Cnotes 2021-2022 nba trends, news, best bets and opinions thru the playoffs !

[Udog]

WASHINGTON is 66-48 ATS (13.2 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 27-11 ATS (14.9 Units) after 2+ road games in the last 3 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in road games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%) in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 6-22 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

CHARLOTTE is 17-34 ATS (-20.4 Units) when the total is 22-229.5 in the last 3 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 341-287 ATS (25.3 Units) versus horrible offensive teams - scoring <=104 points/game since 1996.

CHICAGO is 5-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) in home games vs. winning teams over the last 2 seasons.

SAN ANTONIO is 17-34 ATS (-20.4 Units) in home games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game in the last 3 seasons.

PHOENIX is 14-3 ATS (10.7 Units) in home games versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 3+ per game over the last 2 seasons.

INDIANA is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 13-31 ATS (-21.1 Units) when playing 6 or less games in 14 days in the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, November 10

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, November 10

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Trend Report
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Washington @ Cleveland
Washington
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home

Brooklyn @ Orlando
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 8 games on the road
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games
Orlando is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Brooklyn

Toronto @ Boston
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 12 games at home

Detroit @ Houston
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games when playing Detroit

Milwaukee @ New York
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New York's last 17 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Dallas @ Chicago
Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Charlotte @ Memphis
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Charlotte's last 8 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis's last 8 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Memphis is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte

Oklahoma City @ New Orleans
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games at home

Sacramento @ San Antonio
Sacramento
Sacramento is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Sacramento's last 13 games on the road
San Antonio
San Antonio is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 8 games at home

Indiana @ Denver
Indiana
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Denver
Denver is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games

Portland @ Phoenix
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Portland is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Minnesota @ Golden State
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Golden State
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Miami @ LA Lakers
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Miami'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 at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of LA Lakers's last 14 games when playing at home against Miami


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[Udog]

Los Angeles has failed to cover the spread in 13 of its last 14 games after a home win.
Los Angeles has lost eight straight games when playing as the underdog after going into overtime the game prior.
Los Angeles has gone UNDER the point total in 10 of its last 11 home games when facing Miami.

 

[Udog]

Chicago has failed to cover the spread in 18 of 23 home games against a team with a winning record.
Dallas has failed to go OVER the point total in nine of its last 10 games.
Dallas has gone UNDER the point total in four straight road games.
Dallas has won four straight games when facing Chicago as the underdog.

 

[CNOTES]

NOVEMBER NBA OPINONS AND BEST BETS

Date W-L-T % Units

11/10/2021......15-10-1..........60.00%.........+20.00
11/09/2021..........2-4-0..........33.33%..........-12.00
11/08/2021..........4-7-0..........36.36%..........-18.50
11/07/2021..........6-4-1..........60.00%..........+ 8.00
11/06/2021..........3-8-0..........27.27%..........-29.00
11/05/2021........11-7-0..........61.11%.........+16.50
11/03/2021..........7-4-0..........63.64%.........+13.00
11/02/2021..........5-5-0..........50.00%............-2.50
11/01/2021..........4-4-0..........50.00%............-2.00

TOTALS:............57-53-2..........51.81%..........- 6.50


BEST BETS:

11/10/2021 B E S T B E T S N O T P O S T E D
11/09/2021..........2-3-0..........40.00%........- 6.50
11/08/2021..........4-7-0..........36.36%........-18.50
11/07/2021..........4-3-0..........57.14%........+3.50
11/06/2021..........3-6-0..........33.33%........-18.00
11/05/2021..........3-4-0..........42.85%.........-.7.00
11/03/2021..........3-3-0..........50.00%.........- 1.50
11/02/2021..........5-3-0..........62.50%.........+8.50
11/01/2021..........4-4-0..........50.00%..........-2.00

TOTALS:............28-33-0..........45.90%.........-41.50


UPDATED 11/10/2021

 

[Udog]

ArmadilloSports

Thursday’s 6-pack:
NBA rebounding leaders:
15.9— Rudy Gobert, Utah
13.9— Jonas Valanciunas, NO
13.6— Nikola Jokic, Den
12.0— Jusuf Nurkic, Port
11.8— Christian Wood Hst, Bam Adebayo Mia
11.6— Jarrett Allen, Clev

Quote of the Day
“We don’t ever want a system that rewards being a lesser team. We have got a real cancer in this game. Now we know clubs will sacrifice seasons.”
baseball agent Scott Boras

Thursday’s quiz
Before moving to Oakland in 1968, what two cities did the A’s call home?

Wednesday’s quiz
Florida Gators won NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2007, last time a college basketball team won consecutive national titles.

Tuesday’s quiz
Rex Grossman played QB for the Chicago Bears, last time they played in a Super Bowl.

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

13) Replay official for the Wake Forest-North Carolina game last week was a guy named Peter Vaas; he is also a football coach, working in the XFL as that league works towards a return to he field in 2023. Don’t see lot of coaches become officials.

Vaas was head coach at D-III Allegheny College from 1986-89, then at Holy Cross from 1992-95.

Since then, he was a coordinator in the CFL, a QB coach at Notre Dame/South Florida, and an offensive coordinator at Duke, Miami OH and in the WLAF.

Interesting resume; unusual for a coach to become an official.

12) Russell Wilson got the pin taken out of the injured finger on his passing hand, will start for the Seahawks when they visit Lambeau Field Sunday.

11) I’ll sound like the old guy preaching here, but that’s OK.

When Wilt Chamberlain was 35 years old, he played in every Lakers game that season, and he played 42.3 minutes/game that year.

Chamberlain shot 64.9% from the floor, grabbed 19.2 rebounds a game. No nights off for “load management” and teams played lot more back/backs in those days.

First eight years Artis Gilmore played in the ABA/NBA, he didn’t miss a game; 35.1 minutes/game was the least he played during that time. Again, no load management, no nights off, and his teams didn’t fly around the country on their own airplane.

10) Saturday’s Cal-USC football game was moved from this week to December 4th; Cal program has COVID issues, so the game has been pushed back.

9) AFC went 7-1 against the NFC this past weekend, now leads season series 24-22 in games between the two conferences.

8) Texas Rangers named Tim Hyers their new hitting coach; he spent the last five years at the Red Sox’ hitting coach. Hyers worked with Texas manager Chris Woodward, when both were coaching on the Dodgers’ staff in 2016-17.

7) Texas Tech hired 51-year old Baylor assistant Joey McGuire as their new football coach; McGure was in his fifth year at Baylor. McGuire signed a six-year contract worth $20.2M. He was a highly successful high school coach in Texas.

 

[Udog]

UTAH is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) after 3 consecutive non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

MIAMI is 102-71 ATS (23.9 Units) in road games vs. poor rebounding teams - outrebounded by opponents by 3+ per game since 1996.




NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, November 11






NBA

Thursday, November 11

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

Indiana @ Utah
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah
Utah is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 8 games

Miami @ LA Clippers
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami


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[Udog]

Toronto has covered the spread in six straight road games when facing a team with a winning record.
Toronto has won four of its last five road games.
Philadelphia has gone UNDER the point total in eight of its last 10 home games.


Clippers 4-0 ATS last four games
Clippers 5-0 ATS last five meetings vs. Heat
Over 5-1 in Heat's last six games

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

TOR at PHI 07:00 PM
TOR +3.0
O 210.5
+500 +500

IND at UTA 09:00 PM
UTA -10.0
U 216.0
+500 +500

MIA at LAC 10:30 PM
LAC -5.0
U 211.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NOVEMBER NBA OPINONS AND BEST BETS

Date W-L-T % Units

11/11/2021.........3-3-0..........50.00%..........- 1.50
11/10/2021......15-10-1..........60.00%.........+20.00
11/09/2021..........2-4-0..........33.33%..........-12.00
11/08/2021..........4-7-0..........36.36%..........-18.50
11/07/2021..........6-4-1..........60.00%..........+ 8.00
11/06/2021..........3-8-0..........27.27%..........-29.00
11/05/2021........11-7-0..........61.11%.........+16.50
11/03/2021..........7-4-0..........63.64%.........+13.00
11/02/2021..........5-5-0..........50.00%............-2.50
11/01/2021..........4-4-0..........50.00%............-2.00

TOTALS:............60-56-2..........51.72%..........- 8.00


BEST BETS:

11/11/2021..........2-3-0..........40.00%.........-6.50
11/10/2021 B E S T B E T S N O T P O S T E D
11/09/2021..........2-3-0..........40.00%........- 6.50
11/08/2021..........4-7-0..........36.36%........-18.50
11/07/2021..........4-3-0..........57.14%........+3.50
11/06/2021..........3-6-0..........33.33%........-18.00
11/05/2021..........3-4-0..........42.85%.........-.7.00
11/03/2021..........3-3-0..........50.00%.........- 1.50
11/02/2021..........5-3-0..........62.50%.........+8.50
11/01/2021..........4-4-0..........50.00%..........-2.00

TOTALS:............30-36-0..........45.45%.........-48.00


UPDATED 11/11/2021

 

[Udog]

ArmadilloSports

Friday’s 6-pack:
NBA scoring leaders:
29.5— Kevin Durant, Bkln
27.4— Steph Curry, GSt
26.7— Paul George, LAC
26.6— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
26.5— Ja Morant, Mem
26.0— DeMar DeRozan, Chi

Quote of the Day
“I’m against it (pineapple on pizza). I’m staunchly opposed. It’s my mom’s favorite type of pizza — ham and pineapple — and I love pineapple, too.”
Mike Leach

Friday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Miami Dolphins last time they won a playoff game?

Thursday’s quiz
Before moving to Oakland in 1968, A’s played in Kansas City; before that, Philadelphia.

Wednesday’s quiz
Florida Gators won NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2007, last time a college basketball team won consecutive national titles.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here, and NBA trends

13) Dolphins 22, Ravens 10:
— This was Ravens’ first road game since October 3rd.
— Baltimore punted eight times in this game.
— Ravens kicked FG on first drive, didn’t score again until 4:16 was left.
— Baltimore trailed at halftime in four of last five games.
— Last four games, opponents are 15-52 on third down

— Miami allowed 16-9-10 points in their wins.
— Dolphins scored defensive TD to make score 15-3.
— QB Brissett got hurt in 3rd quarter, Tagovailoa finished up.
— Last six years, Miami is 15-10-1 ATS as home underdogs.
— Dolphins held Baltimore to 94 rushing yards.

12) Aaron Rodgers got fined $14,650 by the NFL for mostly ignoring the COVID protocols when he wasn’t vaccinated; I’m not here to talk about that, I’m just wondering how they came up with that amount. Where does $14,650 come from? Why not just $15,000? $14,500?

11) I’ve said many times that as a Rams’ fan, I trust Sean McVay/Les Snead to do the right stuff, so I don’t stress out over decisions they make. I’ll stick with that today. I’ll just say this:

— Rams’ Super Bowl odds before signing Odell Beckham: 8-1
— Rams’ Super Bowl odds after signing Odell Beckham: 8-1

10) Carolina Panthers signed Cam Newton/Matt Barkley this week; unsure which of their three QB’s will start this week in Arizona.

Newton played nine years for Carolina, lead them to Super Bowl six years ago. He played for the Patriots last year, was released this summer.

9) Watched Heat-Lakers game Wednesday, good ballgame. Jeff Van Gundy is an excellent NBA analyst- so is his brother Stan.

Many moons ago, November 1980, I was student manager of our college team at Albany- the Great Danes. We were Division III and we had a strong team. The higher level of Division III was very good basketball. This was so long ago, ESPN had just signed on the airwaves.

We’re playing in a tournament at Brockport State in western NY, near Rochester. Coach for the host team was a short guy wearing a neck brace— he had been in a car accident. He had also been a junior college coach in California, now he was in Brockport, a decided downgrade in weather.

Coach’s name was Bill Van Gundy, father of Jeff/Stan. What are the odds that the two sons of a Division III coach in western NY would both wind up being NBA coaches, and TV stars?

8) Connecticut Huskies hired Jim Mora Jr to handle the big job of rebuilding their horrendous football program. UConn was underdog to an Ivy League team this year; they’re 0-7 vs I-A teams, 1-1 vs I-AA teams- they beat Yale. Jim Mora Jr has a lot of work to do.

Mora was 46-30 in six years at UCLA, 29-24 in Pac-12 games, 2-2 in bowls. He was 32-34 in four years as an NFL head coach, with Falcons/Seahawks.

7) Mike White will start at QB for the Jets this week against Buffalo. Joe Flacco will be his backup; Josh Johnson threw for 317 yards last week and gets demoted to 4th-string.

6) Underdogs are 78-56-1 ATS in the NFL so far this season; last year at this time, underdogs were…….. 77-56 ATS.

5) Astros’ OF Jake Meyers had surgery for a torn labrum, isn’t expected to be ready for the start of next season. Meyers hit .260 in 49 games for Houston this season.

4) John Beilein has been a highly successful college basketball coach, winning 754 games; he tried his hand at the NBA, but that didn’t go too well in Cleveland. Now, at age 68, Beilein is an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons— first time in his life he’s been an assistant coach.

3) Good rule change in the NFL; the replay official can chime in and overrule an obviously wrong call, saving teams from using a challenge, while keeping the game going.

2) Cal-Riverside 66, Arizona State 65— Kid on Riverside drained a 65-footer at the buzzer to five the Highlanders (+8.5) one of the best wins in their program’s D-I history.

1) Pitt 30, North Carolina 23 OT:
— Pitt led 23-7 at halftime, didn’t score in second half.
— UNC kicked 20-yard FG with 0:57 left to force OT
— Carolina had 12 penalties for 104 yards; Pitt 6 for 55.
— Tar Heels (+6.5) were obviously a bad beat.

 

[Udog]

CHARLOTTE is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 4-19 ATS (-16.9 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 3-22 ATS (-21.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game in the last 3 seasons.

BROOKLYN is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a terrible team (Win Pct. <=25%) over the last 2 seasons.

PHOENIX is 55-36 ATS (15.4 Units) vs. winning teams in the last 3 seasons.

DALLAS are 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) over the last 2 seasons.

DENVER is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games on Friday nights in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 15-3 ATS (11.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 4 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, November 12

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Trend Report
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New York @ Charlotte
New York
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
Charlotte
Charlotte is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games at home

Milwaukee @ Boston
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee

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

Portland @ Houston
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games

Phoenix @ Memphis
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games

Sacramento @ Oklahoma City
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Sacramento is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Brooklyn @ New Orleans
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Orleans's last 14 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

Dallas @ San Antonio
Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Dallas is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 9 games at home
San Antonio is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Dallas

Atlanta @ Denver
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Denver
Atlanta is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Denver
Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games when playing Atlanta

Chicago @ Golden State
Chicago
Chicago is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Chicago is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Minnesota @ LA Lakers
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing LA Lakers
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, November 12

 

[Udog]

Boston has lost four of its last five home games.
Boston has covered the spread in three straight games when facing Milwaukee.
The point total has gone OVER in five straight meetings.


Chicago has covered the spread in three of its last four road games.
Chicago has covered the spread in eight of its last 11 games.
Golden State has covered the spread in five of its last six games.
Golden State has gone OVER the point total in three straight games.

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

NY at CHA 07:00 PM
NY -2.0
O 224.0
+500 +500

DET at CLE 07:30 PM
CLE -5.0
O 200.5
+500 +500

MIL at BOS 07:30 PM
BOS +1.0
U 211.5
+500 +500

POR at HOU 08:00 PM
POR -6.5
O 223.0
+500 +500

PHO at MEM 08:00 PM
PHO -1.5
O 222.5
+500 +500

SAC at OKC 08:00 PM
SAC -4.5
U 219.0
+500 +500

BK at NO 08:00 PM
BK -9.0
O 215.0
+500 +500

DAL at SA 08:30 PM
SA +2.5
U 219.5
+500 +500

ATL at DEN 09:00 PM
ATL +4.0
U 214.5
+500 +500

CHI at GS 10:00 PM
GS -5.5
O 222.5
+500 +500

MIN at LAL 10:30 PM
LAL -2.0
O 222.5
+500 +500

 

[Udog]

ArmadilloSports

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Six highest-paid players in NBA:
$45,780,966— Steph Curry, Warriors
$44,310,840— John Wall, Rockets
$44,211,146— Russell Westbrook, Lakers
$43,848,000— James Harden, Nets
$43,750,000— Damian Lillard, Trailblazers
$41,180,544— Lebron James, Lakers

Quote of the Day
“We (Bulls) won because we played team basketball, which hadn’t been the case my first two seasons, when Doug Collins was our coach. That’s what was special about playing for the Bulls: the camaraderie we established with one another, not that we felt blessed to be on the same team with the immortal Michael Jordan.”
Scottie Pippen

Saturday’s quiz
In the movie The Hangover, Sid lets his son-in-law drive his favorite car to Las Vegas for his bachelor party. What kind of car was it?

Friday’s quiz
Dave Wannstedt was coach of the Miami Dolphins last time they won a playoff game- they beat the Colts 23-17 in the 2000 playoffs.

Thursday’s quiz
Before moving to Oakland in 1968, A’s played in Kansas City; before that, Philadelphia.

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Saturday’s Den: Happy Felix Unger Day!!!

13) “On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to leave his place of residence. That request came from his wife……..”

When I was a kid, The Odd Couple was one of my favorite TV shows; that is how the show started every week, with Tony Randall’s character Felix sadly leaving his home, and showing up at the door of his friend, sportswriter Oscar Madison (Jack Klugman), needing a place to live.

It was a great TV show, very funny. If you find The Odd Couple on TV somewhere, it is well worth your time.

Today is November 13; happy Felix Unger Day!!!

12) West Virginia 74, Pitt 59:
— 902nd career win for Bob Huggins, tying Bob Knight for 5th on all-time list.
— How is Huggins not in the college basketball Hall of Fame?
— 24 NCAA tournaments, two Final Fours, four Elite 8’s, nine Sweet 16’s. All in all, 33-24 in NCAA Tournament games. He is a Hall of Famer, for sure.

11) Furman 80, Louisville 72 (OT):
— Furman (+9) made 12-28 on arc, Louisville 7-29.
— Paladins start four seniors; this is a great win for them.
— Louisville coach Mack is suspended for first few games, for off-court stuff.

10) Oakland (+16.5) 56, Oklahoma State 55
— Oakland lost by 27 to West Virginia Tuesday.
— Oakland played 8 guys, including five freshmen, one senior.
— Oklahoma State was only 6-12 on foul line.

9) North Carolina 94, Brown 87— Is this a red flag for the Tar Heels? Brown hadn’t played a Division I game in over 600 days;

8) UCLA 86, Villanova 77, OT
— Villanova’s 7th man played only 7:00- they’re not deep.
— Villanova led by 10 with 9:24 left.
— Wildcats lost despite making 11-24 on the arc.

— UCLA outrebounded Villanova 46-32.
— Bruins shot 52.5% inside arc; Villanova, 38.6%.
— High-level game for November 12.

7) When Cal-Riverside upset Arizona State Thursday night, they also banked an $85,000 check from the Sun Devils, what they call “a guarantee game”. If you’re paying a team $85,000 to show up and play, they’re not supposed to beat you.

6) NC-Greensboro 70, Northern Kentucky 69 OT
— UNCG led by 10 points at halftime.
— UNCG trailed by 7 with 7:54 left.
— Northern Kentucky was 10-33 on arc, 13-32 inside arc.

5) Eastern Michigan 103, Illinois State 98, 2OT:
— Illinois State led by 16 late in first half.
— EMU was 32-43 on foul line, ISU 23-28.
— Illinois State turned ball over 22 times (-7).

4) Denver Broncos’ offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur tested positive for COVID, won’t be calling plays Sunday, when Denver hosts the Eagles. Former Alabama coach Mike Shula is expected to be the Broncos’ play caller.

3) Brent Strom quit as pitching coach of the Astros couple weeks ago, signed on with the Diamondbacks Friday; lot of people thought Strom was retiring. Back in the 60’s, Strom was the second person to have Tommy John Surgery on his elbow- he pitched five years in the majors, for three different teams.

2) Lefty hurler Andrew Heaney signed a one-year, $8.5M deal with the Dodgers. Heaney was 8-9, 5.83 in 23 starts this past year, but the Dodgers signed him up.

1) Cincinnati 45, South Florida 28— Bearcats are now 0-4 ATS in last four games; unsure if it matters to pollsters, but it can’t help much. Cincinnati led 31-7 early in second half- they outgained USF 506-346, but turned ball over three times. USF had four turnovers.

 

[Udog]

UTAH is 7-24 ATS (-19.4 Units) as a home fav of 15.5 to 18 since 1997.

ORLANDO is 15-32 ATS (-20.2 Units) as a home underdog in the last 3 seasons.

RUTGERS are 37-21 ATS (13.9 Units) in road games vs. poor passing defenses - allowing a comp. pct. of 58% or worse since 1992.

Taylor Jenkins is 3-17 ATS (-15.7 Units) in road games when playing 4 or less games in 10 days (Coach of MEMPHIS)

TORONTO is 21-8 ATS (12.2 Units) after a win by 6 points or less in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 21-9 ATS (11.1 Units) in road games versus good defensive teams - allowing <=108 points/game in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) versus horrible foul drawing teams - attempting <=21 free throws/game in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Saturday, November 13

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Trend Report
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Miami @ Utah
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games
Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Philadelphia @ Indiana
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Washington @ Orlando
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Orlando
Orlando is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing Washington

Memphis @ New Orleans
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 9 games on the road
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
New Orleans is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Memphis

Detroit @ Toronto
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Detroit

Boston @ Cleveland
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Minnesota @ LA Clippers
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota's last 16 games
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota


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