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Early looks at Friday's games:
New Jersey at Toronto: No total posted...Richard Jefferson and Nenad Kristic are questionable for NJ...Chris Bosh is questionable for Toronto...NJ had been 1-9-1 ATS until winning and Covering their last 2...They may be on the verge of another December winning streak like last season...The Raptors have become an Under team and a stone-under team with Bosh out of the lineup...TOR Under 6 straight and 11 of 13...This is already an Under series h2h as 16 of the last 21 have gone Under between these 2 teams...TOR 5-2 at Home with Bosh and 0-1 without him...NJ 14-7 SU and 12-7-2 ATS vs. Toronto those last 21 games, too...
New York at Indiana: Steve Francis expected to miss for NY...14 of the last 21 have gone Over in this h2h series...Indy won by 14 at NY on 11/4...Could Indy be looking ahead here to a grudge-match vs. Utah on Sunday?...NY 7-3 ATS on the Road this season, yet Indy is 7-2 ATS at Home...I will use the look-ahead for Indy here and lean to NY...
Miami at Washington: Dwayne Wade is doubtful for Miami...Etan Thomas is expected to miss for Washington...If there was EVER a chance for the Wiz to end their 16-game losing streak (12-3-1 ATS) to Miami (including playoff games), tonight would be the night as SHAQ and Wade will be in street clothes...MIA has won 30 of the last 35 (21-13-1 ATS), too, for good measure...10-point chalk, though?...WAS has won and covered 4 of 5 and MIA has Covered 8 of their last 9...I can see this Wiz team saying, "Heck, let's take out our frustrations tonight on this Miami team", but at the same token, I would view this as a slight let-down spot for WASH off a 29-point win vs. the Nuggets at Home last time out, shooting 50% for the game...The Under has gone 22-14-1 the last 37 in this h2h series and 4 of the last 5 h2h have gone Under at WAS...
Denver at Boston: Joe Smith is questionable for Denver...The Nuggets have suddenly gone flat on this Road Trip...They were unimpressive at ATL, but a huge late 3Q and early 4Q run gave them a come-from-behind win there, but against WAS, they had a dismal 2H, scoring just 40 points and being outscored by 17 in that half en route to a 29-point loss...DEN has won and Covered 3 of the last 4 in this h2h series...After a NC5, BOS has a C3, winning all 3...Ok, all 3 were their weak sisters of the atlantic Division, but hey...DEN has won 5 straight front-end of bk-2-bks this season (5-1 SU and 6-0 ATS overall in this spot)...BOS is 1-4 against the West and DEN is 8-4 vs. the East...
Seattle at Cleveland: Earl Watson is questionable for Seattle...The Sonics were 8-1-1 ATS on the Road before losing and Not Covering at CHI last time out without Ray Allen and Watson...SEA playing their 6th game without Allen now and 3rd straight on the Road, but the loss of Watson can be big, too...CLE a mediocre 5-7 ATS at Home...Not a lot sticking out in this one, but SEA is 4-1 to the Under w/o Allen and Under both Road games w/o him...
Philadelphia at Dallas: Jerry Stackhouse is doubtful and Anthony Johnson is questionable for Dallas...Philly is just brutal right now...Losing 9 straight...Can Dallas get motivated for this one?...Philly goes to San Antonio on Saturday...Morale cannot be very hight in that locker room with the losing streak and the Iverson mess...DAL off a nice win vs. the Lakers...This will be their 5th straight game with 1 day of rest and at times, the Mavs, especially at Home, can get on a roll...I am a Dog Player in the NBA but Dallas looks tempting here...Philly 3 straight Unders now and DAL had been Under 5 straight and 11 of 13 before this Over with the Lakers...So chart-play to the Over...
Atlanta at Memphis: No total posted...Joe Johnson is doubtful for Atlanta...The Hawks have not really been close to Covering a game without Johnson...4 losses and a NC4 their last 4 games...After a C6, the Grizz have Covered just once in their last 8 and also have a NC4...There have been 4 straight Unders in this h2h series and MEMP has won 6 straight (3-3 ATS) h2h...ATL 2-5 vs. the West and MEMP 4-7 vs. the East...
Milwaukee at Chicago: P.J. Brown is doubtful for Chicago...CHI buried this team by 25 back on 11/6, also at Home...Bulls 7-2-1 their last 10 overall and MILW, after a NC5 and then Covering 5 of 6, is on a NC3...I am not seeing much here at all at first blush, so when in doubt, I take the points...6 of the last 9 h2h have gone Under...
Sacramento at Utah: Maurice Taylor is expected to miss for SAC...How good is Utah right now and how bad is Sacramento right now?...Ron Artest's middle name might be Cancer, who knows, because they seem to have some talent there, but are not winning, and it seems like whenever I do have Kings games on, I see him putting up some bad shots...SAC has won just 1 of their last 7...On the flip side, Deron Williams has been awesome for Utah...He worked out with John Stockton this past summer and in fact, he stayed at his house, and although Stockton wants no credit whatsoever for the way Williams is playing this season, he must have had an impact...And it is amazing what Carlos Boozer can do in the paint when he is healthy...The Jazz beat this team on 11/22 at SAC 110-101, normally I might say this is a bit of a revenge spot, but I don't know if the kings are good enough to exact any kind of revenge against this Jazz team...SAC hosts PHOE on Saturday, so life doesn't get any asier for them in the rugged Western Conference...SAC has Covered 5 of the last 8 vs. Utah for whatever that is worth...
Golden State at Phoenix: Troy Murphy is expected to miss for GS...last year, covering twice...A 30-point blowout 2 days at DC created an Under there and if PHOE is killing GS, that will probably lead to an Under and that certainly could happen here...GS has only played 4 Away games in the last 18 contests...However, those 4 Roadies all went Over and they went Over by an aggregate total of roughly 104 points, which is about 26 per game...But some people will say that the injuries to Jason Richardson and Troy Murphy will prevent this game from getting near a total like that...Well, the Rockets put up a season-high 96 shots last night at GS, so these GS subs certainl are not slowing things down...GS had a 208 in a 28-point blowout at Houston last week and now 216 against the Rockets last night...Is it a stretch for GS to reach 230 against Phoenix??...I liken this matchup to the GS/DEN matchups that hit 227 and 269 in a home-and-home series on 11/22 & 11/24...PHOE has 3 straight Unders for the first time all season...I don't see this streak hitting 4 against a wide-open, gun-slinging GS squad...PHOE has won 12 straight...GS has Covered 7 of the last 10 h2h...These 2 teams met on 11/20 and GS, without Baron Davis, covered that game and it did go Over the 218.5 total with a 223...But, GS was not yet a Stone Over team at that point of the season as the Warriors had just 4 Overs in 10 games to that point of the season...Including that meeting, GS has gone Over 11 of 13...GS has gone Over their last 2 back-enders after going Under their first 3...PHOE is 3-0 SU & ATS when they have rest and their opponent does not and 2 of those games went Over...GS 1-3 SU & 2-2 ATS in back-enders this season...
LA Clippers at Portland: No total posted...Sam Cassell and Corey Maggette are questionable for LAC...Brandon Roy is questionable for Porltlande...The Clips started out great this season at 5-1 and were being touted as an elite team in this Western Conference, and since PHOE started slow at 1-5, the Clips were being named as the team to challenge SA and Dallas for Western Conference supremacy...Oh, what a difference 5 weeks make...The Clips are now under .500 and tied for 10th in the Western Conference and many are now saying they will not even make the playoffs this season...They need to get healthy first, and then need to start playing better...Utah just embarrassed them at Staples last time out by 19...The Clips now go on the Road to PORT, where they carry with them their 1-7 Road record, although they did win their last Roadie very unimpressively at struggling Memphis...PORT has not been bad at Home at 4-6 SU...The Clips have won 5 straight vs. PORT including a 102-89 victory at Staples on 11/6...The Clips have been buried 3 of their last 4 games with that MEMP win sandwiched in the middle...PORT just finished a 6-game Road trip so we all know what this means when a team is playing their first Home game after an extended Road trip...PORT just 1-day's rest for this one, too...Been a bit of an Under series h2h, with 8 of the last 11 going Under...
Houston at LA Lakers: No total posted...Tracy McGrady doubtful for Houston...Lamar Odom is Out for the Lakers...Quick revenge spot here for Houston, but the problem is they played last night and won without TMAC at GS, while the Lakers had the night off and are coming off a loss at Dallas...The h2h series is 19-9 to the Over the alst 28 and 8 of the last 11 have gone Over h2h in the regular season...Lalkers are 12-3 and 10-4-1 ATS at Home this season and they won and Covered against the Clips in a "Road game" also at Staples...Lakers have won 7 and Covered 8 of the last 10 vs. Hosuton h2h...LAL 3-0 SU & 2-1 ATS when they have rest and their opponents do not...HOU is 2-3 ATS and 3-2 to the Over on back-enders this season...
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Early looks at Friday's games:
New Jersey at Toronto: No total posted...Richard Jefferson and Nenad Kristic are questionable for NJ...Chris Bosh is questionable for Toronto...NJ had been 1-9-1 ATS until winning and Covering their last 2...They may be on the verge of another December winning streak like last season...The Raptors have become an Under team and a stone-under team with Bosh out of the lineup...TOR Under 6 straight and 11 of 13...This is already an Under series h2h as 16 of the last 21 have gone Under between these 2 teams...TOR 5-2 at Home with Bosh and 0-1 without him...NJ 14-7 SU and 12-7-2 ATS vs. Toronto those last 21 games, too...
New York at Indiana: Steve Francis expected to miss for NY...14 of the last 21 have gone Over in this h2h series...Indy won by 14 at NY on 11/4...Could Indy be looking ahead here to a grudge-match vs. Utah on Sunday?...NY 7-3 ATS on the Road this season, yet Indy is 7-2 ATS at Home...I will use the look-ahead for Indy here and lean to NY...
Miami at Washington: Dwayne Wade is doubtful for Miami...Etan Thomas is expected to miss for Washington...If there was EVER a chance for the Wiz to end their 16-game losing streak (12-3-1 ATS) to Miami (including playoff games), tonight would be the night as SHAQ and Wade will be in street clothes...MIA has won 30 of the last 35 (21-13-1 ATS), too, for good measure...10-point chalk, though?...WAS has won and covered 4 of 5 and MIA has Covered 8 of their last 9...I can see this Wiz team saying, "Heck, let's take out our frustrations tonight on this Miami team", but at the same token, I would view this as a slight let-down spot for WASH off a 29-point win vs. the Nuggets at Home last time out, shooting 50% for the game...The Under has gone 22-14-1 the last 37 in this h2h series and 4 of the last 5 h2h have gone Under at WAS...
Denver at Boston: Joe Smith is questionable for Denver...The Nuggets have suddenly gone flat on this Road Trip...They were unimpressive at ATL, but a huge late 3Q and early 4Q run gave them a come-from-behind win there, but against WAS, they had a dismal 2H, scoring just 40 points and being outscored by 17 in that half en route to a 29-point loss...DEN has won and Covered 3 of the last 4 in this h2h series...After a NC5, BOS has a C3, winning all 3...Ok, all 3 were their weak sisters of the atlantic Division, but hey...DEN has won 5 straight front-end of bk-2-bks this season (5-1 SU and 6-0 ATS overall in this spot)...BOS is 1-4 against the West and DEN is 8-4 vs. the East...
Seattle at Cleveland: Earl Watson is questionable for Seattle...The Sonics were 8-1-1 ATS on the Road before losing and Not Covering at CHI last time out without Ray Allen and Watson...SEA playing their 6th game without Allen now and 3rd straight on the Road, but the loss of Watson can be big, too...CLE a mediocre 5-7 ATS at Home...Not a lot sticking out in this one, but SEA is 4-1 to the Under w/o Allen and Under both Road games w/o him...
Philadelphia at Dallas: Jerry Stackhouse is doubtful and Anthony Johnson is questionable for Dallas...Philly is just brutal right now...Losing 9 straight...Can Dallas get motivated for this one?...Philly goes to San Antonio on Saturday...Morale cannot be very hight in that locker room with the losing streak and the Iverson mess...DAL off a nice win vs. the Lakers...This will be their 5th straight game with 1 day of rest and at times, the Mavs, especially at Home, can get on a roll...I am a Dog Player in the NBA but Dallas looks tempting here...Philly 3 straight Unders now and DAL had been Under 5 straight and 11 of 13 before this Over with the Lakers...So chart-play to the Over...
Atlanta at Memphis: No total posted...Joe Johnson is doubtful for Atlanta...The Hawks have not really been close to Covering a game without Johnson...4 losses and a NC4 their last 4 games...After a C6, the Grizz have Covered just once in their last 8 and also have a NC4...There have been 4 straight Unders in this h2h series and MEMP has won 6 straight (3-3 ATS) h2h...ATL 2-5 vs. the West and MEMP 4-7 vs. the East...
Milwaukee at Chicago: P.J. Brown is doubtful for Chicago...CHI buried this team by 25 back on 11/6, also at Home...Bulls 7-2-1 their last 10 overall and MILW, after a NC5 and then Covering 5 of 6, is on a NC3...I am not seeing much here at all at first blush, so when in doubt, I take the points...6 of the last 9 h2h have gone Under...
Sacramento at Utah: Maurice Taylor is expected to miss for SAC...How good is Utah right now and how bad is Sacramento right now?...Ron Artest's middle name might be Cancer, who knows, because they seem to have some talent there, but are not winning, and it seems like whenever I do have Kings games on, I see him putting up some bad shots...SAC has won just 1 of their last 7...On the flip side, Deron Williams has been awesome for Utah...He worked out with John Stockton this past summer and in fact, he stayed at his house, and although Stockton wants no credit whatsoever for the way Williams is playing this season, he must have had an impact...And it is amazing what Carlos Boozer can do in the paint when he is healthy...The Jazz beat this team on 11/22 at SAC 110-101, normally I might say this is a bit of a revenge spot, but I don't know if the kings are good enough to exact any kind of revenge against this Jazz team...SAC hosts PHOE on Saturday, so life doesn't get any asier for them in the rugged Western Conference...SAC has Covered 5 of the last 8 vs. Utah for whatever that is worth...
Golden State at Phoenix: Troy Murphy is expected to miss for GS...last year, covering twice...A 30-point blowout 2 days at DC created an Under there and if PHOE is killing GS, that will probably lead to an Under and that certainly could happen here...GS has only played 4 Away games in the last 18 contests...However, those 4 Roadies all went Over and they went Over by an aggregate total of roughly 104 points, which is about 26 per game...But some people will say that the injuries to Jason Richardson and Troy Murphy will prevent this game from getting near a total like that...Well, the Rockets put up a season-high 96 shots last night at GS, so these GS subs certainl are not slowing things down...GS had a 208 in a 28-point blowout at Houston last week and now 216 against the Rockets last night...Is it a stretch for GS to reach 230 against Phoenix??...I liken this matchup to the GS/DEN matchups that hit 227 and 269 in a home-and-home series on 11/22 & 11/24...PHOE has 3 straight Unders for the first time all season...I don't see this streak hitting 4 against a wide-open, gun-slinging GS squad...PHOE has won 12 straight...GS has Covered 7 of the last 10 h2h...These 2 teams met on 11/20 and GS, without Baron Davis, covered that game and it did go Over the 218.5 total with a 223...But, GS was not yet a Stone Over team at that point of the season as the Warriors had just 4 Overs in 10 games to that point of the season...Including that meeting, GS has gone Over 11 of 13...GS has gone Over their last 2 back-enders after going Under their first 3...PHOE is 3-0 SU & ATS when they have rest and their opponent does not and 2 of those games went Over...GS 1-3 SU & 2-2 ATS in back-enders this season...
LA Clippers at Portland: No total posted...Sam Cassell and Corey Maggette are questionable for LAC...Brandon Roy is questionable for Porltlande...The Clips started out great this season at 5-1 and were being touted as an elite team in this Western Conference, and since PHOE started slow at 1-5, the Clips were being named as the team to challenge SA and Dallas for Western Conference supremacy...Oh, what a difference 5 weeks make...The Clips are now under .500 and tied for 10th in the Western Conference and many are now saying they will not even make the playoffs this season...They need to get healthy first, and then need to start playing better...Utah just embarrassed them at Staples last time out by 19...The Clips now go on the Road to PORT, where they carry with them their 1-7 Road record, although they did win their last Roadie very unimpressively at struggling Memphis...PORT has not been bad at Home at 4-6 SU...The Clips have won 5 straight vs. PORT including a 102-89 victory at Staples on 11/6...The Clips have been buried 3 of their last 4 games with that MEMP win sandwiched in the middle...PORT just finished a 6-game Road trip so we all know what this means when a team is playing their first Home game after an extended Road trip...PORT just 1-day's rest for this one, too...Been a bit of an Under series h2h, with 8 of the last 11 going Under...
Houston at LA Lakers: No total posted...Tracy McGrady doubtful for Houston...Lamar Odom is Out for the Lakers...Quick revenge spot here for Houston, but the problem is they played last night and won without TMAC at GS, while the Lakers had the night off and are coming off a loss at Dallas...The h2h series is 19-9 to the Over the alst 28 and 8 of the last 11 have gone Over h2h in the regular season...Lalkers are 12-3 and 10-4-1 ATS at Home this season and they won and Covered against the Clips in a "Road game" also at Staples...Lakers have won 7 and Covered 8 of the last 10 vs. Hosuton h2h...LAL 3-0 SU & 2-1 ATS when they have rest and their opponents do not...HOU is 2-3 ATS and 3-2 to the Over on back-enders this season...
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