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**Udog** · 01-20-2018, 08:24 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Longshots to win The Masters in April:

110-1– JB Holmes

135-1— Jason Dufner

150-1— Ian Poulter

165-1— Ollie Schneiderjans

200-1— Patton Kizzire

225-1— Charles Howell III

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) There is too much anger and bad news in the world, so I give you this:

Former NFL running back Warrick Dunn’s mom was a policewoman in Baton Rouge; she was killed by a gunman when Dunn was 18. Dunn went on to star at Florida State, and then played for 12 years in the NFL.

To honor his late mother, Dunn started a foundation that built homes with Habitat for Humanity for single-parent families. He is still doing that.

Last month, Dunn’s foundation gave away their 158th and 159th homes, one in Detroit, one in Atlanta. You don’t think this makes a difference?

12) In 2006, Dunn’s foundation built a home in Gainesville, Ga; the family had an 11-year old boy who you may have heard of.

Deshaun Watson, now QB for the Houston Texans.

Who knows what would’ve happened to that family if they hadn’t been given a home in 2006. Sometimes all people need is a chance.

11) 106 college football players are leaving school early to apply for the NFL Draft- there were 74-95-95 such players the last three years. 26 of the players come from SEC schools, 24 more from ACC schools.

Florida State, LSU, Texas all lost six players each.

10) If JD Martinez can’t play ball for $25M a year, then the Red Sox should tell him to take a hike and Martinez should go find a real job, where he won’t make $25M a year.

Enough already; he’s had only two great years and will be 31 in August. Martinez has played more than 123 games in a season twice in his career.

9) They re-sodded the middle of the field in Philadelphia this week, after lot of players slipped in last week’s game. Re-sodding a field in the Northeast in January can be dicey, but Doug Pederson said the field is in great shape, so we’ll take his word for it.

8) There are murmurs on the Interweb that Tom Brady has multiple stitches in his passing hand, which is why he wore gloves to his news conference Friday.

Betting line has dropped from 9 to 7.5 points; if somehow Brady didn’t play Sunday, the line with Brian Hoyer playing QB for New England would be Patriots, -2.

7) Alabama hired former New Mexico coach Mike Locksley as its offensive coordinator; he was OC at both Illinois and Maryland, but is considered a better recruiter than a tactician.

6) Michigan State 85, Indiana 57— For some reason Alex Rodriguez was at this game last night, sitting in the student section, wearing an “Izzone” t-shirt. He’s been on TV a lot lately; he was at a Laker game with JLo and the kids, and was also at another game with his famous wife. Haven’t heard if ARod is going to get the Sunday Night Baseball gig on ESPN, but he’d be good at it.

5) Eagles-Jaguars will meet in London next fall; game could be a Super Bowl rematch, if both underdogs win Sunday. NFL fans in London deserve better games than they gotten recently.

4) NFL has an interesting way of staying in the news 24/7; ESPN started the other day with Mel Kiper’s first mock draft for 2018— he had the Browns taking Wyoming QB Josh Allen with the #1 pick, and then the Giants taking UCLA QB Josh Rosen with the #2 pick.

3) Le’Veon Bell showed up five minutes before the END of the Steelers’ walk-through the day before their playoff game, which may be part of why some of the limited partners in the team want a coaching change. Apparently he wasn’t the only player who had a trouble with being on time, and also an assistant coach or two was in that group.

Can remember Troy Aikman telling Joe Buck in an interview program how he retired from the NFL because discipline on the Cowboys slipped badly under Barry Switzer, and it drove him nuts. Aikman was a perfectionist, and he couldn’t stand sloppy preparation.

2) Have you seen the commercial on TV where the guy in the baseball cap adopts a dog at the shelter and brings him home in his truck? Didn’t notice until about the 70th time it was on, but the guy who adopts the dog has an artificial left leg. Just noticed it, thats all.

1) I’ve been scolded by some for talking about politics on here, but I will say this: if the government shuts down, then no politician should receive a penny of pay until it starts up again, and then no retroactive paychecks. If you want to get paid, do your damn job.

**Udog** · 01-20-2018, 08:43 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 20

Cavaliers won/covered four of last five games with Oklahoma City; under is 5-2 in last seven series games. OKC is 0-5 vs spread in its last five visits to Ohio. Thunder won its last three games; they’re 3-2 as road underdogs. Five of their last six games stayed under total. Cleveland lost four of its last five games; they’re 3-17-1 vs spread at home. Cavaliers’ last three games stayed under total.

Bulls won last two games with Atlanta, after losing previous seven; they’re 0-4 vs spread in last four visits here. Under is 5-3 in last eight series games. Chicago won three of its last four games; they’re 8-1 in last nine tries as road underdogs. Over is 16-4 in their last 20 games. Atlanta won three of last four games; they’re 2-2 vs spread as home favorites. Under is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Grizzlies won eight of last ten games with New Orleans; they’re 3-1 vs spread in last four visits to Bourbon Street. Last four series games stayed under total. Memphis won four of its last five games; they’re 8-7-1 as road underdogs, 3-4 if they played night before. Over is 4-1 in their last five road games. New Orleans won three of its last four games; they’re 7-9 as home favorites. Three of last four Pelican games went over.

Heat won their last four games with Charlotte; they’re 3-1 vs spread in last four visits here. Eight of last ten series games stayed under the total. Miami won eight of its last ten games; they’re 10-5 as road underdogs, 2-5 if they played night before. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Charlotte won three of its last four games; they’re 11-6 as home favorites. Under is 9-4 in their last 13 home games.

Milwaukee won 8 of last 10 games with Philly; road team won last five. Bucks are 4-1 vs spread in last five visits here. Six of last nine series games went over. Milwaukee lost three of its last four games; they’re 6-3 in last nine tries as road underdogs. Five of their last six games stayed under total. 76ers won six of their last seven games; they’re 8-6 as home favorites. Four of their last six games went over total.

Warriors won six of last eight games with Houston; they covered their last four games in this building. Six of last nine series games stayed under. Golden State won nine of its last ten games; they’re 8-5 in last 13 games as road favorites. Three of their last four games stayed under total. Rockets won four of last five games; they’re 10-12 vs spread at home, 0-1 as home dogs. Last three Houston games stayed under total.

Jazz won four of last six games with the Clippers; LA covered two of its last three visits here. Over is 5-5 in last ten series games. Clippers won their last six games, covered last five; they’re 11-8 vs spread on road. Over is 11-3 in their last 14 games. Utah lost nine of last 12 games (4-8 vs spread); they’re 3-1 vs spread at home, if they played night before. Four of their last six games went over.

Raptors won eight of last ten games with Minnesota; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five visits here. Last five series games went over the total. Toronto won 8 of its last 11 games; they’re 6-3 as road underdogs. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Minnesota lost its last two games after winning five in row before that; they covered last four tries as home favorites. Under is 9-3 in their last dozen games.

Dallas is 5-3 in its last eight games with Portland; road team won last four. Mavericks are 4-1 vs spread in last five visits here. Over is 5-3 in last eight series games. Dallas lost five of its last seven games; they covered last seven games as road underdogs. Four of their last five games stayed under total. Portland is 5-3 in its last eight games; they’re 5-12-1 as home favorites. Six of Trailblazers’ last seven games went over total.

**Udog** · 01-20-2018, 08:43 AM

NBA

Saturday, January 20

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Trend Report
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OKLAHOMA CITY @ CLEVELAND
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 12 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Cleveland is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games at home

CHICAGO @ ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games on the road
Chicago is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

MIAMI @ CHARLOTTE
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 10 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 11 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Charlotte's last 10 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Charlotte's last 11 games when playing Miami

MEMPHIS @ NEW ORLEANS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of New Orleans's last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Memphis

MILWAUKEE @ PHILADELPHIA
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Milwaukee is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

GOLDEN STATE @ HOUSTON
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 9 games at home
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

LA CLIPPERS @ UTAH
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games on the road
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers

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

DALLAS @ PORTLAND
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games

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**Udog** · 01-20-2018, 10:02 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 20

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OKLAHOMA CITY (25 - 20) at CLEVELAND (27 - 17) - 1/20/2018, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 17-27 ATS (-12.7 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 15-28 ATS (-15.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 10-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 since 1996.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 12-31 ATS (-22.1 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
CLEVELAND is 6-27 ATS (-23.7 Units) as a favorite this season.
CLEVELAND is 3-17 ATS (-15.7 Units) in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 4-19 ATS (-16.9 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-1 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 3-1 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY 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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CHICAGO (17 - 28) at ATLANTA (13 - 31) - 1/20/2018, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 49-35 ATS (+10.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 87-52 ATS (+29.8 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) against Southeast division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 7-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 7-2 straight up against CHICAGO 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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MEMPHIS (16 - 28) at NEW ORLEANS (23 - 21) - 1/20/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 7-3 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 8-2 straight up against NEW ORLEANS 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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MIAMI (26 - 19) at CHARLOTTE (18 - 25) - 1/20/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 44-30 ATS (+11.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 39-25 ATS (+11.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 219-177 ATS (+24.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 26-39 ATS (-16.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 10-7 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 10-7 straight up against CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MILWAUKEE (23 - 21) at PHILADELPHIA (21 - 20) - 1/20/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 151-190 ATS (-58.0 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 72-50 ATS (+17.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 36-23 ATS (+10.7 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-4 ATS (+11.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) off an upset win as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 131-96 ATS (+25.4 Units) in road games against Atlantic division opponents since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 40-18 ATS (+20.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-3 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 5-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA 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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GOLDEN STATE (37 - 9) at HOUSTON (31 - 12) - 1/20/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 113-83 ATS (+21.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 35-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) against Southwest division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 98-68 ATS (+23.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 58-29 ATS (+26.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
HOUSTON is 14-27 ATS (-15.7 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 9-4 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 11-3 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (23 - 21) at UTAH (18 - 27) - 1/20/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 8-8 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 9-7 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TORONTO (31 - 13) at MINNESOTA (29 - 18) - 1/20/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 188-235 ATS (-70.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 27-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.

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

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DALLAS (15 - 30) at PORTLAND (24 - 21) - 1/20/2018, 10:05 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.
DALLAS is 398-323 ATS (+42.7 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 494-414 ATS (+38.6 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-1 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-3 straight up against PORTLAND 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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**Udog** · 01-20-2018, 11:54 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, January 20

Oklahoma City @ Cleveland

Game 501-502
January 20, 2018 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
121.609
Cleveland
120.554
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 1
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 4
222
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(+4); Under

Chicago @ Atlanta

Game 503-504
January 20, 2018 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
117.523
Atlanta
116.462
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 2
215
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+2); Under

Memphis @ New Orleans

Game 505-506
January 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
112.386
New Orleans
124.785
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 12 1/2
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 8 1/2
211
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(-8 1/2); Over

Miami @ Charlotte

Game 507-508
January 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
115.512
Charlotte
121.698
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 6
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 4
204 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(-4); Over

Milwaukee @ Philadelphia

Game 509-510
January 20, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
117.823
Philadelphia
121.397
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 3 1/2
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 7
213
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+7); Under

Golden State @ Houston

Game 511-512
January 20, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
127.323
Houston
125.719
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 1 1/2
225
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 4 1/2
234
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+4 1/2); Under

LA Clippers @ Utah

Game 513-514
January 20, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
114.621
Utah
119.501
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 5
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 2
211 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-2); Over

Toronto @ Minnesota

Game 515-516
January 20, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
120.412
Minnesota
125.856
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 5 1/2
219
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 3
214 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-3); Over

Dallas @ Portland

Game 517-518
January 20, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
117.239
Portland
118.743
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
by 1 1/2
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 5
209
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+5); Under

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