More questions about dahlias — dividing tubers

When I look at tutorials about dividing tubers, the tubers don’t look like this:

I am clueless as to where sprouts are supposed to appear.  ??

This is more like what I would expect.  This is the same variety.  I think I got three sections out of this with likely places for sprouting near the old stems.  This variety is “Art Deco”.  I grew them in my deck boxes and they did exceptionally well.  Fingers crossed that I managed to divide them properly and they will survive the winter.