Friday Plays

[Happy Hippo]

30-22-1 overall
1-1 last night


1 PLAY FOR FRIDAY-surely more tomorrow-this one took me forever

1) Kings - Pacers
The emotional homecoming of Artest. The Kings are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games and 8-2 ATS in their last 10. They have faced tougher competition than the Pacers in their last 10. The Kings are 4-1 SU & ATS vs Pacers in their last 5 meetings ? their only loss in these 5 games was in January when they lost by 25 at home. It's time for revenge - it?s a whole new Kings team now with Abdur-Rahim, Bonzi, and Artest playing. The Kings are hot, going 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games, outscoring opponents by an average of 7.6 ppg, which is 11 more points than the league average on the road. The Pacers look out of sync with Tinsley back and Jasikevicius out of the lineup. They are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.

I?m riding the Purple wave until it rides out?
:142hail:
PLAY: KINGS PK' EM

 

[Happy Hippo]

REVENGE FRIDAY

REVENGE FRIDAY

2) Suns ? Spurs

The Suns enjoy playing on the road, with a 13-6 ATS record away vs western conf teams and a 4-1 ATS record away in their last 5 games. If the game gets close, the Suns will have an advantage from the line, shooting 81.3% vs the Spurs 69.8%.

The Spurs beat the Suns in Phoenix just last week, but Nash & Barbosa didn't play. Now it's time for Suns revenge. The game was very offensive - they scored 210 points. I think this pace will favor the Suns.

PLAY: SUNS +5

 

[Happy Hippo]

REVENGE FRIDAY CONTINUES

REVENGE FRIDAY CONTINUES

3) Mavericks - Wizards

The Wizards step up for big games. They have already beat 6 of the top 10 teams in the league on their home floor. They are hot right now, with a 9-3 ATS record in their last 12 home games and 14-5 ATS record in their last 19 overall. In their last meeting with the Mavs, Arenas shot a sickly 4-22 from the field and ended with just 12 points (just a few points off his average of 29.2 ppg). Howard was the high scorer for Dallas with 26 points. With Howard out and other key injuries for the Mavs, they will not be able to keep up with the determination of Arenas & the Wizards to beat them this time.

PLAY: WIZARDS -1

 

[Happy Hippo]

4) Lakers - Nets

The Lakers have been playing well on the road all year, with a 20-15 ATS away record and a 9-3 ATS away record vs eastern conf teams. They are 3-1 ATS in their last 4 away games and they are 3-1 ATS in their last 4 in New Jersey. The Nets have been struggling recently on their home floor. They are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 home games, and have lost to both the teams they played with winning records. Kidd & Carter have the flu and are probable to play, but not in the best of health, and the Nets need their big three if they want to compete.

The last time these two teams met in January, the Nets beat the Lakers in overtime in L.A. The Lakers only had two players in double figures and they shot 33.7% from the field. The Lakers have adjusted to playing without Mihm, and now it's time to avenge their earlier loss this season.

PLAY: LAKERS +3