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**Udog** · 10-12-2014, 08:01 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Six most popular picks in the Westgate Hotel handicapping contest, where some of the best handicappers in America put up $1,500 apiece, pick 5 games a week:

6) Seahawks -8-- Seattle on short week after win in Washington.

5) Broncos, -8.5-- Did Michael Vick prepare this week?

4) Chargers, -7-- Tony Sparano's debut as Oakland's coach

3) Bills +3-- They're 2-25 in last 27 games against Patriots.

2) Giants, +3-- Philly has seven return TD's in five games.

1) Dolphins, +3.5-- Joe Philbin used to be assistant with Pack.

Season record of six most popular picks each week: 17-13

2013 record of six most popular picks each week: 42-57-4

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday.......

13) USC 28, Arizona 26-- Pressure does strange things to people; Arizona's kicker shanked a 36-yard FG with 0:13 left, saving USC from a monumental collapse and its third loss of the year. Arizona scored a TD but missed on 2-point play, before recovering an onside kick that set up the final sequence.

12) Baylor 61, TCU 58-- Horned Frogs led 58-37 with 11:38 left but lost, as Petty passed for 510 yards and six TDs to keep Baylor unbeaten. Bears gained 782 total yards in this game- only time they led was at final gun.

11) Minnesota 24, Northwestern 17-- Wildcats tied game with 7:32 left, Gophers ran ensuing kick back for winning TD.

Oklahoma State 27, Kansas 20-- Jayhawks tied game with 6:55 left, Cowboys ran the ensuing kickoff back for winning TD.

10) Oklahoma 31, Texas 26-- Sooners led 17-13 at half despite being outgained by Texas, 278-29- they scored TDs on defense/special teams.Teams are now 1-57 this season when they're outgained by 200+ yards in first half. Texas is 1-5, their worst start since 1956, the year before Darrell Royal took over.

9) Oregon 42, UCLA 30-- Misleading final score, as Bruins scored last 20 points; Ducks averaged over six yards a rush. Oregon goes for two after their first TD of almost every game-- don't teams know this? It always seems to work. .

8) Alabana 14, Arkansas 13-- Old-time football. Teams huddled and played solid defense. Razorbacks outgained Bama by 107 yards, but missed PAT. Nick Saban did not look terribly happy with his offens; actually, he looked mad, even angrier than usual.

7) Washington Wizards lost Bradley Beal for 6-8 weeks with a broken wrist.

6) Clemson 23, Louisville 17-- Teams combined to convert 3 of 33 on third down; Tigers lost QB Watson (broken hand), but scored TDs on defense, special teams.

5) Marshall 49, Middle Tennessee 24-- Rakeem Cato threw TD pass in his 38th straight game, tying Russell Wilson's I-A record. Marshall lost to MTSU on last play of game last year, but had no such problem this year- they're very good.

4) Royals 6, Orioles 4-- KC won its last four road games in its final at-bat; in 12 of the 19 playoff games so far, the winning run scored from 7th inning on.

3) West Virginia 37, Texas Tech 34-- Wild day in Big X; Mountaineers scored 17 points in last 5:55, to beat Tech squad that had scored 86 points in winning last two series games. Mountaineers converted 12-22 on third down.

2) LSU 30, Florida 27-- Week of distractions ended badly for Gators. LSU gutted out a road win a week after losing 41-7 at Auburn, kicking a 50-yard FG with 0:03 left. At least Florida gets its freshman QB Harris back this week, but they dropped a TD pass that would've put them up 31-27 with 2:00 left- costly drop.

1) Ole Miss 35, Texas A&M 20-- Impressive showing by Rebels, who dismantled Aggies in front of the biggest crowd in SEC history. Ole Miss scored two defensive TDs, QB Wallace ran for couple of key first downs when Aggies threatened to make game close in third quarter.

**Udog** · 10-12-2014, 08:05 AM

MLB
Dunkel

San Francisco at St. Louis
The Giants look to follow up last night's 3-0 win in the series opener as they face a Cardinals team that is 0-4 in Lance Lynn's last 4 home starts versus San Francisco. the Giants are the pick (+120) according to Dunkel, which has San Francisco favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+120). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12

Game 957-958: San Francisco at St. Louis (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Peavy) 15.809; St. Louis (Lynn) 14.750
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 5
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-140); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+120); Under

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, October 12

Giants-Cardinals
Peavy is 5-0, 1.41 in his last five starts, 1-3, 7.39 in six postseason starts-- he didn't pitch against St Louis this season.
Lynn is 0-2, 2.45 in his last five starts; Cardinals scored eight runs in those five games. He is 2-3, 5.87 in six postseason starts, and allowed seven runs (four of them earned) in 3.1 IP against the Giants this season.

Giants won seven of their last eight games, winning last four road games.

St Louis won four of its last six games, six of last eight at home.

Peavy 5-15/9-4......6-33 first inning
Lynn 19-14............9-33 first inning

MLB

Sunday, October 12

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Trend Report
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8:07 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. ST. LOUIS
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games at home
St. Louis is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home

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MLB

Sunday, October 12

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NLCS betting preview: Giants at Cardinals
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San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals (-130, 6.5)

The San Francisco Giants look for their eighth consecutive postseason road victory when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals in Sunday’s Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. San Francisco won the opener 3-0 behind 7 2/3 stellar innings from ace Madison Bumgarner and three hits from third baseman Pablo Sandoval. The Cardinals are struggling offensively and have scored eight runs over the last four games after putting up 10 in their postseason opener.

The Giants are turning to Jake Peavy, who was acquired from the Boston Red Sox in late July and has excelled since getting the change of scenery and being reunited with Bruce Bochy, his former manager in San Diego. “He has been very much of an adjuster,” St. Louis manager Mike Matheny told reporters of Peavy. “He figures out what he needs to do in his game to give himself a chance with the stuff that he has right now.” San Francisco was economical in the opener, scoring its runs on Travis Ishikawa’s bloop single, an error and Brandon Belt’s sacrifice fly.

TV: 8:07 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1

WEATHER: There is a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms by the start of gametime. Temperatures will be in the high-50s.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants RH Jake Peavy (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Lance Lynn (0-0, 3.00)

The 33-year-old Peavy is 3-4 with a 2.97 ERA in nine career regular-season starts against St. Louis. He has been re-energized since being acquired with a 6-4 mark and 2.17 ERA in 12 regular-season starts and promises he won’t lose his composure on the postseason stage. “I’ll be fiery,” Peavy said at Saturday’s press conference. "I will be emotional but I will be under control. With a game plan in place, we’ve got our work cut out for us.”

Lynn has been roughed up in three career regular-season outings against San Francisco, losing each start to go with a 7.98 ERA. He has won 48 regular-season games over the past three seasons and might be the Cardinals’ best pitcher in this series after Adam Wainwright’s second straight sub-par effort in the opener. “Confidence has never been a problem, that’s for sure,” the 27-year-old Lynn said at Saturday’s press conference. “I just go out and pitch. I don’t worry about anything. Pretty simple.”

WALK-OFFS:

1. Sandoval has 10 career multi-hit games in the postseason, second in franchise history behind Hall of Famer Frankie Frisch (15).

2. Cardinals LF Matt Holliday is 8-for-28 with a homer against Peavy, while SS Jhonny Peralta is just 7-for-34 with a homer.

3. Giants C Buster Posey is 4-for-6 with a homer against Lynn, and INF Joaquin Arias is 4-for-5 with four RBIs.

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**Udog** · 10-12-2014, 08:08 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Toronto at NY Rangers
The Maple Leafs head to New York following a 5-2 loss last night to Pittsburgh and come into tonight's contest with an 0-5 record in their last 5 games following a home loss of 3 or more goals. New York is the pick (-170) according to Dunkel, which has the Rangers favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-170). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12

Game 1-2: Toronto at NY Rangers (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 10.562; NY Rangers 12.113
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-170); 5
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-170); Under

Game 3-4: Winnipeg at Los Angeles (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 12.133; Los Angeles 11.209
Dunkel Line & Total: Winnipeg by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-200); 5
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+170); Over

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, October 12

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TORONTO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at NY RANGERS (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/12/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 154-151 ATS (-76.2 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 4-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 4-2-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

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WINNIPEG (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/12/2014, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 2-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, October 12

Hot teams
-- None

Cold teams
-- Toronto lost its first two games, allowing nine goals. Rangers split their first two games, scoring five goals.
-- Kings lost their first two games, scoring total of two goals. Winnipeg split its first two games, allowing five goals.

Series records
-- Rangers won six of last eight games with Toronto.
-- Kings won last two games with Winnipeg, allowing two goals.

Totals
-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven Ranger-Toronto games.
-- Under is 3-2 in last five Winnipeg-LA games.

NHL

Sunday, October 12

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. NY RANGERS
Toronto is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the NY Rangers last 10 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Rangers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Toronto

10:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. LOS ANGELES
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 10 games when playing Winnipeg
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

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**Udog** · 10-12-2014, 08:59 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Sunday, October 12

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SAN FRANCISCO (93 - 75) at ST LOUIS (93 - 74) - 8:05 PM
JAKE PEAVY (R) vs. LANCE LYNN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PEAVY is 19-32 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 14-26 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 6-12 (-8.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 199-147 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 113-61 (+24.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 113-61 (+24.7 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 153-101 (+26.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 46-28 (+11.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ST LOUIS is 43-32 (+9.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 24-15 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 93-75 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 47-38 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 17-8 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in October games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 93-75 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 29-23 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 62-45 (+14.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 16-6 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in playoff games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 53-39 (+14.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-17 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 5-3 (+2.4 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

JAKE PEAVY vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
PEAVY is 3-6 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.29 and a WHIP of 1.374.
His team's record is 5-7 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.4 units)

LANCE LYNN vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LYNN is 0-4 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 6.95 and a WHIP of 1.818.
His team's record is 1-4 (-4.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.6 units)

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**Udog** · 10-12-2014, 11:29 AM

MLB
Short Sheet

Sunday, October 12

NL Championship Series - Best of 7 - Game 2 - SF leads 1-0

San Francisco at St Louis, 8:05 ET
Peavy: SAN FRANCISCO 53-39 after a win
Lynn: ST LOUIS 11-16 after allowing 4 runs or less 4 straight games

NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, October 12

Toronto at NY Rangers, 7:05 ET
Toronto: 1-10 SU in road games after 2 or more consecutive losses
NY Rangers: 31-17 SU after 1 or more consecutive losses

Winnipeg at LA Kings ET
Winnipeg: 16-7 SU after a blowout loss by 3 goals or more in their previous game
LA Kings: 4-10 SU off a close road loss by 1 goal

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