[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]

STANDINGS 
Name            W       L       W/P     Units
Wrigley     	11	9	0	196.00
The HG      	11	15	1	145.00
sharktank1  	7	7	0	112.00
LT Profits	9	15	3	111.00
beaneaters 	10	18	0	80.00
turnip     	9	16	0	74.00
shantystar 	5	9	1	49.00
IHPuller   	8	16	0	48.00
LLXC       	8	16	0	48.00
Deke101   	7	14	0	42.00
20Four7     	5	11	1	29.00
diogee    	8	18	0	28.00
Poker Beast	3	5	0	28.00
Wyndham 	7	16	0	22.00
louisvillekid  	8	19	0	18.00
rugbybdyb  	6	14	0	16.00
13th Street	1	1	0	16.00
Cabo        	2	4	0	12.00
babaoriley 	3	7	0	8.00
myr10      	1	2	0	6.00
Mr KLC      	4	10	0	4.00
Peyton2Marvin	2	5	0	2.00
charlie64  	5	13	0	0.00
thezbar      	6	16	0	-4.00
redrum     	1	3	0	-4.00
maestrobobcobb	4	11	0	-6.00
mundane   	7	19	0	-8.00
dannyt76 	2	6	0	-8.00
ralquis       	2	6	0	-8.00
fentaginR  	0	1	0	-10.00
FreeFall   	0	1	0	-10.00
GSW4life  	0	1	0	-10.00
gzolling9783	0	1	0	-10.00
imgv94       	0	1	0	-10.00
indy62      	0	1	0	-10.00
MadCapper 	0	1	0	-10.00
MeatMan73	0	1	0	-10.00
MiamiBoy86	0	1	0	-10.00
MyKickerHurts	0	1	0	-10.00
OegNo    	0	1	0	-10.00
treece     	0	1	0	-10.00
trytrytry   	0	1	0	-10.00
awhitejackson	1	4	0	-14.00
harsh506    	2	7	0	-18.00
szaidi99    	2	7	0	-18.00
rake922      	5	15	0	-20.00
gizmo2431  	0	2	0	-20.00
kkhimji2001	0	2	0	-20.00
louisvillekid1	0	2	0	-20.00
picantel      	0	2	0	-20.00
stump      	0	2	0	-20.00
wtt0315    	0	2	0	-20.00
seaborneq     	5	16	1	-21.00
brock      	3	10	0	-22.00
sir.civic   	3	10	0	-22.00
VBOMBER  	3	10	0	-22.00
msubulldog	2	8	0	-28.00
yoo its flash	2	8	0	-28.00
goldengoat    	5	16	0	-30.00
McRich      	0	3	0	-30.00
rjt721      	0	4	1	-31.00
regularguy  	3	11	0	-32.00
pokernut9999	1	7	1	-35.00
xyzky     	4	14	0	-36.00
justdoingit 	2	9	0	-38.00
Data         	0	4	0	-40.00
nevadaside  	0	4	0	-40.00
yanksrule80 	0	4	0	-40.00
dwaechte  	1	7	0	-44.00
Junkyard Dog	6	21	1	-45.00
Dark Horse	0	5	0	-50.00
junkman773	0	5	0	-50.00
sportsguy4	0	5	0	-50.00
greek     	4	16	0	-56.00
pavyracer    	4	19	0	-86.00


GAME-BY-GAME 
Name            W       L       P        Pct
sharktank1  	20	8	0	71.4%
Wrigley     	28	12	0	70.0%
LT Profits	33	18	3	64.7%
dannyt76 	10	6	0	62.5%
Poker Beast	10	6	0	62.5%
mundane   	32	20	0	61.5%
shantystar 	17	11	2	60.7%
The HG      	31	22	1	58.5%
Cabo        	7	5	0	58.3%
turnip     	29	21	0	58.0%
diogee    	30	22	0	57.7%
Deke101   	24	18	0	57.1%
Peyton2Marvin	8	6	0	57.1%
rugbybdyb  	22	17	1	56.4%
ralquis       	9	7	0	56.3%
thezbar      	24	19	1	55.8%
harsh506    	10	8	0	55.6%
beaneaters 	31	25	0	55.4%
babaoriley 	11	9	0	55.0%
LLXC       	26	22	0	54.2%
brock      	14	12	0	53.8%
sir.civic   	14	12	0	53.8%
louisvillekid  	29	25	0	53.7%
Mr KLC      	15	13	0	53.6%
seaborneq     	23	20	1	53.5%
rake922      	21	19	0	52.5%
IHPuller   	25	23	0	52.1%
goldengoat    	21	20	1	51.2%
Junkyard Dog	28	27	1	50.9%
Wyndham 	22	22	2	50.0%
redrum     	4	4	0	50.0%
myr10      	3	3	0	50.0%
13th Street	2	2	0	50.0%
gizmo2431  	2	2	0	50.0%
kkhimji2001	2	2	0	50.0%
stump      	2	2	0	50.0%
wtt0315    	2	2	0	50.0%
FreeFall   	1	1	0	50.0%
GSW4life  	1	1	0	50.0%
gzolling9783	1	1	0	50.0%
imgv94       	1	1	0	50.0%
indy62      	1	1	0	50.0%
OegNo    	1	1	0	50.0%
treece     	1	1	0	50.0%
20Four7     	16	17	1	48.5%
VBOMBER  	12	13	1	48.0%
greek     	19	21	0	47.5%
charlie64  	17	19	0	47.2%
xyzky     	17	19	0	47.2%
maestrobobcobb	14	16	0	46.7%
regularguy  	13	15	0	46.4%
pavyracer    	20	24	2	45.5%
msubulldog	8	10	2	44.4%
rjt721      	4	5	1	44.4%
dwaechte  	7	9	0	43.8%
pokernut9999	7	10	1	41.2%
yoo its flash	8	12	0	40.0%
Dark Horse	4	6	0	40.0%
junkman773	4	6	0	40.0%
sportsguy4	4	6	0	40.0%
justdoingit 	8	14	0	36.4%
szaidi99    	6	12	0	33.3%
yanksrule80 	2	6	0	25.0%
picantel      	1	3	0	25.0%
awhitejackson	2	8	0	20.0%
nevadaside  	1	7	0	12.5%
Data         	0	8	0	0.0%
fentaginR  	0	2	0	0.0%
louisvillekid1	0	4	0	0.0%
MadCapper 	0	2	0	0.0%
McRich      	0	6	0	0.0%
MeatMan73	0	2	0	0.0%
MiamiBoy86	0	2	0	0.0%
MyKickerHurts	0	2	0	0.0%
trytrytry   	0	2	0	0.0%

[shantystar]

grizzlies+2,very good teamtonight and win here.
suns -6.5,very goodteamagain and will win tonight.

[LT Profits]

NBA Basketball

Sat 3/29 701 Phoenix Suns -6 Over 220
7:35PM (EST) 702 New Jersey Nets +6 Under 220

Sat 3/29 703 Cleveland Cavaliers +7˝ Over 184˝
7:35PM (EST) 704 Detroit Pistons -7˝ Under 184˝

Sat 3/29 705 Milwaukee Bucks +9˝ Over 208˝
8:35PM (EST) 706 Chicago Bulls -9˝ Under 208˝

Sat 3/29 707 Golden State Warriors +7 Over 239˝
9:05PM (EST) 708 Denver Nuggets -7 Under 239˝

Sat 3/29 709 Charlotte Bobcats +6 Over 191
10:05PM (EST) 710 Portland Trailblazers -6 Under 191

Sat 3/29 711 Memphis Grizzlies +2˝ Over 203˝
10:35PM (EST) 712 Los Angeles Clippers -2˝ Under 203˝


NCAA Basketball

Sat 3/29 713 Louisville +6 Over 155
9:05PM (EST) 714 North Carolina -6 Under 155

Sat 3/29 715 Xavier +6˝ Over 131
6:40PM (EST) 716 UCLA -6˝ Under 131

[szaidi99]

clippers -points
memphis is coming off one of the biggest wins of the season on the road, surely the young grizzlies will let down big time!

NC/Lou under
Both teams will play good d today and slow this game down

[rugbybdyb]

suns -6 -- won by way more than this last time and I see a blowout tonight

Warriors/nuggets over 239 1/2 -- I hope for a shootout, this is a huge number but both these teams can put up huge numbers.

[FreeFall]

PHX -6 looking at there previous games and the current state of the nets. Phx shouldn't be struggling to win this one.

GS v DEN U239.5 - This is a riskier one, but it wont go that high. Thats 120-120 a team which is outrageous IMO. Both teams will slow the pace down at least to like 115-105 or something of the sort. More of a gut feeling on this one since the stats won't back me.

[Junkyard Dog]

709 Charlotte Bobcats +6 - charlotte is playing well while trying to make the postseason

714 North Carolina -6 - heels have an advantage in fan support at the game and win going away

[thezbar]

Two dog nite!
Xavier +6.5 Looking to fade Ucla. Not sure this is the spot but for this contest it is.
Louisville +6 Everyone I ask says N.C. will win it all. I'll try reverse logic here.

[turnip]

UNC -6 and Under 155 Two teams that really emphasized defense thursday, they will keep this game under but UNC is going to be too good in Charlotte.

[louisvillekid]

# 705 Mil +9.5 : the suspect Bulls shouldn't be favored almost DD over any divisional opponent, i don't care if the Bucks might not have a center for the game or not.

#715 Xavier +6.5 : i like that the Musketeers have balanced scoring, 5 almost 6 DD scorers, plus 3 guys shooting better than 40% from downtown, and 4 +80% FT shooters.

[VBOMBER]

Clev/Det under 184.5 - Injuries to both sides and just a knock down slow paced game should keep this under the number

Char/Port under 191 - No Roy for Port and Char just not being much of an offensive force should keep this under the number

[IHPuller]

UNC -6 & UNDER 155: Should be a defensive game and UNC has too much firepower and pulls away at the end.

[LT Profits]

XAVIER +6.5: UCLA has looked rather ordinary vs. lesser caliber teams than Xavier lately, and an outright shocker would not surprise me.

GRIZZLIES +2.5: I actually did play the Money Line at +130 on this one. Yes this is a letdown spot for the Grizz, but they are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games, so it is not as if last night's effort against the Lakers came out of nowhere. Besides, I can't bet a favorite like the Clippers that has lost 10 staight games.

[LLXC]

714 North Carolina -6

716 UCLA -6˝

Fading myself again...seems to work well...

[beaneaters]

Denver -7. This game should be a track meet, and 10 of Denver's last 13 ATS wins have gone over the total.

Memphis +2.5. For the reasons given by LT, and the fact that, despite all their problems, Memphis actually has a winning record ATS when playing teams with losing records. Clippers also playing fourth game in five niths.

[Mr KLC]

Bobcats +6

Roy is gone! The playoffs are a distant opportunity! Mr Oden can't play pickup in this one! Oh yeah, the Bobcats are looking good too.

Pistons -7 1/2

None of LeBron's teammates seem to be healthy. Detroit is going to score big on inside points tonight.

[20Four7]

xavier +6.5 UCLA hasn't looked sharp while I took them to win the tourney I think this one will be close.

Golden State +7 Time to take a shot for the parlay since I can't win anyways. Everything says Denver but I think GS can keep this close, go contrarian.

[yanksrule80]

suns - Nets have no one inside for the suns duo down low and the nets are still the nets and carter doesnt show up against good teams.

Suns/nets-under nets will not be able to keep up the suns and that will be a resultwhy the over is not met.

[diogee]

711 Memphis +2.5 The Griz have been playing with a lot of heart despite having nothing more than pride to play for. Memphis is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 while LAC is 4-4 ATS their last 8 and has lost 10 straight games.

Cle/Det U 194.5 Under is 20-11 when Cavs play team with winning record and 19-13 when the Pistons play a team with a winning record. Last game went 162 a couple weeks ago.

[mundane]

Phoenix Suns -6/New Jersey Nets Under 220

suns are for real! once they get the lead, they'll slow it down.

[sharktank1]

Been playin' winning my pool pics all week.
Why stop now?


UCLA -6.5
The Bruins will show the world tonight, with this dominating win over a lesser opponent, that they do indeed belong on the same court as North Carolina in the title game, further up the road!


NORTH CAROLINA- 6
The Tar Heels continue their downhill march to the title game, by another convincing win!

[sharktank1]

Another winning parlay tonight.

That makes for six in a row!

- 0

73% in the "Game>Game" catagory.
A new contest record!
Based on a minimum of 15 (2) team parlays in a single month.

[Wrigley]

Another winning parlay tonight.

That makes for six in a row!

- 0

73% in the "Game>Game" catagory.
A new contest record!
Based on a minimum of 15 (2) team parlays in a single month.

Very nice sharktank, Play Kansas and Texas Sunday and make it 7 in a row those my early leans.

[sharktank1]

Very nice sharktank, Play Kansas and Texas Sunday and make it 7 in a row those my early leans.

Wrigley,

"Thanx" for the shoutout!
You're a true champion my friend.
Winning this contest for two consectutive months, is unbelievable.



Playin' against you, I kinda feel like the Funk Brothers in their DVD "Standing in the Shawdows of Mowtown".
Great music from a bunch of guys no one ever heard of!

As for your leans, brilliant minds do indeed think alike!


Kansas: No brainer.
Memphis: Easier schedule so far.
Texas: In an upset.

Looking forward to competing against ya next year.
sharktank1