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**Udog** · 05-23-2015, 08:46 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Seven players still playing in NBA playoffs who used to be Knicks........

-- JR Smith-- Shooters are really useful on most teams.

-- Timofey Mozgov-- Throw-in when they traded for Carmelo Anthony.

-- Iman Shumpert-- No truth to rumor Knicks are drafting Salami from The White Shadow with the #4 pick next month.

-- Pablo Prigioni-- Mike Woodson deserves credit for improving his game LY.

-- Corey Brewer-- Played 46 games for Knicks two years ago.

-- David Lee-- This is good place to mention that Phil Jackson makes $12M/year.

-- Trevor Ariza-- Who wouldn't want this guy on their team?

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

13) Orioles 8, Marlins 5-- Showalter vs Jennings is one of worst managerial mismatches in major league history.

12) Miami also has four starting pitchers on the DL; they've lost eight games in a row and the nitwit owner will probably try to sell all the players before August 1. But hey, they've got a neat sculpture behind the centerfield fence.

11) As far as reducing the baseball schedule from 162 to 154 games a year, how will owners explain the loss of a week's worth of TV ad revenue? Will players take a pay reduction to match the 8-game reduction? Didn't think so.

10) ESPN's Pedro Gomez has a son who pitches at U of Arizona.

9) Dodgers 2, Padres 1- San Diego has scored a total of five runs in Andrew Cashner's last six starts.

8) Not only does he get no offensive support, but Cashner (12) and Jonathan Niese (8) lead MLB in unearned runs allowed this season, so his defense has been poor behind him too- one of these years he's going to have a great year.

7) Cubs are now 14-6 when Dexter Fowler gets on base 2+ times, 9-12 when he does not.

6) Judge Judy makes $47M a year? Seriously?

5) Who is Jennifer Garner's agent? She is on a lot of commercials lately.

4) If Kobe Bryant plays after next season, sounds like it won't be for the Lakers, who have to start to re-build from the ground up.

3) Read somewhere that Houston Texans are favored to be featured on HBO's Hard Knocks this summer; would rather see the Redskins, since Daniel Snyder is such a beloved figure- would enjoy seeing him in action.

2) For selfish reasons, I hope Jeff Van Gundy doesn't take the Pelicans' job, since I enjoy his work on TV so much.

1) Arizona 5, Cubs 4 (13)-- D'backs got walk-off hit at 2:07am as they won for fifth game in row. Goldschmidt tied game with 10th inning homer.

**Udog** · 05-23-2015, 08:51 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, May 23

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GOLDEN STATE (77 - 17) at HOUSTON (64 - 32) - 5/23/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 57-38 ATS (+15.2 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 20-11 ATS (+7.9 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
HOUSTON is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) as a home underdog of 3 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 36-23 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 35-22 ATS (+10.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
HOUSTON is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 38-28 ATS (+7.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
HOUSTON is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 51-39 ATS (+8.1 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 47-33 ATS (+10.7 Units) as a favorite this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 29-18 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 83-62 ATS (+14.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 30-20 ATS (+8.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 36-24 ATS (+9.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 92-126 ATS (-46.6 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 7-6 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 8-5 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Short Sheet

Saturday, May 23

Western Conference - Finals - Best of 7 - Game 3 GSW Lead 2-0

Golden State at Houston, 9:05 PM
Golden State: 18-9 ATS after a game with 30 or more assists
Houston: 92-126 ATS in home games against Pacific division opponents

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, May 23

Anaheim is 10-2 in playoffs this spring, winning four of five on road- over is 5-3-2 in last ten games, 1-0-2 in this series. Chicago won five of last eight games with Anaheim, but lost four of last five played here- road team won eight of last ten series games- under is 9-2-2 in last 13 series tilts. Over is 7-3-3 in last 13 Chicago games. Ducks outhit Chicago 116-72 in last two games- they're 1-7 on power play in this series, but scored on only chance in Game 3. Chicago is 2-13 on power play in series- they haven't scored a third period goal yet in series.

2015 NHL playoffs
Tampa Bay vs NY Rangers
NYR 2-1, -$143, U5
TB 6-2, +$128, O5
TB 6-5, -$130, O5
NYR 5-1, +$129, O5

Chicago vs Anaheim
Ana 4-1, -$135, N5
Chi 3-2, 3OT, +$113, N5
Ana 2-1, +$145, U5

NBA

Saturday, May 23

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. HOUSTON
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 11 games when playing at home against Golden State
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State

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**Udog** · 05-23-2015, 08:56 AM

NBA

Saturday, May 23

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Game of the day: Warriors at Rockets
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Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets (-1.5, 215.5)

Warriors lead series 2-0

The Houston Rockets have their backs against the wall and hope to begin a comeback when they host the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday. Houston dropped the first two games on the road and failed to earn a split when James Harden fumbled the ball in the final seconds and didn’t get a shot off in a 99-98 defeat.

League MVP Stephen Curry is waging a major showdown with Harden and paced Golden State with 33 points in Game 2 and has made 11 3-pointers while averaging 33.5 points over the first two games. Harden is averaging 33 points, 10.5 rebounds, nine assists and 3.5 steals in the series but his 38-point effort in Game 2 was stained by the costly turnover at the finish. “Frustrating to give the game away like that for myself but my teammates and coaches were behind me, just saying that we’re going home to secure home now,” Harden said in his postgame press conference. “Ten out of 10 times we’ll take that play. It gave me confidence but it’s still frustrating when I know I could have at least got a shot up.” The Warriors have dominated the Rockets this season by winning all six meetings.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN

LINE HISTORY:The Rockets opened at 1-point underdogs before shifting to -1.5 by Friday. The total has been bet down from 216 to 215.5 since open.

INJURY REPORT: Warriors - C Ognjen Kuzmic (Ques-Ankle) Rockets - C Dwight Howard (Prob-Knee)

ABOUT THE WARRIORS: Center Andrew Bogut has bought into Golden State’s up-tempo offensive approach by accepting a role as a defender and rebounder and seldom puts up the solid offensive numbers he did earlier in his career. Yet he was a huge factor in Game 2 with 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and also produced eight rebounds, five blocked shots and four assists. Bogut also put his typical strong defense on display and earlier in the week was named to NBA All-Defensive second team while teammate Draymond Green was a first-team choice.

ABOUT THE ROCKETS: Center Dwight Howard is listed as probable for Game 3 and will again wear a brace on his injured left knee after a surprisingly solid performance on Thursday. Howard sprained knee ligaments in the opening game and his availability for Game 2 was in question but he played 40 minutes and contributed 19 points and 17 rebounds. “I just tried to play as hard as I could,” Howard told reporters afterward. “I didn’t think about it at all. We’ll see how it feels. I just went out there and gave my teammates all that I could give them despite what happened with my knee.”

TRENDS:

*Warriors are 4-9 ATS in the last 13 meetings in Houston.
*Rockets are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
*Under is 8-1 in Warriors last 9 overall.
*Over is 11-3 in Rockets last 14 home games.

CONSENSUS: 68.8 percent of users are backing the Rockets with 55.2 percent on the over.

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**Udog** · 05-23-2015, 09:37 AM

NBA

Saturday, May 23

Rockets continue to cash as underdogs

The Houston Rockets have covered their past five games, all of which saw the team as the underdog. The Rockets, who went 3-2 straight-up in their past five, have faced an average closing spread of +6.5.

The Rockets have not dropped either of their two SU losses, both to Golden State, by more than four points.

The Rockets are currently +1.5 as their series with the Warriors switches to Houston.

LeBron's teams have never lost when up 2-0

The Cleveland Cavaliers topped the Atlanta Hawks 94-82 in hoops action Friday evening, grabbing a 2-0 series lead in the process.

In series when his teams have gone up two games to none, LeBron James-led squads have never allowed the other side to come back en route to advancing to the next round 14 times.

Oddsmakers have tabbed the wine and gold as 8.5-point home favorites when the series resumes Sunday in Cleveland.

**Udog** · 05-23-2015, 10:24 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, May 23

Golden State @ Houston

Game 509-510
May 23, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
128.949
Houston
131.133
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 1 1/2
215
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+1 1/2); Under

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