DAVID MALINSKY
4* MEMPHIS/NEW ORLEANS Under
We believe the markets did the right thing in adjusting the Memphis side a bit higher this morning, given the major New Orleans fatigue issues. But we also believe that an equal adjustment needed to be made for the Total. It was not, and that leaves outstanding value here in a game that brings high fatigue levels that impact both the pace and the offensive efficiency levels.This will be the 6th game in nine days for the Hornets, with a court change each time, and some draining outings – two of the games went to O.T., and two more were decided by two points or less. So what do they do here? Slow it down in order to compete. That is nothing new – they are 5-0 to the Under when playing back-to-back nights since Chris Paul rejoined the rotation, and they have to focus on going even slower here, with Paul bruising his left knee late in last night’s loss to Chicago, the same knee he had injured at Golden State earlier in the week. Off of 47:50 of floor time last night, and with fellow starters Peja Stojakovic, David West and Marcus Thornton all going over 40, look for an all-out focus on playing this one as slowly as possible.Memphis will not be in any hurry to force the pace either, with four of the Grizzly starters going more than 38 minutes at San Antonio last night, but they are getting much more comfortable in their half-court defensive sets as they learn to play better together. In the only two home games the past two weeks they held Oklahoma City to 84 points and Orlando to 94, and they can frustrate the New Orleans offense throughout in this one
The Hammer Guaranteed Selections
P. I. C. CONFERENCE USA GAME OF THE YEAR
Southern Mississippi -2
LARRY NESS
26* Nevada
Elite Sports Circle Guaranteed Selections
LATE STEAM COLLEGE HOOPS TOTALS PLAY OF THE MONTH
San Jose St and Utah St OVER 140
LATE STEAM COLLEGE HOOPS BLOWOUT WINNER
Kansas St +4
Trent Citron
5 Units Houston Cougs
5 Units Colorado St.
RAS
Toledo/Akron Under 127
KING CREOLE
2* MIA / MIL Over 192.5
Miami and Milwaukee have had VERY high-scoring tendencies as of late, In fact, this series has gone 19-7 O/U in the last 26... and 13-3 O/U in the last 16 meetings played in Milwaukee.
10-1 O/U since Nov: All non-division conference HOME FAVS in a '2/0' REST situation (BUCKS).
5-0 O/U this season: All NBA dogs with NO REST off a SU road win of 20 > points (HEAT).
4-0 O/U this season: All NBA teams who allowed points (HEAT). These teams are a PERFECT 9-0 O/U when playing off an 'UNDE~R" result in that last BIG road win.
Erin Rynning
Playmaker: Sacramento Under 198.5
Milwaukee Over 189.5
MATT FARGO
9* Sacramento Kings +1