6 team parlay. Pays 168.7 to 1
CAVS +310 (at Wizards)
Cleveland is at an all-time low right now and fired their gm after their last loss to the short handed Lakers. I feel like we will get a monster effort from Cleveland tonight. Washington is coming off a double OT loss to the Spurs and guard Bradley Beal is dealing with a concussion. The Wizards have a major advantage over the Cavs in transition but with Beal less than 100% and the Cavs playing with max effort that advantage may be somewhat neutralized. If you are looking for a good straight bet I think Cleveland +9 has value.
CELTICS +1 (vs Kings)
I just don't trust this Kings team off two wins in a row heading east, especially with Thornton out and Rondo and Sullinger playing well. Also I'm thinking Stevens might come up with a scheme to contain Cousins.
UPDATE: RAJON RONDO NOT PLAYING FOR BOSTON. FML!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You might want to leave out Boston if you haven't played the parlay yet. If you have already played it I am so sorry. Just devastating news.
PISTONS -125 (vs Nets)
I get the sense Brooklyn played really hard against the Spurs because they did not want to lose to a team without its starters on national TV. Now they have to play a back to back against Detroit who will have a major advantage on the boards.
RAPTORS +192 (at Clippers)
The Raptors are coming off a very frustrating loss at Sacramento so I expect a spirited effort from them in this one. Meanwhile the Clippers are banged up and some of their key players played major minutes against the Heat in their last game. Crawford was forced to play more minutes than he was used to because Redick was hurt and Griffin had a monster game so I wouldn't be surprised if we see a let down from those two.
SETON HALL +13, -120 (bought 1/2 point) (at Villanova)
These two played on January 8th and Villanova won by 16. But dig a little deeper and you will see that Seton Hall was playing without their second leading scorer as well as without their leading rebounder. Both players have since returned to the lineup. Villanova is a good defensive team but they are susceptible to the 3 and Hall shoots the 3 well. Vilanova has won 4 in a row and 9 of their last ten so they might be somewhat complacent going into this one especially considering how easily they beat Hall last time out. Seton Hall has been decent on the road this year and will be well rested. Take the points.
MANHATTAN +125 (at Canisius)
I think maybe Canisius has become slightly overvalued due to their recent success while Manhattan has become slightly undervalued. I don't think Manhattan can continue to shoot as poorly as they have. This is basically offense (Canisius) vs defense (Manhattan). I think with this game being on ESPN U we will see a strong effort from both teams which I think favors Manhattan because I believe they will turn up the defensive pressure. These two split their series last year but in Canisius' win Sosa lead the team in points and he has since graduated. Manhattan held Baron to an average of 10 points in their two meetings last year so maybe they understand how to defend him.