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

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BK at ORL 07:00 PM

ORL -6.5 *****

O 217.0

DET at WAS 07:00 PM

WAS +1.5

O 203.5

CHA at BOS 07:30 PM

BOS -6.5 *****

O 206.0 *****

ATL at TOR 07:30 PM

TOR -7.0 *****

U 214.5

SAC at MEM 08:00 PM

MEM -4.5 *****

U 196.0

NO at HOU 08:00 PM

HOU -12.5 *****

U 221.0

LAL at PHI 08:00 PM

LAL -1.5

U 211.0

LAC at MIA 08:00 PM

LAC -6.5 *****

U 205.5

MIL at CHI 08:00 PM

CHI -5.5

U 204.0

DAL at UTA 10:30 PM

UTA -11.0 *****

O 186.5 *****

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Saturday’s six-pack

NFL trends for Week 15 games

— Baltimore is 1-5-1 in last seven games vs NFC teams.

— Panthers are 14-6 in last 20 games as a road dog.

— Texans are 8-1-1 vs spread in last ten divisional games.

— Vikings covered nine of last ten as a home favorite.

— New England covered nine of its last 12 games.

— Redskins are 13-4 vs spread in their last 17 games.

Saturday’s List of 13: Random thoughts on a damn cold day

13) NBA has a problem on their hands; teams are routinely sitting stars when they play back/back games, and fans who are paying serious money to watch these games aren’t happy. I’m not talking about players who are legitimately injured, I’m talking about guys being given nights off to “rest”. Rest from what?

Seems like most teams try to rest their stars on the road, so their fans don’t get screwed out of seeing the hometown heroes play, but what about when the Cavaliers or Warriors or Rockets go on the road?

People pay a LOT OF MONEY to see Lebron play or Steph Curry or James Harden play and if they don’t play, thats bad for future business. Bad for current business, too.

“I never thought this would happen in our sport.” Allen Iverson said that about players resting during Friday night’s Lakers-Philly broadcast.

12) Gregg Popovich is the man most responsible for implementing this practice, but the media won’t call him on it because he’s won a lot and he’s a grumpy human on a good day.

But I remember walking into the Mandalay Bay sportsbook just before Christmas 2012 and there was a kerfuffle because the Spurs were on TNT that night and Parker/Duncan/Ginobili weren’t playing.

Spurs won anyway that night and now that practice has spread all over the league. Guys who played 2-3 games a day in their teen/AAU years can’t play a game one night, get on a private plane and fly to another city to play again the next night, its too much for them.

I sound like the old guy telling kids to get off his lawn but I’m right; modern NBA players make a bleeping fortune and they sit out games when they’re not hurt and it sucks.

11) I didn’t even mention people like myself who pay $200 for the Full Court package on TV; I want to watch ball, if a star sits out, I’ll just put another game on, so it isn’t as big a deal as if you go buy game tickets, then travel to the arena for that one game.

But when the average salary in the NBA is set to jump to $9M (AVERAGE!!!!) pretty soon, you’d think guys would suck it up and actually play in all the games, so people who drove 300 miles and use their savings to let their kid see Lebron or Dwyane Wade play wouldn’t go home disappointed.

10) There is a big mess up in Minnesota; 10 Golden Gopher football players were suspended for their bowl game, after an investigation into an alleged sexual assault at an off-campus apartment in September was re-opened. That opened a huge can of worms.

As a result of the investigation being re-opened, the rest of the Gophers are boycotting football activities, which puts their Holiday Bowl game with Washington State in jeopardy.

There is the potential for a lot of collateral damage here; bowls generally benefit charities, so that would be bad, Washington State would be negatively impacted, the people who work at Qualcomm Park and at ESPN would lose work.

There is the chance Minnesota could drop out of the bowl and be replaced by another team, but plans have been made and it would be cumbersome for another team to re-gather and begin bowl prep. Curious to see how this one plays out.

9) Elsewhere in Minnesota, Adrian Peterson will play this week against the Colts, coming back a little earlier than expected from his knee surgery.

8) This from Mr Bill Deacon on the Interweb:

“…..At the age of 52, Bill Wyman, Sir Mick (Jagger)’s former bandmate, married an 18-year-old called Mandy Smith. A few years later, Wyman’s grown-up son from a previous marriage married Mandy’s mother.

Which meant that Wyman’s mother-in-law was also his daughter-in-law.”

7) Louisville suspended its offensive coordinator as a result of the Wake Forest scandal, where a disgruntled former coach leaked gameplay info to Demon Deacon opponents.

I’ll say this, whether I’m right or wrong who knows, but it is how I feel: if a friend of yours does this and contacts you with gameplay info, no one on this planet is turning his friend in. You may ask him if anything is wrong, you may take the info and toss it away, but who would rat out their friend? It is unrealistic to think that would happen. A “friend” would not do that.

6) Austin Wiley, a top-20 basketball prospect in the class of 2017, has enrolled at Auburn and will be immediately eligible; this means the kid gave up his senior year of high school to play college hoop right now. Decisions like this are tough; you’re giving up a piece of your normal childhood, but for what?

Chances are he is a lot younger than his new teammates; from a social standpoint, is it a positive? He has to leave home; hopefully this turns out to be a good decision for the player, and is not a reaction to two Auburn players being suspended earlier this week after they got busted by the cops with weed.

5) Good news: Rod Carew is expected to make a full recovery from his heart/kidney transplants that took place Thursday night into Friday- whole thing took 13 hours. Medicine is an amazing thing.

4) Former NBA player Darius Miles is 35 years old; he made $62M in his 11-year playing career, which ended seven years ago. Unfortunately, Miles has declared for bankruptcy; this week his sports memorabilia was auctioned off near St Louis. You make $62M in 11 years, you shouldn’t be broke seven years later. Guys need to learn how to handle their money.

A guy like Shaquille O’Neal has been brilliant with his money; he owns close to 100 fast-food places and some car washes, plus she still banks a fortune each year doing commercials. Junior Bridgman owns 70 or 80 Wendy’s, but most athletes squander their money and that is a tragedy.

3) North Carolina is 8-4 vs Kentucky when they’ve played, with both teams in the top ten.

2) We will never see anything like this, but would love to hear a President’s candid thoughts (any President) after he leaves office.

— Was it what he thought it would be like?
— Did the time fly by?
— Did he enjoy it at all?
— Did he miss being able to drive his own car?
— Would he do it all over again, if he could?
— What advice would he give to future Presidents?

1) Nothing brings out hostility in people like getting stuck in traffic jams at Christmastime, when everyone is in a hurry to do the same thing; where I live, traffic jams are uncommon, but there was one today around 1:45 in the afternoon and people were salty about it. Horns blaring, near-accidents, people cutting off other cars, great fun.

Guy in lane next to me in a red Mercedes banged his horn so hard it looked like he might’ve hurt his hand. Why? Because the car in front of him let someone cut in front of them from a parking lot. Hey buddy, you drive a Mercedes, you’re probably rich. Chill. Merry Christmas!!!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Money Line

9:05 pm 12/17/2016
(711) NEW YORK @(712) DENVER
Play AGAINST DENVER using the money line in All games on Saturday games.
The record is 7 Wins and 15 Losses for the last three seasons (-18.75 units)
BET NOW!

8:05 pm 12/17/2016
(709) HOUSTON @(710) MINNESOTA
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA using the money line in Home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game.
The record is 17 Wins and 41 Losses for the last three seasons (-32.35 units)
BET NOW!

8:05 pm 12/17/2016
(709) HOUSTON @(710) MINNESOTA
Play ON HOUSTON using the money line in All games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game.
The record is 11 Wins and 2 Losses this season (+12.7 units)
BET NOW!

7:35 pm 12/17/2016
(707) CHARLOTTE @(708) ATLANTA
Play AGAINST ATLANTA using the money line in All games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game.
The record is 8 Wins and 10 Losses this season (-17 units)
BET NOW!

7:35 pm 12/17/2016
(707) CHARLOTTE @(708) ATLANTA
Play AGAINST ATLANTA using the money line in All games revenging a loss vs opponent.
The record is 21 Wins and 28 Losses for the last two seasons (-27.65 units)
BET NOW!

7:05 pm 12/17/2016
(703) INDIANA @(704) DETROIT
Play ON INDIANA using the money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record.
The record is 6 Wins and 3 Losses this season (+13.9 units)
BET NOW!

5:05 pm 12/17/2016
(701) PHOENIX @(702) OKLAHOMA CITY
Play ON OKLAHOMA CITY using the money line in Home games after a division game.
The record is 15 Wins and 1 Losses for the last three seasons (+13.85 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Half Time

8:05 pm 12/17/2016
(709) HOUSTON @(710) MINNESOTA
Play ON HOUSTON in the first half in All games when playing against a team with a losing record.
The record is 12 Wins and 0 Losses this season (+12 units)
BET NOW!

8:05 pm 12/17/2016
(709) HOUSTON @(710) MINNESOTA
Play ON HOUSTON in the first half in All games as a favorite vs. the 1rst half line.
The record is 14 Wins and 2 Losses this season (+11.8 units)
BET NOW!

7:35 pm 12/17/2016
(705) LA LAKERS @(706) CLEVELAND
Play AGAINST LA LAKERS in the first half in All games in a road game where the first half total >= 105.5.
The record is 1 Wins and 10 Losses this season (-10 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Half Time Over

10:35 pm 12/17/2016
(713) PORTLAND @(714) GOLDEN STATE
Play OVER PORTLAND on the first half total in All games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game.
The record is 18 Overs and 4 Unders this season (+13.6 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Half Time Under

9:05 pm 12/17/2016
(711) NEW YORK @(712) DENVER
Play UNDER NEW YORK on the first half total in All games after playing 3 consecutive road games.
The record is 2 Overs and 15 Unders for the last three seasons (+12.8 units)
BET NOW!

7:35 pm 12/17/2016
(707) CHARLOTTE @(708) ATLANTA
Play UNDER ATLANTA on the first half total in All games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game.
The record is 25 Overs and 60 Unders for the last two seasons (+32.5 units)
BET NOW!

7:35 pm 12/17/2016
(707) CHARLOTTE @(708) ATLANTA
Play UNDER ATLANTA on the first half total in All games versus the first half line in all games.
The record is 38 Overs and 78 Unders for the last two seasons (+36.2 units)
BET NOW!

5:05 pm 12/17/2016
(701) PHOENIX @(702) OKLAHOMA CITY
Play UNDER PHOENIX on the first half total in All games versus the first half line in all games.
The record is 36 Overs and 70 Unders for the last two seasons (+30.4 units)
BET NOW!

5:05 pm 12/17/2016
(701) PHOENIX @(702) OKLAHOMA CITY
Play UNDER PHOENIX on the first half total in All games revenging a loss vs opponent.
The record is 21 Overs and 48 Unders for the last two seasons (+24.9 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA BETTING TRENDS
Over

9:05 pm 12/17/2016
(711) NEW YORK @(712) DENVER
Play OVER DENVER on the total in Home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game.
The record is 27 Overs and 8 Unders for the last two seasons (+18.2 units)
BET NOW!

9:05 pm 12/17/2016
(711) NEW YORK @(712) DENVER
Play OVER DENVER on the total in All games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game.
The record is 48 Overs and 22 Unders for the last two seasons (+23.8 units)
BET NOW!

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NBA RECORD + BEST BETS: ( ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS )

OVERALL BETS AND OPINIONS
12/01/2016 7-5-0 58.33% +750
12/02/2016 7-10-0 41.18% -2000
12/03/2016 10-8-0 55.56% +600
12/04/2016 2-6-0 25.00% -2300
12/05/2016 12-8-0 60.00% +1600
12/06/2016 6-6-0 50.00% -300
12/07/2016 11-9-0 55.00% +550
12/08/2016 6-6-0 50.00% -300
12/09/2016 9-8-0 52.94% +100
12/10/2016 14-5-0 73.68% +4250
12/11/2016 6-4-0 60.00% +800
12/12/2016 8-6-0 57.14% +700
12/13/2016 4-8-0 33.33% -2400
12/14/2016 18-2-0 90.00% +7900
12/15/2016 7-2-1 77.78% +2400
12/16/2016 12-8-0 60.00% +1600

WLT PCT UNITS

ATS Picks 194-180-7 51.87% -2000

O/U Picks 189-189-3 50.00% -9450

BEST BETS:

12/15/16 - 4 - 5 - 0 - 750

ATS: 34- 26 +2 + 2700

TOTALS: 32 - 26 + 1700

OCT/NOV
ATS: 98 - 93 - 4

OCT/NOV BIG PLAYS 4 - 3

DECEMBER BIG PLAYS: 31 -20

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, December 17

Phoenix lost five of last seven games but is 7-3 vs spread in last ten road games. Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Oklahoma City lost three of its last four games; they’re 8-4 as home favorites. Last six Thunder games stayed under total. Thunder won its last five games with Phoenix (3-2 vs spread); Suns lost last five visits here, but covered three of last four. Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Indiana lost last three road games by 8-6-7 points; Pacers are 2-5 as road underdogs. Last three Indiana games stayed under total. Detroit is 3-4 in its last seven games; they’re 7-3 as home favorites. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Pacers won five of last six games with Detroit; Indiana won three of its last five visits to Motor City (3-2 vs spread). Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Charlotte lost three of its last four games; they’re 3-2-1 as road underdogs. Under is 5-1 in Hornets’ last six games. Atlanta won three of last four games; they’re 0-4-1 in last five games as a home favorite. Hawks’ last three games went over the total. Home side won eight of last nine Charlotte-Atlanta games; Hornets lost last four visits here (1-3 vs spread). Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Lakers snapped their 8-game skid last night; they’re 2-6 in last eight games as a road underdog. LA’s last three games stayed under the total. Cavaliers won/covered five of last six games; they are 6-1 in last seven games as a home favorite. Three of last four Cleveland games stayed under. Lakers lost last four games with Cleveland (1-3 vs spread); Lakers lost four of last five visits to Lake Erie (2-3 vs spread). Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Rockets were 24-61 on arc last nite, most 3’s ever tried in one NBA game; Houston won its last nine games (7-2 vs spread)- they’re 5-2 as a road favorite. Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games. Minnesota lost four of last five games; they’re 1-6 in last seven games as a home underdog. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Rockets won their last seven games with Minnesota (3-4 vs spread); Houston won its last three visits here, by 12-2-24 points. Last nine series games went over total.

New York covered six of last seven road games; they’re 13-4 vs spread in last 17 games overall. Over is 6-4-1 in New York’s last 11 road games. Denver lost three of last four home games; they are 4-7 SU at home. Over is 9-1-1 in Nuggets’ last 11 games overall. Knicks lost five of last seven games wth Denver; New York lost its last four visits here (1-3 vs spread). Last six series games stayed under total.

Portland lost five of its last six games; they’re 3-8 as a road underdog. Over is 9-3 in Blazers’ last 12 games. Warriors won seven of last eight games but are 0-5 vs spread in last five; they are 5-7 as home favorites. Under is 5-1 in their last six games. Golden State won seven of last eight games with Portland (6-2 vs spread); Trailblazers lost last five visits to Oakland (1-4 vs spread). Nine of last ten series games went over.

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NBA

Saturday, December 17

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games

7:00 PM
INDIANA vs. DETROIT
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Indiana's last 12 games on the road
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing Indiana

7:30 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
LA LAKERS vs. CLEVELAND
LA Lakers are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

8:00 PM
HOUSTON vs. MINNESOTA
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Houston

9:00 PM
NEW YORK vs. DENVER
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Denver is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York

10:30 PM
PORTLAND vs. GOLDEN STATE
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Portland's last 12 games
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Golden State's last 12 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing at home against Portland

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NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, December 17

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PHOENIX (8 - 18) at OKLAHOMA CITY (15 - 11) - 12/17/2016, 5:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 4-4 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 7-1 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (13 - 14) at DETROIT (14 - 14) - 12/17/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 16-4 ATS (+11.6 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 66-94 ATS (-37.4 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.

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

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LA LAKERS (11 - 18) at CLEVELAND (18 - 6) - 12/17/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 15-30 ATS (-18.0 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in December games this season.
LA LAKERS are 50-71 ATS (-28.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 133-186 ATS (-71.6 Units) after scoring 85 points or less since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 17-29 ATS (-14.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-1 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 4-0 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (14 - 13) at ATLANTA (13 - 13) - 12/17/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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HOUSTON (20 - 7) at MINNESOTA (7 - 18) - 12/17/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
HOUSTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
HOUSTON is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 37-22 ATS (+12.8 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HOUSTON is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
HOUSTON is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
MINNESOTA is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 44-70 ATS (-33.0 Units) as a home underdog of 3.5 to 6 points since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 18-34 ATS (-19.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) first half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 21-36 ATS (-18.6 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-3 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 7-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (14 - 12) at DENVER (10 - 16) - 12/17/2016, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 3-1 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 3-1 straight up against NEW YORK 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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PORTLAND (13 - 15) at GOLDEN STATE (23 - 4) - 12/17/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 7-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
PORTLAND is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 127-101 ATS (+15.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 117-92 ATS (+15.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 68-48 ATS (+15.2 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in home games against Northwest division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 69-49 ATS (+15.1 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 58-43 ATS (+10.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 73-105 ATS (-42.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 10-3 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 11-2 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
11 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, December 17

Portland @ Golden State

Game 713-714
December 17, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
116.420
Golden State
131.970
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 15 1/2
222
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 13 1/2
231 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-13 1/2); Under

New York @ Denver

Game 711-712
December 17, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
117.964
Denver
115.732
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 2
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 3 1/2
215 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+3 1/2); Over

Houston @ Minnesota

Game 709-710
December 17, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
128.920
Minnesota
117.983
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 11
225
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 4 1/2
220
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-4 1/2); Over

Charlotte @ Atlanta

Game 707-708
December 17, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
118.649
Atlanta
116.831
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 2
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 2 1/2
207
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(+2 1/2); Over

LA Lakers @ Cleveland

Game 705-706
December 17, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
110.714
Cleveland
130.766
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 20 1/2
228
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 16
218
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-16); Over

Indiana @ Detroit

Game 703-704
December 17, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
120.547
Detroit
117.065
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 3 1/2
189
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 4
200 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+4); Under

Phoenix @ Oklahoma City

Game 701-702
December 17, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
110.147
Oklahoma City
121.639
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 11 1/2
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 6 1/2
214 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(-6 1/2); Under

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHO at OKC 05:00 PM

PHO +6.5

O 214.5

IND at DET 07:00 PM

DET -4.0 *****

U 200.5 *****

LAL at CLE 07:30 PM

CLE -15.5 *****

O 218.0

CHA at ATL 07:30 PM

CHA +2.0

U 207.0 *****

HOU at MIN 08:00 PM

HOU -4.0 *****

U 220.0 *****

NY at DEN 09:00 PM

DEN -4.0

U 215.5

POR at GS 10:30 PM

GS -13.5 *****

O 231.0

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NBA roundup: James, Irving, Love big for Cavs
December 18, 2016

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James scored 26 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving had 21 points and matched his career high with 12 assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.

Kevin Love had 27 points and a season-high 17 rebounds as all three of the Cavs' stars returned with big games after coach Tyronn Lue rested them in Cleveland's previous game on Wednesday. Irving took a week off because he complained to Lue he had tired legs in last Saturday's win over Charlotte.

The Lakers snapped an eight-game losing skid Friday at Philadelphia, but they've been known to give the league's elite fits. They smashed the Golden State Warriors by 20 earlier this season, the second straight season they've beaten their in-state rivals.

Thunder 114, Suns 101

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook collected his 13th triple-double of the season to lead Oklahoma City to a victory over Phoenix at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Just days after saying he was tired of hearing about triple-doubles, Westbrook poured in 26 points, 11 rebounds and 22 assists, which is a career high. It's only the fifth time since 1983 that a player had a triple double and reach at least 20 points and 20 assists.

Thunder center Steven Adams added 19 points and six rebounds while Enes Kanter came off the bench to score 12 points as Oklahoma City broke a two game losing streak and raised its record to 16-11.

Warriors 135, Trail Blazers 90

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kevin Durant scored 13 of his game-high 34 points in a first-quarter runaway, propelling Golden State to a victory over Portland.

Backup Ian Clark had 23 points, Stephen Curry contributed 19 points, Klay Thompson scored 16 points and Draymond Green posted a 13-assist, 12-rebound double-double, helping the Warriors improve their best-in-basketball record to 24-4.

The 45-point margin of victory was the Warriors' largest of the season, surpassing a 149-106 crushing of the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 23.

Hornets 107, Hawks 99

ATLANTA -- Marvin Williams matched his season high with 19 points, including the game-clinching 3-pointer with 27.8 seconds left that lifted Charlotte to a win over Atlanta and end its four-game losing streak.

Atlanta twice erased a double-digit lead in the second half and led 95-94 with 3:50 remaining. But the Hornets regained the lead on Marco Belinelli's third 3-pointer of the fourth quarter and Atlanta could never get closer than two points.

Williams, who played with Atlanta from 2005-2012, shot 7-for-10 from the field and added six rebounds. Belinelli shot 8-for-11 to finish with 19.

Pacers 105, Pistons 90

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Paul George had 26 points and the Indiana Pacers took control late in the first half and rolled to a win over Detroit at The Palace.

George also grabbed seven rebounds, while Pacers point guard Jeff Teague supplied 19 points, a career-high-tying nine rebounds and seven assists. Backcourt partner Glenn Robinson III recorded his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Thaddeus Young added 12 points and Miles Turner and C.J.Miles chipped in 10 apiece for Indiana, which salvaged the finale of a three-game road trip.

Rockets 111, Timberwolves 109 (OT)

MINNEAPOLIS -- James Harden and Ryan Anderson came together and the two agreed that Houston wasn't going to lose in Minnesota.

The timing just happened to be in the final minutes when Houston was down by double digits.

The confidence among the hot-shooting Rockets is immense.

Harden scored 10 of his 28 points in overtime and Houston won its 10th straight game, defeating Minnesota.

Nuggets 127, Knicks 114

DENVER -- Kenneth Faried had a season-high 25 points and three blocked shots, Emmanuel Mudiay scored 22, and Denver beat New York.

Will Barton had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who had seven players score in double figures.

Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 29 points in his return to Denver. Anthony, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2003 draft, played his first seven-and-a-half seasons with the Nuggets before being dealt to New York in February 2011.

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Sunday’s six-pack

Six most popular picks in Week 15 of the Westgate SuperContest:

6) Patriots (430) -3.5

5) Lions (433) +4

4) Ravens (456) -5.5

3) Raiders (501) -3

2) Buccaneers (593) +6.5

1) Steelers (603) -3

Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….

13) Kentucky 103, North Carolina 100— A GREAT advertisement for college basketball, just a tremendous game. Malik Monk had 47 for the Wildcats.

if the Final Four isn’t from this group: Villanova-UNC-Kentucky-UCLA-Duke, it will be a surprise, which means who the 4th #1 seed is will be critical, because the “5th #1” will be the 2-seed in that same region as the 4th #1.

12) One of the cool things about college basketball is that during pre-conference play, you want teams in your league to win….seriously. It raises the platform of the whole league and could mean an extra bid to the NCAA tournament in March.

Kentucky beating North Carolina could help….say Texas A&M get a play-in spot over Virginia Tech. You never know.

Put it this way; San Diego State’s regression in the Mountain West hurts everyone in the league, especially potential bubble teams like Nevada.

11) Over the last four years, Los Angeles Dodgers have shelled out $113M, just in luxury tax payments- they’re expected to be over the cap again this coming season.

10) OK there is a Mercedes commercial where the young teenage boy bugs his dad to drive thru a snowstorm so he can meet his girlfriend at a movie theater. The father reluctantly does, and no one is there, but because it is TV, the girl shows up….in her parents’ Mercedes. The only two cars on the road. In a snowstorm.

Do these people not own cellphones? Do kids not text each other? Couldn’t they just watch movies at one of their houses, so one parent wouldn’t have to drive? Why does this bother me?

9) You know how Boise State has a blue football field? Well, Eastern Washington has a red field; it doesn’t look bad on TV but who decided this was a good idea?

8) Houston Rockets made 24-61 3-pointers Friday night, most 3’s ever taken/made in an NBA game. Just for the record, Phoenix Suns are 316-350 since they stupidly fired D’Antoni 8.5 years ago- they were 253-136 with D’Antoni as head coach.

7) Highland Park HS won the Texas 5-A state championship Friday night; why do I mention this? QB for Highland Park is Jerry Jones’ grandson. Imagine their booster club has some serious cash.

6) UCLA 86, Ohio State 73— Buckeyes did good job in first half of running offense, making possessions longer to keep UCLA from running, but then they didn’t in second half and Bruins pulled away. UCLA is great fun to watch because of freshman PG Lonzo Ball, who reminds lot of people of Jason Kidd— he gets the open guy the ball and UCLA has lot of kids who can put the ball in the basket, if they get it in the right place.

5) Purdue 86, Notre Dame 81— Irish led by 14 at the half, but Boilers stormed back and got Matt Painter a big win. Dick Vitale’s daughters went to Notre Dame, so if ESPN puts him on a ND game, they’re begging me to change the channel— it is intolerable to listen to him.

4) Phillies gave CF Odubel Herrera $30.5M for five years; he hit .286 with 15 HRs for the Phils last summer. Herrera is the first player Philly has under contract for 2018, which is next season. For a big market team to have such roster flexibility is interesting.

By the way, the word processing program on my MacBook Pro has an annoying auto-correct that changes Odubel to double every time I type it. Every time.

3) Lane Kiffin’s move to Florida Atlantic means that Steve Sarkisian is the new OC at Alabama, once the Crimson Tide’s season is over. Good to see Sarkisian get a second chance in life; hope he makes the most of it.

2) Brandon Shell, the Jets’ right tackle this week, is nephew of the great Art Shell, the Raiders’ Hall of Famer. If he is anything like his uncle, young Shell is a keeper.

1) West Virginia coach Bob Huggins won his 800th game Saturday, just 10th college coach to do so. He looks gruff on TV but I’ve met him twice and he’s a pretty normal guy to talk to, and when he was sitting in the lobby at an AAU tournament in Las Vegas in July of ‘15, a ton of people came up to talk to him. His teams are fun to watch. Congrats coach.

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Sunday’s games

Clippers won five of last six games with Washington; five of last seven series games went over. LA won three of last five visits here. Clippers won last four games but are 0-3 vs spread in last three; they’re 1-5 in last six games as a road favorite. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Wizards won their last four home games, won four of last five overall; they’re 1-2 as a home underdog. Over is 8-1 in last nine Washington games.

Kings won last three games with Dallas, by 3-22-31 points— they won by 31 here 11 days ago; three of last four series games went over total. Sacramento covered eight of last 10 series games, four of last five here. Kings are 0-3 vs spread in game following their last three wins; they’re 2-0 as road favorites. Under is 7-2 in their last nine games. Mavericks lost seven of last ten games; they’re 5-3 in last eight games as a home dog. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Memphis won its last two games with Utah by six points each; under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Teams split last four series games played here. Utah won eight of its last ten games; they’re 6-0 as road favorites this year- three of their last four games stayed under total. Grizzlies won seven of last nine games; they’re 5-2 as home underdogs. Last six Memphis games stayed under the total.

Home side won last four Brooklyn-Philadelphia games; Nets lost by 5-6 points in last two visits here. Eight of last nine series games stayed under total. Brooklyn lost six of last eight games; they’re 4-6-1 as road underdogs. Five of their last six games went over total. 76ers are 0-2 as favorites this year; they lost eight of last ten games. Five of last six Philly games stayed under the total.

Raptors won nine of their last ten games with Orlando, but Magic covered last four series games; Toronto won four of last five games in this building. Raptors won eight of last ten games, are 1-2 as a road favorite; eight of last ten series went over total. Orlando lost four of last six games; they’re 0-5 as a home underdog. Six of their last seven games went over the total.

Celtics/covered won their last four games with Miami; they won/covered last three games in this building. Under is 6-2 in last eight series games. Boston lost four of last six games; they’re 5-3 as road favorites- three of their last four games stayed under total. Miami lost six of its last eight games; they’re 3-4 as home underdogs. Under is 4-2 in Heat’s last six games.

Spurs won last four games with New Orleans but Pelicans are 7-2 vs spread in last nine series games. New Orleans lost last four visits to Alamo by 2-13-8-19 points (2-2 vs spread). Pelicans lost seven of last nine games; they’re 1-4 in last five games as a road underdog. Last three NO games stayed under total. Spurs won seven of last eight games, are 3-7 as home favorites; under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

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NBA RECORD + BEST BETS: ( ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS )

OVERALL BETS AND OPINIONS
12/01/2016 7-5-0 58.33% +750
12/02/2016 7-10-0 41.18% -2000
12/03/2016 10-8-0 55.56% +600
12/04/2016 2-6-0 25.00% -2300
12/05/2016 12-8-0 60.00% +1600
12/06/2016 6-6-0 50.00% -300
12/07/2016 11-9-0 55.00% +550
12/08/2016 6-6-0 50.00% -300
12/09/2016 9-8-0 52.94% +100
12/10/2016 14-5-0 73.68% +4250
12/11/2016 6-4-0 60.00% +800
12/12/2016 8-6-0 57.14% +700
12/13/2016 4-8-0 33.33% -2400
12/14/2016 18-2-0 90.00% +7900
12/15/2016 7-2-1 77.78% +2400
12/16/2016 12-8-0 60.00% +1600
12/17/2016 7-6-1 53.85% +200


WLT PCT UNITS

ATS Picks 197-184-7 51.71% -2700

O/U Picks 193-191-4 50.26% -8550

BEST BETS:

12/1716 - 4 - 3 - 0 +350

ATS: 35- 29 +2 + 1550

TOTALS: 35 - 26 + 3300

OCT/NOV
ATS: 98 - 93 - 4

OCT/NOV BIG PLAYS 4 - 3

DECEMBER BIG PLAYS: 31 -20

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NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, December 18

New Orleans @ San Antonio

Game 513-514
December 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
117.677
San Antonio
121.632
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 4
201
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
N/A

Sacramento @ Dallas

Game 511-512
December 18, 2016 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
122.264
Dallas
113.964
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 8 1/2
185
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Sacramento
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
N/A

Utah @ Memphis

Game 509-510
December 18, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
123.395
Memphis
124.795
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 1 1/2
177
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 1 1/2
185 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(+1 1/2); Under

Toronto @ Orlando

Game 507-508
December 18, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
126.257
Orlando
117.755
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 8 1/2
201
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 5 1/2
218
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-5 1/2); Under

Boston @ Miami

Game 505-506
December 18, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
120.315
Miami
120.858
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1
197
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 4
201 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+4); Under

Brooklyn @ Philadelphia

Game 503-504
December 18, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
109.063
Philadelphia
119.049
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 10
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-2 1/2); Over

LA Clippers @ Washington

Game 501-502
December 18, 2016 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
126.554
Washington
116.763
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 10
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 5
216
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-5); Over