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**Udog** · 12-13-2015, 06:46 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

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six most popular picks in Week 14 season record: 39-38-2

6) Steelers +2.5 (377)-- Bengals clinch division with a win here. .

5) Bills -1 (386)-- LeSean McCoy returns to Philly; interesting game.

4) Giants -1 (447)-- Big Blue has lost four games in last minute when they led.

3) Lions even (517)-- Detroit had extra prep time after LW's Thursday game.

2) Patriots -3 (532)-- People don't think NE will lose three in a row.

1) Seahawks -6.5 (962)-- Spread doubled after Clausen named starter.

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

13) Bucks 108, Warriors 95-- Golden State's 28-game win streak comes to an end; I'm wondering if anyone in Oakland is relieved the streak is over, so they can get on with the business of the regular season- the bandwagon will empty, lot of the media will be gone, and they can properly rest guys who are banged-up.

12) Our world is too impatient: Penguins fired coach Mike Johnston, even though the team has a 15-10-3 record. 15-10-3 ain't bad. Apparently the owners think things should be better, but its not even Christmas yet. We'll see how this turns out.

11) Chattanooga 61, Dayton 59-- Biggest basketball upset of the day; Flyers won at Vanderbilt earlier this week, now lose at home to a Southern Conference team. UTC has a new coach this year; the previous coach replaced Shaka Smart at VCU.

10) Texas 84, North Carolina 82-- Speaking of Shaka Smart, he got the biggest win of his brief Texas tenure when his Longhorns upset UNC on a late baseline jumper that just barely beat the buzzer. Tar Heels are now 0-2 in true road games.

9) I know the show is 90:00 because they can sell ads to fill 90:00 of TV, but why in God's name does ESPN waste 90:00 of airtime for a Heisman Trophy show? All that matter is the thirty seconds at the end the winner is announced- how can people watch the rest of it? What is said that already hasn't been said?

8) When Iowa State rallied back from 20 down to beat Iowa Thursday, kids stormed the court in celebration, during which a sports columnist was knocked down and he broke his leg. Few years ago, a high school star in Arizona was paralyzed when he was trampled in a similar court storming- the kid had a scholarship at Stanford waiting for him, but he can't walk anymore. Pretty soon court storming will be banned.

7) Xavier 65, Cincinnati 55-- Musketeers have now won six of last seven games in an intense inner-city rivalry- they're probably the best team in the Big East. .

6) Xavier-Cincinnati is so intense that it was moved off campus for a couple years to a neutral downtown arena, after a big brawl. When you see the refs assigned to a game like this, it is a big compliment to them. The three refs at Xavier last night were Jeffrey Anderson, Brent Hampton, Roger Ayers- they must be very good officials.

5) UCLA 71, Gonzaga 66-- Zags lost at home to Arizona/UCLA in last eight days; at what point do we call them a fraud, or is Karnowski's back injury the missing link to the Zags being a really good team? Gonzaga gets an awful lot of publicity, but other than taking the WCC every year, what exactly do they win?

4) Kansas 82, Oregon State 67-- Jayhawks were down 11 at half, outscored OSU 54-28 in second half. Beavers' coach Wayne Tinkle's son plays for OSU-- he shoots a lot of 3-pointers, he wears uniform number 3, his first name is Tres. Now that makes sense; the kid hit his first five 3's in this game, but made only one other basket.

3) Michael Cuddyer retired after 15 years in the big leagues; good to wrap up your career by playing in a World Series for the first time. Cuddyer banked just over $79M in his 13-year career- he would have made another $12.5M if he played next year. .

2) Marquette 57, Wisconsin 55-- Badgers have lost three home games already.

1) Carolina Panthers are 12-0, rolling along towards an undefeated season, but coach Ron Rivera's mom Delores thinks the Panthers should blitz more. Seriously, she knows a lot about football and thinks her son's defense doesn't blitz enough. Oy.

**Udog** · 12-13-2015, 06:49 AM

NBA

Sunday, December 13

NBA roundup: Bucks hand Warriors first loss of season

MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double, Greg Monroe had 28 points and the Milwaukee Bucks did something no team has done yet this season -- they defeated the Golden State Warriors, 108-95 on Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Fresh off the heels of a double-overtime victory in Boston, Golden State brought its NBA-record 24-0 start into the game but couldn't find a rhythm against Milwaukee. The Warriors shot just 40.9 percent from the field and only 6-for-26 from beyond the arc.

Milwaukee, meanwhile, played its best game of a frustrating season, shooting just a shade under 50 percent from the field and knocking down 6 of 14 3-point attempts.

Shooting guard O.J. Mayo contributed four of those as part of an 18-point effort. Forward Jabari Parker scored 19 but Antetokounmpo's 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and Monroe's presence on both ends of the court set the tone for the Bucks.

Stephen Curry led Golden State (24-1) with 28 points, while forward Draymond Green added 24.

Wizards 114, Mavericks 111

DALLAS -- Otto Porter racked up a career-best 28 points to lead hot-shooting Washington past Dallas at American Airlines Center.

The Wizards snapped an 11-game losing streak to Dallas and won for only the second time on second half of a back-to-back this season.

Washington did so without Bradley Beal, who's out for at least two weeks with a leg injury. Beal's absence mattered little with Porter coming through with the highest-scoring performance of his three-year career.

Spurs 103, Hawks 78

ATLANTA -- San Antonio's winning streak against Atlanta is now 11 games and Mike Budenholzer is 0-6 against coaching mentor Gregg Popovich.

The Spurs -- the NBA's top defensive team -- held Atlanta to 25 points in the first half and romped to a victory over the Hawks.

Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points to lead San Antonio in scoring for the 15th time. Manu Ginobili added 17 points off the bench as the Spurs led by as many as 28 points in the third quarter.

The victory was the 17th in the past 20 games for the Spurs, who have the league's second-best record at 20-5.

Rockets 126, Lakers 97

HOUSTON -- James Harden and Dwight Howard co-authored a strong offensive performance as Houston outgunned Los Angeles at Toyota Center.

While Harden scored a game-high 30 points, Howard added 18 points and 12 rebounds. Reserve Marcus Thornton scored 18 points as Houston won for the seventh time in nine games.

The Lakers lost seven times on their season-long eight-game road trip. Kobe Bryant delivered to the delight of the raucous crowd, posting 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists in only 31 minutes.

Celtics 98, Hornets 93

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Avery Bradley scored 23 points and Isaiah Thomas tallied 21 points and 13 assists as Boston snapped Charlotte's four-game winning streak.

The Celtics bounced back from a draining double-overtime loss to Golden State on Friday night. It's the fourth straight time this season the Celtics have won on the second night of a back-to-back.

In a game that saw 14 lead changes and six ties, the Celtics took the lead for good at 90-89 on a fast-break basket by Thomas with 2:54 remaining. Jae Crowder's two free throws with 6.6 seconds remaining made it 96-93 and, after Charlotte guard Nic Batum badly missed a tying 3-point attempt with 3.6 seconds remaining, Evan Turner sealed it with a layup with two seconds left.

Pistons 118, Pacers 96

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Reggie Jackson led six Detroit players in double figures with 21 points and the Pistons rolled past Indiana at The Palace.

Jackson also dished out nine assists while backcourt partner Kentavious Caldwell-Pope approached a triple-double with 18 points, seven rebounds and a career-high eight assists. Ersan Ilyasova had 20 points, Marcus Morris supplied 16 and reserve Stanley Johnson added 11 for the Pistons, who have won six of their last eight games.

Steve Blake had 11 points for Detroit and Andre Drummond chipped in eight points and 11 rebounds.

Bulls 98, Pelicans 94

CHICAGO -- Aaron Brooks scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead Chicago to a win against New Orleans at United Center.

Brooks finished with 17 points and hit three 3-pointers in the fourth. Derrick Rose finished with just nine points but hit a clutch fade-away jumper with 11.5 seconds left to put the Bulls up by four.

Six players finished in double-figure scoring for Chicago, led by Pau Gasol's 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jimmy Butler added 15 points and Doug McDermott scored 12, while Joakim Noah and Nikola Mirotic had 10 points each.

**Udog** · 12-13-2015, 07:00 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 13

Hot teams
-- Memphis won its last three road games (3-3AU).
-- Toronto won its last three home games (0-5 last five HF).
-- Thunder won four in row, eight of last ten games (2-6 last eight HF).

Cold teams
-- Minnesota lost five of its last six games (2-6 last 8AU). Phoenix lost five of its last seven games (0-4 last four HF).
-- Miami lost its last three games, all by 11+ (2-5 last seven HF).
-- 1-23 Philly is 6-3 vs spread in last nine road games.
-- Jazz lost four of their last six games (5-2AU).

Series records
-- Suns won four of last five games with Minnesota.
-- Grizzlies won last three games with Miami.
-- 76ers lost their last nine games with Toronto.
-- Thunder won four of last five games with Utah.

Totals
-- Five of last six Minnesota games went over total.
-- Four of last five Miami games stayed under total.
-- Five of last seven Philly games stayed under total.
-- Last six Jazz-Thunder games stayed under the total.

NBA

Sunday, December 13

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Trend Report
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3:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. PHOENIX
Minnesota is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Phoenix is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games

6:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. TORONTO
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games at home
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games

6:00 PM
MEMPHIS vs. MIAMI
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Miami's last 20 games

7:00 PM
UTAH vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
Utah is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 12-13-2015, 08:14 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 13

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MINNESOTA (9 - 13) at PHOENIX (10 - 14) - 12/13/2015, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 21-33 ATS (-15.3 Units) after allowing 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 26-43 ATS (-21.3 Units) after scoring 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 104-80 ATS (+16.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 52-34 ATS (+14.6 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games this season.
MINNESOTA is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 3-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 5-2 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MEMPHIS (13 - 11) at MIAMI (12 - 9) - 12/13/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 117-85 ATS (+23.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
MIAMI is 117-155 ATS (-53.5 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.
MIAMI is 51-76 ATS (-32.6 Units) against Southwest division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 2-1 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 3-1 straight up against MIAMI 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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PHILADELPHIA (1 - 23) at TORONTO (15 - 9) - 12/13/2015, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 6-3 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 9-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA 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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UTAH (10 - 11) at OKLAHOMA CITY (15 - 8) - 12/13/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 57-42 ATS (+10.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 40-25 ATS (+12.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 24-3 ATS (+20.7 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 43-15 ATS (+26.5 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 5-4 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 7-3 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 12-13-2015, 08:16 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, December 13

Philadelphia @ Toronto

Game 705-706
December 13, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
110.331
Toronto
120.432
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 10
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 12 1/2
193
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+12 1/2); Over

Utah @ Oklahoma City

Game 707-708
December 13, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
119.911
Oklahoma City
126.426
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 6 1/2
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 9
202
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(+9); Over

Minnesota @ Phoenix

Game 701-702
December 13, 2015 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
114.275
Phoenix
120.647
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 6 1/2
205
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 4 1/2
211
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-4 1/2); Under

Memphis @ Miami

Game 703-704
December 13, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
113.160
Miami
118.565
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 5 1/2
184
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 4
190
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-4); Under

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