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**Udog** · 08-20-2019, 08:11 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Most profitable college football teams vs spread, last 10 years:

— Stanford 81-50-3

— Temple 77-48

— Central Florida 75-53-1

— Duke 71-51-4

— Oklahoma State 75-55

— Louisiana Tech 73-54-1

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: 13 of my all-time favorite TV shows…….

13 of my favorite TV shows (in alphabetical order):
— Batman— When you’re six years old, and in the opening credits every week, they show “WHAP!!! POW!!! BIFF!!!” and your name is Biff, this quickly becomes a favorite show.

The villains were some pretty big stars back then (Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Milton Berle, Vincent Price, Liberace, Ethel Merman)

I haven’t seen much of the Batman movies that have been made over the years, but the TV show had some humor; one week there was a 3-foot Martian on the loose in Gotham City, and Robin blurts out “Holy interplanetary yardstick, Batman!!!” Good stuff.

— Billions— Showtime series about a hedge fund manager who pushes the boundaries of the law while his marriage falls apart. His arch-enemy is a prosecutor in NYC who is into S&M and his wife is his dominatrix— the wife is also the psychiatrist for the hedge fund manager’s company.

Small world. This show is really well-written- the next season will probably run after football season.

Trivia: Paul Giamatti plays the prosecutor; he is the son of former baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti. I suggested a cameo role for Pete Rose, but so far, that hasn’t happened.

— CSI— I spent a good chunk of my work career searching fingerprints and working for the NY State Division of Criminal Justice, so I enjoyed all the CSI shows, but especially the one set in Las Vegas— the actors seemed to have a chemistry working together.

One of my weirder ideas (a teacher friend of mine scoffed at this) is that CSI should be taught to all high school kids, so they realize how difficult it is to get away with crimes, so maybe there would be fewer crimes. What could it hurt?

— Green Acres— As a kid, I spent lot of hours watching Green Acres re-runs; my dad would walk into the room, say “Why the hell are you watching that?”, but within five minutes, he’d be sitting there laughing harder than me and would leave the room before my mother came in and saw the both of us laughing. She wasn’t a big fan of Hank Kimball or Arnold Ziffel.

— Law and Order— 20 years, 456 episodes, a great launching point for lot of acting careers, not to mention the spinoff shows that branched off this original show.

Take Billions; there are 32 actors who have appeared in 12+ episodes of Billons; 14 of those 32 actors appeared in at least one episode of Law and Order, and two others were in Law and Order SVU, and that doesn’t count Eric Bogosian, who was in Law and Order: Criminal Intent for 61 episodes, but was only in 10 episodes of Billions (so far).

— Magnum PI— I’ve never been to Hawai’i, but if I ever went, would like to visit Robin Masters’ estate; I’m told you can visit there, it is kind of a museum or something.

One of the best episodes was when Frank Sinatra played a retired New York City cop whose granddaughter was murdered— this was near the end of both the series and Sinatra’s career.

The overriding themes of the show were that great friends will do all kinds of stuff for each other, and if you’re really good looking and drive a Ferrari, women will like you ��

— M*A*S*H— Years later, after watching re-runs of this show on our local channel 10 and the Boston channel for hours at a time, it dawned on me that this was actually a very sad show, with humor/jokes masking the grotesque sadness of wartime Korea.

The McLean Stevenson episodes were the best; he was Colonel Henry Blake for the first 75 episodes, and a lot of them were classics, just funny as hell.

— Mr Ed— This show ran on network TV from 1961-66, so I never saw it until the re-runs came on at 4:30 weekdays on a local channel in the early 70’s. Mr Ed was a talking horse, but he only talked to Wilbur Post, an architect who worked at home but never actually seemed to work.

Mr Ed was a big Dodger fan; his favorite player was OF Willie Davis. In one episode, the horse takes batting practice against Sandy Koufax, and hits a ball off the wall at Dodger Stadium, with the bat held in his mouth. A fun show, not necessarily a realistic one.

— Odd Couple— As a kid, Oscar Madison was one of my heroes; a sportswriter who always spilled food on his clothes but was a good natured guy who somehow dated a doctor or one of the Pidgeon sisters.

To this day when I see my cousin’s husband, we recite lines from Odd Couple episodes; when they owned a greyhound racing dog , or appeared on Password (a game show), or when Oscar dated a princess from some obscure European country “You bought her a salty pretzel; oh, boy!!!” Great stuff.

— Ray Donovan— The most violent program on this list; just about everybody on this Showtime series that isn’t related to the Donovans eventually winds up dead.

Ray Donovan is a fixer for rich people, but he can’t fix his own family; his wife passes away from cancer, and the last time we saw him, he was still struggling with that.

Live Schreber plays Ray, Jon Voight plays his father (a genuine creep); they’ve had guest stars like Susan Sarandon, James Woods, Wendell Pierce, Hank Azaria. Alan Alda, C Thomas Howell.

Very good show but also very violent.

— Suits— This show is winding down its last season on USA Network; it is about a law firm that hired a young guy with a photographic memory who had one small problem— he is a college dropout who never went to law school, but he gets paid to take bar exams for other people.

The show had to change directions because one of the actresses (Meghan Markle) moved to England after she married Prince Harry in real life. Her character was married to Mike (the fraudulent lawyer) so they got written out of the last couple years of the show.

— West Wing— Martin Sheen plays the President in this show; his cabinet included Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer— great cast.

Actor Duke Hill was in both West Wing and Suits; Mary Louise Parker was in this and is also in Billions. Alan Alda was in this, Ray Donovan and of course, M*A*S*H

Jimmy Smits, Mary MacCormack, Tim Matheson, Gary Cole, just a ton of excellent actors.

In one episode, President Bartlet has to throw out the first pitch at an Orioles’ game, but he never played ball, so one of his aides has to teach him how to throw a baseball in a hallway in the White House, where an errant toss breaks an expensive vase.

— White Shadow— Ken Howard plays a washed-up NBA player who becomes a high school basketball coach in Los Angeles. Show only lasted three years, because well, high school kids graduate so they would’ve had to turn most of the cast over every other year.

The basketball scenes were really well-done; Gwyneth Paltrow’s father was the creator of the show. Lot of the issues they tackled in this show were issues that real high school in the inner city had to deal with. Ken Howard was great as Coach Reeves; he wasn’t some all-knowing guy; he had flaws but he fought for his kids and they respected him for it (most of the time).

**Udog** · 08-20-2019, 08:13 AM

WNBA Betting Recap - 8/13-8/19
Joe Williams

League Betting Notes (Tuesday, Aug. 13 through Monday, Aug. 19)

-- Favorites went 13-2 straight up (SU)
-- Favorites went 10-4-1 against the spread (ATS)
-- Home teams went 11-4 SU
-- Home teams went 9-5-1 ATS
-- The 'over' went 10-5

Season Totals To Date

-- Favorites are 105-54 straight up (SU)
-- Underdogs 82-72-5 against the spread (ATS)
-- Home teams are 99-60 SU
-- Road teams are 79-75-5 ATS
-- The 'under' is 82-75-2

Team Betting Notes

Atlanta (5-21 SU, 11-15 ATS) has now dropped 11 consecutive games dating back to their last win on July 12. Oddly enough, they had three wins in four tries from July 5-12, but are now easily the worst team in the WNBA. They’re still a respectable 3-3 ATS across the past six, including 3-1 ATS in the previous four road contests.

Chicago (15-11 SU, 17-8-1 ATS) has registered eight victories across the past 11 outings, and they’re 7-1 ATS across the past eight contests. In addition, the Sky are favorites of total bettors at the window, as the ‘over’ has connected in seven straight while going 9-1-1 across the past 11 outings.

Connecticut (19-8 SU, 11-16 ATS) carries a three-game winning streak into the new week, although they continue to struggle against the number. The Sun are just 1-4 ATS across the past five games, while going 2-7 ATS over the past nine. The Sun have also had issues on the road, going 2-9 ATS in the past 11 away from home.

Dallas (9-18 SU, 14-13 ATS) have performed a lot better both straight-up and against the spread lately, seemingly spurred on by that brawl in Phoenix on Aug. 10. The Wings have come alive with three wins in the past four, and they’re 3-1 ATS during the span. The ‘over’ is also 3-1 after a 5-0-2 ‘under’ run.

Indiana (9-17 SU, 11-14-1 ATS) have been fairly competitive in most games lately, going 3-2 SU/1-3-1 ATS over the past five. However, they were crushed by 39 points in D.C. by the Mystics in their most recent outing, and the ‘over’ has hit in four in a row.

Las Vegas (18-9 SU, 11-16 ATS) has their swagger back lately, especially on offense, dropping in 89 or more points in each of the past three. They also have C A’ja Wilson back from injury, and that’s bad for everyone else. The ‘over’ is a perfect 4-0 in the past four for the Aces, too.

Los Angeles (15-10 SU, 12-12-1 ATS) have dropped two in a row heading into the new week, both losses on the road in Chicago and Dallas. They have also failed to cover in each of the past three after a 4-0 ATS run. The ‘over’ has hit in five in a row for the Sparks, and they have 76 or more points in eight consecutive contests.

Minnesota (13-14 SU, 14-12-1 ATS) limp in on a two-game losing streak, and they have dropped three of the past four while going 1-3 ATS during the span. The only consistently for the Lynx, as far as bettors are concerned, is their 4-0 ‘over’ run. The over has also hit in six of the past seven, and five in a row away from home.

New York (8-18 SU, 9-16-1 ATS) continues to limp along, as their losing skid has reached eight straight games. They have also failed to cover in seven straight, so continue to fade the Liberty.

Phoenix (13-13 SU, 14-11-1 ATS) isn’t used to this role, as they’re just hanging on for dear life in the playoff picture. They have come alive with two straight wins while covering three in a row. Defense can be credited for the uptick, and the ‘under’ is a perfect 3-0 in the past three as a result.

Seattle (15-13 SU, 15-12-1 ATS) hasn’t performed terribly well straight up in recent weeks, going just 3-5 SU over the past eight. However, they have covered in four of the past five heading into the new week.

Washington (20-7 SU, 16-10-1 ATS) is the only team in the WNBA in the 20-win club, leading Connecticut by one game. The Mystics have won five in a row and they have covered four straight. Offense is no problem in D.C., and the ‘over’ is 7-1 across the past eight, and 12-3 over the previous 15.

**Udog** · 08-20-2019, 08:16 AM

WNBA

Tuesday, August 20

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Trend Report
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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Chicago is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta

Indiana Fever
Indiana is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Indiana is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Indiana is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games at home
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New York
Indiana is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against New York
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 2-8-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Indiana
New York is 2-4-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Indiana
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
New York is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana

Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games
Las Vegas is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Las Vegas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Las Vegas is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Phoenix
Las Vegas is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games when playing Phoenix
Las Vegas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Phoenix is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games on the road
Phoenix is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Las Vegas
Phoenix is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Las Vegas
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas

Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Los Angeles's last 15 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 15 games when playing Los Angeles
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles

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**Udog** · 08-20-2019, 09:02 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, August 20

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NEW YORK (8 - 18) at INDIANA (9 - 17) - 8/20/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 9-17 ATS (-9.7 Units) in all games this season.
NEW YORK is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in August or September games this season.
NEW YORK is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
NEW YORK is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW YORK is 56-36 ATS (+16.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
INDIANA is 23-36 ATS (-16.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 9-24 ATS (-17.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 6-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 5-3 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (15 - 11) at ATLANTA (5 - 21) - 8/20/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 22-8 ATS (+13.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
CHICAGO is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
CHICAGO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-4 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-3 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHOENIX (13 - 13) at LAS VEGAS (18 - 8) - 8/20/2019, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 38-26 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in August or September games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games on Tuesday since 1997.
LAS VEGAS is 53-81 ATS (-36.1 Units) in home games after scoring 75 points or more since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 5-3 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 7-1 straight up against LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (13 - 14) at LOS ANGELES (15 - 10) - 8/20/2019, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in home games in August or September games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest this season.
LOS ANGELES is 32-55 ATS (-28.5 Units) in home games on Tuesday since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 29-54 ATS (-30.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 151-195 ATS (-63.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 10-4 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 9-5 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 08-20-2019, 11:45 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, August 20

New York @ Indiana

Game 639-640
August 20, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
104.507
Indiana
105.553
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 1
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 5
159 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+5); Over

Chicago @ Atlanta

Game 641-642
August 20, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
102.700
Atlanta
106.077
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 3 1/2
174
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 5 1/2
161
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+5 1/2); Over

Phoenix @ Las Vegas

Game 643-644
August 20, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
104.184
Las Vegas
117.827
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 13 1/2
171
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Las Vegas
by 10
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(-10); Over

Minnesota @ Los Angeles

Game 645-646
August 20, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
107.089
Los Angeles
120.231
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 13
161
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 6
155 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-6); Over

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