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**Udog** · 07-30-2017, 09:52 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Odds on some long shots to win the college football national title:

Auburn 30-1

Texas, Oklahoma State 40-1

Florida, Miami 50-1

Tennessee, Kansas State 80-1

Nebraska, Boise State 100-1

Iowa, Arkansas 300-1

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Stuff for a summer Sunday……..

13) Las Vegas sports books are usually pretty quiet, just the announcers on games/races drowning out conversations. When a big run or touchdown is scored, there is some yelling, but it is usually subdued and business-like (and a lot of fun).

Last night I sat down for the 7pm ET baseball games; the Houston-Detroit game was in the bottom of the 2nd. Immediately I could hear the guy behind me moaning at every out made. I figured he had the Tigers, who trailed 3-0.

But then the Astros came to bat and he kept it up:
— “You bleeping idiot”
— “You goddamn bleep-bleeper”
— “How can you take that pitch?”— This one made me laugh; it was the first pitch of an inning and the guy exploded because the batter took it.

In the 4th inning he got a phone call: “I have to sweat out 8 more runs. These bleeps are terrible.” Just then, someone hit into a double play; he was not happy.

Obviously, this guy had bet the over, which was 10.5. Detroit won 5-3, and the guy was gone, off to make someone else’s night a little more pleasant.

12) A’s 5, Twins 4— Rajai Davis ht a walk-off homer as Oakland ended a 5-game skid and gave manager Bob Melvin his 1,000th win as a major league skipper.

Melvin is a very good manager; too bad he works for an ownership that doesn’t give a rat’s ass about winning, just about making $$$$.

11) Class A Salem Red Sox are 61-44 this year, good news for manager Joe Oliver, since two of his players are the sons of big league managers Mike Matheny/Torey Lovullo. Can move up the ranks a lot quicker if you impress people at the major league level.

10) Edwin Nunez is 5-9 in his first two games for Boston; looks like the Red Sox found their missing infielder.

9) Red Sox have had 53 runners thrown out running the bases this season; no one else has made more than 46 outs on the basepaths.

8) Speaking of Boston, Eduardo Rodriguez threw 107 pitches last night, but only finished four innings. Part of why guys like Kershaw/Scherzer make a freakin’ fortune is that they eat up innings and take a lot of stress off the bullpen, which over a 162-game in 182-day season, is very important.

7) Zack Cozart/Matt Kemp/Troy Tulowitzki go on the DL; Robbie Ray goes on the concussion DL after he got beaned with a line drive Friday night.

6) Dave Stewart threw a no-hitter in Toronto in 1990; until this week, he had never seen a replay of the game, just clips of Dave Henderson catching the last out in CF. Monte Moore, who was the Kansas City A’s radio guy in the 60’s/70’s, had a CD of the 1990 broadcast and sent it to the A’s TV people, who showed it to Stewart this week.

5) Dodgers have won the last 51 games in which they led; that is a major league record and the old record was only 32 games.

4) Dodgers are 18-0 this season when Cody Bellinger drives in 2+ runs. It is weird that Bellinger didn’t come to the majors until April 25; they obviously had very little idea how good he is.

3) When umpire Tom Hallion calls a third strike on a hitter, he prances like Leslie Nelson in The Naked Gun movies, pretty much showing up the hitter. Do hitters get mad at this? Why doesn’t he get all excited when a pitcher walks a guy?

2) Congrats to the late Bill King’s family, after Mr King was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend. Mr King broadcast the A’s/Raiders/Warriors; he is on NFL Films a lot in the old Raiders’ highlights. He was also in Moneyball, when Scott Hatteberg hits a walk-off for the A’s 20th straight win: “How do you explain it? Crazy!!! Just plain crazy!!!”

Congrats, sir.

1) I’m not fond of trade rumors; I know these writers get paid to provide information, but it gets old: “…..Sonny Gray will get traded to (fill in blank)”

Or “Justin Verlander will only get traded to the Cubs” or “Dodgers really want Yu Darvish”

Hey, I’d like to date Gina Gershon, but it ain’t happening. You can’t always get what you want. Just give me the facts, people.

**Udog** · 07-30-2017, 10:16 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, July 30

Seattle @ Minnesota

Game 635-636
July 30, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
111.664
Minnesota
121.341
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 9 1/2
169
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 12
165
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+12); Over

New York @ Chicago

Game 633-634
July 30, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
111.112
Chicago
112.191
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 2
163 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+2); Under

San Antonio @ Phoenix

Game 631-632
July 30, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
104.476
Phoenix
111.058
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 6 1/2
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 8 1/2
158
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+8 1/2); Under

Dallas @ Los Angeles

Game 629-630
July 30, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
103.059
Los Angeles
118.514
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 15 1/2
176
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 12
170
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-12); Over

Washington @ Atlanta

Game 627-628
July 30, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
115.166
Atlanta
108.909
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 6 1/2
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 1
164 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+1); Under

Indiana @ Connecticut

Game 625-626
July 30, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
101.926
Connecticut
117.458
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 15 1/2
172
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 12
166 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-12); Over

**Udog** · 07-30-2017, 10:16 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, July 30

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INDIANA (8 - 15) at CONNECTICUT (13 - 9) - 7/30/2017, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in all games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in July games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) after a division game this season.
CONNECTICUT is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 12-1 ATS (+10.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 27-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 5-4 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 6-3 straight up against CONNECTICUT 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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WASHINGTON (13 - 9) at ATLANTA (10 - 12) - 7/30/2017, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 305-361 ATS (-92.1 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) as a road underdog of 3 points or less since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 20-39 ATS (-22.9 Units) in road games on Sunday games since 1997.
ATLANTA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home games in July games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-3 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 5-4 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (11 - 13) at LOS ANGELES (16 - 6) - 7/30/2017, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 23-35 ATS (-15.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in July games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 19-33 ATS (-17.3 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 15-29 ATS (-16.9 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 16-26 ATS (-12.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 5-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 62-92 ATS (-39.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 92-122 ATS (-42.2 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 173-222 ATS (-71.2 Units) after scoring 75 points or more since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 12-22 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 87-120 ATS (-45.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.

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

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SAN ANTONIO (3 - 20) at PHOENIX (12 - 10) - 7/30/2017, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games in May, June, or July games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 25-15 ATS (+8.5 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 5-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 8-1 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (11 - 10) at CHICAGO (8 - 15) - 7/30/2017, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games this season.
CHICAGO is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
CHICAGO is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games this season.
CHICAGO is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games vs. division opponents this season.
CHICAGO is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 5-3 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SEATTLE (10 - 12) at MINNESOTA (18 - 2) - 7/30/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 73-102 ATS (-39.2 Units) in road games after a division game since 1997.
SEATTLE is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
MINNESOTA is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-5 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 9-1 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 07-30-2017, 10:17 AM

WNBA

Sunday, July 30

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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
INDIANA vs. CONNECTICUT
Indiana is 4-8-2 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games on the road
Connecticut is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Connecticut's last 10 games when playing at home against Indiana

3:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ATLANTA
Washington is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home

5:00 PM
DALLAS vs. LOS ANGELES
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas

6:00 PM
NEW YORK vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games on the road
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing New York
Chicago is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing New York

6:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. PHOENIX
San Antonio is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

7:00 PM
SEATTLE vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games at home

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