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3-Unit Play #606 Take Charlotte +6.5 over San Antonio (7 p.m. EST, Monday)
We think this is a bad spot for the Spurs as well as an inflated line. This is a letdown game after the Spurs won the marquee game thus far this season at home against Golden State on Saturday. The Hornets are quietly playing great basketball, having won 9 of 11 games overall, and this is their best chance to stop a 10-game losing streak against the Spurs - both with their best team and with the Spurs on letdown alert. The Hornets lost an embarrassing one last time out as they were beaten handily by the Nuggets at home. They will be anxious to get that loss in the rearview mirror and also to snap this streak against the Spurs. We aren't saying they will, but we expect a very close game here and with the Spurs coming off this GSW game they won't have the same fire as their opponent. This is a huge game for the Hornets and we think they will compete for the win here.
4-Unit Play #608 Take Detroit -7 over Milwaukee (7:30 p.m. EST, Monday)
Detroit is in the midst of a long road trip here where they can get themselves back in the playoff picture in the East by racking up some wins. They need this game big time tonight and we think they get it against a Bucks team that is coming in to play a road game on a back-to-back and came out extremely flat in that game last night at home against the Jazz in a game they weren't even competitive in. Now they have to go on the road and they take a step up in competition here. Detroit is a team we think is trending up right now and they are coming off a big win over Brooklyn and an impressive win over the Kings as well in which they should have covered except for a meaningless bucket by Sac on the last shot of the game. Detroit has been very good ATS at home at 20-11-2 on the season and they have won and covered the last two meetings in this series.
2-Unit Play #610 Take Boston -8 over Orlando (7:30 p.m. EST, Monday)
Boston hasn't been playing well but they have had a very tough schedule. They got back on track last time out however against Philly in a 15-point road win and sometimes all an NBA team needs is confidence in order to start playing better. They face another overmatched opponent tonight in Orlando, a team that has lost seven of its last nine games. Boston is very motivated for this game as they are in the thick of the playoff hunt and the Magic are just playing out the string. The Celtics have been good when laying big points as they are 12-6 ATS in their last 18 when laying six or more points and they have dominated this series in Boston with a 27-10-1 ATS mark in the last 38 meetings.
3-Unit Play #617 Take Memphis/Phoenix OVER 204 (10 p.m. EST, Monday)
Memphis played really well last time out against a better defensive team than this one they face tonight as they put up 113 on the LA Clippers. They played really fast in that game and even though they are dealing with a lot of injuries the lineups they had on the floor and the pace worked for them and we see no reason they change it up tonight. The Suns are a team that likes to run, too, and the pace here should be fast for both teams. The bookies keep the Grizzlies totals low because of this team's reputation as a defensive club but the over is 39-30-1 for them this season. The Suns have won two straight against the Grizzlies and they put up 111 and 109 points, so we think they will be able to score here. We see both teams getting over 100 here and there is a good chance both teams get well over the century mark as both meetings have gone well above the posted number.
Best of Luck -- Doc's Sports
3-Unit Play #606 Take Charlotte +6.5 over San Antonio (7 p.m. EST, Monday)
We think this is a bad spot for the Spurs as well as an inflated line. This is a letdown game after the Spurs won the marquee game thus far this season at home against Golden State on Saturday. The Hornets are quietly playing great basketball, having won 9 of 11 games overall, and this is their best chance to stop a 10-game losing streak against the Spurs - both with their best team and with the Spurs on letdown alert. The Hornets lost an embarrassing one last time out as they were beaten handily by the Nuggets at home. They will be anxious to get that loss in the rearview mirror and also to snap this streak against the Spurs. We aren't saying they will, but we expect a very close game here and with the Spurs coming off this GSW game they won't have the same fire as their opponent. This is a huge game for the Hornets and we think they will compete for the win here.
4-Unit Play #608 Take Detroit -7 over Milwaukee (7:30 p.m. EST, Monday)
Detroit is in the midst of a long road trip here where they can get themselves back in the playoff picture in the East by racking up some wins. They need this game big time tonight and we think they get it against a Bucks team that is coming in to play a road game on a back-to-back and came out extremely flat in that game last night at home against the Jazz in a game they weren't even competitive in. Now they have to go on the road and they take a step up in competition here. Detroit is a team we think is trending up right now and they are coming off a big win over Brooklyn and an impressive win over the Kings as well in which they should have covered except for a meaningless bucket by Sac on the last shot of the game. Detroit has been very good ATS at home at 20-11-2 on the season and they have won and covered the last two meetings in this series.
2-Unit Play #610 Take Boston -8 over Orlando (7:30 p.m. EST, Monday)
Boston hasn't been playing well but they have had a very tough schedule. They got back on track last time out however against Philly in a 15-point road win and sometimes all an NBA team needs is confidence in order to start playing better. They face another overmatched opponent tonight in Orlando, a team that has lost seven of its last nine games. Boston is very motivated for this game as they are in the thick of the playoff hunt and the Magic are just playing out the string. The Celtics have been good when laying big points as they are 12-6 ATS in their last 18 when laying six or more points and they have dominated this series in Boston with a 27-10-1 ATS mark in the last 38 meetings.
3-Unit Play #617 Take Memphis/Phoenix OVER 204 (10 p.m. EST, Monday)
Memphis played really well last time out against a better defensive team than this one they face tonight as they put up 113 on the LA Clippers. They played really fast in that game and even though they are dealing with a lot of injuries the lineups they had on the floor and the pace worked for them and we see no reason they change it up tonight. The Suns are a team that likes to run, too, and the pace here should be fast for both teams. The bookies keep the Grizzlies totals low because of this team's reputation as a defensive club but the over is 39-30-1 for them this season. The Suns have won two straight against the Grizzlies and they put up 111 and 109 points, so we think they will be able to score here. We see both teams getting over 100 here and there is a good chance both teams get well over the century mark as both meetings have gone well above the posted number.
Best of Luck -- Doc's Sports
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