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Thursday, 5/15/2008 at 8:00 PM				NEW ORLEANS (63-29) at SAN ANTONIO (62-30)
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
527: NEW ORLEANS	184	100.7	95.2	63-29	56-35-1	43-46-3	39-83 46.7%	16-21 76.9%	8-19 39.3%	11-49	37-80 45.6%	15-20 76.8%	7-19 35.1%	10-48
528: SAN ANTONIO	-7	95.5	91.4	62-30	42-48-2	37-53-2	36-79 45.7%	16-22 75.8%	7-20 36.8%	9-49	35-79 44.6%	16-21 74.7%	5-15 34.6%	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
NEW ORLEANS	-1
SAN ANTONIO

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	56-35	142-110	266-241	43-46	129-122	257-251	63-29	140-116	251-264
as an underdog	14-12	71-60	144-131	12-14	65-67	131-146	12-14	53-81	93-187
as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points	2-7	16-21	30-28	6-3	20-18	31-29	1-8	11-27	18-42
in road games	25-19	65-59	129-123	20-25	63-63	124-132	27-18	56-71	98-159
in a road game where where the total is between 180 and 184.5 points	2-3	7-7	27-22	2-4	7-8	26-24	3-3	6-9	18-32
vs. division opponents	13-13	30-26	63-65	13-12	29-27	60-68	17-9	30-28	63-67
after a division game	16-9	27-29	54-74	8-16	28-27	62-64	18-7	28-29	59-70
in the second round of the playoffs	3-2	3-2	3-2	2-2	2-2	2-2	3-2	3-2	3-2
when leading in a playoff series	3-4	3-4	3-4	3-4	3-4	3-4	4-3	4-3	4-3
after allowing 85 points or less	12-6	24-14	51-55	13-6	26-13	61-47	16-3	27-12	55-53
after a win by 10 points or more	25-16	35-33	48-61	21-20	35-33	57-53	29-13	38-32	50-62
when playing against a team with a winning record	30-21	64-61	124-130	22-28	56-68	117-137	31-21	55-73	101-159
when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season	19-14	31-38	66-74	16-15	35-31	71-67	20-13	29-41	56-86

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	42-48	144-141	562-496	37-53	125-157	486-555	62-30	206-83	723-358
as a favorite	34-33	127-121	451-388	30-38	111-135	385-447	55-14	191-61	641-216
as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9 points	6-5	28-17	88-66	4-6	19-25	65-90	8-3	36-10	123-37
in home games	26-18	77-66	291-238	19-26	61-82	230-291	39-7	118-28	415-126
in a home game where where the total is between 180 and 184.5 points	3-7	14-15	61-51	5-5	12-16	51-62	7-3	21-8	87-27
vs. division opponents	9-12	24-36	149-128	8-12	23-36	125-150	12-9	38-22	198-95
after a division game	11-9	31-27	154-125	6-14	25-34	125-150	15-5	43-16	201-91
in the second round of the playoffs	2-3	7-10	29-25	2-2	10-7	28-25	2-3	9-9	29-26
when trailing in a playoff series	2-1	4-3	11-12	2-1	4-3	7-16	2-1	5-2	11-12
revenging a loss vs opponent	16-15	45-40	188-158	17-14	41-44	156-187	22-10	61-26	218-147
after a loss by 10 points or more	6-7	20-15	81-59	6-8	17-18	77-56	9-5	23-13	83-66
after scoring 85 points or less	8-13	28-23	129-98	12-9	30-20	116-100	15-6	41-10	163-75
when playing against a team with a winning record	22-29	71-82	308-282	19-31	62-89	258-327	26-26	92-63	363-252
when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season	14-17	47-46	206-165	16-15	44-49	173-191	18-14	61-34	232-151
versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game	25-25	63-66	166-150	23-26	60-68	149-163	30-21	82-50	184-145
versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season	13-18	41-42	114-92	17-14	45-38	108-94	19-13	55-30	122-93

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	63-29	+7.5	56-35	43-46	100.7	49.9	46.7%	48.9	95.2	48.4	45.6%	48.2
Road Games	27-18	+5.2	25-19	20-25	98.8	49.3	45.7%	48.6	97.0	49.4	46.0%	49.2
Last 5 Games	3-2	+1	3-2	2-2	96.6	45.8	46.5%	49.4	91.0	49.6	44.2%	47.2
Playoff Games	7-3	+4.7	6-4	4-5	99.7	47.8	47.5%	48.5	92.5	48.1	42.1%	50.0
Division Games	17-9	+8.3	13-13	13-12	99.5	46.9	46.8%	48.8	94.7	47.8	44.7%	48.7

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)	100.7	49.9	39-83	46.7%	8-19	39.3%	16-21	76.9%	49	11	22	19	8	11	4
vs opponents surrendering	99.5	49.8	37-82	45.6%	6-18	36.0%	19-25	75.5%	50	11	21	21	7	13	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	98.8	49.3	38-83	45.7%	8-19	39.7%	15-19	77.2%	49	11	20	19	7	11	4
Stats Against (All Games)	95.2	48.4	37-80	45.6%	7-19	35.1%	15-20	76.8%	48	10	22	19	6	13	4
vs opponents averaging	99.8	50	37-81	45.8%	7-18	36.0%	19-25	76.0%	50	11	22	21	7	13	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	97.0	49.4	37-80	46.0%	7-20	37.4%	15-20	76.6%	49	10	22	19	6	13	5

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	62-30	+13	42-48	37-53	95.5	48.2	45.7%	48.6	91.4	46.1	44.6%	48.3
Home Games	39-7	+16.8	26-18	19-26	98.6	49.9	46.9%	49.7	89.2	44.7	44.2%	46.7
Last 5 Games	2-3	-1	2-3	2-2	91.0	49.6	44.2%	47.2	96.6	45.8	46.5%	49.4
Playoff Games	6-4	+3.2	4-5	5-4	96.7	50.0	45.5%	49.7	98.5	49.5	46.3%	51.9
Division Games	12-9	-0.1	9-12	8-12	92.3	46.7	45.1%	46.9	92.5	46.0	45.9%	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)	95.5	48.2	36-79	45.7%	7-20	36.8%	16-22	75.8%	49	9	21	19	6	12	4
vs opponents surrendering	100.5	50.4	38-82	45.7%	7-18	36.1%	19-25	75.5%	51	11	22	21	7	13	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	98.6	49.9	37-79	46.9%	7-19	37.9%	17-22	76.0%	50	10	22	19	7	12	5
Stats Against (All Games)	91.4	46.1	35-79	44.6%	5-15	34.6%	16-21	74.7%	48	10	18	20	7	12	4
vs opponents averaging	101.1	50.7	38-82	46.1%	7-18	36.5%	19-25	75.8%	50	11	22	21	7	13	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	89.2	44.7	34-78	44.2%	4-14	32.0%	16-21	74.5%	47	9	17	20	7	13	4

Average power rating of opponents played: NEW ORLEANS 96.1, SAN ANTONIO 95.8

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
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	101-82	W	-3.5	W	183	P	43-86	50.0%	55	7	29-71	40.8%	43	13
5/5/2008	SAN ANTONIO	102-84	W	-3	W	183	O	36-75	48.0%	45	8	31-73	42.5%	45	15
5/8/2008	@ SAN ANTONIO	99-110	L	7	L	183	O	41-83	49.4%	48	10	41-85	48.2%	48	10
5/11/2008	@ SAN ANTONIO	80-100	L	5	L	189	U	33-82	40.2%	41	13	39-76	51.3%	54	13
5/13/2008	SAN ANTONIO	101-79	W	-4.5	W	186.5	U	34-76	44.7%	58	6	29-77	37.7%	46	10
5/15/2008	@ SAN ANTONIO

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
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	82-101	L	3.5	L	183	P	29-71	40.8%	43	13	43-86	50.0%	55	7
5/5/2008	@ NEW ORLEANS	84-102	L	3	L	183	O	31-73	42.5%	45	15	36-75	48.0%	45	8
5/8/2008	NEW ORLEANS	110-99	W	-7	W	183	O	41-85	48.2%	48	10	41-83	49.4%	48	10
5/11/2008	NEW ORLEANS	100-80	W	-5	W	189	U	39-76	51.3%	54	13	33-82	40.2%	41	13
5/13/2008	@ NEW ORLEANS	79-101	L	4.5	L	186.5	U	29-77	37.7%	46	10	34-76	44.7%	58	6
5/15/2008	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

SAN ANTONIO is 18-16 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS since 1996

SAN ANTONIO is 23-12 straight up against NEW ORLEANS since 1996

17 of 31 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

SAN ANTONIO is 9-8 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

SAN ANTONIO is 11-6 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

All games played at SAN ANTONIO since 1996

NEW ORLEANS is 9-8 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO since 1996

SAN ANTONIO is 12-5 straight up against NEW ORLEANS since 1996

8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons.

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

SAN ANTONIO is 7-1 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER 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
05/13/2008	SAN ANTONIO	79	186.5	Under	47	29-77	37.7%	9-23	39.1%	12-18	66.7%	46	10	10
	NEW ORLEANS	101	-4.5	SU ATS	44	34-76	44.7%	8-15	53.3%	25-33	75.8%	58	12	6
05/11/2008	NEW ORLEANS	80	189	Under	42	33-82	40.2%	5-15	33.3%	9-12	75.0%	41	10	13
	SAN ANTONIO	100	-5	SU ATS	55	39-76	51.3%	8-26	30.8%	14-20	70.0%	54	8	13
05/08/2008	NEW ORLEANS	99	183	Over	56	41-83	49.4%	2-11	18.2%	15-21	71.4%	48	11	10
	SAN ANTONIO	110	-7	SU ATS	54	41-85	48.2%	11-25	44.0%	17-21	81.0%	48	13	10
05/05/2008	SAN ANTONIO	84	183	Over	43	31-73	42.5%	8-27	29.6%	14-19	73.7%	45	9	15
	NEW ORLEANS	102	-3	SU ATS	42	36-75	48.0%	10-17	58.8%	20-24	83.3%	45	7	8
05/03/2008	SAN ANTONIO	82	183		49	29-71	40.8%	12-31	38.7%	12-21	57.1%	43	8	13
	NEW ORLEANS	101	-3.5	SU ATS	45	43-86	50.0%	4-10	40.0%	11-15	73.3%	55	16	7
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

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 Nobody in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in NEW ORLEANS games 50.4% of the time since 1996. (401-395)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in NEW ORLEANS games 49.1% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (104-108)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in SAN ANTONIO games 51.1% of the time since 1996. (425-407)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in SAN ANTONIO games 50.9% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (115-111)
No Edge.

As indicated by the movement of the total, the betting public is favoring nothing on the total in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the total in NEW ORLEANS games 49% of the time since 1996. (411-427)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in NEW ORLEANS games 52.9% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (119-106)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in SAN ANTONIO games 51.4% of the time since 1996. (463-437)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in SAN ANTONIO games 54.4% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (136-114)
No Edge.

Key Player Injuries

NEW ORLEANS

No significant injuries.

SAN ANTONIO

No significant injuries.

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