Cnotes 2020-2021 nba trends, news, best bets and opinions thru the playoffs !

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at WAS 07:00 PM
WAS -4.0.........112 - 128......WINNER
O 237.5..............................WINNER

CLE at PHI 07:00 PM
CLE +11.0.................112 - 109...WINNER
O 223.0..................LOSER

IND at NY 08:00 PM
NY +1.5.........107 - 110.....WINNER
O 218.0

DEN at OKC 08:00 PM
OKC +7.0...........126 - 96
O 220.5.................LOSER

NO at SA 08:00 PM
NO -3.0..........114 - 117.....PUSH
O 231.0.....................WINNER

UTA at ORL 08:00 PM
UTA -10.5............124 - 109
U 221.5.............LOSER

DAL at BK 08:30 PM
DAL +4.0..........115 - 98.....WINNER
O 236.0.........................LOSER



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Feb.27,2021...........6 - 4.......+8.00
Feb.26,2021...........2 - 13.....-61.50
Feb.25,2021...........4 - 6.......-13.00
Feb.24,2021...........6 - 8.......-14.00
Feb.23,2021...........6 - 10......-25.00
Feb.22,2021...........3 - 6........-18.00
Feb.21,2021...........7 - 6........+2.00
Feb.20,2021...........7 - 2........+24.00
Feb.19,2021...........8 - 8.........-4.00
Feb.18,2021...........3 - 3.........-1.50
Feb.17,2021...........9 - 5........+17.50
Feb.16, 2021...........3 - 5.........-12.50
Feb.15, 2021...........6 - 5.........+2.50
Feb.14, 2021...........8 - 5.........+12.50
Feb 13, 2021...........5 - 2........+14.00
Feb.12.2021...........9 - 7.........+6.50
Feb.11, 2021..........5 - 3.........+8.50
Feb.10, 2021..........6 - 5.........+ 2.50
Feb.09, 2021..........3 - 5.........- 12.50
Feb.08, 2021..........4 - 4.........- 2.00
Feb.07, 2021..........6 - 2.........+19.00
Feb.06, 2021..........7 - 5.........+ 7.50
Feb.05, 2021..........5 - 6.........- 8.00
Feb.04, 2021..........4 - 2.........+ 9.00
Feb.03, 2021..........3 - 7.........- 23.50
Feb.02, 2021..........4 - 2.........+ 9.00
Feb.01, 2021......... 3 - 4..........- 7.00

TOTALS.................137 - 137.....-70.50


January Best Bets Totals............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00


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December's Best Bet Record:....4 - 6......40%......- 13.00

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Six guys who were student managers for their college hoop teams:
— Auburn coach Bruce Pearl (Boston College)
— LSU coach Will Wade (Clemson)
— Clippers’ executive Lawrence Frank (Indiana)
— Thunder coach Mar Daigneault (UConn)
— Texas Tech coach Chris Beard (Texas)
— Iowa State coach Steve Prohm (Alabama)

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 510,658
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Wrapping up a basketball Saturday……

13) Will any of this season’s scheduling oddities become normal in the future? Will playing two games at one site over 2-3 days, which reduces travel, become the new normal, or will things go back to the way they were last year?

Friday nights have always been a slow night for college hoop, but this year, Fridays have been busier than Wednesday/Thursdays. I’m guessing the TV people would prefer leaving Fridays to the NBA and getting college games back to mid-week dates, but that remains to be seen.

12) Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats recently signed a contract extension that will pay him $3.225M/year, not bad for a guy who, eight years ago, was a high school Math teacher and the basketball coach at a Michigan HS. He taught at the school for 11 years; now he’s rich.

Alabama is 19-6 this year, 14-2 in the SEC; they’ll be a high seed in the NCAA’s.

11) Oklahoma State 94, Oklahoma 90, OT— Cade Cunningham scored 40 points for OSU, in an impressive one-man show. Cunningham’s brother was hired as an assistant coach by the Cowboys last year, as an inducement for his brother to come to Stillwater.

Whatever they’re paying the brother, it ain’t enough. Oklahoma State will play in the NCAA’s before they get their probation from the NCAAs. Cunningham will be a walking advertisement for the Oklahoma State program when he plays in the NBA.

10) Louisville 80, Duke 73 OT
— Cardinals blew a 12-point lead, but pulled away for the OT win.
— ESPN’s Jay Bilas (a Duke alum) calls most Duke games, but he was at Kansas-Baylor, so ESPN showed they give Duke no special treatment— Chris Spatola was the analyst. He is Coach K’s son-in-law.

Oy.

9) Kansas 71, Baylor 58— Bears lose for first time in 18 games; this was their second game back after a 21-day COVID pause. Selection Sunday is two weeks from today, so their first game in the NCAA Tournament is 18-19 days away. Will they have their legs back by then?

8) North Carolina 78, Florida State 70
— This was Roy Williams’ 900th career win; 482 at Carolina, 418 at Kansas.
— Florida State led this game by 16 in the first half.
— Peaks/valleys: Carolina got hammered at home by Marquette during the week.

7) Upsets of the Day:
— Tennessee Tech (+10.5) 71, Murray State 61
— Northridge (+10) 90, Bakersfield 87
— Rider (+9.5) 78, Saint Peter’s 65
— Vanderbilt (+9.5) 75, Ole Miss 70
— Auburn (+8) 77, Tennessee 72
— Bradley (+8) 67, Drake 61
— Oregon State (+7) 73, Stanford 62
— Boston College (+7) 94, Notre Dame 90

6) Texas Tech 68, Texas 59:
— Longhorns are 4-6 in their last ten games, after a 10-1 start.
— Tech’s win snaps a 3-game losing skid.

5) Morehead State 89, Belmont 82, OT
— Belmont lost twice this week, after starting the season 24-1.
— Morehead was 31-39 on foul line, Belmont 14-19.

4) Auburn 77, Tennessee 72— Tigers pull the upset without star G Sherife Cooper, who is out for the year. Excellent coaching job by Bruce Pearl, but also a disturbing loss for Tennessee, which looked lackluster in defeat. When network TV guys say it on the air, it had to be obvious.

3) Arkansas 83, LSU 75— Razorbacks have won six in row, nine of last ten games. LSU takes lot of quick shots and doesn’t pass the ball so much- they’re 4-6 in their last ten games, after they started the season 10-2.

2) Gonzaga 86, LMU 69— Gonzaga is the last unbeaten team in the country which puts the target right on their backs. Zags have one single-digit win the entire season (December 2nd vs West Virginia); when they have to play a close game in the NCAA’s, will that hurt them?

1) There are a lot of teams who are capable of beating anyone on a given day, but it seems like there are very few teams who are consistently good. Winning a national title takes six wins a row, the last four (or five) over strong teams.

The eventual national champ this year may be a team that gets help from upsets elsewhere in their bracket, not unlike Kansas in 1988.

[StarDust Bum]

563LA CLIPPERS -564 MILWAUKEE
LA CLIPPERS are 62-40 ATS (18 Units) versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.

565CHICAGO -566 TORONTO
CHICAGO is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

567NEW YORK -568 DETROIT
DETROIT is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) off a home loss in the current season.

569ATLANTA -570 MIAMI
ATLANTA is 9-27 ATS (-20.7 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

571WASHINGTON -572 BOSTON
BOSTON is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after allowing 105 points or more 3 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

575GOLDEN STATE -576 LA LAKERS
GOLDEN STATE is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) after covering 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

577PHOENIX -578 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 8-23 ATS (-17.3 Units) after failing to cover 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

579CHARLOTTE -580 SACRAMENTO
CHARLOTTE is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) in road games after allowing 105 points or more 3 straight games over the last 2 seasons.


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, February 28

LA Clippers @ Milwaukee
Clippers (24-11)
— Clippers won seven of their last ten games overall.
— Clippers are 6-3 ATS in last nine road games.
— Under is 3-1 in their last four games.

Bucks (20-13)
— Milwaukee won last four games (3-1 ATS), after an 0-5 skid.
— Bucks are 11-7 ATS at home this season.
— Over is 7-2 in Milwaukee’s last nine home games

— Bucks won last three series games.
— Clippers are 2-2-1 ATS in last five visits to Milwaukee.
— Three of last four series games went over.

Chicago vs Toronto (@ Tampa)
Bulls (15-17)
— Chicago won five of its last seven games SU.
— Bulls are 11-4 ATS on the road this season.
— Over is 7-4 in their last 11 road games.

Raptors (17-17)
— Toronto won five of its last its seven games.
— Raptors are 6-9 ATS at home this season.
— Under is 4-2 in last six Toronto games.

— Toronto won last 10 series games (6-3 ATS last nine)
— Bulls covered three of last four road series games.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Washington @ Boston
Wizards (13-18)
— Wizards won/covered seven of their last eight games overall.
— Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last five road games.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games.

Celtics (16-17)
— Boston is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
— Celtics are 10-4 ATS at home this season.
— Over is 5-1 in last six Boston games.

— Washington won three of last four series games.
— Wizards are 1-3-1 ATS in last five visits to Boston.
— Last four series games stayed under the total.

New York @ Detroit
Knicks (17-17)
— New York won six of last eight games (9-3 ATS last 12).
— Knicks are 3-4 ATS if they played night before.
— Under is 3-1-1 in New York’s last five games.

Pistons (9-24)
— Detroit lost 10 of its last 14 games (6-5 ATS last 11)
— Pistons are 5-2 ATS in last seven home games.
— Under is 5-1 in Detroit’s last six games.

— Knicks won last two series games, after losing previous eight.
— New York is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Detroit.
— Three of last four series games stayed under the total.

Atlanta @ Miami
Hawks (14-19)
— Atlanta lost seven of its last ten games.
— Hawks are 4-8 ATS in their last 12 road games.
— 11 of Atlanta’s 13 games went over the total.

Heat (16-17)
— Miami won five in row, nine of its last 12 games overall.
— Heat is 3-1 ATS in last four home games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— Heat won four of last five series games.
— Hawks are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Miami.
— Over is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Memphis @ Houston
Grizzlies (14-15)
— Memphis lost three of its last four games.
— Grizzlies are 1-4 ATS in last five road games.
— Under is 5-0 in their last five games.

Rockets (11-20)
— Houston lost its last ten games (1-9 ATS).
— Rockets covered once in their last eight home games.
— Under is 10-0-1 in their last 11 home games.

— Rockets won eight of last ten series games.
— Memphis is 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Houston.
— Three of last four series games stayed under.

Golden State @ LA Lakers
Warriors (19-15)
— Golden State won/covered five of its last seven games.
— Warriors are 5-3 ATS in their last eight road games.
— Under is 5-1 in their last six road games.

Lakers (23-11)
— Lakers lost five of last seven games, are 3-8 ATS in last 11.
— Lakers are 2-6 ATS in their last eight home games.
— Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Anthony Davis is still out here.

— Lakers won three of last four series games.
— Warriors covered three of last four series games played here.
— Under is 6-3 in last nine series games.

Phoenix @ Minnesota
Suns (21-11)
— Phoenix won/covered 13 of its last 16 games.
— Suns are 5-1 ATS in their last six road games.
— Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Timberwolves (7-27)
— Minnesota lost 11 of last 12, 21 of its last 25 games.
— Wolves are 0-7 ATS in their last seven games overall.
— Over is 3-0 in their last three games.

— Teams split last ten series games.
— Suns are 3-0-1 ATS in last four visits to Minnesota.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

Charlotte @ Sacramento
Hornets (15-17)
— Charlotte lost four of its last seven games.
— Hornets are 2-4 ATS in their last six road games.
— Over is 8-2 in Charlotte’s last ten road games.

Kings (13-20)
— Sacramento is 1-9 SU/ATS in last ten games overall.
— Kings are 0-5 ATS in their last five home games.
— Over is 8-1 in Sacramento’s last nine games.

— Charlotte won six of last seven series games.
— Hornets covered four of last five visits to Sacramento.
— Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.


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NBA

Sunday, February 28

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Trend Report
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LA Clippers @ Milwaukee
LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
LA Clippers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Washington @ Boston
Washington
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 12-2-1 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against Washington

Chicago @ Toronto
Chicago
Chicago is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

New York @ Detroit
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games

Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Memphis @ Houston
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games on the road
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Memphis

Golden State @ LA Lakers
Golden State
Golden State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games on the road
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
LA Lakers is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games

Phoenix @ Minnesota
Phoenix
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Charlotte @ Sacramento
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games on the road
Charlotte is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Sacramento
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Sacramento's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games at home


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NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, February 28

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LA CLIPPERS (24 - 11) at MILWAUKEE (20 - 13) - 2/28/2021, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 58-38 ATS (+16.2 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 45-29 ATS (+13.1 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 301-362 ATS (-97.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 88-140 ATS (-66.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1996.

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

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CHICAGO (15 - 17) at TORONTO (17 - 17) - 2/28/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CHICAGO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
TORONTO is 23-41 ATS (-22.1 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 7-0 straight up against CHICAGO 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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NEW YORK (17 - 17) at DETROIT (9 - 24) - 2/28/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

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

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ATLANTA (14 - 19) at MIAMI (16 - 17) - 2/28/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 18-31 ATS (-16.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-27 ATS (-20.7 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 12-23 ATS (-13.3 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-3 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 4-4 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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WASHINGTON (13 - 18) at BOSTON (16 - 17) - 2/28/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 59-86 ATS (-35.6 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-48 ATS (-26.8 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 27-47 ATS (-24.7 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 66-52 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 24-9 ATS (+14.1 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-4 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-3 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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MEMPHIS (14 - 15) at HOUSTON (11 - 20) - 2/28/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 11-20 ATS (-11.0 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HOUSTON is 40-56 ATS (-21.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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GOLDEN STATE (19 - 15) at LA LAKERS (23 - 11) - 2/28/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 4-4 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 4-4 straight up against GOLDEN STATE 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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PHOENIX (21 - 11) at MINNESOTA (7 - 27) - 2/28/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 21-11 ATS (+8.9 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 45-32 ATS (+9.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 37-58 ATS (-26.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-52 ATS (-29.2 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-43 ATS (-19.3 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-32 ATS (-21.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-29 ATS (-22.9 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) against Pacific division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 19-36 ATS (-20.6 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-50 ATS (-25.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 25-45 ATS (-24.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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CHARLOTTE (15 - 17) at SACRAMENTO (13 - 20) - 2/28/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 206-257 ATS (-76.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 40-62 ATS (-28.2 Units) in road games after allowing 115 points or more since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 44-28 ATS (+13.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

[StarDust Bum]

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LAC at MIL 03:30 PM
MIL -1.0
O 233.5

WAS at BOS 07:00 PM
WAS +6.5
O 233.0

CHI at TOR 07:00 PM
CHI +4.5
U 223.0

ATL at MIA 08:00 PM
MIA -6.0
O 220.0

GS at LAL 08:00 PM
GS +3.0
U 220.5

MEM at HOU 08:00 PM
HOU +4.0
U 223.5

NY at DET 08:00 PM
NY +1.0
U 211.0

PHO at MIN 09:00 PM
PHO -10.5
O 225.5

CHA at SAC 10:00 PM
CHA +1.0
O 239.0



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Feb.27,2021...........6 - 4.......+8.00
Feb.26,2021...........2 - 13.....-61.50
Feb.25,2021...........4 - 6.......-13.00
Feb.24,2021...........6 - 8.......-14.00
Feb.23,2021...........6 - 10......-25.00
Feb.22,2021...........3 - 6........-18.00
Feb.21,2021...........7 - 6........+2.00
Feb.20,2021...........7 - 2........+24.00
Feb.19,2021...........8 - 8.........-4.00
Feb.18,2021...........3 - 3.........-1.50
Feb.17,2021...........9 - 5........+17.50
Feb.16, 2021...........3 - 5.........-12.50
Feb.15, 2021...........6 - 5.........+2.50
Feb.14, 2021...........8 - 5.........+12.50
Feb 13, 2021...........5 - 2........+14.00
Feb.12.2021...........9 - 7.........+6.50
Feb.11, 2021..........5 - 3.........+8.50
Feb.10, 2021..........6 - 5.........+ 2.50
Feb.09, 2021..........3 - 5.........- 12.50
Feb.08, 2021..........4 - 4.........- 2.00
Feb.07, 2021..........6 - 2.........+19.00
Feb.06, 2021..........7 - 5.........+ 7.50
Feb.05, 2021..........5 - 6.........- 8.00
Feb.04, 2021..........4 - 2.........+ 9.00
Feb.03, 2021..........3 - 7.........- 23.50
Feb.02, 2021..........4 - 2.........+ 9.00
Feb.01, 2021......... 3 - 4..........- 7.00

TOTALS.................137 - 137.....-70.50


January Best Bets Totals............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00


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December's Best Bet Record:....4 - 6......40%......- 13.00

[StarDust Bum]

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LAC at MIL 03:30 PM
MIL -1.0..........100 - 105......WINNER
O 233.5................LOSER

WAS at BOS 07:00 PM
WAS +6.5.............110 - 111....WINNER
O 233.0...................LOSER

CHI at TOR 07:00 PM
CHI +4.5...............PPD
U 223.0

ATL at MIA 08:00 PM
MIA -6.0...........99 - 109....WINNER
O 220.0...............LOSER

GS at LAL 08:00 PM
GS +3.0...............91 - 117...LOSER
U 220.5

MEM at HOU 08:00 PM
HOU +4.0..........133 - 84
U 223.5...............WINNER

NY at DET 08:00 PM
NY +1.0
U 211.0

PHO at MIN 09:00 PM
PHO -10.5............118 - 99.....WINNER
O 225.5...............LOSER

CHA at SAC 10:00 PM
CHA +1.0.................127 - 126....WINNER
O 239.0....................WINNER



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Feb.282021............7 - 4........+13.00
Feb.27,2021...........6 - 4.......+8.00
Feb.26,2021...........2 - 13.....-61.50
Feb.25,2021...........4 - 6.......-13.00
Feb.24,2021...........6 - 8.......-14.00
Feb.23,2021...........6 - 10......-25.00
Feb.22,2021...........3 - 6........-18.00
Feb.21,2021...........7 - 6........+2.00
Feb.20,2021...........7 - 2........+24.00
Feb.19,2021...........8 - 8.........-4.00
Feb.18,2021...........3 - 3.........-1.50
Feb.17,2021...........9 - 5........+17.50
Feb.16, 2021...........3 - 5.........-12.50
Feb.15, 2021...........6 - 5.........+2.50
Feb.14, 2021...........8 - 5.........+12.50
Feb 13, 2021...........5 - 2........+14.00
Feb.12.2021...........9 - 7.........+6.50
Feb.11, 2021..........5 - 3.........+8.50
Feb.10, 2021..........6 - 5.........+ 2.50
Feb.09, 2021..........3 - 5.........- 12.50
Feb.08, 2021..........4 - 4.........- 2.00
Feb.07, 2021..........6 - 2.........+19.00
Feb.06, 2021..........7 - 5.........+ 7.50
Feb.05, 2021..........5 - 6.........- 8.00
Feb.04, 2021..........4 - 2.........+ 9.00
Feb.03, 2021..........3 - 7.........- 23.50
Feb.02, 2021..........4 - 2.........+ 9.00
Feb.01, 2021......... 3 - 4..........- 7.00

TOTALS.................144 - 141.....-57.50


January Best Bets Totals............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00


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December's Best Bet Record:....4 - 6......40%......- 13.00

[StarDust Bum]

Monday’s 6-pack
Over/under major league win totals (from DraftKings):
102.5— Dodgers
95.5— Bronx Bombers
94.5— Padres
91.5— Braves, White Sox
90.5— Mets
88.5— Twins

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 510,658
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Never miss a good chance to shut up.”
Will Rogers

Monday’s quiz
Which NBA team used to play its home games in St Louis?

Sunday’s quiz
Virginia won the last NCAA Tournament, two years ago; they beat Texas Tech in the final.

Saturday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle managed the Colorado Rockies, in their one World Series appearance.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Quick piece of advice: don’t bet on spring training games this year.

They have some unusual rules this year; one of the weird ones is if a pitcher throws 20+ pitches in an inning, his manager can simply end the inning, just by saying so.

Up 5-2 in top of 6th Sunday, Angels had bases loaded, but the SF pitcher had reached 20 pitches that inning, so Gabe Kapler just told the umpire the half-inning was over. MLB is trying to prevent pitchers from overworking themselves this spring.

Some games are 5 innings, some 7, others 9, at least until March 13, when they’re expected to go back to all nine-inning games.

12) If you were born on February 29, when do you celebrate your birthday? The 28th? March 1? Must be odd having a birthday once every four years.

11) There is a basketball player at South Alabama named Kayo Goncalves: here are his shooting stats for this year, his senior season:

— 2-point shots: 7-19, 36.8%
— foul shots: 9-14, 64.3%
— 3-point shots: 65-168, 36.7%

He mustn’t dribble very much, just catch/shoot. Jaguars are 16-10 overall this season, 23-14 in Sun Belt play the last two seasons. Sun Belt basketball is fun to watch.

10) Knicks 109, Pistons 90— Knicks are 18-17, first time since 2013 that they’ve been over .500 after 35 games. Tom Thibodeau is a very good coach.

9) QB Allen Bowman is transferring from Texas Tech to Michigan; Jim Harbaugh had a young QB play for him last year and it didn’t go well, so he grabs another transfer. Bowman threw for 2,600+ yards the last two seasons.

8) It was great to watch actual baseball games Sunday, even meaningless exhibition games. Regular season starts April 1st, four weeks from Thursday.

7) Marcus Semien got $18M to play for Toronto this season, but he is also moving from SS to second base, and he’ll play most of his home games on artificial turf.

Blue Jays will stay in Florida for their first two homestands, and they’ll play it by ear from there, as far as COVID protocols go. Blue Jays played their home games in Buffalo last year, but you don’t want to play outdoors in Buffalo in April.

6) Butler 73, Villanova 61— Villanova shot 2-27 from the arc; they’re shooting 36.1% for the season behind the arc. This is the kind of game teams will have to avoid in the tournament; you lay an egg there and your season ends quickly.

5) Iowa 73, Ohio State 57— In reality, NCAA Tournament will have three #1-seeds (Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan) and five #2-seeds, just that one of the five will be named as a #1-seed, but who will it be? Buckeyes had a shot, but they’ve lost three in a row now, so that won’t happen.

4) Victor Oladipo rejected a 2-year, $45.2M contract extension from the Houston Rockets; you know your life is going well when $45.2M isn’t a good deal. He wants a contract that is longer than two years, and if he stays healthy, he’ll probably get it.

3) Charlotte 127, Sacramento 126:
— Sacramento led by 8 with 0:55 left.
— Kings missed five foul shots in the last 1:09.
— Charlotte’s best player, Gordon Hayward, didn’t play.
— Sacramento has lost 10 of its last 11 games.

2) RIP to Irv Cross, 81, who passed away Sunday. Cross was a DB in the NFL for nine years (Eagles, Rams) but was better known as a popular person on the NFL Today pregame show for many years, with Brent Musburger, Phyllis George and Jimmy the Greek. RIP, sir.

1) Sunday was the 38th anniversary of the last episode of M*A*S*H, one of the all-time great TV shows. Spent many an hour watching M*A*S*H re-runs on weekday afternoons; the episodes with MacLean Stevenson were my favorites.

[StarDust Bum]

501DALLAS -502 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 2-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.

503INDIANA -504 PHILADELPHIA
INDIANA is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) versus good 3 point shooting teams - making >=36% of their attempts in the current season.

505UTAH -506 NEW ORLEANS
UTAH is 12-0 ATS (12 Units) after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

507CLEVELAND -508 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 95-63 ATS (25.7 Units) after failing to cover 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread since 1996.

509DENVER -510 CHICAGO
DENVER is 8-25 ATS (-19.5 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

511BROOKLYN -512 SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) versus good 3 point shooting teams - making >=36% of their attempts in the current season.


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Dunkel

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, March 1

Dallas @ Orlando
Mavericks (16-16)
— Mavericks won seven of their last nine games.
— Mavericks are 9-3 ATS in last dozen road games.
— Under is 4-0 in last four Dallas games.

Magic (13-21)
— Orlando lost 11 of its last 15 games.
— Magic is 0-4 ATS in last four games.
— Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.

— Dallas won six of last eight series games.
— Mavericks are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Orlando.
— Three of last four series games went over the total.

Indiana @ Philadelphia
Pacers (15-17)
— Indiana lost eight of its last 11 games.
— Pacers are 0-4 ATS in their last four games.
— Over is 4-1-1 in Indiana’s last six games.

76ers (22-12)
— 76ers are 4-5 SU in their last nine games.
— Sixers are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 home games.
— Under is 4-1 in Philly’s last five games.

— Pacers won three of last four series games.
— Indiana covered three of last four visits to Philly.
— Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Denver @ Chicago
Nuggets (18-15)
— Denver is 6-4 in its last ten games overall.
— Nuggets are 2-6 ATS in last eight road games.
— Under is 3-2 in Denver’s last five games.

Bulls (15-17)
— Chicago won five of its last seven games SU.
— Bulls are 4-7-1 ATS in last dozen home games.
— Over is 4-2 in their last six home games.

— Denver won last seven series games (5-2 ATS)
— Nuggets are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Chicago.
— Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Utah @ New Orleans
Jazz (27-7)
— Utah won 23 of its last 26 games (22-3-1 ATS).
— Jazz is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 road games.
— Over is 9-4-1 in Utah’s last 14 road games.

Pelicans (14-19)
— New Orleans lost six of its last ten games overall.
— Pelicans are 6-8 ATS in their last 14 home games.
— Over is 17-3-2 in their last 22 games.

— Utah won six of last seven series games.
— Jazz are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Bourbon Street.
— Five of last six series games went over.

Brooklyn @ San Antonio
Nets (22-13)
— Brooklyn won/covered eight of their last nine games.
— Nets are 5-0 ATS in last five road games.
— Four of last five Brooklyn games stayed under.

Spurs (17-12)
— San Antonio six five of its last eight games overall.
— Spurs are 2-4 ATS in their last six home games.
— Under is 6-2 in Spurs’ last eight games.

— Spurs won eight of last ten games with Brooklyn.
— Nets are 1-4 ATS in last five visits to the Alamo.
— Three of last four series games went over.

Charlotte @ Portland
Hornets (16-17)
— Charlotte is 6-4 SU in its last ten games.
— Hornets are 3-4 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Over is 9-2 in Charlotte’s last 11 road games.
— Hornets won in Sacramento last nite, after trailing by 8 with 0:55 left.
— Hayward (hand) missed last night’s game.

Trailblazers (18-14)
— Portland lost its last four games, after an 8-1 run.
— Blazers are 5-9 ATS at home this season.
— Under is 3-1 in Portland’s last four games.

— Portland won last six series games (5-1 ATS)
— Hornets lost their last 11 visits to Portland (1-4 ATS last five)
— Over is 2-0-1 in last three series games.

Cleveland @ Houston
Cavaliers (13-21)
— Cleveland won last three games, after an 0-10 skid .
— Cavaliers are 1-9 ATS in their last ten road games.
— Five of last six Cleveland games stayed under the total.

Rockets (11-21)
— Houston lost its last 11 games (1-10 ATS).
— Rockets covered once in their last nine home games.
— Under is 11-0-1 in their last 12 home games.

— Rockets won five of last seven series games.
— Cavaliers are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Houston.
— Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.


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NBA

Monday, March 1

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Trend Report
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Dallas @ Orlando
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Orlando is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas

Indiana @ Philadelphia
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games

Denver @ Chicago
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing at home against Denver

Utah @ New Orleans
Utah
Utah is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Utah is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of New Orleans's last 11 games

Brooklyn @ San Antonio
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
San Antonio is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Brooklyn

Cleveland @ Houston
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Houston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Charlotte @ Portland
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Charlotte's last 8 games
Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte


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NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, March 1

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DALLAS (16 - 16) at ORLANDO (13 - 21) - 3/1/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 194-152 ATS (+26.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
DALLAS is 81-54 ATS (+21.6 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 49-32 ATS (+13.8 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 25-39 ATS (-17.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 21-36 ATS (-18.6 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-1 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-1 straight up against ORLANDO 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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INDIANA (15 - 17) at PHILADELPHIA (22 - 12) - 3/1/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 79-52 ATS (+21.8 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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UTAH (27 - 7) at NEW ORLEANS (14 - 19) - 3/1/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 25-9 ATS (+15.1 Units) in all games this season.
UTAH is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
UTAH is 23-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) as a favorite this season.
UTAH is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 16-1 ATS (+14.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
UTAH is 17-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
UTAH is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
UTAH is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
UTAH is 22-5 ATS (+16.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
UTAH is 21-6 ATS (+14.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 26-41 ATS (-19.1 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 5-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 7-2 straight up against NEW ORLEANS 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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CLEVELAND (13 - 21) at HOUSTON (11 - 21) - 3/1/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in road games this season.
CLEVELAND is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.
CLEVELAND is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
CLEVELAND is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
HOUSTON is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 31-46 ATS (-19.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 16-32 ATS (-19.2 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 15-28 ATS (-15.8 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HOUSTON is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-1 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 2-2 straight up against CLEVELAND 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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DENVER (18 - 15) at CHICAGO (15 - 17) - 3/1/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
DENVER is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DENVER is 32-48 ATS (-20.8 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CHICAGO is 36-54 ATS (-23.4 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 148-196 ATS (-67.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 25-44 ATS (-23.4 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 1-1 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (22 - 13) at SAN ANTONIO (17 - 12) - 3/1/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 1140-1011 ATS (+27.9 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 581-491 ATS (+40.9 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 381-315 ATS (+34.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 324-263 ATS (+34.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 43-27 ATS (+13.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 83-62 ATS (+14.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

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

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CHARLOTTE (16 - 17) at PORTLAND (18 - 14) - 3/1/2021, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 27-51 ATS (-29.1 Units) in road games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 207-257 ATS (-75.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 45-28 ATS (+14.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 2-1 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 3-0 straight up against CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


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Hoop Trends for Monday March 1
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Utah at New Orleans (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Jazz are 10-0 ATS (8.80 ppg) after Rudy Gobert had more rebounds than points last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Denver at Chicago (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Nuggets are 0-14 ATS (-12.75 ppg) as a road favorite with rest coming off a 9+ point win.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Utah at New Orleans (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Pelicans are 12-0 OU (12.62 ppg) after Brandon Ingram was their high scorer last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at Houston (9:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Cavaliers are 0-11-1 OU (-12.83 ppg) on the road off a win as a dog in which they scored at least 18 fast break points.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[StarDust Bum]

MONDAY, MARCH 1
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

IND at PHI 07:00 PM
IND +4.5...........114 - 130
U 223.0..................LOSER

DAL at ORL 07:00 PM
DAL -6.5............130 - 124.....LOSER
U 221.0............LOSER

UTA at NO 08:00 PM
NO +7.0..............124 - 129
O 236.0................WINNER

DEN at CHI 08:00 PM
DEN -5.0..............118 - 112
O 226.0...................WINNER

BK at SA 08:30 PM
BK -5.0...........124 - 113.....WINNER
O 233.5

CLE at HOU 09:00 PM
CLE +2.0.........101 - 90
U 216.0.............WINNER

CHA at POR 10:30 PM
POR -6.5..........111 - 123...WINNER
U 233.0...............LOSER



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Mar. 01.............5 - 4............55 .55%...........+ 3.00


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Feb. Best Bets Totals:..........144 Wins..........141 Loses.......50.52%........-57.50

Jan. Best Bets Totals:............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00

Dec. Best Bet Totals:.............4..Wins.......... 6,Loses.........40%.............- 13.00

[StarDust Bum]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
More over/under major league win totals (from DraftKings):
87.5— Oakland A’s!!!!
86.5— Astros, Cardinals, Blue Jays
85.5— Rays
84.5— Nationals
83.5— Angels
82.5— Reds, Brewers

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 513,112
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Small, locally owned businesses are the heart and soul of a community. In the applications and the videos, it was heart-wrenching to hear about all the obstacles facing restaurants and retail establishments. So many of them are struggling just to stay in business but remain hopeful that there’s an end to this.”
Aaron Rodgers, who has contributed over $1M to small businesses around his hometown

Tuesday’s quiz
When was the last time a Division I hoop team had an undefeated national champ?

Monday’s quiz
Atlanta Hawks used to play their home games in St Louis; they moved to Atlanta in 1968.

Sunday’s quiz
Virginia won the last NCAA Tournament, two years ago; they beat Texas Tech in the final.

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Tuesday’s Den: 13 of my most memorable NCAA Tournament games:

13) Georgetown 50, Princeton 49— 1989 first round. It would be another 29 years before a #1-seed lost to a 16-seed, but Pete Carril’s Tigers came damn close in this game.

Dick Vitale was in the ESPN studio with Bob Ley that night; he says on the air if Princeton wins the game, he’ll stand on his head on the set, on the air. He damn near had to do it. Georgetown had Alonzo Mourning that year; they wound up losing in the regional final.

12) Villanova 77, North Carolina 74— 2016 national title game. I’m sitting in the Westgate SuperBook watching this game, guy sitting next to me has Villanova and the under. From the sound of his voice and his tension level, he had a lot of money on both.

Guard on North Carolina (Marcus Paige?) hits a tough shot to tie the game and put the game over the total; the guy next to me slumped in his chair, but when Kris Jenkins drained a long shot to win the national title, the guy cheered up, a lot. That night, splitting his bets was a very good thing.

11) Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79— 1988 national title game. Over the last 35 years, this was only time the underdog won all three games at the Final Four. Kansas was a #6-seed; it would be another 26 years before a lower seed (#7-seed UConn in 2014) would win a national title.

Billy Tubbs coached Oklahoma back then; I loved watching his teams, they played and with great confidence. This game was 50-50 at halftime, two conference rivals going at it, but the Jayhawks had Danny Manning, and he led them to a surprising national championship.

10) Vermont 60, Syracuse 57 OT— 2005 first round. Back then, group of us would gather at an Off Track Betting sports bar, hunker down for four days and watch games for 12 hours a day. Lot of fun, lot of bantering back/forth. Wish the casino in Schenectady was around back then.

This was the year Tom Brennan coached Vermont to a big upset in the first round; they were a 9-point underdog in this game. Brennan later became a talk radio star, after he retired from coaching- his Catamounts lost their next game by 11 to Michigan State.

9) Northern Iowa 69, Kansas 67 OT— 2010 2nd round. I was at the MGM Grand watching this game; lot of Kansas fans were around, very cocky that their team was headed to the Sweet 16- they were the #1-seed in that region.

Problem is, no one told Northern Iowa; they hit a 3-pointer late in the game, pulled the big upset and made a lot of Jayhawk fans very sad.

That was the week I’m watching a game, kid scores a basket very early in the game and the three guys next to me start hugging each other and yelling. I ask them if that was their brother who scored that basket— they said no, they had Wake Forest in their “first to 15” bet.

I had no idea that MGM offered a bet where you picked which team got to 15 points first.

8) North Carolina 77, Oregon 76— 2017 national semifinal. Watched this game in Las Vegas with a friend of mine who had a very, very large bet on Oregon. He had both underdogs that day, and over the last 35 years, that day was the only time in national semifinals where both underdogs lost, but both covered, so he had a really good day.

South Carolina was a #7-seed that surprisingly made the Final Four that year; since then, Gamecocks are 32-36 in SEC games, and haven’t been back in NCAAs. Tough place to win.

7) North Carolina 71, Gonzaga 65— 2017 national final. This was two nights after the two dogs had covered the semi-final games. I’m at the SouthPoint sportsbook, and I sit next to three younger guys, all from San Diego. It was also opening night of baseball season.

For the next 3-4 hours, we shot the breeze about everything, mostly sports, but some other stuff too. They told me that Steve Fisher needed to retire at San Diego State (he did, right after that). First time I ever had a quesadilla (they’re good!!). Living proof that all Americans have more in common than what separates us.

6) Georgia Tech 93, Minnesota 91— 1990 regional final. I had the Gophers +3.5. Minnesota has the ball at the end, no chance to win, kid drains a 3 from the right corner at the buzzer, to send me home happy.

Long, long time ago, went to the NIT Final Four in New York City. This is 1984 or so, when I had just started working. All I remember about that night:
— Fresno State had really pretty cheerleaders who threw small boxes of raisins into the stands. Apparently, they grow a lot of raisins in Fresno.
— Someone scored a basket late in the game to cover the spread; these three guys in front of us starting yelling and hugging each other. Winning money makes you happy.
— Long busride back to Albany, then I went right to work— I was on the midnight-8am shift back then, looking at fingerprints. That was a long freakin’ night.

5) Murray State 83, Marquette 64— 2019 first round. Not a pleasant memory; I picked this game over the total, should have had Murray and the over. Marquette had no answer for Ja Morant and the Racers were going to hang 100 on a Big East team, the game was going to go way over the total, but the Marquette coach retreated his team into a zone defense and refused to try and win, to avoid embarrassment. No bueno.

Gamer stayed under the total; lets just say…….I wasn’t happy ��

4) UNLV 103, Duke 73— 1990 national title game. Wish I was in Las Vegas for this game, the night Jerry Tarkanian won his first national title. What a team that was; Larry Johnson, Greg Anthony, Stacey Augmon. Lot of midnight games on ESPN for that crew.

Back then, Big Monday was a tripleheader: Big East at 7, Big 10 at 9, Big West at midnight, after SportsCenter. UNLV was in the Big West back then; they were like Gonzaga is now, a very big fish in a fairly small pond. Lot of fun to watch.

3) Northwestern State 64, Iowa 63— 2006 first round. This was a 3-14 game; Demons were a 7-point underdog. I had gone on a local radio show when the brackets came out and predicted an outright win for Northwestern State, so I was pretty excited when it happened.

Couple years later down in Orlando, I’m watching an AAU game down in Florida and the Northwestern State coach sits next to me. I told him the story, thanked him; he told me how one of his former players was going to graduate school at Iowa that year, had given him a great scouting report on the Hawkeyes. Luckily for me.

2) Loyola Marymount 111, New Mexico State 92— 1990 first round. LMU’s first game since the tragic death of Hank Gathers during the WCC tournament, 12 days earlier.

Game was tied at halftime; Bo Kimble, LMU’s best player, had four fouls at halftime but the Lions exploded in the second half and won going away. Kimble shot his first foul shot lefty to honor his fallen teammate. LMU won two more games before losing in the regional final.

1) NC State 80, UCLA 77, 2OT— 1974 national semi-final. I was in 9th grade back then, a big NC State fan (friend of our family lived in Raleigh), used to listen to their regular season games on WBT, a radio station out of Charlotte.

David Thompson/Tom Burleson/Monte Towe were the guys for NC State- they had lost to UCLA the previous December, were expected to lose here too, seeing how UCLA had won the previous seven national titles, but after getting down 7 in overtime, they rallied back and handed Bill Walton his only loss in an NCAA Tournament game.

Years later, I’m at an AAU tournament in Orlando, sitting by myself, when Monte Towe comes in the gym near where I was. Talked to him for 5-10 minutes, good guy. Hell of a passer for a guy who was 5-foot-6 at the most.

[StarDust Bum]

515MEMPHIS -516 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.

517ATLANTA -518 MIAMI
MIAMI is 56-36 ATS (16.4 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.

521LA CLIPPERS -522 BOSTON
LA CLIPPERS are 62-41 ATS (16.9 Units) versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.

523DENVER -524 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 14-4 ATS (9.6 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.

525NEW YORK -526 SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) versus good 3 point shooting teams - making >=36% of their attempts in the current season.

525NEW YORK -526 SAN ANTONIO
NEW YORK is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) when the line is +3 to -3 in the current season.

527PHOENIX -528 LA LAKERS
PHOENIX is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.


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NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, March 2

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MEMPHIS (15 - 15) at WASHINGTON (13 - 19) - 3/2/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 185-143 ATS (+27.7 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 3-1 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 3-1 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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ATLANTA (14 - 20) at MIAMI (17 - 17) - 3/2/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 18-32 ATS (-17.2 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 30-43 ATS (-17.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-4 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 5-4 straight up against ATLANTA 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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LA CLIPPERS (24 - 12) at BOSTON (17 - 17) - 3/2/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 38-24 ATS (+11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 83-59 ATS (+18.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 147-186 ATS (-57.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-2 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS 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 (19 - 15) at MILWAUKEE (21 - 13) - 3/2/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
DENVER is 193-237 ATS (-67.7 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 116-94 ATS (+12.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 104-83 ATS (+12.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 59-38 ATS (+17.2 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 302-362 ATS (-96.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 89-140 ATS (-65.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-2 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 3-2 straight up against DENVER 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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NEW YORK (18 - 17) at SAN ANTONIO (17 - 13) - 3/2/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 1140-1012 ATS (+26.8 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 581-492 ATS (+39.8 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 384-305 ATS (+48.5 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 381-316 ATS (+33.4 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 91-65 ATS (+19.5 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 324-264 ATS (+33.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NEW YORK is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 14-29 ATS (-17.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 2-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 3-1 straight up against NEW YORK 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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PHOENIX (22 - 11) at LA LAKERS (24 - 11) - 3/2/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 11-0 ATS (+11.0 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 15-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 30-15 ATS (+13.5 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 5-2 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 6-1 straight up against PHOENIX 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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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, March 2

Memphis @ Washington
Grizzlies (15-15)
— Memphis is 6-5 in its last 11 games.
— Grizzlies are 2-4 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 6-0 in their last six games.

Wizards (13-19)
— Wizards won seven of their last nine games (8-1 ATS)
— Washington is 4-0 ATS in its last four home games.
— Over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.

— Memphis won three of last four series games.
— Grizzlies are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Washington.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven series games.

LA Clippers @ Boston
Clippers (24-12)
— Clippers lost four of their last seven games overall.
— Clippers are 6-4 ATS in last ten road games.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five games.

Celtics (17-17)
— Boston is 5-8 SU in its last 13 games.
— Celtics are 10-5 ATS at home this season.
— Over is 5-2 in last seven Boston games.

— Celtics won last two series games, after losing previous four.
— Clippers covered three of last four visits to Boston.
— Six of last seven series games went over.

Atlanta @ Miami
Hawks (14-20)
— Hawks fired their coach yesterday.
— Atlanta lost eight of its last 11 games.
— Hawks are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 road games.
— 11 of Atlanta’s 14 games went over the total.

Heat (17-17)
— Miami won six in row, 10 of its last 13 games overall.
— Heat is 4-1 ATS in last five home games.
— Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.

— Heat won five of last six series games.
— Hawks are 2-3 ATS in last five trips to Miami.
— Over is 3-2 in last five series games played here.

New York @ San Antonio
Knicks (18-17)
— New York won seven of last nine games (10-3 ATS last 13).
— Knicks are 4-1 ATS in their last five road games.
— Under is 4-1-1 in New York’s last six games.

Spurs (17-13)
— San Antonio split its last six games overall.
— Spurs are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games.
— Under is 6-3 in Spurs’ last nine games.

— Spurs won six of last seven series games.
— Knicks are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to the Alamo.
— Over is 3-1-1 in last five series games played here.

Denver @ Milwaukee
Nuggets (19-15)
— Denver is 7-4 in its last 11 games overall.
— Nuggets are 3-6 ATS in last nine road games.
— Over is 4-1 in Denver’s last five road games.

Bucks (21-13)
— Milwaukee won its last five games (4-1 ATS).
— Bucks are 12-7 ATS at home this season.
— Over is 7-3 in Milwaukee’s last ten home games

— Denver won six of last nine series games.
— Nuggets are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Milwaukee.
— Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Phoenix @ LA Lakers
Suns (22-11)
— Phoenix won/covered 14 of its last 17 games.
— Suns are 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

Lakers (24-11)
— Lakers won last two games, after a 1-5 skid.
— Lakers are 3-6 ATS in their last nine home games.
— Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.

— Lakers won seven of last eight series games.
— Suns are 2-4 ATS in last six series games played here.
— Under is 5-1 in last six series games.


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NBA

Tuesday, March 2

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Trend Report
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Memphis @ Washington
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Washington
Washington is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Memphis

LA Clippers @ Boston
LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Clippers

Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Atlanta's last 25 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

New York @ San Antonio
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 9 games when playing at home against New York

Denver @ Milwaukee
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games on the road
Denver is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Phoenix @ LA Lakers
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Phoenix is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix


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Hoop Trends for Tuesday March 2
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers (10:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Suns are 12-0 ATS (12.58 ppg) as a dog after playing as a road favorite last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers (10:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Lakers are 0-11 ATS (-7.64 ppg) off a 10+ point home win in which they scored at least 15 more points in the first half than the second half.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Clippers at Boston (7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Clippers are 11-0-1 OU (10.29 ppg) as a road favorite off a loss as a dog where they were outscored in the paint by double digits.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: New York at San Antonio (8:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 0-11 OU (-17.73 ppg) off a win in which they shot 50% or better from beyond the arc.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)


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NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, March 2

[StarDust Bum]

TUESDAY, MARCH 2
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MEM at WAS 07:00 PM
WAS +1.0
U 236.0

LAC at BOS 07:30 PM
LAC -4.0
U 220.5

ATL at MIA 07:30 PM
MIA -3.5
U 222.0

NY at SA 08:30 PM
NY -1.0
U 214.5

DEN at MIL 09:00 PM
MIL -7.0
O 235.0

PHO at LAL 10:00 PM
PHO +1.5
O 213.5



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Mar. 01.............5 - 4............55 .55%...........+ 3.00


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Feb. Best Bets Totals:..........144 Wins..........141 Loses.......50.52%........-57.50

Jan. Best Bets Totals:............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00

Dec. Best Bet Totals:.............4..Wins.......... 6,Loses.........40%.............- 13.00

[StarDust Bum]

TUESDAY, MARCH 2
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MEM at WAS 07:00 PM
WAS +1.0...........125 - 111......LOSER
U 236.0

LAC at BOS 07:30 PM
LAC -4.0 ...........112 - 117
U 220.5.......LOSER

ATL at MIA 07:30 PM
MIA -3.5........94 - 80...LOSER
U 222.0............WINNER

NY at SA 08:30 PM
NY -1.0..........93 - 119..LOSER
U 214.5...........,....WINNER

DEN at MIL 09:00 PM
MIL -7.0..........128 - 97...LOSER
O 235.0............LOSER

PHO at LAL 10:00 PM
PHO +1.5........114 - 104....WINNER
O 213.5...............WINNER



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Mar. 02.............4 - 6............40.00%............-.13.00
Mar. 01.............5 - 4............55 .55%...........+ 3.00

Totals...............9 - 10...........47.36%............- 10.00


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Feb. Best Bets Totals:..........144 Wins..........141 Loses.......50.52%........-57.50

Jan. Best Bets Totals:............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00

Dec. Best Bet Totals:.............4..Wins.......... 6,Loses.........40%.............- 13.00

[StarDust Bum]

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack
More over/under major league win totals (from DraftKings):
81.5— Cleveland
80.5— Boston, Philadelphia
79.5— Cubs
75.5— San Francisco
74.5— Arizona
72.5— Kansas City, Seattle

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 515,640
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Wednesday's Den: Mid-week musings…….

13) Baylor 94, West Virginia 89, OT— If any of the games in the NCAA Tournament are as good as this one was, it’ll be surprising. This was a tremendous game between two really good teams, as Baylor clinches the Big X regular season title, their first league title since 1950.

Baylor was 13-31 on the arc; they were outscored 28-9 on the foul line.

12) Georgia Tech 81, Duke 77, OT— Tech choked away a 64-56 lead with 3:23 left; seriously, been a while since I’ve seen a team that won an overtime game play worse than they did, but they did win, snapping an 0-14 skid against Duke.

Tech started three seniors, two juniors; Duke started three frosh, two sophs.

Duke is now 11-10; will they even be one of the first four teams outside the field of 68?

11) Underrated fact: since 1976, Michigan State has had only two basketball coaches. Two!!!

10) Football is a game, but it is also a business, and businesses can be cold:
— Washington is going to release QB Alex Smith, who made a great comeback this year.
— Dolphins cut LB Kyle Van Noy, who was a team captain, one of their defense’s leaders.
— Vikings cut TE Kyle Rudolph, after he played 10 years in Minnesota.

These are salary cap-related moves, for the most part. I’m very curious to see who the QB will be in Washington next fall. I’m told quarterback is an important position.

9) JJ Watt gets $23M guaranteed from the Arizona Cardinals, where he re-unites with former Houston teammate DeAndre Hopkins. NFC West just got a little more difficult.

8) AAA baseball is going to start a month later than expected; now it will start the first week in May, when all the other minor league teams start. Spring training is weird this year, with very few 9-inning games so far— the rosters are so much thinner, with no minor leaguers to plug holes in the lineup late in games.

7) NIT is going to be a 16-team tournament this year, held totally in Dallas/Fort Worth area. Guess their first big question is whether or not Duke will trek to Texas and play there, since they do not figure to make the NCAA’s.

6) Good news for major league hitters; in-game video will be allowed in dugouts again this season. They said last summer that some hitters suffered because they were so used to seeing their at-bats right after they happened, so they could make adjustments the next time up.

Once the videos were banned, there were guys who were lost without it, so seems like a good common sense move to reverse that decision.

5) My quick plan to improve the NBA All-Star Game this year:
They’re going to have the dunk contest at HALFTIME of the game, which should make halftime very, very long (90 minutes?) You think older players are going to want to sit out for 90 minutes, then gear up to play again? I think not.

Here is my plan: have four All-Star teams, 8 or 9 guys on a team. Play two shorter All-Star Games, one before the dunk contest, one after, then no one has to play after a 90-minute break.

4) Happy 90th birthday to Gavin MacLeod, who played Murray on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and was Captain Stubing on The Love Boat. He was also in Kelly’s Heroes, a 1970 war movie with Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland and many other stars.

3) It is March 3rd and there are already 14 head coaching jobs open in Division I

2) March is the month when we obsess over the NCAA Tournament, but on the other side of the street, the teams who don’t win a lot often change coaches- those coaches have friends, families- losing your job can be a traumatic thing. Sometimes we forget coaches are people too.

Was reminded of that when my alma mater, the Albany Great Danes, fired their coach this week, a guy who had been the Albany coach for 20 years.

Will Brown made the NCAA’s five times in his 20 seasons, not too shabby, especially since he inherited a dumpster fire 20 years ago, a program that had just joined Division I, a program that was going nowhere, and fast.

Last few years, Albany got caught up in the transfer epidemic; they were supposed to have two senior guards three years ago, but both of them bolted to big $$$ programs for their senior year, and Albany never recovered- they went 33-47 the last three years, 20-24 in America East.

The AD seems intent on pushing the “mutual parting of ways” angle, but when the coach’s son is on the team, there is no freakin’ way the coach wanted to leave. He is a good coach, a better person; he made me proud to be an Albany alum. Will Brown will be missed.

1) Also saw that Northern Illinois fired their coach; several years ago out in Las Vegas, I’m sitting outside a gym, waiting for the doors to open to an AAU tournament, and I talked to Mark Montgomery for maybe 15-20 minutes. I picked his brain and he couldn’t have been nicer; he is smart, had worked for Tom Izzo at Michigan State. Learned a lot in our conversation.

For him to be as nice as he was to a total stranger, some older guy just hanging out and watching games, it made me sad when I saw he got fired. Hopefully he’ll bounce back and get another chance. When one door closes, another one often opens.

[StarDust Bum]

529ATLANTA -530 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 25-8 ATS (16.2 Units) after scoring 120 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

529ATLANTA -530 ORLANDO
Steve Clifford is 25-8 ATS (16.2 Units) after scoring 120 points or more (Coach of ORLANDO)

531INDIANA -532 CLEVELAND
INDIANA is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game in the current season.

533UTAH -534 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.

535BROOKLYN -536 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 24-43 ATS (-23.3 Units) after a non-conference game in the last 3 seasons.

537CHICAGO -538 NEW ORLEANS
CHICAGO is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

539CHARLOTTE -540 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 3-16 ATS (-14.6 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.

541OKLAHOMA CITY -542 DALLAS
OKLAHOMA CITY is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) in road games in a road game where the total is 220 to 229.5 over the last 2 seasons.

543LA LAKERS -544 SACRAMENTO
LA LAKERS are 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) in road games versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

561DETROIT -562 TORONTO
DETROIT is 2-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) vs. poor rebounding teams - outrebounded by opponents by 3+ per game over the last 2 seasons.


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NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, March 3






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NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, March 3

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ATLANTA (15 - 20) at ORLANDO (13 - 22) - 3/3/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 19-32 ATS (-16.2 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 17-29 ATS (-14.9 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 10-28 ATS (-20.8 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 26-39 ATS (-16.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 6-2 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
ORLANDO is 6-2 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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INDIANA (15 - 18) at CLEVELAND (14 - 21) - 3/3/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 23-40 ATS (-21.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
CLEVELAND is 10-20 ATS (-12.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
CLEVELAND is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 6-2 straight up against CLEVELAND 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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UTAH (27 - 8) at PHILADELPHIA (23 - 12) - 3/3/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-4 ATS (+11.6 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 80-52 ATS (+22.8 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-10 ATS (+14.0 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 25-10 ATS (+14.0 Units) in all games this season.
UTAH is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
UTAH is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) as a favorite this season.
UTAH is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in non-conference games this season.
UTAH is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
UTAH is 22-6 ATS (+15.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
UTAH is 21-7 ATS (+13.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-34 ATS (-17.4 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-1 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 straight up against UTAH 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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BROOKLYN (23 - 13) at HOUSTON (11 - 22) - 3/3/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in non-conference games this season.
BROOKLYN is 84-62 ATS (+15.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
HOUSTON is 10-20 ATS (-12.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 2-2 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 2-2 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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CHICAGO (15 - 18) at NEW ORLEANS (15 - 19) - 3/3/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
CHICAGO is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CHICAGO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 2-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 4-1 straight up against CHICAGO 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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CHARLOTTE (16 - 18) at MINNESOTA (7 - 28) - 3/3/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 27-52 ATS (-30.2 Units) in road games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 207-258 ATS (-76.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 41-63 ATS (-28.3 Units) in road games after allowing 115 points or more since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 29-17 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 45-29 ATS (+13.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 37-59 ATS (-27.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-53 ATS (-30.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-44 ATS (-20.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-33 ATS (-22.3 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-30 ATS (-24.0 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 63-95 ATS (-41.5 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 26-39 ATS (-16.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 19-37 ATS (-21.7 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-51 ATS (-26.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 25-46 ATS (-25.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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OKLAHOMA CITY (14 - 20) at DALLAS (17 - 16) - 3/3/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
DALLAS is 372-315 ATS (+25.5 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 65-45 ATS (+15.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 46-28 ATS (+15.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 15-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) in road games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 69-45 ATS (+19.5 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 33-17 ATS (+14.3 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-2 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-2 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY 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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LA LAKERS (24 - 12) at SACRAMENTO (13 - 21) - 3/3/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) after allowing 115 points or more this season.

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

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GOLDEN STATE (19 - 16) at PORTLAND (19 - 14) - 3/3/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.

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

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DETROIT (9 - 25) at TORONTO (17 - 17) - 3/3/2021, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 57-86 ATS (-37.6 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.

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

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, March 3

Indiana @ Cleveland
Pacers (15-18)
— Indiana lost nine of its last 12 games.
— Pacers are 1-5 ATS in their last six games.
— Over is 5-1-1 in Indiana’s last seven games.

Cavaliers (14-21)
— Cleveland won/covered last four games, after an 0-10 skid .
— Cavaliers are 2-6 ATS in their last eight home games.
— Four of last five Cleveland games stayed under the total.

— Indiana won five of last six series games.
— Pacers are 2-2-1 ATS in last five visits to Ohio.
— Four of last five series games stayed under.

Utah @ Philadelphia
Jazz (27-8)
— Utah split its last six games, after a 19-1 run (22-4-1 ATS last 27).
— Jazz is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 road games.
— Over is 10-4-1 in Utah’s last 15 road games.

76ers (23-12)
— 76ers won five of their last seven games.
— Sixers are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 home games.
— Under is 4-2 in Philly’s last six games.

— 76ers won five of last seven series games.
— Jazz covered once in last four visits to Philly.
— Under is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Detroit @ Toronto
Pistons (9-25)
— Detroit lost six of its last seven games (2-4-1 ATS last seven)
— Pistons are 4-3 ATS in last seven road games.
— Under is 6-1 in Detroit’s last seven games.

Raptors (17-17)
— Toronto won five of its last its seven games.
— Raptors are 6-9 ATS at home this season.
— Under is 4-2 in last six Toronto games.
— Toronto will be missing five guys for this game.

— Raptors won/covered last three series games.
— Pistons are 2-2 ATS in last four road series games.
— Under is 5-4-1 in last ten series games.

Brooklyn @ Houston
Nets (23-13)
— Brooklyn won/covered nine of their last ten games.
— Nets are 6-0 ATS in last six road games.
— Four of last six Brooklyn games stayed under.

Rockets (11-22)
— Houston lost its last 12 games (1-11 ATS).
— Rockets covered once in their last ten home games.
— Under is 12-0-1 in their last 12 home games.

— Rockets won six of last eight series games.
— Nets covered four of last five visits to Houston.
— Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.

Atlanta @ Orlando
Hawks (15-20)
— Hawks fired their coach Monday, upset Miami last nite.
— Atlanta lost eight of its last 12 games.
— Hawks are 5-9 ATS in their last 14 road games.
— 11 of Atlanta’s 15 games went over the total, but last night they won 94-80, their first game under interim coach McMillan.

Magic (13-22)
— Orlando lost 12 of its last 16 games.
— Magic is 5-4 ATS in last nine games.
— Under is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

— Magic won six of last eight series games.
— Hawks covered once in last five visits to Orlando.
— Over is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Charlotte @ Minnesota
Hornets (16-18)
— Charlotte split its last dozen games SU.
— Hornets are 3-5 ATS in their last eight road games.
— Over is 10-2 in Charlotte’s last 12 road games.

Timberwolves (7-28)
— Minnesota lost 12 of last 13, 22 of its last 26 games.
— Wolves are 0-8 ATS in their last eight games overall.
— Over is 3-1 in their last four games.

— Charlotte won three of last four series games.
— Hornets are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Minnesota.
— Three of last four series games stayed under.

Chicago @ New Orleans
Bulls (15-18)
— Chicago won five of its last eight games SU.
— Bulls are 11-4 ATS on the road this season.
— Under is 3-1 in their last four road games.

Pelicans (15-19)
— New Orleans won three of its last five games overall.
— Pelicans are 5-3 ATS in their last eight home games.
— Over is 18-3-2 in their last 23 games.

— Pelicans won six of last seven series games.
— Bulls covered four of last five visits to Bourbon Street.
— Last four series games went over the total.

Oklahoma City @ Dallas
Thunder (14-20)
— Thunder won three of its last five games.
— OKC is 7-2 ATS in their last nine road games.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Mavericks (17-16)
— Mavericks won eight of their last ten games.
— Mavericks are 3-1 ATS in last four home games.
— Under is 4-1 in last five Dallas games.

— Mavericks won six of last nine series games.
— Thunder is 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Dallas.
— Under is 5-1 in last six series games.

Golden State @ Portland
Warriors (19-16)
— Golden State won seven of its last 11 games.
— Warriors are 5-4 ATS in their last nine road games.
— Under is 6-1 in their last seven road games.

Trailblazers (19-14)
— Portland lost four of its last five games, after an 8-1 run.
— Blazers are 6-9 ATS at home this season.
— Over is 6-2 in Portland’s last eight home games.

— Portland won three of last four series games.
— Warriors are 2-2-1 ATS in last five visits to Oregon.
— Over is 5-1 in last six series games.

LA Lakers @ Sacramento
Lakers (24-12)
— Lakers lost six of their last nine games.
— Lakers are 2-6 ATS in their last eight road games.
— Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.

Kings (13-21)
— Sacramento is 1-10 SU/ATS in last 11 games overall.
— Kings are 0-6 ATS in their last six home games.
— Over is 9-1 in Sacramento’s last ten games.
— Kings lost last game after leading by 8 with 0:58 left.

— Lakers won four of last five series games.
— LA covered its last four visits to Sacramento.
— Four of last six series games went over.


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NBA

Wednesday, March 3

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Trend Report
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Indiana @ Cleveland
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games

Utah @ Philadelphia
Utah
Utah is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
Utah is 20-4-1 ATS in its last 25 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Utah
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Detroit @ Toronto
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit

Brooklyn @ Houston
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Houston is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

Charlotte @ Minnesota
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Charlotte

Chicago @ New Orleans
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of New Orleans's last 12 games

Atlanta @ Orlando
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando
Orlando is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Orlando is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Oklahoma City @ Dallas
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Golden State @ Portland
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing Portland
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Portland's last 17 games when playing at home against Golden State

LA Lakers @ Sacramento
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games on the road
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Sacramento's last 10 games


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[StarDust Bum]

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

IND at CLE 07:00 PM
IND -6.5
U 218.5

UTA at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI +3.5
O 228.0

DET at TOR 07:00 PM
TOR -6.5
O 212.5

BK at HOU 07:30 PM
BK -9.5
O 228.5

CHA at MIN 08:00 PM
CHA -1.0
U 232.5

CHI at NO 08:00 PM
NO -5.5
O 237.0

ATL at ORL 08:00 PM
ORL +3.5
O 219.0

OKC at DAL 08:30 PM
OKC +5.0
O 223.0

GS at POR 10:00 PM
POR +2.0
U 234.5

LAL at SAC 10:00 PM
SAC -4.0
O 225.5



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Mar. 02.............4 - 6............40.00%............-.13.00
Mar. 01.............5 - 4............55 .55%...........+ 3.00

Totals...............9 - 10...........47.36%............- 10.00


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Feb. Best Bets Totals:..........144 Wins..........141 Loses.......50.52%........-57.50

Jan. Best Bets Totals:............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00

Dec. Best Bet Totals:.............4..Wins.......... 6,Loses.........40%.............- 13.00