This is a bit risky as the Hornets have amassive losing streak in Dallas,but I still refuse to beleive that a side who were well beaten in Game 1 and even more so in Game 2 of this series should be a 5 point fav in this match no matter how good the Mavs are at home and there great record there against the Hornets.

The mavs have lost both opening games but now return home to a place where they have enjoyed alot of success against the Hornets,the Hornets have'nt won in Dalas for a while now and in their last regualr season game the Mavs after being down for most of that game came beck to win it after shutting Chris Paul down,but I have major doubts over the Mavs doing the same thing here today,the Mavs have not looked at all like challeging the Hornets in this series to date ,I know they were away and all of that stuff,but to lose the way they have done in their opening two matches in this series we'd be mad not to have a crack on these odds today.Kidd has looked good in patches as have Nowitzki and Howard but this is not the same Mavs side of season's gone by and you can see it,they are not looking like the same Mavs side who swept all before them in the last two seasons and I have as I have already said major doubts over them winning this game today.

The Hornets may not like playing in Dallas but they should be feeling very good about themselves today there,their last visit they lead for long periods of that game and the last two games played in this series the Hornests have had no problems dealing with the Mavs,Paul is making more points than Nowitzki and more assists per game thanb Kidd,the last time they were here the Mavs came up with a plan to tame Paul after the major break but now I think the Hornets are much more likely to have a conter plan to that and with players like Chandler,Stojakovic and West backing up Paul I doubt the Mavs can really beat them by much if at all.

The Hornets have not won in Dallas since 1998 but this is not the same Hornets side of old,the Mavs tried different ways to limit Paul in the first two games of this series and neither worked the rest of the Hornets just changed plan and ran away with the game,I think that the Hornets have been playing great all season and with it on the line tonight can reach the heights that other sides from New Orleans have'nt been able to climb to,the Hornets are a better younger alround team than the Mavs and having a losing record in Dalas means nothing to this side as it was past sides whostarted that sequence not this one,all in all youth and skill vs Experience and home court advantage? I'll willing to take the Hornets here to get this one...Good Luck.

Pick : Hornets WIN
Odds : 3.00
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Pinnacle
Date : 2008-04-25
Match Result : 97-87
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