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**Udog** · 07-13-2016, 07:22 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- All nine starters for AL's All-Star team are age 27 or younger.

-- Arizona Cardinals are -4.5 over the Patriots in Week 1; a handicapping quandary, since Jimmy Garoppolo will be New England's quarterback.

-- Wil Myers' brother drilled him in the ribs with a pitch at the Home Run Derby.

-- Minnesota Timberwolves haven't made NBA playoffs since 2004.

-- NFL teams who travelled three time zones LY were 17-14-1 vs spread; 9-6-1 going from west to east, 8-8 going from east to west. .

-- Someone has to explain to me what this Pokeman stuff is. No freakin' idea.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Happy Hump Day.......

13) Baseball commish Rob Manfred came out and said that expansion is on hold until A's, Rays get new stadiums.

Translation: We're using potential expansion cities to hold over the heads of people in Oakland, Tampa to extort $$$ for new stadiums out of them. Good luck there, since the A's and Rays both suck this year. The Montreal Rays? Could be.

12) TV people raved about the timing aspect of Home Run Derby, but ratings were down for it this year. Not sure why. Wonder if they asked David Ortiz to participate this year, his last in big leagues. Still think Ichiro should be in HR Derby once.

11) I would be OK with it if they let players use aluminum bats in the HR Derby.

10) Then there is Chris Berman, whose annoying, self-promoting act is really old. Few years ago, I'm sitting at the bar in the sportsbook at Planet Hollywood in Vegas, playing video poker and just relaxing. Except they had the HR Derby's volume up on TV's, so even though Cespedes is winning and he's on the A's, it is annoying as hell to listen to "back!! back!!! back!!!" 120 times in a row.

So I leave the bar and go out in the casino so I can't hear the damn TVs and I win $300 playing blackjack, so it was a good thing that night that Berman is so annoying.

9) East Meadow HS on Long Island this year, nine sets of twins graduated, which is a lot of kids who look alike.

8) Last five NBA MVPs who went to college went to: Davidson, Texas, Santa Clara, Memphis and Wake Forest. Really good players are everywhere, not just on TV.

7) Nets signed Tyler Johnson, Allen Crabbe to offer sheets, but both were matched by Miami, Portland. Brooklyn needs some players-- their new GM is Sean Marks, who comes from the Spurs' basketball tree-- thats the best part of the Spurs, Warriors being real good teams- their style will be imitated throughout the NBA.

Cleveland's style can't be imitated; there is only one Lebron James. .

6) Last time I went to NBA Summer League, I'm sitting behind this guy who looks like a damn bodybuilder-- huge guy and he is drinking- he bet on the game being played and he bet on the team that was losing. Badly. He was not happy about it.

It was a Minnesota-Cleveland game, that I remember and Minnesota had 18 guys on its roster. Problem for the guy betting was this: the nine guys who won for Minnesota the day before weren't playing in this game- the other half of the roster was getting its butt kicked. Moral of the story: Please do not bet on summer exhibition games.

5) Got to see the Hard Knocks with the Jets for the first time this week-- much more interesting than in recent years, where the coaches have been little more bland. If some network put Mike Westhoff in its studio, it would be TV gold.

4) Brian Schottenheimer was OC for the Jets back then; he later moved to St Louis, where he was saddled with Sam Bradford's injuries and cruddy backups, then he was at Georgia last year, when Mark Richt got fired despite consecutive 10-3 seasons. Now his career has taken him to Indisanapolis, where he will be the Colts' QB coach.

3) When Michael Douglas was in high school, he was accepted to go to college at Yale but went to Cal-Santa Barbara instead, since he wanted to be an actor like his father Kirk, who was also a great actor. Staying close to Hollywood was an excellent idea.

If you've ever been on UCSB's campus you know it is so scenic-- half the cars in the freakin' parking lot had surfboards on them. Santa Barbara or Connecticut? That one is an easy call, especially from November-March.

2) NFL Films does a half-hour lighlight film on every team; wonder if they draw straws to see who does the highlight films for the bad teams?

Rams haven't had a winning season since 2003, not lot of highlights there. Losing isn't something you want to reminisce about. Guess they just focus on their infrequent wins and whatever players had good seasons, but it can't be easy work.

1) Kerwin Danley umped first base at the All-Star Game last night; he played college ball at San Diego State with the late Tony Gwynn.

**Udog** · 07-13-2016, 07:30 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, July 13

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ATLANTA (11 - 9) at NEW YORK (15 - 6) - 7/13/2016, 11:00 AM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 35-24 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1997.
ATLANTA is 91-65 ATS (+19.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
NEW YORK is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games this season.
NEW YORK is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
NEW YORK is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 7-4 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 8-3 straight up against ATLANTA 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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CONNECTICUT (5 - 14) at INDIANA (9 - 11) - 7/13/2016, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 123-89 ATS (+25.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 6-3 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 7-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT 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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LOS ANGELES (18 - 1) at CHICAGO (8 - 11) - 7/13/2016, 12:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 85-114 ATS (-40.4 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 160-202 ATS (-62.2 Units) after scoring 75 points or more since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 11-25 ATS (-16.5 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 11-25 ATS (-16.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in home games after scoring 75 points or more this season.

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

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WASHINGTON (9 - 11) at PHOENIX (8 - 13) - 7/13/2016, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 289-343 ATS (-88.3 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 54-78 ATS (-31.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 13-27 ATS (-16.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 23-40 ATS (-21.0 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.

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

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WNBA

Wednesday, July 13

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Trend Report
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11:00 AM
ATLANTA vs. NEW YORK
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
New York is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

12:00 PM
CONNECTICUT vs. INDIANA
Connecticut is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Connecticut's last 14 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing at home against Connecticut

12:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games

3:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHOENIX
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Washington's last 23 games
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Phoenix's last 15 games at home
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 07-13-2016, 08:28 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, July 13

Atlanta @ New York

Game 651-652
July 13, 2016 @ 11:00 am

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
112.827
New York
116.395
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 3 1/2
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 6
157
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+6); Over

Connecticut @ Indiana

Game 653-654
July 13, 2016 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
106.292
Indiana
111.857
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 5 1/2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 8
164
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(+8); Under

Los Angeles @ Chicago

Game 655-656
July 13, 2016 @ 12:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
119.105
Chicago
112.077
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 7
171
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 4
166
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-4); Over

Washington @ Phoenix

Game 657-658
July 13, 2016 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
109.722
Phoenix
117.308
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 6 1/2
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 4 1/2
170
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-4 1/2); Under

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