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**Udog** · 12-18-2016, 10:02 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Sunday’s six-pack

Six most popular picks in Week 15 of the Westgate SuperContest:

6) Patriots (430) -3.5

5) Lions (433) +4

4) Ravens (456) -5.5

3) Raiders (501) -3

2) Buccaneers (593) +6.5

1) Steelers (603) -3

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….

13) Kentucky 103, North Carolina 100— A GREAT advertisement for college basketball, just a tremendous game. Malik Monk had 47 for the Wildcats.

if the Final Four isn’t from this group: Villanova-UNC-Kentucky-UCLA-Duke, it will be a surprise, which means who the 4th #1 seed is will be critical, because the “5th #1” will be the 2-seed in that same region as the 4th #1.

12) One of the cool things about college basketball is that during pre-conference play, you want teams in your league to win….seriously. It raises the platform of the whole league and could mean an extra bid to the NCAA tournament in March.

Kentucky beating North Carolina could help….say Texas A&M get a play-in spot over Virginia Tech. You never know.

Put it this way; San Diego State’s regression in the Mountain West hurts everyone in the league, especially potential bubble teams like Nevada.

11) Over the last four years, Los Angeles Dodgers have shelled out $113M, just in luxury tax payments- they’re expected to be over the cap again this coming season.

10) OK there is a Mercedes commercial where the young teenage boy bugs his dad to drive thru a snowstorm so he can meet his girlfriend at a movie theater. The father reluctantly does, and no one is there, but because it is TV, the girl shows up….in her parents’ Mercedes. The only two cars on the road. In a snowstorm.

Do these people not own cellphones? Do kids not text each other? Couldn’t they just watch movies at one of their houses, so one parent wouldn’t have to drive? Why does this bother me?

9) You know how Boise State has a blue football field? Well, Eastern Washington has a red field; it doesn’t look bad on TV but who decided this was a good idea?

8) Houston Rockets made 24-61 3-pointers Friday night, most 3’s ever taken/made in an NBA game. Just for the record, Phoenix Suns are 316-350 since they stupidly fired D’Antoni 8.5 years ago- they were 253-136 with D’Antoni as head coach.

7) Highland Park HS won the Texas 5-A state championship Friday night; why do I mention this? QB for Highland Park is Jerry Jones’ grandson. Imagine their booster club has some serious cash.

6) UCLA 86, Ohio State 73— Buckeyes did good job in first half of running offense, making possessions longer to keep UCLA from running, but then they didn’t in second half and Bruins pulled away. UCLA is great fun to watch because of freshman PG Lonzo Ball, who reminds lot of people of Jason Kidd— he gets the open guy the ball and UCLA has lot of kids who can put the ball in the basket, if they get it in the right place.

5) Purdue 86, Notre Dame 81— Irish led by 14 at the half, but Boilers stormed back and got Matt Painter a big win. Dick Vitale’s daughters went to Notre Dame, so if ESPN puts him on a ND game, they’re begging me to change the channel— it is intolerable to listen to him.

4) Phillies gave CF Odubel Herrera $30.5M for five years; he hit .286 with 15 HRs for the Phils last summer. Herrera is the first player Philly has under contract for 2018, which is next season. For a big market team to have such roster flexibility is interesting.

By the way, the word processing program on my MacBook Pro has an annoying auto-correct that changes Odubel to double every time I type it. Every time.

3) Lane Kiffin’s move to Florida Atlantic means that Steve Sarkisian is the new OC at Alabama, once the Crimson Tide’s season is over. Good to see Sarkisian get a second chance in life; hope he makes the most of it.

2) Brandon Shell, the Jets’ right tackle this week, is nephew of the great Art Shell, the Raiders’ Hall of Famer. If he is anything like his uncle, young Shell is a keeper.

1) West Virginia coach Bob Huggins won his 800th game Saturday, just 10th college coach to do so. He looks gruff on TV but I’ve met him twice and he’s a pretty normal guy to talk to, and when he was sitting in the lobby at an AAU tournament in Las Vegas in July of ‘15, a ton of people came up to talk to him. His teams are fun to watch. Congrats coach.

**Udog** · 12-18-2016, 10:07 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, December 18

New Orleans @ San Antonio

Game 513-514
December 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
117.677
San Antonio
121.632
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 4
201
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
N/A

Sacramento @ Dallas

Game 511-512
December 18, 2016 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
122.264
Dallas
113.964
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 8 1/2
185
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Sacramento
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
N/A

Utah @ Memphis

Game 509-510
December 18, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
123.395
Memphis
124.795
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 1 1/2
177
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 1 1/2
185 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(+1 1/2); Under

Toronto @ Orlando

Game 507-508
December 18, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
126.257
Orlando
117.755
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 8 1/2
201
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 5 1/2
218
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-5 1/2); Under

Boston @ Miami

Game 505-506
December 18, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
120.315
Miami
120.858
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1
197
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 4
201 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+4); Under

Brooklyn @ Philadelphia

Game 503-504
December 18, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
109.063
Philadelphia
119.049
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 10
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-2 1/2); Over

LA Clippers @ Washington

Game 501-502
December 18, 2016 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
126.554
Washington
116.763
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 10
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 5
216
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-5); Over

**Udog** · 12-18-2016, 10:08 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 18

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LA CLIPPERS (20 - 7) at WASHINGTON (11 - 14) - 12/18/2016, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 16-4 ATS (+11.6 Units) as a road favorite of 3.5 to 6 points over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 372-439 ATS (-110.9 Units) in home games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-2 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 3-1 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (7 - 18) at PHILADELPHIA (6 - 20) - 12/18/2016, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 44-69 ATS (-31.9 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-36 ATS (-22.6 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 38-68 ATS (-36.8 Units) in home games in December games since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 10-25 ATS (-17.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 111-154 ATS (-58.4 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 5-3 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BROOKLYN is 5-3 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (14 - 12) at MIAMI (9 - 18) - 12/18/2016, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 17-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 53-40 ATS (+9.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 125-165 ATS (-56.5 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-3 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-3 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TORONTO (18 - 8) at ORLANDO (12 - 16) - 12/18/2016, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) first half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 5-2 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 6-1 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (17 - 10) at MEMPHIS (18 - 10) - 12/18/2016, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 62-88 ATS (-34.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is between 185 and 189.5 points since 1996.
UTAH is 41-63 ATS (-28.3 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
UTAH is 36-23 ATS (+10.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 88-61 ATS (+20.9 Units) on Sunday games since 1996.
UTAH is 33-9 ATS (+23.1 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 66-34 ATS (+28.6 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 5-3 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 4-4 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SACRAMENTO (10 - 16) at DALLAS (6 - 20) - 12/18/2016, 4:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 6-1 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-4 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 12-18-2016, 10:09 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 18

Clippers won five of last six games with Washington; five of last seven series games went over. LA won three of last five visits here. Clippers won last four games but are 0-3 vs spread in last three; they’re 1-5 in last six games as a road favorite. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Wizards won their last four home games, won four of last five overall; they’re 1-2 as a home underdog. Over is 8-1 in last nine Washington games.

Kings won last three games with Dallas, by 3-22-31 points— they won by 31 here 11 days ago; three of last four series games went over total. Sacramento covered eight of last 10 series games, four of last five here. Kings are 0-3 vs spread in game following their last three wins; they’re 2-0 as road favorites. Under is 7-2 in their last nine games. Mavericks lost seven of last ten games; they’re 5-3 in last eight games as a home dog. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Memphis won its last two games with Utah by six points each; under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Teams split last four series games played here. Utah won eight of its last ten games; they’re 6-0 as road favorites this year- three of their last four games stayed under total. Grizzlies won seven of last nine games; they’re 5-2 as home underdogs. Last six Memphis games stayed under the total.

Home side won last four Brooklyn-Philadelphia games; Nets lost by 5-6 points in last two visits here. Eight of last nine series games stayed under total. Brooklyn lost six of last eight games; they’re 4-6-1 as road underdogs. Five of their last six games went over total. 76ers are 0-2 as favorites this year; they lost eight of last ten games. Five of last six Philly games stayed under the total.

Raptors won nine of their last ten games with Orlando, but Magic covered last four series games; Toronto won four of last five games in this building. Raptors won eight of last ten games, are 1-2 as a road favorite; eight of last ten series went over total. Orlando lost four of last six games; they’re 0-5 as a home underdog. Six of their last seven games went over the total.

Celtics/covered won their last four games with Miami; they won/covered last three games in this building. Under is 6-2 in last eight series games. Boston lost four of last six games; they’re 5-3 as road favorites- three of their last four games stayed under total. Miami lost six of its last eight games; they’re 3-4 as home underdogs. Under is 4-2 in Heat’s last six games.

Spurs won last four games with New Orleans but Pelicans are 7-2 vs spread in last nine series games. New Orleans lost last four visits to Alamo by 2-13-8-19 points (2-2 vs spread). Pelicans lost seven of last nine games; they’re 1-4 in last five games as a road underdog. Last three NO games stayed under total. Spurs won seven of last eight games, are 3-7 as home favorites; under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

**Udog** · 12-18-2016, 10:13 AM

NBA

Sunday, December 18

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Trend Report
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3:30 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. WASHINGTON
LA Clippers are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Clippers last 7 games when playing Washington
Washington is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing LA Clippers

4:00 PM
SACRAMENTO vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games
Sacramento is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games at home

6:00 PM
BROOKLYN vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games
Brooklyn is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Brooklyn

6:00 PM
TORONTO vs. ORLANDO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Orlando
Toronto is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Orlando
Orlando is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Orlando is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

6:00 PM
UTAH vs. MEMPHIS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games on the road
Utah is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Memphis is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games

6:00 PM
BOSTON vs. MIAMI
Boston is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Boston's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Miami's last 22 games when playing at home against Boston

7:00 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. SAN ANTONIO
New Orleans is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
New Orleans is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans

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