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Charlotte at New Orleans
Pick: Charlotte -1
Charlotte currently lie seventh in the Eastern conference, and are on the verge of clinching their franchise’s first playoff berth. Although Charlotte have never beaten the Hornets on the road, this bobcat team is a lot better and hungrier than past seasons. The Bobcats played the Hawks yesterday in a 109-100 win, a game which was won in the first half. So tired legs I feel will not be a factor. Even so the bobcats are 14-6-1 ATS on back to back games. Charlotte took advantage of Atlanta’s injury problems and tonight I feel the will take advantage of a Hornets team who are struggling to find and sort of rhythm. In their last game they shot 39.8% against New Jersey in a 115-87 loss. Now they face one of the best defensive teams in the NBA, keeping teams to an average of 93.8. The bobcats have had the problems scoring on the road but they are facing a Hornets team which are allowing 105.8 points in its last six games. The Bobcats are missing Theo Ratliff for this game who is attending his grandmother’s funeral. But I feel this will provide added motivation for the Bobcats to get the win and cover the spread in doing so.
Utah at Houston
Pick : Utah – 3.5
Utah currently lie second in the Western conference after a tough overtime win (140-139) against Oklahoma. It was a very important win as Utah are fully aware that a couple of bad results could see them drop from 2nd to 5th in the Western conference and lose home court advantage in the playoffs. Considering how good Utah are at home, this would be a huge blow. So although Utah played yesterday I believe the importance of this game will cancel out any tiredness from last nights game. The Rockets also had a game last night in which they won 113-103 against the Memphis. The problem is playing back to back games when you have nothing to play for, can be hard due to the lack of motivation. This is show by the Rockets poor 5-14 ATS record on B2B games. Deron Williams is coming off one of his best games with a career high 42 points. And as he tends to play well against the Rockets who are giving up 112.6 in their last 5 games, I expect a similar performance. With Utah also clicking at the offensive end, with an average of 112.0 in their last 20 games. I believe Utah will win and cover securing their third straight win over the Rockets.
Philadelphia at Miami
Pick: Miami – 10.5
Miami currently lie 6th in the Eastern conference and have already qualified for the playoffs. They are looking to get some momentum going into the playoffs, and are doing so looking to get their 9th consecutive win against a team which right now are a mess. The coach is not happy with the player’s performances and commitment and the players are not happy with the coach. In their last game in which was a 124-103 home loss to the Detroit pistons, Brand and Dalembert (Two of their starters) played just 12 minutes, with Andre Iguodala playing just 28 minutes, although may he have been struggling with a foot injury in which a B2B will not help. Philadelphia let the Pistons shoot 62.7% and if they take that sort of defense with them to Miami, who have not struggled to score against them, it could get very ugly. Miami are also boosted with the return from injury of Jermaine O’Neal who can provide some easy points in the paint against a team who has given up an average 112.8 points in its last 5 games and may be done for the season.
Portland at L.A. Clippers
Pick: Portland -8.5
Portland have already qualified for the playoffs and currently lie 8th in the Western conference. They are only 1 game behind San Antonio in 6th place, and even though they have had some success against the LA Lakers who will probably finish 1st, am sure they would rather avoid that match up. With that added motivation and a three day rest, they will look to make light work off the clippers in what is one of their easiest remaining games. Portland play well away from home, winning 10 of the last 14 and are 21-14-1 ATS on the road. The Clippers have beaten Portland at home this year (105-95) but with only 2 of their current starters playing in that game due to injuries’, and Brandon Roy finishing with 6 points, that score line will be a lot different. Portland avoided a letdown in their last game and with each remaining game so important I am sure they will make sure the clippers have no chance. Portlands only problem is getting their bench more involved in the scoring, but against a team that has allowed 110.6 in their last 5 games, they should have no troubles in doing so.
PS - Sorry for any spelling or grammar errors I was in a hurry
Charlotte at New Orleans
Pick: Charlotte -1
Charlotte currently lie seventh in the Eastern conference, and are on the verge of clinching their franchise’s first playoff berth. Although Charlotte have never beaten the Hornets on the road, this bobcat team is a lot better and hungrier than past seasons. The Bobcats played the Hawks yesterday in a 109-100 win, a game which was won in the first half. So tired legs I feel will not be a factor. Even so the bobcats are 14-6-1 ATS on back to back games. Charlotte took advantage of Atlanta’s injury problems and tonight I feel the will take advantage of a Hornets team who are struggling to find and sort of rhythm. In their last game they shot 39.8% against New Jersey in a 115-87 loss. Now they face one of the best defensive teams in the NBA, keeping teams to an average of 93.8. The bobcats have had the problems scoring on the road but they are facing a Hornets team which are allowing 105.8 points in its last six games. The Bobcats are missing Theo Ratliff for this game who is attending his grandmother’s funeral. But I feel this will provide added motivation for the Bobcats to get the win and cover the spread in doing so.
Utah at Houston
Pick : Utah – 3.5
Utah currently lie second in the Western conference after a tough overtime win (140-139) against Oklahoma. It was a very important win as Utah are fully aware that a couple of bad results could see them drop from 2nd to 5th in the Western conference and lose home court advantage in the playoffs. Considering how good Utah are at home, this would be a huge blow. So although Utah played yesterday I believe the importance of this game will cancel out any tiredness from last nights game. The Rockets also had a game last night in which they won 113-103 against the Memphis. The problem is playing back to back games when you have nothing to play for, can be hard due to the lack of motivation. This is show by the Rockets poor 5-14 ATS record on B2B games. Deron Williams is coming off one of his best games with a career high 42 points. And as he tends to play well against the Rockets who are giving up 112.6 in their last 5 games, I expect a similar performance. With Utah also clicking at the offensive end, with an average of 112.0 in their last 20 games. I believe Utah will win and cover securing their third straight win over the Rockets.
Philadelphia at Miami
Pick: Miami – 10.5
Miami currently lie 6th in the Eastern conference and have already qualified for the playoffs. They are looking to get some momentum going into the playoffs, and are doing so looking to get their 9th consecutive win against a team which right now are a mess. The coach is not happy with the player’s performances and commitment and the players are not happy with the coach. In their last game in which was a 124-103 home loss to the Detroit pistons, Brand and Dalembert (Two of their starters) played just 12 minutes, with Andre Iguodala playing just 28 minutes, although may he have been struggling with a foot injury in which a B2B will not help. Philadelphia let the Pistons shoot 62.7% and if they take that sort of defense with them to Miami, who have not struggled to score against them, it could get very ugly. Miami are also boosted with the return from injury of Jermaine O’Neal who can provide some easy points in the paint against a team who has given up an average 112.8 points in its last 5 games and may be done for the season.
Portland at L.A. Clippers
Pick: Portland -8.5
Portland have already qualified for the playoffs and currently lie 8th in the Western conference. They are only 1 game behind San Antonio in 6th place, and even though they have had some success against the LA Lakers who will probably finish 1st, am sure they would rather avoid that match up. With that added motivation and a three day rest, they will look to make light work off the clippers in what is one of their easiest remaining games. Portland play well away from home, winning 10 of the last 14 and are 21-14-1 ATS on the road. The Clippers have beaten Portland at home this year (105-95) but with only 2 of their current starters playing in that game due to injuries’, and Brandon Roy finishing with 6 points, that score line will be a lot different. Portland avoided a letdown in their last game and with each remaining game so important I am sure they will make sure the clippers have no chance. Portlands only problem is getting their bench more involved in the scoring, but against a team that has allowed 110.6 in their last 5 games, they should have no troubles in doing so.
PS - Sorry for any spelling or grammar errors I was in a hurry
