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**Udog** · 12-17-2017, 08:37 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top 6 picks in Week 15 in the Westgate Super Contest:

6) Dallas Cowboys, -3 (595)

5) Los Angeles Rams, +2 (621)

4) New England Patriots, -3 (670)

3) Los Angeles Chargers, even (719)

2) Kansas City Chiefs, even (750)

1) San Francisco 49ers, -2 (765)

Record of top 6 picks each week: 42-42

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

13) Chiefs 30, Chargers 13— Kansas City now leads the AFC West by a game-plus, seeing how they swept the season series with the Chargers.

Marcus Peters had a big INT that set up a KC score, two weeks after he threw a penalty flag into the stands in New Jersey, which resulted in him getting suspended for last week’s game.

12) Syracuse 86, Georgetown 79 OT— Hoyas led by 13, let it get away late; at least this game gets their schedule up to 350th (out of 351) in the country.

Syracuse has almost no depth; three guys played 44+ minutes, but they shot 10-23 on arc, while Georgetown was 2-17.

11) Rutgers 71, Seton Hall 65— Big win for the Scarlet Knights over their Garden State rivals. Seton Hall led by 10 at the half. Rutgers outscored Pirates 22-6 on foul line in their home gym, which overcame their 34% shooting from the floor.

10) Underdogs won/covered four of the five bowl games Saturday, as bowl season got underway. Troy State was the only favorite that won.

9) Basketball upsets of the day:
— Stephen F Austin 83, LSU 82
— NC-Greensboro 81, NC State 76
— Rutgers 71, Seton Hall 65
— New Mexico State 74, Illinois 69
— Oklahoma 91, Wichita State 83
— Illinois State 101, Ole Miss 97 OT

8) Cincinnati 77, UCLA 63— Bearcats avenged a loss to UCLA in last year’s NCAA tournament.

7) Northwestern 62, DePaul 60— Blue Demons went 9-24 on foul line and lost by a hoop. Oy. Northwestern was only 3-5 on foul line, but made 11-28 on the arc.

Oklahoma State 71, Florida State 70— Seminoles were only 16-24 on foul line.

6) Oklahoma 91, Wichita State 83— Oklahoma’s star freshman Trae Young has an irrational fear of birds; he doesn’t like to eat his lunch outside, because of his fear of our feathered friends.

Guys like Trae Young are why handicapping college hoop before Christmas is a lot more difficult now. Used to be, if you saw freshman guards starting, you automatically went against them, but Young will be in the NBA next year- he is way better than most players, so you want to be on his side, not against him. Thats what December is now, evaluating players for conference play.

5) Atlanta Braves traded Matt Kemp to the Dodgers, for Adrian Gonzalez, Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy and Charlie Culbertson.

Braves immediately DFA’d Gonzalez; lot of this trade involves bookkeeping/salary relief. Atlanta opens up an outfield spot for prize prospect Ronald Acuna.

There are rumors the Dodgers want to move Kemp; he would be a solid DH on a good AL team.

4) Xavier 68, East Tennessee State 66— Musketeers are erratic; they were down 20 in 2nd half.

3) Oregon 68, Fresno State 61— Ducks were down 10 at the half, rallied for the win.

When you look at these coaching searches and teams don’t get their 1st, 2nd or 3rd choices, keep in mind that Dana Altman was Oregon’s 6th or 7th choice when they hired him in 2010. Turned out pretty well for everyone.

2) Clemson 71, Florida 69— Tigers were down 12 in second half, rallied to give Brad Brownell his 300th coaching win, and also give Florida their 4th loss in their last five games.

1) If you had Arizona State and TCU to be two of the last four unbeaten teams in the country, pat yourself on the back. You’re a hell of a lot smarter than I am.

**Udog** · 12-17-2017, 09:11 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 17

Kings won four of last five games with Toronto; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five visits to Canada. Last five series games stayed under total. Sacramento lost four of its last six games; they’re 5-1 vs spread in last six tries as a road underdog. Six of their last nine games went over total. Raptors won eight of their last nine games; they’re 6-5 as home favorites. Three of their last four games stayed under the total.

Orlando won its last three games with the Pistons; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five visits here. Three of last four series games stayed under total. Magic lost their last four games; they’re 0-5 vs spread in last five games as road underdogs. Five of their last seven games stayed under total. Detroit won its last two games after an 0-7 skid; they lost last three home games. Under is 8-0-1 in their last nine games. Pistons are 5-4-1 as home favorites.

Pacers won their last four games with Brooklyn; home side won six of last seven series games. Indiana is 2-3 vs spread in last five games at Barclays Center. Six of last eight series games went over total. Pacers are on road for first time in 16 days; they’re 2-1 as road favorites. Four of their last five games went under total. Nets lost three of last four games; they’re 6-3 as home dogs. Eight of their last ten games stayed under the total.

Cavaliers won four of last five games with Washington; road team won six of last eight in series. Cleveland is 4-2 vs spread in last six games in this building. Over is 7-3 in last ten series games. Cavaliers won four in row, nine of last ten games; they’re 4-5 as road favorites. Five of their last seven games stayed under total. Wizards won four of last six games; they’re 4-7 vs spread at home, all as favorites. Eight of last ten Washington games stayed under.

NBA

Sunday, December 17

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Trend Report
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SACRAMENTO @ TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

ORLANDO @ DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando

INDIANA @ BROOKLYN
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Brooklyn
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games at home

CLEVELAND @ WASHINGTON
Cleveland is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games

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**Udog** · 12-17-2017, 09:27 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, December 17

Sacramento @ Toronto

Game 801-802
December 17, 2017 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
111.576
Toronto
127.983
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 15 1/2
219
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 12 1/2
206
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-12 1/2); Over

Orlando @ Detroit

Game 803-804
December 17, 2017 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
112.838
Detroit
126.786
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 14
196
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 10 1/2
202
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-10 1/2); Under

Indiana @ Brooklyn

Game 805-806
December 17, 2017 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
117.309
Brooklyn
118.225
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brooklyn
by 1
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 3
217
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+3); Over

Cleveland @ Washington

Game 807-808
December 17, 2017 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
121.735
Washington
123.698
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
213
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+1 1/2); Under

**Udog** · 12-17-2017, 10:02 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 17

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SACRAMENTO (9 - 19) at TORONTO (19 - 8) - 12/17/2017, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=98 points/game over the last 3 seasons.

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

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ORLANDO (11 - 19) at DETROIT (16 - 13) - 12/17/2017, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 44-66 ATS (-28.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 33-48 ATS (-19.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
DETROIT is 112-159 ATS (-62.9 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-3 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-3 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (16 - 13) at BROOKLYN (11 - 17) - 12/17/2017, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 6-3 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 7-2 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CLEVELAND (22 - 8) at WASHINGTON (16 - 13) - 12/17/2017, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 5-19 ATS (-15.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
CLEVELAND is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 45-29 ATS (+13.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 57-38 ATS (+15.2 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 395-461 ATS (-112.1 Units) in home games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-4 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 5-3 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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