mTbaKer's NBA Picks- Monday- Jan 23./12

Hawks -1.5 (-107) to win 30 units

Like I said on Saturday, I'm really high on the Hawks this year.  They bounced back great after a terrible 2nd half to the Sixers in Philly.  They sound really focused to start their road trip against a team that they have had many battles with in the past against the Bucks.  The Bucks are off of 2 big road wins over the Knicks and Heat.  The thing is that the Knicks blow and the Heat were not up for that game after games with 3 blowouts over the Lakers, Spurs, and Sixers.  Teague will handle Jennings, Johnson should score here and down low Pachulia is moblie and tough to hang with Bogut and Smith will do well at PF.

Bulls -13.5 (-103) to win 20 units

I'm seeing on the Bulls website that Derrick Rose plans to return to the lineup tonight.  Noah and Lucas will be playing as well, but Deng and Gibson will out.  Regardless of whether Rose returns or not the Bulls go up against the worst defensive team efficiently in the Nets who are on their 3rd game in 3 nights.  Chicago is gonna muscle em down low and slow down Humphries on the boards.  Rose and Watson will contain D Will and I just think Chicago's gonna be too much here and are a team that usually puts the pedal to the metal at home.

GL

NBA Regular Season-to-date: 43-26-0 (+323.72 units)

Man I like Atl too.  I was gonna take them, then I passed.  Then I came back to them, and I passed.  I don't know what to do.  LOL

gl mtbaker

Holy smokes two nailbiting wins by 1.5 points!  Hawks proved a lot to me winning a tough road game like that being down 4 late in the 4th.  Those pesky Nets almost moosed me but Rose came through.

HAWKS + BULLS =

Hawks -1.5 (-107) to win 30 units 

Bulls -13.5 (-103) to win 20 units 

NBA Regular Season-to-date: 45-26-0 (+373.72 units)

Quote Originally Posted by davopnz:

any thoughts on the grizz, okc and orlando games?

Sorry buddy just got home about 20 minutes ago.  I leaned Celts really disappointed I wimped out.  No team should ever be laying more than 3 in that building with Garnett playing especially a mediocre and overrated team like the Magic.

OKC was a tough one for me had no real feel especially since the game involved Detroit can't read that team for my life.

Lean Grizzlies.  I don't think they lay low here and they have defenders to slow down Curry and Ellis and the Grizz have a big advantage in the paint.  However, I'm not confident enough to hit the Grizz and I'm gonna gladly get out 2-0 with those 2 close winners today.

Man that game was tough as nails I just had a feeling Hawks are a different team from previous years and they proved it to me tonight.  Hate laying short road chalk those games always come down to the wire.

Just responded above.  If you play Grizz don't go heavy and GL if you do end up playing em tough to win in GS.

yessirrrrr wasn't easy though that's for sure.  I'll take it haha.

Quote Originally Posted by Rakiztah:

hopped on atl. thanks! keep it up bakeman!

Gotta love them Hawks, they're still undervalued so keep an eye on them.  If Horford gets back before the postseason watch out for these guys.