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NBA Point Spreads and Trends
By: The Linemakers 
Sportingnews.com

There are five NBA games on the schedule on Sunday, and the 4-27 Washington Wizards head to Miami to take on the 22-9 Heat. Is there any reason to believe in Jordan Crawford and Co.?

NBA trends:

* The Thunder have covered five of their past seven road games. The Raptors have covered eight of their past 10 home games. The Thunder have covered nine of the past 12 meetings with the Raptors. The Thunder are 7-point road favorites with a total of 196.5.

* The Wizards have covered their past four games against teams with a winning record. The Heat have failed to cover the number in their last five games. The Wizards have covered four of their last five games in Miami. The Heat are -14 with a total of 191.

* The Pistons have covered five of their past seven games. The underdog has covered in seven of the past nine meetings between the Bobcats and Pistons. The Pistons are -8.5 with a total of 194.

* The Grizzlies have covered only twice in their past seven road games. The Suns have covered eight of their past 12 games. The Suns have gone UNDER the total in their last four games, as well as the last four games with the Grizzlies in Phoenix. The Grizzlies are 4.5-point road favorites with a total of 185.

* The Nuggets have covered five of their past six games against a team with a losing record. The Lakers have covered eight of their past 10 Sunday games. The Nuggets have gone under the total in their last five games. The favorite has covered the last four meetings between the Lakers and Nuggets. The Lakers are -3.5 with a total of 211.

NBA Injuries:

* Raptors forward Andrea Bargnani (elbow) is OUT.

* Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph (flu) missed his last game and is probable.

* Lakers center Dwight Howard (shoulder) is probable.