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**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 08:25 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Oregon 61, Arizona State 55 OT- Wild game ended at 2:40 ET. ASU gained 741 yards, had 37 first downs....and lost.

-- TCU 40, West Virginia 10-- Mountaineers are 0-4 in Big X.

-- North Carolina 26, Pitt 19-- Tar Heels won seven in row after losing opener.

-- Hawks 112, Knicks 101-- Back to reality; Atlanta was 10-24 from arc.

-- Clippers 104, Mavericks 88-- Rough night for Mark Cuban-- DeAndre Jordan had 15 rebounds, four blocks against team he almost signed with.

-- Patriots 36, Dolphins 7-- Pats converted 3rd-and-16 on first drive; it ended there.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.........

13) NBA is trying to have teams play less back/back nights; LY, teams averaged 19.3 back/backs. This year, it is 17.8 and no team has more than 20.

12) I'd love to know what a President feels like the day after his term in office ends; imagine spending eight years in the most consuming job ever, where you can't drive a car and your assets are frozen and then one day it ends.. What do you do?

11) Central Michigan's basketball team is pretty good; how do I know? They had a hard time scheduling games-- when they called teams to fill out five slots in this year's schedule, BYU was the only team that would play the Chippewas, so they're going to play four non-D-I games, which huts their strength of schedule-- too bad.

10) ESPN's Magazine had a story on LSU's Leonard Fournette, how he gets a police escort back to his dorm after home games, from a state trooper who played for LSU 20+ years ago and whose day job is security for Governor Bobby Jindal. Without the police escort, the kid whould get beseiged by autograph seekers and it might take him hours to get away fron the stadium.

9) Dallas Mavericks lost to the Clippers last night and don't play again until Sunday night against the Lakers; they're staying in LA all weekend.

8) Baseball happenings: San Diego Padres named Arizona 3B coach Andy Green their new manager; Washington named former Padres' manager Bud Black their new skipper, Arizona named former Angel pitching coach Mike Butcher their new PC. .

7) San Diego State's basketball team has a new $15M practice facility, where kids can go 24/7 to work on their games. I was a basketball manager in college, but at a D-III school; can't imagine getting a call to go rebound for someone who wants to shoot at midnight, but it happens at the D-I level.

6) How is Tom Thibodeau not doing NBA games on TV? Guy is a basketball lifer, he was 417-283 coaching the Bulls-- we could learn a lot from him about basketball, plus I'm very curious if he has a TV personality. His in-game interviews were epic for being boring, but his taped tribute to the late Jerry Tarkanian this year was excellent.

5) Walgreen's drug stores bought out Rite-Aid this week for $9.4B; we have lot of drug stores around here. Must have lot of sick people.

4) Last March/April in college hoop, ACC teams were 19-7 in all postseason games, Pac-12 teams were 15-6, MVC teams 14-3. Loyola/Evansville both won a consolation tournament, pumping up the Valley's record.

3) Jets cut punter Steve Weatherford after one game; he nets $51K for punting four times and holding for five kicks. Good work if you can get it.

2) Analytics people in sports like to evaluate players using one number; I'm sure how they get to this number is well thought out but in my humble opinion, it is impossible to accurately evaluate a human being's performance with one number-- there are just so many intangibles that can't be measured accurately.

It is what makes sports so interesting; Raiders/Giants cut James Jones but with Green Bay (and Aaron Rodgers) he might make the Pro Bowl. Measure that.

1) Best wishes to Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill, who retired this week for health reasons (he has epilepsy). Coach Kill revived the Gophers' program, setting up his successor to be a contender in the Big 14.

**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 08:30 AM

NBA

Friday, October 30

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Game of the Day: Heat at Cavs
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The home team has gone 5-0 against the spread in the previous five meetings between the Heat and Cavaliers.

Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers (-6, 197.5)

Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt vowed to get superstar LeBron James more rest during the regular season this year, but the schedule is so far not cooperating. The Cavaliers will play their third game in four nights when they host the Miami Heat on Friday.

Cleveland bounced back from an opening night loss to Chicago by dominating the Memphis Grizzlies on the defensive end in a 106-76 victory on Wednesday. “The guys came and had energy and purpose,” Blatt explained to reporters. “Sometimes, when you’re the team that’s playing that second night of the back-to-back at the beginning of the season you have an advantage over the team that’s playing their first game.” The Heat breezed past Charlotte 104-94 in its opener on Wednesday and are happy to have a healthy lineup heading into a matchup with their famous former teammate. Forward Chris Bosh, who sat out the final two months of last season due to a pulmonary embolism, put up 21 points and 10 rebounds over 32 minutes in the victory.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN, Sun Sports (Miami), FSN Ohio (Cleveland)

LINE HISTORY: Books opened the Cavs as 6-point home faves and the total at 197.5.

INJURY REPORT:

Heat - PF Amare Stoudemire (Probable, knee).

Cavs - SG Iman Shumpert (Mid February, wrist), PG Kyrie Irving (Out indefinitely, knee).

POWER RANKINGS: Heat (-7.5) + Cavs (-13.0) + home court (-3.0) = Cavs -8.5

WHAT CAPPERS SAY: "Cleveland is off back-to-back high-profile games on the road to open the season; they lost to the Bulls and they waxed the Grizzlies. Now LeBron James and company will host the Heat in their home opener, so we can assume LeBron will come to play against his former team. Miami beat a decent Charlotte team in their opener, and they are catching Cleveland at a vulnerable time off a pair of games against upper echelon teams."

ABOUT THE HEAT (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS, 1-0 O/U): Miami was decimated by injuries in the second half of last season that dropped the team all the way out of playoff contention and forced it to make some additions in the offseason. The most notable of those additions so far is guard Gerald Green, who poured in 19 points and went 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the season opener. The former Phoenix Suns reserve gives the team some insurance in the event of an injury to Luol Deng or Dwyane Wade.

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS, 0-2 O/U): James managed just 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting in 31 minutes on Wednesday but the rest of his teammates picked him up in the easy win. The Cavaliers made a strong push to upgrade the bench in free agency and the reserves totaled 50 points against the Grizzlies while Cleveland totaled 29 assists on 41 field goals. “We are a team that knows how to win,” James told reporters. “Offensively, we know our best basketball is when we’re sharing the ball and we don’t care who gets the shots.”

ABOUT THE HEAT (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS, 1-0 O/U): Miami was decimated by injuries in the second half of last season that dropped the team all the way out of playoff contention and forced it to make some additions in the offseason. The most notable of those additions so far is guard Gerald Green, who poured in 19 points and went 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the season opener. The former Phoenix Suns reserve gives the team some insurance in the event of an injury to Luol Deng or Dwyane Wade.

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS, 0-2 O/U): James managed just 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting in 31 minutes on Wednesday but the rest of his teammates picked him up in the easy win. The Cavaliers made a strong push to upgrade the bench in free agency and the reserves totaled 50 points against the Grizzlies while Cleveland totaled 29 assists on 41 field goals. “We are a team that knows how to win,” James told reporters. “Offensively, we know our best basketball is when we’re sharing the ball and we don’t care who gets the shots.”

TRENDS:

* Home team is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings.
* Underdog is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
* Under is 9-4-1 in the last 14 meetings in Cleveland.

CONSENSUS: Fifty-three percent of users are backing the Cavs.

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**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 08:33 AM

NBA

Friday, October 30

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. ORLANDO
Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Orlando is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Orlando's last 23 games when playing Oklahoma City

7:00 PM
UTAH vs. PHILADELPHIA
Utah is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Philadelphia is 8-15-1 ATS in its last 24 games when playing Utah

7:00 PM
MIAMI vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Miami

7:30 PM
TORONTO vs. BOSTON
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 12 games on the road
Toronto is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Chicago's last 22 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Chicago is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Detroit's last 22 games when playing at home against Chicago
Detroit is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Chicago

8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington

8:00 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. ATLANTA
Charlotte is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Charlotte is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Charlotte

8:30 PM
BROOKLYN vs. SAN ANTONIO
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Brooklyn is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Antonio is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games when playing Brooklyn
San Antonio is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. DENVER
Minnesota is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Denver
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Denver is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games at home

9:30 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. HOUSTON
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Golden State's last 13 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Houston is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing Golden State

10:00 PM
LA LAKERS vs. SACRAMENTO
The total has gone OVER in 15 of the LA Lakers last 22 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
LA Lakers are 2-3-1 ATS in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games at home
Sacramento is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

10:30 PM
PORTLAND vs. PHOENIX
Portland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Portland is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Portland
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

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**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 09:36 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, October 30

Brooklyn @ San Antonio

Game 715-716
October 30, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
112.849
San Antonio
130.274
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 17 1/2
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 14
204
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(-14); Over

Minnesota @ Denver

Game 717-718
October 30, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
115.955
Denver
116.822
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 1
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 4 1/2
210 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+4 1/2); Under

Golden State @ Houston

Game 719-720
October 30, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
122.319
Houston
123.822
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 1 1/2
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 2 1/2
215
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+2 1/2); Over

LA Lakers @ Sacramento

Game 721-722
October 30, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
112.304
Sacramento
115.445
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 3
205
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Sacramento
by 6 1/2
210 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Lakers
(+6 1/2); Under

Miami @ Cleveland

Game 701-702
October 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
120.912
Cleveland
124.877
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 4
203
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 6 1/2
197 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+6 1/2); Over

Portland @ Phoenix

Game 723-724
October 30, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
116.577
Phoenix
123.743
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 7
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 4 1/2
206 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-4 1/2); Over

Utah @ Philadelphia

Game 703-704
October 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
118.113
Philadelphia
113.671
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 4 1/2
184
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 7
188
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+7); Under

Oklahoma City @ Orlando

Game 705-706
October 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
121.880
Orlando
116.710
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 5
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 8 1/2
208 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+8 1/2); Under

Toronto @ Boston

Game 707-708
October 30, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
120.573
Boston
119.122
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 2 1/2
204
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+2 1/2); Over

Chicago @ Detroit

Game 709-710
October 30, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
125.146
Detroit
120.232
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 5
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 2 1/2
199
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-2 1/2); Over

Washington @ Milwaukee

Game 711-712
October 30, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
122.418
Milwaukee
117.333
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 5
192
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 2
196 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-2); Under

Charlotte @ Atlanta

Game 713-714
October 30, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
116.230
Atlanta
118.672
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2 1/2
192
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 5 1/2
197 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(+5 1/2); Under

**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 09:50 AM

NBA

Friday, October 30

Pacers' George fined for criticizing officials

Indiana Pacers forward Paul George called out the officials after a season-opening loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night and paid a price.

George was fined $10,000 by the NBA on Thursday for his public criticism, league executive vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe announced Thursday night before the Pacers played the Memphis Grizzlies in Indianapolis in their home opener.

The 25-year-old George referenced "a lot of bad calls" in assessing the Pacers' 106-99 loss at the Air Canada Centre. The two-time NBA All-Star had 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in the opener but made just 4 of 17 shots from the field.

NBA roundup: Jordan, Clippers down Mavs

LOS ANGELES -- Blake Griffin scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 104-88 victory over the short-handed Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night at Staples Center.

Jamal Crawford added 15 points off the bench as the Clippers prevailed in their home opener. John Jenkins had 17 points and Dirk Nowitzki 16 to lead the Mavericks, who were without injured Deron Williams and Wesley Matthews.

DeAndre Jordan, who reneged on a verbal agreement with the Mavericks this summer before remaining with the Clippers, and Nowitzki had a brief altercation with 1:41 left in the second quarter after Nowitzki fouled Jordan under the Clippers' basket. Players from both teams began jawing at each other before technical were issued to Jordan, Griffin and Mavericks guard Raymond Felton.

Jordan finished with six points and 15 rebounds.

Grizzlies 112, Pacers 103

INDIANAPOLIS -- Jeff Green sank two clutch 3-pointers during the final 3:23, and Memphis used a 39-point fourth quarter to rally for a victory over Indiana.

Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies with 20 points, pacing seven Memphis players in double figures. Mike Conley and Beno Udrih added 13 apiece, and Green scored 12. Conley dished out a game-high 10 assists.

George Hill led Indiana with 20 points, and Paul George and C.J. Miles each added 18 for the Pacers, whose five game-game winning streak in home openers was snapped.

Hawks 112, Knicks 101

NEW YORK -- Jeff Teague scored 23 points, leading Atlanta past New York.

Al Horford added 21 points for the Hawks. Kyle Korver contributed 15 points, and Dennis Schroder came off the bench to record 13 points. Paul Millsap chipped in with 11 points, 11 rebounds and five steals.

Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 25 points. Robin Lopez, a free agent acquisition over the summer, added 18 points, and rookie Kristaps Porzingis scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds. New York never got closer than 11 points in the fourth quarter.

**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 02:19 PM

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, October 30

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MIAMI (1 - 0) at CLEVELAND (1 - 1) - 10/30/2015, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) against Central division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 4-3 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 5-2 straight up against CLEVELAND 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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UTAH (0 - 1) at PHILADELPHIA (0 - 1) - 10/30/2015, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 53-83 ATS (-38.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is between 185 and 189.5 points since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-45 ATS (-23.5 Units) as a home underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 82-111 ATS (-40.1 Units) in home games after allowing 105 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OKLAHOMA CITY (1 - 0) at ORLANDO (0 - 1) - 10/30/2015, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 3-1 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 3-1 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TORONTO (1 - 0) at BOSTON (1 - 0) - 10/30/2015, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) after scoring 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 50-36 ATS (+10.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 88-120 ATS (-44.0 Units) in home games after scoring 105 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-3 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-3 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (2 - 0) at DETROIT (2 - 0) - 10/30/2015, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 15-36 ATS (-24.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points since 1996.
DETROIT is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

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

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WASHINGTON (1 - 0) at MILWAUKEE (0 - 1) - 10/30/2015, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 130-174 ATS (-61.4 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 348-408 ATS (-100.8 Units) in home games since 1996.

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

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CHARLOTTE (0 - 1) at ATLANTA (1 - 1) - 10/30/2015, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 56-41 ATS (+10.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 27-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points over the last 3 seasons.

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

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BROOKLYN (0 - 1) at SAN ANTONIO (0 - 1) - 10/30/2015, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 905-791 ATS (+34.9 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 715-609 ATS (+45.1 Units) as a favorite since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 461-384 ATS (+38.6 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 300-246 ATS (+29.4 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 263-212 ATS (+29.8 Units) after scoring 105 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 363-292 ATS (+41.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 2-2 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 2-2 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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MINNESOTA (1 - 0) at DENVER (1 - 0) - 10/30/2015, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 33-49 ATS (-20.9 Units) after allowing 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 23-40 ATS (-21.0 Units) after scoring 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 35-53 ATS (-23.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 5-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 5-3 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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GOLDEN STATE (1 - 0) at HOUSTON (0 - 1) - 10/30/2015, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 58-41 ATS (+12.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 32-19 ATS (+11.1 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 13-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 37-25 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 58-42 ATS (+11.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 53-36 ATS (+13.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 93-127 ATS (-46.7 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 7-5 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 9-3 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA LAKERS (0 - 1) at SACRAMENTO (0 - 1) - 10/30/2015, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 31-47 ATS (-20.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 32-49 ATS (-21.9 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

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

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PORTLAND (1 - 0) at PHOENIX (0 - 1) - 10/30/2015, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 93-68 ATS (+18.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 41-22 ATS (+16.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PORTLAND is 40-25 ATS (+12.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 4-4 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 4-4 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 02:23 PM

NBA
Short Sheet

Friday, October 30

Miami at Cleveland, 7:05 ET
Miami: 9-24 ATS after 1 or more consecutive wins
Cleveland: 32-19 UNDER after playing a road game

Utah at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET
Utah: 25-14 ATS when the total is between 190 and 199.5
Philadelphia: 26-45 ATS as a home underdog of 6.5 to 9

Oklahoma City at Orlando, 7:05 ET
Oklahoma City: 17-7 ATS after scoring 110 points or more
Orlando: 6-17 ATS in home games after 1 or more consecutive losses

Toronto at Boston, 7:35 ET
Toronto: 14-26 ATS after scoring 105 points or more
Boston: 18-5 ATS after playing a game as a home favorite

Chicago at Detroit, 7:35 ET
Chicago: 13-3 UNDER in road games after a blowout win by 15 points or more
Detroit: 11-23 ATS in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders

Washington at Milwaukee, 8:05 ET
Washington: 2-14 ATS after a win by 6 points or less
Milwaukee: 23-10 ATS first half of the season

Charlotte at Atlanta, 8:05 ET
Charlotte: 15-5 ATS as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6
Atlanta: 17-6 UNDER on Friday nights

Brooklyn at San Antoino, 8:35 ET
Brooklyn: 33-58 ATS after a game giving up 5 or less offensive rebounds
San Antonio: 13-4 ATS in home games after playing a road game

Minnesota at Denver, 9:05 ET
Minnesota: 14-33 ATS after scoring 110 points or more
Denver: 11-2 ATS off a win by 10 points or more as an underdog

Golden State at Houston, 9:35 ET
Golden State: 21-10 ATS off a home win by 10 points or more
Houston: 93-127 ATS in home games against Pacific division opponents

LA Lakers at Sacramento, 10:05 ET
Los Angeles: 61-34 ATS on road after game where they made 85% of free throws
Sacramento: 8-18 ATS as a favorite

Portland at Phoenix, 10:35 ET
Portland: 4-16 ATS in road games after 1 or more consecutive unders
Phoenix: 42-24 ATS after a game where they failed to cover the spread

**Udog** · 10-30-2015, 02:29 PM

NBA

Friday, October 30

Pistons G Meeks out 12-16 weeks after surgery

Detroit Pistons guard Jodie Meeks underwent surgery on his broken foot and is expected to miss 12-16 weeks.

The team announced Friday that Meeks had a surgical procedure on Thursday night to repair a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.

Meeks left the Pistons' 92-87 victory over the Utah Jazz with 9:32 left in the second quarter Wednesday night. He played six minutes before his injury with one shot attempt.

Meeks, in his second season with the Pistons, will be re-evaluated throughout the rehabilitation process. He missed 22 games last season with a stress reaction in his lower back, and finished the season averaging 11.1 points in 60 games.

76ers had ATS success versus West last season

The Philadelphia 76ers were a dismal 18-64 straight up last season, including a record of 6-24 versus the Western Conference.

Despite the porous SU record against the other conference, the 76ers went 17-12-1 against the spread in those 30 games.

The Sixers will play their first game versus the Western Conference of the 2015-16 season as 7.5-point dogs with the Utah Jazz in town Friday evening. Philly went 0-2 SU versus Utah, but went 1-1 ATS, covering as 7.5-point home pups.

Home team the hot bet in Heat-Cavs meetings

The home team has gone 5-0 against the spread (4-1 straight up) in the past five meetings between the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers. The two Eastern Conference foes will square off in Cleveland Friday evening.

The Cavaliers covered the spread as 12 and 9.5-point faves in their two home games last season and are currently tabbed as 6-point faves at home.

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