NBA Picks for November 7th, 2008

November 7, 2008

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Plenty of NBA games on tap for Friday.  We’ve got three free picks from our hottest NBA handicappers.

First up once again is John Martin.  He continues to be on top of our leader boards as the #1 overall ranked handicapper.  He swept the board on Thursday with VA Tech and the Over in the Broncos/Browns game and tonight he’s pegged his 5 Unit WAC GAME OF THE YEAR!  He’s going for an undefeated record in college football this week, but he’s all over the NBA as well and has a free pick out on the Atlanta Hawks, here’s the play:

Martin’s Friday Free Play:

1 Unit on Atlanta Hawks -3

The Atlanta Hawks may be the surprise team in the league to this point. Atlanta gave the Boston Celtics a run for their money last season in the opening round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs by forcing a Game 7, and that momentum has carried right over into the start of the 2008 season. Despite starting the season 3-0 this year, the Hawks are still getting no respect as just a 3-point home favorite against the Toronto Raptors Friday. Joe Johnson scored 24 points as Atlanta had five players in double figures during Wednesday’s 87-79 victory at the New Orleans Hornets. Johnson leads the team in scoring at 28.0 points per contest. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. I will gladly ride the Hawks’ bandwagon tonight as a small home favorite when they have yet to lose a game. The Raptors are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. The Raptors are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 Friday games as well. Atlanta continues to be underrated tonight despite their fast start. Cash in with the Hawks as the favorite.

Next up we have the Black Widow, who has a nice write up and his pick on the New Orleans/Charlotte game!

Black Widow Free Pick:

1* on Charlotte Bobcats +7.5

It has taken some time for the Bobcats to get accustomed to new head coach Larry Brown’s system, but this young team is starting to show signs of life. Each member of the starting five scored at least 13 points in a 3-point loss to the Knicks las time out, and rookie D.J. Augustin came off the bench to add 14. But 18 turnovers cost the Bobcats’ a chance to win, and we look for Charlotte to take much better care of the ball at home tonight against the New Orleans Hornets. Brown has his team buying into the fact that defense wins championships. The Bobcats have already showed improvement on this side of the floor, holding their opponents to 96.2 points per game. The Bobcats are 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 games playing on 1 days rest. The Bobcats are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a S.U. loss. The Hornets are just 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games. The home team is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings. Take Charlotte and the points Friday.

Jimmy Boyd is last, but certainly not least with his analysis on the Dallas/Denver game tonight.  Jimmy dominated last night with his NFL AFC Game of the Year on Denver!  For tonight he’s got the side on Fresno/Nevada and 2 premium NBA selections!  Here’s what he had to say about Dallas/Denver tonight:

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Dallas Mavericks +1
Denver is now just 1-3 on the season with its only win coming against the lowly Clippers as defense continues to be the weakness of this team. Dallas is 2-0 SU and ATS on the road this season and has an extra day of rest on the Nuggets coming into this one. The Nuggets are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS loss. It doesn’t matter if Billups is able to go or not for the Nuggets as there is going to be an adjustment period. Denver likely stakes a small step backwards before it can move forward. Take the Mavs.

GOOD LUCK FRIDAY!

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