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**Udog** · 06-07-2019, 09:01 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

College football spreads for games on Nov 29-30:

— Texas Tech @ Texas (-10)

— Washington State @ Washington (-9)

— Notre Dame (-5.5) @ Stanford

— Ohio State @ Michigan (-3.5)

— Florida State @ Florida (-14)

— Texas A&M @ LSU (-7.5)

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

13) The person who shoved Toronto Raptors’ G Kyle Lowry, then cursed at him at Wednesday’s NBA Finals game in Oakland wasn’t just any fan; it was Mark Stevens, who is a minority owner of the Warriors. Stevens was tossed from the game Wednesday, and won’t be at any of the games the rest of the series.

Not only that, but Stevens got fined $500K and was banned from the NBA for a year.

12) Atlanta Braves signed P Dallas Keuchel to a one-year deal worth $13M, which probably leaves Bronx and the Phillies as main trade partners with the Giants for Madison Bumgarner.

11) Eagles signed QB Carson Wentz to a 4-year, $128M contract that could escalate to $144M; $107M of it is guaranteed. Funny thing is that Eagles won Super Bowl two years ago, without Wentz, but Nick Foles is in Jacksonville now, so Wentz has to stay healthy now.

10) 1,200 kids just got taken in the baseball draft; 172 from California, 129 from Florida, 113 from Texas, so 34.5% of players taken were from those three states.

9) Kenyon Martin Jr., son of the former NBA player, is skipping playing basketball at Vanderbilt to try professional ball overseas. Martin is a 6-6 forward; he is the second prospect in two weeks to pass up college ball to play overseas for money.

8) College basketball is moving the 3-point line distance from 20 feet, 9 inches to the international basketball distance of 22-1 3/4; they did this in the NIT the last two years- under went 64-60 in those games.

Last year, 38.7% of shots taken were 3’s; will this result in less 3’s being tried?

This season, they will also reset the shot clock to 20 seconds (instead of a full 30) after an offensive rebound, which will result in more possessions, which helps the over.

7) Blues 2, Bruins 1— Back in January, a guy named Scott Berry bet $400 on the Blues to win the Stanley Cup, when they were 250-1 to win the championship. Now St Louis is one win away from winning its first Stanley Cup title. Berry would bank $100,000 if that happens.

6) Former Steelers’ backup QB Landry Jones may surface next in XFL tryouts; one thing the AAF didn’t have was high-quality QB’s.

5) For what it is worth, ESPN’s new gambling show Daily Wager is not allowed to use NFL team names or logos, but they use names/logos for all the other sports.

4) Brooklyn Nets traded Allen Crabbe, the #17 pick and a protected first in 2020 to the Atlanta Hawks for Taurean Prince and a 2021 second-round pick.

Nets clear $18M in additional salary cap space for July, which gives Brooklyn $46M in salary cap space to sign a max free agent.

Hawks now have three picks (#’s 8, 10 and 17) in this month’s draft.

3) Rockies, Dodgers, Pirates are tied for major league lead, with 13 home-grown players each on their 25-man rosters. Houston leads MLB with 22 players on their 40-man roster.

2) News item: Two female acquaintances vanished with more than half a million dollars in jewelry from Jets’ RB Le’Veon Bell’s Florida home.

Lot of ways to go with this one; not every day someone has two “girlfriends” over to the house. Fact that Bell left to go to the gym and left the ladies in the house seem to indicate that they aren’t escorts; if they are escorts, then Bell is a nominee for immediate induction into the Imbecile Hall of Fame.

1) When MLB puts in the 3-batter minimum rule for relief pitchers in the near future, I’ll be glad that I’ll never have to watch some of these cruddy lefty relievers who are in the majors for one reason only— supposedly they can get lefties out.

**Udog** · 06-07-2019, 09:04 AM

WNBA

Friday, June 7

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Trend Report
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Dallas Wings
Dallas is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games
Dallas is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Dallas is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Indiana
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Dallas is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 7-17 ATS in its last 24 games
Indiana is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Indiana is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Dallas
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Dallas
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
Indiana is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas

Washington Mystics
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Washington is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing New York
Washington is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New York is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 8 games when playing Washington
New York is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
New York is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

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**Udog** · 06-07-2019, 11:27 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, June 7

Dallas @ Indiana

Game 645-646
June 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
105.563
Indiana
104.385
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 5
157
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+5); Under

Washington @ New York

Game 647-648
June 7, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
109.874
New York
103.673
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 6 1/2
170
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 9 1/2
164 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+9 1/2); Over

WNBA
Long Sheet

Friday, June 7

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DALLAS (0 - 2) at INDIANA (2 - 1) - 6/7/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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WASHINGTON (2 - 1) at NEW YORK (0 - 3) - 6/7/2019, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-3 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-2 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 06-07-2019, 01:35 PM

Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever (-4.5, 155.5)

The Fever have been the best Over plays in the WNBA to start the season, topping the total in all three of their games so far in 2019. Granted, playing the New York Liberty and their dismal defense twice has helped that cause.

Indiana runs into another league bottom feeder when it hosts the winless Dallas Wings Friday. The Wings are 0-2 out of the gate and while their offense ranks among the worst in the WNBA, they’ve hung their hat on defense, allowing just 73 points against in those contests – on par with their defensive efforts in the preseason.

The Fever, which are scoring 83.3 points per game to start the schedule (second in the league), are more focused on defense to start the season. Indiana allowed only 63 points against per contest through three exhibition games and have held opponents to just 40 percent shooting in their first three regular season outings.

"Top of mind is to continue on the defensive end of the floor," head coach Pokey Chatman told the IndyStar.com. "Early in the season, everyone is trying to figure things out offensively. ... It's really about us and sticking to that defensive message of being a dirt-work, blue collar team."

On top of that defensive focus for both teams, neither squad is much of a threat from beyond the arc. The Fever and Wings rank 11th and 12th (the WNBA only has a dozen teams) in 3-pointers made and are also at the bottom of the league in 3-pointers attempted.

PREDICTION: Under 155.5

Washington Mystics at New York Liberty (+9.5, 164.5)

The Mystics have enjoyed the friendly confines of the brand-new Entertainment and Sports Arena, putting up scores of 96 and 103 points in their last two home stands, but take that high-scoring show on the road to White Plains, New York Friday.

Washington is the WNBA’s top offense, even after a shaky season opener in Connecticut in which the team shot just 37 percent from the field and went 3 for 21 from 3-point range. However, the Mystics were missing All-Star Elena Delle Donne, Aerial Powers and rookie Kiara Leslie in that debut.

Delle Donne and Powers are both back in the lineup and fueling Washington’s scoring attack, which had five players in double figures in an 18-point win over Chicago. The Mystics will be without reserves Emma Meesseman and Kim Mestdagh for Friday’s game (playing in Women’s EuroBasket 2019) but that depth and New York’s poor defense will keep the scorekeepers busy.

The Liberty are 10th in points allowed in the WNBA to start the season and are coming off a bad loss to the L.A. Sparks Tuesday – a game in which everything was lining up for a N.Y. victory. The Sparks were on the road, down to 10 active players, missing key scorers, and playing an 11 a.m. ET tipoff (8 a.m. PT back in California). However, the Liberty leaked 42 points in the second half and lost by five, dropping them to 0-3 and 0-2-1 ATS. They’ll struggle against the deep offensive attack of Washington tonight.

PREDICTION: Washington -9.5

Thursday’s picks: 2-0
Season to date: 9-4

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