TRENDS Friday

[Spark]

-- East Tennessee won at Tennessee Tech last year by 77-70 score; Bucs lost four of last five games, with all but one loss by double digit margin. Tech is 0-3 on the road, losing by 23-11-29 points.

-- Iowa State lost two of last three visits to Iowa, and lost first road game this year, 99-82 at Northern Iowa. Hawkeyes are 7-1; they barely beat UNI at home this week. Five of last seven series games were won by 8 or more points.

-- Oklahoma State had great win over Syracuse three nights ago, now they face pressing, running UAB squad that made Sweet 16 last year, and is 4-0 this year, with one road win, at Marshall, and three other wins, all by 12 or more points.

-- Eastern Washington lost 77-70 at Fullerton last year now they get Titans at home; first D-I home games this year for Eagles who are 1-3 on road. Fullerton lost its first road game this season, by 22 at Denver.

[Spark]

Friday's games
Game of the Day:
Kings @ Timberwolves-- Minnesota beat Kings in 7 last spring, then won 121-110 at Arco last month, with a plus-14 rebounding edge. Sacramento is 2-4 in last six visits to this site; average total in last twelve series games is 194.9, 186.8 in last six at this site. Minnesota won six of last seven games; they're 2-5 vs spread on their home floor. Kings won, covered their last five.

Elsewhere, Knicks went 4-0 vs Wizards last year, with three of the wins by four or less points, but Washington is 7-2 in its last nine games, and off to best start in thirty years. Knicks are 3-6 vs spread in last nine road games.

Denver won nine of its last eleven games, with last three going over total (average total, 210.7). Toronto is 3-13 in its last sixteen games, losing last five in row, but three of their last four losses were by four or less points.

Memphis has rallied from 5-10 start with three wins in last four games, allowing just 89.8 ppg in those four tilts. Last seven Memphis games stayed under total. Miami is 4-1 against the spread in their last five road games.

Hapless Hornets hit road, where they've covered six of eight this season. New Orleans lost first eight games, got a win, and now has lost eight more in row. Nets have its PG back; they won their last three home games.

76ers lost six games in row, covering one of last seven; four of their last five stayed under total. Bulls are 3-4 in last nine games after 0-9 start; they routed Cleveland by 28 points in last game. Under is 8-2 their last 10 games.

Hawks lost ten of last eleven games; they're 3-7 against spread in their last ten, with seven of last nine going over total. Pistons won four of last five games, with eight of last nine staying under; they allowed 78.4 ppg in their last five games.

Bucks won at Conseco Tuesday night, 89-86, handing depleted Pacers fifth straight loss; they're 0-4 vs spread in last four. Win was only one in last five games for the Bucks, who allowed 98.5 ppg in their last four contests.

Charlotte is spunky, with six covered in last eight games; they're 4-4 vs spread on road. Suns are 12-1 in last 13 games, covering four of last six; they've scored 117.3 ppg in last three, with over 5-1 in their last six.

Home team won both Magic-Warrior games last season, by 26,25 points. Orlando is 8-2 in its last ten games, as they've scored 108.4 ppg in last seven. Golden State is 4-3 in last seven home games; they've scored 106 ppg in their last three games. Over is 11-1 in their last 12 tilts.

Rahim hit buzzer beater last night to give Blazers a tight win; four of their last five games went over total. Utah is missing Kirilenko, with six losses in row (allowing 111.3 ppg in those six). Over is 12-5 in their last 17 games.

[Spark]

Friday, December 10th

**UAB at Oklahoma State, 10:00 ET
UAB - 16-6 ATS off an ATS loss
Oklahoma State - 4-13 ATS as a home favorite of 12.5 to 18 points

Iowa State at Iowa, 8:05 ET
Iowa State - 9-1 ATS off BB games scoring 5+ points
Iowa - 0-6 ATS off BB home wins


Added Games:

Tennessee Tech at East Tenn State, 7:00 ET
Tennessee Tech - 0-7 ATS away in December
East Tenn State - 6-0 ATS on Friday nights

CS Fullerton at Eastern Washington, 10:05 ET
CS Fullerton - 5-1 ATS away after scoring 60 points or less
Eastern Washington - 1-4 ATS off an Under

[Spark]

Friday, December 9th

New York (203.5) at Washington (-5.5), 7:05 ET
New York - 10-3 ATS after playing as a road favorite
Washington - 1-5 ATS after playing 4+ games as a favorite

Denver () at Toronto (), 7:05 ET
Denver - 9-0 ATS going into revenge
Toronto - 1-9 ATS at home off a road loss

Memphis (190) at Miami (-6), 7:35 ET
Memphis - 25-10 Over vs. teams averaging 7 or less steals/game
Miami - 15-3 ATS off BB SU and ATS wins

New Orleans (169.5) at New Jersey (-8), 7:35 ET
New Orleans - 5-0 ATS after hosting New York
New Jersey - 6-0 Under at home vs. New Orleans

Philadelphia (-2) at Chicago (187.5), 8:05 ET
Philadelphia - 5-15 ATS vs. teams ave. 24 or more fouls/game
Chicago - 7-1 ATS off a win of 10+ points

Sacramento () at Minnesota (), 8:05 ET
Sacramento - 3-9 ATS off a win by 10+ points
Minnesota - 13-2 Over after playing Philadelphia

Atlanta (180.5) at Detroit (-14.5), 8:05 ET
Atlanta - 1-5 ATS vs. teams shooting 33% or less on 3's
Detroit - 11-3 ATS home vs. teams ave. 2+ fouls more than their opponent

Indiana () at Milwaukee (), 8:35 ET
Indiana - 14-3 ATS after committing 25+ fouls
Milwaukee - 8-1 Under after hosting Miami

Charlotte (210.5) at Phoenix (-15), 9:05 ET
Charlotte - 6-2 Under in road games
Phoenix - 16-6 ATS off 3+ games with a combined score of 205+ points

Portland (187.5) at Utah (-1), 10:35 ET
Portland - 14-5 ATS when playing 4 or less games in 10 days
Utah - 18-6 Over Home after losing 5 or 6 of previous 7

Orlando (-2.5) at Golden State (), 10:35 ET
Orlando - 18-6 ATS away vs. teams shooting 33% or less on 3's
Golden State - 0-7 ATS after making 10 or more FT's more than average


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[knockonwood]

Spark, I know the People here at Bettor's Chat really APPRECIATE what You do!!! I jusy wanted to say Thank You!!! Very rare do I have time to thank the different one's on here, just had to let you know!!! Have a Good nite and a Great Weekend!!! Knock! Little Free time on my hand's tonite, getting ready to Study tomorrow's Games!!!