Friday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 12/25

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Friday, December 25

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NOTE: As information becomes available, we will attempt to post the trends and indexes as soon as possible.Information is posted from what we believe are reliable sources.Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the posting member or BettorsChat.

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Some interesting college football bowl spreads:
— Iowa (-14.5) vs Missouri
— Florida (-3) vs Oklahoma
— West Virginia (-7) vs Army
— Tulsa (-2.5) vs Mississippi State
— San Jose State (-8.5) vs Ball State
— TCU (-5.5) vs Arkansas

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 328,481
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13) NFL playoffs were expanded to 14 teams this year, so only the #1 seed in each conference gets a bye; over the last seven years, of the 14 teams to make the Super Bowl, 10 were one-seeds and four were 2-seeds. Having the bye has obviously been an advantage.

12) Last five years, teams that had the first round by e were 12-7-1 ATS on the second weekend, which was their first playoff game that year.

11) Over last three years, underdogs are 8-2-1 ATS on first weekend of the playoffs; one game was pick ‘em.

10) 2012 Ravens are last Super Bowl champ that didn’t have a first round bye.

9) Underdogs are 12-7 ATS in last 19 Super Bowls, though favorites covered the last two.

8) Baseball doings:
— Pirates traded 1B Josh Bell to Washington, for two young pitchers.
— Detroit signed free agent pitcher Jose Urena.

7) Atlanta Hawks led Chicago 83-59 at halftime Wednesday; are the Hawks that good, or are the Bulls terrible? (With Billy Donovan coaching, they won’t be bad for very long).

6) Charlotte Hornets C Cody Zeller broke his left hand Thursday, is out 4-6 weeks.

5) Pitt Panthers’ best player, Justin Champagnie, is out 6-8 weeks hurting his knee in practice this week. Pitt is off to 5-2 start, 1-1 in ACC games.

4) Hawai’i 28, Houston 14:
— Rainbows picked off three passes, jumped out to a 21-0 lead.
— After Houston but the lead to 21-14, Rainbows ran a kick back for a TD, sealing the deal.
— This was Hawai’i’s first bowl on the mainland since the Sugar Bowl after the ’08 season.

3) Wednesday’s UCLA-Oregon basketball game was postponed, not because any players or coaches had COVID, but because of COVID-19 testing protocols for the refs.

2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven’t scored a first quarter point in their last four games; they signed QB Drew Stanton to their practice squad, replacing the departed Josh Rosen. Stanton was with Bruce Arians in Arizona; he knows the offense.

1) Way back when, when Steve Alford was a great college player at Indiana, I was convinced that someday, he would be coach of the Hoosiers. His dad was a high school coach in Indiana, it just made sense that someday, Steve Alford would run the Hoosiers, but it hasn’t happened.

This is a goofy idea, but Indiana/Nevada should trade coaches; Indiana is 26-33 under Archie Miller in conference games, not very good. Alford has gone from Missouri State to Iowa to New Mexico to UCLA to Nevada- he’s made four Sweet 16’s, but no Elite 8’s.

Alford is 25-15 at Nevada, while totally remaking the roster after Eric Musselman left; it would be good theater if got to come home and coach Indiana.

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NEW ORLEANS (1 - 0) at MIAMI (0 - 1) - 12/25/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 53-80 ATS (-35.0 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MIAMI is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) against Southwest division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

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

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GOLDEN STATE (0 - 1) at MILWAUKEE (0 - 1) - 12/25/2020, 2:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 99-78 ATS (+13.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 48-31 ATS (+13.9 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 54-36 ATS (+14.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 295-354 ATS (-94.4 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

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

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BROOKLYN (1 - 0) at BOSTON (1 - 0) - 12/25/2020, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 51-35 ATS (+12.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

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DALLAS (0 - 1) at LA LAKERS (0 - 1) - 12/25/2020, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 457-373 ATS (+46.7 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 180-223 ATS (-65.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

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

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LA CLIPPERS (1 - 0) at DENVER (0 - 1) - 12/25/2020, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 68-46 ATS (+17.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 9-5 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 8-6 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Trend Report
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New Orleans @ Miami
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans's last 11 games
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Miami is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against New Orleans

Golden State @ Milwaukee
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home

Brooklyn @ Boston
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing Boston
Brooklyn is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

Dallas @ LA Lakers
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games when playing LA Lakers
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
LA Lakers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Dallas

LA Clippers @ Denver
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing LA Clippers


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577NEW ORLEANS -578 MIAMI
NEW ORLEANS are 6-26 ATS (-22.6 Units) in road games off a win by 10 points or more as an underdog since 1996.

579GOLDEN STATE -580 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 54-36 ATS (14.4 Units) vs. losing teams in the last 3 seasons.

581BROOKLYN -582 BOSTON
BOSTON is 14-3 ATS (10.7 Units) when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 70%) over the last 2 seasons.

583DALLAS -584 LA LAKERS
DALLAS are 29-13 ATS (14.7 Units) off a road loss in the last 3 seasons.

585LA CLIPPERS -586 DENVER
LA CLIPPERS are 68-46 ATS (17.4 Units) as a favorite in the last 3 seasons.