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**Udog** · 08-13-2020, 09:08 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Week 1 NFL spreads:
— Houston @ Kansas City (-10, 55)
— Miami @ New England (-6.5, 43)
— Cleveland @ Baltimore (-9, 48.5)
— Jets @ Bills (-6, 40)
— Raiders (-1, 46.5) @ Panthers
— Seahawks (-1.5, 49) @ Atlanta

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Armadillo: Thursday's Den: NFL knowledge on a summer day

13) This is seriously one of the hardest trivia questions I’ve seen; Nick Saban went 15-17 coaching the Miami Dolphins in 2005-06; during that time, five QB’s started at least one game. Who are they?

Answer will be posted below.

12) LSU had 14 players drafted back in April, the most of any team this year; Michigan, Ohio State had ten guys picked each.

11) Players drafted by conference this year:
63— SEC
48— Big 14
32— Pac-12
27— ACC
21— Big 12
17— AAC
10— C-USA, Mountain West

10) Bill Belichick’s career playoff record is 31-12; 14 of the other 31 NFL head coaches have 30 or fewer regular season wins in their careers.

9) Kevin Stefanski will be the Cleveland Browns’ 9th head coach in 14 years; by way of contrast, Pittsburgh has had three head coaches since 1969.

8) Baltimore Ravens, another one of the Browns’ division rivals, have had only two head coaches over the last 21 years, During that time, Baltimore is 213-148.

7) Since 1992, Cincinnati Bengals have had five head coaches:
— Marvin Lewis was 131-129-3 coaching the Bengals (0-7 in playoffs)
— The other four guys were a combined 54-138

6) Sean McDermott is 25-25 coaching the Buffalo Bills; the last Bills coach to finish his tenure in Buffalo with a winning record? Wade Phillips, who went 29-21 from 1998-2000.

5) Since 1995, Raiders have had 13 head coaches; only two of them had winning records:
— Jon Gruden is 51-49 and obviously he is still active
— Jack Del Rio 25-24

4) There is a guy named Rip Scherer who is a senior coaching assistant with the LA Chargers; he was the head coach at Memphis State from 1995-2000, where he coached NFL Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce.

Back in 1990, I went to a junior college game in Los Angeles; West LA Junior College at Santa Monica College. Great football on a sketchy field with about 200 people watching, but it was really good football. How good? Isaac Bruce played for West LA that day, and later played for Scherer at Memphis, before making his mark in the NFL.

3) Of all active players who have returned 40+ punts, who has the highest yards/return?

Tyreek Hill has returned 85 punts for 11.9 yards per attempt, with four run back for TD’s.

2) Jim Bob Cooter is the running backs coach for the Jets; he was the offensive coordinator for the Lions for 3+ years. Cooter is also living proof that it is valuable to know Peyton Manning; he was a backup QB his whole career at Tennessee, getting into six games, but wound up as an NFL coordinator, in part because he worked for the Broncos while fellow Tennessee alum Manning played there at the end of his Hall of Fame career.

1) Speaking of Manning, who owns the Denver Broncos’ single-game record for most passing yardage? Manning? John Elway? Steve Tensi?

Try Jake Plummer, who threw for 499 yards in a 41-28 loss to Atlanta on Halloween Day, 2004.

Trivia answer:
QB’s who started for Nick Saban’s Miami Dolphins:
15- Gus Frerotte
11- Joey Harrington
4- Daunte Culpepper
1- Sage Rosenfels
1- Cleo Lemon

**Udog** · 08-13-2020, 09:10 AM

NHL public betting, line movement for August 13
Patrick Everson

After a double-overtime Game 1 Wednesday, the Bruins and Hurricanes come back Thursday night for Game 2 in their best-of-7 series. Boston won Game 1 4-3 and is a -145 Game 2 favorite.

NHL betting odds are on the board for more Stanley Cup playoffs quarterfinal action Thursday. There’s no rest for the Hurricanes and Bruins, who needed double overtime to settle matters in Game 1 Wednesday and are back on the ice in prime time for Game 2.

Caesars sportsbooks provided insights on NHL opening lines and early line movement, sharp money and public betting for Thursday’s contests.

NHL line movement

Carolina and Boston can’t seem to get a scheduling break so far in their Eastern Conference best-of-7 series. Game 1 was postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday due to the Blue Jackets-Lightning five-overtime affair, and then the Bruins went about a minute into double overtime before gaining 4-3 victory.

Caesars books opened the Bruins -145 favorites and the Hurricanes +130, and there was no line movement Wednesday night for an 8 p.m. ET faceoff.

The Golden Knights posted a 4-1 Game 1 victory over the Blackhawks, prompting Caesars to open Vegas as -220 chalk for a 5:30 p.m. puck drop, with Chicago +190. That line also didn’t move Wednesday.

And in the day’s first game, a 3 p.m. ET start, Columbus and Tampa Bay try to shake off the weariness after playing seven full periods and half of an eighth on Tuesday. The Lightning came away with a 3-2 win, and they opened -170 Game 2 favorites at Caesars, with the Blue Jackets +155.

NHL public betting

The Consensus indicated two-way action Wednesday night on Hurricanes-Bruins, with 52 percent of picks on underdog Carolina. The Golden Knights were landing 68 percent of picks against the Blackhawks, and the Lightning were drawing 62 percent of Consensus picks against the Blue Jackets.

**Udog** · 08-13-2020, 09:16 AM

17COLUMBUS -18 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 22-8 ATS (11.7 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

19CHICAGO -20 VEGAS
CHICAGO is 18-17 ATS (9.3 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

21CAROLINA -22 BOSTON
BOSTON is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

23CALGARY -24 DALLAS
CALGARY is 17-8 ATS (10.3 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, August 13

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COLUMBUS (35-24-0-17, 87 pts.) vs. TAMPA BAY (46-22-0-6, 98 pts.) - 8/13/2020, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 108-52 ATS (+163.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 431-438 ATS (-84.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 8-4-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.4 Units)

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CHICAGO (35-32-0-8, 78 pts.) vs. VEGAS (43-24-0-8, 94 pts.) - 8/13/2020, 5:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 12-9 ATS (+26.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 89-75 ATS (+191.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 14-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 9-1 (+7.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 9-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.9 Units)

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CAROLINA (41-25-0-5, 87 pts.) vs. BOSTON (44-17-0-12, 100 pts.) - 8/13/2020, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 10-1 (+9.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 10-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)

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CALGARY (40-28-0-7, 87 pts.) vs. DALLAS (38-27-0-8, 84 pts.) - 8/13/2020, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 233-254 ATS (+547.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CALGARY is 14-7 ATS (+21.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 9-2 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-3 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 7-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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NHL

Thursday, August 13

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Trend Report
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Columbus @ Tampa Bay
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games

Chicago @ Vegas
Chicago
Chicago is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games when playing Vegas
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Carolina @ Boston
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina

Calgary @ Dallas
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas
Dallas is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Calgary
Dallas is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Calgary

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**Udog** · 08-13-2020, 10:39 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, August 13

Columbus @ Tampa Bay

Game 17-18
August 13, 2020 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
11.047
Tampa Bay
12.563
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-170
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-170); Over

Chicago @ Vegas

Game 19-20
August 13, 2020 @ 5:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
11.048
Vegas
13.517
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-200
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-200); Under

Carolina @ Boston

Game 21-22
August 13, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
12.550
Boston
11.479
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+120); Under

Calgary @ Dallas

Game 23-24
August 13, 2020 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
12.761
Dallas
10.290
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-110
5
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-110); Over

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