Last night in the NBA, the G-Man scored with an underdog winner on the Memphis Grizzlies. That makes it a 12-3 comp play run the last 15 days!
Another underdog play on Thursday's limited NBA card goes out on the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the streaking Chicago Bulls.
Both teams are looking to improve their playoff standings, and the Bulls have captured 2 in a row, and 6 of their last 8 straight up. The problem is the Bulls have lost the last pair of series meetings, and 4 of the last 5 straight up.
Philly has dropped their last pair of games, but the Sixers are on a 4-1 spread run their last 5, and the underdog in this series has covered 7 of the last 8 games played between the teams.
G-Man thinks this one is going right down to the wire. Chicago may get the home win, but I don't see them covering this impost.
This is a chance for the Nuggets to make a statement as we get set for the postseason. Denver came back to beat Oklahoma City last night by double-digits, running their winning streak to 8 straight. George Karl's team has also been a winner in 13 of their last 14!
The Lakers are the West's #1 seed, but are still seeking the overall #1 seed, so they do have some motivation tonight, but LA is just 2-4 against the spread their last 6 games, so a cover tonight is no sure thing.
In the past, Los Angeles has been able to control Denver, as the Lakers have won 9 of the previous 10 regular season showdowns. That one Denver win does come the last time these teams played, as the Nuggets took a 90-79 win at home back at the end of February to end the long series skid.
Can Denver win outright again?
Probably not, but with the points I think the streaking Nuggets can be close.
Take the points.
10 DIMER - TEXAS RANGERS (McCarthy over Pavano)
Break up the Rangers!
Texas has taken the first pair of this three game set against Cleveland, and I see no reason the Rangers can't break out the broom today, and send the Tribe out of town 0-3.
The Rangers can definitely hit, and last night it was Cruz and Andrus taking the lead in the 8-5 win.
Brandon McCarthy certainly has potential do be a star at this level, and his last 2 starts against Cleveland show 2 earned runs in 11 innings of work.
His counterpart Carl Pavano is trying to reestablish himself after an injury-riddled stint in New York with the Yankees. With Pavano having been out of the loop so long, I expect the Texas bats to continue to stay hot, and send the Tribe righty to the showers a tad early.
Karl Garrett 4/9
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