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**Udog** · 10-19-2019, 08:34 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Over/under win totals for the NBA this season:

48.5– Golden State

47,5— Indiana

46.5— Toronto, Portland, San Antonio

44.5— Miami, Brooklyn

42.5— Orlando

40.5— Dallas

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

13) I’m wondering how many fantasy football leagues there are in this country, with one team in every league now scrambling for a new QB with Patrick Mahomes out for at least three weeks.

Mahomes got relatively good news, with no ligament damage on top of his dislocated kneecap, but he’ll be wearing a brace when he returns to action.

Matt Moore (15-15 as a starter in 11 seasons) is the Chiefs’ new #1 QB; they still have to sign a backup for him.

12) 50 years ago this week, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made his NBA debut with the Milwaukee Bucks, who had gone 27-55 the year before, their first season in the NBA.

Milwaukee went 56-26 in Jabbar’s rookie year, losing the Eastern Conference final, then went 66-16 the next year and won their only NBA title. Bucks averaged 60.8 wins in Jabbar’s first five seasons; they traded him to the Lakers after a 38-44 season in 1974-75.

Here’s the thing; I think Kareem is the best basketball player ever, but because he played before ESPN existed and because he drifted out of the public eye after he retired, people forget just how dominant a player he was, in high school, college and the NBA.

11) Braves’ star 1B Freddie Freeman had elbow surgery this week, with three fragments taken out of his sore arm, explaining why he struggled late in the season.

10) New York 4, Houston 1— This was the first game in postseason history where both teams scored in the first inning but then didn’t score the rest of the game.

James Paxton allowed 31 first inning runs this year, the most in the majors.

9) Sacramento Kings offered guard Buddy Hield $90M for four years, which he termed “an insult”; turns out he would be less insulted with a 4-year, $110M offer.

The NBA is really profitable, so they won’t miss my $200, but I’m going to pass on the NBA package on DirecTV this season, for the first time in a long time.

I mean, if Hield in indeed insulted by making $22.5M a year, so be it, but keep it to yourself; that kind of attitude, plus guys taking games off when they’re not hurt, turns my stomach.

If that makes me the old man bitching at kids on his lawn, then thats fine, too.

8) Over the last 20 years, former NFL running back Warrick Dunn has donated 173 homes nationwide, thanks to Warrick Dunn Charities as part of its “Home for the Holidays” initiative, which helps single-parent families achieve homeownership. Good for him.

7) Marshall 36, Florida Atlantic 31— Thundering Herd scored TD with 0:36 left to win a wild game in Boca Raton; Knox had 22 carries for 190 yards, 2 TD’s for 4-3 Marshall.

6) Not sure why FOX has John Smoltz as its #1 baseball analyst: he seems to like golf better than baseball. I have four guys here who would be a better choice than Smoltz:
— Ron Darling— Mets’ TV analyst has postseason TV experience.
— Mark Sweeney— Padres’ TV analyst. Younger guy, very smart.
— David Cone— Bronx TV analyst, is smart/funny and would be great on a national stage.
— Bob Brenly— I’m partial to former managers as TV analysts; Brenly is very good.

5) Zion Williamson (knee) has a sore knee, is expected to miss the first few weeks of the NBA season, which has to scare the hell out of Pelicans’ coaches/fans. Williamson sat out a decent amount of Duke’s season LY, which is a bright red flag.

4) Why do some college football teams put the players’ numbers on the side of their helmets? Looks dumb; much prefer having the team’s logo on both sides of the helmet, number on back.

3) Turns out that CC Sabathia threw the last three pitches of his career with a partially separated left shoulder. 251 regular season wins, 10 in playoffs; Sabathia will be in Cooperstown someday.

2) Luxor Casino in Las Vegas extended comedian Carrot Top’s contract for five years, good news for people who like to laugh while on vacation. Carrot Top’s dad worked for NASA, he was an actual rocket scientist.

1) Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook came in the mail Friday, always a good day; this means that college basketball is right around the corner.

**Udog** · 10-19-2019, 08:41 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, October 19

NY Yankees @ Houston

Game 923-924
October 19, 2019 @ 8:08 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(TBD) 17.441
Houston
16.496
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-150
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(+130); N/A

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, October 19

American League
New York @ Astros (3-2)
Bullpen game.

Bullpen game.

New York lost the ALCS to Houston two years ago; they haven’t been in a World Series since 2009; they lost six of last nine road games overall. Five of their last six games stayed under.

Astros are in ALCS for third year in a row; they won 2017 World Series. Astros won five of their last six home games, can win the AL title tonight. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

MLB

Saturday, October 19

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Trend Report
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Houston Astros
Houston is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games
Houston is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing NY Yankees
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Houston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Houston
NY Yankees is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Houston
NY Yankees is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Houston
NY Yankees is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 10 games when playing on the road against Houston

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**Udog** · 10-19-2019, 09:05 AM

923NY YANKEES -924 HOUSTON
NY YANKEES are 23-7 SU (18.3 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 1 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

MLB
Long Sheet

Saturday, October 19

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NY YANKEES (108 - 62) at HOUSTON (113 - 59) - 8:08 PM
J.A. HAPP (L) vs. JOSE URQUIDY (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 7-5 (+1.3 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

J.A. HAPP vs. HOUSTON since 1997
HAPP is 5-3 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.518.
His team's record is 5-5 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-6. (-2.6 units)

JOSE URQUIDY vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

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