NBA Playoffs Sat

NBA Playoffs Sat [B]722 Atlanta +2.5[/B] The Hawks don't have an answer for Dwight Howard, so we believe to have any shot of victory at home they will be forced to run and shoot more and at a much higher percentage than they have in the first two games. Atlanta is a brutal road team, but a strong home team against any NBA team. There is talk of G Joe Johnson on the trading block. Johnson will put on a show today. Atlanta has great fans and they'll be asked to help pull this game out, because surely the fans will not be up for Game Four if down 0-3.

[QUOTE=Alf M;21729][B]722 Atlanta +2.5[/B] The Hawks don't have an answer for Dwight Howard, so we believe to have any shot of victory at home they will be forced to run and shoot more and at a much higher percentage than they have in the first two games. Atlanta is a brutal road team, but a strong home team against any NBA team. There is talk of G Joe Johnson on the trading block. Johnson will put on a show today. Atlanta has great fans and they'll be asked to help pull this game out, because surely the fans will not be up for Game Four if down 0-3.[/QUOTE] Just got the crap line change on Bodog. Look this game up shows +3 (-105) go to bet it and it shifts the line the -115. Look it up again on another browser and it still shows -105..... pricks.

Alf, I'm against you on this one. Here is my analysis: Orlando at Atlanta
Normally this would be a clear situation when you would look to back the home team down 0-2 in the series, but that's just not the case here. Two things are clear entering this game. Orlando is on a mission after losing the NBA Championship to the Lakers last season, and they match up extremely well with the Hawks. Orlando has dominated in every facet of the game in the first two playoff meetings and we don't see much changing here. After two games they have proven that Atlanta just can't compete against this deeper and more talented squad. The Magic are shooting .539% compared to the Hawks .378%. They have outrebounded Atlanta by six boards per game and held Atlanta to 14 assists per contest, a full 7.8 assists less than Atlanta averaged in the regular season.
Speaking of the regular season, Orlando owned the Hawks there too. The Magic took 3 of 4 meetings outscoring the Hawks 394-329. Orlando is now 8-1 the last nine meetings with the only loss coming by just two points on a buzzer beater by JR Smith. And they just haven't won, they did so in dominating fashion.
Atlanta is a different team when playing at home but Orlando has proven their worth on the road this year. We just can't see the Hawks having any confidence in this game knowing how thoroughly dominated they have been in this match-up the past year. Look for Orlando to come out early and shut down the Hawks and the crowd and coast to another satisfying victory.
PLAY ORLANDO

Babble from the TV: Atlanta has lost 14 straight when down 2-0 in a series. That said, I am on Atlanta +2.5 for 3 units. That's a kiss of death, right there. I think like a sharp and bet like a square.