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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, December 15


Orlando @ New Orleans

Game 565-566
December 15, 2019 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
115.907
New Orleans
112.384
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 3 1/2
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 1 1/2
218 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+1 1/2); Under

Charlotte @ Indiana

Game 567-568
December 15, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
114.492
Indiana
120.303
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 6
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 11 1/2
210 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(+11 1/2); Under

LA Lakers @ Atlanta

Game 571-572
December 15, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
127.555
Atlanta
108.410
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Lakers
by 19
230
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Lakers
by 11 1/2
225
Dunkel Pick:
LA Lakers
(-11 1/2); Over

Philadelphia @ Brooklyn

Game 569-570
December 15, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
124.325
Brooklyn
115.621
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 8 1/2
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 5
217
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-5); Over

New York @ Denver

Game 573-574
December 15, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
107.870
Denver
122.742
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 15
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 10 1/2
206 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(-10 1/2); Over

Sacramento @ Golden State

Game 575-576
December 15, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
116.811
Golden State
106.635
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 10
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Sacramento
by 3 1/2
210
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(-3 1/2); Over

[Udog]

Hoop Trends - Sunday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Nets are 12-0 ATS (8.12 ppg) with no rest off a loss as a road dog in which they led by double digits.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Pelicans are 0-9 ATS (-11.06 ppg) as a home favorite with rest off a road loss.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Hawks are 10-0 OU (14.65 ppg) after they scored more than 50 points in the paint.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Lakers are 0-10 OU (-14.40 ppg) as a road 8+ point favorite.

[StarDust Bum]

LeBron James, Lakers beat Hawks for 7th win in a row
December 15, 2019
By The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) Not looking the least bit tired after a whirlwind weekend, LeBron James scored 32 points and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to seven with a 101-96 victory over the pesky Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.

The Lakers pulled even with Milwaukee for the NBA's best record at 24-3.

The Hawks kept it close all the way. Rookie Cam Reddish got a look at a tying 3-pointer from the corner, but the shot clanked off the rim. Danny Green went to the other end and knocked down a pair of free throws to send the Hawks to their fourth straight loss.

After scoring 28 points in a win at Miami on Friday night, James flew to Columbus, Ohio, to watch son Bronny play a high school game Saturday night. Then, James traveled on to Atlanta to face the Hawks.

James also had 13 rebounds and seven assists, the best a no-look, between-the-legs pass that caught Dwight Howard breaking down the lane for a massive dunk. Anthony Davis added 27 points and 13 rebounds.

Trae Young led the Hawks with 30 points.

MAGIC 130, PELICANS 119

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Jonathan Isaac had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Orlando handed New Orleans its franchise-record 12th straight loss.

Orlando center Nikola Vucevic returned from a sprained ankle to score 20 points. He played 29 minutes in his first game since Nov. 20. The Magic snapped a three-game losing streak. Orlando made a season-high 17 3s, shooting 50% from long range.

Jrue Holiday led the Pelicans with 29 points and eight assists.

NETS 109, 76ERS 89

NEW YORK (AP) - Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points, Joe Harris had 16 points and Brooklyn beat Philadelphia.

DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Garrett Temple finished with 13 points for the Nets.

With Joel Embiid out with an upper respiratory illness, Ben Simmons scored 20 points and Tobias Harris chipped in 17 for the 76ers. They had won five in a row.

NUGGETS 111, KNICKS 105

DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic made a late go-ahead 3-pointer and finished with scored 25 points to help Denver hold off New York.

Will Barton had 16 points, Gary Harris added 15 and Jamal Murray had 14, including a key 3-pointer in the late going. The Nuggets beat New York for the 12th straight time in Denver.

Marcus Morris led New York with 22 points. The Knicks were coming off back-to-back road wins under interim coach Mike Miller. They played Denver 11 days ago in New York and lost by 37 points, a setback that preceded the firing of David Fizdale as coach.

KINGS 100, WARRIORS 79

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Bogdan Bogdanovich scored 25 points, Buddy Hield added 19 and Sacramento routed Golden State.

The Kings won for the fourth time in five games and shook off a disappointing home loss Friday to the lowly New York Knicks. They shot a season-best 60% from the field and beat the Warriors for just the fourth time in the past 25 games between the teams dating to the 2013-14 season.

Willie Cauley-Stein, facing his former team, led the Warriors with 14 points on 7-for-9 shooting. Golden State has lost eight of nine to fall to 5-23.

PACERS 107, HORNETS 85

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Reserve guard Aaron Holiday scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter in Indiana's victory over Charlotte.

Holiday was a point shy of his career high set a month ago at Brooklyn. Cody Zeller, an Indiana native who typically plays well in front of family and friends, had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte.

[StarDust Bum]

SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY DECEMBER 16, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Washington Wizards Detroit Pistons Little Caesars Arena
7:35 PM Cleveland Cavaliers Toronto Raptors Scotiabank Arena
8:05 PM Chicago Bulls Oklahoma City Thunder Chesapeake Energy Arena
8:05 PM Dallas Mavericks Milwaukee Bucks Fiserv Forum
8:05 PM Miami Heat Memphis Grizzlies FedExForum
8:05 PM San Antonio Spurs Houston Rockets Toyota Center
9:05 PM Portland Trail Blazers Phoenix Suns Talking Stick Resort Arena


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CNOTES DECEMBER BEST BETS AND OPINIONS

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


12/15/2019............5-7-0..............41.67%...............-13.50
12/14/2019..........11-5-0..............68.75%...............+27.50
12/13/2019.........12-5-1...............70.59%................+32.50
12/12/2019...........5-3-0...............62.50%................+8.50
12/11/2019........11-11-0...............50.00%................-5.50
12/10/2019...........2-5-1................28.57%...............-17.50
12/09/2019...........8-8-1................50.00%...............-4.00
12/08/2019...........3-9-0................25.00%...............-34.50
12/07/2019...........3-5-0................37.50%................-12.50
12/06/2019..........6-14-0................30.00%...............-47.00
12/05/2019............5-3-0................62.50%..............+8.50
12/04/2019..........11-9-0................55.00%...............+5.50
12/03/2019...........8-6-0.................57.14%..............+7.00
12/02/2019...........2-9-0.................18.18%...............-39.50
12/01/2019..........12-6-0................66.67%...............+27.00


TOTALS.............104-105-3..............49.76%...............-57.50


BEST BETS

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


12/15/2019...............2 - 2..............-1.00...............2 - 3.................-6.50...............-7.50
12/14/2019...............4 - 2..............+9.00..............4 - 3.................+3.50.............+12.50
12/13/2019...............6 - 1..............+24.50............5 - 3.................+8.50.............+33.00
12/12/2019...............2 - 2..............-0.50...............3 - 1.................+11.00...........+10.50
12/11/2019...............2 - 7..............-28.50..............5 - 1................+19.50............-9.00
12/10/2019...............1 - 2...............-6.00...............0 - 3................-16.50.............-22.50
12/09/2019...............2 - 3...............-6.50...............6 - 3................+13.50............+7.00
12/08/2019...............1 - 3...............-11.50.............2 - 3................-6.50................-18.00
12/07/2019...............2 - 0...............+10.00............2 - 3................-6.50...............+3.50
12/06/2019...............2 - 5...............-17.50.............2 - 7................-28.50..............-46.00
12/05/2019...............3 - 1...............+9.50..............3 - 1................+9.50...............+19.00
12/04/2019...............4 - 0...............+20.00............3 - 4................-7.00................+13.00
12/03/2019...............1 - 3...............-11.50..............4 - 1...............+14.50.............+3.00
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.................37 - 38...............-13.00.............47 - 45..............-11.00..............-24.00

[StarDust Bum]

Monday’s 6-pack

Top six picks for Week 15 in Westgate Super Contest:

6) Oakland -6.5 (711)- L

5) Minnesota -2.5 (728)- W

4) Seattle -6.5 (754)- L

3) New England -9.5 (773)- W

2) Buffalo +2.5 (1,127)- W

1) LA Rams -1 (1,139)- L

2019 record: 48-38-3

Quote of the Day:
“Two more games left, I mean, I ain’t tripping. I ain’t stressing over it. I would like to win, absolutely. But I’m not going to go cause any trouble. They did a great job this whole year of scheming me up, getting me open and getting me the ball. But today just wasn’t that.”
Bengals’ WR Tyler Boyd

Monday’s quiz
Where did Ben Simmons play his one year of college basketball?

Sunday’s quiz
The Liberty Bowl is played in Memphis every December.

Saturday’s quiz
San Diego Chargers drafted Eli Manning with the first pick in the 2004 Draft.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday

Eagles 37, Redskins 27:
— Late entrant for bad beat of the decade: Eagles scored a defensive TD off a botched lateral as time ran out to cover the spread.
— In two games vs Redskins TY, Philly converted 22 of 33 third down plays.
— Eagles outscored last two opponents 47-13 in second half/OT.

— Redskins lost their last six games with Philly; they led both series games at halftime TY.
— Washington is 6-9 ATS in last 15 games as a home underdog, 2-4 TY.
— NFL road teams are 122-93-7 ATS this season.

Buccaneers 38, Lions 17:
— Winston threw for 458 yards (308 in 1st half) and four TD’s.
— Tampa Bay won four of its last five games.
— Buccaneers are scoring 33.5 ppg in games with 2 or fewer turnovers (5-3).

— Detroit lost its last seven games; they’re 1-7-1 ATS in last nine games; why is Matt Patricia an NFL head coach?
— Lions in first half: 6 drives, 27 plays, 61 yards, 3 points.
— Over is 8-4 in Detroit’s last dozen games.

Packers 21, Bears 13:
— Bears lost 20 of their last 24 games against the Packers.
— Six of Bears’ last eight games stayed under.
— Total of 47 points were scored in two games between these rivals.

— Packers are 25-15-2 ATS in last 42 games as a home favorite, 5-3 TY
— Green Bay won field position last three weeks, by 12-13-12 yards.
— Packers’ last five drives: 18 plays, nine yards, one first down.

Patriots 34, Bengals 13:
— Patriots scored a defensive TD; their TD drives were 75-43-40 yards.
— NE is 18-12 ATS in last 30 games as a road favorite, 4-3 TY.
— New England (8-1) cashed the “first TD of the day” prop bet at SouthPoint.

— Bengals had ball 7 times in 2nd half: 4 INT’s, 2 punts, a FG.
— Yardage was 315-291 Cincy, but when you’re -5 in turnovers, you lose.
— Patriots ran ball for 175 yards, their most of season by 30 yards.

Texans 24, Titans 21:
— Houston takes over first place in AFC South.
— Texans won field position by 18 yards in this game.
— Last four weeks, Houston converted 23-46 third down plays.

— Titans in first half: 33 plays, 196 yards, zero points.
— Titans in second half: 32 plays, 247 yards, three TD’s.
— Teams meet again in Week 17, in Houston.

Seahawks 30, Panthers 24:
— Seattle won six of its last seven games.
— Seahawks’ first three drives: 22 plays, 230 yards, three TD’s.
— Seattle averaged 9.4 yards/pass attempt, won field position by nine yards.

— Panthers lost their 6th game in a row.
— Carolina scored twice in last 4:53 to push the spread.
— Over is 8-2 in Panthers’ last ten games.

Chiefs 23, Broncos 3:
— Denver was outscored 50-9 in two games vs Chiefs TY.
— Broncos lost their last eight games against KC.
— Denver is 7-3 ATS in last 10 games; they scored 6-3-3 points in the losses.

— Chiefs’ first five drives on a snowy day: 45 plays, 355 yards, 23 points.
— Denver’s first five drives: 30 plays, 114 yards, three points.
— Chiefs won/covered their last four games, allowing 4 TD’s on foes’ last 39 drives.

Giants 36, Dolphins 20:
— Miami had two trips to New Jersey, game in Foxboro in weeks 14-17.
— Four of Dolphins’ last five games went over.
— Miami scored only three points in two trips to red zone.

— Giants scored four TD’s on seven drives that started less than 75 yards from goal line.
— Big Blue snaps their nine-game losing streak.
— Giants averaged 9.1 yards/pass attempt in Eli Manning’s last home game.

Jaguars 20. Raiders 16:
— Jaguars led this game for 0:31, but it was the last 0:31.
— Jaguars’ first 6 drives: 23 plays, 81 yards, 2 first downs, 3 points.
— Jaguars’ last 3 drives: 32 plays, 203 yards, 15 first downs, 17 points.

— Oakland’s first 6 drives: 48 plays, 278 yards, 17 first downs, 16 points.
— Oakland’s last 4 drives: 28 plays, 144 yards, 10 first downs, no points.
— Raiders lost their last four games, outscored 136-49.

Cardinals 38, Browns 24:
— Cleveland was actually favored to win AFC North this season.
— Browns lost their last five road games.
— Arizona RB Drake ran ball for 137 yards, four TD’s.

— Arizona snaps its six-game losing streak.
— Over last 11 years, Cardinals are 23-16-1 ATS as a home underdog, 4-3 TY.
— Arizona averaged 8.8 yards/pass attempt, their 2nd-best mark this season.

Falcons 29, 49ers 22:
— Atlanta scored winning TD with 0:02 left, then scored another TD on ensuing kickoff as time ran out, putting the game over the total, a horrific beat if you had the under.
— Falcons won four of last six games SU, covered five of last seven games.
— Atlanta is 5-2 when it scores 24+ points, 0-7 when it doesn’t

— 49ers’ loss puts Seattle back atop NFC West; they play in Week 17.
— SF allowed 25+ points in five of last seven games, after allowing an average of 11 ppg in first seven games.
— 49ers scored two TD’s, but one of them was on a 1-yard drive after a fumbled punt.

Cowboys 44, Rams 21:
— Rams are two games out of the last playoff spot with two games left.
— LA rushed ball 14 times for 22 yards; no bueno.
— Rams split their last four games, with losses by 45-6/44-21 scores.

— Dallas ran ball for 263 yards, outgained LA 475-289.
— Cowboys are tied for first with Eagles; they meet in Philly next week.
— Dallas had two TD drives of 90+ yards, which doesn’t happen much.

Vikings 39, Chargers 10:
— Minnesota won eight of its last ten games.
— Vikings are 13-6 ATS in last 19 games as a road favorite, 3-0 TY.
— Seven of their last nine games went over the total.

— LA trailed 12-10 right before half; Rivers fumbled a shotgun snap, got hit, and Vikings ran it in for the TD that broke the game open.
— Chargers had ball 11 times, committed seven turnovers.
— Bolts are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 home games.

Bills 17, Steelers 10:
— Buffalo is in playoffs for 2nd time in last three years.
— Bills are 21-12-4 ATS in last 37 games as a road underdog.
— Six of their last seven games went under the total.

— Steelers lose for only 2nd time in last nine games.
— Pitt/Tennessee are tied for 2nd Wild Card slot with two weeks left.
— Steelers are 7-11 ATS in last 18 games as a home favorite, 1-3 TY.

[StarDust Bum]

577WASHINGTON -578 DETROIT
WASHINGTON is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) in road games after a combined score of 215 points or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

579CLEVELAND -580 TORONTO
CLEVELAND is 10-25 ATS (-17.5 Units) in road games off a road loss in the last 3 seasons.

583MIAMI -584 MEMPHIS
MIAMI is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) against Southwest division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

585SAN ANTONIO -586 HOUSTON
SAN ANTONIO is 15-37 ATS (-25.7 Units) after scoring 115 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

587DALLAS -588 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after leading in their previous game by 15 or more points at the half in the current season.

589PORTLAND -590 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) over the last 2 seasons.


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, December 16

Wizards–Pistons
Washington lost its last four games; they’re 8-5 ATS as a road underdog. Over is 7-4-1 in their last 12 road games. Detroit won five of its last seven games; they’re 7-3 ATS in last 10 games as a home favorite. Over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.

Home side won last five Washington-Detroit games; Wizards are are 0-3 ATS in last three trips to Detroit. Under is 4-1 in last five series games.

Cavaliers–Raptors
Cleveland lost nine of their last ten games; they covered once in their last seven road games, with six of those seven games going over total. Toronto lost four of its last six games; they’re 9-4 ATS as a home favorite. Four of their last five games went under.

Cavaliers lost three of last four games with Toronto; they covered three of their last four visits to Canada. Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Bulls-Thunder
Chicago split its last eight games; they’re 4-1 ATS as a road underdog. our of their last six road games went over. Oklahoma City split its last six home games; they’re 3-3 ATS as a home favorite. Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

Bulls lost five of last six games with OKC; they’re 2-3 in last five trips to Oklahoma. Under is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Heat-Grizzlies
Miami won seven of its last nine games; they’re 3-1 ATS as a road favorite. Heat’s last four games went over the total. Memphis won three of its last four games; they’re 4-7 ATS as a home underdog. There of their last four home games went over.

Heat won/covered their last five games with the Grizzlies; they covered three of last four visits to Tennessee. Over is 7-2-1 in last ten series games.

Spurs-Rockets
San Antonio won three of its last four games; all four games went to OT. San Antonio is 1-5 ATS as a road underdog. Over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Houston split its last 12 games, losing last two home games; Rockets are 2-4 ATS in last six games as a home favorite. Four of their last six games stayed under.

Spurs lost three of last four games with the Rockets; they’re 1-3-1 in last five visits to Houston. Under is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Mavericks-Bucks
Dallas won 11 of its last 13 games, but Doncic (ankle) is out here; they won their last five road games, are 5-1 ATS as a road underdog. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Milwaukee won its last 18 games, covering six of last eight; they’re 5-1 ATS in last six games as a home favorite. Bucks’ last three games went over.

Mavericks lost their last three games with the Bucks; they’re 2-1-2 ATS in last five visits to Milwaukee. Under is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Trailblazers-Suns
Portland lost three of last four games; they’re 3-8 ATS in last 11 road games. Five of their last six road games went under. Phoenix lost three of its last four games; they’re 1-6 ATS in last seven home games. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Trailblazers won their last ten games with Phoenix, but covered only two of last six; they’re 3-1 ATS in last four trips to the desert. Four of last six series games went over.


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NBA

Monday, December 16

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Trend Report
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Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Washington
Detroit is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Washington
Detroit is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Wizards
Washington is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Washington is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Detroit
Washington is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Washington is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Detroit

Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Toronto is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Toronto is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games
Cleveland is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto

Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
Milwaukee is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Dallas
Milwaukee is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
Milwaukee is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 17 games when playing at home against Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games
Dallas is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Dallas's last 24 games
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games on the road
Dallas is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Milwaukee
Dallas is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Milwaukee
Dallas is 5-11-2 ATS in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Dallas is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Dallas's last 17 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee

Houston Rockets
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
Houston is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing San Antonio
Houston is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 11 games when playing at home against San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
San Antonio is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Antonio is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games on the road
San Antonio is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Houston
San Antonio is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games when playing Houston
San Antonio is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
San Antonio is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Antonio's last 11 games when playing on the road against Houston

Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Oklahoma City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games at home
Oklahoma City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Oklahoma City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Oklahoma City is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
Oklahoma City is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Chicago Bulls
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chicago is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Chicago is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Chicago is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City

Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
Memphis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games at home
Memphis is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Memphis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Memphis's last 11 games when playing at home against Miami
Miami Heat
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 11 games when playing on the road against Memphis

Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Phoenix's last 18 games
Phoenix is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Phoenix is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games at home
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing Portland
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
Phoenix is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games when playing at home against Portland
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games
Portland is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Portland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games on the road
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Portland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Phoenix


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NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, December 16

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WASHINGTON (7 - 17) at DETROIT (11 - 15) - 12/16/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in road games against Central division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) in road games after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 36-54 ATS (-23.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 12-28 ATS (-18.8 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-4 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3 straight up against DETROIT 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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CLEVELAND (6 - 20) at TORONTO (17 - 8) - 12/16/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 88-118 ATS (-41.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 39-57 ATS (-23.7 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 33-48 ATS (-19.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 52-35 ATS (+13.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 8-3 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 7-4 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (10 - 18) at OKLAHOMA CITY (11 - 14) - 12/16/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 34-48 ATS (-18.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 26-10 ATS (+15.0 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 2-1 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 3-1 straight up against CHICAGO 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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MIAMI (19 - 7) at MEMPHIS (9 - 17) - 12/16/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 174-130 ATS (+31.0 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MIAMI is 33-21 ATS (+9.9 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 13-1 ATS (+11.9 Units) against Southwest division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 237-186 ATS (+32.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
MIAMI is 62-39 ATS (+19.1 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 14-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 5-0 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 5-0 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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SAN ANTONIO (10 - 15) at HOUSTON (17 - 9) - 12/16/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) in all games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 10-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 17-33 ATS (-19.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 176-137 ATS (+25.3 Units) in December games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 5-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 6-3 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (17 - 8) at MILWAUKEE (24 - 3) - 12/16/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 72-49 ATS (+18.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 58-40 ATS (+14.0 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 62-44 ATS (+13.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 37-25 ATS (+9.5 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 39-24 ATS (+12.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 57-38 ATS (+15.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 55-38 ATS (+13.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 61-44 ATS (+12.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 35-22 ATS (+10.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 534-444 ATS (+45.6 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 89-57 ATS (+26.3 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
DALLAS is 37-24 ATS (+10.6 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 198-146 ATS (+37.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
DALLAS is 69-45 ATS (+19.5 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 61-38 ATS (+19.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 51-30 ATS (+18.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 50-32 ATS (+14.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 288-342 ATS (-88.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 79-121 ATS (-54.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-2 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 3-1 straight up against DALLAS 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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PORTLAND (10 - 16) at PHOENIX (11 - 14) - 12/16/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 39-56 ATS (-22.6 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 21-37 ATS (-19.7 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 20-39 ATS (-22.9 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 51-72 ATS (-28.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 4-3 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 7-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


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NBA
Dunkel

Monday, December 16


Washington @ Detroit

Game 577-578
December 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
111.050
Detroit
121.180
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 10
219
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 5
229 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-5); Under

Cleveland @ Toronto

Game 579-580
December 16, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
106.041
Toronto
122.074
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 16
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 12 1/2
217
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-12 1/2); Under

San Antonio @ Houston

Game 585-586
December 16, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
113.390
Houston
120.018
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 6 1/2
229
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 10
232
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+10); Under

Miami @ Memphis

Game 583-584
December 16, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
120.072
Memphis
118.602
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
227
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 5
218 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(+5); Over

Dallas @ Milwaukee

Game 587-588
December 16, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
125.754
Milwaukee
130.934
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 5
224
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 11
227
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+11); Under

Chicago @ Oklahoma City

Game 581-582
December 16, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
116.177
Oklahoma City
119.392
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 3
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 6
206 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+6); Over

Portland @ Phoenix

Game 589-590
December 16, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
116.881
Phoenix
113.060
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
by 4
235
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 1
227 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Portland
(-1); Over


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Hoop Trends - Monday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Grizzlies are 11-0 ATS (8.86 ppg) off a game as a favorite in which they had 30+ assists.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Spurs are 0-10 ATS (-10.70 ppg) as a 8+ point dog with rest coming off a road game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Suns are 12-0 OU (14.88 ppg) at home coming off a loss.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Trail Blazers are 0-10 OU (-11.55 ppg) on the road off a loss in which they had at least 5 turnovers less than their season-to-date average.

[StarDust Bum]

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at DET 07:00 PM
DET -5.5
O 229.5

CLE at TOR 07:30 PM
CLE +12.5
O 217.0

CHI at OKC 08:00 PM
CHI +6.5
U 210.0

MIA at MEM 08:00 PM
MIA -5.0
U 216.5

SA at HOU 08:00 PM
HOU -9.5
O 232.5

DAL at MIL 08:00 PM
MIL -11.0
U 227.5

POR at PHO 09:00 PM
POR +1.0
O 228.5

[StarDust Bum]

Mavs end Bucksâ?? 18-game streak despite 48 from Giannis
December 17, 2019
By The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucksâ?? 18-game winning streak ended Monday night when Seth Curry and Kristaps Porzingis each scored 26 points to help the Dallas Mavericks hang on for a 120-116 victory even without star guard Luka DonÄ?iÄ?.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 48 points and 14 rebounds, but got little support as Milwaukee lost for the first time since a 103-100 setback at Utah on Nov 8.

The winning streak was their longest since a franchise-record 20 consecutive victories by the 1970-71 championship team that featured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, and Oscar Robertson.

DonÄ?iÄ? sat out with a sprained right ankle, while the Bucks were missing injured point guard Eric Bledsoe.

ROCKETS 109, SPURS 107

HOUSTON (AP) - Russell Westbrook scored 31 points, James Harden had 28 and Houston set a franchise record by overcoming a 25-point deficit to beat San Antonio.

The comeback eclipsed the 23-point deficit Houston faced in a 110-107 victory against Portland on Jan. 22, 1977.

Houston fell behind early as Harden shot 4 of 17 in the first half. He finished 10 for 29.

The Spurs managed just 35 points in the second half after setting a season high for first-half scoring and leading 72-53 at the break. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

THUNDER 109, BULLS 106

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Chris Paul hit five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Oklahoma City erased a 26-point second-quarter deficit to rally past Chicago.

Paul took over in the fourth, going 5 for 5 from deep and scoring 19 of his 30 points. His fourth 3 of the period put Oklahoma City ahead 101-100, its first lead since the opening seconds. Paul also had nine rebounds and 10 assists.

The Bulls tied it at 106 before Steven Adams put the Thunder ahead with a free throw and Paul added two more in the final five seconds.

Zach LaVine finished with 39 points for the Bulls.

GRIZZLIES 118, HEAT 111

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Rookie guard Ja Morant had 20 points and 10 assists to lead Memphis over Miami.

Jonas Valanciunas finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Grizzlies won for the fourth time in five games.

Miami had won four of five, including three overtime victories. Jimmy Butler had 25 points and eight assists, and Tyler Herro scored 22.

Memphis scored 11 straight points to take a 115-107 lead with 2:31 left.

RAPTORS 133, CAVALIERS 113

TORONTO (AP) - Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 11 assists, and Toronto topped the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers.

Norman Powell scored 26 points, Serge Ibaka had 14 and OG Anunoby added 12 as the Raptors won for the 11th time in 14 home games. The defending NBA champions have won back-to-back at home after losing three straight on their own court.

Collin Sexton scored 25 points, Darius Garland had 20 and Tristan Thompson 18 as the Cavaliers lost for the 16th time in 18 games.

Powell has scored 20 or more points in three straight games for the first time in his career. He scored 20 or more four times in 60 games last season.

WIZARDS 133, PISTONS 119

DETROIT (AP) - Bradley Beal scored 15 of his 35 points in the first quarter, and Washington took control with some torrid shooting before holding off Detroit.

The Pistons played without injured stars Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond, and Washington shot 81% (17 of 21) from the field in the first quarter. The Wizards also made all three of their 3-point attempts and all six of their free throws in the opening period, building a 43-31 lead.

Isaiah Thomas returned from a calf injury and scored 23 points for Washington. Davis Bertans added 17 as the Wizards snapped a four-game losing streak.

Derrick Rose and Markieff Morris each scored 22 for Detroit.

The Wizards shot 78% (14 of 18) in the final quarter.

TRAIL BLAZERS 111, SUNS 110

PHOENIX (AP) - Damian Lillard scored 27 points, including a crucial three-point play with 26 seconds left, and Portland bounced back from a 16-point deficit in the first half to beat Phoenix.

With the Blazers trailing 110-108, Lillard drove straight through the lane and made a layup while crashing into Aron Baynes, who was called for a blocking foul. Lillard hit the free throw to make it 111-110, and Phoenix couldn't score on its final possession as Ricky Rubio's 3-point attempt bounced off the rim with two seconds left.

CJ McCollum led the Trail Blazers with 30 points.

Portland led for most of the fourth quarter but Phoenix pulled ahead 110-108 with 32 seconds left when Kelly Oubre Jr. converted a four-point play. Oubre scored 24 points for the Suns, who played a second straight game without star guard Devin Booker because of his right forearm injury.

Portland has won 11 straight against the Suns.

[StarDust Bum]

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY DECEMBER 17, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7:05 PM Sacramento Kings Charlotte Hornets Spectrum Center
7:35 PM Atlanta Hawks New York Knicks Madison Square Garden
8:05 PM Brooklyn Nets New Orleans Pelicans Smoothie King Center
9:05 PM Orlando Magic Utah Jazz Vivint Smart Home Arena
10:35 PM Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Clippers Staples Center


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CNOTES DECEMBER BEST BETS AND OPINIONS

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

12/16/2019..........4-10-0..............28.57%................-35.00
12/15/2019............5-7-0..............41.67%...............-13.50
12/14/2019..........11-5-0..............68.75%...............+27.50
12/13/2019.........12-5-1...............70.59%................+32.50
12/12/2019...........5-3-0...............62.50%................+8.50
12/11/2019........11-11-0...............50.00%................-5.50
12/10/2019...........2-5-1................28.57%...............-17.50
12/09/2019...........8-8-1................50.00%...............-4.00
12/08/2019...........3-9-0................25.00%...............-34.50
12/07/2019...........3-5-0................37.50%................-12.50
12/06/2019..........6-14-0................30.00%...............-47.00
12/05/2019............5-3-0................62.50%..............+8.50
12/04/2019..........11-9-0................55.00%...............+5.50
12/03/2019...........8-6-0.................57.14%..............+7.00
12/02/2019...........2-9-0.................18.18%...............-39.50
12/01/2019..........12-6-0................66.67%...............+27.00


TOTALS.............108-115-3..............48.43%...............-92.50


BEST BETS

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

12/16/2019...............2 - 3..............-6.50...............2 - 3.................-6.50...............-13.00
12/15/2019...............2 - 2..............-1.00...............2 - 3.................-6.50...............-7.50
12/14/2019...............4 - 2..............+9.00..............4 - 3.................+3.50.............+12.50
12/13/2019...............6 - 1..............+24.50............5 - 3.................+8.50.............+33.00
12/12/2019...............2 - 2..............-0.50...............3 - 1.................+11.00...........+10.50
12/11/2019...............2 - 7..............-28.50..............5 - 1................+19.50............-9.00
12/10/2019...............1 - 2...............-6.00...............0 - 3................-16.50.............-22.50
12/09/2019...............2 - 3...............-6.50...............6 - 3................+13.50............+7.00
12/08/2019...............1 - 3...............-11.50.............2 - 3................-6.50................-18.00
12/07/2019...............2 - 0...............+10.00............2 - 3................-6.50...............+3.50
12/06/2019...............2 - 5...............-17.50.............2 - 7................-28.50..............-46.00
12/05/2019...............3 - 1...............+9.50..............3 - 1................+9.50...............+19.00
12/04/2019...............4 - 0...............+20.00............3 - 4................-7.00................+13.00
12/03/2019...............1 - 3...............-11.50..............4 - 1...............+14.50.............+3.00
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.................39 - 41...............-19.50.............49 - 48..............-17.50..............-37.00

[StarDust Bum]

Tuesday’s 6-pack

Interesting Week 16 NFL games:

— Bills @ Patriots (-6.5)

— Texans (-3) @ Buccaneers

— Saints (-1.5) @ Titans

— Bengals @ Dolphins (-1)

— Cowboys (-2.5) @ Eagles

— Packers @ Vikings (-4.5)

Quote of the Day:
“I mean, they could be (the final two games). I don’t necessarily expect that it is, or I don’t necessarily think it’s a crazy thought that it will be. I think you just don’t know.”
Philip Rivers, contemplating his future

Tuesday’s quiz
What fine actor played the football coach at Wisconsin in the movie Draft Day?

Monday’s quiz
Ben Simmons played his one year of college basketball at LSU.

Sunday’s quiz
The Liberty Bowl is played in Memphis every December.

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Tuesday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…..

13) Arizona Diamondbacks gave Madison Bumgarner $85M for five years, lot less than the $118M the Phillies gave Zack Wheeler for the same five years. Surprising.

12) Seahawks’ WR Josh Gordon has been suspended indefinitely for violating the NFL’s policies on performance-enhancing substances and substances of abuse.

If anyone else gives this guy a chance, they’re a moron; Gordon should be banned by the NFL. He’s been suspended six times since 2013. Enough already.

11) Jameis Winston is the first player EVER to throw for 450+ yards in consecutive regular-season games (Drew Brees did it in consecutive playoff games).

10) Carolina Panthers will start rookie QB Will Grier this week against Indianapolis; Carolina lost its last six games, has already fired their coach.

9) Saints 34, Colts 7:
— Horrible, non-competitive effort by the Colts, one of the worst Monday night games ever.
— New Orleans needs two wins and a Green Bay loss to earn a bye in playoffs.
— ESPN crew turned telecast into a Drew Brees infomercial; Brees was 29-30/307 with four TD passes.

— Booger McFarland called Tom Brady the best QB ever; so if he was drafting a team, with every QB ever (in his prime) available, and he had the first pick, he would take Brady over Elway, Marino, Montana and Peyton Manning? Seriously?

8) Sunday night was the first time the Buffalo Bills had been on Sunday Night Football since 2007; it was the first time they beat the Steelers since 1999.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Texas Rangers acquired 34-year old P Corey Kluber from Cleveland, for Delino DeShields Jr and a prospect.
— Minnesota signed reliever Sergio Romo.
— Tampa Bay signed Japanese OF/1B Yoshitomo Tsutsugo.

6) North Carolina lost four of its last five games after a 5-0 start; they lost to Wofford Sunday (for 2nd time in three years) after scoring 49-47 points in their previous two losses. Tar Heels have the #308 eFG%; they’re not shooting ball well (28.7% on arc (#304), 44.6% inside arc (#298), 63.2% on line (#317)).

Freshman Cole Anthony is their best player, and he is out indefinitely now with a knee injury. Carolina plays at Gonzaga Wednesday; they’ll be the underdog there.

5) Miami Heat are paying Dion Waiters $12,100,000 this year, $12,650,000 next year, but they have problems with him.

Miami suspended Waiters for the second time in three months when he called in sick, then later posted a picture of himself enjoying some time on a boat, one of more than a half dozen team violations by Waiters this season, including complaining on the bench during the preseason, refusing to do a required weigh-in and several inappropriate posts on social media.

4) Virginia Tech announced Tracy Claeys as the team’s new linebackers coach; Claeys was the DC at Washington State this year, but was the scapegoat and left his job after the Coogs lost 67-63 to UCLA, blowing a 49-17 third quarter lead.

3) Milwaukee Brewers signed OF Avasail Garcia to a 2-year contract for $20M; Garcia hit 20 HR’s with 72 RBI for the Rays LY, in what CBS Sports described as: “…….an uncharacteristically productive season.” Not exactly high praise there.

2) Kansas Jayhawks are the 5th #1 team in college basketball this season, the most #1 teams ever for this early in the season.

1) Out of 353 Division I college basketball teams, only four are still unbeaten; Liberty and Duquesne are two of them (Auburn, San Diego State are the others). Go figure.

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501SACRAMENTO -502 CHARLOTTE
SACRAMENTO is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game in the current season.

501SACRAMENTO -502 CHARLOTTE
SACRAMENTO is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

503LA LAKERS -504 INDIANA
LA LAKERS are 450-527 ATS (-129.7 Units) after 1 or more consecutive unders since 1996.

505ATLANTA -506 NEW YORK
NEW YORK is 4-17 ATS (-14.7 Units) off a road cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog in the last 3 seasons.

507BROOKLYN -508 NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS are 22-36 ATS (-17.6 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

509ORLANDO -510 UTAH
UTAH is 211-167 ATS (27.3 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game since 1996.

511PHOENIX -512 LA CLIPPERS
LA CLIPPERS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points in the current season.


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, December 17

Kings–Hornets
Sacramento won four of last five games; they’re 6-9 SU on road, 2-1 ATS as a road favorite. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Charlotte won three of last four games; they’re 5-5 ATS as a home underdog- under is 3-1 in their last four games.

Kings lost five of last six games with the Hornets; they’re 2-2 ATS in last four trips to Charlotte. Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.

Lakers–Pacers
Lakers won their last seven games; they’re 4-6 ATS in last ten games as a road favorite. Under is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Indiana won six of its last eight games; they’re 10-3 SU at home, 0-1 ATS as a home underdog. Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.

Home side won last seven Laker-Pacer games; LA are 2-3 ATS in last five trips to Indiana. Four of last five series games went under.

Hawks-Knicks
Atlanta lost its last four games; they’re 5-9 ATS as a road underdog. Hawks’ last four road games went over the total. New York is 2-3 SU, 4-1 ATS since changing coaches; they’re 3-10 SU at home, losing last six. Three of their last four games went over.

Hawks lost three of last four games with New York; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan. Four of last five series games went under.

Nets-Pelicans
Brooklyn won nine of last 13 games; they won five of last seven road games SU. Three of their last four games stayed under. New Orleans lost its last 12 games; they’re 3-4 ATS as a home underdog. Pelicans’ last three games went over.

Home side won four of last five Brooklyn-New Orleans games; they covered three of last four trips to Bourbon Street. Last six series games went over.

Magic-Jazz
Orlando lost three of last four games but covered five of last seven; they won four of last five road games SU. Over is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Utah won three of its last four games; they’re 10-3 SU at home TY. Four of their last five games went over.

Magic lost five of last six games wth the Jazz; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Utah. Last three series games went under the total.

Suns-Clippers
Phoenix lost four of its last five games, last two by total of 3 points; they lost by point at home to Portland Monday. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Clippers won four of last five games; they’re 7-6 ATS as a home favorite. Three of their last four home games went over.

Suns lost nine of last ten games with the Clippers (3-7 ATS); they’re 0-4 ATS in last four series games played here. Three of last four series games went over.


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NBA

Tuesday, December 17

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

Charlotte Hornets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games at home
Charlotte is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Sacramento
Charlotte is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 9 games when playing Sacramento
Charlotte is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games
Sacramento is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games
Sacramento is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Sacramento is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Sacramento's last 10 games on the road
Sacramento is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
Sacramento is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 9 games when playing Charlotte
Sacramento is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte

New York Knicks
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New York's last 15 games at home
New York is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Atlanta
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Atlanta's last 20 games
Atlanta is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 12 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing New York
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing New York

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
New Orleans is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games at home
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Brooklyn
New Orleans is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Brooklyn is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Brooklyn is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games on the road
Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Brooklyn is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Brooklyn is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans

Utah Jazz
Utah is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
Utah is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Utah is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games at home
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Orlando
Utah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games when playing Orlando
Utah is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Orlando
Utah is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games when playing at home against Orlando
Orlando Magic
Orlando is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Orlando is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Orlando is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando's last 9 games on the road
Orlando is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Utah
Orlando is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games when playing Utah
Orlando is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Utah
Orlando is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing on the road against Utah

Los Angeles Clippers
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
LA Clippers is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games at home
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Clippers is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix
LA Clippers is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Phoenix
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Phoenix's last 19 games
Phoenix is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Phoenix is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Phoenix is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LA Clippers
Phoenix is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games when playing LA Clippers
Phoenix is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers


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NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, December 17

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SACRAMENTO (12 - 14) at CHARLOTTE (12 - 17) - 12/17/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 61-46 ATS (+10.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 37-25 ATS (+9.5 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 192-242 ATS (-74.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

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

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LA LAKERS (24 - 3) at INDIANA (18 - 9) - 12/17/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 2-2 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 2-2 straight up against LA LAKERS 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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ATLANTA (6 - 21) at NEW YORK (6 - 21) - 12/17/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 46-60 ATS (-20.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 19-32 ATS (-16.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 18-32 ATS (-17.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 32-49 ATS (-21.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 32-46 ATS (-18.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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BROOKLYN (14 - 12) at NEW ORLEANS (6 - 21) - 12/17/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 59-38 ATS (+17.2 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 22-8 ATS (+13.2 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 35-17 ATS (+16.3 Units) in road games after a division game since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 47-31 ATS (+12.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in all games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in December games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 33-47 ATS (-18.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 35-49 ATS (-18.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 3-2 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 3-2 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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ORLANDO (12 - 14) at UTAH (15 - 11) - 12/17/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 3-1 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 3-1 straight up against ORLANDO 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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PHOENIX (11 - 15) at LA CLIPPERS (20 - 8) - 12/17/2019, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 7-2 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 8-1 straight up against PHOENIX 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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Tuesday's Best Bets
Matt Blunt

Tuesday's NBA board has the two teams from LA book-ending the card, as the Lakers start things off with a game in Indiana, and the Clippers cap the evening off by hosting Phoenix.

The Clippers are in the better position given they aer at home and Phoenix is playing for the second straight night, but they've also got the much bigger point spread to hurdle over, and you've got to wonder if there is any inkling of them looking past the Suns and to their game with Houston on deck.

The Rockets nearly got caught looking ahead to that game last night when they needed a huge 2nd half comeback to get past San Antonio, and situationally, tonight's situation for the Clippers looks awfully similar. But with Phoenix on the latter half of a back-to-back, they aren't a side that's all that attractive either, so for those of you that do get involved in the nightcap this evening, I wish you good luck.

Instead, it's the Lakers game that has caught my attention, along with a side that comes with plenty of ugliness. Let's get to the plays:

L.A. Lakers at Indiana (NBA TV, 7:05 p.m. ET)

Best Bet #1: L.A. Lakers/Indiana Over 211

Lakers HC Frank Vogel returns to his former stomping grounds in Indiana tonight, but he spent three years in Orlando returning to this venue as the enemy, so there isn't much to make of any potential angle there. However, after the Lakers beat Atlanta 101-96 on Sunday, there is an angle that's live once again on this total, as it's something I brought up late last week when LA was in Miami.

Holding Atlanta to 96 points on Sunday brings up the spot where LA is now 8-1 O/U this year after holding a foe to a sub-100 point game, and all eight of those 'over's have seen 217 or more points. It worked with ease against the Heat last Friday, as that game finished with 223 points with the 4th quarter being the lowest scoring frame in the game. The pace was there from the outset, and based on how this situation has panned out for Lakers games this year, I do believe we are in for a similar pace of play tonight.

At the same time, the Pacers are coming off a win where they held their opponent to a sub-100 point effort for the first time in 13 tries and that's quite significant as well. Indiana's only managed to do that four other times this season and in their next outing, the Pacers have posted a 3-1 O/U record with an average point total of 222 points in those games. One of those outings did require OT, but even when you eliminate those 16 points that were scored in extra time (122-120 loss to Charlotte in early November), that average only drops to 218 points per game.

Together with the Lakers in a great 'over' situation as well, and both teams coming off those sub-100 point defensive efforts which will statistically force this number to open possibly lower then it should, has me looking to the high side here.

Remember, the Lakers have their own potential look-ahead spot to concern themselves with as they end this road trip in Milwaukee on Thursday, and if they do have a shot at getting caught in that tonight, it will show up on the defensive end more often then not. LA can rely on the talent they've got to win games late, and another 113-110 type game like we saw from them in Miami could end up being the final result once again.


Brooklyn at New Orleans (8:05 p.m. ET)

Best Bet #2: New Orleans ML +115

Going to bypass taking the +2 point spread on the Pelicans this evening, although this is also a play you could potentially wait on given that there won't be many bettors out there looking to back a team that's lost 12 games in a row (1-10-1 ATS). But that's the nature of the majority believing it's best to ride streaks in sports betting though, and you shouldn't hesitate to use that to your advantage when it seemingly fits.

This is the ultimate 'buy low' spot on the Pelicans because of that long losing streak, but more importantly, this is the ultimate 'sell high' spot on the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn is coming off a dominating performance where they beat Philadelphia by 20 points the other day, controlling the game from the outset and never looking back. Yes, they didn't have to deal with Joel Embiid that day, but a win over the Sixers is still highly impressive for a team like the Nets right now, and that's all the box score really shows.

But let's bet honest, when the majority of bettors see that result as the most recent one for Brooklyn and they know that New Orleans hasn't won a game since November 21st, this is going to be all about fading the Pelicans tonight against a Nets team that's got some solid current form going. After all, not only did the Nets blow out the Sixers last time out, but they've gone 6-2 ATS in their last eight.

Nobody wants to back a team in the depths of a slump like the Pelicans are currently in, but eventually things flip for teams like that. Had New Orleans had more 'average' results lately – say something like 4-8 SU over their last 12 games – there is little chance they'd be catching points here at all. Talent wise, the Pelicans are far better then their 6-21 SU record suggests, and with games (albeit all on the road) coming up against Minnesota, Golden State, and Portland, the Pelicans could be on the verge of starting a nice little winning streak going into their Christmas Day matchup with Denver.

Hopefully the start of a potential run like that starts tonight, as they snap this slide with a home victory this evening.


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Weekly Essentials
Tony Mejia

Games to Watch

Tuesday - Lakers at Pacers
This will be a significant test of L.A.’s ability to remain unbeaten on the road since Anthony Davis will be nursing an ankle sprain. Kyle Kuzma will miss his fourth straight contest with an ankle sprain, so LeBron James could have to do the heavy lifting. The reigning Western Conference Player of the Week now is now talking about playing as much as he can as he closes out his career, but needs to be cautious with the anniversary of last year’s season-altering groin injury approaching.

L.A. has point guards Avery Bradley and Rajon Rondo back and have minutes restrictions loosening, but there are still a lot of moving parts in place that include Thursday’s matchup in Milwaukee as potential obstacles to getting over the hump. Indiana forward Domantas Sabonis is expected to play through a toe issue.

Wednesday – Heat at 76ers
Jimmy Butler called out Miami’s defensive effort after Monday’s loss in Memphis and hasn’t liked what he’s seen from teammates of late on that side of the ball. With Justise Winslow (back) and Goran Dragic (groin) sitting out games, the Heat are playing through reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week Bam Adebayo and Butler more, which compromises their effect as two-way players. The Heat’s strength lies in its depth, so as Butler returns to Philly a second time following a 113-86 rout on Nov. 23, it’s worth seeing who lines up beside him.

Joel Embiid has been dealing with an upper respiratory infection but former Miami guard Josh Richardson is back to aid a perimeter defense featuring the dynamic Ben Simmons and superb rookie Matisse Thybulle, all of whom should see time against Butler, whose 4-for-13 shooting effort was his second-worst of the year.

Wednesday – Celtics at Mavericks
Marcus Smart is still dealing with an eye infection and has been greatly missed, and since the latest news had the affliction affecting both eyes on Monday, it’s hard to forecast him being a part of this one. Luka Doncic has been ruled out due to his ankle sprain and will likely miss the week despite being off crutches and out of a walking boot a little earlier than expected.

Dallas has gotten great play out of guard Jalen Brunson as the playmaker next to Kristaps Porzingis, who will be given every opportunity to step up as a No. 1 like he was with the Knicks. After pulling off an upset of the Bucks, it would be a mistake to write off Dallas simply because of the absence of their star. They won outright as an 11-point underdog despite Tim Hardaway, Jr. shooting 1-for-10, getting big shooting games from Seth Curry and Dorian Finney-Smith in addition to Porzingis going for 26 and 12. Dallas’ 10-2 road record ranks behind only L.A. and Milwaukee.

Thursday - Lakers at Bucks
The teams with the league’s top records square off in a game where no one is going to look past anybody, which means this one should be a classic. Davis is likely going to play here even if he sits Tuesday, so hopefully everyone makes it here intact as Los Angeles closes out a five-game road trip. Milwaukee won’t have point guard Eric Bledsoe due to a shin injury that could sideline him into January.

Giannis Antetokounmpo tried to prevent the Bucks’ 18-game winning streak from coming to an end with a 48-point, 14-rebound effort and is the even-money favorite at Westgate to earn MVP honors, so you know James and Davis will be coming for him in a statement game. The teams are joined by the Clippers as those considered your most likely NBA champions this season, so this game will be referenced for months.

Milwaukee destroyed L.A.’s other team 119-91 when they came into Fiserv Forum on Dec. 6 and these teams don’t meet again until March 6, so the Bucks could make a dent on their futures odds with another lopsided win. Westgate had Milwaukee at 7-to-2 to win the title in its latest odds update. James has won 14 of 18 career meetings against Antetokounmpo but has dropped two of three.

Thursday - Rockets at Clippers
After rallying from a 25-point deficit against the rival Spurs, the biggest comeback in franchise history, Houston hits the road for the beginning of a four-game West coast trip that culminates with their Christmas night clash with depleted Golden State. James Harden overcame 4-for-17 first-half shooting to help aid the second-half surge, but anyone who watched saw Russell Westbrook come through as the driving force. He’s taken a backseat so far, but the secret ingredient GM Daryl Morey is hoping emerges to finally make the Rockets a champion with this Harden-led group, Westbrook’s desire, really had an impact.

We’ll see if Houston can sustain its momentum as Westbrook reunites with Paul George again. These teams are playing for the third time, having split the first two contests, though George only played in the most recent game, a 122-119 comeback win where he shot 4-for-15. L.A. rallied from five points down in the final minute as George scored five points late and Kawhi Leonard nailed the go-ahead basket on a Jordan-esque jumper. Sure, we’ll take a second helping of that. Pesky PG Patrick Beverley will be hoping to be back from a concussion, while sixth man Lou Williams (calf) and key reserve JaMychal Green (tailbone) will be questionable.

Friday – Mavericks at 76ers
The Doncic-less Mavs continue their ambitious week with this matchup against Philadelphia, and since he shot 4-for-16 in last year’s loss, one of the uglier games of his rookie season, perhaps Dallas can compete without him. Porzingis is plenty familiar with Embiid since the two were linked as up-and-coming phenoms upon entering the league as the hopes of struggling Atlantic Division teams, but circumstances have obviously changed.

Al Horford entering the equation isn’t great news for Porzingis since he’s averaged just 12.8 points and 6.1 rebounds against the defensive standout, winning just three of nine individual matchups. Brunson, a Philly native and Villanova standout, will likely emerge as the driving force behind a Dallas’ upset bid here.

Saturday - Clippers at Spurs
San Antonio defeated Leonard in his last stop through town, pulling off a 107-97 victory by holding him to 8-for-23 shooting. He rose to the occasion upon getting love in Toronto, so maybe mercilessly booing him is the way to rattle the two-time Finals MVP. Gregg Popovich’s rotations down the stretch have been puzzling, so even the greatest coaches have trouble figuring things out, as has been the case this season for a San Antonio team that has underachieved. Blowing a massive lead like that against a division rival is another sign these aren’t your older brother’s Spurs. There’s still time to turn things around, but they’ll have to be better than just a .500 team in December to dig out of the hole they’ve created. They’re 2-2 as a home underdog, which they’ll likely be in this game.

Saturday – Rockets at Suns
After missing Devin Booker to open the week due to a forearm injury and dropping a one-point decision at home to the desperate Trail Blazers, Phoenix is hoping the end of its week will be far more gracious as it welcomes in Harden, who played his college ball at Arizona State and loves playing at Taking Stick Resort Arena. He’s scored 40 or more four times in 14 games and has a 12-2 record against Phoenix. Harden shot 3-for-17 in Houston in a 115-109 win on Dec. 7 against the suns, getting into it with Booker after a hard foul. This one should be spicy and should also feature former No. 1 pick Deandre Ayton, who is back from suspension.

Sunday – Mavericks at Raptors
Doncic won’t play here either, but Delon Wright, who was drafted by the Raptors and spent his early years trying to break into the rotation, will be motivated to help Brunson, Hardaway and Curry pick up the slack. Toronto is hoping guard Fred VanVleet will be back from a knee injury by this point, which will make Nick Nurse’s job of keeping everyone happy with minutes more complicated. Still, that’s always a good problem to have. Toronto has had one or two key cogs out of its rotation for well over a month and has remained in the hunt in the loaded Atlantic Division.

Sunday – Clippers at Thunder
Paul George will be back in OKC after seeking a trade, so don’t expect a great reception for him. That could fuel the star wing, who dominated in Indiana earlier this season after being booed almost every time he touched the ball in his second game there since being moved, scoring 36 points and making a season-high seven 3-pointers. Old friend Chris Paul has really hit his stride of late and will look for revenge after being held to just four assists in a 90-88 loss at Staples on Nov. 18. George won the game with a go-ahead 3-point shot with just 25 seconds left.

Sunday - Nuggets at Lakers
L.A. returns home from its Eastern swing to face the Northwest Division-leading Nuggets, who will be looking to return the favor after a 105-96 loss at Pepsi Center on Dec. 3.

Injuries to Monitor

Beyond those mentioned above, be aware that Andre Drummond’s eye issue due to an allergic reaction to an avocado down in Mexico has haunted him into the week. He should be back sooner than later, but the same can’t be said for Pistons teammate Blake Griffin, who is dealing with knee soreness… Jazz guard Mike Conley has missed a couple of games due to hamstring soreness but is expected to make his return this week… Nets guard Kyrie Irving (shoulder) remains out and should be close to the returning by week’s end, but it looks like Caris LeVert (thumb) is much closer to being back in the fold and could play early in the week… Wizards PG Isaiah Thomas (ankle) and OKC wing Terrance Ferguson (hip) returned on Monday and Magic center Nikola Vucevic (ankle) got back in action on Sunday, so this section has some good news on occasion. Back to the ominous… Paul Millsap was bothered by a quad injury entering the week and could wind up being better suited for a reserve role since Jerami Grant has played so well with Denver’s starters… Talented Hornets rookie P.J. Washington will miss the entire week with a finger injury while veterans Marvin Williams (knee) and Nicolas Batum (hand) are also struggling to get healthy… Just to end on a high note, Hawks power forward John Collins should return from his suspension next Monday.

[StarDust Bum]

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LAL at IND 07:00 PM
IND +3.5
U 211.0

SAC at CHA 07:00 PM
CHA +4.5
O 207.0

ATL at NY 07:30 PM
ATL +1.5
U 224.0

BK at NO 08:00 PM
NO +2.0
O 228.5

ORL at UTA 09:00 PM
UTA -6.5
U 208.5

PHO at LAC 10:30 PM
LAC -12.5
U 226.0

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, December 17


Sacramento @ Charlotte

Game 501-502
December 17, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
119.085
Charlotte
111.873
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 7
203
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Sacramento
by 4 1/2
207
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(-4 1/2); Under

LA Lakers @ Indiana

Game 503-504
December 17, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
127.140
Indiana
120.922
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Lakers
by 6
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Lakers
by 3 1/2
211
Dunkel Pick:
LA Lakers
(-3 1/2); Under

Atlanta @ New York

Game 505-506
December 17, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
109.824
New York
109.031
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 2
223
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+2); Over

Brooklyn @ New Orleans

Game 507-508
December 17, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
115.449
New Orleans
115.505
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
Even
233
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Brooklyn
by 3
229 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(+3); Over

Orlando @ Utah

Game 509-510
December 17, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
116.786
Utah
115.411
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 1 1/2
204
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 7
207
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+7); Under

Phoenix @ LA Clippers

Game 511-512
December 17, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
114.142
LA Clippers
124.543
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 10 1/2
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 12 1/2
226 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+12 1/2); Under

[Udog]

Hoop Trends - Tuesday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Suns are 10-0 ATS (5.90 ppg) off a home loss in which they scored fewer than 10 fast break points.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Hornets are 0-16-1 ATS (-6.97 ppg) as a dog off a game as a dog in which they had at least 25% of their points from free throws.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Pelicans are 10-0 OU (16.30 ppg) with less than two days rest off a loss in which they had 30+ assists.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Hawks are 0-12 OU (-14.29 ppg) on the road after allowing 15+ points less than Vegas projected last game.