NBA Premium Card 02/24

NBA - 701 Milwaukee Bucks @ 702 Philadelphia 76ers

Play #1

***DOUBLE DIME PLAY***

The record might say otherwise, but the 76ers are the worst NBA team by some margin and I think that the Bucks will naturally win this contest.

I’ve watched the 76ers’ last game against the Mavericks, and even though they were playing against a DAL team w/ slow footed guards, PHI keeps struggling to hit outside shots (5-25 3pts). Sure, they were able to score 30 fast break points & 64 points in the paint but PHI don’t have the proper talent to excel playing at such frenetic pace.

MIL is coming from a “decent” game against the Pacers in the last game. I had a play w/ them against the Nuggets in a game where B. Knight was a late scratch and MIL really didn’t have a chance in that game. B. Knight returned against IND and he was great w/ 12-23 FG for 30 pts, 8 assists and 5 rebounds!

I expect B. Knight to have a considerable edge vs. slumping PHI rookie MCW while MIL‘s superior depth will be the X factor IMO! PHI is playing @ fastest pace in the league and they just don’t have the proper depth to sustain their level of play and MIL’s has a decent 2nd unit w/ Sessions, Antetokounmpo, Mayo & Henson, and therefore I’m taking the Bucks in here.    

NOTE: the play was upgraded @ Double Dime Play! B. Knight & N. Wolters were confirmed @ starting lineup. 

Pick: 3 units (Double Dime Play) on 701 Milwaukee Bucks (-2) @ -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker

Pick: 1 units (Double Dime Play) on 701 Milwaukee Bucks (-2.5) @ -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker

NBA - 703 Dallas Mavericks @ 704 New York Knicks

Play #2

DAL will play tonight their third game of their road trip vs. Eastern Conf. teams and in the first 2 contests they really crushed their opponents w/ their great ball movement – they had 39 and 31 assists in those two games!

It was a surprise for me that they were able to win the boards battle against a team like the Pistons, this was vital because DET shot almost 50% from the field. The Mavericks explored DET’s bad perimeter defense to crush them via Pick n Rolls: PNR BH 8-15 FG for 1.05 PPP & 10-13 FG for 1.43 PPP.

The good news for them is that tonight, DAL will face the WORST DEFENSIVE team in the league defending both PNR ball handler & PNR Roll Man…. Things won’t change for tonight because by playing w/ Felton + Prigioni + JR Smith + Melo…miracles won’t happen! NYK was completely torched in the last game by ATL’s Mike Scott – a “stretch” power forward! Well, the Mavericks have a guy named Dirk Nowitzki…

I expect NYK to score some points as well, but DAL has a superior bench and their level of fluidity on the offensive is way better than the Knicks.

NYK was able to win the first h2h @DAL early on the season w/ one of the key factors the fact that they were able to outrebound DAL w/ 55% reb/rate but that was the time when D. Blair was DAL’s starting center!

Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 703 Dallas Mavericks (-3) @ -110 / 1.91 on 5 Dimes