NBA 1/20

Toronto Raptors @ Atlanta Hawks (TOR -9.5, 229.5) 2:40 PM

The Raptors come into this one winning 7 of their last 9 road games. They should have no problem beating the 10-33 Hawks, even on the road. The Raptors offense has been fire lately, scoring 118.3 ppg over their last 7 games while the Hawks have allowed 118.6 ppg over their last 7 games. While the Raptors defense has been generally good this season, they have allowed 110+ points in 4 of their last 5 games. The Over is 6-2 in both the Hawks and Raptors last 8 games. I’ll take a shot at the over again.

Bet: Over 229.5
Confidence: 2 Units
Result: Raptors 122 Hawks 117

Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets (HOU -7, 230) 5:10 PM

The Rockets are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games, and while the Thunder are 2-3 ATS in their last 5 overall, they have covered in 11 of their last 12 road games. The Thunder beat the Rockets by 21 at home 11 days ago.  The Rockets have lost outright as a favorite in 4 of their last 5 games. I’ll gladly take the free points.

Bet: OKC +7
Confidence: 2 Units
Result: Thunder 112 Rockets 107

LA Lakers @ Boston Celtics (LAL -2.5, 226) 7:40 PM

The Lakers are getting AD back for tonight’s game. The Celtics are appear to be healthy, but have been on 3 game skid and have lost 6 of their last 8. The Lakers are red hot, winning 10 of their last 11 and are 18-3 on the road this including 12-2 as a road favorite. I’ll take the Lakers with the small spread against the struggling Celtics.

Bet: LAL -2.5
Confidence: 2 Units
Result: Lakers 107 Celtics 139

Indiana Pacers @ Utah Jazz (UTA -7, 215) 9:10 PM

The Pacers have been on fire lately, winning 5 straight including last nights big win in Denver. However, the Jazz have been even hotter. They are 16-2 SU and 14-4 ATS over their last 18 games overall. They are 7-1 SU and ATS at home in their last 8 in Utah. The Pacers are just 2-4 ATS with no rest and on the west coast could give them some problems.

I will also be taking the Over in this game. The Over is 11-4 in the Pacer’s last 15 games while the Over is 6-1 in the Jazz last 7 games. The Jazz are averaging 123.6 ppg over their last 7 games while the Pacers have scored at least 110 in 7 of their last 10 games.

Bet: UTA -7
Confidence: 3 Units
Result: Pacers 88 Jazz 118

Bet: Over 215
Confidence: 3 Units
Result: Pacers 88 Jazz 118

Today’s Record: 3-2
All-Time Record: 47-44 (51.6%)