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Re: 4-5-09
CALIFORNIA SPORTS
4* Rockets
3* Cavaliers
CALIFORNIA SPORTS
4* Rockets
3* Cavaliers
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Re: 4-5-09
STAN SHARP
DOUBLE DIME
GOLDEN ST + 2.5 OVER SACRAMENTO @ 9 est
Stan notes the public will be betting sacramento because they will be playing with revenge from a 143-141 loss earlier in the week . Stan is backing golden st as they are the better team and will win outright. Dont fall into the revenge trap here . **DOUBLE DIME **Comment
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Re: 4-5-09
Brandon Lang
Sunday ...
15 Dime Trail Blazers - They just keep blowing teams out, and tonight will be no different. Four straight routs, and the Blazers are now on the verge of their first postseason appearance in six years. Portland sits one half-game ahead of Houston for fourth place in the Western Conference and needs a win or a Phoenix loss going into today's action to make the playoffs for the first time since 2003.
And there is no better time to get hot like this. Portland has won its last four games by a minimum of 20 points, and catch a Houston team that has been inconistent on offense, scoring anywhere from 81 points to as high as 110 over its last five outings. Yet while the Rockets' defense has stepped up lately, they've still lost three of their last four outings.
And with Portland winning four straight and covering eight of their last nine, I don't see any better play except the Blazers in this one tonight.
FREE - New Orleans Hornets (See daily video for your analysis)
NOTE: Wow, 5-for-27 from beyond the arc.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would see that from Villanova.
Defensively, Nova played well but to see their offense implode like that from behind the arc was one of the most frustrating things I have ever witnessed.
Corey Fisher, Cory Stokes and Dewayne Anderson go 0-13. How is that possible.
Live by the sword and die by the sword and this loss by Nova tonight will be a very hard pill to swallow.
If Nova played North Carolina again on Monday, I would back Nova again. Bottom line is you can't handicap 5-27 from behind the arc.
Uconn, that was just a bad call but the 3-point shooting display by Villanova is truly unexplainable.
I will rally here. I did in March and got the winning month making it 2 of 3 winning months in 2009 and with so much time left in April, no need to hit the panic button.
One top play winner at a time, one winning day at a time. Nothing more and nothing less.Comment
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Re: 4-5-09
Stephen Nover
NBA
Charlotte at Detroit Over (174.0 -110)
Two defensive-minded clubs spell a low total to the oddsmaker.. But they've set this total too low.
The Pistons are averaging 98.2 points in their last nine games, discounting two offensive clunkers versus the Cavaliers and Lakers.
The Bobcats probably aren't going to have their primary defender, Raja Bell. He was carried off the court in the Bobcats' last game with a calf injury.
Charlotte has picked up its offense. The Bobcats are averaging 98.6 points in their last 11 games.
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Indiana (+2 -110)
Indiana is on the brink of elimination from making the playoffs. But the Pacers have shown heart and should be motivated for this road matchup.
Indiana has covered seven of its past 10 away matchups. Oklahoma City is a young team and its young players are hitting the wall as the long season finally winds down.
The Thunder is 2-6 in its last eight games with one of those victories occurring against the Timberwolves. The Thunder has dropped their past four home contests.
Oklahoma City's last four losses have been by 35, 19, 16 and 18 points. The Pacers, on the other hand, have been competitive lately against good teams.
In their last six games, the Pacers lost 126-121 to the Spurs, beat the Bulls, beat the Wizards by nine, lost on the road to the Bulls by six, defeated the Heat, won at the Bobcats by 25 and lost by two to the Mavericks.
The Thunder is bringing up rookie D.J. White and Kyle Weaver from their Tulsa team in the developmental league. Both players are expected to play against the Pacers as coach Scott Brooks wants to give them a chance.
The Pacers are the better team and have motivation.Comment
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