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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.