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**Udog** · 02-06-2019, 09:20 AM

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.

**Udog** · 02-06-2019, 09:37 AM

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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**Udog** · 02-06-2019, 09:40 AM

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.

**Udog** · 02-06-2019, 09:46 AM

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

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**Udog** · 02-06-2019, 11:44 AM

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

**Udog** · 02-06-2019, 11:45 AM

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

**Udog** · 02-06-2019, 11:47 AM

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.

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