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**Udog** · 02-16-2017, 08:27 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Six of the best minor league prospects for the Atlanta Braves:

1) Dansby Swanson SS— Hit .302 in 102 major league AB’s last year.

2) Ozzie Albies, 2B/SS— Hit .310 in three minor league seasons.

4) Mike Soroka, P— Pitched on Canadian Junior National Team

5) Ian Anderson, P— Rookie from Clifton Park had 2.04 ERA in 40 IP LY in the low minors.

8) Sean Newcomb, P— Was 8-7, 3.86 in 27 starts in AA Southern League LY.

16) Dustin Peterson, OF— Hit .282 with 88 RBI in AA ball last year.

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

13) Minnesota 75, Indiana 74— If Hoosiers miss NCAA’s, will Tom Crean get the boot and if he does, will Indiana go after native son Steve Alford?

12) Seton Hall 87, Creighton 81— Bluejays are 3-4 in their last seven games; Villanova now has a 3-game lead in the Big East.

11) SMU 80, Tulane 75— 24-point underdog Green Wave were up 15 at the half.

10) Duke 65, Virginia 55— Cavaliers shot 5-20 on arc, have now lost four of their last six games.

9) Arkansas 83, South Carolina 76— Erratic Razorbacks were a 9.5-point underdog.

8) Iowa State 87, Kansas State 79— Cyclones never trailed in impressive road win.

7) Northern Iowa 64, Bradley 61— Surging Panthers won nine of last 10 games which followed a 7-game losing streak.

6) Oklahoma State 71, TCU 68— Cowboys won seven of their last eight games after starting Big X play 0-6.

5) North Carolina 97, NC State 73— Wolfpack Nation, never a patient lot, is getting a lot more restless. State lost to UNC twice this season, by total of 75 points.

4) Fordham 53, Rhode Island 43— Ugly loss for the home side; URI is headed to the NIT. They were supposed to make the NCAA’s.

3) San Diego State 66, Utah State 62— Aztecs are grinding out wins without much offense; they are back over .500 (7-6) in the Mountain West.

2) Butler 110, St John’s 86— Bulldogs were 13-26 on arc, 29-40 on the foul line. Not too often a college team scores 110 points in 40:00, especially in a conference game.

1— Non-basketball item; Marlins’ owner Jeffrey Loria is being considered as the United States’ ambassador to France. Good God, the French hate us enough already!!!!

**Udog** · 02-16-2017, 08:46 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, February 16

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WASHINGTON (33 - 21) at INDIANA (29 - 27) - 2/16/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
WASHINGTON is 30-17 ATS (+11.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.
WASHINGTON is 27-17 ATS (+8.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
WASHINGTON is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
INDIANA is 12-21 ATS (-11.1 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.

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

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BOSTON (37 - 19) at CHICAGO (27 - 29) - 2/16/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
BOSTON is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in road games this season.
BOSTON is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 33-15 ATS (+16.5 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 57-92 ATS (-44.2 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.
CHICAGO is 41-57 ATS (-21.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-4 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-4 straight up against BOSTON 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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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, February 16

Pacers won five of their last eight games with Washington; nine of last ten series games went over total. Teams split last four series games played here. Wizards won 10 of their last 11 games, are 5-1 vs spread in last six road games. Six of their last seven games went over the total. Indiana lost its last five games (2-3 vs spread); they’re 2-6-1 vs spread in last nine home games. Last four Pacer games went over total.

Home side won last five Boston-Chicago games; Celtics lost four of last five visits to the Windy City. Three of last four series games stayed under. Boston won four in row, 11 of last 12 games; they’re 12-4-1 vs spread in last 17 road games. Over is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Chicago lost three of last four games; they’re 1-4 vs spread in their last five home games. Five of their last seven games went over the total.

NBA

Thursday, February 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. INDIANA
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Washington's last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 10 games when playing Indiana
Indiana is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Indiana is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home

8:00 PM
BOSTON vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Boston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Chicago is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Boston

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**Udog** · 02-16-2017, 12:53 PM

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, February 16

Boston @ Chicago

Game 703-704
February 16, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
118.499
Chicago
121.647
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
Pick
213
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
Under

Washington @ Indiana

Game 701-702
February 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
126.732
Indiana
119.309
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 7 1/2
222
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 2
215 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-2); Over

NBA
Short Sheet

Thursday, February 16

Washington at Indiana, 7:05 PM ET
Washington: 21-11 ATS after one or more consecutive overs
Indiana: 5-17 ATS after 4 straight games forcing opponent to commit 11 or less turnovers

Boston at Chicago, 8:00 PM ET
Boston: 18-8 ATS in road games
Chicago: 6-17 ATS after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread

**Udog** · 02-16-2017, 01:05 PM

NBA

Thursday, February 16

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Thursday’s NBA Game of the Day: Celtics at Bulls
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The favorite is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings in what could be an Eastern Conference playoff preview and the line has moved from Bulls +1 to Bulls -1

Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls (-1, 212)

All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas aims for a team-record 41st consecutive 20-point performance Thursday, when the Boston Celtics close play prior to the All-Star break by visiting the Chicago Bulls. Thomas scored 33 points to match Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek's franchise mark of 40 set in 1971-72 as Boston posted a 116-108 victory over Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Thomas also is taking aim at Larry Bird's single-season scoring average record (29.9 points in 1987-88), as he has the same mark as the Hall-of-Famer with 26 games remaining. "I always say it. It doesn't seem real for my name to be mentioned with such greats and Hall-of-Famers," Thomas told reporters. "It doesn't seem like it should be like that. It means I'm doing something well. I'm just glad we're winning on top of being mentioned with all these great players." Chicago All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler (heel), who had missed four of five games, is closer to full strength after scoring 19 points and matching his season best of 12 assists in Tuesday's 105-94 victory over Toronto. "It feels good," Butler told reporters despite a 2-of-10 shooting performance. "That's all there is to say. There wasn't that much pain at all. Now it's all about getting in rhythm."

TV: 8 p.m. ET, TNT

LINE HISTORY: The Bulls opened as 1.5-point home underdogs and that line has quickly dropped 2.5-points to Chicago -1. The total opened at 212 and as of Thursday morning has yet to move.

INJURY REPORT:

Celtics - SF Gerald Green (Questionable, heel), SF Jaylen Brown (Out, hip), SG Avery Bradley (Out indefinitely, achilles), PG Demetrius Jackson (Out indefinitely, illness)

Bulls - SG Dwyane Wade (Questionable, wrist), PF Nikola Mirotic (Out, back), SF Paul Zipser (Out, ankle)

POWER RANKINGS: Celtics (-6.4) - Bulls (-1.9) + home court (-3) = Celtics -1.5

ABOUT THE CELTICS (37-19 SU, 29-25-2 ATS, 31-24-1 O/U): Boston has recorded four straight victories and won 11 of its last 12 games thanks to the superb efforts of Thomas. The 5-9 dynamo has topped 25 points in 10 consecutive contests - averaging 33.9 during that stretch - and has scored 35 or more on 14 occasions this season. The Celtics were sloppy by committing a season-worst 24 turnovers on Wednesday but forced 22 behind a superb defensive performance by guard Marcus Smart, who recorded a career-best eight steals.

ABOUT THE BULLS (27-29 SU, 27-29 ATS, 21-34-1 O/U): Shooting guard Dwyane Wade (wrist) has missed the last two games, and his availability will be determined after Thursday's shootaround. Wade underwent an MRI exam earlier this week, and the results indicated the injury isn't a long-term issue, but the Bulls also don't want him to experience a setback prior to the All-Star break. Forward Nikola Mirotic (back) also has missed the last two contests and appears unlikely to play on Thursday.

TRENDS:

* Celtics are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss.
* Bulls are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Over is 10-1-1 in Celtics last 12 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
* Over is 4-1 in Bulls last 5 games following a ATS win.
* Favorite is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

CONSENSUS: 69 percent of users are siding with the road underdog Boston Celtics and Over is picking up 59 percent of the totals wagers.

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