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5-Unit Play NBA Game of the Week #702 Take Charlotte -2 1/2 Over Toronto (7 p.m. EST, Wednesday)
Think this is a real great spot for the Bobcats tonight. This team has dropped seven of their last eight and confidence is very low right now from the public and bookmakers. However, they have had a pretty tough schedule. Of their seven losses, five came on the road and the home losses came against Portland and Orlando, two solid playoff teams. Those two home losses to strong teams represent the only home losses for this team yet this season (4-2). This team has stunk on the road but they always seem to play well at home. Another team that stinks on the road? Yes, Toronto. They are just 2-6 this season in road
contests and the only road teams they have beat were New Orleans and LA Clippers. Charlotte comes in with two nights rest while the Raptors will have played three games in four nights after tonight. Charlotte has covered three straight in this series and four of the last five and they also are a great bet at home as they have compiled a 19-8 ATS record in their last 27 home games stretching back to last season. We see this as a close game throughout with the home team pulling away against a fatigued Raptors squad in the fourth quarter.
3-unit Play #703 Take LA Clippers +6 Over Indiana (7 p.m. EST, Wednesday)
Eric Gordon (game-time decision) could be back tonight and Indianapolis is his home town so we think that will give the team more motivation to get him out on the court after he was active last game out against Minnesota yet relegated to the bench. The Clippers have really been lacking a spark since his injury and we think they will be a solid play for his first few games back. This guy, in his second year, is really a key to this team (he is averaging 19 PPG this season) but the casual NBA fan doesn’t give his absence much credit. However, we are not making this pick just on the hope that Gordon goes tonight, but Indiana really doesn’t deserve to be this type of chalk over any team, not even the Clippers. LA has covered four of the last five in this series. The Pacers are just one game better (3-4) than the Clippers on the road (2-4). We see this as a close game regardless of Gordon’s status but the sophomore player might be the lift the Clips need for a straight-up win if he is able to go.