We know at least one lousy team will make the NBA playoffs this year. It looks
like the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference will go to the Indiana Pacers, the
Charlotte Bobcats or the Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee is in 10th place in the
East, but among these three also-rans, the Bucks have the best point
differential at minus-1.2. They even have Michael Redd back in uniform. We'll
visit Redd and the Bucks during our latest 10-spot of useful sports betting
stats and factoids.
1. New Jersey at New York (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. ET,
ESPN)
The Knicks are 1-6 ATS in their last seven after allowing 100
points or more in their previous contest. That was the case in four of New
York's last five games, all losses.
2. Miami at Minnesota (Wednesday,
8:00 p.m. ET)
Mike Bibby is shooting 43.9 percent from behind the arc as
a member of the Miami Heat, virtually identical to his 44.1 percent rate this
year with the Atlanta Hawks. Bibby's previous career high was 40.9 percent with
the Sacramento Kings in 2002-03.
3. Boston at San Antonio (Thursday, 8:00
p.m. ET, TNT)
The UNDER is a perfect 5-0 against the NBA odds in Boston's
last five away games versus teams with winning home records. The Spurs have the
best home record in the NBA at 33-3 (17-18-1 ATS).
4. Dallas at L.A.
Lakers (Thursday, 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
The Lakers are just 1-6 ATS in
their last seven games hosting the Mavericks, despite winning five of the last
six straight up. Los Angeles is 16-4 SU (9-11 ATS) in its last 20 home games
against Dallas dating back to 1999.
5. Chicago at Detroit (Friday, 7:30
p.m. ET)
Chicago's Derrick Rose ranks third among NBA point guards with a
23.46 PER (Player Efficiency Rating), behind Chris Paul of the New Orleans
Hornets (24.60 PER) and Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder (23.79
PER).
6. Denver at Sacramento (Friday, 10:00 p.m. ET)
The
Kings are 14-21-1 ATS at home, where they're also second-to-last in the league
in attendance at 13,592 fans per game. The Maloof brothers, owners of the Kings,
have filed trademark applications for the names Anaheim Royals and Los Angeles
Royals.
7. Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Saturday, 8:30 p.m.
ET)
Redd is the NBA's career leader in turnover percentage at 8.24
percent, ahead of Antawn Jamison of the Cleveland Cavaliers at 8.31 percent.
Redd has missed the last 14 months with a torn knee.
8. Oklahoma City at
L.A. Clippers (Saturday, 10:30 p.m. ET, NBA-TV)
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU
and 4-2-1 ATS since Kendrick Perkins joined the lineup. The Thunder traded Jeff
Green and Nenad Krstic to Boston on February 24 for Perkins and Nate Robinson,
who has played eight minutes for his new team.
9. Orlando at Toronto
(Sunday, 6:00 p.m. ET)
The Magic are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games as
the favorites. Orlando was favored by 3.5 points in its last trip to the Air
Canada Centre on November 22, 2009, winning 104-96.
10. Atlanta at
Houston (Sunday, 7:00 p.m. ET)
Atlanta's Al Horford is second among all
centers with an 80.6 percent success rate from the free-throw line. Houston's
Chuck Hayes is having a career season at 65.4 percent, up from 54.5 percent last
year.
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