521MILWAUKEE -522 BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in home games versus explosive offensive teams - scoring 110+ points/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.
NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, June 19
Milwaukee @ Brooklyn
Bucks
— Giannis/Middleton shot a combined 23-36 from floor in Game 6.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Under is 9-4-1 in last 14 Milwaukee games.
— Bucks’ starters were a combined +96 in Game 6.
— Milwaukee’s bench shot a combined 32-92 so far in series.
— Tucker played 69:00 in last two games, was combined 1-9 from floor.
— Bucks outscored Nets 23-8 on foul line in Game 6.
Nets (series 3-3)
— Brooklyn scored 125-115-114 points in its series wins, 83-96-89 in losses.
— Nets won/covered their last nine home games.
— Durant had 81 points in last two games; he had 7 turnovers in Game 6.
— Harden played 86:00 in last two games; he had 16 points in Game 6.
— Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Brooklyn games.
— Bucks were +12 on boards in Game 6.
— Home side won all six series games (5-0-1 ATS)
— Bucks are 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Brooklyn.
— Under is 7-0-1 in last eight series games.
NBA
Saturday, June 19
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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Brooklyn
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
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Saturday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in RBI:
56— Rafael Devers, Bos/Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
53— Jose Abreu, CWS
50— Olson, Meadows, Ohtani, Tatis
49— Jesus Aguilar Mia/Trey Mancini Balt
48— Duvall, YGurriel, Walsh
47— Adolis Garcia, Tex
Quote of the Day
“If he’s a good hitter, why doesn’t he hit good?”
Billy Beane, Moneyball
Saturday’s quiz
On which college campus where parts of the famous movie Animal House filmed?
Friday’s quiz
Bob Melvin manages the Oakland A’s; he also managed Seattle and Arizona.
Thursday’s quiz
Nate McMillan played his college basketball at North Carolina State.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….
13) Clippers 131, Jazz 119:
— Utah led 72-50 at halftime.
— LA outscored Jazz 81-47 in second half.
— Clippers are in NBA’s Final Four for first time ever.
12) 76ers 104, Hawks 99:
— Game 7 is Sunday in Philadelphia.
— Seth Curry, who has a famous brother, scored 24 for the 76ers.
— Atlanta was 13-24 on foul line, lost by five points.
11) Pirates 11, Indians 10— Pittsburgh is just second team in last 100 years to end a losing streak of 10+ games, by winning a game in which they allowed 10+ runs.
’82 Cubs were the other team, if you were wondering.
10) There have been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, last of which was in 2009, by Eric Bruntlett of the Phillies. 8 shortstops, 5 second basemen and 2 first basemen have pulled this off.
In 1968, Washington Senators’ SS Ron Hansen pulled off an unassisted triple play; it was the first one in the majors since 1927- there wasn’t another one until 1992.
9) I am told there have been 726 triple plays in major league history.
8) This is just random weirdness.
— Orioles lost their last 19 road games; their last road win was May 5, when John Means threw a no-hitter in Seattle. Means is currently on the IL.
— Diamondbacks lost their last 23 road games; their last road win was April 25, when Madison Bumgarner threw a 7-inning no-hitter in Atlanta. Bumgarner is also currently on the IL.
7) Guy on ESPN’s Daily Wager gave out Brewers-Rockies under 9 runs on Thursday’s show; if you’re getting paid to give out picks, preferably winning picks, why give out an under play for a game at Coors Field, especially when Brandon Woodruff is now 0-1, 9.24 in three career starts vs Colorado, and that ERA actually came down during this game, a 7-3 Colorado win???
6) Giants’ IF Wilmer Flores’ walk-up song is the theme from the old TV show Friends; back when Flores was coming up thru the minor leagues, he learned most of his English by watching lots and lots of Friends episodes (Flores is from Venezuela). He’s not the only one either; have heard that story about a few big league ballplayers.
5) Mets have doubleheaders today, Monday and Friday, which is probably why they hesitated to put Jason deGrom on the IL; they could use his help during this difficult time in their schedule.
4) July is going to be a fascinating month in baseball; what teams give up and trade players, and which teams will be adding salary to try and win now?
3) Celtics traded G Kemba Walker to Oklahoma City in an oddly-timed trade; I didn’t even know you could announce trades during the playoffs.
Boston gets Al Horford, Moses Brown and some payroll flexibility; Walker will make $73M over the next two years, Horford $53M. There were also draft picks exchanged.
Oklahoma City now owns 18 first round picks to use in the next seven drafts.
2) Something to watch for in tonight’s Game 7 in the NBA: Milwaukee had 26 fast break points in Game 6, Brooklyn only 4. Can the Nets stop Milwaukee from running?
1) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Cubs, Giants. Wild Card: San Diego @ Dodgers
AL— Rays, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: Houston @ Boston
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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/18/2021.......0-4-0.....0.00%.....-22.00
06/17/2021.......1-1-0....50.00%.......-0.50
06/16/2021.......2-2-0....50.00%.......-1.00
06/15/2021.......2-0-0..100.00%.....+10.00
06/14/2021.......2-2-0...50.00%........-1.00
06/13/2021.......4-0-0..100.00%......+20.00
06/12/2021.......1-1-0....50.00%........-0.50
06/11/2021.......0-4-0......0.00%.......-22.00
06/10/2021.......3-1-0.....75.00%.......+9.50
06/09/2021.......2-0-0....100.00%.....+10.00
06/08/2021.......0-3-1......12.50%......-16.50
06/07/2021 ......2-2-0 .....50.00%....... -1.00
06/06/2021 ......2-2-0..... 50.00% ......-.1.00
06/05/2021 ......1-1-0..... 50.00%...... -.0.50
06/04/2021...... 0-2-0....... 0.00% .....-11.00
06/03/2021 ......2-2-0 ......50.00% .....-.1.00
06/02/2021...... 4-4-0 ......50.00% .....-.2.00
06/01/2021 ......4-2-0 ......66.67% ....+.9.00
Totals.............33-33-1.......50.00%.....- 21.50
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BEST BETS:
06/18/2021...............0 - 4 - 0.............- 22.00
06/17/2021...............1 - 1 - 0..............- 0.50
06/16/2021...............2 - 2 - 0...............-1.00
06/15/2021...............2 - 0 - 0.............+ 10.00
06/14/2021...............2 - 2 - 0..............- 1.00
06/13/2021...............4 - 0 - 0...........,+ 20.00
06/12//2021..............1 - 1 - 0..............- 0.50
06/11/2021...............0 - 4 - 0..............-22.00
06/10/2021...............3 - 1 - 0...............+9.50
06/09/2021...............2 - 0 - 0..............+10.00
06/08/2021...............0 - 3 - 1...............-16.50
06/07/2021...............2 - 2 - 0............... - 1.00
06/06/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/05/2021...............1 - 1 - 0................- 0.50
06/04/2021...............0 - 2 - 0................-11.00
06/02/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/01/2021...............4 - 1 - 0...............+14.50
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FRIDAY, JUNE 18
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
PHI at ATL 07:30 PM
ATL +3.0
O 221.0
+500 +500
UTA at LAC 10:00 PM
UTA -1.5
U 220.5
+500 +500
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511PHILADELPHIA -512 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in home games versus good 3 point shooting teams - making >=36% of their attempts - 2nd half of the season in the current season.
NBA
Dunkel
Friday, June 18
NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, June 18
Philadelphia @ Atlanta
76ers
— 76ers are first team ever to blow leads of 18+ points in consecutive playoff games.
— Embiid scored 37 points in last game, playing with torn meniscus.
— 76ers won 16 of their last 22 games (13-9 ATS).
— Over is 8-4 in Philly’s last 12 games, 1-3 in last four.
— Simmons was 12-39 on foul line in Games 1-5.
— Philly’s starters are +180 so far in this series.
— Philly is in this round for third time in four years; its been 20 years since they got beyond this round.
Hawks (lead series 3-2)
— Hawks won 14 of last 18 games (12-6 ATS).
— Under is 10-2-1 in their last 13 games.
— Atlanta’s series wins are by 3-3-4 points, losses by 16-16 points.
— Hawks are 5-1 ATS in last six home games.
— In series so far, Atlanta subs are +73, starters minus-183.
— Hawks were 20-47 on the arc in Game 1, 38-119 in Games 2-5.
— Hawks outscored Philly 40-18 in 4th quarter of Game 5.
— 76ers won six of last 11 series games.
— 76ers are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Atlanta
— Under is 3-1 in last four series games.
Utah @ LA Clippers
Jazz
— Jazz lost last three games, giving up 123 ppg.
— Jazz is 7-5 ATS in last dozen games.
— PG Conley didn’t play in first five games of series (check status)
— Over is 13-4 in last 17 Utah games.
— Jazz haven’t gotten past this round of playoffs since 2007.
— Mitchell was 6-19 from floor in Game 5.
Clippers (lead series 3-2)
— Clippers won Game 5 on road with Leonard sitting out.
— Clippers starters were minus-62, subs +7 in Games 1-2.
— Clippers starters were +187 in Games 3-5.
— Clipper subs were +53 in Games 3-5.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Clippers are 4-4-1 ATS in last nine home games.
— Under is 14-9-1 in last 24 Clipper games.
— Jazz won nine of last 15 series games.
— Jazz are 2-4 ATS in last six road series games.
— Over is 3-1 in last four series games.
NBA
Friday, June 18
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Philadelphia's last 22 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games at home
Atlanta is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Utah @ LA Clippers
Utah
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 10 games
Utah is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
LA Clippers is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games
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Friday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in runs scored:
57— Bo Bichette, Tor
54— Ronald Acuna, Atl
51— Mark Canha A’s, Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
50— Jose Altuve Hst, Chris Taylor LA
49— Jesse Winker, Cin
48— Fernando Tatis, SD
Quote of the Day
“I worship the dirt she treats me like.”
Herb Tarlek, talking about Loni Anderson’s character in old TV show, WKRP in Cincinnati
Friday’s quiz
Bob Melvin manages the Oakland A’s; what other two MLB teams has he managed?
Thursday’s quiz
Nate McMillan played his college basketball at North Carolina State.
Wednesday’s quiz
Orel Hershiser pitched for the Dodgers for 12 years, then played for three other teams, before finishing his career back with the Dodgers in 2000.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
13) Bet you can remember where you were 27 years ago tonight; 27 years ago tonight was the OJ Simpson car chase, captured live and in color by every network in America, except the one that had an NBA Finals game on (Knicks-Houston).
A white Ford Bronco driving along the freeways of Los Angeles, trailed by a parade of police cars, being cheered by onlookers. People cheering for a retired football star suspected of murder. What a weird night; think I saw three minutes of the basketball game, and I love basketball.
12) If someone had asked me this trivia question today, I’d have sat here for hours before getting the right answer. Who is the only major league ballplayer, who in each of the last five years, including this one, hit 15+ home runs?
I’ll give you a few minutes to think about it and post the answer at the end of today’s Den.
11) Bucks 104, Nets 89:
— Series is tied 3-3.
— Giannis/Middleton combined for 68 points.
— Durant scored 32 points, other four starters scored 42.
10) Padres 6, Reds 4:
— If you bet the under in this game, skip to the next paragraph.
— Padres led 2-0 after eight innings; both teams scored 4 runs in the ninth.
— Victor Caratini walked it off with a homer for San Diego.
9) Dallas Mavericks won the NBA title ten years ago, but haven’t won a playoff series since; this week, they fired GM Donnie Nelson, after 16 years as the head of the Dallas front office. Not sure which one of these two happened first, but coach Rick Carlisle is out after 13 years as the coach of the Mavericks.
Dallas employs a guy named Haralobos Voulgaris as director of quantitative research and development; he used to be a professional gambler. Apparently Voulgaris won a power struggle with Nelson/Carlisle for owner Mark Cuban’s ear, so now the franchise takes a new direction.
8) Quick baseball notes:
— San Diego Padres are 0-8 in Blake Snell’s road starts.
— Oakland A’s are 7-0 in Chris Bassitt’s road starts.
— New York Mets are 6-0 in Taijuan Walker’s home starts.
7) Giants 10, Arizona 3— Diamondbacks set a new record, losing their 23rd straight road game; their last road win was April 25, when Madison Bumgarner threw his 7-inning no-hitter.
Indians 10, Orioles 3— Baltimore has lost its last 19 road games. When the amateur draft happens next month, Orioles better be drafting a lot of pitchers.
6) Mariners 6, Rays 5— Seattle scored twice in 9th, walking it off on a Kyle Seager single. Rays are 0-3 since Tyler Glasnow hurt his arm.
5) I still have no idea why the Rams made the blockbuster deal with Detroit to get QB Matthew Stafford, but there is this:
— In Sean McVay’s first two years coaching LA, the Rams were +18 in turnovers.
— Last two years, Rams were minus-3 in turnovers.
4) Baltimore Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson ran the ball for 1,005 yards LY, 200 yards more than any of his teammates.
3) Richmond Spiders are going to have a very experienced basketball team next winter, with two 5th-year seniors, and two 6th-year seniors starting. Remember, everyone who played college LY can come back and play this year. That’ll be a big thing to keep track of.
2) It has taken me a while to get used to 7-inning doubleheaders, and its going to take time for me to get used to a 17-game NFL regular season. The 16-game season started in 1978, when I was in college. Regular season doesn’t end this year until January 9th.
Answer to the really hard quiz: Cleveland SS Jose Ramirez is the only major league ballplayer, who in each of the last five years, including this one, has hit 15+ home runs.
1) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Cubs, Giants. Wild Card: Milwaukee @ Dodgers
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Friday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in runs scored:
57— Bo Bichette, Tor
54— Ronald Acuna, Atl
51— Mark Canha A’s, Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
50— Jose Altuve Hst, Chris Taylor LA
49— Jesse Winker, Cin
48— Fernando Tatis, SD
Quote of the Day
“I worship the dirt she treats me like.”
Herb Tarlek, talking about Loni Anderson’s character in old TV show, WKRP in Cincinnati
Friday’s quiz
Bob Melvin manages the Oakland A’s; what other two MLB teams has he managed?
Thursday’s quiz
Nate McMillan played his college basketball at North Carolina State.
Wednesday’s quiz
Orel Hershiser pitched for the Dodgers for 12 years, then played for three other teams, before finishing his career back with the Dodgers in 2000.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
13) Bet you can remember where you were 27 years ago tonight; 27 years ago tonight was the OJ Simpson car chase, captured live and in color by every network in America, except the one that had an NBA Finals game on (Knicks-Houston).
A white Ford Bronco driving along the freeways of Los Angeles, trailed by a parade of police cars, being cheered by onlookers. People cheering for a retired football star suspected of murder. What a weird night; think I saw three minutes of the basketball game, and I love basketball.
12) If someone had asked me this trivia question today, I’d have sat here for hours before getting the right answer. Who is the only major league ballplayer, who in each of the last five years, including this one, hit 15+ home runs?
I’ll give you a few minutes to think about it and post the answer at the end of today’s Den.
11) Bucks 104, Nets 89:
— Series is tied 3-3.
— Giannis/Middleton combined for 68 points.
— Durant scored 32 points, other four starters scored 42.
10) Padres 6, Reds 4:
— If you bet the under in this game, skip to the next paragraph.
— Padres led 2-0 after eight innings; both teams scored 4 runs in the ninth.
— Victor Caratini walked it off with a homer for San Diego.
9) Dallas Mavericks won the NBA title ten years ago, but haven’t won a playoff series since; this week, they fired GM Donnie Nelson, after 16 years as the head of the Dallas front office. Not sure which one of these two happened first, but coach Rick Carlisle is out after 13 years as the coach of the Mavericks.
Dallas employs a guy named Haralobos Voulgaris as director of quantitative research and development; he used to be a professional gambler. Apparently Voulgaris won a power struggle with Nelson/Carlisle for owner Mark Cuban’s ear, so now the franchise takes a new direction.
8) Quick baseball notes:
— San Diego Padres are 0-8 in Blake Snell’s road starts.
— Oakland A’s are 7-0 in Chris Bassitt’s road starts.
— New York Mets are 6-0 in Taijuan Walker’s home starts.
7) Giants 10, Arizona 3— Diamondbacks set a new record, losing their 23rd straight road game; their last road win was April 25, when Madison Bumgarner threw his 7-inning no-hitter.
Indians 10, Orioles 3— Baltimore has lost its last 19 road games. When the amateur draft happens next month, Orioles better be drafting a lot of pitchers.
6) Mariners 6, Rays 5— Seattle scored twice in 9th, walking it off on a Kyle Seager single. Rays are 0-3 since Tyler Glasnow hurt his arm.
5) I still have no idea why the Rams made the blockbuster deal with Detroit to get QB Matthew Stafford, but there is this:
— In Sean McVay’s first two years coaching LA, the Rams were +18 in turnovers.
— Last two years, Rams were minus-3 in turnovers.
4) Baltimore Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson ran the ball for 1,005 yards LY, 200 yards more than any of his teammates.
3) Richmond Spiders are going to have a very experienced basketball team next winter, with two 5th-year seniors, and two 6th-year seniors starting. Remember, everyone who played college LY can come back and play this year. That’ll be a big thing to keep track of.
2) It has taken me a while to get used to 7-inning doubleheaders, and its going to take time for me to get used to a 17-game NFL regular season. The 16-game season started in 1978, when I was in college. Regular season doesn’t end this year until January 9th.
Answer to the really hard quiz: Cleveland SS Jose Ramirez is the only major league ballplayer, who in each of the last five years, including this one, has hit 15+ home runs.
1) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Cubs, Giants. Wild Card: Milwaukee @ Dodgers
AL— Rays, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: Houston @ Boston
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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/17/2021.......1-1-0....50.00%.......-0.50
06/16/2021.......2-2-0....50.00%.......-1.00
06/15/2021.......2-0-0..100.00%.....+10.00
06/14/2021.......2-2-0...50.00%........-1.00
06/13/2021.......4-0-0..100.00%......+20.00
06/12/2021.......1-1-0....50.00%........-0.50
06/11/2021.......0-4-0......0.00%.......-22.00
06/10/2021.......3-1-0.....75.00%.......+9.50
06/09/2021.......2-0-0....100.00%.....+10.00
06/08/2021.......0-3-1......12.50%......-16.50
06/07/2021 ......2-2-0 .....50.00%....... -1.00
06/06/2021 ......2-2-0..... 50.00% ......-.1.00
06/05/2021 ......1-1-0..... 50.00%...... -.0.50
06/04/2021...... 0-2-0....... 0.00% .....-11.00
06/03/2021 ......2-2-0 ......50.00% .....-.1.00
06/02/2021...... 4-4-0 ......50.00% .....-.2.00
06/01/2021 ......4-2-0 ......66.67% ....+.9.00
Totals.............33-29-1.......53.22%.....+ 0.50
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BEST BETS:
06/17/2021...............1 - 1 - 0..............- 0.50
06/16/2021...............2 - 2 - 0...............-1.00
06/15/2021...............2 - 0 - 0.............+ 10.00
06/14/2021...............2 - 2 - 0..............- 1.00
06/13/2021...............4 - 0 - 0...........,+ 20.00
06/12//2021..............1 - 1 - 0..............- 0.50
06/11/2021...............0 - 4 - 0..............-22.00
06/10/2021...............3 - 1 - 0...............+9.50
06/09/2021...............2 - 0 - 0..............+10.00
06/08/2021...............0 - 3 - 1...............-16.50
06/07/2021...............2 - 2 - 0............... - 1.00
06/06/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/05/2021...............1 - 1 - 0................- 0.50
06/04/2021...............0 - 2 - 0................-11.00
06/02/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/01/2021...............4 - 1 - 0...............+14.50
Totals:.....................28 - 24- 1..............-+ 8.00Leave a comment:
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THURSDAY, JUNE 17
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
BK at MIL 08:30 PM
MIL -5.5
O 219.5
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NBA
Dunkel
Thursday, June 17
NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, June 17
Brooklyn @ Milwaukee
Nets (lead series 3-2)
— Nets won Game 5, after trailing by 16 at the half.
— Durant had 49 points, 17 boards, 10 assists in Game 5.
— Harden played 46:00 in Game 5; he wasn’t supposed to play.
— Brooklyn scored 125-115-114 points in its series wins, 83-96 in losses.
— Under is 5-0-1 in last six Brooklyn games.
— Brooklyn is 1-2-1 ATS in last four road games.
Bucks
— Bucks are 3-1-1 ATS in last five home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Under is 8-4-1 in last 13 Milwaukee games.
— Milwaukee’s bench shot a combined 31-82 so far in series.
— Tucker played 33:00 in Game 5, took 3 shots, didn’t score.
— Bucks were outscored 22-13 on foul line in Game 5.
— Home side won all five series games (4-0-1 ATS)
— Brooklyn is 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Milwaukee.
— Under is 6-0-1 in last seven series games.
NBA
Thursday, June 17
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Brooklyn @ Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
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