[LT Profits]

Listen up, basketball experts. Starting Saturday (Mar 1) we will commence with the March Hoops Parlay Contest with the monthly grand prize a 22” widescreen LCD monitor. The rules are simple:

1. Check in the NBA BASKETBALL HANDICAPPING FORUM each day for the daily thread to be posted by LT Profits. Lines will be posted by 1:00 p.m. (ET) each day. Plays may be posted before that, but the official posted lines will be used for grading.

2. Posted spreads and totals are the only eligible plays for grading. Both NBA and NCAA games included.

3. Two-game parlay picks, laying 10 to win 26. Post entire parlay at same time, no open parlays.

4. Here’s the catch: Your play must include a write-up, doesn’t have to be long, just a sentence or two about why you’re making your play. Here’s a THREAD from last year’s contest to be used for an example.

5. Entries that are past-post or do not have analysis for both games will be NO ACTION. Once your two-team parlay has been posted, you CANNOT change either play. Any edited post will count as a LOSS! If you make a mistake (such as leaving out "Over" or "Under" or not clearly stating your selection), need to add analysis or wish to enter corrected lines, do so in a seperate post. This holds true even if the first game on the schedule did not tip off yet. It also holds true for past-posts and entries with no analysis. It does NOT hold true for posts that are not parlay selections, i.e. standings, commentary posts or congratulatory posts.

6. And here’s the fine print:

• Must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
  
• One entry per household and IP address.
  
• Must use lines posted in daily thread by LT Profits
  
• Maximum one parlay pick per day, minimum 15 parlay plays needed to be eligible for monthly prize.
  
• Tiebreaker - Win % of individual parlay legs. If still tied, combatants will carry on a head-to-head parlay match until winner determined.
  
• All decisions made by SBR with regards to this contest are final.
  
• SBR employees eligible to participate but are not eligible to win the monthly prize.
  
• Residents outside the Continental US may be awarded the cash value prize instead of the monitor.

[LT Profits]

I will get to the standings and lines in a bit.

[turnip]

Kansas -4.5 Revenge. Texas A&M is very inconsistent and is unlikely to repeat their performance earlier in the year.

UNLV -7 Another case of revenge, UNLV was absolutely flat @Utah, this should not be the case in their home finale.

[ralquis]

UAB +points - revenge for the miracle U of M pulled of in their last game
Porltand -points - Porland on a roll, and the Knicks are the Knicks

[maestrobobcobb]

Texas Tech -1.5 over Baylor: Texas Tech 13-1 SU @ home and 9-2 ATS @ home and over last 10 years at home Texas Tech 9-1 SU vs Baylor: Hopefully will cover small number today


Weber St. -5.5 over Montana St.: Weber St 6-1 ATS over last seven games whereas Montana St 0-6-1 ATS over same period: 3 weeks ago Weber St won by 10 @ home and over last 3 years Weber St 3-0 ATS vs Montana St @ home

[stump]

USC - trojans outright

NO Hornets+ Hornets outright

[20Four7]

My best bet is the early game so I gotta get it in.

Cleveland -8Cleveland is at home against a weak indi team. Look for cleveland to light up the board here

Houston -7 Houston has been on a roll winning 19 losing 1 in the last 20. They are home and laying points to a hornets team that played last night. The hornets do play well in B2B games but I got to go with the hot hand here.

[IHPuller]

NO Hornets +7: I think tonight the Rockets streak ends...

Standford pk: Stanford played UCLA really tough...hopefully they keep it up today.

[mundane]

cleveland cavs -pts
rested, at home, lebron!

celtics -pts
8 or more 2pt-buckets against the grizz. :P

[dannyt76]

UNC +1: Lawson back and UNC is the better team. Duke is ridiculously tough at home, but I like the Tarheels tonight. Duke is overrated.

STAN Pk: The Trees will bounce back after the tough loss at UCLA. USC has Mayo and that's about it. Stanford gets back on track tonight.

[junkman773]

3-08-08

612 Duke -1
10-3 ats at home
8-3 ats of win vs. conf opp.

Take Duke -1


506 Orlando- 7.5
Orl. 40-22 ATS at home since 96
8-2 when total over 210
7-3 last 10 at home vs. GS

GS 42-68 road dog since

Take Orlando -7.5

[Wrigley]

GEORGIA

GEORGIA is 5-0 against the spread versus OLE MISS since

SYRACUSE
Think oranageman win big here after they blew a big lead to Pitt at home last time they take it out on Marquete

[Wrigley]

GEORGIA

GEORGIA is 5-0 against the spread versus OLE MISS since

SYRACUSE
Think oranageman win big here after they blew a big lead to Pitt at home last time they take it out on Marquete

DID NOT WANT TO EDIT

On my Georgia pick explanation should be GEORGIA is 5-0 against the spread versus OLE MISS at home since 1997

[seaborneq]

UNC +2, revenge and the Duke 3's shouldn't fall for 40 minutes

Xavier -17, coming off of a loss and playing for a 2 or 3 seed, blowout city baby, ptper baby, diaper dandy baby, you get the point.

[LT Profits]

Guys,

I will update the standings late this afternoon, as I have a lot going on right now. In the meantime, here are today's lines.


NBA Basketball

Sat 3/8 501 Indiana Pacers +8 Over 206˝
1:05PM (EST) 502 Cleveland Cavaliers -8 Under 206˝

Sat 3/8 503 Miami Heat +9 Over 202˝
7:05PM (EST) 504 Atlanta Hawks -9 Under 202˝

Sat 3/8 505 Golden State Warriors +7 Over 229˝
7:05PM (EST) 506 Orlando Magic -7 Under 229˝

Sat 3/8 507 Charlotte Bobcats +6 Over 196
7:05PM (EST) 508 Washington Wizards -6 Under 196

Sat 3/8 509 Portland Trailblazers -3 Over 191
7:35PM (EST) 510 New York Knicks +3 Under 191

Sat 3/8 511 Boston Celtics -11 Over 200˝
8:05PM (EST) 512 Memphis Grizzlies +11 Under 200˝

Sat 3/8 513 New Orleans Hornets +7˝ Over 192
8:35PM (EST) 514 Houston Rockets -7˝ Under 192

Sat 3/8 515 New Jersey Nets +12 Over 194
8:35PM (EST) 516 Dallas Mavericks -12 Under 194

Sat 3/8 517 Denver Nuggets +6 Over 224
9:05PM (EST) 518 Utah Jazz -6 Under 224

Sat 3/8 519 Minnesota Timberwolves +5˝ Over 187
10:35PM (EST) 520 Los Angeles Clippers -5˝ Under 187


NCAA Basketball

Sat 3/8 531 Minnesota U +4 Over 124˝
1:00PM (EST) 532 Illinois -4 Under 124˝

Sat 3/8 533 UAB +14˝ Over 142˝
1:00PM (EST) 534 Memphis U -14˝ Under 142˝

Sat 3/8 535 St Bonaventure +11˝ Over 132
1:00PM (EST) 536 Fordham -11˝ Under 132

Sat 3/8 537 Baylor +1˝ Over 155˝
1:30PM (EST) 538 Texas Tech -1˝ Under 155˝

Sat 3/8 539 St Josephs +2˝ Over 134
2:00PM (EST) 540 Dayton -2˝ Under 134

Sat 3/8 541 Marquette +1˝ Over 150
4:00PM (EST) 542 Syracuse -1˝ Under 150

Sat 3/8 543 San Diego State -1 Over 115
3:00PM (EST) 544 Air Force +1 Under 115

Sat 3/8 545 SMU +1˝ Over 119˝
3:00PM (EST) 546 Rice -1˝ Under 119˝

Sat 3/8 547 Auburn +13 Over 143˝
6:00PM (EST) 548 Arkansas -13 Under 143˝

Sat 3/8 549 Missouri +7˝ Over 143
3:30PM (EST) 550 Oklahoma -7˝ Under 143

Sat 3/8 551 Arizona +1˝ Over 146˝
10:30PM (EST) 552 Oregon -1˝ Under 146˝

Sat 3/8 553 Georgia Tech +3 Over 149˝
3:30PM (EST) 554 Boston College -3 Under 149˝

Sat 3/8 555 Saint Louis +7˝ Over 136˝
4:00PM (EST) 556 Duquesne -7˝ Under 136˝

Sat 3/8 557 Kansas State -4 Over 137˝
4:00PM (EST) 558 Iowa State +4 Under 137˝

Sat 3/8 559 Cincinnati +12˝ Over 136˝
8:00PM (EST) 560 Connecticut -12˝ Under 136˝

Sat 3/8 561 Temple -3 Over 152˝
4:00PM (EST) 562 LaSalle +3 Under 152˝

Sat 3/8 563 Mississippi -1 Over 141˝
4:00PM (EST) 564 Georgia +1 Under 141˝

Sat 3/8 565 Kansas -5 Over 135˝
4:00PM (EST) 566 Texas A&M +5 Under 135˝

Sat 3/8 567 Utah U +7˝ Over 126
4:00PM (EST) 568 UNLV -7˝ Under 126

Sat 3/8 569 Wisconsin -13˝ Over 121
3:00PM (EST) 570 Northwestern +13˝ Under 121

Sat 3/8 571 LSU +11 Over 134˝
4:00PM (EST) 572 Mississippi State -11 Under 134˝

Sat 3/8 573 New Mexico -12˝ Over 136
5:30PM (EST) 574 Colorado State +12˝ Under 136

Sat 3/8 575 Arizona State -10 Over 124˝
5:30PM (EST) 576 Oregon State +10 Under 124˝

Sat 3/8 577 Brown -9 Over 126˝
7:00PM (EST) 578 Dartmouth +9 Under 126˝

Sat 3/8 579 Yale pk Over 142˝
7:00PM (EST) 580 Harvard pk Under 142˝

Sat 3/8 581 NC Charlotte +7 Over 155˝
7:00PM (EST) 582 Rhode Island -7 Under 155˝

Sat 3/8 583 Cal Santa Barbara -10 Over 127
7:00PM (EST) 584 Long Beach State +10 Under 127

Sat 3/8 585 So Mississippi +2˝ Over 135
7:00PM (EST) 586 Marshall -2˝ Under 135

Sat 3/8 587 Richmond +16˝ Over 127
7:00PM (EST) 588 Xavier -16˝ Under 127

Sat 3/8 589 Columbia +3˝ Over 133˝
7:00PM (EST) 590 Pennsylvania -3˝ Under 133˝

Sat 3/8 591 Notre Dame -6 Over 149
7:00PM (EST) 592 South Florida +6 Under 149

Sat 3/8 593 Vanderbilt +1˝ Over 156
2:00PM (EST) 594 Alabama -1˝ Under 156

Sat 3/8 595 Villanova +1 Over 144˝
7:30PM (EST) 596 Providence -1 Under 144˝

Sat 3/8 597 Cornell -8 Over 128˝
7:30PM (EST) 598 Princeton +8 Under 128˝

Sat 3/8 599 Massachusetts -5˝ Over 148
7:30PM (EST) 600 George Washington +5˝ Under 148

Sat 3/8 601 BYU -7 Over 133˝
8:00PM (EST) 602 TCU +7 Under 133˝

Sat 3/8 603 Central Florida +4˝ Over 140
8:00PM (EST) 604 Tulsa -4˝ Under 140

Sat 3/8 607 San Jose State -1˝ Over 130˝
8:00PM (EST) 608 Louisiana Tech +1˝ Under 130˝

Sat 3/8 609 East Carolina +9˝ Over 135˝
7:00PM (EST) 610 Tulane -9˝ Under 135˝

Sat 3/8 611 North Carolina +1˝ Over 169˝
9:00PM (EST) 612 Duke -1˝ Under 169˝

Sat 3/8 613 Houston U -1˝ Over 160
9:00PM (EST) 614 UTEP +1˝ Under 160

Sat 3/8 615 Hawaii +14˝ Over 151˝
9:00PM (EST) 616 New Mexico State -14˝ Under 151˝

Sat 3/8 617 CS Fullerton pk Over 151
10:00PM (EST) 618 Cal Irvine pk Under 151

Sat 3/8 619 Cal Poly SLO +11˝ Over 137˝
8:00PM (EST) 620 CS Northridge -11˝ Under 137˝

Sat 3/8 621 California +15 Over 145˝
3:30PM (EST) 622 UCLA -15 Under 145˝

Sat 3/8 623 Nevada -2˝ Over 144˝
10:00PM (EST) 624 Fresno State +2˝ Under 144˝

Sat 3/8 625 Stanford -1 Over 126
2:00PM (EST) 626 USC +1 Under 126

Sat 3/8 627 UC Davis +5˝ Over 126
10:00PM (EST) 628 Cal Riverside -5˝ Under 126

Sat 3/8 629 Washington U +9˝ Over 127
7:30PM (EST) 630 Washington State -9˝ Under 127

Sat 3/8 631 Utah State -7 Over 139˝
10:00PM (EST) 632 Idaho U +7 Under 139˝

Sat 3/8 635 William & Mary +7˝ Over 121
2:20PM (EST) 636 Old Dominion -7˝ Under 121

Sat 3/8 637 Delaware +3 Over 136˝
6:00PM (EST) 638 NC Wilmington -3 Under 136˝

Sat 3/8 639 Northeastern +6˝ Over 122˝
8:20PM (EST) 640 George Mason -6˝ Under 122˝

Sat 3/8 641 Creighton +3˝ Over 134
2:30PM (EST) 642 Drake -3˝ Under 134

Sat 3/8 643 Northern Iowa +4˝ Over 117˝
5:00PM (EST) 644 Illinois State -4˝ Under 117˝

Sat 3/8 645 Valparaiso +2 Over 129˝
4:30PM (EST) 646 Cleveland State -2 Under 129˝

Sat 3/8 647 Illinois Chicago +8˝ Over 123˝
6:30PM (EST) 648 Butler -8˝ Under 123˝

Sat 3/8 649 San Francisco +5˝ Over 127˝
9:00PM (EST) 650 Santa Clara -5˝ Under 127˝

Sat 3/8 651 Pepperdine +12 Over 137
11:20PM (EST) 652 San Diego -12 Under 137

Sat 3/8 653 Wofford +16 Over 138˝
2:00PM (EST) 654 Davidson -16 Under 138˝

Sat 3/8 655 NC Greensboro -3 Over 137˝
4:15PM (EST) 656 Appalachian St +3 Under 137˝

Sat 3/8 657 Elon +4 Over 137
7:00PM (EST) 658 Tennessee Chat -4 Under 137

Sat 3/8 659 Coll Charleston +1 Over 150
9:15PM (EST) 660 Georgia Southern -1 Under 150

Sat 3/8 661 Fairfield +3 Over 136
2:15PM (EST) 662 Loyola Maryland -3 Under 136

Sat 3/8 663 Manhattan +9˝ Over 150˝
4:40PM (EST) 664 Siena -9˝ Under 150˝

Sat 3/8 665 Canisius +14˝ Over 147
7:30PM (EST) 666 Rider -14˝ Under 147

Sat 3/8 667 Marist +1˝ Over 146˝
10:00PM (EST) 668 Niagara -1˝ Under 146˝

Sat 3/8 669 Tennessee State +3 Over 149˝
5:00PM (EST) 670 Austin Peay -3 Under 149˝

Sat 3/8 671 Montana State +5˝ Over 137˝
9:00PM (EST) 672 Weber State -5˝ Under 137˝

Sat 3/8 673 Montana -3 Over 126
9:00PM (EST) 674 Idaho State +3 Under 126

Sat 3/8 677 Jacksonville +6˝ Over 157˝
7:00PM (EST) 678 Belmont -6˝ Under 157˝

[Deke101]

College of Charleston @ Georgia Southern OVER 150: Both of these teams score, and allow, 70+ points per game. The two previous meetings totalled 160 in regulation, with 26 OT points, and the next game totalled 177 in regulation. They also split the season series, so this game has OT potential as well.

Arizona State -10: Oregon State is absolutely terrible. They have lost 19 straight games. In that stretch, they lost to Arizona State by 19 points. Oregon State has nothing to play for at this point.

[louisvillekid]

#623 Nevada -2.5 : the Wolfpack have dominated this series as of late, i don't see no reason they can't cover this small number.

#646 Clev. St. -2 : i had Valpo last night, but i think there little miracle run is over, State is rested and ready to play.

[Junkyard Dog]

670 Austin Peay -3 - tenn st. run thru the ovc ends here

677 Jacksonville +6˝ - jax played them tough on the road, expecting the same here

[goldengoat]

duke under 169.5
i gotta think there will be more defense played between these two. i know botg teams have been putting up huge numbers all year but normally a matchup between 2 great teams involves more defense and strategy.

duke -1.5
duke plays better team basketball

[pokernut9999]

Kansas -5 and over 135.5 : Like Kansas to break out and have a good road game for a change.

[regularguy]

Nevada -2.5 (at Fresno State)
Nevada is by far the better team, especially ATS. Fresno State has underperformed, especially late in the season, and is 0-10 ATS in last 10. They will come out to play in their last home game, but Nevada will have as much or more motivation. Nevada gets a 1 or 2 seed in the WAC with a win, a 3 or 4 seed with a loss. Nevada has had 7 days to prepare, coming off an easy home win (Fresno State: 5 prep days off an away loss).


Utah State -7 (at Idaho)
Utah State gets a number 1 seed in the WAC with a win. Idaho has played their best ball of the season in their last two games, but they run into a buzz saw in this one. They don’t have the defense to stop Utah State’s excellent shooting (51.1 FG%).

[LLXC]

596 Providence -1
Providence strong at home; Villanova weak on the road. If they can't shoot the 3s, they might be doomed.

613 Houston U -1˝
Big game for Houston. UTEP has been disappointing all season and hope they allow Houston to run and game their way to victory.

[diogee]

Hornets +7.5 Houston's streak has to end sometime. NO is one game away from the Spurs in the Southwest and keep this game close and possibly end the winning streak.

Nuggets +6 Both teams fighting for a playoff spot in the West. Nuggets are still on the outside by 1 game and keep this game close with the playoffs in sight.

[kkhimji2001]

Hornets +7.5
New Orleans is on a pretty good run of its own, having won three straight games and five of its last six. Expect this to be a close game throughout, and NO can score well over 100

Bobcats +6
The Bobcats have reeled off four straight wins, he Wizards have lost five of their last seven as the host

[beaneaters]

Dallas -12. Nets are playing their fourth game in five days, all on the road, and haven't covered in any of them. Like the Mavs here.

Washington -6. Charlotte also playing fourth game in five nights, and struggle on the road. Washington 21-8 ATS when playing teams with losing records.

[pavyracer]

Chattanooga -4
Chattanooga 137

These two played two times and didn't score 60 points each time so the under looks good. Elon played last night and I expect the better team in Chattanooga to prevail.

[pavyracer]

Chattanooga under 137 is the play. Sorry LT, needed to clarify.

[Wyndham]

Knicks +3: Portland's a shaky road team, and I could see an upset here. At the very least, it should be close.

Denver +6: I liked Utah at the outset, but I've been on a heck of cold run in this parlay thread despite the fact that I'm consistently winning real money, so I need to change things up. (Now watch Utah go and win by 15 as they usually do at home!)

[dwaechte]

GS +7
Washington -6

GS playing great ball right now. Too many points.

Washington coming off a strong effort in Toronto, will be looking to keep it up to climb the eastern standings.

[LT Profits]

mundane,

NO ACTION, Cavs were 2 minutes late.

[The HG]

Miami/Atlanta under 202.5 - these 2 teams should be a bit subdued tonight and I think the game will be moderately paced

Oregon -1.5 - I'll take Oregon to win it's final home game even though Arizona may be looking for revenge here.

[greek]

you gotta lot on your plate

I will get to the standings and lines in a bit.

[LT Profits]

MIAMI HEAT +9: Yes, the Heat blow big chunks, but the Hawks have lost four straight games themselves and they have won just six of their 61 games this season by more than nine points. The last time they did that was 17 games ago.

IDAHO +7: The Vandals have pulled some upsets here at home lately, and they are coming off of back-to-back road upsets at Hawaii and San Jose State. Utah State was struggling on the road all year before suddenly rising up for the 19-point win at Boise State on Thursday, and we have our doubts about them putting together two good road efforts in a row. Idahi is also 6-2 ATS the lasy six meetings including 3-0 last three.

[LT Profits]

Actually I will grade yesterday's plays now. In the immortal words of Bartles & James, thank you for your support.

[seaborneq]

Actually I will grade yesterday's plays now. In the immortal words of Bartles & James, thank you for your support.

LT, I want to thank you for doing a great and terrific job