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03-07-18 | Pelicans -5.5 v. Kings | Top | 114-101 | Win | 100 | 11 h 42 m | Show |
Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans attempt to equal their longest winning streak in seven years when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. The red-hot Pelicans rode All-Star power forward Anthony Davis to their ninth consecutive victory Tuesday to move within one of the 10-game run by the 2010-11 club that was led by Chris Paul. Davis recorded 41 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots as the Pelicans posted a 121-116 road victory Tuesday and he scored 31 of those points in the second half after leaving briefly in the second quarter after taking a blow to the ribs. Davis is averaging 34.5 points over the past 13 games while scoring 40 or more on six occasions and falling two points short two other times. Pelicans are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games. Kings are 13-35-3 ATS in their last 51 games playing on 2 days rest. |
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03-07-18 | Raptors -5.5 v. Pistons | Top | 121-119 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 41 m | Show |
Raptors The Toronto Raptors will try to increase their lead atop the Eastern Conference when they put a five-game winning streak on the line at the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. A strong fourth quarter led the Raptors to a 106-90 win over Atlanta at home Tuesday night, giving Toronto a season high-tying two-game lead in the East. The Pistons have lost three straight for the third time in less than a month and are in danger of falling out of playoff contention. They sit 4 1/2 games behind eighth-place Miami with 18 to play - 10 of which will take place on the road. The Raptors have scored at least 100 points in 16 straight games, which is tied for the franchise record. Raptors are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games. Pistons are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record and are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest. Raptors are 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Detroit. |
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03-07-18 | Jazz v. Pacers +1 | Top | 104-84 | Loss | -104 | 8 h 41 m | Show |
Pacers The Indiana Pacers worked their way into the No. 4 spot in the Eastern Conference with wins in three straight and are aiming for No. 3. The Utah Jazz, who visit the Pacers on Wednesday, are in their own playoff battle but are on the outside looking in at 10th place in the West despite their own three-game surge. Indiana entered play Tuesday a half-game behind the Cleveland Cavaliers for the No. 3 spot but just three games above the No. 8 spot in a tightly packed East. The Jazz are winners of 15 of their last 17 games but still entered play on Tuesday 1 1/2 games out of the No. 8 spot in the West -- just four games behind the No. 3 Portland Trail Blazers. Oladipo committed a career-high 10 turnovers on Monday but shooting guard Bojan Bogdanovic stepped up to carry the offense with 29 points. Bogdanovic is averaging 21.6 points on 56.5 percent shooting, including 57.7 from beyond the arc, over the last five games. Indiana earned a 109-94 win at Utah on Jan. 15. Jazz are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win. Pacers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win. |
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03-06-18 | Nuggets -5 v. Mavs | Top | 107-118 | Loss | -103 | 10 h 47 m | Show |
Nuggets The Denver Nuggets finally found some success on the road to go with their stellar play at home and they look to cap a perfect three-game road trip with a visit to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. The Nuggets began the trip with a 9-19 mark away from home but knocked off Memphis and Cleveland to maintain their hold on the eighth spot in the Western Conference playoff race. The Mavericks are among four teams separated by one game at the bottom of the conference. They were throttled 126-109 by New Orleans in the opener of a four-game homestand on Sunday. Nuggets are 14-5-1 ATS in their last 20 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400. |
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03-06-18 | Rockets -5 v. Thunder | Top | 122-112 | Win | 100 | 9 h 27 m | Show |
Rockets The Houston Rockets will try to snap a tie for the second-longest winning streak in franchise history when they carry their 15-game run into Oklahoma City for a matchup with the Thunder on Tuesday. A 123-120 win over Boston at home over the weekend tied the Rockets' streak with two others established in both 1992-93 and 1993-94, seven shy of the franchise mark of 22 established in 2007-08. The win over the Celtics allowed Houston to maintain a slim margin over Golden State for the top spot in the Western Conference and offered another reminder to the Rockets that they will be getting everyone's best shot going down the stretch. The Thunder are in the middle of an eight-team battle for six spots in the West and they sunk to seventh in the conference after falling 108-100 at Portland on Saturday. They've won five of seven overall but all five wins came against some of the worst teams in the NBA and Oklahoma City has not defeated a winning opponent since Feb. 6. Rockets are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record and are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 vs. NBA Northwest. Thunder are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. Rockets are 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Oklahoma City. |
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03-04-18 | Pelicans -3.5 v. Mavs | Top | 126-109 | Win | 100 | 8 h 33 m | Show |
Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are being pulled forward by superstar Anthony Davis and are in a crowded race for the No. 3 spot in the Western Conference. Davis will try to lead the Pelicans to an eighth straight win when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Davis stepped up his level of play when All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins went down with an Achilles injury and was rewarded with a Western Conference Player of the Month Award for his work in February. Davis averaged 35 points and 13 rebounds in February and finished it off with his ninth double-double of the month in a 121-116 win at San Antonio on Wednesday. New Orleans entered play on Saturday a half-game behind four teams tied for the No. 3 spot in the West and overcame double-digit deficits in each of its last three triumphs. The Mavericks are not enjoying quite as much success and are still looking for their 20th win after dropping six of the last seven games. Pelicans are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400. |
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03-04-18 | Pacers v. Wizards -4 | Top | 98-95 | Loss | -105 | 7 h 32 m | Show |
Wizards The battle for homecourt advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs is crowded at the moment, with the Washington Wizards trying to hold off several teams for the No. 4 spot. The Indiana Pacers, who visit the Wizards on Sunday, are a half-game back for the No. 4 spot and are bouncing back after a pair of ugly losses. The Pacers dropped the first two games of the road trip at lowly Dallas and Atlanta before recovering to knock off another contender for the No. 4 spot with a 103-96 triumph at Milwaukee on Friday. The Wizards aren't riding the same kind of momentum into the matchup after coming up just short in back-to-back losses to two teams at or near the top of their respective conferences in Golden State and Toronto. But I look for a full effort here by Washington. Washington took the last four in the series, including a 111-102 win at Indiana on Feb. 5. Pacers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Southeast. Wizards are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game. |
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03-03-18 | Thunder v. Blazers -4 | Top | 100-108 | Win | 100 | 11 h 54 m | Show |
Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers seek to extend their season-best winning streak to six consecutive games when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. The run that has seen the Trail Blazers reach a season-best 10 games over .500 has placed the team in the midst of the battle for third place in Western Conference. Portland has won both meetings with the Thunder this season and one of the victories occurred with All-Star point guard Damian Lillard sidelined with a calf injury. Oklahoma City, like the Trail Blazers, is among the five teams battling for third in the tightly packed West, which has led to Lillard calling every game "huge" the rest of the season. The Trail Blazers have won the past four meetings. Thunder are 2-12 ATS in their last 14 vs. NBA Northwest. Trail Blazers are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 home games. |
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03-02-18 | Hornets v. 76ers -4 | Top | 99-110 | Win | 100 | 7 h 60 m | Show |
76ers The rising Philadelphia 76ers suddenly are one of the hottest teams in the NBA, and they also have a signature victory about which to boast. Philadelphia looks to avoid a letdown when it hosts the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, one night after an impressive 108-97 victory at Cleveland that represented its eighth win in 10 games. The 76ers are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference and certainly were in a rejoicing mood after ending an 11-game losing streak against the Cavaliers. Charlotte had won five straight games - the last four by at least 15 points - before being hammered 134-106 by Boston in Wednesday's opener of a three-game road trip. Hornets are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games. 76ers are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and  are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 home games. |
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02-28-18 | Warriors v. Wizards +9 | Top | 109-101 | Win | 100 | 9 h 16 m | Show |
Wizards The Golden State Warriors insist there are no distractions associated with their once-per-season visit to the nation's capital as they face the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. The Warriors had no interest in making the customary White House visit that is tradition for NBA champions and instead spent their off-day on Tuesday hanging out with children at an African-American museum. On the basketball front, the Warriors have won three consecutive games and six of seven but trail streaking Houston by one-half game in the battle for the top seed in the Western Conference. While the Warriors were enjoying the city sights, the Wizards were posting a 107-104 triumph in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Washington has won five of its last six contests and begins a four-game homestand with the matchup against Golden State, which will be followed by a visit from Eastern Conference-leading Toronto. Warriors are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points. Wizards are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game. |
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02-28-18 | Pacers -5 v. Hawks | Top | 102-107 | Loss | -105 | 9 h 45 m | Show |
Pacers The Indiana Pacers suffered an odd letdown on Monday at the lowly Dallas Mavericks to snap a four-game winning streak. The Pacers had no trouble with the Hawks at home in their previous game and will try to pick on the Eastern Conference's worst team again when they visit Atlanta on Wednesday. Indiana, which is among a pack of teams jockeying for position in the top eight of the East, fell to 13-15 on the road with Monday's setback. Indiana was sharper on the defensive end in Friday's 116-93 win over the Hawks, forcing 22 turnovers and limiting Atlanta to 22.6 percent from 3-point range. The Hawks continued their swoon with another lopsided on Monday, dropping a 123-104 decision to the Los Angeles Lakers in the opener of a four-game homestand. Indiana took the last four in the series, including a 105-95 win at Atlanta on Dec. 20. Pacers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. Hawks are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 vs. Eastern Conference. Pacers are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings. |
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02-27-18 | Clippers v. Nuggets -4.5 | Top | 122-120 | Loss | -105 | 11 h 9 m | Show |
Nuggets The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are in direct competition for the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference right now, though they are two of eight teams tightly clustered from the Nos. 3-10 spots. The Clippers will try to make up a one-game deficit to the Nuggets when they visit Denver on Tuesday. Los Angeles won eight of its last 11 games to stay in the race in the West and is finally at the end of a seven-game road trip that bridged the All-Star break. The Nuggets are hot as well with wins in seven of the last nine but had a four-game winning streak snapped in a 119-114 loss to Houston on Sunday. Clippers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Northwest. Nuggets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. Clippers are 2-7 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Denver. |
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02-26-18 | Rockets -2.5 v. Jazz | Top | 96-85 | Win | 100 | 9 h 47 m | Show |
Rockets The Houston Rockets try for their 13th straight victory and first season series sweep of Utah since 1981-82 when they visit the Jazz on Monday. Houston, which has won 16 of its last 17 games and leads Golden State by one-half game for the NBA's best record, began a three-game road trip with a 119-114 victory over Denver on Sunday as James Harden continued his MVP-type season with 41 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. The Rockets' narrowest triumph during their streak came Sunday, and their average margin of victory is 13.5 points. Utah bounced back from having its 11-game winning streak snapped with a 97-90 triumph over Dallas on Saturday and is 10th in the Western Conference, two games behind the Nuggets for the eighth and final playoff spot. The Rockets are 30-1 when Harden, Capela and Chris Paul are in the lineup, with the only blemish being a 115-113 setback on Jan. 26 at New Orleans. Rockets are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. Jazz are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. Western Conference. |
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02-26-18 | Pacers -3 v. Mavs | Top | 103-109 | Loss | -101 | 8 h 16 m | Show |
Pacers The Indiana Pacers are winners of four in a row and are only one game behind the Cleveland Cavaliers for the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers will try to make it five straight when they open a four-game trip by visiting the lowly Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Indiana gets the luxury of starting its road trip against two teams near the bottom of their respective conference with a trip to Atlanta on tap for Wednesday and came out of the All-Star break by blasting the Hawks 116-93 at home on Friday. The Mavericks are last in the NBA in rebounding differential at minus-4.7 and enter the week losers of four straight and 11 of the last 13. Pacers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. Mavericks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games. Pacers are 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Dallas. |
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02-24-18 | Celtics -4.5 v. Knicks | Top | 121-112 | Win | 100 | 9 h 56 m | Show |
Celtics The Boston Celtics emerged from the All-Star break looking more like the team that led the Eastern Conference for the bulk of the first half of the season. They will try to build upon a solid showing in a win at Detroit when they wrap up a road back-to-back at the New York Knicks on Saturday. Rookie Daniel Theis paced a balanced attack with a career-high 19 points in Boston's 110-98 victory over the Pistons, snapping the team's three-game slide and pulling it within a game of first-place Toronto in the East. Kyrie Irving produced 18 points and Jayson Tatum added 15 for the Celtics, who are 6-4 in the second half of back-to-backs but 5-2 when they come on the road. The Knicks dropped eight straight games before the break but snapped the skid with a 120-113 victory at Orlando on Thursday. Boston's bench outscored Detroit's by a whopping 65-21 margin, as Theis was one of four reserves to score at least 11 points, including Marcus Smart (12 points) in his return from a hand laceration. Boston won two of the first three meetings and recorded its largest margin of victory this season with a 103-73 triumph over New York at home on Jan. 31. |
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02-23-18 | Cavs -5 v. Grizzlies | Top | 112-89 | Win | 100 | 6 h 32 m | Show |
Cavs The new-look Cleveland Cavaliers got off to a bumpy start when the season resumed following the All-Star break. Cleveland looks for a better showing when it visits the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, one night after suffering a 110-103 home loss against Washington. The Cavaliers added four new players at the trade deadline in hopes of sparking a sprint to the finish, but their four-game winning streak was halted by the Wizards. All-Star LeBron James scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, but Cleveland barely reached 100 after averaging 126 during the string of wins. The Grizzlies have lost seven straight games and nine of their last 10 as they try to upset the revamped Cavaliers. James recorded 34 points and 12 assists in the Cavaliers' win over the Grizzlies on Dec. 2. |
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02-22-18 | Knicks v. Magic -3.5 | Top | 120-113 | Loss | -105 | 9 h 44 m | Show |
Magic The New York Knicks' loss of All-Star forward Kristaps Porzingis to a season-ending knee injury and an eight-game slide going into the All-Star break altered the team's plans for the remainder of the regular season. The Knicks are expected to give younger players big roles the rest of the way, beginning with a visit to Orlando to face the Magic on Thursday. New York leaned hard on veteran point guard Jarrett Jack, 34, while attempting to make a playoff push before the break but is expected to replace him in the starting lineup with some combination of rookie Frank Ntilikina, recently-acquired Emmanuel Mudiay, 21, and Trey Burke, 25. The Magic are fighting to stay off the bottom of the Eastern Conference and come out of the break one game ahead of the last-place Atlanta Hawks after dropping three straight by single digits. That three-game slide comes on the heels of a three-game winning streak for Orlando, which is hoping to maintain a solid level of play while bringing center Nikola Vucevic (hand) and power forward Aaron Gordon (hip) back from injury after the break. Orlando took the first two meetings this season, including a 112-99 home win on Nov. 8. |
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02-15-18 | Lakers v. Wolves -10 | Top | 111-119 | Loss | -108 | 10 h 24 m | Show |
Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves have enjoyed a memorable three-quarters of a season but are dragging a bit as they enter Thursday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers. Minnesota was 13 games above .500 just 3 1/2 weeks ago but has gone just 4-7 since as it plays its final contest prior to the All-Star break. The Timberwolves are looking to start a new home winning streak after their 13-game run ended when they were outgunned 126-108 by Houston on Tuesday. All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns leads the NBA with 50 double-doubles, including a performance against the Rockets in which he recorded 35 points on 12-of-16 shooting and 12 rebounds. Los Angeles has experienced defensive issues on the first two stops of its three-game trek, allowing 130 points in Saturday's loss to Dallas before being hammered 139-117 by New Orleans four nights later. The Lakers have dropped four straight visits to Minneapolis, including a 114-96 loss on Jan. 1. Lakers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest. Timberwolves are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 home games. Home team is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings. |
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02-14-18 | Clippers v. Celtics -5 | Top | 129-119 | Loss | -108 | 9 h 17 m | Show |
Celtics The Boston Celtics will be happy to reach the All-Star break and hit the reset button, but they must first contend with a surging Los Angeles Clippers team Wednesday at TD Garden. The Celtics have dropped eight of 14 and their first two games of the three-game homestand, including an embarrassing 22-point loss to Cleveland on Sunday before Paul Pierce's number retirement ceremony. Clippers would likely prefer to keep playing through the break, having won six of their last eight. Boston is 3-5 in its last eight home games but 10-2 this season at TD Garden against the Western Conference. Clippers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win. Celtics are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game. |
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02-14-18 | Pacers -4.5 v. Nets | Top | 108-103 | Win | 100 | 9 h 46 m | Show |
Pacers Victor Oladipo is more than validating a recent selection to the All-Star Game with three outings of 30 points or more this month and looks to remain hot when his Indiana Pacers visit the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Oladipo registered 30 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and six steals as Indiana improved to 6-2 in its last eight games with a 121-113 victory over New York on Sunday. With Oladipo leading a talented young group at 24.4 points per game, the Pacers decided to stand pat at the trade deadline as they sit just one-half game out of fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Nets were 1-4 in the last five games of January and have dropped all six in February after Monday’s 114-101 setback against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pacers have won six straight meetings with the Nets, including three this season. Pacers are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 vs. NBA Atlantic. Nets are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. Pacers are 12-5 ATS in the last 17 meetings in Brooklyn. |
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02-13-18 | Rockets v. Wolves +3 | Top | 126-108 | Loss | -105 | 9 h 19 m | Show |
Timberwolves The Houston Rockets are winners of eight in a row and have a chance to go into the All-Star break in first place in the Western Conference with a couple more wins and a little help. The Minnesota Timberwolves, who host the Rockets on Tuesday, are looking for their own momentum heading into the break and have not lost on their home floor since Dec. 16. The Timberwolves, who host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday in their final game before the break, pushed their home winning streak to 13 in a row on Sunday but needed to work hard down the stretch to pull off a 111-106 triumph over the West-worst Sacramento Kings. Houston won its last four on the road and is making a brief stop in Minnesota after grinding out a 104-97 home win over the Dallas Mavericks. Minnesota’s Butler is averaging 29.8 points on 53.3 percent shooting over the last five games. Rockets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games. Timberwolves are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 home games. Rockets are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings. |
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02-07-18 | Jazz -6.5 v. Grizzlies | Top | 92-88 | Loss | -105 | 10 h 31 m | Show |
Jazz The Utah Jazz have matched their season-best winning streak and look to extend it to seven games when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday for the finale of their four-game road trip. The Jazz won the first three games of the trek by an average of 21.7 points and also have recorded a 30-point home win over Golden State during their overall winning streak. Utah rolled to a 133-109 victory over New Orleans on Monday behind 58.4 percent shooting, including a 14-for-21 effort from 3-point range. Memphis is sliding in the wrong direction as it has lost four straight and six of its last seven, leaving Marc Gasol peeved after Tuesday's 108-82 setback against lowly Atlanta. Utah has scored 120 or more points in four consecutive contests for the third time in franchise history (1982, 1984). Jazz are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 vs. Western Conference. Grizzlies are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points. |
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02-06-18 | Wizards +6.5 v. 76ers | Top | 102-115 | Loss | -106 | 9 h 27 m | Show |
Wizards The Washington Wizards have won a season-best five straight games despite the loss of their top player and look to continue the streak when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. Washington's solid stretch began when five-time All-Star John Wall went down with a knee injury that will keep him sidelined until mid-March. The Wizards have been thriving offensively without Wall, averaging 115.8 points during his absence while shooting a solid 54.9 percent during Monday's 111-102 victory over Indiana. Philadelphia is tied with Detroit for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and is beginning a five-game homestand that leads into the All-Star break. The 76ers have dropped four of their last five games, including a 100-92 setback against the Pacers on Saturday. Wizards are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference. 76ers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. Underdog is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings. |
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02-06-18 | Bucks -1.5 v. Knicks | Top | 103-89 | Win | 100 | 9 h 47 m | Show |
Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are winners of six of seven games since moving on from head coach Jason Kidd, but an injury to superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo could spell doom for the club. The Bucks hope to have Antetokounmpo available when they visit the struggling New York Knicks on Tuesday. Antetokounmpo twisted his right ankle in the final quarter of a 109-94 triumph over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday -- the second time recently that he twisted the ankle -- and did not return. From my latest injury report I believe he will give it a go tonight. New York dropped its last three games and six of the last eight after squandering a late lead in a 99-96 home setback to lowly Atlanta on Sunday. Milwaukee just got another player back from injury in forward Jabari Parker, who played in his second straight game on Sunday after sitting out a year following knee surgery. Parker, 22, is easing his way back off the bench and increased his minutes from 15 to 17 on Sunday while scoring in double figures for the second straight game. Bucks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games. |
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02-02-18 | Blazers v. Raptors -4 | Top | 105-130 | Win | 100 | 8 h 13 m | Show |
Raptors CJ McCollum has quite a performance to follow when the Portland Trail Blazers visit the Toronto Raptors on Friday. McCollum scored a career-best 50 points in Wednesday's 124-108 victory over Chicago, with his assault beginning with a franchise-record 28-point first quarter. The Trail Blazers have won a season-best four straight games, and the latest victory was highlighted by McCollum's scoring spree - which he accomplished in just three quarters of action. The Trail Blazers have won seven of their last eight games as they prepare to face the Raptors, who are opening a four-game homestand after suffering a 122-119 loss at Washington on Thursday. All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, who was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January, opened the new month by registering 23 points and six assists in the loss to the Wizards. DeRozan typically has fared well versus the Trail Blazers as he has recorded a string of 11 consecutive 20-point performances and averaged 35.5 points in his last two home appearances against them. Kyle Lowry erupted for 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting against Washington after averaging 10.8 on 14-of-46 shooting over his previous four games. The Raptors have won the last five meetings, including a 99-85 victory at Portland on Oct. 30 in which DeRozan scored 25 points. |
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01-31-18 | Grizzlies v. Pacers -7 | Top | 101-105 | Loss | -101 | 8 h 25 m | Show |
Pacers The Indiana Pacers are looking to sweep a three-game homestand when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. The Pacers are creeping up the Eastern Conference standings with wins in nine of their last 13 games and overcame a fourth-quarter deficit in a 105-96 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. Indiana's latest run of good fortune is coming with a big boost from All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo, who scored 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting Monday and is shooting 50 percent from the floor over the last 13 games. Oladipo scored at least 21 points in seven of the last eight games and logged at least 33 minutes in each of those eight contests. Oladipo scored 21 points in a 116-113 win at Memphis on Nov. 15. Grizzlies are 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 games playing on 1 days rest. Pacers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. Home team is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings. |
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01-30-18 | Thunder -2.5 v. Wizards | Top | 96-102 | Loss | -102 | 9 h 55 m | Show |
Thunder Russell Westbrook has elevated his game to MVP-levels once again during Oklahoma City's eight-game winning streak, something the Washington Wizards know all about. The Wizards will try for the second time in less than a week to slow down the superstar guard when they host the streaking Thunder on Tuesday. Westbrook scored a season-high 46 points in a 121-112 win over Washington at home on Thursday and is averaging 33.8 points and 11.8 assists over his last five games, including 37 and 14 in an intense victory over Philadelphia on Sunday. Oklahoma City is averaging 122.5 points over its last six games and will be taking aim at a Wizards squad that dropped four of six and could be without All-Star point guard John Wall (knee) for a second straight game. Wall's absence didn't matter much in Saturday's 129-104 win at Atlanta, as Washington shot 57.6 percent from the field and 56.3 percent from 3-point range. Paul George scored 31 points and is averaging 27.8 over a five-game span, although he was held to 18 points on 6-of-19 shooting versus Washington last week. Thunder are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win and are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games. Wizards are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game and are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games overall. Favorite is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings. |
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01-27-18 | Nets +10.5 v. Wolves | Top | 97-111 | Loss | -105 | 10 h 51 m | Show |
Nets The Minnesota Timberwolves figure to be without All-Star shooting guard Jimmy Butler for the fifth straight game when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. Butler is nursing an ailing knee and Minnesota badly missed him in consecutive losses to the Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors. Brooklyn was pounded 116-91 by the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday in a dismal showing compared to Tuesday's 109-108 road loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Point guard D'Angelo Russell scored 14 points in 21 minutes off the bench versus Milwaukee in his fourth - and best - outing since returning from surgery on his left knee. Nets are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games overall. Timberwolves are 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games after allowing more than 125 points in their previous game. |
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01-27-18 | Hornets v. Heat -4 | Top | 91-95 | Push | 0 | 8 h 21 m | Show |
Heat One of the hottest teams in the NBA earlier this month, the Miami Heat are now in a bit of a funk, even against some of the league's lesser opponents. They will try to avoid their first three-game losing streak since October when they wrap up a quick two-game homestand against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. Since winning seven in a row, Miami has slumped to 2-4 over its last six games with losses to sub.-500 squads Chicago and Brooklyn on the road and Sacramento - the last-place team in the Western Conference - at home Thursday night. I’m looking for a full effort here from the Heat. The Heat used a late rally to knock off the Hornets 106-105 in Charlotte last Saturday and they've claimed all three meetings this season. Charlotte finished a 3-2 homestand with a 121-110 win over Atlanta on Friday. The Hornets are 1-9 on the road against Eastern Conference opponents. Hornets are 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a ATS win. Heat are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss. Hornets are 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings. |
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01-27-18 | Magic v. Pacers -6 | Top | 112-114 | Loss | -108 | 8 h 52 m | Show |
Pacers The Indiana Pacers attempt to defeat Orlando for the seventh straight time when they host the Magic on Saturday. Indiana has dominated the recent series by winning 17 of the past 19 meetings, including two earlier this season. The Pacers have won seven of their past 11 games despite suffering a 115-108 road loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. The Magic have lost 18 of their last 21 games and coach Frank Vogel was displeased with the team's last outing - a 105-99 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Center Nikola Vucevic (broken left hand) will miss his 14th consecutive game but is moving closer to a return. Oladipo is averaging 27.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, five assists, 4.5 steals and three blocked shots in the two victories this season against the Magic, his former club. Oladipo scored 25 points in Friday's loss for his fifth 20-point outing in the past six games and he is averaging 23.5 points during the stretch. Power forward Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 11 rebounds against the Cavaliers for his fourth double-double and sixth double-digit rebounding performance of the month. The Pacers have defeated the Magic by an average of 11.7 points during the six-game winning streak. |
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01-25-18 | Knicks v. Nuggets -5 | Top | 118-130 | Win | 100 | 10 h 22 m | Show |
Nuggets The road continues to befuddle the New York Knicks, who have dropped three of the first five on their seven-game trip and are 6-18 away from Madison Square Garden on the season. The Knicks will try to pull even on their trek when they visit the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. New York held a first-half lead against defending champion Golden State on Tuesday before fading as All-Star forward Kristaps Porzingis sat and ended up suffering a 123-112 setback. The Knicks are losers of 13 of their last 17 overall and are surrendering an average of 117.1 points over their last eight games. The Nuggets will attack that suspect defense with point guard Jamal Murray, who is on a tear with back-to-back efforts of 30-plus points. The 20-year-old Kentucky product scored a career-high 38 on 14-of-19 shooting in Monday's 104-101 win over Portland that snapped a two-game slide and pushed Denver back above .500. Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS win. Home team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings. Knicks are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings. |
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01-24-18 | Wolves +2 v. Blazers | Top | 114-123 | Loss | -102 | 11 h 56 m | Show |
Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves propelled themselves into third place in the Western Conference with wins in seven of the last nine games, including a 126-118 triumph at the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday to kick off a three-game road trip. The Timberwolves will try to run their latest winning streak to three straight when they begin a tough back-to-back by visiting the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. The Timberwolves have won two in a row without leading scorer Jimmy Butler (21.4 points) by leaning on small forward Andrew Wiggins, who followed up a 29-point effort in a win over Toronto on Saturday by going off for 40 points against the Clippers. The Trail Blazers, who lost at Minnesota 120-103 on Jan. 14, will have to figure out how to guard an athletic wing like Wiggins after letting Denver's Jamal Murray go off for 38 points on 14-of-19 shooting in a 104-101 loss on Monday. Timberwolves are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win. Trail Blazers are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. |
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01-24-18 | Raptors -6 v. Hawks | Top | 108-93 | Win | 100 | 8 h 26 m | Show |
Raptors The Toronto Raptors are likely looking forward to a long stretch loaded with home games, but they first must get past an improving Atlanta Hawks team on the road Wednesday night. The Raptors, who are 17-3 at home, will play 10 of 13 in Air Canada Centre beginning with Friday's matchup against Utah, and they hope to head to Toronto on a good note. Their two-game road trip began with a 115-109 loss at Minnesota on Saturday, the squad's fourth loss in seven contests following a 17-3 run. Toronto won its first two against Atlanta by an average of 23.5 points, but the Hawks are on their best run of the season with four victories in six games, the latest a 104-90 triumph over the Jazz on Monday. Atlanta is 4-10 at home against Eastern Conference opponents, compared to 6-3 against the West. Raptors are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games playing on 3 or more days rest. Hawks are 5-16-1 ATS in their last 22 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points. Raptors are 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings. |
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01-23-18 | Cavs v. Spurs +1.5 | Top | 102-114 | Win | 100 | 9 h 33 m | Show |
Spurs The Cleveland Cavaliers are spiraling in the wrong direction with nine losses in 12 games and attempt to shake out of their doldrums when they visit the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. The Cavaliers were blasted 148-124 by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday and the points allowed matched the worst in franchise history in a regulation game. Cleveland has lost by margins of 34, 28 and 24 over the past six games and the defensive effort against Oklahoma City was lacking with the Thunder scoring at least 33 points in every quarter. The Spurs own the best home record in the NBA at 19-3 but dropped a 94-86 decision to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday while committing 20 turnovers as a 14-game home winning streak reached an end. The Spurs won both of last season's meetings, including a 103-74 home romp. Cavaliers are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 road games. Spurs are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss. Cavaliers are 5-11 ATS in the last 16 meetings. |
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01-20-18 | Warriors -3.5 v. Rockets | Top | 108-116 | Loss | -102 | 10 h 43 m | Show |
Warriors The two best teams in the Western Conference square off on Saturday, when the Golden State Warriors visit the Houston Rockets. The Warriors matched a franchise record with their 14th consecutive road victory on Wednesday, a stretch that includes a 124-114 victory at Houston on Jan. 4. Golden State knocked off four strong Eastern Conference teams -- Milwaukee, Toronto, Cleveland and Chicago -- over the first four games of its current trip and earned a 119-112 win over the Bulls on Wednesday despite being without Draymond Green (shoulder) and Andre Iguodala (calf). The "splash brothers" tandem of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 68 points while going 13-of-24 from 3-point range on Wednesday. Harden struggled to 10 points on 3-of-15 shooting in 26 minutes on Thursday and will have his minutes increased incrementally. Golden State won in its last seven regular-season trips to Houston. Warriors are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 vs. NBA Southwest. Rockets are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Pacific. Warriors are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Houston. |
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01-19-18 | Knicks v. Jazz -5 | Top | 117-115 | Loss | -105 | 9 h 10 m | Show |
Jazz Rookie Donovan Mitchell will try to stay hot and lead the Utah Jazz to consecutive wins for the first time in over a month when they host the New York Knicks on Friday. After going 14-for-19 in a 34-point performance in Wednesday's 120-105 win at Sacramento, Mitchell is averaging over 25 points over an eight-game stretch. Mitchell shot 50 percent or better in each of the last three contests and is adding a highlight-reel play or two seemingly every night. The Knicks have some young stars of their own but wins remain elusive for a squad that has dropped 11 of 14. Kristaps Porzingis scored 21 points and hauled in nine rebounds in a 105-99 loss at Memphis on Wednesday that dropped New York to 5-16 on the road. Hood, who had 30 points in a loss at New York earlier this season, added 25 points while shooting 9-for-16 in the win over the Kings. Knicks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Western Conference. Jazz are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points. |
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01-19-18 | Spurs v. Raptors -5.5 | Top | 83-86 | Loss | -107 | 6 h 41 m | Show |
Raptors The San Antonio Spurs are once again staring at life without Kawhi Leonard for the foreseeable future, but they're not having a problem winning. The Spurs will try to make it back-to-back victories since learning of Leonard's latest setback when they visit the Toronto Raptors in the finale of a three-game road trip on Friday. San Antonio improved to 25-12 without Leonard with Wednesday's 100-95 win over the Brooklyn Nets, and expects to be without the MVP candidate indefinitely due to lingering soreness in his quad. The Raptors are not dealing with the same injury concerns and avoided their first three-game losing streak of the campaign by downing the visiting Detroit Pistons 96-91 on Wednesday. Spurs are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win. Raptors are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest. Home team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings. |
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01-18-18 | Wolves +5 v. Rockets | Top | 98-116 | Loss | -105 | 10 h 22 m | Show |
Timberwolves Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets saw their respective winning streaks come to an end in heated affairs on the road. The two Western Conference contenders will try to keep their emotions in check and get back into the win column when they meet Thursday in Houston in the first of four encounters over the next two months. The Rockets had won three in a row before a testy loss to the Los Angeles Clippers that resulted in several Houston players attempting to get into the Clippers' locker room and police coming to the scene to calm the situation. The Timberwolves will certainly remember a 108-102 loss at lowly Orlando on Tuesday that featured a second-quarter fight and eventually ended their five-game winning streak. Jimmy Butler scored 28 points for Minnesota, which has given up at least 103 points in three straight outings after holding seven consecutive opponents under 100. Houston is 4-3 since losing the NBA's leading scorer, James Harden, to a hamstring injury but he has been upgraded to very questionable for this one. Timberwolves are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game. Rockets are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss. |
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01-18-18 | 76ers v. Celtics -4 | Top | 89-80 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 41 m | Show |
Celtics The Philadelphia 76ers will try to stay hot against the only team they have lost to over the last three weeks when they visit the Boston Celtics on Thursday. The rivals met in London a week ago and the Celtics rallied for a 114-103 win, but both teams returned home and had very different results once they resumed action. The Sixers won for the fifth time in six games with an intense 117-111 victory over Toronto on Monday while the Celtics' first action since London resulted in an overtime loss to New Orleans at home Tuesday night, snapping a seven-game winning streak. Joel Embiid was held to 15 points in the loss to the Celtics before recording 34 points and 11 rebounds in the win over the Raptors, which saw Philadelphia lose most of a big lead before hanging on in an emotional affair. JJ Redick has been a big part of Philadelphia's surge with five 20-point games since Christmas, but the sharpshooter is expected to miss two weeks or more with a leg injury. The Celtics attempted a season-high 50 3-pointers, with Irving's 12 attempts leading the way and Horford's 4-for-5 effort the best of the bunch. Boston has won seven straight over Philadelphia at home. 76ers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest and are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games. Celtics are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up loss and are 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 games following a ATS loss. |
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01-17-18 | Warriors v. Bulls +9 | Top | 119-112 | Win | 100 | 9 h 60 m | Show |
Bulls The Chicago Bulls are no longer the same team that went out to Golden State and was crushed 143-94 on Nov. 24, and their confidence is growing with each win. The Bulls will try to push their latest winning streak to four in a row and get some revenge when they host the Warriors on Wednesday. That Nov. 24 drubbing was part of a 3-20 start for Chicago, which since turned things around by going 14-7 over the last 21 contests and is coming off a 119-111 win on Monday over the Miami Heat, who had a seven-game winning streak come to an end. The Bulls are managing to keep winning while adding a big piece to their rotation in guard Zach LaVine, who made his team debut on Saturday after recovering from knee surgery. The Warriors are riding their own three-game winning streak and are coming off a 118-108 win at Cleveland on Monday and could be in for a letdown in this spot. Chicago added LaVine to a team that is coming together at the offensive end, and he poured in 18 points in 20 minutes in Monday's win. Former Warrior Justin Holiday knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers and is 12-of-18 from beyond the arc in the last three games. Warriors are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record. Bulls are 12-1 ATS in their last 13 games following a straight up win and are 13-3-1 ATS in their last 17 games following a ATS win. Warriors are 4-10-1 ATS in the last 15 meetings in Chicago. |
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01-16-18 | Pelicans v. Celtics -4.5 | Top | 116-113 | Loss | -105 | 9 h 16 m | Show |
Celtics The red-hot Boston Celtics look to stretch their second-longest winning streak of the season to eight games when they host the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. Boston has held five teams under 100 points during the latest streak, which follows a 16-gamer early in the campaign. The Celtics, who have won five of their last six meetings with New Orleans, are well-rested after having last played Thursday in London when they rallied for a 114-103 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Second-year swingman Jaylen Brown tallied 21 points for his ninth 20-point outing of the campaign while raising his average to 14.2 per game. The Pelicans have won three of their past four games with power forward Anthony Davis scoring a season-high 48 points to go with 17 rebounds in Sunday's 123-118 overtime victory over the New York Knicks. Boston C Al Horford (knee, calf) is ailing but expected to play against the Pelicans. Pelicans are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. Celtics are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 vs. NBA Southwest and are 12-4-1 ATS in their last 17 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points. |
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01-12-18 | Grizzlies +7.5 v. Nuggets | Top | 78-87 | Loss | -105 | 11 h 48 m | Show |
Grizzlies A loss at the defending champion Golden State Warriors doesn't look terrible, but falling to the NBA-worst Atlanta Hawks at home might be a low point for the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets will try to pick themselves up and avoid a second straight loss to a team at the bottom of the standings when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. Denver's losing streak began with a loss at lowly Sacramento and hit three in a row with Wednesday's 110-97 setback, and coach Michael Malone is not happy with his team's effort. The Grizzlies avoided sole possession of last place in the Western Conference by edging New Orleans 105-102 on Wednesday and will be trying to secure back-to-back wins for the first time since Oct. 26 and 28. Grizzlies are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game and are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. Nuggets are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. Road team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. |
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01-12-18 | Knicks v. Wolves -9 | Top | 108-118 | Win | 100 | 10 h 47 m | Show |
Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves have been dominant on their current homestand, while the New York Knicks have struggled all season to win away from home. The Timberwolves will try to keep their trend alive and the Knicks will attempt to end theirs when the teams meet Friday night in Minneapolis. Behind another outstanding performance by Jimmy Butler (26 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots), Minnesota coasted past Oklahoma City 104-88 on Wednesday, improving to 3-0 on the homestand and claiming its sixth straight overall at the Target Center. The Timberwolves are winning by an average of 20.7 points in the stay at home and will try for another rout against a Knicks team that dropped a double-overtime contest at home against Chicago on Wednesday. New York is notably 4-14 on the road but it did win its last such contest Sunday at Dallas. Minnesota held its opponent under 100 in seven consecutive games, its longest such run in 10 years. Knicks are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. Timberwolves are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games. |
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01-10-18 | Thunder v. Wolves -4.5 | Top | 88-104 | Win | 100 | 8 h 34 m | Show |
Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves haven't made the NBA playoffs since 2004 so the word "letdown" typically doesn't apply to the organization. But Minnesota will certainly have a hard act to follow up when it hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday just 48 hours after pounding the Cleveland Cavaliers into submission. The Timberwolves led by as much as 41 points while steamrolling Cleveland and finishing with a 127-99 victory to move 10 games above .500. Oklahoma City has lost back-to-back contests and four of its last six games and is coming off a lackluster 117-106 home loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Jimmy Butler contributed 21 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and three steals in the demolition of the Cavaliers and has been the element the team has missed in recent seasons. Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau targeted Butler and finally landed him in an offseason deal with the Chicago Bulls and the three-time All-Star is flourishing in Minnesota. Thunder are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 vs. NBA Northwest. Timberwolves are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Western Conference. Thunder are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Minnesota. |
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01-09-18 | Magic v. Mavs -6.5 | Top | 99-114 | Win | 100 | 9 h 29 m | Show |
Mavs The Dallas Mavericks aim to defeat Orlando for the 10th time in the past 12 meetings when they host the Magic on Tuesday. Both teams enter with losing streaks as Dallas has lost its past three games while Orlando has dropped four in a row and 13 of its last 14. The Magic have lost by double digits in seven of their past 14 games and only a 40-point, fourth-quarter uprising kept them from another one on Saturday when they fell 131-127 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dallas won a season-best four straight games before the current slide that reached three with Sunday's 100-96 home loss to the New York Knicks. Dallas has lost by a total of 10 points over the past three games on the heels of the four-game winning streak. The Magic have dropped their past five visits to Dallas. Magic are 2-15 ATS in their last 17 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game and are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record. Mavericks are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS loss. Magic are 3-8 ATS in the last 11 meetings. |
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01-08-18 | Cavs v. Wolves | Top | 99-127 | Win | 100 | 7 h 53 m | Show |
Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves bounced back from a pair of tough road losses at Eastern Conference opponents by trouncing the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, but a date with another tough East squad looms. The Timberwolves will try to put together back-to-back wins when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. Minnesota held its fifth straight opponent under 100 points on Friday and got things settled on the other end as well while shooting 48.9 percent and totaling 26 assists in a 116-98 triumph over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Cavaliers added to an already explosive offense with the addition of point guard Isaiah Thomas, who sat out the first 36 games with a hip injury and made his first start on Saturday, scoring 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting in 21 minutes. Minnesota is in the middle of the pack in the NBA in average assists (22.5) but had seven players collect multiple assists on Saturday. Timberwolves C Karl-Anthony Towns recorded a double-double in each of the last five games to bring his league-leading total to 33. Cavaliers PF Jae Crowder is 3-of-19 from the field, including 0-of-10 from 3-point range, over the last two games. Cavaliers are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up win and are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 games playing on 1 days rest. |
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01-08-18 | Raptors -7 v. Nets | Top | 114-113 | Loss | -107 | 6 h 21 m | Show |
Raptors The Toronto Raptors' current road trip is going much better than the last and they will try to cap a perfect three-game voyage when they visit the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. The Raptors, who had an 0-2 trip after Christmas, have won the first two legs of this excursion and four straight overall, during which they are averaging 123.8 points. Toronto has won 16 of 19 overall and one of its more lopsided victories in the hot stretch was a 120-87 rout of the Nets at home on Dec. 15, the Raptors' ninth consecutive triumph in the series. Brooklyn hopes to be more prepared defensively this time around and it is 3-2 in its last five games while allowing an average of 94.8 points. Both losses were respectable single-digit setbacks to Eastern Conference-leading Boston, including Saturday's 87-85 loss in the third of five straight at home for the Nets. Toronto utilized a 43-19 third quarter to run away from Milwaukee on Friday and center Jonas Valanciunas was the catalyst, scoring all 20 of his points in the period in what coach Dwane Casey called a "masterful" performance. DeMar DeRozan was held to 20 but he shot at least 50 percent from the floor for the season-high fourth straight time. DeRozan scored 31 points and Lowry had a triple-double in the 33-point win over Brooklyn last month. Raptors are 8-0 ATS in their last 8 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game. Raptors are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Brooklyn. |
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01-06-18 | Bucks v. Wizards -4 | Top | 110-103 | Loss | -101 | 10 h 30 m | Show |
Wizards The Milwaukee Bucks have been playing pretty good basketball of late, as long as they are not facing the Toronto Raptors. The Bucks will try to recover from another rout at the hands of the Raptors when they visit the Washington Wizards on Saturday. Milwaukee is 3-2 in its last five games but it has allowed an average of 130 points in a pair of setbacks against Toronto, with Friday's 129-110 loss matching the Bucks' most lopsided home defeat of the season. The Wizards have matched their longest winning streak of the season at four after hanging on for a 102-100 victory at Memphis on Friday. The meeting with the Bucks marks the opener of a season-high, five-game homestand for Washington, which is 13-6 and has won five straight at Capital One Arena. Beal scored 23 points to lead Washington to a 99-88 win at Milwaukee in the first meeting this season. Bucks are 3-9-3 ATS in their last 15 vs. Eastern Conference and are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. Bucks are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Washington. |
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01-05-18 | Jazz v. Nuggets -6.5 | Top | 91-99 | Win | 100 | 9 h 38 m | Show |
Nuggets The Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets have played some extremely one-sided contests this season and both will try to be on the right side of things when they finish their four-game season series in the Mile High City on Friday. After a 10-point Utah win in the season opener for both teams on Oct. 18, the next two meetings were decided by an average of 26.5 points, with the Nuggets picking up their first victory in the series with a 107-83 triumph at home the day after Christmas. Denver followed that up with back-to-back losses before riding Gary Harris to a 134-111 rout of the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Utah has gone a month without a winning streak and fell for the 11th time in 14 games with Wednesday's 108-98 home loss to New Orleans. The Jazz now begin a stretch in which they play 12 of 16 on the road, where they are a Western Conference-worst 3-15. Denver outrebounded each of its last 13 opponents. Jazz are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest and are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. Nuggets are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 home games. are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. Home team is 7-0 ATS in the last 7 meetings. Favorite is 12-2 ATS in the last 14 meetings. |
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01-05-18 | Knicks v. Heat -5 | Top | 103-107 | Loss | -103 | 8 h 41 m | Show |
Heat The Miami Heat are getting healthier while piling up victories and hope to continue that trend Friday night when they host the struggling New York Knicks, who won the first meeting this season by 29 points. The Heat have won five of seven and nine of their last 13 after outlasting Detroit 111-104 on Wednesday as guards Goran Dragic and Josh Richardson led the way again. The Knicks will have to control the backcourt duo of Richardson and Dragic, who combined for 46 points against Detroit, if they are to snap out of a tailspin that has seen them lose six of the past seven contests. New York was outscored by 17 points in the second half during a 121-103 loss at Washington on Wednesday night, dropping to 3-13 on the road in its fifth game in an eight-day span. Dragic is averaging 24.5 points and 10.5 assists in the last two games after a poor outing against Brooklyn (3-for-12 from the floor) in a loss and Richardson is scoring 20.1 per contest over his past nine appearances. Forward James Johnson returned to the lineup Wednesday after missing the previous three games with an ankle injury and contributed 16 points in 24 minutes. Knicks are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 road games and are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. NBA Southeast. Heat are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game. Knicks are 4-10 ATS in the last 14 meetings. |
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01-05-18 | Wolves v. Celtics -3 | Top | 84-91 | Win | 100 | 7 h 41 m | Show |
Celtics The Boston Celtics seek their longest winning streak since their memorable 16-game run earlier this season when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. The Celtics rebounded from a 5-6 stretch with four straight wins, including a decisive 102-88 triumph over Eastern Conference rival Cleveland on Wednesday at home. The Timberwolves won seven of eight before they were done in by a late jumper in a 98-97 loss at Brooklyn on Wednesday. Jimmy Butler stayed hot with 30 points but missed a potential game-winner at the buzzer. Rozier and three other reserves - Marcus Smart, Aron Baynes and Daniel Theis - combined to shoot 19-for-31 from the floor and make 9-of-14 3-pointers in the win over the Cavaliers. The Celtics have won 11 straight meetings at home. Timberwolves are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 vs. NBA Atlantic. Celtics are 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points. Timberwolves are 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Boston. |
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01-03-18 | Raptors v. Bulls +5.5 | Top | 124-115 | Loss | -105 | 9 h 6 m | Show |
Bulls The Chicago Bulls are dealing with expectations for the first time this season and are starting to have some trouble closing out tight games. The Bulls will try to avoid a three-game losing streak for the first time since Nikola Mirotic returned when they host DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Chicago won 10 of 12 games following Mirotic's return from facial fractures but dropped the next two at Washington and home against Portland by a total of eight points after squandering leads late in each of the setbacks. Chicago will have to find a way on Wednesday to close out against DeRozan, who set a Toronto franchise record with 52 points in an overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Mirotic's return was the spark that led to Chicago's recent run of strong play, but it wasn't the only factor. Second-year point guard Kris Dunn is averaging 15.8 points and 8.1 assists over his last 13 games and scored 22 points in Monday's 124-120 overtime loss to the Trail Blazers. Toronto took each of the first two meetings this season -- both at home -- but lost in each of its two trips to Chicago last season. Raptors are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. NBA Central. Bulls are 8-0 ATS in their last 8 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game and are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest. Raptors are 3-14 ATS in the last 17 meetings and  are 0-6 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Chicago. |
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01-03-18 | Pistons v. Heat -3 | Top | 104-111 | Win | 100 | 9 h 35 m | Show |
Heat The Detroit Pistons have stepped up their game on the defensive end and will try to stifle another opponent when they visit the Miami Heat on Wednesday. Despite playing once again without injured starting guards Reggie Jackson (ankle) and Avery Bradley (groin), the Pistons picked up a 93-79 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. They held the Spurs to 36.9 percent shooting while limiting an opponent to under 80 points for the first time since April 12, 2015. The Heat have won eight of 12 after a 117-111 win at Orlando on Saturday. The backcourt of Tyler Johnson and Goran Dragic combined for 56 points on 23-of-40 shooting to go along with 11 assists and eight rebounds in the win over Orlando. Johnson, who had 22 of his season-high 31 in a phenomenal third quarter, is averaging 17.6 points since entering the starting lineup seven games ago. Center Hassan Whiteside had 20 points and 12 rebounds in a loss at Detroit earlier this season and is averaging 11 points and 9.7 boards in 22.3 minutes over three games since returning from a knee injury. Pistons are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points and are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS win. Heat are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game and are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 vs. Eastern Conference. Home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings. |
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01-02-18 | Grizzlies v. Clippers -5 | Top | 105-113 | Win | 100 | 11 h 30 m | Show |
Clippers Blake Griffin's return is providing a boost to the Los Angeles Clippers, who look to post their sixth victory in seven games when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. Griffin averaged 24.5 points in his first two games since being sidelined for 14 games due to a knee injury. Griffin contributed 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists as Los Angeles recorded a 106-98 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. The recent uptick in success has elevated the Clippers to ninth place in the Western Conference as the franchise aims to make a strong second-half run toward securing its seventh consecutive playoff berth. The Grizzlies have struggled most of the season but are averaging 112.6 points while winning three of their last five contests. The Clippers are 2-0 against the Grizzlies this season, including a 115-112 victory on Dec. 23 behind a career-best 38 points from G Austin Rivers. Grizzlies are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win. The Clippers are 10-1-1 ATS in their last 12 games. |
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12-30-17 | Cavs -3.5 v. Jazz | Top | 101-104 | Loss | -107 | 9 h 50 m | Show |
Cavs The Utah Jazz just got done getting run over by one of the NBA Finals participants from last season, and now they have to play the other. The Jazz will try to bounce back from a 126-101 loss to the Golden State Warriors when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. The loss on Wednesday was the third straight for the Jazz, who are being outscored by an average of 21 points in that span. The Cavaliers are capable of opening the floodgates on other teams but are coming off a pair of losses in which they failed to reach 100 points. They will be fully motivated here tonight. The absence of center Rudy Gobert (knee) leaves Utah without its defensive anchor and most consistent inside scoring threat. Cavaliers PF Kevin Love is averaging 25.4 points and shooting 50 percent from 3-point range over the last five games. |
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12-23-17 | 76ers v. Raptors -9 | Top | 86-102 | Win | 100 | 5 h 24 m | Show |
Raptors The Toronto Raptors finished with a flurry on the road Thursday, scoring 60 points in the final 21 minutes to surge past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-109. The Raptors will try to carry that momentum back home when they face the same opponent as the 76ers visit on Saturday for the back end of the home-and-home set. Toronto was down 76-54 when it began its surge, during which All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan scored 21 of his career-high 45 points. Philadelphia's loss was its fourth straight and eighth in the last nine games as the team battles through a series of injuries. Star center Joel Embiid (back) missed the last three games and remains day-to-day while fellow starter JJ Redick (hamstring) sat out Thursday and is not expected to be ready for Saturday. Philadelphia was crushed 128-94 at Toronto on Oct. 21 as DeRozan scored 30 points on 8-of-12 shooting. 76ers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 vs. Eastern Conference and are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. Raptors are 26-10 ATS in their last 36 vs. NBA Atlantic. 76ers are 2-9 ATS in the last 11 meetings. |
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12-22-17 | Hornets v. Bucks -5 | Top | 104-109 | Push | 0 | 9 h 44 m | Show |
Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will try to avoid a letdown after perhaps their biggest win of the season when they host the slumping Charlotte Hornets on Friday in the front end of a home-and-home set. Behind 27 points, 14 rebounds and a season high-tying eight assists from Antetokounmpo, the Bucks got past red-hot Cleveland 119-116 on Tuesday to begin a two-game homestand. Antetokounmpo ranks second in the NBA with a scoring average of 29.7 points and the only time he was held under 20 came at Charlotte on Nov. 1, when he finished with 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting. The Hornets were 5-3 after that result but soon thereafter dipped below .500 and are currently burying themselves amid a 3-11 stretch. They took an early lead against streaking Toronto on Wednesday before falling apart defensively in a 129-111 loss. Hornets are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 vs. NBA Central and are 4-11-1 ATS in their last 16 games following a straight up loss. |
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12-22-17 | Wizards -5 v. Nets | Top | 84-119 | Loss | -115 | 8 h 20 m | Show |
Wizards The Washington Wizards head to Brooklyn for the second time in less than two weeks and will try to avenge an earlier loss to the Nets when the teams meet Friday night. Playing without star point guard John Wall, the Wizards dropped a 103-98 decision at Brooklyn on Dec. 12, which happens to be the last win for the Nets. Wall returned the next night when Washington began a 3-1 homestand that was capped by Tuesday's 116-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, and he seems to be completely past the recent knee issues that caused him to miss nine games. Brooklyn lost four straight since the win over the Wizards while averaging 96.8 points. Three of the four defeats came at home, including the 104-99 setback against Sacramento on Wednesday. While Wall is giving indications he's just about at full speed, backup forward Mike Scott is showing no signs of slowing down a phenomenal shooting stretch. Scott's 24 points against New Orleans was a season high and he was 11-for-15 from the floor to leave the Virginia product at 53-for-72 over an eight-game stretch. Wizards are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game. Nets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games. Favorite is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings. |
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12-21-17 | Bulls +10.5 v. Cavs | Top | 112-115 | Win | 100 | 9 h 39 m | Show |
Bulls The Cleveland Cavaliers put an 11-game home winning streak on the line against perhaps the only team hotter than them in the Eastern Conference when they host the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. The Cavaliers had a five-game run snapped Tuesday in Milwaukee, where they suffered a 119-116 defeat, but the squad has claimed 18 of 20 overall and felt good about a fourth-quarter comeback that made it tight in the end. One of Cleveland's easier victories during the hot stretch was a 22-point rout in Chicago earlier this month, but the Bulls are a very different team this time around. They improved to 7-0 since forward Nikola Mirotic returned from facial fractures with Wednesday's 112-94 rout of the Orlando Magic at home. Mirotic had 15 points and 10 rebounds and is averaging 21.8 points and 8.5 rebounds in his last six games. Bulls are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win and are 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall. Bulls are 25-12 ATS in their last 37 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. Cavaliers are 5-21 ATS in their last 26 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and are 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record. Cavaliers are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games playing on 1 days rest. Bulls are 16-5 ATS in the last 21 meetings in Cleveland. Back the Bulls plus the points. |
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12-20-17 | Magic v. Bulls -5 | Top | 94-112 | Win | 100 | 9 h 5 m | Show |
Bulls With an extremely challenging road trip on the horizon, the Chicago Bulls will try to keep their surprising winning streak alive when they take on the Orlando Magic at home Wednesday night. The Bulls, who have won six in a row following a 3-20 start, will be tested at Cleveland, Boston and Milwaukee during a six-day trip that begins Thursday. The Bulls' run coincides with the return of forward Nikola Mirotic, who had 22 points in Monday's 117-115 win over Philadelphia at home. Orlando was without three starters and its top two scorers in a 114-110 loss to Detroit its last time out. Holiday led seven Bulls in double figures in a 105-83 win at Orlando on Nov. 3 Magic are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 2 days rest. Bulls are 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win. Magic are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings. |
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12-20-17 | Pacers -4 v. Hawks | Top | 105-95 | Win | 100 | 9 h 35 m | Show |
Pacers There will be a lot of attention on the Indiana Pacers when they take the court Wednesday in Atlanta against the Hawks, considering the epic late-game meltdown sustained in Monday’s wild loss to Boston. After trailing by 18 in the first quarter, the Pacers battled back to take a five-point lead with 31.3 seconds remaining, only to be outscored 10-4 in a 112-111 loss against the top team in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta - owners of the worst record in the NBA - won for just the seventh time this season by beating Miami 110-104 on Monday. Hawks forward Taurean Prince led the way with 24 points and is shooting 49.5 percent from the field in December. The Pacers Oladipo scored 12 of his 38 points Monday in the final two minutes, and is 10th in the NBA in scoring at 24.9 per game. The Pacers are seventh in the NBA in scoring at 108.3 points per game. Point guard Darren Collison continues to recover from a knee ailment that sidelined him for a game Dec. 10, averaging 13.3 points in his past four games. Oladipo has scored 20 or more points in 22 of his 30 games played this season. |
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12-20-17 | Raptors -2 v. Hornets | Top | 129-111 | Win | 100 | 8 h 5 m | Show |
Raptors The Toronto Raptors will try to follow up another dominant homestand when they begin a two-game road trip at the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. Winners of nine of their last 10 overall, the Raptors swept a two-game stay in Canada with victories over Brooklyn and Sacramento by an average of 24 points. Toronto improved to 11-1 at home and held an opponent under 100 points four times in the last five games, although the defense took some time to take over in the 108-93 triumph over the Kings, who scored 63 points before halftime and 30 in the second half. The Hornets also had a fine defensive effort in a 109-91 win over the New York Knicks on Monday, snapping a three-game slide. Frank Kaminsky scored 24 points to tie a season high and both Dwight Howard and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had double-doubles. DeRozan and backcourt mate Kyle Lowry combined for 66 points in Toronto's 126-113 win over Charlotte at home last month. Raptors are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win. Hornets are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. |
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12-19-17 | Pelicans v. Wizards -3 | Top | 106-116 | Win | 100 | 8 h 29 m | Show |
Wizards The Washington Wizards aim to continue their tradition of success against New Orleans when they host the Pelicans on Tuesday. Washington has won 10 of the past 11 meetings with the Pelicans, and won last season's two meetings by an average of 13.5 points. The Wizards suffered a 106-99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday when their offense disintegrated and they scored just 16 fourth-quarter points. I look for them to rebound here vs. this very poor Pelicans defense. New Orleans also is coming off a loss and it blew an 18-point lead en route to a 117-111 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Power forward Anthony Davis tweaked his left ankle while contributing 28 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots and is questionable to play against the Wizards. Defense has been an issue for New Orleans as it has allowed more than 100 points in each of the past 11 games, losing seven of the contests. The Pelicans are allowing an average of 117.6 points during the stretch - they have given up 120 or more four times - and rank 29th (of 30) in scoring defense at 111.7 per game. The Wizards held the Pelicans to an average of 92.5 points in last year's two meetings. Pelicans are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games playing on 3 or more days rest and are 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings. |
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12-15-17 | Jazz v. Celtics -5 | Top | 107-95 | Loss | -107 | 7 h 50 m | Show |
Celtics Kyrie Irving appears no worse for wear from a quadriceps injury that caused him to miss a game earlier in the week and he will try to lead the Boston Celtics to their sixth straight home win when they host the struggling Utah Jazz on Friday. Irving sat out Monday's 108-85 loss at Chicago, watching his team put forth its worst offensive effort of the season, but he hit the ground running with 33 points in Wednesday's 124-118 win over Denver. Points have been tough to come by for the Jazz, who are averaging 98.8 during a four-game losing streak and also fell at Chicago on Wednesday. Boston should have Al Horford back for this one after he was given some rest against Denver, but fellow forward Marcus Morris is expected to miss extended time with a knee issue. Center Aron Baynes received his eighth straight start Wednesday and responded with 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting in a season-high 28 minutes. Guard Jaylen Brown, who shed the protective goggles he wore the previous three games, scored 26 points and is shooting 44.8 percent from the arc at home. The Celtics have won eight straight meetings at home. Jazz are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games playing on 1 days rest and are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Atlantic. Celtics are 9-2-2 ATS in their last 13 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and  are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Northwest. Jazz are 0-6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Boston.  THIS IS FRANCO'S NBA GAME OF THE YEAR! |
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12-12-17 | Wizards -3.5 v. Nets | Top | 98-103 | Loss | -108 | 9 h 8 m | Show |
Wizards The Washington Wizards were frustrated after a tough loss over the weekend but they still have a chance to complete a winning five-game road trip when they visit the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. A controversial rule hindered the Wizards' game-winning effort on the final play of a 113-112 setback at the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, dropping the squad to 2-2 on the trip. Bradley Beal, who first had a game-winning shot waved off and then - after a re-do in which the inbound location was moved - watched big man Marcin Gortat miss a contested 21-footer, scored 25 points in the setback and is averaging 36.7 points in his last three games. The Nets may be a bit road-weary as well after winning at Atlanta and then splitting a pair of games in Mexico City, including Saturday's 101-89 loss to Miami. Washington has won seven straight meetings with Brooklyn, although it needed overtime to claim its last visit to the Barclays Center. Wizards are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game and are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 road games. Nets are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Wizards are 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings. |
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12-12-17 | Nuggets v. Pistons -6 | Top | 103-84 | Loss | -105 | 9 h 38 m | Show |
Pistons The Detroit Pistons are sliding downhill after a strong start and look to halt a six-game losing streak when they host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Detroit opened the season by winning 14 of its first 20 games before the current skid that rates as its longest since a 10-gamer during the 2014-15 campaign. Denver is experiencing its own struggles as it blew an eight-point lead late in regulation in Sunday's 126-116 overtime loss against the Indiana Pacers. The Nuggets are 1-3 on a six-game road excursion and a meager 4-10 away from home this season. The Denver meltdown against the Pacers was disturbing and coach Michael Malone attempted to downplay it by pointing out the absences of starting frontcourt players Paul Millsap (wrist surgery) and Nikola Jokic (ankle). But after holding a 114-106 advantage with 2:54 remaining in regulation, the Nuggets were torched 20-2 the rest of the way in the 10-point setback. Jokic will likely miss his sixth consecutive game, while Millsap isn't expected back for another two months. The Pistons won both of last season's meetings and three of the past four matchups. Nuggets are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games. Pistons are 16-4-1 ATS in their last 21 vs. Western Conference. Home team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings. Nuggets are 4-10 ATS in the last 14 meetings in Detroit. |
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12-11-17 | Raptors -5 v. Clippers | Top | 91-96 | Loss | -105 | 10 h 4 m | Show |
Raptors The hard-charging Toronto Raptors look to stay perfect on their road trip and extend their winning streak to seven games when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. The Raptors are averaging 117 points during their six-game run and they turned up the intensity on the defensive end with Sunday's 102-87 victory at Sacramento on Sunday, although it wasn't the most even effort in the streak. DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points in the win at Sacramento and he is averaging 25.4 while shooting 50 percent and handing out 6.8 assists in the last five games. Toronto's winning streak matches its longest since an 11-game run in 2015-16. Raptors are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. Clippers are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS win. Raptors are 11-5 ATS in the last 16 meetings in Los Angeles. |
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12-09-17 | Jazz v. Bucks -2.5 | Top | 100-117 | Win | 100 | 10 h 35 m | Show |
Bucks While many of the NBA's elite teams have been built around power trios, the Milwaukee Bucks have quietly created one of their own. The Bucks will try to ride Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe to another win when they host the Utah Jazz on Saturday. Milwaukee's star threesome combined for 82 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals and four blocks in Friday's 109-102 win over Dallas at home. The Bucks have won three straight at home and 10 of their last 14 overall, but one of the four losses on that stretch came in a 121-108 setback at Utah last month. That result was part of a six-game winning streak for the Jazz, who have since dropped back-to-back games against Oklahoma City and Houston. Utah is 6-9 with center Rudy Gobert in the lineup and he has been slow to get going since returning from a knee injury three games ago. Jazz SG Rodney Hood (ankle) has missed six straight games and is close to a return, although he is not expected to play Saturday. Middleton has shot at least 54.5 percent from the field in six consecutive contests. Jazz are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest. Bucks are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 games playing on 0 days rest. Home team is 15-6 ATS in the last 21 meetings. |
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12-08-17 | Mavs v. Bucks -7 | Top | 102-109 | Push | 0 | 7 h 42 m | Show |
Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks seek payback for their most lopsided loss in nearly two years when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. The Bucks were on a four-game winning streak and the Mavericks were occupying the basement in the Western Conference entering their matchup in Dallas on Nov. 17, when the hosts pulled off a shocking 111-79 rout. Milwaukee dropped two of its next three games but recovered with a 4-1 stretch, including Wednesday's 104-100 win over Detroit to open a three-game homestand. Dallas scored 122 points two nights before being held to 90 at Boston as its shooting percentage went from 57 to 39.5. Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated his 23rd birthday with 25 points and 10 rebounds against Detroit, and he seems to have hit his stride with new point guard Eric Bledsoe (22 points). Milwaukee is 9-4 since acquiring Bledsoe, whose worst performance with the Bucks came in the loss at Dallas, when he was 2-for-10 from the floor and had six points in 22 minutes. He will atone for that performance tonight. Mavericks are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 Friday games. Bucks are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record. Home team is 6-1-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings. |
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12-08-17 | Warriors v. Pistons +6 | Top | 102-98 | Win | 100 | 6 h 41 m | Show |
Pistons The Golden State Warriors passed their first test without Stephen Curry in the lineup and are one win away from sweeping their longest road trip of the season. The Warriors will try to cap off a 6-0 trip when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The Pistons are not quite as strong on the road and finished off a 0-4 trip with a 104-100 loss at Milwaukee on Wednesday. Each of the last three losses on the trip came by five or fewer points, and coach Stan Van Gundy lamented the things his team failed to do in Milwaukee. The bright spot in Wednesday's loss was Drummond, who collected 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting and 20 rebounds in his fourth straight double-double. Detroit earned a 115-107 win at Golden State on Oct. 29 behind a combined 45 points from Gs Reggie Jackson and Avery Bradley. Pistons are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Pacific. Home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings. |
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12-08-17 | Cavs -4 v. Pacers | Top | 102-106 | Loss | -115 | 6 h 41 m | Show |
Cavs LeBron James continues to find different ways to lead his team to victories, and the Cleveland Cavaliers don't seem like they're going to lose anytime soon. James will try to guide the Cavaliers to a franchise-record 14th consecutive win when they visit the Central Division rival Indiana Pacers on Friday. James is putting up big numbers throughout the streak but did his finest work from beyond the arc on Wednesday, when he buried a season-high five 3-pointers on eight attempts in a 101-95 win over the Sacramento Kings. The Pacers opened a six-game homestand with a 98-96 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday and are winners of two straight and eight of their last 11. Cleveland PF Kevin Love is enjoying a streak of four straight double-doubles. Cavaliers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. Pacers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Road team is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings. |
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12-07-17 | Lakers v. 76ers -7.5 | Top | 107-104 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 36 m | Show |
76ers The Los Angeles Lakers are struggling at the defensive end while dropping five in a row and are about to embark on a four-game Eastern Conference road trip. The Lakers will try to snap their slide and avenge an earlier loss when they kick off the trip by visiting the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Los Angeles is allowing an average of 118.6 points during its slide and dropped a 118-95 decision at home to the Houston Rockets on Sunday. The 76ers don't have any trouble seeing the progress that is being made by their organization, and a 115-101 home loss to the Phoenix Suns on Monday doesn't change the team's bright outlook. No. 2 overall pick Lonzo Ball is dealing with high expectations and tightness in his calves, both of which might be hampering his play. Ball, who went through practice with the team on Tuesday and is expected to play Thursday, was limited to 22 minutes in Sunday's loss and went 0-of-4 from the field, lowering his shooting percentage on the season to 31.3, including 25 percent from 3-point range. Philadelphia's rookie point guard is having no trouble getting acclimated to the NBA and Ben Simmons fought off an illness to collect 20 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and six steals in Monday's setback. The Australia native is shooting 50.3 percent from the floor while averaging 18 points, 9.3 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 2.3 steals. Simmons came up a rebound shy of a triple-double and added five steals in a 115-109 win at Los Angeles on Nov. 15 while Ball was held to two points on 1-of-9 shooting and two assists in 21 minutes. Lakers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games. 76ers are 8-0 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 2 days rest and are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record. |
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12-06-17 | Nuggets v. Pelicans -5 | Top | 114-123 | Win | 100 | 9 h 2 m | Show |
Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans got a little feisty while going up against the defending champions on Monday, but it still didn't result in a win. The Pelicans will try to keep their emotions in check and hang onto a lead when they host the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. New Orleans squandered a 20-point halftime lead and frustration seemed to boil over in the final minutes as a slew of technical fouls were handed out and DeMarcus Cousins was ejected. New Orleans is operating with frontcourt star Anthony Davis (groin) sidelined, and the Nuggets are in the same predicament with Nikola Jokic (ankle) considered day-to-day. Denver is 10-2 at home but just 3-8 on the road after kicking off a six-game trip with a 122-105 loss at Western Conference-worst Dallas on Monday. Nuggets are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games. Pelicans are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game. |
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12-06-17 | Bulls v. Pacers -9.5 | Top | 96-98 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 1 m | Show |
Pacers The Indiana Pacers were recently having some trouble battling the teams near the top of their respective conferences, but they have no trouble winning games against teams below them in the standings. The Pacers will try to prove that once again when they host the NBA-worst Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Indiana dropped games at Houston and Toronto before coming home on Monday and breezing past the New York Knicks 115-97 in the opener of a six-game homestand. The Bulls are losers of nine in a row and were run off the floor by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 113-91 setback on Monday. Chicago seemed to be making progress with four losses by single digits, including a pair of one-point setbacks, before allowing Cleveland to shoot 51.9 percent from the floor. Indiana breezed to a 105-87 win at Chicago on Nov. 10 behind 25 points from SG Victor Oladipo. Bulls are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and are 2-9-1 ATS in their last 12 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game. Pacers are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400 and are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall. Bulls are 1-7 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Indiana. |
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12-04-17 | Bucks v. Celtics -4.5 | Top | 100-111 | Win | 100 | 8 h 60 m | Show |
Celtics The Boston Celtics will try to clinch a winning homestand and avenge their first loss at TD Garden this season when they host the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. After dropping the opener of their five-game stay in Boston, the Celtics averaged 112 points in consecutive wins over Philadelphia and Phoenix. Al Horford was one of six Boston players in double figures in Saturday's 116-111 triumph over the Suns and he handed out a career-high 11 assists as Boston improved to 10-2 at home. The Celtics were 0-1 at home following a 108-100 loss to the Bucks on Oct. 18, and Milwaukee returns to Boston riding an 8-3 surge. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 37 points and 13 rebounds in the earlier win at TD Garden and 28 and 10 in a home loss to the Celtics eight days later. Horford had 27 points and nine rebounds in the 96-89 win at Milwaukee on Oct. 26. Bucks are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference. Celtics are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record and are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 home games. |
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12-04-17 | Knicks v. Pacers -10 | Top | 97-115 | Win | 100 | 8 h 31 m | Show |
Pacers Victor Oladipo looks to follow up his best scoring night of the season and break his team out of a mini-slump when the Indiana Pacers host the injury-depleted New York Knicks on Monday. Oladipo scored 36 points on 14-of-22 shooting while adding seven rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocks in Friday’s 120-115 setback at Toronto - the Pacers’ third loss in four contests. The Pacers must be better inside after giving up 70 points in the paint Friday, but Indiana won’t have to face New York’s top two scorers. Kristaps Porzingis (25.8), who recorded 40 points in a 108-101 win over the Pacers on Nov. 5, missed Sunday’s loss to Orlando with an ankle injury while Tim Hardaway Jr. (17.8) sat out with a left leg ailment and the Knicks told reporters both won’t make the trip to Indiana. New York has dropped four of its last five contests overall and four straight on the road. New York’s rookie SG Damyean Dotson made his first start Sunday in Hardaway’s spot and scored two points in 22 minutes. Knicks are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games. Pacers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss. Knicks are 2-9 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Indiana. |
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12-02-17 | Pistons v. 76ers -5 | Top | 103-108 | Push | 0 | 9 h 58 m | Show |
76ers The Philadelphia 76ers have been shut down in recent days by two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. They will try their hand at another high-ranking conference opponent when they host the Detroit Pistons on Saturday in the opener of a three-game homestand. After winning five of six, the 76ers hit a wall with a 113-91 loss to Cleveland on Monday and then dropped a 108-97 decision at Boston three nights later, recording two of the five games in which they have been held under 100 points this season. Star center Joel Embiid sat out the loss to the Celtics but will be back in action to take on fellow big man Andre Drummond, whose 15th double-double (14 points, 17 rebounds) was not nearly enough in a 109-91 loss at Washington on Friday. The Pistons led by six at halftime but were outscored 35-15 in the third quarter as their three-game winning streak came to an end in the opener of a four-game road trip. Philadelphia claimed the first meeting between the teams with a 97-86 triumph at Detroit on Oct. 23, limiting the Pistons to 38.8 percent from the floor. Pistons are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game. 76ers are 22-6 ATS in their last 28 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games. |
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11-30-17 | Cavs -7.5 v. Hawks | Top | 121-114 | Loss | -117 | 9 h 58 m | Show |
Cavs LeBron James is in the 15th season of a career that will finish in the Hall of Fame but still manages to find ways to do things he's never done in the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers expect to have James back on the court on Thursday when they visit the Atlanta Hawks after he was hit with his first career ejection on Tuesday. James collected 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting while adding 12 rebounds, six assists and five steals in 28 minutes against the Miami Heat on Tuesday but was not on the court to celebrate his team's ninth straight win after he was ejected for arguing a non-foul call. The Hawks don't need to see a well-motivated James or a red-hot Cleveland squad after suffering the worst loss of an already down season with a 112-78 home setback to the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. James' ejection on Tuesday overshadowed a dominant performance from forward Kevin Love, who scored a season-high 38 points while going 10-of-16 from the field and 14-of-17 from the free-throw line. The All-Star came up one rebound shy of his sixth double-double during the nine-game winning streak. Love will get a chance on Thursday to wipe away the memory of his worst performance of the season, when he managed four points on 1-of-6 shooting in a home loss to Atlanta on Nov. 5. Cavaliers are 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 road games. Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600. Cavaliers are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Atlanta. |
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11-29-17 | Hornets v. Raptors -7.5 | Top | 113-126 | Win | 100 | 8 h 4 m | Show |
Raptors The Toronto Raptors should be well-rested and primed to continue their solid play at home when they take on the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. The Raptors had three full days off since capping a three-game road trip Saturday with a 34-point rout at Atlanta, which afforded coach Dwane Casey the opportunity to rest his starters down the stretch. Reserves Norman Powell and Pascal Siakam both had a team-high 31 minutes and combined for 30 points on 13-of-22 shooting as Toronto matched its largest margin of victory this season. The Hornets are coming off their most lopsided loss of the season, a 106-86 setback at home against San Antonio on Saturday. They are also going through a slow stretch of the schedule, as the visit to Toronto is one of just two games in a span of eight days. Kemba Walker has been downgraded to doubtful for this game tonight. Hornets are 2-9-1 ATS in their last 12 road games and are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss. Raptors are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points and are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games playing on 3 or more days rest. |
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11-29-17 | Wizards v. 76ers -5 | Top | 113-118 | Push | 0 | 8 h 34 m | Show |
76ers The Washington Wizards are trying to navigate a period without four-time All-Star point guard John Wall by relying more on their bench. Washington hopes that formula can be successful again when it visits the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, one night after its reserves outscored Minnesota's bench 49-11 in a 92-89 triumph. Wall (knee) will miss about two more weeks while shooting guard Bradley Beal had an off-night (eight points on 2-of-11 shooting) against the Timberwolves before the second unit saved the day. Philadelphia is a young team on the rise that had won five of six games prior to being routed by the Cavaliers and receiving a bit of a lesson. Embiid recorded 30 points and 11 rebounds in the setback, but the outside shooting was atrocious as the 76ers made just 3-of-28 shots from 3-point range. I look for that to improve tonight here vs. a tired Wizards team. Wizards are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Atlantic. 76ers are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 home games and are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 vs. NBA Southeast. Wizards are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings. |
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11-27-17 | Magic v. Pacers -4 | Top | 109-121 | Win | 100 | 7 h 52 m | Show |
Pacers The Indiana Pacers were riding a five-game winning streak before running into the NBA-best Boston Celtics on Saturday, and they got a good look at what they need to do to move up in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers will try to put some of those lessons into practice and embark on another winning streak when they host the Orlando Magic on Monday. Indiana won't see the same type of defensive pressure against the Magic, who are losers of eight straight and are coming off a 130-111 setback at Philadelphia -- the fourth time during the slide that they surrendered at least 124 points. Orlando is allowing an average of 117 points during its eight-game slide, plummeting the team to 28th in the NBA in scoring defense (109.5) on the season. Indiana took the last five meetings in the series, including a 105-97 win at Orlando on Nov. 20. Magic are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 vs. Eastern Conference. Pacers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Southeast. Magic are 1-6 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Indiana. |
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11-24-17 | Heat v. Wolves -4.5 | Top | 109-97 | Loss | -105 | 8 h 59 m | Show |
Timberwolves The Miami Heat just ended the NBA's longest winning streak, and their reward is a four-game road trip. The Heat, who knocked off the NBA-best Boston Celtics at home on Friday, will begin their trek by visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra put his team through a pair of tough practices leading into the matchup with the Celtics after getting blown out 120-95 at home by Indiana on Sunday. The Timberwolves snapped out of their own funk with a 124-118 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday after back-to-back losses but nearly squandered a 26-point lead in the fourth quarter. Minnesota enjoyed a string of six of eight games holding opponents under 100 points -- winning all six -- but let up a bit on the defensive end over the last three contests. Look for that to improve tonight. The Timberwolves make up for some of those defensive issues on the other end of the floor and watched Jimmy Butler match a season high on Wednesday with 26 points while Taj Gibson (24), Jeff Teague (22) and Andrew Wiggins (20) all reached the 20-point plateau as well. Heat are 1-8-1 ATS in their last 10 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. Timberwolves are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win. |
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11-22-17 | Blazers v. 76ers -4 | Top | 81-101 | Win | 100 | 8 h 22 m | Show |
76ers The Philadelphia 76ers did well to shake off the pain of a difficult loss to open their homestand and they will try to stay hot when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. The youthful 76ers suffered a second-half collapse against the Golden State to begin their stay in Philadelphia before pulling away for a 21-point win over Utah two days later. The Trail Blazers have been surviving in that same way of late, going 4-1 during a stretch in which they have held opponents to an average of 88.8 points. Monday began the first of two five-game road trips in less than a month for Portland. Big man Joel Embiid was questionable for the game against Utah due to knee pain, but he powered through for 15 points and 11 rebounds and provided a highlight by inducing a technical foul from Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell after swatting Mitchell's shot. Rookie Ben Simmons didn't need much motivation all night as he went for 27 points and 10 boards, his fourth straight double-double. Portland SG Evan Turner is 3-for-22 from the floor over a four-game stretch. Trail Blazers are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest and are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. 76ers are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest. Trail Blazers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings. |
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11-20-17 | Jazz v. 76ers -5.5 | Top | 86-107 | Win | 100 | 6 h 11 m | Show |
76ers The Philadelphia 76ers showed they could play with the defending NBA champions and maybe even play better -- at least for one half. The 76ers will try to put a full four quarters together when they continue a six-game homestand by hosting the Utah Jazz on Monday. Philadelphia put up 47 first-quarter points against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday and were up 74-52 at the half before surrendering 47 points in the third quarter and going on to suffer a 124-116 setback. The Utah Jazz put together their best 48 minutes of the season with a 125-85 win at Orlando on Saturday that gave them a chance to come away even on the four-game road trip after dropping the first two at New York and Brooklyn. Utah dropped seven of its previous eight games before putting it all together against the Magic, including a 104-97 home loss to the 76ers on Nov. 7. The Jazz were 0-6 on the road prior to Saturday and surrendered an average of 112 points in their first two games of the current trip. Philadelphia snapped a nine-game losing streak in the series with the win at Utah on Nov. 7. Jazz are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. 76ers are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. |
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11-18-17 | Warriors v. 76ers +9 | Top | 124-116 | Win | 100 | 8 h 2 m | Show |
76ers The Philadelphia 76ers seem to be getting better with each game and just finished up a west coast trip strong with a pair of wins in Los Angeles. The 76ers went 3-2 on that trip, with one of the losses coming at Golden State, and they will try to avenge that setback when they host the Warriors on Saturday. Just over a month into the regular season and it's clear that Philadelphia has two of the best building blocks in the NBA in center Joel Embiid and point guard Ben Simmons, and the former is coming off a career-high 46-point effort in a 115-109 win over the Lakers on Wednesday. Embiid and Philadelphia will be taking on a Warriors squad that had a seven-game winning streak snapped and scored a season low in a 92-88 loss at Boston on Thursday. Simmons nearly pulled off his third triple-double with 18 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds to go with five steals on Wednesday, but Embiid was the star of the L.A. stage. The 23-year-old center went 14-of-20 from the floor and added 15 rebounds, seven assists and seven blocked shots, becoming the first player to reach those totals in the same game since blocks began being kept as a statistic in 1973. Curry sat out a win on Monday over Orlando with a thigh bruise and was just 3-of-14 from the floor in his first game back. Warriors are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 vs. NBA Atlantic. 76ers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 2 days rest. Warriors are 1-9 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Philadelphia. |
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11-18-17 | Jazz v. Magic -6.5 | Top | 125-85 | Loss | -105 | 8 h 31 m | Show |
Magic Somebody's three-game losing streak is coming to an end on Saturday, when the road-challenged Utah Jazz visit the Orlando Magic. Utah is the only winless road team in the NBA after losing in Brooklyn on Friday to fall to 0-6 away from home. The Jazz have lost seven of their last eight overall games, and coach Quin Snyder was disappointed with a defensive performance in which his squad allowed Brooklyn to make 17-of-37 3-point attempts in the 118-107 setback. Orlando, which has lost five of its last seven contests, is returning from a four-game road trip for two at home before beginning another four-game trek and isn't overly concerned with Utah's road woes. Point guard Ricky Rubio missed the loss to the Nets with a sore right Achilles and may not be available against the Magic. The stretch of five losses in seven games began after backup point guard D.J. Augustin was lost to a hamstring injury, and there's a chance he will be able to return to action Saturday. Magic SF Evan Fournier has recorded 10 20-point efforts while averaging 19.7 on 50.9 percent shooting. Jazz are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game. Magic are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss and  are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. Western Conference. |
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11-17-17 | Knicks v. Raptors -7.5 | Top | 84-107 | Win | 100 | 8 h 23 m | Show |
Raptors Bonus Play The Toronto Raptors are soaring on the offensive end and will try to stay hot when they host the New York Knicks on Friday in the opener of a quick two-game homestand. The Raptors scored at least 119 points in each of their wins during a 4-1 stretch, with the lone loss a one-point setback against the dominant Boston Celtics on the road. Toronto turned some heads by winning both ends of a road back-to-back at Houston and New Orleans while scoring an average of 127 points. The Knicks are making the same claim amid an 8-3 stretch, although seven of the wins have come at home and they lost each of their last seven games against Toronto. Raptors SG DeMar DeRozan averaged 32 points in four wins against the Knicks last season. New York PF Kristaps Porzingis is averaging 21 points - nearly eight below his season average - over the last two games and shot below 50 percent from the field in consecutive outings for the first time this season. He is still not at 100%. Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 vs. NBA Atlantic. Raptors are 23-9 ATS in their last 32 vs. NBA Atlantic. Home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings. |
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11-17-17 | Pistons +1.5 v. Pacers | Top | 100-107 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 52 m | Show |
Pistons Vegas Insider Play Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy knew that a portion of the schedule filled with road games would provide a real test for his fast-starting squad. The Pistons failed the first section of that test and will try to rebound when they continue a three-game road trip at the Indiana Pacers on Friday. After sweeping five straight at home to run its record to 10-3, Detroit began a span in which it plays nine of 11 on the road with a 99-95 loss at Milwaukee on Wednesday. Guard Avery Bradley was one of the only Detroit players to find an offensive rhythm on Wednesday, finishing with a season-high 28 points while making 6-of-10 3-pointers. The defensive stalwart is averaging 22.2 points while hitting 48.6 percent of his long-range attempts in six games this month. Veteran point guard Darren Collison averaged eight points on 36.5 percent shooting during Indiana's recent 1-5 swoon. Pistons SF Tobias Harris made five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points in the win over the Pacers last week. Pistons are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game and are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games. Pacers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. |
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11-16-17 | Warriors v. Celtics +7.5 | Top | 88-92 | Win | 100 | 9 h 8 m | Show |
Celtics The Boston Celtics are the "team of the future in the East," according to Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, but the present looks pretty spectacular as well. The Celtics will test themselves against the defending NBA champions and try to run their winning streak to 14 straight when they host the Warriors on Thursday. The Celtics own the best defense in the NBA, limiting opponents to an average of 94.5 points, and will be going up against the NBA's best offense in Golden State, which is putting up an average of 119.6 points. The Warriors own the second-longest winning streak in the NBA at seven games, and they are crushing opponents by an average of 19.9 points in that span. Golden State star point guard Stephen Curry sat out Monday's 110-100 win over the Orlando Magic with a thigh contusion but is probable to return when the Warriors kick off a four-game road trip on Thursday but will not be 100%. Boston has its own point guard fighting through an injury in Irving, who sat out a 95-94 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday with a facial fracture suffered in the previous game but returned on Tuesday and played with a mask in a 109-102 victory at Brooklyn. Celtics C Al Horford is 16-of-19 from the floor in two games since returning from a concussion. Warriors are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Atlantic. Celtics are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. Western Conference. Warriors are 1-4-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. |
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11-15-17 | Jazz v. Knicks -3.5 | Top | 101-106 | Win | 100 | 8 h 16 m | Show |
Knicks The New York Knicks will try to bounce back from a second-half collapse when they host the Utah Jazz on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game homestand. After routing Sacramento in the opener of the homestand, the Knicks built a 23-point lead against a listless and seemingly frustrated Cleveland Cavaliers squad Monday night before LeBron James helped the visitors storm back to steal a win. New York will take aim at a struggling Jazz squad that is without star center Rudy Gobert (knee) for about a month and remains the only Western Conference team without a road win (0-4). Utah completed a stretch in which it played eight of nine at home with a 109-98 loss to Minnesota on Monday, its fifth defeat in six games. Rookie Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting but his fellow starters were 9-for-29 from the floor as the Jazz scored fewer than 100 points for the eighth time. Knicks PF Kristaps Porzingis is averaging 31 points on 52.9 percent at home. Jazz are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest and are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs. NBA Atlantic. Knicks are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest. Jazz are 2-10 ATS in the last 12 meetings in New York. |
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11-14-17 | Celtics -7 v. Nets | Top | 109-102 | Push | 0 | 8 h 57 m | Show |
Celtics The Boston Celtics hope to have Kyrie Irving in the lineup when they seek their 13th straight victory in Tuesday's road game against the Brooklyn Nets. Irving suffered a facial fracture on Friday and missed one game but was cleared to travel with the Celtics for the game against the Nets. The Celtics have termed Irving questionable for the contest and he has been fitted with a mask to protect the fracture directly below his right eye. Boston's winning streak matches its third-longest in the past 30 years, but the players are trying not to get caught up in the number of consecutive victories. The Nets will be without leading scorer D'Angelo Russell (knee), who is slated to miss multiple games due to the injury he suffered during Saturday's 114-106 loss to the Utah Jazz. Center Al Horford is averaging 15.2 points and 8.7 rebounds and posted his third 20-point outing of the campaign when he had 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting in the win over the Raptors. Boston held opponents under 100 on 11 occasions during its 12-game winning streak. The Celtics went 4-0 against the Nets last season and won the past five meetings. Celtics are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 road games. Nets are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Road team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. |
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11-10-17 | Hornets v. Celtics -2.5 | Top | 87-90 | Win | 100 | 7 h 5 m | Show |
Celtics Even as the injuries mount for the Boston Celtics, so do the wins, and the hottest team in the NBA seeks an 11th consecutive victory Friday night against the visiting Charlotte Hornets. Playing without center Al Horford (concussion protocol) and losing star rookie Jayson Tatum (ankle) in the second quarter, the Celtics worked their way past the rival Los Angeles Lakers by a 107-96 margin Wednesday. Their 10-game run, which came on the heels of an 0-2 start that included the loss of prize free-agent signee Gordon Hayward, features four victories at home and nine in which Boston's opponent was held to 96 points or fewer. The Celtics swept the four-game season series in 2016-17. Hornets are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 road games. Celtics are 8-0 ATS in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. Hornets are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings. Cheap line with some Celtic injuries but still worth back Boston. |
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11-09-17 | Cavs v. Rockets -5.5 | Top | 113-117 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 9 m | Show |
Rockets Dwyane Wade's criticism of the Cleveland Cavaliers' starting five was answered in a big way on Tuesday, at least offensively. Lebron James and his fellow Cavaliers starters will try to keep up their high level of production when they visit James Harden and the Houston Rockets on Thursday. The starters and the bench will have to score to keep pace with the Rockets, who are hitting their stride with wins in three straight. Houston scored a season high in a 137-110 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday as Harden did his best James impression with 56 points and 13 assists. Harden went 19-of-25 from the floor and 7-of-8 from 3-point range en route to his career-high 56 points against the Jazz. Harden is getting plenty of support from shooting guard Eric Gordon, who is averaging 23.1 points on the season and knocked down 6-of-11 from 3-point range on Sunday. The home team took each of the two meetings last season. Cavaliers are 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 vs. Western Conference and are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 vs. NBA Southwest. Rockets are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 3 or more days rest. Cavaliers are 2-10 ATS in the last 12 meetings in Houston. |
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11-09-17 | Pelicans v. Raptors -5 | Top | 118-122 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 29 m | Show |
Raptors The dynamic duo of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins is proving to be too big a handful for most opponents. Davis and Cousins will try to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a fourth straight win when they visit the Toronto Raptors on Thursday. Davis and Cousins combined for 69 points and 27 rebounds in a 117-112 win at the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday and drove the Pelicans within one win of sweeping a four-game road trip. The Raptors have a pair of All-Stars in the backcourt but are struggling with consistency on both ends while trying to open up the offense. Toronto knocked off the lowly Chicago Bulls 119-114 at home on Tuesday but squandered a 20-point halftime lead and allowed them to shoot 50 percent from the floor. Look for them to improve on that effort. DeMar DeRozan bailed out the defense with 24 points in the win and is averaging 29 over the last three contests. Look for him and K. Lowry to have big games tonight. Toronto swept the two-game season series in each of the last two campaigns. Pelicans are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. Raptors are 15-7-2 ATS in their last 24 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Pelicans are 3-11-1 ATS in the last 15 meetings. |
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11-07-17 | Bucks +5.5 v. Cavs | Top | 119-124 | Win | 100 | 8 h 16 m | Show |
Bucks The Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a four-game losing streak by jumping on LeBron James' back on Friday, but they learned on Sunday that can't be an every-game occurrence. The Cavaliers will try to get their star some help and avoid another loss when they host the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. Cleveland went up against an Atlanta Hawks' squad that had dropped eight in a row on Sunday and fell 117-115 at home, prompting Dwyane Wade to point the finger at the starting five. The Bucks are enduring their own slump and limp in Cleveland losers of three in a row. If there is an heir to James' throne as the best all-around player in the league, it could be Milwaukee small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who can play all five positions and is just beginning to reach superstar status. The 22-year-old is averaging 31 points on 58.3 percent shooting, 9.9 rebounds, five assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.7 steals. Love (illness) was removed from Sunday's game and taken to the Cleveland Clinic, and he is day-to-day. Bucks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. Cavaliers are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. Road team is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings. Take the points with the young Bucks’. |
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11-04-17 | Warriors -9 v. Nuggets | Top | 127-108 | Win | 100 | 5 h 43 m | Show |
Warriors The Golden State Warriors are playing superb on their road trip and look to make it a three-game sweep when they visit the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Golden State walloped the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio by an average of 24 points before arriving in the Mile High City. The Warriors rolled up 141 points in a 28-point rout of the Clippers and then looked just as good in a 112-92 win over the Spurs on Thursday. The offense has been clicking as Golden State leads the NBA in scoring (120 points per game) and blocked shots (9.1) while ranking second in 3-point field goals made (13.4). Denver is 2-0 on a six-game homestand after power forward Paul Millsap hit three free throws with 11.8 seconds left in Friday's 95-94 victory over Miami. Millsap scored a season-best 27 points for his second 20-point performance of the campaign for his new club. Shooting guard Klay Thompson is off to a solid start as he scored 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting and made five 3-pointers in the win over the Spurs. Thompson is shooting 52.7 percent - including 45.7 from 3-point range - and is marveling at the overall figure, which would represent a career high if he can sustain it. "It would be awesome to shoot that percentage from the floor throughout the whole year. DENVER IS JUST 2-12 VS. THE NUMBER AT HOME PLAYING ON BACK-TO-BACK NIGHTS! |
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11-03-17 | Raptors v. Jazz -1.5 | Top | 109-100 | Loss | -108 | 8 h 29 m | Show |
Jazz The Utah Jazz will try to stay perfect at home when they wrap up a four-game homestand against the Toronto Raptors on Friday. The Jazz outlasted Portland in overtime 112-103 on Wednesday to improve to 5-0 at Vivint Smart Home Arena, the best home record in the NBA and the franchise's best start at home since 2012. Ricky Rubio has settled in well in Utah and the veteran point guard provided a season-high 30 points against the Trail Blazers to raise his average to a team-high 17.5. The Raptors are 2-3 on their six-game road trip after falling 129-111 at Denver on Wednesday, which came on the heels of back-to-back wins in which they held opponents to an average of 88.5 points. Jazz Rookie guard Donovan Mitchell posted a personal-best 28 points against Portland and topped the 20-point mark in two of his last three contests. The Raptors are shooting 30.7 percent from beyond the arc, worst in the Eastern Conference entering Thursday. Raptors are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. Jazz are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and are 13-3-1 ATS in their last 17 games playing on 1 days rest. |
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11-03-17 | Bucks v. Pistons -2 | Top | 96-105 | Win | 100 | 6 h 28 m | Show |
Pistons The Detroit Pistons were on the verge of sweeping a three-game west coast swing before suffering a letdown in the finale, but a five-game homestand should get them back on track. The Pistons will open that stretch on Friday by hosting the Central Division-rival Milwaukee Bucks, who are losers of three of their last four games. Detroit knocked off the Los Angeles Clippers to begin the trip and fought for a 115-107 win over the defending champion Golden State Warriors the next night, only to fall to the Lakers 113-93. The Bucks struggled to get back on defense as well in a 126-121 loss at Charlotte on Wednesday after suffering through a 110-91 loss to Oklahoma City at home the night before. Milwaukee star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered through his worst game of the young season on Wednesday, scoring a season-low 14 points and shooting a season-worst 5-of-16 from the floor. Pistons C Andre Drummond recorded a double-double in five of the last six games. Bucks are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. Pistons are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points. |
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11-02-17 | Lakers v. Blazers -6.5 | Top | 110-113 | Loss | -105 | 11 h 59 m | Show |
Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers will try to maintain their recent mastery of the Los Angeles Lakers in the opener of their six-game homestand on Thursday. The Trail Blazers have won 12 straight meetings between the rivals since the Lakers' last triumph in March 2014, including four last season by an average of 13.3 points. Portland will have to muster up some energy after it dropped a 112-103 overtime decision at Utah on Wednesday in which they will do. Lillard has scored at least 20 points in eight straight games against the Lakers. Lakers are 14-36-1 ATS in their last 51 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points. Trail Blazers are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 games playing on 0 days rest and are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record. Favorite is 9-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings. Lakers are 16-42 ATS in the last 58 meetings. |
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11-01-17 | Blazers v. Jazz -3.5 | Top | 103-112 | Win | 100 | 10 h 37 m | Show |
Jazz Becoming more efficient on offense is an ongoing quest for the Portland Trail Blazers. One of the NBA's top-scoring teams, the Trail Blazers (4-3) are averaging 107.6 points per game while presenting a consistent threat from the perimeter. Inside the 3-point arc, it's a different story. Portland shoots just 42.8 percent from the field, which ranks just 24th in the league. Evidence of inconsistency in that area surfaced in a 99-85 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Monday. The Blazers scored a franchise-low six points in the second quarter against. They missed 18 of their first 19 shots in the quarter and fell behind by 19 points heading into halftime. Creating offense won't be easy against Utah. The Jazz's defense hasn't lost a step from the level it reached a year ago. Utah (4-3) gave Dallas fits for four quarters in a 104-89 win over the Mavericks on Monday. The Jazz forced 24 turnovers and turned them into 33 points. It helped counteract sizzling perimeter shooting from Dallas and break open a close game in the fourth quarter. On its home court, Utah has held three consecutive opponents under 90 points and has won all four contests by nine or more points. The Jazz are showing a knack for consistently forcing tough shots and getting hands into passing lanes, leaving visiting teams thoroughly flustered by the fourth quarter. Back the Jazz at home. |
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