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**Udog** · 02-09-2017, 08:16 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

— Golden State is raising ticket prices up to 25% next year, because they can; they have a waiting list of 32,000 people waiting for season tickets.

— Major league baseballs are made in Costa Rica; minor league baseballs are made in China.

— Akron Rubber Ducks of the Eastern League have 22 Fireworks Nights this year; thats almost one-third of all their home games. Fireworks are popular.

— 742 pitchers were used in the major leagues last year, 24.7 per team.

— Jabari Parker hurt his knee last night, looked like a serious injury. We hope it isn’t.

— Quote of the Day, #2: “Since I’ve been here, I’ve had a great deal of hatred against Duke.”
North Carolina’s Joel Berry

Quote of the Day, #1
“This new generation, they all stick together, they all play together, they’re all AAU babies. Any type of criticism directed toward them, they consider it hate. Even if it’s a fair criticism, they consider it hate. So no, it does not bother me what the new generation thinks, to be honest with you. I know they all stick together, so that’s just part of it too.”
Charles Barkley

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Wrapping up an evening of basketball

13) VCU 54, George Washington 53— VCU pulled a successful scam; down a point with 0:00.4 left, the inbounder runs the baseline, the GW guy ran with him on the baseline and another VCU guy comes up and sets a screen, gets run over by the GW guy and the ref calls a foul!!!!

VCU hits the foul shots and wins by a point, second time in five days they won a road game they were trailing in with less than a second to play. That doesn’t happen a lot.

12) Minnesota 101, Iowa 89 2OT— Gophers led this game 40-29 at the half; they really needed this win, just their second in their last seven games. Mason had 25 points with only one turnover for Minnesota in a hectic game.

If you laid seven points with the Gophers, someone was smiling down on you.

12a) Wyoming 102, Fresno State 100, 4OT— Not sure why Wyoming brings two of its better players off the bench, but they do. Cowboys’ McManamen hit his first seven 3’s in this game, then missed his last six. Dalton had 21 points, 20 boards off the bench for Wyoming.

They had 11,841 fans at the UNLV-Nevada game, biggest crowd in Reno history.

11) Wizards 114, Nets 110 OT— Brooklyn has lost 11 in a row overall, 13 in a row at home, and they want to kick the Islanders out of the Barclays Center? Oy.

10) Seton Hall 72, Providence 70 OT— Game was 41-36 at the half; for people who played the over (135.5), second half of this game was nauseating. The overtime was more uplifting.

Both of these teams are on NCAA bubble or just off it; this really did have feel of a tournament game, albeit a bad tournament game. Providence led by 15 in the first half.

9) Tennessee 75, Ole Miss 66— Vols ended game on a 17-2 run; Rebels didn’t score a basket for last 3:55 of game; they led 64-58 when they scored with 3:56 left to play.

8) Baylor 72, Oklahoma State 69— Bears led this game 70-57 with 4:14 left, then didn’t score for next four minutes. The Big X is a brutal league; there are no bad teams. None.

Baylor did a great job in last 0:10 when OSU had the ball down 3- they defended the arc really well. They didn’t so such a great job in the 4:00 before that, as far as scoring points.

7) This game was Tuesday, but it was an exceptional game……..
Alabama 90, South Carolina 86 4OT’s— Gamecocks were 3-30 in the first half. 3 for 30!!!! They were +10 in turnovers, made 35-50 on the foul line but still lost. Alabama is quietly 7-4 in SEC with four road wins.

6) Morehead State 101, Murray State 100 OT— Belmont’s two main challengers in OVC played an extra 5:00 here. Morehead led by 12 at half, has now won six of its last seven games. Murray was 13-23 on the arc, was +5 in turnovers but still lost.

5) Pittsburgh 83, Boston College 72— Panthers break their 8-game losing streak; five of those eight losses were by 8 or less points. Wonder if Kevin Stallings wishes he was back in the SEC?

4) Spurs 111, 76ers 103— Philly is 13-18 when Joel Embiid plays, 5-16 when he does not.

3) UConn 97, South Florida 51— USF needs a coach for next year; two years ago, they wanted to hire Manhattan’s Steve Masiello but didn’t because of concerns about his resume. Those concerns have been dealt with, but Manhattan hasn’t won much since then. Still think he would be a good fit for the Bulls.

2) Heat 106, Bucks 88— Miami was 11-30 at the halfway point of the season; since then, they are 12-0, and are only a couple games out of a playoff berth. Erik Spoelstra can really coach.

1— Clippers 119, Knicks 115— Former NBA star Charles Oakley had an incident at this game and was escorted out by the police; hope it is nothing serious. About ten years ago, I was in Orlando watching AAU games in the summer, and Oakley was there with Michael Jordan watching Jordan’s sons play.

Charles Oakley is a HUGE man; he would be very high on the list of people I wouldn’t want to be mad at me. Ever.

According to the NYPD, Oakley was charged with three misdemeanor counts of assault for hitting security guards and criminal trespassing.

**Udog** · 02-09-2017, 08:35 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, February 9

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PHILADELPHIA (18 - 33) at ORLANDO (20 - 34) - 2/9/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-4 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
ORLANDO is 7-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (38 - 17) at CHARLOTTE (24 - 28) - 2/9/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 50-32 ATS (+14.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 314-258 ATS (+30.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
HOUSTON is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HOUSTON is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
CHARLOTTE is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
CHARLOTTE is 47-73 ATS (-33.3 Units) against Southwest division opponents since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 159-199 ATS (-59.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 12-23 ATS (-13.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
CHARLOTTE is 13-24 ATS (-13.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 3-2 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 4-1 straight up against CHARLOTTE 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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CLEVELAND (35 - 15) at OKLAHOMA CITY (30 - 23) - 2/9/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 20-11 ATS (+7.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 170-123 ATS (+34.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 4-1 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 4-1 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY 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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UTAH (33 - 19) at DALLAS (20 - 32) - 2/9/2017, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 369-303 ATS (+35.7 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 36-21 ATS (+12.9 Units) after allowing 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 27-18 ATS (+7.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.

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

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BOSTON (33 - 18) at PORTLAND (23 - 30) - 2/9/2017, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in road games this season.
BOSTON is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 67-46 ATS (+16.4 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
PORTLAND is 22-31 ATS (-12.1 Units) in all games this season.
PORTLAND is 15-25 ATS (-12.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 3-2 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 3-2 straight up against BOSTON 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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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, February 9

Philly lost its last five games, is 0-5 vs spread in last five road games. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Orlando lost seven of its last nine games, is 4-6-1 as a favorite- they’re 2-6 vs spread in last eight home games. Three of their last four games stayed under the total. 76ers lost six of last seven games with Orlando; they split last four visits to Magic Kingdom. Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Houston won three o fits last four games, is 2-6 vs spread in their last eight road games. Under is 8-4 in their last twelve games. Hornets lost seven of their last eight games, are 0-5 vs spread in last five home tilts. Five of last six Charlotte games went over the total. Rockets won nine of last ten games with Charlotte, winning three of last four visits to North Carolina. Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Cleveland won/covered its last four games, with three of those four wins on road. Nine of their last 11 games went over total. Oklahoma City lost four of last six games; they won seven of their last eight home games. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Thunder lost their last four games with Cleveland; five of last six series games stayed under the total. Cavaliers won three of last five visits here.

Jazz won last four games overall, won four of last five on road; they’re 2-7 vs spread in last nine road games. Four of last five Utah games went over total. Dallas lost its last two games but won four of its last five at home. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Utah won its last three games with Dallas, by 16-3-5 points; Jazz won last two visits here, both in OT. Four of last five series games went over the total.

Boston had their 7-game win streak snapped last night; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six games on foreign soil. Last four Celtic games stayed under total. Trailblazers are 5-3 in their last eight games overall, 7-4 vs spread in last 11 home games. Under is 11-4 in their last fifteen home games. Portland won six of its last eight games with Boston, winning three of last four played here. Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

NBA

Thursday, February 9

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. ORLANDO
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Philadelphia's last 24 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Orlando's last 24 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia

7:00 PM
HOUSTON vs. CHARLOTTE
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Houston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Charlotte's last 19 games when playing Houston
Charlotte is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
CLEVELAND vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland

8:30 PM
UTAH vs. DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games on the road
Utah is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Utah

10:30 PM
BOSTON vs. PORTLAND
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Portland is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Boston
Portland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston

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**StarDust Bum** · 02-09-2017, 02:51 PM

NBA (PROFESSIONAL)

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

Boston at Portland - Thursday February 9, 2017
The Celtics head to Portland tonight where they are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games versus the Trail Blazers. Boston is the pick (+1 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Celtics favored by 3 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Boston (+1 1/2).

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Boston
@
Portland
Game 709-710
February 9, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating: Boston
129.219
Portland
125.733
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Boston
by 3 1/2
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Portland
by 1 1/2
220
Dunkel Pick: Boston
(+1 1/2); Under

Utah
@
Dallas
Game 707-708
February 9, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating: Utah
129.820
Dallas
117.441
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Utah
by 12 1/2
200
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Utah
by 4
192 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Utah
(-4); Over

Cleveland
@
Oklahoma City
Game 705-706
February 9, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Cleveland
121.363
Oklahoma City
126.545
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Oklahoma City
by 5
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Oklahoma City
by 10
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland
(+10); Over

Houston
@
Charlotte
Game 703-704
February 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Houston
124.835
Charlotte
114.271
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Houston
by 10 1/2
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Houston
by 3
225 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston
(-3); Under

Philadelphia
@
Orlando
Game 701-702
February 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Philadelphia
107.523
Orlando
115.468
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Orlando
by 8
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Orlando
by 5 1/2
209
Dunkel Pick: Orlando
(-5 1/2); Under

**Udog** · 02-09-2017, 05:24 PM

NBA
Short Sheet

Thursday, February 9

Philadelphia at Orlando, 7:05 PM ET
Philadelphia: 30-19 ATS as an underdog
Orlando: 11-25 ATS after 2 straight blowout losses by 15 points or more

Houston at Charlotte, 7:05 PM ET
Houston: 17-8 ATS after playing a home game
Charlotte: 3-13 ATS when the total is greater than or equal to 210

Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 8:05 PM ET
Cleveland: 1-11 ATS in road games after covering 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread
Oklahoma City: 15-5 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5

Utah at Dallas, 8:35 PM ET
Utah: 92-51 ATS after 3 straight games where opponent grabbed 45 or less rebounds
Dallas: 31-59 ATS after 3 straight games committing 11 or less turnovers

Boston at Portland, 10:30 PM ET
Boston: 7-0 ATS in road games after having won 3 of their last 4
Portland: 7-16 ATS after allowing 105 points or more 2 straight games

**Udog** · 02-09-2017, 05:30 PM

NBA

Thursday, February 9

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Thursday’s NBA Game of the Day: Cavaliers at Thunder
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Russell Westbrook recorded 27 points, a season-best 18 rebounds and nine assists in Monday's 93-90 road setback against Indiana.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Oklahoma City Thunder (-8, 209.5)

Their extended funk in January is now a distant memory as the Cleveland Cavaliers aim for their seventh victory in eight games when they visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Cleveland lost six of eight games in the stretch during which LeBron James was critical of the organization but has rebounded to win six of its last seven contests.

James sharply insisted the team needed to acquire some better players, but nothing seemed to be wrong with the current group during Wednesday's 132-117 victory at Indiana. The Cavaliers are averaging 127 points during their four-game winning streak while point guard Kyrie Irving and swingman Kyle Korver each scored 29 points against the Pacers. Oklahoma City has dropped four of its last six games, a slump that began with a 107-91 road loss to the Cavaliers. All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook recorded 27 points, a season-best 18 rebounds and nine assists in Monday's 93-90 road setback against Indiana but missed two 3-point attempts in the final 7.6 seconds.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, TNT

LINE HISTORY: The Cavaliers opened as 3-point road favorites and since reports came out that LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love won’t be playing the line has jumped the fence to Thunder -8. The total opened at 218 and with the Cavaliers sitting their top three scorers has been bet down to 209.5. Check out the complete line history here.

INJURY REPORT:

Cavaliers - SF LeBron James (Doubtful, rest), PG Kyrie Irving (Doubtful, rest), PF Kevin Love (Doubtful, rest), SG Iman Shumpert (Out, ankle), SG JR Smith (Late March, thumb)

Thunder - C Enes Kanter (Mid-March, forearm)

POWER RANKINGS: Cavaliers (-6.5) - Thunder (-2.9) + home court (-3) = Cavaliers -.6

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (36-15 SU, 23-26-2 ATS, 29-22 O/U): Korver had his best game since joining the team in the win over the Pacers, establishing season highs for points while sinking eight 3-pointers - his most since 2007. The 35-year-old missed only one of his nine long-range attempts and moved into seventh place on the all-time list with 1,992 3-pointers, passing Jason Kidd (1,988). "I got a bunch of great looks and finally had a game where I could knock down a bunch of them," Korver told reporters. "I didn't know this was going to happen, obviously. The first couple went in, felt great, and I decided to keep on firing away."

ABOUT THE THUNDER (30-23 SU, 29-23-1 ATS, 23-30 O/U): Oklahoma City is in the midst of a tough stretch that continues against the defending champion Cavaliers and is followed by a home encounter with Golden State. The hype for Kevin Durant's return to town already is eclipsing the excitement for James' lone visit, and Westbrook will have to guard against thinking too much about his now-disliked former running mate prior to the contest versus Cleveland. Westbrook fell one assist shy of his 26th triple-double of the campaign - his 25 are the most in a single season since Hall-of-Famer Wilt Chamberlain posted 31 in 1967-68 - in the loss to the Pacers.

TRENDS:

* Cavaliers are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 0 days rest.
* Thunder are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 home games.
* Over is 8-1 in Cavaliers last 9 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Cavaliers are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
* Under is 6-1-1 in the last 8 meetings in Oklahoma City.

CONSENSUS: 63 percent of users are siding with the road underdog Cavaliers and Over is picking up 66 percent of the totals wagers.

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**Udog** · 02-09-2017, 05:36 PM

NBA

Thursday, February 9

MRI shows JaBari Parker has torn his ACL again, league sources say. Official update from Bucks expected shortly.

Jazz are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 vs. West. Mavs are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 at home. Dog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5.
Line: Mavs +4

UNDER is 6-1 in Charlotte's last 7 home games & UNDER is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings with Rockets in Charlotte.
HOU/CHA Total: 226

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