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**Udog** · 03-16-2019, 09:40 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

— Dolphins traded QB Ryan Tannehill to Tennessee, so they’re obviously trading for a QB, probably either Josh Rosen or a draft pick to take Kyler Murray.

— New Jersey Giants are going to sign WR Golden Tate, helping fill a big hole.

— Browns’ RB Kareem Hunt got suspended eight games by the NFL.

— Raiders will now play the 2019 season in Oakland.

— Nationals’ OF Michael Taylor is out for while with a sprained knee, hip.

— Utah Jazz G Dante Exum partially tore the patellar tendon in his right knee, is sidelined indefinitely.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Wrapping up a frenetic Friday…..

13) Duke 74, North Carolina 73— Tar Heels were 4-27 on the arc, and lost by a point.

12) Seton Hall 81, Marquette 79— Three players were ejected after a pushing/shoving thing early in second half. Seton Hall player also got a technical with 1:58 left; for the game, Pirates were 26-44 on foul line, Marquette 29-41. Tough game to officiate; very physical.

Markus Howard was shooting 90.7% on the foul line before this game; he was 18-24 here, and was 1-15 from the floor.

All in all, seven players either fouled out or were ejected.

11) Southern Miss basketball coach Doc Sadler coaches in sweats, which is a good thing, just a much different thing than most college coaches. I’m sitting on my couch Friday watching his team play, having lunch I bought at Wendy’s and I’m dressed better than he is, and I don’t dress well. Go figure.

10) Memphis 79, UCF 55— Its good to play the conference tournament on your home court. Tigers host top-seeded Houston today. Bubble teams are rooting for Houston.

9) Former NFL QB JP Losman is 38 now and is an assistant coach at Clemson; he threw the ball so well at the school’s Pro Day, throwing to WR’s/DB’s, that an NFL team asked Losman if he was interested in coming back to the NFL. Losman hasn’t played in the league since 2011- he declined.

8) Rhode Island 75, VCU 70— #1-seed goes down in the A-14; VCU’s best player Marcus Evans got hurt while VCU had a decent lead in the first half- they went in the dumper after that.

7) There was a clip on Twitter Friday of Rockies’ 3B Nolan Arenado shooting hoops outside Colorado’s spring training facility, and his teammates react when he makes a couple of 3-pointers in a row, but the unusual thing is, Arenado shoots the ball left-handed. He plays baseball right-handed.

6) One of my favorite NBA players to watch is Montrezl Harrell of the Clippers; he works so hard, gives great effort. In four years in the NBA, he’s worked his way up from 3.6 ppg three years ago to 16.2 ppg this year. Not the most skilled player, but he works his butt off, and lot of time, great effort means more than skill.

Another player like that is Steven Adams of the Thunder; its fun to watch guys play hard.

5) Detroit Tigers met with Players’ Union reps this week, but they insisted on having the meeting outside on a ballfield, instead of in the clubhouse. Players are apparently concerned that their clubhouse would be bugged for the meeting. Not a lot of trust for the front office there.

4) In case you were wondering (you weren’t), Jerry Blevins had 20 appearances LY where he faced only one batter, most in the major leagues. MLB-wide, only seven relievers had 15+ one-batter appearances.

3) Winner of the Home Run Derby gets $1 million now? No pressure on the guy who is throwing the pitches. Hopefully the pitcher will get at least 10% of the winner’s share.

2) Coaching carousel:
— George Washington fired coach Maurice Joseph.
— Appalachian State fired coach Jim Fox.
— Texas A&M fired Billy Kennedy; he was in Sweet 16 two years ago.
— UNLV fired Marvin Menzies; he really didn’t get a fair shake there. He inherited two players his first year, and this year, his 3rd year, their best player got hurt and didn’t play.

1) I respect the job ESPN’s Joe Lunardi does with Bracketology, but I try not to look at it that often, because he isn’t the committee. We’ll find out the brackets Sunday night. Until then, just need to sort out all the teams that are earning their way into the tournament.

**Udog** · 03-16-2019, 10:02 AM

Saturday's Tip Sheet
Kevin Rogers

Game of the Night: Warriors at Thunder – 8:30 PM EST

There is no shortage of intrigue when these two Western Conference rivals get together. Golden State (46-21 SU, 27-39-1 ATS) has split the first two meetings with Oklahoma City (42-27 SU, 36-33 ATS) at Oracle Arena, while the two teams are even at 3-3 in six matchups since the start of the 2017-18 season.

Obviously, the storyline when these teams hook up is Kevin Durant facing his former team, but the Warriors’ All-Star is back in Oklahoma City for the first time since last April when Golden State left Chesapeake Energy Arena with a 111-107 victory. Fast-forward to this season where the Warriors hoisted another championship banner in the opener and held off the Thunder, 108-100 as 12 ½-point favorites. OKC played without Durant’s frenemy Russell Westbrook, who sat out the first two games of the season following offseason knee surgery.

The Thunder grabbed revenge in the next matchup in Oakland on November 21 in a 123-95 blowout of the two-time defending champions. Golden State was without its star Stephen Curry, as OKC jumped out to a 14-point halftime lead and outscored the Warriors, 36-16 in the fourth quarter. Westbrook struggled from the floor (5-for-15), but compiled a triple-double, while Dennis Schroder provided a huge spark off the bench with 32 points.

Golden State continues a tough four-game road swing against Western Conference foes as the Warriors avoided a season sweep by beating Houston on Wednesday, 106-104 as four-point underdogs. The Warriors have alternated wins and losses in the past six games, while managing the victory with Durant sidelined. The duo of Curry and Klay Thompson combined to score 54 points, while DeMarcus Cousins posted 27 points as the trio was the only three Warriors to register double-figure scoring.

Oklahoma City squandered an 18-point lead in Thursday’s 108-106 defeat at Indiana. Paul George torched his former team for 36 points, but the Thunder was limited to 18 points in the fourth quarter to fall to 2-6 in the past eight road contests. OKC has seen the UNDER in cash in four consecutive games, while not topping the 110-point mark during this stretch.

Both these Western powers have struggled to cover numbers recently as the Warriors own a 4-13 ATS record in the past 17 games, while the Thunder have compiled a 3-10 ATS mark the last 13 contests.

Blazers at Spurs – 8:35 PM EST

Portland (41-26 SU, 38-29 ATS) concludes a difficult three-game road trip on Saturday looking for a perfect 3-0 mark. After pulling away from the Clippers on Tuesday in a 21-point rout at Staples Center, the Blazers outscored the Pelicans on Friday, 66-53 in the second half of a 122-110 triumph. Portland grabbed the cover as hefty nine-point favorites, while receiving 47 points from the backcourt duo of C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard.

The toughest task for the Blazers will be to knock off the Spurs (39-29 SU, 37-30-1 ATS), who have lost only seven times in 33 tries at AT&T Center. San Antonio will also be playing with no rest after routing New York, 109-83 to avenge a road defeat to the Knicks last month. The Spurs rebounded nicely from the disastrous Rodeo Trip which saw them go 1-7 as San Antonio has run off seven straight victories.

This is the final regular season meeting between these Western squads as the home team has captured the first three contests. The OVER cashed all three times as the Blazers won the most recent matchup at the Moda Center, 127-118 last month. San Antonio dropped 131 points on Portland in the past hookup at AT&T Center in December, led by DeMar DeRozan’s 36 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge added 29 points.

Pacers at Nuggets – 9:05 PM EST

No team will endure a tougher eight-game stretch this season than Indiana (44-25 SU, 35-34 ATS) is currently in the midst of. The Pacers rallied to shock the Thunder on Thursday, 108-106 on a tip-in by Wesley Matthews in the final seconds to improve to 27-9 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Now, Indiana starts a four-game road trip that begins in Denver, followed by a back-to-back set against the Blazers and Clippers, then closes out at Golden State. In case you’re wondering, the next three games after this brutal trip are against the Nuggets at home and visits to Oklahoma City and Boston.

The Nuggets (45-22 SU, 36-31 ATS) bounced back from a 17-point defeat at Golden State to knock off Minnesota and Dallas at home. Although they failed to cover as 11 ½-point favorites on Thursday, the Nuggets still managed their 29th home win of the season on a Nikola Jokic buzzer-beater to edge the Mavericks, 100-99. The Nuggets remain one game behind the Warriors for the top seed in the Western Conference and home-court advantage throughout the first three rounds.

Denver is riding an incredible 9-1 UNDER run since the All-Star break, including five UNDERS at Pepsi Center. The Pacers have dropped eight consecutive visits to Pepsi Center since 2009, but each of the past three losses in Denver have come by three points each. Indiana will be looking to snap a four-game road skid, while suffering double-digits defeats most recently at Milwaukee and Philadelphia.

Nets at Jazz – 9:05 PM EST

Both these squads enter Saturday’s action as the seventh seed in their respective conferences with less than a month remaining in the regular season. Brooklyn (36-34 SU, 37-33 ATS) saw its four-game winning streak come to an abrupt halt on Wednesday at Oklahoma City in a 108-96 setback. The Nets built a 10-point halftime lead, but were outscored, 66-44 in the second half as Brooklyn failed to cash seven-point underdogs.

The Jazz (39-29 SU, 35-31-2 ATS) are on their way to their fourth consecutive season with at least 40 wins, as Utah hasn’t reached this milestone since 2007-10. Utah cruised past Minnesota on Friday, 120-100 to cash as nine-point home favorites, led by Donovan Mitchell’s 24 points. The Jazz have won nine of 12 home games against Eastern Conference foes, including eight of the past 10 games overall against teams from the East.

Utah won at Barclays Center in late November, 101-91 as 3 ½-point favorites to grab its fourth win in the past five matchups. The Nets have cashed in six of their last nine games in the role of a road underdog, while riding a six-game UNDER streak in the past six games overall.

**Udog** · 03-16-2019, 10:03 AM

501Atlanta -502 Boston
BOSTON is 42-21 ATS (18.9 Units) in home games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game in the last 3 seasons.

503Memphis -504 Washington
MEMPHIS are 13-31 ATS (-21.1 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

505Phoenix -506 New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS are 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) off a home loss in the current season.

507Golden State -508 Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY is 55-74 ATS (-26.4 Units) after 1 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

509Portland -510 San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO is 12-0 ATS (12 Units) in home games revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points in the current season.

511Cleveland -512 Dallas
CLEVELAND is 16-5 ATS (10.5 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.

513Indiana -514 Denver
DENVER is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive wins in the current season.

515Brooklyn -516 Utah
BROOKLYN is 14-2 ATS (11.8 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent of 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

**Udog** · 03-16-2019, 10:05 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, March 16

Hawks split their last ten games; they’re 10-1 vs spread in last 11, covering last five road games. Six of their last eight games went over. Boston won four of its last five games; they’re 2-5 vs spread in last seven home games. Last three Celtic games went over. Celtics won six of last seven games with Atlanta, covering five of last six, Hawks are 2-2 vs spread in last four visits to Boston. Six of last eight series games went over.

Grizzlies won four of last six games; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six road games. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Wizards are 5-6 since All-Star break; they covered four of last five home games. Four of their last five games stayed under. Home side won six of last seven Memphis-Washington games; Grizzlies are 2-4 vs spread in last six visits to Washington. Last four series games stayed under the total.

Suns are 5-4 in their last nine games, covering six of last seven; they covered their last four road games. Six of their last seven games stayed under. New Orleans lost its last five game (0-5 vs spread); they’re 0-5 vs spread in last five home games. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Pelicans won their last eight games with Phoenix, covered last six; Suns are 3-2 vs spread in their last five visits to Bourbon Street. Three of last four series games went over.

Golden State solid its last dozen games; they’re 2-5 vs spread in last seven road games. Under is 8-1 in their last nine games. Thunder split their last eight games; they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four home games. Nine of their last 11 games stayed under. Warriors won seven of last ten games with Oklahoma City, but Thunder covered four of last six meetings. Nine of last ten series games stayed under the total.

Trailblazers won nine of their last 12 games; they’re 8-1 vs spread in last nine road games. Three of their last four road games stayed under. Spurs won/covered their last seven games; they covered their last five home games. Seven of their last eight games stayed under. Home side won last five Portland-San Antonio games; Blazers covered once in their last four visits to the Alamo. Eight of last nine series games went over.

Cleveland lost four of its last five games; they’re 4-8 vs spread in last dozen road games. Four of their last six games stayed under. Dallas lost its last seven games; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six home games. Six of their last eight games stayed under. Cavaliers won six of last eight games with the Mavericks; they’re 2-3 vs spread in their last five visits to Dallas. Last four series games stayed under the total.

Pacers are 4-3 in their last seven games; they’re 8-3 vs spread in last 11 home games. Last five Indiana games stayed under. Denver won three of last four games; they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four home games. Under is 11-1-1 in their last 13 games. Nuggets won six of last eight games with Indiana (5-2-1 vs spread); Pacers are 1-3-1 vs spread in last five visits to Denver. Five of last six series games went over.

Nets won four of their last five games; they’re 0-3 vs spread in last three road games. last six Brooklyn games stayed under. Utah won seven of its last eight games; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five home games. Five of their last six games stayed under. Jazz won seven of last nine games with Brooklyn; three of last four series games went over total. Nets are 2-3 vs spread in their last five visits to the Beehive State.

**Udog** · 03-16-2019, 10:10 AM

NBA

Saturday, March 16

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Trend Report
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Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Boston
Atlanta is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Celtics
Boston is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Boston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Memphis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Memphis is 6-14-1 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Memphis is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Memphis's last 10 games on the road
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Memphis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing Washington
Memphis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Memphis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Wizards
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Washington's last 17 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Memphis
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Memphis
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Memphis

Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Phoenix is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Phoenix is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Phoenix is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Orleans's last 12 games
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
New Orleans is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Phoenix
New Orleans is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games
Golden State is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games
Golden State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Golden State is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Oklahoma City
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Golden State is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Golden State is 5-8-2 ATS in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Golden State is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 11 games
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Oklahoma City is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games at home
Oklahoma City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Golden State
Oklahoma City is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Golden State
Oklahoma City is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
Oklahoma City is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Golden State
Oklahoma City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State

Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Dallas
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Dallas
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Cleveland is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland
Dallas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Dallas is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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

Indiana Pacers
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana's last 9 games on the road
Indiana is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Denver
Indiana is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing Denver
Indiana is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Indiana's last 11 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver Nuggets
Denver is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Denver's last 10 games
Denver is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Denver is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games at home
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Denver is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games when playing Indiana
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 11 games when playing at home against Indiana

Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Brooklyn is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Brooklyn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Brooklyn is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Brooklyn is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Utah
Brooklyn is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah Jazz
Utah is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
Utah is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games at home
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Utah is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Utah is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

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**StarDust Bum** · 03-16-2019, 12:22 PM

Saturday's Tip Sheet
March 16, 2019
By Kevin Rogers

Game of the Night: Warriors at Thunder – 8:30 PM EST

There is no shortage of intrigue when these two Western Conference rivals get together. Golden State (46-21 SU, 27-39-1 ATS) has split the first two meetings with Oklahoma City (42-27 SU, 36-33 ATS) at Oracle Arena, while the two teams are even at 3-3 in six matchups since the start of the 2017-18 season.

Obviously, the storyline when these teams hook up is Kevin Durant facing his former team, but the Warriors’ All-Star is back in Oklahoma City for the first time since last April when Golden State left Chesapeake Energy Arena with a 111-107 victory. Fast-forward to this season where the Warriors hoisted another championship banner in the opener and held off the Thunder, 108-100 as 12 ½-point favorites. OKC played without Durant’s frenemy Russell Westbrook, who sat out the first two games of the season following offseason knee surgery.

The Thunder grabbed revenge in the next matchup in Oakland on November 21 in a 123-95 blowout of the two-time defending champions. Golden State was without its star Stephen Curry, as OKC jumped out to a 14-point halftime lead and outscored the Warriors, 36-16 in the fourth quarter. Westbrook struggled from the floor (5-for-15), but compiled a triple-double, while Dennis Schroder provided a huge spark off the bench with 32 points.

Golden State continues a tough four-game road swing against Western Conference foes as the Warriors avoided a season sweep by beating Houston on Wednesday, 106-104 as four-point underdogs. The Warriors have alternated wins and losses in the past six games, while managing the victory with Durant sidelined. The duo of Curry and Klay Thompson combined to score 54 points, while DeMarcus Cousins posted 27 points as the trio was the only three Warriors to register double-figure scoring.

Oklahoma City squandered an 18-point lead in Thursday’s 108-106 defeat at Indiana. Paul George torched his former team for 36 points, but the Thunder was limited to 18 points in the fourth quarter to fall to 2-6 in the past eight road contests. OKC has seen the UNDER in cash in four consecutive games, while not topping the 110-point mark during this stretch.

Both these Western powers have struggled to cover numbers recently as the Warriors own a 4-13 ATS record in the past 17 games, while the Thunder have compiled a 3-10 ATS mark the last 13 contests.

Blazers at Spurs – 8:35 PM EST

Portland (41-26 SU, 38-29 ATS) concludes a difficult three-game road trip on Saturday looking for a perfect 3-0 mark. After pulling away from the Clippers on Tuesday in a 21-point rout at Staples Center, the Blazers outscored the Pelicans on Friday, 66-53 in the second half of a 122-110 triumph. Portland grabbed the cover as hefty nine-point favorites, while receiving 47 points from the backcourt duo of C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard.

The toughest task for the Blazers will be to knock off the Spurs (39-29 SU, 37-30-1 ATS), who have lost only seven times in 33 tries at AT&T Center. San Antonio will also be playing with no rest after routing New York, 109-83 to avenge a road defeat to the Knicks last month. The Spurs rebounded nicely from the disastrous Rodeo Trip which saw them go 1-7 as San Antonio has run off seven straight victories.

This is the final regular season meeting between these Western squads as the home team has captured the first three contests. The OVER cashed all three times as the Blazers won the most recent matchup at the Moda Center, 127-118 last month. San Antonio dropped 131 points on Portland in the past hookup at AT&T Center in December, led by DeMar DeRozan’s 36 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge added 29 points.

Pacers at Nuggets – 9:05 PM EST

No team will endure a tougher eight-game stretch this season than Indiana (44-25 SU, 35-34 ATS) is currently in the midst of. The Pacers rallied to shock the Thunder on Thursday, 108-106 on a tip-in by Wesley Matthews in the final seconds to improve to 27-9 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Now, Indiana starts a four-game road trip that begins in Denver, followed by a back-to-back set against the Blazers and Clippers, then closes out at Golden State. In case you’re wondering, the next three games after this brutal trip are against the Nuggets at home and visits to Oklahoma City and Boston.

The Nuggets (45-22 SU, 36-31 ATS) bounced back from a 17-point defeat at Golden State to knock off Minnesota and Dallas at home. Although they failed to cover as 11 ½-point favorites on Thursday, the Nuggets still managed their 29th home win of the season on a Nikola Jokic buzzer-beater to edge the Mavericks, 100-99. The Nuggets remain one game behind the Warriors for the top seed in the Western Conference and home-court advantage throughout the first three rounds.

Denver is riding an incredible 9-1 UNDER run since the All-Star break, including five UNDERS at Pepsi Center. The Pacers have dropped eight consecutive visits to Pepsi Center since 2009, but each of the past three losses in Denver have come by three points each. Indiana will be looking to snap a four-game road skid, while suffering double-digits defeats most recently at Milwaukee and Philadelphia.

Nets at Jazz – 9:05 PM EST

Both these squads enter Saturday’s action as the seventh seed in their respective conferences with less than a month remaining in the regular season. Brooklyn (36-34 SU, 37-33 ATS) saw its four-game winning streak come to an abrupt halt on Wednesday at Oklahoma City in a 108-96 setback. The Nets built a 10-point halftime lead, but were outscored, 66-44 in the second half as Brooklyn failed to cash seven-point underdogs.

The Jazz (39-29 SU, 35-31-2 ATS) are on their way to their fourth consecutive season with at least 40 wins, as Utah hasn’t reached this milestone since 2007-10. Utah cruised past Minnesota on Friday, 120-100 to cash as nine-point home favorites, led by Donovan Mitchell’s 24 points. The Jazz have won nine of 12 home games against Eastern Conference foes, including eight of the past 10 games overall against teams from the East.

Utah won at Barclays Center in late November, 101-91 as 3 ½-point favorites to grab its fourth win in the past five matchups. The Nets have cashed in six of their last nine games in the role of a road underdog, while riding a six-game UNDER streak in the past six games overall.

**Udog** · 03-16-2019, 12:45 PM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, March 16

Brooklyn @ Utah

Game 515-516
March 16, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
118.619
Utah
121.793
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 3
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 8 1/2
221
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+8 1/2); Under

Indiana @ Denver

Game 513-514
March 16, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
112.745
Denver
124.235
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 12
222
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 7
213 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(-7); Over

Cleveland @ Dallas

Game 511-512
March 16, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
113.270
Dallas
110.445
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 3
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 6 1/2
216 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+6 1/2); Under

Portland @ San Antonio

Game 509-510
March 16, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
119.668
San Antonio
124.193
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 4 1/2
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 2
224
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(-2); Under

Golden State @ Oklahoma City

Game 507-508
March 16, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
116.958
Oklahoma City
121.170
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 4
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 1 1/2
231 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(-1 1/2); Under

Phoenix @ New Orleans

Game 505-506
March 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
114.311
New Orleans
111.856
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 2 1/2
234
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 2 1/2
232 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+2 1/2); Over

Memphis @ Washington

Game 503-504
March 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
114.692
Washington
120.338
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 5 1/2
219
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 2
223
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-2); Under

Atlanta @ Boston

Game 501-502
March 16, 2019 @ 12:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
115.435
Boston
128.955
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 13 1/2
240
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 10
232 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-10); Over

**Udog** · 03-16-2019, 12:48 PM

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, March 16

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ATLANTA (24 - 45) at BOSTON (42 - 27) - 3/16/2019, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 93-71 ATS (+14.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 50-33 ATS (+13.7 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 134-102 ATS (+21.8 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
BOSTON is 177-139 ATS (+24.1 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
BOSTON is 34-21 ATS (+10.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 65-47 ATS (+13.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

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

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