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NBA - 501 Boston Celtics @ 502 Philadelphia 76ers

Play #1

In this contest, I expect the 76ers to have more “desire” to win than the Celtics...

BOS’s record is 25-55 and with the Jazz facing the Lakers tonight, this could be a “key” game for the Celtics “tanking” race while the 76ers will end w/ the second worst record in the league. Note that there are several Celtics’ players that will miss this contest…

The 76ers have been more competitive lately. Their Off. Rtg. In L5 games is a nice 110.6 mark as they are attacking the rim quite well. This bodes well for them tonight because the Celtics’ interior defense has been non-existent lately – they are allowing 49 points in the paint in L6 games!

Also, not long time ago, the 76ers went to BOS and won the game outright despite being underdogs by double digits points! My fair line for this contest is PHI-1 and so, we have the proper edge to play the 76ers in here!

Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 502 Philadelphia 76ers (+2.5) @ -110 / 1.91 on Betonline

NBA - 503 Miami Heat @ 504 Washington Wizards

Play #2

LeBron James and Chris Bosh will miss tonight’s contest while D. Wade will play limited numbers. The Heat did the same thing in the last season with good results but I don’t expect a similar outcome because MIA’s second unit is far from having the same quality of the last season. Actually, in the last game vs. MIA, MIA’s second unit scored just 8 points w/ shooting 3-14 FG…

The Wizards have the chance to secure the 6th seed and this could be huge for them because we are talking about facing the Heat or facing the Raptors/Bulls in the first round. I expect them to use their starters @ regular rotation and so, I expect them to win this contest by a safe margin.

Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 504 Washington Wizards (-5.5) @ -110 / 1.91 on Betonline

NBA - 511 San Antonio Spurs @ 512 Houston Rockets

Play #3

I understand that the Rockets have to win this contest just to protect their #4 seed and consequently, having the home court advantage in the first round. However, the Spurs have some motivation on their mind and so, this HOU-5 line is a non sense IMO.

Most likely, the Spurs will face the Rockets @ second round of the playoffs and let’s not forget that the Rockets won the first 3 games of this series and obviously, I expect the Spurs to answer well to this revenge spot.

The Rockets are now “healthy” but they are a bit off sync… their defense has been just atrocious! We are not dealing w/ a “sharp team” right now…

About the Spurs, I just don’t need to waste my time in this write up, they are simply the best team in this regular season and their second unit will be a key factor in here!

Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 511 San Antonio Spurs (+5) @ -110 / 1.91 on Betonline

NBA - 503 Miami Heat @ 504 Washington Wizards
NBA - 507 Charlotte Bobcats @ 508 Atlanta Hawks
NBA - 509 Oklahoma City Thunder @ 510 New Orleans Pelicans

Play #4

***DOUBLE DIME PLAY***

*PARLAY PLAY*

NOTE: no write up for this play.

Pick: 4 units (Double Dime Play) on 3-Team Parlay: 504 Washington Wizards ML x 507 Charlotte Bobcats ML x 509 Oklahoma City Thunder ML @ +172 / 2.72 on Betonline