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**Udog** · 10-31-2014, 10:03 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

You could make a decent team out of guys who are free agents this winter……..

C—Russell Martin Geovany Soto

1B—Chase Headley

2B—Mark Ellis

SS—Hanley Ramirez

3B—Pablo Sandoval

OF—Alex Rios, Cory Rasmus, Melky Cabrera, Norichika Aoki

DH—Victor Martinez

SP—Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, James Shields

RP—Francisco Rodriguez

Mgr—Joe Maddon

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

13) As an A’s fan, I’m well-versed in losing good players to rich teams in free agency, but for the Rays to lose their manager……to the Cubs, well that has to sting a little extra. Money talks and Joe Maddon is cool for admitting it; plus if someone ever wins a title with the Cubs he becomes a God, so there is no downside there.

Remember that Maddon was close with the late Don Zimmer, who managed the Cubs from 1988-91 and made the playoffs with Chicago in ’89.

12) Read this week that 55% of gas stations in this country are selling gas for less than $3.00 a gallon; here in upstate NY, it is in the $3.30’s.

11) Florida State was down 21-0 at Louisville, 24-7 in third quarter, but Seminoles rallied as usual and won going away 42-31. Cardinals were 1-11 on third down. Needs to be said that Jameis Winston is now 21-0 as a starting QB at Florida State.

10) Tremendous exhibtion by Madison Bumgarner in World Series; my next question is this: Does his workload this season (270 IP) affect how Giants bring him along next spring? He is a valuable commodity, will be interesting to follow.

9) Rough debut for Lebron and Cavaliers, who lost to the Knicks; James was 5-15 from floor; Cleveland was actually +8 when Lebron was off the floor. NBA season is a long one; probably better to play Cleveland early on, before they get accustomed to playing with each other.

8) Dwight Howard made less than 55% of his foul shots the last three years; he hasn’t shot over 60% from the line since his rookie year. The guy makes $21M+ this season, how can he much such a hideous shooter? Doesn’t he practice? Least he could do would be to try shooting underhanded, like Wilt Chamberlain did. Rockets got KO’s from playoffs by one point last year; that’s one missed foul shot.

7) Remember Coach Reeves from the White Shadow, the great TV show in the late 70’s? Actor Ken Howard played Coach Reeves; saw him other day on an episode of Blue Bloods, playing a retired hockey player with dementia. Hard to believe its been over 30 years since White Shadow was on the air. Great show.

6) Found a link between White Shadow and Major League; remember Pedro Cerrano, the slugging first baseman who couldn’t hit a curveball?

Actor Dennis Haysbert played Cerrano; he also appeared in one 1979 episode of White Shadow as an opposing player. Haysbert was also the President in 24 and is the guy who does a lot of insurance commercials, can’t remember which company.

5) If DirecTV had a channel on NFL Sundays where DBs/WRs were miked and it was uncensored, I’d pay to listen to it. “Trash Talk Channel” would be a big success, but it would also incite and encourage more jawing which would be bad. Would be interesting to hear what gets said down on the field, though.

4) Explanation, please? Only 12 NBA players started all 82 games last year; four of the 12 played for Portland. This for a team that had Sam Bowie and Brandon Roy, two of the most injury-prone stars in NBA history.

3) Will college football teams run up scores to impress the selection committee? Would the committee be gullible enough to fall for such shenanigans? When you’re handicapping games, have to be wary of going against these contending teams, who might not be above adding on another score or two to impress people.

2) Horse named Free as a Bird was scratched from the Breeders Cup because the horse didn’t want to fly. Horse is stabled in Kentucky;it freaked out when they started the engines on the plane and he had to be taken off the plane. Expensive day for the owners.

1) Lakers lost their first two games by 18-20 points; when announcers are saying LA is anxiously awaiting the return of Nick Young to bolster the lineup, well you know things are bad-- Swaggy P isn’t that much of a difference maker.

**Udog** · 10-31-2014, 10:07 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Memphis at Indiana
The Grizzlies head to Indiana tonight to face a Pacers team that is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games versus Southwest Division opponents. Memphis is the pick (-6 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Grizzlies favored by 8 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Memphis (-6 1/2). Here are all of today's NBA picks.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

Game 701-702: Memphis at Indiana (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Memphis 124.930; Indiana 116.239
Dunkel Line & Total: Memphis by 8 1/2; 181
Vegas Line & Total: Memphis by 6 1/2; 185
Dunkel Pick: Memphis (-6 1/2); Under

Game 703-704: Cleveland at Chicago (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland 118.876; Chicago 120.131
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 198
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 4; 193 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+4); Over

Game 705-706: Philadelphia at Milwaukee (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 108.547; Milwaukee 120.208
Dunkel Line & Total: Milwaukee by 11 1/2; 197
Vegas Line & Total: Milwaukee by 9; 202 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-9); Under

Game 707-708: Portland at Sacramento (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Portland 127.762; Sacramento 118.434
Dunkel Line & Total: Portland by 3 1/2; 206
Vegas Line & Total: Portland by 6; 201
Dunkel Pick: Sacramento (+6); Over

Game 709-710: San Antonio at Phoenix (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 132.065; Phoenix 125.831
Dunkel Line & Total: San Antonio by 6; 202
Vegas Line & Total: San Antonio by 1 1/2; 206
Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (-1 1/2); Under

Game 711-712: LA Clippers at LA Lakers (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Clippers 123.165; LA Lakers 116.502
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Clippers by 6 1/2; 216
Vegas Line & Total: LA Clippers by 12; 210
Dunkel Pick: LA Lakers (+12); Over

**Udog** · 10-31-2014, 10:10 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, October 31

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MEMPHIS (1 - 0) at INDIANA (1 - 0) - 10/31/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) as a home underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1996.
INDIANA is 23-8 ATS (+14.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 187-136 ATS (+37.4 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.
INDIANA is 141-98 ATS (+33.2 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 107-78 ATS (+21.2 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 58-39 ATS (+15.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 3-1 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 3-1 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CLEVELAND (0 - 1) at CHICAGO (1 - 0) - 10/31/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 35-55 ATS (-25.5 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 22-38 ATS (-19.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 6-2 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-2 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHILADELPHIA (0 - 1) at MILWAUKEE (0 - 1) - 10/31/2014, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 32-51 ATS (-24.1 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 42-66 ATS (-30.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 4-3 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 5-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PORTLAND (1 - 0) at SACRAMENTO (0 - 1) - 10/31/2014, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 44-25 ATS (+16.5 Units) in home games after scoring 85 points or less since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 4-4 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 5-3 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (1 - 0) at PHOENIX (1 - 0) - 10/31/2014, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 53-29 ATS (+21.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 29-14 ATS (+13.6 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 205 and 209.5 points over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 23-7 ATS (+15.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 860-749 ATS (+36.1 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 680-578 ATS (+44.2 Units) as a favorite since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 141-108 ATS (+22.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 3-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 5-2 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (1 - 0) at LA LAKERS (0 - 2) - 10/31/2014, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 178-220 ATS (-64.0 Units) after a division game since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 30-50 ATS (-25.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 7-1 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 7-1 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 10-31-2014, 10:15 AM

NBA

Friday, October 31

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
MEMPHIS vs. INDIANA
Memphis is 3-9-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Memphis is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Memphis
Indiana is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Memphis

8:00 PM
CLEVELAND vs. CHICAGO
Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland

8:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 18 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

10:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. PHOENIX
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 15 of San Antonio's last 22 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Phoenix's last 12 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio

10:00 PM
PORTLAND vs. SACRAMENTO
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Portland's last 21 games when playing Sacramento
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Sacramento is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 9 games

10:30 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. LA LAKERS
LA Clippers are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Clippers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of the LA Lakers last 13 games when playing LA Clippers
LA Lakers are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games when playing LA Clippers

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**Udog** · 10-31-2014, 07:17 PM

NBA
Short Sheet

Friday, October 31

Memphis at Indiana, 7:05 ET
Memphis: 12-2 UNDER as a road favorite of 6 points or less
Indiana: 15-5 UNDER against Southwest division opponents

Cleveland at Chicago, 8:05 ET
Cleveland: 13-4 OVER in a road game where the total is between 190 and 199.5 points
Chicago: 26-44 ATS as a home favorite

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8:35 ET
Philadelphia: 40-21 OVER in a road game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5
Milwaukee: 32-51 ATS in home games

Portland at Sacramento, 10:05 ET
Portland: 31-16 OVER after a game where they covered the spread
Sacramento: 65-41 OVER as a home underdog of 3.5 to 6 points

San Antonio at Phoenix, 10:05 ET
San Antonio: 29-12 ATS in road games off a close home win by 3 points or less
Phoenix: 29-14 ATS as an underdog

LA Clippers at LA Lakers, 10:35 ET
LA Clippers: 53-30 OVER after a game where they failed to cover the spread
LA Lakers: 57-40 OVER as an underdog

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