Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

NBA Handicapping. News, notes and trends. 3/16

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • NBA Handicapping. News, notes and trends. 3/16

    NBA

    Hot teams
    -- Bobcats won five of their last six games.
    -- Raptors won five of their last six games.
    -- Minnesota won five of its last eight games.
    -- Oklahoma City won five of its last seven games. Mavericks won three of their last four.
    -- Spurs won last nine games, covered five of last six.
    -- Clippers won their last ten games (7-2-1 vs spread). Cavaliers won three of their last five road games.

    Cold Teams
    -- Bucks lost six of their last seven games.
    -- Suns lost three of their last four games.
    -- Heat lost five of their last six games. Houston lost its last two games by 8-24 points.
    -- New Orleans lost ten of its last thirteen games. Celtics lost five of their last seven.
    -- Sacramento lost four of its last five games.
    -- Jazz lost eight of their last nine games.
    -- Portland lost four of its last five games. Warriors lost last two games, after winning previous five.

    Series records
    -- Bobcats won their last four games with Milwaukee.
    -- Raptors won three of last four games with Phoenix.
    -- Rockets beat Miami 106-103 March 4, snapping 7-game series skid.
    -- Pelicans won their last four games against Boston.
    -- Kings lost three of last four visits to Minnesota.
    -- Thunder won their last seven games with Dallas.
    -- Spurs won 15 of their last 17 games with Utah.
    -- Warriors won four of last five games with Portland.
    -- Clippers lost eight of last ten games with Cleveland.

    Totals
    -- Four of last five Charlotte games stayed under total.
    -- Last four Toronto home games stayed under total.
    -- Five of last six Houston-Miami games went over.
    -- Four of last five New Orleans games went over total.
    -- Last five Sacramento games stayed under the total.
    -- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Maverick-Thunder games.
    -- Seven of last ten Utah games stayed under the total.
    -- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Golden State games.
    -- Four of last five Cleveland-Clipper games stayed under.

  • #2
    Re: NBA Handicapping. News, notes and trends. 3/16

    NBA Betting News and Notes
    By Covers.com

    Bettors enjoying a hot ATS month from Raptors

    The Toronto Raptors have been sizzling straight up against the spread in the month of March. The Raps are 5-1 SU and ATS and will face the Phoenix Suns Sunday afternoon.

    Coincidentally, the Raptors and Suns are two top teams in the NBA against the spread. The Suns are 42.22-1 ATS while the Raptors are 39-24-1 ATS.


    Spurs have been incredible, undefeated, in March

    The San Antonio Spurs are surging as of late. Since the beginning of March, the Spurs are undefeated straight-up (7-0) and a solid 5-2 against the spread.

    The two spreads that the Spurs failed to cover were by a combined 7.5-points - including missing the ATS win against the Dallas Mavericks by 0.5. The Spurs have also covered both games at home so far in March in decisive fashion.

    The Spurs will look to remain unbeaten in March when they welcome the Utah Jazz plus 15 Sunday.


    Covering in Oklahoma City has come easy to Mavs

    The Dallas Mavericks are currently in a dogfight for playoff position in the Western Conference, but bettors shouldn't be worried about the Mavs chances against the spread in Oklahoma Sunday.

    The Mavs are strong on the road - 42-18 ATS in their last 60 road games - but are even better when they play in Chesapeake Energy Arena - 16-5-1 ATS at Oklahoma City. For bettors security, the road team also has a strong 24-8-1 ATS record when these two teams meet.

    The Mavs enter their game with the Oklahoma City Thunder as 8-point road dogs.


    Warriors stars lighting up Trail Blazers this season

    The two times this season the Golden State Warriors clashed with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Warriors big guns have shown up.

    Stephen Curry has averaged 30-points and 9.5-assists against Portland this year, including a stellar 38-point performance on Jan. 26. The Warriors offensive dominance does not end with Curry as David Lee has averaged 16 ppg and 12 rpg.

    If Portland expects to walk away with a win, then they will need to find a way to stop the Warriors big two or somehow match their offensive output.

    The Warriors are 1.5-point road favorites against the Trail Blazers Sunday.

    Comment


    • #3
      Re: NBA Handicapping. News, notes and trends. 3/16

      Game of the Day: Rockets at Heat
      By Covers.com

      Houston Rockets at Miami Heat (-5, 209)

      The Miami Heat are experiencing their worst stretch of the season and will try to regain their touch when they host the Houston Rockets in Sunday’s nationally televised contest. Miami has lost five of its last six games and is threatening to fall out of the derby with the Indiana Pacers for top seed in the Eastern Conference. Houston was playing superbly until losing its last two games and is in fourth place in the Western Conference.

      The recent slide is easily Miami’s worst stretch of the season and it began with a 106-103 loss to Houston on March 4. Center Chris Bosh was highly disappointed after the Heat lost to the lowly Denver Nuggets 111-107 on Friday. “Five out of six, to our standards, that’s unacceptable,” Bosh told reporters. “We know we’re better than this. We have to do a better job. We have to have better urgency.” The Rockets are wrapping up a three-game trip that began with losses to Oklahoma City and Chicago.

      LINE HISTORY: Miami opens as a 5-point favorite with a total of 209.

      INJURY WATCH: N/A

      WHY BET THE ROCKETS (44-21 SU, 33-30-2 ATS, 31-32-2 O/U: Houston lost just twice in a 17-game span prior to the consecutive losses and hasn’t lost three straight games all season. The Rockets were routed by the Bulls 111-87 on Thursday and shot just 35.4 percent from the field and 5-of-26 from 3-point range in an effort that greatly disturbed coach Kevin McHale. “We did not come out ready to play,” McHale said afterward. “I have no idea why. You have to ask them. We did not offensive or defensively start the game. We were walking it up, not running.”

      WHY BET THE HEAT (44-19 SU, 28-33-2 ATS, 31-32-2 O/U): Forward LeBron James hasn’t scored more than 23 points in any game during Miami’s recent down stretch. James had failed to reach 20 points in three of the six outings and is just 5-of-21 from 3-point range. The superstar hasn’t posted a double-double since Feb. 12 and his career-high 61-point outing against the Charlotte Bobcats on March 3 marks the only time this month he has scored more than 30 points. James had 22 points but just one rebound in the recent loss to Houston.

      TRENDS:

      * Over is 5-1 in the last six meetings.
      * Rockets are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.
      * Heat are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 Sunday games.
      * Under is 4-1 in Heat last five overall.

      COVERS CONSENSUS:
      52% of bettors are backing the Rockets +5

      Comment


      • #4
        Re: NBA Handicapping. News, notes and trends. 3/16

        StatFox Super Situations

        CHARLOTTE at MILWAUKEE
        Play On - Road favorites (CHARLOTTE) average defensive team (43.5-45.5%) against a poor defensive team (45.5-47.5%), in a game involving two good ball handling team (<=14.5 TO's) after 42+ games 98-51 over the last 5 seasons. ( 65.8% | 41.9 units ) 10-2 this year. ( 83.3% | 7.8 units )

        BOSTON at NEW ORLEANS
        Play On - Any team vs the money line (NEW ORLEANS) after going over the total by 54 or more points total in their last ten games, a marginal losing team (40% to 49%) playing a bad team (25-40%) 42-18 over the last 5 seasons. ( 70.0% | 24.3 units ) 10-7 this year. ( 58.8% | 3.4 units )

        GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND
        Play On - Road favorites vs. the 1rst half line (GOLDEN STATE) after 1 or more consecutive unders, excellent offensive team (>=102 PPG) against a horrible defensive team (>=102 PPG) after 42+ games 41-15 over the last 5 seasons. ( 73.2% | 24.5 units ) 6-5 this year. ( 54.5% | 0.5 units )

        Comment


        • #5
          Re: NBA Handicapping. News, notes and trends. 3/16

          1:00 PM
          PHOENIX vs. TORONTO
          Phoenix is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing Toronto
          Phoenix is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
          Toronto is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games when playing Phoenix
          The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix

          1:00 PM
          CHARLOTTE vs. MILWAUKEE
          The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games on the road
          Charlotte is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
          The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 12 games
          Milwaukee is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games at home

          3:30 PM
          HOUSTON vs. MIAMI
          Houston is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
          The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Houston's last 18 games on the road
          Miami is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
          Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

          6:00 PM
          BOSTON vs. NEW ORLEANS
          The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 10 games when playing New Orleans
          Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
          New Orleans is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
          New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

          7:00 PM
          DALLAS vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
          Dallas is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
          The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
          Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
          Oklahoma City is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Dallas

          7:00 PM
          SACRAMENTO vs. MINNESOTA
          The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games
          The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
          Minnesota is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
          Minnesota is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games

          7:00 PM
          UTAH vs. SAN ANTONIO
          The total has gone OVER in 14 of Utah's last 18 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
          Utah is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Antonio
          San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
          San Antonio is 14-5-1 ATS in its last 20 games when playing at home against Utah

          9:00 PM
          GOLDEN STATE vs. PORTLAND
          Golden State is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Portland
          Golden State is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games on the road
          Portland is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
          The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Portland's last 12 games

          9:30 PM
          CLEVELAND vs. LA CLIPPERS
          Cleveland is 12-2 SU in their last 14 games when playing LA Clippers
          The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
          LA Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
          The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Clippers last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland

          Comment

          Working...
          X