Saturday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 4/24

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Trends and Indexes

Saturday, April 24

Good Luck on day #114 of 2021!

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Major league leaders in batting average (minimum 30 AB’s):
.429— Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.408— Brandon Nimmo, NYM
.394— Ronald Acuna Jr, Atl
.393— Mike Trout, LAA
.382— Jesse Winker, Cin
.381— Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Tor

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 570,987
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Saturday's Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

— Got my first vaccine shot Friday morning. Allow me to preach for a few minutes:

Left my house at 9:15am; walked back in the house at 10:17am.

Drove to a ****, walked into the clearly marked area; military people were all over to guide me to the right place.

Gave the people my information, waited on line for a few minutes, got my shot, sat in a waiting area for 15 minutes and decompressed, then I went home.

Second shot is in three weeks; very simple process. Very well-organized site.

I encourage EVERYONE to get vaccinated, so our lives can get back to normal.

— One of the amusing things about being old(ER) is how young people sometimes talk to me.

I gave the guy my phone number to put in the computer; “Is that a landline or a cellphone?”
“Sir, do you have E. MAIL?” Like it is a foreign language or something.

Oy.

— Over the last four seasons, Jacob deGrom has 33 no-decisions in 80 starts; his ERA in those 33 no-decisions is 1.74, which is pretty remarkable.

— Los Angeles Dodger pinch hitters are 0-18 this season, with two walks.

— Dodgers’ SS Corey Seager is 11-20 against Colorado this season.
Corey Seager is 1-21 against San Diego this season.

— Dodgers have been favored to win their last 99 games, the longest-such streak in the last five years.

— Friday night. Tampa Bay P Tyler Glasnow became the first big league pitcher since 1902 (1902!!!) to give up 4+ runs in the first inning of a game, while also striking out four batters in that same inning.

— Thursday night, Seattle Mariners scored 7 runs on 3 hits; they’re the first team since 1994 to score 7+ runs on 3 or fewer hits.

— Houston Astros’ SS Carlos Correa is a free agent this winter; he’s already turned down a deal worth $125M over five years, figured he’ll make more than that in free agency.

Here’s the thing: Correa has played more than 110 games in a season ONCE in his career, and that was way back in 2016. One of the best abilities is availability; Correa has been productive in playoff games, but if you want to bank $30M a year, you need to be productive most every day.

— Kansas City Chiefs/Baltimore Ravens made a trade Friday:
Chiefs get:
— Pro Bowl tackle Orlando Brown
— A 2021 2nd-round pick (# 58)
— A 2022 6th-round pick.

Ravens get:
— KC’s 2021 1st-round pick (#31 overall),
— KC’s 3rd-round pick (#94)
— KC’s 4th-round pick (#136)
— A 2022 5th-round pick

— Memphis 130, Portland 128— These teams are playing each other three times in six days, which is very weird scheduling by the NBA.

— Random trivia: actor George Clooney is the nephew of the famous singer Rosemary Clooney; apparently, I’m the only person in America who didn’t know this.

— When I was a kid, people were always saying how you should aspire to be a doctor or a lawyer, jobs where you make a lot of money. Sound advice.

If I was advising a young person, I’d tell him to become a beer distributor; you still make a lot of money, and you ain’t ever going to run out of customers. Plus, it doesn’t require graduate school.

When I was a kid, two guys in my neighborhood drove Cadillacs:
— Mr Reilly, who owned two funeral homes
— Mr Oliver, the beer distributor

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501TORONTO -502 NEW YORK
NEW YORK is 12-2 ATS (9.8 Units) in home games versus up-tempo teams averaging 88 or more shots/game in the current season.

503PHILADELPHIA -504 MILWAUKEE
PHILADELPHIA is 12-31 ATS (-22.1 Units) in road games after scoring 110 points or more 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

505DETROIT -506 INDIANA
INDIANA is 0-13 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

509CHICAGO -510 MIAMI
CHICAGO is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the current season.

511LA LAKERS -512 DALLAS
DALLAS are 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games when playing 8 or more games in 14 days in the last 3 seasons.

513MINNESOTA -514 UTAH
UTAH is 12-4 ATS (7.6 Units) in home games versus explosive offensive teams - scoring 110+ points/game in the current season.

515HOUSTON -516 DENVER
HOUSTON is 36-52 ATS (-21.2 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

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NBA

Saturday, April 24

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ New York
Toronto
Toronto is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing New York
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 10 games at home
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Detroit @ Indiana
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Detroit is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Indiana is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Detroit

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

San Antonio @ New Orleans
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games

LA Lakers @ Dallas
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games on the road
LA Lakers is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

Minnesota @ Utah
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
Utah is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Houston @ Denver
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Denver
Denver
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 24

Toronto @ New York
Raptors (25-34)
— Toronto won/covered its last four games.
— Raptors re 1-8 ATS in last nine road games.
— Under is 4-2 in their last six games.

Knicks (33-27)
— New York won its last eight games, covered last 11.
— Knicks are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 home games.
— Over is 8-3 in New York’s last 11 games.

— Toronto won nine of last ten series games.
— Raptors are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan.
— Under is 3-2 in last five series games.

Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
76ers (39-20)
— 76ers lost their last three games, after a 7-2 run.
— Sixers are 4-2 ATS in their last six road games.
— Under is 14-6 in Philly’s last 20 games.

Bucks (36-22)
— Milwaukee is 4-5 in its last nine games SU.
— Bucks are 1-6 ATS in last seven home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 15-7 in Milwaukee’s last 22 games.

— 76ers lost 124-117 here on Thursday.
— Bucks won last four series games.
— 76ers are 1-5 ATS in last six visits to Wisconsin.
— Under is 3-1 in last four series games.

Detroit @ Indiana
Pistons (18-42)
— Detroit lost 13 of its last 19 games
— Pistons are 14-9-1 ATS since the All-Star break.
— Under is 8-5 in Detroit’s last 13 road games.

Pacers (27-31)
— Indiana lost four of its last six games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 1-13 ATS in their last 14 home games.
— Over is 6-3 in Indiana’s last nine games.

— Pacers won three of last four series games.
— Detroit is 2-2-1 ATS in last five visits to Indiana.
— Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Chicago @ Miami
Bulls (25-34)
— Chicago lost six of its last nine games SU.
— Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games.
— Over is 4-2 in their last six road games.

Heat (31-29)
— Miami won/covered three of its last four games.
— Heat is 4-7 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Under is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.

— Heat won nine of last ten series games.
— Bulls are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Miami.
— Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

San Antonio @ New Orleans
Spurs (29-29)
— San Antonio won three of its last four games.
— Spurs are 5-1 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 5-0 in Spurs’ last five games.

Pelicans (26-33)
— New Orleans lost four of its last five games.
— Pelicans are 2-4 ATS in their last six home games.
— Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games.

— San Antonio won five of last six series games.
— Spurs covered last four visits to Bourbon Street.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

LA Lakers @ Dallas
Lakers (35-24)
— Lakers are 6-7 SU in their last 13 games.
— Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Over is 7-3 in their ten games overall.

Mavericks (32-26)
— Mavericks won last two games, after a 1-4 skid.
— Mavericks are 4-7 ATS in last 11 home games.
— Over is 4-1 in last five Dallas games.

— LA lost 115-110 here on Thursday.
— Lakers won eight of last ten series games.
— Lakers are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Dallas.
— Last three series games went over the total.

Minnesota @ Utah
Timberwolves (16-44)
— Minnesota is 3-4 SU in its last seven games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wolves are 4-6-1 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Jazz (44-15)
— Utah won six of its last eight games.
— Jazz is 0-3 ATS in its last three home games.
— Under is 4-1 in Utah’s last five games.

— Minnesota won three of last four series games.
— Wolves are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.

Houston @ Denver
Rockets (15-45)
— Houston lost 35 of its last 39 games (10-29 ATS).
— Rockets are 2-4 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 3-0 in their last three games.

Nuggets (38-21)
— Denver won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Nuggets are 1-3 ATS in last four home games.
— Under is 4-2-1 in Denver’s last seven games.

— Nuggets won/covered last three series games.
— Rockets are 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Denver.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

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Saturday, April 24

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Hoop Trends for Saturday April 24
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at New York (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 15-0 ATS (14.77 ppg) after allowing at least 50 points in the paint last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Detroit at Indiana (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pacers are 0-15 ATS (-5.90 ppg) at home after they has at least twice as many assists as turnovers last game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Utah (9:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Jazz are 11-0 OU (14.23 ppg) when they are off two consecutive games in which they had at least six double figure scorers.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at New York (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Raptors are 0-10-1 OU (-15.50 ppg) as a dog off a win in which Pascal Siakam was their high scorer.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)