Sonny, Ayo and Bean's Hoops thread

[sonnybaby]

ya sonny i like the kings but are weary of the thunder and the way they have been playing lately !the kings are finally playing the right peeps off there bench!

dirk is out lets see what happens i could be wrong on the pick hope im not

[CantTouchAyo]

i like the muskateers to cover tonight, theyre 4-0 ATS in their last 4 as an underdog of 7+, and this is a crosstown RIVALRY game. i feel like this is gonna be a battle. im gonna take the points

[Rebel90]

Am I missing something with this oregon spread? +20.5 to a team that almost beat misouri?? Granted they did lose by 27 to duke...But washington is no duke????!

[YOUNGBUCK]

abdul gaddy for washington is also out for the season

[CantTouchAyo]

that oregon missouri game was bullshit, missouri was up by 22 at half and just fell apart. Ive never seen so many d1 basketball players shoot airballs until i watched oregon play that game vs missouri. if ur gonna take the points that game shouldnt be why you take oregon

[YOUNGBUCK]

oregon is awful ill never ever take them theyll prob lose by 25

[YOUNGBUCK]

i also dont think COC will cover that spread as they were completely dominated by Moorhead and the nations leading rebounder in Faried and they also had the sixth leading scorer in the nation who shot 3 of 11 and still won by 20 all signs pt to an easy cover for COC but i dont like it

[YOUNGBUCK]

And Sonny with u on the over tonight

[WIZARDOFBEANTOWN]

NBA Top 5: Best road bets in basketball

By JONATHAN RABER

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Winning on the road in the NBA isn’t always a breeze. But it doesn’t take much to understand why the Top-5 road teams against the spread just so happen to be some of the best squads overall.

What separates these teams from the rest of the league is that they each do something a tad better away from their own arena than they do covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=218097#. Combined, these five are 56-20-1 ATS on the road.

Let’s find out why.

Dallas Mavericks - 12-1 ATS on the road

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wasn’t happy to hear the input of Phil Jackson on the blow that Caron Butler’s absence will have on Dallas, calling the Lakers coach “Jeanie Buss’ boy-toy.” Oh, what fun it’ll be when the two teams meet next.

For now, the Mavericks can show Jackson and the rest of the league that they’re in capable hands, even with their third-leading scorer sidelined, by continuing to put up big numbers away from home. Dallas averages 100.8 points on the road - four points clear of what they put up at home. It makes them a rare team that is more dangerous in opposing teams’ buildings. Shawn Marion, who draws the task of replacing Butler’s production, currently averages 1.9 points more on the road.

New York Knicks - 13-4 ATS

If you’re going to play in Mike D’Antoni’s system, you better get used to shooting from long distance. The Knicks are tossing up 24.4 3-pointers a night, slightly behind Orlando for the NBA’s highest mark. What the Knicks do better than the Magic, however, is knock down more 3’s on the road.

New York averages a league-best 9.9 makes from distance away from Madison Square Garden, compared to 8.1 at home. With opposing teams’ game planning to slow down Amare Stoudemire in the paint, the Knicks have been content moving the ball around the perimeter and making teams pay from beyond the arc. Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari benefit the most, combining to average four 3-pointers per road outing.

San Antonio Spurs - 8-3-1 ATS

The Spurs may very well lead the league in lack of sexiness. They continually play the same brand of fundamental basketball that borders on boring at times, led by a humble star in Tim Duncan and a relatively vanilla supporting cast. But what they do manage to do is win, currently owning the league’s top record.

What makes the Spurs so tough on the road is that a good rebounding team becomes a great rebounding team away from home. San Antonio ranks second overall in road rebounding at 44.9 per night, including 12.4 of the offensive variety, as its total is three rebounds more than what it pulls down in San Antonio. Duncan accounts for much of the improvement with a 1.6 boost on the boards away from home.

Miami Heat - 12-6 ATS

Coming to a sold-out arena near you, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Zydrunas Illgauskas as “The Heatles,” James’ new nickname for his squad, based off the iconic rock group. Outlandish as it may be, James is right. The Heat are the best act to hit opposing cities in some time.

It’s definitely “A Hard Day’s Night” for home teams facing the Heat, who are already a great ballhawking team but become even better at it on the road. Thanks to the perimeter defense of James and Wade, Miami averages 7.2 steals away from home, over a full steal more than it produces at covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=218097# Arena. The way they’re going right now, the debate of who’s John Lennon and who’s Paul McCartney can be sorted out later.

Boston Celtics -11-6 ATS

Of the leading championship contenders, no team has been hit harder by the injury bug than the Celtics. They weathered the storm without Rajon Rondo and are now seeking to do the same with no Kevin Garnett.

Winning away from home will greatly help them do so. It shouldn’t be a problem considering Boston is the third-best road squad in the league. That can be chalked up to improved accuracy from 3-point range as well as an uptick in takeaways on defense. The Celtics shoot 41 percent from beyond the arc on the road, compared to just 32 percent at the Garden, while also boosting their steal totals from 7.5 to 8.4, which ranks fourth on the road in the NBA.

[WIZARDOFBEANTOWN]

ya rebel the oregon spread +20.5 is some one hurt?//

[WIZARDOFBEANTOWN]

no your on the right side sonny!with oak city buddy!

[sonnybaby]

And Sonny with u on the over tonight

no your on the right side sonny!with oak city buddy!

lets get em

[YOUNGBUCK]

abdul gaddy for washington is also out for the season

already got u bean!

[CantTouchAyo]

troy +7 2x
cal santa barba ml 2x
cal/arz o/u 137 over 2x
nova -7.5 1x
xavier +9 1x
cofc +2.5 .5x
troy 1h +4 .5x

mavs +2.5 .5x

[Siresco]

ayo what you think about these plays :

Loyola Marymount +8
Sacramento St. +6
Pepperdine -9
San Jose St. +3

[CantTouchAyo]

pepperdine is the better team but, keion bell (20 pts/ game) is questionable? do you know if hes playing?

[Siresco]

Should be playing..

[CantTouchAyo]

the injury report says questionable for wrist injury, san diego isnt good and doesnt play well on the road, theyve lost 3 in a row on their 5 game road trip. i like pepperdine to win this game but bell contributes alot so watch to see if hes playing or not closer to game time.

Home team is 13-4 ATS in the last 17 meetings.
Favorite is 12-5 ATS in the last 17 meetings.
Toreros are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Pepperdine.

[pacocn]

wiz, hasselback is in for seattle as well and
i don't see the saints being able to run at all.

[3GCOVERAGE]

How do you feel about arizona st. -5? Stanford has been terrible on the road.

[YOUNGBUCK]

Over hit sonny let's get it!

[CantTouchAyo]

troy +7 2x
cal santa barba ml 2x
cal/arz o/u 137 over 2x
nova -7.5 1x
xavier +9 1x
cofc +2.5 .5x
troy 1h +4 .5x

mavs +2.5 .5x

6-2...+6.5 units

[YOUNGBUCK]

Good stuff ayo!

[sonnybaby]

hey bean i like over 48.5 for mid tenny game 3x

thunder -1.5 3x kings +4.5 3x

ok day went 3-0 for 9 x sorry bout that lets get em next time

[sonnybaby]

6-2...+6.5 units

good $hit my slime

[bmoney1720]

Sonny hot as hell all week keep it up jeezy

[pacocn]

wiz going w northern iowa -2
indy st two top scorers are out
and ni plays de

[WIZARDOFBEANTOWN]

GREAT JOB SONNY

[WIZARDOFBEANTOWN]

Great call pacocn
n.iowa -2 2x thanks for the heads up buddy!

[WIZARDOFBEANTOWN]

SONNY IS THE MAN ON FIRE!

[WIZARDOFBEANTOWN]

[WIZARDOFBEANTOWN]

WHAT MY MAN DOES ON THE WEEKENDS IS HIS OWN TIME KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK SONNY

[WIZARDOFBEANTOWN]

SONNY IS THE MAN ON FIRE BABY!SONNY HAS BEEN PAINTING HIS MASTERPIECE !

[sonnybaby]

what up bean and slimes

[sonnybaby]

Over hit sonny let's get it!

Sonny hot as hell all week keep it up jeezy

GREAT JOB SONNY

SONNY IS THE MAN ON FIRE!

WHAT MY MAN DOES ON THE WEEKENDS IS HIS OWN TIME KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK SONNY

SONNY IS THE MAN ON FIRE BABY!SONNY HAS BEEN PAINTING HIS MASTERPIECE !

thanks gents lets get em today