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Game: Charlotte at Cleveland (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Cleveland -5.5 (-110)
With Kyrie Irving playing well, the Cavaliers have won six of their last nine and five of their last six. Irving put up 35 points vs. the Thunder in a big upset win on Saturday, showing what this team can do if Irving is playing to his potential. In come the Charlotte Bobcats who have won just 11 games this season, including five on the road. Since last season, Charlotte seems to struggle even more vs. expectations when facing another bad team. Over the past two seasons, the Bobcats are just 16-28 ATS vs. losing teams and 5-20 ATS vs. teams that allow 99+ points per game! Over that span they are 20-35 ATS as an underdog in the 3.5 to 9.5 point range. They really struggle vs. up-tempo teams like Cleveland (teams that attempt 83+ shots per game), going just 5-18 ATS vs. such teams since last season. Charlotte is coming off a rare ATS win and that's not a good sign for them as they are 2-14 ATS in their next game this season after covering the number. Take the Cavs to win and cover this number.
Stephen Nover | NBA Sides - Wednesday, Feb 6 2013 8:05PM
720 NOH -6.0(-110) Hilton vs 719 PHO double-dime bet
Analysis: Phoenix is playing better since switching head coaches going to Lindsay Hunter. The Suns, though, are a terrible team and I don't see them playing well in back-to-back road games after upsetting Memphis, 96-90, last night on the road.
The Suns have a conference-low five road wins. They also are 6-17 in their last 23 games and catch the revenge-minded Hornets extremely well rested. The Hornets last played on Saturday. The Hornets are 12-3 ATS when they've had three or more days of rest. The Hornets just got through playing five straight games on the road. After thi ¿s matchup, they go back on the road three more consecutive times.
The Hornets will have Eric Gordon and Anthony Davis in the lineup. They are a completely different team when Gordon plays, capable of beating any opponent. Gordon and Davis missed the team's first meeting when the Suns pulled out a 111-108 overtime win on Nov. 23. The Suns came back from 19 down in the third quarter to pull out the victory.
Stephen Nover | NBA Sides - Wednesday, Feb 6 2013 7:05PM
706 WAS 4.5(-110) SportsInterAction vs 705 NYK double-dime bet
Analysis: Finally healthy, the Wizards are very much under-the-radar screen covering 14 of their last 18 games.
New York is playing well, too, but now goes on the road for the first time since Jan. 26.
Lottery-bound, the Wizards pick and choose which games give them extra motivation. This is one such matchup. New York has defeated Washington 10 consecutive times the last coming this season when the Wizards were missing John Wall.
Wall has helped spark the Wizards into semi-respectability. Washington has won six of its last seven games at Verizon Center, including knocking off heavyweights Miami, Oklahoma City and the Clippers. The Wizards have covered seven of their last eight.
The Knicks haven't covered more than five in a row since mid-November. They have a history of playing down to the level of their competition. The Wizards are playing their best ball. The Wizards can deal with the rebounding of Tyson Chandler thanks to the tandem of Emeka Okafor and Nene.
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