[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	8	10	0	108.00
B1GER1C828	6	5	0	106.00
eidolon  	4	3	0	74.00
goldengoat    	7	11	0	72.00
Dark Horse	5	6	0	70.00
indy62      	5	6	0	70.00
Irish Lum'jack	5	6	0	70.00
20Four7     	6	10	1	65.00
rugbybdyb  	7	12	0	62.00
ipickwinners 	6	10	0	56.00
juuso      	6	11	1	55.00
uscfootball33	7	13	0	52.00
manly      	5	8	0	50.00
thezbar      	5	8	0	50.00
freebie      	3	3	0	48.00
astro61200   	4	6	0	44.00
palerider   	4	7	0	34.00
MonkeyF0cker	2	2	0	32.00
Data         	5	10	0	30.00
GamblingMike	3	5	0	28.00
chandler1981	1	0	0	26.00
djeffectz   	1	0	0	26.00
myr10      	1	0	0	26.00
kdmfox        	4	9	1	23.00
Willie Bee   	2	3	0	22.00
VBOMBER  	5	11	0	20.00
sharktank1  	3	6	0	18.00
Junkyard Dog	6	14	0	16.00
greek     	1	1	0	16.00
OegNo    	1	1	0	16.00
Yung Mula 	1	1	0	16.00
tevari      	4	9	0	14.00
msubulldog	2	4	0	12.00
harsh506    	5	13	1	9.00
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
sofos       	1	2	0	6.00
stump      	4	10	0	4.00
picantel      	2	6	1	1.00
LLXC       	5	13	0	0.00
capitalist pig				0.00
HedgeHog   			0	0.00
imgv94       				0.00
McRich      	5	14	1	-1.00
alexda [ ]   	1	3	0	-4.00
gizmo2431  	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
ralquis       	2	6	0	-8.00
beaneaters 	5	14	0	-10.00
Wrigley     	5	14	0	-10.00
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
szaidi99    	0	1	0	-10.00
JBC77     	1	4	0	-14.00
rjt721      	4	12	0	-16.00
charlie64  	4	13	1	-17.00
LT Profits	4	13	1	-17.00
rake922      	5	15	0	-20.00
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
xyzky     	0	2	0	-20.00
BrentCrude  	1	5	0	-24.00
dwaechte  	1	5	0	-24.00
MOONCRICKET	1	5	0	-24.00
seaborneq     	1	5	0	-24.00
wtt0315    	4	13	0	-26.00
pokernut9999	4	14	1	-27.00
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
hhsilver    	0	4	1	-31.00
EaglesPhan36	1	6	0	-34.00
bookie     	2	9	0	-38.00
louisvillekid1	2	9	0	-38.00
triplecrown  	0	4	0	-40.00
brock      	1	7	0	-44.00
pavyracer    	4	15	0	-46.00
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
picoman   	0	8	0	-80.00
louisvillekid  	3	16	0	-82.00
Cabo        	1	13	2	-86.00
Peyton2Marvin	1	13	0	-104.00
maestrobobcobb	2	18	0	-128.00


GAME-BY-GAME 
Name            W       L       P        Pct
chandler1981	2	0	0	100.0%
djeffectz   	2	0	0	100.0%
myr10      	2	0	0	100.0%
freebie      	8	2	0	80.0%
eidolon  	11	3	0	78.6%
The HG      	21	7	0	75.0%
OegNo    	3	1	0	75.0%
B1GER1C828	16	6	0	72.7%
durito      	16	6	0	72.7%
manly      	17	8	1	68.0%
20Four7     	22	11	1	66.7%
Crayzee     	4	2	0	66.7%
HedgeHog   	4	2	0	66.7%
greek     	2	1	1	66.7%
uscfootball33	26	14	0	65.0%
indy62      	13	7	0	65.0%
Dark Horse	14	8	0	63.6%
GamblingMike	10	6	0	62.5%
gizmo2431  	5	3	0	62.5%
MonkeyF0cker	5	3	0	62.5%
Irish Lum'jack	13	8	1	61.9%
jeffscds     	18	12	0	60.0%
astro61200   	12	8	0	60.0%
Willie Bee   	6	4	0	60.0%
kdmfox        	16	11	1	59.3%
awhitejackson	20	14	2	58.8%
juuso      	20	15	1	57.1%
Data         	17	13	0	56.7%
McRich      	22	17	1	56.4%
VBOMBER  	18	14	0	56.3%
wtt0315    	19	15	0	55.9%
beaneaters 	21	17	0	55.3%
minet123     	11	9	0	55.0%
Junkyard Dog	21	18	1	53.8%
rjt721      	17	15	0	53.1%
ipickwinners 	16	15	1	51.6%
LT Profits	17	16	3	51.5%
charlie64  	18	17	1	51.4%
pokernut9999	19	18	1	51.4%
rake922      	20	20	0	50.0%
louisvillekid  	19	19	0	50.0%
goldengoat    	18	18	0	50.0%
thezbar      	13	13	0	50.0%
louisvillekid1	11	11	0	50.0%
palerider   	11	11	0	50.0%
sharktank1  	9	9	0	50.0%
EaglesPhan36	7	7	0	50.0%
dwaechte  	6	6	0	50.0%
MOONCRICKET	6	6	0	50.0%
msubulldog	6	6	0	50.0%
Deke101   	5	5	0	50.0%
JBC77     	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%
szaidi99    	1	1	0	50.0%
rugbybdyb  	19	20	1	48.7%
harsh506    	17	18	1	48.6%
pavyracer    	18	20	0	47.4%
Wrigley     	18	20	0	47.4%
LLXC       	17	19	0	47.2%
Cabo        	14	16	2	46.7%
jeffries     	14	16	0	46.7%
stump      	13	15	0	46.4%
bookie     	10	12	0	45.5%
KidDynamite	9	11	0	45.0%
Mr KLC      	9	11	0	45.0%
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%
picantel      	7	10	1	41.2%
maestrobobcobb	16	24	0	40.0%
jayz00      	8	12	0	40.0%
alexda [ ]   	3	5	0	37.5%
LiLHammerlane	3	5	0	37.5%
triplecrown  	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%
brock      	5	11	0	31.3%
Peyton2Marvin	8	20	0	28.6%
accuscoresucks	1	3	0	25.0%
xyzky     	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%

[B1GER1C828]

suns -8 they played a big game at gs last nite...expect suns 2 win big

sac -5.5 nets r awful...on the road is even worse

good luck guys

[LT Profits]

NBA Basketball

Tue 1/22 501 Phoenix Suns -7˝ Over 214˝
8:05PM (EST) 502 Milwaukee Bucks +7˝ Under 214˝

Tue 1/22 503 New Jersey Nets +6 Over 202
10:05PM (EST) 504 Sacramento Kings -6 Under 202


NCAA Basketball

Tue 1/22 505 Michigan +18 Over 127
7:00PM (EST) 506 Wisconsin -18 Under 127

Tue 1/22 507 Toledo +4˝ Over 124˝
7:00PM (EST) 508 Eastern Michigan -4˝ Under 124˝

Tue 1/22 509 Wake Forest +11˝ Over 145˝
7:00PM (EST) 510 Clemson -11˝ Under 145˝

Tue 1/22 511 Central Michigan +8˝ Over 140
7:00PM (EST) 512 Western Michigan -8˝ Under 140

Tue 1/22 513 Drake +5˝ Over 134
8:00PM (EST) 514 Creighton -5˝ Under 134

Tue 1/22 515 Ball State +2 Over 126
8:00PM (EST) 516 NO Illinois -2 Under 126

Tue 1/22 517 Tennessee -4˝ Over 148
9:00PM (EST) 518 Kentucky +4˝ Under 148

Tue 1/22 519 Utah U +5 Over 126˝
9:00PM (EST) 520 New Mexico -5 Under 126˝

Tue 1/22 521 Illinois +6˝ Over 125˝
9:00PM (EST) 522 Ohio State -6˝ Under 125˝

Tue 1/22 523 Colorado State +9 Over 119˝
10:00PM (EST) 524 Air Force -9 Under 119˝

[maestrobobcobb]

I'll try these two games tonight:

N Illinois -2 over Ball State: N Illinois 3-1 ATS in home games also Ball St has yet to win a road game

Ohio State - 6.5 over Illinois: Ohio State has already beaten Illinois by 16 on road hopefully Buckeyes can cover 6.5 at home

[OegNo]

suns -8...they'll blow milw out of the water, suns superior scoring and fast pace game will surpass the bucks
kings -6...king's best players are back, and they're gonna be on a hot winning streak now

[wtt0315]

suns -7.5
i like them here to blast the bucks. the bucks are up and down and who knows who shows up but lets hope phoenix does.

Tenn -4.5
best team in sec vs a team playing better. its a big rilvary game but tenn wins easily

[pavyracer]

Tennessee -4.5

I like the Vols to simply thrash the Wildcats into oblivion in front of their own fans. Too much talent here for Vols.

Sacramento -6

I expected this line to be much higher based on Nets current form. This Kings team right now is running on all cylinders and will annihilate the old Nets team.

[LLXC]

514 Creighton -5˝
Drake will finally be tested away from home.


516 NO Illinois -2
Better team at home laying a small number.

[louisvillekid]

i'm going chalky

Wisc. -18 : the Wolverines are just flat out bad this year, the badgers are always tough at home.

Clemson -11.5 : the Tigers are hot at home, look for the Demon Deacons to have a let down after their big win against the Noles'

[LT Profits]

TOLEDO +4.5: Yes Toledo is 0-10 on the road, but Eastern Michigan has never been a good favorite, and the Rockets have won the last six head-to-head including two here at EMU.

BALL STATE +2: This is a rare winnable road game for the Cardinals. They may be 3-13, but the three wins have come in the last five games after an 0-11 start, and they are 3-1 ATS in MAC play including a covering road effort at Toledo in a narrow 58-54.

[uscfootball33]

01/22/08: USCFOOTBALL33’s Parlay Of The Day

New Jersey +6.0
Analysis: The Nets are simply not as bad as their recent play would suggest and Sacramento is nothing special. Take the Nets and the points.

Wake Forest +11.5
Analysis: This is a no brainer. Clemson is 2-2, just like Wake Forest, in the ACC conference. The bookie is giving way too many points for home court. Take Wake Forest and the points.

[Wrigley]

wisconsin
Michigan could be the big ten basement sweller by seasons end

Sacramento
Kings now healthy they win this easily

[McRich]

Wisconsin over scUM
The badgers are an awesome home team. Michigan stinks at home and away. 20 point victory.

Ohio State over Illinois
Illinois is 1-6 in their last seven games ATS. The only game in that time span they covered was against scUM.

The last two days I went 0-2 in my parlay games. Tonight I am back on track BABY!!!

Parlay record 5-14-1. Parlay game record 22-17-1.

[sharktank1]

KINGS: (-) 6
Everybody is healthy/happy finally. Well @ least the starters are happy. Let the new benchwarmers show they still can produce when asked by Coach Theus.


KINGS/NETS: (OVER) 202
This is gonna be a blow out...

[Dark Horse]


After a period of on-and-off intensity, the Suns are back to their old ways with Diaw finally stepping up to the plate (because Hill is out). When key players or coaches mention energy and intensity during this part of the season, or are kind enough to refer to ‘team building’, take it to the bank. Coming off the second straight 20 or more pts victory, here’s Nash doing the honors:

"If we play hard with a consistent effort, we're going to be good and that's the only way I judge it," Nash said. "I really don't judge it on if we make shots or not because that stuff happens. It's just a matter of the energy we put in... We played with consistent energy the last three games and that's important. We have to continue to build and continue to play with confidence and energy. The only way for us to really feel like we can build and get better as a team is if we have that consistent energy."

OK Steve. We get the picture.

Expect the Suns to use the mid-season stretch to the ASB to further bond as a team, starting tonight with the first game of a four game road trip. Ten days ago these two teams combined for 236 pts, so I can't quite pull the trigger on the under.

Phoenix -7.5



A typical case of midseason blues, the Nets have lost five straight and given up better than 110 pts three straight times. Unless they want this road trip to turn into a disaster, there should be enough added emphasis on defense to bring in the under tonight.

NJN U202

[20Four7]

Ball State over 126 The last 4 out of 5 between ball state and northern illinois have gone over, line has moved huge so there's value in the over here.

Air Force Colorado St. UNDER 119.5 These 2 have gone under 7 times in the last 8 meetings. Take the under in a low scoring game.

[awhitejackson]

Wake forest+11.5....Wake's impressive floor control led to a blowout second half over Fla. St. Clemson is undoubtedly the more physically talented team but often run wild and out of the practiced sets we often see in the ACC..This allows for teams to stay with them by either running with them or setting a more deliberate pace...Not a SU win for Wake but a definate cover..

Tennessee -4.5...Rupp arena is one of the hardest places to play in NCAA basketball, from the crazy fans to the award winning cheer team...Youhave to have a team to back it up though and Kentucky has not shown it yet this year...Spread reflects Tennesee's close win to Ohio State (after a subpar 2nd half) And I think without that game the spread stands at 7-8...Give the point here and take the gratuity given by the bookmakers.....GL

[Junkyard Dog]

503 New Jersey Nets +6 - the nets have had a pathetic road trip so far but this game is winnable for them

518 Kentucky +4˝ - rupp will be rocking and rolling, and that will give the cats enough of an edge to keep it close

[Cabo]

517 Tennessee -4˝ Tenn 16-1 and playing a weak KY team

513 Drake +5˝ Drake, winners of 15 in a row getting 5.5 @ creighton, I'll take the points.

[bbyhill]

501 Suns -7 1/2 should play a big game tonight
517 Tennessee -4˝ should be able to handle the points

[The HG]

Toledo/E Mich over 124.5 - This number seems quite low to me, and not entirely justified. It could squeak under, but I see it as more likely to either squeak over or clear by double digits.

Wake Forest +11.5 - I think this game should be relatively close, I see these teams are being relatively evenly matched. Wake Forest has covered this number twice on the road against comparable teams this year, and if Clemson does win handily, I like the room for a backdoor cover this line also leaves.

[beaneaters]

Bucks +7.5. They've covered their last four against Phoenix.

Kings, +6. They're 3-1 on the road when playing a third game in four days.

[myr10]

Suns -7.5
Bucks coming off a game last night, They'll be to tired to run up and down with the Suns.

Suns/Bucks Under 214.5
Same reason as above. Bucks won't score over 100.

Gl every1

[rake922]

Phoenix Suns/Milwaukee Bucks Over 214˝
Over is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
Over is 11-1 in PHO last 12 vs. Eastern Conference


New Jersey Nets/Sacramento Kings Over 202
Over is 15-6 in SAC last 21 Tue. games
Over is 7-3 in NJ last 10 vs. NBA Pacific.

[goldengoat]

kent under 148
tenn should want to up tempo vs kent lesser athletes. thus kent should slow it down and it's at kent so they got better chance or influencing tempo. plus kent can't shoot.

ohio st over 125.5
ill needs a win bad and will foul til cows come home if it's close at the end. plus the last matchup went over this number too.

[rugbybdyb]

nets/kings over 202 -- last meeting was over this number, and I think the kings have a big night

Kings -6 The nets have just not been impressive to me at all this year, I think this is a big win by over 10 points by the kings.

[freebie]

Miwaukee Bucks +7.5 Good home dog record

NJ Nets +6 Sactown will be shocked tonight

2 games 2 dogs nuff said

[charlie64]

TENN-5{Tenn.is the strongest team in the SEC}

Phoenix-7.5{Steve Nash and the boys will not any trouble with the hapless Bucks

[xyzky]

517 Tenn -4 1/2
they Shoot The Lights Out In Lexington Tonight
521 Over 125 1/2
just See This Game In The High 130's

[gizmo2431]

Sacramento Kings -6
Been playing great ball and have been hot and are playing a crap team!

Sacramento Kings OVER 202
Last meeting was over and the Kings have been over in home games as of late.

[ipickwinners]

suns over 214.5

last meeting between these two teams i believe the total ended up at almost 240 or so, no reason to think they wont come close again


kings -6

kings been playing som good ball as of late, nets are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games, team chemistry and drive is not good for the nets, kings roll on by double digits

[manly]

Tue 1/22 513 Drake/Creighton Over 134
- this battle for MVC supremacy will see some hot shooting from both teams take the jays to a home W

Ball State/NO Illinois Over 126
- the huskies and cards will score enough to make this low number look silly

[Data]

502 Milwaukee Bucks +7˝
Big home dog while opponent's key player is out

504 Sacramento Kings -6
The Kings line up is back from injures, they go up.

[juuso]

518 Kentucky +4˝

I like the home dog in this one. Getting 4.5 points looks worth a shot.


504 Sacramento Kings -6

Sacramento is playing well and their lineup is getting healthy. Nets are pretty bad team overall. I like Sactos chances of double digit win.