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**Spark** · 11-02-2005, 11:32 AM

Wednesday, 11/02/2005

INDIANA (50 - 45) at ORLANDO (36 - 46) - 11/2/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 6-20 ATS (-16.0 Units) in November games over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) against Central division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 31-49 ATS (-22.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 38-60 ATS (-28.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 27-54 ATS (-32.4 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 4-4 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
ORLANDO is 4-4 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW ORLEANS (18 - 64) at CLEVELAND (42 - 40) - 11/2/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-3 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 5-1 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (49 - 43) at TORONTO (33 - 49) - 11/2/2005, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-1 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-2 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MILWAUKEE (30 - 52) at NEW JERSEY (42 - 44) - 11/2/2005, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games in November games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 6-1 against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 5-2 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (33 - 49) at BOSTON (48 - 41) - 11/2/2005, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 75-98 ATS (-32.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 32-55 ATS (-28.5 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-4 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (70 - 27) at MEMPHIS (45 - 41) - 11/2/2005, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 38-21 ATS (+14.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 106-81 ATS (+16.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 70-44 ATS (+21.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 2-2 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 2-2 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHILADELPHIA (44 - 43) at DETROIT (69 - 38) - 11/2/2005, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-5 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 9-4 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PORTLAND (27 - 55) at MINNESOTA (44 - 38) - 11/2/2005, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 33-47 ATS (-18.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 21-37 ATS (-19.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-4 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-3 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (18 - 64) at CHICAGO (49 - 39) - 11/2/2005, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 51-34 ATS (+13.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 1-1 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-0 straight up against CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SACRAMENTO (51 - 36) at HOUSTON (54 - 35) - 11/2/2005, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 4-3 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO is 6-2 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (64 - 31) at UTAH (26 - 56) - 11/2/2005, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 30-17 ATS (+11.3 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 33-49 ATS (-20.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 19-33 ATS (-17.3 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-3 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 5-2 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (37 - 45) at SEATTLE (58 - 35) - 11/2/2005, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 4-3 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 5-2 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ATLANTA (13 - 69) at GOLDEN STATE (34 - 48) - 11/2/2005, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 33-49 ATS (-20.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 32-46 ATS (-18.6 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 33-49 ATS (-20.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 19-36 ATS (-20.6 Units) in home games in November games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 3-1 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 4-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA LAKERS (34 - 48) at DENVER (50 - 37) - 11/2/2005, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 76-107 ATS (-41.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 24-44 ATS (-24.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 33-60 ATS (-33.0 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
DENVER is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DENVER is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 5-3 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 5-3 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

**Spark** · 11-02-2005, 11:33 AM

NCAA Football Trends

Wednesday, November 2nd

Connecticut at West Virginia, 7:30 EST ESPN2
Connecticut: 15-5 ATS after having 100 or less rushing yards
West Virginia: 0-6 ATS off BB games having 225+ rushing yards

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

**Spark** · 11-02-2005, 11:33 AM

CONNECTICUT (4 - 3) at W VIRGINIA (6 - 1) - 11/2/2005, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
W VIRGINIA is 1-0 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
W VIRGINIA is 1-0 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

**Spark** · 11-02-2005, 11:34 AM

Series Records
-- Visitor won three of four Pacer-Magic games last yr, but Indy was short-handed for much of season. Magic was 3-1 in the games, with all four wins by four or less.
-- Hornets lost both games vs Cleveland last year, by 9 and 1 (ot); they held Kings to 31.3% from floor in 93-67 win last night.
-- Wizards won three of four vs Toronto last year, going 1-1 at this site. Two games at this site were close, with a Wiz win in OT (114-109) and 103-100 Raptor win.
-- Bucks ended game on 19-2 run last night, as they got OT win in Philly. Home side won all three Buck-Net tilts last year, with Bucks losing 96-90 in only game at NJ.
-- Celtics were 3-1 vs Knicks last year, winning both at this site, 114-109/111-94.
-- Home side won both Heat-Memphis games last year, with Miami losing 97-81 at Pyramid.
-- Pistons dumped Philly in five games in playoffs a year ago; they won all five games at this site, with four of five wins by 8+ points. 76ers lost in OT last night vs Bucks.
-- Timberwolves won all four games vs Portland last yr, with wins at this site by 11,8 points.
-- Bulls were 4-0 vs Charlotte last year, winning the two games at this site, 101-93/112-97.
-- Kings, Rockets split four games last year. Sacramento was awful last night, losing 93-67, shooting 31.3%.
-- Mavericks beat Jazz three times last year, by 23-7-18 games, winning only game in Utah 101-83.
-- Home side won all three Clipper-Seattle games last year, with Clippers losing 104-99 in only visit here.
-- Warriors beat Atlanta twice last year, winning 101-96 here, 105-92 in Atlanta.
-- Home team won all four Laker-Denver games a year ago, with Lakers losing twice here, 95-83/117-96. The Nuggets got beat at Alamo last night, 102-91.

Totals
-- Average total in four Indiana-Orlando games last year was 177.5. Under was 10-1 in last 11 Pacer games in regular season, but 4-12 in last 16 Orlando games.
-- Under is 4-1 in last five Cavalier regular season games average total in two Hornet-Cav games was 204.
-- Average total in four Wiz-Raptor games last year was 207.8. Eight of last 10 Wiz games went over; five of last six Toronto games stayed under.
-- Under is 5-1 in last six regular season Net games. The average total in Buck-Net games last year was 179.3
-- Under is 7-1 in last eight Celtic games, 3-0 in the last three New York road games. Average total in Boston- New York games last year was 199.3.
-- Average total in two Heat-Grizzlies games last year was 177. Under is 7-1 in Miami's last eight games in the regular season, 1-6 in last seven Memphis games.
-- Average total in four regular season games between 76ers, Pistons last year was 185.5. Under is 6-1 in last seven regular season Detroit games, 4-1 in last five 76er games.
-- Average total in Blazer-Timberwolf games last year last year was 178.5. Under was 9-3 in last 12 Portland games, 2-7 in last nine Minnesota games.
-- Average total in four Bobcat-Bull games last year was 197. Under is 5-1 in last six Chicago regular season tilts, 4-1 in last five Charlotte games.
-- Average total in four King-Rocket games last year was 209.5. Over is 3-1 in last four Houston games, 7-3 in last ten Sacramento games.
-- Average total in last year's Dallas-Utah games was 193.3. Under is 6-1 in last seven Utah games.
-- Average total in Clipper-Seattle games last year was 200.3; under is 4-1 in last five Clipper games, 5-1 in last six Sonic contests.
-- Over is 16-6 in last 22 Atlanta games, 12-3 in last 15 Golden State games.
-- Over is 8-1 in last nine Laker games; last nine Denver regular season games all went over total.

**Spark** · 11-02-2005, 11:35 AM

Wednesday's Game
West Virginia outrushed UConn 309-97 last year in 31-19 win, as 6-point favorite; Mountaineers covered five of last six games on weeknights. WVa hasn't played in almost three weeks, due to a bye and hurricane issues; they're 6-1, losing 34-17 to Virginia Tech . West Virginia is 3-9 in last dozen tries as home favorite. UConn is 1-5-1 in last seven tries as underdog; they're down to #3 QB, a kid who wasn't listed in their top three this summer, but Huskies are 5-2 this year, with only losses by 28-13 at Georgia Tech, 28-17 at Cincinnati. Huskies allowed 461 rushing yards in their last two games.

**Spark** · 11-02-2005, 11:35 AM

This season, favorites are 104-77.
Under is 87-79-6.

Hot teams
-- Ottawa is 8-2 this season, 2-2 in last four games; they beat Sabres 5-0 at home Oct. 8. Sabres 4-1 at home.
-- Kings are 9-3 this season, 3-0 on the road; they won twice at Dallas this year, 5-4/7-2.
-- Canucks are 5-0 at home, outscoring foes 23-12.
-- Sharks won their last three games, scoring 13 goals.

Cold teams
-- Chicago lost eight of last 10 at home, four in row; they scored eight goals in last four games, and lost 4-1 on this ice Oct. 11. Blues lost last five games, allowing 22 goals.
-- Dallas is 2-4 in their last six home games.
-- Minnesota lost four of last five games; they're 1-2 vs Canucks, all at home (6-0/3-5/1-3).
-- Predators lost last three games, scoring four goals, after they had started season 8-0.

Totals
-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Buffalo games.
-- Last three St Louis games went over the total.
-- Over is 3-0 in Los Angeles road games this season.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in last six Minnesota games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Nashville games.

**Spark** · 11-02-2005, 11:36 AM

Wednesday, 11/2/2005

OTTAWA (8-2-0-0, 16 pts.) at BUFFALO (7-4-0-0, 14 pts.) - 11/2/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 4-10 ATS (-10.1 Units) in November games over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 17-5 ATS (+17.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 123-76 ATS (+27.1 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
OTTAWA is 16-4 ATS (+10.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 5-2 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 3-2-2 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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CHICAGO (3-9-0-0, 6 pts.) at ST LOUIS (2-7-0-2, 6 pts.) - 11/2/2005, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 11-28 ATS (-17.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 61-87 ATS (-42.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-3-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (8-4-0-0, 16 pts.) at DALLAS (6-4-0-1, 13 pts.) - 11/2/2005, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-4 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-3-2 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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MINNESOTA (6-6-0-1, 13 pts.) at VANCOUVER (8-2-0-2, 18 pts.) - 11/2/2005, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 38-26 ATS (+10.7 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 64-76 ATS (-47.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 38-62 ATS (-58.4 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-3 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-3-3 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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NASHVILLE (8-2-0-1, 17 pts.) at SAN JOSE (6-5-0-1, 13 pts.) - 11/2/2005, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 67-44 ATS (+111.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 36-22 ATS (+12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 13-7 ATS (+21.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 37-31 ATS (+78.1 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 81-74 ATS (+171.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 4-2 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

**Spark** · 11-02-2005, 11:38 AM

Wednesday's List of 13, Nobody Asked Me, but..........
13) Before we put the Giants in the Super Bowl, could they win a road game? Eli Manning has yet to win a road start, but has excellent chance this week when Giants face the 49ers for first time since 39-38 playoff loss that started the end of the Fassel Era (they blew 38-14 lead) three years ago.

12) Instead of Al Michaels telestrating the confluence of the Three Rivers Monday night, short piece on former Colorado/ Washington coach Rick Neuheisel reviving his coaching career as QB coach of the Ravens might have been timely. But, we got Michaels amusing himself instead of educating us.

11) In the brief history of Heinz Field, kickers, Steeler kickers included, are 0-6 on field goal attempts of 50+ yards. Matt Stover's 49-yarder Monday was the longest in Heinz history.

10) You'd think there would be more comebacks in Steeler home games; after all, at Heinz Field, it should be easier to play catch up.

9) Let me see, Theo Epstein left the Red Sox because he only made $550,000 a year, and he was put out because Boston had offered Billy Beane $12.5M over five years, and probably because Brian Cashman makes $1.7M. Interesting career choice, but where does he go from here?

8) Maybe Epstein saw Sox trading Manny Ramirez, figuring the team would slide some, and thought his star would be brighter if he distanced himself from that, positioning himself for a job somewhere else in 2007.

7) If you are a Red Sox fan, you look at Epstein ($550K) and Terry Francona ($700K), then look at the Bronx and see Joe Torre ($6.5M) and Cashman ($1.7M) and you question how Boston will compete with the Evil Empire in next few years, especially since much of the Red Sox front office is likely to head off to Arizona, where former Epstein aide Josh Byrnes is now employed.

6) As an A's fan, I look at how these other teams run their franchises, and realize that had Beane accepted that offer from Red Sox, my A's would be the west coast version of the Royals right now.

5) Can you remember any QB ever being 0-12 passing to start a game, like Donovan McNabb was Sunday? Not just the NFL (even Jerry Golsteyn or Scott Bull were never that bad), but any level of football? This week's Eagle-Redskin Sunday nighter is very, very big for both sides, considering last week's results.

4) Good stuff in Sports Illustrated last week; article written by Jack McCallum, in which the writer becomes an unofficial coach with the Suns for a week during training camp. Surest mark for a good article; I wanted more of it when I was done reading. Would definitely make an excellent book idea.

3) Further proof that my NBA Fantasy team is really cursed ( I have Amare Stoudemire and his micro-fracture): Wizards excitedly announce five-year contract extension for Caron Butler, who I think is headed for big year, then they say he's going to be the sixth man to open the season. Hard to get excited about a guy that doesn't start for the Wiz.

2) New Yorkers are excited about the Knicks, but mainly because Larry Brown got through training camp without threatening to quit. Why would anyone with as strong a resume as Brown's want to coach Stephon Marbury twice in his career?

1) Could David Stern put in a rule that Hubie Brown must broadcast a game on Opening Night every season? I'm glad Hubie struck it rich with ABC, but that means we don't hear him until Christmas, and there just isn't enough upside in that for us.

**crswir** · 11-02-2005, 12:29 PM

Thanks SPARK. Wings game last night, up til this morning -rough day.

**Spark** · 11-02-2005, 12:31 PM

Hope you had a good time buddy ... Glad to see you here

**Doctor Vegas** · 11-02-2005, 01:21 PM

Great info Spark!! Thanks

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