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Nba Prediction - April 20, 2009We took the night off last night and come back with a pair of premium picks today including a 4-unit play. Over the last week, we are hitting 58% and since mid-November, our NBA picks are 244-196 for +82.1 units.
 Today's NBA Basketball Picks: The Celtics felt the loss of Kevin Garnett as they struggled against the Bulls in game one. The Celtics got poor performances from their primary scoring options in Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce as well as their No. 1 weapon off the bench in Eddie House. The trio combined to shoot a dismal 11-41 for 26.8%, yet it was almost good enough to get a win. I would expect the trio to have a much better game, which won't take much to not only win the game, but win it big. If you consider the fact that if this offensive trio shoots 41% combined, which is still well below average, Boston wins this game by 10 or more! It will take more than the loss of Garnett for the Bulls to take down the Celtics, and I'm going with Boston for a big game two win.Game: Dallas at San Antonio (9:35 PM Eastern) Pick: 4 units on San Antonio -6 (+100) (risk 4 to win 4) The Spurs don't have Manu Ginobli, and Tim Duncan is playing at half-speed with ailing knees. That wasn't why they lost game one. They lost game one because uncharacteristically, the Spurs didn't defend, and the Mavs shot 54% for the game. Duncan contributed 27 points and nine boards, so he wasn't the reason. Parker had 24 points and eight assists. It came down to one thing - the Spurs did not get out and defend as they have for the last 10 years, and the NBA's No. 2 ranked defense in points allowed, went down because of it. How bad was it? In their last 20 home games, the Spurs allowed 100 or more points to just two teams - the Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. Does Ginobli's absence weaken the Spurs defense that much? Hardly! The Spurs played 23 games down the stretch, from February 23 on, without Ginobli in the lineup, and actually gave up just 87.9 points per game - much better than their season average. I look for a better-than-typical San Antonio defense here, and the Spurs to get the win and cover. Results: 1-1 NBA Basketball Picks Resources:
Check out the last five NBA Basketball Picks Newsletters: NBA-Basketball-Picks-April-27-2009 NBA-Basketball-Picks-April-26-2009 NBA-Basketball-Picks-April-25-2009 NBA-Basketball-Picks-April-24-2009 NBA-Basketball-Picks-April-23-2009 |
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