Thursday Trends and Indexes 12/20

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NBA
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Thursday, December 20th

New Jersey at Miami, 7:35 EST
New Jersey: 5-2 ATS at Miami
Miami: 13-25 ATS as a home favorite

LA Lakers at Cleveland, 8:05 EST TNT
LA Lakers: 10-2 ATS off an Under
Cleveland: 3-16 ATS at home off DD loss

(TC) Houston at Denver, 10:35 EST TNT
Houston: 15-2 ATS Away off 4+ ATS losses
Denver: 8-18 ATS at home off a SU loss

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NCAAB
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Thursday, December 20th

Miami OH at Illinois, 7:00 EST
Miami OH: 12-4 ATS off a win by 6 or less points
Illinois: 1-8 ATS off 4+ ATS losses

Pittsburgh vs. Duke, 7:00 EST ESPN
Pittsburgh: 11-2 Under as as neutral court underdog
Duke: 6-16 ATS away off an Over

Florida Atlantic at Arkansas State, 8:00 EST
Florida Atl: 1-5 ATS off BB home games
Arkansas State: 6-1 ATS after playing BB games as a home favorite

Troy at South Alabama, 8:00 EST
Troy: 1-6 ATS off 3+ home games
South Alabama: 6-1 ATS off a non-conference game

Gonzaga at Oklahoma, 9:00 EST ESPN2
Gonzaga: 22-7 ATS as a neutral court underdog
Oklahoma: 3-14 ATS away off a win


San Juan Shootout
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
First Round

Clemson at PR Mayaguez, 3:00 EST
Clemson: No trends available
PR Mayaguez: No trends available

Mississippi vs. DePaul, 5:30 EST
Mississippi: 16-6 ATS after playing as a road favorite
DePaul: 9-21 ATS off a combined score of 165+ points


Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic
Biloxi, Mississippi
Final Round

Louisiana Tech vs. New Orleans, 7:00 EST
Louisiana Tech: 6-16 ATS playing on a neutral court
New Orleans: 6-1 Over in tournament games

Alcorn State at Southern Miss, 9:20 EST
Alcorn State: 0-7 ATS vs. non-conference opponents
Southern Miss: 14-5 ATS after allowing 60 or less points


Outrigger Rainbow Classic
Honolulu, Hawaii
Opening Round

Tulane vs. St. Mary's, 10:00 EST
Tulane: 6-1 Over off BB games scoring 75+ points
St. Mary's: 2-12 ATS after playing as a road underdog

Eastern Tennessee State vs. Georgia, 11:59 EST
East Tenn State: 12-3 ATS in tournament games
Georgia: 1-5 ATS after committing 25+ turnovers


Added Games:

Elon at Pennsylvania, 7:00 EST
Elon: 8-2 Over after scoring 50 or less points
Pennsylvania: 4-16 ATS vs. non-conference opponents

Murray State at Samford, 8:30 EST
Murray State: 9-2 ATS away off a conference game
Samford: 0-8 ATS at home after winning 2 of their last 3 games

SE Missouri State at Jacksonville State, 8:30 EST
SE Missouri State: 1-8 ATS away playing their second game in three days
Jacksonville State: 10-2 ATS off a home loss by 10+ points

Montana at CS Fullerton, 10:00 EST
Montana: 1-6 ATS after losing 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
CS Fullerton: 14-4 ATS at home in December

The Citadel at Washington State, 10:30 EST
The Citadel: 2-11 ATS vs. non-conference opponents
Washington State: 16-6 Under off BB non-conference games


Gossner Foods Holiday Classic
Logan, Utah
Opening Round

Furman vs. Northern Arizona, 7:30 EST
Furman: 10-1 ATS after playing 4+ games as an underdog
Northern Arizona: 1-5 ATS after having 24+ assists

Utah Valley State at Utah State, 10:00 EST
Utah Valley State: No trends available
Utah State: No trends available

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NHL
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Thursday, December 20th

Ottawa at Atlanta, 7:05 EST
Ottawa: 11-0 SU off 3+ games scoring 3+ goals
Atlanta: 9-18 SU off BB Overs

Montreal at Washington, 7:05 EST
Montreal: 6-1 SU away off a SU loss
Washington: 0-5 SU at home after allowing 4+ goals

Pittsburgh at Boston, 7:05 EST
Pittsburgh: 1-8 SU off a division loss by 2+ goals
Boston: 10-4 SU off a straight up loss

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:35 EST
Toronto: 27-7 SU vs. Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay: 5-14 SU off a straight up loss

Carolina at Florida, 7:35 EST
Carolina: 10-19 SU off a home win
Florida: 6-1 SU off BB road games

NY Rangers at Minnesota, 8:05 EST
NY Rangers: 1-5 SU off a division win by 4+ goals
Minnesota: 26-9 SU at home in the first half of the season

Detroit at St. Louis, 8:35 EST
Detroit: 12-1 SU off BB Overs
St. Louis: 4-30 SU off 4+ losses

Dallas at Vancouver, 10:05 EST
Dallas: 4-11 SU off BB road wins
Vancouver: 7-0 SU off a win by 4+ goals

Phoenix at San Jose, 10:35 EST
Phoenix: 9-3 SU off a road win by 1 goal
San Jose: 2-7 SU at home vs. division opponents

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Six-pack for Thursday

Trends to consider for Week 16 of the NFL season

-- Seahawks covered six of last eight as double digit fave.

-- Packers covered 10 of last 14 division road games.

-- Buffalo is 6-1-1 vs spread when hosting an NFC team.

-- Browns are 11-5-1 vs spread in last 17 road games.

-- Colts covered one of last eight division games.

-- Buccaneers covered two of last 10 as a road favorite.

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Thursday's List of 13: Our college hoop List of 13...........

This isn't a ranking, just list of things in college hoop world that caught my eye over last week to ten days.

13) Kentucky- Lost four games in row for first time in last 19 years; upcoming schedule is tough, it could get worse for a team that looks lost right now.

12) Sam Houston State-- They still haven't lost; Southland is going to be good race, with Bearkats. UT-Arlington looking like the frontrunners, but Stephen F. Austin won at Oklahoma

11) OVC-- How did this conference get so bad? They're 31st out of 31 in conference ratings, ranking below independent teams who haven't even been accepted into leagues.

10) West Virginia-- They're 9-1 under alum Huggins, while Wolverines are struggling in first year of Beilein era; plus, the $1.5M payout Beilein has to pay helps bottom line. Flip side of all this is that Michigan bought WVa's football coach, too.

9) Horizon-- Surprisingly ranked 9th in Conference RPI, most of credit goes to Butler, but newcomer Valparaiso has been a impressive addition so far.

8) WAC-- Ranked 26th in conference ratings, just terrible; the departures of coaches Theus, Wallace haven't helped cause.

7) North Dakota State-- Did so well their coach moved on to Colorado State; then he brought Rams back here, and Bison drilled them. This fall, they brought 30,000 fans to a football game in Minnesota; could they be Big 11's 12th team?

6) Washington-- Ryan Appleby's return gives them outside threat to balance Brockman inside; he made six 3's the other night against Portland State, breaking game open.

5) Sun Belt Conference-- . With Western Kentucky, South Alabama, New Orleans all contending, conference winner is going to be getting better seed in March Madness.

4) Arizona-- Won at Illinois, UNLV; will be less fun to watch under O'Neill, but they'll still contend in tough Pac-10. What I want to know is whether O'Neill can recruit at a high level?

3) Ole Miss-- Could take advantage of down year in SEC to win Western Division, then question becomes, will they give program enough support to keep Kennedy in Oxford?

2) Stanford-- Got Brook Lopez back, immediately avenged its loss to Santa Clara in big way; they play Texas Tech in next game, another good test for the Cardinal.

1) Arizona State-- Whacked Xavier last week, are better than where they were predicted in Pac-10 race.