The Bum's 2016 NBA Best Bets-Trends-News-Stats !

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NBA RECORD + BEST BETS:


11/01/2016 9-8-0 52.94% +100
11/02/2016 9-10-1 47.37% -1000
11/03/2016 5-4-0 55.56% +300
11/04/2016 7-8-0 46.67% -900
11/05/2016 9-6-0 60.00% +1200
11/06/2016 5-5-0 50.00% -250
11/07/2016 6-7-0 46.15% -850
11/08/2016 4-7-0 36.36% -1850
11/10/2016 3-5-0 37.50% -1250
11/11/2016 7-9-0 43.75% -1450
11/12/2016 10-10-1 50.00% -500
11/13/2016 2-7-1 22.22% -2850
11/14/2016 3-13-0 18.75% -5650
11/15/2016 4-5-1 44.44% -750
11/16/2016 11-8-2 57.89% +1100
11/17/2016 5-5-0 50.00% -250
11/18/2016 10-9-1 52.63% +50
11/19/2016 11-6-0 64.71% +2200
11/20/2016 6-6-0 50.00% -300
11/21/2016 3-14-0 17.65% -6200
11/22/2016 5-3-0 62.50% +850
11/23/2016 17-8-1 68.00% +4100

WLT PCT UNITS

ATS Picks 94-108-7 46.53% -12400

O/U Picks 101-109-2 48.10% -9450

BEST BETS:

ATS: 74 - 79 - 4

NBA UNDERDOG PLAY OF THE DAY..... 1 - 0 ( DENVER + 4 COVERS 107-108 )
NBA UNDERDOG OF THE NIGHT..........0 - 1 ( BOSTON + 7.5 LOSES TO GOLDEN ST. )

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— Lions 16, Vikings 13— Detroit is 7-4, despite trailing all 11 games in the 4th quarter; a remarkable season.

— Cowboys 31, Redskins 26— Dallas has won 10 in a row, but is now 9-1 vs spread in those games.

— Steelers 28, Colts 7— How do you have Scott Tolzien as your backup QB when you start three rookies on the OL?

— Louisville 62, Wichita State 52— Cardinals were a two-point underdog.

— Baylor 73, Michigan State 58— Spartans are over-scheduled, and Tom Izzo apologized to his team for it.

— Iowa State 73, Indiana State 71— Sycamores got hosed in this game; they took 14 FTs, Iowa State took 29. I had no dog in this fight, was just watching, but this was bad.

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

13) Coaching carousel in college football is about to get rolling; there were rumors Thursday night that LSU has a deal with Houston coach Tom Herman, but others are saying it is a ploy to get Texas to ante up some more cash as it pursues Herman to be its coach.

Once jobs start getting filled, there is usually a domino effect, with guys moving upward on the financial scale, but one effect of Herman going to LSU instead of Texas would be that Charlie Strong probably will not get fired unless the Longhorns can get Herman to replace him.

12) LSU 54, Texas A&M 39— Tigers gained 622 yards and Leonard Fournette stayed home. His replacement Derrius Guice ran for 285 yards, a new school record and four TDs.

11) Georgia’s basketball team was getting hammered by the Kansas Jayhawks earlier this week, so the Dawgs called a timeout; after the timeout as the team went back on the court, a mangled dry-erase board was seen on the floor in front of the Georgia bench.

Apparently coach Mark Fox tried to make a point by sacrificing the board, which looked like it had been run over by a Humvee. Coaches do strange things to try and motivate players. Jayhawks wound up winning by 11 on a friendly “neutral” court in Kansas City.

10) Former Jets’ DL Marty Lyons was a great player at Alabama under Bear Bryant, over 30 years ago. He once promised coach Bryant he would get his college degree and on December 10, he will fulfill his promise to a man who passed away almost 34 years ago.

9) UConn’s basketball season is in trouble; the Huskies are 1-4 vs D-I teams, their bench is already #340 (out of 351) in minutes played and now their second-best player (Terry Larrier) is out for the year with a torn ACL. UConn’s 8-man rotation has three freshman, two sophomores; they can’t afford any more injuries and the season is only two weeks old.

8) Herb Sendek got fired as basketball coach at Arizona State in large part because he couldn’t beat rival Arizona; now he is at Santa Clara but his Broncos gave Arizona a good run for their money at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas last night. Sendek is an excellent tactician, not that great a recruiter.

During a late-game timeout, the FS1 camera was right in Santa Clara’s huddle and it was great TV as Sendek was talking to his team. Then he looks up at the camera and says “Please get that out of here”. Dammit!!! Wanted to hear what he was going to say. Arizona won 69-61.

7) On Hard Knocks this summer, Rams coach Jeff Fisher referred to some of his players’ stupid behavior as “7-9 bullshit”, in other words, the stuff losing teams do.

Last Friday night, Rams’ starting CB Troy Hill got a DUI roughly 36 hours before LA lost a home game to the Dolphins. The ultimate “7-9 bullshit” move. Rams didn’t suit him up for the Miami game, released him Monday, then re-signed him to the practice squad, meaning he is probably getting a two-game suspension, in effect, for his stupidity.

Rams are 4-6; they’ll do fairly well to finish 7-9. Another cruddy season, in part because players do not know how to act off the field.

6) Morehead State suspended basketball coach Sean Woods indefinitely, apparently for mistreating one or more of his players. Morehead is 77-55 under Woods but hasn’t made the NCAA tournament; his predecessor made it twice in six years. Awful early in the season to be suspended; curious to see how this plays out.

5) Since the beginning of the 2015 season, Raiders’ QB Derek Carr has thrown 11 4th quarter TD passes that either put Oakland ahead or tied the score. During that time, no other NFL QB has more than six of those.

4) Did Indiana hoop coach Tom Crean do the right thing scheduling a road game at Fort Wayne earlier this week? It is 175 miles from Bloomington to Fort Wayne, and there are a hell of a lot more Hoosier fans than Mastodon fans along those 175 miles, even as there were in Fort Wayne’s home arena Tuesday night.

But the Hoosiers played a true road game and lost; no Top 25 teams do that anymore. Jim Boeheim would rather smile than play a true road game and he ain’t much for smiling. You can bet all over America, coaches are taking note of Fort Wayne’s win and adding more home games or at best, neutral court games to their teams’ schedules.

3) I roll my eyes every time an NFL ref throws a flag in the defensive secondary, then immediate another flag (or 2) is thrown, like the foul is the most obvious call in football history. It happens all the time.

This is known as “selling the call” making it obvious to the crowd that the right call was made, even if it wasn’t. The NFL is terribly over-officiated and this is a small part of it.

2) Is this the best sports week of the year? It is probably the busiest if not the best. College football and basketball; NBA-NHL-NFL. Baseball hot stove stuff is starting, the NASCAR year ended Sunday. Lot of good entertainment.

1) Ralph Branca passed away this week at age 90; he is best-known for giving up the homer Bobby Thomson hit to win the 1951 NL pennant, but Branca was more than that.

A 3-time All-Star, Branca was 88-68 in 322 games (188 starts) in an era where no one counted pitches or cared if a pitcher’s arm was abused. He won 21 games in 1947. If he was on the mound at that critical time of a decisive game, you know he was a damn good pitcher.

His daughter is married to former Mets manager Bobby Valentine.

My dad grew up in New York City, was a huge Brooklyn Dodger fan; sometime in the early 90’s, I can’t remember exactly when, Branca did an appearance at Mohawk **** about seven miles from my dad’s house. I picked him up but didn’t tell him where we were going.

Mr Branca was sitting at a card table, not many people there; I introduced the two of them and soon they were talking like long-lost friends from the neighbohood, reminiscing about Dodgers like Ernie Lombardi, Gene Hermanski, Roy Campanella. It was great fun to listen to.

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, November 25

San Antonio won its last seven games; they’re 4-2 as road favorites. Spurs’ last four games went over the total. Celtics won last three games, all on the road; they’re 4-2 at home, 0-1 as home underdogs. Last nine Boston games stayed under the total. Spurs won their last nine games with Boston (6-2-1 vs spread); three of last four series games stayed under. San Antonio won its last five visits to Beantown (4-0-1 vs spread).

Wizards lost six of last nine games; they’re 0-5 on the road, 0-2 as road favorites. Four of last five Washington games went over total. Orlando is 4-4 at home, 3-6 in last nine games overall; under is 9-2 in last 11 Magic games. Washington won nine of last ten games with Orlando, covering last four; under is 6-2 in last eight series games. Wizards won five of last six visits to Orlando.

Charlotte lost its last three games, by 5-15-5 points; they’re 4-2 on road, 2-2 as road favorites. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games. New York won/covered its last five home games; they’re 5-1 as home favorites. Over is 3-1 in their last four home games. Knicks lost six of last seven games with Charlotte; under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Hornets lost three of last five visits to Manhattan. Underdogs covered six of last eight series games.

Dallas lost its last seven games (1-6 vs spread); four of their last five road games stayed under the total. Mavericks are 3-6 as road underdogs. Cleveland won five of its last six games; they’re 3-5-1 as home favorites. Four of Cavs’ last six games stayed under the total. Cavaliers won last three games with Dallas by 1-3-33 points; under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Mavericks won three of last four visits to Lake Erie.

Clippers are 14-2, winning last four games; they’re 7-0 on road, 3-2 as road favorites. Six of their last eight games went over the total. Detroit lost four of its last five games, is 0-1 as a home underdog; under is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Clippers won their last ten games with Detroit (3-0-1 vs spread in last four); over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. LA won its last four visits to Motor City (2-1-1 vs spread).

Chicago won five of its last seven games (6-1 vs spread); they’re 5-5 on road, 1-1 as road favorites. Under is 7-3 in Bulls’ road games. Philly won four of its last five home games; they’re 7-3 as home favorites. Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games. 76ers lost their last ten games with Chicago, covering one of last four; Bulls won last five visits here (2-3 vs spread). Last seven series games went over total.

Atlanta lost three of last four games, is 4-3 on road, 1-2 as road underdogs. Hawks’ last six games stayed under total. Utah lost four of last five games; they’re 1-3 as home favorites. Under is 5-1 in Jazz home games. Hawks won nine of last ten games with Utah; Jazz are 3-2 vs spread in last five. Three of last four series games stayed under. Hawks won last five visits here (4-1 vs spread).

Toronto lost four of its last six games; they’re 0-2 as a road favorite- over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Milwaukee lost five of its last seven games; they’re 2-1 as home underdogs. Three of Bucks’ last four games stayed under the total. Bucks lost nine of last ten games with Toronto; five of last six series games stayed under total. Raptors won last four visits here, by 3-4-21-18 points.

Memphis won its last six games (five on road); they’re 5-2 at home, 1-1 as home favorites. Three of their last four games stayed under total. Heat lost eight of their last ten games; they’re 3-2 as road underdogs. Under is 7-3 in last ten Miami games. Grizzlies won four of last five games with Miami (4-0-1 vs spread in last five); over is 3-1-1 in last five series games, Heat lost last four visits here (0-4 vs spread).

Brooklyn lost its last five games (0-4-1 vs spread); they’re 1-6 on road, 3-3-1 as an underdog on road. Five of Nets’ last six games went over total. Indiana lost three of last four games, is 6-4 at home, 3-3 as home favorite; six of their last seven games stayed under the total. Home team won five of last six Brooklyn-Indiana games; Nets lost four of last five visits here (3-2 vs spread). Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Minnesota is 4-10, and there are rumors a trade is coming; they’re 1-6 on road, 0-3 as a road favorite. Three of Wolves’ last four games stayed under. Phoenix lost five of last seven games, is 2-3 at home, 2-1 as a home dog. Three of Suns’ last four games stayed under. Home side won last seven Minnesota-Phoenix games; Timberwolves lost last four visits here (0-3 vs spread in last three). Four of last five series games stayed under the total.

Oklahoma City lost three in row, seven of last nine games; they lost last four road games, are 2-4 on road (1-5 vs spread), with last win Nov 2. Over is 6-3 in Thunder’s last nine games. Denver won three of last four home games, is 4-3 vs spread at home. Over is 5-2 in Nugget home games. Thunder won their last six games with Denver (6-2-1 vs spread in last nine); six of last seven series games went over total. OKC won last three visits here, by 10-6-22 points.

New Orleans won its last four games, but is 2-5 on road, 3-3-1 vs spread. Under is 6-1 in Pelican road games. Trailblazers lost five of last six games, are 4-3 at home, 2-3 as home favorites. Over is 3-1-1 in Portland’s last five games. Portland won eight of last ten games with New Orleans (under 7-2 in last nine); Pelicans lost last five visits to Portland (0-4 vs spread in last four).

Houston won three of last four games, is 5-4 on road, 1-1 as road favorite; under is 5-2-1 in Rockets’ last eight games. Sacramento won its last two games, covered its last four; they’re 4-4 at home, but 7-1 vs spread (4-0 as home underdogs). Over is 4-1 in their last five games. Kings lost eight of last nine games with Houston (2-7 vs spread); Rockets won three of last four visits here. Over is 4-2 in last six series games.

Golden State won its last nine games; they beat Lakers by 43 in Oakland Wednesday; over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Warriors are 5-4 as road favorites. Lakers lost three of last four games; they’re 5-3 at home, 3-1 as home underdogs- over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Golden State is 8-3 in last 11 series games, but lost two of last three. Five of last six series games stayed under the total.

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NBA

Friday, November 25

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. BOSTON
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio

7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ORLANDO
Washington is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Orlando
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Orlando is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games when playing Washington
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington

7:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Philadelphia is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games at home

7:30 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. NEW YORK
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 9 games
Charlotte is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of New York's last 14 games when playing Charlotte

7:30 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. DETROIT
LA Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
LA Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games at home

7:30 PM
DALLAS vs. CLEVELAND
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Cleveland is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games

8:00 PM
BROOKLYN vs. INDIANA
Brooklyn is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Brooklyn's last 10 games on the road
Indiana is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

8:00 PM
MIAMI vs. MEMPHIS
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Miami's last 25 games when playing Memphis
Miami is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Memphis's last 25 games when playing Miami

8:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. UTAH
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Atlanta is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Atlanta
Utah is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

8:00 PM
TORONTO vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Milwaukee is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games

9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. PHOENIX
Minnesota is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Minnesota is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

9:00 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. DENVER
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 12 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Denver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games

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 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Portland's last 10 games at home
Portland is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home

10:30 PM
HOUSTON vs. SACRAMENTO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
Sacramento is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Sacramento is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston

10:30 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. LA LAKERS
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Golden State's last 9 games
LA Lakers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 7 games when playing at home against Golden State

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NBA
Dunkel

Friday, November 25

Golden State @ LA Lakers

Game 729-730
November 25, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
133.596
LA Lakers
117.063
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 16 1/2
238
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 12 1/2
233
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-12 1/2); Over

Houston @ Sacramento

Game 727-728
November 25, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
119.352
Sacramento
122.887
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 3 1/2
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 3
214 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+3); Over

New Orleans @ Portland

Game 725-726
November 25, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
119.869
Portland
118.420
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 1 1/2
225
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 4 1/2
219
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(+4 1/2); Over

Oklahoma City @ Denver

Game 723-724
November 25, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
120.761
Denver
114.196
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 5 1/2
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 2
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(-2); N/A

Minnesota @ Phoenix

Game 721-722
November 25, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
113.837
Phoenix
116.930
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 3
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
212 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+1 1/2); Over

Brooklyn @ Indiana

Game 719-720
November 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
109.137
Indiana
114.753
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 5 1/2
205
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 9
215 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+9); Under

Miami @ Memphis

Game 717-718
November 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
114.327
Memphis
127.105
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 13
187
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 6
189 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(-6); Under

Toronto @ Milwaukee

Game 715-716
November 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
124.206
Milwaukee
117.052
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 7
194
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 3
211
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-3); Under

Atlanta @ Utah

Game 713-714
November 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
116.929
Utah
123.536
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 6 1/2
188
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 2 1/2
195 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-2 1/2); Under

Chicago @ Philadelphia

Game 711-712
November 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
120.819
Philadelphia
118.480
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 2 1/2
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 8
203 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+8); Over

LA Clippers @ Detroit

Game 709-710
November 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
133.623
Detroit
118.541
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 15
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 6 1/2
201
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-6 1/2); Over

Dallas @ Cleveland

Game 707-708
November 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
111.131
Cleveland
129.730
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 18 1/2
196
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 14 1/2
202 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-14 1/2); Under

Charlotte @ New York

Game 705-706
November 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
123.370
New York
116.565
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 7
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
Pick
211
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
Under

Washington @ Orlando

Game 703-704
November 25, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
114.644
Orlando
116.266
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 1 1/2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 1
202 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+1); Under

San Antonio @ Boston

Game 701-702
November 25, 2016 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
126.441
Boston
117.478
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 9
192
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 2 1/2
202
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(-2 1/2); Under

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Inside the Paint - Friday
November 25, 2016

After taking yesterday off for the holiday, the NBA returns with a stacked slate on Friday with all 30 teams in action. In my opinion, the most intriguing matchup is the first one between San Antonio (12-3 SU, 8-7 ATS) and Boston (9-6 SU, 9-6 ATS).

Unfortunately, it’s being played at 1:05 p.m. ET since the Bruins have a NHL game scheduled later that evening from TD Garden.

The Spurs opened as 2 ½-point road favorites and Gregg Popovich’s team has gone 8-0 straight up on the road this season. Even more impressive, the club has notched a 6-2 mark against the spread as visitors.

A lot of pundits had high expectations for Boston this season and even though it’s looked shaky at times, the team is finally coming together with healthy players. The Celtics are coming off a perfect 3-0 road and the return of Al Horford and Jae Crowder is huge.

Whether or not that pair will be able to solve San Antonio on Friday is up in the air but it definitely gives them a better chance. While it’s still early in the season, you could label Boston as a bully team. When listed as underdogs, the Celtics have gone 1-4 both SU and ATS this season compared to an 8-2 record as a favorite.

Make a note that the point-spread hasn’t mattered in any of Boston’s 15 games. So if you fancy the C’s with the points, the money-line (+135) should warrant a second look.

The total on this game opened 202 ½ and quickly dropped to 200 ½, which appears to be the right based on tendencies and form. Boston has been the best ‘under’ team in the NBA this season, connecting at an 80 percent clip (12-3) which includes a current run of nine straight to the low side. Something might have to give here with the total since San Antonio is 9-6 to the ‘over’ and that includes a 6-2 mark to the high side on the road.

Boston does have a much different roster but it should be noted that San Antonio has won nine straight in this series (7-1-1 ATS) and only two of the victories were decided by three points or less.

East vs. West

Along with the above matchup, we have three other non-conference games on tap for Friday.

L.A. Clippers at Detroit: The Clippers have won 11 straight and 13 of the last 14 encounters against the Pistons.

Atlanta at Utah: The Hawks have owned this series recently, winning nine of the last 10 (7-3 ATS) and that record includes five straight victories at Salt Lake City. The last time Utah beat Atlanta at home as in the 2009 regular season when Deron Williams ran the point for the Jazz.

Miami at Memphis: The Grizzlies have won and covered four of their last five meetings against the Heat. Miami has dropped its last five trips to Memphis and the ‘under’ went 4-1 in those games.

Lines That Make You Go Hmmmm…

There are a lot of short numbers on Friday’s board and there are a couple that appear a little “off” and could be traps for the novice bettor.

Most would agree that Toronto (-3 ½) is a much better team than Milwaukee and laying this price seems like a bargain especially when you look at recent head-to-head history. The Raptors have won 11 of the last 12 versus the Bucks and that includes five straight in Wisconsin. Toronto will be finishing up a five-game road trip on Friday and it could be just looking to get home. The Raptors haven’t held an opponent under 100 on the road and five of Milwaukee’s six wins this season have come at the Bradley Center. The Bucks 2-1 ATS (1-2 SU) as home ‘dogs this season and they do enter this game with four days of rest.

A lot of bettors are still high on Portland (-4 ½) but this year’s squad is much worse than the team we saw in last year’s playoffs. The Trail Blazers have been burning bettors (5-12 ATS) all season, especially as home favorites (1-4 ATS). They’re ranked last in scoring defense (113.4 PPG) and will be facing a New Orleans team that is starting to come together since point guard Jrue Holiday returned. The Pelicans are 4-0 both SU and ATS since he’s come back and the offense has averaged 115.8 PPG during this stretch. One of those wins came against Portland last Friday as New Orleans notched a 113-101 win at home. If you’re leaning Blazers, then you better hope for a high percentage from the offense. Be aware that this will be Portland’s first game back from a five-game road trip and those games are never easy.

Who’s Hot

Since getting embarrassed by 20 points (117-97) to the Lakers on Nov. 4 at the Staples Center, Golden State has ripped off nine straight wins and it’s 5-3-1 ATS during the streak. The offense has been ridiculous (123.7 PPG) during this run and they’re coming of a 149-106 win over the Lakers on Wednesday. Coincidentally, they meet Los Angeles on the road Friday and they’ve been installed again as heavy road favorites (-13).

San Antonio has won seven straight games but is just 2-5 ATS during this span and six of the seven victories came by single digits. The Spurs (see above) face Boston tonight.

Memphis has quietly won six straight (5-1 ATS) and it has a great chance to extend the run to eight as it begins a home-and-home with Miami the next two days (see above).

Who’s Not

It’s hard to knock Dallas due to so many injuries but facts are facts and the club has dropped seven straight heading into Friday and is 2-12 on the season. Bettors have been profiting off the short-handed club, who is 4-12 (25%) at the betting window this season. Hard to imagine the losing skid coming to an end Friday with a road game scheduled at Cleveland.

Brooklyn (4-10 SU, 7-6-1 ATS) isn’t that talented of a team but they play hard and have cashed more winners than losers at the betting counter. Unfortunately for them, talent always trumps all in the NBA and the Nets enter Friday with five straight losses (0-4-1 ATS). The defense has allowed 123.2 PPG during the losing streak and that’s helped the ‘over’ go 4-1. On Friday, the Nets head to Indiana and the Pacers will be looking to avenge a 103-94 loss at Brooklyn on Oct. 28.

Total Notes

Atlanta has watched the ‘under’ cash in six straight and the offense (96.7 PPG) hasn’t looked sharp during this span.

The Raptors have been a great ‘over’ bet (7-1) on the road behind an offense that’s scoring 114.7 PPG as visitors.

The absence of point guard Reggie Jackson has really hurt Detroit this season and the offense is only averaging 97.4 PPG. The Pistons defense (96.5 PPG) has kept the team afloat and those numbers have helped the ‘under’ go 11-5 (69%) overall and a lot of the tickets have occurred at The Palace of Auburn Hills (7-1) this season.

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NBA RECORD + BEST BETS:


11/01/2016 9-8-0 52.94% +100
11/02/2016 9-10-1 47.37% -1000
11/03/2016 5-4-0 55.56% +300
11/04/2016 7-8-0 46.67% -900
11/05/2016 9-6-0 60.00% +1200
11/06/2016 5-5-0 50.00% -250
11/07/2016 6-7-0 46.15% -850
11/08/2016 4-7-0 36.36% -1850
11/10/2016 3-5-0 37.50% -1250
11/11/2016 7-9-0 43.75% -1450
11/12/2016 10-10-1 50.00% -500
11/13/2016 2-7-1 22.22% -2850
11/14/2016 3-13-0 18.75% -5650
11/15/2016 4-5-1 44.44% -750
11/16/2016 11-8-2 57.89% +1100
11/17/2016 5-5-0 50.00% -250
11/18/2016 10-9-1 52.63% +50
11/19/2016 11-6-0 64.71% +2200
11/20/2016 6-6-0 50.00% -300
11/21/2016 3-14-0 17.65% -6200
11/22/2016 5-3-0 62.50% +850
11/23/2016 17-8-1 68.00% +4100

WLT PCT UNITS

ATS Picks 94-108-7 46.53% -12400

O/U Picks 101-109-2 48.10% -9450

BEST BETS:

ATS: 74 - 79 - 4

NBA UNDERDOG PLAY OF THE DAY..... 1 - 0 ( DENVER + 4 COVERS 107-108 )
NBA UNDERDOG OF THE NIGHT..........0 - 1 ( BOSTON + 7.5 LOSES TO GOLDEN ST. )

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SA at BOS 01:00 PM

BOS +3.0 *****

U 199.5 *****

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
ATS

10:05 pm 11/25/2016
(725) NEW ORLEANS @(726) PORTLAND
Play AGAINST PORTLAND against the spread in All games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game.
The record is 1 Wins and 10 Losses this season (-10 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Money Line


10:35 pm 11/25/2016
(727) HOUSTON @(728) SACRAMENTO
Play AGAINST SACRAMENTO using the money line in Home games after scoring 105 points or more.
The record is 9 Wins and 19 Losses for the last two seasons (-19.7 units)
BET NOW!
10:05 pm 11/25/2016
(725) NEW ORLEANS @(726) PORTLAND
Play ON PORTLAND using the money line in Home games revenging a loss vs opponent.
The record is 28 Wins and 12 Losses for the last three seasons (+20.2 units)
BET NOW!
9:05 pm 11/25/2016
(721) MINNESOTA @(722) PHOENIX
Play AGAINST PHOENIX using the money line in Home games first half of the season.
The record is 17 Wins and 20 Losses for the last three seasons (-33.2 units)
BET NOW!
9:05 pm 11/25/2016
(723) OKLAHOMA CITY @(724) DENVER
Play AGAINST DENVER using the money line in Home games after a loss by 10 points or more.
The record is 7 Wins and 21 Losses for the last three seasons (-22 units)
BET NOW!
9:05 pm 11/25/2016
(721) MINNESOTA @(722) PHOENIX
Play AGAINST PHOENIX using the money line in Home games when playing against a team with a losing record.
The record is 6 Wins and 12 Losses for the last two seasons (-22.7 units)
BET NOW!
8:05 pm 11/25/2016
(717) MIAMI @(718) MEMPHIS
Play ON MEMPHIS using the money line in All games in November games.
The record is 28 Wins and 13 Losses for the last three seasons (+20.65 units)
BET NOW!
8:05 pm 11/25/2016
(717) MIAMI @(718) MEMPHIS
Play ON MEMPHIS using the money line in Home games after a non-conference game.
The record is 28 Wins and 6 Losses for the last three seasons (+21.4 units)
BET NOW!
7:35 pm 11/25/2016
(711) CHICAGO @(712) PHILADELPHIA
Play AGAINST PHILADELPHIA using the money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 3 Wins and 51 Losses for the last three seasons (-44.6 units)
BET NOW!
1:05 pm 11/25/2016
(701) SAN ANTONIO @(702) BOSTON
Play ON BOSTON using the money line in All games after playing 3 consecutive road games.
The record is 12 Wins and 4 Losses for the last three seasons (+14.65 units)
BET NOW!
1:05 pm 11/25/2016
(701) SAN ANTONIO @(702) BOSTON
Play AGAINST BOSTON using the money line in Home games against Southwest division opponents.
The record is 22 Wins and 36 Losses since 1996 (-40.1 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Half Time

10:35 pm 11/25/2016
(729) GOLDEN STATE @(730) LA LAKERS
Play AGAINST LA LAKERS in the first half in All games after a loss by 10 points or more.
The record is 14 Wins and 33 Losses for the last two seasons (-22.3 units)
BET NOW!
10:35 pm 11/25/2016
(729) GOLDEN STATE @(730) LA LAKERS
Play AGAINST LA LAKERS in the first half in All games revenging a loss vs opponent.
The record is 26 Wins and 51 Losses for the last two seasons (-30.1 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Half Time Over

10:05 pm 11/25/2016
(725) NEW ORLEANS @(726) PORTLAND
Play OVER PORTLAND on the first half total in All games when playing against a team with a losing record.
The record is 33 Overs and 13 Unders for the last two seasons (+18.7 units)
BET NOW!
7:35 pm 11/25/2016
(711) CHICAGO @(712) PHILADELPHIA
Play OVER CHICAGO on the first half total in All games against Atlantic division opponents.
The record is 30 Overs and 10 Unders for the last three seasons (+19 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Half Time Under

10:35 pm 11/25/2016
(729) GOLDEN STATE @(730) LA LAKERS
Play UNDER LA LAKERS on the first half total in Home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game.
The record is 10 Overs and 27 Unders for the last two seasons (+16 units)
BET NOW!
10:05 pm 11/25/2016
(725) NEW ORLEANS @(726) PORTLAND
Play UNDER NEW ORLEANS on the first half total in Road games first half of the season.
The record is 9 Overs and 31 Unders for the last three seasons (+21.1 units)
BET NOW!
9:05 pm 11/25/2016
(721) MINNESOTA @(722) PHOENIX
Play UNDER PHOENIX on the first half total in All games versus the first half line in all games.
The record is 33 Overs and 64 Unders for the last two seasons (+27.7 units)
BET NOW!
8:05 pm 11/25/2016
(719) BROOKLYN @(720) INDIANA
Play UNDER BROOKLYN on the first half total in Road games after 3 or more consecutive losses.
The record is 53 Overs and 106 Unders since 1996 (+47.7 units)
BET NOW!
8:05 pm 11/25/2016
(713) ATLANTA @(714) UTAH
Play UNDER ATLANTA on the first half total in All games versus the 1rst half line in road games.
The record is 12 Overs and 41 Unders for the last two seasons (+27.8 units)
BET NOW!
7:35 pm 11/25/2016
(705) CHARLOTTE @(706) NEW YORK
Play UNDER NEW YORK on the first half total in Home games after scoring 105 points or more.
The record is 3 Overs and 15 Unders for the last two seasons (+11.7 units)
BET NOW!
7:05 pm 11/25/2016
(703) WASHINGTON @(704) ORLANDO
Play UNDER ORLANDO on the first half total in Home games in November games.
The record is 2 Overs and 13 Unders for the last two seasons (+10.8 units)
BET NOW!
7:05 pm 11/25/2016
(703) WASHINGTON @(704) ORLANDO
Play UNDER ORLANDO on the first half total in All games when playing against a team with a losing record.
The record is 11 Overs and 29 Unders for the last two seasons (+16.9 units)
BET NOW!
1:05 pm 11/25/2016
(701) SAN ANTONIO @(702) BOSTON
Play UNDER SAN ANTONIO on the first half total in Road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game.
The record is 18 Overs and 53 Unders for the last three seasons (+33.2 units)
BET NOW!
1:05 pm 11/25/2016
(701) SAN ANTONIO @(702) BOSTON
Play UNDER BOSTON on the first half total in All games in a home game where where the first half total is 98 to 100.5.
The record is 0 Overs and 11 Unders for the last three seasons (+11 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Over

9:05 pm 11/25/2016
(723) OKLAHOMA CITY @(724) DENVER
Play OVER DENVER on the total in Home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game.
The record is 24 Overs and 8 Unders for the last two seasons (+15.2 units)
BET NOW!
9:05 pm 11/25/2016
(723) OKLAHOMA CITY @(724) DENVER
Play OVER DENVER on the total in All games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game.
The record is 42 Overs and 20 Unders for the last two seasons (+20 units)
BET NOW!
7:35 pm 11/25/2016
(711) CHICAGO @(712) PHILADELPHIA
Play OVER CHICAGO on the total in All games against Atlantic division opponents.
The record is 28 Overs and 9 Unders for the last three seasons (+18.1 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Under

10:05 pm 11/25/2016
(725) NEW ORLEANS @(726) PORTLAND
Play UNDER NEW ORLEANS on the total in Road games first half of the season.
The record is 5 Overs and 20 Unders for the last two seasons (+14.5 units)
BET NOW!
8:05 pm 11/25/2016
(715) TORONTO @(716) MILWAUKEE
Play UNDER TORONTO on the total in All games off an upset win as an underdog.
The record is 6 Overs and 22 Unders for the last three seasons (+15.4 units)
BET NOW!

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at ORL 07:00 PM

ORL +2.0

O 198.0

LAC at DET 07:30 PM

DET +7.0 *****

U 200.5

DAL at CLE 07:30 PM

CLE -13.0 *****

U 201.5

CHA at NY 07:30 PM

CHA -1.5

U 208.5

CHI at PHI 07:30 PM

PHI +9.0 *****

O 205.0

BK at IND 08:00 PM

BK +7.0

O 214.0

MIA at MEM 08:00 PM

MEM -5.0 *****

U 186.5 *****

ATL at UTA 08:00 PM

UTA -3.5 *****

U 195.5

TOR at MIL 08:00 PM

TOR -3.0

O 207.0 *****

OKC at DEN 09:00 PM

DEN +2.5

O 214.0

MIN at PHO 09:00 PM

MIN -1.5

U 214.0 *****

NO at POR 10:00 PM

NO +4.0 ***** ( NBA PLAY OF THE DAY )

O 218.5 ***** ( NBA TOTAL OF THE NIGHT )

GS at LAL 10:30 PM

GS -13.0 *****

U 229.5 *****

HOU at SAC 10:30 PM

HOU -3.5

O 215.5

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NBA Capsules
November 26, 2016

DENVER (AP) Russell Westbrook had 36 points, 18 assists and 12 rebounds for his sixth triple-double, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 132-129 in overtime on Friday night.

Westbrook scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to help the Thunder rally from 13 down and end a three-game losing streak. His 18 assists were a season high.

Victor Oladipo had 26 points for the Thunder.

Westbrook scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to start the comeback. His two free throws with 9.5 seconds left made it 122-119, but Denver tied it when Steven Adams fouled Jamal Murray on a 3-point attempt and the rookie hit the free throws.

Kenneth Faried blocked Westbrook's layup at the horn to send it into overtime.

Wilson Chandler finished with a season-high 30 points and 11 rebounds. Jameer Nelson had 21 points and 13 assists, both season highs, for the Nuggets.

SPURS 109, CELTICS 103

BOSTON (AP) - Kawhi Leonard had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Patty Mills scored 19 to lead San Antonio to its eighth straight victory.

Mills made a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left after the Celtics made it a one-possession game.

David Lee had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and rookie Davis Bertans scored a career-high 15 to help the Spurs improve to 9-0 on the road this season. San Antonio beat Boston for the 10th straight time.

Isaiah Thomas scored 24 points with eight assists and Avery Bradley had 19 points and eight rebounds for Boston, which had won three in a row.

CAVALIERS 128, MAVERICKS 90

CLEVELAND (AP) - Kevin Love scored 27 points, Kyrie Irving added 25 and Cleveland led by as many as 45 points in a rout of Dallas.

Love hit seven 3-pointers while Irving, who made his first 10 shots, scored 19 points in the first quarter. Irving's big quarter came two nights after Love scored an NBA-record 34 in the first against Portland.

LeBron James, playing in his 1,000th regular-season game, had 19 points and 11 assists.

The defending NBA champions faced little resistance from the team with the league's worst record. Dallas scored the game's first basket before the Cavaliers turned the game into a rout. Cleveland led 36-16 after one quarter and was ahead 68-28 late in the second.

Dirk Nowitzki, who appeared in only his fifth game of the season because of an injured right Achilles, scored 15 points for Dallas.

ROCKETS 117, KINGS 104

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - James Harden had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his fourth triple-double of the season, and Houston set an NBA record with 50 3-point attempts in its victory over Sacramento.

The Rockets went 21 of 50 from beyond the arc and came within two makes of matching the single-game record they already share with the Orlando Magic.

The Rockets made eight 3s in the first quarter, six in the second, three in the third and four in the fourth.

Trevor Ariza added 18 points and nine rebounds, while Clint Capela scored 17 points to lead Houston to its eighth win in the last nine games between the teams.

DeMarcus Cousins had 32 points and nine rebounds for Sacramento despite being hindered by foul trouble much of the second half. Cousins made four consecutive 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter when the Kings pulled within 112-104.

WARRIORS 109, LAKERS 85

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kevin Durant had 29 points, nine assists and six rebounds, and Golden State beat injury-depleted Los Angeles for the second time in three days.

Stephen Curry scored 24 points and Klay Thompson had 18 in the Warriors' 10th consecutive victory. They followed up their 43-point win in Oakland on Wednesday with another comfortable win in these clubs' fifth meeting in 43 days.

Draymond Green had 12 points and eight rebounds before leaving in the third quarter with a bruised left ankle from a collision with teammate Ian Clark.

Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points for the Lakers, who played without injured starters Julius Randle, Nick Young and D'Angelo Russell.

KNICKS 113, HORNETS 111, OT

NEW YORK (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 35 points, including the tiebreaking jumper with 3.1 seconds left in overtime, and New York beat Charlotte.

Derrick Rose added 16 points and blocked Kemba Walker's 3-pointer that would have won it just before the buzzer. Kristaps Porzingis also scored 16 points in the Knicks' sixth straight home victory.

Former Hornets guard Courtney Lee finished with 12 points in the opener of a home-and-home series.

Marco Belinelli scored 19 points, Nicolas Batum had 18 and Walker added 17 for the Hornets, who have lost four straight games.

PISTONS 108, CLIPPERS 97

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 16 points and a career-high 10 assists as Detroit beat Los Angeles.

Detroit won its second straight and improved to 7-2 at home, as opposed to 1-7 on the road. The Clippers lost for just the second time in 13 games, falling to 7-1 on the road.

Marcus Morris scored 17 points and Andre Drummond had 16 points and 10 rebounds, as the Pistons got at least 15 points from all five starters. Jon Leuer added 11 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.

J.J. Redick and Blake Griffith each had 24 points for the Clippers, while Chris Paul had eight points to go with 15 assists.

TRAIL BLAZERS 119, PELICANS 104

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Damian Lillard scored 27 points, CJ McCollum added 24 and Portland snapped New Orleans' four-game winning streak.

Lillard added 11 assists for the Blazers, who were coming off a 1-4 road trip. It was the 2,000th win in franchise history.

Anthony Davis, who went into the game ranked second in the league with an average of 31.3 points a game, led the Pelicans with 31 points and 13 rebounds.

JAZZ 95, HAWKS 68

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gordon Hayward scored 24 points as Utah beat Atlanta, which has lost four of five after starting the season 9-2.

Hayward was unstoppable early and started the game making his first six shots. Utah used a 23-2 run early in the fourth quarter to put the game away as George Hill hit a pair 3-pointers and Rudy Gobert converted a three-point play.

Hill finished with 23 and Gobert notched double-double No. 8 with 10 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.

Dennis Schroder scored a team-high 16 for the Hawks (10-6) and Paul Millsap added 11. Atlanta shot just 31.3 percent from the field.

The Jazz (9-8) won the second quarter 24-11 to push its lead to 48-34 at halftime. They used a 20-3 run to build the cushion, highlighted by a behind-the-back dribble, pull-up jumper by Hill followed by a 3-pointer from the veteran.

BULLS 105, 76ERS 89

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade had 26 points apiece to lead Chicago over Philadelphia.

Taj Gibson added 12 points for the Bulls, who finished a six-game road trip with a 4-2 record. Butler rested for the entire fourth quarter of the blowout.

Chicago led from start to finish against the short-handed 76ers, who played without center Joel Embiid.

A leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, Embiid missed his fifth game as part of his rehab plan for a foot injury that cost him the last two seasons. Embiid is averaging 17.8 points and 7.6 rebounds in just 22.6 minutes as he is on a minutes restriction.

HEAT 90, GRIZZLIES 81

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tyler Johnson matched his season high with 22 points, Dion Waiters added 15 and Miami snapped its two-game losing streak by beating Memphis.

James Johnson added 13 points and Josh Richardson finished with 12 for Miami in the game that matched Heat coach Erik Spoelstra against his former assistant, first-year Memphis coach David Fizdale.

Mike Conley, who came off the bench, led Memphis with 16 points but shot only 5 of 15 from the field. JaMychal Green finished with 14 points for Memphis, which played without Zach Randolph following his mother's death and had its six-game winning streak snapped.

Miami shot 12 of 31 outside the arc and forced 18 turnovers, leading to 23 points.

RAPTORS 105, BUCKS 99

MILWAUKEE (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points and Kyle Lowry added 19 to lead Toronto over Milwaukee.

DeRozan again tormented the Bucks and Toronto hit 14 3-pointers to continue its dominance against Milwaukee. The Raptors have won 11 of the last 12 meetings.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and added 11 assists, while Tony Snell had a season-high 16 points for the Bucks.

With the game on the line, Lowry hit a 3-pointer and DeRozan knocked down a contested jumper with 16 seconds left to seal the victory.

Two nights after the Raptors made 12 3-pointers in a win at Houston, they went 14 of 31 from behind the arc against the Bucks, who came in with the No. 1 defensive 3-point percentage in the league at 30.6 percent.

PACERS 118, NETS 97

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Glenn Robinson III scored 20 points as Indiana beat Brooklyn.

The Pacers opened the second half with a 20-5 run and led by as many 31 points.

Rodney Stuckey scored 18 points, and Al Jefferson and Myles Turner each finished with 16. Robinson was one of six Pacers to score in double figures. Paul George sat out Friday night, nursing a sore left ankle.

Brook Lopez finished with 20 points for the Nets.

WIZARDS 94, MAGIC 91

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - John Wall had 26 points and 10 assists to help Washington hold on and beat Orlando.

Wall scored the Wizards' last eight points as Washington held on after surrendering a 19-point, first-quarter lead. Otto Porter Jr. scored 19 for Washington and all five starters finished in double figures.

Serge Ibaka led the Magic with 19 points, while Nikola Vucevic contributed 17 points and 17 rebounds. Elfrid Payton scored 15 points, all in the second half, as Orlando lost its third straight game.

TIMBERWOLVES 98, SUNS 85

PHOENIX (AP) - Andrew Wiggins scored 25 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 and Minnesota rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat Phoenix.

Eric Bledsoe scored 23 for the Suns, who were just back from a six-game road trip.

Minnesota used a 27-6 outburst to quickly erase the Phoenix lead and pull away, snapping a three-game losing streak.

The Timberwolves outscored Phoenix 31-10 in the fourth quarter.

The Suns committed a season-high 26 turnovers, resulting in 23 Minnesota points. Phoenix also was just 6 of 26 from 3-point range.

Brandon Knight added 15 points for Phoenix but only two in the second half. Devin Booker scored 11.

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Saturday’s six-pack

— Baylor 66, Louisville 63— Bears came back from down 18 to win Battle of Atlantis- they’re very athletic and very underrated.

— Temple 81, West Virginia 77— Owls have depleted roster but just beat Florida State/West Virginia on consecutive days. Fran Dunphy is a very good coach.

— Iona/Nevada already played once this month, will meet again in the finals of the Alaskan Shootout. Nevada won first meeting 91-76 in Reno Sunday night.

— Butler came from behind and beat Arizona 69-65 in the finals of the Continental Tire tourney at Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas.

— Iowa State/Gonzaga will meet in the finals of Advocate tourney in Orlando Sunday.

— Texas A&M/UCLA will meet in the finals of the Wooden Legacy tournament Sunday at the Honda Center in Anaheim.

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Saturday’s List of 13: Midnight musings……..

13) Memphis 48, Houston 44— This coaching carousel stuff in college football is terribly unfair to the players playing now. Houston Cougars beat Oklahoma/Louisville this year, but every time they win a game, speculation starts about coach Herman’s next job.

Houston has now lost to Navy-Memphis-SMU; what should have been a great year will now be a very good one- they’re going to have a new coach next year. Such are the realities of major college football. Life changes quickly.; have to win as much as you can while you can

12) So the latest Herman update is that LSU will probably keep Ed Orgeron if Herman goes to Texas and Charlie Strong will keep his job if Herman goes to LSU. We forget that coaches have assistant coaches and everyone has families and a lot of people are affected by this stuff.

11) Miami Ohio’s football team started this season 0-6, obviously a disaster, but the Red Hawks recovered and finished the regular season at 6-6 and bowl eligible. Good for the kids and the coaches who didn’t quit on the season- you don’t see that very often.

10) Pirates signed utility guy Sean Rodriguez for two years, $11.5M. Versatile guy; seems like every team has a guy like him now.

9) I mentioned last week how Long Beach State hoop coach Dan Molson makes $600K a year; well the 49ers are now 1-6 this year and lost to Binghamton/Florida Gulf Coast the last two days. Not exactly $600K worth of coaching.

8) ESPN is televising the Wooden tournament from Cal State-Fullerton this weekend; during UCLA’s game Thursday night, they did something that bugged me. During the game, reporter Jeff Goodman interviews Lonzo Ball’s dad in the stands. Why?

Since when do kid’s parents get interviewed during the game? Why is this a good idea?

7) I’m convinced that NFL teams should throw more towards their sideline, especially on longer passes; you see lot of flags thrown when guys on the sideline scream for a call— you yell loud enough, long enough, you’re going to get one (or two) calls.

6) Long time ago, Ole Miss hoop coach Andy Kennedy was a good player; he took recruiting trips across the south, one of which was to Georgia Tech, where his player/host was Craig Neal, now the coach at New Mexico. Kennedy wound up playing for NC State and later UAB.

Apparently the two guys remained friends thru the years, so when Neal’s son Cullen transferred away from his dad’s team to a place where the home fans were less hostile (seriously) he went to play for his dad’s friend Kennedy at Ole Miss. Very good get for the Rebels.

5) James Madison fired coach Matt Brady LY, despite the Dukes going 40-25 the last two years; they made the NCAAs in 2013. No sure why he was fired but this year JMU is 0-5 and they’re looking stupid for firing Brady, a mostly successful coach. None of JMU’s losses are to a top 100 team, so it doesn’t bode well for their conference games, either.

4) Steve Levy/Brian Greise have been a very good announce combo on college football games this year and Justin Kutcher does well on FS1, mostly with Bill Raftery. Some people just have great chemistry together and the broadcast becomes us listening to two guys talking about ball, which is ideal and what we want. No shtick, just conversation.

3) Virginia Tech has a very good point guard (Justin Robinson) which is why the Hokies are 24-16 the last year-plus, a marked improvement. Robinson played 76 of a possible 80:00 in Tech’s first two games out at Fullerton. They’ll need to get him a little more rest in ACC play.

2) Texas Tech 54, Baylor 35— Wow the wheels really fell off for Baylor; they’re 6-5 and headed straight south, losing five in a row after a 6-0 start. Bears allowed 47.6 pts/game during the skid. You wonder if they’ll even bother going to a bowl game.

1— I was lucky enough to put myself thru college as a student manager of a small college hoop team; it was mostly great fun. One night we’re playing a local rival; one of their players dives for a loose ball and crashes into the scorer’s table, about ten feet from me on the bench. Great effort by the kid, but he didn’t save the ball. Looked like he could even be hurt.

His coach was a pretty intense guy; he comes over, I figure the coach is going to help the kid up, see if he is OK. He looks down at the kid, who is slowly getting up and screams “Next time, get it!!!!” and storms away.

Not a great moment, but it was part of why we almost always beat them. How about patting the kid on the back for a great try? No bueno.

[StarDust Bum]

Saturday’s games

New York beat the Hornets in OT at home last nite; Anthony played 41:00, scored 35 points. Charlotte lost its last four games, by 5-15-5-2 points; they’re 4-4 at home, 3-1 as home favorites. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games. New York won five of last six games but lost last three on road- they’re 1-5 on road. Knicks lost six of last eight games with Charlotte. Underdogs covered seven of last nine series games.

San Antonio won its last eight games, covering three of last four; they’re 9-0 on road (7-1 as road favorite); Spurs’ last six games went over the total. SA won eight of last ten games with Washington, but lost last two visits here, by 8-3 points. Under is 4-2-1 in last seven series games. Wizards won three of last four games, are 4-4 at home (3-5 vs spread). Four of last six Washington games went over the total.

Detroit won its last two games but is 1-7 on road, 1-5 as a road underdog; under is 11-5 in their last 16 games (4-2 last six on road). Thunder is 7-3 in its last ten games with Detroit; Pistons lost four of last five visits here (3-2 vs spread). Last five series games stayed under the total. Oklahoma City won an OT game in high altitude in Denver last nite, snapping 3-game skid; Thunder lost four of last six home games, is 5-4 as a home favorite.

Miami won 90-81 in Memphis last night; Grizzlies won four of last six games with Heat (4-1-1 vs spread in last six). Grizzlies lost three of last four visits here- they won six of its last seven games overall (five wins on road). Memphis is 3-3 as a road underdog; four of their last five games stayed under total. Heat is 3-2 in its last five games; they’re 3-6 at home, 2-2 as a home favorite. Under is 8-3 in last 11 Miami games.

Warriors won seven of their last eight games with Minnesota but T’Wolves covered five of the last six meetings; Minnesota won its last visit here, is 4-1 vs spread in last five trips to Oakland. Under is 5-2 in last seven series games. Golden State won its last ten games, winning last three by 37-43-24 points; they’re 5-2 in last seven games as a road favorite. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.