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

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, February 28


Philadelphia @ Oklahoma City

Game 539-540
February 28, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
118.376
Oklahoma City
119.185
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 1
234
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 7 1/2
240 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+7 1/2); Under

Utah @ Denver

Game 537-538
February 28, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
125.799
Denver
124.969
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 1
219
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 7
225
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(+7); Under

Miami @ Houston

Game 535-536
February 28, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
111.695
Houston
123.006
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 11 1/2
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 9 1/2
220 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-9 1/2); Under

Cleveland @ New York

Game 533-534
February 28, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
109.869
New York
114.817
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 5
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 3
218 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(-3); Under

Golden State @ Orlando

Game 531-532
February 28, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
120.729
Orlando
125.942
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 5
229
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 6 1/2
226 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+6 1/2); Over

Minnesota @ Indiana

Game 529-530
February 28, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
115.905
Indiana
113.736
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2
225
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 3 1/2
221 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+3 1/2); Over

[StarDust Bum]

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at IND 07:00 PM
IND -3.0
U 220.5

GS at ORL 07:00 PM
GS -4.5
O 225.5

CLE at NY 07:30 PM
NY -2.0
O 219.0

PHI at OKC 08:00 PM
PHI +4.0
O 239.0

MIA at HOU 08:00 PM
MIA +9.5
U 220.0

UTA at DEN 10:30 PM
DEN -7.0
O 225.0

[StarDust Bum]

Gordon has 22 points, Magic rally to beat Warriors 103-96
February 28, 2019
By The Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) James Harden had 58 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds and the Houston Rockets overcame a 21-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Miami Heat 121-118 on Thursday night.

Harden made 8 of 18 3-pointers and was 16 of 32 overall from the field and 18 of 18 on free throws. He fell three points short of his career high set at New York on Jan. 23, and had the most point ever against the Heat - breaking Willie Burton's mark of 53 for Philadelphia on Dec. 13, 1994.

Austin Rivers scored 17 points, and Chris Paul and Gary Clark each had 14 to help Houston win its fourth straight game. The Rockets shot 49 percent, including 19 of 46 on 3-pointers.

Kelly Olynyk and Goran Dragic each had 21 points for Miami, Justise Winslow added 19 points and eight assists, and Josh Richardson had 18 points. The Heat shot 52 percent, making 15 of 28 3-pointers.

Miami was coming off a home victory over Golden State on Wednesday night on Dwyane Wade's banked 3-pointer at the buzzer. Houston played at Charlotte on Wednesday night.

76ERS 108, THUNDER 104

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Tobias Harris scored 32 points and Ben Simmons had a triple-double to help Philadelphia beat Oklahoma City.

Harris had his highest point total in eight games with Philadelphia since coming off in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. Simmons had 11 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his ninth triple-double of the season.

Star center Joel Embiid missed his fourth straight game because of left knee soreness.

Russell Westbrook had his 25th triple-double of the season for Oklahoma City, finishing with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Thunder forward Paul George sat out with soreness in his right shoulder.

MAGIC 103, WARRIORS 96

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Aaron Gordon had 22 points and 15 rebounds, Terrence Ross added 16 points and Orlando rallied in the final three minutes to beat Golden State.

A night after they were stunned in Miami by Dwyane Wade's buzzer-beater, the Warriors blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter and lost for the fourth time in six games.

D.J. Augustin scored 14 points and Nikola Vucevic had 12 points and 13 rebounds to help Orlando end an 11-game losing streak to the Warriors. Orlando's last win over Golden State was on Dec. 14, 2012.

Stephen Curry scored 33 points, but was only 1 for 6 in the fourth quarter. Klay Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins each had 21 for the Warriors. They played without Kevin Durant (rest) and Andre Iguodala (sick).

JAZZ 111, NUGGETS 104

DENVER (AP) - Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, including six in the final two minutes, and short-handed Utah ended Denver's nine-game home win streak.

Kyle Korver added 22 as the Jazz showed plenty of energy despite playing on the second night of a back-to-back and with two of their guards out of the lineup. Utah led by as many as 18 points in the third quarter, only to see the lead trimmed to five with 8:41 remaining. Korver helped the Jazz on a 13-0 run to gain some separation and send them to their third straight victory.

Jamal Murray and Will Barton each had 21 points for Denver. All-Star big man Nikola Jokic dealt with foul trouble but still finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.

PACERS 122, TIMBERWOLVES 115

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 35 points and Indiana overcame Karl-Anthony Towns' big night for Minnesota.

Towns had 42 points and 17 rebounds, scoring 23 points and grabbing seven rebounds in the first quarter.

Tied at 107, the Pacers closed with a 15-8 run, with Bogdanovic scoring 11 points.

CAVALIERS 125, KNICKS 118

NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Love scored 26 points, Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton each had 22 and Cleveland overcame a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat New York.

Allonzo Trier scored 22 points for the Knicks.

[StarDust Bum]

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY MARCH 1, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:35 PM Charlotte Hornets Brooklyn Nets Barclays Center
7:35 PM Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks State Farm Arena
8:05 PM Portland Trail Blazers Toronto Raptors Scotiabank Arena
8:05 PM Washington Wizards Boston Celtics TD Garden
9:05 PM New Orleans Pelicans Phoenix Suns Talking Stick Resort Arena
10:05 PM Los Angeles Clippers Sacramento Kings Golden 1 Center
10:35 PM Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center


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NBA FEB. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

02/28/2019 4-8-0 33.33% -24.00
02/27/2019 10-12-0 45.45% -16.00
02/26/2019 2-4-0 33.33% -12.00
02/25/2019 8-13-1 38.10% -31.50
02/24/2019 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00
02/23/2019 10-9-1 52.63% +0.50
02/22/2019 8-9-0 47.06% -9.50
02/21/2019 6-6-0 50.00% -3.00
02/14/2019 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
02/13/2019 13-8-1 61.90% +21.00
02/12/2019 4-6-0 40.00% -13.00
02/11/2019 10-8-0 55.56% +6.00
02/10/2019 4-6-0 40.00% -13.00
02/09/2019 11-6-0 64.71% +22.00
02/08/2019 6-10-0 37.50% -25.00
02/07/2019 6-6-0 50.00% -3.00
02/06/2019 5-9-0 35.71% -24.50
02/05/2019 7-9-0 43.75% -14.50
02/04/2019 7-5-0 58.33% +7.50
02/03/2019 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
02/02/2019 11-12-1 47.83% -11.00
02/01/2019 5-4-0 55.56% +3.00


Totals............148-156-1......48.68%......-134.00

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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

02/28/2019...............2 - 2....................-1.00....................1 - 3.................-11.50............-12.50
02/27/2019...............4 - 2....................+9.00...................3 - 5.................-12.50............-3.50
02/26/2019...............1 - 2...................-6.00.....................1 - 2..................-6.00.............-12.00
02/25/2019...............2 - 3....................-6.50....................3 - 4..................-7.00.............-13.50
02/24/2019...............2 - 1....................+4.50...................2 - 1..................+4.50...........+9.00
02/23/2019...............5 - 1....................+19.50.................3 - 3.................-1.50..............+18.00
02/22/2019...............4 - 2....................+9.00...................3 - 6................-18.00.............-9.00
02/21/2019...............3 - 1....................+9.50...................1 - 5................-22.50.............-13.00
02/14/2019...............1 - 2....................-6.00....................2 - 1................+4.50..............-1.50
02/13/2019...............4 - 1...................+14.50..................5 - 4................+3.00.............+17.50
02/12/2019...............0 - 3...................-16.50...................2 - 3.................-6.50...............-23.00
02/11/2019...............2 - 4...................-12.00...................5 - 2.................+19.00............+7.00
02/10/2019...............1 - 3...................-11.50...................2 - 3.................-6.50...............-18.00
02/09/2019...............4 - 4...................-2.00.....................6 - 2................+19.00............+17.00
02/08/2019...............2 - 3...................-6.50.....................3 - 3.................-1.50...............-8.00
02/07/2019...............2 - 2...................-1.00.....................3 - 2.................+4.00..............+3.00
02/06/2019...............2 - 4...................-12.00...................2 - 4.................-12.00..............-24.00
02/05/2019...............3 - 2..................+4.00.....................3 - 3.................-1.50...............+2.50
02/04/2019...............1 - 1...................-1.00.....................3 - 2.................+4.00..............+3.00
02/03/2019...............1 - 1...................-1.00.....................2 - 1.................+4.50..............+3.50
02/02/2019...............4 - 3...................+3.50....................5 - 5.................-2.50...............+1.00
02/01/2019...............2 - 1...................+4.50....................1 - 3.................-11.50..............-7.00


Totals.....................51 - 47.................-5.00...................61 - 67...............-58.50..............-63.50

[StarDust Bum]

Friday’s 6-pack

— Magic 103, Warriors 96— Golden State lost four of its last six games.

— Green Bay 70, Wright State 67— Raiders fall into a tie for first atop the Horizon.

— Stanford 98, Washington State 50— Cardinal led 52-15 at halftime. Oy.

— Wichita State 65, UConn 63— Shockers hit corner jumper at the buzzer.

— 76ers 108, Thunder 104— Philly had lost 19 in a row to the Thunder.

— UCLA 93, USC 88 OT— In their last two games, Trojans are 1-13 on the foul line. They made 19-49 on the arc on this game; those two stats do not go together.

Quote of the Day
“You would show up and they really feed you and you play pickup and they feed you again and you leave.”
Purdue coach Matt Painter, a basketball-playing extra in the movie Blue Chips, in 1993

Friday’s quiz
Where did Jason Witten play his college football?

Thursday’s quiz
Eric Musselman used to coach Sacramento and Golden State in the NBA.

Wednesday’s quiz
Buzz Williams is the basketball coach at Virginia Tech; he left Marquette to coach in Blacksburg.



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Friday’s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…..

13) Bryce Harper signs with the Phillies for 13 years, $330M, which works out to $156,695.16 per game, for every game the Phillies play thru 2031. All guaranteed money.

Keep in mind the National League will probably have the DH starting in 2022, so as Harper gets older, he can take “days off” but still have his bat in the lineup.

California’s state income tax, at its highest level is over 12%, Pennsylvania has a flat 3% income tax, which may help explain this decision. Giants made a 12-year, $310 million offer, which was actually a decent amount less than the Phillies’ offer, after taxes.

12) MLB Network was showing spring training games Thursday afternoon, but the games quickly got the hook once Harper’s signing was announced. Not sure I needed to hear four hours of people discussing Harper signing his contract. I don’t give a rat’s ass about anything Bob Costas says.

If you play fantasy baseball, not the best day to have Nick Williams on your team, like I do. The 25-year old OF loses his starting job now that Harper is in Philly.

Funny thing, Phillies played split squad games Thursday, and Williams wasn’t in either game, which at 1pm struck me as odd. At 3:00, it made a lot more sense.

Please trade Nick Williams!!!!! (Baltimore, Miami, Arizona???)

11) Jason Witten came out of retirement and will play for the Cowboys again next season, which opens up a spot in ESPN’s Monday Night Football booth.

10) Tommy John missed the 1975 season after he had the original “Tommy John surgery” on his elbow. Here are his career stats, before and after the surgery:

Before: 12 years, 124-106. 318 starts, one All-Star Game
After: 14 years, 164-125, 382 starts, three All-Star Games

He pitched in the major leagues until he was 46 years old.

9) Kyler Murray made a lot of money at the NFL Combine Thursday, when he was measured at just over 5-10, and weighed in at 207 pounds. Pretty much the same size as Russell Wilson. he is going to be a top-10 draft pick in April.

8) Raiders are now expected to play home games in Oakland next season, with the plan being to move into their new dome in Las Vegas in 2020.

7) Upsets of the night in college basketball:
— California (+13.5) 76, Washington 73
— North Dakota (+9.5) 88, Fort Wayne 82
— Florida Atlantic (+9) 60, North Texas
— Elon (+7.5) 73, James Madison 58
— Marshall (+7) 90, Louisiana Tech 79
— Xavier (+5) 84, St John’s 73

6) If you live in the Albany area, the 3rd-oldest coin/jewelry store in America is on Wolf Road in Colonie, kind of near Ted’s Fish Fry. Ferris Coin & Jewelry is a pretty cool place; they’ve been in business since 1930. I have some old $2 bills that I thought might be valuable (they’re not), but the people in there were very nice and they answered all my questions.

5) Actor Mahershala Ali, who won an Academy Award for the movie Green Book last weekend, played basketball in college at Saint Mary’s; he averaged 7 points a game as a senior, back when he was known as Ali Gilmore.

4) Something to think about two weeks from now: over last four years, Kentucky is 12-0 in the SEC basketball tournament, with nine wins by 10+ points.

In the four tournament finals, Wildcats started 19 different players. Isaiah Briscoe was only guy to start in two of them.

3) Johnny Manziel got kicked out of the CFL; they didn’t say why. Manziel had been playing for the Montreal Alouettes, who are coached by former Packers’ coach Mike Sherman. Sherman’s son-in-law is Zac Taylor, the Cincinnati Bengals’ new coach.

2) Kid on Xavier made a foul line jumper against St John’s last night, and it dawned on me; you almost never see that shot taken anymore. Everything is layups and 3’s; mid-range jumpers are frowned upon by the analytics people.

1) Indiana University (PA) started the last week of the regular season ranked No. 2 in the country in Division II, but when they showed up at Edinboro State for their game Wednesday, they realized they had made the 100+-mile trip without an important thing- their uniforms.

I put myself thru college as student manager of a D-III basketball team; I shudder to think of the grief their manager(s) took for this mistake. IUP won 87-59, much to the manager’(s) relief, but guaranteed they’ll be obsessive about not forgetting things the rest of the season.

Indiana, PA by the way, is the Christmas Tree Capital of the World; when I was in college, we played in their Christmas tournament, the Christmas Tree Classic. Next town over from Indiana is Punxatawney, where the ground hog sees (or doesn’t see) his shadow every February 2.

[StarDust Bum]

TO THOSE WHO VISIT MY THREAD HERE, HOOPS, AND MLB I'LL BE GONE THE NEXT 10 DAYS CARING FOR MY BROTHER GOING THRU CANCER TREATMENTS. i'LL POST WHEN TIME PERMITS IN THE MEAN TIME MY BUDDY UDOG WILL BE POSTING TRENDS, NEWS AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DAYS GAMES.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL AND SEE YOU WHEN AM BACK .......:toast:

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, March 1


Milwaukee @ LA Lakers

Game 553-554
March 1, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
125.934
LA Lakers
112.736
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 13
227
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 4 1/2
236
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-4 1/2); Under

LA Clippers @ Sacramento

Game 551-552
March 1, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
117.705
Sacramento
116.109
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 1 1/2
232
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Sacramento
by 3 1/2
239 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(+3 1/2); Under

New Orleans @ Phoenix

Game 549-550
March 1, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
105.758
Phoenix
105.174
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 1
245
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 4 1/2
237 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+4 1/2); Over

Washington @ Boston

Game 547-548
March 1, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
115.871
Boston
117.981
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2
236
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 9
230 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+9); Over

Portland @ Toronto

Game 541-542
March 1, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
114.157
Toronto
122.169
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 8
234
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 5
225
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-5); Over

Charlotte @ Brooklyn

Game 545-546
March 1, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
115.350
Brooklyn
114.057
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 1 1/2
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Brooklyn
by 3 1/2
228
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(+3 1/2); Under

Chicago @ Atlanta

Game 543-544
March 1, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
108.976
Atlanta
113.756
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 5
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 2 1/2
230 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-2 1/2); Under

[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, March 1

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PORTLAND (38 - 23) at TORONTO (45 - 17) - 3/1/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 35-26 ATS (+6.4 Units) in all games this season.
PORTLAND is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
PORTLAND is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in non-conference games this season.
PORTLAND is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PORTLAND is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 51-38 ATS (+9.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 25-11 ATS (+12.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 25-11 ATS (+12.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 205-257 ATS (-77.7 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 PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-1 straight up against PORTLAND 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 (17 - 45) at ATLANTA (21 - 41) - 3/1/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) against Southeast division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) in March games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 32-48 ATS (-20.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 14-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-4 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-4 straight up against ATLANTA 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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CHARLOTTE (28 - 33) at BROOKLYN (32 - 31) - 3/1/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 61-76 ATS (-22.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 22-39 ATS (-20.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 47-67 ATS (-26.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 81-63 ATS (+11.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 24-15 ATS (+7.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
BROOKLYN is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) against Southeast division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 7-3 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 6-4 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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WASHINGTON (25 - 36) at BOSTON (37 - 25) - 3/1/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 25-34 ATS (-12.4 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 9-22 ATS (-15.2 Units) in road games this season.
WASHINGTON is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
WASHINGTON is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 8-24 ATS (-18.4 Units) in road games against Atlantic division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 137-174 ATS (-54.4 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) in road games after allowing 115 points or more this season.
WASHINGTON is 2-14 ATS (-13.4 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more this season.
WASHINGTON is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 6-20 ATS (-16.0 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
WASHINGTON is 6-19 ATS (-14.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
WASHINGTON is 15-30 ATS (-18.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 90-68 ATS (+15.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 49-31 ATS (+14.9 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 176-139 ATS (+23.1 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
BOSTON is 31-19 ATS (+10.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 32-20 ATS (+10.0 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 62-44 ATS (+13.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 10-6 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-8 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
12 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW ORLEANS (27 - 36) at PHOENIX (12 - 50) - 3/1/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) on Friday nights this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 83-69 ATS (+7.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 30-17 ATS (+11.3 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 26-36 ATS (-13.6 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
PHOENIX is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
PHOENIX is 27-42 ATS (-19.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 10-25 ATS (-17.5 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 230 over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 21-34 ATS (-16.4 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) after allowing 115 points or more this season.
PHOENIX is 19-30 ATS (-14.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
PHOENIX is 13-24 ATS (-13.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 20-32 ATS (-15.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
PHOENIX is 11-26 ATS (-17.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 6-2 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 7-1 straight up against PHOENIX 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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LA CLIPPERS (34 - 29) at SACRAMENTO (31 - 30) - 3/1/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 225-285 ATS (-88.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
SACRAMENTO is 37-24 ATS (+10.6 Units) in all games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 34-21 ATS (+10.9 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
SACRAMENTO is 13-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
SACRAMENTO is 22-9 ATS (+12.1 Units) in home games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
SACRAMENTO is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
SACRAMENTO is 22-13 ATS (+7.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
SACRAMENTO is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) on Friday nights this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 21-7 ATS (+13.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 52-36 ATS (+12.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 8-3 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 10-1 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MILWAUKEE (47 - 14) at LA LAKERS (30 - 31) - 3/1/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 385-465 ATS (-126.5 Units) in the second half of the season since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 278-334 ATS (-89.4 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 64-110 ATS (-57.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 41-26 ATS (+12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 35-24 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) after allowing 115 points or more this season.
MILWAUKEE is 21-8 ATS (+12.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 14-2 ATS (+11.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 57-33 ATS (+20.7 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 25-34 ATS (-12.4 Units) in all games this season.
LA LAKERS are 145-186 ATS (-59.6 Units) in March games since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 2-2 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 3-1 straight up against LA LAKERS 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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[Udog]

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, March 1

Portland won its last five games, were underdog in three of them; Blazers are 6-2 vs spread in last eight road games. Over is 8-3-1 in their last dozen games. Toronto won eight of its last nine games; they’re 4-7 vs spread in last 11 home games. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Blazers lost six of last seven games with Toronto; they’re 2-2 vs spread in last four visits to Canada. Six of last eight series games went over.

Chicago won four of its last five games; they covered six of last eight road games. Eight of their last ten games went over. Hawks split their last six games; they’re 4-1 vs spread in last five home games. Four of their last six games stayed under. Bulls won five of their last six games with the Hawks; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five visits to Atlanta. Four of last five series games stayed under the total.

Hornets lost seven of their last nine games; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five road games. Four of their last five games went over. Brooklyn split its last eight games; they’re 2-6-1 vs spread in last nine home games. Six of their last eight games went over. Hornets are 5-3 in their last eight games with the Nets; they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four visits to Brooklyn. Under is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Washington lost four of its last five games; they’re 2-5 vs spread in last five road games. Wizards’ last ten games went over the total. Boston lost six of its last eight games; they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four home games. Three of their last four games stayed under. Road team won four of last five Wizard-Celtic games; Washington is 1-3 vs spread in its last four visits to Boston. Eight of last nine series games went over.

Pelicans lost four of their last six games; they’re 0-3 vs spread in last three road games. Four of their last five games went over. Phoenix lost 17 of its last 18 games; they’re 1-3-1 vs spread in last five home games. Seven of their last nine games stayed under. New Orleans won its last seven games with the Suns; they covered their last four trips to the desert. Four of last six series tilts stayed under the total.

Clippers are 4-3 in their last seven games; they’re 6-4-1 vs spread in last 11 road games. Five of their last seven games went over the total. Sacramento lost four of its last five games; they’re 11-1 vs spread in last dozen home games. Under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Clippers won their last eight games with the Kings; they’re 3-1 vs spread in last four visits to Sacramento. Over is 5-0-1 in last six series games.

Bucks won 12 of their last 13 games; they’re 0-2-1 vs spread in last three road games. Five of their last seven games stayed under. Lakers lost six of their last nine games; they’re 4-1 vs spread in last five games at Staples. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Milwaukee won four of its last five games with the Lakers; they’re 2-3 vs spread in last five series games played here. Over is 5-3 in last eight series games.

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, March 1

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Trend Report
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Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Charlotte is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games
Charlotte is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Charlotte is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Charlotte is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Brooklyn
Charlotte is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Brooklyn
Charlotte is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Charlotte is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 8 games
Brooklyn is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Brooklyn is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home
Brooklyn is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Brooklyn is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Charlotte
Brooklyn is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Charlotte
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Brooklyn is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games when playing at home against Charlotte

Chicago Bulls
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games
Chicago is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Portland's last 13 games
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games on the road
Portland is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Toronto
Portland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 8 games when playing Toronto
Portland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Portland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games at home
Toronto is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Portland
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Portland
Toronto is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Portland
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Portland

Washington Wizards
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Washington is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Boston
Washington is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Boston
Washington is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Celtics
Boston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games at home
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Washington
Boston is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Washington
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
New Orleans is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 7 games on the road
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
New Orleans is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 1-17 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games at home
Phoenix is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Phoenix is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Phoenix is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Orleans

Los Angeles Clippers
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 7 games
LA Clippers is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
LA Clippers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Clippers's last 16 games on the road
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing Sacramento
LA Clippers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Clippers's last 9 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Sacramento is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Sacramento's last 22 games
Sacramento is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Sacramento is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Sacramento's last 11 games at home
Sacramento is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
Sacramento is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Sacramento's last 9 games when playing at home against LA Clippers

Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
Milwaukee is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Milwaukee's last 22 games on the road
Milwaukee is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LA Lakers
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Milwaukee is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
LA Lakers is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee


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[Udog]

Friday's Essentials
Tony Mejia

Game of the Night - Portland at Toronto (-5, 226.5), 8:05 ET, ESPN

The Trail Blazers are the team we choose to overlook.

Maybe it’s because they’re tucked in the Pacific Northwest and they seemingly operate in stealth mode due to the shadow cast by the Warriors, Nuggets, Thunder and Rockets, but the five-game winning streak they’ve put together now has them even with OKC behind conference leaders Golden State and Denver. No one has a longer run going entering Friday night’s action. The five-game surge has seen them cover every game, opening with a 129-107 rout of the Warriors just before the All-Star break and featuring a perfect run on the road through Eastern Conference competition.

Portland posted double-digit routs in Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Cleveland before compounding Boston’s misfortune with Wednesday night’s 97-92 victory. Its’ seven-game trip continues in Canada tonight before stops in Charlotte and Memphis on Sunday and Tuesday. If the Blazers handle business as an underdog for the fourth time on their current run, they’ll be favored to complete a perfect road on the run and will be the talk of the NBA entering next Thursday’s nationally-televised home date against Oklahoma City.

The Trail Blazers are making themselves impossible to overlook.

They should already have wanted posters splattered throughout post offices in East cities given their 18-4 record against the conference. Considering there’s more depth at the top than there’s been in years, that’s impressive. If they sweep the Atlantic Division-leading Raptors, they’ll win a sixth straight contest for the first time since capturing 13 wins in a row between Feb. 14-March 18, similarly starting the streak just before the All-Star break and coming out of it with 12 consecutive conquests. The difference is that they were at home for nine of those wins, but it is a reminder we were having conversations about how seriously to take Portland last March and it wound up swept out of the first-round by a Pelicans team they couldn’t match up with.

The Blazers have added another quality offensive center in Enes Kanter and also just added Rodney Hood to try and strengthen the bench, but they’re largely the same group. Forward Jake Layman has taken a step forward. Moe Harkless has been an x-factor since getting healthy during this run after having knee surgery last March, coming up with a season-high 17 points and 10 boards in Wednesday’s upset in Boston. Still, this remains a team reliant on the smallish backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. Will there always be a ceiling?

Another test against a quality team like the Raptors, who went 8-1 in February and own one of the league’s top frontcourts, will give us another opportunity to see how they measure up. With Harkless back and Kanter having a little more experience with this group under his belt, this is a fantastic test for those guys and mainstays Jusuf Nurkic, Al-Farouq Aminu and Evan Turner given the level of competition. The versatility provided by Kawhi Leonard, Most Improved Player lock Pascal Siakam and centers Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol is Toronto’s biggest weapon.

Portland won the first meeting 122-118 on Dec. 14, outrebounding the Raps 38-37 and holding on despite being outscored 72-70 in the second half. Kyle Lowry was absent for that game, so the Blazers will have to deal with Toronto’s All-Star point guard in addition to Gasol. Their bench was the difference, outscoring the Raptors’ 58-26. Zach Collins and Meyers Leonard, expected to see minutes decrease with Kanter on board and Harkless back, combined for 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting and seven boards. Nik Stauskas, who scored 13 points in that game, has since been traded to Cleveland for Hood.

Like Portland, the Raps also come off a win over Boston, beating them at home on Tuesday as Leonard and Siakam combined for 46 points in a 118-95 rout. Toronto led by as much as 31 points after pulling away thanks to an 18-0 second-quarter run. It made 17 3-pointers, one off its career-high. Lowry looks healthy, dishing out 11 assists. Gasol looked as engaged as he has since arriving from Memphis, contributing five points, five rebounds and eight assists in just over 23 minutes. They recovered from 113-98 rout suffered on Sunday and should be well-rested since this will be only their fourth game out of the break and all have been at home. Toronto has won 15 of 17 overall at the newly renamed Scotiabank Arena, where their 26-6 mark ranks behind only Denver and Milwaukee in home winning percentage. Portland is looking to even its road mark at 15-15, which would mark the first time since November that it is back at .500 in away games.

The Blazers had their 26-game run of scoring over 100 points snapped in Wednesday’s win over Boston. The ‘over’ has connected in nine of Portland’s last 13 contests.

Best of the Rest

Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:35 p.m. ET: The Hornets now have company atop the Southeast Division since Orlando’s upset of Golden State got them even in the standings. Kemba Walker had a tremendous game against the Warriors earlier in the week but missed a huge shot that would’ve tied it down the stretch. He’s come up empty in defending the home floor in Charlotte against the defending champs and the Rockets, but always relishes being back in his native New York and seems to be out of a slump that sabotaged his All-Star Game experience. This is the first time since just prior to that weekend that he’ll be shooting outside Spectrum Center, looking to get even after last Friday night’s 117-115 home loss to the Nets. Walker’s 32 points were overcome by D’Angelo Russell’s 40. Brooklyn’s All-Star scored the final 12 points in tying a career-high and will have guard Spencer Dinwiddie back to lend a hand for the first time since tearing ligaments in his thumb on Jan. 23. Brooklyn’s upset win last week ended a three-game losing streak at the hands of the Hornets. The Nets have standout wing Caris LeVert back from a horrific ankle injury and have seen him show flashes of his early form despite the fact he’s coming off an 0-for-5 showing in Wednesday’s loss to Washington, the Nets’ fourth home loss in six games following a 13-1 run from Dec. 7-Jan. 29. The ‘over’ is 6-2 in Brooklyn’s last eight games and has connected in four of the last five involving Charlotte.

Washington at Boston, 8:05 p.m. ET: The Celtics are on a season-long four-game losing streak and have dropped six consecutive games in which Kyrie Irving has participated in, putting a disconnect between himself and teammates on full display for anyone that hadn’t already been paying attention. The Wizards come in as a dangerous underdog despite missing John Wall and having moved on from Otto Porter and Markieff Morris. New guys like Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker know the Celtics have been public enemy No. 1 for Washington for years and like to mix it up. The Wizards are just 8-16 on the road after winning in Brooklyn, having been led by Bradley Beal’s 31 points, wrapping up a February that saw him average over 30. Wall was the driving force last time these teams played each other on Dec. 12, finishing with 34 points and 13 assists, but Irving scored 38 and the Celtics won 130-125. Maybe seeing Washington’s porous defense will help Boston get going. The Wizards have seen the ‘over’ connect in 10 straight games as they’ve averaged 120.5 points while surrendering 125.5 in that stretch. The high-side has connected in 12 of 13.

L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10:05 p.m. ET: The Kings have dropped consecutive games and are in danger of falling back down to .500 with 20 games remaining if they fail to protect their home floor tonight. The Clippers and Spurs are even at 34-29 and take up residence in the final two playoffs pots in the Western Conference, 2.5 games up on ninth-place Sacramento and an additional game up on the Lakers (30-31). The Kings took their best shot at the Bucks in Wednesday’s 141-140 OT loss and are 1-3 since action resumed post-break, claiming only an upset in Oklahoma City. This will be their first game as a favorite, but they must overcome the absence of standout rookie forward Marvin Bagley III, who suffered a knee sprain against Milwaukee and will be out at least a week. L.A. beat Sacramento 122-108 on Jan. 27 behind 25 points from Montrezl Harrell and can sweep the season-series 4-0 with a road upset. The Clips have averaged 127.3 points per game in the three victories and the ‘over’ has gone 2-0-1. The high-side has hit in five of the last seven involving L.A. Opening at 240, this is expected to close as the largest total of the evening.

Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 10:35 p.m. ET:The Lakers finally got on the board after the All-Star break, surviving New Orleans at Staples in part because Anthony Davis sat the last quarter-and-a-half. LeBron James sealed the win with a huge 3-pointers and finished with 33 points and 10 assists, but we’ll see how he fares against Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has been bothered by a sore right knee this week and many not play his full complement of minutes. The Bucks are exercising caution with their star, a luxury they can afford since they own the NBA’s best record. This presents L.A. with a golden opportunity to steal a game as an underdog to offset some of the bad losses they’ve suffered over the past few weeks. Considering how challenging their remaining schedule is, the Lakers will need to pull off a few upsets to avoid missing the playoffs. Lonzo Ball (ankle) remains sidelined and Lance Stephenson (toe) won’t play, while the Bucks will be without backup point guard George Hill (groin). These teams have yet to play this season and will meet again at Fiserv Forum on March 19. Eric Bledsoe comes off a triple-double in the Bucks’ OT win in Sacramento and scored a game-high 39 points in last March’s 124-122 win over the Lakers in the last meeting between these franchises. Antetokounmpo may again be kept to about 24 minutes for maintenance reasons and probably won’t play in Utah on Saturday night if he participates. The ‘under’ has delivered in five of the last seven involving the Bucks.

[Udog]

Hoop Trends - Friday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Kings are 14-0 ATS (+9.00 ppg) as a favorite with rest.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Suns are 0-12 ATS (-8.92 ppg) as a home dog with more than two days of rest.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Wizards are 16-0 OU (+19.00 ppg) as a road dog with less than two days rest off a win in a road game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Lakers are 0-14 OU (-11.82 ppg) at home with less than two days rest off a win in which they scored more than 50 points in the paint.

[Udog]

By: Monique Vág



Home court advantage

The Hornets travel to Brooklyn having lost five of the most recent six games but have historically done well versus the Nets winning 10 of the most recent 14 matchups in the head-to-head.

The Hornets have surrendered an average of 118.7 points per game over their most recent three games. When these two teams met just over a week ago, it was D’Angelo Russell’s 40 points that helped the Nets secure the win. Look for Brooklyn to once again find success versus the Hornets and back them to cover as 3-point home favorites.


Extending their winning ways

The Blazers travel to Toronto having won five straight games but haven’t had much look versus the Raptors in the past, winning only one of the most recent seven contests.

Toronto has been dominant at Scotiabank Arena this season posting a 26-6 record, including winning 15 of the most recent 17 games there.

With Portland struggling to score points early on in road games, averaging only 52.1 first half points away from home, and just 48.3 in the first half of games in last three head-to-head meetings, back Toronto to find success early on and take them to cover the first half spread of 2.5-points.


Orchestrating some offense

New Orleans hope to make it six straight wins versus the Suns as they are 5.5-point road favorites today. Look for Pelicans’ starting point guard Elfrid Payton to once again be a factor on the scoreboard since returning from injury.

Today, he is up against a Suns team surrendering an average of 24.2 points, 6.6 boards, and 8.5 dimes to opposing point guards. Payton has averaged 10.6 assists per game over his most recent three, and in what projects to be a high scoring game, back Over his points, rebounds, assists total of 22.5.


There’s no place like home

The Clippers have historically gotten the better of the Kings winning nine of the last 10 meetings overall, and five straight at the Golden 1 Center. Despite their success over the past couple of seasons, this year’s Kings team is different, and have played very well at home winning nine of their last 11 and covering the spread in 11-of-12 at home.

Look for Sacramento to keep things close and back them to cover the spread as 3.5-point home underdogs.


Lighting it up by halftime

The Bucks are 4.5-point favorites as they put their six-game winning streak on the line on the road versus the Lakers. Los Angeles have struggled to put together two wins in a row, and this task will not be easy versus a Bucks team averaging 132.7 points per game over their most recent three.

With Milwaukee averaging 68.3 first half points per game over their most recent three, and Los Angeles 58.7 throughout the most recent three game stretch, look for points to rack up early and back the first half game total Over 115.

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Saturday’s 6-pack

— Royals’ catcher Salvador Perez hurt his elbow, is expected to miss this season.

— Princeton loses senior guard Devin Cannady for the rest of the season; he has left school.

— Eric Bledsoe agreed to a four-year, $70M extension with the Milwaukee Bucks.

— Michigan loses 6-6 senior Charles Matthews with “significant ligament damage” in his right ankle. Big loss for the Wolverines.

— So far this season, NHL teams are 140-153 when playing a second consecutive night; 48-46 at home, 92-117 on the road.

— Bryce Harper’s deal with the Phillies led William Hill sports books in Nevada to adjust Philadelphia’s season win total by 2.5 games, from 87 to 89.5. Phillies World Series odds went from from 12-1 to 10-1.

Quote of the Day
“A ship is safe in the harbor, but that is not what ships are built for.” John A. Shed

Saturday’s quiz
Who was the Phillies’ manager when they won the World Series in 2008?

Friday’s quiz
Jason Witten played his college football at Tennessee.

Thursday’s quiz
Eric Musselman used to coach Sacramento and Golden State in the NBA.

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Saturday’s List of 13: Questions to ponder on a winter day……

13) If you got to pick an all-time starting five to win one basketball game, which five guys would you choose?

12) If you could go to one regular season college basketball game, which arena would you want to go to?

11) If you could go to any college basketball conference tournament, which one would you pick?

10) If you could go for free anywhere in the world where you’ve never been before, where would you want to go?

9) You’re coaching a football team; game is tied with 2:00 to go. Your team has the ball on its own 25-yard line. Who would you want the quarterback to be?

8) If you could go to one regular season college football game, which stadium would you want to go to?

7) Which Super Bowl was your favorite?

6) Who is your all-time favorite musician?

5) You’re managing a baseball team; bases loaded, two out, bottom of 9th, tie game. Your team is up; what hitter would you want at the plate?

4) If the other team was up, what pitcher would you want on the mound for your team?

3) If you could go to one baseball game, which stadium would you want to go to?

2) Who is favorite all-time actor? Actress?

1) Which sport is your favorite?

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Saturday's Top Action
Tom Wilkinson

Everyone has just assumed that the Golden State Warriors will win the Western Conference and roll to another NBA title. If you look at the current standings you might be surprised to see that Golden State is just barely in front of Denver for the best record in the West.

The Warriors have looked vulnerable lately and they face a difficult road test at the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night in a game that can be seen on ABC. Let’s look at Saturday’s game and NBA picks.

Golden State Warriors at Philadelphia 76ers
Date and Time: Saturday, March 2, 2019, 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
NBA Odds: TBA
Warriors vs. 76ers TV Coverage: ABC

The Warriors are wrapping up a four-game road trip on Saturday night. Golden State started with a win in Charlotte, but then they were shocked by Dwyane Wade and the Heat on Wednesday. Golden State then had to face the Orlando Magic on Thursday. The Warriors are just 14-16 ATS on the road, with 19 games going over and 11 going under. They are averaging 118.9 points per game but giving up just over 112 per contest. Stephen Curry leads the team in scoring at just over 27 points per game.

Golden State is not in a great spot on Saturday, as this will be their third game in four days, but at least they did have Friday off. Golden State is without a doubt the best team in the NBA but their intensity level has been very inconsistent lately. The Warriors realize they are the best team in the NBA and they don’t always give a full effort for 48 minutes.

Philadelphia has the looks of a team that can compete with Golden State, but only if they are healthy. The 76ers have been without All-Star center Joel Embiid of late and his status for Saturday is up in the air. It was thought he would be ready for this game, but we haven’t had any recent updates. His backup, Boban Marjanovic is also injured. Embiid has been rehabbing his sore left knee, while Marjanovic has a bone bruise and a sprained right knee. He will not play on Saturday.

Philadelphia is 16-16 ATS at home this season, with 17 games going over the total and 15 going under. They are averaging 115.7 points per game and giving up just over 112 per contest.

Key Stats

Philadelphia broke a 10-game losing streak against Golden State by winning 113-104 in January. The 76ers were 8-point road underdogs in that contest that easily went under the total. The 76ers are 7-3 ATS in the last ten meetings against the Warriors and seven of the ten went under the total. The teams have split their last ten games in Philadelphia, but the 76ers have been an excellent bet, going 9-1 ATS. Six of those ten went under the total.