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NBA

Saturday, April 4

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CHARLOTTE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing Charlotte
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Charlotte's last 10 games at home
Charlotte is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games

7:30 PM
MIAMI vs. DETROIT
Miami is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against Miami
Detroit is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Miami

7:30 PM
BOSTON vs. TORONTO
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

7:30 PM
BROOKLYN vs. ATLANTA
Brooklyn is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Atlanta
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MEMPHIS
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Washington is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

8:30 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. DALLAS
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing at home against Golden State

8:30 PM
ORLANDO vs. MILWAUKEE
Orlando is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Orlando
Milwaukee is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Orlando

9:00 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. DENVER
LA Clippers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Clippers last 8 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver's last 8 games when playing LA Clippers
Denver is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers

10:00 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. PORTLAND
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
New Orleans is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Portland is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games at home

10:00 PM
UTAH vs. PHOENIX
Utah is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Utah's last 23 games
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 6-14-1 ATS in its last 21 games when playing at home against Utah

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NBA

Saturday, April 4


Warriors looking to regain ATS success vs. Mavs

The Golden State Warriors saw their eight game ATS win streak come to an end against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, but they'll be seeking to get back on track at the betting window Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks.

The Warriors, who most recently edged the Suns 107-106 but failed to cover the -12.5 spread, face off against a Mavericks team who have cashed spread bets just three times in their last 10 games. The Dubs have won 11 in a row straight-up and 16 of their last 18.

At the time of writing, books had Dallas as 4.5-point home underdogs for the affair.

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NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, April 4

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PHILADELPHIA (18 - 58) at CHARLOTTE (32 - 42) - 4/4/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 5-5 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 5-5 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (34 - 41) at DETROIT (29 - 46) - 4/4/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 135-102 ATS (+22.8 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game since 1996.
DETROIT is 32-46 ATS (-18.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 58-91 ATS (-42.1 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
DETROIT is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 20-33 ATS (-16.3 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-4 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 6-3 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (34 - 41) at TORONTO (45 - 30) - 4/4/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 48-34 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 42-33 ATS (+5.7 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 28-17 ATS (+9.3 Units) as an underdog this season.
BOSTON is 23-14 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games this season.
BOSTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing on back-to-back days this season.
BOSTON is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
BOSTON is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-4 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 6-4 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (34 - 40) at ATLANTA (56 - 19) - 4/4/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 45-28 ATS (+14.2 Units) in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) as a favorite this season.
ATLANTA is 23-14 ATS (+7.6 Units) in home games this season.
ATLANTA is 123-92 ATS (+21.8 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 50-35 ATS (+11.5 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-4 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 5-4 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (42 - 33) at MEMPHIS (51 - 24) - 4/4/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-2 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 3-2 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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ORLANDO (22 - 53) at MILWAUKEE (37 - 38) - 4/4/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 42-31 ATS (+7.9 Units) in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ORLANDO is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games this season.
ORLANDO is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 48-69 ATS (-27.9 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 324-390 ATS (-105.0 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 20-34 ATS (-17.4 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 73-101 ATS (-38.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 6-4 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 6-4 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (62 - 13) at DALLAS (46 - 30) - 4/4/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 320-253 ATS (+41.7 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 44-27 ATS (+14.3 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 40-22 ATS (+15.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) on Saturday games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) against Southwest division opponents this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 32-18 ATS (+12.2 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 22-8 ATS (+13.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 61-45 ATS (+11.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 48-31 ATS (+13.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 27-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 33-16 ATS (+15.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 31-41 ATS (-14.1 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) against Pacific division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) after allowing 105 points or more this season.
DALLAS is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 7-3 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 8-2 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (50 - 26) at DENVER (28 - 47) - 4/4/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 224-277 ATS (-80.7 Units) after allowing 105 points or more since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 19-28 ATS (-11.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 127-168 ATS (-57.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
DENVER is 32-40 ATS (-12.0 Units) in all games this season.
DENVER is 153-203 ATS (-70.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
DENVER is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 6-3 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 5-4 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (34 - 41) at PHOENIX (38 - 38) - 4/4/2015, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 6-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 6-4 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW ORLEANS (40 - 34) at PORTLAND (48 - 26) - 4/4/2015, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 6-3 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 6-3 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, April 4


Orlando Magic @ Milwaukee Bucks

Game 811-812
April 4, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando Magic
112.113
Milwaukee Bucks
121.615
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee Bucks
by 9 1/2
190 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee Bucks
by 8
194 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee Bucks
(-8); Under

Golden State Warriors @ Dallas Mavericks

Game 813-814
April 4, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State Warr
124.273
Dallas Mavericks
121.748
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State Warr
by 2 1/2
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State Warr
by 4 1/2
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas Mavericks
(+4 1/2); N/A

Los Angeles Clippers @ Denver Nuggets

Game 815-816
April 4, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles Clipp
122.818
Denver Nuggets
123.559
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver Nuggets
by 1
224 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles Clipp
by 9 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Denver Nuggets
(+9 1/2); Over

Utah Jazz @ Phoenix Suns

Game 817-818
April 4, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah Jazz
117.387
Phoenix Suns
126.039
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix Suns
by 8 1/2
183 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix Suns
by 1 1/2
189 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix Suns
(-1 1/2); Under

New Orleans Pelicans @ Portland Trail Blazers

Game 819-820
April 4, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans Pelic
123.979
Portland Trail Bl
131.414
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland Trail Bl
by 7 1/2
180 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland Trail Bl
by 5
198
Dunkel Pick:
Portland Trail Bl
(-5); Under

Philadelphia 76ers @ Charlotte Hornets

Game 801-802
April 4, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia 76er
115.009
Charlotte Hornets
118.838
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte Hornets
by 4
180
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte Hornets
by 9
192
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia 76er
(+9); Under

Miami Heat @ Detroit Pistons

Game 803-804
April 4, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami Heat
120.205
Detroit Pistons
118.761
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami Heat
by 1 1/2
208 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit Pistons
by 1
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Miami Heat
(+1); N/A

Boston Celtics @ Toronto Raptors

Game 805-806
April 4, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston Celtics
115.010
Toronto Raptors
126.692
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto Raptors
by 11 1/2
215 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto Raptors
by 3
208 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto Raptors
(-3); Over

Brooklyn Nets @ Atlanta Hawks

Game 807-808
April 4, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn Nets
115.771
Atlanta Hawks
127.455
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta Hawks
by 11 1/2
208 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta Hawks
by 8 1/2
203
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta Hawks
(-8 1/2); Over

Washington Wizards @ Memphis Grizzlies

Game 809-810
April 4, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington Wizard
115.266
Memphis Grizzlies
124.471
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis Grizzlies
by 9
178 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis Grizzlies
by 7
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis Grizzlies
(-7); N/A

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NBA

Sunday, April 5

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1:00 PM
HOUSTON vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Houston
Oklahoma City is 20-3 SU in its last 23 games at home

3:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chicago's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home

6:00 PM
MIAMI vs. INDIANA
Miami is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Miami is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Indiana is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Miami

7:00 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. SAN ANTONIO
Golden State is 1-24 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Golden State is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 10 games at home
San Antonio is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Golden State

7:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NEW YORK
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing New York
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

9:00 PM
UTAH vs. SACRAMENTO
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Utah's last 19 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Utah is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Sacramento's last 19 games when playing at home against Utah

9:30 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. LA LAKERS
LA Clippers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Clippers are 7-18 SU in their last 25 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 5 games at home
LA Lakers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games at home

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NBA

Sunday, April 5


Kings' F Rudy Gay, out Sunday

Gay has a concussion and has missed the last two games. He will not play Sunday against the Jazz.


Pacers' F Paul George, probable Sunday

George continues to recover after breaking his leg in the offseason and is expected to return Sunday against the Heat.


There may be no hotter team in NBA than the Spurs

In the San Antonio Spurs past 10 contests they are 9-1 straight up and against the spread. Most of these contests were not even close with the Spurs posting an average scoring margin of +16.2 during their past 10.

San Antonio host the Golden State Warriors, who will be playing their second of back-to-back games, Sunday. The Spurs are currently 5.5-point favorites.



NBA roundup: Smart's tip-in lifts Celtics into eighth in East

TORONTO -- Rookie Guard Marcus Smart converted a tip-in at the buzzer in overtime and the Boston Celtics moved into eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a dramatic 117-116 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.

Smart scored 15 points and hit two big shots in overtime. He had a corner 3-pointer that gave Boston a 114-113 lead with 32 seconds left, but after forward Brandon Bass split two at the line with 18 seconds left, Toronto guard Lou Williams knocked down a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining for a 116-115 lead.

After the initial play did not develop, Boston coach Brad Stevens called a timeout with 2.6 seconds remaining. Out of the timeout, Thomas drove to the hoop, but his layup attempt was blocked by Williams but not enough for Toronto to seize possession and Smart put back the rebound just before the buzzer sounded.

The Celtics improved to 35-42 and are a half-game behind the Nets. Boston owns the tiebreaker over Brooklyn by virtue of its 110-91 win at the Barclays Center on March 23.

Thomas led the Celtics with 25 points and center Tyler Zeller added 20.

Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 18 of his 38 points after the third quarter and forced overtime by hitting a short jumper with six seconds left in regulation. Williams added 27 points for the Raptors, who gave up a go-ahead tip-in during the final minute of a game for the second time in as many nights.

Pistons 99, Heat 98

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- If Miami misses the playoffs for the first time in seven years, it might spend the offseason lamenting a late-game collapse against Detroit.

The Heat fell out of eighth place by squandering a 15-point lead in the final 5:14. The Heat dropped a half-game behind the Boston Celtics into ninth place and face the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.

Point guard Reggie Jackson scored 29 points for Detroit and hit the go-ahead layup with five seconds left. Jackson added 11 assists and scored 12 of his points during a 21-5 game-ending run.

Guard Dwayne Wade led the Heat with 24 points but missed a 3-pointer on the final possession. Point guard Goran Dragic added 21 points for Miami.

Hawks 131, Nets 99

ATLANTA -- Brooklyn could have further solidified its grasp on the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference but instead was routed by Atlanta, which equaled a franchise record with its 57th victory.

Center Al Horford and forward DeMarre Carroll scored 20 points apiece for the Hawks, who placed seven in double figures after having three days off. Atlanta equaled the franchise record set in the 1986-87 and 1993-94 seasons by shooting 59.8 percent from the field, including 51.5 percent on from 3-point range and collecting 40 assists, two shy of its season high.

Brooklyn had a season-high six-game winning streak snapped and is a half-game ahead of the Celtics. Guard Bojan Bogdanovic led the Nets with 19 points, but center Brook Lopez and point guard Deron Williams were held to 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Hornets 92, 76ers 91

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Guard Gerald Henderson's driving layup with six seconds remaining gave Charlotte a crucial victory over Philadelphia and kept it alive in the race for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Henderson was 3 of 12 from the field but made his final shot when he finished the play through heavy traffic. Guard Kemba Walker, who was the first option on the last play, scored 24 points for Charlotte, which is 1 1/2 games behind Boston in the East.

Guards Ish Smith and Robert Covington scored 15 points apiece for the 76ers, who have dropped 19 of their last 20 road games.

Wizards 92, Grizzlies 83

MEMPHIS, Tenn -- Guard Bradley Beal scored 20 points and point guard John Wall collected 18 points and 14 assists as Washington won in Memphis for the first time in more than a decade.

Forward Drew Gooden added 16 points for Washington, which snapped a nine-game losing streak in Memphis. The Wizards had not won there since November 2004 when they won the first regular-season game at FedEx Forum.

Center Marc Gasol scored 18 points and guard Mike Conley added 14 for Memphis, which dropped into third place and a half-game behind the idle Houston Rockets in the Western Conference.

Magic 97, Bucks 90

MILWAUKEE -- Forward Tobias Harris scored 23 points against his former team and center Nikola Vucevic added 20 as Orlando beat Milwaukee.

Guard Victor Oladipo added 15 points for Orlando, which won its second straight road game after a 12-game skid away from home.

Forward Ersan Ilyasova scored 18 points and guard Khris Middleton added 15 for Milwaukee, which is in sixth place and leads the Brooklyn Nets by 2 1/2 games.

The Bucks needed to beat the Magic, but they also needed Boston, Charlotte and Miami to lose Saturday night to clinch. While the Heat lost at Detroit, the Hornets and Celtics both won.

Warriors 123, Mavericks 110

DALLAS -- Shooting guard Klay Thompson scored 21 points and Golden State extended its winning streak to 12 games with a wire-to-wire victory over Dallas.

Reserve Andre Iguodala added 18 points for Golden State, which has been beaten nine opponents during its run by at least 13 points. Guard Stephen Curry finished with 11 for the Warriors, the top seed in the Western Conference.

Forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 18 for seventh-seeded Dallas, which has lost seven straight to Golden State.

Trail Blazers 99, Pelicans 90

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Forward LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Portland defeated New Orleans.

Guard Damian Lillard scored 19 points and center Chris Kaman tied his season high with 16 points. Kaman also had 11 rebounds for the Trail Blazers (50-26), who won for the sixth time in seven outings.

Guard Eric Gordon scored 22 points, guard Tyreke Evans accumulated 21 points, seven rebounds and nine assists and forward Anthony Davis added 19 points and nine boards for the Pelicans (41-35), who saw a four-game win streak snapped and are one game behind eighth-place Oklahoma City for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Clippers 107, Nuggets 92

DENVER -- Guard J.J. Redick scored 25 points, guard Chris Paul added 23 points and nine assists as Los Angeles defeated Denver for its ninth win in 10 games.

Center DeAndre Jordan added 14 points and 22 rebounds for the Clippers, who gained ground in playoff positioning in the ever-shifting Western Conference race. Saturday's win, coupled with Memphis losing at home to Washington, moved the Clippers within a game of the third seed with five games remaining.

Forward Wilson Chandler led the Nuggets with 17 points and forward Kenneth Faried had 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Suns 87, Jazz 85

PHOENIX -- Reserve guard Gerald Green scored 24 points and Phoenix snapped a five-game losing streak.

Green made 10 of 17 shots from the field and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with about 6 1/2 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Point guard Eric Bledsoe added 16 points for the Suns, who kept their remote playoff hopes alive.

Forward Gordon Hayward scored 21 points for the Jazz and rookie guard Rodney Hood added 17.

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, April 5

Hot Teams
-- Rockets won nine of their last eleven games (4-1 last five AU).
-- Cavaliers won 12 of their last 15 games (2-3 last five HF). Chicago won six of its last eight games (0-4 last four AU).
-- Warriors won their last eleven games (9-2 vs spread; 6-2 AU) Spurs won/covered nine of their last ten games.
-- Utah won three of its last four games (0-3 last three AU).
-- Clippers won nine of last ten games, covered five of last six.

Cold Teams
-- Thunder lost four of their last five games (1-3 last four HF)
-- Miami lost six of its last eight games (2-6 last eight AU). Pacers lost nine of their last twelve (2-5 last seven HF).
-- 76ers lost their last five games (0-0 AF). Knicks lost last nine but covered three of their last four.
-- Sacramento lost its last four games (2-8 last ten HF).
-- Lakers lost four of their last five games.

Series Records
-- Rockets won their last three games with Oklahoma City.
-- Bulls are 6-4 in their last ten games with Cleveland.
-- Heat lost three of last four visits to Indiana.
-- Spurs won seven of last eight games with Golden State.
-- Knicks won four of last five games with Philadelphia.
-- Jazz won three of last four games with Sacramento.
-- Clippers won nine of last ten games with the Lakers.

Totals
-- Six of last eight Rocket-Thunder games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Chicago road games went over total.
-- Six of last eight Indiana home games went over total.
-- Over is 10-2 in last twelve Golden State games.
-- Last four Philly-New York games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Sacramento home games stayed under.
-- Seven of last ten Clipepr-Laker games went over total.

Back-to-Backs
-- Miami is 5-3-1 vs spread on road if they played night before.
-- Warriors are 8-5 on road if they played night before.
-- 76ers are 6-5 on road if they played night before.
-- Utah is 7-4 vs spread if they lost the night before.
-- Clippers are 1-4 vs spread at Staples if they played nite before.

East vs West
SU: West 241-174 ATS: West 214-198-3
East teams HF vs West: 53-57
East teams HU vs West: 45-52
West teams HF vs East: 81-79-3
West teams HU vs East: 24-21

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NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, April 5


Houston Rockets @ Oklahoma City Thunder

Game 501-502
April 5, 2015 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston Rockets
118.079
Oklahoma City Thu
121.411
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City Thu
by 3 1/2
221 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City Thu
by 1 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City Thu
(-1 1/2); Over


Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Game 503-504
April 5, 2015 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Bulls
120.069
Cleveland Cavalie
129.978
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland Cavalie
by 10
202 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland Cavalie
by 8
198
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland Cavalie
(-8); Over

Miami Heat @ Indiana Pacers

Game 505-506
April 5, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami Heat
125.342
Indiana Pacers
118.782
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami Heat
by 6 1/2
182 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana Pacers
by 5
189 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami Heat
(+5); Under

Golden State Warriors @ San Antonio Spurs

Game 507-508
April 5, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State Warr
127.079
San Antonio Spurs
128.430
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio Spurs
by 1 1/2
203 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio Spurs
by 5 1/2
210
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State Warr
(+5 1/2); Under

Philadelphia 76ers @ New York Knicks

Game 509-510
April 5, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia 76er
113.385
New York Knicks
109.202
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia 76er
by 4
183 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York Knicks
Pick
189
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia 76er
(Pick); Under

Utah Jazz @ Sacramento Kings

Game 511-512
April 5, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah Jazz
118.661
Sacramento Kings
114.972
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah Jazz
by 3 1/2
201 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Sacramento Kings
by 2
190
Dunkel Pick:
Utah Jazz
(+2); Over

Los Angeles Clippers @ Los Angeles Lakers

Game 513-514
April 5, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles Clipp
128.430
Los Angeles Laker
112.623
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles Clipp
by 16
200
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles Clipp
by 11 1/2
211
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles Clipp
(-11 1/2); Under

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Long Sheet

Sunday, April 5

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HOUSTON (52 - 24) at OKLAHOMA CITY (42 - 34) - 4/5/2015, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 50-37 ATS (+9.3 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 36-20 ATS (+14.0 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 44-31 ATS (+9.9 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-6 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-6 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (46 - 30) at CLEVELAND (49 - 27) - 4/5/2015, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-4 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-4 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (34 - 42) at INDIANA (33 - 43) - 4/5/2015, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 13-10 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 12-11 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
13 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (63 - 13) at SAN ANTONIO (50 - 26) - 4/5/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 898-784 ATS (+35.6 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 711-604 ATS (+46.6 Units) as a favorite since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 458-381 ATS (+38.9 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 402-337 ATS (+31.3 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 185-138 ATS (+33.2 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 258-209 ATS (+28.1 Units) after scoring 105 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 118-84 ATS (+25.6 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 45-27 ATS (+15.3 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 21-8 ATS (+12.2 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing on back-to-back days this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) against Southwest division opponents this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 48-32 ATS (+12.8 Units) after allowing 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 28-13 ATS (+13.7 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 23-8 ATS (+14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 28-12 ATS (+14.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 8-8 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 11-5 straight up against GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHILADELPHIA (18 - 59) at NEW YORK (14 - 62) - 4/5/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 30-44 ATS (-18.4 Units) in all games this season.
NEW YORK is 27-39 ATS (-15.9 Units) as an underdog this season.
NEW YORK is 14-23 ATS (-11.3 Units) in home games this season.
NEW YORK is 22-34 ATS (-15.4 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
NEW YORK is 17-26 ATS (-11.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 7-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 8-3 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (34 - 42) at SACRAMENTO (26 - 49) - 4/5/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is between 190 and 194.5 points this season.
SACRAMENTO is 28-43 ATS (-19.3 Units) in all games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) as a favorite this season.
SACRAMENTO is 31-46 ATS (-19.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 18-28 ATS (-12.8 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
SACRAMENTO is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 7-2 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 5-4 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (51 - 26) at LA LAKERS (20 - 55) - 4/5/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 157-198 ATS (-60.8 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 49-68 ATS (-25.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 53-81 ATS (-36.1 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 8-2 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 9-1 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA

Sunday, April 5


Jazz G Trey Burke, out Sunday

Burke will not play Sunday against the Kings due to a sore lower back.


T-Wolves' PG Ricky Rubio, out for season

Rubio has been shut down for the remainder of the season with a sore right ankle.


76ers' C Nerlens Noel, questionable Sunday

Noel is questionable to play against the Knicks on Sunday after injuring his eye last game.


Home team, under trending in Rockets-Thunder game

The Houston Rockets visit the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday afternoon in matchup where the home team and the under are trending.

The home team is 4-0 against the spread in the last four meetings and the Thunder are currently 1.5-point home favorites.

Meanwhile, the under is 6-0 in the last six meetings and the total for today's game is sitting at 217.

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NBA
Short Sheet

Sunday, April 5

Houston at Oklahoma City, 1:00 ET
Houston: 12-24 ATS in road games after 2 or more consecutive wins
Oklahoma City: 27-14 ATS at home revenging a same season loss vs opponent

Chicago at Cleveland, 3:30 ET
Chicago: 13-22 ATS after 1 or more consecutive unders
Cleveland: 22-10 ATS in home games after playing a home game

Miami at Indiana, 6:05 ET
Miami: 5-1 ATS after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games
Indiana: 7-12 ATS off a home win

Golden State at San Antonio, 7:05 ET
Golden State: 28-13 ATS after a win by 10 points or more
San Antonio: 1-5 ATS after having won 15 or more of their last 20

Philadelphia at NY Knicks, 7:35 ET
Philadelphia: 21-11 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive losses
NY Knicks: 24-35 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses

Utah at Sacramento, 9:05 ET
Utah: 10-2 ATS in a road game where where the total is between 190 and 194.5
Sacramento: 9-21 ATS revenging a same season loss vs opponent

LA Clippers at LA Lakers, 9:35 ET
LA Clippers: 13-24 ATS after 3 straight games committing 14 or less turnovers
LA Lakers: 12-2 OVER revenging a road blowout loss vs opponent of 20 points or more

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Teams' record in NCAA tournament (since '89) against teams from the Big 14........

13-2-- Duke-- Go for 14th win vs Wisconsin tomorrow night.

8-4-- Kentucky-- Tough way for a great season to end last night.

5-2-- UConn

3-0-- Missouri.........2-0-- Wichita State/Boston College

7-4-- North Carolina/Kansas

3-1-- Arkansas

6-4-- Texas-- Rick Barnes did pretty damn well in Austin.

4-3-- Florida

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Things I'm looking for this baseball season

13) Cubs have a new manager, lot of good prospects, a stadium that will be undegoing renovation all season and very high expectations. When will they call 3B prospect Kris Bryant up from AAA? America is watching......

12) Red Sox have a lot of hitting, not so much pitching; will they pull the trigger on a big trade for s starting pitcher? Injury to Christian Vazquez makes it harder to part with catching prospect Swihart.

11) Mets also have high expectations, a manager under pressure to win and a nitwit owner. They're loaded with starting pitching, thin on defense in middle infield. Will they trade Daniel Murphy? Now that New York media has deemed Matt Harvey a combination of Gibson/Koufax, will he stay healthy?

10) Rays-- Gutted by defections of GM Friedman, manager Maddon; could be headed to Montreal to become the Expos. Starting rotation starts season with three of top five guys hurt. Things are not looking up.

9) Giants won World Series in three of last five seasons; kind of odd how they became a power shortly after Barry Bonds retired-- they had a dreadful spring, didn't play well, but its an odd-numbered year, they're not supposed to win.

8) Padres upgraded their roster with Shields-Kemp-Upton; big year for Bud Black, who has to contend now, or else.......

7) Orioles lost Cruz/Markakis, really didn't replace them; they hope Machado and Wieters return fron injury and are more productive. Showalter gives them an edge, but at the end of the day, players win/lose.

6) Oakland A's have three players left who were on squad before 2013 and none of the three (Sogard-Chavez-Scribner) are world beaters- their lineup has been totally turned over, but their piching is still strong. .

5) Diamondbacks-- So much of the Arizona brass are former A's, will be fun to see how they do. Don't think they'll be timid making moves. They must like Archie Bradley if they traded Cahill to make room for him.

4) Alex Rodriguez will get lot of attention as he returns from his exile; can he still hit at a high level? Can he play third? First? They're stuck with him for another three years and $60M, so he better be productive.

3) Cubs aren't the only Chicago team that spent lot of $$$ this winter; White Sox have upgraded the roster, Detroit looks to be a little down, can they win the division? Four of five teams can make a strong case for AL Central title.

2) If Philly gets off to a slow start, will they jump ship and trade Hamels and Utley? They're in decline; Howard's contract is untradeable, they don't have lot of young prospects on way up. Could be a long summer on Broad Street.

1) Hopefully, all this talk about speeding up the game is just lip service to passify lazy media members who whine about length of games; the game is fine, our attention-deficit society is the problem. I'm looking forward to the start of the season; get info every day on my MLB page on this site.

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 6

Hot Teams
-- Portland won six of its last seven games (10-8 AU). Brooklyn won 10 of its last 13 games (3-0 last three HF).

Cold Teams
-- None

Series Records
-- Portland won seven of last ten games with Brooklyn.

Totals
-- Four of last five Brooklyn games went over the total.

Back-to-Backs
-- None

East vs West
SU: West 241-174 ATS: West 214-198-3
East teams HF vs West: 53-57
East teams HU vs West: 45-52
West teams HF vs East: 81-79-3
West teams HU vs East: 24-21




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Monday, April 6

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
PORTLAND vs. BROOKLYN
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Portland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games when playing Portland
Brooklyn is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Portland


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NBA

Monday, April 6


Blazers have struggled mightily on the road this year

There may not be a team in the NBA that enjoys home court advantage as much as the Portland Trail Blazers. As a result, they're a much different team on the road.

The Blazers are a sizzling 31-8 straight up at the Moda Center but are a pedestrian 19-18 SU away from home. Dame Lillard and company will be on the road once again Monday when they travel to Brooklyn for a date with the Nets - the only game on tap in the Association.

At the time of writing, oddsmakers had set the Nets as a 6.5-point favorite. The total was sitting at 199.5.

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Dunkel

Monday, April 6


Portland Trail Blazers @ Brooklyn Nets

Game 603-604
April 6, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland Trail Bl
118.490
Brooklyn Nets
127.906
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brooklyn Nets
by 9 1/2
185
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Brooklyn Nets
by 7
201 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn Nets
(-7); Under


NBA
Short Sheet

Monday, April 6

Portland at Brooklyn, 7:05 ET
Portland: 18-7 ATS when playing 8 or more games in 14 days
Brooklyn: 69-109 ATS in home games after a combined score of 205 points or more

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Preview: Trail Blazers (50-26) at Nets (35-41)

Date: April 06, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

The Portland Trail Blazers enjoyed an eventful back-to-back, clinching the Northwest Division and notching another 50-win season.

They'll still have to overcome a challenging remaining road schedule to obtain home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, however.

Portland seeks a fourth straight road win Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets.

The Trail Blazers (50-26) clinched their first division title in six years with Friday's 107-77 win against the Los Angeles Lakers, then wrapped up their 13th 50-win campaign in Saturday's 99-90 victory over New Orleans. The division title, though, doesn't assure them of home-court advantage in the first round, where they'll likely face the Los Angeles Clippers or San Antonio.

Portland has won six of seven, but the Clippers and Spurs are also surging.

"It's something to be proud of, which we are, but we're not done," coach Terry Stotts said. "We've got to continue to get better and prepare for the playoffs."

This game was originally scheduled for Jan. 26, but was postponed due to Winter Storm Juno.

"It's a long flight for one game. We'll try to take care of business," said LaMarcus Aldridge, who scored 21 against the Pelicans. "They've been playing well as of late ... Just trying to sharpen up our tools for the playoffs."

Portland has home games against Minnesota and Utah on Wednesday and Saturday, but also visits league-leading Golden State on Thursday before closing the season on the road against playoff contenders Oklahoma City and Dallas.

Brooklyn (35-41) had won six straight and 10 of 12 prior to a 131-99 loss at Atlanta on Saturday. The Nets gave up 59.8 percent shooting, including 17 of 33 from 3-point range, and the 131 points were the most against them in a non-overtime game since a 132-123 loss at Milwaukee on April 13, 1997.

Coming off a 114-109 win over Toronto on Friday, Brooklyn committed 21 turnovers and trailed by as many as 39.

"They beat us ... From start to finish," coach Lionel Hollins said. "It was a good whipping. There's nothing else that I can say. They dominated the game."

The Nets still lead Boston by one half-game for the East's seventh seed, which would set them up for a likely first-round matchup with Cleveland. Ninth-place Miami is also in the picture, as are Indiana and Charlotte.

"It's still back to what I said before," Hollins said. "We have to win."

Brooklyn is shooting 49.3 percent and averaging 109.5 points while winning a season-high four in a row at home. The Trail Blazers, who are looking for a fourth straight road win for the first time since a seven-game streak from Nov. 12-Dec. 9, have held five of their last seven opponents below 91 points.

Brook Lopez and Deron Williams hope their strong play at home continues after combining for only 21 points against the Hawks. Lopez is averaging 27.8 points and 11.7 rebounds while shooting 58.5 percent in his last six home games, while Williams scored a season-high 31 and was 5 for 7 from beyond the arc against the Raptors.

Lopez's 21.9 career scoring average versus Portland is his second-highest against one opponent, trailing his 24.2 mark against the Lakers.

Portland has won 10 of 13 in the series, including a 97-87 victory on Nov. 15 as Damian Lillard had 28 points and 10 assists.