NBL and WNBL Round #7

WNBL: 8-9

New week, new games across the next 5 days across both leagues. Good game tonight, Adelaide 36ers @ Perth Wildcats.

Perth Wildcats @ Adelaide 36ers: Over 172.5

Adelaide coming off an under last weekend vs the offensive struggles of the Crocs. Perth now rested after 2 games last weekend. Think we go back to high scoring games especially with Adelaide as they allow a lot of points and basically run up and down the court and with Perth's good shooters I think Perth will follow the 36ers and the pace of this game. 

Lean Wildcats Coach. Think they are well rested and their offensive boards will be the difference in this game. No one can stop Jawai, Knight and Jarvis for the Cats. 36ers don't have the tall timber to pressure the bigs. 

Pretty good payout for that line Bet-lag. Up to you if you wish to take that risk. Perth off a loss have been very good this season. In fact, Perth of a loss have responded with 4 wins, loss to the Crocs, won the nest won by 7. Lost to Melbourne, won the next won by 31, lost to Crocs, won the next won by 8 and they lost last weekend to NZ, see what happens tonight..

This total might break NBL History. Only 2 or 3 teams that can really control the pace and scoring in this league. Crocs are one because they have issues offensively. The other team are the Breakers. They can really slow the game down and actually play D. Perth in the right spot can also play slow ball but after a game vs the Breakers, thought they would come out swinging against an Adelaide team that wouldnt know what defense was. In saying that though, anything is possible in the NBL. Remember last season when the Kings scored 4 points in the 4Q for my over bet to be stuffed even though it looked good all game. 

Neither team knows what defense is...

It has to be at least 188-189

Its currently 178.5 right now Rostos. Thats what PaddyPower has and im pretty sure they are affliated with Sportsbet. 

Great start to the week fellas and nice hit Bet-Lag on Perth -5.5 might. Takes balls doing those plays...

I have searched everywhere, for injuries to this NZ team. Nothing at all. Anyone know of any injuries because I really want to take that line soon at -2.5 because I think it increases. NZ will be able to shut down Khazzouh, Thornton and Big Al tomorrow night and Jackson should eat Cadee alive tomorrow night. 

Full squad for the Breakers today. Other than Tai Wesley, who didn't travel.

My book still has -2.5 (Centrebet). Which im going to grab because they seem slow if you now have -3.5 Bet-Lag. Even so, I think NZ wins this game by around 6-10 points.

NZ Breakers @ Sydney Kings: NZ Breakers -2.5

Reasons stated above last night why I like NZ in this spot. They need their first road win if they are going to be a contender this season and since Webster was released by the Pelicans, NZ have gone 5-1 S/U only loss coming to Melbourne which was by 1 point and clearly Melbourne are the best team in the league right now. 

Al Harrington's last game for the Kings tonight. He only was in Sydney for a month and hasn't really done much for the Kings. Speculation is that they Kings are really going to put up a big effort to bid farewell to Big Al but I just don't see it. If it was Childress and playing his last game, then Yes, they would put in 110% but Big Al has only been here for a month and I actually think he might put in a very lackluster effort tonight.

Just one thing, stay away from unders right now mate.. If anything, the over 1H in this game. Breakers may slow the play down 2H but in this high scoring league, risky playing unders right now. 

The teams with the best = NZB, Perth and Cairns.

No surprise to see these teams contending in recent seasons