[jm8122]

Was there a trend for teams coming back from all star? I think last season teams came out flat not scoring much, low scoring games for a week if i remember correctly from last year

[Beniphone]

Anyone else got any thoughts on this? I can see New Orleans coming back "inspired"

[Mucak77]

I ve read some article that says about 59% over in the last 3 seasons..
I think i ll stay away for some days because this season the avg totals are very high as
the books adjust to fast pace/no defense..

[jm8122]

I ve read some article that says about 59% over in the last 3 seasons..
I think i ll stay away for some days because this season the avg totals are very high as
the books adjust to fast pace/no defense..

From blankets....



Over the last three years, the 30 NBA teams have combined to post an Over/Under record of 54-35-1 (.606) to the Over in their first game back off the All-Star break.

Here’s a look at how each NBA franchise has fared in regards to the Las Vegas total in its first game back from the All-Star break over the last three seasons:

NBA Over/Under results in first game following All-Star break 2014-2016

*Note: The following records list the “Over” first and “Under” second.

Atlanta Hawks: 2-1
Boston Celtics: 2-1
Brooklyn Nets: 3-0
Charlotte Hornets: 2-1
Chicago Bulls: 1-2
Cleveland Cavaliers: 1-2
Dallas Mavericks: 2-1
Denver Nuggets: 2-1
Detroit Pistons: 1-2
Golden State Warriors: 1-2
Houston Rockets: 2-1
Indiana Pacers: 2-1
Los Angeles Clippers: 2-1
Los Angeles Lakers: 3-0
Memphis Grizzlies: 2-1
Miami Heat: 3-0
Milwaukee Bucks: 1-2
Minnesota Timberwolves: 2-0-1
New Orleans Pelicans: 1-2
New York Knicks: 3-0
Oklahoma City Thunder: 0-3
Orlando Magic: 2-1
Philadelphia 76ers: 2-1
Phoenix Suns: 3-0
Portland Trail Blazers: 2-1
Sacramento Kings: 2-1
San Antonio Spurs: 2-1
Toronto Raptors: 1-2
Utah Jazz: 1-2
Washington Wizards: 1-2



Additionally, this profitable trend isn’t limited to only the first game off the All-Star break. If we extend our sample size from “first game” to “first week” off the break over the last three years, we get a record of 89 Overs, 69 Unders and two Pushes, good for an Over covering percentage of 56.3 percent.

Broken down by season, the overall Over/Under record for every NBA game played in first seven days following All-Star weekend looks like this:

2013-2014: 32 overs, 21 unders, 1 push
2014-2015: 24 overs, 28 unders, 1 push
2015-2016: 33 overs, 20 unders

All for a grand total record of 89-69-2 to the Over (.563).

Here’s a look at how that information breaks down by team over the last three seasons:

NBA Over/Under results in first week following All-Star break 2014-2016

*Note: The following records list the “Over” first and “Under” second.

Atlanta Hawks: 6-4
Boston Celtics: 10-2
Brooklyn Nets: 7-3
Charlotte Hornets: 6-5
Chicago Bulls: 7-5
Cleveland Cavaliers: 2-10
Dallas Mavericks: 7-5
Denver Nuggets: 6-6
Detroit Pistons: 6-1
Golden State Warriors: 4-9
Houston Rockets: 7-4
Indiana Pacers: 6-4-1
Los Angeles Clippers: 6-6
Los Angeles Lakers: 9-2
Memphis Grizzlies: 6-5
Miami Heat: 7-4
Milwaukee Bucks: 6-6
Minnesota Timberwolves: 6-4-1
New Orleans Pelicans: 7-5
New York Knicks: 9-3
Oklahoma City Thunder: 6-5
Orlando Magic: 8-3
Philadelphia 76ers: 9-2
Phoenix Suns: 9-4
Portland Trail Blazers: 6-5
Sacramento Kings: 6-3
San Antonio Spurs: 6-5
Toronto Raptors: 6-6
Utah Jazz: 7-4
Washington Wizards: 5-7-1

[gojetsgomoxies]

good stuff........ but notice that cleveland and GSW, which have huge stars and are different than virtually all other teams, are very very UNDER following the break. tired, unmotivated players? and conversely, some historical crappy teams are big OVERs.

edit: wow, i missed a bunch more. tons of young, crappy teams on the OVER - boston might even qualify historically. obviously not today..... and then gsw/cleveland with the massive UNDER plays