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**Udog** · 04-17-2018, 08:18 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— Rockies 6, Pirates 2— Colorado TV guys estimated the crowd for this game at 1,500 on a cold, snowy night.

— Nationals 8, Mets 6— New York bullpen blew a 6-1, 8th inning lead.

— Bryce Harper got sawed off on the fists and still hit a HR into the RF bullpen.

— Heat 113, 76ers 103— Series is now tied 1-1.

— Big guy Omar Yurtseven transfers from NC State to Georgetown; not good for the Wolfpack.

— RIP Harry Anderson 65, who played a funny judge on the TV show Night Court for nine years.

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

13) Tonight in Oakland, the A’s commemorate the 50th anniversary of their first-ever game in the Oakland Coliseum. Admission is free, place will be packed as the A’s play the White Sox.

50 years ago, the A’s lost 4-1 to Baltimore in their home opener; Rick Monday hit a solo homer for the A’s only run. A pinch-hitter named Tony LaRussa had Oakland’s only other hit.

12) If I was a D-I college basketball coach, I’d make sure my school offered a course called Financial Literacy, and all my players/support staff would take it.

How to write a check, open a savings account, invest money, divorce laws, child support, stock market- all that stuff would be covered. Every day things you will need whether you play in the NBA or not.

You read about a lot of pro athletes going broke after they’ve made millions and it makes you want to puke. They need to learn how to handle their own money instead of trusting others— in this crazy world of ours, it is a debatable strategy to trust strangers with your money.

11) Ice problems in Toronto; CN Tower was closed Monday, after reports of ice chunks falling off the tower, endangering buildings and pedestrians.

The roof on Rogers Centre was damaged by falling ice; Royals-Blue Jays game was postponed.

A chunk of ice also flew off the roof of one of the Kansas City Royals’ team buses and broke the windshield of the second bus. One of the players grabbed the wheel of the bus after the driver was hit by a piece of the broken glass.

10) Nickname of the Day: Teams at the U of Arkansas-Monticello are known as the Boll Weevils.

9) Arizona Wildcats are hurting for basketball players; they signed 6-6 wing Omar Thielemans from Belgium, who was described this way: “……..is a good athlete who is a “mid-major” level player.” That description came from someone who has seen Thielemans play in Europe, and it didn’t sound like much of an endorsement for a kid headed to the Pac-12.

8) For the record, the last major league baseball game to have only one hit: Sandy Koufax’s perfect game against the Cubs on September 9, 1965.

Astros-Rangers was headed that way Sunday night; Bartolo Colon was still throwing 92 in the 8th inning, and he is 44 years old.

7) High school football games in Alabama are going to have instant replay at every game starting this fall. Note to self: Never, ever visit Alabama- it seems like a very strange place.

Even Texas doesn’t have instant replay for high school games; they probably will now.

6) Sports Illustrated’s Peter King mentioned more than once in his weekly column Monday that the Bills might trade as many as three first-round draft picks to move into the top 4 of the draft next week. If I owned an NFL team that had a top 4 pick, I’d tell my GM to accept any offer of three first round picks in a trade, or else I’d fire him. First round picks are gold.

Say the Browns draft a QB with the first pick, doesn’t matter which one; the Giants take either Barkley or Chubb, and the Jets take the QB they want. Then if I’m the Browns and Buffalo calls and wants to give me three #1 picks for the 4th pick, I’m just fine with that.

5) Guy I know who knows a lot about the NFL is down on Wyoming QB Josh Allen, and that is being kind. Allen won me a lot of units when I picked Wyoming on this site, but he has to become a more accurate passer and he damn well better learn how to slide when he runs with the ball. I still like him, but the accuracy thing reminds me a little of Jake Locker.

4) My thought is that FOX should put together a QB classroom TV show like the one Jon Gruden used to do, using Troy Aikman in Gruden’s role. I think he’d be very good at it, and I’d think he’d enjoy doing it.

3) Baseball injuries:
— Pirates lost 2B Josh Harrison (broken hand) for six weeks
— Rays lost OF Kevin Kiermaier (thumb ligaments) for 8-12 weeks

2) This spring, someone in my fantasy baseball league offered me Aaron Sanchez and Braves’ prospect Ronald Acuna for Giancarlo Stanton— not a strong offer, but Acuna is being touted as God’s gift to baseball and the second coming of Barry Bonds— I declined.

Acuna started the season at AAA Gwinnett so the Braves can keep him under team control for an extra season; as you read this, he is hitting .139 in AAA.

1) It was windy as hell and raining sideways for the Boston Marathon Monday; too bad. People work so hard to get ready to run the 26-mile marathon. Hell, I get tired driving 26 miles.

**Udog** · 04-17-2018, 08:38 AM

NHL

Tuesday, April 17

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Trend Report
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Washington Capitals
Washington is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Columbus
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 12 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Columbus is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Columbus is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Washington
Columbus is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Washington
Columbus is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Columbus's last 12 games when playing at home against Washington

Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Vegas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Vegas's last 21 games
Vegas is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vegas's last 12 games on the road
Vegas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Vegas

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**Udog** · 04-17-2018, 11:37 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 17

Washington @ Columbus

Game 51-52
April 17, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.413
Columbus
10.892
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+120); Over

Winnipeg @ Minnesota

Game 53-54
April 17, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
12.312
Minnesota
10.887
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-105); Over

Vegas @ Los Angeles

Game 55-56
April 17, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
10.120
Los Angeles
11.634
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-125); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, April 17

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WASHINGTON (49-26-0-9, 107 pts.) at COLUMBUS (47-30-0-7, 101 pts.) - 4/17/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 24-11 ATS (+11.1 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 50-35 ATS (+5.1 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 19-13 ATS (+5.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 51-36 ATS (+92.7 Units) in road games in April games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 245-243 ATS (+510.5 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 19-8 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 23-11 ATS (+8.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WASHINGTON is 26-17 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-6 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 9-6-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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WINNIPEG (54-21-0-10, 118 pts.) at MINNESOTA (46-28-0-11, 103 pts.) - 4/17/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 18-7 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 54-32 ATS (+10.7 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 10-1 ATS (+8.8 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 28-21 ATS (+55.6 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 36-22 ATS (+13.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 27-13 ATS (+9.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WINNIPEG is 52-40 ATS (+11.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 17-10 ATS (+31.1 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 73-77 ATS (-15.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-20 ATS (+41.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 10-7 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 10-7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)

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VEGAS (54-24-0-7, 115 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (45-32-0-8, 98 pts.) - 4/17/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 55-31 ATS (+17.7 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 23-9 ATS (+11.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
VEGAS is 28-15 ATS (+12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 84-84 ATS (-14.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-14 ATS (-17.5 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 43-49 ATS (-31.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-19 ATS (+33.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
LOS ANGELES is 16-28 ATS (-21.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 5-2 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 5-2-0 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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**Udog** · 04-17-2018, 01:50 PM

Tuesday's NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Betting Preview and Odds

The Vegas Golden Knights look to win their first playoff series in franchise history Tuesday. The Knights hold a 3-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Kings and look to convert the sweep tonight.

Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets (-135, 5.5)

Jackets lead series 2-0.

The Washington Capitals are watching history repeat itself in the postseason, victimized by an opponent that is enjoying its first taste of playoff success. After rallying for a pair of overtime victories in Washington, the Columbus Blue Jackets can put a stranglehold on their Eastern Conference first-round series when they host the Capitals in Game 3 of the best-of-seven set on Tuesday night.

ABOUT THE CAPITALS (49-26-8-1, 48-34 O/U): Washington now is in the position of hoping to avoid another early playoff exit -- it has lost in the second round in each of the past three seasons but did push Pittsburgh to seven games a year ago after also dropping the first two at home. Washington learned Monday that forward Andre Burakovsky will miss at least the next two games after sustaining an upper-body injury and he will be replaced by Jakub Vrana, who was a healthy scratch Tuesday after collecting an assist in the series opener. Trotz said he has made his decision on his starting goaltender in Game 3 but would not disclose if he is going back to Braden Holtby after he replaced Philipp Grubauer in the third period of Sunday's loss.

ABOUT THE BLUE JACKETS (47-30-3-4, 43-41 O/U): Columbus has never led, much less won, a postseason series but became only the fifth team in history to erase multiple-goal deficits in the opening two games of a playoff series. Matt Calvert delivered the deciding tally in overtime Sunday, but Cam Atkinson netted two goals to rally Columbus from a pair of two-goal deficits and continue a late-season binge that has seen him score 13 times over his last 13 games. Two-time Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky entered the series with a ghastly 3-10 postseason record but he has been immense in the first two games, setting a franchise record with 54 saves, including 21 in the third period, in Sunday's victory.

SERIES PRICE (PER SPORTS INTERACTION):

LINE HISTORY: The Blue Jackets opened as -115 favorites and have moved up to -135 as of Tuesday morning. This line move is despite 54 percdent of the Covers Consensus action being on the underdog Capitals. The total hit betting boards at 5.5 and has yet to move.

INJURY REPORT:

Capitals - C Travis Boyd (Questionable, Illness), LW Andre Burakovsky (Out, Upper Body).

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

MATCHUP CHART:

TRENDS:

* Capitals are 5-0 in their last 5 road games.
* Blue Jackets are 11-1 in their last 12 vs. Eastern Conference.
* Over is 5-0 in Capitals last 5 overall.
* Over is 6-0 in Blue Jackets last 6 vs. Metropolitan.
* Over is 9-2-1 in the last 12 meetings in Columbus.

Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild (-110, 5.5)

Jets lead series 2-1.

The Minnesota Wild aim to draw even in their first-round playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday at home, bolstered by a resounding 6-2 triumph in Sunday’s Game 3 to pull within two games to one. Outplayed in two losses at Winnipeg and facing a must-win situation in Game 3, Zach Parise scored for the third consecutive game and, after goaltender Devan Dubnyk held off the Jets through most of the second period, the Wild broke it open with three goals in 3:43.

ABOUT THE JETS (54-21-8-2, 42-41 O/U): Clearly the Jets still hold the upper-hand in the series but face the prospect of playing the pivotal Game 4 without Myers, a standout defenseman with two goals in the series who left with a leg injury in the second period. Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice did not offer an update after Monday’s practice on Myers, who has three points in the series while helping the Jets defense provide a spark in the first two games. Captain Blake Wheeler scored a power-play goal to give Winnipeg a short-lived 1-0 lead, but the NHL co-leader in assists in the regular season is a minus-3 in the series.

ABOUT THE WILD (46-28-8-3, 42-39 O/U): The Wild took it to the Jets from the beginning with a physical brand of play Minnesota lacked in the opening two games, and Winnipeg - which did not make it to town until Sunday morning due to a blizzard - mustered no response after Tyler Myers pulled the Jets within 3-2 in the second period. The heroes were plenty in Game 3 but a pair of rookies - defenseman Nick Seeler (two assists and strong play on the penalty kill) and forward Jordan Greenway (first career goal) - helped set the tone in the decisive second period. Captain Mikko Koivu notched a pair of assists to give him four in the series, while fellow forward Mikael Granlund rebounded from a quiet opening two games with a goal and an assist. Dubnyk, who was pounded by 84 shots in the opening two games, denied several high-quality chances while the game was close and finished with 29 saves.

SERIES PRICE (PER SPORTS INTERACTION):

LINE HISTORY: This pivotal Game 4 opened as a Pick 'Em and has yet to move off that number. With 61 percent of the Covers Consensus action on the home Wild we could see a move in their direction before puck drop. The total hit betting boards at 5.5 and has yet to move.

INJURY REPORT:

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

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

MATCHUP CHART:

TRENDS:

* Jets are 8-1 in their last 9 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Wild are 0-5 in their last 5 games following a win.
* Over is 4-1 in Jets last 5 road games.
* Under is 5-1 in Wild last 6 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
* Home team is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.

Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings (-125, 5)

Golden Knights lead series 3-0.

Only four teams in NHL history have rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series and one of them is the Los Angeles Kings, who came back from the dead against San Jose in 2014 en route to winning the Stanley Cup. The Kings find themselves in that situation again as they try to fight off elimination against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.

ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (54-24-4-3, 42-40 O/U): There were questions of whether the Golden Knights could deal with postseason pressure or thrive away from raucous T-Mobile Arena but they are on the verge of becoming the first team to advance to the next round. Tied at 1-1 late in the third period, Vegas scored twice in a 21-second span, getting the tiebreaking tally from James Neal and an insurance goal from William Karlsson, who led the team with 43 during the regular season. Neal has reached 20 goals in each of his 11 seasons and is a proven playoff performer with 14 tallies in 42 postseason games over the previous three seasons with Nashville. Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury has turned aside 96 of 99 shots in the series.

ABOUT THE KINGS (45-31-8-1, 37-45 O/U): After allowing three third-period goals to the expansion Golden Knights in Sunday's 3-2 defeat, Los Angeles is more concerned with sending the Western Conference first-round series back to Las Vegas than it is preoccupied with duplicating the comeback of four years ago. Los Angeles allowed the fewest goals in the league during the regular season but a lack of offense is proving to be its downfall -- the Kings have won one of eight playoff games since hoisting the Cup and are 1-6 in those decided by one goal.

SERIES PRICE (PER SPORTS INTERACTION):

LINE HISTORY: The Kings opened as -130 home favorites with their backs against the wall Tuesday night. Despite fairly split action on Covers Consensus the moneyline has dropped slightly to -125. The total opened at 4.5 and has been bumped up slightly to 5.

INJURY REPORT:

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

Kings - D Derek Forbort (Out Indefinitely, Lower Body).

MATCHUP CHART:

TRENDS:

* Golden Knights are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Kings are 0-5 in their last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Under is 4-0-1 in Golden Knights last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
* Under is 7-0-1 in Kings last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Under is 5-0-2 in the last 7 meetings.

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