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**Udog** · 12-06-2015, 09:08 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Westgate Super Contest (1,727 entrants-- prize pool is $2.5M)
six most popular picks in Week 13 season record: 35-36-2

6) Broncos -4 (366)-- Brock's (Osweiler) Bandwagon is picking up steam.

5) Chiefs -2.5 (414)-- Kansas City looking to win/cover sixth in a row.

4) Giants +2.5 (424)-- Both teams are playing in their home stadium.

3) Saints +7 (432)-- Still lot of doubters for unbeaten Carolina.

2) Texans +3.5 (439)-- Dome team in Buffalo in December........

1) Seahawks even (484)-- 6-5 Seattle led in fourth quarter in every game.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday.....

13) Michigan State 16, Iowa 13-- Spartans scored with 0:27 left to win Big 14 title and a likely spot in the national championship playoff. State's three best wins all came in game's final minute, over Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa- a memorable season.

12) Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14-- That was the good news last night; now the bad news- coach Dino Babers bolted Bowling Green for Syracuse, which was #117 in passing this year. Babers' Falcons were #1, albeit in a lesser league. It is second time in three years Bowling Green had a winning coach skip town-- Dave Clawson bolted for Wake Forest two years ago, where he has yet to have any success.

11) Texas 23, Baylor 17-- Bears actually ran out of QBs, were down to #4 guy who throws the ball like a punter; still, they were down 20-0, rallied and had ball with shot to win before RB fumbled on last drive. It makes me want to puke that three 5-7 teams are going to bowl games- simply put, there are too many bowl games.

10) Alabama 29, Florida 15-- How did the Gators win so many games with that kid playing QB? Not only is he a terrible passer, he got suspended earlier in year when he flunked a drug test. The other QB got suspended for using PEDs- if they made a movie with that storyline, nobody would believe it.

9) Warriors 112, Raptors 109-- Toronto had chance to hand Golden State its first loss, but missed couple of key FTs in last minute; Warriors are 21-0, the best start for any team in any pro sport- they play in Brooklyn today. I'm seriously wondering if at some point, losing a game will become a relief, so they can give Curry/Thompson bit of a rest? Its a very long season- they need to be somewhat fresh for the playoffs.

8) Couple of horrendous home losses that will hurt on Selection Sunday:
South Dakota 85, Minnesota 81, double OT
Missouri State 64, Oklahoma State 63

7) Clemson 45, North Carolina 37-- Tigers were up 14-9 in first half when punter decided to run for a first down on 4th and 14 and failed miserably. Dabo Swinney then went off on the kid, throwing a Mike Dtika-like tirade in the kid's face on the sideline.

The punter is an academic All-American who used to be a walk-on-- if they had lost this game, he might have been a walk-home punter.

6) More shocking than Zack Greinke's $34.3M a year deal is Jeff Samardzija somehow snookering the Giants into giving him $18M a year for five years- he was AWFUL last year, I mean terrible and I like the guy after his stint with the A's in 2014.

Johnny Cueto's agent had to be laughing his butt off when he saw those numbers.

5) Georgetown 79, Syracuse 72-- Hoyas spanked Syracuse in first game of a 9-game suspension for Jim Boeheim, which will carry into ACC play. Good news is that rest of this month is a parade of stiffs for Syracuse, so they'll right the ship soon.

4) Arizona football coach Rich Rodriguez turned South Carolina down Saturday night for its head coaching job- media types were surprised. Following Steve Spurrier is not a good idea-- ask Ron Zook or Barry Wilson, who replaced the Ol' Ball Coach at Florida, Duke-- neither one lasted too long.

3) "They wanted the game more" was one TV analyst's description of Arizona's upset win at Gonzaga Saturday. How the hell does he know who wanted what? It is very simple; Arizona got down big early, then played really well in the second half and pulled an upset. It is lazy and a cliche to just say "they wanted the game more".

2) Atlanta Falcons are getting a new stadium in downtown Atlanta; the place they play in now, the Georgia Dome is only 23 years old. Why do they need a new stadium?

1) Arizona State 67, Texas A&M 54-- Solid win for Bobby Hurley's team over the 18th-ranked Aggies- they were up 25 in second half. At this point, Hurley has to be the odds-on favorite to replace Mike Krzyzewski at Duke when that day comes.

**Udog** · 12-06-2015, 09:16 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 6

Hot teams
-- Memphis won seven of its last ten games (3-5HF).
-- Detroit won last three games, by 11-5-7 (4-0 last four HF).
-- 21-0 Warriors covered seven of their last nine games. Brooklyn won its last four home games (4-1HU).

Cold teams
-- Suns lost seven of their last eight games (1-4 last five AU).
-- Lakers lost eight of last nine games (1-6 last seven AU).
-- Mavericks lost five of their last seven games (1-1AF). Wizards lost five of their last seven games (3-1HU).
-- Sacramento lost four of its last five games (4-5AU). Thunder lost last two games by total of 8 points (1-5 last six HF).

Series records
-- Grizzlies won their last seven games with Phoenix.
-- Lakers won their last seven games with Detroit.
-- Nets lost five of last seven games with Golden State.
-- Wizards lost last ten games with Dallas (0-5 vs spread last five).
-- Thunder won nine of last ten games with Sacramento.

Totals
-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Phoenix games.
-- Last three Detroit games went over the total.
-- Eight of last ten Golden State games went over.
-- Four of last five Dallas games stayed under total.
-- Nine of last ten King-Thunder games stayed under.

NBA

Sunday, December 6

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Trend Report
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3:30 PM
PHOENIX vs. MEMPHIS
Phoenix is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix

See more trends!
DECEMBER 6, 6:00 PM
LA LAKERS vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the LA Lakers last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
LA Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Detroit is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

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DECEMBER 6, 6:00 PM
DALLAS vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games when playing at home against Dallas
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

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DECEMBER 6, 6:00 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. BROOKLYN
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games
Brooklyn is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State

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DECEMBER 6, 7:00 PM
SACRAMENTO vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
Sacramento is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Sacramento is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Sacramento
Oklahoma City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

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**Udog** · 12-06-2015, 09:48 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 6

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PHOENIX (8 - 12) at MEMPHIS (11 - 9) - 12/6/2015, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 102-78 ATS (+16.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 55-34 ATS (+17.6 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 50-32 ATS (+14.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 29-14 ATS (+13.6 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games after scoring 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 35-16 ATS (+17.4 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 6-1 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 7-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA LAKERS (3 - 16) at DETROIT (11 - 9) - 12/6/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 5-0 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 5-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (21 - 0) at BROOKLYN (5 - 14) - 12/6/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 61-43 ATS (+13.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 71-49 ATS (+17.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 66-43 ATS (+18.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 33-17 ATS (+14.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 4-1 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 3-2 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (11 - 9) at WASHINGTON (8 - 9) - 12/6/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 447-369 ATS (+41.1 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 66-44 ATS (+17.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is between 205 and 209.5 points since 1996.
DALLAS is 68-43 ATS (+20.7 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
DALLAS is 145-109 ATS (+25.1 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 37-19 ATS (+16.1 Units) in road games against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
DALLAS is 151-116 ATS (+23.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 52-76 ATS (-31.6 Units) as a home underdog of 3 points or less since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 347-417 ATS (-111.7 Units) in home games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-0 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-0 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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SACRAMENTO (7 - 14) at OKLAHOMA CITY (11 - 8) - 12/6/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 40-58 ATS (-23.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 1-14 ATS (-14.4 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 18-31 ATS (-16.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 20-33 ATS (-16.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 68-42 ATS (+21.8 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 4-3 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 7-1 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 12-06-2015, 09:51 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, December 6

Phoenix @ Memphis

Game 501-502
December 6, 2015 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
116.107
Memphis
124.144
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 8
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 5 1/2
204
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(-5 1/2); Over

LA Lakers @ Detroit

Game 503-504
December 6, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
109.752
Detroit
122.794
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 13
190
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 9
197
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-9); Under

Golden State @ Brooklyn

Game 505-506
December 6, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
125.988
Brooklyn
118.132
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 8
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 10
209 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+10); Under

Dallas @ Washington

Game 507-508
December 6, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
115.410
Washington
119.971
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4 1/2
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 2 1/2
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+2 1/2); Over

Sacramento @ Oklahoma City

Game 509-510
December 6, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
116.530
Oklahoma City
125.077
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 8 1/2
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 11
220 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+11); Under

**Udog** · 12-06-2015, 09:55 AM

NBA

Sunday, December 6

NBA roundup: Warriors improve to 21-0

TORONTO -- Guard Stephen Curry scored 15 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors posted a 112-109 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday to stretch their record start to 21-0.

Guard Klay Thompson added 26 points for the Warriors, while forward Draymond Green had 16 points and nine rebounds. Center Festus Ezeli scored eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

The Raptors (12-9) received a career-high 41 points from point guard Kyle Lowry, who added seven assists. Guard DeMar DeRozan added 16 points for the Raptors, who have lost two in a row.

Green made two free throws for a 104-102 Golden State lead with 1:25 to play as Golden State held off Toronto down the stretch.

Heat 99, Cavaliers 84

MIAMI -- Shooting guard Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 19 points as Miami defeated a Cleveland squad that rested former Heat star LeBron James.

James sat out after playing 45 minutes in Friday's overtime loss to New Orleans. Forward Richard Jefferson started in his place and scored a team-leading 16 points as the Cavaliers suffered their third straight loss.

Point guard Goran Dragic had 17 points and eight assists for the Heat. Center Hassan Whiteside added seven points, nine rebounds and five blocks.

Spurs 108, Celtics 105

SAN ANTONIO -- Forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 points as San Antonio improved to 11-0 at home.

Forward Boris Diaw added 16 points and small forward Kawhi Leonard and guard Manu Ginobili scored 15 apiece. The Spurs let a 17-point lead slip away and survived a strong Boston charge.

Guard Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 23 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Guard Avery Bradley scored 18 points and swingman Evan Turner had 16.

Jazz 122, Pacers 119 (OT)

SALT LAKE CITY -- Forward Derrick Favors scored a career-best 35 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Utah overcame a career-best 48 points from Indiana forward Paul George.

Favors' big night included a game-tying three-point play late in regulation and a bucket with 17 seconds to go in overtime. Forward Gordon Hayward added 22 points, five rebounds and five assists.

George was 15-of-27 shooting from the field and had a chance to win it in regulation, but his last-second 3-pointer was off as the Pacers lost their second straight game. Rodney Stuckey added 23 points for the Pacers.

Nuggets 108, 76ers 105

PHILADELPHIA -- Forward Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points, including the go-ahead dunk with 47.9 seconds left, as Denver rallied to defeat Philadelphia.

Backup guard Will Barton added 16 points and nine rebounds for Denver, which reeled off 10 straight points late in the fourth quarter to win its second straight after an eight-game losing streak.

Forward Robert Covington had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Philadelphia, which dropped to 1-20). The 76ers were without rookie center Jahlil Okafor, who was serving the second and final game of a disciplinary suspension.

Hornets 102, Bulls 96

CHICAGO -- Guard Nicolas Batum scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Charlotte knocked off Chicago.

Forward Cody Zeller added a season-high 17 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets. Guard Kemba Walker scored 17 points to help Charlotte earn its sixth win in the past eight games.

Guard Jimmy Butler scored 25 points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Bulls. Guard Derrick Rose scored 19 points as Chicago lost at home for only the second time in nine games this season.

Rockets 120, Kings 113

HOUSTON -- Center Dwight Howard produced 22 points and 18 rebounds and held down Sacramento star DeMarcus Cousins to deliver Houston to its fifth victory in six games.

Guard James Harden added 31 points and nine assists for the Rockets. Forward Terrence Jones scored 16 points off the bench.

Cousins finished with just 14 points on 4-of-16 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Point guard Rajon Rondo posted his ninth double-double of the season with 13 points and 18 assists.

Trail Blazers 109, Timberwolves 103

MINNEAPOLIS -- Damian Lillard scored a team-high 19 points and C.J. McCollum chipped in 17 as and Portland came back from a 17-point deficit to top Minnesota.

Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard added 14 points off the bench, including a big fourth-quarter 3-pointer that put Portland up 93-90. Portland also recovered from being 17 points down on Nov. 2 when it rallied for a 106-101 win over the Timberwolves.

Rookie center Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 27 points and 12 rebounds, his ninth double-double of the season. Second-year guard Andrew Wiggins added 17 points but was held scoreless in the fourth quarter.

Bucks 106, Knicks 91

MILWAUKEE -- Point guard Michael Carter-Williams scored 20 points off the bench to lead Milwaukee over New York.

Guard O.J. Mayo added 17 points and five assists in a season-high 34 minutes of work. Mayo hit 8 of 12 shots from the field.

Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony went 6 of 17 from the field while scoring 18 points. Forward Kristaps Porzingis had 12 points and seven rebounds.

Clippers 103, Magic 101

LOS ANGELES -- Jamal Crawford scored 32 points and Blake Griffin had 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to guide Los Angeles past Orlando.

Wesley Johnson came off the bench to score 21 points and grab seven rebounds and DeAndre Jordan produced 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, who snapped the Magic's five-game winning streak.

Victor Oladipo scored 24 points and Elfrid Payton added 21 points and eight assists for the Magic.

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