BetCrimes1984
CTG Big Brother
A couple of days back I posted some unusual stat streaks the playoffs had coughed up, with an eye for their ending and duly enough almost all of them did. That wasn't the only day I've noted such streaks, but a great deal of them are pertinent more for live betting than pre-game bets, and since to post them in the in-game would be to see them lost amongst the back-pages soon enough, I've decided to create a thread for them so the streaks that do survive don't become lost, but can be readily tracked for future application.
OK, enough of the BS preamble, here are some streaks, some of which will almost all but certainly end at some point in 1 of Thursday's 2 games.
Overall Playoff Trends
(1) The last 3 playoff games have seen the road team fail to win any 1h Q
This has only happened twice previously in these playoffs. On both previous occasions the streak ended at 3 games, and on both occasions the road team won the 1Q to do so. Both times the streak ending games were from the Boston/Chicago series (G2 & 3), so once again Boston has the potential to be involved in the streak ending result since they're obv. involved with the next playoff game on tap. Of course there's no reason to think Washington can't win (or tie) both periods thus keeping the streak alive, but of course that would lead to it coming down to the Jazz ending the streak, which I think we can all agree is no sure thing. It's quite possible this road team 1h futility streak survives Thursday's contests given the nature of each game.
Stats of note: In these playoffs the road team has won 6 of Boston's 8 x 1Q played, and the road team has won 7 of Washington's 8 x 1Q played.
(2) No road team has scored 90 pts or fewer for 28 games
This streak might not strike many on the surface as being unusually long, after all these are meant to be the better teams in the league given it's the playoffs and this is the 'new' higher scoring NBA. But even so, in the first 21 playoff games road teams scored 90 pts or fewer on 6 occasions, making for a ratio of one such occurrence every 3.5 games.
Stats of note: Utah has put up scores of 94 pts & 91 pts in their 2 road losses to date, so they're certainly a candidate to end this streak Thursday; and Boston's spot looks a definite flat one for them, they might just have that type of game where things get out of hand and scoring in the 2nd half dries up on the back of a long dead contest (a result which would dovetail with the fact Washington is 'due' an Under regression after cashing all 9 1h+2h+FG Overs in their L3 games).
(3) 1h totals are 6-0 to Over L6 games, and 21-10 to Over L31 games
These results are even across the conferences: 10-5 to Over for the EC & 11-5 to Over for the WC. Neither total result for either 1h or 2h has seen a 7-0 run in these playoffs: we've had one 6-0 run (2h Overs) & one 5-0 run (1h Overs) previously, then a number of 4-0 or 3-0 runs for both totals in both halves. Nothing says this streak can't reach 7 straight obv., but the previous results show we're nearing the ceiling for its continuance. I'd be surprised (but not shocked, given the slated games) if we ended Thursday with it still alive at 8-0.
Stats of note: Boston went 5-1 to Under for the 1h against Chicago, but has yet to record a 1h Under w/Washington. Washington has gone 3-0 to Under in their 3 home 1h thus far in the playoffs.
Individual Team Trends
(1) The home team has led at half-time in only 1 of Boston's 8 games so far, the lowest percentage for such a result for any playoff team (eliminated or still playing)
Given game 3 between Wash & Bos has all the hallmarks of your typical down spot for the road team, and the fact Washington seems to specialise in leading at the half (having done so in 4 straight games & 5 of 7), makes it hard to see Boston heading back home for game 5 with this 1h SU result category still sporting only that solitary home result. if Wash don't manage the feat here, then surely they do in game 4 (about the only scenario I don't see it happening in, is if the Celts beat the Wiz silly in game 3 and the Wiz then just come out flat & beaten for game 4).
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Edit: 4 out of 4 trends listed ended.
OK, enough of the BS preamble, here are some streaks, some of which will almost all but certainly end at some point in 1 of Thursday's 2 games.
Overall Playoff Trends
(1) The last 3 playoff games have seen the road team fail to win any 1h Q
This has only happened twice previously in these playoffs. On both previous occasions the streak ended at 3 games, and on both occasions the road team won the 1Q to do so. Both times the streak ending games were from the Boston/Chicago series (G2 & 3), so once again Boston has the potential to be involved in the streak ending result since they're obv. involved with the next playoff game on tap. Of course there's no reason to think Washington can't win (or tie) both periods thus keeping the streak alive, but of course that would lead to it coming down to the Jazz ending the streak, which I think we can all agree is no sure thing. It's quite possible this road team 1h futility streak survives Thursday's contests given the nature of each game.
Stats of note: In these playoffs the road team has won 6 of Boston's 8 x 1Q played, and the road team has won 7 of Washington's 8 x 1Q played.
(2) No road team has scored 90 pts or fewer for 28 games
This streak might not strike many on the surface as being unusually long, after all these are meant to be the better teams in the league given it's the playoffs and this is the 'new' higher scoring NBA. But even so, in the first 21 playoff games road teams scored 90 pts or fewer on 6 occasions, making for a ratio of one such occurrence every 3.5 games.
Stats of note: Utah has put up scores of 94 pts & 91 pts in their 2 road losses to date, so they're certainly a candidate to end this streak Thursday; and Boston's spot looks a definite flat one for them, they might just have that type of game where things get out of hand and scoring in the 2nd half dries up on the back of a long dead contest (a result which would dovetail with the fact Washington is 'due' an Under regression after cashing all 9 1h+2h+FG Overs in their L3 games).
(3) 1h totals are 6-0 to Over L6 games, and 21-10 to Over L31 games
These results are even across the conferences: 10-5 to Over for the EC & 11-5 to Over for the WC. Neither total result for either 1h or 2h has seen a 7-0 run in these playoffs: we've had one 6-0 run (2h Overs) & one 5-0 run (1h Overs) previously, then a number of 4-0 or 3-0 runs for both totals in both halves. Nothing says this streak can't reach 7 straight obv., but the previous results show we're nearing the ceiling for its continuance. I'd be surprised (but not shocked, given the slated games) if we ended Thursday with it still alive at 8-0.
Stats of note: Boston went 5-1 to Under for the 1h against Chicago, but has yet to record a 1h Under w/Washington. Washington has gone 3-0 to Under in their 3 home 1h thus far in the playoffs.
Individual Team Trends
(1) The home team has led at half-time in only 1 of Boston's 8 games so far, the lowest percentage for such a result for any playoff team (eliminated or still playing)
Given game 3 between Wash & Bos has all the hallmarks of your typical down spot for the road team, and the fact Washington seems to specialise in leading at the half (having done so in 4 straight games & 5 of 7), makes it hard to see Boston heading back home for game 5 with this 1h SU result category still sporting only that solitary home result. if Wash don't manage the feat here, then surely they do in game 4 (about the only scenario I don't see it happening in, is if the Celts beat the Wiz silly in game 3 and the Wiz then just come out flat & beaten for game 4).
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Edit: 4 out of 4 trends listed ended.