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NBA

Hot teams
-- Suns won five of their last six games. Indiana won seven of last nine.
-- New York won its last three games, scoring 116.3 ppg.
-- Clippers won nine of their last eleven games.

Cold Teams
-- Cavaliers lost four of their last five games.
-- Warriors lost five of their last seven games.

Series records
-- Suns won five of last seven games with Indiana.
-- Cavaliers lost five of last seven games with New York.
-- Clippers lost six of last nine games with Golden State.

Totals
-- Four of last five Indiana-Phoenix games went over.
-- Seven of last eight New York games went over the total; last five Cleveland games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Clipper games went over the total. Under is 3-1-1 in last five Golden State games.

Back to backs
-- Suns are 6-4 vs spread if they played the night before.
-- Clippers are 6-5 vs spread if they played night before

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Thursday's NBA Betting News and Notes
By Brian Covert
Covers.com

Phoenix Suns at Indiana Pacers (-10, 199)

Suns forward Markieff Morris may be the key for their supporters. The Suns are 12-3 ATS when their sixth man scores 15 or more points with the team 17-11-1 ATS when he doesn’t. Morris is averaging 16.8 points over his last five.

The Suns are 6-1 ATS on zero days rest and an impressive 8-2 ATS against teams with a .600 or better record. The last time these two trends crossed, the Suns beat the Rockets in Houston 97-88 as 9.5-point dogs.

The Indiana Pacers, 16-6 ATS at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, are coming off a road trip where they went just 3-2 SU and 2-3 ATS. "We're all real tired,” said center Roy Hibbert. “There were some games we dropped that we should have won on this trip. We'll get better."

The Pacers have given up 100-points only eight times all season. One of those was a 124-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns last Wednesday night on a 196.5-point total. All eight of those games have been on the road.

Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks (-5.5, 196.5)

Cavs coach Mike Brown was not impressed with his team’s fighting spirit following Tuesday’s 100-89 loss as a 2.5-point favorite in Cleveland. "Our competitive spirit is non-existent," said Brown. "Maybe I need to shake some things up."

Cavs center Anderson Varejao is questionable for Thursday's game after missing Tuesday’s loss to New Orleans, his first missed game of the year. Cleveland went 29-27-2 ATS in 58 games the Brazilian missed last year.

The Knicks got some payback Tuesday versus Boston. “It was kind of personal, the way they beat us the last time,'' forward Kenyon Martin said referring to the team’s 114-77 loss to the Celtics at MSG in December. ''So we wanted a little get-back.'' The Knicks lost 109-94 to the Cavs the last time they met in mid-December.

The Knicks are 7-1 ATS after both a SU win and scoring 100 points in their previous game both of which happened Tuesday in their 109-94 win over the Celtics.

Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors (-5.5, 212)

The Clippers are showing their elite potential, scoring and winning without All-Star Chris Paul. The Clips are 9-3 SU and 8-4 ATS without their leader and the Over has hit in nine of the 12 games with L.A. scoring less than 109 points only three times.

The Over has hit in the last seven meetings between these two clubs including a 105-103 Warrior win on a 207.5-point total on Christmas Day.

The Golden State Warriors have scored less than 100 points, 15 times this season. Nine of those 15 have come back-to-back (and one three-game streak). The Warriors only scored 85 points in an 88-85 loss to Washington Tuesday night.

The Warriors are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 against teams with a .600 record or better but did beat Portland 103-88 as 5.5-point home favorites this past Sunday.

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Today's NBA Picks

LA Clippers at Golden State

The Clippers travel to Golden State tonight to face a Warriors team that 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games as a home favorite of 3 1/2 to 6 points. LA is the pick (+5 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Warriors favored by only 2. Dunkel Pick: LA Clippers (+5 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 501-502: Phoenix at Indiana (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 119.752; Indiana 133.119 Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 13 1/2; 204 Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 10; 199 Dunkel Pick: Indiana (-10); Over

Game 503-504: Cleveland at New York (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland 112.621; New York 120.583 Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 8; 192 Vegas Line & Total: New York by 5 1/2; 196 1/2 Dunkel Pick: New York (-5 1/2); Under

Game 505-506: LA Clippers at Golden State (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Clippers 124.139; Golden State 125.922 Dunkel Line & Total: Golden State by 2; 218 Vegas Line & Total: Golden State by 5 1/2; 212 Dunkel Pick: LA Clippers (+5 1/2); Over

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Hoop Trends - Thursday
By Vince Akins
VegasInsider.com

ATS TREND OF THE DAY:

The Warriors are 0-11 ATS (-9.73 ppg) since Mar 08, 2013 at home with at most one day of rest after a game in which they allowed less than 40% from the field.

OU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Cavaliers are 0-9 OU (-14.56 ppg) since Feb 26, 2009 on the road when at least 65% of their baskets were assisted for two straight games and they scored more than 86 points last game.

PLAYER TREND OF THE DAY:

The Clippers are 10-0-1 OU (14.09 ppg) since Feb 08, 2013 after Matt Barnes shot worse than 33% from the field in a win.

CHOICE TREND:

The Knicks are 11-0 ATS (8.05 ppg) since Nov 05, 2010 at home after a game in which they shot at least ten three-pointers and made at least half of them but did not win by 38+.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

The Knicks are 7-0 OU (10.50 ppg) since Dec 15, 2012 off a win in which they never trailed.

The Suns are 8-0-1 OU (10.89 ppg) since Mar 09, 2013 after PJ Tucker had more rebounds than points on the road.

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StatFox Super Situations

CLEVELAND at NEW YORK
Play On - Favorites (NEW YORK) after 2 or more consecutive overs, an average team (+/- 3 PPG diff.) against a poor team (-3 to -7 PPG diff.) after 42+ games 75-37 over the last 5 seasons. ( 67.0% | 34.3 units ) 2-1 this year. ( 66.7% | 0.9 units )

LA CLIPPERS at GOLDEN STATE
Play Against - Road teams vs. the money line (LA CLIPPERS) revenging a loss where opponent scored 100 or more points against opponent off a home loss 181-73 over the last 5 seasons. ( 71.3% | 65.9 units ) 11-5 this year. ( 68.8% | -1.5 units )

CLEVELAND at NEW YORK
Play On - Any team vs. the 1rst half line (NEW YORK) revenging a loss where opponent scored 100 or more points against opponent off 2 or more consecutive upset losses as a home favorite 71-34 since 1997. ( 67.6% | 33.6 units ) 1-0 this year. ( 100.0% | 1.0 units )

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7:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. INDIANA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Phoenix

8:00 PM
CLEVELAND vs. NEW YORK
Cleveland is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 8 games

10:30 PM
LA CLIPPERS vs. GOLDEN STATE
LA Clippers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Clippers last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Clippers

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Thursday's NBA Tips
By Kevin Rogers
VegasInsider.com

Suns at Pacers

Phoenix: 27-18 SU, 30-14-1 ATS
Indiana: 35-9 SU, 29-15 ATS

The Suns wrap up a four-game road swing tonight in Indianapolis looking for a perfect 4-0 trip. Phoenix rallied from a 20-point deficit in Sunday's victory at Cleveland, as that comeback has spurred the Suns' offense to a 124-point and 126-point effort in wins over Philadelphia and Milwaukee, respectably. In last night's triumph against the Bucks, the Suns knocked down 12 three-pointers, while shooting at least 53% from the floor the last two games.

The last time Phoenix met up with Indiana was eight days ago in the Valley, as the Suns dominated the Pacers, 124-100 as 5½-point home underdogs. All five Phoenix starters finished in double-figures, while Markieff Morris came off the bench to score 20 points, as the Suns burned the Pacers by knocking down 54% of their shots from the field. The Suns have covered six straight meetings with the Pacers, including three consecutive visits to Indianapolis.

The Pacers return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse following a 3-2 SU and 2-3 ATS West Coast swing, capped off by a 104-92 victory over the Lakers as 10½-point favorites. Frank Vogel's defense struggled in the middle three games of the trip, allowing at least 100 points to the Suns, Kings, and Nuggets, while finishing 'over' the total in those three contests. Now, Indiana comes back to the Hoosier State where it has won 21 of 22 games, while covering nine of its past 10 home contests.

Cavaliers at Knicks

Cleveland: 16-29 SU, 19-26 ATS
New York: 18-27 SU, 19-26 ATS

All of the sudden, the Knicks have woken up with three straight wins, although the three victories came against below .500 competition (Bobcats, Lakers, and Celtics). New York continues its eight-game homestand which concludes with Miami on Saturday, as the Knicks have gone 5-1 to the 'over' so far through the first six games. Mike Woodson's team is seeking its second winning streak of at least four games this season with a victory tonight, as the Knicks have scored at least 110 points in the first three wins.

The Cavaliers are going backwards of late, dropping four of five on a recent five-game homestand. Cleveland is coming off consecutive losses to Phoenix and New Orleans as short favorites, while scoring 93 points or less in four straight games (4-0 to 'under). Anderson Varejao missed Tuesday's loss to the Pelicans with a knee injury, as the Cleveland center is questionable for tonight. The Cavs put together a 3-2 SU/ATS record on its last road trip, which included victories over the Nuggets and Jazz.

The last time these teams hooked up at Quicken Loans Arena in mid-December, the Cavs dominated the Knicks, 109-94 as 2½-point favorites. Kyrie Irving burned New York for 37 points and 11 assists, while the Cavs shot 57% from the floor. The Knicks attempted only five free throws in the loss, but New York has beaten Cleveland four straight times at Madison Square Garden.

Clippers at Warriors

Los Angeles: 33-15 SU, 28-20 ATS
Golden State: 27-19 SU, 20-24-2 ATS

The Warriors currently own the seventh-best record in the Western Conference, as many pundits predicted Golden State could be a team that could play in the NBA Finals. Mark Jackson's team still is playing a shade under .600 basketball, but the Warriors need to get on track after losing three of the first four games on their current homestand. Golden State put up just 85 points in Tuesday's three-point defeat to Washington, the fewest points scored at Oracle Arena this season. From a pointspread perspective, the Warriors own a 2-7 ATS record since winning 10 straight games from late December through early January.

The Clippers hit the road again after a home victory over the Wizards last night, 110-103, but failed to cover as eight-point favorites. Los Angeles finished its Grammys road trip 5-2 SU/ATS, but only two of those victories came against teams above .500 (Chicago and Toronto). The Clips have lost four straight visits to the Bay Area, including a testy 105-103 defeat on Christmas Night at Oracle Arena. Los Angeles barely cashed as three-point underdogs, while the two teams finished 'over' the total for the seventh straight meeting.