BOS/ORL total has gone from 186.5 to 188.5

[No coincidences]

I have it capped below both again -- 183, with a 94-89 Magic victory -- but should we be reading anything into this total increase (yet)?

[lakerboy]

Explain this capping process to me. How did you come up with that score cause my score is much different?

[No coincidences]

Explain this capping process to me. How did you come up with that score cause my score is much different?

I take a lot of different things into consideration -- past trends, recent history between the teams, Game 1 stats, lineup matchups ... then I try to gauge motivation (granted almost impossible to bottle intangibles) for both sides in this particular spot. Not sure why you'd even ask though, LB, given how often I come up with an under number that's failed miserably in this playoff season.

Your score is much different how? Bigger or smaller total, or the winner?

[suckerforparlays]

i havnt capped this game. But did you take into consideration Orlandos crappy 3 point shooting in the 1st gamem for game 2 and Howard sucking in game 1 also . You probably did though

[suicidekings]

I have it capped below both again -- 183, with a 94-89 Magic victory -- but should we be reading anything into this total increase (yet)?

05/16 18:30 186½ -105 / 186½ -105
05/16 18:31 186½ -107 / 186½ -103
05/16 19:01 186½ -111 / 186½ +101
05/16 20:43 186½ -113 / 186½ +102
05/16 23:02 187 -109 / 187 -101
05/17 08:28 187 -114 / 187 +103
05/17 09:19 188 -103 / 188 -107
05/17 15:05 188 -107 / 188 -103
05/17 15:06 188 -110 / 188 +100
05/17 15:37 188 -108 / 188 -102
05/17 19:31 188 -110 / 188 +100
05/17 23:03 188 -112 / 188 +102
05/18 00:18 188 -117 / 188 +106
05/18 01:19 188½ -112 / 188½ +102

Considering it took 4.5 hours for the line to move up the first half a point, it doesn't seem like it's the result of strong, sharp action. It also corresponds to a lot of early action on the Celtics. I'd say people are thinking it's going to be a close game.

[Goat Milk]

Magic roll, 103-91

[ThaTopMoron]

I feel like this one is going OVER. Boston will be very motivated and continue to play pretty good ball and great D...at least 2 of the big 4 will do work and the others will chip in. For Orlando this is close to a "must win" and they will be very motivated to correct mistakes and start to adjust to Boston's defense. ORL had that horrid half due to the layoff + actually facing real defense and this was their first adversity of the Playoffs AKA Cleveland vs Orlando gm 1 last year.

CLE last year won gm 2 but BARELY. So I think Orlando slips by with a win by 5 or less points and the game total goes OVER.

I will be on Boston points and the OVER

[sideline36]

Definitely under now

[Toronto-boy]

love that under 188