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Game: Chicago at Brooklyn (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Chicago +5 (-110)
Winning in the NBA on the road is never easy, but the Chicago Bulls have done a great job this season away from the United Center. They remain as only one of eight NBA teams above the .500 mak on the road. Brooklyn is a tired team that is coming off of eight straight road games. They played last night in Cleveland, so they are not likely to be sharp for this one. The Bulls have covered five straight vs. the NBA Atlantic, and overall have covered their last four against a winning team. The Nets have struggled against teams with a winning road record at home, where they are just 1-5 ATS in their last six. Take the dog here, and go with Chicago.
707 Iowa -1.5 (-110) Hilton vs 708 BaylorAnalysis: Both teams have won 4 straight games to reach the NIT Finals. Iowa has covered all 4 wins whereas Baylor is 3-1 ATS, failing to cover in its home win over Arizona State. Iowa has been red hot going back to the latter stages of the regular season as the Hawkeyes have covered 10 straight games (including 3 as dogs). In non-conference play this season Baylor is 13-4 SU but just 7-5 ATS. Iowa is 15-2 SU in non-conference play, 10-3 ATS with 9 straight non-conference covers dating back to early December. It's last 2 wins in the NIT were over Maryland and Virginia, a pair of ACC bubble teams with the win over Virginia on the road. Prior to the semis Baylor played all 3 NIT games at home. Iowa has shown steady progress all season and is the pick to get past a Baylor team that tended to stagnate more often this season than build upon momentum.
968 NYY (-116) bodog vs 967 BOSAnalysis:The Yankees are going to be bad this year. But I don't see them getting swept by Boston. Andy Pettitte and Rick Dempster will see to that.
Pettitte is 40, but still effective and a clutch pitcher. The Yankees already need him. Pettitte missed three months last season due to a broken leg. He was effective, though, when he was healthy composing a 2.87 ERA. He also was consistent holding opponents to three runs or less in nine of his 12 starts.
Dempster is a National League pitcher. He should not have come to the American League. His splits last season was a 2.25 ERA with the Cubs and and a 5.09 ERA in the AL. Dempster is 0-4 with a 7.62 ERA in five career starts versus the Yankees.
957 PHI (+117) 5dimes vs 958 ATLAnalysis: There is no doubt that the Braves have had great success when Medlen has been on the mound but his Spring raised a lot of eyebrows and the fact is, he is not up to snuff. Clifford has always thrown well verses these Braves and the price that we are getting with him is undeniably one of the best we will get this year. Those and other reasons have my numbers with Philly winning 54.3% of the time here and with the current number I will play 1%..
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