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NBA
Dunkel

Monday, January 6


Indiana @ Charlotte

Game 535-536
January 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
116.192
Charlotte
114.534
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 1 1/2
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 5
209 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(+5); Under

Brooklyn @ Orlando

Game 533-534
January 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
113.821
Orlando
115.899
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 2
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Orlando
by 5 1/2
211
Dunkel Pick:
Brooklyn
(+5 1/2); Under

Oklahoma City @ Philadelphia

Game 539-540
January 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
115.780
Philadelphia
125.624
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 10
218
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 6
213
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-6); Over

Boston @ Washington

Game 537-538
January 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
124.430
Washington
111.060
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 13 1/2
232
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 9
226 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-9); Over

Denver @ Atlanta

Game 541-542
January 6, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Denver
114.814
Atlanta
110.815
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 4
216
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 7 1/2
218
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+7 1/2); Under

Utah @ New Orleans

Game 543-544
January 6, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
122.437
New Orleans
121.989
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 1
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 3
222
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(+3); Under

Chicago @ Dallas

Game 547-548
January 6, 2020 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
113.431
Dallas
124.364
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 11
229
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 8 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-8 1/2); Over

Milwaukee @ San Antonio

Game 545-546
January 6, 2020 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
128.435
San Antonio
119.722
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 8 1/2
231
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 7
229 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-7); Over

Golden State @ Sacramento

Game 549-550
January 6, 2020 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
110.464
Sacramento
113.964
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 3 1/2
203
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Sacramento
by 12 1/2
209
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(+12 1/2); Under

[Udog]

Monday's Essentials
Tony Mejia

Top Game – Bucks (-7/229.5) at Spurs, 8:40 p.m.

Milwaukee is on pace for a 70-win season and again owns the Eastern Conference’s longest winning streak entering a week, taking a five-game surge that is matched by the Lakers, Jazz and Thunder.

Despite embarking on a four-game road trip that begins in San Antonio, the Bucks have a great chance to get to double-digits since there’s only one back-to-back ahead and they’ll be favored each time out. Milwaukee has won an NBA-best 18 games in succession already this season and survived injuries that has led to absences of their top three players, including MVP frontrunner Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Bucks lead the NBA in margin of victory and now have a clean injury report to work with as they hit the road for games in San Antonio, Golden State, Sacramento and Portland. Milwaukee was 27-10 at this stage of the season last year and ultimately won 60 games, but it has definitely taken a step forward this season in becoming the overwhelming Eastern Conference favorite over the past few weeks.

Milwaukee was a 5-to-6 (-120) choice after opening the season at 5-to-4 (+125) at the Westgate Superbook and deserves that designation. The Bucks championship odds have been trimmed from +600 to +350 and they should be lumped in with the co-favorites, L.A.’s Clippers and Lakers, (+250), due to their easier road. I’ve been writing this for weeks and the gap has been closing, so the time to act on any championship features appears to be now. Barring an injury to Antetokounmpo, the odds won’t be getting any better.

Antetokounmpo was dealing with back trouble in Milwaukee’s last loss, that Christmas 121-109 setback in Philadelphia where he shot poorly and couldn’t get loose. He took a few games off and participated last week in wins over the Bulls, Wolves and Spurs, averaging 29 points and 11.7 rebounds, so he’s looking healthy again.

The “Greek Freak” scored 19 of his 32 points in the third quarter of Saturday night’s 127-118 home win over the same Spurs team they’ll see tonight. Although Milwaukee failed to cover a 12-point spread in garbage time after letting San Antonio close on an 11-2 run, it has still covered in six of nine. Antetokounmpo made a season-high 15 free throws in 18 tries against the Spurs while Brook Lopez and Robin Lopez continued to a tremendous job protecting the paint and held LaMarcus Aldridge to 0-for-7 shooting in pulling away in the second half before the Spurs’ game-closing run.

With Eric Bledsoe back to run the show and dominate game at the point of attack defensively, the Bucks are more formidable than ever. Backup George Hill continues to lead the NBA in 3-point percentage and has been one of the most improved players on the offensive end in the entire league. Khris Milddleton should be an All-Star again, while Donte DiVincenzo, who you probably remember from his run winning a national championship with Villanova, has bounced back from an injury-plagued rookie season and is a blossoming into a terrific glue guy. Shooting specialist Kyle Korver is on board as another weapon the Bucks can plug in alongside a stretch-four like Ersan Ilyasova, surrounding Antetokounmpo with shooters at every turn.

Although Milwaukee squandered a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals last May in being eliminated by Leonard and eventual champion Toronto, it did win a pair of playoff series for the first time since 2001. That experience, combined with the awful taste that the Bucks were ultimately left with, has been a driving force in them hitting the ground running in posting the league’s top record entering the first full week of January.

Antetokounmpo’s back problems are a concern, but the fact that they’re taking a cautious approach with him is a fantastic sign, especially since they’ve continued to win games without him. Although the 76ers are formidable and teams like the Celtics and Heat have taken dramatic steps forward, the Bucks look like a great bet to come out of the East.

San Antonio remains eighth in the Western Conference ahead of the Blazers, Suns and Grizzlies but continues to struggle to meet expectations. Gregg Popovich just gave Lonnie Walker IV his first NBA start against the Bucks on Saturday night, taking Bryn Forbes spot. We’ll see whether that tweak continues with Dejounte Murray likely to return after missing the last game due to personal reasons. The Spurs ae 0-2 in 2020 and hoping to avoid a three-game losing streak for the first time since November. Milwaukee is 23-0 against teams that are under .500.

The Bucks will set an NBA record with their 62nd consecutive game scoring at least 100 points when they surpass the century mark in San Antonio against the Spurs’ porous defense, taking sole possession of a mark they now share with the ’16-’17 Houston Rockets.

Best of the Rest

Thunder at 76ers (-7/213), 7:10 p.m. ET: Oklahoma City puts its five-game winning streak on the line against a Philadelphia team that’s back home after suffering through an 0-4 road trip that shed light on some of the dysfunction facing the Sixers. Ben Simmons has called this a must-win and the team looks to mesh better back home, where they come in 16-2 and last embarrassed the Bucks on Dec. 25. The availability of Nerlens Noel to return from an ankle injury suffered last week will play a big role in picking a winner here since his defense on Joel Embiid would be essential. James Ennis (ill) will look to return for Philly.

Jazz (-3/222) at Pelicans, 8:10 p.m. ET: J.J. Redick and other New Orleans players were openly talking playoffs last week and have been rejuvenated by their recent run of success that featured a season-best four-game win streak and sees them enter this game winner in five of six after Saturday’s upset in Sacramento. Guard Lonzo Ball has been at his best of late and scored 15 fourth-quarter points to help fuel the win over the Kings, while Derrick Favors’ return to form has made a huge difference inside. This will be his first matchup with former running mate Rudy Gobert, who has done an excellent job protecting the paint as he bids for another Defensive Player of the Year award. Utah’s Mike Conley remains out with a hamstring injury while New Orleans’ top pick, Zion Williamson, has begun practicing but is still likely weeks away from his debut.

Bulls at Mavericks (-9.5/216), 8:40 p.m. ET: Chicago was actually favored against Boston over the weekend, so oddsmakers have noticed its improved play of late. The Celtics managed to win on the second night of a back-to-back and the Bulls still don’t look like a playoff team, losing four of five and struggling in the third quarter again. They have seen Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen improve upon their consistency, but they’ll be playing on the road for the first time since Dec. 23. Dallas comes off a home loss to Charlotte in OT after squandering a double-digit lead. Kristaps Porzingis remains out with an injured knee, but Tim Hardaway, Jr. may return from a hamstring issue.

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Hoop Trends - Monday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Bucks are 19-0 ATS (10.32 ppg) after they scored at least 14 more points in the first than the second half.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Celtics are 0-11 ATS (-10.14 ppg) as a road favorite off a road win in which they scored a least 18 fast break points.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Spurs are 12-0 OU (19.62 ppg) off a road game where they were outscored in the paint by double digits.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Wizards are 0-12 OU (-9.88 ppg) as a dog off a win as a dog in which their points increased by at least 25 from the game before.

[Udog]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Six of the easiest schedules in country so far:
346) Washington State
347) Marist
348) Quinnipiac
350) Murray State
352) Fordham
353) Santa Clara

Quote of the Day:
“His wealth of experience, sound advice, and helpful demeanor has been invaluable to our coaches and players, and also has set an example for me as a head coach and a leader of men.” Sean McVay, talking about Wade Phillips

Tuesday’s quiz
What actor played President Bartlet in the old TV series, The West Wing?

Monday’s quiz
In 2008, New England went 11-5 but missed the playoffs; Tom Brady got hurt in the first game and was out for the year; Matt Cassel played QB for the Patriots that year.

Sunday’s quiz
New England lost to Baltimore in the 2009 Wild Card round, the last time they played on Wild Card weekend.

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

13) Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa declared for the NFL Draft; will be fascinating to see who takes a chance on him and his dislocated hip in the first round. NFL QB’s take a pounding, even in this softer day and age; can he withstand a 17-game season, because the NFL season will become 17 games in a couple years, and thats not counting the playoffs?

Nick Saban has had 29 players drafted in first round since coming to Alabama, but none of them were quarterbacks.

12) fanatics.com is already making/selling Cincinnati Bengal #9 jerseys with “Burrow” on the back, thats how confident they are that Cincy will draft the LSU quarterback.

11) Duke freshman Wendell Moore Jr. broke a bone in his right hand doing the Blue Devils’ 95-62 win over Boston College Saturday; he will miss “significant time”. Moore is averaging 7.4 ppg, 3.9 rebounds/game.

10) Dallas Cowboys hired Mike McCarthy as their new coach; McCarthy went 125-77-2 (.618) in 13 years with the Packers, going 10-8 in playoffs, with one Super Bowl title.

Former 49ers coach Mike Nolan will be the Cowboys’ DC.

9) Cowboys Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Amari Cooper are all carrying expiring contracts into the offseason; did that play into Jason Garrett being told to take a hike?

8) LA Rams will have a new defensive coordinator next year; 72-year old Wade Phillips didn’t have his contract renewed by the club. Ram defense had lot of injuries this year; Dallas/Ravens ran thru them, but otherwise they had a pretty good year.

Rams also parted ways with RB coach Skip Peete.

7) One more note on the Rams; they drafted Jared Goff in the first round of the 2016 draft; they haven’t made another 1st round pick since, and don’t have another 1st round pick until 2022.

6) Seattle-Philly Wild Card game late Sunday afternoon was the most viewed TV show in the country since LY’s Super Bowl.

5) Over last five years, #6 seeds are 7-3 ATS on NFL Wild Card weekend

4) Over last four years, #1 seeds are 6-2 ATS this coming weekend.

3) Washington Nationals signed 1B/OF Eric Thames a one-year, $4M deal.

2) I’ll be very curious when the XFL starts next month if it is any better than the AAF was; I’m assuming it’ll be better funded, but will the actual football be as good, or better?

1) Louisiana 27, Miami OH 17— This is a lower-tier bowl for sure, but it has to be an advantage in recruiting to have national TV all to yourself for two hours, yes? There wasn’t any college basketball on TV until 9:00; not really sure why.

[Udog]

553PORTLAND -554 TORONTO
TORONTO is 14-5 ATS (8.5 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.

557MINNESOTA -558 MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS are 78-54 ATS (18.6 Units) in home games versus poor 3 point shooting teams - making <=33% of their attempts since 1996.

559SACRAMENTO -560 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 17-38 ATS (-24.8 Units) after allowing 110 points or more 4 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

561NEW YORK -562 LA LAKERS
NEW YORK is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games after playing a road game in the current season.




NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 7

Pistons-Cavaliers
Detroit lost nine of its last 11 games; they’re 6-12-1 ATS on road. Over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Cleveland lost five of its last six games; they’re 8-11 ATS at home. Cavaliers’ last four home games all went over.

Pistons won four of last five games with the Cavaliers; they’re 2-4 ATS in last six visits to Cleveland. Last four series games went over.

Trailblazers-Raptors
Portland lost six of its last seven games; they’re 4-8 ATS as a road underdog. Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Toronto is 3-4 SU in its last seven games; they’re 11-6 ATS as a home favorite. Four of their last five games stayed under.

Trailblazers lost eight of last nine games with Toronto; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Canada. Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Thunder-Nets
OKC won nine of last 11 games, covered five of last six; they’re 2-1 ATS as a road favorite. Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games. Brooklyn lost its last six games; they’re 9-7 SU at home, 5-0 ATS as a home underdog. Over is 3-1 in their last four games.

Thunder won five of last six games with the Nets; they covered once in last five trips to Brooklyn. Over is 4-2-1 in last seven series games.

Timberwolves-Grizzlies
Minnesota won three of last four games, covered five of last six; they’re 10-8-1 ATS on road this year. Under is 5-1 in their last six away games. Memphis won four of its last six games; they’re 3-1 ATS as a home favorite. Over is 7-1 in their last eight games.

Timberwolves lost three of last four games with the Grizzlies; they’re 1-3 ATS in last four trips to Tennessee. Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Kings-Suns
Sacramento lost nine of its last 11 games; they’re 0-4 ATS in last four road games- their last four road games went over. Phoenix lost 10 of its last 13 games; they’re 4-6 ATS as a home favorite. Over is 7-2 in their last nine home games.

Home side won five of last six Sacramento-Phoenix games; Kings covered once in their last four visits to Arizona. Four of last six series games stayed under.

Knicks-Lakers
New York covered four of last five games overall; they’re 6-2 ATS in last eight road games. Over is 6-3 in their road games since the coaching change. Lakers won their last five games; they’re 3-5 ATS in last eight home games. Under is 4-1 in their last five home games.

Knicks won eight of last ten games with the Lakers; they covered four of last five series games played here. Last six series games went over the total.




NBA

Tuesday, January 7

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Trend Report
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Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Toronto is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games at home
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Toronto is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Portland
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Portland
Toronto is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Portland
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Portland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Portland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Portland is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 9 games on the road
Portland is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Toronto
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Portland is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Portland is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto

Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Cleveland is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Cleveland is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Detroit is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games
Detroit is 5-11-2 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Detroit is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Brooklyn is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Oklahoma City
Brooklyn is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Brooklyn is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Brooklyn
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Brooklyn
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Oklahoma City is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn

Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Memphis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Memphis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Memphis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 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 Minnesota
Memphis is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Memphis's last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Memphis is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis's last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Minnesota is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Memphis
Minnesota is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Memphis
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Minnesota is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing on the road against Memphis

Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games
Phoenix is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Phoenix is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Phoenix's last 16 games at home
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing Sacramento
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Sacramento is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games
Sacramento is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Sacramento is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games on the road
Sacramento is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Sacramento is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Sacramento is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing on the road against Phoenix

Los Angeles Lakers
LA Lakers is 2-8-1 ATS in its last 11 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 10 games
LA Lakers is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing New York
LA Lakers is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing New York
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
LA Lakers is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against New York
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing at home against New York
New York Knicks
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games
New York is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
New York is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games on the road
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Lakers
New York is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
New York is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers


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NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 7

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DETROIT (13 - 24) at CLEVELAND (10 - 26) - 1/7/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 46-72 ATS (-33.2 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.
DETROIT is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 92-124 ATS (-44.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 43-67 ATS (-30.7 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 8-23 ATS (-17.3 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 25-44 ATS (-23.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 222-271 ATS (-76.1 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 18-32 ATS (-17.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 54-75 ATS (-28.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 37-52 ATS (-20.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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PORTLAND (15 - 22) at TORONTO (24 - 12) - 1/7/2020, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-2 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-1 straight up against PORTLAND 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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OKLAHOMA CITY (20 - 16) at BROOKLYN (16 - 19) - 1/7/2020, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 44-26 ATS (+15.4 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 49-36 ATS (+9.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 54-40 ATS (+10.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 3-1 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 3-1 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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MINNESOTA (14 - 21) at MEMPHIS (15 - 22) - 1/7/2020, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 7-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 6-3 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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SACRAMENTO (14 - 23) at PHOENIX (14 - 22) - 1/7/2020, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 23-39 ATS (-19.9 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 22-41 ATS (-23.1 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 55-76 ATS (-28.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 7-4 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-5 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (10 - 26) at LA LAKERS (29 - 7) - 1/7/2020, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 37-50 ATS (-18.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 13-28 ATS (-17.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 175-220 ATS (-67.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 3-1 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 3-1 straight up against LA LAKERS 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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NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 7


Detroit @ Cleveland

Game 551-552
January 7, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
114.209
Cleveland
107.736
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 6 1/2
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 3 1/2
218
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-3 1/2); Over

Portland @ Toronto

Game 553-554
January 7, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
113.117
Toronto
123.250
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 10
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
220
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-2 1/2); Under

Oklahoma City @ Brooklyn

Game 555-556
January 7, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
120.637
Brooklyn
110.428
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma City
by 10
213
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma City
by 2 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma City
(-2 1/2); Under

Minnesota @ Memphis

Game 557-558
January 7, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
114.902
Memphis
121.290
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 6 1/2
237
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 3 1/2
228 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(-3 1/2); Over

Sacramento @ Phoenix

Game 559-560
January 7, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
114.914
Phoenix
114.793
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
Even
230
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 6 1/2
226
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+6 1/2); Over

New York @ LA Lakers

Game 561-562
January 7, 2020 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
115.099
LA Lakers
123.546
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Lakers
by 8 1/2
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Lakers
by 13 1/2
221 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+13 1/2); Under




Hoop Trends - Tuesday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Raptors are 10-0 ATS (9.55 ppg) as a home favorite after a game as a road dog in which they had at least 15 more shots than their opponent.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Cavaliers are 0-12-1 ATS (-7.62 ppg) after they scored fewer than 10 fast break points last game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Cavaliers are 10-0-1 OU (9.55 ppg) with less than two days rest off a home loss.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Nets are 0-12 OU (-12.12 ppg) with no rest when the line is within 3 of pick.

[Udog]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Patriots’ head coaches who became head coaches:
— Bill O’Brien 54-47
— Josh McDaniels 11-17
— Brian Flores 5-11
— Matt Patricia 9-22-1
— Eric Mangini 33-48
— Romeo Crennel 28-55

Quote of the Day:
“I can’t control what those three blind mice running around out there do. What we would all love to see is consistency. Foul there. Foul here. I understand it’s a hard job, but they do get paid pretty handsomely for it. Just be consistent.”
Bob Huggins, commenting on the refs who worked his game at Kansas

Wednesday’s quiz
Which Division I college basketball coach was Lebron James’ high school coach?

Tuesday’s quiz
Martin Sheen played President Bartlet in the old TV series, The West Wing.

Monday’s quiz
In 2008, New England went 11-5 but missed the playoffs; Tom Brady got hurt in the first game

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Wednesday’s List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Carolina Panthers gave Baylor coach Matt Rhule $62M for seven years, which is a lot of money. Giants apparently declined to match that offer.

12) Giants then signed Patriots special teams coach Joe Judge, who will be the Giants’ third head coach in five years.

11) Dallas is hiring John Fassel as their new special teams coach; Fassel did a very good job in that capacity with the Rams, but LA’s special teams slipped this year.

Sean McVay now has to replace his defensive coordinator and special teams coach, which obviously is not ideal.

10) NBA teams playing a 2nd consecutive night are 27-32-3 ATS on the 2nd night of a back/back, if they won/covered the first night.

Teams that lost the first night are 45-37-3 ATS the second night.

9) Quote of the Day, part 2, from Kansas coach Bill Self, talking about speculation that he will be the San Antonio Spurs’ coach fairly soon:

“I haven’t talked to R.C. [Buford] ever about it, and he was in my wedding and I was in his. I know him pretty well and we’ve never once discussed it (job).”

RC Buford is the Spurs’ GM.

8) Lakers’ star Anthony Davis turned down a 4-year, $146M contract extension; if you’re scoring at home, that would’ve been $36.5M a year. Davis will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Of course, the same day he turns down $146M, Davis leaves the game early with a bruised lower back; Lakers don’t consider the injury to be overly serious.

7) College basketball upsets:
— Boston College (+9) 60, Virginia 53
— Nebraska (+7.5) 76, Iowa 70
— Providence (+7.5) 81, Marquette 80
— Air Force (+7) 79, Utah State 60
— Tennessee (+5.5) 69, Missouri 58
— Virginia Tech (+5) 67, Syracuse 63
— East Carolina (+4) 62, South Florida 59

6) Rocky Long is the football coach at San Diego State, but apparently is interviewing this week to be he defensive coordinator at Syracuse— why????
a) Why go from being head coach to a coordinator?
b) Why would anyone move from San Diego to Syracuse? Ever?

San Diego State is one of 13 colleges in country to go bowling the last 10 years in a row.

5) Ohio U’s Frank Solich is 75 years old, the oldest I-A coach in America; Long is the 2nd-oldest- he turns 70 in a few weeks. Being a coordinator must be less stressful.

4) Texas Longhorns’ QB Sam Ehlingher will be back in Austin for his senior season.

3) XFL’s unusual rules:
— Double-forward pass. If a team completes a forward pass behind the line of scrimmage, that player has the ability to attempt another forward pass as long as the ball has at no time crossed the line of scrimmage.

— Three options after scoring a touchdown:
a) a 1-point play from the 2-yard line,
b) a 2-point play from the 3-yard line or
c) a 3-point play from the 10-yard line.
There is no option to kick an extra point.

— Overtime: Each team will get five single-play possessions from the 5-yard line, kind of like an NHL shootout. If the game is still tied at that point, the rotating possessions will continue until there is a winner. The XFL hopes that overtimes will be rare, in part because of the multiple options for points after touchdowns.

— A requirement for only one foot to be in bounds for possession, like in college.

If you plan on betting totals in XFL games, keep in mind that a running game clock won’t stop after incomplete passes or when players go out of bounds, except inside of two minutes in each half. There figure to be less plays in an XFL game than in an NFL game, but we’ll monitor all that once the games begin.

2) Rutgers 72, Penn State 61— Scarlet Knights are 12-3 in basketball for first time in 44 years, when a group of players who were mostly recruited by Dick Vitale made the Final Four. Vitale was the head coach at Detroit by then; he was an outstanding coach back in the day.

1) Prayers up for the people in Puerto Rico, where they had multiple earthquakes Monday night/Tuesday morning. Been a rough couple of years for those people.

[Udog]

Wednesday's Tip Sheet
Kevin Rogers

Game of the Night – Nuggets at Mavericks – 7:35 PM EST

Six teams in the Western Conference own a winning percentage of .635 or higher as two of those squads hook up at American Airlines Center. Denver (25-11 SU, 14-18-4 ATS) closes out a five-game road swing that has seen plenty of ups and downs as the Nuggets have split the first four contests. Things began in Houston as the Nuggets lost by 26 points to the Rockets, but Denver knocked off Indiana two nights later.

Mike Malone’s team was stunned by Washington as a 13-point favorite, 128-113 last Saturday before rebounding with a 123-115 victory at Atlanta to barely cover as seven-point chalk. Not only did the Nuggets avenge an earlier home loss to the Hawks, but center Nikola Jokic posted a career-high 47 points, as Denver has hit the OVER in six consecutive games. Denver has yielded at least 115 points in five straight contests, while topping the 119-point mark in each of the past four wins.

The Mavericks (23-13 SU, 19-16-1 ATS) continue a six-game homestand which only gets more difficult after facing the Nets, Hornets, and Bulls. Dallas won two of those three contests with the lone loss coming to Charlotte in overtime last Saturday as 11 ½-point favorites, but the Mavs rebounded by beating the Bulls on Monday, 118-110. After Denver visits “Big D” on Wednesday, the Mavericks host the Lakers on Friday, followed by the 76ers invading the AAC on Saturday.

Dallas held off Denver in the first matchup at Pepsi Center on October 29 as 5 ½-point underdogs, 109-106. In a rare occurrence, the Mavericks had nine players score in double-figures, led by Tim Hardaway, Jr. and Maxi Kleber with 14 points apiece. Mavs’ star Luka Doncic was limited to 12 points on 3-of-12 shooting from the floor, but Dallas outscored Denver, 26-18 in the fourth quarter to avenge a three-game sweep by the Nuggets last season.

Heat at Pacers – 7:05 PM EST

Many people wouldn’t have anticipated that Miami (26-10 SU, 21-13-2 ATS) would own the best home record in the league at 17-1. The lone defeat came to the Lakers in December, while beating the likes of the Jazz, 76ers, Raptors, and Pacers since December 23 to maintain a firm hold of first place in the Southeast division. Now, Miami has to prove it can win consistently away from American Airlines Arena as the Heat own a 9-9 road mark with contests at Brooklyn and New York this week.

The Pacers (23-14 SU, 20-16-1 ATS) have held their own at Bankers Life Fieldhouse by winning 15 of 19 home contests. However, Indiana has posted a 2-4 SU/ATS record since Christmas, although one of those victories came on Monday night in a 115-104 triumph at Charlotte as six-point favorites. The Pacers are riding a 6-1 OVER run, while topping the 111-point mark six times during this stretch, including four straight occurrences at home.

Indiana swept the three-game season series from Miami last season, but the Heat edged the Pacers in a 113-112 thriller in south Florida on December 27. The Pacers cashed as five-point underdogs, marking their fifth consecutive cover against the Heat since March 2018, but Goran Dragic put the Heat in front for good with a short jumper in the final seconds.

Spurs at Celtics – 7:05 PM EST

It’s been a long time since San Antonio (15-20 SU, 13-21-1 ATS) finished with a losing record. In fact, the Spurs last missed the playoffs and owned a below .500 mark in 1997, but Gregg Popovich’s team has work to do to jump back into a positive area. The Spurs are fresh off probably their most impressive victory of the season by routing the Eastern Conference-leading Bucks, 126-104 as eight-point home underdogs on Monday. San Antonio knocked down 19 three-pointers, while DeMar DeRozan paced the Spurs with 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting.

The Celtics (25-9 SU, 20-12-2 ATS) remain atop the Atlantic division in spite of a surprising 99-94 setback to the Wizards on Monday as nine-point favorites. Boston connected on only 8-of-37 three-point attempts (22%), while guard Kemba Walker has yet to suit up in 2020 by missing the last three games due to illness. Walker hopes to play on Wednesday as the Celtics are 2-1 in this stretch without the former UConn star, while Boston is 4-0 this season off a loss in which it was held below 100 points.

The Spurs swept the Celtics last season, but Boston routed San Antonio at AT&T Center in early November, 135-115 as two-point road underdogs. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 30 points as Boston snapped a seven-game skid at San Antonio dating back to 2012. The Spurs embark on a four-game road trip as they have covered four in a row away from the Alamo, although three of those came in a loss in the underdog role.

Bucks at Warriors – 10:05 PM EST

Last season, this looked to be the NBA Finals matchup as Milwaukee (32-6 SU, 21-17 ATS) was two wins away from knocking out Toronto in the Eastern Conference Finals. However, the Bucks’ final victory of the season came in Game 2 as they lost the next four to the Raptors, who eventually captured their first title in franchise history.

Over six months later, Milwaukee and Golden State is the battle of the haves and have nots. The Bucks own the top record in the league, while the Warriors (9-29 SU, 17-21 ATS) are playing out the string after a multitude of injuries and having basically no shot in the same division as the Lakers and Clippers.

The Bucks saw their five-game winning streak come to an end in Monday’s 22-point setback at San Antonio, marking the third consecutive contest that Milwaukee suffered an ATS loss. Mike Budenholzer’s team has compiled a solid 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS mark off a loss this season, while the Bucks have won 25 of their last 26 regular season contests off a defeat.

Golden State is riding a five-game skid since winning a season-high four consecutive games in late December. The Warriors have failed to cover in the last three trips to the court, but they have cashed in six of the past nine opportunities as a home underdogs. Although the recent series history doesn’t mean much due to Golden State’s drastically different roster, Milwaukee has won each of its previous two meetings in the Bay Area and is a road favorite against the Warriors for the first time since 2012.

[Udog]

565MIAMI -566 INDIANA
INDIANA is 34-18 ATS (14.2 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent in the last 3 seasons.

567WASHINGTON -568 ORLANDO
WASHINGTON is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) when playing with triple revenge - 3 straight losses vs. opponent over the last 2 seasons.

569SAN ANTONIO -570 BOSTON
SAN ANTONIO is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game in the current season.

571DENVER -572 DALLAS
DENVER is 5-22 ATS (-19.2 Units) in road games after scoring 120 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

573HOUSTON -574 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) versus terrible defensive teams - allowing 110+ points/game in the current season.

575CHICAGO -576 NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS are 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) over the last 2 seasons.

575CHICAGO -576 NEW ORLEANS
Mark Slessinger is 13-4 ATS (8.6 Units) as a favorite (Coach of NEW ORLEANS)

577NEW YORK -578 UTAH
NEW YORK is 83-105 ATS (-32.5 Units) versus teams who attempt 18 or more 3 point shots/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.

579MILWAUKEE -580 GOLDEN STATE
MILWAUKEE is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games off an upset loss as a road favorite over the last 2 seasons.

[Udog]

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, January 8

Raptors-Hornets
Toronto lost five of its last eight games; they’re 1-2-2 ATS if they played night before, 4-2 ATS as a road favorite. Five of their last six games went under. Charlotte lost seven of its last nine games; they’re 0-4 ATS in last four home games. Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Raptors won six of last eight games with the Hornets; they covered two of last three visits to Charlotte. Over is 7-1-1 in last nine series games.

Heat-Pacers
Miami won 14 of its last 18 games; they’re 3-7 ATS in last ten road games. Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games. Indiana lost five of last eight games; they’re 5-1-1 ATS in last seven home games. Pacers’ last seven games went over total.

Heat lost four of last five games with the Pacers; they’re 2-2 ATS in last four trips to Indiana. Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Wizards-Magic
Washington won its last two games after a 2-7 skid; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five road games. Wizards’ last six road games went over total. Orlando won three of its last four games; they’re 4-2 ATS in last six home games. Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.

Magic won its last three games with Washington; Wizards are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Orlando. Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Spurs-Celtics
San Antonio is 8-6 SU in its last 14 games; they covered their last four road games. Over is 7-2 in Spurs’ last nine games. Boston won eight of its last ten games; they’re 2-4 ATS in last six home games. Four of their last five games went under.

Spurs won eight of last ten games with the Celtics; they covered three of last four visits to Boston. Seven of last eight series games went over.

Nuggets-Mavericks
Denver won 11 of its last 14 games; they’re 2-3 ATS as a road underdog. Over is 11-2 in their last 13 games. Dallas split its last 14 games; they’re 1-5-1 ATS in last seven home games. Four of their last six games went over.

Nuggets won five of last seven games with the Mavericks; they’re 2-2 ATS in last four trips to Dallas. Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Rockets-Hawks
Houston won seven of its last nine games; they’re 6-3 ATS in last nine games as a road favorite. Four of their last six road games went over. Atlanta lost 12 of its last 14 games; they’re 8-7 ATS as a home underdog. Over is 9-7 in their last 16 games.

Rockets won their last five games with the Hawks (4-1 ATS); they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Atlanta. Under is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Bulls-Pelicans
Chicago lost its last four games; they’re 5-1-2 ATS in last eight road games. Over is 6-4 in their last ten road games. New Orleans won five of its last seven games (7-0 ATS); they covered last three home games. Pelicans’ last five games went over.

Bulls lost their last four games with the Pelicans, but they covered their last five visits to New Orleans (over 3-2).

Knicks-Jazz
New York lost its last three games; they’re 1-3-1 ATS if they played night before. 6-3 ATS in last nine road games. Over is 6-4 in their last ten road games. Utah won its last six games; they’re 5-3 ATS in last eight home games. Over is 7-2 in their last nine home games.

Knicks lost seven of last ten games with the Jazz; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Utah. Last seven series games went over.

Bucks-Warriors
Milwaukee won 26 of its last 29 games; they’re 4-1 ATS in game following a loss, 5-2 ATS in last seven road games. Three of their last four road games went over. Golden State lost its last five games; they’re 4-2 ATS in last six home games. Under is 9-3 in their last dozen home games.

Underdogs covered six of last eight Buck-Warrior games; Milwaukee covered four of last five visits to the Bay Area. Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, January 8

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Trend Report
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Indiana Pacers
Indiana is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games
Indiana is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing Miami
Indiana is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Miami
Indiana is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
Miami Heat
Miami is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Miami is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Miami's last 14 games
Miami is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Miami is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
Miami is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games when playing Indiana
Miami is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Miami is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana

Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Charlotte is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games
Charlotte is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Charlotte is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Charlotte is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Charlotte's last 9 games when playing Toronto
Charlotte is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against Toronto
Charlotte is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Charlotte's last 18 games when playing at home against Toronto
Toronto Raptors
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing Charlotte
Toronto is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Toronto is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Toronto's last 18 games when playing on the road against Charlotte

Orlando Magic
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Orlando's last 8 games
Orlando is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Orlando is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games at home
Orlando is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Orlando is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing Washington
Orlando is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
Orlando is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Wizards
Washington is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games
Washington is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Orlando
Washington is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Orlando
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Washington is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Orlando

Boston Celtics
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Boston is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games at home
Boston is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing San Antonio
Boston is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing San Antonio
Boston is 1-9-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Boston is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Antonio is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games on the road
San Antonio is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Boston
San Antonio is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 8 games when playing Boston
San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
San Antonio is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston

Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Atlanta is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Houston
Atlanta is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
Houston Rockets
Houston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Houston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Houston's last 24 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Houston is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Houston is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta

Dallas Mavericks
Dallas is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
Dallas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Denver
Dallas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Denver
Dallas is 8-12-3 ATS in its last 23 games when playing at home against Denver
Dallas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Denver
Denver Nuggets
Denver is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Denver is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games on the road
Denver is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
Denver is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Dallas
Denver is 2-5-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Denver is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
New Orleans is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
New Orleans is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games at home
New Orleans is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
New Orleans is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 7 games when playing Chicago
New Orleans is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
New Orleans is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 17 of New Orleans's last 23 games when playing at home against Chicago
Chicago Bulls
Chicago is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Chicago is 6-1-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Chicago is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games on the road
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Chicago is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing New Orleans
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing New Orleans
Chicago is 9-1-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Chicago is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Chicago's last 23 games when playing on the road against New Orleans

Utah Jazz
Utah is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Utah is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Utah's last 9 games at home
Utah is 5-20 ATS in its last 25 games when playing New York
Utah is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing New York
Utah is 2-12 ATS in its last 14 games when playing at home against New York
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
New York Knicks
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New York is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
New York is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
New York is 20-5 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Utah
New York is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Utah
New York is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Utah
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah

Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Golden State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 9 games
Golden State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Golden State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Golden State is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Golden State's last 12 games at home
Golden State is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Milwaukee
Golden State is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Milwaukee
Golden State is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Golden State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
Milwaukee is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
Milwaukee is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Golden State
Milwaukee is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Golden State
Milwaukee is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State


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[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 8

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TORONTO (24 - 13) at CHARLOTTE (15 - 24) - 1/8/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 56-37 ATS (+15.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 27-42 ATS (-19.2 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 19-34 ATS (-18.4 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 38-55 ATS (-22.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

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

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MIAMI (26 - 10) at INDIANA (23 - 14) - 1/8/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 58-41 ATS (+12.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 7-1 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 5-3 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (12 - 24) at ORLANDO (17 - 20) - 1/8/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 38-59 ATS (-26.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-4 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-4 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (15 - 20) at BOSTON (25 - 9) - 1/8/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 12-21 ATS (-11.1 Units) in all games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
BOSTON is 123-96 ATS (+17.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 86-66 ATS (+13.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 373-296 ATS (+47.4 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 370-307 ATS (+32.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 36-14 ATS (+20.6 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 27-48 ATS (-25.8 Units) in home games against Southwest division opponents since 1996.
BOSTON is 139-181 ATS (-60.1 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 3-2 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 3-2 straight up against BOSTON 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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DENVER (25 - 11) at DALLAS (23 - 13) - 1/8/2020, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) against Southwest division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DENVER is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 67-49 ATS (+13.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 64-41 ATS (+18.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 54-36 ATS (+14.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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HOUSTON (24 - 11) at ATLANTA (8 - 29) - 1/8/2020, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 4-1 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 5-0 straight up against ATLANTA 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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CHICAGO (13 - 24) at NEW ORLEANS (12 - 25) - 1/8/2020, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 93-58 ATS (+29.2 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 182-143 ATS (+24.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
NEW ORLEANS is 13-27 ATS (-16.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 24-36 ATS (-15.6 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 18-31 ATS (-16.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 36-50 ATS (-19.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 2-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 4-0 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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NEW YORK (10 - 27) at UTAH (24 - 12) - 1/8/2020, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 51-65 ATS (-20.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 37-51 ATS (-19.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 56-42 ATS (+9.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 2-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 2-2 straight up against NEW YORK 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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MILWAUKEE (32 - 6) at GOLDEN STATE (9 - 29) - 1/8/2020, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 289-346 ATS (-91.6 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 78-54 ATS (+18.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 62-45 ATS (+12.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 68-49 ATS (+14.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 32-20 ATS (+10.0 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 20-6 ATS (+13.4 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 40-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 60-42 ATS (+13.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 61-79 ATS (-25.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 27-42 ATS (-19.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 50-68 ATS (-24.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 2-2 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 2-2 straight up against MILWAUKEE 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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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 8


San Antonio @ Boston

Game 569-570
January 8, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
123.817
Boston
121.980
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 2
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 6
220
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+6); Under

Toronto @ Charlotte

Game 563-564
January 8, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
121.227
Charlotte
122.671
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 8 1/2
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-2 1/2); Under

Miami @ Indiana

Game 565-566
January 8, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
115.849
Indiana
120.056
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 4
222
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 1
211
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(-1); Over

Washington @ Orlando

Game 567-568
January 8, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
113.509
Orlando
119.291
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 6
203
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Orlando
by 10 1/2
219 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+10 1/2); Under

Houston @ Atlanta

Game 573-574
January 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
122.426
Atlanta
109.580
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 13
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 8
238 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-8); Under

Denver @ Dallas

Game 571-572
January 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Denver
115.049
Dallas
121.871
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 7
229
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 3
221
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-3); Over

Chicago @ New Orleans

Game 575-576
January 8, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
117.925
New Orleans
120.033
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 2
231
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 4
223 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+4); Over

New York @ Utah

Game 577-578
January 8, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
113.944
Utah
122.392
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 8 1/2
219
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 12 1/2
216
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+12 1/2); Over

Milwaukee @ Golden State

Game 579-580
January 8, 2020 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
125.340
Golden State
108.514
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 17
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 13 1/2
218
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-13 1/2); Under

[Udog]

Thursday’s 6-pack
— Pitt 73, North Carolina 65— Panthers end 22-game ACC road losing skid.
— Northridge 95, Long Beach St 77— Matadors shot 73% inside the arc.
— A&M Corpus Christi 73, SF Austin 72— Big upset in Southland Conference.
— Marist 70, Fairfield 58— Red Foxes were a 13-point underdog.
— Bradley 72, Evansville 52— Purple Aces are 6-7 since beating Kentucky.
— Auburn 83, Vanderbilt 79— Game was tied in last minute.

Quote of the Day:
“One of the most expensive things you’ll ever do is pay attention to the wrong people.”
Tobias Harris

Thursday’s quiz
Which three NFL teams was Wade Phillips head coach of?
(His three interim HC jobs don’t count)

Wednesday’s quiz
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot was Lebron Janes’ high school coach.

Tuesday’s quiz
Martin Sheen played President Bartlet in the old TV series, The West Wing.

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Thursday’s Den: Thoughts on college basketball

13) Big X— Four teams in top 25; is Baylor the best team in the country? If the top 68 teams in the country made the NCAA tournament, Kansas State would be the only Big X team left out.

12) ACC— 15 teams in a league is too many; North Carolina is down this year, looks like Duke, Florida State, Louisville are by far the three best teams. Curious to see if NC State can play their way into an at-large bid.

11) Big East— Butler, Seton Hall, Villanova are three best teams; Providence sleep-walked thru a 7-6 pre-conference slate, but started conference play 3-0. Friars are experience team #19, can they keep winning and get an at-large bid?

10) Big 14— Michigan State is gaining momentum; Ohio State lost four of last six games after a 9-0 start. Nebraska/Northwestern are by far the two worst teams; large cluster of teams in the middle of the pack here- Juwan Howard’s Michigan team is 10-4, but 0-3 in true road games.

9) SEC— Auburn made the Final Four LY, is 14-0 TY. Florida won its first NCAA tourney game the last three years; they’re 10-4 now and headed towards playing in March again. Kentucky is getting better with each game; Eric Musselman has Arkansas at 12-2 in his first year there.

8) Pac-12— Much-improved league this year, with five top 50 teams; Colorado/Washington should both make NCAA’s. Arizona is young, talented, Oregon always gets better as the season goes on. Stanford is a surprise team, UCLA is disappointing.

7) Right now, the NCAA Tournament figures to be missing some familiar faces; North Carolina, Cincinnati, Syracuse, UCLA and Iowa State are likely NIT teams, at best.

6) American— Memphis is a rising power nationally; Cincy/Temple/UCF are a little down, but SMU, Wichita, Houston are all good. Ron Hunter will make Tulane relevant; UConn is still a year away. Just like last year, AAC has three teams in top 50.

5) Atlantic 14— Dayton is going to be a fashionable Final Four sleeper on Selection Sunday; VCU will be an interesting team in March. Richmond has rebounded this year; Duquesne is getting better, but Davidson/St Joe’s are down, only half of the league is in the top 100.

4) WCC is still Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s-BYU, but Santa Clara/Pacific are on the rise, and the bottom half of the league doesn’t have any doormats. Gonzaga’s program now is what UNLV had in the Tark the Shark era 30 years ago; big fish in a small pond that attracts prominent transfers.

3) Mountain West— San Diego State is 16-0; Aztecs missed NCAAs three of last four years. Utah State lost last three games after a 13-2 start; unclear who the 2nd-best team is. Steve Alford has Nevada at 10-6 with a totally-revamped roster. New Mexico is playing well; UNLV is a year away. Wyoming and San Jose State are terrible.

2) Missouri Valley— Too bad Wichita State/Creighton jumped to bigger ponds- that really hurt this league. Northern Iowa is the only top 100 team right now, Evansville upset Kentucky, then lost its coach to off-court issues. Missouri State has been little disappointing. Loyola/Drake are in line behind UNI at the top of the standings.

1) Conference USA— Six teams are 2-0 in the conference; six more are 0-2, with North Texas, Marshall 1-1. Louisiana Tech appears to be the best team; Western Kentucky won its first two conference games, but they lost big man Bassey with a leg injury.

[Udog]

501CLEVELAND -502 DETROIT
CLEVELAND is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) in January games in the last 3 seasons.

503BOSTON -504 PHILADELPHIA
BOSTON is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points in the current season.

505PORTLAND -506 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 43-65 ATS (-28.5 Units) after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.



NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 9

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CLEVELAND (10 - 27) at DETROIT (14 - 24) - 1/9/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 93-124 ATS (-43.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 55-75 ATS (-27.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 38-52 ATS (-19.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 14-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 63-90 ATS (-36.0 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
DETROIT is 123-172 ATS (-66.2 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

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

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BOSTON (25 - 10) at PHILADELPHIA (24 - 14) - 1/9/2020, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 11-4 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 10-5 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PORTLAND (16 - 22) at MINNESOTA (14 - 22) - 1/9/2020, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 6-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 6-3 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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HOUSTON (25 - 11) at OKLAHOMA CITY (21 - 16) - 1/9/2020, 9:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-2 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-3 straight up against HOUSTON 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
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 9

Cavaliers-Pistons
Cleveland lost its last five games (1-4 ATS); they’re 3-7 ATS in last ten road games. Last four Cleveland games went over. Detroit lost nine of last 12 games; they’re 4-5 ATS as a home favorite. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

Cavaliers lost five of last six games with Detroit, losing by 3 points at home Tuesday; they’re 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Detroit. Last five series games went over.

Celtics-76ers
Boston lost its last two games after an 8-1 run; they covered four of last five road games, are 3-2 ATS if they played night before. Four of their last six games stayed under total. Philly lost four of its last five games; they’re 10-4 ATS in last 14 home games. Over is 8-1 in their last nine games.

Celtics lost their last three games with the 76ers; they’re 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Philly (under 4-1).

Trailblazers-Timberwolves
Portland lost six of its last eight games; they’re 2-6 ATS in last eight road games. Under is 8-2 in their last two road games. Minnesota won four of its last seven games; they’re 2-9 ATS in last 11 home games. Under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.

Trailblazers won six of last seven games with Minnesota; they’re 2-2 ATS in last four visits to the Twin Cities. Under is 5-1 in last six series games.

Rockets-Thunder
Houston eight of last ten games; they’re 0-3 ATS in last three road games. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. OKC won 10 of its last 12 games; they’re 6-1 SU in last seven home games. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Rockets lost five of last eight games with the Thunder; they’re 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Oklahoma. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.




NBA

Thursday, January 9

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games
Philadelphia is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
Philadelphia is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Boston Celtics
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Boston is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia

Detroit Pistons
Detroit is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Detroit is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit

Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 6-11-1 ATS in its last 18 games
Minnesota is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games
Minnesota is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Minnesota is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games at home
Minnesota is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Portland
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Portland
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Portland
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
Minnesota is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Portland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Portland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Portland is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Portland's last 10 games on the road
Portland is 10-2-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Minnesota
Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Portland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Portland is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

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


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Thursday's Essentials
Tony Mejia

Game of the Night – Rockets (-2.5) at Thunder, 9:40 p.m.

We’re going to get another rare occurrence of fans welcoming back an opposing player with open arms.

While Toronto fans were treated to Kawhi Leonard for just a season and he went 1-for-1 in winning them a championship, Oklahoma City raised Russell Westbrook. They stood by him and his mistakes and he stood by them, emerging as the last man standing after James Harden and Serge Ibaka were traded and Kevin Durant left for Golden State.

Westbrook should get a rousing ovation in his return to Chesapeake Energy Arena. He was the one who stayed and then recruited Paul George to join him and hang around. He wanted to build in a small market and averaged a triple-double there for three consecutive seasons before being dealt over the summer.

GM Sam Presti issued a statement that ended with the line that “it’s going to be a unique moment… a chance for people to recognize someone that will always figure prominently in the history of our city.”

Although Westbrook has had a contentious relationship with fans in opposing arenas, Thursday’s matchup should be all love. Oklahoma City jerseys with the number “0” will be present as far as the eye can see and his imprint on the game should surpass even Harden’s, who had a 41-point triple-double in Wednesday’s 122-115 win in Atlanta.

Westbrook, who has sat on the second-half of every back-to-back this season, opted to sit out the Hawks game instead, leaving him free to play in what will be the Rockets’ lone scheduled stop in OKC this season.

The Thunder, on paper, are also a far tougher opponent than Atlanta, coming in with wins in six of their last seven. Oklahoma City is on a 15-5 run since Nov. 29 and would open as the No. 7 seed if the Western Conference playoffs opened today. Thanks to the Nuggets’ win in Dallas last night, the Rockets enter Thursday in third, but this could certainly be a playoff matchup down the road. While it would be fascinating to see what a drama-filled postseason series would do to the love affair between Westbrook and the Thunder fans, for one evening, we should see fans cheering both.

Harden shot just 9-for-34, slowing down considerably after a 22-point first quarter in which the Rockets scored 45 on the Hawks and kept Atlanta playing from behind. He was the reason the Hawks nearly came back, missing 16 of his 18 second-half shots. Mike D’Antoni said a few guys ran out of gas, which makes sense since Eric Gordon made his largest contributions since returning from arthroscopic knee surgery, scoring 17 points.

P.J. Tucker came up with 17 rebounds and Clint Capela finished with 22 points and 22 rebounds but they joined Harden, Danuel House, Ben McLemore and Gordon in playing 30 or more minutes against the Hawks. The Rockets are 2-2 SU/ATS on the second night of a back-to-back, dropping the last two against Detroit at home on Dec. 14 and most recently at New Orleans on Dec. 29. Harden has only played in three of the games but is averaging 44 points on 41 percent shooting, so he’ll likely rely on the 3-ball more with Steven Adams clogging up the paint.

Westbrook faced his former teammates in the season’s third game and finished with 21 points, 12 boards and nine assists in a 116-112 win, but returning to Chesapeake Energy makes this a completely different game for him. He’s shot poorly in Houston, connecting on 21 percent from 3-point range in November, 22.8 percent in December and entering this game on a 1-for-14 run from beyond the arc.

There’s no way Westbrook won’t be more aggressive here and Harden is likely to defer more, so a lower-scoring game may be in the cards. Harden scored 40 points and dished out seven assists in the first meeting with the Thunder and has averaged 40 points per game on the road.

Houston has won eight of its last 10 games but only covered in six of them after falling just short against the Hawks on Wednesday. Most of their totals have covered in the 225-235 range, but last night’s game closed at 237 and ended up pushing. Oklahoma City’s largest total of the season closed 229 against the Pelicans on Nov. 29 and went ‘under.’ The low side has prevailed in six of eight involving the Thunder.

Chris Paul, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and sixth man Dennis Schröder are averaging nearly combined 60 points over the Thunder’s last 18 games. They combined for 59 in the first meeting with the Rockets, shooting a combined 22-for-48.

OKC small forward Danilo Gallinari is dealing with a calf contusion and backup center Nerlens Noel is bothered by a nasty ankle sprain. Both are listed as questionable.

Best of the Rest

Celtics at 76ers (-2.5/216.5), 7:10 p.m. ET: Only one of the top two teams in the Atlantic Division will be at full strength for this game.Joel Embiid's gruiesome finger injury suffered the other night will keep him out, thrusting Al Horford into a larger role against his former team. For Boston, Kemba Walker is over his illness, Marcus Smart has returned from his eye infection and Jaylen Brown is playing through a shoulder issue, so the Celtics have everyone on board, a rarity they've only been able to enjoy barely a quarter of the season. Gordon Hayward has even looked more like his usual self since coming back. Sixers rookie elite wing defender Matisse Thybulle (knee) is hoping to be back after missing multiple games. Smart and Horford were missing for Philadelphia’s 115-109 win on Dec. 12 that ended Boston’s unbeaten run at TD Garden this season. The 76ers blew out the Celtics 107-93 on Oct. 23 and have no won three straight against a team it had lost 21 of 24 against since the beginning of the ’14-’15 season. Boston hasn’t lost four straight in this series vs. Philly since ’01-’02

Cavaliers at Pistons (-7/220), 7:10 p.m. ET: Detroit will look for another win over the Cavs after posting a 115-113 comeback win on Tuesday. Derrick Rose scored the winning basket and finished with 24 points and seven assists. Andre Drummond finished with 23 points and 20 rebounds as Detroit closed out a six-game road trip. The Pistons are home for the first time since Dec. 26. The Cavs are opening a six-game road trip and won't have rookie guard Kevin Porter, Jr. available.

Blazers (-3) at Timberwolves, 8:10 p.m. ET: Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to miss his 12th straight contest, but the Wolves have been better at navigating his absence of late, winning four of seven since Dec. 26. Portland comes off an upset in Toronto, getting a season-high 28 points from Carmelo Anthony. The Blazers are hoping to finish up a road trip by at 3-2 with a victory here, which would be their seventh in eight tries over the Wolves. Andrew Wiggins scored 15 points in Minnesota's 119-112 loss to the Grizzlies on Tuesday. C.J. McCollum has been dealing with an upper respiratory infection but is expected to play.