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**Udog** · 01-09-2017, 09:20 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, 09:30 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Monday, January 9

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ST JOHNS (8 - 9) at GEORGETOWN (8 - 8) - 1/9/2017, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGETOWN is 12-23 ATS (-13.3 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGETOWN is 12-23 ATS (-13.3 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGETOWN is 163-206 ATS (-63.6 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
GEORGETOWN is 23-39 ATS (-19.9 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.

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

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TROY (8 - 8) at GEORGIA ST (8 - 6) - 1/9/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TROY is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGIA ST is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGIA ST is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGIA ST is 5-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGIA ST is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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ARK-LITTLE ROCK (11 - 5) at COASTAL CAROLINA (7 - 9) - 1/9/2017, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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ARKANSAS ST (11 - 5) at APPALACHIAN ST (5 - 9) - 1/9/2017, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
APPALACHIAN ST is 3-1 against the spread versus ARKANSAS ST over the last 3 seasons
APPALACHIAN ST is 3-1 straight up against ARKANSAS ST 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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S ALABAMA (8 - 7) at GA SOUTHERN (9 - 6) - 1/9/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S ALABAMA is 113-149 ATS (-50.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
GA SOUTHERN is 35-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
GA SOUTHERN is 35-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
GA SOUTHERN is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
S ALABAMA is 4-1 against the spread versus GA SOUTHERN over the last 3 seasons
S ALABAMA is 3-2 straight up against GA SOUTHERN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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QUINNIPIAC (6 - 9) at ST PETERS (6 - 8) - 1/9/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST PETERS is 64-94 ATS (-39.4 Units) in all home games since 1997.
ST PETERS is 64-94 ATS (-39.4 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
ST PETERS is 59-83 ATS (-32.3 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
ST PETERS is 25-43 ATS (-22.3 Units) in home games in January games since 1997.
ST PETERS is 25-50 ATS (-30.0 Units) in home games off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.

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

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**Udog** · 01-09-2017, 09:31 AM

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 9

Georgetown is 0-4 in Big East, losing by 10-6-5-9(ot) points; they’re 2-7 vs top 100 teams, with wins over Oregon/Syracuse. Hoyas are 2-5 in games decided by 6 or less points or in OT, but they’re also 8-2 in last ten games with St John’s. Red Storm lost its last 11 visits here, with last six losses here all by 10+ points. St John’s allowed 91 pts/game in losing last two games by 13-15 points; they’re 2-6 vs top 100 teams, with wins over Syracuse/Butler. Favorites are 13-4-1 vs spread in Big East games so far this season.

Home side won five of six Georgia State-Troy games; Trojans lost last three visits here, by 9-5-4 points. State lost three of last five games overall; they’re 4-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200, with three of four wins by 15+ points- they’re turning ball over 23.2% of time (#337)- their bench is playing #4 minutes in country. GSU is 5-0 at home, beating five stiffs. #202 Troy State allowed 81 pts/game in losing first two Sun Belt games by total of six points; they’re 1-6 vs top 200 teams, with only win over Eastern Illinois back in November.

Little Rock won two of first three Sun Belt games, winning by 4-8 points; they’re 3-2 in true road games, losing at Oral Roberts/Florida. Trojans are 11-5 vs schedule #342; they’re 6-3 vs teams ranked outside top 200- they’ve got #245 eFG% defense. Coastal Carolina upset Arkansas State Saturday in first Sun Belt home game; Chanticleers are 7-9 vs schedule #83, with couple of non-D-I wins- they’re 3-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200, with losses by 7-15-30 points. Coastal turns ball over 20.9% of time, makes just 63.4% on foul line.

Appalachian State won three of its first four Sun Belt games vs Arkansas State, splitting pair of games played here; they swept Red Wolves by 14-7 points LY. Mountaineers lost first three Sun Belt games, by 9-15-8 points; they’re 0-5 vs teams ranked in top 125, losing by 12-9-35-33-15 points. Arkansas State got upset at Coastal Carolina Saturday, when they fell behind 11-0 at start of game; they’re 4-4 in true road games, 6-1 vs teams ranked outside top 200. Home teams are 5-4 vs spread so far this season Sun Belt games.

South Alabama swept Georgia Southern LY, winning by 6-4-6 points, with 67-61 win in Sun Belt tourney; teams split two meetings in this gym. Eagles scored 87 pts/game in winning first two Sun Belt games by 23-4 points; they’re 5-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200, with three of five wins by 7 or less points. South Alabama lost six of last seven D-I games; their first two Sun Belt games (1-1) were both decided by a single point. Jaguars are forcing turnovers 23% of time (#15) but shooting just 29.3% on the arc (#328).

St Peter’s/Quinnipiac split their series the last three years; home side won four of six games; Bobcats lost two of three visits to Jersey City, with losses by 1-10 points. Quinnipiac is 3-5 in its last five games, also 2-3 in MAAC tilts, splitting their two road games- they’re 1-5 in top 200 games, with only win over Indiana State. Peacocks lost five of last seven games; they’re 2-2 in MAAC, 2-1 at home, beating Manhattan/Monmouth, losing to Iona. St Peter’s lost last game by hoop at Siena Saturday. MAAC home favorites are 8-10–1 vs spread so far this season.

**Udog** · 01-09-2017, 09:32 AM

NCAAB

Monday, January 9

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Trend Report
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6:30 PM
ST. JOHN'S vs. GEORGETOWN
St. John's is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Georgetown
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. John's last 5 games when playing on the road against Georgetown
Georgetown is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Georgetown is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

7:00 PM
ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK vs. COASTAL CAROLINA
Arkansas-Little Rock is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games on the road
No trends available

7:00 PM
QUINNIPIAC vs. SAINT PETER'S
Quinnipiac is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saint Peter's last 5 games
Saint Peter's is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

7:00 PM
ARKANSAS STATE vs. APPALACHIAN STATE
Arkansas State is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Appalachian State is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Appalachian State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

7:00 PM
SOUTH ALABAMA vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN
South Alabama is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Georgia Southern is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Georgia Southern is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
TROY vs. GEORGIA STATE
Troy is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Georgia State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Troy's last 5 games when playing on the road against Georgia State
Georgia State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Troy
Georgia State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Troy

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**Udog** · 01-09-2017, 10:22 AM

NCAAB
Dunkel

Monday, January 9

Quinnipiac @ St Peter's

Game 717-718
January 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Quinnipiac
48.942
St Peter's
54.217
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St Peter's
by 5 1/2
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St Peter's
by 8
135
Dunkel Pick:
Quinnipiac
(+8); Over

South Alabama @ Georgia Southern

Game 715-716
January 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
South Alabama
51.485
Georgia Southern
54.763
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgia Southern
by 3 1/2
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Georgia Southern
by 8 1/2
146 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
South Alabama
(+8 1/2); Under

Arkansas St @ Appalachian St

Game 713-714
January 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arkansas St
59.390
Appalachian St
48.859
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arkansas St
by 9 1/2
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arkansas St
by 5 1/2
145
Dunkel Pick:
Arkansas St
(-5 1/2); Over

AR-Little Rock @ Coastal Carolina

Game 711-712
January 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
AR-Little Rock
49.744
Coastal Carolina
57.250
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Coastal Carolina
by 7 1/2
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Coastal Carolina
by 2
135
Dunkel Pick:
Coastal Carolina
(-2); Over

Troy @ Georgia State

Game 709-710
January 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Troy
51.263
Georgia State
54.116
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgia State
by 3
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Georgia State
by 6 1/2
145 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Troy
(+6 1/2); Over

St John's @ Georgetown

Game 707-708
January 9, 2017 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St John's
63.068
Georgetown
66.016
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgetown
by 3
148
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Georgetown
by 7
154 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St John's
(+7); Under

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