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**Udog** · 04-03-2019, 08:24 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Some very early NFL over/under win totals:

— Arizona 5, under -$130

— Atlanta 8.5, over -$125

— Baltimore 8.5

— Buffalo 6, under -$120

— Carolina 8, under -$120

— Chicago 9.5

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

13) After eight weeks of games, the AAF has suspended operations, which is sad for the people who worked there. Players only got paid for the first seven weeks of the season.

Takes lots of money to fund a start-up league like this; there are rumors that the guy from the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes who invested in the AAF only wanted access to the technology for the league’s betting app, and once he had that, he pulled the plug on spending more money. Supposedly, he dropped $70M on this fiasco. Must be a good betting app.

Not sure what this means, if anything, for the XFL, which starts up next spring.

12) So it is April 2 and here in upstate New York, spring is slowly emerging. It was 46 degrees when I left my house today; in the bank, a guy in line behind me was wearing shorts. Oy.

11) Ronald Acuña signed a $100M extension with the Braves that keeps his contract under team control until 2028. Team-friendly deal.

10) Seattle TV analyst Mike Blowers told an interesting story Monday night:

Blowers was playing for the Mariners in the mid-90’s; Lou Piniella (a noted hothead) was the manager. Blowers made two errors in the 9th inning that cost Seattle the last game of a road trip. Blowers: “Lou was sitting towards the front of the plane; he wasn’t real happy with me.”

Next game for Seattle is a home game; Blowers comes to the plate for the first time, and is booed when his name is announced. He hits a grand slam.

Second time up, Blowers is still booed a little; he hits a 3-run homer.

Third time up, Blowers gets a standing ovation.

Lessons: Baseball is a tough game; people are fickle.

9) Washington Wizards fired team president Ernie Grunfeld after 16 seasons; Wizards are having their first losing season in six years. Washington hasn’t been to a conference final since 1979, so the franchise’s issues go way back before Grunfeld was around.

8) Last Thursday, Michael Reed started in RF on Opening Day for the Giants; he went 0-8 with six strikeouts in four games and Tuesday, he was designated for assignment. Produce or else.

7) Nationals’ SS Trea Turner tried to bunt last night; the ball hit his finger and he left the game, with what looked a lot like a broken finger.

6) Former tennis star Billie Jean King is a minority owner of the LA Dodgers.

5) Few years ago, I’m driving thru New Jersey and stop for gas. I get out of the car and start pumping the gas, and this little Asian guy comes running out of the store, yelling at me, waving his arms. Apparently it is illegal in New Jersey to pump your own gas. Who knew?

Funny thing, they pump it for you but the gas is still cheaper than it is in New York.

4) From Christopher Kamka: Last time Cubs, White Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks all won on the same day was April 21, 2012, the day Philip Humber threw a perfect game for the White Sox.

3) Puerto Rico has a larger population than 21 of the 50 states.

2) Lipscomb 71, Wichita State 64— Shockers led by 11 in second half, but veteran Lipscomb team rallied back, scored last 14 points of the game and will play for the NIT title Thursday night.

Texas 58, TCU 44— If you had Texas-Lipscomb in your NIT brackets, you’re about to get paid. TCU beat the Longhorns twice during the regular season, but came up empty here.

1) Arizona 8, San Diego 5— Zack Greinke hit two home runs, struck out 10 Padres.

**Udog** · 04-03-2019, 10:14 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 3

Ottawa @ NY Rangers

Game 73-74
April 3, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.194
NY Rangers
9.659
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-165
6
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+145); Over

St. Louis @ Chicago

Game 75-76
April 3, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.460
Chicago
9.709
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-140); Under

Calgary @ Anaheim

Game 77-78
April 3, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
11.675
Anaheim
12,530
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+150); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 3

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OTTAWA (28-45-0-6, 62 pts.) at NY RANGERS (31-35-0-13, 75 pts.) - 4/3/2019, 7:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 95-116 ATS (-39.4 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 25-38 ATS (-28.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 30-60 ATS (+95.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 120-153 ATS (-96.6 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 9-5 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 9-5-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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ST LOUIS (43-28-0-8, 94 pts.) at CHICAGO (34-33-0-12, 80 pts.) - 4/3/2019, 8:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 28-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 67-95 ATS (-94.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 1-11 ATS (-14.2 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 14-33 ATS (-19.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-6 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-6-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.8 Units)

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CALGARY (50-23-0-7, 107 pts.) at ANAHEIM (33-37-0-10, 76 pts.) - 4/3/2019, 10:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 40-23 ATS (+15.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 571-470 ATS (+39.3 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 70-57 ATS (+132.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 279-255 ATS (+577.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CALGARY is 37-22 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 21-9 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 22-36 ATS (-19.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 11-5 (+6.5 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 11-5-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
10 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.9 Units)

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73Ottawa -74 Ny Rangers
OTTAWA is 22-12 ATS (8.8 Units) after 2 consecutive division games in the last 3 seasons.

75St Louis -76 Chicago
ST LOUIS are 14-1 ATS (14.8 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

77Calgary -78 Anaheim
CALGARY is 19-8 ATS (10.3 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

NHL

Wednesday, April 3

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Trend Report
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Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games
Ottawa is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
Ottawa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Ottawa is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
NY Rangers is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
NY Rangers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
NY Rangers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
NY Rangers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
NY Rangers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing Chicago
St. Louis is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 9 games
Chicago is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Chicago's last 18 games at home
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing St. Louis
Chicago is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Calgary Flames
Calgary is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Calgary is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Calgary is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 9 games on the road
Calgary is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Calgary is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 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 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Anaheim is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Anaheim is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Anaheim's last 8 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 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary

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**Udog** · 04-03-2019, 04:31 PM

NHL's Top Money Teams (based on $100 wager per game):

1. Lightning $1692 (59-18)
2. Islanders $1137 (44-33)
3. Flames $526 (47-29)
4. Blues $398 (41-35)
5. Coyotes $385 (37-40)
6. Jets $215 (45-31)
7. Bruins $214 (46-30)

NHL's Worst Money Teams (based on $100 wager per game):

31. Devils $-1354 (29-48)
30. Kings $-1286 (28-48)
29. Panthers $-1285 (33-44)
28. Avalanche $-1119 (34-42)
27. Sabres $-1069 (31-45)
26. Wild $-863 (25-42)

NHL's Top OVER Teams (based on Over %):

1. Blackhawks 49-26-4
2. Panthers 46-28-6
3. Sharks 45-32-3
4. Senators 43-32-4
5. Lightning 43-34-3
6. Jets 40-32-8
7. Sabres 42-35-3
8. Flyers 43-36-1

NHL's Top UNDER Teams (based on Under %):

1. Stars 49-23-8
2. Islanders 49-27-4
3. Ducks 46-31-3
4. Blue Jackets 44-30-6
5. Canucks 45-31-4
6. Coyotes 46-32-2
7. #Predtors 45-32-3
8. Wild 43-31-6

**StarDust Bum** · 04-03-2019, 05:57 PM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

OTT at NYR 07:30 PM
OTT +153
O 6.0

STL at CHI 08:00 PM
U 6.0

CAL at ANA 10:30 PM
ANA +135
O 5.5

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