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LOOKS LIKE THE UNDER IS SOLID IN GAMES WHEN A TEAM IS FACING ELIMINATION
SO FAR THIS YEAR ITS 2-1 TO THE UNDER
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF PAST YEARS-- THE UNDER IS THE FIRST TOTAL SHOWN IN THE RECORDS
Since keeping records starting with the 03-04 post season, the stats I've accumulated (based on opening lines & regulation scores) for all Elimination games* total results are as follows:
Overall
All Elimination Games: U/O 53-34-2
Elimination Games being game 4 or 5 of a Series: U/O 20-18-1
Elimination Games being game 6 or 7 of a Series: U/O 33-16-1
1st Round of playoffs
All Elimination Games: U/O 25-19-1
Elimination Games being game 4 or 5 of a Series: U/O 14-10-1
Elimination Games being game 6 or 7 of a Series: U/O 11-9
2nd Round & onwards of playoffs
All Elimination Games: U/O 28-15-1
Elimination Games being game 4 or 5 of a Series: U/O 6-8
Elimination Games being game 6 or 7 of a Series: U/O 22-7-1
Clearly the prime spot to take Unders are in a game 6 or 7 taking place during the 2nd round or beyond (a losing % of only .233), when both teams have a series win under their belts and are both winners of at least 2 games in the current series.
The one team to prove the exception (whose results I haven't incl. in the above figures) is - no suprise - Phoenix....
Phoenix Suns
Elimination games they win SU: O/U 7-1
Elimination games they lose SU: O/U 2-3
For Phoenix it doesnt matter the nature of the game (4, 5, 6 or 7) they're playing in, or the Round they're playing it in, in relation to the final total result: it's down to their SU performance.
Take away Phoenix sice the are not in the playoffs and the records for unders above improves dramatically
LOOKS LIKE THE UNDER IS SOLID IN GAMES WHEN A TEAM IS FACING ELIMINATION
SO FAR THIS YEAR ITS 2-1 TO THE UNDER
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF PAST YEARS-- THE UNDER IS THE FIRST TOTAL SHOWN IN THE RECORDS
Since keeping records starting with the 03-04 post season, the stats I've accumulated (based on opening lines & regulation scores) for all Elimination games* total results are as follows:
Overall
All Elimination Games: U/O 53-34-2
Elimination Games being game 4 or 5 of a Series: U/O 20-18-1
Elimination Games being game 6 or 7 of a Series: U/O 33-16-1
1st Round of playoffs
All Elimination Games: U/O 25-19-1
Elimination Games being game 4 or 5 of a Series: U/O 14-10-1
Elimination Games being game 6 or 7 of a Series: U/O 11-9
2nd Round & onwards of playoffs
All Elimination Games: U/O 28-15-1
Elimination Games being game 4 or 5 of a Series: U/O 6-8
Elimination Games being game 6 or 7 of a Series: U/O 22-7-1
Clearly the prime spot to take Unders are in a game 6 or 7 taking place during the 2nd round or beyond (a losing % of only .233), when both teams have a series win under their belts and are both winners of at least 2 games in the current series.
The one team to prove the exception (whose results I haven't incl. in the above figures) is - no suprise - Phoenix....
Phoenix Suns
Elimination games they win SU: O/U 7-1
Elimination games they lose SU: O/U 2-3
For Phoenix it doesnt matter the nature of the game (4, 5, 6 or 7) they're playing in, or the Round they're playing it in, in relation to the final total result: it's down to their SU performance.
Take away Phoenix sice the are not in the playoffs and the records for unders above improves dramatically
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