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**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 09:35 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top 6 scorers in the NBA:
27.2— Zach LaVine, Chi
27.3— Joel Embiid, Phil
28.1— Damian Lillard, Port
28.2— Stephen Curry, GSt
31.3— Kevin Durant, Bkln
34.9— Bradley Beal, Wash

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 412,780
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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Michigan Wolverines are 13-1, a top 5 team in the country, but they’re not going to play for the next two weeks; the state health department in Michigan paused the Wolverines’ athletic department for two weeks, which will cost Michigan at least four games.

It is still up in the air whether there will be conference tournaments or not; there is so much money involved in the NCAA Tournament, you figure that will be played, but things are very fluid right now. Strange times we live in.

12) Matthew Stafford will be 33 in two weeks; he’s been the Detroit Lions’ QB for 12 years, going 74-90-1 as a starter, but now he and the Lions have come to an agreement that will find Stafford moving elsewhere next season. Where? Who the hell knows!?!?!?!

Lions haven’t won a playoff game since 1991; Stafford has started/lost three playoff games, but he is still a quality passer and his contract is team-friendly. Someone will trade for him, and the Lions will begin yet another rebuilding program.

11) Stanford 73, UCLA 72 OT:
— Down 72-71, Stanford had ball OB under the UCLA basket with 0:00.8 left; their best player cut to the hoop and wasn’t covered- he scored a layup as time expired.
— This was UCLA’s first loss in nine Pac-12 games, but six of their eight wins are by 6 or fewer points, so they haven’t been as dominant as the standings suggest.

10) Louisville 70, Duke 65:
— Blue Devils fall to 5-5, 2-5 vs top 100 teams.
— Duke has #257 eFG% defense in country; they’re very young (#343 experience)

9) Oklahoma 75, Kansas 68:
— Kansas has lost three games in row, for first time in eight years.
— Jayhawks are 4-4 in Big X, tied for 4th in a 10-team league.

8) College basketball upsets:
— LaSalle (+14.5) 84, Richmond 78
— San Jose State (+9.5) 83, New Mexico 71
— Oregon State (+9) 75, Oregon 64
— DePaul (+9) 68, Marquette 61
— Missouri (+7.5) 73, Tennessee 64
— Maryland (+5.5) 63, Minnesota 49

7) Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky are all unranked; last time that happened was 1961.

6) ACC notes:
— Virginia is 6-0, Florida State 5-1
— North Carolina is 5-3, Duke 3-3; bubble teams.
— Clemson lost its last three games, after a 9-1 start.

5) Big 14 notes:
— Michigan leads at 8-1, but they’re off for two weeks now.
— Iowa is 6-2; Illinois/Wisconsin are 6-3.
— Big thing on Selection Sunday will be how many of these teams make the field of 68.

4) Pac-12 notes:
— UCLA leads at 8-1, followed by USC at 6-2.
— Colorado is experience team #28; they’ll be a problem for someone in first round, if they get in.
— Arizona is ineligible this year, and Oregon seems to be stumbling. Ducks are #306 in continuity, not a good thing in this strange season.

3) Big East notes:
— Villanova is back after a 26-day pause; they’re 5-0 in league
— Creighton is 7-3, Seton Hall is 6-3; they appear to be NCAA-bound.
— Xavier hasn’t played in a couple weeks; how are these leagues going to handle it when teams don’t play the same amount of games?

2) Colorado 70, Washington State 59:
— Buffs were down 23-5 early, then their best player Wright got hurt. Things looked bad.
— Wright came back in 2nd half; Buffs’ bench outscored Coogs’ bench 25-2.
— Dennis Rodman’s son plays for Wazzu.

1) Larry King, a longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers, died this weekend, at age 87. King hosted “Larry King Live” on CNN for over 25 years, taping more than 6,000 episodes. What started out as a popular radio show on Mutual radio became a very famous TV show on CNN.

He also has 65 acting credits on IMDB.com, most of the time just being himself; he was a broadcaster for the Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League in the 70’s, was also briefly an announcer for the Miami Dolphins. A huge baseball fan, King could often be seen sitting behind home plate at Dodger games.

Research can be fun; just realized he was married eight times, to seven women- damn!!!

His parents emigrated here from Belarus in the 50’s; Larry King was elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame, and also the Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame. A very full life; RIP, sir.

**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 09:44 AM

569TORONTO -570 INDIANA
INDIANA is 179-136 ATS (29.4 Units) in home games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games since 1996.

573OKLAHOMA CITY -574 LA CLIPPERS
LA CLIPPERS are 76-52 ATS (18.8 Units) as a favorite in the last 3 seasons.

575CHARLOTTE -576 ORLANDO
CHARLOTTE is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) in road games after allowing 105 points or more 3 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

577WASHINGTON -578 SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive losses in the last 3 seasons.

579ATLANTA -580 MILWAUKEE
ATLANTA is 10-28 ATS (-20.8 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

579ATLANTA -580 MILWAUKEE
Lloyd Pierce is 10-28 ATS (-20.8 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 (Coach of ATLANTA)

**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 09:46 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 24

Toronto @ Indiana
Raptors (6-9)
— Toronto won four of last five overall, but lost six of its seven road games.
— Raptors are 2-5 ATS on the road.
— Last three Toronto games stayed under the total.

Pacers (9-6)
— Indiana split their last ten games overall.
— Pacers are 3-4 ATS as a home favorite.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven games overall.

— Toronto won last three series games (5-1 ATS in last six).
— Raptors covered their last four visits to Indiana.
— Three of last four series games went over.

Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers
Thunder (6-8)
— Thunder lost four of their last five games.
— OKC is 5-3 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Clippers (12-4)
— Clippers won their last six games, covered last four.
— Clippers are 4-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— Five of their last six games went over total.

— Clippers won five of last six series games.
— Thunder is 1-4 ATS in last five visits here.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Cleveland @ Boston
Cavaliers (8-7)
— Cleveland won/covered its last three games.
— Cavaliers are 2-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— Cavaliers’ last three games went over the total.

Celtics (8-6)
— Boston lost its last three games (0-3 ATS)
— Celtics are 3-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Over is 3-1 in their last four games.

— Boston won last eight series games (5-2-1 ATS)
— Cavaliers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Beantown.
— Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Charlotte @ Orlando
Hornets (6-9)
— Charlotte lost last four games, covered 6 of last 8.
— Hornets are 5-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over is 5-3 in Charlotte’s road games.

Magic (7-9)
— Orlando lost seven of its last eight games (2-6 ATS)
— This is Magic’s first home game in two weeks.
— Magic is 2-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Under is 5-1 in their home games.

— Orlando won/covered last four series games.
— Hornets won three of last four visits to Orlando (2-2 ATS)
— Four of last five series games went over.

Washington @ San Antonio
Wizards (3-8)
— This is Washington’s first game in 13 days.
— Wizards lost three of their last four games.
— Washington is 3-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over is 6-1 in their last seven games.
— Wizards will be shorthanded here; they’re still missing guys.

Spurs (8-8)
— San Antonio is 3-4 in its last seven games overall.
— Spurs are 3-5 ATS at home, 1-1 as a home favorite.
— Five of San Antonio’s last seven games stayed under total.

— Spurs won seven of last nine series games (5-4 ATS)
— Wizards are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to the Alamo.
— Eight of last nine series games went over.

Atlanta @ Milwaukee
Hawks (8-7)
— Atlanta won/covered its last three games.
— Hawks lost three of last three road games; they’re 3-2 ATS as road dogs.
— Ten of Atlanta’s last eleven games stayed under total.

Bucks (9-6)
— Milwaukee lost last two games; they’re 0-4 ATS in last four.
— Bucks are 6-2 SU at home, 4-4 ATS as a home favorite.
— Five of Milwaukee’s last six games stayed under total.

— Bucks won nine of last ten series games.
— Atlanta covered four of last five visits to Milwaukee.
— Three of last four series games stayed under.

New York @ Portland
Knicks (8-9)
— New York won their last three games.
— NBA-wide, teams playing on road 2nd nite in row are 12-8 ATS
— Under is 6-2 in New York’s last eight road games.

Trailblazers (8-6)
— Portland won five of its last seven games.
— Blazers are 2-6 ATS at home this season.
— Under is 5-3 in Portland’s home games.
— Starting G McCollum/C Nurkic are both out.

— Blazers won six of last seven series games.
— Knicks are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Portland.
— Eight of last nine series games stayed under.

**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 09:48 AM

NBA

Sunday, January 24

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Indiana
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 11 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Indiana's last 11 games when playing at home against Toronto
Indiana is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto

Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Cleveland @ Boston
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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

Atlanta @ Milwaukee
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 11 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Milwaukee is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta

Washington @ San Antonio
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing Washington

New York @ Portland
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 9 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games when playing on the road against Portland
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games when playing New York
Portland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New York

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**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 10:05 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 24

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TORONTO (6 - 9) at INDIANA (9 - 6) - 1/24/2021, 1:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-2 straight up against INDIANA 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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CLEVELAND (8 - 7) at BOSTON (8 - 6) - 1/24/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 57-42 ATS (+10.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 33-21 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-2 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-0 straight up against CLEVELAND 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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OKLAHOMA CITY (6 - 8) at LA CLIPPERS (12 - 4) - 1/24/2021, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 76-52 ATS (+18.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 54-37 ATS (+13.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 36-20 ATS (+14.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 28-10 ATS (+17.0 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 5-3 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 6-3 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (6 - 9) at ORLANDO (7 - 9) - 1/24/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 67-94 ATS (-36.4 Units) after allowing 115 points or more since 1996.
ORLANDO is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 35-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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WASHINGTON (3 - 8) at SAN ANTONIO (8 - 8) - 1/24/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 145-186 ATS (-59.6 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 14-27 ATS (-15.7 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 22-42 ATS (-24.2 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 22-41 ATS (-23.1 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 1132-1006 ATS (+25.4 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 99-67 ATS (+25.3 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 377-315 ATS (+30.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 455-382 ATS (+34.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 13-24 ATS (-13.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.

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

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ATLANTA (8 - 7) at MILWAUKEE (9 - 6) - 1/24/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 13-24 ATS (-13.4 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 22-34 ATS (-15.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 52-35 ATS (+13.5 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 30-13 ATS (+15.7 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-3 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 6-1 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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NEW YORK (8 - 9) at PORTLAND (8 - 6) - 1/24/2021, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 3-1 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 3-1 straight up against NEW YORK 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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**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 10:30 AM

**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 10:47 AM

Hoop Trends for Sunday January 24
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: New York at Portland (10:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 11-0 ATS (8.36 ppg) on the road after a game as a road dog in which they scored fewer than 10 fast break points.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Charlotte at Orlando (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Hornets are 0-12 ATS (-11.42 ppg) as a road dog off a game as a favorite.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Charlotte at Orlando (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Magic are 13-0 OU (15.73 ppg) off a road game in which Nikola Vucevic was not their high scorer.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at Indiana (1:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Raptors are 0-13 OU (-16.19 ppg) and Og Anunoby made more three pointers than two pointers last game.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 11:30 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, January 24

Announcement

Sunday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 1/24

Sunday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 1/24

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