NBA Premium Card 01/27

NBA - 701 Phoenix Suns @ 702 Philadelphia 76ers

Play #1

The 76ers are a dangerous team for this Suns team that will play tonight in a b2b spot. The 76ers really can’t hit a 3 pointer to save their lives (4-27 3pts in their last game vs. OKC) but they really attack the rim in order to score easy points. They were able to score 54 points in the paint against one of the best interior defensive teams in the league in OKC. The good news is that PHX don’t have such strong interior defense, actually they are allowing their opponents to shot 66% FG at the rim in the last 5 games, so I think that PHI will be able to generate a decent offensive outcome and be competitive against PHX that is primed for a natural letdown tonight.

Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 702 Philadelphia 76ers (+5) @ -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker

NBA - 703 Toronto Raptors @ 704 Brooklyn Nets

Play #2

Yes, the Nets are an old and slow team and for tonight they are playing b2b games after an “emotional” game @BOS last night. However, they are healthy (sans B. Lopez) and their bench is really a powerful weapon for this team. Just look for last night’s minute’s distribution:

Kevin Garnett  23
Paul Pierce 29
Alan Anderson 22
Shaun Livingston 22
Joe Johnson 25
Mirza Teletovic 19
Andrei Kirilenko 24
Andray Blatche 25
Deron Williams 34
Jason Terry 16

10 guys played considerable minutes and actually they won the game mostly due to their bench so I really don’t think fatigue will be a problem. What was a problem was their last h2h vs. TOR already in this month…however note that in that game, BKN was coming from a Triple OT game vs. MIA and Garnett didn’t play…nothing compared to tonight’s game.

TOR will play without D. DeRozan and because BKN is now playing w/ 4 “wing players”, I expect some big edge in this are for BKN b/c besides Terrence Ross…TOR has J. Salmons, A. Daye, S. Novak and J. Stone – not exactly a strong unit and limited defensively.

T. Ross is coming from a historical game vs. LAC in which he scored 51 points while shooting 16-29 FG. However he made a huge effort by playing 44 minutes – that’s a real letdown spot! w/ TOR backcourt being limited tonight, I expect BKN to keep rolling and avenge their only loss of the year (2014) so far.

Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 704 Brooklyn Nets (-3.5) @ -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker