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**Udog** · 02-11-2018, 08:27 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Odds for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs:

5-1— Tampa Bay Lightning

6-1— Nashville Predators, Las Vegas Golden Knights

8-1— Pittsburgh Penguins

10-1— Boston Bruins

12-1— Toronto, Washington, Winnipeg

16-1— Anaheim Ducks

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

13) Oregon State 97, Washington 94 2OT— Just when the Huskies were sneaking towards the bubble, Stephen Thompson Jr hit the game winner with 0:00.3 left. Thompson’s dad played for Syracuse, where he was a teammate of Washington coach Mike Hopkins.

12) Texas A&M 85, Kentucky 74— Wildcats lost their 3rd straight game; they’re 3-5 in last eight games- they’re shooting 28.7% on arc in SEC games. A&M won six of last eight games; they have an interesting resume; several quality wins, but also a 5-game losing streak in January.

11) Virginia Tech 61, Virginia 60 OT— Hokies won five of last six games; this win is especially important for them because their non-conference schedule was 341st in country, which means it was really weak. This was Virginia’s first loss since Dec 5 at West Virginia.

10) Upsets of the Day:
UL-Monroe (+13.5) 90, Georgia State 82 OT
Virginia Tech (+12) 61, Virginia 60 OT
Oklahoma State (+12) 88, West Virginia 85
Cal-Northridge (+11.5) 77, Hawai’i 71
DePaul (+9) 80, Providence 63
Northern Illinois (+8.5) 90, Buffalo 88 OT
Fordham (+8) 80, Duquesne 57

9) Baylor 80, Kansas 64— Right now, with six games left, Texas Tech is atop Big X at 9-3, with Jayhawks one game behind. Kansas won the last 13 Big X regular season titles.

8) Michigan State 68, Purdue 65— Rough week for the senior-laden Boilermakers, who lost to Buckeyes/Spartans by combined total of four points. Miles Bridges hit the game-winner with 0:03 left to send everyone home happy in East Lansing.

7) Xavier 72, Creighton 71— Controversial ending, with refs calling foul on the Bluejays with 0:00.3 left— marginal calls like that don’t often go against the home folks. Goodin scored a career-high 17 points for the Musketeers.

6) Boston College 72, Miami 70- Vastly-improved Eagles are 5-7 in ACC this year, after being 10-62 in ACC games the previous four years.

5) Colorado State 90, San Jose State 79— Rams suspended interim head coach Steve Barnes just before this game; a 30-year old assistant was named the newest interim coach. Apparently the players like this guy; they doused him with water bottles after this win snapped the Rams’ losing streak at seven games.

4) Arizona State 88, UCLA 79— Sun Devils got their first Pac-12 weekend sweep in three seasons under coach Bobby Hurley- they’re also over .500 (7-6) in Pac-12 for first time this season.

3) North Carolina 96, NC State 89— Since 2002, Tar Heels are now 13-0 in game following a win over Duke; you’d think that next game would be a trap game, but not for Carolina.

2) Montana 71, Sacramento State 69 OT— Griz is 13-0 in Big Sky, narrowly avoiding an upset loss here. Hornets led by 9 with 11:23 left, by 3 with 1:45 left.

1— UNLV 85, Wyoming 70— I had fun watching this game in person; Rebels jumped out to 19-2 lead, then the natives got restless when Cowboys briefly grabbed lead in second half. UNLV held Wyoming star James to 6-23 shooting— he is 15-45 from floor since the Cowboys played three consecutive OT games Jan 24-27-31.

**Udog** · 02-11-2018, 08:47 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, February 11

Raptors won six of last eight games with Charlotte; they’re 2-2 vs spread in last four visits here. Last three series games went over. Toronto won its last four games; they’re 8-8 as road favorites. Last three Raptor games stayed under the total. Hornets lost their last three games, all on road; they’re 1-6 as home underdogs. Five of their last six home games went over the total.

Cleveland won six of its last eight games with the Celtics; they’re 4-2 vs spread in their last six visits to Boston. Three of last four series games stayed under. Cavaliers are 5-3 in their last eight games, 1-0 since the trades; they’re 4-3 as road underdogs. Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Celtics won five of their last seven games; they’re 2-5 in last seven tries as home favorites. Three of their last four games stayed under.

Detroit won four of its last five games with the Hawks; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five visits to Atlanta. eight of last ten series games went over. Pistons won five of their last six games; they’re 3-3 as road favorites. Six of last eight Detroit games went over the total. Hawks lost seven of their last ten games; they’re 6-4 in last ten games as home underdogs. Three of their last four games stayed under.

Knicks won three of last four games with the Pacers; they’re 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Indiana. Three of last four series games stayed under. New York lost its last five games; they’re 10-15 as road underdogs. Knicks’ last seven games stayed under the total. Pacers won seven of their last ten games; they’re 5-3 in last eight games as home favorites. Over is 5-3-1 in their last nine games.

Minnesota won six of last nine games with Sacramento; four of last five series games went over the total. Kings are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to the Twin Cities. Sacramento lost three of its last four games; they’re 12-8 in last 20 games as road underdogs. Four of their last six games went over total. Timberwolves lost six of their last nine games; they’re 8-0 vs spread in last eight games as home favorites. Minnesota’s last three games all went over.

Thunder won six of last seven games with Memphis; six of last eight series games went over the total. Grizzlies are 0-4 vs spread in last five visits to Oklahoma. Memphis lost its last five games; they’re 11-9-1 as road underdogs. Grizzlies’ last three games stayed under. OKC lost five of its last six games; they’re 3-7 in last ten games as home favorites. Thunder’s last four games went under the total.

Houston won its last six games with Dallas (5-1 vs spread); six of last seven series games stayed under the total. Mavericks are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits here. Dallas lost seven of its last nine games; they’re 9-2 in last 11 games as road underdogs- three of their last four games went over total. Rockets won its last seven games, covering four of last five; they’re 2-6 in last eight games as home favorites. Last three Houston games went over total.

Home side won last eight Utah-Portland games; Jazz are 1-4 vs spread in last five visits to Oregon. Three of last four series games stayed under. Utah won eight games in a row; they’re 5-1 vs spread in last six road games. four of their last six games went over, Trailblazers won six of their last nine games; they covered four of last five home games. Three of their last four games stayed under.

**Udog** · 02-11-2018, 08:48 AM

NBA

Sunday, February 11

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Trend Report
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TORONTO @ CHARLOTTE
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games at home
Charlotte is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto

DETROIT @ ATLANTA
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Detroit

CLEVELAND @ BOSTON
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 10 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games at home
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland

NEW YORK @ INDIANA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against New York
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

MEMPHIS @ OKLAHOMA CITY
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City
Memphis is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Memphis

DALLAS @ HOUSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Houston
Dallas is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

SACRAMENTO @ MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Sacramento 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

UTAH @ PORTLAND
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 02-11-2018, 09:24 AM

NBA

Sunday, February 11

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NBA Game of the Day: Cavaliers at Celtics betting preview and odds
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics (-4.5, 213)

The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to debut their four newcomers when they visit the rival Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon. Playing without newly acquired players George Hill, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr. and Rodney Hood - each of whom was picked up in the team's series of trades before Thursday's deadline - the Cavaliers rolled to a 123-107 win at Atlanta on Friday.

"It felt like we played together," LeBron James told reporters after recording his 10th triple-double of the season with 22 points, a career-high 19 assists and 12 rebounds. "Offensively and defensively the communication was really high. The ball was moving around. The ball was popping and everybody felt like they were in a good rhythm." The rout of the Hawks gave Cleveland consecutive victories for the first time since the middle of December and it will try to spoil the party in Boston on Sunday, when Celtics great Paul Pierce has his number retired. The Celtics sandwiched a pair of losses around an overtime win at Washington and know they need to do some homework to get ready for Cleveland's new crop of players. "All the film goes out the window, I'll tell you that," All-Star guard Kyrie Irving told reporters after Friday's 97-91 loss to Indiana in the opener of a three-game homestand. "So, I think everyone's kind of at a high anticipation of what they'll look like."

TV: 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

LINE HISTORY: The Celtics opened this big matchup versus the new-look LeBron and Co. as four-point home favorites and have been bet up to the current number of -4.5. The total hit the board at 213.5 and has been bet down slightly to the current number of 213.

POWER RANKINGS: Cavaliers (-2.3) - Celtics (-7.5) + home court (-3) = Celtics -8.2

INJURY REPORT:

Cavaliers - PG J. Clarkson (Probable Sunday, trade), PG G. Hill (Probable Sunday, trade), SG R. Hood (Probable Sunday, trade), PF L. Nance Jr. (Probable Sunday, trade), PF K. Love (Late March, finger).

Celtics - PG S. Larkin (Late February, knee), PG M. Smart (Mid February, hand), SF G. Hayward (Out indefinitely, ankle).

MATCHUP CHART:

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (32-22, 16-37-1 ATS, 26-26-2 O/U): Kyle Korver was one of many Cleveland players who likely sweated out the trade deadline and the veteran celebrated the fact that he got to stick around by pouring in a season-high 30 points at Atlanta. "Man, the ball was moving tonight," Korver - who is 11-for-19 from 3-point range during the two-game winning streak - told reporters. "I don't know the last time I shot that many shots in a game." Korver also matched a season high with 32 minutes played but will cede some of his playing time to the imports, particularly Hood, who averaged 16.8 points while shooting 38.9 percent from beyond the arc in 39 games with Utah.

ABOUT THE CELTICS (40-17, 34-21-2 ATS, 28-29 O/U): Boston, which fell percentage points behind Toronto in the race for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, was held to 98 points or fewer in regulation in each of its last four games and it shot 38.2 percent from the field in Friday's loss. "I thought we started the game really going through the motions and I thought they started the game really playing with great force and purpose," coach Brad Stevens told the media, touching on a season-long issue for a team that has been forced to rally from behind in many games. Irving led the way with 21 points while backup Terry Rozier, who filled in admirably when Irving was sidelined recently with a quad injury, shot 1-for-11 off the bench.

TRENDS:

* Cavaliers are 3-14 ATS in their last 17 road games.
* Celtics are 5-1 ATS in their last six games playing on one days rest.
* Under is 7-1-1 in Cavaliers last nine games vs. Atlantic Division opponents.
* Under is 5-1 in Celtics last six home games.
* Road team is 13-3-1 ATS in the last 17 meetings.
* Under is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings in Boston.

CONSENSUS: Early bettors are giving the edge to LeBron and his new-look Cavaliers in this big Eastern Conference showdown, with 60 percent of wagers on Cleveland. When it comes to the total, a whopping 71 percent of wagers are on the Over.

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**Udog** · 02-11-2018, 10:04 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, February 11

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TORONTO (38 - 16) at CHARLOTTE (23 - 32) - 2/11/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 21-30 ATS (-12.0 Units) in all games this season.
CHARLOTTE is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) as an underdog this season.
CHARLOTTE is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 12-21 ATS (-11.1 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-4 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 6-3 straight up against CHARLOTTE 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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CLEVELAND (32 - 22) at BOSTON (40 - 17) - 2/11/2018, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 16-37 ATS (-24.7 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
CLEVELAND is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
BOSTON is 33-21 ATS (+9.9 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 43-29 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 7-6 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 10-4 straight up against BOSTON 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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DETROIT (27 - 27) at ATLANTA (17 - 39) - 2/11/2018, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
DETROIT is 20-40 ATS (-24.0 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-4 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-4 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (23 - 33) at INDIANA (31 - 25) - 2/11/2018, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 6-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 5-4 straight up against NEW YORK 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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SACRAMENTO (17 - 37) at MINNESOTA (34 - 24) - 2/11/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 24-36 ATS (-15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-3 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-3 straight up against SACRAMENTO 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 (18 - 36) at OKLAHOMA CITY (31 - 25) - 2/11/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-3 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-2 straight up against MEMPHIS 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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DALLAS (18 - 38) at HOUSTON (41 - 13) - 2/11/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 401-328 ATS (+40.2 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 497-417 ATS (+38.3 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 250-201 ATS (+28.9 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DALLAS is 58-36 ATS (+18.4 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 42-28 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 to 18 points this season.
HOUSTON is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 or more points this season.
HOUSTON is 49-67 ATS (-24.7 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 7-3 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 8-2 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (27 - 28) at PORTLAND (31 - 25) - 2/11/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 5-4 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 5-4 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 02-11-2018, 12:47 PM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, February 11

Toronto @ Charlotte

Game 801-802
February 11, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
125.672
Charlotte
118.189
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 7 1/2
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 3 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-3 1/2); Under

Cleveland @ Boston

Game 803-804
February 11, 2018 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
116.314
Boston
124.873
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 8 1/2
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 5
212 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-5); Under

Detroit @ Atlanta

Game 805-806
February 11, 2018 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
117.825
Atlanta
116.723
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 4
210
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+4); Over

New York @ Indiana

Game 807-808
February 11, 2018 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
113.545
Indiana
119.623
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 6
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 9 1/2
208
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+9 1/2); Over

Sacramento @ Minnesota

Game 809-810
February 11, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
111.580
Minnesota
119.067
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 7 1/2
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 13 1/2
212
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+13 1/2); Over

Memphis @ Oklahoma City

Game 811-812
February 11, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
113.626
Oklahoma City
119.098
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 5 1/2
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 8
205 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(+8); Over

Dallas @ Houston

Game 813-814
February 11, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
112.872
Houston
131.798
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 19
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 13 1/2
217 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-13 1/2); Under

Utah @ Portland

Game 815-816
February 11, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
117.545
Portland
123.985
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
by 6 1/2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 3 1/2
204 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Portland
(-3 1/2); Under

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