Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Monday, March 5, 2018 from various handicappers and websites
Monday’s NBA
Home side won six of last seven Detroit-Cleveland games; Pistons are 0-4 vs spread in last four visits to Ohio. Three of last four series games went over. Detroit lost eight of their last 10 games; they’re 1-8 in last nine games as road underdogs. Under is 4-1-3 in their last eight games. Cavs lost four of their last six games; they’re 2-8 vs spread in last 10 games as home favorites. Four of their last six games stayed under.
Pacers won three of last four games with Milwaukee; four of last five series games stayed under. Bucks are 2-2 vs spread in last four visits to Indiana. Milwaukee lost four of its last five games; they’re 11-12 as road underdogs, 6-4-1 vs spread if they played night before. Three of their last four games stayed under. Indiana won six of its last eight games; they’re 6-1 in last seven games as home favorites. Five of their last six games stayed under.
Miami won/covered nine of last ten games with Phoenix; Suns are 0-4 vs spread in last four trips to South Beach. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Phoenix lost nine of its last 10 games; they’re 2-4 vs spread in last six road games. Under is 4-1 in their last five road games. Miami won three of its last four games; they’re 4-6 in last 10 games as home favorites. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Boston won five of last six games with the Bulls; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five visits to the Windy City. Four of last six series games stayed under. Red Sox won four of their last five games; they’re 10-7 as road favorites. Over is 6-0-1 in last seven Boston games. Chicago lost five of its last six games; they’re 11-6 vs spread in last 17 home games. Four of their last six games went over the total.
Spurs won their last five games with Memphis (4-0-1 vs spread); Grizzlies are 1-3-1 vs spread in last five trips to the Alamo. Six of last seven series games went over. Memphis lost its last ten games; they’re 1-4 in last five games as road underdogs. Their last three games stayed under the total. San Antonio lost eight of its last ten games; they’re 1-5 in last six games as home favorites. Eight of their last nine games went over.
Utah won its last three games with Orlando; five of last six series games went over. Magic covered its last four visits to SLC. Orlando won its last two games after a 7-game skid; they’re 8-1 vs spread in last nine road games. Three of their last four games stayed under. Jazz won eight of its last ten games; they’re 2-5 vs spread in last seven games as home favorites. Five of their last six games stayed under.
Lakers lost their last 10 games with Portland (2-8 vs spread); four of last five series games went under the total. Portland covered last five series games played in Staples. Trailblazers won their last six games (5-1 vs spread); four of their last five games stayed under. Portland is 6-5 as road favorites. Lakers won last five games, covered last six; they’re they covered five of last six tries as home underdogs. Over is 7-0-1 in their last eight games.
NBA
Monday, March 5
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Trend Report
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MILWAUKEE @ INDIANA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games on the road
Indiana is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
DETROIT @ CLEVELAND
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Detroit is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
PHOENIX @ MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games on the road
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
BOSTON @ CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Boston
MEMPHIS @ SAN ANTONIO
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Memphis's last 14 games on the road
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
ORLANDO @ UTAH
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Orlando is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Utah is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing Orlando
PORTLAND @ LA LAKERS
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
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Long Sheet
Monday, March 5
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DETROIT (29 - 34) at CLEVELAND (36 - 26) - 3/5/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
DETROIT is 20-43 ATS (-27.3 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game since 1996.
DETROIT is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
CLEVELAND is 19-42 ATS (-27.2 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 10-37 ATS (-30.7 Units) as a favorite this season.
CLEVELAND is 6-25 ATS (-21.5 Units) in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 18-33 ATS (-18.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 20-35 ATS (-18.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
CLEVELAND is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
CLEVELAND is 6-21 ATS (-17.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 8-7 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 9-6 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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MILWAUKEE (34 - 29) at INDIANA (36 - 27) - 3/5/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 66-80 ATS (-22.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 368-445 ATS (-121.5 Units) in the second half of the season since 1996.
INDIANA is 32-18 ATS (+12.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 65-46 ATS (+14.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 44-25 ATS (+16.5 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 41-20 ATS (+19.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 6-5 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 6-5 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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PHOENIX (19 - 46) at MIAMI (33 - 30) - 3/5/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 81-62 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 39-26 ATS (+10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 33-19 ATS (+12.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-1 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 4-1 straight up against PHOENIX 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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BOSTON (44 - 20) at CHICAGO (21 - 41) - 3/5/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 37-24 ATS (+10.6 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games this season.
BOSTON is 16-4 ATS (+11.6 Units) in road games against Central division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 68-98 ATS (-39.8 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 9-6 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 9-6 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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MEMPHIS (18 - 44) at SAN ANTONIO (36 - 27) - 3/5/2018, 8:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 12-8 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 17-4 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
11 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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ORLANDO (20 - 43) at UTAH (33 - 30) - 3/5/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 62-80 ATS (-26.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ORLANDO is 42-24 ATS (+15.6 Units) in road games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 3-2 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 3-2 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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PORTLAND (37 - 26) at LA LAKERS (28 - 34) - 3/5/2018, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
LA LAKERS are 138-96 ATS (+32.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
LA LAKERS are 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PORTLAND is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 7-2 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 9-0 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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