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**Udog** · 08-08-2017, 07:49 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— Mike Trout got his 1,000th career hit on his 26th birthday Monday.

— In parts of Wyoming, the speed limit is 80 mph. Wow.

— Former big league 1B Ike Davis is making a comeback as a pitcher in the Arizona State League with a Dodgers farm club.

— New Year’s Eve at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas? $499 for the night. Yikes.

— 36-year old WR Anquan Boldin signed with the Buffalo Bills for one year, $2.75M.

— RIP Don Baylor 68, who passed away this weekend. A very good player and first manager of the Rockies, he played 19 years in the major leagues— he was AL MVP in 1979. RIP

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) Think about how smart/fortunate the Green Bay Packers have been; since 1992, their starting QB’s have been Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. Thats it. Two Hall of Famers.

By way of contrast, my favorite team, the Rams, have had 10 different #1 QB’s since ‘92, and Jared Goff will be #11 this season.

12) Chargers’ QB Philip Rivers has 8 kids, and therefore is being allowed to commute 71 miles from his home to training camp every day. Very odd situation— chances are Rivers will be retired by the time the Rams/Chargers move into the new Hollywood Park stadium in 2020.

Since 2002, Drew Brees/Philip Rivers have been the Chargers’ #1 QB’s; not bad. In the five years before that, 1997-2001, the Chargers had five different #1 QB’s: Stan Humphries, Craig Whelihan, Jim Harbaugh, Ryan Leaf and Doug Flutie. Continuity is very important.

11) This from the Football Outsiders Almanac, which I just bought online:

“Last year’s Oakland Raiders had the lowest scoring differential (plus-31) of any 12-4 team in NFL history. The other seven teams that went 12-4 with a scoring differential of plus-70 or lower averaged a 9-7 record the next year.”

10) I’m not a big fan of fantasy football, but a ton of people are, and one of the questions those people need to answer this season is what impact Adrian Peterson will have in New Orleans. Saints open the season in Minnesota, against Peterson’s old team, the Vikings.

9) The daughter of Saints’ coach Sean Payton goes to college at Pepperdine; she is a PR intern at the Cowboys’ training camp in Oxnard, CA this summer.

8) Cam Newton isn’t practicing with the Panthers just yet; his shoulder’s health is going to determine a lot of how well Carolina does this season.

7) John Elway’s new contract nets him $6M a year to run the Denver Broncos, who’ve won more games than any team in the NFL during Elway’s tenure as GM, except New England.

6) Tennessee Titans wanted QB Marcus Mariota to gain weight to play this season, but he came to camp lighter, at 215. We’ll see how that works out for him.

5) QB Brock Osweiler will start the Browns’ preseason opener this week.

4) Bob Stoops retired as Oklahoma’s footballl coach back in June, at age 56, young for a coach to retire. Seems odd until you read that Stoops’ dad was a really good high school coach who died during a game when he was only 54. Then it makes a lot more sense.

3) Chargers have a new head coach in Anthony Lynn, but he has experienced coordinators, in ex-head coaches Ken Whisenhunt, Gus Bradley. That makes good sense.

2) This is a fun week ahead of us: NFL exhibitions resume Wednesday, and the last major of the golf season is this week, as well as the last week of the regular season for my fantasy baseball league. Rams play Dallas Saturday night— looking forward to seeing the Rams’ new offense.

1) My 12-day vacation to Las Vegas/Canton, OH was great fun; seems like six weeks ago I watched LaVar Ball’s AAU team play in Vegas, but it was only 13 days ago. Any night spent watching baseball in the Westgate SuperBook is also tremendous.

That said, it is good to be home.

**Udog** · 08-08-2017, 08:43 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, August 8

Indiana @ New York

Game 605-606
August 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
104.678
New York
111.434
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 7
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 9
158
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+9); Under

Seattle @ Connecticut

Game 603-604
August 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
105.796
Connecticut
117.480
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 11 1/2
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 7
169 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-7); Under

Minnesota @ Atlanta

Game 601-602
August 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
122.133
Atlanta
106.925
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 15
173
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 8
164 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-8); Over

WNBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, August 8

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MINNESOTA (20 - 3) at ATLANTA (10 - 15) - 8/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-1 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SEATTLE (10 - 15) at CONNECTICUT (15 - 9) - 8/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 3-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) against Eastern conference opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 74-104 ATS (-40.4 Units) in road games after a division game since 1997.
SEATTLE is 3-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 16-8 ATS (+7.2 Units) in all games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest this season.
CONNECTICUT is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 14-7 ATS (+6.3 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CONNECTICUT is 13-1 ATS (+11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 27-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 28-13 ATS (+13.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 4-3 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT 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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INDIANA (9 - 17) at NEW YORK (12 - 12) - 8/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 103-69 ATS (+27.1 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1997.
NEW YORK is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in August or September games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 7-5 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 8-5 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Tuesday, August 8

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games

7:00 PM
INDIANA vs. NEW YORK
Indiana is 4-9-2 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Indiana is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Indiana

7:00 PM
SEATTLE vs. CONNECTICUT
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Connecticut is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Seattle
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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