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**Udog** · 01-13-2021, 09:44 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds to win the golf tournament in Hawai’i this week:
12-1— Simpson
14-1— Morikawa, English
16-1— Berger
18-1— Im
20-1— Matsuyama, Niemann
25-1— C. Smith

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 379,283
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Two lists today: re-running my favorite Batman villains

My 13 favorite Batman (TV) villains

13) Chandell (Liberace)— The gifted piano player was both Chandell (the piano player) and his twin brother Harry who it turns out, was the real villain.

Trivia: Two Batman villains also had roles in Magnum PI; Howard Duff (Cabala) played Magnum’s grandfather. Barbara Rush (Nora Clavicle) played Magnum’s Aunt Phoebe, a playwright who had Alzheimer’s, and was also in another earlier episode.

12) Bookworm (Roddy McDowell)— Appeared in two episodes; Bookworm’s crimes were inspired by literary works, well, because he likes books.

McDowell also appeared in the Batman animated series in the early 90’s.

11) Colonel Gumm (Roger C Carmel)— He loved the color pink and was obsessed with stamps; Colonel Gumm appeared in the two-episode crossover with The Green Hornet, with Bruce Lee as Kato and Van Williams as the Green Hornet.

Trivia: There were three different Mr Freeze’s; Eli Wallach, Otto Preminger, George Sanders.

10) Siren (Joan Collins)— Played a sidekick to The Riddler’s devious plan to take over Gotham City’s boxing industry, but she also wanted to uncover Batman’s true identity.

9) The Archer (Art Carney)— Ed Norton from The Honeymooners was also a Batman villain!!!

Archer’s character was based (loosely) on Robin Hood; his henchmen were Maid Marilyn, Big John, and Crier Tuck.

8) King Tut (Victor Buono)— Appeared in eight episodes; Buono supposedly loved playing the character because it allowed him the chance to overact, one of the aspects of the character that made King Tut so beloved by fans.

7) Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (Carolyn Jones)— Better known for playing Morticia Addams on The Addams Family, Ms Jones was in five episodes of Batman, joining Addams Family cast members John Astin, Ted Cassidy in making Batman appearances.

6) Egghead (Vincent Price)— When I was a kid, would often substitute (eggs-ellent) for excellent when talking to my family. For a little kid, that was eggs-citing. Vincent Price was awesome in this role, an egg-centric guy with a very strangely-shaped head.

5) Mad Hatter (David Wayne)— This villain was obsessed with getting his hands on Batman’s cowl, which of course didn’t happen.

Wayne also appeared in four movies with Marilyn Monroe.

4) Penguin (Burgess Meredith)—Is more famous for playing Rocky Balboa’s trainer Mickey, but Meredith appeared in 20 Batman episodes, most of any villain.

3) Catwoman (Julie Newmar)— Lee Meriwether, Eartha Kitt also played Catwoman, but Julie Newman was the best of the three; she was 5-11, a prima ballerina for the Los Angeles Opera who graduated high school when she was 15.

in 2004, her next-door neighbor Jim Belushi sued her for $4M alleging harassment and defamation of character, as a result of a dispute over leaf-blowing.

2) Joker (Cesar Romero)— Appeared in 19 episodes, 2nd-most of any villain. Romero refused to shave his mustache and you can see it under his white face paint.

Romero had a long, excellent career; he appeared in the first Oceans Eleven (1960).

1) Riddler (Frank Gorshin)— No one wore the green body suit with the big ???’s on it better than Gorshin, who had a long career as a TV guest star, appearing in CSI, Wonder Woman and the original Hawaii Five-O, among many other shows.

John Astin played The Riddler for two episodes, but of course he was way more famous as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's Den: Mid-week musings…….

13) Being the #1 seed in the NFL playoffs is a big advantage; Chiefs/Packers both got last week off, got to rest their players while everyone else fought like hell to get to this weekend.

Over last seven years, in the divisional round of the playoffs, #1 seeds are 11-3 ATS, 10-3 as the favorite. Three years ago, the Nick Foles-led Eagles were an underdog in all three of their playoff games, as they won an unlikely Super Bowl title.

12) So far in the NBA this season, underdogs are 93-66 against the spread (58.5%).

Home underdogs are 37-32; home favorites are 34-56.

11) When pro/college football teams fall short of their expectations, there are often scapegoats; Seattle Seahawks told offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to take a hike Tuesday. Seattle was 34-18 in his three years as OC, but 1-3 in playoff games.

10) Chiefs play Cleveland this weekend, Patrick Mahomes vs Baker Mayfield.

In 2016, those two played in a college game; Oklahoma outlasted Texas Texas Tech 66-59. Mahomes threw for 734 yards (734!!!), ran for 85 more. Mayfield threw for 545 yards and seven TD’s. Imagine a team gaining 854 yards and LOSING- they converted 20-25 third down plays.

9) After going 0-10 this season, Louisiana-Monroe hired Terry Bowden as its new football coach, which shows a seriousness about moving up in the Sun Belt standings. Tuesday, Bowden hired former Arizona/Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez as the WarHawks’ new offensive coordinator, also a good sign. Now all they need are a lot of good players.

8) Alabama 85, Kentucky 65:
— Crimson Tide is off to its best start in SEC basketball since 1987.
— A 22-year old kid who was a walk-on for Kentucky last year passed away Monday night; he was very popular with his former teammates, which probably contributed to this score.

7) Oklahoma State 75, Kansas 70:
— Cowboys are only 3-3 in Big X, but their three losses are by total of 7 points.
— OSU scored the last eight points in this game.

6) Florida 72, Ole Miss 63:
— Gators ended this game on a 14-0 run, snapping a 2-game skid.
— Ole Miss lost five of its last seven games, after 4-0 start.

5) Michigan 77, Wisconsin 54:
— Wolverines are 11-0, have only one win by less than 10 points.
— Opponents are shooting only 38.3% inside the arc (#1).

4) Virginia Tech 74, Duke 67:
— Duke lost four of its last five visits to Blacksburg.
— Blue Devils are 2-3 in top 100 games, beating Boston College/Notre Dame.

3) USC 67, Cal-Riverside 62 OT:
— Riverside was 12-32 on the arc, Trojans 3-21.
— Riverside ran out to a quick 25-14 lead, damn near pulled a big upset here. USC blew a 65-59 lead with 0:59 left in regulation.

2) Northern Illinois 67, Akron 65:
— Huskies pull a big upset, get their first MAC win.
— NIU played their starting guards 40/38 minutes; they needed this win.

1) Tuesday was the 55th anniversary of the first airing of the classic TV show Batman, with Adam West as the caped crusader. I was six years old at the time; when you’re six years old and your name is Biff, the cartoonish opening credits “WHAP!!! BIFF!!! OOF!!!” were very cool.

Lot of famous people were guest villains; during the pandemic last spring, we ran thru our favorites. I’ll have to re-run that list soon. Anyway, if you can find Batman re-runs on TV, I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy it. Especially the opening credits.

**Udog** · 01-13-2021, 10:00 AM

547MILWAUKEE -548 DETROIT
DETROIT is 9-26 ATS (-19.6 Units) versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 3+ per game in the last 3 seasons.

547MILWAUKEE -548 DETROIT
Dwane Casey is 9-26 ATS (-19.6 Units) versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 3+ per game (Coach of DETROIT)

549DALLAS -550 CHARLOTTE
DALLAS are 31-16 ATS (13.4 Units) in road games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game in the last 3 seasons.

555BROOKLYN -556 NEW YORK
BROOKLYN is 72-36 ATS (32.4 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days since 1996.

557LA LAKERS -558 OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA CITY is 78-59 ATS (13.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

559MEMPHIS -560 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.

561ATLANTA -562 PHOENIX
Lloyd Pierce is 10-26 ATS (-18.6 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 (Coach of ATLANTA)

561ATLANTA -562 PHOENIX
ATLANTA is 10-26 ATS (-18.6 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

563PORTLAND -564 SACRAMENTO
PORTLAND is 31-14 ATS (15.6 Units) after scoring 105 points or more 5 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

565NEW ORLEANS -566 LA CLIPPERS
LA CLIPPERS are 73-51 ATS (16.9 Units) as a favorite in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 01-13-2021, 10:04 AM

NBA
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Wednesday, January 13

**Udog** · 01-13-2021, 10:06 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 13

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MILWAUKEE (7 - 4) at DETROIT (2 - 8) - 1/13/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 105-82 ATS (+14.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 93-72 ATS (+13.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 29-8 ATS (+20.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 57-39 ATS (+14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-25 ATS (-16.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-27 ATS (-14.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 11-1 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 13-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (5 - 4) at CHARLOTTE (6 - 5) - 1/13/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 189-150 ATS (+24.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
DALLAS is 235-188 ATS (+28.2 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 584-500 ATS (+34.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
DALLAS is 78-56 ATS (+16.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 60-91 ATS (-40.1 Units) against Southwest division opponents since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 202-251 ATS (-74.1 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-2 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-2 straight up against CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (6 - 6) at NEW YORK (5 - 6) - 1/13/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.

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

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LA LAKERS (9 - 3) at OKLAHOMA CITY (5 - 5) - 1/13/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 53-35 ATS (+14.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 35-18 ATS (+15.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-2 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 4-3 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY 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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MEMPHIS (4 - 6) at MINNESOTA (3 - 7) - 1/13/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 183-138 ATS (+31.2 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 28-44 ATS (-20.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-26 ATS (-18.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 126-162 ATS (-52.2 Units) against Southwest division opponents since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 21-38 ATS (-20.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 6-1 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 5-2 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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ATLANTA (5 - 5) at PHOENIX (7 - 4) - 1/13/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 19-32 ATS (-16.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 23-38 ATS (-18.8 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 23-40 ATS (-21.0 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

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

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PORTLAND (6 - 4) at SACRAMENTO (5 - 6) - 1/13/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 66-97 ATS (-40.7 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 5-3 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 5-3 straight up against SACRAMENTO 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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NEW ORLEANS (4 - 5) at LA CLIPPERS (7 - 4) - 1/13/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 73-51 ATS (+16.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 4-3 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 4-3 straight up against NEW ORLEANS 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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**Udog** · 01-13-2021, 10:10 AM

NBA

Wednesday, January 13

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Trend Report
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Dallas @ Charlotte
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games at home
Charlotte is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home

Milwaukee @ Detroit
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee

Brooklyn @ New York
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

Memphis @ Minnesota
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games

LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Oklahoma City is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

Atlanta @ Phoenix
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road
Phoenix
Phoenix is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Phoenix is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

New Orleans @ LA Clippers
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against New Orleans
LA Clippers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans

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

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