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**Udog** · 01-07-2018, 10:20 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Odds to win the 2018 Masters:

15-2— Jordan Spieth

10-1— Dustin Johnson

12-1— Rory McIlroy

15-1— Thomas, Fowler, Woods

18-1— Day, Rahm, Rose

25-1— Koepka, Matsuyama

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

13) Titans 22, Chiefs 21— Kansas City is first NFL team to lose a playoff game after leading by 18+ points at halftime- they’re 1-11 in their last 12 playoff games, losing last six home playoff tilts. QB Alex Smith will likely be elsewhere next season.

12) Falcons 26, Rams 13— Any NFL team that is -2 or worse in turnovers stands less than a 20% chance of winning that game; against playoff-caliber teams, a lot lower %age. Rams turned ball over twice on special teams, had zero takeaways— cannot win that way.

11) Colorado 80, Arizona 77— On Selection Sunday the Buffaloes could be leaning heavily on this week, when they upset Arizona and ASU in Boulder. Colorado led here by 16 at the half- they start three freshmen. PG Wright had 16 points, 10 assists, 7 turnovers.

Quote of the Day, part 2, from Arizona coach Sean Miller:
“You always want your team to play for you as the coach, and our guys, they really struggle playing for me — they really do. I can’t get them to play hard. We do it for a while. I know we’ve had a win streak and we also have a good team. We have a lot of talent. With our team, it’s really hard to get our guys to run as fast as they can. That’s not them. That’s me. I have a hard time reaching our guys. I can’t reach them, I really can’t.”

That doesn’t sound good.

10) Florida 77, Missouri 75— Mizzou was up a hoop when they fouled a Florida 3-point shooter with 0:21 left- the kid made 2 of 3 shots, tying the game. Mizzou then held for last shot, but a casual pass on the wing was stolen by Chiozza and he beat the buzzer with a walk-off layup, an awful loss for the homestanding Tigers.

9) NC State 96, Duke 85— Kevin Keatts gets his first ACC win in Wolfpack’s ACC home opener; all five State starters scored in double figures. Wolfpack bench outscored Duke’s 25-4.

Virginia 61, North Carolina 49— Tar Heels shot 25.8% inside arc, turned ball over 19 times (-8); they lost 53-43 here LY, and then won the national title five weeks later.

8) Bad Beat of the Night: Iowa State (+7.5) lost by 9 at Oklahoma State, 96-87 in overtime.

7) West Virginia 89, Oklahoma 76– Trae Young scored 28, but no other Sooner had more than 12– Young had 8 turnovers, only 5 assists.

6) Providence 81, Xavier 72— Friars even their Big East mark at 2-2; they were crushed 44-28 on boards, but Xavier was just 5-18 on arc.

5) LSU 69, Texas A&M 68- Kid on LSU nailed a 30-footer for the walk-off road win for Bayou Bengals, who are 10-4. Texas Aggies were 11-1, looked like best team in country in November, but thanks to injuries, suspensions, are now 0-3 in the SEC.

4) Tennessee 76, Kentucky 65— Wildcats were up 37-29 at half, but lost for 4th time in last five visits to Knoxville. Volunteers get their first win in three SEC games.

3) Wyoming 79, Boise State 78 OT— Broncos were up 16 at halftime, lose in OT, their first loss in four Mountain West games. Wyoming is 11-5 now.

2) Western Kentucky 112, Marshall 87— Freshman Anderson scored 16 points in 19:00 off the bench in his first college game after becoming eligible Friday.

1) Jacksonville State 64, Belmont 60— Upset in the Ohio Valley Conference; Murray State/Austin Peay are tied for first now.

**Udog** · 01-07-2018, 10:31 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, January 7

Utah @ Miami

Game 801-802
January 7, 2018 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
112.523
Miami
121.908
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 9 1/2
192
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 4 1/2
197 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-4 1/2); Under

New York @ Dallas

Game 803-804
January 7, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
113.221
Dallas
121.863
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 8 1/2
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 4
208
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-4); Under

Oklahoma City @ Phoenix

Game 805-806
January 7, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
117.822
Phoenix
116.419
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 1 1/2
224
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
N/A

San Antonio @ Portland

Game 807-808
January 7, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
122.419
Portland
120.553
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 2
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 2
198
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+2); Over

Atlanta @ LA Lakers

Game 809-810
January 7, 2018 @ 9:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
111.852
LA Lakers
118.404
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Lakers
by 6 1/2
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Lakers
by 3
216 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Lakers
(-3); Over

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 7

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UTAH (16 - 23) at MIAMI (21 - 17) - 1/7/2018, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 92-65 ATS (+20.5 Units) on Sunday games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 3-2 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 3-2 straight up against UTAH 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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NEW YORK (18 - 21) at DALLAS (13 - 27) - 1/7/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1 straight up against NEW YORK 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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OKLAHOMA CITY (22 - 17) at PHOENIX (15 - 26) - 1/7/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 4-3 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-2 straight up against PHOENIX 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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SAN ANTONIO (27 - 13) at PORTLAND (20 - 18) - 1/7/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 143-110 ATS (+22.0 Units) in home games after allowing 90 points or less since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 1025-896 ATS (+39.4 Units) in all games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 5-3 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 6-2 straight up against PORTLAND 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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ATLANTA (10 - 28) at LA LAKERS (11 - 27) - 1/7/2018, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 157-204 ATS (-67.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 2-2 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 2-2 straight up against ATLANTA 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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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 7

Miami/Utah split their last ten games; road team won five of last seven series games. Jazz covered their last three visits to Miami. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games. Utah lost five of its last six games; they’re 4-11 as road underdogs. Seven of their last eight games stayed under total. Miami won six of its last eight games; they’re 3-8-1 as home favorites. Heat’s last three games went over total.

Knicks lost six of last seven games with Dallas; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five games in this building. Four of last five series games stayed under total. Knicks lost seven of their last eight games; they’re 5-10 as road underdogs. Over is 8-3-1 in their last dozen road games. Dallas lost its last two games by 3 points each; six of its last seven games were decided by 5 or less points. Macs are 3-5 as home favorites. Last four Dallas games went over the total.

Thunder won six of their last eight games with Phoenix, but lost last two; OKC is 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to the desert. Over is 7-3 in last ten series games. Oklahoma City won eight of its last ten games; they’re 4-11 as road favorites. Four of their last five games went over total. Phoenix lost three of its last four games; they’re 6-10 as home dogs. Under is 10-5 in their last 15 games.

Spurs won six of last eight games with Portland; they covered three of last four visits to Oregon. Seven of last ten series games stayed under the total. San Antonio won eight of its last 11 games; they’re 3-4 vs spread as road underdogs. Three of their last four games stayed under total. Portland won four of last six games; they’re 4-10-1 as home favorites. Under is 10-4 in their last 14 games.

Lakers/Hawks split their last ten meetings; Atlanta is 1-3 vs spread in last four series games in Staples. Four of last five series games stayed under the total. Hawks lost three of their last four games; they’re 11-8-1 vs spread as road underdogs. Last five Atlanta games stayed under the total. Lakers lost their last nine games; they’re 2-3 as home favorites. Over is 10-3 in their last 13 games.

NBA

Sunday, January 7

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Trend Report
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UTAH @ MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Utah's last 13 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Miami is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Utah

NEW YORK @ DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against New York
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing New York

OKLAHOMA CITY @ PHOENIX
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Phoenix's last 25 games when playing Oklahoma City
Phoenix is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

SAN ANTONIO @ PORTLAND
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of San Antonio's last 15 games on the road
San Antonio is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Portland's last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Portland's last 12 games when playing San Antonio

ATLANTA @ LA LAKERS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
LA Lakers is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Atlanta

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