Coming off of a formidable – but losing – playoff effort last season against the Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers came roaring back to commence the 2011-2012 season. The squad is going through its best early record in the prior eight years, but are still struggling against the more adept squads in the league. Whilst they are 11-4 to date, simply four of those wins are against squads with records above .500.
Number one ranked Kentucky vs the NCAA competition hopefuls Georgia? Looks like a recipe for a blowout, specifically as Kentucky just barely regained that coveted No. 1 location on the rankings for the first time in the previous 2 months. Whilst the Wildcats are at the top of the rankings and enjoying an 11 game win streak, the Bulldogs can best be termed sporadic thus far in the season.
The Kings have their work cut out for them when they take on the Rockets in Houston on January 13th. This is a condition of both teams reconstructing for the long run as both teams look nothing like their early 2000’s heydays. The Kings look to go back to their previous popularity in the west with stellar play from their young stalwarts. The Houston Rockets are still dealing with the after effects from the retirement of Yao Ming. The Houston Rockets are favored by 3 points by the sportsbook and this wants to be a difficult game to call.
The AT&T Center might get some long distance competition on Jan 13th as the Portland Trailblazers visit San Antonio to battle against the San Antonio Spurs. Portland is a young team seeking to reconstruct as the quick but electric Brandon Roy era formally came to an end with his retirement in December. Past #1 pick Greg Oden has furthermore had repeated problems with his knees as Portland seemingly can not shake the ghost of Sam Bowie. The San Antonio Spurs want to defend their court with stunning plays from their normal constant roster. The San Antonio Spurs are preferred by 8 points and this looks to be an awesome wager.
On Jan 12th, things heat up when the Cleveland Cavaliers enter into Phoenix to face the Phoenix Suns. A few years ago, this would’ve been a stellar contest with LeBron James and Amare Stoudemire going head up in a collision course. In the era of free agency nonetheless, times definitely have transformed as this contest appears substantially different. Phoenix is favored by 6 points over the Cavaliers and this seems to be a safe wager.
The United Center in Chicago will be on edge as the Washington Wizards come into town to battle against the Bulls. In past years, this game might have been the hardest ticket to get as the 2nd comeback by Nike Jordan turned the Washington Wizards into press darlings all through the league. Jordan now is long retired nevertheless and the Washington Wizards have changed into an excellent youthful team with vast volumes of potential waiting to be utilized. The sportsbook has the Chicago Bulls liked by 8 points which sounds correct and sounds like a quality wager with Chicago being cheered on at home.
