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**Udog** · 11-02-2014, 08:30 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) Broncos, -3-- Brady is 10-5 vs Manning in their matchups

5) Ravens, -1-- Baltimore is 0-2 vs Bengals, 5-1 vs everyone else.

4) Patriots +3-- Lot of people have opinions on this game.

3) Eagles -2-- Second straight week in a dome for Philly.

2) Chargers +1.5-- Miami's coach Philbin lost his father this week.

1) Cardinals, +3.5-- Dallas played Romo with a broken back? Oy.

Season record of six most popular picks each week: 26-22

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

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

13) Auburn 35, Ole Miss 31-- Rebels fumbled twice inside Auburn 10-yard line in last 7:00. Rebels' star WR Treadwell broke his ankle on 1-yard line with 1:30 left, fumbling as he fell to ground in pain, on a play that appeared like it was going to be a sure TD. Auburn overcame 13 penalties for 145 yards with excellent balance- they ran ball for 248 yards, threw it for 254.

12) TCU 31, West Virginia 30-- Horned Frogs kicked 37-yard FG at gun as they came back from being down 27-14 with 18:00 left; not best day for QB Boykin (12 of 30 passing), but he drove TCU 56 yards for winning points when it mattered most. Mountaineers turned ball over five .

11) Mississippi State 17, Arkansas 10-- #1 Bulldogs trailed Razorbacks at half; this is an Arkansas team that hasn't won an SEC game in two years. Total yardage was 459-401 State; I keep saying they're not the best team, and they keep winning.

10) Wyoming 45, Fresno State 17-- Brian Hill ran ball 23 times for 283 yards and caught three passes for 106 more, scoring two TDs as Cowboys improved to 4-5.

9) Bulls 106, Timberwolves 105-- Chicago got first interconference win (1-6) for an eastern team, despite oft-injured Derrick Rose sitting out again. Since start of 2012-13 season, Rose has played in 12 of a possible 165 games. He makes $17M a year.

8) Florida 38, Georgia 20-- Gators ran ball down Georgia's throat for 418 yards, with game turning on fake FG/TD that tied game 7-7. Dawgs went in tank from that point on. Florida only threw ball six times the whole game.

7) USC 44, Washington State 17-- Wazzu QB Halliday, who threw for 734 yards in a game October 4, saw his college career end with a broken leg. Coogs are 2-7 and not showing progress expected under Mike Leach. USC is 6-3; their first score came on a 65-yard punt return.

6) Tennessee 45, South Carolina 42 OT-- Vols have their QB or future in young Joshua Dobbs, who threw for 301 yards, ran for another 166, rallying Tennessee back from 42-28 deficit with 2:00 left. Not a good nite for Steve Spurrier, whose postgame press conference lasted 54 seconds.

5) UTEP 35, Southern Miss 14-- Game was 7-0 at half, then got weird; Miners had second half TDs on a kick returm, INT return and fumble return. Southern Miss also had a defensive TD in second half. Eagles outgained UTEP 402-234; neither team completed half its passes. Miners are improved at 5-3.

4) Arizona State 19, Utah 16 OT-- Utes' Andy Phillips is an inexperienced kicker, but a very good one; he missed an easy FG in OT, then ASU made theirs and moved to 7-1, outgaining Utah 444-241.

3) Ryan Moore won the PGA tournament in Malaysia, getting help when Kevin Na lost a ball in a tree on the 17th hole- Moore won this event last year, too.

2) Arkansas State 44, Idaho 28-- Vandals (+15) suffer bad beat, turning ball over eight times (-7), including a fumble that was run back 93 yards for a TD. Idaho led in third quarter, but ASU scored last 20 points of the game.

1) Turns out Tony Romo has two small fractures in his back; they actually put him back in the game Monday night with a broken back. Roger Goodell puts in these rules to deflect the possibility of lawsuits down the road; how is a player allowed to play with broken bones in his back? Who thinks this is a good idea?

**Udog** · 11-02-2014, 08:37 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Golden State at Portland
The Warriors head to Portland tonight following a 127-104 win over the Lakers last night and come into the contest with a 4-10-1 ATS record in their last 15 games following a SU win of more than 10 points. Portland is the pick (-3 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Blazers favored by 6. Dunkel Pick: Portland (-3 1/2). Here are all of today's NBA picks.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

Game 701-702: Sacramento at LA Clippers (3:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Sacramento 116.762; LA Clippers 124.799
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Clippers by 8; 201
Vegas Line & Total: LA Clippers by 10; 206 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Sacramento (+10); Under

Game 703-704: Toronto at Miami (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 119.895; Miami 127.669
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 8; 205
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 705-706: Charlotte at New York (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Charlotte 111.406; New York 111.098
Dunkel Line & Total: Even; 193
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 4; 187 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Charlotte (+4); Over

Game 707-708: Golden State at Portland (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Golden State 122.749; Portland 128.568
Dunkel Line & Total: Portland by 6; 212
Vegas Line & Total: Portland by 3 1/2; 207
Dunkel Pick: Portland (-3 1/2); Over

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, November 2

Hot Teams
Not much to go on right now; after a few days, we'll have lot more information for you in this space.

Cold Teams

Series Records
-- Clippers won 12 of last 14 games with Sacramento.
-- Raptors lost their last 15 games with Miami (2-7 vs spread last nine)
-- Knicks won seven of last ten games with Charlotte.
-- Warriors won five of last seven games with Portland.

Totals
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last 10 King-Clipper games in LA.
-- Under is 8-4 in last dozen Toronto-Miami games.
-- Last six Charlotte-New York games went over total.
-- Six of last eight Golden State-Portland games went over.

Back-to-Backs
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East vs West
SU: West 6-1 ATS: West 7-0
East teams HF vs West: 0-1
East teams HU vs West: 0-1
West teams HF vs East: 4-0
West teams HU vs East: 1-0

NBA

Sunday, November 2

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Trend Report
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3:30 PM
SACRAMENTO vs. LA CLIPPERS
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
Sacramento is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the LA Clippers last 5 games
LA Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Sacramento

6:00 PM
TORONTO vs. MIAMI
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

7:30 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. NEW YORK
Charlotte is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing New York
Charlotte is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Charlotte
New York is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Charlotte

9:00 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. PORTLAND
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Golden State's last 7 games on the road
Golden State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Portland is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Portland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

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**Udog** · 11-02-2014, 11:58 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, November 2

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SACRAMENTO (1 - 1) at LA CLIPPERS (2 - 0) - 11/2/2014, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 6-19 ATS (-14.9 Units) in November games over the last 3 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 211-263 ATS (-78.3 Units) after allowing 105 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 4-4 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 7-1 straight up against SACRAMENTO 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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TORONTO (2 - 0) at MIAMI (2 - 0) - 11/2/2014, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 5-2 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 7-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (1 - 1) at NEW YORK (1 - 1) - 11/2/2014, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 5-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 4-3 straight up against CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (2 - 0) at PORTLAND (1 - 1) - 11/2/2014, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 4-3 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 5-2 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Short Sheet

Sunday, November 2

Sacramento at Los Angeles, 3:35 ET
Sacramento: 3-13 ATS vs. division opponents
Los Angeles: 13-4 ATS after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games

Toronto at Miami, 6:05 ET
Toronto: 3-11 ATS after a game attempting 20+ more free throws than opponent
Miami: 18-10 ATS after a game forcing opponent to commit 23 or more turnovers

Charlotte at NY Knicks, 7:35 ET
Charlotte: 27-14 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses
NY Knicks: 3-14 ATS in home games first half of the season

Golden State at Portland, 9:05 ET
Golden State: 8-2 ATS after 2 straight games giving up 15 or more offensive rebounds
Portland: 39-47 ATS in home games

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