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**Udog** · 05-30-2016, 07:32 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Odds on NFL games for this coming season......

-- Week 2: Eagles @ Chicago (-3)

-- Week 3: Falcons @ Saints (-1)

-- Week 4: Chiefs @ Steelers (-4.5)

-- Week 5: Cardinals (-4.5) @ 49ers

-- Week 6: Falcons @ Seahawks (-9.5)

-- Week 7: Bears @ Packers (-8.5)

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend........

13) Going to be a big night for sports bars in SF/Oakland Bay Area tonight, with the Sharks opening their first-ever Stanley Cup final, while Warriors host Oklahoma City in Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference final.

12) Astros 8, Angels 6 (13)-- Carlos Correa came off the bench in the 13th inning and hit a 3-run homer to win this marathon game. The homer was hit really high; not often you see reactions like the ones Angel fielders gave when the ball landed in the bullpen.

11) Houston had a runner picked off first for the third game in a row; at 22-29, they are not the same team that stunned baseball by making the playoffs LY. At 22-28, the Angels aren't much better, with an injury-ravaged pitching staff.

10) The save rule makes managers' jobs harder, because closers do not pitch as well if they come into a game with a 4+-run lead, which is not a save situation. Sometimes the manager figures the closer just needs work, but the Mets' closer Familia coughed up a 4-run lead in the ninth inning Friday night.

9) Washington Nationals are lucky Brandon Phillips vetoed his trade last winter; they wound up signing Daniel Murphy instead-- Murphy is a much better player.

8) In Saturday's Cincinnati-Milwaukee game, both starting pitchers hit the other with pitches, the first time that happened in a game since 2003, when Dan Haren and Matt Clement drilled each other in a Cardinal-Cub game.

7) With Lucas Duda hurt, the Mets traded for James Loney from San Diego; he is a good fielder who doesn't hit enough to be a regular corner infielder. He will be activated for their Tuesday game, when they face righty pitcher Mat Latos.

6) Not often a 20-point underdog wins in football; Tampa Bay Storm upset Arizona Rattlers in the Arena Lague this weekend. Tampa Bay had been winless this year.

5) First round matchups in a college hoop tournament in Cancun next fall: Purdue will play Utah State, Auburn will play Texas Tech. Not a bad tournament.

4) Martin Truex jogged in Charlotte's NASCAR race, dominating the 600-mile race. It was his first win this season.

3) Chris Webber is way better than Reggie Miller as an NBA game analyst; TNT got the better of the two conference finals. The Cleveland-Toronto games were all one-sided, and as a result got terrible TV ratings.

2) Jordan Spieth won at Colonial, meaning with the Memorial this week, Spieth, Day and McIroy all are coming in off a win in their last event.

1) Today is Memorial Day, when we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Thanks to all the brave men/women in our military.

**Udog** · 05-30-2016, 07:36 AM

NBA

Monday, May 30

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Monday's NBA Conference Finals Game 7 betting preview and odds: Thunder at Warriors
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When this series began, we all hoped it would go the full seven games for pure entertainment value. We get our wish granted Monday night in Oakland.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors (-7, 218)

Series tied 3-3

The Golden State Warriors turned to their stars down the stretch in Game 6, and Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry delivered a Game 7. The Warriors will have the chance to close out the Western Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the second straight year when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 on Monday.

Golden State looked beaten and broken after getting crushed in Games 3 and 4 to fall into a 3-1 hole in the series, but a tough win at home in Game 5 coupled with a transcendent performance from Thompson in Game 6 knotted it back at three wins apiece. “We played for each other,” Thompson told reporters after burying an NBA playoff-record 11 3-pointers in the 108-101 win. “… It was just so much fun to play with the fire and emotion we did for the whole 48 minutes.” The Thunder held a seven-point lead with five minutes left on Sunday but were outscored 19-5 the rest of the way and committed six turnovers in that span. “I felt like we didn’t do a great job coming down the stretch,” Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan told reporters. “We got a little stagnant coming down the stretch. Defensively, we were a little bit late, but they made some tough shots and made some plays.”

TV: 9 p.m. ET, TNT

LINE HISTORY: The Warriors opened as 7.5-point favorites at most shops immediately following Game 6 on Saturday night, however, after only a couple of hours at that number the line was moved back to -7. The total opened at 219 but the public bet the Under and forced the books to lower the number by by a full point down to 218. Check out the complete line history here.

ABOUT THE THUNDER (66-33, 47-51-1 ATS, 47-52 O/U): Oklahoma City already has one win at Golden State under its belt in the series and believes it can overcome the devastation of dropping Game 6 at home. “We know exactly what they do, they know exactly what we do,” Kevin Durant told. “It’s just a matter of who wants it more. Both teams went out there and played extremely hard (in Game 6). They made more shots than we did, especially from the three. That’s the name of the game.” Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 57 points but went 1-of-13 from 3-point range in the loss and 3-of-14 from the field in the fourth quarter.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS (84-14, 55-41-2 ATS, 52-45-1 O/U): Golden State outscored the Thunder 63-9 from 3-point range led by Thompson, who buried a flat-footed 3-pointer from over 28 feet away at the top of the key and nailed another in transition to provide the go-ahead bucket in the late-game surge. "Obviously, Klay Thompson was ridiculous," Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters. "The shooting was some of the most incredible shooting you'll ever see." Curry added 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and found his shot late with a pair of 3-pointers and a runner on the right side of the lane that sealed it in the final seconds.

TRENDS:

* Thunder are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.
* Warriors are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 home games.
* Under is 5-1 in Thunder last 6 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Golden State.
* Thunder are 1-6 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Golden State.

CONSENSUS: The early returns for the Consensus are showing a 50/50 split on the point spread and 65 percent of wagers on the Over.

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**Udog** · 05-30-2016, 07:40 AM

NBA
Short Sheet

Monday, May 30

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9:00 ET
Oklahoma City: 4-12 ATS on road after scoring 100 pts or more 4 straight games
Golden State: 14-6 ATS as a home favorite of 6.5 to 12 points

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 30

Oklahoma City-Golden State (3-3)
Thunder led this series 3-1, now need road win to advance; they won/covered once in last five visits to Oakland. Warriors scored 108+ pts (115.3 ppg) in its three wins. 105 or less (100.3 ppg) in its three series losses. Four of six games in series stayed under total. Warriors are 11-5 in playoffs after going 73-9 during year. Oklahoma City had 8-point lead in 4th quarter in Game 6, couldn't close out the defending champs. Westbrook/Durant were combined 20-58 (1-13 on arc) last game, who steps up if they are struggling?

Playoff tally: Favorites vs spread: 26-18, Over: 13-31
Second round: Favorites: 13-8, over: 12-9
Conference final: Favorites: 6-6, over: 5-6-1

NBA

Monday, May 30

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. GOLDEN STATE
Oklahoma City is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Oklahoma City is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Golden State
Golden State is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Oklahoma City
Golden State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

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**Udog** · 05-30-2016, 09:45 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, May 30

Oklahoma City @ Golden State

Game 727-728
May 30, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
128.773
Golden State
132.860
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 4
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 7
218
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(+7); Under

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