Why Is NY Giving Pts?

[eztds]

-First...Rip is listed doubtful against the Knicks tonight with a groin. Collins calls him a day-to-day situation. He IS a large part of this 8 game Wiz streak averaging 20+ per game.

-Since Van Gundy left (on 12-8) the Knicks are a poor 2-5 with Spree being about the only bright spot. Another positive has been a recent 5 pt. increase in the team's scoring output as demonstrated by.......

In Van Gundy's Last 7 games Knicks scored:

85
89
97
105
88
78
72 = 87.7 per game ave.

In Chaney's 7 games Knicks scored :

101
93
97
80
96
95
88 = 92.9 per game ave.

-On Dec 14 Chaney and the Knicks went to Washington and lost by 16....96-80. This game was heading OVER until a 16 pt NY and 17 pt. Wash 4th period. (NY was on the road at Det the night before and Wash was coming off 1 days rest.)

-Team shooting for the Knicks on Dec 14 was a horrible 35% but 46% for the host Wiz.

-The Knick's 80 points scored that night were the lowest by this Chaney lead team.

-In NY's last outing on Thursday they suffered an embarrassing home loss to the Griz 90-88!

-Last night when Rip went out Davis and Jones picked up their game and a "Wiser Wizard" MJ allowed them to do so. Yesterday in gsp's thread I stated that this young team's confidence seems to grow game by game.

-NBA win streaks always end. The Wiz may well go down tonight if Rip is out.......but not without a "good" fight from MJ, Haywood, Popeye Jones and Davis!!!!

I see a competitive affair tonight between these two.....not withstanding the fact Rip may not play.

My reasoning here is.......a higher scoring NY Knick team coming off an embarrassment and a Wash Wiz team trying to hang on to that win streak "high"!

I expect more points tonight as both teams have some extra motivation and NY with revenge on their mind. I gotta believe Chaney wants more than 80 points tonight!
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Over 178' and a lean to Wash if Rip goes!

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19-10 YTD....2-1 LN taking an OT BULLET for RC the "Water Walk'n, Book Drown'n, Co-leader To Last Night's Promise Land".

JT/RC...the Team has seen the "Promise Land" and we want to go back again!! ez

 

[phoenix566]

i was thinking some of the same thoughts myself. strong lean to was + w or w/o Rip. Of course will await the master before making any nba plays.....

 

[dnuggets]

If i made a play id take washington, but ill probably be off this game for a few reasons. One, it is a back to back and mj looked horrible last night, hes knees were clearly bothering him and you cant possilbly expect that to get better in this situation. 2, unlike orlando, ny will have time to prepare to defend washington without rip, and as much as i love hubert davis, hes not used to logging this kind of minutes and on a back to back he may tire which may end up in short jump shots. Ny is a desperate team, wizards are an excellent team and they are no fluke but this may be a bad spot for them. Ny rarely wins games by more than 6 pts though so just from that perspective it might be a good play.

 

[eztds]

Let me add some trends into the mix here....

-The UNDER is 16-8 ATS in Wiz games this season with the last six in a row going under.

-The OVER is 7-3 ATS in Knicks' last 10.

-Knicks are only 3-10 ATS at home...loosing 7 of their last 10 ATS.

-The Wiz are 8-0 ATS in last 8.

Apparently people are following the UNDER trend in this one.......it's now down to 178.

I still think Houston, Camby and Thomas show up to help Spree with some scoring tonight.
dnug you have a great point about Davis' minutes but I've yet to see Rip listed as unavailable.

Like phoenix, I'm anxious if JT has a take on this one. Believe I'll buck the Wiz UNDER trend tonight. Heck, if it doesn't come through then the Knicks 7-3 ATS OVER trend let me down!

Somethings gota give here. ez