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Clippers won their last seven games with Orlando (4-2-1 vs spread); seven of last nine series games stayed under. LA is 3-2 vs spread in their last five visits to Orlando. Clippers are 5-4 in last nine games; they’re 3-6 vs spread as road underdogs. Five of last seven Clipper games went over total. Orlando lost three of its last four games; they’re 1-6 as home favorites. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.
Wizards won four of last six games with Memphis; over is 5-5 in last ten series games. Grizzlies are 1-4 vs spread in last five games intros building. Memphis lost 15 of its last 16 games; they’re 5-4 vs spread as road underdogs. Under is 9-4 in their last 13 games. Washington is 5-7 in its last 12 games; they’re 4-6 vs spread as home favorites- four of their last five games stayed under the total.
Paul George returns to Indiana with the Thunder, who are 4-2 in last six games. OKC 2-10 vs spread on the road. Four of their last six road games went over. Pacers won their last four games, are 5-2 vs spread as home favorites. Under is 6-2-1 in their last nine home games. Pacers won four of last six games with Oklahoma City; over is 3-1 in last four series games played here. Thunder is 3-2 vs spread in last five visits here.
Celtics are 5-3 in last eight games with Denver, but Nuggets covered three of last four; Over is 5-3 in last eight series games. Denver is 2-3 vs spread in last five visits here. Nuggets are 5-3 in their last eight games, are 4-5 as road underdogs; three of their last four road games stayed under. Boston won five of its last seven games; they’re 7-4-1 as home favorites. Three of last four series games stayed under total.
Portland won its last three games with Miami; home side won six of last seven series games. Over is 4-1 in last five series games played here. Blazers are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Miami. Portland lost its last five games; they’re 2-2-1 as road underdogs. Four of their last six games stayed under total. Miami is 6-4 in its last ten games; they’re 1-4-1 as home favorites. Under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
Bulls won three of last four games with Utah; nine of last ten series games stayed under total. Jazz is 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to the Windy City. Utah lost its last three games, by 6-11-17 points; they’re 1-2 as road favorites. Four of their last six games went over total. Chicago won its last three games; they’re 6-5 vs spread as home underdogs. Under is 9-3 in their home games this season.
Pelicans won seven of last nine games with Milwaukee; six of last eight series games went over total. Bucks are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Bourbon Street. Milwaukee won six of its last seven games; they’re 6-6 vs spread on road, 3-1 as a favorite. Seven of their last nine games went over total. New Orleans lost six of last nine games; they’re 7-7 vs spread at home, 3-1 as an underdog. Pelicans’ last eight games went over the total.
Suns won six of last nine games with Toronto; six of last nine series games went over the total. Raptors are 1-4 vs spread in their last five visits to the desert. Toronto won six of its last seven games; they’re 3-4 as road favorites. Four of their last six games went over total. Phoenix lost eight of last ten games; they’re 4-7 as home underdogs. Three of their last four games stayed under total.
Rockets won nine of last ten games with Charlotte (under 8-2); Hornets are 1-3-1 vs spread in their last five games in this building. Charlotte lost seven of its last nine games; they’re 3-6-1 vs spread as road underdogs. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five road games. Houston won its last ten games; they’re 6-6 vs spread as home favorites. Last three Rocket games went over the total.
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Wednesday's Tip Sheet
December 13, 2017
By Kevin Rogers
VegasInsider.com
Game of the Night: Hornets at Rockets – 9:35 PM EST
The offensive numbers for Houston (21-4 SU, 14-11 ATS) are astounding through 25 games as the team is averaging 115 points per game. Granted, they rank second in the league in PPG behind Golden State (for the second straight season), but the Rockets are coming off 124 and 130 point efforts in the last two contests. Houston rallied past New Orleans on Monday, 130-127, as the Rockets led the Pelicans at halftime, 78-76. The Rockets are riding a 10-game winning streak, while Mike D’Antoni’s squad has won 16 of their past 17 contests (11-6 ATS).
The Hornets (10-16 SU, 11-14-1 ATS) picked up only their second road victory in 12 tries this season as Charlotte took care of a struggling Oklahoma City club on Monday, 116-103. Charlotte snapped a three-game losing streak, as Dwight Howard paced the Hornets with 23 points, while the Hornets outscored the Thunder in the third quarter, 40-22 after the score was tied at halftime. The Hornets improved to 3-8-1 ATS away from Spectrum Center, while winning their first road game since October 30 at Memphis.
The Rockets have captured nine of the past 10 meetings with the Hornets since February 2013. Houston cruised past Charlotte in the first meeting in North Carolina in late October, 109-93 as three-point favorites. James Harden recorded a triple-double for the Rockets with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists, while Houston knocked down 22 three-pointers in the win.
Hello George
When Paul George was dealt from Indiana to Oklahoma City in the offseason, the Thunder were expected to compete for the Western Conference title while the Pacers seemed like a lottery club. However, the Pacers (16-11 SU, 17-10 ATS) have exceeded expectations early as they look to extend their winning streak to five. Indiana has won each of the first four games of their six-game homestand, including rallying from a double-digit deficit to stun the Nuggets in overtime for a front-door cover on Sunday, 126-116 as five-point favorites.
The Thunder (12-14 SU, 8-18 ATS) have been dreadful on the road this season by losing nine of 12 away contests, while posting a horrendous 0-9 ATS mark in the past nine contests overall. In all nine of those ATS losses, OKC was listed as a favorite, as the Thunder is flipped to a short underdog tonight in George’s return to Indiana. Billy Donovan’s team has closed as an underdog only once in 26 games, beating the Warriors at home last month, 108-91, while last being a road ‘dog in Game 5 of the Western Conference opening round at Houston in April.
Cracking .500
Both the Blazers and Heat enter Wednesday’s action sitting at the .500 mark as the two squads meet up at American Airlines Arena. Miami (13-13 SU, 10-14-2 ATS) finished off a three-game road swing on a high note by blasting Memphis on Monday, 107-82 as 1 ½-point underdogs. Seven members of the Heat registered double-figures, led by Goran Dragic’s 19 points as Miami shot a scorching 56% from the floor. Miami is currently on an 8-1 UNDER run, while winning seven of 10 games this season in the favorite role.
Portland (13-13 SU, 10-13-3 ATS) continues a five-game road swing after dropping a 111-104 decision at Golden State on Monday. The Blazers managed a cover as 8 ½-point underdogs, but lost their fifth consecutive game following a three-game winning streak in late November. Portland swept the season series from Miami last season, while snapping a four-game skid at American Airlines Arena in an 11-point victory back in March.
Taking Off
Plenty of young stars will be on display in New Orleans as the Pelicans welcome in the Bucks. Milwaukee (15-10 SU, 10-11-4 ATS) is heating up of late by winning six of its past seven games, while sweeping a three-game homestand capped off by Saturday’s triumph over Utah. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for Milwaukee, who looks to improve on a 2-7 mark in its last nine matchups with New Orleans.
The Pelicans (14-14 SU, 15-12-1 ATS) lost a shootout at Houston on Monday, 130-123, in spite of Jrue Holiday and E’Twuan Moore combining for 73 points on 31-of-41 shooting from the floor. Anthony Davis sat out with a groin injury, as the Pelicans’ star is questionable against the Bucks. New Orleans has drilled the OVER in eight consecutive games, while alternating wins and losses in each of its past seven contests.
Not so Lucky
The Celtics (23-6 SU, 20-8-1 ATS) began the season at 22-4, but have lost two of their past three games, including Monday’s 108-85 blowout loss at Chicago. Kyrie Irving sat out on the second end of that back-to-back set following Sunday’s win at Detroit, as the Celtics’ guard is expected to return to the lineup tonight. Al Horford will sit for Boston tonight, as the Celtics have stumbled to a 3-5 ATS mark following a 7-1 ATS run in their previous eight games.
The Nuggets (15-12 SU, 11-16 ATS) play with no rest following Tuesday’s 103-84 blowout of the Pistons as 6 ½-point underdogs. Denver wraps up a six-game road swing looking for a 3-3 mark with a win, as the Nuggets own a 1-2 SU/ATS record on the second end of a back-to-back while hitting the OVER all three times. The Nuggets swept the Celtics last season, as both victories came by double-digits.
Head-to-Head Matchups
-- The Clippers embark on a four-game road swing that begins in Orlando. Los Angeles is coming off a pair of home underdog victories over Toronto and Washington, while posting a 3-1 ATS record the last four games. The Magic look to snap a two-game skid, while dropping seven consecutive meetings with the Clippers since 2014.
-- Memphis has lost 15 of its past 16 games, as the Grizzlies try to turn around its luck at Washington. The Wizards return home after falling at Brooklyn on Tuesday, 103-98. The home team has won each of the past four meetings between these squads, as Memphis last won at Washington in 2014.
-- Utah has stumbled of late by losing three straight games as the Jazz go for the season sweep of the Bulls. Chicago lost at Utah last month, 110-80, but the Bulls are riding a three-game winning streak while covering in each of its past four contests.
-- The Raptors finish up a four-game road swing in Phoenix after falling apart late in Monday’s five-point defeat to the Clippers. Toronto and Phoenix are meeting for the second time in eight days after the Raptors held off the Suns, 126-113 as 14 ½-point favorites on December 5. Phoenix tries to snap a four-game skid, while playing with no rest following Tuesday’s seven-point defeat at Sacramento.