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**Udog** · 04-28-2021, 08:13 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

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Armadillo: Wednesday's Den: Mid-week musings

13) Julius Erving listed his top two all-time NBA teams; they raised some eyebrows.
1st team:
— Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain

2nd team:
— Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Karl Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Again, this is Julius Erving saying this, not me. We all have our own opinions.

12) Indians 7, Twins 4:
— Minnesota was 36-24 last year; they’re 7-15 this year.
— Twins are 0-7 in one-run games, 0-5 in extra innings.
— Franmil Reyes hit two homers for Cleveland.

11) Dodgers’ 1B Max Muncy had a stretch over the weekend where he reached base nine out of ten times, but problem is, he didn’t have any hits in that span, just 8 walks and a HBP.

In his last nine games, Muncy is 1-26, with 12 walks.

10) These Kentucky Derby notes are from ESPN’s Chris Fallica:
— Last time a horse won the Kentucky Derby from the #14 post? 1961 (Carry Back)
— Since then, eight horses from the 14-post have been top three betting choices.
— Last five years, the 14-post has been a top-4 betting choice all five years, but only one of those horses cracked the trifecta.

9) Dallas 133, Golden State 103
— Mavericks ended the first quarter on a 25-0 run.
— Dallas made 18-35 shots behind the arc.
— Apparently Golden State had been playing better since they stopped practicing; their last practice was April 8, but they got squashed in this game.

8) 38-year old Arthur Smith is the Atlanta Falcons’ new head coach; his father is the guy who founded FedEx. The younger Smith played college football at North Carolina, was recently the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans.

7) Blue Jays 9, Nationals 5:
— Vladimir Guerrero Jr becomes youngest player in MLB history with a 3-HR, 7 RBI game.

6) Baseball stuff:
— Bronx Bombers acquired LHP Wandy Peralta and a player to be named later from San Francisco Giants in exchange for OF Mike Tauchman.
— Reliever Jerry Blevins retired after a 13-year career, spent with four teams.

5) 29-year old Drew Valentine is the new basketball coach at Loyola Chi, replacing Porter Moser, who bolted to Oklahoma. Valentine graduated from college only eight years ago.

4) NHL is going to get a lot more exposure, with NBC Sports Network going off the air this summer. NHL has new deals with ESPN/Turner; will Charles Barkley give his hockey picks before games?

3) 529 different players have played in at least one NBA game this season.

2) There is going to be a 6-team baseball draft league, leading up to July’s amateur draft, with all six managers being former major league players. Amateur players who are hoping to be drafted will play ball; I’m assuming they’ll use wooden bats, which they don’t use in college.

Baseball draft has traditionally been the first week in June, with the short season leagues getting underway couple weeks later, but those leagues are out of business now, as MLB took over the minor leagues, starting this season.

1) If you’ve hit more sacrifice flies than you’ve been walked/hit bye pitch, then your on-base %age will actually be lower than your batting average. Sacrifice bunts don’t count as at-bats, but sacrifice flies do.

**Udog** · 04-28-2021, 08:15 AM

565ATLANTA -566 PHILADELPHIA
ATLANTA is 12-32 ATS (-23.2 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

567LA LAKERS -568 WASHINGTON
LA LAKERS are 17-36 ATS (-22.6 Units) versus poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 3+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

569ORLANDO -570 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 23-45 ATS (-26.5 Units) when playing 6 or more games in 10 days in the last 3 seasons.

573CHICAGO -574 NEW YORK
CHICAGO is 12-2 ATS (9.8 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the current season.

575SAN ANTONIO -576 MIAMI
MIAMI is 64-45 ATS (14.5 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.

577NEW ORLEANS -578 DENVER
NEW ORLEANS are 2-10 ATS (-9 Units) in road games versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 3+ per game over the last 2 seasons.

581UTAH -582 SACRAMENTO
UTAH is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) after failing to cover 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

**Udog** · 04-28-2021, 08:18 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 28

**Udog** · 04-28-2021, 08:21 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 28

Orlando @ Cleveland
Magic (18-43)
— Orlando lost 12 of its last 13 games.
— Magic is 6-4 ATS in last ten road games.
— Over is 11-3 in their last 14 games overall.

Cavaliers (21-40)
— Cleveland lost eight of its last ten games SU.
— Cavaliers are 2-4 ATS in last six home games.
— Over is 8-5 in last 13 Cleveland games.

— Orlando won last six series games (5-1 ATS)
— Magic is 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Ohio.
— Under is 9-1 in last ten series games.

Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Hawks (34-28)
— Hawks is 20-8 SU since they changed coaches.
— Hawks are 11-4 ATS in their last 14 games.
— Over is 6-3 in their last nine road games.

76ers (40-21)
— 76ers lost four of their last five games SU.
— Sixers are 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven games.
— Under is 16-6 in Philly’s last 22 games.

— Atlanta won five of last seven series games.
— Hawks are 1-2 ATS in last three visits to Philly.
— Over is 5-2 in last seven series games

LA Lakers @ Washington
Lakers (36-25)
— Lakers lost three of their last four games.
— Lakers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last five road games.
— Over is 8-4 in their 12 games overall.

Wizards (27-34)
— Wizards won nine of last 12 games SU (9-3 ATS).
— Wizards are 3-5 ATS in last eight home games.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight home games

— Wizards won six of last nine series games.
— Lakers are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Washington.
— Four of last six series games stayed under the total.

Charlotte @ Boston
Hornets (30-31)
— Charlotte lost seven of its last ten games SU.
— Hornets are 2-4 ATS in their last six road games.
— Under is 20-6 in Charlotte’s last 26 games.

Celtics (32-30)
— Boston lost four of its last five games.
— Celtics are 6-9 ATS in their last 15 home games.
— Under is 11-6 in their last 17 games

— Celtics won six of last eight series games
— Hornets are 0-5 ATS in last five visits to Boston.
— Over is 7-3 in last ten series games

Chicago @ New York
Bulls (26-35)
— Chicago lost seven of its last 11 games SU.
— Bulls are 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Over is 5-3 in their last eight road games.

Knicks (34-28)
— New York won 9 of last 10 games (12-1 ATS last 13).
— Knicks are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 home games.
— Over is 10-3 in New York’s last 13 games

— Knicks won five of last seven series games
— Bulls are 2-4 ATS in last six visits to Manhattan.
— Four of last six series games stayed under.

San Antonio @ Miami
Spurs (31-29)
— San Antonio won five of its last six games.
— Spurs are 7-1 ATS in last eight road games.
— Under is 6-1 in Spurs’ last seven games.

Heat (32-30)
— Miami won/covered four of its last six games.
— Heat is 5-3 ATS in last eight home games.
— Over is 7-2 in their last nine home games.

— Heat won four of last five series games.
— Spurs are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Miami.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.

Portland @ Memphis
Trailblazers (33-28)
— Portland lost five of its last six games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 1-4 ATS in last five road games.
— Under is 9-5 in Portland’s last 14 games.

Grizzlies (31-29)
— Memphis is 4-3 in its last six games SU.
— 4th game in six nights for the Grizzlies.
— Grizzlies are 17-5 ATS in last 22 games overall.
— Under is 3-1 in last four Memphis games.

— Teams are playing each other for third time in six nights.
— Memphis is 4-3 in last seven series games.
— Blazers are 0-3 ATS in last six visits to Memphis.
— Three of last four series games went over the total.

New Orleans @ Denver
Pelicans (27-34)
— New Orleans lost five of its last seven games.
— Pelicans are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games.
— Over is 4-1 in their last five road games.

Nuggets (40-21)
— Denver won 14 of its last 17 games.
— Nuggets are 2-4 ATS in last six home games.
— Over is 4-2 in Denver’s last six home games.

— New Orleans won four of last six series games.
— Pelicans are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Denver.
— Six of last seven series games stayed under.

LA Clippers @ Phoenix
Clippers (43-20)
— Clippers won 17 of their last 21 games.
— Clippers are 1-4 ATS in last five road games.
— Six of last seven Clipper games stayed under the total.

Suns (43-18)
— Phoenix won seven of its last ten games (3-3 last six).
— Suns are 1-3 ATS in their last four home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 12-4 in their last 16 games.

— Clippers won eight of last ten series games.
— LA is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Phoenix.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games

Utah @ Sacramento
Jazz (44-17)
— Utah lost three of its last five games.
— Jazz is 3-7 ATS in its last ten road games.
— Under is 6-1 in Utah’s last seven games.

Kings (25-36)
— Sacramento won three of its last five games.
— Kings are 2-5-1 ATS in their last eight home games.
— Under is 7-4 in Sacramento’s last 11 home games.

— Utah won five of last six series games
— Jazz are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Sacramento.
— Six of last nine series games went over the total.

**Udog** · 04-28-2021, 08:23 AM

NBA

Wednesday, April 28

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Trend Report
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Orlando @ Cleveland
Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Orlando's last 10 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 10 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando

Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games

LA Lakers @ Washington
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 11 games
Washington
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

Charlotte @ Boston
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte

Chicago @ New York
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
New York is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games
New York is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

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

Portland @ Memphis
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Portland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Memphis
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland

New Orleans @ Denver
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games when playing Denver
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver
Denver is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Utah @ Sacramento
Utah
Utah is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games
Sacramento
Sacramento is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 9 games when playing Utah

LA Clippers @ Phoenix
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
LA Clippers is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games

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**Udog** · 04-28-2021, 11:53 AM

**Udog** · 04-28-2021, 01:16 PM

Hoop Trends for Wednesday April 28
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: LA Clippers at Phoenix (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Clippers are 11-0 ATS (12.55 ppg) on the road coming off a 10+ point loss.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Portland at Memphis (9:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Trail Blazers are 0-12 ATS (-11.75 ppg) coming off a road win where Damian Lillard made more three pointers than two pointers.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Antonio at Miami (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Spurs are 12-0-1 OU (8.92 ppg) as a dog with less than two days rest after they had fewer than 10 turnovers last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Charlotte at Boston (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Hornets are 0-14 OU (-17.93 ppg) after Devonte Graham was their high scorer last game

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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