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**Udog** · 12-12-2018, 09:05 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

— Penn 78, Villanova 75— Villanova’s 25-game Big Five win streak ends.

— Colorado 78, New Mexico 75— Buffs were down 17, improve to 8-1.

— New Mexico gets 6-10 Kansas transfer Carlton Bragg eligible Sunday

— Spurs 111, Suns 86— Popovich moves into 4th place on all-time win list.

— Orioles hired Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde as their new manager.

— Texas Rangers hired former P Brandon McCarthy to help out in aspects of pitching development in the major and minor leagues.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Things you don’t see much; Dallas ran 93 plays Sunday, Philly only 48.

Cannot remember last time an NFL team ran 93 plays in a game. Cowboys had only done it once before EVER, running 94 plays in a 1978 win over Green Bay.

Does being on the field for 93 plays have a hangover effect this week, when the Eagles visit the Rams in Los Angeles?

12) Very few NFL games get butchered the way New England butchered their loss in Miami last week; Brady took a sack at the end of the first half when Patriots were out of timeouts and in the red zone, costing his team three points, a horrible mistake that was a lot like Russell Wilson’s INT at the end of the first half Monday night.

Then Miami scoring on a 69-yard desperation play to get the walk-off win; why is Gronkowski on the field for that play? Play started on the Miami 31; Tannehill ain’t throwing a Hail Mary pass 70+ yards. I’m guessing the Patriots’ flight home and defensive meetings Monday couldn’t have been very pleasant.

11) Minnesota Vikings fired OC John DeFilippo Tuesday, after the Vikings got whacked 21-7 by the Seahawks Monday night. Mike Zimmer has gone thru lot of QB’s/OC’s in his tenure as the Vikings’ coach.

10) Royals signed free agent OF Billy Hamilton, who runs really fast but as my dad often said, “He can’t steal first base.” When your on-base% is under .300, that not good.

9) More baseball dealings:
— Phillies gave Andrew McCutchen $16.7M a year for three years.
— Blue Jays released oft-injured SS Troy Tulowitzki, who is still owed $38M.
— White Sox acquired P Ivan Nova from Pittsburgh.

8) Steph Curry is going to host a PGA Tour event at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, CA, starting in the 2019-20 season. The tournament doesn’t have a sponsor yet; the golf course is going to get $3.6M in upgrades before then.

7) Memphis Grizzlies equipment assistant Brianè Miller was offered $100,000 for the sneakers LeBron James gave her over the weekend, but she says she has no interest in selling them.

6) ESPN released 11 Sunday night telecasts for 2019; what a surprise- five Red Sox games, four Bronx games, three Dodger games, zero Astros games. And they wonder why the sport isn’t as popular as it used to be? Houston is the 4th-biggest city in the country and they are one of the best teams— put their young stars on TV!!!!

This doesn’t even need to be stated, but A’s/Rays aren’t on the list. Both won 90+ games LY.

5) MLB Network is great this week, watching stuff from Winter Meetings every day, but then they put this guy Charlie Montoyo on Tuesday at 6pm, and I had no idea he was Toronto’s new manager. He worked for Kevin Cash in Tampa for four years, so thats a good thing these days, working with another successful manager.

4) So its 4am Monday night/Tuesday morning and I’m winding down getting ready for bed, then I hear trucks outside, and they start jackhammering the road across street from me, digging this big hole. Seven feet deep, 25-30 feet long. It is freakin’ 4am!!!!

So much for sleep……or water. Must’ve been a leak in the pipes.

Water came back on 11 hours later, the road looks like it is a war zone, kind of killed the day, though not having water to take a shower forced me to get some sleep. Feel bad for guys who are outside at 4am in 15-degree weather fixing plumbing.

3) City of Oakland is suing the Raiders, making it evident that this will be the Raiders’ last year playing home games in Oakland- they’re moving to Las Vegas in 2020.

2) Football coaches are nomads: Ole Miss hired former Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre as its new defensive coordinator, which will make their defense a lot better. Ole Miss will have two new coordinators next year; their OC is off to the same job at North Carolina.

Former Bowling Green coach Mike Jinks is the new running backs coach at USC; no offense to the fine folks at Bowling Green, but thats a promotion- RB coach at USC is a better job than HC at Bowling Green- what a storied history of RB’s the Trojans have had.

1) Former Tennessee football coach Butch Jones was hired this week by Maryland as an assistant to new head coach Mike Locksley; both guys were assistants at Alabama this season.

Colin Kaepernick should go be an assistant coach at Alabama; maybe he could get a job in the NFL then. Every other Saban assistant gets a new job fairly quickly.

**Udog** · 12-12-2018, 09:11 AM

NCAAB
Dunkel

Wednesday, December 12

Columbia @ Boston College

Game 701-702
December 12, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbia
45.701
Boston College
67.374
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston College
by 21 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston College
by 15 1/2
151 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston College
(-15 1/2); Under

Massachusetts @ Temple

Game 703-704
December 12, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Massachusetts
55.374
Temple
63.906
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Temple
by 8 1/2
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Temple
by 9
149 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Massachusetts
(+9); Under

LSU @ Houston

Game 705-706
December 12, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LSU
66.421
Houston
65.623
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LSU
by 1
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 6 1/2
136
Dunkel Pick:
LSU
(+6 1/2); Over

San Diego @ Oregon

Game 707-708
December 12, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
58.746
Oregon
65.296
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oregon
by 6 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oregon
by 10 1/2
142 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+10 1/2); Over

Chattanooga @ Georgia State

Game 709-710
December 12, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chattanooga
44.658
Georgia State
56.448
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgia State
by 12
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Georgia State
by 18 1/2
142
Dunkel Pick:
Chattanooga
(+18 1/2); Over

Murray State @ Southern Illinois

Game 711-712
December 12, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Murray State
59.105
Southern Illinois
59.207
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Murray State
Even
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Southern Illinois
by 3
135 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Murray State
(+3); Over

Jacksonville St @ Wichita State

Game 713-714
December 12, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Jacksonville St
45.024
Wichita State
59.555
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wichita State
by 14 1/2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wichita State
by 7
145 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Wichita State
(-7); Under

Portland St @ Brigham Young

Game 715-716
December 12, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland St
49.830
Brigham Young
61.547
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brigham Young
by 11 1/2
171
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Brigham Young
by 17
164
Dunkel Pick:
Portland St
(+17); Over

**Udog** · 12-12-2018, 09:11 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, December 12

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COLUMBIA (3 - 6) at BOSTON COLLEGE (6 - 2) - 12/12/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBIA is 115-86 ATS (+20.4 Units) in road games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 115-86 ATS (+20.4 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 57-37 ATS (+16.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON COLLEGE is 1-0 against the spread versus COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON COLLEGE is 1-0 straight up against COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MASSACHUSETTS (6 - 4) at TEMPLE (7 - 2) - 12/12/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MASSACHUSETTS is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MASSACHUSETTS is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) on Wednesday games over the last 2 seasons.
MASSACHUSETTS is 32-12 ATS (+18.8 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEMPLE is 1-0 against the spread versus MASSACHUSETTS over the last 3 seasons
MASSACHUSETTS is 1-0 straight up against TEMPLE over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LSU (7 - 2) at HOUSTON (8 - 0) - 12/12/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 30-15 ATS (+13.5 Units) in home games after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.
LSU is 95-69 ATS (+19.1 Units) after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LSU is 2-0 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
LSU is 2-0 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN DIEGO (8 - 2) at OREGON (5 - 3) - 12/12/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 178-141 ATS (+22.9 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
SAN DIEGO is 21-8 ATS (+12.2 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 21-8 ATS (+12.2 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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UT-CHATTANOOGA (5 - 5) at GEORGIA ST (6 - 3) - 12/12/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UT-CHATTANOOGA is 11-28 ATS (-19.8 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
UT-CHATTANOOGA is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
UT-CHATTANOOGA is 47-70 ATS (-30.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
GEORGIA ST is 1-0 against the spread versus UT-CHATTANOOGA over the last 3 seasons
GEORGIA ST is 1-0 straight up against UT-CHATTANOOGA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MURRAY ST (5 - 1) at S ILLINOIS (7 - 3) - 12/12/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MURRAY ST is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MURRAY ST is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MURRAY ST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
S ILLINOIS is 1-1 against the spread versus MURRAY ST over the last 3 seasons
S ILLINOIS is 1-1 straight up against MURRAY ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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JACKSONVILLE ST (5 - 3) at WICHITA ST (4 - 4) - 12/12/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WICHITA ST is 223-180 ATS (+25.0 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
JACKSONVILLE ST is 116-83 ATS (+24.7 Units) in road games since 1997.
JACKSONVILLE ST is 116-83 ATS (+24.7 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
JACKSONVILLE ST is 52-33 ATS (+15.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1997.
JACKSONVILLE ST is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) in road games after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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PORTLAND ST (5 - 3) at BYU (7 - 4) - 12/12/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BYU is 246-191 ATS (+35.9 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
BYU is 156-120 ATS (+24.0 Units) in all home games since 1997.
BYU is 156-120 ATS (+24.0 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
BYU is 43-22 ATS (+18.8 Units) in home games in December games since 1997.
BYU is 71-48 ATS (+18.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1997.
BYU is 69-47 ATS (+17.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1997.
PORTLAND ST is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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**Udog** · 12-12-2018, 09:12 AM

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, December 12

Boston College is 6-2 vs schedule #310; they’ve been off for eight days since 100-95 OT loss to Providence. Eagles outscored Columbia 18-2 on foul line in 81-66 home win over Columbia LY. BC is experience team #271 (#40 in MC) that is 3-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200, winning by 20-5-8 points. Columbia won its last two games after a 0-6 start vs D-I teams, and that is vs schedule #344; they lost 64-62 to #162 Colgate, only top 200 team they’ve played this season. Four of Columbia’s last five D-I games were decided by 3 or fewer points.

UMass won three of last four games with Temple, beating Owls 70-67 in last meeting two years ago; Minutemen lost their last seven trips to Temple, dating back to Owls’ days in A-14. UMass won its last game 79-78 at Providence; they were down 20 in first half. UMass is 6-4 vs schedule #308; three of their four losses were by 5 or fewer points (lost 110-87 to Nevada). Temple is 7-2 vs schedule #140 after 69-59 loss to Villanova last week; Owls are experience team #109 that is shooting only 29.9% on arc- they’re 6-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100.

LSU beat Houston last two years by 3-19 points; they beat Cougars 80-77 at home LY. LSU is 7-2 vs schedule #229; they’re experience team #330 that is 1-2 vs top 100 teams, with losses by 3-13 points- their only top 100 win was over NC-Greensboro. Houston is 8-0 vs schedule #335; they have three top 100 wins (BYU, Oregon, Oklahoma St). Cougars are experience team #133 that is playing 3rd-slowest tempo in country. Houston has #17 defensive eFG% in country- only one team has scored more than 62 points against them. This is LSU’s first true road game.

Oregon is 5-3 vs schedule #211; Ducks are 1-2 vs top 100 teams, beating Syracuse by 15, losing to Iowa by 8, Houston by 4- they don’t force lot of turnovers, but their defensive eFG% is #15 in nation. San Diego is 7-2 vs schedule #191; they’re experience team #4 that already beat Colorado of Pac-12 at home. Toreros are 2-2 vs top 100 teams, with win at local rival San Diego St and losses by 3 at Washington, 7 at Ole Miss. San Diego starts four seniors and a junior; Oregon is experience team #280 that starts two freshmen, two sophs.

Georgia State shot 74.4% inside arc, was up 33-15 at halftime in 71-48 win at Chattanooga LY. Panthers have been off for eight days since winning 83-80 at Alabama, rallying from 22 points down with 14:35 left. GSU is 6-3 vs schedule #43; they’re experience team #43 that is 6-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100- their worst loss in #109 Montana. Chattanooga won its last two games after a 1-5 start; they’re experience team #346 that has played schedule #347- they lost by 28 at Michigan, in their only top 200 game so far this season.

Murray State is 3-2 vs Southern Illinois the last five years, beating Salukis 81-73 at home in last meeting LY. Racers are are 4-1 vs schedule #272, with only loss by 6 at Alabama; Murray is #156 experience team that has #4 defensive eFG% in country- opponents are shooting 20.7% on arc against them, worst in country. Murray turns ball over 22% of time; they won their only road game by 22 at MTSU. SIU won its last five games after a 2-3 start, with win over Saint Louis; Salukis are experience team #12 that is turning ball over 21.9% of the time.

Wichita State is 4-4 vs schedule #77; they’re experience team #279 (MC #345) that is 2-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100. Shockers are forcing turnovers 21.5% of time; their eFG% is #274- they’re making only 31.5% of their 3’s. Jacksonville State is won its last four games after an 0-3 start; they’re #4 experience team in country that lost by 15 at Penn State in their only top 100 game. Gamecocks turn ball over 20.3% of time (#241); they make 30.9% of their 3’s- their only top 200 win was 83-78 over #187 North Florida, on a neutral floor.

BYU is 7-4 vs schedule #148 (#20 in MC); Cougars are experience team #244 that is 4-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200, with all four wins by 20+ points. BYU is playing tempo #23; that is 6-1 at home, with only loss by 14 to #36 Houston. Portland State is 2-3 vs schedule #144; they also have three non-D-I wins. Vikings beat WCC’s Portland in last game; they’re making only 18.7% of their 3’s, worst in country- their eFG% is 5th-worst in nation. PSU lost at Oregon by 27 in their only top 100 game, but that was in season opener over a month ago.

**Udog** · 12-12-2018, 09:16 AM

NCAAB

Wednesday, December 12

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Trend Report
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Carver Bible @ Troy
Carver Bible
No trends to report
Troy
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Troy's last 6 games
Troy is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home

LIU-Brooklyn @ Stony Brook
LIU-Brooklyn
No trends to report
Stony Brook
No trends to report

Hartford @ Bryant
Hartford
No trends to report
Bryant
No trends to report

Columbia @ Boston College
Columbia
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Columbia's last 10 games on the road
Columbia is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
Boston College
Boston College is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston College is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

Lipscomb @ Louisville
Lipscomb
No trends to report
Louisville
Louisville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Louisville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Norfolk State @ Rider
Norfolk State
No trends to report
Rider
Rider is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Rider's last 7 games at home

Chattanooga @ Georgia State
Chattanooga
Chattanooga is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Chattanooga is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Georgia State
Georgia State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Georgia State's last 7 games at home

Army @ Fairleigh Dickinson
Army
No trends to report
Fairleigh Dickinson
No trends to report

Indiana Northwest @ IUPUI
Indiana Northwest
No trends to report
IUPUI
The total has gone OVER in 6 of IUPUI's last 7 games
IUPUI is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Coppin State @ UNC Greensboro
Coppin State
No trends to report
UNC Greensboro
UNC Greensboro is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
UNC Greensboro is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

UMass @ Temple
UMass
The total has gone OVER in 9 of UMass's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 20 of UMass's last 23 games
Temple
Temple is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Temple is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against UMass

Northwestern State @ Texas Tech
Northwestern State
No trends to report
Texas Tech
Texas Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Texas Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

VMI @ Presbyterian
VMI
No trends to report
Presbyterian
No trends to report

Southeastern Louisiana @ Mississippi
Southeastern Louisiana
No trends to report
Mississippi
Mississippi is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Southeastern Louisiana
Mississippi is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games

Murray State @ Southern Illinois
Murray State
Murray State is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games
Murray State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Southern Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Chicago State @ DePaul
Chicago State
Chicago State is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games
Chicago State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
DePaul
DePaul is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
DePaul is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago State

Jacksonville State @ Wichita State
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Wichita State
Wichita State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Wichita State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Bellevue @ South Dakota
Bellevue
No trends to report
South Dakota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Dakota's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Dakota's last 5 games at home

Alabama State @ Boise State
Alabama State
No trends to report
Boise State
Boise State is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games at home
Boise State is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games

Portland State @ BYU
Portland State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland State's last 5 games on the road
Portland State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
BYU
BYU is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of BYU's last 5 games at home

LSU @ Houston
LSU
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LSU's last 5 games on the road
LSU is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Cal State-Dominguez Hills @ San Diego State
Cal State-Dominguez Hills
No trends to report
San Diego State
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego State's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego State's last 7 games

San Diego @ Oregon
San Diego
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
San Diego is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Oregon
Oregon is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
Oregon is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games at home

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