[africanroller]

Arizona St won outright. Thought I was going to lose the second game of the day in OT.

Locked in

Pitt +2
Nebraska -1.5

Wanted to hit Michigan hard but the line keeps going up. May lock in Stanford instead.

[jayc88]

Okay we have a challenge that was issued and responded to for a full week of picks with the winner being the man with the best winning percentage. It will go from Saturday 1/17/09 to Saturday 1/24/09.

In the blue corner, we have CK undefeated in 8 challenges, one time by two combatants at the same time, in the red corner we have the challenger, making his first professional debut, hockeytown11.

The odds are set at CK-1.5 -105 hockeytown11+1.5-115

Day1 picks for CK
NBA Basketball

Charlotte+2.5
Denver-2
Houston-4

College basketball

Kansas-12.5


Day1 picks for hockeytown11

Denver/Orlando over 211
N.C. State-5
Nebraska-2
Dayton+1

i'd take hockeytown for the maximum pls

[africanroller]

Anyone on the Stanford Game tonight?

Also Hockeytown better win 1 game. That Nebraska game is looking good at the half. Sorry CK

[peetlui]

Booked plays for the day:

Celtics -6.5 (won)
Bobcats +3
Hornets -2.5
Spurs -2 (bought 2 pts.)
Heat +4
Nuggets -1.5
GLTA

[peterpan19]

africanroller
I like em too, but would buy down to 2

[LUNT101]

OK fellas, I've been working on a new theory which applies to one game on today's card.

After going through every team's schedule this season (ughh..), I found that after a home & home series, teams are 9-14 ATS in their following game. It is important to note here that 5 of these 9 covers were by the Celtics, Magic, Cavaliers, Hornets and Jazz. These are the top teams in the NBA (the Lakers have not had a home and home yet this season). So excluding these teams, teams coming off a home and home are 4-13 ATS in their next game (Cavs also lost 1 so I took that off the loss column).

The Knicks are coming off a home and home against the Wizards. They fit the bill here. Now if you look even more in depth at this situation, you'll notice the Knicks are also on the tail end of a back2back. Teams coming off a home and home with 0 days rest before their next game are 1-4 ATS this season.

I posted last night that one of my early leans was Knicks 1Q but that the Sixers would most likely cover for the game because they are playing high quality basketball right now without Elton Brand. This new trend backs up my initial thoughts and I will be playing the 76ers tonight for one unit.

Any thoughts on this trend?

Final plays for me:

Hornets -2.5
Sixers -2
Spurs PK, Mavs -1 (2 team teaser)

[Dexter]

very nice Lunt

[mjeecay]

Okay boys, let's put aside our emotions and think this one thoroughly through before we make any further mistakes. San Antonio haven't been doing us any good lately, so why continue chasing after false hope?

A real difficult spot for east traveling Spurs. On Wednesday, they pulled out a major 112-111 win over the hated Lakers, then traveled to Philly last night and a date with the Sixers. Here, they show in an obvious back-to-back encounter.

More important, they go southwest, to east and then over to the midwest for Chicago in a negative traveling angle. Realize SA has been on the up-tick, but traveling and home court factors all favor feisty Bulls. With SA a recent 1-7 ATS without a day off, I'll back the points.

I'm in for Chicago this time around. Not making the same mistake I've been making all week.

[Smacksmiter]

There is no emotion in this Spurs play for me... I am on the Morrison system and took Milwaukee and the Spurs last night so I am taking the Spurs tonight..if they lose, I am taking them the next time they play ... tonight on the Mline..

No emotion..system play..

[nonsense48]

locked for this eve as follows:s.a.-3 orl+1' utah+5 milw-3 good luck everyone

[africanroller]

Nebraska up by 30 and good to go.

Stanford -2.5
Arkansas ST -3

[ANDYW15]

hornets just don't seem to have any energy or be playing with much emotion?!?!

[africanroller]

Guess the refs just want Louisville to win today. Kinda hard to win when your team is almost fouled out in the first half

[ClockCleaner]

Played the Spurs-2.

[nonsense48]

nebraska covers...yes

[mjeecay]

Hornets need to straighten up their game and start playing aggressive.

[cocknocker]

Update

Nebraska(-2) 73 Kansas State 51 Cover for Nebraska

CK 1-0-0

hockeytown11 1-0-1

[africanroller]

I dont get upset over officiating to often but Pitt just got freakin robbed. There big man had to sit half the game and everytime they took him out they would give back 10 point leads. Half of Pitts team was in foul trouble in the first half and yes I know they turned the ball over but it shouldnt even of mattered.

[ANDYW15]

finally New Orleans playing some excellent basketball, showing good pace and movement.. keep it up!!

[jgbgsox]

ck u like anyone in college tonight?

[nonsense48]

Update

Nebraska(-2) 73 Kansas State 51 Cover for Nebraska

CK 1-0-0

hockeytown11 1-0-1

congrats on neb. ck. i had 'em too woohoo

[johnnyP]

Hornets vs Pistons 3rd Quarter / 2nd Half? Anyone playing on these?

[cocknocker]

nonsense48, the credit goes to hockeytown11 for that one. The only college game I played today was Kansas. I won't be playing any other college games today. I got a nice hevay piece of change off of that game. That's all that I needed for college bsketball today.

[johnnyP]

San Antonio @ Bulls live stream:

http://albaaa.altervista.org/watch.php?id=200

The audio is NOT in english. Best I can currently find.

Go SPURS!@!!!!!!

[jgbgsox]

den-1 over/un 210 under looks good u guys think the same?

[jaymac82980]

ok, I;m back from a fun day doin "fun shopping tuff" with the girlfriend. Which basically means my day was horrible. I was even more bummed out to see that Northeastern didn't cover my 2nd jap-play, which puts me at a dismal 1-1. Oh well. back to tonight. I placed a small wager on pittsburgh + 2, which as Africanroller mentioned, the refs wanted louisville to win... I did manage to put a double wager on the boston bruin under 6, and lets hope that cashes, so I can pull a profit. The celtics killed it, which hedged my bet on northeastern...so far today is just ok.

Let the moderators watch today's thread, they can make some money too!

I decided to not put money on the orlando over, and I have gone against the popluar bet and gone HEAVY on orlando. I agree with nonsense, and give him credit for swimming against the stream. Let's cash on this bet nonsense, and maybe move forward. I see everyone likes denver to cover, but how can it be? Orlando is incredible, and I don't buy into the whole mile high theory. Denver is hit or miss, whereas orlando has been hit lately. Nonsens, let's get some money on this game, and hopefully agree on some further picks to make money on!

I am also liking Marquette to cover, so I am taking the game, and marquette for the 1st half. (locked in)

my next cbb game would be UNC/Miami. I like the over. Even if UNC is killing it, they always let the other team score in the 2nd half. lokk for a lot of points.

Good lick guys. I'm off to spend more time with the lady, no chidck flicks tonight, she actually wants to see a guy movie.

[cocknocker]

The 1st of our 1st half no moneyline plays just came through, and St. Mary's got it done 42-19. This thing actually works. It's now 7-0 so far since I have been doing it!

[jgbgsox]

ys ck i want to say thank you i followed your kansas pick and played your hou pick

[Sloanie29]

Lets go bobcats!!!!

[cocknocker]

Update

Dayton(+1) 78 Duquesne 69 Cover for Dayton

Challenge update

CK 1-0-0

hockeytown11 2-0-1

[nonsense48]

dayton covers...yes

[johnnyP]

NCAAB 1st Half No-Moneyline

SF 29
GON 43

Gonzago missed by 1 point - I got them at -14.5 - so close!

Awesome nugget to find though! I love this CK - San Diego will cover shortly!

You da man!

[nonsense48]

nonsense48, the credit goes to hockeytown11 for that one. The only college game I played today was Kansas. I won't be playing any other college games today. I got a nice hevay piece of change off of that game. That's all that I needed for college bsketball today.

ngrats on kansas ck. i had them heavy too

[solobass]

i am sure i am not talking/saying/predicting anything new or particularly enlightening here, but i do have a question for the panel. i am from detroit, and have my money on the hornets and man i hate pulling against my team. i was a fan long before being a sports gambler but hey, i gotta put food on the table. thoughts/opinions?

[ANDYW15]

AI out and Detroit rolling on offense....

edit... back in...