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1.29.31 Hoop Tales: Who Doesn’t Love Revenge Games?!

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If Nets get Harden, where should New Orleans Pelicans trade Jrue Holiday?

Wednesday: 5-2 (+2.41 units)

Season: 32-35 (-7.53 units)


First Pick: Devonte’ Graham O15.5 pts vs IND (-118)

Fact #1: Graham has eclipsed 16 points in four of his last five games.

Fact #2: Indiana is allowing an average of 26.5 PPG to the two-guard position over their last seven games — the second most in the NBA over this span.


Second Pick: De’Andre Hunter O16.5 pts vs WAS (-106)

Fact #1: Hunter has eclipsed 17 points in three straight.

Fact #2: The Wizards are allowing 26.5 PPG to the small forward position over their last seven games.


Third and Fourth Picks: Trae Young O2.5 made 3pters (-105) and O28.5 pts (-120) vs WAS

Fact #1: Young has eclipsed 3+ made three’s in four straight.

Fact #2: Young has eclipsed 29+ in three of his last four.

Fact #3: The Wizards are allowing 28.1 PPG to the point guard position over their last seven.


Fifth Pick: Bucks/Pelicans O57 1st quarter points (-112)

Fact #1: The Bucks (31.5) and Pelicans (29.8) are 1st and 6th, respectively in first quarter point averages this season.


Sixth Pick: Jrue Holiday O16.5 pts vs NOP (-103)

Logic: Holiday is coming off his worst shooting performance of the season against Toronto (2-14), but tonight is his first regular season return to New Orleans, who traded him this past off-season. I’m here for the revenge game narrative.


Seventh Pick: Marvin Bagley III O13.5 pts vs TOR (-110)

Fact #1: The Raptors are allowing 23 PPG to the PF position over their last seven games.

Fact #2: Bagley has eclipsed 14 points in three of his last five and put up 15 against the Raptors in their first meeting back on the 8th.


Eighth Pick: James Harden O27.5 pts vs OKC (-106)

Fact #1: You have to remind your past that you’re better since you left them.

Fact #2: Durant is out tonight.

Fact #3: Harden has 28+ in three of his seven games since joining Brooklyn.

1.27.21 Hoop Tales: What’s your Favorite Scary (Terry) Movie Edition?

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Terry Rozier at the forefront of Hornets' youth movement - The Boston Globe

Last Thursday: 4-3 (+.52 units)

Season: 27-33 (-9.93 units)

Recap: Last Thursday looked oh, so promising until Malcolm Brogdon decided to hit his over as the game-winning 3-pter in OT against the Magic.


First Pick: Terry Rozier O17.5 pts vs IND (-120)

Fact #1: The Pacers are allowing an average of 25 PPG to the two-guard position over their last seven games.

Fact #2: Rozier has eclipsed 18 pts in four of his last six.


Second Pick: Jerami Grant O23.5 pts vs CLE (-110)

Fact #1: Grant went for 28 the first time these teams played and has eclipsed 24 pts in four of his last six.

Fact #2: The Cavs are allowing 28.5 PPG to the small forward position — the 2nd-most by any team — over their last seven games.


Third Pick: Evan Fournier O17.5 pts vs SAC (-134)

Fact #1: Fournier has eclipsed 18 points in all four games since returning from injury.

Fact #2: The Kings are allowing 27 PPG to the two-guard position over their last seven contests.


Obligatory homer picks incoming…

Fourth Pick: Kyrie Irving O24.5 pts vs ATL (-118)

Fact #1: Irving has hit this number in three of four games since Harden’s arrival

Fact #2: The Hawks allow an average of 25 PPG to the PG position over their last seven.


Fifth Pick: James Harden O9.5 assists vs ATL (+107)

Fact #1: Harden has recorded double-digit assists in five of six games since joining Brooklyn and this game should be very high-paced as the previous two matchups were.


Sixth Pick: Nets -5.5 vs ATL (-110)

Fact #1: The Nets are catching the Hawks in their third-game-in-four-nights and they struggled to get past a Kawhi and PG13-less Clippers team last night.


Seventh Pick: Bucks -2.5 1st quarter vs TOR (-108)

Fact #1: The Bucks are an NBA-best 12-4 against the 1st quarter spread this season. Yes, Toronto is 11-6, but they will be with OG Anunoby, while Siakam is a game-time decision.

1.22.21 Hoop Tales: You’re on the Mark-kanen, Lauri Edition

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Lauri Markkanen Close to Returning - On Tap Sports Net

Wednesday: 1-4 (-3.25 units)

Season: 23-30 (-10.46 units)

Recap: Friendly reminder to you all + self: make sure to see if the player you pick is starting before selecting him for two props (i.e. Joe Harris).


First Pick: Lauri Markkanen O17.5 pts vs CHA (-125)

Fact #1: Markkanen has eclipsed 18+ points in two straight.

Fact #2: The Hornets are allowing an average of 24 PPG to the SF position over their last seven games.


Second Pick: Bulls 1st Quarter ML vs CHA (+105)

Fact #1: Due to a postponed game against Washington on Wednesday, the Hornets have had the past five days off, so I’d expect the tiniest bit of rust to be shaken off through the first 12 minutes.

Fact #2: The Bulls are 9-5 ATS in the 1st quarter this season.


Third and Fourth Picks: Mason Plumlee O8.5 pts (-110) and O7.5 rbs (-122) vs HOU

Fact #1: Christian Wood is out tonight. For you “casuals” out there like Shaq, that means there are a lot of rebounds up for grabs tonight.

Fact #2: With PJ Tucker playing the 5, I have to imagine he draws Plumlee and Blake is matched with Boogie Cousins on both sides. That’s a 5-6 inch advantage for Plums.

Fact #3: Plumlee has eclipsed 9+ points in three straight and has 8+ boards in three of his last five.


Fifth Pick: Malcolm Brogdon U22.5 pts vs ORL (+105)

Fact #1: Brogdon has yet to string together consecutive games over 23 points — that’s literally the logic behind this pick.


Sixth Pick: Kyrie Irving O26.5 pts vs CLE (-117)

Fact #1: Collin Sexton got the best of Irving, so it’s only fair for Kyrie to return the favor. Irving returned with 37 points on Wednesday and no Durant should mean he could get at least 30 this season.


Seventh Pick: James Harden O28.5 pts vs CLE (-110)

Fact #1: Harden’s point totals in three games with BRK are 32, 34 and 21. The 21 came with Durant on the floor. With him out tonight, that’s a lot of shots for him and Kyrie to have in their quest for 30 each.

1.20.21 Hoop Tales: Scary Hours in Cleveland Edition

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Nets news: James Harden intrigued with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving team

Monday: 4-1 (+2.35 units)

Season: 22-26 (-7.21 units)


First and Second Picks: Joe Harris O12.5 Pts (-107) and O2.5 3Pters (+105) vs CLE

Fact #1: The debut of Brooklyn’s Big Three is tonight.

Fact #2: As a result, Joe Harris should never see a contested three-point attempt when they are on the court with him.

Fact #3: Harris has 15+ pts in 4 straight and has attempted exactly 8 3pters/gm over his last three.


Third Pick: D’Angelo Russell O24.5 Pts vs ORL (-130)

Fact #1: Russell worked for us on Monday against Atlanta, so let’s go back to the well.

Fact #2: The Magic are allowing an average of 28.4 PPG to point guards over their last seven.

Fact #3: Russell has hit 25+ in three straight and five of his last six.


Fourth Pick: Nikola Vucevic O23.5 Pts vs MIN (-134)

Fact #1: Vucevic has eclipsed 24+ in two straight and four of his last five.

Fact #2: The Wolves are giving up a league-high 28.4 PPG to the center position over their last seven.


Fifth Pick: Kings/Clippers O59 Pts 1st Quarter

Fact #1: The Kings 1st quarter over is 10-4 this season, while the Clippers is 8-6 — 1st and 4th most overs, respectively.

Fact #2: These teams combined for 65 when they played 5 days ago.

1.18.21 Hoop Tales: Access (Jerami) Grant-ed Edition

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Jerami Grant Records First Double-Double with Detroit Pistons - Sports Illustrated Syracuse Orange News, Analysis and More
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Last Time Out: 1-2

Season: 18-25 (-9.56 units)



First Pick: D’Angelo Russell O23.5 Pts vs ATL (-114) – win

Fact #1: Hawks are allowing 28.3 PPG to the point guard position over their last seven games.

Fact #2: Russell has reached 24+ points in four of his last five.


Second Pick: Clint Capela O14.5 Pts vs MIN (-118) – win

Fact #1: T-Wolves are allowing a league-high 28.5 PPG to the center position over their last seven games.

Fact #2: Capela has eclipsed 15+ in two straight.


Third Pick: Jerami Grant O22.5 Pts vs MIA (-115)

Fact #1: The Heat without Jimmy Butler have struggled to guard the SF position and thus have allowed 25 PPG to that position over their last seven.

Fact #2: Grant has reached 23+ points in five of his last six.


Fourth Pick: Pascal Siakam O7.5 rebs vs DAL (-114)

Fact #1: The Mavs are allowing 12 rebounds/game to the PF position over their last seven.

Fact #2: Siakam has eclipsed 8 rebounds in four of his last six.


Fifth Pick: Kevin Durant O29.5 Pts vs MIL (-122)

Fact #1: Durant has eclipsed 30 points in three of his last four.

Fact #2: Seems like KD’s over hits just about every night + having Harden on the court should afford him the same room to operate that he enjoyed with Kyrie, if not more.

1.7.21 Hoop Tales: Pick Against the Blazers Edition

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Grading D'Angelo Russell's debut with Timberwolves

Tuesday: 1-2 (-1.24 units)

Season: 13-19 (-8.05 units)

Recap: Took yesterday off from doing props for obvious reasons, but on Tuesday, Kyrie’s numbers without Durant were great, while Jokic decided to remind people that his scoring his better than his passing.


First Pick: Sixers -4 spread vs BKN (-112)

Fact #1: Durant (health protocols) is already out and apparently so is Kyrie Irving (personal reasons).

Fact #2: Seth Curry (ankle) is out for the Sixers.

Fact #3: I know this is the third game in four nights for Philly, but they’re rolling and I’m not sure how the Nets keep this within 4 with north of 50 points missing from the starting lineup this evening.

Second Pick: Joe Harris O2.5 made 3pters (+100)

Fact #1: The Sixers are allowing 27.6 PPG to the 2-guard position this season.

Fact #2: Harris has 3+ made 3s in three of his last six contests.


Third Pick: Kyle Anderson O13.5 pts vs CLE (-110)

Fact #1: Yes, I know I missed with him on Tuesday, but today is Thursday (lol).

Fact #2: The Cavs allow an average of 25.3 PPG to the PF position, which is the second-most in the Association.

Fact #3: Anderson has eclipsed 18+ in four of his last six.


Fourth Pick: D’Angelo Russell O22.5 pts vs POR (-110)

Fact #1: The Blazers are allowing a league-high 35.9 PPG to the point guard position — that’s all you need to know.

1.5.21 Hoop Tales: We’ve Been Expecting You, Mr. (Kyle) Anderson Edition

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Memphis Grizzlies 2019-2020 Player Previews: Kyle Anderson - Grizzly Bear Blues

Monday: 1-2 (-1.15 units)

Season: 12-17 (-6.81 units)

Recap: The Sixers look great and continue to be a strong 1st quarter spread play. The Bucks scored 125 points and it felt like Giannis scored all of them instead of DiVincenzo. Fox finished 5 points shy of his over and the Kings getting blown out early did us no favors.


First Pick: Kyle Anderson O13.5 pts vs LAK (-118)

Fact #1: Anderson is averaging 18.6 PPG over his last five contests, including 18+ in four of those outings.

Fact #2: In the first game of this series, he totaled 18 on a season-high 19 shots, despite going 1-for-8 from beyond the arc.

Fact #3: The Lakers allow an average of 26 PPG to the small forward position.


Second Pick: Kyrie Irving O27.5 pts vs UTA (-132)

Fact #1: Durant (health and safety protocols) is out tonight, missing his second game of the young season.

Fact #2: There’s an average of 17.5 shots per game up for grabs this evening.

Fact #3: In his first 10 games in BK last season without Durant, Irving averaged 28 PPG and I would expect a similar full-game effort tonight.

That 2nd pick was TLC until I saw he wasn’t starting tonight.


Third Pick: Nikola Jokić U24.5 pts vs MIN (-120)

Fact #1: Joker is leading the league in assists per game at 12.8, which shows he’s focused more on doing more in the offense than just scoring.

Fact #2: Joker has scored 25+ against the Kings twice this season and is 0-4 at that number against everyone else, including a 19-point triple-double effort in the first game of this 2-game series.


Fourth Pick: Clippers -2.5 1st quarter spread vs SAS (-118)

Fifth and Sixth Picks: Paul George O3.5 Made 3Pters (-134) and O24.5 points (-110) vs SAS

PG has been ruled out tonight with an ankle injury, so I’m not playing Clippers -3 1dt quarter spread anymore.

1.3.21 Hoop Tales: What Can (Jaylen) Brown Do For You Edition

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Saturday: 1-1 (-0.06 units)

Season: 8-15 (-8.24 units)

Recap: Richaun Holmes made us sweat to get to 9 rebs, but missed a couple of acrobatic layups late in the fourth quarter, so we missed that over by the hook.


First pick: Jaylen Brown O22.5 pts vs DET (-110) – winner

Fact #1: He has totaled 23+ points in four of six games, including 25 on New Year’s Day against these same Pistons.

Fact #2: Detroit allows 25.4 points per game to the 2-guard position, which I would expect Brown to occupy again if Teague comes off the bench rather than starting.


Second pick: Joe Harris O12.5 pts vs WAS (-120)

Fact #1: Harris has 13+ pts in three of his last four

Fact #2: The Wizards give up an average of 26.2 points to the 2-guard position this season

Fact #3: Assuming Russ takes Kyrie, that potential means Harris gets to run Beal around screens all night. We like!


Third pick: Kevin Durant O27.5 pts vs WAS (-120)

Fact #1: Durant has 28+ points four of his five games this season, so I’m going to keep playing this until it doesn’t hit.

1.1.21 Hoop Tales: So Many Games (10), It feels like a Holiday Buffet Edition

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With so many tasty matchups on the slate, I felt compelled to sample a lot of the action.

Thursday: 1-2 (-1.17 units)

Season: 5-9 (-4.75 units)

Recap: JaVale McGee was unleashed to the tune of 1-for-9 shooting in the first quarter — that’s all you need to know about how Cavs +2.5 1st quarter went. Darius Garland came through on his point total, while I underestimated how not ready the Thunder are with their current roster.


First Pick: Hawks Team Total O119.5 vs BKN (-117)

Fact #1: The first meeting on Wednesday saw these two teams combine for 286, which went well over the closing O/U of 240.5.

Fact #2: The Hawks have eclipsed 120 points in every game following their season-opening total of 117.

Fact #3: Even with Brooklyn adjustments to the slip screens, the pace of this game should be very Big 12 football-like again.


Second Pick: Kevin Durant O27.5 points vs ATL (-110)

Fact #1: Durant has reached 28+ points three of his four games this season, including 33 against the Hawks on Wednesday.


Third Pick: Celtics -5 1st Half spread vs DET

Fact #1: Boston is 5-0 ATS in the first half this season, while Detroit is 2-2

Fact #2: Although it’s not in-his-prime Blake Griffin, he’s still a solid contributor, but he be out tonight as he continues to go through concussion protocol.


Fourth Pick: Clippers -1.5 1st Half spread vs UTA (-117)

Fact #1: The Clippers are 4-1 ATS in the first half this season compared to the Jazz who are 2-2

Fact #2: The lone loss ATS in the first half was that drubbing at the hands of the Mavs when Kawhi didn’t play

Fact #3: The Jazz played last night — granted at home — while the Clippers were resting in Utah. If PG13 and The Claw are playing, the Clippers should wear them down early.


Fifth Pick: Gordon Hayward O.18.5 points vs MEM (+101)

Fact #1: If you believe in trends like I do, then you’ll appreciate that Hayward’s point totals have been the following through four games: 28 — 12 — 28 — 11… which should the trend continue, indicates a good game on the horizon.

Fact #2: But let’s support that “outlandish claim” with supporting evidence: The Grizzlies are allowing a league-high 32.8 points per contest to the small forward position early on this season, including a 42-point thrashing at the hands Jaylen Brown just the other day.


Sixth and Seventh Picks: Donte DiVincenzo O11.5 points (-110) and O1.5 Made 3Pters (-134) vs CHI

Fact #1: DiVincenzo has hit at least three 3’s in four of five games and the fifth game featured two makes.

Fact #2: He has also scored 13+ points in four of five contests with the outlier game being a 10-point effort in Milwaukee’s uncharacteristic blowout at the hands of the Knicks (same game with only two made 3s.

Fact #3: The Bulls are allowing an average of 26 points per game to the 2-guard position early on this season.

12.30.20 Hoop Tales: Back the Bucks Edition

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Sunday: 1-2 (-.17 units)

Season: 4-5 (-1.58 units)


First Pick: Bucks -2 1st Quarter vs MIA

Fact #1: These two teams play again for the second time in as many nights after the Bucks thrashed them.

Fact #2: The Bucks are 3-1 in the first quarter against the spread.

Fact #3: Jimmy Butler isn’t playing tonight.


Second Pick: Kevin Durant O2.5 3-Pt Made FGs vs ATL (-106)

Fact #1: Durant is averaging 3 made 3’s per game through his first three contests.

Fact #2: Durant has made 3 and 5 three’s, respectively, over his past two tilts