Satyr
Paster of Muppets
Coming off a very solid night (haven't posted Atlanta but even without it it was a solid night 'an_horse' :smiley_acbe: )
keepin' it easy
Mavs (-2,5) (1.90 @ Pinnacle) 6 units
I'll try to keep it rather obvious here and cash in without overthinking this one. The thing is, the only way Houston managed to beat the Mavs (and we're talking about a blowout win earlier this season) is with Yao Ming in the lineup.
Ming isn't playing tonight obviously and I pretty much expect a take II of the last week's game (reverse fixture) when Dallas killed the Rockets on the boards (55-40) dominating the bench production easily (38-20), limiting them to 74 points, closing down the interior and creating open shots for Nowitzki and Terry to feast of.
If you look at the stats you would think that the Rockets are at least at the same level with the Mavs when it comes to rebounding, but the truth is somewhat different. They would be pretty evenly matched squads with Yao on board, but Dikembe obviously can't cope with a lot younger and faster opposition, especially since they used both muscle (Diop) and speed (Dirk) on him, wearing good ol' Dikembe down pretty early (Mutombo had only 4 points and 5 rebounds in 17 minutes) and leaving the Rockets defenseless in the paint.
The Mavs have more quality and more depth here, I don't mind laying 2,5 points, even if it is a road game.
good luck guys. :cheers: :smiley_acbe:
keepin' it easy
Mavs (-2,5) (1.90 @ Pinnacle) 6 units
I'll try to keep it rather obvious here and cash in without overthinking this one. The thing is, the only way Houston managed to beat the Mavs (and we're talking about a blowout win earlier this season) is with Yao Ming in the lineup.
Ming isn't playing tonight obviously and I pretty much expect a take II of the last week's game (reverse fixture) when Dallas killed the Rockets on the boards (55-40) dominating the bench production easily (38-20), limiting them to 74 points, closing down the interior and creating open shots for Nowitzki and Terry to feast of.
If you look at the stats you would think that the Rockets are at least at the same level with the Mavs when it comes to rebounding, but the truth is somewhat different. They would be pretty evenly matched squads with Yao on board, but Dikembe obviously can't cope with a lot younger and faster opposition, especially since they used both muscle (Diop) and speed (Dirk) on him, wearing good ol' Dikembe down pretty early (Mutombo had only 4 points and 5 rebounds in 17 minutes) and leaving the Rockets defenseless in the paint.
The Mavs have more quality and more depth here, I don't mind laying 2,5 points, even if it is a road game.
good luck guys. :cheers: :smiley_acbe:
