The Ultimate Prop Desk » Golden State Warriors http://www.makingmoneyrain.com Get free stock advice, stock market tips, current news on investments and stock market analysis. Stock market investing research guides, and finance advice. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:40:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 03-17-09 Free NBA Picks http://www.makingmoneyrain.com/2009/03/03-17-09-free-nba-picks/ http://www.makingmoneyrain.com/2009/03/03-17-09-free-nba-picks/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:30:58 +0000 TheRainMaker http://www.makingmoneyrain.com/?p=1980 units-03-17-09NBA Picks Units Win Loss Win% Units 5 49 29 63% +100 4 35 46 43% -44 3 46 36 56% +30 2 41 44 48% -6 1 157 143 52% +14 Total 328 298 52% +94 Today’s Picks Utah Jazz -14.5 vs Washington 2 units Sacramento Kings +12 at Atlanta 2 units Los Angeles [...]]]> NBA Picks

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Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 49 29 63% +100
4 35 46 43% -44
3 46 36 56% +30
2 41 44 48% -6
1 157 143 52% +14
Total 328 298 52% +94

Today’s Picks

Utah Jazz -14.5 vs Washington 2 units
Sacramento Kings +12 at Atlanta 2 units
Los Angeles Lakers -9.5 vs Philadelphia 1 units
Orlando Magic +6 at Cleveland 1 units
San Antonio Spurs -11 vs Minnesota 5 units
Golden State Warriors -2.5 vs L.A. Clippers 5 units
Dallas Mavericks -5.5 vs Detroit 3 units
Boston Celtics -1 at Chicago 2 units

Injury Report


Name Team Status Injury Note
Marvin Williams ATL OUT
Kevin Garnett BOS OUT
Rajon Rondo BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Rondo (ankle) plans to play Friday night after missing two games with a sprained ankle, according to the Boston Globe.
Tony Allen BOS OUT Comment: Allen (thumb) will have his cast removed Monday and could be two to three weeks away from returning to the Celtics, according to the Boston Globe.
Glen Davis BOS OUT
Brian Scalabrine BOS OUT
Luol Deng CHI OUT
Luol Deng CHI OUT
Jerome James CHI OUT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas CLE Day-to-Day Comment: Ilgauskas, who suffered a broken nose after he was elbowed in the face by Shaquille O’Neal on Thursday, will continue to play and not use a mask, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Delonte West CLE Day-to-Day Comment: West (back) is questionable for Sunday’s game against New York, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Ben Wallace CLE OUT
Josh Howard DAL OUT Comment: Howard (ankle) hinted at the possibility of sitting out the rest of the regular season following Sunday’s loss to the Lakers, the Orange County Register reports. “I’m trying to get back for the playoffs,” Howard said
Shawne Williams DAL OUT
Devean George DAL OUT Comment: After further examination by a team physician, it has been determined George (knee) will need arthroscopic knee surgery likely ending his season, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Jerry Stackhouse DAL OUT
Allen Iverson DET OUT Comment: Iverson is expected to travel to Washington to have his sore back re-evaluated later this week, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Rasheed Wallace DET Day-to-Day Comment: Wallace (calf) is listed as doubtful for Detroit’s two-game Texas road trip, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Rasheed Wallace DET Day-to-Day Comment: Wallace (calf) is listed as doubtful for Detroit’s two-game Texas road trip, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Andris Biedrins GSW OUT Comment: Biedrins will miss at least a week after spraining his ankle in Friday’s win over Dallas, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Brandan Wright GSW OUT Comment: Wright (shoulder) practiced for the second consecutive day and hopes to play in Friday’s game against Dallas, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Corey Maggette GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Maggette (sinus infection) is expected to play in Sunday’s game against Phoenix, the San rancisco Chronicle reports.
Stephen Jackson GSW OUT
Marco Belinelli GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Belinelli (toe) was unavailable for Friday’s game against Dallas.
Ricky Davis LAC OUT
Andrew Bynum LAL OUT
Lamar Odom LAL Day-to-Day Comment: Odom had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the Lakers’ win over the Spurs on Thursday.
Al Jefferson MIN OUT
Randy Foye MIN Day-to-Day Comment: Foye scored nine points with five assists in 31 minutes in Saturday’s win over Charlotte. He had missed the previous two games due to a sprained ankle.
Corey Brewer MIN OUT
Rodney Carney MIN Day-to-Day Comment: Carney (abdomen) was back in the line-up for the Timberwolves Saturday night after missing the last two games.
Jason Collins MIN Day-to-Day Comment: Collins (flu) did not play in Saturday’s win over Charlotte.
Jameer Nelson ORL OUT
Hedo Turkoglu ORL Day-to-Day Comment: Turkoglu will be a game-time decision for Sunday’s game against the Jazz with tendinitis in his left foot, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Elton Brand PHI OUT
Kevin Martin SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Martin (sprained left ankle) returned to practice Thursday, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Beno Udrih SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Udrih (foot) said he might be able to play Sunday against Washington, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Bobby Jackson SAC OUT Comment: Jackson will undergo surgery to repair his fractured cheek bone, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Spencer Hawes SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Hawes (bruised left knee) returned to practice Thursday, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Manu Ginobili SAS OUT
Drew Gooden SAS OUT Comment: Gooden (groin) scored 13 points (5-for-10 FG, 3-for-4 FT) with four boards in 15 minutes off the bench Saturday night.
Deron Williams UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Williams bumped knees with Orlando’s Dwight Howard and was forced leave Sunday’s game during the first half before returning in the second half, the Associated Press reports.
Mehmet Okur UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Okur has been playing with a sprained ankle which may have accounted four his 0-for-7 shooting performance on Sunday, the Deserest News reports.
Caron Butler WAS OUT Comment: Butler (hamstring_ missed Sunday’s game against the Kings, and will undergo an MRI on Monday, the Associated Press reports.
Andray Blatche WAS Day-to-Day Comment: Blatche, who left during the fourth quarter of Friday’s game with a sprained ankle, practiced on Saturday and is likely to play on Sunday, the Washington Post reports.
Etan Thomas WAS OUT
DeShawn Stevenson WAS OUT
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Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 46 24 66% +110
4 32 42 43% -40
3 44 33 57% +33
2 38 38 50% 0
1 151 134 53% +17
Total 311 271 53% +120

Today’s Picks

Utah Jazz +2 at Atlanta 5 units
Toronto Raptors +6.5 at Philadelphia 1 units
Denver Nuggets -13 vs Oklahoma City 3 units
New York Knicks +6.5 at Detroit 5 units
Washington Wizards +8 vs New Orleans 1 units
Golden State Warriors -2.5 vs New Jersey 1 units
Memphis Grizzlies -2 at Minnesota 4 units
Los Angeles Lakers +2.5 at Houston 2 units
Dallas Mavericks +8.5 at Portland 5 units
Orlando Magic -8 vs Chicago 4 units
Boston Celtics +3.5 at Miami 5 units

Injury Report


Name Team Status Injury Note
Marvin Williams ATL OUT Comment: Williams is expected to see specialists at Duke University on Wednesday regarding his injured back, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Kevin Garnett BOS OUT Comment: Garnett (knee) will not return for Sunday’s game against the Bucks as hoped, the Boston Herald reports.
Rajon Rondo BOS OUT Comment: Rondo (ankle) will miss Wednesday’s game against the Heat, the Associated Press reports.
Tony Allen BOS OUT
Glen Davis BOS OUT Comment: Davis (ankle) departed Sunday’s game on crutches and is expected to miss at least Wednesday’s game, according to the Boston Globe.
Brian Scalabrine BOS OUT
Luol Deng CHI OUT Comment: Deng will miss at least two more weeks due to a tiny stress fracture in his right leg, the Associated Press reports.
Kirk Hinrich CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Hinrich skipped Sunday’s practice with a bruised right quadriceps muscle, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Jerome James CHI OUT
Tim Thomas CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Thomas (knee) is expected to miss Monday’s game against the Heat, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Josh Howard DAL Day-to-Day Comment: While no official timetable has been set, Dallas has hinted that Howard (ankle) could sit for the rest of March, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Shawne Williams DAL OUT
Jerry Stackhouse DAL OUT
Kenyon Martin DEN Day-to-Day Comment: Martin (back) returned to action Monday but left the game midway through the third quarter and didn’t return.
Anthony Carter DEN Day-to-Day Comment: Carter missed Sunday’s game in Sacramento because of a hip injury.
Allen Iverson DET OUT Comment: Coach Michael Curry said Iverson has been in therapy for his sore back and there’s still not a concrete timetable, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Rasheed Wallace DET OUT Comment: Coach Michael Curry called Wallace’s calf injury “mild”, but his status for Wednesday’s tilt against the Knicks is uncertain, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Brandan Wright GSW OUT
Corey Maggette GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Maggette (ankle) returned to the court for the Warriors Saturday night after missing Friday night’s game due to injury.
Stephen Jackson GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Jackson (hamstring) returned to the line-up for the Warriors Saturday night after missing Friday night’s game due to injury.
Kelenna Azubuike GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Azubuike (back) practiced on Monday after missing the Warriors’ last three games, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Monta Ellis GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Ellis will be the Warriors starting point guard for the rest of the season, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Tracy McGrady HOU OUT
Aaron Brooks HOU Day-to-Day Comment: Brooks (thigh) said he was sore Saturday after his collision with Shaquille O’Neal late in Friday’s win, the Houston Chronicle reports. But Brooks said he was not concerned about being hampered by the sore right thigh .
Andrew Bynum LAL OUT
Lamar Odom LAL Day-to-Day Comment: Odom has been suspended for one-game by the NBA for leaving the bench during an altercation in Monday’s game against Portland, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Rudy Gay MEM Day-to-Day Comment: It is unclear whether Gay (eye) will be able to play Sunday against the Rockets, the Grizzlies’ official site reports.
Chris Mihm MEM OUT
Marko Jaric MEM Day-to-Day Comment: Jaric (ankle) sat out Sunday’s game against Houston, the Associated Press reports.
Mark Blount MIA Day-to-Day Comment: Blount (personal) is expected to return to the Heat within the next few days, the Miami Herald reports.
Dorell Wright MIA OUT
Al Jefferson MIN OUT
Craig Smith MIN Day-to-Day Comment: Smith played just six minutes in Friday’s loss to the Lakers due to an illness, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Randy Foye MIN Day-to-Day Comment: Foye’s sprained right ankle was in a walking boot on Tuesday and he’ll miss Wednesday’s game, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. “If it was up to me, I would try to play tomorrow,” he said. “But they just told me to sit out a couple days, 48 hours, and see how it feels.”
Corey Brewer MIN OUT
Rodney Carney MIN Day-to-Day Comment: Carney will miss Wednesday’s game against Memphis with a deep bruise to his groin/lower abdomen, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Vince Carter NJN Day-to-Day Comment: Carter banged knees with New York’s Danilo Gallinari Sunday and limped off the court late in the fourth quarter of New Jersey’s victory, the Associated Press reports.
Eduardo Najera NJN OUT
Peja Stojakovic NOR OUT Comment: Stojakovic (back) missed his third consecutive game Monday night against Atlanta, the Associated Press reports.
Eddy Curry NYK OUT Comment: Curry (knees) was in uniform for Saturday’s game against Charlotte but did not play, the New York Daily News reports.
Nate Robinson NYK Day-to-Day Comment: Robinson, who returned to action Saturday night after missing one game with a sore ankle, was originally scheduled to return for Sunday’s game against New Jersey, Newsday reports.
David Lee NYK Day-to-Day Comment: Lee participated in only portions of Monday’s practice because of sore knees, the New York Post reports.
Jared Jeffries NYK Day-to-Day Comment: Jeffries (knee) practiced Monday and is ready to go for Tuesday night’s game in Milwaukee, the New York Post reports.
Kevin Durant OKC OUT Comment: Durant (right ankle) is expected to miss his sixth straight game Tuesday, but he could return Saturday, The Oklahoman reports.
Jeff Green OKC Day-to-Day Comment: Green (back) could return for Tuesday’s game against the Kings, the Oklahoman reports.
Nick Collison OKC Day-to-Day Comment: Collison missed Tuesday’s game against the Kings with a groin injury, the Oklahoman reports.
Thabo Sefolosha OKC Day-to-Day Comment: Sefolosha (knee) was unavailable for Saturday’s game against New Orleans.
Robert Swift OKC Day-to-Day Comment: Swift was not available for Sunday’s win over Philadelphia because of personal reasons.
Desmond Mason OKC OUT
Jameer Nelson ORL OUT
Hedo Turkoglu ORL Day-to-Day Comment: Turkoglu left Monday’s loss to Detroit with a sore left Achilles tendon. “I hope it’s not serious,” he told the Orlando Sentinel
Elton Brand PHI OUT Comment: Brand (shoulder) has begun range-of-motion exercises, the Associated Press reports.
Reggie Evans PHI Day-to-Day Comment: Evans returned to the Sixers’ practice on Friday after missing Thursday due to personal reasons, but left shortly into the practice after hurting his big toe, the Philadelphia Daily News reports.
Greg Oden POR OUT Comment: When Oden suffered a chipped kneecap on Feb. 12 against the Warriors, Blazers team doctor Don Roberts wrote in an email that the rookie center could be sidelined from seven days up to six weeks, the Oregonian reports.
Rudy Fernandez POR Day-to-Day Comment: Fernandez was released from the hospital Tuesday night. He’s listed as doubtful for Wednesday’s tilt against the Mavericks with a bruised chest and a hip pointer, the Oregonian reports.
Martell Webster POR OUT
Kris Humphries TOR OUT
Carlos Boozer UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Boozer (ankle) will return to the lineup on Tuesday, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Caron Butler WAS Day-to-Day Comment: Butler (hamstring) returned to the court Saturday night after missing the last three games.
Etan Thomas WAS OUT
Mike James WAS Day-to-Day Comment: James missed Monday night’s game because of an illness, the Associated Press reports.
DeShawn Stevenson WAS OUT
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Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 42 22 66% +100
4 31 40 44% -36
3 41 32 56% +27
2 37 38 49% -2
1 147 130 53% +17
Total 298 262 53% +106

Today’s Picks

San Antonio Spurs -12 vs Washington 4 units
Phoenix Suns +5.5 at Houston 1 units
Orlando Magic -9.5 vs New Jersey 3 units
Los Angeles Lakers -15 vs Minnesota 5 units
Milwaukee Bucks +6.5 at Chicago 3 units
Toronto Raptors +1 vs Miami 4 units
Golden State Warriors +9 at Detroit 5 units
Denver Nuggets +9 at Utah 5 units
Boston Celtics -1.5 vs Cleveland 1 units
Atlanta Hawks +2.5 at Charlotte 1 units

Injuries


Name Team Status Injury Note
Kevin Garnett BOS OUT Comment: Garnett (knee) has been jogging and working on his shot as two weeks of being out approaches Saturday, the Boston Herald reports.
Tony Allen BOS OUT
Brian Scalabrine BOS OUT Comment: Scalabrine (concussions) is out until at least April with his third concussion in less than a month, the Boston Globe reports.
Emeka Okafor CHA Day-to-Day Comment: Okafor (ankle) is listed as probable for Tuesday night’s game against the Bulls, the Charlotte Observer reports.
Raja Bell CHA Day-to-Day Comment: Bell has not practiced since the Bobcats’ last game but may still play on Friday, reports The Charlotte Observer.
Luol Deng CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Deng (bruised right tibia) will sit out Wednesday’s tilt against the Warriors, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Jerome James CHI OUT
Tim Thomas CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Thomas did not play again on Wednesday, his second straight missed game due to a strained quad.
Ben Wallace CLE OUT
Sasha Pavlovic CLE Day-to-Day Comment: Pavlovic returned to action Monday night after missing nine games with an ankle injury. He played seven scoreless minutes in Cleveland’s victory over Miami.
Carmelo Anthony DEN Day-to-Day Comment: The Nuggets have suspended Anthony for one game for an “in-game transgression” Sunday against Indiana, the Associated Press reports.
Kenyon Martin DEN Day-to-Day Comment: Martin will not play Thursday night against Portland because of a lower back strain, the Associated Press reports.
Anthony Carter DEN Day-to-Day Comment: Carter will not play Thursday night against Portland because of a strained left hip, the Associated Press reports.
Allen Iverson DET OUT Comment: Coach Michael Curry said Iverson (back) is eying an earlier return from the projected two-week timetable given by Georgetown doctors on Wednesday, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Andris Biedrins GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Biedrins is unlikely to rejoin the Warriors for the final two games of their current road trip while attending to personal matters, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Brandan Wright GSW OUT Comment: The All-Star break has passed and there is still no news on Wright’s (shoulder) rehab.
Corey Maggette GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Maggette (hand) will sit out Tuesday against the Timberwolves, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Kelenna Azubuike GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Azubuike was a late scratch from Wednesday night’s game against the Bulls because of a mid-back strain, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Ronny Turiaf GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Turiaf is reportedly feeling under the weather and will sit out Tuesday against the Timberwolves, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Monta Ellis GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Ellis (ankle) was not with the Warriors for Tuesday night’s victory over Minnesota and is not expected to be with them on Wednesday, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Tracy McGrady HOU OUT
Andrew Bynum LAL OUT Comment: The Orange County Register reports that Bynaum (knee) may return to the Lakers’ lineup by March 30.
Dwyane Wade MIA Day-to-Day Comment: Wade, who missed Tuesday’s practice to get treatment for his left knee, will play Wednesday night against Phoenix, the Miami Herald reports.
Mark Blount MIA Day-to-Day Comment: Mark Blount (Personal) will return in the next few days after a death in the family, the Miami Herald reports.
Dorell Wright MIA OUT
Michael Redd MIL OUT Comment: Redd underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair his torn ACL.
Andrew Bogut MIL OUT Comment: Bogut (back) is beginning his transition from complete rest to some basketball activities, the Associated Press reports.
Joe Alexander MIL Day-to-Day Comment: Alexander (ankle) ran sprints on Monday and hopes to only miss one more game, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Al Jefferson MIN OUT
Corey Brewer MIN OUT
Sebastian Telfair MIN Day-to-Day Comment: Telfair practiced fully and pronounced himself ready to return Thursday, the Associated Press reports.
Keyon Dooling NJN Day-to-Day Comment: Dooling (hip) will be a game-time decision Tuesday against the Bucks, NorthJersey.com reports.
Eduardo Najera NJN OUT
Jameer Nelson ORL OUT
Amare Stoudemire PHO OUT
Steve Nash PHO Day-to-Day Comment: Nash (ankle) is expected to play Tuesday night against the Magic, the Arizona Republic reports.
Manu Ginobili SAS OUT
Drew Gooden SAS Day-to-Day Comment: Gooden is set to sign with San Antonio after he clears waivers on Wednesday, Yahoo! Sports reports.
Kris Humphries TOR OUT
Caron Butler WAS Day-to-Day Comment: Butler was forced to miss his second consecutive game with a left hamstring injury Wednesday, but said he hopes that the pain will subside enough for him to be available when the Wizards face the Spurs on Friday, the Washington Post reports.
Etan Thomas WAS OUT
DeShawn Stevenson WAS OUT Comment: Stevenson will undergo surgery later this week to repair a herniated disk, and should miss the remainder of the season, the Washington Post reports.
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Golden State Warriors +4.5 vs Utah 2 units
Dallas Mavericks -6 vs Toronto 1 units
San Antonio Spurs +4 at Portland 2 units
New Jersey Nets +4.5 vs New Orleans 3 units
Los Angeles Lakers -4 at Phoenix 2 units
Minnesota Timberwolves +6.5 vs Houston 4 units
Boston Celtics -8.5 vs Detroit 3 units
Denver Nuggets -2 at Indiana 2 units
Cleveland Cavaliers -4 at Atlanta 1 units

Injuries


Name Team Status Injury Note
Mike Bibby ATL Day-to-Day Comment: Bibby (flu) was on the floor as a starter during Friday shootaround and is expected to start in Friday’s game, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Josh Smith ATL Day-to-Day Comment: Smith (personal) was on the floor as a starter during Friday shootaround and is expected to start in Friday’s game, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Kevin Garnett BOS OUT
Paul Pierce BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Pierce (thumb) played 39 minutes Friday night in Boston’s victory over Indiana.
Tony Allen BOS OUT
Brian Scalabrine BOS OUT Comment: Scalabrine will undergo more neurological testing Thursday and will sit out Friday’s game against Indiana, the Associated Press reports.
Gabe Pruitt BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Pruitt was suspended two games for conduct detrimental to the team on Friday, one day after being arrested for suspicion of DUI in Los Angeles.
Delonte West CLE Day-to-Day Comment: West(wrist) is expected to start tonight the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Ben Wallace CLE OUT Comment: Wallace suffered a fractured leg Thursday night when he was kicked by Yao Ming in the second quarter. He continued to play until the third quarter, when he left the game according to the Associated Press.
Sasha Pavlovic CLE OUT Comment: Pavlovic (ankle) particpated in his his first shootaround Thursday since suffering the ankle sprain on February 8th, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Jason Terry DAL OUT Comment: Terry (hand) received good news as he was cleared to return to practice, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Jerry Stackhouse DAL OUT
Allen Iverson DET Day-to-Day Comment: Despite Friday’s MRI coming back negative, the Pistons want a specialist to take a look at Iverson’s back, the Detroit News reports.
Andris Biedrins GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Biedrins (ankle) was back in the starting lineup on Friday and recorded and 18 point/13 rebound double-double in a loss to Charlotte.
Brandan Wright GSW OUT
Corey Maggette GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Maggette (hand) played 29 minutes and scored 20 points (9-for-11 from the line) in Friday’s loss to Charlotte.
Ronny Turiaf GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Turiaf is questionable for Friday’s game against Charlotte due to a sprained right ankle, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Monta Ellis GSW OUT Comment: Ellis (ankle) is heading to Mississippi to deal with a family emergency and won’t rejoin the team until sometime next week, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Tracy McGrady HOU OUT Comment: The microfracture surgery performed on McGrady’s left knee Tuesday was called a success, with the arthroscope confirming the diagnosis that the ligaments and other cartilage were in good shape, the Houston Chronicle reports.
Luther Head HOU OUT Comment: Head was waived by the Rockets on Saturday.
Danny Granger IND OUT
T.J. Ford IND Day-to-Day Comment: Ford (flu) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday’s game against Memphis, 1070 am in Indianapolis reports.
Mike Dunleavy IND OUT
Jeff Foster IND Day-to-Day Comment: Foster (back) is again being called a ‘game-time’ decision by coach Jim O’Brien Friday, 1070 am in Indianapolis reports.
Andrew Bynum LAL OUT Comment: Bynum (knee) has been riding a stationary bike, the Orange County Register reports.
Al Jefferson MIN OUT
Corey Brewer MIN OUT
Devin Harris NJN Day-to-Day Comment: Harris missed Friday’s practice with what is believed to be the flu, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports.
Keyon Dooling NJN Day-to-Day Comment: Dooling missed Friday’s practice with what is believed to be the flu, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports.
Eduardo Najera NJN OUT
Stromile Swift NJN OUT
Morris Peterson NOR Day-to-Day Comment: Peterson (foot) practiced on Thursday and may be cleared to play Sunday against New Jersey, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Amare Stoudemire PHO OUT
Steve Nash PHO Day-to-Day Comment: Nash (ankle) sat out Friday night’s game against Toronto.
Greg Oden POR Day-to-Day Comment: Oden (knee) is expected to miss Sunday’s game against the Spurs, The Oregonian reports.
Martell Webster POR OUT
Tim Duncan SAS Day-to-Day Comment: Coach Gregg Popovich said that Duncan (right quad) is likely to play either Sunday or Monday, the San Antonio Express-News reports.
Manu Ginobili SAS OUT Comment: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Ginobili had a protective boot removed from his foot over the weekend and has limited himself to lifting weights and swimming in the pool, the Associated Press reports. Popovich said he expects Ginobili to be on a treadmill soon.
Kris Humphries TOR OUT
Joey Graham TOR Day-to-Day Comment: Graham sat out Friday night’s game because of a strained hamstring.
Carlos Boozer UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Boozer was riding the stationary bike before Tuesday practice and reported no issues after playing 21 minutes Monday night, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Matt Harpring UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Harpring will miss Wednesday’s game against the Timberwolves with a bruised back, the Associated Press reports.
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Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 37 19 66% +90
4 29 38 43% -36
3 36 27 57% +27
2 34 29 54% +10
1 138 119 54% +19
Total 274 232 54% +110

Today’s Picks

Phoenix Suns -3.5 vs Toronto 2 units
Minnesota Timberwolves +4.5 vs Portland 1 units
New York Knicks -1.5 vs Philadelphia 2 units
Dallas Mavericks -9 vs Oklahoma City 3 units
Milwaukee Bucks +9.5 at New Orleans 1 units
Atlanta Hawks -5 vs Miami 1 units
Denver Nuggets +2 vs L.A. Lakers 2 units
Sacramento Kings -2 vs L.A. Clippers 5 units
Boston Celtics -12 vs Indiana 2 units
Orlando Magic -9.5 vs Detroit 4 units
San Antonio Spurs +1.5 vs Cleveland 2 units
Washington Wizards +5 vs Chicago 3 units
Golden State Warriors +1 vs Charlotte 3 units

Injuries

Name Team Status Injury Note
Carlos Boozer UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Boozer was riding the stationary bike before Tuesday practice and reported no issues after playing 21 minutes Monday night, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Andris Biedrins GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Biedrins (ankle) could see limited minutes for the next couple of games as his sprained ankle is still weak, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Brandan Wright GSW OUT
Corey Maggette GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Maggette (hand) did not practice on Wednesday and is listed as day-to-day, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Tracy McGrady HOU OUT Comment: The microfracture surgery performed on McGrady’s left knee Tuesday was called a success, with the arthroscope confirming the diagnosis that the ligaments and other cartilage were in good shape, the Houston Chronicle reports.
Matt Harpring UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Harpring will miss Wednesday’s game against the Timberwolves with a bruised back, the Associated Press reports.
Jarvis Hayes NJN OUT Comment: Hayes (hand) hopes to play this week, despite having torn ligaments in his left thumb, the Newark Star Ledger reports.
Chris Mihm MEM OUT Comment: Mihm (ankle) has not even practiced with his new team, a week after arriving from the Lakers, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.
Luther Head HOU OUT
Monta Ellis GSW OUT Comment: Ellis will have his ankle examined by team doctors on Thursday and could be cleared to practice, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Eduardo Najera NJN OUT
Stromile Swift NJN OUT
Mike Bibby ATL Day-to-Day Comment: Bibby (flu) was unavailable for Wednesday night’s game against Denver, the Associated Press reports.
Josh Smith ATL Day-to-Day Comment: Smith will not be suspended by the NBA for his foul on Matt Harpring, but he will be absent from the Hawks’ match-up with Denver Wednesday due to personal matters, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Kevin Garnett BOS OUT
Paul Pierce BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Pierce dislocated his right thumb in the third quarter, and again in the fourth Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. He finished with 20 points, but went 7-of-19 from the floor and missed a 13-footer that would have given Boston the lead with 20 seconds remaining.
Tony Allen BOS OUT
Brian Scalabrine BOS OUT Comment: Scalabrine will undergo more neurological testing Thursday and will sit out Friday’s game against Indiana, the Associated Press reports.
Luol Deng CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Deng (bruised right wrist) is in the starting lineup Tuesday against Orlando.
Jerome James CHI OUT
Delonte West CLE Day-to-Day Comment: West(wrist) is expected to start tonight the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Ben Wallace CLE OUT Comment: Wallace suffered a fractured leg Thursday night when he was kicked by Yao Ming in the second quarter. He continued to play until the third quarter, when he left the game according to the Associated Press.
Sasha Pavlovic CLE OUT Comment: Pavlovic (ankle) particpated in his his first shootaround Thursday since suffering the ankle sprain on February 8th, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Jason Terry DAL OUT
Jerry Stackhouse DAL OUT Comment: Stackhouse (heel) did not travel with the team to San Antonio as his injured heel has not healed, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Kenyon Martin DEN Day-to-Day Comment: Martin (back) said he plans to play against the Celtics on Monday when they visit the Pepsi Center, the Rocky Mountain News reports.
Allen Iverson DET Day-to-Day Comment: Iverson, who left Wednesday’s game with a back injury, will be re-evaluated on Thursday, the Detroit News reports.
Rasheed Wallace DET OUT
Danny Granger IND OUT
T.J. Ford IND Day-to-Day Comment: Ford (flu) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday’s game against Memphis, 1070 am in Indianapolis reports.
Mike Dunleavy IND OUT Comment: Pacers coach Jim O’Brien admitted on Monday that Dunleavy (knee) is likely out for the season, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Marquis Daniels IND Day-to-Day Comment: Daniels battled through the flu Monday night in Indiana’s loss to New York, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Jeff Foster IND Day-to-Day Comment: Foster’s status for Tuesday’s game is unknown because of a sore back, 1070 am in Indianapolis reports.
Chris Kaman LAC OUT Comment: Kaman (foot) is still a couple weeks away from returning, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Al Thornton LAC Day-to-Day Comment: Thornton missed his third straight game with a sore right foot.
Brian Skinner LAC OUT
Andrew Bynum LAL OUT Comment: Bynum (knee) has been riding a stationary bike, the Orange County Register reports.
James Jones MIA OUT Comment: Jones (wrist) shot “lights out” at Wednesday’s practice, according to Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, the Miami Herald reports.
Michael Redd MIL OUT
Andrew Bogut MIL OUT
Al Jefferson MIN OUT
Corey Brewer MIN OUT
Tyson Chandler NOR Day-to-Day Comment: Chandler (ankle) could return for Monday’s game against Sacramento, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Eddy Curry NYK OUT
Earl Watson OKC Day-to-Day Comment: Watson needed three stitches near his right eyebrow Monday after getting hit by an elbow in practice, the Associated Press reports.
Desmond Mason OKC OUT
Jameer Nelson ORL OUT
Mickael Pietrus ORL Day-to-Day Comment: Pietrus (wrist) said he will not play in games on Tuesday (Chicago) or Wednesday (New York), the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Andre Miller PHI Day-to-Day Comment: Miller scored 17 points and handed out 10 assists during the 76ers’ loss Monday.
Elton Brand PHI OUT
Amare Stoudemire PHO OUT
Steve Nash PHO Day-to-Day Comment: Nash was in street clothes Thursday night, sitting out the Lakers game with an ankle injury.
Greg Oden POR Day-to-Day Comment: Oden, who is suffering from a chipped left knee cap, will not need surgery, but his return date is still uncertain, the Oregonian reports.
Martell Webster POR OUT
Drew Gooden SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Gooden (groin) played his first game since being traded last week by Chicago, the Associated Press reports. He looked good early, making his first two shots and getting eight points and six rebounds in the opening half before tweaking his groin in the fourth quarter.
Beno Udrih SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Udrih suffered a sprained right ankle early in the first quarter Wednesday and didn’t return.
Tim Duncan SAS Day-to-Day Comment: Duncan (right quad tendonosis) will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Blazers, the Spurs’ official site reports.
Manu Ginobili SAS OUT Comment: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Ginobili had a protective boot removed from his foot over the weekend and has limited himself to lifting weights and swimming in the pool, the Associated Press reports. Popovich said he expects Ginobili to be on a treadmill soon.
Kris Humphries TOR OUT
Joey Graham TOR Day-to-Day Comment: Graham strained his right hamstring in the third quarter of Tuesday’s win over the T-Wolves, the Toronto Sun reports.
Etan Thomas WAS OUT
DeShawn Stevenson WAS OUT
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Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 28 12 70% +80
4 22 26 46% -16
3 26 19 58% +21
2 28 20 58% +16
1 114 99 54% +15
Total 218 176 55% +116


Today’s Picks

Utah Jazz -2.5 at Sacramento 1 units
New Orleans Hornets -4.5 vs Toronto 3 units
Portland Trail Blazers -5 at Oklahoma City 3 units
Orlando Magic -6.5 at Indiana 1 units
Los Angeles Clippers +5 at Memphis 1 units
Golden State Warriors +10.5 at Phoenix 1 units
Denver Nuggets -7 at Washington 4 units
New York Knicks +6.5 vs Boston 1 units
Atlanta Hawks +2 at Charlotte 4 units


I’m half way done on my hockey model, let’s see how it works work so far, haven’t finished the injury factors, and haven’t done any backtesting, this is strictly applying the NBA model to NHL.  Let’s have a laugh, har har


Columbus 170 200 Win 340
Montreal 110 100 Win 110
Nashville 160 100 Win 160
New Jersey -180 300 Win 166.67
Dallas -135 200 Win 148.15

Injuries


Name Team Status Injury Note
Joe Johnson ATL OUT Comment: Johnson (viral infection) did not practice Thursday and a team spokesperson didn’t know whether he’d fly up from Atlanta for Friday’s game in Charlotte, the Charlotte Observer reports.
Al Horford ATL Day-to-Day Comment: The Hawks expect Horford (knee) to return to the lineup Wednesday against Minnesota, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Kevin Garnett BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Garnett (flu) participated in Thursday morning’s shootaround and is expected to play Thursday against the Lakers, though coach Doc Rivers expects him to be at less than full speed, according to the Boston Globe.
Tony Allen BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Allen (flu) worked out and will play Tuesday night against Philadelphia, the Boston Globe reports.
Brian Scalabrine BOS OUT
Gerald Wallace CHA OUT Comment: The Bobcats don’t expect Wallace (partially collapsed lung and broken rib) to return until sometime after the All-Star break, the Associated Press reports.
D.J. Augustin CHA OUT Comment: Augustin (abdomen) practiced on Wednesday and said he felt no pain, the Charlotte Observer reports. This was his first practice since straining his abdomen Jan. 10.
Sean May CHA OUT
Chauncey Billups DEN OUT Comment: Billups, who sprained his right ankle Tuesday, sat out Wednesday’s game against Oklahoma City.
Kenyon Martin DEN Day-to-Day Comment: Martin (strep throat) sat out Wednesday’s game against Oklahoma City.
Brandan Wright GSW OUT
Marco Belinelli GSW OUT
Monta Ellis GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Ellis had his worst performance of the season in Wednesday’s win against Phoenix, scoring just two points on 0-for-7 shooting from the field.
Danny Granger IND Day-to-Day Comment: Granger, who was a game-time decision Tuesday due to a sore knee, had 28 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including four three-pointers, five rebounds, four assists, a steal and two blocks in 37 minutes.
Zach Randolph LAC OUT Comment: Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said Randolph (bruised left knee) is nearing a return, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Chris Kaman LAC OUT
Mardy Collins LAC OUT
Mike Taylor LAC OUT
Darko Milicic MEM OUT Comment: Milicic (knuckle) will take part in a full practice Tuesday in hopes of returning to action Wednesday against the Rockets, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.
Kyle Lowry MEM OUT Comment: Lowry will not play Wednesday due to a grade-2 ankle sprain, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.
Chris Paul NOR OUT Comment: Paul (groin) will not play Wednesday and back-up Antonio Daniels will start in his place, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Tyson Chandler NOR OUT Comment: Chandler (ankle) is not expected to play Wednesday against the Bulls, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Morris Peterson NOR OUT
Eddy Curry NYK OUT Comment: Curry (knee) rejoined his teammates, but is not ready to resume practice, Newsday reports.
Al Harrington NYK Day-to-Day Comment: Harrington is probable for Wednesday night’s game against Cleveland because of a sore left knee, Newsday reports.
Chris Duhon NYK Day-to-Day Comment: Duhon is probable for Wednesday night’s game against Cleveland because of the flu, Newsday reports.
Jerome James NYK OUT
Joe Smith OKC Day-to-Day Comment: Smith (knee) is expected to action Wednesday night against the Nuggets, The Oklahoman reports.
Desmond Mason OKC OUT
Jameer Nelson ORL OUT Comment: Nelson has sustained a torn right labrum in his shoulder and it will be decided over the next week whether he will have surgery or attempt rehab, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Steve Blake POR OUT Comment: Despite previous reports of Blake (shoulder) being a game-time decision for Monday’s game against the Hornets, he did not travel with the team and is expected to miss the next two road games in Dallas and Oklahoma City, the Oregonian reports.
Martell Webster POR OUT
Brad Miller SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Miller (abdominal strain) is expected to practice Thursday, but is still considered day-to-day heading into Friday night’s game against Utah, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Beno Udrih SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Udrih (calf) is listed as day-to-day for Monday’s game against Phoenix, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Bobby Jackson SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Jackson missed Monday night’s game because of personal reasons, the Associated Press reports.
Chris Bosh TOR OUT Comment: Tests on Bosh’s knee didn’t reveal any structural damage, but he’s listed as doubtful for Friday’s game against New Orleans, the Associated Press reports.
Jose Calderon TOR Day-to-Day Comment: Calderon (hamstring) is likely to play on Friday against New Orleans, the Associated Press reports.
Kris Humphries TOR OUT
Carlos Boozer UTH OUT
Deron Williams UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Williams (thigh) will make his return from a two-game absence when the Jazz matchup against the Mavs on Thursday night, the
Andrei Kirilenko UTH OUT Comment: Kirilenko (ankle) is aiming to return shortly after the All-Star break, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
C.J. Miles UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Miles (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Thursday’s tilt against the Maverickss after coming down with an upper respiratory infection, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Brevin Knight UTH Day-to-Day Comment: The reports that Knight received an inflamed left thumb and did not return in the second half Thursday night.
Caron Butler WAS Day-to-Day Comment: Butler will miss Wednesday night’s game with the Nets due to the flue, the Washington Post reports.
Andray Blatche WAS OUT
Juan Dixon WAS Day-to-Day Comment: Dixon suffered a right arm injury Monday night and will miss some time, the Washington Post reports.
Etan Thomas WAS OUT
DeShawn Stevenson WAS Day-to-Day Comment: Stevenson (back) will not play Wednesday night against New Jersey, the Washington Post reports.
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Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 28 12 70% +80
4 22 26 46% -16
3 25 19 57% +18
2 28 20 58% +16
1 106 94 53% +12
Total 209 171 55% +110

Today’s Picks

So ESPN Hollinger’s site is down, I can’t account for injuries today


Portland Trail Blazers +3.5 at Dallas 1 units
Golden State Warriors +4 vs Phoenix 1 units
New Jersey Nets +2 at Washington 1 units
Miami Heat +4 at Detroit 1 units
Los Angeles Lakers -7.5 at Toronto 1 units
Orlando Magic -13 vs L.A. Clippers 1 units
Houston Rockets -5.5 at Memphis 1 units
Denver Nuggets -1.5 at Oklahoma City 1 units
Cleveland Cavaliers -5.5 at New York 1 units
New Orleans Hornets -2.5 vs Chicago 1 units
Atlanta Hawks +2 at Minnesota 1 units
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Cavs had 20 point lead in the middle of the 4Q and covering in the last 2 minutes, wtf is that, Lebron has no heart, he needs to know to play to cover, who cares about winning games and championships, get your priority straight boy!!

On a brighter note, hope you guys all jumped on the lock of the century from my hockey guru last night, Florida easily came out on top.   My respect for these glorified figure skaters just raised a notch after that win.

units-01-28-09

Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 27 8 77% +95
4 19 24 44% -20
3 21 16 57% +15
2 24 15 62% +18
1 94 79 54% +15
Total 185 142 57% +123


Today’s Picks

Washington Wizards +8.5 at Miami 1 units
New Jersey Nets +1.5 vs Toronto 4 units
Boston Celtics -17 vs Sacramento 1 units
Philadelphia 76ers +5 at Houston 1 units
Milwaukee Bucks +6.5 at Indiana 2 units
Oklahoma City Thunder -7 vs Memphis 1 units
Golden State Warriors +6.5 at Dallas 3 units
Minnesota Timberwolves +1 vs Detroit 5 units
Denver Nuggets +4 at New Orleans 1 units
Los Angeles Clippers +3 vs Chicago 1 units
Charlotte Bobcats +11.5 at Portland 3 units
Atlanta Hawks pk at New York 1 units

Injuries


Name Team Status Injury Note
Al Horford ATL OUT Comment: Horford (knee) participated in portions of Tuesday’s practice, but is not ready to play Wednesday night against the Knicks, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
Acie Law ATL Day-to-Day Comment: Law (quadriceps) was active but did not play in Sunday’s loss to Phoenix.
Tony Allen BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Celtics coach Doc Rivers said he may activate Allen (ankle) for Wednesday’s game against Sacramento, the Boston Globe reports.
Brian Scalabrine BOS OUT Comment: Scalabrine suffered a concussion during Tuesday’s practice and will be out or an extended period of time, the Boston Globe reports.
Gerald Wallace CHA Day-to-Day Comment: Wallace left Tuesday’s game against the Lakers in the fourth quarter with an undisclosed injury, the Associated Press reports.
D.J. Augustin CHA OUT Comment: Augustin (abdominal strain) plans to test his injury Thursday and participate fully in practice. If all goes smoothly, he will be cleared to play Friday against the Nuggets, the Charlotte Observer reports.
Sean May CHA OUT
Drew Gooden CHI OUT Comment: Gooden said results of tests on his groin came back negative, but he is still “very limited,” the Chicago Tribune reports.
Tyrus Thomas CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Thomas left Sunday’s game during the third quarter with a sprained right ankle, but returned to play in the fourth quarter, the Associated Press reports.
Aaron Gray CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Gray hurt his ankle during Saturday’s practice, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Jerry Stackhouse DAL OUT
Carmelo Anthony DEN OUT Comment: Anthony (hand) is still on schedule to return this Friday against Charlotte, the Rocky Mountain News reports.
Brandan Wright GSW OUT Comment: Wright (shoulder) is likely out until the All-Star break, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Jamal Crawford GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Crawford (hamstring) hopes to return to action for the Warriors next game against Dallas, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Marco Belinelli GSW OUT Comment: An MRI done on Belinelli’s sprained ankle revealed a bone bruise and he will miss at least another week, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Yao Ming HOU Day-to-Day Comment: Yao (knee) will be unable to play again on Monday, the Houston Chronicle reports. He hopes to return for Wednesday’s game against Philadelphia.
Tracy McGrady HOU Day-to-Day Comment: Playing the second game of a back-to-back, McGrady (knee) had 20 points on 7-of-20 shooting, four rebounds and six assists in 31 minutes Monday.
Ron Artest HOU Day-to-Day Comment: Artest (ankle) returned to action Sunday, scoring 24 points on 8-of-17 shooting, including four three-pointers, and pulling down nine rebounds in 35 minutes.
Luther Head HOU OUT
Danny Granger IND Day-to-Day Comment: Granger sliced open his finger on the rim in the third quarter of Tuesday’s loss to Orlando, and later developed a sore elbow, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Roy Hibbert IND Day-to-Day Comment: Hibbert (concussion) was cleared to play before Sunday’s game but instead was inactive because he hadn’t gotten any practice time in the past few days, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Marcus Camby LAC OUT Comment: Camby (ankle) is expected to return to action at some point during the Clippers’ upcoming seven-game road trip beginning Friday in Cleveland, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Zach Randolph LAC OUT
Chris Kaman LAC OUT
Baron Davis LAC Day-to-Day Comment: Davis (tailbone) has been upgraded to probable for Wednesday night’s game against the Bulls, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Mardy Collins LAC OUT Comment: Collins (calf) is expected to miss another week or two, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Mike Taylor LAC OUT
Darko Milicic MEM OUT
Shawn Marion MIA Day-to-Day Comment: Marion (groin) will miss Monday’s game against Atlanta, the Associated Press reports.
Dorell Wright MIA OUT
Michael Redd MIL OUT Comment: An MRI on Redd’s injured left knee on Sunday revealed a torn ACL and MCL. He will miss the rest of the season.
Andrew Bogut MIL Day-to-Day Comment: Bogut (back) traveled with the team for their upcoming road trip, but there is still no guarantee that he’ll play, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Charlie Bell MIL Day-to-Day Comment: Bell sat out Saturday’s victory over Sacramento because of a sore right ankle, the WTMJ.com reports.
Kevin Ollie MIN OUT Comment: Ollie, who dislocated his elbow three weeks ago, will be re-evaluated this week, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Corey Brewer MIN OUT
Yi Jianlian NJN OUT
Stromile Swift NJN OUT
David West NOR OUT Comment: West (back) did some limited work at Tuesday’s practice, which included a halfcourt scrimmage, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Tyson Chandler NOR OUT Comment: Chandler (ankle) said he may return from his sprained left ankle injury before next month’s All-Star break, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Hilton Armstrong NOR Day-to-Day Comment: Armstrong (knee) could be back in action for Monday’s game against Philadelphia, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Eddy Curry NYK OUT Comment: Curry (knee) has been granted a leave of absence from the team to be with his 3-year-old son following the shooting death of the boy’s mother, the New York Post reports.
Jerome James NYK OUT
Joe Smith OKC OUT
Kyle Weaver OKC Day-to-Day Comment: Weaver tweaked his left ankle midway through the second quarter of Friday night’s loss to the Clippers, but returned after a brief visit to the locker room, The Oklahoman reports.
Marreese Speights PHI Day-to-Day Comment: Speights’ minutes have faded the last two games due Elton Brand’s return and knee tendinitis.
Elton Brand PHI OUT Comment: Brand will return in Saturday’s game against the Knicks, the Philadelphia Daily News reports.
Reggie Evans PHI Day-to-Day Comment: Evans (flu) practiced Sunday and is traveling with the team on their road trip, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Steve Blake POR OUT Comment: Blake will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Bobcats and is doubtful for Friday’s game against the Jazz, the Oregonian reports
Martell Webster POR OUT Comment: Webster (foot) is still wearing a protective walking boot and isn’t expected to begin running until March, the Oregonian reports.
Kris Humphries TOR OUT
Andray Blatche WAS OUT Comment: Blatche was diagnosed with a left knee strain on Tuesday and will miss the next two-to-four weeks, game the Washington Post reports.
Etan Thomas WAS OUT Comment: Wizards interim coach Ed Tapscott said Tuesday that the team is hopeful that Thomas will not need surgery to repair the torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee, the Washington Post reports.
DeShawn Stevenson WAS OUT Comment: Stevenson (back) practiced for the first time in three weeks on Tuesday, the Washington Post reports.
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1 Month Chart

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Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 20 6 77% +70
4 13 17 43% -16
3 15 12 56% +9
2 15 9 63% +12
1 55 47 54% +8
Total 118 91 56% +83

Today’s Picks

Charlotte Bobcats +3.5 at Washington 5 units
Detroit Pistons +9 at Utah 4 units
Golden State Warriors +13 at Portland 4 units
Milwaukee Bucks +2 at Minnesota 5 units
Houston Rockets -6 vs New York 1 units
Oklahoma City Thunder +8.5 at Chicago 4 units


Injuries


Team Name Status Date Injury Note
ATL Marvin Williams Day-to-Day 1/6/2009 Comment: Williams (shoulder) is expected to suit up for Wednesday night’s game against the Magic, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
ATL Zaza Pachulia Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment: Pachulia will not be available for Friday night’s game against Orlando because of the flu, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
ATL Acie Law Out 1/7/2009 Comment: Law missed Wednesday’s against Orlando because of a personal matter, the Associated Press reports.
CHA Raja Bell Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment: Bell will return to the lineup for Friday’s game against the Sixers after missing five games with a groin strain, the Philadelphia Daily News reports.
CHA Sean May OUT 1/9/2009 Comment: May (knee) will not play again until he drops his weight to 260 lbs., the Charlotte Observer reports.
DET Rodney Stuckey Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment: Stuckey (back) will start Friday against the Nuggets, the Detroit News reports.
DET Richard Hamilton Out 1/9/2009 Comment: Hamilton (groin) is targeting next week’s matchup against the Bobcats on Jan. 13 as his return date, the Detroit News reports.
DET Rasheed Wallace Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment: Wallace (foot) will be a game-time decision for Friday’s matchup against the Nuggets, the Detroit News reports.
GSW Brandan Wright OUT 1/9/2009 Comment: Wright will miss a minimum of three weeks after an MRI revealed a dislocated left shoulder, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
GSW Stephen Jackson OUT 1/8/2009 Comment: Jackson (hamstring) is projected to be out 2-4 weeks, but says he is already feeling better, the Contra Costa Times reports.
HOU Tracy McGrady Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment: McGrady (knee) was back in the lineup Friday night in the Rockets’ victory over the Thunder after sitting out Wednesday’s game.
HOU Ron Artest Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment: Artest sat out Friday night’s game against Oklahoma City because of an ankle injury, the Associated Press reports.
HOU Brent Barry Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment:Barry did not play Friday night’s game because of personal reasons, the Associated Press reports.
MIL Andrew Bogut Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment: Bogut (back) missed Friday’s game against the Nets, the Associated Press reports.
NYK Eddy Curry Day-to-Day 1/8/2009 Comment: Curry (knee) made his season debut Thursday night, playing three minutes off the bench in New York’s loss to Dallas.
NYK Tim Thomas Day-to-Day 1/6/2009 Comment: Thomas (toe) practiced on Tuesday, Newsday reports.
NYK Jared Jeffries Day-to-Day 1/6/2009 Comment: Jeffries hyperextended his knee Sunday after getting kicked and sat out Monday’s practice, the New York Post reports.
OKC Desmond Mason Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment: Mason (back) did not play in Friday’s loss to the Rockets.
POR Brandon Roy Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment: Roy (hamstring) practiced on Friday and will be a game-time decision Saturday against the Warriors, the Oregonian reports.
UTH Deron Williams Day-to-Day 1/9/2009 Comment: Williams missed Friday morning’s practice due to a sinus infection, but he is expected to play Saturday against the Pistons, the Desert News reports.
UTH C.J. Miles Day-to-Day 1/8/2009 Comment: Miles (ankle) is doubtful for Saturday’s game against the Pistons, the Associated Press reports.
WAS DeShawn Stevenson OUT 1/7/2009 Comment: Stevenson had a painkilling injection Wednesday to relieve pain in his back and is expected to miss at least another 1 1/2 weeks, the Associated Press reports.
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Units Win Loss Win %
5 14 3 82%
4 7 11 39%
3 7 8 47%
2 11 3 79%
1 31 25 55%
Total 70 50 58%

Today’s Picks

Chicago Bulls 5 -105 3 units
Denver Nuggets 5 -105 4 units
Memphis Grizzlies 2 -105 4 units
Detroit Pistons 3.5 -105 2 units
Philadelphia 76ers 6.5 -105 2 units
Oklahoma City Thunder 9.5 -105 5 units
Golden State Warriors 1.5 -105 1 units
Houston Rockets -13 -105 1 units
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