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Wednesday Jan.31st
Indiana Pacers -6**** over Boston Celtics
Boston ( 18-26) at Indiana (20-23) - Boston has lost 13 of 18 road games this season.The Celtics are 12-18 vs. Eastern Conference rivals.- Indiana is 11-9 at home , and 14-11 vs. the East. The Pacers at home have won nine straight games over the Celtics. In the first meeting this season Indiana won at Boston 104-91.- Over the past two seasons the Pacers have defeated the Celtics in 6 of the 7 meetings.- Here's the deal ; Pacers coach Isiah Thomas has been telling anyone who would listen that his club is as good as any in the East.They have now lost 3 straight after winning four in a row. - Indy is supposed to beat the Celtics.- If the Pacers don't handily win this game Thomas is going to go postal , and his players know it.
Denver Nuggets + 7**** over Milwaukee Bucks
Denver (26-19) at Milwaukee (26-17) - The Bucks have won 10 of their last 11 home games. Overall after winning 9 straight they have now lost their last 2 games Milwaukee has had a tough time going 4-9 vs. the Western Conference. -- The Improving Nuggets have won 11 of their last 14 games , but have struggled on the road going 6-13 this season.- Denver is 6-6 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Nuggets are starting to believe.But they know to get where they want to be they must pick it up on the road.With this being the first game of the 6 game road trip , Denver will be all out to start the deal on a high note.-- Overall Denver has defeated the Bucks in the last three meetings , including the first meeting this season , beating Milwaukee 120-113 on Dec.30th- In the game the Nuggets raced to a 69-43 half-time lead over the Bucks before coasting home. --- The Bucks are 5-5 against the spread in their last 10 home games. - Denver is 6-3 ATS in their last 9 road games. - Off the last meeting between the teams , I'm on Denver and the points.
N.C. State Wolf Pack + 12*** over Wake Forest
N.C. State ( 10-8 and 2-5 in the ACC) at Wake (14-5 and 3-4 in the ACC) -- The Demon Deacons limp home where they have won 13 straight. But Wake has lost 4 of its last 5 games , while N.C. State has lost 5 of its last 7 , all to top rated competition..Both teams lost to Duke , to Maryland , to Virginia , and to North Carolina.They lost these games in similar fashion and by somewhat similar margins.-- Last season Wake Forest took two of three from the Wolf Pack - the latest was a 62-59 overtime win in the semifinals of the 2000 NIT.- Totaling up the combined points in the three games last season = Wake 189 NC State188.
Maryland Terrapins + 1***** over Virginia Cavaliers
No.9 Maryland (14-5 and 5-2 in the ACC) at No.11 Virginia (14-4 and 3-4 in the ACC) - In its last game Virginia won 104-76 at (10-10) Clemson.--Maryland in its last game lost a hard fought battle to No.2 Duke 98-96 in overtime.Duke pulled a Houdini scoring 10 points in the last minute to send the game to OT. Maryland's 15-point lead during the first half against Duke was the largest deficit at any time this season by the Blue Devils , the 9 point half time lead also was the most Duke has trailed at the break. - Overall , Maryland has won 13 of its past 15 games.They have won four straight road games. Maryland has also won eight of its last nine ACC road contests.- In this series Maryland has beaten Virginia 10 of the last 14 meetings.- The Cavaliers are a solid ball club , but this Maryland team feeds off their talented coach and plays with tons of heart.
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