The second season in the NBA tips off on Saturday, with the leagues top 16 teams doing battle for as many as 89 games to determine a champion. The Lakers weathered an injury plagued regular season to garner the Western Conference?s 3rd seed in search of their third straight title. Surprising New Jersey and high octane Sacramento earned the top seeds. Some frequent playoff participants like New York, Miami, and Milwaukee failed to even qualify. So, what will this year?s playoffs bring? Wish we all knew, but maybe we can gain an advantage by analyzing some performance records and trends from recent playoffs, those since ?96.
TEAM ATS RECORD OVERS UNDERS
Charlotte 13-13 (50%) 11 14
Dallas 4-6 (40%) 5 5
Detroit 6-7 (46%) 3 10
Indiana 31-23 (57%) 31 23
LA Lakers 37-30 (55%) 34 35
Minnesota 10-10 (50%) 7 13
New Jersey 2-1 (67%) 1 2
Orlando 5-8 (38%) 8 5
Philadelphia 20-21 (49%) 21 19
Portland 19-20 (49%) 16 23
Sacramento 11-6 (65%) 7 11
San Antonio 24-19 (56%) 19 22
Seattle 11-15 (42%) 14 12
Toronto 10-5 (67%) 9 6
Utah 32-34 (48%) 18 47
SEED # ATS RECORD OVERS UNDERS
#1 Seeds 92-91 (50%) 72 111
#2 Seeds 65-57 (53%) 55 64
#3 Seeds 49-57 (46%) 55 54
#4 Seeds 26-34 (43%) 22 37
#5 Seeds 38-36 (51%) 34 39
#6 Seeds 27-18 (60%) 25 19
#7 Seeds 18-31 (37%) 27 20
#8 Seeds 34-25 (58%) 22 36
TOP TRENDS (all records noted are Against the Spread
ORLANDO is 5-8, (38%) in the first round of the playoffs
PORTLAND is 7-11, (39%) in the first round of the playoffs
PHILADELPHIA is 8-4, (67%) in the first round of the playoffs
SACRAMENTO is 10-4, (71%) in the first round of the playoffs
DALLAS is 1-4, (20%) in the second round of the playoffs
SEATTLE is 3-8, (27%) in the second round of the playoffs
PORTLAND is 7-4, (64%) in the second round of the playoffs
INDIANA is 10-5, (67%) in the second round of the playoffs
SAN ANTONIO is 10-4, (71%) in the second round of the playoffs
TORONTO is 5-2, (71%) in the second round of the playoffs
SAN ANTONIO is 2-6, (25%) in the conference finals
UTAH is 8-2, (80%) in the conference finals
PHILADELPHIA is 2-3, (40%) in the finals
LA LAKERS is 5-6, (45%) in the finals
SAN ANTONIO is 3-2, (60%) in the finals
INDIANA is 4-2, (67%) in the finals
LA LAKERS is 6-7, (46%) as a # 3 seed in the playoffs
CHARLOTTE is 6-7, (46%) as a # 4 seed in the playoffs
PHILADELPHIA is 5-1, (83%) as a # 6 seed in the playoffs
PORTLAND is 2-2, (50%) as a # 6 seed in the playoffs
SEATTLE is 3-2, (60%) as a # 7 seed in the playoffs
INDIANA is 2-2, (50%) as a # 8 seed in the playoffs
SAN ANTONIO is 6-3, (67%) when attempting to close out a playoff series
SACRAMENTO is 3-1, (75%) when attempting to close out a playoff series
SEATTLE is 3-0, (100%) when attempting to close out a playoff series
TORONTO is 2-0, (100%) when attempting to close out a playoff series
LA LAKERS is 22-14, (61%) when leading in a playoff series
SAN ANTONIO is 13-8, (62%) when leading in a playoff series
CHARLOTTE is 4-2, (67%) when leading in a playoff series
SACRAMENTO is 2-0, (100%) when leading in a playoff series
DALLAS is 2-5, (29%) when trailing in a playoff series
SAN ANTONIO is 3-6, (33%) when trailing in a playoff series
DETROIT is 4-2, (67%) when trailing in a playoff series
INDIANA is 8-4, (67%) when trailing in a playoff series
TORONTO is 4-1, (80%) when trailing in a playoff series
SAN ANTONIO is 0-3, (0%) when facing elimination in a playoff series
TORONTO is 4-1, (80%) when facing elimination in a playoff series
TEAM ATS RECORD OVERS UNDERS
Charlotte 13-13 (50%) 11 14
Dallas 4-6 (40%) 5 5
Detroit 6-7 (46%) 3 10
Indiana 31-23 (57%) 31 23
LA Lakers 37-30 (55%) 34 35
Minnesota 10-10 (50%) 7 13
New Jersey 2-1 (67%) 1 2
Orlando 5-8 (38%) 8 5
Philadelphia 20-21 (49%) 21 19
Portland 19-20 (49%) 16 23
Sacramento 11-6 (65%) 7 11
San Antonio 24-19 (56%) 19 22
Seattle 11-15 (42%) 14 12
Toronto 10-5 (67%) 9 6
Utah 32-34 (48%) 18 47
SEED # ATS RECORD OVERS UNDERS
#1 Seeds 92-91 (50%) 72 111
#2 Seeds 65-57 (53%) 55 64
#3 Seeds 49-57 (46%) 55 54
#4 Seeds 26-34 (43%) 22 37
#5 Seeds 38-36 (51%) 34 39
#6 Seeds 27-18 (60%) 25 19
#7 Seeds 18-31 (37%) 27 20
#8 Seeds 34-25 (58%) 22 36
TOP TRENDS (all records noted are Against the Spread
ORLANDO is 5-8, (38%) in the first round of the playoffs
PORTLAND is 7-11, (39%) in the first round of the playoffs
PHILADELPHIA is 8-4, (67%) in the first round of the playoffs
SACRAMENTO is 10-4, (71%) in the first round of the playoffs
DALLAS is 1-4, (20%) in the second round of the playoffs
SEATTLE is 3-8, (27%) in the second round of the playoffs
PORTLAND is 7-4, (64%) in the second round of the playoffs
INDIANA is 10-5, (67%) in the second round of the playoffs
SAN ANTONIO is 10-4, (71%) in the second round of the playoffs
TORONTO is 5-2, (71%) in the second round of the playoffs
SAN ANTONIO is 2-6, (25%) in the conference finals
UTAH is 8-2, (80%) in the conference finals
PHILADELPHIA is 2-3, (40%) in the finals
LA LAKERS is 5-6, (45%) in the finals
SAN ANTONIO is 3-2, (60%) in the finals
INDIANA is 4-2, (67%) in the finals
LA LAKERS is 6-7, (46%) as a # 3 seed in the playoffs
CHARLOTTE is 6-7, (46%) as a # 4 seed in the playoffs
PHILADELPHIA is 5-1, (83%) as a # 6 seed in the playoffs
PORTLAND is 2-2, (50%) as a # 6 seed in the playoffs
SEATTLE is 3-2, (60%) as a # 7 seed in the playoffs
INDIANA is 2-2, (50%) as a # 8 seed in the playoffs
SAN ANTONIO is 6-3, (67%) when attempting to close out a playoff series
SACRAMENTO is 3-1, (75%) when attempting to close out a playoff series
SEATTLE is 3-0, (100%) when attempting to close out a playoff series
TORONTO is 2-0, (100%) when attempting to close out a playoff series
LA LAKERS is 22-14, (61%) when leading in a playoff series
SAN ANTONIO is 13-8, (62%) when leading in a playoff series
CHARLOTTE is 4-2, (67%) when leading in a playoff series
SACRAMENTO is 2-0, (100%) when leading in a playoff series
DALLAS is 2-5, (29%) when trailing in a playoff series
SAN ANTONIO is 3-6, (33%) when trailing in a playoff series
DETROIT is 4-2, (67%) when trailing in a playoff series
INDIANA is 8-4, (67%) when trailing in a playoff series
TORONTO is 4-1, (80%) when trailing in a playoff series
SAN ANTONIO is 0-3, (0%) when facing elimination in a playoff series
TORONTO is 4-1, (80%) when facing elimination in a playoff series
