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Bruce Marshall | NBA Total
Double Dime - - 732 TOR / 731 ORL Under 208.5 Pinnacle
Analysis: Double-revenge game for Toronto, which is chasing Boston for the Atlantic Division title and still hasn't salted away the homecourt edge in the first round of the playoffs. The Raptors have played much-improved defense since the All-Star break, holding foes to 97.6 ppg in the 13 games since, compared with 104.3 ppg prior to that. But minus Kyle Lowry, the offense has been held to 102 or fewer in 9 of the last 11 games, and Raps on 13-6 "under" run. Play Magic-Raptors "Under"
is on the Chicago Blackhawks over the Tampa Bay Lightning. As look at the sports books in Las Vegas at 8:00 am eastern time, the Blackhawks are -120. Update: As of 3:00 pm eastern time, the Blackhawks are now +105.
738 DAL 1.0 (-102) Pinnacle vs 737 OKL Analysis: I'm playing on DALLAS 10* BEST BET. The home team has won each of this season's game convincingly. The Thunder won by 11 at OKC. The Mavs won by 15 here at Dallas. I expect homecourt to make the difference again here. Off a loss last time out and with their next five on the road, the Mavs know they need to take care of business tonight. While the Mavs had yesterday off, the Thunder are off a hard-fought loss against the Rockets. The last time that they played the second of b2b games, they lost at Phoenix. Including that result, they're just 3-9 the last dozen times that they played the second of b2b games. While the Thunder are now 14-21 on the road, the Mavs are 21-17 at home. The Mavs badly need this one. Look for them to have the fresher legs a‡nd to play with a sense or urgency, en route to an important win.
740 UTA -6.5 (-105) Pinnacle vs 739 NOP Analysis: I'm playing on UTAH. The Jazz have won both this season's meetings and I expect them to have the edge again this evening. While the Pelicans are off a win at Denver yesterday, the Jazz had the day off. Thats noteworthy as New Orleans is just 4-9-1 ATS (4-10 SU) when playing the second of b2b games. Off a 13-point loss, the Jazz, who are 5-3 ATS (6-2 SU) off a double-digit loss, figure to be in a foul mood. The Pelicans are are 0-2-1 ATS (0-3 SU) when matched up against a te‡am which allows 98 or fewer points per game. With the Jazz allowing only 96.7 ppg (94.5 at home) I'm expecting a win and cover for the home team.
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