Had a great showing on Monday and picked up 2 units as a result(are only loss was by a single bucket). Always nice to grab some extra cash from the sportsbooks during the holidays so lets hope to keep the momentum going on this fine NBA Wednesday. With 12 NBA games on the card tonight it should be a wild time of basketball action as usual. There is not much better time of year for the NBA then during the holidays as many of us have off work and can truly take time out of our schedules to enjoy the games. If you are planning to relax this evening and enjoy the games lets see if there is any betting value to be found with hopes of keeping the winning streak going and the extra holiday cash rolling in. Pick #1 – Houston Rockets at Orlando Magic
Lawson comes back from suspension today and the Rockets are shuffling around players and lineups at a rapid rate which is starting to show in the teams overall performance. The injuries and indecisive coaching rotation are really starting to take there tole. Despite all this the Rockets are still winning while playing unusually exceptional defense holding every team in the last 4 games to under a hundred points. Combine all this with the fact the teams combine for a defensive points against average of 204.1 and this NBA points total under is shaping up to have some nice value to try to extract. Even though we bet the Magic over on Monday and hit, they barely covered with them playing amazing defense against a hot Knick's team while causing 15 turnovers in the process. Both Orlando and Houston's guards are coming back down to earth and there should be plenty of big men battles inside putting scoring on a premium as well. Orlando's starting point guard Payton is listed as questionable tonight giving even more reason to believe the score will be low if the Magic is missing its floor leader. Is Dwight Howard's rumored discontent starting to effect the team? He says there is no issue and its just media hype. Its always fun to see how the Howard drama plays out. Game Time: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 7:05 PM Spread: 705 Houston Rockets +1½ 706 Orlando Magic -1½ Total: 705 Houston Rockets Over 207 706 Orlando Magic Under 207 Betting odds provided by 5Dimes The Pick: Under 207 (1 Unit) Pick #2 – Sacramento Kings at Indiana Pacers Only two times out of the last 7 games have either team gone over the total being presented to us. The Pacers are one of the better defensive teams in the league which should put a damper on scoring as well. Couple this with a Rajon Rondo ankle tweak from last game and significant injuries on both sides of the ball (Monta Ellis and Cauley-Stein) and we may be in score for yet another low scoring game from either team or both. Paul George has been playing terrible of late so something is off and while Cousins has been playing much better lately he just recently admitted he was struggling to get into a groove and fit into the team offense lending even more credence to why the Kings have not been doing as well as they should be lately. Add all of the above to the fact that the two teams only combine for 207 points per game and hold teams to a combined 206.4 points and the bloated 212 total starts to look juicer by the update. Sure on Monday the Pacers under burned us but it was only by a bucket which means our analysis was still spot on in terms of how the Pacers pace of play has been lately. Another note is that it really seems that the Pacers like to put the clamps down in defense more so at home rather then away giving us that potential crowd / home court edge as well. On a lighter note what does everyone think of George Hills new blonde hair? Maybe its distracting and will be a great extra defense mechanism tonight! It sure is going to be exciting to watch and we have to take the under here for all of the value reasons mentioned above. Game Time: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 7:05 PM Spread: 709 Sacramento Kings +6½ 710 Indiana Pacers -6½ Total: 709 Sacramento Kings Over 212 -110 710 Indiana Pacers Under 212 -110 Betting odds provided by 5Dimes The Pick: Under 212 (2 Units) As always bet within your means and bankroll. Enjoy the games! Picks By TexasMatt Comments are closed.
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