Well I will have to just lay off of the Boston -6. The public is all over it and everybody on here is all over it. I just can not play a game with this many people loading up on it.
Largest Play San Antonio Spurs (+2.5) vs Dallas Mavericks
I am not sold on the thought that the Mavericks have totally figured things out. They are a much better team at home yes, but after a loss against OKC they have to come back home to play the Spurs. The Spurs intimidate this Mavericks team who only have beat the Spurs once in the last 6 matchups. Now they are favored against a team they struggle against? I just don't get that next we look at how good the Spurs have been when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season going a nice 8-3 ATS, 19-8 ATS versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game, and a pretty decent 18-12 ATS on the road. The Mavericks have a lot of work to do to prove to me they are a different team than the one that lost to this Spurs team by 17 just two weeks ago. Taking the Spurs here as I see them rolling.
San Antonio Spurs (+2.5)
2nd Largest Play Atlanta Hawks (pk) vs New York Knicks
Nate Robinson is supposed to sit out this game which hurts them when Duhon is not on the court. The Hawks have had 4 straight ATS covers, and granted they are only 2-2 SU during those 4 games in the 2 losses they barely lost. Against Denver they lost by 1 and against the Cavs they lost by 1 point with the way the Knicks play defense it will be no problem for them to lock down on D in the 4th quarter and get the win by playing tough physical defense something that the Knicks can not do to them. The Knicks have covered just once in their last 5 games and showed their lack of dicipline as they let Wade lead the Heat from a 15 point defecit in the 4th quarter come back to win the game.
Atlanta Hawks (pk)
3rd Strongest Play Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz (-8.5)
Both these teams are playing great basketball right now. Utah though has been the better team overal and for gamblers. During the second half of the season the Jazz are 10-2 ATS, 20-12 ATS in all of their home games, and over the last three seasons they are a good 6-3 ATS when playing at home against the Rockets. I see revenge being a big factor here due to the fact that the Jazz lost by 9 on the road to Houston in Januarary. The Jazz have been playing much better ball since then and have finally started to get healthy. Houston is coming off a 10 point win last night against the Raptors, but that game was much closer than the final score shows. It was a ball game until halfway through the 4th quarter. Tired legs are going to be a problem in this game for Houston late.
Utah Jazz (-8.5)
Largest Play San Antonio Spurs (+2.5) vs Dallas Mavericks
I am not sold on the thought that the Mavericks have totally figured things out. They are a much better team at home yes, but after a loss against OKC they have to come back home to play the Spurs. The Spurs intimidate this Mavericks team who only have beat the Spurs once in the last 6 matchups. Now they are favored against a team they struggle against? I just don't get that next we look at how good the Spurs have been when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season going a nice 8-3 ATS, 19-8 ATS versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game, and a pretty decent 18-12 ATS on the road. The Mavericks have a lot of work to do to prove to me they are a different team than the one that lost to this Spurs team by 17 just two weeks ago. Taking the Spurs here as I see them rolling.
San Antonio Spurs (+2.5)
2nd Largest Play Atlanta Hawks (pk) vs New York Knicks
Nate Robinson is supposed to sit out this game which hurts them when Duhon is not on the court. The Hawks have had 4 straight ATS covers, and granted they are only 2-2 SU during those 4 games in the 2 losses they barely lost. Against Denver they lost by 1 and against the Cavs they lost by 1 point with the way the Knicks play defense it will be no problem for them to lock down on D in the 4th quarter and get the win by playing tough physical defense something that the Knicks can not do to them. The Knicks have covered just once in their last 5 games and showed their lack of dicipline as they let Wade lead the Heat from a 15 point defecit in the 4th quarter come back to win the game.
Atlanta Hawks (pk)
3rd Strongest Play Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz (-8.5)
Both these teams are playing great basketball right now. Utah though has been the better team overal and for gamblers. During the second half of the season the Jazz are 10-2 ATS, 20-12 ATS in all of their home games, and over the last three seasons they are a good 6-3 ATS when playing at home against the Rockets. I see revenge being a big factor here due to the fact that the Jazz lost by 9 on the road to Houston in Januarary. The Jazz have been playing much better ball since then and have finally started to get healthy. Houston is coming off a 10 point win last night against the Raptors, but that game was much closer than the final score shows. It was a ball game until halfway through the 4th quarter. Tired legs are going to be a problem in this game for Houston late.
Utah Jazz (-8.5)
plays as well