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**Udog** · 02-03-2018, 08:26 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

— Iona 87, Quinnipiac 82 2OT— Entertaining game from the MAAC.

— Hornets 133, Pacers 126— Charlotte scored 49 points……in first quarter.

— Celtics had five guys active on their bench Friday night; five rookies- they signed Greg Monroe to a 1-year, $5M deal after the Suns let him go.

— Someone in Las Vegas Friday bet $1M on Eagles’ money line; he makes $1.55M if they win.

— NBA trade deadline is Thursday; some players are being held out of games so they don’t get hurt before they can be moved somewhere else.

— Woman named Molly Schuyler ate a record 501 chicken wings in 30 minutes to win her third Wing Bowl, a competitive eating event in Philadelphia.

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

13) I’m assuming you have to be really smart to be a contestant on Jeopardy!, but the three bozos who were playing the other night know bupkis about football.

Five questions, the last five on the board in “single Jeopardy”, and zero correct answers.

Would think some “smart person” would at least know which team Tom Landry coached.

12) Baltimore Ravens’ GM Ozzie Newsome is retiring after this coming season, his 16th as GM. Big loss for Baltimore— you don’t that job for 16 years if you’re not really good at it.

11) 4-star QB recruit Brevin White has chosen Princeton over Alabama. Either the kid got a ton of financial aid or his family is loaded— Ivy League schools don’t give athletic scholarships.

Ryan Fitzpatrick has played in NFL for 13 years; he played in college at Harvard, so there is precedent for White playing in the Ancient 8, then making it to the NFL.

10) Baseball players/agents are upset over the lack of free agent signings this winter. Hard to be sympathetic with someone like JD Martinez, who was offered $20M a year by the Red Sox.

9) A man in Spring Hill, FL is accused of breaking into a funeral home and stealing items including a tub of formaldehyde. He told investigators he was bored and didn’t know he was breaking into a funeral home. Alrighty then.

8) Couple of weeks ago they had this huge motorcycle race on a course laid out on the baseball diamond at Anaheim Stadium. Hills and all that; just unusual to see how different the field looks as the stadium tries to generate some income during the baseball off-season.

7) Kirk Cousins’ agent is Mike McCartney, whose dad Bill was coach of the Colorado Buffaloes and won a national title there- Mike McCartney is also Trevor Siemian’s agent.

6) This from Christopher Kamka in Chicago:
— Baltimore’s Chris Davis led MLB last year with 75 strikeouts looking

— Oakland’s Khris Davis led MLB last year with 150 swinging strikeouts

5) Who says the Miami Marlins would go winless this season? They won their arbitration case against catcher JT Realmuto, saving themselves $600,000. Now they can trade him.

4) Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes felt that assistant coach Desmond Oliver was worth more than he was being paid, so he boosted Oliver’s salary himself but inadvertently committed a minor NCAA violation in the process.

Barnes felt Oliver was underpaid but didn’t know his salary supplementation was an NCAA rules violation. Oliver was later given his raise by the school instead of by Barnes.

3) Jose Berrios is a promising pitcher for the Twins; part of his off-season training regime is pushing a truck across a parking lot. Seriously.

Berrios struck out 139 batters in 145.2 IP— he hopes to pitch 200+ innings this coming season.

2) On Christmas Day, Arizona State was 12-0, ranked in top 5 in the country; then conference play started. Now the Sun Devils are 16-6, tied for 8th place in the Pac-12 and they are no lock to make the NCAA tournament. ASU is 2-5 in Pac-12 games decided by 6 or less points or in OT.

1) If you ran the Green Bay Packers, would you have consulted Aaron Rodgers before you fired the team’s QB coach? Green Bay let Alex Van Pelt go without consulting Rodgers, which upset Rodgers, for obvious reasons. Van Pelt has since moved on to Cincinnati.

This reminds me of when the Steelers fired Bruce Arians and hired Todd Haley as their OC, so they would run the ball more, even though Arians and Ben Roethlisberger were tight.

**Udog** · 02-03-2018, 08:46 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, February 3

Clippers won eight of last ten games with Chicago; five of last six series games stayed under the total. Bulls are 2-3 vs spread in last five series games at Staples Center. Chicago lost its last five games; they’re 14-9-1 as road underdogs. Five of their last seven games stayed under total. LA lost four of its last six games; they’re 12-8 as home favorites- their last three games went under the total.

Wizards won eight of last ten games with Orlando; they’re 3-1 vs spread in last four visits to Orlando. Last four series games went over the total. Washington won its last three games; they are 2-5 as road favorites. Seven of their last ten games went over the total. Magic out seven of its last ten games; they covered last four games as home underdogs. Last three Orlando games went over the total.

Indiana won eight of last ten games with Philly; Sixers are 1-3 vs spread in last four games in this arena. Five of last six series games went over total. 76ers are 1-5 vs spread if they played night before; they lost three of last four games, are 4-9 in last 13 games as road underdogs. Under is 4-2 in their last six road games. Pacers won five of their last seven games; they’re 4-7 in last 11 games as home faves, 5-6 if they played nite before. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Heat won three of last four games with Detroit; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five visits to the Motor City. Five of last six series games went over. Miami lost four of its last six games; they’re 17-10 vs spread on road overall, 3-5 if they played night before. Last five Heat games stayed under the total. Pistons won their last two games after an 8-game skid; 10-13-1 vs spread at home. Last four Detroit games went over total.

Houston won eight of last ten games with Cleveland; they’re 3-1 vs spread in last four visits to Ohio. Under is 6-4 in last ten series games. Rockets won seven of last eight games; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five road games. Nine of their last ten games stayed under total. Cavaliers won three of their last four games; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six home games. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Minnesota won its last three games with the Pelicans; over is 8-2 in last ten series games. New Orleans is 2-2 vs spread in last four visits to the Twin Cities. Pelicans won eight of last 11 games; they’re 9-7 as road underdogs, 4-2 if they played night before. Three of their last four games stayed under total. Wolves lost four of their last six games; they covered last seven games as a home favorite. Last four Minnesota games stayed under.

Jazz lost six of last nine games with San Antonio, but won last two; they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four visits to the Alamo. Four of last five series games went over total. Utah won its last four games; they’re 4-2 in last six games as road underdogs, 6-4 if they played night before. Spurs won four of their last six games; they’re 7-3 in last ten games as home favorites. Four of their last six games went over.

Warriors are only 4-3 in last seven games with Denver; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five visits to Colorado. Nine of last ten series games went over total. Golden State won eight of its last ten games; they’re 4-4-1 vs spread if they played night before. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Nuggets won four of their last six games; they’re 2-1 as home underdogs. Four of last five Denver games went over the total.

Kings won five of last six games with Dallas; last three series games stayed under. Mavericks are 1-4 vs spread in last five visits to Sacramento. Dallas lost eight of its last nine games; they’re 0-2 as road favorites. Eight of their last nine games stayed under total. Sacramento won three of its last five games; they’re 2-8 vs spread as home underdogs. Over is 7-1 in their last eight home games.

**Udog** · 02-03-2018, 08:46 AM

NBA

Saturday, February 3

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Trend Report
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CHICAGO @ LA CLIPPERS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chicago's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing Chicago
LA Clippers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

MIAMI @ DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Miami

PHILADELPHIA @ INDIANA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Indiana
Philadelphia is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

WASHINGTON @ ORLANDO
Washington is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing Orlando
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Washington

HOUSTON @ CLEVELAND
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 11 games on the road
Cleveland is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Houston

NEW ORLEANS @ MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Orleans's last 10 games when playing Minnesota
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its 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

GOLDEN STATE @ DENVER
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Golden State's last 12 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Denver's last 12 games when playing Golden State

UTAH @ SAN ANTONIO
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Utah is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
San Antonio is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 9 games when playing at home against Utah

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

PORTLAND @ BOSTON
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

MILWAUKEE @ BROOKLYN
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 8 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games

ATLANTA @ NEW YORK
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New York's last 11 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games

MEMPHIS @ TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Toronto's last 14 games when playing at home against Memphis
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis

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**Udog** · 02-03-2018, 09:55 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, February 3

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CHICAGO (18 - 33) at LA CLIPPERS (25 - 25) - 2/3/2018, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
CHICAGO is 51-38 ATS (+9.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 159-123 ATS (+23.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 109-143 ATS (-48.3 Units) in February games since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 163-204 ATS (-61.4 Units) in home games in the second half of the season since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 90-122 ATS (-44.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 2-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 3-1 straight up against CHICAGO 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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WASHINGTON (29 - 22) at ORLANDO (15 - 35) - 2/3/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-4 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 8-2 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHILADELPHIA (25 - 24) at INDIANA (29 - 24) - 2/3/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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MIAMI (29 - 23) at DETROIT (24 - 26) - 2/3/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 74-58 ATS (+10.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 47-31 ATS (+12.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 43-26 ATS (+14.4 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 141-107 ATS (+23.3 Units) in February games since 1996.
MIAMI is 36-24 ATS (+9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 6-4 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-5 straight up against MIAMI 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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HOUSTON (37 - 13) at CLEVELAND (30 - 20) - 2/3/2018, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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NEW ORLEANS (28 - 23) at MINNESOTA (33 - 22) - 2/3/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 123-158 ATS (-50.8 Units) in road games in the second half of the season since 1996.
NEW ORLEANS is 40-70 ATS (-37.0 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 58-41 ATS (+12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 31-13 ATS (+16.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

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

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UTAH (23 - 28) at SAN ANTONIO (34 - 20) - 2/3/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 1031-902 ATS (+38.8 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 825-702 ATS (+52.8 Units) as a favorite since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 527-439 ATS (+44.1 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 79-54 ATS (+19.6 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 420-336 ATS (+50.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 5-3 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 6-3 straight up against UTAH 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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GOLDEN STATE (41 - 11) at DENVER (27 - 25) - 2/3/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 98-69 ATS (+22.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 58-30 ATS (+25.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 6-3 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 7-3 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
9 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (16 - 36) at SACRAMENTO (16 - 35) - 2/3/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
DALLAS is 495-416 ATS (+37.4 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 7-1 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO is 6-2 straight up against DALLAS 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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**Udog** · 02-03-2018, 02:13 PM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, February 3

Chicago @ LA Clippers

Game 501-502
February 3, 2018 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
114.425
LA Clippers
118.876
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 4 1/2
219
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 8
223
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+8); Under

Washington @ Orlando

Game 503-504
February 3, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
116.712
Orlando
117.556
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 1
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 4
217
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+4); Under

Philadelphia @ Indiana

Game 505-506
February 3, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
118.015
Indiana
122.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 4 1/2
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 1 1/2
211 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(-1 1/2); Over

Miami @ Detroit

Game 507-508
February 3, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
115.398
Detroit
121.675
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 6 1/2
205
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 2
197
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-2); Over

Houston @ Cleveland

Game 509-510
February 3, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
125.673
Cleveland
120.219
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 5 1/2
236
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 3 1/2
230
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-3 1/2); Over

New Orleans @ Minnesota

Game 511-512
February 3, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
115.236
Minnesota
125.429
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 10
227
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 7 1/2
220 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-7 1/2); Over

Utah @ San Antonio

Game 513-514
February 3, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
119.335
San Antonio
122.817
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 3 1/2
188
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 6
195
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(+6); Under

Golden State @ Denver

Game 515-516
February 3, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
124.219
Denver
122.312
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 2
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 5 1/2
232
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(+5 1/2); Under

Dallas @ Sacramento

Game 517-518
February 3, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
117.819
Sacramento
110.227
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 7 1/2
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 4 1/2
202
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-4 1/2); Over

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