DALLAS is 8-2 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 9-1 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 5-1 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 5-2 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 8-1 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 8-1 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 5-0 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 5-0 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-2 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-2 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons

Hot Teams
-- Indiana won seven of its last eight games (7-4 last 11 HF).
-- Celtics won four of last five games (5-3 last eight AU).
-- Knicks won four of their last five games (5-3-1 last nine AF).
-- Miami won its last fifteen games (5-7 last 12 HF).
-- Wizards won four of their last six games (9-4 last 13 AU).
-- Grizzlies won nine of last ten games (7-10 last 17 HF).
-- Portland won three of its last four games (2-6 last eight AU).
-- Lakers won five of their last seven games (6-8-1 AF).
-- Rockets won four of their last six games (5-1 last six AU).
-- Suns won their last three games (3-6 last nine HU).
-- Spurs won 19 of their last 22 games (11-6-1 last 18 HF).
-- Milwaukee won its last four games, last two in OT (3-0 last three as AU).
-- Clippers won eight of their last ten games (3-6 last nine HF).

Cold Teams
-- Charlotte lost its last seven games (2-6 last eight HU).
-- Nets lost four of their last five games (2-2 AF).
-- Jazz lost four of their last five games (4-3 AF).
-- Cleveland lost five of its last seven home games (8-12 HU).
-- Pistons lost five of last six games (5-8 last 13 HU).
-- Philly lost nine of its last ten games (3-6 last nine AU).
-- Hawks lost their last three games (4-3-1 last eight HF).
-- Magic lost eight of their last ten games (3-6 last nine AU).
-- Minnesota lost its last six games (3-5 last eight HF).
-- New Orleans lost six of its last eight games (3-11-1 last 15 HU).
-- Mavericks lost four of last five games (10-5 last 15 HF).
-- Raptors lost their last five games (0-1 as AF).
-- Bulls lost five of last eight road games (9-3 last 12 AU).
-- Sacramento lost 16 of last 21 games (5-10 last 15 AU).
-- Warriors lost four of their last five games (11-6 HF).

Totals
-- Four of last five Boston road games went over the total.
-- Seven of last ten Charlotte games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last eight Utah games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Detroit games.
-- Last four Atlanta games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Orlando games went over the total.
-- Under is 8-1-1 in last ten Washington games.
-- Eight of last ten Portland games went over the total.
-- Six of last eight Laker games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Dallas games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Phoenix games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Chicago games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Clipper games stayed under total.
-- Over is 10-1-1 in last twelve Sacramento games.

Back-to-backs
-- Celtics are 3-7-2 vs spread on road if they played night before.
-- Philadelphia is 4-8 vs spread on road if it played night before.
-- Lakers are 4-6-2 vs spread on road if they played night before.
-- Sacramento is 4-7 vs spread if it played the night before.

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Hoop Trends - Wednesday
By Vince Akins
VegasInsider.com

ATS TREND OF THE DAY:

The Bobcats are 0-10 ATS (-9.1 ppg) since December 14, 2004 when they are at home after at least four road losses.

OU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Knicks are 0-11 OU (-9.7 ppg) since December 15, 2008 on the road with at least one day of rest after a road win in which they scored more than 30% of their points from the three-point line.

PLAYER TREND OF THE DAY:

The Spurs are 12-0 ATS (13.6 ppg) since January 05, 2012 at home after a win at home in which Tim Duncan had a double double.

CHOICE TREND:

The Bucks are 0-11-1 ATS (-7.0 ppg) since February 07, 2012 when seeking revenge for a loss in which they had no rest.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

The Hornets are 0-7 ATS (-11.1 ppg) since January 07, 2012 after a loss in which Greivis Vasquez was the Hornets’ high scorer.

The Bulls are 0-8 OU (-13.4 ppg) since February 16, 2012 after losing the previous matchup in which Luol Deng shot worse than 33% from the field.

Fact or Fiction
By Mike Rose
VegasInsider.com

FACT

These Bobcats Might be As Bad As Those Bobcats: Poor Charlotte. The team is 0-7 straight up and against the spread in its last seven games, and it’s going nowhere in a hurry. The epically bad 2012 Bobcats went 7-59 SU and 23-43 ATS, and they were outscored by 13.9 points per game. These Bobcats over the course of their last 48 games are now 6-42 SU, 14-33-1 ATS, and have been outscored by 12.1 points per game. The margin of defeat isn't as bad, but the ATS percentage is actually worse than last year's insanely bad team.

The Nuggets Might Win the Western Conference: It's going to take getting home court advantage in some of these series, but the Nuggs really could ultimately win the West this year. We think that teams like the Grizzlies and the Jazz killed themselves at the trade deadline, and these were the teams that were supposed to be rid of Denver early in the playoffs before it could get rolling. However, this team is now 29-11 SU and 25-14-1 ATS in its last 40 games, and its win over the Thunder this past week was a real indication that this is going to be a team that is tough to knock out of the second season.

Getting to .500 is Just What the Lakers Needed: It's been a long haul back to .500 for the Lakers from a team that was 17-25, but they have gotten the job done and are back to 30-30. They still aren't in the playoffs quite yet, but they are right on the verge of it, and if we were some of the top teams in the West, we would be scared, to say the least. G Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are on a roll right now, and they're going to be tough to stop.

FICTION

The Kings' Streak of 100+ Point Games: Sacramento has scored at least 100 points in 10 of its last 11 games, and we just aren't buying it. The Kings aren't getting good contributions out of F Patrick Patterson, and there is a point that this team is just going to fall apart at the seams. There is a reason that in spite of this run of good scoring games, the Kings still aren't averaging 100+ points for the season.

Toronto's Recent Swoon: The Raptors have failed to cover five straight games and haven't picked up an SU win since Feb. 22. There have been some tough games along the way, including losing in overtime in Milwaukee and by seven at Golden State on Monday after just running out of gas in the fourth quarter. The Raptors aren't going to get into the playoffs this year, but they are at least going to be a competent team down the stretch.

Orlando's Pre-Trade Skid: Is it possible that the Magic really made themselves a better team at the trade deadline by getting rid of G JJ Redick? We're starting to believe that the possibility is there. The team has had some awful, awful games in this stretch, but a win in New Orleans, a competitive fight against Houston, a win in Philadelphia… This isn't a mistake. Tobias Harris has been a nice contributor to the team since coming over from Milwaukee, averaging 16.8 points and 6.2 boards per game, and the possibility is there that he is evolving into the best player on the team. Once the Magic start to get healthy, they could really be taking some steps in the right direction in spite of their horrid SU and ATS records.

Indiana Pacers -9
The Pacers will be lacking no motivation when they take the floor tonight. That's because they were embarrassed 94-75 at Boston in the season's first meeting. Consider that Indiana is on a 223-171 ATS run when out for revenge for a road loss to an opponent. It is on an 81-55 ATS run when out for revenge for a loss in which it was held to less than 85 points. The Pacers have had two days of rest while Boston played last night so they should also be the fresher side. Keep in mind that Boston is a soft 19-34 ATS the last 3 seasons in the second game of a back-to-back. Indiana has been lights out at home where it is 25-6. The Celtics, on the other hand, are 11-18 on the road. The Pacers are 25-13 ATS this season when laying points, including 18-8 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points. Lay the number.

The Denver Nuggets travel to Sacramento in order to take on the Kings. The Denver Nuggets are an outstanding 12-1 ATS when the total is greater than or equal to 210. They are also a powerful 31-17 ATS after 2 or more consecutive unders. In contrast The Sacramento kings are 7-19 AT in home games after playing a game as a home favorite. They are also 10-20 ATS revenging a loss where opponent scored 100 or more points.


Play on: Denver Nuggets

bkn/cha 7-2 under last 3yrs
bos/ind 7-2 under last 3yrs
uta/cle 4-1 over last 3yrs
was/min 3-1 under last 3yrs