Doc’s Sports

The Blazers got spanked by the Clippers last night. We like to back a good team coming off a bad loss, especially when they take a big step down in competition. And even though the Blazers are on a back-to-back, their previous game was on Friday so they should not be too worn down. The Kings have been very inconsistent. We think the Blazers are being punished too much by the oddsmakers for this back to back and we expect them to score a win by 7+ tonight.

Both teams trend to the over this season, and we expect a barnburner here tonight. Both teams have explosive offenses, and Dallas has the better defense, but we don’t see them playing very strong D tonight since they are on the back end of a back-to-back. We think both teams will get better than their season averages on offense tonight and this one should fly over the posted total.

Boston comes into this one on two day’s rest and the Heat not only will be playing on a back-to-back and their third game in four nights, but they played a really tough OT game last night in a win over Toronto. This is the point in the season when back-to-backs are really affecting teams, and we just don’t see the Heat having anything left in the tank, while the Celtics will have lots of energy and motivation since these two teams are two of the top clubs in the east and this game could be an important tiebreaker down the road.

3 Unit Play. Take #867 Wisconsin over NC State (9:15p.m., Wednesday, December 4 ESPN2) The Badgers need a quality road win and should be able to take this game down to the wire in Raleigh. NC State is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall. Neither team deserves to be a favorite and thus we will just grab the points in this ACC/Big 10 Challenger game.

3 Unit Play. Take #865 Air Force over Wyoming (9p.m., Wednesday, December 4 themwc.com) Mountain West play opens tonight and both teams are desperate for a victory. The Force returns a bunch of players from last year and that should allow them to win this game in Laramie. The Cowboys are predicted to finish 10th in the MWC and have a coach on the hot seat. Air Force is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a road favorite. Wyoming is 5-16 ATS in their last 21 games after scoring less than 50 points in their previous game.

3 Unit Play. Take #863 Weber State over Utah Valley (9p.m., Wednesday, December 4) The Wildcats have played a tough schedule this year and are in desperate need for a victory after starting the season 1-5. They are a traditional power in the Big Sky and should be able to play a competitive game against an in-state team in Utah Valley. This spread has come way down since it opened at -6 and yet most of the bets are coming in on Utah Valley. That tells me the sharps are playing Weber State. The Wolverines are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite.