CNOTES 2020-2021 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

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NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Jan. 25, 2021........5 - 4........+ 3.00


January Best Bets Totals............41 Wins..........42 Loses.........49.39%........- 29.50

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December's Best Bet Record:....4 - 6......40%......- 13.00

 

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Odds to win the NCAA basketball tournament:
+$355? Gonzaga
+$465? Baylor
+$1100? Iowa, Michigan, Villanova
+$1900? Alabama, Illinois, Texas
+$2600? Tennessee, Virginia
+$2900? Houston, Kansas, Wisconsin

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 419,263
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Tuesday's Den: Nobody asked me, but??.

13) Football players are really tough; Buffalo Bills? WR Cole Beasley played the last 3.5 games this season with a broken fibula in his leg.

In his last four games, Beasley caught 17 passes for 162 yards. With a broken leg.

12) Why some teams don?t win very much. This is the 2010 MLB Draft:

1st pick- Bryce Harper, Washington? Really good player, excellent pick
2nd? Jameson Taillon, Pittsburgh? Went 29-24 in 82 starts; has had two Tommy John surgeries. Got traded to Bronx last week.
3rd? Manny Machado, Baltimore? Hell of a player; Orioles made playoffs 3 times with him.
4th? Christian Colon, Kansas City? Hitting .249 in 418 career plate appearances.

Pirates passed up Manny Machado for a high school pitcher; no bueno.

By the way the 23rd pick that year? Christian Yelich; he?s pretty good, too.

11) Brooklyn 98, Miami 85:
? Nets are 4-2 since acquiring James Harden.

Harden gets lot of criticism, but in his 12-year NBA career, he?s never played on a losing team. Five years ago, Houston was 41-41, the only team Harden has been on that finished a season with less than a .549 winning percentage.

Harden led the NBA in assists four years ago, is leading again this year. He?s a winning player, even if some people don?t like the way he plays? he does have the ball a lot.

10) West Virginia 88, Texas Tech 87:
? Tech led by 12 with 7:11 left in game.
? West Virginia made 12-19 on arc, making up for going 16-27 on foul line.
? Tech had only two turnovers (+10)
? Both teams scored over 1.2 points/possession, which is unusually good offense.

9) This is Archie Miller?s 4th year coaching Indiana; when his Hoosiers lost 74-70 at home to Rutgers Sunday, it made Indiana?s record 2-9 in games that followed Indiana beating a top 25 team. Hoosiers are having a hard time handling success.

8) They?re announcing the Hall of Fame inductees tonight; how do you vote for someone to be inducted into Cooperstown, and not include Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens? I?d vote for them.

If you tell me that they used steroids, I?d ask you for a complete list of who did/did not cheat back in that era. That list does not exist, so who gets to be judge/jury? Not me.

7) Curt Schilling?s Hall of Fame credentials:
? 19 postseason starts, 11-2, 2.23 for three different teams.
? He went 3-0, 3.00 in four postseason starts in 2007, at age 40.
? Regular season record: 216-146 in 436 starts.

His politics may be alarming, he may be a terrible businessman, but that stuff isn?t supposed to be relevant. A 2.23 ERA in 19 postseason starts should carry a lot of weight tonight.

6) Remember Jimmer Fredette, the BYU sharpshooter? He is still playing pro ball over in China, and scored 70 points in a game last week, for the Shanghai Sharks. The man can shoot.

5) Last week, I stayed up all night one night watching four high school basketball games on ESPNU- they were played in Virginia somewhere, these basketball factory high schools that are still traveling all over the country, when most public high school teams aren?t even playing.

Juwan Howard?s son was on one team; all in all, 10 teams from nine states played in the event, with 30 players involved who are ranked by ESPN?s experts.

Was fun to watch the games, but kids moving away from their families when they?re still in high school seems like a bit much.

4) UNLV 59, Utah State 56:
? Rebels played only six guys more than 5:00- four starters played 34:00+.
? Hard to win road games in a league where lot of schools are in high altitude, when you don?t have any depth. But this game was in Las Vegas, and they held on.
? This is a really good win for the Rebels; was very surprised by this score.

3) Back in 2017, in my fantasy baseball league, I picked up a Padres? utility guy named Jose Pirela? he hit .288 with 10 homers in 83 games, showed a lot of promise, especially if he wound up at second base, where it is harder to find guys who hit .288.

Well, that was the highlight; four years later, Jose Pirela is playing in Korea this year, for the Samsung Lions? he played in Japan last year. Spring training in the KBO starts Sunday.

2) Arizona 80, Arizona State 67:
? Sean Miller?s Wildcats are 12-3, 6-3 in Pac-12
? Arizona was 32-43 on foul line; ASU was 9-11.

1) Time flies; 33 years ago last night was the night that Pitt?s Jerome Lane dunked on a fast break and shattered the backboard, live on ESPN, inspiring Bill Raftery to yell into his mike, ?Send it in Jerome!!!?

The guy who passed Jerome Lane the ball? A guard named Sean Miller.

 

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523LA CLIPPERS -524 ATLANTA
LA CLIPPERS are 14-4 ATS (9.6 Units) in road games versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

525WASHINGTON -526 HOUSTON
WASHINGTON is 12-29 ATS (-19.9 Units) in road games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.

527NEW YORK -528 UTAH
NEW YORK is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) versus up-tempo teams averaging 88 or more shots/game in the current season.




NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 26

LA Clippers @ Atlanta
Clippers (12-4)
? Clippers won their last seven games, covered four of last five.
? Clippers are 4-2 ATS on road; this is their first road game in 11 days.
? Five of their last seven games went over total.

Hawks (8-7)
? Atlanta won/covered three of its last four games.
? Hawks lost four of last five road games; they?re 3-3 ATS as road dogs.
? 10 of Atlanta?s last 12 games stayed under total.

? Clippers won six of last eight series games.
? Clippers covered four of last five visits to Atlanta.
? Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Washington @ Houston
Wizards (3-9)
? Wizards lost four of their last five games.
? Washington is 3-2 ATS as a road underdog.
? Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
? Wizards were shorthanded last game (check status)

Rockets (5-9)
? Houston won last two games, after a 1-5 skid.
? Rockets lost their last three home games SU.
? Under is 9-2-1 in their last 12 games.

? Rockets won seven of last ten series games.
? Wizards covered once in last four trips to Houston.
? Over is 6-1-1 in last eight series games.
? Teams recently traded with each other; Wall/Westbrook facing former teammates.

New York @ Utah
Knicks (8-10)
? New York split its last six games.
? Knicks covered three of last four road games.
? Under is 7-3 in New York?s last ten road games.

Jazz (12-4)
? Utah won/covered its last eight games.
? Jazz won/covered their last five home games.
? Last three Utah games went over the total.

? Jazz won four of last five series games.
? Knicks are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Utah.
? Over is 8-2 in last ten series games (0-2 last two)




NBA

Tuesday, January 26

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Trend Report
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LA Clippers @ Atlanta
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing LA Clippers

Washington @ Houston
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

New York @ Utah
New York
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 10 games when playing Utah
New York is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 26

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LA CLIPPERS (13 - 4) at ATLANTA (8 - 8) - 1/26/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 163-124 ATS (+26.6 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
ATLANTA is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-2 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 2-2 straight up against LA CLIPPERS 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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WASHINGTON (3 - 9) at HOUSTON (6 - 9) - 1/26/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 19-36 ATS (-20.6 Units) in road games after allowing 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 15-28 ATS (-15.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 22-43 ATS (-25.3 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 22-42 ATS (-24.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

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

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NEW YORK (8 - 10) at UTAH (12 - 4) - 1/26/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 49-33 ATS (+12.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 3-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 4-1 straight up against NEW YORK 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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NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 26

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Hoop Trends for Tuesday January 26
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Clippers at Atlanta (7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Hawks are 10-0 ATS (12.55 ppg) coming off a loss as a dog where they were outscored in the paint by double digits.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Washington at Houston (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Wizards are 0-12 ATS (-9.75 ppg) on the road with rest coming off a road game in which they scored fewer than 10 fast break points.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Clippers at Atlanta (7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Hawks are 9-0 OU (22.33 ppg) at home off a 10+ point loss.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Washington at Houston (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Rockets are 0-11 OU (-11.68 ppg) at home when they are off two straight games in which they had more than 25 fouls.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LAC at ATL 07:30 PM
ATL -5.0 99 - 108
O 221.5 ***** Lost

WAS at HOU 08:00 PM
HOU -3.5
U 232.5

NY at UTA 09:00 PM
UTA -11.5 ***** 94 - 108 WIN
O 211.5 ***** Lost


NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Jan. 26, 2021........1 - 2........- 6.00
Jan. 25, 2021........5 - 4........+ 3.00


January Best Bets Totals............42 Wins..........44 Loses.........48.83%........- 35.50

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December's Best Bet Record:....4 - 6......40%......- 13.00

 

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds to win the Farmers Insurance Open this week:
7-1? Jon Rahm
15-2? Rory McIlroy
13-1? Xander Schauffele
21-1? Tony Finau
23-1? Harris English, Victor Hovland
29-1? Im, Matsuyama, Reed, Scheffler

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 423,653
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Wednesday's quiz: Mid-week musings??.

13) Phillies finally came through and gave catcher JP Realmuto a 5-year, $115.5M contract; this is the 3rd-biggest contract for a catcher in MLB history (Mauer, Posey)

12) No one got elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday; you need to be named on 75% of the ballots to get in the hall. Top three candidates this year all had off-field issues which hurt their cause. Next year is Alex Rodriguez? first year on the ballot; will be more of the same.

There will still be an induction ceremony in Cooperstown this July, because they didn?t have one last summer, so the 2020 inductees will get honored this summer.

11) 26-year old guard Caris LeVert was probably surprised when he got traded from Brooklyn to the Indiana Pacers January 13, but getting traded might?ve been the best thing that ever happened to him.

During his physical with Indiana, doctors discovered a problem, and this week he had surgery to treat renal cell carcinoma in his left kidney. He is expected to make a full recovery, with no further treatment needed, which is excellent news.

10) Toronto Blue Jays are going for it this year; they gave SS Marcus Semien a 1-year, $18M deal, which leaves the A?s without a major league shortstop. I mean, right now if they had a game and a grounder was hit to short, no one would catch it, because no one would be there. They need to make a deal, find a guy who is at least a dependable fielder.

In other shortstop news, Minnesota gave Andrelton Simmons $10.5M for one year.

9) Alabama 70, Kentucky 59:
? Crimson Tide sweeps Kentucky for first time since Eddie Sutton?s last year in Lexington, way back in 1989.
? Alabama won its last ten games, is 9-0 in the SEC.
? Kentucky is 5-10, 4-4 in SEC games; they?ve lost four of last five games.

8) When did North Dakota State become a quarterback factory? First Carson Wentz, then Easton Stick, who is a backup with the Chargers, and now Mel Kiper Jr has Trey Lance as a top 10 pick in this April?s draft, even though he played in only one game last fall, and has played in only 17 college games, none against a I-A team.

Most of the highlights I saw of him were of him running, so he may be more of a project.

7) Sometimes late at night, I look up weird stuff. Was watching the 1966 Batman movie the other night, and decided to research actors/actresses who were in both the Batman TV series and also in Magnum, PI. I found five people:

? Elisha Cook? Was Icepick in Magnum, Professor Isaacson in Batman
? Howard Duff? Was Magnum?s grandfather, was Cabala in Batman
? Alan Hale? Best known as the Skipper on Gilligan?s Island, he was actually a character named Gilligan on Batman, was Russell Tate in one episode of Magnum
? Barbara Rush was Nora Clavicle in two Batman episodes; she was in two very different episodes of Magnum, playing his aunt Phoebe in one of them.
? Jill St John played Molly in two episodes of Batman; she played designer Jan Kona in an episode of Magnum.

6) Auburn 88, Missouri 82:
? This kid Sharife Cooper on Auburn is really good; he had 28 points, made 18-21 on the foul line. College players ALMOST NEVER take 20 foul shots in a game, not in the shot clock era.
? Auburn was 36-44 on the line, Mizzou was 18-27.
? Missouri?s Jeremiah Tilman was 3-11 on the line, is at 50.7% for the year.

5) Would it kill MLB Network to show replays of old baseball games? Have a day for each team all winter, show their 2-3 best games from last year. I freakin? love watching random games, and they don?t have to be playoff games.

I mean, no one got elected to the Hall of Fame yesterday, yet they still replayed the damn show where they reviewed how no one got elected. Who would possibly watch that?

4) Fordham fired basketball coach Jeff Neubauer, who went 25-73 in conference games with the Rams. Neubauer previously had a good 10-year run at Eastern Kentucky.

Fordham isn?t necessarily a great job; oldest gym in the country, tough league- their last winning season was in 2007, when Dereck Whittemberg was the coach, and that?s their only winning season since at least 1997.

3) Whats up with the postal service? Got my mail delivered at 8:25pm the other night. Have read a lot of things about how slow mail delivery has been the last few months. No bueno.

2) I wish I knew a Chargers? fan, don?t know any. Would love to ask him/her who they thought was a better QB, Dan Fouts or Philip Rivers. I have my opinion, but hearing from someone who lives and dies with the team would be way more interesting.

1) My hands are cold as I type this; been shoveling show tonight, which isn?t good. It also snowed in Las Vegas Tuesday, which is a little weird. Their snow won?t last as long as our snow, of that I am not uncertain.

 

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529DETROIT -530 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 6-20 ATS (-16 Units) after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

531SACRAMENTO -532 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 1-10 ATS (-10 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.

533INDIANA -534 CHARLOTTE
INDIANA is 17-4 ATS (12.6 Units) after allowing 105 points or more 5 straight games since 1996.

535MILWAUKEE -536 TORONTO
Nick Nurse is 15-29 ATS (-16.9 Units) after a combined score of 235 points or more (Coach of TORONTO)

535MILWAUKEE -536 TORONTO
TORONTO is 15-29 ATS (-16.9 Units) after a combined score of 235 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

537BROOKLYN -538 ATLANTA
BROOKLYN is 30-13 ATS (15.7 Units) in road games revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points in the last 3 seasons.

541DENVER -542 MIAMI
DENVER is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.

545WASHINGTON -546 NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS are 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - shooting pct defense of >=46% over the last 2 seasons.

547BOSTON -548 SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO is 37-22 ATS (12.8 Units) versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

549DALLAS -550 UTAH
UTAH is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game in the current season.


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, January 27

Indiana @ Charlotte
Pacers (10-7)
? Indiana are 4-5 in last nine games overall.
? Pacers are 4-2 ATS 0n the road.
? Over is 4-1 in their last five games overall.

Hornets (7-10)
? Charlotte lost five of their last six games.
? Hornets are 3-4 ATS at home this season.
? Over is 4-1 in Charlotte?s last five games.

? Indiana won five of last six series games.
? Pacers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Charlotte.
? Four of last six series games stayed under.

Detroit @ Cleveland
Pistons (4-13)
? Detroit lost nine of its last 12 games.
? Pistons are 3-3-1 ATS as a road underdog,
? Over is 5-1 in Detroit?s last six games overall.

Cavaliers (8-9)
? Cleveland is 3-5 SU in its last eight games.
? Cavaliers covered their last four home games.
? Cavaliers? last five games went over the total.

? Cavaliers won last three series games, two of them in OT.
? Pistons are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Cleveland.
? Last eight series games went over the total.

Sacramento @ Orlando
Kings (6-10)
? Sacramento lost six of its last eight games.
? Kings lost their last four road games (2-3 ATS).
? Seven of their last ten games went over.

Magic (8-10)
? Orlando lost eight of its last nine games (2-7 ATS)
? Magic is 3-4 ATS at home this season.
? Under is 6-1 in their home games.

? Orlando won last two series games, after losing previous five.
? Kings covered three of last five visits to Orlando.
? Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Brooklyn @ Atlanta
Nets (11-8)
? Brooklyn won six of its last eight games.
? Nets lost four of their five road games.
? 12 of last 13 Brooklyn games went over the total.

Hawks (9-8)
? Atlanta won/covered four of its last five games.
? Hawks won/covered their last four home games.
? 11 of Atlanta?s last 13 games stayed under total.

? Brooklyn won eight of last ten series games.
? Nets are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Peachtree Street
? Four of last six series games went over.

Denver @ Miami
Nuggets (10-7)
? Denver won four in row, seven of last nine games.
? Nuggets won six of last seven road games.
? Over is 7-1 in Denver?s road games.

Heat (6-10)
? Miami lost six of its last eight games.
? Heat is 4-3 SU/3-3-1 ATS at home.
? Three of their last four games stayed under.

? Denver won five of last seven series games.
? Nuggets covered three of last four visits to Miami.
? Three of last four series games stayed under.

LA Lakers @ Philadelphia
Lakers (14-4)
? Lakers won eight of last nine games, covered six of last eight.
? Lakers are 7-2 ATS on road this season.
? Under is 11-4 in their last fifteen games.

76ers (12-6)
? 76ers won five of their last seven games.
? Sixers covered seven of last nine home games.
? Over is 9-2 in Philly?s last 11 games.

? 76ers won five of last seven series games.
? Lakers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Philly.
? Under is 4-1 in last five series games played here.

Milwaukee vs Toronto (@ Tampa)
Bucks (9-6)
? Milwaukee won five of last seven games; they?re 1-4 ATS in last five.
? Bucks are 3-4 SU/2-5 ATS on the road.
? Five of Milwaukee?s last seven games stayed under total.

Raptors (7-9)
? Toronto won five of its last seven games.
? Raptors won four of their seven ?home? games.
? Four of last five Toronto games stayed under the total.

? Toronto won five of last seven series games.
? Bucks are 2-3 ATS in last five series road games.
? Last five series games stayed under the total.

Boston @ San Antonio
Celtics (9-6)
? Boston won last two games, by 38-16 points.
? Celtics are 5-4 SU/4-5 ATS on the road.
? Over is 4-2 in their last six games.

Spurs (9-8)
? San Antonio split its last eight games overall.
? Spurs are 3-5 SU/4-4 ATS at home.
? Under is 6-2 in Spurs? last eight games.

? Spurs won eight of last ten series games.
? Boston is 2-3 ATS in last five visits to the Alamo.
? Eight of last nine series games went over.

Washington @ New Orleans
Wizards (3-10)
? Wizards lost five of their last six games.
? Washington is 3-3 ATS as a road underdog.
? Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Pelicans (5-10)
? New Orleans lost eight of its last nine games.
? Pelicans are 0-4 ATS as home favorites.
? Nine of their last ten games went over.

? Pelicans won last two series games, after losing previous six games.
? Washington is 4-2 ATS in last six visits to Bourbon Street.
? Six of last eight series games stayed under.

Oklahoma City @ Phoenix
Thunder (7-9)
? Thunder lost five of their last seven games.
? OKC is 7-3 ATS as a road underdog.
? Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Suns (8-7)
? Phoenix lost four of its last five games.
? Suns lost three of their last four home games.
? Over is 6-3 in last nine Phoenix games.

? Thunder won eight of last nine series games (7-2 ATS)
? OKC is 4-2 ATS in its last six visits to Phoenix.
? Under is 4-2 in last six series games played here.

Dallas @ Utah
Mavericks (8-9)
? Dallas lost five of its last seven games.
? Mavericks are 6-1 ATS in last seven road games.
? Last four Dallas games went over the total.

Jazz (13-4)
? Utah won/covered its last nine games.
? Jazz won/covered their last six home games.
? Three of last four Utah games went over the total.

? Utah won three of last four series games.
? Mavericks are 2-3-1 in last six visits to Utah.
? Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Minnesota @ Golden State
Timberwolves (4-12)
? Minnesota lost 12 of its last 14 games.
? Wolves are 2-5 ATS as a road underdog.
? Four of their seven road games stayed under the total.
? Karl-Anthony Towns (COVID) is likely out here.

Warriors (9-8)
? Golden State is 3-4 SU in its last seven games SU.
? Warriors are 2-2 ATS as a home favorite.
? Four of Golden State?s last five games went over.

? Home side won seven of last eight series games.
? Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in last five visits to the Bay Area.
? Six of last eight series games stayed under the total.


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NBA

Wednesday, January 27

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Indiana @ Charlotte
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte's last 8 games at home

Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games

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

Brooklyn @ Atlanta
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Brooklyn's last 13 games
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 13 games

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

LA Lakers @ Philadelphia
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Lakers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

Milwaukee @ Toronto
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Milwaukee is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games

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

Washington @ New Orleans
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Washington's last 15 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Washington is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Orleans's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New Orleans's last 15 games when playing at home against Washington

Oklahoma City @ Phoenix
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games at home

Dallas @ Utah
Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Utah
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Minnesota @ Golden State
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Minnesota's last 22 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota


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NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 27

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NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 27

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DETROIT (4 - 13) at CLEVELAND (8 - 9) - 1/27/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 53-81 ATS (-36.1 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 306-363 ATS (-93.3 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.

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

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SACRAMENTO (6 - 10) at ORLANDO (8 - 10) - 1/27/2021, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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INDIANA (10 - 7) at CHARLOTTE (7 - 10) - 1/27/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 36-22 ATS (+11.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 5-2 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 5-2 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

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MILWAUKEE (10 - 6) at TORONTO (7 - 10) - 1/27/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 57-40 ATS (+13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 7-6 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 7-6 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (11 - 8) at ATLANTA (9 - 8) - 1/27/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 78-50 ATS (+23.0 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 34-18 ATS (+14.2 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 23-35 ATS (-15.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BROOKLYN is 5-4 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
BROOKLYN is 7-2 straight up against ATLANTA 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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LA LAKERS (14 - 4) at PHILADELPHIA (12 - 6) - 1/27/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 22-41 ATS (-23.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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DENVER (10 - 7) at MIAMI (6 - 10) - 1/27/2021, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 3-1 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 3-1 straight up against MIAMI 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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WASHINGTON (3 - 10) at NEW ORLEANS (5 - 10) - 1/27/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 15-29 ATS (-16.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 22-44 ATS (-26.4 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-7 ATS (+13.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

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

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BOSTON (10 - 6) at SAN ANTONIO (9 - 8) - 1/27/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 1133-1006 ATS (+26.4 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 577-487 ATS (+41.3 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 381-304 ATS (+46.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 378-315 ATS (+31.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 225-174 ATS (+33.6 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 321-261 ATS (+33.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
BOSTON is 59-42 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 34-21 ATS (+10.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 49-36 ATS (+9.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 3-1 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO 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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DALLAS (8 - 9) at UTAH (13 - 4) - 1/27/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 50-33 ATS (+13.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
DALLAS is 462-376 ATS (+48.4 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 30-14 ATS (+14.6 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 91-64 ATS (+20.6 Units) in road games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
DALLAS is 43-26 ATS (+14.4 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 588-501 ATS (+36.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

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

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OKLAHOMA CITY (7 - 9) at PHOENIX (8 - 7) - 1/27/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 56-37 ATS (+15.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 38-20 ATS (+16.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 30-10 ATS (+19.0 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 42-29 ATS (+10.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 182-225 ATS (-65.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHOENIX is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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MINNESOTA (4 - 12) at GOLDEN STATE (9 - 8) - 1/27/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 30-48 ATS (-22.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 22-43 ATS (-25.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) against Pacific division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 15-30 ATS (-18.0 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) after allowing 130 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 23-42 ATS (-23.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 40-58 ATS (-23.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 38-56 ATS (-23.6 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 33-49 ATS (-20.9 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

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

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Hoop Trends for Wednesday January 27
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Dallas at Utah (9:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Jazz are 10-0 ATS (8.65 ppg) off a game as a favorite in which Donovan Mitchell had a plus/minus at least 10 less than the team margin.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at San Antonio (8:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Spurs are 0-14 ATS (-10.29 ppg) at home coming off a win as a favorite.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Sacramento at Orlando (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Magic are 13-0 OU (11.42 ppg) after they had at least 30 assists last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at Toronto (7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Raptors are 0-11 OU (-15.09 ppg) at home off a loss as a dog in which they had at least 15 more shots than their opponent.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[Cnotes53]

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DET at CLE 07:00 PM
CLE -2.5 ***** 107 - 122 WIN
O 215.0 ***** WIN

IND at CHA 07:00 PM
IND -2.0
U 220.0

SAC at ORL 07:00 PM
ORL -1.5
U 224.0

LAL at PHI 07:30 PM
PHI +3.5 ***** 106 - 107 WIN
O 222.5 ***** Lost

DEN at MIA 07:30 PM
DEN -6.0
U 219.5

MIL at TOR 07:30 PM
MIL -7.0
U 228.0

BK at ATL 07:30 PM
BK -6.0 132- 128
O 239.0 ***** WIN

BOS at SA 08:30 PM
SA +4.0 106 - 110
O 223.0 ***** WIN

DAL at UTA 09:00 PM
UTA -4.0 ***** 104 - 116 WIN
O 222.0 ***** Lost

OKC at PHO 09:00 PM
OKC +7.5 102 - 97
O 216.0 ***** Lost

WAS at NO 09:00 PM
WAS +7.5 106 - 124
O 228.0 ***** WIN

MIN at GS 10:00 PM
GS -9.0 ****** 111 - 123 WIN
U 228.5 ****** Lost


NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:
Jan. 27, 2021........8 - 4........+18.00
Jan. 26, 2021........1 - 2........- 6.00
Jan. 25, 2021........5 - 4........+ 3.00


January Best Bets Totals............50 Wins..........48 Loses.........51.02%........- 17.50

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December's Best Bet Record:....4 - 6......40%......- 13.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday?s 6-pack
Six leading rebounders in the NBA:
14.8? Clint Capela, Atl
14.6? Andre Drummond, Clev
13.8? Rudy Gobert, Utah
12.4? Domantas Sabonis, Ind
12.2? Deandre Ayton, Phx
11.9? Nikola Jokic, Den

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 430,117
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?The type of team we have, it would really benefit us most if we could have someone who can come in and play (QB) at a high level, with a veteran vision.?
Colts? owner Jim Irsay

Thursday?s quiz
Which current NBA team used to call Buffalo home?

Wednesday?s quiz
Curt Schilling pitched for Arizona, Philadelphia, Boston in playoff games.

Tuesday?s quiz
In the movie The Fabulous Baker Boys, where Beau/Jeff Bridges are piano-playing brothers who hire a singer to join their act, Michelle Pfeiffer plays the singer.

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Thursday?s Den: Doing some thinking out loud??.

13) Houston Texans hired 65-year old David Culley as their new head coach; he spent the last two years in Baltimore, working with Lamar Jackson, which probably enhanced his hopes of getting this job. Will be interesting to hear how Deshauin Watson reacts to the news.

? Not many guys get their first head coaching job at age 65
? Culley has been an NFL assistant coach for 27 years, but he has never even been an offensive coordinator at the NFL level.
? He was mostly a WR?s coach (lot of years with Andy Reid) until he became a QB coach for Buffalo in 2017.
? Because Culley is a minority, Baltimore gets a 3rd-round draft pick, both this year and next.

12) CBS has to be sick that Auburn is ineligible for the NCAA Tournament this year; freshman guard Sharife Cooper is one of the best players in country, must-see TV. Auburn has scored 86.8 ppg in the six games Cooper has played since becoming eligible.

11) Reader named Andy sent in this info:

Over the last 11 years, NFL referees enforced an average of 297 more offensive penalties per season than defensive penalties. This year, though, they called 52 more defensive penalties than offensive penalties, which is a big reason why scoring was up this season.

10) Tennessee Vols hired former Oklahoma QB Josh Heupel as their new football coach.

Heupel went 28-8 (19-5 in AAC games) at Central Florida, where the AD was Danny White, same guy who is Tennessee?s AD now.

9) Danny White?s father Kevin has been an AD at six different schools, the last three being Arizona State, Notre Dame, Duke. They were telling a story on TV the other night how every time the White family moved to a new city, they had a new house built, using the exact same floor plan every time, so they were mostly living in the same house, albeit in a different city.

8) Tennessee recently fired coach Jeremy Pruitt; he quickly re-surfaces as a defensive assistant with the New Jersey Giants.

7) Northwestern gave their football coach Pat Fitzgerald a 10-year contract extension; he is 106-81 as the Northwestern coach. Back when I was a college kid, Northwestern was a terrible team, and it was Fitzgerald who was part of the team that led the Wildcats to the Rose Bowl in 1995, one of the great rebuilding jobs ever done in college football, by coach Gary Barnett.

6) SEC announced their football schedule Wednesday; hopefully, things will have progressed enough that fans will be going to those games. Here are some of the highlights:

Sept 4? LSU @ UCLA
Sept 11? Texas @ Arkansas
Sept 18? Alabama @ Florida
October 16? Ole Miss @ Tennessee

5) Drake Bulldogs are 15-0 this season, 6-0 in MVC play; they?re one of a handful of unbeaten teams left in the country. Bulldogs have played schedule #244- -they haven?t played a top 100 team yet, and they were down 41-24 at Missouri State Tuesday, before rallying to a 68-61 win.

Drake beat Missouri State 78-73 again last night, despite being outscored 28-10 on foul line. Bulldogs are making 41.5% of their 3?s (#5), are having one hell of a season.

4) Virginia Tech indefinitely suspended starting G Tyrece Radford; he is a key player for the Hokies and will be sorely missed.

3) Creighton 85, Seton Hall 81:
? Bluejays trailed 68-52 with 10:53 left in the game.
? Creighton made 17-35 3-point shots.
? Seton Hall starts 3 seniors, 2 juniors; bad loss for them.

2) Colorado State 78, Boise State 56:
? Loss snaps Boise?s 13-game winning streak
? Broncos still lead Utah St/Colorado St by game in Mountain West.

1) Highlight of Saturday?s college basketball card will be the SEC/Big X crossover games, which will get lot of national coverage.

Kansas-Tennessee, Florida-West Virginia, Auburn-Baylor highlight the late of games.

 

[Cnotes53]

555LA CLIPPERS -556 MIAMI
MIAMI is 51-31 ATS (16.9 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.

559GOLDEN STATE -560 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 23-42 ATS (-23.2 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

561PORTLAND -562 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 27-46 ATS (-23.6 Units) in home games revenging a close loss vs opponent of 3 points or less since 1996.




NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 28

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LA CLIPPERS (13 - 5) at MIAMI (6 - 11) - 1/28/2021, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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LA LAKERS (14 - 5) at DETROIT (4 - 14) - 1/28/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 22-42 ATS (-24.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 73-107 ATS (-44.7 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
DETROIT is 124-175 ATS (-68.5 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

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

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GOLDEN STATE (10 - 8) at PHOENIX (8 - 8) - 1/28/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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PORTLAND (9 - 7) at HOUSTON (7 - 9) - 1/28/2021, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 28

Portland @ Houston
Trailblazers (9-7)
? Portland lost three of its last five games.
? Blazers are 4-2 ATS on road this season, 1-1 as a road dog.
? Over is 3-0 in Portland?s last three games.
? Starting G McCollum/C Nurkic are both out.

Rockets (7-9)
? Houston won/covered its last three games.
? Rockets lost three of last four home games SU.
? Under is 10-2-1 in their last 13 games.

? Portland won last four series games.
? Blazers are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Houston.
? Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

LA Lakers @ Detroit
Lakers (14-5)
? Lakers won eight of last ten games, covered six of last nine.
? Lakers are 7-3 ATS on road this season.
? Under is 12-4 in their last sixteen games.

Pistons (4-14)
? Detroit lost 10 of its last 13 games.
? Pistons are 6-2 ATS as a home underdog,
? Over is 6-1 in Detroit?s last seven games overall.

? Home side won last six series games.
? Lakers lost last four visits here, by 14-6-19-20 points.
? Four of last five series games stayed under.

LA Clippers @ Miami
Clippers (13-5)
? Clippers won seven of their last seven games, covered four of last six.
? Clippers are 4-3 ATS on road.
? Three of their last four games stayed under the total.
? Unsure if Leonard/George (COVID protocol) will play here

Heat (6-11)
? Miami lost four in row, seven of last nine games.
? Heat is 4-4 SU/3-4-1 ATS at home.
? Four of their last five games stayed under.

? Clippers won last three series games.
? LA covered four of its last five visits to South Beach.
? Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Golden State @ Phoenix
Warriors (10-8)
? Golden State split its last eight games SU.
? Warriors are 3-3-1 ATS as a road underdog.
? Five of Golden State?s last six games went over.

Suns (8-8)
? Phoenix lost five of its last six games.
? Suns lost four of their last five home games.
? Over is 4-1 in last five Phoenix home games.
? Booker (hamstring) missed last night?s game

? Teams split last six series games.
? Golden State covered four of last five visits to Phoenix.
? Eight of last nine series games stayed under.




NBA

Thursday, January 28

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Trend Report
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Portland @ Houston
Portland
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Portland

LA Lakers @ Detroit
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Lakers's last 14 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

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

Golden State @ Phoenix
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Golden State is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home


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NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, January 28

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Hoop Trends for Thursday January 28
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Clippers at Miami (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Clippers are 9-0 ATS (12.50 ppg) on the road with rest off a loss as a dog.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Golden State at Phoenix (10:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Suns are 0-10 ATS (-11.80 ppg) at home with less than two days rest after playing as a home favorite.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Lakers at Detroit (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Pistons are 14-0 OU (9.79 ppg) at home after being outscored in the paint by double digits last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Portland at Houston (7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Trail Blazers are 0-12 OU (-10.42 ppg) on the road off a loss in which they had fewer than 10 turnovers.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

POR at HOU 07:30 PM
HOU -5.0 101 - 104
U 229.0 ***** WIN

LAL at DET 08:00 PM
LAL -8.5 ***** 92 - 107 Lost
O 214.0 ****** Lost

LAC at MIA 08:00 PM
MIA -4.5 ***** 109 - 105 Lost
U 213.5

GS at PHO 10:00 PM
GS +2.5 ***** 93 - 114 Lost
O 220.5 ***** Lost




NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Jan. 28, 2021........1 - 5........-22.50
Jan. 27, 2021........8 - 4........+18.00
Jan. 26, 2021........1 - 2........- 6.00
Jan. 25, 2021........5 - 4........+ 3.00


January Best Bets Totals............51 Wins..........53 Loses.........49.03%........- 40.00

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December's Best Bet Record:....4 - 6......40%......- 13.00

 

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Six leading 3-point shooters in the NBA:
55.9%? Alex Caruso, LAL
51.8%? Wayne Ellington, Det
50.9%? Seth Curry, Phil
50.0%? Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, LAL
48.9%? Desmond Bane, Mem
48.4%? Paul George, LAC

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 431,289
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Friday's Den: Random stuff with weekend here??.

13) In December alone, State of New Jersey banked $7.6M in tax revenue from sports betting; for all of 2020, they collected $50M in tax revenue. But what happens when New York State gives the OK for mobile sports betting? How much will New Jersey?s share of the pie shrink?

New York has dragged its feet on mobile sports betting, but the COVID pandemic has created a money crunch, so this is probably the year New York gets mobile sports betting, and gamblers in the Big Apple can stop trudging across the George Washington to place their bets. Finally.

12) Masahiro Tanaka packed up and went back to Japan, after pitching in the Bronx for the last seven years. Tanaka was 78-46, 3.49 in 173 regular season starts, 5-4, 3.33 in 10 playoff games.

11) Baseball stuff:
? Cardinals gave veteran P Adam Wainwright $8M for one year.
? Nationals signed C Alex Avila
? Detroit signed C Wilson Ramos

10) Long time ago, back when I actually had a job, couple friends of mine were looking at Super Bowl prop bets, and there was an over/under on the length of the national anthem? the singer that year was Harry Connick Jr.

We worked with another guy who was a musician; he still played out in clubs on weekends, and apparently had been a fairly big-time musician before he worked with us. He knew his music, so those guys go up to Frank and say, ?National anthem, Harry Connick Jr; over or under 2 minutes, 6 seconds?? (I may have the exact time wrong; this was 25-30 years ago)

Frank thinks about it for like 10 seconds and says, ?Definitely over?

Those guys bet the over and won; never knew if they tipped Frank for winning them the money.

9) Hottest team in the NBA? Utah Jazz won/covered their last ten games.

8) Brooklyn Nets are 5-2 with James Harden in their lineup; Houston Rockets are 5-3 since they traded Harden.

7) NBA teams playing 2nd night in row:
? Road teams who played at home night before: 7-7-1 ATS
? Road teams who played on road night before: 15-13 ATS
? Home teams who played at home night before: 18-10 ATS
? Home teams who played on road night before: 9-8 ATS

6) NC State?s leading scorer Devon Daniels tore his ACL, is out for the year.

5) Rutgers 67, Michigan State 37? This is the same thing that happened to Louisville when they had their long layoff. There is really no way of knowing how much these teams are practicing while they wait to be cleared to play? maybe they?re not practicing at all.

Heard one story on TV where all the players on one team got exercise bikes in their hotel rooms where they are sequestered, and that is the extent of their exercise- they weren?t even allowed to go outside and do any running.

If you?re wagering on basketball this winter, I?d stay away from teams coming off a layoff; let them get their legs with a couple games.

4) Arizona State 72, Cal 68? Sun Devils snap a 6-game losing streak; the players looked like the weight of the world was off their shoulders when this game ended. They weren?t happy, just very relieved. Cal outrebounded them 43-29, but ASU shot 59.5% inside the arc.

3) UAB 70, Middle Tennessee 59:
? Blazers (-9) were down 51-41 with 9:54 left; they didn?t just win, they covered.

2) Green Bay Packers fired their special teams coach this week, and replaced him with the guy who was the assistant special teams coach this past season. Not sure how much of an upgrade that will be, seems like change for the sake of change.

1) There were seven NFL head coaching openings this offseason; Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy interviewed for six of them, but didn?t get hired as a head coach.

Coaching Patrick Mahomes for the next several years will be a good consolation prize; winning is always fun.

 

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 29

Atlanta @ Washington
Hawks (9-9)
? Atlanta won four of its last six games (5-1 ATS).
? Hawks covered once in their last five road games.
? 11 of Atlanta?s last 14 games stayed under total.

Wizards (3-11)
? Wizards lost six of their last seven games.
? Washington is 1-5 SU at home (2-4 ATS)
? Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

? Teams split last ten series games.
? Hawks are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Washington.
? Four of last six series games stayed under total.

Indiana @ Charlotte
Pacers (11-7)
? Indiana won three of its last four games.
? Pacers are 5-2 ATS 0n the road.
? Over is 5-1 in their last six games overall.

Hornets (7-11)
? Charlotte lost six of their last seven games.
? Hornets are 3-5 ATS at home this season.
? Over is 5-1 in Charlotte?s last six games.

? Indiana won/covered six of last seven series games.
? Pacers are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Charlotte.
? Under is 4-2-1 in last seven series games.

Sacramento vs Toronto (@ Tampa)
Kings (7-10)
? Sacramento won its last two games, after a 1-6 skid.
? Kings lost four of their last five road games (3-3 ATS on road).
? Eight of their last 11 games went over.

Raptors (7-11)
? Toronto lost three of its last five games.
? Raptors won five of their nine ?home? games (3-6 ATS).
? Five of last six Toronto games stayed under the total.

? Toronto won last seven series games (5-1-1 ATS)
? Last three series games went over the total.
? Kings were 3-2 ATS in last five series games on road.

Milwaukee @ New Orleans
Bucks (11-6)
? Milwaukee won six of last eight games; they?re 2-4 ATS in last six.
? Bucks are 4-4 SU/3-5 ATS on the road.
? Six of Milwaukee?s last eight games stayed under total.

Pelicans (6-10)
? New Orleans lost eight of its last ten games.
? Pelicans are 2-4 ATS at home this season.
? 10 of their last 11 games went over the total.

? Milwaukee won last four series games, covered last three.
? Bucks are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Bourbon Street.
? Seven of last eight series games went over.

Cleveland @ New York
Cavaliers (9-9)
? Cleveland won four of its last six games (5-1 ATS).
? Cavaliers are 1-4 ATS in last five road games.
? Cavaliers? last six games went over the total.

Knicks (8-11)
? New York lost its last three games, all on road.
? Knicks covered once in last four home games.
? Under is 5-2 in New York?s home games.

? Knicks won four of last five series games.
? Cavaliers covered two of last three visits to Manhattan.
? Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.

LA Clippers @ Orlando
Clippers (14-5)
? Clippers won eight of their last nine games.
? Clippers are 5-3 ATS on road.
? Six of their last nine games went over the total.
? Doubtful that Leonard/George (COVID protocol) will play here

Magic (8-11)
? Orlando lost nine of its last ten games (2-8 ATS)
? Magic is 4-5 ATS at home this season.
? Under is 6-3 in their home games

? Clippers won last ten series games, covered last four.
? LA covered four of last five visits to the Magic Kingdom.
? Under is 5-1-1 in last seven series games.

Brooklyn @ Oklahoma City
Nets (12-8)
? Brooklyn won seven of its last nine games.
? Nets lost four of their six road games.
? 13 of last 14 Brooklyn games went over the total.

Thunder (8-9)
? Thunder won last two games, covered last three.
? OKC is 2-4 ATS at home this season- this is their first home game in two weeks.
? Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.

? Thunder won last five series games, covered last three.
? Nets are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Oklahoma.
? Over is 5-3-1 in last nine series games.

Denver @ San Antonio
Nuggets (11-7)
? Denver won/covered its last five games.
? Nuggets won seven of last eight road games.
? Over is 7-2 in Denver?s road games.

Spurs (10-8)
? San Antonio won four of its last six games overall.
? Spurs won three of last four home games.
? Under is 7-2 in Spurs? last nine games.

? Denver won five of last six series games.
? Nuggets are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to the Alamo.
? Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Philadelphia @ Minnesota
76ers (13-6)
? 76ers won six of their last eight games.
? Sixers are 0-4-1 ATS in last five road games.
? Over is 9-3 in Philly?s last 12 games.

Timberwolves (4-13)
? Minnesota lost 13 of its last 15 games.
? Wolves are 4-1 ATS in last five games as a home dog.
? Minnesota?s last three games went over the total.
? Karl-Anthony Towns (COVID) is likely out here.

? Philly won/covered last six series games.
? 76ers covered three of last four visits to Minnesota.
? Under is 3-1 in last four series games played here.

Dallas @ Utah
Mavericks (8-10)
? Dallas lost five of its last seven games.
? Mavericks are 6-2 ATS in last eight road games.
? Over is 4-0-1 in last five Dallas games.

Jazz (14-4)
? Utah won/covered its last ten games.
? Jazz won/covered their last seven home games.
? Over is 3-0-1 in last four Utah games.

? Jazz won eight of last ten series games.
? Dallas is 1-3-1 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
? Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.


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NBA

Friday, January 29

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

Atlanta @ Washington
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home

Milwaukee @ New Orleans
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home

Cleveland @ New York
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland

Sacramento @ Toronto
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Sacramento's last 11 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games

Philadelphia @ Minnesota
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Minnesota is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

LA Clippers @ Orlando
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Orlando
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 8 games at home

Brooklyn @ Oklahoma City
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Brooklyn's last 14 games
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

Denver @ San Antonio
Denver
Denver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Antonio
San Antonio is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing at home against Denver

Dallas @ Utah
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Utah
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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563ATLANTA -564 WASHINGTON
ATLANTA is 10-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.

563ATLANTA -564 WASHINGTON
Lloyd Pierce is 10-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games (Coach of ATLANTA)

565LA CLIPPERS -566 ORLANDO
Steve Clifford is 30-14 ATS (14.6 Units) after a combined score of 215 points or more 2 straight games (Coach of ORLANDO)

565LA CLIPPERS -566 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 30-14 ATS (14.6 Units) after a combined score of 215 points or more 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

567INDIANA -568 CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE is 35-19 ATS (14.1 Units) after 2 or more consecutive losses in the last 3 seasons.

567INDIANA -568 CHARLOTTE
James Borrego is 35-19 ATS (14.1 Units) after 2 or more consecutive losses (Coach of CHARLOTTE)

569SACRAMENTO -570 TORONTO
TORONTO is 13-4 ATS (8.6 Units) as a home favorite of 6.5 to 12 points over the last 2 seasons.

571MILWAUKEE -572 NEW ORLEANS
MILWAUKEE is 23-8 ATS (14.2 Units) in road games as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points in the last 3 seasons.

571MILWAUKEE -572 NEW ORLEANS
Mike Budenholzer is 23-8 ATS (14.2 Units) in road games as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points (Coach of MILWAUKEE)

573CLEVELAND -574 NEW YORK
CLEVELAND is 12-2 ATS (9.8 Units) in road games vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.


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NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, January 29

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ATLANTA (9 - 9) at WASHINGTON (3 - 11) - 1/29/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 15-27 ATS (-14.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 6-24 ATS (-20.4 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 83-58 ATS (+19.2 Units) in home games after allowing 115 points or more since 1996.

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

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LA CLIPPERS (14 - 5) at ORLANDO (8 - 11) - 1/29/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

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

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INDIANA (11 - 7) at CHARLOTTE (7 - 11) - 1/29/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 36-23 ATS (+10.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 68-95 ATS (-36.5 Units) after allowing 115 points or more since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 65-96 ATS (-40.6 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 6-2 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 6-2 straight up against CHARLOTTE 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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SACRAMENTO (7 - 10) at TORONTO (7 - 11) - 1/29/2021, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-1 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-0 straight up against SACRAMENTO 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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MILWAUKEE (11 - 6) at NEW ORLEANS (6 - 10) - 1/29/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 296-357 ATS (-96.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 58-40 ATS (+14.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 21-36 ATS (-18.6 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-1 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 4-0 straight up against NEW ORLEANS 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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CLEVELAND (9 - 9) at NEW YORK (8 - 11) - 1/29/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 5-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 5-4 straight up against NEW YORK 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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BROOKLYN (12 - 8) at OKLAHOMA CITY (8 - 9) - 1/29/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 57-37 ATS (+16.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 39-20 ATS (+17.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 39-24 ATS (+12.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 43-29 ATS (+11.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 78-51 ATS (+21.9 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.

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

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PHILADELPHIA (13 - 6) at MINNESOTA (4 - 13) - 1/29/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-27 ATS (-16.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-27 ATS (-15.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-29 ATS (-19.9 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-29 ATS (-19.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-49 ATS (-23.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 22-44 ATS (-26.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 22-34 ATS (-15.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-28 ATS (-18.8 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 8-25 ATS (-19.5 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 15-31 ATS (-19.1 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 23-43 ATS (-24.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 20-37 ATS (-20.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-0 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DENVER (11 - 7) at SAN ANTONIO (10 - 8) - 1/29/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 1134-1006 ATS (+27.4 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 578-487 ATS (+42.3 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 100-68 ATS (+25.2 Units) in home games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 382-304 ATS (+47.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 322-261 ATS (+34.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 7-6 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 8-5 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (8 - 10) at UTAH (14 - 4) - 1/29/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games this season.
UTAH is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
UTAH is 51-33 ATS (+14.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
UTAH is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
DALLAS is 462-377 ATS (+47.3 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 30-15 ATS (+13.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 91-65 ATS (+19.5 Units) in road games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
DALLAS is 238-189 ATS (+30.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 43-27 ATS (+13.3 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 217-174 ATS (+25.6 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 588-502 ATS (+35.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 6-2 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 6-2 straight up against DALLAS 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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Hoop Trends for Friday January 29
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Atlanta at Washington (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Hawks are 11-0 ATS (11.73 ppg) off a loss as a dog where they were outscored in the paint by double digits.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Denver at San Antonio (8:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Spurs are 0-14-1 ATS (-9.77 ppg) as a dog after their turnovers increased by at least 10 last game from the game before.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Sacramento at Toronto (7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Kings are 11-0 OU (13.27 ppg) as a dog with rest off a 10+ point win as a road dog.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Brooklyn at Oklahoma City (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Thunder are 0-12 OU (-13.92 ppg) as a dog after they had 5 or fewer offensive boards last game.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 29
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

IND at CHA 07:00 PM
CHA +3.5
O 221.5

ATL at WAS 07:00 PM
ATL -3.5 ****** 116 - 100 WIN
O 233.5

MIL at NO 07:30 PM
MIL -7.5 ****** 126 - 131 Lost
U 230.0

CLE at NY 07:30 PM
NY +1.0 81 - 102
O 209.0 ***** Lost

SAC at TOR 07:30 PM
SAC +5.5
O 229.0

PHI at MIN 08:00 PM
PHI -6.5 ***** 118 - 94 WIN
U 224.0

BK at OKC 08:00 PM
OKC +9.5 ***** 147 - 125 WIN
O 232.0

LAC at ORL 08:00 PM
LAC +3.5 ***** 116 - 90 WIN
U 214.5 ***** WIN

DEN at SA 08:30 PM
DEN -4.0 109 - 119 Lost
U 222.0 ***** Lost

DAL at UTA 10:00 PM
UTA -4.0 ***** 101 - 120 WIN
U 222.0



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Jan. 29, 2021........6 - 3 ......+13.50
Jan. 28, 2021........1 - 5........-22.50
Jan. 27, 2021........8 - 4........+18.00
Jan. 26, 2021........1 - 2........- 6.00
Jan. 25, 2021........5 - 4........+ 3.00


January Best Bets Totals............57 Wins..........56 Loses.........50.44%........- 26.50

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December's Best Bet Record:....4 - 6......40%......- 13.00

 

[Cnotes53]

501PORTLAND -502 CHICAGO
PORTLAND is 41-65 ATS (-30.5 Units) off a road cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog since 1996.

503MILWAUKEE -504 CHARLOTTE
Mike Budenholzer is 23-8 ATS (14.2 Units) as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points (Coach of MILWAUKEE)

503MILWAUKEE -504 CHARLOTTE
MILWAUKEE is 23-8 ATS (14.2 Units) as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points in the last 3 seasons.

505HOUSTON -506 NEW ORLEANS
HOUSTON is 276-204 ATS (51.6 Units) in road games after a game where they failed to cover the spread since 1996.

507SACRAMENTO -508 MIAMI
SACRAMENTO is 22-9 ATS (12.1 Units) when playing 4 or less games in 10 days in the last 3 seasons.

509LA LAKERS -510 BOSTON
BOSTON is 16-3 ATS (12.7 Units) after 2+ road games over the last 2 seasons.

511PHOENIX -512 DALLAS
PHOENIX is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

515MEMPHIS -516 SAN ANTONIO
MEMPHIS are 4-17 ATS (-14.7 Units) in road games when playing 4 or less games in 10 days in the last 3 seasons.


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 30

Portland @ Chicago
Trailblazers (9-8)
? Portland lost four of its last six games.
? Blazers are 5-2 ATS on road this season, 2-1 as a road dog.
? Over is 3-1 in Portland?s last four games.
? Starting G McCollum/C Nurkic are both out.

Bulls (7-10)
? Chicago hasn?t played since Monday.
? Bulls are 2-5 SU at home; they were underdog in all seven games.
? Seven of their last 11 games went over the total.

? Portland won nine of last ten series games.
? Blazers covered their last five visits to Chicago.
? Last three series games stayed under the total.

Milwaukee @ Charlotte
Bucks (11-7)
? Milwaukee won six of last nine games; they?re 2-5 ATS in last seven.
? Bucks are 4-5 SU/3-6 ATS on the road.
? Six of Milwaukee?s last nine games stayed under total.

Hornets (8-11)
? Charlotte lost six of their last eight games.
? Hornets are 4-5 ATS at home this season.
? Over is 5-2 in Charlotte?s last seven games.

? Milwaukee won last five series games (2-6 ATS in last eight)
? Bucks are 3-3 SU/0-6 ATS in last six trips to Charlotte.
? Four of last six series games stayed under.

Houston @ New Orleans
Rockets (8-9)
? Houston won last four games (3-1 ATS).
? Rockets are 3-5 SU/4-4 ATS on the road.
? Under is 11-2-1 in their last 14 games

Pelicans (7-10)
? New Orleans lost eight of its last 11 games.
? Pelicans are 3-4 ATS at home this season.
? 11 of their last 12 games went over the total.

? Rockets won four of last five series games.
? Houston is 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Bourbon Street.
? Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

LA Lakers @ Boston
Lakers (14-6)
? Lakers lost last two games; Anthony Davis missed last game.
? Lakers are 0-3 ATS in last three road games.
? Under is 10-2 in their road games.

Celtics (10-7)
? Boston lost four of their last six games.
? Celtics won/covered four of last five home games.
? Over is 4-3 in their home games this season.

? Boston won six of last nine series games.
? Lakers covered three of last five visits to Beantown.
? Last five series games went over the total.

Phoenix @ Dallas
Suns (9-8)
? Phoenix lost five of its last seven games.
? Suns are 3-0 ATS as a road underdog.
? Under is 4-2 in their last six games.

Mavericks (8-11)
? Dallas lost six of its last eight games.
? Mavericks lost their last three home games.
? Over is 4-1-1 in last six Dallas games.

? Phoenix won/covered last four series games.
? Suns covered three of last four visits to Dallas.
? Last three series games stayed under the total.

Sacramento @ Miami
Kings (8-10)
? Sacramento won its last three games, after a 1-6 skid.
? Kings lost four of their last six road games (4-3 ATS on road).
? Nine of their last 12 games went over.

Heat (6-12)
? Miami lost five in row, eight of last ten games.
? Heat is 4-5 SU/3-5-1 ATS at home.
? Four of their last six games stayed under.

? Sacramento won five of last six series games.
? Kings are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Miami.
? Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Memphis @ San Antonio
Grizzlies (7-6)
? Memphis won its last five games (4-0-1 ATS).
? Grizzlies are 4-1 ATS on the road.
? Seven of last nine Memphis games stayed under.
? This is Grizzlies? first game in 12 days.

Spurs (11-8)
? San Antonio won five of its last seven games overall.
? Spurs won four of last five home games.
? Under is 7-3 in Spurs? last ten games.

? Spurs won four of last six series games.
? Memphis covered three of last four visits to the Alamo.
? Three of last four series games went over.

Detroit @ Golden State
Pistons (5-14)
? Detroit won two of last three games, covered three of last four.
? Pistons are 1-7 SU/3-4-1 ATS on the road
? Over is 6-2 in Detroit?s last seven games overall.

Warriors (10-9)
? Golden State is 4-5 in its last nine games SU.
? Warriors are 3-2 ATS as a home favorite.
? Five of Golden State?s last seven games went over.

? Golden State won six of last eight series games.
? Pistons covered last three visits to the Bay Area.
? Over is 5-3 in last eight series games.


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NBA

Saturday, January 30

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Portland @ Chicago
Portland
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games at home

Milwaukee @ Charlotte
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Milwaukee is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Charlotte's last 10 games at home

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

Sacramento @ Miami
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Sacramento's last 10 games when playing on the road against Miami
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Miami's last 10 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Miami is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Sacramento

LA Lakers @ Boston
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Lakers's last 15 games on the road
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Memphis @ San Antonio
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Antonio
San Antonio is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Memphis
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Phoenix @ Dallas
Phoenix
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Phoenix is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Dallas's last 20 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Detroit @ Golden State
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Golden State
Golden State
Golden State is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games


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NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 30

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PORTLAND (9 - 8) at CHICAGO (7 - 10) - 1/30/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 32-49 ATS (-21.9 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 145-193 ATS (-67.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games after allowing 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 22-40 ATS (-22.0 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 3-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 4-1 straight up against CHICAGO 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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MILWAUKEE (11 - 7) at CHARLOTTE (8 - 11) - 1/30/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 31-13 ATS (+16.7 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 58-41 ATS (+12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 5-2 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 6-1 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

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HOUSTON (8 - 9) at NEW ORLEANS (7 - 10) - 1/30/2021, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 4-4 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 5-3 straight up against NEW ORLEANS 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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SACRAMENTO (8 - 10) at MIAMI (6 - 12) - 1/30/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 48-32 ATS (+12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

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

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LA LAKERS (14 - 6) at BOSTON (10 - 7) - 1/30/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 4-17 ATS (-14.7 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 59-43 ATS (+11.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 34-22 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 145-186 ATS (-59.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-1 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 2-2 straight up against LA LAKERS 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 (9 - 8) at DALLAS (8 - 11) - 1/30/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 217-175 ATS (+24.5 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 588-503 ATS (+34.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
DALLAS is 82-60 ATS (+16.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 7-2 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-3 straight up against DALLAS 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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DETROIT (5 - 14) at GOLDEN STATE (10 - 9) - 1/30/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 53-82 ATS (-37.2 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 41-58 ATS (-22.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 39-56 ATS (-22.6 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 67-94 ATS (-36.4 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.

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

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MEMPHIS (7 - 6) at SAN ANTONIO (11 - 8) - 1/30/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 1135-1006 ATS (+28.4 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 579-487 ATS (+43.3 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 226-174 ATS (+34.6 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 323-261 ATS (+35.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 5-4 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 5-4 straight up against MEMPHIS 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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Hoop Trends for Saturday January 30
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Portland at Chicago (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Trail Blazers are 13-0 ATS (7.12 ppg) as a dog after a loss in which they led by double digits after the first quarter.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Memphis at San Antonio (8:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Spurs are 0-17 ATS (-10.41 ppg) at home when they won 2 straight vs current opponent.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Lakers at Boston (8:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Celtics are 12-0 OU (18.58 ppg) at home off a road game after allowing 50-plus points in the paint.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day (8:05 p.m. ET)
Matchup: Houston at New Orleans (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Rockets are 0-12 OU (-11.88 ppg) coming off a game where they were the home team.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)


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NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, January 30

 

[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

HOU at NO 08:00 PM
HOU -1.0
O 223.0
+500 +500

POR at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI -2.5 ***** 123 - 122 Lost
U 233.0
+500 +500

MIL at CHA 08:00 PM
CHA +8.5 ***** 114 - 126 WIN
O 230.5
+500 +500

SAC at MIA 08:00 PM
SAC +5.0 104 - 105
O 225.0 ***** Lost
+500 +500

LAL at BOS 08:30 PM
BOS +2.0 ***** 96 - 95 WIN
U 218.0 ***** WIN
+500 +500

MEM at SA 08:30 PM
SA -3.5 ***** 129 - 112 Lost
O 221.0
+500 +500

PHO at DAL 09:00 PM
PHO +1.5 ***** 111 - 105 WIN
O 215.5
+500 +500

DET at GS 10:00 PM
GS -4.5 91 - 118
O 223.5 ***** Lost
+500 +500


NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:
Jan 30, 2021.........4 - 4.......-2.00
Jan. 29, 2021........6 - 3 ......+13.50
Jan. 28, 2021........1 - 5........-22.50
Jan. 27, 2021........8 - 4........+18.00
Jan. 26, 2021........1 - 2........- 6.00
Jan. 25, 2021........5 - 4........+ 3.00


January Best Bets Totals............61 Wins..........60 Loses.........50.41%........- 28.50

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December's Best Bet Record:....4 - 6......40%......- 13.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Most passing yards in a Super Bowl:
365? Kurt Warner
373? Nick Foles
377? Kurt Warner
414? Kurt Warner
466? Tom Brady
505? Tom Brady

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 436,117
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out


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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Early thoughts on a blockbuster trade

Was all set to write a fascinating summary of Saturday?s college basketball action, then around 10pm, news broke of a blockbuster trade in the NFL, and it involved the Rams, so I opened up a cold bottle of Sierra Mist as my head spun around like Linda Blair in The Exorcist.

I could write about this for the next two days, but you?d probably get bored reading it, so I?ll try and keep it to the essential points. I won?t succeed, but I?ll try.

? November 1, 2008 I was at a Tennessee-South Carolina game in Columbia; we tailgated in a field and watched college games all afternoon on big-screen TV tucked in luggage compartment of a Winnebago- it was a very excellent day, an hour of which was spent debating the merits of Matthew Stafford as a quarterback? he was in his last year at Georgia.

My friend didn?t (probably still doesn?t) like Stafford as a QB; I was in his corner, and now, 12 years later, he is the Rams? QB, my team?s quarterback. Hope I was right back then.

? By the way, we had Church?s Fried Chicken that day, the absolute best fried chicken I?ve ever had. They have a couple Church?s stores in Las Vegas; it is worth a cab ride to get some.

? Stafford-for-Goff is the first player-for-player trade this century involving players who were both taken first overall in an NFL Draft, Stafford in 2009, Goff seven years later.

? Detroit?s new GM is Brad Holmes, who had been the Rams? director of scouting. Because Holmes is a minority, the Rams got two 3rd-round picks when he was named Detroit?s GM? one of those now goes back to the Lions, as part of this deal.

? Six other teams were trying to acquire Stafford; the Rams didn?t have a first round pick this year, so they kicked in two 1st-round picks (2022, 2023), plus that 3rd-round pick.

? Remember this phrase: salary cap relief. Goff?s contract is way heavier than Stafford?s, and the Rams have several other (good) players they?d like to keep? this deal will let them do that.

? A summation of the QB?s records:
? Stafford is 74-93-1 as an NFL starter, 0-3 in playoff games.
? Goff is 44-30 as an NFL starter, 2-3 in playoff games, but he also won the Seattle playoff game a few weeks ago, in relief.

? Only 14 QB?s have started a Super Bowl in their first three years in the NFL; Goff was #13.

? Lions visit SoFi Stadium next fall; I?m guessing that?ll be a Monday night game.

? Last time the Rams had a first round pick was 2016, when they took Goff. Now, the next first round pick they have is 2024; they traded for Goff, Brandin Cooks, Jalen Ramsey and now Stafford. GM Les Snead likes to trade picks for known quantities? seeing how the Rams are 46-27 the last four years, I?d say Les Snead is doing a damn fine job, and so is coach McVay.

? Speaking of which, think about this: the quarterback has a radio in his helmet, and that voice is in his ear every play, until the play clock hits 0:15, For the last four years, the voice in Goff?s ear was McVay, who is known as a quarterback guru.

The last time McVay wasn?t in Goff?s ear, things didn?t go so well, but he was a rookie back then, and now he has a good body of work behind him. Former Chargers? coach Anthony Lynn is Detroit?s new offensive coordinator.

? Goff doesn?t like cold weather, and Chicago/Green Bay (Lions? NFC North rivals) have outdoor stadiums, where it gets cold late in the season. Really cold.

? Stafford?s 0-3 career playoff record raises eyebrows: here are the games:
2011? L45-28 @ New Orleans. Was 28-43/380 passing, with 3 TD?s, 2 INT?s.
2014? L24-20 @ Dallas. Was 28-42/323 passing, with one TD, one INT in his hometown.
2016? L26-6 @ Seattle. Was 18-32/205 passing. Game was 10-6 after three quarters.

? Hopefully next December, I?ll be worrying about his playoff record, because that?ll mean the Rams made the playoffs.

? An obscure and hopefully irrelevant detail: Goff?s father played major league baseball, and Jared Goff is a big SF Giants fan, which means he dislikes the Dodgers, which isn?t a really great thing for LA?s quarterback. Now he isn?t LA?s quarterback anymore.

When Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, the center he took snaps from was a kid named Clayton Kershaw, who is now a great pitcher for the Dodgers. So at least now the Rams? quarterback will throw out the first pitch at a Dodger game.

 

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517UTAH -518 DENVER
UTAH is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game in the current season.

519PHILADELPHIA -520 INDIANA
PHILADELPHIA is 6-20 ATS (-16 Units) in road games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.

523ORLANDO -524 TORONTO
TORONTO is 16-4 ATS (11.6 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.

523ORLANDO -524 TORONTO
Nick Nurse is 16-4 ATS (11.6 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games (Coach of TORONTO)

525BROOKLYN -526 WASHINGTON
BROOKLYN is 31-14 ATS (15.6 Units) in road games revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points in the last 3 seasons.

527CLEVELAND -528 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) in home games after failing to cover 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

527CLEVELAND -528 MINNESOTA
Ryan Saunders is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) in home games after failing to cover 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread (Coach of MINNESOTA)


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NBA

Sunday, January 31

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LA Clippers @ New York
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing New York
LA Clippers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
New York
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New York's last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games at home

Utah @ Denver
Utah
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Denver
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Philadelphia @ Indiana
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Indiana is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Orlando @ Toronto
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Orlando's last 9 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Orlando's last 24 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando

Brooklyn @ Washington
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Brooklyn's last 15 games
Washington
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn

Cleveland @ Minnesota
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 31

LA Clippers @ New York
Clippers (15-5)
? Clippers won nine of their last ten games.
? Clippers are 6-3 ATS on road.
? Three of their last four games stayed under the total.

Knicks (9-11)
? New York lost three of its last three games.
? Knicks split their eight home games.
? Under is 6-2 in New York?s home games.

? Clippers won nine of last ten series games (6-4 ATS)
? LA covered four of its last five visits to Manhattan.
? Six of last seven series games went over.

Utah @ Denver
Jazz (15-4)
? Utah won/covered its last 11 games.
? Jazz won/covered their last four road games.
? Over is 3-1-1 in last five Utah games.

Nuggets (11-8)
? Denver won/covered five of its last six games.
? Nuggets are 4-5 SU/3-6 ATS on the road.
? Over is 4-1 in Denver?s last five games.

? Denver won three of last four series games.
? Jazz is 2-3-1 ATS in last six visits to Colorado.
? Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.

Philadelphia @ Indiana
76ers (14-6)
? 76ers won seven of their last nine games.
? Sixers are 1-4-1 ATS in last six road games.
? Under is 6-3 in Philly?s road games.

Pacers (11-8)
? Indiana is 3-4 in its last seven games.
? Pacers are 4-5 SU in last nine home games.
? Over is 5-2 in their last seven games overall.

? Home side won last five series games.
? 76ers are 2-4 ATS in last six visits to Indiana.
? Eight of last ten series games stayed under.

Orlando @ Toronto
Magic (8-12)
? Orlando lost 10 of its last 12 games (3-9 ATS)
? Magic is 2-5 ATS in last seven road games.
? Over is 6-3-1 in their road games

Raptors (7-12)
? Toronto lost four of its last six games.
? Raptors lost three of their four ?home? games (3-7 ATS).
? Five of last seven Toronto games stayed under the total.

? Toronto won last eight series games (7-1 ATS)
? Magic were 1-5 in last six visits to Toronto.
? Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Brooklyn @ Washington
Nets (13-8)
? Brooklyn won eight of its last ten games.
? Nets lost four of their seven road games.
? 14 of last 15 Brooklyn games went over the total.

Wizards (3-12)
? Wizards lost six of their last seven games.
? Washington is 1-6 SU at home (2-5 ATS)
? Over is 4-3 in Wizards? home games.

? Wizards won four of last five series games.
? Nets are 2-3 ATS in last five visits here.
? Three of last four series games stayed under.

Cleveland @ Minnesota
Cavaliers (9-10)
? Cleveland lost three of its last four games (5-2 ATS in last seven).
? Cavaliers lost five of their last six road games.
? Six of Cavaliers? last seven games went over the total.

Timberwolves (4-14)
? Minnesota lost 14 of its last 16 games.
? Wolves are 4-2 ATS in last six games as a home dog.
? Three of Minnesota?s last four games went over the total.
? Karl-Anthony Towns (COVID) is likely out here.

? Minnesota won three of last four series games.
? Cavaliers covered four of last five visits to the Twin Cities.
? Eight of last ten series games went over.


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NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 31

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UTAH (15 - 4) at DENVER (11 - 8) - 1/31/2021, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games this season.
UTAH is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
UTAH is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
UTAH is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 8-7 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 8-7 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHILADELPHIA (14 - 6) at INDIANA (11 - 8) - 1/31/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-27 ATS (-15.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-33 ATS (-18.3 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-29 ATS (-18.9 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-29 ATS (-18.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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LA CLIPPERS (15 - 5) at NEW YORK (9 - 11) - 1/31/2021, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 77-53 ATS (+18.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.

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

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ORLANDO (8 - 12) at TORONTO (7 - 12) - 1/31/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 20-32 ATS (-15.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 8-5 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 10-3 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
10 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (13 - 8) at WASHINGTON (3 - 12) - 1/31/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 79-51 ATS (+22.9 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent since 1996.
BROOKLYN is 35-19 ATS (+14.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-3 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3 straight up against BROOKLYN 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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CLEVELAND (9 - 10) at MINNESOTA (4 - 14) - 1/31/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 136-191 ATS (-74.1 Units) after scoring 85 points or less since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-50 ATS (-25.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-29 ATS (-19.9 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 15-32 ATS (-20.2 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 23-44 ATS (-25.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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Hoop Trends for Sunday January 31
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at Indiana (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Pacers are 11-0 ATS (11.18 ppg) with less than two days rest after they had fewer than 15 fouls.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at Minnesota (8:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Cavaliers are 0-12 ATS (-13.12 ppg) as a favorite off a loss in which they shot under 40% from the field.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Utah at Denver (3:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Nuggets are 11-0 OU (14.09 ppg) as a home dog off a road loss.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day (8:05 p.m. ET)
Matchup: Brooklyn at Washington (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Nets are 0-10-2 OU (-9.04 ppg) with rest coming off a road win where they had 30+ assists.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)


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[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LAC at NY 01:00 PM
NY +9.5 129 - 115 LOST
O 209.5
+500 +500

UTA at DEN 03:30 PM
UTA -1.0 117 - 128 LOST
O 219.5 WIN
+500 +500

PHI at IND 07:00 PM
IND +2.0 119 - 110
U 223.5 LOST
+500 +500

BK at WAS 07:00 PM
BK -7.5 146 - 149 LOST
U 244.0
+500 +500

ORL at TOR 07:00 PM
TOR -5.5 102 - 115 WIN
U 216.5
+500 +500

CLE at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN +3.0 104 - 109 WIN
O 218.0 LOST
+500 +500



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

Jan.31, 2021........ 3 - 5......-12.50
Jan 30, 2021.........4 - 4.......-2.00
Jan. 29, 2021........6 - 3 ......+13.50
Jan. 28, 2021........1 - 5........-22.50
Jan. 27, 2021........8 - 4........+18.00
Jan. 26, 2021........1 - 2........- 6.00
Jan. 25, 2021........5 - 4........+ 3.00


January Best Bets Totals............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00

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December's Best Bet Record:....4 - 6......40%......- 13.00

 

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Monday?s 6-pack
Most receiving yards in a Super Bowl:
215? Jerry Rice
193? Ricky Sanders
162? Isaac Bruce
161? Lynn Swann
152? Amendola, Rod Smith, Reed
149? Jerry Rice

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 441.282
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
???..when it came our time to pick, we?d always talk about the picks, where we?d like to go, what happens if [the player] is gone, and did all our scenarios. And then [owner Daniel Snyder] would come in off his yacht and make the pick.?
Former Redskins coach Jay Gruden

Monday?s quiz
Where did Klay Thompson play his college basketball?

Sunday?s quiz
When Michael Jordan?s North Carolina team won the NCAA title in 1982, they beat Georgetown in the final. Georgetown won the title two years later.

Saturday?s quiz
When the Washington Redskins drafted Kirk Cousins in the 4th round of the 2012 draft, they also took Robert Griffin III n the first round that year.

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Monday?s Den: Wrapping up the weekend in college basketball
13) Baylor 84, Auburn 72:
? Baylor/Gonzaga are clearly the best two teams in the country.
? Baylor is #4 in country at forcing turnovers, #1 at shooting 3?s; they can beat you many ways.

12) Oklahoma 66, Alabama 61:
? Great week for the Sooners, beating Texas/Alabama.
? Loss ends Alabama?s 10-game win streak; they still lead SEC by three games.
? Oklahoma has won five in a row, is 11-4 this season.

11) Ohio State 79, Michigan State 62:
? Spartans are 2-6, in 13th place in a 14-team league.
? Last time Michigan State missed the NCAA?s? 1997.

10) Virginia Tech 65, Virginia 51:
? Hokies outscored Virginia 36-12 over the last 15:28 of the game.
? Tech was 12-14 on foul line, Virginia 3-4
? Virginia was only 9-24 inside the arc.

Virginia is 7-1 in the ACC, Tech 7-2, the top two teams.

9) Tough year to be a young team:
? Kentucky (#341) is 5-10, 4-4 in SEC
? Duke (#343) is 7-5, 5-3 in ACC
? Kansas State (#334) is 5-13, 1-8 in Big X.

8) Tennessee 80, Kansas 61:
? Tennessee allowed 61 or fewer points in its last four wins.
? Jayhawks are 3-5 in their last eight games; they don?t look good.

7) SEC won their challenge with the Big X, 5-4, with Kentucky-Texas cancelled. Those results could be influential on Selection Sunday.

6) Utah 77, Colorado 74:
? Buffs are #30 experience team, but have bad losses to Washington/Utah in last four games.
? Colorado is 0-3 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.

5) Loyola Chi 72, Missouri State 46:
? Ramblers won their last seven games, giving up 50 ppg.
? Loyola gave up 77-75-76 points in their three losses; they?re 14-3 overall.

4) Drake 78, Illinois State 76 OT
? Drake is now 16-0, the most obscure 16-0 team ever??
? Drake trailed by 11 early on; they were only 4-30 on the arc.

3) Hawai?i 62, Cal-Irvine 61 OT:
? First Big West loss for Anteaters (5-1); they?re just ahead of UCSB atop Big West.
? These teams split a pair in paradise; games were decided by total of 3 points.
? Irvine is the #339 experience team with the #298 eFG%.

2) 7 of 12 teams in the Sun Belt are within two games of first place; three teams have three conference losses- one of them (Texas State) has an interim coach.

1) Siena 63, Marist 50:
? Saints split last four games, after a 6-0 start.
? Siena has #28 eFG% defense in country.
? Marist is 3-6 in its last nine games, after a 6-1 start.

 

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NBA

Monday, February 1

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Trend Report
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LA Lakers @ Atlanta
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of LA Lakers's last 16 games on the road
LA Lakers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Charlotte @ Miami
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Miami is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Charlotte

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

New York @ Chicago
New York
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games at home

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

Sacramento @ New Orleans
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games

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

Phoenix @ Dallas
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games

Memphis @ San Antonio
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Antonio
San Antonio is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing Memphis

Detroit @ Denver
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Denver
Denver
Denver is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Detroit
Denver is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games