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**Udog** · 07-01-2017, 07:05 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Happy Canada Day to all our friends north of the border……

— Steph Curry re-signs with Golden State for five years, $201M. Staggering.

— Paul George was traded to Oklahoma City Friday nite, for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. Western Conference keeps getting stronger. Thunder drop from 80-1 to 40-1 to win the ’18 NBA title.

— Tony Snell re-signs with the Bucks; four years, $46M.

— Minnesota traded Ricky Rubio to Utah for a 2018 #1 draft pick.

— Astros are 54-27; in 2013, they were 51-111.

— Over/under on the number of hot dogs eaten by the winner of the Nathan’s Hot Dot Eating contest on Tuesday is 68.5. Yes, people wager on this stuff.

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Armadillo:Saturday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) Late Thursday night, White Sox led New York 4-3 in top of 7th. NY had two outs, bases empty and Aaron Judge was up, with Didi Gregorius up next.

Chicago manager Rich Renteria walked Judge intentionally, even though the bases were empty and Gregorius was the go-ahead run. Gregorius grounded out on the first pitch.

This was the third time this season a batter was walked intentionally with the bases empty; Andrew McCutchen and Anthony Rizzo were other two, NL players, so I’m guessing those were extra inning games with the pitcher up next and no extra hitters left on the bench.

12) Joe West was umpiring first base in Milwaukee last night; bottom 4th, 0-0 game, and a ball that seemed to be thrown from the upper deck drilled West in the back of the head. West pulled the Marlins off the field, the game was delayed for about 10 minutes. Don’t think the culprit was identified.

11) Apparently David Price got into a verbal altercation with NESN TV analyst Dennis Eckersley on the Red Sox’ flight from Boston to Toronto Thursday night. No one is saying much right now, but this would be the second time this year Price has had a problem with a media member.

If you’ve got thin skin with the media, playing in Boston isn’t a good place for you.

10) Bartolo Colon was DFA’d by the Braves this week; his big league career started the same day Turner Field opened in Atlanta, so he actually lasted longer in the majors than a stadium did.

There is a chance some team (the Mets?) will still give Colon one more chance to pitch in the big leagues, but it also could be the end of a stellar career.

I’ll never forget the night Colon won a game for the A’s in Anaheim; at one point, he threw 38 consecutive strikes, just changed speeds all the time, with tremendous location. He has been great fun to watch.

9) Steph Curry is a 2-handicap in golf; he got a sponsor’s exemption to play in a web.com event this weekend in Nashville, a spot that an aspiring pro could’ve used. Lot of the pros were not amused by this.

8) Random observation and not a complaint: You know what never happens anymore? At the end of an inning, no one ever rolls the ball back to the mound- they toss the ball in the stands instead. Back in the day, catchers just rolled the ball back to the mound after a strikeout that ended an inning.

7) Is it tough being a comedian? A guy like Will Ferrell, Bill Murray, when they’re out in public, I’m guessing people approach them a lot, then expect them to be funny, but they’re people just like us and have cruddy days sometimes. Can’t always be easy.

6) Klay Thompson signed a 10-year, $80M deal with Chinese brand Anta to wear their sneakers and apparel. Thompson’s brother Trayce got called up again by the Dodgers this week.

5) Sign of the times; Rhode Island changed its foreign tour plans from a London/Paris trip to a trip to the Bahamas from August 7-13.

4) Brewers’ utility guy Nick Franklin got thrown out of a game he wasn’t playing in in the first inning the other night; the next day, Milwaukee TV guys casually mentioned that manager Craig Counsell wasn’t happy with the ejection, since it left the Brewers’ bench short for the rest of the game.

Shortly after that, Franklin was DFA’d; Friday, he got traded to the Angels.

3) Phillies’ OF prospect Nick Williams made him MLB debut last night; he is from Galveston, TX and was a WR on his HS football team, but he wasn’t the #1 WR. Mike Evans was the #1 WR- he is one of the better WR’s in the NFL now, with the Buccaneers.

2) Whoever decided the All-Star break should be four days instead of three deserves a raise; players are getting tired now, you can see it. Giving them a 4-day break is a solid idea.

1) Westgate Casino in Las Vegas now has a food court in the sportsbook, which I’m looking forward to visiting next month. There is no better place in Las Vegas to watch games/eat than the Westgate. #2, in my mind, is the South Point Casino.

**Udog** · 07-01-2017, 07:12 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, July 1

Seattle @ Dallas

Game 669-670
July 1, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
106.102
Dallas
114.665
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 8 1/2
180
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
172
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-1 1/2); Over

Connecticut @ Indiana

Game 667-668
July 1, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
112.301
Indiana
113.109
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 1
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 2 1/2
169 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+2 1/2); Under

WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, July 1

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CONNECTICUT (7 - 7) at INDIANA (7 - 7) - 7/1/2017, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 31-16 ATS (+13.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
CONNECTICUT is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games in May, June, or July games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games after allowing 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 25-11 ATS (+12.9 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 5-3 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 6-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SEATTLE (6 - 8) at DALLAS (8 - 8) - 7/1/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
SEATTLE is 41-22 ATS (+16.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
DALLAS is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 14-24 ATS (-12.4 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

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

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WNBA

Saturday, July 1

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Trend Report
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4:00 PM
CONNECTICUT vs. INDIANA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games on the road
Connecticut is 13-4-1 ATS in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Indiana's last 25 games at home

8:00 PM
SEATTLE vs. DALLAS
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Dallas's last 22 games

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