If you haven’t been keeping track, there have already been some significant developments in the season’s first three days.
First and foremost on that list, Cleveland has started 0-2 as the Lebron-Shaq combo has not lived up to advanced billing. Elsewhere, the Southeast Division won four of its first five games, with Washington pulling an unlikely road upset at Dallas. One other team, Milwaukee, has yet to even take the court. All of the aforementioned teams will be in action this weekend.
Here is a look at some of the games on tap along with our weekly feature highlighting Top StatFox Power Trends that should be in play.
Saturday, 10/31/09
PORTLAND at HOUSTON 8:30 PM
* McMillan is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) as a road favorite of 6 points or less as the coach of PORTLAND. The average score was PORTLAND 99.9, OPPONENT 93.8 - (Rating = 1*)
DETROIT at MILWAUKEE 8:30 PM
* DETROIT was 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) vs. division opponents last season. The average score was DETROIT 92.6, OPPONENT 96.6 - (Rating = 1*)
DALLAS at LA CLIPPERS 10:30 PM
* LA CLIPPERS are 24-39 ATS (-18.9 Units) as a home underdog over the last 3 seasons. The average score was LA CLIPPERS 91.7, OPPONENT 100.1 - (Rating = 1*)
Sunday, 11/1/09
ORLANDO at TORONTO 1PM
* ORLANDO is 24-8 ATS (+15.2 Units) in November games over the last 2 seasons. The average score was ORLANDO 103.1, OPPONENT 96.0 - (Rating = 2*)
CHICAGO at MIAMI 6PM
* MIAMI is 33-58 ATS (-30.8 Units) in home November games since 1996. The average score was MIAMI 94.0, OPPONENT 92.7 - (Rating = 1*)
MINNESOTA at PHOENIX 8PM
* MINNESOTA is 35-17 ATS (+16.3 Units) in road Sunday games since 1996. The average score was MINNESOTA 96.4, OPPONENT 96.5 - (Rating = 1*)
