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**Udog** · 05-27-2015, 08:49 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Athlon college football magazine's six coaches on hot seat this year:

6) Kevin Wilson, Indiana-- Four years, no bowls=no job security

5) Ron Caragher, San Jose State-- Mike MacIntyre was tough act to follow.

4) Al Golden, Miami-- 16-16 in ACC games; the natives are restless.

3) Norm Chow, Hawai'i-- 4-9 last year was actually a big improvement.

2) Tim Beckman, Illinois-- This was before abuse allegations surfaced.

1) Mike London, Virginia-- 11-29 in ACC games; that not good.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Random mid-week thoughts.......

13) Cavaliers 118, Hawks 88-- Atlanta had a terrific season, but 4-0 sweep in this series leaves a sour taste.

12) Cleveland was 97-215 in the four years Lebron James played for the Heat; now they're in the NBA Finals again. Who is the MVP?

11) My all-time NBA team: Magic-Jordan-Lebron-Russell-Kareem.

10) Rangers 7, Lightning 3-- 27 goals were scored in three games in Tampa in this series- Game 7 in Friday night in Manhattan.

9) Adrian Gonzalez got his 1,000th RBI last night; why did the Padres ever get rid of him? Boston traded him so they could shed the hideous contracts of Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett. San Diego has no such excuses.

8) Broadcaster Kenny Albert has had two separate 11-day stretches since April 1 when he called a baseball or hockey game every day. The man works hard.

7) Pablo Sandoval was 3-42 vs lefty pitchers, so the switch-hitter batted lefty against Glen Perkins in 8th inning last night and got an infield hit.

6) Josh Donaldson had four hits, two HRs, one of which was a walk-off, scored five runs, knocked in four as Toronto beat the White Sox 10-9. He is the first player in at least 100 years to do all that in the same game.

5) Meanwhile the A's lost 1-0 to a lefty pitcher in Oakland; they make movies about GMs, but great players are the ones who win games. A's are 1-10 when a lefty starter goes against them, after they traded Cespedes/Donaldson.

4) Hanley Ramirez has one RBI in May; today is May 27th. Oy.

3) Miami Marlins are incredibly dysfunctional; now come reports that the new bench coach and third base coach Brett Butler are at odds, after Butler lost his 3rd base coaching job and was demoted to outfield coach.

2) Kenny Payne is Kentucky's #1 basketball recruiter; he makes $700K a year, more than 22 of the 68 head coaches in this year's NCAA tournament.

1) When Michael Jordan retired from the Bulls, he had played 35,887 regular season minutes; right now, Lebron James has played 35,769.

**Udog** · 05-27-2015, 09:05 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 27

Houston @ Golden State

Game 517-518
May 27, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
127.261
Golden State
132.821
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 5 1/2
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 10 1/2
216 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+10 1/2); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, May 27

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HOUSTON (65 - 33) at GOLDEN STATE (78 - 18) - 5/27/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 52-40 ATS (+8.0 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 47-34 ATS (+9.6 Units) as a favorite this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 28-18 ATS (+8.2 Units) in home games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 30-19 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 84-63 ATS (+14.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 31-21 ATS (+7.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 37-25 ATS (+9.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 58-39 ATS (+15.1 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
HOUSTON is 116-77 ATS (+31.3 Units) in road games after allowing 105 points or more since 1996.
HOUSTON is 25-10 ATS (+14.0 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
HOUSTON is 29-18 ATS (+9.2 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.
HOUSTON is 37-24 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 36-23 ATS (+10.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
HOUSTON is 25-15 ATS (+8.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 39-29 ATS (+7.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
HOUSTON is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 8-7 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 9-6 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, May 27

Golden State scored 115 points in both games in Houston, but the Rockets scored 80 in Game 3, 128 in Game 4, so their offense is the key stat here. Rockets were down 3-1 in last series too but NBA teams down 3-0 in a 7-game series are 0-117 in that series. Rockets went 17-32 on arc in Game 4 after going 20-70 in first three games of series- they shot 56.6% from floor and got to line 43 times. Nine of last eleven Golden State games stayed under, as have six of eight games in this round. Warriors are 7-1 vs Houston this year; nine of last 11 series tilts went under the total.

2015 playoffs
Cleveland vs Atlanta
Clev 97-89, +2.5, U199.5
Clev 94-82, +4, U193
Clev 114-111 OT, -8, O190.5
Clev 118-88, -7.5, O195.5
Cavaliers win series 4-0

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
Hst 128-115, +4, O214

NBA

Wednesday, May 27

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
HOUSTON vs. GOLDEN STATE
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 13 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston

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**Udog** · 05-27-2015, 09:10 AM

NBA

Wednesday, May 27

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Game of the Day: Rockets at Warriors
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Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors (-10.5, 215.5)

Warriors lead series 3-1

The Golden State Warriors take a second swipe at finishing off Houston when they host the suddenly torrid Rockets in Wednesday’s Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. Houston remained alive with a splendid 128-115 victory in Monday’s Game 4 that represents the most points Golden State has allowed all season.

The two teams combined for a postseason record 37 3-pointers – 20 by the Warriors – and Rockets guard James Harden rebounded from a poor Game 3 showing to record a game for the ages with a playoff-best 45 points and nine rebounds to keep Houston alive. “Our season comes down to winning one road game. That’s not going to be anything new,” Rockets coach Kevin McHale said at Tuesday’s press conference. “We’ve been in that situation before. We’ve just got to go in there and execute.” Golden State point guard Stephen Curry dodged a serious injury in Game 4 when his defensive attempt to stop Trevor Ariza saw him catapult over the Rockets forward before landing on the back of the head and being checked for a possible concussion before cleared to return. “That was the worst because you’re in the air for a long time,” Curry said in his postgame press conference. “And not knowing how you’re going to hit the floor, knowing that it’s going to happen, it’s inevitable but you’re up there just trying to brace yourself.”

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN

LINE HISTORY: There hasn't been any movement off the Golden State -10.5 number as of this writing.

INJURY REPORT: Rockets - C Dwight Howard (Ques-Poss. Suspension) Warriors - G Steph Curry (Prob-Head), C Ognjen Kuzmic (Ques-Ankle)

ABOUT THE ROCKETS: Harden made seven 3-pointers in an effort that tied for third-most in Houston playoff history with legendary Hakeem Olajuwon having performances of 49, 46 and 45 points. He scored 33 points in the second half as the Rockets rediscovered an offense that tallied just 80 points in a demoralizing Game 3 loss. “We got after them and we’ve got to get after them again,” McHale told reporters. “We’ve got to attack them, we’ve got to play our style of basketball. If the ball moves from player to player, the more willingly and the more rapidly and harder and quicker, it’s harder to guard.”

ABOUT THE WARRIORS: Golden State coach Steve Kerr defended club trainers and doctors who cleared Curry to return to action and made it clear the league MVP was also insisting that he was fine. “As long as Steph says he’s good to go and the doctors told me he’s cleared, then I’m going to listen to that,” Kerr said in Tuesday’s press conference. “They’re the ones who are paid to do that, not me.” Curry scored 23 points despite playing just 31 minutes while slumping shooting guard Klay Thompson showed life by making six 3-pointers and scoring a personal series-best 24 points.

TRENDS:

*Underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
*Warriors are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games.
*Over is 4-1 in Rockets last 5 games after scoring more than 125 points in their previous game.
*Under is 9-2 in Warriors last 11 overall.

CONSENSUS: Per Consensus, a whopping 71 percent of bets are being placed on the underdog Rockets.

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**Udog** · 05-27-2015, 12:38 PM

NBA
Short Sheet

Wednesday, May 27

Western Conference - Finals - Best of 7 - Game 5 - GSW Leads 3-1

Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriros, 9:05 ET
Houston: 8-19 ATS after 2 straight games being called for 5+ less fouls than opponent
Golden State: 28-18 ATS as a home favorite

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