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CHICAGO (16 - 20) at BOSTON (26 - 10) - 1/14/2010, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 15-34 ATS (-22.4 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 132-106 ATS (+15.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 11-4 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 12-4 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
11 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CLEVELAND (30 - 10) at UTAH (21 - 17) - 1/14/2010, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 66-42 ATS (+19.8 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 20-4 ATS (+15.6 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.
UTAH is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 77-58 ATS (+13.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CLEVELAND is 55-37 ATS (+14.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

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

Cleveland Cavaliers at Utah Jazz (pk, 196.5)

Tiger Woods isn’t the only star athlete with a storied history of sexual conquests.

Shaquille O’Neal, who is in Utah Thursday night, is in the middle of a tabloid war after Orlando-based model Vanessa Lopez told reporters that she was not only the center’s mistress but that O’Neal harassed and threatened her.

Lopez is suing O’Neal after text messages surfaced, allegedly from O’Neal to a friend, saying, “Shut Dat Bitch Up!”.

She told reporters she hasn’t felt safe since telling O’Neal that she may be pregnant back in September after the couple had been seeing each other for five years. According to TMZ.com, Shaq’s sisters, who stand 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-8, made verbal threats towards Lopez, who has been connected to other NBA players.

This sticky mess is on the heels of another Shaq mistress coming forward and his wife, Va'Shaundya "Shaunie" O'Neal, filing for divorce in November. Add those troubles to O’Neal’s pedestrian numbers in his first year with Cleveland, scoring just under 11 points per and grabbing seven rebounds a game.

The Cavs close a four-game road trip against the Jazz, going 2-1 but covering the spread just once in those three games. O’Neal is scoring more than 11 points per game during this road trip, most recently totaling 13 points and six rebounds in a win over Golden State Monday.

A distracted Shaq, who has remained surprisingly silent about the situation, will be less than efficient, especially coming into his fourth game in seven days.

Pick: Jazz