Washington Wizards @ Oklahoma City Thunder Market: Wizards @ Thunder (handicap) Pick: Wizards (+9.0) Odds: $1.92 After starting 0-3. the Wizards have two straight, by 14 over the 76ers on the road, and by 4 over the Nets in OT. The new starting lineup, which has shifted Nene to PF and slotted Gortat in at the 5, has been quite effective, and the two good wins can be partially attributed to this. Beal and Wall have both improved significantly over the offseason, and Ariza is shooting really well from long range. They have only gone under 100 once this season- against the Heat- and will be pushing for playoffs. The Thunder are 4-1 after three consecutive wins over the Suns, Mavs and Pistons. One of their areas to work on is defending the 3, with opponents shooting 37% from beyond the arc. The Wizards are 5th in the league for 3-point shooting at 43% and will look to exploit that weakness of the Thunder. Oklahoma have only one win which has come by more than 9 points, and the Wizards are dynamic enough to keep it close. Minnesota Timberwolves @ Los Angeles Lakers Market: Timberwolves @ Lakers (total points) Pick: Under 208.5 points Odds: $1.95 The 3-4 Lakers showed off their defensive skills when keeping the Rockets to 98 points in their last victory on the road. Four of their last five, including their last two, have gone under this total. Offensively they are regressing, and are now sitting 17th in the league with 98.3PPG. Three of Minnesotas 6 games have gone under this total, including 2 of their last 3, with another going for 209 points. Their defensive rating is quite high, 6th in the league at 99.3, and the Lakers are 27th for offensive rating. These stats combine quite well to support our models, which has this going for about 200 points. Fish
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 22:49:14 +0000
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