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01-15-21 | Knicks v. Cavs +2.5 | 103-106 | Win | 100 | 6 h 15 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Friday games, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest, 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points. While New York is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game, and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game. |
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01-14-21 | Pacers v. Blazers -2.5 | 111-87 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 33 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Portland is 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games after scoring more than 125 points in their previous game, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when their starting 5 players combine for more than 160 minutes of the previous day, and 22-9 ATS in their last 31 Thursday games. |
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01-14-21 | Hornets v. Raptors -8.5 | 108-111 | Loss | -105 | 3 h 25 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Hornets go second of back-to-backs, home to road, after being the successful target of Dallas’ re-introduction of Porzingis. You know how we feel about the Raptors: fade ’em. |
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01-14-21 | Heat v. 76ers -10 | 108-125 | Win | 100 | 7 h 26 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Ah, we meet again, stranger! But Philly will have a more familiar look than in their Tuesday night win vs. the Heat, as Matisse Thybulle, Shake Milton, Tobias Harris and Terrance Ferguson are all "probable." Last night, eight Heat players were still listed as out, including Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic. Meyers Leonard was listed as doubtful with a left shoulder sprain. Miami could be going 8 against 12 or 13. |
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01-13-21 | Pelicans +6.5 v. Clippers | 106-111 | Win | 100 | 13 h 2 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The L.A. Clippers… a favorite that can’t hold a lead. A favorite that falls behind before making a rally. In short, not a good favorite |
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01-13-21 | Grizzlies v. Wolves -2.5 | Top | 118-107 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 30 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit NBA Play of the Day The T’Wolves are 1-6 SU and ATS when Karl-Anthony Towns hasn’t played, 2-1 SU, 3-0 ATS when he has played. Well, that makes it easy-peasy Great Lakes breezy, doesn’t it? Sunday’s instant-revenge vs. the Spurs was their first straight-up win without him, when they intentionally rested him after his first game back from his injury. With that non-injury absence in the books, he would figure to be a go in this match-up. Minnesota is geeked up about allowing only 88 points to the Spurs in victory and jazzed about playing defense for a change. They’re not good defensively. But Memphis is #27 in points per game (105.9), Morant, Jackson and Winslow aren’t walking through the locker room door and onto the floor for this, and now C Jonas Valanciunas has ‘hit the list!’ The contact police actually pulled him off the floor in-game on Sunday. Second-line guards around Gorgui Dieng – probably not a winning formula. |
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01-13-21 | Bucks -10 v. Pistons | 110-101 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 33 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Pistons lost by 10 and 15 points to the Bucks last week. They lost by 14, 24 and 20 points to the Bucks last season. They lost four playoff games in a row to the Bucks the season before, three of them by 35, 21 and 23 points. During that regular season, they were 0-3 vs. Milwaukee, two of the losses by 23 and 23 points. Do you really want to be “that guy” who steps in front of a 13-0 bulldozer? Good luck |
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01-12-21 | Lakers -4.5 v. Rockets | 117-100 | Win | 100 | 3 h 14 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Just a hunch, based on observation and experience. Relatively short road lays against opponents they perceive as challengers to their dominance are better pro-Lakers situations than when they are 10-point more favorites against lesser opponents that don’t get their blood pumping over the course of a long season. We told ya’ that before the first Lakers at Rockets get-together here on Sunday, which L.A. won by 8 points laying -3.5. At home, vs. weaker, they layed more and won by less! Rockets, adjust off a loss? It’s the Rockets. Do they ever adjust? |
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01-12-21 | Nuggets +1.5 v. Nets | 116-122 | Loss | -104 | 1 h 46 m | Show | |
Rating: 3 Units Nets are 3-3 when both Durant and Irving play, 2-3 when one or both are jaking it. Nuggets are 4-1 last five, with team defense gradually getting back to its normal good level. Jamal Murray is shooting less (11.5 shots per game) during their current five-game run. |
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01-12-21 | Jazz -13 v. Cavs | Top | 117-87 | Win | 100 | 3 h 48 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit NBA Play of the Day Jazz are 3-2 on their seven-game trip. A win here would guarantee a winning trip and allow them to take a vacation day in their next spot, at Washington tomorrow night, which will be the Jazz’ ninth game in 13 days. A headline about last night’s Cleveland loss to Memphis doesn’t really understand them: ‘Growing pains emerge as Cavs lose without Garland, Sexton.” They lost a lot with them! The story proceeded to further indicate that the writers don’t get it: “Andre Drummond extended his Cavaliers record for most consecutive double-doubles to start the season with his 11th straight.” His team lost! By 10 points! To an opponent with four key players missing! |
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01-11-21 | Raptors v. Blazers -5 | 111-112 | Loss | -106 | 10 h 20 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Raptors are now 2-7 SU with the only wins coming against the Kings and Knicks. Oddsmakers are probably scrambling to downgrade this team, so I recommend jumping on Portland quickly here before the line gets too high. The Blazers are off B2B convincing wins where they scored 125 and 135 points. Toronto is 0-6 ATS so far against teams that have winning records. Portland is 5-4 SU on the year and should win easily. |
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01-11-21 | 76ers v. Hawks -6.5 | 94-112 | Win | 100 | 8 h 54 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Hopefully this won’t be postponed, with all the 76ers’ virus stuff floating around. Lloyd Pierce’s Atlanta coaching tenure began with 0-3 vs. the 76ers, where he was an assistant under since-fired Brent Brown (replaced by Doc Rivers & Co.). But Atlanta has won four of the last six outright vs. his former team, and one of the losses was 105-103. |
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01-11-21 | Grizzlies -2 v. Cavs | 101-91 | Win | 100 | 7 h 27 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units This did not go well for us on Thursday when Memphis lost outright as the rested home chalk vs. the injured, second-of-back-to-back on the road Cavaliers. Cleveland should go favored this time. We’ve pointed this out before: Cleveland has lost outright 10 of the last 15 times they’ve been favored dating back to the start of 2018-19. Unreliable little, er, tall SOBs, aren’t they? Unless you’ve been on the underdog. In that case, call them a meal-ticket! |
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01-10-21 | Nuggets v. Knicks +6.5 | Top | 114-89 | Loss | -107 | 9 h 31 m | Show |
Rating: 3 Unit NBA Play of the Day In the first of a four-game Eastern trip last season, the Nuggets won here 129- 92. The Knicks had two days off before the game, coming off a 44-point loss at Milwaukee. It was the last game that David Fizdale coached for them. He was fired the next day. Off the home loss to OKC – no surprise, and OKC assistant Mike Miller was the Knicks’ interim head coach last season and their former assistant -- this would be a good spot for first-season head coach Tom Thibodeaux to point to and say, ‘Hey, bosses and fans, looky what we can really do against this Western Conference contender who buried us here last time.’ It’s a good player rally-around-each-other game, as well. It doesn’t hurt that it’s the second of back-to-backs for Denver coming out of Philly yesterday, with the Knicks rested and off that loss. |
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01-09-21 | Blazers -6 v. Kings | Top | 125-99 | Win | 100 | 11 h 30 m | Show |
Rating: 3 Unit NBA Play of the Day The Blazers are rested while the Kings are on second of back-to-backs after fighting the Raptors last night. Fighting is not really the right word because they rolled over and played dead in the second half, allowing an opponent struggling to score to get to 144. Portland may have payback on their minds given that the most recent meeting was a 123-111 Kings victory in Portland in March, just before all the stuff hit the fan and prior to the eventual return of long-absent C Jusuf Nurkic (who showed in the summer re-launch for Portland). Kings were unconscious from three-point range in that game, 21 for 39 (53.8%). Said head coach Luke Walton afterwards, “We knew they were on a back-to-back, so we wanted to make a point to push and push and push.” Uh-oh. Turnabout is fair play. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. The shoe is on the other foot. Are there any other appropriate clichés? |
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01-08-21 | Jazz v. Bucks -5.5 | 131-118 | Loss | -109 | 3 h 36 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Normally the Jazz start out well in the East and then get sour. For this current seven game trip, after first winning at conference rival San Antonio, they lost by 34 points in Brooklyn, then by 12 points at the Knicks. Have they been saving themselves for a better foe, the Bucks? Eh, probably not. It’s probably just another Eastern Conference road trip working vacation mail-in spree that they all get paid extremely well to walk through without being prepared to hand |
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01-08-21 | Magic v. Rockets -6.5 | Top | 90-132 | Win | 100 | 3 h 50 m | Show |
NBA Play of the Day Tough luck for the Magic. Markelle Fultz, somebody else’s #1 overall draft pick, who they coached up and made into a real player for a short while, tore an ACL in the win vs. Cleveland the other night and is out for the season. Rookie from North Carolina, Cole Anthony, will begin seeing more minutes as the point guard than the 20 he’s been getting. He’s been shooting it worse than Fultz (29.7% from the field vs. Fultz’s 39.6%). Guards Michael Carter-Williams and Evan Fournier didn’t play against Cleveland the other night. Rockets’ head coach Steven Silas bemoaned how Indiana drove the ball into the paint repeatedly against the Rockets on Wednesday night but the Magic aren’t as good at doing that. |
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01-07-21 | Cavs v. Grizzlies -4.5 | Top | 94-90 | Loss | -115 | 9 h 48 m | Show |
NBA Play of the Day Cleveland couldn’t get a reversal against Orlando last night despite one day in between games (which was very much expected by all of us, hence the Play of the Day on Orlando against Cleveland last night). They travel to Memphis to play the second of back-to-backs on the road against a host that’s had one day of rest since taking the Lakers to the wire in their “second chance.” There aren’t many teams with more key guys missing than Memphis, but Cleveland, as we noted yesterday, is one of them! Stat geeks keep reporting that Andre Drummond has eight straight double-doubles and Collin Sexton’s eight straight games of at least 20 points to start a season has broken Lebron James’ franchise record (for what?), which is a good “distraction” that masks the fact that Cleveland has topped out at 99 points in its last five games, failing to cover four of them by -12.5, -8, -14 and -5 points. |
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01-07-21 | 76ers -1 v. Nets | 109-122 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Brooklyn managed to beat Utah by 34 on Tuesday without the services of Kevin Durant (contact tracing), but fact is the Nets had lost 4 of previous 5 games with Durant active. Meanwhile, Philly has won and covered 4 straight and leads the league in defensive efficiency. The Sixers have won and covered 7 of the last 8 against Brooklyn, none with KD on the floor, but then again, he won’t be there for this one either. Definitely give the nod to Philly, with F Tobias Harris hitting a sizzling 56% from beyond the arc in his last 5, and the Sixers holding foes to just 41% shooting in that stretch |
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01-06-21 | Raptors v. Suns -2.5 | 115-123 | Win | 100 | 30 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Searching for their identity, the 1-5 Raptors – 0-3 on the road already after being one of the best road teams in the NBA last season -- begin a four-game Western swing. It usually takes time for displaced Easterners to find themselves out West and we have a feeling that before they do, the trip will be over. It’s two franchises heading in different directions. Fred Van Vliet has now led Toronto in scoring for three straight games – 25, 27, 35 points. But they won only one of them. We’ve said it before – if he’s the guy, then something is wrong over there. The team that knocked them out of the post-season – the Celtics – just waxed them in their temporary Tampa home that’s doing no favors for them and now they must face a stranger riding an upcurve that has had two days off to get in a Raptors-specific practice and prepare for double-revenge. Sextuple-revenge, actually. Suns haven’t beaten Raptors since the 2016-17 season. |
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01-06-21 | Cavs v. Magic -5.5 | Top | 94-105 | Win | 100 | 7 h 33 m | Show |
Rating: 3 Unit NBA Play of the Day Much of the world awaits to see how the Cavaliers react after the 103-83 defeat here on Monday night, their fifth straight loss against the Magic. Why wait? Anticipate. Already without starters Kevin Love, Darius Garland, and Isaac Okoro, Cleveland lost guard Dante Exum to a leg injury 47 seconds into the Monday night loss. The Cavs are down seven players. “It is what it is and we’ve just got to figure it out,” first-season Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “We are down bodies and we talked about adversity a few games back and this is the epitome of it. We’ve just got to figure it out.” Take a little more time with that, coach, if you don’t mind. |
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01-05-21 | Jazz -4.5 v. Nets | 96-130 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 35 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Apparently, Kyrie Irving likes losing. “It’s not going to be put together overnight, nor am I expecting it to, nor am I going to get frustrated over six games… So I’m just gonna enjoy this.” Four losses in last five for the Nets. Enjoy! This is #2 of seven-game road trip for Utah, the first having been a 21-point win on the way here at San Antonio. So get ‘em now before they expire from exposure to the elements. Five different guys have led them in scoring in their seven games. Kevin Durant’s absence tonight could help the Jazz, but we were liking them before it was announced that this gold-bricker would be taking some time off |
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01-04-21 | Celtics +3 v. Raptors | Top | 126-114 | Win | 100 | 11 h 40 m | Show |
Rating: 2 Unit NBA Play of the Day Raptors: ‘You beat us in a seven-game playoff series last season. We want revenge!’ Celtics: ‘You’re not as good as you were then. We have several guys who can take over a game, like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Your home floor is in Florida, but your fan base is in Canada. You have no real support here. You’re scoring 11.5 fewer points per game than last season and we’re not about to allow you to suddenly get better offensively |
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01-03-21 | Blazers -5 v. Warriors | 122-137 | Loss | -104 | 11 h 36 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Steve Kerr getting a taste of what it’s like when trying to navigate the Western Conference with only one available all-star instead of the 4-5 he had at his fingertips during the heyday in the Bay Area, just 3 years ago. It also made a difference having one of, if not the, best perimeter defenders around in Klay Thompson, but he’s out again with a 2nd season-ending injury. Not unrelated is the fact that the Warriors are giving up 47% FGs this year, after foes burned them at a 47.6% rate a year ago. Golden State sits at 29th in defensive efficiency, and Portland has a very productive backcourt featuring Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum (combining for 53.2 points per game). Steph Curry is going to have his hands full |
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01-03-21 | Jazz v. Spurs +5.5 | 130-109 | Loss | -115 | 9 h 9 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Utah, which has alternated wins and losses to start the season, is due for an L after beating the Clippers 106-100 on New Year’s Day behind a whopping 33 points by Jazz G Mike Conley, who became the 5th scoring leader in 5 games for Utah. Things getting a bit tense in San Antonio, after being stuck on 103 pts. for the last 2:34 of the game and watching the Lakers swoop by to snatch a win and send the Spurs down to a 3rd straight loss. The Spurs are 17-2 SU at the AT&T Center against the Jazz, so expect “Pop” to circle the wagons around the Alamo. Our eyebrows were raised when we saw the openers of Utah -4...perhaps a tad too aggressive. |
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01-03-21 | Lakers -9 v. Grizzlies | Top | 108-94 | Win | 100 | 8 h 13 m | Show |
Rating: 3 Unit NBA Play of the Day Ja Morant could have been a pesky penetrator against the Lakers’ interior D but he’s out 3-5 weeks for the host Grizzlies. Jaren Jackson and Justice Winslow have yet to play and Grayson Allen (day-to-day) was hurt earlier in the week. (Really, you wouldn’t mind Allen being back out there to miss jumpers.) Actually, seven guys were out when Memphis managed to beat Charlotte the other night. But Memphis won only the last of four games vs. the Lakers last season, when the Lakers got a season-low 88 points on this floor with Lebron playing with a sore groin – just one of those nights. |
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01-02-21 | Hornets v. 76ers -9.5 | Top | 112-127 | Win | 100 | 9 h 7 m | Show |
Rating: 3 Unit NBA Play of the Day Rested home favorite 76ers, allowing only 99.8 points per game after five, vs. road dog Hornets, who travel for second of back-to-backs after managing to lose outright to Memphis as home chalk when Memphis didn’t have Ja Morant, Justice Winslow, Jaren Jackson, DeAnthony Melton or Grayson Allen. Okay, so a Grayson Allen absence was probably a good thing for the other side but you get the idea, the idea. “We can’t find a rhythm offensively. We can’t get good looks or we’re turning it over… There’s not a lot of practice time here. So, we’re just going to have to do it through game reps.” So says head coach James Borrego. C Cody Zeller hasn’t suited up yet (24 points in last season’s only meeting), so Joel Embiid won’t break a sweat against Bismack Biyombo. |
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01-01-21 | Blazers -3.5 v. Warriors | Top | 123-98 | Win | 100 | 13 h 4 m | Show |
Rating: 3 Unit NBA Play of the Day Well, the expected-to-be-bad Warriors are 2-2 after four straight road games to start the season. However, they beat the Bulls and Pistons. Chicago had just gotten some guys back in only their third game for a new coach, and the Pistons – a bad team -- shot 15-for-50 from the field in the first half (30%) but nevertheless led Golden State at that juncture. They’re not returning home to a raucous, welcoming arena. They might hear more noise coming from Damian Lillard, who shot 0-for-8 on three-pointers, 3-for-14 overall, in Portland’s loss at the Clippers the other night. Alleged superstars often bounce back big from nights like that. |
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01-01-21 | Wizards v. Wolves +1 | 130-109 | Loss | -112 | 11 h 38 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units A two-day break since getting back from a week out West works well enough for the T’Wolves as the Wizards must fly out for the second of back-to-backs. The home side’s leading scorer, Karl-Anthony Towns, has a dislocated wrist and will reportedly miss this game, and a few more. But one thing we’ve learned while doin’ this: losing one high-scoring, leading rebounding big allows the rest of the team to float freely over the floor in celebration. Returning home off two losses, with an absence like that to bond over, is a fine situation. Not that Minnesota can’t screw it up, but… |
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12-31-20 | Suns v. Jazz -3.5 | 106-95 | Loss | -102 | 10 h 57 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Pre-season NBA results: Utah, 119-105 and 111-92 over Phoenix. “They handled us in many areas of the game,” Suns head coach Monty Williams said. “That’s the focus right now. How do we go up there and keep them out of our paint, do much better in transition, keep those guys off the glass?” Ricky Rubio knew how, but he doesn’t play for Phoenix anymore. He did when the Suns beat the Jazz by 20 points here the last time the teams played for real. “I know their game and I played with them for a long time,” Rubio said afterwards, talking about how he often knew where the Jazz wanted to go with their motion and their passes and stepped into the passing lanes. Is Chris Paul that cerebral? Don’t think so |
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12-31-20 | Kings +5.5 v. Rockets | Top | 119-122 | Win | 100 | 8 h 2 m | Show |
NBA Play of the Day John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins returned to practice yesterday after their seven-day absences and will make their Houston debuts. Cousins: “Sitting at home for seven days straight, then jumping back into a full-speed practice or game… there’s not a lot of positive things on that side. Maneuver through the BS, and make the best of what you can.” Alrighty, then. We know the Kings can beat Denver. And Phoenix. We also know that they won 119-118 in this building last season, playing only eight guys, none of them named Fox or Bagley |
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12-30-20 | Lakers -6 v. Spurs | 121-107 | Win | 100 | 29 h 56 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Spurs are shifting from veteran-laden rotations to a more balanced attack with younger talent. Doing it against the defensive length of the Lakers might set ‘em back a bit but they’ll have tomorrow night to adust. The Lakers are off a home loss in the second of back-to-backs against what was a rested Portland team, for which head coach Frank Vogel said that they appeared to be stuck in mud. |
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12-29-20 | Nuggets v. Kings +2.5 | 115-125 | Win | 100 | 9 h 59 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Kings have beaten the Nuggets in Denver already, as we figured they would. They didn’t lose to them by much last season (7- and 5-point losses, plus a win). Denver beat the Rockets for us at home last night – for which they don’t get a gold star -- and now they make the trek to Sacramento for the second of back-to-backs. They didn’t have to do any of those, with travel, in the Bubble |
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12-28-20 | Rockets v. Nuggets -7 | Top | 111-124 | Win | 100 | 12 h 42 m | Show |
Rating: 2 Units At Portland, the currently depleted Rockets scored 68 points in the first half, then 45 in the second half. They don’t know how to pace themselves. They just go out and run around quickly and shoot the ball, still. In the thin air of Denver, with only nine available, and four of them named Christian Wood, Brodric Thomas, Sterling Brown and Bruno Caboclo, they’ll be sucking wind by mid-third quarter against the angry, desperate, 0-2 home team |
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12-27-20 | Bucks -12 v. Knicks | 110-130 | Loss | -115 | 10 h 15 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Rested, classy road chalk vs. low-level home dog playing second of back-to-back nights after tussling with the 76ers yesterday. Initial thoughts are that they can’t make this line high enough. Already, Knicks’ rookie Obi Toppin had to miss the team’s second game of the season last night with an injury. Hey, maybe they’re load managing him! After all, he’s all of 22 years old and shouldn’t be playing back-to-backs! LOL! R.J. Barrett shot 2-for-15 last night for New York. Kevin Knox scored 7 points in 29 minutes. This is what they get from their first-round draft picks. The Knicks are so delusional that Barrett thinks having no fans in the stands is an edge for New York in home games |
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12-27-20 | Mavs v. Clippers -5 | 124-73 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Two nice wins for the Clippers in their first two games with Tyronn Lue coaching instead of Doc Rivers. Two ugly defeats for Dallas, without Porzingis on the floor. Sounds like addition by subtraction for L.A., and subtraction by subtraction for Dallas. Keep the trend going before the oddsmakers catch up and ruin it. The Lakers outscored the Mavericks in second-chance points 35-0 the other night. |
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12-26-20 | Raptors v. Spurs +2.5 | 114-119 | Win | 100 | 11 h 54 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Raptors, along with the Warriors, were the only NBA teams to score fewer than 100 points in their first game. Warriors followed up with a second sub-100 game. Do you see some irony in that relationship, given that those two franchises played for the NBA Championship in 2018-19? For Golden State, it was expected. For Toronto, was it: Fluke, or Foreshadow? Could be Foreshadow, given the players they’ve allowed to leave via free agency over the course of the last two seasons, and considering that Wednesday night’s opponent, New Orleans, was one of the NBA’s worst defensive teams last season. Spurs |
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12-26-20 | 76ers -8 v. Knicks | 109-89 | Win | 100 | 10 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Let the Knicks show you some reasons why you should be on them. They specialize in losing. Until they change that, why bother? Obi Toppen, 3-for-12, all 3 of the makes on treys. What happened to attacking the basket? Oh, they have former #1 pick Kevin Knox (4 points) for that! Sixers struggled against Westbrook, as usual – no big deal -- but won the game. No big deal. Sixers seek to forge a new road identity. They were terrible away from home last season. No fans here is a good place to start |
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12-25-20 | Clippers -2 v. Nuggets | 121-108 | Win | 100 | 34 h 27 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Takin’ an anti-Denver stance here early on. Their big playoff run in the bubble was nice but creates expectations that they’re super-duper. They won’t be changing much about what they do. First and only chance to be on the Clippers in first game without Doc Rivers was a resounding win against the Lakers with a big game from the “star,” Paul George, who was most vocal about Rivers being the problem. Here’s a second chance! Under Rivers, the Clippers had the Nuggets down 3-1 in the playoffs, then lost three straight. No Rivers, and revenge |
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12-23-20 | Pelicans v. Raptors -4 | 113-99 | Loss | -101 | 10 h 60 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units It’s all falling by the wayside for the Raptors, champions of 2018-19. Right? First, Kawhi Leonard left. Now, Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol are gone. They’re playing home games at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL, a far cry from Toronto, Canada and their devoted faithful. How can they possibly compete? You’ll see. Hopefully via their zone defenses attracting three-point misses. For one thing, they shared best road record in the league with the Lakers last season |
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12-22-20 | Warriors v. Nets -5 | 99-125 | Win | 100 | 4 h 38 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Nets will surely amount to less than the sum of their overhyped parts that love to hog the ball and get stats and have needed to play with other, more talented, dominant superstars to win whatever they claim to have won individually, when it was really team efforts. But at least they have parts. The Warriors attempt to surround Stephen Curry with replacement parts in the absence of Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. Why do new bigs Kelly Oubre and rookie James Wiseman – the latter off a college career of two games – not get us excited? |
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10-04-20 | Lakers -9.5 v. Heat | 104-115 | Loss | -105 | 11 h 53 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Los Angeles has been dominant the first two games, outscoring and outrebounding Miami. The Western Conference champs have been potent both in the paint and from long range, and they show little sign of slowing down with LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way. Davis is averaging 33 points and 11.5 rebounds through the first two games, and James is just behind at 29 and 11. The dynamic duo has elicited comparisons to Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, who combined to win three consecutive championships for the Lakers from 2000-02. Consider: The Lakers are 6-2 ATS in their last eight after a ten points or greater SU victory in their last outing. |
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08-07-20 | Celtics v. Raptors -2 | 122-100 | Loss | -105 | 7 h 5 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Raptors own the longest active winning streak in the NBA and can clinch the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference on Friday night when they oppose the Boston Celtics at The Arena inside the NBA bubble near Orlando. The Raptors (49-18) will be seeking their eighth consecutive victory, and the triumph would eliminate third-place Boston (45-23) from contention for the No. 2 seed. Toronto is 3-0 since the season restarted and has held two opponents below 100 points, including the Orlando Magic in Wednesday's 109-99 victory. The Celtics are only 2-2 in the restart but averaged 138.5 points in the two wins, including Wednesday's 149-115 drubbing of the Brooklyn Nets. |
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08-03-20 | Grizzlies +4.5 v. Pelicans | 99-109 | Loss | -106 | 7 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Pelicans are 0-2 since the restart. They haven’t played any defense in their two losses; a season long problem for Alvin Gentry’s squad. Zion Williamson has not acclimated well with his teammates back on the court, playing only 14 and 15 minutes in his two games. This is not a team primed to start covering ATS as a favorite tonight. |
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08-02-20 | Bucks -4.5 v. Rockets | 116-120 | Loss | -106 | 11 h 12 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Their status as favorites leaves the Bucks in the position of tweaking prior to the playoffs. Their level of play against Boston reflected that of a team that hasn't missed a beat, even following a protracted suspension of the season. For all their offensive might, the Rockets realize that their ability to thrive is tethered to limiting defensive miscues. Fielding a small lineup presents some advantages, but it also forces the Rockets to execute with precision on defense while rebounding with a collective abandon. Consider: Houston is 16-34-1 ATS in their last 51 games after scoring more than 125 points in their previous game while Milwaukee is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games as a favorite. Additionally, Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings versus Houston |
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03-11-20 | Hornets +11 v. Heat | 109-98 | Win | 100 | 2 h 25 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Miami is trying to overtake the Boston Celtics for the No. 3 spot while holding off the Indiana Pacers charging from behind and is hoping All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler will be ready today. The Hornets lost four of their last five games and are coming off a 143-138 double-overtime setback at Atlanta on Monday that featured a career-high 40 points from point guard Terry Rozier. Consider that Charlotte is 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. |
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03-10-20 | Clippers -11.5 v. Warriors | 131-107 | Win | 100 | 9 h 51 m | Show | |
Rating: 3 Units The Clippers had a chance to establish themselves as the most dominant team in the city of Los Angeles on Sunday but instead fell 112-103 to the Lakers in a battle of the top two teams in the Western Conference. The Clippers will take a steep step down in competition when they visit the NBA-worst Golden State Warriors. Los Angeles took each of the first two meetings, including a 141-122 triumph at Golden State on Oct. 24. Consider that Los Angeles is 25-9 ATS in their last 34 games following a straight up loss. |
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03-10-20 | Magic v. Grizzlies -2.5 | 120-115 | Loss | -103 | 6 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 3 Units The Memphis Grizzlies are fighting to stay in the top eight in the Western Conference with a slew of teams chasing them for the No. 8 spot and need to pick up as many wins as they can, especially against teams with losing records. The Grizzlies will try to make it two in a row against sub-.500 teams from the East when they host the Orlando Magic today. Memphis sits four games ahead of the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings and won four of its last five games but is staring at a brutal closing stretch with 12 of the final 18 games against teams currently in the top eight of their respective conferences and five of the other six against teams chasing it in the West - Portland (twice), New Orleans (twice) and San Antonio. Consider that Orlando is 5-12 ATS in the last 17 meetings in Memphis. |
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03-10-20 | Celtics v. Pacers +3 | 114-111 | Push | 0 | 6 h 32 m | Show | |
Rating: 3 Units A pair of Eastern Conference contenders trending in opposite directions meet today in Indiana, where the host Pacers look to get closer in the standings to the slumping Boston Celtics. Indiana's 112-109 win at Dallas on Sunday gave the team eight victories in its last 10 games and pushed it into fifth place alone in the East, just 3 1/2 games back of the third-place Celtics. The Celtics have lost four of their last five following a 105-104 setback at home to Oklahoma City on Sunday. Gordon Hayward returned from a two-game layoff to score 24 points but Boston was outscored by 12 points in the second half to suffer its fourth straight home loss. Consider that Indiana is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days. |
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03-08-20 | Magic +8.5 v. Rockets | 126-106 | Win | 100 | 8 h 47 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Orlando is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game, and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win. Houston is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss. In addition, Orlando is 14-6 ATS in the last 20 meetings overall and 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Houston. |
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03-08-20 | Thunder v. Celtics -3.5 | 105-104 | Loss | -109 | 7 h 0 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Overtime losses at home to Houston and Brooklyn - the latter of which saw Boston blow a 21-point lead in the second half - started the TD Garden slide, and Friday's 99-91 setback against Utah extended the squad's frustration. The Thunder won the first two legs of their three-game road trip at Detroit and New York. Danilo Gallinari led six players in double figures in a 126-103 rout of the Knicks on Friday night as Oklahoma City posted its most lopsided road victory of the season and remained in sixth place in the Western Conference. Consider that Boston is 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. |
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03-08-20 | Pelicans -6.5 v. Wolves | 120-107 | Win | 100 | 5 h 35 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units New Orleans sits four games behind the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies with 19 games left on the schedule entering play on Saturday and will likely see things decided over the next nine contests, which include two games against the Grizzlies, two against Sacramento and one versus San Antonio along with matchups at West powers Utah and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Timberwolves are not a part of the postseason race but is trying to build chemistry with a rebuilt roster and is 3-3 in its last six games but is coming off a 132-118 home loss to the Orlando Magic on Friday. |
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03-07-20 | Jazz -8 v. Pistons | 111-105 | Loss | -105 | 7 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Utah Jazz look to defeat Detroit for the eighth consecutive time when they visit the Pistons today. Utah has won four straight games overall and is 3-0 on a four-game road trip after posting a 99-94 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday. The Jazz limited Boston to 37.2 percent shooting and held All-Star power forward Jayson Tatum to 18 points while moving into sole possession of fourth place in the Western Conference. The Pistons have lost nine of their last 10 games. |
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03-06-20 | Pacers -4 v. Bulls | 108-102 | Win | 100 | 10 h 29 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Indiana sits three games behind the Miami Heat for the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs and was happy with the effort but not the execution against the Bucks. Chicago lost 11 of its last 13 games and got two key players back from the injured list only to add another this week with Otto Porter Jr. (foot) and Lauri Markkanen (pelvis) returning and Zach LaVine (quad) going down. "I just went out there and played, started moving," Markkanen told reporters after making his return in a 115-108 loss to Minnesota on Wednesday. Consider that Indiana is 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS loss. |
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03-06-20 | Magic -2 v. Wolves | 132-118 | Win | 100 | 10 h 24 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Timberwolves are trying to win three in a row for the first time since the first three games of the season after knocking off New Orleans and Chicago on back-to-back nights this week - matching the team's win total from the previous 22 games. Consider however, that Minnesota is 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games playing on 1 days rest while Orlando is 10-2 ATS in the last 12 meetings in Minnesota. |
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03-06-20 | Hawks v. Wizards -3 | 112-118 | Win | 100 | 10 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Washington Wizards sit 4 1/2 games out of the final Eastern Conference playoff spot entering today’s home matchup with the Atlanta Hawks and need to turn things around after losing six of their past eight games. The Wizards ended a western road trip at 1-3 following Wednesday’s 125-104 defeat at Portland, and a defense allowing an NBA-worst 120.2 points per game surrendered 125-plus points five times in the past seven games. Atlanta has played better since a 7-27 start, going 12-17 since New Year’s Day, but its bid for the first three-game winning streak of the season ended with an ugly 127-88 home loss to Memphis on Monday. Consider that Washington is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 home games. |
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03-04-20 | Celtics -2 v. Cavs | 112-106 | Win | 100 | 8 h 52 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Boston Celtics look to finish off a four-game season sweep as well as defeat Cleveland for the eighth consecutive time when they visit the Cavaliers today. Boston hasn't dropped a regular-season clash since Feb. 11, 2018 when LeBron James was still on the Cavaliers. Celtics All-Star power forward Jayson Tatum (illness) sat out Tuesday's 129-120 overtime loss against the Brooklyn Nets in a contest in which the team blow an 18-point, fourth-quarter lead. Cleveland has lost three straight games, including a 126-113 setback against the Utah Jazz on Monday in the second contest of a five-game homestand. Consider that the Celtics are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. |
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03-03-20 | Raptors -4 v. Suns | 123-114 | Win | 100 | 11 h 3 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The suddenly struggling Toronto Raptors will try to avoid their first four-game slide of the season when they visit the Phoenix Suns today. The Raptors won 17 of 18 games before the current skid and are trying to fight through another round of injuries. The Suns are losers of three in a row as well and have been off since suffering an embarrassing 115-99 home loss to the NBA-worst Golden State Warriors on Saturday. |
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03-03-20 | Wolves v. Pelicans -11 | 139-134 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 6 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Williamson scored a season-high 35 points on 12-of-16 shooting Sunday but couldn't quite pull New Orleans past the Western Conference-best Los Angeles Lakers in a 122-114 setback, leaving the team three games behind the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies entering play on Monday. The Timberwolves are not ready to compete at that level and are in the middle of a rebuild that has seen them drop 20 of the last 22 games as staff tries to find some continuity with the rotation. Minnesota is without star center Karl-Anthony Towns (wrist) and is being led by a pair of guards - Malik Beasley and D'Angelo Russell - who arrived at the trade deadline from different places. |
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03-03-20 | Nets v. Celtics -9 | 129-120 | Loss | -105 | 10 h 39 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Boston Celtics are coming off a tough home loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday but finished off February with a 9-3 mark and the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics will try to get their March slate started off right when they host the Brooklyn Nets today. Boston got a miracle 3-pointer off a missed free throw from Jaylen Brown to send Saturday's game to overtime and nearly pulled out the win before Brown's jumper fell short, and coach Brad Stevens is looking for teaching moments. Boston is trying to surpass Toronto for the No. 2 seed in the East, which could set up a first-round date with the slumping Nets. Brooklyn dropped its last four games to slip a half-game behind the Orlando Magic in the battle for the seventh seed going into play on Monday but still sits well clear of the ninth-place Washington Wizards. |
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03-02-20 | Jazz -8.5 v. Cavs | 126-113 | Win | 100 | 8 h 25 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Utah Jazz picked themselves up and snapped a four-game slide on Friday, just in time to switch the momentum in front of a four-game road trip. The Jazz will try to get that trip started with a victory when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers today. Utah, which faces three teams fighting for lottery position on the trip, went a disappointing 2-4 on the just completed homestand but leaned on star guard Donovan Mitchell and came away with a 129-119 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday. Cleveland turned heads with home wins over Miami and Philadelphia early last week but dropped both ends of a back-to-back at New Orleans and against Indiana on Friday and Saturday to fall to 3-3 since J.B. Bickerstaff took over as head coach during the All-Star break. Consider that Utah is 16-5-1 ATS in their last 22 games following a straight up win. |
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03-01-20 | Wizards -6.5 v. Warriors | 124-110 | Win | 100 | 9 h 33 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Red-hot Bradley Beal is trying to will the Washington Wizards back into the playoff chase, and the All-Star guard hopes to continue his scoring surge at the NBA-worst Golden State Warriors tonight. Beal averaged 45 points over his last four outings and 36.2 in February for the Wizards, who are 4 1/2 games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 24 contests to go. Consider that the Wizards are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight-up loss and the Warriors are 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 games playing on 0 days rest. |
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03-01-20 | Pistons v. Kings -7.5 | 100-106 | Loss | -109 | 7 h 51 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Sacramento Kings capped a winning road trip with a big victory over one of the teams ahead of them in the Western Conference playoff race. Their reward is a stretch in which they play seven of eight games at home, beginning with a visit from the Detroit Pistons today. After losing a late lead at Oklahoma City on Thursday, the Kings were able to hang on for a 104-101 win at Memphis on Friday to finish the trip at 3-1 and move within three games of the eighth-place Grizzlies in the West entering Saturday. Guard De'Aaron Fox scored 25 points in the win after sitting out the previous contest due to abdominal tightness. Consider that Sacramento is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record. |
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03-01-20 | Raptors +3.5 v. Nuggets | 118-133 | Loss | -109 | 6 h 58 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Raptors are enduring their first losing streak in over two months after dropping back-to-back home games to the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets and are about to embark on a five-game road trip through the Western Conference. The Raptors will try to avoid their first three-game slide since early December when they visit the Denver Nuggets today. Toronto won 17 of 18 before dropping the last two and is looking forward to getting out on the road and finding some continuity with a rotation in flux due to injuries. The Nuggets are looking to regroup as well after losing sole possession of second place in the Western Conference with a 132-103 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Consider that Toronto is 38-15 ATS in their last 53 games playing on 1 days rest. |
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02-29-20 | Rockets v. Celtics -1.5 | 111-110 | Loss | -106 | 9 h 60 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Boston Celtics are developing a new superstar in forward Jayson Tatum, and he has his team on a hot streak. Tatum and the Celtics will face another team surging up the standings when they host James Harden, Russell Westbrook and the red-hot Houston Rockets today. Boston picked up wins in 14 of its last 17 games to keep the pressure on the Toronto Raptors for the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference and is coming home for the first time since the All-Star break after a 3-1 trip out west that featured Tatum averaging 34.5 points on 56.6 percent shooting. |
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02-29-20 | Lakers -8 v. Grizzlies | 88-105 | Loss | -109 | 8 h 21 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The availability of All-Star forward LeBron James will be determined close to game time as the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Memphis Grizzlies today. James missed Thursday's 116-86 rout of the host Golden Warriors due to a groin injury and hopes to return as the Lakers seek their eighth straight victory. Los Angeles played crisp basketball without James and All-Star power forward Anthony Davis was pleased to see the quality of play. Memphis is mired in a five-game losing streak after suffering a 104-101 home loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday to see its lead slip to two games over the New Orleans Pelicans for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. |
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02-28-20 | Nuggets +6 v. Clippers | 103-132 | Loss | -108 | 13 h 28 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Los Angeles Clippers can match the Denver Nuggets for the second-best record in the Western Conference when the teams battle in Los Angeles tonight. The Clippers have won back-to-back games after losing four of their previous five, while the Nuggets split their past four games. Denver is one of five teams to reach the 40-win mark and put up a strong performance in Tuesday's 115-98 home victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Nuggets won five of the past six meetings, including a 114-104 home win on Jan. 12. |
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02-28-20 | Cavs +13 v. Pelicans | 104-116 | Win | 100 | 11 h 2 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Cleveland Cavaliers just put together two impressive performances at home against Eastern Conference playoff teams and are showing strong signs of improvement since switching head coaches at the All-Star break. The Cavaliers will try to keep the momentum up on the road when they visit Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans today. Cleveland is 3-1 in four games since moving from John Beilein to J.B. Bickerstaff at the break and jumped out of last place in the East with a 108-94 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday - two days after battling for a 125-119 overtime triumph over the Miami Heat. Consider that Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a road underdog. |
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02-28-20 | Thunder +12 v. Bucks | 86-133 | Loss | -110 | 3 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Oklahoma City recovered from a 19-point, third-quarter deficit to post a 112-108 home win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. The Thunder have won five straight games and 14 of the past 17 to move a season-best 15 games over .500. Consider that Oklahoma City is 7-1 ATS without rest versus non-conference opponents while Milwaukee is 0-5 ATS versus unrested non-conference foes |
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02-28-20 | Hornets v. Raptors -13.5 | 99-96 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 36 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Raptors got a look at how much work they need to do to go from the No 2 team in the Eastern Conference to No. 1 when they dropped a 108-97 home decision to the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. The Raptors will try to get back in the win column when they finish off a four-game homestand by hosting the Charlotte Hornets today. Defending-champion Toronto won 17 of 18 before falling on Tuesday while shooting 35.2 percent from the floor and committing 17 turnovers. The Hornets bounced back from a pair of embarrassing losses, including a 39-point setback at Indiana on Tuesday, by beating the New York Knicks 107-101 on Wednesday. Toronto crushed the Hornets at home 132-96 on Nov. 18. |
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02-26-20 | Grizzlies +10.5 v. Rockets | 112-140 | Loss | -105 | 21 h 43 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Memphis is 7-2 ATS in its last nine road games following a three games SU/ATS losing streak, while Houston is just 1-5 ATS in its last six after scoring over 120 or more points and failing to cover the spread in its previous outing (the Knicks were favored by 14 and it won 123-112). |
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02-26-20 | Magic v. Hawks +2.5 | 130-120 | Loss | -109 | 12 h 32 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Memphis is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest,3-10 ATS in their last 13 games overall, 2-11 ATS in their last 13 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win. Atlanta is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game, 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points, and 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 home games. |
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02-25-20 | Kings -5.5 v. Warriors | 112-94 | Win | 100 | 24 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Sacramento Kings came out of the break hot and are not playing like a team destined for another trip to the draft lottery. The Kings will try to make it wins in three straight games when they visit the NBA-worst Golden State Warriors today. Sacramento battled for a 129-125 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in its return from the break on Thursday and began its four-game road trip on Saturday by skipping past the Los Angeles Clippers 112-103. Sacramento took the first two meetings this season, including a 100-79 triumph at Golden State on Dec. 15. |
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02-25-20 | Thunder -6.5 v. Bulls | 124-122 | Loss | -109 | 21 h 44 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Oklahoma City Thunder aren't content to just make the playoffs in the Western Conference, they are looking for a strong seed, and they are looking to do damage. The Thunder will try to push their latest winning streak to four in a row when they visit the Chicago Bulls today. Oklahoma City came out of the All-Star break with an impressive performance in a 113-101 victory over Denver and was even better on Sunday, when it shot 57.5 percent from the floor in a 131-103 drubbing of the San Antonio Spurs. Consider that Oklahoma City is 22-5 ATS in their last 27 road games. |
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02-24-20 | Magic v. Nets -3 | 115-113 | Loss | -104 | 11 h 44 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Brooklyn Nets continue to put their best foot forward without star guard Kyrie Irving and will attempt to win for the fourth time in their last five games when they host the Orlando Magic today. The Nets went 8-12 with Irving (shoulder) in the lineup this season but improved to 18-17 without him with Saturday's 115-86 rout of the Charlotte Hornets. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot led eight players in double figures with a season-high 21 points against the Hornets as Brooklyn posted its third win of at least 22 points since Irving left the lineup for good earlier this month. The Magic are 2 1/2 games behind the seventh-place Nets in the Eastern Conference and will be seeking their first win since before the All-Star break. They came out of the intermission with a 122-106 home loss to Dallas after shooting 9-of-43 from 3-point range. |
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02-23-20 | Pelicans -9.5 v. Warriors | 115-101 | Win | 100 | 10 h 49 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units New Orleans remains a longshot for the postseason at four games behind the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies but is clearly a team on the rise and Williamson handed out three of the team's 36 assists in Friday's 128-115 win over Portland to go with a team-high 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting in his 11th game. The Warriors are hoping to find someone like Williamson at the top of this June's draft to throw in the lineup with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins, putting this disappointing season behind them, but in the meantime will try to snap their latest slide at five straight. Golden State came out of the All-Star break on Thursday and was crushed 135-105 at home by the Houston Rockets while allowing 25 made 3-pointers. |
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02-23-20 | Wolves +13.5 v. Nuggets | 116-128 | Win | 100 | 7 h 28 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units After dropping their final game before the All-Star break in overtime against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Nuggets fell 113-101 at Oklahoma City in their return to action Friday night. Denver still sits in second place in the Western Confernce, but the back-to-back setbacks have placed it just 2 1/2 games up on fifth-place Houston entering Saturday, with the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah trailing even closer. The Nuggets' 19 turnovers led to 25 points for the Thunder in the 113-101 loss Friday night. Consider that Minnesota is 20-7 ATS in the last 27 meetings in Denver. |
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02-22-20 | Suns v. Bulls +3 | 112-104 | Loss | -115 | 4 h 24 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Phoenix Suns took a 118-101 beating at Toronto Friday night. They're an abysmal 1-8 ATS in their last nine overall and 3-6-1 ATS when playing on no rest on the season. I think they'll come up short when visiting Chicago on no rest today. The Bulls are not much better at 1-7 ATS in their last eight games, but here they'll be looking to bounce back from a 103-93 loss to Charlotte on Thursday and they're 5-2 ATS in their last seven games following a double-digit loss at home. |
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02-22-20 | Nets -4 v. Hornets | 115-86 | Win | 100 | 4 h 37 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Brooklyn announced Thursday that Irving, who has been limited to 20 games this season by shoulder and knee ailments, would undergo season-ending surgery and the team put together a strong battle later that night against the Philadelphia 76ers on the road before falling 112-104 in overtime. One of the teams trying to make a run at the seventh or eighth spot in the East is the Hornets, who extended their winning streak to three in a row by coming out of the break and earning a 103-93 victory at Chicago. Brooklyn took two of the first three meetings, including a 111-104 triumph at Charlotte on Dec. 6. |
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02-21-20 | Pelicans -4.5 v. Blazers | 128-115 | Win | 100 | 11 h 26 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The New Orleans Pelicans attempt to complete a four-game season sweep of Portland when they visit the Trail Blazers on Friday. The Pelicans won the first three meetings by an average of 13.3 points, including a 138-117 home romp on Feb. 11, and Portland will be missing star guard Damian Lillard this time. In addition, the Pelicans are 5-1 ATS in their last six games as a favorite and 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings. |
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02-21-20 | Suns v. Raptors -7.5 | 101-118 | Win | 100 | 9 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Toronto won 15 games in a row before dropping a 101-91 decision at Brooklyn and was not happy about the way it went into the break. Toronto is trying to defend its NBA title while the Suns are trying to end a nine-year postseason drought but enter the final third of the season 6 1/2 games behind the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference. Phoenix won its final game before the break 112-106 over Golden State and is searching for its first back-to-back wins in over a month as it kicks off a three-game road trip. Toronto owns a four-game winning streak in the series. |
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02-21-20 | Cavs +6 v. Wizards | 113-108 | Win | 100 | 7 h 20 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Eastern Conference-worst Cleveland Cavaliers will be under the direction of a new head coach when they come out of the All-Star break and visit the Washington Wizards on Friday. The Cavaliers and coach John Beilein mutually agreed to part ways during the break, with Beilein leaving four years on a pact signed over the summer. The teams split the first two meetings, with Washington earning a 124-112 victory at Cleveland in the most recent matchup on Jan. 23. |
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02-13-20 | Thunder v. Pelicans -2 | 123-118 | Loss | -109 | 11 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Rookie Zion Williamson has recorded the first 30-point effort of his game and looks for a strong follow-up performance when the New Orleans Pelicans host the Oklahoma City Thunder today. The No. 1 overall pick is displaying his abilities by scoring 20 or more points in five straight appearances and seven of his first nine NBA games. Consider that New Orleans is 14-5-1 ATS in their last 20 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game and 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games playing on 1 days rest. |
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02-12-20 | Bucks -2 v. Pacers | 111-118 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 46 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Indiana Pacers are slumping their way toward the All-Star break, and the last thing they need to see is the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers will try to catch the Bucks napping and snap a six-game slide when they host Milwaukee today. All six losses during Indiana's slide came by single digits and five came at home, with Monday's 106-105 setback to the Brooklyn Nets particularly crushing after the team squandered a late lead. The Bucks are cruising toward the break and ran their latest winning streak to five in a row on Monday with a 123-111 win over the Sacramento Kings despite the absence of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sat out after welcoming his first child. |
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02-12-20 | Raptors -3.5 v. Nets | 91-101 | Loss | -105 | 12 h 43 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Raptors will try to take their franchise-best winning streak to 16 straight when they visit the Brooklyn Nets today in their final game before the All-Star break. The Nets gave the Raptors their toughest test thus far during the streak in a 119-118 decision at Toronto on Saturday and have won five of seven. Toronto showed off the range of its offensive weapons in Monday's 137-126 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves with four players scoring 20 or more points and every starter posting at least 16 as the team shot 57.3 percent from the floor with a small lineup that featured small forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson at center. Toronto is riding a six-game winning streak in the series and earned a 121-102 victory in its last trip to Brooklyn on Jan. 4. |
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02-11-20 | Blazers v. Pelicans -2 | 117-138 | Win | 100 | 12 h 7 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The New Orleans Pelicans expect to have their two standout forwards on the floor when they host the Portland Trail Blazers today. Rookie phenom Zion Williamson and All-Star Brandon Ingram both missed Saturday's win over the Indiana Pacers due to ankle injuries and are on track to return. The Pelicans are on the fringe of the Western Conference playoff race and they need to keep their key pieces healthy if they are going to make a run. The Pelicans are 2-0 against the Trail Blazers this season after losing the previous four meetings. |
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02-10-20 | Spurs v. Nuggets -7.5 | 120-127 | Loss | -105 | 13 h 41 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units San Antonio Spurs come into this one having dropped each of the first four of a demanding eight-game road trip. They took a 122-102 beating at Sacramento on Saturday, and things won't get any easier in the altitude at Denver Monday night. The Nuggets should be well rested as they will play their second game in five nights and they came away with a rather comfortable 117-108 triumph at Phoenix last time out. They're 5-1 ATS in their last six games overall and 4-0 against the number in their last four games as a home favorite. |
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02-09-20 | Celtics +1 v. Thunder | 112-111 | Win | 100 | 6 h 20 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Two of the hottest teams in their respective conferences meet Sunday in an intriguing matinee as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Boston Celtics. The Thunder have won four in a row and nine of 10 after Friday's 108-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons in their first game since standing pat at the trade deadline. The Celtics also did nothing at the deadline and then went out and picked up a sixth straight win Friday against Atlanta. Boston took both meetings last season by single digits and has won four in a row overall. |
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02-08-20 | Clippers -8.5 v. Wolves | 115-142 | Loss | -106 | 7 h 22 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Minnesota is enduring a 13-game losing streak and decided to send away a franchise cornerstone by shipping Andrew Wiggins to the Golden State Warriors in the deal that brought back Russell, a former All-Star. Bringing in Russell highlights an active two days for the Timberwolves front office, which also sent away Robert Covington in a four-team, 12-player deal on Wednesday and dealt their longest-tenured player, Gorgui Dieng, to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, leaving president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas with just two players remaining from the roster he took over in May. Los Angeles won the last three in the series, including a 118-106 home victory last week. |
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02-08-20 | Nets v. Raptors -6 | 118-119 | Loss | -105 | 7 h 41 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Raptors look to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 14 games when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. The last two victories were in a home-and home against the Indiana Pacers, including Friday's 115-106 road victory. Point guard Kyle Lowry departed Friday's win with an injury that leaves him questionable at best for Saturday's game, while veteran power forward Serge Ibaka stood out with 22 points and 10 rebounds. The Raptors have won five straight meetings and 17 of the past 18. |
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02-06-20 | Pelicans -3.5 v. Bulls | 125-119 | Win | 100 | 23 h 38 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Bulls are returning home after going 0-3 on their just-completed road trip, capped by a dispiriting second half in a 129-102 setback at Toronto on Monday. New Orleans earned a 123-108 home win over Chicago on Jan. 8 behind 29 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds from Ingram. |
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02-05-20 | Pacers v. Raptors -5.5 | 118-119 | Loss | -113 | 23 h 53 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Indiana Pacers are still trying to figure out how to run the offense with Victor Oladipo back and they are about to run into the hottest team in the league. The Pacers will try to figure things out quickly on Wednesday when they visit the Toronto Raptors, who are winners of 11 straight. Oladipo has yet to reach double figures in three games since returning from surgery to repair a torn quad tendon and is a combined 8-of-39 from the floor, including 3-of-21 from 3-point range. The Raptors, who visit the Pacers in the back end of the home-and-home set on Friday, are not having any trouble finding a rhythm of late despite players going in an out of the lineup due to injury and rolled over the Chicago Bulls 129-102 on Sunday. Toronto matched the franchise's longest winning streak with that triumph as Terence Davis took his turn as the scoring star with a career-high 31 points. |
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02-02-20 | Bulls v. Raptors -10.5 | 102-129 | Win | 100 | 5 h 35 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Bulls have six players that score in double figures. However, they only average 106 PPG this year, while allowing 108.3. The Raptors have won ten in a row and they average 112.3 PPG and they concede 106.3. Chicago is just 8-17 as the road team this season, including going just 1-4 in its last five. Toronto is 17-7 at home and it's won three of its last five North of the border. I think the Bulls have difficulty keeping pace down the stretch. |
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02-02-20 | Pelicans v. Rockets -5 | 109-117 | Win | 100 | 4 h 39 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Rockets received a combined 67 points, 22 rebounds, 15 assists and seven steals from former MVPs Russell Westbrook and James Harden in Friday's 128-121 win over Dallas to begin a three-game homestand. Harden continues to lead the NBA in scoring at 35.6 per game, but he's fallen shy of that mark in seven straight outings. He averaged 34 points in two wins over the Pelicans earlier in the season but missed a 127-112 loss at New Orleans on Dec. 29 due to a sprained toe. |
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02-01-20 | 76ers v. Celtics +1 | 95-116 | Win | 100 | 9 h 39 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Celtics won five of their last six after a 119-104 victory over the Warriors on Thursday. Gordon Hayward scored 25 points and Jayson Tatum marked his first career All-Star selection with 21 points as Boston improved to 19-5 at home. In addition, the 76ers are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Boston and 5-11 ATS in the last 16 meetings. |
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02-01-20 | Warriors v. Cavs -1.5 | 131-112 | Loss | -107 | 8 h 9 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Cleveland and Golden State met in the NBA Finals in four consecutive seasons between 2015 and 2018 but the Cavaliers tailed off when LeBron James left following a loss to the Warriors in the 2018 Finals and injuries have ruined the 2019-20 season for Golden State. The Warriors began the five-game road trip with losses at Philadelphia and Boston to fall to 3-22 on the road despite solid performances from point guard D'Angelo Russell. The Cavaliers dropped nine of their last 10 games but played the defending champion Toronto Raptors tough in a 115-109 setback on Thursday. |
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02-01-20 | Heat -2 v. Magic | 102-89 | Win | 100 | 7 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Miami, which returns home for one game on Monday before embarking on a six-game trip that bridges the All-Star break, owned the best home record in the NBA before sandwiching a 113-92 victory over the Magic around losses to the Clippers and the Celtics and is blaming trouble on the defensive end for the losses. Miami did not have as much trouble on the defensive end in Monday's win over the Magic, which marked Orlando's fourth consecutive setback. |
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02-01-20 | Knicks v. Pacers -10.5 | 92-85 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 58 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Victor Oladipo made an immediate impact in his first game after missing over a year following surgery to repair a ruptured quad tendon, helping the Indiana Pacers to an overtime triumph over Chicago on Wednesday. Oladipo will try to increase his activity and help the Pacers keep rolling when they host the New York Knicks today. Oladipo came off the bench in his return and scored nine points in 21 minutes, with the most important coming on a 3-pointer with just over 10 seconds remaining that forced overtime. The Knicks come in losers of 12 of their last 15 games and short a player with point guard Elfrid Payton suspended one game for shoving Memphis’ Jae Crowder into the stands on a late 3-point attempt after a steal in Wednesday’s 127-106 loss to the Grizzlies. In addition, New York is 4-11 ATS in the last 15 meetings in Indiana. |
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01-31-20 | Thunder -1 v. Suns | 111-107 | Win | 100 | 14 h 37 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Oklahoma City Thunder are winners of six of their last seven games and began the two-game road trip by earning a 120-100 victory at Sacramento on Wednesday. The Thunder will try to sweep the trip when they visit a confident Phoenix Suns' squad today. Oklahoma City had a five-game winning streak come to an end with a 107-97 loss at home to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday but looked like a different team on Wednesday, when it shot 50 percent from the floor and totaled 32 assists in breezing past the Kings. Oklahoma City owns a seven-game winning streak in the series, including a 126-108 triumph at home on Dec. 20. |
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01-31-20 | Raptors -4.5 v. Pistons | 105-92 | Win | 100 | 12 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Raptors look to extend their season-high winning streak to 10 games when they visit the Detroit Pistons on toay. Toronto continued its winning ways by prevailing 115-109 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in the opener of a brief two-game road swing. The Pistons have lost four consecutive games - all by double digits - and have slipped to 15 games below .500 with only 33 games remaining. |