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**Udog** · 10-16-2019, 06:36 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Interesting college football games on this week’s card:

— UCLA @ Stanford (-6.5)

— Indiana (-6) @ Maryland

— Boise State (-6.5) @ BYU

— TCU (-3.5) @ Kansas Sate

— Texas A&M (-6.5) @ Ole Miss

— Tulane @ Memphis (-4.5)

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

13) Washington 7, St Louis 4— At one point in May, the Nationals were 19-31, 8.5 games out of first place, only 1.5 games ahead of the woeful Marlins. Manager Dave Martinez seemed certain to be fired, but now he is here, managing the first Wild Card team to make a World Series since Giants/Royals in 2014.

12) Sitting on the airplane coming home last night, and find out the Rams cleaned house a little Tuesday; starting CB Aqib Talib was put on the IR, the other starting CB Marcus Peters got traded to the Ravens for a reserve LB.

Later LA acquired a reserve lineman from the Browns, and they traded a couple of #1 picks to the Jaguars for disgruntled star CB Jalen Ramsey, who hopefully now will be gruntled.

11) Rams took QB Jared Goff in the first round of the 2016 draft; here are their 1st round picks since then:

2017: Traded to Tennessee to help get the pick they used to take Goff.
2018: Traded to New England for WR Brandin Cooks.
2019: Traded to Atlanta for multiple lower picks.
2020-21: Traded to Jacksonville for Jalen Ramsey.

10) Now that I’m back from my excellent vacation to Las Vegas, a story from my 2nd night there; I’m leaving the person’s name out, because it isn’t relevant or right, but this was kind of fun.

I’m sitting at the Vdara hotel bar, shooting the breeze with some guy from Sacramento who owns a lot of buildings and is apparently wealthy; his very attractive wife is sitting next to him, laughing at his quips as he tells me in detail how he met her a few years ago, they fell in love, they both dumped their spouses, and finally got married a few months ago. Alrighty then.

A couple of women sit at the bar near us, and Mr Sacramento starts bantering with them; the women are old high school friends from Florida who are having a reunion. Mr Sacramento asks them if they’re from Canada; I’m not sure why.

At one point, one of the two women asks us, “Any of you baseball fans?” I say that I am, and she points to her friend— “This is Player X’s mom”. Player X is a major league player who happened to have been on my fantasy team the last couple years.

I quickly impress Mrs X by blurting out some useless info about her son, then tell her I traded him in April, before his best hot streak of the season. She mocked me for trading her son, but we became buddies and talked baseball and other stuff for the next hour or so.

Unfortunately for me she is married and a nice lady, so it ended there, but it made me laugh at myself. Also, the two guys I got for her son are both OK players, the pitcher I got is a good prospect.

Originally called that a quick story, but had to delete the word quick. Moving right along……

9) Win for me; flew home during a Presidential debate, so I missed it. Also missed couple of playoff games, but followed along on Twitter on the airplane. Politicians? Not so much.

8) NFL underdogs are 55-35-1 ATS so far this season, 40-20-1 on the road.

7) From AdamJT: Dallas Cowboys are the only NFL team that hasn’t started a drive in its opponent’s territory so far this season. The other 31 teams have started an average of 5.9 drives in opponents’ territory, and four teams have started 10+.

6) Tennessee Titans will start Ryan Tannehill at QB Sunday against the struggling Chargers, benching Marcus Mariota; if my favorite NFL team had Tannehill/Mariota at QB, I wouldn’t be a happy human.

Tannehill was a wide receiver until his junior year at Texas A&M; maybe he should play for the Bengals, since it was Mike Sherman who made Tannehill a QB, and Bengals’ coach Zac Taylor is Sherman’s son-in-law.

5) First college basketball game on CBS College Sports November 5: Utah @ Nevada, which is a pretty good game for opening night, Steve Alford’s first game coaching the Wolf Pack.

4) Phil Mickelson is ranked #47 in the world this week; he hasn’t been ranked outside the top-50 in the World Golf Rankings since November 28, 1993.

3) Major League Baseball plans to open a 17,000-square-foot flagship retail store in Manhattan next summer, at 50th St and 6th Ave; what took them so long?

2) Cardinals’ manager Mike Shildt mentioned the other day how data exists showing that the average fly ball was traveling 4.5 fewer feet during the playoffs, as opposed to the regular season.

1) Washington winning the NLCS leaves the Seattle Mariners as the only major league team that has never played in a World Series.

**Udog** · 10-16-2019, 06:45 AM

29TORONTO -30 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 23-7 ATS (15.3 Units) after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

31COLORADO -32 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 4-10 ATS (-7 Units) after 2 straight blowout wins by 3 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

33DALLAS -34 COLUMBUS
DALLAS are 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

33DALLAS -34 COLUMBUS
Jim Montgomery is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread (Coach of DALLAS)

35PHILADELPHIA -36 EDMONTON
EDMONTON is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

37BUFFALO -38 ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM is 75-48 ATS (30.4 Units) in home games against top caliber teams - outscoring opponents by 0.65+ goals/game since 1996.

39CAROLINA -40 SAN JOSE
CAROLINA is 161-225 ATS (-86.5 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games since 1996.

**Udog** · 10-16-2019, 06:49 AM

NHL

Wednesday, October 16

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Trend Report
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Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Columbus is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 11 games
Columbus is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games at home
Columbus is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Columbus is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Columbus's last 15 games when playing at home against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games
Dallas is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Dallas's last 15 games when playing on the road against Columbus

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Pittsburgh's last 20 games
Pittsburgh is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Pittsburgh is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado
Pittsburgh is 6-12-1 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Pittsburgh's last 23 games when playing at home against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 15 games on the road
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Colorado is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Colorado's last 23 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

Washington Capitals
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Toronto
Washington is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing Toronto
Washington is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Washington is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games when playing at home against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Washington
Toronto is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing Washington
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
Toronto is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington

Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games at home
Edmonton is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Philadelphia is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Philadelphia is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton

Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games at home
Anaheim is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 9 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Buffalo is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Buffalo is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
Buffalo is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Buffalo is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 9 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
San Jose is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of San Jose's last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games at home
San Jose is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Carolina
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Carolina is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Carolina is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Carolina's last 12 games on the road
Carolina is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing San Jose
Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose

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**Udog** · 10-16-2019, 10:17 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, October 16

Toronto @ Washington

Game 29-30
October 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
11.686
Washington
10.716
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-125
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+105); Under

Dallas @ Columbus

Game 33-34
October 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
9.715
Columbus
12.558
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-110
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-110); Under

Colorado @ Pittsburgh

Game 31-32
October 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
12.395
Pittsburgh
11.408
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-115
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-105); Over

Philadelphia @ Edmonton

Game 35-36
October 16, 2019 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
9.763
Edmonton
12.200
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 2 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-130); Over

Buffalo @ Anaheim

Game 37-38
October 16, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
12.236
Anaheim
11.146
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+110); Under

Carolina @ San Jose

Game 39-40
October 16, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
11.725
San Jose
10.100
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-130
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+110); Under

**Udog** · 10-16-2019, 10:24 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, October 16

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TORONTO (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) at WASHINGTON (3-2-0-2, 8 pts.) - 10/16/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 409-419 ATS (-132.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 120-83 ATS (-11.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 16-6 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 13-4 ATS (+8.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-0.0 Units)

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COLORADO (5-0-0-0, 10 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (4-2-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/16/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 98-87 ATS (+194.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 260-225 ATS (+23.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 132-110 ATS (+253.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
COLORADO is 193-169 ATS (+363.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 32-34 ATS (-16.2 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-1 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-1-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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DALLAS (1-5-0-1, 3 pts.) at COLUMBUS (2-3-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/16/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 27-41 ATS (-20.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 66-57 ATS (+136.3 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 186-171 ATS (+391.4 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
DALLAS is 261-171 ATS (+57.6 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 232-159 ATS (+37.0 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-0 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-0-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (2-1-0-1, 5 pts.) at EDMONTON (5-1-0-0, 10 pts.) - 10/16/2019, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 89-88 ATS (+197.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
EDMONTON is 18-27 ATS (-10.2 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 4-12 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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BUFFALO (5-0-0-1, 11 pts.) at ANAHEIM (4-2-0-0, 8 pts.) - 10/16/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 2-13 ATS (+22.8 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 44-23 ATS (+67.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 261-217 ATS (+29.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 454-465 ATS (-20.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
BUFFALO is 26-20 ATS (+50.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 7-2 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-1 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 3-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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CAROLINA (6-1-0-0, 12 pts.) at SAN JOSE (2-4-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/16/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 78-138 ATS (+243.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 34-61 ATS (-34.4 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 191-160 ATS (-82.7 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 14-18 ATS (-11.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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