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**Udog** · 08-18-2020, 08:49 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

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6-1— Collin Morikawa
12-1— McIlroy, Rahm, Simpson
20-1— Dustin Johnson
25-1— Berger, Im, Reed, Schauffele

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Armadillo: Tuesday's Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

13) Authorities in Australia fined a Sydney casino the equivalent of $64,500 for allowing three minors to gamble in their casino; one of the gamblers was a 12-year old girl, who was playing video poker with her parents. Not exactly sure what the parents were thinking.

12) Can’t remember if I mentioned this or not, but when I had my cataract surgery two weeks ago, I was wearing jeans and sneakers throughout the operation- they give you a gown to wear over your clothes, but it is kind of like going to the dentist, minus the pain.

I’m guessing not many cataract patients wear black Pumas during their operation.

11) Cleveland Indians have beaten Detroit 20 times in a row; yikes.

10) Arizona Diamondbacks took Robbie Ray out of the game Sunday while he was pitching a no-hitter; problem is, he had walked six guys, and thrown 95 pitches thru those five innings.

9) 124 major leaguers homered in their first-ever big league at-bat. Dodgers’ C Keibert Ruiz is the latest to do that; he homered in Anaheim the other day.

8) Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday that they’ll try and play home games with 22% of their fans allowed to attend, so if their stadium seats 72,000, then 16,000 fans can go to the game.

7) Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, DJ Lemahieu are all on the IL: that is $38,684,300 worth of salary sitting out, just those three guys.

Oakland’s whole payroll this season? $89,135,833

6) Dodgers 11, Mariners 9— Both Seager brothers homered in this game, the first time they played against each other in the majors.

NBA playoff games (all Game 1’s):
5) Denver 135, Utah 125 OT
— Bad beat if you took 4.5 points with Utah.
— Denver made 22-41 3-pointers.
— Donovan Mitchell scored 57 for the Jazz.

4) Toronto 134, Brooklyn 110
— Why did the Nets fire Kenny Atkinson? Guy is a good coach.

3) Boston 109, Philadelphia 101
— Celtics were +11 in turnovers (7-18)
— Tatum had 32 points, 13 rebounds for Boston.
— Boston’s bench scored only 8 points in this game.

2) LA Clippers 118, Dallas 110
— Kristaps Porzingis got bounced for this game, getting two technicals.
— Clippers were +10 in turnovers (11-21)
— LA’s starters were +87, their subs minus-47

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

NL East- Miami, Atlanta
NL Central- Chicago, Milwaukee
NL West- Los Angeles, Colorado
NL Wild Cards- Arizona, SD/StL

**Udog** · 08-18-2020, 08:50 AM

NHL public betting, line movement for August 18
Patrick Everson

Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals are in desperation mode for Tuesday's Game 4, looking to dodge elimination against the Islanders. New York is a -115 favorite and Washington even money.

NHL betting odds are up for Tuesday’s games, with four matchups on the conference quarterfinal docket. The Capitals and Islanders are in the prime-time contest, with third-seeded Washington surprisingly on the verge of being swept out of the NHL playoffs.

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

NHL line movement

The Capitals suffered a 2-1 overtime loss in Game 3 Sunday, putting them on the brink of a first-round ouster, two years after winning the Stanley Cup. Caesars sportsbooks opened New York a slim -110 favorite, with Washington -105, and the line ticked to -115/even money for this 8 p.m. ET matchup.

Like the Islanders, the Golden Knights can secure a conference semifinal spot with a win over the Blackhawks. Vegas couldn’t finish off a sweep Sunday, losing 3-1 in Game 4, but opened a -190 favorite at Caesars for Game 5. Chicago is a +170 underdog for the 10:30 p.m. ET faceoff, and there was no line movement Monday night.

The Flyers and Canadiens open the day in a 3 p.m. ET Game 4 puck drop, with top-seeded Philadelphia holding a 2-1 lead and aiming to create some breathing room against No. 8 Montreal. Caesars opened Flyers -125/Canadiens +110, and there was no movement by late Monday night.

NHL public betting

Consensus is a good indicator of public play, and on Monday night, it was all Golden Knights. Vegas was landing 75 percent of early picks against the Blackhawks. The Flyers and Islanders were landing 57 and 56 percent of picks, respectively, and the 5:30 p.m. ET Flames-Stars game was the closest to dead two-way, with Calgary taking 52 percent of Consensus picks.

**Udog** · 08-18-2020, 08:54 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, August 18

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PHILADELPHIA (46-22-0-7, 99 pts.) vs. MONTREAL (35-34-0-9, 79 pts.) - 8/18/2020, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 0-6 ATS (+6.6 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 455-399 ATS (-122.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
MONTREAL is 10-4 ATS (+15.2 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 14-11 ATS (+28.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 46-29 ATS (+12.7 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-4 ATS (+10.9 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.
MONTREAL is 35-43 ATS (-38.7 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 8-4 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 8-4-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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WASHINGTON (42-23-0-10, 94 pts.) vs. NY ISLANDERS (41-24-0-10, 92 pts.) - 8/18/2020, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 11-18 ATS (-18.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 0-6 ATS (-6.5 Units) in road games in the first round of the playoffs over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 93-72 ATS (+17.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 68-64 ATS (+161.5 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 52-35 ATS (+88.0 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in the first round of the playoffs over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 7-1 ATS (+8.2 Units) when leading in a playoff series over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 20-9 ATS (+29.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 22-20 ATS (+44.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 74-58 ATS (+132.3 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 30-16 ATS (+13.9 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 36-21 ATS (+14.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 30-11 ATS (+15.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 44-35 ATS (+83.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 126-143 ATS (+320.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 8-7 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 8-7-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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CHICAGO (36-33-0-9, 81 pts.) vs. VEGAS (45-25-0-8, 98 pts.) - 8/18/2020, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 91-76 ATS (+195.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 16-16 ATS (-11.2 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 11-2 (+7.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 11-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)

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CALGARY (41-29-0-8, 90 pts.) vs. DALLAS (40-28-0-8, 88 pts.) - 8/18/2020, 5:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 235-255 ATS (-28.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CALGARY is 13-3 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
CALGARY is 15-9 ATS (+24.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 10-4 ATS (+5.8 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 9-4 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 9-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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NHL

Tuesday, August 18

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Montreal
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games
Montreal
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia

Calgary @ Dallas
Calgary
Calgary is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas
Dallas is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Calgary
Dallas is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games

Washington @ NY Islanders
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
NY Islanders is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington

Chicago @ Vegas
Chicago
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Vegas
Vegas
Vegas is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
Vegas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

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**Udog** · 08-18-2020, 10:36 AM

61PHILADELPHIA -62 MONTREAL
PHILADELPHIA is 30-16 ATS (16.9 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

63WASHINGTON -64 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in the first round of the playoffs over the last 2 seasons.

65CHICAGO -66 VEGAS
VEGAS are 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) after covering 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread in the current season.

67CALGARY -68 DALLAS
CALGARY is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in road games after a game where both teams scored 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

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