Doc's
NBA
4-Unit Play #705 Take Cleveland/Charlotte UNDER 185 ½ (7 p.m. EST, Friday)
The under has cashed in three of the last four meetings between these clubs. These teams met once already this season and the Cavs shot 58% from the field and 56% from three-point land yet they only managed 90 points and the total tallied in at 169. That means this pace was slowed way down and that is what we expect again tonight since that is the Bobcat’s Method of Operation. We feel their defense will be much better in this game since they are at home and we have a hard time thinking that their offense (No. 29 in the league) is going to all of the sudden have a breakout game against this Cavs defense.
5-Unit Pick #709 Take Milwaukee/Oklahoma City UNDER 198 (9:30 p.m. EST, Friday)
Both teams here are in the Top 10 for defense and this game just struck us as being 5-6 points over what it should be after first glance and researching the game cemented that opinion . Oklahoma City is No. 5 in the NBA for defensive points allowed and they are in the bottom half of the league offensively and we think they will set a defensive tone as the home team against a Milwaukee team that is No. 10 defensively in the league and is a middle-of-the-pack team offensively. Both teams have been solid over teams lately but they have faced either up-tempo squads or too low of totals. If both teams play to their season averages for offense and defense this one will be well under the posted number and we think this one could wind up in the 180s.
4-Unit Play Take Sacramento -4 Over New Jersey (10 p.m. EST, Friday)
Just think there is some great value here as Sacramento is still being undervalued by the bookies despite going 7-2 against the spread in their last nine contests. Tonight they face a team that has failed to do anything right this season and is mired in a 0-15 start to the season. Not only is New Jersey not winning they are not covering, as they have dropped four out of their last five ATS despite getting double digits in three of those five games (the only game they covered, at Portland, they lost by 10). New Jersey has one of the worst offenses the NBA has seen in awhile and they can’t even score on bad defenses like Sacramento. And they will have a hard time keeping up with an offense that averages 109 PPG at home.