Announcement

**StarDust Bum** · 12-01-2019, 01:49 AM

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 1, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:05 PM Miami Heat Brooklyn Nets Barclays Center
3:35 PM Boston Celtics New York Knicks Madison Square Garden
3:35 PM Memphis Grizzlies Minnesota Timberwolves Target Center
4:05 PM Dallas Mavericks Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center
5:05 PM Oklahoma City Thunder New Orleans Pelicans Smoothie King Center
5:05 PM San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons Little Caesars Arena
6:05 PM Golden State Warriors Orlando Magic Amway Center
6:05 PM Utah Jazz Toronto Raptors Scotiabank Arena
10:35 PM Washington Wizards Los Angeles Clippers Staples Center

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CNOTES NOVEMBER BEST BETS AND OPINIONS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

11/30/2019..........4-4-0.......50.00%............-2.00
11/29/2019.........8-16-1.......33.33%...........-48.00
11/27/2019.......15-13-0.......53.57%............+3.50
11/26/2019..........1-3-0........25.00%............-11.50
11/25/2019.........9-11-1.......45.00%.............-15.50
11/24/2019..........5-5-0........50.00%............-2.50
11/23/2019...........9-9-0.......50.00%............-4.50
11/22/2019.........10-5-0........66.67%...........+22.50
11/21/2019..........1-3-0........25.00%............-11.50
11/20/2019.......10-12-0........45.45%...........-16.00
11/19/2019..........3-5-0.........37.50%...........-11.50
11/18/2019..........8-8-0.........50.00%............-4.00
11/17/2019..........6-6-0.........50.00%............-3.00
11/16/2019.........6-10-0.........37.50%...........-25.00
11/15/2019.........10-4-0.........71.43%...........+28.00
11/14/2019...........7-4-0.........63.64%...........+13.00
11/13/2019...........9-5-0.........64.29%...........+17.50
11/12/2019.........10-6-0.........62.50%...........+17.00
11/11/2019.........0-10-2...........0.00%............-55.00
11/10/2019...........6-9-0..........40.00%...........-19.50
11/09/2019...........4-6-0..........40.00%...........-13.00
11/08/2019.........12-7-0..........63.16%...........+21.50
11/07/2019...........5-3-0..........62.50%...........+8.50
11/06/2019...........4-8-1..........33.33%...........-24.00
11/05/2019...........3-8-1..........27.27%...........-29.00
11/04/2019...........5-6-0...........45.45%..........-8.00
11/03/2019...........9-3-0...........75.00%.........+28.50
11/02/2019...........4-8-1...........33.33%..........-24.00
11/01/2019.......... 8-6-0.......... 57.14%.......... +7.00

TOTALS...........187-203-4......... 47.94%...........-161.50

BEST BETS

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

11/30/2019...............2 - 1..........+4.50................2 - 2.............-1.00.................+3.50
11/29/2019...............4 - 2..........+9.00................2 - 7..............-28.50...............-19.50
11/27/2019...............7 - 1..........+29.50...............4 - 10............-35.00..............-5.50
11/26/2019...............1 - 1..........-0.50.................0 - 2..............-11.00...............-11.50
11/25/2019...............3 - 4..........-7.00..................5 - 4.............+3.00................-4.00
11/24/2019...............3 - 2..........+4.00.................2 - 3.............-6.50.................-2.50
11/23/2019...............1 - 4..........-12.00................6 - 3.............+13.50.............+1.50
11/22/2019...............3 - 3...........-1.50..................6 - 0.............+30.00............+28.50
11/21/2019...............0 - 2...........-11.00................1 - 1..............-0.50...............-11.50
11/20/2019...............3 - 6...........-18.00................4 - 4..............-2.00...............-20.00
11/19/2019...............1 - 2............-6.00.................2 - 1.............+4.50...............-1.50
11/18/2019...............2 - 3............-6.50.................3 - 4..............-7.00...............-13.50
11/17/2019...............1 - 4............-17.00...............2 - 2...............-0.50..............-17.50
11/16/2019...............3 - 4.............-7.00................1 - 3...............11.50..............-18.50
11/15/2019...............2 - 3.............-6.50................5 - 0...............+25.00...........+18.50
11/14/2019...............1 - 2.............-6.00................3 - 2...............+4.00..............-2.00
11/13/2019...............4 - 2.............+9.00...............5 - 2...............+14.00............+23.00
11/12/2019...............2 - 2.............-1.00................5 - 2...............+14.00............+13.00
11/11/2019...............0 - 3.............-16.50..............0 - 5................-27.50............-44.00
11/10/2019...............3 - 3.............-1.50................1 - 5................-22.50............-24.00
11/09/2019...............1 - 2..............-6.00...............1 - 3.................-11.50............-17.50
11/08/2019...............2 - 4..............-11.00..............3 - 2................+4.00.............-7.00
11/07/2019...............2 - 1..............+4.50..............2 - 2................-1.00...............+3.50
11/06/2019...............0 - 4..............-22.00..............3 - 1...............+9.50..............-12.50
11/05/2019...............0 - 3..............-16.50..............2 - 4...............-12.00..............-28.50
11/04/2019...............2 - 3...............-6.50...............2 - 2...............-1.00................-7.50
11/03/2019...............2 - 1...............+4.50..............4 - 1...............+14.50............+19.00
11/02/2019...............1 - 3...............-11.50.............3 - 3...............-1.50...............-13.00
11/01/2019...............3 - 0...............+15.00............4 - 3..............+3.50..............+18.50

TOTALS...................60 - 77...........-120.50...........83 - 83..............-41.00................-161.50

**StarDust Bum** · 12-01-2019, 02:48 AM

Sunday’s 6-pack

Top six picks for Week 13 in Westgate Super Contest:

6) Tennessee +2.5 (712)

5) Arizona +3 (723)

4) Jets -3 (879)

3) San Francisco +6 (886)

2) New England -3 (920)

1) Green Bay -6.5 (1.034)

2019 record: 38-31-3

Quote of the Day
“I’ll answer your questions but not your insults. They (Ohio State) played better today.”
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh

Sunday’s quiz
Arizona State football coach Herm Edwards played nine of his ten years in the NFL for which team?

Saturday’s quiz
The Sun Bowl football game is played in El Paso every year.

Friday’s quiz
Indiana-Purdue play football annually for the Old Oaken Bucket.

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Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….

13) Auburn 48, Alabama 45— There were five TD’s scored in a 5:03 span of this game, late in 2nd quarter. Score was 31-27 Alabama at halftime. Total in the game was 50.5.

Kudos to CBS sideline reporter Jame Erdahl, who had the unenviable task of Interviewing Nick Saban at halftime, when he…….wasn’t happy after Auburn kicked a last second FG. When I say he wasn’t happy, thats a gross understatement.

— Auburn had two pick-6’s, one a 100-yarder that put Tigers up, 37-31.
— Alabama ran the kickoff after the first pick-6 back 100 yards for a TD.
— Alabama outgained Auburn 515-354.
— Penalties: Alabama 13-96; Auburn 9-60.
— Alabama missed a 30-yard FG off the left upright with 2:00 left.

12) Indiana 44, Purdue 41 OT— Hoosiers’ QB Ramsey started for Indiana the last two years, then lost his starting job this offseason; instead of transferring, like so many college QB’s do when they lose their starting job, Ramsey stayed at Indiana because likes his teammates. The other QB got hurt, and Ramsey made the most out of getting his job back.

Indiana winds up wth a winning record in conference play for first time since 1993.

Purdue QB O’Connell is a walk-on who started this season as the 4th-stringer; he threw for 408 yards, three TD’s in a losing cause.

11) Ohio State 56, Michigan 27— Buckeyes win this rivalry game for 8th year in row (4-4 ATS); they’ve scored 118 points in last two meetings, 30+ points in last seven.

10) Syracuse 39, Wake Forest 30 OT— From all we can tell, Orangemen are only 2nd team to score a defensive TD in OT while they were protecting a lead; Arizona State did it against USC 20 or so years ago.

9) Duke 27, Miami 17/Florida 40, Florida State 17:

Miami and Florida State are both 6-6, which is both disappointing and surprising; they’ve got to recruit their home state better. Lot of good high school players in Florida, but everyone recruits the Sunshine State, and hard.

8) Missouri fired football coach Barry Odom, who went 50-50 in four years in Columbia, but lost five of his last six games this season. Still not sure why Missouri left the Big X for the SEC— lack of playing longtime rivals like Kansas/Nebraska has hurt their attendance.

7) Football upsets:
— West Virginia (+13.5) 20, TCU 17
— South Alabama (+10.5) 34, Arkansas State 30
— Duke (+8.5) 27, Miami 17
— Boston College (+8) 26, Pittsburgh 19
— UNLV (+7) 33, Nevada 30 OT
— Northwestern (+7) 29, Illinois 10

6) Cincinnati 72, UNLV 65 OT— Bearcats played their 3rd straight OT game, rallying back from down 33-24 at the half. UNLV was 0-3 in OT games in November; they had four guys play 36:00+.

5) Ohio U 91, Detroit 81— Detroit G Brad Calipari sat out LY, after sitting on his dad’s bench at Kentucky the two years before that. He wanted to play, so he transferred to Detroit, where he is playing 22.2 mpg, scoring 6.2 ppg, making 40.7% of his 3’s.

4) Florida State 63, Purdue 60 OT— Seminoles win Emerald Coast Classic, winning both games this weekend by 3 points. FSU has won seven games in a row since losing their opener at Pitt.

3) Basketball upsets:
— North Dakota (+10.5) 80, Georgia Southern 68
— Prairie View (+8.5) 79, UTSA 72
— Cal-Northridge (+7.5) 73, Fresno State 72
— Navy (+7) 76, Brown 56
— Fort Wayne (+6.5) 71, Grand Canyon 60
— St Francis PA (+6.5) 79, St Joe’s 63
— Northern Arizona (+6) 76, South Dakota 72
— NC-Greensboro (+6) 65, Georgetown 61

2) Richmond 64, Boston College 44— Spiders won six of their first seven games after going 25-40 the last two years; they’ve got wins over Wisconsin, Vandy, BC, power-5 wins.

1) They may have played schedule #350 so far (out of 353), but Liberty is one of only 20 unbeaten teams left in the country, and that is surprising. Flames are 9-0 already.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-01-2019, 11:56 AM

509MIAMI -510 BROOKLYN
MIAMI is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) as a favorite in the current season.

511BOSTON -512 NEW YORK
BOSTON is 0-9 ATS (-9.9 Units) vs. teams who are called for 2+ more fouls/game than their opponents over the last 2 seasons.

513MEMPHIS -514 MINNESOTA
MEMPHIS are 19-36 ATS (-20.6 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.

515DALLAS -516 LA LAKERS
LA LAKERS are 9-29 ATS (-22.9 Units) in home games after scoring 105 points or more 5 straight games since 1996.

517SAN ANTONIO -518 DETROIT
SAN ANTONIO is 0-9 ATS (-9.9 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game in the current season.

519OKLAHOMA CITY -520 NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS are 166-122 ATS (31.8 Units) in home games revenging a same season loss vs opponent since 1996.

521GOLDEN STATE -522 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 7-20 ATS (-15 Units) in December games in the last 3 seasons.

523UTAH -524 TORONTO
TORONTO is 173-133 ATS (26.7 Units) versus good defensive teams - shooting pct defense of <=43% since 1996.

525WASHINGTON -526 LA CLIPPERS
LA CLIPPERS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 1

Heat-Nets
Miami won seven of last nine games; they’re 3-0 ATS as a road favorite. Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Brooklyn won five of its last six games; they’re 6-3 SU at home, 2-0 ATS as a home underdog. Three of their last four home games went under.

Heat lost five of last seven games with the Nets; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Brooklyn. Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Celtics-Knicks
Boston lost four of its last five road games; they’re 3-2 ATS as a road favorite. Five of their last seven games stayed under the total. New York lost its last five games; they’re 3-2-1 ATS as a home underdog. Five of their last seven games went under.

Celtics won seven of last eight games with the nicks; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Grizzlies-Timberwolves
Memphis lost its last six games; they’re 2-4 ATS as a road underdog. Under is 9-6 in their last 15 games. Minnesota lost its last four home games; they’re 1-5-1 ATS as a home favorite. Wolves’ last three home games went under the total.

Grizzles won seven of last ten games with Minnesota; they covered four of last five visits to the Twin Cities. Under is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Mavericks-Lakers
Dallas won/covered six of last seven games; they’re 4-1 ATS as a road underdog. Five of their last six games went over. Lakers won their last ten games; they’re 7-3 ATS as a home favorite. Last four Laker games went under.

Mavericks lost their last six games with the Lakers; they’re 1-3 ATS in last four series games played here. Four of last five series games went under.

Spurs-Pistons
San Antonio lost lost 10 of its last 12 games; they’re 1-4 ATS as a road underdog. Spurs’ last five games went under the total. Detroit lost eight of last ten games; they’re 3-3 ATS as a home favorite. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Spurs won eight of last nine games with the Pistons; they covered four of last five visits to the Motor City. Under is 6-1 in last seven series games.

Thunder-Pelicans
Oklahoma City lost six of last nine games; they’re 4-3 ATS as a road underdog. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. New Orleans lost its last four games; they’re 3-5 SU at home, 1-2 ATS as a home favorite. Over is 11-7 in their games this season.

Home side won last six OKC-New Orleans games; Thunder covered once in their last four visits to New Orleans. Under is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Warriors-Magic
Golden State lost 11 of last 13 games; they’re 6-4 ATS as a road underdog. Warriors’ last three road games went over. Orlando lost four of last five games; they’re 3-4 ATS as a home favorite. Four of their lat five home games went over.

Warriors won nine of last ten games with Orlando; Under is 4-2 last six series games. Golden State covered four of its last five visits to Orlando.

Jazz-Raptors
Utah won four of its last six games; they’re 1-3 ATS as a road underdog. Under is 7-3 in their road games. Toronto won its last six games; they’re 6-1 ATS as a home favorite. Over is 5-1 in their last sic home games.

Jazz lost eight of last ten games with Toronto; they covered once in their last five visits to Canada. Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Wizards-Clippers
Washington lost three of its last four games; they’re 7-3 ATS as a road underdog. Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight road games. Clippers won seven of their last eight games; they’re 5-5-1 ATS as a home favorite. Under is 8-4 in their home games. `

Home side won last seven Wizard-Clipper games; Wizards covered once in last five series games played here. Six of last seven series games went over.

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NBA

Sunday, December 1

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Trend Report
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Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games
Brooklyn is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games at home
Brooklyn is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Brooklyn is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Miami
Brooklyn is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Brooklyn is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Brooklyn's last 12 games when playing Miami
Brooklyn is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Miami
Brooklyn is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
Miami Heat
Miami is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Miami is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
Miami is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Brooklyn
Miami is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
Miami is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing Brooklyn
Miami is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 12 games when playing Brooklyn
Miami is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Miami is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn

New York Knicks
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of New York's last 22 games
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New York's last 12 games at home
New York is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 11 games when playing Boston
New York is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
New York is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Boston Celtics
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games when playing New York
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against New York

Minnesota Timberwolves
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Memphis
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Memphis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Memphis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Memphis is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Memphis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

Los Angeles Lakers
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
LA Lakers is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games at home
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
LA Lakers is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Dallas
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games on the road
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
Dallas is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing LA Lakers
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Orleans's last 12 games
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
New Orleans is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games at home
New Orleans is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Oklahoma City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games when playing on the road against New Orleans

Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 2-6-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Detroit is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Detroit is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Antonio
Detroit is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing San Antonio
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
San Antonio is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Antonio is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games on the road
San Antonio is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
San Antonio is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games when playing Detroit
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit

Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Utah
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing Utah
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Utah
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Utah
Utah Jazz
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Utah's last 22 games
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Utah is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Utah's last 11 games on the road
Utah is 1-10-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Toronto
Utah is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Utah's last 15 games when playing Toronto
Utah is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Utah is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto

Orlando Magic
Orlando is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Orlando is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Orlando's last 9 games
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Orlando is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games at home
Orlando is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games when playing Golden State
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
Orlando is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Golden State
Orlando is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Orlando's last 11 games when playing at home against Golden State
Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Golden State is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 9 games
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Golden State is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Golden State's last 10 games on the road
Golden State is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing Orlando
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Golden State is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Golden State's last 11 games when playing on the road against Orlando

Los Angeles Clippers
LA Clippers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Clippers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
LA Clippers is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Clippers's last 12 games at home
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
LA Clippers is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games when playing Washington
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Wizards
Washington is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
Washington is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers

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NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 1

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MIAMI (13 - 5) at BROOKLYN (10 - 9) - 12/1/2019, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 43-30 ATS (+10.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in all games this season.
MIAMI is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) as a favorite this season.
MIAMI is 31-19 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
MIAMI is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 35-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 5-3 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
BROOKLYN is 5-3 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (13 - 5) at NEW YORK (4 - 15) - 12/1/2019, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 113-90 ATS (+14.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 42-56 ATS (-19.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 18-30 ATS (-15.0 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-2 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MEMPHIS (5 - 13) at MINNESOTA (10 - 8) - 12/1/2019, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 6-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 5-3 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (12 - 6) at LA LAKERS (17 - 2) - 12/1/2019, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 56-42 ATS (+9.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 34-22 ATS (+9.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 531-444 ATS (+42.6 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 86-57 ATS (+23.3 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
DALLAS is 181-142 ATS (+24.8 Units) in road games in the first half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 131-91 ATS (+30.9 Units) on Sunday games since 1996.
DALLAS is 224-177 ATS (+29.3 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 68-45 ATS (+18.5 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 59-37 ATS (+18.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 45-31 ATS (+10.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 6-2 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 7-1 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (7 - 13) at DETROIT (6 - 13) - 12/1/2019, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in all games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 366-305 ATS (+30.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 444-366 ATS (+41.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
DETROIT is 29-43 ATS (-18.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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OKLAHOMA CITY (7 - 11) at NEW ORLEANS (6 - 13) - 12/1/2019, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in road games against Southwest division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 5-3 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-4 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (4 - 16) at ORLANDO (7 - 11) - 12/1/2019, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 53-69 ATS (-22.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 7-20 ATS (-15.0 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 3-1 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 3-1 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (12 - 7) at TORONTO (14 - 4) - 12/1/2019, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 11-0 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games after allowing 90 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 101-73 ATS (+20.7 Units) on Sunday games since 1996.

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

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WASHINGTON (6 - 11) at LA CLIPPERS (14 - 6) - 12/1/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 37-67 ATS (-36.7 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.
LA CLIPPERS are 36-22 ATS (+11.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 237-288 ATS (-79.8 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 3-1 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 2-2 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, December 1

Miami @ Brooklyn

Game 509-510
December 1, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
121.499
Brooklyn
115.390
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 6
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 3 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-3 1/2); Under

Boston @ New York

Game 511-512
December 1, 2019 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
122.124
New York
108.715
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 13 1/2
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 8
209 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-8); Under

Memphis @ Minnesota

Game 513-514
December 1, 2019 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
111.710
Minnesota
116.646
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 5
234
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 9 1/2
230
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(+9 1/2); Over

Dallas @ LA Lakers

Game 515-516
December 1, 2019 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
124.481
LA Lakers
124.500
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
Even
225
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Lakers
by 7
222 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+7); Over

San Antonio @ Detroit

Game 517-518
December 1, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
115.472
Detroit
112.666
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 3
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 3 1/2
217
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+3 1/2); Over

Oklahoma City @ New Orleans

Game 519-520
December 1, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
116.627
New Orleans
115.155
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 1 1/2
231
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 2 1/2
228 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(+2 1/2); Over

Golden State @ Orlando

Game 521-522
December 1, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
108.831
Orlando
118.950
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 10
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Orlando
by 8 1/2
206 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(-8 1/2); Under

Utah @ Toronto

Game 523-524
December 1, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
118.280
Toronto
125.754
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 7 1/2
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
210
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-2 1/2); Under

Washington @ LA Clippers

Game 525-526
December 1, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
111.605
LA Clippers
126.616
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 15
242
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 12 1/2
237
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-12 1/2); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 12-01-2019, 12:02 PM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIA at BK 03:00 PM
BK +4.0
U 215.5

MEM at MIN 03:30 PM
MEM +10.5
U 229.5

BOS at NY 03:30 PM
NY +7.5
U 209.5

DAL at LAL 04:00 PM
LAL -6.5
O 224.5

OKC at NO 05:00 PM
OKC +2.5
U 228.5

SA at DET 05:00 PM
DET -2.5
U 217.5

UTA at TOR 06:00 PM
TOR -2.5
U 210.0

GS at ORL 06:00 PM
GS +8.5
U 204.5

WAS at LAC 10:30 PM
LAC -12.0
O 238.5

**StarDust Bum** · 12-02-2019, 02:31 AM

Luka Doncic has big 2nd half, Mavericks rout Lakers
December 1, 2019
By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) Luka Doncic scored 21 of his 27 points in a dynamic second half, Kristaps Porzingis added 15 points and the Dallas Mavericks snapped the Los Angeles Lakersâ?? 10-game winning streak with a 114-100 victory Sunday.

Doncic also had 10 assists and nine rebounds, and Delon Wright had 17 points and nine assists in the Mavericksâ?? seventh victory in eight games.

Dallas underlined its status as a likely title contender with an inspired second half on the road against the NBA-leading Lakers, who had lost only once in 18 games since their season opener.

Anthony Davis had 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, and LeBron James had 25 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, They dropped to 17-3.

The Mavs erased a halftime deficit with a 28-5 run to open the third quarter, shredding the Lakersâ?? usually solid defense. Dallasâ?? decisive rally was led by a majestic quarter from Doncic, who had 16 points and five assists in the third after going 2 for 9 in the first half.

HEAT 109, NETS 106

NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Butler scored 20 points, Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 16 rebounds and Miami scored the final 10 points to beat Brooklyn.

Goran Dragic led the Heat with 24 points, starting the closing 10-0 burst with a three-point play.

Miami trailed 106-99 after a 3-pointer by Joe Harris with 1:45 remaining, but pitched a shutout from there and got the victory thanks largely to the aggressiveness of Butler. He kept attacking the rim and had five free throws in the closing run, overcoming his 5-for-17 shooting from the field.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 29 points and Harris had a season-high 25 for the Nets. Kyrie Irving missed his ninth straight game because of a right shoulder injury.

RAPTORS 130, JAZZ 110

TORONTO (AP) - Pascal Siakam scored 35 points, Fred VanVleet had 21 points and 11 assists and Toronto used a record-setting first half to rout Utah.

Toronto led 77-37 for the biggest halftime lead in franchise history and in the NBA this season. It matched the eighth-largest halftime lead in league history, and was the Jazzâ??s biggest halftime deficit.

Mike Conley scored 20 points for Utah.

CELTICS 113, KNICKS 104

NEW YORK (AP) - Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Jaylen Brown added 28 and Boston beat New York.

Kemba Walker had 15 points and 10 assists, Enes Kanter added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Brad Wanamaker also scored 11 points for Boston.

Julius Randle led the Knicks with 26 points.

THUNDER 107, PELICANS 104

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Chris Paul scored seven of his 16 points in a late 12-0 run in Oklahoma Cityâ??s victory over New Orleans.

Danilo Gallinari led the Thunder with 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Steven Adams, Dennis Schroder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 17 points each. Adams also had 10 rebounds

Jrue Holiday had 26 points for New Orleans.

GRIZZLIES 115, TIMBERWOLVES 107

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Dillon Brooks scored 26 points and Grayson Allen added 13 to push short-handed Memphis past Minnesota.

Memphis, which was without star rookie Ja Morant because of back spasms and starting center Jonas Valanciunas because of an illness. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota.

PISTONS 132, SPURS 98

DETROIT (AP) - Christian Wood scored a career-high 28 points to help Detroit rout San Antonio.

Luke Kennard added 20 points for the Pistons They had lost eight of 10.

DeMar DeRozan had 20 points for San Antonio. The Spurs have lost 11 of 13.

MAGIC 100, WARRIORS 96

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Evan Fournier tied his career high with 32 points and Terrence Ross added 19 points in Orlandoâ??s victory over Golden State.

Glenn Robinson III led Golden State with 19 points.

CLIPPERS 150, WIZARDS 125

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points, Paul George added 31, and Los Angeles rolled past undermanned Washington for its 12th win in a row over the Wizards at home.

Montrezl Harrell added 23 points and 15 rebounds and Lou Williams had 22 points for the Clippers, who improved to a franchise-best 12-1 at Staples Center.

Rookie Rui Hachimura scored a career-high 30 points and Bradley Beal added 23 points and 11 assists for the Wizards.

Davis Bertans had 20 points and a tied his career high with six 3-pointers.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-02-2019, 02:37 AM

SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY DECEMBER 2, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Phoenix Suns Charlotte Hornets Spectrum Center
7:05 PM Utah Jazz Philadelphia 76ers Wells Fargo Center
7:35 PM Golden State Warriors Atlanta Hawks State Farm Arena
8:05 PM Indiana Pacers Memphis Grizzlies FedExForum
8:05 PM New York Knicks Milwaukee Bucks Fiserv Forum
10:05 PM Chicago Bulls Sacramento Kings Golden 1 Center

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CNOTES DECEMBER BEST BETS AND OPINIONS

DATE.................... W-L-T.................. % ....................UNITS

12/01/2019..........12-6-0................66.67%...............+27.00

TOTALS................12-6-0................66.67%...............+27.00

BEST BETS

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

12/01/2019...............4 - 2...............+9.00..............5 - 4................+3.00.............+12.00

TOTALS.....................4 - 2...............+9.00..............5 - 4................+3.00.............+12.00

**StarDust Bum** · 12-02-2019, 02:38 AM

Monday’s 6-pack

Top six picks for Week 13 in Westgate Super Contest:

6) Tennessee +2.5 (712)- W

5) Arizona +3 (723)- L

4) Jets -3 (879)- L

3) San Francisco +6 (886)- W

2) New England -3 (920)- L

1) Green Bay -6.5 (1.034)- W

2019 record: 41-34-3

Quote of the Day
“I’m not worried about my future. I’m worried about this football team. We have a game coming up on Sunday.”
Carolina Panthers’ coach Ron Rivera

Monday’s quiz
What city did the football Cardinals call home, before moving to Arizona?

Sunday’s quiz
Arizona State football coach Herm Edwards played nine of his ten years in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Saturday’s quiz
The Sun Bowl football game is played in El Paso every year.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……

Ravens 20, 49ers 17:
— 49ers will tied for 1st in NFC West if Seattle wins Monday.
— Ravens won field position by ten yards in this game.
— Both teams ran ball for 170+ yards on a very rainy day.

— Tucker kicked GW 49-yard FG at the gun, for the win.
— Baltimore won its 8th game in a row (5-1 ATS in last six).
— Ravens are only 4-9 ATS in last 13 games as a home favorite.

Broncos 23, Chargers 20:
— Chargers lost despite outgaining Denver, 359-218.
— Chargers are 1-4 TY in games decided by 3 or fewer points.
— In its last three games, LA has a minus-6 turnover ratio.

— McManus hit a 53-yard FG at gun, after Chargers committed a 34-yard PI penalty on the previous play to put Denver into FG range.
— Chargers scored in last minute of each half, but it wasn’t enough.
— Drew Lock is 11th QB to make his NFL debut TY; they’re 4-6-1 SU, 9-2 ATS.

Dolphins 37, Eagles 31:
— Dolphins’ first three drives: 7 plays, 6 yards, 1 first down, no points.
— Dolphins’ last seven drives: 56 plays, 403 yards, 25 first downs, 37 points.
— Eagles lost their last three games, by 7-8-6 points.

— DeVante Parker caught seven passes for 159 yards, two TD’s.
— Miami scored TD on a fake FG; punter passed to the kicker.
— Last NFL kicker to score a TD: Denver’s Jim Turner, back in 1977.

Packers 31, Giants 13:
— Green Bay’s first two drives: 12 plays, 138 yards, two TD’s.
— Over last 11 years, GB is 29-22-1 ATS coming off a loss, 3-0 TY.
— Packers won field position by 13 yards in this game.

— Under Shurmur, Giants are 1-9 ATS as a home underdog, 0-4 TY.
— Giants lost last eight games, outscored 117-53 in second half.
— Perils of playing a rookie QB: Giants are minus-13 in turnovers this year.

Redskins 29, Panthers 21:
— Washington ran ball for 248 yards, outgained Carolina by 84 yards.
— Redskins had a 9-yard advantage in field position.
— Washington won its second game in a row after a 1-9 start.

— Carolina is 1-6 TY when it scores less than 30 points; they’ve got a -10 TO ratio in their last six games.
— Panthers lost their last four games, allowing 29 ppg.
— Six of Carolina’s last eight games went over the total.

Titans 31, Colts 17:
— Titans ran blocked FG back for game-winning TD with 5:02 left.
— Tennessee scored 106 points in its last three games, scoring 13 TD’s on 32 drives.
— Titans scored 29.7 ppg in Tannehill’s six starts (5-1).

— Colts lost four of their last five games.
— Indy missed two of three FG’s; two of them were blocked.
— Only 4th win for Tennessee in last 23 games with Indy.

Chiefs 40, Raiders 9:
— Oakland lost its last two games by combined score of 74-12.
— Chiefs swept Raiders TY by combined score of 68-19.
— Raiders lost their last seven visits to Arrowhead (1-6 ATS)

— Chiefs converted 7-11 on third down, also scored a defensive TD.
— KC has seven takeaways in its last two games (+6); they had 12 takeaways in their first ten games.
— Chiefs won 12 of their last 14 games with Oakland.

Buccaneers 28, Jaguars 11:
— Bucs’ first three drives: 25 plays, 186 yards, 14 points.
— Tampa Bay won four of seven true road games SU.
— Bucs average 32.4 ppg in seven games with 2 or fewer turnovers; they average 22.6 ppg in their five games with 3+ turnovers. .

— Jaguars in first half: 6 drives: 27 plays, 91 yards, 5 first downs, 3 turnovers.
— Jaguars benched Nick Foles for Gardnew Minshew at halftime.
— Jaguars are 11-23-1 ATS in last 35 games where spread was 3 or fewer points

Bengals 22, Jets 6:
— There were no plays longer than 20 yards by either team in this game.
— Jets are 9-18-2 ATS in last 29 road games
— Jets in 2nd half: 6 drives, 32 plays- 71 yards, outscored 5-0.

— Cincy gets its first win; they’re still in position for #1 pick in draft.
— Dalton threw for 243 yards in his return to the starting lineup.
— Bengals won field position by 18 yards in this game.

Rams 34, Cardinals 7:
— Goff threw for 323 yards…..in the first half.
— Total yardage: Rams 549, Cardinals 198
— LA is 10-54 on 3rd down in their losses, 46-98 in its wins.

— In their last five games, Cardinals converted only 10-53 third down plays.
— Arizona lost its last five games, but covered six of last eight games.
— Rams won last five trips to Arizona, last three by combined score of 101-7.

Steelers 20, Browns 17:
— Cleveland in 2nd half: 5 drives, 26 plays, 96 yards, 2 turnovers, 3 points.
— Browns lost their last 16 visits to Heinz Field (6-7 ATS in last 13)
— Cleveland was favored in Pittsburgh for first time since 1989.

— Steelers are 9-1-1 SU in last 11 series games.
— Pitt won six of last seven games after a 1-4 start.
— Steelers are 6-0 when they allow less than 20 points, 1-5 when they allow more.

Texans 28, Patriots 22:
— Baltimore is now the #1 seed in the AFC.
— Patriots gained 244 yards on last three drives, 204 on first seven drives.
— Prior to those three 2nd half TD’s, Patriots had scored only two TD’s on their previous 30 drives.

— Texans won five of their six home games this year.
— Houston had 11-yard edge in field position, only 2nd time this year New England lost field position battle.
— Texans snapped a 6-game series skid against New England.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-02-2019, 01:51 PM

527UTAH -528 PHILADELPHIA
UTAH is 73-101 ATS (-38.1 Units) in road games when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 70%) since 1996.

529PHOENIX -530 CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE is 8-26 ATS (-20.6 Units) when playing 8 or more games in 14 days in the last 3 seasons.

531GOLDEN STATE -532 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) versus terrible defensive teams - allowing 110+ points/game in the current season.

533INDIANA -534 MEMPHIS
INDIANA is 3-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) in road games after a combined score of 225 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

535NEW YORK -536 MILWAUKEE
NEW YORK is 37-61 ATS (-30.1 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

537CHICAGO -538 SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after a game where they covered the spread in the current season.

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NBA

Monday, December 2

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Trend Report
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Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games
Charlotte is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games at home
Charlotte is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte

Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 13 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Philadelphia is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing Utah
Philadelphia is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Utah
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Utah
Utah Jazz
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Utah's last 23 games
Utah is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Utah's last 12 games on the road
Utah is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Utah is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Philadelphia
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Utah's last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
Utah is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia

Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta's last 13 games
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Golden State
Atlanta is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Atlanta's last 25 games when playing at home against Golden State
Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Golden State is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 10 games
Golden State is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Golden State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Golden State's last 25 games when playing on the road against Atlanta

Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing New York
Milwaukee is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 12 games when playing at home against New York
New York Knicks
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of New York's last 23 games
New York is 2-17 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games on the road
New York is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
New York is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 12 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee

Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 6 games
Memphis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 6 games at home
Memphis is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Indiana
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing Indiana
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
Memphis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
Indiana Pacers
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Indiana's last 21 games on the road
Indiana is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Memphis
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing Memphis
Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis

Sacramento Kings
Sacramento is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 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 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games at home
Sacramento is 11-3-1 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Chicago
Sacramento is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Sacramento's last 12 games when playing Chicago
Sacramento is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago
Sacramento is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Chicago Bulls
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games
Chicago is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Sacramento
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 12 games when playing Sacramento
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento

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NBA
Dunkel

Monday, December 2

Phoenix @ Charlotte

Game 529-530
December 2, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
111.839
Charlotte
111.960
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
Even
229
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 4 1/2
225
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(+4 1/2); Over

Utah @ Philadelphia

Game 527-528
December 2, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
119.028
Philadelphia
120.610
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 5 1/2
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(+5 1/2); Over

Golden State @ Atlanta

Game 531-532
December 2, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
104.845
Atlanta
114.182
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 9 1/2
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 6 1/2
223
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-6 1/2); Under

Indiana @ Memphis

Game 533-534
December 2, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
123.994
Memphis
111.866
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 12
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 6 1/2
217
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(-6 1/2); Under

New York @ Milwaukee

Game 535-536
December 2, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
109.956
Milwaukee
127.747
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 18
228
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 15 1/2
221 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-15 1/2); Over

Chicago @ Sacramento

Game 537-538
December 2, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
109.737
Sacramento
118.183
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 9
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Sacramento
by 5
211
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(-5); Over

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NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, December 2

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UTAH (12 - 8) at PHILADELPHIA (14 - 6) - 12/2/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 35-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 43-76 ATS (-40.6 Units) in home games in December games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-0 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-1 straight up against UTAH 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 (8 - 10) at CHARLOTTE (8 - 13) - 12/2/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 23-36 ATS (-16.6 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 191-241 ATS (-74.1 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 2-2 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 4-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (4 - 17) at ATLANTA (4 - 16) - 12/2/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 54-69 ATS (-21.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 43-58 ATS (-20.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 103-75 ATS (+20.5 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-2 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 4-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (12 - 7) at MEMPHIS (6 - 13) - 12/2/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 77-52 ATS (+19.8 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 23-41 ATS (-22.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 3-2 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 4-1 straight up against MEMPHIS 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 YORK (4 - 16) at MILWAUKEE (17 - 3) - 12/2/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 42-57 ATS (-20.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 30-47 ATS (-21.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 30-43 ATS (-17.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 66-48 ATS (+13.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 56-43 ATS (+8.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 51-38 ATS (+9.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 77-105 ATS (-38.5 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 73-120 ATS (-59.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 4-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 7-1 straight up against NEW YORK 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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CHICAGO (6 - 14) at SACRAMENTO (8 - 10) - 12/2/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 43-57 ATS (-19.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 30-46 ATS (-20.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 57-42 ATS (+10.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 30-18 ATS (+10.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 33-21 ATS (+9.9 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 27-11 ATS (+14.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
CHICAGO is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 180-142 ATS (+23.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
SACRAMENTO is 64-90 ATS (-35.0 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 3-0 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO is 4-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Hoop Trends - Monday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Kings are 11-0 ATS (9.50 ppg) as a favorite when they won at least 2 straight meetings vs current opponent.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The 76ers are 0-9 ATS (-8.83 ppg) as a favorite off a win in which they had at least 25% of their points from free throws.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Suns are 10-0 OU (14.80 ppg) as a favorite off a game as a dog in which they scored fewer than 10 fast break points.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Kings are 0-10 OU (-11.30 ppg) when they won at least 4 straight meetings vs current opponent.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-02-2019, 01:55 PM

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

UTA at PHI 07:00 PM
UTA +6.0
O 208.5

PHO at CHA 07:00 PM
CHA +4.0
O 224.0

GS at ATL 07:30 PM
GS +6.5
O 223.0

IND at MEM 08:00 PM
IND -9.0
O 216.5

NY at MIL 08:00 PM
O 220.5

CHI at SAC 10:00 PM
SAC -5.0
U 212.0

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 02:17 AM

Hawks top Warriors in matchup of teams with worst records
December 2, 2019
By The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) Trae Young scored 24 points, rookie Deâ??Andre Hunter added 18 and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 104-79 win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night in a matchup of teams with the worst records in the NBA.

The Warriors (4-18) finished with a season low in points (4-18). It was the lowest point total allowed by the Hawks (5-16).

Golden State dressed just nine players, even with center Kevon Looney returning to action after missing 19 games with a nerve condition.

Rookie Eric Paschall led Golden State with 24 points, but his teammates combined to shoot 24 of 72, and the Warriors were slowed by 25 turnovers, which the Hawks converted into 25 points. The Warriors were missing Draymond Green, DeAngelo Russell and Stephen Curry, among others.

Hunter scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half. He left the game midway through the fourth quarter with what appeared to be a wrist injury.

76ERS 103, JAZZ 94

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Tobias Harris scored 26 points and Philadelphia beat Utah for its eighth win in nine games and 10th straight at home.

Al Horford had five baskets in the first quarter for 12 of his 17 points. James Ennis III finished with eight points.

Rudy Gobert scored 27 points for the Jazz, who trailed by 40 points to Toronto a night earlier and faced an 18-point deficit against Philadelphia at the break.

Philadelphiaâ??s Joel Embiid had another off night, scoring 16 points on 5-for-13 shooting.

SUNS 109, HORNETS 104

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 23 points, including two clutch 3-pointers in the final minute that lifted Phoenix over Charlotte.

Devin Booker added 23 points and Dario Saric had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who snapped a three-game skid.

Marvin Williams led the Hornets with a season-high 22 points and Devonte Graham had 15 points and 12 assists.

The Suns led by 20 at the break, but squandered that lead and trailed by five in the final minute. Thatâ??s when Oubre knocked down back-to-back 3s to put the Suns ahead with 19.8 seconds left.

BUCKS 132, KNICKS 88

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo needed only 14 minutes to record another double-double, finishing with 29 points and 15 rebounds as Milwaukee won its 12th straight game.

The Bucks (18-3) led by as many as 47 and cruised behind Antetokounmpo.

The reigning MVP shot 10 of 14 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, while playing 22 minutes.

Milwaukeeâ??s winning streak is the longest in the NBA this season and the franchiseâ??s longest since the 1981-82 season.

D.J. Wilson added a career-high 19 points, Khris Middleton had 16 and George Hill 14 for the Bucks, who improved to 9-1 at home.

Julius Randle paced New York with 19 points and Damyean Dotson had 15.

PACERS 117, GRIZZLIES 104

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Malcolm Brogdon scored 19 points, Domantas Sabonis added 18 and Indiana beat depleted Memphis.

Seven players scored in double figures for the balanced Pacers, including Myles Turner with 17 points. Jeremy Lamb and Justin Holiday had 15 apiece, with Holiday missing only one of his six 3-point attempts.

Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with a season-high 31 points. Solomon Hill moved into the starting lineup and added 22, also a season best. Dillon Brooks finished with 19 on 7-of-16 shooting.

The Grizzlies were short-handed as five players - all key parts of the rotation - sat out with various ailments. That left reserves to try and play with any kind of rhythm.

BULLS 113, KINGS 106

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Zach LaVine scored 28 points and made four free throws in the final 11 seconds, and Chicago overcame a sloppy fourth quarter to beat Sacramento.

Lauri Markkanen had 20 points and seven rebounds, Wendell Carter added 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Tomas Satoransky scored 14 points as Chicago snapped a three-game losing streak.

Buddy Hield finished with 26 points for Sacramento. Richaun Holmes added 20 points and nine rebounds.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 02:27 AM

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY DECEMBER 3, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
7:05 PM Orlando Magic Washington Wizards Capital One Arena
7:35 PM Dallas Mavericks New Orleans Pelicans Smoothie King Center
7:35 PM Miami Heat Toronto Raptors Scotiabank Arena
8:35 PM Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs AT&T Center
9:05 PM Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets Pepsi Center
10:05 PM Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Clippers Staples Center

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CNOTES DECEMBER BEST BETS AND OPINIONS

DATE.................... W-L-T.................. % ....................UNITS

12/02/2019...........2-9-0.................18.18%...............-39.50
12/01/2019..........12-6-0................66.67%...............+27.00

TOTALS..............14-15-0................48.27%...............-12.50

BEST BETS

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

12/02/2019...............1 - 4...............-12.00..............1 - 5................-22.50.............-34.50
12/01/2019...............4 - 2...............+9.00..............5 - 4................+3.00.............+12.00

TOTALS.....................5 - 6...............-3.00...............6 - 9................-19.50.............-22.50

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 02:29 AM

Tuesday’s 6-pack

Spreads for conference title games this weekend:

— Pac-12: Utah (-6.5, 48.5) vs Oregon

— Big X: Oklahoma (-8.5, 62.5) vs Oklahoma

— Memphis (-9.5, 57.5) vs Cincinnati

— SEC: LSU (-7, 55) vs Georgia

— Ohio State (-16, 56) vs Wisconsin

— Clemson (-29, 54) vs Virginia

Quote of the Day
“I’ve been drunk for a month.”
Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo, who got married in Jamaica after the World Series

Tuesday’s quiz
What team was last Super Bowl champ that wasn’t either the #1 or #2 seed in their conference?

Monday’s quiz
Arizona Cardinals called St Louis home, before they moved to Arizona- they played in Chicago a long time ago, before moving to St Louis.

Sunday’s quiz
Arizona State football coach Herm Edwards played nine of his ten years in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……

13) Seahawks 34, Vikings 30:
— Seattle outscored Vikings 24-0 during a 10:32 span of 2nd half.
— Seahawks ran ball for 218 yards, getting 29 on a fake punt to extend one drive.
— Kirk Cousins is now 0-8 on Monday Night Football.
— Only four penalties were called; should be more games like that.

12) 55-year old Chris Petersen is stepping down as Washington’s football coach, citing the need to “re-charge”.

Coaching a big time program like that takes its toll, and with guys making so much money, guys are retiring earlier- Bob Stoops, Urban Meyer and now Petersen have all walked away in the last few years.

11) Michigan plays Louisville tonight in the Yum! Center; Wolverines went from unranked to #4 in country in this week’s top 25. Louisville is the 4th team to be ranked #1 this season.

10) Bad news for Georgetown basketball; their 2nd and 5th-leading scorers are both going to transfer.James Akinjo and Josh LeBlanc. Akinjo was the Hoyas’ point guard; LaPhonso Ellis said in the ESPN studio Monday night that Georgetown now “has no chance to make NCAAs”

9) Other news on college football coaching carousel:
— Boston College fired coach Steve Addazio.
— Rutgers re-hired Greg Schiano as coach; he was their coach from 2001-11.
— Ole Miss fired coach Matt Luke; the players aren’t happy.
— South Florida fired Charlie Strong.
— Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder left ODU after a 1-11 season.
— Texas Longhorns fired both their coordinators.

8) Random thought: Why is Creighton in the Big East? The school is in freakin’ Omaha, which is in Nebraska, which is pretty much in the middle of the country. I mean, Omaha is in eastern Nebraska, but Nebraska is directly below South Dakota- Creighton shouldn’t be in the Big East.

7) Virginia Commonwealth has had three basketball coaches in six years; they’ve sold out 140 consecutive home games. It is a very good job, it pays $1.2M a year, but they have trouble keeping guys there. Mark Few makes $1.78M a year at Gonzaga; at some point, you’d think someone would settle down there. I wonder if Shaka Smart regrets leaving?

6) So far this college basketball season, Ivy League underdogs are 13-6 ATS; league is getting better.

5) Disney/Apple hit home runs with the Christmas commercials they’re running during football games; the Apple commercial shows a couple of young girls using a tablet computer to make a video, featuring their grandfather and their late grandmother, using old photographs.

The Disney commercial shows a father and his daughter, as she prepares to leave for college; he relives their trips to Disney, back when she was a little girl. Two very good commercials.

4) Weird scheduling: these division rivals haven’t played each other yet this season, will play twice in last four weeks of season:

Titans-Texans, Eagles-Giants, Browns-Bengals.

3) Cincinnati Reds gave 3B Mike Moustakas a 4-year, $64M contract.

2) Memphis Tigers beat Cincinnati 34-24 in their regular season finale Saturday; the teams meet again this Saturday in the Conference USA title game, also in Memphis. Unusual.

1) We had around 18 inches of snow here in beautiful upstate New York the last couple days, depending on which town you live in, so here is a warm thought:

Baseball’s winter meetings start Monday in San Diego.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 01:35 PM

539DETROIT -540 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 32-53 ATS (-26.3 Units) versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots in the last 3 seasons.

541ORLANDO -542 WASHINGTON
ORLANDO is 7-21 ATS (-16.1 Units) in December games in the last 3 seasons.

543DALLAS -544 NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) off an upset loss as a home favorite over the last 2 seasons.

545MIAMI -546 TORONTO
TORONTO is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in home games in the current season.

547HOUSTON -548 SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games in December games over the last 2 seasons.

549LA LAKERS -550 DENVER
LA LAKERS are 494-559 ATS (-120.9 Units) versus teams who make 6 or more 3 point shots/game on the season since 1996.

551PORTLAND -552 LA CLIPPERS
PORTLAND is 42-22 ATS (17.8 Units) after a non-conference game in the last 3 seasons.

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, December 3

Pistons-Cavaliers
Detroit lost its last eight road games; they’re 0-2 ATS as a road favorite this year. Pistons’ last four road games went under total. Cleveland lost nine of last ten games; they’re 4-4 ATS as a home underdog. Under is 5-1 in their last six home games.

Pistons won three of last four games with the Cavaliers; they covered once in their last five visits to Cleveland. Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Magic-Wizards
Orlando lost seven of its eight road games SU; they’re 3-5 ATS as a road underdog. Four of their last five road games went over. Washington lost four of its last five games; they’re 3-4 SU at home, 2-3 ATS as a home favorite. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Wizards won seven of last ten games with the Magic; Orlando is 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Washington. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Mavericks-Pelicans
Dallas won/covered seven of its last eight games; they’re 2-1 ATS as a road favorite. Five of their last seven games went over. New Orleans lost its last five games; they’re 3-2 ATS as a home underdog. Pelicans’ last three games went under total.

Mavericks lost seven of last ten games with New Orleans; they’re 2-4 ATS in lat six visits to Bourbon Street. Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Heat-Raptors
Miami won eight of its last ten games; they’re 2-4-1 ATS as a road underdog. Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Toronto won won its last seven games (6-1 ATS); they’re 7-1 ATS as a home favorite. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Heat lost their last four games with Toronto; they covered four of last five visits to Canada. Last six series games went over the total.

Rockets-Spurs
Houston won 10 of its last 13 games; they’re 5-3 ATS as a road favorite. Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games. San Antonio lost 13 of its last 16 games; they’re 5-6 SU at home, 1-2 ATS as a home underdog. Five of their last six games went under.

Spurs lost six of last eight games with Houston; under is 6-1 in last seven series games. Rockets are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to the Alamo.

Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers won 10 of their last 11 games; they’re 8-0 SU out of LA, 1-0 ATS as a road underdog. Last five Laker games went under the total. Denver won six of its last seven games; they’re 4-6 ATS as a home favorite. Four of their last five games went under.

Home side won eight of last nine Laker-Denver games; LA is 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Colorado. Under i 4-1-1 in last six series games.

Trailblazers-Clippers
Portland won its last three games; they’re 4-4 ATS as a road underdog. Three of their last four games went under. Clippers won eight of their last nine games; they’re 6-5-1 ATS as a home favorite. Four of their last six home games went over.

Trailblazers won six of last eight games with the Clippers; they covered five of last six series games played here. Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

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NBA

Tuesday, December 3

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Trend Report
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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 7 of Washington's last 10 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Washington is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing Orlando
Washington is 11-4-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against Orlando
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Orlando
Orlando Magic
Orlando is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Orlando is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Orlando's last 10 games
Orlando is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Orlando is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games on the road
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Orlando is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games when playing Washington
Orlando is 4-11-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Washington
Orlando is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington

Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games
Cleveland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 3-6-2 ATS in its last 11 games
Detroit is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
Detroit is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Detroit is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

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

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans's last 13 games
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
New Orleans is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games at home
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing Dallas
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Dallas's last 18 games
Dallas is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Dallas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 9 games on the road
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games when playing New Orleans
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against New Orleans

San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
San Antonio is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games
San Antonio is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
San Antonio is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games at home
San Antonio is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Houston
San Antonio is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games when playing Houston
San Antonio is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
San Antonio is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Antonio's last 13 games when playing at home against Houston
Houston Rockets
Houston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 15 games
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games on the road
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing San Antonio
Houston is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Houston is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 13 games when playing on the road against San Antonio

Denver Nuggets
Denver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games at home
Denver is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games when playing LA Lakers
Denver is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Denver's last 25 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
Denver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Denver's last 13 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
LA Lakers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Lakers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Lakers is 7-17 ATS in its last 24 games when playing Denver
LA Lakers is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 17 of LA Lakers's last 25 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing Denver
LA Lakers is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
LA Lakers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Lakers's last 13 games when playing on the road against Denver

Los Angeles Clippers
LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 6 games
LA Clippers is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 6 games at home
LA Clippers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Portland
LA Clippers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing Portland
LA Clippers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
LA Clippers is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Portland
LA Clippers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Clippers's last 13 games when playing at home against Portland
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 5-9-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Portland is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Portland is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Portland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Clippers
Portland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
Portland is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Portland's last 13 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers

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Weekly Essentials
Tony Mejia

Spurs get time to put Plan B in place

It’s overly dramatic to say the Spurs saved their season by closing out November with a home upset of the NBA championship co-favorite Clippers.

Kawhi Leonard returning to San Antonio for the second time, back as a champion for the first, had the natives riled up. That only goes so far at the AT&T Center so far this season, where the home team had won just four of their first 10 before upsetting L.A. The Spurs served up some Friday night hope, then went out and lost 132-98 on Sunday night without LaMarcus Aldridge, who was the driving force in beating the Clips.

Right thigh soreness sidelined Aldridge, who is expected back for Tuesday’s home date against the Rockets, yet another team that gets to come into San Antonio favored to win, the fourth time it’s happened in their first 12 home dates. The Spurs opened the week with a 564-136 home record (80.5 percent) since their arena opened in 2002.

After losing two of every three games for the first quarter of the season, the Spurs appear headed for their first losing season in since 1997, the 20-win disaster that yielded Tim Duncan.

Full disclosure, I picked the Spurs to win the Southwest Division over in-state rivals Houston and Dallas. I believed in their depth and ability to zig when most are zagging, utilizing vets Aldridge, DeMar DeRozan and Rudy Gay to excel in the mid-range game to create opportunities for young guards Dejounte Murray, Derrick White and Bryn Forbes. I loved what Patty Mills could bring to the table in his bench role, picking up where he left off at this past summer’s FIBA World Cup.

I believed Gregg Popovich and his team of assistants, Duncan included, could reach a talented group. The Spurs way has typically delivered the type of performances that helped drop the Clips, but at 3-5 away from home entering the season, maybe L.A. is just a bad road team.

Off to the worst start in 23 years, maybe the Spurs are just a bad team, period. They had dropped 12 of 14 before Kawhi came through. Maybe they just had a good night. We’ll know for sure in a few more weeks, but the schedule gods are about to grant a reprieve in what last real opportunity to get things together before potentially pulling everything apart.

After hosting the Rockets, the Spurs get a two-day break before hosting the Kings on Friday. They’ll then get another five days in between home games before facing the Cavs on Dec. 12. Must-win games in the NBA in early December don’t come around very often, but San Antonio is under pressure to show some progress.

According to the San Antonio Express-News, nobody knew why the team’s energy level suffered so much without Aldridge that the Spurs never even held a lead. Popovich called the Detroit loss disappointing and is undoubtedly looking forward to this increased practice time and get back in the lab to try and make one final push.

Lightening the minutes restriction on Murray and playing young athletes like Lonnie Walker more might be an answer. Increasing center Jakob Poeltl’s minutes to increase his impact a s rim protector could be another way to go. Derrick White joined the starting lineup and has professed to be more aggressive in letting the 3-pointers fly.

There’s roughly 70 percent of the season still left, but San Antonio may find itself in a position where selling off assets like Aldridge and DeRozan may make sense if they can get draft picks and younger players return. The Spurs have lost Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker in addition to Leonard, but haven’t undergone a true reboot. That may be inevitable, but I think you’ll see these next 10 days play a critical role in the direction of a franchise that has been linked with NBA dominance for two full decades.

Aldridge’s ability to defend or play at a faster pace may hinder his trade value, but both he and DeRozan have contracts that end in 2021 and therefore wouldn’t be drains on current teams. Could the Spurs move one of them to desperate Portland? Upstart Miami? A Denver team that feels its one piece away from winning a championship?

Spurs CEO R.C. Buford, Popovich and new GM Brian Wright will have no choice but to make the best deal if this situation appears irreparable. On paper, there’s no way the Spurs should be so bad defensively. Teams are shooting 39 percent from 3-point range against them. Only the Warriors are worse. The Knicks and Wizards defend the 3-ball better, if only slightly.

The 97 points they held L.A. to was a season-low. Scoring is up in the NBA, but holding an opponent under the century mark only once in the entire season and following it up with giving up over 120 for the sixth time means something is broken.

We’re about to find out if it can be fixed.

What's going on with?

The Raptors
Kyle Lowry is due back this week, which means the Raptors not only survived his absence, they took over first place in an Atlantic Division that was no longer expected to be theirs for the taking. After suffering a thumb injury in New Orleans on Nov. 8, Lowry has healed up by watching his team go 9-2 without him entering Tuesday’s matchup with the Heat in which he’s expected to make his return.

Fred VanVleet has elevated his game to an All-Star level without Lowry to share ball-handling responsibilities with and Norman Powell has really blossomed with more freedom, but I don’t see Lowry’s return as muddling things. He won a championship knowing how to take a back seat to Leonard last season and helped preside over the growth Pascal Siakam, VanVleet, Powell and key reserve OG Anunoby have all made over the years.

Serge Ibaka returned to the mix in his customary role off the bench in Sunday’s 130-110 rout of the Jazz after missing time with a significant ankle sprain.

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson got a lot more playing time than Chris Boucher, who had been excellent helping fill Ibaka’s role, and it’s becoming quite clear that the Raptors are impressively deep. Nick Nurse has pushed all the right buttons thus far, earning Coach of the Month honors for November. The Raptors defeated Utah by 20 but led by 40, 77-37, in the most impressive performance I’ve seen all year. The Jazz were suffocated when on offense and had no answers defensively as Siakam imposed his will.

Last year’s Most Improved Player has made another leap and will undoubtedly make his first All-Star appearance in February. He’s probably too far down the pecking order to realistically back at the 60-to-1 payout available at Westgate if he wins, but he’s definitely worth a few bucks considering guys averaging over 25 points and eight rebounds on one of the East’s top teams typically do get consideration.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, L.A.’s LeBron James, Houston’s James Harden and Dallas’ Luka Doncic are rightfully front-runners, but Siakam has unexpectedly joined that next tier by impeccably filling Kawhi’s role from last year’s championship team.

Because of this, it’s important to convey that I don’t see this early success the Raptors are having as a fluke. I touched on them in this week's Bet and Collect Podcast. They shouldn’t be 40-to-1 to repeat as champions. Toronto is down to 10-to-1 to win the East behind the Bucks (6/5), 76ers (2/1) and Celtics (4/1).

There’s really no reason it should be behind Boston, which is nowhere near as deep. The Heat are emerging too, so it will be interesting to see how the Raps handle this early December stretch that sees Miami and Houston visit Canada before a Dec. 8 trip to Lowry’s hometown of Philadelphia that will see them try to go up 2-0 on the Sixers in the season series. A successful run could lead to those odds dwindling, so it might be time to pull the trigger in order to get full value.

The Nuggets
Nikola Jokic is shooting just 23 percent from 3-point range, which you probably wouldn’t know if you’ve been following the Nuggets solely via highlights. He’s won them games late thanks to clutch shots, which led to Denver winning 10 of 12 November games despite seeing its six-game win streak end at Sacramento on Monday. The loss was suffered in overtime, a 100-97 result in which Jokic shot just 3-for-11 and missed five straight fourth-quarter shots. Paul Millsap also never re-entered the game after the third quarter in a game in which Denver blew a 57-40 halftime lead.

Jokic scored in single-digits five times in November, averaging 7.7 points over his last three games. He missed his final eight 3-pointers of the month.

The Nuggets have all the makings of a great team. They defend, are loaded with depth and play a physical style that wears down opponents and takes them out of their rhythm by slowing pace. The ‘under’ is 12-5 in Denver games entering Tuesday’s date with the Lakers, the team’s final home game until Dec. 12 since they’ll hit the road for a four-game swing against Atlantic Division teams New York, Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia.

Denver will play 16 games this month and will play four back-to-backs after being saddled with only one since the beginning of the season. At 9-to-1 to win the West and 18-to-1 to win a title, there may be value in the Nuggets since shooting slumps are something that come and go in this game. Defense, and giving yourself a chance to win the way Denver has despite its uneven offense, is often the trademark of special teams.

It would be lovely to see Jokic rediscover his form on this upcoming trip. After dealing with Anthony Davis, JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard, he’ll see a number of unique bigs in the Knicks’ Julius Randle, shot-blocking pogo stick Mitchell Robinson, undersized Daniel Theis and Enes Kanter in Boston, Brooklyn’s 7-footer combo of DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen and Philly’s Joel Embiid to close things out. He’ll have to bring his best.

Expect to see the Nuggets favored at the Knicks and Nets and a small underdog at the Celtics and Sixers, though the Boston game could be weighed down further on the second night of their first back-to-back since Halloween night.

Getting Jamal Murray, Gary Harris or Will Barton to consistently score emerge as a go-to scorer the team can count on will go a long way, but this should be a telling stretch for Denver.

Carmelo Anthony
The NBA gave the future Hall of Famer for a Player of the Week nod after helping the Blazers to a 3-0 week with excellent performances in a home-and-home sweep of the Bulls and a victory over OKC.

He averaged over 22 points and seven boards while shooting over 50 percent from the field, and notched his first double-double. Sure, there were more deserving candidates. Doncic dominated the Lakers at home on Sunday and averaged over 30 points, nearly nine boards and nine assists. James Harden scored 60 points in three quarters to average 47 for a two-game week, leading the Rockets to wins in both.

Melo was the catalyst for the only team that went 3-0. He's a feel-good story right now. Lighten up and let him enjoy what could be his final Player of the Week award of a storied career. Harden and Doncic will win plenty more.

As for Portland, it gets to host the Kings, Lakers, Thunder and Knicks in a four-game homestand opening Wednesday, so Anthony will continue to be in the spotlight and the sense of urgency to pick up wins following such a slow start remains a motivating factor. For Anthony, it will give him an opportunity to face a pair of teams that gave up on him in addition to good friend LeBron James. He already lit up OKC once. Hopefully he stays in a good rhythm.

Injuries to Monitor

Marcus Smart overcame an ankle injury last week but was hammered in his oblique and had to leave Boston's 113-104 win over the Knicks on Monday, so there's a chance he's not out there Wednesday when the Celtics welcome in the Heat. He and Jimmy Butler are two of the East's top defenders, so if both are out there, the 'under' would look awfully appealing as these heavyweights meet for the first time. Gordon Hayward feels he's ahead of schedule in his return from a broken hand and traveled with the team last week but probably will remain sidelined until closer to mid-month... Heat guard Goran Dragic has suffered a groin injury and will miss at least Tuesday's game against Toronto. He really had it rolling off the Miami bench... The Warriors got Kevon Looney back Monday night, so their interior defense should improve with Draymond Green also back. D'Angelo Russell's return from a thumb injury is imminent as well since he's been taking part in warmups. Check before blindly fading the Warriors this week and finding yourself in a world of trouble... It's the time of year where everyone gets the sniffles, so be advised that Houston center Clint Capela should return but forward Danuel House is finding it harder to return from his bug... Memphis has been without ill center Jonas Valanciunas and is likely to give Ja Morant the entire week off after he experienced back spasms following a collision with a cameraman on the floor... Pelicans center Derrick Favors' mother passed away, so he's on bereavement leave. Prayers and well wishes go out his way... Forward Kenrich Williams, the team's top glue guy, is out with an ankle sprain. Zion Williamson's debut with New Orleans is growing closer, but won't be this week...Magic center Nikola Vucevic is still out with an ankle injury... Jazz guard Mike Conley felt hamstring tightness in Monday's loss in Philly, so an ugly road trip ended with a major thud. We'll see how cautious Utah will be with him, but it does have Dante Exum healthy enough to soften the blow some... Kings forward Marvin Bagley, Jr., injured at the start of the season, won't make his return this week with the team embarked on a four-game road trip and he'll be re-evaluted for a possible return mid-month. Point guard De'Aaron Fox remains a few weeks away... Knicks forward Marcus Morris, who has emerged as their top player this season, is dealing with cervical spasms, while point guard Frank Ntilikina has had a back issue. Both sat out New York's 44-point loss at the Bucks on Monday, so check their availability for this week's home games against the Nuggets and Pacers, both of which may be favored by nearly double-digits... Aron Baynes traveled with the Suns on their East swing but sat out Monday's win at Charlotte with a calf injury. Phoenix is a far superior team when he's in the mix.

Games to Watch

Tuesday - Lakers at Nuggets
Can Jokic get his act together or will L.A.'s length keep him from finding a rhythm? With oddsmakers installing Denver as a two-point favorite, it still hasn't been an underdog this season. That should come later this week on the East coast.

Wednesday - Heat at Celtics
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown vs. Jimmy Butler and Justise Winslow is quality stuff, like the Hart Foundation battling Demolition. Not having Smart and Dragic out there would be a drag, but this matchup will still be compelling.

Thursday - Rockets at Raptors
Harden should continue his scoring onslaught, but Houston is just 1-3 against its last four foes with winning records and are just 1-2 as an underdog, which it should be here by at least a bucket.

Friday - Clippers at Bucks
Neither Kawhi Leonard or Paul George played when "Greek Freak" came through Staples on Nov. 6. so this should be quite the party.

Saturday - Grizzlies at Jazz
These teams have played a pair of competitive games thus far with Conley visiting Memphis twice. The Griz return with Morant unlikely to play and Conley questionable, but we've gotten late game-winners in both matchups to date and the card on Saturday is light enough for this to be your winner.

Sunday - Raptors at 76ers
Marc Gasol held Joel Embiid scoreless as Toronto took down the 76ers at the Air Canada Centre on Nov. 5. You know Philly's All-Star will do anything for revenge, but he's struggled against crafty vets like Gasol who know all the tricks. He's not a former Defensive Player of the Year for nothing.

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NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, December 3

Orlando @ Washington

Game 541-542
December 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
115.936
Washington
113.006
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 3
222
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 2
227
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+2); Under

Dallas @ New Orleans

Game 543-544
December 3, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
125.765
New Orleans
114.975
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 11
236
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 4
232 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-4); Over

Miami @ Toronto

Game 545-546
December 3, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
120.388
Toronto
127.006
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 6 1/2
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 4 1/2
213
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-4 1/2); Over

Houston @ San Antonio

Game 547-548
December 3, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
119.618
San Antonio
117.564
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2
238
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 5 1/2
234
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+5 1/2); Over

LA Lakers @ Denver

Game 549-550
December 3, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
123.153
Denver
122.114
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Lakers
by 1
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 2
208
Dunkel Pick:
LA Lakers
(+2); Over

Portland @ LA Clippers

Game 551-552
December 3, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
116.400
LA Clippers
127.215
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 11
228
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 9
231
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-9); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 12-03-2019, 05:47 PM

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ORL at WAS 07:00 PM
ORL +2.0
O 228.5

DET at CLE 07:00 PM
CLE +3.0
O 216.5

MIA at TOR 07:30 PM
TOR -4.5
O 213.0

DAL at NO 07:30 PM
DAL -4.0
O 233.5

HOU at SA 08:30 PM
HOU -6.5
U 234.5

LAL at DEN 09:00 PM
DEN -2.0
U 208.0

POR at LAC 10:00 PM
LAC -9.5
U 231.5

**StarDust Bum** · 12-04-2019, 03:03 AM

Butler, Heat win in OT to hand Raptors first home loss
December 3, 2019
By The Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) Jimmy Butler had 22 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, Duncan Robinson scored 22 points and the Miami Heat spoiled Kyle Lowryâ??s return to Torontoâ??s lineup by beating the Raptors 121-110 in overtime Tuesday.

Butler scored eight consecutive points in 55 seconds to begin the extra session as the Heat recovered after blowing a seven-point lead in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter.

Bam Adebayo scored 18 points, Justise Winslow had 17 and Kelly Olynyk 16 as the Heat snapped the Raptorsâ?? season-high winning streak at seven games, and became the first visitor to win north of the border this season.

Pascal Siakam had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Norman Powell scored 23 points and Fred VanVleet had 19 for Toronto, which had won a franchise-record nine straight home games to begin the season.

The Raptors missed all nine of their field goal attempts in overtime.

SPURS 135, ROCKETS 133, 2 OT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Lonnie Walker IV had a career-high 28 points and San Antonio overcame James Hardenâ??s 50 points by rallying from a late 10-point deficit to beat Houston.

DeMar DeRozan added 23 points, nine assists and five rebounds as the Spurs won their second straight at home and snapped the Rocketsâ?? two-game winning streak.

Harden played a season-high 49 minutes coming off a 60-point outing Saturday over three quarters against Atlanta. He was whistled for two charges in the second overtime. The second came against DeRozan with 0.8 seconds remaining, sealing San Antonioâ??s victory.

LAKERS 105, NUGGETS 96

DENVER (AP) - LeBron James had 25 points, nine assists and a crucial dunk off a miss late in the fourth quarter to lead Los Angeles over Denver.

Anthony Davis shook off flu-like symptoms to score 25 points and add 10 rebounds for the Lakers.

Both teams were coming off losses that ended long winning streaks, but it was Los Angeles that bounced back behind James and Davis.

Davis missed the morning film session and his status for the game was questionable until before tip. He showed no effects of illness, scoring 13 points in the third while shooting 5 of 7 in the period.

Jamal Murray scored 22 points and Paul Millsap had 21 points and eight rebounds. Nikola Jokic was held to 13 points but added eight assists.

CLIPPERS 117, TRAIL BLAZERS 97

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Montrezl Harrell scored 26 points, Paul George added 25 and Los Angeles pulled away in the second half to beat Portland.

Kawhi Leonard added 11 points in helping extend the Clippersâ?? franchise-best start at home to 13-1.

The game was tied 10 times in the first half before the Clippers eked out a 62-59 lead at halftime.

George and Leonard took over to start the third. They each hit 3-pointers and George had a steal and a dunk to go with a free throw from Leonard as part of a 14-3 run that gave the Clippers a 76-62 lead.

CJ McCollum scored 20 points, Hassan Whiteside had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Damian Lillard added 16 points on 5-of-15 shooting for the Blazers, whose three-game winning streak ended. Carmelo Anthony had nine points and six rebounds.

MAVERICKS 118, PELICANS 97

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Luka Doncic scored 15 of his 33 points in the third quarter and grabbed 18 rebounds in just 28 minutes to power Dallas over New Orleans.

Doncic shot 9 of 18 from the field, making five 3-pointers, and hit 10 of 13 free throws to lead the Mavericks to their eighth victory in the last nine games.

Doncic had 12 points the first quarter and then broke open a three-point game by scoring 15 of the Mavericksâ?? 25 points in the final 9:18 of the third, when Dallas built a 84-75 lead. Two of Doncicâ??s jumpers came from at least 25 feet with no defender in his face.

Dallas led by as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter and coasted home.

Seth Curry added 19 points off the bench for the Mavericks, and Tim Hardaway Jr. and Maxi Kleber each had 12.

Brandon Ingram scored 24 points and Jrue Holiday had 18 for New Orleans, which lost its sixth consecutive game.

MAGIC 127, WIZARDS 120

WASHINGTON (AP) - Evan Fournier scored 31 points, D.J. Augustin added 16 of his 24 in the fourth quarter and Orlando beat Washington.

Bradley Beal scored 42 points for the Wizards, who have lost five of six.

Markelle Fultz added a career-high 20 points for the Magic, who have won three of four after earning just their second road victory of the season.

Davis Bertans added 21 points and Isaiah Thomas scored 20 for Washington. The Wizards were without starting center Thomas Bryant, who was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right foot Tuesday and will be re-evaluated in three weeks.

PISTONS 127, CAVALIERS 94

CLEVELAND (AP) - Blake Griffin scored 24 points, Andre Drummond had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Detroit routed Cleveland to win consecutive games for the first time this season.

Griffin played just 24 minutes and was 8 of 13 from the field, including 6 of 7 from deep. Drummond played 31 minutes as Detroit's starters were on the bench for the fourth quarter.

Griffin scored 16 points in the first quarter with four 3-pointers. Detroit hit 10 3-pointers in the first half and built a 57-38 lead, a margin that steadily grew throughout the game and reached 35 in the fourth quarter.

Cleveland has lost 10 of 11. Collin Sexton scored 22 points, and Tristan Thompson had 10 points and 14 rebounds.

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