Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Thursday 11/29/18
Thursday’s NBA
Warriors won their last three games but they lost last four road games, are 0-2 as AU. Four of their last six games went over. Raptors won their last six games; they’re 6-5 as HF. Toronto’s last four games went over. Golden State won its last eight games with Toronto but is 1-4-1 vs spread in last six; Warriors are 1-3-1 vs spread in their last five visits to Canada. Five of last six series games went over.
Clippers won eight of their last nine games; they’re 5-5 on road, 3-0 as AF. Seven of their last nine games went over. Sacramento lost four of its last six games; they’re 5-4 at home, 6-2-1 as HU. Kings’ last six games all went over. Clippers won eight of last nine games with Sacramento, covered four of last five; they’re 3-2 vs spread in their last five visits here. Four of last five series games went over.
Indiana won five of its last seven games; they’re 7-4 on road, 2-4 as AU. Four of their last five games went over. Lakers won seven of last ten games but lost last two; LA is 6-4 at home, 2-6 as HF. 11 of their last 13 games stayed under. Home side won eight of last nine Pacer-Laker games; Indiana is 1-3-1 vs spread in last five series games played here. Four of last five series games stayed under.
NBA
Thursday, November 29
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Trend Report
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Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Golden State is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games
Golden State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Golden State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games on the road
Golden State is 17-7-1 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Toronto
Golden State is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Golden State is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games at home
Toronto is 7-17-1 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Golden State
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Golden State
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
Indiana Pacers
Indiana is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Lakers
Indiana is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Indiana is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
LA Lakers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games at home
LA Lakers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
LA Lakers is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Indiana
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
LA Lakers is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
Los Angeles Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Clippers's last 9 games
LA Clippers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Clippers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 9 games on the road
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
LA Clippers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 8 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games
Sacramento is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Sacramento's last 21 games at home
Sacramento is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
Sacramento is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
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NBA
Long Sheet
Thursday, November 29
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GOLDEN STATE (15 - 7) at TORONTO (18 - 4) - 11/29/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-1 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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LA CLIPPERS (14 - 6) at SACRAMENTO (10 - 10) - 11/29/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 5-3 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 7-1 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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INDIANA (13 - 8) at LA LAKERS (11 - 9) - 11/29/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 62-46 ATS (+11.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 83-58 ATS (+19.2 Units) in road games in November games since 1996.
INDIANA is 35-22 ATS (+10.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 3-1 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 2-2 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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Preview: Warriors at Raptors
The Toronto Raptors host the Golden State Warriors on Thursday in what could be an NBA Finals preview - if the teams are at full strength. The Warriors could get some of their major pieces back in the lineup on Thursday with Stephen Curry (groin) and Draymond Green (toe) both participating in practice.
Green and Curry are both expected to return sometime during the team's five-game road trip, and Curry has progressed to the point that he is participating in team scrimmages. "He’s just trying to get his rhythm and his conditioning down," Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters of Curry, who is averaging 29.5 points while shooting 51.5 percent from the floor and 49.2 percent from beyond the arc. "He's doing well." The Raptors are looking like the best team in the NBA and extended the current winning streak to six straight by recovering from a 17-point deficit to earn a 122-114 win at Memphis on Tuesday. "We didn’t really bring our game with us, but we found it," Toronto coach Nick Nurse told reporters.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, TNT, NBCS Bay Area (Golden State), TSN (Toronto)
ABOUT THE WARRIORS (15-7): Golden State is 5-5 in the 10 games that Curry has missed, though they managed to win the last three behind some strong performances from Kevin Durant. The former MVP collected 49 points, nine assists and six rebounds in a 116-110 win over Orlando on Monday that capped a four-game homestand. "Incredible," Kerr told reporters of Durant's performance. "The guy is just amazing. He's so talented. I think the last few games he just kind of knew he had to put us on his shoulders because of the four-game losing streak, the struggles."
ABOUT THE RAPTORS (18-4): Toronto leans on its depth and got 18 points on 6-of-6 shooting, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range, from reserve point guard Fred VanVleet in Tuesday's triumph. “Obviously, we all know I haven't been shooting the ball well, so to get back on track is always fun," VanVleet, who scored in double figures in each of the last four games after reaching the mark three times in the first 10 games this month, told reporters. The Raptors are third in the NBA in scoring at an average of 117 points and shot 60.9 percent from the floor in Tuesday's win.
BUZZER BEATERS
1. Warriors PG Quinn Cook is 5-of-21 from the floor over the last two games.
2. Raptors SF Kawhi Leonard posted his third straight double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds on Tuesday.
3. Golden State took the last eight in the series, including four straight in Toronto.
PREDICTION: Raptors 123, Warriors 119
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Preview: Pacers at Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers suffered through a terrible performance at Denver on Tuesday, but the next chance to redeem themselves is right around the corner. The Lakers will try to bounce back and avoid a three-game slide when they host the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.
Los Angeles shot 39.1 percent from the floor and went 5-of-35 from 3-point range in the 117-85 setback at Denver, and veteran center Tyson Chandler felt the team let its shooting impact other areas of the game. "It can't be just about hitting shots and feeling good about yourself," Chandler told the Los Angeles Daily News. "It has to be all the time. Like, we got to be able to hit teams with waves. That's the only way we’re going to have real success and try to wear teams down. And if we're relying on our shots, we'll have long nights." The Pacers took the first two stops of a four-game road trip, blowing out the Utah Jazz on Monday before sneaking past the Phoenix Suns 109-104 the next night. "We weren’t sharp in this game, but you have to find a way to win games like that," Indiana coach Nate McMillan told reporters after beating the Suns. "I thought they gutted it out in that fourth quarter. We didn't even win that fourth quarter. We were able to get this one."
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, FS Indiana, Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles)
ABOUT THE LAKERS (11-9): LeBron James scored a season-low 14 points on Tuesday but the most concerning part of the loss for Los Angeles was when point guard Lonzo Ball went down with a sprained ankle and had to be removed from the game. X-rays came back negative and Ball insisted that he will play on Thursday, but the Lakers are being cautious. "It hurts," coach Luke Walton told reporters of being without both Ball and fellow point guard Rajon Rondo (wrist). "We have other guys that we trust - Brandon (Ingram), LeBron that can play that for us - but they do other things for us, too. So, it's not ideal, but we'll get a better feel for what we're looking at probably after this flight and into tomorrow morning with (Ball)."
ABOUT THE PACERS (13-8): Indiana played its last five games without leading scorer Victor Oladipo (21.4 points) due to a knee injury, but is finding ways to score up and down the roster. The reserves took charge in Tuesday's win, with power forward Domantas Sabonis collecting 21 points and 16 rebounds and small forward Doug McDermott scoring 21 points while knocking down 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. "I think I'm just getting a little better rhythm, getting some screens, some pin-downs, just getting a little ball movement out there," McDermott told reporters. "It's really helping us out a lot. Domantas has done a really good job of setting the tone and finding me and screening me, which has been huge, because as a shooter I rely on big guys like him."
BUZZER BEATERS
1. Pacers PG Darren Collison handed out 11 assists in each of the last two games.
2. Lakers SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is 4-of-20 from the floor over the last three games, including 2-of-13 from beyond the arc.
3. The home team took the last five meetings in the series.
PREDICTION: Lakers 110, Pacers 107
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Preview: Clippers at Kings
Nov 29, 2018
The Los Angeles Clippers look to win in Sacramento for the 12th consecutive time when they visit the Kings on Thursday. Los Angeles has consistently outplayed the Kings in California's capital city since dropping a 116-101 decision on March 19, 2013.
The Clippers routed the Phoenix Suns 115-99 on Wednesday and have won 10 of their past 12 games to boast the top record in the Western Conference and third best in the NBA. "I don't know how to judge it," Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers said after the victory over the Suns. "Every game, it seems, is like a fight. We're going to (Sacramento) and they have had two or three days off. It is going to be another tough one." The Kings have dropped back-to-back games and seven of their last 11 after getting off to a strong 6-3 start. Shooting guard Buddy Hield has stepped up as the lead scoring option and has nine 20-point outings while averaging a team-best 18.8 points.
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT
ABOUT THE CLIPPERS (14-6): Forward Danilo Gallinari recorded his first double-double of the season as he matched his season high of 28 points and collected 10 rebounds in the victory over the Suns. Gallinari is averaging 21.7 points and nine rebounds over the past three games and is thriving while healthy after being limited to 21 games last season in his first campaign with the club. Reserve guard Lou Williams scored 20 points against Phoenix to bounce back from his worst effort of the season -- four points on 2-of-13 shooting versus the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.
ABOUT THE KINGS (10-10): Second-year point guard De'Aaron Fox is an emerging star with five double-doubles and six games of 10 or more assists during the first quarter of the campaign. Fox is averaging 17.5 points and 7.5 assists - his rookies averages were 11.6 and 4.4 - while also asserting himself as a leader and symbol of the franchise's improved product. "He's done a great job of taking it to the next level," Sacramento coach Dave Joerger told reporters. "Who knows where he can go or how good he can be, but he's given himself every chance by working really hard."
BUZZER BEATERS
1. The Clippers have outscored the Kings by an average of 15.2 points while winning the past five overall meetings.
2. Los Angeles C Marcin Gortat (back spasms) missed Wednesday's game and is doubtful to play against the Kings.
3. Sacramento SG Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 20 points in Sunday's loss to Utah for his seventh straight double-digit outing.
PREDICTION: Kings 113, Clippers 111
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