12/01/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat will resume a five-game road trip on Monday against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena.
The Heat have lost three of four overall and fell to 1-2 on the current trek following Saturday's 97-96 setback to the lowly Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. NBA leading scorer Wade had 26 points and 11 helpers for the Heat, who will also visit the Utah Jazz. Wade is averaging a league-high 28.2 points per game.
Rookie Michael Beasley ended with 24 points and five boards off the bench while Udonis Haslem netted 18 points in defeat. Beasley started the first 15 games of the season but came off the bench for the second straight game.
Golden State has lost six in a row and went winless on a recent five-game road trip. In Saturday's 138-125 loss to the New York Knicks in a scoring fest at Madison Square Garden, Corey Maggette tied a season-high with 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Warriors.
Jamal Crawford had 21 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against his former team and C.J. Watson had 23 points in a losing cause. Warriors guard Steven Jackson missed the game with an injured wrist and is doubtful for Monday. He leads Golden State in scoring at 21.4 points per game.
The Warriors are averaging 104.6 points per game this season, but are giving up an NBA-high 109.1 ppg.
Miami, which lost both meetings with the Warriors last season, has won six of nine and 12 of the previous 17 matchups in the series. These two teams have split the last six encounters in Oakland.
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Lawrence, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 22nd-ranked Kansas Jayhawks welcome the
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conference clash.
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Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends
We all know by now that the “public” loves to put their money on the FAVORITES and the OVERS. Just by taking a quick glance at Sportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends” it appears as is this tendency will continue as far as the Eastern Conference games are concerned. For the inaugural games of the first round, 69% of the early money is on Toronto -4.5; 59% of bettors prefer Chicago -4.5; 84% are backing Detroit -9; and 56% think Cleveland -11.5 is the way to go. As far as TOTALS are concerned, the only UNDER the “public” is backing is the Cleveland/ Washington game in which 83% are pounding the UNDER (190). Remember, there is no better way to predict a possible line change than by monitoring MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By determining who the “public” is backing, you can get the most ideal line for your bet. For example, if you are siding with the public you better place your bet before the line moves in the wrong direction. On the other side of the coin, if you prefer the team that the “public” is betting against; you might be able to get and extra ½ or even more by placing your bet a bit later. Under the “Betting Trends” section, Sportsbook.com also provides plenty of statistical data and trends in order for the bettor to make the most informed pick. Below are some extremely important trends for the first round opponents of the Eastern Conference match-ups, more can be found at MySportsbook.com
New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season.
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times.
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season.
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS.
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