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4 Unit Play. Take #704 Charlotte -2 over Boston (7:05 p.m., Wednesday, December 23)
Time Warner Cable Arena has been very good to the Hornets and tonight I see the home team picking up another win with a short number. These two team played each other earlier this month in Boston and the Celtics picked up a victory 98-93 and tonight in Charlotte I see the Hornets returning the favor. Boston has dropped 3 out of their last 4 games while the Hornets won their last game at home in overtime against the Raptors. With the Hornets winning 11 out of their first 15 home games this season and again with a short number I like Charlotte winning this game in the second half and we pick up a nice 4-Unit Winner.
3-Unit Play. Take #704 Charlotte (-2) over Boston (7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23)
The Hornets have been playing well this month and have been one of the biggest surprises in the East this year. They are not a surprise to me as I had my biggest NBA futures wager on them to go 'over' their season win total, which they will do easily. I think the Hornets are being undersold here. They have lost four of their last five games. But they have revenge against the Celtics for a close loss here on Dec. 12. I do not think Boston is going to win twice in Charlotte in the span of two weeks. The Celtics have gone just 2-2 in their last four road games and gave up 119 points to Detroit the last time they were on the road.
2-Unit Play. Take #705 Houston (-1) over Orlando (7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23)
I will take the points in this matchup. Houston won again on Monday to get over .500. They have been much better since they fired Kevin McHale and now this team is on the rise. I do not think that they should be underdogs in this one even if Orlando has been playing very well. Houston is getting Ty Lawson back after serving his two-game suspension and he should give the offense a boost. Houston has won three straight and seven of their last 10 games both SU and ATS. The Rockets are the play here.
4-Unit Play. Take #710 Indiana (-6.5) over Sacramento (7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23)
Indiana has been excellent at home this year. They are one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the league and they are even better in their own gym. The Pacers were swept by the Kings last year and I think that Indiana remembers that and will want revenge this year. The Pacers have lost their last two games and are on a 0-3 ATS slide but they will get it turned around quickly. Indiana has won four straight home games by an average of 15 points apiece. The Kings are wrapping up a four-game road trip that has taken them all over the East and Midwest. They are just thinking about getting home for the holidays and having three days off. I think they will get blown out tonight and this is a good situation for Indiana to snap its losing streak.
3-Unit Play. Take #717 Philadelphia (+10.5) over Milwaukee (8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23)
The Bucks should not be this big of a favorite against anyone. The 76ers are one of the worst teams in the league but they are still playing hard. They came up short at the window last night to a very tough Memphis team and the 76ers are 0-10 ATS in their last 10 games. But now the books have gone too far the other way with the spreads and the value is now on betting on this team, who is just 1-29 SU on the season! This might be one of the worst teams in the history of sports. But I think they are going to get the cash today. Hold your nose and take the points in this one. These two teams played a low-scoring game (91-87) last month and I think tonight will be similar.
Analysis:
PLAY: (219) GEORGIA SOUTHERN +5.5 (Westgate)
RATING: 4% PLAY
Both teams had great seasons and because of that both teams enter this game without their head coaches who because of their success were hired at bigger programs. Georgia Southern I believe has the edge here as the option attack is hard enough to defend when you are fully focused and prepared but with the distraction of your coach leaving I just don’t think Bowling Green is going to be ready to stop this attack. Will Bowling Green really be excited about facing the 3rd place finisher in the Sun Belt conference? Bowling Green can score we all know that but the best defense Georgia Southern has is their offense as when it’s on the field Bowling Green can’t score and I believe Georgia Southern will have a lot of long time consuming drives. This will go to the wire and I’m grabbing the points. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 33-30
TAKE GEORGIA SOUTHERN +5.5 as MARCO’S 4% WED BOWL BEST BET
20 Dime selection is Portland over Pepperdine. The current line on this game is +2.5 in Vegas and offshore. I will come right back with this team again tonight. It was just last week I jumped on them as a +2.5 point dog against Weber State and they allowed just a horrific bad beat
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7-Unit Play. #716. Take New Orleans -8 over Portland (Wednesday @ 8:05pm est)
We roll with New Orleans here on what should be a good win and opportunity fo the Pelicans. New Orleans comes off a decent win at Denver scoring 130 points as they were able to pick up a big win and for a team who is 8-19 overall, every win is important. But, this team is 4-4 over its last 8 games including wins over Washington, Cleveland, Utah and Denver. Plus, this team lost to Portland earlier in the year if you remember 101-105 on December 14th. This is a great opportunity for New Orleans who has revenge, quality public fade, faces a team who they lost to by a few points just this month, Portland has lost their last 4 games and we believe this is a prime time for New Orleans to step up for the big win as Coach Gentry definitely does not want to get fired here if this team does not at least get to .500 and show some promise going into next year. The Blazers are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games when playing on 1 days rest and the Pelicans are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games following a trip of 7 or more days.
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