Friday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 4/8

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Trends and Indexes

Friday, April 8

Good Luck on day #99 of 2016!

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NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, April 8

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BROOKLYN (21 - 57) at CHARLOTTE (45 - 33) - 4/8/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 19-35 ATS (-19.5 Units) in home games in April games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 5-5 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 6-4 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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NEW YORK (31 - 48) at PHILADELPHIA (10 - 68) - 4/8/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-41 ATS (-13.1 Units) as an underdog this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-49 ATS (-28.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-5 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 9-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (46 - 32) at ORLANDO (33 - 45) - 4/8/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 6-2 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 9-1 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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WASHINGTON (38 - 40) at DETROIT (42 - 37) - 4/8/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-5 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-3 straight up against DETROIT 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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INDIANA (42 - 36) at TORONTO (52 - 26) - 4/8/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 9-1 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 7-3 straight up against INDIANA 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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MILWAUKEE (32 - 46) at BOSTON (46 - 32) - 4/8/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-5 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-5 straight up against MILWAUKEE 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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LA LAKERS (16 - 62) at NEW ORLEANS (29 - 49) - 4/8/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 42-57 ATS (-20.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 35-43 ATS (-12.3 Units) in all games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) as a favorite this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) on Friday nights this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 5-4 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 6-3 straight up against LA LAKERS 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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MEMPHIS (42 - 36) at DALLAS (40 - 38) - 4/8/2016, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 118-87 ATS (+22.3 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 150-113 ATS (+25.7 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.
DALLAS is 17-31 ATS (-17.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-4 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-5 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (65 - 13) at DENVER (32 - 47) - 4/8/2016, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 7-3 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 10-0 straight up against DENVER 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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LA CLIPPERS (50 - 28) at UTAH (39 - 39) - 4/8/2016, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 5-3 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 8-1 straight up against UTAH 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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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 8

Hot teams
-- Charlotte won six of its last nine games (0-3 last 3HF).
-- Miami won seven of its last ten games (6-3 last 9AF). Magic is 4-2 in its last six games (5-1 last six HU).
-- Detroit won seven of its last ten games (11-6-1 last 18HF).
-- Toronto won three of last four home games (4-2 last 6HF). Pacers won their last three games, all as favorites (1-2 last 3A).
-- Celtics won seven of their last nine games (5-4 last 9HF).
-- Dallas won its last five games (0-4 last 4HF).
-- Spurs won six of their last eight games (2-4 last 6AF)- they figure to rest some guys tonight.
-- Clippers won seven of their last eight games (2-3 last 5A). Utah won six of its last nine games (3-1 last 4H).

Cold teams
-- Nets lost their last six games (0-6 vs spread).
-- Knicks lost five of their last six games (3-4AF). 76ers lost nine of last ten games, but covered five of their last seven.
-- Wizards lost five of their last eight games (3-0 last 3AU).
-- Bucks lost seven of their last nine games (5-2 last 7AU).
-- Lakers lost seven of their last eight games (0-3 last 3AU). Pelicans lost six of their last nine games (3-7 last 10HF).
-- Memphis lost six of its last seven games (4-3 last 7AU).
-- Denver lost five of its last six games (5-3 last 8HU).

Series records
-- Nets lost four of last five games with Charlotte.
-- 76ers lost their last four games with New York.
-- Heat won nine of last ten games with Orlando.
-- Wizards won their last four games with Detroit.
-- Raptors won six of last seven games with Indiana.
-- Celtics won three of last four games with Milwaukee.
-- Pelicans are 5-2 in last seven games with Lakers, but lost last two.
-- Dallas lost four of last five visits to Memphis.
-- Spurs won last ten games with Denver (7-3 vs spread).
-- Clippers won nine of last ten games with Utah.

Totals
-- Four of last six Brooklyn games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven New York games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Miami games stayed under the total; four of last five Orlando games went over.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Washington-Detroit games.
-- Six of last nine Indiana games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Milwaukee-Boston games went over total.
-- Four of last five Laker-Pelican games stayed under.
-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Memphis-Dallas games.
-- Three of last four Denver games went over total.
-- Seven of last nine Clipper games stayed under the total.

Back/backs
-- Miami is 8-6 vs spread if it played night before.
-- Toronto covered five of its last six games if they played night before.
-- Spurs covered two of last eight games if they played night before.

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, April 8

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
MIAMI vs. ORLANDO
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games on the road
Miami is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing Orlando
Orlando is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Miami
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami

7:00 PM
BROOKLYN vs. CHARLOTTE
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Charlotte is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Brooklyn

7:00 PM
NEW YORK vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against New York

7:30 PM
INDIANA vs. TORONTO
Indiana is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana

7:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. DETROIT
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Washington is 8-16 ATS in its last 24 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games

7:30 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. BOSTON
Milwaukee is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games

8:00 PM
LA LAKERS vs. NEW ORLEANS
LA Lakers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 18 of New Orleans's last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games

8:30 PM
MEMPHIS vs. DALLAS
Memphis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Memphis is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Dallas's last 15 games at home

9:00 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. UTAH
LA Clippers are 3-13-2 ATS in their last 18 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Clippers last 9 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Utah's last 13 games
Utah is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers

9:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. DENVER
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing Denver
Denver is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing San Antonio
Denver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio


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[Udog]

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Odds to win the Heisman Trophy next December.......

5-1-- Deshaun Watson, Clemson-- Seems like he has been at Clemson forever.

6-1-- Leonard Fournette, LSU-- If only LSU had a passing threat.

6-1-- Christian McCaffery, Stanford-- Media can't wait to vote for him.

10-1-- Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma-- Still can't believe Texas Tech let him walk.

12-1-- Dalvin Cook, Florida State-- Opened at 10-1.

12-1-- Seth Russell, Baylor-- Just hope he is healthy after LY's neck injury

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here......

13) If you see me in a sportsbook this week and you bet on an NHL game, do not sit next to me to watch it; twice in the last three nights, a guy sitting next to me lost his NHL bet when his team gave up the tying goal in the last 90 seconds, then lost in either OT or a shootout. No bueno.

12) Angels 4, Rangers 3-- This is why big league managers make big money and it is why they get fired. Game is tied 3-3, bottom 9th. Angels have men on 2nd and 3rd, two out and Trout is up, with Pujols up next. Do you pitch to Trout?

Texas walked Trout, Pujols crushed a ball off the wall in left-center and the Angels won. This is second time I can remember a team walking Trout to load the bases and faced Pujols with the game on the line. Both time Pujols delivered- pitch to Trout!!!

11) Giants 12, Dodgers 6-- LA led 4-0 in 5th inning, and it looked like they might go the whole season without giving up a run. Then the damn broke and Giants scored three in the 5th and four more in the 6th. Joe Panik, scored three, knocked in three.

10) Since 1985, the first round leader of The Masters has won the tournament only two times, in '08 and last year.

9) Ernie Els is one of the best golfers ever, but golf is hard. Els got a 9 on the first hole Thursday- he six-putted the hole. Not his finest moment. Els shot +8, an 81.

8) Wednesday at the Par-3 tournament, 80-year old Gary Player got a hole-in-one, fourth time he has done that at the Par-3 tournament.

7) Of the last ten NFL teams who traded the #1 pick in the draft, six had new GMs, who are more prone to want to stockpile picks to develop their team's depth.

6) North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz will be a first round pick; his QB coach with the Bison was Randy Hedberg, who played in the NFL with the '77 Buccaneers, who lost their first 12 games before finally winning the franchise's first-ever game against the Saints in the Superdome- they had been 0-26 up until then.

5) NFL schedule for 2016 gets released April 21 at 8:00, always an interesting thing to see, then analyze. As the old Vikings coach Bud Grant said, "It is not who you play, it is when you play them."

4) Orioles' Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson was in the TV booth for the NHL game in Washington last night, the Penguins-Nationals game. No idea why, just saw him up there on the big screen. I met Mr Robinson once a long time ago, just after he stopped playing, a very nice man, a real polite gentleman.

Bunch of us were watching an NFL game on TV and Brooks was there; I remember the Broncos were playing. Something weird happened in the game and he laughed, "I don't know how anyone can bet on those games." Amen.

3) Arizona Diamondbacks have worn four different jerseys in their first four games, the Padres three jerseys in their first three games; not sure what this accomplishes, but it doesn't help the team win. Arizona having eight sets of uniforms is just strange.

2) Suns 124, Rockets 115-- Gag job by Houston, losing at home to the putrid Suns. Rockets GM Daryl Morey is another one of these over-educated nitwits who doesn't think people matter, just numbers.

Accumulating talented players is not the same as building a cohesive team, it just isn't. Morey fired Kevin McHale after 11 games this year; he fired his D-League coach after the guy had two winning seasons in his only two years there. Karma is a bitch and losing to a horrendous team like Phoenix last night was payback for Morey.

1) Today would've been Catfish Hunter's 70th birthday; my favorite ballplayer as a kid, Hunter threw a perfect game in 1968, led the A's to three straight world titles from 1972-74, just a great clutch pitcher. He made my childhood a happier one.

Catfish knocked in three of the A's four runs in his perfect game against the Twins (Rich Reese struck out for the last out). He was also the losing pitcher in the 1967 All-Star Game, giving up a homer to Tony Perez in the 15th inning-- he was in his fifth inning on the mound. Today, his agent would've sued MLB for abusing his arm.

Catfish got revenge against Perez five years later, when Oakland beat the Reds in the 1972 World Series. Happy birthday, sir.

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NBA Philadelphia 76ers - New York Knicks

Recommendation: OVER 204

Odds: 1.892

Bookmaker: Pinnaclesports / Sportmarket


It’s a friendly game basically so I don’t see any of the teams playing hard defense. They can’t play good D anyway, even more so now, without a real incentive

Sixers should be slightly more motivated to win here in order to record a mini winning streak of 2 games, something they haven’t succeed to do so far through this season. They also have a new general manager, so a win would be a proper start for the young Colangelo. Philly are guaranteed to finish as the worst team in the league, the tanking job is done long ago. Carl Landry and Canaan found a good shooting form in the last games and I guess they will carry the scoring load again.

New York will probably miss Porzingis again and this is kinda good for the OVER chances as Carmelo is way the better and faster shooter of course, and I prefer him having unlimited shot attempts against a broken Philly defense. Knicks young players will probably get extended minutes again, so more running and easy points off Sixers numerous turnovers hopefully.

I still think Philly has slightly better chance to edge this. The spread is only 3 points in their favor though, not enough to instill a huge confidence in a team with only 10 wins so far. Something like 110-105 (in any direction) sounds about right here.

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, April 8


LA Lakers @ New Orleans

Game 513-514
April 8, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
113.036
New Orleans
111.527
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Lakers
by 1 1/2
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 2
202 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Lakers
(+2); Over

Memphis @ Dallas

Game 515-516
April 8, 2016 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
117.687
Dallas
120.536
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 3
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 6
192 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(+6); Over

San Antonio @ Denver

Game 517-518
April 8, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
115.798
Denver
123.772
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 8
191
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 2 1/2
197
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(-2 1/2); Under

LA Clippers @ Utah

Game 519-520
April 8, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
115.636
Utah
130.504
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 15
177
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 12
183 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-12); Under

Brooklyn @ Charlotte

Game 501-502
April 8, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
110.195
Charlotte
121.163
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 11
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 14 1/2
204 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+14 1/2); Over

New York @ Philadelphia

Game 503-504
April 8, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
113.210
Philadelphia
115.664
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 3
202
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+3); Over

Miami @ Orlando

Game 505-506
April 8, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
119.319
Orlando
122.737
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 3 1/2
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Orlando
by 1
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(-1); Under

Washington @ Detroit

Game 507-508
April 8, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
114.350
Detroit
123.458
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 9
200
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 5 1/2
206 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-5 1/2); Under

Indiana @ Toronto

Game 509-510
April 8, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
125.699
Toronto
119.030
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 6 1/2
188
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 4 1/2
194 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(-4 1/2); Under

Milwaukee @ Boston

Game 511-512
April 8, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
110.266
Boston
122.435
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 12
199
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 9 1/2
204
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-9 1/2); Under

[Udog]

NBA
Short Sheet

Friday, April 8

Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7:05 ET
Brooklyn: 23-11 ATS revenging 2 straight losses where opp scored 100 or more
Charlotte: 19-35 ATS in home games in April

New York at Philadlephia, 7:05 ET
New York: 50-29 ATS on road after 2 games where opp was called for 18 or - fouls
Philadelphia: 12-22 ATS as a home underdog

Miami at Orlando, 7:05 ET
Miami: 20-27 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as a home favorite
Orlando: 12-4 ATS off a home loss

Washington at Detroit, 7:35 ET
Washington: 21-6 ATS in April games
Detroit: 2-9 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as an underdog

Indiana at Toronto, 7:35 ET
Indiana: 4-12 ATS off a home win against a division rival
Toronto: 9-5 ATS when playing on back-to-back days

Milwaukee at Boston, 7:35 ET
Milwaukee: 9-23 ATS after allowing 60 points or more in the first half last game
Boston: 11-6 ATS after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread

LA Lakers at New Orleans, 8:05 ET
Los Angeles: 13-23 ATS after having lost 3 of their last 4
New Orleans: 34-22 ATS off a road loss

Memphis at Dallas, 8:35 ET
Memphis: 50-23 ATS off a win by 10 points or more as an underdog
Dallas: 22-37 ATS after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6

San Antonio at Denver, 9:05 ET
San Antonio: 10-2 ATS off a road loss
Denver: 6-16 ATS after a blowout loss by 20 points or more

LA Clippers at Utah, 9:05 ET
Los Angeles: 19-36 ATS after leading their last 3 games by 5+ points at the half
Utah: 7-1 ATS after a game with 5 or less offensive rebounds