SportSavant

Good to see you on KC.
I think that Francis and Latos will get their first wins of the season tomorrow.

Keep those picks coming!

I thought Vince got fouled for sure on the previous turnover though.

Cheers smarbets, good to see you back.

Good Luck Mak.

I'm backing the Kings tonight too.  I watched the entire Pistons game last night, and it was obvious that the Pistons won because they had the edge on the boards against a very under-sized Raptors squad.  There was actually a period in the 2nd half where they controlled the ball for over a minute, getting 4 offensive rebounds in a row.

The Kings are deeper and bigger with Dalembert, Thompson, Cousins, and Landry, so that shouldn't be the case.  For the Pistons, Monroe and Wilcox played big minutes, and without Maxiell or Wallace playing, they will get worn out and beat up.

Utah Jazzmen (-6) vs Atlanta Hawks

The Jazz are very aware that they've been under-performing lately.  Even their wins have not been so impressive, prompting Guard Derron Williams to openly state that they need to dominate some teams and come out with more aggression from the start.  The last 2 lethargic wins (both non-covers) at home vs the Grizz & Pistons have this line reasonably low. 
Meanwhile, the Hawks are on the last leg of a 4 game roadie playing back-to-back, and they were forced to exert more energy than necessary to hold off a late surge in Sacramento last night.  If they fall behind in this game, I'm fairly certain that they won't empty the tank to keep it close in Salt Lake.

Cleveland Cavaliers (-2) vs Toronto Raptors

This play is only for 1 unit because it is after all the CAVS we're talking about, but this is an absolute perfect spot here.  The Non-Lebrons are 1-17 in their last 18, including losers of their last 7.  They're about to embark on a tough West coast trip, so this could be their last legitimate chance at a victory for the foreseeable future, a virtual "must win" for a team perpetually trying to avoid embarrassment (a great motivator by the way.)    The Raptors are a hot mess right now, playing back-to-back following the blow-out loss in Chicago last night, I don't expect a spirited effort tonight at the Q.  They will put up a better fight in Boston on Friday night.

Warriors/Hornets Over 199.5

Mainly a feel play here, but I did note that the last 3 meetings between these teams flew well over the total.  I also noticed the line moving upward despite these teams going 6-1 to the under in their last few contests.  The Hornets have a nice little 3 game win streak going, while the Warriors are trying to pick up one more win on their 5 game road trip.  I project this to be a fairly competitive game, and with neither team on a back-to-back, I don't envision any 30 point quarters in the second half.  I'm thinking 110-103 Stingers.

The Ravens are coming off a physical slugfest with Pitt, then a near collapse on Monday night in Houston, followed by a shootout at home to beat the defending champs.  Now they travel to Cleveland to play a 5 win team.  This has a huge potential for a letdown.

Yeah, it seems the kiss of death for any bet is when your team leads 14-2 early.  I've been noticing this all season

TURKOGLU!!!!!!!

Nice job man.  Even with money line favorites, it's still tough to pick 20 in a row.  Keep it up, I'm with you on the Nyets tonight.

Joakim Noah contained Gasol quite nicely in L.A.

Boozer will D up on Odom, not such a bad mismatch...

No man, you're not the only one.  He looks like just another player out there.  No explosiveness at all...sad to see

Well said.  I tend to agree that this game means much more to the Sixers.

  The Spurs managed to deal with it all right in the first round of the playoffs last year too....But Dirk is a beast, no question.

  I would NOT want to get in front of the Heat right now.  They've started to put some things together and look like a team.  The Hawks are flaky and were fortunate to win tonight, missing Joe Johnson will catch up to them soon.

....Still thinking about this one.

Carson Palmer has cemented the fact that he can no longer play in the NFL.

  Yes he does.

I was one of those sweating out the 1st half.  Fortunately, my Nuggets +1.5 cashed.



I don't think I can stomach any more action on the 2nd half

  I'm on that Lakers 1st Half Under too.  This game should be nothing like the game in Milwaukee last night with all that scoring.

Good stuff man.  I like the Grizz Kids too.  Off a couple tough losses to the Mavs and C's, they'll be hungry for the W.