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**Udog** · 08-16-2020, 09:22 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) St Louis Cardinals swept a doubleheader in Chicago Saturday after not playing for 17 days; this is their first of three twinbills in five days. Redbirds are scheduled to play 32 games in September, which only has 30 days.

12) A’s 7, Giants 6— Oakland is 4th team in last 90 years to win consecutive games after trailing by 3+ runs in the 9th inning of both games:

1933 Pirates
1971 Tigers
2017 Angels

A’s scored 15 runs in winning the last two nights; nine of those runs came in the 9th inning.

11) When the Giants blew a 7-2 lead in the 9th inning Friday night, then lost, it was the first time they lost a game they led by 5+ runs in the 9th inning since 1929. The loss ended a streak of 2,133 consecutive wins in that situation.

10) Astros 2, Mariners 1— Houston has now won 23 of its last 25 games vs Seattle.

9) Tampa Bay-Toronto game was suspended by weather in the 4th inning Saturday, will be completed today, before the regularly scheduled tilt.

8) New Orleans Pelicans fired coach Alvin Gentry, Sacramento Kings fired GM Vlade Divac. Once the playoffs start, the teams that don’t make begin placing blame, making changes.

7) Watching Portland beat Memphis in the play-in game Saturday, it occurred to me what a great advertisement the game was for mid-major college basketball.

Ja Morant— Murray State
Damian Lillard— Weber State
CJ McCollum— Lehigh

Morant played the last four games in Orlando with a broken thumb.

6) NBA first round playoff matchups, which start Monday:
Eastern Conference:
Milwaukee-Orlando
Boston-Philadelphia
Toronto-Brooklyn
Miami-Indiana

5) Western Conference matchups:
Lakers-Portland
Denver-Utah
Clippers-Dallas
Houston-Oklahoma City

4) Oklahoma Sooners brought their football team back to campus, but nine players tested positive for COVID.

7,000+ school kids have tested positive in Alabama; at some point, doesn’t it become obvious that home schooling is the way to go, until there is a vaccine?

3) Most of the Miami Marlins players who were sidelined by a coronavirus outbreak have been cleared by MLB for reinstatement, and they’re expected to begin rehabilitation workouts soon.

Miami is 9-5 and in first place in the NL East; will be some interesting decisions as to what players they keep on their 28-man roster.

2) Seems to me that some younger players are struggling with this shorter, very unusual baseball season; is it easier for more experienced players to adapt to unusual circunstances?

1) If the playoffs started today (they do not):
AL East- New York, Baltimore
AL Central- Minnesota, Cleveland
AL West- Oakland, Texas
AL Wild Cards- Tampa Bay, Det/Hst

NL East- Miami, Atlanta
NL Central- Chicago, St Louis
NL West- Los Angeles, Colorado
NL Wild Cards- San Diego, Arizona

**Udog** · 08-16-2020, 09:24 AM

NHL public betting, line movement for August 16
Patrick Everson

The Blues and Canucks meet Sunday night for Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Vancouver leads the series 2-0, but St. Louis is a -125 favorite for Game 3.

NHL betting odds are up for Sunday’s quintet of conference quarterfinal matchups. Among the highlights: the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in dire need of a Game 3 win against the Vancouver Canucks, and the Philadelphia Flyers aiming to bounce back from a Game 2 blowout at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens.

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

NHL line movement

After a 4-3 Game 2 overtime loss Friday, the Blues find themselves in a 2-0 hole in their best-of-7 series with the Canucks. Caesars sportsbooks opened St. Louis a -135 Game 3 favorite and moved to -125 Saturday, with Vancouver +110 for tonight’s final game, a 10:30 p.m. ET faceoff.

At 8 p.m. ET, the Flyers and Canadiens collide in Game 3, after Montreal knotted up the series with a 5-0 wipeout Friday. Philadelphia opened -135 and Montreal +120 at Caesars, and there was no line movement by late Saturday night.

The Vegas Golden Knights can be the first the team to reach the conference semifinals, as they go for a four-game sweep in a 6:30 p.m. ET matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks. That line wasn’t posted Saturday night because Vegas and Chicago were entangled in Game 3, which the Knights won 2-1.

NHL public betting

The Consensus can often be indicative of where the public stands, and in the case of Blues-Canucks, it’s two-way action. Vancouver was seeing 54 percent of early picks Saturday night. Flyers-Canadiens also had some two-way play, though the lean was slightly more, with Philly landing 57 percent of early Consensus picks.

**Udog** · 08-16-2020, 09:28 AM

43WASHINGTON -44 NY ISLANDERS
WASHINGTON is 12-17 ATS (-14.2 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

45DALLAS -46 CALGARY
CALGARY is 18-9 ATS (10.4 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

47VEGAS -48 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games playing with triple revenge - 3 straight losses vs. opponent in the current season.

49PHILADELPHIA -50 MONTREAL
PHILADELPHIA is 29-16 ATS (15.9 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

51ST LOUIS -52 VANCOUVER
ST LOUIS are 4-13 ATS (-13.9 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, August 16

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WASHINGTON (42-23-0-9, 93 pts.) vs. NY ISLANDERS (40-24-0-10, 90 pts.) - 8/16/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 11-17 ATS (-16.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 92-72 ATS (+16.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-3 ATS (+12.8 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 51-35 ATS (+87.1 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in the first round of the playoffs over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 16-10 ATS (+28.6 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-9 ATS (+9.3 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 30-15 ATS (+15.0 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 36-20 ATS (+15.2 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 44-34 ATS (+82.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 27-21 ATS (+52.6 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
NY ISLANDERS is 7-7 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 7-7-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)

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DALLAS (39-28-0-8, 86 pts.) vs. CALGARY (41-29-0-7, 89 pts.) - 8/16/2020, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 7-16 ATS (-14.4 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 15-6 ATS (+22.8 Units) in road games on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 15-8 ATS (+6.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 10-3 ATS (+13.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 269-179 ATS (+55.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 240-166 ATS (+36.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 234-255 ATS (+541.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CALGARY is 6-18 ATS (+24.4 Units) when leading in a playoff series since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 8-4 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 8-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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VEGAS (44-24-0-8, 96 pts.) vs. CHICAGO (35-32-0-9, 79 pts.) - 8/16/2020, 6:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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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PHILADELPHIA (45-22-0-7, 97 pts.) vs. MONTREAL (35-33-0-9, 79 pts.) - 8/16/2020, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 454-399 ATS (-123.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
MONTREAL is 14-10 ATS (+26.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 45-29 ATS (+11.8 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-8 ATS (+22.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-4 ATS (+9.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 7-4 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 7-4-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)

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ST LOUIS (42-22-0-12, 96 pts.) vs. VANCOUVER (41-28-0-6, 88 pts.) - 8/16/2020, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 0-5 ATS (-6.4 Units) when playing in a neutral arena this season.
ST LOUIS is 11-15 ATS (-9.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ST LOUIS is 9-15 ATS (-11.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
ST LOUIS is 3-9 ATS (-7.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 41-34 ATS (-2.3 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 170-150 ATS (+331.7 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 9-3 ATS (+5.7 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.
VANCOUVER is 19-14 ATS (+35.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 59-43 ATS (+11.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 6-5 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 6-5-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

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NHL

Sunday, August 16

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Trend Report
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Washington @ NY Islanders
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Dallas @ Calgary
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas

Vegas @ Chicago
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Philadelphia @ Montreal
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal
Montreal is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games at home

St. Louis @ Vancouver
St. Louis
St. Louis is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
Vancouver
Vancouver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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**Udog** · 08-16-2020, 09:46 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, August 16

Washington @ NY Islanders

Game 43-44
August 16, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
10.284
NY Islanders
12.743
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+105); Over

Dallas @ Calgary

Game 45-46
August 16, 2020 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
12.897
Calgary
11.793
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-120); Under

Vegas @ Chicago

Game 47-48
August 16, 2020 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
13.386
Chicago
11.176
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-175
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-175); Under

Philadelphia @ Montreal

Game 49-50
August 16, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
10.809
Montreal
13.465
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+125); Over

St. Louis @ Vancouver

Game 51-52
August 16, 2020 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
9.985
Vancouver
12.402
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+115); Over

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