S Merrill's Marauders | NBA Sides - Saturday, Mar 12 2016 7:35PM
#710 MIL -5.5(-108) Pinnacle vs #709 NOP single-dime bet
Analysis:New Orleans comes into tonight’s game in Milwaukee on a back-to-back set after playing in Memphis last night. The Pelicans lost that game 121-114 in overtime after blowing a 99-97 lead with 58 seconds left to play in regulation time. That type of loss comes with a hangover, especially for a bad team that played a lot of minutes. New Orleans had four guys play 40 minutes or more with five guys playing 36 minutes or more. The Pelicans had six guys play 25 minutes or more overall, including two guys on the second unit. Those extended minutes will have an impact on tonight’s game, especially since New Orleans is playing on back-to-back nights. This will also be the Pelicans’ third game in four nights with all three of those games coming on the road.
Milwaukee will play their second consecutive home ga ƒme after beating Miami 114-108 on Wednesday night. The Bucks have had two full days of rest to prepare for tonight’s game, and that gives them a huge scheduling advantage over New Orleans. Milwaukee has played much better basketball on their home court this season. The Bucks are 19-12 at home compared to just 8-26 on the road. The same is true for New Orleans; the Pelicans are just 7-25 on the road compared to 17-15 on their home court. Milwaukee owns a positive point differential at home; their offense is averaging 102.7 points per game on 46.8% shooting from the field and 37.6% shooting from three-point land. New Orleans owns a -6.8 point differential on the road where their defense is allowing 106.1 points per game. New Orleans is in a terrible situational and scheduling spot, so we’ll lay the points with Milwaukee in this game on Saturday night.
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#710 MIL -5.5(-108) Pinnacle vs #709 NOP single-dime bet
Analysis:New Orleans comes into tonight’s game in Milwaukee on a back-to-back set after playing in Memphis last night. The Pelicans lost that game 121-114 in overtime after blowing a 99-97 lead with 58 seconds left to play in regulation time. That type of loss comes with a hangover, especially for a bad team that played a lot of minutes. New Orleans had four guys play 40 minutes or more with five guys playing 36 minutes or more. The Pelicans had six guys play 25 minutes or more overall, including two guys on the second unit. Those extended minutes will have an impact on tonight’s game, especially since New Orleans is playing on back-to-back nights. This will also be the Pelicans’ third game in four nights with all three of those games coming on the road.
Milwaukee will play their second consecutive home ga ƒme after beating Miami 114-108 on Wednesday night. The Bucks have had two full days of rest to prepare for tonight’s game, and that gives them a huge scheduling advantage over New Orleans. Milwaukee has played much better basketball on their home court this season. The Bucks are 19-12 at home compared to just 8-26 on the road. The same is true for New Orleans; the Pelicans are just 7-25 on the road compared to 17-15 on their home court. Milwaukee owns a positive point differential at home; their offense is averaging 102.7 points per game on 46.8% shooting from the field and 37.6% shooting from three-point land. New Orleans owns a -6.8 point differential on the road where their defense is allowing 106.1 points per game. New Orleans is in a terrible situational and scheduling spot, so we’ll lay the points with Milwaukee in this game on Saturday night.
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D Esler | CBB Sides - Saturday, Mar 12 2016 3:30PM
#723 Maryland 7.0(-120) Greek vs #724 Michigan St. single-dime bet
Analysis: Hate fading Michigan State, but let's not forget that at one time (before conference play) was projected as a #1 seed. Michigan State probably IS a #1 seed regardless of what happens from here on out - and Maryland played them reasonably well in East Lansing earlier this season. Terps are simply bigger, a better rebounding team, and need to simply defend the perimeter. I know, it's always tough - but I left OFF Oregon and Seton Hall last night. Might add some later games - we'll see. I wonder if it's too late or not to hop on Seton Hall - I DO know I won't take Villanova. UL Lafayette is a "sharp" play at 2:00 EST, as is Texas Arlington - split at worst there, IMO.
Pick Made: Mar 12 2016 10:20AM PST
#723 Maryland 7.0(-120) Greek vs #724 Michigan St. single-dime bet
Analysis: Hate fading Michigan State, but let's not forget that at one time (before conference play) was projected as a #1 seed. Michigan State probably IS a #1 seed regardless of what happens from here on out - and Maryland played them reasonably well in East Lansing earlier this season. Terps are simply bigger, a better rebounding team, and need to simply defend the perimeter. I know, it's always tough - but I left OFF Oregon and Seton Hall last night. Might add some later games - we'll see. I wonder if it's too late or not to hop on Seton Hall - I DO know I won't take Villanova. UL Lafayette is a "sharp" play at 2:00 EST, as is Texas Arlington - split at worst there, IMO.
Pick Made: Mar 12 2016 10:20AM PST
