Bob Balfe
Minnesota -15
I do not see Akron hanging with a BIG 10 school on the road in a hostile environment. Akron is not a very good shooting team and should be down big and have no shot of covering by halftime. Take Minnesota.
Portland Trailblazers +7
Dallas has been on a huge run, but the Bucks cooled them off the other night with a victory on the road, stopping the Mavs 12 game win streak. Runs cant last forever and I expect Portland to keep this game close and have themselves a good shot at also winning the game outright. Take the Trailblazers.
Rocketman
4* Buffalo Sabres
DAVID BANKS
KNICKS
THUNDER
SPURS
WAKE FOREST
SOUTH FLORIDA
UNLV
Chris Jordan
Dallas -6
ATS Lock Club
4 Units Dallas -6.5
3 Units Boston -4
MTi Sports
4'*Bobcats
4* Lakers Under
4* Bobcats Under
4* Bucks Under
Anthony Redd
75 Dime UC Santa Barbara
20 Dime LA Clippers
20 Dime Rockets
20 Dime Trail Blazers
CHUCK O'BRIEN
20 Dime Boston Celtics
10 Dime Miami Heat
BRETT ATKINS
25 Dime Spurs
2-MINUTE WARNING
10 Dime NY Knicks
DEREK MANCINI
30 Dime South Florida
CRAIG DAVIS
25 Dime OKLAHOMA CITY
15 Dime CLEVELAND
JOEL TYSON
20 Dime Philadelphia 76ers
JAY MCNEIL
5 Dime UC Santa Barbara
MATT RIVERS
200,000♦ SAN ANTONIO SPURS
TRACE ADAMS
1500♦ Boston Celtics
AL DEMARCO
5 Dime Boston / New York Over
KELSO
25 Units UCF -19
10 Units Wake Forest -16.5
3 Units Charlotte +8.5
BIG AL
Bailout - Cleveland Cavaliers
High Roller - Oklahoma City Thunder
Jeff Benton
30 Dime Sacramento
I know Sacramento is god-awful (after last night’s 118-105 loss at Houston as a nine-point underdog, the Kings have now dropped two in a row, 10 of 11 and 16 of 18, going 0-6 SU and ATS on the road during this stretch, including five double-digit road losses).
I know Sacramento will almost certainly once again be without point guard/leading scorer Tyreke Evans (he missed last night’s game in Houston with an ankle injury and probably will be sidelined the rest of the month).
But here’s what else I know: The Hornets have no business laying this big of a price against ANY team. Seriously, since racing out to a stunning an 11-1 start, New Orleans is 3-9, including three straight losses to the Thunder (97-92), Sixers (88-70) and Heat (96-84). See the common thread in those three scores? Yep, the Hornets’ offense has been nonexistent! In fact, going back to a 75-71 win at the Kings back on Nov. 21 – the victory that moved New Orleans to 11-1 on the season – the Hornets have been held to 95 points or less in 13 straight games.
But that fact only scratches the surface of the Hornets’ offensive struggles. They’ve been held under 90 points in seven of those 13 games, and their points-per-game average over this stretch has been 87.9. How in the world can a team that’s averaging less than 88 ppg over the last 3½ weeks be a double-digit favorite against anyone?
Back to New Orleans’ 75-71 win at Sacramento on Nov. 21. The Hornets failed to cover as a 4½-point road chalk in that game. Why is that significant? Because it means New Orleans is now 0-10 ATS in its last 10 meetings with the Kings! That includes four straight non-covers at home, with the Kings scoring a huge upset in one of those contests in the Big Easy (105-96 win as a 13½-point underdog) while losing the other three by margins of 99-90 (15 ½-point spread), 97-92 (12-point spread) and 96-94 (8½-point spread).
Finally, since starting this season with eight straight wins and spread-covers, the Hornets have been a pointspread disaster, going 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 games. They’re 4-9-1 ATS this season when playing after one day of rest (7-20-2 ATS in their last 29 when playing after a day off). As for the Kings being in a back-to-back situation, well, they’ve covered in two of three in that spot this year.
Again, guys, I know Sacramento sucks – believe me, I do. But at least the Kings’ offense has improved of late, averaging 99.6 ppg over the last five. You know the last time the Hornets scored 99 points? Back on Nov. 19! And if Sacramento scores 99 tonight, New Orleans will have to score 109 to cover this spread, something they haven’t done all season (in fact, only five times this year have the Hornets cracked triple digits).
This pointspread is a freaking joke – take the points!
SEABASS
200* South Florida
100* Montreal
100* NJ Devils
100* Buffalo
50* Akron
50* Cal Santa Barbara
Ben Burns
9* Buffalo Sabres -120
8* Chicago Blackhawks -165
6* Washington Capitals -200
Dr.Bob
Pacers +4.5
Power Play Wins
76ers -5