NHL: Strong Lean 66 San Jose -140.
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Golden St/New ORl
LEAN New Orl. My power ratings make this game a 6 point one ON A NEUTRAL COURT! IMO, the spot does favor G St off a 19 point blowout lose, but the ratings are more important than the spot.
STRONG LEAN New Orleans......if I can get +7-120 I will make an official bet on it (likely a strong 1 star).
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Solid spot here for Utah. YES, we are concerned that Point Guard Rubio is still out, but Jazz are 33-10 SU since C Rudy Gobert came back.
NOTE, the line is 5.5 "everywhere" and if you wait, you have a good chance to get a +6 on this game, so no rush to bet it yet, but I want to get the pick up.....
In game 1, the Jazz got pounded, and came back and won OUTRIGHT game 2, and I expect a similar bounce back.
Further, I like backing the Jazz in a game where their opponent has been in Altitude for 3 days. Altitude is a funny thing........you can acclimate to it by being at it for a time, alternatively you can fly in the night before and it is not as big a deal........but being at it for several days is typically the WORST option. That is why you see so many basketball teams struggle on road trips when they play @Uah then @Denver (or vice versa). Long story short, Okc had a bad game 4 in the Altitude, and I expect Hou to underperform in at as well today.