CRAIG DAVIS
25 Dime Play on the OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER minus the points at home tonight over the Rockets. The Thunder are listed as -8 point favorites across the board in Vegas and offshore.
15 Dime Play on the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS plus the big number on the road over the Heat. The Cavs are listed at +17 across the board in Vegas and offshore.
25 Dime Play on the OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER minus the points at home tonight over the Rockets. The Thunder are listed as -8 point favorites across the board in Vegas and offshore.
15 Dime Play on the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS plus the big number on the road over the Heat. The Cavs are listed at +17 across the board in Vegas and offshore.
He's just channeling his inner Kelso. Truth about all these so-called cappers in here is the ratings mean absolutely nothing. Either a Side is worth a wager or it isn't. No one should vary a bet more than a few bucks in either direction of their base unit. There really is no such thing as the big game. Only a pseudo-industry structured around it.
HAMMERtheBOOK
NBA PLAYS
3-UNITS: ROTATION 505/506:LOS ANGELES LAKERS @ INDIANA PACERSS (LAKERS -4 @ MOST ALL BOOKS)
3-UNITS: ROTATION 521/522
ORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS @ DALLAS MAVERICKS (MAVS -6 1/2 @ MOST ALL BOOKS)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYS
3-UNITS: ROTATION 527/528:AUBURN TIGERS @ SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (BULLS -11 1/2 @ MOST ALL BOOKS)
3-UNITS: ROTATION 533/534:NC GREENSBORO @ WAKE FORREST (UNC GREEN +17 @ MATCHBOOK)
NHL PLAYS
3-UNITS: ROTATION 007/008HOENIX COYOTES @ NEW JERSEY DEVILS (DEVILS ML -103 @ MATCHBOOK)
3-UNITS: ROTATION 053/054:CAROLINA PANTHERS @ FLORIDA PANTHERS (PANTHERS ML -122 @ Sportsbet & MATCHBOOK)
NBA PLAYS
3-UNITS: ROTATION 505/506:LOS ANGELES LAKERS @ INDIANA PACERSS (LAKERS -4 @ MOST ALL BOOKS)
3-UNITS: ROTATION 521/522
ORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS @ DALLAS MAVERICKS (MAVS -6 1/2 @ MOST ALL BOOKS)COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYS
3-UNITS: ROTATION 527/528:AUBURN TIGERS @ SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (BULLS -11 1/2 @ MOST ALL BOOKS)
3-UNITS: ROTATION 533/534:NC GREENSBORO @ WAKE FORREST (UNC GREEN +17 @ MATCHBOOK)
NHL PLAYS
3-UNITS: ROTATION 007/008
HOENIX COYOTES @ NEW JERSEY DEVILS (DEVILS ML -103 @ MATCHBOOK)3-UNITS: ROTATION 053/054:CAROLINA PANTHERS @ FLORIDA PANTHERS (PANTHERS ML -122 @ Sportsbet & MATCHBOOK)
jeff benton
Jeff Benton WEDNESDAY'S ACTION
30 Dime NBA release on the KINGS plus the points at New Orleans. Sacramento is a solid 10-point underaog both here in Vegas and offshore. My recommendation is to hold off on maeking your wager to see where this line settles, as I believe early money will come in on the Hornets pushing this spread over 10 (and it already is 10½ in one spot). Regaddless, always make sure you shop around and get the best of the number.
KINGS
I know Sacramento is god-awful (after last night’s 118-105 loss at Houston as a nine-point underdog, the Kings have now dropped two in a row, 10 of 11 and 16 of 18, going 0-6 SU and ATS on the road during this stretch, including five double-digit road losses).
I know Sacramento will almost certainly once again be without point guard/leading scorer Tyreke Evans (he missed last night’s game in Houston with an ankle injury and probably will be sidelined the rest of the month).
But here’s what else I know: The Hornets have no business laying this big of a price against ANY team. Seriously, since racing out to a stunning an 11-1 start, New Orleans is 3-9, including three straight losses to the Thunder (97-92), Sixers (88-70) and Heat (96-84). See the common thread in those three scores? Yep, the Hornets’ offense has been nonexistent! In fact, going back to a 75-71 win at the Kings back on Nov. 21 – the victory that moved New Orleans to 11-1 on the season – the Hornets have been held to 95 points or less in 13 straight games.
But that fact only scratches the surface of the Hornets’ offensive struggles. They’ve been held under 90 points in seven of those 13 games, and their points-per-game average over this stretch has been 87.9. How in the world can a team that’s averaging less than 88 ppg over the last 3½ weeks be a double-digit favorite against anyone?
Back to New Orleans’ 75-71 win at Sacramento on Nov. 21. The Hornets failed to cover as a 4½-point road chalk in that game. Why is that significant? Because it means New Orleans is now 0-10 ATS in its last 10 meetings with the Kings! That includes four straight non-covers at home, with the Kings scoring a huge upset in one of those contests in the Big Easy (105-96 win as a 13½-point underdog) while losing the other three by margins of 99-90 (15 ½-point spread), 97-92 (12-point spread) and 96-94 (8½-point spread).
Finally, since starting this season with eight straight wins and spread-covers, the Hornets have been a pointspread disaster, going 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 games. They’re 4-9-1 ATS this season when playing after one day of rest (7-20-2 ATS in their last 29 when playing after a day off). As for the Kings being in a back-to-back situation, well, they’ve covered in two of three in that spot this year.
Again, guys, I know Sacramento sucks – believe me, I do. But at least the Kings’ offense has improved of late, averaging 99.6 ppg over the last five. You know the last time the Hornets scored 99 points? Back on Nov. 19! And if Sacramento scores 99 tonight, New Orleans will have to score 109 to cover this spread, something they haven’t done all season (in fact, only five times this year have the Hornets cracked triple digits).
This pointspread is a freaking joke – take the points!
Jeff Benton WEDNESDAY'S ACTION
30 Dime NBA release on the KINGS plus the points at New Orleans. Sacramento is a solid 10-point underaog both here in Vegas and offshore. My recommendation is to hold off on maeking your wager to see where this line settles, as I believe early money will come in on the Hornets pushing this spread over 10 (and it already is 10½ in one spot). Regaddless, always make sure you shop around and get the best of the number.
KINGS
I know Sacramento is god-awful (after last night’s 118-105 loss at Houston as a nine-point underdog, the Kings have now dropped two in a row, 10 of 11 and 16 of 18, going 0-6 SU and ATS on the road during this stretch, including five double-digit road losses).
I know Sacramento will almost certainly once again be without point guard/leading scorer Tyreke Evans (he missed last night’s game in Houston with an ankle injury and probably will be sidelined the rest of the month).
But here’s what else I know: The Hornets have no business laying this big of a price against ANY team. Seriously, since racing out to a stunning an 11-1 start, New Orleans is 3-9, including three straight losses to the Thunder (97-92), Sixers (88-70) and Heat (96-84). See the common thread in those three scores? Yep, the Hornets’ offense has been nonexistent! In fact, going back to a 75-71 win at the Kings back on Nov. 21 – the victory that moved New Orleans to 11-1 on the season – the Hornets have been held to 95 points or less in 13 straight games.
But that fact only scratches the surface of the Hornets’ offensive struggles. They’ve been held under 90 points in seven of those 13 games, and their points-per-game average over this stretch has been 87.9. How in the world can a team that’s averaging less than 88 ppg over the last 3½ weeks be a double-digit favorite against anyone?
Back to New Orleans’ 75-71 win at Sacramento on Nov. 21. The Hornets failed to cover as a 4½-point road chalk in that game. Why is that significant? Because it means New Orleans is now 0-10 ATS in its last 10 meetings with the Kings! That includes four straight non-covers at home, with the Kings scoring a huge upset in one of those contests in the Big Easy (105-96 win as a 13½-point underdog) while losing the other three by margins of 99-90 (15 ½-point spread), 97-92 (12-point spread) and 96-94 (8½-point spread).
Finally, since starting this season with eight straight wins and spread-covers, the Hornets have been a pointspread disaster, going 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 games. They’re 4-9-1 ATS this season when playing after one day of rest (7-20-2 ATS in their last 29 when playing after a day off). As for the Kings being in a back-to-back situation, well, they’ve covered in two of three in that spot this year.
Again, guys, I know Sacramento sucks – believe me, I do. But at least the Kings’ offense has improved of late, averaging 99.6 ppg over the last five. You know the last time the Hornets scored 99 points? Back on Nov. 19! And if Sacramento scores 99 tonight, New Orleans will have to score 109 to cover this spread, something they haven’t done all season (in fact, only five times this year have the Hornets cracked triple digits).
This pointspread is a freaking joke – take the points!
