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    Trends and Indexes

    Monday, January 23

    Good Luck on day #23 of 2017!
    NOTE: As information becomes available, we will attempt to post the trends and indexes as soon as possible.Information is posted from what we believe are reliable sources.Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the posting member or BettorsChat.

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  • #2
    Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

    — Dallas 122, Lakers 73— LA’s 2nd loss by 40+ points in last ten days.

    — Home favorites went 8-2 in the NFL playoffs this season. Unusual.

    — Concessions prices at Falcons’ new stadium: $5 beers, $2 hot dogs, $2 refillable sodas.

    — Suns 115, Raptors 103— Damn good weekend for Phoenix, back/back road wins.

    — T’wolves 111, Nuggets 108— Minnesota won five of its last seven games.

    — Opening line for the Super Bowl: Patriots -3, with total of 57.5, which would be the highest total in Super Bowl history.

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    Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend

    13) Willie Taggart is the new football coach at Oregon, but his tenure is off to a rocky start; three of his players wound up in the hospital after workouts under the new strength coach (who came with Taggart from USF) who was then suspended for a month.

    Then his new offensive coordinator was arrested for DUI last week and will be fired for cause. All this in about a month. No bueno.

    12) Al Geiberger was the first golfer to shoot 59 in a PGA event; he won the Memphis Open that week by three shots, Weird thing is, his other three rounds that week? 72-70-72.

    How do you shoot 59 one day and not break 70 any of the other three days?

    11) Of the eight rounds of 59 on Tour, only four came on par-72 courses.

    Adam Hadwin shot 59 this week and didn’t win the tournament.

    10) Broadcaster Barry Tompkins is in his mid-70’s now; he teaches broadcasting in college, has been a local sports anchor, been in movies (Rocky IV), broadcast boxing, football, basketball, tennis- he’s had a great career.

    Working the LMU-Santa Clara basketball game Saturday night, Tompkins told partner Brad Holland that he never attended college. Apparently he tried to become an actor at an early age and that didn’t go too well. Things worked out really well since then, though.

    9) When the NBA players voted for the All-Star teams, 51 players voted for Kristaps Porzingis, 50 players voted for Carmelo Anthony.

    8) Cal Poly has an assistant coach from Poland, a freshman big man from Poland and will apparently try to start a recruiting pipeline from Poland, much like what St Mary’s has done with Australian players.

    There is a Big West rule that teams have to give at least 7 of their 13 scholarships to kids from California, so the Mustangs will be going international with those other six free rides.

    7) Arizona beat UCLA Saturday; heard someone saying that Sean Miller gave everyone else the blueprint for how to beat the Bruins. One small problem with that:

    Very few teams have Arizona’s talent level, a level right there with UCLA and few teams defend like Arizona does— they were great at contesting 3-pointers Saturday.

    6) There have been 19 games this season where a D-I college player scored 40+ points in a game; that player’s team is 12-7 in those games.

    5) Virginia Tech 82, Clemson 81— Tigers have now lost six games in a row, as a promising season has turned into the season from hell.

    Same thing at Colorado; the Buffs were picked to finish 4th in the Pac-12; right now, they’re 0-7 after losing in OT at perennial league doormat Washington State.

    4) I don’t want to hear anything about 11 or 12 teams from the ACC making the NCAA’s; you finish 11th or 12th in a 15-team league, you don’t deserve to be in the national tournament.

    These days, the Big-5 football conferences wield a lot of power, but the line has to be drawn somewhere. Much rather see two teams from mid-major leagues get in the tournament.

    3) Patriots 36, Steelers 17— How come the Patriots win so much but no one hires their coordinators to become head coaches?

    I’m guessing Antonio Brown didn’t broadcast Mike Tomlin’s postgame speech on Facebook.

    2) Falcons 44, Packers 21— This was an awful game, just a complete destruction by the Falcon offense, which put up 493 yards in an easy win.

    1— Kickers were 33-33 on field goals this postseason until Mason Crosby’s missed field goal in first quarter in Atlanta.

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    • #3
      NBA
      Dunkel

      Monday, January 23



      Oklahoma City @ Utah

      Game 517-518
      January 23, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Oklahoma City
      121.131
      Utah
      120.925
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Oklahoma City
      Even
      207
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Utah
      by 6
      203
      Dunkel Pick:
      Oklahoma City
      (+6); Over

      New York @ Indiana


      Game 515-516
      January 23, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      New York
      112.327
      Indiana
      123.116
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Indiana
      by 11
      214
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Indiana
      by 5 1/2
      219 1/2
      Dunkel Pick:
      Indiana
      (-5 1/2); Under

      Cleveland @ New Orleans


      Game 513-514
      January 23, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Cleveland
      124.091
      New Orleans
      112.533
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Cleveland
      by 11 1/2
      220
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Cleveland
      by 6 1/2
      216
      Dunkel Pick:
      Cleveland
      (-6 1/2); Over

      Houston @ Milwaukee


      Game 511-512
      January 23, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Houston
      119.458
      Milwaukee
      120.393
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Milwaukee
      by 1
      217
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Houston
      by 5
      223
      Dunkel Pick:
      Milwaukee
      (+5); Under

      LA Clippers @ Atlanta


      Game 509-510
      January 23, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      LA Clippers
      122.625
      Atlanta
      119.717
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      LA Clippers
      by 3
      200
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      LA Clippers
      No Line
      N/A
      Dunkel Pick:
      LA Clippers
      N/A

      Golden State @ Miami


      Game 507-508
      January 23, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Golden State
      131.687
      Miami
      117.923
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Golden State
      by 14
      208
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Golden State
      by 11
      216 1/2
      Dunkel Pick:
      Golden State
      (-11); Under

      San Antonio @ Brooklyn


      Game 505-506
      January 23, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      San Antonio
      132.041
      Brooklyn
      110.521
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      San Antonio
      by 21 1/2
      222
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      San Antonio
      by 12
      216 1/2
      Dunkel Pick:
      San Antonio
      (-12); Over

      Sacramento @ Detroit


      Game 503-504
      January 23, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Sacramento
      117.310
      Detroit
      115.308
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Sacramento
      by 2
      210
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Sacramento
      No Line
      N/A
      Dunkel Pick:
      Sacramento
      N/A

      Washington @ Charlotte


      Game 501-502
      January 23, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Washington
      125.928
      Charlotte
      120.736
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Washington
      by 5
      220
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Charlotte
      by 4 1/2
      213 1/2
      Dunkel Pick:
      Washington
      (+4 1/2); Over

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      • #4
        NBA
        Long Sheet

        Monday, January 23


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        WASHINGTON (23 - 20) at CHARLOTTE (23 - 21) - 1/23/2017, 7:05 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        WASHINGTON is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.

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

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        SACRAMENTO (16 - 27) at DETROIT (21 - 24) - 1/23/2017, 7:35 PM
        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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        SAN ANTONIO (34 - 9) at BROOKLYN (9 - 34) - 1/23/2017, 7:35 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        SAN ANTONIO is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) in all games this season.
        SAN ANTONIO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
        SAN ANTONIO is 71-52 ATS (+13.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
        SAN ANTONIO is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) in road games this season.
        SAN ANTONIO is 27-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 since 1996.
        SAN ANTONIO is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
        SAN ANTONIO is 326-268 ATS (+31.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
        SAN ANTONIO is 302-240 ATS (+38.0 Units) after scoring 105 points or more since 1996.
        SAN ANTONIO is 35-22 ATS (+10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
        SAN ANTONIO is 20-11 ATS (+7.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
        SAN ANTONIO is 20-11 ATS (+7.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
        BROOKLYN is 7-20 ATS (-15.0 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        SAN ANTONIO is 4-1 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
        SAN ANTONIO is 4-1 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
        4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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        GOLDEN STATE (38 - 6) at MIAMI (14 - 30) - 1/23/2017, 7:35 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        GOLDEN STATE is 77-106 ATS (-39.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
        MIAMI is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
        MIAMI is 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
        MIAMI is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
        GOLDEN STATE is 136-109 ATS (+16.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
        GOLDEN STATE is 126-100 ATS (+16.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
        GOLDEN STATE is 32-16 ATS (+14.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
        GOLDEN STATE is 77-52 ATS (+19.8 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        MIAMI is 3-1 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
        GOLDEN STATE is 5-0 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
        3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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        LA CLIPPERS (29 - 16) at ATLANTA (26 - 18) - 1/23/2017, 7:35 PM
        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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        HOUSTON (34 - 13) at MILWAUKEE (20 - 23) - 1/23/2017, 8:05 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        MILWAUKEE is 146-109 ATS (+26.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
        HOUSTON is 29-18 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all games this season.
        HOUSTON is 25-15 ATS (+8.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
        HOUSTON is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in road games this season.
        HOUSTON is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
        HOUSTON is 313-252 ATS (+35.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
        HOUSTON is 111-78 ATS (+25.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
        HOUSTON is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
        HOUSTON is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
        HOUSTON is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
        MILWAUKEE is 245-299 ATS (-83.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
        MILWAUKEE is 21-39 ATS (-21.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        HOUSTON is 4-1 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
        HOUSTON is 4-1 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
        3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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        CLEVELAND (30 - 12) at NEW ORLEANS (17 - 27) - 1/23/2017, 8:05 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        CLEVELAND is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

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

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        NEW YORK (19 - 26) at INDIANA (22 - 21) - 1/23/2017, 8:05 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        NEW YORK is 30-17 ATS (+11.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
        NEW YORK is 33-21 ATS (+9.9 Units) after allowing 105 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
        INDIANA is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        INDIANA is 5-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
        INDIANA is 8-1 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
        6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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        OKLAHOMA CITY (25 - 19) at UTAH (29 - 16) - 1/23/2017, 9:05 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        OKLAHOMA CITY is 46-65 ATS (-25.5 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
        OKLAHOMA CITY is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
        OKLAHOMA CITY is 167-122 ATS (+32.8 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        UTAH is 5-3 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
        OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-3 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
        8 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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        • #5
          NBA
          Armadillo's Write-Up

          Monday, January 23


          Washington won seven of last nine games, is 7-5 as a road underdog. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Charlotte won nine of last ten home games, is 7-2 in its last nine games as a home favorite. Hornets’ last five games stayed under the total. Home side won last six Washington-Charlotte games; Wizards lost last two visits here, by 14-4 points. Last four series games went over total.

          Sacramento lost five in row, eight of last nine games; they’re 5-3 vs spread in last eight road games, 8-10 as road underdogs. Kings’ last three games stayed under total. Detroit won its last three games, is 1-7 in last eight games as a home favorite. Over is 7-3 in their last 10 games. Pistons won six of last eight games with the Kings, but lost 100-94 in Sacramento Jan 10; Kings lost last four visits to Motor City (1-2-1 vs spread). Six of last seven series games stayed under.

          San Antonio won its last three games by 8-14-3 points; they’re 12-7 as road favorites. Over is 11-2 in their last 13 games. Brooklyn lost 12 of last 13 games but covered last three; they’re 10-9 as home underdogs. Four of their last five games went over. San Antonio won its last three games with the Nets by 27-27-29 points; Spurs lost two of last three visits here, in series where host won six of last seven meetings. Under is 7-2-1 in last ten series games.

          Golden State won its last seven games (6-1 vs spread); they’re 12-10 as road favorites, but 1-6 vs spread if they played night before. Miami won/covered its last three home games; they’re 4-7 as home underdogs. Under is 5-1 in their last six games. Warriors won their last five games with Miami but Heat covered last three; Golden State won last four visits to South Beach (3-1 vs spread). Five of last seven series games went over.

          Clippers are without Paul/Griffin here; they lost five of last seven games with Atlanta, losing four of last five visits here (1-4 vs spread, over 4-1). Clippers are 0-2 since Paul injured his thumb, losing by 3-25 points. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Hawks are 11-2 in their last 13 games (9-3 vs spread in last 12), covering five of last six home games. Four of their last five games went over the total.

          Houston is 3-4 in its last seven games, splitting last four on road; Rockets are 11-6 vs spread as road favorites- their last four games stayed under. Milwaukee lost its last five games (0-5 vs spread); they’re 4-3 as home underdogs. Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games. Rockets won six of last seven games with Milwaukee, winning three of last four visits here (2-2 vs the spread, over 3-1).

          Cleveland lost four of last six games, three of last four road; Cavaliers are 6-9 as road favorites. Three of their last four games went over. Pelicans lost three of last four games, are 4-2 as home underdogs. Under is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Home side won eight of last nine Cleveland-New Orleans games; Cavaliers lost last four visits to Bourbon Street (1-3 vs spread). Six of their last nine games went over total.

          Knicks lost 13 of last 16 games, are 5-6 vs spread in last 11 road games. Three of their last four games went over. Indiana won its last five home games (4-1 vs spread); they’re 10-6 as a home favorite. Three of their last four games stayed under total. Pacers won eight of last nine games with New York, winning last five series games played here (4-1 vs spread). Under is 7-3 in last 10 series (0-2 in last two).

          Oklahoma City lost three of last four games, is 2-5 in its last seven games as a road underdog. Four of their last six games stayed under total. Jazz won their last six games, are 4-2 vs spread in last six home games. Last four Utah games went over the total. Thunder won six of last eight games with Utah; teams split last four games played here. Eight of last nine series games stayed under.

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          • #6
            NBA

            Monday, January 23


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            Trend Report
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            7:00 PM
            WASHINGTON vs. CHARLOTTE
            Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
            The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Charlotte
            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
            Charlotte is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington

            7:30 PM
            LA CLIPPERS vs. ATLANTA
            The total has gone OVER in 7 of the LA Clippers last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
            The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Clippers last 7 games
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games

            7:30 PM
            SAN ANTONIO vs. BROOKLYN
            San Antonio is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
            San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
            Brooklyn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
            The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing San Antonio

            7:30 PM
            SACRAMENTO vs. DETROIT
            The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 8 games on the road
            Sacramento is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Detroit
            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing at home against Sacramento
            Detroit is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Sacramento

            7:30 PM
            GOLDEN STATE vs. MIAMI
            Golden State is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Miami
            Golden State6-0-1 SU in its last 7 games
            Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
            Miami is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State

            8:00 PM
            HOUSTON vs. MILWAUKEE
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
            The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 16 games on the road
            Milwaukee is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Houston
            Milwaukee is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games

            8:00 PM
            CLEVELAND vs. NEW ORLEANS
            The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cleveland's last 15 games on the road
            Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
            New Orleans is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
            New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

            8:00 PM
            NEW YORK vs. INDIANA
            New York is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Indiana
            New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
            Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
            Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York

            9:00 PM
            OKLAHOMA CITY vs. UTAH
            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
            Oklahoma City is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
            Utah is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Utah's last 9 games when playing Oklahoma City


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            • #7
              NBA

              Monday, January 23


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              Monday’s NBA Game of the Day: Thunder at Jazz
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              Russell Westbrook was off the mark (7-for-25) in a 20-point loss at Utah earlier this season.

              Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz (-6, 203)

              The Oklahoma City Thunder are limping toward the end of a long road trip and now must visit the hottest team in the NBA in the Utah Jazz on Monday night. The Thunder have dropped three of four to begin their six-game trip and two in a row by a total of 43 points, although they have been afforded four full days off since Wednesday's 122-100 setback at Golden State.

              The hope is that more days of practice will help the squad establish some consistency. "It's really focusing on practice. We lost games we feel like we should have won," guard Anthony Morrow told the team website Saturday. "We just have to lock in on some things and clean some things up. There's no better way to do that than practice. Everybody came in focused today and locked in." Utah's six-game winning streak is its longest of the season and it has not lost at home since before Christmas. George Hill scored a season-high 30 points in Saturday's 109-100 win over Indiana as the Jazz inched closer toward to the top four spots in the Western Conference.

              TV:
              9 p.m. ET, FSN Oklahoma, ROOT Rocky Mountain (Utah)

              LINE HISTORY:
              The Jazz opened as 6-point home favorites and that line has yet to move as of Sunday evening. The total hit the betting board at 202 and was bumped quickly to the current number of 203.

              INJURY REPORT:


              Thunder - C S. Adams (Questionable, concussion).

              Jazz - SG R. Hood (Early Feb, knee).

              POWER RANKINGS:
              Thunder (-3.8) - Jazz (-8.7) + home court (-3) = Jazz -7.9

              ABOUT THE THUNDER (25-19 SU, 23-20-1 ATS, 19-25 O/U):
              Oklahoma City was outrebounded 46-36 at Golden State and awaits the return of center Steven Adams, who has missed two straight games due to a concussion and is questionable for this one. Russell Westbrook did his thing in the most recent loss with his NBA-high 21st triple-double (27 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists) and Enes Kanter chipped in 22 points and nine boards off the bench. Westbrook was off the mark (7-for-25) in a 20-point loss at Utah earlier this season.

              ABOUT THE JAZZ (29-16 SU, 21-23-1 ATS, 22-23 O/U):
              Center Rudy Gobert's streak of consecutive games with at least 10 rebounds reached 30 in the win over the Pacers, leaving him one shy of matching DeAndre Jordan (Dec. 12, 2013-Feb. 9, 2014) for the fifth-longest run since the start of the 1997-98 season. The big man has also hit on 39-of-53 shots over a six-game stretch. Hill, who missed the win over the Thunder earlier in the season, is shooting 54.4 percent from long range in 12 home games.

              TRENDS:


              * Thunder are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
              * Jazz are 0-8 ATS in their last 8 vs. Western Conference.
              * Under is 8-1 in Thunder last 9 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
              * Over is 7-1 in Jazz last 8 Monday games.
              * Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Utah.

              CONSENSUS:
              65 percent of the picks are siding with the road underdog Oklahoma City Thunder and Under is picking up 60 percent of the totals wagers.


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