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**Udog** · 12-05-2017, 08:29 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— Steelers 23, Bengals 20— Cincy blew a 17-0 first-half lead; they had 173 yards in penalties.

— Ohio State 71, Michigan 62— Wolverines blew a 20-point first half lead.

— Wisconsin 64, Penn State 63— Badgers are just 2-5 in their last seven games.

— Indiana 77, Iowa 64— Hawkeyes are struggling at 4-5, 0-2 in conference.

— Florida State 83, Florida 66— Impressive road win for the Seminoles.

— I’m curious if the NFL puts Steelers-Bengals on in primetime again next year, after some of the vicious, WWE-type antics in last night’s game.

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

13) New Jersey Giants fired their coach and GM Monday, in midst of a terrible 2-10 season that blew up even worse when QB Eli Manning was benched last week.

Interim coach Steve Spagnuolo takes over; owner John Mara says it is Spagnuolo’s choice who starts at quarterback from now on.

Yeah sure…as long as his initials are “E.M.”

12) You could make a case for Giants’ GM Jerry Reese keeping his job; Giants won couple of Super Bowls in Reese’s 11 years as the GM, but he is gone now, too.

11) Instead of two 6-6 teams playing in some obscure bowl game on a Tuesday afternoon in a empty stadium, they should’ve let Ohio State/Alabama play a play-in game in that bowl, 10-14 days before the national semi-finals. Imagine the TV ratings that would get?

10) If you don’t think Alabama should be in the college football playoff, keep in mind that on a neutral field, they would be favored over any college team in the country, including Ohio State. They’re favored over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, and Clemson is #1 in the country.

9) Gus Malzahn gets $49M for seven years to stay at Auburn, as college football coaching salaries continue to go through the roof.

As recently as 2005, Malzahn was a high school coach in Springdale, Arkansas. Go figure.

8) In their last five games, Buffalo Bills were outscored 71-6 in the third quarter; they didn’t say it on TV Sunday, but that would suggest their coaches don’t make good halftime adjustments.

7) Speaking of the Bills, their kicker Steven Hauschka never kicked a football until he was 19 years old. He played soccer/lacrosse and also played trumpet in his HS’s jazz band.

When he went to Middlebury College, Hauschka was cut from the soccer team, so he tried out for the football team, did really well and wound up transferring to NC State. He’s kicked for five NFL teams and also kicked for Las Vegas in the UFL.

6) I see video clips of kids strength-training by turning over these huge tires that must go on tractors or something; who came up with that idea? It must work and it looks cool— they just keep turning the tire over and over. Reminds me of the World’s Strongest Man contest they used to show on TV— they had some creative contests that all looked like too much work for me.

5) Boise State 73, Oregon 70— Go on Twitter or YouTube and find the video clip of the kid on Boise State nailing a runner from just over half court to give Boise this upset win in Eugene over the weekend. Excellent win for both Boise State and the Mountain West.

4) Houston/Cincinnati’s college basketball teams are both playing off-campus this season, as their gyms are undergoing multi-million $$$ renovations. Houston is playing home games this season at Texas Southern; Bearcats are playing over the river, at Northern Kentucky U.

3) Monday had to be a big day for UCLA basketball coach Steve Alford; DiAngelo Ball dropped out of UCLA, giving Alford one less big headache to worry about.

DiAngelo Ball is not expected to ever be an NBA player, so you would think that maybe it would be a good idea if he got a college education, especially for free, but what do I know?

2) Monday Night Football takes:
— Sean McDonough doesn’t enjoy announcing football as much as he enjoys announcing basketball.
— When it rains, could someone please give Mike Tomlin a jacket?

1) These Big 14 conference college hoop games are being played in December this year because of the conference tournament being a week earlier than normal in March, but they’ll continue next year, because the Big 14 is going to a 20-game conference schedule, starting next season.

**Udog** · 12-05-2017, 08:40 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, December 5

Phoenix won six of last eight games with Toronto; they covered their last four visits to Canada. Over is 5-3 in last eight series games. Suns lost five of their last seven games; they’re 6-4 vs spread as road underdogs. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Toronto won seven of its last nine games; they’re 5-4 as home favorites. Five of their last seven games stayed under.

Thunder won seven of last nine games with Utah; Jazz is 1-3 vs spread in last four visits here. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Utah won/covered its last six games; they’re 2-4 vs spread as road favorites. Five of their last six road games went over total. Oklahoma City won its last two games after a 1-5 skid; they’re 0-3-1 vs spread in last four games as a home favorite. Four of their last six games stayed under total.

Wizards lost by 47 in Utah last night; they lost six of last nine games, are 7-3 vs spread as road underdogs. Under is 12-3 in their last fifteen games. Portland lost its last two games after a 5-1 run; they’re 2-10-1 as home favorites. Under is 11-3 in their last 14 games. Blazers are 5-3 in last eight games with Washington (over 7-1). Wizards are 2-3 vs spread in their last five visits to Oregon.

NBA

Tuesday, December 5

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Trend Report
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PHOENIX @ TORONTO
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

UTAH @ OKLAHOMA CITY
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

WASHINGTON @ PORTLAND
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 8 games when playing Washington

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**Udog** · 12-05-2017, 09:56 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, December 5

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PHOENIX (9 - 16) at TORONTO (14 - 7) - 12/5/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 32-20 ATS (+10.0 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 4-0 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 3-1 straight up against TORONTO 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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UTAH (13 - 11) at OKLAHOMA CITY (10 - 12) - 12/5/2017, 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 5-3 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 7-2 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (12 - 11) at PORTLAND (13 - 10) - 12/5/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 55-36 ATS (+15.4 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
PORTLAND is 21-34 ATS (-16.4 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

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

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**Udog** · 12-05-2017, 10:46 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, December 5

Phoenix @ Toronto

Game 701-702
December 5, 2017 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
109.617
Toronto
126.784
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 17
231
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 13
224
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-13); Over

Utah @ Oklahoma City

Game 703-704
December 5, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
116.412
Oklahoma City
125.913
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 9 1/2
196
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
N/A

Washington @ Portland

Game 705-706
December 5, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
119.804
Portland
122.467
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
by 2 1/2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 6
204
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+6); Under

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