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**Udog** · 01-19-2018, 08:21 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— St Mary’s 74, Gonzaga 71— Huge win for Gaels’ NCAA resume

— Belmont 79, Murray State 72— Bruins are 6-1 in OVC, alone in first place

— East Tennessee State 62, Furman 61— Bucs win battle of leaders in SoCon.

— USC 75, Oregon 70— Trojans snap an 0-14 skid against Oregon.

— Nebraska 72, Michigan 52— Impressive home win for the Cornhuskers.

— TCU guard Jaylen Fisher (knee) is out for the season. Bad news for the Frogs.

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

13) Bill Belichick got his first NFL head coaching job in 1991, when he was 39; he interviewed 85 coaches for assistants’ jobs that winter- the first one he hired?

Guy named Nick Saban. Wonder whatever happened to him?

12) Six of the top 21 college basketball teams lost Wednesday night. Been a weird year.

11) I see that they’re moving up the start of college basketball season next year, up three days to November 6, which will also be Election Day. They’re trying to get the start of college hoop out of football’s shadows— hopefully there won’t be any MAC football games on TV that Tuesday.

10) NBC television is advertising the Olympics a lot- one of the ads has an athlete saying how every kid’s dream is to be in the Olympics. I can honestly say, not once did I ever dream of being in the Olympics, especially the Winter Olympics. Good thing, since I was a lousy athlete, but my idea of fun isn’t slalom skiing or anything to do with cold weather.

9) Funny story on Twitter this week about how a Vikings fan named Sara Zeigler got so excited when Stefon Diggs caught that pass at the end of the game Sunday night, she jumped on her couch and landed on her remote control, which changed the station on the TV before Diggs scored, so she didn’t see the winning TD she was so excited about, until one of the 1,000 replays after the game.

Moral of story: Remote controls are very valuable; never jump on them.

There have been numerous stories about people waiting for the PAT to be tried/not tried after that Minnesota touchdown, since the pointspread hung in the balance. Had to be fun to be in Las Vegas sportsbook for that.

8) Philadelphia Eagles went for it on 4th down 26 times this year, most in the NFL- they made the first down/TD on 17 of those 26 tries.

7) Shohei Ohtani is both a pitcher and a hitter; the Angels’ newest free agent acquisition has caused the folks at CBSSports.com some grief this winter, as they worked to figure out how Ohtani will be dealt with in the fantasy league website’s stats column.

Apparently the problem has been resolved; doesn’t sound like Ohtani will be in the lineup enough to merit his inclusion as a fantasy league hitter. Albert Pujols DH’s for the Angels, so it Ohtani is the DH, Pujols has to play first base? Not ideal.

6) Cavaliers 104, Magic 103— Cavaliers blew a 23-point lead but survived the dismal Magic. Cleveland is 16-5 at home, 3-17-1 against the spread.

5) Surprising stat: Of the last eight Stanley Cup champs, only one of the eight (’17 Penguins) finished higher than 15th in NHL in power play efficiency during the regular season.

4) Creighton F Martin Krampelj will miss the rest of the season with a major knee injury; he’s started every game for the Bluejays, scoring 11.9 ppg, grabbing 8 rebounds a game- a big loss.

3) When I was a little kid 100 or so years ago (late 60’s), they built a restaurant near our house— Valle’s Steakhouse. Place had this huge, Vegas-like sign in front of it, and it was a fancy place. Cloth napkins, all that.

Valle’s went out of business a long time ago; the building is a college now, Bryant & Stratton College, and I found out this week that Bryant & Stratton is starting a basketball program. They haven’t said where they’re going to play their games. If I remember right, Bryant & Stratton used to be called Albany Business College, and it was located in the city of Albany.

I’m not 100% sure that ABC became Bryant & Stratton, but one came to being when the other closed its doors.

2) Anyway, Albany Business College had a good junior college basketball team back in the day; Willard Rice was the coach— I went to a camp once run by Coach Rice and his son Steve. They had a team when I was in college (late 70’s)- they used to play the Albany JV team every year, so this is life coming full circle. From looks of things, Bryant & Stratton is a 4-year school now.

1) One last story about Valle’s Steakhouse; one summer, my dad’s family was in town to visit and we all went to Valle’s for dinner. Probably 12-14 people, so a big group. The waitress brings a lot of dinners out at the same time, and a small dish slipped at the top of her load— she went to grab it………and there was a very loud noise. Food scattered everywhere.

I’m pretty sure the waitress was fired before the dishes stopped spinning around; as an annoying 10-year old, I was sure it was the funniest thing I’d ever seen, even if I did have to wait to eat a while longer. It was tremendous- stuff like that didn’t happen at Carroll’s Hamburgers. my preferred place to eat when I was 10.

**Udog** · 01-19-2018, 08:33 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 19

San Antonio won its last four games with Toronto; they’re 2-2 vs spread in last four visits to Canada. Over is 6-3 in last nine series games. Spurs split their last ten games; they’re 4-4 as road underdogs. San Antonio’s last four games stayed under the total. Toronto lost three of its last five games; they’re 9-8 vs spread as home favorites. Seven of their last nine games went over total.

Heat won eight of last ten games with Brooklyn (7-2-1 vs spread); Miami is 5-0 vs spread in last five visits to Brooklyn. Last six series games stayed under the total. Miami won eight of its last nine games; they’re 3-4 as road favorites. Seven of their last nine games went over total. Brooklyn lost six of its last seven games; they’re 10-5-1 as road underdogs. Three of their last four games went over total.

Wizards won eight of last ten games with Detroit (7-3 vs spread); four of last six series games went over. Wizards are 3-1 vs spread in last four visits to the Motor City. Washington lost four of its last six games; they’re 2-5 as road favorites. Four of their last five games went over total. Detroit lost six of its last eight games; they’re 3-2 as home underdogs. Under is 6-3 in their last nine home games.

Memphis won seven of last nine games with the Kings; under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Sacramento is 1-4 vs spread in last five visits to Memphis. Sacramento lost its last six games (1-5 vs spread); they’re 9-11-1 as road underdogs. Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games. Memphis won three of its last four games; they’re 4-9 as home favorites. Six of their last nine games went over total.

Nuggets won their last seven games with Phoenix; last five series games went over. Suns are 0-4 vs spread in their last four visits to Denver. Phoenix lost five of its last six games; they’re 11-8 vs spread as road underdogs. Four of their last five games stayed under total. Denver lost five of its last seven games; they’re 11-8 as home favorites. Seven of last eight Denver games stayed under total.

Utah won five of its last seven games with New York; last four series games went over the total. Knicks covered four of their last five visits to Salt Lake City. Knicks lost 11 of their last 14 games; they’re 7-12 as road underdogs. Seven of New York’s last eight games went over total. Utah lost 15 of last 20 games; they’re 4-9 in last 13 tries as home favorites. Under is 9-4 in their last 13 games.

Lakers lost six of their last eight games with Indiana; Under is 4-1 in last five series games played here. Pacers are 0-2-1 vs spread in last three series games played here. Indiana won five of its last seven games; they’re 1-5 in last six games as road underdogs. Six of their last seven games stayed under the total. Lakers lost 11 of last 15 games; they’re 5-2 as home favorites. Four of their last five games stayed under total.

**Udog** · 01-19-2018, 08:33 AM

NBA

Friday, January 19

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Trend Report
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SAN ANTONIO @ TORONTO
San Antonio is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against San Antonio

MIAMI @ BROOKLYN
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Brooklyn's last 10 games at home

WASHINGTON @ DETROIT
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Washington

SACRAMENTO @ MEMPHIS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Sacramento's last 16 games when playing Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Memphis is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Sacramento

PHOENIX @ DENVER
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Phoenix

NEW YORK @ UTAH
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games at home
Utah is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against New York

INDIANA @ LA LAKERS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games

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**Udog** · 01-19-2018, 08:46 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, January 19

San Antonio @ Toronto

Game 801-802
January 19, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
120.414
Toronto
122.896
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
201
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 5 1/2
207
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+5 1/2); Under

Miami @ Brooklyn

Game 803-804
January 19, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
118.221
Brooklyn
118.097
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brooklyn
Even
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 3
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+3); Under

Washington @ Detroit

Game 805-806
January 19, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
121.578
Detroit
117.033
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4 1/2
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 1
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-1); Over

Sacramento @ Memphis

Game 807-808
January 19, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
111.422
Memphis
119.793
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 8 1/2
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
N/A

Phoenix @ Denver

Game 809-810
January 19, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
113.659
Denver
120.588
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 7
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 9
218
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+9); Over

New York @ Utah

Game 811-812
January 19, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
115.332
Utah
116.783
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 1 1/2
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 4 1/2
203 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+4 1/2); Over

Indiana @ LA Lakers

Game 813-814
January 19, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
119.515
LA Lakers
114.012
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 5 1/2
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
N/A

**Udog** · 01-19-2018, 09:46 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, January 19

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SAN ANTONIO (30 - 16) at TORONTO (30 - 13) - 1/19/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 22-8 ATS (+13.2 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=98 points/game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 1027-898 ATS (+39.2 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 346-272 ATS (+46.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 343-282 ATS (+32.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
TORONTO is 188-234 ATS (-69.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 3-2 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 4-1 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (26 - 18) at BROOKLYN (16 - 29) - 1/19/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 27-17 ATS (+8.3 Units) in all games this season.
BROOKLYN is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
BROOKLYN is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) against Southeast division opponents this season.
BROOKLYN is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MIAMI is 69-55 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 39-24 ATS (+12.6 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 29-13 ATS (+14.7 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 38-23 ATS (+12.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 219-176 ATS (+25.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in home games in January games over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 25-40 ATS (-19.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 7-2 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 7-2 straight up against BROOKLYN 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 (25 - 20) at DETROIT (22 - 21) - 1/19/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) as a favorite this season.
WASHINGTON is 150-197 ATS (-66.7 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.

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

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SACRAMENTO (13 - 31) at MEMPHIS (15 - 28) - 1/19/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 5-2 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 6-2 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHOENIX (16 - 29) at DENVER (23 - 22) - 1/19/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 163-118 ATS (+33.2 Units) after allowing 115 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 6-2 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 7-2 straight up against PHOENIX 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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NEW YORK (20 - 25) at UTAH (18 - 26) - 1/19/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 3-2 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 3-2 straight up against NEW YORK 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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INDIANA (24 - 21) at LA LAKERS (15 - 29) - 1/19/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 4-0 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 3-1 straight up against LA LAKERS 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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