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**Udog** · 05-17-2015, 09:27 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- Rangers 2, Lightning 1-- All 13 Ranger playoff games were decided by a goal.

-- Louisiana Tech hired Miami assistant Eric Konkol as basketball coach; he was the top assistant for Jim Larranaga for the last 11 years.

-- Miguel Cabrera and Adrian Beltre both hit their 400th home runs this week.

-- American Pharoah is first horse to win the Preakness from the pole since 1994.

-- White Sox 4, A's 3-- Oakland is a depressing 1-12 in one-run games; if this was 1980 and Billy Martin was in charge, he'd never, ever utilize this bullpen.

-- Rory McIlroy shot a 61 Saturday, leads at Quail Hollow by four strokes.

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

13) A 9th grader named Shareef O'Neal averaged 3.7 ppg in high school LY, but has a scholarship offer from USC in his pocket. Why? Because young O'Neal has a very famous daddy-- Shaquille O'Neal.

12) They're going to build a bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario; the bridge is going to be named after hockey great Gordie Howe. The bridge is expected to be finished in 2020.

11) Stanford's marching band has been banned from travelling for a year, after a series of hazing/harassment incidents. Stanford might be the only school whose band is more of a behavioral problem than its players.

10) John Calipari brings a guy into Kentucky to prep his players on how the NBA teams interview players at the NBA Combine- that helps them get picked higher in the draft, which in turn helps his recrutiing down the road.

9) Milwaukee Brewers 2B Scooter Gennett recently got married in an odd place, in the caves under the actual Miller Brewery in Milwaukee.

8) SEC/Big X have a basketball challenge next January 30; best game of the day, by far, is Kansas-Kentucky. West Virginia-Florida, Oklahoma-LSU ain't bad matchups either.

7) When was last time a team's home run leader batted ninth? Wilmer Flores batted 9th for the Mets Saturday and hit a grand slam as they pounded on the Brewers 14-1. Flores is a sub-standard fielder, but he can hit a little.

6) Purdue's football attendance dropped 13,684 fans per home game last year; numbers like that can get a coach fired.

5) Hard to believe it has been 39 years since the original Rocky was in movie theaters; the theater I saw it in has been gone for years, but Sylvester Stallone still looks fairly young. How is that possible?

4) Dodgers gave Cuban infielder Hector Olivera $62.5M for six years; why and what are they going to do with all these big contracts? Olivera is 30 years old and is said to have a bad elbow- its almost like they're paying guys not to play for other teams that they could help more than the Dodgers.

3) Ever hear of Pete Thomas? He has the rare distinction of starting a game at QB for three Division I colleges; Colorado State, NC State and UL-Monroe. Thomas is trying out for the Chargers as a free agent; if nothing else, he will be able to write a hell of a book someday

2) While I was typing this, I watched the movie about the high school football team that won 150 games in a row; much better than I thought it would be.

1) When the Rockets won Game 6 at Staples Center Thursday night, it was the first time the Rockets had ever won a Game 6 on the road, as in....ever.

**Udog** · 05-17-2015, 09:32 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, May 17

Los Angeles Clippers @ Houston Rockets

Game 751-752
May 17, 2015 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles Clipp
130.533
Houston Rockets
126.154
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles Clipp
by 4 1/2
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles Clipp
by 2 1/2
220 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles Clipp
(-2 1/2); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, May 17

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LA CLIPPERS (63 - 32) at HOUSTON (63 - 30) - 5/17/2015, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) as a road favorite of 3 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 228-280 ATS (-80.0 Units) after allowing 105 points or more since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 203-255 ATS (-77.5 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 177-240 ATS (-87.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 136-175 ATS (-56.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
HOUSTON is 54-38 ATS (+12.2 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 30-17 ATS (+11.3 Units) in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
HOUSTON is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
HOUSTON is 33-23 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 22-13 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 32-22 ATS (+7.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
HOUSTON is 91-126 ATS (-47.6 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 11-6 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 11-6 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, May 17

Houston was down 19 in last game but rallied for 40-15 4th quarter with Harden on bench whole time- series looked like it was over, but now Clippers have to win road game to advance to conference final for first time ever. .All six Rocket-Clipper games went over, with five of six decided by 12+ points. Jordan is +72 in this series (Rockets are +37 when he is off floor). Redick was 7-25 in last two games; defending him is a key for Rockets. Nine of last ten Clipper games went over the total. Home side won four of six in series. .

2015 playoffs
Chicago vs Cleveland
Chi 99-92, +4.5, U195
Clev 106-91, -5.5, O195.5
Chi 99-96, -3, O194.5
Clev 86-84, -3 U194
Clev 106-101, -5.5, O190.5
Clev 94-73, +2.5, U192.5
Cavaliers win series, 4-2

Washington vs Atlanta
Wash 104-98, +5.5, O197
Atl 106-90, -9, U199
Wash 103-101, +4, O196.5
Atl 106-101, -4.5, O198
Atl 82-81, -7.5, U200.5
Atl 94-91, +2.5, U197
Hawks win series, 4-2

Memphis vs Golden State
GSt 101-86, -10.5, U196
Mem 101-86, +10.5, U198.5
Mem 99-89, +4.5, U196.5
GSt 101-84, -3.5, U196
GSt 98-78, -10, U198
GSt 108-95, -5, O193
Warriors win series 4-2

LA Clippers vs Houston
LAC 117-101, +7.5, O212
Hst 115-109, -8, O214.5
LAC 124-99, -6, O214.5
LAC 128-95, -6.5 O217.5
Hst 124-103, +3, O219
Hst 119-107, +8.5, O220.5

NBA

Sunday, May 17

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Trend Report
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3:30 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. HOUSTON
LA Clippers are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games on the road
LA Clippers are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games when playing Houston
Houston is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

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**Udog** · 05-17-2015, 09:35 AM

NBA

Sunday, May 17

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Game of the Day: Clippers at Rockets
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Los Angeles Clippers at Houston Rockets (+2.5, 219.5)
Series tied 3-3

The Houston Rockets have pulled off quite a transformation and look to conclude an amazing comeback whey host the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals. Houston recovered from a 19-point, third-quarter deficit in Game 6 to stay alive and is aiming to become only the ninth team to rally from a 3-1 hole to win a playoff series.

The Rockets were left for dead before dominating the final 14 minutes of Game 6 to post an improbable 119-107 victory and the comeback that tied the series happened with star guard James Harden sitting on the bench. “We just have a never-give-up attitude,” forward Josh Smith told reporters. “All year long we fought through a lot of adversity and it’s just a testament of what we did throughout the season.” The Clippers have never made it to the Western Conference finals and they will be under the microscope after the Game 6 collapse. “We’ve got to come out and play, I mean, there’s nothing more to it,” power forward Blake Griffin told reporters. “Game 7 is Game 7 – it’s about who wants it more and I expect us to be ready.”

TV: 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

LINE HISTORY: Most books opened the line at HOU +1.5, but by Saturday night is had jumped to +2.5. The total opened at 220 at most online books and now sits at 219.5.

INJURY REPORT: Clippers - N/A Rockets - G K.J. McDaniels (Out-Wrist)

ABOUT THE CLIPPERS: Rebounding emotionally might be the hardest task for Los Angeles after failing to close out the series in back-to-back games. The Clippers were in full control of Game 6 for the first 34 minutes and unraveled in the type of manner rarely seen when a squad is about to wrap up a series as its defense went missing. “To me, that’s where we lost the game,” Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers told reporters. “They scored 40 points in the fourth quarter on things that shouldn’t happen. So to me, that’s where we have to get better.”

ABOUT THE ROCKETS: Smith has been a disappointment in the series with five straight single-digit outings but came alive in the fourth quarter of Game 6 when he scored 14 of his 19 points. Another surprise star was swingman Corey Brewer, who had 15 of his 19 points in the final quarter and grabbed 10 rebounds as the contributions of Smith, Brewer and veteran Jason Terry made it easy for coach Kevin McHale to keep Harden (23 points but just 5-of-20 shooting) on the sidelines. Center Dwight Howard had a huge outing with 20 points and 21 rebounds as Houston was much more physical than the Clippers while rolling up a 60-41 rebounding edge.

TRENDS:

*Clippers are 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings.
*Rockets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a SU win of more than 10 points.
*Over is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings.
*Over is 7-0 in Clippers last 7 overall.

CONSENSUS: 53.98 percent of users are backing the Rockets with 54.11 percent on the over.

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**Udog** · 05-17-2015, 10:43 AM

NBA
Short Sheet

Sunday, May 17

Western Conference - Semifinals - Best of 7 - Game 7 - Series tied 3-3

LA Clippers at Houston, 3:05 ET
Los Angeles: 35-21 ATS revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a favorite
Houston: 20-10 OVER after a combined score of 205 points or more 2 straight games

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