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**Udog** · 03-26-2016, 07:42 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

-- Florida football coach Jim McElwaine got a $750K raise, now makes $4.25M.

-- Oakland Raiders paid $925K in rent for the O.co Coliseum LY; they'll pay $3.5M next year. Thats what happens when you threaten to skip town.

-- Enough with The Masters commercials; they've been on since January.

-- With RGIII signing in Cleveland, looks like Denver is only team left that night trade for Colin Kaepernick.

-- Apparently the Shanahans talked to John Elway about RGIII and they weren't complimentary. Questions remain as to whether Mr Griffin can lead a team.

-- QB prospect Christian Hackenberg is blaming Penn State coach James Franklin for Hackenberg's reduced production his last two years at Penn State. While that may be true, not sure scouts like hearing a kid criticize his former coaches.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind......

13) Notre Dame 61, Wisconsin 56-- Irish outscored last two opponents 14-3 in last minute of the game, sneaking by SF Austin/Wisconsin. Now Notre Dame plays UNC, which beat them by 31 three weeks ago in Washington, at ACC tournament. Irish did beat Tar Heels in South Bend 80-76 during the regular season.

12) Syracuse 63, Gonzaga 60-- Last week was best first weekend tournament has had; Sweet 16 wasn't as good, except for this game and ND-Wisconsin. Syracuse lost at Virginia 73-65 back in January, despite Orange going 13-30 on arc; teams play again Sunday at 6:00, with a trip to the Final Four in Houston up for grabs.

11) Virginia 84, Iowa State 71-- Cyclone squad that was #4 in country in experience got run off floor here, now has major rebuilding job, playing in a brutal league. Virginia shot 61% inside arc; Iowa State had no depth, hard to press that way and get back in the game. Last time all four #1 seeds made it to Elite 8: 2009.

10) North Carolina 101, Indiana 86-- In regional finals since 2005, teams seeded #6 or lower are 11-2 vs spread-- both non-covers were favored- that trend would favor the Fighting Irish Sunday. Last team to score 100 points in Sweet 16 game was Kentucky in 2012, also against Indiana. Hoosiers had an outstanding season, though.

9) Regional final spreads: Virginia -8.5 vs Syracuse.
Kansas -2.5 vs Villanova.....Oregon -1 vs Oklahoma........UNC -9.5 vs Notre Dame

8) Coaching carousel: Jerod Haase jumps from UAB to Stanford.

Tulane hired 62-year old Mike Dunleavy Sr, who has never coached college ball, but has coached three NBA teams.

7) Flip side: Georgia Tech canned Brian Gregory after five years, one night after Gregory was guest analyst on CBS College Sports.

Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin told UNLV to take a hike, using them as leverage to try and get better facilities built for his Bearcats. Leading candidate for the UNLV coaching job appears to be New Mexico State's Marvin Menzies.

6) Speaking of CBS College Sports, Danny Granger has a future on TV; he's done a good job on their studio show this month.

5) Wisconsin's Ethan Happ is the cousin of major league pitcher JA Happ.

4) Major league position players must be going nuts as Opening Day nears; spring training is so damn long because pitchers need to get their arms ready. Hitters do not need 30+ games to ready for the season- then once the season starts, lot of the games will be in much colder weather. which takes a big adjustment.

3) Mets are using Wilmer Flores some at 1B; you wonder if he'll become a utility guy once Asdrubel Cabrera gets healthy and becomes the Mets' SS.

2) Regional final pointspread trends by region:
-- East final: favorites covered four of last five.
-- South final: favorites covered six of last nine.
-- Midwest final: underdogs are 8-5 vs spread in last 13
-- West final: underdogs are 15-3 vs spread in last 18.

1) Guatemala has fewer people than Los Angeles; who knew?

**Udog** · 03-26-2016, 07:46 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, March 26

Hot teams
-- Indiana won six of its last nine games (4-2 last 6AF).
-- Hawks won seven of their last eight games (5-1 last 6AU). Detroit won its last five games (16-5-1 lst 21HF).
-- Cavaliers won seven of their last ten games (0-4 last 4AF). Knicks won their last two games, by 8-12 points (2-6 last 8HU).
-- Utah won six of its last eight games (5-2 last 7AF). Minnesota won its last two games, but needed double OT to win last night (5-2 last 7HU).
-- Spurs won eight of last nine games, may be resting several guys here. Thunder won their last six games.
-- Charlotte won seven of its last ten games (4-1 last 5AF).
-- Celtics won their last three games (7-3 last 10AF).
-- Portland won its last three home games (11-3 last 14HF).

Cold teams
-- Nets lost seven of their last nine games (5-2 last 7HU).
-- Toronto lost last two games by 12-3 points (2-5 last 7AF). Pelicans lost seven of their last nine games (6-4 last 10HU).
-- Chicago lost three of its last four road games. Orlando lost its last six games overall.
-- Bucks lost five of their last six games (1-4 last 5HU).
-- Suns lost six of their last nine games (2-6 last 8HU).
-- 76ers lost their last seven games (4-3 last 7AU).

Series records
-- Pacers won seven of their last nine games with Brooklyn.
-- Raptors won seven of last nine games with New Orleans.
-- Bulls are 5-3 in their last eight games with Orlando.
-- Hawks won five of last seven games with Detroit.
-- Knicks lost their last five games with Cleveland.
-- Jazz won five of last seven games with Minnesota.
-- Spurs won five of last seven games with Oklahoma City.
-- Hornets won eight of last ten games with Milwaukee.
-- Celtics won last two games with Phoenix by 5-14 points.
-- 76ers lost six of their last nine games with Portland.

Totals
-- Six of last seven Indiana-Brooklyn games went over.
-- Five of last six Toronto games stayed under total.
-- Last six Orlando games stayed under if it played night before.
-- Five of last six Atlanta-Detroit games went over total.
-- Four of last five Cleveland games went over total.
-- Six of last seven Utah games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last six Oklahoma City games went over total.
-- Last four Charlotte-Milwaukee games stayed under.
-- Five of last seven Boston games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Philly games stayed under the total.

Back/backs
-- Toronto covered five of its last seven if it played night before.
-- Orlando is 4-7 in its last 11 games if it played night before.
-- Hawks covered last three games if they played night before. Detroit covered its last seven games if it played night before.
-- Minnesota is 3-7 in last ten games if it played night before.
-- Spurs are 9-5 vs spread (14-0SU) if they played night before.
-- Charlotte covered four of last six if it played night before. Milwaukee is 12-6 vs spread if it played night before.
-- Phoenix is 4-9 in last 13 games if it played the night before.

**Udog** · 03-26-2016, 07:49 AM

NBA

Saturday, March 26

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Trend Report
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6:00 PM
INDIANA vs. BROOKLYN
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Brooklyn's last 14 games at home
Brooklyn is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Indiana

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. NEW ORLEANS
Toronto is 9-2-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing New Orleans
Toronto is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
New Orleans is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games

7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ORLANDO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Orlando's last 16 games when playing at home against Chicago

7:30 PM
CLEVELAND vs. NEW YORK
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland

7:30 PM
ATLANTA vs. DETROIT
Atlanta is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

8:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games on the road
San Antonio is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games when playing at home against San Antonio

8:00 PM
UTAH vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Utah's last 25 games when playing Minnesota
Utah is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Minnesota's last 25 games when playing Utah
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Utah

8:30 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. MILWAUKEE
Charlotte is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Charlotte is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

10:00 PM
BOSTON vs. PHOENIX
Boston is 10-4-1 ATS in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Boston is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Phoenix is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games at home

10:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. PORTLAND
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 11 games
Portland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

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**Udog** · 03-26-2016, 09:38 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, March 26

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INDIANA (38 - 33) at BROOKLYN (20 - 51) - 3/26/2016, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 5-4 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 7-2 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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TORONTO (48 - 23) at NEW ORLEANS (26 - 45) - 3/26/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 24-38 ATS (-17.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 131-167 ATS (-52.7 Units) in March games since 1996.
NEW ORLEANS is 30-41 ATS (-15.1 Units) in all games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in non-conference games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 14-24 ATS (-12.4 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 2-2 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-2 straight up against NEW ORLEANS 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 (36 - 35) at ORLANDO (29 - 43) - 3/26/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 8-1 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-4 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ATLANTA (43 - 30) at DETROIT (39 - 34) - 3/26/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 49-72 ATS (-30.2 Units) in road games on Saturday games since 1996.
DETROIT is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games this season.
ATLANTA is 94-73 ATS (+13.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 68-45 ATS (+18.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points since 1996.
ATLANTA is 36-21 ATS (+12.9 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 51-31 ATS (+16.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 32-19 ATS (+11.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
ATLANTA is 58-42 ATS (+11.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 20-39 ATS (-22.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points since 1996.

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

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CLEVELAND (51 - 21) at NEW YORK (30 - 43) - 3/26/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 26-38 ATS (-15.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
CLEVELAND is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW YORK is 28-19 ATS (+7.1 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
NEW YORK is 50-68 ATS (-24.8 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 7-3 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 7-3 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (35 - 37) at MINNESOTA (24 - 48) - 3/26/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) after allowing 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-45 ATS (-21.5 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 19-34 ATS (-18.4 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
MINNESOTA is 36-50 ATS (-19.0 Units) after allowing 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 187-233 ATS (-69.3 Units) after scoring 105 points or more since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-4 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-5 straight up against UTAH 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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SAN ANTONIO (61 - 11) at OKLAHOMA CITY (50 - 22) - 3/26/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-6 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 8-7 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (41 - 31) at MILWAUKEE (30 - 43) - 3/26/2016, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 144-104 ATS (+29.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 33-17 ATS (+14.3 Units) against Central division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 46-73 ATS (-34.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 341-408 ATS (-107.8 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 137-179 ATS (-59.9 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 24-40 ATS (-20.0 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 19-31 ATS (-15.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 5-5 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 8-2 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (42 - 30) at PHOENIX (20 - 52) - 3/26/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
BOSTON is 87-68 ATS (+12.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 26-10 ATS (+15.0 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 46-32 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 37-25 ATS (+9.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 55-38 ATS (+13.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 26-17 ATS (+7.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
PHOENIX is 29-43 ATS (-18.3 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 19-29 ATS (-12.9 Units) as an underdog this season.
PHOENIX is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
PHOENIX is 17-27 ATS (-12.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 3-2 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 3-2 straight up against BOSTON 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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PHILADELPHIA (9 - 63) at PORTLAND (37 - 36) - 3/26/2016, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 3-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA 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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**Udog** · 03-26-2016, 11:12 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, March 26

San Antonio @ Oklahoma City

Game 513-514
March 26, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
127.959
Oklahoma City
130.055
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 2
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 11 1/2
204
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+11 1/2); Over

Indiana @ Brooklyn

Game 501-502
March 26, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
119.526
Brooklyn
111.657
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 8
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 5
203 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(-5); Under

Chicago @ Orlando

Game 505-506
March 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
113.347
Orlando
115.813
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 2 1/2
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 4
211
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+4); Under

Toronto @ New Orleans

Game 503-504
March 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
123.105
New Orleans
111.647
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 11 1/2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 9
203
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-9); Under

Atlanta @ Detroit

Game 507-508
March 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
125.662
Detroit
124.152
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
199
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 1
204
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+1); Under

Cleveland @ New York

Game 509-510
March 26, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
123.001
New York
112.520
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 10 1/2
200
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 8
204
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-8); Under

Utah @ Minnesota

Game 511-512
March 26, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
122.950
Minnesota
113.131
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 10
201
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 7
196
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-7); Over

Charlotte @ Milwaukee

Game 515-516
March 26, 2016 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
119.082
Milwaukee
119.947
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
197
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 3 1/2
204
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+3 1/2); Under

Boston @ Phoenix

Game 517-518
March 26, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
118.804
Phoenix
113.708
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 5
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 8 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+8 1/2); Under

Philadelphia @ Portland

Game 519-520
March 26, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
107.852
Portland
118.355
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
by 10 1/2
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 13
217
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+13); Under

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