Sweetjones55 NBA Picks

[Lakers714]

Feelin those picks as well. Gonna tail. GL SJ!

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

Your Bucks pick will cash, hope you put some serious cash on it

[bigboyfosho]

good luck

[sweetjones55]

Thanks guys, good luck to you on all your picks.

[sweetjones55]

I threw in the Magic moneyline. The way I see it, Magic are one of the best home teams in the NBA if not the best. Atlanta is just a measley 11-10 on the road. The Magic have owned the Hawks in their last 5 games covering and winning them all. Now we got Atlanta coming off a big win on B2B playing the road, it just seems like a very good spot for Orlando to continue their dominance over the Hawks. The line movement makes sense on this one with a small majority on the Magic and the line going from -5 to -6. Look for Dwight Howard to have a big night.

Magic ML -225 (small) LOCKED

[Sure-Lock Holmes]

SJ
Nice work yesterday on the HEAT....I also have the MAGIC...I see all the hotshots on this forum had GST last night...Did u ?? I had CHAR and think they get it done again tonite @SAC...CHAR is quietly 11-4 this month. What do u think?

[sweetjones55]

SJ
Nice work yesterday on the HEAT....I also have the MAGIC...I see all the hotshots on this forum had GST last night...Did u ?? I had CHAR and think they get it done again tonite @SAC...CHAR is quietly 11-4 this month. What do u think?

No I thought about it but haven't done well playing against or for GS. The only play I took last night that I didn't post was Kings at +10.

I think you should either take the Kings or lay off the game. Only 29% of bettors are on the Kings yet the line has stayed flat at +1 all day. I am going to wait til right before gametime to see how the line moves or doesn't move and make my play. The Kings are a very good home team and it will be hard to win @ SAC on B2B. Charlotte is still really horrible on the road with a 5-17 record. It's just really hard to see a team that bad on the road win 3 straight on the road. The amount of calls the Kings get at home is sickening.

[Sure-Lock Holmes]

and what about these jokers picking 25 gms a day....NO CHANCE !

[S.K.M.]

Love the Bucks play except I hate betting against teams with recent injuries. Im not sure if Beasley is a big enough factor to scare me away though. Is this his first game being out?

[sweetjones55]

Love the Bucks play except I hate betting against teams with recent injuries. Im not sure if Beasley is a big enough factor to scare me away though. Is this his first game being out?

I know he didn't play yesterday.

[sweetjones55]

As for tonights games, I leaning big time to the Magic 1st half -2.5. Atlanta is on B2B and it really took a lot out of them to complete the sweep of the Celtics last night. The Magic have recently owned Atlanta to the tune of 5-0 SU and ATS. An interesting stat on this matchup, Orlando has outrebounded Atlanta in all 5 of those wins. The only home losses the Magic have this year were in games they were outrebounded. I got a feeling we will see more of the same tonight.

The The Magic are a much better 1H team and Hawks are a big time 2H team so I think the 1st half is the stronger play but I still may play the full game line. The line movement makes sense on the game with the public all over Orlando and the line going up accordingly Magic -5 to -5.5. I do believe there is value in Orlando ML.

I GOT MONEY IN THE BANK!

[Wayne]

Magic 1st Half -2.5 LOCKED

Great call SJ

[Sure-Lock Holmes]

Nice work on the MAGIC 1H.....After taking the HEAT last night 1Q....I accidently put the MAGIC 1Q in tonight....21-18.....hehehehe...it all worked out...Nice Pick...I still have the MAGIC -5.5...SO ROOT IT IN...

[kw071]

did you guys see how the 1st half ended lol... only up 2, and orlando gets fouled 5 feet behind the 3 pt line, to give nelson 3 free throws with 1.8 seconds left... haha awesome

[sweetjones55]

did you guys see how the 1st half ended lol... only up 2, and orlando gets fouled 5 feet behind the 3 pt line, to give nelson 3 free throws with 1.8 seconds left... haha awesome

It's better to be lucky than good haha! But Orlando was up the whole 2nd quarter and even led by 8 with like 2 minutes, it shouldn't have come down to that.

[sweetjones55]

Brandon Jennings is going to have a monster game tonight. Nobody on the Heat can guard him except for Wade and I doubt they will put him on BJ. Chalmers would be a decent guard on Jennings but he's out obviously.

[sweetjones55]

I threw in the Magic moneyline. The way I see it, Magic are one of the best home teams in the NBA if not the best. Atlanta is just a measley 11-10 on the road. The Magic have owned the Hawks in their last 5 games covering and winning them all. Now we got Atlanta coming off a big win on B2B playing the road, it just seems like a very good spot for Orlando to continue their dominance over the Hawks. The line movement makes sense on this one with a small majority on the Magic and the line going from -5 to -6. Look for Dwight Howard to have a big night.

Magic ML -225 (small) LOCKEDWINNER!!

Dwight Howard's stat line: 31 Points, 19 Rebounds, 3 Blocks BIG NIGHT!

[sweetjones55]

The Heat have been absolutely horrible this year on B2B. Tonight they are without their 2nd leading scorer Michael Beasley and their backup PG Mario Chalmers. Rafer Alston has not been playing well lately so Chalmers out is a factor tonight. The public is pouring money in on the Heat (76%) yet the line has moved from Bucks -4 to Bucks -4.5 on some sites, big RLM. The Bucks are quietly a nice 14-7 at home. I wasn't sold on this pick early but with this line movement now I think it's a solid play.

Bucks -4 LOCKED WINNER!!

Brandon Jennings didn't have a monster game as I predicted but he came up HUGE hitting a step back three pointer up 5 with 55 seconds to go. He scored the last 5 points of the game for the Bucks to preserve the cover.

[sweetjones55]

Look for the Heat to put a hurting on Milwaukee in the next game. Wade played horrible tonight getting his 5th foul in the 3rd and sitting out a whole lot in this game. He will be fresh and ready to go for this next game against the Bucks. Beasley should be back also.

[sweetjones55]

Card for tonight

Bucks -4 LOCKED WINNER!!
Magic -2.5 1st Half LOCKED WINNER!!
Magic ML -225 (small) LOCKED WINNER!!

A perfect 3-0 night! Two straight positive nights. This is what I wanted after hitting that cold streak, needed an undefeated night to get my spirits back up. I am now 11-15 since starting to post on here.
100-74-2 is my current total running record.

[lakerboy]

Great work SJ. See the squares cant win forever

[paco]

[sweetjones55]

Appreciate it guys.

Sac is definitely the play 3rd Quarter and 2H. They are not a good 1st half team at all, you pretty much had to expect they would be down. It was just a matter of how much to see if the 2H was a good play. Kings will get the lead in the 3rd as its their best quarter and not give it up.

[S.K.M.]

Great night tonight SJ

[djiddish98]

A perfect 3-0 night! Two straight positive nights. This is what I wanted after hitting that cold streak, needed an undefeated night to get my spirits back up. I am now 11-15 since starting to post on here.
100-74-2 is my current total running record.

Congrats on the solid night, but this is why you should probably be tracking your units won / lost as well - The Magic +5.5 pick was a bolder pick than Magic ML, and hence the two should not count the same in your record; same with a winning ML pick should not count the same as a losing ML pick unless the units balanced out.

[sweetjones55]

I am leaning Pistons, Rockets 1st Half/Game, Celtics, and Nuggets. My NBA record has one or two college picks thrown in there since I've never created a NCAAB thread so I'll throw you guys a nice college pick today, Miami Hurricanes -2 LOCKED.

UM shoud win today. They were embarassed in their last home game, a game that they had won up 17 in the 2H but blew late. UM is a terrible road team but at home is a completely different story. They already beat Wake at home and as I mentioned should have beaten VT. Their is big RLM on this game with an opening line of Miami -2 and already at -2.5 today. UM will knock down their 3's and look out for a monster game from Dwayne Collins. Hokies are coming off a big OT win against in-state rival Virginia and are in a major letdown spot.

[sweetjones55]

Nuggets +5 LOCKED

CANCELLED. Carmelo Anthony is OUT

[sweetjones55]

Pistons +5 LOCKED

This is another game where we got a +5 dog who I think has a good shot at winning. Orlando is coming off a big win at home against Atlanta but tonight faces a team that has been their kryptonite. Detroit is 5-0 ATS vs Orlando their last 5 and has beaten them 6 out of the last 7. We got revenge in this game as Detroit lost their last meeting at Orlando. Public is absolutely pounding Orlando and the line has dropped from Pistons +5.5 to +4.5 on some sites already, BIG RLM.

[Lakers714]

Is melo playing?

[sweetjones55]

Rockets -3.5 LOCKED
Rockets 1st Half -2 LOCKED

Phoenix is coming off an emotional come from behind win vs Dallas and I think will come out a little slow in this game. The truth is Phoenix is a veryyy over-rated team this year and have been terrible on the road as of late dropping their last 5 in a row. The public is pounding Phoenix and the line has already gone up Houston -3 to Houston -4 on some sites, BIG RLM.

[sweetjones55]

Is melo playing?

Carmelo Anthony (sprained ankle) said he is optimistic that he will return to action on Sunday. "I'm better, much better," Anthony said. He is a warrior and this game is on national TV, I'd be shocked if he didn't play.

[sweetjones55]

Celtics PK LOCKED

29% on the Celtics and the line goes from +1 to -1 on some sites? My gut feeling was that the Celtics would win this game after that terrible loss to the Magic. Lakers have been on the road for ten days and now they gotta to go into the Garden and win there, I don't see it happening. I think Gasol gets shut down today and KG has a good game. There is double revenge in this game as LA swept the two game series last year.

[Lakers714]

Good stuff SJ. Tailed you last night on all your picks. I usually tail LB, but noticed you've also been hot lately. I surprised more peeps ain't following this thread. Anyways, GL on all your picks today. I'll tail you again, probably throw a teaser on all your picks. Let's finish strong!

[aroddyant]

melo is definitly out for the game...

[sweetjones55]

Card for tonight

Timberwolves -2 LOCKED
Pistons +5 LOCKED PUSH
Rockets -3.5 LOCKED
Rockets 1st Half -2 LOCKED loss
Celtics PK LOCKED loss
Hurricanes -2 LOCKED WINNER!!