Premium Plays: 80-50-1, +42.2u
*NBA(1u): Knicks +5(-110) @ Pacers–6:10 PM CT
We cashed a free play winner with the Knicks last night, and I see value in playing on them once again tonight. I had hopes that this Indiana team would turn a corner after a slow start, but after continuing to struggle, rumors have swirled around Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner, and Malcolm Brogdon all being on the trade block. Suffice to say, this isn’t a team that should be laying 5 points against a comparable(or possibly superior) opponent. While Indiana did win their last game against an overvalued Washington team, they lost each of the 4 games prior to that. I think the market is still undervaluing the Knicks after a mediocre start, so I’ll play on them once again tonight.
*NBA(1u): Nets -6(-110) @ Rockets–7:10 PM CT
This is absolutely a trap spot for Brooklyn coming off a tight game in Dallas last night, but I really don’t care. Brooklyn has mopped the floor with the bottom-feeders of the league this season, and they’re poised to do the same tonight. While the Rockets have won their past 6 games, those last 4 wins have come against Oklahoma City(2x), Orlando, New Orleans; these teams are equally as poor as the Rockets. Prior to their recent run, they lost 15 straight games. Most importantly, they are still without their star Kevin Porter Jr; as they start to play actual professional teams, they won’t continue to win without him in the lineup. There’s a chance the Nets rest Kevin Durant tonight after he played 40 minutes last night, so you might be able to get a better line close to game time. Either way, the Nets are the far deeper team and match up well with a truly horrible Rockets bunch. I’ll buy right into this trap and lay the 6 with Brooklyn.
