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DENVER (47 - 23) at NEW YORK (41 - 30) - 3/18/2023, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 39-29 ATS (+7.1 Units) in all games this season.
NEW YORK is 33-24 ATS (+6.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
NEW YORK is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
NEW YORK is 38-22 ATS (+13.8 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
DENVER is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

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

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ORLANDO (28 - 42) at LA CLIPPERS (37 - 33) - 3/18/2023, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 43-26 ATS (+14.4 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 32-23 ATS (+6.7 Units) as an underdog this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 3-2 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 3-2 straight up against ORLANDO 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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PHILADELPHIA (47 - 22) at INDIANA (32 - 38) - 3/18/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
INDIANA is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 41-28 ATS (+10.2 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-19 ATS (+7.1 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-20 ATS (+9.0 Units) as a favorite this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) after allowing 105 points or less this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
INDIANA is 13-28 ATS (-17.8 Units) in home games in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 6-3 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 7-2 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (35 - 36) at TORONTO (34 - 36) - 3/18/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 22-34 ATS (-15.4 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 20-29 ATS (-11.9 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
TORONTO is 7-20 ATS (-15.0 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

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

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MIAMI (38 - 33) at CHICAGO (32 - 37) - 3/18/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 25-44 ATS (-23.4 Units) in all games this season.
MIAMI is 15-32 ATS (-20.2 Units) as a favorite this season.
MIAMI is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
MIAMI is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
MIAMI is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
MIAMI is 6-20 ATS (-16.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MIAMI is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 22-37 ATS (-18.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 6-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 6-3 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SACRAMENTO (42 - 27) at WASHINGTON (32 - 38) - 3/18/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 40-29 ATS (+8.1 Units) in all games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 39-29 ATS (+7.1 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
SACRAMENTO is 33-24 ATS (+6.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
SACRAMENTO is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
SACRAMENTO is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
SACRAMENTO is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
WASHINGTON is 65-83 ATS (-26.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 237-286 ATS (-77.6 Units) in home games after scoring 100 points or less since 1996.

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

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GOLDEN STATE (36 - 35) at MEMPHIS (42 - 27) - 3/18/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 8-26 ATS (-20.6 Units) in road games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 8-26 ATS (-20.6 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 0-10 ATS (-11.0 Units) in road games in the second half of the season this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in road games in March games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 21-36 ATS (-18.6 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 91-68 ATS (+16.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 73-54 ATS (+13.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 62-45 ATS (+12.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) in home games this season.
MEMPHIS is 41-22 ATS (+16.8 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
MEMPHIS is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) in home games in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) in home games in March games over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 27-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) against Pacific division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 26-11 ATS (+13.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 65-47 ATS (+13.3 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 11-6 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 9-8 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (49 - 22) at UTAH (33 - 36) - 3/18/2023, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 37-27 ATS (+7.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
UTAH is 25-10 ATS (+14.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
UTAH is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 93-78 ATS (+7.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 52-36 ATS (+12.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 51-35 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 32-19 ATS (+11.1 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 131-99 ATS (+22.1 Units) in road games on Saturday games since 1996.
UTAH is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 2-2 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 3-1 straight up against BOSTON 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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Denver @ New York
Denver
Denver is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing New York
Denver is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
New York is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
New York is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Orlando @ LA Clippers
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games
Orlando is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Orlando
LA Clippers is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing Orlando

Minnesota @ Toronto
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Philadelphia @ Indiana
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana
Indiana is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Indiana is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia

Miami @ Chicago
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing Miami

Golden State @ Memphis
Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 20 of Golden State's last 25 games on the road
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Sacramento @ Washington
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Sacramento is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 11 games when playing Sacramento

Boston @ Utah
Boston
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 12 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games


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DEN at NY01:00 PMNY +2.0
O 230.0
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ORL at LAC03:00 PMLAC -7.0
U 227.0
+500 +500
PHI at IND07:00 PMPHI -6.0
U 234.5
+500 +500
MIN at TOR07:00 PMMIN +9.5
O 225.0
+500 +500
SAC at WAS08:00 PMSAC -2.5
U 236.0
+500 +500
MIA at CHI08:00 PMCHI +2.5
O 218.5
+500 +500
GS at MEM08:00 PMMEM -2.0
O 234.0
+500 +500
BOS at UTA09:00 PMBOS -4.0
O 232.0
+500 +500
 

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BROOKLYN is 3-16 ATS (-14.6 Units) in home games versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game over the last 2 ...

PHOENIX is 16-5 ATS (10.5 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

SAN ANTONIO is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after having lost 3 of their last 4 games in the current season.

MIAMI is 315-234 ATS (57.6 Units) in road games after a game where they failed to cover the spread since 1996.

HOUSTON is 16-36 ATS (-23.6 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the last 3 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite in the current season.

PORTLAND is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in home games off a home loss in the current season.

ORLANDO is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after 2+ road games in the current season.
 

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DENVER (47 - 24) at BROOKLYN (39 - 31) - 3/19/2023, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 205-255 ATS (-75.5 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 50-32 ATS (+14.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
DENVER is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BROOKLYN is 25-49 ATS (-28.9 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 21-39 ATS (-21.9 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 230 over the last 2 seasons.

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

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PHOENIX (38 - 32) at OKLAHOMA CITY (34 - 36) - 3/19/2023, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 42-27 ATS (+12.3 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 37-24 ATS (+10.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 27-17 ATS (+8.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 44-31 ATS (+9.9 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 22-8 ATS (+13.2 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 35-19 ATS (+14.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 60-42 ATS (+13.8 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 44-30 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 142-113 ATS (+17.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 93-72 ATS (+13.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 116+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 5-4 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 7-2 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ATLANTA (35 - 35) at SAN ANTONIO (18 - 52) - 3/19/2023, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 30-39 ATS (-12.9 Units) in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 30-39 ATS (-12.9 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
ATLANTA is 31-50 ATS (-24.0 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 27-45 ATS (-22.5 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 626-542 ATS (+29.8 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 221-178 ATS (+25.2 Units) in March games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 113-81 ATS (+23.9 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 422-355 ATS (+31.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 449-382 ATS (+28.8 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 29-41 ATS (-16.1 Units) in all games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 28-41 ATS (-17.1 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 19-32 ATS (-16.2 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 27-41 ATS (-18.1 Units) as an underdog this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 116+ points/game this season.

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

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MIAMI (38 - 34) at DETROIT (16 - 55) - 3/19/2023, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 25-45 ATS (-24.5 Units) in all games this season.
MIAMI is 15-33 ATS (-21.3 Units) as a favorite this season.
MIAMI is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
MIAMI is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
MIAMI is 6-21 ATS (-17.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MIAMI is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season this season.
MIAMI is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 116+ points/game this season.
MIAMI is 180-142 ATS (+23.8 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
DETROIT is 28-37 ATS (-12.7 Units) as an underdog this season.
DETROIT is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 6-1 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 5-3 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW ORLEANS (33 - 37) at HOUSTON (18 - 52) - 3/19/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 29-38 ATS (-12.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 13-22 ATS (-11.2 Units) in road games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 12-22 ATS (-12.2 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
HOUSTON is 153-110 ATS (+32.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
HOUSTON is 28-38 ATS (-13.8 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 26-36 ATS (-13.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
HOUSTON is 26-36 ATS (-13.6 Units) as an underdog this season.
HOUSTON is 42-68 ATS (-32.8 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 38-58 ATS (-25.8 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 34-61 ATS (-33.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 7-3 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 7-3 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TORONTO (35 - 36) at MILWAUKEE (50 - 20) - 3/19/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
TORONTO is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games against Central division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 39-27 ATS (+9.3 Units) in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 32-21 ATS (+8.9 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 35-18 ATS (+15.2 Units) as a favorite this season.
MILWAUKEE is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite this season.
MILWAUKEE is 38-25 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 48-34 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 22-9 ATS (+12.1 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 116+ points/game since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 224-289 ATS (-93.9 Units) in home games in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-3 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-3 straight up against MILWAUKEE 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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LA CLIPPERS (37 - 34) at PORTLAND (31 - 39) - 3/19/2023, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) against Northwest division opponents this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
PORTLAND is 65-85 ATS (-28.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 49-66 ATS (-23.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 34-58 ATS (-29.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 18-33 ATS (-18.3 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 14-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 34-52 ATS (-23.2 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 28-41 ATS (-17.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 6-2 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 7-1 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ORLANDO (29 - 42) at LA LAKERS (34 - 37) - 3/19/2023, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 37-54 ATS (-22.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
ORLANDO is 33-23 ATS (+7.7 Units) as an underdog this season.
ORLANDO is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
ORLANDO is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 116+ points/game this season.
LA LAKERS are 172-217 ATS (-66.7 Units) in March games since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 200-251 ATS (-76.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 3-2 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 5-0 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Phoenix @ Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Phoenix is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Denver @ Brooklyn
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing at home against Denver

Atlanta @ San Antonio
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games

Miami @ Detroit
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games

New Orleans @ Houston
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Orleans's last 9 games on the road
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Toronto @ Milwaukee
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games
Milwaukee is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home

LA Clippers @ Portland
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Portland
LA Clippers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 8 games at home

Orlando @ LA Lakers
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Orlando's last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 9 games when playing at home against Orlando


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O 235.5
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DEN at BK03:30 PMBK +1.5
O 228.0
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ATL at SA04:00 PMSA +9.0
O 245.5
+500 +500
MIA at DET06:00 PMMIA -10.0
U 217.5
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NO at HOU07:00 PMHOU +5.0
O 227.5
+500 +500
TOR at MIL08:00 PMMIL -9.5
U 233.5
+500 +500
LAC at POR09:00 PMLAC -3.5
U 235.5
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ORL at LAL09:30 PMLAL -6.0
O 231.0
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PHILADELPHIA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent of 10 points or more in the current season.

INDIANA is 13-3 Over (9.7 Units) in road games against Southeast division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 22-8 Over (13.2 Units) in road games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game over the last...

HOUSTON is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after 4 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

MEMPHIS are 13-4 Under (8.6 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.

UTAH is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games as a dog in the current season.




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CHICAGO (33 - 37) at PHILADELPHIA (48 - 22) - 3/20/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 42-28 ATS (+11.2 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-19 ATS (+8.1 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-20 ATS (+10.0 Units) as a favorite this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) in home games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-7 ATS (+13.3 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
CHICAGO is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) off an upset win as an underdog this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 8-1 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 8-1 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (32 - 39) at CHARLOTTE (22 - 50) - 3/20/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 30-40 ATS (-14.0 Units) in all games this season.
CHARLOTTE is 27-36 ATS (-12.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
CHARLOTTE is 22-32 ATS (-13.2 Units) as an underdog this season.
CHARLOTTE is 13-22 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games this season.
CHARLOTTE is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
CHARLOTTE is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 6-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 6-4 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (35 - 37) at NEW YORK (42 - 30) - 3/20/2023, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
NEW YORK is 40-29 ATS (+8.1 Units) in all games this season.
NEW YORK is 34-24 ATS (+7.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
NEW YORK is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 49-30 ATS (+16.0 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 4-1 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 3-2 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (36 - 36) at HOUSTON (18 - 53) - 3/20/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 8-27 ATS (-21.7 Units) in road games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 8-27 ATS (-21.7 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 5-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 0-11 ATS (-12.1 Units) in road games in the second half of the season this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) in road games in March games over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 116+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 153-111 ATS (+30.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
HOUSTON is 28-39 ATS (-14.9 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 26-37 ATS (-14.7 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
HOUSTON is 14-23 ATS (-11.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
HOUSTON is 26-37 ATS (-14.7 Units) as an underdog this season.
HOUSTON is 42-69 ATS (-33.9 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 38-55 ATS (-22.5 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 38-59 ATS (-26.9 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 128-168 ATS (-56.8 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents since 1996.
HOUSTON is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 67-90 ATS (-32.0 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 41-67 ATS (-32.7 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 7-2 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 9-0 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (36 - 35) at MEMPHIS (43 - 27) - 3/20/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 27-41 ATS (-18.1 Units) in all games this season.
MEMPHIS is 92-68 ATS (+17.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 63-45 ATS (+13.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games this season.
MEMPHIS is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) in home games in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 15-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) in home games in March games over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 229-173 ATS (+38.7 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 27-11 ATS (+14.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 507-421 ATS (+43.9 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 613-513 ATS (+48.7 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 34-21 ATS (+10.9 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 292-235 ATS (+33.5 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DALLAS is 263-209 ATS (+33.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 652-556 ATS (+40.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-4 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-4 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SACRAMENTO (43 - 27) at UTAH (34 - 36) - 3/20/2023, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 38-29 ATS (+6.1 Units) in all games this season.
UTAH is 26-10 ATS (+15.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
UTAH is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SACRAMENTO is 41-29 ATS (+9.1 Units) in all games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 25-10 ATS (+14.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SACRAMENTO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 116+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 6-3 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 7-2 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Indiana @ Charlotte
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Indiana's last 10 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Charlotte's last 10 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Charlotte's last 13 games

Chicago @ Philadelphia
Chicago
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Chicago

Minnesota @ New York
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
New York
New York is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
New York is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Dallas @ Memphis
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Memphis
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games when playing Dallas

Golden State @ Houston
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Golden State's last 7 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Golden State

Sacramento @ Utah
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Sacramento is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Utah
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Sacramento


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Monday’s 6-pack
Biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history
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2023– FDU (+23.5) 63-58 over Purdue
2012— Norfolk State (+21.5) 86-84 over Missouri
2018— UMBC (+20.5) 74-54 over Virginia
1993— Santa Clara (+20) 64-61 over Arizona
1997— Coppin State (+18.5) 78-65 over South Carolina
2022— Saint Peter’s (+18) 85-79 over Kentucky

Quote of the Day
“I understand what this program is about. That’s what makes it what it is, and that’s why I tell players, it’s not for everybody because expectations are so high.”
John Calipari, talking about playing for Kentucky

Monday’s quiz
When Santa Clara upset Arizona in the 1993 NCAA’s, what future NBA star was playing for the Broncos?

Last Tuesday’s quiz
Last year was the last time a team lower than a #4 seed got to the Final Four; North Carolina was a #8-seed when they lost the national title game to Kansas.

Last Monday’s quiz
2015 was the last time three #1-seeds got to the Final Four.

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Monday’s Den: Things I learned this week……..

Good to be back; the last 8-9 days were kind of cruddy, but things are better now, so we can begin again. Here are some things I learned in the last week:

College basketball:
— This year’s Sweet 16 contains teams from 11 different leagues:
3— SEC, Big East
2— Big X
1— from eight other leagues

— Miami’s win Sunday night saved the ACC from not having any teams in the Sweet 16; that, according to my records, hasn’t happened since the Field went to 64 in the mid-80’s.

— Princeton is first Ivy League team since Cornell in 2010 to make the Sweet 16; Tigers held Arizona/Missouri to 55-63 points, very impressive. Princeton never trailed against Missouri, which was kind of shocking; they play Creighton in the Sweet 16 Friday.

— #15 or #16-seeds who have made the Sweet 16:
2023— Princeton
2022— Saint Peter’s
2021— Oral Roberts
2013— Florida Gulf Coast

Had never happened until 2013, now it happened three years in a row. The game is changing.

— Teams are more fragile now; rosters are cobbled together every spring/summer, and the fiber of a team isn’t what it once was. Players transfer A LOT; so when practice starts in October, it takes a while to build some chemistry.

NCAA Selection Committee used to use “last 10 games” as a reason to choose/not choose a team for the tournament. Going back to that criteria wouldn’t be a bad idea; teams get on a roll at the right time, which is where Princeton is where they are.

— Purdue’s last three NCAA Tournaments:
2023— #1-seed, lost 63-58 to #16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson in first round
2022— #3-seed, lost 67-64 to #15-seed Saint Peter’s in Sweet 16
2021— #4-seed, lost 78-69 in OT to #13-seed North Texas first round

Purdue had 7-4 Zach Edey this year, who is going to be really good in the NBA; in the last 12:00 against FDU, Edey took one shot. One freakin’ shot, against the shortest team in America.

Oy.

— Virginia’s last four NCAA tournaments:
2018— #1-seed, lost by 20 to #16-seed UMBC in the first round.
2019— #1-seed, won the national championship

2021— #4-seed, lost to #13-seed Ohio U in first round
2023— #4-seed, lost 68-67 to #13-seed Furman in first round

Talk about peaks and valleys. Jeez.

— Under went 20-4 in Friday/Saturday games; referees weren’t calling many fouls. Players have to play thru contact. Lot of times I watch games with no sound; you see a play, wait for players to stop and shoot foul shots, but not fouls are called. A ton of contact went uncalled this weekend.

— Tennessee flat-out intimidated Duke; they contested every step the Blue Devils took, the much-older Vols forced their will on Duke, pushed them all over the court. Filipowski had a cut under his left eye in the first 5:00 of the game— he probably needed 3-4 stitches afterwards.

This is what FAU coach Dusty May had to say about playing Tennessee next:
“We’re going to study Australian rugby rules and get ready for the Vols.”

— Big X made a lot of noise this this winter about how they were the best league and for the most part, they were, but their teams laid an egg this weekend, going 7-5 overall, 5-2 in first round, 2-3 in second round— only Kansas State, Texas are left. Not good enough.

Creighton played three starters 37:00+ in Denver’s high altitude, still shot 11-24 on the arc, scored 1.21 points/possession, in a fairly easy win. Ugly performance by Baylor’s defense.

— Arkansas is in the Sweet 16 for the third year in a row; surprised Eric Musselman is still the coach there. Thought a bigger $$$ school might’ve scooped him up by now.

— Apparently St John’s offered Rick Pitino their coaching job, which should attract a lot of the headlines early this week. Once Pitino decides, more coaching dominos will fall.

Coaching changes:
— Ole Miss hired former Texas coach Chris Beard.
— Georgia Tech hired former NBA player/Pacific coach Damon Stoudamire.
— Bowling Green hired former Southern Utah coach Todd Simon
— McNeese State hired former LSU coach Will Wade.
— Western Kentucky hired A&M-Corpus Christi coach Steve Lutz

Baseball:
— Jose Altuve is the best player on my fantasy team; he broke his thumb in the World Baseball thing this weekend, making this week even more joyous. Altuve will be out 8-10 weeks.

NFL:
— Rams traded DB Jalen Ramsey to Miami for a 3rd-round pick
— Buccaneers signed QB Baker Mayfield.
— Panthers signed WR Adam Thielen, QB Andy Dalton
— New England signed TE Mike Gesicki
— Colts signed K Matt Gay
— Eagles signed QB Marcus Mariota
— Colts signed QB Gardner Minshew
— Commanders signed QB Jacoby Brissett
— San Francisco signed QB Sam Darnold

Regular life:
— You can go online and order groceries and someone will bring them to your house; had no idea this was a thing, it isn’t that hard to get them yourself, but I utilized the service this week and it made things a lot better.

— Postponed today’s trip to Las Vegas, which sucks; UConn-Arkansas, UCLA/Gonzaga would have been great fun Thursday night, but now they’ll be fun to watch on TV. There will be other trips; have to start planning one.

— Red Gatorade is very good; I hadn’t had Gatorade in a long, long time, but I was told to drink a lot of fluids to avoid getting dehydrated, so Gatorade was it (some Vitamin Water, too, but that doesn’t taste as good).
 

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IND at CHA07:00 PMIND -2.0
O 234.5
+500 +500
CHI at PHI07:00 PMPHI -8.5
O 225.0
+500 +500
MIN at NY07:30 PMNY -8.5
O 228.0
+500 +500
GS at HOU08:00 PMGS -11.0
O 235.5
+500 +500
DAL at MEM08:00 PMDAL +5.0
O 227.0
+500 +500
SAC at UTA09:00 PMSAC -6.5
O 238.5
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Odds to win the NCAA Tournament:
7-2— Alabama
4-1— Houston
8-1— UCLA, Texas
9-1— UConn
10-1— Gonzaga, Creighton
12-1— Tennessee

Quote of the Day
“Japan advances, but the world of baseball won tonight.”
Mexico’s manager, Benji Gil

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the last quarterback to start consecutive season openers for the Indianapolis Colts?

Monday’s quiz
When Santa Clara upset Arizona in the 1993 NCAA’s, Steve Nash was playing for the Broncos.

Last Tuesday’s quiz
Last year was the last time a team lower than a #4 seed got to the Final Four; North Carolina was a #8-seed when they lost the national title game to Kansas.


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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

— Japan 6, Mexico 5— MLB gets what it wants, a US-Japan final in the World Baseball Classic. Japan trailed 5-3 in 8th inning, but scored twice in the 9th to walk it off in dramatic style.

All these games had lot of fans; lucrative event. Everyone seemed to have lot of fun, so in the long run, good for the sport.

I’ll be glad when it is Wednesday and we can point towards the 2023 regular season.

— Was watching this game and was reminded of an old Harry Caray story.

Harry Caray broadcast Cub games, was a total character; one day out of the blue, during a day game at Wrigley, he blurts out:

“Heyyyyyy!!!! Check out the guy in the som-brerrro” Sure enough, a guy in the Wrigley bleachers was having a cold Bud Light while wearing a sombrero.

Lot of people at Marlins Park had sombreros on Monday night. Harry would’ve been happy.

— Rick Pitino is the new basketball coach at St John’s; the 70-year old Pitino signed a six-year deal to return to the Big East. Red Storm hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 2000; that streak should end fairly soon.

— Ed Cooley bolts from Providence to Big East rival Georgetown; Cooley was 242-153 while the Friars’ coach, 118-99 in Big East games.

It is unusual to switch jobs within a conference, pretty much a slap in the face to the school that gets left behind; curious where Providence will look when they hire a new coach.

— St Francis (NY) announced it is dropping their entire athletics program in May; the Terriers played in the Northeast Conference- their last game was against Fairleigh Dickinson, the team that later upset Purdue in the NCAA’s, the biggest upset in tournament history.

The way this was done is BS; out of the blue, people losing their jobs, the people who made the decisions running for cover.

My cousin KL Wheat went to St Francis, ran track there; this is personal for him.

Maybe down the road the school will come to its senses and bring sports back, help make the school a little more visible. Sounds like they could use it.

— Memphis Grizzlies G Ja Morant got an 8-game suspensions for his off-court antics; Morant is making $12,119,440 this season.

8 games out of 82 is 9.75%, so his fine figures to work out to $945,316.32.

— Brutal bad beat if you bet Gonzaga (-4.5) vs TCU Sunday night; Zags made couple of foul shots with less than a second left to go up 6, but the TCU kid drained a 45-footer at the buzzer to get the backdoor cover.

If you’re in a casino at moments like that, it is fun to watch; some happy, some (very) unhappy people. If gambling was easy, those casinos wouldn’t have such big signs in front of them.

— Cuban baseball player Ivan Prieto Gonzalez defected from his home country after he didn’t board the team’s flight back to Havana on Monday following Cuba’s elimination in the WBC; Gonzalez was Cuba’s bullpen catcher during the tournament.

Gonzalez, 26, has played eight years in the Cuban National Series; he’s hit .291 with 13 home runs and 102 RBIs in 257 career games in his home country.

— This was my first NCAA Tournament with YouTube TV in my house; I give them a thumbs-up, which is promising for the upcoming NFL season. They did the screen with three or four games going on at once, which is a good screen to have. Navigating between channels is fairly simple.

— NBA’s Sacramento Kings are 43-28; this will be the Kings’ first winning season since 2006, a great coaching job by Mike Brown.

— If you like baseball prop bets, bet the over in base stealing props; get the feeling that tons of bases will be stolen this season, it is what MLB wants.

Bigger bases, rules against pickoffs, the pitch clock; it all points in that direction.

— Colorado Rockies are signing OF/IF Jurickson Profar to a one-year, $7.75M deal; Profar hit .243 with 15 homers for San Diego last year.

— Auburn Tigers have their Pro Day for NFL scouts today (Tuesday); one of the QB’s throwing there will be 34-year old Cam Newton, an Auburn alum and an NFL free agent. Newton last played in the NFL, going 0-5 in five games starting for Carolina.

— If you look at the Oakland A’s 40-man roster, they only have two players who were drafted by the Oakland A’s, which seems like a strange way of doing business.

All the good players they’ve drafted/developed have been traded off/sold because the ownership is too freakin’ cheap.

A’s are making noise about moving to Las Vegas; will someone build them a $500M retractable dome in the desert?

Before I agreed to build them a ballpark, we’d get it in writing that the cheap bastards are going to actually try to win ballgames, that’s for damn sure.

— NFL commish Roger Goodell is expected to get a multi-year contract extension at the league’s meetings next week; Goodell makes a boatload of $$$ and he earns it. Denver Broncos just got sold for $4.5B; the league is very profitable, and Goodell steers that ship.

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Tuesday’s college basketball games
NIT
North Texas @ Oklahoma State
North Texas (19-16) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #363
— Experience: #166
— Continuity: #137
— North Texas won 13 of its last 15 games.
— Mean Green is 4-4 against top 100 teams.
— North Texas is 11-2 outside Conference USA.
— Mean Green has #7 eFG% defense in country.
— Opponents are getting 23.6% of points on foul line (#354)
— North Texas’ schedule, to this point: #116
— bench minutes: #223
— North Texas’ best wins: 63-52/82-79 2OT over #49 UAB

— Oklahoma State (20-15) ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #166
— Experience: #78
— Continuity: #175
— Oklahoma State won four of its last five games.
— Oklahoma State is 4-12 against top 50 teams.
— Cowboys turn ball over 20.7% of time (#321)
— Cowboys have #245 eFG% in country.
— Opponents are shooting 44.7% inside arc (#10)
— Oklahoma State’s schedule, to this point: #8
— bench minutes: #54
— Oklahoma State’s best win: 67-60 over #18 West Virginia

Wisconsin @ Oregon
— Wisconsin (19-14) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #342
— Experience: #239
— Continuity: #127
— Wisconsin won three of its last four games
— Badgers won 75-71 Sunday despite going 1-15 on arc.
— Wisconsin gets 36.1% of its points on arc (#42)
— Wisconsin is shooting 46.9% inside arc (#305)
— Badgers are 2-0 vs Pac-12 teams (60-50 Stanford/64-59 USC)
— Wisconsin’s schedule, to this point: #16
— bench minutes: #303
— Wisconsin’s best win: 80-77 in OT at #11 Marquette

— Oregon (21-14) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #205
— Experience: #119
— Continuity: #138
— Oregon won six of its last seven games
— Ducks have #45 eFG% defense in country.
— Oregon is #44 team in country on offensive boards.
— Ducks are 12-12 against top 100 teams.
— Oregon is 7-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Oregon’s schedule, to this point: #28
— bench minutes: #73
— Oregon’s best win: 87-68 over #10 Arizona
 

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ORLANDO is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) in home games after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

Dwane Casey is 35-61 ATS (-32.1 Units) when playing with triple revenge - 3 straight losses vs. opponent (Coach of DETROIT)

BROOKLYN is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after trailing in their previous game by 15 or more points at the half in the current season.

SAN ANTONIO is 17-6 ATS (10.4 Units) in road games revenging a road loss vs opponent in the last 3 seasons.

SACRAMENTO is 14-5 ATS (8.5 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

LA CLIPPERS are 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a favorite in the current season.




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

Detroit @ Atlanta
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

Cleveland @ Brooklyn
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Brooklyn is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland

San Antonio @ New Orleans
San Antonio
San Antonio is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Antonio's last 12 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio

Boston @ Sacramento
Boston
Boston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
Sacramento is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games

Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
LA Clippers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games


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WASHINGTON (32 - 39) at ORLANDO (29 - 43) - 3/21/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 65-84 ATS (-27.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
ORLANDO is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-4 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-2 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DETROIT (16 - 56) at ATLANTA (35 - 36) - 3/21/2023, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 30-39 ATS (-12.9 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 28-38 ATS (-13.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
DETROIT is 18-33 ATS (-18.3 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
DETROIT is 47-28 ATS (+16.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 30-40 ATS (-14.0 Units) in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 30-40 ATS (-14.0 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.

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

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CLEVELAND (45 - 28) at BROOKLYN (39 - 32) - 3/21/2023, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 44-65 ATS (-27.5 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 38-56 ATS (-23.6 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 50-33 ATS (+13.7 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 34-21 ATS (+10.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
CLEVELAND is 33-17 ATS (+14.3 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 70-84 ATS (-22.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 25-50 ATS (-30.0 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 10-23 ATS (-15.3 Units) against Central division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 31-52 ATS (-26.2 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 6-21 ATS (-17.1 Units) in home games versus good defensive teams - allowing <=108 points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 5-3 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
BROOKLYN is 6-3 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (19 - 52) at NEW ORLEANS (34 - 37) - 3/21/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 30-41 ATS (-15.1 Units) in all games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 29-41 ATS (-16.1 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 20-32 ATS (-15.2 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 28-41 ATS (-17.1 Units) as an underdog this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in road games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 222-178 ATS (+26.2 Units) in March games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 173-131 ATS (+28.9 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 427-342 ATS (+50.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 450-382 ATS (+29.8 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 6-5 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 6-5 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (49 - 23) at SACRAMENTO (43 - 28) - 3/21/2023, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 41-30 ATS (+8.0 Units) in all games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 40-30 ATS (+7.0 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
SACRAMENTO is 34-25 ATS (+6.5 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
BOSTON is 93-79 ATS (+6.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 52-37 ATS (+11.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 51-36 ATS (+11.4 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 32-20 ATS (+10.0 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 58-38 ATS (+16.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 21-6 ATS (+14.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

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

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OKLAHOMA CITY (35 - 36) at LA CLIPPERS (38 - 34) - 3/21/2023, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 43-27 ATS (+13.3 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 43-27 ATS (+13.3 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 38-24 ATS (+11.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 28-17 ATS (+9.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 30-18 ATS (+10.2 Units) as an underdog this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 47-27 ATS (+17.3 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 45-30 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-1 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 4-4 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TUESDAY, MARCH 21​

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
WAS at ORL07:00 PMORL -1.0
U 225.5
+500 +500
CLE at BK07:30 PMCLE -4.0
U 218.5
+500 +500
DET at ATL07:30 PMDET +14.0
O 236.0
+500 +500
SA at NO08:00 PMSA +13.0
O 232.0
+500 +500
BOS at SAC10:00 PMSAC +5.0
O 238.5
+500 +500
OKC at LAC10:30 PMLAC -7.0
U 238.5
+500 +500
 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

Highest paid college basketball coaches:
$8.1M— John Calipari, Kentucky
$6M— Bill Self, Kansas
$5.7M— Tom Izzo, Michigan State
$5.45M— Rick Barnes, Tennessee
$5.4M— Bruce Pearl, Auburn
$4.83M— Tony Bennett, Virgnia

Quote of the Day
“I’m so underpaid right now as far as my contract and what I contribute to the team, it’s like, I am relentlessly pursuing this. I want to get something long-term done. I want a team that wants me long term. I’m at the peak of my game, right? As long as I’m healthy, I’m gonna score you another 20 touchdowns. I’m gonna have, you know, another 1,600 all-purpose yards. I’m getting half my value of what I could be getting. I am relentlessly pursuing someone who wants me for the long term.”
Chargers’ RB Austin Ekeler

Wednesday’s quiz
What semi-famous actor played Richard Gere’s assistant in the movie, Pretty Woman?

Tuesday’s quiz
Andrew Luck in 2015-2016 was the last quarterback to start consecutive season openers for the Indianapolis Colts.

Monday’s quiz
When Santa Clara upset Arizona in the 1993 NCAA’s, Steve Nash was playing for the Broncos.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings………

— Thanks to everyone who reached out last week during my absence; things are slowly getting back to normal. Appreciate your thoughts.

Japan 3, USA 2— Ohtani got a save; Japan used seven pitchers and they win the WBC.

From looks of things, the WBC was really lucrative; games were packed, fans were enthused, am guessing they made a boatload of $$$ selling merchandise.

Now, can we get on with the baseball season? Regular season games start in eight days.

— So you own the LA Angels; you pay Mike Trout $37M a year, Sandoval pitched really well for Mexico in the semi-finals and Ohtani is all anyone ever talks about. Pretty good nucleus right there.

So how come they haven’t been in the playoffs since 2014, haven’t won a playoff game since 2009? Ohtani is a free agent after this season; he’s going to get the biggest contract ever— it seems doubtful it’ll be in Anaheim.

So……..do the Angels trade him during the season, and if they do, what do they get back? Do they keep him this season and try to make the playoffs? Thing is, if they let him walk, they get bupkis in return— that is stuff cheap teams like the A’s usually do.

Other than the pennant races, this is going to be the #1 story this baseball season.

North Texas 65, Oklahoma State 59 OT— Cowboys went 15-25 on foul line at home, losing to a North Texas team that plays the slowest tempo games in America. Mean Green moves on to the NIT semi-finals in Las Vegas next week.

Wisconsin 61, Oregon 58— Badgers ended game on a 15-6 run, also move on to Las Vegas; a Wisconsin-North Texas semi-final game? Tempo #341 vs tempo #363, the total is going to be very low.

Eastern Kentucky 108, Southern Utah 106, 2OT— Quite a week for the Colonels, who’ve won three games in a row, all in overtime, and in this case, two overtimes. EKU was down 12 with 9:11 left in this game; they forced 22 turnovers (+13).

Charlotte 63, Radford 56— Maybe Conference USA needs better TV exposure; Charlotte is still playing, so are UAB and North Texas. Good teams and that is without mentioning the best of the group, Florida Atlantic.

— Wichita State hired Oral Roberts coach Paul Mills, who went 67-28 the last three years, making the Sweet 16 two years ago.

— Arizona State gave Bobby Hurley a 2-year contract extension, bad news for Pac-12 referees. Hurley is the whiniest coach I’ve ever seen; his Sun Devils went 23-13 this year, losing 72-70 to TCU after winning a First Four game.

— FDU coach Tobin Anderson is the new coach at Iona, replacing Rick Pitino; tough act to follow. Iona has been in eight of last 11 NCAA Tournaments.

— Former Notre Dame coach Mike Brey interviewed for the South Florida job, but said he’s going to take a year off and try his hand at TV instead.

— A union representing 30,000 Los Angeles school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and support staff started a 3-day strike with support from the district’s teachers, effectively stopping classes for more than 500,000 students in the nation’s 2nd-largest school system.

Long time ago, September 1975, when I was a junior in high school, three schools around here had their teachers go on strike at the same time, three of the biggest schools.

First week or two of school, we would pass the teachers picketing by the school, we would wave to them from our bus, then we would go into school, go into class, and have a different teacher in every class every day. Teachers from the other two schools were the subs in our classes, trying to earn back some of the $$$ they were losing by being on strike. It was organized chaos.

Some of the kids we knew organized a walk-out in support of the teachers; they would storm out of school, march to the district offices in protest. Those were the kids who lived near the district offices; they were just skipping school, then walking home. My neighborhood was in the other direction, and it was hot out. No thanks.

Hopefully the situation in LA will get fixed; kids are trying to get ready for college, they need to get smarter. That year our teachers were on strike was a Regents’ year, an important year for grades and all that— the delay put us behind all the other kids that year.

— RIP to former Knicks’ great Willis Reed, who passed away Tuesday at age 80; Reed was an under-sized center with a terrific mid-range lefty jumper. He was the heart of the Knicks’ team that won NBA titles in 1970, 1973.

I was a little kid back then; my dad loved those Knicks, it was fun watching him watch the games. Few years ago in Las Vegas I got to meet Walt Frazier at the NBA Summer League, nicest guy you could meet.

Look up Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals on YouTube; Willis Reed was hurt pretty bad, but he hobbled onto the court, hit two jumpers early in the game and the Knicks pounded the Lakers— they were gods in the Big Apple back then. Willis Reed was the heart of that team. RIP, sir.
 

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