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**Udog** · 06-19-2016, 07:55 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- James Shields has now allowed 31 runs in 11 IP in his last four starts.

-- 10 Cincinnati Reds have made their major league debut this year.

-- Patricia Ford was named Miss Georgia; she is a former Weather Channel intern.

-- Mets are 5-17 this season when they do not hit a home run.

-- Stuart Appleby's golf bag weighed in at 36.35 pounds; caddying is tough.

-- Miami Marlins have had five no-hitters, but never had a guy hit for the cycle.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there

13) First of all, Happy Father's Day to all the dads reading this; I was lucky to have a great dad. He passed away last year and I miss him very much, so if your dad is still alive, give him a hug and tell him you love him.

12) Get well soon to Michael Lee Aday, aka Meat Loaf; the 68-year old singer collapsed during a show in Edmonton this week. He was released from the hospital and is said to be in good condition now, which is very good news.

11) I'm watching NFL Network the other day and a guy is trying to make a big deal out of the fact that the Rams haven't named Jared Goff the #1 QB yet. Oy. It is really hard to be an NFL quarterback; rushing someone into starting can be very stupid.

10) Here are the Rams' first four games:
@ 49ers, Seahawks, @ Buccaneers, @ Cardinals.

Three road games, three division games. I'm a big fan of easing a guy into being the QB of the future, especially with the Cal offense being lot different than an NFL offense.

9) Kurt Warner started nine games for '04 Giants, before prize rookie Eli Manning took over. Giants went 1-7 in Manning starts, scoring 37 points in his first four starts; he was 6-21 in one start, 4-18 in another. Eli has turned out pretty well, but make no mistake about it, he was terrible in his rookie season.

Steve McNair started six games his first two years with Tennessee; he turned out to be a pretty good QB, too. Goff will be fine, but it will take time.

8) Brewers-Dodgers game last night was only second game in majors this year where both teams scored in each of the first three innings of the game. Red Sox-Orioles game on June 1 was the first game like that this season.

7) Wally Szczerbiak, who is a pretty good basketball analyst these days, predicted that there might not be anyone in this draft class who becomes an NBA All-Star.

6) Then there are mock drafts, which are fine if you do one; but once you start having new ones every other day, then you're just screwing around trying to get page views. Anyone can shuffle the top 15 names around; lets stick to one mock per analyst.

5) There was something on Twitter about the Warriors flying home after Game 6 and three of their guys are doing homework from online classes, trying to earn their college degrees. Pretty cool that really rich guys still want their degree.

4) One of the highlights this weekend was in San Diego, wehre they showed a guy playing ping pong outdoors, while wearing stilts. Don't see that every day.

3) If you owned one of the top five picks in the NBA Draft, would you trade it to the Lakers for D'Angelo Russell, after Russell's display of immaturity last year? I'd have to say no; you can't make mistakes when you have a top five pick.

2) Clipper coach Doc Rivers has quietly dumped two of his assistant coaches already; when you spend a ton of money on a team and it underachieves, heads will roll.

1) A person paid $99,000 for two tickets to tonight's Game 7 in Oakland. Wow.

**Udog** · 06-19-2016, 07:58 AM

NBA

Sunday, June 19

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NBA Finals Game 7 betting preview and odds: Cavaliers at Warriors
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LeBron and the Cavs opened as 5-point dogs for Game 7. If they can win SU they'll be the first team in history to come back down 3-1.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors (-5, 207)

Series tied 3-3

The Cleveland Cavaliers are one victory away from ending the city's 52-year sports championship drought when they visit the defending champion Golden State Warriors in Sunday's Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Cleveland is also looking to become the first team in NBA Finals history to recover from a 3-1 series deficit while Golden State strives to bounce back from two disappointing closeout failures, including an embarrassing performance in Game 6 in which two-time MVP Stephen Curry was ejected after throwing his mouthpiece and hitting a fan.

Cleveland's last sports title was won by the 1964 Browns - before the NFL's Super Bowl era - and forward LeBron James is doing his part to back up his vow to bring a championship to the city with back-to-back 41-point performances. The Warriors opened the door for the Cavaliers in Game 5 when stellar defensive forward Draymond Green served a suspension and the Game 6 meltdown marked a frustrating night for the Curry family as wife Ayesha accused the NBA Finals of being "absolutely rigged for money" before sinking into full retreat mode and deleting her social-media comments. Stephen Curry said Saturday that "if we come up short, we'll all be very, very disappointed," in regards to two opportunities already having been squandered while Cavaliers forward LeBron James is feeling confidence now that his squad has turned the series into a one-game winner-take-all. "You don't put too much more added pressure on it because it's a Game 7," James said at Saturday's press conference. "One thing we all know is it's the last game of the season, so it's not like you're preserving any energy, be out there saying, 'OK, I've got to keep my body ready for the next game.' There's no next game."

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ABC

LINE HISTORY: The Warriors opened as 5-point home favorites for this huge Game 7. They were bet down to -4.5 for a short period of time before being quickly bet back to -5. The total open at 206 and has bet up to 207. Check out the complete line history here.

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS: James is averaging 30.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists in the series and rose his play to even higher levels with Cleveland facing elimination. Point guard Kyrie Irving also has performed well in the series with three 30-point outings - a high of 41 - while averaging 27.3 points, and he is attempting to put the long-discussed Cleveland championship drought out of his mind. "After the game, we can worry about the rest of that stuff," Irving said at Saturday's press conference. "History will be made either way, regardless of both teams, win or lose. But we're just really focused on what we can control, and (Sunday's) game is just living in the moment."

ABOUT THE WARRIORS: Golden State recorded an NBA-best 73-9 record in the regular season but things have been a bit different in the last two playoff series and the Warriors have dropped eight games overall in the postseason. "At the end of the day, we knew this wouldn't be a walk in the park," Green said at Saturday's press conference. "It's hard. It's hard to win a championship. But we've never really been a team to lack confidence. We feel like we can do anything. That's going to always be our mindset." Curry has recovered from a slow start in the series by averaging 31 points over the past three games but Golden State is getting practically nothing from small forward Harrison Barnes, who is averaging 2.5 points on 2-of-22 shooting over the past two games.

TRENDS:

* Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last five games playing on two days rest.
* Warriors are 5-1 ATS in their last six games when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Under is 4-0-2 in the last six meetings in Golden State.
* Under is 3-0-1 in Warriors last four home games.
* Under is 4-1-1 in Cavaliers last six games after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.

CONSENSUS: It's close, but the public are giving the defending champs a very slight edge in Game 7, with 53 percent of wagers on the Warriors. When it comes to the total, bettors are hammering the Over, with 73 percent of bettors on it.

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**Udog** · 06-19-2016, 07:58 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, June 19

Cleveland @ Golden State

Game 513-514
June 19, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
132.981
Golden State
129.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 3 1/2
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 5
206 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+5); Over

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, June 19

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CLEVELAND (72 - 30) at GOLDEN STATE (88 - 17) - 6/19/2016, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 58-44 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 53-41 ATS (+7.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 31-22 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) in home games in all playoff games since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 65-46 ATS (+14.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 47-32 ATS (+11.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
CLEVELAND is 33-24 ATS (+6.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 9-9 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 11-7 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Short Sheet

Sunday, June 19

Cleveland at Golden State, 8:00 ET
Cleveland: 19-8 ATS off a home win by 10 points or more
Golden State: 11-30 ATS at home after 3 games where they made 42% of shots or worse

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, June 19

Cleveland-Golden State (3-3)
Last road team to win Game 7 on road in Finals was 1978 (Bullets @ Seattle). All six games in NBA Finals were decided by 11+, with home side winning four of the six. Cleveland scored 115-112-120 in its Finals wins, 89-77-97 in its losses- over is 3-0 in its wins, 0-3 in Warrior wins. How healthy are Curry/Iguodala? Golden State is 10-3 at home in playoffs, but only 4-3 in last seven home games. Cavaliers lost four of last six on the road.

In the playoffs this spring, under is 50-33-1

Playoff tally: Favorites vs spread: 26-18, Over: 13-31
Second round: Favorites: 13-8, over: 12-9
Conference final: Favorites: 7-6, over: 5-7-1
Final: Favorites: 4-2, Over: 3-3

NBA

Sunday, June 19

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
CLEVELAND vs. GOLDEN STATE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games at home
Golden State is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cleveland

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**Udog** · 06-19-2016, 08:01 AM

WNBA

Sunday, June 19

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. CONNECTICUT
San Antonio is 1-20 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Connecticut is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Antonio

2:00 PM
NEW YORK vs. INDIANA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Indiana is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Indiana is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing New York

7:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. SEATTLE
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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**StarDust Bum** · 06-19-2016, 12:44 PM

WNBA (WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL)

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

San Antonio at Connecticut - Sunday June 19, 2016
The Stars head to Connecticut today to face a Sun team that is coming off an 80-72 loss to New York on Thursday and is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on 2 days rest.

Connecticut is the pick (-4 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Sun favored by 8. Dunkel Pick: Connecticut (-4 1/2).

SUNDAY JUNE 19, 2016

San Antonio
@
Connecticut
Game 651-652
June 19, 2016 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: San Antonio
102.529
Connecticut
110.434
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Connecticut
by 8
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Connecticut
by 4 1/2
152
Dunkel Pick: Connecticut
(-4 1/2); Under

New York
@
Indiana
Game 653-654
June 19, 2016 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: New York
111.607
Indiana
113.129
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Indiana
by 1 1/2
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: New York
by 3
160
Dunkel Pick: Indiana
(+3); Over

Minnesota
@
Seattle
Game 655-656
June 19, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Minnesota
119.331
Seattle
110.907
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Minnesota
by 8 1/2
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Minnesota
by 11
160
Dunkel Pick: Seattle
(+11); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 06-19-2016, 12:45 PM

WNBA Basketball Trend Report

SAN ANTONIO (2 - 8) at CONNECTICUT (2 - 10) - 6/19/2016, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) in June games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 30-17 ATS (+11.3 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games against Eastern conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

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

NEW YORK (7 - 4) at INDIANA (5 - 7) - 6/19/2016, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 31-19 ATS (+10.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 18-5 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 7-6 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 9-4 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

MINNESOTA (11 - 0) at SEATTLE (4 - 8) - 6/19/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 113-77 ATS (+28.3 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1997.
SEATTLE is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.

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

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