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**Udog** · 12-11-2019, 08:15 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Interesting NFL spreads for Week 15:

— Houston @ Tennessee (-3)

— Buffalo @ Pittsburgh (-2.5)

— Cleveland (-2.5) @ Arizona

— Rams (-1) @ Dallas

— Minnesota (-2.5) @ LA Chargers

— Indianapolis @ New Orleans (-9)

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

13) I get it that all retired baseball players speak glowingly of the late Marvin Miller, who was the head of the players’ union; he made them all very rich. If Miller made me rich, I’d want him to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, too.

But as an Oakland A’s fan, I had no great fondness for Miller, who helped institute a system that made the A’s a 2nd-rate franchise, financially. Stephen Strasburg making $35M a year is a bit much; not really sure Miller deserves to be in the Hall of Fame- did he make the game better? Did star players being multi-millionaires improve the game?

I’d rather see Dr Frank Jobe get in the Hall of Fame; surgeons who perform Tommy John surgery have done a hell of a lot more to help baseball than a guy who helped make all the players millionaires.

12) Speaking of Marvin MIller, Bronx Bombers signed Gerrit Cole to a 9-year, $324M contract late Tuesday night. Cole is 29 years old, so this might be his last contract.

Last three years, Cole started 33-32-33 regular season games; if he does that next season, it works out to $1,090,909.09 per start.

11) 2020 Bronx Bombers:
— Gerrit Cole, $36M
— Giancarlo Stanton, $26M
— Masahiro Tanaka, $23M
— Aroldis Chapman $17.2M

That adds up to $101.5M…….for four guys.

Oakland A’s made the playoffs the last two years; their ENTIRE payroll last year?

$92,178,333

10) Excellent article on actionnetwork.com about how college bowl betting lines are made; it ain’t easy, especially when you have to make them quickly, with matchups coming out early Sunday afternoon- lines were posted roughly four hours later.

9) NHL leaders in going over in first period:
Colorado 23-7, Los Angeles 21-10, Carolina 20-10

NHL leaders in going under in first period:
Calgary 9-23, Dallas 12-19, Jets/Wild/Penguins 13-17

8) Baseball stuff:
— Giants signed P Kevin Gausman to a 1-year deal.
— Phillies signed SS Didi Gregorius
— Angels dumped some salary, trading SS Zack Cozart for cash and a prospect.

7) Random question: Are people allowed to meet at a vegan restaurant?
(Think about it, maybe you’ll chuckle later)

6) Every player at the Outback Bowl will get a gift suite that includes a Fossil watch; $125 Amazon gift card; Jostens ring; Outback Steakhouse gift card; hat.

All the bowls have gift packages like that.

5) Funny how Golden State Warriors seem to have disbanded for a year; Draymond Green still plays most of he time, the uniforms are the same, and Steve Kerr still coaches, but with Steph Curry and Klay Thompson not playing, this is a totally different team, one that will be in the NBA Draft Lottery, maybe even getting the first pick.

Would Golden State draft LaMelo Ball, the youngest of the three Ball brothers? Cole Anthony? James Wiseman, the big kid from Memphis?

4) Major League Baseball will relocate its annual amateur draft to Omaha to try and increase interest; Omaha is where the College World Series is played every year. I’m guessing some of the college coaches in the CWS won’t be thrilled with the potential distractions.

3) Of course the Miami Marlins move their outfield fences in the year after they trade Stanton, Yelich and Ozuna. Makes perfect sense.

2) Texas Tech 70, Louisville 57— Cardinals are already the 4th #1 team in country to lose this season and it is only December 11. There aren’t any great teams this year.

1) ESPN drained every last drop out of the Eli Manning story Monday night; he played really well in the first half but the Giants were shut out in the 2nd half as Manning made what will probably be his last-ever appearance on MNF.

Now America will have to wait a couple years for the next Manning; Eli’s nephew Arch is a 9th-grader at Newman HS in New Orleans, where he already is the starting QB.

**Udog** · 12-11-2019, 08:18 AM

65BOSTON -66 WASHINGTON
BOSTON is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

67OTTAWA -68 MONTREAL
OTTAWA is 11-7 ATS (7.5 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

69PHILADELPHIA -70 COLORADO
COLORADO is 14-6 ATS (8.7 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

NHL

Wednesday, December 11

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Trend Report
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Washington Capitals
Washington is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Washington's last 25 games
Washington is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Boston
Washington is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games when playing Boston
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games on the road
Boston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Washington
Boston is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games when playing Washington
Boston is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington

Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Montreal is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Montreal is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Montreal is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games at home
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Montreal is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Montreal is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Montreal is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Ottawa is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
Ottawa is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Ottawa is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Ottawa is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Colorado is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Colorado is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Philadelphia is 5-12-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado

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**Udog** · 12-11-2019, 10:30 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, December 11

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BOSTON (20-5-0-6, 46 pts.) at WASHINGTON (22-5-0-5, 49 pts.) - 12/11/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 139-89 ATS (+19.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 46-24 ATS (+11.6 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 72-52 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 105-72 ATS (+15.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 90-72 ATS (+163.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
BOSTON is 220-245 ATS (+522.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-1 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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OTTAWA (13-17-0-1, 27 pts.) at MONTREAL (14-11-0-6, 34 pts.) - 12/11/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 3-21 ATS (+41.9 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 13-3 ATS (+9.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 6-10 ATS (-5.7 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
MONTREAL is 2-7 ATS (-8.0 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 3-10 ATS (+14.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
MONTREAL is 4-9 ATS (-5.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MONTREAL is 4-9 ATS (-9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-3 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (17-8-0-5, 39 pts.) at COLORADO (19-8-0-3, 41 pts.) - 12/11/2019, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 19-11 ATS (+31.0 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 19-11 ATS (+7.7 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 43-32 ATS (+10.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 199-173 ATS (+373.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 92-91 ATS (+204.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-1-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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**Udog** · 12-11-2019, 10:42 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, December 11

Boston @ Washington

Game 65-66
December 11, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.218
Washington
10.317
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-125
6
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+105); Over

Ottawa @ Montreal

Game 67-68
December 11, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.538
Montreal
13.467
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-200
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-200); Under

Philadelphia @ Colorado

Game 69-70
December 11, 2019 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
12.536
Colorado
11.027
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+140); Over

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