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**Udog** · 06-04-2016, 08:09 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Numbers of entrants in last six Westgate SuperBook's NFL handicapping contests:

2010-- 347-- Since then, entrants have gone up 500.6%.

2011-- 517-- Entrance fee is $1,500, you pick five NFL games every week.

2012-- 745-- This has become so popular, Westgate is taking 8% out of prize pool this year to cover its own expenses for running it, estimated at $216,000.

2013-- 1,034-- Signups for this year's contest begin on July 1st.

2014-- 1,403-- Guy named Steve Fezzik actually won this contest two years in a row (2008, 09), and that is not easy to do.

2015-- 1,727-- Last year's winner took home $906,675.

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

13) Can't be much fun for ESPN's Mark Jackson calling the NBA Finals, seeing as he coached Warriors for three years before Steve Kerr took over, rallying Golden State from a 23-43 strike-shortened season to 98-66 his last two years, before an off-court between he and the front office led to his departure.

12) Not only is Golden State 140-24 in regular season under Kerr, they're 49-3 at home this season, just a remarkable record. Cleveland has to win at least one game in Oakland to even have a shot in this series.

11) One thing, though; you'd think Kerr would use a higher quality clipboard than the cheesy one he shattered during a timeout in Game 1. I'm guessing this could lead to an endorsement next season with whatever company makes those things.

10) Dwane Casey got a well-deserved 3-year contract extension from Toronto, after his Raptors made the Eastern Conference finals for the first time

9) Minnesota Twins have had a rough season, but Eduardo Nunez led off bottom of first inning of Thursday's game with an inside-the-park homer-it iwas the first inside-park homer for the Twins since moving to Minnesota in 1961.

8) Jose Reyes had his first rehab game rained out Wednesday, he went 0-3 in Game 1 of a DH Thursday, then sat out Game 2, I'm not really sure why- wouldn't he at least DH? Reyes went 1-3 with a homer and a walk Friday night.

Colorado is fairly set with LeMahieu/Story up the middle- it figures they have to eat a lot of Reyes' salary and trade him to a contender, right?

7) When Seattle overcame a 12-2 deficit to win in San Diego Thursday, they became the first MLB team since 1990 to win after trailing by 10+ runs.

6) Kevin Love and Klay Thompson were once Little League teammates in Lake Oswego, Oregon; wonder if their team was any good?

5) David Wright (neck), Hunter Pence (hamstring) are both out 6-8 weeks, big blows for their teams (Mets/Giants), which are both obviously contending.

4) Over last three years, Gonzaga is 25-24 vs spread as a favorite in WCC league games, but 7-2 vs spread in the WCC tournament- they peak at the right time.

3) All five of the Chicago Cubs' starting pitchers have an ERA under 3.00, latest in season that has happened in majors since the 1972 Dodgers.

2) I'm looking forward to going to the adidas Uprising basketball tournament in Las Vegas this summer; went to it last year. Very well-organized, lot of good players, all the coaches you see on TV during the winter are there recruiting. Seven games going on under one roof at the same time, plus decent food in the concession stand.

1) RIP Muhammad Ali, 74, for many years considered the most widely-recognized person on the planet, athlete or otherwise. He will be missed.

**Udog** · 06-04-2016, 08:12 AM

WNBA

Saturday, June 4

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. SAN ANTONIO
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Antonio is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

8:00 PM
DALLAS vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 22-2 SU in its last 24 games when playing Dallas

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**Udog** · 06-04-2016, 08:32 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, June 4

Dallas @ Minnesota

Game 651-652
June 4, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
107.888
Minnesota
115.790
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 8
173
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 14
167
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+14); Over

Los Angeles @ San Antonio

Game 653-654
June 4, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
113.933
San Antonio
106.820
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 7
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 10
147 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+10); Under

**Udog** · 06-04-2016, 10:14 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, June 4

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DALLAS (18 - 18) at MINNESOTA (29 - 15) - 6/4/2016, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-3 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-1 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOS ANGELES (15 - 22) at SAN ANTONIO (8 - 26) - 6/4/2016, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 35-54 ATS (-24.4 Units) in road games in June games since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 8-2 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 6-4 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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