[bookie]

The Minnesota back court of Hassell & Jaric is one of weakest scoring BC's in the NBA, and yet in last night's game versus Milwaukee they went 14/19 as Milwaukee doubled effectively on Garnett and he set them up. The Timberwolves got to the game to their preferred tempo, and shot an above average 5/12 from beyond the arc--and still lost outright as a short favorite. The Wolves, then, are one of those rare teams that live up to their potential and lose anyway. They've been so good for so long, though, that they still get bet.

Chicago is the kind of up and down team that it's death to take the points with, but who give the moneyline player some value by delivering more than their share of above average performances. They've played better on the road than at home this season, and I like Skiles chance to use his deep bench against Coach Casey's short rotation. Chandler returned in the last after missing three games, and though he's a disapointment over all he does boost their defense.

YTD +3.75

1/9 Utah +125 W +1.25
1/7 Minnesota +240 L -1.0
1/6 Atlanta +285 W +2.85
1/5 Houston +275 W +2.75
¼ Orlando +800 L -1.0
1/3 Portland +2.5, 4Q L -1.1

[bigboydan]

good luck with this one bro