Houston @ New York
-Houston beat NY 96-76 AT Houston as 5.5 pt favs back on Jan. 10th-
-Houston beat Detroit 108-105 AT Detroit yesterday on ESPN, in a game that saw both T-Mac & Artest return from injuries-
-Both teams are playing their 3rd game in 4 days, but Houston is playing in a back to back as well & this is their final game of their 3 game east coast road trip-
-NY has been playing great ball at home, as they are 5-1 SU & ATS in their L/6 home games-
-NY has the 2nd worst FG% in the NBA at just 43.7% & they have the 3rd worst FG% against them, as opponents shoot 47.8% vs them-
Atlanta @ Miami
-Atlanta beat Miami 87-73 AT Miami as 2 pt road dogs back on Dec. 12th & Miami should be very up for this game tonight, as they sit just 2.5 games behind Atlanta in the Southeast division-
-Atlanta is playing its 3rd game in 4 days and are on a back to back tonight as well-
-Atlanta is coming off a 104-99 loss AT Phoenix yesterday as Joe Johnson shot just 5-20 from the field & 1-6 from 3 pt land &, that ended their 3 game winning streak-
-Miami is coming off a home win over Orlando on Saturday night (103-97) & they are looking for consecutive home wins for the 1st time this month tonight-
New Jersey @ Oklahoma City
-NJ beat Oklahoma City 103-99 AT NJ as 6.5 pt favs back on Jan. 12th-
-NJ is playing its 4th game in 6 days & this is their final game of their 4 game road trip tonight-
-Oklahoma City has been off the L/2 days & they are coming off a 107-104 loss AT the Clippers on Friday night-
-NJ is 1-5 SU & ATS in their L/6 games, but they are 14-5 ATS in their L/19 road games-
-NJ is 10-8 SU & ATS vs the Western Conference this season-
-Oklahoma City is 5-18 SU & 15-8 TS vs the Eastern Conference this season-
Philadelphia @ New Orleans
-New Orleans blew out Philly both times they played last season (93-72 AT Philly) & 95-76 AT New Orleans) & I imagine Philly is really looking forward to this game tonight-
-New Orleans is without C Tyson Chandler (ankle) until after the all-star break, according to head coach Byron Scott & F David West is still day to day & quesionable for tonights game with a sore back-
-New Orleans has been off since a Friday night loss AT Minnesota 116-108 & today is the 1st game of a 3 game homestand for them-
-New Orleans is the NBA's 2nd worst rebounding team at just 38.6 boards per game (with Chandler being out, this will only be more of a problem for them as Minnesota outrebounded them (42-26) on Friday night-
-Philly is coming off a 116-110 home win over NY on Saturday night & this is the 1st game of quick 2 game road trip for Philly tonight-
-Philly is playing outstanding ball right now, as they are 8-1 SU & ATS in their L/9 games, however New Orleans is 11-2 SU over their L/13 home games-
Portland @ LA Clippers
-Clippers beat Porland AT Portland in double overtime as 8.5 pt dogs back on Dec. 12th & you can bet the farm, Portland has had this game circled since that terrible loss- Ex-Blazer Zach Randolph went bonkers vs his old team as he had 38 pts and 11 boards & Baron Davis hit a 3-ball at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.
-Both Baron Davis & Zach Randolph are OUT tonight with injuries, & C Marcus Camby is still day to day & remains questionable for tonights game, as he sat out again last night vs Golden St.
-Clippers are playing their 3rd game in 4 days & are in a back to back spot tonight as well-
-Portland has played just one game in the last 4 days & that was a home win over the Wizards on Saturday night (100-87) in a game they cruised to victory from start to finish-
-I would expect a extremely focused & energized effort out of Portland tonight, as this game is more than just "another regular season game" for the Blazers tonight-