CHARLOTTE +13 (triple revenge here for the Bobcats; they won't win, but will get the cover; triple revenge is most often a solid play)
NEW ORLEANS +8.5 (believe it or not, the Hornets are actually playing well of late with a 6-3 ATS record over their last nine games and a 13-5 ATS road record overall; the Knicks, on the other hand, have gone just 4-6-1 ATS over their last eleven games, including a 2-4-1 home ATS record in this span)
MEMPHIS -7 (the Pacers have fallen into a slump on this current road trip with three straight road losses SU and ATS, and they are now playing a red hot Grizzlies team that has won six straight and gone 5-1 ATS in these games)
MIAMI +4.5 (the Heat will be fired up tonight after losing twice to the Sonics last week; they had won eight straight road games (6-2 ATS) up until Sunday night in Seattle; Miami is 3-1 ATS as a road dog this year; Phoenix has been rolling all year, but all four of their losses have come against good teams (well, at least Minnesota was good at the time); the Suns have only lost twice at home all year, but their home ATS record is just 8-7-2; to top it off, Miami hasn't lost two in a row SU & ATS all year)
L.A. CLIPPERS +9 (the Sonics have finally come back down to reality, despite two wins over the Heat last week, both situational wins for the Sonics; they have gone just 4-3 SU & 3-4 ATS over their last seven games; the Clippers are on the rise again after dropping 8 of 10 SU & ATS; they are on a current 4-2 SU & ATS run over their last six games; the Clips crushed Seattle in its first game of the year by 30 points, and I look for the outright upset here; Seattle is 3-8 ATS in revenge games this year and L.A. is 3-7 ATS in revenge games this year; Seattle is looking for the revenge here, so these numbers point to the Clippers as well)
Yesterday: 1-1
Win:
CHICAGO (SPECIAL PLAY) (the Bulls almost blew the cover after opening up a 21 point lead, but hey, it's the Bulls, what do you expect?; surprisingly, though, this team has been very kind to me this year )
Loss:
ORLANDO (I think maybe this team was a little pissed about the Mobley trade, b/c they sure showed it on the court by getting blown out by 18 points)
Season Record: 98-90-5 (52.13%)
6-6-1 (SPECIAL PLAYS)
GOOD LUCK!!!!!
Del-T