Orlando +6,5 - San Antonio -6,5 55% 1,97 (myyty puoli pistettä)
Charlotte - Portland O188 55% 1,95 Toronto -3,5 - LA Lakers +3,5 56-57% 1,95
Memphis +1,5 - Minnesota -1,5 55% 1,93
Miami - Cleveland U192 54% 1,97
Dallas - Houston O185 54% 1,95
Lähetetty:
Kirjoittaja robitale
NJN -4.5
If you think that the things can`t go any worse – reality comes and proves you wrong. Boston has lost 16 games in a row, Tony Allen and Theo Ratliff are out with season ending injuries and Paul Pierce (coming close to return) experienced a fever and was hospitalized with infected left elbow. Wally Szczerbiak, who looked solid against the Heat, sprained his ankle after stepping on his own teammate`s foot. He is listed day-to-day, but is most probably out. So due to injuries the Celtics lack almost everything – momentum, belief and most importantly quality players.
The Nets are going through some frustrating times. They have recently lost many games by a 1 or 2 points margin. Starting from 22nd of January they have lost by a point to the Jazz, Warriors and Clippers and by 2 points to the Hawks and Sixers. They are 3-7 over the last 10 games, but feel they should be 6-4 at least. So many games have been close over the past few weeks, that the Nets must surely feel they need some win with a solid margin and are desperate to put their opponents away early. Right now there can`t be a better candidate for this job than the Celtics.
There is a bright side of the story for the Celtics. Boston may be losing right now, but worse record gives them higher chances to get nr.1 pick for the next years draft lottery. The chances to get to the play-offs this year are gone anyway. That doesn’t mean they will lose on purpose, but coach Doc Rivers is happy to play his youngster`s as there are no high expectations from the Celtics management and the audience anyway. Pierce is not rushed to get back and we expect the struggling Celtics to keep losing.
Even though not having Jefferson and Krstic due to injuries, the Nets are by far the better team here. The Celtics will sooner or later end its losing streak, but the angry Nets team is right now well motivated and does not have a room for underestimating its opponents. We expect the Nets to put the hammer down fast and win with quite a margin. Medium+ stakes!
Rested from a five-day break at home, the Spurs had one of their best games of the year on Wednesday. They completely overmatched the Wizards by handing Washington its worst home loss of the year. The Spurs opened the game by making 73 percent of their field goals in the first quarter. They finished shooting 54 percent from the floor and never trailed. The Spurs had five scorers in double figures while holding the NBA's second-highest-scoring offense to 32 percent from the field. So the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference were never competitive against the Spurs.
The Magic, at the same time, aren`t among the East upper echelon anymore after losing their third straight game. With the injuries and losses beginning to pile up the Magic have somehow lost their confidence. Dwight Howard went a combined 22-for-23 from the floor against the Bucks and the Raptors but still the Magic lost both games. Against Tim Duncan and the Spurs overall defense, Howard hardly going to have that kind of efficiency tonight. With Tony Battie having joined Grant Hill, Trevor Ariza and Keyon Dooling among the players not available for the Magic, the high-quality Spurs might be a little bit too much for the Magic tonight.
The Magic really have been weak against the Western Conference top teams. They are a combined 0-5 against Dallas, Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers. With Battie out the Magic need Howard and Milicic to become even more active than usual on defense. So it could be painful to think how big of a game Duncan might have if one of those two gets into foul trouble. Therefore we expect the visitors to take the upper hand and simply overplay the Magic here. Medium stakes.
San Antonio Spurs @ ORLANDO MAGIC+7 52% Pinny
-kaikki järkisyyt ja mutut sotivat tätä pelivalintaa vastaan, mutta uusi ohjelmani "väittää", että lopputulos osuu 14 pisteen haarukkaan. San Antonio voi tietysti voittaa SU,mutta ATS on eri juttu.
Lähetetty:
Kirjoittaja Maverick
Phoenix - Atlanta O202 53% 1,98
Golden State - Chicago O207 56% 2,00
Lähetetty:
Kirjoittaja Murm
New Jersey Nets -4,5 @ Boston Celtics 54% Pinnacle 1,98 Panosta 5/10
San Antonio Spurs -6,5 @ Orlando Magic Pinnacle 2,00 52% Panosta 3/10