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**Udog** · 08-15-2020, 09:32 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Week 2 NFL spreads:
— Bengals @ Browns (-8.5)
— Giants @ Bears (-5)
— Jaguars @ Titans (-11)
— Panthers @ Buccaneers (-11)
— Broncos @ Steelers (-5)
— Rams @ Eagles (-4.5)

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Armadillo: Saturday's Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

13) A pitcher named Brady Lail became the first major leaguer since 1921 to play his first three major league games for three different teams; he pitched in one game for Bronx LY, one game for the White Sox last week, and then he threw threw scoreless innings against Houston Friday.

12) Cleveland Indians have internal problems; they brought P’s Clevinger/Plesac to Detroit to have a meeting about their antics in Chicago last week, then Plesac’s social media posts after he was sat down by the ballclub, for violating COVID protocols.

Now both of them have been sent back to Cleveland, basically been sent down to the minors; Indians don’t need a 5th starter again until August 24- will we see one of them then?

11) A’s 8, Giants 7 (10)— Oakland was down 7-2 in 9th inning; this was first game they won when they trailed by 5+ runs in the 9th inning since 1952, when they were the Philadelphia A’s.

In the major leagues this season, there have been three grand slams hit in the 9th inning or later; Oakland has all three of them.

10) A’s CF Ramon Laureano had his suspension reduced from six games to four; good thing he appealed, because he robbed the Angels of a game-tying home run in the 7th inning of their win in Anaheim Wednesday afternoon.

9) Houston’s Yordan Alvarez homered and grounded into a double play in the same inning Friday; he is the first big leaguer since Lou Whitaker in 1992 to do that.

8) Unnamed played on the Cincinnati Reds tested positive for COVID Friday night; no word yet on the status of the Reds’ games the rest of this weekend.

7) New York 10, Boston 3— Red Sox have now lost 23 of their last 26 games against Bronx and Tampa Bay; Boston allowed 53 runs in its last five games overall.

6) Houston Astros, through their first seven series this season, will have seen only two umpiring crews; MLB isn’t moving the umps around as much as they usually do.

5) 49ers’ tight end George Kittle signed a 5-year, $75M contract extension this week; he was the 9th tight end taken in the 2017 draft.

4) Carolina’s new QB this season is Teddy Bridgewater, who is 25-15 SU in his NFL career, 31-9 against the spread. New coach, new QB, new coordinators; how is that going to work, with no OTA’s and a very weird training camp routine, with no exhibition games?

3) Lebron James led the NBA in assists this year, the first time he has ever done that. Not bad for a 36-year old.

2) Jacob deGrom got scratched from his start Friday with a stiff neck; so did Oakland starter Frankie Montas. 33% of the way thru this shortened, unusual season, nagging injuries are starting to crop up.

1) After 3+ weeks of this unusual baseball season, I’m more convinced that ever that we need total geographic realignment. Would greatly reduce travel costs, would ignite new rivalries (Angels-Padres, Mets-Red Sox). Just think it would help the sport.

**Udog** · 08-15-2020, 09:36 AM

NHL public betting, line movement for August 15
Patrick Everson

Erik Cernak and the Lightning aim to regain control of their series against the Blue Jackets in Game 3 Saturday night. Bet365 has Tampa Bay a -175 favorite, with Columbus +155.

NHL betting odds are on the board for a Saturday slate of four conference quarterfinal matchups. Game 3 of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets best-of-seven series goes off in prime time, and the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes square off in a Game 3, as well.

Multiple oddsmakers provided insights on NHL opening lines and early line movement, sharp money and public betting for Saturday’s contests.

NHL line movement

The Blue Jackets claimed a 3-1 victory in Game 2 against the Lightning to tie up the best-of-seven series. Tampa Bay, certainly still smarting from a first-round sweep at the hands of Columbus last year, opened a -175 Game 3 favorite at bet365, briefly went to -180, then back to -175. The Blue Jackets are +155 for a 7:30 p.m. ET faceoff.

Saturday’s Stanley Cup playoffs kick off with a noon ET matchup of the Bruins and Hurricanes, who split the first two games. Bet365 opened Boston -125 and dialed down to -120 Friday evening, with Carolina even money.

In the nightcap at 8 p.m. ET, the Vegas Golden Knights look to take a 3-0 lead on the Chicago Blackhawks. Bet365 pegged Vegas -200 chalk, moved to -210 Friday afternoon, then went back to -200 Friday evening, with Chicago +170.

NHL public betting

The underdog Blue Jackets are making believers of the public, landing 61 percent of early Consensus picks Friday night. The Golden Knights were the most popular Consensus play among the four Saturday games, landing 63 percent of early picks. And Bruins-Hurricanes was getting two-way attention, with Boston taking 54 percent of picks Friday.

**Udog** · 08-15-2020, 09:41 AM

35BOSTON -36 CAROLINA
CAROLINA is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) in road games on Saturday games in the current season.

37COLORADO -38 ARIZONA
COLORADO is 24-10 ATS (13.9 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

39TAMPA BAY -40 COLUMBUS
TAMPA BAY is 17-1 ATS (15.9 Units) after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored in the current season.

41VEGAS -42 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games playing with triple revenge - 3 straight losses vs. opponent in the current season.

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, August 15

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BOSTON (45-18-0-12, 102 pts.) vs. CAROLINA (42-25-0-6, 90 pts.) - 8/15/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 8-2 ATS (+5.7 Units) in road games on Saturday games this season.
CAROLINA is 14-8 ATS (+14.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 20-7 ATS (+11.6 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 11-2 (+8.8 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 11-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.6 Units)

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COLORADO (45-20-0-9, 99 pts.) vs. ARIZONA (36-31-0-8, 80 pts.) - 8/15/2020, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 6-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 6-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (46-23-0-6, 98 pts.) vs. COLUMBUS (36-24-0-17, 89 pts.) - 8/15/2020, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 1-5 ATS (-8.9 Units) in the first round of the playoffs over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 431-439 ATS (-135.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 5-1 ATS (+3.8 Units) in the first round of the playoffs over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 108-53 ATS (+15.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 23-5 ATS (+13.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 19-3 ATS (+13.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 4-14 ATS (+23.3 Units) on Saturday games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-8 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 8-5-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)

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VEGAS (44-24-0-8, 96 pts.) vs. CHICAGO (35-32-0-9, 79 pts.) - 8/15/2020, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 90-75 ATS (-16.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 10-1 (+8.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 10-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.9 Units)

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NHL

Saturday, August 15

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Carolina
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina
Carolina is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

Colorado @ Arizona
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Columbus
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay

Vegas @ Chicago
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Vegas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games when playing Vegas

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**Udog** · 08-15-2020, 10:23 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, August 15

Boston @ Carolina

Game 35-36
August 15, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.705
Carolina
11.667
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-120); Over

Colorado @ Arizona

Game 37-38
August 15, 2020 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
11.722
Arizona
12.974
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-190
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+165); Under

Tampa Bay @ Columbus

Game 39-40
August 15, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.726
Columbus
11.774
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-165
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-165); Under

Vegas @ Chicago

Game 41-42
August 15, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
12.338
Chicago
13.439
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-220
6
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+190); Over

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