NBA Betting Info. 4/14

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Game of the Day: Spurs vs. Rockets
By Covers.com

San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets (OFF)

The Houston Rockets wrap up what has been a phenomenal home performance when they host the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. Houston, which entered Sunday a game up on Portland in the battle for the fourth seed and homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs, is 32-8 at home and can tie the 2008-09 edition for the most wins at the Toyota Center with a victory in the finale. The Rockets rallied for a 111-104 triumph over New Orleans on Saturday to snap a two-game skid and remain ahead of the Trail Blazers.

The Spurs have nothing to play for in the standings, having already clinched the best record in the NBA, but they are one win shy of matching the franchise record of 63 established in 2005-06. Tony Parker returned from a back injury to score 18 points and complement Danny Green's career-best 33 in a 112-104 win over Phoenix on Friday. Forward Tim Duncan and guard Manu Ginobili both took the night off.

LINE HISTORY: The line and total for this game are currently off the board.

INJURY REPORT: San Antonio: C Tim Duncan - questionable (knee), G Manu Ginobili - questionable (hamsting), F Matt Bonner - questionable (illness). Houston: F Chandler Parsons - questionable (wrist)

COVERS POWER RANKINGS: San Antonio (-14) - Houston (-12) + home court (-3) = Houston -1

WHAT SHARPS SAY: "The Rockets are 30-1 straight up this season when reaching its scoring average, which is 107.1 points per game," says Covers Expert Bryan Power.

WHY BET THE SPURS (62-18, 45-35 ATS): With the top spot in the Western Conference already clinched, San Antonio could have eyed Friday's game - the second half of a back-to-back and the third game in four nights - as a chance to take it easy. However, the Spurs outscored the Suns by 19 points in an impressive second half and appear primed to finish strong. "Those guys have a lot of pride," head coach Gregg Popovich said of his players, whose 30 road wins is five more than any other NBA team.

WHY BET THE ROCKETS (53-27, 39-39-2 ATS): Center Dwight Howard and guard Patrick Beverley both returned from eight-game layoffs to help Houston secure the comeback win over New Orleans, but forward Chandler Parsons sat with wrist and hip ailments. James Harden shouldered the load with 33 points and 13 assists and produced four points and two assists in a game-ending 15-0 run that kept the Rockets from falling into a tie with Portland. "We needed this win more than anything," Harden told reporters.

TRENDS:

* Spurs are 0-5 ATS in the last five meetings.
* Underdog is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings.
* Under is 9-1 in Spurs last 10 games following an ATS win.
* Over is 5-0 in Rockets last five games playing on one days rest.

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Re: NBA Betting Info. 4/14

NBA

Hot teams
-- Celtics won last two games, covered three of last four.
-- Raptors won five of their last six games.
-- Wizards won six of their last nine games.
-- Bobcats won six of their last seven games. Atlanta won five of its last six games.
-- Bulls won seven of their last eight games.
-- Spurs won 22 of last 24 games, covered seven of last nine. Rockets won 14 of their 15 home games.
-- Thunder won three of their last four games.
-- Grizzlies won four of their last five games.
-- Warriors covered four of their last five games.

Cold Teams
-- 76ers lost 32 of their last 34 games, but covered six of last eight.
-- Bucks lost seven of last eight games (3-5 vs spread).
-- Miami lost four of its last six games.
-- Magic lost five of their last seven games.
-- Pelicans lost last eight games, but covered three of last four.
-- Utah lost nine of last ten games. Lakers lost last seven games (0-4-1 vs spread in last five).
-- Suns lost four of their last seven games.
-- Minnesota lost five of its last six road games.

Series records
-- 76ers are 10-9 in last 19 games with Boston, 2-1 this season.
-- Raptors are 3-0 vs Milwaukee this year, winning by 7-22-4 points.
-- Heat won/covered five of last six games with Washington.
-- Hawks won their last eleven games with Charlotte.
-- Bulls won nine of last eleven games with Orlando.
-- Spurs lost their last four games with Houston.
-- Pelicans lost their last ten games with Oklahoma City.
-- Lakers lost six of last eight games with Utah.
-- Grizzlies won six of their last eight games.
-- Warriors won seven of last eight games with Minnesota.

Totals
-- Seven of last nine Boston games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Milwaukee games went over total.
-- Last five Washington games stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last eleven Bobcat-Hawk games went over.
-- Four of last five Orlando games stayed under.
-- Last seven Houston games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven New Orleans games went over.
-- Five of last six Laker games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 25-15 in Memphis road games this year.
-- 12 of last 15 Minnesota-Golden State games stayed under.

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Re: NBA Betting Info. 4/14

7:00 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. TORONTO
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Milwaukee

7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-23 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Boston

7:00 PM
MIAMI vs. WASHINGTON
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 12 games
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Miami

7:30 PM
CHARLOTTE vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games on the road
Charlotte is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games at home

8:00 PM
ORLANDO vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Orlando's last 15 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

8:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 7 games on the road
San Antonio is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games

8:00 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. NEW ORLEANS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games on the road
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
New Orleans is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City

9:00 PM
LA LAKERS vs. UTAH
LA Lakers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games
LA Lakers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Utah is 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

10:00 PM
MEMPHIS vs. PHOENIX
Memphis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Memphis is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Phoenix's last 14 games
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

10:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. GOLDEN STATE
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Golden State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota

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Re: NBA Betting Info. 4/14

Hoop Trends - Monday
By Vince Akins
VegasInsider.com

ATS TREND OF THE DAY:

The Bobcats are 11-0 ATS (9.23 ppg) since Nov 05, 2008 on the road after a game in which they had at least 15 fewer shot attempts than their opponent.

OU TREND OF THE DAY:

The 76ers are 10-0 OU (12.70 ppg) since Apr 28, 2012 with at least one day of rest after a loss on the road in which they had an assist to turnover ratio of at least two.

PLAYER TREND OF THE DAY:

The Suns are 11-0 OU (14.05 ppg) since Feb 22, 2013 at home when not more than a 10 point favorite, after PJ Tucker scored fewer than 10 points in a road loss.

CHOICE TREND:

The Spurs are 10-0 ATS (8.85 ppg) since Feb 05, 2014 with at least one day of rest after a win in which they had an assist to turnover ratio of at least two.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

The Heat are 7-0 OU (14.00 ppg) since Dec 05, 2003 after Dwyane Wade shot better than 66% from the field in a road loss.

The Suns are 7-0 ATS (7.36 ppg) since Dec 04, 2013 after Gerald Green took fewer than 10 shots on the road.