Thursday 1/7/21 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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533PHILADELPHIA -534 BROOKLYN
PHILADELPHIA is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) in road games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.

537MINNESOTA -538 PORTLAND
MINNESOTA is 6-22 ATS (-18.2 Units) after a division game in the last 3 seasons.

539DALLAS -540 DENVER
DENVER is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) after scoring 120 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

541SAN ANTONIO -542 LA LAKERS
SAN ANTONIO is 47-21 ATS (23.9 Units) revenging a loss where opponent scored 100 or more points in the last 3 seasons.

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NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 7

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PHILADELPHIA (7 - 1) at BROOKLYN (4 - 4) - 1/7/2021, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 7-5 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 9-4 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CLEVELAND (4 - 4) at MEMPHIS (2 - 5) - 1/7/2021, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 229-277 ATS (-75.7 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 4-0 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 2-2 straight up against CLEVELAND 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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MINNESOTA (2 - 5) at PORTLAND (3 - 4) - 1/7/2021, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 26-43 ATS (-21.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 19-38 ATS (-22.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-28 ATS (-18.8 Units) after allowing 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 19-37 ATS (-21.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 3-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 4-2 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (3 - 4) at DENVER (3 - 4) - 1/7/2021, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 460-374 ATS (+48.6 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 90-64 ATS (+19.6 Units) in road games against Northwest division opponents since 1996.
DALLAS is 76-56 ATS (+14.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
DENVER is 25-41 ATS (-20.1 Units) after scoring 115 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 3-3 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 4-2 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (3 - 4) at LA LAKERS (6 - 2) - 1/7/2021, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 1128-1001 ATS (+26.9 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 52-25 ATS (+24.5 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 4-4 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 6-3 straight up against SAN ANTONIO 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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NBA

Thursday, January 7

Trend Report

Philadelphia @ Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Brooklyn's last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
Brooklyn is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home

Cleveland @ Memphis
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Memphis's last 8 games at home

Dallas @ Denver
Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 10 games
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas

San Antonio @ LA Lakers
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games

Minnesota @ Portland
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Portland
Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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Hoop Trends for Thursday January 7
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at Brooklyn (7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Nets are 12-0 ATS (8.58 ppg) as a dog with rest off a win as a home favorite in which they has at least twice as many assists as turnovers.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Portland (10:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Timberwolves are 0-10 ATS (-7.80 ppg) off a game as a dog where their opponent scored more than 1.5 points per field goal attempt.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Portland (10:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Timberwolves are 10-0 OU (21.75 ppg) with rest after their opponent made at least 10 more free throws than they did last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at Brooklyn (7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Nets are 0-17-1 OU (-8.58 ppg) off a win in which they shot over 53.25% from the field.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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NCAAB

Thursday, January 7

Northeastern @ Hofstra
Northeastern (3-5, 2-0)
— ranked #161 by KenPom
— Tempo: #244
— Experience: #316
— Continuity: #213
— Huskies swept Elon by 23-8 points to open CAA play.
— Northeastern is 0-5 on road, losing by 15-4 to teams outside top 100.
— Huskies are turning ball over 21.2% of time (#249)

Hofstra (6-3, 2-0)
— ranked #148 by KenPom
— Tempo: #143
— Experience: #183
— Continuity: #82
— Hofstra won five of its last six games.
— Hofstra won first two CAA tilts over Wm & Mary, by 5-9 points.
— Hofstra takes 42.7% of its shots on arc (#63), but is shooting only 29.1% on arc (#285).

— Hofstra won nine of last 12 series games.
— Huskies lost 75-72/75-71 in last two visits here.

Iowa @ Maryland
Iowa (9-2, 3-1)
— ranked #5 by KenPom
— Tempo: #88
— Experience: #210
— Continuity: #51
— Iowa gave up 99-102 points in its two losses.
— Hawkeyes split two road games; won by 2 at Rutgers, lost in OT at Minnesota.
— Iowa has #28 eFG% in country.

Maryland (6-5, 1-4)
— ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #300
— Experience: #155
— Continuity: #106
— Maryland lost five of its last seven games.
— Terrapins lost two of their last three home games.
— Maryland is shooting 36.6% on arc (#74).

— Maryland won five of last seven series games.
— Hawkeyes lost 91-73/82-72 in last two visits here.

Indiana @ Wisconsin
Indiana (7-4, 2-2)
— ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #297
— Experience: #286
— Continuity: #80
— Indiana is 0-2 on road, losing by 2 at Florida St, 9 at Illinois.
— Hoosiers won last two games, including an OT win over Penn State.
— To this point, Indiana has played schedule #17.

Wisconsin (9-2, 3-1)
— ranked #4 by KenPom
— Tempo: #333
— Experience: #22
— Continuity: #14
— Badgers’ only Big 14 loss was at home to Maryland.
— Wisconsin won six of its last seven games overall.
— Opponents are shooting 40.6% inside arc (#8).

— Wisconsin won seven of last eight series games.
— Hoosiers lost their last 14 visits to Madison last two by 10-20.

Cincinnati @ SMU
Cincinnati (2-6, 0-3)
— ranked #82 by KenPom
— Tempo: #111
— Experience: #200
— Continuity: #200
— Cincy lost its first three AAC games, by 3-5-4 points.
— Bearcats lost five in row overall, haven’t won since Dec 9.
— Cincy is shooting 26.0% on arc (#324).

SMU (6-1, 2-1)
— ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #124
— Experience: #63
— Continuity: #75
— SMU lost its last game by 14 to Houston.
— Mustangs’ two AAC wins are by 15-8 points.
— SMU has #24 eFG% defense in country.

— Cincinnati won last seven series games.
— Bearcats won last two visits here, 76-51/52-49.

UNLV @ Colorado State
UNLV (1-4, 0-0)
— ranked #141 by KenPom
— Tempo: #191
— Experience: #218
— Continuity: #247
— Rebels haven’t played since December 5th.
— Three of their four losses by 12+ points.
— UNLV hasn’t subbed much (#317 bench minutes).

Colorado State (6-2, 3-1)
— ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #55
— Experience: #314
— Continuity: #56
— Rams won a game last week after trailing 33-7.
— State’s losses are by 20 at Saint Mary’s, 13 at San Diego State.
— This is Rams’ third game in six nights.

— UNLV won four of last five series games.
— Rebels lost five of last seven visits to Fort Collins.

Washington @ Stanford
Washington (1-7, 0-3)
— ranked #127 by KenPom
— Tempo: #171
— Experience: #106
— Continuity: #208
— Huskies have Pac-12 losses by 14-3-27 points.
— Washington is shooting 24.3% on arc (#336)
— Huskies’ only win was over #280 Seattle.

Stanford (2-5, 1-3)
— ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #91
— Experience: #266
— Continuity: #41
— Stanford won five of its last six games.
— Cardinal scored 63-63-56 points in its losses.
— Stanford is shooting 29.6% on arc (#276)

— Stanford won five of last seven series games.
— Huskies lost five of last six visits to The Farm.

USC @ Arizona
USC (6-2, 1-1)
— ranked #27 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #188
— Continuity: #326
— USC was held to 58-62 points in losses to UConn, Colorado.
— This is Trojans’ first true road game, though their UConn loss was at Mohegan Sun, which is in the Nutmeg State.
— USC has #5 eFG% defense in country.

Arizona (9-1, 3-1)
— ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #174
— Experience: #281
— Continuity: #317
— Wildcats’ one loss was by 3 at Stanford.
— Arizona won its last four games, scoring 81 ppg.
— Wildcats are grabbing 37.9% of their own missed shots (#11).

— USC won three of last four series games.
— Trojans lost their last ten visits to Tucson.

Illinois @ Northwestern
Illinois (8-3, 4-1)
— ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #53
— Experience: #216
— Continuity: #45
— Illini split four road tilts, losing at Missouri/Rutgers.
— To this point, Illinois has played schedule #8.
— Illinois is shooting 41.8% on arc (#6).

Northwestern (6-3, 3-2)
— ranked #55 by KenPom
— Tempo: #127
— Experience: #254
— Continuity: #53
— Wildcats lost their last two games, giving up 87-85 points.
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— Northwestern is shooting 40% on the arc (#13).
— To this point, Wildcats have played schedule #19.

— Illinois won last four series games, all by 8 or fewer points.
— Teams split last six meetings played here.

Nevada @ San Diego State
Nevada (8-3, 3-1)
— ranked #118 by KenPom
— Tempo: #102
— Experience: #330
— Continuity: #296
— Nevada won four of its last five games.
— Wolf Pack lost only top 100 game by 25 to San Francisco.
— To this point, Nevada has played schedule #226.

San Diego State (7-2, 1-1)
— ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #331
— Experience: #9
— Continuity: #139
— Aztecs split last four games after a 5-0 start.
— Last week, San Diego State lost a game they were leading 33-7.
— Aztecs are forcing turnovers 23.5% of time (#29)

— San Diego State won six of last seven series games.
— Wolf Pack lost their last seven games in Viejas Center.

Washington State @ California
Washington State (8-1, 1-1)
— ranked #128 by KenPom
— Tempo: #223
— Experience: #310
— Continuity: #187
— Coogs lost their last game to Arizona, in double OT.
— To this point, Wazzu has played schedule #323.
— This is Coogs’ first game outside of Pullman.

California (5-6, 0-4)
— ranked #142 by KenPom
— Tempo: #328
— Experience: #78
— Continuity: #96
— Cal lost first four league games, scoring 62.8 ppg.
— Golden Bears are 1-6 in top 200 games, upsetting San Francisco.
— Cal is turning ball over 21.3% of time (#251)

— Cal won last three series games, by 7-7-9 points.
— Coogs lost last two visits to Cal, by 7-7 points.

UCLA @ Arizona State
UCLA (7-2, 3-0)
— ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #341
— Experience: #208
— Continuity: #3
— UCLA’s Pac-12 wins are by 20-2-3 points.
— Bruins lost only true road game, 73-58 at San Diego State.
— UCLA won its two games last weekend by total of 5 points.

Arizona State (4-3, 1-0)
— ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #13
— Experience: #158
— Continuity: #134
— ASU hasn’t played since December 16.
— Sun Devils lost two of their three top 100 games.
— ASU is forcing turnovers 23.0% of time (#38).

— Arizona State won four of last five series games.
— Bruins lost 88-79/84-66 in last two visits to Tempe.

Oregon @ Colorado
Oregon (8-1, 3-0)
— ranked #15 by KenPom
— Tempo: #37
— Experience: #26
— Continuity: #302
— Ducks won eight in row, after an opening loss to Missouri.
— Last six games, Oregon has scored 75.5 ppg.
— Ducks have #47 eFG% defense in country.

Colorado (7-3, 1-2)
— ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #267
— Experience: #27
— Continuity: #107
— Buffs lost two of their last three games.
— Only two of their first ten games were at home.
— Buffs are forcing turnovers 21.3% of time (#88).

— Teams split last eight series games.
— Home side won last 11 series games.
— Ducks lost their last six visits to Boulder.

BYU @ Gonzaga
BYU (9-2, 0-0)
— ranked #67 by KenPom
— Tempo: #93
— Experience: #75
— Continuity: #259
— BYU won last four games, beating Utah/San Diego State.
— Cougars have two quality road wins (Utah State/San Diego State)
— BYU is shooting 55.1% inside arc (#43).

Gonzaga (10-0, 1-0)
— ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #7
— Experience: #255
— Continuity: #173
— Zags won their WCC opener, 85-62 over USF.
— Gonzaga is shooting 65.2% inside arc (#3).
— Zags already have six top 100 wins.

— Gonzaga won nine of last 11 series games.
— Cougars lost last three visits to Spokane, by 8-34-23 points.

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723TENNESSEE TECH -724 MOREHEAD ST
MOREHEAD ST is 28-46 ATS (-22.6 Units) in home games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games since 1997.

725SE MISSOURI ST -726 BELMONT
BELMONT is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.

725SE MISSOURI ST -726 BELMONT
Casey Alexander is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games (Coach of BELMONT)

727NORTHEASTERN -728 HOFSTRA
HOFSTRA is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

729IOWA -730 MARYLAND
IOWA is 14-3 ATS (10.7 Units) versus teams who average 6 or less steals/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

731INDIANA -732 WISCONSIN
WISCONSIN is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

731INDIANA -732 WISCONSIN
Archie Miller is 2-10 ATS (-9 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points (Coach of INDIANA)

733CINCINNATI -734 SMU
CINCINNATI is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.

735JACKSONVILLE ST -736 E KENTUCKY
E KENTUCKY is 14-39 ATS (-28.9 Units) in home games versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 4+ points/game since 1997.

737IDAHO ST -738 N ARIZONA
IDAHO ST is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in a road game where the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 2 seasons.

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Rk	Sports Services	Free Sports Picks
1.	NSA(The Legend)	NBA – Nuggets -2.5
2.	Gameday Network	NBA – 76ers -1.5
3.	VegasSI.com	CBB – California over 128.5
4.	Vegas Line Crushers	CBB – Nevada +13.5
5.	Sports Action 365	CBB – Stanford over 137
6.	Point Spread Report	NBA – Grizzlies -5
7.	Lou Panelli	NBA – Nuggets under 224.5
8.	Gerry “Big Cat” Andino	CBB – Bryant -13
9.	VegasSI.com Platinum Info Club	CBB – LIU Brooklyn -2.5
10.	William E. Stockton	NBA – 76ers -1.5
11.	Vincent Pioli	NBA – Grizzlies over 210
12.	Steve “Scoop” Kendall	CBB – BYU +17
13.	SCORE	CBB – Northwestern under 148
14.	East Coast Line Movers	NBA – 76ers -1.5
15.	Tony Campone	NBA – Nuggets -2.5
16.	Chicago Sports Group	CBB – UCLA -2
17.	Hollywood Sportsline	CBB – Stanford -10
18.	VIP Action	NBA – Timberwolves +10
19.	South Beach Sports	NBA – Nuggets -2.5
20.	Las Vegas Sports Commission	CBB – Oregon +2
21.	NY Players Club	CBB – Arizona -2.5
22.	Fred Callahan	NBA – 76ers -1.5
23.	Las Vegas Private CEO Club	NBA – Nuggets -2.5
24.	Michigan Sports	CBB – Sacred Heart +3.5
25.	National Consensus Report	CBB – Northwestern under 148

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Mike Wynn

Free Pick: San Diego St -12½ over Nevada

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Razor Sharp

YOUR RAZOR SHARP FREE PICK FOR THURSDAY: UNLV +8 over Colorado St

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Totals4U

Thursday's Free Selection: Cincinnati/SMU under 143

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Roz Wins

ROZ's THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021
FREE NBA
539. Grizzlies -4 (5:05 PT / 8:05 ET)

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Atlantic Sports

Thursday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: Northwestern + 7

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#1 Sports

Thursday's Free Play: San Diego State Aztecs - 12 1/2

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Platinum Plays

Your Free Pick: the Gonzaga Bulldogs -19 over BYU

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Sharp Bettor

SharpBettor FREE Play THURSDAY, January 7, 2021
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Best Bet 539. Mavericks +3 (7:05 PT / 10:05 ET)