Announcement

**Udog** · 03-22-2017, 07:17 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds to win the Match Play championship this week:

6-1— Rory McIlroy

7-1— Dustin Johnson

10-1— Jordan Spieth

13-1— Jason Day

20-1— Hideki Matsuyama

22-1– Jon Rahm

**********

Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings………

13) Cam Newton is having rotator cuff surgery next Thursday; not sure of the recovery timeframe, or why the operation is happening now and not two months ago, but question is: Will he be ready for the regular season? Big question for the Panthers.

12) If I owned a major league baseball team, all my coaches would know both English and Spanish; have to be able to communicate with players. Would also want our players to know English; how the hell can you live in a country and not know at least some of the language?

Sometimes, players know more of the language than they let on, so they can avoid talking to the media. Being bilingual is a big advantage in today’s baseball.

11) Oklahoma State’s star guard Juwan Evans is leaving school for the NBA; at 6-1, he is a marginal prospect who could wind up in the D-League. He helped us some this year when we picked the Cowboys; we wish him well, but wish he was coming back for another season in Stillwater.

10) Will Wade leaves VCU for LSU and everyone on Twitter asks why; is it a better basketball job? Money is (surprisingly) similar, they care more about basketball at VCU, since there is no football and he had a top 20 recruiting class coming to VCU in September.

I’ve said this before here; sometimes big fish/smaller pond works better.

9) UMass hires Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey to take over its hoop program; Kelsey went 102-59 at Winthrop, 56-30 in Big South games- he replaced Gregg Marshall there.

8) New Jersey Jets have drafted six QB’s since 2009, yet still paid 37-year old Josh McCown $6M to come in and play for one year. This is called mismanagement; not the McCown part, but draft one guy who can play, will ya?

7) Went into a LIDS store in the **** the other day; had good talk with young person who works there, who happens to be a fellow A’s fan. Major league fitted caps are now $35; caps for the World Baseball Classic are $37. Glad my hat collection is already too big- no thanks.

6) They were talking on the Padres’ spring training game the other night how sometimes guys go down to the minor league camp and play in B games to get extra at-bats. A major leaguer would play in one of those games and lead off every inning, just to get more AB’s. Minor leaguers are not necessarily fond of that, since it costs them some AB’s, but thats how it works.

5) Cincinnati Reds’ announcers are different than most local baseball announcers- they’ll rip the home team if they deserve it. “Boy, this is like a circus.” moaned Thom Brennaman during a bad inning by the Reds in their game with the Angels Tuesday.

Two oddities from this Reds-Angels game:
a) Both teams wore red jerseys; it is 2017, we can’t get different color jerseys?
b) Angels used a DH, Reds did not. People bet on these games. Wonder how many people bet on this game not knowing that little nugget?

4) RIP Jerry Krause, 77— he was GM of the Jordan-era Bulls who later became a baseball scout after leaving the NBA. Krause brought Toni Kukoc over from Europe to join Jordan/Pippen, which didn’t go over well with his two stars. Krause probably didn’t get enough credit for the Bulls’ success.

3) Fans sitting behind the announcers at the Bakersfield-Colorado State NIT game Monday nite weren’t very happy with the officiating and were letting the refs know it— the mikes picked up some of their R-rated criticisms. I’m thinking someone with ESPN must’ve asked them to cool it, since they weren’t as vocal near the end of the game

2) Nicole Auerbach reports that of the 351 Division I basketball teams, only five haven’t had a kid transfer out in the last two years. North Carolina hasn’t lost a transfer since 2011.

1— The night the Knicks beat the Lakers to win the 1970 NBA title, when Willis Reed limped out and inspired the Knicks to win by scoring the first two hoops of the game on basically one leg, one of the ballboys that night was Steve Albert, now the Phoenix Suns’ play-by-play guy on TV.

1a) One of my heroes passed away late Tuesday night; Chuck Barris, the wacky host of The Gong Show, died at age 87. Creator of game shows like The Dating Game and Newlywed Game, Barris was a creative genius with a bizarre sense of humor. He made me laugh more than just about anyone other than Steve Martin. RIP, sir, you will be missed.

**Udog** · 03-22-2017, 07:31 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, March 22

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHARLOTTE (31 - 39) at ORLANDO (26 - 45) - 3/22/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CHARLOTTE is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season this season.
CHARLOTTE is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
ORLANDO is 29-41 ATS (-16.1 Units) in all games this season.
ORLANDO is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 7-4 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 8-3 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INDIANA (36 - 34) at BOSTON (45 - 26) - 3/22/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 43-29 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DETROIT (34 - 36) at CHICAGO (33 - 37) - 3/22/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 12-21 ATS (-11.1 Units) as an underdog this season.
DETROIT is 12-21 ATS (-11.1 Units) in road games this season.
CHICAGO is 12-21 ATS (-11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 8-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 7-4 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA (37 - 33) at WASHINGTON (42 - 28) - 3/22/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 31-39 ATS (-11.9 Units) in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 7-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
ATLANTA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
ATLANTA is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 9-7 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 10-7 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
11 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA (26 - 44) at OKLAHOMA CITY (40 - 30) - 3/22/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 39-30 ATS (+6.0 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 27-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) as a favorite this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) in home games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 45-24 ATS (+18.6 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 45-22 ATS (+20.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) against Northwest division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-6 ATS (+13.4 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 36-16 ATS (+18.4 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 10-0 ATS (+10.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-7 ATS (+13.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-0 ATS (+13.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-1 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND (46 - 23) at DENVER (33 - 37) - 3/22/2017, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MILWAUKEE (34 - 35) at SACRAMENTO (27 - 43) - 3/22/2017, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 30-39 ATS (-12.9 Units) in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 12-21 ATS (-11.1 Units) in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 354-426 ATS (-114.6 Units) in the second half of the season since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 250-308 ATS (-88.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SACRAMENTO is 6-20 ATS (-16.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.

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

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEW YORK (27 - 43) at UTAH (43 - 28) - 3/22/2017, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 34-21 ATS (+10.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 211-168 ATS (+26.2 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent since 1996.
UTAH is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) after a non-conference game this season.

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

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**Udog** · 03-22-2017, 07:33 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, March 22

Hornets won last two games, both at home; they lost three of last four on road, are 6-4 vs spread in last 10 road games- their last three games stayed under. Magic won last two games, are 4-10 vs spread in last 14 home games. Four of their last five home games went over total. Charlotte won its last six games with Orlando (5-1 vs spread); Hornets won/covered four of their last five visits here- four of those five games went over total.

Pacers lost its last four road games (0-4 vs spread); they’re 6-6 SU since All-Star break. Under is 12-3 in their last 15 games. Boston won four of last five games; they’re 4-0 vs spread in last four home games. Under is 12-1-2 in their last fifteen games. Celtics won three of last four games with Indiana; under is 7-1 in last eight series games. Pacers lost three of last four visits to Boston.

Detroit lost four of last five games; they’re 0-5 vs spread in last five road games. Six of their last seven games stayed under. Bulls lost eight of last ten games; they blew a 15-point lead in 4th quarter in Toronto last nite. Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games. Pistons won seven of last ten games with Chicago; teams split last four series games played here. Six of last eight series games stayed under.

Hawks lost their last four games; they’re 5-8 against the spread in last 13 road games. Four of their last five games stayed under total. Washington lost four of last five games; they’re 1-5 vs spread in last six home games. Over is 9-2 in their last eleven games. Wizards won three of their last four games with Atlanta (under 3-1). Hawks lost by 11-3 points in last two visits to Washington.

76ers are 4-9 in their last 13 games, but 16-3 vs spread in their last 19 games, covering last five games on foreign soil. Three of their last four games stayed under. OKC won five of last six games; they’re 10-3 vs spread in last 13 home games. Over is 8-4 in their last twelve games. Thunder won their last ten games with Philly but 76ers covered four of last five; Sixers lost three of last four visits here (1-3 vs spread). Seven of last eight series games stayed under.

Cleveland won three of its last four games; they’re 4-6 vs spread in last ten road tilts. Under is 11-4 in their last fifteen games. Nuggets won three of last four home games; they’re 8-3 vs spread in last 11 games overall. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Cavaliers won six of last seven games with Denver; Cavaliers won last three games here (2-0-1 vs spread). Under is 6-3-1 in last ten series games.

Milwaukee won nine of its last 11 games; they’re 6-4 vs spread in last ten road games. Under is 12-1-1 in their last 14 games. Sacramento lost 10 of last 12 games; they’re 2-4-1 vs spread in last seven home games. Under is 11-5 in their last sixteen games. Bucks-Kings split their last ten games; Milwaukee lost three of last five visits to Sacramento. Last eight series games went over total.

New York lost five of last six games; they’re 3-6 vs spread in last nine road games. Three of their last four games went over. Jazz lost their last three games, all on road; they’re 4-8 vs spread in last 12 home games. Three of last four Utah games stayed under. Knicks lost four of last five games with Utah; they lost by 5-21 points in last two visits here. Last four series games played here stayed under.

**Udog** · 03-22-2017, 07:35 AM

NBA

Wednesday, March 22

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trend Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7:00 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. ORLANDO
Charlotte is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Charlotte's last 19 games
Orlando is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Orlando is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte

7:30 PM
INDIANA vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Indiana's last 15 games
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 15 games

8:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 11 games

8:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

8:00 PM
DETROIT vs. CHICAGO
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games

9:00 PM
CLEVELAND vs. DENVER
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland's last 13 games on the road
Denver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Denver is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland

10:30 PM
NEW YORK vs. UTAH
New York is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Utah is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

10:30 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. SACRAMENTO
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 10 games
Milwaukee is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 9 games at home

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**Udog** · 03-22-2017, 09:16 AM

NCAAB
Dunkel

Wednesday, March 22

New York @ Utah

Game 765-766
March 22, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
114.318
Utah
128.701
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 14 1/2
197
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 10 1/2
203 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-10 1/2); Under

Milwaukee @ Sacramento

Game 763-764
March 22, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
116.434
Sacramento
117.211
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 1
196
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 4
204 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+4); Under

Cleveland @ Denver

Game 761-762
March 22, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
118.509
Denver
127.141
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 8 1/2
236
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 3 1/2
228 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(+3 1/2); Over

Philadelphia @ Oklahoma City

Game 759-760
March 22, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
114.591
Oklahoma City
125.077
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 8 1/2
225
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 11
218
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+11); Over

Atlanta @ Washington

Game 757-758
March 22, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
114.138
Washington
123.920
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 10
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 7
213 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-7); Over

Detroit @ Chicago

Game 755-756
March 22, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
119.271
Chicago
113.196
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 6
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 1
198 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+1); Over

Indiana @ Boston

Game 753-754
March 22, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
117.852
Boston
123.460
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 5 1/2
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 7 1/2
208 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+7 1/2); Under

Charlotte @ Orlando

Game 751-752
March 22, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
117.935
Orlando
119.473
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 1 1/2
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 5
208
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+5); Under

Announcement

Wednesday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 3/22

Wednesday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 3/22

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment