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**Udog** · 05-13-2016, 07:37 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- From Katie Sharp, pitch counts for the five 20-strikeout games: Clemens (1996) 151, Clemens (1986) 138, Randy Johnson 124, Kerry Wood 122, Scherzer 119

-- In those five games, pitchers struck out 100, didn't walk one batter.

-- Scherzer/Johnson are only pitchers with a 20-strikeout game and a no-hitter.

-- Nine of Scherzer's 20 Ks came on 3-pitch at-bats.

-- Only 20.7% of big league strikeouts come on 3-pitch at-bats.

-- Victor Martinez was 3-4 against his former teammate with no strikeouts.

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

13) Its not that I'm old, its just that I'm not young anymore.

I'm watching TV the other night and a commercial for some reality dating show comes on; the host says to the contestant: "I need your swag level up to the tril!!!"

WTF does that even mean? When did I stop understanding English?

12) Kansas City Royals put two starting pitchers (Young/Medlen) on DL, as they continue to flounder, having lost 11 of their last 16 games.

11) Scott Skiles abruptly quit as coach of the Orlando Magic after only one season, during which the Magic improved 10 games from over last season.

10) Braves-Marlins are playing a game at Fort Bragg, NC on July 3 to honor our troops; they're putting up a new ballpark for the occasion.

9) UNLV added a couple of recruits from Chicago this week and now 6-11 Canadian Jordy Tshimanga will visit UNLV with his 7-1 brother Link Kabadyundi, a JC transfer who played a year at TCU. Rebels are up to nine players as they rebuild under Marvin Menzies, who had several Canadian players at New Mexico State.

8) Speaking of Las Vegas, WCC wisely decided to keep its postseason tourney at Orleans Arena thru 2019. Nice arena, good size for that league's tournament.

7) NBA Combine stuff is on TV this week on ESPN2 during the day; interesting to see the kids fightning hard as they try to impress NBA teams. Kids who are really good players in HS/college have to be shocked at how hard it is to make an NBA roster.

6) Nashville Predators are 21st NHL team to play two Game 7's in same season.

5) Noah Sydergaard homered twice in LA Wednesday night, first pitcher to do that since Micah Owings in 2007, first Met pitcher since Walt Terrell in '83.

4) Fernando Rodney saved two games Wednesday as Padres swept a twinbill; only other time a Padre reliever did that was Rollie Fingers at Candlestick in 1977.

3) Max Scherzer and John Lackey are only two active pitchers who've beaten all 30 major league teams.

2) It is odd that the Cowboys look like they're going into training camp with only two backup QBs, Kellen Moore and rookie Dak Prescott. Tony Romo is 36; he played in four games LY. Would be nice to have a competent backup QB.

1) RIP Dayton C Steve McAlvene, 20, who collapsed and died at his Indiana home this week. Very tragic to pass away so young.

**Udog** · 05-13-2016, 07:38 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, May 13

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TORONTO (63 - 31) at MIAMI (54 - 40) - 5/13/2016, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 175-218 ATS (-64.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
TORONTO is 48-62 ATS (-20.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 33-24 ATS (+6.6 Units) as a favorite this season.
MIAMI is 41-31 ATS (+6.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
MIAMI is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 8-8 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 8-8 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Short Sheet

Friday, May 13

Toronto at Miami, 8:05 ET
Toronto: 14-24 ATS when the total is between 190 and 199.5 points
Miami: 21-12 ATS after playing a game as an underdog

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 13

Miami-Toronto (T 3-2)
Five series games decided by total of 29 points; three went to OT. Heat lost seven of last 10 games with Toronto; they are 2-3 vs Raptors in last five played here. Home side won ten of last 14 series games overall. Eight of last ten Miami games stayed under total, as have 10 of last 13 Raptor games. Lowry had 33 points in Game 3 but is 21-71 in the other four games. Toronto lost three of last four road games; Miami is 4-6 in its last ten games, splitting its last four at home.

Playoff tally: Favorites vs spread: 26-18, Over: 13-31
Second round: Favorites: 12-8, over: 11-9

NBA

Friday, May 13

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
TORONTO vs. MIAMI
Toronto is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Toronto is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games
Miami is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Toronto

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**Udog** · 05-13-2016, 08:57 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, May 13

Toronto @ Miami

Game 545-546
May 13, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
119.156
Miami
125.760
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 6 1/2
184
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 4
189
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-4); Under

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