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**Udog** · 05-14-2017, 08:48 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Odds to win the Heisman Trophy this fall:

15-2– Darnold (USC), Mayfield (Oklahoma), Jackson (Louisville)

9-1– Barrett (Ohio State)

12-1– Browning (Washington)

14-1– Francois (Florida State)

15-1– Hurts (Alabama), Barkley (Penn State)

16-1– Rudolph (Oklahoma State)

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Happy Mothers’ Day…….

13) On July 2, 1963, the Giants beat the Braves 1-0 in 16 innings. Willie Mays won the game with a home run. Until Buster Posey’s walk-off in the 17th inning Friday night, that was the latest walk-off HR in Giants’ history.

This would get people fired today: both starting pitchers in that game (Warren Spahn, Juan Marichal) PITCHED THE WHOLE GAME!!!! Spahn faced 56 batters, Marichal 59.

Warren Spahn pitched 11+ innings fourteen times in his career.

12) Umpire Tony Randazzo is a tough human; he worked the plate at the Reds-Giants game late Friday night and he took a beating. Four different baseballs hit him at some point, including one direct shot to the chin of his mask, which knocked him flat for a few minutes, but he continued.

Eventually, the game went into the wee hours and after the 13th inning, Randazzo had enough and left the game, with Clint Fagan taking over, but not until he had called pitches for over four hours. Difficult job.

11) Extra-inning games in San Francisco are odd; the seagulls swoop in off the bay to get their dinner from the trash left in the outfield bleachers, but if the game is still going on, it can make things unpleasant for people still sitting in those bleachers.

No doubt about it, though; extra inning baseball is tremendous. Just better without seagulls.

10) Seattle Mariners’ four best starting pitchers are all on the DL, plus Robinson Cano is banged up. Astros could easy run away with the AL West.

9) Jim Delany is the commissioner of the Big 14 Conference; in 2015, he made $2.4M. The league is making so much money off its TV deals, Delany is set to receive bonus payments that could add up to a total of $20M. Wow.

Funny thing is this: Delany’s $2.4M salary is LESS than what the commissioners of the ACC, Pac-12, Big X and SEC all make. It is good to be one of those guys.

8) Former Baylor basketball player Rico Gathers spent last season on the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad; the Cowboys expect him to make the 53-man roster this season as a tight end.

7) One of the problems with interleague play comes with rainouts; lot less places to put a postponed game on the schedule when you only visit that city once a year. It creates lot of day/night twinbills; there are two of those today, in Washington and in the Bronx.

6) Can’t even imagine what it is like to be a NASCAR driver during one of those big wrecks- they’re trained with what to do, obviously, but you see a car’s wheels leave the ground and maybe some flames and it has to be scary as hell.

5) Ottawa 2, Pittsburgh 1 OT– Senators lost a game 8-5 in Pittsburgh back in December; they’ve won three in a row against the Penguins since then, allowing three goals.

4) Cody Bellinger is a star rookie for the Dodgers now, but he said when he was in high school, he wasn’t recruited by Arizona or Arizona State, even though he grew up in Scottsdale- had he not signed with the Dodgers, Bellinger would’ve played college ball for the Oregon Ducks.

Colorado Rockies TV guys said this: “Maybe that’s why Arizona State is 21-25 this year.”

3) Nationals 6, Phillies 4– Bryce Harper celebrated his new contract with a walk-off HR after Nationals had been rained out the last two days. These teams have a day/night doubleheader Sunday.

2) Cardinals 5, Cubs 3– World Champs are 18-18, in 4th place in a tightly bunched NL Central.

1) Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there (I’m sure tons of moms read this site….lol). Anyway, make sure you call your mom if you can and wish her a Happy Mother’s Day.

**Udog** · 05-14-2017, 09:20 AM

Sunday’s NBA Western Conference Finals Betting Preview: Spurs at Warriors

Kawhi Leonard will have a full four days off before Game 1 and is expected to play against Golden State, which lost two of the three meetings against San Antonio in the regular season.

San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors (-10.5, 211)

The Western Conference finals series that the NBA missed out on last season is finally about to happen when the top-seeded Golden State Warriors and the No. 2 seed San Antonio Spurs face off in Game 1 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday. The Warriors and Spurs finished with the top two records in the West last season as well, but an early exit by San Antonio gave Golden State an easier path to the NBA Finals.

The Warriors have yet to suffer a loss this postseason after rolling over Portland and Utah in the first two rounds and should be well-rested with an entire week off between series. The Spurs were pushed harder in the second round and enter the conference finals at less-than full strength with point guard Tony Parker (quadriceps tendon) out for the rest of the playoffs and star small forward Kawhi Leonard nursing a sprained left that kept him out of the clinching Game 6 win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday. Leonard will have a full four days off before Sunday's opener and is expected to play against Golden State, which lost two of the three meetings against San Antonio in the regular season. "They’re a machine," Warriors forward Kevin Durant told reporters of the Spurs. "They just keep going at you, no matter who’s on the court."

TV: 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

LINE HISTORY: The Warriors opened as 10-point home favorites heading into Game 1 and that line hasn’t moved off the opening number. The total hit the betting board at 211 and like the spread has yet to move.

WHAT SHARPS SAY: “If San Antonio head coach Greg Popovich needs any added incentive it would come from the fact Golden State has been installed as -1100 favorites to win this series. While it may be difficult envisioning the Warriors not facing Cleveland in the NBA Finals, you simply don’t overpay for a house simply because you like the neighborhood. Besides, San Antonio is 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS in their last two visits to the Western Conference Finals. And don’t forget, San Antonio is 61-15 SU and 46-29-1 ATS in this series the last 10 years. With the pressure squarely on Kevin Durant’s squad, the Spurs look like a live series underdog.” - Marc Lawrence.

INJURY REPORT:

Spurs - SF Kawhi Leonard (Probable, ankle), PG Tony Parker (Out For Season, quadricep).

Warriors - SF Kevon Looney (Out Indefinitely, hip).

ABOUT THE SPURS (69-25 SU, 48-44-2 ATS, 52-40-2 O/U): Kawhi Leonard's absence in Thursday's 114-75 win at Houston allowed power forward LaMarcus Aldridge to take on a more prominent role, and he responded with 34 points and 12 rebounds in his best performance of the postseason. "Well, you know, he’s been like that through these first two rounds," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich told reporters of Aldridge. "He’s really turned it on, demanded the ball, got in good position using his body, and not always settling for a jumper. (He got) to the rim, did a really good job." Aldridge, who averaged 21.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in two games against Golden State during the regular season, is averaging 16.8 points and eight boards in the postseason.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS (75-15 SU, 45-42-3 ATS, 37-53-0 O/U): Golden State floods the floor with shooting weapons like Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson and is adding another in power forward Draymond Green, who is shooting 51.2 percent from 3-point range in the playoffs. Green, who is a leading contender along with Leonard for the Defensive Player of the Year Award and is the emotional leader of the team, has the support of acting head coach Mike Brown to continue to be himself. "(Head coach) Steve (Kerr) didn’t hold him back, and I don’t want to, either," Brown told reporters. "We want him to be Draymond. We feed off his emotion. We feed off his passion and his leadership. We’re good with how he is."

TRENDS:

* Warriors are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Southwest.

* Over is 8-2 in Spurs last 10 vs. Western Conference.

* Over is 4-1 in Spurs last 5 games following a ATS win.

* Under is 5-1 in Warriors last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.

* Over is 4-1 in Warriors last 5 games following a ATS win.

CONSENSUS: 67 percent of users are siding with the road underdog Spurs and Over is picking up 73 percent of the totals wagers.

**Udog** · 05-14-2017, 09:25 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, May 14

San Antonio @ Golden State

Game 501-502
May 14, 2017 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
124.112
Golden State
132.673
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 8 1/2
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 10
212
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+10); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, May 14

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SAN ANTONIO (69 - 25) at GOLDEN STATE (75 - 15) - 5/14/2017, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 103-87 ATS (+7.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 148-119 ATS (+17.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 84-63 ATS (+14.7 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 44-28 ATS (+13.2 Units) against Southwest division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 91-66 ATS (+18.4 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 89-69 ATS (+13.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 23-14 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 60-42 ATS (+13.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 1003-876 ATS (+39.4 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 5-5 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 5-5 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, May 14

Golden State-San Antonio split their last ten meetings; Spurs won two of three this year- they’re 2-3 in last five visits to Oakland. Underdogs covered three of last four series games. Under is 6-3 in last nine series games. Leonard is expected back here for San Antonio, which won Game 6 in Houston Thursday. Spurs won four of last five games overall, are 3-3 on road in playoffs- over is 8-2 in their last 10 games. Warriors are 8-0 (5-3 vs spread) in playoffs- road team covered seven of those eight games. Over is 4-2 in their last six games.

Monday’s game
Home side won all six Celtic-Wizard games in this series and last ten meetings overall; Wizards lost last five games in this building (0-5 vs spread). Six of last nine series games went over- favorites are 10-3 vs spread in last 13 meetings. Over is 5-2 in Wizards’ last seven games- only one of games in this series have been decided by less than ten points. Thomas was just 8-24 from floor in Game 6 loss; in four games since his 53-point game, Thomas is 23-59 (39.0%) from floor. Beal/Wall scored 59 of 92 Wizard points in Game 6; they’ll need little more balance in this game.

Second round playoff series:
Boston-Washington
Bos 123-111, -4.5, O216
Bos 129-119 O, -5, O218.5
Wash 116-89, -5.5, U218
Wash 121-102, -5, O214.5
Bos 123-101, -4, O218
Wash 92-91, -5, U215.5

Cleveland-Toronto
Clev 116-105, -7, O211
Clev 125-103, -7, O214.5
Clev 115-94, -3, U215
Clev 109-102, -7, O210.5
Cavaliers win series, 4-0

San Antonio-Houston
Hst 126-99, +6, O215.5
SA 121-96, -5.5, O215
SA 103-92, +5.5, U215
Hst 125-104, -5, O213.5
SA 110-107 OT, -5.5, O216
SA 114-75, -5, U215
Spurs win series, 4-2

Golden State-Utah
GState 106-94, -13, U206.5
GState 115-104, -13.5, O206
GState 102-91, -7, U209
GState 121-95, -9, O207
Warriors win series 4-0

Favorites 12-6-1 (32-28-2)
Over 12-7 (34-28)

NBA

Sunday, May 14

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Trend Report
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3:30 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. GOLDEN STATE
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 9 games on the road
San Antonio is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Golden State's last 17 games at home

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**Udog** · 05-14-2017, 09:29 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, May 14

Chicago @ Minnesota

Game 613-614
May 14, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
104.543
Minnesota
126.650
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 22
167
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 14
161
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-14); Over

Indiana @ Seattle

Game 611-612
May 14, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
109.496
Seattle
116.487
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 7
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 4
160
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-4); Under

Dallas @ Phoenix

Game 609-610
May 14, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
105.422
Phoenix
109.855
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 4 1/2
170
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
165 1/2
by 8
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+8); Over

San Antonio @ Washington

Game 607-608
May 14, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
101.801
Washington
112.946
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 11
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 15 1/2
153 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+15 1/2); Under

WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, May 14

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SAN ANTONIO (0 - 1) at WASHINGTON (0 - 0) - 5/14/2017, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 3-2 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-2 straight up against SAN ANTONIO 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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DALLAS (0 - 0) at PHOENIX (0 - 0) - 5/14/2017, 6:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-5 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-5 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (0 - 0) at SEATTLE (0 - 1) - 5/14/2017, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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CHICAGO (0 - 0) at MINNESOTA (0 - 0) - 5/14/2017, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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WNBA

Sunday, May 14

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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Antonio's last 8 games when playing Washington
San Antonio is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home

6:00 PM
DALLAS vs. PHOENIX
Dallas is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Dallas
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:00 PM
INDIANA vs. SEATTLE
Indiana is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games
Seattle is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Indiana
Seattle is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Indiana

7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Chicago is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Chicago

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