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**Udog** · 04-07-2021, 08:41 AM

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**Udog** · 04-07-2021, 08:41 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Since 2000, colleges with most defensive backs taken in NFL Draft:
32— Ohio State
25— Alabama, LSU
24— Florida, Miami, Virginia Tech
20— Florida State
19— Clemson, USC, Notre Dame
18— Georgia, Texas

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 556,307
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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

We’re doing a survey this week; you know how the guy who wins the Masters picks the menu for the champions’ dinner the next year? He can choose anything he likes.

If you won the Masters, what food would you serve at the champions’ dinner?

E-mail me at [email protected] or text me, if you know my cell number. We’ll post the results later on this week.

13) Once a week, I order take-out food from an Olive Garden restaurant near my house; I order by phone, pay with a credit card, drive there, text them with what number parking space I’m in, and they bring my food out. It is a tremendous service and not very expensive.

So this week it is nice out, so I’m sitting there in my car with the window open, waiting for my food, and this woman in a car two spaces away is on her phone, cursing her kids out. Loudly.

“You bleeping kids!!! You better bleeping do what I said, or I’m calling your bleeping father to knock the bleep out of you!!!” She wasn’t happy.

I had to put my COVID mask on to hide my laughing. Luckily the guy came out with my food and I was on my way. Hope the kids enjoyed their dinner.

12) How would you like to be Deshaun Watson’s agent? Couple of months ago, it probably was a great gig; 25-year old QB, what could go wrong? Lets say he plays 12 more years in the NFL, at $25M a year, which is probably conservative; that’s $300M in salary for the next 12 years.

Agent’s take is 3%, so that’s $9M for the agent. For representing one guy; these top agents have dozens of clients, so they’re cleaning up, but if Watson’s career blows up because of his current legal problems, that could be $9M or so down the drain. No bueno.

11) Dodgers 5, A’s 1
— Oakland is now 0-6, which isn’t good.
— All four of their losses were by 4+ runs. A loss is a loss, but still…….
— Last time the A’s were 0-6, their sixth loss was against Boston, whose starting pitcher that day was………Babe Ruth.

10) The new extra inning format was designed to prevent games from going deep into the night, but Tuesday we had these two scores:
— Red Sox 6, Rays 5 (12)
— Arizona 10, Colorado 8 (13)

Ryan McMahon hit three homers and a double for Colorado, and they still lost.

9) Today is the day Jay Bruce finds out if he is staying in the Bronx this season, or moving on to another big league team. He homered Tuesday, making his case to stay, but when the Rangers traded 2B Roughned Odor to Bronx, it seemed to pave the way for Bruce to leave town— you figure DJ Lemahieu moves to 1B, and Odor plays 2B.

If there was a DH in the National League, Bruce wouldn’t have to worry about employment, but not sure how many openings there are right now for guys with his skill set.

8) Texas-El Paso basketball coach Rodney Terry quit to be an assistant coach at Texas; he is the second head coach to quit, in order to join Chris Beard’s Longhorn staff. Terry was at UTEP for three years, going 29-27 the last two years, 16-18 in C-USA games- he was head coach at Fresno State for seven years before that.

7) Baylor Bears were the first team since UCLA in 1968 (with Lew Alcindor), to win both the national semifinal and final by 15+ points. Very impressive.

6) San Jose State hired former Colorado State/Nebraska coach Tim Miles, who has his work cut out with the Spartans, and that’s being kind.

My records go back to 1997; San Jose State hasn’t had a winning record in conference play once in that time- they went 17-16 one year, but were 5-11 in the WAC.

Coach Miles has a great podcast which will probably get put on hold now; he’s a pleasant guy and we wish him luck. What he needs more than luck are some new recruits.

5) Warriors 122, Bucks 121:

— Golden State wins for only 2nd time in last nine games.
— Bucks played without their star, Giannis Antetokounmpo
— Steph Curry scored 41 points; he is great fun to watch.

4) Padres’ SS Fernando Tatis has slight tearing in his labrum, but there is no damage to his rotator cuff; the Padres say he doesn’t require surgery. He is on the IL, will be tested in ten days or so; it is his non-throwing shoulder, but he hurt it while batting, so its hard to imagine this injury just goes away without some kind of surgery or extended rest.

3) Nationals 6, Braves 5:
— Juan Soto walked it off with a 9th inning single.
— Max Scherzer gave up homers in 1st, 2nd, 3rd innings, for first time in his 378 career starts.
— Braves are already 0-4.
— Nationals were playing their opener, after they put ten players on the IL.

2) Chicago Bears’ coach Matt Nagy will be calling plays again this fall, which may mean he was given the “make the playoffs or else” ultimatum. If he’s going to get fired, it might as well be his fault. Andy Dalton is Chicago’s new QB, which should be interesting.

1) As you probably already know, I’m a big LA Rams fan; had NFL Network on this week and the talking heads on their morning show all agreed that they’d rather have Sam Darnold on their team than Jared Goff. Seriously? Let’s examine the facts.

Darnold: three years, 13-25 record. No playoff games. 45 TD’s, 39 INT’s
Goff: five years, 42-27 record, 3-3 playoffs. 107 TD, 55 INT’s. Won an NFC title.

Goff is in Detroit now, but wake up people, he’s a pretty good QB.
— Won a playoff game in Seattle 12 days after his broken thumb was operated on
— Won an NFC title game 34-31 in New Orleans
— Beat Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes 54-51 in a Monday night game.

Yeah, he’s had better coaching than Darnold, and Goff’s contract is a burden on the salary cap, but he’s won big games for the last four years. Its about time people who supposedly know the sport acknowledge that.

**Udog** · 04-07-2021, 08:43 AM

545MINNESOTA -546 INDIANA
MINNESOTA is 18-34 ATS (-19.4 Units) in road games after a combined score of 215 points or more 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

547WASHINGTON -548 ORLANDO
WASHINGTON is 31-10 ATS (20 Units) in road games off a close road loss of 3 points or less since 1996.

553DALLAS -554 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

555CHARLOTTE -556 OKLAHOMA CITY
CHARLOTTE is 13-4 ATS (8.6 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.

557MEMPHIS -558 ATLANTA
MEMPHIS are 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) versus teams who attempt 18 or more 3 point shots/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

561UTAH -562 PHOENIX
UTAH is 12-2 ATS (9.8 Units) when playing 8 or more games in 14 days in the current season.

**Udog** · 04-07-2021, 08:46 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 7

Minnesota @ Indiana
Timberwolves (13-38)
— Minnesota lost seven of its last ten games.
— Wolves are 5-2 ATS in their last six games overall.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Pacers (22-27)
— Indiana is 5-9 SU in its last fourteen games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 0-10 ATS in their last ten home games.
— Indiana is 6-3-1 ATS if it played the night before.
— Over is 6-3 in Indiana’s last nine home games.

— Pacers won last four series games.
— Minnesota covered three of last four visits to Indiana.
— Over is 3-1 in last four series games.

Washington @ Orlando
Wizards (17-32)
— Wizards lost 12 of their last 15 games SU.
— Wizards are 2-4 ATS in last six road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Under is 6-1 in their last seven games

Magic (17-33)
— Orlando lost 15 of its last 19 games.
— Magic is 9-4 ATS in last 13 games overall.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

— Orlando won last six series games, covered last five.
— Wizards are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Orlando.
— Five of last six series games went over.

New York @ Boston
Knicks (25-26)
— New York lost four of their last five games.
— Knicks are 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Under is 8-3 in New York’s last 11 games.

Celtics (25-26)
— Boston is 5-8 SU in its last 13 games.
— Celtics are 3-6 ATS in their last nine home games.
— Boston is 4-6 ATS if it played the night before.
— Under is 8-0 in their last eight home games.

— Celtics won eight of last ten series games.
— Knicks are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Boston.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.

New Orleans @ Brooklyn
Pelicans (22-28)
— New Orleans lost three of its last four games.
— Pelicans are 6-3 ATS in their last nine road games.
— New Orleans is 3-5 ATS if it played night before.
— Over is 3-1 in their last four games.

Nets (35-16)
— Brooklyn won 19 of their last 23 games
— Nets are 1-6 ATS in last seven games overall.
— Under is 7-2 in last nine Brooklyn games.

— Nets won last three series games, covered last four.
— Pelicans are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Brooklyn.
— Six of last seven series games went over.

Memphis @ Atlanta
Grizzlies (25-23)
— Memphis won seven of its last ten games.
— Grizzlies are 9-1 ATS in last ten games overall.
— Three of last four Memphis games stayed under total.

Hawks (27-24)
— Hawks is 13-4 SU since they changed coaches.
— Hawks are 7-0 ATS in their last seven home games.
— Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

— Memphis won five of last eight series games.
— Grizzlies are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Atlanta.
— Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Dallas @ Houston
Mavericks (28-21)
— Mavericks are 10-5 SU since All-Star break.
— Mavericks are 6-1 ATS in last seven road games.
— Under is 16-5 in last 21 Dallas games.

Rockets (13-37)
— Houston lost 27 of its last 29 games (6-23 ATS).
— Rockets are 3-18 ATS in last 21 home games.
— Over is 4-2 in their last six games.

— Rockets won five of last seven series games.
— Dallas covered four of last five visits to Houston.
— Four of last five series games went over.

Charlotte @ Oklahoma City
Hornets (25-24)
— Charlotte won five of its last eight games SU.
— Hornets covered six of their last eight games.
— Under is 12-2 in Charlotte’s last 14 games.

Thunder (20-30)
— Thunder are 1-6 SU in their last seven games.
— OKC is 3-6 ATS in their last nine home games.
— Over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.

— Thunder won last five series games.
— Charlotte is 3-1 ATS in last four trips to Oklahoma.
— Last five series games stayed under the total.

San Antonio @ Denver
Spurs (24-24)
— San Antonio lost eight of its last ten games.
— Spurs are 4-0 ATS in last four road games- their last road game was 17 days ago.
— Over is 8-3 in Spurs’ last eleven games.

Nuggets (32-18)
— Denver is 20-7 SU in its last 27 games overall.
— Nuggets are 5-3 ATS in last eight home games.
— Over is 6-2 in Denver’s last eight home games.

— Nuggets won five of last seven series games.
— Spurs are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Denver.
— Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Utah @ Phoenix
Jazz (38-12)
— Utah won eight of its last nine games overall.
— Jazz is 2-7 ATS in its last nine road games.
— Under is 6-3 in Utah’s last nine games.

Suns (35-14)
— Phoenix won 27 of its last 33 games (22-11 ATS).
— Suns are 5-2 ATS in their last seven home games.
— Over is 4-0 in their last four games.

— Suns won last two meetings, after losing previous eight.
— Jazz covered three of last four visits to the desert.
— Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

**Udog** · 04-07-2021, 08:49 AM

NBA

Wednesday, April 7

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Indiana
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

Washington @ Orlando
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington

New York @ Boston
New York
New York is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home

New Orleans @ Brooklyn
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games on the road
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing New Orleans

Memphis @ Atlanta
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Dallas @ Houston
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Houston is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Dallas

Charlotte @ Oklahoma City
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Charlotte

San Antonio @ Denver
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing Denver
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Antonio

Utah @ Phoenix
Utah
Utah is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Utah is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 04-07-2021, 09:34 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 7

**Udog** · 04-07-2021, 10:15 AM

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Wednesday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 4/7

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