Hawks 1-15 last 16 games on the road against >.500 teams.
Yesterday I posted some late NBA selections including the Nuggets at home due to the Utah Jazz's very bad road performance and the fact that the Jazz were 1-15 on the road against >.500 teams. Move over Utah, you've got competition. The Atlanta Hawks are exactly that. Since opening the season with impressive wins at Orlando and New Orleans, the Hawks have dropped 15 of the last 16 road games against teams that are now above .500. Their 15 losses have come by an average of almost 10 points and the one team they defeated was Miami. Boston probably won't catch Cleveland for home court but they can surpass the Lakers should they beat Cleveland so that will give them some motivation. And we all know how much the NBA would like to see another rematch of the Lakers-Celtics, especially with trade rumors circling around LeBron. Garnett is out but Glen Davis has filled in nicely since returning from injury. The Hawks haven't been able to beat Boston at all in Beantown and they look to already have the 4 seed wrapped up.
Hawks 1-15 last 16 games on the road against >.500 teams.
Yesterday I posted some late NBA selections including the Nuggets at home due to the Utah Jazz's very bad road performance and the fact that the Jazz were 1-15 on the road against >.500 teams. Move over Utah, you've got competition. The Atlanta Hawks are exactly that. Since opening the season with impressive wins at Orlando and New Orleans, the Hawks have dropped 15 of the last 16 road games against teams that are now above .500. Their 15 losses have come by an average of almost 10 points and the one team they defeated was Miami. Boston probably won't catch Cleveland for home court but they can surpass the Lakers should they beat Cleveland so that will give them some motivation. And we all know how much the NBA would like to see another rematch of the Lakers-Celtics, especially with trade rumors circling around LeBron. Garnett is out but Glen Davis has filled in nicely since returning from injury. The Hawks haven't been able to beat Boston at all in Beantown and they look to already have the 4 seed wrapped up.
i also like the Bobcats and Memphis. There's a nice aspect of symmetry I like about the Memphis game, and that is how the Mavs are playing the 2nd of 2 road games where they are about a 7 point road favorite. They just covered the spread up at Minnesota, but the chances of covering consecutive road games as a 7 point favorite diminish with the first cover, in my opinion. Compounding the problem is the fact that Dallas, prior to that win in Minnesota, had failed to win their last 12 road games by double digits and are still under .500 on the road. So will they go 2 in a row all of a sudden? They have control for the 8th playoff spot with a decent lead over Phoenix, but might get caught looking ahead to their next game, a very pivotal game which happens to be against Phoenix. I know that's on Marc Cuban's mind, and it might be on the player's minds. Dallas should still hold on though and get that 8th seed, and look for them to likely take the Lakers to 7 games in a separate situation I will touch on in 2 weeks. Until then, I like those Friday night home teams at the end of the year to make a last ditch statement and send the fans home with temporary happy vibes (like the Wizards last night) despite a bad season.
i also like the Bobcats and Memphis. There's a nice aspect of symmetry I like about the Memphis game, and that is how the Mavs are playing the 2nd of 2 road games where they are about a 7 point road favorite. They just covered the spread up at Minnesota, but the chances of covering consecutive road games as a 7 point favorite diminish with the first cover, in my opinion. Compounding the problem is the fact that Dallas, prior to that win in Minnesota, had failed to win their last 12 road games by double digits and are still under .500 on the road. So will they go 2 in a row all of a sudden? They have control for the 8th playoff spot with a decent lead over Phoenix, but might get caught looking ahead to their next game, a very pivotal game which happens to be against Phoenix. I know that's on Marc Cuban's mind, and it might be on the player's minds. Dallas should still hold on though and get that 8th seed, and look for them to likely take the Lakers to 7 games in a separate situation I will touch on in 2 weeks. Until then, I like those Friday night home teams at the end of the year to make a last ditch statement and send the fans home with temporary happy vibes (like the Wizards last night) despite a bad season.
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