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**Udog** · 08-10-2018, 08:47 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— Cleveland Indians are 27-8 vs division rivals Royals-Tigers-White Sox; they’re 37-42 vs everyone else.

— Memo to NFL officials: don’t call taunting penalties!!!!

— Browns went 4-0 in preseason LY, then went 0-16 in games that count.

— Why do the Browns’ jerseys say “Cleveland” on them? They look like damn high school jerseys.

— For next four weeks, daytime TV consists on re-runs of NFL preseason games. This is good.

— There was a delay in the White Sox game Wednesday night because a moth flew into the ear of home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman, and it needed to be removed.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: NFL games with interesting subplots:

Week 1: Falcons @ Eagles: Philly beat Atlanta 15-10 in playoffs LY, went on to win their first Super Bowl title, with their backup QB playing- now Carson Wentz is back under center. Falcons lost Super Bowl two years ago. Matt Ryan is from Philly.

Week 2: Dolphins @ Jets: If I owned the Dolphins, would damn sure want to know how the hell we’re 1-6 in our last seven games against the Jets? Miami lost last three visits to the Swamp, by 38-20/34-13/20-6 scores. Will Sam Darnold be the Jets’ QB by then?

Giants @ Cowboys: Big Blue visited Dallas in Week 1 four of the last five years; they have to wait until Week 2 this year. This matchup must get consistently high TV ratings, but an NFC East squad won the Super Bowl last year, and it wasn’t either one of these teams.

Week 3: Titans @ Jaguars: Jacksonville made playoffs LY for first time in 10 years, but they got swept by the Titans, 37-16/15-10. Jaguars were +10 in turnovers last year, but were -5 vs Tennessee- they scored only two offensive TD’s in 26 drives against the Titans.

Patriots @ Lions: Matt Patricia is the Lions’ new coach; he’s come a long way from his days as a college student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), located in Troy, NY, just over the river from Armadillo World HQ. This matchup vs Brady/Belichick is the NBC Sunday night game.

Week 4: Chiefs @ Broncos: Kansas City is starting Patrick Mahomes at QB; he is basically a rookie- his only start was a 27-24 win here LY. Four of the Chiefs’ first six games this year are on road, at Chargers, Steelers, Broncos, Patriots. Tough start for a young QB.

Week 6: 49ers @ Packers: Same thing for the 49ers; four of their first six games are on the road, at Vikings, Chiefs, Chargers, Packers. Was 49ers’ strong finish LY a sign of future promise, or were they merely passing tired horses? By time this game is over, we may know.

Week 7: Chargers @ Browns: Cleveland is 1-31 the last two years; they beat Chargers 20-17 here in Week 16 of 2016 for the only win, then lost to them 19-10 (+14) in Carson LY. Chargers are on their way to London after this game, for a 6:30am PST game with the Titans in Week 8.

Week 8: Saints @ Vikings: I’m guessing New Orleans has this game circled on their calendar, after their defensive meltdown at the end of last year’s 29-24 playoff loss on this field.

Week 9: Raiders @ 49ers: “I could fly to LA for a haircut faster than I could drive to Santa Clara” Mark Davis is moving his team to Las Vegas because he didn’t want to share this stadium with the 49ers. Well, he has to drive to Santa Clara for this Thursday night game.

Week 12: Six NFC teams are playing on Thanksgiving: Bears-Lions, Redskins-Cowboys and Falcons-Saints. Smart to have divisional games on Thursdays, with less prep time.

Jaguars @ Bills: Last year’s unlikely playoff game: Jaguars 10, Bills 3. Buffalo made playoffs for first time in 19 years, then sent their QB packing. Interesting decision; was it smart? Visiting Buffalo on Thanksgiving weekend means cold weather will probably be a factor.

Week 13: 49ers @ Seahawks: Richard Sherman’s return to Seattle is a Sunday night game.

**Udog** · 08-10-2018, 08:55 AM

WNBA

Friday, August 10

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Trend Report
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Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 7 games on the road
Connecticut is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Connecticut is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Connecticut's last 12 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Chicago is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games at home
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chicago's last 12 games when playing at home against Connecticut

Indiana Fever
Indiana is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games
Indiana is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 3-18 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Indiana's last 13 games on the road
Indiana is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Indiana is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games at home
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing Indiana
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing at home against Indiana

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**Udog** · 08-10-2018, 11:01 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Friday, August 10

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CONNECTICUT (17 - 12) at CHICAGO (10 - 19) - 8/10/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 37-58 ATS (-26.8 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.
CHICAGO is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.

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

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INDIANA (5 - 24) at PHOENIX (16 - 14) - 8/10/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 10-18 ATS (-9.8 Units) in all games this season.
INDIANA is 3-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
INDIANA is 20-31 ATS (-14.1 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 3-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
INDIANA is 6-13 ATS (-8.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.
INDIANA is 6-13 ATS (-8.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
PHOENIX is 0-9 ATS (-9.9 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 6-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-3 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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