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**Udog** · 10-04-2012, 08:53 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

NFL trends with Week 5 upon us........

-- Falcons covered 14 of their last 21 road games.

-- Vikings covered twice in last ten games vs AFC teams.

-- Eagles are 1-6 vs spread week after playing the Giants.

-- Redskins are 1-6-1 vs spread in last eight non-divisional home games.

-- Seahawks are 6-17 in last 23 games as a road underdog.

-- Giants are 1-6-1 in last eight games as a home favorite.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind.........

13) Steve Nash looks weird in a Lakers’ uniform. Weird in a bad way. He’s wearing #10, by the way.

12) Clippers-Denver are playing first-ever basketball game at Mandalay Bay hotel/casino in Las Vegas Saturday night.

11) Orioles had a fire on their plane to Tampa Sunday night, had to make a landing in Jacksonville, but everyone got to Tampa safely; apparently the O's weren’t too happy with Andrew Bailey when Ibanez hit the tying homer off the Red Sox closer Tuesday night.

10) Greedy bastard update: Gas went up 12 cents a gallon in 36 hours. Why? Because it is foliage season and some people have a 3-day weekend coming up? These people seriously need to rot in hell.

How come no one asks the Presidential candidates about this in the debates?

9) No NHL this month, which is sad; NBA regular season starts up Halloween night. October is one of this website’s slowest months, but it’s a huge research month, with college basketball right around the corner.

8) Speaking of which Kansas coach Bill Self just got a 10-year, $50M contract extension.

Bulls’ coach Tom Thibodeau got four years, $17M+ from Chicago.

More security in the college game. Thibodeau has to hope Derrick Rose doesn’t wake up one morning and want him fired. If he ever did, Thibodeau would be gone before lunch. In the NBA, stars rule the roost.

7) Still think its pretty cool that the only coach with a losing record in the history of Kansas basketball is James Naismith, the guy who invented basketball.

6) RA Dickey pitched with a torn abdominal muscle since April? Did the Mets’ crackerjack medical staff know this, or did they think he had a tweaked hamstring?

5) “A goal without a plan is a wish.” Herm Edwards would make a good motivational speaker. Not a coach, just a motivational speaker.

4) Eric Mangini picked the Cowboys to win the Super Bowl, but why? I mean, he could still be right, but it just seems really unlikely, as bad as their OL appears to be.

3) Guy named Shawn Hochuli reffed the Arizona State-Cal game Saturday. Yes, thats Ed's son.

2) Baltimore Orioles are 74-0 this season when they lead after the 7th inning; that’s very impressive, being 74-0 at anything.

1) I wonder if anybody has contacted Brad Pitt about making Moneyball 2? The 2012 A's are a much more unlikely story than the '02 A's were.

**Udog** · 10-04-2012, 08:56 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Los Angeles at Minnesota
The Sparks are coming off a 101-94 win over San Antonio and look to build on their 12-3-1 ATS record in their last 16 games following a SU victory. Los Angeles is the pick (+5 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Lynx favored by only 3. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+5 1/2). Here are all of today's picks

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

Game 601-602: Los Angeles at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 117.250; Minnesota 120.044
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 3; 161
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 5 1/2; 166 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+5 1/2); Under

WNBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, October 4

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LOS ANGELES (26 - 10) at MINNESOTA (29 - 8) - 10/4/2012, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 8-5 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-6 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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WNBA

Thursday, October 4

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. MINNESOTA
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Los Angeles

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**Udog** · 10-04-2012, 12:48 PM

CFL
Dunkel

Hamilton at Edmonton
The Eskimos look to bounce back from their 39-15 loss to Calgary last weekend and build on their 5-1 ATS record in their last 6 games following an ATS defeat. Edmonton is the pick (Pick) according to Dunkel, which has the Eskimos favored by 7. Dunkel Pick: Edmonton. Here are all of this week's CFL picks.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5

Game 491-492: Hamilton at Edmonton (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Hamilton 106.992; Edmonton 114.044
Dunkel Line: Edmonton by 7; 50
Vegas Line: Pick; 53
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton; Under

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

Game 493-494: Calgary at BC (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 118.550; BC 119.761
Dunkel Line: BC by 1; 54
Vegas Line: BC by 4 1/2; 49
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+4 1/2); Over

CFL
Long Sheet

Week 15

Friday, October 5

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HAMILTON (5 - 8) at EDMONTON (5 - 8) - 10/5/2012, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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Saturday, October 6

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CALGARY (8 - 5) at BRITISH COLUMBIA (9 - 4) - 10/6/2012, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 9 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games versus division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 4-4 against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 5-3 straight up against CALGARY 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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Monday, October 8

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WINNIPEG (3 - 10) at MONTREAL (8 - 5) - 10/8/2012, 1:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-3 against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-2 straight up against WINNIPEG 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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SASKATCHEWAN (7 - 6) at TORONTO (7 - 6) - 10/8/2012, 4:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-2 against the spread versus SASKATCHEWAN over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 2-2 straight up against SASKATCHEWAN over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CFL

Week 15

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Trend Report
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Friday, October 5

9:00 PM
HAMILTON vs. EDMONTON
Hamilton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Hamilton is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 9 games when playing at home against Hamilton

Saturday, October 6

10:00 PM
CALGARY vs. BRITISH COLUMBIA
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Calgary's last 24 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of British Columbia's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
British Columbia is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Calgary

Monday, October 8

1:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. MONTREAL
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Winnipeg is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Montreal
Montreal is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Montreal is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

4:30 PM
SASKATCHEWAN vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Saskatchewan's last 12 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saskatchewan's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Saskatchewan

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