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**Udog** · 08-11-2015, 08:31 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Steelers lost kicker Shaun Suisham (ACL) for the season Sunday night.

-- Patriots added #3 QB Ryan Lindley, who was awful as an Arizona Cardinal; he will play a lot in preseason I'm guessing, so Pats con protect Brady/Garoppolo.

-- For a while Monday afternoon, A's were selling tickets to their August 21 home game for $5 apiece. $5 for a major league ballgame!!!!

-- Dodgers are 27-17 when Kershaw/Greinke start, 35-33 with everyone else.

-- Cubs scored in the first inning in each of their last six home games.

-- Happy 90th birthday to former President Jimmy Carter.

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

13) OK, I get it; Josh Donaldson might be AL MVP this season, after he was dealt from the A's to Toronto last winter. But I'm tired of hearing people ranting on and on about how stupid the A's were for trading him- its not really true.

Oakland has financial restrictions because their cheap owner (5th-wealthiest owner in MLB) says they do, so while Donaldson is a bargain at $4.3M this year, he begins to break the bank next year, when his three arbitration years start. He'll be making a salary in 8-figure range beginning next year, unless his agent is a moron (doubt it).

To get any significant return on a trade, you have to trade the guy before he becomes a financial burden, so the A's dealt him last winter-- in return, they got:
-- Brett Lawrie 2B/3B-- He is no Donaldson but a decent everday big leaguer.
-- Kendall Graveman P-- Is 6-7, 3.90 in 18 MLB starts this year, isn't bad.
-- Sean Nolin, P-- Lefty starter who is currently hurt in AAA.
-- Franklin Barreto, SS-- Shortstop prospect who replaces Addison Russell in A's infield of future. He is doing pretty well in A ball but is currently hurt.

Did they break even on the trade? Probably not, but a team like the A's has to have solid starting pitching or they have zero chance and they got two starters in this deal, so while Donaldson is a big star, the reality is, the A's could no longer afford him.

12) We mentioned a place called the NoMad Hotel in NYC last week; place has a bar with a 2-story library and a restaurant-- turns out it is a little expensive, as in $385 if you stayed there last night, a Monday night. For one night. Yikes.

11) If you watch old episodes of CSI, you can see signs on the Las Vegas Strip of places that no longer exist, like the old Sahara hotel/casino, which is now SLS, where I stayed on my vacation last month. There is a Neon Graveyard in downtown Vegas, where they keep the old huge neon signs that light the strip. Its a cool place.

10) No one pays to see umpires do their job. No one. Going into Sunday's start against the Mets, Tampa's Chris Archer had walked nine batters in his previous seven starts, but he walked four Mets in the 2nd inning Sunday, because Woodring had a strike zone the size of a small napkin. Again, no one pays to watch the umpire work.

9) Surprising stat: Last year was first time in five years New England ranked higher than 25th in NFL in yards allowed. Less surprising stat: since 2007, Patriots are 14-5-1 vs spread when they're getting points.

8) There is a movie called Man from UNCLE coming out soon, the remake of an old TV show that ran from 1964-68, I think on NBC. Would've been nice if they found a spot for Robert Vaughn/David McCallum in the movie, the stars of the old TV show.

McCallum is still on TV; he is Dr Mallard on NCIS. Vaughn has been on Law and Order now and then the last few years.

7) Louisville plays Auburn in the Georgia Dome September 5; curious to see the reception Louisville coach Bobby Petrino gets, since he quit as coach of the Falcons before his first year ('07) was over-- he had a 3-10 record. Could be an icy reception.

6) Only 18 of 32 NFL head coaches played Division I-A college football.

5) Red Sox' Opening Day payroll this year was $184,345,996, third-highest in the major leagues. Captain Obvious called in: they're not getting their money's worth.

4) LSU sold out its football season tickets for 12th year in a row; if you're scoring at home, that is 74,350 season tickets a year for a dozen years.

3) As good a pitcher as Noah Syndergaard is, Mets are 1-7 in his road starts.

2) Modern baseball; When a ballplayer breaks a bat, it goes into the dugout where an authenticator puts a sticker on the bat, then it goes to the team store and is sold to a dumb person who buys broken bats. Seriously; whatever happened to giving broken bats to little kids?

Guy on SNY just said the bat Jose Reyes broke in the first inning Monday would sell for $500-600 in that team store. What jackass would pay $500 for a broken bat?

1) I read today that the Westgate SuperBook expects Ohio State to be a double digit favorite in every regular season game they play this season. Thats an indictment of the slowish Big 14 and of the Buckeyes' non-league schedule (Virginia Tech, Hawai'i and two MAC schools).

**Udog** · 08-11-2015, 08:31 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, August 11

Chicago @ New York

Game 651-652
August 11, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
113.218
New York
118.824
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 5 1/2
150
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 3 1/2
155 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(-3 1/2); Under

Indiana @ Washington

Game 653-654
August 11, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
110.690
Washington
120.903
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 10
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
151
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-3 1/2); Under

San Antonio @ Minnesota

Game 655-656
August 11, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
105.938
Minnesota
117.068
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 11
154
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 14
148 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+14); Over

Seattle @ Los Angeles

Game 657-658
August 11, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
105.953
Los Angeles
114.146
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 8
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 12
146 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+12); Under

WNBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, August 11

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CHICAGO (14 - 9) at NEW YORK (14 - 6) - 8/11/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) as a road underdog of 3 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games this season.
NEW YORK is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) after a division game this season.
NEW YORK is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 8-3 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 9-2 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (12 - 9) at WASHINGTON (13 - 8) - 8/11/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 270-327 ATS (-89.7 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 84-112 ATS (-39.2 Units) in August or September games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 171-215 ATS (-65.5 Units) vs. division opponents since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-6 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 7-6 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (7 - 16) at MINNESOTA (16 - 6) - 8/11/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 30-49 ATS (-23.9 Units) on Tuesday since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 59-42 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 55-36 ATS (+15.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 41-27 ATS (+11.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 9-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 12-1 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SEATTLE (5 - 17) at LOS ANGELES (7 - 15) - 8/11/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 68-94 ATS (-35.4 Units) in road games after a division game since 1997.
SEATTLE is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 23-35 ATS (-15.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
LOS ANGELES is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 21-40 ATS (-23.0 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 121-158 ATS (-52.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 6-6 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-5 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Tuesday, August 11

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. NEW YORK
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
New York is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Chicago

7:00 PM
INDIANA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games at home
Washington is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Indiana

8:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. MINNESOTA
San Antonio is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Antonio is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing San Antonio
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio

10:30 PM
SEATTLE vs. LOS ANGELES
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Los Angeles's last 12 games when playing at home against Seattle
Los Angeles is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games

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