Gator's NBA "Tech" Game of the Day
NBA Sunday: Dallas vs. Golden State The early line on this contest is Golden State -5 and a total of 216, this game will be carried on the NBA Network on Sunday night at 9:05PM EST. Technical support for our selection is listed below. DALLAS is 11-23 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record during the 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons. DALLAS is 6-14 ATS versus good shooting teams making >=46% of their shots this season. DALLAS is 1-10 ATS versus teams forcing >=16 turnovers per game during the 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons. GOLDEN STATE is 19-8 ATS in home games when playing against a team with a winning record during the 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons. GOLDEN STATE is 9-1 ATS vs. excellent free throw shooting teams making >=80% of their shots the 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons. Golden State is 33-17 ATS versus Dallas since 1996. They are also 12-3 ATS versus Dallas the last three years and 7-1 ATS when the games are played at Golden State. Finally we have a system that tells us to Play On NBA home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points with double revenge for 2 straight losses vs. opponent, in a game involving two teams with winning percentages of 60% to 75% on the year. 42-15 ATS last 5 seasons (73.7%)
PLAY: Golden State -5
Ethan Law
ATL -1.5 (-110) vs WAS
Analysis:
ATL: RHP Tim Hudson (16-10, 3.33 ERA in 2007)
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WAS: LHP Odalis Perez (8-11, 5.57 ERA in 2007)
Verdict: Atlanta 7, Washington 3
SMALL OPINION SELECTION ON ATLNTA -1.5 +100
Sports Gambling Hotline
We will back the Sixers plus a few points this afternoon at Cleveland, as the Cavs were busy last night playing at Detroit, and are no better than .500 when playing in back-to-back situations, at 9-9 this season.
Philly is off a Friday home loss to Phoenix, but the 76ers are on a money-making 20-8-1 spread run their last 29 games overall, and they have had success against the Cavaliers of late.
Philadelphia has split the last 4 meetings with Cleveland, but the Sixers have been able to cover in 3 of the last 4 meetings. Also of note, the road team has won the last 4 series meetings, and they last time we checked it is Philly that will be the visitor this evening.
Cleveland has failed their last pair when favored, and 4 of their last 6 when laying the lumber.Have to grab the underdog plus the points tonight.
Play on the Sixers.
1* PHILADELPHIA
Jim Feist
KINGS / SUPERSONICS OVER
Many times late in the NBA season, you can find two teams that are out of the playoff race. That can often mean no one cares about playing any defense. Sacramento likes an uptempo approach under first-year coach Reggie Theus. Of course, they don't play any defense. These teams are in the bottom 7 in points allowed, with the Kings allowing 104 ppg and the Sonics giving up 106 per game, that's second most in the NBA. With nothing to play for, look for the players to focus on putting up plenty of points to entertain what few fans are still following the teams. Play the Kings/Sonics over the total!
Dave Cokin
ATLANTA HAWKS
The Hawks are battling to make the playoffs and they're in position to take another step toward that goal as they host the miserable Knicks. NY is beat up beyond belief at this point, and they basically just want the season to end. Atlanta has to guard against taking this game for granted, but they've done a good job of not overlooking games against bottom dwellers, so I'm not overly concerned about that here. I'll look for the blowout and spot the points with the Hawks.
Jake Timlin
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Hitting the NBA hardwood for today’s freebie winner I say take Philadelphia plus the road points as the 76ers continue to shine. I mean thanks to the 76ers still red hot having won 7 of their last 9 games and now getting a Cleveland team that is playing on back to back night after losing big time at Detroit on Saturday the schedule favors Philly big time today. Plus, given the fact that Cleveland has lost their last 3 games and last outright at home to Philadelphia by 6 back in December all signs points towards the points today.In a key Eastern Conference battle grab the points as Philadelphia earns the cash!
Jeff Benton
5* GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Both of these teams are fighting for their playoff lives right now, and neither has played all that consistently of late. And in fact the Warriors have really struggled to cover numbers at home in recent weeks. That said, there really is a lot of line value with Golden State, despite the fact Don Nelson’s squad is coming off last night’s fast-paced game played at altitude in Denver. Why? Because the Mavs are minus All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, who is out with that leg injury. Now, Dallas did handle the Clippers at home (103-90 win) in its first game without its bread-and-butter, but, c’mon, that was the Clippers. Two nights later the Mavs went to Denver and we got a real sense of Life Without Dirk, as they got destroyed 118-105 as an 8½-point favorite. That, by the way, was Dallas’ fifth consecutive non-cover (1-4 straight-up). Now, in a must-win game for both teams, the Dirk-less Mavs face their old nemesis in what figures to be a raucous, playoff-intense atmosphere. Remember: The Warriors have had Dallas’ number the last few years, including that miraculous six-game playoff win last year when Golden State as a No. 8 seed knocked out the top-seeded Mavs. True, the Warriors have lost both meetings to Dallas this year, but they did cover the spread in one of them, improving to 21-5-1 ATS in the last 27 meetings! Not only that, but Golden State is 7-0 ATS in the last seven clashes against the Mavs in Oakland! And guess what? Nowitzki played in those contests! In the end, I don’t see how Dallas contains or keeps up with the Warriors here without Nowitzki. And despite the back-to-back situation for Golden State, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see a double-digit rout for the home team.
Matt Rivers
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
My oh my have the Lakers suddenly hit the skids. All season long Kobe and the fellas had been great and then all of a sudden at home against the bottom feeders of the NBA in Charlotte and Memphis Los Angeles forgot how to play the game of basketball. I'm sure Phil Jackson's squad will get a much needed win here, even with Pau Gasol probably still out injured, but the Lake show has some issues right now and I'll take back this number with Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison and the decent enough and red hot boys from DC. The Wiz have won two straight, five of six and eight of 10 after coming back brilliantly at Arco on Friday against a Sacramento team that is pretty good at home. These guys are going to get their star in Gilbert Arenas back pretty soon and overall have got to be feeling very good about themselves after surviving without their All-Star point guard for most of the season and being a few games away from officially clinching a playoff berth. LA has dropped two straight and three of four. They may be able to pull this game out but yet again they may not. I'll grab whatever I can here with this live road dog!
Jimmy Moore
New Orleans -2.5
Jack Clayton
Wizards
ARTHUR RALPH
Davidson
VEGAS STEAMLINE
Sacramento -5
MIGHTY QUINN
Texas
NATIONAL SPORTS SERVICE
Utah -6.5
PLATINUM PLAYS
SEATTLE SONICS + 5
MIKE WYNN
Seattle +5½
EASY MONEY SPORTS
TORONTO +2½
HUDDLE UP SPORTS
New Orleans -1'
#1 SPORTS
KANSAS -9
DR. VEGAS
Golden State -5
DARK HORSE
Seattle +5
TOTALS 4U
DALLAS/GOLDEN STATE OVER 217
RAZOR SHARP SPORTS
CLEVELAND -3½
COMPUTER SPORTS
TORONTO RAPTORS +2 1/2
TV HOTLINE
DALLAS +5-
TRACE ADAMS
Texas-Memphis OVER the total
John Fina
Seattle Supersonics +5
VEGAS EXPERTS
Philadelphia 76ers at Cleveland Cavaliers
Sixers dropped their last at home to Phoenix 107-93. Even with that loss they have won seven of their last nine. And they are 72-46 ATS in road games off a home loss since 1996 and 28-16 ATS after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons. The Cavs have lost three in a row, S/U and ATS.
Play on: Philadelphia
Alex Smart
Game: Utah Jazz vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Prediction: Utah Jazz -6.5
Reason: The Utah Jazz enter into this tilt against their hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves well aware of a ugly 111-100 loss they suffered here earlier this season, in embarrassing fashion , as they turned the ball over 24 times. . Needless to say, the Jazz will be primed for a big time performance , making them the right side in this spot, even though they have some key players hobbled with nagging injuries. Final notes & Key Trends: Minnesota is 17-35 ATS L52 at home. Play on Utah
Tom Freese
Dallas at Golden St
Golden St is 12-3 ATS their last 15 games vs. Dallas including going 7-1 ATS their last 8 home games vs. the Mavs. The Warriors are 12-5 ATS their last 17 games vs. the Southwest Division and they are 4-1 ATS off a straight up loss. Dallas is 13-24 ATS their last 37 games vs. winning teams and they are 4-19 ATS when the Total is 200 or higher. The Mavericks are 11-21 ATS their last 32 road games and they are 16-40-3 ATS vs. a team that scored 100 or more points in their last game. PLAY ON GOLDEN ST
Jimmy The Moose
Game: Calgary Flames at Vancouver
Prediction: Calgary Flames
Reason: Canucks free falling after dropping 4 straight and are out of a playoff spot for now. Canucks have been outscored 15-6 on their losing streak and have dropped 2 in a row to Calgary who will look to avenge a home loss last night. Flames 7-1 last 8 on 0 days rest. Play on Calgary +.
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Davidson
Memphis
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