For those looking for more of the Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Erin Andrews drama, this is not the place. Hasselbeck rightfully apologized. If only Joy Behar has enough class to offer a mea culpa for her incessant stupidity. But if you want to best the offshore bookmakers, this is the place.
In the second round of playoff NBA betting, the big boys start to slug it out and the picks get harder. Hopefully I can help you sort through your bets with these trend reports.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5
Spurs vs Suns (Suns lead series 1-0)
The Suns should be my free pick of the night based on the overwhelming number of trends in their favor tonight. The Spurs are 0-4 ATS over the last four meetings and the home team is 4-1 ATS over the last five meetings. The Suns are also 5-0 ATS over their last five home games against teams with losing road records – like the Spurs, who have lost four of five on the road ATS.
The further we zoom out from the Suns' season, the more impressive their spread trends are. They're 16-5-1 ATS over their last 22 home games and 30-11-1 ATS over their last 42 games overall.
THURSDAY, MAY 6
Hawks vs Magic (Magic lead series 1-0)
Could Atlanta redeem itself after its utter embarrassment in Game 1? It's possible since the Hawks are 8-2-1 over their last 11 games following a straight-up loss of more than 10 points. But Superman and the Magic like to keep their foot on the gas, as they're 8-1 ATS over their last nine games following an ATS win and have beaten nine of their last 10 spreads. Also, the Hawks are just 1-7 ATS over the last eight meetings.
Another virtual lock sport betting play on Thursday night is the under. Six straight meetings between the Hawks and Magic have gone under the total.
For more information: The Great One Stevie Vincent is undefeated with pro baseball picks in 2010. That record goes on the line tonight with one of the games that starts after 10:00 EST. Both picks go late as Stevie also has the Spurs/Suns game side. Click now to purchase
