Friday Night NBA - Part Two

By Divol

Toronto Raptors v New Jersey Nets



19th December 00:05 GMT

I do believe that Toronto will win this game, but not sure if they will cover the line. I do believe though that the total here is about 5 - 7 points too high. Toronto won lately through defense and lost through defense as well. At home they know or at least should know that this is their key.

Raptors and to be more exact Hedo struggles with his shots. Add to that the fact that Calderon is out and you get a team that can do much better on the defense, but really shouldn't rely on their offense at the moment. Nets on the other hand we don't need to convince to play a slower game. They know they don't have enough fire power even for the East and to go on a shooting contest on the road is a bad idea.

I believe that one team will barely score Over 90 points and one team will barely score over 100 points. 101 - 93 sounds about right here.



Pick: Under 205 points, 1.91 odds - Bwin - 1.5 units play


Minnesota Timberwolves v Sacramento Kings



19th December 01:05 GMT

Very easy bet for me. I believe that Kings will probably win, but if Wolves want to have a chance here they must exploit their only advantage in the match ups and that is Jefferson.  He scored 18+ points in all of his last 4 games, scored 26 against the Kings just last week. It's true he's been more productive on the road than at home, but since Love is back, Jefferson doing much better now.



Pick: Jefferson Over 18.5 points, 1.85, Bwin - 1.5 units play