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**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 09:42 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

-- Padres' Andrew Cashner one-hit Detroit 6-0, looked totally dominant.

-- Miami beat the Pacers by 12, took over the top spot in the East.

-- Fred Hoiberg banks a $600,000 raise from Iowa State, undoubtedly making him the highest-paid mayor in America since Clint Eastwood. (Hoiberg's nickname at Iowa State has always been "The Mayor").

-- Hard to believe Duke's Jabari Parker still hasn't decided whether he is leaving for the NBA. If its true, someone influential is in his ear to stay in school.

-- Bubba Watson has a 3-shot lead halfway thru The Masters in Georgia.

-- Mets lost 5-4 in 11 innings at Anaheim, losing on a walk-off hit batter.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind.......

13) Watching the highlights of Minnesota-North Dakota hockey game Thursday, when the Gophers won on a goal with 0:00.6 left, just feel terrible for the North Dakota kids; a season like that is so long, you come so close to a championship, to lose like that is painful. Its something they’ll never, ever forget.

12) Dallas Mavericks’ PA guy got suspended by the NBA for tweeting critical comments about the officiating in Mav games. Hard to believe a certain team owner didn’t put him up to it.

11) Denver’s Timofey Mozgov had 23 points, 29 rebounds, three assists in Denver’s win over the Warriors Thursday; he was a throw-in to Denver in the Carmelo Anthony trade, another blunder by the Knicks. Phil Jackson has a lot of stuff to undo in his new job in Manhattan.

10) Nuggets got rid of George Karl, their GM went to Toronto after a series of first round exits from the playoffs; they won’t have to worry about getting ousted in the first round this year, because they didn’t make the playoffs. Change isn’t always positive change; things can always get worse.

9) Arkansas State’s football team is auctioning off a chance for a booster to coach one of the teams in its spring football game; last I heard, the high bid was $9,500. Apparently they used to do this at Southern Miss, only it wasn’t publicized; new coach Blake Anderson was an assistant in Hattiesburg, and he’s brought this to Jonesboro with him. Anderson better be careful, the kids might not know who the real coach is, since he is the RedHawks’ fifth head coach in the last five years.

8) Last Masters champ who had the lead by himself after the first round? Ben Crenshaw, in 1984.

7) Jon Bon Jovi is part of a Toronto group that is trying to buy the Buffalo Bills; Bon Jovi owns the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena League (Ron Jaworski is his GM) so he has NFL connections.

6) Indiana Pacers inked a 10-year, $160M deal with the city of Indianapolis to stay there, first good news they’ve had in a few weeks.

5) NFL pundits are surprised by Johnny Manziel’s 32 on the Wonderlic test; only QB who scored higher is some kid who played at Cornell. Only perfect 50 ever recorded on the Wonderlic was by a punter/TE named Pat McInally who punted for the Bengals from 1976-85.

4) Cleveland’s Danny Salazar allowed five runs in 3.2 IP to the White Sox Thursday; he had 10 strikeouts, didn’t record any outs on a batted ball.

He is the first pitcher ever to allow more than four runs while facing less than 20 hitters and striking out 10+.

3) Record for least batters faced while striking out 10+ batters goes to the Angels’ Dan Osinski, who struck out 10 of 18 batters in five shutout IP against the Orioles in May, 1964.

2) Memphis-Phoenix are tied for 8th spot in West with three games to go; Hawks lead New York by two games with three to play in the East.

1) Koji Uehara (shoulder) was scratched Friday for Boston; Edward Mujica got the save for the Red Sox. Boston will need Uehara to defend its title.

**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 09:42 AM

Harvick claims Darlington pole; Almirola sets record

DARLINGTON, N.C. -- Aric Almirola has the record, but Kevin Harvick has the starting spot that counts most after Friday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series knockout qualifying session at Darlington Raceway.

With a lap at 183.479 mph in the five-minute third round of time trials, Harvick won the Coors Light pole for the Bojangles' Southern 500 on Saturday night at the egg-shaped 1.366-mile speedway.

The pole was Harvick's first of the season, his first at Darlington and the seventh of his career.

Joey Logano landed the second spot with a lap of 183.049 mph and will start from the front row for the third time in eight Sprint Cup races this season. Almirola qualified third at 182.946 mph after setting a track record in the second of the three rounds.

Marcus Ambrose (182.485 mph) will start fourth, followed by Brad Keselowski (182.059 mph) and Jamie McMurray (182.019 mph). Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, series points leader Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Paul Menard and Martin Truex Jr. will start from positions seven through 12 on the grid.

Crew chief Rodney Childers, himself a former driver, advised Harvick to change his racing line after the first round of time trials.

"I was on the bottom all day in practice and Rodney felt like that, in order to get the pole, we were going to need to run the top after we ran our first run," Harvick said. "That's the driver in him. That's why he's good to have sitting there watching, because he knows what's going on.

"He can relay -- -and also having (spotter) Tim Fedewa up on top -- -as former drivers, knowing what's going on, they can relay what you need to do. We moved up and picked up in the second (round). I felt like I didn't roll through there fast enough. In the last one, I felt like I rolled through there pretty good."

In the first round, which pared the number of drivers eligible for the pole from 44 to 24, Menard posted a best lap at 183.946 mph, breaking Kurt Busch's previous track record of 181.918 mph, set May 10, 2013.

In round No. 2, Almirola one-upped Menard with a record lap at 184.145 mph on scuffed tires, despite having an electrical short in his No. 43 Ford that forced his team to push-start the car before it rolled onto the track.

"After that first session, when I tried to fire the car up, when I would go to turn the starter on and it would try to engage with the flywheel, the electrical system in the whole car would shut itself down," Almirola said.

"We obviously had a short in our starter or something, and every time we would flick the starter switch on, it would shut the electrical system down, so we had to push-start it the last two sessions. It made it interesting trying to blend on the racetrack."

In the second session, though, Almirola blended well enough to set the record.

NOTES: Logano is the only driver to make the final round of all seven knockout qualifying sessions held so far this season. ... David Reutimann failed to make the 43-car field. ... Coming off a 43rd-place finish last Sunday at Texas -- the result of an early accident -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start 15th. ... Six-time series champion Jimmie Johnson will take the green flag in 26th place after failing to advance to the second round of knockout qualifying.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying - Bojangles' Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

Darlington, South Carolina

Friday, April 11, 2014

1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 183.479 mph.

2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 183.049 mph.

3. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 182.946 mph.

4. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 182.485 mph.

5. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 182.059 mph.

6. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 182.019 mph.

7. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 181.985 mph.

8. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 181.763 mph.

9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 181.756 mph.

10. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 181.548 mph.

11. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 181.481 mph.

12. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 181.200 mph.

13. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 182.181 mph.

14. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 181.985 mph.

15. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 181.689 mph.

16. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 181.247 mph.

17. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 181.194 mph.

18. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 181.127 mph.

19. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 180.947 mph.

20. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 180.914 mph.

21. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 180.901 mph.

22. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 180.787 mph.

23. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 180.185 mph.

24. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 178.958 mph.

25. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 182.059 mph.

26. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 181.911 mph.

27. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 181.548 mph.

28. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 181.394 mph.

29. (98) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 180.549 mph.

30. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 180.330 mph.

31. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 180.310 mph.

32. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 180.204 mph.

33. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 180.158 mph.

34. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 179.993 mph.

35. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 179.717 mph.

36. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford, 179.606 mph.

37. (33) David Stremme, Chevrolet, Owner Points

38. (30) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, Owner Points

39. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, Owner Points

40. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Owner Points

41. (32) Travis Kvapil, Ford, Owner Points

42. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, Owner Points

43. (66) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points

1 driver failed to qualify.

44. (35) David Reutimann, Ford, 178.491 mph

**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 09:45 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Kansas City at Minnesota
The Royals look to bounce back from last night's loss to the Twins and come into today's contest with a 15-3 record in James Shields' last 18 starts as a favorite. Kansas City is the pick (-145) according to Dunkel, which has the Royals favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-145). Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

Game 901-902: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (2:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Villanueva) 14.029; St. Louis (Wainwright) 15.667
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-220); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-220); Under

Game 903-904: Colorado at San Francisco (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Anderson) 15.844; San Francisco (Cain) 14.950
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 9
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-135); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+115); Over

Game 905-906: Miami at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Eovaldi) 14.989; Philadelphia (Pettibone) 12.886
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-105); Over

Game 907-908: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Volquez) 14.983; Milwaukee (Gallardo) 17.424
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 2 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-155); 8
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-155); Under

Game 909-910: Washington at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Jordan) 16.263; Atlanta (Wood) 15.280
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+105); Over

Game 911-912: LA Dodgers at Arizona (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Greinke) 16.163; Arizona (Miley) 14.021
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-125); Under

Game 913-914: Boston at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lackey) 15.805; NY Yankees (Kuroda) 14.985
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+100); Over

Game 915-916: Kansas City at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Shields) 15.966; Minnesota (Nolasco) 14.549
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-145); Under

Game 917-918: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Masterson) 14.850; White Sox (Paulino) 13.356
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-130); Under

Game 919-920: Toronto at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Hutchison) 15.842; Baltimore (Norris) 14.776
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+110); Over

Game 921-922: Houston at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Feldman) 15.337; Texas (Scheppers) 14.302
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Texas (-175); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+155); Over

Game 923-924: Oakland at Seattle (9:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Gray) 17.551; Seattle (Ramirez) 16.191
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Oakland (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-120); Under

Game 925-926 Tampa Bay at Cincinnati (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Cobb) 15.078; Cincinnati (Simon) 16.122
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-125); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+105); Over

Game 927-928: Detroit at San Diego (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Verlander) 15.747; San Diego (Kennedy) 14.233
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-145); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-145); Under

Game 929-930: NY Mets at LA Angels (9:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Niese) 15.337; LA Angels (Weaver) 16.852
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-170); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-170); Under

**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 09:50 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 12

Hot pitchers
-- Wainwright has a 2.14 RA in his last three starts. Villanueva is 1-1, 3.18 in his last three starts.
-- Eovaldi is 2-1, 2.02 in his last four starts.
-- Wood is 1-1, 1.93 in two starts so far this season. Jordan is 1-0, 3.77 in his last five starts.
-- Gallardo is 2-0, 0.00 (12.2 IP) in two starts this season. Volquez is 0-1, 2.65 in his last three starts.
-- Greinke is 4-2, 2.07 in his last ten starts. Miley is 2-1, 3.00 in his last five.

-- Lackey is 3-0, 1.93 in his last three starts; Kuroda is 1-1, 2.92 in his first two starts this season.
-- Paulino is 2-1, 3.03 in his last seven starts.
-- Shields is 3-1, 1.70 in his last six starts.
-- Gray is 1-0, 2.25 in his first two '14 starts.

-- Cobb is 3-1, 1.85 in his last six starts. Simon allowed one run in seven IP in his first '14 start, his first MLB start since '11 (4-9, 4.90).
-- Verlander is 1-2, 1.10 in his last seven starts. Kennedy is 2-1, 3.00 in his last three outings.
-- Niese is 1-1, 2.89 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Cain is 0-2, 5.00 in his last three starts. Anderson is 0-2, 6.75 in his first two starts for Colorado.
-- Pettibone is 0-1, 5.06 in his last three starts.

-- Masterson is 1-2, 3.66 in his last six starts.
-- Nolasco is 0-1, 9.00 in his first two starts for Minnesota.
-- Hutchison is 1-2, 6.32 in his last four starts. Norris is 0-2, 8.10 in his last three outings.
-- Scheppers is 0-1, 9.00 in his first two MLB starts. Cosart is 1-2, 3.94 in his last six starts.
-- Ramirez is 1-2, 8.03 in his last three starts.

-- Weaver is 0-2, 6.75 in his first two '14 starts.

Totals
-- Last five Philly games went over the total.
-- Last three Washington games went over the total.
-- All four games at Miller Park stayed under total; three of last four Pittsburgh games went over.
-- Last five Cub games went over the total.
-- Six of last eight Arizona games went over total; five of six Dodger road games stayed under.
-- Ten of eleven Giant games went over the total.

-- All five Boston road games stayed under the total.
-- All four games at Camden Yards stayed under.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Texas games.
-- All five White Sox home games went over total.
-- Nine of ten Minnesota games went over total.
-- Four of last five Oakland games went over total.

-- Four of last five Tampa Bay games stayed under.
-- Eight of ten Angel games went over the total.
-- Eight of ten San Diego games stayed under.

Hot teams
-- Nationals won four of their last five games.
-- Milwaukee won its last seven games.

-- White Sox won four of their first five home games.
-- Blue Jays won three of their last four games.
-- Rangers won their last three home games.
-- Oakland won four of its last five games. Mariners won six of first nine.

-- Tampa Bay won five of its last eight games.
-- Angels both won five of their last seven games.

Cold teams
-- Miam lost its last five games; Phillies lost four of last five.
-- Arizona lost four of its five home games.

-- Red Sox lost five of their last eight games. Bronx lost three of last four.
-- Orioles lost three of their four home games.
-- Astros lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Indians lost five of their last seven games.
-- Minnesota lost three of its first four home games. Kansas City lost its first three away games.

-- Cincinnati lost seven of its first ten games. Rays lost three of last five.
-- San Diego lost six of its last nine games; Detroit lost three of last four.

Umpires
-- Chi-StL-- Under is 11-2-2 in last fifteen Estabrook games.
-- Col-SF-- 10 of last 14 Hudson games went over total.
-- Mia-Phil-- Underdogs won four of last five Barksdale games.
-- Pitt-Mil-- Four of last five Miller games stayed under.
-- Wsh-Atl-- Eight of last twelve Vanover games went over.
-- LA-Az-- 10 of last 14 Timmons games went over the total.

-- Bos-NY-- Underdogs won seven of last ten Tumpane games.
-- KC-Min-- Under is 5-2-2 in last nine Nelson games.
-- Cle-Chi-- Five of last seven Wolcott games went over.
-- Tor-Blt-- Underdogs won nine of last 14 Emmel games.
-- A's-Sea-- Hoberg's first two games both went over total.
-- Hst-Tex-- Five of last six Drake games went over total.

-- TB-Cin-- Underdogs are 10-6 in last sixteen TWelke games.
-- Det-SD-- First game behind plate in MLB for rookie ump Buckminster.
-- NY-LAA-- Barber has worked two games behind plate; no trends yet.

**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 09:55 AM

MLB

Saturday, April 12

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
BOSTON vs. NY YANKEES
Boston is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of NY Yankees's last 20 games
NY Yankees are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Boston

1:10 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. CINCINNATI
Tampa Bay is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cincinnati's last 11 games at home

2:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Cleveland is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Cleveland

2:10 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Minnesota is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games

2:15 PM
CHI CUBS vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 7-18 SU in their last 25 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

4:05 PM
COLORADO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
San Francisco is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

7:05 PM
MIAMI vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Miami is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing at home against Miami

7:05 PM
TORONTO vs. BALTIMORE
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games on the road
Baltimore is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home

7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ATLANTA
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games at home
Atlanta is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games

7:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games

8:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. TEXAS
Houston is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 12 games when playing at home against Houston
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston

8:10 PM
LA DODGERS vs. ARIZONA
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home

8:40 PM
DETROIT vs. SAN DIEGO
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Detroit's last 16 games on the road
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
San Diego is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games

9:05 PM
NY METS vs. LA ANGELS
NY Mets are 2-3-1 SU in their last 6 games ,when playing LA Angels
NY Mets8-2-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road
LA Angels are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing at home against NY Mets
LA Angels are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,at home

9:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 9 games on the road
Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

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**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 10:01 AM

MLB

Saturday, April 12

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Saturday's MLB American League betting cheat sheet
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Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles (-117, 9)

Hot pitching stat: Under is 5-2 in Drew Hutchison's last seven starts for Toronto.

Cold batting stat: Blue Jays outfielder Colby Rasmus is just 4-for-22 with six strikeouts lifetime versus Norris.

Weather: Another cool affair on the East coast with weather hovering between the high fifties and low sixties.

Key betting note: Over is 4-0 in games following a Blue Jays win.

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (-109, 8.5)

Cold pitching stat: Boston are 3-8 in John Lackey's last 11 games as an underdog.

Cold batting stat: Red Sox are 1-4 in their last five games against right handed starters.

Weather: Partly cloudy with a low wind of just 6 MPH.

Key betting note:The under is 4-1 in Kuroda's last five starts against the rival Red Sox, Kuroda also has a record of 7-1 at home when the total is set between 7.0-8.5. Kuroda is also boasting an 8-0 record on Saturday's as a starter.

Houston Astros at Texas Rangers (-159, 9.5)

Cold pitching stat: Jared Cosart struggled in his second start of the season, allowing a career high five runs.

Hot batting stat: Rangers Adrian Beltre welcomed Cosart to the big leagues in his first matchup with the Astros pitcher, taking him yard. Beltre has two hits in three at bats against the newcomer.

Weather: High winds at 17 mph.

Key betting note: Astros are 5-1 in their last six as road underdogs of +110 to +150

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (133, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Jake Shields is 9-0 as a road favorite in his last nine starts with the Royals.

Cold batting stat: Twins star Joe Mauer is just .227 lifetime against Shields.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low 60's.

Key betting note: Kansas City are 7-1 in their last eight meetings against their division rivals.

Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox (113, 8)

Hot pitching stat: Cleveland are 8-1 in Justin Masterson's last nine starts as a road favorite.

Hot batting stat: Chicago have had a high powered offense through their first 11 games of the season, the White Sox are averaging 6.36 runs per game with the Over going 8-3 as well.

Weather: Calm winds and cool weather at 57 degrees.

Key betting note: Masterson has six wins in a row against the White Sox as a starter and 5-0 in road starts.

Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners (108, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Oakland are 6-2 in Sonny Gray's last eight starts.

Cold batting stat: Mariners are 2-7 in their last nine home games against right handed starters.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-50s with partly cloudy skies and wind blowing in at 8 mph.

Key betting note: Over is on a seven game streak in meetings between Oakland and the Mariners in Seattle.

Interleague

Tampa Bay Rays at Cincinnati Reds (119, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Rays' starter Cobb has four straight wins coming off a quality start.

Hot batting stat: Evan Longoria is sixth in the AL in batting average with a .356 mark.

Weather: Weather information is currently unavailable.

Key betting note: Under is 10-3 in the Rays last 13 interleague games.

Detroit Tigers at San Diego Padres (134, 6.5)

Hot pitching stat: Tigers are 20-6 in Verlander's 26 interleague starts.

Cold batting stat: Under is 5-1 in the Tigers last six interleague games.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-60s.

Key betting note: Tigers are 3-12 in Verlander's last 15 starts.

New York Mets at Los Angeles Angels (-171, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Angels are 8-1 in ace Jared Weaver's last nine interleague starts.

Hot batting stat: Curtis Granderson will be hoping to rely on his American League experience against Weaver as the outfielder has three home runs against the Angels starter.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-60s.

Key betting note: Angels are 44-15 in Weaver's 59 games as a home favorite.

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**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 10:04 AM

MLB

Saturday, April 12

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Saturday's MLB National League betting cheat sheet
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Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies (-114, 8)

Hot pitching stat: Phillies are 6-0 in Pettibone's last six starts in the division.

Cold batting stat: Ryan Howard is .167 lifetime against Nathan Eovaldi.

Weather: Weather information is currently unavailable.

Key betting note: Marlins are 7-3 in their last ten games as an underdog.

Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves (-134, 7)

Cold pitching stat: Washington are 1-4 in Taylor Jordan's last five road starts.

Hot batting stat: Anthony Rendon is batting 1.000 in four career at bats against Alex Wood.

Weather: Potential high of 79.

Key betting note: Atlanta own the Nationals in recent history, holding a 20-7 record over the last 27 games.

Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers (-155, 8)

Hot pitching stat: Milwaukee are 6-2 against the NL Central in Gallardo's last eight starts.

Hot batting stat: Rickie Weeks has a lifetime .353 average against Edison Volquez.

Weather: Chance at rain with a 60% projected humidity.

Key betting note: Milwaukee are 6-0 this season following a win.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals (-214, 7)

Hot pitching stat: St. Louis are 6-1 in ace Adam Wainwright's last seven home starts.

Cold batting stat: Only one member of the Cardinals lineup has a career home run over project Cubs starter Carlos Villenueva.

Weather: Partly cloudy with a potential high of 79.

Key betting note: Cardinals are 4-1 in Wainwright's last five starts against the Cubbies.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks (115, 8)

Hot pitching stat: Dodgers Zach Grienke owns division opposition as he has Los Angeles holding an 11-1 trend in his last 12 starts against NL West ballclubs.

Hot batting stat: Arizona slugger Paul Goldschmidt is on fire, batting .340 with 8 RBI's already this season.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high 80's.

Key betting note: Los Angeles are currently on a four game win streak in Arizona.

Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants (-137, 7.5)

Cold pitching stat: Giants are 5-16 in Matt Cain's last 21 starts.

Hot batting stat: Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has four career dingers against Matt Cain.

Weather: Partly cloudy with a potential high of 62.

Key betting note: Giants are 7-0 in Cain's last seven road starts in Colorado.

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**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 10:24 AM

MLB

Saturday, April 12

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What's behind MLB's best Over bets?
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Baseball bettors are warned to take the first month of the MLB season with a grain of salt. Surprise trends tend to even themselves out over the course of the schedule but sometimes these trends are so impressive, bettors can’t help but jump all over them.

One of the most shocking trends showing its face in April is the Over explosion involving three clubs: the San Francisco Giants (9-1 Over/Under), Arizona Diamondbacks (9-3 O/U) and Minnesota Twins (8-1 O/U).

This quick lean to the Over is so surprising since these three clubs have notoriously sided with the Under in past seasons. Minnesota finished at 70-87-5 O/U last season – the third best Under bet in baseball – while Arizona (71-84-7 O/U) and San Francisco (73-80-9 O/U) both paid out for Under bettors more often than not in 2013.

We ask some of the top baseball handicappers and oddsmakers in the industry which one of these three teams can continue to top the totals and which ones is destined for a drop off:

San Francisco Giants

The Giants have been known for their championship-caliber pitching staff in recent seasons, but also for a lineup that couldn’t hit water if it fell out of a kayak in McCovey Cove. San Francisco, which plated only 629 runs last season, has flipped that reputation in 2014.

It’s scoring 5.5 runs a night and ranks third in the bigs in home runs (14) while the staff boasts a ho-hum 3.94 collective ERA. The lineup added some important bats, like Michael Morse, and the play of a healthy Angel Pagan at the top of the order has helped the Giants generate more runs. San Francisco’s star-studded rotation is another year old with Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum showing a decline.

“The Giants staff is much better (than the Twins or Diamondbacks), coughing up just 4.6 RPG,” says Covers Expert Marc Lawrence. “On the flip side, only the White Sox and the Rockies are averaging more offensive RPG than San Francisco. Frisco's Over run is largely attributable to its hitting as opposed to its pitching.”

Arizona Diamondbacks

The D-backs sit at the bottom of the National League West, with their 5.86 ERA as much to blame for their 4-8 start as their 9-3 Over/Under record. However, Arizona did take two of three against the Giants this week, outscoring San Francisco 16-15 over three games – topping the total in all three.

Mark Trumbo has been at the wheel of this recent power surge for the Diamondbacks, hitting five home runs with 13 RBIs. Paul Goldschmidt is benefitting from having that pop behind him in the order, putting up a .370 BA with two home runs and eight RBIs. But those improving scores can’t make up for the lack of talent in the rotation.

“Pitching has been the killer for the D-backs,” Steve Mikkelson, sportsbook director at the Atlantis Casino in Reno, tells Covers. “Losing (starter Patrick) Corbin for the season really hurt, and they were expecting much more from their bullpen than they have received so far. Being in a hitters’ ballpark hasn’t helped, but their pitching has been terrible so far this season.”

Minnesota Twins

The Twins fall into a similar situation as Arizona, lugging an embarrassing 6.31 ERA – worst in the majors – into Friday’s action. Minnesota has given up seven or more runs six times already this year and has one quality start among its starters.

The Twins were doing their best to combat those pitching woes with offense, averaging 5.11 runs per game. However, the well may be running dry. Minnesota managed to score just eight runs over its three-game series sweep at the hands of the Oakland A’s this week and now take on an improved Kansas City rotation that is giving up only three runs an outing.

“They went out and signed starting pitchers Phil Hughes, Ricky Nolasco, Mike Pelfrey over the last season or two as they realize they have no pitching,” says Mikkelson. “In addition, their only young pitcher who is decent – Samuel Deduno - got moved to the pen. Until this team can find some pitching, they will remain terrible and give up a ton of runs.”

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**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 10:32 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Anaheim at Los Angeles
The Kings look to follow up their 3-0 win at Edmonton on Thursday and come into tonight's contest against the Ducks carrying a 12-3 record in their last 15 home games following a victory. Los Angeles is the pick (-125) according to Dunkel, which has the Kings favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-125). Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

Game 51-52: Buffalo at Boston (12:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 10.026; Boston 12.357
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 2 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-385); 5
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-385); Under

Game 53-54: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.412; Pittsburgh 10.522
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+120); Over

Game 55-56: NY Rangers at Montreal (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 11.237; Montreal 12.100
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-130); 5
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-130); Under

Game 57-58: Toronto at Ottawa (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 11.036; Ottawa 10.224
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+120); Over

Game 59-60: Columbus at Florida (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 12.219; Florida 9.630
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 2 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Columbus (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Columbus (-125); Under

Game 61-62: Chicago at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 11.112; Nashville 12.463
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 63-64: San Jose at Phoenix (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 11.728; Phoenix 10.175
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 65-66: Vancouver at Edmonton (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 10.169; Edmonton 11.221
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+100); Under

Game 67-68: Anaheim at Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 10.682; Los Angeles 12.248
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-125); Under

**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 10:35 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, April 12

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BUFFALO (21-50-0-9, 51 pts.) at BOSTON (53-18-0-9, 115 pts.) - 4/12/2014, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 21-59 ATS (+116.6 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 4-21 ATS (+43.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
BUFFALO is 2-14 ATS (+25.2 Units) on Saturday games this season.
BUFFALO is 7-26 ATS (+47.7 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
BOSTON is 53-27 ATS (+108.7 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 18-5 ATS (+10.1 Units) on Saturday games this season.
BUFFALO is 243-190 ATS (+28.2 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 195-182 ATS (+388.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 167-141 ATS (-43.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
BOSTON is 77-72 ATS (-60.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 6-8 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-6-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.5 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (41-30-0-9, 91 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (51-24-0-5, 107 pts.) - 4/12/2014, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 168-124 ATS (+23.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 15-17 ATS (-11.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 12-8 (+8.3 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 12-8-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
9 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.0 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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NY RANGERS (45-31-0-5, 95 pts.) at MONTREAL (45-28-0-8, 98 pts.) - 4/12/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 12-20 ATS (-9.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 18-10 ATS (+7.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NY RANGERS are 7-1 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders this season.
NY RANGERS are 20-7 ATS (+10.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 14-29 ATS (-15.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-3 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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TORONTO (38-35-0-8, 84 pts.) at OTTAWA (35-31-0-14, 84 pts.) - 4/12/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 2-11 ATS (+16.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
TORONTO is 18-23 ATS (-10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 7-14 ATS (-8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 35-45 ATS (-15.9 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 13-21 ATS (-9.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
OTTAWA is 36-44 ATS (-42.3 Units) in home games in April games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 4-12 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 80-85 ATS (-83.5 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 9-4 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 9-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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COLUMBUS (42-32-0-7, 91 pts.) at FLORIDA (29-44-0-8, 66 pts.) - 4/12/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 42-39 ATS (+2.6 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 25-16 ATS (+7.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 28-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLUMBUS is 17-6 ATS (+9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
FLORIDA is 144-169 ATS (+336.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 164-190 ATS (-61.4 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 0-7 ATS (+8.1 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-0 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-0-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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CHICAGO (46-20-0-15, 107 pts.) at NASHVILLE (36-32-0-12, 84 pts.) - 4/12/2014, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 7-7 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 7-7-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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SAN JOSE (50-22-0-9, 109 pts.) at PHOENIX (36-29-0-15, 87 pts.) - 4/12/2014, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 6-6 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-6-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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VANCOUVER (35-34-0-11, 81 pts.) at EDMONTON (28-44-0-9, 65 pts.) - 4/12/2014, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 35-45 ATS (-18.1 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 12-27 ATS (-16.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 13-25 ATS (-18.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 68-46 ATS (+19.9 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
EDMONTON is 28-53 ATS (-44.3 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 2-12 ATS (+19.5 Units) on Saturday games this season.
EDMONTON is 5-18 ATS (+24.2 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 147-144 ATS (-45.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 10-4 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 10-4-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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ANAHEIM (52-20-0-8, 112 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (46-28-0-7, 99 pts.) - 4/12/2014, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 20-7 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 52-28 ATS (+11.6 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 186-191 ATS (+413.0 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) on Saturday games this season.
ANAHEIM is 21-7 ATS (+10.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
ANAHEIM is 22-6 ATS (+12.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 201-191 ATS (+412.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 19-29 ATS (-18.7 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 8-6 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 8-6-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 10:36 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 12

Hot teams
-- Penguins won five of their last seven games.
-- Rangers won nine of their last twelve games.
-- Senators won six of their last eight games.
-- Blue Jackets won three of their last four games.
-- Blackhawks/Predators both won four of their last five games.
-- Anaheim won five of its last seven games.

Cold teams
-- Bruins lost four of last five games. Sabres lost last five games, scoring eight goals.
-- Flyers lost five of their last seven games.
-- Montreal lost three of its last five games.
-- Maple Leafs lost 11 of their last 13 games.
-- Florida lost six of its last eight games.
-- Phoenix lost its last six games, scoring seven goals. Sharks lost three of last four on road.
-- Canucks lost five of their last six games. Edmonton lost five of last seven.
-- Los Angeles lost three of its last four games.

Totals
-- Under is 23-12-5 in Buffalo's road games.
-- Six of last eight Philly games went over total.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Ranger games.
-- Six of last eight Toronto games went over total.
-- Six of last eight Columbus games stayed under.
-- Last three Nashville games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Phoenix games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Edmonton games stayed under.
-- Six of last eight Anaheim games went over total.

Series records
-- Sabres won five of their last nine games with Boston.
-- Flyers won their last three games with Pittsburgh.
-- Rangers lost four of last five games with Montreal.
-- Senators lost nine of their last ten games with Toronto.
-- Panthers lost their last seven games with Columbus.
-- Predators won three of last four games with Chicago.
-- Sharks won four of last six games with Phoenix.
-- Canucks won three of last four games with Edmonton.
-- Ducks won last three games with Los Angeles, allowing two goals.

**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 10:38 AM

NHL

Saturday, April 12

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. BOSTON
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games

3:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 14 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

7:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. FLORIDA
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. MONTREAL
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. OTTAWA
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. NASHVILLE
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Nashville is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Chicago
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

9:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. PHOENIX
San Jose is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

10:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Vancouver's last 13 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Edmonton's last 13 games when playing at home against Vancouver

10:30 PM
ANAHEIM vs. LOS ANGELES
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 11 games when playing at home against Anaheim

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**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 10:44 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, April 12

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SACRAMENTO (27 - 52) at LA CLIPPERS (55 - 24) - 4/12/2014, 3:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 6-4 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 9-1 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MILWAUKEE (15 - 64) at WASHINGTON (41 - 38) - 4/12/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 73-90 ATS (-26.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 14-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 20-35 ATS (-18.5 Units) against Southeast division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 22-42 ATS (-24.2 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 43-60 ATS (-23.0 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 28-44 ATS (-20.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 18-34 ATS (-19.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 21-11 ATS (+8.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 14-23 ATS (-11.3 Units) in home games this season.
WASHINGTON is 110-143 ATS (-47.3 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-5 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-5 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHILADELPHIA (17 - 62) at CHARLOTTE (40 - 39) - 4/12/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-46 ATS (-17.6 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-44 ATS (-17.4 Units) as an underdog this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-28 ATS (-17.8 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-33 ATS (-13.3 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) after allowing 105 points or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-27 ATS (-11.7 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-41 ATS (-17.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 46-30 ATS (+13.0 Units) in all games this season.
CHARLOTTE is 23-14 ATS (+7.6 Units) in home games this season.
CHARLOTTE is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
CHARLOTTE is 31-19 ATS (+10.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
CHARLOTTE is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
CHARLOTTE is 24-15 ATS (+7.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
CHARLOTTE is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 54-29 ATS (+22.1 Units) as a road underdog of 9.5 to 12 points since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 14-27 ATS (-15.7 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 5-5 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 7-3 straight up against CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (24 - 55) at CLEVELAND (32 - 48) - 4/12/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 18-32 ATS (-17.2 Units) against Central division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 7-2 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (54 - 25) at ATLANTA (36 - 43) - 4/12/2014, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 7-4 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 9-2 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW ORLEANS (32 - 47) at HOUSTON (52 - 27) - 4/12/2014, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 5-3 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 7-2 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHOENIX (47 - 32) at DALLAS (48 - 32) - 4/12/2014, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 7-3 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (24 - 55) at DENVER (35 - 44) - 4/12/2014, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 32-43 ATS (-15.3 Units) in all games this season.
UTAH is 25-36 ATS (-14.6 Units) as an underdog this season.
UTAH is 10-20 ATS (-12.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
UTAH is 12-22 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
UTAH is 16-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
UTAH is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
DENVER is 40-25 ATS (+12.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 6-4 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 5-5 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 04-12-2014, 10:45 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 12

Hot teams
-- Clippers won five of their last seven games.
-- Charlotte won five of its last six games.
-- Miami won six of its last nine games. Hawks won four of last five.
-- Suns won nine of last twelve games. Dallas won four of last five.
-- Denver Nuggets covered their last six games.

Cold Teams
-- Kings lost last four games, by 33-2-15-1 point.
-- 76ers lost 31 of last 33 games, covered five of last seven.
-- Washington lost last two, covered one of last four at home. Bucks lost six of its last seven games.
-- Celtics lost nine of last ten games (3-6-1 vs spread). Cavaliers lost three of their last four games.
-- Houston lost five of its last eight games. Pelicans lost their last seven games (2-4-1 vs spread).
-- Jazz lost eight of last nine games (0-5-1 vs spread last six).

Series records
-- Clippers won eight of last nine games with Sacramento.
-- Bobcats won six of last seven games with Philly.
-- Wizards won four of last five games with Milwaukee.
-- Heat won nine of last ten games with Atlanta.
-- Celtics won six of last eight games with Cleveland.
-- Rockets won six of last seven games with New Orleans.
-- Suns lost 12 of last 15 games with Dallas.
-- Jazz split their last six visits to Denver.

Totals
-- Seven of last eight Sacramento games stayed under; five of Clippers' last seven games went over.
-- Six of last eight Philly games went over total.
-- Five of last six Milwaukee games went over total; nine of Wizards' last ten games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Miami games went over total.
-- Four of last five Boston games went over total.
-- Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Rocket-Pelican games.
-- Under is 9-4 in last thirteen Phoenix games.
-- Five of last seven Utah games went over total.

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