NBA: 46-36 (+17.5 units)
Sides: 40-31 (+16.5 units)
Totals: 6-5 (+1 units)
**10 units**
Hawks +7
Yes, Camby is back..but the line is still 4-5 pts higher than it should be. Atlanta's road struggles are well documented, but they finally broke their streak with a win at Boston..before that, had Indiana on the ropes before losing by 4, and last road game were within 2pts with under a minute to go at Milwaukee. Since Abdur-Rahim, Terry, and Kukoc have come back from various injuires, they have played very well. Camby's return is huge for NY, but this will be his first game, hard to imagine a significant contribution, along with limited minutes. Also the fact he has to guard Mohammed will hinder his defensive capabilities, as Camby's biggest asset is as a weak-side help defender...when having to guard offensively limited centers, he can easily leave his man and help, but Mohammed is a solid offensive center, and probably will have Camby in foul trouble. Despite their woes, Knicks still a strong home team, but 7pts is too much to lay in this spot....Hawks the better team IMO.
Good Luck!
Sides: 40-31 (+16.5 units)
Totals: 6-5 (+1 units)
**10 units**
Hawks +7
Yes, Camby is back..but the line is still 4-5 pts higher than it should be. Atlanta's road struggles are well documented, but they finally broke their streak with a win at Boston..before that, had Indiana on the ropes before losing by 4, and last road game were within 2pts with under a minute to go at Milwaukee. Since Abdur-Rahim, Terry, and Kukoc have come back from various injuires, they have played very well. Camby's return is huge for NY, but this will be his first game, hard to imagine a significant contribution, along with limited minutes. Also the fact he has to guard Mohammed will hinder his defensive capabilities, as Camby's biggest asset is as a weak-side help defender...when having to guard offensively limited centers, he can easily leave his man and help, but Mohammed is a solid offensive center, and probably will have Camby in foul trouble. Despite their woes, Knicks still a strong home team, but 7pts is too much to lay in this spot....Hawks the better team IMO.
Good Luck!
