As seen on "Bill’s stat-wise blog"tm
Defense has the biggest effect on the O/U, and both of these defenses are pretty effective.
In this low-scoring affair the 76ers will hold their own and keep this one close, if not win. I wouldn’t ever take a road favorite to win by 6 points. 80% of the public is on the Celtics, so that is reassuring.
The spoils go to the home team tonight. Both teams have been stumbling a bit lately and the Magic have quite a trip to Portland. Note that Orlando will be playing 3 time zones west of their natural time zone, lots of jet-lag involved there. Pretty favorable line to get points on the Blazers at home.
82% of the public are on the Magic, so if you just take the 76ers and Blazers tonight you have a very good chance to break even, at least. Rarely do the top 2 public bets cover, many times they both lose. That’s why gambling is a billion dollar business for the books.
- Boston Celtics v. Philadelpia 76ers (under 192)
- Philadelphia 76ers (+5.5)
Defense has the biggest effect on the O/U, and both of these defenses are pretty effective.
In this low-scoring affair the 76ers will hold their own and keep this one close, if not win. I wouldn’t ever take a road favorite to win by 6 points. 80% of the public is on the Celtics, so that is reassuring.
- Portland Trail Blazers (+3 or ML)
The spoils go to the home team tonight. Both teams have been stumbling a bit lately and the Magic have quite a trip to Portland. Note that Orlando will be playing 3 time zones west of their natural time zone, lots of jet-lag involved there. Pretty favorable line to get points on the Blazers at home.
82% of the public are on the Magic, so if you just take the 76ers and Blazers tonight you have a very good chance to break even, at least. Rarely do the top 2 public bets cover, many times they both lose. That’s why gambling is a billion dollar business for the books.