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**Udog** · 08-03-2018, 08:24 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Betting props for the NFL this season:

— Will anyone throw more than 39.5 TD passes? Yes -$125, No +$105

— Will anyone run for more than 14.5 TD’s? Yes +$105, No -$125

— Will anyone catch more than 14.5 TD passes? Yes -$110, No -$110

— Will anyone catch more than 116.5 passes? Yes -$110, No -$110

— Will longest FG be longer than 60.5 yards? Yes -$135, No +$115

— Will any kicker make more than 37.5 FG’s? Yes -$110, No -$110

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

13) Oregon State visits Columbus in Ohio State’s football opener; smart people in Las Vegas dropped the spread on the game from 39 to 35.5, on the thought that Urban Meyer might get a one-game slap on the wrist for lying about whatever he knew/didn’t know about the domestic violence situation one of his former assistants was involved in.

Laying 35 instead of 38.5 will still take some onions, if Meyer isn’t coaching.

12) Pretty sad that people are already speculating that Iowa State coach Matt Campbell will be the guy who replaces Meyer if the OSU administration cans him.

So an Ohio State assistant coach was accused of domestic violence, the head coach apparently lied about knowing the situation existed, and as punishment, Iowa State loses its coach? Seems fair to me.

11) New Jersey joined Nevada this week as the only states with legalized digital sports wagering. It is still amazing to me how New Jersey was right on top of getting sports betting off the ground, but neighboring NY/Pennsylvania are still dragging their feet.

10) Philip Evans started Wednesday’s game at 2B for the Mets; he broke his leg when a runner slid into him trying to break up a double play.

Jose Reyes took his place and homered from both sides of the plate, making him the first Met ever to homer from both sides of the plate in a game that he didn’t start.

9) Every now and then, I do my list of favorite movie scenes and one I’ve neglected to put on there is when Roy Hobbs hits the game-winning homer at the end of The Natural. Amazing music, with Hobbs rounding the bases and the lights from the fireworks reflecting off the glasses of manager Wilford Brimley.

Music is so cool that 35 years later, the Texas Rangers still play it every time one of their players hits a home run in one of their home games.

8) No idea what to make of it, but supposedly Patrick Mahomes is struggling badly early in Chiefs’ camp— he played one game last year, so he is still a rookie, and all rookies are suspect until they aren’t suspect anymore.

In case you’re wondering (I was), Chad Henne and Matt McGloin are the Chiefs’ backups. Not exactly Earl Morrall or Steve Young as a backup.

You have to remember, the last three years, Kansas City was +14/+16/+15 in turnovers; hard to replicate that with a rookie QB who is likely to make some mistakes. Play-it-safe QB Alex Smith works for the Redskins now.

7) Caesars Entertainment stock fell 14.8% Wednesday (it was down 24% at one point) as the gaming company revealed a cautious forecast for the upcoming quarter. Not good.

6) In case you need to borrow some money, Apple now has $243.7B in cash on hand, thats billion, with a B. They had $267.2B on hand in March; meanwhile, I’m going thru the couch cushions trying to get enough money to go to McDonald’s. Must be nice.

5) Hue Jackson is coach of the Cleveland Browns, the team HBO is focused on this summer as it films Hard Knocks. Coach Jackson’s mother and brother both died in the last two weeks— can’t imagine what that is like, trying to coach your team when you know another bad year will cost you your job- then two of your closest relatives die within two weeks of each other, all while cameras follow you all over training camp.

Jackson’s mom had been ill for a long time, but his brother passed away unexpectedly.

4) Because of rainouts, Braves are playing 42 days the next 42 days, with two doubleheaders and two days off in there.

3) Guy I know is a big Chicago Bears fan; he and his wife are headed to Canton today to see Brian Uhrlacher get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday night. Hope they have a great time.

Big weekend in that area, with the PGA Tour up the road in Akron.

2) Few years ago, no pro sports leagues would touch Las Vegas; then the Golden Knights took off on The Strip, the Raiders are a hot ticket with 2020 and a new domed stadium on the horizon and now the NBA is making noise about putting a team in America’s favorite city. Interesting.

1) I went grocery shopping today; no one asked me for a photo ID. Must’ve been an oversight on their part.

**Udog** · 08-03-2018, 08:28 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, August 3

Las Vegas @ Washington

Game 605-606
August 3, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
107.596
Washington
112.354
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4 1/2
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 6 1/2
168
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(+6 1/2); Under

Chicago @ Atlanta

Game 607-608
August 3, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
107.182
Atlanta
112.399
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 5
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 9
168 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+9); Under

Minnesota @ Seattle

Game 609-610
August 3, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
107.334
Seattle
115.926
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 8 1/2
171
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 5 1/2
162 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-5 1/2); Over

WNBA

Friday, August 3

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Trend Report
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Chicago Sky
Chicago is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chicago's last 17 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Chicago is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Atlanta's last 17 games when playing Chicago
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Atlanta is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Las Vegas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games
Las Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Las Vegas's last 13 games when playing Washington
Las Vegas is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
Las Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington's last 13 games when playing Las Vegas
Washington is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Las Vegas

Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Minnesota is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games at home
Seattle is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Seattle is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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**Udog** · 08-03-2018, 09:06 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Friday, August 3

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LAS VEGAS (12 - 14) at WASHINGTON (15 - 11) - 8/3/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LAS VEGAS is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) against Eastern conference opponents this season.
LAS VEGAS is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
LAS VEGAS is 42-27 ATS (+12.3 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 325-383 ATS (-96.3 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 62-87 ATS (-33.7 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 186-238 ATS (-75.8 Units) after a division game since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LAS VEGAS is 6-2 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-4 straight up against LAS VEGAS 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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CHICAGO (10 - 17) at ATLANTA (16 - 10) - 8/3/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
ATLANTA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
ATLANTA is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in August or September games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 16-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 6-4 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-4 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (15 - 11) at SEATTLE (20 - 7) - 8/3/2018, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-4 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-1 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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