New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers (-5.5, 190)
So far, no Jeremy Lin has been no problem for the New York Knicks. Lin, who is done for the regular season due to a torn meniscus, has missed the last four games. The Knicks have won three times in that stretch as Carmelo Anthony has stepped up for both Lin and Amare Stoudemire.
The Pacers are sitting in the fifth spot in the East but have struggled against New York. Indiana suffered losses to the Knicks on March 16 and 17 by an average of 14.5 points, with Danny Granger shooting 9 of 30 in those contests.
Under interim coach Mike Woodson, New York is putting extra emphasis on defense. The Knicks have allowed an average of 80.3 points in their last three victories.
Carmelo Anthony is averaging 24.9 points in 21 career games against the Pacers. And the Knicks are 5-1 ATS in their last six visits to Indianapolis.
Pick: Knicks ---
Charlotte Bobcats at Toronto Raptors (-9.5, 187.5)
Charlotte looks to beat the Raptors for the third time this season and the seventh consecutive time overall when the teams play in Toronto on Tuesday. However, the Bobcats have lost seven consecutive games since recording a 107-103 home win over the Raptors on March 17.
Bobcats coach Paul Silas says he will play give more playing time to young players over the final 16 games of the season. “We still want to win games, but the fact is we have to find out what these kids are about,” Silas said. “If we were going for a playoff berth or something like that then absolutely we would want our veteran players in there. But we’re not, so we want these guys to play and see how they react.”
Toronto, which defeated the Washington Wizards on Sunday, hasn’t won back-to-back games since Jan. 24-25. But it's not Jose Calderon's fault. He's averaging 8.8 assists and for the season has posted 421 assists against just 98 turnovers. A hot finish could allow Calderon to average over nine assists for the first time in his seven-year career.
Charlotte is 2-5 ATS in its last seven games, and 8-21 ATS in its last 29 games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5 points.
Pick: Raptors ---
So far, no Jeremy Lin has been no problem for the New York Knicks. Lin, who is done for the regular season due to a torn meniscus, has missed the last four games. The Knicks have won three times in that stretch as Carmelo Anthony has stepped up for both Lin and Amare Stoudemire.
The Pacers are sitting in the fifth spot in the East but have struggled against New York. Indiana suffered losses to the Knicks on March 16 and 17 by an average of 14.5 points, with Danny Granger shooting 9 of 30 in those contests.
Under interim coach Mike Woodson, New York is putting extra emphasis on defense. The Knicks have allowed an average of 80.3 points in their last three victories.
Carmelo Anthony is averaging 24.9 points in 21 career games against the Pacers. And the Knicks are 5-1 ATS in their last six visits to Indianapolis.
Pick: Knicks ---
Charlotte Bobcats at Toronto Raptors (-9.5, 187.5)
Charlotte looks to beat the Raptors for the third time this season and the seventh consecutive time overall when the teams play in Toronto on Tuesday. However, the Bobcats have lost seven consecutive games since recording a 107-103 home win over the Raptors on March 17.
Bobcats coach Paul Silas says he will play give more playing time to young players over the final 16 games of the season. “We still want to win games, but the fact is we have to find out what these kids are about,” Silas said. “If we were going for a playoff berth or something like that then absolutely we would want our veteran players in there. But we’re not, so we want these guys to play and see how they react.”
Toronto, which defeated the Washington Wizards on Sunday, hasn’t won back-to-back games since Jan. 24-25. But it's not Jose Calderon's fault. He's averaging 8.8 assists and for the season has posted 421 assists against just 98 turnovers. A hot finish could allow Calderon to average over nine assists for the first time in his seven-year career.
Charlotte is 2-5 ATS in its last seven games, and 8-21 ATS in its last 29 games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5 points.
Pick: Raptors ---
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