Bucks Host Cavaliers Tuesday

Bucks Look to Cool Red Hot Cavaliers

After some early season troubles, the Cleveland Cavaliers have gotten their act together and are rolling. They’ll be on the road Tuesday to take on the Milwaukee Bucks, one of their toughest division rivals. NBA TV will have the telecast starting at 8 pm EST.

Oddsmakers have the Cavaliers as a 1-point road favorite. The total is kicking around between 217 and 217.5.

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Including their win in Washington Sunday night, the Cavaliers have won 18 of their last 19 games. LeBron James had 20 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds That was his sixth triple-double of the season and the 61^st of his career. He moved to sixth on the all-time list.

Going into Monday’s games, Cleveland is second in the East only two games behind Boston. That was unheard of the way the Cavs started the season.

The Bucks, meanwhile, lost 115-111 Saturday night in Houston. It was their third loss in a row. Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 28 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals. It wasn’t enough to carry the Bucks to victory. They’re now just two games above .500.

The Cavaliers are 8-2 straight up and 5-4-1 ATS in their last 10 meetings with the Bucks. They have won five straight. Eight games have went over the posted total. Cleveland has won both meetings this season. Covering in one game and coming up with a push in the other.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Cleveland	23-8	11-19-1	111.06	107.06	4	2-14-1	9-5	15-15-1	8-8-1	7-7
Milwaukee	15-13	12-14-2	104.46	105.00	-0.54000000000001	5-8-1	7-6-1	18-10	8-6	10-4

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
CLE	23.97	14.00	1.71
MIL	22.07	12.75	1.73

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
CLE	8.00	33.87	41.87
MIL	7.68	30.71	38.39

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
CLE	48.37	46.42	1.95
MIL	47.98	46.55	1.43

Team Records

Cleveland Cavaliers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	23-8	13-4	10-4	11-19-1	2-14-1	9-5	111.06	107.06	4.00
Last 10	9-1	6-0	3-1	3-7	1-5	2-2	111.70	104.00	7.70
vs Div	5-2	2-1	3-1	3-3-1	0-2-1	3-1	113.86	105.29	8.57
vs EAST	17-6	8-4	9-2	9-13-1	2-9-1	7-4	111.00	106.26	4.74
vs WEST	6-2	5-0	1-2	2-6	0-5	2-1	111.25	109.38	1.87

Milwaukee Bucks

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	15-13	9-5	6-8	12-14-2	5-8-1	7-6-1	104.46	105.00	-0.54
Last 10	6-4	4-1	2-3	5-4-1	2-2-1	3-2	108.20	104.00	4.20
vs Div	2-4	2-2	0-2	0-4-2	0-3-1	0-1-1	104.00	109.17	-5.17
vs EAST	5-8	3-4	2-4	3-8-2	1-5-1	2-3-1	103.85	106.69	-2.84
vs WEST	10-5	6-1	4-4	9-6	4-3	5-3	105.00	103.53	1.47

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	111.06	3	105.00	14
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	112.00	3	102.43	12
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	42.79	16	42.93	17
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	104.46	16	107.06	22
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	102.57	23	105.14	13
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	37.79	29	42.00	5

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Cleveland	8-2	5-4-1	8-2	111.20	53.30	47.92	37.70	78/218	7.40
Milwaukee	2-8	4-5-1	8-2	103.10	57.90	48.39	43.00	129/309	5.30

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Nov 7, 2017	MIL	119	CLE	124	-5	Push	221.5	O	MIL	CLE	MIL	67	65	56.6	50	36	39	13/30	9/18	6	7
Oct 20, 2017	CLE	116	MIL	97	-1	CLE	209.5	O	CLE	CLE	Push	55	49	54.3	46.3	44	30	11/26	11/35	8	8
Feb 27, 2017	MIL	95	CLE	102	-9.5	MIL	218.5	U	CLE	CLE	MIL	50	52	44.6	50	33	45	11/29	10/27	3	4
Dec 21, 2016	MIL	102	CLE	113	-6.5	CLE	206.5	O	CLE	CLE	CLE	54	59	46.8	49.4	39	44	9/22	15/27	7	3
Dec 20, 2016	CLE	114	MIL	108	3.5	CLE	212.5	O	MIL	MIL	CLE	57	53	40.7	46	43	51	17/40	7/27	5	6
Nov 29, 2016	CLE	101	MIL	118	7	MIL	213	O	MIL	MIL	CLE	54	58	42.7	53.5	35	43	14/39	7/19	7	15
Apr 5, 2016	CLE	109	MIL	80	9.5	CLE	203	U	CLE	Push	CLE	67	43	54.7	39.8	41	41	18/36	4/16	4	7
Mar 23, 2016	MIL	104	CLE	113	-11	MIL	207.5	O	MIL	CLE	CLE	61	63	53.8	48.2	31	42	7/16	10/34	8	6
Nov 19, 2015	MIL	100	CLE	115	-10	CLE	192.5	O	CLE	CLE	CLE	48	63	52.1	56.3	22	43	3/8	11/24	8	3
Nov 14, 2015	CLE	105	MIL	108	5	MIL	195	O	MIL	CLE	CLE	44	50	40.7	42.2	54	51	14/38	6/16	6	6

NBA Betting Trends

Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games
Cleveland is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee

Milwaukee Bucks
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Milwaukee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Milwaukee is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Team Last 5 Games

Cleveland Cavaliers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 17, 2017	WAS	106-99	W	2.5	215	W/U	47.13	83.33	14	A
Dec 16, 2017	UTA	109-100	W	-9.5	212	L/U	53.16	88.24	10	H
Dec 14, 2017	LAL	121-112	W	-10	220.5	L/O	50.00	80.00	15	H
Dec 12, 2017	ATL	123-114	W	-12	215	L/O	55.81	70.00	20	H
Dec 9, 2017	PHI	105-98	W	-5.5	220.5	W/U	48.00	76.00	14	H

Milwaukee Bucks

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 16, 2017	HOU	111-115	L	10.5	222	W/O	46.34	81.82	8	A
Dec 15, 2017	CHI	109-115	L	-8.5	204.5	L/O	48.19	68.97	9	H
Dec 13, 2017	NOH	108-115	L	2.5	217.5	L/O	46.32	63.16	8	A
Dec 9, 2017	UTA	117-100	W	-1	197	W/O	54.32	84.62	7	H
Dec 8, 2017	DAL	109-102	W	-6.5	202	W/O	45.57	85.29	8	H

 

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Thunder and Nuggets Duke it Out Monday Night

Thunder Playing Better Last 9 Games

The fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena will see the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder when they take their seats on Monday. The game  will be broadcast in each teams local area and tip-off is at 8 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -5.5-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 210. The Thunder are now 5-point favorites.

Coach Billy Donovan has been resistant to making major changes in his rotation. He is working to shake the Thunder from their offensive struggles. Oklahoma City has won six of its last nine but the offense still hasn't been able to find cohesion with its Big Three.

Thunder Have to Play Well at Home

In their last action, Oklahoma City was a 111-96 loser on the road against the New York Knicks. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (207) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

During their three-game road trip that wrapped up against the Knicks, the Thunder won two of three. The trio of Westbrook, George and Anthony combined to shoot just 35.1 percent.  They hit only 59 of 168 shots.

Steven Adams is averaging a career-best 13.7 points. He also is shooting over 63 percent from the floor. He has become a very effective inside scorer on the pick-and-roll.

Nuggets Have Similar Problems as Thunder

Denver won its last outing, a 117-111 result against the New Orleans Pelicans on December 15. The Nuggets covered in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 228 combined points took the game OVER the total.

The Nuggets have struggled to find footing as well. Now they have lost Paul Millsap to a left wrist injury. That injury figures to keep him out until after the All-Star break.

Denver is just 8-8 in its past 16 games. They have been consistent. They have never won more than two straight or losing more than two in a row.

The Nuggets are in the midst of a stretch of 10 of 13 games on the road. They are hoping the return of Nikola Jokic to the lineup will provide some stability.

Jokic was back in action Friday. He came off the bench in his first game back after missing more than two weeks with an ankle injury. He finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds. That was in 22 minutes against New Orleans.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Denver	16-13	12-16-1	107.86	107.52	0.34	8-5	4-11-1	14-15	6-7	8-8
Oklahoma City	14-15	10-19	102.14	100.45	1.69	6-7	4-12	12-17	5-8	7-9

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
DEN	23.41	15.34	1.53
OKC	20.90	14.52	1.44

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
DEN	12.10	32.97	45.07
OKC	12.34	31.79	44.13

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
DEN	46.25	48.08	-1.83
OKC	43.36	45.26	-1.9

Team Records

Denver Nuggets

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	16-13	11-2	5-11	12-16-1	8-5	4-11-1	107.86	107.52	0.34
Last 10	5-5	3-0	2-5	4-5-1	2-1	2-4-1	107.90	109.50	-1.60
vs Div	1-3	1-0	0-3	1-3	1-0	0-3	89.25	101.25	-12.00
vs EAST	9-5	5-1	4-4	5-8-1	2-4	3-4-1	110.57	106.79	3.78
vs WEST	7-8	6-1	1-7	7-8	6-1	1-7	105.33	108.20	-2.87

Oklahoma City Thunder

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	14-15	9-4	5-11	10-19	6-7	4-12	102.14	100.45	1.69
Last 10	6-4	3-1	3-3	2-8	0-4	2-4	102.40	104.90	-2.50
vs Div	2-5	2-1	0-4	0-7	0-3	0-4	102.86	105.14	-2.28
vs EAST	7-6	3-3	4-3	7-6	3-3	4-3	102.69	98.38	4.31
vs WEST	7-9	6-1	1-8	3-13	3-4	0-9	101.69	102.13	-0.44

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	107.86	8	100.45	4
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	104.00	14	98.38	2
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	44.00	13	40.31	8
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	102.14	24	107.52	23
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	104.62	19	110.38	24
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	43.69	16	43.00	10

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Denver	2-8	4-6	6-4	105.80	59.40	48.03	49.80	100/263	9.40
Oklahoma City	8-2	6-4	6-4	115.00	54.00	43.43	43.40	90/272	7.70

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Nov 9, 2017	OKC	94	DEN	102	1.5	DEN	215.5	U	DEN	DEN	OKC	53	51	42.2	46.3	44	45	11/30	9/27	15	7
Apr 12, 2017	DEN	111	OKC	105	-6	DEN	224.5	U	DEN	OKC	OKC	56	64	45.9	42.6	43	51	7/25	8/25	6	10
Apr 9, 2017	OKC	106	DEN	105	-5	OKC	229.5	U	DEN	OKC	DEN	52	53	41.7	47.6	54	42	6/25	11/34	7	6
Jan 7, 2017	DEN	106	OKC	121	-7.5	OKC	220.5	O	OKC	DEN	OKC	60	60	40.4	48.3	53	49	9/24	12/36	7	8
Nov 25, 2016	OKC	132	DEN	129	2.5	OKC	215	O	OKC	DEN	OKC	62	63	50.5	47.5	40	51	13/26	12/34	11	10
Apr 5, 2016	OKC	124	DEN	102	9	OKC	217	O	OKC	OKC	OKC	68	51	52.9	42	55	38	15/33	10/30	10	9
Jan 19, 2016	OKC	110	DEN	104	9	DEN	213	O	OKC	OKC	DEN	57	53	42.3	42.2	52	48	6/28	7/20	11	5
Dec 27, 2015	DEN	112	OKC	122	-16.5	DEN	207	O	OKC	OKC	DEN	61	53	48.9	57.8	37	43	9/25	8/15	6	5
Nov 1, 2015	DEN	93	OKC	117	-12.5	OKC	213	U	OKC	OKC	OKC	50	58	38	52.3	35	50	9/26	13/25	8	9
Feb 22, 2015	DEN	94	OKC	119	-8.5	OKC	210	O	OKC	OKC	OKC	42	67	36.1	52.2	42	60	7/27	8/20	13	8

NBA Betting Trends

Denver Nuggets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games
Denver is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Denver is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games on the road
Denver is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Oklahoma City
Denver is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 12 games when playing Oklahoma City
Denver is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Denver is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games
Oklahoma City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Oklahoma City is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games at home
Oklahoma City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Denver
Oklahoma City is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oklahoma City's last 12 games when playing Denver
Oklahoma City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Denver
Oklahoma City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Denver

Team Last 5 Games

Denver Nuggets

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 15, 2017	NOH	117-111	W	-1.5	221.5	W/O	46.00	64.29	16	H
Dec 13, 2017	BOS	118-124	L	6	208	P/O	49.45	73.08	9	A
Dec 12, 2017	DET	103-84	W	6.5	210.5	W/U	50.63	92.86	10	A
Dec 10, 2017	IND	116-126	L	5	217.5	L/O	45.26	81.25	17	A
Dec 8, 2017	ORL	103-89	W	1.5	218	W/U	49.41	81.25	6	A

Oklahoma City Thunder

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 16, 2017	NY	96-111	L	-4.5	202	L/O	42.35	60.00	12	A
Dec 15, 2017	PHI	119-117	W	1.5	213.5	W/O	41.59	52.63	15	A
Dec 13, 2017	IND	100-95	W	-1	214	W/U	40.91	62.50	13	A
Dec 11, 2017	CHR	103-116	L	-7.5	206.5	L/O	41.18	96.00	9	H
Dec 9, 2017	MEM	102-101	W	-4.5	197	L/O	39.13	58.06	12	A

Next up:
Denver home to Minnesota Wednesday, December 20
Oklahoma City home to Utah Wednesday, December 20

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MNF Preview: Falcons and Bucs Toe in up in Tampa

Falcons Look to Keep NFC South Hopes Alive

The Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will meet on Monday Night Football to end Week 15 in the NFL. Raymond James Stadium in Tampa will host these NFC South division rivals. Kick-off is set for 8:30 pm EST and ESPN will have the coverage.

Oddsmakers opened the Falcons as -4.5-point favorites versus the Buccaneers, while the game's total opened at 47.5. The Falcons are 7-point favorites now and the total is up to 49.

For the Falcons it is not complicated. If they  win out in their last three games  they will win the NFC South title. That journey starts tonight on national television against the slumping Tampa Bay Bucs. They then finish the season at the Saints and then at home against the Panthers.

Atlanta is one game behind the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers in the NFC South standings. They put themselves in position by winning four of its last five games. The Falcons are currently the 6th place team in the Playoff structure.

Tampa Looking to Spoil the Postseason for the Falcons

Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 24-21 result against the Detroit Lions on December 10. The Buccaneers failed to cover in that game as a +0-point underdog, while the 45 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Winston has returned for battered Bucs. They are expected to be without star defensive tackle Gerald McCoy after he suffered a biceps injury the Lions.

The Bucs have been one of the NFL's biggest disappointments this year. They failed to build upon last season's 9-7 record. Many thought they would vastly improve, especially with the acquisition of wide receiver DeSean Jackson.

Tampa Bay's defense has struggled finding a pass rush all season. They rank 32nd in the NFL with 17 sacks. Gerald McCoy leads the Bucs with five sacks.

The Bucs had five turnovers against the Lions last week. Three of them by Winston. He threw two interceptions and had one lost fumble. Winston has 53 turnovers in 42 NFL games. The Bucs are 1-10 in games in which Winston throws multiple interceptions.

Controversy surrounds the talented Winston. He has a bum shoulder, is being investigated for sexually assaulting an Uber driver, and now it comes out that his relationship with Coach Dirk Koetter is not very stable.

Winston blames to coach for not supporting him properly when he got injured. He got his Feelz damaged and is walking around Butt-hurt.

Falcons Coming off Extra Rest after Last Thursday's Win Over Saints

Atlanta won its last outing, a 20-17 result against the New Orleans Saints on December 07. The Falcons covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 37 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

The Falcons are receiving some extra rest after defeating the Saints 20-17 last Thursday. They have already beaten Tampa in Atlanta on Nov. 26th. It was  34-20 victory. The Bucs were playing their third consecutive game without injured quarterback Jameis Winston.

The Falcons were explosive in the earlier meeting against the Bucs. Matt Ryan was 26 of 35 for 317 yards and receiver Julio Jones had 12 receptions for 253 yards and two touchdowns.

The season has been schizophrenic with a 3-0 start, followed by three consecutive losses, then a protracted battle back into contention for the division crown and the playoffs.

Atlanta's defense held the Saints to 306 yards, with only 50 rushing the last time the teams met.  They will pose a challenge for Tampa Bay's mistake-prone offense.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Atlanta	8-5	6-7	24.09	20.91	3.18	4-3	2-4	5-8	2-5	3-3
Tampa Bay	4-9	3-9-1	20.27	23.82	-3.55	2-4	1-5-1	7-6	1-5	6-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ATL	15.51	15.39	0.12
TB	17.05	16.61	0.44

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ATL	11.52	9.18	2.34
TB	11.42	11.73	-0.31

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ATL	4.44	4.43	0.01
TB	3.46	4.05	-0.59

Team Records

Atlanta Falcons

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	8-5	4-3	4-2	6-7	4-3	2-4	22.62	20.08	2.54
vs Conf	7-2	4-1	3-1	6-3	4-1	2-2	25.33	19.44	5.89
vs Div	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	17.00	20.00	-3.00
Last 3	2-1	2-1	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	21.00	17.00	4.00

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	4-9	3-3	1-6	3-9-1	2-4	1-5-1	20.31	24.00	-3.69
vs Conf	2-7	2-2	0-5	1-8	1-3	0-5	19.78	25.89	-6.11
vs Div	0-2	0-0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0-2	15.00	32.00	-17.00
Last 3	0-3	0-1	0-2	0-3	0-1	0-2	20.33	28.00	-7.67

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	22.62	16	24.00	22
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	257.67	6	270.17	30
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	102.83	17	72.17	4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	20.31	22	20.08	10
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	246.33	12	209.83	9
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	104.33	20	123.00	24

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Atlanta	5-5	5-5	6-4	29.90	99.00	4.01	37.10	70.62	297.50	396.50	1.50
Tampa Bay	5-5	5-5	6-4	24.20	113.70	4.12	36.40	63.46	238.40	352.10	1.50

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Nov 26, 2017	TB	ATL	20-34	94	279	373	0	148	368	516	1
Nov 3, 2016	ATL	TB	43-28	136	325	461	1	73	323	396	2
Sep 11, 2016	TB	ATL	31-24	90	281	371	1	52	322	374	0
Dec 6, 2015	ATL	TB	19-23	64	255	319	1	166	222	388	2
Nov 1, 2015	TB	ATL	23-20	117	173	290	0	101	395	496	4
Nov 9, 2014	ATL	TB	27-17	110	212	322	0	92	281	373	3
Sep 18, 2014	TB	ATL	14-56	64	153	217	5	144	344	488	4
Nov 17, 2013	ATL	TB	28-41	152	268	420	3	186	224	410	0
Oct 20, 2013	TB	ATL	23-31	111	226	337	1	18	273	291	1
Dec 30, 2012	TB	ATL	22-17	144	222	366	1	65	213	278	0

NFL Betting Trends

Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games
Atlanta is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Atlanta is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Atlanta is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay is 2-9-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games at home
Tampa Bay is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Team Last 5 Games

Atlanta Falcons

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Dec 7, 2017	NO	20-17	W	-2.5/51.5	W/U	132	211	343	50	256	306	2	H
Dec 3, 2017	MIN	9-14	L	-2/48.5	L/U	102	173	275	105	207	312	0	H
Nov 26, 2017	TB	34-20	W	-10/47	W/O	148	368	516	94	279	373	1	H
Nov 20, 2017	SEA	34-31	W	-0/46	W/O	89	190	279	136	224	360	-1	A
Nov 12, 2017	DAL	27-7	W	-3.5/49	W/U	132	204	336	107	126	233	-1	H

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Dec 10, 2017	DET	21-24	L	0/47.5	L/U	133	267	400	53	381	434	2	H
Dec 3, 2017	GB	20-26	L	3/45.5	L/O	165	230	395	199	77	276	0	A
Nov 26, 2017	ATL	20-34	L	10/47	L/O	94	279	373	148	368	516	-1	A
Nov 19, 2017	MIA	30-20	W	-1/44	W/O	53	268	321	83	365	448	-5	A
Nov 12, 2017	NYJ	15-10	W	-1/44	W/U	90	181	271	56	219	275	-1	H

Next up:
Atlanta at New Orleans Sunday, December 24
Tampa Bay at Carolina Sunday, December 24

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Volunteers Host Tar Heels in Sunday NCAA Hoops

Tennessee Volunteers Could Make Statement Win

The 20th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers host the 7th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday afternoon. ESPN has the coverage starting at 5 pm EST.

The Volunteers program has been improving quickly since Rick Barnes was hired. They are ranked again this year and a win today over College Basketball Blue-Blood North Carolina would give the team a early statement win.

Oddsmakers have North Carolina as a 1.5-point road favorite. The total is hovering around 156.

A Tennessee win today would increase their national presence for a program that has not been relevant for a long time.

This marks the first time since Feb. 27, 2010, that two nationally ranked men's teams meet on Tennessee's home court. The Volunteers hadn't been ranked since December 2010.

Today is a chance for North Carolina to build on its recent success. Players continue to blend into bigger roles than they have had in the past. The Tar Heels suit up for the first time in 11 days following a break for exams.

The Volunteers often do well in such settings such as these. Since 1999, Tennessee has won five straight home games against teams that are reigning national champions.

The Tar Heels are 4-7 under coach Roy Williams in non-conference road games against top 20 teams.

Barnes' teams are 6-11 lifetime against North Carolina. This, obviously, counts his time as coach at Clemson and Texas.

Matchups on Both Teams May be the Key

North Carolina has junior forward Luke Maye. He has emerged as one of the top players in the country this season by averaging 19.9 points per game. Tennessee has 6-foot-7 sophomore forward Grant Williams. He is scoring a team-leading 16.1 points per game. This matchup may determine the outcome.

UNC has averaged 93 points per game during its four-game winning streak. North Carolina made a school-record 72.7 percent of its 3-point attempts their a romp past Western Carolina before exam break. They were 16 of 22 from behind the arc.

North Carolina leads the series 9-1. The Tar Heels had to pull out a 73-71 home victory last December by overcoming a 15-point deficit. Joel Berry II didn't play against Tennessee last year because of an ankle injury.

North Carolina is the third of four Atlantic Coast Conference teams that the Volunteers will face during a 30-day stretch. They have already defeated North Carolina State and Georgia Tech. They visit Wake Forest next weekend.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
North Carolina	9-1	6-3	85.00	71.71	13.29	4-0	1-0	6-3	4-0	1-0
Tennessee	7-1	4-2	79.50	64.00	15.5	1-1	1-0	4-2	1-1	1-0

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
UNC	18.29	12.71	1.44
TENN	19.33	13.67	1.41

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
UNC	12.43	29.86	42.29
TENN	13.83	24.00	37.83

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
UNC	46.88	41.36	5.52
TENN	45.90	37.97	7.93

Team Records

North Carolina Tar Heels

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	9-1	6-0	3-1	6-3	4-1	2-2	88.10	71.10	17.00
Last 10	9-1	6-0	3-1	6-3	4-1	2-2	88.10	71.10	17.00
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00

Tennessee Volunteers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	7-1	4-0	3-1	4-2	1-1	3-1	79.38	65.63	13.75
Last 10	7-1	4-0	3-1	4-2	1-1	3-1	79.38	65.63	13.75
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	88.10	17	65.63	60
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	78.25	55	59.25	27
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	44.50	3	31.75	78
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	79.38	77	71.10	142
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	84.25	74	69.50	57
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	37.00	161	34.25	88

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
North Carolina	3-0	2-1	2-1	89.33	47.67	50.81	40.33	16/44	6.33
Tennessee	0-3	1-2	2-1	79.67	36.67	43.92	28.33	29/71	9.33

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Dec 11, 2016	TENN	71	UNC	73	-19	TENN	157.5	U	TENN	UNC	TENN	44	36	51.9	39.7	32	41	3/13	2/17	5	7
Nov 24, 2006	TENN	87	UNC	101	-9	UNC	165.5	O	UNC	UNC	TENN	35	56	38.4	57.4	27	48	15/31	6/11	10	6
Nov 23, 2004	UNC	94	TENN	81	10	UNC	151	O	UNC	UNC	TENN	51	31	58.8	43.5	32	26	8/16	11/27	6	13
Mar 24, 2000	UNC	74	TENN	69	-1.5	UNC	138.5	O		Push	Push			0	0	0	0	/	/

NCAA Basketball Betting Trends

North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
North Carolina is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games
North Carolina is 8-16 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
North Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina's last 6 games on the road

Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tennessee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee's last 6 games
Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Team Last 5 Games

North Carolina Tar Heels

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 6, 2017	W.CAR	104-61	W	-32	154.5	W/O	56.92	66.67	16	H
Dec 3, 2017	TULAN	97-73	W	-20	159	W/O	65.52	55.17	5	H
Dec 1, 2017	DAVID	85-75	W	-11	160.5	L/U	47.06	69.57	5	A
Nov 29, 2017	MICH	86-71	W	-9	145.5	W/O	54.84	68.75	7	H
Nov 26, 2017	MICHS	45-63	L	2	156	L/U	24.59	58.33	1	A

Tennessee Volunteers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 9, 2017	LIPSC	81-71	W	-17.5	155	L/U	42.37	80.00	7	H
Dec 3, 2017	GATEC	77-70	W	-5.5	129.5	W/O	43.40	85.19	8	A
Nov 29, 2017	MERCR	84-60	W	-11.5	138	W/O	55.56	78.57	13	H
Nov 24, 2017	NCST	67-58	W	-6.5	151	W/U	37.74	67.86	8	A
Nov 23, 2017	VILLA	76-85	L	8	142.5	L/O	45.31	63.16	6	A

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