Nba Basketball Picks - January 22, 2010

We come back to the NBA hardwood after taking a night off with two premium selections.  Over the past week our picks are hitting 67% at 12-6 for +21.1 units.

WUNDERDOG 2010 RECENT RESULTS ($100/bet)
SPORT	WINS-LOSSES	%	NET
NFL	44-28 last 72 picks	61%	+$4090
CFB	25-10 last 35 picks	71%	+$6040
MLB	265-219 last 484 picks	55%	+$8370
CBB	112-86 last 198 picks	57%	+$6650
NHL	227-143 last 370 picks	61%	+$18670
WNBA	121-90 last 211 picks	57%	+$5490
TOTAL			+$49310

Today's NBA Basketball Picks:

Game: Dallas at Philadelphia (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on Philadelphia +2.5 (-110) (risk 3 to win 2.7)

Looking at pure wins and losses, Dallas would be the obvious choice here and the public thinks so as well as over 70% are on the Mavs for this one. I'm in the other camp. The Sixers have been a product of some real poor luck this season and the record doesn't show that. They have lost two games in overtime, three by a single point, two games by two points, another by just three and still four others by four or five points. That is 12 games that they were right there in, but they got nothing in the win column. They have beaten Denver, Boston and Portland on the road, so the capabilities are there. I will go with them in this spot.

The Indiana Pacers have gotten healthier and with that their offense is on the run again. Held back by injuries early on, the Pacers have now scored 104.5ppg over their last 12. There is one problem. Over the last 15 games the Pacers defense has allowed 110ppg on average! The Pacers have no problems getting poor teams in a running game and they have been 23-7-2 to the over in their last 32 vs teams with a winning percentage of under .400. Pistons offensive signal is a defenseless opponent as they are 19-6-1 to the over the last 26 times they have faced an opponent that allowed 100+ in their last game. This series has followed the beat as well with the last four topping the total. I'll go with the OVER here.

Results: 1-1

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