WINNING POINTS

Tuesday, October 28

*Boston over Cleveland by 5
The Celtics got the glory last year, but the Cavs extended them to seven games in the
playoffs. Cleveland outscored Boston by eight points in the series. BOSTON 92-87.

*Chicago over Milwaukee by 3
Injuries prevented first-year Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro from implementing all of
his offensive and defensive principles he wanted to incorporate during preseason. The
result could be a slow start. CHICAGO 100-97.

*Los Angeles Lakers over Portland by 6
The Trail Blazers have covered 21 of their last 26 (80 percent) matchups against the
Lakers. LA LAKERS 103-97.


Wednesday, October 29

*Philadelphia over Toronto by 1
Big things are expected from the Sixers, which could mean added pressure. The road
team is 18-7-1 ATS in the past 26 meetings in the series. PHILADELPHIA 94-93.

*Orlando over Atlanta by 6
The athletic Hawks match up to the Magic. The teams split four games last season.
The Hawks were only 17-24 ATS on the road last season, but have covered seven of
the last 10 times in Orlando. ORLANDO 103-97.

*Washington over New Jersey by 4
The Wizards are without Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood, but the Nets have
only covered 23 percent of their past 27 road contests. WASHINGTON 101-97.

*New York over Miami by 2
Turnovers were a problem for Miami during an bad preseason. That’s understandable
when the point guards are Marcus Banks and Chris Quinn. NEW YORK 98-96.

*Detroit over Indiana by 12
The veteran Pistons know the value of starting well. The new-look Pacers need time
to develop chemistry and cohesion. DETROIT 97-85.

*Oklahoma City over Milwaukee by 3
The Oklahoma City Thunder, formerly the Seattle SuperSonics, should be fired up for
their opening game in their new home. Milwaukee is on the road for the second time
in two nights. OKLAHOMA CITY 101-98.

*Minnesota over Sacramento by 8
The T’wolves actually had a winning spread mark as a favorite last season and have
covered six of their last eight versus Pacific Division teams. MINNESOTA 103-95.

*San Antonio over Phoenix by 4
Under the total may be the way to go with the Suns in transition and the Spurs ranked
third last year in defense, giving up 90.6 points per game. San Antonio finished last
season going ‘under’ in its last eight games. SAN ANTONIO 88-84.

*Houston over Memphis by 16
The Rockets are 17-6-1 in their last 24 home contests. HOUSTON 100-84.

*Utah over Denver by 12
Utah matches up well to Denver, covering in nine of the past 11. UTAH 109-97.

New Orleans over *Golden State by 8
The Warriors won’t be able to overcome the huge point guard edge the Hornets have
with Chris Paul. The Warriors no longer have Baron Davis and Monta Ellis is injured
and suspended. NEW ORLEANS 109-101.

Los Angeles Lakers over *Los Angeles Clippers by 12
The Lakers went 4-0 SU and ATS versus the Clippers last season winning by an average
margin of a whopping 26 points. LA LAKERS 108-96