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**Udog** · 04-15-2018, 08:44 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

— Warriors 113, Spurs 92— Gregg Popovich has won five NBA titles, so he gets away with being a jerk during in-game interviews and in press conferences. No bueno.

— Why do NBA warmup jackets have hoods on them?

— Denver Broncos will have eight new assistant coaches this season.

— Tampa Bay P Jake Faria’s family had season tickets to the Angels growing up; both his mom and his stepfather are powerlifters.

— Former NBA star Dan Majerle turned down a chance to interview for the Phoenix Suns’ head coaching job, to stay on as coach at Grand Canyon University.

— Washington center Marcin Gortat got a foul on the opening tap of the Wizard-Raptor game. Don’t see that happen too much.

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

13) Philadelphia Phillies gave rookie 2B Scott Kingery a 6-year, $23M contract with options beyond that, before he ever played a major league game.

OF Nick Williams played 83 games as a rookie for the Phillies LY; he hit .283 with 55 RBI, pretty solid production. Not only is he still making the $553,000 league minimum, they don’t start him anymore, now that Rhys Hoskins has moved to the outfield. He started in Tampa Bay this weekend because its an AL park so they have the DH.

Williams must be really freakin’ happy.

12) QB Josh Allen will be the first Wyoming Cowboy taken in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1976, when they had two players taken in first round.

11) Weird stat: Rangers’ DH/OF Joey Gallo has 53 career home runs, 50 career singles.

10) Foot of snow in Minnesota this weekend; why didn’t these geniuses put a retractable dome on their new baseball stadium? Twins might not play for close to a week; I have Jose Abreu on my fantasy team— he’s getting the second half of this week off. No bueno.

Seriously; Sunday’s doubleheader was postponed at 4:00 Saturday. Awesome.

9) UCLA fired assistant basketball coach/Air Force veteran David Grace, a decorated military veteran who served in the Air Force during Operation Desert Storm.

He’s been given credit for bringing in some of UCLA’s top recruits over the last several years, including T.J. Leaf, Ike Anigbogu and Jaylen Hands.

8) Weirdness; A’s are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their first season in Oakland this year, while the Royals are celebrating their 50th season in Kansas City this year.

A’s started playing in Oakland in ’68, after leaving Kansas City. Royals started play when divisional play started, in ’69.

7) Miami Marlins drew 6,150 fans for a home game with the Mets Wednesday; their AA team in Jacksonville drew 6,960 fans that same night for their Southern League home opener vs Mobile.

6) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be on Dancing With the Stars this fall; he could’ve made a freakin’ fortune in endorsements during/after his career, but he is very quiet and never showed much personality so once he stopped playing ball, he kind of disappeared.

Kareem will by 71 on Monday; good to see him enjoying himself now. I’ve said this before here and I firmly believe it— he was the most dominant basketball player ever.

5) Masters champ Patrick Reed sat behind the plate as the Astros game Saturday wearing his green jacket; he was also at a Rockets’ game and went to the drive-thru window at Chick-fil-A wearing the jacket. At what point does he hang the jacket in his closet and go back to playing golf?

4) Cubs 14, Braves 10— Atlanta led this game 10-2 in 6th inning on a hideous, cold, rainy day in Wrigley Field. Braves’ bullpen got 8 outs, allowed 11 runs.

This game shouldn’t have been played; the weather was awful.

3) Golfer Kelly Kraft missed the cut by a stroke at Hilton Head this week, in large part because his tee shot on the par-3 14th hole hit a bird and fell into the water— he double-bogeyed the hole. Because the bird is not a man-made object, Kraft had to play the ball where it lied, or take a penalty; had he hit an airplane, apparently he would get relief. Go figure.

2) Former Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops and legendary Arizona hoop coach Lute Olson recently had statues of themselves put up on the schools’ campuses.

1— In 1997, Barry Levinson wrote a movie called Wag the Dog, where just before a Presidential election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer got together to fabricate a war in order to cover up the President’s sex scandal. Sound familiar?

HBO and Levinson are in the process now of creating a Wag the Dog comedy series, but the idea just isn’t funny anymore.

**Udog** · 04-15-2018, 08:53 AM

Sunday's NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Betting Preview and Odds

The opening round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs continues Sunday with four games on the ice, including the Jets and Golden Knights looking to take commanding three game leads in their respective series.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers (-110, 6)

Series tied at 1-1.

SERIES PRICE (PER SPORTS INTERACTION):

LINE HISTORY: The Flyers opened as -100 at most shops at money coming in on Philadelphia has seen that number jump to -110 as of Saturday night. The total hit the betting board and has yet to move off the opening number.

INJURY REPORT:

Penguins - RW Carter Rowney (Out Indefinitely, Upper Body).

Flyers - G Michal Neuvirth (Questionable, Lower Body).

MATCHUP CHART:

TRENDS:

* Penguins are 6-0 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
* Over is 7-0 in Penguins last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
* Over is 6-1 in Flyers last 7 games following a win.
* Over is 6-0-1 in the last 7 meetings.
* Penguins are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild (-110, 5.5)

Jets lead series 2-0.

SERIES PRICE (PER SPORTS INTERACTION):

LINE HISTORY: Minnesota opened as high as -133 chalk for a must win Game 3, money coming in on the road team has driven that number down as low as -105 at some books. The total opened at 5.5 and has held firm at that number.

INJURY REPORT:

Jets - C Mathieu Perreault (Questionable, Shoulder), D Toby Enstrom (Questionable, Lower Body), LW Matt Hendricks (Questionable, Lower Body), D Dmitry Kulikov (Late April, Back).

Wild - D Gustav Olovsson (Questionable, Upper Body), D Ryan Suter (Out For Season, Ankle), C Luke Kunin (Out For Season, Knee).

MATCHUP CHART:

TRENDS:

* Jets are 8-0 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Wild are 1-7 in their last 8 Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Under is 4-0 in Jets last 4 overall.
* Under is 6-1 in Wild last 7 Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Jets are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.

Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals (-155, 5.5)

Blue Jackets lead series 1-0.

SERIES PRICE (PER SPORTS INTERACTION):

LINE HISTORY: In Sunday's only Game 2 the Capitals opened as low as -150 home chalk and that number wasn't high enough for bettors who bet the line up to -155. The total hit the board at 5.5 and has not moved.

INJURY REPORT:

Blue Jackets - C Alexander Wennberg (Doubtful, Upper Body), LW Lukas Sedlak (Out Indefinitely, Head).

Capitals - D Michal Kempny (Probable, Head), C Travis Boyd (Questionable, Illness), RW Jay Beagle (Questionable, Upper Body).

MATCHUP CHART:

TRENDS:

* Blue Jackets are 10-1 in their last 11 vs. Eastern Conference.
* Over is 7-0 in Blue Jackets last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
* Over is 4-0 in Capitals last 4 overall.
* Over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings.
* Blue Jackets are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Washington.

Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings (-145, 5)

Golden Knights lead series 2-0.

SERIES PRICE (PER SPORTS INTERACTION):

LINE HISTORY: The Kings opened this must win Game 3 as -137 home faves and that wasn't enough high enough as money continued to come in on LA raising the line to -145 at most books. The total hit betting boards at 4.5 and has been bet up slightly to 5.

INJURY REPORT:

Golden Knights - D Luca Sbisa (Questionable, Hand), LW David Perron (Questionable, Undisclosed), D Clayton Stoner (Out Indefinitely, Abdominal).

Kings - D Jake Muzzin (Questionable, Upper Body), D Drew Doughty (Eligible Sunday, Suspension), D Derek Forbort (Out Indefinitely, Lower Body).

MATCHUP CHART:

TRENDS:

* Golden Knights are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Kings are 0-4 in their last 4 Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Under is 6-1 in Golden Knights last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Under is 7-0 in Kings last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Under is 5-0-1 in the last 6 meetings.

**Udog** · 04-15-2018, 08:57 AM

NHL

Sunday, April 15

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games
Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 14 games
Philadelphia is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games on the road
Winnipeg is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Winnipeg is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Columbus is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Columbus is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Washington
Columbus is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus

Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Vegas's last 20 games
Vegas is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Vegas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vegas's last 11 games on the road
Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Vegas

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**Udog** · 04-15-2018, 09:54 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, April 15

Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia

Game 19-20
April 15, 2018 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
12.376
Philadelphia
10.631
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-115); Under

Winnipeg @ Minnesota

Game 21-22
April 15, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
11.030
Minnesota
12.173
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-110
5
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-110); Under

Columbus @ Washington

Game 23-24
April 15, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
12.507
Washington
11.038
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(+140); Over

Vegas @ Los Angeles

Game 25-26
April 15, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
11.600
Los Angeles
10.250
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(+125); Under

**Udog** · 04-15-2018, 09:57 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, April 15

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PITTSBURGH (48-30-0-6, 102 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (43-27-0-14, 100 pts.) - 4/15/2018, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 10-16 ATS (-9.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
PITTSBURGH is 2-7 ATS (-7.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-19 ATS (+1.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-7 ATS (+6.6 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-5 ATS (+14.6 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 63-59 ATS (-3.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 21-8 ATS (+10.4 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 116-67 ATS (+16.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 47-25 ATS (+12.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 15-7 ATS (+22.8 Units) in road games when tied in a playoff series since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 25-9 ATS (+10.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PITTSBURGH is 15-2 ATS (+12.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 254-265 ATS (-18.7 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 10-4 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 10-4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.3 Units)

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WINNIPEG (54-20-0-10, 118 pts.) at MINNESOTA (45-28-0-11, 101 pts.) - 4/15/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 1-7 ATS (-7.1 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.
MINNESOTA is 104-64 ATS (+23.3 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 54-31 ATS (+12.0 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 10-0 ATS (+10.0 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 31-14 ATS (+9.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
WINNIPEG is 10-1 ATS (+8.5 Units) on Sunday games this season.
WINNIPEG is 36-21 ATS (+14.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 27-17 ATS (+6.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 17-7 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 72-77 ATS (-16.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 10-6 (+5.9 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 10-6-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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COLUMBUS (46-30-0-7, 99 pts.) at WASHINGTON (49-26-0-8, 106 pts.) - 4/15/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 50-34 ATS (+15.6 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 23-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WASHINGTON is 20-7 ATS (+9.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-16 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLUMBUS is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) in road games on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 28-13 ATS (+12.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 7-11 ATS (-13.1 Units) in home games in April games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 42-52 ATS (-42.5 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-5 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 9-5-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)

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VEGAS (53-24-0-7, 113 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (45-31-0-8, 98 pts.) - 4/15/2018, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 54-31 ATS (+16.5 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 10-1 ATS (+8.6 Units) on Sunday games this season.
VEGAS is 22-9 ATS (+9.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
VEGAS is 27-15 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 84-83 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-23 ATS (-14.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-13 ATS (-15.8 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 43-48 ATS (-29.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-18 ATS (-10.4 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
LOS ANGELES is 16-27 ATS (-19.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 4-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 4-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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