NBA Basketball Betting - San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets
The New
Orleans Hornets, (60-27 SU, 53-32-2
ATS, 42-43-2 O/U) may be the ‘new
kids on the block’ compared to
the San Antonio Spurs’ (60-27
SU, 39-45-3 ATS, 38-49 O/U) well-respected
stature as the venerable veterans, but
the Hornets, who have proven time and
time again this season that they are
the real deal aren’t going to back
down from the challenge that the Spurs
present.
“We know we that we can play with
them,” Hornets head coach Byron
Scott said. “We know that. We’ve
got a lot of confidence that we can play
with them. Does it help? I don’t
know. But it does let us know we are
one of the better teams in the Western
Conference and I think we proved that
in the first round.”
While the
Hornets are comfortable saying they
are going to bring their collective ‘A
Game’ with them against the Spurs,
they also aren’t going to rile
up the defending champions with some
disrespectful words.
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“They’re the defending champs,” Hornets
center Tyson Chandler said. “We’re
a newcomer team trying to make a name
for ourselves. We definitely have respect
for them. We understand it’s going
to be a great series. We just want to
go out and play hard and see what happens.”
The Spurs have
won six of their last seven games in
the BetUS Sportsbook dating
back to the regular season but have gone
just 3-3-1 against the spread during
that span.
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The Hornets are 6-4 both, straight up
and against the spread in their last
ten games going back to the regular season.
The Hornets
understand the Spurs’ ability
to crank up their play come postseason
time – and want to emulate it.
“They’re a different team,” Chandler
said. “They understand this is
what they play for and this is a time
when the Spurs are at their best. They
play for a trophy every year. That’s
the level we want to get to.”
Here
is a look at tonight’s key
trends followed by my NBA Betting Picks.
The Spurs are 20-8 ATS in their last
28 games playing on three or more days
rest.
The Spurs are 4-9 ATS in their last
13 games as an underdog.
The Hornets are 5-0 ATS in their last
five games as a home favorite of 0.5-4.5.
The Hornets are 5-0 ATS in their last
five playoff games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5.
The Under is 6-1 in Spurs last seven
games playing on three or more days rest.
The Over is 4-0-1 in Hornets last five
games as a home favorite of 0.5-4.5.
The Under is 4-1 in the last five meetings.
The Spurs are 4-1 ATS in the last five
meetings in New Orleans.
Analysis:
This series is going to be every NBA
fan’s dream as both clubs
feature two of the top point guards in
the games today and can beat teams in
numerous ways. I’m going to take
the Hornets to win the series opener
while covering the spread before the
Spurs, appropriately turn it up a notch
for Game 2, as there still isn’t
a player in the league who can stay in
front of Hornets point guard Chris Paul,
not even Spurs’ fleet-footed floor
leader Tony Parker.
I also like the Over in this matchup
as the Hornets are likely to get out
a bit and run against the Spurs usually
stellar defense in Game 1.
NBA Free
Picks: Hornets -3 Points/Over 183½ Total
Points
May 3rd, 2008
- 10:00 PM EST NBA Odds
San Antonio Spurs +3 -110
New Orleans Hornets -3 -110
Over 183½ -110
Under 183½ -110
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