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**Udog** · 09-03-2017, 10:35 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

— Undrafted rookie Cooper Rush won the backup QB job in Dallas.

— Patriots traded #3 QB Jacoby Brissett to the Colts for WR Phillip Dorsett, who was their first round draft pick in 2015.

— JJ Watt’s tremendous fundraising efforts have now raised over $17M.

— Marlins 7, Phillies 4— Giancarlo Stanton hit his 52nd home run.

— Miguel Cabrera’s suspension was reduced to six games; it started Saturday.

— Get well soon to Tigers DH Victor Martinez, who will undergo cardiac ablation surgery to fix a recurring heartbeat issue.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a college football Saturday

13) Alabama 24, Florida State 7— Horrific night for the Seminoles; QB Francois looks like he suffered a serious knee injury late in the game- they have no experience behind him.

FSU’s special teams imploded late in the third quarter, allowing a blocked punt, then fumbling the ensuing kickoff after an Alabama FG.

12) Maryland 51, Texas 41— Longhorns scored TD’s on defense, on a blocked FG and on a punt return, but STILL LOST BY 10 POINTS!!!! Texas was favored by 18.5. Oy.

Maryland also scored a TD on a blocked FG; they ran ball for 263 yards, threw it for 219 and their backup QB played the whole 4th quarter. Great win for the Terrapins.

11) USC 49, Western Michigan 31— Amazingly misleading final score; game was tied 14-14 at the half, was 28-28 with 7:30 left in 4th quarter. It was 35-31 with 4:00 left, but Trojans scored two TD’s in last 3:49 and won their opener, gaining 521 total yards.

USC has a backup long snapper named Jake Olsen who has been blind since he was 12 years old. He came in and made a perfect snap on a USC PAT late in the game. Good for him.

10) Oklahoma State 59, Tulsa 24— Cowboys averaged over 10 yards a play, but Tulsa converted 16-26 on third down, ran 98 plays, which is a huge red flag for an OSU defense that has to try and stop Big X offenses down the road.

9) Michigan 33, Florida 17— Gators’ defense had two pick-6’s in a 1:29 span early in 2nd quarter, but those were Gators’ only two TD’s of the game. Young Wolverines made two FG’s of 50+ yards and added a defensive TD late in the game. Florida had ten kids suspended for this game; for their sake, hope those ten kids are mostly on offense.

8) James Madison 34, East Carolina 14— Not only did the Pirates lose at home to a I-AA team, JMU was a 2.5-point road favorite. Not often a I-AA team is a road favorite at a I-A opponent.

7) There have already been 45 games this year where a I-A team played a I-AA team. Lot of schools treat these I-AA games are dress rehearsals for their conference games, an “exhibition” game with regular season prices, where you can work some of the kinks out. Not sure how much they help, especially if you lose, like East Carolina, Georgia State and Baylor did.

6) Liberty 48, Baylor 45— Speaking of which, Matt Rhule’s debut in Waco didn’t go very well.

Missouri 72, Missouri State 43— This game was 48-35 at the half. when you give up 35 points in a half to any team, especially a I-AA team, you have defensive issues.

Mizzou gained 815 yards, threw for 521, but they’re an SEC team and if you’re going to win SEC games, you damn sure better have a solid defense.

5) California 35, North Carolina 30— Golden Bears (+12.5) come east and post the upset, with soph QB Bowers throwing for 363 yards and four TD’s, including passes of 54, 67 yards.

4) Illinois 24, Ball State 21— Cardinals outgained the Illini 375-216 but couldn’t give the MAC an upset win. Illinois scored the winning TD with 2:06 left, then Ball State missed a 54-yard FG at the end. Cardinals were 12-21 on third down.

3) Nebraska 43, Arkansas State 36— Red Wolves have only 2 returning starts on their offensive line this year- that almost never happens!!! Despite being so young up front, junior QB named Hansen threw for 415 yards and three TD’s. Cornhuskers led 41-26 with 10:00 left, but when the game ended, Arkansas State had the ball on the Nebraska 10-yard line.

2) Louisville 35, Purdue 28— Lot tougher than expected. Cardinals committed 16 penalties for 110 yards, offsetting the 524 yards they gained from scrimmage.

1) Iowa 24, Wyoming 3— Hawkeyes held Cowboys’ QB Josh Allen without a TD, in a game where total offense was only 263-233 in good weather. Iowa’s offense has lot of work to do.

Flashback to 2003: Iowa (-10) beat Miami OH 21-3 in both team’s opener. Miami came to Iowa City with a highly-touted veteran QB, but also failed to score a touchdown that day.

Before you write off Josh Allen, remember that Miami’s QB that day was Ben Roethlisberger.

**Udog** · 09-03-2017, 10:37 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, September 3

Washington @ Minnesota

Game 675-676
September 3, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
106.825
Minnesota
121,782
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 15
163
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 11
160
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-11); Over

Atlanta @ Phoenix

Game 673-674
September 3, 2017 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
105.266
Phoenix
112.035
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 7
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 9
161 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+9); Under

Seattle @ Chicago

Game 671-672
September 3, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
109.011
Chicago
108.628
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
Even
163
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 2
169
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+2); Under

Connecticut @ Los Angeles

Game 669-670
September 3, 2017 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
113.620
Los Angeles
119.169
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 5 1/2
165
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 8 1/2
160 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(+8 1/2); Over

New York @ Dallas

Game 667-668
September 3, 2017 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
118.545
Dallas
112.213
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 6 1/2
172
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 2 1/2
167 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(-2 1/2); Over

WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, September 3

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NEW YORK (21 - 12) at DALLAS (16 - 17) - 9/3/2017, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 82-58 ATS (+18.2 Units) in road games against Western conference opponents since 1997.
NEW YORK is 82-58 ATS (+18.2 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1997.
NEW YORK is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
NEW YORK is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
NEW YORK is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
DALLAS is 25-36 ATS (-14.6 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 20-32 ATS (-15.2 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

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

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CONNECTICUT (21 - 12) at LOS ANGELES (25 - 8) - 9/3/2017, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 19-11 ATS (+6.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
LOS ANGELES is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in August or September games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 12-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) against Eastern conference opponents this season.
LOS ANGELES is 12-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) in non-conference games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders this season.
LOS ANGELES is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
LOS ANGELES is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 15-8 ATS (+6.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
CONNECTICUT is 41-25 ATS (+13.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
CONNECTICUT is 31-16 ATS (+13.4 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 31-16 ATS (+13.4 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 17-9 ATS (+7.1 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 32-18 ATS (+12.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 181-223 ATS (-64.3 Units) after scoring 75 points or more since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 42-66 ATS (-30.6 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 4-3 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT 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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SEATTLE (14 - 19) at CHICAGO (12 - 21) - 9/3/2017, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) against Eastern conference opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in non-conference games this season.
SEATTLE is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.
SEATTLE is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
SEATTLE is 43-23 ATS (+17.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
CHICAGO is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home games this season.
CHICAGO is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
CHICAGO is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 35-54 ATS (-24.4 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.

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

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ATLANTA (12 - 21) at PHOENIX (17 - 16) - 9/3/2017, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in August or September games this season.
ATLANTA is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games this season.
ATLANTA is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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WASHINGTON (18 - 15) at MINNESOTA (26 - 7) - 9/3/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 309-368 ATS (-95.8 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 0-11 ATS (-12.1 Units) as an underdog this season.
WASHINGTON is 47-70 ATS (-30.0 Units) in road games in August or September games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 21-40 ATS (-23.0 Units) in road games on Sunday games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 5-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) against Western conference opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 5-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.
WASHINGTON is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WASHINGTON is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MINNESOTA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home games in August or September games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) on Sunday games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-3 straight up against WASHINGTON 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

Sunday, September 3

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Trend Report
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2:00 PM
NEW YORK vs. DALLAS
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against New York
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York

4:00 PM
CONNECTICUT vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Connecticut is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games when playing Connecticut

4:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MINNESOTA
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home

4:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. PHOENIX
Atlanta is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Atlanta's last 18 games
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games at home

6:00 PM
SEATTLE vs. CHICAGO
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle

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