Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Friday, February 23, 2018 from various handicappers and websites
NBA
Friday, February 23
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Trend Report
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BOSTON @ DETROIT
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
ATLANTA @ INDIANA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Indiana is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
CHARLOTTE @ WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
MILWAUKEE @ TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
CLEVELAND @ MEMPHIS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Memphis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland
MINNESOTA @ HOUSTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
MIAMI @ NEW ORLEANS
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 15 of New Orleans's last 18 games at home
New Orleans is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Miami
PORTLAND @ UTAH
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA CLIPPERS @ PHOENIX
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
SAN ANTONIO @ DENVER
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
DALLAS @ LA LAKERS
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Dallas is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games when playing LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Friday’s NBA
Road team won seven of last nine Boston-Detroit games; Celtics covered their last four games in Detroit. Six of last nine series games stayed under. Boston lost four of its last five games; they’re 9-2 vs spread as road underdogs. Three of their last four games went over. Pistons lost three of their last four games; they’re 3-11 in last 14 games as home favorites. Three of their last four games stayed under.
Pacers won their last three games with Atlanta; last six series games stayed under. Hawks are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Indiana. Atlanta lost four of its last five games; they’re 5-2 in last seven games as road underdogs. Five of their last seven games stayed under. Indiana won seven of its last nine games; they’re 6-3 in last nine games as home favorites. Three of last four Pacer home games went over.
Home side won nine of last ten Charlotte-Washington games; Hornets are 0-4 vs spread in last four visits to Washington. Seven of last nine series games went over. Charlotte lost four of its last six games; they’re 8-11-2 as road underdogs, 4-5 vs spread if they played night before. Last three Hornet road games stayed under. Wizards won eight of last ten games; they’re 3-6 in last nine games as home faves. 4-2 if they played night before. Over is 7-3 in their last ten home tilts.
Toronto won its last five games with Milwaukee; three of last four series games went over total. Bucks covered three of their last five visits to Canada. Milwaukee won five of its last seven games; they’re 10-11 as road underdogs. Eight of their last ten games stayed under. Raptors won their last seven games (6-1 vs spread); they’re 5-2 in last seven games as home favorites. Last three Toronto games went over.
Pelicans won five of last eight games with Miami; over is 5-3 in those games. Heat is 3-2 vs spread in its last five visits to Bourbon Street. Miami lost seven of its last eight games; they’re 10-3 in last 13 games as home underdogs. Five of their last six games went over. New Orleans won its last three games; they’re 2-7 in last nine games as home favorites. Four of their last six games went over.
Cavaliers won five of their last seven games with Memphis; they’re 2-2 vs spread in last four visits here. Over is 5-5 in last ten series games. Cleveland won four of its last five games; they’re 6-14 vs spread as road favorites, 4-5 if they played night before. Cavaliers’ last four games all went over. Memphis lost its last seven games; they’re 7-9 as home underdogs. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Rockets won nine of last ten games with Minnesota, which covered five of its last six games in this arena. Eight of last ten series games went over. Timberwolves lost their last four road games; they’re 2-5 in last seven games as road underdogs. Last six Minnesota games went over the total. Houston won its last ten games; they’re 3-8 vs spread in last 11 games as home favorites. Four of their last six games went over.
Spurs won eight of their last ten games with Denver; they’re 2-2 vs spread in last four visits here. Five of last seven series games went over. San Antonio lost five of its last six games; they’re 6-6 as road underdogs. Seven of their last eight games went over. Nuggets won six of last seven games, four in row at home; they’re 12-8 in last 20 games as home favorites. Eight of their last nine games went over.
Home side won eight of last nine Portland-Utah games; Blazers are 1-4 vs spread in their last five visits to SLC. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games. Portland won three of its last four games; they’re 10-4 in last 14 games as road underdogs. Blazers’ last three games went over the total. Jazz won their last 11 games; they’re 9-14 vs spread as home favorites. Six of their last nine games went over.
Clippers won their last six games with Phoenix (5-1 vs spread); they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four visits to the desert, all of which went over the total. Clippers won seven of their last ten games; they’re 5-1 as road favorites, 4-3 vs spread on road if they played night before. Eight of their last ten games stayed under. Phoenix lost its last seven games; they’re 8-17 as home underdogs. Suns’ last four home games went over.
Lakers lost nine of last ten games with Dallas; six of last nine series games stayed under. Mavericks covered four of last five series games played here. Dallas lost eight of its last ten games; they’re 1-4 in last five games as road underdogs. Three of last four Dallas games went over total. Lakers lost their last three games; they’re 5-3 as home favorites. Last three LA games went over.
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Friday, February 23
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BOSTON (40 - 19) at DETROIT (28 - 29) - 2/23/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 33-23 ATS (+7.7 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 46-27 ATS (+16.3 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games against Central division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-5 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-4 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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ATLANTA (18 - 41) at INDIANA (33 - 25) - 2/23/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 5-3 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 5-3 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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CHARLOTTE (25 - 33) at WASHINGTON (34 - 24) - 2/23/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 22-32 ATS (-13.2 Units) in all games this season.
CHARLOTTE is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
CHARLOTTE is 25-37 ATS (-15.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) as a favorite this season.
WASHINGTON is 401-469 ATS (-114.9 Units) in home games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 151-197 ATS (-65.7 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-4 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-5 straight up against CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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MILWAUKEE (32 - 25) at TORONTO (41 - 16) - 2/23/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 366-441 ATS (-119.1 Units) in the second half of the season since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 133-97 ATS (+26.3 Units) in road games against Atlantic division opponents since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 43-25 ATS (+15.5 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 40-20 ATS (+18.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.
TORONTO is 190-239 ATS (-72.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 10-6 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 13-3 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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MIAMI (30 - 28) at NEW ORLEANS (31 - 26) - 2/23/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 78-60 ATS (+12.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 50-32 ATS (+14.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 20-11 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games this season.
MIAMI is 145-109 ATS (+25.1 Units) in February games since 1996.
MIAMI is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 29-14 ATS (+13.6 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 40-25 ATS (+12.5 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 18-4 ATS (+13.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-1 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 3-2 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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CLEVELAND (34 - 23) at MEMPHIS (18 - 38) - 2/23/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 18-38 ATS (-23.8 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 9-33 ATS (-27.3 Units) as a favorite this season.
CLEVELAND is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in non-conference games this season.
CLEVELAND is 5-20 ATS (-17.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CLEVELAND is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 3-2 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 3-2 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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MINNESOTA (36 - 25) at HOUSTON (44 - 13) - 2/23/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 362-425 ATS (-105.5 Units) in the second half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 53-83 ATS (-38.3 Units) after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 32-15 ATS (+15.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 31-44 ATS (-17.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-3 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 8-1 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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SAN ANTONIO (35 - 24) at DENVER (32 - 26) - 2/23/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
DENVER is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DENVER is 47-30 ATS (+14.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 1033-905 ATS (+37.5 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 6-4 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 8-2 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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PORTLAND (32 - 26) at UTAH (30 - 28) - 2/23/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 5-5 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 5-5 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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LA CLIPPERS (30 - 27) at PHOENIX (18 - 41) - 2/23/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 52-35 ATS (+13.5 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) after a division game this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
PHOENIX is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 6-4 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 8-2 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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DALLAS (18 - 40) at LA LAKERS (23 - 34) - 2/23/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 133-96 ATS (+27.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
DALLAS is 402-328 ATS (+41.2 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 498-417 ATS (+39.3 Units) in road games since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 161-204 ATS (-63.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-2 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 8-1 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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