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**Udog** · 01-09-2016, 09:22 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Six free agents who still haven't signed for 2016.......

-- Yoenis Cespedes OF (30)-- If no one wants him, send him to Oakland!!!

-- Justin Upton OF (28)-- Not a big fan, but he's a lot better than his brother.

-- Chris Davis 1B (30)-- Numbers will go down if he leaves Camden Yards.

-- Ian Desmond SS (30)-- Don't the Padres need a shortstop?

-- Dexter Fowler OF (30)-- If the Cubs don't want him, why should you?

-- Wei-Yin Chen, P (30)-- If I'm a NL GM, we're going all-in on this guy.

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

13) ESPN's Adam Schefter had a great NFL stat this week: Four QBs who start for the road teams this weekend have made a combined 37 playoff starts; four home QBs have started zero playoff games.

12) Drafting ballplayers is an inexact science; smart people make some hideously bad decisions. Why are the Warriors great? Steph Curry was the 7th pick in the 2009 draft. Klay Thompson was the 11th pick in the '11 draft. Minnesota had two picks in the '09 draft ahead of Golden State; they took Ricky Rubio/Jonny Flynn. Yikes.

11) I laugh when pro golfers act disgusted with shots they hit, then the ball winds up 20 feet from the hole. Of course they're very precise and their winning/losing rides on getting as many shots as close to the hole as possible, but I can't hit two shots in a row on the fairway and they're such perfectionists.

There must be some epic temper tantrums off camera when these guys have bad days.

10) Then there is the Ally bank commercial, when the guy plays golf with his boss and cheats for his boss- that commercial makes me want to puke. I could never do that which probably explains my mediocre career as a civil servant........lolol

9) Ole Miss opened its new basketball arena this week and TV guys were raving about how nice it is. One thing about facilities though; when the rich donors cough up major money for better facilities, they expect to see an upgrade in the win-loss record.

Nebraska upgraded its facilities and is struggling, which has turned up the heat on Tim Miles. Auburn has new facilities and quickly fired Tony Barbee when he struggled in the SEC after it opened. Rich people are impatient; they expect results.

8) Speaking of which, Georgia's offensive coordinator makes $850K, the OL coach will make $650K, more than just about every MAC head coach.

7) The guy who was St Louis Cardinals' scouting director hacked the Astros' scouting database not once, but twice; thats a federal offense and he pled guilty on five counts of corporate espionage this week- the could could go to jail for five years.

6) One of the things in the leaked documents that were hacked was that the Marlins would've traded Giancarlo Stanton to Houston for Carlos Correa, George Springer. Seeing as I have Stanton in my keeper fantasy league, knowing he could be playing 81 games in Minute Maid Park instead of Miami's cavernous yard makes me sick.

5) Over the last 20 years, under is 20-13-1 in NFL playoff games involving teams who are divisional rivals, such as Steelers-Bengals tonight.

4) Washington Nationals traded former closer Drew Storen to Toronto Friday; Nats fell apart late LY- their bullpen imploded when they acquired Jonathan Papelbon and moved Storen to a set-up role.

3) Minnesota Vikings are only NFL team this year that started same five offensive linemen in all 16 games; thats good scouting, good coaching and a lot of luck that none of them got hurt.

2) Oakland Grizzlies of Horizon League have a player named Max Hooper who is 58-129 (45%) outside the arc this year; he hasn't taken one 2-point shot in a game!!! He scored a layup in a scrimmage during practice the other day and the coach stopped practice so the team could give him a standing ovation. Seriously.

1) Jim Boeheim returns from his nine-game suspension tonight, team went 4-5 while he was away. ESPN will treat him like a hero, but he was banished from the team because the program cheated and to say he didn't know what was going on is comical. Coaches are control freaks; if they don't know, its because they don't want to know.

**Udog** · 01-09-2016, 09:24 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 9

Hot teams
-- Clippers won last seven games, covering last six.
-- Chicago won its last six games (4-6AU).
-- Detroit won three of its last four games (9-1 last ten HF).
-- Raptors won six of their last nine games (6-5AF).
-- Miami won four of its last five games.
-- Golden State won its last five games (11-5-1AF). Kings are 3-1 in their last four games (3-4HU).

Cold teams
-- Charlotte lost its last five games (1-5 vs spread in last six).
-- Hawks lost three of their last five games (6-3 last nine AF).
-- Wizards lost five of their last six games (5-2 last seven AU). Orlando lost four of its last five (5-1 last six HF).
-- Brooklyn lost four of last five games (11-2 last 13AU).
-- 76ers lost three of last four games (2-10 last 12 HU).
-- Jazz lost last three games, by 2-25-9 points.

Series records
-- Clippers won nine of last ten games with Charlotte (7-3 ATS).
-- Bulls won seven of last nine games with Atlanta.
-- Washington won last ten games with Orlando (5-3 L8 ATS).
-- Nets won four of last five games with Detroit.
-- 76ers lost last ten games with Toronto (3-7 vs spread).
-- Heat lost three of last four visits to Utah.
-- Kings lost last ten games with Golden State (1-8 ATS last nine).

Totals
-- Three of last four Clipper games went over total
-- Five of last seven Chicago games went over total.
-- Five of last six Washington-Orlando games stayed under.
-- Last five Brooklyn games stayed under the total.
-- Philly's last three games all went over the total.
-- Three of last four Utah home games stayed under.
-- Over is 5-0-1 in last six Sacramento games.

Back/backs
-- Washington is 3-4 vs spread if it played night before; Orlando is 4-2.
-- Brooklyn is 5-1 vs spread if it played night before.
-- Toronto is 4-2 vs spread on road if it played night before.
-- Miami is 3-2 vs spread if it played night before.
-- Golden State is 7-2 vs spread if it played night before.

**Udog** · 01-09-2016, 09:26 AM

NBA

Saturday, January 9

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Trend Report
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3:30 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. LA CLIPPERS
Charlotte is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 8 games on the road
LA Clippers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of the LA Clippers last 10 games at home

5:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 12 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Atlanta is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ORLANDO
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Orlando is 5-12-1 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games

7:30 PM
BROOKLYN vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Brooklyn's last 16 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Brooklyn's last 21 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Detroit's last 15 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Detroit is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

7:30 PM
TORONTO vs. PHILADELPHIA
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home

9:00 PM
MIAMI vs. UTAH
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 13 games on the road
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Utah
Utah is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Utah is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Miami

10:00 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. SACRAMENTO
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Golden State's last 20 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State
Sacramento is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-09-2016, 09:42 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 9

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CHARLOTTE (17 - 18) at LA CLIPPERS (23 - 13) - 1/9/2016, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 142-182 ATS (-58.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 84-58 ATS (+20.2 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 10-23 ATS (-15.3 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 3-2 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 4-1 straight up against CHARLOTTE 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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CHICAGO (22 - 12) at ATLANTA (22 - 15) - 1/9/2016, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 73-58 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 39-24 ATS (+12.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 78-44 ATS (+29.6 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-2 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-2 straight up against ATLANTA 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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WASHINGTON (15 - 19) at ORLANDO (20 - 17) - 1/9/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 162-207 ATS (-65.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
ORLANDO is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-4 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 11-0 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (10 - 26) at DETROIT (20 - 16) - 1/9/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in home games this season.
BROOKLYN is 37-24 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 6-2 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-4 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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TORONTO (23 - 15) at PHILADELPHIA (4 - 34) - 1/9/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 27-48 ATS (-25.8 Units) as a home underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-47 ATS (-28.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) after allowing 105 points or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 94-139 ATS (-58.9 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 7-3 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 10-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (22 - 14) at UTAH (15 - 20) - 1/9/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 47-18 ATS (+27.2 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 3-2 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 3-2 straight up against UTAH 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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GOLDEN STATE (34 - 2) at SACRAMENTO (15 - 21) - 1/9/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 22-13 ATS (+7.7 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 73-49 ATS (+19.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 46-27 ATS (+16.3 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 45-32 ATS (+9.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 78-59 ATS (+13.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 49-30 ATS (+16.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 48-65 ATS (-23.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 23-35 ATS (-15.5 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 21-39 ATS (-21.9 Units) in home games on Saturday games since 1996.
SACRAMENTO is 23-37 ATS (-17.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 8-2 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 11-0 straight up against SACRAMENTO 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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**Udog** · 01-09-2016, 12:52 PM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, January 9

Miami @ Utah

Game 511-512
January 9, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
120.700
Utah
117.310
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 3 1/2
179
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
184
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-1 1/2); Under

Golden State @ Sacramento

Game 513-514
January 9, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
125.830
Sacramento
120.717
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 5
228
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 7 1/2
223 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+7 1/2); Over

Charlotte @ LA Clippers

Game 501-502
January 9, 2016 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
112.869
LA Clippers
117.755
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 5
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 7 1/2
202 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(+7 1/2); Over

Chicago @ Atlanta

Game 503-504
January 9, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
124.142
Atlanta
123.027
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 2
206 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+2); Over

Washington @ Orlando

Game 505-506
January 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
114.594
Orlando
118.509
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 4
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Orlando
by 2
197 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(-2); Over

Brooklyn @ Detroit

Game 507-508
January 9, 2016 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
111.616
Detroit
124.419
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 13
200
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 11 1/2
196 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-11 1/2); Over

Toronto @ Philadelphia

Game 509-510
January 9, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
120.398
Philadelphia
109.422
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 11
194
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 9 1/2
201 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-9 1/2); Under

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