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**Udog** · 04-22-2019, 07:55 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

— Celtics 110, Pacers 106— Boston sweeps series, 4-0.

— Warriors 113, Clippers 105— Klay Thompson had 27 points at the half.

— Trailblazers 111, Thunder 98— Russell Westbrook was 5-21 from the floor.

— Sharks 2, Golden Knights 1 (2 OT)— Game 7 is Tuesday in San Jose.

— Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 2— Game 7 is Tuesday in Boston.

— Nets’ GM Sean Marks was suspended one game without pay, fined $25,000 for entering the refs’ locker room after Brooklyn’s 112-108 loss Saturday.

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend……

13) Philadelphia Eagles’ center Travis Kelce played LY with a broken foot, something he called a “torn elbow” (he wore a big brace), and a Grade 2 MCL tear.

Toronto pitcher Aaron Sanchez left Sunday’s game in Oakland with a broken right fingernail on the middle finger of his pitching hand.

12) Jim Kaat and Bert Blyleven discussed pitching all weekend on Twins’ TV; Kaat said Sunday he thinks the strike zone is much tighter now than when he pitched.

Blyleven mentioned that back when he pitched, umpires weren’t graded on each pitch by MLB and that has changed how the game is called.

11) Twins hit 11 home runs in their doubleheader sweep of the Orioles Saturday. Hard to believe Baltimore was in the playoffs only three years ago; their team is awful.

Baltimore’s AAA farm team is 7-10, their AA team is 3-13 and got shut out in both ends of a twin bill Saturday, so not sure where the Orioles’ help is going to come from.

10) Indianapolis Colts’ owner Jim Irsay recently spent $718,750 for the piano John Lennon used to write songs for Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

9) They run a commercial on Colorado Rockies games for University of Colorado health services; it shows an older fellow who struggles to get out of his easy chair, then starts to work out- they show pics in his house of him running when he was much younger.

They show the man’s name; he survived heart failure, and as he recovers, his treadmill workouts get more rigorous, and the commercial ends with him finishing a 2-mile run in a local race.

The commercial is so well-done and very inspirational; the guy should get a sneaker contract from Nike or adidas, and they should run that commercial during the Super Bowl.

8) Christian Yelich is first player with 12+ homers in his team’s first 22 games since Alex Rodriguez in 2007.

7) Baseball injuries:
— Rays’ OF Austin Meadows (thumb) had an MRI.
— Blue Jays put P Matt Shoemaker (knee) on IL; he tore his ACL and is out for the season.

6) Merrill Kelly threw 109 pitches for Arizona Friday, but he didn’t finish the 4th inning. He got 18 called strikes, had 21 pitches fouled off, gave up six hits on 12 balls in play.

Funny thing, two of the three runs he gave up came on a harmless looking pop-up to short CF that the wind played games with and no one caught it.

5) Detroit Pistons have lost 13 consecutive playoff games, tied for longest-ever streak in NBA.

4) Seattle Mariners have already had five games with 4+ homers this year; all of last season, they had five games with 4+ home runs.

3) Former major league OF Matt Holliday is retired now and lives in Stillwater, OK; he recently had a house built in Stillwater. The guy who built the house is Philly catcher JT Realmuto’s uncle. Small world.

2) Good grief, the Utah Jazz uniforms are terrible. Like the old purple uniforms with the musical note on them that Pete Maravich wore for the Jazz back in the day.

1) A comedian was elected president of Ukraine; I was going to make a joke about this, but then remembered who the president is here. Having a comedian as president wouldn’t be so bad.

**Udog** · 04-22-2019, 07:56 AM

**Udog** · 04-22-2019, 08:02 AM

85Nashville -86 Dallas
NASHVILLE is 16-8 ATS (7.6 Units) in road games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances in the current season.

89Washington -90 Carolina
CAROLINA is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after 2 consecutive division games in the current season.

NHL

Monday, April 22

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Trend Report
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Washington Capitals
Washington is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Carolina
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Carolina
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games at home
Carolina is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Washington
Carolina is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington
Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 9 games when playing at home against Washington

Nashville Predators
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Nashville's last 10 games on the road
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Nashville is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Nashville is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 13 games at home
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Nashville
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games when playing at home against Nashville

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**Udog** · 04-22-2019, 09:13 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, April 22

Washington @ Carolina

Game 89-90
April 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.175
Carolina
9.995
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-105); Under

Nashville @ Dallas

Game 85-86
April 22, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
12.285
Dallas
10.825
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(+105); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, April 22

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NASHVILLE (49-32-0-6, 104 pts.) at DALLAS (46-33-0-8, 100 pts.) - 4/22/2019, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 287-223 ATS (+33.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 61-36 ATS (+16.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 27-42 ATS (+90.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 32-45 ATS (-22.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 11-8 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 11-8-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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WASHINGTON (51-28-0-8, 110 pts.) at CAROLINA (48-31-0-8, 104 pts.) - 4/22/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 19-22 ATS (-11.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
CAROLINA is 32-17 ATS (+8.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 117-77 ATS (+7.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-15 ATS (+8.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 54-39 ATS (+98.7 Units) in road games in April games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 69-47 ATS (+1.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 47-26 ATS (+9.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 47-25 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 64-44 ATS (+12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 40-28 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 25-36 ATS (-18.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 116-131 ATS (-68.7 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 12-5 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 12-5-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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**Udog** · 04-22-2019, 12:47 PM

NHL Stanley Cup playoffs best bets and prop predictions: Rock this first-period prop like a Hurricane
Monty Andrews

Four teams have reached the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and two more could join the party Monday night as the Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars look to close out their respective series.

The defending Stanley Cup-champion Capitals try to snap to a home-dominant series trend at PNC Arena, while the Stars and Predators appear headed for yet another low-scoring affair. Here are the top NHL trends and best bets for Monday's Stanley Cup playoffs odds:

WASHINGTON CAPITALS AT CAROLINA HURRICANES

Moneyline Odds: Washington -105/Carolina -115
Over/Under: 5.5 goals
Series Price: Washington leads 3-2 (Capitals -556/Hurricanes +330)
Start Time: 7 p.m. ET, PNC Arena, Raleigh

Home dominance has permeated this first-round series, with the host team winning all five games. And that one-sidedness has been equally prevalent in the opening period, with the home team carrying a lead through the first 20 minutes in every game so far. That streak goes back a lot longer than the playoffs. The home team has been leading or tied after one period in 12 straight meetings and 18 of the past 19 overall. Bettors should roll with the Carolina first-period moneyline no push (+175) or the tie (+160).

As for player props, we're recommending a fade here rather than a bet choice, only because this one is generally popular. Alex Ovechkin should see plenty of action in the goal-scorer prop market after leading the NHL with 51 tallies this past season. But his performance at PNC Arena over the years leaves much to be desired. He has just two goals in his previous 14 visits to Raleigh – and none in this series – making him a strong fade candidate as the Capitals look to advance.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS AT DALLAS STARS

Moneyline Odds: Nashville -105/Dallas -115
Over/Under: 5 goals
Series Price: Dallas leads 3-2 (Stars -357/Predators +235)
Start Time: 8:30 p.m. ET, American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

Oddsmakers aren't prepared to move this total despite the fact that the teams have combined for 14 goals over their past two games, and that should lead to plenty of action on the Over. The Stars and Predators have opened things up of late, combining for multiple goals in six of their previous eight periods of play. You could opt for the safe alternate total play and take Over 4.5 at -175 or you can roll with the standard Over 5 that pays out at +105, but beware the fun-pummeling push.

As for a live goal-scorer underdog, it might be worth considering Mats Zuccarello. The 31 year old had just 12 goals during the regular season, but has scored three times in the first five games of this series. He's fifth among Dallas forwards in average ice time, and has one of the Stars' four power-play goals in the best-of-seven. Choosing a successful goal prop is a crapshoot, but at +375, you could do worse than taking the guy ranked second on his team in postseason goal scoring.

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