NBA ~ 2009/2010 Regular Season Thread

[KiDBaZkiT]

Portland -10 (-120)
Washington +4 (-110)
Atlanta -7.5 (-110)

I really like Portland in this spot, coming off a tough road loss and getting Detroit on the back end of a back to back and their 4th game in 5 nights. Detroit has no depth right now and Portland is loaded with depth, I see portland blowin em out big tonight.

I like Washington for a few reasons, Antawn Jamison is making his season debut and Mike Miller is back and lookin good. The Wizards and their fans hate LeBron and Cleveland and with Moon and Varejo out, I like Wasington to win or keep it close. And if I'm not mistaken Washington leads the league in shot blocking at 5.4 a game and we saw last night Cleveland plays no D.

Atlanta is too deep for Miami, once Arroyo gets in the game its MIA for MIA, I dont really see Miami being too tuned up for revenge after getting out hustled by the Thunder last night thats gotta hurt today for those players, meanwhile Atlanta is sizzling and way too deep and explosive at home.

Dex lets cash these Blazers tonight.

[Sweatyguido]

i like this 7 pt teaser
orlando -4.5 over ok city
utah -1.5 over toronto
portland -3.5 over detroit

playin it small, got 80 bucks on it
what ya's think???

[ragiche]

11/18

MIA/ATL Under 192 ( 2x )

Grizzlies -4 ( 2x )

HOU/MIN Under 200 ( 2x)

Bobcats +4 ( 1.5x)

Knicks +7 ( 1.5x )

Nets +9.5 ( 1.5x )

Jazz -8 ( 1.5x )

GL guys , Hope these plays helps.

[Dexter]

So nevermind I couldn't find the thread over on the NCAAB side. Dex have you started one over there yet?

Northwestern +5.5
Utah -3 (I have been playing all my bets equal units this season, but if I was going to place a unit total on one I love this line)

ragiche started a group thread for us. i just posted 1 play in cbb so far. im also using that thread for my cfb.

no secret plays for me...

[Dexter]

things have gotten way too close in orlando....27-13 thunder in the 4th.

[Dexter]

wow, the thunder almost snuck in the back door....

[punterfriend]

Orlando Covers, That is all that Matters!

Making The DOOOOOOOUGH!

[Dexter]

11/19:

(4x) spurs -7 - the spurs are 5-0 su/ats the last 5 home meetings vs utah winning those games by an avg margin of 18ppg. the spurs will look to avenge a 14 point loss in utah 2 weeks ago.

[Dexter]

ouch............End of game.GS 18.0
Vladimir Radmanovic made 3-pt. Jump Shot, Assist Stephen Curry

16.5 was a lot of wood.....

[texhooper]

i have been taking a little breather, making a losing play here and a losing play there. if i told you to bet that the sky was going to be blue tomorrow it would be green. just really having a time with the nba this year. so i was just on the onion ****ing off because that's more fun than losing the paltry wagers i have been making as of late, and i saw this and thought it was funny. this is from 11/5/09, so keep that in mind. my favorite is the hawks.

Early-Season NBA Power Rankings


With the NBA season underway, scouts have made their first team rankings. Exhaustive capsule evaluations follow.

1. Orlando Magic: With a 3-0 record, the Magic are on pace to go 450-0, presuming that this season lasts until 2015
2. Boston Celtics: No team looks as dominant as the Celtics. Then again, we haven't watched any games since the Celtics' season opener, so we could be wrong
3. San Antonio Spurs: Easily in the top five, probably even a championship favorite, though we almost forgot to put them on this list
4. Golden State Warriors: Yes, they're 0-2, but we've got a good feeling about them
5. Trail Blazers: Team headed in right direction after making a number of off-season pickups to help Greg Oden, including 10,000 yards of gauze, a defibrillator, and a kidney dialysis machine
6. Atlanta Hawks: This team was built to go very deep into the regular season
7. Utah Jazz: With Carlos Boozer's future with the team uncertain and just the future in general being uncertain, who knows if the Jazz will be better or worse than 9th? Who knows if there will even be a Utah Jazz next year? You know? Do you ever think about stuff like that?
8. Toronto Raptors: Beat the Cavs in their home opener, but that's it—everything's downhill from there. Don't expect this team to live through the season

[suicidekings]

wow, the thunder almost snuck in the back door....

I don't know if you're big on 2H plays, but the Thunder are now 8-2-2 in 2Hs including tonight, averaging about 5pts more than their opponents. There's quite a few teams with interesting 2H trends.

That record is SU, but if you have access to 2H MLs, it works out nicely.

[texhooper]

and for any other grizzlies fans like me and brandon who happen to look at this thread, this is for you. especially if you, like me, think that the mismanagement of the iverson deal is probably one of the lowest points in franchise history (despite his bad attitude, but come on, it's iverson, what do you expect) and proves unequivocably that the 3-year or 5-year or insert-number-of-years-here plan that management has been hanging over the city's collective heads for what feels like the last 3 to 5 years doesn't even really exist.

Memphis Grizzlies Continue To Insist They Have 5 Players Better Than Allen Iverson


November 14, 2009 | Issue 45•46 | Onion Sports
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MEMPHIS, TN—Though Allen Iverson has taken an indefinite leave of absence and even threatened to retire because of his current bench role, the Grizzlies organization maintained its stance Wednesday that the 1-7 team has five better players than the four-time NBA scoring champion and 2001 league MVP. "We're really confident about the decision to put Mike Conley, Zach Randolph, Rudy Gay, O.J. Mayo, and Marc Gasol on floor instead of Iverson," general manager Chris Wallace said of his starters, who combined have appeared in 10 fewer NBA All-Star games than the former No. 1 draft pick. "And I can't forget about our sixth man, Marcus Williams. He's been coming off the bench and putting up 4.4 points a game. He wowed us when he scored seven the other night." Wallace added that Iverson, whose 27.0 points-per-game average is the sixth best of all-time, has only 13 years of professional basketball experience compared to the 15 years of the Grizzlies' entire starting lineup.

[texhooper]

I don't know if you're big on 2H plays, but the Thunder are now 8-2-2 in 2Hs including tonight, averaging about 5pts more than their opponents. There's quite a few teams with interesting 2H trends.

That record is SU, but if you have access to 2H MLs, it works out nicely.

hey, you got any numbers on the bucks? they seem to perform well in second halves, especially when they're down at home.

[KiDBaZkiT]

Blazers at one point were outscored 20-6 in the 4th quarter? Un ****ing Real.
No more big Chalk for tha kid. If that Shit bird Andre Miller wouldnt of missed 4 free throws I would of pushed.

[suicidekings]

hey, you got any numbers on the bucks? they seem to perform well in second halves, especially when they're down at home.

When losing at the half, the Bucks are 5-0 and outscore opponents by an average of 17.4 pts in those 2Hs. They're a monster. Of those games, 4 of 5 were at home.

[Shortstop]

Good Luck To All!

[Dexter]

yeah, portland shit the bed and let detroit in the back door. it happens

[peterpan19]

my 1Q picks:
CLE -1
MIA +2
ORL -3.5
HOU -1.5
NJN +3
TOR +2.5

nice 4-2 day after all... I know the record is unofficial... so I wont post it here...

but GL tonight guys

[RoagBettor]

This is the only SBR NBA thread worth reading, so I will make it my 5,000th post.

[ragiche]

11/19

UTAH/SAS Under 201.5 (3x) Already booked this earlier. As both teams coming from a b2b game and an additional to this is the spurs playing an overtime game last night.

Bulls +9.5 (2x) I don't know,I just like this game. The lakers offense are only orchestrating to only one man and you know who. The bulls will be using their young legs to outrun the aging laker team. And of course Phil (Jackson) have this thing of giving up a game or just let his former team to get the cover.

GL guys hope these helps .

[ragiche]

This is the only SBR NBA thread worth reading, so I will make it my 5,000th post.

Congrats and Thanks for picking this thread on writing your 5,000th post.

You're still the man. And a great capper who burn the books on your teaser parlays . Keep up the good work and wish you a succesful capping season to all sports . Keep those fine plays coming in. This one's for you .

[shoebox]

play #70 Jazz +6 (3u)
play #71 Suns -7 (3u)
play #72 bulls +9 (1u)

[RoagBettor]

Thanks rag. I'm just in a big slump, not only NBA but soccer too. Ugh! I'll get it going.

Hope you guys are making money!

[shoebox]

Thanks rag. I'm just in a big slump, not only NBA but soccer too. Ugh! I'll get it going.

Hope you guys are making money!

I know how you feel been shaky since MLB 2h and start of NBA

[ragiche]

Thanks rag. I'm just in a big slump, not only NBA but soccer too. Ugh! I'll get it going.

Hope you guys are making money!

Don't worry.You'll turn it around. I know it, you've done this before. Most of the time.

[Dexter]

This is the only SBR NBA thread worth reading, so I will make it my 5,000th post.

ha - what a milestone!

i really got down at the wrong time on spurs last night. line down to 4.5

[shoebox]

magic +7 and rockets +7 booked early those lines should fall

[Dexter]

Wed 11/18:

(4x) magic -11 - revenge for the magic who just got drilled in oklahoma by 28 points on 11/8. back to back for the thunder.

magic were an A1 autobet as well....forgot to mention

[Dexter]

Fri 11/20:

(2x) heat +3.5 - fading the raptors who are playing their first home game after a 4 game west coast trip.

[anoraxx]

Fri 11/20:

(2x) heat +3.5 - fading the raptors who are playing their first home game after a 4 game west coast trip.

Eastern conference teams coming off a 4 game road trip are 32-28-4 in the first game back vs. conference team over the last 6 years or so. And 25-19-2 as favourites in the same situation. Don´t know why would anyone think of making an autobet of it.

[Dexter]

Eastern conference teams coming off a 4 game road trip are 32-28-4 in the first game back vs. conference team over the last 6 years or so. And 25-19-2 as favourites in the same situation. Don´t know why would anyone think of making an autobet of it.

a) this was a "cross country trip" not simply a 4 game road trip. 32-28 is some lethal stat?
b) where is there an autobet?

werent you the trevor ariza is a "role player" guy?

[anoraxx]

a) this was a "cross country trip" not simply a 4 game road trip. 32-28 is some lethal stat?
b) where is there an autobet?

werent you the trevor ariza is a "role player" guy?

a) yeah cross country it is, lethal enough to avoid betting solely on that particular angle
b) apologies, based on your reasonings I suggested it was an autobet

Yeah it was me and I still stand behind it. What I was implying back then was that he would undergo serious drop in FG% which would solely sort him out of a go-to guy category. And he does. His 39% FG percentage is awful. And unless other categories you cannot take FG% into correlation with per minute stats. Obviously, he doubled his ppg, however, we´re looking at mere 4 point rise in his production if you take points per minute from the last season into considaration. Bottom line is that Houston is not playing that good because Ariza made them so. I don´t say he doesn´t have an upside though.

[Dexter]

a) yeah cross country it is, lethal enough to avoid betting solely on that particular angle
b) apologies, based on your reasonings I suggested it was an autobet

Yeah it was me and I still stand behind it. What I was implying back then was that he would undergo serious drop in FG% which would solely sort him out of a go-to guy category. And he does. His 39% FG percentage is awful. And unless other categories you cannot take FG% into correlation with per minute stats. Obviously, he doubled his ppg, however, we´re looking at mere 4 point rise in his production if you take points per minute from the last season into considaration. Bottom line is that Houston is not playing that good because Ariza made them so. I don´t say he doesn´t have an upside though.

your 32-28 stat is based on teams returning from a cross country trip? i'd like to see that link if you dont mind. i also dont bet solely on one angle. i watch the nba each day and besides handicapping a game with stats etc, i do follow teams/players and also just feel that miami is in a good spot for a straight up win after a rough stretch.

hou at 7-5 is not playing that good?? i think they have more then exceeeded expectations based on their roster.

[pho3nix32]

rockets +7

[anoraxx]

your 32-28 stat is based on teams returning from a cross country trip? i'd like to see that link if you dont mind. i also dont bet solely on one angle. i watch the nba each day and besides handicapping a game with stats etc, i do follow teams/players and also just feel that miami is in a good spot for a straight up win after a rough stretch.

hou at 7-5 is not playing that good?? i think they have more then exceeeded expectations based on their roster.

You misunderstood that Houston sentence of mine. I was trying to say that Houston is playing well enough and that the reason for that isn´t Ariza and Ariza only. So I agree that Houston is playing very well.
Also that stat isn´t for cross country trip, though it would be interesting to break such angle, but unfortunately I only follow and write down stats for games off a 4 and 5+ game trip in general. But still I don´t expect any serious deviation from that basically 50-50 number.