Sunday's Trends and Indexes - 1/30 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel


Detroit at New York
The Knicks look to take advantage of a Detroit team that is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games in New York. New York is the pick (-5 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Knicks favored by 7 1/2. Dunkel Pick: New York (-5 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 30

Game 801-802: Miami at Oklahoma City (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami 120.672; Oklahoma City 121.333
Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 1; 195
Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 2 1/2; 198
Dunkel Pick: Miami (+2 1/2); Under

Game 803-804: Boston at LA Lakers (3:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 118.216; LA Lakers 125.249
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Lakers by 7; 187 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: LA Lakers by 3; 183 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Lakers (-3); Over

Game 805-806: Cleveland at Orlando (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland 104.197; Orlando 125.771
Dunkel Line & Total: Orlando by 21 1/2; 207 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Orlando by 16 1/2; 203 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Orlando (-16 1/2); Over

Game 807-808: Denver at Philadelphia (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Denver 119.754; Philadelphia 122.766
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 3; 204
Vegas Line & Total: Philadelphia by 2; 208 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-2); Under

Game 809-810: Detroit at New York (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 112.836; New York 120.443
Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 7 1/2; 198
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 5 1/2; 203
Dunkel Pick: New York (-5 1/2); Under

Game 811-812: New Orleans at Phoenix (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Orleans 124.176; Phoenix 121.238
Dunkel Line & Total: New Orleans by 3; 199 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 2; 196
Dunkel Pick: New Orleans (+2); Over

Game 813-814: Utah at Golden State (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Utah 112.539; Golden State 119.543
Dunkel Line & Total: Golden State by 7; 209
Vegas Line & Total: Golden State by 1 1/2; 216
Dunkel Pick: Golden State (-1 1/2); Under

[Udog]

NCAAB
Write-Up


Sunday, January 30

Duke won its last seven games vs St John's, winning last three here by 7-17-12 points; Blue Devils are 3-1 in true road games this year, winning by 27-14-24 points, with a loss at Florida State. St John's lost three in row, five of last six games; they're 2-5 as an underdog this season. ACC single digit road faves are 13-10 vs spread. Big East home dogs are 2-2.

Dayton is 7-5 in last dozen games vs Duquesne, 3-2 in last five played here; Dukes won last nine games, are 6-0 in A-14, winning home games by 22-12-16 points- they're 5-0 as a favorite. Dayton is 2-3 in last five games, losing by 5-5-9 points- they're 2-0 vs spread as underdog. A-14 single digit home favorites are 7-16 against the spread.

Seton Hall won couple of high-scoring games vs Providence LY, 92-80 at home, 109-106 in Big East tourney; Pirates won three of last four visits here, are 4-1 in last five series games. Friars upset Louisville/Villanova in last two games, after having lost previous 17 conference games. Big East home favorites of 5 or less points are 12-8 vs spread.

Home side won last 11 Wright State-Milwaukee games; Raiders lost last seven visits here, by 15-7-5-7-4-11-7-6ot points- they beat Milwaukee 68-44 (-8.5) in first meeting Dec 20. Horizon home favorites of 5 or less points are 5-7 vs spread. Panthers are 3-1 as a Horizon favorote. Wright State is 4-1 on Horizon road, 3-2 vs spread as an underdog.

Home team won 12 of last 15 Drake-Illinois State games; Bulldogs lost six of last seven visits here, losing 65-61/71-68 last two years- they beat ISU 76-68 (-2.5) in first meeting 12 days ago, making 11-18 from arc. Drake is 0-4 as MVC road dog, losing away games by 16-19-16-20 pts. MVC home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-7 vs spread.

UMass won five of last seven games vs Rhode Island, winning four of last five played here, with three of four wins by two points. A-14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 4-9 vs spread. UMass is 4-2 in A-14 even though they were dog in five of the six games. URI won four of last five games, is 3-0 on A-14 road, with all three wins by 5 or less points.

Michigan won four in row, seven of last eight games vs Iowa, winning last two played here, 64-49/60-46; Wolverines snapped five-game skid with win in East Lansing; they're 0-1-1 as home favorite, with only win at home by 7 over Penn State. Single digit home favorites are 14-5-1 vs spread in Big 11 this season. Iowa is 1-3 as Big 11 road underdog.

Michigan State won its last four games vs Indiana by average score of 19 points; Hoosiers lost last five visits here, by 12-14-8-29-28 points- they are 2-2 as Big 11 road dog, losing away games by 4-12-9-14. Spartans are 2-4 in last six games (0-6 vs spread); they're 1-2 as home favorites. Double digit home faves are 4-7 vs spread in Big 11 games this season.

Virginia Tech is 8-4 in last 12 games vs Miami, winning three of last four played here, with wins by 13-16-15 points; Hurricanes lost last three in row, but by total of only 7 points- they're 0-3 on ACC road, losing by 11-7-2. Hokies are 3-3 in ACC, with wins by 12-29 points, and odd loss to Virginia. ACC single digit home underdogs are 5-2 vs spread.

Northern Iowa won its last six games, with pair of road wins by total of 5 points; Panthers won four of last five games against Missouri State, but lost 59-58 at home to Bears in first meeting Dec 29. Bears are 9-1 in MVC; their last three games were decided by total of five points. MVC home favorites of more than 5 points are 7-11-1 vs spread.

Washington won its last four games vs Washington State, winning in last two visits here, 68-48/59-52; Huskies won last three games, are 7-1 in Pac-10, 3-1 on road, with wins by 6ot-11-21 points- they're 4-3-1 as a Pac-10 fave, 2-1-1 on road. Wazzu is 3-1 at home in Pac-10, with only loss by hoop to Arizona. Pac-10 home underdogs are 7-6-2 vs spread.

Iona won last three games over Loyola by 9-8-18 points; Gaels (-12) got 86-68 win over Loyola in first meeting three weeks ago, shooting 53.3% with 12 offensive boards. Loyola won its last four games, allowing just 61.8 ppg. MAAC home underdogs of 6 or less points are 5-7 vs spread. Gaels are 1-3 as MAAC road fave, with road wins by 6-4ot points.

Underdog is 9-1 vs spread in Siena games; Saints are 0-3 as home fave in MAAC games. Niagara (+7) upset Siena 69-55 at home three weeks ago; home side won last six series games, with Eagles losing last five visits here by 6-12-16-17-18 points. Niagara is 1-3 as MAAC road underdog. Double digit home favorites are 11-4 vs spread in MAAC games.

[Udog]

NBA
Write-Up


Sunday, January 30

Hot Teams
-- Thunder is 7-4 in last 11 games as home favorite, but they're 1-4-1 as home favorite of 5 or less points.
-- Celtics won seven of last nine games; they're 4-2 as a road dog.
-- Orlando covered six of last nine as a home favorite.
-- Nuggets won/covered their last four games. 76ers won three of last four games, covered five of last six.
-- Pistons are 7-3 as road underdog of less than 7 points.
-- Hornets are 10-1-1 as road underdog of less than 5 points. Suns won four of their last five home games.

Cold Teams
-- Miami lost five of its last seven games.
-- Lakers are 5-9 vs spread in their last 14 home games.
-- Cleveland lost its last 19 games; they're 5-8-1 as double digit dog.
-- Knicks lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Jazz lost six of their last seven games. Golden State lost its last four games, allowing 114.8 ppg.

Totals
-- Five of last six Miami road games went over the total.
-- Last five Boston road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 5-2 in last seven Cleveland games.
-- Over is 8-3 in Denver's last eleven road games.
-- Six of last seven Detroit road games stayed under total.
-- Six of last seven Phoenix games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 8-2 in Utah's last ten road games.

Back-to-Back
-- New Orleans is 3-2 vs spread if playing on road second consecutive night; they're 1-2 vs spread if they lost night before.