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**Udog** · 11-07-2018, 09:20 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Some college hoop players on the shelf to start the season:

— USC – Elijah Weaver (ankle) out 2-3 weeks.

— BYU – Nick Emery (NCAA) suspended for nine games.

— Gonzaga – Killian Tillie (stress fracture in ankle) out eight weeks.

— Western Kentucky – Lamonte Bearden (academics) out until mid-December.

— Auburn – Austin Wiley (foot) will miss the season-opener. Danjel Purifoy (NCAA) will miss the first nine games.

— Baylor – Mario Kegler (suspended) for six games for violation of team rules. Makai Mason (ankle) questionable for season-opener.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Wrapping up Opening Night in college hoop

13) Kansas 92, Michigan State 87— Jayhawks led this game the whole way, were up 50-36 at halftime, but Spartans fought back late and made the Kansas fans sweat.

Dick Vitale started his 40th season on ESPN with this game; he surprised me by saying that he thinks college basketball season starts too early, and shouldn’t begin until after Thanksgiving Day. Don’t think I agree with that; after Thanksgiving would be too late.

I liked the early season basketball marathon ESPN used to run for 24 hours, but they’ve done away with it now. That would’ve been early next week. Who needs sleep?

12) Duke 118, Kentucky 84— Blue Devils led this game 34-13 at one point, and then it got worse; impressive display by a very young Duke team- game was 59-42 at halftime, 85-52 with 12:22 left. Wildcats don’t get whacked like that very often.

11) Texas Southern 72, Baylor 69— When you pay an opponent to come to your gym and play, they’re not supposed to win. Last year, Texas Southern played its first 13 games on the road- their first home game was New Year’s Day. TSU started last year 0-13, lost by 31 at Baylor, but the Jonny Jones era gets off to an excellent start here.

10) Arizona State 102, Cal State-Fullerton 94 2OT— Titans made NCAAs LY but weren’t given a big chance here; Ahmad/Allman combined for 64 points, but no other Titan scored more than 11 points- they’ll need a third scorer to emerge.

ASU was only 26-44 on foul line; they took 18 more FT’s than Fullerton.

9) North Carolina 78, Wofford 67— This game was tied 46-all with 10:30 left, but reality set in down the stretch. Credit to Roy Williams for going to Wofford’s gym and playing a real road game— it’ll make the Tar Heels better. Wofford has to be encouraged by this game.

More teams need to have some guts and play some true road games.

8) Georgia State 74, East Tennessee State 68— Couple of solid mid-majors hooked up here; ETSU had 27 offensive rebounds, but were just 4-23 on arc, 17-27 on charity stripe. Four Georgia State starters played 35:00+, so not a lot of depth there.

7) Bills-Jets total this week is 36.5; it is the lowest NFL total since 2012.

6) Penn 72, George Mason 71— Quakers win a nail biter despite going 6-18 on the foul line.

5) Stony Brook 77, George Washington 74 OT— GW led this game 22-0 but lost; not exactly the best way to start your season. Stony Brook’s first points came 10:14 into the game; they were only 6-26 on arc, 17-27 on foul line, but they out-rebounded the Colonials 46-38, who were 16-34 on the foul line in at overtime loss.

4) Providence 77, Siena 67— Friars made 13-25 on arc, Saints 12-28 in relatively foul-free game; only 20 FT’s were tried in this game. Siena started a soph and two frosh in coach Christian’s Siena debut; they have to be somewhat encouraged by this game.

3) There are now 353 Division I basketball teams; Cal Baptist (WAC) and North Alabama (Atlantic Sun) are the two new teams this season.

2) Boston College 73, Milwaukee 53— BC was down 10 at the half in this game; they outscored the Panthers 46-16 in second half.

1) Louisiana Tech 71, Wichita State 58— Could be more of a rebuilding job than people thought for the Wheatshockers- they were a 10-point favorite here.

**Udog** · 11-07-2018, 09:33 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, November 7

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PITTSBURGH (6-4-0-3, 15 pts.) at WASHINGTON (6-4-0-3, 15 pts.) - 11/7/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 25-28 ATS (-18.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 20-23 ATS (-14.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 72-48 ATS (-10.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 45-23 ATS (+11.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 31-15 ATS (+9.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 34-13 ATS (+14.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 43-53 ATS (-39.7 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 11-11-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
10 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.7 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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NASHVILLE (11-3-0-0, 22 pts.) at COLORADO (7-4-0-3, 17 pts.) - 11/7/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 53-50 ATS (-17.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-9 ATS (+32.1 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 13-4 ATS (+17.5 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 15-7 ATS (+22.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 7-1 ATS (+8.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 189-163 ATS (+352.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 71-39 ATS (+17.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 18-4 ATS (+13.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 209-175 ATS (+386.2 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 13-2 (+8.1 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 13-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
10 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.2 Units)

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CALGARY (9-5-0-1, 19 pts.) at ANAHEIM (6-6-0-3, 15 pts.) - 11/7/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 10-3 (+7.3 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 10-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, November 7

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Pittsburgh's last 24 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games at home
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Nashville Predators
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Nashville is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Nashville is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Nashville's last 19 games when playing Colorado
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Nashville is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Colorado is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Colorado's last 19 games when playing Nashville
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville
Colorado is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games when playing at home against Nashville

Calgary Flames
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Anaheim
Calgary is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Calgary is 1-24 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Anaheim is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games at home
Anaheim is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Calgary
Anaheim is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Calgary
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Anaheim is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, November 7

Pittsburgh @ Washington

Game 1-2
November 7, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
8.582
Washington
12.279
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-120
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-120); Under

Nashville @ Colorado

Game 3-4
November 7, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.570
Colorado
11.112
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-115); Over

Calgary @ Anaheim

Game 5-6
November 7, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
9.635
Anaheim
10.996
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+120); Under

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