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**Udog** · 01-08-2020, 07:53 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Patriots’ assistant coaches who became head coaches:

— Bill O’Brien 54-47

— Josh McDaniels 11-17

— Brian Flores 5-11

— Matt Patricia 9-22-1

— Eric Mangini 33-48

— Romeo Crennel 28-55

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

13) Carolina Panthers gave Baylor coach Matt Rhule $62M for seven years, which is a lot of money. Giants apparently declined to match that offer.

12) Giants then signed Patriots special teams coach Joe Judge, who will be the Giants’ third head coach in five years.

11) Dallas is hiring John Fassel as their new special teams coach; Fassel did a very good job in that capacity with the Rams, but LA’s special teams slipped this year.

Sean McVay now has to replace his defensive coordinator and special teams coach, which obviously is not ideal.

10) NBA teams playing a 2nd consecutive night are 27-32-3 ATS on the 2nd night of a back/back, if they won/covered the first night.

Teams that lost the first night are 45-37-3 ATS the second night.

9) Quote of the Day, part 2, from Kansas coach Bill Self, talking about speculation that he will be the San Antonio Spurs’ coach fairly soon:

“I haven’t talked to R.C. [Buford] ever about it, and he was in my wedding and I was in his. I know him pretty well and we’ve never once discussed it (job).”

RC Buford is the Spurs’ GM.

8) Lakers’ star Anthony Davis turned down a 4-year, $146M contract extension; if you’re scoring at home, that would’ve been $36.5M a year. Davis will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Of course, the same day he turns down $146M, Davis leaves the game early with a bruised lower back; Lakers don’t consider the injury to be overly serious.

7) College basketball upsets:
— Boston College (+9) 60, Virginia 53
— Nebraska (+7.5) 76, Iowa 70
— Providence (+7.5) 81, Marquette 80
— Air Force (+7) 79, Utah State 60
— Tennessee (+5.5) 69, Missouri 58
— Virginia Tech (+5) 67, Syracuse 63
— East Carolina (+4) 62, South Florida 59

6) Rocky Long is the football coach at San Diego State, but apparently is interviewing this week to be he defensive coordinator at Syracuse— why????
a) Why go from being head coach to a coordinator?
b) Why would anyone move from San Diego to Syracuse? Ever?

San Diego State is one of 13 colleges in country to go bowling the last 10 years in a row.

5) Ohio U’s Frank Solich is 75 years old, the oldest I-A coach in America; Long is the 2nd-oldest- he turns 70 in a few weeks. Being a coordinator must be less stressful.

4) Texas Longhorns’ QB Sam Ehlingher will be back in Austin for his senior season.

3) XFL’s unusual rules:
— Double-forward pass. If a team completes a forward pass behind the line of scrimmage, that player has the ability to attempt another forward pass as long as the ball has at no time crossed the line of scrimmage.

— Three options after scoring a touchdown:
a) a 1-point play from the 2-yard line,
b) a 2-point play from the 3-yard line or
c) a 3-point play from the 10-yard line.
There is no option to kick an extra point.

— Overtime: Each team will get five single-play possessions from the 5-yard line, kind of like an NHL shootout. If the game is still tied at that point, the rotating possessions will continue until there is a winner. The XFL hopes that overtimes will be rare, in part because of the multiple options for points after touchdowns.

— A requirement for only one foot to be in bounds for possession, like in college.

If you plan on betting totals in XFL games, keep in mind that a running game clock won’t stop after incomplete passes or when players go out of bounds, except inside of two minutes in each half. There figure to be less plays in an XFL game than in an NFL game, but we’ll monitor all that once the games begin.

2) Rutgers 72, Penn State 61— Scarlet Knights are 12-3 in basketball for first time in 44 years, when a group of players who were mostly recruited by Dick Vitale made the Final Four. Vitale was the head coach at Detroit by then; he was an outstanding coach back in the day.

1) Prayers up for the people in Puerto Rico, where they had multiple earthquakes Monday night/Tuesday morning. Been a rough couple of years for those people.

**Udog** · 01-08-2020, 08:01 AM

69WASHINGTON -70 PHILADELPHIA
WASHINGTON is 16-4 ATS (9 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

71WINNIPEG -72 TORONTO
WINNIPEG is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more in the current season.

73DALLAS -74 LOS ANGELES
DALLAS are 1-7 ATS (-13 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 8

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WASHINGTON (29-9-0-5, 63 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (22-15-0-5, 49 pts.) - 1/8/2020, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 29-14 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 36-24 ATS (+10.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 38-26 ATS (+65.1 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 76-55 ATS (+15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 23-15 ATS (+42.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.4 Units)

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WINNIPEG (23-16-0-4, 50 pts.) at TORONTO (24-15-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/8/2020, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-1 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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DALLAS (24-14-0-4, 52 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (17-23-0-4, 38 pts.) - 1/8/2020, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 33-46 ATS (-22.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 156-150 ATS (-58.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
DALLAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.8 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 69-83 ATS (-50.3 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 216-275 ATS (-77.0 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 32-64 ATS (+97.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-2 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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NHL

Wednesday, January 8

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Capitals
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Washington is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia

Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Toronto is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Toronto is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games at home
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 12 games
Winnipeg is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games on the road
Winnipeg is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Winnipeg's last 15 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Winnipeg's last 15 games when playing on the road against Toronto

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games
Los Angeles is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
Los Angeles is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games at home
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Los Angeles is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles

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**Udog** · 01-08-2020, 09:01 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 8

Winnipeg @ Toronto

Game 71-72
January 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
11.690
Toronto
10.723
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-185
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(+160); Over

Washington @ Philadelphia

Game 69-70
January 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
10.188
Philadelphia
11.489
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-135
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+115); Under

Dallas @ Los Angeles

Game 73-74
January 8, 2020 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
11.325
Los Angeles
9.532
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-140); Over

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