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**Udog** · 01-09-2017, 09:18 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

— Jason Day signed a deal with Nike, reportedly worth $10M a year, just for apparel and shoes. Nike is out of the equipment business. Day uses TaylorMade clubs.

— Richmond 77, George Washington 70— Spiders are 3-0 in Atlantic 14.

— Northwestern 74, Nebraska 66— Will Wildcats make NCAAs for first time?

— Purdue 64, Wisconsin 55— First conference loss of the year for the Badgers.

— Dabo Swinney is the 5th Alabama alum to become Clemson’s football coach.

— Next weekend’s NFL schedule: Saturday: Seahawks-Falcons and Texans-Patriots. Sunday will be Steelers-Chiefs and Packers-Cowboys.

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Cal Bears fired football coach Sonny Dykes Sunday, a very odd time for this to happen, setting the Interweb on fire with rumors that Chip Kelly will be coming to Berkeley.

Dykes gets roughly $3.5M to take a hike and shouldn’t be out of work for too long, if he doesn’t want to be. He would be an interesting guy to listen to on TV, seeing how his one winning season in his four years at Cal led to Jared Goff being drafted by the Rams.

12) Odd/surprising Fact of the Day: When the undefeated Dolphins beat Pittsburgh in the 1972 AFC title game, they had to do it in Three Rivers Stadium. How does an undefeated team have to go on the road for a conference championship game?????

11) When the Raiders drafted kicker/punter Janikowski/Lechler in the 4th/5th rounds of the 2000 Draft, they twice passed on Tom Brady. Oakland didn’t have a 6th round pick, which is where New England drafted Brady, 30 picks after the Saints took Marc Bulger.

10) Stumbled across an odd movie the other night: “Black and White” which had Robert Downey Jr, Claudia Schiffer and Marla Maples (Donald Trump’s ex-wife) in it. Made in 1999, Mike Tyson is also in the movie, as is former NBA star Allan Houston, who had a fairly big role.

I watched a few minutes of the movie and kept thinking “that guy looks like Allan Houston” until I looked it up and indeed, it was him.

9) On the heels of the Nevada-New Mexico game late Saturday, there was another epic comeback Sunday afternoon: Stony Brook outscored Albany 21-0 over the final 5:55 to win, 72-70. Albany is my alma mater, so this is bad news, but better now than in March.

8) Now that Gregg Williams is the new DC in Cleveland, I wonder if he’ll bring his son Blake along to work for him. Blake Williams was with the Rams with his father but got let go when he was DC during his father’s 1-year suspension- apparently the other coaches couldn’t stand him.

Jeff Fisher’s son Brandon (a DB coach) is expected to follow Williams to Cleveland.

7) Division I basketball teams have a scholarship limit of 13; Nevada has a starter injured and also has four transfers sitting out this year, meaning they only have 8 scholarship players right now, though the transfers can at least practice.

6) OK, I was surprised to learn this weekend that dolphins are actually not fish, they are aquatic mammals. I’m thinking I was much smarter as a teenager than I am now.

5) One of my all-time favorite stories is about Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft going to the Soviet Union on business and meeting Vladimir Putin; at some point, Kraft takes his Super Bowl ring off and shows it to Putin, actually handing it to him.

Putin takes the ring, puts it in his pocket and stalks off, with his henchmen protecting him. Kraft never saw the ring again— ha!!!!

Apparently Kraft appealed to the Obama administration to try and get the ring back, to which they replied, “Let it go.” Somehow, I’m sure he’ll blame that on Roger Goodell, too.

4) Baseball trivia: Padres’ lefty Brad Hand pitched on consecutive days 29 times last year, most of any big league pitcher. To me, the number is more interesting than who did it.

3) Steelers 30, Dolphins 12— Coaching malpractice 101— This game was over long before it actually ended, but Roethlisberger stayed in till the finish and took a big shot with 4:23 left and Steelers up 30-12. He was in a walking boot after the game. Why is he passing with an 18-point lead and 4:23 left???? Brilliant!!!!

2) Packers 38, Giants 13— Coaching malpractice 102— Green Bay is up 14-6 late in third quarter and gets stuffed on consecutive running plays, giving them 4th-and-1 around their own 40. With Vince Lombardi turning over in his grave, they went for it and didn’t make it. Giants scored a TD a few plays later to cut the lead to 14-13. This was really an amateurish decision.

Packers played really well after the Giants’ TD and won going away, but you have to wonder when the most important person in a $1B business makes a decision like that one.

1— Monday is Bart Starr’s 83rd birthday. Winning QB in the first two Super Bowls, he ruined my 8th birthday by beating the Rams in a divisional playoff game. Happy birthday anyway.

**Udog** · 01-09-2017, 09:36 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 9

Pelicans lost last three games; they’re 3-7 vs spread in last 10 road games, 5-9-1 as road underdogs. Under is 4-1 in their last five games. New York lost seven of last eight games; they lost last three home games, by by 1-12-5 points. Four of their last five games went over total. Home side won last five Pelican-Knick games; New Orleans lost last two visits here, by 7-8 points. Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Mavericks lost five of last six games; they’re 7-4 in last 11 games as road underdogs. Four of their last five games stayed under total. Minnesota lost its last four games; they’re 4-4 as a home favorite. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Dallas won its last seven games with Minnesota; they won/covered last four visits to Twin Cities. Under is 4-1-1 in last six series games.

Thunder lost three of last four games; they’re 4-7 as road underdogs. Last three Thunder games went over the total. Chicago won/covered its last three games; they’re 2-8 in last ten games as a home favorite. Four of their last five games went over total. Bulls won three of last four games with Oklahoma City; home side won five of last seven series games. Thunder lost last two visits to Windy City, by 3-6 points. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.

NBA

Monday, January 9

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. NEW YORK
New Orleans is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
New Orleans is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
New York is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Orleans
New York is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games

8:00 PM
DALLAS vs. MINNESOTA
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Minnesota is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games at home
Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas

8:00 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 14 games when playing Chicago
Oklahoma City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago's last 14 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-09-2017, 10:26 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, January 9

Oklahoma City @ Chicago

Game 705-706
January 9, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
118.551
Chicago
123.343
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 5
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 1
208 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-1); Over

Dallas @ Minnesota

Game 703-704
January 9, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
117.667
Minnesota
119.255
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 5
196
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+5); Over

New Orleans @ New York

Game 701-702
January 9, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
120.477
New York
117.998
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 2 1/2
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 4
215
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(+4); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, January 9

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NEW ORLEANS (14 - 24) at NEW YORK (17 - 20) - 1/9/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 52-76 ATS (-31.6 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points since 1996.
NEW ORLEANS is 108-142 ATS (-48.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game since 1996.
NEW YORK is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) after allowing 105 points or more this season.
NEW YORK is 50-37 ATS (+9.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 64-39 ATS (+21.1 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 3-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 3-2 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (11 - 26) at MINNESOTA (11 - 26) - 1/9/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 362-300 ATS (+32.0 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 473-394 ATS (+39.6 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 74-49 ATS (+20.1 Units) in road games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
DALLAS is 311-258 ATS (+27.2 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
DALLAS is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 88-110 ATS (-33.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 23-36 ATS (-16.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-33 ATS (-18.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-1 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OKLAHOMA CITY (22 - 16) at CHICAGO (19 - 18) - 1/9/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) as a road underdog of 3 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 44-62 ATS (-24.2 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) in road games in January games over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) in road games against Central division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 120-162 ATS (-58.2 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 57-90 ATS (-42.0 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.
CHICAGO is 33-47 ATS (-18.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-1 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-1 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY 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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