Utah - Portland / Portland -3,5 @ 1,80
bet365, 3/10
Utah playing for nothin , Portland i supppose will try to avoid SAS and LAL . Thats a long guess , but nobody wants to go on the Lakerse i think as also Portland shouldnt end at NR.8 in the West. Utah has atm a totally different roster than at the start of the season due to injuries and the Williams trade. Yes Utah won against the Lakerse ,but i think for that the credits go mostly towards Los Angeles who are playing very wierd last 3 games. Kirilenko , Bell and Fesenko are all doubtful for tonight , C.J.Miles probably is gonna play and Harris will be a game-time decision. A lot of players have some minor ijnuries and in this position it is more logical to rotate a lot , so this could be a minus as it could be a plus point for the Jazz. Lately the best players dont get full minutes , yes they do statisticly , but how to explain than that Jefferson did not get any minute in the 4/4 against the Kings , what despite the -10 deficit is not logical by any way , cause in NBA -10/+10 is not much. Of course rotations get in second plan when utah is playing a big game , their opponent today can not be classified as a big opponent , better said an average to big opponent. Portland has the greater motivation , -3,5 is not a big spread , Utah dont need a win and Portland do , so the only logical play here is Portland.
About the Chicago - Boston match , Boston is sure the better team but their motivation is questionable so who knows
bet365, 3/10
Utah playing for nothin , Portland i supppose will try to avoid SAS and LAL . Thats a long guess , but nobody wants to go on the Lakerse i think as also Portland shouldnt end at NR.8 in the West. Utah has atm a totally different roster than at the start of the season due to injuries and the Williams trade. Yes Utah won against the Lakerse ,but i think for that the credits go mostly towards Los Angeles who are playing very wierd last 3 games. Kirilenko , Bell and Fesenko are all doubtful for tonight , C.J.Miles probably is gonna play and Harris will be a game-time decision. A lot of players have some minor ijnuries and in this position it is more logical to rotate a lot , so this could be a minus as it could be a plus point for the Jazz. Lately the best players dont get full minutes , yes they do statisticly , but how to explain than that Jefferson did not get any minute in the 4/4 against the Kings , what despite the -10 deficit is not logical by any way , cause in NBA -10/+10 is not much. Of course rotations get in second plan when utah is playing a big game , their opponent today can not be classified as a big opponent , better said an average to big opponent. Portland has the greater motivation , -3,5 is not a big spread , Utah dont need a win and Portland do , so the only logical play here is Portland.
About the Chicago - Boston match , Boston is sure the better team but their motivation is questionable so who knows