CNOTES 2022-2023 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, November 16

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Trend Report
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Indiana @ Charlotte
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 9 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Charlotte's last 9 games when playing at home against Indiana

Minnesota @ Orlando
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
Orlando is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Orlando is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota

Oklahoma City @ Washington
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City

Miami @ Toronto
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami

Boston @ Atlanta
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Boston

Chicago @ New Orleans
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago

Cleveland @ Milwaukee
Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Cleveland's last 23 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Houston @ Dallas
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston

New York @ Denver
New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games on the road
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Golden State @ Phoenix
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Golden State's last 14 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

Wednesday's Hoop Trends
Vince Akins

ATS Trend of the Day
Matchup: Indiana Pacers at Charlotte Hornets (NBA League Pass, 7:00 p.m. ET)

The Pacers are 9-0 ATS since March 30 when they had at least 29 assists last game.


OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns (ESPN, 10:00 p.m. ET)

The Warriors are 0-8 ATS since January 1 when they had at least 34 assists last game.


Choice Trend of the Day
Matchup: Oklahoma City Thunder at Washington Wizards (NBA League Pass, 7:00 p.m. ET)

The Thunder are 9-0 ATS since March 18 when they covered by at least 5 points last game.

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16

OKC at WAS	07:00 PM	OKC +4.5 O 226.0	+500 +500
IND at CHA	07:00 PM	CHA -2.5 O 231.0	+500 +500
MIN at ORL	07:00 PM	ORL +6.0 O 224.0	+500 +500
MIA at TOR	07:30 PM	TOR -2.5 O 216.0	+500 +500
BOS at ATL	07:30 PM	BOS -2.0 U 232.5	+500 +500
CHI at NO	08:00 PM	CHI +2.0 O 226.5	+500 +500
CLE at MIL	08:00 PM	CLE +3.5 O 217.5	+500 +500
HOU at DAL	08:30 PM	HOU +10.0 U 221.0	+500 +500
NY at DEN	10:00 PM	DEN -9.0 O 233.0	+500 +500
GS at PHO	10:00 PM	PHO +2.0 U 228.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA NOVEMBER'S OPINION'S AND BEST BETS !

11/16/2022............10-9-0.....................52.63%.................+ 0.50
11/15/2022..............4-6-0.....................40.00%.................-13.00
11/14/2022..............7-7-0.....................50.00%.................- 3.50
11/13/2022..............3-9-0.....................25.00%.................-34.50
11/12/2022..............7-9-0.....................43.75%.................- 14.50
11/11/2022............11-5-0....................68.75%.................+ 27.50
11/10/2022.............4-4-0.....................50.00%...................- 2.00
11/09/2022.............9-17-0...................34.61%.................- 48.50
11/07/2022...........15-15-0...................50.00%..................- 7.50
11/06/2022...............2-4-0...................33.33%..................- 12.00
11/05/2022...............8-8-0...................50.00%..................- 4.00
11/04/2022.............14-10-0................58.33%.................+ 15.00
11/02/2022...............11-8-1................57.89%..................+ 11.00
11/01/2022................5-3-0.................62.50%...................+ 8.50

TOTALS............110-114-1.................49.10%................. - 77.50


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BEST BETS

11/15/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/14/2022................4-4-0.................50.00%.................- 2.00
11/13/2022................2-7-0.................22.22%.................- 28.00
11/12/2022................3-4-0.................42.85%.................- 7.00
11/11/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/10/2022................2-4-0.................33.33%................- 11.00
11/09/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%.................+ 3.00
11/07/2022................7-9-0.................43.75%................- 14.50
11/06/2022................3-3-0.................50.00%..................- 1.50
11/05/2022................5-7-0.................41.66%................- 13.50
11/04/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%..................+ 3.00
11/02/3033................6-4-1.................60.00%..................+ 8.00
11/01/2022................4-2-0.................66.66%..................+ 9.00

TOTALS...............61-64-1.................48.80%..................- 45.00

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OCT'S RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
TOTALS............95-102-0..................48.22%................-85.50
BEST BETS !
TOTALS..............55-59-2...................48.24%...............- 49.50

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in net punting average:
46.4— Tommy Townsend, KC
45.6— AJ Cole, LV
45.3— Ryan Stonehouse, Tenn
45.2— Michael Dickson, Sea
44.4— Tress Way, Wash
43.8— Jake Camarda, TB

Quote of the Day
“I think he is a good coach. All ‘the greatest’ and ‘we’ve never seen anything like him,’ that’s bullcrap. He’s had Tom Brady. If you take away Tom Brady, you know what he is? He’s under .500.”
Former NFL RB LeSean McCoy, talking about Bill Belichick

Thursday’s quiz
When was the last time the defending Super Bowl champ didn’t make the playoffs?

Wednesday’s quiz
When UNLV won the national title in 1990, they beat Duke 103-73 in the final.

Tuesday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs played in the national title game in both 2010, 2011, when Brad Stevens was their coach. Butler was in the Horizon League back then.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

— Buck Showalter has now won Manager of the Year four times, in four different decades, for four different teams:

1994 New York (A)
2004 Texas
2014 Baltimore
2022 New York (N)

Showalter has a 10-16 record in playoff games, making the playoffs six times in 21 seasons.

— Texas 93, Gonzaga 74— This is what Bob Huggins was talking about couple weeks ago, when he said that Gonzaga wouldn’t fare as well if they move from the WCC to the Big X. It is good to be a big fish in a small pond; the Big X is a very big pond, no easy wins there.

— Northern Kentucky 64, Cincinnati 51— Norse held Cincinnati to 11 second half points; great win for the Horizon League. Bearcats shot 6-21 on the arc.

— Iowa 83, Seton Hall 67— Pirates shot 35.6% inside arc, were 11-13 on foul line, Iowa was 28-33 on line; after falling behind 10-2, Hawkeyes dominated this game. Kris Murray scored 29 points for Iowa.

— Arizona State 63, VCU 59— VCU led 56-48 with 6:20 left in the game, got outscored 15-3 the rest of the way. Rams’ PG Baldwin didn’t play in this game, which obviously hurt them. /

Watched this game on my laptop with ESPN+; I’ll say it again, if you like college basketball, ESPN+ is worth the investment, which isn’t very much anyway.

— BYU 66. Missouri State 64— Cougars scored a hoop with 0:02 left as they survived 11-20 shooting on the charity stripe. BYU played 10 guys 10+ minutes; they have good depth.

— UNLV 60, Dayton 52— Good win Tuesday night for Kevin Kruger’s Rebels, who have a chronologically-old team, but one with players who played on six teams other than UNLV last season. Kruger has utilized the transfer portal very wisely. Dayton didn’t score a basket in the last 6:46 of this game.

UNLV ranks #60 in country in experience, but #252 in continuity, which suggests that they should get stronger as the season progresses, as they get more used to each other. Rebels have forced turnovers on 34.9% of possessions this season, #1 in the country

— Early season rankings of college basketball conferences, by KenPom.com:
1) Big X
2) SEC
3) Big 14
4) Big East
5) ACC
6) Pac-12

— How favorites/underdogs are faring in college football conference games:
AAC— road teams are 20-10-1 ATS
ACC— home underdogs are 11-9 ATS
Big 14— underdogs are 22-18-2 ATS
Big X— home teams are 20-13-2 ATS
C-USA— home favorites are 11-9 ATS
Mountain West— home favorites 7-7 ATS, home dogs 9-9
Pac-12— home favorites are 15-8 ATS
SEC— home favorites are 14-15 ATS
Sun Belt— home favorites are 10-15 ATS

— Alabama is playing Austin Peay in football this weekend; why????

Austin Peay is a I-AA team; this might be an interesting basketball game, because Austin Peay is D-1 in hoops, but it is ludicrous for the best football program in the country to be playing a I-AA team. Plus, it cheats the fans of seeing a more competitive game.

Play a Sun Belt team.
Play a MAC team
Play a team from Conference USA
Play an SEC team in a non-conference game.

Alabama isn’t the only team that does it, but it is more obvious when it happens in November. Mississippi State is doing same thing this week, playing East Tennessee State. No bueno.

— Bryce Harper is having elbow surgery Thursday; the timeframe for his recovery is unclear, since they don’t know if he needs Tommy John surgery.

— Read an interesting article about Astros’ owner Jim Crane, how he has become more involved in the decision making process with his team. Crane also solicits advice from ex-players (Jeff Bagwell, Reggie Jackson, as well as others) to balance the analytics-based info they use.

Looking forward to see who Crane picks for his next GM, seeing how he just canned a guy who won him a World Series.

— In the NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder should be good going forward; they have FOUR first round draft picks in 2024, then THREE more in 2025.

Only 15 guys on a roster; unsure if the Thunder will package those picks for a star player, but it’ll be interesting to find out.

 

[Udog]

BROOKLYN is 103-72 Over (23.8 Units) versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season since 1996.

Mike Brown is 55-24 ATS (28.6 Units) in home games after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games (All game...

DETROIT is 35-19 ATS (14.1 Units) off a home loss in the last 3 seasons.




NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, November 17

NBA

Thursday, November 17

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Trend Report
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San Antonio @ Sacramento
San Antonio
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Sacramento is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Brooklyn @ Portland
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
Portland
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Detroit @ LA Clippers
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing LA Clippers
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Clippers's last 8 games at home


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[Udog]

BROOKLYN (6 - 9) at PORTLAND (10 - 4) - 11/17/2022, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 39-60 ATS (-27.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 26-45 ATS (-23.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 12-23 ATS (-13.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 3-1 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 2-2 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


SAN ANTONIO (6 - 9) at SACRAMENTO (7 - 6) - 11/17/2022, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 1213-1076 ATS (+29.4 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 50-33 ATS (+13.7 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 40-24 ATS (+13.6 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 399-330 ATS (+36.0 Units) in the first half of the season since 1996.

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


DETROIT (3 - 12) at LA CLIPPERS (8 - 7) - 11/17/2022, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.

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

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17

BK at POR	10:00 PM	POR -2.5 U 222.5	+500 +500
SA at SAC	10:00 PM	SAC -7.5 O 236.5	+500 +500
DET at LAC	10:30 PM	LAC -9.5 U 217.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Thursday, November 17
Vince Akins


ATS Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Antonio Spurs vs. Sacramento Kings (NBA League Pass, 10:00 p.m. ET)
The Kings are 0-13 ATS since March 28, 2016 with less than 2 days rest when they are not at 9+ point favorite and won by 20+ points last game.


OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Brooklyn Nets vs. Portland Trail Blazers (NBA League Pass, 10:00 p.m. ET)
The Nets are 0-6-1 OU since February 2021 when they allowed at least 130 points last game.


Choice Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Antonio Spurs vs. Sacramento Kings (NBA League Pass, 10:00 p.m. ET)
The Kings are 0-8 ATS since March 2019 when they scored 133+ points last game.

 

[CNOTES]

NBA NOVEMBER'S OPINION'S AND BEST BETS !

11/17/2022..............4-2-0.....................66.67%.................+ 9.00
11/16/2022............10-9-0.....................52.63%.................+ 0.50
11/15/2022..............4-6-0.....................40.00%.................-13.00
11/14/2022..............7-7-0.....................50.00%.................- 3.50
11/13/2022..............3-9-0.....................25.00%.................-34.50
11/12/2022..............7-9-0.....................43.75%.................- 14.50
11/11/2022............11-5-0....................68.75%.................+ 27.50
11/10/2022.............4-4-0.....................50.00%...................- 2.00
11/09/2022.............9-17-0...................34.61%.................- 48.50
11/07/2022...........15-15-0...................50.00%..................- 7.50
11/06/2022...............2-4-0...................33.33%..................- 12.00
11/05/2022...............8-8-0...................50.00%..................- 4.00
11/04/2022.............14-10-0................58.33%.................+ 15.00
11/02/2022...............11-8-1................57.89%..................+ 11.00
11/01/2022................5-3-0.................62.50%...................+ 8.50

TOTALS............114-116-1.................49.56%................. - 68.50


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BEST BETS

11/17/2022................3-1-0.................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/15/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/14/2022................4-4-0.................50.00%.................- 2.00
11/13/2022................2-7-0.................22.22%.................- 28.00
11/12/2022................3-4-0.................42.85%.................- 7.00
11/11/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/10/2022................2-4-0.................33.33%................- 11.00
11/09/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%.................+ 3.00
11/07/2022................7-9-0.................43.75%................- 14.50
11/06/2022................3-3-0.................50.00%..................- 1.50
11/05/2022................5-7-0.................41.66%................- 13.50
11/04/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%..................+ 3.00
11/02/3033................6-4-1.................60.00%..................+ 8.00
11/01/2022................4-2-0.................66.66%..................+ 9.00

TOTALS...............64-65-1.................49.61%..................- 35.50

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OCT'S RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
TOTALS............95-102-0..................48.22%................-85.50
BEST BETS !
TOTALS..............55-59-2...................48.24%...............- 49.50

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
— Titans 27, Packers 17— Tennessee won seven of last eight games.
— Sunday’s Browns-Bills game was moved to Detroit, because of a blizzard
— Sam Houston State 65, Utah 55— Upset win for the Bearkats.
— Murray State 88, Texas A&M 79— Racers post an upset win.
— Arizona State 87, Michigan 62— Impressive win for the Sun Devils.
— Mariners traded OF Kyle Lewis to Arizona for C/OF Cooper Hummel

Quote of the Day
“Russ (Wilson) is losing his mind out there. He’s using audibles from the Seahawks. The guys don’t know the audibles. He’s using codewords that the guys don’t know.”
Former Denver OL Tyler Polumbus, on sports radio in Denver

Friday’s quiz
Before the Titans moved to Tennessee in 1997, where did they call home?

Thursday’s quiz
2016 was the last time the defending Super Bowl champ didn’t make the playoffs, when Denver missed the playoffs after Peyton Manning retired.

Wednesday’s quiz
When UNLV won the national title in 1990, they beat Duke 103-73 in the final.

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Friday’s Den: NBA trends

NBA trends (thru November 17)

Hawks (9-6):
— 2-3 in last five games SU.
— 4-3-1 ATS as favorite, 3-4-1 as underdog
— over 6-1 on road

Celtics (12-3):
— won last eight games SU (4-3-1 ATS).
— 3-4-1 ATS as a road favorite
— over 6-1 at home

Nets (7-9):
— covered six of their last eight games.
— 2-4 ATS at home
— under is 8-2 in their last ten games.

Hornets (4-12):
— 1-9 last ten games SU.
— 1-6 ATS at home
— over 3-1 last four road games

Bulls (6-9)
— lost last three games SU, giving up 121.7 ppg
— 3-0 ATS as a home favorite, 1-4 as home dog.
— have already played 4 back/backs: 1-3 ATS first nite, 2-2 2nd nite
— under 4-1 last five games

Cavaliers (8-6):
— lost last five games SU
— 6-3 ATS as a favorite.
— over 4-1 home games

Mavericks (8-6):
— 2-3 last five games SU.
— 1-7-1 ATS as a home favorite
— over 3-1 last four road games

Nuggets (9-5):
— 7-3 SU their last ten games
— 3-2 ATS as home favorite, 2-4 as road favorite
— under 5-0 home games

Pistons (3-13):
— lost their last five games SU (1-3-1 ATS)
— 3-5 ATS on the road.
— under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Warriors (6-9):
— 0-8 SU on road (1-7 ATS)
— 4-3 ATS as a home favorite
— under 3-0 last three home games.

Rockets (3-12):
— 5-8-2 against the spread, all as an underdog
— 1-3 ATS as home underdog
— over 4-2 last six games

Pacers (7-6):
— won six of last eight games (8-0 ATS).
— 7-3 ATS as an underdog
— over 3-1 last four games

Clippers (9-7):
— won seven of last ten games SU (6-3 ATS last nine)
— 0-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 8-1 in their hone games.

Lakers (3-10):
— 0-4 SU/ATS on the road
— 3-8 ATS as an underdog.
— 0-2 ATS as a favorite
— under 3-1 on road

Grizzlies (9-6):
— 3-7 ATS in last ten games.
— 3-2 ATS as home favorite, 2-4 as road favorite.
— 0-3 ATS as a road underdog
— under 4-1 last five road games

Heat (7-8):
— won three of last four games SU.
— 2-7 ATS as a home favorite
— over 3-0 last three home games.

Bucks (11-3):
— 2-3 SU last five games
— 7-2 ATS as a home favorite
— under 4-1 on the road.

Timberwolves (7-8):
— 3-6 ATS at home
— 1-3 ATS as an underdog
— under 3-1 last four home games

Pelicans (9-6):
— won/covered last four games.
— 4-3 ATS at home
— under 4-1 last five home games
— over 6-2 road games

Knicks (8-7):
— won three of last four games SU.
— 2-5 ATS at home, 5-3 on road
— under 5-0 last five road games

Thunder (7-8):
— won three of last four games (4-0 ATS).
— 6-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— last five games went over

Magic (4-11):
— 0-4-2 ATS as road underdog
— 6-2 ATS as home underdog
— under 3-1 last four games.

76ers (7-7):
— won three of last four games SU
— 3-4 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 6-2 home, over 4-2 road

Suns (9-5):
— 3-4 last seven games SU
— 5-2 ATS as home favorite, 1-3 road favorite
— under 3-1 last four home games

Trailblazers (10-5):
— won four of last six games SU
— 9-2 ATS as an underdog.
— under 6-2 on road

Kings (8-6):
— won last five games SU, covered last six
— 7-1 ATS as an underdog.
— last five home games went over.

Spurs (6-10):
— lost eight of last nine games SU (4-5 ATS)
— 1-4 ATS last five road games
— under 5-2 last seven games

Raptors (9-7):
— 1-4-1 ATS in last six games
— 4-3 ATS at home.
— over 3-1-1 last five games

Jazz (10-6):
— lost four of last five games SU (0-3 ATS last three)
— 9-2 ATS as an underdog
— under 4-2 at home

Wizards (8-7):
— won of last five games SU (5-1 ATS last six)
— 5-3 ATS as an underdog.
— under 5-2 last seven games.

 

[Udog]

WASHINGTON is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 45-22 ATS (20.8 Units) in road games vs. horrible rebounding teams - outrebounded by opponents by 5+/game since 1996.

CHARLOTTE is 12-2 Under (9.8 Units) versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 3+ per game over the last 2 seasons.

HOUSTON is 16-42 ATS (-30.2 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

CHICAGO is 15-4 Under (10.6 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games over the last 2 seasons.

DENVER is 28-14 Over (12.6 Units) versus teams who attempt 39 or more 3 point shots/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.

NEW ORLEANS are 12-27 ATS (-17.7 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

PHOENIX is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) off a win against a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in home games in November games over the last 2 seasons.

DETROIT is 28-13 ATS (13.7 Units) in road games after scoring 105 points or less in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, November 18

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Trend Report
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Miami @ Washington
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Charlotte @ Cleveland
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Charlotte's last 14 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Milwaukee @ Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games at home

Orlando @ Chicago
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Orlando's last 23 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Orlando's last 10 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Chicago's last 23 games when playing Orlando

Oklahoma City @ Memphis
Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
Memphis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City

Indiana @ Houston
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 13 games when playing Indiana

Denver @ Dallas
Denver
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 8 games on the road
Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Denver

Boston @ New Orleans
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Phoenix @ Utah
Phoenix
Phoenix is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Utah
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
Utah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah's last 9 games when playing at home against Phoenix

New York @ Golden State
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games on the road
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Golden State is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing New York

Detroit @ LA Lakers
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

MIAMI (7 - 8) at WASHINGTON (8 - 7) - 11/18/2022, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in all games this season.
MIAMI is 149-188 ATS (-57.8 Units) in November games since 1996.
MIAMI is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in the first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 40-54 ATS (-19.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 376-439 ATS (-106.9 Units) as a favorite since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 138-180 ATS (-60.0 Units) in November games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 179-236 ATS (-80.6 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

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


MILWAUKEE (11 - 3) at PHILADELPHIA (7 - 7) - 11/18/2022, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 158-123 ATS (+22.7 Units) in road games against Atlantic division opponents since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 5-2 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 6-1 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


CHARLOTTE (4 - 12) at CLEVELAND (8 - 6) - 11/18/2022, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 32-16 ATS (+14.4 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 19-35 ATS (-19.5 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 14-31 ATS (-20.1 Units) after scoring 100 points or less over the last 3 seasons.

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


INDIANA (7 - 6) at HOUSTON (3 - 12) - 11/18/2022, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 186-145 ATS (+26.5 Units) in November games since 1996.
INDIANA is 251-193 ATS (+38.7 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.
HOUSTON is 39-53 ATS (-19.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 52-72 ATS (-27.2 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 34-51 ATS (-22.1 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 25-53 ATS (-33.3 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 22-40 ATS (-22.0 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 23-39 ATS (-19.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) after allowing 105 points or less over the last 3 seasons.

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


OKLAHOMA CITY (7 - 8) at MEMPHIS (9 - 6) - 11/18/2022, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 63-42 ATS (+16.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 47-29 ATS (+15.1 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 35-18 ATS (+15.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 17-3 ATS (+13.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 31-19 ATS (+10.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 59-36 ATS (+19.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 56-33 ATS (+19.7 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 33-16 ATS (+15.4 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 32-18 ATS (+12.2 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 25-10 ATS (+14.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.

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


ORLANDO (4 - 11) at CHICAGO (6 - 9) - 11/18/2022, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 25-43 ATS (-22.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 46-26 ATS (+17.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

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


DENVER (9 - 5) at DALLAS (8 - 6) - 11/18/2022, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 43-56 ATS (-18.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) after scoring 100 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 638-546 ATS (+37.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
DALLAS is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) as a favorite this season.
DALLAS is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) in November games this season.
DALLAS is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

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


BOSTON (12 - 3) at NEW ORLEANS (9 - 6) - 11/18/2022, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 37-22 ATS (+12.8 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games after allowing 105 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 40-27 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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


PHOENIX (9 - 5) at UTAH (10 - 6) - 11/18/2022, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 115-85 ATS (+21.5 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 68-47 ATS (+16.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 94-71 ATS (+15.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 63-41 ATS (+17.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 5-2 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-1 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


NEW YORK (8 - 7) at GOLDEN STATE (6 - 9) - 11/18/2022, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 41-25 ATS (+13.5 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) in home games in November games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in home games in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 25-7 ATS (+17.3 Units) in home games after allowing 130 points or more since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 23-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 2-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 2-2 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


DETROIT (3 - 13) at LA LAKERS (3 - 10) - 11/18/2022, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 35-19 ATS (+14.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 40-55 ATS (-20.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 35-53 ATS (-23.3 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 19-31 ATS (-15.1 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 21-35 ATS (-17.5 Units) after allowing 105 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 11-26 ATS (-17.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 195-248 ATS (-77.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 866-978 ATS (-209.8 Units) versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=108 points/game since 1996.

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

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, November 18

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18

MIA at WAS	07:00 PM	WAS -7.5 U 216.5	+500 +500
CHA at CLE	07:30 PM	CHA +9.5 O 220.5	+500 +500
MIL at PHI	07:30 PM	PHI +1.0 U 212.5	+500 +500
IND at HOU	08:00 PM	IND -5.5 O 237.0	+500 +500
OKC at MEM	08:00 PM	OKC +6.5 O 230.0	+500 +500
ORL at CHI	08:00 PM	CHI -8.5 U 221.0	+500 +500
DEN at DAL	08:30 PM	DAL -9.0 U 216.0	+500 +500
BOS at NO	08:30 PM	NO +2.5 U 229.5	+500 +500
PHO at UTA	09:00 PM	PHO -1.0 U 228.5	+500 +500
NY at GS	10:00 PM	NY +7.5 O 234.5	+500 +500
DET at LAL	10:30 PM	LAL -7.0 U 226.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA NOVEMBER'S OPINION'S AND BEST BETS !

11/18/2022.............9-11-0....................45.00%.................- 15.50
11/17/2022..............4-2-0.....................66.67%.................+ 9.00
11/16/2022............10-9-0.....................52.63%.................+ 0.50
11/15/2022..............4-6-0.....................40.00%.................-13.00
11/14/2022..............7-7-0.....................50.00%.................- 3.50
11/13/2022..............3-9-0.....................25.00%.................-34.50
11/12/2022..............7-9-0.....................43.75%.................- 14.50
11/11/2022............11-5-0....................68.75%.................+ 27.50
11/10/2022.............4-4-0.....................50.00%...................- 2.00
11/09/2022.............9-17-0...................34.61%.................- 48.50
11/07/2022...........15-15-0...................50.00%..................- 7.50
11/06/2022...............2-4-0...................33.33%..................- 12.00
11/05/2022...............8-8-0...................50.00%..................- 4.00
11/04/2022.............14-10-0................58.33%.................+ 15.00
11/02/2022...............11-8-1................57.89%..................+ 11.00
11/01/2022................5-3-0.................62.50%...................+ 8.50

TOTALS............123-127-1.................49.20%................. - 84.00


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BEST BETS

11/18/2022................4-7-0.................36.56%.................- 18.50
11/17/2022................3-1-0.................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/15/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/14/2022................4-4-0.................50.00%.................- 2.00
11/13/2022................2-7-0.................22.22%.................- 28.00
11/12/2022................3-4-0.................42.85%.................- 7.00
11/11/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/10/2022................2-4-0.................33.33%................- 11.00
11/09/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%.................+ 3.00
11/07/2022................7-9-0.................43.75%................- 14.50
11/06/2022................3-3-0.................50.00%..................- 1.50
11/05/2022................5-7-0.................41.66%................- 13.50
11/04/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%..................+ 3.00
11/02/3033................6-4-1.................60.00%..................+ 8.00
11/01/2022................4-2-0.................66.66%..................+ 9.00

TOTALS...............68-72-1.................48.57%..................- 54.00

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OCT'S RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
TOTALS............95-102-0..................48.22%................-85.50
BEST BETS !
TOTALS..............55-59-2...................48.24%...............- 49.50

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
Six highest salaries in the NBA this season:
$48,070,014— Stephen Curry, GSt
47,063,478— Russell Westbrook, LAL
44,474,988— Lebron James, LAL
44,119, 845— Kevin Durant, Bkln
43,279,250— Bradley Beal, Wash
42,492,492— Damian Lillard, Port

You earn $41M a year, you’re making $500,000 a game. Good work, if you can get it.

Quote of the Day
“I really have a hard time enjoying the game, to be honest with you, when I watch it. All the time that I spend, whether it’s watching a defensive team for our offensive preparation or the other team’s offense for the defense’s preparation — what you’re constantly looking for is what are the issues, what causes problems, what kind of adjustments do you have to make if we were playing against that?

That’s all I do.……..it’s not really enjoyable, and then I find myself like at the end of the game saying, ‘Why didn’t they call timeout?’ … I’m like managing a game like we’re playing the game. So I’m like, ‘What can we watch on Netflix?'”
Nick Saban

Saturday’s quiz
Nick Saban has been head coach at four colleges; everyone remembers LSU and Alabama, but what other two college teams has Saban coached?

Friday’s quiz
Before the Titans moved to Tennessee in 1997, they were the Houston Oilers.

Thursday’s quiz
2016 was the last time the defending Super Bowl champ didn’t make the playoffs, when Denver missed the playoffs after Peyton Manning retired.

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Saturday’s Den: There’s a lot of stuff going on these days…….

— The college basketball season is only 12 days old, little early to be making judgements, but ACC teams are 12-22 ATS so far this season, 7-15 as a favorite, 5-7 as an underdog.

Louisville and Florida State haven’t won a game yet; Syracuse lost to Colgate, Pitt has losses by 25-31 points.

Lot of teams around the country are in total rebuilds; will be interesting to follow which coaches are the best builders.

— Right now, Pac-12 is the #6-ranked conference, but their teams have already lost 10 games against teams ranked #120 or lower, five teams outside the top 200, two teams outside the top 300. UCLA/Arizona are their only teams ranked in the top 30.

Bruins’ loss to Illinois Friday ain’t going to help their seeding come March; this league needs a couple high profile wins to boost their resume.

— Virginia 86, Baylor 79— An inspired Virginia team upset Baylor, in their first game since the tragic events in Charlottesville last week, when three Virginia football players were murdered.

Virginia scored 1.28 points/possession, which is great; they were 27-35 on foul line (Baylor was 12-14). Bears shot 11-26 on arc but still lost.

First 10:00 of 2nd half, Virginia outscored Baylor 30-7; Tony Bennett is a great freakin’ coach.

— Illinois 79, UCLA 70— Resume-building win for the Illini, who outscored UCLA 51-33 in the second half. Terrence Shannon had 29 points, 10 rebounds; he made 8-9 on the arc.

Pretty good twinbill at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas;

— Loyola Marymount 84, Georgetown 66— Sometime in the next few months, someone in the Georgetown administration is going to have to tell Patrick Ewing that he is being fired- I would not want to be that person on that day. Ewing is a Georgetown legend, and he is also a very large person.

Hoyas are 8-27 in their last 35 games; in Ewing’s tenure, Georgetown is 26-63 in conference games- they did win the Big East conference tournament two years ago, but finished that season 13-13, losing by 23 to Colorado in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Not sure what direction Georgetown would go in next, but this direction isn’t working. Losing to a lower-level WCC team by 18 on a neutral floor, after losing to Coppin State, is a red flag.

— Cal-Fullerton 94, Pacific 92 2OT— 3-1 Titans win a tight game despite going 21-41 on the foul line. Four Titans played 38:00+. Fullerton has now won consecutive games in double OT.

— Kansas 82, Southern Utah 76— Bill Self’s suspension is now over, and just in time; visiting Thunderbirds led this game by a hoop with 12:00 to play. Southern Utah outrebounded the Jayhawks; you lose by 6 at Kansas, SUU should be a threat in the WAC this winter.

— Myrtle Beach tournament:
In the first round Thursday, all four underdogs won SU; you don’t see that a lot.

Friday, UMass nipped Murray State 71-69 on a 3-pointer with 0:00.7 left. Minutemen trailed by 10 with 6:37 left to play. UMass will play Charlotte in the tournament final Sunday.

— Charleston tournament:
Virginia Tech will play the host school Charleston in Sunday’s final; Hokies won the last two days by a combined six points. Charleston won its two tourney games by 23-10 points.

— Colorado 103, Texas A&M 75— Buffs added two transfers from Ivy League teams this season, one from Yale, one from Princeton. Unusual.

Jalen Gabbidon scored 11.3 ppg for a good Yale team LY; he is playing 23.4 minutes a game for Colorado this year, scoring 9.8 ppg.

Ethan Wright is averaging around 14 minutes a game as a backup PG; he shot 38.8% on the arc for Princeton last year.

Today’s basketball requires much more imaginative recruiting; you poach players wherever you can.

— Underrated fact: Michigan State has had only two basketball coaches since 1976, when I was a junior in high school. Jud Heathcote, Tom Izzo, that’s it.

— Sam Houston State is an under-the-radar mid-major program; they’ve had nine straight winning seasons. This is the Bearkats’ second year in the WAC, after moving up from the Southland Conference.

Sam Houston already has wins this season over Oklahoma, Utah; they’re forcing turnovers 27.6% of the time, which is very good. Bearkats start four seniors; they played ten guys 13+ minutes against Utah. Interesting team.

— Jazz 134, Suns 133
Surprising Jazz improve to 11-6 this season.
Lauri Markkanen scored 38 points for Utah.
Devin Booker scored 49 for the Suns.

— Golden State 111, New York 101— Warriors are 0-8 SU on the road for first time since 1990, but they’ve won their last six home games, are 7-9 now.

— Tennessee Titans won in Green Bay Thursday night, their 7th win in eight games, but then late last night, their offensive coordinator got a DUI, about a half hour after the team plane landed in Nashville. Not good.

Apparently there is a rule against having alcohol on team flights; the NFL is investigating.

— So far this season, on their opponents’ first drive of a game, Arizona Cardinals have allowed 5 touchdowns, 4 field goals on 10 drives, an average of 54.9 yards/drive— not good.

On their opponents’ first drive of the second half, Arizona has allowed only two field goals, an average of 10.8 yards/drive. They make good halftime adjustments.

— Cody Bellinger was MVP of the National League three years ago; now he’s a free agent- the Dodgers didn’t tender him a $18M deal for 2023. Bellinger can re-sign with LA for less money, or test the free agent waters (or both, eventually).

Dodgers have pared $100M off their payroll so far this winter; they interested in Aaron Judge?

— SS Carlos Correa is a free agent; Minnesota traded for Kyle Farmer Friday, so Correa won’t be back in the Twin Cities.

Twins also traded 3B Gio Urshela to the Angels, for a 19-year old minor league pitcher.

 

[Udog]

TORONTO is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.

INDIANA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in road games off a road win over the last 2 seasons.

PORTLAND is 12-3 Under (8.7 Units) in home games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games over the last 2 seasons.

SAN ANTONIO is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) after a blowout loss by 15 points or more over the last 2 seasons.




NBA

Saturday, November 19

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Atlanta
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

Orlando @ Indiana
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Orlando is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando

Minnesota @ Philadelphia
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Utah @ Portland
Utah
Utah is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Portland
Utah is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Portland
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing Utah
Portland is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games

San Antonio @ LA Clippers
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Clippers's last 9 games at home


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TORONTO (9 - 7) at ATLANTA (9 - 6) - 11/19/2022, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 45-29 ATS (+13.1 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 178-131 ATS (+33.9 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
TORONTO is 370-307 ATS (+32.3 Units) in road games after allowing 105 points or less since 1996.
TORONTO is 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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


ORLANDO (5 - 11) at INDIANA (8 - 6) - 11/19/2022, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in November games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.

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


MINNESOTA (7 - 8) at PHILADELPHIA (8 - 7) - 11/19/2022, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


UTAH (11 - 6) at PORTLAND (10 - 5) - 11/19/2022, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
PORTLAND is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

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


SAN ANTONIO (6 - 10) at LA CLIPPERS (9 - 7) - 11/19/2022, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 1213-1077 ATS (+28.3 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 40-25 ATS (+12.5 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 399-331 ATS (+34.9 Units) in the first half of the season since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 436-359 ATS (+41.1 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 187-142 ATS (+30.8 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 1014-904 ATS (+19.6 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=108 points/game since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 989-860 ATS (+43.0 Units) versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=108 points/game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 4-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 4-3 straight up against SAN ANTONIO 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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