Not much time for a write-up, fellas, so let me give you strongest reason/angle for my picks.
Indiana--this team has lost big game after big game against top tier competition. They need this win to prove to themselves, as much as anyone else, that they can beat the teams above them in the East. Yes, Leonard is out, but I don't expect Indiana to have a letdown against a team that has beaten them with and without Leonard in 3-4 straight games going back to last year. Of course, the Raptors are the better team, but the question is whether or not they will have the killer instinct to go out there and beat a team they know they own, on a back to back no less, with the nationally televised Rockets game on deck. If they decide to rip the heart out of Indiana tonight, they can do it. But I'm betting that this game will not mean as much to them as it does the Pacers.
Utah--this is a division battle against a team that has beaten them 3 straight going back to last year. Utah is looking for a statement win of its own against 2nd best team in the West, in a game I'm sure they have been looking forward and have had circled. Not much of a sample size, but Denver this year (with three days off between games) has won the two they played at home by dd and lost the two they played on the road by dd. Having watched their dd win over the Thunder about a month ago, I an tell you that that game was there for the taking. But the Thunder played awful down the stretch, and could not take advantage of a Nuggets team that committed 20 turnovers. If they play like that against Utah tonight, I expect the Jazz to take advantage.
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Not much time for a write-up, fellas, so let me give you strongest reason/angle for my picks.
Indiana--this team has lost big game after big game against top tier competition. They need this win to prove to themselves, as much as anyone else, that they can beat the teams above them in the East. Yes, Leonard is out, but I don't expect Indiana to have a letdown against a team that has beaten them with and without Leonard in 3-4 straight games going back to last year. Of course, the Raptors are the better team, but the question is whether or not they will have the killer instinct to go out there and beat a team they know they own, on a back to back no less, with the nationally televised Rockets game on deck. If they decide to rip the heart out of Indiana tonight, they can do it. But I'm betting that this game will not mean as much to them as it does the Pacers.
Utah--this is a division battle against a team that has beaten them 3 straight going back to last year. Utah is looking for a statement win of its own against 2nd best team in the West, in a game I'm sure they have been looking forward and have had circled. Not much of a sample size, but Denver this year (with three days off between games) has won the two they played at home by dd and lost the two they played on the road by dd. Having watched their dd win over the Thunder about a month ago, I an tell you that that game was there for the taking. But the Thunder played awful down the stretch, and could not take advantage of a Nuggets team that committed 20 turnovers. If they play like that against Utah tonight, I expect the Jazz to take advantage.
I was on the Pacers too.....you capped this game right BB.....Keep it going....
Thanks, buddy. I finally got lucky. Was mad at myself for not middling the Pacers game when I had a chance (Raptors +11 in the 3rd). So I middled the Nuggets game for 5 units and won my money back. Of course, I also added another 5 units to my Utah pick, so I can't complain.
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Quote Originally Posted by lmb4321:
I was on the Pacers too.....you capped this game right BB.....Keep it going....
Thanks, buddy. I finally got lucky. Was mad at myself for not middling the Pacers game when I had a chance (Raptors +11 in the 3rd). So I middled the Nuggets game for 5 units and won my money back. Of course, I also added another 5 units to my Utah pick, so I can't complain.
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