NBA Pick of the Week - March 12
For my first NBA Pick of the Week, I will be taking the San Antonio Spurs
(-5) at the Minnesota Timberwolves. This is usually the type of game that
goes against me. I'm trying to find a reason why the line is as low as it
is. San Antonio has been playing good recently and Minnesota hasn't been
playing that badly, but they have loss their last three games by at least
10 points.
I decided to dig deeper, thinking that maybe the matchup itself may be the
key. San Antonio has beaten the Timberwolves by at least 6 points each of
their last four matchups. Not only that, but the Spurs have also won
against the line in each of those matchups. There is nothing at all that
suggests Minnesota will make this a close game, even at home. More than
likely free throws should cover this score at the end if it is close.
Just like last night with my NHL picks, I'm going to try to make a second
pick for this week and try to start off 2-0. My second pick is going to be
the Over (210) on the New York Knicks at the Memphis Grizzlies. Both teams
have had pretty good offenses recently, especially the Grizzlies. I can
see this game easily going over that total tonight.
Top NBA News
One of the top rumors flying around
the NBA is that Joe Johnson may be headed from the Atlanta Hawks
to the New York Knicks.
Details about the possible trade
aren't quite clear yet, but this would be yet another trade that
doesn't make sense for New York unless they have found a way to
ship off one or more of their other shooting guards.
I know that Tracy McGrady hasn't
worked out so far, but what are you going to have to give up in
order to get Johnson? If your first round pick is involved then I
would say no to the deal.
Somebody needs to tell the Knicks that
they need to build a team the right way, but they seem incapable
of doing it.
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