Monday's Trends and Indexes - 1/27 (NFL, NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

[Udog]

NBA
Short Sheet

Monday, January 27

Phoenix at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET
Phoenix: 15-6 ATS away this year
Philadelphia: 5-14 ATS as home dog this year

Toronto at Brooklyn, 7:35 ET
Toronto: 9-2 Over away off home ATS loss
Brooklyn: 9-3 Over after scoring less than 90 points

Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 8:05 ET
Atlanta: 15-5 Over away with revenge
Oklahoma City: 6-0 ATS with total of 205 or more points

LA Clippers at Milwaukee, 8:05 ET
LA Clippers: 13-4 ATS playing 6 or more games in 10 days
Milwaukee: 5-13 ATS as home dogs this year

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:05 ET
Minnesota: 9-1 ATS after allowing 60 or more points in first half of last game
Chicago: 15-28 ATS in non-conference games

Sacramento at Utah, 9:05 ET
Sacramento: 8-2 ATS vs. Utah
Utah: 4-10 ATS after playing a non-conference opponent

[Udog]

NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, January 27

Columbus at Carolina, 7:05 ET
Columbus: 11-5 after 2 games with 7 or more goals scored
Carolina: 20-3 at home after 5 games with 30 or more shots on goal

Boston at NY Islanders, 7:05 ET
Boston: 8-0 after away loss by 3 or more goals
NY Islanders: 8-18 at home

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:35 ET
Buffalo: 4-17 playing 3rd game in 5 days
Pittsburgh: 12-1 at home after playing a road game

Colorado at Dallas, 8:35 ET
Colorado: 13-4 playing with revenge
Dallas: 25-11 after back-to-back losses by 3 or more goals

LA Kings at San Jose, 10:05 ET
LA Kings: 1-9 away after a division game
San Jose: 13-2 after a win by 1 goal

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10:05 ET
Edmonton: 2-14 vs. division opponents
Vancouver: 18-5 after an overtime win

[Udog]

NCAAB
Short Sheet

Monday, January 27

PITTSBURGH: 1-8 ATS after a combined score of 155 or more points

WILLIAM & MARY: 7-1 ats after 3 games of 14 or less turnovers

VILLANOVA: 6-16 ATS after committing 8 or less turnovers

OKLAHOMA ST: 8-1 ats after making 20% or less of 3-pointers

PORTLAND ST: 4-12 ATS in January games

ARK-PINE-BLUFF: 0-6 ATS after scoring 65 or less in 4 straight games

[Udog]

Thanks and good luck for all your hard work my friend

You're welcome, jt! I hope everything's going well! Good luck tonight!

[Kaptain]

Thanks and good luck for all your hard work my friend

no one can say it like my PODNA JT..........we do appreciate you U Dog.......as always, thanks

[Udog]

no one can say it like my PODNA JT..........we do appreciate you U Dog.......as always, thanks

Yessir, Kaptain! You're welcome!

I was just getting used to those nice temperatures and now here we go with the arctic activity again. Man, this is getting a little old.

Have you seen any of the outdoor NHL action? These stadium series games are great entertainment! There's another Yankee Stadium game on tap for Wednesday if you're interested.

[Udog]

NBA

Monday, January 27

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Timberwolves at Bulls: What bettors need to know
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago Bulls (+2.5, 195)

The Chicago Bulls are showing signs of life after losing two of their biggest stars, and they look to continue their resurgence with an eighth straight win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, who visit Monday. The Bulls are 10-3 in January and have won four of their last five to move into a tie for fourth in the Eastern Conference. The Timberwolves are looking to bounce back after having a three-game winning streak snapped with a 115-104 defeat at Portland on Saturday.

The Bulls looked more like a lottery team than a playoff squad — at least on paper — after losing point guard Derrick Rose to a torn meniscus and trading leading scorer Luol Deng to Cleveland, but they're suddenly one of the league's hottest teams. "We get knocked down but we always get back up and keep fighting," guard D.J. Augustin told reporters. "That's the motto of our team." Minnesota hasn't beaten the Bulls since Jan. 25, 2009, and hasn't won at Chicago since Jan. 3 of the same year.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBA TV, FSN North (Minnesota), CSN Chicago

LINE: The line opened with the Bulls as 2.5-point home dogs. The total is currently at 195.

POWER RANKINGS: Minnesota (-8) - Chicago (-6.8) + home court (-3) = Chicago -1.8

ABOUT THE TIMBERWOLVES (21-22, 23-20 ATS): The Timberwolves are finally getting healthy but still haven't been above .500 since dropping to 8-8 on Nov. 25. Their road woes — they're 9-14 away from home — have played a big role in that. Despite their recent struggles against Chicago, the Timberwolves seemingly match up well with the Bulls because of their outstanding post duo of Kevin Love (24.8 points, 13 rebounds) and Nikola Pekovic (18.4 points, 9.3 rebounds), but they prefer to play at a much faster pace than the defensive-minded Bulls.

ABOUT THE BULLS (22-21, 20-23 ATS): Chicago has found an unlikely leader in Augustin, who has averaged 20.4 points and 5.6 assists over his past seven games and has provided much more than the Bulls could have expected when they claimed him off waivers from Toronto in December. The Bulls have survived losing Rose and Deng in large part because of their tough defensive mindset and strong post play. Center Joakim Noah recorded his 19th double-double against Charlotte and has grabbed 10 or more rebounds in a career-high 16 consecutive contests and forward Carlos Boozer has scored in double figures in each of his last 10 games.

TRENDS:

* Under is 5-1 in the last six meetings in Chicago.
* Favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings.
* Timberwolves are 1-7 ATS in the last eight meetings.
* Road team is 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings.

BUZZER BEATERS:

1. The Timberwolves, who are 2-1 on their current road trip, have not won three games on the same trip since a 4-0 swing in December 2005.

2. The Bulls are 17-5 when allowing 90 points or fewer.

3. Minnesota is 1-9 when scoring fewer than 100 points.


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