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**Udog** · 02-19-2021, 09:24 AM

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Odds to win the NBA title:
+220— LA Lakers
+400— Brooklyn
+550— LA Clippers
+750— Milwaukee
+1200— Utah
+1400— Philadelphia

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 493,113
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Friday's Den: Random stuff on a snowy night…….

13) Eagles traded QB Carson Wentz to Indianapolis, for a 3rd round pick in April’s draft and a 2nd round pick in 2022, which could become a 1st round pick if Wentz plays well.

Eagles won a Super Bowl since drafting Wentz, but he got hurt late in the Super Bowl season and Nick Foles led the team to their playoff wins. Wentz went 14-26 ATS the last three years; he will be reunited with Frank Reich, one of his OC’s in Philadelphia.

12) Colts’ starting QB’s over the last three years, and next year:
2018: Andrew Luck
2019: Jacoby Brissett
2020: Philip Rivers
2021: Carson Wentz

11) From 2009-2016, there were 22 quarterbacks taken in the first round of the draft; of those 22 QB’s, none of them are still on the team that drafted them. Zero.

10) This list will grow: NFL teams that will have a new starting QB in September:
— Rams (Stafford)
— Lions (Goff)
— Colts (Wentz)
— Eagles (Hurts)
— Saints (????)

9) Phillies catcher JT Realmuto signed a five-year, $115M contract this winter, then broke his right thumb on the first day of spring training. Not good. He is expected to miss a month, could be ready for Opening Day.

8) They’re really going to have the dunk contest at halftime of the All-Star Game? How long does the freakin’ dunk contest take? Has to be close to an hour, yes?

You’re going to tell the highest-paid players in the NBA that they have to sit around for an hour, then play ball for another half? What if one of them gets hurt? How is this a good idea? Have the dunk contest after the game- people who care about it will still watch.

7) When I’m watching basketball this season and coaches are wearing masks, if the guy has a suit and tie on, it looks weird. Like it better when coaches wear casual clothes.

6) Caesars Sportsbook posted the Dodgers’ win total this season at 104.5, the highest total for any team over the last 32 seasons.

Pittsburgh’s total is 58, the lowest total since the 1993 Marlins.

5) Minor league baseball teams will play 6-game series this season, to reduce travel and save money. Season will also last 2-3 weeks longer, ending in late September, which will reduce the amount of late season call-ups.

4) Weird moment in the Kentucky-Vanderbilt game Wednesday night; Kentucky had the ball out of bounds under, but just before the ref hands the kid the ball to start play, they realize Kentucky has six guys on the court. Technical foul, not good. Doesn’t happen very often.

The benches in Vanderbilt’s arena are on the baseline, which is weird and probably added to the confusion, but it still wasn’t good. Kentucky led by 17 early, hung on and won by 3.

3) Klay Thompson finished 9th in All-Star voting among Western Conference guards; he’s played as much as I have this year. How do you vote for a guy to make the All-Star team who hasn’t played a second this season?

2) I had forgotten that Tony LaRussa is managing the White Sox this season; they’ve improved their roster and big things are expected. LaRussa is 76 years old; he hasn’t managed in 10 years.

1) Second day of spring training was a better one for my Oakland A’s; they signed 1B/DH Mitch Moreland, P Trevor Rosenthal. After trading DH Khris Davis, they needed another bat.

**Udog** · 02-19-2021, 09:30 AM

65CHICAGO -66 CAROLINA
CHICAGO is 9-3 ATS (5.7 Units) in road games after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

67FLORIDA -68 DETROIT
DETROIT is 8-36 ATS (-23.5 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

69EDMONTON -70 CALGARY
CALGARY is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) off a home blowout loss by 3 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

71WINNIPEG -72 VANCOUVER
WINNIPEG is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) off a close loss by 1 goal to a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

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CHICAGO (9-5-0-4, 22 pts.) at CAROLINA (10-3-0-1, 21 pts.) - 2/19/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 50-26 ATS (+14.4 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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FLORIDA (10-2-0-2, 22 pts.) at DETROIT (4-11-0-3, 11 pts.) - 2/19/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 21-68 ATS (-81.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 330-322 ATS (-303.6 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 7-33 ATS (+64.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 14-50 ATS (+105.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 9-37 ATS (+74.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 9-2 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 9-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.5 Units)

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EDMONTON (10-8-0-0, 20 pts.) at CALGARY (8-7-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/19/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 14-8 ATS (+25.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 7-14 ATS (-18.3 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 4-12 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 6-3 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 6-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.8 Units)

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WINNIPEG (9-6-0-1, 19 pts.) at VANCOUVER (8-11-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/19/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 14-5 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 25-15 ATS (+9.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-1 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 5-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.9 Units)

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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Carolina
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Carolina's last 9 games
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago

Florida @ Detroit
Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home

Edmonton @ Calgary
Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Calgary
Edmonton is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Edmonton

Winnipeg @ Vancouver
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
Vancouver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

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