The Bum's 2018 NBA Trends/Stats/Best Bets Thru The Playoffs !

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Embiid, 76ers beat Pistons 116-102
December 10, 2018
By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) LeBron James scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers survived Dwyane Wade's 15-point performance in the second half of the superstars' probable final on-court meeting for a 108-105 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night.

The game appropriately ended with James guarding Wade, who missed a difficult 3-point attempt in the waning seconds. After the buzzer sounded, they shared a hug and a chat to close perhaps the final joint chapter of two careers that have intersected repeatedly since they entered the NBA together in 2003.

Wade intends to retire after this season, and Staples Center sent him out of Los Angeles in style with multiple standing ovations and a tribute video in the first quarter.

Kyle Kuzma scored 33 points for the Lakers, who have won 13 of 17 overall.

Justise Winslow scored a career-high 28 points for Miami.

WARRIORS 116, TIMBERWOLVES 108

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Stephen Curry had 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Golden State got the win in Draymond Green's return to the lineup.

Klay Thompson scored 26 points and Kevin Durant had 22 as Golden State prepared for Wednesday's showdown with Toronto by earning its fourth straight win. Curry went 7 for 14 from 3-point range.

Green, the 2017 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, had seven points, 10 rebounds and seven assists after being sidelined for 11 games with a right toe injury.

Karl Anthony-Towns had 31 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota. Derrick Rose added 21 points.

76ERS 116, PISTONS 102

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joel Embiid scored 24 points in his return to Philadelphia's lineup after a one-game absence.

Jimmy Butler, who had 38 points to lead Philadelphia to a 117-111 victory in Detroit on Friday, exited in the first half with a strained groin and did not return.

Luke Kennard finished with a career-high 28 points for the slumping Pistons (13-12), who have dropped five straight after five consecutive wins.

Detroit was missing Blake Griffin, 10th in the NBA in scoring. Griffin was rested after the Pistons hosted New Orleans the previous night.

Embiid was given his own night off to rest on Friday after the 7-foot-2 star grew frustrated with his role following three straight sub-20-point performances.

Ben Simmons and Furkan Korkmaz each scored 18 points for the Sixers (19-9).

THUNDER 122, JAZZ 113

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Paul George scored 31 points and Dennis Schroder added 23, helping Oklahoma City to the win.

Steven Adams had 22 points for Oklahoma City in the first meeting between the teams since the Jazz eliminated the Thunder in six games in the first round of last season's playoffs. Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook was 4 for 18 from the field, but finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

Donovan Mitchell battled foul trouble much of the game but led the Jazz with 19 points. Rudy Gobert recorded his 23rd double-double of the season with 13 points and 14 rebounds.

CELTICS 113, PELICANS 100

BOSTON (AP) - Marcus Morris Sr. had a season-high 31 points, making three quick 3-pointers to start the second half, and Jayson Tatum scored 21 to lead a depleted Boston lineup to its sixth straight victory.

With Kyrie Irving, Al Horford, Gordon Hayward and Aaron Baynes all ill or injured, Jaylen Brown scored 19 points and first-round draft choice Robert Williams III had career highs of seven points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes.

Anthony Davis scored 41 points for New Orleans, which was playing back-to-back games after beating the Pistons in Detroit on Sunday.

PACERS 109, WIZARDS 101

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Myles Turner had 26 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, and Indiana held on for its season-high fourth straight victory.

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points for the Pacers, who nearly blew a 25-point lead. Darren Collison had 10 points and 17 assists.

Bradley Beal scored 30 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. had a season-high 23 for the Wizards, who played without injured All-Star guard John Wall.

NUGGETS 105, GRIZZLIES 99

DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 12 rebounds for Denver, and reserve Monte Morris tied a career high with 20 points.

Morris gave the Nuggets the lead for good on a 3-pointer with 5:22 remaining. Juancho Hernangomez followed with another 3-pointer to give Denver some separation in a tightly contested game that featured 15 lead changes.

Mason Plumlee added 12 points and 10 rebounds in his first start of the season for the Nuggets, who were missing Gary Harris, Paul Millsap and Will Barton due to injuries.

Despite a dislocated right pointer finger, Memphis guard Mike Conley had 19 points and six assists.

CLIPPERS 123, SUNS 119, OT

PHOENIX (AP) - Tobias Harris scored 33 points and Patrick Beverley made two free throws with 33.3 seconds left in overtime, sending the Clippers to the road win.

Avery Bradley sealed the Clippers' 17th victory of the season with a pair of free throws with 1.6 seconds left. Danilo Gallinari scored 25 points for Los Angeles.

Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 20 points and 12 rebounds in his 15th double-double of the season. Fellow rookie Mikal Bridges added a career-high 19 points, but the Suns lost their ninth straight.

KINGS 108, BULLS 89

CHICAGO (AP) - De'Aaron Fox scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half, helping Sacramento rally for the win.

Fox went 8 for 11 from the field after missing each of his first five shots in the first half. Bogdan Bogdanovic and Marvin Bagley III added 16 points apiece as Sacramento closed out a 3-1 road trip.

Chicago led by as many as 14 in its ninth loss in 10 games. The Bulls were coming off a franchise-record 133-77 loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday.

Zach LaVine led Chicago with 19 points, and Lauri Markkanen had 13.

BUCKS 108, CAVALIERS 92

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Eric Bledsoe had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Milwaukee made 15 3-pointers in the win.

Malcolm Brogdon scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting for the Bucks, who rested Giannis Antetokounmpo on the second night of back-to-back games. He was ruled out about an hour before the game with neck soreness.

Cleveland's Tristan Thompson had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and added six rebounds, but left in the third quarter with a left foot injury. Jaron Blossomgame had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Larry Nance Jr. scored a team-high 16 points.

MAVERICKS 101, MAGIC 76

DALLAS (AP) - Harrison Barnes scored 19 points, rookie Jalen Brunson added a career-high 17 and the Mavericks cruised to the win.

Brunson got the start at point guard in place of injured Dennis Smith Jr. (right wrist sprain). He has scored in double figures in each of the Mavs' last three games.

Luka Doncic had 11 rebounds and a season-high nine assists to offset a 2-for-11 shooting performance, finishing with seven points. Dwight Powell had 16 points for the Mavericks.

Jonathon Simmons had a season-high 18 for the Magic and Aaron Gordon scored 10. Orlando played without Evan Fournier, who missed the game for personal reasons.

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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY DECEMBER 11, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:05 PM Portland Trail Blazers Houston Rockets Toyota Center
8:35 PM Phoenix Suns San Antonio Spurs AT&T Center
10:35 PM Toronto Raptors Los Angeles Clippers Staples Center

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NBA RECORD AND BEST BETS:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

12/10/2018 6-10-0 37.50% -25.00
12/09/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -17.50
12/08/2018 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
12/07/2018 12-7-0 63.16% +21.50
12/06/2018 2-4-0 33.33% -12.00
12/05/2018 9-6-0 60.00% +12.00
12/04/2018 6-4-0 60.00% +8.00
12/03/2018 3-9-0 25.00% -34.50
12/02/2018 6-6-0 50.00% -3.00
12/01/2018 7-7-0 50.00% -3.50

Record:..........55-58-0.......48.67%--- -44.00


NBA BEST BETS:

DATE......................ATS...................UN ITS...................O/U...................UNITS..............TOTAL

12/10/2018............3 - 2..................+4.00..................1 - 3..................-11.50..............-7.50
12/09/2018............0 - 1..................-5.50....................2 - 2.................-1.00................-6.50
12/08/2018............1 - 0..................+5.00..................1 - 0..................+5.00...............+10.00
12/07/2018............0 - 3..................-16.50..................5 - 0.................+25.00.............+8.50
12/06/2018............1 - 2..................-6.00....................1 - 2.................-6.00................-12.00
12/05/2018............2 - 2..................-1.00....................6 - 4................+8.00................+7.00
12/04/2018............2 - 1.................+4.50...................1 - 2..................-6.00................-1.50
12/03/2018............1 - 3.................-11.50...................1 - 2.................-6.00.................17.50
12/02/2018............1 - 3.................-11.50...................2 - 1.................+4.50................-7.00
12/01/2018............2 - 2.................- 1.00....................3 - 4..................-7.00................-8.00

Record:.................13 - 19................-39.50.................23 - 20...............+5.00...............-34.50

[StarDust Bum]

Tuesday’s 6-pack

Highest payrolls in the NBA:

6) Portland Trailblazers $131,747,436

5) Houston Rockets $134,843,975

4) Toronto Raptors $141,265,305

3) Golden State Warriors $145,699,527

2) Oklahoma City Thunder $146,463,850

1) Miami Heat $158,203,135

Quote of the Day
“I think your play is embarrassing, me subbing them is saving them, maybe. Maybe we saved them. The pro player thing, this is basketball; this is about honoring the game and doing the right things.

Embarrassment is not giving the effort in that Bulls uniform, so I put five guys in that I thought could put the effort in. They’re disappointed, they feel bad about it. We need some leadership to step up, we need some guys to take leadership roles on the team.”
Chicago Bulls’ coach Jim Boylen

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Detroit Lions coach last time they won a playoff game?

Monday’s quiz
Matt Prater (then with the Broncos) holds the record for the longest FG in NFL history (64 yards); he kicked it against the Tennessee Titans.

Sunday’s quiz
Dwyane Wade played his college basketball at Marquette.

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Tuesday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) Saturday night the Chicago Bulls lost by 56 points to Boston- they lost at home, 133-76, which is obviously not good and it came a couple games after a coaching change.

But this is worse; on Sunday, the Bulls refused to practice, because new coach Jim Boylen held a couple of two-hour practices earlier in the week. During the season with lot of games, NBA teams don’t have 2-hour practices very often.

Chicago is 6-21, last in the Eastern Conference; their team payroll is $103,926,708, which is 2nd-lowest in the NBA. Their team sucks, but guys get mad when the coach shows them up by subbing out five guys at a time- they revolt at practicing. How do you get better?

I’m getting old…..lol

12) Baseball’s winter meetings are this week in Las Vegas, good chance to think ahead to next spring and also to feel warmer. Thinking about baseball takes some of the chill out of the air.

11) ESPN’s Sunday night baseball games will move an hour next year, starting at 7:00 instead of 8, which means there will be overlap with the 4:00 games on DirecTV, which is fine.

10) Tampa Bay Rays went 44-34 LY when they used an “opener” to pitch the first inning of a game; they’ve said they will use that tactic again in 2019.

9) Oakland Raiders fired GM Reggie McKenzie Monday; when you’re paying the coach $100M over ten years, you have to give him control of the franchise, so they told McKenzie to take a hike. Dallas/Chicago are two of the hottest teams in the NFL, thanks in large part to players they got from Oakland, which stockpiled draft picks as it prepares to move to Las Vegas in 2020.

8) 32-year old backup QB Josh Johnson, on his sixth NFL team, led two TD drives Sunday against the Giants; he said he used the Madden NFL video game in order to learn some of the names on the Redskins’ roster- he played Sunday despite only being on the team for five days.

Johnson was picked in the AAF draft last week; not sure now if he’ll play in the new spring league, if he finished the season with Redskins, which he figures to do.

Mark Sanchez said last week that the first time he talked to LT Trent Williams was in the huddle on the field in the Redskins’ loss at Philadelphia LW. Hard to win that way.

7) Tennessee 76, Gonzaga 73— Impressive win on a neutral floor for Rick Barnes’ Volunteers; they made 12-29 on the arc, with Schofield going 6-10.

6) I wonder how Michael O’Keefe’s acting career would’ve turned out if he hadn’t played golf against Judge Smails in Caddyshack.

5) Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell agreed to a contract extension through 2024 and has gotten $1M in additional salary for his assistant coaches, good news for Cyclone fans.

4) Kansas State is expected to hire North Dakota State’s Chris Kleiman its football coaching job; he is expected to accept the job but he is also expected to coach North Dakota State as far as they go in I-AA Playoffs. Kleiman is 67-6 at NDSU and has won three national titles.

3) Oakland A’s new AAA affiliate will be called the Las Vegas Aviators, a logo that I predict will take off in popularity.

2) Harold Baines is in the Baseball Hall of Fame? I’m not buying that, but it guarantees that Edgar Martinez is getting in down the road, which is a good thing.

1) I don’t get why the Heisman Trophy TV show is an hour long; a complete waste of 45 minutes. Introduce the four finalists and tell us who won; dragging it out to an hour must make money or they wouldn’t do it, but I never watch it- just let me know who won.

Best thing about the college football playoff is that it has taken a lot of the focus away from this individual award. I remember Joe Tessitore talking about the Heisman during a game on Labor Day weekend a few years ago, thats how ridiculous it had gotten.

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NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, December 11


Portland @ Houston

Game 531-532
December 11, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
111.317
Houston
121.855
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 10 1/2
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 6
219 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-6); Over

Phoenix @ San Antonio

Game 533-534
December 11, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
100.946
San Antonio
121.155
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 20
231
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 12 1/2
218
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(-12 1/2); Over

Toronto @ LA Clippers

Game 535-536
December 11, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
116.853
LA Clippers
119.138
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 2 1/2
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 4
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(+4); N/A




NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, December 11

Portland won its last two games but they’ve lost last four road games; Trailblazers 2-6 vs spread in last eight games as a AU. Over is 8-3-1 in their last dozen games. Houston lost seven of its last nine games; they’re 4-6 vs spread as HF. Rockets’ last three series games stayed under. Rockets won seven of their last nine games with Portland; over is 7-3 in last ten series games. Blazers are 2-2 vs spread in their last four trips to Houston.

Suns lost their last nine games; they lost in OT to the Clippers Monday. Phoenix is 3-10 vs spread on the road. Six of their last eight games stayed under. San Antonio is 3-2 in its last five game; they’re 8-5 vs spread at home this year. Over is 12-3 in their last 15 games. Spurs won eight of their last ten games with Phoenix, covering three of last four; Suns are 0-3 vs spread in their last four visit to the Alamo. Five of last six series games stayed under.

Toronto lost three of its last four games; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five home games. Raptors’ last five games stayed under the total. Clippers are 2-3 in their last five games; they’re 8-2-1 vs spread at home this year. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games. Clippers won three of last four games with Toronto; four of last six series games stayed under the total. Raptors are 3-2 vs spread in last five series gams played here.




NBA

Tuesday, December 11

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Trend Report
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Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Portland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Portland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games on the road
Portland is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Portland's last 25 games when playing Houston
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
Portland is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Portland's last 19 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Rockets
Houston is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Houston is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 11 games
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home
Houston is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Houston's last 25 games when playing Portland
Houston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Portland
Houston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Houston's last 19 games when playing at home against Portland

Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games on the road
Phoenix is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing San Antonio
Phoenix is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Phoenix is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games
San Antonio is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games at home
San Antonio is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games at home
San Antonio is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Phoenix
San Antonio is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Clippers
Toronto is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
LA Clippers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Clippers's last 15 games
LA Clippers is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
LA Clippers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 6 games at home
LA Clippers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
LA Clippers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Clippers's last 15 games when playing at home against Toronto


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NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, December 11

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PORTLAND (15 - 11) at HOUSTON (11 - 14) - 12/11/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 4-3 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 6-2 straight up against PORTLAND 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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PHOENIX (4 - 23) at SAN ANTONIO (13 - 14) - 12/11/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
PHOENIX is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
PHOENIX is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 1060-932 ATS (+34.8 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 840-718 ATS (+50.2 Units) as a favorite since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) in home games in December games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) in home games in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 158-114 ATS (+32.6 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 216-165 ATS (+34.5 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 426-349 ATS (+42.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHOENIX is 179-140 ATS (+25.0 Units) after allowing 115 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 6-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 7-2 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TORONTO (21 - 7) at LA CLIPPERS (17 - 9) - 12/11/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

[Udog]

Tuesday's Tip Sheet
Kevin Rogers

Game of the Night: Raptors (-4 ½, 223 ½) at Clippers – 10:35 PM EST

The Clippers (17-9 SU, 15-11 ATS) snapped a two-game losing streak in Monday’s 123-119 overtime triumph at Phoenix, but failed to cash as 9 ½-point favorites. The Suns took an early 10-point lead before the Clippers outscored Phoenix in the second quarter, 37-27. Phoenix rebounded to take an 11-point advantage in the fourth, but Los Angeles rallied again to force overtime. The Clippers beat the Suns for the second time in two weeks behind Tobias Harris’ 33 points and rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor.

Los Angeles has struggled to cover numbers of late by posting a 1-3 ATS mark in December, including poor offensive efforts in losses to Miami (98 points) and Memphis (86 points). The Clippers have been tremendous at home since losing the season opener at Staples Center to the Nuggets. Doc Rivers’ squad owns a 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS mark in its last 10 home contests, although the nine-game winning streak at Staples was snapped by Miami on Saturday in a 121-98 setback as 9 ½-point favorites.

The Raptors (21-7 SU, 13-15 ATS) embark on a four-game west coast trip, which continues to Golden State (Wednesday), Portland (Friday), and Denver (Sunday). Toronto remains atop the Atlantic Division in spite of dropping back-to-back games to Brooklyn and Milwaukee. In Sunday’s home setback to the Bucks, the Raptors built an early lead but Milwaukee rallied back for a 104-99 triumph as 4 ½-point underdogs. Serge Ibaka led Toronto with 22 points, while Kawhi Leonard poured in 20 points, but Kyle Lowry was held scoreless in 33 minutes on 0-for-5 shooting from the floor (all three-point attempts).

Toronto has hit the UNDER in five consecutive games following a five-game OVER streak, as the Raptors have allowed 106 points or fewer in each of the past five contests. Nick Nurse’s club owns a 1-5 ATS mark in the last six games, including failing to cover on the road at Brooklyn and Cleveland.

Last season, the Clippers pulled off the two-game season sweep of the Raptors, including a 96-91 victory at Staples Center as a six-point underdog last December. Both matchups finished UNDER the total, while three of the last four meetings in Los Angeles have gone UNDER.

Blazers at Rockets (-6 ½, 221) – 8:00 PM EST

This series was owned by Houston (11-14 SU, 9-16 ATS) last season, as the Rockets pulled off a four-game sweep of Portland. However, the Blazers (15-11 SU, 13-13 ATS) rebounded in the first matchup this season by routing the Rockets at Toyota Center, 104-85 as 4 ½-point underdogs on October 30. James Harden sat out due to injury for Houston, who shot 32% from the floor and converted only 10-of-43 attempts from three-point range.

The Rockets won eight of 10 games to start November following a dreadful 1-5 start, but Houston has been grounded once again. Mike D’Antoni’s team has dropped seven of the last nine games, including getting swept on a three-game road trip at Minnesota, Utah, and Dallas. The Rockets led the Mavericks by eight points with three minutes remaining on Saturday, but Dallas outscored Houston, 13-2 to pick up a 107-104 win.

The Blazers begin a quick two-game road trip that continues to Memphis on Wednesday. Portland bounced back from a three-game skid to knock off Phoenix and Minnesota at the Moda Center, capped off by an eight-point win over the Wolves on Saturday. However, the Blazers need to fix their road woes, as Terry Stotts’ squad has lost six of the last eight away from Portland since handling Houston in late October.

Suns at Spurs (-12 ½, 218 ½) – 8:35 PM EST

San Antonio (13-14 SU, 13-13-1 ATS) is creeping back towards the .500 mark following a pair of double-digit home wins over the Lakers and Jazz. The Spurs improved to 9-4 at AT&T Center after cruising past Utah on Sunday, 110-97 to avenge a 34-point setback in Salt Lake City last Tuesday. DeMar DeRozan continues his solid debut season in San Antonio by scoring 26 points on Sunday, while Rudy Gay posted a double-double (23 points, 15 rebounds) to give the Spurs their third straight win in the role of a home underdog.

The Spurs own a 4-3 SU and 3-4 ATS mark as a home favorite this season, while laying their biggest number of the season tonight. San Antonio has split a pair of meetings with Phoenix as both matchups with decided by 20+ points. The Spurs ripped the Suns in Phoenix on Halloween night, 120-90, but the Suns picked up revenge in the next matchup in the Valley, 116-96 on November 14 as six-point underdogs.

Phoenix (4-23 SU, 9-18 ATS) is riding a nine-game skid following last night’s four-point overtime setback to the Clippers, but the Suns snapped an eight-game ATS slide by covering 9 ½ at home. The Suns have won only once away from Talking Stick Resort Arena in 13 tries with the lone victory coming at Milwaukee as 13 ½-point underdogs, 116-114 on November 23. Phoenix owns a 4-5 ATS ledger as a double-digit underdog, while going 0-3 SU and 1-2 ATS with no rest this season.

[Udog]

Hoop Trends - Tuesday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Clippers are 10-0 ATS (+7.70 ppg) with less than two days rest off a win as a favorite when they won 2 straight vs current opponent and it is before the All-Star break.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Raptors are 0-15 ATS (-7.13 ppg) as a favorite with rest off a home game when they lost 2 straight vs current opponent.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Spurs are 15-0 OU (+13.20 ppg) as a home favorite off a double-digit home win in which they had more than eight times as many field goal attempts as turnovers and it is before the All-Star break.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Suns are 0-11 OU (-12.55 ppg) as a 8+ dog with less than two days rest after playing as a home dog when they lost as a dog in each of their last two games.

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By: Monique Vág


Needing a win at home

The Rockets have only managed to win two of their most recent nine games, but return home where they have won five of their most recent six contests. In the head-to-head versus the Trail Blazers, Houston has won four of their last five games.

Expect James Harden to carry this team to victory as they get a much needed win with the Lakers and Grizzlies coming up next. Take the Rockets to cover as 6-point home favorites.


Taking advantage of the long ball

Last year in the first meeting between the Blazers and Rockets in Portland, James Harden had one of his best games of the year shooting 16 of 29 from the floor, including four of seven from beyond the arc, for 48 points. Attacking the rim paid off as he got to the free throw line 14 times that game.

Look for Harden to take advantage of a defense allowing opponents to shoot 37 percent from beyond the arc, and take Over his points, rebounds and assists total of 44.5.


A shot at redemption

San Antonio is trying to make it three straight victories today against Phoenix, after some impressive offensive showings over their last few games.

The Suns have only managed to win one of their most recent nine games and have posted a 1-12 record away from home this season.

This game has a little bit of extra incentive for the Spurs who hope to avenge their 116-96 loss on November 14th to the Suns. The Spurs should be able to shut down an already low-scoring Suns team and cover the 12-point spread.


Fading Suns

The Suns have been held under 100 points in four of their most recent six games, and play against a Spurs team eager to regain their defensive identity.

Phoenix enter today ranked 29th in the Association averaging 102.8 points per contest and have really struggled early in games on the road, averaging only 23.7 first quarter points per game and 50.5 for the half. Look for the sluggish start to continue as the Spurs stay locked in on defense and take Phoenix's team total Under 102.


Can Lowry break out of his dry spell?

Tonight's game between the Raptors and Clippers looks like the perfect opportunity for Kyle Lowry to get back on track. Toronto's point guard has been in a slump ever since sitting out a December 1st game against the Cavaliers. Lowry is in a favorable matchup versus a Clippers team allowing opposing point guards to post 23.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game.

It is imperative, even if shooting poorly, that Lowry continues finding the open man and adds to his league-leading assist average of 10 per game. Take Over his assist total today of 8.5.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

POR at HOU 08:00 PM
HOU -6.5
O 219.5

PHO at SA 08:30 PM
SA -12.5
U 217.5

TOR at LAC 10:30 PM
LAC +3.5
U 220.5

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Spurs crush hapless Suns, 111-86
December 11, 2018
By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) Serge Ibaka had 25 points and nine rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors cruised past the Los Angeles Clippers 123-99 on Tuesday night without injured Kawhi Leonard.

Kyle Lowry added 21 points, making four of the Raptors' 14 3-pointers.

Leonard sat out with a bruised right hip that he hurt against Milwaukee last Sunday. He is day-to-day.

The Clippers endured their biggest loss of the season against the NBA's best team (22-7).

Fred VanVleet had a career-high 14 assists starting in place of Leonard.

With leading scorer Tobias Harris held to 10 points - about half his 21.4 average - the Clippers were led by a pair of reserves.

Boban Marjanovic had 18 points and Tyrone Wallace added 15. Their fourth loss in six games dropped them into a tie for second with the Lakers at 17-10 in the Pacific Division.

SPURS 111, SUNS 86

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Bryn Forbes had a season-high 24 points and a career-best 11 rebounds to lead San Antonio.

San Antonio has won three straight halfway through a six-game homestand.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points in 25 minutes. He sat out the fourth quarter with San Antonio leading by as many as 25 points.

Phoenix, which was without leading scorer Devin Booker for the fifth straight game, never led while falling to 4-24.

T.J. Warren led the Suns with 23 points and De'Anthony Melton added 17. Rookie DeAndre Ayton was the only other Phoenix player in double figures, scoring 12 points on 6-for-10 shooting.

DeMar DeRozan was held to a season-low five points, but the 6-foot-7 guard attempted just six shots as he set up his teammates.

ROCKETS 111, TRAIL BLAZERS 103

HOUSTON (AP) - James Harden had 29 points and seven Rockets scored in double-figures as Houston used a big second-half run and snapped a three-game losing streak.

Chris Paul added a triple double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Clint Capela added 13 points and seven rebounds before fouling out with five minutes left, and Eric Gordon, who started in place of James Ennis, had 14 points for the Rockets, who shot 49 percent from the field.

Houston's bench played a key role in a 24-6 first-half run that erased a 15-point deficit, and then led a charge in the second half. Gerald Green had 13 points, and Danuel House had 12 off the bench.

Damian Lillard had 34 points, CJ McCollum scored 22 points and Jusuf Nurkic added 15 points and 10 rebounds for Portland, which shot 44 percent after starting the game by making seven of its first nine shots.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Boston Celtics Washington Wizards Capital One Arena
7:05 PM Brooklyn Nets Philadelphia 76ers Wells Fargo Center
7:05 PM Detroit Pistons Charlotte Hornets Spectrum Center
7:05 PM Milwaukee Bucks Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7:05 PM New York Knicks Cleveland Cavaliers Quicken Loans Arena
8:05 PM Oklahoma City Thunder New Orleans Pelicans Smoothie King Center
8:05 PM Portland Trail Blazers Memphis Grizzlies FedExForum
8:35 PM Atlanta Hawks Dallas Mavericks American Airlines Center
9:05 PM Miami Heat Utah Jazz Vivint Smart Home Arena
10:05 PM Minnesota Timberwolves Sacramento Kings Golden 1 Center
10:35 PM Toronto Raptors Golden State Warriors ORACLE Arena


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NBA RECORD AND BEST BETS:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

12/11/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
12/10/2018 6-10-0 37.50% -25.00
12/09/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -17.50
12/08/2018 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
12/07/2018 12-7-0 63.16% +21.50
12/06/2018 2-4-0 33.33% -12.00
12/05/2018 9-6-0 60.00% +12.00
12/04/2018 6-4-0 60.00% +8.00
12/03/2018 3-9-0 25.00% -34.50
12/02/2018 6-6-0 50.00% -3.00
12/01/2018 7-7-0 50.00% -3.50

Record:..........58-61-0.......48.73%--- -45.50


NBA BEST BETS:

DATE......................ATS...................UN ITS...................O/U...................UNITS..............TOTAL

12/11/2018............1 - 1..................-0.50...................0 - 2..................-11.00..............-11.50
12/10/2018............3 - 2..................+4.00..................1 - 3..................-11.50..............-7.50
12/09/2018............0 - 1..................-5.50....................2 - 2.................-1.00................-6.50
12/08/2018............1 - 0..................+5.00..................1 - 0..................+5.00...............+10.00
12/07/2018............0 - 3..................-16.50..................5 - 0.................+25.00.............+8.50
12/06/2018............1 - 2..................-6.00....................1 - 2.................-6.00................-12.00
12/05/2018............2 - 2..................-1.00....................6 - 4................+8.00................+7.00
12/04/2018............2 - 1.................+4.50...................1 - 2..................-6.00................-1.50
12/03/2018............1 - 3.................-11.50...................1 - 2.................-6.00.................17.50
12/02/2018............1 - 3.................-11.50...................2 - 1.................+4.50................-7.00
12/01/2018............2 - 2.................- 1.00....................3 - 4..................-7.00................-8.00

Record:...............14 - 20................-40.00.................23 - 22...............-6.00..................-46.00

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

— Penn 78, Villanova 75— Villanova’s 25-game Big Five win streak ends.

— Colorado 78, New Mexico 75— Buffs were down 17, improve to 8-1.

— New Mexico gets 6-10 Kansas transfer Carlton Bragg eligible Sunday

— Spurs 111, Suns 86— Popovich moves into 4th place on all-time win list.

— Orioles hired Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde as their new manager.

— Texas Rangers hired former P Brandon McCarthy to help out in aspects of pitching development in the major and minor leagues.

Quote of the Day
“Sometimes it makes it worse when it’s right there. If you get blown out it doesn’t seem to hurt as bad as when you have a chance.’’
Ben Roethlisberger

Wednesday’s quiz
The Clippers were in San Diego before they played in LA; what was the team’s name before they moved to San Diego?
(Hint: They had 2 or 3 really good/well-known players)

Tuesday’s quiz
Wayne Fontes was Lions’ coach in 1991, last time Detroit won a playoff game.

Monday’s quiz
Matt Prater (then with the Broncos) holds the record for the longest FG in NFL history (64 yards); he kicked it against the Tennessee Titans.

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

13) Things you don’t see much; Dallas ran 93 plays Sunday, Philly only 48.

Cannot remember last time an NFL team ran 93 plays in a game. Cowboys had only done it once before EVER, running 94 plays in a 1978 win over Green Bay.

Does being on the field for 93 plays have a hangover effect this week, when the Eagles visit the Rams in Los Angeles?

12) Very few NFL games get butchered the way New England butchered their loss in Miami last week; Brady took a sack at the end of the first half when Patriots were out of timeouts and in the red zone, costing his team three points, a horrible mistake that was a lot like Russell Wilson’s INT at the end of the first half Monday night.

Then Miami scoring on a 69-yard desperation play to get the walk-off win; why is Gronkowski on the field for that play? Play started on the Miami 31; Tannehill ain’t throwing a Hail Mary pass 70+ yards. I’m guessing the Patriots’ flight home and defensive meetings Monday couldn’t have been very pleasant.

11) Minnesota Vikings fired OC John DeFilippo Tuesday, after the Vikings got whacked 21-7 by the Seahawks Monday night. Mike Zimmer has gone thru lot of QB’s/OC’s in his tenure as the Vikings’ coach.

10) Royals signed free agent OF Billy Hamilton, who runs really fast but as my dad often said, “He can’t steal first base.” When your on-base% is under .300, that not good.

9) More baseball dealings:
— Phillies gave Andrew McCutchen $16.7M a year for three years.
— Blue Jays released oft-injured SS Troy Tulowitzki, who is still owed $38M.
— White Sox acquired P Ivan Nova from Pittsburgh.

8) Steph Curry is going to host a PGA Tour event at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, CA, starting in the 2019-20 season. The tournament doesn’t have a sponsor yet; the golf course is going to get $3.6M in upgrades before then.

7) Memphis Grizzlies equipment assistant Brianè Miller was offered $100,000 for the sneakers LeBron James gave her over the weekend, but she says she has no interest in selling them.

6) ESPN released 11 Sunday night telecasts for 2019; what a surprise- five Red Sox games, four Bronx games, three Dodger games, zero Astros games. And they wonder why the sport isn’t as popular as it used to be? Houston is the 4th-biggest city in the country and they are one of the best teams— put their young stars on TV!!!!

This doesn’t even need to be stated, but A’s/Rays aren’t on the list. Both won 90+ games LY.

5) MLB Network is great this week, watching stuff from Winter Meetings every day, but then they put this guy Charlie Montoyo on Tuesday at 6pm, and I had no idea he was Toronto’s new manager. He worked for Kevin Cash in Tampa for four years, so thats a good thing these days, working with another successful manager.

4) So its 4am Monday night/Tuesday morning and I’m winding down getting ready for bed, then I hear trucks outside, and they start jackhammering the road across street from me, digging this big hole. Seven feet deep, 25-30 feet long. It is freakin’ 4am!!!!

So much for sleep……or water. Must’ve been a leak in the pipes.

Water came back on 11 hours later, the road looks like it is a war zone, kind of killed the day, though not having water to take a shower forced me to get some sleep. Feel bad for guys who are outside at 4am in 15-degree weather fixing plumbing.

3) City of Oakland is suing the Raiders, making it evident that this will be the Raiders’ last year playing home games in Oakland- they’re moving to Las Vegas in 2020.

2) Football coaches are nomads: Ole Miss hired former Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre as its new defensive coordinator, which will make their defense a lot better. Ole Miss will have two new coordinators next year; their OC Phil Longo is off to the same job at North Carolina.

Former Bowling Green coach Mike Jinks is the new running backs coach at USC; no offense to the fine folks at Bowling Green, but thats a promotion- RB coach at USC is a better job than HC at Bowling Green- what a storied history of RB’s the Trojans have had.

1) Former Tennessee football coach Butch Jones was hired this week by Maryland as an assistant to new head coach Mike Locksley; both guys were assistants at Alabama this season.

Colin Kaepernick should go be an assistant coach at Alabama; maybe he could get a job in the NFL then. Every other Saban assistant gets a new job fairly quickly.

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, December 12

Brooklyn won its last two games, covered last three; they’re 7-6 vs spread as AU. Four of their last five games stayed under the total. Philly won six of its last seven games; they covered their last four home games. Five of their last six games stayed under. 76ers won four of last five games but Nets covered three of last four; Brooklyn covered three of last four visits to Philly (over 2-1-1).

Celtics won/covered their last six games; they’re 4-5 as road favorites this year. Seven of their last ten games went over. Washington is 3-4 in its last seven games; they’re 2-2 as HU. Five of their last seven games stayed under. Wizards won three of last four games with Boston; seven of last eight series games went over the total. Celtics are 2-3 vs spread in their last five visits to Washington.

Knicks lost four in row, six of last seven games; they’re 1-0 as road favorites this year. Over is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Cavaliers lost seven of their last nine games; they’re 5-6 as HU. Three of their last four games went over the total. Road team won six of last seven New York-Cleveland games; Knicks 3-2 vs spread in their last five visits to Ohio. Three of last four series games stayed under.

Pistons lost their last five games (0-5 vs spread); they’re 4-3 as road underdogs. Six of their last seven games stayed under. Charlotte is 4-3 in its last seven games; they’re 4-6 vs spread as home favorites. Four of their last five games went over. Hornets won/covered their last three games with Detroit. over is 6-3-1 in last ten series games. Pistons are 1-3 vs spread in their last four visits to Charlotte.

Bucks won three of their last four games; they’re 4-6 vs spread on road this year. Milwaukee’s last four games all stayed under. Pacers won their last four games, covered last three; they’re 7-6 vs spread at home. Pacers’ last seven games stayed under. Home side won six of last seven Milwaukee-Indiana games; Bucks lost last three visits to Indy, by 3-13-15 points. Five of last seven series games stayed under.

Trailblazers lost seven of their last ten games; they’re 2-6 vs spread as road underdogs. Under is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Memphis lost six of its last nine games; they’re 7-2 as home favorites. Four of their last five games stayed under. Portland is 5-3 in its last eight games with the Grizzlies; Blazers are 4-2 vs spread in their last six visits to Memphis. Under is 3-1 in last four series games in Tennessee.

Oklahoma City is 17-4 in its last 21 games; they’re 7-6 vs spread on road. Four of their last five games went over the total. Pelicans are 4-8 in their last 12 games; they covered the game following their last four losses. Six of their last eight games stayed under. Thunder won six of last eight games with New Orleans; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last four visits to Bourbon Street. Five of last seven series games went over total.

Hawks lost four of their last five games; they’re 5-3 vs spread in their last eight games as road underdogs. Seven of their last ten games went over. Dallas won 11 of its last 14 games; they’re 5-1 as home favorites. Five of their last six games stayed under. Atlanta won its last ten games with the Mavericks (9-1 vs spread); they won/covered their last four trips to Dallas. Seven of last ten series games stayed under.

Miami won four of its last six games; they’re 5-2 vs spread as road underdogs. Five of their last six games stayed under the total. Utah is 2-3 in its last five games; they’re 4-5 vs spread as home favorites. Eight of their ten home games went over the total. Miami won its last four games with the Jazz; Heat is 3-2 vs spread in its last five visits to Utah (under 3-2).

Timberwolves are 2-3 in last five games; they covered seven of last nine games, are 2-2 as AF. Under is 15-3-1 in their last 19 games. Kings won four of their last five games; they’re 7-3-1 as home underdogs. Over is 9-3 in their last dozen games. Minnesota won three of last four games with Sacramento; Wolves are 3-2 vs spread in their last five visits here. Six of last eight series games went over.

Toronto is 2-3 SU in its last five games, 5-0 vs spread when they played night before. Raptors are 8-4-1 vs spread on road; Leonard (hip) didn’t play last nite. Five of their last six games went under total. Golden State won seven of its last nine games; they’re 6-9 vs spread at home. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Warriors won eight of last nine games with Toronto; six of last seven series games went over. Raptors lost their last four visits to Oakland (2-2 vs spread).

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NBA

Wednesday, December 12

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Trend Report
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New York Knicks
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
New York is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
New York is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 9 games on the road
New York is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
New York is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New York's last 15 games when playing Cleveland
New York is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
New York is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New York
Cleveland is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 15 games when playing New York
Cleveland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against New York
Cleveland is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against New York

Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Milwaukee is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
Milwaukee is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Milwaukee's last 24 games on the road
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing Indiana
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Milwaukee is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Pacers
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Indiana is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Indiana is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Detroit is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Charlotte
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte Hornets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games
Charlotte is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
Charlotte is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Charlotte is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit

Boston Celtics
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Washington
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Boston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Wizards
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Boston
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Brooklyn is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games on the road
Brooklyn is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Brooklyn is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Brooklyn's last 19 games when playing Philadelphia
Brooklyn is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Brooklyn is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Philadelphia's last 19 games when playing Brooklyn
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Portland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Portland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games on the road
Portland is 8-15-2 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Memphis
Portland is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Memphis
Portland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Portland is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Portland is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Memphis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Memphis is 4-7-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Portland
Memphis is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Portland
Memphis is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Portland
Memphis is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Portland

Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Oklahoma City's last 20 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing New Orleans
Oklahoma City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games when playing New Orleans
Oklahoma City is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Oklahoma City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games
New Orleans is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City
New Orleans is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
New Orleans is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Atlanta is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Dallas
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing Dallas
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Miami Heat
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Utah Jazz
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Utah is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Utah's last 8 games at home
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami

Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Minnesota's last 19 games
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Minnesota is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Sacramento is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Sacramento's last 12 games
Sacramento is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Sacramento's last 23 games at home
Sacramento is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Sacramento is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Sacramento is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 6-15-1 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Golden State
Toronto is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Golden State
Toronto is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Golden State is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Golden State's last 9 games
Golden State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Golden State is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home
Golden State is 15-6-1 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Toronto
Golden State is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Golden State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Golden State's last 7 games when playing Toronto
Golden State is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Golden State's last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto

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NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, December 12

Brooklyn @ Philadelphia

Game 537-538
December 12, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
109.530
Philadelphia
127.625
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 18
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 7
221
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-7); Over

Boston @ Washington

Game 539-540
December 12, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
124.023
Washington
115.999
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 8
222
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 3 1/2
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-3 1/2); N/A

New York @ Cleveland

Game 541-542
December 12, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
111.044
Cleveland
112.262
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 2
215
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+2); Under

Detroit @ Charlotte

Game 543-544
December 12, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
114.355
Charlotte
112.530
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 5 1/2
219
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+5 1/2); Under

Milwaukee @ Indiana

Game 545-546
December 12, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
122.241
Indiana
118.712
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 3 1/2
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 2
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-2); N/A

Portland @ Memphis

Game 547-548
December 12, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
109.855
Memphis
117.421
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 7 1/2
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 3
205 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(-3); Over

Oklahoma City @ New Orleans

Game 549-550
December 12, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
129.298
New Orleans
122.947
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 6 1/2
225
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 2
232
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(-2); Under

Atlanta @ Dallas

Game 541-542
December 12, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
114.921
Dallas
119.671
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 5
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 10
223
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+10); Over

Miami @ Utah

Game 553-554
December 12, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
116.694
Utah
117.835
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 1
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 7
209 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+7); Over

Minnesota @ Sacramento

Game 555-556
December 12, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
114.426
Sacramento
108.320
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 6
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 2
228
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-2); Under

Toronto @ Golden State

Game 557-558
December 12, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
117.138
Golden State
131.313
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 14
224
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 5 1/2
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-5 1/2); N/A

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NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, December 12

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BROOKLYN (10 - 18) at PHILADELPHIA (19 - 9) - 12/12/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 115-86 ATS (+20.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-16 ATS (+14.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 39-21 ATS (+15.9 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 51-34 ATS (+13.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-21 ATS (+9.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 29-14 ATS (+13.6 Units) in road games after a division game since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 32-16 ATS (+14.4 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 41-74 ATS (-40.4 Units) in home games in December games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 5-4 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 7-3 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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BOSTON (16 - 10) at WASHINGTON (11 - 16) - 12/12/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 73-50 ATS (+18.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 64-46 ATS (+13.4 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 47-31 ATS (+12.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 48-64 ATS (-22.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 414-482 ATS (-116.2 Units) in home games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 9-6 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 8-7 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
11 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (8 - 20) at CLEVELAND (6 - 21) - 12/12/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 49-72 ATS (-30.2 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 54-75 ATS (-28.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 23-42 ATS (-23.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 24-38 ATS (-17.8 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 19-37 ATS (-21.7 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 5-3 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 6-2 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DETROIT (13 - 12) at CHARLOTTE (13 - 13) - 12/12/2018, 7:05 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 DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 4-4 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MILWAUKEE (18 - 8) at INDIANA (17 - 10) - 12/12/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 139-178 ATS (-56.8 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
INDIANA is 65-49 ATS (+11.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 38-25 ATS (+10.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 48-28 ATS (+17.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.

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

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PORTLAND (15 - 12) at MEMPHIS (15 - 11) - 12/12/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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OKLAHOMA CITY (17 - 8) at NEW ORLEANS (14 - 15) - 12/12/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 37-50 ATS (-18.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-2 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-2 straight up against NEW ORLEANS 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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ATLANTA (6 - 20) at DALLAS (14 - 11) - 12/12/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 26-42 ATS (-20.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in home games this season.
DALLAS is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
DALLAS is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-1 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 5-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (11 - 15) at UTAH (13 - 15) - 12/12/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 48-32 ATS (+12.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 62-43 ATS (+14.7 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 58-36 ATS (+18.4 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 227-181 ATS (+27.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
MIAMI is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 3-2 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 4-1 straight up against UTAH 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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MINNESOTA (13 - 14) at SACRAMENTO (14 - 12) - 12/12/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
MINNESOTA is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
SACRAMENTO is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 5-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO is 4-4 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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TORONTO (22 - 7) at GOLDEN STATE (19 - 9) - 12/12/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 2-2 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 4-1 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons