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**Udog** · 02-07-2017, 08:16 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Six of the top minor league prospects for the Arizona Diamondbacks

1) Anthony Banda, P— Was 4-4, 3.67 in 13 AAA starts LY

2) Dawel Lugo, 3B— Hit .306 in half a season in AA Southern League

3) Domingo Leyba, 2B/3B— .288 hitter in three minor league season

4) Socrates Brito, OF— Got 95 AB’s (.179) with the parent club last summer

6) Anfernee Grier, OF— Auburn alum hit only .236 in his first pro season.

19) Jared Miller, P— Another in long line of Vanderbilt pitchers

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) Looking back on Sunday night’s Super Bowl you have to tip your hat to Tom Brady; he is a great leader who finds a way to win. He has a tremendous will to win and that is obviously very important. It is also difficult to measure beforehand.

The Scouting Combine is March 3-6; kids will run the 40, lift weights, do lot of measurable things that scouts will use to justify draft picks. There is no metric to measure heart or desire and until there is, scouting will continue to be an inexact science.

Brady? 6th round pick
Russell Wilson and Joe Montana? 3rd round picks
Kurt Warner? Wasn’t even drafted
Akili Smith, Ryan Leaf, Joey Harrington, JaMarcus Russell; all first round picks.

12) Is Brady the greatest QB ever? He is right up there with Elway-Marino-Montana-Fouts-Kelly, and his five Super Bowl rings are tops in the game. He is still going strong at age 39, so his resume isn’t complete yet. His WR’s have been some unusual guys; no Jerry Rice in the group, which makes him look even better.

11) As for the Falcons, they lost OC Kyle Shanahan to the 49ers, and now they have to pick up the pieces from the biggest collapse in NFL history. You look back on the past and it says teams who lose Super Bowls suffer a hangover— this hangover could also be the worst one yet.

I’m serious; only four teams in any NFL game ever have won after trailing by more than 25 points, and two of those were playoff games. This was the freakin’ Super Bowl.

Only four comebacks that were bigger than Super Bowl LI:
— 1/3/93— Oilers led 35-3, lost 41-38 in Buffalo (playoff game)
— 12/7/80— Saints led 35-7, lost 38-35 in San Francisco
— 1/4/14— Chiefs led 38-10, lost 45-44 in Indianapolis (playoff game)
— 9/21/97— Colts led 26-0, lost 37-35 in Buffalo

10) Pirates announced that Andrew McCutchen will move from center to right field this year, to improve the Pittsburgh defense.

9) Pitcher Jason Hammel gets $16M for two years from the Kansas City Royals.

8) Houston Rockets retired Yao Ming’s #11 last week; I’m thinking a lot of basketball fans in this country (myself included) don’t fully realize the impact Yao has had in promoting basketball around the world, especially in Asia. In other words, he helped make the Rockets and the NBA a freakin’ fortune.

7) Yogi Ferrell did so well on his 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks that they gave him a 2-year contract. He scored 30-something in Portland the other night, got paid the next day.

6) UTEP coach Tim Floyd’s first year as a head coach was 1986 at Idaho; his three assistant coaches that year were Larry Eustachy, now head coach at Colorado State, Kermit Davis, the head coach at Middle Tennessee State and Randy Bennett, the head coach at St Mary’s. Thats a really good coaching staff.

5) Oakland A’s are going to name the ballfield at the Oakland Coliseum “Rickey Henderson Field” to honor one of their great players who is also an Oakland native.

4) http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/sto...ove-basketball

This is a great article written by Baxter Holmes about Luke Walton and how his love of basketball came to be as a young kid. Well worth your time to read.

3) Good to read no bad comments about Houston as a host city for the Super Bowl. Everyone said the same thing— they crushed it!!! If the media doesn’t complain, you know its good.

2) When the Cleveland Browns had their expansion draft in 1998, they passed on selecting a quarterback the Rams left unprotected. Bad move; guy was Kurt Warner, who is now a Hall of Famer. Warner backed up Tony Banks in ’98, which wasn’t a fun year. Nick Saban actually won a lot of games with Banks as his QB at Michigan State. Not easy.

1999 was more fun, a hell of a lot more fun.

1— First spring training baseball games are Friday, February 24. Things ramp up a little early this year because of the World Baseball Classic. Training camps open next week.

**Udog** · 02-07-2017, 08:37 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 7

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BROOKLYN (9 - 42) at CHARLOTTE (23 - 28) - 2/7/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 20-29 ATS (-11.9 Units) in all games this season.
BROOKLYN is 16-27 ATS (-13.7 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
BROOKLYN is 38-51 ATS (-18.1 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 6-19 ATS (-14.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
BROOKLYN is 14-24 ATS (-12.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
CHARLOTTE is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
CHARLOTTE is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) against Atlantic division opponents this season.
CHARLOTTE is 12-22 ATS (-12.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
CHARLOTTE is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 7-2 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 7-3 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ORLANDO (20 - 33) at HOUSTON (37 - 17) - 2/7/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) after a division game this season.
ORLANDO is 51-75 ATS (-31.5 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
HOUSTON is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 49-32 ATS (+13.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 313-258 ATS (+29.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
HOUSTON is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HOUSTON is 25-16 ATS (+7.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
ORLANDO is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) as a road underdog of 9.5 to 12 points over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 27-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 3-2 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 3-2 straight up against ORLANDO 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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PORTLAND (22 - 30) at DALLAS (20 - 31) - 2/7/2017, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) in road games after allowing 105 points or more this season.
DALLAS is 35-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) after allowing 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-3 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-4 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, February 7

Charlotte won six of its last seven games with Brooklyn but Nets covered the last five; they also covered last five visits here, losing last three by 7-14-5 points. Nets lost last nine games overall, covering one of last five; they did cover four of last five road games. Last four Brooklyn games stayed under. Hornets lost its last seven games, is 0-4 vs spread in last four home games. Four of last five Charlotte games went over.

Houston won seven of last nine games with Orlando; Magic lost last four visits here, but covered three of the four games. Under is 5-2 in last seven series games. Rockets split their last six home games, is 1-6 vs spread in last seven games overall. Under is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Magic lost 13 of last 17 games, are 2-4 vs spread in last six road games. Under is 6-3 in last nine Orlando games.

Dallas won five of last seven games with Portland; three of last four series games stayed under the total. Trailblazers lost three of last four visits here (1-3 vs spread). Portland lost three of last four games overall, covered one of last five road tilts. Under is 6-3 in their last nine games. Dallas won four of last five games, covered seven of last nine; they’re 4-5 vs spread if they played night before, but 2-0 at home. Four of last five Dallas games went over total.

NBA

Tuesday, February 7

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
BROOKLYN vs. CHARLOTTE
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games at home
Charlotte is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
ORLANDO vs. HOUSTON
Orlando is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
Orlando is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
Houston is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Orlando

8:30 PM
PORTLAND vs. DALLAS
Portland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 10 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games

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**Udog** · 02-07-2017, 10:22 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 7

Portland @ Dallas

Game 705-706
February 7, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
123.257
Dallas
117.678
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
by 5 1/2
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 1
205
Dunkel Pick:
Portland
(+1); Over

Orlando @ Houston

Game 701-702
February 7, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
111.972
Houston
121.153
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 9
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 11
224
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+11); Under

Brooklyn @ Charlotte

Game 701-702
February 7, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
104.356
Charlotte
124.526
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 20
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 10 1/2
217
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(-10 1/2); Over

**Udog** · 02-07-2017, 02:49 PM

NBA
Short Sheet

Tuesday, February 7

Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7:05 PM ET
Brooklyn: 1-10 ATS when playing 8 or more games in 14 days
Charlotte: 10-21 ATS after 2 or more consecutive losses

Orlando at Houston, 8:05 PM ET
Orlando: 1-8 ATS after a division game
Houston: 16-7 ATS after a game where they failed to cover the spread

Portland at Dallas, 8:35 PM ET
Portland: 46-71 ATS off a road loss against a division rival
Dallas: 63-37 ATS after a blowout loss by 20 points or more

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