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**Udog** · 10-30-2017, 09:23 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Six most popular picks for Week 8 in the Westgate Super Contest:

6) Dallas Cowboys, -2 (745)- W

5) Los Angeles Chargers, +7 (746)- L

4) Atlanta Falcons, -4.5 (766)- W

3) Seattle Seahawks, -5.5 (797)- L

2) New Orleans Saints, -9 (801)- L

1) Carolina Panthers, -2 (745)- W

Season record of top 6 picks: 18-30

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Sunday……

13) Seahawks 41, Texans 38— Both teams averaged over 10 yards/pass attempt, Watson threw for 402 yards and four TD’s- he ran for 63 yards, but it wasn’t enough. Wilson threw for 451 yards in a wild game where four WR’s caught 100+ yards worth of passes.

Seattle scored the winning TD with 0:21 left. Houston threw at Richard Sherman and scored 38 points; curious to see if other teams try that more- other teams don’t have DeAndre Hopkins.

12) Steelers 20, Lions 15— Detroit gained 482 yards but lost- that is the 3rd-highest yardage total in NFL history without scoring a touchdown in that game. Lions had the ball five times in the red zone- they kicked three FG’s, lost ball on downs twice.

Matthew Stafford is really good, but now he is 54-62 in his 9th NFL season- he hasn’t missed a start since 2010, but has played in only three playoff games (0-3)- his head coaches have been Jim Schwartz and Jim Caldwell. Safe to say that Detroit is wasting his prime.

11) Vikings 33, Browns 16— USC-Arizona State game ended at 2:20am here in the east. Just when I was going to bed, discovered live golf on TV from…..I don’t know where the hell it was but it was live so I watched it, eliminating any chance of me getting out of bed at 9:30 to watch the Cleveland Browns play.

If I owned the Browns, I’d demand to know why we didn’t draft Deshaun Watson, then when I got my answer, I’d fire the person/people who decided not to draft him.

10) Patriots 21, Chargers 13— Bolts’ WR Travis Benjamin caught a TD pass, but he also had one of the worst punt returns in NFL history, losing 11 yards on a return that resulted in a safety for New England that put the Patriots up 9-7 early n the 2nd quarter.

New England scored only one TD, but they kicked four FG’s and won their 4th straight game.

9) Cowboys 33, Redskins 19— Washington’s offensive line is decimated by injuries; they had three new starters on the line in this game and were playing on a short week, after losing to the Eagles Monday night.

Dallas ran the ball for 169 yards on a miserable, rainy night- they were +2 (3-1) in turnovers.

8) Arizona 59, Washington State 38— Stats for Wazzu’s two QB’s in their upset loss Saturday:

Luke Falk 13-23, 93 yards, one TD
Tyler Hilinski 45-61, 509 yards, 2 TD’s, 4 INT

A kid who DIDN’T START the game threw 61 passes. Meanwhile, Arizona ran 51 plays the whole game, but for 584 yards.

7) Saints 20, Bears 12— Chicago TE Zach Miller caught what appeared to be a TD pass and then tore up his leg— he was writhing in pain in the end zone, but replay review overturned the call— FOX analyst Dean Blandino was surprised to say the least that it wasn’t a TD.

Who knew that eight weeks into the season, the New Orleans defense would be a strength?

6) Falcons 25, Jets 20— Jets are 3-5, lost close games the last three weeks; they haven’t trailed at halftime since Week 2.

Much of this game was played in a driving rainstorm; Falcons are a dome team that relies on speed/passing, but they overcame an 11-yard deficit in field position to snap its 3-game losing skid. Atlanta outgained the Jets by 107 yards; Gang Green led 17-13 at halftime.

5) Bills 34, Raiders 14— Buffalo was +4 in turnovers, had a 14-yard edge in field position- thru seven games, they are now +14 for the season in turnovers. Week 2 in Carolina was the only game this season where the Bills didn’t win the turnover battle (0-0). Say what you want about Tyrod Taylor, but he doesn’t screw games up by turning the ball over.

Oakland lost five of its last six games, including its last three on the road.

4) Bengals 24, Colts 23— Indy scored a TD, kicked three FG’s on four red zone drives; they had the ball with 7:00 left and a 23-17 lead, but Carlos Dunlap picked off a swing pass foe the winning pick-6, as the Colts lost their third game in a row.

Indianapolis is 2-6; their offense has had 91 drives this season, scoring 13 TD’s- they’ve given up five TD’s to opposing defenses.

3) Eagles 33, 49ers 10— Someone explain to me why the 49ers fired Jim Harbaugh- they lost last two games by a combined score of 73-20, are playing a kid at QB who wasn’t even good at Iowa. Niners are 7-32 since they let Harbaugh walk.

2) Panthers 17, Buccaneers 3— Tampa Bay turned ball over three times (-2), averaged 4.7 yards/pass attempt— this is a team with Mike Evans/DeSean Jackson at WR, they should never score 3 points in a game. Ever. Bucs have now lost four games in a row— not sure if QB Winston is the problem, but if you watched Hard Knocks this summer, you know the coach/GM expected to be a hell of a lot better than 2-5.

1) Astros 13, Dodgers 12 (10)— Possibly the strangest major league game ever played, no doubt the craziest postseason game ever. Took over five hours to play; Alex Bregman got the winning hit.

When the Dodgers were up 4-0 with Kershaw on the mound, if you wanted to bet on LA via in-game wagering at that point, you needed to lay $1,500 to win $100. Dodgers took Kershaw out after 4.2 innings with a 7-4 lead and two men on, and it cost them.

Astros led 12-9 in ninth inning, blew that lead; crazy game with lot of bad pitching. Series heads to LA with Houston leading 3-2 and Justin Verlander pitching Game 6 Tuesday.

**Udog** · 10-30-2017, 10:01 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, October 30

San Antonio @ Boston

Game 701-702
October 30, 2017 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
124.402
Boston
119.305
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 5
199
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 3 1/2
193 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+3 1/2); Over

Denver @ New York

Game 703-704
October 30, 2017 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Denver
118.770
New York
121.242
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 2 1/2
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 3 1/2
209
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+3 1/2); Over

Minnesota @ Miami

Game 705-706
October 30, 2017 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
119.145
Miami
114.059
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 5
224
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-2 1/2); Over

Charlotte @ Memphis

Game 707-708
October 30, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
116.036
Memphis
125.573
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 9 1/2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 6
194 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(-6); Over

Orlando @ New Orleans

Game 709-710
October 30, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
121.262
New Orleans
124.852
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 3 1/2
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 7 1/2
226 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+7 1/2); Under

Philadelphia @ Houston

Game 711-712
October 30, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
116.937
Houston
117.150
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
Even
203
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 6 1/2
217 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+6 1/2); Under

Dallas @ Utah

Game 713-714
October 30, 2017 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
117.224
Utah
118.667
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 1 1/2
190
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 8
192
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+8); Under

Toronto @ Portland

Game 715-716
October 30, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
126.131
Portland
122.011
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 4
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 2
215 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+2); Under

Golden State @ LA Clippers

Game 717-718
October 30, 2017 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
125.634
LA Clippers
128.660
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 3
231
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 5
221
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(+5); Over

**Udog** · 10-30-2017, 10:04 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, October 30

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SAN ANTONIO (4 - 1) at BOSTON (4 - 2) - 10/30/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 1007-880 ATS (+39.0 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 46-24 ATS (+19.6 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 334-275 ATS (+31.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
BOSTON is 22-42 ATS (-24.2 Units) in home games against Southwest division opponents since 1996.
BOSTON is 126-163 ATS (-53.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
BOSTON is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 3-1 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 4-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DENVER (2 - 3) at NEW YORK (1 - 3) - 10/30/2017, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 4-0 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 4-0 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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MINNESOTA (3 - 3) at MIAMI (2 - 3) - 10/30/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 46-74 ATS (-35.4 Units) after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 126-171 ATS (-62.1 Units) in home games in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 3-1 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI 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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CHARLOTTE (2 - 3) at MEMPHIS (5 - 1) - 10/30/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 47-76 ATS (-36.6 Units) against Southwest division opponents since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 162-122 ATS (+27.8 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 3-1 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 3-1 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ORLANDO (4 - 1) at NEW ORLEANS (3 - 3) - 10/30/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 36-50 ATS (-19.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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PHILADELPHIA (2 - 4) at HOUSTON (5 - 2) - 10/30/2017, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (1 - 6) at UTAH (3 - 3) - 10/30/2017, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 381-313 ATS (+36.7 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 483-406 ATS (+36.4 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 158-122 ATS (+23.8 Units) in road games in the first half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 178-132 ATS (+32.8 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-2 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 4-3 straight up against DALLAS 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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TORONTO (3 - 2) at PORTLAND (4 - 2) - 10/30/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 2-2 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-0 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (4 - 2) at LA CLIPPERS (4 - 1) - 10/30/2017, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 5-3 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 8-0 straight up against LA CLIPPERS 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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**Udog** · 10-30-2017, 10:05 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, October 30

Spurs won their last ten games with Boston (8-2 vs spread); they covered their last five visits to Beantown. Last three series games went over the total. San Antonio lost its last couple games, at Orlando/Indiana; 2-2 on the road. Four of their last five games stayed under. Celtics won their last four games after an 0-2 start (under 5-1)- they split their two home games.

Denver won/covered its last five games against the Knicks, winning last two visits to Manhattan by 8-5 points. Under is 6-2 in last eight series games. Nuggets won last two games after a 1-3 start; under is 5-1 in their games. Denver split its four road games. New York won its last two games after an 0-3 start (under 4-1)— they beat Cleveland by 19 yesterday- they’re 1-1 at home.

Heat won three of last four games with Minnesota; road team won six of last nine series games. Timberwolves are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits here. Under is 6-4 in last ten series games. Minnesota split its first six games this season (over 5-0-1); they split their four home games. Miami is 2-3 to start season (over 3-2), losing last two home games by 6-17 points.

Hornets won three of last four games with Memphis; road team won four of last six series games. Charlotte covered their last three games in this building- under is 3-0 in last three series games. Hornets split their first six games (under 5-1), losing their two road games by 12-9 points. Grizzlies are 5-1 to start season (under 5-0-1), 4-0 at home, 3-1 vs spread.

Home side won seven of last eight Orlando-New Orleans games; under is 6-1 in last seven series games. Magic is 1-3 vs spread in last four visits to Bourbon Street. Orlando won three of its last four games; they’re 1-2 as a road underdog. Four of six Magic games went over the total. New Orleans won three of last four games; over is 4-1 in their last five. Pelicans split their two home games, against Cleveland/Golden State.

Rockets won their last eight games with Philly; they beat Sixers at the buzzer Wednesday. Sixers are 2-2 vs spread in last four visits here. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games. 76ers won two of last three games after an 0-3 start (over 3-3); they’re 3-1 vs spread on road. Houston is 5-2 to start season; their last six games stayed under total. Rockets split their two home games.

Jazz won three of last four games with Dallas, but Mavericks covered four of last five; Dallas is 3-2 vs spread in its last five visits to Utah. Mavericks are 1-6 to start season, 0-2 on road, losing by 16-5 points (1-1 vs spread, under 2-0). Jazz is 3-0 at home, 0-3 on road (under 5-0-1); they’re 3-0 vs spread as a home favorite, winning home games by 10-9-15 points.

Toronto won its last four games with Portland; four of last five series games went over the total. Raptors are 2-3 vs spread in their last five visits to Oregon. Toronto is 3-2 to start season, 1-2 on road; all three of their road games stayed under the total. Trailblazers are 4-2 to start season (under 4-2). Portland is 2-1 at home, 1-2 vs spread as a home favorite.

Golden State won its last ten games with the Clippers, covering four of last five; Warriors are 4-1 vs spread in last five series games played here. Last three series games went over total. Warriors are only 4-3 to start season (over 5-2), 2-1 on road, 1-2 as a road favorite. Clippers won/covered four of their first five games (under 5-0); they’re 2-1 at home, losing to Detroit by 8 Saturday.

**Udog** · 10-30-2017, 10:08 AM

NBA

Monday, October 30

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Trend Report
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SAN ANTONIO @ BOSTON
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games

DENVER @ NEW YORK
Denver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New York
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 8 games when playing Denver

MINNESOTA @ MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Miami is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Minnesota

PHILADELPHIA @ HOUSTON
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

CHARLOTTE @ MEMPHIS
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games on the road
Memphis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Memphis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

ORLANDO @ NEW ORLEANS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing New Orleans
Orlando is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games at home

DALLAS @ UTAH
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Utah
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games at home

TORONTO @ PORTLAND
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Portland is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Toronto

GOLDEN STATE @ LA CLIPPERS
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games at home

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