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**Udog** · 12-13-2018, 08:52 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Looking at teams who allowed highest %age of 20+-yard plays on 1st down:

— Patriots have allowed 56 plays plays of 20+ yards; 37 on 1st down (66.1%)

— Chargers 32 of 52 plays (61.5%)

— Jets 42 of 71 plays (59.2%)

— Buccaneers 37 of 65 plays (56.9%)

— Steelers 30 of 55 plays (54.5%)

— Eagles 34 of 64 plays (53.1%)

— Lowest %age: Dallas 11 of 40 plays (27.5%)

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) If you were a college football player, which bowl would you NOT want to play in? There are a ton of bowls, 39 if I counted right. We’ll talk about this later on this month, but no way would I want to go somewhere cold, like Boise or the Bronx or Detroit. Bowl games should be warm; at least the game in Detroit is indoors.

Anyway, did you know players get swag bags at bowl games? Here are three of some of the best swag collections EVERY player gets at these games………

12) New Mexico Bowl North Texas vs. Utah State
— Oakley Jupiter Squared sunglasses
— Oakley 5 Speed backpack
— Bluetooth speaker
— water bottle
— beanie
— Montgomery pen
— Pacific Headwear trucker’s cap

11) Valero Alamo Bowl Iowa State vs. Washington State
— $425 Amazon gift card— Every kid gets $425, a good deal for the scrubs
— Fossil watch
— mini helmet
— team panoramic photo

10) AutoZone Liberty Bowl Missouri vs. Oklahoma State ¦
— Shopping trip to Memphis’ Bass Pro Shops
— Bose SoundLink micro Bluetooth speaker;
— Bulova watch
— Nike athletic shoes
— sport sandals
— backpack and sunglasses
— football

9) Minnesota QB coach Kevin Stefanski will take over as the new offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, after John DeFilippo was fired Tuesday. Here’s an idea; let your QB call his own damn plays— he makes $28M a year, I’m guessing he could do it.

8) We mentioned the other day how Mike MacIntyre got fired as the head coach at Colorado and is now the DC at Ole Miss. Turns out that MacIntyre will now be making over $1M more per year than he was at Colorado, and he’s not even the head coach.

7) I have the NBA Full Court package on DirecTV; I enjoy watching good basketball, but I read the stuff about the Chicago Bulls revolting against their new coach and not wanting to practice the day after a 56-point loss and it makes me want to cancel my subscription.

Not sure what the solution is, but the league has a problem on its hands.

6) The sport that loses the most in transition from in person to on TV is hockey. If you’ve never gone to a college or pro hockey game, you should— it is great fun. Watch the officials; they’re such great skaters.

5) I think Bob Uecker should’ve gotten an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Indians’ radio announcer Harry Doyle in the fine baseball movie Major League.

4) As recently as 1999, Vice-President Mike Pence was a radio talkshow host in Indiana. The guy’s head has to be spinning; his every move now is fodder for late-night comedians.

You have any idea how hard it is to just sit there with no emotion or no motion like he did in the Oval Office Tuesday? Someone on the Interweb compared him to the dead guy in Weekend at Bernie’s, and it didn’t seem like that big a stretch to agree with him.

3) Tampa Bay Rays’ plans for a new ballpark in Ybor City officially died this week when owner Stu Sternberg had a press conference at the Winter Meetings. Sounds like the Rays might be locked into the Trop now, until 2027- they could easily wind up in Montreal eventually.

2) The Heisman Trophy that Tim Brown won in 1987 sold for $435,763 at a public auction recently. Lot of money for a trophy.

1) Pretty cool that the Blue Jays will be paying Troy Tulowitzki $18.4M a year for the next two years, while he probably plays 2B for the A’s, who will be paying him the big league minimum. Now if he can only stay healthy…….

**Udog** · 12-13-2018, 08:59 AM

NCAAB
Dunkel

Thursday, December 13

Morehead State @ Samford

Game 601-602
December 13, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Morehead State
53.285
Samford
54.392
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Samford
by 1
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Samford
by 9
151 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Morehead State
(+9); Under

East Washington @ San Francisco

Game 603-604
December 13, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
East Washington
52.660
San Francisco
66.045
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 13 1/2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
by 18 1/2
139 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
East Washington
(+18 1/2); Over

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Thursday, December 13

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MOREHEAD ST (3 - 6) at SAMFORD (8 - 2) - 12/13/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAMFORD is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in all games this season.
SAMFORD is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in all lined games this season.
SAMFORD is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SAMFORD is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
SAMFORD is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.

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

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E WASHINGTON (1 - 6) at SAN FRANCISCO (8 - 1) - 12/13/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
E WASHINGTON is 39-63 ATS (-30.3 Units) in December games since 1997.
E WASHINGTON is 83-111 ATS (-39.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.
E WASHINGTON is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1997.
E WASHINGTON is 20-35 ATS (-18.5 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 96-132 ATS (-49.2 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 94-131 ATS (-50.1 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 25-42 ATS (-21.2 Units) versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=64 points/game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 against the spread versus E WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 straight up against E WASHINGTON 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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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, December 13

Morehead State is 1-6 vs D-I teams, with two non-D-I wins; Eagles are experience team #145 team (#13 in MC) that has played schedule #55- they’re eFG% is #318 on offense, #319 on defense, no bueno. Morehead starts two seniors and a junior; they were down 20 at the half in their last game, at Marshall. Samford is 8-2 vs schedule #343; Bulldogs are #232 experience team that is 5-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200, with all five wins by 13+ points. Samford’s two losses are both against top 100 teams, Ohio State/Belmont.

USF beat Eastern Washington 81-71 LY, after losing to the Eagles the three years before that. EWU is 1-6 vs schedule #31; Eagles are experience team #244 that subs a lot (bench minutes #43); their three top 100 losses are by 32-34-24 points. EW made 37.9% of their 3’s LY; they’re making 28.6% this year (#311), only 43.7% of their 2’s (#321), 60.9% of FT’s (#334) so they can’t shoot. San Francisco is 8-1 vs schedule #258, with only loss to Buffalo in Ireland. Dons are #72 experience team that is shooting 60.3% inside arc; they’re 3-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200, with wins by 34-32-19 points.

Odd note: Morehead State’s one D-I win and Eastern Washington’s only win are both against UMKC, which is 2-7 but won its last two games.

**Udog** · 12-13-2018, 09:00 AM

NCAAB

Thursday, December 13

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Trend Report
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Huntingdon College @ North Alabama
Huntingdon College
No trends to report
North Alabama
No trends to report

St. Edward's @ Rice
St. Edward's
No trends to report
Rice
Rice is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Edward's
Rice is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Edward's

Kennesaw State @ Gardner-Webb
Kennesaw State
No trends to report
Gardner-Webb
No trends to report

Northwestern Ohio @ Wright State
Northwestern Ohio
No trends to report
Wright State
Wright State is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home
Wright State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

Averett @ Longwood
Averett
No trends to report
Longwood
No trends to report

North Florida @ Florida International
North Florida
No trends to report
Florida International
Florida International is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Florida International is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Maryland-Eastern Shore @ Duquesne
Maryland-Eastern Shore
No trends to report
Duquesne
Duquesne is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Duquesne's last 13 games at home

Central Penn College @ Campbell
Central Penn College
No trends to report
Campbell
No trends to report

Boston University @ Dartmouth
Boston University
No trends to report
Dartmouth
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dartmouth's last 5 games
Dartmouth is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

Wisconsin-Milwaukee @ UMKC
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's last 8 games
UMKC
UMKC is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
UMKC is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games

Morehead State @ Samford
Morehead State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Morehead State's last 6 games when playing Samford
Morehead State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Samford
Samford is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Samford's last 6 games when playing Morehead State

North Carolina Central @ McNeese State
North Carolina Central
No trends to report
McNeese State
No trends to report

Savannah State @ Wisconsin
Savannah State
No trends to report
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wisconsin's last 5 games at home

New Orleans @ Tulsa
New Orleans
No trends to report
Tulsa
Tulsa is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Tulsa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Millsaps @ Jackson State
Millsaps
No trends to report
Jackson State
No trends to report

Eastern Washington @ San Francisco
Eastern Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Washington's last 5 games
Eastern Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Francisco
San Francisco is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
San Francisco is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

Mississippi Valley State @ Santa Clara
Mississippi Valley State
No trends to report
Santa Clara
Santa Clara is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Santa Clara is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games

Lamar @ Cal State-Bakersfield
Lamar
No trends to report
Cal State-Bakersfield
Cal State-Bakersfield is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Cal State-Bakersfield is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Westcliff @ Sacramento State
Westcliff
No trends to report
Sacramento State
Sacramento State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Sacramento State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

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