Satyr
Paster of Muppets
One play so far, looking at several others...
After riding the Hornets for a while, I think they come out flat in this one. A tough scheduling spot, a slight lookahead to tomorrow's game in Phoenix, coming off a great period in which they won 7 out of last 9, losing only to Portland and oddly enough, the Raptors at home. Fading them against the Clippers would have not been a good idea since they bounced back instantly, but against a hungry to get back on track Warriors...well that's another story. This is a very short number to back the home team here, and it's mostly clouded by recent Hornets surge.
In all reality I would expected a 5 here, the Warriors are a solid home team and they will run all night here. They landed on their heads against Dallas, got completely torched, Baron had an awful game, they all had a horrid shooting night, and now they're looking to bounce back. I think the Hornets lose tonight and tomorrow (whether they cover tomorrow is a different story), then possibly get back to winning habits against the Lakers and Heat, both in New Orleans. Just like the fact this is a short line due to not so brilliant performances by GSW, but they're still 19-14 overall and 4-2 in last 6. Not to mention the Hornets have a tendency to fall flat after a big winning streak, in November they won 5 straight only to lose 4 out of next 5. I think this is a similar spot for them here.
Golden State Warriors -3. (1.99) 5 units
After riding the Hornets for a while, I think they come out flat in this one. A tough scheduling spot, a slight lookahead to tomorrow's game in Phoenix, coming off a great period in which they won 7 out of last 9, losing only to Portland and oddly enough, the Raptors at home. Fading them against the Clippers would have not been a good idea since they bounced back instantly, but against a hungry to get back on track Warriors...well that's another story. This is a very short number to back the home team here, and it's mostly clouded by recent Hornets surge.
In all reality I would expected a 5 here, the Warriors are a solid home team and they will run all night here. They landed on their heads against Dallas, got completely torched, Baron had an awful game, they all had a horrid shooting night, and now they're looking to bounce back. I think the Hornets lose tonight and tomorrow (whether they cover tomorrow is a different story), then possibly get back to winning habits against the Lakers and Heat, both in New Orleans. Just like the fact this is a short line due to not so brilliant performances by GSW, but they're still 19-14 overall and 4-2 in last 6. Not to mention the Hornets have a tendency to fall flat after a big winning streak, in November they won 5 straight only to lose 4 out of next 5. I think this is a similar spot for them here.
Golden State Warriors -3. (1.99) 5 units