NBA Friday 3rd

[TazaD]

Detroit -8 League: 1-9 (Av. loss 13.1) home 5+ dog, 2 or more days rest off any ats win as home 4- fav. [sea] Before losing @ Denver, Detroit had won it's last 3 road games by 8 or more, against teams as good as, or better than Seattle. They shot just 39.3% in Denver, but now get to face the League's worst D in Seattle (Allow 49.2% shooting!) And, despite all the hype and hope in Seattle now, they have lost 10 of their last 13. They shot 59.7% v. New Orleans last game, but no way they get near that v. Detroit, who allow just 89.1 ppg. Seattle are 1-10 as dogs of 7-14 this season, and 5-16 off a win. Detroit are 8-2 away v. <.500 teams and 7-2 off a loss, so I expect them to bounce back with a decnt win here.

[TazaD]

Re: NBA Friday 3rd Charlotte +13 League: 8-3 (9-1-1 this no...av. loss 7.7) away 10+ dog, 1 day off a 20+ ats win as away 5+ dog. [CBC] Dallas are just 3-8-2 with no rest this season, and it's their scoring that suffers, av. just 94.4 ppg (compared to an av. of 101.6 with at least 1 day of rest) The Mav's haven't won at home by more than 12 in their last 5, and Charlotte are just 2.5 points away from a 6-0 ats run, so I think they are playing well enough to prevent this game becoming a blow-out. LA Clippers -3.5 League: 22-10-1 (Av. win 3.0) away 4- fav, 1 day off a 10+ ats win as home 5+ fav, if opp is off any ats loss. [LAC] 8-2-1 (Av. win 3.6) if opp is off a 15+ ats loss. Utah have lost 5 of their last 7, and 3 of 3 at home, and appear to be struggling atm.. The line is a bit low due to the Clippers having a small slump, but they appear to be over it now with 3 good wins. The Clips are 16-3 as favs of 3 to 6. Indiana -2 League: 9-25-1 (Av. loss 5.9) home 4- dog, 1 day off a 10- ats loss as home 5+ dog. [bost] 3-11 (Av. loss 5.2) if opp is off any ats win. 1-7 (Av. loss 6.6) if opp won ats as a dog. Indi are now 10-1-2 in their last 13 games and are playing as well, if not better than any other team in the NBA right now, with 2 big wins on the road. They allow the 4th least ppg @ 90.6, 3rd best FG% allowed @ 42.7, and just 42.5% in their last 5. The Miami/Boston score slightly flattered Boston, as Miami hit just 17-32 FT's (Shaq 2-9), so you'd have to think that the form team in the League could do better still. They have won the last 3 meetings in Boston by an av of 11 points, and are 13-4-2 this season on the road when allowing