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**Udog** · 05-05-2015, 07:26 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Clippers 117, Rockets 101-- Will Clippers rest CP3's hamstring in Game 2?

-- Bulls 99, Cavaliers 92-- Cleveland missed Love (injured), Smith (suspended).

-- Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah wears ear plugs when he races.

-- Washington 1, NY Rangers 0-- Capitals grab 2-1 series lead.

-- A's scored 4 runs in top of 1st last night, Cubs scored 5; neither team won.

-- Rays 5, Red Sox 1-- Boston lost nine of its last twelve games.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but........

13) At the pro sports level, players win games, its that simple. Milwaukee made a decision to fire manager Ron Roenicke a few days before they actually did it, then leadoff hitter Carlos Gomez came off the DL and now Milwaukee has won three games in a row, but Roenicke's fate had already been sealed. You can't fire the trainer during the season. Lucroy is still hurt; will Milwaukee still be in the race by the time he gets healthy?

12) Cal Ripken Sr (0-6 in '88), Phil Garner (0-6 in '02) hold record for the earliest firings in a season; You spend 6-7 weeks in spring training then can a manager a month into the season- its change for the sake of change, because you can't fire the players either, at least not too many of them.

11) Rangers 2, Astros 1-- Last night was first time this season Houston lost a game when they had a lead in that game.

10) Grady Jarrett played college football for Clemson, was drafted by Atlanta; his mom's house burned down during the draft Friday night. Seriously, it did. When Atlanta announced Jarrett's pick, former Falcon Jesse Tuggle was at the podium.......reading Jarrett's name- Tuggle is the young man's father.

9) First time I saw Jameis Winston play was Labor Day 2013, his first college game against Pitt. At one point in the first half, Winston was 11-11 passing and looked nothing like a freshman QB. I turned to my father, laughed and said, "He's the greater quarterback I've ever seen." No freshman was supposed to play that well- his NFL career is going to be fascinating to follow.

8) Winston's last college game was his first loss, 59-20 to Oregon in Pasadena; his first NFL game will be against the Titans in September. the opposing QB will be the same guy in both games; Marcus Mariota.

7) Buccaneers put a clause in Winston's contract where he is not allowed to play professional baseball for the length of his contract-- he can probably thank Russell Wilson for that one.

6) Tampa Bay joined the NFL in 1976; since then, they had 36 starting QBs in their mostly sordid 39-year history, the first of which was a guy you've heard of-- Steve Spurrier, who also was the team's punter.

5) Pirates had a brutal weekend in St Louis; three games, three extra-inning losses; there is a fine line for lot of these baseball teams. Middle relievers are often the key to keeping teams in games, but their performances are so erratic, it is why teams rise and fall so much from year to year.

4) I read about Randy Gregory's needs for a sponsor/support system for when he is away from the Cowboys and it sounds just like Josh Hamilton, and that sounds like trouble for Dallas. You can only have so many guys who are a distraction-- the Cowboys are approaching their limit.

3) Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas closed for good Monday, another old-time Las Vegas landmark that is no longer open. Every time I visit Vegas, there are new things to see and old things that can't be seen anymore.

Saw 1995 movie Leaving Las Vegas the other night; the hotels they showed as the hot spots aren't hot spots anymore-- some of them don't even exist now.

2) Sonny Gray had a weird game Sunday; he faced 31 batters- seven of them walked, 10 more struck out. It was like a Little League game-- 119 pitches is a lot for this time of year. Oakland's bullpen is so putrid that Bob Melvin is pushing his starters to go a little farther into games, to lessen the strain on the pen.

1) Cleveland's Cory Kluber was 18-9, 2.44 last year and won the Cy Young Award; this year he is 0-4, 4.62 in six starts, all Cleveland losses.

**Udog** · 05-05-2015, 07:32 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 5

Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks

Game 709-710
May 5, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington Wizard
117.515
Atlanta Hawks
127.924
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta Hawks
by 10 1/2
193
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta Hawks
by 6
198
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta Hawks
(-6); Under

Memphis Grizzlies @ Golden State Warriors

Game 711-712
May 5, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis Grizzlies
118.041
Golden State Warr
135.522
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State Warr
by 17 1/2
191
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State Warr
by 10 1/2
196 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State Warr
(-10 1/2); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, May 5

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WASHINGTON (51 - 36) at ATLANTA (64 - 25) - 5/5/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 156-200 ATS (-64.0 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
ATLANTA is 51-35 ATS (+12.5 Units) in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 38-26 ATS (+9.4 Units) as a favorite this season.
ATLANTA is 27-18 ATS (+7.2 Units) in home games this season.
ATLANTA is 25-11 ATS (+12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ATLANTA is 27-17 ATS (+8.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
WASHINGTON is 45-32 ATS (+9.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 52-39 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in road games in all playoff games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 4-19 ATS (-16.9 Units) in the second round of the playoffs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-4 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 7-6 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
11 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MEMPHIS (59 - 29) at GOLDEN STATE (72 - 15) - 5/5/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 48-35 ATS (+9.5 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 44-29 ATS (+12.1 Units) as a favorite this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) in home games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 28-18 ATS (+8.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MEMPHIS is 30-19 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 7-4 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 6-5 straight up against GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Short Sheet

Tuesday, May 5

Eastern Conference - Semifinals - Best of 7 - Game 2

Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks, 8:05 ET
Washington: 9-0 ATS in road games in all playoff games
Atlanta: 4-19 ATS in the second round of the playoffs

Western Conference - Semifinals - Best of 7 - Game 2

Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors, 10:35 ET
Memphis: 17-7 UNDER (+9.3 Units) after playing a game as an underdog
Golden State: 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) as a home favorite of 6.5 to 12 points

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 5

Washington came back from down 10 at half to post upset in Game 1, as Wizards won 4th consecutive Game 1 on road- they're 2-3 in last five vs Atlanta, with last two losses here by 9-31 points. Eight of last nine series games went over total. Wizards have now won last three road games; seven of their last eight games went over total. Hawks bench shot 7-20 in Game 1; they were 13-38 from arc, with Korver a sub-par 3-11. Wizards' bench was a combined +35 in Game 1, Atlanta's -27.

Memphis PG Conley (facial fractures) is expected to play here, after the Warriors drilled Memphis by 15 in Game 1. Grizzlies lost five of last six games with Golden State; five of last seven series games stayed under the total. Memphis lost four of last five road games; five of their last seven games stayed under total. Golden State has 72 wins this year; they've won nine games in row but covered only two of last eight. Warriors' last home loss was January 27 to the Bulls.

2015 playoffs
Chicago vs Cleveland
Chi 99-92, +4.5, U195

Washington vs Atlanta
Wash 104-98, +5.5, O197

Memphis vs Golden State
GSt 101-86, -10.5, U196

LA Clippers vs Houston
LAC 117-101, +7.5, O212

NBA

Tuesday, May 5

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ATLANTA
Washington is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Washington

10:30 PM
MEMPHIS vs. GOLDEN STATE
Memphis is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Golden State
Memphis is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games when playing Memphis
Golden State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 05-05-2015, 07:35 AM

NBA

Tuesday, May 5

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Game of the Day: NBA Tuesday playoff matchups
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Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks (-6.5, 197.5)

Wizards lead series 1-0

The Washington Wizards are thriving on the road and attempt to take 2-0 lead over the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks when the Eastern Conference semifinals resume on Tuesday. Washington is 8-1 on the road over the past two postseasons, including three consecutive such wins to begin the 2015 playoffs.

Not only did fifth-seeded Washington outplay Atlanta in the second half of Game 1, Wizards forward Paul Pierce resumed playing mind games with opposing players after the 104-98 victory. “You’re the hunted, you’re a 60-win team, the No. 1 team in the East,” Pierce told reporters in reference to the Hawks. “That’s what it is. The pressure is all on you now.” Atlanta scored 63 first-half points before collapsing in the second half and shooting a season-worst 25 percent from the field. “Mistakes everywhere,” power forward Paul Millsap told reporters. “Against a team like this in the second round of the playoffs, you’ve got to be at it for 48 minutes.”

TV: 8 p.m. ET, TNT

LINE HISTORY: Books opened the Hawks -6.5 and the total 197.5.

INJURY REPORT: Wizards - PG John Wall (Probable, wrist), SG Bradley Beal (Questionable, ankle). Hawks - PG Jeff Teague (Probable, ankle).

ABOUT THE WIZARDS: Shooting guard Bradley Beal tied his playoff high with 28 points in the opener despite tweaking an ankle and he is one of the several Washington players insisting this won’t be the club’s final series of the season. “We have a different approach. Last year, we were just happy to be in the playoffs and we were happy we moved on,” Beal told reporters. “We didn’t really have any high goals after the first round. This year we expect more out of ourselves. We expect to get past the second round.” Point guard John Wall is bothered by a wrist injury but didn’t show any limitations while producing 18 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds in the opener.

ABOUT THE HAWKS: Forward DeMarre Carroll isn’t a household name but he’s been Atlanta’s top player in the postseason. Carroll had 24 points in the series opener as he became the first Hawks’ player since Dominique Wilkins (1989) to score 20 or more points in five consecutive playoff games. The other four starters struggled as Millsap was 6-of-17 shooting, center Al Horford was 7-of-19, shooting guard Kyle Korver went 5-for-15 and point guard Jeff Teague was 4-of-14 as Atlanta finished at 37.8 percent from the field.

TRENDS:

* Over is 7-0 in the last seven meetings in Atlanta.
* Wizards are 5-0 ATS in their last five road games.
* Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last five home games.
* Over is 4-0 in Wizards last four overall.

CONSENSUS: According to Consensus, 59 percent of bettors are backing the Wizards.

Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors (-10.5, 196.5)

Warriors lead series 1-0

Stephen Curry has an MVP trophy to show off and returns to the business of hoisting a banner when the top-seeded Golden State Warriors host the Memphis Grizzlies in Tuesday’s Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. Curry was named the NBA’s top player on Monday and received 100 of the 130 first-place votes to easily claim the award over Houston star James Harden.

Curry averaged 23.8 points and 7.7 assists in leading the Warriors to a 67-win regular season and aims to stay focused on the bigger goal. “It’s a fun time, the pressure is on,” Curry told reporters. “The vibe around the league is at a high, and I think we’re ready for the moment.” Fifth-seeded Memphis will likely again be without standout point guard Mike Conley (facial fractures) and he was badly missed when the Grizzlies played portions of the opener without a true point guard. “We’ve got to do a better job of communicating and know what we want to do if that situation happens in the game,” center Marc Gasol told reporters. “We’ve got to all know what we’re looking for.”

TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT

LINE HISTORY: Books opened the Warriors as 10-point faves, but that's increased to -10.5. The total opened 194.5 and is currently 196.5.

INJURY REPORT: Grizzlies - PG Mike Conley (Doubtful, face).

ABOUT THE GRIZZLIES: Nick Calathes struggled with three turnovers in 21 scoreless minutes as Conley’s replacement in Game 1 and Memphis had shooting guard Courtney Lee practice at the point on Monday to get him acclimated to running the offense. Conley figures to play in the series at some point and is considering coming back much sooner than the doctor’s instructions. “There playoffs are where – regardless of what your injury is – you find a way,” Conley told reporters. “If they tell you four weeks, you want to be back in a week. That’s how guys look at it but I’ve got to be smart.”

ABOUT THE WARRIORS: Curry had 22 points, seven assists and four steals in the opener while backcourt mate Klay Thompson scored 18 points and forward Draymond Green knocked down four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points. Green insisted afterward that his team is by far the best in the NBA and the success isn’t just a regular-season deal. “It’s not that other teams got injuries or someone is eliminated,” Green told reporters. “We feel like we can beat anyone, and that’s been our mindset the entire year and it’s not going to change now.”

TRENDS:

* Favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings.
* Warriors are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on one days rest.
* Under is 12-3-1 in Grizzlies last 16 vs. NBA Pacific.
* Under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings.

CONSENSUS: According to Consensus, 51 percent of bettors are on the Warriors.

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**Udog** · 05-05-2015, 08:41 AM

NBA

Tuesday, May 5

Grizzlies' PG Mike Conley, probable Tuesday

Conley has undergone surgery to repair multiple fractured facial bones. He is expected to return for Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Warriors.

Dogs come out swinging in second round

After road wins by both the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Clippers Monday night, underdogs are now 3-1 straight up and against the spread in the second round of the NBA playoffs.

The dogs that have covered have been doing so with relative ease, covering by an average of 15.5 points per game.

The only favorite to win and cover so far was the Golden State Warriors, topping the Memphis Grizzlies 101-86 as 10.5-point faves.

The dos on the board for Tuesday's playoff action are the Washington Wizards +6 at the Atlanta Hawks and the Grizzlies +10.5 at the Warriors.

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