans for their home game with Texas Monday night, their smallest home crowd since 2003. Oy.

A’s drew 9,157 fans last night on Free Parking Tuesday, which doesn’t seem like a big promotion until you realize they charge $30 to park a car in Oakland.

5) There were 144 hitters last year who got enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title; 89 of them hit 20+ home runs, which means 61.8% of hitters who qualified for the batting title hit 20+ homers. In 2014, that number was 32%.

4) Number of times a pitcher went thru the opponent’s whole lineup three times in a game:
2017 1,196 (39.9 per team, out of 162 games)
2016 1,405
2015 1,670
2014 1,906

Unless the guy is an ace or really rolling that night, starting pitchers aren’t allowed to go thru the lineup three times anymore.

3) Rhode Island Rams were apparently going to hire Rick Pitino as their new basketball coach, until the school president put the kibosh on that. Now what?

2) San Diego 3B Christian Villanueva was 0-4 for the season before Tuesday; he hit three homers for the Padres last night in their win over Colorado.

1— Brewers 5, Cardinals 4— Christian Yelich tied game with a dramatic two-out HR in the 9th, then Ryan Braun won it with a walk-off tater.

This was the first game in MLB history where the first two batters of the game homered, and also the last two.

**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 08:39 AM

NHL

Wednesday, April 4

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Trend Report
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Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Ottawa is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Ottawa is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Ottawa's last 12 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Buffalo is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Buffalo is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Buffalo's last 12 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa

Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games
Chicago is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Chicago's last 21 games on the road
Chicago is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Chicago is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games at home
St. Louis is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Chicago
St. Louis is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago

Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Minnesota is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games
Anaheim is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Anaheim's last 10 games at home
Anaheim is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Anaheim is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Anaheim is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 10:23 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 4

Ottawa @ Buffalo

Game 1-2
April 4, 2018 @ 7:34 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
9.716
Buffalo
11.229
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(-125); Over

Chicago @ St. Louis

Game 3-4
April 4, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
9.855
St. Louis
11.312
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-240
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-240); Over

Minnesota @ Anaheim

Game 5-6
April 4, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
12.188
Anaheim
11.056
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
N/A

**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 10:39 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 4

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OTTAWA (27-41-0-11, 65 pts.) at BUFFALO (25-42-0-12, 62 pts.) - 4/4/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 27-52 ATS (+92.2 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 5-19 ATS (+32.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
OTTAWA is 10-25 ATS (+41.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
OTTAWA is 7-21 ATS (+29.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BUFFALO is 288-261 ATS (+19.0 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 235-235 ATS (+476.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
OTTAWA is 14-11 ATS (+29.4 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 25-55 ATS (+90.5 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 10-25 ATS (+47.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
BUFFALO is 27-49 ATS (+96.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 8-4 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 8-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+8.0 Units)

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CHICAGO (32-37-0-10, 74 pts.) at ST LOUIS (43-30-0-6, 92 pts.) - 4/4/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 32-48 ATS (-20.0 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 0-8 ATS (-10.9 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 14-28 ATS (+43.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 4-13 ATS (-11.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 4-18 ATS (-17.7 Units) after a division game this season.
CHICAGO is 15-28 ATS (+44.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CHICAGO is 13-28 ATS (+43.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 36-14 ATS (+14.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 11-8 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 11-8-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
10 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.5 Units)

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MINNESOTA (44-25-0-10, 98 pts.) at ANAHEIM (41-25-0-13, 95 pts.) - 4/4/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 71-73 ATS (-30.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-18 ATS (-10.7 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
ANAHEIM is 38-14 ATS (+13.5 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 439-440 ATS (-69.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 33-22 ATS (+10.0 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
ANAHEIM is 4-4 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-4-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.2 Units)

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