PREMIUM
AAA's 10* WEST-CONF 2ND RND GAME OF YEAR (+$20K NBA PLAYOFF RUN!)
(NBA) LA Clippers vs. Houston,
Point Spread: -6.00 | -105.00 Houston (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -6.00 | -105.00 Houston (Home)
Result: Loss
This is a 10* WESTERN-CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND GAME OF THE YEAR on the Houston Rockets.
I chose the Houston Rockets at 15 to 1 to win the NBA Championship last September and while the team has a long way to go before that comes true, it has to be liking its chances today I think as it catches a Clippers club coming off a monumental Game 7 win over the defending NBA Champions; suffice it to say, this sets up as a classic "letdown" spot for the visitors. All of the emotion and energy that it took to finally get over the hill and vanquish their bitter rival has been expended and the Clippers reward is a quick turn-around for a road game against a focused and well rested Rockets squad. From a situational stand point, they simply don't get much stronger than this. I am primarily a situational handicapper at heart and these are obviously the exact types of scenarios that I am constantly looking out for. And as a situational capper, for the most part individual player match-ups rarely factor into my handicapping process and that's the case here. These are two very evenly matched teams (they'd split the regular season 2-2), so finding influencing external factors will be crucial in handicapping this series in my opinion and that's the case here. All signs point to a blowout, play on the ROCKETS.
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I chose the Houston Rockets at 15 to 1 to win the NBA Championship last September and while the team has a long way to go before that comes true, it has to be liking its chances today I think as it catches a Clippers club coming off a monumental Game 7 win over the defending NBA Champions; suffice it to say, this sets up as a classic "letdown" spot for the visitors. All of the emotion and energy that it took to finally get over the hill and vanquish their bitter rival has been expended and the Clippers reward is a quick turn-around for a road game against a focused and well rested Rockets squad. From a situational stand point, they simply don't get much stronger than this. I am primarily a situational handicapper at heart and these are obviously the exact types of scenarios that I am constantly looking out for. And as a situational capper, for the most part individual player match-ups rarely factor into my handicapping process and that's the case here. These are two very evenly matched teams (they'd split the regular season 2-2), so finding influencing external factors will be crucial in handicapping this series in my opinion and that's the case here. All signs point to a blowout, play on the ROCKETS.
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