[LT Profits]

Listen up, basketball experts. Starting Wednesday (Jan 2) we will commence with a 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 11:00 a.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. 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.

[LT Profits]

STANDINGS 
Name            W       L       W/P     Units
durito      	7	4	0	142.00
The HG      	7	7	0	112.00
awhitejackson	7	9	0	92.00
B1GER1C828	5	5	0	80.00
Irish Lum'jack	5	5	0	80.00
eidolon  	4	3	0	74.00
uscfootball33	7	11	0	72.00
manly      	5	6	0	70.00
thezbar      	5	7	0	60.00
freebie      	3	2	0	58.00
goldengoat    	6	10	0	56.00
Data         	5	8	0	50.00
rugbybdyb  	6	11	0	46.00
astro61200   	4	6	0	44.00
indy62      	4	6	0	44.00
palerider   	4	6	0	44.00
MonkeyF0cker	2	1	0	42.00
20Four7     	5	10	1	39.00
Junkyard Dog	6	12	0	36.00
kdmfox        	4	8	1	33.00
harsh506    	5	11	1	29.00
juuso      	5	11	1	29.00
GamblingMike	3	5	0	28.00
djeffectz   	1	0	0	26.00
Willie Bee   	2	3	0	22.00
LLXC       	5	11	0	20.00
VBOMBER  	5	11	0	20.00
McRich      	5	12	1	19.00
Dark Horse	3	6	0	18.00
greek     	1	1	0	16.00
Yung Mula 	1	1	0	16.00
stump      	4	9	0	14.00
tevari      	4	9	0	14.00
Wrigley     	5	12	0	10.00
KidDynamite	3	7	0	8.00
minet123     	3	7	0	8.00
Mr KLC      	3	7	0	8.00
Crayzee     	1	2	0	6.00
Doc JS     	1	2	0	6.00
gizmo2431  	1	2	0	6.00
HedgeHog   	1	2	0	6.00
sofos       	1	2	0	6.00
ipickwinners 	4	10	0	4.00
charlie64  	4	11	1	3.00
picantel      	2	6	1	1.00
rake922      	5	13	0	0.00
alexda [ ]   	1	3	0	-4.00
LiLHammerlane	1	3	0	-4.00
spliff     	1	3	0	-4.00
jeffries     	4	11	0	-6.00
jeffscds     	4	11	0	-6.00
rjt721      	4	11	0	-6.00
LT Profits	4	12	1	-7.00
ralquis       	2	6	0	-8.00
sharktank1  	2	6	0	-8.00
2Pac       	0	1	0	-10.00
cap10     	0	1	0	-10.00
clcoyle93 	0	1	0	-10.00
curious  	0	1	0	-10.00
DacBietViet	0	1	0	-10.00
dave11486 	0	1	0	-10.00
Dtown66   	0	1	0	-10.00
framboise    	0	1	0	-10.00
hwangSGD  	0	1	0	-10.00
idontlikerocks	0	1	0	-10.00
JT16       	0	1	0	-10.00
justdoingit 	0	1	0	-10.00
LMAOFISH 	0	1	0	-10.00
madcactus 	0	1	0	-10.00
Miami2586 	0	1	0	-10.00
MJFtheGenius	0	1	0	-10.00
OegNo    	0	1	0	-10.00
szaidi99    	0	1	0	-10.00
xyzky     	0	1	0	-10.00
JBC77     	1	4	0	-14.00
MOONCRICKET	1	4	0	-14.00
pokernut9999	4	13	1	-17.00
accuscoresucks	0	2	0	-20.00
Checkerboard	0	2	0	-20.00
evilgenius    	0	2	0	-20.00
Sagarin     	0	2	0	-20.00
VLADYMYR	0	2	0	-20.00
Wayne Rooney 	0	2	0	-20.00
BrentCrude  	1	5	0	-24.00
dwaechte  	1	5	0	-24.00
seaborneq     	1	5	0	-24.00
beaneaters 	4	13	0	-26.00
pavyracer    	4	13	0	-26.00
jayz00      	2	8	0	-28.00
Actionbrett   	0	3	0	-30.00
ballin       	0	3	0	-30.00
dizzyd       	0	3	0	-30.00
hoggin1  	0	3	0	-30.00
jstblaze      	0	3	0	-30.00
nevadaside  	0	3	0	-30.00
PerfecTrader	0	3	0	-30.00
Razz    	0	3	0	-30.00
triplecrown  	0	3	0	-30.00
hhsilver    	0	4	1	-31.00
EaglesPhan36	1	6	0	-34.00
bookie     	2	9	0	-38.00
louisvillekid1	2	9	0	-38.00
msubulldog	0	4	0	-40.00
wtt0315    	3	12	0	-42.00
brock      	1	7	0	-44.00
regularguy  	2	10	0	-48.00
Deke101   	0	5	0	-50.00
bbyhill      	1	8	0	-54.00
perhapsnot  	0	6	0	-60.00
Bernval    	1	9	0	-64.00
diogee    	0	7	0	-70.00
louisvillekid  	3	15	0	-72.00
picoman   	0	8	0	-80.00
Cabo        	1	12	1	-85.00
Peyton2Marvin	1	12	0	-94.00
maestrobobcobb	1	17	0	-144.00


GAME-BY-GAME 
Name            W       L       P        Pct
djeffectz   	2	0	0	100.0%
freebie      	8	2	0	80.0%
eidolon  	11	3	0	78.6%
The HG      	21	7	0	75.0%
durito      	16	6	0	72.7%
manly      	16	6	0	72.7%
B1GER1C828	14	6	0	70.0%
uscfootball33	24	12	0	66.7%
Crayzee     	4	2	0	66.7%
gizmo2431  	4	2	0	66.7%
HedgeHog   	4	2	0	66.7%
MonkeyF0cker	4	2	0	66.7%
greek     	2	1	1	66.7%
indy62      	13	7	0	65.0%
20Four7     	20	11	1	64.5%
Irish Lum'jack	12	7	1	63.2%
McRich      	22	13	1	62.9%
GamblingMike	10	6	0	62.5%
Data         	16	10	0	61.5%
jeffscds     	18	12	0	60.0%
kdmfox        	15	10	1	60.0%
astro61200   	12	8	0	60.0%
Willie Bee   	6	4	0	60.0%
awhitejackson	17	13	2	56.7%
VBOMBER  	18	14	0	56.3%
Junkyard Dog	20	16	0	55.6%
Dark Horse	10	8	0	55.6%
minet123     	11	9	0	55.0%
LT Profits	17	14	3	54.8%
juuso      	18	15	1	54.5%
pokernut9999	19	16	1	54.3%
rjt721      	16	14	0	53.3%
wtt0315    	16	14	0	53.3%
beaneaters 	18	16	0	52.9%
charlie64  	16	15	1	51.6%
louisvillekid  	18	18	0	50.0%
rake922      	18	18	0	50.0%
Wrigley     	17	17	0	50.0%
LLXC       	16	16	0	50.0%
thezbar      	12	12	0	50.0%
louisvillekid1	11	11	0	50.0%
palerider   	10	10	0	50.0%
EaglesPhan36	7	7	0	50.0%
dwaechte  	6	6	0	50.0%
Deke101   	5	5	0	50.0%
JBC77     	5	5	0	50.0%
MOONCRICKET	5	5	0	50.0%
seaborneq     	5	5	0	50.0%
spliff     	4	4	0	50.0%
Doc JS     	3	3	0	50.0%
evilgenius    	2	2	0	50.0%
VLADYMYR	2	2	0	50.0%
Wayne Rooney 	2	2	0	50.0%
Yung Mula 	2	2	0	50.0%
2Pac       	1	1	0	50.0%
clcoyle93 	1	1	0	50.0%
DacBietViet	1	1	0	50.0%
dave11486 	1	1	0	50.0%
Dtown66   	1	1	0	50.0%
justdoingit 	1	1	0	50.0%
madcactus 	1	1	0	50.0%
Miami2586 	1	1	0	50.0%
OegNo    	1	1	0	50.0%
szaidi99    	1	1	0	50.0%
harsh506    	16	17	1	48.5%
pavyracer    	16	18	0	47.1%
goldengoat    	15	17	0	46.9%
jeffries     	14	16	0	46.7%
stump      	12	14	0	46.2%
rugbybdyb  	16	19	1	45.7%
bookie     	10	12	0	45.5%
KidDynamite	9	11	0	45.0%
Mr KLC      	9	11	0	45.0%
Cabo        	12	15	1	44.4%
ipickwinners 	12	15	1	44.4%
bbyhill      	8	10	0	44.4%
hhsilver    	4	5	1	44.4%
tevari      	11	14	1	44.0%
picoman   	7	9	0	43.8%
ralquis       	7	9	0	43.8%
sharktank1  	7	9	0	43.8%
picantel      	7	10	1	41.2%
jayz00      	8	12	0	40.0%
maestrobobcobb	14	22	0	38.9%
alexda [ ]   	3	5	0	37.5%
LiLHammerlane	3	5	0	37.5%
regularguy  	8	14	0	36.4%
diogee    	5	9	0	35.7%
Bernval    	7	13	0	35.0%
BrentCrude  	4	8	0	33.3%
perhapsnot  	4	8	0	33.3%
ballin       	2	4	0	33.3%
dizzyd       	2	4	0	33.3%
PerfecTrader	2	4	0	33.3%
Razz    	2	4	0	33.3%
Sagarin     	2	4	0	33.3%
sofos       	2	4	0	33.3%
triplecrown  	2	4	0	33.3%
brock      	5	11	0	31.3%
Peyton2Marvin	8	18	0	30.8%
msubulldog	2	6	0	25.0%
accuscoresucks	1	3	0	25.0%
Actionbrett   	1	5	0	16.7%
hoggin1  	1	5	0	16.7%
jstblaze      	1	5	0	16.7%
nevadaside  	1	5	0	16.7%
cap10     	0	2	0	0.0%
Checkerboard	0	4	0	0.0%
curious  	0	2	0	0.0%
framboise    	0	2	0	0.0%
hwangSGD  	0	2	0	0.0%
idontlikerocks	0	2	0	0.0%
JT16       	0	2	0	0.0%
LMAOFISH 	0	2	0	0.0%
MJFtheGenius	0	2	0	0.0%
xyzky     	0	2	0	0.0%

[OegNo]

suns -11
they'll blow them out of the water, jets are tired from an OT with the clippers, and suns are rested and at home ready to whoop anybody's ass
suns/jets under 210
not feeling too strong about this, but i'm counting on jets to not break 100 and that suns will lead them in the 4th quarter by 15+ points and let their bench get some time in the game slow playing it until the buzzer

[MonkeyF0cker]

Hmm. The standings seem to be off. I should be 3-1. Yesterdays play isn't included.

[20Four7]

Still playing the tourney, first game is an hour from now.

Suns -11 Rested suns take on a tired nets team. Clippers whooped their ass so phoenix should roll.

suns under 210 Once the suns get up they will control the ball keeping the game under 210. I can't see the tired nets team lighting up the board.

[maestrobobcobb]

Here I go again which team will ruin the parlay today??

Wake Forest -1.5 over Florida St. Wake Forest 10-0 at home Florida St 3-5 onroad also 0-3 ATS last 3

Northern Iowa Pick over Missouri State: Missouri State 0-5 ATS in lined games

Cant Wait til next month!!!

[Wrigley]

Ncaa Minnesota
Tubby has these gophers playing hard and wont lose at home to teams on the same level

NBA New Jersey
To many points Suns coming off a blowoff win over Minny expect the suns to win by less then 10

[triplecrown]

marquette+3 i think marquette wins this game su after their loss to louisville. mich. st. +1 izzou will have them ready to play vs minn.

[charlie64]

Nets+11 The Nets play pretty good on the road,and I think they can stay within 11.

Penn State+18 Penn St. has played tough as of late taking Minn. to the limit.

[B1GER1C828]

suns -11
suns under 210.5

[louisvillekid]

Marquette/UConn ov 146 : going with the reverse theory, Marquette is only 2-5 on ov/un's on the road, UConn is only 1-5 at home on ov/un's, both teams have been shut down lately, so i hope to see a offense explosion from both.


Wake Forest/Flor St. ov 141 : both these teams have hit right around this number the pass 3 times they've met, Flor St. is scoring about 74ppg on the road, while W.F. is scoring around 75ppg at home.

[pavyracer]

Temple pk

St. Louis doesn't know how to win back to back games.

Missouri St. +1.5

Northern Iowa is down this year and Missouri St. needs this game more than them.

[sharktank1]

SUNS:
Outstanding home record. Should cover easy!

SUNS/NETS: (UNDER)
Suns "D" will keep it under the number.

[goldengoat]

wake -1
taking home team. wake good at home. fsu shaky on road.

mich st -1
spartans need this game to stay in big ten title race. gophers improving (way better than last year) so this one could be scary. gophers tad short on talent though.

[LT Profits]

NBA Basketball

Sun 1/20 801 New Jersey Nets +11 Over 213
8:05PM (EST) 802 Phoenix Suns -11 Under 213


NCAA Basketball

Sun 1/20 803 Marquette +2˝ Over 147˝
1:00PM (EST) 804 Connecticut -2˝ Under 147˝

Sun 1/20 805 Florida State +1˝ Over 143
1:00PM (EST) 806 Wake Forest Under 143

Sun 1/20 807 Penn State +17˝ Over 139
2:00PM (EST) 808 Indiana U -17˝ Under 139

Sun 1/20 809 Missouri State +1˝ Over 120
2:00PM (EST) 810 Northern Iowa -1˝ Under 120

Sun 1/20 811 Temple pk Over 118
2:00PM (EST) 812 Saint Louis pk Under 118

Sun 1/20 813 West Virginia -7 Over 142
2:00PM (EST) 814 South Florida +7 Under 142

Sun 1/20 815 Michigan State pk Over 132˝
4:00PM (EST) 816 Minnesota U pk Under 132˝

Sun 1/20 817 Buffalo +13 Over 131
2:00PM (EST) 818 Miami Ohio -13 Under 131

Sun 1/20 819 Bowling Green +14 Over 132
7:00PM (EST) 820 Akron -14 Under 132

Sun 1/20 821 Oregon +9 Over 132
8:00PM (EST) 822 Washington State -9 Under 132

Sun 1/20 823 Weber State +5 Over 126
4:00PM (EST) 824 Montana -5 Under 126

[LT Profits]

MonkeyF0cker,

Read my last post in yesterday's thread. You had no action because your Kings play was past-post.

[harsh506]

Michigan st. and S.Florida +7

Im down and losin, i need to take some risks

[awhitejackson]

Conn -2.5...Marquette is banged up and Uconn has been showing some improvement...Like them at home
Mich State...-1...Just a better team overall, nasty game against Iowa wont be repeated this season...See them winning by 6-10

[pokernut9999]

Temple over 118
Oregon over 132

There is some defense in both these games but I think both totals are a little to low, so it is over for me.

[louisvillekid]

LT, where did you find 147.5 for the Marquette/UConn game, its still 146.5 across the board, same as it opened, well actually i saw a couple 147's, but no 147.5's.

[curious]

Weber St +5 1/2 and Oregon +9 1/2

[uscfootball33]

01/20/08: USCFOOTBALL33’s Parlay Of The Day

New Jersey +11.0
Analysis: New Jersey has been playing very poor basketball lately and this simply won’t continue. On the other hand, Phoenix is playing well and even when playing well, it is hard to argue that they are 11 points better than this New Jersey team. Take New Jersey and the points.

Penn State +17.5
Analysis: Indiana is a very good basketball team and they will be at home for this one which is why the spread is so high. Problem is that Penn State is also a good basketball team and they should keep this one close. Take Penn State and the points.

[Peyton2MarvinN06]

Mizzou St. +1.5
This team has been on a roll as of late and I believe that they will win this game straight up... NIU hasn't been too impressive this season, IMO...

Minnesota PK
The Gophers gave my Hoosiers all they could handle and more the other night... If they come with the same effort against the Spartans today then I believe they will come out victorious!

[McRich]

Minnesota over MSU
The Spartans do not play well on the road in the Big Ten. The Gophers played the Spartans tough at the Breslin Center earlier this year. I don't have confidence in the Spartans road game after the brutal Iowa road game last week.

Indiana over Penn. State.
I really like the Penn. State team until the Claxton injury. I think this will really hurt their offensive output. This is a tough number to cover, but I think they will just barely cover.

Parlay record 5-12-1. Parlay game record 22-13-1.

[curious]

Mizzou St. +1.5
This team has been on a roll as of late and I believe that they will win this game straight up... NIU hasn't been too impressive this season, IMO...

Minnesota PK
The Gophers gave my Hoosiers all they could handle and more the other night... If they come with the same effort against the Spartans today then I believe they will come out victorious!

I dont know, I watched that game. Indiana had a dumptruck full of turnovers and Minnesota didn't convert them into very many points, that game should have been a 20 point blowout by Minn with all those turnovers.

[rjt721]

Michigan State pk: Still think MSU's the premier team in the conference, and they need this road W to keep pace with IU and Wisky. Also something to prove in their first road game since the Iowa debacle. Tubby's boys still a year or two away from being legit contenders within the conference.

Temple/St. Louis OVER 118: Sure, St. Louis struggles to score, which was clearly evident in their recent 20-pt. performance. However, with Christmas and Tyndale on the perimeter, Fran Dunphy's Owls are capable and determined to play at a pace far removed from his days at Penn.

[wtt0315]

pn state +17.5
they have been really bad but can they really get beat that bad here? I hope not

Michigan state Pk
maybe i should stay away from college hoops but i like this game here. i think they win by 8

[LLXC]

816 Minnesota U pk
Unranked favorite/pk at home against ranked team...

824 Montana -5
Hoping for a blowout against a bad Weber St team.

[Dark Horse]

Going back to the 1st of December the Nets SU and ATS record is identical, but for two games! When they win, they cover; when the lose, they don't. With Hill out, Suns have found a new scorer in Diaw, time and again found by Nash for wide open mid range shots. Nets will be tired without rest off a OT game. Neither team will play with much interest, as half the players would rather be watching the Packers game (only game on the schedule opens the door to complaints). A lackluster effort from both sides should allow the total to stay under.

Phoenix Suns -11
Phoenix Suns Under 213

[LT Profits]

louisvillekid,

Lines are from 5 Dimes.

[beaneaters]

Suns -11. Nets are playing back to back, off an overtime game.

NJ/Phx over 213. Taking the over, because I always bet the under, and I suck at picking totals.

[LT Profits]

B1GER1C828 and curious,

Your entries won't count unless you add analysis before first tip times.

[Junkyard Dog]

801 New Jersey Nets +11- the nets big 3 has the potential to hang with the suns

821 Oregon +9 - wazzu is good but the ducks always play them tough

[Cabo]

822 Washington State -9, 15-1 clearly the better team.
820 Akron -14, looking for Akron to Blowout Bowling Green

[rake922]

New Jersey Nets/ Phoenix Suns Over 213
Over is 7-2 in NJ last 9 vs. NBA Pacific.
Over is 11-0 in PHO last 11 vs. Eastern Conference.

Phoenix Suns -11
Home team is 10-3-1 ATS in the last 14 meetings.
Favorite is 6-2-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings.