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**Udog** · 11-14-2018, 09:30 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Six more interesting games on this week’s college football schedule:

— Pittsburgh (-5.5) @ Wake Forest

— Wisconsin @ Purdue (-4.5)

— Northwestern (-2.5) @ Minnesota

— Missouri (-6) @ Tennessee

— Utah (-7) @ Colorado

— TCU @ Baylor (-2)

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings……

13) Monday night’s Rams-Chiefs game was moved from Mexico City to Los Angeles, after the NFL determined the field in Mexico City wasn’t up to NFL quality. Player safety took precedence over the almighty buck, which is the way it should be.

12) Random fact that doesn’t matter for Monday night’s game anymore; the altitude in Mexico City is 7,350 feet. Denver’s altitude is 5,280 feet, which is why the Broncos play in Mile High Stadium, at least thats what it was called before corporate sponsorship was invented.

11) Congrats to the great Bob Melvin, who was named AL Manager of the Year Tuesday night. I watch the A’s play every night; you have no idea how great a job he did, leading the team with the lowest payroll in baseball to the playoffs this past summer. Well deserved award!!!

That said, Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash was also awesome this season, winning 90 games with a Rays’ squad that doesn’t exactly spend a lot of money either.

10) Eli Manning’s career W-L record in regular season games is 113-110; he is the only NFL QB ever with 100+ wins and 100+ losses for the same team.

Question for Giants’ fans out there: Who do you think was a better Giant, Eli Manning or Phil Simms? I’m curious what you think- e-mail me at [email protected]

9) If you’re debating whether Manning is a Hall of Famer, keep in mind that Joe Namath (62-63-4) is only Hall of Fame QB with a losing record- he won only two playoff games, one Super Bowl, albeit the Super Bowl that forced the AFL/NFL merger. By way of reference, Jim Plunkett was 72-72 and also won two Super Bowls- he isn’t in the HOF.

8) Brooklyn Nets’ star Caris LeVert hurt his foot in Minnesota Monday night; the injury was so gruesome, there were teammates in tears on the Brooklyn bench, but it turned out relatively well. LeVert dislocated his foot, won’t need surgery and could return later this season.

7) That didn’t take long; former Browns’ coach Hue Jackson is going to join the Cincinnati Bengals‘ coaching staff immediately; his title on the Bengals’ staff is unknown right now, but he joined the team Tuesday.

Bengals have a bye this week; they play the Browns play a week from Sunday, and then again in Week 16- those games figure to be very interesting.

6) Penny Hardaway is going to create a monster program at Memphis; not only is he a legend at Memphis he has two former NBA players (Sam Mitchell, Mike Miller) on his coaching staff, as well as another former Memphis Tiger (Tony Madlock). Memphis is a hotbed of high school talent; hard to believe Hardaway isn’t going to dominate the recruiting there.

Memphis-LSU game on SEC Network Tuesday night was great fun.

5) Golden State Warriors have dissension? Apparently, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant got into it late in Monday night’s loss to the Clippers, and the dispute spilled over into the locker room after the game. Green was then suspended for Tuesday night’s game.

I’ve said this before, but seems like in a league where most everyone is really rich, the NBA has an awful lot of angry people. If the Warriors can’t get along, who can?

Durant wasn’t happy on the Thunder, who were a very good team; now he’s not happy on the Warriors, who are a stacked team. Maybe he can go to China and score 50 a game like Jimmer Fredette and make all the decisions- maybe he’d be happy then.

4) Sacramento Kings beat the Spurs 104-99 Monday night, ending a 14-game losing streak against San Antonio. Kings are 8-6 and appear to be vastly improved, and they also seem to be enjoying the experience. Good for them.

3) Le’Veon Bell didn’t report to the Steelers by 4pm Tuesday, cannot play in the NFL this season; he forfeits all of his $15M salary, hoping to clean up as a free agent this winter. We’ll see how that works out for him.

2) Alabama is playing The Citadel in football this weekend; this is pathetic, that a team as good as Alabama is playing a I-AA team. Play a Sun Belt team, play a MAC team. Have some guts and play someone who can challenge you. This is embarrassing.

1) Nathan Peterman’s NFL career has mercifully come to an end, after the Bills cut him. Not sure what took them so long, but Josh Allen is almost ready to play again, so Peterman was released.

**Udog** · 11-14-2018, 10:17 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, November 14

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ST LOUIS (6-6-0-3, 15 pts.) at CHICAGO (6-8-0-4, 16 pts.) - 11/14/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 12-21 ATS (-12.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 39-62 ATS (-47.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-38 ATS (-27.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 8-20 ATS (-12.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 360-363 ATS (+797.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 101-89 ATS (-59.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 6-6 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-6-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.8 Units)

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WASHINGTON (8-6-0-3, 19 pts.) at WINNIPEG (10-5-0-1, 21 pts.) - 11/14/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 21-7 ATS (+11.8 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 30-11 ATS (+15.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 74-50 ATS (+2.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 27-15 ATS (+6.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 45-28 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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BOSTON (10-5-0-2, 22 pts.) at COLORADO (8-6-0-3, 19 pts.) - 11/14/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 54-52 ATS (-23.6 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 25-16 ATS (+44.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 189-165 ATS (+354.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 151-106 ATS (+23.2 Units) in November games since 1996.
BOSTON is 14-2 ATS (+10.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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ANAHEIM (8-8-0-3, 19 pts.) at VEGAS (7-10-0-1, 15 pts.) - 11/14/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 72-49 ATS (+10.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 33-22 ATS (+59.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 29-12 ATS (+13.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 30-18 ATS (+9.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 15-3 ATS (+11.5 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 4-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, November 14

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Trend Report
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St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 12 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Chicago is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Chicago is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Chicago is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Washington Capitals
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 19-5 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Washington is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Washington is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Winnipeg is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games at home
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Winnipeg is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 12 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Winnipeg's last 13 games when playing at home against Washington

Boston Bruins
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games
Boston is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games when playing Colorado
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing Boston
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Anaheim is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games
Anaheim is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Vegas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Vegas's last 14 games
Vegas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Vegas is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games at home
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim

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**Udog** · 11-14-2018, 11:16 AM

This week's NHL betting predictions and picks

Alexander Ovechkin and the Caps take on Blake Wheeler and the Jets in what should be a high-scoring game. We cover this game and much more in our NHL betting cheat sheet with need-to-know betting notes, goalie profiles and injury news to help you crack the NHL odds for the early week matchups.

Extra Attackers

The Jets and Capitals meet up at the MTS Place on Wednesday night in a game everyone is expecting to soar over the number. These two teams are first and second in the NHL in power play percentage and have some of the best players in the game suiting up, including Alexander Ovechkin and Patrik Laine. The Over is 36-10-6 for Washington against the Central Division and 6-2-1 against teams with a winning record. Add in the fact that the Capitals are likely to start Pheonix Copley between the pipes with the strong likelihood that these sides score on the power play, and this looks to be an easy Over.

Flaming Out

The Flames host the Montreal Canadians on Thursday night, in a game that figures to be low scoring. Calgary ranks fourth in the NHL in shots allowed per game and faces a Montreal side without a ton of threats in the offensive zone. Montreal has done a great job of keeping the puck away from their goaltenders. They are sixth in the league in shots allowed per game and with Carey Price in goal the few that do come close will have to be special. Montreal is 4-1 to the Under in their last five games against the West, while the Flames rank 17th in the NHL in goals per game. All things considered, this looks like a safe Under play.

Goalie Profile

The Boston Bruins head to Colorado on Wednesday night looking to continue their hot start but will face off against one of the best goalies in the NHL so far this season – Semyon Varlamov. The Russian netminder is 5-5-2 so far this season but has a sparkling 2.26 GAA and .930 save percentage ranking him among the best in the league. The Avs are coming off a 4-1 win against Edmonton and face off against a Bruins side that ranks third in the NHL in goals allowed. With Varlamov starting against Tuukka Rask it looks like an Under.

Injury Update

Mats Zuccarello has become a key part of the Rangers offense and his absence could impact the total and side bets of New York games for the near future. Zuccarello was out on Monday against Vancouver and his status is worth monitoring in the coming days leading up to the Rangers matchup with the Islanders. The Islanders have revamped their style of play and have focused on the defensive side of things since they lost John Tavares, ranking fourth in the NHL in goals against. Zuccarello has 10 points in 15 games so far this season and if he is unable to go against the Isles look for the Brooklyn crowd to head home happy.

Hat trick trends

Capitals are 7-0 in their last seven meetings with Minnesota and 4-0 in their last four trips to Minnesota.
Arizona Coyotes are 3-8 in their last 11 trips to Detroit and are expected to start Darcy Kuemper. Without Antti Raanta playing the Coyotes are a tough sell against anybody.
Oilers are 7-2 in their last nine against Montreal and have lost four games in a row overall. Take this into consideration when thinking about the Habs as a road dog.

**Udog** · 11-14-2018, 01:14 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, November 14

St. Louis @ Chicago

Game 51-52
November 14, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
9.835
Chicago
11.064
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-105); Under

Washington @ Winnipeg

Game 57-58
November 14, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
11.958
Winnipeg
10.200
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-170
6
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+150); Over

Boston @ Colorado

Game 55-56
November 14, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.487
Colorado
12.863
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-110
6
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-110); Under

Anaheim @ Vegas

Game 57-58
November 14, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
10.485
Vegas
11.754
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-170); Under

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