NBA Basketball Matchup: Thunder vs Magic
After a nice comeback win in Philadelphia last night, the Oklahoma City Thunder own the best record in the NBA at 28-7.
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Bet On College Basketball: UNLV vs CSU
Both UNLV and Colorado State have some pretty drastic home/away splits this year. The Runnin’ Rebels are 16-0 at home and 5-6 on the road.
Bet On College Basketball: KSU vs Texas A&M
Kansas State picked up a massive win on the road last week, then they followed it up with a disappointing loss at home to Iowa State.
NBA Betting – All-Star Game Preview & Pick
Orlando will be the host for this year’s NBA All-Star Game. Dwight Howard has been rumored in many trades, but the Magic have kept him around long enough to have him be the main attraction at this game.
Bet On College Basketball: Texas A&M vs Oklahoma State
Texas A&M was picked to finish at the top of the Big 12 this year, but the Aggies have suffered through a disappointing season.
Bet On College Basketball: North Carolina vs Virginia
Virginia is 13-1 at home this year. Tony Bennett’s team has been one of the biggest surprises in the nation.
Gamble On NBA: Knicks vs Heat
Two straight weeks Jeremy Lin has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Linsanity has hit the NBA in a big way!
NBA Basketball Matchup: Lakers vs Thunder
The Lakers had been lacking a signature win in the first half of the year until last night.
Bet On College Basketball: Duke vs Florida St.
The Duke Blue Devils have gone largely unnoticed this season compared to normal, but they do sit at fourth in the rankings.
Bet On College Basketball: Marquette vs Connecticut
UConn is the defending national champion, but the Huskies have been struggling quite a bit of late. Jim Calhoun is still away from the team, and the Huskies seem to be missing a spark.
Bet On College Basketball: Ohio St. vs. Michigan
There isn’t the same hatred in this game as there is surrounding the date between these two in November on the football field, but there is plenty on the line in this one.
Gamble On NBA: Mavs vs 76ers
The defending NBA Champions seem to have hit their stride of late. After a slow start to the year, the Mavericks have won five straight games to get to 19-11 on the season.
Gamble On NBA: Bucks vs Magic
A couple short weeks ago the Milwaukee Bucks were playing great basketball and the Orlando Magic were in a terrible funk. Fast forward to today and the roles have been reversed.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Celtics vs Bulls
Derrick Rose hasn’t played for a little over a week, and he is expected to miss this game as well.
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Still, the Celtics will have a difficult game against the Bulls in Chicago. Kevin Garnett missed last night’s game for the Celtics, and he is questionable for this one. These teams have split their last six meetings with each other. Boston beat the Bulls 95-91 on Sunday, so Chicago will be looking for revenge in this one.
Boston has benefited nicely from the return of point guard Rajon Rondo. Rondo is arguably the team’s best player at this point, and he is the facilitator for the offense. Rondo averages 9.8 assists per game. Paul Pierce leads the Celtics in scoring at 17.8 per contest. Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, and Kevin Garnett all average about 14 points per game. Brandon Bass is out until the end of the month, and that is a significant loss for the Celtics in the paint. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
Boston has been winning with defense of late. Last night’s loss to Detroit was unexplainable, and Boston will have to play much better if they expect to win this one on the road.
The Bulls miss Derrick Rose in a big way, but this is still a decent team without Rose. Luol Deng put up 23 points Tuesday against Sacramento, and he seems to be fully healthy once again.
Chicago has no shortage of quality big men with Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer, Taj Gibson, and Omer Asik. Kyle Korver and C.J. Watson are both shooting it very well from deep this year for the Bulls, but it is much more difficult for them to get open looks without Rose in the lineup.
The Bulls are one of the best rebounding teams in the league, and they will need to control the glass to win this game.
The Bulls are 10-1 at home, and the Celtics are notoriously bad on the back end of a back-to-back. I think Chicago will dominate in the paint and win this one.
Prediction: Chicago 91 Boston 87
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Bet On College Basketball: Wisconsin vs. MSU
Michigan State stunned the nation by dominating Ohio State in Columbus this past weekend.
Bet On College Basketball: Oklahoma State vs Mizzou
Missouri has only lost two games all year, but one of those games was to Oklahoma State in Stillwater earlier this year.
