In Sunday's hardwood action we have 4 games on the docket, so the pickings will be slim.
I looked all day for reasons to take the Knicks against the Celtics. I looked all the way back to 2006, and I still could not find a legitamate reason why I should take the points. Throw in the fact that the Knicks are on a perpetual road trip playing 5 west coast road games, then come home to play one, get blown out in that one, and then go to Boston, in what is basically a 7 game road trip. One thing that I have learned about Boston is they don't take any competition lightly. I capped thisgame out to Celtics -16 and the line came out at -14.5. The power rankings have the Celtics winning by 19. What more can I say? the Knicks have given up 106 points per game on average over their last 5 games...Oh my...
Celtics-13.5 (buying a point anyway)
Celtics team total over 107 (projected)
The Pistons are obviuosly not your uncle's Pistons of old. They can't defend as well as they used to only because their OFFENSIVE shooting percentage isn't what it used to be. But they can still rebound with the best of them. Atlanta has been on a under hot streak with 8 out of their last 9 going under the number. Now ordinarily, that would be a cause for a rush to the counter to take the under and keep the streak alive. i say not so fast homies. In games that are perceied to e nder games sometimes the exact opposite will happen. The Pistons and the Hawks combine regularly to score 196 points per game on average, with totals lines that are 187 on the usual, which incidently is the totals line for this game. With a 9 point cushion between the actual and the average perceived total, i will ride with the over in this game as the over is a pefect 5-0 in games in Atlanta in games between these two clubs.
Hawks/Pistons over 187
College basketball
Florida State+7.5 (are you kdding me?)
NFL Football
Early games:
Titans+3 (buying a point)
49ers-5.5
Second set of games
Bills+7.5 (buying a point and a half)
Bucanneers-2.5 *(only if Garcia is playing)
Late game
Giants-2.5 (buying a hook) I'm playing this one BIG, folks
So there it is boys and girls. I've shown you mine, now you show me yours....