Following a 4-game losing streak and a 9-19 overall record, Larry Brown resigned as a head coach and it looks like the Charlotte Bobcats (15-21) have started their season all over again.
Compared to half-court style Brown preffered, Paul Silas’ uptempo basketball is working great and the Bobcats have won 6 of 8 since they got a new coach. They’ve also put together a 4-game winning streak, the longest one of the season and tonight they willbe going for that 5th win.
Boston (29-9) has lost two of the last 3 games and it looks like the ongoing injury problems are hurting this team a bit. Perkins, West, Garnett and J. O’Neal will sit this one out, while Erden remains questionable due to a pulled groin. This narrows down Rivers’ rotation, but nevertheless Boston is still tough to beat.
The Celtics have won 17of their 20 home games, but are just 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games. Meanwhile, the Bobcats are 5-3 ATS since Silas took over the team. Don’t expect them to win, but the Bobcats could keep it close.
Prediction:
Tip : Charlotte (+9)
Odd : 1.96
Bookie : Gamebookers
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Phoenix played in really bad shape,they won only two times in last 10 matches,their current record (15-21) is bellow all expections…Since trade in which they lost Richradson and Turkoglu and got Carter, Pietrus and Gortat Phoenix play very bad…Carter since came in Phoenix in 7 games has 17ppg.
They are far away from team than played in last season by they are still solid team and definitelly has more quality than NJ Nets who are one of the worst teams in league…In New Jersey is very actual story about Carmelo Anthony,New Jersey want to bring them while in that trade team could leave Devin Harris, Troy Murphy and rookie Derrick Favors…Harris missed last game but he will be back in team tonight while Nets again will be without Murphy (virus)…Also bad shape for New Jersey due to all season.
A little more quality team home court and awfull Nets’ record on away games (3-17) should be enough for easy Phoenix’s win.
Prediction:
Tip : Phoenix -6
Odd : 1.96
Bookie : Cannbet
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The Orlando Magic are running through opposition like they never have in their recent history. They are currently on a 9 game winning streak going 9-1 in their last 10 games, helped by some great offensive play of their new team with the likes of Howard, Richardson, Turkoglu, Bass, Nelson, Arenas, Anderson and Redick.
The Hornets are in a mixed bag of performances recently going 6-4 in their last 10 games, and this has been predominently due to performances by Chris Paul and West. The team have improved defensively recently, but with performances in the scoring end struggling, it seems hard for them to be able to stop this high scoring Orlando Team who have averaged 108 from their last 5 games.
The Magic are in a spell of great form, and I think that the Hornets will struggle to keep up with the pace of Orlando in this one.
Prediction:
Tip : Orlando -3.5
Odd : 2.00
Bookie : Pinnacle
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Aldridge is having the best run of his season so far, and he has to because his leading scorer in Brandon Roy is missing and his top draft pick from 3 years ago is out injured. He is the only big man for the Blazers, and taking on a smaller team like the Knicks will definitely help Aldridge put up more numbers.
His current run of form sees him average 28 points and over 12 rebounds, so this bet looks a shoo in tonight for me. Knicks are not a defensive team, so Aldridge should have a good run in there tonight. With an experienced guard in Andre Miller, a lot of opportunities will be created for Aldridge through pick and rolls.
Additionally, Aldridge has been averaging 5 offensive rebounds which translates to a min. of 6 points through second chance opportunities, helping him to be a constant threat as well as get the boards of the glass.
Prediction:
Tip : Aldridge Over 35 points + rebounds
Odd : 1.85
Bookie : Nordicbet
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Portland was performing well lately they won their last two, which is really interesting because one of th key players is missing. Brandon Roy is replaced by Matthews who is averaging 18 points since B.R. left. TrailBlazers are 8-3 since the injury happened and this is strong.
Big Three
Miami continues to win. They beat everyone, no matters who is the opponent or where is the game played. Miami is very strong, the big three resolve the matches quite easily. The Heat is 14-5 on the road and won their last 8.
Heat
Miami is a better team. No doubt. Portland does a good job indeed their positive stats without Roy is really nice and interesting and so on, but I don`t really believe they can beat one of the league`s finest teams without their star. Miami easily beats the Lakers, that is not the TrailBlazers level.
Feel free to bet on the away side for a good odds of 1.50 offered by Pinnacle
Prediction:
Tip: Miami
Odd: 1.50
Bookie: Pinnacle
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Sacramento Kings is a team which struggles constantly. They lose to small teams or big teams home or away using any rotation. They have 7-25 overall and 5-15 home. Till they don`t have a normal rotation, we can`t expekt much of play from them
Nuggets of gold
Denver is a really god team and a performant team against small squads. I cannot explain yesterday`s loss only with a little demotivation and a good Clippers play. The smaller Los Angeles team made it`s way perfectly clear, they played and shot well and grabbed another win at home.
Denver needs to avoid those kinda losses if they really want to compete in the NorthWest division for a top spot against Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland TrailBlazers.
Denver
I cannot believe a good team with an in-form Anthony can lose two in the row against negative stats teams. There is a huge gap between these team`s abilities, Denver just needs a little extra. Melo shot 31 points yesterday night, he is in form and definately has a good will to achive that W.
The chances and the odds are great for this match so feel free to bet on the away side.
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Prediction:
Tip: 2
Odd: 1.56
Bookie: Pinnacle
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Buducnost is a very solid team this season, and even though they didn`t manage to progress from their Eurocup group, they are doing really well in the NLB league, currently being in the top of the tables able to regain the first spot with a win here as they`ve got one game in hand. They have got a very compact and hard-working squad and players like Dragicevic, Simonovic or Scekic, who are all great all-rounders and are able to decide the match with one move. Buducnost beat many strong teams this season already, including Partizan on the road in the first round and then Nymburk, Zagreb which is a very respectable fact and I believe it`s about time for them to step up and participate in one final four of this league. They played a match against Gran Canaria at the Canarian Islands last Tuesday, losing by 2 points after a tough match where they needed a convincing win in order to progress further, and they really got tired there mainly cause of the hard trip even though a few of their key players didn`t play at all or played very little.
Improving
Partizan beat Cibona in their latest game of the NLB league by huge 30 points on the road and showed some signs of improvements, finally managing to record an away win this season and play more determined than they`ve been doing before. Their PG Jerrels isn`t showing much desire on the court and it`s probable Partizan will again change the PG (for the 3rd time in the season) in case he continues to play so heartless in the future, but their other players are doing well, and the biggest acquisition this season is definitely PF Gist, who is really an incredible shooter and versatile player overall, while NBA prospect Jan Vesely is also filling the gap at the forward position, and this team surely has got the potential to grow even more and again be in the top of the league, so they`re arriving to Montenegro in a good mood.
Away win
Partizan lost their opening game exactly to their today`s rivals and they did it after wasting a double-digit lead in that game, announcing a much worse season than in the previous years. However, they slowly improved later on and are now a good match for Buducnost, and in my view they`re a team with better players, plus they`ll most likely have more fans in Montenegro than the home team, so I wouldn`t give too much significance to a home court factor here. In my opinion, the odds on the visitors should be a bit lower so I`ll take this bet two days earlier as I think it will lose its value by the tip-off. Good luck.
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Prediction:
Tip: Partizan -1.5
Odd: 1.88
Bookie: Sportingbet
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Avelino has good season so far and is on high 4th place but that is mostly because of good positive difference in points since another 6 teams have also 6 wins and 6 losses like them, so they all share 4th to 10th place.As we can see it will be great fight for play off places.Avelino will host today the best team in Italy in recent years Montepaschi Siena and beside they know that will hardly win this game I expect from them good fight and motivated game.They will try their best to achieve same success like before 3 years when they beat Siena at home which is their only win in last 18 meetings.
Best Italian team
Montepaschi Siena is best Italian basketball team and there is no team in Italy that can threaten them.But sometimes they know to disappoint and win in very close game while only lost once with 1 point difference on the start of the league.They mostly win with big difference especially at home while away they sometimes won in close games mostly when they underestimate their opponent.They had very good campaign in Eurolague also and are in really good form.
Low line for total points
As I mentioned Avelino is good team and are playing at home while Siena sometimes don’t push for big win in away matches and are satisfied only with a win.That’s why I won’t gamble on handicap in this match, but will choose something that prove to be profitable in last Siena games and that is over in total points.They went over the total in all recent home games with all going over 170 points while in away games they play with less points and more defensive.But we have today low line and if we see the average of 161 point for Siena and 158 for Avelino in last 10 games I think we have value in over.
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Prediction:
Tip: Over 153.5
Odd: 1.91
Bookie: 888Sport
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New Jersey Nets are kinda sloppy nowadays. They are the last in Atlantic Division and they lost their last five, so we can say that there is a terrible form in New Jersey at this moment. They lost in Minnesota, Love just outplayed the new acquisition, Sasha Vujacic, the young ex-lakers member. I can`t really see a strong performance here from a team with negative home record (6-9) against the strong and motivated Bulls.
Bulls out of corral
The Chicago Bulls are flying without wings since Carlos Boozer joined the team. He is playing extremely well and achieving nice numbers in the past three weeks. The Bulls are leading the Central Division and are 3rd in east, a position they intend to keep. They have a positive 8-7 road record and thats really impressive. From the last 12 meetings, they lost only one match against negative record members, and that wasn`t on the road. I cannot see a surprise at this meeting.
You can`t catch a Bull with a Net
Bulls are motivated, are in form, have a strong team and their much criticized bench made 52 points yesterday night. The extra motivation Chicago have and the guy called Carlos Boozer will make this match easy for Chicago. Nets biggest weapon is Lopez at the moment and that predicts a pretty hard match if Boozer plays. And he plays..
Feel free to bet on the road side for 1.56 offered by Pinnacle.
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Prediction:
Tip: 2
Odd: 1.56
Bookie: Pinnacle
Philadelphia 76ers is an interesting team, which has a hot-run kinda period recently. They surprised all basketball fans with a WOW-type road performance. They got beat by some big teams but with a small margin in the last two weeks Hornets by 7 and Lakers by 4) but they
did really good job when they held Celtics under 84 (in a 84-80 lost match!!) OR beat Nuggets and phoenix on the road. Pls don`t under-
stand me wrong. This Philly team is far from great, BUT thy play with motivation and a STRONG WILL, which means a lot in this league. Even if they have 5-15 on the road they are hot now and they have a 8-6 winning record on the homefield. If we look at their motivation, the home field`s advantage and the home crowd`s backup they must reach a comfortable win today against the struggling Wizards. Thanks to Andre
Iguodala`s missing, they obviously got a higher odds, which is great for us.
Wizards with no elder wand
The Washington team is one of the worst in the league, IF not THE worst nowadays. Except Sacramento Kings, noone has fewer wins than
they do in the league (8). 8 wins would be okay if they would have played only 15 matches but they played 32 and thats catastrophic, in my honest opinion. They won only 2 matches in the last month and they didn`t won
on the road this season yet. 0-16. Impressive isn`t it? They lost their only hope when they let Gilbert Arenas to Orlando.
Handicap
There is a big probability, that 76ers will win today. The sad fact is that odds are far from great, but the odds offered by Pinnacle is the greatest at this moment.
Feel free to bet on the home side because U won`t get better odds for an in-form team against an all-time loser.
Showtime.
Dorian
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Prediction:
Tip: Philadelphia-7
Odd: 2.03
Bookie: Pinnacle
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