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#603 - NBA - 10 units on Washington & Boston Under 203
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WE look to bounce back from a horrible beat yesterday that saw us go 1-1 in our NBA bets. Here’s our tips for the action ahead:
Washington Wizards @ Boston Celtics
Injuries have decimated this Celtics team to a point where no one knows what to expect from them.
Kyrie Irving, Al Horford, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart will all be missing for this one as Brad Stevens is forced to go deep into his rotations to try and pull something out.
The Wizards meanwhile have hit a little slump of their own as the team continues to play without John Wall. They’ve lost five of their last seven overall and have struggled to score with any consistency in recent match ups.
The team has averaged 102.5 points per game during this run and number was give a big boost thanks to their 117-113 OT win against Miami.
While question marks remain over the teams ability to slow down opposing teams, there’s simply no excuse for not stoping a Boston team that’s without three key starters and then some.
Boston’s injury ward accounts for 67 points per game and while there will be extra productivity from their role players to step up there simply isn’t enough baskets in them to account for such a disparity.
The team will still play with the same defensive intensity that we’ve come to expect from all Brad Stevens led teams and it’ll be interesting to see what level of production they get from their second unit who usually contribute to 32.8% of the teams points on a nightly basis.
The Celtics have seen their last five straight home games against teams with a winning record stay Under the points total and with so much firepower missing for the home side it’s hard to see how they do enough to push this one Over.
We’re projecting a combined 196.2 points here giving us great value on the number.
Tip: Under 204.5 points @ $1.85 (Unibet) (2 units)
Miami Heat @ Sacramento Kings
Miami continue to show flashes of how good they can be but Erik Spoelstra knows his side need to find consistency in the final weeks to secure themselves a good playoff seed.
The Heat have won six of their last nine but haven’t managed to string together more than two wins since coming back from the All-Star break. The team has shown a willingness to run the court in recent games which has seen a somewhat unfamiliar trend come forth in Miami’s recent games – the Overs has been hitting with more regularity than usual.
The good news for them in this one is the Kings aren’t particularly putting up scary numbers in any of their recent games.
Sacramento has averaged 98.8 points per game in their last six starts and will have a tough time trying to break down this Miami defence – especially in the half court.
The concern for Miami is how to fill the void of Hassan Whiteside and Dwyane Wade in the first and second unit. While both players certainly contribute defensively this is a team that has shown an inability to make up points when key players are injured.
Bam Adebayo started for Miami last game and his paint presence did allow him to protect the rim on the defensive side of the ball, but it was on offence that he struggled to contribute at all.
Adebayo went 1-for-10 from the field and their loss meant they dropped to 10-11 Whiteside out of the line up.
Neither teams offence has enough consistency to suggest they can blow this one open and Miami will be happy to lean on their defence to hold Sacramento under 100 points in this one.
The Kings have seen their last four straight home games go Under the points total and we expect that trend to continue here. Our data has this one combining for 198.8 points giving us a strong lean on the Unders.
Tip: Under 207.5 @ $1.90 (UBet)
NHL
Dallas o5.5
Pittsburgh to win in regulation
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