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**Udog** · 12-09-2018, 09:54 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top 6 picks for Week 14 of Westgate SuperBook NFL handicapping contest (3,123 entries)

1) Indianapolis Colts +5 (988)

2) Kansas City Chiefs -6.5 (797)

3) Los Angeles Rams -3 (791)

4) Buffalo Bills -3 (761)

5) New Jersey Giants -3.5 (711)

6) Chicago Bears +3 (694)

Season record: 40-35-3

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Sunday…..

13) I’m not sure this is a good idea; West Virginia QB Will Grier will sit out of the Mountaineers’ bowl game against Syracuse to prepare for April’s NFL Draft.

The starting QB skipping a bowl game? If I’m an NFL team that is looking for a QB, I’m more skeptical of Grier now than I was yesterday.

Remember Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday, when he is taking to his QB Jamie Foxx?

“You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”

By the way, West Virginia opened at -7 in that bowl game; they’re now -1.5 or -2.

12) Kyler Murray wins the Heisman Trophy; Oklahoma has consecutive Heisman winners. Lincoln Riley’s agent is a very happy man tonight.

11) Oregon freshman Lou King made his season debut for the Ducks Saturday; we’re trying to keep tabs on kids who are becoming eligible this month who will help their teams. King scored 11 points in 17:00 off the bench for Oregon Saturday.

10) Nebraska 94, Creighton 75— Cornhuskers end 7-game losing streak to their in-state rivals. Nebraska is 8-2 with a couple games left before Big 14 play resumes.

9) Upsets of the Day:
— Western Kentucky (+9.5) 78, Arkansas 77
— Eastern Illinois (+9.5) 74, Western Illinois 67
— Fordham (+7.5) 78, Rutgers 70
— Eastern Kentucky (+7) 76, Northern Kentucky 74
— Tulsa (+6.5) 47, Kansas State 46
— Seton Hall (+6) 84, Kentucky 83 OT

8) Seton Hall 84, Kentucky 83 OT— Kid on Kentucky hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to force OT; Seton Hall scored with 0:09 left in OT to win an exciting game in Madison Square Garden, where the Pirates play every March in the Big East tournament.

Kentucky is 7-2, losing its first/last game and beating mostly stiffs in between, the exception being their win over NC-Greensboro, and maybe their win over Southern Illinois.

7) UMass 78, Providence 77— This game was Friday night, and it was fun. Providence led 50-30 in first half, but the Minutemen came storming back and won it on a hoop with 0:10.7 left.

This is a big win for UMass, a horrific loss for Providence. Great fun to watch; both teams played with tremendous energy.

6) Cincinnati 62, Xavier 47— This is annually one of the hardest games to ref; very, very intense rivalry, where Cincinnati wears red and Xavier wears their blue uniforms every year, no matter where the game is played, kind of like USC-UCLA in football.

Noticed that Creighton-Nebraska do the red/blue uniform thing now, too.

5) Northwestern 75, DePaul 68— Blue Demons led by 15, then Northwestern went on a 25-0 runs and seized control of the game.

DePaul hasn’t had a winning season since 2007; its a Big East school located in Chicago- how are they always this bad? Seems like DePaul should be a good job.

4) Syracuse 72, Georgetown 71— Hoyas led by 13 at half; these teams played the last four years, but series is scheduled to end now, which is too bad. ACC is going to a 20-game conference schedule, so they’ll regress to playing more cupcakes out of conference. Too bad.

3) Some stats on bowl matchups:
— 7 of 10 Big X teams are in bowls; other three coaches got fired/“quit”
— Only one of the seven Big X teams is favored in their bowl.
— 10 ACC teams in bowls; seven are underdogs.
— Nine Big 14 teams in bowls; six are underdogs.
— 11 SEC teams in bowls; nine are favored.

2) UCLA 65, Notre Dame 62— Kris Wilkes hit a 3-pointer with 0:00.9 left to give the Bruins a win in a sloppy game where they blew an 11-point halftime lead.

1) Boston College-Texas A&M basketball game was cancelled because of mechanical issues with the Eagles’ charter plane, complicated by stormy weather in east Texas. The game was supposed to be the first of a home-and-home series.

A&M people didn’t sound too happy about BC not getting to College Station for the game; BC refused to travel and play on Saturday, the same day of the game.

**Udog** · 12-09-2018, 10:09 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, December 9

New Orleans @ Detroit

Game 501-502
December 9, 2018 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
121.123
Detroit
116.525
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 4 1/2
222
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 1
228
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(-1); Under

Milwaukee @ Toronto

Game 503-504
December 9, 2018 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
121.740
Toronto
122.876
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
234
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 5 1/2
229
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+5 1/2); Over

Utah @ San Antonio

Game 505-506
December 9, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
122.223
San Antonio
113.219
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 9
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 2 1/2
219
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-2 1/2); Under

Charlotte @ New York

Game 507-508
December 9, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
122.044
New York
106.530
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 15 1/2
229
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 5 1/2
224 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(-5 1/2); Over

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 9

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NEW ORLEANS (13 - 14) at DETROIT (13 - 10) - 12/9/2018, 3:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-2 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 3-1 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MILWAUKEE (16 - 8) at TORONTO (21 - 6) - 12/9/2018, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 47-28 ATS (+16.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 7-7 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 9-5 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (13 - 13) at SAN ANTONIO (12 - 14) - 12/9/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 1059-932 ATS (+33.8 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 34-20 ATS (+12.0 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in home games in December games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 347-287 ATS (+31.3 Units) in the first half of the season since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 90-61 ATS (+22.9 Units) in home games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 215-165 ATS (+33.5 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
UTAH is 100-69 ATS (+24.1 Units) on Sunday games since 1996.
UTAH is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 33-21 ATS (+9.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 4-4 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 6-3 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (12 - 13) at NEW YORK (8 - 18) - 12/9/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 11-29 ATS (-20.9 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) in home games in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 6-1 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 4-3 straight up against CHARLOTTE 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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NEW ORLEANS (13 - 14) at DETROIT (13 - 10) - 12/9/2018, 3:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-2 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 3-1 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MILWAUKEE (16 - 8) at TORONTO (21 - 6) - 12/9/2018, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 47-28 ATS (+16.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 7-7 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 9-5 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (13 - 13) at SAN ANTONIO (12 - 14) - 12/9/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 1059-932 ATS (+33.8 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 34-20 ATS (+12.0 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in home games in December games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 347-287 ATS (+31.3 Units) in the first half of the season since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 90-61 ATS (+22.9 Units) in home games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 215-165 ATS (+33.5 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
UTAH is 100-69 ATS (+24.1 Units) on Sunday games since 1996.
UTAH is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 33-21 ATS (+9.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 4-4 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 6-3 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (12 - 13) at NEW YORK (8 - 19) - 12/9/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 11-29 ATS (-20.9 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 32-16 ATS (+14.4 Units) in home games in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 6-1 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 4-3 straight up against CHARLOTTE 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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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 9

New Orleans lost seven of its last ten games; they lost five of their last six road games. Six of their last nine games stayed under. Pistons lost their last three games, by 27-23-6 points; they are 2-3 as HU. Four of their last five games stayed under. Pelicans won nine of last ten games with Detroit (7-3 vs spread); they covered four of their last five visits to the Motor City. Four of last six series games went over.

Milwaukee is 8-9 in its last 17 games; they’re 1-6 vs spread in last seven, 2-1 as AU. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Raptors won nine of their last 11 games; they’re 2-5 vs spread in last seven home games. Toronto’s last four games stayed under. Bucks won last two games with Toronto after losing previous five; Milwaukee covered four of its last five visits to Canada. Five of last six series games went over.

Utah beat the Spurs by 34 at home Tuesday; they won/covered five of last seven games, are 4-4 as AF. Under is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. San Antonio lost four of its last six games; they’re 8-4 SU at home this season. 10 of their last 11 games went over. Jazz won five of last six games with San Antonio; Utah is 2-2 vs spread in their last four visits to the Alamo. Eight of last nine series games went over.

Charlotte lost three of its last four games; they lost eight of last nine road games SU. Three of their last four games went over. New York lost five of its last six games; they’re 4-3 as HU. Three of their last four home games stayed under. Home side won last seven Hornet-Knick games; Charlotte is 1-5 vs spread in its last six visits to Manhattan. Seven of last eight series games went over.

NBA

Sunday, December 9

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Trend Report
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New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
New Orleans is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
New Orleans is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
New Orleans is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games on the road
New Orleans is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
New Orleans is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Detroit
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Orleans's last 13 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing New Orleans
Detroit is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games when playing at home against New Orleans

Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Milwaukee is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Milwaukee is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Milwaukee is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Toronto is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Utah Jazz
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 9 games when playing San Antonio
Utah is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Utah is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
San Antonio is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games at home
San Antonio is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games at home
San Antonio is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Utah
San Antonio is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 9 games when playing Utah
San Antonio is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Utah
San Antonio is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing at home against Utah

Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Charlotte is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Charlotte's last 8 games when playing New York
Charlotte is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
Charlotte is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Knicks
New York is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
New York is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games at home
New York is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 8 games when playing Charlotte
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Charlotte
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte

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**Udog** · 12-09-2018, 12:25 PM

Hoop Trends - Sunday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

The Jazz are 15-0 ATS (+11.97 ppg) as a road favorite off a home win when they are facing a team that is averaging less than 20 fouls per game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

The Bucks are 0-10 ATS (-12.15 ppg) as a road dog off a home game when their opponent is seeking same-season revenge for a road loss.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

The Bucks are 16-0 OU (+15.78 ppg) as a dog with less than two days rest off a double-digit loss when they are facing an opponent that is averaging more than 45 rebounds per game and it is before the All-Star break.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

The Pelicans are 0-14 OU (-12.18 ppg) on the road with rest off a home loss when they are facing an opponent that is averaging less than four blocks per game.

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