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**Udog** · 06-06-2019, 07:11 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

College football spreads for games on Nov 29-30:

— Texas Tech @ Texas (-10)

— Washington State @ Washington (-9)

— Notre Dame (-5.5) @ Stanford

— Ohio State @ Michigan (-3.5)

— Florida State @ Florida (-14)

— Texas A&M @ LSU (-7.5)

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but……

13) Starting today with something a little different; an unsolicited endorsement of a couple guys who own a financial advisement firm in this area; they’re very good at what they do.

I’ve known Chris/Dennis Fagan for a long time; they’re very smart people. In 2010, i gave them some money to invest for me, not a lot, but a decent amount for me.

Every month, I get a statement on how that money is doing, and right now, my account has more than double the amount that I gave them in 2010, so I’m going to post a link to their website here and if you need investment advice, they’re the guys to ask:

http://faganasset.com

12) Raptors 123, Warriors 109— Key for Toronto is how the other four starters (minus Leonard) score; they were 28-53 from floor in this game, which is great production for them. Toronto has a 2-1 series lead.

11) Miami Marlins got an RBI from all nine hitters in the fifth inning Tuesday night, the first time that all nine lineup positions got an RBI in one inning since the Brooklyn Dodgers’ 15-run first inning on May 21, 1952.

10) Marlins are only major league team that has used only five starting pitchers so far this season.

9) Watching some college baseball Sunday night, and it dawned on me that the Creighton Bluejays have nicer jerseys than the Toronto Blue Jays, which shouldn’t be.

8) Colorado Rockies have couple of promising starting pitchers coming up thru their farm system, but here’s the thing: If you’re talking fantasy baseball, do you really want a pitcher on your team from the Rockies? History tells us that you do not.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Cubs are signing closer Craig Kimbrel, pending a physical.
— Mets DFA’d OF Aaron Altherr, third team to dump him this year.
— Indians put P Carlos Carrasco on IL (non-baseball illness).

6) Interesting how different teams draft ballplayers; only three of the 40 players the Oakland A’s picked were high school players- they also picked a guy from both Harvard and Yale.

Red Sox drafted seven HS kids, Marlins took eight, Astros took only four.

5) Bruce Bochy won his 1,000th game as Giants’ manager Tuesday night; he also won 951 games managing San Diego, and is a lock for the Hall of Fame.

4) Comedian Tracy Morgan got very upset Tuesday when a woman hit his $2M Bugatti with her Honda in Manhattan, which raises a question for me.

There is a car that costs $2M? Seriously? I love my Nissan Rogue; it cost $23,000. Oy.

3) Carolina Panthers’ owner David Tepper has promised to build a “world class” NFL practice facility for the Panthers in Rock Hill, SC; the Panthers play home games in Charlotte, NC, but when a $115M tax break was thrown Tepper’s way, he chose the Palmetto State for the team’s new practice facility. Go figure.

2) Starting this coming season, the 3-point line in college basketball will be 22’1¾” away from the basket, a change from the 20’9″ that has been in place since 2008.

In Divisions 2-3, the change will take place in 2020-21, to account for the costs associated with moving the line on the courts.

1) A large echo showing up on radar in Southern California last night was actually a cloud of ladybugs about 80 miles by 80 miles in size flying at between 5,000-9,000 feet.

**Udog** · 06-06-2019, 07:12 AM

**Udog** · 06-06-2019, 07:13 AM

9St Louis -10 Boston
BOSTON is 9-0 ATS (9.7 Units) against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, June 6

St. Louis @ Boston

Game 9-10
June 6, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
14.113
Boston
12,660
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+135); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, June 6

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ST LOUIS (59-35-0-11, 129 pts.) at BOSTON (63-30-0-10, 136 pts.) - 6/6/2019, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 27-8 ATS (+14.3 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 25-8 ATS (+10.8 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 38-24 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 44-24 ATS (+11.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 127-104 ATS (+233.0 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 43-25 ATS (+11.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 38-25 ATS (+11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 26-13 ATS (+12.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 297-248 ATS (-104.9 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 140-138 ATS (-91.0 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-5 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-5-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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NHL

Thursday, June 6

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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 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
St. Louis is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Boston
St. Louis is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Boston is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Boston is 5-11-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against St. Louis

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**Udog** · 06-06-2019, 10:00 AM

Game 5 - Blues at Bruins
Kyle Markus

St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins

The St. Louis Blues clawed back into the Stanley Cup Finals with a Game 4 victory, and now can really put the pressure on by pulling off the upset in Game 5. The Boston Bruins are back at home for this one and have no intentions of allowing the Blues to control this one.

This is a pivotal matchup as the Stanley Cup Finals is reaching a fevered pitch. The Bruins are the favorites, and a victory would put them in great position to win the championship. However, St. Louis has done a nice job of hanging in and two more stellar outings would allow them to hoist the hardware.

All eyes will be in Boston for this Game 5 affair in NHL wagering.

Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals will feature the St. Louis Blues vs. the Boston Bruins at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 6th, 2019. The Bruins will host the matchup at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts and it will be nationally televised on NBC.

We'll have NHL odds available for every game of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals.

Odds Analysis

The Bruins are listed as the -150 favorites to win Game 5 and take a 3-2 advantage in this series. The Bruins are listed as the 1.5-goal favorites but are the +176 underdogs to cover that spread. The Blues are the -210 favorites to cover. The goal total is listed at 5.5 goals, with the “under” listed at -145 and the “over” the +125 underdog.

The Bruins are the -153 favorites to win the series, with the Blues the +133 underdogs to hoist the Stanley Cup in NHL gambling.

Last Time Out

Ryan O’Reilly scored a pair of goals, including the go-ahead one midway through the third period, as the Blues knotted the series at 2 with a 4-2 win in Game 4. O’Reilly scored less than a minute into the game to give St. Louis an early lead, but the Bruins knotted things at two goals apiece heading into the third period.

The Blues were the better team down the stretch to send this back to Boston tied at 2. Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 11th goal of the playoffs for the Blues. St. Louis goalie Jordan Binnington was pulled in Game 3 after Boston dominated on offense, but he bounced back in this one by holding Boston to only a pair of goals.

Injury Report

Bruins captain Zdeno Chara took a puck to the mouth, which kept him out of the game the rest of the way. Chara remained on the bench but his status for Game 5 is up in the air. He reportedly has a broken jaw, but there are reports that he could still try to play through the injury.

It would be a big loss for Boston if he cannot go as Chara has a goal and five assists in the playoffs and is one of the staples on the team. The Bruins will be short-handed on defense if he cannot play.

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