Hoop Trends – Sunday

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PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Magic are 18-0 ATS (+9.00 ppg) as a dog with rest off a loss as a road dog when they are facing an opponent that is getting more than 20 percent of their points at the free throw line and it is before the All-Star break.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Pacers are 0-13 ATS (-7.81 ppg) on the road with less than two days rest off a win as a favorite in which there were eight-plus lead changes and it is before the All-Star break.

TOTAL TREND OF THE DAY - OVER:

-- The Lakers are 11-0 OU (+15.68 ppg) on the road off a home game in which they had at least 10 more turnovers than their opponent.

TOTAL TREND OF THE DAY - UNDER:

-- The Bulls are 0-18 OU (-12.17 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 Thunder are 0-7 ATS (-8.79 ppg) at home off a road win in which Russell Westbrook was NOT their high scorer.

-- The Wizards are 8-0 OU (+17.31 ppg) on the road off a loss in a road game in which Bradley Beal played more than 40 minutes.


Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)