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**Udog** · 03-31-2018, 07:31 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Highest opening day payrolls in major leagues:

1) Red Sox $223M

2) Giants $203M

3) Cubs $183M

T4) Dodgers, Nationals both $180M

6) Angels $170M

7) Bronx $167M

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

13) Aaron Calixte scored 17 ppg for a Maine basketball team that went 6-26, playing in a weak America East Conference, the #25 Division I conference (out of 32) in America.

Joe Cremo scored 18 ppg, David Nichols 14.5 ppg for an Albany team that went 22-10, but only 10-6 in America East- they lost in first round of AE tourney two of last three years, but the Great Danes have made the tournament five times since 2006.

All three of these players have bolted their schools before their senior years, looking for greener pastures. Maine fired their coach after the season; Calixte has been pursued by big-name schools such as Florida State.

Albany has had four players transfer in the last week; something is amiss. Great Danes have won 133 games the last six years; when four players bolt a winning program at the same time, there is stuff going on that the general public can’t see.

12) I’m an Albany graduate (yes, I graduated from college!!!); I put myself thru school as student manager of the basketball team, but we were D-3 back then. Very good team, but D-3 is worlds apart from D-1. To see the Great Danes become a successful team at the D-1 level has been fun- coach Will Brown is a good guy who has built a consistent, winning program, but this isn’t good.

When your two best returning players jump ship at the same time, its not a good sign.

11) 29% of major leaguers on Opening Day (254 players) weren’t born in this country.

10) A 36-year old accountant who hadn’t played in anything but beer league hockey games in over a decade played the last 14:01 for the Blackhawks Thursday, after both Chicago goalies got hurt in the game, a 7-2 win over Winnipeg. Scott Foster stopped all seven shots he faced.

9) Oakland Raiders released P Marquette King, the 4th-highest paid punter in the NFL.

8) Temple basketball coach Fran Dunphy will step aside after next season and be succeeded by current assistant Aaron McKie, who played for the Owls.

7) Guy who owns a casino in Las Vegas has a $25,000 bet on Michigan to win the national title, which nets him $1,000,000 if the Wolverines win the championship. Derek Stevens owns the D Casino in Las Vegas and is a Michigan alum— he made the bet at the Golden Nugget.

Funny thing though, I know a guy who is a very knowledgeable sports bettor and Golden Nugget won’t let him bet more than $1,000 on a game. Go figure.

6) Makes no sense to me that Ron Gardenhire is a major league manager and Joe Girardi isn’t.

5) Cincinnati International Airport is actually located in Kentucky.

4) Rusty Staub is the only major leaguer who got 500+ hits for four different teams.

3) Houston Astros have used four outfielders on defense this spring, when lefty hitters Jay Bruce, Logan Morrison and Justin Bour were batting. This defense leaves the entire left side of the infield open- it apparently will only be used when the bases are empty.

2) Royals lost C Salvador Perez with a knee injury that he got while carrying luggage up stairs. He is expected to be out 6-8 weeks

1) ESPN reported how the Las Vegas Raiders opened negotiations with a guy who owns the 7,000-yard Bali Hai golf course in Las Vegas, so they can convert the golf course into stadium parking for the new domed stadium in the desert. That guy is Billy Walters, who is currently in federal prison on insider trading charges. Complicated.

**Udog** · 03-31-2018, 08:28 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, March 31

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CHARLOTTE (34 - 42) at WASHINGTON (41 - 34) - 3/31/2018, 3:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-5 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 6-5 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DETROIT (35 - 40) at NEW YORK (27 - 49) - 3/31/2018, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 19-33 ATS (-17.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 23-44 ATS (-25.4 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.
NEW YORK is 19-6 ATS (+12.4 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 5-4 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-4 straight up against NEW YORK 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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TORONTO (55 - 20) at BOSTON (52 - 23) - 3/31/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 8-2 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 7-3 straight up against BOSTON 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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BROOKLYN (24 - 51) at MIAMI (41 - 35) - 3/31/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 88-66 ATS (+15.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 36-20 ATS (+14.0 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in home games in March games over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 46-30 ATS (+13.0 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 42-28 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 36-21 ATS (+12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 42-32 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all games this season.
BROOKLYN is 34-24 ATS (+7.6 Units) as an underdog this season.
BROOKLYN is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games this season.
BROOKLYN is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games in March games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) against Southeast division opponents this season.
BROOKLYN is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BROOKLYN is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 7-3 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 7-3 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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GOLDEN STATE (54 - 21) at SACRAMENTO (24 - 52) - 3/31/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 30-42 ATS (-16.2 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 6-5 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 8-3 straight up against SACRAMENTO 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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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, March 31

Hornets won their last three games with the Wizards; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five visits to Washington. Eight of last ten series games went over total. Charlotte won four of its last five games; they’re 4-2 vs spread in last six road games. Four of their last six games went over total. Wizards lost four of their last five games; they’re 2-3 vs spread in last five home games. Four of their last five games stayed under.

Home side won eight of last nine Detroit-New York games; Pistons are 2-4 vs spread in last six visits to Manhattan, four of which went over total. Detroit won five of its last six games; they covered four of their last five road games. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Knicks lost four of their last five games, but they covered their last four home games. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Home side won eight of last nine Toronto-Boston games; Raptors are 3-2 vs spread in last five visits to Beantown. Under is 7-1 in last eight series games. Toronto won seven of last ten games; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five road games. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Celtics won their last five games; they covered three of last four home games. Six of their last seven games stayed under the total.

Heat won seven of last nine games with the Nets, who are 2-1-1 vs spread in last four visits to South Beach. Last seven series games stayed under the total. Brooklyn lost six of its last nine games; they covered last six games as road underdogs. Five of their last seven games went over the total. Miami won five of its last seven games; they’re 7-2 in last nine tries as home favorites. Three of their last four games stayed under.

Kings/Warriors split their last six meetings; Golden State is 2-2 vs spread in last four visits to Sacramento. Six of last seven series games stayed under. Warriors lost seven of their last ten games; they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four road games. Six of their last nine games stayed under the total. Sacramento lost five of its last six games; they’re 5-11 in last 16 games as home dogs. Four of their last five games stayed under.

NBA

Saturday, March 31

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Trend Report
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CHARLOTTE @ WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Charlotte's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games
Charlotte is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Charlotte is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing Washington
Charlotte is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Charlotte is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Wizards
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games at home
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte

DETROIT @ NEW YORK
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games on the road
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Detroit is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games on the road
Detroit is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games when playing New York
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Knicks
New York is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
New York is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
New York is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
New York is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games at home
New York is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New York's last 9 games at home
New York is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Detroit
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit

TORONTO @ BOSTON
Toronto is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Toronto
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
Toronto is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Toronto is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Toronto's last 22 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Boston
Toronto is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Celtics
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games at home
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

BROOKLYN @ MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing Miami
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Brooklyn is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 8 games on the road
Brooklyn is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Miami
Brooklyn is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing Miami
Brooklyn is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
Brooklyn is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Brooklyn's last 14 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami Heat
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Miami is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Brooklyn
Miami is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Miami is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 14 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

GOLDEN STATE @ SACRAMENTO
Golden State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing Golden State
Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Golden State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Golden State's last 14 games
Golden State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Golden State is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games on the road
Golden State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Sacramento
Golden State is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 7 games when playing Sacramento
Golden State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Sacramento is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games
Sacramento is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games at home
Sacramento is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Golden State
Sacramento is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing Golden State
Sacramento is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing at home against Golden State

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**Udog** · 03-31-2018, 10:28 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, March 31

Charlotte @ Washington

Game 801-802
March 31, 2018 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
115.312
Washington
122.786
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 7 1/2
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 5
219 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-5); Under

Detroit @ New York

Game 803-804
March 31, 2018 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
120.760
New York
113.207
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 7 1/2
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 3 1/2
211
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-3 1/2); Over

Toronto @ Boston

Game 805-806
March 31, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
120.404
Boston
121.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 4
208
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+4); Over

Brooklyn @ Miami

Game 807-808
March 31, 2018 @ 8:04 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
114.512
Miami
118.980
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 4 1/2
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 8
211 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+8); Over

Golden State @ Sacramento

Game 809-810
March 31, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
122.314
Sacramento
112.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 10
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 8 1/2
211 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-8 1/2); Under

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