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**Udog** · 12-22-2016, 08:25 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

— Duke 72, Elon 61— Grayson Allen is a punk; can’t wait until he pulls this stuff in the NBA and someone pummels him.

— ESPN treated Kentucky-Louisville like the Super Bowl, then treated the whole halftime show talking about Duke.

— St John’s 93, Syracuse 60— Yowza; where did that score come from?

— Fairfield 89, Boston College 83— Worst thing is that Fairfield was favored to win.

— DeMarcus Cousins has 103 career technical fouls, 23 more than anyone else during that time.

— Louisville 73, Kentucky 70— Fun game to watch; tremendous effort given by both sides.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Bottom 4, top 9 in the NFL

32) Browns— Have shot at their first win when the warm weather Chargers visit Lake Erie on Christmas Eve.

31) 49ers— Lost their last 13 games, but play team they got their only win against this week, when they visit Los Angeles. Rams are actually favored to win a game.

30) Jaguars— They can’t even fire their coach right; word got out that they canned Gus Bradley before the team plane took off from Houston. Apparently the flight home was fairly awkward.

29) Rams– Good chance for Goff’s first career win this week.

9) Packers— They’ve had Favre/Rodgers at QB for the last 25 years; shouldn’t they have won more than two Super Bowls?

8) Dolphins— Other than a healthy Tony Romo, Matt Moore is the best backup QB in the NFL and now Miami fans are going to find that out. Only time Dolphins made playoffs in last 14 years was the year Brady tore up his knee in Week 1 and missed the rest of that year.

7) Seahawks— Their starting RT was a basketball player at Western Kentucky who played about one half of one college football game.

6) Falcons— They just pounded the dregs of the NFL, now they step up in class this week and have a rematch with the Panthers, who are playing on a very short week.

T4) Raiders/Chiefs— Oakland has the better record but the Chiefs beat them twice. Not fond of KC blowing two games at home in the last month; they need to be better in the red zone.

3) Giants— Not a huge fan of theirs but they win every week and that is what counts. This is where I tell you that the NFL should take radios out of players’ helmets and let the QB’s call their own damn plays- thats why you prepare for six days to play on Sunday. NFL would have a way better product if they let Game Day be the Players’ Day.

2) Cowboys— Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen is being mentioned for the Rams’ HC job, in large part because he was Dak Prescott’s college coach. I can think of worse things.

1— Patriots— What happens when a big time college QB refuses to play in a bowl game so he doesn’t get hurt and ruin his draft prospects? I’m thinking if a QB did that it would hurt his stock a lot, since the QB is a team leader and the captain doesn’t desert his ship, even if it is sinking.

**Udog** · 12-22-2016, 08:34 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, December 22

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ORLANDO (13 - 17) at NEW YORK (15 - 13) - 12/22/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after allowing 105 points or more this season.
ORLANDO is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 3-3 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
ORLANDO is 4-3 straight up against NEW YORK 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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LA LAKERS (11 - 20) at MIAMI (9 - 20) - 12/22/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) after scoring 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 52-71 ATS (-26.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 31-18 ATS (+11.2 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 125-167 ATS (-58.7 Units) in home games first half of the season since 1996.

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

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GOLDEN STATE (25 - 4) at BROOKLYN (7 - 20) - 12/22/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 75-105 ATS (-40.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 129-101 ATS (+17.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 119-92 ATS (+17.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 53-35 ATS (+14.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 71-49 ATS (+17.1 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 60-43 ATS (+12.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 3-1 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 3-1 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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BOSTON (16 - 12) at INDIANA (15 - 15) - 12/22/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 35-22 ATS (+10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-4 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-4 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (23 - 5) at LA CLIPPERS (21 - 8) - 12/22/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 970-844 ATS (+41.6 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 39-22 ATS (+14.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 8-7 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 8-7 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, December 22

Knicks are 3-5 in last eight games with Orlando, but 3-2 vs Magic in last five games played here. Four of last five series games stayed under total. Orlando won four of last five road games, is 8-1 in last nine games as a road underdog- over is 7-2 in their last nine games. New York won/covered nine of its last 11 home games; they lost three of last four overall. Knicks are are 8-1 as a home favorite.

Lakers lost seven of last eight games with Miami but covered four of last six; they lost last five visits to South Beach (2-3 vs spread). Under is 8-2 in last ten series games. Lakers lost 10 of last 11 games overall, but covered last three; they’re 9-7 as a road underdog. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Heat lost their last three home games, are 2-4 as home favorites; three of last four Miami games stayed under total.

Golden State won four of last five games with Brooklyn but covered only one of last four; Warriors lost three of last five visits here. Over is 7-3 in last ten series games. Warriors won last five games overall, are 7-8 as road favorites (0-4 in last four). Under is 7-1 in their last eight games. Brooklyn lost five of last six games, is 7-5 as a home underdog. Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Indiana/Boston split their last ten games; home side was 7-3 in those games. Celtics lost four of last six visits to Beantown. Under is 8-2 in last ten series games. Boston won its last three games, all in OT; they’re 7-3 as road favorites. Four of their last six games stayed under. Pacers won/covered their last four home games; they’re 2-2 as home underdogs. Under is 5-1 in last six Indiana games.

Clippers won four of last six games with San Antonio; Spurs lost by 2-19 points in last two series games played here. Over is 5-3 in last eight series games. San Antonio won/covered last four games; they ended Rockets’ 10-game win streak Tuesday. Spurs are 14-1 on road, 10-4 as a road favorite. Clippers won four of last five games; they’re 7-7-1 vs spread at home, 0-1 as a home underdog. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

NBA

Thursday, December 22

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. INDIANA
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Boston

7:30 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. BROOKLYN
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Golden State's last 10 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
Brooklyn is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Golden State

7:30 PM
ORLANDO vs. NEW YORK
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Orlando's last 24 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Orlando's last 10 games on the road
New York is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 18 of New York's last 24 games when playing Orlando

8:00 PM
LA LAKERS vs. MIAMI
LA Lakers are 1-10 SU in their last 11 games
LA Lakers are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 12 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

10:30 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. LA CLIPPERS
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
San Antonio is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games
LA Clippers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games at home

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