NBA Sports Pick

Tonight’s NBA schedule is pretty light. There is one game that is interesting to me though and that’s the game between the Phoenix Suns and the New Jersey Nets (home team). Perhaps, it’s because I just watch the Soprano’s. The line currently has the Suns as a 3.5 point favorite and this seems a little low. My guess is it is low, because the Nets are one a pretty good win streak and they are at home tonight. Given the fact that the Nets have just basically locked up the number three seed, I look for them to be a little lax and for the public to jump on Phoenix. This line, which opened at 2.5 at some sports books, could very well climb to 4 or 5.

In their last head to head meeting, which was in Phoenix, the Suns beat up on the Nets—winning by 11. Not a whole lot has changed since then, except for the fact that the Nets are at home this time, have a playoff spot basically wrapped up and the Suns are on a road trip—where they are 2-1 so far. As mentioned earlier, the Nets are on an 8 game winning streak. During that streak, they have beaten: New Orleans, Houston, Portland, Dallas, L.A. Lakers, Washington, Minnesota and Detroit—by 5 last night. All of those teams, except for Detroit, are pretty mediocre at best. Detroit, who had won four in a row, simply had a flat night. The Suns are looking very good and could run the court on the Nets.

Pick: Phoenix Suns -3.5