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**Udog** · 06-03-2018, 09:34 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

This has been going around Twitter, so here are my all-time favorites in several sports:

NFL – Kurt Warner

NBA -Tom Burleson

MLB – Biff Pocoroba, Catfish Hunter

Golf – Forrest Fezler

NCAAF – Jamelle Holieway

NCAAB – Larry Johnson

NHL – Bobby Orr

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

13) Best moment at next month’s All-Star Game will be when Nick Markakis gets introduced before the game; he is by far the best player who has never made an All-Star team, but that will change very soon. He has over 2,100 career hits and is batting .329 this season at age 34.

12) Michigan coach John Beilein interviewed for the Detroit Pistons’ coaching job this week; not sure why, other than if he stays at Michigan that can’t hurt his recruiting any.

If by chance the Pistons were to hire Beilein, where would Michigan turn for a coach? Wouldn’t be a normal time to hire a coach, and how good a job is Michigan?

11) Had no idea there were so many high-major college basketball players here in Albany last winter; Albany Great Danes lost both their guards as grad transfers to Villanova, Florida State and now a kid from Siena has transferred to Mississippi State.

Prince Oduro is a 6-8 sophomore who played around 24:00 a game and was 41-123 on the foul line, so Ben Holland’s shooting coach will have his hands full this summer.

10) Johnny Manziel was in for 23 plays in Hamilton’s CFL pre-season game with Toronto Friday; he went 9/12 for 80 yards passing and ran ball twice for 10 yards.

9) Fantasy baseball is fun/not fun: On plane home from Las Vegas last week, unable to sleep, my mind is going 100 miles an hour about terribly important things, like how to make my fantasy baseball team better. So I picked up OF Brandon Nimmo from the Mets- you never know when the $8 you send for the in-flight Interweb comes in handy.

Nimmo has been on a roll, but the Mets also have Cespedes-Bautista-Conforto-Bruce, so who is going to play every day? Nimmo might and he might not, but I also need pitching, so this week I traded Nimmo for a starting pitcher who should help some.

Meanwhile, Nimmo is hotter than hell and now I’m concerned that I traded a future star for next to nothing. Only time will tell.

8) Nimmo is leading the NL in OPS but isn’t on the All-Star ballot. Whoops.

7) WCC is dropping two games from its conference basketball schedule to try and help improve their better teams’ RPI— Gonzaga, the #1 team, will play last year’s #9-10 teams only once instead of twice.

Conference USA has done a more radical thing; their last few games of the schedule will be determined by where teams stand during the season. The top five teams will play each other in the last four games, with none of the top five allowed to drop out of the top 5after that point. We’ll see if it helps them get a second team in the NCAA’s.

6) Competitive eater Joey Chestnut ate 257 Donettes in six minutes to win a contest held Friday by Hostess. 257 Donettes have 17,562 calories and 1,114 grams of sugar. He got $4,000 and an undetermined amount of cholesterol for his troubles.

5) Odd Couple: Rob Reiner and Anthony Scaramucci appeared together on MSNBC this week, on Ari Melber’s program. Didn’t hear the whole thing, but I’m guessing Reiner didn’t call Scaramucci a meathead.

4) Brendon Belt (appendicitis) will be out for a while for the Giants.

3) Schedule/weather quirk; Red Sox have played five more games than the Bronx Bombers, who have been beset by rainouts- they even have a suspended game against the Nationals they have to finish. Red Sox lead New York by half a game, but the Bombers have a better win %age- that doesn’t happen much this late in the season.

2) Been a rough few weeks for the Mets; they had a giveaway scheduled for Saturday, a Todd Frazier pullover, but apparently there was something wrong with the pullovers, so they were sent back to the factory and the giveaway was postponed. No bueno.

1) Washington 3, Vegas 1— There hasn’t been an overtime game in the NHL playoffs since the 2nd round, the longest streak without an OT playoff game since 1981.

Why was this game on NBC Sports instead of NBC? NHL should go back to ESPN or some network that would actually promote its biggest event.

**Udog** · 06-03-2018, 09:35 AM

NBA Finals Game 2 Betting Preview and Odds: Cavaliers at Warriors

Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors (-11.5, 215.5)

Warriors lead series 1-0

The Cleveland Cavaliers got two days off to ****** the mistakes made down the stretch that allowed the Golden State Warriors to escape with a win in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals and put it behind them. The Cavaliers will get another chance to steal homecourt advantage when they visit the Warriors for Game 2 on Sunday.

Cleveland had a chance to take the lead at the end of regulation, but JR Smith dribbled out the clock instead of putting up a shot after securing an offensive rebound and the Cavaliers went on to suffer a 124-114 defeat in overtime to heavily-favored Golden State. "We lost a tough game. It's over. It's behind us," Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue told reporters. "We did a lot of great things in that game, so we've got to carry it over. We've got to play better on Sunday. We've got to expect that they're going to play better, so we have to play better on Sunday. I know we're capable of doing that." The Warriors were never publicly among those that thought the series would be a runaway victory and keeping their collective feet on the gas in Game 2 is a priority. "I know their goal is to come to Oracle and just get one (game)," Golden State guard Klay Thompson told reporters. "So, we have to have it in the back of our minds that we want to protect home court. And if we don't take care of business Sunday, we obviously lose that advantage. Game 1 is over with. I do not expect them to still be deflated. I expect them to play with great energy out of the gate on Sunday."

TV: 8 p.m. ET, ABC

LINE HISTORY: Game 2 opened with the exact same NBA Odds as Game 1 with the Warriors opening as 12.5-point home favorites. But bettors were quick to fade the champs after their less-than-impressive Game 1 performance, moving the number to -12 and eventually -11.5. That's where the number sits as of Satruday evening. The total hit the board at 215.5 and that's where it remains at most shops.

MATCHUP CHART:

INJURY REPORT:

Cavaliers - No injuries to report.
Warriors - SG Klay Thompson (Questionable, ankle), SF Andre Iguodala (Doubtful, leg), SF Chris Boucher (Out, ankle).

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (63-29, 41-59-1 ATS, 47-52-2 O/U): Cleveland superstar LeBron James turned in one of the great performances in NBA Finals history in Game 1 with 51 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, but he might have to play even better going forward. "I hope so," Lue joked when asked if James could play any better. "I know that's asking a lot. But we need him to lead by example, being aggressive, attacking the basket. We know they're going to come and help. They're a help team, and guys are going to get shots. If you don't have a shot, you've got to put it on the floor and make another play. He did that last night, and he has to keep it up." James could use more help on the offensive end after being joined in double figures by just Kevin Love (21 points) and Smith (10) in Game 1.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS (71-29, 43-56-1 ATS, 45-54-1 O/U): Golden State shot 51.1 percent from the floor and 95 percent from the free-throw line while committing just eight turnovers in Game 1 but was still pushed to overtime, in part because Cleveland dominated on the boards with 19 offensive rebounds. "The glaring weakness on film was our lack of aggression on the boards," Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters. "That's something we've got to clean up." Stephen Curry led the offense with 29 points and nine assists while Draymond Green turned in a strong all-around performance with 13 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists, five steals and a pair of blocks. Kevin Durant went 1-of-7 from 3-point range in Game 1 and is shooting 31.7 percent from beyond the arc in the postseason.

CONSENSUS: The public was surley impressed by LeBron's performance in Game 1 and are backing the King to the tune of 66 percent of wagers. This isn't surprising considering the line moves mentioned above. When it comes to the total, 64 percent of wagers are on the Over.

TRENDS:

* Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games overall.
* Warriors are 0-5 ATS in last five vs. Central Division opponents.
* Over is 5-0 in Cavaliers and Warriors last five Finals games.
* Under is 7-1 in Warriors last eight when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Under is 8-3-2 in the last 13 meetings in Golden State.

**Udog** · 06-03-2018, 09:37 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, June 3

Cleveland @ Golden State

Game 503-504
June 3, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
124.440
Golden State
130.968
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 6 1/2
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 12 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+12 1/2); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, June 3

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CLEVELAND (62 - 39) at GOLDEN STATE (71 - 29) - 6/3/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 41-58 ATS (-22.8 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
CLEVELAND is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) against Pacific division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 25-39 ATS (-17.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 25-40 ATS (-19.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
CLEVELAND is 14-24 ATS (-12.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 67-42 ATS (+20.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 42-55 ATS (-18.5 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 40-49 ATS (-13.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 20-29 ATS (-11.9 Units) in home games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 17-26 ATS (-11.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 23-36 ATS (-16.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 10-9 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 13-6 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, June 3

Warriors won Game 1 in OT, shooting 51% from floor; Curry/Thompson were combined 10-21 behind arc. James had 51 points; Cavaliers were +15 on boards, had 19 offensive rebounds. Golden State won eight of last nine series games (6-3 vs spread). Cleveland is 2-4 vs spread in its last six visits to Oakland. Over is 5-2 in last seven series games, but Game 1 needed OT to get over. Golden State is 4-3 in its last seven games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Off days since western final give Curry/Thompson/Love time to rest their injuries. Cavaliers won four of last six games after going down 2-0 to Boston; under is 5-3 in their last eight games.

NBA Finals
GState 124-114 OT, -13, O217.5

NBA

Sunday, June 3

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Trend Report
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Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Golden State
Cleveland is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Golden State
Cleveland is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Golden State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games at home
Golden State is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Golden State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Golden State is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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**Udog** · 06-03-2018, 09:40 AM

WNBA

Sunday, June 3

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Trend Report
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Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Phoenix's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Phoenix's last 13 games on the road
Phoenix is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Phoenix is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games
Atlanta is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Phoenix
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games
Connecticut is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Connecticut's last 9 games on the road
Connecticut is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Connecticut is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Connecticut's last 9 games when playing Washington
Connecticut is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
Connecticut is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Connecticut's last 14 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Washington is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Washington is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games when playing Connecticut
Washington is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 14 games when playing at home against Connecticut

Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 15-4 ATS in its last 19 games
Los Angeles is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Los Angeles's last 22 games
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Las Vegas is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Chicago
Las Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Las Vegas's last 10 games when playing Chicago
Las Vegas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Las Vegas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Chicago is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Chicago is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Las Vegas
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chicago's last 10 games when playing Las Vegas
Chicago is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas

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**Udog** · 06-03-2018, 10:18 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, June 3

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CONNECTICUT (4 - 0) at WASHINGTON (5 - 2) - 6/3/2018, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 4-1 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-3 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHOENIX (3 - 3) at ATLANTA (2 - 2) - 6/3/2018, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 4-2 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (2 - 4) at LOS ANGELES (3 - 1) - 6/3/2018, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 21-11 ATS (+8.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 139-185 ATS (-64.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 45-66 ATS (-27.6 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 10-7 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 9-8 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
12 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LAS VEGAS (1 - 4) at CHICAGO (2 - 3) - 6/3/2018, 6:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-3 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-2 straight up against LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 06-03-2018, 11:46 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, June 3

Connecticut @ Washington

Game 311-312
June 3, 2018 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
116.564
Washington
109.150
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 7 1/2
177
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 4
172
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-4); Over

Phoenix @ Atlanta

Game 313-314
June 3, 2018 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
110.736
Atlanta
106.889
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 4
168
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 1
161 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-1); Over

Minnesota @ Los Angeles

Game 315-316
June 3, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
116.745
Los Angeles
112.373
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 4 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 3 1/2
157 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+3 1/2); Under

Las Vegas @ Chicago

Game 317-318
June 3, 2018 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
103.959
Chicago
101.283
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 2 1/2
160
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 4 1/2
164 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(+4 1/2); Under

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