By Stephen Nover
Heat minus 5 at Knicks
How bad have the Knicks become? So bad that they could be receiving a warning from NBA commissioner Adam Silver about overtly tanking. There is precedent for this. Silver warned the Bulls last season about it.
New York is 1-16 in its last 17 games going 7-10 ATS. The Knicks have lost 10 straight home games, going 2-8 ATS.
Miami is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 road games. You know the Heat will be well-coached and playing hard for Erik Spoelstra. Miami ranks fourth defensively.
You don’t know that the Knicks will be exterting much energy for David Fizdale. The Knicks clearly are in tank mode and team chemistry is at low ebb with Fizdale’s perplexing rotations, lineup flip flops and unwillingness to play rugged big man Enes Kanter. Fizdale clearly showed he cares more about securing high lottery odds than winning when he held out a healthy Kanter against the Nets in the Knicks’ last game.
The Knicks rank 28th defensively. They are yielding 10 points more per game than Miami.
(Editor’s note: Stephen Nover is having another outstanding NBA season going a documented 67-47-1 on his premium/free plays, including 29-15-1 on his last 45 for 65 percent. Stephen has one of his strongest plays of the month going today in addition to this free selection. Stephen is winning across the board in every sport. If you are interested in his sports service please email him at scriber26@gmail.com, or message him via Twitter.)
