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**Udog** · 08-09-2018, 08:36 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Odds on more teams to win the 2019 college basketball title next April:

— Michigan State Spartans 15-1

— Tennessee Volunteers 20-1

— Auburn Michigan, Oregon 25-1

— UCLA Bruins, West Virginia Mountaineers 30-1

— Florida, Purdue, Texas Tech, Wichita State 40-1

— Cincinnati, Florida State, Miami, Ohio State 50-1

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) Made an appearance at Saratoga racetrack Wednesday with my cousins; I know very little about horse racing, but its a fun place to visit. Living 25 miles from the track, have been there dozens of times over the years, but horse racing is a very difficult game to beat.

My favorite horse? Mr Ed, the talking horse from an old TV show (look it up on YouTube).

12) Free advice on going to Saratoga; eat before you go, because the vendors at Saratoga are the biggest thieves in America. Seriously.

How much would you pay for a (decent) hot dog and a 20-ounce bottle of Coke?

How much would you pay for a salty pretzel and a bottle of water?

Try $13 for the hot dog/soda, and $12 for the pretzel/water.

$6 for a 20-ounce bottle of Coke?!?!?!?! $5 for a 20-ounce bottle of water???

To paraphrase John McEnroe, “You cannot be serious!!!!”

11) Big-time rule change in college basketball: All players who get invited to the NBA Combine but go undrafted will have the option to return to their former school.

This is a tremendous rule change, it gives kids the option of going back to school or going to the G-League. It’ll help college basketball and it has no real downside that I can see.

10) One rule change that didn’t happen was low-level staff members (like operations directors and video coordinators) being able to do on-court skill instruction.

Not sure why that isn’t allowed, but it still isn’t.

9) 13 football players at North Carolina will be suspended for selling team-issued Jordan sneakers given to them by the school. 10 of the 14 players will be suspended for four games.

Chazz Surratt was supposed to be the Tar Heels’ QB this season; he is done for four games, which is a major problem for North Carolina.

8) From CBS sports.com, also regarding sneakers:

“According to the NYPD and Homeland Security Investigations, five individuals in New York who smuggled several thousand pairs of fake Nike Air Jordan shoes into New York and New Jersey have been caught red-handed. The estimated total amount of the stock had the sneakers been authentic, per ABC News, is roughly $73 million.”

Each defendant in the case faces a maximum potential sentence of 20 years in prison.

7) This is my annual complaint that Little League games shouldn’t be on national TV; too much pressure on 11-13 year olds. Imagine being a kid who messes up in a game and his team loses and he has to live in that town the rest of his life? Or be shown on SportsCenter?

6) So there are cars wth push-button ignitions; I had no idea about this until a couple of years ago when I was in Las Vegas. Rented a car, which was parked in the parking garage— it is 110 degrees in the garage, and I can’t figure out how to start the damn car. Would’ve been funny, if I wasn’t the fool who couldn’t start the car. Luckily I figured it out before I sweated thru my clothes.

Not sure what the advantage of a keyless ignition is, but they’re advertising them on TV, so they must be a big deal.

5) Second time in three years on Hard Knocks for DC Browns’ Gregg Williams, who was with the Rams two years ago. Hope this season turns out better for him than that one did.

4) Indians 5, Twins 2— Francisco Lindor hit his 2nd career walk-off HR in this game; his 67 extra-base hits lead the majors this season.

3) Mets 8, Reds 0— Jacob deGrom’s first win since June 18 in Denver.

2) Kentucky is playing four exhibition games in the Bahamas this week and SEC Network or some ESPN channel is showing all of them.

1) The family of billionaire Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos should owe the state of Michigan $2.4M in taxes on her family yacht that is cruising the Great Lakes this summer- but the yacht is registered as a foreign vessel from the Cayman Islands, so they dodge the taxes everyone else pays.

Who knows, maybe that $2.4M could help fix the water pipes in Flint, MI? Go figure.

**Udog** · 08-09-2018, 08:40 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, August 9

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SEATTLE (23 - 7) at WASHINGTON (17 - 11) - 8/9/2018, 11:30 AM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 15-8 ATS (+6.2 Units) as a favorite this season.
SEATTLE is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
SEATTLE is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games against Eastern conference opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
SEATTLE is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
SEATTLE is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
SEATTLE is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more this season.
SEATTLE is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
SEATTLE is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.
SEATTLE is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
SEATTLE is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
WASHINGTON is 326-384 ATS (-96.4 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 12-22 ATS (-12.2 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 12-22 ATS (-12.2 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
WASHINGTON is 4-3 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 5-3 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOS ANGELES (18 - 11) at ATLANTA (19 - 10) - 8/9/2018, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 6-2 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-4 straight up against LOS ANGELES 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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MINNESOTA (16 - 13) at LAS VEGAS (12 - 16) - 8/9/2018, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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WNBA

Thursday, August 9

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Trend Report
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Seattle Storm
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Seattle is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Seattle's last 15 games on the road
Seattle is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Washington
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
Washington is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing Seattle
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games when playing at home against Seattle

Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 2-10-2 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Atlanta
Los Angeles is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Los Angeles is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Los Angeles is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Atlanta is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games
Atlanta is 13-3-2 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Los Angeles
Atlanta is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Atlanta is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 11 games
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
Minnesota is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Las Vegas
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Las Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games
Las Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Las Vegas's last 11 games at home
Las Vegas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Las Vegas is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Minnesota
Las Vegas is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games when playing Minnesota
Las Vegas is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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