Saturday's Trends and Indexes - 12/25 (NBA, Misc.)

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NCAAB
Write-Up


Saturday, December 25

Mississippi State sent Bailey/Sidney home after brawl in stands, so they are shorthanded, especially with PG Bost ineligible until Jan 8. Bulldogs are 1-4 vs spread as a favorite. SEC road underdogs of 4 or less points are 8-5. Hawai'i is 7-3, 6-1 at home, 2-1 vs spread as faves. WAC home favorites of 6 or less points are 9-1 vs spread.

Florida State is 10-3, winning four of last five, losing to Butler-Ohio St- Florida; Seminoles are 0-1 as underdogs this year. ACC road underdogs of 4 or less points are 5-2 vs spread. Baylor is 8-2, losing at Gonzaga by 4, to Washington State by 6; they're 2-3 as a favorite. Big 12 favorites of 6 or less points are 4-9 vs spread.

Washington State is good in these tournaments, winning last year in the Alaskan Shootout; they're 10-1 this year, 6-1 vs spread when a favorite. Pac-10 road favorites of less than 7 points are 2-7 vs spread. Butler won is 8-4, winning last three games by 33-12-3 points while allowing 58.7 ppg. Horizon road underdogs of less than 7 points are 6-7.

[Udog]

NBA
Write-Up


Saturday, December 25

Hot Teams
-- Heat won 13 of last 14 games, covered seven of last eight on road. Lakers won seven of their last nine games.
-- Thunder covered six of last nine games as a home favorite.
-- Portland won its last three games, by 5-1-26 points.

Cold Teams
-- Nuggets lost five of their last eight games.
-- Warriors lost nine of their last ten games.

Totals
-- Five of Lakers' last six home games stayed under total.
-- Under is 9-3 in Denver's road games.
-- Three of last four Portland games went over the total.

Back-to-Back
-- None