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**Udog** · 01-30-2020, 09:00 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

— Cubs’ 3B Kris Bryant lost his grievance, won’t be a free agent until after the 2021 season.

— Pacers 115, Bulls 106 OT— Oladipo scored 9 points in his season debut.

— Spurs 127, Jazz 120— Four San Antonio subs scored in double figures.

— Trailblazers 125, Rockets 112— Damian Lillard had his first triple-double.

— Free-agent reliever David Phelps signed a deal with the Brewers.

— Giants signed 3B Pablo Sandoval to a $2M deal with $750K in incentives.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud……

13) Marquette 84, Xavier 82, 2OT:
— Marquette star Howard (nose) missed the last 22:00 of game.
— Xavier lost in double OT; they were 11-25 on foul line. At home.
— Oddly, Xavier made 11-23 3-pointers.
— Marquette’s Sacar Anim scored a career-high 28 points.

12) George Washington 107, Davidson 104, 4OT’s
— Ten players scored in double figures.
— Three kids on GW played 59:00, 57:00, 56:00
— Two kids on Davidson played 58:00, 57:00.
— In a 60:00 game, there was a total of only 16 turnovers.

12) Seton Hall 64, DePaul 57— Blue Demons were 12-1 on Christmas and looked great; now they’re 1-7 in Big East and looking pretty much the same as they do every year.

11) Three of five games in the Atlantic 14 Wednesday went to OT.

10) Memphis 59, UCF 57— Tigers had lost four of their last six games; they really needed this road win.

9) Houston 69, East Carolina 59— Cougars are experience team #290, but Kelvin Sampson is one of the best coaches in the country. Houston is 17-4, 7-1 in the AAC.

8) Washington State 67, Arizona State 65— Last game of the night had some terrible free throw shooting down stretch; CJ Elleby scored a career-high 27 points, hitting game-winning 3-pointer with 0:05.4 left. Coogs are 4-5 in Pac-12; last time they finished .500 in Pac-12 was 2011.

7) Upsets:
— Mercer (+15) 71, East Tennessee State 55
— Lafayette (+9) 80, Colgate 78
— South Carolina (+7) 79, Arkansas 77
— Incarnate Word (+7) 84, Houston Baptist 82
— Texas (+5) 62, TCU 61
— South Dakota State (+4.5) 76, Oral Roberts 61

6) Texas Tech 89, West Virginia 81— Mountaineers lose in Lubbock for 4th year in a row.

5) Penn State 64, Indiana 49— Nevada and Indiana should trade coaches; Steve Alford could go home and be Indiana’s coach. Archie Miller would probably feel more welcomed in Reno.

4) Colorado State 92, Nevada 91— Speaking of Alford, his Wolf Pack.led by by 10 with 7:17 left but let one get away in Fort Collins, despite going 14-29 on arc. Rams outscored Nevada 23-7 on foul line; they’ve won six of their last seven games.

3) San Diego State 85, New Mexico 57— Lobos’ season is a train wreck; they’ve got three guys either suspended/thrown off team, and a 4th player has been hurt for four games. Aztecs led this game 20-2 before the second TV timeout.

What do I mean by train wreck? While the Lobos were in Reno over the weekend, an injured player rented an Air BnB in Albuquerque and threw a party, where two people were injured by gunfire.

Not good.

2) As it stands right now, ACC would be a 3-bid league for NCAA’s (Louisville, Duke, Florida State); NC State, Syracuse, Virginia are squarely on the bubble.

1) Rhode Island has won seven games in a row, is 15-5, 7-1 in A-14, and they’ve played schedule #65. Surprising team; good coaching job being done by David Cox- they host VCU Friday.

**Udog** · 01-30-2020, 09:00 AM

569TORONTO -570 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 44-71 ATS (-34.1 Units) in home games in the last 3 seasons.

573PHILADELPHIA -574 ATLANTA
PHILADELPHIA is 12-31 ATS (-22.1 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive wins in the last 3 seasons.

575GOLDEN STATE -576 BOSTON
BOSTON is 124-97 ATS (17.3 Units) versus teams who attempt 18 or more 3 point shots/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.

577SACRAMENTO -578 LA CLIPPERS
LA CLIPPERS are 54-36 ATS (14.4 Units) vs. losing teams in the last 3 seasons.

579UTAH -580 DENVER
UTAH is 14-4 ATS (9.6 Units) after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.

**Udog** · 01-30-2020, 09:04 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 30

Raptors-Cavaliers
Toronto won its last eight games; they’re 6-4-1 ATS in last 11 road games. Six of their last seven road games went over. Cleveland lost eight of its last nine games; they’re 1-7 ATS in last eight home games. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Raptors won five of last six games with Cleveland; they’re 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Ohio. Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Hornets-Wizards
Charlotte lost seven of its last eight games; they’re 2-4-1 ATS in last seven road games. Hornets’ last six games stayed under. Washington gave up 152-151 points in its last two games; they lost six of last eight games, but covered four of last five at home. Five of their last six games went over.

Hornets won four of last five games with the Wizards; they’re 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Washington. Three of last four series games went under.

76ers-Hawks
Philadelphia won six of its last seven games; they’re 1-7-1 ATS in last nine road games. Four of their last five road games stayed under. Atlanta lost five of its last six games, but covered four of its last five home games. Seven of their last eight games went over.

76ers lost three of last four games with the Hawks; they’re 1-5 ATS in last six visits to Atlanta. Three of last four series games went over.

Warriors-Celtics
Golden State lost 14 of its last 15 games; they’re 6-4 ATS in last ten road games. Over is 5-0-1 in their last six games. Boston won four of its last five games; they’re 4-2 ATS in last six home games. Celtics’ last four games stayed under.

Warriors lost four of last six games with the Celtics; they’re 2-2-1 ATS in last five visits to Boston. Last eight series games stayed under.

Kings-Clippers
Sacramento lost seven of its last nine games; they’re 3-7 ATS in last ten road games. Over is 8-1 in their last nine games. Clippers won six of their last seven games; they’re 3-5 ATS in last eight home games. Over is 5-1-1 in their last seven home games.

Kings lost their last ten games with the Clippers (1-9 ATS); they’re 0-5 ATS in last five series games played here. Over is 5-2-1 in last eight series games.

Jazz-Nuggets
Utah lost its last two games after a 14-1 run; they’re 8-3 ATS in last 11 road games. Last six Jazz road games went over. Denver won six of its last nine games; they’re 3-1 ATS in last four home games. Under is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Jazz won/covered its last three games with the Nuggets; they’re 1-4 ATS in last five visits to Denver. Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

**Udog** · 01-30-2020, 09:08 AM

NBA

Thursday, January 30

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Trend Report
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Washington Wizards
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Washington is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Washington is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Charlotte is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games
Charlotte is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Charlotte is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Charlotte is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Charlotte is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Charlotte's last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington

Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Toronto is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Atlanta is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games
Philadelphia is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta

Boston Celtics
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Boston is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games at home
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Golden State
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Boston is 5-12-1 ATS in its last 18 games when playing at home against Golden State
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Golden State
Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Golden State is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games
Golden State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games on the road
Golden State is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Boston
Golden State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Boston
Golden State is 12-5-1 ATS in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Boston
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston

Los Angeles Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Clippers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
LA Clippers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 8 games at home
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Sacramento is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Sacramento's last 9 games
Sacramento is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Sacramento is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games on the road
Sacramento is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
Sacramento is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers

Denver Nuggets
Denver is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 3-6-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Denver is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home
Denver is 7-15-1 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Utah
Denver is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Denver's last 17 games when playing Utah
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Utah
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
Utah Jazz
Utah is 13-4-1 ATS in its last 18 games
Utah is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Utah's last 9 games
Utah is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Utah is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games on the road
Utah is 15-7-1 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Denver
Utah is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Utah's last 17 games when playing Denver
Utah is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver
Utah is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver

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**Udog** · 01-30-2020, 11:12 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, January 30

Toronto @ Cleveland

Game 569-570
January 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
123.993
Cleveland
109.001
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 15
227
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 10
220 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-10); Over

Charlotte @ Washington

Game 571-572
January 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
106.658
Washington
113.499
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 7
251
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 4
227 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-4); Over

Philadelphia @ Atlanta

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

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
118.227
Atlanta
114.316
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 4
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 7 1/2
228
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+7 1/2); Under

Golden State @ Boston

Game 575-576
January 30, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Golden State
111.121
Boston
121.542
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 10 1/2
220
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 12 1/2
222
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(+12 1/2); Under

Sacramento @ LA Clippers

Game 577-578
January 30, 2020 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
108.884
LA Clippers
124.935
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 16
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 13 1/2
228
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-13 1/2); Over

Utah @ Denver

Game 579-580
January 30, 2020 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
118.479
Denver
122.532
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 4
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 1 1/2
215 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(-1 1/2); Under

**Udog** · 01-30-2020, 11:16 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 30

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TORONTO (33 - 14) at CLEVELAND (13 - 35) - 1/30/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 60-40 ATS (+16.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 98-130 ATS (-45.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 44-71 ATS (-34.1 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 14-29 ATS (-17.9 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 28-46 ATS (-22.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 225-274 ATS (-76.4 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CLEVELAND is 59-80 ATS (-29.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 42-56 ATS (-19.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 8-5 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 7-6 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (16 - 31) at WASHINGTON (15 - 31) - 1/30/2020, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
WASHINGTON is 39-60 ATS (-27.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 41-62 ATS (-27.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 6-4 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 7-3 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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PHILADELPHIA (31 - 17) at ATLANTA (12 - 36) - 1/30/2020, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 159-122 ATS (+24.8 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.

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

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GOLDEN STATE (10 - 38) at BOSTON (31 - 15) - 1/30/2020, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 66-83 ATS (-25.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 27-18 ATS (+7.2 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 142-183 ATS (-59.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

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

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SACRAMENTO (17 - 30) at LA CLIPPERS (33 - 14) - 1/30/2020, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 49-30 ATS (+16.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 31-14 ATS (+15.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 36-23 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 8-1 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 9-0 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (32 - 15) at DENVER (32 - 15) - 1/30/2020, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 64-45 ATS (+14.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 43-26 ATS (+14.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 43-27 ATS (+13.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

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

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**Udog** · 01-30-2020, 02:22 PM

Hoop Trends - Thursday
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Clippers are 11-0-1 ATS (9.25 ppg) as a home favorite off a road win in which they had at least 30% of their points from threes.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Nuggets are 0-10 ATS (-12.20 ppg) at home with less than two days rest off a road loss in which they never led.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:

-- The Wizards are 13-0-1 OU (12.75 ppg) at home with rest off a loss as a dog in which they never led.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:

-- The Warriors are 0-14 OU (-14.75 ppg) off a loss as a road dog in which they had less than 15% of their points from free throws.

**Udog** · 01-30-2020, 05:34 PM

By: Monique Vág

TRUSTING THE MORE RELIABLE OFFENSE

Charlotte finally snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 97-92 victory Tuesday night against the Knicks. This was the Hornets fifth game over their last seven they were held under 100 points, and the third straight game they have shot below 40 percent from the field.

The Wizards give up the most points per game in the Association at 121.3 but they also light it up from the field. They're averaging a league-high 129.3 points per game over their last three contests. Take the Wizards on the 4-point spread.

HAVE DEFENSE - WILL TRAVEL

The Raptors are 10-point road favorites as they take on the Cavaliers. The Raptors have won eight straight contests overall and seven in a row on the road.

The last time these two teams met up on December 31st, the Raptors held the Cavaliers to 42.5 percent shooting from the floor and only 97 points. Expect much the same out of the Raptors who surrender the second fewest points per game to opponents on the road at 105. Bet Under the Cavaliers team total of 106.5.

BACKING THE HEALTHIER OPTION

The 76ers are 7-point road favorites as they travel to Atlanta. The Hawks have split the most recent 10 games in the head-to-head, and have covered the spread in seven of the last eight home games versus the 76ers.

The Hawks have been shooting the ball well over their most recent three games, averaging 125.7 ppg throughout that stretch. With Philadelphia's lengthy injury report, and a lot of uncertainties on the offensive end, expect the Hawks to keep things close and take Atlanta and the points.

PG 3 BACK IN ACTION

The Kings are on the tail end of a back-to-back as 13.5-point underdogs as they travel to Los Angeles to face the Clippers.

Sacramento has lost 10 straight in the head-to-head versus Los Angeles. Over the last three meetings, the Kings have been outscored 114-101 while being held under 42 percent shooting from the floor. With Paul George and Patrick Beverely back in the lineup, look for the Clippers to become even more dominant defensively and hold the Kings Under their team total of 106.5.

DEFENSIVE BATTLE

The Jazz have won 14 of their most recent 17 games overall, but find themselves in a tricky matchup today as 1-point road underdogs versus The Nuggets. Denver has posted an 18-6 home record this season, but will still be shorthanded for today's contest with Paul Millsap, Mason Plumlee and Jamal Murray all listed as out.

Offensively the Jazz are clicking, shooting at least 50 percent from the floor in seven of their last 10 games. Today they take on a Denver team that is equally as good on the defensive end of the floor but is missing some key offensive weapons. With Utah playing on a back-to-back, and the Nuggets giving up only 103.9 ppg at home, bet Under the game total of 215.5.

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