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**Udog** · 01-24-2016, 10:00 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top six outfielders in OPS last season.......

6) Andrew McCutchen, Pitt-- .889

5) David Peralta, Ariz-- .893

4) Jose Bautista, Tor-- .913

3) Nelson Cruz, Sea-- .936

2) Mike Trout, LAA-- .991

1) Bryce Harper, Wsh-- 1.109

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

13) Nevada 65, UNLV 63-- Former NBA coach Eric Musselman is the new coach at Nevada; this was his first game against rival UNLV. Musselman went to college at the U of San Diego, where his roommate was George Tarkanian (yes, his son).

12) ESPN struck gold with former Stanford/Cal/Warrior coach Mike Montgomery as analyst of the UNLV-Nevada game. He is smart, relaxed behind the mike-- you learn stuff listening to him.

11) Ball State, Iowa State were only teams that played yesterday that turned the ball over more than 20 times; odd thing is, they both won and on the road at that.

10) Ball State 88, Eastern Michigan 87 2OT-- Speaking of which, maybe the worst 0:15 of officiating we'll see all season at the end of the second OT. Seriously.

EMU led 87-85 with 0:18 left, Ball State misses a 3 from the left wing. Rebound goes into the right corner, where an EMU player grabs it, is trapped by three guys on Ball State, at least two of whom seem to foul him, or in worst case, cause a tied ball.

But the officials swallow their whistles, a Ball State player emerges from the scrum by taking at least four steps with the ball- he passes to a teammate, who hits a 3-ball to win game with 0:00.7 left. This game was in Ypsilanti; home fans weren't happy.

All three of these refs should be suspended for blatantly failing to do their job.

9) Ark-Little Rock 68, Tex-Arlington 62-- Game between Sun Belt titans was 42-14 at the half, Little Rock.hung on in second half; Arlington got within four in last 1:00.

8) Pepperdine 71, BYU 65-- Cougars came back from 10 down at half to win at LMU Thursday, but Waves got best of them here. BYU was just 6-22 on the arc.

7) Bulls 96, Cavaliers 83-- Tyronn Lue's first game as head coach in Cleveland did not go well. Lue says the Cavaliers aren't in good enough shape. To be continued....

6) California 74, Arizona 73-- During this game, Bill Walton talked about: volcanoes, Lou Brock, alignment of the planets, Bugs Bunny, San Quentin, Apple computers, as well as his grandson. He also fit in commentary on Cal's dramatic win- they went 2-0 at home this week, even without injured point guard Tyrone Wallace. Big week.

5) Louisville 75, Georgia Tech 71-- Tech led by 7 at half, Cardinals rallied for third win in a row. Coach K's son-in-law was analyst for this game; he was shilling for the ACC as strongest league in the country. Apparently, he hasn't seen any Big X games.

4) Cal-Riverside 74, Long Beach State 72-- Riverside coach Dennis Cutts is a fellow Albany alum and a good coach; big win for him here. Long Beach made 13-24 from the arc and still lost- that doesn't happen very much.

3) Indiana 89, Northwestern 57-- Impressed with how much better Hoosiers are now than they were in November, when they lost to Wake Forest, UNLV. They're 7-0 in a Big 14 that isn't nearly as good as everyone thinks it is, but they are 7-0.

2) Biggest upset of the day: South Florida (+16.5) 71, Houston 62.

1) Duke and Michigan State ended their three-game skids. Spartans were especially emotional after beating Maryland at home-- was fun to see kids show genuine joy at winning one regular season game. Maybe it was more relief than joy, but still.......

**Udog** · 01-24-2016, 10:06 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, January 24

Boston @ Philadelphia

Game 821-822
January 24, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
118.627
Philadelphia
108.269
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 10 1/2
200
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 8 1/2
207
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-8 1/2); Under

Dallas @ Houston

Game 831-832
January 24, 2016 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
117.884
Houston
123.756
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 6
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 1 1/2
208
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-1 1/2); Over

Oklahoma City @ Brooklyn

Game 833-834
January 24, 2016 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
122.086
Brooklyn
112.067
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 10
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 13 1/2
206
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+13 1/2); Over

LA Clippers @ Toronto

Game 835-836
January 24, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
125.832
Toronto
123.791
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
205 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(+2 1/2); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 24

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BOSTON (23 - 21) at PHILADELPHIA (6 - 38) - 1/24/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 72-56 ATS (+10.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 40-25 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 43-29 ATS (+11.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-48 ATS (-24.8 Units) as a home underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 97-140 ATS (-57.0 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-4 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 7-3 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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DALLAS (25 - 20) at HOUSTON (23 - 22) - 1/24/2016, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 27-18 ATS (+7.2 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 336-268 ATS (+41.2 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 73-49 ATS (+19.1 Units) as a road underdog of 3 points or less since 1996.
DALLAS is 453-375 ATS (+40.5 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 122-90 ATS (+23.0 Units) in road games vs. division opponents since 1996.
DALLAS is 176-139 ATS (+23.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) after allowing 105 points or more this season.
HOUSTON is 18-27 ATS (-11.7 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 10-5 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 10-5 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OKLAHOMA CITY (33 - 12) at BROOKLYN (11 - 33) - 1/24/2016, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BROOKLYN is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in January games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 4-1 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
BROOKLYN is 3-2 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY 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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LA CLIPPERS (28 - 15) at TORONTO (28 - 15) - 1/24/2016, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 177-241 ATS (-88.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 138-176 ATS (-55.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
TORONTO is 159-202 ATS (-63.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-2 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-2 straight up against LA CLIPPERS 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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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 24

Sunday's hot teams
-- Thunder won their last seven games (0-5 last five AF).
-- Clippers won eight of their last ten games (3-3AU).
-- Toronto won its last seven games (4-0 last four HF).
-- 76ers won two of last three games, covered last five games.

Cold teams
-- Rockets lost three of last five games (7-12HF). Dallas is 3-4 in its last seven games (9-8AU).
-- Nets lost their last five games (0-4-1 vs spread).
-- Celtics lost five of last six road games (4-1 last 5AF).

Series records
-- Rockets won six of last eight games with Dallas.
-- Thunder lost four of last six games with Brooklyn.
-- Clippers lost their last three games with Toronto.
-- 76ers lost last six games with Boston (1-5 vs spread).

Totals
-- Seven of last nine Houston games went over total.
-- Five of last seven Thunder games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Toronto games went over the total.
-- Seven of last eight Boston games went over the total.

Back/backs
-- None

NBA

Sunday, January 24

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Trend Report
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3:30 PM
DALLAS vs. HOUSTON
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games at home

3:30 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. BROOKLYN
Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games on the road
Brooklyn is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

6:00 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. TORONTO
LA Clippers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
LA Clippers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Toronto is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Clippers

7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 7-16-1 ATS in its last 24 games at home
Philadelphia is 3-21 SU in its last 24 games at home

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