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**Udog** · 04-30-2018, 08:36 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

— Cavaliers 105, Pacers 101— Lebron James was 16-25 from floor; rest of his team was 16-49.

— Pirates 5, Cardinals 0— Rookie P Kingham retired first 20 batters in his MLB debut.

— Giants 4, Dodgers 2— LA’s OF Bellinger got benched for not hustling.

— Rockets 110, Jazz 96— Houston wins first game of 2nd-round series.

— Bengals’ rookie Malik Jefferson gets free pizza for a year from Pizza Hut for being the 78th pick in the draft (14th pick, 3rd round….3.14= pi, get it?)

— Red Sox 4, Rays 3— Tampa Bay’s winning streak ends at 8 in a row.

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Lost in the Ravens taking QB Lamar Jackson in the draft this week is this:

It gets Baltimore completely off the hook for potentially signing Colin Kaepernick; Ravens have Joe Flacco, Robert Griffin III and Jackson- they don’t need another QB.

12) In baseball, you can wager on teams to win series as opposed to games. Here are best and worst teams in series so far this season:

Best: Arizona 9-0, Red Sox 7-2, Mariners 6-1-2, Braves 6-1-2
Worst: Royals 0-6-3, Orioles 2-7, White Sox 1-7-1, Reds 2-6-1, Rangers 2-6-1

11) When Pablo Sandoval pitched an inning in the Giants’ 15-6 loss Saturday, he was the first position player to pitch for the Giants since 1991, when Greg Litton threw an inning vs Houston.

10) Marlins 3, Rockies 0— Colorado went to Miami and scored two runs in three games against the sad sack Marlins.

Cubs 2, Brewers 0— Milwaukee went 0-4 in Wrigley this week, scoring total of two runs.

9) Philadelphia Eagles drafted Jordan Mailata, a 6-foot-8, 346-pound rugby star from Australia; he has no football experience, but is expected to play tackle. From the film I saw of him carrying the ball and running over rugby opponents, maybe he should play fullback.

8) New England Patriots made seven trades this weekend; they’ve got six picks in the first three rounds of next year’s draft.

7) Sprint and T-Mobile are going to merge, creating a wireless phone provider with 100M customers, second only to Verizon. The all-stock deal would combine Sprint, which has a market value of $26B, with T-Mobile, which has a market value of $55B, based on Friday’s closing prices. The two companies also have about $60B of combined debt.

6) Al Pedrique is the A’s first base coach this year; in 2007, he convinced the Astros to sign a second baseman from Venezuela. Kid named Altuve; you may have heard of him.

5) Baseball players get hurt a lot:
— Padres’ RF Wil Myers pulled an oblique swinging the bat Saturday and is on the DL
— Arizona P Robbie Ray hurt his oblique pitching, left his start in 2nd inning.
— Miguel Cabrera (biceps) left Sunday’s game in the 5th inning.
— Yoenis Cespedes hurt his hand sliding into third base, left game in 3rd inning.

4) Michigan’s football team had their spring practice in France; why? Who foots the bill for that?

3) 123 underclassmen declared for the NFL Draft; 83 were drafted.

2) I still don’t get why teams bat their pitcher 8th; haven’t seen one compelling argument for doing it, other than “Tony LaRussa did it.”

1) This year was Mel Kiper’s 35th NFL Draft on ESPN; the man knows his stuff. Not often one person stays in the same place for 35 years in the TV business.

**Udog** · 04-30-2018, 08:49 AM

Monday's NBA Playoffs Betting Preview and Odds: 76ers at Celtics

The third-seeded 76ers needed five games to get past Miami in the opening round and have been waiting for an opponent since finishing that series Tuesday night.

Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics (+3, 208)

Series tied 0-0.

The Boston Celtics needed everything they had to survive a seven-game, first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks. Their reward is an Eastern Conference semifinals matchup with one of the hottest teams in the league in the rested Philadelphia 76ers, who visit second-seeded Boston for Game 1 of a rivalry-fueled best-of-seven series Monday night.

"It's more than you can imagine, just a great feeling," Celtics big man Al Horford told reporters after the first-round series, during which the home team won every game. "Our fans really gave us that energy. This is why you work so hard in the regular season, to put yourself with home-court advantage." The third-seeded 76ers needed five games to get past Miami in the opening round and have been waiting for an opponent since finishing that series Tuesday night, affording more rest for the team that is far healthier coming into the series. "I can see in their faces that they are spirited, they are rested, for sure," Philadelphia coach Brett Brown told reporters Saturday. "But they're also antsy. They want to play." The Celtics won three of four meetings during the regular season, including a matchup in London on Jan. 11.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, TNT

SERIES PRICE (PER PINNACLE):

LINE HISTORY: The Sixers opened as two-point road favorites for Game 1 and as of Sunday evening that number has been bet up to 3. 62 percent of consensus betting action is on the favorite 76ers. The total hit betting boards at 210 and has been dropped to 208.

INJURY REPORT:

Sixers - SG T. Luwawu-Cabarrot (Out Indefinitely, Knee).

Celtics - SG J. Brown (Doubful, Hamstring), PG K. Irving (Out For Season, Knee), PF D. Theis (Out For Season, Knee), SF G. Hayward (Out For Season, Ankle).

MATCHUP CHART:

ABOUT THE 76ERS (56-31 SU, 51-34-2 ATS, 43-43-1 O/U): While players may be antsy to play again, the prolonged rest cannot be a bad thing for star center Joel Embiid, who returned from an orbital fracture to play the final three games of the series with the Heat. He averaged 18.7 points and 10.3 rebounds in those three games and shot 8-of-14 from the floor in Game 5 after struggling a bit with his shot in the previous two contests. JJ Redick was Philadelphia's top scorer versus the Heat with 20 points per game while rookie Ben Simmons showed he is well-suited for the big stage, averaging 18.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, nine assists and 2.4 steals in the series.

ABOUT THE CELTICS (59-30 SU, 55-32-2 ATS, 48-40-1 O/U): The big question heading into Game 1 will be the status of shooting guard Jaylen Brown, who left the clincher against Milwaukee due to a hamstring injury and hopes to not miss any time. "I was told that if we got in a pinch that he could play," coach Brad Stevens told reporters after the win. "We decided that that was not going to happen. With hamstrings, let's see how he feels tomorrow." Brown averaged 17.9 points against the Bucks, just a shade behind Horford (18.1), who will take on the assignment of matching up with Embiid.

TRENDS:

* 76ers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games.
* Celtics are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games.
* Under is 13-5 in 76ers' last 18 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
* Over is 7-1 in Celtics' last 8 home games.
* Road team is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.

**Udog** · 04-30-2018, 08:56 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, April 30

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PHILADELPHIA (56 - 31) at BOSTON (59 - 30) - 4/30/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 53-32 ATS (+17.8 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) as an underdog this season.
BOSTON is 22-13 ATS (+7.7 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 20-5 ATS (+14.5 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
BOSTON is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 52-35 ATS (+13.5 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) as a favorite this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-20 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-6 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 10-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 30

Philly lost three of four games with Boston this year, but won last meeting 89-80 January 18. Three of those four games stayed under the total. Celtics won Game 7 over Milwaukee at home Saturday; they’ve won/covered last five home games. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. 76ers beat Miami in five games in first round; they haven’t played since Tuesday. Sixers won their last nine road games; they’re 20-1 in last 21 games overall. Philly’s last road loss was March 8 in Miami. Three of 76ers’ last four games stayed under the total.

Pelicans-Warriors
GState 123-101, -7.5, O223.5

Jazz-Rockets
Hst 110-96, -11.5, U206.5

Wizards-Raptors
Tor 114-106, -7.5, O211
Tor 130-119, -7, O214
Wsh 122-103, -1, O217.5
Wsh 106-98, +1.5, U217
Tor 108-97, -7, U216
Tor 102-92, -2, U214.5
Raptors win series, 4-2

Heat-76ers
Phil 130-103, -6.5, O212
Mia 113-103, +6.5, U217
Phil 128-108, -2.5, O213.5
Phil 106-102, -4, U212.5
Phil 104-91, -10, U215.5
76ers win series, 4-1

Bucks-Celtics
Bos 113-107 OT, -4.5, O199.5
Bos 120-106, -1, O200
Mil 116-92, -5, O205.5
Mil 104-102, -5.5, O203.5
Bos 92-87, -4.5, U202.5
Mil 97-86, -4.5, U201.5
Bos 112-96, -4.5, O196
Celtics win series, 4-3

Pacers-Cavaliers
Ind 98-80, +7.5, U212.5
Clev 100-97, -8, U209
Ind 92-90, -1.5, U209.5
Clev 104-100, -1.5, U206.5
Clev 98-95, -6.5, U206
Ind 121-87, -1.5, O202
Clev 105-101, -5.5, O200.5
Cavaliers win series, 4-3

Spurs-Warriors
GState 113-92, -8, U209.5
GState 116-101, -9 O205.5
GState 110-97, -3.5, O205.5
SA 103-90, +5.5, U206.5
GState 99-91, -11, U204.5
Warriors win series, 4-1

Pelicans-Blazers
NO 97-95, +5.5, U216.5
NO 111-102, +6, U216
NO 119-102, -3.5, O215.5
NO 131-123, -6.5, O217
Pelicans win series, 4-0

Jazz-Thunder
OKC 116-108, -4.5, O205
Utah 102-95, +4, U206.5
Utah 115-102, -5, O209
Utah 113-96, -5, O208
OKC 107-99, -2.5, U207.5
Utah 96-91, –7, U207.5
Jazz win series, 4-2

Wolves-Rockets
Hst 104-101, -11.5, U215.5
Hst 102-82, -10.5, U212.5
Minn 121-105, +6, O217
Hst 119-100, -6, O217
Hst 122-104, -12, O217
Rockets win series, 4-1

NBA

Monday, April 30

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 20-1 SU in its last 21 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Celtics
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games at home
Boston is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

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**Udog** · 04-30-2018, 09:49 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, April 30

Philadelphia @ Boston

Game 555-556
April 30, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
127.743
Boston
117.304
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 10 1/2
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 3
208
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-3); Over

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