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**Udog** · 04-08-2015, 10:02 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

I love college basketball, but here are six things I'd do to improve it.........

-- Let kids jump right from high school to the NBA; but if you go to college, you're there for at least two years. One-and-done doesn't help college ball or the NBA.

-- Reduce timeouts teams can call from five a game to two a game; there are eight TV timeouts imbedded in the game. There are WAY TOO MANY stoppages now.

-- I'd tell officials to allow continuation on drives to the basket; this is a quick way to increase scoring.

-- In a related item, get rid of flopping; when in doubt, its a block, not a charge, then teams will stop practicing drawing fake charges. Yes, some teams do this.

-- 30-second shot clock, which won't help much and an 8-second halfcourt line- that will force teams not to walk the ball up, and will encourage teams to press more.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Some mid-week thoughts.........

13) Pretty cool moment in Montreal Friday night, when Russell Matin's dad played O, Canada on the saxophone before the Jays-Reds exhibition game at Olympic Stadium. Martin grew up in Montreal; this is his first year with the Blue Jays.

12) Pretty un-cool stuff in South Carolina, where someone filmed a police officer gunning down a citizen running away from him after a routine traffic stop. Apparently the guy was running because he owes child support and didn't want to be arrested for that. The officer has been charged with murder.

I'm not posting a link to it here but it is all over TV today; it looks like a bad movie, but it is very real and very sad.

11) 34.2% of shots in college basketball this season were behind the arc, the highest percentage since 1987.

10) Rick Porcello (76-63, 4.30 in 180 starts for a good team) got $82.5M from the Red Sox, on a 4-year contract. Shouldn't they have just paid Jon Lester?

9) Related subject: average ticket to a game in Fenway Park this season will be $52.34, highest in major league baseball.

8) In the last 29 years, covering 116 major golf tournaments, only eight were won by someone not in the top 100 of the World Golf Rankings.

7) Baseball's All-Star Game is in a National Lague park the next four years, which is highly unusual; they alternated leagues for decades.

6) 15 of 25 players on the San Diego Padres weren't Padres last season.

5) Atlanta Braves are 61-33 in their last 94 games against the Marlins.

4) Chattanooga coach Will Wade is the new coach at VCU, where he used to be an assistant to Shaka Smart. Its funny how Chattanooga has to hire a new coach, only because Texas fired its coach and hired Smart from VCU.

3) Tennessee Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt grew up in Augusta and worked on the scoreboard at The Masters as a kid.

2) If you're Bo Ryan and you just lost a close national title game, it looks bad to bitch about the refs on national TV, even if you're right.

1) Just to make you (and me) feel worse about our bracket, ESPN's national contest was won by a little creep from Illinois who is in the sixth grade.

**Udog** · 04-08-2015, 10:03 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 8

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WASHINGTON (44 - 33) at PHILADELPHIA (18 - 60) - 4/8/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 31-44 ATS (-17.4 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 20-29 ATS (-11.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
WASHINGTON is 14-23 ATS (-11.3 Units) in road games this season.
WASHINGTON is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
WASHINGTON is 15-24 ATS (-11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
WASHINGTON is 15-27 ATS (-14.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
WASHINGTON is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-45 ATS (-23.5 Units) as a home underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-4 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-4 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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CHICAGO (46 - 31) at ORLANDO (24 - 53) - 4/8/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 14-24 ATS (-12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ORLANDO is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) in home games this season.
ORLANDO is 31-51 ATS (-25.1 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 7-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 8-2 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TORONTO (45 - 32) at CHARLOTTE (33 - 44) - 4/8/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 13-24 ATS (-13.4 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.
CHARLOTTE is 56-43 ATS (+8.7 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 48-35 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 15-24 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 6-3 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 7-2 straight up against TORONTO 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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INDIANA (34 - 43) at NEW YORK (15 - 62) - 4/8/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 27-41 ATS (-18.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 31-44 ATS (-17.4 Units) in all games this season.
NEW YORK is 28-39 ATS (-14.9 Units) as an underdog this season.
NEW YORK is 32-47 ATS (-19.7 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 9-7 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 11-5 straight up against NEW YORK 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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ATLANTA (58 - 19) at BROOKLYN (36 - 41) - 4/8/2015, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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BOSTON (35 - 42) at DETROIT (30 - 47) - 4/8/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 43-33 ATS (+6.7 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 29-17 ATS (+10.3 Units) as an underdog this season.
BOSTON is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games this season.
BOSTON is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
DETROIT is 33-46 ATS (-17.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-35 ATS (-23.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 6-3 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 6-3 straight up against BOSTON 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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CLEVELAND (50 - 27) at MILWAUKEE (38 - 39) - 4/8/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 6-5 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 6-5 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW ORLEANS (42 - 35) at MEMPHIS (52 - 25) - 4/8/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 82-56 ATS (+20.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 43-32 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) as an underdog this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing on back-to-back days this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 9-2 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 7-4 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (53 - 24) at SAN ANTONIO (52 - 26) - 4/8/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 98-83 ATS (+6.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 82-67 ATS (+8.3 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 459-381 ATS (+39.9 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 186-138 ATS (+34.2 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 72-52 ATS (+14.8 Units) after scoring 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 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 28-18 ATS (+8.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 67-53 ATS (+8.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 119-84 ATS (+26.6 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
HOUSTON is 45-31 ATS (+10.9 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 115-72 ATS (+35.8 Units) in road games after allowing 105 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 7-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 6-4 straight up against SAN ANTONIO 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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SACRAMENTO (27 - 50) at UTAH (35 - 42) - 4/8/2015, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 7-3 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 6-4 straight up against SACRAMENTO 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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LA LAKERS (20 - 57) at DENVER (28 - 49) - 4/8/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DENVER is 32-41 ATS (-13.1 Units) in all games this season.
DENVER is 14-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games after allowing 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DENVER is 7-20 ATS (-15.0 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
DENVER is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
DENVER is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.

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

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PHOENIX (39 - 39) at DALLAS (46 - 31) - 4/8/2015, 9:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 6-4 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 5-5 straight up against PHOENIX 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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MINNESOTA (16 - 61) at PORTLAND (50 - 27) - 4/8/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 32-43 ATS (-15.3 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 324-384 ATS (-98.4 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 16-25 ATS (-11.5 Units) after allowing 105 points or more this season.
MINNESOTA is 23-39 ATS (-19.9 Units) after scoring 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 16-25 ATS (-11.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MINNESOTA is 179-231 ATS (-75.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
PORTLAND is 2-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) in home games in April games over the last 3 seasons.
PORTLAND is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 7-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 8-3 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 04-08-2015, 10:03 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 8

Hot Teams
-- Washington won four of last five games (0-7 last seven AF).
-- Bulls won six of their last nine games (2-5 last seven AF).
-- Pacers won last two games by 19-23 points (4-5 AF).
-- Hawks won five of their last seven games (0-3 last three AU). Nets won seven of their last eight (3-0 last three HF).
-- Celtics won three of last four games (18-4 last 22 AU). Detroit won six of last nine games (5-12 HF).
-- Cleveland won seven of last eight games (4-1 last five AF).
-- New Orleans won five of its last six games (3-5 last eight AU).
-- Rockets won ten of their last twelve games (4-1 last five AU). Spurs won/covered their last eight games.
-- Jazz won four of their last five games (2-4 last six HF).
-- Portland won six of its last eight games (7-4 last 11 HF).

Cold Teams
-- 76ers lost their last six games (2-4 vs spread).
-- Orlando lost last four home games (1-5 last six HU) but did win last two games, both on road.
-- Toronto lost 11 of its last 17 games (2-4 last six AF). Charlotte lost 11 of its last 16 (4-2 last six HU).
-- Knicks lost nine of last ten games (9-6 last 15 HU).
-- Bucks lost nine of their last twelve games (2-4 last six HU).
-- Memphis lost five of its last six games (4-2 last six HF).
-- Kings lost five of their last six games (4-8 last 12 AU).
-- Lakers lost six of last seven games (8-2 last ten AU). Denver lost its last four games (2-5 last seven HF).
-- Suns lost six of last seven games (6-2 last eight AU). Dallas lost five of last seven games (1-5 last six HF).
-- Minnesota lost its last seven games (2-5 vs spread).

Series Records
-- 76ers lost five of last six games with Washington.
-- Bulls won four of last five games with Orlando (1-5 vs pts). .
-- Hornets won their last six games with Toronto.
-- Knicks lost six of last seven games with Indiana (2-5 vs pts).
-- Hawks won last four games with Brooklyn; they beat Nets by 32 Saturday in Atlanta.
-- Pistons won seven of last ten games with Boston.
-- Cavaliers won six of last nine games with Milwaukee (2-5 pts).
-- Pelicans won six of last eight games with Memphis.
-- Rockets won six of last seven games with San Antonio.
-- Jazz won four of last five games with Sacramento.
-- Lakers lost eight of last nine games with Denver.
-- Suns won five of their last seven games with Dallas.
-- Minnesota lost last four visits to Portland (0-3-1 vs spread).

Totals
-- Three of last four Philly games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Orlando games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Toronto-Charlotte games went over.
-- Last four Indiana-NY games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Atlanta games went over the total.
-- Last five Boston-Detroit games went over total.
-- Six of last eight Cleveland-Milwaukee games went over.
-- Eight of last ten Pelican-Memphis games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Houston-San Antonio games stayed under.
-- Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Sacramento-Utah games.
-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Laker-Denver games.
-- Six of last nine Phoenix-Dallas games went over.
-- Three of last four Minnesota-Portland games stayed under.

Back-to-Backs
-- Charlotte is 4-6 vs spread at home if it played night before.
-- Hawks are 2-6-1 on road if they were at home night before
-- New Orleans is 9-4 on road if they played night before.
-- Spurs are 5-1 at home if they played night before.
-- Sacramento is 3-5 if it won the night before.
-- Lakers are 2-4 on road if they were at home night before.
-- Suns are 5-2 if playing second consecutive night on road.
-- Minnesota is 5-3 on road if it played night before.

East vs West
SU: West 241-176 ATS: West 214-200-3
East teams HF vs West: 55-57
East teams HU vs West: 45-52
West teams HF vs East: 81-79-3
West teams HU vs East: 24-21

**Udog** · 04-08-2015, 10:04 AM

NBA

Wednesday, April 8

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. DETROIT
Boston is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 15 games when playing at home against Boston
Detroit is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games

7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
Washington is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington

7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ORLANDO
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Orlando is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. CHARLOTTE
Toronto is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Toronto is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Charlotte is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:30 PM
INDIANA vs. NEW YORK
Indiana is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing New York
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
New York is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games

7:30 PM
ATLANTA vs. BROOKLYN
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Brooklyn is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta

8:00 PM
CLEVELAND vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 3-5-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland

8:00 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. MEMPHIS
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Memphis's last 19 games at home
Memphis is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home

8:30 PM
HOUSTON vs. SAN ANTONIO
Houston is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Houston's last 25 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games at home

9:00 PM
SACRAMENTO vs. UTAH
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Sacramento's last 22 games
Sacramento is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
Utah is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Utah is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Sacramento

9:00 PM
LA LAKERS vs. DENVER
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver
LA Lakers are 2-4-1 ATS in their last 7 games
Denver is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Denver is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games at home

9:30 PM
PHOENIX vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 10 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Dallas's last 23 games

10:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. PORTLAND
Minnesota is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Portland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
Portland is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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**Udog** · 04-08-2015, 10:04 AM

NBA

Wednesday, April 8

NBA roundup: Pelicans move into eighth spot in West

NEW ORLEANS -- Forward Anthony Davis scored 23 of his game-high 29 points in the second half, including a running jumper in the lane and two critical free throws in the final 1:21, to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 103-100 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night at the Smoothie King Center.

With the win, the Pelicans moved into the eighth playoff position in the Western Conference. New Orleans is a half-game ahead Oklahoma City for the final playoff spot in the West after the Thunder lost at home against the San Antonio Spurs.

The Pelicans trailed Golden State by 12 points at halftime, but they erased most of the lead with a 10-0 run to start the second half.

Guard Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 25 points.

Clippers 102, Lakers 96

LOS ANGELES -- After three decades of lopsided results in favor of the Lakers, the battle of Los Angeles has belonged to the Clippers over the past three seasons, with this campaign being no exception.The Clippers completed the season-series sweep of the Lakers with a win at Staples Center.

The Clippers continued their quest for home court in the first round, moving to 53-26 to remain in fifth place in the West. That kept them half a game ahead of scorching hot San Antonio, who trounced the Thunder in Oklahoma City.

The Lakers sunk to 20-57, giving them the NBA's fourth-worst record.

Spurs 113, Thunder 88

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Forward Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points to lead San Antonio over Oklahoma City.

The Spurs stretched their winning streak to eight games and now trail the idle Houston Rockets by only a game and half for second place in the Western Conference and the lead in the Southwest Division. The Thunder have lost four straight games and six of their last seven.

Guard Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 17 points on 7-for-16 shooting. He also had six steals and four turnovers in 26 minutes of action.

Hawks 96, Suns 69

ATLANTA -- Atlanta set a franchise mark for victories in a season with its 58th win. Forward DeMarre Carroll made all but one of his nine shots and the Hawks held Phoenix to 31.3 percent shooting while winning before the team's 22nd sellout in the past 25 games.

Guard Jeff Teague and forward Mike Muscala, filling in for Paul Millsap, joined Carroll with 16 points. Center Al Horford scored 14 and the Hawks shot 49.4 percent.

Heat 105, Hornets 100

MIAMI -- Goran Dragic led a balanced effort with 28 points and five assists as Miami defeated Charlotte in a pivotal game in the race for one of the Eastern Conference's final playoff berths.

With Boston and Indiana idle, the Heat moved into ninth place and within a half game of the Celtics for the final playoff spot. Miami moved a half-game ahead of the Pacers.

Kings 116, Timberwolves 111

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Forward Rudy Gay scored 33 points, and forward Omri Casspi added a career-high 31 as Sacramento beat Minnesota.

Gay, back after missing three games with concussion symptoms, shot 9-for-17 and also pulled seven rebounds as Sacramento snapped a five-game losing streak despite playing without center DeMarcus Cousins (foot).

Forward Kevin Martin led the Timberwolves with 37 points, matching his season best, and also added seven assists. However, he couldn't prevent Minnesota from losing its sixth consecutive contest.

**Udog** · 04-08-2015, 10:45 AM

NBA

Wednesday, April 8

Paul Millsap, Atlanta - Out Wed

Millsap has a sprained right shoulder did not play Tuesday. He will miss Wednesday's game against the Nets.

Under bettors loving Grizzlies' current form

The Memphis Grizzlies have been on a hot run for Under bettors of late, going 0-5 Over/Under in their last five basketball games heading into Wednesday's matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Grizzlies are presently the sixth best Under bet in the league with a record of 32-43-2 season to date. The Grizz and Pelicans have played three times already this season and the O/U count is 2-1.

Oddsmakers have tabbed this matchup with the lowest total on Wednesday's board at 186.

Slumping offense has Suns cashing under tickets

The Phoenix Suns are still struggling to score and it has led to them cashing under tickets at a high rate, going 14-2 in their last 16 games.

Phoenix was humiliated by the Atlanta Hawks 96-69 Tuesday night. It was the eighth time in the last 14 games where the Suns scored 87 points or fewer and are averaging just 86 points per game over that span.

The Suns play their second game in as many days when they visit the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night. The total is currently off the board.

**Udog** · 04-08-2015, 10:57 AM

NBA

Wednesday, April 8

DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento - Out Wed

Cousins did not play Tuesday due to a sore right foot and will miss Wednesday's game against the Jazz.

Spurs continue to roll, cover eighth straight game

The San Antonio Spurs continue to roll, crushing the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-88 as 6-point road favorites for their eighth win and cover in a row.

The Spurs not surprisingly are doing what they always do, playing their best basketball leading up to the playoffs and bettors have been the benefactor. In addition to being 8-0 ATS in their last seven games the Spurs are 17-4 ATS in their last 21 games overall.

San Antonio is right back at it Wednesday night as they try for nine in a row when they visit the Rockets in Houston. The Spurs are currently favored by 5.5-points.

Heat still struggling to cover down the stretch

The Miami Heat managed to pull out a 105-100 win over the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday night, but failed to cover the spread once again.

The Heat, who were 6.5-point favorites last night, have been a team to fade down the stretch, failing to cover in five straight and in eight of their last 10. Miami is near the bottom of the ATS standing at 33-41-4.

Miami will try to end the skid Thursday when they host the Chicago Bulls.

**Udog** · 04-08-2015, 11:03 AM

NBA

Wednesday, April 8

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Game of the Day: Rockets at Spurs
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Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs (-5.5, 208.5)

The San Antonio Spurs are racking up victories and will face another hot team in the visiting Houston Rockets in Wednesday’s opener of a back-to-back between the two teams. San Antonio pounded Oklahoma City on Tuesday for its eighth straight victory and 18th in the past 21 games.

Houston has won 10 of its past 12 games and sits in second place in the Western Conference by one game over the Memphis Grizzlies. Even before San Antonio dismantled the Thunder for the second time in 14 days, Rockets coach Kevin McHale was wary of the Spurs. “They’re a good team playing very well right now,” McHale told reporters. “They’re the defending champions and they’re healthy and on a roll. It will be a great test for us, especially in San Antonio.” The Spurs have won by an average of 20.9 points during their eight-game winning streak, have also won 19 of their last 21 home games and are just 1 1/2 games behind the Rockets in the West race.

TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, ROOT (Houston), FSN Southwest (San Antonio)

LINE HISTORY: Oddsmakers opened the Spurs as 5.5-point faves and the total at 208.5.

INJURY REPORT: Rockets - F Kostas Papanikolaou (Questionable, ankle), F Donatas Motiejunas (Out indefinitely, back). Spurs - C Tiago Splitter (Questionable, calf), G Tony Parker (Doubtful, Achilles).

POWER RANKINGS: Rockets (-8.2) + Spurs (-10.4) + home court (-3.0) = Spurs -5.2

ABOUT THE ROCKETS (53-24 SU, 45-32 ATS, 36-41 O/U): Center Dwight Howard scored 22 points in Sunday’s 115-112 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in his best game since returning from a knee injury March 25. Howard was 10-of-15 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds and is no longer looking tentative on the floor. “I feel pretty good,” Howard told reporters. “I got a little winded in the fourth quarter and it’s to be expected. I got to continue to look and continue to run and just get better in that area.”

ABOUT THE SPURS (52-26 SU, 40-36-2 ATS, 36-42 O/U): Small forward Kawhi Leonard matched his career high of 26 points Tuesday for the second straight game and he has scored 20 or more points in five of the past six contests. “Our offense is just rolling,” Leonard said in a postgame interview on TNT. “Turning the defense into offense, and guys on the team are looking for me and I’m just knocking them down.” Leonard is averaging 21.5 points, three steals and shooting 63.4 percent from the field over the past six games.

TRENDS:

* Home team is 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings.
* Rockets are 7-1 ATS in the last eight meetings.
* Spurs are 7-0 ATS in their last seven home games.
* Under is 4-1 in Rockets last five road games.

CONSENSUS: According to Consensus, 51 percent of the betting public is backing the Spurs.

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**Udog** · 04-08-2015, 11:07 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 8

Toronto Raptors @ Charlotte Hornets

Game 705-706
April 8, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto Raptors
118.624
Charlotte Hornets
119.822
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte Hornets
by 1
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto Raptors
by 3
198
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte Hornets
(+3); Over

Indiana Pacers @ New York Knicks

Game 707-708
April 8, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana Pacers
117.511
New York Knicks
114.322
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana Pacers
by 3
190
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana Pacers
by 13
192
Dunkel Pick:
New York Knicks
(+13); Under

Atlanta Hawks @ Brooklyn Nets

Game 709-710
April 8, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta Hawks
118.262
Brooklyn Nets
129.265
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brooklyn Nets
by 11
195
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Brooklyn Nets
by 5
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn Nets
(-5); N/A

Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons

Game 711-712
April 8, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston Celtics
115.312
Detroit Pistons
118.881
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit Pistons
by 3 1/2
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit Pistons
by 1
200 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit Pistons
(-1); Over

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks

Game 713-714
April 8, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland Cavalie
124.381
Milwaukee Bucks
120.851
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland Cavalie
by 3 1/2
193 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland Cavalie
by 10 1/2
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee Bucks
(+10 1/2); N/A

New Orleans Pelicans @ Memphis Grizzlies

Game 715-716
April 8, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans Pelic
121.765
Memphis Grizzlies
123.249
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis Grizzlies
by 1 1/2
173 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis Grizzlies
by 5
186
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans Pelic
(+5); Under

Houston Rockets @ San Antonio Spurs

Game 717-718
April 8, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston Rockets
118.079
San Antonio Spurs
132.560
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio Spurs
by 14 1/2
214 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio Spurs
by 5 1/2
208 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio Spurs
(-5 1/2); Over

Sacramento Kings @ Utah Jazz

Game 719-720
April 8, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento Kings
112.432
Utah Jazz
122.245
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah Jazz
by 10
186
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah Jazz
by 8 1/2
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Utah Jazz
(-8 1/2); N/A

Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets

Game 721-722
April 8, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles Laker
114.245
Denver Nuggets
117.745
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver Nuggets
by 3 1/2
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver Nuggets
by 10
208 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles Laker
(+10); Over

Washington Wizards @ Philadelphia 76ers

Game 701-702
April 8, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington Wizard
122.911
Philadelphia 76er
112.660
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington Wizard
by 10 1/2
195
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington Wizard
by 7 1/2
191 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington Wizard
(-7 1/2); Over

Phoenix Suns @ Dallas Mavericks

Game 723-724
April 8, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix Suns
116.363
Dallas Mavericks
121.595
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas Mavericks
by 5
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas Mavericks
by 8 1/2
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix Suns
(+8 1/2); N/A

Chicago Bulls @ Orlando Magic

Game 703-704
April 8, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Bulls
124.206
Orlando Magic
114.312
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Bulls
by 10
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Bulls
by 8
193 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Bulls
(-8); Over

Minnesota Timberwolves @ Portland Trail Blazers

Game 725-726
April 8, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota Timberw
103.351
Portland Trail Bl
127.535
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland Trail Bl
by 24
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland Trail Bl
by 16 1/2
204 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Portland Trail Bl
(-16 1/2); Under

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