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**Udog** · 12-12-2015, 07:34 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

-- Eleven 1:00 NFL games Sunday, only two 4:00 games; bad scheduling.

-- Only two of 15 ACC basketball teams play Saturday; seven play Sunday.

-- A judge is temporarily allowing FanDuel, DraftKings to operate in New York for the rest of this month, good news for fantasy sports players.

-- Former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano is new DC at Ohio State.

-- Warriors 124, Celtics 119, 2OT-- Klay Thompson didn't play in what was a great NBA game. Golden State was 31-39 on foul line, Celtics 9-16. Warriors are 24-0.

-- 76ers signed coach Brett Brown to a 2-year contract extension. Maybe one of these days the front office will give him good players to coach.

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

13) Jason Heyward bags an 8-year, $184M contract from the Cubs, leaving St Louis for its division rival. Heyward has played six full seasons; he's hit more than 18 HRs once, has never scored more than 93 runs or knocked in more than 82. He is 26, has been in one All-Star Game. One. $23M a year. Interesting.

12) If I'm Yoenis Cespedes' agent, the bidding starts at $24M a year. Not for eight years because Cespedes is four years older than Heyward, but he is the better player.

11) I could never own a pro sports team; if I offered Chris Davis $150M for seven years, and he didn't immediately sign the damn thing, then I'd have to tell him to go bleep himself and move on. It takes onions to turn down that much cabbage.

10) Johnny Cueto turned down $120M for six years from Arizona, which is why they went after Zack Greinke; curious to see if Cueto signs for more than that.

9) Popular wisdom on MLB Network and on Twitter was that the Braves got the better of the Shelby Miller-to-Arizona trade. Two of three players Atlanta got are minor leaguers, so it'll take a few years for the final verdict to come in.

8) Last year, I was criticial of the team Phil Jackson put on the floor with the Knicks, but he has more than earned his $12M salary by drafting Porzingis; he gives the team real hope going forward and is someone to build the franchise around. They need a couple more guys to become contenders, but at least their compass is pointed up.

7) Red Sox OF Mookie Betts has bowled four perfect (300) games; he took part in his first pro bowlers tournament this week in Reno. He bowled 224 in his first game.

6) I'm surprised that neither Arizona Cardinals/St Louis Rams have retired #13 yet; hopefully Kurt Warner gets in the Hall of Fame next summer, than both teams can do it next season.

5) Stephen Curry is 22-58 (37.9%) from floor in two games Klay Thompson missed.

4) Temple's Tyler Matakevich won the Chuck Bednarik Award, which goes to the defensive player of the year. Ironic since Temple is in Philadelphia and Bednarik was a Philly guy, playing in college at Penn, in pros with the Eagles.

3) Speaking of Temple, some of these SEC schools just shuffle coordinators around when a guy like Owls' coach Matt Rhule doesn't get a better job. Maybe Al Golden's struggles at Miami hurt Rhule's value-- Golden went from Temple to Miami, but this guy Rhule is a really good coach and will get a big job soon.

2) Sixteen players were taken in this week's Rule 5 baseball draft; for $50K, a guy drafted has to stay in big leagues all next season or he can bought back by his original team for $25K. This rule prevents teams from keeping guys in the minors forever.

1) I get tired of players saying they want to make more money because ".......the owners are making so much money." Well they're the damn owners, they're supposed to make a lot of money. How about lowering ticket prices now and then so the fans catch an occasional break? Players are making way more than enough money.

**Udog** · 12-12-2015, 07:42 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, December 12

Hot teams
-- Clippers won three of last four games (3-4-1AF). Brooklyn won four of its last six games (5-2HU).
-- Hornets won seven of last nine games (4-3HF). Boston won six of last nine games, lost to Warriors in double OT Friday (4-1AU).
-- Detroit won five of its last seven games (5-1 last six HF).
-- Rockets won six of last eight games (2-8HF0.
-- Spurs won nine of their last 11 games (7-4AF). Hawks won three of last four home games (1-0HU).
-- 24-0 Warriors are 10-3-1 as road favorites- they won tough game in double OT last night, without Thompson/Barnes.
-- Wizards won three of last five games (3-0 last three AU).
-- Portland won three of its last five games (2-3HF).

Cold teams
-- Pacers lost three of last four games (2-3AF).
-- Lakers lost their last five games (3-8 last 11 AU).
-- New Orleans lost six of its last seven games (3-8AU). Chicago lost three of its last four games (1-9HF).
-- Bucks lost seven of last ten games (5-2HU).
-- Dallas lost last two home games, by 4-3 points (4-3HF).
-- New York lost eight of its last ten games (7-4AU).

Series records
-- Home side won last nine Clipper-Brooklyn games.
-- Celtics won four of last six games with Charlotte.
-- Pacers won five of last seven games with Detroit.
-- Lakers lost five of last six games with Houston.
-- Spurs won last 10 games with Atlanta (7-3 vs spread).
-- Bulls won seven of last ten games with New Orleans.
-- Warriors won their last four games with Milwaukee.
-- Mavericks won last 10 games with Wizards, covering last six.
-- Knicks lost their last six games with Portland.

Totals
-- Over is 3-1 in last four games for both Clippers/Nets.
-- Five of last seven Charlotte games stayed under total.
-- Seven of last nine Indiana-Detroit games went over.
-- Three of last four Laker games went over the total.
-- Four of Spurs' last five games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Pelican games stayed under total.
-- Last eight Golden State games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Washington games.
-- Four of last five New York road games stayed under.

**Udog** · 12-12-2015, 07:44 AM

NBA

Saturday, December 12

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. BROOKLYN
LA Clippers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
LA Clippers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games
Brooklyn is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Brooklyn is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games

7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. CHARLOTTE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Boston is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Charlotte is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing Boston

7:30 PM
INDIANA vs. DETROIT
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing Indiana

8:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. ATLANTA
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Orleans's last 12 games on the road
New Orleans is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing New Orleans
Chicago is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing New Orleans

8:00 PM
LA LAKERS vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 6 games
LA Lakers are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Lakers

8:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. DALLAS
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington

8:30 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. MILWAUKEE
Golden State is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State

10:00 PM
NEW YORK vs. PORTLAND
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland
New York is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games

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**Udog** · 12-12-2015, 08:43 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, December 12

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LA CLIPPERS (13 - 10) at BROOKLYN (7 - 15) - 12/12/2015, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 21-33 ATS (-15.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) as a road favorite of 3.5 to 6 points over the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 63-38 ATS (+21.2 Units) in road games after allowing 85 points or less since 1996.

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

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BOSTON (13 - 10) at CHARLOTTE (14 - 8) - 12/12/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 62-45 ATS (+12.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 35-19 ATS (+14.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-3 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-3 straight up against CHARLOTTE 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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INDIANA (13 - 8) at DETROIT (13 - 11) - 12/12/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 32-20 ATS (+10.0 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DETROIT is 17-37 ATS (-23.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points since 1996.
DETROIT is 61-92 ATS (-40.2 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.

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

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LA LAKERS (3 - 20) at HOUSTON (11 - 12) - 12/12/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 22-34 ATS (-15.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 94-128 ATS (-46.8 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 4-2 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 5-2 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (19 - 5) at ATLANTA (14 - 10) - 12/12/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 66-52 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 127-94 ATS (+23.6 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
ATLANTA is 36-21 ATS (+12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 920-799 ATS (+41.1 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 730-617 ATS (+51.3 Units) as a favorite since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 77-43 ATS (+29.7 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 307-251 ATS (+30.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 267-216 ATS (+29.4 Units) after scoring 105 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 45-28 ATS (+14.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 3-2 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 5-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW ORLEANS (6 - 16) at CHICAGO (12 - 8) - 12/12/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 7-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) in all games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 18-34 ATS (-19.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points since 1996.
NEW ORLEANS is 7-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) first half of the season this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CHICAGO is 33-49 ATS (-20.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 115-154 ATS (-54.4 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 54-85 ATS (-39.5 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.

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

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GOLDEN STATE (24 - 0) at MILWAUKEE (9 - 15) - 12/12/2015, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-2 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 4-0 straight up against MILWAUKEE 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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WASHINGTON (9 - 12) at DALLAS (13 - 10) - 12/12/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 293-240 ATS (+29.0 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-0 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 5-0 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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NEW YORK (10 - 14) at PORTLAND (10 - 14) - 12/12/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 35-52 ATS (-22.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PORTLAND is 11-0 ATS (+11.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 195 and 199.5 points over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) off an upset win as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 3-1 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 4-0 straight up against NEW YORK 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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**Udog** · 12-12-2015, 10:13 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, December 12

LA Clippers @ Brooklyn

Game 501-502
December 12, 2015 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
120.769
Brooklyn
113.229
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 7 1/2
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 5 1/2
204 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-5 1/2); Over

Boston @ Charlotte

Game 503-504
December 12, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
122.777
Charlotte
129.621
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 7
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 2
203
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(-2); Over

Indiana @ Detroit

Game 505-506
December 12, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
123.054
Detroit
119.876
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 3
196
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
Pick
201
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
Under

LA Lakers @ Houston

Game 507-508
December 12, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
109.420
Houston
118.318
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 9
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 11 1/2
209 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Lakers
(+11 1/2); Under

San Antonio @ Atlanta

Game 509-510
December 12, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
128.533
Atlanta
122.619
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 6
185
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 3
191 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(-3); Under

New Orleans @ Chicago

Game 511-512
December 12, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
113.078
Chicago
123.297
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 10
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 6 1/2
203 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-6 1/2); Over

Golden State @ Milwaukee

Game 513-514
December 12, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
130.516
Milwaukee
117.961
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 12 1/2
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 9
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-9); N/A

Washington @ Dallas

Game 515-516
December 12, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
114.645
Dallas
122.641
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 8
200
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 6 1/2
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-6 1/2); Under

New York @ Portland

Game 517-518
December 12, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
111.584
Portland
123.049
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
by 11 1/2
194
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 3 1/2
199
Dunkel Pick:
Portland
(-3 1/2); Under

**Udog** · 12-12-2015, 12:11 PM

NBA
Short Sheet

Saturday, December 12

LA Clippers at Brooklyn, 5:05 ET
Los Angeles: 63-38 ATS in road games after allowing 85 points or les
Brooklyn: 4-17 ATS after 2 or more consecutive wins

Boston at Charlotte, 7:05 ET
Boston: 28-11 ATS as a road underdog
Charlotte: 34-20 UNDER as a home favorite

Indiana at Detroit, 7:35 ET
Indiana: 12-3 ATS after having lost 3 of their last 4 games
Detroit: 61-92 ATS in home games when playing on back-to-back days

LA Lakers at Houston, 7:35 ET
Los Angeles: 29-14 OVER after having lost 12 or more of their last 15 games
Houston: 43-24 OVER after a non-conference game

San Antonio at Atlanta, 8:05 ET
San Antonio: 8-0 OVER in road games after a game where they made 60% of their free throws or worse
Atlanta: 15-4 OVER after a game being outrebounded by opponent by 15 or more

New Orleans at Chicago, 8:05 ET
New Orleans: 25-12 ATS after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread
Chicago: 1-8 ATS as a home favorite

Golden State at Milwaukee, 8:35 ET
Golden State: 16-7 ATS as a favorite
Milwaukee: 39-65 ATS in home games against Pacific division opponents

Washington at Dallas, 8:35 ET
Washington: 25-8 ATS in road games off a close road loss of 3 points or less
Dallas: 120-161 ATS in home games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread

NY Knicks at Portland, 10:05 ET
New York: 30-43 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as an underdog
Portland: 19-8 ATS off an upset win as an underdog

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