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**Udog** · 10-19-2017, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

NFL trends with Week 7 upon us……..

— Chiefs covered 7 of last 9 games as a favorite.

— Colts covered 12 of last 14 tries as a home underdog.

— Cleveland is 3-13 vs spread in its last 16 games.

— Panthers are 1-6-1 in last 8 tries as a road favorite.

— Dallas is 9-3 vs spread in its last 12 post-bye games.

— Atlanta is 8-1 in its last 9 games as a road underdog.

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

13) Philadelphia Eagle fans are not happy with NFL referee Pete Morelli; the last four times Morelli worked an Eagle game, his crew called a total of 40 penalties for 396 yards on the Iggles, only 8 penalties for 74 yards on their opponents. Its enough to make a guy paranoid.

A petition was circulated; last I heard, over 60,000 people had signed it, requesting that Morelli not work any more Eagle games. Alrighty then.

12) Andrew Luck had a setback with his injured shoulder, and now there is talk he won’t play at all this season, which is bad news for everyone in Indianapolis except Jacoby Brissett.

11) 2018 NFL Draft will be at Jerry World in Dallas, the first time the draft will be in an actual NFL stadium.

10) General Electric shelled out a lot of money to put their patch on the Boston Celtics’ uniforms this season; less than six minutes into the Celtics’ season, newly-acquired star Gordon Hayward breaks his ankle, is lost for the season. So much for seeing those patches in June.

9) Celtics were the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference last year, but they’ve got 11 new players on their team this season. Am I the only person who finds this unusual?

8) Jacksonville told its kicker Jason Myers to take a hike, signed former Chargers’ kicker Josh Lambo, who in a perfect world, would kick for the Packers (Lambeau Field…..get it??)

7) BYU’s football team is 1-6, with only win 20-6 against I-AA Portland State; they’re off to their worst start since 1969. Cougars need to join a league- -maybe when the new dome gets built in Las Vegas, UNLV/BYU can join the Big X as a western tandem.

6) When I was a kid, I loved game shows, totally enjoyed them. One of the games was Jokers’ Wild, hosted by Jack Barry, where contestants played with a simulated slot machine to try and win their money/prizes. It wasn’t the best show, but it had an odd appeal.

Now it is coming back on WTBS and it is being hosted by Snoop Dawg. I have no opinion on this, other than I’ve got to watch it at least once. In the commercials I saw, Snoop Dawg appears to be wearing a velour smoking jacket. If gameshows make a comeback, that would be good.

5) Yu Darvish walked with the bases loaded Monday night; he is the first pitcher in 40 years to walk with the bases loaded in a playoff game. Larry Christensen of the Phillies was the last pitcher to draw a bases loaded walk in a playoff game, in 1977.

4) Nick Young scored 23 points for the Warriors Tuesday night, but Golden State was also -10 in the 29:00 he was on the floor in their 122-121 loss to Houston. Warriors were +9 in the 19:00 he was on the bench, -10 when he was on the floor. Thats more important than his point total.

3) There are rumors that the Big 14 is considering moving to 20 conference games next season, with the eventual goal of juicing up their teams’ power ratings so mid-majors get blocked out of at-large bids for the NCAA tournament. That would be sad, if that is the reason.

2) Baseball playoffs:
New York 5, Houston 0— Astros have scored 9 runs in five series games.

1) When you watch NBA/college games this season, consider this:

Several years ago, I was sitting at an AAU tournament talking to a college basketball coach who is very good at his job. I was asking him lot of questions, trying to pick his brain as far as what he looked for at these tournaments with mostly glorified pickup games being played.

“I look at what their college skill is” the coach said. “Some guys shoot it well, others pass it well, some rebound well. I’ll tell you this, getting loose balls is a skill, too”

So when there is a loose ball in an NBA game and the same couple guys are getting most of them, know that their toughness/quickness is what helped get them to the NBA in the first place. Its not an accident.

**Udog** · 10-19-2017, 08:44 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, October 19

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CHICAGO (0 - 0) at TORONTO (0 - 0) - 10/19/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 257-313 ATS (-87.3 Units) in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-0 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-1 straight up against TORONTO 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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NEW YORK (0 - 0) at OKLAHOMA CITY (0 - 0) - 10/19/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 2-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 3-1 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (0 - 0) at LA LAKERS (0 - 0) - 10/19/2017, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 5-3 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 7-1 straight up against LA LAKERS 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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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, October 19

Not a lot to go on for the first 7-10 days, until these teams get some games under their belts. I’ll give you what relevant information I have:

Bulls won nine of last ten games with Toronto (10-0 vs spread), losing last meeting in OT. Over is 9-1 in last ten series games. Chicago won three of last four visits here, with wins by 2-2-13 points. This is the season opener for both clubs.

Carmelo Anthony sees his old team on Opening Night. Knicks lost six of last eight games with Oklahoma City- they’re 1-3 in last four visits here (1-3 vs spread), losing by 12-11-29 points. Under is 4-2 in last six series games. This is the season opener for both sides.

Clippers won nine of last ten games with the Lakers (under 8-2), though Lakers are 6-3 vs spread in last nine meetings. This is season opener for both teams.

NBA

Thursday, October 19

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Trend Report
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CHICAGO @ TORONTO
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

NEW YORK @ OKLAHOMA CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 9 games
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games

LA CLIPPERS @ LA LAKERS
LA Clippers is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Clippers's last 11 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Lakers's last 11 games when playing LA Clippers

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**StarDust Bum** · 10-19-2017, 12:58 PM

NBA (PROFESSIONAL)

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

LA Clippers at LA Lakers - Thursday October 19, 2017
The Clippers open their season tonight against a Lakers team that is 4-0 ATS in its last 4 home games. The Lakers are the pick (+5 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Clippers favored by only 3. Dunkel Pick: LA Lakers (+5 1/2).

THURSDAY OCTOBER 19, 2017

Chicago
@
Toronto
Game 501-502
October 19, 2017 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating: Chicago
110.554
Toronto
125.630
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Toronto
by 15
203
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Toronto
by 12 1/2
208 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto
(-12 1/2); Under

New York
@
Oklahoma City
Game 503-504
October 19, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: New York
107.478
Oklahoma City
124.941
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Oklahoma City
by 17 1/2
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Oklahoma City
by 12
213
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma City
(-12); Over

LA Clippers
@
LA Lakers
Game 505-506
October 19, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating: LA Clippers
123.518
LA Lakers
120.727
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: LA Clippers
by 3
224
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: LA Clippers
by 5 1/2
218
Dunkel Pick: LA Lakers
(+5 1/2); Over

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