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**Udog** · 06-07-2018, 08:56 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

These were some prop bets on Wednesday’s NBA game:

— Largest lead for either team: 17 points— under

— 3-pointers made by both teams: 23.5— under

— Points scored by Kevin Durant: 29.5— over

— Points scored by Klay Thompson: 19— under

— Points scored by Golden State: 110.5— under

— Points scored by Cleveland: 106— under

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

13) Can’t be lot of fun for these major league managers of losing teams when they face the media day after day when they’re losing most of their games. Watching Mickey Callaway of the Mets, who is a rookie manager— you try to stay as positive as possible in your press conferences, but losing sucks- Mets have scored two runs in their last 42 innings.

12) NBA teams that fall behind 2-0 in playoff series have won only 20 of those 301 series.

Lebron James’ teams have fallen behind 2-0 in seven series, but won three of them.

11) List of pitchers who struck out the side on nine pitches more than once in their career: Lefty Grove, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Max Scherzer.

Scherzer is obviously still active; the other four are all in the Hall of Fame.

10) During OTA’s this week, new Chicago Bears’ coach Matt Nagy showed his team the JR Smith brain cramp from Game 1 of the NBA Finals as a teaching moment for the importance of proper clock management.

9) Sounds like Michigan basketball coach John Beilein netted himself roughly a $500K annual raise from the Wolverines after his flirtation with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons.

8) On the first day of legal sports betting in Delaware, $322,135 was wagered. The governor of Delaware made the first bet, putting $10 on the Phillies (+$190) to win, and they did win.

7) US Open golf tournament is next week on Long Island; Eldrick Woods will be staying on his 155-foot, $20 million yacht that is docked at the Montauk Yacht Club. Shinnecock CC where the Open will be held is in the town of Southampton, about an hour from the yacht club.

6) With the US Open next week, there are only nine players out of the world’s top 50 in the Memphis Open this week,

5) In 46 career games vs Texas, A’s OF Khris Davis has 47 RBI.

4) JD Martinez hit his 20th home run Tuesday; last year, the first Boston player to reach 20 home runs did so on August 29.

3) Cardinals pitching prospect Alex Reyes will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to re-attach a tendon in his lat.

Angels’ SS Andrelton Simmons goes on the DL with an ankle injury.

Diamondbacks acquired OF Jon Jay from the Royals in exchange for pitchers Gabe Speier, Elvis Luciano.

2) John Calipari’s in-laws have been married for 65 years. Wow, good for them.

1) Reds lost 9-6 Tuesday, despite getting 17 hits; it was the first time they got 17 hits in a 9-inning game and lost since September, 1984 against San Diego.

**Udog** · 06-07-2018, 09:02 AM

NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 5 betting preview and odds: Golden Knights at Capitals

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

Caps leads series 3-1.

The Washington Capitals are venturing to Vegas with more than just breaking the bank on their minds ... they are looking to capture their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history. The Capitals can do precisely that on Thursday as they look to secure Washington's first professional sports championship since 1992 with a win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 at T-Mobile Arena.

While teams that hold a 3-1 series lead on the NHL's grandest stage own a 32-1 record, the Capitals have failed to close the deal with that same advantage on a league-most five occasions in their star-crossed history -- and as recently as 2015 against the New York Rangers. "There's been heartbreak here, we know that. But I think that's kind of scarred over and has made us a little stronger for it," said Washington forward T.J. Oshie, who scored a goal and set up two others in Monday's 6-2 romp to give him 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in his past 15 contests. While the Capitals are looking to exorcise some demons, Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant said his expansion team essentially is playing with the house's money. "The pressure is off us now," Gallant said in a conference call. "We're going to go out and play and work hard and go have some fun. So we'll see what happens."

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

SERIES PRICE (PER PINNACLE):

LINE HISTORY: The Golden Knights opened as -140 home favorites for Game 5 and as of Wednesday night that number is up slightly to -145. The total hit betting boards at 5.5 and has been steady at that number for the entire series.

CONSENSUS: Bettors are taking the home favorites with 75 percent of wagers coming on the Knights. Users are also expecting a high scoring Game 5 with 72 percent of totals selections coming on the Over.

GOALIE SHOWDOWN:
W L OTL GAA Save % SO
Braden Holtby 15 7 2 2.13 .923 2
Marc-Andre Fleury 13 6 4 2.15 .929 4

INJURY REPORT:

Capitals - No injuries to report.

Golden Knights - D Brayden McNabb (Questionable, Possible Suspension), LW William Carrier (Questionable, Upper Body), G Malcolm Subban (Questionable, Illness), D Clayton Stoner (Out Indefinitely, Abdominal).

ABOUT THE CAPITALS (64-32-8-1, 55-45 O/U): The recipient of the Conn Smythe Trophy has been a heated debate in Washington, with some tabbing Braden Holtby (15-7, 2.13 goals-against average) as the front-runner since his paddle save on the doorstep in the waning moments of Game 2 arguably turned this series around. The former Vezina Trophy winner recorded consecutive shutouts to eliminate Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference final and has won five of six overall, with a .965 save percentage in those victories. Three-time Hart Trophy winner Alex Ovechkin (NHL high-tying 14 goals, 12 assists) and fellow Russian countryman Evgeny Kuznetsov (12 goals, 19 assists) are also in the mix, with the latter netting four assists on Monday to become the fifth player since 1997 to reach the 30-point plateau in a single postseason to move within five points of the 36 recorded by Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin in the 2009 playoffs.

ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (64-29-5-3, 49-48 O/U): James Neal has reached the 20-goal plateau in 10 of his 11 NHL seasons, but the 30-year-old felt a bit snake-bitten during the first period of Game 4 when his bid into an open net caromed off the far post. "Man, you want those chances," Neal said. "Nine times out of 10, you probably put that in the back of the net." Three-time Stanley Cup champion Marc-Andre Fleury hasn't been receiving as many fortunate bounces of late, as he has answered a 12-3 mark with a .947 save percentage in the first three rounds with a 1-3 record and .845 save percentage in the Final.

MATCHUP CHART:

TRENDS:

* Capitals are 16-5 in their last 21 road games.
* Golden Knights are 16-2 in their last 18 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Under is 14-4 in Capitals last 18 vs. Pacific.
* Under is 7-3 in Golden Knights last 10 vs. Eastern Conference.

**Udog** · 06-07-2018, 09:06 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, June 7

Washington @ Vegas

Game 9-10
June 7, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
14.698
Vegas
12.731
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+125); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, June 7

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WASHINGTON (64-32-0-9, 137 pts.) at VEGAS (64-30-0-7, 135 pts.) - 6/7/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 65-37 ATS (+27.9 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 38-21 ATS (+15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VEGAS is 24-15 ATS (+8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 65-41 ATS (+15.0 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 23-14 ATS (+37.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 41-25 ATS (+11.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 22-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
WASHINGTON is 41-23 ATS (+16.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 26-15 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 3-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

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Thursday, June 7

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Trend Report
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Washington Capitals
Washington is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 14-2 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Washington is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Vegas is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Vegas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 7 games at home

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