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**Udog** · 12-04-2015, 08:35 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

NFL trends with Week 13 upon us..........

-- Vikings covered nine of their last ten games.

-- Patriots are 7-0 in game following their last seven losses.

-- Ravens are 2-10-2 vs spread in their last 14 games.

-- 49ers are 0-5 on road (1-4 vs spread), losing by average of 36-14

-- Denver covered nine of last ten as an AFC West road favorite.

-- Falcons are 0-7 vs spread in their last seven games.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with the weekend here......

13) We've talked about how fine a line there is between winning and losing in the NFL. here's an example. Mike Smith coached Falcons for seven years; in the first five years, he was 28-11 in games decided by 7 or less points. The last two years, he was 5-11 in games decided by 7 or less, and he got fired.

The bounce of a ball, here or there, an injury or two, an official's call.......

12) NFC East teams are 9-17 vs spread this year in non-divisional games.

11) Jets play a "road game" against the Giants this week; they also played one over in London against the Dolphins, which means they're really playing only six true road games this season, a pretty big advantage in short season of 16 games.

10) Davidson won't retire Steph Curry's number because he hasn't graduated from the school. They had a great player named Mike Maloy in the late 60's; same thing with him, he isn't in the school's Hall of Fame because he didn't graduate.

9) Will Muschamp made $1.6M this year to be the defensive coordinator at Auburn; Tigers are 6-6, Muschamp is trying to get a head coaching job but even if he doesn't get one, it looks like he won't be coming back to Auburn next year. Boosters aren't fond of shelling out huge money when the ballclub goes 6-6.

8) Arizona's big man Kaleb Tarczewski is out 4-6 weeks with a stress fracture in his foot, bad news for a thin, inexperienced Wildcat squad.

7) NCAA President Mark Emmert was chancellor at LSU when they signed Nick Saban as football coach in 1999- they gave him $1.2M, a huge amount back then.

6) Pittsburgh Pirates won 98 games this year without one complete game by a pitcher, most wins ever by team without a CG-- previous record was 83 wins.

5) In his last three games, DeAndre Jordan is 17-54 on the foul line. In the game before that, he didn't take a foul shot in 25 minutes; what were the Pelicans thinking?

4) Packers 27, Lions 23-- Green Bay was dead in this game several times, but Detroit wouldn't let them lose. After leading 17-0, Lions gagged game away in epic fashion, as they rushed only three guys on last play, giving Rodgers time to chuck ball down field 62 yards where Richard Rodgers made Motown miserable with the walk-off TD.

3) UCLA 87, Kentucky 77-- Bruins trailed 41-7 at half in LY's game; they led 9-2 in this one and were never headed, as Wildcats lose for first time this year. UCLA is 5-3, from everything we read/hear, there are lot of teams who could win a national title as there are no one or two dominant teams like last year.

2) Jim Boeheim's 9-game suspension starts Saturday-- he is away from the team the whole time, so pushing the suspension up to now is a big help for Syracuse- he'll be back after three ACC games, instead of nine. He'll miss games against stiff teams like Montana State, Colgate, Colgate and Texas Southern and will be back for games against Duke and Notre Dame.

1) Toronto Blue Jays put out their 2016 calendar recently, but one small problem; David Price is on the cover, the same David Price who just signed with the Red Sox for $217M over seven years. Whoops.

**Udog** · 12-04-2015, 08:39 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, December 4

Hot teams
-- Detroit won its last three home games (3-3 HF, 3-0 last three).
-- Hawks won three of last four home games (4-6HF).
-- Rockets won three of last four games (1-3AU).
-- Cavaliers won five of their last seven games (1-5AF).

Cold teams
-- Nets lost last six road games (6-1 last seven AU). Knicks lost four of their last five games (2-2HF).
-- Suns lost six of their last seven games (1-1AF). Washington is 1-5 in its last six games (2-1HU).
-- Bucks lost seven of last nine games (1-5 last six AU).
-- Lakers lost seven of their last eight games (1-5 last six AU).
-- Dallas lost four of its last six games (4-1HF).
-- Pelicans lost their last four games (1-2HU).

Series records
-- Nets won their last four games with the Knicks.
-- Suns won their last three games with Washington.
-- Bucks won their last four games with Detroit.
-- Lakers won six of last nine games with Atlanta.
-- Rockets won five of last seven games with Dallas.
-- Cavaliers lost seven of last nine games with New Orleans.

Totals
-- Last four Brooklyn games stayed under total.
-- Six of last eight Phoenix games went over total.
-- Last three Milwaukee games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Laker games went over total.
-- Three of last four Dallas games stayed under.
-- Last three Cleveland games stayed under total.

**Udog** · 12-04-2015, 08:40 AM

NBA

Friday, December 4

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. WASHINGTON
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Phoenix is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Washington
Washington is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games when playing Phoenix
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

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DECEMBER 4, 7:00 PM
BROOKLYN vs. NEW YORK
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 8 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

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DECEMBER 4, 7:30 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. DETROIT
Milwaukee is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing Milwaukee
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

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DECEMBER 4, 8:00 PM
LA LAKERS vs. ATLANTA
LA Lakers are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games on the road
LA Lakers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games when playing LA Lakers
Atlanta is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing LA Lakers

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DECEMBER 4, 8:30 PM
HOUSTON vs. DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Houston is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games

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DECEMBER 4, 9:30 PM
CLEVELAND vs. NEW ORLEANS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Cleveland

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**Udog** · 12-04-2015, 08:43 AM

NBA

Friday, December 4

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Game of the Day: Cavs at Pelicans
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LeBron and the Cavaliers have gone just 5-11 against the spread when tabbed as favorites.

Cleveland Cavaliers at New Orleans Pelicans (Off, Off)

The Cleveland Cavaliers posted a season low point total in their last contest and look to rebound with a much better effort when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. Cleveland trailed the entire game while suffering a 97-85 loss to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday to lose for just the second time in seven games.

Forward LeBron James gets upset every time the Cavaliers lose and he was one of the main culprits in the loss to the Wizards as he committed nine turnovers to go with 24 points and 13 rebounds. "We just got to get better," James said afterward. "They beat us from the beginning to the end. We've got to improve, and we've got to improve in a lot of facets of our game in order to be better." New Orleans continues to struggle with the third-worst record in the NBA after suffering a 108-101 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. The Pelicans have lost four straight games and are allowing a league-worst 109.1 points per game.

TV: 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, FSN Ohio (Cleveland) FSN New Orleans

LINE HISTORY: N/A

INJURY REPORT:

Cavs - SG Iman Shumpert (Mid February, wrist), PG Kyrie Irving (Out indefinitely, knee).

Pelicans - C Kendrick Perkins (Early February, pectoral), SF Quincy Pondexter (Out indefinitely, knee).

POWER RANKINGS: Cavs (-9.8) + Pelicans (-3) + home court (-3.0) = Cavs -9.8

WHAT CAPPERS SAY: "LeBron and company continue to disappoint chalk players as the Cavs are just 5-11 ATS when favored this season. At 4-15, not only are the Pelicans the league's biggest disappointment, but also a virtual lock to miss the playoffs."

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (13-5 SU, 7-11 ATS, 10-8 O/U): Center Timofey Mozgov has struggled in three games since returning from a shoulder injury and went scoreless while committing four turnovers in just nine minutes against Washington. Mozgov shot 59 percent from the field and averaged 10.6 points and 6.9 rebounds in 46 games with Cleveland last season after being acquired from the Denver Nuggets but has been largely ineffective this season while averaging seven points and 4.4 rebounds and shooting a woeful 44.6 percent "I think it's fairly clear that right now he's not at the same level physically that we're used to seeing him," Cavaliers coach David Blatt told reporters. "And we got to get him there."

ABOUT THE PELICANS (4-15 SU, 6-13 ATS, 8-11 O/U): The defensive play has been horrid as New Orleans has allowed 100 or more points in 17 of its 19 games. The Pelicans, who have allowed 110 or more points a whopping 10 times, showed signs of solid defense by holding Houston to 17 first-quarter points but then allowed a combined 67 points over the next two quarters. Power forward Anthony Davis had 29 points and 13 rebounds against the Rockets for his third straight double-double and 10th of the season.

TRENDS:

* Over is 4-0 in the last four meetings in New Orleans.
* Cavaliers are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS loss.
* Pelicans are 3-12 ATS in their last 15 games following a straight up loss.
* Over is 5-1 in Pelicans last six home games.

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**Udog** · 12-04-2015, 10:17 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, December 4

Brooklyn @ New York

Game 501-502
December 4, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
116.955
New York
115.783
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brooklyn
by 1
186
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 3 1/2
193
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+3 1/2); Under

Phoenix @ Washington

Game 503-504
December 4, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
116.978
Washington
119.401
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
205
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 1
212 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+1); Under

Milwaukee @ Detroit

Game 505-506
December 4, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
110.968
Detroit
123.142
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 12
199
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 6 1/2
194
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-6 1/2); Over

LA Lakers @ Atlanta

Game 507-508
December 4, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
110.163
Atlanta
123.653
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 13 1/2
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 11 1/2
202
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-11 1/2); Over

Houston @ Dallas

Game 509-510
December 4, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
113.855
Dallas
121.721
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 8
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 5 1/2
209 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-5 1/2); Under

Cleveland @ New Orleans

Game 511-512
December 4, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
123.592
New Orleans
116.017
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 7 1/2
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 5
207
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-5); Over

**Udog** · 12-04-2015, 10:18 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, December 4

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BROOKLYN (5 - 13) at NEW YORK (9 - 10) - 12/4/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 110-81 ATS (+20.9 Units) in road games vs. division opponents since 1996.
NEW YORK is 37-55 ATS (-23.5 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 5-3 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
BROOKLYN is 5-3 straight up against NEW YORK 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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PHOENIX (8 - 11) at WASHINGTON (7 - 9) - 12/4/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 102-77 ATS (+17.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 55-33 ATS (+18.7 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 50-31 ATS (+15.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 29-13 ATS (+14.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 40-25 ATS (+12.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) in road games after scoring 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 61-43 ATS (+13.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 37-20 ATS (+15.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 51-76 ATS (-32.6 Units) as a home underdog of 3 points or less since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 346-417 ATS (-112.7 Units) in home games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 131-176 ATS (-62.6 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.

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

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MILWAUKEE (7 - 12) at DETROIT (10 - 9) - 12/4/2015, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 7-2 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 5-4 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA LAKERS (3 - 15) at ATLANTA (12 - 9) - 12/4/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 21-33 ATS (-15.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 29-14 ATS (+13.6 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 126-94 ATS (+22.6 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 3-1 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 2-2 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (8 - 11) at DALLAS (11 - 8) - 12/4/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) first half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 228-185 ATS (+24.5 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.

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

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CLEVELAND (13 - 5) at NEW ORLEANS (4 - 15) - 12/4/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 19-31 ATS (-15.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 132-179 ATS (-64.9 Units) after scoring 85 points or less since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 2-2 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 3-1 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 12-04-2015, 10:31 AM

NBA

Friday, December 4

NBA roundup: Wade, Heat top Thunder

MIAMI -- Guard Dwyane Wade scored 28 points -- including two game-winning free throws with 1.5 seconds left -- to lead the Miami Heat to a 97-95 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.

Wade scored Miami's final eight points to overshadow Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, each of whom had 25 points for the Thunder.

Durant had his ups and downs in the game. He was in foul trouble early and then was hit with a technical in the second quarter when he got in the face of Heat guard Goran Dragic. Durant, who was attempting to alley-oop dunk on the play in question, was upset that Dragic stuck out his backside to bump him as he flew by.

Miami's Hassan Whiteside had 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. He had a spectacular end-to-end sequence in the second quarter, scoring on an alley-oop dunk that was thrown behind him and then blocking Durant's layup despite trailing the play on a fast break.

Nuggets 106, Raptors 105

TORONTO -- Will Barton scored 22 points, Danilo Gallinari added 21, and Denver held on to defeat Toronto and end an eight-game losing streak.

Darrell Arthur added 19 points for the Nuggets, while center Joffrey Lauvergne scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 34 points. Kyle Lowry added 16 points and eight assists, while Cory Joseph had 15 and DeMarre Carroll 10.

Magic 103, Jazz 94

SALT LAKE CITY -- Tobias Harris led six Magic players in double figures, and Orlando took advantage of center Rudy Gobert's absence to beat Utah.

Harris scored 17 points and Nikola Vucevic added 16 points for Orlando, which won its fifth straight.

Gordon Hayward scored 24 points and guard Alec Burks totaled 21 for the Jazz. Utah played without Gobert, who is out indefinitely after spraining a left knee ligament in practice Wednesday.

Spurs 103, Grizzlies 83

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Kawhi Leonard made a career-best seven 3-pointers and scored a game-high 27 points as San Antonio defeated Memphis.

Leonard scored 20 of his points and hit six of his 3-pointers in the second half. Overall, he shot 9-for-13 from the floor and 7-for-9 from long range. He also grabbed eight rebounds and added three assists, two steals and a block. LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points, and Tony Parker had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Marc Gasol, Mike Conley and Mario Chalmers each had 15 points for Memphis.

Trail Blazers 123, Pacers 111

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Damian Lillard scored 26 points and CJ McCollum added 21, leading Portland to a victory over Indiana.

The Trail Blazers won for just the second time in five games.

C.J. Miles scored 27 points for the Pacers, whose six-game winning streak ended. Paul George, named early in the day as the Eastern Conference player of the month for November, finished with 11 points on 4-for-17 shooting, including 0-for-9 from 3-point range.

Celtics 114, Kings 97

Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points and added eight assists, and Boston made it a miserable trip to Mexico City for Rajon Rondo and Sacramento.

Thomas ripped apart his former team from the beginning, scoring 19 points in the opening half and 12 in the first 12 minutes as Boston ran to leads of 32-17 after one period and 51-36. Kelly Olynyk came off the bench to add 21 points for the Celtics.

On the court, it was not so calm. Rondo, who played his first eight-plus seasons with Boston and now the NBA's assist leader in his first campaign with the Kings, barked several times at referee Bill Kennedy in the third quarter and was ejected with 6:30 to go. He finished with only five points and eight assists in 24 minutes.

**Udog** · 12-04-2015, 06:28 PM

NBA
Short Sheet

Friday, December 4

Brooklyn at New York, 7:05 ET
Brooklyn: 20-9 ATS in road games after 1 or more consecutive unders
New York: 5-15 ATS after failing to cover 4 of their last 5 against the spread

Phoenix at Washington, 7:05 ET
Phoenix: 29-13 ATS in road games after a non-conference game
Washington: 9-20 ATS when playing 6 or more games in 10 days

Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:35 ET
Milwaukee: 21-8 ATS in road games after 1 or more consecutive unders
Detroit: 31-54 ATS revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a road favorite

LA Lakers at Atlanta, 8:05 ET
Los Angeles: 23-35 ATS after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7
Atlanta: 23-12 ATS after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread

Houston at Dallas, 8:35 ET
Houston: 16-6 ATS revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points
Dallas: 7-18 ATS in home games off a road win

Cleveland at New Orleans, 9:35 ET
Cleveland: 8-20 ATS in road games after playing a home game
New Orleans: 28-12 ATS at home after 2 games where they had 5 or less steals

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