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**Udog** · 12-03-2017, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Six most popular picks for Week 12 in the Westgate Super Contest:

6) Pittsburgh Steelers -5 (534)

5) New England Patriots -8.5 (605)

4) Minnesota Vikings +3 (744)

3) New Orleans Saints -4 (829)

2) Seattle Seahawks +6 (880)

1) Green Bay Packers +1.5 (1,016)

Season record of top 6 picks: 32-40

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

13) Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21 (football)— How does JT Barrett have a minor knee operation on Sunday, then play six days later? This is smart?

Let the debate begin; Ohio State or Alabama for the 4-team national playoff? In my mind, if you lose 55-24 to Iowa, like Ohio State did, then you don’t make the playoff. I’d vote for Alabama, but by time you read this, it has probably already been determined.

Ohio State 83, Wisconsin 58 (basketball)— Rough day all-around for the Badgers.

12) Central Florida 62, Memphis 55, OT— Fantastic game, with UCF finishing a 12-0 regular season after going 0-11 two years ago. Thats the good news for the Knights.

Bad news: UCF coach Scott Frost agreed to a 7-year, $35M deal with Nebraska. It was a glorious day for the Central Florida kids, but then it gets dampened by their coach skipping town for big bucks. Welcome to the real world.

Frost will apparently coach UCF in its bowl game, which is unusual, but is is national TV exposure for a Nebraska program that went 4-8 this season and obviously isn’t in a bowl.

11) Xavier 89, Cincinnati 76— Bearcats didn’t get the memo that this was a noon tip-off- they played first 10:00 like they hit the snooze button on their alarm clocks. Game was 26-9 after 10:00, then it was pretty much even after that. Cincinnati is 1-7 in Cintas Center.

This rivalry is so intense they played it on a neutral court for a couple years; in Saturday’s game, one of the Xavier players was yapping at Cincy coach Cronin, who then yapped back. The two head coaches already don’t like each other and today didn’t help that any.

10) Oklahoma 41, TCU 17— Horned Frogs didn’t score in the second half.

This game was played in the Cowboys’ beautiful stadium; there is actually a bowl game on Dec 20 inside the Cowboys’ practice facility, which seats 12,000 for games and hosted a ton of high school games in Frisco, TX.

Imagine having a practice facility so nice that it hosts a college bowl game?

9) Georgia 28, Auburn 7— Auburn scored first time they had ball, never scored again; Georgia is first SEC East team to win this game since 2008.

8) Clemson 38, Miami 3— Ugly end to what has been an excellent season for Miami. Bryant was 23-29/252 passing; Clemson coaches did hell of a job developing his passing skills this season.

7) Clippers’ guard Austin Rivers got fined $25,000 by the NBA for telling a fan to “shut the (bleep) up” during a recent home game.

It is surprising this doesn’t happen more, seeing how close NBA fans are to the court and to the coaches/players. Courtside seats cost serious money, too.

6) Wichita State 69, Baylor 62— Solid road win for the Wheatshockers.

Georgia 73, Marquette 66— Same thing for the SEC’s Bulldogs.

5) Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17— I’ll take the under on how long Lane Kiffin stays at FAU, but his Owls are 10-3 and Conference USA champs.

One of my pet peeves reared its ugly head in this game; kid on FAU catches a long TD pass, jogs towards the goal line, then casually drops the ball BEFORE HE CROSSES THE GOAL LINE.

Why is this cool? How is this tolerated? Why does it happen so much? It is stupid!!!!

4) Arizona 91, UNLV 88 OT— Rebels were 0-2 this week, with pair of OT losses. UNLV’s three starting guards combined to shoot 5-21 from floor; McCoy/Juiston, their two big guys who will both be in the NBA, were 23-31- they need to get more shots.

This was a great game to watch; two teams playing their hearts out, but the talented freshmen are so young, so raw- they won’t be grownups until they’re in the NBA for a couple of years.

UNLV’s guards need to know they’re much better players when they’re passing the ball to Juistin and McCoy.

3) SMU 72, USC 55— Mustangs avenged a couple of losses to USC last year.

Imagine going to a college game and seeing a former US President sitting in the front row at halfcourt? George W Bush goes to lot of SMU games; he lives pretty close to their campus.

2) UConn 84, Monmouth 81 OT— Huskies won their last two games, over Columbia and Monmouth, with both wins in overtime. Winning is good, but when Columbia takes you to overtime, thats a red flag for a program with NCAA tournament aspirations.

1) A young man named Tyvoris Solomon plays basketball for South Carolina State; during their game with NC State Saturday, Solomon collapsed on the bench and his heart stopped. Only fast work by South Carolina’s trainer saved the young man’s life.

Tyvoris Solomon was in the hospital Saturday night with his family by his side; he was said to be resting comfortably and recovering, which we’re all thankful for.

**Udog** · 12-03-2017, 08:47 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 3

Knicks won four of last six games with Orlando; Magic is 2-2 vs spread in last four visits here. Seven of last ten series games stayed under the total. Orlando lost nine of its last ten games; their last six games went over total. Magic is 5-6-1 vs spread as a road underdog. New York lost three of its last four games; they’re 5-0 as a home favorite. Under is 5-2 in Knicks’ last seven games.

Golden State won six of last seven games with Miami, but the Heat covered four of last five; Warriors are 2-2 vs spread in last four visits to South Beach. Last three series games stayed under total. Golden State won six of its last eight games; they’re 5-7 as road favorites. Four of their last five games went over total. Miami won four of its last six games; they’re 1-2-1 as home underdogs. Under is 4-0-1 in their last five games.

Clippers won seven of last ten games with Minnesota; three of last four series games stayed under total. LA is 2-2-1 vs spread in last five visits to the Twin Cities. Clippers lost 11 of last 14 games; they’re 3-5 vs spread as a road underdog. Three of their last four games went over total. Minnesota is 3-5 SU in its last eight games, 3-6 vs spread as home favorites. Five of their last seven games went over total.

San Antonio won three of last four games with OKC; they’re 2-3 vs spread in last five visits here. Six of last nine series games stayed under total. Spurs won six of their last seven games; they’re 2-2 as road underdogs. Six of their last nine games stayed under the total. Oklahoma City lost five of its last seven games; they’re 4-4-1 as home favorites. Three of their last four home games stayed under.

Lakers lost seven of last eight games with Houston; last five series games went over. Rockets are 4-1 vs spread in last five series games played here. Houston won six in row, 12 of last 13 games; they’re 6-2 as a road favorite- four of their last five games stayed under total. Lakers are 1-3 vs spread if they played night before; they’re 8-5 vs spread at home, 5-5 as an underdog. Six of their last seven home games went over total.

NBA

Sunday, December 3

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Trend Report
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ORLANDO @ NEW YORK
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Orlando's last 14 games when playing on the road against New York
New York is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of New York's last 14 games when playing at home against Orlando

SAN ANTONIO @ OKLAHOMA CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games on the road
San Antonio is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Oklahoma City is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 games when playing at home against San Antonio

GOLDEN STATE @ MIAMI
Golden State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Golden State is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Golden State

LA CLIPPERS @ MINNESOTA
LA Clippers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
LA Clippers is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games

HOUSTON @ LA LAKERS
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games at home

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**Udog** · 12-03-2017, 09:19 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, December 3

Orlando @ New York

Game 701-702
December 3, 2017 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
112.564
New York
119.988
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 7 1/2
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
New York
N/A

Golden State @ Miami

Game 703-704
December 3, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
132.112
Miami
118.229
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 14
225
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 10
218 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-10); Over

LA Clippers @ Minnesota

Game 705-706
December 3, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
115.711
Minnesota
122.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 7
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 12 1/2
213 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(+12 1/2); Under

San Antonio @ Oklahoma City

Game 707-708
December 3, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
122.311
Oklahoma City
120.719
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 1 1/2
194
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 4 1/2
199 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+4 1/2); Under

Houston @ LA Lakers

Game 709-710
December 3, 2017 @ 9:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
128.904
LA Lakers
114.455
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 14 1/2
231
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 11
225
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-11); Over

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 3

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ORLANDO (9 - 14) at NEW YORK (11 - 10) - 12/3/2017, 3:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 4-4 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 4-4 straight up against ORLANDO 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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GOLDEN STATE (17 - 6) at MIAMI (11 - 11) - 12/3/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 44-67 ATS (-29.7 Units) in road games on Sunday games since 1996.
MIAMI is 37-25 ATS (+9.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 32-19 ATS (+11.1 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 41-27 ATS (+11.3 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 128-174 ATS (-63.4 Units) in home games in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-1 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 4-1 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (8 - 13) at MINNESOTA (13 - 10) - 12/3/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 220-271 ATS (-78.1 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 18-31 ATS (-16.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 390-454 ATS (-109.4 Units) in home games since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 15-28 ATS (-15.8 Units) in home games in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-53 ATS (-28.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

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

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SAN ANTONIO (15 - 7) at OKLAHOMA CITY (9 - 12) - 12/3/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 183-137 ATS (+32.3 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 166-128 ATS (+25.2 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=98 points/game since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 1015-888 ATS (+38.2 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 23-8 ATS (+14.2 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 54-32 ATS (+18.8 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 411-329 ATS (+49.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-5 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 7-7 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (17 - 4) at LA LAKERS (8 - 14) - 12/3/2017, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 35-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 43-27 ATS (+13.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 6-1 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 6-1 straight up against LA LAKERS 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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