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**Udog** · 08-30-2020, 11:08 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Leaders in OPS this season:
1.212— Juan Soto, Wash
1.167— Jesse Winker, Cin
1.102— Luke Voit, NYY
1.098— Nelson Cruz, Minn
1.048— Tim Anderson, CWS
1.045— Bryce Harper, Phil

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 184,786
Please wear a mask when you go out.

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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Random thoughts on a summer day

13) I’m a big fan of the Showtime series Ray Donovan, which stars Liev Schrieber; the Donovan family is from Boston in that show, so Schrieber’s character talks with a Boston accent.

I had no idea until a few months ago that Schrieber also does voice-overs for HBO’s Hard Knocks and other sports specials. That voice doesn’t have a Boston accent. Go figure.

12) There is talk of major league baseball going to a bubble format for the playoffs; American League bubbles would be in LA, San Diego. National League bubbles would be in the two Texas ballparks. World Series is rumored to be headed to the Rangers’ new ballpark in Arlington.

11) Toronto 5, Baltimore 0— Blue Jays’ acquisition of Taijuan Walker pays immediate dividends; he blanked the Orioles for six innings to get the win in Buffalo.

10) A’s acquired utility guy Tommy LaStella from the Angels this week; I’m guessing he will see some time at both 1B, 3B, to let Matt Chapman, Matt Olson get some days off from the field as the playoffs approach- they would probably still DH on those days.

Marcus Semien left Saturday’s game with a side injury, so Chapman will play SS and they will fill in with other guys at 3B for now.

9) Right now, the Phillies are a playoff team; they’re 13-4 when they score 5+ runs, 1-10 when they score fewer than five runs.

8) We talked a couple weeks ago about a pitcher named Chad Bell who was struggling so badly in the KBO that it was painful to watch. It took him 77 pitches to get thru three innings in the game I described. It almost looked like he had the yips about throwing a baseball.

Since then, Bell has turned things around; in three starts since that game, Bell is 2-0, 0.47, allowing one run in 19 innings. Good for him.

7) Bucks 118, Magic 104 (Milwaukee wins series 4-1)
— Game was 67-50 at the half; not a lot of resistance from Orlando.
— Milwaukee plays Miami in the next round.

6) Lakers 131, Portland 122 (Lakers win series 4-1)
— Lakers scored 117.2 ppg in this series.
— LA plays the winner of the Rockets-Thunder series.

5) Rockets 114, Thunder 80 (Houston leads series 3-2)
— Houston outscored OKC 37-18 in third quarter.
— It was such an easy win, Rockets took more 2-point shots than 3-pointers.

4) Golf trivia; Last time a non-major was won by a guy who shot over par for the week was the 1981 Byron Nelson Classic, when Bruce Lietzke won with a score of +1.

3) RIP to the great basketball coach Lute Olson, who passed away this week at age 85.

Olson built a great program from next-to-nothing at Arizona, leading the Wildcats to three Final Fours and the 1997 national title. He also led Iowa to the 1980 Final Four.

RIP to actor Chadwick Boseman, 43; he passed away this week after a 4-year bout with cancer. I remember him from his role as the linebacker who unexpectedly got drafted first by the Cleveland Browns in the movie Draft Day. 43 is way too young to go. RIP, sir.

2) I am seriously tired of being asked for money; animal rights groups, politicians, kids’ groups, groups that fight diseases, you name it. Seems like once you contribute to something, your name gets put on a suckers’ list and they spread that list around. Please go away.

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

NL East- Atlanta, Mia/Phil
NL Central- Chicago, Milwaukee
NL West- Los Angeles, San Diego
NL Wild Cards- Colorado, Mia/Phil

**Udog** · 08-30-2020, 11:09 AM

5COLORADO -6 DALLAS
DALLAS are 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.

7PHILADELPHIA -8 NY ISLANDERS
PHILADELPHIA is 17-7 ATS (12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season in the current season.

9VEGAS -10 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 33-21 ATS (15.1 Units) against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, August 30

Colorado @ Dallas

Game 5-6
August 30, 2020 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
12.694
Dallas
13.761
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-135
6
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+115); Over

Philadelphia @ NY Islanders

Game 7-8
August 30, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
13.138
NY Islanders
11.557
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+105); Over

Vegas @ Vancouver

Game 9-10
August 30, 2020 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
12.026
Vancouver
13.585
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-210
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+180); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, August 30

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COLORADO (49-23-0-9, 107 pts.) vs. DALLAS (44-29-0-8, 96 pts.) - 8/30/2020, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 5-13 ATS (+18.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 30-36 ATS (-9.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-1 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 270-179 ATS (+41.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 52-45 ATS (-4.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 8-16 ATS (+28.6 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 9-8 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 9-8-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
11 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.3 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (49-25-0-7, 105 pts.) vs. NY ISLANDERS (44-25-0-11, 99 pts.) - 8/30/2020, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 96-74 ATS (+185.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-4 ATS (+7.0 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-5 ATS (+11.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-5 ATS (+7.2 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 38-26 ATS (+64.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-12 ATS (+29.0 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 14-10 ATS (+3.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 49-32 ATS (+12.2 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-6 ATS (+19.4 Units) in road games on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-10 ATS (+6.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-15 ATS (+6.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-7 ATS (+6.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-18 ATS (+42.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-8 ATS (+25.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 10-4 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 10-4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
11 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.0 Units)

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VEGAS (48-26-0-8, 104 pts.) vs. VANCOUVER (44-31-0-7, 95 pts.) - 8/30/2020, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 94-77 ATS (-16.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 44-38 ATS (-9.1 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 14-8 ATS (+22.4 Units) after a division game this season.
VANCOUVER is 12-6 ATS (+18.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
VANCOUVER is 22-18 ATS (+40.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VEGAS is 30-9 ATS (+15.6 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
VEGAS is 16-5 ATS (+9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 10-3 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 10-3-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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NHL

Sunday, August 30

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Trend Report
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Colorado @ Dallas
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Philadelphia @ NY Islanders
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
NY Islanders is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia

Vegas @ Vancouver
Vegas
Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Vegas is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing at home against Vegas
Vancouver is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games

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