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**Udog** · 01-14-2018, 10:20 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

— Seahawks hired Brian Schottenheimer as their OC, replacing Darrell Bevell.

— Reliever Addison Reed gets $17M for two years from Minnesota.

— Pirates traded P Gerrit Cole to Houston, for P Musgrove and three prospects.

— Mets signed 1B Adrian Gonzalez; Mets will pay $550K of his $22M salary.

— Oakland Raiders brought back their old offensive line coach Tom Cable

— One of the rims in Celtics-76ers game in London Thursday was crooked. Seriously.

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

13) RIP to the great Keith Jackson 89, the voice of college football, who passed away Friday.

To me, Keith Jackson WAS college football, but he also was the original voice of Monday Night Football, and worked 10 Olympics, 11 World Series, as well as baseball and some NBA (worked the NBA with Bill Russell as his partner).

One of the all-time greats. RIP, sir.

12) Oklahoma 102, TCU 97 OT— Trae Young went for 43 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists. Horned Frogs are 1-4 in Big X play, losing their last two games in OT- they lost their other game against Oklahoma by a point. lost by 4 to Kansas. Big X is a really good league.

11) Duquesne 101, LaSalle 94 3OT— Dukes survived 29-45 shooting on foul line; they’re 4-1 in A-14 under Keith Dambrot, who was Lebron James’ high school coach.

10) Colorado State 78, Wyoming 73— Visiting State used nine players in this game; seven of them wound up with either 4 or 5 fouls, as Wyoming lost despite going 31-42 on foul line. This is a pretty big rivalry; refs tried very hard to keep the game under control. Maybe too hard.

9) Rhode Island 87, St Bonaventure 73— 11am tipoff, which means pre-game meals were at 7am, and that is way too early. Bonnies have good guards- they’ve played lousy defense on the road.

8) Duke 89, Wake Forest 71— Mike Krzyzewski missed this game with a virus; he is 70 years old and has missed lot of games last few years, mostly, with back/knee issues. Wouldn’t be stunned if this was his last season coaching.

7) Cal State-Fullerton 85, Cal-Davis 70— Issue was decided early on; Fullerton took a 24-second violation on purpose in the last minute, like in the NBA, then Davis jacked up a 3 in last 0:10 but for whatever reason, Fullerton’s coach yapped about it in the handshake line and teams almost went at it after the game. Seriously, the head coaches almost got in a fight.

I watched both Fullerton games this week; they was lot of pushing/shoving in both games. Titans have very good guards, and they’re 4-0 in Big West for first time since 1984, but referees might get tired of their attitudes. I’ll make sure to see their rematch with Cal-Davis.

6) Auburn 76, Mississippi State 68— Auburn is 16-1 and two of their best players never became eligible this season. Tigers trailed by 11 at the half here, but rallied for the win. If/when the Chris Mullin experiment ends, Bruce Pearl would be the perfect coach for St John’s.

5) Texas Tech 72, West Virginia 71— These might be best two teams in Big 12; think both these teams and Oklahoma are all better than Kansas. Tech was down 11 in second half, but they start three seniors, so they came back. West Virginia only had two guys score in double figures.

4) Kansas 73, Kansas State 72— Jayhawks are 4-1 in Big X, but none of the four wins were by more than six points. They’re in bottom 5 in whole country at getting to the foul line.

3) Upsets of the Day:
Colorado (+11.5) 68, UCLA 59
Michigan (+10.5) 82, Michigan State 72
Austin Peay (+9.5) 87, Jacksonville State 67
Memphis (+8.5) 75,Temple 72 OT
Florida Atlantic (+7.5) 73, Tex-San Antonio 69
Colorado State (+7) 78, Wyoming 73
Morehead State (+6) 71, Tenn-Martin 67
South Carolina (+5.5) 64, Georgia 57

2) Eagles 15, Falcons 10— Nick Foles was 23-30 for 246 yards with no turnovers; his job was to not lose the game, and he didn’t. Eagle defense blanked Atlanta in the second half, and now Philly hosts the NFC title game next Sunday night.

1) Patriots 35, Titans 14— The NFC is so much better than the AFC this season, it isn’t funny. You don’t think the Seahawks or Dallas would’ve made the playoffs in the AFC? Tennessee wouldn’t have been over .500 in the NFC this season. Those three games the Titans lost in a row in December? All to NFC West teams.

**Udog** · 01-14-2018, 10:36 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, January 14

Milwaukee @ Miami

Game 801-802
January 14, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
120.745
Miami
118.674
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 2 1/2
205
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+2 1/2); Over

New Orleans @ New York

Game 803-804
January 14, 2018 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
117.219
New York
118.338
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 1
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 1 1/2
217
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+1 1/2); Over

Indiana @ Phoenix

Game 805-806
January 14, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
118.562
Phoenix
113.014
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 5 1/2
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 3 1/2
219
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(-3 1/2); Under

Portland @ Minnesota

Game 807-808
January 14, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
114.717
Minnesota
121.822
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 7
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 5 1/2
213 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-5 1/2); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 14

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MILWAUKEE (22 - 19) at MIAMI (24 - 17) - 1/14/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home games this season.
MIAMI is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-3 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 4-3 straight up against MILWAUKEE 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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NEW ORLEANS (21 - 20) at NEW YORK (19 - 23) - 1/14/2018, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 69-42 ATS (+22.8 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 3-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 3-2 straight up against NEW YORK 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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INDIANA (22 - 20) at PHOENIX (16 - 27) - 1/14/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 47-29 ATS (+15.1 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 2-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 3-1 straight up against PHOENIX 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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PORTLAND (22 - 20) at MINNESOTA (28 - 16) - 1/14/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 26-11 ATS (+13.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 7-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 6-3 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 14

Heat won three of last four games with Milwaukee; four of last six series games went over. Bucks are 2-2 vs spread in their last four visits here. Bucks are 3-4 in their last seven games; they’re 5-2 vs spread in last seven games as a road underdog. Last three Milwaukee games stayed under the total. Miami won its last six games; they’re 3-9-1 as home favorites. Five of last six Heat games went over total.

Pelicans won three of last four games with New York; they’re 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Manhattan. Last six series games stayed under the total. New Orleans is 3-4 in its last seven games; they’re 6-2 vs spread as road favorites. Four of their last six games stayed under the total. Knicks lost nine of their last 11 games; they’re 7-6 as home underdogs. Four of last five New York games went over the total.

Pacers won three of last four games with Phoenix; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five visits to the desert. Five of last seven series games stayed under total. Indiana won three of its last four games; they’re 3-2 as road favorites. Six of their last nine games stayed under the total. Phoenix lost three of its last four games; they’re 7-10 as home underdogs. Four of Suns’ last five games stayed under the total.

Portland won seven of last ten games with Minnesota, but lost last two visits here, by one point each. Five of last seven series games stayed under total. Portland split its last eight games; they’re 8-5-1 as road underdogs. Six of Blazers’ last seven games went over the total. Minnesota won/covered its last four games; they’re 8-12 as home favorites, but covered last four tries. Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.

NBA

Sunday, January 14

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Trend Report
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MILWAUKEE @ MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Milwaukee's last 19 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Milwaukee's last 25 games
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games

NEW ORLEANS @ NEW YORK
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games

INDIANA @ PHOENIX
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Indiana's last 25 games on the road
Phoenix is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Indiana
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana

PORTLAND @ MINNESOTA
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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