With such a small board for the day, I had to do a lot of research to come up with some decent plays. The trade that Charotte was involved with caused me to lose one of my plays that I had in mind. I know that the linemaker is out to get us with the spread that he will offer for Dallas, so I will lay off of that one, because Charlotte could very well get blown out, with me hoping for lady luck to be on my side. the original number was Dallas-10.5 and the total was 191. i doubt very seriously that it will be that way when the sun comes up as it has been taken off the board altogether. Whatever...
The Bobcats and the Mavs are a game that has both teams limping in with weary legs. the Mavs legs were so weary after the double overtime thriller aginst the Spurs that they didn't even practice on Wednesday.The Bobcats were weary from playing shorthanded after the trade. None of the new plaers will suit up for this game. The under has cashed 3-1 in the three games in Dallas between these two teams in the brief history between these teams playing in Texas. The average over/under line has been 198.5, and the average game scores have been 189. The shorthanded Charlotte team could only muster 89 points against the Hornets. Now Dallas gives up 102.8 points per game at home, but Charlotte won't come anywhere near that with this crew. The Bobcats are missing Gerald Wallace which won't help. Dallas is just plain weary. Double overtime with one day rest? I'll take the under.
Dallas/Charlotte Under 191
The Wizards hav been playinga decent brand of basketball lately and what team better to test their new found identity against than the Celtics, a team that they own at home (4-1 straight up and 3-2 ats last 5).
The trade won't hurt them that much as Daniels was not a significant part of the rotation with Nick Young getting big minutes. Stevenson and Butler and company are not afraid of the big bad Celtics. I will take my chances with the Wizzleskins hanging in there against the large number. This is one game where I will wait until the very end of the day to make my wager, as obviously the public will be all over the Celtics. But this is simply too many points for the C's to cover specially coming off of an overtime grinder against the Pacers in their last game.
Washington+10.5
(buying a point to get over the key number although i am quite sure that i will have more points than that if i wait and buy my point later)
Portland and Utah face off in Salt Lake City, a place that has been a house of horrors for the Blazers. But these are the new Blazers, confident, cocky and underestimated. They have players at every position on the floor that can score at will. The Jazz for their part are on of the best home team bets in the NBA for years. They score 104 points at home on the average. The Blazers score 95.8 a game on the road,but those numbers are skewed somewhat because they have played a lot of games on the east coast against more defensive minded teams. The Jazz are your typical west coast team that likes to get up and down. The teams have average over/under lines of 194.5 and actual game scores of 200.5 in games in Salt Lake City with the over cashing the ticket 3-1 in the last 4 games. i will take this opportunity to take the over.
Portland/Utah over 192.5
NFL Football
Bears-2.5 (buying a hook to get under the key number)
Saints don't like popsicle weather, and smash mouth teams. The consensus is 53-47% in favor of the Saints. The line has not moved. The moneyline (-150/+130) is correct for the Bears to get the cover too. They are physically superior over the Saints, although their d-backs need a lesson in coverage. The Saints are playing with double revenge, but when a team has you rnmber, they just have your number.
The Bobcats and the Mavs are a game that has both teams limping in with weary legs. the Mavs legs were so weary after the double overtime thriller aginst the Spurs that they didn't even practice on Wednesday.The Bobcats were weary from playing shorthanded after the trade. None of the new plaers will suit up for this game. The under has cashed 3-1 in the three games in Dallas between these two teams in the brief history between these teams playing in Texas. The average over/under line has been 198.5, and the average game scores have been 189. The shorthanded Charlotte team could only muster 89 points against the Hornets. Now Dallas gives up 102.8 points per game at home, but Charlotte won't come anywhere near that with this crew. The Bobcats are missing Gerald Wallace which won't help. Dallas is just plain weary. Double overtime with one day rest? I'll take the under.
Dallas/Charlotte Under 191
The Wizards hav been playinga decent brand of basketball lately and what team better to test their new found identity against than the Celtics, a team that they own at home (4-1 straight up and 3-2 ats last 5).
The trade won't hurt them that much as Daniels was not a significant part of the rotation with Nick Young getting big minutes. Stevenson and Butler and company are not afraid of the big bad Celtics. I will take my chances with the Wizzleskins hanging in there against the large number. This is one game where I will wait until the very end of the day to make my wager, as obviously the public will be all over the Celtics. But this is simply too many points for the C's to cover specially coming off of an overtime grinder against the Pacers in their last game.
Washington+10.5
(buying a point to get over the key number although i am quite sure that i will have more points than that if i wait and buy my point later)
Portland and Utah face off in Salt Lake City, a place that has been a house of horrors for the Blazers. But these are the new Blazers, confident, cocky and underestimated. They have players at every position on the floor that can score at will. The Jazz for their part are on of the best home team bets in the NBA for years. They score 104 points at home on the average. The Blazers score 95.8 a game on the road,but those numbers are skewed somewhat because they have played a lot of games on the east coast against more defensive minded teams. The Jazz are your typical west coast team that likes to get up and down. The teams have average over/under lines of 194.5 and actual game scores of 200.5 in games in Salt Lake City with the over cashing the ticket 3-1 in the last 4 games. i will take this opportunity to take the over.
Portland/Utah over 192.5
NFL Football
Bears-2.5 (buying a hook to get under the key number)
Saints don't like popsicle weather, and smash mouth teams. The consensus is 53-47% in favor of the Saints. The line has not moved. The moneyline (-150/+130) is correct for the Bears to get the cover too. They are physically superior over the Saints, although their d-backs need a lesson in coverage. The Saints are playing with double revenge, but when a team has you rnmber, they just have your number.
