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**Udog** · 11-04-2018, 08:44 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top 6 picks in Week 9 of Westgate SuperBook NFL handicapping contest (3,123 entries)

1) Vikings, -4.5 (1,262)

2) Steelers, +3 (1,138)

3) Titans, +6.5 (1,093)

4) Chiefs, -8 (977)

5) Texans, +1 (782)

6) Seahawks, -2 (773)

Season record: 25-20-3 (6-0 last week)

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

13) Auburn 28, Texas A&M 24— Talk about gagging a game away; with 7:14 left, A&M led 24-14 and had the ball on the Auburn 43. The ESPN TV guys were talking about running the ball and about clock management, taking time off the clock, but the Aggies threw an INT on the very next play. Not good.

Game completely swung on that play; Auburn had TD drives of 71-58 yards in the last 6:00 and pulled out a game that looked lost midway thru the 4th quarter.

12) West Virginia 42, Texas 41— This was a tremendous game, too bad Gus Johnson had the play-by-play and went into his hysterical act with both TD’s late in this game. He calls the action well, but if the game is close at the end, it always has to become about him and his screaming.

West Virginia trailed 41-34, but scored a TD with 0:16 left; Mountaineers went for 2 and the win— QB Will Grier ran it in for the two points.

I’ve said here before that I’m not a fan of going for two points in that situation, but Grier is a senior QB and coach Holgorsen trusted him to get the two points, and he did.

11) Georgia 34, Kentucky 17— Swift/Holyfield both ran the ball for 100+ yards as the Dawgs KO’d Kentucky and clinched the SEC East title- Georgia plays Auburn next week.

Kentucky RB Benny Snell Jr is very good; his dad was a RB for the Las Vegas Outlaws in the XFL in the one year that league existed. Snell’s granddad is cousins with Matt Snell, a terrific RB who helped the Jets win Super Bowl III.

10) South Carolina 48, Ole Miss 44— Teams played so little defense, it looked like they were auditioning to join the Big X. Ole Miss didn’t punt until midway thru the third quarter.

Rebels gained 616 yards but lost; Gamecocks averaged 11.3 yards/pass attempt and won.

9) Michigan State 24, Maryland 3— Terrapins’ offensive line were the people who were upset about coach coach DJ Durkin being re-instated this week; they helped get him fired the next day, but the OL was useless in this game. Maryland ran 53 plays for a total of only 100 yards.

8) Central Florida 52, Temple 40— UCF is 8-0, but when you’re trailing Temple 34-28 at the half and the Owls get 35 first downs against you, you’re not going too impress the pollsters who may not want to be impressed in the first place.

7) Upsets of the Week:
— SMU (+13.5) 45, Houston 31
— Illinois (+9.5) 55, Minnesota 31
— Duke (+9.5) 20, Miami 12
— Pittsburgh (+7.5) 23, Virginia 13
— Baylor (+7.5) 35, Oklahoma State 31
— Tulane (+7.5) 41, South Florida 15
— UL-Monroe (+7) 44, Georgia Southern 25
— Arizona State (+7) 38, Utah 20

6) Clemson 77, Louisville 16— Two years ago, Louisville was -2.5 at Clemson, but lost 42-36; they were +39 in this game and didn’t come close to covering. Even Dabo Swinney’s son scored a TD, his first-ever college touchdown. Clemson ran the ball for 492 yards, which is just total domination.

5) Ohio State 36, Nebraska 31— OSU fans are spoiled; Buckeyes trailed 21-16 at halftime, got booed off their home field- not much enthusiasm for a team that is now 8-1.

4) NC State 47, Florida State 28— Seminoles were 5-6 LY; they’re 4-5 this year. From 2012-16, FSU was 59-9; what the hell happened?

3) Purdue 38, Iowa 36— Boilermakers kicked a FG with 0:08 left to win the game after blowing a 35-23 fourth quarter lead. Iowa tried and failed on a pair of 2-point conversions earlier in second half, otherwise this might’ve been an overtime game.

Purdue has won five of its last six games after an 0-3 start.

2) Oklahoma 51, Texas Tech 46— Tech led 31-28 at halftime, but apparently their QB Bowman got drilled in the head with a football while warming up for the second half and went back to the locker room for evaluation- he didn’t play in the second half, or return to the sidelines.

1) Michigan 42, Penn State 7— Wolverines’ defense is really good; in their last six games, Michigan has allowed 12.5 ppg, only 185.8 ypg. Notre Dame/SMU are only two teams that gained more than 300 yards against the Wolverines this season.

Penn State lost three of last five games; they’re 0-3 when scoring less than 30 points.

**Udog** · 11-04-2018, 08:49 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, November 4

Tampa Bay @ Ottawa

Game 51-52
November 4, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.902
Ottawa
8.788
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
N/A

Buffalo @ NY Rangers

Game 53-54
November 4, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
10.032
NY Rangers
12.589
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-120); Under

Columbus @ Anaheim

Game 55-56
November 4, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
7.843
Anaheim
10.926
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-105); Under

NHL

Sunday, November 4

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Trend Report
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Buffalo Sabres
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games
Buffalo is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Buffalo is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Buffalo is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Rangers's last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games at home
NY Rangers is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
NY Rangers is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 16 games
Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games at home
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Columbus's last 25 games
Columbus is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Columbus is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Columbus's last 19 games on the road
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Anaheim is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Anaheim's last 13 games
Anaheim is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games at home
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing Columbus

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**Udog** · 11-04-2018, 09:30 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, November 4

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TAMPA BAY (9-3-0-1, 19 pts.) at OTTAWA (5-6-0-2, 12 pts.) - 11/4/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-5 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)

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BUFFALO (7-5-0-2, 16 pts.) at NY RANGERS (5-7-0-1, 11 pts.) - 11/4/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 85-104 ATS (-37.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 78-87 ATS (-59.7 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 14-32 ATS (-18.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 4-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.3 Units)

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COLUMBUS (7-6-0-0, 14 pts.) at ANAHEIM (5-6-0-3, 13 pts.) - 11/4/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 248-199 ATS (+12.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 14-2 ATS (+11.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 55-33 ATS (+14.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in road games on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 41-22 ATS (+13.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 173-159 ATS (+346.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 10-3 ATS (+13.4 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-1 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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