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**Udog** · 01-12-2017, 08:29 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Some thoughts on the Chargers moving to Los Angeles

— If they move to the Coliseum, they need to put FieldTurf down; no way will that grass field hold up with USC, the Rams and Chargers all playing home games there.

— There is a chance the Chargers could play in a 28,000-seat stadium in Carson for a couple years, until the new stadium in Inglewood is ready.

— Chargers have to pay the city of San Diego $12M to get out of their lease at Qualcomm.

— What coach is going to be willing to coach a nomadic team for two years?

— What if the Jaguars wanted to move to San Diego? If I owned the Jaguars, I would.

— I’m very curious to know how much money the Spanos family will rake in by moving to LA, as opposed to just staying in San Diego and playing in the older stadium.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud……..

13) News came down little while ago that the Chargers will indeed move to LA and may even change their nickname a year from now. Sad day for people in San Diego, who supported this team for 50 years but in today’s society, greed trumps loyalty and that goes for the Rams’ owner, as well. It goes for the whole NFL, but they’re rich people and I’m not, so I’ll shut up.

I’ll just say this; at some point, teams will stop moving and governments will stop shelling out ridiculous sums of money for stadiums that aren’t needed.

Elsewhere in the world…….
12) All four NFL playoff games this weekend are rematches from regular season games, though I doubt Jacoby Brissett will play for the Patriots this week, like he did in Week 3 against Houston.

11) I’m wondering what Clemson’s windfall will be from apparel sales after they won the national title Monday night? Someone in the stadium’s gift shop said Tuesday’s business was similar to an actual game day as far as how much gear they sold. People love a winner.

10) Denver Broncos hired Vance Joseph, Buffalo Bills hired Sean McDermott as their new head coaches, so Panthers, Bills are looking for new defensive coordinators.

9) I didn’t know that Wyoming is the least populated state in the country. Now I do.

8) Speaking of Wyoming, their former star basketball player Josh Adams was in a severe car accident last spring and almost died, but he’s recovered enough that he flew to Russia yesterday to begin his pro basketball career, so that is very good news.

Adams is good enough that he’ll be on an NBA roster someday.

7) Chicago Cubs are visiting the White House Monday, unusually early for a World Series champ, but the outgoing President is from Chicago and the Cubs owner despises the President-elect, so guess it makes some sense.

Can’t wait until next spring’s NBA champ declines to visit the White House. It’ll happen.

6) Upset of the Night: 15-point underdog Fordham won 60-54 at Davidson; with players from seven different countries, you think Davidson has chemistry issues? Seriously, has to be tough to get people from so many different cultures to pull together.

5) 23-year old OF Mallex Smith hit .238 in 72 games in his rookie year for the Braves LY; he was traded twice on Tuesday, first to Seattle, then quickly to Tampa Bay. Had to be a weird day for him.

4) Denver Nuggets-Indiana Pacers are playing a game in London Thursday. Remember that the Nuggets are owned by Stan Kroenke, who also owns the Rams, who get stuck playing a game in London every year. He also owns a soccer team in England. He is really rich.

3) Last night, Chris Paul became the 10th player with 15,000 points and 8,000 assists.

2) This is probably a stupid idea, but wouldn’t it be cool if a former President became a radio talk show host? He could have a studio built in his house and a couple days a week, take calls from ordinary Americans and explain to them why our government is so messed up, and how it could be better.

What better way to learn about government than to hear from a man who ran the country?

“Hello, it is 2:23 and it is 70 degrees in Washington. We’ve got Jane from Spokane on Line 3…..”

1— Hunter Renfrow was a walk-on football player at Clemson; Monday night, he caught 10 passes for 92 yards and scored two TDs for the Tigers. This kid was a 2-star recruit in HS; it is pretty rare for 2-star recruits to become such good players, but good for him.

Several times in the second half Monday night, when Clemson had big plays coming up, Boston College coach Steve Addazio said in the coaches’ studio on ESPNews, “…find number 13” and then Watson would throw him a pass.

There is not, hasn’t been and never will be a metric to measure someone’s heart, or desire, which is a big part of what makes sports great, even if the pro teams are mostly owned by greedy bastards.

**Udog** · 01-12-2017, 08:51 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 12

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INDIANA (20 - 18) vs. DENVER (14 - 23) - 1/12/2017, 3:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 3-0 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 3-1 straight up against INDIANA 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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NEW ORLEANS (15 - 24) at BROOKLYN (8 - 29) - 1/12/2017, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 3-1 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 4-0 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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CHICAGO (19 - 20) at NEW YORK (17 - 22) - 1/12/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 41-60 ATS (-25.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 34-48 ATS (-18.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 83-49 ATS (+29.1 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 5-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 4-4 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA LAKERS (15 - 27) at SAN ANTONIO (30 - 8) - 1/12/2017, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 19-34 ATS (-18.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 23-14 ATS (+7.6 Units) in all games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 48-27 ATS (+18.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 69-50 ATS (+14.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 497-412 ATS (+43.8 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 201-139 ATS (+48.1 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 299-238 ATS (+37.2 Units) after scoring 105 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 89-67 ATS (+15.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 4-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 7-1 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (11 - 27) vs. PHOENIX (12 - 26) - 1/12/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 190-148 ATS (+27.2 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
PHOENIX is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) in road games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 17-31 ATS (-17.1 Units) after scoring 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 19-31 ATS (-15.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

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

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DETROIT (18 - 22) at GOLDEN STATE (33 - 6) - 1/12/2017, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 17-29 ATS (-14.9 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 18-30 ATS (-15.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 72-52 ATS (+14.8 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 62-47 ATS (+10.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 30-13 ATS (+15.7 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

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

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**Udog** · 01-12-2017, 08:51 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 12

Indiana-Denver are playing over in London today. Nuggets are 8-2 in last ten games with Indiana; underdogs are 7-1-1 vs spread in last nine series games— over is 7-3 in last ten. Pacers won/covered their last five games, four of which were at home. Last six Indiana games went over total. Nuggets lost their last five games (1-4 vs spread); they’re 2-6 in last eight games away from home. Last five Denver games went over.

Pelicans won their last five games with Brooklyn, winning by 20-19 points in last two games here; over is 8-2 in last ten series games. New Orleans lost three of last four games; they’re 3-8SU in last 11 road games. 1-1 as road favorites. Five of their last six games stayed under the total. Nets lost their last seven games, are 9-8 as home underdogs. Under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Pelicans had two nights off in NYC after playing Knicks, not always a good thing.

Knicks won/covered four of last five games with Chicago; Bulls lost by 16-12 points in last two visits to Manhattan. Over is 7-2-1 in last ten series games. Chicago lost last two games but covered four of last five; they’re 8-8 as road underdogs, covering last three tries. Three of their last four games stayed under. New York lost nine of last ten games, including last four in row at home. Over is 7-4 in their last eleven home games.

Spurs won their last six games with the Lakers but LA covered three of last four; Lakers lost last three visits to Alamo, by 14-22-4 points. Last five series games went over total. LA lost their last five road games; they’re 4-9 in last 13 games as a road underdog. Four of Lakers’ last five road games went over. San Antonio won seven of last nine games, is 8-1 vs spread in last nine home tilts. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

Mavericks won four of last five games with Phoenix; teams split last four games played here. Last three series games stayed under total. Dallas lost its last three games but is 4-2 vs spread in last six road games- they’re 7-4 in last 11 games as a road underdog. Suns won three of last four home games (4-0 vs spread); they’re 2-4 as home favorites. Five of their last six games stayed under the total.

Golden State won nine of last ten games with Detroit but Pistons covered three of last four; Detroit lost last four visits to Oakland (2-2 vs spread). Five of last six series games stayed under the total. Pistons lost four of last six road games, are 5-10 as road underdogs. Four of their last five games went over total. Golden State won six of last seven games but covered just one of last six games. Over is 4-2 in their last six home games.

**Udog** · 01-12-2017, 08:54 AM

NBA

Thursday, January 12

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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
INDIANA vs. DENVER
Indiana is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
Indiana is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Denver
Denver is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 12 games when playing Indiana

7:30 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. BROOKLYN
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Brooklyn is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home

8:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. NEW YORK
Chicago is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago's last 16 games
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:30 PM
LA LAKERS vs. SAN ANTONIO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 6 games
LA Lakers are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games on the road
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
San Antonio is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

10:00 PM
DALLAS vs. PHOENIX
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Dallas is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas

10:30 PM
DETROIT vs. GOLDEN STATE
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Golden State
Golden State is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-12-2017, 02:59 PM

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, January 12

Detroit @ Golden State

Game 511-512
January 12, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
113.921
Golden State
129.554
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 15 1/2
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 13
218 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-13); Over

Dallas @ Phoenix

Game 509-510
January 12, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
119.149
Phoenix
114.275
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 5
199
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 2
206 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-2); Under

LA Lakers @ San Antonio

Game 507-508
January 12, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
119.668
San Antonio
126.248
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 6 1/2
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 14 1/2
212 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Lakers
(+14 1/2); Under

Chicago @ New York

Game 505-506
January 12, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
117.841
New York
116.032
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 2
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 3 1/2
206 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+3 1/2); Over

New Orleans @ Brooklyn

Game 503-504
January 12, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
119.076
Brooklyn
111.298
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 8
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 4 1/2
218
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(-4 1/2); Under

Indiana @ Denver

Game 501-502
January 12, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
124.170
Denver
110.635
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 13 1/2
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 4 1/2
225
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(-4 1/2); Under

**Udog** · 01-12-2017, 03:02 PM

NBA
Short Sheet

Thursday, January 12

Indiana at Denver, 3:05 PM ET
Indiana: 1-9 ATS in road games after 1 or more consecutive wins
Denver: 24-9 ATS in road games after 1 or more consecutive losses

New Orleans at Brooklyn, 7:35 PM ET
New Orleans: 47-31 ATS after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread
Brooklyn: 5-18 ATS after failing to cover 4 of their last 5 against the spread

Chicago at New York, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago: 21-38 ATS after 2 straight games where they were called for 18 or less fouls
New York: 10-2 ATS after a game where they made 85% of their free throws or better

LA Lakers at San Antonio, 8:35 PM ET
Los Angeles: 16-31 ATS after playing a game as a home underdog
San Antonio: 15-6 ATS after having won 12 or more of their last 15 games

Dallas at Phoenix, 10:05 PM ET
Dallas: 25-11 ATS after having lost 3 of their last 4 games
Phoenix: 11-26 ATS in road games after a combined score of 205 points or more

Detroit at Golden State, 10:35 PM ET
Detroit: 8-20 ATS in road games after a non-conference game
Golden State: 42-23 ATS after 2 straight wins by 10 points or more

**Udog** · 01-12-2017, 03:18 PM

NBA

Thursday, January 12

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Thursday’s NBA Game of the Day: Bulls at Knicks
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Derrick Rose still hasn't expounded on the reasons for his disappearing act, but he scored 25 points in Wednesday's 98-97 loss to Philadelphia.

Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks (-3, 204)

The Chicago Bulls unloaded Derrick Rose on the New York Knicks in the offseason and will run into the former NBA MVP on Thursday in New York as he continues to deal with the fallout from his odd behavior earlier this week. Rose missed Monday's game against New Orleans without informing the club - even declining to answer the team's calls - before returning Tuesday to say he was dealing with a family issue.

Rose still hasn't expounded on the reasons for his disappearing act, but he scored 25 points in Wednesday's 98-97 loss to Philadelphia - a contest in which New York led by 13 points with eight-plus minutes remaining before collapsing for its ninth loss in 10 games. "The good thing about the NBA is we have another game (Thursday)," Rose told reporters after the defeat. "So we've got to keep our heads up and put this one behind us and go out and try to win the next one." Chicago will be without leading scorer Jimmy Butler (illness) for the second straight game while shooting guard Dwyane Wade will be back in the lineup after being held out for rest in Tuesday's 101-99 loss to Washington. First-round pick Denzel Valentine received 30 minutes of playing time with Butler and Wade out and recorded season highs of 19 points and five 3-pointers.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, TNT

LINE HISTORY: The Knicks opened as 3-point home favorites over the Bulls and that number has held firm. The total hit the board at 205 but took a drop to 203.5 before rebounding to 204 Thursday morning. Check out the complete line history here.

INJURY REPORT:

Bulls - SF Jimmy Butler (Out, Illness), PF Nikola Mirotic (Out, Flu)

Knicks - No injuries to report

POWER RANKINGS: Bulls (-2.5) - Knicks (1.0) + home court (-3) = Knicks -1.5

ABOUT THE BULLS (19-20 SU, 19-20 ATS, 14-24-1 O/U): Point guard Rajon Rondo returned to the rotation after a five-game benching and produced 12 points and six assists in 27 minutes. "I've talked to him about (the benching). The biggest thing is how he's handled it," Chicago coach Fred Hoiberg told reporters. "He has been a positive influence on the bench for the younger guys - he's been very vocal encouraging them. In my mind, it was just a matter of time before he got the opportunity to get back out there. He took advantage and we should see him more in the lineup." Rondo recently said Hoiberg didn't give him a reason for why he was pulled from the starting lineup and banished to the bench.

ABOUT THE KNICKS (17-22 SU, 22-17 ATS, 20-19 O/U): Rose denied reports that he is frustrated with coach Jeff Hornacek, who occasionally has replaced him in the late stages of games in favor of undrafted rookie Ron Baker. He has struggled to find a comfort level with New York but said the possibility of seeing his former squad also had nothing to do with his brief hiatus. "No. It's the past, to tell you the truth," Rose told reporters. "Can't think about the days I played for the Bulls in a Bulls uniform, that is all in the past."

TRENDS:

* Bulls are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
* Knicks are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games following a ATS loss.
* Under is 8-0 in Bulls last 8 Thursday games.
* Under is 9-2 in Knicks last 11 games following a ATS loss.
* Bulls are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in New York.

CONSENSUS: 51 percent of users are taking the road dog Bulls and Over is picking up 62 percent of the totals wagers.

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