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NBA

Monday, January 21

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Trend Report
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Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Oklahoma City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New York
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing New York
Oklahoma City is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
Oklahoma City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oklahoma City's last 12 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Knicks
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
New York is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 12 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Chicago Bulls
Chicago is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games
Chicago is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 10 games
Cleveland is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Chicago
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

Dallas Mavericks
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 9 games
Dallas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Dallas is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
Dallas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Dallas is 4-11-2 ATS in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Dallas is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 9 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee is 10-2-1 ATS in its last 13 games
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
Milwaukee is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Milwaukee is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Dallas
Milwaukee is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
Milwaukee is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Dallas
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing at home against Dallas

Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Detroit is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Washington
Detroit is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Washington
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Wizards
Washington is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Washington is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
Washington is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games when playing at home against Detroit

Orlando Magic
Orlando is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Orlando is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games
Orlando is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Orlando is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Orlando's last 11 games on the road
Orlando is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Orlando is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Orlando is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Orlando's last 23 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Orlando
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Orlando
Atlanta is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Atlanta's last 23 games when playing at home against Orlando

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 UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games
Sacramento is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Sacramento is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Sacramento's last 22 games on the road
Sacramento is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Brooklyn
Sacramento is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing Brooklyn
Sacramento is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Sacramento is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 10 games
Brooklyn is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Sacramento
Brooklyn is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 8 games when playing Sacramento
Brooklyn is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Brooklyn is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing at home against Sacramento

New Orleans Pelicans
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 9 games
New Orleans is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
New Orleans is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games on the road
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Memphis
New Orleans is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing Memphis
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
New Orleans is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games
Memphis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games
Memphis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Memphis is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games when playing New Orleans
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Memphis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans

Miami Heat
Miami is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Miami's last 13 games
Miami is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Miami is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Boston
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Miami is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Boston
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Celtics
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Boston's last 20 games
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Miami
Boston is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games when playing at home against Miami
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Miami
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Miami

Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Portland's last 24 games
Portland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Portland is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Portland is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games on the road
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Utah
Portland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Utah
Portland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Portland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah Jazz
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Utah's last 12 games at home
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Portland
Utah is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
Utah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Portland

Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games
Golden State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Golden State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Golden State's last 13 games when playing LA Lakers
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Golden State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Golden State is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 8 games
LA Lakers is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Lakers's last 16 games at home
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Golden State
LA Lakers is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Lakers's last 13 games when playing Golden State
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
LA Lakers is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Golden State
LA Lakers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State

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NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, January 21

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OKLAHOMA CITY (27 - 18) at NEW YORK (10 - 34) - 1/21/2019, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 43-61 ATS (-24.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 4-1 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 4-1 straight up against NEW YORK 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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CHICAGO (10 - 36) at CLEVELAND (9 - 38) - 1/21/2019, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 90-57 ATS (+27.3 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 61-87 ATS (-34.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 25-48 ATS (-27.8 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 25-44 ATS (-23.4 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 29-48 ATS (-23.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 8-2 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-4 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DETROIT (20 - 25) at WASHINGTON (19 - 26) - 1/21/2019, 2:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 56-74 ATS (-25.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 28-46 ATS (-22.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 20-38 ATS (-21.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-3 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3 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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DALLAS (20 - 25) at MILWAUKEE (33 - 12) - 1/21/2019, 2:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 26-17 ATS (+7.3 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 51-36 ATS (+11.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 514-436 ATS (+34.4 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 189-144 ATS (+30.6 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
DALLAS is 22-7 ATS (+14.3 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 44-28 ATS (+13.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 277-330 ATS (-86.0 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 69-99 ATS (-39.9 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 60-104 ATS (-54.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 87-119 ATS (-43.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

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

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ORLANDO (19 - 27) at ATLANTA (14 - 31) - 1/21/2019, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 90-114 ATS (-35.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 13-29 ATS (-18.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 139-176 ATS (-54.6 Units) in January games since 1996.
ORLANDO is 32-53 ATS (-26.3 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
ORLANDO is 18-31 ATS (-16.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 74-104 ATS (-40.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
ATLANTA is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-3 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-4 straight up against ORLANDO 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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SACRAMENTO (24 - 22) at BROOKLYN (24 - 23) - 1/21/2019, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 72-56 ATS (+10.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 32-20 ATS (+10.0 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
SACRAMENTO is 25-16 ATS (+7.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
SACRAMENTO is 20-11 ATS (+7.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.

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

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NEW ORLEANS (21 - 25) at MEMPHIS (19 - 27) - 1/21/2019, 5:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 74-46 ATS (+23.4 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 54-71 ATS (-24.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 29-44 ATS (-19.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 6-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 5-5 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (22 - 22) at BOSTON (28 - 18) - 1/21/2019, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 84-59 ATS (+19.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 58-43 ATS (+10.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in home games this season.
BOSTON is 175-138 ATS (+23.2 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
BOSTON is 33-14 ATS (+17.6 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 27-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
BOSTON is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 68-46 ATS (+17.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 37-25 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 5-3 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-3 straight up against MIAMI 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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HOUSTON (26 - 19) at PHILADELPHIA (30 - 17) - 1/21/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 124-96 ATS (+18.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 43-26 ATS (+14.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) in home games in January games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 46-28 ATS (+15.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 30-9 ATS (+20.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

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

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PORTLAND (28 - 19) at UTAH (26 - 21) - 1/21/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 43-28 ATS (+12.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 70-56 ATS (+8.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

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

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GOLDEN STATE (32 - 14) at LA LAKERS (25 - 22) - 1/21/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 65-80 ATS (-23.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 35-49 ATS (-18.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 72-43 ATS (+24.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 5-4 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 7-2 straight up against LA LAKERS 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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MONDAY, JANUARY 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

OKC at NY 12:30 PM
OKC -9.0
O 226.5

CHI at CLE 01:00 PM
O 212.5

DAL at MIL 02:00 PM
DAL +11.5
O 225.0

DET at WAS 02:00 PM
DET +5.5
U 216.0

ORL at ATL 03:00 PM
ATL -1.0
O 221.0

SAC at BK 03:30 PM
O 231.0

NO at MEM 05:30 PM
U 219.0

MIA at BOS 06:00 PM
MIA +8.0
O 212.5

HOU at PHI 08:00 PM
PHI -4.0
O 233.5

POR at UTA 09:00 PM
UTA -5.0
U 218.0

GS at LAL 10:30 PM
GS -12.0
O 232.5

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NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 22


Golden State @ LA Lakers

Game 527-528
January 21, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
127.248
LA Lakers
107.650
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 19 1/2
230
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 11
233 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-11); Under

Portland @ Utah

Game 525-526
January 21, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
114.286
Utah
121.832
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 7 1/2
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 5
218
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-5); Under

Houston @ Philadelphia

Game 523-524
January 21, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
124.673
Philadelphia
118.655
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 6
231
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 4
233 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+4); Under

Miami @ Boston

Game 521-522
January 21, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
112.846
Boston
124.725
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 12
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 8
212 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-8); Over

New Orleans @ Memphis

Game 519-520
January 21, 2019 @ 5:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
119.718
Memphis
112.010
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 7 1/2
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 3
218 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(+3); Under

Sacramento @ Brooklyn

Game 517-518
January 21, 2019 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
110.579
Brooklyn
116.650
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brooklyn
by 6
232
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Brooklyn
by 3
230
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(-3); Over

Orlando @ Atlanta

Game 515-516
January 21, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
120.673
Atlanta
108.150
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 12 1/2
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 1
221
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+1); Under

Dallas @ Milwaukee

Game 513-514
January 21, 2019 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
118.254
Milwaukee
120.225
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 11 1/2
225 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+11 1/2); Under

Detroit @ Washington

Game 511-512
January 21, 2019 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
119.452
Washington
116.608
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 5 1/2
216 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+5 1/2); Over

Chicago @ Cleveland

Game 509-510
January 21, 2019 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
103.090
Cleveland
105.644
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 2 1/2
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 3
212
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+3); Over

Oklahoma City @ New York

Game 507-508
January 21, 2019 @ 12:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
122.777
New York
116.227
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 6
232
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 9
225 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+9); Over

[StarDust Bum]

Irving, Celtics beat Heat 107-99 for 4th straight win
January 21, 2019
By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) Klay Thompson set an NBA record by making his first 10 attempts from 3-point range, scoring 44 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 130-111 on Monday night to match a season high with their eighth consecutive victory.

Thompson finished 10 of 11 from beyond the arc and the two-time defending champions won their seventh straight road game. The star guard had 23 points in the third quarter, connecting on seven 3s as the Warriors stretched their lead to 36 points. He finally missed from deep late in the period.

Kevin Durant added 20 points and Stephen Curry had 11 points and 12 assists for Golden State.

Ivica Zubac led Los Angeles with 18 points. The Lakers were without their primary playmakers in LeBron James, Lonzo Ball and Rajon Rondo. They fell to 5-9 without James, whose left groin strain has forced him out for the longest stretch of his 16-year career.

76ERS 121, ROCKETS 93

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joel Embiid had 32 points and 14 rebounds to lead Philadelphia past fellow MVP contender James Harden and Houston.

Harden, selected Western Conference player of the week earlier in the day, finished with 37 points - giving him 20 straight games with at least 30.

Embiid's 24 first-half points helped Philadelphia to a 65-50 halftime lead, and he punctuated an entertaining opening 24 minutes by pinning Harden's layup attempt with 7.5 seconds left for a crowd-pleasing block. The duo had to be separated with 38.7 seconds left in the half, with each being issued a technical, after Harden took exception to Embiid's foul on him.

The 76ers broke the game open in a dominant third quarter as they outscored Houston 29-13 to take a 94-63 advantage into the fourth.

CELTICS 107, HEAT 99

BOSTON (AP) - Kyrie Irving had 26 points and 10 assists, Al Horford added 16 points and 12 rebounds and Boston beat Miami for its fourth straight victory.

Irving has had 20 or more points and 10 or more assists in 11 games, the first Celtics player to accomplish the feat since Hall of Famer Larry Bird, who also had 11 in 1986-87.

Jayson Tatum added 19 points and Marcus Morris 17 for the Celtics, who won their ninth straight at home and improved to 18-5 at TD Garden.

Derrick Jones Jr. and Dion Waiters led the Heat with 18 points apiece.

BUCKS 116, MAVERICKS 106

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 15 rebounds, and Milwaukee beat Dallas.

Eric Bledsoe had 21 points and Malcolm Brogdon scored 19 for the Bucks, who have won five straight and 12 of their last 14 to improve to 34-12 overall.

Luka Doncic had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Dallas, which has lost four in a row. Jalen Brunson had 16 points.

After trailing at the half, the Bucks built a double-digit lead in the third quarter and led 92-84 heading to the fourth.

TRAIL BLAZERS 109, JAZZ 104

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Damian Lillard scored 26 points and Jusuf Nurkic had 17 in the third quarter to lift Portland past Utah.

In a matchup between two of the NBA's hottest teams, the Blazers made 50 percent of their shots and piled up 30 assists to snap Utah's six-game winning streak.

Nurkic finished with 22 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and six blocks. CJ McCollum added 14 points for Portland, which has won seven of nine.

Donovan Mitchell continued his high-scoring streak with 36 points for Utah. Jae Crowder scored 15 while Rudy Gobert had 10 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.

PELICANS 105, GRIZZLIES 85

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Jrue Holiday and Nikola Mirotic scored 21 points, Jahlil Okafor and Julius Randle had 20, and balanced New Orleans beat Memphis without injured star Anthony Davis.

Okafor set a season high for points and added 10 rebounds filling in for Davis. Randle had 12 rebounds and Holiday grabbed 11 as New Orleans out-rebounded the Grizzlies 50-35. It was the Pelicans' first game since announcing Davis would miss 1-2 weeks with a left index finger sprain.

Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies with 22 points, while Mike Conley added 20 and eight assists for Memphis, which lost its sixth straight and 12th in the last 13.

NETS 123, KINGS 94

NEW YORK (AP) - D'Angelo Russell had 31 points and eight assists, and surging Brooklyn won its fourth straight game by running away from Sacramento in the second half.

Russell, announced as the Eastern Conference player of the week shortly before the game, made seven 3-pointers. He hit all four 3-point attempts and was 5 for 6 overall in the third quarter, fueling a 22-4 spurt that launched the Nets into the lead for good.

Joe Harris added 19 points and rookie Rodions Kurucs had 16 for the Nets, who won for the 17th time in 22 games.

Reserve guard Bogdan Bogdanovic had 22 points and 11 assists for the Kings, but starters Buddy Hield and De'Aaron Fox both had quiet games.

THUNDER 127, KNICKS 109

NEW YORK (AP) - Paul George scored 31 points and Russell Westbrook had 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as Oklahoma City beat New York.

George and Westbrook both sat out the fourth quarter. Dennis Schroder added 17 points for the Thunder while both Jerami Grant and Abdel Nader each had 16.

The Knicks have lost six in a row and 14 of 15. They have dropped nine straight at Madison Square Garden.

Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Knicks with 23 points. Allonzo Trier had 16 and Emmanuel Mudiay scored 14.

WIZARDS 101, PISTONS 87

WASHINGTON (AP) - Trevor Ariza scored 20 points, Otto Porter Jr. added 19 and Washington turned in its best defensive performance this season in beating Detroit.

The Wizards held the Pistons to 30 percent shooting from the floor in the first half and never let their lead dip below 10 points in the second. Detroit's 87 points were the fewest by a Washington opponent this season.

Seven Wizards players scored in double figures, including Bradley Beal with 16.

Blake Griffin led the Pistons with 29 points and nine rebounds. Detroit has lost back-to-back games and 10 of its last 14.

MAGIC 122, HAWKS 103

ATLANTA (AP) - Evan Fournier and Nikola Vucevic scored 29 points apiece to lead Orlando past Atlanta in the season's first matchup between the Southeast Division rivals.

Vucevic had 14 rebounds and Fournier had seven assists as Orlando snapped a three-game losing streak.

Dewayne Dedmon led Atlanta with 24 points on the holiday celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and in the city where the civil rights leader was born.

Trae Young had 21 points for the Hawks. John Collins had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

BULLS 104, CAVALIERS 88

CLEVELAND (AP) - Zach LaVine scored 25 points and Chicago broke a 10-game losing streak, beating Cleveland in a meeting of teams that began the day with the worst records in the NBA.

Chicago never trailed and has won all three games this season against Cleveland, which has lost 16 of 17 overall.

Bobby Portis had 15 points while Lauri Markkanen and Kris Dunn each added 13 for the Bulls.

Rookie Collin Sexton scored 18 points and Ante Zizic, who is seeing playing time because of injuries in Cleveland's frontcourt, had 13.

[StarDust Bum]

JANUARY'S OPINION AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/21/2019 10-8-1 55.56% +6.00
01/20/2019 1-4-1 20.00% -17.00
01/19/2019 10-6-0 62.50% +17.00
01/18/2019 10-3-0 76.92% +33.50
01/17/2019 5-3-0 62.50% +8.50
01/16/2019 5-8-1 38.46% -19.00
01/15/2019 8-3-1 72.73% +23.50
01/14/2019 4-4-0 50.00% -2.00
01/13/2019...... 4-10-0 .....28.57%... -35.00
01/12/2019 2-11-0 15.38% -50.50
01/11/2019 12-6-0 66.67% +27.00
01/10/2019 3-4-0 42.85% -7.00
01/09/2019 10-8-1 55.56% +6.00
01/08/2019 8-8-0 50.00% -4.00
01/07/2019 7-9-0 43.75% -14.50
01/06/2019 4-7-0 36.36% -18.50
01/05/2019 9-7-0 56.25% +6.50
01/04/2019 10-7-0 58.82% +11.50
01/03/2019 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00
01/02/2019 13-5-0 72.22% +37.50
01/01/2019 3-7-0 30.00% -23.50


Totals..........142-128-0......52.59%%..-4.70


NBA BEST BETS:

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

01/21/2019...........3 - 3..................-1.50.....................5 - 3.................+8.50.............+7.00
01/20/2019...........1 - 2..................-6.00.....................0 - 3.................-16.50.............-22.50
01/19/2019...........2 - 2..................-1.00.....................7 - 2.................+24.00...........+23.00
01/18/2019...........5 - 0..................+25.00..................3 - 3.................-1.50..............+23.50
01/17/2019...........2 - 1..................+4.50....................2 - 1.................+4.50.............+9.00
01/16/2019...........0 - 3..................-16.50...................4 - 4.................-2.00..............-18.50
01/15/2019...........0 - 3..................-16.50...................5 - 0.................+25.00...........+8.50
01/14/2019...........2 - 2..................-1.00.....................2 - 2..................-1.00.............-2.00
01/13/2019 ..........1 - 4..................-17.00...................1 - 4..................-17.00...........-34.00
01/12/2019...........0 - 4..................-22.00...................2 - 5..................-17.50............-39.50
01/11/2019...........3 - 1..................+9.50....................6 - 3.................+13.50...........+23.00
01/10/2019...........2 - 1..................+4.50....................1 - 3.................-11.50.............-7.00
01/09/2019...........1 - 2...................-6.00....................5 - 3.................+8.50..............+2.50
01/08/2019...........2 - 2...................-1.00....................3 - 3..................-1.50...............-2.50
01/07/2019...........4 - 2..................+9.00....................3 - 3..................-1.50...............+7.50
01/06/2019...........2 - 1..................+4.50....................2 - 3.................-6.50................-2.00
01/05/2019...........2 - 1..................+4.50....................3 - 8.................-12.50...............-8.00
01/04/2019...........0 - 3..................-16.50....................6 - 2.................+19.00............+2.50
01/03/2019...........3 - 0..................+15.00...................1 - 2.................-6.00...............+9.00
01/02/2019...........4 - 1..................+14.50...................6 - 2.................+19.00............+33.50
01/01/2019...........1 - 2...................-6.00.....................1 - 2..................-6.00...............-12.00

Totals.................40 - 42.................-20.00....................68 - 61..............+21.00.............+1.00

[StarDust Bum]

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— Rutgers 76, Nebraska 67— Damaging loss for the Cornhuskers.

— Creighton 91, Georgetown 87— Very fun game to watch; refs weren’t calling flops!!!

— Kansas 80, Iowa State 76— Remind me in March that Iowa State is really good.

— Warriors 130, Lakers 111— Klay Thompson made his first ten 3-pointers.

— Nine of 11 NBA games Monday were decided by 10+ points.

— Has a former QB ever been an NFL defensive coordinator? Would make some sense.


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

13) Football players are really tough; Saints’ OT Andrus Peat played the last two weeks with a broken hand that he had operated on during the Saints’ bye week two weeks ago. Imagine a guy having to block Aaron Donald all day with a broken hand? Can’t be much fun.

12) One of the best parts of Super Bowl week is when the Westgate SuperBook puts out its prop bets for the game- last year, it was a 42-page PDF document. You can get into a lot of trouble with a document that is filled with 42 pages of wagering opportunities.

11) There are rumors that former Seahawks’ QB Jon Kitna will become the QB coach for the Cowboys; right now, he is offensive coordinator for the San Diego Fleet of the new AAF, where his boss is former Rams’ coach Mike Martz.

The AAF starts play on February 9, the Saturday after the Super Bowl.

10) Cincinnati Reds got P’s Sonny Gray, Reiver Sanmartin from Bronx in exchange for IF Shed Long and the Reds’ 2019 Competitive Balance Round A draft pick. Gray signed a contract thru the 2022 season; Gray will enjoy not facing the DH, but Cincinnati does have a small ballpark- over last five years, it ranks #11 out of 30 major league fields as a hitters’ ballpark.

9) This is a good time to remind everyone that for whatever reason, Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft once met Vladimir Putin; during the meeting, as the story goes, Kraft takes off his Super Bowl ring and shows it to Putin, who stuck the ring in his pocket and walked away.

That ring is still in Russia; Kraft appealed to the Obama administration, but was told to let it go. Why would Kraft be meeting Putin in the first place?

8) NFL announced their international games for next season:

Mexico City: Chiefs-Chargers
England: Panthers-Buccaneers, Bears-Raiders
Rams-Bengals, Texans-Jaguars

7) Danny the Glover checked in to let us know that this is the first time the same two cities have been opponents in the World Series/Super Bowl in same season since 1969, when Mets-Orioles met in the World Series, and Jets-Colts played in the Super Bowl.

6) How bad do you have to be in order to be a home underdog to the Chicago Bulls? Bulls came into Monday’s game on a 9-game losing streak, but beat Cleveland 104-88 as a 2-point road favorite. It was the first time the Bulls were favored anywhere since November 21.

5) NBA math; Houston Rockets are trading Carmelo Anthony (actually, his contract) and cash to Chicago but he’ll never play for the Bulls. Chicago will release him and he’ll be a free agent, if/when he clears waivers.

4) I’ll say this about NFL officiating: Seems like there are lot fewer penalties called in playoff games than during the regular season- they should call fewer penalties all the time.

3) Watching the Australian Open tennis tournament, they have a camera in the net at Rod Laver Arena, which gives them some cool replays. Kind of like the camera in the pylon by the goal line at football games, whoever decided that was a good idea deserves a raise.

2) From Mike Teevan: Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 18th round of the 1995 baseball draft; Jared Goff’s dad Jerry was a major league catcher for six years; he played 55 games for the Expos, in 1990, 92.

1) Adam Long is a 31-year old golf journeyman who was making only his 6th PGA Tour start when he won the Desert Classic this past weekend, beating Phil Mickelson, Adam Hadwin by a stroke.

Getting your first PGA Tour win is a life-changing event; Long won $1,062,000 and now has a two-year exemption on the Tour. Huge day in his career.

[StarDust Bum]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 22


Sacramento @ Toronto

Game 529-530
January 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
117.727
Toronto
121.118
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 3 1/2
224
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 10 1/2
229
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+10 1/2); Under

Portland @ Oklahoma City

Game 531-532
January 22, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
116.995
Oklahoma City
124.777
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 8
225
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 5
228
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(-5); Under

LA Clippers @ Dallas

Game 533-534
January 22, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
108.495
Dallas
116.772
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 8 1/2
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 4
222 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-4); Under

Minnesota @ Phoenix

Game 535-536
January 22, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
119.564
Phoenix
109.722
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 10
228
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 6
228 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-6); Under



NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 22

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SACRAMENTO (24 - 23) at TORONTO (35 - 13) - 1/22/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home games after allowing 90 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 73-53 ATS (+14.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 37-58 ATS (-26.8 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
TORONTO is 200-253 ATS (-78.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

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

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PORTLAND (29 - 19) at OKLAHOMA CITY (28 - 18) - 1/22/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 71-56 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
PORTLAND is 28-13 ATS (+13.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PORTLAND is 27-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 44-61 ATS (-23.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 7-2 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 7-2 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY 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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LA CLIPPERS (25 - 21) at DALLAS (20 - 26) - 1/22/2019, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in home games this season.
DALLAS is 23-7 ATS (+15.3 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 45-28 ATS (+14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 22-13 ATS (+7.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 44-30 ATS (+11.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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MINNESOTA (22 - 24) at PHOENIX (11 - 37) - 1/22/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 19-36 ATS (-20.6 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 184-146 ATS (+23.4 Units) after allowing 115 points or more since 1996.
PHOENIX is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 25-39 ATS (-17.9 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 19-31 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 9-25 ATS (-18.5 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 31-47 ATS (-20.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 5-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-3 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 22

Kings are 5-3 in their last eight games, 2-7 vs spread if they played night before. Last eight Sacramento games went under. Raptors won seven of last eight games, are 5-3 vs spread in last eight home games. Nine of their last 11 games went over. Toronto won/covered its last three games with Sacramento; last seven series games stayed under the total. Kings are 2-3 vs spread in their last five visits to Canada.

Trailblazers won seven of last nine games, are 4-3 vs spread if they played night before. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Thunder are 3-2 in their last five games, 3-2-1 vs spread if they played night before. Six of their last seven games went over. Portland won eight of its last ten games with Oklahoma City; four of last five series games stayed under. Trailblazers covered three of their last four visits to Oklahoma.

Clippers lost five of their last six games; they covered four of their last five road games. Five of their last six games stayed under. Mavericks lost seven of their last nine games, are 3-4 vs spread if they played night before. Under is 10-2-1 in their last 13 games. Home side won last seven Clipper-Dallas games; four of last six series games went over the total. LA covered once in its last four visits to Dallas.

Timberwolves are 3-3 since changing coaches (over 5-1); they covered once in last four road games. Phoenix lost its last four games; they’re 5-2 vs spread in last seven games. Three of their last four games went over. Minnesota won seven of its last ten games with the Suns, beating Phoenix by hoop at home Sunday; over is 5-3 in last eight series games. Wolves are 2-3 vs spread in their last five visits to the desert.




NBA

Tuesday, January 22

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Trend Report
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Sacramento Kings
Sacramento is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Sacramento is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games
Sacramento is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Sacramento is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Sacramento's last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Sacramento is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games at home
Toronto is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Toronto is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento

Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Portland's last 25 games
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games on the road
Portland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Portland's last 23 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Thunder
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Oklahoma City is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home
Oklahoma City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games at home
Oklahoma City is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Portland
Oklahoma City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Oklahoma City's last 23 games when playing at home against Portland

Los Angeles Clippers
LA Clippers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Clippers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games
LA Clippers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games on the road
LA Clippers is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
LA Clippers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
LA Clippers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
LA Clippers is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 10 games
Dallas is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Dallas is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Dallas is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against LA Clippers

Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Minnesota's last 17 games
Minnesota is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Phoenix
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Minnesota is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Phoenix is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
Phoenix is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Phoenix is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
Phoenix is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Phoenix is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix's last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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Tuesday's Tip Sheet
Kevin Rogers

Game of the Night: Blazers at Thunder – 8:05 PM EST

The Northwest division has proven to be the toughest from top to bottom in the league this season. The two teams sitting tied for second place behind Denver meet tonight in Oklahoma City as both play without rest. The Thunder (28-18 SU, 25-21 ATS) return home after pounding the hapless Knicks on Monday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, 127-109 as nine-point favorites. OKC shot over 60% from the floor in the first half, while Paul George paced the Thunder with 31 points to continue a career season in which he is averaging 26.8 points per game.

The Blazers (29-19 SU, 26-22 ATS) face another tough road task inside the Northwest tonight after rallying past the Jazz on Monday, 109-104. Portland erased a seven-point halftime deficit by outscoring Utah, 39-28 in the third quarter, while beating the Jazz for the first time in three matchups this season. Damian Lillard burned the Jazz for 26 points, while Portland limited Utah to 40% shooting from the floor to pick up their third consecutive victory.

Both teams own winning records playing the second of a back-to-back this season as the Blazers are 4-3 SU/ATS, while the Thunder have compiled a 4-2 SU and 3-3 ATS mark in this situation. Portland swept the four-game season series from Oklahoma City in 2017-18, but the Thunder captured the first meeting this season at the Moda Center, 111-109 as a one-point underdog earlier this month. George and Russell Westbrook combined to score 68 points to end an eight-game skid in Portland dating back to October 2014.

Oklahoma City begins a three-game homestand, which includes visits from New Orleans on Thursday and Milwaukee on Sunday. The Thunder are riding a 6-1 OVER run the last seven games overall, while hitting the OVER in six of the past seven home contests. Portland has cashed in nine of the previous 12 games, which includes a 4-1 ATS record in the last five road affairs.

Crown Concerns

The Kings (24-23 SU, 27-20 ATS) continue a six-game homestand tonight after getting routed by the Nets on Monday, 123-94. Sacramento was held to nine points in the fourth quarter, while hitting the UNDER for the eighth consecutive game. The Kings have scored less than 100 points twice on this road trip, as Sacramento has lost six of the past seven games away from Golden 1 Center dating back to mid-December.

Sacramento heads north of the border to Toronto trying to improve on a 3-6 SU and 2-7 ATS record with no rest. The Raptors (35-13 SU, 21-27 ATS) moved to 20-4 at Scotiabank Arena following Saturday’s 119-90 blowout of the Grizzlies as 10 ½-point favorites. Toronto ended a three-game ATS slide by putting together a monstrous third quarter effort as the Raptors outscored the Grizzlies, 45-14 to take a 38-point lead. Danny Green drilled eight three-pointers for Toronto, who played the second straight game without leading scorer Kawhi Leonard, who is expected to return to the lineup tonight.

The Kings beat the Raptors four consecutive times from November 2015 through November 2016, but Toronto has won each of the past three matchups. When these teams hooked up in Sacramento back in November, the Raptors held off the Kings, 114-105 to barely cash as 8 ½-point favorites. The Raptors outrebounded the Kings, 53-31 in the win, while Leonard and Serge Ibaka each posted double-doubles in the victory.

Texas Two-Step?

The Clippers (25-21 SU, 25-21 ATS) suffered through a miserable homestand by going 0-4, which included back-to-back blowout losses to the Jazz and Warriors. Los Angeles snapped a five-game skid in Sunday’s 103-95 triumph at San Antonio as 9 ½-point underdogs, while limiting a team to less than 100 points in a road win for the first time since early November at Orlando. The Clippers beat the Spurs for the first time in three meetings, as L.A. hit the UNDER for the eighth time in the past 10 games.

Los Angeles remains in the Lone Star State tonight for a meeting in Dallas with the struggling Mavericks (20-26 SU, 27-19 ATS). Dallas dropped to a miserable 4-20 on the highway following a pair of losses at Indiana and Milwaukee, but the Mavs managed a cover as 11-point underdogs in Monday’s 116-106 setback to the Bucks. Playing without rest has not been a situation to support Rick Carlisle’s squad, as the Mavericks have compiled an 0-7 SU and 3-4 ATS mark on the second of a back-to-back this season.

The Mavs are significantly better at home than on road, as Dallas owns a solid 16-6 mark at American Airlines Center. However, Dallas has lost three of the past four at home, including recent close defeats to San Antonio and Golden State. The home team has captured the first two meetings this season, while both contests finished OVER the total. The Clippers are seeking their first victory in Dallas since November 2016 as the home squad has won each of the past seven meetings.

Let’s Do It Again

The Timberwolves and Suns are hooking up for the second time in three days as the teams shift out to Phoenix tonight. In Sunday’s contest at the Target Center, Minnesota (22-24 SU, 23-23 ATS) rallied for a 116-114 triumph, but the Wolves failed to cash as 12-point favorites. Derrick Rose came off the bench to pace the Wolves with 31 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns scored 30 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as Minnesota was aided by hitting 32 free throws.

Phoenix (11-37 SU, 22-26 ATS) is back at home after going winless on its four-game road swing, as the Suns are 8-2 ATS in the past 10 away contests. The Suns had dropped six consecutive home games from December 28 through January 6, but Phoenix is fresh off back-to-back home underdog wins over Sacramento and Denver.

These teams are meeting for the third time this season as the Suns took care of the Wolves in the first matchup in the Valley in mid-December, 107-99 as 7 ½-point underdogs. This is the 13th time this season that two teams are playing a home-and-home set, as our industry friends at VSIN note that clubs losing the first matchup are 10-2 SU and 9-3 ATS in the second affair.

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Hoop Trends - Tuesday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Kings are 11-0 ATS (+10.18 ppg) with no rest off a double-digit road loss in which they were outscored in the paint by double digits.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Raptors are 0-9 ATS (-7.56 ppg) as a favorite with more than one day of rest when they are off a double-digit win and they won at least three straight vs their opponent.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Raptors are 10-0 OU (+18.85 ppg) with more than one day of rest off a win when they had six-plus double digit scorers in each of their last two games.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Trail Blazers are 0-9 OU (-16.17 ppg) off a game as a dog that had at least eight lead changes.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SAC at TOR 07:00 PM
TOR -10.0
U 228.0

POR at OKC 08:00 PM
POR +4.5
U 225.5

LAC at DAL 08:30 PM
DAL -2.5
O 223.5

MIN at PHO 09:00 PM
MIN -4.5
U 231.5

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George, Westbrook lead Thunder past Trail Blazers 123-114
January 22, 2019
By The Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Paul George had 36 points and eight rebounds, Russell Westbrook had a triple-double of 29 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 123-114 on Tuesday night.

Steven Adams and Terrance Ferguson each added 14 points for Oklahoma City, which snapped a three-game losing streak to Portland at Chesapeake Energy Arena. After a stretch of losing five of six games, the Thunder have won three straight and moved back into third place in the fluid Western Conference standings.

Damian Lillard had 34 points and eight assists, and C.J. McCollum scored 31 for Portland, which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Jusuf Nurkic had 22 points and 15 rebounds.

Except for McCollum, who went 7 of 12 from 3-point range, the Trail Blazers struggled from behind the arc, going 10 for 36. Oklahoma City hit 11 of 23 3-point attempts.

RAPTORS 120, KINGS 105

TORONTO (AP) - Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet each scored 19 points, Pascal Siakam had 18 and Toronto beat Sacramento.

Serge Ibaka had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Raptors extended their home winning streak to 10 games. Toronto's franchise record for consecutive home wins is 12.

C.J. Miles scored a season-high 15 points and Norm Powell added 11 as Toronto overcame the absence of Kawhi Leonard (rest) to win for the eighth time in nine games.

Leonard missed his third straight game for rest and will also skip Wednesday's game at Indiana. He is expected to return Friday at Houston.

Kings rookie Marvin Bagley scored a career-high 22 points and added 11 rebounds in his first career start. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 16 points and Brady Hield had 15 as Sacramento lost for the third time in four games.

TIMBERWOLVES 118, SUNS 91

PHOENIX (AP) - Karl-Anthony-Towns had 25 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists and Minnesota took an early lead and rolled past short-handed Phoenix.

Josh Okogie added a career-high 21 points for the Timberwolves, who beat the Suns for the second time in a row, following a 116-114 win in Minneapolis on Sunday.

In both games, Phoenix was without centers Deandre Ayton (left ankle sprain) and Richaun Holmes (right foot sprain).

Devin Booker scored 14 for Phoenix before he and Minnesota's Gorgui Deng were ejected with 5:24 left in the third quarter. Phoenix already trailed by 20 by then.

Josh Jackson had a season-high 27 points and 10 rebounds for Phoenix, which lost its fifth straight. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 13 and Dragan Bender, who started at center, had 12 points and 10 boards.

Andrew Wiggins scored 17 and Jared Bayless 14 for Minnesota.

MAVERICKS 106, CLIPPERS 98

DALLAS (AP) - Dennis Smith Jr. had 17 points and eight rebounds in his return after a week away from the team amid trade talk, and Dallas beat Los Angeles.

Smith had two of his four assists on a layup and alley-oop dunk in the fourth quarter for DeAndre Jordan, who had 13 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks.

Rookie sensation Luka Doncic matched Smith with 17 points. Harrison Barnes led Dallas with 20 points.

Patrick Beverley scored 16 points while Avery Bradley and Lou Williams had 15 apiece for the Clippers, who lost for the sixth time in seven games.

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JANUARY'S OPINION AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/22/2019 5-3-0 62.50% +8.50
01/21/2019 10-8-1 55.56% +6.00
01/20/2019 1-4-1 20.00% -17.00
01/19/2019 10-6-0 62.50% +17.00
01/18/2019 10-3-0 76.92% +33.50
01/17/2019 5-3-0 62.50% +8.50
01/16/2019 5-8-1 38.46% -19.00
01/15/2019 8-3-1 72.73% +23.50
01/14/2019 4-4-0 50.00% -2.00
01/13/2019...... 4-10-0 .....28.57%... -35.00
01/12/2019 2-11-0 15.38% -50.50
01/11/2019 12-6-0 66.67% +27.00
01/10/2019 3-4-0 42.85% -7.00
01/09/2019 10-8-1 55.56% +6.00
01/08/2019 8-8-0 50.00% -4.00
01/07/2019 7-9-0 43.75% -14.50
01/06/2019 4-7-0 36.36% -18.50
01/05/2019 9-7-0 56.25% +6.50
01/04/2019 10-7-0 58.82% +11.50
01/03/2019 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00
01/02/2019 13-5-0 72.22% +37.50
01/01/2019 3-7-0 30.00% -23.50


Totals..........147-131-0......52.87%%......+3.80


NBA BEST BETS:

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

01/22/2019...........3 - 0.................+15.00...................2 - 2.................-1.00..............+14.00
01/21/2019...........3 - 3..................-1.50.....................5 - 3.................+8.50.............+7.00
01/20/2019...........1 - 2..................-6.00.....................0 - 3.................-16.50.............-22.50
01/19/2019...........2 - 2..................-1.00.....................7 - 2.................+24.00...........+23.00
01/18/2019...........5 - 0..................+25.00..................3 - 3.................-1.50..............+23.50
01/17/2019...........2 - 1..................+4.50....................2 - 1.................+4.50.............+9.00
01/16/2019...........0 - 3..................-16.50...................4 - 4.................-2.00..............-18.50
01/15/2019...........0 - 3..................-16.50...................5 - 0.................+25.00...........+8.50
01/14/2019...........2 - 2..................-1.00.....................2 - 2..................-1.00.............-2.00
01/13/2019 ..........1 - 4..................-17.00...................1 - 4..................-17.00...........-34.00
01/12/2019...........0 - 4..................-22.00...................2 - 5..................-17.50............-39.50
01/11/2019...........3 - 1..................+9.50....................6 - 3.................+13.50...........+23.00
01/10/2019...........2 - 1..................+4.50....................1 - 3.................-11.50.............-7.00
01/09/2019...........1 - 2...................-6.00....................5 - 3.................+8.50..............+2.50
01/08/2019...........2 - 2...................-1.00....................3 - 3..................-1.50...............-2.50
01/07/2019...........4 - 2..................+9.00....................3 - 3..................-1.50...............+7.50
01/06/2019...........2 - 1..................+4.50....................2 - 3.................-6.50................-2.00
01/05/2019...........2 - 1..................+4.50....................3 - 8.................-12.50...............-8.00
01/04/2019...........0 - 3..................-16.50....................6 - 2.................+19.00............+2.50
01/03/2019...........3 - 0..................+15.00...................1 - 2.................-6.00...............+9.00
01/02/2019...........4 - 1..................+14.50...................6 - 2.................+19.00............+33.50
01/01/2019...........1 - 2...................-6.00.....................1 - 2..................-6.00...............-12.00

Totals.................43 - 42.................-5.00....................70 - 63..............+20.00.............+15.00

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

— South Carolina 80, Auburn 77— Tigers are now 1-3 in true road games.

— Michigan 59, Minnesota 57— Wolverines win on a last-second baseline jumper.

— Kansas State 58, Texas Tech 45— Third straight loss for Tech, after a 15-1 start.

— Northwestern 73, Indiana 66— Fifth loss in a row for the Hoosiers.

— South Florida 52, Wichita State 41— This was a terrible basketball game.

— Northern Illinois 77, Buffalo 75— Best team in MAC gets upset.

Tweet of the Day
“Honestly, the front office pushes who they want to get the ball to. I haven’t been a huge priority in that regard. Maybe that will change but I’m not sure. More balls come my way in 2-minute drill where nothing is planned.”
Dallas Cowboys’ WR Cole Beasley, complaining about the Dallas offense

Wednesday’s quiz
Which two major league pitchers threw postseason no-hitters?

Tuesday’s quiz
Tennessee is #1 in country in basketball for the second time; Bruce Pearl was the Volunteers’ coach the first time they were #1 in the country.

Monday’s quiz
Rams have played in three Super Bowls under three different head coaches; Ray Malavasi, Mike Martz and the great Dick Vermeil

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

13) Glad to see Edgar Martinez get elected to the baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday; he joins Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay and Mike Mussina as new inductees, with Rivera the first guy to get elected unanimously to the Hall.

I have no problem with Rivera being voted in unanimously; I have a HUGE problem with none of THESE great players being voted in unanimously:

Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Ken Griffey Jr, Johnny Bench, George Brett, Bob Gibson, Mike Schmidt, among others. Who would vote against any of them?

If Hank Aaron or Willie Mays wasn’t voted in unanimously, why should Rivera be? Doesn’t really matter, but if Rivera had the exact same career for the Padres or Mariners, no way is he a unanimous selection.

12) Atlanta Braves re-signed OF Nick Markakis to a one-year deal. Markakis made the All-Star Game for the first time LY at age 34; he hit only .258 after the All-Star break, after hitting .323 prior to the mid-summer classic.

11) Vanderbilt freshman PG Darius Garland is out for the year with an injury; he left school and will prepare for the NBA Draft, not surprising. I’m pretty adamant that kids should be able to go right from high school to the NBA; going to college for a year is a farce.

Garland scored 16.2 ppg in five games for the Commodores, before he got hurt.

10) Speaking of freshman guards, how is it that Russell Westbrook played only 9 minutes a game as a freshman at UCLA? He was a dominant figure the next year, then bolted to the NBA, where he’s become a big star, but he scored only 122 points in 36 games in 2006-07.

9) Kentucky 76, Mississippi State 55— Someone on the MSU staff checked off a wrong starter in the scorebook, so the Bulldogs’ point guard didn’t start the game- Miss State led 4-0 early, so it wasn’t a disaster, just a little embarrassing.

Flashback to December, 1981: I was the student manager at UAlbany, and part of my job was to fill out the names in the scorebook. We had a player quit the team, and the next day I mistakenly put his name in the book, omitting someone else’s name, although I had the omitted player’s number written in the book.

As luck would have it, the omitted player has the best game of his career, but the PA guy kept announcing the name of the player who had quit; not good for me, when they discovered the mistake. The ref saved my butt by not accessing a technical, since the number was correct, but we lost the game, and I was in the doghouse for a while.

8) Looking at game experience in college basketball, out of 32 D-I leagues in the country, the A-14 and Pac-12 are the two leagues whose players have the least actual game experience.

7) Part of the reason that Cincinnati traded for Sonny Gray is that he is close with Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, who was his pitching coach in college at Vanderbilt.

6) Arizona Diamondbacks will have four of the first 34 picks in the 2019 draft if AJ Pollock signs with another team for more than $50M, which is expected to happen.

5) 76ers 121, Rockets 93— Over/under for James Harden’s scoring in this game Monday night was 41.5; he had 37 thru three quarters, but sat the 4th quarter out because the Rockets were getting killed.

4) Something to think about in March/April: Cleveland Browns have more than $80M in salary cap space to use; they have eight picks in the first five rounds of the 2019 draft.

3) Different ways to skin a cat, from Rufus Peabody: This season, NFL teams went for it 62% of time on 4th and less than 2 in enemy territory. Rams went for it only 6-of-19 times. Eagles, who make much more analytically-driven decisions, went for it 15-of-18 times.

2) NFL defensive line prospect Rashan Gary is the founder and CEO of his own sports agency; his mother is the president of the five-person agency- certified agent Ian Clarke will negotiate Gary’s NFL contract, but as an employee of Gary’s agency, instead of getting a percentage.

Gary played college ball at Michigan, is expected to be a top-10 pick in April’s draft.

There is an old saying, “A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client,” but Gary isn’t a lawyer, he will be the boss of the lawyer who represents him. Innovative idea.

1) Kansas City Chiefs fired defensive coordinator Bob Sutton, making him the scapegoat for the Chiefs’ loss to New England Sunday night.

Social media wasn’t kind to Sutton on his way out of town. Couple of people suggested that CBS analyst Tony Romo dictating everything New England was going to do before they did it, didn’t help Sutton’s situation any.

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published 1/22/19


NBA's Top ATS Teams:

1. Bucks 26-17-3
2. Mavs 27-19
3. Spurs 28-19-1
4. Kings 27-20
5. Nets 27-21
t6. Nuggets 25-20
t6. Heat 25-20
t8. Pacers, Thunder, and Clippers tied at 25-21


NBA's Worst ATS Teams:

30. Grizzlies 18-25
29. Cavaliers 20-27-1
t26. Hawks 19-24
t26. Wizards 19-25
t26. Lakers 18-25-1
25. Raptors 20-25
24. Knicks 19-23
t21. Bulls, Pelicans, and Warriors tied at 21-25-1


NBA's Top OVER Teams (based on Over %):

1. Celtics 28-19
2. Raptors 28-20
3. Kings 27-20
4. 76ers 27-21
t5. Rockets 26-20
t5. Wizards 26-20
t7. Warriors 26-21
t7. Spurs 26-21-1


NBA's Top UNDER Teams (based on Under %):

t1. Lakers 29-18-1
t1. Grizzlies 29-18
3. Bulls 27-19-1
4. Pistons 26-20
5. Magic 26-21
6. Suns 26-22
7. Pacers 25-21
t8. Trailblazers 25-22-1
t8. Jazz 25-22-1