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Tuesday 11-21-17 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc
Los Angeles rookie Lonzo Ball has put up a lot of clunkers through his first 17 NBA games but he also has two triple-doubles in the past five games. Ball will look to follow up a strong effort when the Lakers host the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday.
Ball had 11 points, a career-best 16 rebounds and 11 assists in Sunday's 127-109 victory over the Denver Nuggets while fully impressing coach Luke Walton. "It's what we've been saying the whole time, even when he's not scoring the ball, he has rebounds, assists and steals," Walton told reporters. "Sixteen is a lot, (but) I'm not totally shocked by it. He's really good down there on the glass." Chicago has its own talented rookie in forward Lauri Markkanen but his early season heroics haven't prevented the club from getting off to a porous start. The Bulls are a putrid 1-7 on the road after opening a four-game excursion with a 113-105 loss to the lowly Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
TV: 9:30 p.m. ET, NBATV, WGN (Chicago), Spectrum Sports Net (Los Angeles)
ABOUT THE BULLS (3-11): Markkanen scored a season-best 26 points and also collected 13 rebounds in the loss to Phoenix and has team-best averages of 15.6 points and eight rebounds. The 7-footer is scoring on the inside and also has knocked down 10 3-pointers over the past three games and is developing as the team's top scorer much sooner than expected. "I do like a lot of the spots that Lauri is getting the ball on the floor," Chicago coach Fred Hoiberg told reporters. "But when he's got it rolling like that (against Phoenix), we've got to make it a point to find him."
ABOUT THE LAKERS (7-10): Power forward Julius Randle had a superb outing with 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the victory over Denver. Walton dissected the 22-year-old's fine performance and was wondering what the potion is to make that type of showing into a regular thing. "I'm trying to figure that out," Walton said. "Because when he plays like he did (Sunday), he's as good as anyone in this league."
BUZZER BEATERS
1. The teams split two meetings last season with Randle collecting 20 rebounds (to match a career high) in the Lakers' victory.
2. Chicago SG Zach LaVine (knee) is expected to start practicing this week and is on target to make his club debut in December.
3. Los Angeles C Brook Lopez is averaging 20 points on 17-of-27 shooting over the past two games.
Chicago won six of last eight games with the Lakers, covered five of last seven; four of last five series games went over. Bulls are 3-2 vs spread in last five series games in Staples. Chicago lost six of its last seven games; they’re 4-3-1 as road underdogs. Three of there last four games went over total. Lakers lost five of their last seven games; they’re 5-5 vs spread at home, 1-1 if favored. Last three Laker games went over the total.
CHICAGO @ LA LAKERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Chicago
CHICAGO (3 - 11) at LA LAKERS (7 - 10) - 11/21/2017, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 263-319 ATS (-87.9 Units) in the first half of the season since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 129-93 ATS (+26.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 156-201 ATS (-65.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-1 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-1 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
115.303
LA Lakers
115.077
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
Even
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Lakers
by 6
210 Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+6); Over
The Vancouver Canucks have made themselves comfortable outside of British Columbia while a four-game losing skid has the Philadelphia Flyers resting at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division. The Canucks look to halt a two-game losing skid overall and secure their seventh win in 10 outings away from Rogers Arena on Tuesday when they open a six-game, 12-day road trip against the Flyers.
Vancouver has answered a 6-3-1 record in its first 10 games with a 3-5-2 mark in its last 10, with the team residing in the bottom third of the league in most significant statistics - goals scored per game (2.55, 25th), goals allowed (2.80, 20th), power play (16.3 percent, 22nd) and penalty kill (79.5, 20th). Markus Granlund scored for just the third time in Saturday's 4-3 overtime setback to St. Louis on the heels of a career-best 19-goal season in 2016-17, with three of those tallies coming against Philadelphia. The Flyers won both of those encounters, but the team's temperature is considerably high after being shut out twice before seeing a two-goal advantage go by the boards with three power-play tallies in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to Calgary. "It's not deflating. It (expletive) you off. Pardon my language," traditionally mild-mannered coach Dave Hakstol said.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, SNO, SNE, Sportsnet Pacific (Vancouver), NBCSN Philadelphia
ABOUT THE CANUCKS (9-8-3): Vancouver placed former Swedish League Most Valuable Player Anton Rodin on unconditional waivers for the purpose of mutual contract termination, the team announced Monday. "Anton asked to be released from his contract," general manager Jim Benning said of Rodin, who signed a one-year, $700,000 contract extension with the Canucks on June 30. "We value the skill and depth he adds to our team but ultimately it was important to respect Anton's request to move on." Vancouver also recalled Philip Holm (two goals, eight assists) from Utica and assigned fellow defenseman Patrick Wiercioch to the American Hockey League affiliate.
ABOUT THE FLYERS (8-8-4): Burly defenseman Radko Gudas told Philly.com on Monday that he was "surprised" by the 10-game suspension he received for his slash to the back of the neck of Winnipeg's Mathieu Perreault. "I didn't expect that," Gudas said following practice. "I mean, I don't agree with it, but I accept their decision." Mark Alt, who has filled in for injured or suspended players, likely will be inserted into the lineup to play in front of Michal Neuvirth, who is expected to get his first start in six games.
OVERTIME
1. Philadelphia C Sean Couturier, whoh scored in back-to-back contests to increase his team-leading goal total to 12, collected a goal and two assists last season versus Vancouver.
2. Canucks LW Sven Baertschi scored and set up a goal on Saturday to give him 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in his past 13 games.
3. Philadelphia RW Jakub Voracek has recorded nine of his club-best 25 points over the last six games (three goals, six assists).
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