Basketball Parlay of the Day Contest - Thursday, 1/3/08

[bookie]

Portland +3.5...They've won four of their last five away and had 4 TO's vs. Minnesota and until injuries hit this team with this rotation is for real...Chicago got a placebo kick from the new Coach, but that's about over and the fact that they're no longer an elite defensive team and have to make jump shots to win make them a go-against here.

San Antonio +1.5...With three days off to prepare his team for a specific opponent Coach Pop is deadly. The Spurs are also the best at shutting down the transition game that Denver lives on.

[Junkyard Dog]

504 Denver Nuggets -1½ - nuggets are healthy, spurs are not.

511 West Virginia +2 - mountaineer magic continues on the hardwood this time.

[uscfootball33]

01/03/08: USCFOOTBALL33’s Parlay Of The Day

We hit our parlay yesterday, it was fun, so let’s do it again!

Denver -1.5
Analysis: Uh Oh, the Mighty Spurs are coming to town and I guess Denver should just hand this one over. As that douche on ESPN says, “Not so fast my friend!” Denver is a very good basketball team and with Ginobli out, they are definitely better than the Spurs. But Wait! I don’t have to stop there. Denver is 12-5 at home and guess what the Spurs are on the road. Yeah, that’s right: 5-6! Simply put, with Ginobli out: the Spurs are good, but Denver is better. Take Denver to cover this measley little spread.

Portland +3.5
Analysis: Why in the world should Chicago be favored over one of the hottest teams in the NBA? Oh I see, it’s in Chicago and Portland is 4-10 on the road. Never mind the fact that Chicago is 12-18 overall and 6-8 at home! WAKE UP! No one is afraid of The Alan Parsons Project’s “Sirius” anymore! Especially not a team that has won 9 out of its last 10 ball games! Take Portland and the points.

[BrentCrude]

Trail Blazers +3 1/2 I think they are the real deal with recently having the long winning streak and I think the Bulls are the raw deal.I love the plus 3.5


Super Sonics +14 1/2 They are bad but you don't see too many plus 14.5 spreads in the NBA so I went with it.

[Checkerboard]

Chicago Bulls -3.5
Wofford Terriers -1.5

Bulls are a Portland road fade (not much of the big streak was on the road).

Wofford hasn't lost at home yet, and Chattanooga hasn't played much on the road yet.

Good luck everybody!

[louisvillekid]

Ohio St. +4 : Buckeyes may have lost talent last season in Conley and Oden, but this team has only lost 3, 2 of them on the road,and all of them to ranked teams, i gotta back Matta to get the job done.

USC +1.5 : all you need to know is 1 word, MAYO, remember it.

[Crayzee]

blazers+3-1/2
because theyre on fire and chi due to be flat after last nites game
have to think blazers just took it easy at minn

and
tenn chatt +1-1/2
because actual current line is 2-1/2 and that is my number one main line that i always take the dog with in hoops and foots

[pokernut9999]

UCLA -2.5 : Bruins one of the top teams and love their defensive pressure they apply. Hate to lay points on the road in conference play but I will with these guys.

Phoenix over 216.6 : Expect a high scoring game with these two teams tonght.

[20Four7]

Cleveland State -8

Fading LT because he's on the front page and I never bet front page cappers

Portland +3.5

Getting points on the hottest team around. Continue with the square play with them.

[Wrigley]

502 Chicago Bulls -3½......Portland not a great road team only 4 road wins and playing back to back road games.

505 Seattle Supersonics +14½.... SEA are 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Phoenix.

[JBC77]

Portland Trailblazers +3½....Bulls have a little hot streak going, winning 4 of the last 5. Two of those wins were against the Bucks and Knicks. Taking the points here.

Denver Nuggets -1½......at home and I'm hoping the Spurs are still hobbled a bit and have trouble scoring like they have the last few days.

[dizzyd]

Bulls -3.5 over Blazers
I like the way the Bulls are playing under the new coach. They seem to have more fire to them and he is also utilizing Noah well. Blazers obviously are a hot team but their record on the road isn't that good (4-10).

Stanford +2.5 over UCLA
Going against the public with this one. Stanford has the guys inside to match up with Love. I like taking the home underdogs in confrence play in general as well.

[pico]

Detroit U +8½
this is one of those underrated teams. i watched them last year, great team.

Cal -1.5
Mayo is overrated. I am going to bet against USC all year long.

[rjt721]

Utah St. -11: Hate to do it, and I rarely do it, but I'm laying double digits here. This is the worst Hawaii team in several years, and they've historically been a poor road team. Utah State's 6-0 SU at home, and they return 3 starters, including the best player in the conference - Jaycee Carroll, from a team that was 13-1 at home a year ago. Hawaii's been blown out in each of its 2 road games this season, and I think it happens again tonight.

Cal -1.5: With all the hype surrounding Mayo & co., the Condoms remain largely untested on the road. Tonight they meet a Cal team that I see as being their near equal both in terms of talent and athleticism, and the Bears are only laying a bucket on their home court. Welcome to life on the road in the Pac-10, OJ.

[rake922]

PORTLAND +3.5 - Portland has a better coach and better players plus the Bulls have struggled. This East Coast /West Coast match up I will back the west coast team. Play Portland tonight bros.

Seattle +14.5 - The Sonics had a better December than the terrible November they experienced. They're almost a .500 team in the last 2 weeks of play. I really think that they will be able to keep it somewhat close when playing Phoenix

[Deke101]

Portland +4

Phoenix -14.5

Let's be real, Portland is hot. Chicago is Chicago. Prediction Portland wins 98-95.

And Phoenix will run Seattle to the ground as they begin there first home game of 4 in a row. Prediction Suns win 118-97.

[regularguy]

Two WAC games:

Fresno State -7.5 (at La Tech). Fresno State has a very decent, and improving, team. Gave Stanford a game, on the road, on 12/29/07. La Tech is terrible. In mid-December, they lost at home, by 12, to both Arkansas Pine Bluff and Centenary. When a team is this bad, home court doesn’t mean much. Fresno State will be ready for this, their WAC opener, and will win by 15+.

Utah State -11 (v. Hawaii). Utah State is looking good. They have not lost at home, beating some pretty good teams (Santa Clara, Oral Roberts, Northern Arizona, Austin Peay) by good margins. Hawaii is not a pretty good team. They have not won on the road. They lost by 29 at New Mexico and 14 at San Diego. They’ll get blown out in this spot.

[Actionbrett]

Portland/Chicago Bulls Under
-Public generally pounds the over on nationally televised game and both team playings on back to back nights and the posted total is 190 or lower makes them a NBA system play of mine.

Stanford ATS
-Stanford sneaks into a powerful opening conference home game system of mine.

[ralquis]

512 Notre Dame -2
too good at home
Xavier -9
Virginia horrible this year

[durito]

529 Oregon St. +18.5 Arizona should be in a flat spot here after losing to Memphis last weekend.

575 Siena +22.5 Memphis should also be flat (0-5 ATS this season as a big favorite after a win).

[GamblingMike]

502 Chicago Bulls -3½-Bulls playing well under new Head Coach Jim Boylan, They have won five of their last six against Portland, Portland is on their third game of a three game road trip, and Portland is just 4-10 on the road this season.

504 Denver Nuggets -1½ - Spurs are having trouble scoring consistently due to injuries to some of their key players and Nuggets can score.

[kdmfox]

UConn -2 6-0 SU and 6-0 ATS vs Seton Hall last 6 ... Nuff said.

Notre Dame -2 12-1 SU vs WV last 13 ... They rock at home.

[maestrobobcobb]

1-3-08 Parlay of the Day:
#519 Wright State - 2.5 over Wisc Milwaukee: Wright St overall better team and should be able to cover 2.5 on road

#565 Murray St. -4 over E. Illinois: E Illinois is just plain terrible only win vs Harris Stowe. Murray St has had trouble on the road but should be able to win and cover the 4

Good Luck to all !!! and I will never take UTEP again

[LT Profits]

Loyola-Chicago +8 - Ramblers won 11 straight vs. Cleveland State. They should get better now that Cerasoli is eligible.

Louisiana Tech +7.5 - Fresno not good enough on road to be favored by this much

[jeffscds]

Bulls -3.5
They have won 3 out of the last 4. I think there turning things around!

Spurs +1.5
Anytime the Spurs are getting points, i'm all over it!

[dwaechte]

Blazers +3.5
Just riding the hot team, hope they can keep it up. Bulls continue to show they haven't figured out any of their issues.

Suns -14.5
Suns will be rearin and ready to go, needing a couple of big wins to ease their fans.

[Data]

502 Chicago Bulls -3½
Portland will go down and Chicago will go up


505 Seattle Supersonics +14½
Too many points, hoping Durant is out

[idontlikerocks]

san antonio + 1 1/2.. san antonio on 4 days rest against most middle of the road teams + they are still smarting from their home loss last week to toronto. think they wanna bag this one before the flight to new york.

sacramento state + 15 against portland state. portland state hasnt beaten a division 1 school by more than 8 points this year. there is some argument over sac st being division 1 but they have had a monster schedule this year so lets cut them some slack HAH

[Sagarin]

Arizona -18.5 (strength of schedule tells me Zona covers with ease.


Oregon +2.5 (they should win this outright)

[Cabo]

And just wondering, how do we know somebody won't edit their post during a game and cheat????

I would guess that an edited post is an automatic loser

[Peyton2MarvinN06]

Spurs +1.5

The Nuggets will be up for this game, but they can't hang with the World Champs... Spurs pull it out in the end!

Memphis -22.5

Lot of points to lay, but if anyone can cover this big of a number it is the Tigers @ home!

[Doc JS]

Marquette -12
Marquette is tough at home.

Memphis U -22½
I think Memphis is best team in the country.

[Dark Horse]

505 Seattle Supersonics +14½
Suns on multiple days rest always take time to get back in rhythm.

506 Phoenix Suns Over 216½
Not expecting a whole lot of defense in this game. Shootout.

[astro61200]

1-0, +26

January 3rd, 2008 2 Team Parlay:

Cal State Northridge +2
The Matadors are a solid team, they post a 8-3 record with a pair of decent road wins at Cleveland State and Pepperdine... the reason I like them in this game tho is because of their defense and rebounding.. they hold opponents to 41.6% from the field, 34.5% from 3 and outrebound them by 3, Cal Poly, on the other hand, shoots only 38.9% from the field and a lowly 29.9% from 3, add this in with the Mustangs' defense is rather lacking, their averages almost fall exactly in line with Northridge's season averages on offense, and the 'Stangs get outrebounded to the tune of 5 boards a game... just cant pass up a team laying only 1 point at a subpar conference rival... Matadors win this one by 9 or more

Northern Arizona -2
I've been on Northern Arizona a lot this season, mainly because of their solid rebounding... if a team can get second chance points while limiting the other squads 2nd and 3rd looks they usually can come out ahead... today they are only laying 2.5 or 3 points to a very bad Eastern Washington team... the Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona shoot better from the field, and from 3, than the Eagles, while also holding opponents to a much lower field goal percentage and 3 point percentage... while NAU's FT% is lower, they attempt more a game, and outrebound teams by 6 boards a contest, compared to EWU's -5 rebounding margin... I fully expect the Lumberjacks to cruise to a victory here, this line just seems way too low to me

[goldengoat]

seattle under
last 4 between phx and sea have gone under. durant has a finger issue and no defense ridnour might see less playing time

UCLA -2½
stanfords strength of schedule so far is not impressive. ucla has better players and coach.