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**Udog** · 01-14-2016, 08:41 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

-- LSU 90, Ole Miss 81-- No need for a shot clock in this game.

-- Oklahoma 74, Oklahoma State 72-- Evans kid had 42 for the Cowboys.

-- Tenn-Martin 96, Tennessee Tech 90-- Skyhawks hit 16-25 from the arc.

-- St Bonaventure 69, Rhode Island 64-- Bonnies, VCU tied atop Atlantic 14.

-- Memphis 67, Temple 65-- Last 0:05 of this game set basketball back a few years. Owls fouled a Memphis player 60 feet from hoop with 0:01.3 left.

-- USC 89, UCLA 75-- Convincing wire-to-wire win for the Trojans.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud.......

13) Clemson 68, Duke 63-- In last four days, Tigers beat Louisville/Duke, both home games, the best stretch in years for Clemson basketball. In those two games, Clemson took 57 foul shots, their opponents 23. Landry Nnoko was a beast in this game.

12) Should be noted that Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum is being refurbished this year; Tigers are playing games in Greenville, SC, sharing the building with an ECHL minor league hockey team called the Greenville Swamp Rabbits-- tremendous name.

11) Forbes Magazine reported that the Rams are worth twice as much now as they were two days ago, before they moved to LA. Stan Kroenke has to pay NFL $550M to re-locate, but the team is worth more than that and doubled in worth, so he's already re-couped the $550M, and then some. I was happy today when I found a quarter and a dime on the floor of my car-- everything is relative.

10) Found it ironical that late Tuesday nite the movie Wall Street showed up on TV, where Michael Douglas' character tells an audience that ".....greed is good." This was a couple hours after NFL owners resorted to a secret ballot to make sure the guy with the most money won the re-location competition. Real life is stranger than fiction.

9) Philip Rivers might not be happy about the Chargers potentially moving, but he has to be happy Ken Whisenhunt is back as Chargers' offensive coordinator. Rivers had a big year in 2013 when Whisenhunt was OC for the Bolts.

8) Miami Marlins gave 2B Dee Gordon $50M for five years; he's been a very good leadoff hitter the last few years. Marlins have Mattingly as manager, Barry Bonds as a hitting coach- they should be very interesting to follow.

7) Alabama 73, South Carolina 50-- Rough night for Gamecocks, who lose for first time in 16 games this season. Solid week for Crimson Tide sports.

6) Still amazed that Alabama did the onside kick in a tie game with less than 11:00 left Monday night. Takes lot of onions to do that.

5) Sign of the times: 14 SEC basketball teams, 28 international players.

4) Cleveland Browns hired Hue Jackson as head coach; he went 8-8 in his one and only season as coach of the Raiders in 2011- he was OC in Cincinnati the last couple years. Marvin Lewis has lost three coordinators to HC jobs the last three years.

3) The great Bill Raftery announced two basketball games in same day on two different networks Sunday; Ohio State-Indiana on CBS, Villanova-Butler on FS1.

2) NFL free agency starts March 9, so Chargers really have to decide before then where they're going to play in 2016- their official deadline to inform the league for its '16 plans is March 23. Lot of loose ends to tie up in six weeks.

1) RIP Jim Simpson, 88, the first play-by-play guy ESPN used when they started in 1979- he also worked a lot for NBC before that. I'm pretty sure Simpson was working the first time Dick Vitale got behind an ESPN mike. If you're my age you heard him work a lot of different events, including lot of AFL games. RIP, sir.

**Udog** · 01-14-2016, 08:43 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 14

Hot teams
-- Toronto won five of last seven games (7-5AF).
-- Memphis won four of last five home games (5-0 last five HF). Detroit won three of its last four games (3-6 last nine AU).
-- Cavaliers won last eight games (3-1AU). Spurs won their last nine games, covered six of last seven.
-- Utah won four of last six games (5-3 last eight HF).
-- Warriors won seven of their last eight games (1-4 last five HF).

Cold teams
-- Orlando lost five of its last six games (1-3 last four HU).
-- Bulls lost their last three games (3-1AF). 76ers lost five of their last six games (2-8 last 10 HU).
-- Kings lost six of their last nine games (5-2 last seven AU).
-- Lakers lost four of their last five games (3-1 last four AU).

Series records
-- Raptors won nine of last ten games with Orlando.
-- Bulls won last eight games with Philly (3-1 last four vs spread).
-- Pistons lost nine of last ten games with Memphis.
-- Spurs won nine of last ten games with Cleveland.
-- Jazz won five of last seven games with Sacramento.
-- Warriors won seven of last eight games against the Lakers.

Totals
-- Seven of last ten Toronto games went over total; six of last eight Magic games stayed under.
-- Last five Chicago-Philly games went over total.
-- Three of last four Memphis games went over total.
-- Four of last five Cleveland games went over total.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Sacramento-Utah games.
-- Five of last seven Laker games stayed under total.

Back/backs
-- Sacramento is 5-4 vs spread if it played night before. Utah is 5-3.
-- Golden State is 8-2 vs spread if it played night before.

**Udog** · 01-14-2016, 08:43 AM

NBA

Thursday, January 14

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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
TORONTO vs. ORLANDO
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Orlando
Orlando is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games when playing Toronto

7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. PHILADELPHIA
Chicago is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-15-1 ATS in its last 21 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago

8:00 PM
DETROIT vs. MEMPHIS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Memphis's last 16 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 9 games at home

8:00 PM
CLEVELAND vs. SAN ANTONIO
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Cleveland is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cleveland

9:00 PM
SACRAMENTO vs. UTAH
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Sacramento's last 13 games when playing on the road against Utah
Sacramento is 3-5-1 SU in its last 9 games ,
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games at home

10:30 PM
LA LAKERS vs. GOLDEN STATE
LA Lakers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 7 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-14-2016, 08:48 AM

NBA

Thursday, January 14

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Game of the Day: Cavaliers at Spurs
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Cleveland has won eight straight, while San Antonio is 22-0 at home this season.

Cleveland Cavaliers at San Antonio Spurs (-5.5, 195.5)

The last time the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs squared off, it turned into one of the most memorable games of the 2014-15 regular season. The latest matchup is lining up as another stellar affair as Cleveland has won eight straight games while host San Antonio's enters Thursday's contest with nine consecutive wins and a 22-0 home mark.

Point guard Kyrie Irving scored a career-best 57 points and drained all seven of his 3-point attempts as the Cavaliers went into San Antonio and produced a 128-125 overtime victory last March. Irving is just rounding into form after surgery to repair a fractured kneecap suffered during June's NBA Finals and scored 22 points as Cleveland produced a 110-107 overtime win at Dallas on Tuesday for its 14th victory in 16 contests. San Antonio continued its strong play with a 109-99 road win over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday that represents its 16th win in 17 games. The Spurs have won 31 consecutive home games dating back to last season while the Cavaliers are 4-0 on their current six-game road swing.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, TNT

LINE HISTORY: The Spurs have opened as 5.5-point home favorites, while the total opened at 195.5. Check out the complete line history here.

INJURY REPORT:

Cavaliers - PG M. Williams (questionable Thursday, personal).

Spurs - None to report.

POWER RANKINGS: Cavaliers (-9.5) - Spurs (-18) + home court (-3) = Spurs -11.5

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (27-9, 15-20-1 ATS, 17-19 O/U): Forward LeBron James scored 27 points in the victory over Dallas, and he has a simple explanation for why the team's success rate has soared. "We're finally whole," James told reporters, referencing the recent return of Irving and guard Iman Shumpert from injuries. "It took us a long time to get whole and it's paying dividends to our team and obviously we're not going to win every game, but we want to go out, we want to play our type of game - and that’s defend at a high level." Power forward Kevin Love is performing well and he has back-to-back double-doubles while averaging 11.4 rebounds over the past seven games.

ABOUT THE SPURS (34-6, 28-12 ATS, 18-21-1 O/U): San Antonio has recorded 16 double-digit victories at home but received a stern test in its last game at the AT&T Center. The Spurs held off the New York Knicks 100-99 last Friday as New York rallied over the final minutes and nearly pulled off the upset before Jose Calderon's 3-point attempt bounced off the rim as time expired. A good sign in Tuesday's victory over Detroit was the play of point guard Tony Parker, who erupted for a season-best 31 points on 13-of-19 shooting after averaging eight points on 9-of-29 shooting over his previous three outings.

TRENDS:

* Over is 7-0 in the last seven meetings in San Antonio.
* Over is 9-2 in the last 11 meetings.
* Road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.
* Spurs are 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings.

CONSENSUS: Fifty-five percent of wagers are on the Spurs and the over in this matchup.

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**Udog** · 01-14-2016, 10:07 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 14

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TORONTO (24 - 15) vs. ORLANDO (20 - 18) - 1/14/2016, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.

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

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CHICAGO (22 - 15) at PHILADELPHIA (4 - 36) - 1/14/2016, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-4 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 8-1 straight up against PHILADELPHIA 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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DETROIT (21 - 17) at MEMPHIS (21 - 19) - 1/14/2016, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-2 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 4-1 straight up against DETROIT 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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CLEVELAND (27 - 9) at SAN ANTONIO (34 - 6) - 1/14/2016, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 28-12 ATS (+14.8 Units) in all games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 28-11 ATS (+15.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 15-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 52-32 ATS (+16.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 194-145 ATS (+34.5 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 34-20 ATS (+12.0 Units) in home games after scoring 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 262-215 ATS (+25.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 50-35 ATS (+11.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 3-1 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO 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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SACRAMENTO (15 - 23) at UTAH (17 - 21) - 1/14/2016, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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LA LAKERS (9 - 31) at GOLDEN STATE (36 - 3) - 1/14/2016, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 80-57 ATS (+17.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 41-26 ATS (+12.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 74-51 ATS (+17.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 79-60 ATS (+13.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 7-3 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 8-2 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 01-14-2016, 03:15 PM

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, January 14

Toronto @ Orlando

Game 701-702
January 14, 2016 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
120.510
Orlando
113.861
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 6 1/2
188
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 4
193 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-4); Under

Chicago @ Philadelphia

Game 703-704
January 14, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
116.525
Philadelphia
106.492
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 10
196
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 8 1/2
204
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-8 1/2); Under

Detroit @ Memphis

Game 705-706
January 14, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
121.423
Memphis
119.972
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 1 1/2
192 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+1 1/2); Over

Cleveland @ San Antonio

Game 707-708
January 14, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
124.189
San Antonio
127.598
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 3 1/2
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 6
196
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+6); Over

Sacramento @ Utah

Game 709-710
January 14, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
115.185
Utah
120.576
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 5 1/2
192
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 1 1/2
202
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-1 1/2); Under

LA Lakers @ Golden State

Game 711-712
January 14, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
109.145
Golden State
128.974
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 20
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 17
216
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-17); Under

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