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Magic return home from a successful West Coast road trip playing their best basketball of the young season. Orlando went 4-2 ATS against the West’s best including outright wins over Utah and Sacramento and a 1 point loss to the team with the best record in the NBA, Golden state. Washington, meanwhile, has been money at home going 9-3 ATS but is only 4-4 ATS on the road. In fact, the Wizards have dropped two in a row ATS on the road and are averaging 9 points less on the road than at home. Let’s look for those trends to continue tonight and back the Magic. We have been destroying the early basketball lines
Billy Sharp michigan godfather wrote:
> We got our +5 units on soccer today out of the way lets finish strong tonight with a 3-0 !!!!
> 3 units*
> (NBA) New York Knicks +10.5 (-108)
> (NBA) Boston Celtics / Charlotte Hornets Under 205 *(-105)
> (NBA) Golden State -9.5 *(-110)
> (NCAAB) George Town -2 *(-102)
3-Unit Play. Take #501 L.A. Clippers (-6.5) at Indiana (7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10)
The Clippers started the season 5-4 and had a lot of people scratching their head as to what was the problem in LA. Since that start they have been playing wonderful basketball going 6-1 on a current 7 game road trip and 10-1 overall. Last time out the Clips did not play their best but still managed to steal a victory with a Blake Griffin 3 at the OT horn to beat the pesky Suns. Winning a game like that, where everyone doesn't play their best, can go a long way over a long 82 game season. Chris Paul and his backcourt mates have been stroking the rock during the winning streak. Along with Redick and Crawford they have all shot above 40% from three point range and couple that with Griffin's high level of play it is hard to believe they won't handle Indiana tonight. The Pacers will try to avoid taking a 6th straight loss and 7th in their last 8. They have not been able to put the ball in the basket shooting a robust 41.6% from the floor and 29.2% from deep. Indiana has been hit by the injury bug and have tried their best to piece together a competitive squad with the likes of Chris Copeland and Solomon Hill carrying the load. It does not look good for Indiana as the Clips have been rolling with a 5-1 ATS record in their last 6 and have not been terrible on the road with a 5-4 ATS record this year. The Pacers do not stand much of a chance so lay the 7 points. Clippers with an easy 9th straight victory.
3-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 193.5 New York at San Antonio (8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10)
2-Unit Play. Take #510 San Antonio (-11) over New York (8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10)
Both teams leading scorers are out tonight. No Tony Parker for the Spurs is a much easier blow to handle than no Melo for New York. The Spurs played their worst game of the year last night losing to Utah 100-96 and the Knicks also put forth a lackluster performance losing to the Pelicans 104-93. These two teams couldn't be more different. The Spurs are a well-oiled Championship team that has played together at a high level for what seems like an eternity. They are 15-6, 10-2 in their last 12, and are smarting after that loss last night. Coach Pop doesn't let the Spurs give an inch so expect them to come out with laser focus at home tonight. The Knicks are a team that hasn't has an identity all season and have struggled the past couple years to do anything of substance aside from hire a President who lives in Los Angeles. Derek Fisher has looked severely over matched on a nightly basis and the players don't have a clue what page they are supposed to be on. San Antonio should have little trouble getting out to an early lead and sustain it throughout. They should also see little push back from a below average defensive team like the Knicks. The Spurs will get well above their average of 100 ppg and the knicks should find some success in garbage time to get over the total. Go ahead and give New York the 10.5 they will need a lot more than that. Spurs 115-99.
Best Bet First Preview – San Diego State -10.5 over Long Beach State
San Diego State is off a horrible loss to Washington, in which their starters shot 4 for 36. That’s about as bad as it gets. Still the defense was solid in the game and they won the rebounding battle, plus had the edge at the FT line.
Dave expects the defense to remain as tough here, while the shooting should improve and SDSU should take out a LBSU team that just doesn’t play well on the road, rather easily.
2-Unit Play. Take #519 Houston (+10.5) over Golden State (10 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10)
There are several key players that probably won't play for Houston tonight. Dwight Howard and James Harden are likely out. But even though Houston has been beat up lately they have still won four straight and seven of their last eight games. The Warriors have been amazing to start the year. But I think they are going to take it easy on the Warriors tonight without their top players. They will take them lightly. The underdog has gone 5-2 ATS in this series and Houston has gone 5-3 ATS in the last eight meetings. I will take the points in this one.
3-Unit Play. Take #505 Boston (+2.5) over Charlotte (7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10)
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4-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 205.0 Boston at Charlotte (7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10)
I like this Boston team. And I like how this team is playing right now. They have covered four straight games. They nearly won at Washington as a nine-point underdog on Monday in a game where I cashed another ticket. Their offense has been rolling along and this team has really taken up in Year 2 under Brad Stevens. Charlotte has struggled in a big way! They finally won to snap their 10-game losing streak. They are just 2-12 in their last 14 games overall. This team shouldn't be favored. They are just 2-5 ATS in their seven games as a favorite. Boston's offense is going good. But the Bobcats are a strong defensive team that is struggling on that end of the court. The 'under' is 4-0 the last four times they have played in Charlotte. The 'under' is 6-2 in the last eight meetings overall and I think that this one will be lower scoring.
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