YTD 1-2, -2.4 Units
Lost last night with the Wolves, as they blew a late lead. Small card tonight, but a few that look good to me....
Houston/Dallas Over 190 2 Units
Total has moved down a few points due to the Rockets shitfest last night, however I feel this one is good for an over. The new coach in Dallas, Rick Carlisle, has pressed his team to run more this season. They now have a more uptempo offense and a good point guard for that, with Jason Kidd. He has now had a full training camp with his team and that can only help the offense. Houston's offense has another weapon this season, with the addition of Artest. It also helps that the Rockets best defender, Battier, is out injured for this one. 3 of the 4 meetings between these two went over the posted total last season, with an average of 197 ppg. I expect more of the same tonight.
New Orleans/Phoenix Under 198.5 2 Units
No more crazy uptempo offense from the Suns this season. New coach, Terry Porter, has been preaching defense and half court offense. A lot of offensive sets pounding it inside to both Amare and Shaq. As shown by last night's game, they will still run a ton of pick and rolls. However, I do not expect nearly as many shot attempts as past season's under D'Antoni. Both teams on back-to-back tonight, as they both had tough games last night that came right down to the wire. I do not see this one getting over 200 tonight. I will take the under.
Houston Rockets +5 1 Unit
Really feel that the Rockets are one of the top 5 teams in the league this season. Cannot say the same for Dallas. Not so sold on the Kidd trade that Dallas made last season. I would prefer the much younger and quicker Devin Harris. Dallas is a team I feel that has hit their peak a few years ago when the lost in the NBA Finals. It has been downhill since then. Houston, on the other hand, is about as solid as they come. They have now added Artest to the mix, to give Yao and T-Mac a legit third option. Their top 3 NBA defense from a year ago may actually be improved. Just feel that I am taking the better team here and catching points as well. Keeping it smaller due to the fact that Battier is out and because Dallas has owned this series as of late.
Best of luck to all!
SB
Lost last night with the Wolves, as they blew a late lead. Small card tonight, but a few that look good to me....
Houston/Dallas Over 190 2 Units
Total has moved down a few points due to the Rockets shitfest last night, however I feel this one is good for an over. The new coach in Dallas, Rick Carlisle, has pressed his team to run more this season. They now have a more uptempo offense and a good point guard for that, with Jason Kidd. He has now had a full training camp with his team and that can only help the offense. Houston's offense has another weapon this season, with the addition of Artest. It also helps that the Rockets best defender, Battier, is out injured for this one. 3 of the 4 meetings between these two went over the posted total last season, with an average of 197 ppg. I expect more of the same tonight.
New Orleans/Phoenix Under 198.5 2 Units
No more crazy uptempo offense from the Suns this season. New coach, Terry Porter, has been preaching defense and half court offense. A lot of offensive sets pounding it inside to both Amare and Shaq. As shown by last night's game, they will still run a ton of pick and rolls. However, I do not expect nearly as many shot attempts as past season's under D'Antoni. Both teams on back-to-back tonight, as they both had tough games last night that came right down to the wire. I do not see this one getting over 200 tonight. I will take the under.
Houston Rockets +5 1 Unit
Really feel that the Rockets are one of the top 5 teams in the league this season. Cannot say the same for Dallas. Not so sold on the Kidd trade that Dallas made last season. I would prefer the much younger and quicker Devin Harris. Dallas is a team I feel that has hit their peak a few years ago when the lost in the NBA Finals. It has been downhill since then. Houston, on the other hand, is about as solid as they come. They have now added Artest to the mix, to give Yao and T-Mac a legit third option. Their top 3 NBA defense from a year ago may actually be improved. Just feel that I am taking the better team here and catching points as well. Keeping it smaller due to the fact that Battier is out and because Dallas has owned this series as of late.
Best of luck to all!
SB
hno:
