NBA - 507 New Jersey Nets @ 508 New York Knicks
Projected line: NY Knicks by 10 points
This isn't in fact a good physical spot for the Knicks, as they are in a back to back to back spot and more than that their starters logged major minutes in both games and these games were against Chicago and Boston! However, more important than their physical shape is their mindset and I love the mindset of the Knicks for this game, especially considering the heart the team showed in their last two games, something unseen from them previously on this season! They are coming from two good performances which ended with two close losses down the stretch, so they will be fired up to finally get a win tonight!
On the other side, even though this isn't a good spot for the Knicks, this isn't an easy spot for the Nets neither, as they will play their 4th game in 5 days, having played against the Wolves last night, where Deron, Morrow and Humphries logged 37, 33 and 40 minutes. In terms of matchup, I like the Knicks on this game. Both Shumpert and Fields are especially defensive minded guards and they will focused tonight in stopping both Deron and Morrow. With these two players well guarded, the Nets won't score because the rest of the team isn't talented enough. Humphries is coming from a brutal battle vs Kevin Love last night and tonight he will battle against Amare who suddenly is playing like an All Star! I also believe the Knicks will have a huge edge in the center position with Chandler and with him, the Knicks will have an edge on the boards tonight. Finally, I believe the key factor will be Carmelo, as the Nets have been playing with Shawne Williams and Jordan Williams at the SF position and these two players won't make Melo work on the defense, so he will be solely focused on the offense and in this case, Melo will have a huge edge over any player the Nets put on trying to guard him.
The Knicks are hungry for a win and I believe they have the necessary conditions to get a pretty comfortable win over the Nets. Therefore, I'll take them tonight.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 508 New York Knicks (-6,5) @ -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker
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