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**Udog** · 03-20-2018, 08:16 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Conferences with 3+ teams but no wins in an NCAA tournament:

1981 Pac-10 (0-3)

1985 Pac-10 (0-4)

1989 SEC (0-5)

1990 WAC (0-3)

2004 Mountain West (0-3)

2018 Pac-12 (0-3)

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…..

13) First of all, thanks to Ken Thomsen for having me on his excellent sports talk show last night from Las Vegas. Sportsxradio is well worth your time for knowledge about sports, with emphasis on the gambling side of it; it is on from 10-12 every weeknight here in the East.

12) Sports is big business; read today that when Florida Gulf Coast made the 2013 Sweet 16, applications to attend FGCU went up 27.5% the next year.

When Butler made two Final Fours under Brad Stevens, applications went up 50%, so UMBC is expecting a boost to their coffers this coming year. Their online store did more sales Saturday than they did in the previous year combined.

11) Penny Hardaway will be introduced as the new basketball coach at Memphis today; Tigers won 21 games under Tubby Smith this year, but obviously the big-$$$ boosters wanted things to change, so they changed. Hardaway has been coaching a high school team in Memphis, a really good team, so the thought is that this opens the door for Memphis HS recruits to stay home.

10) Looks like Vikings @ Eagles is the NFL season opener September 6. Defending Super Bowl champ almost always opens the following season with a Thursday night home game.

9) Eight NFL quarterbacks will make more $$$ than Tom Brady this coming season; four of the eight have never won a Super Bowl.

8) Red Sox-New York will play two AL East games in London in June 2019, as baseball tries to suck every last dollar out of other countries now. Think A’s-Seattle open next season in Japan for first time since 2012. I’m not a fan of all this, but no one asked me.

7) Look up JReidDraftScout on Twitter; there is an interesting 140-second clip on there of the interview Carson Wentz had with the Eagles at the 2016 NFL Combine. They showed him clips of some of his college plays and asked him to explain what he saw and why he did what he did on that particular play. Interesting stuff.

6) Did lot of research on Nevada coach Eric Musselman Sunday; his dad Bill was also a really good coach, in college and the pros. He once went 48-6 as coach of a CBA team here in Albany. When Bill Musselman was coaching the Virginia Squires in the ABA (1976), he once played his whole starting lineup the whole 48:00. Imagine someone doing that today?

5) Was doing some fantasy baseball research Monday; Cincinnati OF Scott Schebler hit .215 in 393 PA vs righties LY, but with 38 walks. he hit .271 vs lefties, but with only one walk in 135 PA vs southpaws. One walk in 135 PAs? A .290 OB% vs lefties is no bueno.

4) Arizona Diamondbacks put a humidor in their stadium this year, hoping to make baseballs less “happy” with the goal to reduce the amount of home runs hit there this season. They did this in Colorado a few years ago and it worked a little bit.

3) Oklahoma State 71, Stanford 65— Chippy game where host Cowboys came back in 4th quarter to extend their season.

2) Utah 95, LSU 71— I turned this game on and it was 31-9 Utah; guess LSU kids weren’t too excited about playing in high altitude.

1— Get well soon to Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue, who has taken a medical leave of absence after leaving three games with an unknown illness. Hopefully he’ll be back soon.

**Udog** · 03-20-2018, 08:29 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, March 20

Toronto won seven of last ten games with the Magic; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six visits to Orlando. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Raptors won nine of their last 10 games; they’re 7-1 in last eight games as road favorites. Under is 3-2 in their last five road games. Magic lost six of their last seven games; they’re 8-4 in last dozen games as home underdogs. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Pelicans won three of last four games with Dallas; over is 4-2 in last six series games. Mavericks are 3-2 vs spread in last five visits to Bourbon Street. Dallas lost six of its last nine games; they are 2-4 in last six games as road underdogs. Over is 6-4 in their last ten games. New Orleans lost four of its last six games; they’re 4-9 in last 13 games as home favorites. Five of their last seven games stayed under total.

Minnesota won its last five games with the Clippers; road team won seven of last nine series games. Last three series games went over the total. Clippers lost their last three games; they’re 9-4 in last 13 games as road underdogs. six of their last nine games went over total. Minnesota lost five of its last seven games; they’re 9-2 in last 11 games as home favorites. Seven of their last nine games went over.

Thunder won eight of last ten games with the Celtics; they covered their last four visits to Boston, three of which went over the total. Oklahoma City won its last six games; they covered three of last four road games. Thunder’s last three games went over total. Celtics lost three of their last four games; they’re 6-2 vs spread in their last eight games. Three of last four Boston games stayed under.

Hawks won seven of last ten games with the Jazz; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five visits to SLC. Five of last seven series games stayed under total. Atlanta lost its last six games; they’re 4-5 in last nine games as road underdogs. Hawks’ last four games went over the total. Utah won its last nine games, covered six of last seven; they’re 5-3 vs spread in last eight home games. Six of their last eight games stayed under.

Pistons won five of last six games with Phoenix; they covered three of last four visits to the desert. Three of last four series games went over total. Detroit lost seven of its last nine games; they’re 3-5 as road favorites this season. Six of last eight series games stayed under total. Suns lost their last eight games; they’re 2-9 in last 11 games as home underdogs. Three of their last four games went over total.

Rockets won five of last six games with Portland; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six visits here. Six of last seven games went over the total. Houston won 22 of its last 23 games; they’re 8-2 vs spread in last ten road games. Six of their last seven games stayed under. Trailblazers won their last 13 games; they’re 4-3 as home underdogs this season. Under is 8-4 in their last twelve games.

**Udog** · 03-20-2018, 08:29 AM

NBA

Tuesday, March 20

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Trend Report
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TORONTO @ ORLANDO
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 8 games

OKLAHOMA CITY @ BOSTON
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

LA CLIPPERS @ MINNESOTA
LA Clippers is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
LA Clippers is 11-2-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games at home

DALLAS @ NEW ORLEANS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Dallas is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 19 of New Orleans's last 25 games at home

ATLANTA @ UTAH
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

DETROIT @ PHOENIX
Detroit is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 9 games at home
Phoenix is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit

HOUSTON @ PORTLAND
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games on the road
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** · 03-20-2018, 08:47 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, March 20

Toronto @ Orlando

Game 651-652
March 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
124.740
Orlando
112.334
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 12 1/2
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 10
214 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-10); Under

Dallas @ New Orleans

Game 653-654
March 20, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
115.169
New Orleans
121.112
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 6
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 9
219
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+9); Under

LA Clippers @ Minnesota

Game 655-656
March 20, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
119.733
Minnesota
118.814
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 1
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 3 1/2
227 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(+3 1/2); Over

Oklahoma City @ Boston

Game 657-658
March 20, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
00.000
Boston
00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City

Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
( );

Atlanta @ Utah

Game 659-660
March 20, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
107.917
Utah
126.987
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 19
200
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 13
208 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-13); Under

Detroit @ Phoenix

Game 661-662
March 20, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
00.000
Phoenix
00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit

Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
( );

Houston @ Portland

Game 663-664
March 20, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
128.456
Portland
128.252
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
Even
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 4 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Portland
(+4 1/2); Under

**Udog** · 03-20-2018, 09:33 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, March 20

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TORONTO (52 - 18) at ORLANDO (21 - 49) - 3/20/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 40-30 ATS (+7.0 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 47-34 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 20-11 ATS (+7.9 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
TORONTO is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
TORONTO is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
ORLANDO is 65-84 ATS (-27.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 27-45 ATS (-22.5 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 18-30 ATS (-15.0 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 5-3 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-3 straight up against ORLANDO 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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DALLAS (22 - 48) at NEW ORLEANS (40 - 30) - 3/20/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 407-332 ATS (+41.8 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 501-420 ATS (+39.0 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
DALLAS is 252-203 ATS (+28.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DALLAS is 184-139 ATS (+31.1 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
DALLAS is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-5 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 6-5 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (37 - 32) at MINNESOTA (40 - 31) - 3/20/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 225-274 ATS (-76.4 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 217-272 ATS (-82.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
MINNESOTA is 366-431 ATS (-108.1 Units) in the second half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-3 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-4 straight up against LA CLIPPERS 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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OKLAHOMA CITY (43 - 29) at BOSTON (47 - 23) - 3/20/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 2-2 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 3-2 straight up against BOSTON 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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ATLANTA (20 - 50) at UTAH (40 - 30) - 3/20/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
UTAH is 34-22 ATS (+9.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 3-2 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 3-2 straight up against ATLANTA 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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DETROIT (31 - 39) at PHOENIX (19 - 52) - 3/20/2018, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-1 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-1 straight up against PHOENIX 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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HOUSTON (56 - 14) at PORTLAND (44 - 26) - 3/20/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 39-25 ATS (+11.5 Units) in all games this season.
PORTLAND is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
PORTLAND is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in March games this season.
PORTLAND is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
PORTLAND is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
PORTLAND is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games in the second half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 13-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) against Northwest division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in road games after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more this season.
HOUSTON is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 5-4 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 6-3 straight up against PORTLAND 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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**Udog** · 03-20-2018, 01:06 PM

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, March 20

Oklahoma City @ Boston

Game 657-658
March 20, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
120.709
Boston
120.293
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
Even
203
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 4
208
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+4); Under

Detroit @ Phoenix

Game 661-662
March 20, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
115.709
Phoenix
103.598
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 12
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 6
215
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-6); Under

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