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**Udog** · 10-03-2019, 07:40 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Odds to make the Stanley Cup playoffs this season:

— NY Rangers No -$150, Yes +$130

— Winnipeg Jets Yes -$135, No +$115

— Philadelphia Flyers No -$135, Yes +$115

— NY Islanders Yes -$110, No -$110

— New Jersey Devils Yes -$110, No -$110

— Arizona Coyotes No -$125, Yes +$105

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud……

13) This is the 8th year of the one-game Wild Card playoff in baseball; the teams that won those games are 6-8 in their next series, 3-4 in both leagues.

2014 Giants are only Wild Card winner to win the World Series; they beat the Royals that year, the only other Wild Card team to make the World Series.

12) Wild Card wrap:
NL game: Washington 4, Milwaukee 3— Nationals rallied for three runs in 8th inning off of Josh Hader, with Juan Soto getting the key hit. Washington plays the Dodgers next.

AL game: Rays 5, A’s 1— Tampa Bay hit four home runs and advances to play the Astros in the ALDS, starting Friday afternoon in Houston.

11) I mention this every season, but couple of years ago, when the Houston Texans were on HBO’s Hard Knocks, Texans coach Bill O’Brien started a talk to his players by saying, “Welcome to the most competitive business in the world.”

There is such a fine line between winning and losing in the NFL; one week you look unbeatable, the next week, the fans want the QB benched and the coach fired. Injuries, officials, the bounce of an oddly shaped ball. Lot of intangibles for a multi-billion dollar business.

10) Good grief, if I never see another commercial promoting pro wrestling, it’ll be too soon.

9) When college football coordinators visit NFL teams in the offseason, they generally visit with coaches on their side of the ball for new ideas, but when Washington Huskies’ DC Jimmy Lake visits NFL teams, he likes to visit with offensive coordinators, to pick their brain about where the game is headed. Nothing like knowing what the competition is thinking about.

8) On Wednesday, the Steelers signed QB Taryn Christion to the practice squad, to try and mimic Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson in practice. Christion played college ball at South Dakota State; he rushed for 1,515 yards, threw for 11,535 yards and had 130 total touchdowns.

7) Isabel Albright of San Lorenzo, CA was among the oldest living people in America; she passed away last December at the age of 102, but her family got an “early termination fee” of $160 from DirecTV, because her family had added a DirecTV box in a back room for caregivers, which then started a new 2-year agreement with DirecTV.

Common sense finally prevailed; DirecTV agreed to waive the early termination fee after all, saying simply, “We have apologized to the family and resolved this.”

Oy.

6) Football stuff:
— Broncos lost LB Bradley Chubb wth a partially torn ACL. a big loss.
— Bengals lost WR John Rosa (shoulder) for a few weeks.
— Patriots’ K Stephen Gostkowski (hip) is out for the year.

5) Washington Nationals offered 3B Anthony Rendon $210M for seven years and he turned it down? Figures that his agent is scumweasel $cott Bora$, who always drags things out to try and suck every last penny out for his client (and himself).

I mean, if you’re Rendon and you’re happy playing for the Nationals, how the bleep do you turn down $30M a year? If you’re not happy, then you eat the waters.

4) Speaking of Boras, he represents three Nationals: Rendon, Scherzer and Strasburg, who this year made a combined total of $94,538,895, which makes Boras’ 3% of the take $2,836,166.

It says on the Interweb (so it has to be true) that in 2017, Boras earned $108.3M in commission from his clients. He makes more money than most of the ballclubs do.

3) Sacramento Kings are playing Indiana this weekend in two preseason games in India (not Indiana, INDIA), the country where Kings’ owner Vivek Ranadivé lived until he was 16.

There are 1.3 billion people in India; some think India will surpass China as the world’s most populous country as soon as 2027. If the NBA is popular there. thats a lot of t-shirts and jerseys that can be sold.

2) Get well soon to Senator Bernie Sanders, who had a couple of stents placed in his heart Tuesday night; the 78-year old Sanders will suspend campaigning “until further notice” after doctors treated the blockage in an artery.

1) The commissioner of the Pac 12 has a salary of $5.3M a year, but he can’t get the Pac-12 Network on DirecTV. I’m thinking he is overpaid.

**Udog** · 10-03-2019, 07:44 AM

11MONTREAL -12 CAROLINA
CAROLINA is 329-422 ATS (-135.2 Units) first half of the season since 1996.

13WINNIPEG -14 NY RANGERS
NY RANGERS are 95-118 ATS (-34.8 Units) at home when the total is >=6 since 1996.

19BOSTON -20 DALLAS
BOSTON is 216-170 ATS (29 Units) at home when the total is 5.5 since 1996.

23ARIZONA -24 ANAHEIM
ARIZONA is 34-39 ATS (-8.9 Units) in road games vs. division opponents since 1996.

**Udog** · 10-03-2019, 07:46 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, October 3

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FLORIDA (36-32-0-14, 86 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (62-20-0-4, 128 pts.) - 10/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 62-24 ATS (+34.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 31-9 ATS (+11.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-1 (+5.9 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.0 Units)

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MONTREAL (44-30-0-8, 96 pts.) at CAROLINA (54-35-0-8, 116 pts.) - 10/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 16-22 ATS (-17.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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WINNIPEG (49-34-0-5, 103 pts.) at NY RANGERS (32-36-0-14, 78 pts.) - 10/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 95-118 ATS (-41.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-1 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-1-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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BUFFALO (33-39-0-10, 76 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (44-29-0-13, 101 pts.) - 10/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 44-42 ATS (+95.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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MINNESOTA (37-36-0-9, 83 pts.) at NASHVILLE (49-32-0-7, 105 pts.) - 10/3/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 37-45 ATS (-17.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 6-3 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 6-3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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BOSTON (64-32-0-10, 138 pts.) at DALLAS (50-36-0-9, 109 pts.) - 10/3/2019, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 216-170 ATS (+45.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 2-2-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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CALGARY (51-27-0-9, 111 pts.) at COLORADO (45-35-0-14, 104 pts.) - 10/3/2019, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 6-5-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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ARIZONA (39-35-0-8, 86 pts.) at ANAHEIM (35-37-0-10, 80 pts.) - 10/3/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 10-4 ATS (+16.1 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 5-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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**Udog** · 10-03-2019, 07:50 AM

NHL

Thursday, October 3

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Trend Report
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Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games
Carolina is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Carolina is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Montreal
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Montreal is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Montreal's last 13 games
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing Carolina
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina

New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games
NY Rangers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
NY Rangers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games
Winnipeg is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games
Pittsburgh is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing Buffalo
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Pittsburgh is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Buffalo is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Buffalo is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Buffalo is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games when playing Pittsburgh
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Buffalo is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 17 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing Florida
Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 20 games when playing at home against Florida
Florida Panthers
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 10 games
Florida is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Florida is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games on the road
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Florida is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Florida's last 20 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay

Nashville Predators
Nashville is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Nashville's last 18 games
Nashville is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Nashville is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Nashville
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville

Dallas Stars
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Boston
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Colorado is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Colorado is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Calgary is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games
Calgary is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Calgary's last 12 games on the road
Calgary is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Calgary is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado

Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games at home
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Anaheim is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing Arizona
Anaheim is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Arizona is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games
Arizona is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Arizona is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Arizona is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing on the road against Anaheim

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**Udog** · 10-03-2019, 10:46 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, October 3

Florida @ Tampa Bay

Game 9-10
October 3, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
10.895
Tampa Bay
11.932
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-175
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-175); Over

Montreal @ Carolina

Game 11-12
October 3, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
12.895
Carolina
11.805
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+140); Over

Winnipeg @ NY Rangers

Game 13-14
October 3, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
10.442
NY Rangers
11.713
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-120
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-120); Under

Buffalo @ Pittsburgh

Game 15-16
October 3, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
10.348
Pittsburgh
12.748
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-170
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-170); Over

Minnesota @ Nashville

Game 17-18
October 3, 2019 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
9.695
Nashville
11.917
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-165); Over

Boston @ Dallas

Game 19-20
October 3, 2019 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
10.306
Dallas
11.966
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-110); Under

Calgary @ Colorado

Game 21-22
October 3, 2019 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
12.061
Colorado
10.603
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-130
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+110); Under

Arizona @ Anaheim

Game 23-24
October 3, 2019 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
11.896
Anaheim
10.752
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+110); Under

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