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Hoop Trends for Tuesday May 4
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Phoenix at Cleveland (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Suns are 11-0-1 ATS (8.88 ppg) as a 8+ point favorite with rest coming off a road game in which they shot over 50% from the field.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Toronto at L.A. Clippers (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Raptors are 0-10-1 ATS (-6.73 ppg) coming off a win where they scored 15+ points more expected.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Dallas at Miami (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Mavericks are 10-0-1 OU (9.77 ppg) coming off a 10+ home loss in in which they never led.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Golden State at New Orleans (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Warriors are 0-12 OU (-15.92 ppg) off a road game in which Stephen Curry made at least five three pointers.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[Udog]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the PGA Championship, later this month:
+1225— Justin Thomas
+1350— Jon Rahm
+1400— Dustin Johnson
+1600— Bryson DeChambeau
+1800— Jordan Spieth
+1900— Xavier Schauffele

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 577,651
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“As times keep going on, the game stays the same. I mean, the game has been the same since the Civil War. When it’s game time, when it’s my turn to hit in the box, it’s not Luis, its not Chili, it’s not the analytic department that’s in the box hitting. It’s Pete Alonso. It’s me. And that’s the same thing with every single one of those guys in the clubhouse.”
Pete Alonso, on the Mets changing hitting coaches

Wednesday’s quiz
Actor Burgess Meredith played Mick, the boxing trainer in Rocky; which villain did he play in the old Batman TV series?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the great TV show The Odd Couple, Felix Unger was a photographer (portraits a specialty)

Monday’s quiz
When Larry Bird/Magic Johnson played in the national title game in 1979 with Indiana State, Michigan State, DePaul/Pennsylvania were the other two teams in the Final Four that year. A team from the Ivy League made the Final Four.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

13) Giants 12-6, Rockies 4-8:
— Brandon Belt had five RBI in the first inning of the opener.
— Rockies scored six runs in the 7th inning of the nightcap.
— Charlie Blackmon hit a walk-off homer to get Colorado the split.

Think about it; it ain’t easy to get five RBI in one inning.

12) Cubs 7-4, Dodgers 1-3:
— Clayton Kershaw threw 39 pitches, got only three outs in the opener.
— Cubs won nightcap despite going 2-20 with men in scoring position.
— David Bote got the walk-off hit to give Chicago a sweep.

11) Kris Bryant is a third baseman, but he is versatile; this was the 12th game in a row that Bryant played in the outfield, instead of 3B- he also played some at 1B. Going to be really interesting to see if the Cubs trade Bryant this summer, and if so, to whom?

10) Mets fired their two hitting coaches; I had no idea there is also this analytical approach to hitting, where you just try to hit homers all the time, and pull the ball.

Chili Davis, the hitting coach who got fired, is an old-school coach who preached hitting line drives and spraying the ball. That isn’t what the Mets want, though, so a change was made.

Hope the new hitting coaches can fix Dom Smith; he is hitting .222 so far, and isn’t looking like the guy who hit .316 LY, sparking my fantasy team to an unexpectedly good season.

9) This was the first NFL Draft in 80 years where no Michigan State players were taken.

8) Last weekend, the Jets drafted two guys named Michael Carter:
— a North Carolina RB
— a Duke DB

When they turned in the card for the first Michael Carter they drafted, they originally thought they turned in the wrong card, but it wasn’t and they wound up with both of them anyway.

7) Denver Broncos RT Ja’Wuan James tore his achilles while working out on his own, which may turn out to be a very expensive injury.

Had the injury happened at the Broncos’ facility, the team would’ve been on the hook for the $10M he was supposed to be paid this season. But he was working out on his own, so the team isn’t obligated to pay him this season— he also opted out last year because of COVID.

6) Cubs’ 2B Javier Baez has struck out 40 times this season; 27 of the 40 third strikes were out of the strike zone— he has a tendency to chase pitches when behind in the count.

5) Dodgers lost P Dustin May for the season; he needs Tommy John surgery (elbow)

4) Jacob deGrom was scratched from his start last night because of “right lat inflammation”; he didn’t go on the IL yet. He has an 0.51 ERA in his first five starts.

Christian Yelich (back) went back on the IL again, after one day off the IL.

3) I read on the Interweb yesterday that dogs don’t like salt, which may explain why you never see them eating popcorn.

2) CC Sabathia is retired from baseball, but now his wife has become a player agent.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
— NL: Phillies, Cardinals, Giants, Wild Card: LA or SD @ Milwaukee
— AL: Red Sox, CWS/KC, A’s. Wild Card: Seattle @ CWS or Kansas City

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515BOSTON -516 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 38-23 ATS (12.7 Units) after a combined score of 215 points or more 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

515BOSTON -516 ORLANDO
Steve Clifford is 38-23 ATS (12.7 Units) after a combined score of 215 points or more 2 straight games (Coach of ORLANDO)

517PORTLAND -518 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games against Northwest division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

519MEMPHIS -520 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.

523PHILADELPHIA -524 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 6-21 ATS (-17.1 Units) in home games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game in the current season.

525SACRAMENTO -526 INDIANA
INDIANA is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) in home games after a combined score of 215 points or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

527WASHINGTON -528 MILWAUKEE
WASHINGTON is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) after having won 3 of their last 4 games in the current season.

529SAN ANTONIO -530 UTAH
UTAH is 14-3 ATS (10.7 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

531NEW YORK -532 DENVER
NEW YORK is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

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NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 5

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, May 5

Boston @ Orlando
Celtics (34-31)
— Boston lost five of its last eight games.
— Celtics are 1-5 ATS in their last six games.
— Over is 5-0 in their last five games

Magic (21-44)
— Orlando won three of its last four games.
— Magic is 1-6 ATS in last seven home games.
— Over is 14-4 in their last 18 games overall.

— Boston won last five series games.
— Celtics are 2-1 ATS in last three visits to Orlando.
— Three of last four series games went over.

Portland @ Cleveland
Trailblazers (36-29)
— Portland won/covered four of last five games, all on the road.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 7-6 ATS in last 13 road games.
— Under is 11-6-1 in Portland’s last 18 games.

Cavaliers (21-44)
— Cleveland lost 12 of its last 14 games SU.
— They lost by 16 in overtime to the Suns last nite.
— Cavaliers are 2-8 ATS in last ten home games.
— Over is 5-3 in last eight Cleveland home games.

— Portland won four of last five series games.
— Trailblazers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Ohio,
— Three of last four series games went over.

Phoenix @ Atlanta
Suns (47-18)
— Phoenix won 11 of its last 14 games.
— They won by 16 in overtime in Cleveland last nite.
— Suns are 3-7 ATS in their last ten road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 15-5 in their last 20 games.

Hawks (36-30)
— Hawks lost three of their last five games.
— Hawks are 12-2 ATS in their last 14 home games.
— Under is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

— Hawks won four of last six series games.
— Suns are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Atlanta.
— Last three series games went over the total.

Sacramento @ Indiana
Kings (28-37)
— Sacramento is 6-3 in its last nine games SU.
— Kings are 5-1 ATS in their last six road games.
— Under is 8-2 in Sacramento’s last ten road games.

Pacers (30-34)
— Indiana lost three of its last four games SU.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 2-14 ATS in their last 16 home games.
— Over is 6-1 in Indiana’s last seven games.

— Pacers won six of last eight series games.
— Kings are 1-3-1 ATS in last five visits to Indiana.
— Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Philadelphia @ Houston
76ers (44-21)
— 76ers won last five games (4-1 ATS).
— Sixers are 3-4 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Under is 18-8 in Philly’s last 26 games.

Rockets (16-49)
— Houston lost 39 of its last 44 games SU.
— Rockets are 7-9 ATS in last sixteen games.
— Under is 4-2 in their last six home games.

— Philly won four of last six series games.
— 76ers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Houston.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.

Washington @ Milwaukee
Wizards (30-35)
— Wizards won 12 of last 16 games SU (13-3 ATS).
— Wizards are 8-1 ATS in last nine road games.
— Over is 4-2 in their last six road games

Bucks (41-24)
— Milwaukee is 6-4 its last ten games SU.
— Bucks are 4-6 ATS in last ten home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 9-4 in Milwaukee’s last 13 home games.

— Bucks won last seven series games.
— Wizards are 1-2 ATS in last three trips to Milwaukee.
— Last seven series games went over.

Memphis @ Minnesota
Grizzlies (32-32)
— Memphis lost four of its last five games SU.
— Grizzlies are 11-5 ATS in last 16 road games.
— Over is 8-3 in last 11 Memphis road games.

Timberwolves (20-45)
— Minnesota won four of its last four games (4-0-1 ATS).
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wolves are 7-3-1 ATS in last 11 home games.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five games.

— Memphis won last five series games.
— Grizzlies are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Minnesota.
— Under is 6-4 inn last ten series games.

New York @ Denver
Knicks (37-28)
— New York won 12 of last 13 games (15-1 ATS last 16).
— Knicks are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 road games.
— Over is 12-4 in New York’s last 16 games

Nuggets (43-22)
— Denver won 17 of its last 21 games.
— Nuggets are 3-5 ATS in last eight home games.
— Under is 6-2 in Denver’s last eight games.

— Nuggets won last six series games.
— Knicks are 1-4 ATS in last five visits to Denver.
— Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.

San Antonio @ Utah
Spurs (31-33)
— San Antonio lost its last four games.
— Three of their last fivegames went to overtime.
— Spurs lost 110-99 here Monday.
— Spurs are 8-3 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Over is 4-1 in Spurs’ last five games.

Jazz (47-18)
— Utah won three of its last four games SU.
— Jazz is 1-5 ATS in its last six home games.
— Under is 8-3 in Utah’s last 11 games.

— Teams split last ten meetings.
— Spurs are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
— Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, May 5

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Orlando
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games

Portland @ Cleveland
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Portland's last 11 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing at home against Portland

Phoenix @ Atlanta
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Philadelphia @ Houston
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

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

Memphis @ Minnesota
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Memphis
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Washington @ Milwaukee
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Washington

New York @ Denver
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 15-1 ATS in its last 16 games
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

San Antonio @ Utah
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 12-3-1 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games at home
Utah is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home


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[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Wednesday May 5
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: New York at Denver (9:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 13-0 ATS (11.12 ppg) after Julius Randle took more than 20 shots last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Sacramento at Indiana (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pacers are 0-13 ATS (-7.54 ppg) at home coming off a road game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Boston at Orlando (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Magic are 12-0 OU (15.33 ppg) off a win in which they scored at least 15 more points in the second half than the first half.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Sacramento at Indiana (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Kings are 0-11-1 OU (-7.17 ppg) off a road game in which Buddy Hield made at least five three pointers.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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Thursday’s 6-pack
NBA scoring leaders:
31.5— Curry, GState
30.9— Beal, Wash
29.0— Embiid, Phil
28.5— Doncic, Dal
28.5— Antetokounmpo, Milw
28.4— Lillard, Port

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 578,524
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Yeah, right now it doesn’t matter at all to be honest with you. I was just happy I made a good pitch, I was struggling with the curveball recently, so I was just happy I got it over and got a swing and miss on it, so that is all I was happy about. I was just trying to keep my cool with him on first base. I’m glad Sevy (catcher Pedro Severino) made up for it by getting him out at second.”
Orioles P John Means, who threw a no-hitter Wednesday

Thursday’s quiz
Who was the last Baltimore Orioles pitcher to throw a complete game no-hitter?

Wednesday’s quiz
Actor Burgess Meredith played Mick, the boxing trainer in Rocky; he played The Penguin in the old Batman TV series.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the great TV show The Odd Couple, Felix Unger was a photographer (portraits a specialty)

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) Orioles 6, Seattle 0:
— John Means threw MLB’s third no-hitter this season.
— Only baserunner reached on a wild pitch after a strikeout
— That is the only time in MLB history the only runner to reach in a no-hitter got on base via a wild pitch after a strikeout.
— Three no-hitters this year; there were no walks, but no perfect games.
— This was Baltimore’s first complete game no-hitter since 1969.

12) Indians 5, Royals 4:
— Cleveland is in a 3-way toe for first in AL Central
— Indians are 16-13, but they’re 8-17-4 in first 5-inning wagers; Terry Francona is a very good manager, plus they’ve played very well in late innings.

11) Early candidate for Bad Beat of the Year: Cavaliers (+12.5) lost 134-118 to Phoenix Tuesday, in overtime. Getting 12.5 points, they lost by freakin’ 16 in OT!!! No bueno.

10) Baseball’s new rules have created new situations, ones that the best managers aren’t used to. It turns out that Tony LaRussa didn’t know the new extra inning rules.

Wednesday afternoon, scoreless game in 10th inning in Cincinnati, LaRussa’s White Sox start the 10th inning with closer Liam Hendriks on second base— a pinch-hitter made the last four of the ninth inning for Chicago. Guy who makes the last out is the runner next inning.

Except for one scenario, if that runner would be the pitcher, then the manager can choose the guy bats before the pitcher to be the runner, but LaRussa didn’t know that. Now he does.

Hendriks, by the way, has batted three times in his 11-year career, going 0-2 with a walk— that walk happened six years ago.

9) This game was only fourth time in 18+ years that a game at Great American Ballpark was 0-0 after nine innings.

8) Phillies 5, Brewers 4:
— Game was 5-0 Phillies before they made an out.
— After it was 5-0, Freddy Peralta struck out the next six batters, and only allowed two more runners to reach base in four IP, but the damage had been done.

7) So far this season, Jose Altuve is batting .247; not good.
— He is 16-41 (.390) vs lefties.
— He is 3-36 (.083) vs righty pitchers.

6) Toronto Blue Jays will go back to playing home games in Buffalo June 1st; they’ve been playing home games in Dunedin, FL, at their spring training home. Hopefully before too much longer, they go back home to Toronto.

5) Cubs 6, Dodgers 5 (11)— Anthony Rizzo hit a walk-off single in a game he didn’t start; Cubs sweep LA, which has now lost 13 of its last 17 games.

4) Strange situation in the Mets-Cardinals game Wednesday; St Louis sent the interpreter to the mound so pitcher Kwang Hung Kim could confer with his infielders about who was covering which base. Problem is, that’s against the rules— interpreters can’t go on the field without a coach or manager.

Shortly after that, when pitching coach Mike Maddux tried to go to the mound to talk to Kim, there was a lengthy conference with the umpires, since no one seemed to know if the interpreter’s first visit counted as an official mound visit.

3) In his first 90 career at-bats against the Mets, St Louis SS Paul DeJong has 11 doubles, 10 homers and the incredibly high slugging percentage of .822.

2) Kyrie Irving got fined $35,000 by the NBA for repeatedly violating league rules regarding media access.

Really? This guy can just give away money like that?

Can someone please show him some Bill Belichick tapes, or let him watch Bull Durham, when Crash Davis lectures the rookie pitcher on how to use cliches in interviews. It is possible to talk without saying anything, politicians do it every day.

Just be boring, relentlessly boring, but don’t give your damn money away.

I know he is really, really rich (he makes $31M a year, has already banked around $157M in his career), but the money would be better served going to charity. Actually, I think fine money does go to charity, but it still makes no sense.

1) Tuesday night in Cincinnati, Dylan Cease threw six shutout innings for the White Sox, and also had three hits in Chicago’s 9-0 win.

He is the first AL starting pitcher to throw 6+ shutout innings, striking out at 10+ hitters and giving up fewer than three hits, while also getting three hits himself, since Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game for the A’s on May 8, 1968.

From the great researcher Christopher Kamka: Cease is the first White Sox pitcher with 3 hits through the 5th inning of a game since Don Larsen in 1961 at Washington.

Yes, that Don Larsen, the guy who threw a perfect game in the World Series.

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533CHICAGO -534 CHARLOTTE
CHICAGO is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.

535BROOKLYN -536 DALLAS
BROOKLYN is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games in the current season.

537WASHINGTON -538 TORONTO
Nick Nurse is 57-35 ATS (18.5 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season (Coach of TORONTO)

537WASHINGTON -538 TORONTO
TORONTO is 57-35 ATS (18.5 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

539MEMPHIS -540 DETROIT
DETROIT is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

541ATLANTA -542 INDIANA
INDIANA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season in the current season.

543OKLAHOMA CITY -544 GOLDEN STATE
OKLAHOMA CITY is 29-47 ATS (-22.7 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

545LA LAKERS -546 LA CLIPPERS
LA CLIPPERS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

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NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, May 6

[Udog]

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, May 6

Chicago @ Charlotte
Bulls (26-39)
— Chicago lost 11 of its last 15 games SU.
— Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games.
— Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.

Hornets (32-33)
— Charlotte lost three of its last five games SU.
— Hornets are 4-2 ATS in their last six home games.
— Under is 22-8 in Charlotte’s last 30 games.

— Chicago won this year’s meetings, by 13-17 points.
— Bulls are 1-4 ATS in last five visits to Charlotte.
— Under is 3-1 in last four series games.

Brooklyn @ Dallas
Nets (43-23)
— Brooklyn is 7-7 in its last 14 games SU.
— Nets are 3-4 ATS in last seven road games.
— Under is 6-2 in last eight Brooklyn games.

Mavericks (37-28)
— Mavericks won seven of their last nine games.
— Mavericks are 2-7 ATS in last nine home games.
— Over is 8-4 in last 12 Dallas games.

— Mavericks won three of last four series games.
— Nets are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Dallas.
— Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Washington @ Toronto
Wizards (30-36)
— Wizards won 12 of last 17 games SU (14-3 ATS).
— Wizards are 9-1 ATS in last ten road games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games

Raptors (27-39)
— Toronto lost five of its last seven games.
— Raptors are 5-1 ATS in last six home games.
— Under is 4-0 in their last four home games.

— Toronto won last ten series games.
— Wizards are 3-1 ATS in last four road series games.
— Over is 7-1 in last eight series games.

Memphis @ Detroit
Grizzlies (33-32)
— Memphis lost four of its last six games SU.
— Grizzlies are 12-5 ATS in last 17 road games.
— Over is 9-3 in last 12 Memphis road games.

Pistons (19-47)
— Detroit lost seven of its last eight games
— Pistons are 5-3-1 ATS in last nine home games.
— Under is 5-2 in Detroit’s last seven games.

— Memphis won last three series games.
— Grizzlies covered 8 of last 10 series games.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.

Atlanta @ Indiana
Hawks (37-30)
— Hawks won/covered their last three games.
— Hawks are 0-4 ATS in their last four road games.
— Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.

Pacers (30-35)
— Indiana lost four of its last five games SU.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 2-15 ATS in their last 17 home games.
— Over is 6-2 in Indiana’s last eight games.

— Pacers won seven of last nine series games.
— Hawks are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Indiana.
— Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Oklahoma City @ Golden State
Thunder (21-45)
— Thunder lost 21 of its last 23 games- they lost last two, by 3-4 points.
— OKC is 3-1 ATS in their last four road games.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games.

Warriors (33-33)
— Golden State lost three of its last five games SU.
— Warriors are 5-3 ATS in last eight home games.
— Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.

— OKC won four of last six series games.
— Thunder is 3-2 ATS in last five trips to the Bay Area.
— Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.

LA Clippers vs LA Lakers
Clippers (44-22)
— Clippers lost three of their last four games, after a 17-3 run.
— Clippers are 6-3 ATS in last games at Staples.
— Nine of last ten Clipper games stayed under the total.

Lakers (37-28)
— Lakers lost six of their last eight games.
— Lakers are 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games at Staples.
— Under is 4-1 in their five games at Staples.

— Clippers won four of last six series games.
— Underdogs covered 7 of last 8 series games.
— Under is 5-1 in last six series games.

[Udog]

NBA

Thursday, May 6

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

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

Washington @ Toronto
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington

Memphis @ Detroit
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games

Atlanta @ Indiana
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games

Oklahoma City @ Golden State
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 12 games when playing Golden State
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Golden State's last 12 games when playing Oklahoma City

LA Lakers @ LA Clippers
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Lakers's last 14 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home


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Hoop Trends for Thursday May 6
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Memphis at Detroit (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Grizzlies are 9-0 ATS (12.33 ppg) off a win in which they had three-plus players with 20+ points.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Atlanta at Indiana (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pacers are 0-12 ATS (-7.83 ppg) at home as an underdog.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Oklahoma City at Golden State (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Warriors are 0-13 OU (-16.50 ppg) off a road game in which Stephen Curry made at least five three-pointers.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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Friday’s 6-pack
NBA rebounding leaders:
14.4— Clint Capela, Atl
13.4— Rudy Gobert, Utah
12.3— Jonas Valanciunas, Mem
11.9—Domantas Sabonis, Ind
11.5— Nikola Vucevic, Chi
11.3— Russell Westbrook, Wash

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 579,358
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I’m guessing you know the rules better. Now I know.”
Tony LaRussa, to a reporter in Chicago, talking about the new extra inning rules.

Friday’s quiz
Who was manager of the Cincinnati Reds, last time they won a World Series?

Thursday’s quiz
Jim Palmer was last Baltimore Orioles pitcher to throw a complete game no-hitter, in 1969.

Wednesday’s quiz
Actor Burgess Meredith played Mick, the boxing trainer in Rocky; he played The Penguin in the old Batman TV series.

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Friday’s Den: Trends for National League teams

Arizona:
— Arizona is 14-5 if they score 5+ runs, 1-11 if they don’t.
— Diamondbacks are 2-5 vs lefty starters, 13-11 vs righties.
— Arizona is 1-4 in one-run games.

Atlanta:
— Braves are 7-4 on road if they score 3+ runs.
— Over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
— Under is 11-6 in their road games.

Chicago:
— Cubs won seven of their last nine home games.
— Cubs are 7-1 vs lefty starters, 8-15 vs righties.
— 7 of their last 8 games went over the total.

Cincinnati:
— Reds are 7-2 in games where winning run scores from 7th inning on.
— Over is 12-3-2 in their home games.
— Reds are 6-11 in day games, 8-4 in night games.

Colorado:
— Rockies won six of their last eight home games.
— Last five games at Coors Field went over the total.
— Over is 7-1 in Colorado’s last eight road games.

Los Angeles:
— Dodgers lost 13 of their last 17 games.
— LA is 4-11 on the road if they score fewer than six runs.
— Over is 11-2 in their last thirteen games.

Miami:
— Marlins are 2-7 in one-run games.
— Miami is 10-2 if they score 5+ runs, 4-14 if they don’t.
— Marlins won six of their last eight home games.

Milwaukee:
— Brewers lost their last five games.
— Milwaukee is 3-8 at home if they score less than six runs.
— Under is 11-5 in their road games.

New York:
— Mets are 11-2 if they score 4+ runs, 2-11 if they do not.
— Under is 8-1-1 in their home games.
— Mets are 5-2 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

Philadelphia:
— Phillies are 13-6 at home, 4-9 on the road.
— Over is 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
— Phillies scored in first inning in 4 of their last 5 games.

Pittsburgh:
— Pirates scored 3 or fewer runs in 10 of their 17 road games.
— Pirates are 4-1 in one-run games.
— Under is 7-1-1 in their last nine road games.

St Louis:
— Cardinals are 15-2 if they score 4+ runs, 3-12 if they don’t.
— Under is 7-2-1 in their last ten home games.
— Cardinals are 7-3 in series openers.

San Diego:
— Padres won five of their last seven games.
— Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
— San Diego is 7-3 in games where winning run scores from 7th inning on.

San Francisco:
— Giants lost five of their last seven road games.
— Giants are 10-1 at home if they score 3+ runs.
— San Francisco’s last five games went over the total.

Washington:
— Nationals scored 3 or fewer runs in 15 of their first 27 games.
— Washington is 3-6 in series openers.
— Under is 10-2 in their last dozen home games.

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549BOSTON -550 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in home games after having lost 4 of their last 5 games over the last 2 seasons.

555MINNESOTA -556 MIAMI
MINNESOTA is 21-38 ATS (-20.8 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

557CLEVELAND -558 DALLAS
CLEVELAND is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) in road games versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

559NEW YORK -560 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 12-2 ATS (9.8 Units) in home games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.

561DENVER -562 UTAH
UTAH is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games off 2 or more consecutive home wins in the current season.

563SAN ANTONIO -564 SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO is 25-11 ATS (12.9 Units) at home when the line is +3 to -3 in the last 3 seasons.

565LA LAKERS -566 PORTLAND
LA LAKERS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in road games when playing 8 or more games in 14 days over the last 2 seasons.