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**Udog** · 01-25-2019, 08:40 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— Louisville 84, NC State 77— Cardinals are quietly 14-5, 5-1 in the ACC.

— Hofstra 85, James Madison 68— Kid on Hofstra nailed an 80-footer at the halftime buzzer.

— Washington 61. Oregon 56— Huskies have a 2-game lead in the Pac-12.

— Belmont 79, Murray State 66— First OVC loss for the Racers.

— Michigan State 82, Iowa 67— Spartans won/covered all nine Big 14 games.

— Arizona State 84, UCLA 73— ASU’s first win in Pauley since James Harden was a Sun Devil.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) Jets’ safety Jamal Adams was signing autographs at a Pro Bowl practice when he saw the New England Patriots’ mascot. Adams said “I’m fixing to go knock this mascot out!” and then ran over and decked the mascot with a flying tackle. It looked like a pre-planned stunt; it wasn’t.

Apparently the guy inside the mascot costume wound up in the hospital; a Patriots’ spokesman actually put out a statement that said the mascot is “sore”. The mascot himself posted something on social media that indicated the injury wasn’t too bad.

Oy.

12) Sign of the Times: USC signed a football recruit from Mater Dei HS on December 19, a wide receiver; the kid bolts high school early, enrolls in USC for the spring semester, but now that USC’s new OC Kliff Kingsbury jumped to the Arizona Cardinals, the kid has already decided to transfer. He’s supposed to still be in high school, for Pete’s sake, and he’s already transferred.

USC still hasn’t named a replacement for Kingsbury; Signing Day for college football is coming up in 12 days or so.

11) Brooklyn Nets G Spencer Dinwiddie has torn ligaments in his right thumb, is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. He was averaging 17.2 ppg, 5.0 assists per game for the 26-23 Nets, who lost Caris LaVert to a dislocated ankle in November.

Pacers’ star Victor Oladipo has a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee and will miss the rest of the season.

10) AJ Pollock signed a 4-year deal with the Dodgers for roughly $55M, giving LA another right-handed bat.

9) When Kyler Murray makes his decision between football and baseball, he better study the case of former Michigan QB Drew Henson, who picked baseball but washed out after six years, then went to the NFL, where he bounced around for a few more years.

Henson played in one more NFL game (9) than major league games (8).

If Murray is going to be a first-round pick in the NFL, he pretty much has to go that route, there is too much money on the table in football. Lamar Jackson was the last pick in the first round last April, and signed a four-year, $7.6M contract, which is $3M more than the bonus Murray would get from Oakland if he sticks with baseball.

8) It is January 25 and the Oakland A’s don’t have a radio deal for this coming season yet; they made the playoffs last year, you think this wouldn’t be hard to find. No bueno.

7) Upsets of the Night:
— Tex-Arlington (+9.5) 72, Georgia Southern 67
— Towson State (+9) 75, Northeastern 72
— UAB (+6.5) 52, North Texas 49
— Eastern Kentucky (+4.5) 88, Jacksonville State 70
— Belmont (+4.5) 79, Murray State 66

6) In 2017, there were 702 times a baseball player was put on the DL, another 737 in 2018, blamed in part on the new 10-day disabled list, which is why MLB may go back to a 15-day DL, to discourage teams from abusing the DL.

5) Panthers’ QB Cam Newton had his throwing shoulder scoped this week; no one is saying when Newton will be back throwing a football.

4) Wofford 107, Samford 106, OT— Kid on Wofford hit a 17-foot fadeaway at the buzzer for the win. Terriers are now 8-0 in the Southern Conference. Pretty sure I had the under in this game.

3) Wilt Chamberlain holds a lot of NBA records; one of the most impressive is that he once had 55 rebounds in a game, on November 24, 1960, against the Celtics.

2) Pretty good night for basketball fans in Los Angeles; the Lakers, UCLA and USC all played at home. So did Cal State-Fullerton. Lot of solid entertainment in Tinseltown.

1) ESPN came up with some old video Thursday from 2007, of a Kent State-Miami OH football game, where Kent’s QB was Julian Edelman, while Miami had a WR named Sean McVay.

In 2007, Rams were in first year of a 3-year stretch where they went 6-42; who would’ve thought that the guy who would eventually fix that mess was that WR at Miami? Life is funny sometimes.

**Udog** · 01-25-2019, 08:42 AM

Friday's Tip Sheet
David Schwab

The final Friday night of college basketball betting action in the month of January features a doubleheader of early starts with a nationally ranked team trying to win on the road.

The Big Ten’s No. 5 Michigan Wolverines face a stern road test against the Indiana Hoosiers, while the Mid-American Conference’s No. 14 Buffalo Bulls try and bounce back from their first conference loss of the season in a road game against Kent State.

No. 5 Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers (FOX Sports 1, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: Michigan -3 ½, Total 133

Betting Matchup

The Wolverines followed up their first straight-up loss of the year with a shaky 59-57 victory at home against Minnesota on Tuesday night as 12 ½-point favorites. Last Saturday’s 64-54 road loss to Wisconsin as 3 ½-point favorites stayed UNDER 126 points and the total also stayed UNDER Tuesday’s 137 ½-point closing line.

Michigan is 18-1 SU with a 7-1 record in Big Ten play. It has gone 9-10 against the spread overall while covering in five of eight conference games. The Wolverines remain one of the top defensive teams in the nation with a points-allowed average of 57.1.

Indiana will be looking to avenge a 74-63 loss to Michigan on Jan. 6 as a nine-point road underdog. This marked the start of a SU five-game skid while going 1-5 ATS in its last six games. The Hoosiers are coming off Tuesday’s 73-66 road loss to Northwestern as slight 1 ½-point underdogs.

In the first game against the Wolverines, Indiana fell behind by 15 points at the half and never closed the gap. Senior forward Juwan Morgan (16.5 PPG) scored 25 points and the Hoosiers’ leading scorer freshman guard Romeo Langford (17.6 PPG) added 17 points in the losing cause.

Betting Trends

-- The Wolverines have a 21-8-1 record ATS over their last 30 road games and they have covered in four of their last five games following a SU win. The total has gone OVER in their last four Friday games.

-- The Hoosiers are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games coming off a SU loss, but they have covered in 15 of their last 22 home games. The total has stayed UNDER in six of their last seven games played at home.

-- The underdog has covered in seven of the last 10 meetings with the total going OVER in seven of the last 10 meetings at Indiana.

No. 14 Buffalo Bulls at Kent State Golden Flashes (CBS Sports Network, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: Buffalo -10, Total 158 ½

Betting Matchup

The Bulls started catching national attention early in the season with quality wins against West Virginia and Syracuse closing as underdogs. Their SU five-game winning streak in the MAC came to an end on Tuesday night with a stunning 77-75 road loss to Northern Illinois as nine-point favorites.

Buffalo (17-2 SU) has failed to cover in its last three games as part of an overall record of 11-6-1 ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in four of its last six games. As part of a trio of players averaging at least 14 PPG, senior guard CJ Massinburg continues to lead the way with 18.1 point a game. He scored 23 points in Tuesday’s loss after posting 31 points in a win against Eastern Michigan on Jan. 18.

Kent State has been able to keep pace near the top of the MAC standings at 4-2 (SU and ATS) in its first six conference games. It is 15-4 SU overall following Tuesday’s 87-85 overtime victory against Toledo as a three-point home underdog.

The Golden Flashes improved to 10-7 ATS overall after covering the closing number in their last three games and the total has gone OVER in four of their first six conference games. Senior guard Jaylin Walker went off for 31 points against Northern Illinois last Saturday ahead of 36-point performance on Tuesday night that helped Kent State erase a 17-point deficit.

Betting Trends

-- The Bulls are 20-9-1 ATS in their last 30 games following a SU loss and they have covered in seven of their last 10 conference games. The total has stayed UNDER in four of their last five games against a SU winning team.

-- The Golden Flashes have gone just 2-5-2 ATS in their last nine Friday games, but they have covered in five of their last seven games against a SU winning team. The total has gone OVER in six of their last eight home games.

-- Kent State has covered in four of the last five meetings with the total staying UNDER in five of the last six matchups.

**Udog** · 01-25-2019, 08:42 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Friday, January 25

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MICHIGAN (18 - 1) at INDIANA (12 - 7) - 1/25/2019, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 34-23 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 34-23 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MICHIGAN is 4-0 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
MICHIGAN is 4-0 straight up against INDIANA 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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BUFFALO (17 - 2) at KENT ST (15 - 4) - 1/25/2019, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KENT ST is 123-93 ATS (+20.7 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
KENT ST is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
KENT ST is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KENT ST is 4-2 against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
KENT ST is 3-3 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROWN (12 - 5) at YALE (11 - 3) - 1/25/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
YALE is 92-62 ATS (+23.8 Units) on Friday nights since 1997.
YALE is 93-62 ATS (+24.8 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROWN is 3-2 against the spread versus YALE over the last 3 seasons
YALE is 4-1 straight up against BROWN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BUTLER (12 - 8) at CREIGHTON (11 - 8) - 1/25/2019, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUTLER is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CREIGHTON is 66-42 ATS (+19.8 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent since 1997.
CREIGHTON is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games after allowing 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CREIGHTON is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
CREIGHTON is 14-24 ATS (-12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CREIGHTON is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CREIGHTON is 3-2 against the spread versus BUTLER over the last 3 seasons
CREIGHTON is 3-2 straight up against BUTLER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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RIDER (10 - 7) at IONA (6 - 11) - 1/25/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RIDER is 113-83 ATS (+21.7 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
RIDER is 59-30 ATS (+26.0 Units) in road games in January games since 1997.
IONA is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in all games this season.
IONA is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in all lined games this season.
IONA is 67-96 ATS (-38.6 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
IONA is 59-86 ATS (-35.6 Units) in home games after a conference game since 1997.
IONA is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) after allowing 80 points or more this season.
IONA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
IONA is 3-2 against the spread versus RIDER over the last 3 seasons
IONA is 3-2 straight up against RIDER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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QUINNIPIAC (8 - 9) at MARIST (7 - 11) - 1/25/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
QUINNIPIAC is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
QUINNIPIAC is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
QUINNIPIAC is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

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

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**Udog** · 01-25-2019, 08:43 AM

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 25

Michigan raced out to 32-13 lead, waxed Indiana 74-63 at home Jan 6th; Wolverines turned ball over only three times. Michigan won last five series games, winning last two visits here, by 3-12 points. Michigan struggled last two games, losing at Wisconsin, beating Gophers by hoop; their big 14 road wins are by 2-10 points. Indiana lost its last five games- four of those were on road. Hoosiers are shooting 26.8% on arc in Big 14 tilts. Michigan is 3-7 in last 10 games as a Big 14 road favorite, 1-2 this year; Hoosiers are 18-26 in last 44 games as a home favorite, 0-3 this year.

Buffalo lost its first MAC game at Northern Illinois Tuesday; they’re 5-1 in MAC, 2-1 on road, winning by 16-9 points- they’re 7-2 in true road games, are forcing turnovers 22.3% of time in MAC games. Kent won its last three games; they’re 4-2 in MAC, winning last three home games, scoring 84.3 ppg in those games. Buffalo won nine of last 12 games with Kent, winning four of last five visits here; they lost 82-79 (-7) in Kent LY. Bulls are 4-6-1 in last 11 games as a road favorite, 1-2 this year; Kent is 4-3 in its last seven games as a home underdog, 1-0 this year.

Yale survived 20 turnovers (-6) in 70-67 win at Brown six days ago; Bulldogs won seven of last eight series games. Brown lost its last eight visits to New Haven. Bears won five of their last six games; they’re 0-2 vs top 100 teams, losing by 15 at Butler. Brown split its eight true road games this season. Yale won its last six games, is 10-3; all three of their losses are to top 100 teams, which Brown isn’t. Yale is #64 experience team in country. Brown is 18-12-2 in its last 32 games as an Ivy League road underdog; last four years, Yale is 11-14-1 as a home favorite.

Butler led 48-29 at half in their 84-69 home win over Creighton Jan 5th; home side is 8-3 in series games, with Bulldogs losing last three visits to Omaha, by 8-11-11 points. Bulldogs is 3-5 in its last eight games, losing three of last four road games, with lone win at DePaul. Bluejays lost four of last five games, losing last two home games while allowing 98 ppg- they won their last game at Georgetown. Bulldogs are 2-5 in last seven games as a road underdog (1-0 this year); Creighton is 13-11 in last 24 games as a home favorite, 0-1 this year.

Rider is 5-0 in MAAC after a 5-7 pre-conference mark; Broncs scored 89 ppg while winning all three of its MAAC road games. Rider is shooting 57.2% inside arc in MAAC. Iona is 4-2 in MAAC after a 2-9 pre-conference mark; they won all three of their conference home games. Rider-Iona split their last six meetings; Broncs lost six of their last seven visits to New Rochelle. Favorites covered four of last five series games. Rider is 6-2 in its last eight games as a MAAC road favorite, 2-0 this year; over last decade, Gaels are 0-2 as a MAAC home underdog.

Quinnipiac lost its last two games, is 3-3 in MAAC; this is their first road game in 20 games. Bobcats are turning ball over 23.8% of time in MAAC tilts. Marist lost six of its last eight games; they’re 1-2 in MAAC home games. Red Foxes lost their last seven games while allowing 65+ points. Home side is 8-2 in Quinnipiac-Marist MAAC games; Bobcats are 2-3 at Marist- underdogs are 3-1 vs spread in series games played here. Quinnipiac is 12-6-1 in last 19 games as a road underdog, 1-0 this year; Marist is 3-8 in its last 11 games as a home favorite, 1-2 this year.

**Udog** · 01-25-2019, 08:45 AM

NCAAB

Friday, January 25

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Trend Report
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Buffalo @ Kent State
Buffalo
Buffalo is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games
Buffalo is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kent State
Kent State
Kent State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kent State's last 6 games when playing Buffalo

Michigan @ Indiana
Michigan
Michigan is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Indiana is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Michigan

Brown @ Yale
Brown
Brown is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brown's last 7 games on the road
Yale
Yale is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brown
Yale is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Quinnipiac @ Marist
Quinnipiac
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Quinnipiac's last 5 games when playing on the road against Marist
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Quinnipiac's last 5 games on the road
Marist
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Marist's last 5 games when playing at home against Quinnipiac
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Marist's last 6 games

Rider @ Iona
Rider
Rider is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Rider's last 13 games on the road
Iona
Iona is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Rider
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Iona's last 9 games

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

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**Udog** · 01-25-2019, 09:53 AM

NCAAB
Dunkel

Friday, January 25

Michigan @ Indiana

Game 851-852
January 25, 2019 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Michigan
70.529
Indiana
61.011
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Michigan
by 9 1/2
131
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Michigan
by 3 1/2
134 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Michigan
(-3 1/2); Under

Buffalo @ Kent State

Game 853-854
January 25, 2019 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
73.242
Kent State
59.891
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 13 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
by 8 1/2
162
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(-8 1/2); Under

Quinnipiac @ Marist

Game 861-862
January 25, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Quinnipiac
46.185
Marist
44.557
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Quinnipiac
by 1 1/2
139
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Marist
by 3
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Quinnipiac
(+3); Over

Rider @ Iona

Game 859-860
January 25, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Rider
48.600
Iona
50..189
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Iona
by 1 1/2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Rider
by 2 1/2
172
Dunkel Pick:
Iona
(+2 1/2); Under

Brown @ Yale

Game 855-856
January 25, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brown
47.004
Yale
52.181
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Yale
by 5
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Yale
by 7
149 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brown
(+7); Over

Butler @ Creighton

Game 857-858
January 25, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Butler
67.243
Creighton
63.934
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Butler
by 3 1/2
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Creighton
by 2
153
Dunkel Pick:
Butler
(+2); Over

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