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**Udog** · 01-03-2021, 08:37 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

NFL leaders in rushing yardage:
1,777— Derrick Henry, TN
1,557— Dalvin Cook, Minn
1,070— James Robinson, Jax
1,062— Aaron Jones, GB
1,001— David Montgomery, Chi
976— Josh Jacobs, LV

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 349,625
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Kentucky 78, Mississippi State 73 2OT:
— Kid named Dontaie Allen scored 23 points off the bench for Kentucky, as they broke a 6-game losing skid.
— Thing is, in Kentucky’s first seven games, Allen had played a TOTAL of 19:00, scored 7 points. Good things happen to people who work hard and don’t complain.

12) Must’ve been a bad day for SEC refs; John Calipari, Eric Musselman both got tossed out of their games. Either that, or refs can just hear better in the mostly-empty gyms.

There were 73 free throws almost evenly divided in the Arkansas game; lot of whistles.

11) What does it say about a mid-major program when its head coach quits to become an assistant at a bigger school? When Musselman got tossed out of the Arkansas game, associate coach David Patrick took the reins.

Patrick had been head coach at Cal-Riverside; they had their first winning season in 11 years LY, but Patrick bolted to become an SEC assistant. Couple years ago, Doc Sadler quit at Southern Miss to be an assistant for Fred Hoiberg at Nebraska.

Maybe being a mid-major head coach ain’t all it is cracked up to be.

10) Marquette 64, Georgetown 60:
— Hoyas led this game 52-37 with 9:55 left to play.
— This is Patrick Ewing’s fourth year as Georgetown’s coach; he is now 20-42 in Big East games.

9) Colorado State 70, San Diego State 67— Aztecs led this game 33-7 with 8:57 left before halftime. Biggest comeback win in Mountain West history. Rams are 6-1, 3-0 in conference.

8) Oklahoma 75, West Virginia 71— Sooners were up 38-20 at halftime; Mountaineers tied game in second half- they made 14-24 3-pointers, but shot only 27.8% inside the arc.

7) There were lot of upsets Saturday:
— Morehead State (+13.5) 61, Murray State 56
— Oakland (+11) 81, Wright State 71
— Alabama (+10) 71, Tennessee 63
— Colorado State (+9) 70, San Diego State 67
— Oklahoma State (+8) 82, Texas Tech 77 OT
— Northern Colorado (+8) 64, Montana 62
— Wichita State (+7.5) 83, Ole Miss 79

6) Boise State 87, San Jose State 86:
— Thursday night, Boise hammered the Spartans 106-54, dropping San Jose to 1-5, but San Jose junior Jalen Dalcourt made his debut Saturday. Dalcourt scored 23 points in 24:00 off the bench, as this game went right down to the wire. It’ll probably be last time he doesn’t start.

5) Iowa 77, Rutgers 75:
— Rutgers will make the NCAAs this year for first time since 1991, but they better improve their free throw shooting if they want to advance. Scarlet Knights were 4-12 on the line in this game.

4) There is a freshman on Mississippi State who is 1-11 on the foul line this season; I’m 61 years old, have been holed up in my house here for the last ten months, but I’m pretty sure I could go to a playground today and, after a little warmup, make half my foul shots, and I’d be annoyed if I only made half of them.

If you go to college on a basketball scholarship, 1-11 ain’t getting it done.

3) Texas Longhorns fired football coach Tom Herman replaced him with Steve Sarkisian; Herman was 32-18 at Texas, 22-13 in Big X games, 4-0 in bowls, but it wasn’t enough. School ate $21M to terminate his contract.

Sarkisian knows Nick Saban and all, but he also went 46-35 as head coach at Washington/USC, 31-26 in conference games. No way is this an upgrade, it is change for the sake of change.

2) Dallas Cowboys’ offensive coordinator Kellen Moore turned down Boise State’s offer to become its new football coach; he’ll be staying with Dallas. Moore played QB at Boise State not that long ago; where do they turn now?

1) Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz is the scapegoat for the Eagles’ bad year; he is “taking next year off” while head coach Doug Pederson appears to be keeping his job. Always has to be someone’s fault. Eagles won the Super Bowl three years ago; people have a short memory.

**Udog** · 01-03-2021, 08:42 AM

557BOSTON -558 DETROIT
BOSTON is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) versus good pressure defensive teams - forcing >=16 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.

559WASHINGTON -560 BROOKLYN
WASHINGTON is 7-22 ATS (-17.2 Units) in road games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots in the last 3 seasons.

561LA LAKERS -562 MEMPHIS
LA LAKERS are 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) in road games after 2+ road games in the last 3 seasons.

563UTAH -564 SAN ANTONIO
UTAH is 425-361 ATS (27.9 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game since 1996.

565DENVER -566 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) after a game where they allowed a shooting pct. of 55% or higher in the last 3 seasons.

569DALLAS -570 CHICAGO
DALLAS are 75-55 ATS (14.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

571PORTLAND -572 GOLDEN STATE
GOLDEN STATE is 6-22 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games after allowing 105 points or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 01-03-2021, 08:44 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, January 3

**Udog** · 01-03-2021, 08:46 AM

NBA

Sunday, January 3

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Detroit
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Detroit's last 21 games at home

Washington @ Brooklyn
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games

LA Lakers @ Memphis
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers

Denver @ Minnesota
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Denver's last 8 games
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Denver

Utah @ San Antonio
Utah
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
San Antonio
San Antonio is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 9 games when playing at home against Utah

Dallas @ Chicago
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Dallas

LA Clippers @ Phoenix
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Phoenix
LA Clippers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Portland @ Golden State
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Portland's last 21 games on the road
Golden State
Golden State is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 01-03-2021, 09:29 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 3

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BOSTON (3 - 3) at DETROIT (1 - 4) - 1/3/2021, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 53-38 ATS (+11.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 31-18 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 28-41 ATS (-17.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 20-33 ATS (-16.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-3 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-3 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (1 - 5) at BROOKLYN (3 - 3) - 1/3/2021, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-41 ATS (-24.1 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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LA LAKERS (4 - 2) at MEMPHIS (2 - 3) - 1/3/2021, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 183-137 ATS (+32.3 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 4-3 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 4-3 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (3 - 2) at SAN ANTONIO (2 - 3) - 1/3/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 24-36 ATS (-15.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 1127-1000 ATS (+27.0 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 575-484 ATS (+42.6 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 100-67 ATS (+26.3 Units) in home games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 321-260 ATS (+35.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 4-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 4-3 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DENVER (1 - 4) at MINNESOTA (2 - 3) - 1/3/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 25-42 ATS (-21.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-37 ATS (-22.7 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 8-25 ATS (-19.5 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-22 ATS (-19.2 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-27 ATS (-18.7 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) after allowing 130 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-36 ATS (-21.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-4 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 8-0 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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LA CLIPPERS (4 - 2) at PHOENIX (5 - 1) - 1/3/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 71-48 ATS (+18.2 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 22-37 ATS (-18.7 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 22-39 ATS (-20.9 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 5-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 6-2 straight up against PHOENIX 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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DALLAS (2 - 3) at CHICAGO (2 - 4) - 1/3/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) against Central division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 189-149 ATS (+25.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
DALLAS is 75-55 ATS (+14.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 30-47 ATS (-21.7 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 143-192 ATS (-68.2 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 10-23 ATS (-15.3 Units) in home games after allowing 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

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

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PORTLAND (3 - 2) at GOLDEN STATE (2 - 3) - 1/3/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 75-96 ATS (-30.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 32-53 ATS (-26.3 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 24-39 ATS (-18.9 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 18-33 ATS (-18.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 27-47 ATS (-24.7 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 27-45 ATS (-22.5 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 6-5 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 7-5 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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