Saturday’s 6-pack:
Nevada casinos’ net winnings in November:
$156.7M— penny slots
$146.4M— baccarat
$125.8M— blackjack
$67.5M— sports
$49.1M— roulette
$34.1M— craps
Quote of the Day
“Our home is gone. Look, we were renting for the year to try to figure out where we wanted to be long-term.…….I was not prepared for what I saw. It’s complete devastation and destruction. I had to go kind of a different way to the house, but I went through most of the village and it’s all gone. I don’t think you can ever prepare yourself for something like that. ”
JJ Redick, whose home was destroyed by the fires in Los Angeles
Saturday’s quiz
Who was Ohio State’s football coach, the last time they won a national championship?
Friday’s quiz
Bill O’Brien replaced Joe Paterno as Penn State’s football coach.
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Forget Paris, Billy Crystal was an NBA referee.
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Saturday’s Den: NBA trends……
NBA trends (thru Thursday, January 9th)
Hawks (19-19):
— 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in their last five games.
— 1-5 ATS as a road favorite, 1-6 last seven as a road dog.
— Over 8-2 last ten home games
Celtics (27-10):
— 4-1 last five games SU.
— 5-12 ATS last seventeen home games.
— under 7-1 last eight road games.
Nets (13-24):
— lost 14 of their last 18 games SU.
— 5-13 ATS last 18 games.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
Hornets (8-27):
— lost 18 of last 20 games SU.
— 4-1 ATS last five games.
— under 8-0 last eight games.
Bulls (17-20)
— 4-2 SU in last six games.
— 3-0 ATS last three as a home underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games
— 1-5 ATS if they played the night before.
Cavaliers (33-4):
— 16-1 SU last 17 games.
— 5-0 ATS last five as a road favorite, 4-0 as a road underdog.
— over 10-3 last 13 games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.
Mavericks (22-16):
— 2-5 SU/1-6 ATS last seven games.
— under 8-4 last 12 games
— 5-1 ATS if they played the night before.
Nuggets (21-15):
— 5-2 SU last seven games
— 5-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 11-3 last 14 home games.
— 6-1 ATS if they played the night before.
Pistons (19-19):
— 5-1 last six games SU.
— 11-7 ATS on the road.
— 1-6 ATS as home favorite
— over 4-2 last six games
Warriors (19-18):
— 5-9 last fourteen games SU.
— 6-8 ATS as a home favorite
— under 10-0 last ten road games
— 1-4 ATS if they played the night before.
Rockets (25-12):
— 4-1 last five games SU
— 2-5 ATS last seven as a home favorite
— 6-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 7-4 last eleven road games
Pacers (20-18):
— won/covered five of their last six games.
— 2-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 8-3 last eleven road games.
Clippers (20-17):
— 2-4 last six games SU
— 7-2 ATS as a home favorite
— under 9-2 last eleven road games.
— 2-5 ATS if they played the night before
Lakers (20-16):
— 2-3 SU last five games
— 2-5 ATS as a road favorite
— 8-3 ATS last eleven games overall.
— under 3-1 last four games.
Grizzlies (24-14):
— 2-4 last six games SU.
— 12-6 ATS as a home favorite.
— 5-1 ATS if they played the night before.
— over 9-3 last 12 road games
Heat (19-17):
— 6-7 SU last thirteen games.
— 0-6 ATS last six games as a road favorite
— 7-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 4-2 last six games.
Famous birthdays, January 11th:
Ali Haji-Sheikh, 64
Marc Blucas, 53
Damien Wilkins, 45
Tony Allen, 43
JP Crawford, 30
Elly De La Cruz, 23
Bucks (19-16):
— 3-4 last seven games SU.
— 3-7 ATS last 10 as a home favorite.
— under 5-1 last six home games.
— 1-4-1 ATS if they played the night before
Timberwolves (20-17)
— 6-3 SU last nine games.
— 4-12 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 3-0 last three games.
Pelicans (7-31):
— 5-31 last 36 games SU
— 4-13 ATS on the road (10-10 at home).
— over 5-2 last seven home games.
Knicks (25-13):
— 1-3 SU/ATS their last four games.
— 8-4 ATS last 12 games as a home favorite.
— under 4-1 last five games.
Thunder (23-5):
— 12-1 last thirteen games SU
— 9-5 ATS on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
Magic (22-17):
— 3-5 last eight games SU.
— 0-5 ATS last five home games
— under 10-2 last 12 games.
76ers (15-20):
— 8-4 SU last dozen games
— 4-12 ATS at home
— 6-3 ATS as a road favorite
— over 5-1 last six road games
Suns (17-19):
— 3-8 SU last eleven games.
— 4-10 ATS as home favorite.
— 2-5 ATS if they played the night before
— under 11-1 last 12 games
Trailblazers (13-24):
— 4-4 SU last eight games (4-0 ATS last four).
— 9-5 ATS as a home underdog.
— 4-2 ATS if they played the night before
— over 7-0 last seven home games
Kings (18-19):
— 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS last five games
— 8-15 ATS at home
— 4-6 ATS as a road favorite
— over 3-0 last three games
Spurs (18-19):
— lost last three games, by 11-4-16 points
— 1-5 ATS last six as a road favorite.
— under 5-0 last five games
Raptors (8-30):
— 1-15 last 16 games SU (6-9-1 ATS)
— 1-4 ATS last five as road underdog.
— over 4-1 last five home games
Jazz (9-27):
— 5-15 SU last 20 games.
— 9-2 ATS last eleven games.
— over 12-4 last sixteen games.
Wizards (6-29):
— 4-27 SU/11-18-2 ATS last 31 games
— 6-4 ATS last 10 as a home underdog
— under 8-4 last 12 home games.
Nevada casinos’ net winnings in November:
$156.7M— penny slots
$146.4M— baccarat
$125.8M— blackjack
$67.5M— sports
$49.1M— roulette
$34.1M— craps
Quote of the Day
“Our home is gone. Look, we were renting for the year to try to figure out where we wanted to be long-term.…….I was not prepared for what I saw. It’s complete devastation and destruction. I had to go kind of a different way to the house, but I went through most of the village and it’s all gone. I don’t think you can ever prepare yourself for something like that. ”
JJ Redick, whose home was destroyed by the fires in Los Angeles
Saturday’s quiz
Who was Ohio State’s football coach, the last time they won a national championship?
Friday’s quiz
Bill O’Brien replaced Joe Paterno as Penn State’s football coach.
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Forget Paris, Billy Crystal was an NBA referee.
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Saturday’s Den: NBA trends……
NBA trends (thru Thursday, January 9th)
Hawks (19-19):
— 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in their last five games.
— 1-5 ATS as a road favorite, 1-6 last seven as a road dog.
— Over 8-2 last ten home games
Celtics (27-10):
— 4-1 last five games SU.
— 5-12 ATS last seventeen home games.
— under 7-1 last eight road games.
Nets (13-24):
— lost 14 of their last 18 games SU.
— 5-13 ATS last 18 games.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
Hornets (8-27):
— lost 18 of last 20 games SU.
— 4-1 ATS last five games.
— under 8-0 last eight games.
Bulls (17-20)
— 4-2 SU in last six games.
— 3-0 ATS last three as a home underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games
— 1-5 ATS if they played the night before.
Cavaliers (33-4):
— 16-1 SU last 17 games.
— 5-0 ATS last five as a road favorite, 4-0 as a road underdog.
— over 10-3 last 13 games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.
Mavericks (22-16):
— 2-5 SU/1-6 ATS last seven games.
— under 8-4 last 12 games
— 5-1 ATS if they played the night before.
Nuggets (21-15):
— 5-2 SU last seven games
— 5-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 11-3 last 14 home games.
— 6-1 ATS if they played the night before.
Pistons (19-19):
— 5-1 last six games SU.
— 11-7 ATS on the road.
— 1-6 ATS as home favorite
— over 4-2 last six games
Warriors (19-18):
— 5-9 last fourteen games SU.
— 6-8 ATS as a home favorite
— under 10-0 last ten road games
— 1-4 ATS if they played the night before.
Rockets (25-12):
— 4-1 last five games SU
— 2-5 ATS last seven as a home favorite
— 6-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 7-4 last eleven road games
Pacers (20-18):
— won/covered five of their last six games.
— 2-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 8-3 last eleven road games.
Clippers (20-17):
— 2-4 last six games SU
— 7-2 ATS as a home favorite
— under 9-2 last eleven road games.
— 2-5 ATS if they played the night before
Lakers (20-16):
— 2-3 SU last five games
— 2-5 ATS as a road favorite
— 8-3 ATS last eleven games overall.
— under 3-1 last four games.
Grizzlies (24-14):
— 2-4 last six games SU.
— 12-6 ATS as a home favorite.
— 5-1 ATS if they played the night before.
— over 9-3 last 12 road games
Heat (19-17):
— 6-7 SU last thirteen games.
— 0-6 ATS last six games as a road favorite
— 7-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 4-2 last six games.
Famous birthdays, January 11th:
Ali Haji-Sheikh, 64
Marc Blucas, 53
Damien Wilkins, 45
Tony Allen, 43
JP Crawford, 30
Elly De La Cruz, 23
Bucks (19-16):
— 3-4 last seven games SU.
— 3-7 ATS last 10 as a home favorite.
— under 5-1 last six home games.
— 1-4-1 ATS if they played the night before
Timberwolves (20-17)
— 6-3 SU last nine games.
— 4-12 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 3-0 last three games.
Pelicans (7-31):
— 5-31 last 36 games SU
— 4-13 ATS on the road (10-10 at home).
— over 5-2 last seven home games.
Knicks (25-13):
— 1-3 SU/ATS their last four games.
— 8-4 ATS last 12 games as a home favorite.
— under 4-1 last five games.
Thunder (23-5):
— 12-1 last thirteen games SU
— 9-5 ATS on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
Magic (22-17):
— 3-5 last eight games SU.
— 0-5 ATS last five home games
— under 10-2 last 12 games.
76ers (15-20):
— 8-4 SU last dozen games
— 4-12 ATS at home
— 6-3 ATS as a road favorite
— over 5-1 last six road games
Suns (17-19):
— 3-8 SU last eleven games.
— 4-10 ATS as home favorite.
— 2-5 ATS if they played the night before
— under 11-1 last 12 games
Trailblazers (13-24):
— 4-4 SU last eight games (4-0 ATS last four).
— 9-5 ATS as a home underdog.
— 4-2 ATS if they played the night before
— over 7-0 last seven home games
Kings (18-19):
— 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS last five games
— 8-15 ATS at home
— 4-6 ATS as a road favorite
— over 3-0 last three games
Spurs (18-19):
— lost last three games, by 11-4-16 points
— 1-5 ATS last six as a road favorite.
— under 5-0 last five games
Raptors (8-30):
— 1-15 last 16 games SU (6-9-1 ATS)
— 1-4 ATS last five as road underdog.
— over 4-1 last five home games
Jazz (9-27):
— 5-15 SU last 20 games.
— 9-2 ATS last eleven games.
— over 12-4 last sixteen games.
Wizards (6-29):
— 4-27 SU/11-18-2 ATS last 31 games
— 6-4 ATS last 10 as a home underdog
— under 8-4 last 12 home games.
