NBA Monday :

Utah travels to Hotlanta :

-Utah was playing some terrible ball until the perfect opponent waltzed into town. The Seattle SuperSonics who were playing there fourth road game in 5 days !!! The Sonics started fast and faded playing terrible in the 2nd and 4th quarters. My point is that we shouldnt think Utah is back to its earlier play cause all they did was beat a tired team and not as impressively as the final states. Okur should be OUT still while Harpring should be available( Nope he is OUT). For Atl they have Law listed as questionable and Childress as doubtful.

-Could this again be the perfect opponent to regain momentum? What I mean is Utah is only 9-0 SU and ATS last 9 meetings vs ATL. They were favored in all and have gone 4-0 in ATL with the last loss in the series being 10/31/02 in ATL! Injuries have left the Hawks shorthanded at Guard . Anthony Johnson is starting at the Point and with Lue , Claxton , Stoudamire and now Law hurt they have only Mario West off the bench. In the past 2 meetings @ ATL the score at halftime was decided by 1 pt.


-Looking at recent meetings Okur's loss might be felt here with some good games @ ATL in the past. Also look out for Pachiula who has played well in the past vs Utah.

- Expect a lot of FTs in the contest which should lead to some ezee points in regard to the total ...

Thinking the best option is wait till HALF. Utah 4 straight Unders and ATL 8-2 UNDER past 10.

Milw travels to Cle :

Outside of defeating LOWLY LAC the only road win for MILW is @ Cle. Which is suprising since the Cavs had won 8 of 9 in the series. Since defeating Bos the Cavs are 1-8 SU due largely to LBJ's absecnce...

If Daniel Gibson plays here I think the Over is worth a play. He keeps the Cavs offense moving and Milw defense has suffered on the road. Cavs should crack 100 then its just a matter of how Milw plays....


Minny @ Miami :
Well Miami could NOT dispose of Indiana when it was theer 4th game in 5 days. Now they catch Minny playing there 5th in 7 days. Which is probably why you get the jacked up lines. However I dont think thes line is to big its just a matter of whats wrong with Miami. Minny has droughts on the road where games get out of hand.

Obviously the Heat are struggling but Minnesota is not of the quality of Indiana OR Washington so a great spot to Wake the Fuck up for them. Miami's defense has really been subpar of late and Wolves always seem to be i the low 90s anyway...so a LEAN towards the over....

Indy @ NYK:
O'Neal status is of interest. Marbury should play.

Not sure Indy deserves road chalk status they have alternated wins and losses of late. Indy always wants to play fast and it seems NY will get sucked into that by opponents.....over ??

GSW @ Memphis :

Pau Gasol is doubtful. Memphis is coming off a nice upset win @ Orl minus Lewis. GSW has lost 3 straight away and struggles in B2B situations. The Warriors did rest most of there starters in the 2nd H.

With GS struugling in my opinion and Memphis maybe looking to show something with gasol injured the Doggie looks inviting. My biggest concern is that Memphis is off an upset SU win as 13 pt dogs.....

As fast as this game may be played I cannot take an over 226 with a key offensive player out and GSW playing on another coast!

Orlando travels to Dallas :

The Mavs are improving of late but this seems like a big number. Orl is slumping going 1-4 since the West Coast trip and off a SU loss as DD favs. rashard Lewis should return here. Dallas seems to be playing defense again with 4 straight under 190 and ORL should emphasize defense after there last performance.

Suns travel to San Antonio :

Parker listed as doubtful. Duncan played 20 minutes the other night. The Spurs showed how tough they were at home when they defeated Suns and jazz last week w/o TD. Now they have him back and face a slumping SUns team losers of 3 of 4.Obviously we have PHO looking for revenge after the Nash incident last year which seemed to lead to there demise. Spurs showed they could score shorthanded and Suns will lokk to push the tempo....Spurs/Over


New orl @ Portland:
Really hoped Port would be favored but still like the Hornets. The Blazers are HOT but a tough spot playing 5th in 7 days winning the previous 4 versus tough competition. Hornets lost by 3 in the last meeting @ Portland.

Tough spot after DENVER. Roy played 40 tough minutes and Frye started off hitting everything.

185 seems crazy low since Portland said it would be faster and has. It's so low I have to pass cause its curious....