Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Thursday 1/28/21
MIAMI is 51-31 ATS (16.9 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.
559GOLDEN STATE -560 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 23-42 ATS (-23.2 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.
561PORTLAND -562 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 27-46 ATS (-23.6 Units) in home games revenging a close loss vs opponent of 3 points or less since 1996.
NBA
Long Sheet
Thursday, January 28
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LA CLIPPERS (13 - 5) at MIAMI (6 - 11) - 1/28/2021, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 3-1 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 3-1 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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LA LAKERS (14 - 5) at DETROIT (4 - 14) - 1/28/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 22-42 ATS (-24.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 73-107 ATS (-44.7 Units) in home games when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
DETROIT is 124-175 ATS (-68.5 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-1 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 2-1 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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GOLDEN STATE (10 - 8) at PHOENIX (8 - 8) - 1/28/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 5-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 5-3 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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PORTLAND (9 - 7) at HOUSTON (7 - 9) - 1/28/2021, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 5-3 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 6-2 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, January 28
Portland @ Houston
Trailblazers (9-7)
— Portland lost three of its last five games.
— Blazers are 4-2 ATS on road this season, 1-1 as a road dog.
— Over is 3-0 in Portland’s last three games.
— Starting G McCollum/C Nurkic are both out.
Rockets (7-9)
— Houston won/covered its last three games.
— Rockets lost three of last four home games SU.
— Under is 10-2-1 in their last 13 games.
— Portland won last four series games.
— Blazers are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Houston.
— Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.
LA Lakers @ Detroit
Lakers (14-5)
— Lakers won eight of last ten games, covered six of last nine.
— Lakers are 7-3 ATS on road this season.
— Under is 12-4 in their last sixteen games.
Pistons (4-14)
— Detroit lost 10 of its last 13 games.
— Pistons are 6-2 ATS as a home underdog,
— Over is 6-1 in Detroit’s last seven games overall.
— Home side won last six series games.
— Lakers lost last four visits here, by 14-6-19-20 points.
— Four of last five series games stayed under.
LA Clippers @ Miami
Clippers (13-5)
— Clippers won seven of their last seven games, covered four of last six.
— Clippers are 4-3 ATS on road.
— Three of their last four games stayed under the total.
— Unsure if Leonard/George (COVID protocol) will play here
Heat (6-11)
— Miami lost four in row, seven of last nine games.
— Heat is 4-4 SU/3-4-1 ATS at home.
— Four of their last five games stayed under.
— Clippers won last three series games.
— LA covered four of its last five visits to South Beach.
— Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.
Golden State @ Phoenix
Warriors (10-8)
— Golden State split its last eight games SU.
— Warriors are 3-3-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Five of Golden State’s last six games went over.
Suns (8-8)
— Phoenix lost five of its last six games.
— Suns lost four of their last five home games.
— Over is 4-1 in last five Phoenix home games.
— Booker (hamstring) missed last night’s game
— Teams split last six series games.
— Golden State covered four of last five visits to Phoenix.
— Eight of last nine series games stayed under.
NBA
Thursday, January 28
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Trend Report
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Portland @ Houston
Portland
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
LA Lakers @ Detroit
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Lakers's last 14 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
LA Clippers @ Miami
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
LA Clippers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Golden State @ Phoenix
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Golden State is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
Hoop Trends for Thursday January 28
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Clippers at Miami (8:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Clippers are 9-0 ATS (12.50 ppg) on the road with rest off a loss as a dog.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Golden State at Phoenix (10:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Suns are 0-10 ATS (-11.80 ppg) at home with less than two days rest after playing as a home favorite.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Lakers at Detroit (8:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Pistons are 14-0 OU (9.79 ppg) at home after being outscored in the paint by double digits last game.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Portland at Houston (7:35 p.m. ET)
-- The Trail Blazers are 0-12 OU (-10.42 ppg) on the road off a loss in which they had fewer than 10 turnovers.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)