Milwaukee over Atlanta, it's a mismatch, right? The answer, of course, is YES. But how much incentive will these Bucks have to keep the pedal to the medal when they have one eye on tomorrow night's showdown against Toronto? Atlanta has begun to play marginally better of late, covering 5 of their last 7 ATS. I'll gladly take the nearly two touchdown cushion. Play ATLANTA.
My personal card will also have these plays......
WASHINGTON +7.5 at Miami. Usually when a team loses their star player to injury (ie. Lakers) you'd expect a fall off in their level of play. The Wizards just lost John Wall to season-ending foot surgery but I anticipate very little fall off mainly because they're highly dysfunctional and they weren't playing well even with Wall. Washington has won 2 in a row and, hard to believe, they're still in playoff discussions. This is the start of a tough 3 game road trip and may be their easiest opportunity. Take the points.
NEW YORK KNICKS +7.5 at L.A Lakers. I'm usually not a fan of putting hard-earned money on these Knicks, but in this case it's more about fading the injury-riddled Lakers. Lebron, Rondo, and now Kuzma (?) are sipping wine on the sidelines. The young Lakes are far more talented than NY but with this short bench I don't see any pull away potential.
As always, best of luck
Harry