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**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 08:19 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds to win the 2019 college basketball title:

5-1— Duke

8-1— Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova

12-1— North Carolina

15-1— Gonzaga, Michigan St, Virginia

20-1— Michigan, Oregon

30-1— Auburn, UCLA, West Virginia

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Rams traded 1st and 6th-round draft picks to New England Tuesday for WR Brandin Cooks and a 4th-round pick. Two things about this:

a) I no longer have to worry about the Rams trading for Odell Beckham
b) Rams still have eight draft picks, but only one of their original picks- four of those eight picks are in the 6th round. Their first pick right now will be the 87th selection.

12) This means all those geniuses who do a mock draft every 36 hours get to do more of them, since the #23 pick moves to the Patriots. Still 22 days until the draft.

11) Louisville QB Lamar Jackson is being advised by his mother instead of by an agent. No one knows what this means exactly, since the mom is a private person and hasn’t said much. Will be curious to see if an agent is hired once a team drafts him, and negotiations for a contract begin.

One thing, for sure; Lamar Jackson is going to play QB, and only QB.

10) This was the 4th time in last five years the college basketball national champ went 6-0 vs spread in its NCAA tournament games.

9) This is a little hard to believe, but they said on TV Monday night that Padres’ reliever Adam Cimber is first the major leaguer ever to wear number 90.

8) Arizona 8, Dodgers 7 (15)— This game ended at 3:26am Tuesday morning; had the game gone to the 16th inning, both teams would’ve used position players to pitch.

7) Two pitchers have already been removed from games this season with a no-hitter going: Minnesota’s Kyle Gibson Saturday in Baltimore, Pirates’ Trevor Williams Sunday in Detroit.

6) A’s drew only 7,416 fans for their home game with Texas Monday night, their smallest home crowd since 2003. Oy.

A’s drew 9,157 fans last night on Free Parking Tuesday, which doesn’t seem like a big promotion until you realize they charge $30 to park a car in Oakland.

5) There were 144 hitters last year who got enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title; 89 of them hit 20+ home runs, which means 61.8% of hitters who qualified for the batting title hit 20+ homers. In 2014, that number was 32%.

4) Number of times a pitcher went thru the opponent’s whole lineup three times in a game:
2017 1,196 (39.9 per team, out of 162 games)
2016 1,405
2015 1,670
2014 1,906

Unless the guy is an ace or really rolling that night, starting pitchers aren’t allowed to go thru the lineup three times anymore.

3) Rhode Island Rams were apparently going to hire Rick Pitino as their new basketball coach, until the school president put the kibosh on that. Now what?

2) San Diego 3B Christian Villanueva was 0-4 for the season before Tuesday; he hit three homers for the Padres last night in their win over Colorado.

1— Brewers 5, Cardinals 4— Christian Yelich tied game with a dramatic two-out HR in the 9th, then Ryan Braun won it with a walk-off tater.

This was the first game in MLB history where the first two batters of the game homered, and also the last two.

**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 08:41 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 4

Home side won nine of last ten Boston-Toronto games; Celtics are 0-5 vs spread in last five visits to Canada. Seven of last nine series games stayed under the total. Celtics won six of their last seven games; they’re 12-4 as road underdogs this season, 5-6 if they played night before. Under is 6-3 in their last nine games. Raptors lost three of last four games; they’re 0-5 vs spread in last five home games. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

76ers won/covered last three games with Detroit; they’re 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to the Motor City. Under is 5-1 in last six series games. Philly won its last 11 games, covered its last nine; they’re 5-2 in last seven games as road favorites. Sixers’ last four games stayed under the total. Pistons won their last five games, covered their last eight; they’re 6-5 as home underdogs this year. Six of their last nine games stayed under.

Home side won last six Dallas-Orlando games; Mavericks are 2-2 vs spread in last four visits to central Florida. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games. Dallas lost eight of its last ten games; they’re 3-3 as road favorites this season. Five of last six series games stayed under. Orlando lost six of its last eight games; they’re 6-5-1 vs spread if they played night before, 10-6 in last 16 games as home dogs. Under is 7-1 in last eight Magic games.

Miami is 7-3 in its last ten games with the Hawks; they beat then 101-98 at home last night, are 4-1 vs spread in last five visits to Atlanta. Under is 5-2 in last seven series games. Miami won three of its last four games; they’re 4-6 as road favorites. Four of their last six games went under the total. Atlanta lost six of its last seven games; they’re 4-8 in last 12 games as home underdogs. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Grizzlies are 7-3 in last ten games with New Orleans; they’re 3-1 vs spread in last four visits to Bourbon Street. Four of last five series games stayed under total. Memphis lost six of its last eight games; they’re 5-8 in last 13 games as road underdogs. Six of their last eight games went over the total. Pelicans lost their last four games; they’re 4-1 in last five tries as home favorites. Eight of their last ten games stayed under.

Lakers won their last three games with the Spurs; over is 8-2 in last ten series games. Spurs are 2-3 vs spread in last five series games played here. San Antonio lost three of last five games; they are 0-5 vs spread in last five road games. Over is 4-2 in their last six games. Lakers lost eight of their last ten games; they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four home games. Under is 3-1 in their last four home games.

**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 08:45 AM

NBA

Wednesday, April 4

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games at home
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Detroit is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Dallas Mavericks
Dallas is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games on the road
Dallas is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Orlando
Dallas is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Dallas's last 25 games when playing Orlando
Dallas is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Dallas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando Magic
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Orlando is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Orlando is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games at home
Orlando is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Dallas
Orlando is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Orlando's last 25 games when playing Dallas
Orlando is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Dallas
Orlando is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas

Miami Heat
Miami is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 1-3-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Miami is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games on the road
Miami is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 13 games when playing Atlanta
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Miami is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta is 4-10-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 13 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Atlanta is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Miami

Boston Celtics
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games
Boston is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
Boston is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
Toronto is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games
Memphis is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games
Memphis is 5-9-1 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Memphis is 1-19 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games on the road
Memphis is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New Orleans
Memphis is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Memphis is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Memphis is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games
New Orleans is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
New Orleans is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 7 games at home
New Orleans is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Memphis
New Orleans is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Memphis
New Orleans is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Memphis
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
New Orleans is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis

San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
San Antonio is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Antonio's last 15 games
San Antonio is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Antonio is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Antonio's last 13 games on the road
San Antonio is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LA Lakers
San Antonio is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 10 games when playing LA Lakers
San Antonio is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
San Antonio is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
LA Lakers is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games at home
LA Lakers is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Antonio
LA Lakers is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 10 games when playing San Antonio
LA Lakers is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against San Antonio
LA Lakers is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio

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**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 10:42 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 4

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BOSTON (53 - 24) at TORONTO (55 - 22) - 4/4/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 47-27 ATS (+17.3 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 17-3 ATS (+13.7 Units) as an underdog this season.
BOSTON is 27-11 ATS (+14.9 Units) in road games this season.
BOSTON is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games in the second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
TORONTO is 45-69 ATS (-30.9 Units) in home games in April games since 1996.
TORONTO is 186-230 ATS (-67.0 Units) in home games in the second half of the season since 1996.
TORONTO is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 8-3 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 7-4 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHILADELPHIA (47 - 30) at DETROIT (37 - 40) - 4/4/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 46-31 ATS (+11.9 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 63-42 ATS (+16.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 46-27 ATS (+16.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 6-4 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 6-4 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (24 - 54) at ORLANDO (23 - 54) - 4/4/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
DALLAS is 14-24 ATS (-12.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
DALLAS is 502-423 ATS (+36.7 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 44-26 ATS (+15.4 Units) in road games against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
DALLAS is 59-37 ATS (+18.3 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
ORLANDO is 67-89 ATS (-30.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 14-23 ATS (-11.3 Units) in home games this season.
ORLANDO is 23-35 ATS (-15.5 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 19-33 ATS (-17.3 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 9-22 ATS (-15.2 Units) off an upset win as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-2 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-2 straight up against ORLANDO 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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MIAMI (42 - 36) at ATLANTA (22 - 56) - 4/4/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 88-68 ATS (+13.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 48-29 ATS (+16.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 36-22 ATS (+11.8 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 223-178 ATS (+27.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
ATLANTA is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 7-3 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 7-4 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MEMPHIS (21 - 56) at NEW ORLEANS (43 - 34) - 4/4/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 32-42 ATS (-14.2 Units) in all games this season.
MEMPHIS is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in road games in April games over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 8-3 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 8-3 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (45 - 33) at LA LAKERS (33 - 44) - 4/4/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 6-4 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 7-3 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 11:08 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 4

Boston @ Toronto

Game 501-502
April 4, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
117.734
Toronto
127.619
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 10
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 7 1/2
206
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-7 1/2); Under

Philadelphia @ Detroit

Game 503-504
April 4, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
127.096
Detroit
121.401
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 5 1/2
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
210
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-1 1/2); Over

Dallas @ Orlando

Game 505-506
April 4, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
114.089
Orlando
115.125
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 1
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 1 1/2
202 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+1 1/2); Over

Miami @ Atlanta

Game 507-508
April 4, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
118.502
Atlanta
112.447
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 6
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 8 1/2
205
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+8 1/2); Over

Memphis @ New Orleans

Game 509-510
April 4, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
107.645
New Orleans
122.713
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 15
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 12
216 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(-12); Under

San Antonio @ LA Lakers

Game 511-512
April 4, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
124.462
LA Lakers
116.895
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 7 1/2
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 6
208
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(-6); Over

**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 02:38 PM

NBA

Wednesday, April 4

Total Streaks

*The Under is 4-0-1 in the Sixers’ last five games.
*The Under is 5-0 in the Magic’s last five games.
*The Under is 5-1 in the Mavs’ last six games.
*The Under is 8-0 in the Heat’s last eight games playing on no days’ rest.
*The Under is 4-0 in the Pelicans last four games.

Injury of Note

The Celtics are lifting up the couch cushions looking for point guards at this point. They started somebody called Kadeem Allen – who had played 39 minutes in the NBA before Tuesday – last night against the Milwaukee Bucks because their four primary ball handlers were all out.

Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart are on the long-term injury shelf while Terry Rozier and Shane Larkin are questionable to play on Wednesday against the Raptors. The Celtics are 7.5-point underdogs at Toronto tonight.

Trends

*The Pistons are 8-0 ATS in their last eight games.
*The Sixers are 9-0 ATS in their last nine games.
*The Grizzlies are 4-0 ATS in their last four games.
*The Pelicans are 0-4 ATS in their last four games.
*The Celtics 20-6 ATS in their last 26 road games.
*The Raptors are 0-9 ATS in their last nine games.

**Udog** · 04-04-2018, 02:43 PM

NBA Game of the Day: Celtics at Raptors betting preview and odds

Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors (-7.5, 205)

The race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference intensifies Wednesday when the first-place Toronto Raptors host the Boston Celtics. Both teams lost games Tuesday night, leaving them separated by two games with five to play, including this final encounter of the season series that will also determine the tiebreaker between the two teams.

The Raptors have lost two in a row for the first time since mid-January and five of eight overall as they navigate a run of difficult opponents. "It's good for us," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said Tuesday. "Last year we were playing against some teams that were so-called rebuilding and we were winning by 15-20 points. It did not get us ready for the playoffs. These games, playing against a good team like Cleveland, a good team like Boston will help us get ready, harden us, showing some things we need to be better in." The Celtics saw their six-game winning streak snapped with a 106-102 loss at Milwaukee while operating with a limited roster as physical issues continue to pile up. Already without guards Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart, Boston chose to sit Terry Rozier (ankle) and Shane Larkin (illness) against the Bucks, giving G League player Kadeem Allen an unexpected start.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, ESPN, NBCS Boston, TSN 4/5 (Toronto)

LINE HISTORY: The Raptors opened as 8-point home favorites for this crucial Eastern Conference battle and by Wednesday afternoon that number was down to -7.5. The total hit betting boards at 206.5 and has been bet down slightly to 205.

INJURY REPORT:

Celtics - PG T. Rozier (Questionable, Ankle), PG S. Larkin (Questionable, Illness), PG K. Irving (Early May, Knee), PG M. Smart (Mid May, Thumb), PF D. Theis (Out For Season, Knee), SF G. Hayward (Out For Season, Ankle).

Raptors - No injuries to report.

POWER RANKINGS: Celtics (-7.2) - Raptors (-11) - Home Court (-3.0) = Raptors -6.8

MATCHUP CHART:

ABOUT THE CELTICS (53-24 SU, 48-27-2 ATS, 39-37-1 O/U): Irving is recovering from knee surgery and coach Brad Stevens said postgame that Tuesday's team - plus Rozier and Larkin - would constitute the team's active roster when the playoffs begin, eliminating any chance that Irving returns to begin the postseason. Jaylen Brown scored 24 points on Tuesday and the second-year pro has produced at least 19 in three of five games since returning from a concussion. Rookie Jayson Tatum, who had 24 points in the 110-99 win over Toronto at home on Saturday, added 20 versus the Bucks and is averaging 20.8 over his last four contests.

ABOUT THE RAPTORS (55-22 SU, 40-37 ATS, 39-37-1 O/U): Kyle Lowry was limited to five points on 2-of-11 shooting in Tuesday's loss and the All-Star is 6-for-24 over the last two games. "I played terrible," Lowry - who traveled to San Antonio on Monday to watch his alma mater Villanova claim the NCAA championship - told reporters. "Just a bad game overall for me. I'll take the 'L' on me." DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 19 points after scoring 32 to go along with seven assists and seven rebounds in the loss at Boston.

TRENDS:

* Celtics are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
* Raptors are 0-9 ATS in their last 9 games overall.
* Under is 5-0 in Celtics last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Over is 6-0 in Raptors last 6 games playing on 0 days rest.
* Celtics are 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Toronto.

CONSENSUS: 62 percent of bettors are on the underdog Celtics while 71 percent of bettors are on the Over.

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