NBA knowledge
Hot teams
— Bucks won/covered five of their last seven games (3-1AU).
— Miami won last three games, by 20-1-13 points (4-2HF).
— Cleveland won eight of its last nine games (0-3AF).
— New York is 3-2 in last five games, covering last four (1-2HF). Hornets won five of their last seven games (3-2AU).
— Nuggets won three of last four games (3-2AU).
— 11-0 Warriors covered three of last four games (3-3HF).

Cold teams
— Washington lost three of its last four games (1-1HF).
— Hawks lost three of their last four games (2-1-1AF). Brooklyn lost nine of first ten games, but covered last three.
— Minnesota lost its last four games (5-0AU).
— Pistons lost their last four games (1-0HU).
— Pelicans lost nine of their first ten games (2-8 vs spread).
— Toronto lost four of its last six games (2-1AU).

Series records
— Wizards won five of last six games with Milwaukee.
— Nets lost eight of their last ten games with Atlanta.
— Heat won eight of its last ten games with Minnesota.
— Cavaliers won six of last seven games with Detroit.
— Knicks lost last four games with Charlotte (3-1 vs spread).
— Pelicans lost four of last five games with Denver.
— Golden State won/covered eight of last ten with Toronto.

Totals
— Six of eight Washington games went over the total.
— Five of last six Brooklyn games stayed under total.
— Seven of last eight Miami games stayed under.
— Eight of ten Detroit games stayed under total.
— Seven of last eight New York games stayed under.
— Seven of ten New Orleans games stayed under total.
— Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Toronto games.