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**Udog** · 05-25-2015, 07:17 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Dodgers' payroll this year is .$271,608,629, highest ever in baseball........

-- Adrian Gonzalez-- Owed roughly $22M a year thru 2018; hitting .342 this year with 32 RBI. Pretty much worth every penny.

-- Carl Crawford-- Owed $21.M a year thru '17; an injury-prone stiff.

-- Clayton Kershaw-- Owed roughly $35M a year thru 2020; not sure how anyone can live up to that money-- this year, he is 2-3, 4.32 in his first nine starts.

-- Zack Greinke-- Owed $25.5M a year thru 2018; this year, he is 5-1, 1.48 in his first nine starts.

-- Justin Turner-- Makes $2.5M a year; is hitting .288 with a .374 OB%.

-- Yasiel Puig-- Makes $30M over next four years; has been limited by injuries this year, playing in only eleven games.

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

13) Because pro sports have sold their souls to TV networks, the NBA Finals could be moved up two days if both semifinal series end up in sweeps. Right now, the Finals are scheduled to begin June 4, a week from Thursday, but they are saying it could be moved up two days to June 2, so people don't forget about the NBA during what would be a nine-day layoff.

12) They had 15,692 at The Trop in St Pete Sunday for A's-Rays and Tampa Bay is a surprise first place team. They had 10,010 in Louisville Saturday for a AAA game. No one can blame the Rays if they skip town and soon.

11) Sometimes, I just wish a guy who lost a PGA tournament would smile at the camera and say, "So what I didn't win? Second place is $600K and thats a damn good week." They're apparently coached never to say that.

10) Odrisamer Despaigne hasn't pitched well for the Padres this year, but how about a little support for the guy? San Diego was shut out in his last three starts, outscored 23-0 in the three games.

9) I'll give Cleveland coach David Blatt credit for this: not many coaches would be playing Matthew Dellevedova as much as Cleveland does. Kid won a lot of games at St Mary's, played four years- he is gritty and tough and knows how to win (get the ball to Lebron when it counts most).

8) I find myself rooting for the Diamondbacks a lot; so much of their front office/coaching staff has ties to the A's and pitching coach Mike Harkey's son is a tight end for the Rams. They've improved under Chip Hale and sounds like they're a good bargain as far as ticket prices go. May have to make a road trip out there one of these years.

7) Was encouraged to see clips of the Diamondbacks practicing sliding before game Sunday, mostly leadoff man Inciarte, who was working on his headfirst slides with the help of a sliding pad. Teams don't take infield practice before games anymore, not really sure why. Practice makes perfect.

6) Underrated baseball record: Shawn Green had 19 total bases in a game; if you hit four homers in a game, thats only 16 bases. Hard record to break.

5) Texas Rangers get Josh Hamilton in lineup today, as a surprisingly good series starts in Cleveland, Texas has won five in a row, Indians six straight.

4) Why did the golf tournament have lift-clean-place yesterday, even in the rough? Never saw that before. Makes it kind of easy for pros, if they don't get penalized even when they miss the fairway with drives.

3) Mets are going to a six-man pitching rotation, as GM Sandy Alderson sits by and watches the 2015 season unravel; they're 7-15 on the road, which wouldn't be so bad except that they still have 59 more road games to play.

2) We should all take a minute today to thank the people who risk their lives to keep our country safe, thats what Memorial Day is all about. Its not about politics or stuff like that; soldiers do good work and deserve to be thanked.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not) playoffs would be:
NL-- Nationals-Cardinals-Dodgers. Wild Card: SF-Chicago
AL-- Rays-Royals-Astros Wild Card: Detroit-Minnesota

**Udog** · 05-25-2015, 07:34 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, May 25

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GOLDEN STATE (78 - 17) at HOUSTON (64 - 33) - 5/25/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 67-97 ATS (-39.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
HOUSTON is 57-39 ATS (+14.1 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 31-18 ATS (+11.2 Units) in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite this season.
HOUSTON is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
HOUSTON is 36-24 ATS (+9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
HOUSTON is 24-15 ATS (+7.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 38-29 ATS (+6.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
HOUSTON is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 52-39 ATS (+9.1 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 47-33 ATS (+10.7 Units) as a favorite this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 31-18 ATS (+11.2 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 35-26 ATS (+6.4 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 30-18 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 63-49 ATS (+9.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 31-20 ATS (+9.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 37-24 ATS (+10.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 92-127 ATS (-47.7 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 7-7 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 9-5 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Short Sheet

Monday, May 25

Western Conference - Finals - Best of 7 - Game 4 - GSW Leads 3-0

Golden State Warriros at Houston Rockets, 9:05 ET
Golden State: 37-65 ATS on road after scoring 60 pts or more in first half last game
Houston: 10-2 ATS off a home loss

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 25

Warriors are 7-0 vs Houston this year; nine of last ten series tilts went under the total. Heart check for Houston here after they lost last game by 35 at home. Rockets were down 3-1 in last series but NBA teams down 3-0 in a 7-game series are 0-116 in that series. Rockets are 20-70 from arc in first three games of series; I can sit here and type in stats all night, only question that matters is this- do the Rockets want to keep playing? Golden State is 4-1 in last five visits here, with all four wins by 11+. Nine of last ten Golden State games stayed under, as have five of six games in this round..

2015 playoffs
Cleveland vs Atlanta
Clev 97-89, +2.5, U199.5
Clev 94-82, +4, U193
Clev 114-111 OT, -8, O190.5

Houston vs Golden State
GSt 110-106, -10.5 U219.5
GSt 99-98, -9.5, U219.5
GSt 115-80, +1.5, U216.5

NBA

Monday, May 25

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing Houston
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Houston's last 21 games

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**Udog** · 05-25-2015, 07:37 AM

NBA

Monday, May 25

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Game of the Day: Warriors at Rockets
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Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets (+3.5, 213)
Warriors lead series 3-0

The Golden State Warriors are one victory away from advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1975 and look to finish off a sweep of the host Houston Rockets on Monday. Golden State dismantled Houston 115-80 in Game 3 to take the commanding lead and no team in NBA history has recovered from such a deficit.

League MVP Stephen Curry poured in 40 points and was 7-of-9 from 3-point range on Saturday and he promises that the Warriors aren’t about to take their foot off the pedal. “We have five more wins to accomplish our main goal and obviously one more to get one step closer,” Curry said during Sunday’s press conference, “so until that happens there’s no time to really lose focus or to change anything about how we’ve gotten here.” The Rockets are on the other side of the equation and were demoralized during the contest and downright depressed following it. “We can’t fold. We can’t quit because we’re down,” center Dwight Howard said after Saturday’s game. “It’s easy to just give up and say they’re playing great. But they’re going to have to take all of us out on a stretcher.”

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN

LINE HISTORY: Most books initially opened the Rockets +4.5, but that's been bet down a full point to +3.5 since.

INJURY REPORT: Warriors - O. Kuzmic (questionable), Speights (out indefinitely). Rockets - McDaniels (out indefinitely), Motiejunas (out for season), Beverley (out for season).

ABOUT THE WARRIORS: Curry’s sharpshooting has been superb this postseason and he has made 64 3-pointers to surpass the single-season playoff record set by Reggie Miller (58 in 2000) while also becoming the first player to drain five or more in five consecutive postseason games. “Just trying to have ultimate confidence every time I step foot on the floor that every shot you take is going to go in and just enjoy the moment,” Curry told reporters. Curry has 107 points in the series, third-best all-time in a player’s first three conference finals games behind Rick Barry (116) and Amar’e Stoudemire (112).

ABOUT THE ROCKETS: Houston will need a much better effort from NBA runner-up James Harden if it is to rebound from the worst home postseason defeat in franchise history. The star guard was just 3-of-16 shooting while scoring a playoff-low 17 points as he struggled while being defended primarily by Andre Iguodala and Harrison Barnes after having little trouble scoring against Klay Thompson over the first two games. “We were too relaxed, we were too comfortable,” Harden told reporters of the club’s woeful effort. “We were playing downhill the majority of the game. Trying to come back, trying to fight. The fight wasn’t enough.”

TRENDS:

*Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
*Under is 9-1 in Warriors last 10 overall.
*Road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
*Warriors are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.

CONSENSUS: Bets on Consensus are split right down the middle, with each side receiving 50 percent of support each as of this writing.

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**Udog** · 05-25-2015, 08:40 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, May 25

Golden State @ Houston

Game 513-514
May 25, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
134.890
Houston
128.292
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 6 1/2
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 4 1/2
213 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-4 1/2); Over

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