NBA WRITE-UP
Friday, November 5
Hot Teams
-- Orlando won two of first three games, winning by 29-42 points.
-- Knicks are 3-0-1 vs spread in first four games.
-- Celtics won last three games, by 4-23-3 points.
-- Hawks are 5-0, winning road games by 15-3-12 points.
-- Hornets won, covered their first four games. Miami won and covered its last four games.
-- Warriors are 3-0 as home favorites, winning by 4-18-6 points. Jazz won last two games, by 21-17 points.
-- Lakers won first five games, covered last four.
Cold Teams
-- Milwaukee lost four of first five games. Pacers split first four games, winning only home game by 13.
-- First road game of year for Nets, who lost last two games by 23-2 points, after winning first two.
-- Cavaliers lost last three games, by 20-3-12 points. 76ers lost four of first five games, but covered three of last four.
-- Washington is 0-2 on road, losing by 29-4 points (1-1 as road dog).
-- Pistons are 0-5 (3-2 vs spread), losing home games by 1-23 points. Bobcats lost three of their first four games.
-- Bulls split first four games; they lost 120-112 to Knicks last night.
-- Minnesota is 0-3 as road dog, losing by 20-32-42 points.
-- Suns lost three of their first four games. Grizzlies are 1-2 as road dogs, losing away games by 19-6 points.
-- Clippers lost four of first five games, losing only road games by 18. Nuggets split first four games (1-2 as favorite).
-- Raptors lost three of their first four games, losing by 5-3-17 points.
Totals
-- Two of three Milwaukee road games stayed under total.
-- Two of first three Orlando games went over the total.
-- Three of first four Cleveland games stayed under the total.
-- Two of first three Wizard games went over the total.
-- Three of first four Charlotte games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Boston games went over the total.
-- Last three Atlanta games stayed under the total.
-- Four of five Miami games stayed under the total.
-- Two of three Memphis road games went over the total.
-- First four Denver games stayed under the total.
-- Two of three Golden State home games went over total.
-- Four of five Laker home games went over the total.