Hot Teams
-- Portland won five of last six home games (2-3-1 as HF).
Cold Teams
-- Toronto lost six of last seven games (4-2 as HU).
-- Rockets lost their last six road games (2-6-1 on road, all as dog).
-- 76ers lost five of last seven games, but won four of last six at home.
-- Lakers lost six of last eight games (3-7-1 vs spread on road).
-- Sacramento lost its last three games by 10-13-23 points (2-4 as HU).
-- Nuggets lost six of last eight road games (2-4 as AF).
-- Hornets lost their last six games (6-3-1 as AU).
Totals
-- Last four Toronto games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in Philly's last six games.
-- Seven of last ten Denver games went over the total.
-- Last three Portland games stayed under the total.
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HOUSTON (11 - 11) at TORONTO (5 - 19) - 12/16/2012, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in non-conference games this season.
HOUSTON is 38-23 ATS (+12.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-1 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 3-2 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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DENVER (12 - 12) at SACRAMENTO (7 - 15) - 12/16/2012, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 101-80 ATS (+13.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
DENVER is 33-21 ATS (+9.9 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 37-50 ATS (-18.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 17-36 ATS (-22.6 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 4-3 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 6-1 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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LA LAKERS (10 - 14) at PHILADELPHIA (12 - 11) - 12/16/2012, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-1 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 2-1 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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NEW ORLEANS (5 - 17) at PORTLAND (10 - 12) - 12/16/2012, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 53-83 ATS (-38.3 Units) as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 4-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 5-3 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON vs. TORONTO
Houston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 15 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
LA LAKERS vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
DENVER vs. SACRAMENTO
Denver is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Denver is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento is 7-13-1 ATS in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games at home
NEW ORLEANS vs. PORTLAND
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Portland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Orleans
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Hoop Trends - Sunday
By Vince Akins
VegasInsider.com
ATS TREND OF THE DAY:
The Trailblazers are 0-9-1 ATS (-10.8 ppg) since December 02, 2008 when they covered by double digits two games straight.
OU TREND OF THE DAY:
The 76ers are 0-12 OU (-9.5 ppg) since November 29, 2000 at home with at least one day of rest after a double digit road loss in which their opponent shot at least ten three-pointers and made at least half of them.
PLAYER TREND OF THE DAY:
The Lakers are 10-0-1 ATS (9.9 ppg) since February 03, 2008 on the road after two away games in which Kobe Bryant scored at least 30 points in each.
CHOICE TREND:
The Kings are 0-8 ATS (-7.9 ppg) since March 04, 2012 after a loss in which Demarcus Cousins shot worse than 33% from the field.
The Raptors are 0-8 OU (-8.1 ppg) since January 31, 2012 as a dog after losing the previous matchup on the road in which Demar Derozan was not the Raptors’ high scorer.
The Nuggets are 0-9 ATS (-11.3 ppg) since January 27, 2006 as a favorite with at most one day of rest off a win in which the game was tied at the end of the third quarter.