Announcement

**StarDust Bum** · 12-22-2019, 11:47 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 22

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DALLAS (19 - 9) at TORONTO (20 - 8) - 12/22/2019, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 63-45 ATS (+13.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 37-22 ATS (+12.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games this season.
DALLAS is 91-57 ATS (+28.3 Units) in road games in December games since 1996.
DALLAS is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games in the first half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 132-92 ATS (+30.8 Units) on Sunday games since 1996.
DALLAS is 200-146 ATS (+39.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
DALLAS is 184-145 ATS (+24.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
DALLAS is 70-45 ATS (+20.5 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 63-39 ATS (+20.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-0 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-2 straight up against DALLAS 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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CHARLOTTE (13 - 19) at BOSTON (19 - 7) - 12/22/2019, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 119-92 ATS (+17.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 58-41 ATS (+12.9 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

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

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INDIANA (20 - 9) at MILWAUKEE (26 - 4) - 12/22/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 74-50 ATS (+19.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 64-45 ATS (+14.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 22-5 ATS (+16.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 39-25 ATS (+11.5 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 56-39 ATS (+13.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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LA CLIPPERS (22 - 9) at OKLAHOMA CITY (14 - 14) - 12/22/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-3 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-3 straight up against LA CLIPPERS 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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DENVER (19 - 8) at LA LAKERS (24 - 5) - 12/22/2019, 9:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 4-4 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 4-4 straight up against DENVER 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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NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, December 22

Dallas @ Toronto

Game 577-578
December 22, 2019 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
127.204
Toronto
121.614
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 5 1/2
223
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
218
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+2 1/2); Over

Charlotte @ Boston

Game 579-580
December 22, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
114.872
Boston
123.974
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 9
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 13
209 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(+13); Under

LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City

Game 583-584
December 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
125.903
Oklahoma City
120.749
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 5
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 2
222 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-2); Under

Indiana @ Milwaukee

Game 581-582
December 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
121.628
Milwaukee
131.785
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 10
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 7 1/2
219 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-7 1/2); Under

Denver @ LA Lakers

Game 585-586
December 22, 2019 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Denver
122.646
LA Lakers
123.900
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Lakers
by 1 1/2
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Lakers
by 3 1/2
205 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(+3 1/2); Under

**StarDust Bum** · 12-22-2019, 11:47 AM

Hoop Trends - Sunday
Vince Akins

PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Mavericks are 11-0 ATS (14.32 ppg) on the road facing an opponent averaging more than 24 assists per game.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Pacers are 0-10 ATS (-10.40 ppg) as a dog off a home game in which their assists increased by at least 10 from the game before.

TOTAL TREND OF THE DAY - OVER:

-- The Celtics are 14-0 OU (8.25 ppg) as a home favorite with rest after they had more than 12 steals last game.

TOTAL TREND OF THE DAY - UNDER:

--The Thunder are 0-10-1 OU (-14.68 ppg) as a dog after they scored more than 50 points in the paint last game.

PLAYER-BASED TRENDS:

-- The Nuggets are 0-9-1 ATS (-11.65 ppg) as a dog off a win in which Nikola Jokic had a double-double.

-- The Celtics are 0-9 OU (-10.61 ppg) off a home win in which Jaylen Brown played fewer than 30 minutes.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-22-2019, 11:53 AM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at TOR 03:30 PM
TOR -2.5
O 218.5

CHA at BOS 06:00 PM
BOS -13.0
O 209.5

IND at MIL 07:00 PM
IND +7.5
U 219.5

LAC at OKC 07:00 PM
OKC +2.0
O 221.5

DEN at LAL 09:30 PM
LAL -3.5
U 206.5

**StarDust Bum** · 12-23-2019, 02:39 AM

Raptors use biggest rally in franchise history to beat Mavs
December 22, 2019
By The Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) Kyle Lowry had 32 points and 10 assists, Chris Boucher scored a career-high 21 points and the Toronto Raptors overturned a 30-point deficit to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-107 on Sunday, the biggest comeback in franchise history and the NBA's largest in a decade.

Lowry had one fewer point in the fourth quarter (20) than the Mavericks managed as a team (21).

It was the first 30-point comeback in the NBA since Sacramento beat Chicago on Dec. 21, 2009, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored 18 points and Fred VanVleet had 10 as the short-handed Raptors won their fifth straight and improved to 13-3 at home, ending the Mavericks' seven-game road winning streak.

Kristaps Porzingis had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Jalen Brunson scored 21 points as Dallas dropped to 2-2 without guard Luka Doncic, who sat for the fourth straight game because of a sprained right ankle.

NUGGETS 128, LAKERS 104

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul Millsap scored 21 points and Denver dominated the second half in defeating LeBron James-less Los Angeles for its sixth straight win.

Gary Harris added 19 points, Nikola Jokic had 18 points, Malik Beasley had 16 points and Will Barton III had 14 points and a career-high-tying 13 rebounds for the Nuggets, who pulled away to a 23-point lead early in the fourth.

James missed his first game of the season because of a thoracic muscle strain. That left the Lakers without his 25.8 point average.

With James looking on in street clothes, Anthony Davis did his best to make up for it with 32 points and 11 rebounds. He scored 11 points playing all 12 minutes of the first quarter.

Kyle Kuzma was the only other Laker in double figures with 16 points, having returned after missing five games with a sprained left ankle. Western Conference-leading Los Angeles lost its third in a row.

THUNDER 118, CLIPPERS 112

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander matched his career high with 32 points and Oklahoma City rallied to beat the Clippers.

Oklahoma City came back from 18 points down in the second quarter. It's the third time in seven days the Thunder overcame a deficit that big to win.

Paul George scored 18 points in his first game back in Oklahoma City since being traded from the Thunder to the Clippers.

Los Angeles scoring leader Kawhi Leonard sat out because of left knee soreness.

Dennis Schroder scored 28 points and Steven Adams added 20 points and 17 rebounds to help the Thunder win their fourth straight.

Lou Williams scored 22 points for Los Angeles, and Montrezl Harrell had 18.

BUCKS 117, PACERS 89

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo had 18 points, 19 rebounds and nine assists, and the Bucks spoiled Malcolm Brogdon's return to Milwaukee.

Wesley Matthews scored 19 points for NBA-leading Milwaukee, which has won three in a row. Brook Lopez and George Hill each had 17 points.

Brogdon was drafted by Milwaukee and spent his first three seasons with the Bucks before he was acquired by Indiana in a sign-and-trade deal over the summer. He finished with 10 points on 5-of-19 shooting and 10 assists.

CELTICS 119, HORNETS 93

BOSTON (AP) - Jayson Tatum had a career-high 39 points and 12 rebounds, Kemba Walker scored 23 points against his former team, and Boston beat Charlotte.

Tatum eclipsed his previous high of 34 points against Brooklyn on Jan. 14. Jaylen Brown added 16 points and nine rebounds, and rookie Grant Williams added 12 points off the bench for the Celtics. Boston has won three straight and seven of nine.

Devonte' Graham had 23 points and 10 assists, Bismack Biyombo scored 18 and Miles Bridges 15 to lead the Hornets. Charlotte has dropped three straight and four of five.

Terry Rozier scored 14 for the Hornets in his return to Boston. He left the team in free agency last summer.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-23-2019, 02:45 AM

SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY DECEMBER 23, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Atlanta Hawks Cleveland Cavaliers Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
7:05 PM Chicago Bulls Orlando Magic Amway Center
7:05 PM Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons Little Caesars Arena
7:05 PM Toronto Raptors Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7:05 PM Washington Wizards New York Knicks Madison Square Garden
7:35 PM Utah Jazz Miami Heat AmericanAirlines Arena
8:05 PM San Antonio Spurs Memphis Grizzlies FedExForum
9:05 PM Denver Nuggets Phoenix Suns Talking Stick Resort Arena
10:05 PM Houston Rockets Sacramento Kings Golden 1 Center
10:05 PM New Orleans Pelicans Portland Trail Blazers Moda Center at the Rose Quarter
10:35 PM Minnesota Timberwolves Golden State Warriors Chase Center

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date.....................w-l-t...............%................units

12/22/2019...............6-4-0...........60.00%...........+8.00
12/21/2019...............9-9-0...........50.00%............-4.50
12/20/2019.............12-8-0...........60.00%............+16.00
12/20/2019............13-13-0..........50.00%.............-6.50
12/19/2019............11-15-0..........42.31%.............-27.50
12/18/2019............25-17-0..........59.52%............+31.50
12/17/2019............11-17-0..........39.29%.............-38.50
12/16/2019............10-10-1..........50.00%...............-5.00
12/15/2019............15-12-0..........55.56%..............+9.00
12/14/2019............27-25-1..........51.92%...............-2.50
12/13/2019................7-2-0..........77.78%............+24.00
12/12/2019................6-2-0..........75.00%............+19.00
12/11/2019................5-9-0..........35.71%.............-24.50
12/10/2019...............6-13-0.........31.58%..............-41.50
12/09/2019.................1-3-0.........25.00%.............-11.50
12/08/2019..............11-14-2........44.00%..............-22.00
12/07/2019..............35-41-0........46.05%..............-50.50
12/06/2019.................9-8-1.........52.94%............+1.00
12/05/2019................2-10-1........16.67%.............-45.00
12/04/2019..............11-29-0.........27.50%............-104.50
12/03/2019..............33-21-0.........61.11%.............+49.50
12/02/2019..................7-6-0........53.85%..............+2.00
12/01/2019...............13-15-1........46.43%..............-17.50

totals....................285-285-7........50.00%.............-241.50

best bets

date..........................ats...............un its...............o/u................units..............total

12/22/2019.............3 - 2..............+4.00..............3 - 2..............+4.00................+8.00
12/21/2019.............5 - 4..............+3.00..............5 - 4..............+3.00................+6.00
12/20/2019.............4 - 1..............+14.50............5 - 4..............+3.00................+17.50
12/20/2019.............6 - 6...............-3.00..............3 - 2..............+4.00................+1.00
12/19/2019.............4 - 6...............-13.00.............1 - 2..............-6.00.................-19.00
12/18/2019............10 - 7..............+11.50............5 - 2..............+14.00..............+25.50
12/17/2019.............7 - 5...............+7.50..............1 - 0..............+5.00...............+12.50
12/16/2019.............3 - 6...............-18.00.............0 - 2...............-11.00..............-29.00
12/15/2019.............8 - 6...............+7.00..............3 - 3..............-1.50................+5.50
12/14/2019............19 - 11.............+34.50............2 - 2..............- 1.00...............+33.50
12/13/2019.............3 - 2...............+4.00..............3 - 0..............+15.00.............+19.00
12/12/2019.............2 - 1...............+4.50..............1 - 1...............-0.50...............+4.00
12/11/2019.............4 - 8...............-24.00..............0 - 0..............-0.00................-24.00
12/10/2019.............3 - 5...............-12.50..............1 - 3..............-11.50...............-24.00
12/09/2019.............0 - 1...............-5.50................1 - 1..............-0.50................-6.00
12/08/2019.............6 - 7...............-8.50................0 - 1...............-5.50...............-14.00
12/07/2019............15 - 15.............-7.50................6 - 2..............+19.00.............+11.50
12/06/2019.............4 - 5...............-7.50................2 - 3...............-6.50................-14.00
12/05/2019.............2 - 3...............-6.50................0 - 3..............-16.50...............-23.00
12/04/2019.............6 - 17...............-63.50..............2 - 4..............-12.00...............-75.50
12/03/2019............12 - 7................+21.50.............4 - 1..............+14.50..............+36.00
12/02/2019..............2 - 2...............-1.00................2 - 3...............-6.50................-7.50
12/01/2019..............5 - 7...............-13.50..............5 - 4...............+3.00...............-10.50

totals....................143 - 114...........-65.50............55 - 49.........,...+5.50.................-60.00

**StarDust Bum** · 12-23-2019, 02:48 AM

Monday’s 6-pack

Top six picks for Week 16 in Westgate Super Contest:

6) Arizona +9.5 (781)- W

5) Tennessee +3 (813)- L

4) Green Bay +5.5 (829)

3) Kansas City -6.5 (845)- W

2) Houston -3 (907)- T

1) Buffalo +6.5 (909)- L

2019 record: 50-40-4

Quote of the Day:
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
Abraham Lincoln

Monday’s quiz
Rams have played in four Super Bowls, under four different head coaches; who are they?

Sunday’s quiz
Houston Texans’ QB Deshaun Watson played his college football at Clemson.

Saturday’s quiz
Kevin Durant broke into the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics, a year before they moved to Oklahoma and became the Thunder.

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

Jets 16, Steelers 10:
— Rudolph replaced Hodges at QB at 9:00 mark in 2nd quarter, with Jets up 10-0; Hodges went back in when Rudolph got hurt early in 4th quarter.
— Steelers scored 7-10-10 points in their last three losses.
— Pittsburgh in 2nd half: 30 plays, 61 yards, 5 first downs, zero points.

— When Ficken kicked a FG to make it 10-0, it was first FG of day league-wide, after 13 TD’s had been scored. Unusual.
— Over last 11 years. Jets are 23-12-2 ATS as a home underdog, 4-2 TY.
— Jets scored 36.5 ppg in winning their last four home games.

Saints 38, Titans 28:
— Michael Thomas set an all-time record with his 144th catch of the year.
— Saints won 10 of their last 12 games, winning last six on road
— NO is 11-3 ATS in last 14 games as a road favorite, 3-0 TY.

— Titans led this game 14-0 after the first quarter.
— Tennessee had three TD plays of 36+ yards; that is explosive.
— Eight of Titans’ last nine games went over the total.

Falcons 24, Jaguars 12:
— Jaguars lost six of last seven games, were outscored 82-9 in first half last four games.
— Jacksonville is 4-8-1 ATS in last 13 games as a road underdog, 3-4 TY.
— Atlanta converted 7-13 on third down, Jaguars 3-14.

— Falcons scored TD on opening drive, Jaguars fumbled kickoff, Atlanta scored again and led 14-0 after 5:32 of play. Game, set, match.
— Falcons won five of last seven games, covered six of last eight.
— Julio Jones caught 10 balls for 166 yards.

Giants 41, Redskins 35 OT:
— Jones threw a TD pass to Smith on first drive in OT to end this game.
— Barkley ran ball 22 yards for 189 yards, including a 67-yard TD.
— Giants won five of their last seven visits here; they won two road games this year, and gave up 30+ points in both of them.

— Rookie QB Haskins hurt his ankle; veteran Keenum came in and rallied Washington back from a two-TD deficit to tie game with 0:29 left.
— With the loss, Redskins move up to the #2 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
— Washington was outgained 552-381; Giants ran ball for 206 yards.

Dolphins 38, Bengals 35 OT:
— Bengals went 55-137 from 1991-2002, under four different coaches.
— Bengals were 131-122-3 with Marvin Lewis as coach, from 2003-18.
— Bengals are 1-14 in first year after they fired Lewis; why did they fire him?

— Miami led this game 35-12 with 6:30 left, but blew the lead.
— 80 different players have played for Miami this year, an NFL record.
— Dolphins split their last eight games, after an 0-7 start.

Colts 38, Panthers 6:
— Carolina lost its last seven games.
— Last four weeks, Panthers are minus-11 (1-12) in turnovers.
— Carolina had ball in red zone three times, scored total of 3 points.

— Nyheim Hines had punt returns of 84-71 yards for TD’s.
— Colts won for only second time in their last eight games.
— Indy is +6 in turnovers in its last three games.

Ravens 31, Browns 15:
— Ravens’ first four drives: 23 plays, 120 yards, no points.
— Ravens’ next five drives: 42 plays, 353 yards, four TD’s, one FG
— Baltimore won its last 11 games, covering eight of last nine.

— Browns are 7-17-1 ATS in last 25 games as a home underdog, 0-2 TY.
— Cleveland allowed 451-445-481 TY in last two games; they’re 0-5 giving up 400+ TY.
— Baltimore scored 35 TD’s on its last 72 drives.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-23-2019, 01:28 PM

501PHILADELPHIA -502 DETROIT
PHILADELPHIA is 2-10 ATS (-9 Units) in road games when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) over the last 2 seasons.

503TORONTO -504 INDIANA
INDIANA is 36-20 ATS (14 Units) as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

505CHICAGO -506 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in home games in December games in the last 3 seasons.

507WASHINGTON -508 NEW YORK
NEW YORK is 25-47 ATS (-26.7 Units) after having lost 3 of their last 4 games in the last 3 seasons.

509ATLANTA -510 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 15-34 ATS (-22.4 Units) in home games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

511UTAH -512 MIAMI
UTAH is 75-55 ATS (14.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

513SAN ANTONIO -514 MEMPHIS
SAN ANTONIO is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game in the current season.

515DENVER -516 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 21-46 ATS (-29.6 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

517HOUSTON -518 SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game in the current season.

519NEW ORLEANS -520 PORTLAND
PORTLAND is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent of 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

521MINNESOTA -522 GOLDEN STATE
GOLDEN STATE is 29-49 ATS (-24.9 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, December 23

76ers–Pistons
Philly lost three of its last four games; they’re 2-6 ATS in last eight road games. Under is 5-1 in their last six road games. Detroit lost its last four games; they’re 2-5 ATS in last seven home games. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.

76ers won/covered eight of last nine games with the Pistons; they’re 4-1 ATS in last five trips to Detroit. Over is 4-2 in last six series games.

Raptors -Pacers
Toronto won its last five games; they beat Dallas yesterday after being down 30. Raptors won four of last five road games SU. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Indiana won five of its last six games; they covered their last four home games. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.

Raptors won five of last six games with the Pacers; they’re 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Indiana. Under is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Bulls-Magic
Chicago won three of its last four games; they’re 5-1 ATS as a road underdog. Four of their last five road games went over. Orlando lost six of its last seven games; they’re 3-5 ATS as a home favorite. Magic’s last five games went over the total.

Bulls won seven of last nine games with the Magic; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Orlando. Eight of last nine series games stayed under.

Wizards-Knicks
Washington lost seven of its last eight games; they’re 10-6 ATS as a road underdog. Four of their last five went over the total. New York is 3-5 SU since changing coaches; they’re 2-2 ATS as a home favorite. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Wizards won eight of last ten games with New York; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan. Last five series games stayed under the total.

Hawks-Cavaliers
Atlanta lost its last seven games; they’re 3-9 ATS in last den road games. Hawks’ last five road games went over the total. Cleveland won three of last five games; they’re 5-10 SU at home- this is first time this season they’re favored. Cavaliers’ last four home games stayed under.

Hawks lost four of last six games with the Cavaliers; they covered four of last five visits to Cleveland. Over is 9-1 in last ten series games.

Jazz–Heat
Utah won its last five games SU; they’re 1-5 ATS as a road underdog. Over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Miami won nine of its last 12 games; they’re 9-2 ATS as a home favorite. Six of their last seven games went over the total.

Jazz lost four of last five games with the Heat, but they covered four of last five visits to Miami. Three of last four series games went under.

Spurs–Grizzlies
San Antonio split its last ten games; they’re 3-9 SU on road. Six of their last eight games went over. Memphis won its last three home games; they’re 5-3 SU overall in last eight games. Five of their last six games went over.

Spurs lost three of last five games wth the Grizzlies; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Memphis. Three of last four series games stayed under.

Nuggets–Suns
Denver won its last six games; they’re 3-6-1 ATS in last ten road games. Four of their last five games went over. Phoenix lost its last six games (1-5 ATS); they’re 1-4 ATS in last five games as a home underdog. Over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 home games.

Nuggets won six of last seven games with the Suns; they’re 2-2 ATS in last four visits to the desert. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Rockets–Kings
Houston won five of its last six games; they’re 5-2 ATS in last seven games as a road favorite. Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Sacramento lost four of its last five games; they’re 3-2 ATS as a home underdog. Under is 6-2 in their last eight home games.

Rockets won eight of last ten games with the Kings, covered four of last five; they’re 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Sacramento. Under is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Pelicans–Trailblazers
New Orleans lost 14 of its last 15 road games; they’re 2-6 ATS in last eight road games. Under is 9-4 in their last 13 games. Portland won its last four games; they’re 5-3 ATS in last eight games as a home favorite. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Pelicans lost three of last four games with Portland; they’re 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Oregon. Four of last six series games went over.

Timberwolves–Warriors
Minnesota lost its last ten games; they’re 0-6 SU, 0-5-1 ATS in last six road games. Wolves’ last three games went under. Golden State lost nine of its last 11 games; they’re 3-10 SU at home TY. Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

Timberwolves won their last two games with Golden State, both in OT; they’re 1-3-1 ATS in last five visits to the Bay Area. Under is 4-2 in last six series games.

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NBA

Monday, December 23

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Trend Report
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New York Knicks
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New York is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New York's last 17 games at home
New York is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Washington
New York is 3-18 SU in its last 21 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Washington
New York is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
New York is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Wizards
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing New York
Washington is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing New York
Washington is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against New York
Washington is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against New York

Indiana Pacers
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Indiana is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games at home
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Indiana is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against Toronto
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Toronto is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana

Orlando Magic
Orlando is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Orlando is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games
Orlando is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Orlando is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando's last 9 games at home
Orlando is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Chicago
Orlando is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Orlando's last 15 games when playing Chicago
Orlando is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Orlando is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Orlando's last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
Chicago Bulls
Chicago is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Orlando
Chicago is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Chicago's last 15 games when playing Orlando
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Chicago is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing on the road against Orlando

Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games
Cleveland is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games
Cleveland is 4-8-1 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Cleveland is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Cleveland is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing Atlanta
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Cleveland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Atlanta's last 23 games
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Atlanta is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing Cleveland
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Atlanta is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games at home
Detroit is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
Detroit is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit

Miami Heat
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 11-2-1 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Miami is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games at home
Miami is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Utah
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
Miami is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Utah
Utah Jazz
Utah is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
Utah is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Utah is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Miami
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Utah is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami

Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games
Memphis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games at home
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Memphis is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Memphis is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games when playing at home against San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 6-13-1 ATS in its last 20 games
San Antonio is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Antonio is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 9 games on the road
San Antonio is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Memphis
San Antonio is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing Memphis
San Antonio is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Memphis
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games when playing on the road against Memphis

Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Phoenix's last 22 games
Phoenix is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Phoenix is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Phoenix's last 13 games at home
Phoenix is 4-10-1 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Denver
Phoenix is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Phoenix's last 13 games when playing Denver
Phoenix is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games when playing at home against Denver
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Denver
Phoenix is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Denver
Phoenix is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against Denver
Denver Nuggets
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Denver's last 23 games
Denver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games on the road
Denver is 10-4-1 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Phoenix
Denver is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 13 games when playing Phoenix
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Denver is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Denver is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix

Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Portland is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Portland is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against New Orleans
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games
New Orleans is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans's last 13 games
New Orleans is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
New Orleans is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Portland
New Orleans is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Portland
New Orleans is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Portland

Sacramento Kings
Sacramento is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games
Sacramento is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Sacramento is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Sacramento is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 8 games at home
Sacramento is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Sacramento is 3-18 SU in its last 21 games when playing Houston
Sacramento is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
Houston Rockets
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Houston's last 21 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Houston is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games when playing Sacramento
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento

Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Golden State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 10 games
Golden State is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Golden State is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 7 games at home
Golden State is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Golden State's last 19 games when playing Minnesota
Golden State is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Golden State's last 16 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota is 1-8-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games
Minnesota is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Golden State
Minnesota is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Minnesota's last 19 games when playing Golden State
Minnesota is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 16 games when playing on the road against Golden State

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NBA
Dunkel

Monday, December 23

Utah @ Miami

Game 511-512
December 23, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
115.551
Miami
123.125
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 7 1/2
228
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 4 1/2
212
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-4 1/2); Over

San Antonio @ Memphis

Game 513-514
December 23, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
113.183
Memphis
115.906
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 2 1/2
224
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 1
227 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(+1); Under

Denver @ Phoenix

Game 515-516
December 23, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Denver
120.189
Phoenix
117.548
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 2 1/2
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 4 1/2
217 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+4 1/2); Under

Houston @ Sacramento

Game 517-518
December 23, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
120.041
Sacramento
118.014
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 5 1/2
228 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+5 1/2); Under

New Orleans @ Portland

Game 519-520
December 23, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
112.493
Portland
116.295
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
by 4
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 6
230
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(+6); Under

Minnesota @ Golden State

Game 521-522
December 23, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
111.982
Golden State
105.964
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 6
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
221 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-2 1/2); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 12-23-2019, 01:38 PM

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at NY 07:00 PM
WAS +4.5
O 228.5

ATL at CLE 07:00 PM
ATL +1.0
O 229.0

CHI at ORL 07:00 PM
ORL -5.0
U 207.0

TOR at IND 07:00 PM
IND -7.0
U 211.5

PHI at DET 07:00 PM
DET +5.5
O 215.0

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

SA at MEM 08:00 PM
MEM +1.5
O 226.5

DEN at PHO 09:00 PM
PHO +3.5
O 217.5

NO at POR 10:00 PM
POR -6.0
O 230.0

HOU at SAC 10:00 PM
HOU -5.5
O 230.0

MIN at GS 10:30 PM
MIN -2.0
U 221.0

**Udog** · 12-23-2019, 01:41 PM

NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, December 23

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PHILADELPHIA (21 - 10) at DETROIT (11 - 19) - 12/23/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 25-38 ATS (-16.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 123-171 ATS (-65.1 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
DETROIT is 19-31 ATS (-15.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 33-48 ATS (-19.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 8-1 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 8-1 straight up against DETROIT 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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TORONTO (21 - 8) at INDIANA (20 - 10) - 12/23/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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CHICAGO (12 - 19) at ORLANDO (12 - 17) - 12/23/2019, 7:05 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.
CHICAGO is 29-10 ATS (+18.0 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) against Southeast division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in home games in December games over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 17-31 ATS (-17.1 Units) in home games in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 130-166 ATS (-52.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

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

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WASHINGTON (8 - 20) at NEW YORK (7 - 23) - 12/23/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) in road games after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 37-55 ATS (-23.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 13-28 ATS (-17.8 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 47-62 ATS (-21.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 20-33 ATS (-16.3 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 19-32 ATS (-16.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 33-51 ATS (-23.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 33-48 ATS (-19.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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ATLANTA (6 - 24) at CLEVELAND (8 - 21) - 12/23/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
ATLANTA is 34-20 ATS (+12.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 89-120 ATS (-43.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 28-53 ATS (-30.3 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 42-64 ATS (-28.4 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 40-59 ATS (-24.9 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 24-42 ATS (-22.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 52-71 ATS (-26.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 34-49 ATS (-19.9 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 CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 4-3 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (18 - 11) at MIAMI (21 - 8) - 12/23/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in all games this season.
MIAMI is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in home games this season.
MIAMI is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
UTAH is 75-55 ATS (+14.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 2-2 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 3-1 straight up against UTAH 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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SAN ANTONIO (11 - 17) at MEMPHIS (11 - 19) - 12/23/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) in all games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 866-747 ATS (+44.3 Units) as a favorite since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 178-138 ATS (+26.2 Units) in December games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 32-14 ATS (+16.6 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 444-369 ATS (+38.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 5-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 6-3 straight up against MEMPHIS 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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DENVER (20 - 8) at PHOENIX (11 - 18) - 12/23/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 187-232 ATS (-68.2 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
DENVER is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DENVER is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
PHOENIX is 40-57 ATS (-22.7 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 38-51 ATS (-18.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 5-4 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 7-2 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (20 - 9) at SACRAMENTO (12 - 17) - 12/23/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 4-4 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 6-2 straight up against SACRAMENTO 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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NEW ORLEANS (7 - 23) at PORTLAND (14 - 16) - 12/23/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in all games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in December games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 17-30 ATS (-16.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 34-49 ATS (-19.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 36-50 ATS (-19.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 7-5 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 7-5 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (10 - 18) at GOLDEN STATE (6 - 24) - 12/23/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 7-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
MINNESOTA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in December games this season.
MINNESOTA is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 57-75 ATS (-25.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 24-40 ATS (-20.0 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) off an upset win as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 46-64 ATS (-24.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 20-32 ATS (-15.2 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 4-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 5-3 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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Hoop Trends - Monday
Vince Akins

PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Pacers are 12-0 ATS (5.75 ppg) as a home favorite with less than two days rest off a loss in which they had assists on at least 70 percent of their field goals.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Pistons are 0-12 ATS (-8.71 ppg) when they lost at least 3 straight meetings vs current opponent.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Heat are 12-0 OU (8.83 ppg) as a home favorite off a win as a home favorite.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Bulls are 0-12 OU (-17.04 ppg) off a win in which their opponent had more than 12 steals.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-24-2019, 02:56 AM

Warren, Turner lead Brogdon-less Pacers past Raptors
December 23, 2019
By The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) T.J. Warren and Myles Turner scored 24 points apiece, Aaron Holiday sank two 3-pointers late and the Indiana Pacers outlasted the Toronto Raptors 120-115 in overtime on Monday night.

Holiday, who started at point guard for the injured Malcolm Brogdon, hit a 3-pointer to give the Pacers a 116-113 lead with 2:05 remaining in overtime. Then he drained another for a 119-115 advantage with 54 seconds remaining.

Holiday finished with 19 points, including 5 of 10 on 3-pointers. The Pacers (21-10) hit 18 of 42 from beyond the arc. The Raptors (21-9), who had a five-game win streak snapped, were just 11 of 40 on 3-pointers.

Raptors guard Kyle Lowry led all scorers with 30 points. Serge Ibaka added 23 and Fred VanVleet 21 for the defending NBA champions.

Both teams missed potential game-winning shots in the final minute of regulation. as Holiday's layup was too long off the glass before Lowry's last-second 3-pointer bounced off the front of the rim.

HEAT 107, JAZZ 104

MIAMI (AP) - Jimmy Butler scored 20 points, Bam Adebayo added 18 points and 12 rebounds and Miami beat Utah to improve the NBA's best home record to 13-1.

Tyler Herro scored nine of his 17 points in the fourth for Miami. Goran Dragic scored 15 for Miami, which got 11 from Meyers Leonard and 10 from Kendrick Nunn.

Miami outrebounded the Jazz 55-46 and ended Utah's season-best five-game winning streak.

Joe Ingles scored a season-high 27 for Utah, which got within three points with about six seconds left on a putback slam by Rudy Gobert. But Butler hit a pair of free throws for Miami moments later, sealing the outcome.

ROCKETS 113, KINGS 104

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - James Harden scored 34 points, Russell Westbrook had 28 and Houston overcame one of its worst fourth quarters of the season to beat Sacramento.

Clint Capela added 15 points and 14 rebounds as the Rockets won their seventh straight on the road.

Two weeks after losing to the Kings on Nemanja Bjelica's buzzer-beating 33-footer, the Rockets squandered most of a 25-point lead before holding on at the end.

De'Aaron Fox had 31 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Sacramento. Richaun Holmes added 12 points and 14 rebounds. The Kings have lost four straight.

76ERS 125, PISTONS 109

DETROIT (AP) - Tobias Harris scored 35 points against his former team and Ben Simmons had a triple-double as Philadelphia beat Detroit.

Joel Embiid had 20 points and eight rebounds for the 76ers, who improved to 11-4 in their last 15 games. Simmons finished with 16 points, a career-high 17 assists and 13 rebounds, while reserve Furkan Korkmaz added a career-high 21 points.

Andre Drummond had 27 for the Pistons, who have lost five in a row. Blake Griffin, who had missed the previous two games with knee soreness, scored eight points on 2-for-14 shooting.

PELICANS 102, TRAIL BLAZERS 94

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Jrue Holiday scored 21 points, Brandon Ingram had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and New Orleans capitalized on Damian Lillard's shooting struggles to beat Portland.

Carmelo Anthony had 23 points and nine rebounds but Portland had its four-game winning streak snapped. Hassan Whiteside added 16 rebounds and 11 points.

Portland's backcourt duo of Lillard and CJ McCollum was a combined 2 for 20 from the 3-point line. Lillard had an especially tough night, going 0 for 10 beyond the arc, the first time in his career that he's failed to make a 3-pointer while attempting at least seven.

SPURS 145, GRIZZLIES 115

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - LaMarcus Aldridge scored a season-high 40 points, DeMar DeRozan added 26 points and 10 assists, and San Antonio Spurs shot 67% from the field to rout Memphis.

Trey Lyles finished with 17 points and Dejounte Murray scored 14 for the Spurs. The point total and shooting percentage were season bests for San Antonio.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 22 points for Memphis, while rookie Ja Morant finished with 19. Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Memphis lost for the third time in the last four.

The Spurs were uncanny in their shooting accuracy from the start, connecting at 79% in the first quarter - and that included missing their final two shots in the period. The 46 points by the Spurs in the first were the most ever surrendered by the Grizzlies in a quarter.

NUGGETS 113, SUNS 111

PHOENIX (AP) - Jamal Murray had 28 points, including a tiebreaking jumper with 3.2 seconds left, Nikola Jokic finished with a triple-double and Denver rallied past Phoenix.

The Nuggets extended their winning streak to seven games while the Suns have lost seven in row.

The teams traded clutch shots in the final moments. First it was Murray who hit a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to push Denver ahead 111-108. Two seconds later, Devin Booker nailed a 3-pointer off an inbounds play to tie it.

Murray had one more big shot in him, making a jumper just inside the 3-point line.

Jokic had 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his seventh triple-double this season.

Ricky Rubio scored 21 points for the Suns.

MAGIC 103, BULLS 95

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Terrence Ross scored a season-high 26 points to help Orlando beat Chicago and break a three-game losing streak.

Zach LaVine led Chicago with 26 points on 8-of-26 shooting, but the Bulls managed only 14 points in the fourth quarter. Tomas Satoransky added 20 points and was 4 of 5 on 3-point shots.

Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and seven rebounds for Orlando, which blocked 13 shots and held the Bulls to 31% shooting in the second half. Jonathan Isaac finished with 13 points, nine rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks.

CAVALIERS 121, HAWKS 118

CLEVELAND (AP) - Collin Sexton scored 25 points, rookie Darius Garland had 21 and Cleveland held off a late Atlanta comeback.

Trae Young scored 30 points, but his 3-pointer that would have tied the game in the closing seconds hit off the front of the rim and sent Atlanta to its eighth straight defeat.

Kevin Love had 20 points for Cleveland, which has won three straight for the first time since taking five in a row from March 28 to April 5, 2018.

Garland and Kevin Porter Jr., another rookie, helped Cleveland build a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter.

WIZARDS 121, KNICKS 115

NEW YORK (AP) - Bradley Beal scored 30 points, Troy Brown Jr. added 26 off the bench and short-handed Washington outlasted New York.

Ish Smith added 17 and Anzej Pasecniks chipped in 14 for the Wizards, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

Julius Randle had 35 points and reserve Damyean Dotson added 19 for New York, which lost its third straight game.

The Wizards only dressed nine players for the game and were playing without Isaiah Thomas, who served the first of a two-game suspension for entering the stands to confront a fan during Saturday night's game in Philadelphia.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-24-2019, 03:05 AM

date.....................w-l-t...............%................units

12/23/2019............11-11-0..........50.00%............-5.50
12/22/2019...............6-4-0...........60.00%...........+8.00
12/21/2019...............9-9-0...........50.00%............-4.50
12/20/2019.............12-8-0...........60.00%............+16.00
12/20/2019............13-13-0..........50.00%.............-6.50
12/19/2019............11-15-0..........42.31%.............-27.50
12/18/2019............25-17-0..........59.52%............+31.50
12/17/2019............11-17-0..........39.29%.............-38.50
12/16/2019............10-10-1..........50.00%...............-5.00
12/15/2019............15-12-0..........55.56%..............+9.00
12/14/2019............27-25-1..........51.92%...............-2.50
12/13/2019................7-2-0..........77.78%............+24.00
12/12/2019................6-2-0..........75.00%............+19.00
12/11/2019................5-9-0..........35.71%.............-24.50
12/10/2019...............6-13-0.........31.58%..............-41.50
12/09/2019.................1-3-0.........25.00%.............-11.50
12/08/2019..............11-14-2........44.00%..............-22.00
12/07/2019..............35-41-0........46.05%..............-50.50
12/06/2019.................9-8-1.........52.94%............+1.00
12/05/2019................2-10-1........16.67%.............-45.00
12/04/2019..............11-29-0.........27.50%............-104.50
12/03/2019..............33-21-0.........61.11%.............+49.50
12/02/2019..................7-6-0........53.85%..............+2.00
12/01/2019...............13-15-1........46.43%..............-17.50

totals....................296-296-7........50.00%.............-247.00

best bets

date..........................ats...............un its...............o/u................units..............total

12/23/2019.............3 - 5..............-12.00.............7 - 3...............+18.50.............+6.50
12/22/2019.............3 - 2..............+4.00..............3 - 2..............+4.00................+8.00
12/21/2019.............5 - 4..............+3.00..............5 - 4..............+3.00................+6.00
12/20/2019.............4 - 1..............+14.50............5 - 4..............+3.00................+17.50
12/20/2019.............6 - 6...............-3.00..............3 - 2..............+4.00................+1.00
12/19/2019.............4 - 6...............-13.00.............1 - 2..............-6.00.................-19.00
12/18/2019............10 - 7..............+11.50............5 - 2..............+14.00..............+25.50
12/17/2019.............7 - 5...............+7.50..............1 - 0..............+5.00...............+12.50
12/16/2019.............3 - 6...............-18.00.............0 - 2...............-11.00..............-29.00
12/15/2019.............8 - 6...............+7.00..............3 - 3..............-1.50................+5.50
12/14/2019............19 - 11.............+34.50............2 - 2..............- 1.00...............+33.50
12/13/2019.............3 - 2...............+4.00..............3 - 0..............+15.00.............+19.00
12/12/2019.............2 - 1...............+4.50..............1 - 1...............-0.50...............+4.00
12/11/2019.............4 - 8...............-24.00..............0 - 0..............-0.00................-24.00
12/10/2019.............3 - 5...............-12.50..............1 - 3..............-11.50...............-24.00
12/09/2019.............0 - 1...............-5.50................1 - 1..............-0.50................-6.00
12/08/2019.............6 - 7...............-8.50................0 - 1...............-5.50...............-14.00
12/07/2019............15 - 15.............-7.50................6 - 2..............+19.00.............+11.50
12/06/2019.............4 - 5...............-7.50................2 - 3...............-6.50................-14.00
12/05/2019.............2 - 3...............-6.50................0 - 3..............-16.50...............-23.00
12/04/2019.............6 - 17...............-63.50..............2 - 4..............-12.00...............-75.50
12/03/2019............12 - 7................+21.50.............4 - 1..............+14.50..............+36.00
12/02/2019..............2 - 2...............-1.00................2 - 3...............-6.50................-7.50
12/01/2019..............5 - 7...............-13.50..............5 - 4...............+3.00...............-10.50

totals....................1436- 119...........-77.50............62 - 52.........,...+24.00...............-53.50

**StarDust Bum** · 12-24-2019, 03:06 AM

Tuesday’s 6-pack

Too early over/under win totals for baseball in 2020:

— New York (A) 101.5

— Dodgers 99.5

— Astros 97

— Braves/Nationals 92

— Twins 90.5

— New York (N) 86.5

Quote of the Day:
“I don’t think they should be doing (top 25) polls this year until March. I’m serious, I mean, it’s just an effort in futility at this point.”
Mark Few

Tuesday’s quiz
Who hit the most home runs ever, out of all the players who played for only one team in their career?

Monday’s quiz
Rams have played in four Super Bowls, under four different head coaches; Sean McVay, Mike Martz, Dick Vermeil, Ray Malavasi

Sunday’s quiz
Houston Texans’ QB Deshaun Watson played his college football at Clemson.

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

13) Last six years, only teams in the Super Bowl were #1 and #2 seeds, teams that got first-round byes in the playoffs. Getting a bye is really helpful.

Before that though, from 2010-12, Super Bowl winners were #6-4-4 seeds, with Baltimore Ravens the last #4 sed to win a Super Bowl.

12) Social media can be incredibly annoying; our society is so fickle, everyone who loses should be fired, everyone who wins is the greatest ever, at least until their next loss.

Rams didn’t make the playoffs this year; they’re 8-7, a disappointing year. Rats are jumping off the ship left and right, “fans” demanding changes be made before next season.

I can guarantee you this; the Rams will LOOK different next year. How do I know this? They’re getting new uniforms, to coincide with the opening of their new domed stadium.

11) Social media is also funny sometimes; a debate erupted the other day on Twitter about how some people put gas in their car while the motor is still running. Never heard of that before.

Apparently it is a thing in really cold places like Alaska, but supposedly it is dangerous and is not advised. Decent amount of people said they did it, though, and they all lived to tell about it.

10) Toronto Blue Jays gave P Hyun-jin Ryu $80M for four years.

9) Washington 72, Hawai’i 61— Hawai’i went 9-39 on the arc; one kid was 1-17— can you imagine a kid having that bright a green light to shoot, then going 1-17? Washington plays Houston Wednesday night in the finals of the Diamond Head tourney.

8) CBS won’t be televising SEC football anymore; they backed out of the bidding for a new contract. Sounds like ESPN/ABC will carry the SEC now.

7) Are the Dolphins going to bring 37-year old QB Ryan Fitzpatrick next year? Miami split its last eight games after an 0-7 start, screwing up their draft position. Where do they go from here?

Fitzpatrick and Bengals’ QB Andy Dalton both wear wedding rings while they play football. which surprised me.

6) Tennessee point guard Lamonte Turner’s college career is over; he is going to have shoulder surgery, a big blow to the Vols’ hopes of getting back to the NCAA tournament.

5) Milwaukee Bucks have seven wins this year where they never trailed; thats the most by any NBA team before January in the last 20 years.

4) MLB and the umpires came to a 5-year contract agreement; curious to see if the automated strike zone becomes a thing during that time.

3) Seattle Seahawks signed Marshawn Lynch Monday night to help replenish their depleted group of running backs.

2) Packers 23, Vikings 10— Kirk Cousins is now 0-9 on Monday Night Football. Minnesota gained 139 yards, had only 7 first downs- they started three drives in Green Bay territory, and still scored only 10 points.

1) Congrats to the Big Dawg on another winning season picking NFL games on this site; he is 25-18-1 this season, and since 2012, he is 209-166 (55.7%) against the number. Well done!!!!

**StarDust Bum** · 12-25-2019, 12:37 PM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds to win the Super Bowl:

— Baltimore Ravens 9-4

— San Francisco 49ers 4-1

— New Orleans Saints 6-1

— Kansas City/New England 8-1

— Green Bay Packers 10-1

— Seattle Seahawks 14-1

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Merry Christmas, everyone…….

13) Lamar Jackson isn’t playing for the Ravens Sunday; they’ve already clinched the #1 seed in the AFC, so Jackson and some of his friends will take Sunday off when the Steelers come calling.

Robert Griffin III will get the start at QB for Baltimore; if that doesn’t send you running to the casino to wager on Pittsburgh, I’m not sure what would. Griffin is 15-25 as an NFL starter, 6-19 in his last 25 games. His last NFL start was three years ago.

12) Other NFL stuff:
— Case Keenum will start at QB for injured Dwayne Haskins (ankle) for Washington Sunday.

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10) Tennessee Vols officially announced the addition of Santiago Vescovi, a point guard from Uruguay who most recently played for the NBA Global Academy in Australia.

18-year-old Vescovi signed with Tennessee November 22. He will join the team this weekend, is awaiting standard NCAA, Southeastern Conference clearance protocols before becoming eligible to play in games, which probably won’t come until early January.

9) Kawhi Leonard’s agent is a guy named Mitch Frankel who doesn’t represent any other active NBA players. That is pretty unusual, an agent with one client.

8) Miami Marlins have C/1B Francisco Cervelli a one-year deal worth $2M.

7) 2B Cesar Hernandez signed a one-year deal with Cleveland worth $6M.

6) Mets gave P Dellin Betances a one-year deal worth $10.5M, wth the chance to get up to $13M, with incentives.

5) New Mexico Lobos suspended two starters, F Carlton Bragg, PG JJ Caldwell indefinitely,

Bragg, a team captain, transferred from Kansas in January 2018, is averaging 13.7 ppg, 10.8 rag and 1.4 blocks/game this season.Caldwell leads the Mountain West in assists at 5.7 per game, and averages 5.8 points per game.

4) NFL home favorites are 54-89-6 ATS this season.
Road favorites are 48-41-2 ATS.

3) This is how the Oakland Raiders can still make the playoffs:
— Raiders win in Denver.
— Colts win in Jacksonville.
— Ravens beat Pittsburgh
— Texans beat Tennessee

If those four things happen, then one of these teams also has to win:
Chicago, Detroit, LA Chargers or New England.

2) Merry Christmas to this guy: A customer at a William Hill sports book in Las Vegas turned a $5 bet into a $100,000 jackpot when he went a perfect 15-for-15 on the William Hill $100,000 Parlay Card this past weekend.

Guy had to sweat the Dolphins blowing a 34-12 lead in the last 6:21 of regulation, then waiting until the last play of OT to kick the winning FG.

1) Hope you all have a great Christmas; if you don’t celebrate Christmas, have a great Wednesday. Nine basketball games on TV Wednesday, five NBA games, four college games from Hawai’i; thats a good day.

**StarDust Bum** · 12-25-2019, 12:38 PM

Christmas Day Trends
Marc Lawrence

With presents stacked under the Christmas tree, here's my gift to you, for all NBA fans to see.

With the Bucks and Lakers taking off in flight, a Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

CHRISTMAS PAST

Here’s a breakdown of the 10 teams playing on Christmas Day this season and how they’ve performed in games played on Dec. 25 since 1991:

-- Boston Celtics: 4-5 SU and 5-4 ATS and 5-4 O/U
Trending: 4-0 ATS last four games

-- Denver Nuggets: 2-3 SU and 2-3 ATS and 3-2 O/U
Trending: 2-0 SU and ATS at home

-- Golden State Warriors: 3-4 SU and 1-6 ATS and 2-5 O/U
Trending: 0-6 ATS last six games

-- Houston Rockets: 5-3 SU and 7-1 ATS and 3-3-2 ATS O/U
Trending: 7-0 ATS last seven games

-- L.A. Clippers: 5-5 SU and 5-5 ATS and 5-5 O/U
Trending: 5-2 ATS last seven games

-- L.A. Lakers: 9-12 SU and 13-7-1 ATS and 6-13-2 O/U
Trending: 6-1 ATS last seven games

-- Milwaukee Bucks: 1-1 SU and 1-1 ATS and 1-1 O/U
Trending: 1-0 SU and ATS last game

-- New Orleans Pelicans: 0-2 SU and 0-2 ATS and 0-2 O/U
Trending: 0-2 SU and ATS and O/U last two games

-- Philadelphia 76ers: 0-2 SU and 0-2 ATS and 1-1 O/U
Trending: 0-2 SU and ATS last two games

-- Toronto Raptors: 0-2 SU and 0-2 ATS and 1-1 O/U
Trending: 0-2 SU and ATS last two games

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?

Most recent noteworthy team trends wrapped inside each Christmas Day game for games played this season thru Sunday, Dec 22…

-- Boston Celtics: 7-3 SU and 9-1 ATS vs. .636 or greater foes

-- Denver Nuggets: 10-19 O/U

-- Golden State Warriors: 1-8 SU and ATS on Wednesdays

-- Houston Rockets: 6-11 ATS vs. sub .450 foes

-- L.A. Clippers: 3-1 SU and ATS vs. division

-- L.A. Lakers: 3-1 SU and ATS off SU favorite loss

-- Milwaukee Bucks: 12-2 SU and 10-4 ATS when not favored 9 more points

-- New Orleans Pelicans: 3-11-1 ATS vs. foe off a win

-- Philadelphia 76ers: 1-5 ATS vs. conference foe off a win

-- Toronto Raptors: 8-2 ATS home vs. conference foes

LIKE FEDEX, DEFENDING CHAMPIONS DELIVER

For the most part, Christmas Day has been a gifting experience for NBA’s defending champions.

It seems the better the opponent the better they perform. That’s confirmed by a 4-5 SU and 2-7 ATS mark against sub .666 foes, but a 9-7 SU and 9-6-1 ATS record against .666 or greater opponents.

Better yet, defending champions are 9-3 SU and 9-2-1 ATS on Christmas Day against foes playing with two or more days of rest.

UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE

Christmas Day brings solid defensive efforts out in teams on Santa’s Day.

Since 1991 all games are 35-52-5 O/U, including 5-21-2 O/U in games involving .777 or greater teams.

Expect low scoring contests in the Clippers-Lakers and the Bucks-76ers tilts on Wednesday.

THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

Since 1997, teams on Christmas Day playing off back-to-back SU and ATS losses (Los Angeles Lakers), the last as a favorite, are 10-2 SU and 11-1 ATS... including 10-1 SU and 10-0 for teams that are not installed as double-digit dogs.

Now, who said Santa Claus isn’t real?

**StarDust Bum** · 12-25-2019, 12:40 PM

Weekly Essentials
Tony Mejia

Games to Watch

Wednesday – Celtics at Raptors
Toronto keeps getting themselves into holes and digging out of them with Nick Nurse employing gimmick defenses one might face in a rec league. They rallied from 30 points down at Dallas and forced overtime Monday at Indiana despite falling behind by 15 points thanks to a box-and-one and 2-3 zone. With Pascal Siakam, Marc Gasol and Norman Powell all sidelined, Serge Ibaka and Patrick McCaw have joined the starting five and OG Anunoby is getting more touches. Boston remains without Marcus Smart and Gordon Hayward but could get the latter back from a sore foot for this one. Smart has begun practices but remains unlikely to play on Christmas Day. The team got a big boost with Enes Kanter being allowed to enter Canada after years skipping the road trip due to his issues with the Turkish government forcing him to feel unsafe outside of the U.S. Boston has won three of the past four meetings between these Atlantic Division rivals, averaging 112 points per game and giving up exactly that figure as well due to a blow out loss (118-95) last time they visited the ScotiaBank Arena in February. The Raptors have won eight straight home games against Boston, last losing in April of 2015.

Wednesday – Bucks at 76ers
Joel Embiid played through a flu bug on Monday, while Ben Simmons did the heavy lifting in a rout of overmatched Detroit with 16 points, 13 boards and 17 assists, helping facilitate Tobias Harris’ 35-point outburst. The 76ers have dropped their last three games against teams with winning records and are were installed as just a one-point favorite, by far the smallest figure they’ve been saddled with at home this season. Following a 14-0 start at Wells Fargo Arena, Philly has fallen in two of its last three in its gym. Milwaukee’s 12-2 road mark is the best in the NBA, but it remains without Eric Bledsoe (fibula fracture) for at least another week. The Bucks have won four of seven between these teams since 2018 began and the last five games have all seen 225 combined points scored, including over 250 in each of last season’s final two meetings.

Wednesday – Clippers at Lakers
Although the Clips have won 20 of 24 matchups in what is undoubtedly the worst nightmare for fans of the Purple and Gold, the only game that really matters for our purposes is that 112-102 loss at the beginning of the season. Paul George didn’t even suit up, but LeBron James and Anthony Davis shot a combined 15-for-40 and the Clippers’ much better bench outscored the Lakers 60-19 to complement Kawhi Leonard’s 30-point outburst. Rajon Rondo and Kyle Kuzma are both back to improve the Lakers’ depth, but Davis is questionable with a knee issue and James is likely to suit up despite sitting Sunday’s home setback to Denver with discomfort near his ribs in addition to an ailing elbow. The Lakers are just 10-4 at Staples this season and 14-2 outside L.A. The Clippers are 14-2 on their home floor but will have to deal with a Lakers’ crowd here.

Thursday – Spurs at Mavericks
After destroying the Grizzlies 145-115 on Monday night behind monster games from LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan and 67 percent shooting, the highest clip in the league this season, the Spurs look to win consecutive games for just the third time this season. They made 19 of their first 22 shots and wil look to avoid dropping multiple games against Dallas in the same season for the first time since the 2014-15 season. The Mavs won last month at home 117-110, snapping a run that had seen them lose 15 of 17 against their in-state rival. Luka Doncic scored 42 points and finished with 11 boards and 12 assists but isn’t likely to suit up here since he’s still working his way back from an ankle sprain. Jalen Brunson has excelled as the primary facilitator in helping keep Dallas right behind Houston in the Southwest Division title chase, averaging 14.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 9.2 assists in relief of the fallen phenom.

Friday – Pacers at Heat
Indiana is hoping to have point guard Malcolm Brogdon back from a hamstring issue as they try and spoil Miami’s league-best 13-1 home record. The Heat rallied past Utah on Monday night and will be suiting up for the first time since that game here, so they should be well-rested fresh off the holiday. The same could be said about the Pacers, who have won six of seven despite nagging injuries as Domantas Sabonis has blossomed into an All-Star, averaging 16.8 points and 14.3 rebounds in December. This will be the first matchup of the season between these teams, which gives us an opportunity to see how another budding first-time All-Star, center Bam Adebayo, fares against Sabonis and Myles Turner. Indy has won four straight in the series, last losing in January of 2018.

Saturday – Raptors at Celtics
Boston should be back at full strength for this one barring any setbacks for Hayward and Smart, so count on it being favored here regardless of what happens on Christmas Day considering that it should be 13-1 at TD Garden after handling Cleveland on Friday. The Celtics are 2-1 SU and ATS on the second night of back-to-backs and entered the week with covers in seven of nine.

Saturday – Nets at Rockets
Houston won for the sixth time in seven games in Sacramento on Monday and will be heavily favored to close out a 4-0 road trip on Christmas night at Golden State. This will be their first home game since Dec. 16 and probably won’t feature Kyrie Irving’s only visit of the season since there’s a report out there that he’s now dealing with thoracic bursitis in addition to his shoulder impingement that has kept him out for weeks. Spencer Dinwiddie has averaged 27.3 points despite shooting just 29 percent from 3-point range this month. Brooklyn swept the Rockets last season, averaging 134 points in ending a five-game losing streak at the hands of Houston.

Saturday – 76ers at Heat
After splitting their first two meetings with Miami at home in this budding rivalry, the Sixers pay former teammate Jimmy Butler a visit looking to return the favor after absorbing their first home loss against the Heat (108-104) on Dec. 18. Embiid used to terrorize former Miami center Hassan Whiteside in winning five of six matchups entering the season but has found the going much tougher against Adebayo. The Sixers haven’t been an underdog since Nov. 13 but may be placed in that role here after playing in Orlando on Friday. Both teams will be playing the second of a back-to-back. Philly is 5-1 straight up (3-2-1 ATS) while Miami is just 1-4 SU in that situation.

Saturday – Lakers at Trail Blazers
After competing against the Clippers, L.A. will play its only road game between now and Jan. 10, returning for a five-game homestand that opens on Sunday. Portland had its season-best four-game win streak snapped in an upset loss to New Orleans on Monday and hopes to rebound at Utah mid-week. The Blazers surrendered 136 points in the first meeting between these teams. Only the Bucks have scored more (137) against Terry Stotts’ team this season.

Saturday – Jazz at Clippers
Mike Conley remains sidelined by a hamstring issue, but Joe Ingles is playing the best ball of his career to help keep Utah in the Northwest Division mix. The addition of Jordan Clarkson should help matters too. Among the teams with the Western Conference’s six best records, the Jazz are the only one with a losing record away from home.

Sunday – Thunder at Raptors
Considering they host the Grizzlies and visit Charlotte to open the week, OKC may carry a six-game home winning streak entering this one if they hold serve in games it should be favored in. Canadian second-year guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a Toronto native who scored 19 points in his lone visit to his hometown arena with the Clippers last season. He should be in every DFS lineup you utilize on Sunday considering he’s averaging over 20 points per game this month, scoring 32 in each of last weekend’s wins over the Suns and Clippers, shooting 58 percent from the field and making four of five 3-pointers.

Sunday - Mavericks at Lakers
Will Doncic be back for this one? He made Staples Center his playground in a 114-100 upset on Dec. 1, evening the season series between these teams.

Injuries to Monitor

Karl-Anthony Towns has missed four straight games with a knee injury, contributing to the Timberwolves’ brutal 11-game winning streak. He’s been listed as questionable every time he’s sat so there’s a chance he’ll return for Thursday’s matchup at Sacramento… Phoenix center Deandre Ayton has returned from suspension but is nursing an ankle injury and hasn’t suited up since his 18-point, 12-rebound game in his one contest against the Clippers but should be back at some point this week since he’s considered day-to-day. Phoenix has dropped seven straight entering a four-game road trip that begins on Friday… Detroit got a terrible effort from Blake Griffin in Monday’s loss due to the flu and was also missing shooter Luke Kennard due to a knee injury. Bruce Brown has been dealing with a calf issue… Brooklyn’s Caris LeVert should be closing in on a return date since he’s been back at practice this week for the first time, which means he’ll beat Irving back… Cavs reserve forward Larry Nance, Jr. is working through knee soreness… Heat wing Justise Winslow has returned to the active roster, so he should be back after being sidelined with nagging injuries for the better part of the last month… Wizards forward Davis Bertans has been one of the team’s biggest surprises but is dealing with a quad injury, which is disappointing since he was filling in nicely for injured rookie Rui Hachimura, who is out a indefinitely with a groin injury.

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Hoop Trends - Christmas
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Bucks are 13-0-1 ATS (9.32 ppg) off a win as a favorite in which they had 30+ assists.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Warriors are 0-10 ATS (-13.00 ppg) at home with less than two days rest after they scored a least 18 fast break points.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Bucks are 9-0 OU (6.89 ppg) with more than one day of rest after they had 30+ assists last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Rockets are 0-12 OU (-13.17 ppg) on the road with rest off a win after being outscored in the paint by double digits.

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By: Monique Vág

OPENING THAT STOCKING EARLY

The holiday festivities kick off with an Atlantic Division showdown as the Boston Celtics visit the Toronto Raptors. The Celtics and Raptors have split the last 10 head-to-head meetings, but the Celtics have had a lot of success versus Eastern Conference foes winning 13 of 16 versus Eastern conference opponents. However, they find themselves in a difficult matchup versus a Toronto team which has posted a 13-3 record on their home court.

Toronto also averages the second most points per game in the first quarter on their home court with 30.8. Look for Toronto to establish a lead early and bet the Raptors on the first quarter moneyline.

HOLIDAY FIREWORKS

Next up on the docket, the Milwaukee Bucks visit the Philadelphia 76ers in a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview. The Bucks have won 19 of their last 20 games overall and are 3-point road favorites as they take on the 76ers who have posted a 15-2 record at home.

In the three most recent head-to-head matchups both teams have gotten out to quick starts with Philadelphia having a slight 61-60 edge at halftime. And that has been a trend for both teams recently. The Bucks and 76ers have built up big leads at halftime in each of their last three games, as both are averaging over 60 first half points per game. Take Over the first half total of 107.

ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE

The largest spread on Christmas Day takes place in San Francisco as the Houston Rockets travel to Golden State to take on the 7-24 Warriors. The Warriors have won two straight overall but have struggled offensively at home averaging only 106.2 points per game.

D'Angelo Russell has been shooting well lately attempting 20 or more field goals in five of his last seven games. He has also connected on at least four made 3-point shots in three straight contests. Expect his success to continue and bet Over his points total of 23.5.

LIGHTING UP THE TREE IN LA LA LAND

The Lakers are 2-point home favorites in the battle of Los Angeles as they host the Clippers who are likely to get Patrick Beverley back. The Lakers have LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Kyle Kuzma all upgraded to probable for Wednesday's matchup.

Paul George has historically averaged some of the best numbers of his career through 16 games versus the Lakers shooting 43 percent from the floor and averaging 22.8 points per game. Although with a different team, last season through three games he averaged 27.7 points on just shy of 50 percent shooting from the floor. Bet Over his points total of 23.5.

DEFENSIVE DECORATIONS

The final NBA gift to unwrap this year is the Denver Nuggets hosting the New Orleans Pelicans. The Nuggets have won 13 of their first 16 home games this season and enter today on a seven-game winning streak as 9.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans. Denver has also held nine of its most recent 10 opponents to 105 points or fewer.

The Pelicans average 109.8 points away from home but have seen their offense struggling as of late, averaging 103.7 points per game over their last three. Expect the Nuggets to hold the Pelicans in check and bet Under their team total of 104.5.

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