These are statistical projections and shouldn’t be the only thing that factors in to betting on a team, the stats only tell part of the story. Keep an eye on injuries, back to backs, COVID Issues, and players returning from injury. All stats pulled are TEAM stats from the Last 8 games (L8) and don’t account for individual players. So be aware of new absences and players returning from an absence that could skew the L8 Team stats.

I will regularly post updates throughout the day and annotate with a “*”.

Records

Started tracking Moneyline projections as well. Started tracking Moneyline picks 24 Feb.

Top Performing Models

Based on Average Win % between ATS and O/U.

Team Trends

Quick look at how teams have performed over the last 8 games as compared to their season stats. Variance stats posted on Sat & Sun reports.

This chart shows teams that are playing better or worse recently compared to there season as whole (in regards to points). The stats shown are each teams point per game (PPG) both season and last 8 games. The “Off Trend” shows if a team has averaged more points in the last 8 games than their season average, which typically indicates an increase in offense improvement recently. The next 2 columns show the “Opp” PPG or opponents points per game. That is how many points each team is giving up on average. A positive number in the “Def Trend” column indicates a team is allowing less points per game and playing better defensively lately. The overall trend just adds the Off and Def trend to give an overall Point Per Game difference compared to the season average. Positive numbers mean the team is playing better recently. The trend numbers are color coded to make it easier to read, Green is positive and indicates improvement compared to season average. Red is negative and indicates a team playing worse compared to season average. The “Over/Under Trend” column was added 3 March 2021. What is shows is teams with a higher positive number (Positive, Shaded in green) are scoring more points and/or allowing more points per game recently, indicating their games have been higher scoring and a likelihood that they have been hitting more overs lately. Teams with lower numbers (Negative, Shaded in red), have been scoring less points and/or allowing less points per game recently, indicating their games have been lower scoring and likely trend towards them hitting more under’s lately. Both the overs and unders hitting will be affected by Vegas adjusting the lines based on recent trends.

Game Breakdown

Teams on a back to back: Bulls, Cavs, Thunder, Pacers, Raptors, Rockets, & Celtics.

Hornets/Spurs: Terry Rozier is a GTD for the Hornets, but is probable. There are no absences for the Spurs that will be accounted for in the stats. Hornets are 5-5 straight up, 4-6 ATS, and 5-5 to the over in the last 10 games. Spurs are 5-5 straight up, 6-4 ATS, and 5-5 to the over in the last 10 games.

Jazz/Bulls: Rudy Gobert is a GTD for today’s game for the Jazz. Garrett Temple is listed as a GTD for the Bulls. His return would be partially reflected in the stats if he does play. Jazz are 5-5 straight up, 3-7 ATS, and 6-4 to the over in the last 10 games. Bulls are 3-7 straight up, and 5-5 ATS and to the over on the second night of a back to back. Bulls are also 4-6 straight up, 5-5 ATS, and 4-6 to the over in the last 10 games.

Kings/Cavs: Bagley is out again for the Kings, and his absence is partially reflected in the stats. Cavs have no absences that will be accounted for in the stats. Kings are 5-5 straight up and ATS, and 4-6 to the over in the last 10 games. Cavs are 5-4 straight up and ATS, and 2-7 to the over on the second night of a back to back. Cavs are 5-5 straight up, and 6-4 ATS and to the over in the last 10 games.

Thunder/Wolves: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is listed as a GTD. Bazley is still out, and his absence is mostly reflected in the stats. There are no absences for the Wolves that will be reflected in the stats, but they are coming off of a 2-day rest. Thunder are 4-5 straight up, 3-5-1 ATS, and 7-2 to the over on the second night of a back to back. Thunder are also 5-5 straight up and ATS, and 6-4 to the over in the last 10 games. Wolves are 3-7 straight up, 4-6 ATS, and 7-3 to the over in the last 10 gmaes.

Pacers/Bucks: Pacers have no absences that will be accounted for in the stats. Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as a GTD, but is doubtful. If he does not play, his absence will not be reflected in the stats. Pacers are 5-3 straight up and ATS, and 4-4 to the over on the second night of a back to back. Pacers are also 4-6 straight up, 3-7 ATS, and 7-3 to the over in the last 10 games. Bucks are 9-1 straight up, 4-6 ATS, and 6-4 to the over in the last 10 games.

Hawks/Clippers: Trae Young is listed as a GTD for the Hawks, but is probable. Beverly is out for his 5th consecutive game for the Hawks, and his absence will be partially reflected in the stats. Ibaka is still out as well for his 4th consecutive game, and his absence will be partially reflected in the stats. Hawks are 8-2 straight up, 6-3-1 ATS, and 4-6 to the over in the last 10 games. Clippers are 4-6 straight up, ATS, and to the over in the last 10 games.

Raptors/Rockets: There are no absences that will be accounted for in the stats. Rockets Raptors are 1-7 straight up, 3-5 ATS, and 5-3 to the over on the second night of a back to back. Raptors are also 1-9 straight up, 4-6 ATS, and 7-3 to the over in the last 10 games. Rockets are 2-4 straight up, 3-3 ATS, and 2-4 to the over on the second night of a back to back. Rockets are also 0-10 straight up, 1-9 ATS, and 4-6 to the over in the last 10 games.

Celtics/Grizzlies: Kemba Walker will be out for tonight for the Celtics for rest. His absence wll not be reflected in the stats. Grizzlies have no absences that will be accounted for in the stats. Celtics are 3-5 straight up and ATS, and 6-2 to the over on the second night of a back to back. Celtics are also 6-4 straight up, 4-6 ATS, and 5-5 to the over in the last 10 games. Grizzlies are 5-5 straight up, 7-3 ATS, and 2-8 to the over in the last 10 games.

Sharp Report

Early Money

Not a lot of betting data available this morning.

O/U – Some Sharp money has come in on the Hawks/Clippers Under 226.

Mid Day

ATS – Some Sharp money has come in on the Spurs -4.

O/U – Some Sharp money has come in on the kings/Cavs Under 225.

Late Afternoon

No Noticeable late Sharp action

Summary of Projections

Summary of Model Projections

Model Projections

1. Neural Network (NN)

Record

Record: 50% ATS, 66% ML, 54% O/U.

ATS

O/U

New Model Projections

How to read the projections: The model type is at the very top. Matchups are denoted by the alternating white/green pairings, away teams are on top, home teams on bottom. The model analyzes the matchup and projects the home and away teams score (Proj Score). The difference between the home teams score and the away teams score give us what the model says the line should be (Proj Line). The “Line” column is what the Vegas line is at the time I run the model. The “Line Diff” is the difference in the projected line and the Vegas line. A positive line diff means the projected line is in the away teams favor compared to the Vegas line, negative means the projected line is in the home teams favor. The “Cover Prob” uses a normal distribution and the teams variance to project each teams probability to cover the listed Vegas line. Same thing for totals, “Proj Total” is the sum of the projected scores, “Line Total” is the listed Vegas total for the game, the difference between the two, and the probability to go over or stay under denoted by “O” and “U”.

Betting Edge

If you don’t understand what you are looking at, I recommend reading my post about betting tips. The percentages show the betting Edge, which is the cover prob (from above) minus the implied probability (-110 odds implied prob is 52.4%). If a team has a 92.4% chance to win and a 52.4% implied probability (or -110 odds), the Edge is 40%. The Edge alone doesn’t mean you should blindly bet it. To quantify, >35% is great value, 20-35% is really good, 10-20% is decent, <10 is ok value, blanks are negative value. ML is moneyline.