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**Udog** · 01-09-2021, 08:26 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Conference records in bowl games this year:
5-0— Big X
2-0— MAC
4-1— Sun Belt
6-2— SEC
3-1— Big 14
2-1— Mountain West
1-5— AAC
0-2— PAC-12
0-6— ACC, C-USA

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Armadillo: Saturday's Den: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) Houston Texans’ QB Deshaun Watson offered input on potential GM candidates to the team’s owner, but the Texans neither considered nor consulted with those people, and now Watson is annoyed, which isn’t good when he has a 4-year, $156M contract.

Watson was justifiably unhappy when the Texans traded WR DeAndre Hopkins to Arizona; when the team’s owner says Watson will have input on hiring decisions, then he has to be listened to, even if you don’t agree with his choices. But he wasn’t listened to, and now the team has a big problem on their hands.

12) When the late Al Davis was running the Raiders and was looking to hire coaches, he would often interview coaches he had no intention of hiring, because he wanted to pick their brains.

11) Dallas Cowboys fired DC Mike Nolan Friday, so they’ll have their third defensive coordinator in three years next season.

10) Saw an amazing video the other day, of Steph Curry making 105 3-pointers in a row at a recent practice. Curry has made shooting cool, and has proven that you can really rich by being a great shooter, which has made basketball a lot more fun to watch.

9) Get well soon to Curry’s brother Seth, who plays for the 76ers and recently tested positive for COVID. 76ers finally got out of New York Friday night; they’ll only have six guys available for their next game, Saturday against Denver.

8) Xavier did something unusual Wednesday night; they beat St John’s 69-61, but were 0-12 on the arc. Not often does a team win when they go empty outside the arc. Xavier outscored the Red Storm 21-8 on foul line; Johnnies were only 8-15 on the charity stripe.

7) Stat that surprised the hell out of me: Indiana Hoosiers have now lost 18 games in a row at Wisconsin. Then again, Indiana has been above .500 in conference play in only three of the last 12 seasons. Still think they should hire Steve Alford as coach.

6) Purdue 55, Michigan State 54:
— Spartans lost despite leading 31-16 at halftime.
— Purdue won despite going 3-24 on the arc.
— Purdue outscored MSU 5-0 over the last 0:19.

5) Dayton 89, Davidson 78, OT— High quality game in the Atlantic 14. Flyers had been stunned in their last game, losing as an 11-point favorite at Fordham, so this is a good bounce back.

4) Green Bay 84, Oakland 81, OT— Green Bay started the season 0-9, but has now won its last two games, both in overtime.

3) Quinnipiac 84, Manhattan 79, 2OT— Jaspers led 60-49 with 6:25 left in this game, but let it get away. Teams combined to make 11-49 on the arc, a total brickfest.

2) As I type this, underdogs are 77-51 ATS in the NBA this season, with three games still going on Friday night. Thats 60.2%; not having crowds helps the road teams.

1) Last three years, in this round of the NFL playoffs, underdogs went 8-2-1 ATS; one game was a pick ‘em. This will be the first time #2 seeds don’t have a bye in this round.

**Udog** · 01-09-2021, 08:32 AM

563DENVER -564 PHILADELPHIA
DENVER is 33-14 ATS (17.6 Units) in road games versus excellent teams - shooting >=46% with a defense of <=43% since 1996.

565MIAMI -566 WASHINGTON
MIAMI is 2-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) in road games versus terrible defensive teams - allowing 110+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

567ATLANTA -568 CHARLOTTE
ATLANTA is 5-20 ATS (-17 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

569PHOENIX -570 INDIANA
INDIANA is 74-49 ATS (20.1 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents since 1996.

571SAN ANTONIO -572 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 6-23 ATS (-19.3 Units) after a division game in the last 3 seasons.

573CLEVELAND -574 MILWAUKEE
Mike Budenholzer is 28-8 ATS (19.2 Units) vs. division opponents (Coach of MILWAUKEE)

573CLEVELAND -574 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 28-8 ATS (19.2 Units) vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

575ORLANDO -576 DALLAS
ORLANDO is 13-4 ATS (8.6 Units) in road games after covering 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

577PORTLAND -578 SACRAMENTO
PORTLAND is 30-13 ATS (15.7 Units) after scoring 105 points or more 5 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 01-09-2021, 08:34 AM

NBA

Saturday, January 9

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Trend Report
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Denver @ Philadelphia
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Denver's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Atlanta @ Charlotte
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Charlotte
Charlotte is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games at home

Phoenix @ Indiana
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games on the road
Phoenix is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games
Indiana
Indiana is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix

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

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

San Antonio @ Minnesota
San Antonio
San Antonio is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games

Orlando @ Dallas
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Orlando

Portland @ Sacramento
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Portland is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing Sacramento
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Portland

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**Udog** · 01-09-2021, 09:27 AM

Hoop Trends for Saturday January 9
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Miami at Washington

-- The Heat are 11-0 ATS (11.09 ppg) coming off a loss in a home game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Antonio at Minnesota

-- The Timberwolves are 0-14 ATS (-6.50 ppg) as a home dog after they had at least 30% of their points from threes.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Portland at Sacramento

--The Kings are 11-0-1 OU (14.33 ppg) off a home game in which they had less than 15% of their points from free throws.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Antonio at Minnesota

--The Spurs are 0-14-2 OU (-13.41 ppg) as a road favorite with rest after a win in which they never trailed.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

**Udog** · 01-09-2021, 10:48 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, January 9

**Udog** · 01-09-2021, 10:52 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 9

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DENVER (3 - 5) at PHILADELPHIA (7 - 2) - 1/9/2021, 3:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-1 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 straight up against DENVER 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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MIAMI (3 - 4) at WASHINGTON (2 - 7) - 1/9/2021, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 88-61 ATS (+20.9 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
MIAMI is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.

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

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ATLANTA (4 - 4) at CHARLOTTE (4 - 5) - 1/9/2021, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 18-31 ATS (-16.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 32-20 ATS (+10.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-3 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 4-3 straight up against ATLANTA 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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PHOENIX (6 - 3) at INDIANA (6 - 2) - 1/9/2021, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 74-49 ATS (+20.1 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents since 1996.
INDIANA is 183-142 ATS (+26.8 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
PHOENIX is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 3-1 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 3-1 straight up against PHOENIX 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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SAN ANTONIO (4 - 4) at MINNESOTA (2 - 6) - 1/9/2021, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 1129-1001 ATS (+27.9 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 454-379 ATS (+37.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 26-44 ATS (-22.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 19-39 ATS (-23.9 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-30 ATS (-15.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 8-26 ATS (-20.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-23 ATS (-20.3 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 230 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 124-162 ATS (-54.2 Units) against Southwest division opponents since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-29 ATS (-19.9 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) after allowing 130 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-22 ATS (-15.2 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 19-38 ATS (-22.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 17-33 ATS (-19.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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CLEVELAND (5 - 4) at MILWAUKEE (5 - 4) - 1/9/2021, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 305-361 ATS (-92.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 103-82 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 51-33 ATS (+14.7 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 28-8 ATS (+19.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 29-12 ATS (+15.8 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 5-2 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 6-1 straight up against CLEVELAND 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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ORLANDO (6 - 3) at DALLAS (4 - 4) - 1/9/2021, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 41-23 ATS (+15.7 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 583-500 ATS (+33.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
DALLAS is 77-56 ATS (+15.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-1 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1 straight up against ORLANDO 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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PORTLAND (4 - 4) at SACRAMENTO (4 - 5) - 1/9/2021, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 35-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 4-3 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 4-3 straight up against SACRAMENTO 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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