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**Udog** · 01-28-2021, 08:37 AM

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Six leading rebounders in the NBA:
14.8— Clint Capela, Atl
14.6— Andre Drummond, Clev
13.8— Rudy Gobert, Utah
12.4— Domantas Sabonis, Ind
12.2— Deandre Ayton, Phx
11.9— Nikola Jokic, Den

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Armadillo: Thursday's Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) Houston Texans hired 65-year old David Culley as their new head coach; he spent the last two years in Baltimore, working with Lamar Jackson, which probably enhanced his hopes of getting this job. Will be interesting to hear how Deshauin Watson reacts to the news.

— Not many guys get their first head coaching job at age 65
— Culley has been an NFL assistant coach for 27 years, but he has never even been an offensive coordinator at the NFL level.
— He was mostly a WR’s coach (lot of years with Andy Reid) until he became a QB coach for Buffalo in 2017.
— Because Culley is a minority, Baltimore gets a 3rd-round draft pick, both this year and next.

12) CBS has to be sick that Auburn is ineligible for the NCAA Tournament this year; freshman guard Sharife Cooper is one of the best players in country, must-see TV. Auburn has scored 86.8 ppg in the six games Cooper has played since becoming eligible.

11) Reader named Andy sent in this info:

Over the last 11 years, NFL referees enforced an average of 297 more offensive penalties per season than defensive penalties. This year, though, they called 52 more defensive penalties than offensive penalties, which is a big reason why scoring was up this season.

10) Tennessee Vols hired former Oklahoma QB Josh Heupel as their new football coach.

Heupel went 28-8 (19-5 in AAC games) at Central Florida, where the AD was Danny White, same guy who is Tennessee’s AD now.

9) Danny White’s father Kevin has been an AD at six different schools, the last three being Arizona State, Notre Dame, Duke. They were telling a story on TV the other night how every time the White family moved to a new city, they had a new house built, using the exact same floor plan every time, so they were mostly living in the same house, albeit in a different city.

8) Tennessee recently fired coach Jeremy Pruitt; he quickly re-surfaces as a defensive assistant with the New Jersey Giants.

7) Northwestern gave their football coach Pat Fitzgerald a 10-year contract extension; he is 106-81 as the Northwestern coach. Back when I was a college kid, Northwestern was a terrible team, and it was Fitzgerald who was part of the team that led the Wildcats to the Rose Bowl in 1995, one of the great rebuilding jobs ever done in college football, by coach Gary Barnett.

6) SEC announced their football schedule Wednesday; hopefully, things will have progressed enough that fans will be going to those games. Here are some of the highlights:

Sept 4— LSU @ UCLA
Sept 11— Texas @ Arkansas
Sept 18— Alabama @ Florida
October 16— Ole Miss @ Tennessee

5) Drake Bulldogs are 15-0 this season, 6-0 in MVC play; they’re one of a handful of unbeaten teams left in the country. Bulldogs have played schedule #244- -they haven’t played a top 100 team yet, and they were down 41-24 at Missouri State Tuesday, before rallying to a 68-61 win.

Drake beat Missouri State 78-73 again last night, despite being outscored 28-10 on foul line. Bulldogs are making 41.5% of their 3’s (#5), are having one hell of a season.

4) Virginia Tech indefinitely suspended starting G Tyrece Radford; he is a key player for the Hokies and will be sorely missed.

3) Creighton 85, Seton Hall 81:
— Bluejays trailed 68-52 with 10:53 left in the game.
— Creighton made 17-35 3-point shots.
— Seton Hall starts 3 seniors, 2 juniors; bad loss for them.

2) Colorado State 78, Boise State 56:
— Loss snaps Boise’s 13-game winning streak
— Broncos still lead Utah St/Colorado St by game in Mountain West.

1) Highlight of Saturday’s college basketball card will be the SEC/Big X crossover games, which will get lot of national coverage.

Kansas-Tennessee, Florida-West Virginia, Auburn-Baylor highlight the late of games.

**Udog** · 01-28-2021, 09:09 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 28

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PHILADELPHIA (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (3-2-0-1, 7 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 280-293 ATS (-97.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 15-10 ATS (+29.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 55-37 ATS (+15.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) at BOSTON (4-1-0-1, 9 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 7-19 ATS (-16.5 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-3 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-3-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) at CAROLINA (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 8-13 ATS (-11.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 126-59 ATS (+21.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 26-8 ATS (+10.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 14-2 ATS (+10.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 3-13 ATS (-18.7 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 4-9 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 52-63 ATS (-40.4 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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FLORIDA (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) at COLUMBUS (2-2-0-3, 7 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-2 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 5-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (3-3-0-0, 6 pts.) at WASHINGTON (4-0-0-3, 11 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 29-15 ATS (+45.2 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-4 ATS (+15.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-22 ATS (-22.0 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 8-6 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 8-6-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)

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CALGARY (2-2-0-1, 5 pts.) at MONTREAL (4-0-0-2, 10 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 13-4 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 12-19 ATS (-8.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 33-45 ATS (-29.4 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
MONTREAL is 5-10 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 4-0 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 4-0-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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NY RANGERS (1-4-0-1, 3 pts.) at BUFFALO (3-3-0-1, 7 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 8-21 ATS (+34.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-3 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 107-81 ATS (+20.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (3-2-0-2, 8 pts.) at MINNESOTA (4-3-0-0, 8 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 16-21 ATS (-8.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-17 ATS (-12.0 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 13-17 ATS (-13.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-3 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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DETROIT (2-4-0-1, 5 pts.) at DALLAS (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 19-59 ATS (+121.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 328-313 ATS (-110.9 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 0-14 ATS (+29.1 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 108-126 ATS (-61.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 85-76 ATS (-55.3 Units) in home games after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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ANAHEIM (3-2-0-2, 8 pts.) at ARIZONA (2-4-0-1, 5 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 6-19 ATS (+28.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 7-22 ATS (+29.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-5-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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SAN JOSE (3-4-0-0, 6 pts.) at COLORADO (4-3-0-0, 8 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 106-93 ATS (+212.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
COLORADO is 7-12 ATS (-17.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-6 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-6-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)

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ST LOUIS (4-2-0-1, 9 pts.) at VEGAS (5-1-0-1, 11 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 3-13 ATS (-12.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 60-67 ATS (+164.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 62-45 ATS (+12.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 13-7 ATS (+21.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-3 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 5-3-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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TORONTO (6-2-0-0, 12 pts.) at EDMONTON (3-5-0-0, 6 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 3-7 ATS (-8.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 45-39 ATS (-28.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 19-10 ATS (+29.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 19-7 ATS (+11.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 11-18 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 123-149 ATS (-44.6 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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OTTAWA (1-5-0-1, 3 pts.) at VANCOUVER (4-5-0-0, 8 pts.) - 1/28/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 50-45 ATS (+111.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 23-14 ATS (+38.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 11-4 ATS (+16.5 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 24-35 ATS (-27.3 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 416-401 ATS (-43.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.9 Units)

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**Udog** · 01-28-2021, 09:11 AM

NHL

Thursday, January 28

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Boston
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

NY Rangers @ Buffalo
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games on the road
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

Tampa Bay @ Carolina
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games at home
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Florida @ Columbus
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus
Columbus is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Florida
Columbus is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Philadelphia @ New Jersey
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
New Jersey is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games at home

NY Islanders @ Washington
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games

Calgary @ Montreal
Calgary
Calgary is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary

Los Angeles @ Minnesota
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Detroit @ Dallas
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

Anaheim @ Arizona
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games at home

San Jose @ Colorado
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose

St. Louis @ Vegas
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Vegas
Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games at home

Toronto @ Edmonton
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games at home
Edmonton is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games

Ottawa @ Vancouver
Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games

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**Udog** · 01-28-2021, 09:13 AM

33PHILADELPHIA -34 NEW JERSEY
PHILADELPHIA is 38-22 ATS (14.7 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances over the last 2 seasons.

35PITTSBURGH -36 BOSTON
BOSTON is 157-137 ATS (-73.9 Units) in home games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game since 1996.

37TAMPA BAY -38 CAROLINA
CAROLINA is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest in the last 3 seasons.

39FLORIDA -40 COLUMBUS
FLORIDA is 12-1 ATS (10.6 Units) against terrible teams - outscored by opponents by 0.5+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

39FLORIDA -40 COLUMBUS
JOEL QUENNEVILLE is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) against terrible teams - outscored by opponents by 0.5+ goals/game (Coach of FLORIDA)

41NY ISLANDERS -42 WASHINGTON
NY ISLANDERS are 29-15 ATS (12.5 Units) in road games vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

43CALGARY -44 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) after covering 4 of their last 5 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

45NY RANGERS -46 BUFFALO
BUFFALO is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in home games after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

45NY RANGERS -46 BUFFALO
RALPH KRUEGER is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in home games after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games (Coach of BUFFALO)

47LOS ANGELES -48 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 16-22 ATS (-17.9 Units) in home games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 01-28-2021, 09:45 AM

NHL
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**BettorsChat** · 01-28-2021, 10:58 AM

Rance keep up the great work!

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