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AAA's *Rockets/Suns* TOTAL BLOCKBUSTER (+$49,536 NBA RUN!)
(NBA) Houston vs. Phoenix,
Total: 214.50 | -107.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 214.50 | -107.00 Under
Result: Win
This is an 8* TOTAL BLOCKBUSTER on the OVER between the Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns.
For a number of different reasons I expect this total to eclipse the posted number as the game comes down the stretch. The high-octane Suns have been sputtering of late and the setbacks have begun to pile up; suffice it to say I am expecting the home side to push the pace of this one from the outset as it looks to get untracked. A faster paced game = more shot and more shots = more points. Phoenix has in fact seen the total go UNDER the number in eight straight, moving the value to the higher number in this one in my opinion. The Suns have actually lost four of their last five and will be particularly hungry today after falling 85-83 to Sacramento on Sunday by a buzzer beating shot from DeMarcus Cousins. Phoenix has been losing at the buzzer a lot of late, to the Clippers on December 8th, to Milwaukee on December 15th and to the visiting Rockets 113-111 on January 23rd, a game in which James Harden nailed the winner while also finishing with 33 points. The Suns were near the top of the standings offensively with an average of 107.5 per game entering that matchup with Houston, but have failed to hit that mark during the slide and have scored fewer than 90 points three times. The Rockets could care less about the Suns problems though obviously and despite big man Dwight Howard sitting, the team continues to dominate having won five of its previous six, before then stumbling 109-98 at home to Portland on Sunday. Harden exploded for 45 points, but without Howard in the middle, the team would allow the Blazers to shoot 52.6 percent; note that the Rockets have in fact given up an average of 110.0 PPG over the last two. Note that Houston has seen the total go OVER the number in five of eight this year after a loss by ten points or more and in 15 of 26 vs. teams with winning records. And note that Phoenix has seen the total sail above the posted number in seven of ten this season off an upset loss as a favorite and, not surprisingly, in 18 of 28 vs. poor defensive teams that allow 99-plus points per contest. In my opinion, the situation, the numbers and the trends do all indeed point to the OVER as the savvy move in this one.'
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For a number of different reasons I expect this total to eclipse the posted number as the game comes down the stretch. The high-octane Suns have been sputtering of late and the setbacks have begun to pile up; suffice it to say I am expecting the home side to push the pace of this one from the outset as it looks to get untracked. A faster paced game = more shot and more shots = more points. Phoenix has in fact seen the total go UNDER the number in eight straight, moving the value to the higher number in this one in my opinion. The Suns have actually lost four of their last five and will be particularly hungry today after falling 85-83 to Sacramento on Sunday by a buzzer beating shot from DeMarcus Cousins. Phoenix has been losing at the buzzer a lot of late, to the Clippers on December 8th, to Milwaukee on December 15th and to the visiting Rockets 113-111 on January 23rd, a game in which James Harden nailed the winner while also finishing with 33 points. The Suns were near the top of the standings offensively with an average of 107.5 per game entering that matchup with Houston, but have failed to hit that mark during the slide and have scored fewer than 90 points three times. The Rockets could care less about the Suns problems though obviously and despite big man Dwight Howard sitting, the team continues to dominate having won five of its previous six, before then stumbling 109-98 at home to Portland on Sunday. Harden exploded for 45 points, but without Howard in the middle, the team would allow the Blazers to shoot 52.6 percent; note that the Rockets have in fact given up an average of 110.0 PPG over the last two. Note that Houston has seen the total go OVER the number in five of eight this year after a loss by ten points or more and in 15 of 26 vs. teams with winning records. And note that Phoenix has seen the total sail above the posted number in seven of ten this season off an upset loss as a favorite and, not surprisingly, in 18 of 28 vs. poor defensive teams that allow 99-plus points per contest. In my opinion, the situation, the numbers and the trends do all indeed point to the OVER as the savvy move in this one.'
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