Thread watched CNOTES 2023-2024 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

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2024 Starry 3-Point Contest​

• What: 2024 Starry 3-Point Contest
• When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 ET (second event)
• Where: Lucas Oil Stadium
• TV: TNT

> 2024 Participants:

Malik Beasley (Bucks)
Jalen Brunson (Knicks)
Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers)
Damian Lillard (Bucks) *
Lauri Markkanen (Jazz)
Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)
Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves)
Trae Young (Hawks)

* defending champ

 

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2024 Kia Skills Challenge​

• What: 2024 Kia Skills Challenge
• When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 ET (first event)
• Where: Lucas Oil Stadium
• TV: TNT
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• 2024 Participants:

> Team Pacers
Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers), Bennedict Mathurin (Pacers), Myles Turner (Pacers)

> Team Top Picks
Paolo Banchero (Magic), Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves), Victor Wembanyama (Spurs)

> Team All-Stars
Scottie Barnes (Raptors), Tyrese Maxey (76ers), Trae Young (Hawks)




2024 Kia Skills Challenge
FORMAT
(3) Round Competition
(3) Teams of (3) players per team
The team with the most “Challenge Points” after 3 rounds will be the champion

ROUND 1 – TEAM RELAY
• Teams compete one at a time
• All players from each team participate in a timed relay
• Each player must complete the course
➢ 35’ outlet pass at a moving target from the baseline, complete the pass to move on or max (3) valid attempts
➢ Dribble downcourt through (3) moving pilons
➢ Short shot in the lane, max (3) valid attempts, move on after a make or (3) attempts
➢ Left corner 3pt shot, max 3 valid attempts, move on after a make or (3) attempts, automated defender
➢ Dribble to opposite goal and make a basket (dunk, layup, jumpshot, etc.)
• Next player starts when they either rebound the previous player’s shot or receive a pass from the previous player after
the made basket
• Team 1 sets the time to beat, clock counts up (the clock stops when the ball clears the net)
• The countdown clock for Team 2 is set to Team 1’s time
• The countdown clock for Team 3 is set to the lesser time between Team 1 and Team 2
• For Team’s 2 and 3, a successful shot released before the clock reaches zero will be counted as a made basket
• The team with the fastest time (lowest Team Score) wins the Team Relay (time = Team Score)
• Winning team earns 100 “Challenge Points”
• Round 1 TIEBREAKER - Teams choose one player to repeat the course, the team with the player that had the fastest
time will advance. If a second tie occurs, teams choose a different player to repeat the course

ROUND 2 – TEAM PASSING
• Teams compete one at a time
• Each team has :30 to amass points
• All (3) players participate together
• Each team must make at least one pass attempt at each target
• Individual players cannot make consecutive passes at the same target
• All passes must originate from designated areas near the baseline and must be made at the target immediately in front
of the designated area
• (3) oversized, passing targets vary in size and distance
➢ 35’ Outlet Pass, forward and back moving target (2pts)
➢ 20’ Bounce Pass, side to side moving target (4pts)
➢ 25’ Chest Pass, forward and back moving target (6pts)
• The team with the most total points wins Team Passing (e.g. highest Team Score)
• Winning team earns 100 “Challenge Points”
• Round 2 TIEBREAKER - 1st - Total number of passes made, 2nd - Total number of chest passes made, 3rd - Total
number of outlet passes made

ROUND 3 – TEAM SHOOTING
• Teams compete one at a time
• All (3) players participate together with one ball
• Each team has :60 to amass points while shooting from (5) different spots on the court
• Each team must attempt their first shot from Spot 5
• Each player must attempt at least one shot
• Players must alternate shot locations
• Teams cannot repeat the same shot consecutively
• Shots made from each shooting location have different values
➢ Spot 1: Right side 10ft shot outside the lane (1pt)
➢ Spot 2: Left elbow extended (2pts)
➢ Spot 3: Top of the key 3ptr (3pts)
➢ Spot 4: Left corner 3ptr (4pts)
➢ Spot 5: Right slot 30ft Deep 3ptr (5pts)
• The team with the highest Team Score wins Team Shooting
• Winning team earns 200 “Challenge Points”
• Round 3 TIEBREAKER – The tied teams will choose one player from their respective team to shoot from Spot 5. Each
player will attempt at least one shot. Any player that makes a shot will be given an additional attempt. If no players
make their shot, all players will be given an additional attempt. The last player to make a shot will win the tiebreaker.

SKILLS CHALLENGE CHAMPION
• After Round 3, the team that earned the most Challenge Points will be named Skills Challenge Champion.
• In the event two teams are tied with 200 Challenge Points each after Round 3, those teams will compete in the
Challenge Points Tiebreaker to determine the champion.

CHALLENGE POINTS TIEBREAKER
Half-Court Shot
• Teams compete one at a time
• All (3) players participate together
• Team 1 sets the time to beat with a made shot or expiration of the clock, clock counts up (maximum of 1:30)
• The countdown clock for Team 2 is set to Team 1’s time
• For Team 2, a successful shot released before the clock reaches zero will be counted as a made basket
• The team that makes a half-court shot in the fastest time wins
• TIEBREAKER – repeat the final round

 

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2024 AT&T Slam Dunk​

• What: 2024 AT&T Slam Dunk
• When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 ET (final event)
• Where: Lucas Oil Stadium
• TV: TNT

> 2024 Participants:
Jaylen Brown (Celtics)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Heat)
Mac McClung (G League, Osceola Magic) *
Jacob Toppin (Knicks)

* defending champ




2024 AT&T Slam Dunk
FOUR DUNKERS will compete in the two-round competition.
RULES
▪ JUDGES - There will be 5 judges. For each dunk, a score from 40 to 50 will be given by each judge. The
average of the 5 judges scores will be the individual dunk score
▪ TIME LIMIT and ATTEMPTS PER DUNK – For each scored dunk in both rounds (Dunks #1 and #2 in the First
Round and Dunks # 1 and #2 in the Final Round), each dunker will be given 1:30, plus one additional try, to
complete one dunk and will be limited to three attempts.
▪ ATTEMPT DEFINTION – An “attempt” is defined as the player controlling the basketball while airborne and
moving it towards the rim.
▪ TRY DEFINITION – a “try” is defined as any action taken in effort to attempt at dunk
▪ OFFICIATING – A referee will judge whether a dunk is considered a made dunk or a missed dunk. Made
dunks cannot be “replaced”, even if the dunker has remaining attempts.
▪ INSTANT REPLAY – Use of any props or other people in any way during the slam dunk competition must be approved in
advance of the competition by the NBA Basketball Operations department.
▪ INSTANT REPLAY – At the discretion of the referee, instant replay may be utilized for rules compliance.
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FIRST ROUND – Two Dunks (#1 and #2)
▪ The competition order for Dunk #2 of the First Round will be determined by the inverse order of the Dunk #1
scores (e.g., player with the lowest score on Dunk #1 goes first for Dunk #2).
▪ The two dunkers with the highest composite scores (Dunk #1 + Dunk #2) advance to the Final Round –
maximum 100, minimum 80.

FIRST ROUND TIEBREAKER
▪ In the event a tie in the First Round needs to be broken in order to determine one or both of the top two
finishers, the advancing dunkers will be determined by “Judges Choice.” The judges would then be asked to
choose the advancing dunker(s) by raising a card that has the dunker’s name on it.

FINAL ROUND – Two Dunks (#1 and #2)
▪ The dunker with the lowest total score from the First Round will go first in the Final Round.
▪ The competition order for Dunk #2 of the Final Round will be determined by the inverse order of the Dunk #1
scores (e.g., player with the lowest score on Dunk #1 goes first for Dunk #2).
▪ The dunker with the highest Final Round composite score (Dunk #1 + Dunk #2) will be the Dunk Champion.

TIEBREAKERS
▪ In the event of a tie after the Final Round, a One Dunk Dunk-Off will take place to determine the champion.
▪ Each dunker will be limited to one attempt (same definition as above) during the dunk-off round.
▪ If still tied after the one-dunk dunk-off the champion will be determined by “Judges’ Choice.” The judges would
then be asked to choose the winner by raising a card that has the dunker’s name on it.




Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, Dominique Wilkins, Fred Jones and Darnell Hillman will serve as judges on All-Star Saturday Night.

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
Six of the Chicago Cubs’ best prospects:
1- Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF
2- Cade Horton, P
3- Matt Shaw, SS
4- Owen Caissie, OF
5- Moises Ballesteros, C/1B
6- Jordan Wicks, P

Quotes of the Day
“We would prefer to have a free-agent signing period, ideally probably in December with a deadline that drove people to make their deals, get things settled. We actually made proposals to that effect, to the MLBPA. They were not warmly received……..we’d rather have two weeks of flurried activity in December, preferably around the winter meetings.”
Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred

“Deadlines are death-lines to the players. It’s a death of their right (to free agency). It’s an artificial reason not to get your value. Teams cannibalize deadlines. Everything they would do would be around the deadline. ‘I’ll wait and get this value at this time, because I have a deadline,’ rather than, ‘What’s the player worth?'”
Agent Scott Boras

Saturday’s quiz
Who is the all-time leading scorer for the Los Angeles Lakers?

Friday’s quiz
Florida Gators are the last team to win consecutive national titles in college basketball, in 2006 and 2007.

Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant played his college basketball at Texas.

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Six of the Cincinnati Reds’ best prospects:
1- Noelvi Marte, 3B
2- Rhett Lowder, P
3- Connor Phillips, P
4- Edwin Arroyo, SS
5- Chase Petty, P
6- Carlos Jorge, 2B/OF

Quote of the Day
“Please just leave my players, let them be young and learn and keep attacking me. I may be the worst in the country, just attack me and leave these kids alone.”
Kentucky coach John Calipari, after his team won 70-59 at Auburn

Sunday’s quiz
Which college’s basketball team is known as the Anteaters?

Saturday’s quiz
Kobe Bryant is the all-time leading scorer for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Friday’s quiz
Florida Gators are the last team to win consecutive national titles in college basketball, in 2006 and 2007.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a basketball Saturday…….​

Only 17 days until the first conference tournament starts.
Four weeks until Selection Sunday

— SEC
Kentucky (+8.5) 70, Auburn 59
Wildcats held Auburn to 30.9% from the floor.
Auburn’s first loss at home this season.
Antonio Reeves took 20 shots, had one assist; his job is to shoot.

LSU 64, South Carolina 63
Tigers had lost six of last seven games coming in.
Carolina led 41-25 early in second half.
Alabama leads Tennessee by a game.
Bracketology has SEC with nine teams in NCAA’s right now.

— Pac-12
Washington State 72, Stanford 59
Coogs are very quietly 20-6; they’ve won seven games in a row.
Wazzu has #20 eFG% defense in country.
Coogs had great balance; four guys had between 13-15 points.

Colorado 92, USC 89, 2OT
Buffs overcame being minus-12 (21-9) in turnovers.
USC led 65-49 in second half.
Colorado shot 56.4% inside the arc.
Arizona leads Washington State by half a game, Oregon/UCLA by 2 games.
Bracketology has the Pac-12 as a 3-bid conference.

— ACC
NC State 78, Clemson 77
Clemson led by 12 with 10:19 left in game.
Tigers’ last three losses were all by one point.

Virginia 49, Wake Forest 47
Cavaliers somehow won, despite going 1-11 on foul line.
Virginia has won nine of its last ten games.
Bracketology has Wake Forest as first team out of the field of 68.
North Carolina, Duke are tied for first; Virginia is a game behind.
Bracketology has the ACC as a 4-bid league.

— Horizon
Cleveland State 81, Youngstown State 73
Vikings shot 66.7% inside arc, were +8 in turnovers (18-10)
Youngstown led by 6 with 12:37 left in game.

Wright State 101, Robert Morris 71
Wright State has won six of its last eight games.
Raiders have the #2 eFG% in the country.
Oakland/Green Bay are tied in loss column atop the Horizon.
This is a one-bid league; their conference tournament will be fun to watch.

— Big East
UConn 81, Marquette 53
Huskies have won 14 games in a row (9-4 ATS in last 13)
UConn had 18 offensive rebounds; Eagles had 17 defensive boards.

Creighton 79, Butler 57
Creighton shot 65.7% inside the arc.
Bluejays outscored Butler 45-22 in second half.
Creighton was 9-10 on foul line, Butler 3-3. For the whole game.
UConn has three-game lead over Marquette, four games over Creighton.
Bracketology has four Big East teams in the Field of 68.

— Big 12
TCU 75, Kansas State 72
Jameer Nelson hit a 3-pointer with 0:01.1 left for the win.
K-State shot 66.7% inside arc, 1-15 on arc, 25-29 on foul line.
Wildcats led by 8 with 12:30 left in the game.

Kansas 67, Oklahoma 57
Dickinson had 20 points, 16 rebounds for Kansas.
Jayhawks snap a 4-game road losing streak.
Oklahoma led 34-29 at halftime.
Houston/Iowa State are tied for 1st; Baylor is a game behind.
Bracketology has Big X with nine teams in NCAA’s right now.

— Upsets of the Day:
Hampton (+11.5) 67, Towson 61
Mercer (+10.5) 88, Samford 84
Abilene Christian (+9.5) 63, SF Austin 62
Kentucky (+8.5) 70, Auburn 59
NC State (+7.5) 78, Clemson 77
California (+7.5) 82, Washington 80
LaSalle (+6.5) 82, UMass 81
Northern Colorado (+6.5) 80, Sacramento State 75
Eastern Michigan (+6.5) 69, Bowling Green 60
LSU (+6.5) 64, South Carolina 63

— Word of the Day: Tenuous- uncertain, flimsy, likely to change.
Wake Forest’s 49-47 loss Saturday makes their status as an NCAA Tournament team very, very tenuous.

— Atlantic 15
St Bonaventure 81, Davidson 80 OT
Bonnies were 23-30 on foul line, Davidson 13-18.
Davidson is 12-18 in A-15 since Bob McKillop retired; his son took over.
Wildcats are 0-3 in overtime games this season.

LaSalle 82, UMass 81
LaSalle led 71-53 with 10:22 left in game, then held on.
Explorers had lost 9 of last 10 games coming into this game.
Dayton, Richmond, Loyola are all tied for 1st in loss column; VCU is a game behind.
Bracketology has the A-15 as a one-bid league, for 2nd year in a row.

— Missouri Valley
Southern Illinois 74, Indiana State 69
Indiana State led by 13 in first half.
Teams combined to shoot 13-52 on the arc.
Sycamores lost last two games, after a 22-3 start.
Indiana State/Drake are now tied for first, two games ahead of Bradley.

— Southern Conference
Mercer 88, Samford 84
Samford had won 23 of its last 24 games, before this game.
Samford was 28-36 on foul line; Mercer shot 62.5% inside arc.
Samford leads Chattanooga by a game in SoCon standings.

— Ivy League
Princeton 73, Yale 62
Tigers avenged an earlier loss to Yale, hand Bulldogs their first Ivy loss.
Princeton shot 65.5% inside the arc.
Yale/Cornell are now tied for first, with Princeton a game behind.
Harvard/Columbia are tied for 4th; Ivy League tournament has only 4 teams in it.

— Mountain West
Colorado State 75, Utah State 55
Rams out-rebounded Utah State, 45-32.
Aggies are 2-3 in last five games, after a 19-2 start.

Nevada 69, UNLV 66
Wolf Pack out-rebounded UNLV, 37-17
Rebels’ Boone brothers shot a combined 6-20 from the floor.
San Diego State, Utah State, Boise State are all tied for first.
7 of the 11 teams in the Mountain West have either 4 or 5 MW losses.
Bracketology has this league with six teams (6!!!) in the NCAA’s.

— Ohio Valley
UT-Martin 88, Morehead State 82
Junior G Sears scored 31 points, he played all 40:00.
Morehead loses second game in a row, after a 20-5 start.
UTM outscored Morehead 7-0 over final 1:38 of the game.

Western Illinois 68, Tennessee State 61
Leathernecks are 10-4 in OVC; their last winning conference season was 2013.
This is also their first season in the OVC; Summit League is a better league.
Tennessee State shot only 33.3% from the floor.
Morehead State leads three teams by a game: (Little Rock, UT-Martin, WIU).

 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
Six of the Cleveland Guardians’ best prospects:
1- Chase DeLauter, OF
2- Brayan Rocchio, SS
3- Daniel Espino, P
4- Kyle Manzardo, 1B
5- Juan Brito, 2B/3B
6- Angel Martinez, 2B/3B

Quote of the Day
“We are so unathletic that we can’t guard anybody without fouling. For me, I’ve always enjoyed the first year, and I’m not gonna lie to you: this is the most unenjoyable experience of my lifetime. This has been so disappointing.”
St John’s coach Rick Pitino

Monday’s quiz
Who was the second President of the United States?

Sunday’s quiz
Cal-Irvine’s basketball team are the Anteaters.

Saturday’s quiz
Kobe Bryant is the all-time leading scorer for the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….​

— Ohio State 73, Purdue 69
Buckeyes fired their coach Wednesday, pull a big upset four days later.
Ohio State was 2-9 in its last 11 games, coming into Sunday.
Purdue was minus-8 in turnovers (14-6), shot 3-9 on the arc.

— Seton Hall 68, St John’s 62
Johnnies led 38-19 with 3:09 left in first half.
St John’s lost 8 of its last 10 games, blowing halftime leads in last three. After the game, Rick Pitino wasn’t happy with his team’s defense.

— Utah 70, UCLA 69
Utah scored off an offensive rebound at the buzzer for the win.
Utes had lost their previous six road games.
UCLA’s last three games (2-1) were decided by total of six points.

— South Florida 90, Florida Atlantic 86
USF led by 25 with 8:38 left, hung on for dear life.
Bulls won 17 of last 18 games, after a 2-4 start.
USF leads Charlotte by a game, FAU/SMU by two games.
LY, South Florida coach Amir Abdur-Rahim led Kennesaw State to a 26-9 record, made the NCAA’s; this year, his Bulls are 19-5, 12-1 in AAC in his first year at USF. Previous four years, Bulls were 45-62, 21-47 in conference games. Great coaching job.

— SMU 106, Memphis 79
Mustangs led 58-36 at halftime; dismal effort by Memphis.
Tigers lost six of their last nine games, after a 15-2 start.
SMU won its last six games, is 19-7, 10-3 in conference games.

— Niagara 80, Quinnipiac 66
Niagara has won its last eight road games, longest active streak in country.
Purple Eagles made 9-17 on arc, 27-27 on foul line.
Quinnipiac lost its last two games, after a 19-4 start.

— Baseball Note of the Day: Players went 9-6 against the owners in contract arbitration cases this year, first time since 2019 the players had the advantage.
OF/2B Whit Merrifield signed a one-year, $8M deal with the Phillies.

— Word of the Day: Subterfuge- Deceit used in order to achieve a goal.

— Rider 104, Manhattan 62
Broncs shot 77.8% from the floor, the highest shooting %age in a D-I game by any team since January 24, 2005.

— Thursday in Utah, Golden State’s Klay Thompson came off the bench for the first time since his rookie season, 12 years ago; he scored 35 points (13-22 from floor, 7-13 on arc) as the Warriors beat the Jazz, 140-137.

— LA Chargers are paying Jim Harbaugh $16M a year? Really? Wow. Sean Payton is the only coach in the NFL making more $$$ than Jim Harbaugh. John Harbaugh makes $12M a year.

— Four guys were teammates with both Michael Jordan and Lebron James:
Brendan Haywood
Larry Hughes
Jerry Stackhouse
Scott Williams

— Rangers-Islanders played hockey outdoors at Giants Stadium in New Jersey Sunday; they drew 79,690 fans, a day after the Flyers-Devils drew 70,328 fans in the same stadium Saturday night. 150,000 fans for two games; pretty, pretty good.
No way the NHL knew what a gold mine they had on their hands when they started these outdoor games.

— NBA All-Star Game: East 211, West 186- Somewhere, some poor soul bet the under in this game, which had no chance of winning. None.
Teams combined to shoot 67-168 (39.9%) on the arc
Teams combined to shoot 96-121 (79.3%) inside the arc

— RIP to Charles (Lefty) Driesell, the great college basketball coach who passed away over the weekend, at age 92. He had a great career.
Driesell coached at four colleges:
1960-69- Davidson- 176-65
1969-86- Maryland- 348-159
1986-97- James Madison- 159-111
1997-2003- Georgia State- 103-59

Driesell was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018; he made the Elite Eight four times, but his best team was probably his 1974 Maryland team, which was ranked #3 in the country but lost the ACC title game in overtime- back then, only one team from each league made it to the NCAA’s.

Today, that team would’ve been a #1-seed in the tournament, but they didn’t even get in- they won the NIT very easily that season. Bad timing; NC State had David Thompson that year.
Driesell was known as much for his personality as coaching; he promised to make Maryland “the UCLA of the East” back when the Bruins won the NCAA’s every year. He won a lot of games and he was fun to listen to.

RIP, sir.

 

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Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Six leading scorers in the NBA:
35.3- Joel Embiid, Phil
34.2- Luka Doncic, Dal
31.1- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
30.8- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
28.4- Donovan Mitchell, Clev
28.2- Kevin Durant, Phx

Quote of the Day
“There is likely to be, in time, an expansion of our sport to a couple of additional cities. Cities are letting MLB know their interest; their interest in getting a team is specific. They would be happy with a brand new franchise, but they would certainly be very happy, you know, with, frankly, a successful, existing franchise.”
Diamondbacks’ Ken Kendrick, with a veiled threat to get public funding for improvements to the current stadium, or else the D-Backs could look to move elsewhere.

Tuesday’s quiz
Who holds the NBA record for most assists in a game?

Monday’s quiz
John Adams was the second President of the United States.

Sunday’s quiz
Cal-Irvine’s basketball team are the Anteaters.

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

— Major League Baseball needs to promote itself better; here’s an idea:
Someone runs a 12-team (or 14) fantasy league, with celebrities as team owners; the draft would be live on MLB Network during spring training, probably via Zoom.
Then, during the season, a weekly Hard Knocks-type show would air, with trade negotiations and owners discussing their teams, and other projects they’re working on.
People like watching celebrities; find 12 of them who like baseball and like to gamble some, and just like that, you have an interesting TV show.
Each celebrity would be playing for a charity of their choice. Who would the celebrities be?
You’d need a cross-section of younger/older celebs…….MLB Network doesn’t work very hard promoting the sport; the fantasy league would be a big upgrade to their current programming.

— Cleveland Guardians have their home opener April 8th; problem is, there is going to be a total solar eclipse that day, an event that hasn’t happened in northeast Ohio since 1806 and won’t again until 2444.
Because of the eclipse, the Guardians-White Sox game will start at 5:10, moving it back an hour- the eclipse is supposed to be at its peak from 3:13-3:17.
Officials are saying 200,000+ visitors will be coming to the area to witness the eclipse; most schools in the area will be closed that day.
The Guardians should be creative and get Bonnie Tyler to sing the national anthem; she sang Total Eclipse of the Heart, a big hit back in the 80’s.

— Virginia Tech 75, Virginia 41
Awful game; Hokies led 36-16 at halftime.
Virginia shot 32.7% from the floor.
Tech had lost four of last five games, before this one.

— Texas 62, K-State 56
Longhorns had only one player in double figures (Disu, 20 points)
Brickfest: teams combined to shoot 8-38 on the arc.
K-State has lost seven of its last eight games.

— Houston 73, Iowa State 65
Cougars never trailed; they led 28-23 at halftime
Houston was 24-32 on foul line; Iowa State was 10-15
Cyclones were 9-17 on arc, only shot 36.8% inside arc.
— Nebraska Cornhuskers are 8-0 SU at home in Big 14 games, 0-7 on the road; the home team is 14-1 ATS in their conference games.
— Pitt Panthers won seven of their last eight games, covering all eight.
— Arizona Wildcats’ basketball coach Tommy Lloyd signed a 5-year contract extension that will keep him with the Wildcats until at least 2029; he will earn around $5.5M/year.

— Baseball Notes of the Day:
Red Sox signed P Liam Hendriks for two years, $10M; he will miss most of this season with an injury.
Arizona Diamondbacks signed OF Randal Grichuk for one year, $2M.
Cubs signed OF David Peralta, 1B Dom Smith to minor league deals.
Mets signed DH Luke Voit to a minor league deal.

— Word of the Day: Fraud- wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities.

— Brooklyn Nets are 21-33 this year; they fired coach Jacque Vaughn Monday, hired Kevin Ollie as interim coach- he won a national title at UConn ten years ago.

— As of right now, only nine NFL teams have the same two coordinators they had this past season; 14 teams have a new offensive coordinator, 16 have a new DC.

— QB Jimmy Garoppolo is suspended for the first two games next season; for violating the NFL’s performance enhancing substances policy. Las Vegas Raiders are expected to release Garoppolo in mid-March; his $11.25M salary for next year could be voided because of this.

— I’m not sure why, but flag football is going to be a sport in the 2028 Olympics.

— There should be a rule; each writer on the Interweb is allowed only one mock NFL draft; you do more than one, you’re just making stuff up to create content.

— John Grisham is a great writer; seven of his books have been turned into movies. Most of his work deals with lawyers and the legal profession.
These days, Grisham probably just sits on his couch with a legal pad, watching MSNBC and taking notes for his next book. Real life is stranger than fiction.

— Happy 67th birthday to the great pitcher Dave Stewart, who went 84-45 for the A’s in a 4-year span, from 1987-90, a period when the A’s won three AL titles.

 

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Wednesday’s Den: NBA trends……

NBA trends (thru All-Star break)
Hawks (24-31):
— 2-4 last six games SU
— 4-18 ATS as a home favorite
— over 6-2 last eight home games
— 3-7 ATS if they played night before.

Celtics (43-12):
— won last six games SU (3-6 ATS last nine)
— 2-7 ATS last nine as a home favorite.
— under 7-3 last ten home games.
— 5-4 ATS if they played night before.

Nets (21-33):
— lost five of their last six games.
— 10-4 ATS as home favorite.
— 2-11 ATS last 13 road games.
— under 5-1 last six games
— 2-6 ATS if they played night before.
— fired their coach during All-Star break.

Hornets (13-41):
— won last 3 games, covered 5 of last 6 games.
— 7-18 ATS as a road underdog.
— under 8-3 last eleven road games.
— 5-4 ATS if they played night before.

Bulls (26-29)
— 3-2 SU last five games, 9-4 ATS last 13 games.
— 5-2 ATS as a home dog, 6-2 as road favorite.
— over 6-1 last seven games.
— 4-5 ATS if they played night before.

Cavaliers (36-17):
— won 18 of their last 20 games SU (4-5 ATS last nine).
— 12-9 ATS as home favorite, 8-5 as road favorite.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— under 8-3 last eleven games.
— 3-4 ATS if they played the night before.

Mavericks (32-23):
— won their last six games (5-1 ATS).
— 8-11 ATS as home favorites, 9-2 as road favorites.
— under 6-2 last eight games.
— 6-3 ATS if they played night before.

Nuggets (36-19):
— lost last three games (1-5 ATS last six games)
— 7-13 ATS as a road favorite
— under 11-2 last 13 games.
— 2-8 ATS if they played night before.

Pistons (8-46):
— 3-2 SU in last five games, 12-4 ATS last 16.
— 8-3 ATS last 11 as a home dog, 7-3 last 10 as road dog.
— under 5-1 last six home games
— 2-8 ATS on first night of a back/back.

Warriors (27-26):
— won eight of last ten games SU
— 6-15 ATS as a home favorite
— 17-8 ATS on the road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— 7-4 ATS if they played night before.

Rockets (24-30):
— lost five of last six games SU
— 17-10 ATS at home, 8-14 as road dogs.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— 5-3 ATS if they played night before.

Pacers (31-25):
— won four of last six games SU.
— 9-5 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 4-1 last five road games.
— 1-8 ATS if they played night before.

Clippers (36-17):
— 11-3 SU in last 14 games (9-5 ATS)
— 12-5 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 6-2 last eight road games.
— 5-3 ATS if they played night before.

Lakers (30-26):
— 6-1 SU last seven games (5-2 ATS)
— 2-8 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 10-4 last 14 games.
— 3-7 ATS if they played night before.

Grizzlies (20-36):
— won last two games SU, after an 0-9 skid.
— 11-15 ATS at home.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— 6-4 ATS if they played night before.

Heat (30-25):
— won six of last eight games SU (7-1 ATS).
— 11-10 ATS as home favorites, 1-6 as home underdogs.
— under 8-1 last nine games.
— 3-5 ATS if they played the night before.

Bucks (35-21):
— lost 7 of their last 10 games.
— 11-16-1 ATS as home favorites.
— under 8-2 last ten games.
— 4-5-1 ATS if they played the night before.

Timberwolves (39-16)
— won/covered five of their last six games.
— 12-10 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-1 last seven games.
— 3-4 ATS if they played the night before.

Pelicans (33-22):
— won seven of last eight games SU
— 16-8 ATS as an underdog.
— under 6-1 last seven road games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before

Knicks (33-22):
— lost five of their last six games (0-6 ATS)
— 20-8 ATS as a favorite, 7-11 as a road underdog
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— under 6-1 last seven road games
— 2-6 ATS if they played night before.

Thunder (37-17):
— won five of their last seven games (3-6 ATS last nine).
— 15-7 ATS as a home favorite, 8-3 as a road dog.
— over 6-0 last six games
— 6-2 ATS if they played night before.

Magic (30-25):
— 6-2 SU/5-3 ATS last eight games
— 11-4 ATS as home favorite, 4-2 as road favorite.
— under 5-0 last five games.
— 6-5 ATS if they played night before.

76ers (32-22):
— 3-9 last 12 games SU.
— 22-13 ATS as a favorite, 8-10 as an underdog.
— under 4-2 last six games.
— 4-8 ATS if they played night before.

Suns (33-22):
— 7-2 SU/ATS last nine games.
— 11-15 ATS as a home favorite, 7-10 road favorite.
— under 5-2 last seven home games
— 4-3 ATS if they played night before.

Trailblazers (15-39):
— 0-6 SU/2-4 ATS in last six games.
— 4-1 ATS last five road games
— under 6-3 last nine road games
— 7-2 ATS if they played night before.

Kings (31-23):
— lost four of last six games SU.
— 11-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 7-1 last eight games
— 3-5 ATS if they played night before.

Spurs (11-44):
— 1-8 SU/2-7 ATS last nine games
— 9-13 ATS as a home underdog, 13-18 as a road dog.
— under 10-1 last eleven games.
— 3-3 ATS if they played night before.

Raptors (19-36):
— 3-16 SU/7-12 ATS last 19 games
— 5-8 ATS as a home dog, 11-12 as road dogs.
— over 5-1 last six home games.
— 3-7 ATS if they played night before.

Jazz (26-30):
— 2-7 SU/ATS last nine games
— 18-9 ATS at home, 9-16 as a road dog.
— over 4-1 last five games
— 3-6 ATS if they played night before.

Wizards (9-45):
— 0-8 SU last eight games (4-1 ATS last five).
— 8-15 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 7-1 last eight home games.
— 4-3 ATS if they played night before.

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Top 6 teams in the college baseball top 25:
1- Wake Forest
2- LSU
3- Arkansas
4- Oregon State
5- Cal State-Fullerton
6- TCU

Quote of the Day
“A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning.”
Chuck Noll

Thursday’s quiz
Who was the third President of the United States?

Wednesday’s quiz
When the United States won the gold medal in hockey at the 1980 Olympics, they beat Finland 4-2 in the gold medal game. (they beat Russia in the semi-finals).

Tuesday’s quiz
Scott Skiles holds the NBA record for most assists in a game, with 30.

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

— Today is/was my dad’s birthday, and also my Aunt Josephine’s. Two of the nicest people I’ve ever met, I was lucky to know them. Hopefully they’re up in heaven having a good laugh today.
— Pet Peeve Department:
a) “He’s a winner” You hear this on TV and it makes my blood boil, because for every winner, there is a loser, and no way in hell is anyone automatically “a loser”
b) College basketball analysts tend to call games in the same leagues, and they become shills for that league.
The Big X analysts: “Teams in the Big X play harder than any league in the country”
The SEC analysts: “The SEC is deeper than it has ever been; best league in the country”
Not good. Just announce the game; stop being a shill.

— You can make this wager at Circa in Las Vegas:
UConn or Purdue to win the college hoop national title: +260
Any other team in the country to win the college hoop national title: -320

— Baseball futures bets for this season:
Ronald Acuna stolen bases: over/under 56.5
Oakland A’s wins: over/under 56.5
Hopefully for my sake, Acuna won’t get more steals than the A’s get wins, or it’ll be another long summer for me (A’s fan since 1965). Oakland has improved its starting pitching, they figure to be a little better, but they were 50-112 last year. No bueno.

— MLB Network re-played a show about Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley the other day; I was reminded that he threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians in 1977, his third year in the major leagues. I listened to that game on the radio, with the great Joe Tait on the mike.
In that game……..from 1977
Eckersley allowed only one baserunner (he walked Tony Solaita)
Rick Manning was the Indians’ CF: he is still an analyst on Guardians games.
Duane Kuiper was the Indians’ 2B: he is still a play-by-play guy on Giants games.
Jerry Remy was the Angels’ 2B that day; he wound up in the same TV booth with Eckersley, doing Red Sox games for years.
Ray Fosse was the Indians’ catcher that day; he worked A’s games on TV for 30 years.
Bobby Bonds played for the Angels that day; Barry Bonds’ dad, and a hell of a ballplayer.
Stressful no-hitter; Cleveland scored a run in the first inning, the only run of the game. Time of the game: 2:02.

— Over the last 2.5 years, NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder is 126-85-7 (.597) against the spread.

— New Jersey Giants went 6-11 this past season, despite a +12 turnover ratio; they’re only NFL team in the last 20 years to have a +12 or better turnover ratio, and finish with a loosing record.

— For some reason this weekend, ESPN showed a buzzer beater in a D-3 game between Cortland-Plattsburgh, two schools in New York State where it gets very cold at this time of year. When I was in college, spent a few nights in those two gyms; we never got on ESPN.

— Baseball Stuff:
Salt Lake City, Nashville are frontrunners for baseball’s next round of expansion, which should happen in the next few years.
1B Eric Hosmer retired Tuesday; he played 13 years in the big leagues, hit 198 home runs with an OPS of .762. He won three Gold Gloves, was an All-Star in 2016.
SS Amed Rosario gets a one-year, $1.5M deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.
P Hyun Jin-Ryu went home to Korea to finish up his baseball career; he pitched in the big leagues for 10 years, went 78-48, 3.27 in 185 career MLB starts.

— Movie of the Day: Last Vegas (2013)- Four senior citizens who’ve been best friends since childhood head to Las Vegas, for the bachelor party of the one friend (Michael Douglas) who has never been married. He is marrying someone who is half his age, which complicates things.
Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Robert DeNiro, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen; obviously an epic cast of characters.

— Washington State is in the college basketball top 25 for the first time since 2008; Coogs have won seven in a row, 10 of last 11 games- they have the #2 eFG% defense in the country.

 

[Udog]

TORONTO is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent of 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

ORLANDO is 159-119 Under (28.1 Units) in road games off a home win since 1996.

INDIANA is 64-32 Under (28.8 Units) in home games off a no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite since 1996.

NEW YORK is 41-20 Over (19 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 5 or more consecutive games since 1996.

DALLAS are 84-55 Under (23.5 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game - 2nd half of...

HOUSTON is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) when playing 4 or less games in 10 days in the current season.

BOSTON is 46-29 ATS (14.1 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) off a road win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

UTAH is 16-5 Over (10.5 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games in non-conference games in the current season.

LA LAKERS are 10-31 ATS (-24.1 Units) off a road win in the last 3 seasons.

SAN ANTONIO is 78-103 ATS (-35.3 Units) as a dog in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, February 22

 

[Udog]

NBA

Thursday, February 22

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Trend Report
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Brooklyn @ Toronto
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Brooklyn

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

New York @ Philadelphia
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of New York's last 23 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing New York
Philadelphia is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against New York

Orlando @ Cleveland
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
Cleveland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games

Phoenix @ Dallas
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

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

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

Houston @ New Orleans
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing 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 UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Houston
New Orleans is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

Charlotte @ Utah
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Utah is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Charlotte

Washington @ Denver
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Denver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

San Antonio @ Sacramento
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Antonio's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Antonio
Sacramento is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Antonio

LA Lakers @ Golden State
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 8 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 18 of LA Lakers's last 21 games on the road
Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Golden State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

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[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, February 22

 

[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DET at IND	07:00 PM	IND -12.0 O 246.5	+500 +500
BK at TOR	07:00 PM	BK +1.5 U 231.5	+500 +500
ORL at CLE	07:00 PM	CLE -5.5 U 215.5	+500 +500
NY at PHI	07:00 PM	NY +1.0 O 228.5	+500 +500
PHO at DAL	07:30 PM	DAL -2.0 U 244.5	+500 +500
LAC at OKC	08:00 PM	OKC -1.0 U 235.5	+500 +500
HOU at NO	08:00 PM	NO -7.5 U 227.5	+500 +500
BOS at CHI	08:00 PM	BOS -8.5 U 223.0	+500 +500
WAS at DEN	09:00 PM	WAS +15.5 O 233.0	+500 +500
CHA at UTA	09:00 PM	CHA +10.0 O 229.0	+500 +500
SA at SAC	10:00 PM	SAC -10.5 O 242.5	+500 +500
LAL at GS	10:00 PM	GS -6.0 U 242.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Top six picks in April’s NFL Draft:
1) Chicago Bears (from Carolina)
2) Washington Commanders
3) New England Patriots
4) Arizona Cardinals
5) Los Angeles Chargers
6) New Jersey Giants

Quote of the Day
“You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough.”
Joe E. Lewis

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Good Will Hunting, Matt Damon plays a janitor at MIT who has a gift for Math; what famous actor played the psychologist who helped him find direction in his life?

Thursday’s quiz
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States.

Wednesday’s quiz
When the United States won the gold medal in hockey at the 1980 Olympics, they beat Finland 4-2 in the gold medal game. (they beat Russia in the semi-finals).

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….​

— Idea of the Day– NBA should run a 1-on-1 tournament in the summer, with players playing for the charity of their choice. 64 players, voted on by fans. It would be very popular, and it would make a boatload of $$$ for deserving charities.
50 years ago, the NBA did this for a couple years; they showed clips of the games at halftime of regular season games on Sunday afternoons. Bob Lanier won in 1972, Geoff Petrie won the next year. It died out when some agents discouraged their clients from playing. Too bad.

— When the Dodgers-Padres start baseball’s regular season in Korea next month, the games will start at 5:30am here in the East. March 21 is going to be a busy day; the second of the two games in Korea at 5:30am, then the NCAA Tournament starts at noon.
Imagine working in a sportsbook in Las Vegas? Baseball games start at 2:30am in Las Vegas; pity the people who have to take the bets before those games, then the NCAA’s start at 9am local time in the desert.

— Three years ago, Georgetown won four games in the Big East tournament, after a 9-12 regular season. In three years since then, the Hoyas are 3-51 in conference games, 21-68 in all games. Ed Cooley will eventually get Georgetown back on track. But they’ve got a big hill to climb.

— In the NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs have gone 200 games in a row without being shut out, only the 11th team to do that, the first team since the 1989 Rangers.

— Michigan Wolverines will have 18 players at the NFL Combine next week, five more than any other school; Washington is next, with 13 players.

— Kansas City Chiefs signed punter Matt Araiza to a contract, after Araiza’s legal issues in San Diego were dismissed. He was accused of a crime, then counter-sued the person for defamation, but now the slate has been wiped clean,
Araiza was a great punter/kicker for San Diego State, so much so that Buffalo drafted him in the 6th round of the 2022 draft. He hasn’t played in the NFL yet.

— Baseball Stuff:
Pirates re-signed P Mitch Keller for five years, $77M.
SS Tim Anderson signs with the Marlins for one year, $5M.
3B Gio Urshela signed with the Tigers for one year, $1.5M.
Mets P Kodai Senga (shoulder) will start the season on the IL.

— Word of the Day: Mentor- an experienced and trusted adviser.

— Famous people with birthdays on February 23:
Fred Biletnikoff, 80- great WR for the Raiders.
Ed (Too Tall) Jones, 72- defensive lineman for the Cowboys
actress Emily Blunt, 41
singer Howard Jones, 69
Jamal Murray, 26- star for the Denver Nuggets
Andrew Wiggins, 28- Golden State Warriors
Tom Osborne, 86- longtime football coach at Nebraska

 

[Udog]

TORONTO is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) in road games when playing 4 or less games in 10 days in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) when playing 4 or less games in 10 days in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games in non-conference games in the current season.

HOUSTON is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games when playing 4 or less games in 10 days in the current season.

LA CLIPPERS are 11-2 Under (8.8 Units) against Southwest division opponents in the current season.

MIAMI is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) in road games after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the current ...

MILWAUKEE is 13-29 ATS (-18.9 Units) as a dog in the last 3 seasons.

DENVER is 15-29 ATS (-16.9 Units) vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

CHARLOTTE is 102-143 ATS (-55.3 Units) after covering 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread since 1996.

Gregg Popovich is 217-168 ATS (32.2 Units) on Friday nights (Coach of SAN ANTONIO)

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, February 23

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

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

LA Clippers @ Memphis
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games on the road
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Memphis is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home

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

Phoenix @ Houston
Phoenix
Phoenix is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Houston is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home

Miami @ New Orleans
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans
New Orleans is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Denver @ Portland
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Denver's last 8 games on the road
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Portland's last 17 games when playing Denver

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

Charlotte @ Golden State
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Charlotte's last 12 games when playing Golden State
Charlotte is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Golden State's last 12 games when playing Charlotte
Golden State is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games

San Antonio @ LA Lakers
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Antonio's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Antonio's last 14 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, February 23

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, February 23

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLE at PHI	07:30 PM	CLE -6.0 U 229.0	+500 +500
TOR at ATL	07:30 PM	ATL -7.5 U 245.0	+500 +500
WAS at OKC	08:00 PM	WAS +15.5 O 243.0	+500 +500
LAC at MEM	08:00 PM	LAC -9.0 O 223.0	+500 +500
MIA at NO	08:00 PM	MIA +3.0 O 219.0	+500 +500
PHO at HOU	08:00 PM	HOU +3.5 O 233.0	+500 +500
MIL at MIN	10:00 PM	MIN -4.5 O 225.0	+500 +500
DEN at POR	10:00 PM	POR +8.5 O 217.5	+500 +500
CHA at GS	10:00 PM	GS -12.5 U 228.5	+500 +500
SA at LAL	10:30 PM	SA +10.0 U 240.5	+500 +500