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Friday, 4/25/2008 at 8:00 PM				NEW ORLEANS (58-26) at DALLAS (51-33)
Expanded Matchup \| FoxSheet				Results			Offensive Statistics				Defensive Statistics
Teams	Line	PF	PA	SU	ATS	O/U/P	FG	FT	3PT	O/REB	FG	FT	3PT	O/REB
525: NEW ORLEANS	196.5	101.2	95.6	58-26	52-31-1	41-41-2	39-83 46.7%	16-21 76.7%	8-20 38.9%	11-49	37-80 45.9%	15-20 77.3%	7-19 35.1%	10-48
526: DALLAS	-6.5	100.3	96.3	51-33	36-45-3	40-41-3	37-79 46.3%	21-26 81.5%	6-17 35.4%	11-50	36-80 44.5%	20-26 76.0%	5-14 35.1%	11-48

Power Rating Line
The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.

	Power Rating
	Estimate	Edge
NEW ORLEANS	-3
DALLAS

Team Trends and Angles
All team trends listed below apply to the current game.

NEW ORLEANS - Recent ATS Trends
	Against the spread			Over/Under			Straight Up
	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996
Description	W-L	W-L	W-L	O-U	O-U	O-U	W-L	W-L	W-L
in all games	52-31	138-106	262-237	41-41	127-117	255-246	58-26	135-113	246-261
as an underdog	13-9	70-57	143-128	11-11	64-64	130-143	11-11	52-78	92-184
as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points	4-2	8-12	20-34	2-4	11-8	26-27	3-3	7-13	16-38
in road games	24-16	64-56	128-120	19-22	62-60	123-129	26-15	55-68	97-156
in a road game where where the total is between 195 and 199.5 points	2-2	7-5	9-10	3-1	5-7	7-12	2-2	6-6	6-13
in April games	7-5	19-12	40-26	6-6	18-14	33-36	8-4	18-14	34-35
second half of the season	23-16	62-51	119-110	22-16	66-45	120-109	26-13	62-52	114-118
on Friday nights	11-9	28-24	56-49	11-9	24-28	50-54	13-7	28-24	57-48
when playing with 2 days rest	10-2	28-14	55-32	8-4	30-12	52-34	10-2	23-19	43-44
vs. division opponents	9-9	26-22	59-61	11-7	27-22	58-63	12-6	25-25	58-64
after a division game	12-5	23-25	50-70	6-11	26-22	60-59	13-4	23-26	54-67
after 3 or more consecutive overs	4-2	18-13	29-29	3-3	19-14	33-28	5-1	20-14	31-31
in the first round of the playoffs	2-0	2-0	9-6	2-0	2-0	10-5	2-0	2-0	7-8
when leading in a playoff series	1-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	1-0
after a win by 10 points or more	24-13	34-30	47-58	19-18	33-31	55-51	27-11	36-30	48-60
after scoring 105 points or more	20-13	35-28	52-39	13-19	31-31	42-48	23-10	39-25	54-38
when playing against a team with a winning record	26-17	60-57	120-126	20-23	54-63	115-132	26-18	50-70	96-156
when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season	15-10	27-34	62-70	14-10	33-26	69-62	15-10	24-38	51-83
versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game	20-17	44-48	56-67	20-16	47-45	60-64	22-15	46-48	53-73
versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season	13-9	29-26	34-37	13-8	31-22	38-32	14-8	30-25	33-39

DALLAS - Recent ATS Trends
	Against the spread			Over/Under			Straight Up
	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996
Description	W-L	W-L	W-L	O-U	O-U	O-U	W-L	W-L	W-L
in all games	36-45	133-134	520-477	40-41	128-142	507-481	51-33	194-83	597-425
as a favorite	29-36	107-113	315-314	28-37	103-120	317-314	47-21	176-54	473-178
as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points	4-5	13-9	40-39	4-5	10-12	43-37	6-3	17-5	55-27
in home games	18-20	67-65	256-242	19-19	65-68	257-236	34-7	114-23	347-165
in a home game where where the total is between 195 and 199.5 points	1-5	6-11	39-38	4-2	12-5	44-33	6-0	18-0	60-18
in April games	4-6	17-18	76-67	5-5	15-21	70-71	5-5	21-15	85-63
second half of the season	16-22	55-61	248-223	20-18	56-60	231-229	20-19	78-40	277-209
on Friday nights	6-5	20-19	62-52	5-7	18-23	54-61	10-3	32-10	66-53
when playing with 2 days rest	4-9	27-18	95-75	8-5	20-25	91-80	5-8	32-14	100-78
vs. division opponents	9-9	40-21	158-119	10-7	29-31	136-141	10-8	45-17	169-123
after a division game	5-11	27-31	137-141	11-5	28-30	143-128	11-6	44-16	168-122
after 3 or more consecutive overs	4-7	11-14	55-60	6-5	12-15	59-57	4-7	18-11	66-59
in the first round of the playoffs	0-2	5-8	19-21	2-0	6-7	19-21	0-2	6-7	21-19
when trailing in a playoff series	0-1	2-6	14-18	1-0	4-4	18-14	0-1	4-4	15-17
revenging a loss vs opponent	11-13	39-36	216-185	12-12	37-38	207-184	16-10	51-27	201-218
after allowing 105 points or more	9-10	26-25	139-128	11-9	23-30	135-130	12-8	35-19	162-121
after a loss by 10 points or more	7-5	20-14	101-89	8-4	22-12	94-93	8-4	25-10	104-100
when playing against a team with a winning record	17-23	73-66	292-252	22-20	67-74	285-252	19-23	84-57	274-287
when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season	8-15	41-46	163-151	13-10	42-45	158-152	7-16	45-42	159-163
versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game	13-23	49-60	137-120	21-15	53-57	133-121	21-18	71-44	135-136
versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season	9-13	29-38	83-79	12-10	30-38	82-78	11-12	37-32	77-90

Team Statistics
Peformance statistics for each team in various situations are listed below. Categories where a team has performed poorly are denoted in red. Categories where a team has performed well are denoted in green.

NEW ORLEANS - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	58-26	+4.8	52-31	41-41	101.2	50.2	46.7%	48.9	95.6	48.5	45.9%	48.1
Road Games	26-15	+6.5	24-16	19-22	99.6	49.6	45.9%	48.8	97.0	49.4	46.2%	48.8
Last 5 Games	3-2	-5.5	3-2	4-1	106.8	51.0	48.2%	48.8	98.4	50.8	43.9%	50.2
Playoff Games	2-0	+2	2-0	2-0	115.5	53.5	53.3%	46.0	97.5	51.5	39.9%	52.0
Division Games	12-6	+5.6	9-9	11-7	101.1	47.1	47.1%	48.7	96.2	48.1	45.6%	48.3

NEW ORLEANS Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	101.2	50.2	39-83	46.7%	8-20	38.9%	16-21	76.7%	49	11	22	19	8	11	4
vs opponents surrendering	100.1	50.1	37-82	45.7%	6-18	36.1%	19-25	75.5%	50	11	22	21	7	13	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	99.6	49.6	38-83	45.9%	8-20	39.9%	15-20	76.9%	49	12	20	19	7	11	4
Stats Against (All Games)	95.6	48.5	37-80	45.9%	7-19	35.1%	15-20	77.3%	48	10	22	19	6	13	4
vs opponents averaging	100.2	50.2	37-81	45.9%	7-18	36.1%	19-25	75.8%	50	11	22	21	7	14	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	97.0	49.4	37-80	46.2%	7-20	37.8%	15-20	76.8%	49	10	22	19	6	13	5

DALLAS - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	51-33	-25.3	36-45	40-41	100.3	51.0	46.3%	50.0	96.3	47.3	44.5%	48.1
Home Games	34-7	+1.4	18-20	19-19	103.7	52.1	47.9%	50.7	94.8	46.3	43.6%	47.5
Last 5 Games	1-4	-9.7	1-4	4-1	101.2	50.4	42.9%	51.8	107.2	54.2	50.1%	47.2
Playoff Games	0-2	-2	0-2	2-0	97.5	51.5	39.9%	52.0	115.5	53.5	53.3%	46.0
Division Games	10-8	-0.2	9-9	10-7	98.5	49.7	45.7%	50.1	96.7	46.0	43.8%	48.6

DALLAS Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	100.3	51.0	37-79	46.3%	6-17	35.4%	21-26	81.5%	50	11	21	22	6	12	5
vs opponents surrendering	100.1	50.2	37-82	45.8%	7-18	36.2%	19-25	75.5%	51	11	22	21	7	14	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	103.7	52.1	38-80	47.9%	6-16	38.3%	21-26	82.0%	51	11	22	21	6	12	6
Stats Against (All Games)	96.3	47.3	36-80	44.5%	5-14	35.1%	20-26	76.0%	48	11	19	21	7	11	4
vs opponents averaging	100.3	50.2	38-82	45.8%	7-18	36.3%	19-25	75.5%	50	11	22	21	7	13	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	94.8	46.3	35-81	43.6%	5-14	33.3%	19-26	75.9%	47	11	17	21	7	12	4

Average power rating of opponents played: NEW ORLEANS 95.6, DALLAS 95.7

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games
Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Lines, total, game scores, results versus the spread, straight up and against the total are all displayed.

NEW ORLEANS - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
3/16/2008	@ DETROIT	84-105	L	6.5	L	185.5	O	35-81	43.2%	47	10	39-74	52.7%	42	9
3/17/2008	CHICAGO	108-97	W	-4	W	205	P	40-82	48.8%	49	11	34-79	43.0%	54	13
3/19/2008	HOUSTON	90-69	W	-6	W	187	U	34-76	44.7%	51	12	28-82	34.1%	58	18
3/22/2008	BOSTON	113-106	W	-2	W	191	O	39-77	50.6%	31	9	41-74	55.4%	49	20
3/25/2008	@ INDIANA	114-106	W	-7	W	214	O	39-79	49.4%	50	9	41-88	46.6%	52	14
3/26/2008	@ CLEVELAND	100-99	W	2	W	195.5	O	35-80	43.7%	41	8	41-82	50.0%	54	13
3/28/2008	@ BOSTON	92-112	L	7	L	196.5	O	34-78	43.6%	38	7	44-74	59.5%	49	6
3/30/2008	@ TORONTO	118-111	W	-2.5	W	199	O	48-80	60.0%	36	9	45-86	52.3%	40	11
4/1/2008	@ ORLANDO	98-97	W	-2	L	210	U	35-86	40.7%	62	11	37-74	50.0%	37	11
4/2/2008	@ MIAMI	106-77	W	-17	W	185.5	U	41-85	48.2%	59	6	27-74	36.5%	47	13
4/4/2008	NEW YORK	118-110	W	-16	L	210.5	O	43-84	51.2%	38	5	44-80	55.0%	47	15
4/6/2008	GOLDEN STATE	108-96	W	-5	W	221	U	44-87	50.6%	51	18	43-95	45.3%	50	17
4/8/2008	UTAH	66-77	L	-5	L	210.5	U	27-74	36.5%	43	19	35-80	43.7%	55	22
4/9/2008	@ MINNESOTA	122-90	W	-10.5	W	202	O	47-84	56.0%	45	5	36-74	48.6%	41	18
4/11/2008	@ LA LAKERS	104-107	L	5	W	212.5	U	41-80	51.2%	38	11	36-80	45.0%	53	12
4/12/2008	@ SACRAMENTO	91-94	L	-11	L	206.5	U	33-86	38.4%	59	15	38-78	48.7%	49	16
4/15/2008	LA CLIPPERS	114-92	W	-16.5	W	200.5	O	43-85	50.6%	44	5	34-72	47.2%	44	16
4/16/2008	@ DALLAS	98-111	L	7.5	L	192.5	O	38-83	45.8%	49	9	39-89	43.8%	54	6
4/19/2008	DALLAS	104-92	W	-4.5	W	192	O	41-88	46.6%	55	8	26-78	33.3%	57	14
4/22/2008	DALLAS	127-103	W	-3.5	W	192	O	48-79	60.8%	37	6	33-70	47.1%	47	15
4/25/2008	@ DALLAS
4/27/2008	@ DALLAS

DALLAS - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
3/16/2008	@ MIAMI	98-73	W	-16.5	W	193.5	U	38-75	50.7%	51	16	29-69	42.0%	39	17
3/18/2008	LA LAKERS	100-102	L	-6	L	211	U	32-72	44.4%	53	14	37-89	41.6%	55	9
3/20/2008	BOSTON	90-94	L	-3.5	L	189	U	33-84	39.3%	57	14	30-87	34.5%	62	8
3/23/2008	SAN ANTONIO	81-88	L	-4	L	183.5	U	33-76	43.4%	46	10	30-91	33.0%	61	5
3/25/2008	LA CLIPPERS	103-90	W	-14	L	189.5	O	36-82	43.9%	57	14	34-77	44.2%	42	15
3/27/2008	@ DENVER	105-118	L	8.5	L	214.5	O	41-81	50.6%	49	17	43-88	48.9%	50	9
3/30/2008	@ GOLDEN STATE	104-114	L	5.5	L	213	O	35-78	44.9%	44	13	40-85	47.1%	56	8
3/31/2008	@ LA CLIPPERS	93-86	W	-6.5	W	189.5	U	33-74	44.6%	42	13	25-68	36.8%	54	23
4/2/2008	GOLDEN STATE	111-86	W	-5.5	W	213	U	45-94	47.9%	60	11	33-86	38.4%	47	15
4/4/2008	@ LA LAKERS	108-112	L	5	W	207.5	O	43-82	52.4%	47	8	39-74	52.7%	40	10
4/6/2008	@ PHOENIX	105-98	W	4.5	W	211.5	U	41-87	47.1%	51	6	37-87	42.5%	52	11
4/8/2008	SEATTLE	99-83	W	-18.5	L	204	U	39-77	50.6%	47	7	32-84	38.1%	50	7
4/10/2008	UTAH	97-94	W	-6	L	199	U	33-74	44.6%	41	6	37-80	46.2%	47	8
4/12/2008	@ PORTLAND	105-108	L	-1.5	L	182.5	O	40-80	50.0%	43	8	44-75	58.7%	38	9
4/13/2008	@ SEATTLE	95-99	L	-11.5	L	200.5	U	36-89	40.4%	58	8	36-88	40.9%	57	6
4/16/2008	NEW ORLEANS	111-98	W	-7.5	W	192.5	O	39-89	43.8%	54	6	38-83	45.8%	49	9
4/19/2008	@ NEW ORLEANS	92-104	L	4.5	L	192	O	26-78	33.3%	57	14	41-88	46.6%	55	8
4/22/2008	@ NEW ORLEANS	103-127	L	3.5	L	192	O	33-70	47.1%	47	15	48-79	60.8%	37	6
4/25/2008	NEW ORLEANS
4/27/2008	NEW ORLEANS

Head-to-Head Series History
Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups.

All games in this series since 1996

DALLAS is 20-11 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS since 1996

DALLAS is 24-8 straight up against NEW ORLEANS since 1996

16 of 30 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

NEW ORLEANS is 7-6 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons

DALLAS is 10-4 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

All games played at DALLAS since 1996

DALLAS is 11-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS since 1996

DALLAS is 14-1 straight up against NEW ORLEANS since 1996

9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at DALLAS over the last 3 seasons.

DALLAS is 4-2 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

DALLAS is 6-0 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

						Shooting		3pt shots		Free Throws		Rebounds
Date	Teams	Score	Line	Result	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	Pct	FTM-A	Pct	Tot.	OFF	TO
04/22/2008	DALLAS	103	192	Over	51	33-70	47.1%	7-14	50.0%	30-39	76.9%	47	10	15
	NEW ORLEANS	127	-3.5	SU ATS	67	48-79	60.8%	10-18	55.6%	21-28	75.0%	37	4	6
04/19/2008	DALLAS	92	192	Over	52	26-78	33.3%	7-22	31.8%	33-38	86.8%	57	17	14
	NEW ORLEANS	104	-4.5	SU ATS	40	41-88	46.6%	4-16	25.0%	18-26	69.2%	55	15	8
04/16/2008	NEW ORLEANS	98	192.5	Over	50	38-83	45.8%	5-13	38.5%	17-23	73.9%	49	13	9
	DALLAS	111	-7.5	SU ATS	48	39-89	43.8%	10-27	37.0%	23-25	92.0%	54	14	6
02/20/2008	DALLAS	93	193	Over	44	33-73	45.2%	4-15	26.7%	23-27	85.2%	45	10	17
	NEW ORLEANS	104	-4	SU ATS	47	35-75	46.7%	10-19	52.6%	24-32	75.0%	47	11	15
12/14/2007	NEW ORLEANS	80	194.5	Under	35	30-84	35.7%	5-19	26.3%	15-18	83.3%	51	17	13
	DALLAS	89	-8.5	SU ATS	43	35-74	47.3%	3-8	37.5%	16-20	80.0%	49	12	17
12/01/2007	DALLAS	108	-3	Over	51	39-90	43.3%	6-20	30.0%	24-26	92.3%	52	12	9
	NEW ORLEANS	112	192.5	SU ATS	56	38-87	43.7%	6-17	35.3%	30-34	88.2%	54	14	8
03/27/2007	DALLAS	105	-6	SU ATS	56	44-80	55.0%	7-14	50.0%	10-13	76.9%	42	11	12
	NEW ORLEANS	89	194		44	34-81	42.0%	7-15	46.7%	14-18	77.8%	48	16	16
12/30/2006	NEW ORLEANS	80	180.5	ATS	41	28-69	40.6%	2-10	20.0%	22-29	75.9%	51	8	15
	DALLAS	94	-17.5	SU Under	53	35-79	44.3%	5-12	41.7%	19-24	79.2%	46	6	9
12/16/2006	DALLAS	90	-7	SU ATS	40	37-87	42.5%	6-16	37.5%	10-11	90.9%	58	11	9
	NEW ORLEANS	79	180	Under	40	34-83	41.0%	3-10	30.0%	8-13	61.5%	47	5	7

Team Line Action - Where the money is going!

Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%.

As indicated by the movement of the line, the betting public is favoring DALLAS in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in NEW ORLEANS games 50.3% of the time since 1996. (397-393)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in NEW ORLEANS games 48.5% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (100-106)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in DALLAS games 51% of the time since 1996. (392-376)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in DALLAS games 50.5% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (110-108)
No Edge.

As indicated by the movement of the total, the betting public is favoring the OVER in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the total in NEW ORLEANS games 49.2% of the time since 1996. (410-423)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in NEW ORLEANS games 53.6% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (118-102)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in DALLAS games 49.3% of the time since 1996. (430-443)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in DALLAS games 48.4% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (121-129)
No Edge.

Key Player Injuries

NEW ORLEANS

No significant injuries.

DALLAS

(!) [F] Josh Howard injured last game, probable Tuesday vs New Orleans. - Ankle - 04/20/08

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