Friday’s 6-pack:
— Patriots 21, Steelers 18- Pittsburgh loses consecutive games to 2-10 teams.
— Game had total of 30; it went over the total in second quarter.
— Lakers 133, Pelicans 89- Lakers outscored NO 43-17 in 3rd quarter.
— Pacers 128, Bucks 119- Indiana plays the Lakers Saturday in IST final.
— Iowa State 90, Iowa 65- Cyclones led 47-29 at halftime.
— Duke hired Penn State DC Manny Diaz as its new football coach.
Quote of the Day
“The problem is tampering. And we could fix it easily if they’d let football people fix it. But they usually don’t listen to us.”
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, talking about the transfer portal
Friday’s quiz
In the movie For Love of the Game, Kevin Costner plays a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers; what well-known character actor plays the manager of the Tigers?
Thursday’s quiz
Matthew Stafford played his college football at Georgia.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the famous movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with Paul Newman/Robert Redford, the two outlaws were in Bolivia when the movie ends.
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Hawks (9-11):
— lost four of their last five games (0-5 ATS).
— 0-7 ATS as a home favorite
— over 7-2 at home
Celtics (15-5):
— won 10 of last 13 games SU (2-7 ATS last nine)
— 6-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 10-4 last 14 games.
Nets (11-9):
— won five of their last six games.
— 9-3 ATS at home, 6-2 on road.
— over 3-1 last four home games.
Hornets (6-13):
— lost four of their last five games.
— 2-8 ATS at home.
— over 7-2 on the road
Bulls (6-14)
— won/covered their last three games.
— 2-6 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 5-1 last six games.
Cavaliers (12-9):
— won four of their last five games
— 5-8 ATS as a favorite.
— under 4-1 last five games.
Mavericks (12-8):
— 3-5 SU in their last 8 games.
— 4-6 ATS as home favorites, 3-1 as road favorites.
— over 6-2 last eight home games.
Nuggets (14-8):
— 0-7 ATS last seven games as road favorites.
— 1-4 ATS if they played the night before.
— over 3-1 last four games.
Pistons (2-19):
— lost their last 16 games (6-10 ATS).
— 4-6 ATS as a home underdog, 5-5 as a road dog.
— over 7-1 last eight road games
Warriors (10-11):
— 4-9 in last 13 games SU
— 1-8 ATS as a home favorite
— 5-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Rockets (9-9):
— 8-1 ATS last nine home games.
— 12-3 ATS last 15 games overall.
— under 9-3 last dozen games.
Pacers (11-8):
— over 16-3
— 4-5 ATS as a home favorite, 3-0 as a home dog.
— 3-0 ATS first night of back/back
Clippers (10-10):
— 7-3 last ten games SU.
— 3-6 ATS on the road.
— under 7-0 last seven home games.
Lakers (13-9):
— won/covered five of last six games.
— 5-6 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 8-3 at home.
Grizzlies (6-14):
— won three of last four games (4-0 ATS)
— 6-2 ATS last eight road games.
— under 4-0 last four home games
Heat (12-9):
— lost four of last six games SU.
— 2-6 ATS at home.
— over 4-0 last four home games.
Bucks (15-6):
— won five of last six games (3-1 ATS last four)
— 5-1 ATS last six road games.
— over 7-3 road games.
Timberwolves (16-4)
— won 15 of last 17 games (5-6 ATS last 11)
— 8-3 ATS at home, 3-6 on road.
— under 4-1 last five home games.
Pelicans (12-10):
— won/covered three of last four games
— 10-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games.
Knicks (12-8):
— won three of last four games SU
— 7-3 ATS as a favorite, 5-4-1 as an underdog
— over 6-2 last eight games
Thunder (13-7):
— 2-3 SU their last five games.
— 8-3 ATS as a favorite, 7-2 as an underdog.
— over 6-3 last nine games
Magic (14-7):
— won last seven home games (6-1 ATS).
— 9-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 8-1 last nine games.
76ers (13-7):
— 3-4 last six games SU.
— 10-4 ATS as a favorite, 3-3 as an underdog.
— over 6-1 last seven games.
Suns (12-9):
— lost three of last four games (0-4 ATS)
— 6-9 ATS as a favorite.
— over 9-1 home games
Trailblazers (6-14):
— covered five of their last six games,
— 2-5 ATS as a home underdog, 8-5 as a road dog.
— under 5-1 last six games
Kings (11-8):
— 3-4 SU last seven games (2-5 ATS)
— 5-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-1 last seven home games
Spurs (3-17):
— lost their last 15 games (4-2 ATS last six)
— 3-6 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 8-2 at home
Raptors (9-12):
— lost four of last five games SU
— 4-6 ATS after a win, 6-4 after a loss.
— over 4-1 last five home games.
Jazz (7-14):
— 2-9 ATS on the road.
— 8-2 ATS at home
— over 7-3 at home
Wizards (3-17):
— 5-2 ATS last seven games.
— 2-6 ATS at home.
— over 3-0 last three games.
NBA has a scheduling thing now where sometimes, a team will go to a city for three nights and play the same team twice (to save travel costs), with a day off in between.
So far this season, it has happened 17 times, so 34 games; underdogs are 22-12 ATS in those games, over 19-15 (9-8 first night, 10-7 second night)
— Patriots 21, Steelers 18- Pittsburgh loses consecutive games to 2-10 teams.
— Game had total of 30; it went over the total in second quarter.
— Lakers 133, Pelicans 89- Lakers outscored NO 43-17 in 3rd quarter.
— Pacers 128, Bucks 119- Indiana plays the Lakers Saturday in IST final.
— Iowa State 90, Iowa 65- Cyclones led 47-29 at halftime.
— Duke hired Penn State DC Manny Diaz as its new football coach.
Quote of the Day
“The problem is tampering. And we could fix it easily if they’d let football people fix it. But they usually don’t listen to us.”
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, talking about the transfer portal
Friday’s quiz
In the movie For Love of the Game, Kevin Costner plays a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers; what well-known character actor plays the manager of the Tigers?
Thursday’s quiz
Matthew Stafford played his college football at Georgia.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the famous movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with Paul Newman/Robert Redford, the two outlaws were in Bolivia when the movie ends.
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Friday’s Den: NBA trends to think about…….
NBA trends (thru Wednesday)Hawks (9-11):
— lost four of their last five games (0-5 ATS).
— 0-7 ATS as a home favorite
— over 7-2 at home
Celtics (15-5):
— won 10 of last 13 games SU (2-7 ATS last nine)
— 6-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 10-4 last 14 games.
Nets (11-9):
— won five of their last six games.
— 9-3 ATS at home, 6-2 on road.
— over 3-1 last four home games.
Hornets (6-13):
— lost four of their last five games.
— 2-8 ATS at home.
— over 7-2 on the road
Bulls (6-14)
— won/covered their last three games.
— 2-6 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 5-1 last six games.
Cavaliers (12-9):
— won four of their last five games
— 5-8 ATS as a favorite.
— under 4-1 last five games.
Mavericks (12-8):
— 3-5 SU in their last 8 games.
— 4-6 ATS as home favorites, 3-1 as road favorites.
— over 6-2 last eight home games.
Nuggets (14-8):
— 0-7 ATS last seven games as road favorites.
— 1-4 ATS if they played the night before.
— over 3-1 last four games.
Pistons (2-19):
— lost their last 16 games (6-10 ATS).
— 4-6 ATS as a home underdog, 5-5 as a road dog.
— over 7-1 last eight road games
Warriors (10-11):
— 4-9 in last 13 games SU
— 1-8 ATS as a home favorite
— 5-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Rockets (9-9):
— 8-1 ATS last nine home games.
— 12-3 ATS last 15 games overall.
— under 9-3 last dozen games.
Pacers (11-8):
— over 16-3
— 4-5 ATS as a home favorite, 3-0 as a home dog.
— 3-0 ATS first night of back/back
Clippers (10-10):
— 7-3 last ten games SU.
— 3-6 ATS on the road.
— under 7-0 last seven home games.
Lakers (13-9):
— won/covered five of last six games.
— 5-6 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 8-3 at home.
Grizzlies (6-14):
— won three of last four games (4-0 ATS)
— 6-2 ATS last eight road games.
— under 4-0 last four home games
Heat (12-9):
— lost four of last six games SU.
— 2-6 ATS at home.
— over 4-0 last four home games.
Bucks (15-6):
— won five of last six games (3-1 ATS last four)
— 5-1 ATS last six road games.
— over 7-3 road games.
Timberwolves (16-4)
— won 15 of last 17 games (5-6 ATS last 11)
— 8-3 ATS at home, 3-6 on road.
— under 4-1 last five home games.
Pelicans (12-10):
— won/covered three of last four games
— 10-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games.
Knicks (12-8):
— won three of last four games SU
— 7-3 ATS as a favorite, 5-4-1 as an underdog
— over 6-2 last eight games
Thunder (13-7):
— 2-3 SU their last five games.
— 8-3 ATS as a favorite, 7-2 as an underdog.
— over 6-3 last nine games
Magic (14-7):
— won last seven home games (6-1 ATS).
— 9-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 8-1 last nine games.
76ers (13-7):
— 3-4 last six games SU.
— 10-4 ATS as a favorite, 3-3 as an underdog.
— over 6-1 last seven games.
Suns (12-9):
— lost three of last four games (0-4 ATS)
— 6-9 ATS as a favorite.
— over 9-1 home games
Trailblazers (6-14):
— covered five of their last six games,
— 2-5 ATS as a home underdog, 8-5 as a road dog.
— under 5-1 last six games
Kings (11-8):
— 3-4 SU last seven games (2-5 ATS)
— 5-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-1 last seven home games
Spurs (3-17):
— lost their last 15 games (4-2 ATS last six)
— 3-6 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 8-2 at home
Raptors (9-12):
— lost four of last five games SU
— 4-6 ATS after a win, 6-4 after a loss.
— over 4-1 last five home games.
Jazz (7-14):
— 2-9 ATS on the road.
— 8-2 ATS at home
— over 7-3 at home
Wizards (3-17):
— 5-2 ATS last seven games.
— 2-6 ATS at home.
— over 3-0 last three games.
NBA has a scheduling thing now where sometimes, a team will go to a city for three nights and play the same team twice (to save travel costs), with a day off in between.
So far this season, it has happened 17 times, so 34 games; underdogs are 22-12 ATS in those games, over 19-15 (9-8 first night, 10-7 second night)
