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**Udog** · 01-27-2018, 08:13 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Quarterbacks who played against Bill Belichick’s Patriots in the Super Bowl:

2001— Kurt Warner

2003— Jake Delhomme

2004— Donovan McNabb

2008, 2011— Eli Manning

2014— Russell Wilson

2016— Matt Ryan

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

13) First time the Eagles played in the Super Bowl, 36 years ago, the tickets cost $40. Now you can add a couple zeroes to the end of that.

12) Lot of big-time money-line bets on the Eagles this week; as of 4pm Friday. CG Technology said it had a 7-figure liability on the Eagles’ money line. Interesting.

Just can’t envision someone taking $700,000 and betting on New England to lose SU, but that is what makes gambling so fascinating— you and I look at the same things in different ways.

11) NCAA is investigating UConn’s basketball program, so speculation can begin on who will take Kevin Ollie’s job. Huskies are struggling badly, so Ollie will get told to take a hike pretty soon, if there is anything at all to the NCAA’s probe.

If he was winning, they’d take a deep breath and stay the course.

There is no real logical successor at UConn; Steve Pikiell? Jim Calhoun worked wonders in the Nutmeg State— it wasn’t a very good job before he took it.

10) College football coaches are nomads: Dan Enos was the offensive coordinator at Arkansas the last three years, but the Razorbacks changed coaches, so Enos signed on with Michigan Jan 8th, but this week, Enos quit and will now be the quarterbacks’ coach at Alabama.

Seeing how Alabama’s football program turned a $45M profit LY, they can pay their coaches really, really well and with a freshman and sophomore QB battling for playing time next fall, Nick Saban needs a QB coach who can develop at least one of them— chances are one will also transfer, eventually.

9) When Dick Vermeil took the Eagles’ head coaching job in 1976, he took a family vote on whether to move from UCLA to the Eagles— he was the only person to vote yes. That must have been a fun first couple of years, when the kids were cold as hell in winter and the team sucked.

Everything turned out well; the Eagles wound up in the Super Bowl, then coach Vermeil retired and went into TV work— he stayed in TV for 14 years before coaching the Rams, by which time his kids were all grown up.

8) TNT announcers were killing the Washington Wizards during their first half of their game in Oklahoma City Thursday night; phrases like “Going through the motions” and “Maybe they should have another team meeting” were heard more than once. All this and the Wizards are tied for 5th seed in the East.

All this drama surrounding NBA teams lately, and most of it involving good teams; what the hell must the bad teams be like? They must really hate playing with each other.

7) Billy Donovan has gone from being one of the best college basketball coaches in the country to coaching the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the NBA’s better teams. I’d love to know if he enjoys it, or if he would ever go back to coaching in college? I’m just curious, thats all.

6) If someone doesn’t name a racehorse “Secret Society” this summer, I’m going to be very disappointed. Catchy name.

5) Stormy Daniels will be on the Jimmy Kimmel Show Tuesday night, after the State of the Union address. Asking for a friend: when was the last time a porn star/escort was a guest on a network TV talk show? Again, I’m just curious.

4) Former NFL QB Tarvaris Jackson signed up to be a graduate assistant football coach at Alabama State— he hopes to coach in the NFL someday. He played 10 years in the NFL.

3) The Earth doesn’t take 24 hours to rotate the sun; it takes 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds.

2) Pelicans beat Houston last night, but DeMarcus Cousins limped off with an achilles injury late in the game and it didn’t look good. New Orleans has been on a roll lately, was moving up the ladder in the Western Conference, but if this is a serious injury, then sayonara to that.

1) Miami Marlins’ GM Michael Hill is going to try to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days starting next week, which takes him off the grid. No wonder the Marlins always suck; when baseball isn’t your GM’s priority just before spring training starts, what do you expect?

But hey, the guy went to Harvard, so who cares if he is running a marathon in Antartica when someone wants to call about a potential trade for JT Realmuto?

**Udog** · 01-27-2018, 08:34 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 27

Thunder lost three of last four games with Detroit; they’re 0-3 vs spread in last three visits to the Motor City. Last seven series games stayed under total. Oklahoma City won its last six games; they’re 5-12 vs spread as road favorites, but 3-1 in last four tries. Last three Thunder games went over total. Detroit lost its last six games; they’re 3-3 as home underdogs. Three of their last four games stayed under the total.

Pacers won their last six games with Orlando; under is 6-4 in last ten series games. Magic is 1-4 vs spread in its last five visits to Indiana. Orlando lost eight of its last ten games, but they covered last four games as road underdogs. Eight of their last ten games stayed under the total. Indiana won five of its last seven games; they’re 8-7 as home favorites. Eight of their last ten games stayed under total.

Wizards won seven of last ten games with Atlanta; home side won eight of last nine series games. Wizards are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Atlanta. Under is 6-3-1 in last ten series games. Washington lost four of its last five games; they’re 1-5 in last six tries as road favorites. Six of their last eight games went over the total. Hawks are 4-3 in their last seven games; they covered five of last six tries as home underdogs- their last five games all stayed under.

Heat won their last five games with Charlotte; under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Hornets are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to South Beach. Charlotte won its last three road games, is 6-4 in its last ten games overall; they’re 4-2-1 in last seven tries as road underdogs. Four of their last five games went over. Miami lost three of its last four games; they’re 5-9-1 as home favorites. Three of last four Heat games stayed under total.

Celtics won three of last four games with Golden State; they covered last four trips to Boston. Eight of last ten series games stayed under total. Celtics lost four of their last five games; they’re 6-1 as road underdogs. Four of their last six games went over total. Warriors won six of its last seven games; they’re 3-5-2 in last 10 games as home favorites. Golden State’s last five home games went over total.

Wolves/Nets split their last 10 meetings, home side won last four. Brooklyn is 1-3 vs spread in las four visits here. Three of last four series games went over. Nets lost five of their last seven games; they’re 6-1 in last seven games as road underdogs, 5-3 if they played night before. Three of their last four games stayed under. Minnesota lost four of its last six games; they covered last five games as home favorites. Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Nuggets won four of last five games with Dallas; three of last four series games went over total. Mavericks are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Denver. Dallas lost five of its last six games; they are 7-1 vs spread in last eight games as road underdogs. Under is 7-2 in their last nine games. Nuggets won four of last five home games; they’re 12-9 as home favorites. Seven of their last eight games stayed under total.

**Udog** · 01-27-2018, 08:37 AM

NBA

Saturday, January 27

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Trend Report
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OKLAHOMA CITY @ DETROIT
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

ORLANDO @ INDIANA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando

WASHINGTON @ ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games

CHARLOTTE @ MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte

BOSTON @ GOLDEN STATE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Golden State
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games at home
Golden State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

BROOKLYN @ MINNESOTA
Brooklyn is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

DALLAS @ DENVER
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Denver's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-27-2018, 09:34 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 27

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OKLAHOMA CITY (28 - 20) at DETROIT (22 - 24) - 1/27/2018, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 19-28 ATS (-11.8 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 14-27 ATS (-15.7 Units) as a favorite this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 7-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 30-50 ATS (-25.0 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-2 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-2 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY 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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ORLANDO (14 - 33) at INDIANA (26 - 23) - 1/27/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 52-75 ATS (-30.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 41-56 ATS (-20.6 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 133-170 ATS (-54.0 Units) in January games since 1996.
ORLANDO is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 9-1 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 9-1 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (26 - 22) at ATLANTA (14 - 34) - 1/27/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 8-23 ATS (-17.3 Units) as a favorite this season.
WASHINGTON is 182-225 ATS (-65.5 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 8-8 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 10-6 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (20 - 27) at MIAMI (27 - 21) - 1/27/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 54-68 ATS (-20.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 26-41 ATS (-19.1 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 71-57 ATS (+8.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) in home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 11-7 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 11-7 straight up against CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (35 - 14) at GOLDEN STATE (39 - 10) - 1/27/2018, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-1 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-2 straight up against GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (18 - 31) at MINNESOTA (31 - 20) - 1/27/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-2 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 3-2 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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DALLAS (16 - 33) at DENVER (25 - 23) - 1/27/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 46-28 ATS (+15.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 399-326 ATS (+40.4 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 494-415 ATS (+37.5 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 34-20 ATS (+12.0 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 40-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-4 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 5-5 straight up against DALLAS 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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**Udog** · 01-27-2018, 12:41 PM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, January 27

Oklahoma City @ Detroit

Game 501-502
January 27, 2018 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
119.524
Detroit
119.442
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
Even
203
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 4
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+4); Under

Orlando @ Indiana

Game 503-504
January 27, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
114.287
Indiana
118.759
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 4 1/2
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 7
213 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+7); Under

Washington @ Atlanta

Game 505-506
January 27, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
122.672
Atlanta
113.541
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 9
219
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 5
210 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-5); Over

Charlotte @ Miami

Game 507-508
January 27, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
115.215
Miami
123.786
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 8 1/2
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 4
203
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-4); Over

Boston @ Golden State

Game 509-510
January 27, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
122.612
Golden State
128.733
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 6
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 10
222 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+10); Under

Brooklyn @ Minnesota

Game 511-512
January 27, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
114.209
Minnesota
122.511
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 8
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 10 1/2
216 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+10 1/2); Under

Dallas @ Denver

Game 513-514
January 27, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
112.412
Denver
121.167
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 9
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 7
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(-7); Over

**Udog** · 01-27-2018, 12:52 PM

NBA

Saturday, January 27

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NBA Game of the Day: Celtics at Warriors betting preview and odds
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Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors (-10, 222.5)

It'll be Kevin Durant vs. the rest of his All-Star teammates next month in Los Angeles, but he looks plenty comfortable playing with the likes of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green for now. Durant will try to lead the Golden State Warriors to a third straight win when they host the Boston Celtics on Saturday in a showdown between conference leaders.

Durant, who never got a chance to be picked by teammate Curry before being snapped up by LeBron James in the All-Star draft on Thursday, recorded a triple-double later that night in a 126-113 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. "Life could be much worse," Durant told reporters after the win. "It was definitely a fun day. I was looking forward to seeing who was going to be on the All-Star teams and looking forward to seeing what my fine (for public criticism of an official) was going to be. And also, most importantly, looking forward to playing tonight. I'm glad we got a W." The Celtics' All-Stars will be split as well, with center Al Horford joining Curry and point guard Kyrie Irving reuniting with James and getting a chance to play with Durant. Boston snapped a four-game slide with a 113-102 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday despite Horford (concussion protocol) sitting out the contest.

TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC

LINE HISTORY: The Warriors opened as 9.5-point home favorites and early money coming in on the defending champions saw that number bumped to -10 at most shops. The total hit the betting board at 222.5 and has yet to move off the opening number.

INJURY REPORT:

Celtics - PF Al Horford (Probable, Head), PG Marcus Smart (Mid Feb, Hand), PF Guerschon Yabusele (Out Saturday, Ankle), SF Gordon Hayward (Out Indefinitely, Ankle).

Warriors - PF Draymond Green (Probable, Elbow), SG Patrick McCaw (Questionable, Back), PF Jordan Bell (Early February, Ankle).

POWER RANKINGS: Celtics (-7.5) - Warriors (-13.4) + home court (-3) = Warriors -8.9

MATCHUP CHART:

ABOUT THE CELTICS (35-14 SU, 28-19-2 ATS, 25-24 O/U): Boston held a team meeting when it got to Los Angeles on Monday and played better in a 108-107 loss to the Lakers before putting the pieces together in Wednesday's triumph over the Clippers. "When you're hitting a lull of losing games, you can tend to go your own direction and try to figure it out on your own," Irving told reporters. "For us, we have great leadership at the top with (coach) Brad (Stevens), and he echoes a message to us leaders on the team, and then we go out there and try to maximize that opportunity of getting better every single day. And I think that we did a great job of just putting everything out on the table. And it's just about being professional and going out there and executing." Irving managed 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in just 28 minutes on Tuesday and is averaging 30 points over his last four games.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS (39-10 SU, 22-26-1 ATS, 26-23 O/U): Durant posted a career high with 14 assists in a win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday and went for the triple-double on Thursday after being told he was the No. 1 pick in the All-Star draft. "It's definitely humbling," Durant told reporters. "You get respect from your peers. That's all you want, and I feel like I've been earning that respect my whole career. ... I didn't think that the All-Star game would give me that type of feeling, being picked in the All-Star game at No. 1 would give me that feeling of respect from everybody. It's cool, it's good to see and I'm looking forward to having a good time." Curry, who snagged Thompson and Green in the draft to keep three-fourths of the Golden State All-Stars together, added 25 points and nine assists in Thursday's triumph.

TRENDS:

* Warriors are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points.

* Under is 4-0 in Celtics last 4 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.

* Under is 9-2 in Warriors last 11 games after scoring more than 125 points in their previous game.

* Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

* Celtics are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Golden State.

CONSENSUS: Users are backing the road dog Celtics in this matchup, with 67 percent of pointspread picks. When it comes to the total, 56 percent of wagers are on the Over.

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