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**Udog** · 06-23-2015, 08:24 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Top six players in receiving yardage in NFL history.......

6) Tim Brown 14,934

5) Tony Gonzalez 15,127

4) Isaac Bruce 15,208

3) Randy Moss 15,292

2) Terrell Owens 15,934

1) Jerry Rice 22,895-- Almost 7,000 yards more than anyone else. Wow

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but........

Some unusual doings, for a summer Monday........
13) I know almost nothing about Sean Combs, other than he is a pretty good actor, having been in CSI: Miami and Draft Day. Apparently he is a bigshot in music and his son plays DB for UCLA- I'm a middle-aged white guy, I know little about rap music.

Well, Mr Combs was watching a conditioning workout in Westwood yesterday and the strength coach was getting all over Justin Combs, really riding him. Here is what the Orange County Register said happened:

"Sean "Diddy" was arrested early Monday afternoon on charges of "assault with a deadly weapon, which was a kettlebell" at UCLA's Acosta Athletic Training Complex, according to a UCLA release . No one was seriously injured in the incident, and UCPD is investigating."

Oy.

12) So a rich, famous parent assaulted the team's strength coach. No bueno.

11) Jim Mora Jr is the coach at UCLA. He is also a middle-aged white guy. Here re is what he had to say:

"I'm thankful that our staff showed the level of professionalism that they did in handling this situation. This is an unfortunate incident for all parties involved. While UCPD continues to review this matter, we will let the legal process run its course and refrain from further comment at this time."

He must be happy as hell with this debacle.

10) Jim Mora Sr was a very good pro coach; he was the anti-Iverson: "Playoffs??!?! Playoffs?!?!?!", a former Marine who was a non-nonsense guy and a winning coach who had a 48-13-1 record in the USFL and then 125-106 in the NFL, though he went winless (0-6) in NFL playoff games (he won two of the three USFL titles).

Can you imagine the conversations he has with his son? UCLA also has Snoop Dawg's son, they're going head-to-head with USC for recruits. Its a different world out there, one where a music mogul parent assaults a team's strength coach at practice. Yikes.

9) It is becoming obvious that NBA teams have an incredible amount of office politics-- if the team's star and the coach cannot work together, it is a disaster and that seems to be the case in Sacramento, where apparently, new Kings coach George Karl wants the team to trade its biggest star, DeMarcus Cousins.

An internal power struggle is taking place; even if the Kings wanted to trade him now, it is hard to get value when everyone knows you HAVE TO trade him. Anytime we are talking about the Sacramento Kings in June, you know it cannot be good.

8) Former Ohio State/Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor is now a WR; he moved on to the Bengals, then was claimed off waivers by Cleveland this week- he will be coached by his old Oakland QB coach (John DeFilippo) with the Browns, but he is a WR now, even though he annoyed the Bengals by releasing video of himself passing last week.

7) Greedy bastard update: Gas went up 20 cents a gallon in one day last week, at the Mobil station at Fuller/Central in beautiful downtown Colonie, where I live. Station across the street is 24 cents a gallon cheaper; the Mobil station a mile away, at corner of Wolf/Sand Creek, is still 20 cents a gallon cheaper. Why is that?

Hell, at the Fuller/Central Mobil, they charge $2 for a 20-ounce Coke. No one else has them for more than $1.89. Do they even want people to buy stuff there? What geniuses run this place? I go by there every day but very rarely go in.

6) Jordan Spieth is 21 and has already earned $17,136,557 playing golf, thats before endorsements, of which he has many. He can afford to buy gas near my house.

5) Chicago White Sox have been outscored 58-19 in the first inning.

4) Clayton Kershaw is making $32,571,000 this season, roughly $1M per start. not so good that in Kershaw's first 13 starts, the Dodgers are 7-6.

3) Phillies 11, Bronx 8-- Phils have played 36 road games; this was the 4th time in those 36 road games that Philly led after the fifth inning. 4 out of 36.

2) Pete Rose is one of the most polarizing figures ever in American sports, maybe in all of American history. With the All-Star Game in Cincinnati in three weeks and a new baseball commissioner, momentum was building to re-instate Rose and give him his day and let him get inducted into the Hall of Fame. Until Monday.

1) Someone leaked info Monday that Rose bet on baseball in 1986, his last year as player and manager of the Reds. Why is this news now? Was one person on this planet surprised by the news? Rose is a compulsive gambler, he still makes $1M+ a year signing autographs in Las Vegas-- he has served his time and deserves to be left alone.

Let him have his day in Cooperstown, even if you only do it for Cooperstown's sake- they could use the boost that a huge crowd would bring and if Rose gets inducted, it'll be the biggest day Otsego County has ever seen. You can bet on it.

**Udog** · 06-23-2015, 08:26 AM

CFL need-to-know Week 1 betting stats and trends

The 62nd Canadian Football League season kicks off north of the border this week with four games on the board. Sportsbooks have released their odds on these opening matchups and Covers has dug into the Week 1 trends over the past 10 CFL seasons, hoping to give you some insight and edge into the first slate of three-down matchups:

Ti-Cats’ troubles

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats can’t seem to get off on the right foot and enter the 2015 campaign on a 10-year Week 1 losing skid. To make matters worse, Hamilton is 1-9 ATS in those contests. The Ti-Cats are 0-6 SU and 1-5 ATS on the road in Week 1, which is where they open 2015 – at Calgary to play the defending Grey Cup champion Stampeders as 6.5-point underdogs Friday. Hamilton has been outscored by an average of 34.4-17.9 over the past decade of season debuts.

Easy Riders

Saskatchewan, unlike Hamilton, has been quick out of the blocks each year over the past decade. The Roughriders are an impressive 8-2 SU and ATS in their season opener since 2005, including a 5-1 SU and ATS count at home during that span. The Riders play host to rivals Winnipeg as 7.5-point home favorites Saturday.

Saskatchewan is also 7-3 Over/Under in those last 10 openers, going 4-2 O/U at home in that stretch. The Roughriders have scored an average of 34.3 points while allowing 24.1 points against during those Week 1 outings. Saturday’s total is set at 48.

Stamp this parlay

The Grey Cup champs are 7-2 SU and ATS in their last Week 1 appearances (unlike the NFL, not every team plays in Week 1) and have managed to cover in seven of those nine contests as well. Calgary, as mentioned above, is a 6.5-point home favorite versus Hamilton this coming Friday, and has not opened on the road in any season since 2005.

If you’re betting the Stampeders, you might as well parlay it with the Under in Week 1. Calgary has stayed below the betting total in seven of those nine opening week matchups. Friday’s total is set at 53 points.

Home sweet dome

The Edmonton Eskimos travel to the “Big Smoke” to take on the Toronto Argonauts in Week 1 Saturday, with Toronto set as a 4.5-point underdog in the Rogers Centre. The Argos have actually been a solid play at home during Week 1, going back to 2005, with a 2-2 SU and 3-1 ATS mark in that span. However, the Eskimos are 5-1 ATS in their last six trips to Toronto, so take that trend with a grain of salt.

The Argonauts are also a profitable 2-8 Over/Under in Week 1 games the last 10 seasons, with a 1-3 O/U count at home. Toronto has scored an average of 23.6 points in those games while giving up 25 points against. Saturday’s total is set at 49.5 points.

Opening night

The other game on the CFL sked is Thursday’s opening night matchup between the Ottawa RedBlacks and Montreal Alouettes, with the Als pegged as 8-point home chalk. This is the first Week 1 matchup for an Ottawa team since the Renegades back in 2005 – the team’s final season. Ottawa was blown away 41-16 at Edmonton that year.

As for Montreal, it’s been a solid winner but bad bet in Week 1, boasting a 6-4 SU mark but a 4-6 ATS record in that span. The Alouettes were 3-1 SU but 1-3 ATS (1-3 O/U as well) at home during that time frame. Montreal has just edged Week 1 opponent over the past decade with an average score of 27.5-27.1.

**Udog** · 06-23-2015, 08:30 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, June 23

Los Angeles @ Washington

Game 651-652
June 23, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
106.430
Washington
114.335
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 8
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 11 1/2
138
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+11 1/2); Over

WNBA

Tuesday, June 23

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 9 games
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Washington's last 24 games when playing Los Angeles

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**Udog** · 06-23-2015, 08:44 AM

WNBA

Tuesday, June 23

Sun, Shock remain perfect against the spread

Both the Connecticut Sun and Tulsa Shock won straight up and against the spread to remain perfect in the WNBA season, improving their ATS marks to 7-0 Sunday.

The Sun defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 76-68 as 4-point road faves and the Shock clipped the Minnesota Lynx 86-78 as 7-point road underdogs to remain red-hot bets this season.

Both squads will enjoy some time off as they return for home games Friday. The Sun host the Sparks while the Shock will entertain the New York Liberty.

**Udog** · 06-23-2015, 11:45 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, June 23

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LOS ANGELES (0 - 4) at WASHINGTON (4 - 2) - 6/23/2015, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 15-25 ATS (-12.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in June games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-31 ATS (-16.1 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 262-320 ATS (-90.0 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 84-112 ATS (-39.2 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 49-71 ATS (-29.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-1 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 2-2 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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