Game 2 - Clippers @ Rockets
By Tony George
Well I call a spade, a spade gents, and I was dead wrong in choosing the Rockets in Game 1 for a Free Pro Pick, and with Chris Paul out the result was shocking in that game. The Clippers off a brutal series and a huge emotional win over the Spurs just a few days removed on the road and their star player out just shelled the Rockets. Griffin and company picked up the torch and ran with it, Austin Rivers filled in well for Paul, and Houston never got off the bus with a very poor effort and lethargic performance at times.
I expect more of the same in Game 2 form the LA Clippers and I expect an all-out effort from the Rockets tonight who do not want to go down 0-2 at home before taking this series on the road. The Las Vegas line is Houston -7 and the Total in this game is 214 points. One thing that is consistent with these two teams is that neither of them attempts to play any defense, and they both run and gun.
These two teams in their last 5 games are averaging 110 ppg on offense each, and they are allowing 214 ppg on defense combined. With Rivers and Barnes scoring well for LA, and Houston having an all-out effort tonight from their side of the coin, and neither team worried about playing any defense, the total is only way to look tonight. While 7 out of the last 10 in this series have gone Under the Las Vegas Line, I like that trend to reverse tonight in a high scoring affair. The Houston Rockets is 5-0 ATS the next game on the OVER after a double digit loss.
FREE PRO PICK ON THE OVER 214 POINTS – Clippers / Rockets
Great Bulk Dollars deal in the NBA going on, and I nail down the Early Game Total tonight for a $15 Hump Day Special.