While waiting for some news on Nowitzki's presence for the GS game, as there are some nice bets to be made there, but it depends a lot on his presence or not and also Stackhouse's, i decided to take a shot at the Raptors game.

Last night i did not think enough about the Crawford bet. It seemed perfect, but a team as weak as the Knicks decided to give the ball more to the out-of-form players instead of him, so he finished 4 points under the line. Him making to few shots was the key to their defeat in my opinion. The 6 point win on a 7 point line of the Nuggets was just a timing problem. The line started at 5.5 but took it late when it was 7 so the bet was lost. Today i want to be more cerebral and besides the Jazz and the Celtics bets, i like a lot the Chris Bosh points+rebounds bet, as i can't see any clear winner on this event. He is the leader of the team, and after his injury, he has been improving, helping the Raptors win 3 of their last 4. He had the following performances:

- 21 points and 6 rebounds against the Pistons

- 29 points and 10 rebounds against the Knicks

- 21 points and 7 rebounds against the Hornets, but in 29 minutes only

- 32 points and 8 rebounds against the Bobcats

He is on the right track, and except the Pistons game, against whom players always get lower scores, and the Hornets game where he played limited minutes, he has been going quite nice. The good thing for the Raptors is that they know who their main man is, unlike the Knicks, and he will surely get the needed balls, and therefore basket attempts.

In the two games against the Hawks he had the following performances:

- in the 100-88 win in Atlanta, he had 20 points and 13 rebounds while shooting 8 of 17

- in the 89-76 win in Toronto, he had 35 points and 9 rebounds while shooting 12 of 18.

In the last two games, the Raptors have been very accurate at shooting. The Hawks are fighting for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and with a win tonight, they have 95% chances to get there. The Raptors are fighting with Wizards and 76ers for the 5th place, as it would lead to a clash with the Cavaliers,while the 6th would lead to the Magic. I don't even have to say that 7th spot meets the strong Pistons, so there should be enough motivation on the Raptors side also. I expect some good points to be scored in this match, and unless something bad happens, i believe Bosh could get around 25-30 points and 7-10 rebounds. Good luck.

Pick : Chris Bosh over 32.5 Points+Rebounds
Odds : 1.85
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Betsson
Date : 2008-04-03
Match Result : 24 Points + 5 Rebs
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