Hi All!
Clunky in CBB yesterday, but we swept our Australian Open bets and we’re still 29-11 overall in all sports the last 5 days!
It’s baby shower weekend here at the house, which means a lot of family is here and I’ll have a lot less time to write up thorough details in our picks. Thank you for understanding!
Don’t love a lot in NBA or CBB today, but there’s some value out there:
NBA:
CJ McCollum over 25.5 points (-120), to win 1 unit
Looks like the Pels will have Herbert Jones tonight and although I respect the Magic and the kind of team they’ve grown into this season, the Pels are a deeper team and can’t afford to keep losing at this rate. I’ll just lean New Orleans, but this is probably a big CJ McCollum game, as he’s their most dependable shooter and the Magic are a formidable offensive team. It won’t be easy. Orlando has had 5 days off, but they also have a B2B tomorrow on the road. Not ideal. We’ll look to fade the Magic tomorrow.
Hawks 2.5 (-115), to win 1.5 units
Let’s keep riding the hot team. I love the chemistry, defense, and production coming from this Atlanta team, especially off an impressive win on the road against one of the Western Conference’s top opponents AND a potential MVP in Luka. It was also a TNT game, but Atlanta handled the pressure just fine. Dejounte Murray has been FANTASTIC on both ends, he’s turning into a legit star, and the Knicks recorded the fourth-lowest defensive rating (115.3) in the league when Mitchell Robinson (thumb) was sidelined for eight games earlier in the season. He’ll be out again today, which leaves that front court open for infiltration. I think Atlanta takes advantage at home.
OKC/Kings 1H over 119.5 (-110), to win 2 units
Two teams that are flying really fast right now and the Kings go even faster at home. Both OKC and Sacramento are healthy and Sacramento’s offense has returned to its #1 rating in offensive efficiency over the last two weeks. I expect a ton of points in this one– OKC has a good formula to create offense with their dynamic passing ability, too, and it’s not like the Kings are playing any defense these days.
CBB (24-18, +5.27 units):
St. Johns/Villanova 1H over 71 (-120), to win 1 unit
St. Johns 1H -2 (-110), to win 1 unit
I’m not sure if they can hang onto a lead but this is a revenge game for the Red Storm and they fly at an absolutely frenetic pace on their home floor. Their defense is considerably better than Nova and they have great momentum heading into this game. I think St John’s takes it to the Wildcats early.
Australian Open (2-0, +2.5 units):
Parlay (+127), to win 2.54 units
Pliskova + Sabalenka + Rublev + Djokovic
