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[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Over/under on wins by conference in NCAA’s:

ACC: 14.5, over -$120

Big X: 8.5, over -$150

Big East: 7.5, 0ver -$130

SEC: 5.5, 0ver -$130

Big 14: 6.5, under -$120

Pac-12: 7.5, under -$150

WCC: 3.5, over -$145

AAC: 1.5, over -$220

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings……..

13) K-State 95, Wake Forest 88— Wildcats were 25-31 (80.6%) inside arc; Deacons didn’t play whole lot of defense. Big X teams are now 5-1 vs ACC teams this year, with one win North Carolina crowning Oklahoma State in Maui Classic.

12) Mt St Mary’s 67, New Orleans 66— Mount was 10-19 on arc, UNO 1-9; plus, with 6:41 left, the Privateers’ big guy tried to strangle his teammate (the point guard) as they went into a TV timeout- the big guy was yanked from game and never returned. Have feeling the better team lost. Mt St Mary’s advances to play Villanova next.

11) How play-in teams who advance make out in round of 64: “JV (16-seed)” play-in winners are 5-7 vs spread when facing a #1 seed…….”Varsity (11-12 seed)” play-in winners are 7-5 vs spread in round of 64- those 12 teams have gone 1-1 SU in round of 64 all six years they’ve had it.

10) Venezuela played its play-in game in the WBC Monday with Jose Altuve on the bench; interesting decision by manager Omaz Vizquel, who used Rougned Odor instead. Now that they’ve advanced to San Diego, will be curious to see who they start at 2B in the next round.

9) Is there anyone who thinks Magic Johnson will do a better job than Mitch Kupchak did as the Lakers GM? Magic was a great, great player; wasn’t a very good coach- these are all different skills.

8) Of the eight 15-seeds who won first round NCAA tourney games, only Florida Gulf Coast in 2013 won its second round game- those teams are 2-5-1 vs spread in their second round games.

7) Coaching carousel; George Washington named interim coach Maurice Joseph its full time coach; South Florida named former Dayton/Ga Tech coach Brian Gregory its new coach, after Akron’s Keith Dambrot (Lebron James’ HS coach) turned them down.

6) Thank the Lord for spring training baseball on TV; Tuesday afternoon, I could barely see the house across the street from mine, thats how hard it was snowing. Watched Phillies-Braves, then Giants-Indians and was warm vicariously thru those broadcasts.

5) Atlanta Braves are leaving Disney’s Wide World of Sports for the Sarasota area next spring, as they reduce travel time to/from spring training games. Used to go to WWOS in July to watch AAU games; Tampa Bay Bucs had training camp there then- remember seeing Tom Crean (then at Marquette) watching the Bucs practice with his young son sitting on his shoulders.

4) No team lost its first conference tournament game, then won a national title that year. This year; Kansas, Louisville, Baylor, Purdue fall into that group this year.

3) If you care about such things, Kansas State was the last at-large team to make the NCAA tournament.

2) What exactly does Joe Lunardi do for the next ten months?

1— Here is my Final Four; North Carolina-Arizona-Villanova-Oregon. I’ll pick the Wildcats to repeat as national champs. Enjoy the games!!!

 

[CNOTES]

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, March 15

Hornets lost three of last four games; they’re 6-3 vs spread in last nine road games. Three of their last four games went over total. Pacers lost in NY last night; they’re 5-5 since All-Star break, but won last three home games. Under is 11-1 in their last 12 games. Charlotte won five of last six games with Indiana; teams split last four series games played here- under is 4-1 in last five series games in Indiana. Hornets

Mavericks lost its last five road games (1-4 vs spread)- they’re 6-3 in last nine games overall, losing last two. Four of their last five games stayed under. Wizards won five of last six games; they’re 2-4-1 vs spread in last seven home games. Last seven Washington games went over. Dallas won nine of last ten games with Washington, covered seven of last eight; Mavericks won/covered last four games in this building. Four of last five series games went over total.

Minnesota won seven of last ten games; they’re 7-4 vs spread in last 11 road games. Six of their last seven games stayed under. Celtics lost three of last five games; they’re 2-6 vs spread in last eight home games. Under is 9-0-2 in their last 11 games. Home side won eight of last nine Minnesota-Boston games; Wolves lost last four visits here (0-4 vs spread). Three of last four series games went over.

New Orleans is 4-3 in its last seven games, covering three of last four home games. Under is 11-2 in their last 13 games. Heat won four of last five games, is 7-1 vs spread in last eight home games. Four of their last five games stayed under the total. Pelicans won four of their last six games with Miami; they lost four of last five visits to South Beach. Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Utah won five of its last six games, is 5-11 vs spread in last 16 road games. Five of their last six games went over total. Pistons lost by 32 in Cleveland last night; they’re 11-2 vs spread in last 13 home games. Last three Detroit home games stayed under. Jazz won seven of last ten games with Detroit; under is 7-2 in last nine series games. Utah won three of last four visits to Motor City.

Memphis lost five of last six games; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five road games. Six of their last seven games went over total. Bulls lost five of last six games, are 1-3 vs spread in last four home games. Six of their last seven games stayed under. Road side won six of last eight Memphis-Chicago games; Grizzlies won three of last four games here. Over is 3-1-1 in last five series games.

Portland won five of last seven games; they’re 5-8 vs spread in last 13 road games. Seven of their last nine games went over. San Antonio is 11-1 in its last 12 games, 2-4 vs spread in last six at home- they won last nine home games SU. Under is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Spurs won their last five games with Portland (4-1 vs spread); over is 7-2 in last nine series tilts. Trailblazers lost last four visits to Alamo (1-3 vs spread).

Lakers lost 10 of last 11 games, are 1-4 vs spread in last five road games. Three of their last four games went over total. Rockets won 10 of last 14 games; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six home games. Over is 7-2 in their last nine home games. Lakers lost eight of last ten games with Houston, losing last three visits here (0-3 vs spread) by 29-20-39 points. Last four series games went over total.

Sacramento lost eight of its last nine games; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six road games. Three of their last four games went over total. Suns lost three of last four games, are 0-2-1 vs spread in losing last three home games. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Kings won six of last eight games with Phoenix, winning four of last five games in desert; six of last eight series games stayed under.

Bucks won six of last seven games; they’re 4-2 vs spread in last six road games. Under is 8-1-1 in their last ten games. Clippers won four of last six games, are 2-6 vs spread in last eight home games. Under is 4-2-2 in their last eight games. Clippers won eight of last ten games with Milwaukee but Bucks covered four of last six; they lost last five series games in Staples Center (3-2 vs spread, under 4-1).




NBA

Wednesday, March 15

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Washington is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home

7:00 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. INDIANA
Charlotte is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Charlotte is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Indiana is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Charlotte

7:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. BOSTON
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Minnesota is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games

7:30 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. MIAMI
New Orleans is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
New Orleans is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games when playing New Orleans
Miami is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans

7:30 PM
UTAH vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 9 games on the road
Utah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Utah
Detroit is 4-18 SU in its last 22 games when playing Utah

8:00 PM
MEMPHIS vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Memphis's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games
Chicago is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis

8:00 PM
PORTLAND vs. SAN ANTONIO
Portland is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
San Antonio is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Portland

8:00 PM
LA LAKERS vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 5 games
LA Lakers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games on the road
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home

10:00 PM
SACRAMENTO vs. PHOENIX
Sacramento is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Sacramento is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento

10:30 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. LA CLIPPERS
Milwaukee is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the LA Clippers last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

 

[CNOTES]

NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, March 15

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CHARLOTTE (29 - 38) at INDIANA (34 - 33) - 3/15/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) when playing on back-to-back days this season.
INDIANA is 13-22 ATS (-11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 7-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 6-4 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (28 - 38) at WASHINGTON (41 - 25) - 3/15/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
WASHINGTON is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
DALLAS is 373-307 ATS (+35.3 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 477-401 ATS (+35.9 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 316-264 ATS (+25.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
DALLAS is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 262-215 ATS (+25.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

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

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MINNESOTA (28 - 38) at BOSTON (42 - 25) - 3/15/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 45-69 ATS (-30.9 Units) after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 31-18 ATS (+11.2 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-13 ATS (+15.7 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 41-28 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 22-8 ATS (+13.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
MINNESOTA is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 125-162 ATS (-53.2 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-2 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW ORLEANS (27 - 40) at MIAMI (32 - 35) - 3/15/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 38-65 ATS (-33.5 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MIAMI is 41-26 ATS (+12.4 Units) in all games this season.
MIAMI is 47-30 ATS (+14.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 48-31 ATS (+13.9 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
MIAMI is 22-13 ATS (+7.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
MIAMI is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MIAMI is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 3-2 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 3-2 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (42 - 25) at DETROIT (33 - 34) - 3/15/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 46-29 ATS (+14.1 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in home games in the second half of the season this season.
DETROIT is 67-95 ATS (-37.5 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
DETROIT is 111-156 ATS (-60.6 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-2 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 3-2 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MEMPHIS (37 - 30) at CHICAGO (32 - 35) - 3/15/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in non-conference games this season.
MEMPHIS is 156-121 ATS (+22.9 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 45-29 ATS (+13.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 67-81 ATS (-22.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 123-168 ATS (-61.8 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 59-92 ATS (-42.2 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-2 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-2 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PORTLAND (29 - 37) at SAN ANTONIO (52 - 14) - 3/15/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 27-39 ATS (-15.9 Units) in all games this season.
PORTLAND is 13-22 ATS (-11.2 Units) in road games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 990-862 ATS (+41.8 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 80-64 ATS (+9.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 503-419 ATS (+42.1 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 182-138 ATS (+30.2 Units) in March games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 36-20 ATS (+14.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 403-322 ATS (+48.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 18-5 ATS (+12.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 5-4 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 6-3 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA LAKERS (20 - 47) at HOUSTON (46 - 21) - 3/15/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 28-37 ATS (-12.7 Units) in all games this season.
LA LAKERS are 136-173 ATS (-54.3 Units) in March games since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) against Southwest division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 38-29 ATS (+6.1 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) against Pacific division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 22-9 ATS (+12.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HOUSTON is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 7-2 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 7-2 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SACRAMENTO (26 - 41) at PHOENIX (22 - 45) - 3/15/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 156-198 ATS (-61.8 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
PHOENIX is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 7-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO is 7-3 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MILWAUKEE (32 - 34) at LA CLIPPERS (40 - 27) - 3/15/2017, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 353-424 ATS (-113.4 Units) in the second half of the season since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 249-306 ATS (-87.6 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 30-13 ATS (+15.7 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-2 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 3-2 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

 

[CNOTES]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, March 15


Milwaukee @ LA Clippers

Game 619-620
March 15, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
113.765
LA Clippers
125.856
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 12
203
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 8
209
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-8); Under

Sacramento @ Phoenix

Game 617-618
March 15, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
110.908
Phoenix
109.617
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Sacramento
by 1 1/2
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 6
221 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+6); Under

LA Lakers @ Houston

Game 615-616
March 15, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Lakers
109.330
Houston
128.688
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 19 1/2
224
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 17
235
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-17); Under

Portland @ San Antonio

Game 613-614
March 15, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
114.667
San Antonio
128.518
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Antonio
by 14
202
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Antonio
by 10 1/2
209
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(-10 1/2); Under

Memphis @ Chicago

Game 611-612
March 15, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
121.911
Chicago
117.088
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 4
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 2
201 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(-2); Over

Utah @ Detroit

Game 609-610
March 15, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
122.536
Detroit
113.259
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 9
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 3 1/2
199 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-3 1/2); Over

New Orleans @ Miami

Game 607-608
March 15, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Orleans
118.791
Miami
128.294
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 9 1/2
199
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 6
205 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-6); Under

Minnesota @ Boston

Game 605-606
March 15, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
119.348
Boston
127.289
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 8
206
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 6
209 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-6); Under

Dallas @ Washington

Game 603-604
March 15, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
116.939
Washington
130.144
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 13
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 7 1/2
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-7 1/2); Over

Charlotte @ Indiana

Game 601-602
March 15, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Charlotte
120.940
Indiana
119.751
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 1
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 2 1/2
203
Dunkel Pick:
Charlotte
(+2 1/2); Over

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday's Tip Sheet
March 14, 2017


Game of the Night – Jazz at Pistons – 7:35 PM EST


Utah (42-25 SU, 30-35-2 ATS) begins a crucial four-game road swing against Central division opponents as the Jazz travel to the Palace of Auburn Hills on Thursday. The Jazz remained in the fourth spot in the Western Conference playoff race after outlasting the Clippers on Monday, 114-108 as two-point home favorites. Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 27 points, while Utah knocked 14-of-21 shots from three-point range. Utah has cashed the OVER in five of the past six games, including four straight away from Salt Lake City.


The Pistons (33-33 SU, 33-33 ATS) return home with no rest following Tuesday’s blowout loss at Cleveland. Stan Van Gundy’s squad has won 10 of its past 12 games at the Palace, including four straight home games. Detroit has won and covered nine consecutive home contests in the role of a favorite, but have dropped two of their last three as a home underdog. However, the Pistons have struggled with no rest this season by compiling a 3-9 SU/ATS record, but seven of those losses have come on the road.




The Jazz crushed the Pistons in their last matchup in mid-January, 110-77 as 11-point home favorites. Amazingly, Utah scored only 14 points in the opening quarter, but Quin Snyder’s team posted 96 points in the final three periods to beat Detroit, who was playing on the second of a back-to-back after losing at Golden State the previous night. Each of the past four meetings between the Jazz and Pistons have finished UNDER the total, as Detroit has scored 96 points or less in five straight matchups with Utah.


Back at Home

The Wizards couldn’t pull out a perfect 5-0 road trip as Washington fell short at Minnesota on Monday, 119-104. However, Washington is sitting in the third position in the Eastern Conference playoff race after winning 25 of its last 32 games as the Wizards return to the Verizon Center to face the Mavericks. Scott Brooks’ club has split its last four home games following an incredible 19-1 run in D.C. from December through early February.


Dallas has been a disaster away from the American Airlines Center this season by posting a 7-23 road record, coming off Monday’s 100-78 defeat at Toronto. The Mavericks have been limited to 95 points or less in five straight road games, losing all five times, while covering just once. Dallas goes for the season sweep of Washington after beating the Wizards at home in January, 113-105, in spite of the dynamic duo of John Wall and Bradley Beal combining for 52 points in the loss.


No Luck Needed

The Celtics rebounded nicely from a 20-point defeat at Denver to close out their recent road trip as Boston blew out Chicago on Sunday, 100-80. Boston improved to 9-1 in the last 10 games at TD Garden, while covering for only the fourth time in this span at home. The C’s host the Timberwolves, a team Boston has beaten 10 straight times at home since January 2006, while cashing in each of the past four home victories.


Minnesota has suddenly won seven of its past 10 contests after Monday’s victory over Washington, as the Wolves moved to 9-1 ATS in this stretch. On the road, the Wolves own a 5-1 ATS mark since the All-Star break, including a 27-point victory at Utah on March 1. Minnesota looks to avenge a 99-93 home defeat to Boston in November as the Celtics outscored the Wolves in the fourth quarter, 31-12.


Struggling Squads


Both the Bulls and Grizzlies ended their respective losing streaks on Monday night with victories as the teams hook up at the United Center. Chicago snapped a five-game slide by holding off Charlotte, 115-109 as 7 ½-point road underdogs. Memphis also put a halt to a five-game skid in a 113-93 blowout of streaking Milwaukee, while ending a three-game home slide.


The Bulls have dropped three of their past four games at the United Center with all three losses coming by 10 points or more. Memphis has struggled on the road since the All-Star break by losing three of the previous four away from FedEx Forum with the lone victory coming at Denver on February 26. In the first meeting this season in Memphis, the Bulls held off the Grizzlies, 108-104 as 8 ½-point underdogs in mid-January.


Buck Bounce-Back


Milwaukee’s six-game winning streak came to an abrupt halt in Monday’s 113-93 defeat at Memphis. The Bucks continue their six-game west coast swing at Staples Center at Los Angeles to face the Clippers for the second time in less than two weeks. Milwaukee jumped out to a 19-point halftime lead over L.A. in a 112-101 home triumph as 5 ½-point underdogs on March 3. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greg Monroe each scored 24 points as the Bucks shot 55% from the field to beat the Clippers for only the second time in the last 10 matchups.


The Clippers dropped to 5-6 since the All-Star break following Monday’s 114-108 setback at Utah as two-point underdogs. Los Angeles has put together a 1-4 ATS home record in the last five games at Staples Center, but the Clippers have won eight consecutive home meetings with the Bucks since 2009.


Bumbling Blazers


Portland slipped to 12-23 on the road after getting blown out at New Orleans on Tuesday, 100-77. The Blazers entered Tuesday with victories in five of their previous six games, but Portland was limited to 30% shooting from the floor at New Orleans. Portland heads to San Antonio with double-revenge after losing twice to the Spurs by double-digits back in December. The Blazers own a 5-6 SU/ATS record with no rest, but Terry Stotts’ club has won and covered four straight times on the second end of a back-to-back.


The Spurs have won 11 of their last 12 games, while riding a nine-game winning streak at the AT&T Center. San Antonio held off Atlanta on Monday, 107-99 to cash as seven-point favorites, led by Kawhi Leonard’s 31 points. In the last meeting with the Blazers on December 30, the Spurs overcame an early 10-point deficit to blast Portland, 110-94 as 10-point favorites in spite of Leonard missing that victory due to injury.


Head-to-Head Trends


-- The Hornets and Pacers meet for the final time in the regular season as the home team has won the first three matchups. Charlotte blew out Indiana, 100-88 at home last week, as the squads hook up in Indianapolis, where the Pacers have won three straight. Indiana has been terrible with no rest, owning a 3-11 SU and 2-11-1 ATS mark on the second of a back-to-back after losing at New York on Tuesday.


-- The Heat have put together a remarkable 21-5 SU and 21-4-1 ATS record the last 26 games as Miami hosts New Orleans. The Pelicans beat the Heat at home in late December, the fourth victory over Miami in the last six meetings since March 2014.


-- The Lakers shocked the Rockets in the season opener at Staples Center, but Houston chased Los Angeles in its next meeting in December, 134-95. The teams meet in Houston on Wednesday as the Lakers have compiled a putrid 1-10 SU and 1-9-1 ATS record the last 11 games. Since December 2010, the Rockets own an 8-2 SU/ATS mark against the Lakers at Toyota Center.


-- The road team has won each of the first two matchups between the Suns and Kings this season as Phoenix knocked off Sacramento at the buzzer on February 3. Sacramento snapped an eight-game skid in Monday’s victory over Orlando, while Phoenix has lost three consecutive contests at Talking Stick Resort Arena.

 

[CNOTES]

Warriors provide preview of arena
March 14, 2017


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Imagine an ice skating rink in winter with a Rockefeller Center-like feel, fall farmers markets in a sparkling new waterfront park, fireworks over San Francisco Bay during the summer and big-name entertainment events.


Oh, and a pretty good basketball team, too.


From dining and other cultural and retail opportunities, the Golden State Warriors are ready to start selling - literally - all the unique things they have in store for new Chase Center. Chief Operating Officer Rick Welts helped unveil the Chase Center Experience to the media on Tuesday, a preview of what fans will see in a couple of years.


''Of the top 25 cities in the U.S., San Francisco is the only one without a venue seating 12,000-plus people,'' Welts said.


On Wednesday, suite holders will get their first look at the multipurpose, state-of-the-art venue due to open in 2019. Buyers will have the chance to use glowing pegs on a large wall board to pick their seats, comparable to the children's ''Lite Brite'' game. Pricing wasn't made public at this stage.


The arena will feature one ring of suites, 44 in all and each with improved views of the court than fans now have at Oracle Arena. The suites also are significantly larger than current offerings, 575-689 square feet compared to 277.


The Warriors formally broke ground on the privately funded arena in January . At that time, Welts said the Warriors would create one of the world's premier ''gathering places'' - for concerts and conventions, political events and more.


An app is even in the works to help fans properly plan their routes by public transportation or car depending on traffic patterns at the time. The Warriors expect people to spend more time in and around the arena, coming early to eat and staying late perhaps to grab a postgame drink.


The 11 acres will include restaurants, cafes, office space for lease, businesses and other new additions owner Joe Lacob is confident will add vitality to the neighborhood not far from the San Francisco Giants' AT&T Park. The bay-front park will stretch 5 1/2 acres and adjoin to another existing bike path. The Warriors showed where a new ferry stop is planned and BART will be accessible via an easy underground connection to Muni in the Mission Bay neighborhood, where Golden State's project is now nearly five years in the making.

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack


— Cuonzo Martin gets $21M for seven years to be hoop coach at Missouri. What a country.


— Siena coach Jimmy Patsos will be in the Turner TV studios Saturday/Sunday.


— Rashaun Madison of NC Central went to four high schools, three colleges. Must be some interesting stories in between those stops.


— Tex-Arlington 105, BYU 89– Cougars were indifferent on defense.


— TCU 66, Fresno State 59– Horned Frogs get their 20th win.


— Washington fired hoop coach Lorenzo Romar, which means they lose #1 recruit Michael Porter Jr, whose dad is Romar’s best friend. Young Porter is the #1 recruit in Class of ’17. His dad was an assistant with Romar at Washington.


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud…….


13) I was thinking abut Baylor as a possible Final Four team; problem is, the last two years Bears lost first round games as a 3-seed and a 5-seed- that is not good and hasn’t happened very often.


Last year, Baylor was a 6-point favorite over Yale; they lost to the 12-seed Bulldogs, 79-75. Year before, they were favored by 7.5 points over Georgia State, but lost to the 14-seed Panthers 57-56. This year, Baylor is a 3-seed again and gets New Mexico State- Bears are favored by 12 points. Proceed at your own risk.


12) If Kentucky gets to the Sweet 16, and they should, John Calipari returns to Memphis, where he once led the Tigers to the national title game. Things haven’t gone so well for Memphis since Calipari left for Kentucky. Curious to see what kind of a reaction he’ll get.


11) Note to self: If I ever go to a baseball game in Japan, DO NOT sit in front of the guy who blows a whistle for the whole nine innings.


10) Back in 1986, I was a big fan of the Bradley Braves, coached by Dick Versace and with Hersey Hawkins as the star player; they won an NCAA tourney game before losing in second round to Louisville. Point guard on that team was Jim Les, who played in the NBA for a while and now got his Cal-Davis Aggies in the NCAA’s for the first time. Good coach.


9) According to Baseball America, two of Tampa Bay Rays’ top 12 minor league prospects are from the Albany, NY area, where I live. Garrett Whitley, an OF and Jaime Schultz a pitcher who pitched at High Point U in North Carolina (where the basketball coach is Scott Cherry, who is from Saratoga, 25 miles north of Albany).


Albany is not exactly a hotbed of high school baseball, maybe because as I type this on March 15, my front lawn has two feet of snow on it.


8) Surprising fact: In the six years since the NCAA tournament field was expanded to 68 teams, one of the play-in winners has also won a first round game.


7) So 5-seed Minnesota is a 1-point favorite over 12-seed Middle Tennessee? Last time a 5-seed got this little respect in the first round was 2006, when 12-seed Texas A&M was favored by 1.5 points over Syracuse- they beat the Orangemen, 66-58.


Middle Tennessee was an 18-point underdog when they upset Michigan State last year. Perception of the Blue Raiders has changed a lot.


6) When the Houston Texans signed Brock Osweiler last year, they had never met him? How is that possible? Guy is hopefully your franchise QB; you’d think you’d like to talk with him before he signs a contract with $37M guaranteed in it.


5) Thanks to Jim Boeheim’s comments about there being “no value” to the ACC hoop tournament been held in Greensboro, the Greensboro Grasshoppers, Class A affiliate of Miami Marlins, will give away $20 worth of food and drinks on April 11 to anyone who shows up with a driver’s license that lists Syracuse on it.


Even better, Syracuse played NC-Greensboro in the first round of the NIT- Orange won by 13. Whoever made that happen though, they had to have a good chuckle about it.


4) 10-seed Wichita State is a 6.5-point favorite over 7-seed Dayton; whose opinion do you respect more, Las Vegas oddsmakers or a bunch of college administrators sitting in a hotel conference room? This is the most points a 10-seed has been favored by over a 7-seed.


3) Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia once walked on to the baseball team at Arizona State; he had to ask three times before they even let him try out. “We already have our second baseman” was the response he got, but finally, they let him try out. Smart move.


Things have worked out pretty well for Pedroia, and also for the second baseman who was the starter at ASU at the time— Ian Kinsler.


2) Cal-Davis 67, North Carolina Central 63— Aggies were +10 on boards, held NC Central to 5-26 on arc and advance on to get whacked by 1-seed Kansas in the next round. Thats just the reality of it, but Davis has had a great year- first NCAA tournament and they won a game.


1— USC 75, Providence 71— Trojans were down 17 early in second win; their win is 7th-largest comeback in NCAA tournament history and also avenges 70-69 loss to Friars last year. USC will play Southern Methodist next, Friday in Tulsa.

 

[CNOTES]

NBA
Dunkel


Thursday, March 16



Orlando @ Golden State


Game 711-712
March 16, 2017 @ 10:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
113.638
Golden State
132.021
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 18 1/2
211
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 13 1/2
218 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Golden State
(-13 1/2); Under


LA Clippers @ Denver


Game 709-710
March 16, 2017 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
LA Clippers
125.284
Denver
121.742
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 3 1/2
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
by 1 1/2
222 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
(-1 1/2); Under


Brooklyn @ New York


Game 707-708
March 16, 2017 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Brooklyn
111.798
New York
119.372
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 7 1/2
214
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 3 1/2
221 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(-3 1/2); Under


Memphis @ Atlanta


Game 705-706
March 16, 2017 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
120.764
Atlanta
118.119
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 2 1/2
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 4
202 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(+4); Over


Oklahoma City @ Toronto


Game 703-704
March 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
119.960
Toronto
124.738
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 5
199
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
208 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-2 1/2); Under


Utah @ Cleveland


Game 701-702
March 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Utah
118.388
Cleveland
129.401
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 11
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
by 6 1/2
208
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-6 1/2); Over

 

[CNOTES]

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up


Thursday, March 16


Utah won six of its last seven games; they’re 6-4 vs spread in last ten road games. Five of their last seven games went over total. Cavaliers lost four of last six games; they’re 6-3 vs spread in last nine home games. Under is 9-3 in their last twelve games. Home side won eight of last nine Utah-Cleveland games; Jazz lost last four visits to Ohio (1-3 vs spread). Four of last six series games stayed under.


Oklahoma City won/covered its last three games; they’re 2-6 vs spread in last eight road games. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Toronto won eight of last 11 games, won last four at home, covering last three. Six of their last eight games stayed under the total. Road team won six of last eight Raptor-Thunder games; OKC won three of last four visits to Canada. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.


Grizzlies won last two games after losing five in row before that; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six road games. Six of their last eight games went over. Atlanta won three of last four games, are 1-6 vs spread in last seven home games. Four of their last five games went over. Hawks won four of last five games with Memphis; five of last six series games stayed under. Grizzlies lost three of last four visits here, losing by 12-10-11 points.


Brooklyn lost five of last seven games; they’re 4-2 vs spread in last six home games. Six of their last seven games went over. New York lost five of last seven games, is 2-6 vs spread in last six away games. Under is 7-2 in their last nine games. Knicks won three of last four games with Brooklyn, but lost to Nets Sunday at Barclays. Three of last four series games stayed under. Nets lost last three visits here (0-3 vs spread)

 

[CNOTES]

NBA


Thursday, March 16


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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
UTAH vs. CLEVELAND
Utah is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Utah is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Cleveland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home

7:00 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. TORONTO
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oklahoma City's last 11 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Toronto is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

7:30 PM
BROOKLYN vs. NEW YORK
Brooklyn is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Brooklyn is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New York's last 11 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
New York is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games at home

7:30 PM
MEMPHIS vs. ATLANTA
Memphis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis

9:00 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. DENVER
LA Clippers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Clippers last 6 games on the road
Denver is 15-4 SU in their last 19 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Denver is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing LA Clippers

10:30 PM
ORLANDO vs. GOLDEN STATE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games
Orlando is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Golden State is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games
Golden State is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games

 

[CNOTES]

NBA
Long Sheet


Thursday, March 16


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UTAH (43 - 25) at CLEVELAND (44 - 22) - 3/16/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 4-1 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 3-2 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OKLAHOMA CITY (38 - 29) at TORONTO (39 - 28) - 3/16/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 34-47 ATS (-17.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 20-33 ATS (-16.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 26-46 ATS (-24.6 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 173-125 ATS (+35.5 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
TORONTO is 183-226 ATS (-65.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-1 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-2 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MEMPHIS (38 - 30) at ATLANTA (37 - 30) - 3/16/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 73-54 ATS (+13.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 18-27 ATS (-11.7 Units) as a favorite this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-2 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-1 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (12 - 54) at NEW YORK (27 - 41) - 3/16/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
NEW YORK is 6-19 ATS (-14.9 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 6-5 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
BROOKLYN is 7-4 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (40 - 28) at DENVER (32 - 35) - 3/16/2017, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 5-5 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 6-4 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ORLANDO (24 - 44) at GOLDEN STATE (53 - 14) - 3/16/2017, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 28-39 ATS (-14.9 Units) in all games this season.
ORLANDO is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 77-57 ATS (+14.3 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 79-110 ATS (-42.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 14-32 ATS (-21.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 3-2 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 5-0 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, MARCH 16


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


OKC at TOR 07:00 PM


OKC +2.5


O 207.5


UTA at CLE 07:00 PM


CLE -7.0 *****


U 207.5


BK at NY 07:30 PM


NY -4.5


MEM at ATL 07:30 PM


O 203.0


LAC at DEN 09:00 PM


O 220.5


ORL at GS 10:30 PM


ORL +14.0


U 218.5

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack


— Kind of cheesy of Indiana to fire Tom Crean about 90 seconds after the NCAA tournament started. Will they go after native son Steve Alford?


— Clippers actually gave Blake Griffin his birthday off; he didn’t go to Denver for LA’s game last night. Oy.


— North Dakota hoop coach Brian Jones makes $100,000 a year. Not a lot for a D-I coach.


— Dwayne Wade is out for the year with a fractured elbow.


— Friend of mine who works at a sports book in Las Vegas wrote 867 betting tickets in just over nine hours Wednesday night. This is a great week to be in the desert.


— Virginia is only team in NCAA tournament with only one player averaging double figures.


**********


Armadillo: Wrapping up the first real day of March Madness


Night games
Xavier 76, Maryland 65— When Xavier’s kids sat down to watch TV at 5:30 Sunday, they had to nervous as to whether they were in the field of 68 or not. Now they’ve advanced to the round of 32. Terrapins won a lot of games with an extremely young nucleus held together by junior PG Trimble; that wasn’t enough here, as Xavier big man O’Mara had a career night, scoring 18 points.


Villanova 76, Mt St Mary’s 56— Wildcats dozed thru first half, led 30-29, then did what they had to do in second half to advance. Villanova needs to step up its game Saturday. Over last seven years, #1 seeds are 23-5 SU in second round games, but they did lose five times, as favorites of 11.5-8-6.5-4.5.9.5 points. Wildcats were last of those five teams, losing to NC State in 2015.


Purdue 80, Vermont 70— Game was only 37-36 at half, but Boilermakers win/cover- Vermont didn’t score in last 1:16 as Purdue covered on a FT with 0:28 left America East teams are now 6-7 vs spread in this round the last 13 years- Albany 5-1, rest of the league 1-6.


St Mary’s 85, VCU 77— Announcer on A-14 tournament last weekend said this: “If VCU plays a team with experienced guards, they could be in trouble in NCAA’s.” That is exactly what went on here. Gaels ran a clinic on half-court offense and move on to play Saturday.


Florida State 86, Florida Gulf Coast 80— Not often a game starts 2-2 with both baskets on dunks, but this one did. This game was like a fierce playground battle between arch-rivals; teams combined to go 10-41 on the arc, but Seminoles got to foul line 39 times. Bacon had 25 for FSU; you could say he was…..sizzling.


Wisconsin 84, Virginia Tech 74— Badgers made 13-31 on arc, will next play Villanova, which could be a good game— Wisconsin starts four seniors who’ve played a lot of ball together. Bronson Koenig was 8-17 behind the arc; thats a lot of 3’s for one guy to take.


Iowa State 84, Nevada 73— Wolf Pack only played six guys in this game; difficult to play as hard as they do and not sub much— their legs go late in game, which shows in their shooting. When Nevada has better depth next year, they’re going to be a handful.


Good trivia; Nevada player Jordan Caroline’s dad is Simeon Rice, who was a really good player in the NFL. His granddad is JC Caroline, who played 10 years for the Bears and intercepted Johnny Unitas’ first career pass and ran it back for a touchdown.


Arizona 100, North Dakota 82— Fighting Hawks went right at Arizona and got their butts kicked, but what a year they had, making NCAA’s for first time. In 2018-19 they move to the Summit League, which is a better league, so they’ll need to upgrade their recruiting. Video from this game won’t hurt, at least the offensive part of it.


Arizona-St Mary’s Saturday will be an interesting game.


Afternoon games
Notre Dame 60, Princeton 58— Tigers had a wide-open 3-pointer to take lead with 0:05 but Cannady missed, and Irish survive/advance. Cannady grew up five minutes outside South Bend. Princeton won Ivy title on Sunday; thought noon Thursday game was a tough draw for them, but they played well- too bad they were 8-31 on arc.


Virginia 76, NC-Wilmington 71— Seahawks led by 14 in first half, but Cavaliers used big run to grab 30-29 lead at half- Virginia held UNCW off in second half. Hard to believe Kevin Keatts will still be Seahawks’ coach next year; he’s done great work there, and the $$$ leagues should come calling this week or next.


Butler 76, Winthrop 64— Bulldogs outscored Winthrop 20-5 on foul line; Woodson made 6-10 on arc for Butler. Big South is now 2-6 vs spread in this round the last nine years. This was Eagles’ first trip to NCAA’s since 2010, when Gregg Marshall was their coach— terrific year for them.


Gonzaga 66, South Dakota State 46— Zags were only up 26-22 at half, but they methodically pulled away in second half and won easily- they held Jackrabbits’ star Daum to 17 points. Zags might’ve covered spread had they not gone 8-18 on foul line. There will be pressure on Gonzaga Saturday, when they play Vandy-Northwestern winner to get to Sweet 16.


West Virginia 86, Bucknell 80— Mountaineers were up 27-12 eight minutes in; there was a few minutes when Bucknell couldn’t get ball over half-court, but then Bison got gritty and hung in there- they got within five points a few times in second half. West Virginia-Notre Dame is a high quality second round game Saturday.


Florida 80, East Tennessee State 65— Game was 33-32 at half, but Gators outscored ETSU 21-6 on foul line, got lot of run-out hoops after Bucs’ turnovers to pull away in second half. Second round game with Virginia will be a much different style game.


Middle Tennessee State 81, Minnesota 72— Last two seasons, Blue Raiders are 5-0 vs SEC/Big 14 teams, winning by average of 12.6 pts/game. This was a 12-seed beating a 5-seed, but not an upset. MTSU was favored by a point. Richard Pitino lost his poise, got T’d up near the end when Gophers were down nine- -they were already going to lose, but not his finest moment.


Northwestern 68, Vanderbilt 66— Vandy scored with 0:17 left to take lead, then one of their best guys screwed up, fouling on purpose— did he think a) they were behind? b) they were up 3? c) they had a foul to give? Whatever, it was a colossal screw-up.


Northwestern makes their foul shots and advances, so we get 120 more shots of the Seinfeld lady on TV Saturday (her son is a sub on Northwestern).

 

[CNOTES]

NBA
Dunkel


Friday, March 17



Milwaukee @ LA Lakers


Game 815-816
March 17, 2017 @ 10:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
120.428
LA Lakers
110.830
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 9 1/2
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
by 6 1/2
213 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-6 1/2); Under


Orlando @ Phoenix


Game 813-814
March 17, 2017 @ 10:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Orlando
114.813
Phoenix
113.638
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Orlando
by 1
227
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 3 1/2
220
Dunkel Pick:
Orlando
(+3 1/2); Over


Houston @ New Orleans


Game 811-812
March 17, 2017 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Houston
128.342
New Orleans
120.853
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 7 1/2
233
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 4 1/2
227
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-4 1/2); Over


Minnesota @ Miami


Game 809-810
March 17, 2017 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
116.390
Miami
124.705
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 8 1/2
201
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
by 4 1/2
206 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-4 1/2); Under


Boston @ Brooklyn


Game 807-808
March 17, 2017 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Boston
125.911
Brooklyn
115.049
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 11
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
by 9
220 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-9); Under


Toronto @ Detroit


Game 805-806
March 17, 2017 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
119.422
Detroit
116.782
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 4
199 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+4); Over


Chicago @ Washington


Game 803-804
March 17, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
108.781
Washington
125.719
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 17
196
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
N/A


Dallas @ Philadelphia


Game 801-802
March 17, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
117.349
Philadelphia
109.813
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 7 1/2
212
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 4 1/2
203 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-4 1/2); Over

 

[CNOTES]

NBA
Long Sheet


Friday, March 17


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DALLAS (29 - 38) at PHILADELPHIA (24 - 43) - 3/17/2017, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 42-24 ATS (+15.6 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 42-22 ATS (+17.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) in home games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-16 ATS (+16.4 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 41-28 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 478-401 ATS (+36.9 Units) in road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 317-264 ATS (+26.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-2 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (32 - 36) at WASHINGTON (41 - 26) - 3/17/2017, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-5 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-4 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TORONTO (39 - 29) at DETROIT (33 - 35) - 3/17/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 136-173 ATS (-54.3 Units) in March games since 1996.
TORONTO is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 46-30 ATS (+13.0 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 6-3 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-4 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (43 - 25) at BROOKLYN (13 - 54) - 3/17/2017, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-4 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 7-3 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (28 - 39) at MIAMI (33 - 35) - 3/17/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 24-41 ATS (-21.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 42-26 ATS (+13.4 Units) in all games this season.
MIAMI is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) as a favorite this season.
MIAMI is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) in home games this season.
MIAMI is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
MIAMI is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in home games in March games over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
MIAMI is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MIAMI is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 31-19 ATS (+10.1 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-14 ATS (+14.6 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-1 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 3-2 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (47 - 21) at NEW ORLEANS (27 - 41) - 3/17/2017, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 39-29 ATS (+7.1 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 23-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 6-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 7-3 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ORLANDO (24 - 45) at PHOENIX (22 - 46) - 3/17/2017, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 28-40 ATS (-16.0 Units) in all games this season.
ORLANDO is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) after allowing 115 points or more this season.
ORLANDO is 70-99 ATS (-38.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
ORLANDO is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
ORLANDO is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
PHOENIX is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in non-conference games this season.
ORLANDO is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 3-2 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 4-1 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MILWAUKEE (33 - 34) at LA LAKERS (20 - 48) - 3/17/2017, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 354-424 ATS (-112.4 Units) in the second half of the season since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 250-306 ATS (-86.6 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 13-22 ATS (-11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LA LAKERS are 128-91 ATS (+27.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 28-38 ATS (-13.8 Units) in all games this season.
LA LAKERS are 168-214 ATS (-67.4 Units) in home games in the second half of the season since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 30-43 ATS (-17.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 60-89 ATS (-37.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 5-0 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 3-2 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

 

[CNOTES]

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up


Friday, March 17


Mavericks won seven of last ten games; they’re 4-6 vs spread in last ten road games. Three of their last four games stayed under. 76ers lost five of last six games but covered last four; they are 13-2 vs spread in last 15 home games. Three of their last four home games stayed under. Dallas won its last eight games with Philly (4-4 vs spread); they won last three visits here, but Sixers covered all three. Three of last four series games went over total.


Chicago lost six of its last seven games; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five home games. Under is 10-3 in their last 13 games. Washington won five of last seven games; they’re 2-5-1 vs spread in last eight home games- their last eight games went over total. Wizards won three of last four games with Chicago (under 3-1); Bulls lost last three games in this building (1-2 vs spread). Chicago lost six of its last seven games; seven of their last eight games stayed under. Bulls


Raptors lost three of last four games, are 3-6 vs spread in last nine road games. Six of their last nine games stayed under. Pistons won seven of last 11 games, are 11-2 vs spread in last 13 home games. Under is 9-5 in their last fourteen games. Toronto is 6-4 in its last ten games with Detroit; Raptors won three of last five games in Motor City. Eight of last ten series games went over total.


Boston won three of last four games, is 3-5 vs spread in last eight road games. Under is 9-1-2 in their last 12 games. Nets split their last six games, are 7-3 vs spread in last ten; they’re 4-2 vs spread in last six home games. Seven of last eight Brooklyn games went over. Celtics won six of last eight games with Brooklyn; they won four of last five games in Barclays’ Center. Three of last four series games stayed under.


Minnesota lost its last three road games; they’re 6-2 vs spread in last eight games overall, 7-5 vs spread in last 12 on road. Six of their last eight games stayed under. Heat won five of last six games; they’re 13-2 vs spread in last 15 home games. Under is 7-4 in their last eleven games. Road team won seven of last ten Minnesota-Miami games; Wolves teams split last four series games played here. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.


Houston won five of last seven games; they’re 5-0 vs spread in last five road games. Four of their last six games went over total. Pelicans split their last eight games; they’re 3-5 vs spread in last eight home games. Under is 11-3 in their last fourteen games. Rockets won seven of last eight games with New Orleans; they won three of last four visits to Bourbon Street. Last three series games stayed under total.


Magic lost six of last seven games; they’re 3-5 vs spread in last eight road games. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Phoenix lost four of last five games, is 0-3-1 vs spread in last four home games- their last three games stayed under total. Suns won six of their last seven games with Orlando (5-2 vs spread); teams split last four games played in desert. Four of last six series games stayed under.


Milwaukee won seven of last eight games, is 5-2 vs spread in last eight road games. Under is 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. Lakers lost 11 of last 12 games; they’re 0-6 vs spread in last six home games. Four of their last five games went over total. Lakers won three of last four games with Milwaukee; four of last five series games went over total. Bucks lost three of last four series games played here.

 

[CNOTES]

NBA


Friday, March 17


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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. PHILADELPHIA
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Dallas

7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Chicago's last 20 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Washington's last 20 games when playing at home against Chicago
Washington is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games

7:30 PM
TORONTO vs. DETROIT
Toronto is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
Toronto is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Toronto

7:30 PM
BOSTON vs. BROOKLYN
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

8:00 PM
HOUSTON vs. NEW ORLEANS
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Houston's last 17 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston's last 18 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New Orleans's last 17 games when playing Houston

8:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Miami is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Minnesota

10:00 PM
ORLANDO vs. PHOENIX
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Orlando is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing Orlando
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Orlando

10:30 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. LA LAKERS
Milwaukee is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
LA Lakers are 1-11 SU in their last 12 games
LA Lakers are 1-10-1 ATS in their last 12 games

 

[CNOTES]

NBA notebook: Bulls' Wade out for rest of season
March 16, 2017


Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade will miss the remainder of the season with a fractured right elbow, the team announced.


Wade underwent an MRI exam after sustaining the injury in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's 98-91 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The results of the MRI showed a sprain in addition to a small fracture in the elbow.


The injury comes at a pivotal time for the Bulls (32-36), who reside a game behind the Detroit Pistons (33-35) and Wade's former team -- the Miami Heat (33-35) -- for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.


Wade, 35, is averaging 18.6 points, 4.5 assists and 3.9 rebounds this season after signing a two-year, $47.5 million deal over the summer.


--Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will play and start Thursday night against the Utah Jazz after missing the last 13 games following knee surgery.


Love had "loose bodies" removed from his left knee on Feb. 14 and hasn't played in a game since Feb. 11. He's averaging 20 points and 11.1 rebounds for the Cavs this season.


Coach Tyronn Lue said Love would be on a minutes restriction and might not be able to play on consecutive nights.


--Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe will miss the rest of the season due to knee soreness.


Coach Earl Watson termed it as a "management decision," and implied it wasn't his call.


Bledsoe has experienced knee issues in the past and played in just 31 games in 2015-16 when he required season-ending surgery on his left knee.


Bledsoe, 27, set career bests by averaging 21.1 points and 6.3 assists this season.


--Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas has been ruled out of both contests on the team's two-game road trip this weekend due to a right knee bone bruise, the team announced.


Thomas will miss Friday's game against the cellar-dwelling Brooklyn Nets (12-54) and Sunday's matinee with the Philadelphia 76ers (24-43).


--The Charlotte Hornets signed forward Johnny O'Bryant to a multi-year contract, the team announced Thursday.


The 6-foot-9 O'Bryant had signed 10-day contracts with Charlotte on Feb. 24 and March 6 after spending much of the season in the NBA Development League.

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, MARCH 17


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


CHI at WAS 07:00 PM


CHI +8.0


O 212.0


DAL at PHI 07:00 PM

DAL -5.5


U 204.5


BOS at BK 07:30 PM


BK +8.0


O 215.0


TOR at DET 07:30 PM


DET -3.5


U 202.0


MIN at MIA 08:00 PM


MIA -4.5 **********


U 206.0


HOU at NO 08:00 PM


HOU -6.5


O 228.0


ORL at PHO 10:00 PM


PHO -2.5


U 220.5


MIL at LAL 10:30 PM

MIL -7.5


O 213.0

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack


— NC State hired UNCW coach Kevin Keatts as its new hoop coach.


— Tom Crean got $4M to leave Indiana, so hard to feel too bad for the guy……


— Miguel Cabrera, Martin Prado both have minor injuries at WBC; I’m sure the major league teams that pay them millions are thrilled with that news.


— Josh Donaldson has a calf injury, hasn’t played in a sprint training game yet.


— The flagrant foul called against Seton Hall at the end of their game lacked common sense. Correct by the book, but a wrong call.


— One of Kansas Jayhawks’ subs spent LY as a practice player for the women’s team. Lot of women’s teams utilize male students to practice against.


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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Wrapping up a Friday of basketball……..

Michigan 92, Oklahoma State 91— Wolverines made 16-29 on arc and win by only one; they played four starters 38:00+. Cowboys are one of best teams ever that lost their last four games of the season, with three of the four losses by 5 or less points. Evans was 10-26 for the day, stuck a 3 at the buzzer to cover the spread, a big win for Las Vegas sportsbooks.


Baylor 91, New Mexico State 73— First 10:00 of this game had James Naismith turning over in his grave, but reality set in and Bears move on to second round for the first time in three years. WAC games are rarely on TV, but with Grand Canyon eligible for NCAA’s next year, and Aggies, Bakersfield really moving up the power ratings, maybe ESPN should show them some love.


Arkansas 77, Seton Hall 71— Razorbacks took only seven 3-pointers (3-7) the whole game; they were -14 on boards, but held Seton Hall to 39.2% inside arc. This was just 4th win for SEC teams in their last 18 games against the Big East. You wonder whats up with Seton Hall; supposedly Kevin Willard tried to get the South Florida job, and they didn’t hire him.


Oregon 93, Iona 77— This was a terrible game; Iona had no answers and stopped trying for a while midway thru second half. Ducks led 55-37 at half, looked bored for most of last 15:00. Final score doesn’t tell story here; Jordan Washington played his butt off for Iona, but he was by himself in that regard.


Louisville 78, Jacksonville State 63— Gamecocks beat spread by going 10-19 on arc; they had a great season, making NCAA’s for first time. Louisville now has an interesting game coming up with Michigan, which extended his starters big time in their game. If I’m Rick Pitino, I’m glad we’re playing Michigan and not Oklahoma State.


USC 66, SMU 65— Mustangs had every advantage in this game; Trojans had to play a day game after playing late game in Dayton Wednesday night- SMU had revenge motive, after USC beat them in LA in December and Mustangs are more experienced team. Problem is, USC has great athletes across board— they shot 76% inside arc in this game- they attacked the basket.


North Carolina 103, Texas Southern 64— Tar Heels missed 44 shots, rebounded 20 of them in this mismatch. Since 2007, UNC is 6-3 vs spread in second round games, losing back/back to Kansas/Iowa St in ’13/’14- they beat Arkansas 87-78 in 2nd round two years ago, forcing 21 turnovers while going 29-37 on foul line. They play Razorbacks again on Sunday.


Rhode Island 84, Creighton 72— Rams won ninth game in row; they shot 59% inside arc, made 28-31 foul shots and had a fairly easy time with a Creighton team that went 7-9 once their PG got hurt- they were 18-1 when he got hurt. Rams’ game with Oregon Sunday will be fun to watch.