Basketball January 24, 2007
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North Carolina (17-2) at Wake Forest (9-9)
7:00 pm Eastern
ESPN
SBG Global Opening Line: North Carolina - 15
Fourth-ranked North Carolina will head to Wake Forest tonight to play a struggling Demon Deacons team. North Carolina routed Georgia Tech 77-61 on Saturday while Wake Forest lost 88-76 at Virginia, also on Saturday. As you can probably guess, SBG Global reports that early betting is all over the Tar Heels laying the points.
The Tar Heels have the 2nd ranked offense in the country with 87.5 points scored per game. They have also gotten better defensively in recent games. They have held most teams to less than 70 points per game. Tyler Hansbrough leads the team with 18.7 points per game. He had 24 against Georgia Tech. Reyshawn Terry added 16 points for the Tar Heels.
Wake Forest has lost four straight, including Sunday's 88-76 loss at Virginia. Sean Singletary had 19 points for Wake Forest. Kyle Visser, who leads Wake Forest at 17.4 points per game, was held to just eight points. "They just attacked me every time I got the ball," Visser said. "Everone was digging down, and double teaming seemed to work for them."
North Carolina leads the all-time series between the teams 148-63.
North Carolina is a 16 point favorite with a total of 156.5 at SBG Global.
The Tar Heels are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 road games. The Tar Heels are 11-2 ATS in their last 13 games as a favorite. The Tar Heels are 12-4-1 ATS in their last 17 vs. the ACC. The road team is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings between the two teams. The Tar Heels are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings between the two teams.
Wake Forest is 17-36-2 ATS in their last 55 home games. The Demon Deacons are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog. They are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a home underdog. The Deacs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games. They are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. the ACC.
The Under is 9-2 in the Tar Heels last 11 games as a favorite. The Under is 4-1 in the Tar Heels last 5 vs. the ACC. The Under is 7-2 in the Tar Heels last 9 games as a road favorite. The Over is 5-2 in the Tar Heels last 7 road games. The Over is 6-1 in the Demon Deacons last 7 home games. The Over is 9-4 in the Demon Deacons last 13 games as a home underdog.
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Houston Rockets (25-16) at San Antonio Spurs (30-13)
9:00 pm Eastern
ESPN
SBG Global Opening Line: Spurs – 8.5
The Houston Rockets will try to stop a three game losing streak tonight in a place where they have not done very well, San Antonio. Houston did win earlier this season in San Antonio but it was the first time in more than nine years. Repeating that victory won’t be easy tonight since Yao Ming is still out of the lineup. However, in a surprise twist, SBG Global reports that the gambling public is all over the Rockets plus the points – even without Yao.
Yao was big in that victory earlier this season because he held Tim Duncan to only 14 points and it was the only time this season San Antonio was held below 80 points at home. The Rockets have played pretty well without Yao going 9-5 but they are currently on a three game slide including a 121-113 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. "The last four games defensively, we're not willing to do what it takes to win," said coach Jeff Van Gundy. "We got exactly what we deserved. They got what they deserved because they worked. And we got what we deserved because we didn't."
The Rockets usually have a great defense allowing 91.2 points per game but that didn’t happen against Denver. Houston will need a big game from Tracy McGrady tonight. He scored 26 points in a 92-84 home loss to San Antonio on Nov. 14th.
San Antonio is an 8 point favorite with a total of 181 at SBG Global.
The Spurs are coming off a 93-89 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday. The Spurs had a big lead only to let most of it slip away before recovering.
"Wins are wins, but it's frustrating not to close people out," said Duncan, “It shouldn't have been that close. We allowed them to get back in the game."
The Spurs have won seven of their last nine games overall.
The Rockets are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Wednesday games. The Rockets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Southwest. The Rockets don’t do well on a lot of rest. They are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 3 or more days rest. The underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings between the two teams and the road team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Spurs are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games as a home favorite. The Spurs are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 Wednesday games.
The Under is 7-1 in the Rockets last 8 Wednesday games. The Under is 6-2 in the Rockets last 8 vs. the Southwest. The Under is 6-1 in the Spurs last 7 games as a home favorite. The Under is 5-2 in the Spurs last 7 Wednesday games. The Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in San Antonio and overall it is 19-7 in the last 26 meetings.
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