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**Udog** · 02-24-2018, 08:42 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Six top prospects for the Baltimore Orioles:

1) Austin Hays, OF— Jumped from A ball to the majors last season.

3) Chance Sisco, C— Lefty batter hit .267 in AAA last year.

4) Hunter Harvey, P— Father Bryan was a closer who had 177 MLB saves.

6) Tanner Scott, P— Allowed 45 hits in 69 IP in Eastern League LY.

9) Cedric Mullens, OF— 5-8 centerfielder who played in college for Campbell Camels.

16) DJ Stewart, OF— Was ACC Player of the Year at Florida State in 2014.

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

13) There is a high school QB in Alabama named Paul Tyson who has 18 college offers, but people are pretty much assuming that he will sign with the Crimson Tide.

Paul Tyson is Bear Bryant’s great-grandson. Alabama royalty.

12) I heard a schoolteacher say this on TV Thursday night:

“Red pens are traumatizing. I make corrections with purple ink.”

I’m hoping she was kidding; if kids aren’t spunky enough to get over having their work criticized with red ink, what chance will they have in the real world? It is probably best that I don’t have any kids; they’d be traumatized every 10 minutes.

Good grief, part of growing up is developing some thick skin to get through life’s ups and downs. Red ink from a high school teacher shouldn’t be much of an obstacle.

11) A Canadian women’s hockey player took off her silver medal as soon as it was placed around her neck this week; she wanted to win the gold medal, just like everyone else, but she couldn’t stand to have that reminder of her team’s losing around her neck.

That reminded me of something I read a long time ago; Hugh Durham was a basketball coach at both Florida State and Georgia; he made the Final Four at both stops, but his team finished 2nd in a Christmas tournament one year, and when someone handed him the 2nd-place trophy in the locker room, he fired it against the wall and smashed it to bits.

I was probably 10 years old when I read that; remember thinking, “Wow, that guy is serious.” I understand it better now, but it was eye-opening back then.

10) Kentucky Fried Chicken had to close 800 of its 900 stores in the UK/Ireland for a few days last week, and for a very good reason.

They ran out of chicken. Seriously, they did.

KFC changed its delivery company, and the new company fowled up (ha!!!) its delivery schedule big-time, leaving most of the stores without chicken, which is a problem.

9) Interesting article on SI.com about how Tom Crean spent the first few months after being fired by Indiana last spring. He has gone around and visited teams in all sports, and learned from them, on different/better ways to do things.

Crean visited the Patriots, the Chargers, with Tony LaRussa and with his ESPN broadcasting duties, a lot of college basketball teams. The theme of all this is that you should never stop learning, and can always get better at your job.

8) 76-year old Jerry Glanville, who coached the Atlanta Falcons from 1985-93, is the new defense coordinator of the CFL’s Hamilton TigerCats, who are coached by June Jones III. There is a chance that Johnny Manziel might be the TiCats’ QB this season, which would put them in the running to be North America’s most interesting pro football team.

7) Purdue is a really good basketball team, but they’re 0-8-1 vs spread in their last nine games, same way that Gonzaga is 2-10 vs spread in its last twelve games.

6) A’s/Mariners will open the 2019 season in Tokyo; my initial reaction to stuff like this is most always negative, but last time the A’s opened the season in Japan was 2012 and they went on to have a fantastic second half of the season and made the playoffs, so we’ll see.

5) Corey Dickerson hit .282 with 27 HR’s for Tampa Bay LY, so of course they traded him to the Pirates Thursday, for Daniel Hudson and a minor leaguer.

4) There is an agent named Jimmy Sexton who represents 11 of the 14 head football coaches in the SEC. Pretty influential guy.

3) Right now, the SEC basketball race has a 6-way tie for 3rd place at 8-7, with Kentucky one of those teams. I’m guessing the selection committee is going to have a headache sorting out all these teams with similar resumes.

2) Charles (Peanut) Tillman, an NFL cornerback for 13 years with Chicago/Carolina, is making good use of his post-NFL time. He is now an FBI agent, becoming one at age 37, the latest you can become an FBI agent. Good for him.

1– They broke ground in Las Vegas Friday on a new ballpark for the AAA Las Vegas 51’s, up in the northwest part of town, in Summerlin; Mets are leaving town after this season- they haven’t said who the new team will be.

It also snowed in Las Vegas Friday; not sure if there is a connection there or not.

**Udog** · 02-24-2018, 10:16 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, February 24

Orlando @ Philadelphia

Game 501-502
February 24, 2018 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
115.626
Philadelphia
121.509
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 6
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 10
215 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+10); Over

Boston @ New York

Game 503-504
February 24, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
118.143
New York
116.009
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 4 1/2
207
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+4 1/2); Over

Memphis @ Miami

Game 505-506
February 24, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
112.362
Miami
124.298
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 12
190
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 7
195
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-7); Under

Oklahoma City @ Golden State

Game 507-508
February 24, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
117.453
Golden State
129.801
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 12 1/2
127
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 9
234 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-9); Under

Dallas @ Utah

Game 509-510
February 24, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
112.357
Utah
123.872
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 11 1/2
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 7 1/2
206
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-7 1/2); Under

Portland @ Phoenix

Game 511-512
February 24, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
120.413
Phoenix
110.376
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
by 10
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 5 1/2
221
Dunkel Pick:
Portland
(-5 1/2); Under

Chicago @ Minnesota

Game 513-514
February 24, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
114.879
Minnesota
119.326
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 4 1/2
224
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 8 1/2
218 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+8 1/2); Over

LA Lakers @ Sacramento

Game 515-516
February 24, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
114.723
Sacramento
115.664
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 1
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Lakers
by 1 1/2
220
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+1 1/2); Over

**Udog** · 02-24-2018, 10:18 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, February 24

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ORLANDO (18 - 40) at PHILADELPHIA (31 - 25) - 2/24/2018, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 60-78 ATS (-25.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 80-57 ATS (+17.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in home games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home games in February games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-4 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
ORLANDO is 6-3 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (41 - 19) at NEW YORK (24 - 36) - 2/24/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 34-23 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in road games this season.
BOSTON is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 7-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-3 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MEMPHIS (18 - 39) at MIAMI (30 - 29) - 2/24/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 19-31 ATS (-15.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
MIAMI is 79-60 ATS (+13.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 146-109 ATS (+26.1 Units) in February games since 1996.
MIAMI is 27-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 37-25 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
MIAMI is 42-64 ATS (-28.4 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 2-2 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 3-2 straight up against MEMPHIS 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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OKLAHOMA CITY (34 - 26) at GOLDEN STATE (45 - 14) - 2/24/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 24-35 ATS (-14.5 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 17-31 ATS (-17.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 58-33 ATS (+21.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 58-37 ATS (+17.3 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 10-5 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 11-5 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
12 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (18 - 41) at UTAH (30 - 29) - 2/24/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 402-329 ATS (+40.1 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 498-418 ATS (+38.2 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 37-20 ATS (+15.0 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 22-13 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-3 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 5-3 straight up against DALLAS 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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PORTLAND (33 - 26) at PHOENIX (18 - 42) - 2/24/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 167-122 ATS (+32.8 Units) after allowing 115 points or more since 1996.
PORTLAND is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 6-4 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 7-3 straight up against PHOENIX 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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CHICAGO (20 - 38) at MINNESOTA (36 - 26) - 2/24/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) in non-conference games this season.
CHICAGO is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 362-426 ATS (-106.6 Units) in the second half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 20-33 ATS (-16.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 24-38 ATS (-17.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 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 4-1 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-1 straight up against CHICAGO 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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LA LAKERS (24 - 34) at SACRAMENTO (18 - 40) - 2/24/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 134-96 ATS (+28.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 6-4 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO is 7-3 straight up against LA LAKERS 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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**Udog** · 02-24-2018, 10:29 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, February 24

Orlando won seven of last ten games with Philly; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five games played here. Eight of last ten series games went over. Magic lost their last four games; they covered their last seven tries as road underdogs. Four of their last six games stayed under. 76ers won their last six games; they’re 9-1 in last ten games as home favorites. Four of their last six home games stayed under.

Knicks lost seven of last nine games with Boston, seven of which stayed under total. Celtics covered three of last four visits to Manhattan. Boston lost three of its last four games; they’re 1-4 in last five tries as road favorites, 4-6 if they played night before. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. New York lost eight of its last nine games; they’re 0-4 in last four tries as home dogs. Three of their last four games went over.

Miami/Memphis split their last six meetings; Grizzlies are 3-1-1 vs spread in last five visits to Miami, four of which went over the total. Memphis lost its last eight games; they’re 11-10-1 as road underdogs. Four of their last six games stayed under. Heat lost eight of their last nine games; they’re 2-5 in last seven games as home favorites. Six of last seven Miami games went over the total.

Thunder is 2-0 vs Golden State this season, after losing previous seven series games; OKC is 2-4 vs spread in last six visits to Oakland. Seven of last eight series games stayed under. Thunder won three of last four games; they’re 5-2 as road underdogs. Last four OKC games went over the total. Golden State won four of last five games; they’re 13-15-2 vs spread at home. Four of their last five games went over.

Dallas lost four of last five games with the Jazz; they’re 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Utah. Six of last seven series games went over. Mavericks lost five of their last six games; 9-3 in last 12 games as road underdogs. Four of their last five games went over. Utah won 11 of its last 12 games; they’re 2-10 vs spread in last 12 games as home favorites. Four of last six series games stayed under.

Portland won its last six games with Phoenix; they’re 3-3 vs spread in last six visits to the desert. Over is 5-2 in last seven series games. Trailblazers won four of their last five games; they’re 6-4 as road favorites. Three of their last four games went over. Suns lost their last eight games; they are 1-8 in last nine games as home underdogs. Five of their last eight games went over the total.

Butler got hurt last night (check status). Minnesota won four of last five games with Chicago; Bulls are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to the Twin Cities. Three of last four series games went over. Chicago lost eight of its last ten games; they’re 0-4 in last four tries as road underdogs. Under is 6-4 in their last ten games. Wolves lost four of their last six games; they’re 8-2 in last 10 games as home favorites. Six of their last seven games went over.

Lakers lost seven of last ten games with Sacramento; they’re 2-3 vs spread in last five visits here. Seven of last eight series games stayed under total. Lakers lost three of last four games; they’re 13-12 as road underdogs. LA’s last four games went over the total. Sacramento lost six of its last eight games; they’re 2-2 vs spread as home favorites. Four of their last five games went over the total.

**Udog** · 02-24-2018, 10:32 AM

NBA

Saturday, February 24

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Trend Report
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ORLANDO @ PHILADELPHIA
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

BOSTON @ NEW YORK
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 11 games

MEMPHIS @ MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Memphis's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

OKLAHOMA CITY @ GOLDEN STATE
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Golden State's last 10 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City

DALLAS @ UTAH
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games when playing Dallas

PORTLAND @ PHOENIX
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing at home against Portland

CHICAGO @ MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games

LA LAKERS @ SACRAMENTO
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 8 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing LA Lakers
Sacramento is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

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**StarDust Bum** · 02-24-2018, 12:14 PM

NBA

Saturday, February 24

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Trend Report
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ORLANDO @ PHILADELPHIA
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

BOSTON @ NEW YORK
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 11 games

MEMPHIS @ MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Memphis's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

OKLAHOMA CITY @ GOLDEN STATE
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Golden State's last 10 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City

DALLAS @ UTAH
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games when playing Dallas

PORTLAND @ PHOENIX
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing at home against Portland

CHICAGO @ MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games

LA LAKERS @ SACRAMENTO
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 8 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing LA Lakers
Sacramento is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

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