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    Armadillo's Write-Up

    Tuesday, February 5


    Lakers lost five of their last seven games; they covered three of last four road games. Four of their last five games stayed under the total. Indiana won its last two games after an 0-4 skid; they’re 5-3 vs spread in last eight home games. Eight of their last ten games stayed under. Home side won nine of last ten Laker-Pacer games; LA is 2-3 vs spread in its last five visits to Indiana. Last four series games stayed under the total.

    Celtics won four in row, nine of last ten games; they’re 0-5-1 vs spread in last six road games, with last four of those staying under total. Cavaliers won two of last three games, covered three of last four; they’re 3-8 vs spread in last 11 home games. Three of their last four games stayed under. Home side won eight of last nine Boston-Cleveland games; Celtics are 0-3 vs spread in their last three visits to Ohio. Three of last four series games went over.

    Clippers lost three of their last four games; they’re 6-3-1 vs spread in last ten road games. Under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games. Hornets won three of last four games; they’re 3-1-1 vs spread in last five home games. Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Clippers won eight of last nine games with Charlotte; LA is 3-2 vs spread in its last five visits to Tobacco Road. Four of last six series games stayed under.

    Pistons split their last 12 games after a 2-9 skid; they’re 2-3 vs spread in last five road games. Under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games. New York lost its last 13 games; they’re 2-11 vs spread in last 13 home games. Knicks’ last seven games stayed under. Detroit won its last four games with the Knicks; home side won eight of last ten series games. Pistons are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Manhattan, but covered last two. Last four series games went over total.

    Oklahoma City won seven of its last eight games; they covered four of their last five road games. 11 of their last 13 games went over the total. Magic won their last two games after a 1-7 skid; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six home games. Four of their last five games stayed under. Thunder won seven of last nine games with Orlando; they’re 3-3 vs spread in their last six trips to central Florida. Seven of last ten series games went over the total.

    Raptors won 10 of their last 13 games; they’re 1-10 vs spread in last 11 road games. Over is 8-1 in their last nine road games. 76ers won seven of their last ten games; they’re 3-4 vs spread in last seven home games. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Home side won eight of last nine Toronto-Philly games; Raptors covered once in their last four visits to Philly. Six of last eight series games went over.

    Timberwolves lost three of last four games; they’re 4-1 vs spread on road since their coaching change. Under is 3-1 in their last four games. Memphis lost 11 of its last 13 games; they’re 3-9 vs spread in last dozen home games. Grizzlies’ last four games stayed under. Grizzlies won five of last seven games with Minnesota; seven of last eight series games stayed under the total. Wolves covered once in their last four visits to Memphis.

    Heat lost its last three games, all at home; they covered three of last four road games. Six of their last seven games stayed under. Trailblazers won their last four games; they’re 6-2 vs spread in last eight home games. Five of their last six games went over. Portland won five of last six games with Miami; three of last four series games went over total. Heat is 0-4 vs spread in its last four visits to Oregon.

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    • NBA

      Tuesday, February 5


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      Trend Report
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      Boston Celtics
      Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
      Boston is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
      Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
      The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
      Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
      The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
      Cleveland Cavaliers
      Cleveland is 5-10-1 ATS in its last 16 games
      Cleveland is 3-19 SU in its last 22 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
      The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Boston
      Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
      The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing at home against Boston

      Los Angeles Clippers
      The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Clippers's last 18 games
      LA Clippers is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
      LA Clippers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games on the road
      LA Clippers is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Charlotte
      LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Charlotte
      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing Charlotte
      LA Clippers is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
      LA Clippers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
      Charlotte Hornets
      Charlotte is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
      Charlotte is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games when playing LA Clippers
      Charlotte is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Clippers
      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
      Charlotte is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
      Charlotte is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Clippers

      Los Angeles Lakers
      LA Lakers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
      LA Lakers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
      LA Lakers is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Indiana
      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing Indiana
      LA Lakers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
      The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 10 games when playing on the road against Indiana
      Indiana Pacers
      Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
      Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana's last 9 games
      Indiana is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Lakers
      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
      Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
      The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 10 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

      Detroit Pistons
      Detroit is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
      Detroit is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 14 games
      Detroit is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
      Detroit is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
      The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 9 games on the road
      Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York
      The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing New York
      Detroit is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against New York
      Detroit is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against New York
      The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against New York
      New York Knicks
      New York is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
      New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games
      New York is 2-11-1 ATS in its last 14 games at home
      New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games at home
      New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
      The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Detroit
      New York is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against Detroit
      New York is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Detroit
      The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit

      Minnesota Timberwolves
      Minnesota is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
      The total has gone OVER in 16 of Minnesota's last 23 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
      Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
      Minnesota is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
      The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games on the road
      Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Memphis
      Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Memphis
      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Memphis
      Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
      Minnesota is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Memphis
      The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Memphis
      Memphis Grizzlies
      Memphis is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games
      Memphis is 7-17-1 ATS in its last 25 games
      Memphis is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games
      Memphis is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games at home
      Memphis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 7 games at home
      Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
      Memphis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
      The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
      Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
      Memphis is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Minnesota
      The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota

      Orlando Magic
      Orlando is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
      Orlando is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games
      Orlando is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
      Orlando is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
      Orlando is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Oklahoma City
      Orlando is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing Oklahoma City
      The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
      Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
      Orlando is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
      Oklahoma City Thunder
      Oklahoma City is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
      Oklahoma City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
      The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games
      Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
      The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games at home
      Oklahoma City is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Orlando
      Oklahoma City is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Orlando
      The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games when playing Orlando
      Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
      Oklahoma City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Orlando

      Toronto Raptors
      Toronto is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games
      Toronto is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
      Toronto is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
      The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
      Toronto is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Philadelphia
      Toronto is 20-3 SU in its last 23 games when playing Philadelphia
      The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 13 games when playing Philadelphia
      Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
      The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
      Philadelphia 76ers
      Philadelphia is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
      Philadelphia is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
      The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games at home
      Philadelphia is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Toronto
      Philadelphia is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games when playing Toronto
      The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 13 games when playing Toronto
      Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Toronto
      The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto

      Miami Heat
      Miami is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
      Miami is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
      The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games
      Miami is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
      The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games on the road
      Miami is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland
      Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Portland
      The total has gone OVER in 12 of Miami's last 18 games when playing Portland
      Miami is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
      Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
      Portland Trail Blazers
      Portland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
      Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
      The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games
      Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
      Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
      The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games at home
      Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
      Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
      The total has gone OVER in 12 of Portland's last 18 games when playing Miami
      Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
      Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
      The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games when playing at home against Miami


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      • Hoop Trends - Tuesday
        Vince Akins

        ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

        -- The Cavaliers are 0-14 ATS (-14.04 ppg) at home after they scored more than 50 points in the paint last game.

        ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

        -- The 76ers are 11-0 ATS (9.05 ppg) at home off a road game in which they had an assist percentage at least 10 worse than their season-to-date average.

        OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

        -- The Raptors are 11-0-1 OU (14.00 ppg) as a dog with rest facing an opponent averaging more than 15 turnovers per game.

        OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

        -- The Hornets are 0-10 OU (-15.90 ppg) with rest after a win in which they trailed by 15+ points.

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        • According to reports, LeBron James will play tonight @ Pacers after sitting out Saturday night's game vs. the Warriors.
          Pointspread: Lakers -3.5
          Total: 217


          According to reports, Celtics' Marcus Morris (knee) has been ruled OUT for tonight's game @ the Cavaliers.
          Boston is 2-2 SU & ATS without Morris this season. O/U 1-3.
          Pointspread: Celtics -11.5
          Total: 211.5

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          • By: Monique Vág



            Forcing up tough shots

            The Clippers travel to Charlotte to take on the Hornets as 3.5-point underdogs. They will once again be without one of their top scorers in Danilo Gallinari.

            The Clippers have historically done well playing against Charlotte winning eight of the last nine overall, and six of the last eight when playing on the road at Spectrum Center. Over their most recent 10 games, the Hornets have been held to an average of 101 points on 41 percent shooting. Look for Los Angeles to once again find success but grab the 3.5-points as underdogs just in case.


            A Smart start for Boston

            The Celtics are 11-point favorites on the road as they take on a Cavaliers team who have only managed to win six games at home and 11 overall this season. Despite the large spread, Boston will be very short handed with Kyrie Irving, Marcus Morris, and Aron Baynes all out.

            Look for the Celtics’ Marcus Smart to continue to thrive in the starting role and back Over his points, rebounds, assists total of 18.5 as his great defense often leads to good offensive opportunities and transition points.


            Owning the head-to-head

            The Raptors expect to have Kyle Lowry back for today's contest against Philadelphia. Toronto is one game behind Milwaukee for sole possession of first place in the East.

            Toronto has historically done well versus Philadelphia winning eight of the last 11 when on the road at Wells Fargo Center, and they have posted a 20-3 record over their last 23 versus the 76ers. Look for Toronto to take advantage of a defense ranked 21st in opponent points per game with 112, and back them as 3-point road underdogs.


            Go Over in Oklahoma

            Oklahoma City has been solid at home this season posting a 17-7 record. Today the Thunder host a Magic team who are trying to make it three straight victories.

            Over their last three games in the head-to-head, both teams have shot the ball well with Orlando shooting 48.8 percent from the floor, and Oklahoma City 46.9. The average score over those three contests was 115-114 in favor of the Thunder. The Over has hit in five of the last seven between these two and looks like a good play once again. Back Over the game total of 223.


            Cold shooting for Heat

            The Heat travel to Portland to take on a Trail Blazers team who have won three straight and 22 of 29 games at home this season.

            Today’s matchup is a battle or strength versus strength as the Blazers have shot the ball exceptionally well lately averaging 124 points on 50 percent shooting from the floor over the last three games. Defensively, the Heat have held opponents to 105.5 points per game and only 44.3 percent shooting.

            Give the edge to the Blazers as the Heat offense has been nonexistent over its past three games being held under 90 points in two of the last three games. Take Portland to cover as 7.5-point favorites.

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            • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
              GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


              LAL at IND 07:00 PM
              IND +2.0
              U 217.5

              LAC at CHA 07:00 PM
              CHA -3.5
              O 223.0


              BOS at CLE 07:00 PM
              CLE +10.5
              O 210.0

              DET at NY 07:30 PM
              NY +3.0
              O 207.5

              ORL at OKC 08:00 PM
              ORL +9.0
              O 224.0

              MIN at MEM 08:00 PM
              MEM +1.0
              U 206.0


              TOR at PHI 08:00 PM
              TOR +3.0
              O 231.0

              MIA at POR 10:30 PM
              POR -7.5
              O 211.5
              Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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              • Pacers rout James, Lakers 136-94
                February 5, 2019
                By The Associated Press


                PHILADELPHIA (AP) Kyle Lowry had 20 points amid reports that Toronto has offered him in a trade, and the Raptors held off the Philadelphia 76ers 119-107 on Tuesday night in a matchup between two of the Eastern Conference's top teams.

                Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points and Serge Ibaka had 20 points and 10 rebounds to help Toronto overcome another big game for Joel Embiid.

                Embiid had 37 points and 13 rebounds for his league-leading 44th double-double. Ben Simmons scored 20 points for Philadelphia, and Jimmy Butler had 18.

                Lowry seemed unfazed by a report from Sports Illustrated that Toronto had offered him to Memphis as part of a trade package for Mike Conley and Marc Gasol.

                THUNDER 132, MAGIC 122

                OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Russell Westbrook posted his seventh straight triple-double, leading Oklahoma City to the win.

                Westbrook finished with 16 points, 16 assists and 15 rebounds to match the longest triple-double streak of his career. It was his 20th of the season and No. 124 for his career.

                Paul George scored 39 points to help the Thunder win for the eighth time in nine games. Dennis Schroder had 20 points.

                Evan Fournier scored 25 points for the Magic, and Aaron Gordon added 18 points and 10 assists.

                PACERS 136, LAKERS 94

                INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Bojan Bogdanovic scored 24 points and Indiana made 19 3-pointers while handing LeBron James the most lopsided loss of his career.

                James' teams lost by 36 points twice previously.

                Myles Turner had 22 points to help the Pacers pick up their third consecutive victory. Thaddeus Young finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

                James had 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in his second game back since injuring his groin on Christmas Day. He didn't play in the fourth quarter.

                GRIZZLIES 108, TIMBERWOLVES 106

                MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Conley had 25 points and nine assists in possibly his last game for Memphis, and the Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves on Justin Holiday's two free throws with .1 seconds remaining.

                Jaren Jackson Jr. added 23 points for Memphis, which won its second straight game. Ivan Rabb had a career-high 19 points to go along with 11 rebounds.

                Karl-Anthony Town had 26 points and 18 rebounds for Minnesota, and Dario Saric finished with 22 points.

                The Grizzlies could move Conley and veteran center Marc Gasol ahead of Thursday's trade deadline. Gasol was a late scratch.

                CELTICS 103, CAVALIERS 96

                CLEVELAND (AP) - Jayson Tatum scored 25 points, and Boston earned its fifth straight victory despite missing All-Star guard Kyrie Irving.

                A strained left hip prevented Irving from facing his former team, but the Celtics made up for his absence by getting 18 points from Gordon Hayward and 17 from Marcus Smart.

                Rookie Collin Sexton scored 27 - but none in the fourth quarter - for the Cavs, who dropped to 3-20 since Dec. 19. Alec Burks, who has been linked to recent trade talks, added 21 for Cleveland. Larry Nance Jr. had 11 points and 12 rebounds.

                Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Irving, who is averaging a team-high 23.8 points per game, may return Thursday when Boston hosts LeBron James and the Lakers, hours after the NBA's trade deadline.

                CLIPPERS 117, HORNETS 115

                CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Tobias Harris scored 34 points, including a running jumper with 4.3 seconds remaining, and the Clippers rallied from 20 points down to secure the road win.

                Charlotte had a chance to tie or take the lead on its last possession, but Marvin Williams' 3-point attempt was short at the buzzer.

                Lou Williams scored 31 points for the Clippers. Montrezl Harrell added 16 and Patrick Beverley had 15 points in Los Angeles' third road game in four days.

                Kemba Walker scored 32 points and Jeremy Lamb added 22 for the Hornets.

                It was the second time this season Charlotte lost a game after leading by 20.

                PISTONS 105, KNICKS 92

                NEW YORK (AP) - Blake Griffin scored 29 points, Andre Drummond had 17 points and 15 rebounds, and the Pistons handed the Knicks their 14th straight loss.

                Reggie Bullock and Reggie Jackson each added 19 points for the Pistons.

                Dennis Smith Jr., playing his second game for New York, led the Knicks with 25 points.

                New York has dropped a team-record 15 straight at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks haven't won since Jan. 4 against the Lakers in Los Angeles. Their last win at MSG was a 136-134 overtime victory against Milwaukee on Dec. 1.

                HEAT 118. TRAILBLAZERS 108
                Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                • SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2019
                  Time (ET) Away Home Site
                  7:35 PM Denver Nuggets Brooklyn Nets Barclays Center
                  8:05 PM New Orleans Pelicans Chicago Bulls United Center
                  8:05 PM Washington Wizards Milwaukee Bucks Fiserv Forum
                  8:35 PM Charlotte Hornets Dallas Mavericks American Airlines Center
                  9:05 PM Phoenix Suns Utah Jazz Vivint Smart Home Arena
                  10:05 PM Houston Rockets Sacramento Kings Golden 1 Center
                  10:35 PM San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors ORACLE Arena


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                  NBA FEB. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

                  DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

                  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.............33-33-1.....50.00%.......-16.50


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                  BEST BETS:

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

                  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.....................10 - 7....................+10.00.................14 - 14................-7.00..............+3.00
                  Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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

                    13) Happy New Year to any Chinese friends we may have reading this: 2019 is Year of the Pig. This is from chinesenewyear.net:

                    “The Pig is the twelfth of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party. Pig was late because he overslept. Another story says that a wolf destroyed his house. He had to rebuild his home before he could set off. When he arrived, he was the last one and could only take twelfth place.”

                    12) Looks like the bubble for the Field of 68 in March isn’t going to be very strong; Indiana just lost seven games in a row, and they’re still hanging on to one of the play-in spots.

                    Nebraska has been awful recently, losing their last five games; they’re 3-8 in the Big 14 and they’re not even listed as a 10-seed, not even a play-in team. They’re not a good team.

                    St John’s lost five of its last seven games, losing by 30 at Duke, but they’re an 11-seed.

                    A lot of this will play itself out, but the quality of college basketball has dropped a lot the last few years— just not as many real good teams, even with the big boys poaching role players from low major schools. Too many kids leave school early, hoping to get to the NBA, but they wind up in the G-League or in Europe. Staying in school would help them, and would help college ball.

                    11) Washington is the best team in the Pac-12; right now, they’re listed as an 8-seed, which means they probably don’t get out of the first weekend, if they even win a game. The Pac-12 is having a terrible season, in large part because they have a ton of inexperienced players.

                    10) Washington Wizards’ star John Wall ruptured an achilles tendon, is out for a year; he last played Dec 26, had one procedure Jan 8 for a lesser achilles injury, then fell in his home and thats when his achilles tendon ruptured.

                    Wall has four years left on his contract after this year; he is scheduled to make $169.2M during those four years. No pressure on the surgeon who fixes his Achilles.

                    9) Michigan State loses G Joshua Langford for the season with an ankle injury; he was averaging 28.6 mpg, scoring 15.0 ppg, 2.3 assists/game and 3.6 rebounds/game. Spartans lost their last three games, at Purdue, Illinois and at home to Indiana, after an 18-1 start.

                    8) Eagles put the franchise tag on Nick Foles, in hopes of getting a 3rd-round draft pick in a trade for him, but then Foles negated that option by saying he’d pay Philly $2M to become a free agent.

                    There are several teams who need a quarterback.

                    7) Tennessee is #1 in country in basketball, but the last time Tennessee won the SEC basketball tournament was 1979; ten other schools have won the SEC tourney since then.

                    6) Why did Texas dump Rick Barnes? Longhorns are 16-29 in Big X games the last three years, and don’t play the “havoc” style that made Shaka Smart’s VCU teams successful. Smart seems out of place at Texas; at VCU, he out-recruited his league and pressed successfully.

                    Barnes is 31-15 in SEC games the last three years at Tennessee.

                    5) Right now, Cal-Irvine and Stony Brook are the only two college basketball teams with ten road wins this season.

                    4) NBA teams with worst records vs spread on second night of back/backs:
                    Celtics 0-7, Nets 1-9, Kings 2-8, 76ers 2-6

                    NBA teams with best records vs spread on second night of back/backs:
                    Raptors 7-2, Wizards 6-2, Hornets 5-2, Nuggets 5-2-1

                    3) The new AAF that starts this weekend has no kickoffs, and teams that score TD’s have to go for 2 points every time- no PAT’s. No TV timeouts; games are expected to last 2:30 at most.

                    2) Odd fact: Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts have played in four Super Bowls, all of which were played in Miami. Next year’s Super Bowl is in Miami.

                    1) Sports Illustrated throws a party the night before the Super Bowl every year; saw a clip on Twitter of this year’s party, where Snoop Dawg was talking to Urban Meyer for a couple minutes. Would’ve been fun to listen in on that; talk about worlds colliding. Snoop does know his football, though.
                    Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                    • Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

                      — Happy birthday to the great Hank Aaron, who turned 85 Tuesday.

                      — Pacers 136, Lakers 94— Lebron James’ worst loss in the NBA.

                      — Illinois 79, Michigan State 74— Third straight loss for the Spartans.

                      — St John’s 70, Marquette 69— Very big win for Chris Mullin’s team.

                      — Kansas State 74, Kansas 67— This was the Wildcats’ Super Bowl.

                      — New Mexico 83, San Diego State 70— Aztecs are 1-4 on Mountain West road.


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



                      13) Happy New Year to any Chinese friends we may have reading this: 2019 is Year of the Pig. This is from chinesenewyear.net:

                      “The Pig is the twelfth of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party. Pig was late because he overslept. Another story says that a wolf destroyed his house. He had to rebuild his home before he could set off. When he arrived, he was the last one and could only take twelfth place.”

                      12) Looks like the bubble for the Field of 68 in March isn’t going to be very strong; Indiana just lost seven games in a row, and they’re still hanging on to one of the play-in spots.

                      Nebraska has been awful recently, losing their last five games; they’re 3-8 in the Big 14 and they’re not even listed as a 10-seed, not even a play-in team. They’re not a good team.

                      St John’s lost five of its last eight games, losing by 30 at Duke, but they’re an 11-seed.

                      A lot of this will play itself out, but the quality of college basketball has dropped a lot the last few years— just not as many real good teams, even with the big boys poaching role players from low major schools. Too many kids leave school early, hoping to get to the NBA, but they wind up in the G-League or in Europe. Staying in school would help them, and would help college ball.

                      11) Washington is the best team in the Pac-12; right now, they’re listed as an 8-seed, which means they probably don’t get out of the first weekend, if they even win a game. The Pac-12 is having a terrible season, in large part because they have a ton of inexperienced players.

                      10) Washington Wizards’ star John Wall ruptured an achilles tendon, is out for a year; he last played Dec 26, had one procedure Jan 8 for a lesser achilles injury, then fell in his home and thats when his achilles tendon ruptured.

                      Wall has four years left on his contract after this year; he is scheduled to make $169.2M during those four years. No pressure on the surgeon who fixes his Achilles.

                      9) Michigan State loses G Joshua Langford for the season with an ankle injury; he was averaging 28.6 mpg, scoring 15.0 ppg, 2.3 assists/game and 3.6 rebounds/game. Spartans lost their last three games, at Purdue, Illinois and at home to Indiana, after an 18-1 start.

                      8) Eagles put the franchise tag on Nick Foles, in hopes of getting a 3rd-round draft pick in a trade for him, but then Foles negated that option by saying he’d pay Philly $2M to become a free agent.

                      There are several teams who need a quarterback.

                      7) Tennessee is #1 in country in basketball, but the last time Tennessee won the SEC basketball tournament was 1979; ten other schools have won the SEC tourney since then.

                      6) Why did Texas dump Rick Barnes? Longhorns are 16-29 in Big X games the last three years, and don’t play the “havoc” style that made Shaka Smart’s VCU teams successful. Smart seems out of place at Texas; at VCU, he out-recruited his league and pressed successfully.

                      Barnes is 31-15 in SEC games the last three years at Tennessee.

                      5) Right now, Cal-Irvine and Stony Brook are the only two college basketball teams with ten road wins this season.

                      4) NBA teams with worst records vs spread on second night of back/backs:
                      Celtics 0-7, Nets 1-9, Kings 2-8, 76ers 2-6

                      NBA teams with best records vs spread on second night of back/backs:
                      Raptors 7-2, Wizards 6-2, Hornets 5-2, Nuggets 5-2-1

                      3) The new AAF that starts this weekend has no kickoffs, and teams that score TD’s have to go for 2 points every time- no PAT’s. No TV timeouts; games are expected to last 2:30 at most.

                      2) Odd fact: Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts have played in four Super Bowls, all of which were played in Miami. Next year’s Super Bowl is in Miami.

                      1) Sports Illustrated throws a party the night before the Super Bowl every year; saw a clip on Twitter of this year’s party, where Snoop Dawg was talking to Urban Meyer for a couple minutes. Would’ve been fun to listen in on that; talk about worlds colliding. Snoop does know his football, though.
                      Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                      • NBA
                        Long Sheet

                        Wednesday, February 6


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                        DENVER (37 - 16) at BROOKLYN (28 - 27) - 2/6/2019, 7:35 PM
                        Top Trends for this game.
                        BROOKLYN is 76-60 ATS (+10.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
                        BROOKLYN is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
                        BROOKLYN is 42-28 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
                        BROOKLYN is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
                        BROOKLYN is 26-44 ATS (-22.4 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.

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

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                        NEW ORLEANS (23 - 31) at CHICAGO (12 - 41) - 2/6/2019, 8:05 PM
                        Top Trends for this game.
                        NEW ORLEANS is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
                        CHICAGO is 135-181 ATS (-64.1 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
                        CHICAGO is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.

                        Head-to-Head Series History
                        CHICAGO is 4-1 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
                        NEW ORLEANS is 3-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
                        3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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                        WASHINGTON (22 - 31) at MILWAUKEE (39 - 13) - 2/6/2019, 8:05 PM
                        Top Trends for this game.
                        WASHINGTON is 60-78 ATS (-25.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
                        WASHINGTON is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) in road games this season.
                        WASHINGTON is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
                        WASHINGTON is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in road games after allowing 115 points or more this season.
                        WASHINGTON is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in road games after allowing 130 points or more this season.
                        WASHINGTON is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more this season.
                        WASHINGTON is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
                        WASHINGTON is 4-17 ATS (-14.7 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
                        WASHINGTON is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
                        MILWAUKEE is 30-20 ATS (+8.0 Units) in all games this season.
                        MILWAUKEE is 93-64 ATS (+22.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
                        MILWAUKEE is 419-487 ATS (-116.7 Units) in home games since 1996.
                        MILWAUKEE is 54-90 ATS (-45.0 Units) in home games in February games since 1996.
                        MILWAUKEE is 380-461 ATS (-127.1 Units) in the second half of the season since 1996.
                        MILWAUKEE is 69-101 ATS (-42.1 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
                        MILWAUKEE is 61-107 ATS (-56.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1996.
                        MILWAUKEE is 87-121 ATS (-46.1 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
                        WASHINGTON is 6-4 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
                        WASHINGTON is 6-4 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
                        6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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                        CHARLOTTE (26 - 27) at DALLAS (24 - 28) - 2/6/2019, 8:35 PM
                        Top Trends for this game.
                        CHARLOTTE is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
                        CHARLOTTE is 53-82 ATS (-37.2 Units) against Southwest division opponents since 1996.
                        CHARLOTTE is 184-231 ATS (-70.1 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
                        CHARLOTTE is 46-65 ATS (-25.5 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
                        CHARLOTTE is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
                        DALLAS is 33-19 ATS (+12.1 Units) in all games this season.
                        DALLAS is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in home games this season.
                        DALLAS is 344-290 ATS (+25.0 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
                        DALLAS is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in non-conference games this season.
                        DALLAS is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
                        DALLAS is 28-13 ATS (+13.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
                        DALLAS is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

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

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                        PHOENIX (11 - 44) at UTAH (30 - 24) - 2/6/2019, 9:05 PM
                        Top Trends for this game.
                        PHOENIX is 11-20 ATS (-11.0 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
                        PHOENIX is 12-22 ATS (-12.2 Units) after allowing 115 points or more this season.
                        PHOENIX is 33-46 ATS (-17.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
                        PHOENIX is 32-45 ATS (-17.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
                        PHOENIX is 19-28 ATS (-11.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
                        PHOENIX is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
                        UTAH is 46-32 ATS (+10.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

                        Head-to-Head Series History
                        PHOENIX is 4-2 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
                        UTAH is 6-1 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
                        4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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                        HOUSTON (31 - 22) at SACRAMENTO (28 - 25) - 2/6/2019, 10:05 PM
                        Top Trends for this game.
                        HOUSTON is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
                        HOUSTON is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
                        SACRAMENTO is 31-22 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all games this season.
                        SACRAMENTO is 28-19 ATS (+7.1 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
                        SACRAMENTO is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in home games this season.
                        SACRAMENTO is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
                        SACRAMENTO is 23-14 ATS (+7.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
                        SACRAMENTO is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

                        Head-to-Head Series History
                        SACRAMENTO is 4-4 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
                        HOUSTON is 7-1 straight up against SACRAMENTO 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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                        SAN ANTONIO (32 - 23) at GOLDEN STATE (37 - 15) - 2/6/2019, 10:35 PM
                        Top Trends for this game.
                        GOLDEN STATE is 75-46 ATS (+24.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
                        SAN ANTONIO is 1078-942 ATS (+41.8 Units) in all games since 1996.
                        SAN ANTONIO is 224-154 ATS (+54.6 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite since 1996.
                        SAN ANTONIO is 149-114 ATS (+23.6 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
                        SAN ANTONIO is 23-14 ATS (+7.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
                        GOLDEN STATE is 68-83 ATS (-23.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
                        GOLDEN STATE is 31-44 ATS (-17.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
                        GOLDEN STATE is 38-51 ATS (-18.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
                        GOLDEN STATE is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

                        Head-to-Head Series History
                        GOLDEN STATE is 9-8 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
                        GOLDEN STATE is 12-5 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
                        9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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                        Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                        • NBA
                          Armadillo's Write-Up

                          Wednesday, February 6


                          Nuggets won six of their last seven games, are 0-5-1 vs spread in last six road games. Nine of their last 12 games went over the total. Brooklyn lost its last three games; they’re 0-3-1 vs spread in last four home games. Four of their last six games stayed under. Denver won three of last four games against the Nets; they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four visits to Brooklyn. Six of their last seven games went over.

                          New Orleans lost eight of its last ten games, but they covered last four road games. Pelicans’ last three games stayed under total. Chicago lost 14 of its last 16 games; they’re 0-4-1 vs spread in last five home games. Four of their last six home games went over. Pelicans won their last three games with the Bulls; they covered three of their last four visits to Chicago, with three of those games staying under total.

                          Washington lost four of its last five games; they’re 3-12 vs spread in their last 15 road games. Four of their last five games went over. Milwaukee won 22 of its last 26 games; they’re 9-2 vs spread in last 11 road games. Four of their last six games stayed under. Road team won six of last seven Wizard-Buck games; Washington covered three of its last four visits to Milwaukee. Seven of last eight series games stayed under.

                          Clippers are 7-4 in their last 11 games; 3-5 vs spread in last eight road games, 5-4 vs spread if they played night before. Three of their last four games went over. Mavericks won four of their last six games; they’re 3-1-1 vs spread in last five home games. Under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Road team won six of last seven Charlotte-Dallas games; Hornets covered three of last four visits to Dallas. Six of last nine series games stayed under.

                          Phoenix lost its last 11 games; they’re 9-4 vs spread in last 13 road games. Three of their last four games stayed under the total. Utah won 10 of its last 13 games; they’re 3-5 vs spread in last eight home games. Five of their last six games went over. Jazz won nine of last ten games with the Suns, with seven those games staying under total. Suns are 2-2-1 vs spread in last five visits to Utah.

                          Houston won five of its last seven games; they’re 1-5-1 vs spread in last seven road games. Four of their last six games went over total. Sacramento won four of its last five games; they covered their last eight home games. Under is 11-2-1 in their last 14 games. Rockets won eight of last nine games with the Kings; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five visits to Sacramento. Three of last four series games stayed under.

                          San Antonio won five of its last six games; they covered four of their last five road games. Six of their last seven games went over. Golden State won 12 of its last 13 games; they covered four of their last five home games. Three of their last four games stayed under. Home side won eight of last nine Spur-Warrior games; San Antonio is 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Oakland. Last three series games stayed under.
                          Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                          • NBA

                            Wednesday, February 6


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                            Trend Report
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                            Denver Nuggets
                            Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
                            The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 12 games
                            Denver is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
                            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games on the road
                            Denver is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Brooklyn
                            Denver is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Brooklyn
                            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
                            Denver is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
                            Denver is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
                            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 8 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
                            Brooklyn Nets
                            Brooklyn is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games
                            Brooklyn is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games at home
                            Brooklyn is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
                            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games at home
                            Brooklyn is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Denver
                            Brooklyn is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Denver
                            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing Denver
                            Brooklyn is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Denver
                            Brooklyn is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Denver
                            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 8 games when playing at home against Denver

                            New Orleans Pelicans
                            New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
                            New Orleans is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
                            New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
                            New Orleans is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games on the road
                            New Orleans is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
                            New Orleans is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing Chicago
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Chicago
                            New Orleans is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
                            New Orleans is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Chicago
                            Chicago Bulls
                            Chicago is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games
                            Chicago is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games
                            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games
                            Chicago is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
                            Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
                            The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chicago's last 22 games at home
                            Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
                            Chicago is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing New Orleans
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
                            Chicago is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Orleans
                            Chicago is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against New Orleans

                            Washington Wizards
                            Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
                            Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
                            Washington is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
                            Washington is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games on the road
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
                            Washington is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Milwaukee
                            The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
                            Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
                            Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
                            Milwaukee Bucks
                            Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
                            Milwaukee is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
                            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
                            Milwaukee is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
                            Milwaukee is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
                            Milwaukee is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Washington
                            The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing Washington
                            Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
                            Milwaukee is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Washington
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

                            Charlotte Hornets
                            Charlotte is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
                            Charlotte is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
                            Charlotte is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games on the road
                            The total has gone OVER in 11 of Charlotte's last 16 games on the road
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games on the road
                            Charlotte is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
                            Charlotte is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Dallas
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing Dallas
                            Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
                            Charlotte is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Dallas
                            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 9 games when playing on the road against Dallas
                            Dallas Mavericks
                            Dallas is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games
                            Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
                            The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 9 games
                            Dallas is 15-5-1 ATS in its last 21 games at home
                            Dallas is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home
                            Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
                            Dallas is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Charlotte
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Charlotte
                            Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
                            Dallas is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Charlotte
                            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games when playing at home against Charlotte

                            Phoenix Suns
                            Phoenix is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
                            Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
                            Phoenix is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
                            Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games on the road
                            Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Utah
                            Phoenix is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Utah
                            Phoenix is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing Utah
                            The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games when playing Utah
                            Phoenix is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Utah
                            Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
                            Utah Jazz
                            Utah is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
                            The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
                            Utah is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
                            Utah is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
                            The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Utah's last 17 games at home
                            Utah is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
                            Utah is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Phoenix
                            The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah's last 10 games when playing Phoenix
                            Utah is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Phoenix
                            Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix

                            Houston Rockets
                            Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
                            Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
                            The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
                            Houston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
                            Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
                            Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Sacramento
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Sacramento
                            Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
                            Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
                            Sacramento Kings
                            Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
                            Sacramento is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
                            The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Sacramento's last 14 games
                            Sacramento is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
                            Sacramento is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
                            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 7 games at home
                            Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
                            Sacramento is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games when playing Houston
                            Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
                            Sacramento is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Houston

                            San Antonio Spurs
                            San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
                            San Antonio is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
                            The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games
                            San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
                            San Antonio is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
                            The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games on the road
                            San Antonio is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing Golden State
                            The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games when playing Golden State
                            San Antonio is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
                            San Antonio is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
                            The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 9 games when playing on the road against Golden State
                            Golden State Warriors
                            Golden State is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
                            The total has gone OVER in 10 of Golden State's last 15 games
                            Golden State is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
                            Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
                            Golden State is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Antonio
                            The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing San Antonio
                            Golden State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio
                            Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
                            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Golden State's last 9 games when playing at home against San Antonio
                            Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                            • NBA
                              Dunkel

                              Wednesday, February 6



                              Denver @ Brooklyn

                              Game 559-560
                              February 6, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

                              Dunkel Rating:
                              Denver
                              120.315
                              Brooklyn
                              121.617
                              Dunkel Team:
                              Dunkel Line:
                              Dunkel Total:
                              Brooklyn
                              by 1 1/2
                              224
                              Vegas Team:
                              Vegas Line:
                              Vegas Total:
                              Denver
                              by 2
                              221 1/2
                              Dunkel Pick:
                              Brooklyn
                              (+2); Over

                              New Orleans @ Chicago


                              Game 561-562
                              February 6, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

                              Dunkel Rating:
                              New Orleans
                              116.543
                              Chicago
                              110.161
                              Dunkel Team:
                              Dunkel Line:
                              Dunkel Total:
                              New Orleans
                              by 6 1/2
                              222
                              Vegas Team:
                              Vegas Line:
                              Vegas Total:
                              Chicago
                              by 1
                              223 1/2
                              Dunkel Pick:
                              New Orleans
                              (+1); Under

                              Washington @ Milwaukee


                              Game 563-564
                              February 6, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

                              Dunkel Rating:
                              Washington
                              115.146
                              Milwaukee
                              128.843
                              Dunkel Team:
                              Dunkel Line:
                              Dunkel Total:
                              Milwaukee
                              by 13 1/2
                              226
                              Vegas Team:
                              Vegas Line:
                              Vegas Total:
                              Milwaukee
                              by 11 1/2
                              230
                              Dunkel Pick:
                              Milwaukee
                              (-11 1/2); Under

                              Charlotte @ Dallas


                              Game 565-566
                              February 6, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

                              Dunkel Rating:
                              Charlotte
                              113.115
                              Dallas
                              120.566
                              Dunkel Team:
                              Dunkel Line:
                              Dunkel Total:
                              Dallas
                              by 7 1/2
                              220
                              Vegas Team:
                              Vegas Line:
                              Vegas Total:
                              Dallas
                              by 5
                              216 1/2
                              Dunkel Pick:
                              Dallas
                              (-5); Over

                              Phoenix @ Utah


                              Game 567-568
                              February 6, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

                              Dunkel Rating:
                              Phoenix
                              105.998
                              Utah
                              123.922
                              Dunkel Team:
                              Dunkel Line:
                              Dunkel Total:
                              Utah
                              by 18
                              227
                              Vegas Team:
                              Vegas Line:
                              Vegas Total:
                              Utah
                              by 14
                              221
                              Dunkel Pick:
                              Utah
                              (-14); Over

                              Houston @ Sacramento


                              Game 569-570
                              February 6, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

                              Dunkel Rating:
                              Houston
                              121.157
                              Sacramento
                              117.105
                              Dunkel Team:
                              Dunkel Line:
                              Dunkel Total:
                              Houston
                              by 4
                              229
                              Vegas Team:
                              Vegas Line:
                              Vegas Total:
                              Houston
                              by 2 1/2
                              233 1/2
                              Dunkel Pick:
                              Houston
                              (-2 1/2); Under

                              San Antonio @ Golden State


                              Game 571-572
                              February 6, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

                              Dunkel Rating:
                              San Antonio
                              117.845
                              Golden State
                              128.330
                              Dunkel Team:
                              Dunkel Line:
                              Dunkel Total:
                              Golden State
                              by 10 1/2
                              232
                              Vegas Team:
                              Vegas Line:
                              Vegas Total:
                              Golden State
                              by 15
                              230 1/2
                              Dunkel Pick:
                              San Antonio
                              (+15); Over
                              Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                              • NBA INJURY UPDATE

                                Spurs G/F DeMar DeRozan (Rest) and F/C LaMarcus Aldridge (Rest) will not play tonight vs Warriors.
                                Current Odds:
                                Warriors -11
                                Total 233.5


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                                Wednesday's Essentials
                                Tony Mejia

                                Game of the Night - Houston (-2.5, 232.5) at Sacramento , 10:05 ET

                                The Clippers unloaded All-Star Tobias Harris overnight, essentially punting on their realistic playoff aspirations. Considering they enter Wednesday as the No.8 seed in the Western Conference if the regular season ended today, that’s kind of a big deal. For the Kings, it's huge since they're just a half-game behind the Clips.

                                We’re closing in on the 2018-19 trade deadline. It promises to be a juicy one. L.A. unloaded Harris to set itself up for the courtship of Kawhi Leonard and another max player while stockpiling draft picks and improving its chances at building a future super team to rival the Lakers and Warriors.

                                There’s a good chance that all three will be loaded and considered among the league’s top eight teams as early as next season, which puts pressure on Sacramento speed up its progression if it is going to keep up and finally emerge from being an afterthought in the Golden State.

                                If the Kings are going to compete in the Pacific Division, they’ll need the talent they’ve already put in place to continue to flourish, and it wouldn’t hurt for them to mix in a little playoff experience. Currently up two games on the Lakers for the No. 9 spot, Sacramento has set itself up nicely to compete for what would be its first postseason appearance since 2006. That’s the last time it finished over .500.

                                Sacramento has lost 49 or more games in nine of the last 10 years, but has won three straight to own what is currently the longest winning streak in the Western Conference. All the victories have come at home as it works its way through a six-game homestand where it has taken down the Hawks, 76ers and Spurs.

                                The Kings remain a 500-to-1 shot to win the Western Conference according to the latest Westgate Superbook odds, ahead of only the Suns and Grizzlies and on par with the Mavs, so they’re still a decided underdog. Despite victories in seven consecutive games at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento is getting points for the third straight time with Houston in town.

                                The Rockets arrive tied with San Antonio atop the Northwest Division but are only up three games on the Kings. Houston is on the final leg of a four-game road trip that opened with a 136-122 loss in Denver but continued with comfortable wins in Utah and Phoenix.

                                James Harden has topped the 40-point mark in each of those games and put together a scoring average (36.5) over the first 50 games that hasn’t been seen in the NBA since Michael Jordan in ’86-’87. Harden has scored at least 30 points in 27 straight games and finished with 34 on Nov. 17 in the only meeting with Sacramento this season, a 132-112 rout at the Toyota Center.

                                Shooting guard Buddy Hield scored a team-high 23 points in the loss but ended up a team-worst minus-23, unable to get anything done on the defensive end. Center Willie Cauley-Stein is enjoying his best campaign in a contract year but shot just 1-for-9 in that game. 19-year-old power forward Marvin Bagley III, the 2018 Draft’s No. 2 pick, made seven of his 10 shots in the loss and is the top reason why the Kings can be optimistic things can turn around in this rematch.

                                Bagley has really picked up steam over the past few weeks and comes off a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds against the Spurs, putting together his third straight double-double. Together with second-year forward Harry Giles, who sat out most of last season, the Kings have put together an effective second unit that head coach Dave Joerger can count on to change the momentum of games. Sacramento’s edge in depth is one reason it has to be considered a live ‘dog against the Rockets, who had won three straight in California’s capital city before being turned away on their most recent trip last April in a 96-83 loss in which Harden, Chris Paul, Clint Capela and Eric Gordon all sat to rest up for last season’s playoffs.

                                Capela (thumb) remains out, but Gordon (knee) may return from a bout with knee soreness that sidelined him on Monday night against the Suns. Chris Paul returned from a lengthy absence last week and played 33 minutes in Phoenix, so he’s looking more comfortable. Kenneth Faried has averaged 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds since signing to help replace Capela and is shooting 70 percent from the field this month, building chemistry with Harden and Paul on lobs around the basket. Houston is 5-3 since Faried joined the lineup.

                                The Kings are currently third in the NBA in pace (105.7), trailing only the Hawks and Thunder. While Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni likely envies Sacramento getting up and down the floor, the presence of Harden and Paul force his hand in relying on two of the top isolation guys in the league, so Houston ranks 27th, utilizing 100.2 possessions per game. Expect this contest to be a contrast in styles as a result, making it key that the Kings avoid being slowed down by fouling Harden, who won’t make it easy since he is tops in the league in drawing contact and getting toe the free-throw stripe by a wide margin.

                                Despite the slower tempo, Houston has seen the ‘over’ prevail in four straight games, averaging 120.3 points. It’s 2-1 when the total closes over 230 in Rockets’ games, as this game should. The ‘under’ cashed 10 consecutive times in Kings’ contests from Jan. 7-25 but is just 1-2-1 over their last four.

                                Best of the Rest

                                Denver at Brooklyn, 7:05 p.m. ET:
                                The Nets surprised the Nuggets in Denver 112-110 on Nov. 8, so they’ll have a revenge factor to deal with as they look to snap their first three-game losing streak in months. Brooklyn has been the Eastern Conference’s biggest surprise over the last few weeks but could slip back to .500 if they don’t solve a mini-funk offensively that’s seen them score fewer than 95 points in back-to-back games for the first time since Kenny Atkinson took over in ’16. The Nets shot a season-low 32 percent against the Bucks, finishing 5-for-42 from 3-point range. Denver comes off a blowout loss in Detroit, falling 129-103 without key contributors Jamal Murray (ankle), Paul Millsap (ankle) and Gary Harris (groin). Monitor their availability before pulling the trigger here. Brooklyn will get back shooters Joe Harris and Allen Crabbe to try and improve on its brutal showing from beyond the arc on Monday night.

                                Charlotte at Dallas, 8:35 p.m. ET:
                                The Hornets were rumored to be in discussions with Memphis to bring Marc Gasol on board, so keep an eye out to see if there’s a deal made since any transaction would leave Charlotte short-handed for this road game. The Hornets are already likely going to be without backup point guard Tony Parker and will be playing the second of a back-to-back after fading down the stretch in a home loss to the Clippers on Tuesday. The Mavs won in Charlotte 122-84 on Jan. 2, holding the Bees to 35.6 percent shooting. DeAndre Jordan, Dennis Smith, Jr. and Wes Matthews all played key roles in that rout but now find themselves with the Knicks, while Tim Hardaway, Jr. and Trey Burke will make their debuts with Dallas tonight. Rick Carlisle is expected to tinker with rotations against a Hornets squad that blew a 20-point lead against L.A., falling below .500. Charlotte leads the Southeast Division by a half-game over Miami.

                                San Antonio at Golden State, 10:35 p.m. ET:
                                The Spurs enter the day tied with the Rockets atop the Southwest but forfeited “Game of the Day” status by declaring this a “rest night” for DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge. San Antonio will look to beat the Trail Blazers in Portland on Thursday and remains without point guard Derrick White (heel), their top defender. Bryn Forbes and Davis Bertans are likely to start alongside Rudy Gay, center Jakob Poeltl and either Marco Belinelli or rookie Lonnie Walker IV, who has called up from the G-League earlier this week. The Warriors will play again in Phoenix on Friday and should be formidable as they look to put this game out of reach inside three quarters.
                                Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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