Tuesday's Trends and Indexes - 3/25 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

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NBA

Tuesday, March 25


Spurs win 14th straight; extend 76ers' skid to 25

The San Antonio Spurs upended the Philadelphia 76ers 113-91 Monday night, extending their win streak to 14, while moving the Sixers one loss closer to being historically bad.

The Sixers have now lost 25 straight games and are just one loss away from tying the NBA record of 26 set by the 2010-1 Cleveland Cavaliers. Philadelphia faces Houston on Thursday.

Meanwhile the Spurs are on the longest win streak in the Tim Duncan-Greg Popovich era and the win streak has been kind to bettors. They are 11-3 against the spread during the streak, including covering their last eight games. The Spurs host Denver Tuesday.


Grizzlies extend home win streak to 10

The Memphis Grizzlies extended their home win streak to 10 with their 109-92 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night.

During the streak, the Grizzlies have surprisingly been a good over play, putting up a 7-3 over/under mark.

Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, they now must embark on a five game road trip as they continue to battle for the Western Conference's last few playoff spots. Their next home game is April 4 when they host the Denver Nuggets.


Favorites take care of business Monday night

Favorites took care of of business Monday night in the Association, putting up a solid 8-2 mark against the spread, hitting at a mark of 80 percent.

Away favorites were even more impressive going a perfect 3-0 ATS last night.


Blazers' PF LaMarcus Aldridge, doubtlful Tuesday

Aldridge is suffering from a back contusion and is doubtful to play Tuesday against the Magic.

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NBA

Tuesday, March 25

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This week's best NBA spot bet opportunities
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Letdown spot

San Antonio has come on strong, and the Spurs have been the best team in the NBA since the All-Star break. San Antonio goes into its Monday night home game against Philadelphia on a 15-1 SU and 12-4 ATS run.

The Spurs will also be at home Wednesday night when they host the resurgent Denver Nuggets before traveling to Denver for a game Friday night. San Antonio hasn’t played the Nuggets since the fourth game of the season, so that home-and-home set will have the Spurs focused. San Antonio will be in a letdown spot Saturday night when it returns home to host New Orleans, especially since the Spurs will be playing their third game in four nights.


Lookahead spot

The Toronto Raptors play four games this week, including three on the road. The Raptors play in Cleveland against the Cavaliers Tuesday night, and then play a home-and-home set versus the Celtics, starting in Boston, Wednesday and Friday. Toronto finishes the week in Orlando Sunday.

Toronto is off back-to-back energy-draining games, losing to Oklahoma City in overtime and then coming back from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat Atlanta. The Raptors beat Cleveland the last time they played, but they lost their last trip to Boston. That means they may overlook the Cavaliers Tuesday night, especially with back-to-back games against the Celtics on deck.


Schedule spot

Portland has a tough week ahead with five games on the schedule. The Blazers’ week begins in Miami Monday and it concludes at home versus Memphis Sunday. The Blazers have not been in good form, but they have a pair of winnable road games in Orlando Tuesday night and in Atlanta Thursday night.

The trouble spot for Portland comes in Chicago Friday. The Blazers will be playing on a back-to-back road set and it will also be their fourth game in five nights. Chicago will be the much fresher team as the Bulls will go into that game on three days of rest.


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