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NBA Trends for Friday, December 8th

Houston at Charlotte, 7:05 EST
Houston: 16-5 ATS Away off an Away loss
Charlotte: 12-25 ATS vs. non-conference teams

Detroit at Orlando, 7:05 EST
Detroit: 2-13 ATS playing their 2nd road game in 2 days
Orlando: 18-4 Over off a DD loss

Portland at Indiana, 7:05 EST
Portland: 0-5 ATS vs. Indiana
Indiana: 22-9 ATS at home vs. non-conference opponents

Phoenix at Boston, 7:35 EST
Phoenix: 7-0 Over in road games
Boston: 18-7 ATS off a home loss

LA Clippers at San Antonio, 8:05 EST
LA Clippers: 12-30 ATS after playing BB Games as a favorite
San Antonio: 24-8 Under as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9 points

Utah at Minnesota, 8:05 EST
Utah: 5-15 ATS Away off BB home games
Minnesota: 16-3 Under at home after covering 5 or 6 of their last 7 ATS

Washington at Philadelphia, 8:05 EST ESPN
Washington: 12-1 Under off a road win scoring 110+ points
Philadelphia: 2-8 ATS after having lost 8 or more of their last 10 games

Toronto at Chicago, 8:35 EST
Toronto: 10-0 ATS Away in December
Chicago: 8-0 ATS at home after scoring 100+ points 3 straight games

Memphis at Milwaukee, 8:35 EST
Memphis: 46-23 Under vs. non-conference opponents
Milwaukee: 13-27 ATS off BB Unders

New Orleans at Seattle, 10:35 EST
New Orleans: 3-13 ATS Away off a win by 15+ points
Seattle: 15-3 Over in December

Atlanta at LA Lakers, 10:35 EST
Atlanta: 33-15 Under Away off 3+ non-conference games
LA Lakers: 4-17 ATS off a loss by 15+ points

Miami at Denver, 10:35 EST ESPN
Miami: 21-9 Over Away off an Away game
Denver: 28-9 ATS on Friday nights

[Tommy]

Hot Teams
-- Rockets won six of their last eight games.
-- Pistons won nine of their last eleven games. Orlando is 11-3 in last fourteen games, 1-2 in last three.
-- Suns won last eight games (4-1 vs spread in last five).
-- Clippers won three of their last four games. Spurs won three in row, allowing 87.7 ppg.
-- Minnesota covered seven of last eight games. Utah 3-3 in last six games, but 15-4 for season.
-- Wizards won four of last five games.
-- Raptors covered nine of their last eleven games. Chicago won last six games, by 11,17,3,18,18,27 points.
-- Lakers won eight of their last eleven games.
-- Miami covered its last six games (4-2 SU). Denver won ten of its last thirteen games.

Cold Teams
-- Bobcats lost eleven of their last fifteen games.
-- Pacers lost three of their last four games. Portland lost six of its last seven games.
-- Celtics lost last four games, three by four or less points.
-- 76ers lost five in row, nine of last ten games. `
-- Milwaukee is 2-4 in its last six home games. Grizzlies lost three of their last four games.
-- Hornets lost five of their last six games. Seattle is 4-7 in last 11 games, 2-1 in last three.
-- Hawks are 0-4 vs spread in game following last four wins.

Series Records
-- Home side won both Houston-Charlotte games last season.
-- Pistons won two of three vs Orlando last season.
-- Pacers beat Portland last three times, by 20,32,8 points.
-- Suns beat Boston twice last season, by 9,8 points.
-- Spurs won two of three vs Clippers last season.
-- Utah won three of four vs Minnesota LY, taking both games at Target Center, 94-80/103-95.
-- Home side won all four Wizard-Sixer games last season.
-- Bulls were 4-0 vs Toronto LY, winning by 9,11,21,16 points.
-- Home side won both Memphis-Milwaukee games by 10 LY.
-- Hornets won three of four vs Seattle LY, splitting pair here.
-- Home side lost both Hawk-Laker games last season.
-- Denver beat Miami twice last year, by 8,2 points.

Back-to-Back Situations
-- Houston is 4-0 when it plays again next night (3-1 vs spread)
-- Road teams are 5-1 vs spread the night after playing Dallas.
-- Indiana is 5-2 vs spread when it plays again the next night.
-- Suns are 1-3 when they played the night before;they played 2OT game in New Jersey last night, winning 161-157.
-- Clippers are 0-3 if they play again the next night.
-- Minnesota is 3-2 if they play again the next night.
-- Washington is 1-3 if it plays again the next night, Philly 2-3.
-- Chicago is 2-1-1 vs spread if they play again the next night.
-- Memphis is 5-1 vs spread if they play again next night.
-- Hornets are 2-2 if they play again next night.
-- Nothing on Hawk-Laker game.
-- Miami is 2-1 if they played the night before; they won tough overtime game in Sacramento last night.

Totals
-- Seven of last eight Houston road games stayed under total.
-- Seven of last eight Detroit road games stayed under.
-- Six of seven Indiana home games stayed under total.
-- Six of last eight Boston home games went over the total.
-- Four of last five San Antonio home games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Utah road games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Washington road games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Toronto road games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Philly games went over the total.
-- Seven of nine Hornet road games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Atlanta road games stayed under the total.
-- Seven of nine Miami road games went over the total.