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Washington/Golden State 219
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For a number of different reasons I believe the value in this game is on the "under":
This is the second time this season that Washington enters this game having lost six in a row, but its current skid has been much more frustrating. The Wizards have lost each of their games by four points or less, including a 112-109 defeat at Sacramento on Wednesday night.
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Where there was once optimism about this season, this is no longer the case. Picked by one national publication to win the Southeast Division, the Wizards are on pace to win just 26 games. To reach 50 wins, the Wizards would have to go 43-17 the rest of the season, a clip the franchise has probably never played at in team history.
Keep in mind that the total has gone "under" the posted number in nine of Washington's last twelve on the road overall.
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On the other side of the court: The Warriors lost 103-91 to San Antonio on Wednesday night and had nine players in uniform, one more than the league minimum. The Warriors have lost four straight and eight of nine.
Golden State was also without its head-coach for a few games, and despite Nelson’s return, Golden State was out of sync offensively, scoring fewer than 96 points for the fourth time in six games.
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Remember, the total has gone "under" the posted number in five of Golden State's last six overall.
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Bottom line: When taking into account the troubles both teams are having right now and these strong O/U trends, the sharp money in this one is on the UNDER!
9* UNDER.
Tony George
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Akron -11.5
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NC Greensbourgh has not won a game at home this year and are 2-2 on the road. I wacthed Akron play Texas AM on TV awhile back, who is a solid team, and they gave them a game for 35 minutes. That is a good BCS school, on the road and a loss by 12. They can score. The Zips opened up with 2 losses, one by 13 to Gonzaga and have since ripped off 5 out 6 games with a win. A much tougher schedule and a battle tested team here at home off a 32 point win against a nobody, but they are rolling. Zips are battle tested.
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Play 1 Unit on Akron
Ron Raymond
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Ottawa +155
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When OTTAWA team played as a Road team - Vs Non Division Opponent - Last 4 years - Coming off a 2 goal win; the Senators are 13-7 SU in this spot L4Y Take the Senators.
Marc Lawrence
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Houston +5
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Houston looks to avenge a 130-99 home loss suffered against the Mavericks earlier this season knowing they are 14-5-1 ATS with same season loss revenge of 30 or more points, including 5-0-1 ATS versus an opponent with a win percentage of .690 or greater. With Dallas in of 15-point road win and struggling at home of late (0-7 ATS last seven at the AAA), and and looking dead ahead a same season revenger up next against King James and the Cavaliers, we’ll lift off the weekend with the Rockets in this payback tonight. We recommend a 3-unit play on Houston.
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CS Northridge -2.5
Lenny Del Genio
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Boston -12
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Well, that didn't take long. Allen Iverson is already taking the night off for Philadelphia. As we predicted over a week ago, his arrival would mean little for a team that has now lost 13 of 14 games with the only win coming against the league's most depth-shy team (Golden State) that was at the end of a long road swing (we were on the Sixers in that game!). Boston is in a class far ahead of Philadelphia. They have won 11 in a row overall and have beaten Philadelphia six straight times, including two wins already this year. One of those was by 31 points. The 76ers are just 10-22 ATS when playing with double revenge. The Celtics are well rested here as well having not played since Monday's win over the Grizzlies. Home team blowouts on Friday are actually a pretty common thing in the NBA. Home teams have really been dominating period in this league of late with all three covering last night and all but one taking the game straight up Tuesday night. The Celtics are 25-11 ATS in division play. Take Boston.
Black Widow
6* Widow Wiseguy CBB Friday Night "STEAL" of the Year on Pacific +10.5
Pacific is 7-2 this season thanks in large part to excellent defensive play, allowing just 60.2 points/game this year. That's pretty impressive considering the opponents they have faced combine to average 70.9 points/game. St. Mary's has a solid squad again this year, but they lost a lot of talent with just 1 returning starter. Pacific is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) versus good shooting teams - making >=45% of their shots over the last 2 seasons. St. Mary's is 23-40 ATS (-21.0 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game since 1997. St. Mary's has yet to face a team that gets after it on the defensive end like Pacific does. Take Pacific and the points.
5* Wiseguy NBA Friday "Total" BLOWOUT on Clippers/Knicks OVER 202
This is a very low total for a Knicks' home game. The Knicks are scoring 104.7 points/game and allowing 107.0 points/game at home this season. The Clippers have actually been at their best offensively on the road, where they are scoring 100 points/game which is nearly 5 points/game more than they are scoring at home. Let's just take a look at the last two meetings in this series. The Clippers won 140-135 at New York for 275 combined points last meeting, and the previous meeting saw the Clippers win 128-124 at home for 252 combined points. Given these recent efforts, the clear value is with the OVER tonight. Take the OVER 202 points.
4* on Philadelphia 76ers +12
Philly put an end to their long losing streak by beating up on the 117-101 home win over the Warriors. They followed that up with a solid showing against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but fell short by 7 points in the end. The Celtics have faced 4 straight teams with losing records, and they won 3 of those 4 contests by 9 points or less. So though Boston is on a long winning streak, they really aren't destroying teams that they should be dominating. The 76ers stay within double-digits tonight. Though Philly is 2-10 on the road this year, they have gone a solid 8-4 ATS away from home, losing by an average of just 3.5 points/game on the road. The 76ers are 16-4 ATS (+11.6 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games over the last 2 seasons. Take Philly and the points.
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