Sunday Trends and Indexes 11/25

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NBA
Hot Lines


Pick 'n' roll: Sunday's best NBA bets

Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors (-5, 186)

The Bulls were considered top contenders in the Eastern Conference before the season, but a disastrous circus trip has derailed their year. They have lost four of five on the road since the big top moved in, a streak that has dropped their record to 2-7.

Chicago is averaging only 87.3 points per game and is shooting a NBA-worst 38.6 percent from the field. The Bulls faced the struggling Knicks in New York last night, but shot just 34.5 percent from the floor in an 85-78 loss.

The Bulls’ struggles are likely to continue tonight when they close out their road trip in Toronto. The Raptors have won three straight against Chicago, covering the spread in each of those wins.

Pick: Raptors -5


Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons (+1, 186)

The Pistons could be without Rasheed Wallace for Utah’s visit tonight as he tries to recover from a knee injury. They will also be sweating the fitness of guard Richard Hamilton, who has been struggling with flu-like symptoms since a lackluster performance in Friday’s win over the 76ers.

The Jazz have no such injury problems ahead of tonight’s game. Carlos Boozer continues to impress, producing 19 points and 16 rebounds in Friday’s 99-71 win over New Orleans. Utah’s defense, which struggled early in the season, has held its last two opponents to 75 points or less.

Utah is 6-1 against the spread (ATS) in its last seven against the Pistons.

Pick: Jazz -1


Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers (-2, 207 1/2)

LeBron James is hitting his stride and, not surprisingly, the Cavaliers are starting to win. The 22-year-old posted his third triple-double of the season in a 111-108 win over the Raptors on Saturday. James ended the night with 37 points.

James is leading the NBA in scoring with 31.4 points per game and has averaged 39 points in his last five contests. Tonight, Cleveland is chasing its first three-game winning streak of the season.

The Cavs have won six of seven against the Pacers, covering in three straight. James is averaging 24.8 points against them overall, including 27.3 points against them last season.

Pick: Cavaliers +2


San Antonio Spurs at Seattle SuperSonics (+9, 198 1/2)

The Spurs travel to Seattle looking for a season-high fifth-straight victory. They are also chasing a sixth consecutive win over the Sonics and a third straight in Seattle.

San Antonio is coming off an impressive 101-88 win over Memphis on Friday, in which Tim Duncan had 28 points and nine rebounds. Tony Parker added 21 points and eight assists for the Spurs, who are averaging 99.8 points this season.

The Sonics, meanwhile, are the only remaining NBA team without a home win. They are one of the league’s worst defensive teams (allowing 108 points per game) and are 0-4 ATS in their last four against the Spurs.

Pick: Spurs -9


New Jersey Nets at L.A. Lakers (-7, 197)

The Nets’ reliance on Vince Carter is plain for all to see. They lost all five games that he missed with an ankle injury, and have won two straight contests since his return to the lineup.

Carter had 15 points in 35 minutes off the bench in Friday's 98-93 win over Seattle and he also seems to be bringing the best out of Richard Jefferson. He’s tallied two straight 30-point games since Carter’s return.

In two games against the Lakers last season, Carter averaged 27 points and Jefferson averaged 16. If they produce similar performances tonight, the Nets should at least cover against a Los Angeles team that has lost two straight.

Pick: Nets +7

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NCAAB
Write-Up


Sunday's Games

Top Three Games

Kansas just pounded on Northern Arizona 87-46, leading 44-10 at the half; NAU lost by only 76-69 at Arizona (41-30 at half). It is not helping Wildcats that their coach disappeared just days before the season started- they lost to Virginia at home, 75-72. Jayhawks are rolling at 4-0, with no wins by less than 23 points.

Villanova beat Central Florida 76-68, George Mason 84-76 in the first two rounds at Disney; they're 23-57 (40.4%) from arc in the two games. NC State beat Rider 72-63 (trailed 31-28 at half) and South Carolina 63-61, holding both sides under 37% from floor. Disney teams didn't play Saturday, so they should be rested.

Southern Illinois plays terrific defense; they beat Chattanooga 63-41 in first round, holding Mocs to 29.7% from floor, then in second round, they beat Miss State 63-49- they forced 47 TO's in two games. USC beat San Diego 60-50, Miami 57-53. Mayo is an NBA player; interesting game between younger talent vs an experienced mid-major.

Rest of the Card

-- Portland beat up on Idaho State 76-52 yesterday, leading by 11 at half, now they face Oregon State squad that beat ISU on Friday by 56-41. Beavers beat Portland 65-48 last season (-7.5).
-- Penn State lost 74-67 to South Carolina, then 82-73 to Rider; they were -22/-11 on boards in two games. Central Florida, the local team, lost 76-68 to Villanova, 73-71 in OT to Kansas State.
-- Rider led NC State at half, lost 72-63, then they beat Penn St. 82-73; they're 17-38 from arc in two games. K-State lost 87-77 to George Mason, then beat UCF in OT 73-71, after blowing lead in second half.
-- South Carolina beat Penn State 74-67 Thursday, lost 63-61 to NC State Friday; SC is just 13-28 from line, going 2-9 in narrow loss to NCS. George Mason beat K-State by 10, then lost by 8 to Villanova, going just 8-23 from arc in second game.

-- Montana lost by 11 to Washington State, then beat Flyboys by hoop last night; they're expected to win Big Sky. MVSU lost by 18 Friday, by 45 last night. Playing third day in row isn't too good for them here.
-- Air Force was down 16 at half to Montana last night, lost by 2; their offense is hard to prepare for in less than 24 hours, but Washington State won first two games of this event by 18,45.

-- San Diego lost 60-50 to USC Thursday (was 27-23 at half) and got squashed 77-55 by South Alabama Friday, shooting 36% in game, -13 on boards. Irvine lost 68-53 to Miss State, then lost to hot-shooting Chattanooga squad 85-80 Friday.
-- South Alabama was just 8-21 from line in 64-59 loss to Miami Thursday; they waxed USD by 22 in next game (23-30 from line) Mocs were down double digits in second half Friday, got hot from arc and beat Irvine by 5, after losing 63-41 to the Salukis.
-- Miami led USC 33-29 at half Friday, but Mayo came through at end for Trojans, in 57-53 game; Red Hawks won opener by 5 over USA. Mississippi State beat Irvine by 15, lost 63-49 in the second round to Southern Illinois- they had 21 turnovers.

-- Siena beat Stanford, lost by just 9 at Syracuse; they like to go up and down, are pretty athletic, but they did lose 100-88 when they went to James Madison. Cornell also likes to run; they lost 102-89 when they went to Ohio U (+11).
-- Duke is back from Maui Classic, where they won for fourth time in row; theyre no match for Eastern Kentucky squad that tries to play like Beilein teams- they lost 76-56 at E. Tennessee, 64-50 at UAB.
-- Rutgers is struggling; they only beat Dartmouth 55-50 in last game, not a good sign for Big East team. St Peter's hasn't been good since Clark gruaduated two years ago; they lost by four to Lehigh, then beata Wagner by three.
-- Santa Clara has new coach, new system; they lost at Nevada by 13 (26-25 at half), then had good 72-57 win at Utah (up 29-27 at half). Sacramento State lost by 31 at K-State, by 13 at Pacific by 30 at San Francisco.

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NCAAB
Short Sheet


Sunday, November 25th

(TC) Portland at Oregon State, 7:00 EST
Portland: 5-14 ATS off a straight up win
Oregon State: 9-1 ATS off BB games scoring 30 or less first-half points

Arizona at Kansas, 8:00 EST ESPN
Arizona: 0-6 ATS after winning 3 of their last 4 games
Kansas: 8-0 Under after playing 3+ games as a home favorite


Old Spice Classic
Orlando, Florida
Final Round

Penn State vs. Central Florida, 11:00am EST ESPNU
Penn State: 16-6 ATS playing their second game in three days
Central Florida: 6-16 ATS off an ATS win

Rider vs. Kansas State, 1:20 EST ESPNU
Rider: 11-20 ATS after playing BB games as an underdog
Kansas State: 7-3 ATS after playing BB games as a favorite

South Carolina vs. George Mason, 4:30 EST ESPN2
South Carolina: 11-3 ATS in tournament games
George Mason: 8-1 Under as a neutral court favorite

NC State vs. Villanova, 6:50 EST ESPN2
NC State: 6-18 ATS off a SU win / ATS loss
Villanova: 5-1 ATS in November


Cougar Hispanic College Fund Classic
Spokane, Washington
Final Round

Mississippi Valley State vs. Air Force, 8:00 EST
** Teams Rescheduled **

Montana at Washington State, 10:30 EST
** Teams Rescheduled **


Anaheim Classic
Anaheim, California
Final Round

San Diego vs. Cal Irvine, 3:30 EST ESPNU
San Diego: 7-0 ATS away off an ATS loss
Cal Irvine: 9-20 ATS after playing as a favorite

Tennessee Chattanooga vs. South Alabama, 5:30 EST ESPNU
Tennessee Chatt: 7-18 ATS off an ATS win
South Alabama: 9-2 ATS playing their second game in three days

Miami OH vs. Mississippi State, 9:00 EST ESPN2
Miami OH: 8-0 ATS in tournament games
Mississippi St: 9-2 Over after scoring 60 or less points

Southern Illinois vs. USC, 11:20 EST ESPNU
Southern Illinois: 13-3 ATS off BB Unders
USC: 4-13 ATS away in November


Added Games:

Siena at Cornell, 12:00 EST
Siena: 21-5 Over after winning 2 of their last 3 games
Cornell: 10-0 ATS with a line of +3 to -3

Eastern Kentucky at Duke, 1:00 EST
Eastern Kentucky: 9-2 Under off 3+ non-conference games
Duke: 60-37 ATS off a SU win / ATS loss

Rutgers at St. Peter's, 2:00 EST
Rutgers: 6-1 Over off 3+ ATS losses
St. Peter's: 0-6 ATS in November

Santa Clara at Sacramento State, 5:00 EST
Santa Clara: 29-13 ATS off a win by 15+ points
Sacramento State: 10-2 Under off BB games allowing 50%+ shooting


Write-In Games:

Cougar Hispanic College Fund Classic
Spokane, Washington
Opening Round

Mississippi Valley State vs. Montana, 3:00 EST
MV State: 1-4 ATS playing with 1 or 0 days rest
Montana: 21-6 Over off ATS wins in 2 of their last 3 games

Air Force at Washington State, 5:30 EST
Air Force: 20-4 ATS off 3+ games scoring 60 or less points
Washington State: 14-7 Under vs. non-conference opponents

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NBA
Write-Up


Sunday, November 25


Hot Teams
-- Jazz won seven of their last nine games. Pistons are 4-0 at home, winning by 1-24-12-5 points (2-2 as home favorite).
-- Cavaliers, Pacers both won three of their last four games.
-- Spurs won eight of last nine games, covered last three.
-- Lakers covered five of their six home games. Nets won last two games, after losing previous six.

Cold Teams
-- Raptors lost four of last five home games. Bulls lost three in row, nine of eleven games this season.
-- Seattle lost last three games, by 16-17-5 points.

Series Records
-- Raptors won 101-71 at Chicago Nov 10; they're 3-2 in last five games against the Bulls.
-- Utah beat Detroit twice LY, by combined total of three points.
-- Cavaliers won three of four vs Indiana LY, winning by 32,11,6
-- Spurs were 4-0 vs Seattle LY, winning by 31,19,20,41 points.
-- Lakers beat Nets twice LY, by 99-95/99-93 scores.

Totals
-- Last four Chicago games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-2 in last eight Utah games.
-- Over is 7-3 in last ten Cleveland games.
-- Under is 8-3 in last eleven San Antonio games.
-- Under is 9-3 in last dozen New Jersey games.

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NHL
Write-Up


Sunday, November 25


Hot Teams
-- Dallas won last four games, allowing three goals.
-- Blues won five of their last six games.
-- Chicago is 6-4 in its last ten road games. Canucks are 4-1 in game following their last five losses.

Cold Teams
-- Rangers lost two of last three games, scoring five goals.
-- Flames are 1-5 in game following their last five wins.
-- Ducks lost three of their last four home games. Kings lost five of their last six games.

Series Records
-- Rangers won 5-2 at Dallas LY, in only meeting since lockout.
-- Calgary won its last seven games against the Blues.
-- Anaheim won its last three games against the Kings.
-- Canucks won seven of last eight against Chicago.

Totals
-- Last three Dallas games all stayed under the total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Calgary games.
-- Last five Anaheim-LA games played in California went over; the two games they played in England stayed under.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Vancouver games.

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NFL Weather

NFL WEATHER

Matchup Conditions Game Time Temp Heat Index

DEN BRONCOS
CHI BEARS Sun 4:15 p.m. ET MOSTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE LIGHT SHOWERS. SOUTHWEST WIND 9-14 43 N/A%
Humid -

TEN TITANS
CIN BENGALS
Sun 1:00 p.m. ET MOSTLY CLOUDY. EAST WIND 4-9 47 N/A%
Humid -

BUF BILLS
JAC JAGUARS
Sun 1:00 p.m. ET MOSTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE LIGHT SHOWERS. EAST WIND 7-12 73 N/A%
Humid -

OAK RAIDERS
KC CHIEFS
Sun 1:00 p.m. ET PARTLY SUNNY. SOUTH WIND 7-12 43 N/A%
Humid -

HOU TEXANS
CLE BROWNS
Sun 1:00 p.m. ET PARTLY SUNNY. SOUTHWEST WIND 7-12 43 N/A%
Humid -

SEA SEAHAWKS
STL RAMS Sun 1:00 p.m. ET N/A N/A No wind Indoors -

MIN VIKINGS
NY GIANTS
Sun 1:00 p.m. ET MOSTLY SUNNY. SOUTHWEST WIND 5-10 50 N/A%
Humid -

NO SAINTS
CAR PANTHERS
Sun 1:00 p.m. ET CLOUDY, 40% CHANCE SHOWERS. NORTHEAST WIND 5-10 47 N/A%
Humid -

WAS REDSKINS
TB BUCCANEERS
Sun 1:00 p.m. ET PARTLY CLOUDY, 20% CHANCE LIGHT SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST WIND 7-12 80 N/A%
Humid -

SF 49ERS
ARZ CARDINALS
Sun 4:05 p.m. ET PARTLY SUNNY. EAST WIND 4-9 68 N/A%
Humid -

BAL RAVENS
SD CHARGERS
Sun 4:15 p.m. ET MOSTLY CLOUDY. SOUTHWEST WIND 7-12 71 N/A%
Humid -

PHI EAGLES
NE PATRIOTS
Sun 8:15 p.m. ET FAIR. SOUTHWEST WIND 8-13 41 N/A%
Humid -

MIA DOLPHINS
PIT STEELERS
Mon 8:30 p.m. ET CLOUDY, RAIN THEN 70% CHANCE DRIZZLE. WEST WIND 9-14 50 N/A%
Humid -


Updated: Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 12:20 PM EDT