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**Udog** · 11-25-2016, 08:14 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— Lions 16, Vikings 13— Detroit is 7-4, despite trailing all 11 games in the 4th quarter; a remarkable season.

— Cowboys 31, Redskins 26— Dallas has won 10 in a row, but is now 9-1 vs spread in those games.

— Steelers 28, Colts 7— How do you have Scott Tolzien as your backup QB when you start three rookies on the OL?

— Louisville 62, Wichita State 52— Cardinals were a two-point underdog.

— Baylor 73, Michigan State 58— Spartans are over-scheduled, and Tom Izzo apologized to his team for it.

— Iowa State 73, Indiana State 71— Sycamores got hosed in this game; they took 14 FTs, Iowa State took 29. I had no dog in this fight, was just watching, but this was bad.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but……..

13) Coaching carousel in college football is about to get rolling; there were rumors Thursday night that LSU has a deal with Houston coach Tom Herman, but others are saying it is a ploy to get Texas to ante up some more cash as it pursues Herman to be its coach.

Once jobs start getting filled, there is usually a domino effect, with guys moving upward on the financial scale, but one effect of Herman going to LSU instead of Texas would be that Charlie Strong probably will not get fired unless the Longhorns can get Herman to replace him.

12) LSU 54, Texas A&M 39— Tigers gained 622 yards and Leonard Fournette stayed home. His replacement Derrius Guice ran for 285 yards, a new school record and four TDs.

11) Georgia’s basketball team was getting hammered by the Kansas Jayhawks earlier this week, so the Dawgs called a timeout; after the timeout as the team went back on the court, a mangled dry-erase board was seen on the floor in front of the Georgia bench.

Apparently coach Mark Fox tried to make a point by sacrificing the board, which looked like it had been run over by a Humvee. Coaches do strange things to try and motivate players. Jayhawks wound up winning by 11 on a friendly “neutral” court in Kansas City.

10) Former Jets’ DL Marty Lyons was a great player at Alabama under Bear Bryant, over 30 years ago. He once promised coach Bryant he would get his college degree and on December 10, he will fulfill his promise to a man who passed away almost 34 years ago.

9) UConn’s basketball season is in trouble; the Huskies are 1-4 vs D-I teams, their bench is already #340 (out of 351) in minutes played and now their second-best player (Terry Larrier) is out for the year with a torn ACL. UConn’s 8-man rotation has three freshman, two sophomores; they can’t afford any more injuries and the season is only two weeks old.

8) Herb Sendek got fired as basketball coach at Arizona State in large part because he couldn’t beat rival Arizona; now he is at Santa Clara but his Broncos gave Arizona a good run for their money at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas last night. Sendek is an excellent tactician, not that great a recruiter.

During a late-game timeout, the FS1 camera was right in Santa Clara’s huddle and it was great TV as Sendek was talking to his team. Then he looks up at the camera and says “Please get that out of here”. Dammit!!! Wanted to hear what he was going to say. Arizona won 69-61.

7) On Hard Knocks this summer, Rams coach Jeff Fisher referred to some of his players’ stupid behavior as “7-9 bullshit”, in other words, the stuff losing teams do.

Last Friday night, Rams’ starting CB Troy Hill got a DUI roughly 36 hours before LA lost a home game to the Dolphins. The ultimate “7-9 bullshit” move. Rams didn’t suit him up for the Miami game, released him Monday, then re-signed him to the practice squad, meaning he is probably getting a two-game suspension, in effect, for his stupidity.

Rams are 4-6; they’ll do fairly well to finish 7-9. Another cruddy season, in part because players do not know how to act off the field.

6) Morehead State suspended basketball coach Sean Woods indefinitely, apparently for mistreating one or more of his players. Morehead is 77-55 under Woods but hasn’t made the NCAA tournament; his predecessor made it twice in six years. Awful early in the season to be suspended; curious to see how this plays out.

5) Since the beginning of the 2015 season, Raiders’ QB Derek Carr has thrown 11 4th quarter TD passes that either put Oakland ahead or tied the score. During that time, no other NFL QB has more than six of those.

4) Did Indiana hoop coach Tom Crean do the right thing scheduling a road game at Fort Wayne earlier this week? It is 175 miles from Bloomington to Fort Wayne, and there are a hell of a lot more Hoosier fans than Mastodon fans along those 175 miles, even as there were in Fort Wayne’s home arena Tuesday night.

But the Hoosiers played a true road game and lost; no Top 25 teams do that anymore. Jim Boeheim would rather smile than play a true road game and he ain’t much for smiling. You can bet all over America, coaches are taking note of Fort Wayne’s win and adding more home games or at best, neutral court games to their teams’ schedules.

3) I roll my eyes every time an NFL ref throws a flag in the defensive secondary, then immediate another flag (or 2) is thrown, like the foul is the most obvious call in football history. It happens all the time.

This is known as “selling the call” making it obvious to the crowd that the right call was made, even if it wasn’t. The NFL is terribly over-officiated and this is a small part of it.

2) Is this the best sports week of the year? It is probably the busiest if not the best. College football and basketball; NBA-NHL-NFL. Baseball hot stove stuff is starting, the NASCAR year ended Sunday. Lot of good entertainment.

1) Ralph Branca passed away this week at age 90; he is best-known for giving up the homer Bobby Thomson hit to win the 1951 NL pennant, but Branca was more than that.

A 3-time All-Star, Branca was 88-68 in 322 games (188 starts) in an era where no one counted pitches or cared if a pitcher’s arm was abused. He won 21 games in 1947. If he was on the mound at that critical time of a decisive game, you know he was a damn good pitcher.

His daughter is married to former Mets manager Bobby Valentine.

My dad grew up in New York City, was a huge Brooklyn Dodger fan; sometime in the early 90’s, I can’t remember exactly when, Branca did an appearance at Mohawk **** about seven miles from my dad’s house. I picked him up but didn’t tell him where we were going.

Mr Branca was sitting at a card table, not many people there; I introduced the two of them and soon they were talking like long-lost friends from the neighbohood, reminiscing about Dodgers like Ernie Lombardi, Gene Hermanski, Roy Campanella. It was great fun to listen to.

**Udog** · 11-25-2016, 08:22 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, November 25

San Antonio won its last seven games; they’re 4-2 as road favorites. Spurs’ last four games went over the total. Celtics won last three games, all on the road; they’re 4-2 at home, 0-1 as home underdogs. Last nine Boston games stayed under the total. Spurs won their last nine games with Boston (6-2-1 vs spread); three of last four series games stayed under. San Antonio won its last five visits to Beantown (4-0-1 vs spread).

Wizards lost six of last nine games; they’re 0-5 on the road, 0-2 as road favorites. Four of last five Washington games went over total. Orlando is 4-4 at home, 3-6 in last nine games overall; under is 9-2 in last 11 Magic games. Washington won nine of last ten games with Orlando, covering last four; under is 6-2 in last eight series games. Wizards won five of last six visits to Orlando.

Charlotte lost its last three games, by 5-15-5 points; they’re 4-2 on road, 2-2 as road favorites. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games. New York won/covered its last five home games; they’re 5-1 as home favorites. Over is 3-1 in their last four home games. Knicks lost six of last seven games with Charlotte; under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Hornets lost three of last five visits to Manhattan. Underdogs covered six of last eight series games.

Dallas lost its last seven games (1-6 vs spread); four of their last five road games stayed under the total. Mavericks are 3-6 as road underdogs. Cleveland won five of its last six games; they’re 3-5-1 as home favorites. Four of Cavs’ last six games stayed under the total. Cavaliers won last three games with Dallas by 1-3-33 points; under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Mavericks won three of last four visits to Lake Erie.

Clippers are 14-2, winning last four games; they’re 7-0 on road, 3-2 as road favorites. Six of their last eight games went over the total. Detroit lost four of its last five games, is 0-1 as a home underdog; under is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Clippers won their last ten games with Detroit (3-0-1 vs spread in last four); over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. LA won its last four visits to Motor City (2-1-1 vs spread).

Chicago won five of its last seven games (6-1 vs spread); they’re 5-5 on road, 1-1 as road favorites. Under is 7-3 in Bulls’ road games. Philly won four of its last five home games; they’re 7-3 as home favorites. Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games. 76ers lost their last ten games with Chicago, covering one of last four; Bulls won last five visits here (2-3 vs spread). Last seven series games went over total.

Atlanta lost three of last four games, is 4-3 on road, 1-2 as road underdogs. Hawks’ last six games stayed under total. Utah lost four of last five games; they’re 1-3 as home favorites. Under is 5-1 in Jazz home games. Hawks won nine of last ten games with Utah; Jazz are 3-2 vs spread in last five. Three of last four series games stayed under. Hawks won last five visits here (4-1 vs spread).

Toronto lost four of its last six games; they’re 0-2 as a road favorite- over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Milwaukee lost five of its last seven games; they’re 2-1 as home underdogs. Three of Bucks’ last four games stayed under the total. Bucks lost nine of last ten games with Toronto; five of last six series games stayed under total. Raptors won last four visits here, by 3-4-21-18 points.

Memphis won its last six games (five on road); they’re 5-2 at home, 1-1 as home favorites. Three of their last four games stayed under total. Heat lost eight of their last ten games; they’re 3-2 as road underdogs. Under is 7-3 in last ten Miami games. Grizzlies won four of last five games with Miami (4-0-1 vs spread in last five); over is 3-1-1 in last five series games, Heat lost last four visits here (0-4 vs spread).

Brooklyn lost its last five games (0-4-1 vs spread); they’re 1-6 on road, 3-3-1 as an underdog on road. Five of Nets’ last six games went over total. Indiana lost three of last four games, is 6-4 at home, 3-3 as home favorite; six of their last seven games stayed under the total. Home team won five of last six Brooklyn-Indiana games; Nets lost four of last five visits here (3-2 vs spread). Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Minnesota is 4-10, and there are rumors a trade is coming; they’re 1-6 on road, 0-3 as a road favorite. Three of Wolves’ last four games stayed under. Phoenix lost five of last seven games, is 2-3 at home, 2-1 as a home dog. Three of Suns’ last four games stayed under. Home side won last seven Minnesota-Phoenix games; Timberwolves lost last four visits here (0-3 vs spread in last three). Four of last five series games stayed under the total.

Oklahoma City lost three in row, seven of last nine games; they lost last four road games, are 2-4 on road (1-5 vs spread), with last win Nov 2. Over is 6-3 in Thunder’s last nine games. Denver won three of last four home games, is 4-3 vs spread at home. Over is 5-2 in Nugget home games. Thunder won their last six games with Denver (6-2-1 vs spread in last nine); six of last seven series games went over total. OKC won last three visits here, by 10-6-22 points.

New Orleans won its last four games, but is 2-5 on road, 3-3-1 vs spread. Under is 6-1 in Pelican road games. Trailblazers lost five of last six games, are 4-3 at home, 2-3 as home favorites. Over is 3-1-1 in Portland’s last five games. Portland won eight of last ten games with New Orleans (under 7-2 in last nine); Pelicans lost last five visits to Portland (0-4 vs spread in last four).

Houston won three of last four games, is 5-4 on road, 1-1 as road favorite; under is 5-2-1 in Rockets’ last eight games. Sacramento won its last two games, covered its last four; they’re 4-4 at home, but 7-1 vs spread (4-0 as home underdogs). Over is 4-1 in their last five games. Kings lost eight of last nine games with Houston (2-7 vs spread); Rockets won three of last four visits here. Over is 4-2 in last six series games.

Golden State won its last nine games; they beat Lakers by 43 in Oakland Wednesday; over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Warriors are 5-4 as road favorites. Lakers lost three of last four games; they’re 5-3 at home, 3-1 as home underdogs- over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Golden State is 8-3 in last 11 series games, but lost two of last three. Five of last six series games stayed under the total.

**Udog** · 11-25-2016, 08:25 AM

NBA

Friday, November 25

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. BOSTON
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio

7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ORLANDO
Washington is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Orlando
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Orlando is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games when playing Washington
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington

7:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Philadelphia is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games at home

7:30 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. NEW YORK
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 9 games
Charlotte is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of New York's last 14 games when playing Charlotte

7:30 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. DETROIT
LA Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
LA Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games at home

7:30 PM
DALLAS vs. CLEVELAND
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Cleveland is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games

8:00 PM
BROOKLYN vs. INDIANA
Brooklyn is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Brooklyn's last 10 games on the road
Indiana is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

8:00 PM
MIAMI vs. MEMPHIS
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Miami's last 25 games when playing Memphis
Miami is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Memphis's last 25 games when playing Miami

8:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. UTAH
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Atlanta is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Atlanta
Utah is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

8:00 PM
TORONTO vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Milwaukee is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games

9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. PHOENIX
Minnesota is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Minnesota is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

9:00 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. DENVER
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 12 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Denver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games

10:00 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. PORTLAND
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Portland's last 10 games at home
Portland is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home

10:30 PM
HOUSTON vs. SACRAMENTO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
Sacramento is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Sacramento is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston

10:30 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. LA LAKERS
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Golden State's last 9 games
LA Lakers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 7 games when playing at home against Golden State

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**Udog** · 11-25-2016, 09:55 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, November 25

Golden State @ LA Lakers

Game 729-730
November 25, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
133.596
LA Lakers
117.063
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 16 1/2
238
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 12 1/2
233
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-12 1/2); Over

Houston @ Sacramento

Game 727-728
November 25, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
119.352
Sacramento
122.887
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 3 1/2
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 3
214 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+3); Over

New Orleans @ Portland

Game 725-726
November 25, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
119.869
Portland
118.420
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 1 1/2
225
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 4 1/2
219
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(+4 1/2); Over

Oklahoma City @ Denver

Game 723-724
November 25, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
120.761
Denver
114.196
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 5 1/2
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 2
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(-2); N/A

Minnesota @ Phoenix

Game 721-722
November 25, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
113.837
Phoenix
116.930
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 3
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
212 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+1 1/2); Over

Brooklyn @ Indiana

Game 719-720
November 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
109.137
Indiana
114.753
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 5 1/2
205
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 9
215 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+9); Under

Miami @ Memphis

Game 717-718
November 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
114.327
Memphis
127.105
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 13
187
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 6
189 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(-6); Under

Toronto @ Milwaukee

Game 715-716
November 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
124.206
Milwaukee
117.052
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 7
194
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 3
211
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-3); Under

Atlanta @ Utah

Game 713-714
November 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
116.929
Utah
123.536
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 6 1/2
188
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 2 1/2
195 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-2 1/2); Under

Chicago @ Philadelphia

Game 711-712
November 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
120.819
Philadelphia
118.480
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 2 1/2
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 8
203 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+8); Over

LA Clippers @ Detroit

Game 709-710
November 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
133.623
Detroit
118.541
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 15
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 6 1/2
201
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-6 1/2); Over

Dallas @ Cleveland

Game 707-708
November 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
111.131
Cleveland
129.730
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 18 1/2
196
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 14 1/2
202 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-14 1/2); Under

Charlotte @ New York

Game 705-706
November 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
123.370
New York
116.565
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 7
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
Pick
211
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
Under

Washington @ Orlando

Game 703-704
November 25, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
114.644
Orlando
116.266
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 1 1/2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 1
202 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+1); Under

San Antonio @ Boston

Game 701-702
November 25, 2016 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
126.441
Boston
117.478
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 9
192
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 2 1/2
202
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(-2 1/2); Under

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