NBA TRENDS
Hot Teams
Toronto covered five of their last six games.
Rockets won eight of their last ten games. Minnesota is 3-1 in its last four games (4-0 vs spread).
Denver won five in row, eight of last nine games.
Sacramento won six of its last nine games.
Lakers won five of last six games, but they've left LA once in last nineteen days.
Cold Teams
Atlanta lost five of their last six games. Wizards lost four in a row, seven of last eight games.
Charlotte lost eight of last ten games (2-7 last nine vs spread) Nets dropped last five games, by 18,12,3,6,6 points.
Hornets lost last three games, scoring only 78.7 ppg.
Chicago lost six of its last seven games. Knicks lost four of last five games, with losses by 4,7,18,11 points.
Memphis lost nine of last 11 games, but covered its last five.
Clippers lost last four games (0-6 vs spread in last six).
Trailblazers lost seven of last nine games. Indiana is 4-6 in its last ten games (4-1 vs spread in last five).
Bucks lost eight of last ten games (0-5 vs spread last five).
Series Records
Hawks lost three of four vs Wizards last season, losing both in this arena, 103-72/98-85.
Nets won three of four vs Charlotte LY, splitting pair at home.
Toronto beat Hornets twice LY, by 6,7 points.
Bulls won three of last four games vs Knicks; they just beat them 106-95 at MSG on Saturday.
Visiting team won all four Houston-Minnesota games LY.
Home side won all three Memphis-Dallas games LY.
Kings were 4-0 vs Clippers LY, winning by 4,17,10,3 points.
Pacers were 2-0 vs Portland LY, winning by 32,20 points.
Lakers beat Milwaukee tiwce LY, by 19,5 points.
Totals
Six of last eight Washington games stayed under the total.
Under is 8-4 in Charlotte's last dozen games, 4-1 in Nets' last 5.
Last four Toronto games stayed under the total, as have 11 of 14 Hornet games this season.
Seven of last ten Chicago games went over the total.
Seven of last ten Rocket games stayed under the total.
Nine of last 12 Memphis games stayed under the total, but the under is 1-10 in last eleven Nugget games.
Four of five Clipper road games went over the total, as did six of last seven Sacramento tilts.
Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Portland games.
Over is 7-4 in Milwaukee's last eleven games.
Hot Teams
Toronto covered five of their last six games.
Rockets won eight of their last ten games. Minnesota is 3-1 in its last four games (4-0 vs spread).
Denver won five in row, eight of last nine games.
Sacramento won six of its last nine games.
Lakers won five of last six games, but they've left LA once in last nineteen days.
Cold Teams
Atlanta lost five of their last six games. Wizards lost four in a row, seven of last eight games.
Charlotte lost eight of last ten games (2-7 last nine vs spread) Nets dropped last five games, by 18,12,3,6,6 points.
Hornets lost last three games, scoring only 78.7 ppg.
Chicago lost six of its last seven games. Knicks lost four of last five games, with losses by 4,7,18,11 points.
Memphis lost nine of last 11 games, but covered its last five.
Clippers lost last four games (0-6 vs spread in last six).
Trailblazers lost seven of last nine games. Indiana is 4-6 in its last ten games (4-1 vs spread in last five).
Bucks lost eight of last ten games (0-5 vs spread last five).
Series Records
Hawks lost three of four vs Wizards last season, losing both in this arena, 103-72/98-85.
Nets won three of four vs Charlotte LY, splitting pair at home.
Toronto beat Hornets twice LY, by 6,7 points.
Bulls won three of last four games vs Knicks; they just beat them 106-95 at MSG on Saturday.
Visiting team won all four Houston-Minnesota games LY.
Home side won all three Memphis-Dallas games LY.
Kings were 4-0 vs Clippers LY, winning by 4,17,10,3 points.
Pacers were 2-0 vs Portland LY, winning by 32,20 points.
Lakers beat Milwaukee tiwce LY, by 19,5 points.
Totals
Six of last eight Washington games stayed under the total.
Under is 8-4 in Charlotte's last dozen games, 4-1 in Nets' last 5.
Last four Toronto games stayed under the total, as have 11 of 14 Hornet games this season.
Seven of last ten Chicago games went over the total.
Seven of last ten Rocket games stayed under the total.
Nine of last 12 Memphis games stayed under the total, but the under is 1-10 in last eleven Nugget games.
Four of five Clipper road games went over the total, as did six of last seven Sacramento tilts.
Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Portland games.
Over is 7-4 in Milwaukee's last eleven games.
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