Fargo's 10* NBA MONDAY ENFORCER (SIZZLING 9-1 L10) (Mon 7:00PM)
Matt is off a Sunday split and finished with a BLAZING 4-1 weekend in the NBA! Fargo is on a SIZZLING 9-1 ATS (90%) run with his NBA Enforcers after Miami WINNING Sunday and he adds to the streak on Monday! Going back to the All-Star break he remains a SCORCHING 66-46-3 ATS and has a REAL BEAUTY on Monday that you cannot miss! The MASSIVE run continues right here! Guaranteed!
NBA News and Notes
by: Matt Fargo Sports
Matt Fargo takes a look at the upcoming NBA schedule and pulls out important news, injuries, notes and betting trends from around the league.
The All-Star break is a month away and the Western Conference looks like it might come down to the final day of the season once again. It may be premature to say this but with eight teams within three and a half games of each other, some drama is bound to take place. It looks as though nine teams will be fighting for the eight playoff spots, similar to last season, as Memphis, Minnesota, Golden St., Los Angeles, Sacramento and Oklahoma City have already booked their April vacations.
The Eastern Conference will likely have some drama as well but not for any good reasons. Miami is sitting in the 6th spot right now but there are eight teams behind the Heat that are within six games and seven teams within three and a half games for the 8th spot that Milwaukee currently holds. Considering that Charlotte is three and a half games out of the playoffs with a 13-23 record really shows the mediocrity of the conference. Let Boston, Cleveland and Orlando play a round robin for the title and end it.
There are currently 13 teams in the league that are at .500 or better against the number. Of those 13 teams, only seven possess a straight up winning record. This may come as a surprise to many but it is basically showing that the good teams are overvalued while some of the poor teams are keeping things close. Last season, 12 teams had ATS records better than .500 and of those, nine had straight up winning records while Portland was right at .500. What is this telling us? Take a hard look at the dogs folks.
The injury to Carmelo Anthony is a major blow to the Nuggets…or it is? They dispatched of Miami in their first game without Anthony and if there was a time for him to be out, this is the stretch for it to happen. Excluding that Miami game, eight of their next 11 games are at home which will take them though the first three days of February. That is his projected return and Denver hopes it does happen. Starting February 4th, the Nuggets start an eight-game roadtrip although all are against Eastern Conference teams.
The Clippers are cursed it seems. They brought in Baron Davis, drafted Eric Gordon and traded for Zach Randolph yet this team cannot get things going. Their current nine-game losing streak is the longest skid by any NBA team this season. Still, they have covered four of those nine games so there is some value for bettors. The Clippers were the worst covering team in the league last season with a 33-49 mark against the number. This season they are a more respectable 16-19 ATS but who knows where this team will go.
All the talk is about Boston, Cleveland and the Lakers but what about the Spurs? After a slow start of 2-5, San Antonio was being written off due to old age, and the thinking was that it could not compete with the rest of the west. Well since becoming healthy once again, the Spurs are 22-6 in their last 22 games including a 16-11-1 mark against the number. The value will be on the road going forward where they have the third best road record in the NBA at 10-5.
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NBA Basketball
San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Clippers Sunday May 20, 2012 10:30 pm
We won with the Spurs on Saturday and we will go right back with them on Sunday. It was not a good day for the Staples Center home teams as the Clippers and Lakers blew a combined lead of 37 points and the former hurt the most as the Clippers are now down 3-0 in this series and you ... read more
NBA Basketball
Miami Heat @ Indiana Pacers Sunday May 20, 2012 3:30 pm
We lost with the Heat in Game Three which was pretty much a must win spot for them and now this one turns into a definite one. A loss here and the series isn't over for Miami but it is pretty close so its needs to tie this one up before heading back home for Game Five. The Heat have ... read more
NBA Basketball
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Los Angeles Lakers Saturday May 19, 2012 10:30 pm
The Lakers were able to climb back into the series last night with a win over Oklahoma City to pull to within a game. It will be short-lived though as these teams play again Saturday in the second of a back-to-back playoff set at Staples Center. It was obviously a must win for Los ... read more
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Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros Saturday May 19, 2012 7:15 pm
The Rangers took the opener of this series last night to improve to 25-15 overall including 14-6 on the road. Those 14 road wins are tied with Baltimore for the most in the American League and they have built a five-game lead in the American League West. Derek Holland gets the call ... read more
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San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Clippers Saturday May 19, 2012 3:30 pm
This is a big weekend for the Clippers which would love nothing more than to sweep the two games played in Los Angeles to even up this series but it simply will not happen. They likely will not even win one of the games as they are clearly overmatched against one of the most efficient ... read more
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Boston Celtics @ Philadelphia 76ers Friday May 18, 2012 8:05 pm
We played on the Sixers Wednesday and they certainly came up small as Boston was able to grab back the home court edge after a home split in the first two games. This makes Philadelphia in a prime situation on Friday in a chance to even up this series at home. The Sixers were embarrassed ... read more
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Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Nationals Friday May 18, 2012 7:05 pm
Jake Arrieta has been either really good or really bad this year and I expect to see the latter tonight. He is coming off consecutive horrible starts at home against the Rangers and Rays to push his ERA to 5.21 on the season and while he has been better on the road, this is not the ... read more
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Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Diego Padres Thursday May 17, 2012 10:05 pm
The Dodgers are finding life without Matt Kept pretty tough. Since going on the disabled list with an injured hamstring, the Dodgers have managed to score only six runs total, going 1-2 in the three games he has missed. They have dropped the last two and with the loss last night, ... read more
NBA Basketball
Miami Heat @ Indiana Pacers Thursday May 17, 2012 7:05 pm
Miami let one get away in Game Two as the Heat lost at home to the Pacers and thus, lost home court advantage in this series. They need to get it back and it needs to be done here in the first game in Indiana because being down 2-1 with the possibility of being down 3-1 is not the ... read more
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Chicago White Sox @ Los Angeles Angels Thursday May 17, 2012 3:35 pm
The Angels took the opener of this two-game set last night and they go for the two-game sweep this afternoon before heading out on a 10-game roadtrip. They have obviously been one of the biggest disappointments is baseball this season but they are far from out of anything with so ... read more
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