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NBA Picks: Bulls at Lakers November 19, 2009 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Tommy Watson
Thursday, 19 November 2009

NBA Picks - Bulls at Lakers: The 8-3 Los Angeles Lakers will welcome the return of previously injured Pau Gasol Thursday night when they take on the 6-4 Chicago Bulls in the TNT double-header Thursday nite-cap (10:30 pm ET) at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

NBA Picks: Bulls at Lakers November 19, 2009NBA picks oddsmakers at online sportsbook SBGglobal.com list the hometown Lakers as 9 1/2-chalk (ATS) and -600 moneyline favorites versus the Bulls with a 196 (over/under) betting total. Bulls backers are getting +400 odds as the underdog.

Los Angeles hasn't been at full strength as it sets out to defend its NBA title, and at times it's been clear that the absence of Gasol - who averaged 18.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game last season - has made a difference.

The Lakers have been held to 83.3 points per game in their three losses and especially struggled in the second half of their recent two-game rut, averaging 30.0 points in the final 24 minutes.

The Bulls got this current road trip off to a solid start against the Kings, who had won four straight. John Salmons had 23 points and Chicago's 14-point halftime lead held up in a 101-87 victory.  

Chicago topped 100 points for the first time, and Salmons' 23 were especially encouraging. The former King, who averaged 18.3 points on 47.3 percent shooting after being traded to the Bulls in February, was averaging 12.6 points on 31.7 percent shooting heading into Tuesday.

NBA Picks: Los Angeles is probably giving a little too much against a pretty good Bulls team. We like Chicago getting the points in this one.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 November 2009 )
 
NBA Picks: Suns at Hornets November 19, 2009 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Tommy Watson
Thursday, 19 November 2009

NBA Picks - Suns at Hornets: The Phoenix Suns are the surprising team in the early going of the 2009/10 NBA season having gone 10-2 in the first three weeks of the season. Tonight (8 pm ET) the Suns take to the road to play in a TNT prime-time televised game against the New Orleans Hornets who have been a disappointment at 4-8.

NBA Picks: Suns at Hornets November 19, 2009NBA picks oddsmakers at online sportsbook SBGglobal.com list the Suns as 7 1/2-chalk (ATS) and -360 moneyline favorites versus the Hornets with a 214 (Over/Under) betting total. Hornets backers are getting +300 moneyline odds as a home underdog.

As if New Orleans doesn't have enough problems, point guard Chris Paul is dealing with a sprained ankle, and he is out indefinitely. So far this season, the Hornets have covered just three of 11 pointspreads.

Phoenix has covered the spread in seven of 12 games and is 5-2 ATS while on the road. The betting total has split 6-6 over/under.

Phoenix improved to 10-2 on the season following Tuesday's 111-105 victory over the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds, while Jason Richardson pumped in 20 points with five boards for the Pacific Division-leading Suns, who have won six of their last seven games.

NBA Picks: The Hornets are off to a slow start but they aren't dead. We like the New Orleans getting +7 1/2 at home. 

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 November 2009 )
 
Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks NBA Picks PDF Print E-mail
Written by Matt Foust
Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks NBA Picks: The Miami Heat will look to keep pace in the Southeast Division tonight as they take on the Hawks at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. The big division match up is set to tip off at 7:00pm ET. Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks NBA Picks at BetUS.com have the Hawks listed as a -7.5 against the spread home favorite.

Miami comes into this evening's game sporting a 7-3 record and a third place position in the Southeast Division standings. Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks NBA PicksThe Heat jumped out a 6-1 start this year, but have dropped two of their last three games, which has positioned them a game behind the second place Magic and two games back of the divison leading Hawks. Miami gave up an average of 88.5 points per game in their first seven contests, but opponents have dropped in an average of 94.7 per contest over the team's last three games. 

Erik Spoelstra's squad fell at home last night to Oklahoma City by a score of 87-100. The Thunder outrebounded the Heat 41 to 36 and they hit 21-of-22 from the charity stripe while Miami connected on just 20 of their 30 free throw attempts. Oklahoma City also had five players in double figures, led by forward Kevin Durant's 32. Dwayne Wade splashed in a team leading 22 points for the Heat; he was one of three Miami players to reach double figures.

Atlanta won its fifth straight game on Monday night to improve to 9-2 on the season. The Hawks beat a tough Portland squad 99-95 in overtime as star guard Joe Johnson scored 35 points and dished out nine assists. Atlanta, however, won the game on the glass as they grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and held a 10 rebound advantage for the game. Power forward Josh Smith controlled the paint as he reeled in 16 boards and dropped in 20 points.

The Hawks are 5-0 at home this year where they are outscoring opponents by an average of 14.8 points per game. Atlanta is 7-1 straight up and 5-3 against the spread versus the Heat in their last eight meetings at Philips Arena.

BetUS.com Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks NBA Picks:

Miami Heat +7.5 (-110), Over 191.5 (-110), +280 (Moneyline)

Atlanta Hawks -7.5 (-110), Under 191.5 (-110), -340 (Moneyline)

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 November 2009 )
 
NBA Picks: Suns at Lakers - November 12, 2009 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Tommy Watson
Thursday, 12 November 2009
NBA Picks - Suns at Lakers:  Thursday night's TNT nightcap has the Phoenix Suns traveling over to Los Angeles to play the Lakers at Staples Center with a 10:40 pm ET tip-off in an early season battle between NBA Western Conference powers.

NBA Picks: Suns at Lakers - November 12, 2009The Lakers are 6-1 through their first seven games this season, but are just 2-5 vs. the numbers, because they've already won four games in which they couldn't cover as favorites. Last season LA took three of four games from Phoenix.

NBA picks oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com list the Lakers as 8-chalk favorites versus the Suns with a 221 total. Suns backers are getting +280 moneyline odds as the underdog while LA is giving -340 on the Sportsbook moneyline.

Eight players reached double figures as the Suns ran over the Hornets 124-104 on Wednesday. The Suns covered the 6.5-point spread, and the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 218. Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 21 points, while Channing Frye added 13 points and six rebounds.

The Lakers defeated New Orleans 104-88 as a 6.5-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (197.5). Kobe Bryant netted a game-high 28 points for the Lakers and Shannon Brown added 15 points in the win.

NBA Picks: We like the Suns to cover as +8-chalk road dogs.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 November 2009 )
 
NBA Picks: Cavaliers at Heat - November 12, 2009 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Tommy Watson
Thursday, 12 November 2009
NBA Picks - Cavaliers at Heat: The Cleveland Cavaliers will complete a Florida two-step Thursday night when they slide down the peninsula to Miami to play the Heat (8:05 PM, TNT) after defeating the Magic in Orlando 102-93 on Wednesday night.

For Wednesday's game, the Cavaliers covered as a PICK while the 195 points scored went OVER the posted total. Miami is off to a 6-1 start, and is leading the league in FG defense, which has helped their totals go UNDER in six of seven games. Last season, Cleveland beat the Heat three out of four games.

For the second night in a row, NBA picks oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com list Cleveland as a PICK. Tonight's total is holding at 180 1/2.

On Tuesday, Dwyane Wade finished the game with 41 points in an exciting 90-76 HEAT victory over the Wizards at home. Michael Beasley scored 15 points and Mario Chalmers had 13 to give the HEAT their sixth straight win over the Wizards. Wade had 81 points in two games against Washington this week. Miami covered as a 9-chalk favorite in the game.

NBA Picks: Look for the total to go OVER the posted 180 1/2.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 November 2009 )
 
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