Nowitzki's Out And The NBA Point Spread Shows It

With Nowitzki out you can see the affect that a star player has on the NBA point spread. The Mavericks would have likely been about a 3 or 4 point favorite at home against the Rockets. Especially with Yao out of the Houston line-up.

But now, with Nowitzki out, it's basically a coin flip on this game as Dallas is only a 1 point favorite. Take your pick if you want, but I think it might be too risky now, as this one could go either way. If the Mavericks had the 3 or 4 point spread I would have made the bet for sure, as I think McGrady will help a lot to keep it close. He still might make the difference as the Rockets are flying high and trying to win their 17th in a row. Tough call.

The next game has the Bulls hosting the red hot Lebron James and his Cavaliers. Lebron is on fire, having become the first player to score at least 50 points, get 10 assists and have eight rebounds since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it in 1975. He is an amazing player and has averaged over 30 points a game this year.

He is why I think he Cavaliers will win tonight against the Bulls. The Cav's have won seven of nine against the Bulls, including three of four in Chicago and are looking good to win this one. The point spread has the Bulls as a 3-1/2 to 4 point favorite depending on where you are looking and I am taking it.

That is all that I have for the NBA tonight. Just a quick little NCAA tip. I have a few friends that follow it quite a bit and are telling me to take the 5-1/2 points and Arizona State over Oregon tonight. I trust them so I am going to go with it.

Have A Good Night!!

cheers,

Ed Manning
The SportsBettingChamp System