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**Udog** · 05-28-2018, 01:40 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

SouthPoint released college over/under win totals for football season:

— Colorado 4

— Georgia 10.5, over -$115

— Houston 7.5, over -$115

— Utah 7

— Washington 10.5, under -$120

— West Virginia 7, under -$120

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) Indians 10, Astros 9 (14)- Emotions ran high in this game; Houston manager AJ Hinch got tossed by the home plate ump while there was a 3-0 count on his batter at the plate in the 6th inning.

Previous batter had been called out on a close pitch.

Jose Altuve drilled the first pitch after the ejection for a triple. It was Altuve’s 9th consecutive hit- he later added his 10th consecutive hit, but the Cleveland CF made a sliding catch to end the streak in the ninth inning.

12) Walt Dropo holds the MLB record with 12 consecutive hits, in 1952. Dropo knocked in 144 runs as a Boston rookie in 1950, but in his 13-year career, he never knocked in 100+ runs again.

11) Cleveland bullpen has struggled; Terry Francona left Trevor Bauer in to throw 127 pitches in a game they led 3-2 in 8th inning. the reliever came in, threw eight pitches, and it became 5-3, and later 8-3, which made it obvious why Francona is reluctant to change pitchers.

Astros then blew an 8-3 lead in 9th inning and lost it on a walk-off homer in 14th inning.

10) Over is 15-1 in the Indians’ last 16 home games.

9) There is a race car driver named Will Power; he won the Indianapolis 500 Sunday. Feel free to make your own jokes.

8) Not to say the Padres are hurting for pitching, but they traded for Phil Hughes, who the Twins had DFA’d earlier this week. Hughes’ ERA’s the last three years: 5.95, 5.87, 6.75.

7) Ronald Acuna left Sunday’s game with knee/lower back pain after he ran out an infield single in Boston. It looked really bad, but the initial reports weren’t as bad; he hyperextended the knee.

6) Oakland A’s have only 18 home runs in the Coliseum this year, but 47 on the road.

5) The guy that founded ESPN over 40 years ago did so after he was fired as Communications Director of the NHL’s Hartford Whalers. One door closes, another opens.

4) Colorado Rockies are 15-7 when backup catcher Tony Walters starts.

3) Zach Greinke has thrown 151 innings since the last time he allowed a stolen base.

2) Rays’ pitcher Austin Pruitt got a rare 5-inning save for Tampa Bay Sunday; the last pitcher to throw 5+ innings and get a regular season save was Joaquin Benoit in September 2002- he threw seven innings in his save.

1) Cavaliers 87, Celtics 79— Pretty solid day in Cleveland Sunday; Indians rally back from down five runs in 9th to win, then Cavaliers win a Game 7 in Boston.

**Udog** · 05-28-2018, 01:41 AM

NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 1 betting preview and odds: Capitals at Golden Knights

Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights (-145, 5.5)

Series tied 0-0.

The Vegas Golden Knights started their inaugural season looking to be competitive and could end it with a championship as they host the Washington Capitals on Monday night for Game 1 of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup finals. The Golden Knights needed only 15 games to dispatch Los Angeles, San Jose and Winnipeg in the Western Conference playoffs to give themselves seven days off before facing the Alex Ovechkin-led Capitals.

Veteran goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who has a .947 save percentage in the playoffs, leads the way for Vegas while Jonathan Marchessault boasts eight goals to along with 18 points in the postseason and told NHL.com: “We’re on a mission. Nobody is going to stand in front of us.” Washington, which dropped both meetings with the Golden Knights in the regular season, is the last obstacle as the Capitals make their first appearance in the finals since 1998 while seeking their first Cup after losing in the second round of the playoffs as the Presidents’ Trophy winners in 2016 and 2017. Washington lost the first two games of the playoffs at home before beating Columbus in six contests, eliminated its nemesis Pittsburgh and won at Tampa Bay in Game 7 on Wednesday to reach the finals in the 13th season for seven-time Rocket Richard Trophy winner Ovechkin (607 goals). “I think our group here really understands what it means to be a team and how to win,” Capitals goalie Braden Holtby told reporters. “Maybe in the past we’ve had more skill or been better on paper or whatever. But this team, everyone knows their role and everyone wants to pitch in and everyone is comfortable with each other. I haven’t been on a team like this where, in any situation, we’re confident.”

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, Sportsnet, TVA

SERIES PRICE (PER PINNACLE):

LINE HISTORY: The Golden Knights opened as -145 home favorites for Game 1 and as of Sunday night that moneyline has not moved. The total hit betting boards at 5.5 and has been steady.

CONSENSUS: Bettors are taking the home favorites with 66 percent of wagers coming on the Knights. Users are also expecting a high scoring Game 1 with 60 percent of totals selections coming on the Over.

GOALIE SHOWDOWN:
W L OTL GAA Save % SO
Braden Holtby 34 16 4 2.99 .907 0
Marc-Andre Fleury 29 13 4 2.24 .927 4

INJURY REPORT:

Capitals - RW Devante Smith-Pelly (Probable, Neck), D Brooks Orpik (Questionable, Upper Body).

Golden Knights - G Marc-Andre Fleury (Probable, Lower Body), LW William Carrier (Questionable, Upper Body), G Malcolm Subban (Questionable, Illness), D Clayton Stoner (Out Indefinitely, Abdominal).

ABOUT THE CAPITALS (61-31-8-1, 53-43 O/U): Ovechkin boasts career highs of 12 goals and 22 points in the playoffs after scoring the winner in Game 7 on Wednesday and Washington general manager Brian MacLellan told reporters: “This is the most systematic he’s played throughout his career.” The 32-year-old gets plenty of help from fellow Russian Evgeny Kuznetsov, who has a franchise-record 24 playoff points this season and owns at least one in 10 straight contests (six goals). Defenseman Brooks Orpik is the only Washington player with Stanley Cup finals experience and the 37-year-old is having his best career postseason with three assists and an NHL-best, plus-15 rating.

ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (63-26-5-3, 47-46 O/U): Fleury won three Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh, including the last two seasons, and veteran forward James Neal reached the finals with Nashville in 2017 to give Vegas two players with plenty of knowledge on this big stage. “I think they’re just, with their experience and presence, they stay calm,” Golden Knights center William Karlsson, who has 13 points in the playoffs after scoring 43 goals in the regular season, told reporters. “I don’t really ask them too much. Just having them around has a calming feeling. That’s enough for me.” Forward Reilly Smith is tied for second in the league during the playoffs with 14 assists.

MATCHUP CHART:

TRENDS:

* Capitals are 15-3 in their last 18 road games.
* Golden Knights are 15-1 in their last 16 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Under is 12-2 in Capitals' last 14 vs. Pacific.
* Under is 5-1 in Golden Knights' last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.

**Udog** · 05-28-2018, 01:42 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, May 28

Washington @ Vegas

Game 1-2
May 28, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
13.672
Vegas
13.758
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-145); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, May 28

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WASHINGTON (61-31-0-9, 131 pts.) at VEGAS (63-27-0-7, 133 pts.) - 5/28/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 195-225 ATS (-73.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
VEGAS is 64-34 ATS (+30.0 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 37-18 ATS (+16.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VEGAS is 23-12 ATS (+10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 62-40 ATS (+12.9 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 22-13 ATS (+8.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 38-24 ATS (+8.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 21-9 ATS (+10.7 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 28-13 ATS (+10.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WASHINGTON is 38-22 ATS (+14.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 23-14 ATS (+9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 2-0-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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NHL

Monday, May 28

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Trend Report
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Washington Capitals
Washington is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Washington is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Vegas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games at home

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