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**Udog** · 06-09-2015, 07:26 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Six millionaires who are not college graduates..........

-- Designer Ralph Lauren went to Baruch College for two years, then dropped out and joined the Army. His big break came as a necktie designer.

-- Bill Gates-- You may have heard of him. He is worth $86B, thats billion with a B.

-- Rush Limbaugh-- Went to SE Missouri State for a while, worked for the Kansas City Royals for a while, then found his niche on the radio. He is worth $400M.

-- Rachael Ray-- Went to Pace College for two years, then worked in a gourmet food store in NYC where her online cooking classes were discovered. She is worth $60M.

-- Larry Ellison-- CEO/co-founder of Oracle dropped out of two colleges; has tried to buy a few NBA teams. Wish he'd buy the A's instead.

-- Ted Turner-- Got kicked out of Brown, went to work for his dad's advertising business in Charlotte, has done fairly well since. If you don't know who he is, the "Turner" in TBS or TNT or Turner Broadcasting is him.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Wrapping up a suprisingly busy Monday....

13) Colin Cowherd makes a small fortune working for ESPN; good for him. But he is a guy who runs his mouth about things of which he knows little. Here is a tweet he put up Sunday night:

"Matt Dellavedova, this may seem a tad harsh, could be the worst player ever in a Finals to get major minutes."

Straight BS, hopefully not posted intentionally to draw attention to himself. If you've spent any time around sports, you know that guys like Dellavedova are the kind of guys who make teams win. There are only so many Lebron James out there, and even they need support to win games. Every winning team has guys like Dellavedova.

Dellavedova played four years at St Mary's, during which time the Gaels went 108-28; he is gritty, competitive and knows how to win. If some nitwit like Cowhered thinks he is a bad player, that shows how little Cowherd knows about basketball.

12) This is first time the first two games in NBA Finals both went to OT; kids who want to be good high school players should watch how hard these players compete on every possession- they're playing with great energy- thats good to see.

11) Fred Hoiberg is probably the most popular person, sports or otherwise, in Ames, Iowa history, so he is a tough act to follow as Iowa State's basketball coach, but Cyclones made a good move and hired Steve Prohm from Murray State. Prohm won big while he developed a couple of NBA-level guards, Isaiah Canaan and Cam Payne.

Iowa State is going to be very good this fall, but Prohm had better recruit like hell this summer, because they lose almost everyone after this coming season. Big X is a really tough league; it'll be tough to keep Iowa State in the upper half of it.

10) For the record, Prohm is an Alabama graduate and had success at Murray State in the south (Kentucky); why the hell didn't the Crimson Tide hire him?

9) You see Sports Center and these other highlights shows and the anchors all trying to be different to make themselves recognizable, so they can get better jobs. Want a way to get noticed on TV these days? Guaranteed to work.......

No shtick, no yelling, know all the names, have a clue. Not many like that out there.....

8) As of Monday morning, $315,829 in winning tickets on American Pharoah were still unclaimed. People are keeping the tickets as keepsakes of the Triple Crown.

7) White Sox lefty Chris Sale induced 25 swings/misses during his 119-pitch 8-inning stint Monday night, third straight start he's gotten 25+ misses. MLB high this season is 26 misses, done by Sale, James Shields and Rubby de la Rosa of Arizona.

6) Welington Castillo is first catcher since Mike Piazza in 1998 to play for three different major league teams in the same season before the end of June. That'll be the last time we mention Castillo and Piazza in the same sentence.

5) Nick O'Leary is a rookie tight end from Florida State who will be trying to make the Buffalo Bills this summer; he is also Jack Nicklaus' grandson, so if Rex Ryan golfs, he might get some good tee times if O'Leary makes the squad.

4) Was reading an aticle about Todd Gurley, a RB the Rams drafted in the first round; Rams' GM Les Snead hinted that Gurley's stock was higher because none of Georgia's linemen are projected as NFL players- four of those five guys are back this year. With a new QB starting for the Dawgs, their line had better be better, or else.......

3) Quick prediction: Russell Wilson will replace Tony Romo as the Dallas QB next season. Wilson left NC State because he wouldn't give up minor league baseball-- not many kids are headstrong enough to ignore a coach's request to spend the summer with with football teammates. Wilson will get big money from Jerry Jones.

2) 11 of Giancarlo Stanton's last 20 hits have been home runs.

1) NFL exhibition games are usually pretty ordinary, but Patriots' preseason games this summer will be fascinating, to see how playing time is distributed between Tom Brady, who can't play until Week 5, and Jimmy Garoppolo, who desperately needs game experience, but also can't get hurt because New England has nobody good behind him if he were to get hurt. The #'s 3-4 QBs might wind up playing a lot this summer.

**Udog** · 06-09-2015, 07:28 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, June 9

Golden State @ Cleveland

Game 705-706
June 9, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
130.813
Cleveland
134.293
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 3 1/2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 1 1/2
194
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+1 1/2); Over

NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, June 9

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GOLDEN STATE (80 - 19) at CLEVELAND (66 - 32) - 6/9/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 54-41 ATS (+8.9 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 32-20 ATS (+10.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 33-22 ATS (+8.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 39-26 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 4-4 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 5-3 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Short Sheet

Tuesday, June 9

NBA Finals - Best of 7 - Game 3 - Series Tied 1-1

Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers, 9:00 ET
Golden State: 3-11 ATS in road games after having won 2 of their last 3 games
Cleveland: 25-11 ATS after 5 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 42% or less

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, June 9

Cleveland attacked hoop more with Irving gone; they were 28-40 on foul line in Game 2 (13-19 in Game 1). bench scored 21 points Sunday, after they had nine in Game 1. James Jomes was +22 in 23:00 Sunday. What the Warriors need is better shooting; they're 18-62 from arc in two games, 8-35 in Game 2-- Curry was a miserable 2-13. Dellavedova is a spunky guy who defends well; he played 42:00 in Game 2 after 9:00 in Game 1.

Golden State won eight of its last 11 games with Cleveland; nine of the 11 games were decided by 8+ points. Cavaliers are 13-3 so far in playoffs, Warriors are 13-4. Nine of last 12 Golden State games stayed under the total. Four of last five series games stayed under the total. Warriors won four of last five visits here, but Lebron was in Miami for the four wins.

2015 playoffs
Cleveland vs Golden State
GSt 108-100 OT, -6, O203.5
Clev 95-93, OT, +7.5, U199

NBA

Tuesday, June 9

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. CLEVELAND
Golden State is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games
Golden State is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Golden State
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State

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**Udog** · 06-09-2015, 07:28 AM

NBA

Tuesday, June 9

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Game of the Day: Warriors at Cavaliers
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Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers (+1, 194)

League MVP Stephen Curry attempts to rebound from a horrific performance when the Golden State Warriors visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in Tuesday's Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Curry was a dismal 5-of-23 shooting in Game 2 while Cleveland received 39 points from LeBron James to post a 95-93 overtime victory to even the series at 1-1.

Curry was only 2-of-15 from 3-point range as he struggled with his shot and with the hounding defense provided by Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova. "I don't expect to shoot like this," Curry said at his postgame press conference. "I've got to play better, find better shots and be more in a rhythm throughout the course of the game for us to really assert ourselves as a team." Cleveland blew an 11-point lead with just over three minutes left in regulation before resurfacing in the overtime as it survived the loss of point guard Kyrie Irving (knee) for the rest of the series. "All that writing off and underdog title and little chances, that's a good thing," Cavaliers coach David Blatt said in his press conference. "This team has nothing on their mind but trying to win the championship."

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ABC

LINE HISTORY: Books opened the Cavs as 1-point faves, but that line has since hopped the fence to +1 as of this writing.

INJURY REPORT: Cleveland - K. Irving (out for season), K. Love (out for season) A. Varejao (out for season). Golden State - N/A.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS: Curry is just 4-of-21 from 3-point range over the first two games of the series and has looked nothing like the player who tormented the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference finals. "It happens to everybody, whether you're the MVP or a role player," Golden State coach Steve Kerr said at a press conference. "Sometimes the shots don't go in, sometimes things don't go your way. Steph will bounce back. He's a great player." Shooting guard Klay Thompson scored 34 points in Game 2 -- he's averaging 27.5 in the series -- while forward Draymond Green has been subpar by averaging 11 points on 6-of-20 shooting.

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS: James had 16 points and 11 assists in Game 2 to go with second straight high-scoring output -- he's averaging 41.5 points, 12 rebounds and 8.5 assists -- but the defensive star was Dellavedova, who was in the starting lineup only because of Irving's injury. "Obviously, he's a guy that's been counted out his whole life," James told reporters of a player who went undrafted two years ago before catching on with Cleveland. "Probably people have been telling him he's too small, he's not fast enough, can't shoot it enough, can't handle it enough and he's beat the odds so many times." The Cavaliers could use some scoring help from slumping shooting guards J.R. Smith (8-of-26) and Iman Shumpert (4-of-17), who are shooting a combined 27.9 percent from the field.

TRENDS:

*Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
*Warriors are 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings.
*Over is 4-0 in Cavaliers last 4 home games.
*Under is 11-3 in Warriors last 14 overall.

CONSENSUS: According to Consensus, 53 percent of wagers are backing the Dubs.

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**Udog** · 06-09-2015, 07:33 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, June 9

Indiana @ New York

Game 651-652
June 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
105.061
New York
114.072
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
150
by 9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 4 1/2
145 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(-4 1/2); Over

Seattle @ Tulsa

Game 653-654
June 9, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
104.258
Tulsa
112.855
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tulsa
163
by 8 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tulsa
by 6
157
Dunkel Pick:
Tulsa
(-6); Over

WNBA

Tuesday, June 9

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
INDIANA vs. NEW YORK
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Indiana

8:00 PM
SEATTLE vs. TULSA
Seattle is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Tulsa
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing Tulsa
Tulsa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tulsa's last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle

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**Udog** · 06-09-2015, 11:29 AM

NBA

Tuesday, June 9

Be sure to check out Game 3's referee assignments

Referees have been announced for Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Danny Crawford, Marc Davis and Derrick Stafford are the officials with Ed Malloy as the alternate.

Here's a look at some of their numbers with each team this season:

Crawford - Warriors (8-0 SU, 4-4 ATS, 2-6 O/U), Cavs (6-2 SU, 3-5 ATS, 3-5 O/U)

Davis - Warriors (6-2 SU, 4-4 ATS, 3-5 O/U), Cavs (7-0 SU, 4-3 ATS, 3-4 O/U)

Stafford - Warriors (7-1 SU, 3-5 ATS, 6-2 O/U), Cavs (6-1 SU, 6-1 ATS, 3-3-1 O/U)

Malloy - Warriors (4-1 SU, 4-1 ATS, 2-3 O/U), Cavs (4-2 SU, 2-4 ATS, 3-3 O/U)

WNBA

Tuesday, June 9

Pair of teams jump out to 2-0 ATS records

Both the New York Liberty and Tulsa Shock have gotten off to perfect 2-0 starts against the spread in the extremely early stages of the WNBA season. Those two clubs will highlight a light scheduled in the league Tuesday.

The Liberty, cashing as 7-point dogs versus the Atlanta Dream and at the Washington Mystics, opened as 6-point home faves with the Indiana Fever in town Tuesday. That line currently sits at -4.5.

The Shock lost to the Minnesota Lynx 83-75 as 10-point road dogs and topped the Chicago Sky 101-93 as 2-point home faves. They'll host the Seattle Storm as 6.5-point home faves Tuesday.

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