Indiana Pacers at New Jersey Nets (5.5, 193.5)
The Pacers have won four of their last five games outright and are coming off what could have been the club’s biggest win of the season.
Indiana downed a sluggish Miami Heat team 105-90 as a 3.5-point underdog Monday night. Danny Granger and Darren Collison combined for 45 points as the club moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
"Our guys had a determination that they weren't going to be denied," coach Frank Vogel told reporters. "We're competing at a high level. We're looking forward to making a serious run at the end of the season and be one of the hottest teams going into the playoffs."
Indiana has won all three meetings between these two teams this season and even though the Nets managed to cover the last two of those, they could be in trouble Wednesday.
New Jersey is just 1-6 straight up and against the spread in its last seven after an ugly 105-84 loss to Utah as a 1.5-point favorite.
Pick: Pacers ---
Utah Jazz at Boston Celtics (-4, 190.5)
Even though the Boston Celtics have themselves back in the playoff picture, coach Doc Rivers knows there is a lot of work to be done with his club.
The Celtics beat up on the Bobcats Monday for their fourth win in five games and even though they covered as 6.5-point favorites, Rivers wasn’t pleased about being up by only two after leading 33-15 in the first quarter.
“If we’re a quote-unquote defensive team then we have to be better than that,” Rivers told reporters. “For us, we have to keep plugging along and keep playing. It is important, but we’ve still got some games left. Since the All-Star break we haven’t played well every night but we’re winning some of the games where we don’t play well.”
And despite Boston’s defensive focus, the Celtics and Jazz normally top their posted totals. Utah has scored at least 100 points in four straight and each of the last four meetings between these two teams have played over.
Pick: Over ---
SBRforum: By: Jordan Sharp :
Indiana Pacers vs New Jersey Nets Pick: Pacers -5 ½ ---
Utah Jazz vs Boston Celtics Pick: Celtics -3 ½ +++
The Pacers have won four of their last five games outright and are coming off what could have been the club’s biggest win of the season.
Indiana downed a sluggish Miami Heat team 105-90 as a 3.5-point underdog Monday night. Danny Granger and Darren Collison combined for 45 points as the club moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
"Our guys had a determination that they weren't going to be denied," coach Frank Vogel told reporters. "We're competing at a high level. We're looking forward to making a serious run at the end of the season and be one of the hottest teams going into the playoffs."
Indiana has won all three meetings between these two teams this season and even though the Nets managed to cover the last two of those, they could be in trouble Wednesday.
New Jersey is just 1-6 straight up and against the spread in its last seven after an ugly 105-84 loss to Utah as a 1.5-point favorite.
Pick: Pacers ---
Utah Jazz at Boston Celtics (-4, 190.5)
Even though the Boston Celtics have themselves back in the playoff picture, coach Doc Rivers knows there is a lot of work to be done with his club.
The Celtics beat up on the Bobcats Monday for their fourth win in five games and even though they covered as 6.5-point favorites, Rivers wasn’t pleased about being up by only two after leading 33-15 in the first quarter.
“If we’re a quote-unquote defensive team then we have to be better than that,” Rivers told reporters. “For us, we have to keep plugging along and keep playing. It is important, but we’ve still got some games left. Since the All-Star break we haven’t played well every night but we’re winning some of the games where we don’t play well.”
And despite Boston’s defensive focus, the Celtics and Jazz normally top their posted totals. Utah has scored at least 100 points in four straight and each of the last four meetings between these two teams have played over.
Pick: Over ---
SBRforum: By: Jordan Sharp :
Indiana Pacers vs New Jersey Nets Pick: Pacers -5 ½ ---
Utah Jazz vs Boston Celtics Pick: Celtics -3 ½ +++
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