Sacramento Kings at Toronto Raptors (-5, 200 ½)
Tough stretch for the Raptors. They slipped by Portland 116-109 in overtime as 5 ½-point favorites on Sunday and then had to travel to Detroit on Tuesday for visit with a Pistons team that was coming off a terrible loss to the Knicks.
Wednesday, Toronto gets a date with a Kings team that has won three of its last four, including a 122-120 win over Dallas as a 5 ½-point underdog. Kevin Martin dropped 39 points in just his second game back after spending the previous 17 games on the shelf with a groin injury.
Pick: Sacramento +5
Orlando Magic at Charlotte Bobcats (+1 ½, 207 ½)
Check out the Charlotte Bobcats covering five straight pointspreads against some tough competition. They’ve beaten New Jersey, Boston and Denver over that profitable stretch and lost to Detroit and Cleveland in overtime.
“We’re playing great ball now,” Raymond Felton told reporters after the win over Denver. “We’re starting to feel each other out and are starting to jell. It’s obvious we’re getting better.”
Orlando, meanwhile, had dropped five of its last seven against the number heading into Tuesday’s tilt with the Chicago Bulls.
Pick: Charlotte +1 ½
New York Knicks at New Jersey Nets (-8, 191)
If you’re ever going to bet the dysfunctional Knicks without getting indigestion, this might be your spot. The Knicks somehow managed to shock Detroit as the Pistons finished up a grueling road swing.
"We knew they would be pretty tired and we tried to play with as much energy as we possibly could and I think we caught them on a good night," Knicks coach Isiah Thomas told reporters. "They were a little flat and we played a good basketball game."
The Knicks followed up that win with another over Washington as 2-point underdogs on Tuesday night. During this terrible season, the Knicks have played good ball against their rivals from New Jersey. New York has scored the straight up upset in each of its last two meetings with the Nets.
Pick: New York +8
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