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**Udog** · 10-24-2017, 07:24 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— Mets named Indians pitching coach Mickey Calloway their new manager.

— Red Sox will name Astros bench coach Alex Cora their new manager.

— Last year’s Houston Rockets tried 40+ 3-pointers in half of their 82 games; the team with next highest number in one season was 12 games- the Rockets in 2015.

— UTEP, Oregon State, Georgia Southern have all fired their football coach, and the World Series hasn’t even started yet.

— When Chargers shut Denver out 21-0 Sunday, it was the first time the Broncos had been shut out since 1992.

— Eagles 34, Redskins 24— Kirk Cousins is now 0-9 on weeknights, 0-6 on Monday nights.

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

13) Statistics are fun, they can be educational, but they can also be really misleading; take the Carolina Panthers’ defensive stats, which should be really good this week, because Carolina’s offense was so terrible that Chicago scored two defensive TD’s early on, then just sat on their 14-0 lead and didn’t even try to score with the ball. Bears had five first downs, gained 153 yards on 37 plays for the whole game, but they won by two TD’s. Very unusual.

12) I’d be curious to know in all the fantasy football leagues around the country, what the teams’ records were in Week 7 that had Aaron Rodgers on them? I had Rodgers on my team when he got hurt in 2013; lets just say things didn’t go too well from that point on.

11) We post the six most popular picks in the Westgate SuperContest each week; thru seven weeks, those picks are just 15-27 vs spread, which means sports books are making a killing so far this season. Handicapping the NFL is a minefield that is very tough to navigate.

10) Cleveland Browns’ tackle Joe Thomas played 10 years and six games without missing a single play, a streak more impressive than Cal Ripken’s iron man streak, but he got hurt Sunday and is now out for the season with a triceps injury. Thomas is a future Hall of Famer.

9) Cubs fired pitching coach Chris Bosio; they won the World Series last year, did Bosio get a lot dumber all of a sudden?

San Francisco Giants also re-assigned most of their coaches, including pitching coach Dave Righetti, who had been in that job since 2000. Giants won three World Series in this decade; maybe they should re-assign the person who put together such an aging roster this past season.

8) Army’s football team has already accepted a bowl bid, to the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec 23. At 6-2, the Cadets are having a breakthrough season.

7) Ole Miss QB Shea Patterson is out for the year after getting hurt against LSU Saturday nite. Been a rough year for the Rebels, who are playing with an interim head coach.

6) Dallas Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey tweaked a leg muscle in San Francisco Sunday; one of the Cowboys’ safeties (Jeff Heath) kicked a field goal, banking it in off the right upright. Cowboys are holding tryouts for a backup kicker this week.

5) This is how competitive pro golf is around the world: In fall of 2016, 30 guys won their cards for the European Tour for 2017 at Q-School. Of those 30 guys, only two have their cards for 2018.

4) Michigan State has a running back named LJ Scott who is pretty good, but he’s been arrested seven times, all for roughly the same thing— unpaid traffic tickets, driving without a license or with a suspended license. How do they keep letting him play? It is mostly harmless stuff, but it shows a lack of respect for rules and sends a bad message that he is playing.

Back in the day, my man Jerry Tarkanian would’ve done this: assign a staff member to take care of his traffic issues for him. Drive him to DMV to pay his fines and renew his license. The better the kid was, the more important it was to keep him eligible and out of trouble.

3) I’m watching 76ers-Pistons game as I type this; game is in Detroit’s new downtown arena and the crowd there is really small. Does every NBA team make money?

2) Denver Broncos have played two road games, scoring one TD on 23 drives; should they explore trading for Eli Manning? Giants are on their bye week; Denver could use a QB. Giants might need to start a rebuilding process.

1) Cleveland Browns should sign Colin Kaepernick; it would diffuse his lawsuit against the NFL, then people could see in plain view whether he is still good enough to keep playing in the league. Plus, there is no way he is worse than the three suspects who’ve been playing QB for the Browns this season. Then they can draft a top-flight QB prospect next April and move on.

**Udog** · 10-24-2017, 07:35 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, October 24

Brooklyn @ Orlando

Game 701-702
October 24, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
119.431
Orlando
118.050
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brooklyn
by 1 1/2
234
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Orlando
by 4 1/2
228 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+4 1/2); Over

Chicago @ Cleveland

Game 703-704
October 24, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
115.318
Cleveland
127.483
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 12
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 14 1/2
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+14 1/2); Over

New York @ Boston

Game 705-706
October 24, 2017 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
110.855
Boston
121.710
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 11
200
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 8 1/2
209
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-8 1/2); Under

Indiana @ Minnesota

Game 707-708
October 24, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
111.929
Minnesota
126.300
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 14 1/2
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 11
217 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-11); Under

New Orleans @ Portland

Game 709-710
October 24, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
122.165
Portland
122.032
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
Even
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 4 1/2
221 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(+4 1/2); Under

Utah @ LA Clippers

Game 711-712
October 24, 2017 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
128.148
LA Clippers
126.082
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 2
203
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
N/A

**Udog** · 10-24-2017, 07:37 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, October 24

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:

Home side won last five Brooklyn-Orlando games; Magic lost by 10-5 points in last two visits to Barclays Center. Over is 4-0-1 in last five series games. Nets won two of their first three games (over 2-0-1); they lost 140-131 at Indiana in their only road game. Orlando won two of its first three games (over 2-1); they beat Miami by 7 in only home game. Magic lost by 5 at Brooklyn last Friday.

Bulls won their last five games with Cleveland, covered their last seven. Under is 6-3 in last nine series games. Bulls won by 12-18 points in last two visits here, but those Bulls aren’t these Bulls. Chicago lost its first two games this month by 17-10 points (over 1-1)- they lost only road game by 17 at Toronto. Cavaliers won two of their first three games (under 2-1).

Celtics won five of last six games with New York, covering three of last four; under is 6-3 in last nine series games. Knicks are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Boston. New York lost their first two games by 21-4 points (over 1-1), losing 105-84 at OKC in only road game. Boston lost two of first three games (under 2-1); they lost to Milwaukee by 8 in their only home game.

Pacers won three of last four games with Minnesota; over is 4-2 in last six series games; Indiana covered their last three games in the Twin Cities. Pacers lost two of first three game (over 2-1); they split their two home games. Timberwolves won their last two games by total of five points (over 2-0-1). Minnesota beat Utah by 3 in its only home game.

Pelicans won four of last six games with Portland; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five games in this building. Under is 6-3-1 in last ten series games. New Orleans lost two of first three games (over 2-1), splitting pair of road tilts. This is Trailblazers’ home opener; they went 2-1 in first three road games (under 2-1).

Utah ousted the Clippers from the playoffs in 7 games LY; Jazz covered last four road games in this series (under 3-1 in last four). Utah won two of first three games (under 2-0-1) losing by 3 at Minnesota in their only road game. Clippers won by 16-42 over Lakers/Suns in first two games (under 2-0); they step up in class here.

**Udog** · 10-24-2017, 07:39 AM

NBA

Tuesday, October 24

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Trend Report
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CHICAGO @ CLEVELAND
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games

BROOKLYN @ ORLANDO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing Orlando
Brooklyn is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Orlando is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Brooklyn

NEW YORK @ BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 11 games
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

INDIANA @ MINNESOTA
Indiana is 10-2-1 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Minnesota's last 20 games
Minnesota is 5-13-1 ATS in its last 19 games

NEW ORLEANS @ PORTLAND
New Orleans is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Portland is 17-6 ATS in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 9 games

UTAH @ LA CLIPPERS
Utah is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Utah is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
LA Clippers is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games

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**Udog** · 10-24-2017, 08:46 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, October 24

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BROOKLYN (2 - 1) at ORLANDO (2 - 1) - 10/24/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 35-49 ATS (-18.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 60-90 ATS (-39.0 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
ORLANDO is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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CHICAGO (0 - 2) at CLEVELAND (2 - 1) - 10/24/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 257-314 ATS (-88.4 Units) in the first half of the season since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 30-48 ATS (-22.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-1 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-1 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (0 - 2) at BOSTON (1 - 2) - 10/24/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 54-83 ATS (-37.3 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-3 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-2 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (1 - 2) at MINNESOTA (2 - 1) - 10/24/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-23 ATS (-13.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 3-1 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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NEW ORLEANS (1 - 2) at PORTLAND (2 - 1) - 10/24/2017, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 4-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 4-4 straight up against NEW ORLEANS 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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UTAH (2 - 1) at LA CLIPPERS (2 - 0) - 10/24/2017, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 7-7 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 8-6 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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