Michael Cannon
NBA Playoffs: 25-15-1 (+145 dimes)
Tuesday's Plays...
30 Dime ? (this is a pretty strong play for him)
SPURS
Take the Spurs minus the points tonight over the Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.
I told my clients in my analysis on Sunday that the Spurs were not going to go down without a fight and they backed that up with a decisive 19-point win.
Do I think they?ll pull off another blowout like that?
Probably not, but I do think that the momentum and confidence they gained from that win will propel them here tonight on their home court once again.
I have my doubts about how effective Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom will be tonight after both had poor games from the field in Game 3. It sounds like Odom may have some confidence issues after going 2-of-11 from the field and just 3-of-8 from the foul line.
The Spurs have a tendency to do that to the opposition, especially on their home court. San Antonio is 6-0 SU and 5-0-1 ATS in its last six home games. Their average margin of victory during that span is 13.3 ppg.
There?s no doubt in my mind that Kobe Bryant will bring it tonight, but as long as the Spurs contain all of his other options, the Lakers will be headed back to Los Angeles tied at two games a piece.
Take the Spurs as they grab the win and cover.
10 Dime ?
PIRATES (With Snell as listed pitcher)
Take the Pirates for the win as the road dog tonight over the Reds.
The Buccos come into this game off a couple of extra-inning wins over the Cubs, which should help their confidence immensely since Chicago had been 8-1 versus the Pirates before those games.
Cincinnati will start Johnny Cueto, who has struggled since opening the season very strongly. The rookie right-hander has one win in his last nine starts and is 0-2 with a 6.32 ERA over his last three.
The Pirates will counter with Ian Snell, who has struggled somewhat himself but does own a victory over Cincinnati this season back in April.
Take the Pirates as they grab the road win.