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**Udog** · 01-12-2018, 08:34 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Updated Super Bowl odds:

2-1— New England

4-1— Minnesota

5-1— Pittsburgh

7-1— New Orleans

9-1— Atlanta

15-1— Philadelphia

23-1— Jacksonville

80-1— Tennessee

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..

13) MaxPreps did a thing looking at where the 12 starting QB’s for the NFL playoff teams went to high school; three are from California (Goff-Brady-Smith), three are from Texas (Brees-Foles-Keenum). Matt Ryan is from Philly; he’s going home this weekend.

12) Good news from Charlotte, where Hornets coach Steve Clifford has been cleared to return after missing more than a month to deal with severe headaches. Clifford has worked his way up the coaching ladder; in 1994-95, he was an assistant coach at Siena College here in Albany.

11) Oregon 76, Arizona State 72— Sun Devils are 1-3 in Pac-12 after being unbeaten coming into league play. Big road win for the Ducks.

10) Lorenzo Brown scored 24 points, had 12 assists for Toronto’s G-League team Thursday, then played 19 minutes for the parent Raptors in their win over Cleveland last night. Thats a full day.

9) NFL announced three London games for next season:
— Seahawks-Raiders, Eagles-Jaguars, Titans-Chargers

Rams are expected to play in the 2018 Mexico City game.

8) Underrated NBA record: Ricky Pierce scored 30+ points coming off the bench in 17 games one season, while playing for Milwaukee in 1990.

7) Wednesday, agents with U.S. Immigration, Customs Enforcement descended on 98 7-Eleven franchise stores across America, where they began audits and interviewed employees and managers. 21 people suspected of being in the United States illegally were arrested.

Those 98 7-Eleven stores were located in 17 different states, plus the District of Columbia.

6) Disappointed that ESPN scrapped Big Monday; they still have their Monday twinbills, but they don’t call it Big Monday anymore. Back in the day, ESPN had Big East/Big Ten/Big West triple headers every Monday, and they were mostly great fun.

Jerry Tarkanian’s UNLV teams, Bob Knight bitching about 9:00 starts, the heyday of the Big East before they expanded into the Midwest and signed up with FS1. Jerome Lane’s dunk breaking the backboard at Pitt was on a Big Monday— Arizona coach Sean Miller threw him the pass.

If I ran ESPN, I’d ask the WCC if they would be interested in Monday night broadcasts, seeing how today’s Gonzaga is a lot like Tark’s UNLV squads— a powerful program carrying an entire league on its shoulders. National TV exposure helps recruiting.

5) Louisville’s basketball team is headed to probation over its handling of Brian Bowen’s recruitment; the kid will wind up playing for South Carolina, starting next season. Before he could announce the signing, coach Frank Martin had ti to get it signed off by the school’s AD and compliance people, so if it all got this far, Bowen should be good to go.

4) Odd Fact: Every Norwegian’s income tax return is published on the Interweb.

3) Huge week for Western Kentucky’s basketball team; 4-star recruit, big man Moustapha Diagne has been cleared to play by the NCAA, making the Hilltoppers a legit 9-deep team. WKU won its last two games on the road, at Marshall/Old Dominion.

2) Carolina Panthers hired Norv Turner as their new OC; he is a great QB guru who should help Cam Newton a lot.

1) Get well soon Alex Trebek; the 77-year old Jeopardy host was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma and is on leave from the show after brain surgery.

Trebek also hosted gameshows like The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare and High Rollers.

**Udog** · 01-12-2018, 08:45 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, January 12

Cleveland @ Indiana

Game 801-802
January 12, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
119.606
Indiana
120.520
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 1
219
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
223
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+1 1/2); Under

Utah @ Charlotte

Game 803-804
January 12, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
116.737
Charlotte
118.298
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 1 1/2
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 4
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(+4); Under

Orlando @ Washington

Game 805-806
January 12, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
112.412
Washington
126.893
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 14 1/2
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 10
217
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-10); Over

Brooklyn @ Atlanta

Game 807-808
January 12, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
109.231
Atlanta
116.722
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 7 1/2
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 2 1/2
211
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-2 1/2); Over

New York @ Minnesota

Game 809-810
January 12, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
116.712
Minnesota
121.609
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 5
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
N/A

Portland @ New Orleans

Game 811-812
January 12, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
119.311
New Orleans
120.404
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 1
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
N/A

Golden State @ Milwaukee

Game 813-814
January 12, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
128.512
Milwaukee
120.003
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 8 1/2
228
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 5
222
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-5); Over

Memphis @ Denver

Game 815-816
January 12, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
112.412
Denver
122.886
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 10 1/2
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 7 1/2
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(-7 1/2); Over

Houston @ Phoenix

Game 817-818
January 12, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
121.723
Phoenix
116,.613
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 5
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 7 1/2
227 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+7 1/2); Under

**Udog** · 01-12-2018, 08:46 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 12

Pacers won last two games with Cleveland after losing previous seven; Cavs covered three of last four games in this arena. Over is 5-2 in last seven series games. Cleveland lost six of its last eight games, losing last two by 28-34 points; they’re 5-10 as road favorites, 3-4 if they played night before. Four of their last five games went over total. Indiana lost six of its last eight games; they’re 4-4 as home underdogs. Four of their last five home games stayed under.

Home side won last seven Utah-Charlotte games; Jazz is 0-3 vs spread in last three games in this building. Three of last four series games went over the total. Utah lost nine of last 12 games; they’re 6-11 as road underdogs. Seven of their last ten games stayed under the total. is 5-8 in its last 13 games; they’re 3-6 in its last nine games as home favorites. Four of their last six games stayed under total.

Wizards won eight of last ten games with Orlando; last three series games went over. Magic is 2-4 vs spread in last six visits to Washington. Orlando lost six in row, 15 of last 16 games; they’re 2-8 vs spread in last 10 games as road dogs. Six of their last eight games stayed under the total. Washington lost last two games after a 6-1 run; they’re 7-10 as home favorites. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Nets won four of last five games with the Hawks; they covered last three visits to Atlanta. Under is 9-0-1 in last ten series games. Brooklyn lost three in row, 11 of last 15 games; they’re 11-3 vs spread in last 14 games as road underdogs. Four of their last five games stayed under total. Atlanta lost four of its last five games; they’re 2-1 as home favorites. Six of their last eight games stayed under the total.

Knicks won their last four games with Minnesota; they’re 3-1-1 vs spread in last five visits to the Twin Cities. Over is 5-3 in last eight series games. Knicks lost eight of their last ten games; they’re 6-10 as road underdogs. Three of their last four games went over total. Minnesota won its last three games, by 18-28-16 points; they’re 7-12 as home favorites. Six of their last seven games stayed under total.

Pelicans won three of last four games with Portland; under is 5-4-1 in last ten series games. Blazers are 1-3 vs spread in last four visits to Bourbon Street. Portland won three of its last four games; they’re 8-5-1 as road underdogs. Five of their last six games went over total. New Orleans lost four of its last six games; they’re 6-9 as home favorites. Four of their last five games stayed under total.

Golden State won seven of last eight games with Milwaukee; they’re 2-3 vs spread in last five visits here. Six of last nine series games stayed under. Golden State won five of its last six games; they’re 10-10 as road favorites, 2-6 vs spread if playing first of two consecutive nights. Warriors’ last seven games went over total. Milwaukee split its last six games; they’re 1-2 as home underdogs. Over is 12-4-1 in their last 17 games.

Memphis won eight of last ten games with Denver; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five visits here. Under is 3-1 in last four series games played here. Memphis split its last eight games; they’re 8-6-1 as road underdogs. Four of their last six games went over total. Denver lost its last three games, by 8-10-13 points; they’re 10-7 as home favorites. Three of Nuggets’ last four games stayed under total.

Rockets won eight of last ten games with Phoenix; they’re 4-2 vs spread in last six visits here. Nine of last ten series games went over the total. Houston won four of its last six games; they’re 2-5 in last seven games as road favorites. Over is 3-1 in last four series games. Phoenix is 7-5 SU in its last 12 games; they’re 7-10 as home underdogs. Three of their last four games stayed under total.

**Udog** · 01-12-2018, 08:50 AM

NBA

Friday, January 12

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Trend Report
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CLEVELAND @ INDIANA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games at home
Indiana is 13-3-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Cleveland

UTAH @ CHARLOTTE
Utah is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games
Charlotte is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Utah

ORLANDO @ WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Orlando
Washington is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing Orlando

BROOKLYN @ ATLANTA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Brooklyn's last 11 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing Brooklyn

NEW YORK @ MINNESOTA
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games

GOLDEN STATE @ MILWAUKEE
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 12 games at home
Milwaukee is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home

PORTLAND @ NEW ORLEANS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Orleans's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games

MEMPHIS @ DENVER
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Memphis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games at home
Denver is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home

HOUSTON @ PHOENIX
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Phoenix's last 10 games when playing at home against Houston

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**Udog** · 01-12-2018, 10:09 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, January 12

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CLEVELAND (26 - 15) at INDIANA (21 - 20) - 1/12/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 12-28 ATS (-18.8 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 6-25 ATS (-21.5 Units) as a favorite this season.
CLEVELAND is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
INDIANA is 215-162 ATS (+36.8 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 27-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 10-3 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 10-4 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (17 - 24) at CHARLOTTE (15 - 24) - 1/12/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 51-75 ATS (-31.5 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 50-64 ATS (-20.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 3-1 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 2-2 straight up against UTAH 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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ORLANDO (12 - 30) at WASHINGTON (23 - 18) - 1/12/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) in all games this season.
ORLANDO is 37-56 ATS (-24.6 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 129-169 ATS (-56.9 Units) in January games since 1996.
ORLANDO is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
ORLANDO is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
WASHINGTON is 399-465 ATS (-112.5 Units) in home games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 150-196 ATS (-65.6 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.

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

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BROOKLYN (15 - 26) at ATLANTA (11 - 30) - 1/12/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 24-40 ATS (-20.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 25-16 ATS (+7.4 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 6-4 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 5-5 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
10 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (19 - 22) at MINNESOTA (27 - 16) - 1/12/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 395-460 ATS (-111.0 Units) in home games since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
MINNESOTA is 35-58 ATS (-28.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 4-0 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 4-0 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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PORTLAND (22 - 19) at NEW ORLEANS (20 - 20) - 1/12/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 5-5 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 5-5 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (33 - 9) at MILWAUKEE (22 - 18) - 1/12/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 396-461 ATS (-111.1 Units) in home games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 45-69 ATS (-30.9 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 263-315 ATS (-83.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-1 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 3-1 straight up against MILWAUKEE 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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MEMPHIS (13 - 27) at DENVER (21 - 20) - 1/12/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 8-23 ATS (-17.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DENVER is 45-28 ATS (+14.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 4-4 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 6-2 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (29 - 11) at PHOENIX (16 - 26) - 1/12/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 39-25 ATS (+11.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 5-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 7-1 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 01-12-2018, 03:32 PM

Jazz are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. Hornets are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss.
Favorite is 5-1-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Hornets -4

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