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**Udog** · 08-09-2020, 09:47 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Odds to make the NFL playoffs this fall:
— Cowboys yes -260, no +220
— Broncos yes +170, no -190
— Lions yes +270, no -330
— Packers yes -130, no +110
— Texans yes +175, no -200
— Colts yes -200, no +175

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 162,038
Please wear a mask when you go out.

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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..

13) Mavericks 136, Bucks 132 OT— NBA games down in Orlando have been better than most people thought they would be, highly competitive games, solid entertainment.

Dallas bench outscored Milwaukee’s 37-22; Luka Doncic scored 36 for Dallas, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 for the Bucks.

12) Cubs-Cardinals was supposed to be the Sunday night ESPN game tonight, but since that series was cancelled, MLB moved Indians-White Sox into that primetime slot.

11) The new extra innings rule they’re using this season puts a lot of pressure on hitters to deliver in the clutch, you can just sense it watching the games. Sacrifice bunting is a bad play, I think; you can’t make an out on purpose in that situation. My idea is that hitting the ball to the right side to get the runner to third base has a much higher upside.

10) Major league rosters dropped from 30 guys to 28 on Thursday, which is where they’ll stay for the rest of the season. Originally they were going to go down to 26 players on August 20, but that’s not going to happen.

9) 76ers’ guard Ben Simmons is having knee surgery after he dislocated his kneecap earlier this week. Big loss for Philadelphia; he is a great passer.

8) Cleveland Indians had a great draft in 2016; Shane Bieber, Aaron Civale and Zach Plesac, all solid members of their starting rotation now.

7) Mid-American Conference cancelled football for this fall, an ominous sign for the future of college football this fall. Once the big-money schools cancelled their non-conference games, that meant a lot of big paydays for MAC teams went down the drain, so it became fiscally irresponsible to play this season.

As former Giants’ GM George Young said a long time ago, “When you’re wondering what its about, remember, its always about the money”

6) Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich had a weird game the other night; he walked four times and had an inside-the-park home run. I’m guessing not too many guys have done that in the same game.

5) Veteran OF Nick Markakis hit a walk-off for the Braves in his first game back for Atlanta, after originally opting out of this season.

4) If you’re on Twitter, you should follow former NBA player Rex Chapman; he comes up with some of the best videos out there and it is uplifting, funny stuff.

3) Weird how the Miami Marlins have won two World Series, but have never won a division title. Marlins’ schedule is now heavily backloaded; they’re scheduled to play four twinbills in a 10-day span in September, to make up all the games they’ve missed.

2) A strange baseball streak ended this week, when the Bronx Bombers lost 5-4 in Philly Thursday. It ended New York’s 10-game winning streak when Will Little was umpiring home plate in one of their games.

Jed Lowrie has been in the major leagues for 13 years; the only game he was ever thrown out of was an Oakland-Bronx game a few years ago when Little worked his magic behind the plate on a Saturday afternoon.

1) Funny thing, when I had my cataract surgery Tuesday, they ask you the same questions several times. One of the questions they asked was “How is your blood pressure?”

The 3rd or 4th time they asked me Tuesday, I finally smiled and said that my blood pressure is fine, unless the A’s or Rams are losing. The nurse gave me an odd look ��

**Udog** · 08-09-2020, 09:50 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, August 9

Minnesota @ Los Angeles

Game 647-648
August 9, 2020 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
108.432
Los Angeles
115.946
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 7 1/2
161
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
By 5 1/2
160
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-5 1/2); Over

Las Vegas @ New York

Game 643-644
August 9, 2020 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
119.700
New York
95.221
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 24 1/2
175
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Las Vegas
By 11 1/2
160
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(-11 1/2); Over

Washington @ Indiana

Game 645-646
August 9, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
109.582
Indiana
113.018
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 3 1/2
165
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
By 4 1/2
168
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+4 1/2); Under

WNBA

Sunday, August 9

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Trend Report
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Las Vegas @ New York
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 6 games when playing New York
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing at home against Las Vegas

Washington @ Indiana
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 9 games when playing Washington

Minnesota @ Los Angeles
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

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**Udog** · 08-09-2020, 10:14 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, August 9

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LAS VEGAS (4 - 2) vs. NEW YORK (1 - 5) - 8/9/2020, 5:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LAS VEGAS is 4-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
LAS VEGAS is 5-1 straight up against NEW YORK 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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WASHINGTON (3 - 3) vs. INDIANA (2 - 4) - 8/9/2020, 7:00 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 INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-0 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (5 - 1) vs. LOS ANGELES (3 - 3) - 8/9/2020, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 7-1 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-1 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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