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**Udog** · 03-17-2019, 08:53 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Some trends to consider when filling out your brackets:

— Six of last nine Final Fours had only one #1 seed in it.

— That said, last four national games had six #1 seeds, a 2-seed and a 3-seed.

— Last time a #4-seed made the Final Four; 2013.

— Five of last six years, a team seeded #7 or worse made the Final Four.

— Since 2002, #2-seeds are 64-4 SU in first round; last six years, #3-seeds are 19-5.

— Last two years, Big East teams are only 7-6 in the first round.

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

13) I’m watching the Seton Hall-Marquette game Friday night, and it dawned on me; half the league has to travel halfway cross the country for the conference tournament every year, while the other half of the league? Their fans can drive or take the train to Madison Square Garden.

This is the sixth year of the “new” Big East; during that time, the midwestern part of the league is 8-19 SU against the eastern part in the conference tournament.

Creighton lost in finals of the tournament twice, Xavier once, but no midwestern team has won it, and this year is no different. Something to think about going forward.

12) Houston 61, Memphis 58— This is going to be the last year in the foreseeable future where Memphis won’t go to the NCAA’s; Penny Hardaway did a good job in his first season, and he is crushing it on the recruiting trail. Memphis has a lot of high school talent.

11) Tennessee 82, Kentucky 78— This is Wildcats’ first loss in SEC tourney since a 61-60 loss to Florida in the finals of the 2014 tournament. Tennessee plays Sunday for its first tournament title since 1979.

Both of these teams are really good and either could win the NCAA title.

Sometimes it is better to lose in the semi-final of the tourneys that play their final on Sunday; one thing you do NOT want is to play on Sunday, then draw a Thursday game in the NCAA’s, especially if it is Thursday afternoon— not lot of prep time.

10) Michigan 76, Minnesota 49— Wolverines got swept by rival Michigan State this season; now the teams meet a third time, for the Big 14 title.

9) Utah State 64, San Diego State 57— You could make a legit argument for Chris Smith to be national Coach of the Year. Last three years, Aggies were 22-32 in Big West games; this year, in his first season in Logan, Utah State is 27-6, 18-3 in conference.

8) Iowa State 78, Kansas 66— Cyclones won Big X tournament for 4th time in last six years; this year, they came into the tournament on a 2-6 skid, but they seem to like Kansas City.

7) Villanova 74, Seton Hall 72— Wildcats win Big East tournament for fourth time in last five years. For the season, 54% of Villanova’s shots were 3-pointers; thats unusual for a good team.

6) Oregon 68, Washington 48— Huskies laid an egg here; they scored two points in first 9:30 of second half. Washington is 5-4 in its last nine games, after starting season 19-4.

5) Chargers signed QB Tyrod Taylor this week, an excellent signing by a team in desperate need of a backup for aging Philip Rivers, who will be 38 in December. Last year’s Chargers’ backup QB’s were Geno Smith and Cardale Jones; Taylor is a huge upgrade from those two.

4) Cleveland Browns’ QB Baker Mayfield took batting practice and then coached first base for the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday. Apparently Mayfield is buddies with Christian Yelich; he hit a foul ball into the stands that broke a woman’s watch.

3) Pittsburgh Pirates honored TV analyst Steve Blass this weekend in Florida, naming the press box in Bradenton after him. Blass has been on TV for the Pirates for the last 34 years- he also pitched for the Pirates for a decade, helping them win the 1971 World Series.

in 2009, Blass recorded two hole-in-ones in the same round of golf, a pretty cool feat.

2) During that same game, Pirates’ TV guys were insisting that Starling Marte has as much talent as Bryce Harper or Manny Machado, an interesting claim.

1) Way back in 1963, the San Francisco Giants had three Alou brothers on their team: Matty, Felipe and Jesus. All three could hit;
— Matty wound up with a .307 career batting average over 15 years,
— Felipe wound up being a manager, winning more games than he lost over 14 years.
— Jesus hit .280 in 15 major league seasons, winning two World Series rings with the A’s.

This year, Vermont has three brothers on its team this year; the Duncans- Ernie, Robin and Everett. Never heard of three brothers on the same basketball team before. Now they’re all going to March Madness together, which is pretty cool.

**Udog** · 03-17-2019, 09:40 AM

NHL

Sunday, March 17

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Trend Report
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New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
New Jersey is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
New Jersey is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
New Jersey is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
New Jersey is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New Jersey's last 16 games when playing Colorado
New Jersey is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey
Colorado is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Colorado's last 16 games when playing New Jersey
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
St. Louis is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games on the road
St. Louis is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
St. Louis is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Buffalo is 2-11-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Islanders is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Islanders's last 11 games on the road
NY Islanders is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
NY Islanders is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 2-18 ATS in its last 20 games at home
Minnesota is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games
Vancouver is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Vancouver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games on the road
Vancouver is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Vancouver is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing Dallas
Vancouver is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Dallas is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Dallas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Vancouver

Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Philadelphia is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 14 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Florida Panthers
Florida is 14-2 ATS in its last 16 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Anaheim is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Anaheim is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Florida
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida

Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
Edmonton is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vegas
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games
Vegas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games at home
Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton

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**Udog** · 03-17-2019, 09:41 AM

57New Jersey -58 Colorado
COLORADO is 1-16 ATS (-16.6 Units) off 2 or more consecutive home losses in the last 3 seasons.

59St Louis -60 Buffalo
BUFFALO is 4-17 ATS (-13.3 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

61Ny Islanders -62 Minnesota
MINNESOTA is 3-12 ATS (-15.5 Units) in home games against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against in the current season.

63Vancouver -64 Dallas
DALLAS are 2-6 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games against poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

65Philadelphia -66 Pittsburgh
PHILADELPHIA is 17-6 ATS (13 Units) against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

67Florida -68 Anaheim
FLORIDA is 33-12 ATS (18.5 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

69Edmonton -70 Vegas
VEGAS are 17-4 ATS (11 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the current season.

**Udog** · 03-17-2019, 10:17 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, March 17

Edmonton @ Vegas

Game 69-70
March 17, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
10.426
Vegas
11.310
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-230
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-230); Under

Florida @ Anaheim

Game 67-68
March 17, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
10.720
Anaheim
12.321
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-105); Over

Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh

Game 65-66
March 17, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.578
Pittsburgh
10.370
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-165
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+145); Under

Vancouver @ Dallas

Game 63-64
March 17, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
10.425
Dallas
11.815
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-220
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-220); Under

NY Islanders @ Minnesota

Game 61-62
March 17, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
10.237
Minnesota
11.887
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-120); Over

St. Louis @ Buffalo

Game 59-60
March 17, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.851
Buffalo
8.783
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-150); Under

New Jersey @ Colorado

Game 57-58
March 17, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
11.001
Colorado
9.069
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-250
6
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+200); Over

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