Memphis @ Philadelphia

Philadelphia -5
Total 189

Home/Away:
Memphis 20-18 Overall and 8-13 Away
Philadelphia 18-21 Overall and 10-8

Kenny Thomas Questionable for Philadelphia
Derrick Coleman Questionable for Philadelphia

MEM is 3-1 ATS in the last four meetings.
MEM is 5-1 ATS in their last six overall.
Over is 5-1 in MEM's last six on the road.
PHI is 6-2 ATS in their last eight overall.
Under is 7-2 in PHI's last nine at home.
Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

Last 5:
Memphis [-4.6 margin] 95.4 points on 43.7 FG%
Philadelphia [+2.1 margin] 87.4 points on 43.9 FG%

Memphis on 5-1 run.
Phildelphia on a 6-11 SU run.

Memphis 13-8 Over Away
Philadelphia 12-6 Under at Home
Philadelphia 5-2 Under on 2 Days Of Rest

Memphis not that good a road team, Philly not playing that well.

Passing on side and total.
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Minnesota @ Houston

Houston -1.5
Total 174.5

Minnesota 26-11 Overall and 14-6 Away
Houston 22-16 Overall and 12-5 At Home

Gary Trent Day-to-Day for Minnesota
Kelvin Cato Questionable for Houston

MIN has won the last two meetings ATS.
MIN is 4-1 ATS in their last five overall.
Over is 8-2 in MIN's last 10 on the road.
HOU is 5-2 ATS in their last seven overall.
Under is 5-1 in HOU's last six at home.
Under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings.

Home/Away:
Minnesota [+4.1 margin] 95.8 points on 47.1 FG%
Houston [+6.1 margin] 87.8 points on 44.2 FG%

Last 5:
Minnesoata [+11.0 margin] 95.8 points on 47.7 FG%
Houston [+7.4 margin] 91.6 points on 45.4 FG%

Minnesota has won 5 in a row and is on 17-3 SU run.
Houston on a 6-2 Su run.

Home team has won the last 5 in the Series and 8 of 10.

Minneosta 12-8 Over Away
Houston 11-6 Under At Home

Minnesota 8-3 SU and 7-4 Over with 2 Days of Rest.

Looks like this should be a very competitve game.
Could go either way. Home team has done well in Series.
Kind of like Minnesota.

Still, no big edge. Passing on side and total.


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Seattle @ Washington

Seattle -4
Total 192 to 191.5

Seattle 19-18 Overall and 8-9 Away
Washington 10-28 Overall and 6-10 At Home

Christian Laettner Out for Washington
Gilbert Arenas Out for Washington

SEA is 7-3 ATS with no rest this season.
Over is 7-1 in SEA’s last eight overall.
Sonics rank 4th in off avg. 98.1 pts/gm.
WAS is 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven overall.
Wiz is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 at home.
WAS has won the last two meetings ATS.

Home/Away:
Seattle [-3.6 margin] 97.6 points on 43.7 FG%
Washington [-2.4 margin] 88.6 points on 40.8 FG%

Last 5:
Seattle [-2.8 margin] 104.0 points on 44.0 FG%
Washington [-10.0 margin] 89.2 on 42.3 FG%

Seattle won first meeting:
Seattle 88-85 At Seattle....Under.

Seattle has lost 3 in a row.
Washington on 1-7 Su run.

Washington 5-0-1 Over their last 6.

Seattle 7-3 Su, 7-3 ATS and 8-2 Over with NO Rest.
Washington 2-8 SU, 3-7 ATS and 8-2 Over with No Rest

Washington is just 3-16 SU their last 19.

Generally don't like to take small road favorites or teams
that are not playing that well. In this case, going with
the Days of Rest trend.

Taking Seattle -4

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Toronto @ Atlanta

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Toronto 20-17 Overall and 8-11 Away
Atlanta 11-29 Overall and 6-10 At Home

Vince Carter Questionable for Toronto
Chris Bosh Questionable for Toronto

TOR is 3-0 ATS in their last three overall.
Under is 8-1 in TOR's last nine overall.
TOR is 6-0 ATS in their last six on the road.
Under is 9-0 in ATL's last nine overall.
Hawks rank 26th in off avg. 88.1 pts/gm.
Over is 5-2 in the last seven meetings.

Home/Away:
Toronto [-5.2 margin] 83.2 points on 41.7 FG%
Atlanta [-1.2 margin] 92.9 points on 44.1 FG%

Last 5:
Toronto [+1.4 margin] 79.0 points on 41.3 FG%
Atlanta [-16.2 margin] 78.2 points on 42.3 FG%

Toronto on 6-4 SU run.
Atlanta on 1-4 Su run.

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Indiana @ New Jersey

New Jersey -4
Total 169 to 168.5

Indiana 30-11 Overall and 14-7 Away
New Jersey 21-16 Overall and 12-7 At Home

IND is 3-0 ATS in the last three meetings.
IND is 7-2 ATS in their last nine overall.
IND is 5-0 ATS in their last five on the road.
NJ is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 overall.
Nets are 4-0 ATS in their last four at home.
NJ ranks 6th in def avg. 86.7 pts/gm.

Home/Away:
Indiana [+2.0 margin] 88.9 points on 43.0 FG%
New Jersey [+6.3 margin] 89.7 points on 44.6 FG%

Last 5:
Indiana [+9.4 margin] 93.2 points on 42.3 FG%
New Jersey [+4.0 margin} 93.2 points on 42.9 FG%

Indiana on 9-1 SU run.
New Jersey on 8-3 Su run, but 1-2 Su their last 3.

Away tema won both meeting so far this year.
New Jesey 82-75 At Indiana....Under.
Indiana 87-81 At New Jersey...Under.

Last 3 Meeting have gone Under.

Indiana 9-4 SU, 7-6 ATS and 8-4 Over with No Rest.
New Jersey 9-5 SU with 1 Day Of Rest.

This total looks too low. The last 5,
the combined offensive total is 186.8
Taking Over 168.5

Tough game to call the side, passing.

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Orlando @ New Orleans

New Orleans -7.5
Total 191.5 to 191

Orlando 9-30 Overall and 5-16 Away
New Orleans 22-17 Overall and 11-7 At Home

David Westley Day-to-Day for New Orleans.
David West Questionable for New Orleans

Over is 3-0 in the last three meetings.
ORL is 2-9 ATS with no rest this season.
ORL is 1-6 ATS in their last seven overall.
NO is 0-6 ATS in their last six overall.
NO is 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 at home.
Horns are 3-0 ATS in the last three meetings.

Home/Away:
Orlando [-7.5 margin] 94.1 points on 42.4 FG%
New Orleans [+5.2 margin] 92.6 points on 42.3 FG%

Last 5:
Orlando [-3.8 margin] 99.0 points on 42.9 FG%
New Orleans [-2.8 margin] 85.6 points on 38.5 FG%

Orlando on a 2-9 SU run
New Orleans on 1-5 SU run.

New Orleans has won the first 3 meetings:
New Orleans 106-91 At New Orleans...went Over
New Orleans 100-91 At Orlando.......went Over
New Orleans 100-98 At Orlando.......went Over

Would have to lean toward New Orleans, but passsing
due to injury questions.

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New York @ Chicago

New York -3 to -2.5
Total 193 to 192.5

New York 17-24 Overall and 6-13 Away.
Chicago 12-27 Overall and 7-14 At Home

Tyson Chandler Out for Chicago.

NY is 3-1 ATS in their last four overall.
Over is 5-0 in NY’s last five on the road.
Over is 13-3 in NY’s last 16 overall.
CHI is 1-4 ATS in their last five overall.
Under is 13-3 in CHI's last 16 at home.
Bulls are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

Home/Away:
New York [-3.7 margin] 88.0 points on 44.0 FG%
Chicago [-5.5 margin] 87.1 points on 39.3 FG%

Last 5:
New York [-6.6 margin] 102.0 points on 46.1 FG%
Chicago [-8.4 margin] 88.8 points on 40.7 FG%

New York on 3-1 SU run.
Chicago on a 1-4 SU run and 5-11 SU their last 16.

Chicago won first meeting:
Chicago 104-99 At New York...went Over.

Really expect New York to win here, but they haven't been
a good road team. Still want to see how they do under Wilkens.
They're Off to a good start

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Detroit @ Milwaukee

Milwaukee -2
Total 179.5 to 179

Detroit 27-13 Overall and 10-8 Away
Milwaukee 22-17 Overall and 15-4

DET is 5-1 ATS in their last six overall.
Under is 8-2 in DET’s last 10 on the road.
DET is 6-1 ATS in their last seven as a dog.
MIL is 12-5 ATS with one-day rest this season.
MIL is 7-2 ATS in their last nine overall.
Bucks are 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

Home/Away:
Detroit [+2.4 margin] 87.8 points on 41.8 FG%
Milwaukee[+4.9 margin] 98.6 points on 44.7 FG%

Last 5:
Detroit [+14.6 margin] 99.6 points on 44.7 FG%
Milwaukee [+4.4 margin] 96.6 points on 44.2 FG%

Home team has won both meetings:
Milwaukee 83-78.....Under
Detroit 105-99.....Over

Detroit 8-2 SU, 5-4 ATS and 5-4 Over on No Rest.
Milwaukee 6-4 SU, 10-7 ATS and 11-6 Under on 1 Day Of Rest

Detroit has won 11 in a row Su.
Milwaukee on 7-1 SU run.

Detroit 11-6 Under Away.
Milwaukee 11-8 Over At Home

Another competitive game, going to pass and would
definitely stay away from the Under.


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Cleveland @ Utah

Utah -7.5 to -7
Total 183.5 to 183

Cleveland 12-27 Overall and 3-19 Away
Utah 21-17 Overall and 17-3 At Home

Matt Harping Out for Utah.
Maurice Williams Day-to-Day for Utah.

CLE is 1-3 ATS in their last four overall.
Over is 6-2 in CLE's last eight overall.
Cavs rank 2nd in rbs avg. 90.7 pts/gm.
UTA is 3-0 ATS in their last three overall.
UTA is 15-5 in their last 20 at home.
Jazz is 3-1 ATS in their last four meetings.

Home/Away:
Cleveland [-8.4 margin] 87.5 points on 42.1 FG%
Utah [+7.6 margin] 95.1 points on 46.6 FG%

Last 5:
Cleveland [-10.0 margin] 87.2 points on 38.2 FG%
Utah [+10.8 margin] 98.0 points on 46.5 FG%

Cleveland on 2-6 SU run.
Utah on 4-1 SU run.

Home/Away records in Utah's favor.
-7 still available at Canbet, -7.5 at most other books.

Lean towards Utah -7 (would buy 1/2 point)

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Dallas @ Portland

Portland -1.5
Total 197

Dallas 23-16 Overall and 6-13 Away
Portland 16-21 Overall and 14-6 At Home

Steve Nash Out for Dallas
Rasheed Wallace Ouestionable for Portland

Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
DAL is 2-5 ATS with no rest this season.
Mavs are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 overall.
POR is 1-7 ATS in their last eight overall.
Over is 7-1 in POR's last eight at home.
POR are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

Home/Away:
Dallas [-4.6 margin] 97.8 points on 42.3 FG%
Portland [+1.9 margin] 94.9 points on 46.5 FG%

Last 5:
Dallas [-2.6 margin] 105.0 points on 43.8 FG%
Portland [-7.8 margin] 85.2 points on 41.9 FG%

Dallas has on 3 in a row.
Portland on a 1-7 SU run.

Home team has won both meeting this year:
Portland 97-88....Under
Dallas 105-98.....Over

Dallas 4-15 ATS away.
Portland 12-8 ATS at Home

Dallas 8-10 Under Away
Portland 12-8 Over At Home

Not only do the Blazers miss Rasheed's offense, but now
defenses are able to double and triple team Randolph.
Thus hindering his offensive effectiveness. That's one
reason Portland averaging 85.2 points over the last 5.
Hard to say how Dallas will do without Nash.


passing on side and total.

GO Blazers !!!

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Los Angeles Clippers @ Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Clippers -2.5 to -2
Total 190.5

Los Angeles 16-20 Overall and 4-10 Away
Los Angeles 24-12 Overall and 18-2 At Home

Quentin Richardson Questionable for Clippers
Horace Grant Out For Lakers
Kobe Bryant Out For Lakers
Shaquille O'Neal for Lakers

Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
LAC is 4-9 ATS in their last 13 overall.
Clips rank 5th in rbs avg. 95.7 pts/gm.
LAL is 4-13 ATS in their last 17 overall.
Lakers rank 3rd in off avg. 100.5 pts/gm.
LAL is 4-0 ATS in their last four at home.

Home/Away:
Los Angeles Clippers [-8.2 margin] 89.8 points on 40.9 FG%
Los Angeles Lakers [+13.2 margin] 100.6 points on 46.8 FG%

Last 5:
Clippers [-1.2 margin] 90.6 points on 43.6 FG%
Lakers [+8.0 margin] 94.3 points on 43.3 FG%

Clippers on 2-4 SU run.
Lakers on 3-1 Su run.

Haven't done well the last couple trying to guess Lakers games,
so going to pass side and total.

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good luck today everyone,

baz



[ January 17, 2004, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: bazanster2 ]