NBA Handicapping. News, notes and trends. 3/13

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Hot teams
-- Rockets won five of their last six games.

Cold Teams
-- Bulls lost three of their last five games.
-- Atlanta lost six of its last seven games.
-- Bucks lost six of their last eight games.
-- Oklahoma City is 4-5 in its last nine games.
-- Lakers lost six of last nine games but beat Thunder Sunday.

Series records
-- Rockets won their last four games with Chicago.
-- Bucks won eight of their last nine games with Atlanta.
-- Lakers lost seven of last nine games with Oklahoma City.

Totals
-- Four of last five Houston-Chicago games went over total.
-- Eight of last ten Milwaukee games went over the total.
-- Seven of last nine Laker games went over the total.

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7:00 PM
HOUSTON vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Houston's last 17 games on the road
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Chicago's last 24 games at home
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston

7:30 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. ATLANTA
Milwaukee is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

9:30 PM
LA LAKERS vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
The total has gone OVER in 11 of the LA Lakers last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

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StatFox Super Situations

MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA
Play Against - Home teams (ATLANTA) a good offensive team (98-102 PPG) against a horrible defensive team (>=102 PPG), after 2 straight games where both teams scored 100 points or more 72-35 since 1997. ( 67.3% | 33.5 units ) 7-7 this year. ( 50.0% | -0.7 units )

MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA
Play Against - Any team vs the money line (MILWAUKEE) revenging a loss vs opponent, off a cover where the team lost the game straight up as an underdog 397-175 over the last 5 seasons. ( 69.4% | 115.6 units ) 42-20 this year. ( 67.7% | -1.9 units )

LA LAKERS at OKLAHOMA CITY
Play Under - All teams where the first half total is greater than 105 revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a favorite against opponent off an upset win as a home underdog 25-6 since 1997. ( 80.6% | 18.4 units )

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Hoop Trends - Thursday
By Vince Akins
VegasInsider.com

ATS TREND OF THE DAY:

The Bucks are 0-10 ATS (-10.60 ppg) since Mar 13, 2013 with at most one day of rest after a game in which the percentage of their baskets that were assisted was at least ten percentage points higher than their season-to-date average.

OU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Thunder are 0-10 OU (-13.95 ppg) since Mar 26, 2010 after playing at home against the Rockets.

PLAYER TREND OF THE DAY:

The Bulls are 0-11 OU (-13.64 ppg) since Nov 10, 2012 at home after Jimmy Butler was not the Bulls’ high scorer in a home loss.

CHOICE TREND:

The Bulls are 10-0-1 ATS (8.64 ppg) since Mar 27, 2010 with at most one day of rest after a loss at home in which they allowed at least 50% from the field and at least 62% from the foul line.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

The Thunder are 6-0 OU (16.67 ppg) since Dec 01, 2013 at home after Reggie Jackson scored fewer than 10 points.

The Thunder are 0-8 OU (-15.69 ppg) since Feb 24, 2013 at home after Kevin Durant shot better than 50% from the arc at home.