Free NBA Basketball Betting Picks: December 23rd 2009
Portland Trailblazers vs. San Antonio Spurs
Free Pick: San Antonio -11 (Black widow)
The Blazers have been bitten by the injury bug recently. Greg Oden is out for the season, and Joel Pryzbilla just tore a tendon in his knee last night and is out for the year as well. Also, Brandon Roy injured his shoulder last game, and is doubtful to play tonight. Not to mention, key contributors in Rudy Fernandez and Travis Outlaw are each missing time right now due to injury. Any way you put it, the Blazers cannot compete with the Spurs tonight with the injuries they are dealing with. The Spurs are 6-1 in their last 7 games, winning 5 times by 12 points or more. The Spurs are 92-53 ATS (+33.7 Units) in home games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%) since 1996. Take San Antonio and lay the points.
Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Free Pick: Milwaukee Buccks -7 (Jack Jones)
The Bucks have been very solid at home this year, scoring 103.6 ppg against teams allowing 99.2 ppg and compared to their 98 average in all contests. Defensively this team hasn’t been bad either, allowing 98.9 ppg against teams scoring 98.5, a big reason they spot a 9-5 mark on their home floor. They’ll be playing a below average team tonight in the Washington Wizards, who enter tonight’s game at 9-17 and 4-10 on the road. They are scoring just 96.1 ppg as a visitor against teams allowing 99.6 and giving up 102.9 ppg against teams averaging 99.4. With Washington playing on back-to-back nights, and the Bucks having covered six of their last seven games, I’d say the edge tonight is with the home team.
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