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Wednesday, January 20
Lines off the board
Miami Heat at Charlotte Bobcats - Gerald Wallace (ankle) briefly left Monday’s game and is listed as probable.
Portland
Trail Blazers at Philadelphia 76ers - Brandon Roy (hamstring) has
missed the last two games and is questionable. Portland has gone 2-1 SU
and ATS without Roy this season.
Boston Celtics at Detroit
Pistons - Richard Hamilton (illness) missed Monday’s game and is
questionable. Tayshaun Prince (knee) has not played in the last five
games and is questionable. Ben Gordon (groin) has missed the last four
games and is questionable.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves - Kevin Love (illness) was not in the lineup Monday and is doubtful.
Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils - Stephen Weiss (lower body) did not play on Monday and is questionable.
Lines to keep an eye on
The
Grizzlies-Hornets total opened at 202.5 and now sits at 203.5 at most
books. The over is 11-3 in the last 14 matchups of this series.
Who’s hot
Charlotte Bobcats - Won five in a row overall and eight straight at home and are on a 12-6 ATS run.
Florida Panthers - Taken four of last five, netting +3.43 units on the moneyline.
Memphis Grizzlies - Won four consecutive games and eight of last 10, going 7-3 ATS in that span.
Northeastern Huskies - Winners of nine straight, going 8-1 ATS during that stretch.
Who’s not
Sacramento Kings - Lost nine of their last 10, going 2-7-1 ATS in those games.
Edmonton Oilers - Dropped eight straight and 15 of last 16.
Iowa Hawkeyes - Are 1-4 against the Big Ten this season and 2-3 ATS while getting outscored by 11.0 ppg.
North Carolina Tar Heels - Have lost three of last four games and 2-5 ATS in last seven.
Key stats
Connecticut
outscored opponents by a 43.5 margin last season without Jim Calhoun as
its head coach. Granted, the two wins came against Rutgers and
Tennessee-Chattanooga but the 31- and 56-point blowouts could have come
from an inspired team playing for its coach. The Huskies have lost
three straight and are laying 10 points to St. John’s Wednesday.
Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked
Gerald
Wallace sprained his left ankle in Monday’s win over the Kings and is
going to be a game-time decision against the Heat. Wallace was injured
in the fourth quarter but returned to the game and finished with 28
points. Wallace is averaging 18.5 ppg and 11.3 rpg and he if can’t go,
coach Larry Brown said that Flip Murray would start at the two-guard
and Stephen Jackson would move into Wallace’s small forward spot.
Game of the Day
Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks (-14.5, 149)
Notable Quotable
“The
fact we did win that game by 14 points, it wasn't like we squeaked it
out by one point or something like that. We played well. Granted, it
was the Colts JV team or whatever people want to call it. They still
had the Colts uniform on."
-- Jets jovial head coach Rex
Ryan said referring to the Week 16 game against Indianapolis when the
Colts benched their starters with a 15-10 lead.
Tips and notes
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Portland could be without point guard Brandon Roy for the third
straight game versus the 76ers. The Blazers would love to have Roy and
his 23.4 ppg back in Philly Wednesday with the team averaging a paltry
93.6 ppg on the road where they are 9-10 overall (10-9 ATS).
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Under head coach Bob McKillup, Davidson is 24-7 against Western
Carolina. The Wildcats are 12-3 in the last 15 games at home versus the
Catamounts. Davidson has won nine of the last 10 meetings in this
series, going 8-2 ATS. The Wildcats are 4-point home favorites with a
total of 143.5.
- The Celtics went 18-7 during the regular
season last year without Kevin Garnett in the lineup (10-15 ATS) but
are only 4-5 SU and ATS sans “The Big Ticket” during the 2009-10
campaign.
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