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**Udog** · 03-24-2016, 08:15 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Here are bonuses earned and potentially earned by some coaches in Sweet 16:

-- Roy Williams, UNC: $ already earned, just in NCAAs: $250K. Potential earnings if Tar Heels win national title: $650K more

-- Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M: Already earned: $241,667. Potential: $83,334 more

-- Tom Crean, Indiana: Already earned: $85K. Potential: $425K more.

-- Dana Altman, Oregon: Already earned: $75K. Potential: $475K more.

-- Steve Prohm, Iowa State: Already earned: $50K. Potential: $350K more.

-- Mark Turgeon, Maryland: Already earned: $105K. Potential: #395K more

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

13) People in Idaho were waiting on line for three hours to vote in the primary there on Tuesday night; I wouldn't wait on line for three hours to vote for myself.

12) HBO announced its team for Hard Knocks this summer: the Los Angeles Rams, so I'll get an inside look at my favorite team. Hopefully they'll focus a little more on how the team moved and settled in to LA, giving it a little variety from most years.

11) Alexei Ramirez has been in major leagues eight years, is 34 years old, but still speaks no English; has to be difficult to live in a country where you don't speak the language, but then again, if he hasn't learned English, he must be able to get by. He has earned roughly $40M in his career, so his translator is probably very well-paid.

10) Former Louisville Cardinal Russ Smith scored 65 points in a D-League game last night; just a reminder of how hard it is to make an NBA roster. All these kids who bolt college early to go pro; many of them are in for a rude awakening.

9) Los Angeles Clipper players have 38 technical fouls this year, most in NBA.

8) Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos went 7-20 with three homers since he had Lasix surgery last week; it helps to be able to see the ball.

7) Minnesota Twins played RF Miguel Sano the whole game Wednesday, which is unsuual; they were hoping someone would hit a ball to rightfield so his defense could be tested, but it never happened. In reality, I could've stood out there and done same thing Sano did- nothing. Twins obviously think highly of him, though.

6) Iona and Dayton gave their basketball coaches contract extensions, just because other teams have job openings. Archie Miller has apparently turned down Pitt, his hometown team; so did his brother Sean, who played for Pitt.

5) Final 4 of the NIT: Valparaiso-BYU, George Washington-San Diego State. Semis and finals are next week at Madison Square Garden.

4) I had no idea MMA wasn't legal in New York State; it is just becoming legal now. New York was the last state to OK MMA. Go figure.

3) Arizona Diamondbacks' last seven spring training home games have sold out; the Padres' game the other day- they said it cost $7 to sit on a hill behind the outfield fence. Have to check spring training out one of these years- I've never been.

2) Sean Payton gets a 5-year $45M extension from the Saints, to usher his team into the post-Drew Brees era. Brees still has a year or two to play, but New Orleans has to start developing a QB to play after Brees retires.

1) RIP to Joe Garagiola 90, and Ken Howard 71, who passed away Wednesday.

Garagiola parlayed an average playing career into a great broadcasting gig that grew past baseball- he did sports on The Today Show and became a gameshow host. He was still appearing on Diamondbacks TV games once a week last year. He did a ton of good work for baseball alumni groups and seemed like a great guy.

Howard played Coach Ken Reeves in The White Shadow, one my favorite TV shows of all-time; it ran on CBS for three years (1978-81). My dad and I would watch it just before Monday Night Football came on- very realistic program that focused on a high school basketball team in inner-city Los Angeles.

**Udog** · 03-24-2016, 08:22 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, March 24

Hot teams
-- Cleveland won seven of its last nine games (3-5 last 8AF).
-- Bulls won four of last six games (4-3AF).
-- Utah won six of its last seven games (4-7 last 11AU). Thunder won their last five games (10-4 last 14HF).

Cold teams
-- Pacers lost three of last five games (4-6 last 10HF). New Orleans lost six of its last eight games (2-3-1 last 6AU).
-- Brooklyn lost seven of its last eight games (6-4 last 10HU).
-- New York lost four of its last six games (1-6 last 7HU).
-- Portland lost seven of its last eight road games (1-3 last 4AU). Clippers lost four of their last five games (1-4 last 5HF).

Series records
-- Pelicans lost their last nine games with Indiana.
-- Nets lost six of last seven games with Cleveland.
-- Knicks lost four of last six games with Chicago.
-- Thunder won five of last six games with Utah.
-- Clippers won five of last seven games with Portland.

Totals
-- Six of last eight Indiana games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Cleveland-Brooklyn ganes stayed under.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Chicago-New York games.
-- Last seven Jazz-Thunder games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last nine Portland games went over the total.

Back/backs
-- Cavaliers are 2-5-1 vs spread on road last eight times they played the night before.
-- Chicago is 3-9 last 12 times they played night before. Knicks covered four of last six if they played night before.
-- Jazz is 9-6 vs spread if they played night before.
-- Blazers covered three of last four if they played night before. Clippers are 5-3 vs spread last eight times they played night before.

NBA

Thursday, March 24

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. INDIANA
New Orleans is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans

7:30 PM
CLEVELAND vs. BROOKLYN
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland

7:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. NEW YORK
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Chicago's last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
New York is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New York's last 13 games

8:00 PM
UTAH vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
Utah is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Utah is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Utah

10:30 PM
PORTLAND vs. LA CLIPPERS
Portland is 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
LA Clippers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the LA Clippers last 6 games when playing Portland

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**Udog** · 03-24-2016, 09:36 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, March 24

New Orleans @ Indiana

Game 801-802
March 24, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
115.150
Indiana
123.123
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 8
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 13
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(+13); Over

Cleveland @ Brooklyn

Game 803-804
March 24, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
119.790
Brooklyn
114.868
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 5
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 8
208
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+8); Under

Chicago @ New York

Game 805-806
March 24, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
118.259
New York
110.052
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 8
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 4 1/2
203
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-4 1/2); Over

Utah @ Oklahoma City

Game 807-808
March 24, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
115.937
Oklahoma City
128.068
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 12
194
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 9 1/2
198
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(-9 1/2); Under

Portland @ LA Clippers

Game 809-810
March 24, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
117.717
LA Clippers
120.252
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 2 1/2
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 5
213
Dunkel Pick:
Portland
(+5); Under

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