Just got into the site. Yes I was on them too! I'll go back to them again today. The Metsies are hot.
Same here Mets on the ML today, here’s Lang gentlemen
My
150 Dime winner is
the New York Knicks.
The Line: The current line is -3 in Vegas and offshore as of 11:00 am EST. Be sure to shop around for the best line available.
My Analysis
They will own them again.
Watching the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night struggle to beat the Miami Heat, I said to myself right then and there, they are not beating the Knicks.
Let's make sure we are honest with each other here: If Jimmy Butler doesn't get hurt, the Sixers do not win that game. Simple as that.
And to watch them celebrate the win, so proud of themselves, like they really accomplished something was pathetic.
Well, I will tell you what they accomplished, facing a team that flat out owned them this year with OG Anunoby in the lineup.
The Knicks made one of the biggest acquisitions of the entire NBA season when they acquired Anunoby from the Raptors on December 30th.
Anunoby, Kawhi Leonard's main running mate on the Raptors NBA championship team, has made all the difference in the world for this team.
With him in the lineup, the Knicks are 20-3 SU with 19 of those 20 wins by 3 points or more. The only one that wasn't: the last game of the year against the Bulls.
Now, the Sixers and Knicks met 3 times and only one of the games was Anunoby and Embiid against each other.
At Philly on January 5th, the Knicks (+5) destroyed Embiid and Philly 128-92 controlling the paint out- rebounding the Sixers 49-38 in the 36-point win.
The last 2 meetings were March 10th and 12th in New York and Philly was without Embiid for both, the Knicks were missing Anunoby for the first game.
The Sixers took advantage of OG being out of the lineup and won 79-73 win.
However, he returned 2 days later in New York and wouldn't you know it, a Knicks blowout win 106-79.
Folks, Embiid is not himself. You could see it in his movement against the Heat. He may play his way into shape as this series but game 1 will be a struggle today.
I will say it again.....the Sixers had no right beating the Heat. They barely beat a team that was essentially playing with 4 guys!!!!
As Jimmy Butler said after the game, "I probably hurt us more than helped us by staying in the game."
You damn right Jimmy. I will go to my grave saying to myself, if Butler sits down, the Sixers don't win that game.
This Knicks team is the healthier team, playing at home, supremely confident in how they match up against Philly and they know how to beat Philly.
Lay it with confidence today as New York rolls by double digits yet again as the Knicks go to 21-3 with OG Anunoby in the lineup.
Oh, with 20 of those 21 wins by 3 points or more.