Hoop Trends – Saturday

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PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Lakers are 15-0 ATS (+8.57 ppg) on the road with no rest off a road game in which they scored at least 18 fast break points and it is before the All-Star break.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Clippers are 0-17 ATS (-6.76 ppg) at home with rest off a loss as a road dog when they are facing a team that is averaging less than 58 ppg from 2-point range and it is before the All-Star break.

TOTAL TREND OF THE DAY - OVER:

-- The Lakers are 14-0 OU (+17.50 ppg) as a dog after a game in which they were outscored by at least ten points from the free throw line.

TOTAL TREND OF THE DAY - UNDER:

-- The Bulls are 0-16 OU (-11.44 ppg) at home after a game as a home dog in which there were eight-plus lead changes and it is before the All-Star break.

PLAYER-BASED TRENDS:

-- The Mavericks are 9-0 ATS (+14.83 ppg) in franchise history as a dog after a game in which Luka Doncic was not their high scorer.

-- The Lakers are 0-10 OU (-15.75 ppg) after a game in which Lonzo Ball had a negative plus/minus.


Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)