ROUNDBALL
5* 1-1
4* 9-5
3* 25-31
4* Boston
3* Dallas
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5* Cleveland -15 **POD**
5* Orlando UNDER 192
5* Orlando -4
5* Dallas UNDER 193.5 -120
5* Boston +2
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3 units Celtics
ATS Financial Package
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$300 play on san antonio from tw herri (gow)
$150 play on orlando
NevadaSharpShooter
500 Star Lock
Orlando Magic -4
SEABASS
20* Orlando
20* Phoenix
20* Dal/Port under
Westcoast Sports
Portland/Dallas Under 193
San Antonio +2.5
Cleveland -15
Gold Medal Club
San Antonio(REG)
Dallas Mavericks (REG)
Beat Your Bookie
100* Play New Orleans (+4.5) over Orlando (NBA)
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in road games when the total is between 190 and
199.5
New Orleans is 29-14 ATS coming off a loss by 10 or more points
100* Play San Antonio (+2.5) over Phoenix (NBA)
San Antonio is 14-3 SU coming off an UNDER the total this season
San Antonio is 4-1 SU vs. Pacific Division Opponents this season
San Antonio is 8-3 SU coming off a win this season
100* Play Boston (+1.5) over LA Lakers (NBA)
Boston is 13-4 ATS vs. Pacific Division Opponents the last 2 seasons
Boston is 12-3 ATS when the total is between 200 and 209.5
Boston is 11-3 ATS coming off an OVER the total this year
Special K
NBA GAME OF THE YEAR
Los Angeles Lakers
Cajun-Sports Executive
Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers
PLAY: 4* Los Angeles Lakers -1.5
The Staples Center will be the site of one of the NBA’s marquee matchups this season as the LA Lakers host the defending Champion Boston Celtics, the first meeting of these two since Game 6 of last season’s NBA Finals.
With both teams cruising in the early part of the season, they could be destined for another meeting in mid-June. The Lakers (23-5), who are 14-1 at home, lead the Western Conference in the standings and the NBA in scoring, averaging 107.0 points.
Boston has been dominant in defense of its title, becoming the first team in NBA history to start 27-2. The Celtics are again among the league's best defensive teams, holding opponents to a league-low 42.0 percent shooting.
Los Angeles opened a recent road trip with back-to-back losses at Miami and Orlando, but it salvaged a split of the four-game swing, and Tuesday's 100 to 87 victory at New Orleans should provide plenty of momentum heading into this showdown with the Celtics.
The Lakers were criticized for being unable to keep up with Boston defensively last summer, but they held the Hornets to 41.6 percent shooting. The Celtics will also have to contend with a weapon that the Lakers didn't have for the finals, as center Andrew Bynum is back from a knee injury and averaging 12.4 points and 8.4 rebounds.
Boston is 10-1 SU on the highway so far this season but they are only 6-5 against the spread in those eleven contests. We see that the Celtics have struggled ATS after winning three straight games and going “Over” the posted total in those contests. They are 7-20 ATS in that situation. If they won those three games ATS they are only 3-14 ATS in their next game.
Boston is 0-11 ATS after winning SU / ATS and going “Over” the posted total in their last three games. They are also 0-5 ATS if they are installed as an underdog in that situation.
Play ON NBA teams after winning and going “Under” on the road in their last two games, 130-92-5 ATS. NBA teams are also 115-81-5 ATS if they are installed as a home favorite in the same situation.
Play AGAINST NBA non-conference teams when installed as an underdog of up to 3.5 points after winning their last three games, 81-112-3 ATS. If they also went over in their three previous games they are 6-16 ATS.
The Lakers are also active in two of our statistical indicators that are 48-22-3 ATS and 93-60-4 ATS.
With the home-court advantage as well as statistical and technical support we will back the host here as they end the Celtics 19 game winning streak and cash in for us on Christmas Day!
PROJECTED FINAL SCORE: (4*) LA Lakers 106 Boston Celtics 98
San Antonio Spurs @ Phoenix Suns -2.5
PLAY: 3* San Antonio Spurs +2.5
US Airways Arena will be the site for the first half of ABC’s NBA Christmas Day double-header featuring the host Phoenix Suns and the visiting San Antonio Spurs.
Phoenix is 16-11 SU this season with a record of 9-5 SU at home but failing to cash in for their backers with a record of 5-9 ATS. They average 103.8 points per game while allowing 102.6 points per game.
The fact that the Suns allow more than 99 points per game makes them active in this NBA System which says to Play Against NBA home favorites with teams allowing 99+ points per game on the season, after scoring 105 points or more 5 straight games. This system has a record of 44-18 ATS since 1996.
The Spurs are 18-10 SU on the year with a 7-5 SU record on the road cashing in on 50% of those contests with a 6-6 ATS record. They average defeating their opponents on the road by a score of 96 to 95.
The Suns are 6-16 ATS as a home favorite versus the Spurs when they are coming in off a spread win in their last game. If they also went “Under” in their last game they are a perfect 0-5 ATS versus San Antonio.
With the better overall team with significant situational and technical support we will back the visitor here as they get the straight up win and cash the winning ticket for us on Christmas Day. Take the points with the Spurs!
PROJECTED FINAL SCORE: (3*) San Antonio Spurs 97 Phoenix Suns 91
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Annihilator
Dallas/Portland Under
Las Vegas Sport Picks
2* Mavs/Blazers under 195
NevadaSharpShooter
500 Star Lock
Orlando Magic -4
Best Bets
Boston +2
Cleveland -16
Larry Ness
Bailout Game of the Month-NBA
My 15* Bailout GOM is on the Por Blazers at 10:35 ET. A year ago Christmas, the Blazers were in the midst of a 13-game winning streak but when all was said and done, Portland finished 41-41, missing the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. A year ago this time, the Mavericks had Devin Harris, not Jason Kidd playing PG and I believe, were a better team. These teams wrap-up a busy five-game Christmas schedule tonight in Portland. The Mavs enter 16-11 and the Blazers 18-11. The Mavs are coming off back-to-back wins but the victories came over Washington and Memphis, which have combined to go just 13-41 (.241). The Blazers are off a home-and-home with the Nuggets, losing in Denver on Monday but upping their home mark to 10-2 SU (8-4 ATS) with a nine-point win in Portland on Tuesday. Roy (22.7-4.6-5.2) is unquestionably an All-Star caliber player now, while Aldridge (17.0-6.7) continues to improve at the power forward spot. However, Portland is still waiting for Oden (7.7-7.3) to fulfill even PART of promise, as the big man has been woefully inconsistent. Rookie Rudy Fernandez (10.9) has been a nice surprise plus guys like PG Blake (11.5-4.4 APG), small forward Outlaw (10.4) and Oden's partner at the center position, Przybilla (6.3-8.3), give the Blazers the 'look' of a playoff team this year. The Mavs still have Nowitzki (26.0-9.1) and Terry (21.1), who is now coming off the bench. Kidd (9.1-6.1-8.3) is NOT the Kidd "of old" and Josh Howard (18.1-5.9) has just recently returned from missing 13 straight games. In his five games back, he's averaging a respectable 14.0 PPG but he has just NINE total rebounds in the five games. The Mavs have won 15 of their last 17 meetings with the Blazers but that's really "old news." The two wins in that stretch came in the two games played last year in Portland. What's more, the Mavericks are a poor 4-8 vs quality teams this year, going 12-3 vs the rest of the league. A bigger sampling shows that the Mavs have won just 10 of their previous 32 games vs winning teams. If Oden ever "finds it" (assuming he has it!), the Blazers will be a team no one wants to face come playoff time. Until then, the Blazers are still a team few want to play in Portland, especially at the end of a long Christamas Day. Bailout Game of the Month 15* Portland