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**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:29 AM

Friday’s betting tips: Kobe’s status holds Lakers-Nuggets line

Who’s hot

NBA: Atlanta has covered in five of its last six.

NBA: Cleveland has covered in each of its last five.

NHL: New Jersey has won six straight games.

NHL: The over is 6-1-1 in Philadelphia’s last eight.

MLB: Seattle is 16-5 in its last 21 games with Felix Hernandez starting.

MLB: The over is 4-0 in Atlanta’s last four games.

Who’s not

NBA: New Orleans is 5-13-1 against the spread in its last 19 meetings with Utah.

NBA: The Los Angeles Lakers are 3-13 against the spread in their last 16 overall.

NHL: Detroit has won four of its last 15.

NHL: Florida has won just once over its last six.

MLB: The Los Angeles Angels are 4-13 in their last 17 games at Yankee Stadium.

MLB: Boston is 6-21 in its last 27 dating back to last season’s collapse.

Key stat

20 – The Philadelphia Flyers won 20 games in the regular season after allowing the first goal, most in the entire league. Philadelphia was down 3-0 to Pittsburgh at the first intermission before roaring back for a 4-3 overtime victory. The Flyers are set as +175 underdogs in Game 2.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers – Bryant is considered a game-time decision for Friday’s game against Denver as he recovers from his shin injury. The Lakers were given an off day Thursday, but Bryant reported to the team’s facility for treatment. Oddsmakers are holding their lines until Bryant’s status is updated.

Game of the day

Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic (N/A)

Notable quotable

“I know he's [Theodore] a heck of a goalie that's had playoff success and I know he's played some quality hockey for us this year. And Clem's done a heck of a job for us for the last three weeks. So exciting time in our net, to say the least.” – Florida Panthers coach Kevin Dineen on trying to pick a starting goaltender for Friday’s Game 1 against New Jersey. Jose Theordore was Florida’s No. 1 goalie for much of the year but Scott Clemmensen had a 1.19 goals-against average in five games down the stretch to help the team make the playoffs.

Notes and tips

Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge will miss the rest of the season to undergo surgery on his right hip. Aldridge has been bothered by hip pain for the past this weeks and underwent an initial MRI exam that failed to disclose a slight labral tear. The injury was discovered during a visit this week to Vail, Colo. No date has been set for the surgery. The 6-foot-11 Aldridge has averaged 21.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists this season.

Vancouver Canucks fourth-liner Byron Bitz was suspended two games Thursday for his hit on Kyle Clifford of the Los Angeles Kings in Wednesday's game. Bitz, who was whistled for a boarding major and a game misconduct for the hit, learned of his punishment during a disciplinary hearing Thursday. Clifford eventually exited the contest with an upper body injury for the Kings, who stunned the top-seeded Canucks with a 4-2 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

Johnny Damon has signed with the Cleveland Indians and is expected to become the team’s regular left fielder once he’s ready to go. The 38-year-old Damon spent last season with the Tampa Bay Rays, batting .261 with 16 home runs and 73 RBIs. He had played one year for the Detroit Tigers in 2010 and spent the previous four seasons with the New York Yankees. Damon has a .283 career batting average in 17 seasons.

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard says he thinks his sore back will keep him out of the lineup Friday night against Atlanta. "I don't think I'm going to play," Howard said. "There's nothing I can really do but continue to stay on it, stretch, get massages, do whatever I can. I'm just trying not to let it happen again, but I don't want to go out there till I'm 100 percent. My team needs me playing 100 percent and not out there playing 60 or 70 percent." Oddsmakers have yet to set a line.

**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Bad news for Colorado Buffaloes; their outstanding WR Richardson tore his ACL and will miss the upcoming season.

-- Indians signed Johnny Damon, who is trying to get to 3,000 hits to enhance his chances of getting in the Hall of Fame.

-- All five guys who started for Bulls Thursday played in a Final Four.

-- No one in this country does his job better than Mike Emrick does his. Its a pleasure listening to any hockey game he announces.

-- 32-year old Jack Murphy, a former team manager at Arizona and then an assistant coach at Memphis, is the new coach at Northern Arizona.

-- Not to say USC's football team has been thinned by probation, but the Trojans' spring game won't have any tackling. Sounds like our games in the street when I was a kid. TD was getting past the telephone pole.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random thoughts with weekend here........

13) In this day and age, if you’re a celebrity of any type, especially if you’re on Twitter, you need someone close to you who has some common sense, to prevent you from making stupid mistakes like the one Dwyane Wade made Wednesday, when he suggested that NBA players should be paid for playing in the Olympics.

Within 24 hours, Wade changed his public stance and all is well, but if he had a “common sense life coach”, or in old-fashioned terms, “a friend with a brain”, all of this would’ve been avoided and Wade wouldn’t look like a greedy bastard. Oh well.

12) World Series of Poker already has 30 commitments for a $1M buy-in tournament that will dwarf the Main Event; if the field stays at 30, first price would be $12.3M. If the field goes to the capped figure of 48, first prize would be $18.3M.

11) Over the last four baseball seasons, under is 71-56 (55.9%) when umpire Wally Bell is behind the plate; home underdogs are 29-19 with Mr Bell calling balls and strikes.

10) 5dimes.com has already listed South Carolina as a 10-point favorite over Vanderbilt on August 30, the first Thursday night of the ’12 college football season. College football magazines come out in early June.

9) Funny how so many college basketball players who transfers come up with sick relatives, so they can be eligible to play next fall, instead of sitting out a year. I’m sure some of the illnesses are legit, but I’m guessing some of the others are like Max Klinger trying to get out of Army on M*A*S*H*.

8) Over the last five years, if you bet the home team every time umpire Barksdale worked behind the plate, you’d be ahead $2,365. Under is 32-22 in Barksdale games the last two years.

7) Andrew Bynum had 30 rebounds Wednesday night, but considering he was 7-20 from the floor, wonder how many of those 30 boards were his own missed shots? 30 rebounds is damned good, doesn't happen much.

6) There were 14 walks, 25 strikeouts in the Nationals-Mets game Wednesday, which means that only 41 of the 80 batters put the ball in play. Unusual how a game like that ended only 4-0. You’d have thought more runs would score in a game with 14 walks.

5) First two games behind the plate this season for umpire Winters have had total of 3 walks, 34 strikeouts, 10 runs, two unders.

4) Seems like there has to be a small town somewhere in western Canada where every person is either a Sutter, or related to a Sutter. Weren’t there seven Sutter brothers who all played in the NHL? #8-seed Kings upset Vancouver in Game 1 Wednesday; they’re coached by a Sutter. Would be lot of unhappy folks in British Columbia if Los Angeles upsets the Canucks in the first round.

3) Rick Majerus turned SMU down; not sure where they turn next for a basketball coach, but if I were them, I’d make damn sure Fran Fraschilla wasn’t interested. He already lives in Dallas, but might be enjoying his TV career too much to get back into the coaching rat race.

2) Red Sox’ home opener should be a frosty Friday at Fenway, thanks to last September’s collapse and this season’s 1-5 start. Lets just say……the natives are restless.

1) Back to Olympics and NBA for a second; shouldn’t NBA teams have the right to prevent their (extremely high-paid) employees from playing in the Olympics?

NBA basketball, moreso than amateur game, is predicated on a star system; if one of those stars got hurt playing in a meaningless exhibition tournament (that’s what the Olympics are, despite NBC’s hype machine saying otherwise), it would cost the NBA team millions and millions of dollars.

If I owned the Miami Heat, sure as hell I’d want Wade/Lebron taking the summer off and resting up. That’s just me.

**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:31 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, April 13

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NEW JERSEY (48-28-0-6, 102 pts.) at FLORIDA (38-26-0-18, 94 pts.) - 4/13/2012, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 48-33 ATS (+12.7 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 27-18 ATS (+6.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 22-13 ATS (+35.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NEW JERSEY is 15-7 ATS (+22.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
NEW JERSEY is 15-8 ATS (+6.7 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NEW JERSEY is 27-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 80-118 ATS (+212.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
FLORIDA is 32-58 ATS (+104.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 2-11 ATS (+13.1 Units) on Friday nights this season.
FLORIDA is 8-21 ATS (+32.1 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-6 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-6-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (47-26-0-9, 103 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (51-25-0-6, 108 pts.) - 4/13/2012, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 9-9 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 9-9-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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DETROIT (48-28-0-6, 102 pts.) at NASHVILLE (48-26-0-8, 104 pts.) - 4/13/2012, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 9-9 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 9-9-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
11 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.6 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (40-27-0-15, 95 pts.) at VANCOUVER (51-22-0-9, 111 pts.) - 4/13/2012, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 11-7 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 11-7-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.6 Units)

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**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:32 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 13

Devils @ Panthers-- Florida lost eight of last ten games coming into their first playoff appearance in 12 years. New Jersey missed playoffs LY, got beat in first round three years before that, so they’re starved for series win, but not as hungry as Florida, which last made playoffs when they lost Final in ’96, just their 3rd year in NHL- they haven’t won playoff series (0-2) since. Florida lost its only playoff series with New Jersey, scoring six goals total in four-game Devil sweep in ’00. New Jersey is 20-13 in Miami, 23-10 vs Panthers at home. Teams split 12 games over last three years, going 3-3 in each building.

Flyers @ Penguins-- Philly is now 5-2 vs Penguins this season after rallying back from 3-0 first period deficit to win 4-3, scoring 2:23 into OT. Penguins took 3-0 lead with 0:37 left in first, but were outshot 13-5 over last 22:23 of game. Philly scored on its only power play chance. Pittsburgh was 0-3 with a man advantage. Flyers are now 6-1 in last seven games in Igloo, 48-58 overall. Flyers won eight of last 10 games overall. Penguins won four of last six.

Red Wings @ Predators-- Detroit lost five of last seven games overall after 3-2 loss in Music City Wednesday, even though they outshot Predators 32-13 in last two periods, after falling behind 1-0 in first. Nashville won five of last six games, allowing total of five goals in the five wins. Nashville is now 4-3 in this year's season series with Detroit, but Wings won four of last seven games in this building. Nashville was 0-6 on power play in Game 1, Red Wings scored both their goals, but it took them eight tries on power play.

Kings @ Canucks-- Vancouver won Presidents' Cup last two years, but now have immense pressure on them, after losing first game- they're 4-5 vs Kings in last two seasons, with under 7-1-1 in those nine games; LA is 4-3 in last seven games played here. LA hasn't won playoff series since 2001; they're 1-5 in first round series since losing in '93 Finals. Kings lost five of last nine games overall; Canucks won eight of last ten games, have won seven of eight at home. Kings outshot Vancouver 29-14 in first two periods of Game 1, were 2-8 with a man advantage. Canucks were 0-5 on power play.

**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:33 AM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, April 13, 2012

EC Quaterfinals, Game One (0-0)
New Jersey at Florida, 7:05 ET NHL
New Jersey: 17-5 SU playing with same-season revenge
Florida: 8-21 SU playing with 3+ days rest

EC Quaterfinals, Game Two (PHI Leads 1-0)
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:35 ET NBCSN
Philadelphia: 5-11 SU off division road win
Pittsburgh: 7-3 SU at home vs. Philadelphia

WC Quaterfinals, Game Two (NAS Leads 1-0)
Detroit at Nashville, 7:35 ET CNBC
Detroit: 1-9 SU Away off division game
Nashville: 8-1 SU at home off 1 goal win

WC Quaterfinals, Game Two (LA Leads 1-0)
Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10:05 ET NBCSN
Los Angeles: 1-8 SU Away off away win
Vancouver: 11-2 SU revenging home loss

**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:33 AM

NHL

Friday, April 13

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. NY RANGERS
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Ottawa is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of the NY Rangers last 11 games when playing at home against Ottawa

7:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose's last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
San Jose is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against San Jose
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose

7:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Washington's last 18 games when playing Boston
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Boston's last 18 games when playing Washington
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington

10:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. PHOENIX
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Chicago is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

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**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:35 AM

NHL

Friday, April 13

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Ice picks: Friday's best NHL bets
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New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers (+105, 5)

Even though the Florida Panthers are making their first trip to the playoffs since 2000, it’s not like their roster is inexperienced.

Florida has nine players with at last 40 games of postseason experience, which should help the club against a hot Devils team.

"We've got guys who have been there, done that, won Stanley Cups, whatever it may be, as does New Jersey," Stephen Weiss told reporters. "At the end of the day, it's a hockey game. I know how to play hockey. I'm just going to go out and do my thing.”

The big problem for Florida is they don’t give you a point for a tie in the postseason. Florida earned a point on 18 different occasions with overtime or shootout losses in the regular season.

The Panthers won just two of their last 10 games down the stretch, so it’s not like their experience is showing through in pressure-packed situations.

They could be a handful for the Devils, but New Jersey comes in hot with six straight wins.

Pick: Devils

Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators (-125, 5)

The Nashville Predators came away with a win in Game 1 and captain Shea Weber escaped a suspension after he smashed Henrik Zetterberg’s head off the glass in the final seconds. For Preds bettors, that’s a Daily Double.

Nashville certainly deserves a 1-0 lead in the series, but don’t discount the fact that Detroit outshot the Preds 37-26.

"I thought we deserved a little better, but that's why they call it a series, there's more than one game,” Detroit defenseman Brad Stuart told reporters. “We'll have an opportunity to make up for it. We're just going to come out and try to continue with the same effort we had, in the last two periods at least. I think we'll be all right, that's why these series tend to be long."

These Predators are tough. They battle hard and have a bit more offensive punch than they’ve had in past years.

Detroit won’t come out flat two games in a row, though. The Wings will have this series level heading back to Joe Louis Arena.

Pick: Red Wings

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**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:38 AM

MLB
Dunkel

LA Angels at NY Yankees
The Angels look to bounce back from yesterday's 10-9 loss in Minnesota and build on their 10-4 record in Ervin Santana's last 14 starts following a team loss in the previous game. LA is the pick (+120) according to Dunkel, which has the Angels favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+120). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13

Game 901-902: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (3:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Samardzija) 16.347; St. Louis (Wainwright) 15.279
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-200); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+170); Under

Game 903-904: Pittsburgh at San Francisco (4:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (McDonald) 15.790; San Francisco (Cain) 14.770
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 7
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-170); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+150); Over

Game 905-906: NY Mets at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Dickey) 14.396; Philadelphia (Lee) 14.924
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-170); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-170); Under

Game 907-908: Cincinnati at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Arroyo) 15.505; Washington (Zimmermann) 15.141
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Washington (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+125); Under

Game 909-910: Houston at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Harrell) 13.280; Miami (Nolasco) 14.257
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Miami (-200); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-200); Under

Game 911-912: Milwaukee at Atlanta (7:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Wolf) 15.070; Atlanta (Jurrjens) 14.223
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-130); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+110); Under

Game 913-914: Arizona at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Hudson) 16.053; Colorado (Nicasio) 13.834
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Colorado (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-110); Over

Game 915-916: San Diego at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Richard) 16.350; LA Dodgers (Harang) 16.042
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-130); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+110); Over

Game 917-918: LA Angels at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santana) 15.326; NY Yankees (Kuroda) 14.838
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-140); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+120); Under

Game 919-920: Tampa Bay at Boston (2:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Price) 15.108; Boston (Beckett) 15.274
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-120); Over

Game 921-922: Detroit at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 17.222; White Sox (Peavy) 15.576
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Detroit (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-115); Over

Game 923-924: Cleveland at Kansas City (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Lowe) 13.952; Kansas City (Hochevar) 15.394
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-125); Under

Game 925-926: Baltimore at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Hunter) 16.015; Toronto (Morrow) 15.144
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Toronto (-185); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+165); Under

Game 927-928: Texas at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Harrison) 17.035; Minnesota (Swarzak) 14.059
Dunkel Line: Texas by 3; 9
Vegas Line: Texas (-160); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-160); Over

Game 929-930: Oakland at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Colon) 15.992; Seattle (Hernandez) 14.868
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Seattle (-165); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+145); Under

**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:39 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 13

Not a lot of relevant info to give out this early in the season, but we'll do what we can for the first week or so, until some trends develop.

Hot pitchers
-- Samardzija allowed three runs in 8.2 IP in winning his first '12 start, his 6th big league start, first since '10.
-- Dickey is 2-2, 1.82 in his last five starts.
-- Harrell has a 2.93 RA in his last three starts.
-- Nicasio has a 2.86 RA in his last six starts.
-- Richard is 4-0, 1.88 in his last four starts.

-- Hochevar is 4-1, 3.44 in his last five starts.
-- Morrow is 2-0, 1.29 in his last four starts. Hunter is 2-0, 2.81 in his last four starts.
-- Swarzak is 1-1, 2.60 in his last three starts.
-- FHernandez is 1-0, 4.40 in two starts vs Oakland this year; this is his third start in 16 days vs Oakland.

Cold pitchers
-- Wainwright allowed three runs in 5.2 IP in his first '12, his first start since missing LY with an injury.
-- McDonald is 0-2, 6.75 in his last four starts. Cain is 1-2, 6.38 in his last three outings.
-- Lee is 1-3, 3.96 in his last four starts.
-- Arroyo is 1-2, 5.73 in his last seven starts. Zimmerman is 1-3, 3.30 in his last five outings.
-- Nolasco is 2-4, 7.79 in his last nine starts.
-- Jurrjens is 1-4, 5.87 in his last eight starts. Wolf is 1-3, 7.42 in his last five starts.
-- LHudson is 1-4, 5.23 in his last five starts.
-- Former Padre Harang is 1-3, 3.86 in his last four starts.

-- ESantana is 0-4, 6.30 in his last five starts. Kuroda is 2-3, 4.59 in his last six outings.
-- Price is 1-2, 6.26 in his last four starts. Beckett is 0-3, 9.50 in his last three starts.
-- Scherzer is 0-2, 13.50 in his last four starts. Peavy is 2-2, 5.40 in his last six outings.
-- Lowe is 1-5, 7.92 in his last six starts, but he won his first start this season.
-- Harrison is 1-2, 4.82 in his last four starts.
-- Colon is 1-1, 5.84 in two starts this season, both against Seattle; this is his third start against M's in last 15 days.

Hot teams
-- Cardinals won five of their first seven games.
-- Nationals won last three games, allowing four runs.
-- Milwaukee won four of its last six games. Atlanta won its last two games, scoring 12 runs.
-- Arizona won five of its first six games.
-- Los Angeles won six of its first seven games.

-- Bronx won its last three games, scoring 17 runs; last two wins were both in extra innings.
-- Tampa Bay won four of its first six games.
-- Detroit both won five of its first six games. White Sox won three of their last four games.
-- Blue Jays won four of their first six games.
-- Texas won five of its first seven games.

Cold teams
-- Cubs lost five of their last seven games.
-- Pirates lost four of their last five games. Giants lost four of their first six games.
-- Mets lost their last two games, scoring two runs. Philly lost three of its last five games.
-- Reds lost four of their last six games.
-- Marlins lost five of their first seven games. Houston lost its last two games, allowing 12 runs.
-- Colorado lost four of its last five games.
-- Padres lost five of their first seven games.

-- Angels lost four of their last five games.
-- Red Sox lost five of their first six games.
-- Indians lost four of their first five games.
-- Orioles lost their last three games, allowing 17 runs.
-- Minnesota lost four of its first six games.
-- Oakland lost four of its first seven games; they scored six runs in last three games. Mariners lost three of their last four games.

We're going to get into totals and umpires and that good stuff, once we get enough to lnowledge this season to make it all relevant.

**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:44 AM

MLB

Friday, April 13

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
LA ANGELS vs. NY YANKEES
LA Angels are 4-13 SU in their last 17 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
NY Yankees are 13-5 SU in their last 18 games at home
NY Yankees are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games

2:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. BOSTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston
Boston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home

2:10 PM
DETROIT vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games at home
Chi White Sox are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing Detroit

3:15 PM
CHI CUBS vs. ST. LOUIS
Chi Cubs are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs

4:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. KANSAS CITY
Cleveland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home

4:35 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Pittsburgh is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
San Francisco is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Pittsburgh

7:05 PM
NY METS vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
NY Mets are 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing NY Mets
Philadelphia is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games at home

7:05 PM
CINCINNATI vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games on the road
Cincinnati is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home

7:07 PM
BALTIMORE vs. TORONTO
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore

7:10 PM
HOUSTON vs. MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 13 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 10 games
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games at home

7:35 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

8:10 PM
TEXAS vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games
Texas is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 13 games at home

8:40 PM
ARIZONA vs. COLORADO
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Arizona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona

10:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games at home

10:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. LA DODGERS
San Diego is 3-13 SU in their last 16 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
LA Dodgers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego

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**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:48 AM

MLB

Friday, April 13

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Hot lines: Friday’s best MLB bets
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Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals (-200, 7)

The Chicago Cubs finally picked up their first win of the season Thursday, just ahead of their first meeting of the year with the rival Cardinals.

Chicago pounded out 13 hits and Matt Garza threw 8 2/3 innings of shutout ball and struck out nine as the Cubs cruised to a 8-0 blowout of Zach Greinke and his Milwaukee Brewers.

Cubs supporters would like to think that is the kind of win that could get the team’s season turned around, but tread carefully here.

The new-look Cardinals are 5-2 to start the year despite losing Albert Pujols to Angels in the offseason.

"What do you mean?" pitcher Adam Wainwright asked reporters when questioned about the lack of marquee names in the lineup. "We don't have Carlos Beltran and Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman? Lance Berkman is a Hall of Famer potentially, Matt Holliday should have won the MVP in '07 and he's a batting champion."

True enough. It doesn’t hurt that the Cardinals are 8-2 against the Cubs with Wainwright on the hill. We’ll stick to the under.

Pick: Under

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox (-120, 8.5)

Remember last season when the Red Sox started the year 2-10 before rallying to grab the division lead by May 27. Of course, they blew it down the stretch, but it’s probably too early to get worked up over the team’s 1-5 start.

That said, there are troubling signs. With a loaded batting order, Nick Punto and Ryan Sweeney have been the team’s best hitters to date. Against Toronto ace Ricky Romero, the BoSox managed just three hits.

And then there’s the pitching. Boston owns a 6.40 team ERA with Thursday’s starter, Josh Beckett, contributing to the problem in a big way. Beckett was drilled for seven runs and five dingers in just 4 2/3 innings of work against the Detroit Tigers.

Meanwhile, David Price got out of a couple jams in his first start of the year to come away with a win over the Yankees, allowing just two runs over 6 1/3 innings.

Pick: Rays

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**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:51 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 13

Hot Teams
-- Cavaliers don't win much, but they covered their last five games.
-- Hawks are 8-4 vs spread in their last dozen road games.
-- Celtics are 11-3 in last 14 games, covering six of last eight on road.
-- 76ers won their last two games, by 19-18 points. Nets covered three of their last four road games.
-- New York won/covered all eight of its home games under Woodson. Wizards are 7-4 vs spread in last 11 road games.
-- Houston won/covered four of last five games, but lost last two home games. Suns won five of their last seven games.
-- Bucks won seven of their last eight road games. Detroit won seven of its last eight at home.
-- New Orleans covered its last six home games (4-2 SU). Jazz won three of its last four games.
-- Nuggets covered seven of last eight as a road underdog.

Cold Teams
-- Pacers covered twice in last seven games as a home favorite.
-- Orlando lost five of its last seven games.
-- Raptors covered twice in last seven games as a home dog.
-- Miami lost three of last four games, including OT loss on road last night. God-awful Bobcats lost last 14 games (4-10 vs spread).
-- Thunder lost four of its last six games. Sacramento lost its last six games (0-5-1 vs spread).
-- Portland is 3-9 vs spread in game following its last 12 wins. Dallas lost 10 of its last 14 road games.
-- Lakers are 1-10 vs spread in last 11 games at Staples and only cover was against the Clippers, who also call Staples home.

Wear-and-Tear
-- Cavaliers: 3rd game/4 nites. Pacers: 3rd game/5 nites.
-- Hawks: 2nd game/6 nites. Magic: Last two nites off.
-- Celtics: 7th game/10 nites. Raptors: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Nets: Last two nites off. 76ers: 5th game/7 nites.
-- Wizards: Last two nites off. Knicks: 3rd game/4 nites.
-- Bobcats: 8th game/11 nites. Heat: 3rd game/4 nites.
-- Suns: 3rd game/5 nites. Rockets: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Kings: 5th game/7 nites. Thunder: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Bucks: 3rd game/5 nites. Pistons: 6th game/9 nites.
-- Jazz: 4th game/6 nites. Hornets: 3rd game/5 nites.
-- Mavericks: 3rd game/4 nites. Blazers: 3rd game/5 nites.
-- Nuggets: 3rd game/5 nites. Lakers: 3rd game/5 nites.

Totals
-- Seven of last eight Indiana games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Atlanta games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Toronto games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven New Jersey games went over total.
-- Last four Washington road games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Charlotte games went over the total.
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-- Last three Houston games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven Sacramento road games went over total.
-- Over is 10-2 in Milwaukee's last dozen road games.
-- Over is 10-4 in Utah's last fourteen road games.
-- Seven of last nine Dallas road games went over the total.
-- Four of five Laker games went over the total.

Back-to-Back
-- Bobcats are 2-6 vs spread on road if they played at home nite before. Miami is 0-3 vs spread if it lost the night before.
-- Pistons are 1-4 vs spread at home if they played on road nite before.
-- Mavericks are 4-2 vs spread playing second nite in row on road.

**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:54 AM

NBA

Friday, April 13

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. ORLANDO
Atlanta is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Orlando is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Atlanta

7:00 PM
CLEVELAND vs. INDIANA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games on the road
Indiana is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. PHILADELPHIA
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
New Jersey is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing at home against New Jersey

7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

7:30 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. MIAMI
Charlotte is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
Charlotte is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games when playing at home against Charlotte

7:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NEW YORK
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
Washington is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New York's last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

8:00 PM
SACRAMENTO vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
Sacramento is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Oklahoma City is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Sacramento

8:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. HOUSTON
Phoenix is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston is 2-13 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Phoenix

8:00 PM
UTAH vs. NEW ORLEANS
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 12 games on the road
Utah is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
New Orleans is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Utah

8:00 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. DETROIT
Milwaukee is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Detroit
Milwaukee is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

10:30 PM
DENVER vs. LA LAKERS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Denver is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 10 of the LA Lakers last 15 games at home
LA Lakers are 20-5 SU in their last 25 games at home

10:30 PM
DALLAS vs. PORTLAND
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Dallas's last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Portland
Portland is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 10 games

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**Udog** · 04-13-2012, 08:56 AM

NBA

Friday, April 13

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Pick 'n' roll: Friday's best NBA bets
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Sacramento Kings at Oklahoma City Thunder (-14, 213)

The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midst of their worst stretch of the season entering Friday’s home game against the Sacramento Kings.

Oklahoma City is just 2-4 straight up and against the spread over its last six games after losing at home to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The Thunder hold a one-game lead over the San Antonio Spurs for best record in the Western Conference.

Oklahoma City begins a five-game road trip following the Sacramento contest and the most pivotal factor will be ending the recent slide and having momentum entering the playoffs.

“You’re going to have to win games in the playoffs, no matter who you play,” sixth man James Harden told reporters. “We’re not worried about that. We just want to close these remaining games out and then go from there.”

Sacramento has lost six consecutive games both straight up and against the spread, so maybe the Thunder can get back on track here.

Pick: Thunder

Washington Wizards at New York Knicks (-10.5, 197.5)

After winning a crucial showdown in Milwaukee to solidify their hold on the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks return home to host the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

New York has won seven of 10 to open a two-game lead over the Bucks and close within one game of Philadelphia for the No. 7 seed.

J.R. Smith drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 64 seconds to play in Wednesday’s 111-107 win at Milwaukee. That came two games after he was a miserable 6 of 22 against Chicago, but ignited a comeback with a late 3-pointer. He is averaging 14.7 points off the bench in his last six games.

The Wizards, owners of the second-worst road record in the conference, have lost eight consecutive games to the Knicks, covering the number just once.

The Knicks have covered the last three times they’ve been favored by at least 10 points, but we’re worried about a letdown.

Pick: Over

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