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The Leading Logic In Sports Handicapping |
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Lakers face 1st round challenge vs. Blazers
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Damian Lillard was named Player of the Seeding Games by the league. Lillard and the Blazers present a challenge for LeBron James and the Lakers. (AP)
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Damian Lillard has heard the chatter. He, too, believes the Portland Trail Blazers are more than up for the task of defeating the Los Angeles Lakers when the two teams collide in Game 1 of their opening-round Western Conference series Tuesday in the NBA bubble near Orlando. The Lakers enter the series as the top seed in the Western Conference, but some believe the eighth-seeded Blazers, one of the hottest teams in the bubble, are a dangerous squad and a tough matchup, particularly with Lillard's recent tear.
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Bucks tune up for playoffs vs. Wizards
NBA - Milwaukee (55-16) has clinched the No. 1 seeding in the East, allowing it to go into coast mode in its final two regular-season matchups. If there were ever a good time for coast mode, it would be on the second night of a back-to-back, which is exactly where the Bucks find themselves on Tuesday.The Wizards have failed to win since the restart. They get their first of two remaining opportunities to get into the win column in the NBA bubble when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
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NBA set to restart with doubleheader
NBA - Games were canceled. Practice facilities were shuttered. A season ended unceremoniously for eight teams. The draft process was delayed, as was free agency. Some players tested positive for the coronavirus. Many more took to the streets and used their voices to demand justice and equality as racism and police brutality sparked a nationwide conversation.The world has changed since the NBA stopped on March 11. With all that behind them, the NBA looks to restart on Thursday.
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NBA owners approve 22-team restart plan
NBA - The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto the court and playing games again. The format calls for each team playing eight games to determine playoff seeding plus the possible utilization of a play-in tournament for the final spot in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference postseason fields.
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StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets.com
| NBA | DENVER at LA LAKERS
Play Under - Any team after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games, in a game involving two good teams (60% to 75%)
116-73 over the last 5 seasons. ( 61.4% | 35.7 units )
35-30 this year. ( 53.8% | 2.0 units )
| NBA | DENVER at LA LAKERS
Play On - Any team vs the money line (DENVER) average 3PT shooting team (33-36.5%) against an average 3PT defense (33-36.5%), good ball handling team (<=14.5 TO) vs. an average pressure defense (14.5-16.5 TO) after 42+ games
279-249 over the last 5 seasons. ( 52.8% | 69.3 units )
50-58 this year. ( 46.3% | -5.2 units )
| NBA | DENVER at LA LAKERS
Play Against - Underdogs of 2 to 3.5 points vs. the first half line (DENVER) after beating the spread by 30 or more points total in their last five games, with a winning record on the season playing another winning team
98-52 over the last 5 seasons. ( 65.3% | 40.8 units )
18-12 this year. ( 60.0% | 4.8 units ) |
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