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The Pacers were able to rest their starters vs the Magic in their last game. None of their three front court players made it to 27 minutes of PT. This has been a positive indicator for the Pacers, as they are 12-0-1 ATS since the start of the 2012 season off a home game in which Paul George played less than 30 minutes and took at least five shots. The SDQL text is:
Pacers:George Hill:p:minutes<30 and p:H and George Hill:p:FGA>=5 and season>=2012
To see the game listing for the above situation, paste the above SDQL text into the query box at:
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and then click the SDQL! button. You can see that the average ATS margin is a healthy plus 10.4 ppg.
You may or may not want to consider this trend in past performance when handicapping the Hawks - Pacers game today.
The NBA Query of the Day will be posted by noon EST every day until the end of the regular season.
BOL to all.
Dr M.
Note: The SDQL has given us a significant advantage over the linesmakers, as we are now 57-22-2 in the NBA since New Year's Eve and we are 32-15 this season on our NBA Triple-Dime plays -- really.