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**Udog** · 04-23-2019, 08:52 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Odds to win next February’s Super Bowl (from Westgate SuperBook)

6-1: Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots

8-1: New Orleans Saints

10-1: Los Angeles Rams

12-1: Indianapolis Colts

14-1: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns

20-1: Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers

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

13) According to Wikipedia, the Wonderlic Personnel Test is a popular group intelligence test used to assess the aptitude of prospective employees for learning and problem-solving in a range of occupations. NFL teams give the test to prospects at the NFL Combine each year. It consists of 50 multiple choice questions to be answered in 12 minutes.

Can you process information quickly? That is what is being measured here.

20 is considered an average score; there are wide-ranging opinions as to whether test results are an indicator of future on-field success. Tom Brady got a 33; very good. Dan Marino got a 16; not so good. Ryan Fitzpatrick got a 48; excellent, but he’s heading to his 8th team this fall.

Of all the QB prospects in this year’s draft, Kyler Murray got the lowest score (20), which makes perfect sense only because Murray is a such a polarizing figure as a prospect. The Wonderlic test doesn’t measure how fast you run or how well you throw the ball.

12) Was reading some stuff about these tests and football coaches, and I laughed when I read that some coaches are leery of prospects who score really high on tests, because they think kids who are really smart won’t respect a coach’s opinions/coaching as much as they should.

11) Mets 5, Phillies 1— Bryce Harper got tossed in the fourth inning while he was in the dugout for carping about balls/strikes. It was Harper’s 12th career ejection, by 12 different umpires.

It was the first time since June 2015 that a Phillies player was ejected.

10) Seahawks’ QB Russell Wilson got a 4-year, $140M contract extension last week; since then, he gave each of the Seahawks offensive lineman $12,000 in Amazon stock as a gift, to show his appreciation for them protecting him on Sunday afternoons.

9) Pretty cool that the Portland Trailblazers are a really good team, and their two best players went to college at Weber State and Lehigh, not exactly basketball factories.

8) From Elias Sports: Colorado’s Charlie Blackmon is first player to hit a walk-off home run and then hit a leadoff home run on the first pitch of the team’s next game since Jerome Walton did it for Cincinnati Reds on May 6-7, 1995. Blackmon did this Friday/Saturday.

7) Baseball injuries:
— Cardinals put P Michael Wacha (knee) on IL
— Red Sox P Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) is out 4-6 weeks.
— Pirates P Nick Burdi (elbow/bicep) appeared to suffer a serious injury.

6) Georgia CB Deandre Baker was supposed to be a first round draft pick in the NFL Draft Thursday, but in the months since the season ended, his stock has dropped, dating back to Baker’s decision to sit out Georgia’s season-ending Sugar Bowl loss to Texas.

In other words, if you skip your team’s bowl game, you might annoy the coaches, who talk to the scouts, and they’re not going to be as positive in their assessment of you.

This is something to track with other players going forward, as more kids skip bowl games to make sure they don’t get hurt.

5) Milwaukee 127, Detroit 104— This was Bucks’ first 7-game series sweep since 1983. Next up for Milwaukee is an interesting series with the Celtics. Detroit sets a dubious NBA record with its 14th consecutive playoff loss.

4) Joey Gallo hit his first career sac fly Sunday, in his 1,337th career plate appearance; only Greg Maddux (1,405) and Steve Sax (1,388) went longer in their careers before hitting their first sac fly.

3) I’ll sound like the older guy that I am saying this, but why do high school athletes go on TV to announce their college choice? Its like they’re attention junkies, craving the maximum amount of attention they can get. Just send out a message on Twitter or Instagram and be done with it.

2) Phoenix Suns fired coach Igor Kokoskov less than a year after hiring him; whatever poor soul coaches the Suns next year will be Phoenix’s 7th head coach in eight years.

1) Sounds like sports betting could become legal in Iowa as soon as June or July; always nice to know that Iowa, Mississippi and West Virginia are more advanced than New York in making sports betting legal. All New York is advanced in is raising taxes.

**Udog** · 04-23-2019, 08:53 AM

**Udog** · 04-23-2019, 09:01 AM

Tuesday's Playoff Tips
Chris David

Tuesday’s playoff slate is loaded with four games and the first two contests in the Eastern Conference look like formalities for both Toronto and Philadelphia. Oddsmakers at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook opened up series prices on Monday for the conference semifinals even though the matchups haven’t even been officially determined.

Milwaukee -250 vs. Boston +200
Toronto -220 vs. Philadelphia +180

That’s the quartet that everybody wanted to see in the East and we should get there soon enough. For those believing that the Magic and Nets can win three straight games, then feel free to take a shot at 50/1 and 21/1 odds respectively on either long shot.

With the help of NBA expert Tony Mejia, let’s handicap the card.

Eastern Conference Game 5 (Raptors lead 3-1)

Orlando at Toronto (NBATV, 7:05 p.m. ET)

After losing a 104-101 decision in Game 1 on Apr. 13, the Raptors have won three straight games against the Magic and now own a commanding 3-1 lseries ead. While Toronto was given a bit of a scare in its 98-93 win in Game 3 at Orlando last Friday, it’s 107-85 victory in Game 4 on Sunday was a wire-to-wire outcome. The Raptors hit 53 percent from the field and the Magic struggled again overall (42%) and from 3-point land (21%). Orlando has actually done a decent job defensively in this series on Toronto but its offense is the issue and that’s not a surprise as they entered the playoffs averaging 106.6 points per game, the lowest among the 16 playoff teams.

Fast forward to Game 5 and the oddsmakers opened Toronto as an 11-point home favorite. The Raptors closed -9 ½ in the series opener from Canada and -11 in Game 2, and they evened up the series in that contest with a 111-82 win. Toronto is a 1/9 favorite (Bet $100 to win $11) to close the series out and that seems very likely.

Laying the points on Tuesday is a different discussion and it looks like a toss-up when you realize that Toronto went 14-1 straight up and 7-8-1 against the spread as a double-digit home favorite in the regular season. The lone setback came to Charlotte, which ended a buzzer-beater heave by the Hornets from half-court.

As a home favorite in the playoffs since 2014, Toronto has gone 14-10 but it’s burned bettors with an 8-15-1 record versus the number. During this span, the Raptors have won four series and the average margin in those close-out games was 10 points (99-89).

For what it’s worth, Orlando has gone 1-4 SU and 3-1-1 ATS this season when listed as a double-digit underdog and that includes the Game 2 loss in this series.

Eastern Conference Game 5 (76ers lead 3-1)

Brooklyn at Philadelphia (TNT, 8:05 p.m. ET)

This series parallels the one above as the Nets won Game 1 in Philadelphia before the 76ers woke up and rattled off three straight games to push Brooklyn to the brink of elimination. Just like the Raptors, Philadelphia got tested once on the road and posted a pair of double-digit results in the other games.

Saturday’s outcome was the tightest of this series and clearly the most heated as Philadelphia captured a 112-108 road win over Brooklyn and it managed to cover (-3 ½) at the end with a pair of free throws. The Nets have shown that they can compete with the star-power of the Sixers and they held a six-point lead (91-85) entering the final quarter. As we’ve seen many times this season, Brooklyn shot itself out of the game with a 5-of-19 shooting performance in the final 12 minutes and they turned the ball over six times as well. All-Star D’Angelo Russell had his worst shooting game of the series and if he doesn’t show up, the Nets are very limited.

Philadelphia opened as an eight-point favorite for Game 5, which is in the same neighborhood as Game 1 (-7 ½) and Game 2 (-8 ½). The money-line on the 76ers is minus-400 (Bet $100 to win $25) while the takeback on the Nets is hovering around 3/1 odds.

Going back the past three seasons, the Nets are just 3-5 in their last eight visits to Philadelphia but they have turned a slight profit (4-3-1 ATS) and the offense has come to play. Outside of a 95-point clunker in the 2018 regular season, Brooklyn has averaged 119 PPG in its other seven games at Philadelphia.

I do believe the series will end on Tuesday but the Nets will certainly go down firing and a Team Total (111) lean to the ‘over’ seems doable. My only hesitation with taking the points in Game 5 is because of what we’ve seen from Philadelphia at home in the playoffs. Since last season, the club has covered all four of its wins and the average outcome came by 18.3 PPG and that includes the Game 2 shellacking (145-123) in this series.

Western Conference Game 5 (Series tied 2-2)

San Antonio at Denver (NBATV, 9:30 p.m. ET)

Of the eight opening matchups, this has been the only competitive series and the Nuggets will have a chance to go up 3-2 on the Spurs at home this Tuesday from the Pepsi Center. Denver, the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, has looked dead in the water a couple of times but it managed to stay the course and it showed up in a big way last Saturday.

Trailing 2-1 after three games, Mike Malone’s team captured a 117-103 win in Game 4 as a 3 ½-point road underdog. The club finally connected from 3-point land (15-of-31) and they went 22-of-24 (92%) from the free-throw line. All-Star Nikola Jokic dominated the paint with 29 points and 12 rebounds while Jamal Murray added 24 points. The victory snapped a 15-game losing streak at San Antonio, which went back to the 2012 regular season.

NBA expert Tony Mejia provided his thoughts on the series and what to expect in Game 5. He said, “The Nuggets scored 117 points in Game 4 after the Spurs put up a series-high 118 in Game 3, so it’s clear both teams have gotten comfortable with the way their opponents are defending. The playoffs are about talent first and foremost, but if teams are evenly matched, strategical adjustments take over. It’s up to Gregg Popovich and his staff to find a way to win what now becomes a best-of-three without homecourt advantage. San Antonio saw its home winning streak against the Nuggets snapped by Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, who each got comfortable in helping pull off Saturday afternoon’s upset.”

Stealing another win won’t be easy at Denver, who owned the best regular season record at home (34-7 SU, 25-16 ATS). Despite taking Game 1, San Antonio’s road mark (16-25 SU, 29-20-2 ATS) was nothing to be proud of this season.

“The Spurs have to find a way to bother one of them in order to steal one in Denver in order to get out of this series and it’s worth knowing that since he didn’t coach in last year’s Game 5 loss to Golden State in which they were eliminated, Gregg Popovich has won nine of the last 10 Game 5s in which he’s appeared in dating back to their run to the 2013 NBA Finals. Michael Malone is coaching in his first game this deep into a series in the head seat, but does have experience as an assistant with the Cavs, Hornets and Warriors. That stat alone should be worth a few points for the visitors,” added Mejia.

The line for Game 1 was Denver -5 ½ and Game 2 closed -7 with the assumption that the Nuggets wouldn’t fall into a 2-0 deficit. For Tuesday’s game, Denver is back to -5 ½ and the key to this matchup will be San Antonio’s defense and the unit has struggled on the road (114 PPG) all season. In wins, they held teams to 104.8 PPG and gave up 117.4 in losses. As Mejia mentioned, Denver’s offense is clicking right now and the basket has always looked bigger (114.1 PPG) for its offense at home.

The books have cleaned up on the total in this series as bettors have leaned heavily to the ‘under’ in each of the first four games. The low side cashed in the opener but the ‘over’ has now hit in the last three games. The total for Game 5 opened 212 and has dipped slightly to 211 ½.

The updated series price has Denver (-185) slightly favored over San Antonio (+160) in what’s now a best-of-three battle.

Game 6 will take place on Thursday from the AT&T Center.

Western Conference Game 5 (Trail Blazers lead 3-1)

Oklahoma City at Portland (TNT, 10:35 p.m. ET)

The fourth and final Game 5 matchup on Tuesday is expected to be the tightest and it’s the most intriguing as Portland can send Oklahoma City packing and that would be the third straight season that the Thunder get ousted in the first round. According to Mejia, OKC’s inability to shoot consistently or change its style has been key in this series.

“Apparently a lot of people are just noticing that Russell Westbrook no longer shoots the ball well. It may have been glossed over by all the triple-doubles, but he’s had his share of terrible runs like the one he’s on and has been an inefficient 3-point shooter all season. Shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc in March marked his best month by far, so maybe he had high hopes that he’d be able to hang with Damian Lillard from the perimeter, but that group of people I was alluding to earlier includes Westbrook, who is apparently delusional,” said Mejia.

The Thunder have been held under 100 points in all three of their losses in this series and event though Westbrook is averaging 21.3 PPG, 9.8 assists and 8.3 rebounds, he’s shooting 36.3 percent from the field.

Mejia added, “Enes Kanter and Al Farouq Aminu shouldn’t be keeping Westbrook from getting into the paint and collapsing the defense. He’s 3-for-17 from 3-point range in OKC’s losses and 4-for-6 in the lone victory, but It’s not worth it for him to continue exploring whether he can find the range. This visit to Portland, where he shot 1-for-10 in the first two games, must see him attack the paint and leave the 3-ball for those who can better do it. Paul George has gotten to the line 31 times over the past two games and has the right idea, because it’s going to take a parade to the free-throw line and improved perimeter defense to win three consecutive games in this series.”

George is averaging 28.6 PPG and 8.5 RPG in the series but he’s the best 3-point shooter on Oklahoma City and he’s only hitting 30.8 percent in this series. Can the Thunder flip the switch and find their shot like they did in the second-half of Game 3 or is this series done?

“With Westbrook having scored just one point on 0-for-7 shooting in the second half of Game 4, the Thunder’s stock can’t get any lower, but I wouldn’t count them out just yet. For simply the value of it, if you plan on riding Westbrook to find a tweak that will allow the Thunder to get back home for a Game 6, you may as well throw a few bucks on them winning the series since a return of +450 (Westgate) or more elsewhere provides a great return you wouldn’t have expected to have seen with a team that entered as the series favorite. If Westbrook stops giving the Blazers defense exactly what they want by settling for jumpers, Oklahoma City is capable of coming back,” Mejia explained his handicap for a series bet.

For Tuesday’s game, Portland is a 3 ½-point home favorite and the money-line is -160 on the Trail Blazers while OKC can receive 7/5 odds (Bet $100 to win $140) to stay alive. Knowing OKC will be favored in Game 6 if it wins and likely be a shorter ‘dog in Game 7, taking the 9/2 odds on the series is definitely worth a shot if you're leaning to the vistior in Game 5.

The ‘under’ has gone 3-1 in the first four games and the Game 5 number opened 220 and has dropped as low as 218 ½ as of Monday night.

If necessary, Game 6 will take place on Thursday from OKC and a possible Game 7 would be in Portland on Saturday.

**Udog** · 04-23-2019, 09:04 AM

501San Antonio -502 Denver
SAN ANTONIO is 21-2 ATS (18.8 Units) revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points in the current season.

503Oklahoma City -504 Portland
OKLAHOMA CITY is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) after 5 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 42% or less in the last 3 seasons.

505Orlando -506 Toronto
TORONTO is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games after allowing 90 points or less over the last 2 seasons.

507Brooklyn -508 Philadelphia
BROOKLYN is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in road games after allowing 110 points or more 3 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 23

Orlando @ Toronto

Game 505-506
April 23, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
112.691
Toronto
136.054
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 23 1/2
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 11 1/2
206
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-11 1/2); Over

Brooklyn @ Philadelphia

Game 507-508
April 23, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
107.249
Philadelphia
131.637
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 24 1/2
222
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 8 1/2
230
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-8 1/2); Under

San Antonio @ Denver

Game 501-502
April 23, 2019 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
117.841
Denver
121.338
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 3 1/2
205
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 5 1/2
212
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+5 1/2); Under

Oklahoma City @ Portland

Game 503-504
April 23, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
123.826
Portland
122.532
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 1 1/2
222
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 3 1/2
219
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(+3 1/2); Over

NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, April 23

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SAN ANTONIO (50 - 36) at DENVER (56 - 30) - 4/23/2019, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) after allowing 115 points or more this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DENVER is 26-17 ATS (+7.3 Units) in home games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 1092-958 ATS (+38.2 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 160-119 ATS (+29.1 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 33-14 ATS (+17.6 Units) when tied in a playoff series since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 28-8 ATS (+19.2 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 224-158 ATS (+50.2 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 35-26 ATS (+6.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
DENVER is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) against Southwest division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DENVER is 22-34 ATS (-15.4 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 9-6 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 9-6 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OKLAHOMA CITY (50 - 36) at PORTLAND (56 - 30) - 4/23/2019, 10:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 10-6 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 10-6 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
10 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ORLANDO (43 - 43) at TORONTO (61 - 25) - 4/23/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after allowing 90 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 46-37 ATS (+5.3 Units) in all games this season.
ORLANDO is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) against Atlantic division opponents this season.
ORLANDO is 24-15 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ORLANDO is 38-29 ATS (+6.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
ORLANDO is 38-28 ATS (+7.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
ORLANDO is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 8-7 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 10-5 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
11 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (43 - 43) at PHILADELPHIA (54 - 32) - 4/23/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 143-116 ATS (+15.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 52-36 ATS (+12.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 160-124 ATS (+23.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) after a division game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 45-29 ATS (+13.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 78-56 ATS (+16.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 45-25 ATS (+17.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 92-75 ATS (+9.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 50-37 ATS (+9.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 26-17 ATS (+7.3 Units) in road games this season.
BROOKLYN is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) in road games in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 21-7 ATS (+13.3 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 38-21 ATS (+14.9 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 34-15 ATS (+17.5 Units) in road games after a division game since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
BROOKLYN is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
BROOKLYN is 52-37 ATS (+11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 25-11 ATS (+12.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 38-25 ATS (+10.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
BROOKLYN is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 8-7 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 11-5 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 23

Embiid scored 31 points, had 16 boards in Philly’s 112-108 Game 4 win; Nets were outscored 27-17 in 4th quarter. 76ers lead series, 3-1 can close it out here; they’re 7-3 in last 10 games overall against the Nets. Sixers beat Brooklyn by 16 without Embiid in Game 3. Nets’ bench was +74 in Game 1 win; it’s been -7/-7/-32 in three games since. Brooklyn was 20-77 on arc in its last two games, after going 26-62 in two games at Philly. Seven of 76ers’ last ten games went over; four of last six series games went over.

Spurs were up 12 after first quarter of Game 4, but lost 117-103; series is 2-2. Denver was held to 96-108 points in its two series losses; they scored 114-117 in their two wins. Nuggets made 30-59 on arc in last two games; their starters were +64 Saturday. Nokic had 29 points. 12 rebounds, 8 assists. White was held to 8 points Saturday after scoring 36 in Game 3; San Antonio bench is -82 in its last three games. Spurs took 32 FT’s in both Games 3-4; they took 20-25 in Games 1-2 in Denver. Five of last eight series games stayed under the total. Home side won 12 of last 14 series games.

Raptors shot 53.3% from floor, crushed Orlando by 22 in Game 4; they can end series here. Orlando shot 14-29 on arc in its one series win- they’re 29-111 on arc in three games since then. Toronto won nine of its last 11 games overall; they covered three of last four home games, are 9-3 in last dozen games with Orlando. Nine of last 11 series games stayed under, including all four games in this series. Lowry was +26 in Game 4; he is +75 in series- Toronto is -22 with him off floor. Magic bench was only 8-24 from floor in Sunday’s loss.

Westbrook was 5-21, George 8-21 from floor in Sunday’s 111-98 home loss; Trailblazers can end series here. Thunder is 30-69 on arc in last two games, after going 10-61 in Games 1-2 here. OKC got to line only 22 times in Game 4, after averaging 30 in first three games. 10 of last 14 Thunder games stayed under. Portland won 18 of its last 22 games overall; Lillard/McCollum combined for 51 points in Sunday’s win. Trailblazers covered their last five home games. Seven of last ten series games stayed under.

NBA

Tuesday, April 23

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Trend Report
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Orlando Magic
Orlando is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Orlando is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games
Orlando is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Orlando is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games on the road
Orlando is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Orlando's last 8 games when playing Toronto
Orlando is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Orlando is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Orlando
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Orlando
Toronto is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Orlando

Brooklyn Nets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games
Brooklyn is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games on the road
Brooklyn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Brooklyn is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Brooklyn is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Philadelphia's last 18 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
Philadelphia is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
San Antonio is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of San Antonio's last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Antonio's last 11 games on the road
San Antonio is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Denver
San Antonio is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Denver
San Antonio is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Denver
San Antonio is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver Nuggets
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 8 games
Denver is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Denver is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Denver's last 14 games at home
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Denver is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing San Antonio
Denver is 6-16 ATS in its last 22 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio

Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games when playing Portland
Oklahoma City is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Portland
Oklahoma City is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Portland is 4-1 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 14 of Portland's last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games when playing Oklahoma City
Portland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Portland is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

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