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Saturday, 5/3/2008 at 10:00 PM				SAN ANTONIO (60-27) at NEW ORLEANS (60-27)
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
701: SAN ANTONIO	183	95.8	91.1	60-27	40-45-2	35-51-1	36-79 45.8%	17-22 76.1%	7-19 36.9%	9-49	35-79 44.5%	16-21 74.7%	5-15 34.2%	9-48
702: NEW ORLEANS	-3	101.0	95.5	60-27	53-33-1	41-44-2	39-83 46.7%	16-21 76.9%	8-19 39.2%	11-49	37-80 45.7%	15-20 77.2%	7-19 35.0%	10-48

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
SAN ANTONIO
NEW ORLEANS	-5

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

SAN ANTONIO - 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	40-45	142-138	560-493	35-51	123-155	484-553	60-27	204-80	721-355
as an underdog	7-11	14-16	105-100	6-12	13-17	97-100	6-12	12-18	76-134
as a road underdog of 3 points or less	2-10	8-12	34-33	4-8	9-11	31-37	2-10	8-12	33-36
in road games	16-27	67-72	271-255	17-26	63-74	255-263	23-20	88-52	308-229
in a road game where where the total is between 180 and 184.5 points	4-6	17-17	74-55	2-8	17-16	64-67	8-2	23-11	83-49
on Saturday games	3-6	18-19	93-75	5-4	18-20	87-83	6-3	28-10	122-54
when playing with 3 or more days rest	4-3	15-7	44-32	1-6	7-15	36-40	4-3	16-6	52-26
vs. division opponents	7-9	22-33	147-125	6-10	21-34	123-148	10-6	36-19	196-92
in the second round of the playoffs	0-0	5-7	27-22	0-0	8-5	26-23	0-0	7-6	27-23
revenging a loss vs opponent	15-13	44-38	187-156	15-14	39-44	154-187	21-8	60-24	217-145
when playing against a team with a winning record	20-26	69-79	306-279	17-29	60-87	256-325	24-23	90-60	361-249
when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season	12-14	45-43	204-162	14-13	42-47	171-189	16-11	59-31	230-148
versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game	23-22	61-63	164-147	21-24	58-66	147-161	28-18	80-47	182-142
versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season	11-15	39-39	112-89	15-12	43-36	106-92	17-10	53-27	120-90

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	53-33	139-108	263-239	41-44	127-120	255-249	60-27	137-114	248-262
as a favorite	38-23	66-49	115-107	30-30	61-53	122-100	47-15	82-34	151-74
as a home favorite of 3 points or less	2-3	6-10	19-18	1-4	8-8	20-17	2-3	6-10	19-18
in home games	28-16	74-51	134-118	22-20	65-58	132-118	33-11	81-45	150-105
in a home game where where the total is between 180 and 184.5 points	0-0	10-9	31-20	0-0	11-8	34-17	0-0	8-11	31-20
on Saturday games	10-4	31-12	53-34	8-6	27-18	49-41	11-3	27-18	47-43
when playing with 3 or more days rest	4-2	6-9	16-20	2-4	6-8	15-20	4-2	7-8	18-18
vs. division opponents	10-11	27-24	60-63	11-10	27-25	58-66	14-7	27-26	60-65
after a division game	13-7	24-27	51-72	6-14	26-25	60-62	15-5	25-27	56-68
after 3 or more consecutive unders	5-3	11-12	25-27	4-5	15-9	29-24	7-2	10-14	22-31
in the second round of the playoffs	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
when playing against a team with a winning record	27-19	61-59	121-128	20-26	54-66	115-135	28-19	52-71	98-157
when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season	16-12	28-36	63-72	14-13	33-29	69-65	17-11	26-39	53-84

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.

SAN ANTONIO - 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	60-27	+14	40-45	35-51	95.8	48.1	45.8%	48.7	91.1	46.1	44.5%	48.3
Road Games	23-20	-0.9	16-27	17-26	93.2	46.5	44.8%	47.7	93.2	47.8	44.9%	49.7
Last 5 Games	4-1	+4.2	2-2	3-2	102.4	50.4	46.7%	52.2	100.4	53.2	46.1%	54.4
Playoff Games	4-1	+4.2	2-2	3-2	102.4	50.4	46.7%	52.2	100.4	53.2	46.1%	54.4
Division Games	10-6	+0.9	7-9	6-10	92.7	45.8	45.3%	46.7	91.2	46.0	45.7%	49.1

SAN ANTONIO 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)	95.8	48.1	36-79	45.8%	7-19	36.9%	17-22	76.1%	49	9	21	19	6	12	4
vs opponents surrendering	100.8	50.5	38-82	45.8%	7-18	36.1%	19-25	75.5%	51	11	22	21	7	13	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	93.2	46.5	35-78	44.8%	7-19	35.8%	16-21	76.1%	48	9	19	20	6	12	4
Stats Against (All Games)	91.1	46.1	35-79	44.5%	5-15	34.2%	16-21	74.7%	48	9	18	20	7	12	4
vs opponents averaging	101.1	50.8	38-82	46.1%	7-18	36.3%	19-25	75.8%	50	11	22	21	7	14	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	93.2	47.8	36-80	44.9%	6-16	36.0%	16-21	74.8%	50	10	19	20	7	11	5

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	60-27	+6.5	53-33	41-44	101.0	50.1	46.7%	48.9	95.5	48.3	45.7%	48.3
Home Games	33-11	-0.7	28-16	22-20	102.6	50.9	47.6%	49.0	94.3	47.5	45.5%	47.5
Last 5 Games	4-1	+3.7	3-2	2-3	102.8	49.8	48.5%	47.6	94.0	46.6	40.1%	52.8
Playoff Games	4-1	+3.7	3-2	2-3	102.8	49.8	48.5%	47.6	94.0	46.6	40.1%	52.8
Division Games	14-7	+7.3	10-11	11-10	100.1	47.1	46.9%	48.7	95.6	47.4	44.8%	49.0

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)	101.0	50.1	39-83	46.7%	8-19	39.2%	16-21	76.9%	49	11	22	19	8	11	4
vs opponents surrendering	99.9	50	37-82	45.6%	6-18	36.1%	19-25	75.5%	50	11	21	21	7	13	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	102.6	50.9	39-82	47.6%	7-19	38.3%	17-22	76.5%	49	11	24	18	8	11	4
Stats Against (All Games)	95.5	48.3	37-80	45.7%	7-19	35.0%	15-20	77.2%	48	10	22	19	6	13	4
vs opponents averaging	100.1	50.2	37-81	45.8%	6-18	36.0%	19-25	76.0%	50	11	22	21	7	13	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	94.3	47.5	37-80	45.5%	6-18	32.5%	15-20	77.8%	47	10	21	20	6	14	3

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

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.

SAN ANTONIO - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
3/25/2008	@ ORLANDO	107-97	W	1.5	W	190	O	40-74	54.1%	40	10	35-77	45.5%	52	11
3/26/2008	LA CLIPPERS	97-88	W	-14.5	L	183.5	O	36-72	50.0%	48	10	30-77	39.0%	49	8
3/28/2008	MINNESOTA	99-84	W	-12.5	W	186	U	38-71	53.5%	44	15	36-81	44.4%	37	12
3/30/2008	HOUSTON	109-88	W	-6.5	W	174	O	44-83	53.0%	50	5	33-82	40.2%	49	6
4/1/2008	GOLDEN STATE	116-92	W	-8.5	W	209.5	U	49-89	55.1%	62	16	33-88	37.5%	42	13
4/4/2008	@ UTAH	64-90	L	3	L	196.5	U	24-66	36.4%	44	16	32-78	41.0%	51	12
4/6/2008	@ PORTLAND	72-65	W	-8.5	L	177	U	28-72	38.9%	52	9	25-73	34.2%	47	9
4/9/2008	PHOENIX	79-96	L	-6.5	L	197	U	34-81	42.0%	42	13	40-77	51.9%	47	11
4/11/2008	SEATTLE	95-74	W	-15	W	182	U	41-89	46.1%	61	11	32-83	38.6%	49	13
4/13/2008	@ LA LAKERS	85-106	L	8	L	187	O	33-79	41.8%	45	8	41-82	50.0%	55	13
4/14/2008	@ SACRAMENTO	101-98	W	-7	L	183	O	39-75	52.0%	41	12	38-76	50.0%	42	12
4/16/2008	UTAH	109-80	W	-4.5	W	185.5	O	41-69	59.4%	44	13	31-81	38.3%	44	14
4/19/2008	PHOENIX	117-115	W	-4.5	L	192	O	48-95	50.5%	56	17	44-88	50.0%	51	17
4/22/2008	PHOENIX	102-96	W	-1.5	W	191.5	O	40-83	48.2%	51	12	37-80	46.2%	53	11
4/25/2008	@ PHOENIX	115-99	W	7	W	196.5	O	46-82	56.1%	43	11	40-81	49.4%	48	9
4/27/2008	@ PHOENIX	86-105	L	3.5	L	200.5	U	32-82	39.0%	53	15	38-89	42.7%	61	8
4/29/2008	PHOENIX	92-87	W	-5	T	198	U	33-84	39.3%	58	10	31-74	41.9%	59	13
5/3/2008	@ NEW ORLEANS

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
3/25/2008	@ 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	87-97	L	6.5	L	197	U	33-87	37.9%	48	9	32-75	42.7%	59	7
4/27/2008	@ DALLAS	97-84	W	4.5	W	195.5	U	38-76	50.0%	49	9	32-89	36.0%	54	8
4/29/2008	DALLAS	99-94	W	-7	L	195.5	U	38-78	48.7%	49	5	35-82	42.7%	47	8
5/3/2008	SAN ANTONIO

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

SAN ANTONIO is 16-13 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS since 1996

SAN ANTONIO is 21-9 straight up against NEW ORLEANS since 1996

15 of 27 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

SAN ANTONIO is 7-5 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

SAN ANTONIO is 9-3 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

All games played at NEW ORLEANS since 1996

SAN ANTONIO is 10-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS since 1996

SAN ANTONIO is 11-4 straight up against NEW ORLEANS since 1996

8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons.

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

SAN ANTONIO is 4-2 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

4 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
03/12/2008	SAN ANTONIO	75	185	Under	41	33-77	42.9%	2-18	11.1%	7-17	41.2%	35	8	11
	NEW ORLEANS	100	0	SU ATS	48	44-75	58.7%	3-9	33.3%	9-10	90.0%	51	7	13
02/23/2008	NEW ORLEANS	89	183.5	Over	35	34-78	43.6%	7-17	41.2%	14-19	73.7%	41	7	7
	SAN ANTONIO	98	-7	SU ATS	50	37-77	48.1%	7-22	31.8%	17-17	100.0%	48	8	10
01/26/2008	NEW ORLEANS	102	183.5	SU ATS	42	44-81	54.3%	7-19	36.8%	7-9	77.8%	50	7	11
	SAN ANTONIO	78	-6	Under	43	33-79	41.8%	2-20	10.0%	10-13	76.9%	38	8	11
11/09/2007	SAN ANTONIO	97	-3	SU ATS	52	40-77	51.9%	4-15	26.7%	13-18	72.2%	45	7	10
	NEW ORLEANS	85	187.5	Under	45	35-81	43.2%	4-15	26.7%	11-17	64.7%	49	9	9
03/28/2007	NEW ORLEANS	88	187.5	ATS	52	31-66	47.0%	8-13	61.5%	18-20	90.0%	45	4	19
	SAN ANTONIO	92	-13.5	SU Under	46	34-78	43.6%	11-28	39.3%	13-16	81.2%	39	6	9
01/19/2007	NEW ORLEANS	86	177.5	ATS	36	34-83	41.0%	5-11	45.5%	13-20	65.0%	47	10	14
	SAN ANTONIO	99	-15.5	SU Over	53	35-77	45.5%	7-26	26.9%	22-29	75.9%	58	12	16
12/23/2006	SAN ANTONIO	112	-9	SU ATS	60	44-70	62.9%	12-16	75.0%	12-17	70.6%	38	3	12
	NEW ORLEANS	77	180.5	Over	48	31-83	37.3%	5-11	45.5%	10-10	100.0%	45	15	16

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 SAN ANTONIO in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in SAN ANTONIO games 51% of the time since 1996. (422-406)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in SAN ANTONIO games 50.5% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (112-110)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in NEW ORLEANS games 50.3% of the time since 1996. (398-394)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in NEW ORLEANS games 48.6% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (101-107)
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 SAN ANTONIO games 51.5% of the time since 1996. (462-435)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in SAN ANTONIO games 54.7% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (135-112)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in NEW ORLEANS games 49.1% of the time since 1996. (410-425)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in NEW ORLEANS games 53.2% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (118-104)
No Edge.

Key Player Injuries

SAN ANTONIO

No significant injuries.

NEW ORLEANS

No significant injuries.

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