On Thursday the NBA Game 5 Power system play is on the Spurs. Game 520 at 9:05 eastern. The Winner in this series has covered 16 of the last 17 in the series. Looking at the historical grid below we see that game 5 home teams are 15-6 all time in this round if the home team has won the first 4 games. However, there are other system that apply that lead us to back San Antonio. Conference home favorites with 1 day of rest are 11-0 with 10 spread wins since 1995 if they lost and failed to cover by 7 or more points and scored 90 or more as a road dog of 4 or less and are playing an opponent off a home favored win and cover at -4 or less and scored 100 or more with 15 or less turnovers. If these home teams are -4 or less they have covered every time. OKC has held the Spurs under 40% from the field in back to back games, just the second time all season that has happened. The Spurs won and cover the only other time that happened. The Spurs have covered 7 of 10 as a home favorites from -3.5 to -6 and are 24-6 after allowing 105 or more points. Another playoff system is to play on winning home favorites of 4 or more off a road loss of 9 or more vs a .680 or better opponent off a home win of 9 or more. That one cranks out top play winners year in and year out. Look for the Spurs to win an d cover the small line.






HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Tied WWLL @ HHVV:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team tied WWLL with site order HHVV (San Antonio) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2014 NHL and NBA Quarterfinals rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 107-44 (.709)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 30-11 (.732)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 52-12 (.813)
series record, NBA only, Semifinals round: 17-4 (.810)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 103-48 (.682)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 26-15 (.634)
Game 5 record, NBA only, all rounds: 47-17 (.734)
Game 5 record, NBA only, Semifinals round: 15-6 (.714)







In the NHL. The Game 6 Eastern Conference Semifinals selection is on the NY. Rangers. Game 22 at 8:05 eastern. As seen below in the Historical grid. Home teams in game of the Semi Finals Round are 4-0 if they are up 3-2 and off a road loss, if they won the first 2 games on the road and lost game 3 at home and won game 4 at home. The Rangers will look to rebound off a tough loss in Montreal that saw them allow 7 goals. The Rangers even had to pull Goalie Henrick Lundquist after Montreal took a 4-1 lead. The Rangers tied it up at 4-4 but were unable to sustain the Momentum. New York will look to make the cup on their home ice and not have to extend this series to a game 7 in Montreal. Look for the Rangers to get it done.